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How much should the Milwaukee School Board spend on a search for a new superintendent?
$250,000? That's what was in a proposal presented to the board's finance committee Tuesday night.
More than that? That was the suggestion from William Andrekopoulos, who has announced he intends to retire on June 20, 2010. He didn't give a specific suggested amount to spend.
$500,000? That's what the committee recommended on a 3-2 vote. The full board will take up the issue next week.
The $500,000 figure represents all the money in a contingency fund that is part of the Milwaukee Public Schools budget for this year. The fund is set aside each year in case something unexpected comes up. So far, none of that money has been spent as the end of this financial year approaches. By putting up the money from the fund now, the cost of the search doesn't have to be covered by money in the 2009-'10 budget, which MPS officials are developing.
No specifics were given for how the money might be spent. The process of a search is just beginning, and School Board President Michael Bonds said recently that he wanted to make sure there was sufficient money available. He proposed the $250,000 figure.
Voting in favor of $500,000 were board members Peter Blewett, Terry Falk and Annie Woodward. Voting against were Larry Miller and David Voeltner.
What's normal in the business of superintendent searches? What do you get for that much money? We're asking those questions to people around the country and will report what we find in Thursday's Journal Sentinel.


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On February 3, 2014, Vice Chancellor John Noble of the Delaware Court of Chancery granted summary judgment in favor of defendants, dismissing a class action lawsuit arising out the acquisition of Answers Corporation (Answers) by AFCV Holdings, LLC (AFCV), a portfolio company of Summit Partners.1 Answers operates the Q&A website Answers.com. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented AFCV and Summit Partners in the lawsuit.
The case began in February 2011 when AFCV announced that it intended to acquire the outstanding shares of Answers for $10.50 per share. The price represented a 34 percent premium to Answers' recent average trading price and was more than twice the trading price of Answers just six months earlier, but as with virtually every public company merger, lawsuits quickly followed the announcement.2 Following extensive expedited discovery, the defendants defeated a motion by the plaintiffs to enjoin the acquisition in April 2011, and the transaction closed.3
After the deal closed, plaintiffs amended their complaint to seek damages, alleging that although four of the seven Answers' directors were independent and disinterested, these directors nonetheless "agreed to manipulate the sales process" at the behest of three allegedly interested directors. In declining to dismiss the complaint under the liberal pleading standards of the Delaware Supreme Court's decision in Central Mortgage v. Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings (2011), the court noted that "plaintiffs have not offered any particularly persuasive explanation as to why [the disinterested directors] agreed to manipulate the sales process, but, at this procedural stage, an explanation is not needed."4
Discovery ensued, and plaintiffs could find no evidentiary support for their allegations that the Answers directors acted disloyally or in bad faith when they approved the sale of Answers. There was also no evidence to support plaintiffs' claim that AFCV and Summit Partners aided and abetted any alleged breach of fiduciary duty by the Answers Board. Accordingly, the court granted summary judgment in favor of all defendants.
In granting summary judgment, Vice Chancellor Noble cited two recent Court of Chancery decisions for the proposition that "a plaintiff's inability to explain a Board's motivation to act in bad faith may also be relevant in analyzing bad faith claims." In those opinions—In re Morton's and Miramar Firefighters—complaints were dismissed at the pleading stage in part because of the lack of factual allegations explaining why otherwise independent and disinterested directors would engage in disloyal behavior during the sales process. Thus, in the case of In re Morton's, the court rejected plaintiffs' assertion that the company's independent directors improperly favored the wishes of an alleged controlling shareholder in pursuing a sale to a particular buyer in part because "the Complaint . . . fail[ed] to plead any rational motive for the directors to do anything other than attempt to maximize the sale value of" the company.5 Similarly, in Miramar Firefighters Pension Fund, Vice Chancellor Noble rejected plaintiff's claim that the independent and disinterested directors of AboveNet acquiesced in the CEO's desires to sell to a private equity buyer in order to maintain his position as CEO and that the directors relied upon flawed projections that failed to adequately value the company in question where the plaintiff "provide[d] no reason why the disinterested and independent AboveNet Directors . . . would engage in such a scheme."6 Finally, in the Answers' summary judgment decision itself, the Court held that evidence that the Answers Board may have pushed to close a deal with AFCV could not support the inference that the Answers directors did so in bad faith given the absence of improper motive: "Such considerations are within the purview of a disinterested Board in assessing whether to pursue the proverbial bird in the hand over the one in the bush; particularly here, because no allegations have been made concerning the Board's motives for favoring AFCV as a bidder or presenting some other motive for failing to maximize shareholder value."7
Key Takeaways
Although Delaware law recognizes the possibility that directors who are otherwise disinterested and independent may nonetheless act in bad faith, the Answers case illustrates that such a claim is extremely difficult to prove absent evidence of a motive to act disloyally. Indeed, the trend in more recent Court of Chancery decisions has been to dismiss such claims at the pleading stage. While the standard on a motion to dismiss articulated by the Delaware Supreme Court in Central Mortgage requires only that a plaintiff allege a "reasonably conceivable set of facts under which plaintiff would be entitled to relief," the reasoning of these courts has been that, absent allegations of improper motive, it is not "reasonably conceivable" that independent and disinterested directors would act in bad faith.
