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Anyone else have thoughts on the book or plan to read it?
Anyone else have thoughts on the book or plan to read it?
It sounds like it would be worth reading. Have heard Levin mention it on his radio show, but never was able to hear the whole explanation.
34 states ... doesn't sound insurmountable to get the amendments proposed.
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I bet it would cost 200-400 Million to actually hold a constitutional convention. It would take you a good 6 months to do this and I would give it a 5% chance that we could actually get 34 states to agree on a new amendment. First getting any blue states to do it would be hard because they tend to be more federal, and then you have to get states to agree to the language. Then even if you do that the Supreme Court has to hold the standard. Often they outright ignore the constitution in order to promote change.
The book hasn't come out yet so I shouldn't be saying anything. However, Levin is very adamant that it's not a "Constitutional Convention" since there is already a Constitution. And it sounds like he expects this to be a long road that begins at the state (and even local) level. I think it begins with an idea for a return to Constitutional Republicanism, and a growing consensus on the lawful limits on central government. He seems to suggest that an informed and motivated minority (you'll never get the "low-information" drones) must begin to demand commitment to these principles in their state legislators. From there proposed amendments percolate from the states. The idea is that this has got to originate OUTSIDE of DC since anyone in the cess-pool will never vote to dis-empower themselves. Article 5 of the Constitution was presciently added for the very reason that the people would need a way to assert themselves over a malignant federal government.
Yesterday, Levin was explaining exactly this ... that when this provision was made in the Constitution it was because some of the framers feared that if the central govt got too powerful, they would never vote to restrict their own power. You have to really admire the incredible foresight of those men. They saw the history of Greece, Rome and Europe ... and felt they needed to protect the power of the people. George Mason was the driving force for this, according to Levin.
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What amendments does he want proposed?
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Buzz, I've only heard bits and pieces (since I can only really listen when driving) ... but I think a balanced budget amendment and a term limits amendment are among the ones he suggests.
I can already foresee one problem with term limits ... we'll end up with the country being run by "staffers" who are unelected, and whose tenure could extend through many terms.
Also another one which requires any regulation (made by an agency) to be reviewed by Congress if the cost is more than $100 million. It would also stipulate that Congress only has 30 (or 60?) days to act. If Congress does not act, the regulation will not go into effect (or the reverse?)
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As I was traveling back home yesterday I had a chance to listen to the Mark Levin show. This idea is amazing...finally, one of the Conservative 'talking heads' (I say that with love for them all) not only has defined the problems, but proposed a way for change. I am frustrated as heck at the Liberal Marxist Agenda being in acted by the President and his followers. Coupled with the RINO republicans sitting on their hands, it is just the worst I have ever seen in my 60 years +... We put Conservatives in the House of Reps....with the task to stop Obama and stop Obama care...why have the not defunded this mess? To many Rino's afraid to stand up and take a necessary stand/ risk! Levin is proposing using the powers given to the States in the US Constitution to make a Constitutional Amendment. He will outline his recommendation in his show over the next two weeks and of course in his new book. To do the amendment we need 34 state governments to support the Amendment (yet to be defined).... In the 2010 election Republicans added 7 new State Legislations with majorities making 28 states under Republican control in both houses. 4 other states are split....so I think this is a reasonable option....if we can get enough people behind it....that means time and money from all of us...to fix this broken house we live in and Restore our Republic! Folks, I think it is time to take action, and finally we know how, in our towns and communities, you can make something happen!
Generally, Bill, I would agree with you. In fact, some of those Congress people don't impress me as being bright enough to understand those bills even if they did read them!
OTOH, we have seen that there are some smart, and apparently, so far, honorable people in Congress. I don't think we should throw those guys out after just one term. If the corrupt and "lifers" are eliminated, we would need the good ones to set the bar for the freshmen coming in.
12 years is probably a good term limit for Congress. That's 2 Senate terms, or 6 House terms. If someone enters Congress at age 30, they can leave at age 42 and still find employment in the private sector. If you allowed 6 House terms + 2 Senate terms that would be 24 years! I don't think that is appropriate.
Maybe Senate terms should be revised down to only 4 years; and House terms be 3 years? The problem with the 2-yr House terms is that the Reps have barely begun their first term, before it's time to start campaigning for the next election. A waste of time and money.
Perhaps the 12 years should also apply to appointed positions in govt ... like "czars" and agency heads?
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I figured I would bore everybody with my "first gobbler" story from way back in 1975. I wrote the story then, in an effort to preserve the details of the hunt in my memory for when I got older (although I do not readily admit it, I may be beginning to reach that point!). Anyway, here it is,... if you have the patience to read through the whole thing.
The alarm clock jolted me awake at 5:05. Peeking out of my sleeping bag, I glanced out the window of my old '63 Chrysler where I had spent the night curled up in the back seat. The full moon illuminated the surrounding pine forest outside the car, making me think that dawn would come early on this last day of the New Mexico spring gobbler season. The date was April 27, 1975, and this was once again the last straw in a long series of attempts on my part to grasp what for several years had been my holy grail, to call in and harvest a Merriam's gobbler from these southern New Mexico mountains.
My makeshift camp was at the end of a rough two-track jeep trail that dead-ended on the edge of the Black Range Primitive Area, a portion of the wilderness complex that comprises what is generally referred to as the Gila Wilderness in southwestern New Mexico. Established some half century earlier by Congress at the urging of Aldo Leopold, this giant block of unfettered mountains and forest was the first federally protected wilderness area to be established in the United States. White-rumped Merriams turkeys roam here, along with a wide assortment of other large and small game, and I had spent many an enjoyable, but so far fruitless, morning wandering these mountains, and others like them in southern NM, in an effort to entice a lovelorn gobbler to my turkey call.
