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Bill Sammon: Washington managing editor of the "voice of the opposition"
Bill Sammon is exactly the Washington managing editor you'd expect from Fox News: a former reporter for conservative newspapers who bragged of his access to President Bush and used that access to write several fawning books. Under his leadership, Fox News correspondents and shows based out of Washington, D.C., have pushed false stories and smears of progressives while cheerleading for Republicans.
Sammon's Fox News colleagues characterize him as a "conservative"
O'Reilly: Sammon "obviously is a conservative and coming from that point of view." Introducing Sammon for a June 5, 2001, interview (accessed from Nexis) on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly said: "Mr. Sammon obviously is a conservative and coming from that point of view." Durring the interview, Sammon did not contest O'Reilly's characterization.
Wallace to Sammon: "I think it's fair to say you tilt conservative" and "didn't admire" where Ted Kennedy was "taking the country." the August 30, 2009, edition of Fox Broadcasting Co.'s Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked [1] Sammon regarding Sen. Ted Kennedy, who had died a few days earlier: "How do you reconcile the fact -- Bill, I think it's fair to say you tilt conservative in your views -- with the fact that this was a fellow in the arena, obviously liberal, was taking the country in a direction that perhaps you didn't admire, but that he did have a lot of people whom he touched and who felt that he represented them?" Sammon did not reject Wallace's characterization of his ideology, replying:
Hey, I grew up in a Irish-Catholic working-class neighborhood of Cleveland where Kennedy was a hero. It was a Democratic neighborhood, and he was an effective legislator. There's no question about it.
And you know, I saw that interview clip that you just showed from 2006. During that clip, you know, you're asking him about liberalism, and so on and so forth, and I noticed that he was one of the few senators to vote against welfare reform, for example.
So in other words, there's liberalism and then there's dogmatic liberalism. Everybody -- I mean, Bill Clinton signed welfare reform. It went on to, by most experts' analysis, greatly improve -- it drove down the number of jobless unmarried women. It drove down child poverty.
But Kennedy clung to the idea that you had to oppose that kind of thing. And so, yeah -- was he an effective legislator? Yes. Was he terribly flexible on ideology? No.
Wallace, who is also a Fox News contributor [2], "is based in Washington, D.C."
Sammon bragged of his access to Bush and his administration
Sammon bragged about his "five solo interviews of President Bush" and his "extensive, one-on-one interviews with" senior administration officials. In 2004, Sammon told CJR Daily [3], "As for access, I have conducted at least five solo interviews of President Bush, including two in February for my forthcoming book on him. I also was granted extensive, one-on-one interviews with Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, White House political strategist Karl Rove and Chief of Staff Andrew Card, among others."
Sammon's speakers bureau: Sammon "regularly interviews" Bush, Rove, Cheney. According to his bio [4] for Premiere Speakers Bureau, Sammon "has a knack for taking audiences behind the scenes of the West Wing, where he regularly interviews the President and political operatives such as Karl Rove and Vice President Cheney."
Sammon's publisher: "No other journalist has interviewed" Bush more often than Sammon. According to promotional materials [5] for his 2006 book, Strategery, "No other journalist has interviewed the president more times than Sammon." Promotional materials for his books tout his "exclusive interviews" and "extraordinary" and "unprecedented access" to Bush and his administration.
Washington Examiner: Sammon "has interviewed the commander-in-chief more times than any other journalist." According to his bio [6] for The Washington Examiner, where Sammon was White House correspondent from 2006 to 2008, Sammon, "nicknamed 'Superstretch' by President Bush, has interviewed the commander-in-chief more times than any other journalist."
Sammon used that access to write fawning books about Bush campaigns, administration
At Any Cost: How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election. Sammon is the author of the At Any Cost: How Al Gore Tried to Steal the Election (Regnery Publishing, 2001). According to Amazon.com, the book's inside flap reads in part [7]:
Al Gore was furious. He wasn't supposed to lose.
Drawing on exhaustive, on-the-scene reporting and exclusive interviews with the key players - including President George W. Bush and Vice President Richard B. Cheney - Washington Times reporter Bill Sammon has written the definitive account of the most contentious presidential election in U.S. history.
At Any Cost is a breathtaking examination of Vice President Al Gore's audacious and unprecedented effort to overturn the presidential election. Desperate to forestall the spectacular collapse of his political career and determined to inflict as much damage as possible on Bush, Gore pulled out all the stops in an extraordinary, thirty-six day campaign of scorched-earth political warfare that propelled the nation to the brink of a constitutional crisis.
At Any Cost is a gripping, must-read account of the biggest attempted larceny in the history of American politics.
Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism From Inside the Bush White House. Sammon is the author of Fighting Back: The War on Terrorism-From Inside the Bush White House (Regnery Publishing, 2002). Regnery's promotional materials state [8] of the book:
The First Book Ever on George W. Bush's Presidency...
How Bush Led America Through "the Middle Hour of our Grief"
The Democrats underestimated him. The media ridiculed him. But when terror struck on September 11, 2001, George Bush proved what kind of man he truly is. And, as Bill Sammon recounts in his new book, that was just the beginning.
In Fighting Back, you get the first book ever on George W. Bush's presidency --and the first comprehensive look at how Bush is leading the war on terror. From the moment when Andy Card whispered into his President's ear "Mr. President, America is under attack," best-selling author Bill Sammon brings us an eye-witness account of that historic day, and the days that follow.
Fighting Back gives you an extraordinarily dramatic, blow-by-blow account of a President thrust into a new kind of war. It describes history in the making, and the emergence of a great leader.
Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, Media Bias, and the Bush Haters. Sammon is author of Misunderestimated: The President Battles Terrorism, Media Bias, and the Bush Haters (HarperCollins, 2005). The publisher's promotional materials state [9] of the book:
"They misunderestimated me," George W. Bush famously remarked on the eve of his historic presidency. Fractured syntax aside, Bush was right: his detractors misunderstood his appeal to the American public, and underestimated his considerable political skills. In this compelling new book, Bill Sammon reveals how the president is turning these misperceptions to his advantage in the looming showdown with John Kerry and the Bush haters.
As senior White House correspondent for the Washington Times, Sammon has been granted extraordinary access to the president and his closest confidants, from political gurus Karl Rove and Andy Card to foreign policy advisers Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. The result is a compelling chronicle of the second eighteen months of George W. Bush's term, as the administration's focus shifts from al Qaeda and Afghanistan to Iraq and the 2004 election. Sammon's on-the-scene reporting and exclusive interviews with the president and his top advisers reveal how the White House is implementing the most profound shift in U.S. foreign policy in more than half a century, prompting an eminent Democratic historian to rank Bush alongside John Quincy Adams and Franklin Delano Roosevelt as one of America's "grand" strategists.
Misunderestimated also meticulously tracks the rise of the Bush haters, a disturbing political phenomenon that colors everything from the war on terrorism to the presidential campaign. The impact extends to the press, which Sammon exposes for racing to brand Operation Iraqi Freedom another Vietnam "quagmire" less than eighteen months after making the same blunder during the Afghan war.
Strategery: How George W. Bush Is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats, and Confounding the Mainstream Media. Sammon is the author of Strategery: How George W. Bush Is Defeating Terrorists, Outwitting Democrats, and Confounding the Mainstream Media (Regnery Publishing, 2006). Regnery's promotional materials state [5] of the book:
Strategery chronicles the perpetually "misunderestimated" president as he vanquishes John Kerry and then embarks on a breathtakingly audacious second-term agenda. He vows to rein in the judicial activism of a runaway Supreme Court, defeat the "Bush haters" who blame him for Hurricane Katrina, and, in his spare time, end tyranny around the globe. Strategery is a remarkably vivid portrait of the president as he is seldom seen.
