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An asthma action plan helps you keep your asthma under control. And when your asthma is controlled, breathing problems won't keep you from playing sports, having fun, and doing whatever you want to do. Following your plan can also mean fewer trips to your doctor or to the emergency department.
A key part of the plan will tell you exactly what to do if you have a flare-up. It will say which medicine to take and how much of it to take. It also will say when someone needs to call the doctor or take you to the emergency department.
You may need your mom, dad, or another adult to help you put the plan into action. Talk with your parents about which parts of the plan you are going to handle by yourself and when you need to ask for help.
A typical asthma action plan also would cover:
Because each kid's asthma is different, each kid's plan is different. Here's some other stuff that might also be in your plan:
Talk with your doctor about your plan and ask questions if something doesn't make sense. Some instructions in the plan will apply every day, not just when you're having breathing problems. For example, you'll want to stay away from stuff that makes your asthma worse and take long-term control medicine (also called controller or maintenance medicine) regularly, if your doctor has prescribed it for you.
Your mom or dad may give a copy of the action plan to your school nurse, your teacher, and anyone else who takes care of you. You should probably keep a copy of it with you, too. Following this plan will help keep you in action!
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It is more than two and a half years since Congress passed and the President signed the Affordable Care Act. And it has been a good three months now since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal healthcare law. This week, The Local Show goes on location at the Kauffman Foundation for a conversation with regional health leaders to get a status report on how Kansas and Missouri are implementing these reforms and how the law is impacting small business owners, the uninsured, college students and those with pre-existing medical conditions.
It's complicated, head-scratching stuff. Do you know what a state health insurance exchange is? It's one of the basic questions we get to the bottom of in this program.
Also, a quick reality check on the Affordable Care Act. Did you know that while many of its most controversial provisions don't go into effect until 2014, you can keep your college age kids on your health insurance plan until they're 26? That is in effect now. And insurers are no longer allowed to charge women more than men simply because of their gender. Plus, insurance companies can no longer charge or require a co-pay for over 60 preventative care services.
Currently, 48 million Americans don't have health insurance. The Affordable Care Act is supposed to dramatically diminish that number by finally providing an affordable option for most Americans through the creation of new insurance pools managed by the states where people could get coverage at a reasonable price.
States are to start enrolling patients starting next year so that by 2014 they would be covered by health insurance, but as of now, only 15 states have established those so called "state health exchanges" and Kansas and Missouri are not among them.
In Missouri, there's a statewide issue on the ballot November 6th that, if approved by voters, would block the governor or any Missouri agency from creating a state health exchange without approval from voters or the legislature.
In Kansas, Governor Brownback has chosen not to work towards establishing an exchange until the results of the Presidential election are known.
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Finished Tales from Jabba's Palace. I liked how the stories were intertwined with the events of Jedi. Some of these characters received just a few seconds of screen time in the movie, but their backstories were interesting.
I haven't read Tales from the Cantina. I have it somewhere on the shelves. Might have to read that in the future. I read most of the Tales from the New Republic at C6.


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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...ommittee-SpotsBi-partisan ... both parties are equally guilty of this practice.The never-before-published lists are reprinted inside the new book Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets, written by Government Accountability Institute President and Breitbart News Senior Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer.
Senior congressional staffers say the committee price lists have long been rumored to exist but that few people on Capitol Hill have seen them, giving them an almost "mythical" quality.
The book contains copies of the Democratic and Republican price lists detailing how much money lawmakers must raise to obtain and keep their seats on congressional committees. The so-called party dues lawmakers must contribute for committee assignments are separate and apart from the fundraising they conduct for their own campaigns. If lawmakers fail to make their tribute payment to their party, they can lose their place on a powerful committee.
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When we left Point Dume we drove along the Pacific Coast Highway without a real destination in mind. We were driving along and passed Neptune's Net. For those of you that don't know Neptune's Net can be seen in the first Fast and the Furious movie. When we had dinner the other night at Malibu Seafood it reminded him of the place that Dom and Brian go to eat in a scene in Fast and the Furious. Jared did some checking in to it aka watched the part in the movie and saw that it was actually Neptune's Net. We decided to turn around and have a late lunch there. I had a hamburger and Jared had a crab cake sandwich. Both were really good. It was pretty cool to see all the people coming up on their motorcycles and hanging out. After lunch we headed out for our campground.


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^Many good films...and Molly is still HOT....
For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.
Yeah, and Ducky's still working on Two & a Half Men.
"Ohh, maxi big da fish! Well dat smells stinkowiff"
"No time to discuss this as a supercommittee.... I am not a supercommittee!"
For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.
This is a terrible loss. I'm a high school teacher in part because of his films. Rest in peace knowing how many people you made happy.
I just discovered this piece of news and instantly became quite sad. He was such a huge part of my high school years (which, incidentally, sucked, but he made them better)!!!
On a related note from a few pages back, the autopsy reports are back on Biily Mays. They are now attributing his death (at least in part) to cocaine use. There is an obvious Oxi-Clean joke in there somewhere, but I'm not going to touch it with a 10 ft. Rack N Grab.
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^That news is part amazingly tragic, but part amazingly ironic...it's as if you could make a product out of it for 4 easy payments of $19.95....I guess that explains the yelling....He was crying out for help....
For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is.
What does Billy Mays and the "New Contest" thread have in common?
They'll both go on forever!
I see Billy on TV every single day....Still!
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The Official Site of Dogs Against Romney founded 2007. Hi, I'm Rusty. Mitt Romney is mean to dogs. Help me get my message out about the Mitt Romney dog on roof story. Putting a dog on the car roof is abuse. Remember Crate-Gate. I ride inside. Mitt is Mean. Contribute to DogPAC.Dog on the Roof book.
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Mitt Romney and the NRA: That Dog Won't Hunt
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What the hell does this have to do with dogs?
- April 13, 2012 at 10:03 AM
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Sporting dogs. They don't like Romney. Woof.
- April 13, 2012 at 10:30 AM
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This post is unfair. Maybe Willard doesn't hunt, but I'll bet that, at one time or another, many of his servants did. Out of necessity. And if his servants work for him, then he did, in fact, "go hunting." And then "ate" his game.
- April 14, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Please post Chris Hayes comments on Fred Malek, today.
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check out my site, http://www.dogparkcomix.com, I have comics about mitt romney and crate gate....
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08-07-2012, 06:10 PM #1Junior Member Guppy
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Will all my tetras die?
I need advice on what to do with my neon tetras. I currently have 10 of them in a quarentine tank as 4 of them (1 has since died) had symtoms of what I thought was Neon Tetra Disease. (Googled symptoms as have had no experience of this or any diseases).
The fish that died had a curved spine and had completely lost the red off his body. The other 3 show signs of fading red, the other 6 show no signs as yet. Currently all 9 fish are still feeding etc.
I was advised to use aqaurium salt for 3 days (day two will be today, I havent put the second dose in yet) and then on day 4, I was advised to treat with an internal bacteria treatment.
Ive since read that tetras dont tolerate salt well (hence why I have not yet put the second dose in) and now I am completely confused as to what to do.
They were all in my 120litre tank with other fish (who all seem fine) for 6 months then this happened out of the blue without adding new fish for over a month or so.