1 In re Answers Corp. S'holders Litig., C.A. 6170-VCN, slip op. (Del. Ch. Feb. 3, 2014).
2 A recent study showed that 93% of deals of $100 million or more are the subject of lawsuits, and typically these lawsuits are filed within days of the public announcement of the proposed merger. Robert Daines and Olga Koumrian, Shareholder Litigation Involving Mergers and Acquisitions, Cornerstone Research, February 2013 Update at 2.
3 In re Answers Corp. Shareholders Litig., 2011 WL 1366780 (Del. Ch. 2013).
4 In re Answers Corp. Shareholders Litig., 2012 WL 1253072, at *8 n. 48 (Del. Ch. 2012).
5 See In re Morton's Rest. Gp., Inc. S'holders Litig., 74 A.3d 656, 662 (Del. Ch. 2013).
6 Miramar Firefighters Pension Fund v. AboveNet, Inc., 2013 WL 4033905, at *7 (Del. Ch. July 31, 2013).
7 In re Answers Corp. S'holders Litig., C.A. 6170-VCN, slip op. at 33 (Del. Ch. Feb. 3, 2014).
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Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today delivered its Labor Day air travel forecast and first half 2014 results for U.S. passenger airlines, which reported improving profitability, enabling carriers to invest in their workforce, reduce debt and enhance the customer experience for airline passengers.
A4A projects a 2 percent year-over-year increase in the number of passengers flying on U.S. airlines during the seven-day Labor Day travel period. From Wednesday Aug. 27 through Tuesday, Sept. 2, A4A expects 14 million air travelers will take to the skies, up from an estimated 13.8 million in 2013, with the busiest day of the period occurring on Friday, Aug. 29. Airlines are adding seats to the marketplace to accommodate the expected increase in demand.
First Half 2014 Financial Performance
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The year-over-year improvement was driven by a 6 percent increase in operating revenues, which outpaced the 2.2 percent increase in operating expenses, including rising wages and benefits, airport landing fees, terminal rents and aircraft ownership costs. Despite remaining their largest and most volatile cost, fuel costs dipped 2.4 percent. Airlines also saw modest relief in maintenance expenses and aircraft rents.
"Airlines are key drivers of jobs and economic growth, and improving finances have further accelerated their investments in people, products and technology to enhance the travel experience for customers," said John Heimlich, A4A Vice President and Chief Economist. "With U.S. personal incomes continuing to outpace airfares, air travel is far more accessible to customers than it was in the past."
While airfare remains affordable, airlines and their customers continue to pay more than their fair share in federally imposed taxes. From 2000 to 2013, adjusted for inflation, base fares dropped 8 percent while taxes rose 49 percent. Four decades ago, taxes and fees accounted for less than one-tenth of the price of an airline ticket. Today, the amount has skyrocketed to 21 percent of the price or $62 on a typical $300 roundtrip domestic ticket. That amount further increased in July to $63 when the passenger tax more than doubled to $5.60 on a one-way trip. It could go even higher if other taxes proposed by the White House become law.
In the first half of 2014, these nine airlines invested $7 billion – more than $1 billion per month – to benefit customers. New and refurbished aircraft are being delivered at a rate of nearly one per day, including 149 received in the first six months and 168 additional units slated for delivery in the remainder of the year. Additional investments include route expansion, development of mobile technology, enhanced airport check-in areas, lounges and gates. Additionally, airlines were able to further reduce gross debt by $1.8 billion.