Strategery is the third installment in a multi-volume set of New York Times bestsellers chronicling this unlikely yet historic presidency, written with verve and piercing insight by Bill Sammon, who has been granted unprecedented access to President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Karl Rove, and other senior White House officials.
The Evangelical President: George Bush's Struggle to Spread a Moral Democracy Throughout the World. Sammon is the author of The Evangelical President: George Bush's Struggle to Spread a Moral Democracy Throughout the World (Regnery Publishing, 2007). Regnery's promotional materials state [10] of the book:
Look at the polls today and you might think President Bush is a failure. The media is relentlessly hostile to him. His party lost both houses of Congress in the 2006 election. And yet...and yet, his presidency could be one of the most important in modern times. George W. Bush not only faced an unprecedented attack on the American homeland, but he also responded with an ambitious effort to remake the world --an effort being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq and in smaller skirmishes around the globe, an effort that for all its setbacks still might succeed, with revolutionary consequences.
But through it all, Sammon shows that President Bush took the high road, fighting to spread moral democracy around the world while the low-minded press focused on Vice President Cheney's accidental shooting of a friend while hunting and Virginia senator George Allen's use of the word macaca on the campaign trail
The Evangelical President is an unforgettable glimpse of a president at war, supported by an evangelical belief that tyranny should be overthrown, democracy supported, and America defended, combined with a steely stubbornness to see those goals through.
President of the Sammon book club: Sean Hannity
"I highly recommend" At Any Cost. Also during the May 9, 2001, interview, referencing an anecdote Sammon reported in At Any Cost, Sean Hannity said, "That is a great part of your book, and how you went out and got a story that nobody else did," adding, "Good stuff." He also said of the book, "I highly recommend it."
Misunderestimated "is a terrific book, and I hope everyone goes out and gets it." During a May 12, 2004, interview on Hannity & Colmes (accessed from Nexis), Hannity credited Sammon with getting "more access and later access" for Misunderestimated than Bob Woodward, adding "I love the fact that you get this access that you do. I mean, it's pretty amazing for you." Hannity later said of Misunderestimated: "I learned more about the president from this book. This is a terrific book, and I hope everyone goes out and gets it."
"I got to give you credit" for Strategery; "I can't put the book down!" Interviewing Sammon on the February 27, 2006, edition of Hannity & Colmes, Hannity said of Strategery, "Well, you've done some great reporting. I love the first part of this book." He later added: "You know, I got to give you credit. I can't put the book down! ... I'm getting so much out of it. You had more access, I think, than anybody I know with the president of the United States. And I don't know anybody who he's been more forthcoming with than you."
The Evangelical President is "a great read, and I hope everyone gets it." On the September 25, 2007, edition of Hannity & Colmes (accessed from Nexis), Hannity said to Sammon of The Evangelical President, "I've got to tell you, once again you have more time with the president. I get more insight out of who he is from your books. Congratulations, once again to you." He added of the book, "It really is a great read, and I hope everybody gets it. Beacause you have all this time with him, which is unprecedented."
Critics: Sammon is "friendly" to Bush, told White House "side of the story"
Press to Sammon on "one-sided" At Any Cost: "[D]id the Republican National Committee ask you to write this book?" Interviewing Sammon on the May 28, 2001, edition of CNN's Crossfire, Bill Press asked regarding At Any Cost (accessed from Nexis):
I just want you to relax, because no one will accuse you of being balanced in your book or of treating both sides the same.
Seriously, I have read -- I'm a junky about political campaigns. I've read most books about political campaigns starting with Teddy White, "Making of the President 1960." I've never read one that is so blatantly one-sided as your book. I have to ask you: did the Republican National Committee ask you to write this book?
Sammon replied that they had not, saying that he includes "some things in the book that are not too favorable to Republicans" while acknowledging that Gore is the book's "antagonist."
Colmes asks Sammon if he had a "predisposition" in writing At Any Cost. Interviewing Sammon on the May 9, 2001, edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes (accessed from Nexis), Alan Colmes asked, "I wonder if you came to this with a predisposition one way or the other. Was it your idea -- I mean, you said you talked to Bush and Cheney. Did you try to talk to Gore and Lieberman?" Sammon said he gave "a fair shot to all sides," and said his book is "not about ideology."
Press asks if Sammon was "used by the White House to write a puff piece" in Fighting Back. On the October 11, 2002, edition of CNN's Buchanan & Press (accessed from Nexis), Press asked Sammon: "You brag in the book about having unprecedented access to the president. You write a very positive story about his leadership in the war on terror. Do you feel that maybe you were used by the White House to write a puff piece and tell their side of the story?" Sammon replied that he had written a "very balanced book."
Colmes: Bush "knows you're going to be friendly to him. ... You're friendly to him in" Strategery. Also on the February 27, 2006, edition of Hannity & Colmes, Colmes suggested Sammon got so much access to Bush for Misunderestimated and Strategery because Bush "knows you're going to be friendly to him. You were friendly to him in the first book. You're friendly to him in this book." Sammon replied that he doesn't "pull any punches."
Reviewers: Sammon books are "conservative polemic" that show his "disgust" with Gore and "admiration" of Bush
Wash. Times review: At Any Cost shows Sammon's "disgust with" Al Gore. In a June 26, 2001, review (accessed from Nexis) of At Any Cost for The Washington Times - where Sammon was White House correspondent at the time - William Murchison referenced Sammon's "outrage at the effrontery of Mr. Gore's strategy" during the 2000 recount. Murchison also writes that "Mr. Sammon's disgust with Mr. Gore takes a back seat only to his disgust with his own illustrious profession."
Plain Dealer review: At Any Cost is "a conservative polemic," a "mean-spirited political assessment." In June 24, 2001, review (accessed from Nexis) of At Any Cost for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sammon's former employer, Dylan Foley writes: "Bluntly put, 'At Any Cost' is a conservative polemic in which Sammon uses his reporting skills to advance his thesis that Al Gore and the Gore campaign used fraud and deceit to try to snatch the presidency from George W. Bush. The book is a mix of good journalism and mean-spirited political assessment of the Florida vote-counting scandals." He concludes: "In a college course 20 years from now, 'At Any Cost' would deserve a place on the syllabus as a conservative view of the Florida disgrace. It's a well-written book by an established journalist that would be an enjoyable book for conservative true believers."
Wash. Times review: In Fighting Back, Sammon "makes no secret of his admiration of the president." In an October 27, 2002, review (accessed from Nexis) of Fighting Back for The Washington Times, Roger Fontaine writes that in the book, Sammon, "makes no secret of his admiration of the president -- which is fine -- there is plenty of the opposite from other journalists and pundits who don't fare too well in this account."
Sammon's publisher exists to promote the conservative movement
Regnery states they are "central to the conservative movement today." According to their website [11], "When the Henry Regnery Company first opened its doors in 1947, its mission was to contribute to the rebuilding of Western civilization after World War II, publishing serious works of cultural recovery, including, as it turned out, establishing and sustaining the postwar conservative intellectual movement in America." They tout the "classics of modern American conservatism they have published, and conclude:
The conservative movement has grown, over the last 62 years, from a few intellectuals, economists, editorial writers, and authors to become the most vibrant political and intellectual movement that the country has ever known. Regnery Publishing is as central to the conservative movement today, as it was nearly sixty two years ago when Henry Regnery helped start it.