What do I do with my remaining 9 neons?? Can anyone advise the best way to treat them, if I lose the 3 showing symptoms does that mean the other tetras in the tank will start to show symptoms and die too?
I have searched the internet and been on other fish forums but no one seems to be able to advise me on what is the right thing to do.
Thanks, any help greatly appreciated
Neon tetra disease is not limited to neons but to all fish. People seem to think only neons get this. It is only passed onto others by living ones eating at one who had it and is laying dead in the tank.
Do not use salt. Neons also do not like water too warm. Mine do great at 76 but not so great at 80.
A curved spine can be a generic deformity as well. Since they are in a quarantine tank, was the tank cycled?
I would replace the ones back into their tank that are looking well. Only keep the ones in quarantine that appear fading. And make sure they are getting their water changes. Since you have had these fish for 6 months, you can rule out the neon tetra disease.
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Do you mean was our quarentine tank cycled? By cycling do you mean letting the tank run for a couple of weeks fishless but with filter etc? The quarentine tank was set up in a rush using all water from our bigger tank, we have a filter and heater from when we used the tank prior to upgrading to the large.
By placing the other neons back in the big tank are you sure they wont spread the disease on to my other fish, Ive got keyhole cichilds, dwarf guerami's, platys, corydoras, and two bristlenose and really dont want to lose these too.
If I place the ones not showing symptoms back now, what should I do with the sick ones? Stop the salt and treat with internal bacteria treatment or do nothing? Also, would you recommend any treatment for my large tank or again just stop the salt and do nothing?
Thanks so much for responding, I am still learning all about fish and these little lives can be very complicated!
Moving water from one tank to another does nothing to help cycle a tank. If the filter has been in use right up to the time you added it to the quarantine tank, then you have a cycled tank. However, if it has not been used within a day or two of putting it on that quarantine tank, it can not cycle that tank because the bacteria would have died.
I see no reason to treat fish that do not appear ill and subject them to those that are. The only fish that should have been moved into the quarantine tank are those that are ill.
I would separate the ill ones from those not ill but make sure the quarantine tank is getting clean water changes regularly. Neons do not handle salt or medications very well so I would just do what you can for them and hope they make it. Clean water can often do wonders.
The only time all fish should go into a quarantine tank together is if you had just purchased them so they are not introducing ick to the main tank.
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Thanks, we were told by the aquarium shop and also another guy in a different fish shop to move all the neons to prevent spread to the other fish. I will move the non sick looking ones back now and stop all treatment.
Im stumped as to how we cycle an emergency tank in that case, I dont have the room to have a 'just in case' tank running on its own. The only other thing I can think of its to also use a smaller filter in our larger tank so this can be moved in case of an emergency but Ive not heard of people doing that before?
We do regular water changes, for the sick neons would you suggest a quarter of the tank every few days?
PS we did move one of the sponges from the filter that was in use to the old filter for the quarentine tank - would this class as cycling?
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To add: Anytime I see a neon that separates himself from the others and fades out like that, I just remove him from the tank and put him down. I have never seen a neon recover yet and have kept them for some time. You try to treat them and either the medication or the salt kills them anyway so my only concern then is to protect the rest of my stock at the sacrifice of the ill.
Many of us run an additional filter on our main tank for just that reason. Even a sponge filter works for this so yes, it should work for you just fine. My 10 gallon sits here empty all the time and I only set it up when I need it.
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It seems that more have faded now, not just the initial 4. The only difference here is that none of them have seperated from the others they are all still swimming together and eating fine.. Does that change anything?
That's the problem of not doing an immediate separation of the ill from the well. This may be a bacterial infection that has spread. Have you done some water changes to make sure they are not simply stressed due to the water conditions? What is the water temp?
I don't know what to say at this point. If this has spread to others, then I suppose you may as well leave them together. I don't mean to be indecisive but if this is spreading then this is a game changer.
It's up to you if you want to try an antibacterial medication. Chances are they may die with it or without it but it may be worth a try rather than doing nothing?
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Ah I dont know what to do! Ive just taken 4 out and have stressed them out trying to get them, Ive not yet put them in the big tank. Would it be safer to put them back in the quarentine tank and give them a dose of the internal bacterial treatment?
If I put these 4 back in the big tank and they have an infection they are likely to pass it on to my other fish arent they? Help!
You are simply going to have to make that decision, my friend. I'm worried that these fish will all die and I don't want to feel responsible for what I might advise.
I can only say if it was me, I think I would keep them together now that this has spread and TRY to treat them. It appears to be spreading without any medication. At least the effert of trying to help them and them dying is better than doing nothing?
If you do use medication, add an airstone if you have one. If not, drop down the level of the water so the filter will give more oxygen.


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The Federal Reserve concludes its policy meeting later today, and it's a nail-biter. Fed officials are likely to emphasize they're moving slowly and carefully even if they do decide to start pulling back on their signature bond-buying program, and will also seek to reassure investors that short-term interest rates will stay low well into the future. But the outcome is uncertain on several fronts, so here's a rundown of what to keep an eye on when the statement comes out at 2 p.m.
Programming notes: The Fed is also releasing at 2 p.m. updated economic projections that will for the first time show officials' forecasts for 2016. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m.
1) To taper or not to taper, that's the big question. Fed officials will decide whether to start winding down an $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. Many officials were still undecided after seeing the so-so August jobs report earlier this month. Other economic data have come in pretty mixed since the Fed's July meeting. Though the labor market has improved over the past year, growth is slow and inflation below their 2% objective. Many analysts predict the Fed will reduce its monthly bond purchases by a small amount. After months of market volatility reflecting uncertainty about the program's fate, officials want to avoid surprises. So they could decide to follow the market's lead and pull back a little, though there are still likely to be people in the room arguing to wait a bit longer for evidence of a stronger economy.
2) Size and Timing. If Fed officials decide to trim their monthly bond purchases, they must decide by how much. For Fed officials, it is the message that matters. Some Fed officials have floated the idea of making a small reduction — say $10 billion — to signal they are moving tentatively and cautiously. A reduction of $20 billion would be bigger than many investors are expecting and a sign the Fed has become slightly more confident about the economy. Size is one way to signal caution. Timing is another. The Fed could tip its hand about the sequencing of future reductions. For instance officials could hint that a quick second reduction at their late October meeting is unlikely because they want time to assess the economy's performance before taking the next step. Terms like "patience" could be signals that they will move slowly and carefully. Several officials have used the term lately, and it came up in the minutes to their last policy meeting: "A few members emphasized the importance of being patient and evaluating additional information on the economy before deciding on any changes to the pace of asset purchases."
3) What to cut? If they shrink their bond buys, Fed officials must decide whether to reduce purchases of Treasurys, mortgage-backed securities or both. The Fed is currently buying $45 billion of Treasurys and $40 billion of mortgage bonds each month. Fed officials didn't have a set plan going into the meeting. Some believe research that shows the mortgage-bond purchases do more to boost the economy by holding down mortgage rates and thus should be left in place longer, a view that argues for pulling back on Treasurys first. Another factor that could favor such an approach is the fact mortgage rates have increased more than a percentage point since May and officials want to guard against a further rise in rates that could damage the housing market's nascent recovery. Other officials don't have as much faith in the research and worry about presenting markets with a too-complex exit plan. The composition of a cut is thus a close call.