Rolling down the window of the car, I immediately heard what I had been dreading since sundown the previous evening. A cold, howling wind roared through the tall pines surrounding me, sending me diving back under the sleeping bag and hurriedly rolling up the window. I lay in the bag, cursing the wind and my poor luck, and contemplating resigning myself to another annual defeat and rolling over and going back to sleep. In past years, I would most likely have done just that, but this year I had become more determined in my quest. Regardless of the conditions, I was going to try.
Fumbling for my camouflage clothing, I began to prepare myself for the morning. I soon had added enough layers to keep out most of the cold and wind. As I stood outside the vehicle and readied my pack and gun, I heard rumbling from up the two-track road and soon saw the headlights of another vehicle coming my way. There were three hunters inside, whom I had met in the area before. We were all going the same general direction, even though they were planning on hunting a different major canyon drainage than me, so I waited for them to gather their gear, and then the four of us headed down the trail into the primitive area.
Daylight was still nearly a half-hour away, but I had most of that in distance to walk to get to where I wanted to be by the time the gobblers awoke. After a fifteen-minute walk together, the other hunters and I separated at a trail division and went our own ways. Another ten minutes of hiking put me on the ridge point from which I had heard gobbling the previous morning. As I overlooked the deep canyon that sprawled out below me, I realized that it would take a serious stroke of good fortunate to hear a gobble over the roar of the wind. As daylight slowly crept over the eastern horizon behind me, I strained my ears and listened until nearly full daybreak, but my fears were confirmed.
I had heard a gobbler the day before on the south ridge of the canyon below me, so I began making my way down the steep slope toward that area. For thirty more minutes I hiked steadily downward, pausing occasionally to yelp loudly on my box call. Finally reaching the canyon bottom, I contemplated my next move under the horrendous conditions. A small spring fed this section of the canyon, and the water trickled along the bottom for several hundred yards on down below me. In this country, water is a precious resource for wildlife, and I knew that the turkeys in the area liked to frequent this location. I Decided that my best course of action was to work my way along the watercourse, continue calling loudly with the box, and hope to hear a response over the wind.
Easing along, I looked for fresh turkey sign, called occasionally, and watched for birds down the canyon in front of me. At one point I came around a bend, and picked up movement ahead of me. A single animal darted into the brush seventy-five yards ahead, but in the momentary glimpse I had, I could see that it was either a small cougar or a large bobcat. This sighting did not increase my confidence in finding turkeys. Discouraged even more by the continuing bad last-day luck I was experiencing, I nonetheless continued on down the canyon.
Soon the trickle of water in the bottom began to disappear, and before long it had vanished underground entirely. The canyon was narrowing, as well, and the nice, turkey-attracting openings I had been walking through were diminishing. I estimated that I was now three miles from the vehicle and it was two full hours after sunup. A final sense of defeat was starting to set in.
A lone spot of sunshine was hitting a small opening ahead of me, and I decided I would find a spot in the warming rays of the sun, make myself comfortable, and rest for a few minutes before heading back out. I again called loudly on the box, and then set it aside and leaned back to soak up the warmth.
I don't know for sure how long I sat there, my thoughts drifting off in review of the season that was about to come to a close. In resignation, I arose, gathered my gear, and took the first couple of steps in the long journey back to the vehicle. Suddenly, from up the steep south ridge of the canyon, I thought I heard the faintest of sounds. It was one of those distant noises that we all have heard, one that makes us pause and ask ourselves whether it was real or imagined.
Scooping up the box, I proffered several loud yelps up the slope. I listened intently, willing the noise I had heard to be a gobble and to be repeated. Minutes passed and with them my hopes, when again the muffled sound came from up the ridge above me, but this time I was certain it was the gobble of a tom turkey.
Quickly, I evaluated my situation and options. Glancing below me, I spotted a small clearing in the canyon bottom forty yards away. Thinking this would be ideal for my set-up, I headed towards the clearing. Half-way there, I was startled by a clear gobble from up the slope, much closer than the first two had been. I dashed toward the clearing, and a small, scraggly pine I had identified as my hiding place, praying that the approaching bird would not see me before I reached it.
Settling into the limbs at the base of the pine tree, I quickly readied myself, grabbed the box, and sent out another series of yelps. An even louder gobble resonated into the canyon. This gobbler was definitely on his way towards me, sending a thrill though my body that I had never experienced before. Finally, after all the years of trying, it looked like I was about to have my first encounter with a called-in gobbler. I had to mentally tell myself to get control of my emotions and focus on the moment at hand.
As I stared intently up the slope for the bird, the unmistakable sound of air rushing over wings came from above me. The shadow of a large flying bird passed by me on the ground and I glanced back just in time to see a gobbler land on the hillside not fifty yards from where I had been sitting in the sunshine minutes earlier. As quickly as he hit the ground, he disappeared into the trees behind me.
I froze in place and waited. Minutes passed with no sight or sounds from the gobbler. I pondered my predicament and decided to chance the movement needed to yelp with the box call. I called with no response....waited, and called again. Nothing.
Fifteen minutes passed and I was now convinced that I had somehow blown this rare opportunity. I sat dejectedly, going over the encounter and the possible mistakes I had made, when again a distant gobble sounded from up the ridge where I had heard the original sounds. I grabbed the box again and yelped loudly. Within seconds, another gobble echoed from the ridge, and again it was louder than the first. I was confused at the goings-on, but was once again "in-business" with an interested gobbler, or so it appeared.