Regnery describes itself as "the nation's preeminent conservative publisher." A letter [12] from Regnery president and publisher Marji Ross, posted on Regnery's website, describes the company as "the nation's preeminent conservative publisher." The website also states [11] that Regnery "is as central to the conservative movement today, as it was nearly sixty two years ago when Henry Regnery helped start it." Regnery is [13] "a subsidiary of Eagle Publishing, considered by many America's leading conservative publishing company."
Regnery publishes a "Who's Who" of the conservative movement. Regnery authors include [14]: Haley Barbour, Bill Bennett, Tony Blankley, Pat Buchanan, Jerome Corsi, Ann Coulter, Erick Erickson, Steve Forbes, Maggie Gallagher, Newt Gingrich, Dennis Hastert, Laura Ingraham, Terence Jeffrey, Wayne LaPierre, G. Gordon Liddy, Rich Lowry, Michelle Malkin, Oliver North, Mitt Romney, Peter Sprigg, Marc Thiessen, and Emmett Tyrrell.
Sammon defended Tea Party from media "hate"
Sammon: "The mainstream media hates the Tea Party movement" because it is "a big threat." On the February 7 edition of Fox News Sunday, discussing the National Tea Party Convention, Sammon said (accessed from Nexis): "the mainstream media hates the Tea Party movement almost as much as it hates Sarah Palin. And the reason is simple. That's because both are a threat. Palin is a threat down the road, whether it be in 2012 or beyond. The Tea Party is a threat because it is galvanizing Republicans." Sammon added: "So Tea Partiers are a big threat to the press. And that's why you're seeing so much of this Tea Party derangement syndrome, just like you saw the Palin derangement syndrome."
Todd: "[A]bsurd attack" "hurts journalism on every network." In a February 7 tweet, Todd responded [15]: "Come on Bill Sammon, an absurd attack and you know it: that 'MSM' hates tea party movement? Please. Didn't expect a shot like that from u." In a February 9 interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Todd said [16] that Sammon made an "unbelievable comment coming from a news executive," adding that the "crazy accusation" "only denigrates all of us" and "hurts journalism on every network."
Calderone: Sammon's "unsubstantiated claims of bias" that was "insulting." On February 7, then-Politico media reporter Michael Calderone characterized [17] Sammon's statement as "unsubstantiated claims of bias" and "blanket criticism of the press" for which Sammon had "offered no examples." He also wrote: "It's insulting for a top news executive to say that mainstream media reporters on the ground in Nashville -- most likely just trying to cover the speeches, listen to what attendees are thinking, and look at where the movement may be headed -- are motivated by hatred."
VandeHei: "Bill Sammon should not have made that comment." In an interview on the February 8 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Politico executive editor Jim VandeHei said of Sammon (accessed from Nexis), "Bill Sammon should not have made that comment. He's running the - he's running your news division. ... He thinks all reporters, he thinks Chuck Todd, he thinks other White House reporters, other political reporters hate the Tea Party movement and hate Sarah Palin? He has no clue. He can't even -- you won't be able to prove that charge to begin with. And I think that most political reporters are looking at this as students of politics."
Sammon previously wrote for conservative Wash. Times and Wash. Examiner
Before joining Fox News, Sammon was the senior White House correspondent for the Washington Examiner, where he worked from April 2006 to August 2008. From 1997 to 2006, Sammon worked in a similar capacity for The Washington Times.
Wash. Times founded as conservative paper. A May 1982 New York Times article [18] stated that the inaugural edition of The Washington Times contained an editorial by then-editor and publisher James Whelan stating that the newspaper would embrace "a conservatism we believe as relevant and vital to the solution of man's problems today as it was in the mind and struggles of Edmund Burke two centuries ago." The Washington Post reported [19] in 2002 that Rev. Sun Myung Moon founded The Washington Times "to combat communism and be a conservative alternative to what he perceived as the liberal bias of The Washington Post," quoting then-editor in chief Wesley Pruden as saying, "We're conservative on the editorial page and in story selection, but we do not strive to write conservative stories." In a December 3, 2009, Post article [20], Howard Kurtz wrote that the paper "gained a strong foothold in a politically obsessed city as a conservative alternative to much of the mainstream media," and that under Pruden and his predecessor, "the Times pursued a right-leaning path."
Examiner gives its owner "a megaphone for his right-wing views," hosts numerous conservative writers. An October 16, 2009, Politico article [21] on Examiner owner Philip Anschutz stated that the paper has "given him a megaphone for his right-wing views on taxes, national security and President Barack Obama that the 130 or so companies he owns have not provided him." The Politico continued:
He started the Examiner in early 2005 as local competition to The Washington Post, but with a clear ideological stamp. When it came to the editorial page, Anschutz's instructions were explicit -- he "wanted nothing but conservative columns and conservative op-ed writers," said one former employee.
And recently the paper's politics have become more pronounced while adding a stable of writers plucked from conservative outlets and think tanks, including chief political correspondent Byron York (National Review), senior political analyst Michael Barone (American Enterprise Institute, Fox News) and investigative reporter David Freddoso (National Review, author of "The Case Against Barack Obama").
[Stephen] Smith, executive editor since 2007, said that despite having conservative columnists, the Examiner "plays is straight" when it comes to the day's news. "If you're a dyed-in-the-wool liberal, you're probably not going to get up on your hind legs and applaud us," Smith said. "If you are a centrist or a little bit right of center and feel frustrated with the Post -- and we all know people who feel frustrated with the Post, as good as it is -- I think we're an appealing alternative."
Still, many of those conservative staffers also write news stories, and the Examiner's management comes with pretty clear political beliefs. Chris Stirewalt, the paper's political editor, and Matthew Sheffield, managing editor for the website, are both conservatives -- the latter also serving as executive editor of NewsBusters, a site that bills itself as "the leader in documenting, exposing and neutralizing liberal media bias."
Fox's Washington bureau under Bill Sammon: Home to false stories, smears, and cheerleading for the GOP
Since Bill Sammon took over as Fox News Washington managing editor on February 26, 2009, Fox News correspondents and shows based out of Washington, DC, have run with false stories as well as smears of Democrats and progressives and blatant cheerleading for the Republican Party. Among the most egregious:
Goler reverses meaning of Obama quote to falsely suggest he supports European-style health care. On the April 24, 2009, edition of Special Report, White House correspondent Wendell Goler cropped a comment by Obama and took it out of context -- effectively reversing the statement's meaning -- to falsely suggest that Obama supports creating a health care system "like the European countries." Goler claimed [22] that Obama "doesn't want to do it halfway" on health care, and then aired a clip from a March 26 online town hall event of Obama saying, "If you're going to fix it, why not do a universal health-care system like the European countries?" Following the clip, Goler reported: "His critics worry universal health care would mean government-run health care." In fact, Obama actually said, "Now, the question is, if you're going to fix it, why not do a universal health-care system like the European countries?" [emphasis added] In doing so, Obama was paraphrasing the town hall question he had been asked -- "Why can we not have a universal health-care system, like many European countries, where people are treated based on needs rather than financial resources?" -- before explaining why he opposed such a system.
