text:
Hudson new face on school board
Voter turnout dismal 36% across Dawson County.
Jon Hudson will be the new guy on the District 20 school board.
Hudson was the second top vote-getter in the general election Nov. 2 following a four-way race for three seats on the board.
Board incumbent Nate Wyatt received the most votes with 794. Hudson had 779 with 768 votes for incumbent Scott France.
Shawn Boyd garnered 438 votes.
Despite some contested races in Dawson County, only 36% of registered voters chose to cast ballots compared to 42% across the state.
Other than it being a non-presidential election year, election coordinator Sheri Bellamy said she didn't know why turnout was so small.
Of the 594 early ballots issued in the county, Bellamy said 539 were returned.
Counting ballots on election day went smoothly, she said, noting that four people came in to count votes for two write-in candidates in the race for seats on the Lexington school board.
The top vote-getter in the race was write-in candidate Ray Ehlers who received 1,125 votes.
Write-in votes cannot be counted electronically, she explained, noting that registered write-in candidates must file an affidavit 10 days before the election so votes for them can be counted.
Other local races
Mayor Joyce Hudson, whose seat was uncontested, will continue in her position. She earned 738 votes.
Councilmen Tim Strauser and Jeff Whiting were also unchallenged.
Strauser, who represents east ward, received 412 votes, while west ward representative Whiting had 343.
Gothenburg Airport Authority board member Craig Bartruff, whose seat was uncontested, had 680 votes.
Ballot amendments
County voters agreed with state voters in passing an amendment that changes funding for economic development if approved by a majority of registered voters.
However the measure passed narrowly in Dawson County with
Find the complete story in our print edition. Receive the entire issue of the Gothenburg Times on-line in PDF format each Wednesday for only $25 per year. Call 308-537-3636 to subscribe.
Latest Headlines
- Gothenburg native releases first novel
- We all need help from a friend
- Monsanto hosts 6th annual Safety Day program
- Brady places champ and runner-up at State FCCLA
- Swedes continue conference domination
- Dancing With The Stars changes venues
- Middle-of-the-Pack Finishes For Swede Boys and Girls
- Girls Show Support for Teacher's Cancer Fight


text:
|2004-04-03, 02:43
|Link #21
I just got into the manga/series so far my least favorite character was the beast tamer from buggy the clowns crew i now edit my choices to the beast tamer Usopp and captain morgans son that guy annoyed me x 10
Last edited by baka; 2004-04-05 at 15:03.
|2007-07-05, 09:56
|Link #27
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Jun 2007
Woah, i hate Bellamy! That guy pissed me of.
but he got what he deserved!
I'm so glad the Apis arc was a filler arc, i've never watched it and never will.
Just look at my poor fellow animesuki-goers, they're so annoyed! xD
And why does people hate Usopp? he's so damn cool!
Last edited by Mon Cheri; 2007-11-02 at 03:28.
|2007-10-28, 03:47
|Link #30
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: England
Age: 29
First episode, Coby and then later the "Coby" mini arc (two episodes about him). Ouch they were painfull. Now hes a marine, hes not as bad and doesn't look or moan as bad.
Usopp is the kind of character that has memorable moments and can be generally liked but also annoys the hell out of you the other 50% of the time.
|2007-11-23, 07:59
|Link #36
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: kokoro no naka ni imasu
my least character would be.. blackbeard... why?
Spoiler for ^.^:
well, seriously, i don't like foxy,, when Luffy defeated him and kick his ass,, i do a butt dance with my sister.. hahaha i also don't like CP9.. well,, i really don't know why either,, but they pissed me off... ^.^
|2007-12-01, 18:50
|Link #37
NaruHina Maniac
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Konoha
Age: 27
i love everyone from the strawhats
buggy is hilarious, he's all talk, walks the walk but never reaches the end of the road
my most hated character would by far be the two monkey pirates from the skypeia arc
also tashigi is awsome, i'll bet any money that she is actually kuina but lost her memory (this will make zoro happy)
|Thread Tools

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The 2011 American Community Survey says West Virginia ranks the 10th highest in poverty and 12th highest in child poverty.
This all comes from information for the U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.
The Mountain State has seen a .5 percent increase for people living in poverty from 2010 to 2011. The Parkersburg Metro Area, consisting of Vienna, Marietta and surrounding areas as well, has seen a .6 percent increase.
"On a quarterly basis we meet with Westbrook, DHHR, Peer Support and those other agencies that are helping those who are unemployed, get employed," explains Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell. "As a matter of fact we're starting to enter into a program where we'll hopefully be able to get some public bus passes to get people back and forth for new jobs. We've worked with that group for quite some time now and we're hoping for some progress to help these numbers decline."
The survey also tells us the Parkersburg Area's average household income is nearly one thousand dollars higher than the rest of the states at just over $39,000 a year.
The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says education remains a strong shield against poverty. Only a four percent poverty rate for those with at least a bachelor's degree, compared to the 15 percent in poverty with high school diploma.The study also shows there is a nearly one in three chance of poverty for those who don't graduate high school.
The Basics:
WV 10th highest in poverty; 12th highest in child poverty
334,885 In WV living in poverty; 97,677 children in poverty
2010 West Virginians living in poverty: 18.1 %; Parkersburg Metro Area: 16 %
2011 West Virginians living in poverty: 18.6%; Parkersburg Metro Area: 16.6%
2011 Median Household income: $38,482; Parkersburg Metro Area $39,314 ($41,337 in 2010)
You can visit: www.wvpolicy.org for the WV Center for Budget and Policy.