First Half 2014 Operational Performance
U.S. airlines overcame numerous extreme weather events, such as the polar vortex and severe thunderstorms, to post a completion factor of 96.9 percent and an on-time arrival rate of 74.2 percent. According to the Department of Transportation, 99.6 percent of passengers had their bags properly handled and complaints remained low at 1.49 per 100,000 passengers.
"Customers continue to benefit from the proactive approach airlines are taking to cope with extreme weather and minimize travel disruptions," said Heimlich. "Despite some of the worst winter weather conditions in recent memory, airlines continued to meet the needs of their customers, while connecting communities and economies and creating jobs."
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Argued: Oct. 23, 1957. --- Decided: Nov 12, 1957
Messrs. Fred A. Semaan and Raul Villarreal, San Antonio, Tex., for petitioner.
Messrs. Roy R. Barrera and Hubert W. Green, Jr., San Antonio, Tex., for respondent.
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Howell is on a personal mission to transform coffee from a commodity beverage of mediocre quality at best to an experience and a specialty drink, not to mention a way to help drive the economies of coffee-producing countries, some of which rank among the poorest of the world.
Literally just off the plane from Colombia - he landed a few short hours before arriving at J&W, with no jet lag evident (hmmm - a little java involved, no doubt)Howell explained the origins of coffee, how it migrated from the west coast of Africa to the east and then made its way to be planted in Indonesia and South America. One crucial point was how many plants, beans, hands and how much skill is required to produce a mere cup of the liquid much desired but not quite revered by so many Americans. In fact, Howell asserts that coffee plants take twice as much time to grow and harvest as wine grapes.
Howell does just that. His company, George Howell Terroir Coffee Co., imports high-end, single farm origin coffees which he sells on his web site for up to $15 per pound. He compensates the farmers fairly for their laborsâeven exceeding fair trade standards, he saysâand promotes the individual farmers on the coffee packaging as a way of raising awareness of their existence along with their products.
"The restaurant industry nickel and dimes on coffee prices; operators are just not interested in quality," he said. "They need to start looking at coffee as something special and give up the commodity approach."
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Lot 22: Ferdinand Victor Leon Roybet
International Fine Art Auction
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Description: Ferdinand Victor Leon Roybet Fr. 1849-1820 Musketeer at The Easel Signed "F. Roybet" l.l. Oil on panel 20???16 in. 40.6???50.8 cm
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A teenage world street dance champion, a top football agent, the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss India and a consultant cardiac surgeon are among those in the running to be recognised as the most inspirational Asian women in the UK.
More than 50 women working in the arts, business, sports, media, humanities, finance and public sectors have been shortlisted for the 15th Asian Women of Achievement Awards (AWA), which celebrate women who make an "outstanding contribution to our culture and economy". There is also a young achiever award.
One of the UK's first female Indian chefs, Romy Gill, actress Preeya Kalidas and Chetna Patel, private secretary to the director general of economic and consular affairs at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, are also in the running.
"The quality of this year's shortlist is a fitting complement to such a milestone year in the Asian Women of Achievement award's history. I am incredibly pleased to know that, 15 years on, we are still discovering the unsung Asian heroes of communities across the entire country," said the awards' founder, Pinky Lilani.
Women such as Nehal Bhogaita, a 25-year-old deaf woman from Leicester who was crowned Miss India, and Geeta Nargund, a senior gynaecologist and lead consultant for reproductive medicine services at St George's Hospital in London, have been praised by Lilani.
"When I look at Nehal Bhogaita and Geeta Nargund, I am astounded by their passion, courage and strength, and I am proud to know that these awards can provide the platform they need to expand their networks further and encourage other young Asian females to follow in their footsteps," she added.
Past winners include the actress Meera Syal, human-rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti and BBC journalist and newsreader Riz Lateef. Last year's winners included Sue Kukadia, director of global immigration at Ernst & Young; Sipra Deb, who overcame her father's murder to set up a play centre in Sheffield; Ishrat Bano, then a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge, who has created a foundation to help girls from her home town in Pakistan gain access to university; and Grace Wang, then managing director of JP Morgan, who was recognised for triumphing in a male-dominated industry.
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Kristen Stewart wants her baby to have Robert Pattinson's eyes
SOMEONE'S changed their tune...
Despite previously always remaining VERY tight-lipped about dating her Breaking Dawn co-star, Kristen has basically now opened up about the couple's future baby plans.