Fox's Garrett deceptively cropped Obama remark on judicial role. On the May 1, 2009, edition of Special Report, correspondent Major Garrett aired [23] a clip in which Obama said of the qualities he would seek in a Supreme Court justice: "I view that quality of empathy, of understanding and identifying with people's hopes and struggles, as an essential ingredient for arriving at just decisions and outcomes." Garrett then said: "That aggravates those who believe justices should follow the Constitution and legislative intent." But Garrett omitted Obama's very next sentence, in which he stated: "I will seek somebody who is dedicated to the rule of law, who honors our constitutional traditions, who respects the integrity of the judicial process and the appropriate limits of the judicial role."
"Death book" distortions abound on Fox News Sunday. On the August 23, 2009, edition [24] of Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace hosted former Bush administration aide Jim Towey to discuss his Wall Street Journal op-ed, "The Death Book for Veterans," and in doing so promoted numerous distortions about an end-of-life educational booklet used by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). In addition to forwarding the smear that the booklet is a "death book," Wallace promoted Towey's distortion that the booklet encourages veterans to "pull the plug" -- it doesn't -- Wallace and Towey both suggested that the Bush administration suspended use of the booklet -- it didn't -- and Wallace claimed that a VHA document requires doctors to direct veterans to the booklet -- it doesn't.
Wallace tries and fails to salvage serial liar O'Keefe's credibility. On September 27, 2009 [25], Wallace helped conservative videographer James O'Keefe defend his dwindling credibility by advancing several of O'Keefe's claims without noting that they are contradicted by readily available evidence. Wallace suggested that O'Keefe "denies reports" by Media Matters that O'Keefe, in Wallace's words, "got any money from conservative backers" -- without noting that the evidence Media Matters highlighted consisted of public statements by conservatives that they had funded O'Keefe in the past or planned to raise money for O'Keefe and his partner, Hannah Giles, in the future.
Since the time of Wallace's interview, O'Keefe [26] has pleaded guilty to a federal crime and reportedly planned to "seduce" and publically humiliate a CNN reporter. Furthermore, it has become clear that O'Keefe advanced the lie that he dressed as a pimp when entering ACORN offices around the country.
Wilson falsely claims that Education Department official Jennings "admitted" that "he failed to alert authorities when a 15-year-old boy told him he was involved in a sexual relationship with an older man." On the October 6, 2009 [27], edition of Special Report, correspondent Brian Wilson stated: "School safety czar Kevin Jennings is currently under fire because he admitted that in 1988, when he was a high school teacher, he failed to alert authorities when a 15-year-old boy told him he was involved in a sexual relationship with an older man. One member of the House believes Jennings would not have his current job if czars were required to face Senate confirmation hearings." Wilson repeated the 15-year old age claim even though FoxNews.com previously acknowledged that the student was of legal age -- 16 years old -- at the time.
Special Report runs with ridiculous suggestion that White House Christmas tree promoted Mao. On December 22, 2009 [28], Baier reported that there were "some interesting ornaments" on the White House Christmas tree. He later added: "They include the communist leader Mao; drag queen -- celebrity queen -- Hedda Lettuce, who boasts on her Web site about her ornament being featured in the White House; and Mt. Rushmore with a familiar face [President Obama] added." The story was first reported by fact-free smearer Andrew Breitbart. In fact, there were more than 800 ornaments on that tree, and as Baier noted immediately afterwards, "The First Lady's office says local community groups were asked to decorate hundreds of ornaments but that they are unaware of these specific decorations."
Moreover, as the Los Angeles Times' Culture Monster blog explained [29], the image of Mao adorning one ornament was actually "one of a very large series of silkscreen paintings and prints [Andy Warhol] made of Mao. Warhol's parody transformed the leader of the world's most populous nation into a vapid superstar -- the most famous of the famous."
Special Report redefines "nuclear option" to suggest Democrats are hypocrites. On February 24 [30], Baier said that the Senate process of budget reconciliation "was once called the nuclear option" and then aired clips of what he claimed were Democrats criticizing the "nuclear option" "when Republicans were using it." In fact, the term "nuclear option" was coined [31] by former Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), one of the leading advocates of the proposal to change the Senate rules on filibusters for judicial nominations. After Republican strategists deemed the term a political liability [32], Republican senators began to attribute it to Democrats. As Media Matters for America noted [33], at the time, many in the news media followed suit, repeating the Republicans' false attribution of the term to the Democrats.
Special Report declares Tea Party Express to be the "21st Century version" of the Boston Tea Party. On April 14 [34], Bret Baier and correspondent Molly Line hyped a Tea Party Express event in Boston featuring Fox News contributor Sarah Palin. Baier called it the "21st Century version" of the Boston Tea Party and Line said: "When angry colonials disguised as Indians dumped tea into Boston Harbor in 1773, it helped spark the American Revolution. And today, the Tea Party Express roared into Beantown, hoping to ignite a second revolution."
Special Report allows GOP Sen. DeMint to direct viewers to his PAC's fundraising site. On the September 15 [35] edition of Special Report, Washington, D.C.,-based correspondent James Rosen aired a pre-taped interview with tea party kingmaker Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC). One of the quotes Rosen aired from DeMint was DeMint saying "people can come to senateconservatives.com [36]" - a website for DeMint's political action committee -- "and give directly to candidates."
Fox News Sunday doesn't disclose that "Power Player of the Week" is on News Corp.'s payroll. On the September 26 edition of Fox News Sunday, Wallace named [37] Republican Governors Association executive director Nick Ayers the "Power Player of the Week." Wallace referenced the success the RGA has had in raising funds to elect Republican governors in 2010, but did not note that Fox News parent company News Corp. had donated $1 million to the RGA earlier that year.
Special Report repeatedly did segments on U.S. Chamber of Commerce without disclosing News Corp.'s $1 million donation to it. In an October 7 report on questions over whether the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has been using foreign donations to finance campaign ads, correspondent Molly Hennenberg noted that News Corp., the parent of Fox News, had made a $1 million donation to the chamber. Since then, Special Report ran at least six segments [38] on the Chamber, without disclosing News Corp.'s donation.
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Heisey, who can't hit lefties, does so and gives the Reds a two run lead. Some good stuff tonight from Reds hitters.
Heisey, who can't hit lefties, does so and gives the Reds a two run lead. Some good stuff tonight from Reds hitters.
Stupid braves....throwing heisey fastballs
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Frazier needs to relax. Too anxious. He'll calm down.
Frazier strikes out swinging. 3-1 Reds mid 8th.
Prado, Wilson and Uggla due up
Valdez in to play 3rd.
Prado lines a single to right
I love that play from Votto. Great play. And Jack Wilson is still a ML player.
What a play by Votto for the force out.
Great play by Votto to start a 3-6 FC on a bunt attempt
Tough luck tonight for Devin.
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Hope for severe burns could lie in the healing action encouraged by a colorless, odorless "hydrogel" developed by Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBiotechnology affiliated researchers. The Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine summer edition featured a story here on this work, occurring in the laboratory of chemical and biomolecular engineering associate professor, Sharon Gerecht.
News of the original research was posted here on the INBT blog in December 2011. However, the pain and suffering experienced by third-degree burn sufferers is long-lasting and this work rightly deserves to be re-visited. The original study, done in conjunction with faculty in the Department of Pathology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Burn Center at Bayview Medical Center, demonstrated for the first time a treatment that could not only aid in healing but practically restore the skin in the tested animals to a healthy state. Use of the hydrogel was tested on mice, and after just a few weeks, skin had regrown to a nearly scar-free state that could even regrow hair. The team is now looking a testing the gel with pigs.