4) Adjusting thresholds. Fed officials want to emphasize they're committed to keeping short-term interest rates low long after the bond-buying program ends. One way to do so would be to change the thresholds they've used to describe the conditions that might lead them to start raising rates. The Fed says it will keep short-term rates near zero at least until the jobless rate falls to 6.5%, as long as inflation doesn't rise above 2.5%. The Fed could add a lower bound to the inflation threshold, saying it won't raise rates if inflation falls below a certain level, say 1.5%. That could assuage concerns among some officials about inflation readings that continue to come in well below the central bank's 2% target. Fed officials could also lower the 6.5% unemployment threshold in an effort to strengthen the message to markets that they intend to keep rates low for a long time. Creating a new lower bound on inflation looks like the easier of the two moves. Changing the number on the unemployment threshold risks sowing confusion or undermining the credibility of the Fed's policy message. There's a third step the Fed could take: Leave the thresholds in place, but hammer home the message in the press conference that officials might wait for a while even after unemployment goes below 6.5% before raising rates, and even when they start, they expect to move slowly.
5) 2016 comes into view. Pay attention to the Fed's forecasts for 2016, including the likely path of interest rates. The 2016 forecasts could show an economy that looks pretty much back to normal by 2016, but officials are likely to say short-term rates will still be quite low, well below the 4% level of short-term rates that the central bank is appropriate in normal times. Another issue could come up with these economic estimates. This economy just isn't producing a lot of growth, even though the unemployment rate keeps falling. Fed officials might be getting to a point where they believe the economy's potential growth rate for the next few years isn't as high as they used to think it would be.
Press conference bonus: Given all the drama over who will replace him, and all the goodbyes from lawmakers, perhaps Mr. Bernanke will finally confirm that he plans to leave the Fed when his term expires at the end of January.


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We'll have an extra PII/233 at work soon, as a new desktop rotates in and that old one rotates out. I've decided to make it the Extra Computer, that just sits at a desk in case somebody else's system dies, we get a temp in, whatever. I'm going to wipe Windows from it and install Red Hat 8, and do my best to integrate it into the network. It seems like a good way to help ease into things.Weird Bump
For the record, I've got a weird bump on my left hand, at the base of the first finger. I was rummaging around in a bunch of old boxes at the office yesterday, and it appeared about a half hour later. It looked and felt just like a mosquito bite. It was a little bit red and swollen this morning. As of this evening, the whole base of my finger is red, swollen, and warm to the touch. I've got joint pain, and the whole affair is very tender. People are far too quick to blame spiders for such things, and there just aren't any poisonous spiders (save for black widows, but my symptoms aren't appropriate) in central Virginia (USA), but I sure can't think of anything else. I'll go to my GP in the morning and see what he's got to say.
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3.45: Solutions
It can be really exciting to explore a big underground cave like the one in this picture. Do you know how caves form? Believe it or not, water is the answer. Water slowly dissolves rocks, especially certain types of rocks such as limestone. When rocks or other substances dissolve in water, they form a solution.
What Is a Solution?
A solution is a mixture of two or more substances, but it's not just any mixture. A solution is a homogeneous mixture. In a homogeneous mixture, the dissolved particles are spread evenly through the mixture. The particles of the solution are also too small to be seen or to settle out of the mixture. To put solutions in context as a type of mixture, watch the video at this URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2vM-G5I92U&feature=related
Parts of a Solution
All solutions have two parts: the solute and the solvent. The solute is the substance that dissolves, and the solvent is the substance that dissolves the solute. Particles of solvent pull apart particles of solute, and the solute particles spread throughout the solvent. Salt water, such as the ocean water in the Figure below, is an example of a solution. In a saltwater solution, salt is the solute and water is the solvent.
Q: A scientist obtained a sample of water from the Atlantic Ocean and determined that the sample was about 3.5 percent dissolved salt. Predict the percent of dissolved salt in a sample of water from the Pacific Ocean.
A: As a solution, ocean water is a homogeneous mixture. Therefore, no matter where the water sample is obtained, its composition will be about 3.5 percent dissolved salt.
Soluble or Insoluble?
Not only salt, but many other solutes can dissolve in water. In fact, so many solutes can dissolve in water that water has been called the universal solvent. Even rocks can dissolve in water, which explains the cave that opened this article. A solute that can dissolve in a given solvent, such as water, is said to be soluble in that solvent. Conversely, a solute that cannot dissolve in a given solvent is said to be insoluble in that solvent.
Although most solutes can dissolve in water, some solutes are insoluble in water. Oil is an example. Did you ever try to mix oil with water? No matter how well you mix the oil into the water, after the mixture stands for a while, the oil separates from the water and rises to the top. You can see how oil floats on ocean water in the Figure below.
Oil from an oil spill floats on ocean water near shore.
Solutions and States of Matter
Like salt water in the ocean, many solutions are normally in the liquid state. However, matter in any state can form a solution. An alloy, which is a mixture of a metal with one or more other substances, is a solid solution at room temperature. For example, the alloy bronze is a solution of copper and tin. Matter in the gaseous state can also form solutions.
Q: What is an example of a gaseous solution?
A: Air in the atmosphere is a gaseous solution. It is a mixture that contains mainly nitrogen and oxygen gases, with very small amounts of several other gases. The circle graph in the Figure below shows the composition of air. Because air is a solution, it is homogeneous. In other words, no matter where you go, the air always contains the same proportion of gases that are shown in the graph.
- A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which the dissolved particles are too small to be seen or to settle out of the mixture.
- In a solution, the substance that dissolves is the solute, and the substance that dissolves the solute is the solvent.
- A solute that can dissolve in a given solvent is said to be soluble in that solvent. A solute that cannot dissolve in a given solvent is said to be insoluble in that solvent.
- Solutions may be liquids such as salt water, solids such as alloys, or gases such as air.
- insoluble: Unable to dissolve in a given solvent.
- soluble: Able to dissolve in a given solvent.
- solution: Homogeneous mixture in which particles are too small to reflect light and too small to settle or be filtered out of the mixture.
Listen to the solutions song at the following URL, and then fill in the blanks in the sentences below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=3G472AA3SEs
- The best-mixed mixtures of two or more substances are __________.
- The term that means the same throughout is __________.
- A solution in which the solvent is water is called a(n) __________ solution.
- The lesser portion of a solution is the __________.
- The greater portion of a solution is the __________.
- What is a solution?
- Identify and describe the two parts of a solution.
- Give an example of a substance that is soluble in water and a substance that is insoluble in water.
- Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. What can you infer about steel based on the fact that it is a solution?
- Which of the following statements about solutions is false?
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Jedi Drew
Just found all four Deluxe Figures at a K-Mart in Cleveland (of all places). I picked up one set for myself and one for Jedipartnr. They were $10.09 each. All that was left was 2 Jango Deluxe sets. If more people from Cleveland would post we could help each other out finding new AOTC figures ect. HH :happy: :happy: :happy:


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Does anybody have (or know of) a pond near Cooper Black that I could use for 5-7 days to teach a young dog swimby?
Does anybody have (or know of) a pond near Cooper Black that I could use for 5-7 days to teach a young dog swimby?