When speaking about Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, the 22-year-old said: "If I have a boy, I would want him to look like Hrithik Roshan, but with Rob's eyes."
YOWZA! That's a bit forward...
Kristen has been plagued by pregnancy rumours recently, with several US magazines claiming that she's already expecting her first baby with R-Pattz.
And her latest interview won't help the situation, especially after stating "If I HAVE a boy" (instead of 'if I HAD a boy'), which could be misconstrued has some sort of announcement - although we highly doubt it.
Kristen and Rob have been far happier to show off their formerly top-secret relationship following snaps of the star cheating on him with director Rupert Sanders during summer.
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Awww. Poor Noam. If he cant take it now, he will never make it if he were to win the nomination. He is nothing but a cry baby!!!!! Grow a pair!!!
Bill said that he was against the war but he keeps voting to fund the war. That's TRUE RIGHT? Stop playing the victim. You sure did nothing to stop the commercial in Nevada about Hillary not caring about Latinos.
Poor Poor NObama!!!
Hillary 08!!!!
Sorry..Poor NObama it should have said....
Good for you Barack. The Clintons' do not have an honest bone in their collective bodies. They play hard ball and they play very dirty. I admire you so much for standing up to the Clinton machine. It is not easy to do that and stay positive. Please don't let them drag you down into the mud with them like the pigs they are.
We need you Barack to lead us out of the Bush/Clinton darkness. We are not stupid and most of us can see what they are doing and it stinks to high heaven. We are behind you and will never vote for a Clinton...no matter what. I will vote independent or cross party lines before I ever give that lying, cheating, vile woman my vote. Stay strong Barack and please ask Edwards to be your VP.
Let's dump Hillary right now!
Hillary could not run without Bill. So, yes, Barack, you are running against them both. It's amazing that you've done so well because Bill and Hillary will do ANYTHING to win, including the most disgusting, unthinkable things that you can think of.
One day, we may have a female candidate like yourself: self-made, strong, and confident. Until then, we've got Hillary. And Bill.
And until then, this woman (me) is voting for you.
Barack Hussein Obama is finally realizing that everyone won't treat him with kid gloves.
And the message of hope without substance is wearing thin.
Bill Clinton is a disgrace and I voted for him twice. He is ruining his legacy running around blathering.....
Bill Clinton needs to step back and let Hillary stand on her own. Whats going to happen when Hillary gets the Presidency and has to deal with the President of Pakistan, Iran, and Russia, will she be needing Bill to back her up? President can only serve 8 years. Bill was a good president, but his time as ended. Please step down. Even George W. Bush didn't really on his daddy this much.
1. Boo hoo
2. If Obama can't handle two Clintons, how can he be expected to handle the agressive governments of Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China, to name only a few.
Hmm, interesting. Obama wasn't complaining about Bill Clinton when he thought he was winning. Sound familiar? That is what both Obama and Edwards accused Hillary Clinton of when she took them to task about change being more than a word, it takes experience to make it happen. Also, when Bill Clinton stated early on in the Nevada caucus process that he thought there were irregularities and strong arm union tactics taking place, Obama said something to the effect that gee, he's getting a bit worked up. Well, now the shoe is on the other foot and look who is crying foul. Quite frankly, I'm finding the Obama camp to be incredibly devisive regardless of their giving lip service to unifying America. When Obama is questioned about his limited record, it's racist or unfair. When Obama doesn't win, there must have been something wrong with the vote. When Clinton is continuously lambasted, that's politics. When she does win, well it's not really a win, it doesn't mean anything, or she just eked out a win. There is definitely a double standard taking place in this process and the media.
We and the media need to step back and put this election process in perspective. Had it been two white men competing against each other, the demographics of Nevada, NH and Iowa would have been working class, white collar workers, age groups, etc. Now, when analyzing the competition between Clinton and Obama it is described as women, whites, men, blacks, browns, etc. The media is trying to make this into a gender vs. race election and we the people are falling for it.
We need to take back the election process from the media. Look at the issues, the experience of each candidate and their past records. Then make a decision. For full disclosure, I support Clinton because of her record and experience and ongoing support of those issues that are important to me.
Whinning baby.......................................Go Hill
I know you don't want REAL issues to get in the way of the "girl power" crap that is propelling Hillary's campaign, but;
Lets start at the beginning. Hillary headed the Young Republicans at Wellesley College and was a self described Goldwater girl.