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Interested in comments regarding 1911 barrels from these guys. Wanting to narrow down my list.
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I know two different fellows who use Bar-Sto and they are very good shooters. I have never shot any of them myself.
I have BarSto, Storm Lake, KKM, and an Ed Brown. All work very well but so do some factory barrels. Regards, Richard :)
I have Nowlin barrels in three 1911's and couldn't be happier..the accuracy is top notch..In my opinion they are the best there is..
You can't go wrong with Bar-Sto, Kart or Wilson Combat in my experience. I've installed many of those barrels over the years and have never heard back of any failures.
Unfortunately, Nowlin was just removed from the FBI spec list for the PC9111 1911 pistols due to many of the FBI's pistols experiencing the Nowlin barrels splitting, sometime after the 5000 round mark. The new PC9111 pistols for both the FBI and civilian sales are utilizing a Springfield Armory match barrel with a hood stamp of "NM .45 Auto."
Mr. Batman: Regarding your question on barrels, anything made by bar-sto, kart, brown, wilson, or stormlake will most likely satisfy your personal requirements for accuracy parameters. My question to you is:
Are you building a personal defense protection pistol or will you be shooting in bulleye, action pistol, ipsc, idpa etc. Where the accuracy requirements will be more strict.
In the past 25 years, i have accurized at least 100 1911a1 pistols with the factory barrel. The owners used they pistols for personal protection or informal range practice. At 25', they would all group a magazine full in the center of the chest at about 1.5 to 2.0"-----some shooters could hold tighter, but the worst was a "beer can size cluster"----1 minute of beer can !!!!!!
Here is what i did to improve practical accuracy:
1. Recut, lapped, & polished the muzzle crown on the barrel.
2. Turned & reamed a nm barrel bushing for a snug fit to the slide & just enough clearance for propeer barrel pivot with no binding & no spring. You could barely turn the bushing with your fingers, but turned easily with a plastic bushing wrench.
3. Jig cut, stoned, & polished the sear nose to .020" & 90 degrees square to the pinhole.
4. Jig cut, stoned,& polished the hammer hooks to .020" & 90 degrees square to the pinhole.
After range testing, not a single one of my clients felt they needed to replace their factory barrel with a $200 premuim barrel.
Hope this info will be helpful to you in your search for improved accuracy.
Some pretty good advice in the posts here. I've always liked Kart barrels myself. But, I've been told by pistolsmiths for over 30 years that barrel fit is much more important than barrel brand. Thats probably right.


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My puppy is 13 weeks old. I got him at 8 weeks. I find as he gets older he's coming into his own. Completely normal behavior you are experiencing. My pup chews on everything he can get his mouth on. My best advice is redirect, redirect, redirect. He's a puppy, some days he listens better than others when it comes to redirecting...its expected though! I have several pairs of pants with holes in them from him! Just last night, he was interested in shreading napkins...he was so interested in them took him several times before he quit returning to them lol.
When he was 8 weeks, I started to socialize him. Due to his age and activity level, I carried him most places...While he wasn't always able to walk...he was able to hear and see the environment. As he got older, he's got way more energy and is able to try things out. Several places I love taking him are to play grounds (newer ones with the really big jungle gyms for him to climb through), Tractor Supply, trails, Mt. Vernon, shopping centers, woods, and streams/rivers. I have had him exposed to loud noises, flashing lights, sirens, guns, other dogs, people, different surfaces, heights...so all of these things are nothing to him now. He is extremely confident in everything he does : )
Just stick with your puppy, it's still young : ) Keep up with your training and socializing you'll see progress!
Placeshifter, that is exactly how my puppy behaved at 9 weeks! We were constantly trying new games, one after another, to keep him playing with stuff he was allowed to play with and not our legs, feet, etc. After awhile he started tearing up a large cardboard box. I sacrificed a tidy floor because it was harmless and it satisfied his urge. I also lived with bits of sweetgum tree seed pods and pinecones on the floor as he also tore those up in the house. It was worth it for some peace.
Now he is 5 months old and much more focused on his toys. He still likes to tear cardboard and thankfully only rips up the boxes I give to him. And I can actually enjoy petting my puppy without every touch being an invitation to wrestle and nip.
|It's better to carry a young pup anyways to avoid some contagious diseases that might be on the ground until they've had their shots. Socializing just means being exposed to many different things, they don't have to necessarily meet the dogs, interact with a lot of people.
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The biting is completely normal puppy behavior. On the board, they carry the title of "land shark" for obvious reasons.
How much are you socializing? To get your puppy accustomed to different noises and people, you need to take the pup to all sorts of places. Make it fun. Bring treats. When your pup gets curious or playful in a new environment, give a reward.
Or do they have to be walk around? Because mine basically refuses to walk every 2-3 minutes.
The biting is completely normal puppy behavior. On the board, they carry the title of "land shark" for obvious reasons.
How much are you socializing? To get your puppy accustomed to different noises and people, you need to take the pup to all sorts of places. Make it fun. Bring treats. When your pup gets curious or playful in a new environment, give a reward.
Is my puppy getting wild?
My sweet puppy who is now 9 weeks old is exhibiting annoying and worrying behavior -- is this normal?
1. She bites my toes, pant leg, sofa, chairs, shoes, etc. on a regular basis whenever she gets overly excited. Over and over again I say no, try to re-direct to another object, to no avail. I push her away from the furniture, yelp loudly when she bites my toes, removed myself from her when she tries to bite me, and have even tried to growl at her while grabbing her scruff. None of it seems to work.
2. Today she bit two visiting friends on their toes. Not a real bite but enough to sting. She then barked at them.
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On the other hand, if I take her out for a walk, she just stops walking whenever someone walks by or a loud car passes and refuses to budge. She looks scared at times. I have to carry her.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Despite a 26-18 halftime lead and holding the Chippewas to 0-for-11 shooting from long range in the first half, the Green Bay women's basketball team (5-2) couldn't hold off a second half Central Michigan (3-4) charge, falling on the road 54-50. The Chippewas shot 52 percent and 60 percent from long range in the second half after shooting just 29.6 percent from the floor and 0-for-11 from long range in the opening frame.
"We had plenty of opportunities to win this game and did a great job not turning the ball over, but we just couldn't find a way to finish," said head coach Kevin Borseth.
Senior Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) paced all scorers in the first half with 10 points. The recent 1,000-point club newcomer drilled two shots from long range early on to help Green Bay lead by as many as 13 in the first half. Ritchie finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and three assists-all team highs-before fouling out in the closing seconds of the game.
After abysmal shooting from long range in the first half, Central Michigan opened the second half on an 18-4 run to take a 36-30 lead. Green Bay struggled to make shots fall, hitting just one of 12 attempts from long range and was just 5-for-11 from the free throw line in the second half.
With three lead changes in the final three minutes, the Phoenix was forced to send the Chippewas to the line late in the game, giving the home team a four-point advantage it wouldn't concede in the final seconds of the contest.
"We had some chances to finish late in the game, but we didn't make anything happen when we went to the basket, and we need to do a better job of converting from the free throw line," Borseth said.
Sophomore Megan Lukan (Barrie, Ontario, Canada) finished with seven points and a game-high four steals while playing all 40 minutes. Lukan also committed just one turnover while facing a stiff full-court defense for nearly the entire game.
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A recent chat about Maldon made us wonder whether the sports ground above the town was officially the William Woodfull or the Bill Woodfull oval.