A small secondary canyon ran up toward the ridge from about seventy-five yards to my left, and the next gobble I heard was from up this small cut, but was again closer. I decided to play coy and wait for the birds next move. Five minutes passed and then another gobble rang out directly up the hill above me, perhaps a couple of hundred yards away. Again I peered up the hillside and waited.
It was about this time that I realized that the howling wind had somehow abated momentarily, and with its absence, I suddenly could hear a faint rumbling sound fading in and out from up the hillside. A thrill raced through me as I realized that I was hearing the gobbler's drumming as he ballooned into full strut.
The sound grew louder as I strained to see the bird. Suddenly, there he was, walking from behind a large ponderosa pine. Slowly, he descended the hillside, pausing often to look for the hen he had heard below. Eventually he reached the bottom, fifty yards from me, and began to strut, drum, and gobble back and forth in front of me. I was enthralled by it all and excitedly took in this spectacle that I had waited so long to see take place.
The gobbler moved slowly back and forth for a while, going out of full strut only on occasion to look for the hen he was determined to impress, and never quite closing the distance between us to what I considered a comfortable shooting distance. I was afraid to try to call to him, thinking that the movement needed to work the box would catch his attention and send him scurrying back up the hillside.
Eventually, he tired up waiting, folded up, and started pecking at the ground. Instead of moving closer toward me, he turned and began feeding away. I was at the proverbial "moment of truth". I had to do something or he was going to leave, so I reached down slowly, picked up the box, and softly sent him three yelps.
Immediately, he raised his head and spun around toward the sound, staring intently in my direction. He gobbled magnificently, inflated into strut, and headed back my way. Pirouetting back and forth and slowly moving toward me, he began to cut the distance. Sixty yards....fifty....forty....and on he came in indeterminately slow motion. The show he put on for me was classic. Strutting, gobbling, drumming....the whole works.....and ever so slowly, on he came.
The set-up I had chosen turned out to be perfect. I had climbed into the canopy of pine limbs in such a way that I was quite well hidden from the gobbler, even though I could see through the foliage well enough to get a spectacular view of his courtship ritual. At this point, however, I had become well aware that my options for actually shooting at the bird were somewhat limited. There were only a couple of openings in the screen of limbs through which I could shoot, assuming I could get my gun "poked through" the limbs into one of the openings without spooking the bird.
Fortunately, beginners luck was finally completely with me, because the gobbler generously decided to stop and strut at fifteen yards with his head right in one of the six-inch-wide openings. It was now or never, so I deliberately brought the Model 12 20 gauge up and over one limb, slid the barrel into the opening above another, centered the bead on his head below a third, and brought the curtain down on the show.
To say I was elated, astonished, and in disbelief would, even to this day, be an understatement. I may have been more thrilled at some point in my life, but I cannot honestly say when it might have been. I don't remember how long I sat an admired that gobbler....the size of the bird, the coloration of the head and feathers, and their iridescence, the beard and spurs...but it was a long time. And when I finally picked him up and headed up the steep canyon and ridge to my car that was parked four miles away, I don't remember that I felt any weight at all.

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Guess we should all be ready for the next phony scandal. Nicole Avant has returned from her post as ambassador to the Bahamas (that sounds a lot better than going to Benghazi!), so that she can join with other Hollywood celebs in promoting the benefits of Obamacare.
Avant is a California socialite whose family has strong ties to political figures. The article mentions that as a "bundler", she and her husband raised $21 million for the 2008 Obama campaign.In the fall of 2009, Avant was appointed ambassador to the Bahamas. The State Department inspector general, alas, didn't have the same warm, tingly feelings for Avant that the Obamas do. The IG's scathing report blasted her jet-setting tenure, which the watchdog described as "an extended period of dysfunctional leadership and mismanagement." Avant, true to the Obama way, blamed problems "inherited" from the previous administration.
But Avant, and Avant alone, was responsible for her chronic absenteeism. She was gone from the office 276 days between September 2009 and November 2011. (roughly 35% of the time) The IG concluded bluntly: "Her extensive travel out of country and preference to work from the ambassador's residence for a significant portion of the workday contributed to a perception of indifference. ... The frequent absences of the ambassador contributed to poor mission management."
And it was Avant's neglect of basic office maintenance and core mission work, not George W. Bush's, that led the IG to conclude that the post had produced "little political reporting or analysis on international crime, drug smuggling and illegal migration or on prevention of terrorism" under her reign. Avant chose instead to tout her "success" in hosting former basketball star and fellow Obama booster Magic Johnson on the islands to promote "business development."


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Liberal Bizarre: Equating aborting a third term viable fetus with applying the death penalty to some deserving psychopath.
Conservative Bizarre: Equating aborting a first or second trimester, non-viable fetus with aborting a third term viable fetus or with murder of an otherwise innocent and healthy child or adult.
Liberal bizarre: Let's allow ALL abortions even 3rd trimester, let's fund them abroad too. But let us NEVER use the death penalty even for murdering pedophiles and serial killers.
I actually don't know any pro-choice advocates who suggest allowing unrestricted third term abortions of viable fetuses either here or abroad. I think that qualifies as a red herring. The death penalty is a separate issue. From a personal perspective, my only concern with the death penalty is what is does to us as people, not what it does to the criminals (assuming of course that they are actually guilty, which we know is not always true).
Liberal Bizarre: Rarely considering the law of unintended consequences as it relates to their view of environmental issues ...
Conservative Bizarre: Rarely considering the law of unintended consequences as it relates to corporate behavior in polluting our environment or introducing new and virtually untested additives into our food supply with no consideration of long term consequences.
Liberal bizarre: Let's pass a stimulus package that places more importance on mice than jobs. Let's staff the new cabinet with tax cheats and scofflaws. Let's have an accountable government starting with a $400= million inaugggeration and push through a trillion dollar package of pork before anyone has time to read it. Let's not worry about the law of unintended consequences!