Tim McGarry Jr
AKC Retriever Hunt Test Judge # 95104
Check with Drew Neubauer...Gray Oaks Kennel. He may have something or know of something close to you. He is in Hartsville.
5-7 days sounds awful ambitious. I would plan for a little longer. Check water temperture. If below 60 degrees defer until spring.
Wayne Nutt
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HRCH Patton's Parker Co. Shadow "Shadow"
HRCH Clineline Hijacker "Jack"
HRCH Marks a Lot Midnight Hudson, SH "Hudson" RIP (5/26/01-6/18/15)
Castile Creeks Rawhide, MH "Rowdy"
Thanks all, this will be for a spring trip.
Tim McGarry Jr
AKC Retriever Hunt Test Judge # 95104
I'm about an hour south of H. Cooper Black. If you're out touring the countryside you are welcome to visit.
Elliott's Amazing Grace Of Diamond E MH, CGC
HRCH Elliott's Rockin' Roxy MH30, CGC
HR Elliott's Carolina Thorne MH, CGC
Elliott's Dixie Lou MH, CGC
Elliott's Carolina Duchess MH, CGC
Elliott's Armbrook Go Tell It On The Mountain SH
Elliott's Armbrook Lilly Of The Valley SH
Elliott's Armbrook Set My Soul Afire SH
Elliott's Armbrook Living By Faith SH
America would be a different place at sundown if we all started with a devotion at sunup! Wally Elliott
Sorry, I guess there a house next to it now.....
Richard McDonald might be able to point you to some though.
I think you rent a pond for a day at Cooper for 20 bucks a day.
Brian Skibicki, Richmond Hill Georgia (South Bryan County)
HRCH Ogeechee River's Spur of The Moment MH
HR Ogeechee River's Midnight Rider
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The idea that we as Scout leaders have a job to do, while we teach and coach these young men camping skills, character, and life skills in general, we are also tasked with teaching them to be men. Yes MEN. This may seem obvious and some may ask where I would find that in Scouting literature, and you may not find it. But look at the program, since the beginning. It has always been about the virtues or manliness. As I grew up my Dad tought me to be a man. And that is not to say just a member of the species. Respect, Honor, Duty, Courtesy.. those types of things. Standing up for what is right, defending the weak, treating women with respect, treating everyone with dignity and compassion. Having a strong heart and faith and exercising both your brain and your brawn when the right situation for them came up.
I was allowed as a boy to be a boy and explore and grow. To take risk and learn. This allowed me to become a man. Scouting was a major part of that. It tought me the Scout Law and Oath, great rules for all men to live by. These rules and promises were consistent with my faith and upbringing and as a result I was not conflicted in the direction that I should go to become a man. I had great role models. Teachers, Coaches, Scout leaders, and my Dad, who through there collective actions thought me to be a man.
Now it is my turn, as a Dad and a Scoutmaster to teach young men those qualities of being a man. It is the job of the Scoutmaster as he teaches Character, Citizenship, and Fitness to add to that manliness. He does this through his actions and example.
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream — and not make dreams your master;
If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build them up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings — nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds worth of distance run — Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And — which is more — you'll be a Man, my son!
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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More power for Volvo Penta IPS
In 2008 the increasingly successful Volvo Penta IPS range is strengthened by two new, more powerful models. The smallest leisure boat engines are also new and for the first time, gasoline boat engines with catalytic converters are available. Diesel electric propulsion is becoming more popular in the marine commercial side, offering environmental benefits. A new top-of-the-line industrial engine is introduced, complying with the most stringent emission regulations.
The Volvo Penta IPS system is expanding with two more power classes: IPS900 and IPS800.
The new packages will be installable on boats up to 100 feet and thereby offer never-seen-before features for the environment, maneuvering, comfort and performance on this type of boat.
Larger engines with greater power and more than twice as much torque place enormous demands on drive units. Volvo Penta has therefore developed a larger and considerably more powerful IPS drive unit and a new propeller series for the IPS800 and IPS900.
The larger drive unit provides all the advantages and characteristics that made the original IPS system so successful.
The engine for the new power classes is Volvo Penta's 11-liter engine, D11, with 700 hp or 600 hp.
The IPS system is generally available as a dual installation, but in order to offer the system on larger boats, IPS is also available as a triple installation and quad installation. A quad installation of Volvo Penta IPS900 generates the equivalent of 3,600 horsepower.
Introducing the first gasoline engines for leisure boats fitted with a catalytic converter
The engines have very low emissions and satisfy California CARB 4 star requirements, the toughest gasoline emission regulation in the world. Volvo Penta's new gasoline engines, equipped with catalytic converters, offer very low emission levels. The catalytic converter components are fully integrated into the aluminum exhaust system.
The catalyzed sterndrive engine program consists of one 150 hp 4-cylinder engine, two small-block V8 engines developing 270 hp and 300 hp respectively, and one 400 hp big-block V8 engine.
New versions of the D1 and D2, the smallest diesel engines in the program
The biggest news is on the environmental side. Particle emissions have been reduced by as much as 50%. The engines satisfy future, very comprehensive US emission regulations. Six models of the Volvo Penta D1 and D2, ranging from 12 hp to 75 hp, are available.
Major environmental benefits with diesel-electric power at sea
With Volvo Penta's 16-liter engine, environmentally harmful emissions are just a fraction compared with conventional ship diesels.
The conventional ship diesel is connected mechanically to the ship's propeller via a reversing gear and driveshaft. The engine's rpm is the only way to affect the propellers, and thus the ship's speed. With diesel-electric power, the ship has a number (often four to six) of smaller diesel engines that each drive a generator. The electricity produced powers one or two drive units located under the ship's hull. In this way, speed can be controlled through the electric engines in the drive units and by varying the number of diesel engines in operation.
In applications with major variations in the vessel's cargo and speed, diesel-electric operations often delivers better fuel economy while significantly lowering emissions. These are two areas that are becoming increasingly important for the world's shipping companies. Instead of bunker oil containing sulfur, the engines in a modern diesel-electric system operate with the same type of diesel fuel used in, for example, trucks. Environmentally harmful sulfur emissions are reduced to a fraction.
TAD1650VE: Volvo Penta's most powerful engine for off-road and stationary applications
The TAD1650VE produces 400 kW at 1800 rpm with a virtually flat torque curve of 2,500 Nm over the speed band 950-1500 rpm and peaking at 2,550 Nm at 1400 rpm. The engine combines impressive power and torque with exhaust emissions that comply with the world's most stringent regulations, EPA/CARB Tier 3 and EU Stage 3.
Fuel quality can sometimes prove to have harmful effects on emissions-certified engines. The TAD1650VE is manufactured with a worldwide specification and is designed to operate using all commercially available fuel qualities.
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Greenwashing, a term coined by environmentalist Jay Westerveld back in 1986, is used to describe the practice of misleading the consumer regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service. It is a term that merges the concepts of "green", or environmentally sound, and "whitewashing", to conceal or gloss over wrongdoing. Greenwashing can encompass any form of public relations or marketing that links corporate, political, religious or nonprofit organizations to a positive association with environmental issues for an unsustainable product, service or practice.