It's well worth revisiting the career of one of Maldon's notable citizens - he made his test debut with Australia in 1926, and he had the honour of captaining the youngest test team to tour the UK in 1930 when his squad was named "Woodfull's Kindergarten". Needless to say he brought his team home victorious, retaining the ashes.
Bill Woodfull was also captain of Australia during the infamous Bodyline Ashes tour in 1932-33, and is credited with telling England's team manager "There are two teams out there. One is playing cricket and the other is not".
So, is the ground William, or Bill Woodfull? Maldon must be a bit more laid back today than is was back in 1897 - the oval is the very casual Bill Woodfull oval.
And just one small post script - the Maldon oval isn't the only one named after Maldon's most famous cricketer. The Bill Woodfull oval is also found at Albert Park in Melbourne.
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CHICAGO, Ill. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - After a historic 99-53 win against UIC on Feb. 2, the RV/RV Green Bay women's basketball team (17-2, 7-0 HL) will travel to Chicago to face the Horizon League's other Chicago team Loyola (7-12, 2-4 HL) on Thursday night. Tipoff from the Gentile Arena will be at 7 p.m. with the game carried live on the Horizon League Network.
In Saturday's 99-53 win over UIC, the Phoenix tied the program's sixth-best mark for points in a game, and also broke the program record for assists in a game with 34 on 36 field goals. The previous mark of 33 had stood for nearly 27 years. Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) and Jenny Gilbertson (Wabasha, Minn.) had their second and first career double-doubles, while Lydia Bauer (Lake Zurich, Ill.) had a game-high 23 points. Redshirt freshman Ellen Edison (Maple Grove, Minn.) also added a career-high five points, including her first collegiate three.
SCOUTING LOYOLA: The Ramblers snapped a three-game losing streak with an 84-74 win at Milwaukee on Jan. 31, and haven't played since. Before the victory over the Panthers, Loyola had lost to Wright State at home, and Youngstown State and Detroit on the road. The Ramblers feature an extremely balanced offensive attack with four players averaging 10.2 or more points per game.
WINNING STREAK NOTES: Green Bay has won 12 straight games dating back to a 55-46 comeback win at Marquette on Dec. 8. Since the streak began, the Phoenix has held opponents to an average of just 43.8 points per game with 10 of 12 opponents failing to score more than 49 points. Green Bay also boasts a +22.4 scoring margin during the streak, and has shot 47.4 percent from the field.
IN THE POLLS: The Phoenix is the top team receiving votes in both the AP Top 25 poll and the USA Today Coach's poll released earlier this week. Green Bay is No. 18 in the NCAA RPI poll, and is also ranked No. 2 with two first-place votes in the College Insider women's basketball Mid-Major poll.
CAREER HIGHS: In the win against UIC, multiple Green Bay players put up impressive career-high numbers. Jenny Gilbertson had career highs in both points (14) and rebounds (13) for her first career double-double, while Breannah Ranger (Skokie, Ill.) added a career-high 16 points. Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) and Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.) tied and set a career high with eight assists each.
INSIDE THE SERIES: Green Bay holds a 40-5 all-time record against Loyola and has won six straight in the series. After dropping the first four meetings between the two programs, Green Bay had won 35 straight against the Ramblers before the streak was snapped in a road loss during the 2009-10 season. The Phoenix is a perfect 21-0 against Loyola under Kevin Borseth.
ALMOST IN THE CLUB: Senior Sarah Eichler enters Thursday's contest needing 27 points to become the 31st member of the Green Bay women's basketball 1,000-point club. Eichler would be the second Phoenix player to accomplish this feat during the 2012-13 season, as fellow senior Adrian Ritchie became the 30th member after drilling an open three against Indianapolis on Nov. 30.
FOLLOW IT LIVE: Fans can listen live on Thursday as Bruce VandenPlas will have the call on The Fan 1400 AM. Live stats and live video on the Horizon League Network will also be available for the game at Loyola. Be sure to follow @GBPhoenixWBB and @JustinGrones on Twitter for updates throughout the game.
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Not meant as a question (but it is a good one). That is the name of the article I just read the article that ran in MRR a in 2006. I liked it so much I scanned it and made a pdf. I've put up a jpg preview but the whole piece is a giant pdf (that is printable). The pdf (120+mgs) is here:
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wow, thank you Alex.It is really amazing to see what goes on behind the words. That article was so interesting because there are so many different takes on what it means to try and make money off of something you love and there are SO many contradictions. I quit working for other people in comics 12 years ago, because of that and now I live every day in fear of treating other people like that. I'm really sorry to hear about all that crappy stuff. I just put my books on Amazon and I feel like a fucking idiot for doing it but two of the artists I publish were demanding it.


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FYI, less then 2 weeks to have your voice heard by the committee and council. If you haven't sent your emails or made phone calls to the members, here is the link to thread with the contact info.
Maybe with enough emails and calls, we can get our separate Merganser limit back.
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Does Applying for Financial Aid Affect Your Chances of Admission?
Mark Kantrowitz
January 31, 2011
Does applying for financial aid ever limit one's chances of acceptance to a college? Do colleges give any subtle preference to students who state on their application that they do not need financial aid? For example, would it be advantageous for a student whose parents earn $150,000 and have adequate savings to tell a college costing $30,000 that they do not intend to seek financial aid? — Mary M.
Most colleges practice need-blind admissions, where they do not consider a student's financial need when deciding whether to grant admission. But very few colleges are completely need-blind, as financial need often affects the admission of wait-listed, international and transfer students. Accordingly, full-pay qualified applicants are somewhat more likely to be admitted at some colleges, affecting up to 5% of the admitted students. Note that even if a college practices need-blind admissions, that doesn't mean that they'll provide enough aid to cover the student's full demonstrated financial need. Students should never forgo applying for aid just to get in, if they need financial aid to help pay for college.
A 2008 study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) reported that 81% of private colleges and 93% of public colleges practiced need-blind admissions. An additional 6% of private colleges practiced need-blind admissions for the regular admissions pool, but then became need-sensitive when admitting students from the waiting list. The NACAC study reported that only 10% of private colleges and 2% of public colleges were need-aware throughout the entire admissions cycle. (Some colleges refer to need-sensitive admissions policies as "need-aware". The two terms are synonymous.)
Other studies have reported lower percentages of need-blind colleges. For example, one study reported that half of the nation's top colleges have need-blind admissions policies. The difference is due to the distinction between a need-blind admissions policy and a need-blind admissions practice. Many colleges practice need-blind admissions even if they do not have a formal need-blind admissions policy.
But just because a college practices need-blind admissions doesn't mean that all students are admitted without regard to financial need. Even need-blind colleges have a tendency to switch to need-sensitive admissions when admitting international students, transfer students and students on the waiting list. This typically affects up to about 5% of admitted students. (Section 568 of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 provides a temporary antitrust exemption to colleges that coordinate their institutional need-based aid policies provided that all students at the colleges are admitted on a need-blind basis. The exemption has been extended three times and currently runs through September 30, 2015. The requirement that colleges must be completely need-blind is one of the reasons why only two dozen colleges participate in the 568 Group. Most of the 568 Group colleges have adopted more generous no loans financial aid policies.)
Need-blind admissions doesn't guarantee that the college will provide enough financial aid to meet full demonstrated financial need. The 2008 NACAC study, for example, reported that only 18% of private colleges and 32% of public colleges meet the full demonstrated financial need of all students. Many colleges practice gapping, where they leave students with unmet need. (Often the colleges will use the unsubsidized Stafford and Parent PLUS loans to fill the gap.) This can lead to an admit-deny situation, where a student is admitted but can't afford to attend the college.