Can't you at least make a pretense of relating your comments to the ones in the post?
Liberal Bizarre: Proclaiming to be advocates of environmental issues yet rarely do their lifestyles differ appreciably, as it relates to conservation, from those they advocate against.
Conservative Bizarre: Claiming to be Christian while rejecting the most fundamental, and still radical, Christian concepts of charity, justice and compassion.
Liberal Bizarre: Let's claim Christian values especially if we're not.
If you're talking about me, my values are almost entirely Judeo-Christian in origin. Like Milton Friedman, as I noted n another thread, I view those values as having grown out of the totality of human evolution. Their validity does not depend on whether or not they were defined by God.
Liberal Bizarre: They claim to be advocates of free speech, yet go to virtually any college campus and any invitee brought there to speak about an issue that isnt in line with the left wing world view is shouted down and isnt allowed to speak.
Conservative Bizarre: Not even pretending to support free speech when the opinions are contrary and particularly opposing free speech of liberal professors in colleges.
Liberal bizarre: Let's call everyone that disagrees with the president a racist. Let's have our attorney general teach us about racial equality by calling us a "Nation of Cowards" while ignoring the fact that blacks are the most racist group in America. Let's depend on college professors and 'community activists' to determine what's best for educating our kids and running our country.
Who have I called a racist? I think the Atty Gen is right. I believe your comments on blacks are ridiculous. If you think they're accurate, please start a thread with your evidence and we can have a discussion. I'll have to respectfully disagree with your last suggestion. I'd rather trust my kids with their own education and the electorate to help decide who will run our country.
Liberal Bizarre: Claiming the first amendment means everyone, yet the second amendment doesnt.
Conservative Bizarre: Claiming the second amendment means everyone under all circumstances, but the first, fourth, fifth, fourteenth, etc., amendments should only apply when convenient.
Liberal Bizarre: Claiming the Constitution is a living document, whatever that means, and isnt to be taken literally.
Liberal Bizarre: Let's actually change the Constitution so it more reflects what we want and deserve.
Actually, the Constitution makes specific provisions for how it can be modified. That's how we got the 14th amendment ending slavery and establishing equality under the law, and the 18th amendment giving women the vote among others.
Conservative Bizarre: Claiming that the second amendment only includes the second half of a two-part sentence, or that the Constitution was somehow intended to protect the unborn, or that the Supreme Court's decision in overruling the Florida Supreme Court in 2000 was in some manner a fair and literal reading of the Constitution.
Liberal Bizarre: Let's claim the Constitution guarantees everyone a right to a $400,000 house, free medical care, loans whether or not you can pay them back, tax rebates even if you've never paid a dime into the system, an expensive car, rims, 40s, flat screen TVs and forgiveness of all past crimes unless you are a conservative taxpayer.
Who suggested any of these were Constitutional issues? In fact, who has suggested all of these "policies" in any context?


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Lands with Wilderness Characteristics Inventories
As required under FLPMA and current BLM policy, the Bureau recently updated its wilderness characteristics inventories for western Oregon. The impetus for this update was the need for accurate information to support the ongoing revision of the BLM's Resource Management Plans for western Oregon. In conducting these inventories, the western Oregon districts followed the guidance provided in BLM Manual 6310—Conducting Wilderness Characteristics Inventory on BLM Lands. This manual provides a process for identifying BLM lands that meet the following criteria: a) encompass at least 5,000 acres of roadless, contiguous BLM lands ; b) appear to be in a natural condition; c) provide outstanding opportunities for solitude or primitive and unconfined recreation.
The BLM conducted the inventories using available information (e.g. maps, photos, records related to projects, monitoring data, etc.), and field checked the information as necessary. As inventory maintenance, the BLM used the same criteria from Section 2(c) of the Wilderness Act to determine the presence or absence of wilderness characteristics.
In conducting this inventory update, the BLM performed an initial screening to identify all areas that could potentially meet the minimum size criteria. The screening was performed using Geographic Information System (GIS) data with the following parameters: (1) Spatial identification of BLM-administered lands that potentially met size criteria, (2) Screening such areas for the absence of roads meeting the wilderness inventory road definition using the BLM's Ground Transportation Network (GTRN) database. The western Oregon districts began detailed inventories of the resulting inventory units during the summer of 2012. All districts used an interdisciplinary process.
Completed Inventories
The Medford District inventory found seven areas that possess wilderness characteristics totaling 85,254 acres. The remaining areas examined in detail were found to lack wilderness characteristics for a variety of reasons.
Inventories with Wilderness Characteristics
- Berry Creek (PDF)
- Burton Nine Mile (PDF)
- Dakubetede (PDF)
- Round Top Mountain (PDF)
- Wellington (PDF)
- Whiskey Creek (PDF)
- Wild Rogue (PDF)
Inventories without Wilderness Characteristics
Most of the remaining lands clearly and obviously lacked wilderness characteristics due to roadless area sizes well below the Wilderness Act's minimum size criterion. However, the following reports address areas that warranted more intensive evaluation, but were ultimately found to lack wilderness characteristics:


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There's a lot of good advise here we can't to help correct the issue if we don't know what the dog did at the trial. So a little more history would be helpful. Like did the dog break at the line, did he blow off casts or whistles on the blind.
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I came back to hunting 4 years ago after a 17 year hiatus. I took up bowhunting 2 years ago. I have been hunting deer on my neighbors 33 acres. Last spring I tried spring gobbler hunting, as there is a small flock that has been in the area.This year I left my trailcameras out all year and kept track of the birds' movements.