For our purposes here, I will focus primarily on how this relates to the products and services we deal with on a daily basis in the green building industry, and how best to protect ourselves from the greenwashing we see from companies looking to peddle the idea of green just to make an extra buck. It would be nice to see these companies spending their more money on developing environmentally sound practices rather than on advertising and marketing. I hope the practice of just putting a leaf or a tree on a bottle of harmful chemicals and calling it green will soon be a part of the past.
As I mentioned in a previous article (Embodied energy vs. recycled content), isolating what it means to be environmentally friendly is not easy. While it is a wonderful thing to use recycled content in your products, recycling alone does not mean that something is environmentally advantageous. The key element is to reduce the amount of energy that is used in making these products. Embodied energy is an accounting methodology which aims to find the sum total of the energy necessary for an entire product lifecycle. This lifecycle includes raw material extraction, transport, manufacture, assembly, installation, disassembly, deconstruction and/or decomposition. This is the direction the government is taking as well. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission have recently adopted new and enforceable standards that will effectively regulate and fine greenwashers.
As our building codes start to become more stringent, companies that manufacture products, agencies who specify these products, and the builders themselves will need to become more proactive on the speed at which we change. An example would be the very prolific LEED program, which in its most recent form has altered its prior focus on recycled content and the use of natural resources, to a greater emphasis on energy efficiency.
Industry standards and State and Federal Mandates are also changing rapidly, pushed by the administration's goal of a carbon neutral earth by 2050. These rapidly changing standards are just the tip of a melting iceberg, with current ASTM and ISO moving quickly on Life Cycle regulations and sustainability. Data collection and proof of meeting green qualifications are now becoming commonplace requirements, with organizations such as "The Green Standard" putting out definable information: "In today's increasingly sophisticated marketplace, it is no longer sufficient for the manufacturer to make claims that are not certified to a transparent standard with the results verified by a third party. More and more, specifiers and purchasers are expecting the credibility and transparency that is best provided by an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) based on product lifecycle assessment. "www.thegreenstandard.org/epd_systems.html.
Mandates regarding the regulation of Greenhouse emissions are on the rise on both a national, regional and worldwide level, with congress now being required to enact a comprehensive and effective national program of mandatory limits and incentives on emissions of greenhouse gases that slow, stop, and reverse the growth of such emissions. Nearly every state has an emissions reduction goal, i.e. 20% by 2020.
In December of 2007, delegates from over 180 countries met at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia. At the conference, developing countries agreed for the first time to consider taking "measurable, reportable and verifiable" mitigation actions, and developed countries agreed to provide technological and financial support for those actions.
Since concrete happens to be the most widely used and prolific building material worldwide, let's look a little closer environmental qualities. As regulations on emissions for all industries start to tighten, government agencies will start to pursue to largest offenders and work their way down. In the process, more and more people are now gaining awareness of just how bad an eco offender concrete is. Cement production alone is responsible for between 5 and 8 percent of all the CO2 produced in the world, and that is a gigantic portion. Since concrete has always been seen as an eco-friendly building product, this new awareness will affect how companies proceed in processing, manufacturing, packaging and selling concrete products. Is concrete part of this whole greenwashing dilemma??? I happen to believe it is…which leads me to a fresh idea.
If you accept that the concept of "Green" is really about reducing the amount of energy used in the process of manufacturing, and not on recycled content of a product (see my last article), companies in the concrete industry may be pulling the wool over the consumers eyes.
Here's a scenario for you to chew on. Say a large and very well known company is selling a bagged concrete product to a very large national distributor (use your imagination), and they brand it with green ink and declare on the bag that it has a high percentage of recycled content. The manufacturer is clearly stating to the public that this is a green product. Now let's say that in formulating their sack of green, recycled content concrete they actually have to use MORE cement in their mix to compensate for the use of the weaker recycled aggregate. What does that do to the actual product, you ask? Here is the simple math: over 92% of all the energy used in filling that bag comes from only 15% of its content (cement). Depending on the amount of cement increase used to compensate, a HIGHER amount of CO2 is used to make their Eco-friendly mix!
That's greenwashing, folks. So it's actually better to buy their regular concrete and if you want to do something better for the environment. As a manufacturer and liscencee of verifiable green concrete I have little tolerance for this type of marketing. Make money AND do the right thing, now that's a novel concept. Our hats are off to Buddy Rhodes Concrete.
To finish, I would like to quote some information presented by a marketing firm named TerraChoice back in December of 2007. Called the "Seven Sins of Greenwashing" it's still the best guideline to date on how to isolate false or misleading green marketing claims. They found that more than 99% of 1,018 common consumer products commonly surveyed for the study were guilty of greenwashing. Out of the 1018 studied only one was found not guilty of making a false or misleading green marketing claims. WOW! You will find the list of sins below.
• Sin of the Hidden Trade-Off: e.g. Energy-efficient" electronics that contain hazardous materials. 998 products and 57% of all environmental claims committed this Sin.
• Sin of No Proof: e.g. Shampoos claiming to be "certified organic," but no verifiable certification. 454 products and 26% of environmental claims committed this Sin.
• Sin of Vagueness: e.g. Products claiming to be 100% natural when many naturally-occurring substances are hazardous, like arsenic and formaldehyde (see appeal to nature). Seen in 196 products or 11% of environmental claims.
• Sin of Irrelevance: e.g. Products claiming to be CFC-free, even though CFCs were banned 20 years ago. This Sin was seen in 78 products and 4% of environmental claims.
• Sin of Fibbing: e.g. Products falsely claiming to be certified by an internationally recognized environmental standard like EcoLogo, Energy Star or Green Seal. Found in 10 products or less than 1% of environmental claims.
• Sin of Lesser of Two Evils: e.g. Organic cigarettes or "environmentally friendly" pesticides, This occurred in 17 products or 1% of environmental claims.
• The Sin of Worshiping False Labels is committed by a product that, through either words or images, gives the impression of third-party endorsement where no such endorsement actually exists; fake labels, in other words.
Probably the most important tool you can use to distinguish between a legitimately "Green" product and a greenwasher is common sense. Attempt to educate yourself on some of the finer points to look out for, like legitimate seals, scientific data, embodied energy, etc. but know that based on percentages, you will and probably do buy products that sell themselves as green but aren't. I'm such a cynic!
Now CEO of Clean Concrete Technologies, Jim Glessner has nearly 30 years experience on the sustainable side of the concrete construction industry.
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Poets Doty, Kinsella to read, Sept. 26
Posted September 20, 2007; 09:40 a.m.
Poets Mark Doty and John Kinsella will read from their works at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Doty is the author of seven books of poems, including "School of the Arts," "Source," "Sweet Machine," "Atlantis" and "My Alexandria." His poems have appeared in many magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, The London Review of Books, Ploughshares, Poetry and The New Yorker, as well as in numerous collections. He also has also published three volumes of nonfiction prose.
Doty has received the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, a Whiting Writers Award, two Lambda Literary Awards and the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction. He is the only American poet to have received the T.S. Eliot Prize in the United Kingdom. Doty is a professor at the University of Houston.
Kinsella is the author of more than 30 books of poetry, including "The New Arcadia," "Doppler Effect" and "Peripheral Light." His work has been translated into several languages and has earned many honors, including the Grace Leven Poetry Prize and the John Bray Award for Poetry.