text:
Data delayed by 15 minutes.
We value knowledge and promote creativity. We offer our employees optimal working conditions and opportunities for their development.
We have been taking responsibility for our broader community and for maintaining a healthy environment since 1954.
Krka's basic line of business is the production and sale of prescription pharmaceuticals, non-prescription products and animal health products.


text:
Your current filters are…
by Danny O'Brien, Ebele Okobi-Harris, Jillian York and Rebecca Mackinnon
No matter how narrow you think the use of your website or service will be, if it's successful, it'll be used in ways you'll never expect - including life or death fights over human rights in foreign countries. The design of your sketchy PHP code might make the difference between a free press or a government clampdown, tortured dissidents or a bloodless coup. Twitter aids activists in Iran; Facebook helps the independent press in Ethiopia; World of Warcraft is policed for sedition in China. What is happening on your site that you don't know about? And how can you design it so you help the good guys?
LEVEL: Intermediate
United States United States, Austin
11th–15th March 2011


text:
What Your Favorite 1980's Sitcom Says About You
Oh, you didn't go to any 80's musicals as a child? You were raised by a nanny your parents called "TV" and you called "Miss Poppins" because you were polite and very confused about things? That sounds about right. Here's who you grew up to be based on which television shows you watched most obsessively.[ITPGallery]


text:
A new flu prevention program is being put to action at the South Georgia Medical Center. The South Georgia Medical Center is implementing new procedures to help fight the flu. They are working to keep the sick patients from spreading germs to the staff, other patients, and healthy visitors.
Patients with flu-like symptoms seeking treatment are being asked to wear a mask at all times. They will also be given a medical kit to help prevent the spread of germs.
"All these people, all these patients will be exposed. If one employee catches the flu from the patient, we may have an epidemic so we are really worried," explains Dr. Willy Saurina, Infectious Disease Specialist.
Each year an estimated 36,000 people die from the flu. Yet for a variety of reasons, many still don't get the vaccination. Experts say the flu shot is affective if it is given in time.
"What I find is people say I don't feel good. I think I'm gonna go get a flu shot, so that is the wrong thing to do because that means you already have the flu in the system and then you get a shot to activate it," says SGMS Infectious Disease Coordinator Brenda McDaniel.
The preventative measures they're taking at SGMC are in response to some of last year's larger outbreaks.
"We learned a lot last year from SARS that we need to be better-prevention mode. We know that vaccines are prevention but not everyone gets vaccinated," McDaniel adds.
SGMC is hoping that other private doctor's offices will implement similar programs as well.
What are the costs associated with providing these medical kits to patients? For the patients, these medical kits are free and the hospital says the inexpensive supplies are worth the cost to help prevent the spread of the flu.
wctv6.com Extended Web Coverage
Influenza (the flu)
Influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious disease that is caused by the influenza virus. It attacks the respiratory tract in humans (nose, throat, and lungs). The flu is different from a cold. Influenza usually comes on suddenly and may include these symptoms:
These symptoms are usually referred to as "flu-like symptoms."
Anyone Can Get the Flu, But the Disease Is More Severe for Some People
Most people who get influenza will recover in one to two weeks, but some people will develop life-threatening complications (such as pneumonia) as a result of the flu. Millions of people in the United States, about 10% to 20% of U.S. residents, will get influenza each year. An average of about 36,000 people per year in the United States die from influenza, and 114,000 per year have to be admitted to the hospital as a result of influenza. Anyone can get the flu (even healthy people), and serious problems from influenza can happen at any age. People age 65 years and older, people of any age with chronic medical conditions, and very young children are more likely to get complications from influenza. Pneumonia, bronchitis, and sinus and ear infections are three examples of complications from flu. The flu can make chronic health problems worse. For example, people with asthma may experience asthma attacks while they have the flu, and people with chronic congestive heart failure may have worsening of this condition that is triggered by the flu.
How the Influenza Virus Is Passed Around
The flu is spread, or transmitted, when a person who has the flu coughs, sneezes, or speaks and sends flu virus into the air, and other people inhale the virus. The virus enters the nose, throat, or lungs of a person and begins to multiply, causing symptoms of influenza. Influenza may, less often, be spread when a person touches a surface that has flu viruses on it – a door handle, for instance – and then touches his or her nose or mouth.
The Flu Is Contagious
A person can spread the flu starting one day before he or she feels sick. Adults can continue to pass the flu virus to others for another three to seven days after symptoms start. Children can pass the virus for longer than seven days. Symptoms start one to four days after the virus enters the body. Some persons can be infected with the flu virus but have no symptoms. During this time, those persons can still spread the virus to others.
How To Know if You Have the Flu
Your respiratory illness might be the flu if you have sudden onset of body aches, fever, and respiratory symptoms, and your illness occurs during November through April (the usual flu season in the Northern Hemisphere). However, during this time, other respiratory illnesses can cause similar symptoms and flu can be caught at any time of the year. It is impossible to tell for sure if you have the flu based on symptoms alone. Doctors can perform tests to see if you have the flu if you are in the first few days of your illness.
What You Should Do If You Get the Flu
Influenza is caused by a virus, so antibiotics (like penicillin) don't work to cure it. The best way to prevent the flu is to get an influenza vaccine (flu shot) each fall, before flu season.
Do Not Give Aspirin To a Child or Teenager Who Has the Flu
Never give aspirin to children or teenagers who have flu-like symptoms – and particularly fever – without first speaking to your doctor. Giving aspirin to children and teenagers who have influenza can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye syndrome. Children or teenagers with the flu should get plenty of rest, drink lots of liquids, and take medicines that contain no aspirin to relieve symptoms.
The Myth of the "Stomach Flu"
Many people use the term "stomach flu" to describe illnesses with nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. These symptoms can be caused by many different viruses, bacteria, or even parasites. While vomiting, diarrhea, and being nauseous or "sick to your stomach" can sometimes be related to the flu — particularly in children — these problems are rarely the main symptoms of influenza. The flu is a respiratory disease and not a stomach or intestinal disease.
Weekly Flu Update: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/weekly.htm
Source: http://www.cdc.gov (Center of Disease Control Web site) contributed to this report.