Monday April 30 I didn't get in my blind till about 9:30.I barely got in the blind after setting my decoys when gobbling strarted behind me within 100 yards.I gobbled 4 seperate times with the birds getting closer all the time. I then clucked a few times on my diaphram and 3 gobblers passed by the side of the blind at 10 feet.When they got to the decoys , about 25 feet away, I had to wait till the one stopped strutting and they all turned away from me to draw my bow. I nailed the closest tom and he only made it 20 yards till he dropped. Unbelievable, I had only been in the woods 15 minutes till my first gobbler was on the ground.
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A first test with the Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D ´W1´ digicam. An interesting pretty small 3d-cam with 77mm stereobase. Many problems (jumps in perspective, etc) have to be resolved and many tests have to be done ( stitching methods, maximum possible image size, etc..). I consider this a nice challenge. BTW: the 3D...


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Society 1858 is a breath of fresh air to the already fabulous Gibbes Museum of Art, and Friday's Rock, Scissors, Art on Paper Preview Party again demonstrated the young professionals' contemporary approach to art appreciation and support of the arts.
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Attendees stepped through the doors of the Gibbes and into a festive but mellow cocktail party. Guests milled about downstairs, enjoying drinks and tasty bites from Gilligan's Restaurant, including seared Ahi tuna, shrimp cocktail, sweet potato fries, and vegetable flatbread.
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WTF? That's a weird one, I don't remember it pegwarming anywhere. It's been a while though.Mine still have Bespin Security Guards.
Nope, and in fact "false advertising" isn't a real legal thing unless it's "unfair or deceptive" and "deceptive" really means INTENTIONALLY deceptive which this wouldn't cover. Not being able to bring an intended product out isn't intentionally deceptive or unfair. They held back Wedge because the head they sculpted for the Luke body didn't fit correctly, and the initial run when they finally did release it was simply a small revision assortment at a time when retailers weren't refreshing product, so it didn't make a splash initially.Weird how they release the figures with collection numbers around it but not that particular figure. I thought there was a law that they had to release what was advertised on the back of the package or something. Like when Wedge was originally released in Vintage but they wanted to re-work the figure so they did a small production run to avoid false advertising then released it in full production the next year or something like that.


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undefined Hey, this is my first post for this website, and I have read a lot of replies to other similar topics regarding a beginner setup. I have a Shakespeare 8.5' 5 wt. club right now that I have had decent luck with on small to larger streams. BUT, I am at the point I know there are better rods out there, that actually bend past the last three guides, and are light weight, etc... I have gotten very used to my rod now, after just maybe one full season, but, man, there are a ton of fly rods out there from names I've never seen to names I know I can't afford. Are there any brands to stay away from, or any suggestions from people that have been in the same situation? I can't really go over $200 for the rod, and I have found a lot in that range, I just don't want to get a rod and have to replace it or parts on it after a season or two. Does anyone have experience with the lowend G. Loomis setups, or the Lefty Kreh setups, or any other suggestions of brands that may not be the typical, Sage, St. Croix, Cortland, types I might run into. I like fishing spring creeks to larger rivers, and I am wanting to size my rod down to a 4 wt. 3-4 piece, because I like backpacking and do a lot of that as well. As mentioned, I have a club for lakes, and larger rivers out here. Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Welcome to the forum! You'll find out that there are a lot of helpful people on this site. I'm pretty new to flyfishing too, so I guess I can't really include myself in this group of people! :chuckle:
I recently purchased a new 8 1/2' ---5 weight St. Croix Avid combo from Cabelas($300), which includes the Cabelas LSR reel (a lightweight machined aluminum reel) , Scientific Anglers GPX fly line (premium line--$59.95), and a cordura-covered rod case--AND also a lifetime warranty. The rod, when purchased alone, costs $190.
I've only been out fishing once with this new set-up....Had a lot of fun, but didn't catch anything. The one thing that stuck out to me the most was the rod's light weight and balance. The rod is VERY lightweight, especially when compared to the cheap dept. store combos, and balances very well when matched with the LSR reel. It doesn't have that whippy feel and the "forward-weight" (if that makes sense) of cheaply made rods.
There are several other rods in this price range out there--low-end Sage, G. Loomis, etc. The St. Croix is the my first "real" fly rod, so it's the only one I've had any experience with. You'll be able to tell a big difference with ANY of the rods you mentioned!
Good luck in your search!
The good news is that there really isn't a bad single hand 3-4 wt rod in the $200.00 price range. Granted rods in this price range don't have the cosmetics of high end rods and don't have the engineering of the high end ones; but unless a person has been fly fishing for several years and has the skill to get the most out or the high end rods, he isn't really going to be able to get everything out of the high end rod anyway.
Take your pick of brand in the $200.00 range because all of them are good rods. I would recommend you seriously consider staying with a 5 wt though because you mentioned you will be using it on larger rivers as well as smaller spring creeks. The 5 wt will make casting longer on the larger rivers easier. And personally, I'd get rid of the Shakespeare after you get the new rod because you are going to find yourself not using it anyway.
The "low end" Loomis rods are really pretty much the old Loomis blanks the company made when it got started up back in the early 80's. They are very good rods and at one time were considered to one of the best available. They even sold for pretty much the same price then and they are being sold for now, which makes them a good value. The Lefty Krey TFO rods are a new design made in Korea and they are also very nice rods. The cosmetics are not the best, but they are very good casting rods and a great value.
I can't emphasize enough that you really ought to go to a fly shop or two and test cast several of the rod brands you are interested in. This way you will get a rod with an action that suits you best and you will be better off and happier in the long run as a result.