Kinsella's poems, essays and reviews have been published in journals and newspapers around the world. He also has published autobiographical and fictional works, verse plays and a textual adaptation of the Wagner opera "Götterdämmerung." He is the founding editor of the international literary journal Salt and international editor of The Kenyon Review, and has taught at Kenyon College and Cambridge University.
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Editorial Cartoon on Iraq Says It All
Original post made by Observer, another community, on Sep 10, 2007
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Its the one with W sitting at his school desk, looking like the slacker/class clown he is, saying to Congress (portrayed as Uncle Sam) "Yo teach - how 'bout another extension" while holding his Iraq report with a bunch of failed test papers from prior years laying on the floor and a calandar labeled September hanging on the wall behind him.
Unfortunately, in the one that will appear in tomorrow's paper, W gets the last laugh - see the Sept 11 cartoon with General Petraeus using the same link posted above.
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a resident of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 5:18 am
An excellent illustration of what hate can do to an otherwise fine mind. An excellent illustration, also, of the regard LibLuds hold for the general public.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 7:47 am
What is really the joke is that there are people who actually believe cartoonists' version of history over fact. They are CARTOONISTS, people! They DRAW and tell JOKES!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2007 at 8:08 am
The joke, or rather terrible tragedy of it all is that unfortunately, the propaganda effort by the White House now underway may have a more malign impact than most propaganda exercises. It claims that victory is possible where failure has already occurred. It manipulates figures and facts to produce a picture of Iraq that is not merely distorted but substantively false.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 9:25 am
Tell Nast that editorial cartoons are supposed to be jokes. They are political statements in a form difficult to respond to for us artistically deprived ones. That particulr joke wat an indication of the Bushatred that has overwhelmed any rational analytic ability of the artist. It is also a show of contempt for the people.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 11, 2007 at 9:36 am
You're a broken record, Wally. Why don't you stretch yourself a litle and explain why any criticism of this administration is "Bush hatred" and all of your criticisms against "LibLuds" (how inelegant, Wally; surely you can do better)and others you disagree with is rational analysis.
a resident of St. Claire Gardens
on Sep 11, 2007 at 9:49 am
I will do it for him.
Those of us who couldn't stand much of what Clinton did were still capable of acknowledging what he did well and acknowledging that his intentions were probably good.
Those of you who exhibit "Bushhatred" are incapable of finding anything, at all, good about him, his intentions, or anyone who works for him.
That is hatred, pure and simple.And it diminishes any credibility you have.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 9:52 am
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link to a cartoonist who defined Democrats...Let's see how long this stays up.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 10:22 am
I guess if it is trying to have sex in airport bathrooms, is in the phone book of a notorious madame, chasing after underage boys it must be a republican, accusing democrats who actually serve din the army as being supporters of terrorism and/or having a public press conference to announce that you are leaving your wife and moving in with another woman, then it must be a republican
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:10 am
You don't know your Democrat elected officials' history too well, do you?
The difference between Democrats and Republicans is that if a Republican is even ACCUSED through shadowy inferences and set-ups of even ADULT sexual activity of any type, they are forced out. Even the big "scandal" over Foley was based on just writings between him and ADULT males, not even any contact. But, Democrats can actually be CONVICTED of actual illegal sex, as in underage boys and brothels, and they get not only re-elected, but standing ovations!
Example: Look up Studds and Frank.
I am tired of is hypocrisy. I want the same standards for all. It is not worse for a person to do "wrong" if they believe it is wrong, than it is for someone to do "wrong" if they believe it isn't wrong.
And, please, are you really trying to say that somehow serving in a prior or current war makes you immune to being treasonous?
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:16 am
C'mon be real---do you have any actual proof the Kerry and Cleland, for example have committed treason--in fact do you have any info about how many ex-soldiers have committed treason?
It has become fashionable for Republicans to paint anyone that is against anything they support with regard to the "war on terror" as being a supporter of terrorism etc. As we saw in the last election, the american people have gotten tired of that old refrain--especially coming from people that did not have the time to serve their country (i.e. Cheney).
BTW, you need to go back and refresh your memory about the Foley case.
The general problem is that republicans have become "holier than thou" about moral/social issues--yet they constantly forget to practice what they preach--I guess if you are a republican congressperson it is okay to solicit sex in bathrooms and seek underage boys for sex.
Finally it is up to the person's constituents to decide if they will be re--elected. if you have problems with that aspect of democracy, i suggest you work to change the laws.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:19 am
by the way..I want all men out there to tell me that this is a fair and honest "accusation" of Senator Craig. Give me a break. We bust people because we THINK that they may be soliciting on "signals" like these..when you can't even see each other? So, what does this mean? Can I scratch my head while I happen to catch somebody's eye? If between stall behavior is convictable, what is eye to eye? I heard the big controversy, and decided to listen to the actual tape. It is appalling.
Transcript of police "interview" after "busting" Craig.
Web Link
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:25 am
Tokyo Rose was executed for treason for much less than Reid, Schumer, Kerry, Feinstein, Biden et al say regularly now.
Unlike you, I prefer to aim for standards, and have some of us fail, than simply give up on any standards at all. You, evidently, think that those have standards should be convicted on accusations alone, and those who don't should be applauded when they live up to them.
And no, Republicans believe in freedom of speech, and can have honest disagreements over Iraq..the difference is that when we disagree, we do so in a way that doesn't undermine our efforts and endanger more lives, ours and Iraqis. We don't give the enemies their talking points, and we don't give them hope that we will accept defeat so that they keep killing in hopes of driving us out. That is treasonous. Don't you recognize any Democrat talking points whenever Ahmadinijad or Bin Laden speak?
a resident of The Greenhouse
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:25 am
89% of those surveyed want to impeach GWB:
Link to MSNBC online poll results: Web Link
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:26 am
Craig plead guilty. He was cruising for sex in the bathrooms at MSP and got caught. He was lucky to get off with a misdemeanor.
His press conference later where he declared that he was not gay, was a joke and an insult to the intelligence of his constituents.
At least he was not cruising for young boys like a certain former republican congressman
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:29 am
He pled guilty because he believed it would be the fastest way to get out of an extortionist attempt to hang him.
He didn't count on the constant hounding.
This was a set-up, and it is a "he said she said".
Note..not one person has come forward at all to say "yes, I have had bathroom sex with Craig" and you can bet if anyone had, he would have come forward by now.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:32 am
Yay: you need to learn about the process of self-selection. They were not surveyed, they volunteered to answer a question.
If Catholic Weekly did a poll on "Should Abortion be available on demand after 3 months" I would bet a year's salary that you would get "89%" who would say "no".
Self-selection does not an American Poll make. It makes a statement about what kind of people read that site and take the time to answer the poll!
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:35 am
to Democrat: Please correct my information on Foley with a factual site that has proof of any kind that he had sex with any underage male, let alone solicited for sex with an underage male.
BTW, I think it is a common misconception that because you believe that marriage is a term reserved for STRAIGHTS that somehow you are against gays. I am gay, AND I believe that we shouldn't redefine the actual word. I just want equal rights and responsibilities.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:38 am
Yes isn;t freedom of speech terrible in the wrong hands--when Democrats exercise that right they are "undermining our efforts and endangering more lives, ours and Iraqis, giving the enemies their talking points, and giving them hope that we will accept defeat"--when Republicans exercise that right it is an "honest disagreements over Iraq".