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'That's why Martin Biron was sent to Philadelphia. The Sabres wanted to keep him but couldn't risk the punishment from the league, whatever it may have been, which nobody knew. Their decision was based on talks with NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, a lawyer, and disciplinarian Colin Campbell, a former coach and general manager.'
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'"It's something I wasn't expecting right now," said Paille, who made his NHL debut Thursday night against the Florida Panthers in the Bank – Atlantic Center. "I'd only played 10 games in Rochester, but to get that call is unbelievable for me. It shows they have some confidence in me that they'd call me up right away."'
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Heritage Oaks Bank Welcomes New Mortgage Loan Officer - 02/22/12
2:45 p.m. PT, February 22, 2012
(Santa Barbara, CA) - Heritage Oaks Bank is pleased to announce the addition of a new Mortgage Loan Officer, Bob Davis, to their Mortgage team. With over 35 years of experience in real estate and finance, Mr. Davis specializes in First-Time Home Buyer and 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange real estate financing. He has assisted over 4,800 families with secure mortgage financing.
"Bob Davis comes to us with a solid reputation and many years of expertise in the mortgage lending field," says Fred Bond, Mortgage Division Manager and Senior Vice President of Heritage Oaks Bank. "Bob's business practices, product knowledge and superior customer service meld nicely with Heritage Oaks Bank's brand of 'Expect More'. We're very pleased to have someone of Bob's character join the Heritage Oaks Bank team," adds Bond.
Davis commented, "I am excited to join the growing team of lending professionals at Heritage Oaks Bank. When Steve Mattesich introduced me to Fred Bond and Heritage Oaks Bank, it felt like the perfect fit. I really appreciate my long-time friend Steve Mattesich for his insightfulness in this business synergy."
Heritage Oaks Bank serves the communities from Paso Robles to Santa Maria – and in Santa Barbara under the Brand, Business First Bank, a division of Heritage Oaks Bank. The Bank has expanded into Ventura County with the addition of Bob Davis. The production office location will be Oxnard and is scheduled to open in early June 2012.


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Dennis "Denny" Larry Bathurst, 74, of Commodore, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.
Family and friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the Rairigh Funeral Home Ltd., in Hillsdale.
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Schmidt Takes Third Place at Green Bay Invitational
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Fighting windy conditions that yielded only one round under par in two days, freshman Tyler Schmidt (Jefferson, Wis.) fired his second-straight two-over par 74 Tuesday at Green Bay Country Club to take third-place at the Green Bay Invitational. Schmidt, playing for the Green Bay B team, finished four strokes back of North Dakota State's Nate Varty, who claimed medalist honors with two even par rounds.
Junior Chad Ebert (Kenosha, Wis.) had a 78 on Tuesday and tied for sixth overall to lead the top Green Bay squad to a fifth-place finish. The Phoenix had a 318 in tough conditions after firing a 301 on Monday. Butler took the team title with a total score of 606, two shots clear of defending champion Saint Ambrose (300-308=608). North Dakota State (304-309=613) and North Dakota State's B squad (298-318=616) took third and fourth, respectively.
Sophomore Sam Weber (Heartland, Wis.) and Tom Boockmeier (Green Bay, Wis.) were tied for 15th overall with 36-hole totals of 155. Weber shot a 78 on Tuesday while Boockmeier carded an 81. Boockmeier had a team-high eight birdies on the week for the Phoenix.
Freshman Nic Johnson (Wales, Wis.) also tied for 15th place while playing for the Green Bay B team. Led by Johnson's second-round 76, the squad finished in sixth place (313-310=613) in the team standings. Fellow freshman Derek Fiestadt (Kaukauna, Wis.) had a 78 on Tuesday for the B team.
Schmidt's second 74 was the third best round of the day on Tuesday and included four birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys. The freshman was just a stroke back of Saint Ambrose's Travis England, who finished second. Schmidt led the tournament field in par five scoring at three-under par.
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|That was an amazing trip. Brad has a great boat and I learned something the last few minutes of the trip. When Brad was pulling up the the destination dock the the dock hand was trying to get him to park in a dangerous place and he just said no. Lesson learned.
The human factor... probably the biggest variable.
I am recalling when I first met DavidPM on Bene505's boat out at Montauk for a delivery trip back to the western LI Sound. We had all volunteered to come along for the trip and had spoken with Brad on the phone and he had briefly interviewed us and visa versa. All I initially knew was that he had previously owned a Venture 21' and that he and his son had brought the boat up from Annapolis to Montauk together. Knowing that a 50' boat has many more systems then a 21' boat made me wonder a trifle but what I did not know was that Brad was also an amateur pilot at one time. Another point of wonder was that the reefing lines for the main sail had not been set up since he had acquired the boat. DavidPM and another sailnetter set up the 2 reefing lines BEFORE we set out the next morning and it turned out that we really needed them. Brad was a nice enough guy and his boat was less then 10 years old so I don't recall anyone using a fine toothed comb to check out the engine on his boat but we really needed that as well. It was really nice to have other seemingly competent sailors along like DavidPM and DefRich who helped to allay my fears as the weather was looking a bit iffy, even if it was only to be a trip of just under 100 nm down LI Sound.
The weather turned out to be the other most important variable. The weekend in November we had chosen to do the transit was also the weekend that a fall squall decided to show up. After leaving Montauk in light winds and mild fog the wind built up from the S, S/W until it was easily gusting to 40 knots by the time we pulled into Port Jefferson. I believe Brad got a SOG reading of 4 or 5 knots under bare poles alone outside of Port Jeff before we entered the harbor to tie up for the night.
I'll admit right here and now that I am a bit of a chicken shyt and prefer sailing when the conditions are much nicer then what we encountered that day and the next. We ended up motoring from Port Jeff to Glen Cove and the 50' Benetteau was pounding over the 4+ foot waves the now westerly blow we faced with varying seascapes of either all white horses when the wind hit above 45 knots or only several here and there when it went back down near 30 knots with still large lumpy waves for the LI Sound (all wind speeds were verified after the trip from buoy readings on mysound.com). I admit that the conditions alarmed and even scared me a bit as I was not used to them. I even mentioned ditching out in a port like Oyster Bay to him but he seemed to be almost enjoying it AND he had his son aboard AND the saltier of the crew (DavidPM & DefRich) went below to take naps while the boat pounded! It was only 12 more miles to Glen Cove after all and I know the layout of the western Sound quite well and grew up sailing near Glen Cove.
It was a beautiful, awesome and scary trip to me but I am so glad I did it. I am also glad that we had no engine problems and had the ability to reef the main down to the second reef point and take in the jib. We sailed most of the way to Port Jeff but the motor, reefing ability and crew made it all possible. I also enjoyed hanging out in the cabin while the boat was going through its motions and chatting with DefRich who was in the navy (that's how he got deaf); this fact reassured me that I don't get sea sick too easily. I would do it again though in a heart beat.
Not sure if all of this is applicable to your thread so sorry for the drift.
Bilge Start
Check the bilge, ideally dry the bilge completely, and shut off the bilge pump.
Check the stuffing box
The idea is to do this first as the checkout will probably take at least a half hour and we want to see if the boat is leaking at the dock. At the end of the check-out check the bilge again and make sure it is not leaking and that the pump works
Walk around the boat slowly and just look at everything. The idea is to see if something is just not right and to just get a feel for the boat..