For your price range I highly recommend the Temple Forks Outfitter TiCr x. You will not find a better performing rod at any price. I wish I would have known about these rods before I spent thousands (literally) on my single handed arsenal. They cast absoloutly wonderfully and you will be satisfied. The fit and finish and components are equal to the high end manufacturers and you get a unconditional lifetime warranty (costs $25 if/when you break a rod). Mike at the Red Shed Fly Shop (www.redshedflyshop.com) is a site sponsor and offers the best customer service in the business. Send him an e mail and take one for a test drive.
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What's most amazing to me is how this community loves spending money.
I have never seen a community before openly want so many paid features to be added to a game. When EA makes a game or adds DLC, there's rage through out the internet, but when Blizzard does it.. casuals and debit card warriors rejoice. I really don't understand it.
I saw one person defend this by saying EA releases stuff with bugs. I sincerely hope they're kidding.. it's a widely known fact Blizzard doesn't give a rats ass about feedback and bug reports on beta tests, they're only marketing hypes. There's a reason that big streamers and YouTubers get first hands on Beta tests and it's not because they thoroughly test the game.
If you look hard enough, Blizzard cuts so many corners to make sure they don't spend as little money as possible.
Example #1: Look at the login screen for the Humans. Look closely at the tree on the right (where your character selection screen is). You will notice they actually copy/pasted a tree doodad over top of the bushes which caused horrible clipping and just didn't care enough to blend it in or put it behind bushes.
Example #2: Stretched Textures - All over the game there are textures that they simply stretched out to make them fit, rather than rendering new texture models. Look at Gu'chi the Swarmbringer. They simply took a small bug, colored him differently and stretched his texture out to make his skin. The tops of arches in Padnaria also have this effect.
Example #3: Scenarios - They can spin this any way they want, but they were hoping that these time-saving 3 man scenarios would be replacing 5 mans. Scenarios are pointless and effortless. Even Heroic Scenarios are trivial with three derp DPS pulling 70k.
The honest reason they love Scenarios so much is because they don't have to design a new environment.. they can just put some quest/event strings into the game, throw a re-skinned boss in the end and call it a day.
I've been a Blizzfanboy since 2000 but I'm powerless to do anything as I watch them spiral down into a fallen giant. I don't think they're going to bring any of the lost subs back and if I had to guess, I would say by the next expansion, we'll have 3-4 million subscribers left, right where we started.
The problem is: They think that their forums are a vocal majority. I never meet people in-game that share the same opinions as the entitled leeches on their forums. They keep making design decisions based on the whining casual players on their forums and look what it's done for them so far. They're almost down half from what their prime (13 million) was.
Teritary stats, adventure guide, 5 dungeons, 2 raids, buy able level 90s, easier gearing up is NOT the way to fix this issue. This is the kind of crap that's driving people away from this game, not encouraging them to stick towards it. I honestly think, now they're just going to milk the franchise for as long as possible and once it's dead, Activi$ion will cut off loose ends with Blizzard and move onto the next company to suck dry.
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PERSONAL: Resides in New Mexico...married...attended New Mexico State University...began umpiring Little League games at the age of 14...enjoys golf, working out and riding his Harley-Davidson...would want to be a Secret Service agent if he was not an umpire...is the owner of Ump 88 Irish Grill in New Mexico.« Back to umpire roster


text: I honestly would not run another Master test after the MH title if it wasn't for the Master National. To pass a Master test in my areas involves significant exposure and understanding of technical water. These concepts must be tuned up (at least with my dogs) prior to every test. I drive an hour and a half one way to get to a decent tech pond. It is hard on the family, job and my personal obligations. Had to put my dogs on a truck last year to qualify and to run the Master National. It is difficult to maintain technical standards training in cow pastures and round ponds. Not really complaining, simply stating the facts.


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May the force be with you.
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My Star Wars Fan Film: The Lazy Jedi
Is this the third, or fourth different Slave 1 molds? Including the small one just released.
BTW, Amazon has them back up for sale on their site, if they have any left in a week or two I may order another (one MIMB and one to open). Good thing we're not on RS, or I'd get flamed for daring to consider ordering 2.
May the force be with you.
Plus I signed up for a free month of Amazon Prime, so I got free 2 day shipping! Take that!
So anyway, it's done, my addiction re-ignited I must now begin the process of downsizing my collection to make room.
If anyone is interested in PT loose (possibly even some carded) figures PM me. I will probably be making a post in the trades section. I hate to resort to ebay to get rid of my unwanted figures. I'm sure I have a ton of Clones and Droids circa 2002-2006ish.
May the force be with you.
2. AOTC "Saga" (2002) - repainted for ESB OTC (2004)
3. TCW/AOTC Rise of Boba Fett (2010) - repainted for ESB TVC (2013)
4. AOTC Class II (2013) - repainted for ESB Class II (2013)
Vintage is the original, of course; AOTC is the one with the rotating spring-loaded missile launcher in front, bigger than vintage but not by too crazy much; Rise of Boba Fett is the huge version that was repainted for Amazon; Class II is the tiny little $20 one.
Got a question for Hasbro? Ask it here!
My Photos and Reviews: SSG Toy Guide
My Star Wars Fan Film: The Lazy Jedi
AOTC Class II (2013) = Small
Vintage/SOTE/POTF2 = Medium
AOTC "Saga" OTC = Large
TCW/AOTC Rise of Boba/Amazon = Super Sized
I was fairly sure my OTC version was bigger than my POTF2/SOTE versions. That's probably where I was confused.
Though I still maintain that the original $100 was too steep, $75 is easier to swallow. I say $75 because Amazon charged sales tax. Maybe I'll feel differently when this monster arrives, I just hope it doesn't dwarf my Millenium Falcon.
May the force be with you.