As i said before, that is all the republicans have left now--trying to impugn the patriotism of those that oppose them. The war has been bungled from the start, we have had an almost continuous assault on our fundemental freedoms by Bush and his lackeys, while Bin Laden continues to roam freely in Pakistan/Afghanistan aand the administration continues to lie to us without any shame.
Quite a record for the past 7 years, no wonder republicans have chosen to take the low road and attack anyone that dares to questions Bush's banana dictatorship. Very sad days for deomcracy in this country
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:44 am
Regarding Foley here are links to a couple of sites with stories about Foley's IMs with underage males
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Web Link
You can nitpick and argue whether what he did was a crime or if he actually engaged in sex with underage males--the fact is that what he did was disgusting to the majority of americans. in addition what is disturbing is that the house republican leadership was aware of it and tried to keep it quiet.
I am not sure he would have wanted to be charged and face trial. I am certain that the repulican party were glad that he just went away.
i think you can do better than trying to defend a pervert like Foley.
a resident of South of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Not defending Foley. You aren't reading correctly. Calling for an end to hypocrisy, is what I am doing. Convicting someone in the media of talking/writing to an underage and running him out on a rail, yet re-electing CONVICTED SEX CRIMINALS and giving them a standing ovation is wrong.
By the time the IM story came out, I think I had tuned it out as yet another attempt to "get" a Republican. If the IMs are true, I am glad he resigned, also.
The Republican "Party" did know something, at least, and brought his e-mails to the Feds, who determined they could do nothing cuz Foley had done nothing illegal. But, in any case, I prefer my elected officials to live up to a better standard than any of these bozos.
By the way, just curious..how do you rate unmarried male congressman-former male page, with married male president to unmarried female CURRENT INTERN? Are they different to you? The same?
Just curious
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 11, 2007 at 12:38 pm
No wonder that what Iraqis believe is happening to them and their country is wholly contrary to the myths pumped out by the White House and the Pentagon. The opinion poll commissioned by ABC news, the BBC and Japanese Television NHK and published yesterday shows that 70 per cent of Iraqis say that their security has got worse during the last six months when the US increased the number of its US troops in Baghdad and surrounding provinces. A solid 57 per cent believe that attacks on coalition forces are acceptable. Some 93 per cent of Sunni approve such attacks and 50 per cent of Shia also back them.
Interestingly, 46 per cent of Iraqis believe that full-scale civil war would be less likely if the US withdrew before civil order is restored. Some 35 per cent say it would be more likely to occur.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 12:49 pm
military commanders are pretty prone to propaganda, as are politicians. See, that is why a free press exists, i.e., to act as skeptical questioners digging through the nonsense to look for ... what's the word? Oh right, TRUTH. Six years of constant lies makes one forget what a "non-lie" is called.
For the record...
General Petraeus was given his current assignment specifically because of his proven skills as a propagandist. His predecessors were significantly more honest and were removed.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Which convicted sex criminals are you referring to?
I fyou referring to Barney Frank and Gerry Studds, they were never charged or convicted of any crimes.
Web Link
"In 1990, the House voted to reprimand Frank when it was revealed that Steve Gobie, a male escort whom Frank had befriended after hiring him through a personal advertisement, claimed to have conducted an escort service from Frank's apartment when he was not at home. Frank had dismissed Gobie earlier that year and reported the incident to the House Ethics Committee after learning of Gobie's activities. After an investigation, the House Ethics Committee found no evidence that Frank had known of or been involved in the alleged illegal activity"
Web Link
"Studds was a central figure in the 1983 Congressional page sex scandal, when he and Representative Dan Crane were censured by the House of Representatives for separate sexual relationships with minors — in Studds' case, a 1973 sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male congressional page who was of the age of legal consent. The relationship was consensual (which made it legal, in accordance with state law) but presented ethical concerns relating to working relationships with subordinates."
As for their re-election, as I have stated before that is an issue to take up with their respective constituents.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 11, 2007 at 1:19 pm
I don't see the Bush hatred to be any different than the Clinton hatred 8 years ago. Why would Republicans expect that they should be treated better?
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 11, 2007 at 1:33 pm
There's a world of difference between Clinton hatred and Bush hatred. Clinton had a consensual affair with a yung adult adult woman. He didn't trample on the Constitution, he didn't violate the Constitution and other laws, didn't lie and forge intelligence in order to get his nation into a bloody, illegal and murderous war. Bush is a mass murderer and a traitor to his country. Clinton didn't deserve a ny of the obscene hatred against him, bush deserves it and then some,as well as impeachment, removal and imprisonment.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Sep 11, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Clinton did lie to the american people. He was adulterous.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2007 at 1:47 pm
do you remember when you said "constantly forget to practice what they preach--" when you were talking about republicans? do you remember when dems were trying to get controll of the house, and they were preaching if we put them in office they would take us out of Iraq? Is this not a case of them forgetting to practice what they preach? hypocrasy...? We are yet to leave Iraq even though they have controll of the house and senate. Democrates are just a bunch of spineless flip floppers....in my oppinion.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 1:49 pm
Yes, Clinton did lie and yes, he committed adultery. Remember also that the Republican plan was to hound Clinton for as long as he was in the White House--look how many millions were wasted on Ken "the Lackey" Starr's investigations.
Now let's look at Bush's track record--I do not need to go into detail-I think we all know about the lies regarding WMD and the war in Iraq, the assault on the constitution, Bush's signing statements which allow his to ignore the will of Congress. Not to mention his failure to catch the perp behind 9/11, his failure in handling the aftermath of Katarina and on and on.
Care to still compare Clinton and Bush???
a resident of Crescent Park
on Sep 11, 2007 at 5:16 pm
I am not comparing Bush to Clinton. You never answered my question about how democrates do not practice what they preach....
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 11, 2007 at 5:44 pm
When I use the term LudLib, my construct incidentally, it is almost always accompanied by a description of the policy I object to along with a description of the wrong the policy will cause.
My primary objection to Bushatred is than it makes meaningful criticism of his policies impossible.
a resident of Stanford
on Sep 11, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Wallis, every single policy of the felon-in-chief is deplorable, immoral and criminal. It makes life easier for his critics, because the man has never done anything right in his life, before 2000, or after he was installed.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Sep 11, 2007 at 5:55 pm
And the Clinton-hatred resulted in meaningful criticism? It all depends on who is listening. Bush's "high crimes" are fairly substantial. It's not hatred. It's the constitution and the rule of law.
a resident of another community
on Sep 11, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Boy, what one cartoon can do to spark a debate!
Let's try something else to get everyone's gander up, since it is Sept. 11 after all (you do all remember Sept 11, don't you - it's that date after which our esteemed President urged us all to just keep shopping and don't worry about a thing).
Anyway, let's just say that - take your pick - Al Gore or John Kerry (or even better yet, the she-wolf Hillary) were President instead of W. and it's now been 6 years and Bin Laden is still around taunting us (as he is - even Fox News admits that's true).
Under that scenario, don't you think that every single conservative out there would be calling not just for impeachment of President Gore/Kerry/Clinton, but for execution of said President for "treason" based on some skewed version of the Constitution???
Yet instead, Bin Laden is being held up by W. and conservatives as the reason why we still must continue on with this insane Iraq war.