Hillary Clinton served on Wal-Mart's board of directors for six years. She was paid $1,500 for each meeting she attended and accumulated at least $100,000 in Wal-Mart stock.
She was a senior Partner at the Rose Law Firm and all her associates went to prison.
Hillary Clinton takes credit for the last Clinton Administration when touting her experience advantage over Senator Obama and Edwards.
Lets list the important ones:
N.A.F.T.A. and the W.T.O. – Clinton passed these disastrous trade deals that have destroyed our middle class and sent our good paying blue-collar jobs away.
H1B Visa. – Clinton permitted U.S. corporations to import 300,000 high skilled foreign workers per year to replace Americans, to the benefit of a few superrich contributors. That's 10 times the number even Bush allowed in.
Ballistic Missile Technology to China. – Clinton reversed a State Department ban to allow just one company to do it. A company headed by the largest contributor to Bill Clintons reelection campaign, Bernard Schwartz.
The Clintons directly led to the Republican takeovers of the Presidency and both Houses of Congress with their shenanigans.
The Clinton's take credit for the Internet boom that started in 1995 and went bust in 2000. That boom increased income tax money paid to the Government. We had a short-term balanced budget. That was a fluke the Clintons had nothing to do with.
And now Hillary has Terry McAuliffe running her campaign. Court documents show this sleazy guy walked away with millions of I.B.E.W. Union pension money. McAuliffe also ended up with several million dollars from the Global Crossing fiasco that left thousands of honest peoples life savings gone.
You don't believe me? Please don't take my word for it. Google it.
Our duty as voters is to educate the uninformed and the naive, also known as the Hillary supporter.
I hope every Obama and Edwards supporter will copy my post and e-mail it to all their contacts. Lets shine some light on Hillary.
Hillary is bought and paid for by the big business insiders.
A vote for Hillary is NOT a vote for change!!!
He is right......
Is Obama running against one or two Clintons. I can't tell from day to day. Who's runnning Bill or Hillary? We need to be very cautious of another DYNASTY! Haven't we learned yet?
The clintons will tell you whatever you want to hear and IF they get back into office they will say it wasn't their fault that they couldn't do anything the promised they would and continue business as usual. Her answer would be similar to this current statement "I voted for it but I hoped it wouldn't pass" If you don't think so vote for her and then blame yourself when the times get worse!
Obama is correct, both Clintons are campaigning. Which makes sense because if it were not for Bill, we never would have heard of Hillary, so why not use him.
Hillary supporters are all banking on her presidency being an extension of Bill's...which is BS folks. I loved Bill, but it's 2008...stick a fork in him, he's done.
I personally find it reprehensible that a former President has turned into little more than a partisan hack and a political attack dog. The aggressive, no-holds-barred campaigning style of the Clintons proves Obama's point: the political system in America is broken, and another 4-8 years of divisive partisanship will do America- and the world- no good. Unfortunately, the Democratic base seems so intent on re-living its "Clinton glory days" that it is allowing Hillary's campaign to sully a visionary who has the capacity to unite the country at a time when it needs it most. As an independent voter, I would be proud to support Barack Obama, but I would rather stay home in November than vote for Hillary Clinton. And I'm not the only one who feels that way.
Obama is running against both Clintons. I hope someone at CNN will have the guts to report the implications of this story. Imagine the situation if the Clintons get elected: President Hillary Clinton will be sleeping with the former President, a man who dishonored himself in the White House and in the end caused tremendous harm to the credibility of this country. Bush has harmed the US more than any other President. This country and the world are not ready for a Clinton/Clinton/?VicePresident White House.
Obama's right. For example, "Meet the Press" clearly documented that both of the Clinton's held Ronald Regan in high esteem. Read the transcript!
Clinton needs to stand on her own two feet and win this campaign. Will Bill get mad at members of Congress if they give her a hard time?; Will he take on world leaders who don't agree? Who would want to be VP or serve in her cabinet?
Ssdly she may win the nomination mainly through support of the old Democratic guard and older voters. She will leave behind a divided party and Bill Clinton's reputation in shreds.
Time for a change!
well Obama your wife is running her mouth too. Only difference is that your wife doesn't have much to show in comparison to Clinton. So stop being a baby.
Good, about time, also hire some lawyers to go to precincts in s.c. to quash any intimaidation that clinton supporters may try...
They must be growing desperate!!