Got mine today. Sadly. It was from AZ, but it shipped only in the white mailer box and, as a result, arrived with dinged corners and a has two dented piercings which went through the the white cardboard and through the interior box. I'm not sure how to proceed. It's not as bad as many of the photos I've seen, but I don't want to accept substandard quality for the price I paid. I also don't want to have to ship it back to them in this condition, where the post office will likely say that they won't accept a package in that state as shippable. I'm also concerned that Amazon might consider my complaints to be fraudulent since I am sure they've received tons of the false claims looking for refunds. Any suggestions?
I'd contact them if you're not planning to open it and toss the box. Amazon generally has excellent service, and they're aware of this problem. If you're concerned about the condition of the box, use their chat or request a phone call; I'd be shocked if they don't make it right.
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Murral, that is the thing about you and other liberals making assumptions about others. I know you spend money like there is no tomorrow because that is what you shared. You call me a penny pincher, when you know next to nothing about what I have done with my money. I did not say I never spend money, far from it. I told you I spend money wisely, which are two totally different things. The money we have has come from working hard and I want to spend my money the way I see best, not give it to the government to waste and do more harm than good.
If you are truly the hard working guy you claim to be why do you want to support a government that does not value hard work? That is what happens when you let the government decide how to spend your money. If I chose to help someone in need, which we do every month, I want to pick the people I help in the way that will do the most good. I do not just throw money at everyone that walks up to me with their hands out. I want a plan to be in place that will get them on their feet, so there is money available for the next person that may come along that needs help because of a bad situation. It is so much easier for a group to help one person at a time than the way the government has been handling the most needy for too long. Adding to the list of people on government aid does not get people out of poverty. Keeping people in poverty, by giving them pennies, instead of a plan to make dollars is just cruel.


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By Tiernan Ray
Shares of chip maker Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) are down 22 cents, or almost 2%, at $12.23, afterthe company lost a ruling on its attempt to overturn a a verdict against it in favor of Carnegie Mellon University, as reported by Bloomberg's Susan Decker.
As Decker writes, a jury ruled last year that Marvell infringed on two patents held by Carnegie Mellon pertaining to disk drive storage, and awarded the university $1.17 billion in damages. U.S. District Judge Nora Fischer decided the jury had in fact had adequate evidence. Judge Fischer also agreed that damages should be increased for willful infringement by Marvell.
One party with some encouraging words is RBC Capital's Doug Freedman, who has a Buy rating on the shares, and a $17 price target, and writes today that this decision is "no surprise," and that the company has said "they have not heard comments regarding injunction or enhanced damages (which is contrary to the wires), and they are waiting to hear back on more motions (timing unknown, but likely to become more transparent over the coming days/weeks)."
"Nonetheless the process is on-track to move to federal court to appeal, as expected."
Freedman actually thinks the company will win, ultimately, in federal court, but it's possible it might settle:
While we do not see MRVL losing this, as the case likely moves to federal court for appeal, we do recognize the potential for a settlement. News today is in line with what we've expected and adds further delay to the determination of damages, potentially for up to several years. While the near-term risk is that Marvell may have to escrow money (the company has not set aside an accrual in this particular matter), MRVL has lined up surety bond providers to fund potential cash reserve requirements. In terms of an injunction, we believe the likelihood is low there, too, as no real damages are created given that CMU is not shipping. In the long shot that the judge does issue an injunction, we would expect a relatively rapid appeals hearing taking into account the high degree of importance in supplying the disk drive market.


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Started out getting griped at, then went to my dads and all was good, had alot of gumbo.
Came home and got a call. My wife flipped her truck 3 times on a bridge with her grand daughter about 500 yards from house.
Thank God for seat belts and child seats.
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Hlafter receives historic preservation award
Posted May 22, 2002; 11:27 a.m.
The Historical Society of Princeton recently presented its Historic Preservation Award to Jon Hlafter, director of the Office of Physical Planning .
The award recognizes Hlafter's leadership in building and landscape preservation. "The Princeton University campus is one of the most significant historic resources in Princeton. In his more than 30 years of service to the University, Jon Hlafter has made a significant contribution to the preservation, enhancement and evolution of the University campus," the certificate reads.
Princeton also was presented with an award for its restoration of the University Chapel, built in 1925-28. The project was completed this winter.
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Lecture focuses on Palestinian nonviolence movement, April 15
Posted April 15, 2003; 09:58 a.m.
Activist Patrick Connors will discuss the Palestinian nonviolence movement in a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in McCosh 10.
Connors has been a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement and has worked for organizations such as Save the Children and CARE. His lecture is titled "The Growing Palestinian Nonviolent Movement, Israeli Settlements and Israel's New 'Security Wall': What You Won't Learn on the News."
The lecture is sponsored by the Princeton Committee on Palestine .
For more information, contact Philippa Townsend .
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Federal Court Orders U.S. Defense Contractor KBR To Stand Trial in Nepali Human Trafficking Case
Published: August 23, 2013
WASHINGTON — After a review of the evidence, a federal court today ordered the Nepali human trafficking case against Houston, Texas-based U.S. defense contractor KBR and its Jordanian subcontractor Daoud & Partners to proceed to trial. A trial date has been set for April 14, 2014. Lead plaintiffs counsel is Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC.
The case involves 12 Nepali men, ages 18 to 27, who in 2004 were promised safe jobs in Jordan, but were instead involuntarily transported to Iraq. Eleven of the men were captured and killed by insurgents on the way to the U.S. Air Force base where they were to work. The plaintiffs' complaint alleged that KBR knowingly violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The Court denied KBR's motion that argued the plaintiffs did not have sufficient evidence to proceed to trial.