Ground tackle size and length.
Standing rigging
Running rigging, Winches, handles, blocks, Trying to see if the boat is in good enough shape to sail and has all the parts.
Hoist sails if possible at dock
Dock lines and boat hook, spare line
Steering, Check for unusual play
Emergency Tiller
Manual Bilge pump(s) and handle
Horn, lights, PFDs, Throwable, flares, boat hook
Speedometer, Depth finder, other deck instruments
Tank fills and tank key
Check all compartments
Engine (deck level)
Start engine, key and process
Transmission, forward and reverse, check cables
Check stuffing box
Insurance, Registration
Tax payment proof
BoatUS membership card
Manuals, Maintenance records
Flood Light
Engine (below deck)
Spare parts, belts, impeller, tools, filters, muli-meter
Fuel filter,
Oil check
Transmission check
Oil Pressure (50)
Water Pressure (170 - 180)
Maximum RPM (Lookup) Run engine at 90%
Primary filter bowl
Zinc (Might as well know where it is)
Below Deck
Through hulls, plugs
check all compartments
Chain plates
Fuel tank size (full)
Head (Tank empty)
Tank locations and locations of valves and inspection ports
Fire extinguisher
Propane tanks and switch operation.
Stove operation
Pressure water operation
Head operation
Electrical and Electronic
Main Switch (What exactly does it turn on and off, what is direct to battery)
Use of all switches on panel
What is the charging position(s)
Battery(s) 12.6 volts
Battery 14+ volts with engine running
Radio (check transmit with handheld)
Electronics, Chart plotter, etc
Fresh Water
Medication seasickness
Clothing appropriate for everyone
First aid kit
Gloves, Boots, Sun Glasses, Hats, Sunscreen, TP (Stuff People forget)
Hand held radio, GPS etc.
Run engine at 90% max and check instruments
Operate all sails
Operate all instruments
Check for leaks
Bilge (End)
At the end of the check-out check the bilge again and make sure it is not leaking and that the pump works.
The next post is my final list incorporating all your suggestions.
It is very similar to SD's boat inspection list with a few missing and a few added. It would be similar to a charter inspection too.
The human factor made it a no-brainer. But since the tide was against us the wind high and the motor flaky I'm pretty sure I would have not done it even with reliable crew.
Of course if their was a gang of thugs running down the dock that would have changed the equation.
You do bring up a very interesting question. Every time we go out their is a decision being made.
Is the crew, boat, weather etc. OK enough to leave the dock?
For the trip you describe, it sounds like the 'human' factor was a the biggy! If it had been yourself and a trusted friend, known the basic state of the boat, and the moorage situation at the destination, would you have gone?
(The human factor, it's always the 500 lb gorilla in the room!)
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That is a pretty comprehensive list. My question, is what do you do if some of the items 'fail' the test? Do you back out of the trip, insist that the items be corrected immediately, forget about it and take off, or what? What if the owner tells you he doesn't have an extra impeller, the fire extinguishers are expired, and he can't find the emergency tiller?
In fact I would expect that many things on the list would not be officially up to "code".
As SD said depending on the trip each item has to be evaluated as a go no-go.
Even if you decide to take the chance at least if you knew what was on board and where and what was particularly dogey you could mentally prepair yourself. No sense looking for an emergency tiller if their is none for example.
For example take Caleb's stuffing box dripping at rest. I'm going for an 8 hr. boat move. I would take the boat out for a spin around the bay for 20 minutes and see how much was leaking. Check the battery twice, check the alternator, check the bilge pump and check the manual pump.
If it filled up the bilge 5 gallons worth in 20 min, I would probably scrub the mission. If it was only a pint or so I would probably take the chance.
There is an accumulative factor also.
Last Fri I went to help move a boat (Pearson 26) up river from one marina to another only one half mile.
There last time we tried it there were 4 things wrong:
I would probably gone for it with only one of those problems but with all four I scrubbed it for another day even though it was only a 20 minute trip.
It really depends on what failed as well as the scope of the trip. You have to take each item as it stands and how your comfort level is with what doesn't pass.
For instance, say the fire extinguishers and flares are expired... Most fire extinguishers will work fairly well, even past their expiration date, provided they're still pressurized. SOLAS class flares will often work, even years past their expiration date, and are better than USCG-approved flares when they're 5-10 years old in many cases.
If the through-hulls are about to fail...that's a different story...
Originally Posted by BarryL View Post
That is a pretty comprehensive list. My question, is what do you do if some of the items 'fail' the test? Do you back out of the trip, insist that the items be corrected immediately, forget about it and take off, or what? What if the owner tells you he doesn't have an extra impeller, the fire extinguishers are expired, and he can't find the emergency tiller?
That is a pretty comprehensive list. My question, is what do you do if some of the items 'fail' the test? Do you back out of the trip, insist that the items be corrected immediately, forget about it and take off, or what? What if the owner tells you he doesn't have an extra impeller, the fire extinguishers are expired, and he can't find the emergency tiller?
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Do you know where the main battery switch is? Do you know where the propane tanks are? Do you know where the emergency tiller is kept and how it mounts?
How is the boat wired? Is there an echo charger? is the bilge pump wired directly.
How is the pressure water setup? Automatic switch? Will it burn out if left on?
Is the depth finder calibrated for water depth of clearance under keel?
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- 4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
- 1/2 cup fat-free creamy Caesar salad dressing
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Place salmon in a large resealable plastic bag; add salad dressing. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Place salmon skin side down on grill rack. Grill salmon, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5 minutes.
- Combine soy sauce and garlic; spoon over salmon. Grill 10-15 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork, basting occasionally with remaining soy sauce mixture. Yield: 4 servings.
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My dad and I have been making goldeneye sihouettes for making Y boards. I was wondering if anyone has used them and if they will decoy to them. We would use them together with our two dozen ghg, just looking for a cheap way to make our spread look bigger
I guess I will try and if they don't work, I can paint them black and use them for scoters.
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Here's my helmet primed before painting, with the modding I've done to it I'm pretty happy with what I've got out of it. It's a Marrow Sun helmet (original version), with heavy modification to right earpiece area, keyslots, and making it overall less sharp and crisp to match the real helmets. This helmet was great to work with, big thanks to Jordy for that.
My goal is to make this more like an original film-used prop version, leaving it more asymmetrical and not perfectly trimmed, and painting as per Lee's recommendations and what I've noticed done on the originals (lines not perfectly masked, painting with the earcaps on the helmet, etc). In addition, the paintjob will be more of a reflection of it's appearance during the filming of ESB rather than after years of poor handling afterwards. Anyone who has studied the exhibit photos against ESB framegrabs and publicity photos should know what I mean.
My camera is awful so I have a hard time getting detail shots, and in the first shot it looks very narrow, so forgive me.
Real Borden connector
Newer version of the keyslots with seperate MQ-1 circuit casting (right after I snapped this photo I realized I had to fix it some more!)
Rangefinder earcap mount ground down, replaced with 2-piece version, and added the small mounting area for the lower earpiece. God what I would give for some good metal ears...
I can't thank Tylerdurden and Rogue Studios enough for their help so far...you guys have an unhealthy amount of knowledge and it's infecting me
I've been dragging this project out for months due to lack of time from work and school, so hopefully I'll be able to relax and get a fair bit of painting done over the holidays.