At least the Clinton's spin and the Republican Style tactics will train Obama for the presidential run. America needs Obama, this is one in a lifetime opportunity.
Obama for President 08
Hillary for Chief of Staff
Edwards for Attorney General
Clintons lie? Distort facts? Bait the issues? Indignant finger pointing? Tell me something I didn't know.
They are the birth parents of divisive, petty politics and personal destruction. All under the guise of "feeling your pain". They also learned well from the Bush playbook and take pages out of Dirty Politics 101and use the same dirty tricks to elevate their scummy selves to political royalty.
Take them on with honesty and integrity because they won't recognize the first thing about either of those qualities.
So much for Obama's message of change.
He sounds like the rest of the politicians to me.
Hillary 08!
Is Sen. Obama for real? this is getting absurd! Sen. Obama's record is very thin at best, Sen. Clinton's campaign is obviously working, and I'm sorry but it is his record the one that is up to scrutiny, you have something on Sen. Clinton's record then bring it! this is a race for the nomination of the Democratic party and you'd better be prepared! Sen. Clinton has had a number of mis-truths and attacks on her personally, but her record speaks for itself and the voters and beginning to notice, so welcome to the American process of picking a president Sen. obama, the road will be bumpy from now until the convention so fasten your seatbelts, if you don't think you can cut it I suggest you resign your efforts. DEFEND YOUR RECORD, EXPLAIN TO THE VOTERS WHY YOU VOTED OVER 120 TIMES PRESENT sometimes in very important issues... Also explain how you've serve your constituents by having one of the worst attendance records in the senate?
My Husband entered our son into a tennis tournament despite my objections. I didn't think he was up to it. Did I root for his opponents to win so that I could use it against my Husband in a future disagreement?
Of course not, we BOTH love our son. We are a family and we stand together, supporting each other even when we disagree.
I've used that analogy to explain why I am very disappointed with the Democrats who publicly trashed our military's chances in the war when the going got tough. They did it only for shallow partisan reasons.
Now that our brave soldiers seem to be winning the war, these same Democrats are talking down the economy for the very same reason.
Yes the economy is slowing, but it is NOT in a recession. These comments frighten people into holding back on spending money and increase the chance we will enter a recession. It's called "consumer confidence". It's an economic indicator that directly effects the direction our economy goes in. This will hurt all of our families.
We are ALL Americans. Stop trying to bring the country down just for your own personal gain.
You should be ashamed of yourselves. Please talk about why your ideas are better, instead of trying to create misery.
Bill Clinton is a former President therefore everything he says has historical weight. For him to "play politics" on behalf of his wife is simply irresponsible. Of course he has the right to help her as any supporter, but he has crossed the line with his "fast and loose" accusations several times over. Someone should have called the Clinton's on this much earlier. I wonder if Hillary realizes that her husband will be largely credited by history for "getting her" elected,but maybe thats not even a concern her.


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Topic tags/keywords: shop cold humor It was -1 here yesterday without the windchill. I went into the shop to stoke a fire for the cats (similar to the CatSand 2009 v1.2, only much more lazy- I think their motors are burned out). As I was walking to the stove wondering why the fire went out, I heard a shattering "pop" like I had stepped on some glass. I looked down and I had stepped on an extension cord. I thought, "no way." I picked the cord up and it was stiff as a board, due to the extreme cold. Where I had stepped on it had broken clean through the otherwise flexible rubber/plastic insulation, exposing the guts of the cord. Sheesh. Another thing to repair… lol. Mark my word, "someday" my shop will be insulated and temperature controlled. -- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) † |
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#1 posted 01-17-2009 09:18 PM |
Steve; That should be plain old illegal! That's just too cold. I always say I'm lazy, and now I can prove it, but I don't feel like it. Just kidding. I built my shop about eight years ago. Two things never got finished. Trim around four windows, which are in the skylight openings of the ceiling, and are around 11' up, so I don't see them very often. And the second thing, which is embarrassing to admit to, and a pain in the butt, finally got done yesterday. My heating and air conditioning system uses outside air for combustion. Two 2" p.v.c. pipes stick out through the wall, one for intake, one for exhaust. No chimney needed due to the efficiency of the units. The down side is it produces about five gallons of condensate on very cold days. So for the last eight years I've had to go empty a five gallon bucket of water every day during the winter. Yesterday I took about six minutes to install a condensate pump, forever relieving me of dumping the bucket. I am now a free man. Lee -- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com |