In his order, Judge Keith Ellison, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, wrote, "the proffered evidence shows that each man was deceived about his promised job; each man was promised a hotel-related job in Jordan; each man's family took on significant debt in order to pay recruitment fees; when the men arrived in Jordan, they were subject to threats and harm; their passports were confiscated; and the men were locked into a compound and threatened." Read the remainder of this entry »


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ORIGINAL: Bobbyparks
That's an awesome shot there Bobby. I could see that picture in a magazine. Of course, after the editors photoshopped you out of it!
I haven't even spoken to Mary since she got the first notch in her belt. Tell her congrats again for me.
What? Photoshop me out?
How quickly young people forget respect for their elders these days.[;)]
Just kidding "old man". Great picture.


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Ltr4-12: Economic Impact Aid
Official Letter
Official Letter
March 27, 2013
Dear County Superintendents of Schools:
This apportionment, in the amount of $188,792,367, is made from funds provided by Item 6110-128-0001 of the Budget Act of 2012 (Chapter 21, Statutes of 2012). These funds support the Economic Impact Aid (EIA) program pursuant to California Education Code sections 54020 through 54028.
County superintendents are notified of each apportionment by e-mail which is sent to their CDEfisc e-mail address, to inform him or her of this apportionment and request that the e-mail be forwarded to the school districts in the county.
This apportionment equals 80 percent of the local educational agencies (LEAs) estimated 2012–13 entitlements, less funds previously apportioned, less $1,176,001, which represents reductions in categorical funding for basic aid school districts, as explained below. This estimate is based on 2012–13 entitlements, as reduced by a revised deficit factor of 5.6991 percent. One additional apportionment of 20 percent is planned for May 2013.
Revised EIA entitlements for 2012–13 have been calculated, and are posted on the California Department of Education (CDE) 2012–13 EIA Funding Results Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/eia.asp. Select "Economic Impact Aid 2012 Funding Results," and then select "Schedule of 2012–13 Revised EIA Entitlement Data."
Under the EIA formula, each district's 2012–13 entitlement is equal to its 2012–13 EIA per-pupil funding rate multiplied by its EIA eligible pupil count; no cost of living adjustment was provided for the current year. Because the budget appropriation is not sufficient to fully fund calculated entitlements, a revised deficit factor of 5.6991 percent has been applied to reduce each LEA's allocation. The EIA Eligible Pupil count for each LEA is the sum of the following:
- Number of economically disadvantaged (ED) pupils. For most districts, the ED count is the district's Title I formula child count used in its current year Title I entitlement calculation. The Title I counts are primarily based on U.S. census poverty data. The ED count for a small, rural district (district has less than 600 enrollment and was given a small, rural "locale" code by the National Center for Education Statistics), and for county juvenile court schools, is the district's prior year free meal count converted to a figure in lieu of its Title I formula child count.
- Number of English Learners (EL), as reported by the district or county juvenile court school in the prior year R30-LC Language Census.
- A calculated number for each district that has a combined ED and EL pupil count (or concentration) greater than 50 percent of the district's or county office's (for the sum of its juvenile court schools) total pupil enrollment, as reported in the prior year California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.
There is no restriction on the amount of EIA funds that may be carried over from year to year. For standardized account code structure coding, use Resource Code 7090, Economic Impact Aid: State Compensatory Education, or Resource Code 7091, Economic Impact Aid: Limited English Proficiency; and Revenue Object Code 8311, Other State Apportionments-Current Year.
Senate Bill (SB) 81 (Chapter 2, Statutes of 2012) requires that 2012–13 categorical funding allocations to school districts that were basic aid in fiscal year 2011–12 be reduced by the lesser of: (1) the district's 2011–12 total revenue limit subject to the deficit factor, calculated as of the 2011–12 certified second principal apportionment, multiplied by 9.57 percent; or (2) the amount of the district's excess taxes. Pursuant to SB 81, we have reduced the amount paid to certain basic aid districts in this apportionment. The amounts reduced are shown on the apportionment schedule. To view the list of basic aid districts and the total amount to be reduced from their 2012–13 categorical funding allocations, please go to the CDE Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/basicaid.asp, and under "2011–12 basic aid districts and 2012–13 categorical funding reductions per SB 70, Chapter 7/2011, as amended by SB 81, Chapter 2/2012" select the "Schedule of Categorical Program Recoveries for Basic Aid Districts."
If you have any questions regarding this apportionment, please contact Ross Valentine, Consultant, Charter Apportionments and District Reorganization Office, by phone at 916-327-4405 or by e‑mail at email@example.com.
Jeannie Oropeza, Deputy Superintendent
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Children's art of the twentieth century
Introduction | Social events | Political events | Special events | Personal and cultural identity | Hermannsberg and Aurukun school
School and family life | Writing patterns | Fingerpainting | Observations of daily life | 'Reach for the apple' | Frances Derham
The Gallery has an extensive collection of children's art donated over the years 1976–1986 by the artist and art educator Frances Derham. Throughout her life Frances Derham combined a steady output of paintings and drawings with a deep involvement in the art education of pre-school and disabled children. In the course of her career she travelled widely and built up a collection of thousands of children's drawings and paintings from many parts of the world.
Teaching was Derhams great love and as her own children grew up, she taught art at the Melbourne Kindergarten Training College. There she began her lifes work dedicated to the study of child art and its function in liberating and developing the expressive and creative powers of the young. She espoused the process, not the product slogan which was common at the time and which emerged as a reaction against the structured and rigid art programs of the earlier part of the century. She firmly believed that sound art practices would enhance the life of the young child through opportunities for self-expression. Derhams legacy has provided opportunities for us all to admire and appreciate the art of children.