So now, let the "debate" begin!
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 12, 2007 at 7:15 am
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a resident of St. Claire Gardens
on Sep 12, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Wow, no matter how "right wing" the blogs are that I go onto, I never read the kind of talk about "the left" that I read about Bush et al regularly on this forum.
It says a lot about who identifies with which party.
a resident of Midtown
on Sep 12, 2007 at 8:28 pm
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Taken as a whole, the animals of our world eat just about every conceivable thing imaginable, from juicy berries and fresh-caught fish to the poisonous, the slimy, the stinging, and the prickly. Here we take a look at the dining habits of wildlife, including what foods our birds and mammals eat, where they store their food, and what they do to prevent other animals from taking and eating it.
Picky Eaters
Some animals will eat a wide variety of foods, while others are specialists, concentrating on one or two items. In an extreme example of specialization, the teddy-bear-like Koala of Australia eats, exclusively, the leaves of certain kinds of eucalyptus trees and eats them only at certain seasons when the trees are producing specific oils. Pandas are specialists too, confining their diet to bamboo. Arctic Foxes are so dependent upon lemmings for food that the two species follow cyclical variations in population, the fox population increasing or decreasing a year after the lemming population does so.
A Matter of Taste
Some animals eat the same foods as humans, such as fish, fruits, and mushrooms. Birds eat blueberries, raspberries, and, if they can get to them, all manner of nuts. Chipmunks eat pine nuts, coveted by human cooks as an ingredient in pesto sauce. It is said that native peoples of the Northeast learned to harvest maple sap by watching squirrels. Red Squirrels harvest sugar by biting into a maple's surface, letting the sap ooze out, and returning when the water in the sap (which when fresh is only 2 percent sugar) has evaporated and the sugar content is about 55 percent.
But many animals consume items that most of us wouldn't think to put into our mouths. Leatherback sea turtles eat mainly jellyfish; backward-projecting spines in the turtle's mouth and throat help keep its slimy prey from slipping away. Pallid Bats eat scorpions, and Fishers (mink-like creatures) eat porcupines. Red Squirrels eat Amanita mushrooms, some of North America's deadliest fungi (to humans). Countless species eat grubs, earthworms, and carrion. Least Shrews will enter a beehive -- to dine. Many birds, including the Wild Turkey, routinely eat poison ivy berries, and deer and other mammals browse on the very leaves that cause susceptible humans so much misery.
Food Storage
Humans have grocery stores, pantries, and refrigerators, but animals have to be more creative with their food collection and storage methods. Some small mammals simply store food in underground burrows. The Yellow-pine Chipmunk stuffs its cheek pouches with food and carries it to its subterranean cache. One such cache was inventoried and found to contain nearly 68,000 items, including more than a dozen different kinds of seeds and a partially eaten bumblebee. One Eastern Chipmunk was observed collecting a bushel's-worth of chestnuts, hickory nuts, and corn kernels over three days. A Harris's Antelope Squirrel was found carrying 44 mesquite beans in its cheeks. Southern Flying Squirrels may store up to 15,000 nuts in a season.
An individual Eastern Gray Squirrel spends the late summer and fall picking and burying hundreds of acorns and nuts. It buries each nut individually, digging the hole and then tamping the soil down carefully to hide the nut from others. Studies have shown that these squirrels recover about 85 percent of the nuts they bury, and that they probably find them by scent, rather than memory. Many of the remaining nuts germinate and eventually grow into trees.
Foiling the Competition
Acorn Woodpeckers drill holes in trees and fence posts and then wedge acorns and nuts in, too tightly for a squirrel or other competitor to pull out. Loggerhead Shrikes impale their prey (smaller birds, mice, or insects) on thorns or barbed wire, and often leave it there to save for later. Grizzly Bears store the remains of large kills such as an Elk or Moose in a shallow depression covered with branches, dirt, and leaf litter, returning to the cache until its meal has been consumed. Mountain Lions, wolves, and foxes will hide their uneaten kills for later consumption as well. The Wolverine doesn't waste much time hiding its cached food, it simply sprays it with a foul-smelling musk to keep others away.
You Are What You Eat
In some cases the cliche is true. Marine creature called sea slugs or nudibranchs feed on sea anemones and their kin, and incorporate the anemones' protective stinging cells into their own bodies, discharging them into the mouth of any unlucky predator that comes along. Hawksbill sea turtles eat toxic sponges, which in turn can make the turtle's flesh toxic. There doesn't seem to be any danger of the toxin in poison ivy being retained in the flesh of a turkey that has dined on it, and then passed to those who eat the turkey. However, those of us who eat Thanksgiving turkeys might consider this: Some native American peoples truly believed that you are what you eat, and didn't eat turkey for fear of inheriting qualities they perceived in the species, including cowardice and stupidity. There's something to think about during your post-feast stupor!


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Eclipse and Android SDK never ran
I've had a problem getting Eclipse, and specifically the Android SDK to run on my Debian laptop for over a year now. I've generally just VNC'ed to a more powerful box and ran it there.
The problem I had was that most network operations in eclipse would fail with network unreachable. Not a big deal for day to day things, but you need the network to install the Android SDK kits and install Eclipse plugins.
I had been trying to strace things to figure out what it was, and finally found it:
connect(26, {sa_family=AF_INET6, sin6_port=htons(443), inet_pton(AF_INET6, "::ffff:18.104.22.168", &sin6_addr), sin6_flowinfo=0, sin6_scope_id=0}, 28) = -1 ENETUNREACH (Network is unreachable)
Huh, it's doing IPv6 connections. GOOD. But, it hasn't set the right IOCTL on the socket to permit IPv4 mapped connections to work, and on Debian, the bindv6only is now not set.
See: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560056


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Connie does this for winners of the Canadian National Open & National Am.
These pictures don't come close to doing the oil painting justice, but its the best I can do right now.
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Centurione wrote:4. What music do you like?
5. Is it usually anime that inspires you to make an AMV, music, idea in your head or something else?
Love me some new age rock!! Three days grace, Rise agaisnt and then some awesome mainstream stuff like my current fav Everybody Talks! ...I think thats what its called >_>
Most of the time I hear a song that I fall in love with and think I must edit it to it!!! In some cases I didn't even see the anime until I thought of the idea XD But anime is also very inspiring.
MimS wrote:What's the craziest (and funny also if possible) stuff that ever happened to you ? Haha
I'm cheating and saying two things >_>. When to a concert that the bass singer from Emphatic sang to me and then gave me his pick, then i crowd surfed to shake hands with the lead singer of Black Stone Cherry then got the guitarist of Theory of Deadman to also hand me his pick :3
But next one >_> At Otakon 2012 i was walking in to my car where this group of drunk guys came up to me and starting asking about my cosplay then reached into my bag and took my Trophy from the AMV contest D:!!! but no worries snatched it back >:3
MystykAMV wrote:Which one do you like better, cats or dogs?
Do you like spiders?
Are you afraid of anything?
Can you swim?
Which is your all-time number one favourite AMV?
I love kitties!! but I have and dog and hes Amazing....and very very fat and shaped like a table >_>
This is my all time favorite spider! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLw-9dpHtcU
I'm not a huge fan of bad weather O_o It makes me nervous.
No....no I cannot