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Steve: My shop is insulated and heating and air conditioned. But it costs about $16.00 a day to heat it with propane. So I only turn it on for a while ti get rid of the chill. It's usually about 42 in the shop when I go out there. Today it was 32 and outside it was 6. But it was 36 in the area where I have the water storage for the house, so nothing was frozen The ceilings in my shop are 16' so all the heat goes up. It's always nice and warm in the veneering room because it's on the second floor. -- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia email@example.com † |
#3 posted 01-17-2009 09:25 PM |
I've got a woodburner in it, but it has to get red hot all night if I'm even going to think about going out there the next day to do anything… sure would be nice to just go out and do something in it without my hands wanting to stick to all the metal surfaces… lol. -- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) † |
#4 posted 01-17-2009 09:38 PM |
Geeze Steve, that's darned cold! I grew up in St. Elmo IL and only saw it -8 once. But, with this "global warming" thing, who knows? -- Gene 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton |
#5 posted 01-17-2009 09:42 PM |
you know its cold when …... mr trim got his long britches on ! heck its 67 right in my house and im wishing i had a furnace ! lol suck it up boys lol |
#6 posted 01-17-2009 09:47 PM |
Lee, I'm glad that you solved that problem. I remember last summer when the whole thing froze up. -- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware soon moving to Virginia email@example.com † |
#7 posted 01-17-2009 09:59 PM |
Mr.Trim, you need some heavier skivvies. Lee- glad you got that fixed… -- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) † |
#8 posted 01-17-2009 10:28 PM |
Got a call this morning from the Farm ( www.thelandsathillsidefarms.org ) I do volunteer work for asking if I could come out and help thaw the water pipes for the cows. It was -14 outside of the barn and only 18 inside with the 65 milking cows we have. The barn sits in a narrow valley and along a stream which makes it a lot colder. Needless to say after 3 hours of heat guns on the pipes we were finally able to get the water flowing again. I am glad my shop is in the basement of my house and heated. -- Guy Kroll www.thelandsathillsidefarms.org |
#9 posted 01-17-2009 10:50 PM |
lol i must have to import those steve i havent seen any around here ! lol |
#10 posted 01-17-2009 11:05 PM |
Got up yesterday and it was -32. You don't have any bare skin showing in this weather. -- Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else |
#11 posted 01-17-2009 11:07 PM |
All the sudden, -1 feels like a Caribbean Cruise. -- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) † |
#12 posted 01-18-2009 02:09 AM |
you know it's cold when you cut yourself – but don't bleed! you know it's cold when your air compressor just keeps on going, and never realize that it's tank is already over pressured … .(cold air / pressure/ gauge don't like one another) and when your tools motors trip the breaker on startup… brrrrrrrrrr…....... -- ㊍ When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route. |
#13 posted 01-18-2009 03:52 AM |
The old girl saw me struggling out in the shop, freezing my rear end off and finally let me bring a few things in to work on in the basement. Finished basement. (made a big mess.) -- Eric, central Florida / Utor praemia operibus duris |
#14 posted 01-18-2009 05:33 AM |
Man, you guys are "cold" LOL Something like 58 for a high in Tampa Bay today and Floridians were wearing parkas! I really need to shut the windows tonite…..SORRY! :) That was just a joke. -- David, Tools4solidsurface.com |
#15 posted 01-18-2009 05:53 AM |
Jarrod- That's a pretty good idea about the fridge… FEDSAWDAVE- I keep my house between 58-62 in the wintertime… anything much higher and my wife and I are opening the windows. -- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) † |
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I'm interested in this as well.
Spiderwebshade, just install it it with the soft-top over it yesterday. Can run soft-top full open or simply pop open the sunrider and still have the shade in place.
I bought a Jammock, its a sunshade and a hammock, it's pretty sweet.
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Have looked at Trek Armor and it looks nice. It says it works both with soft and hard top. That is what I would like but waiting for real world use feedback.
You can most definitely run the SWS with both the hard top and soft top. I have the hard top and all i have to do is take the three short spider balls off the front to put the hard top and freedom panels back on.
Add another vote for the spiderweb shade. We have ours on and the hard top on now, because of all the rain. :(
I just ordered a Dirty Dog sunshade last week, I have yet to receive it however I've heard it allows full use of either top without having to remove the shade.... Also read from other threads that the dirty dog fits a little tighter around the bars avoiding most of the gaps that the spidershade leaves
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