text:
Cover Shot! is a regular feature here at the Café. I love discovering new covers, and when I find them, I like to share. More than anything else, I am consumed with the mystery that each new discovery represents. There is an allure to a beautiful cover. Will the story contained under the pages live up to promise of the gorgeous cover art?
Like the heroine of A Lady Can Never Be Too Curious, the cover for Mary Wine's steampunk novel has my interest piqued. I love the heroine's expression, but the guy looks kind of dorky; I don't know if it's the goggles, his derby, or his goofy grin. What do you think of this cover?
In stores August 2012.
On the outside, Janette Aston appears to be a proper young lady; however, the people of England have no idea that this poised young miss secretly studies the scientific discoveries of the mysterious Illuminist Society. Janette soon grows hungry for more secrets about this Society, and she finds herself impersonating an Illuminist to discover more information. As she is exposed to secrets and dangers she never could have imagined, she begins to wonder if she's finally gone too far. But when she runs into gorgeous Illuminist Guardian Darius Lawley, she finds that, while her life is in danger, her sense of curiosity is most certainly piqued…


text: Hey guys I came on this site looking for some info. I have an 05 dodge ram single cab and want to upgrade everything. I know what size speakers are in the doors etc... I know that 6 1/2's will sound better than 6x9's but I'm on a budget. I'm probably going to run either the alpine 9831 or 9833 and am looking for a good set of speakers(6x9's) to run off of it. I don't like real bright highs as in mb quart. I also plan on running a jl 10w3 in a sealed box and am not sure which amp to use yet with that. Any help is appreciated.


text:
STREATOR — It was not the way PHS coach Andy Puck wanted to see his Princeton Tigresses start out in Tuesday's Class 3A regional opener against Morris.
The Tigresses seemed out of sorts in the first set, overwhelmed by the Redskins in a 25-14 defeat. While they raised their play in the second set, the Tigresses' luck and season ran out in a 25-21 defeat at Pops "Dale" Gymnasium in Streator. They bow out at 28-8.
"We got outplayed, that's all there` is to it," Puck said. "We didn't execute. We are just overwhelmed. It's a lack of postseason experience, that's all there is to it. Unfortunately, until we battle a little more we don't get the postseason experience.
"They gave me a lot more in that second set. Very proud in that second set, proud of their program, proud of each other. Heck of a season. I'm very, very proud of my kids how we did battle back. And you know what, a couple balls bounce that way and a couple balls bounce this way we win that second set. I definitely liked our chances in that third set."
The first game set the tone for the night as the powerful Morris team dominated from the start, holding leads of 8-3, 13-6 and 19-9 on the way to victory.
With a student body touting the Morris' "block party," the Redskins' hitting game was even more overwhelming led by 6-foot-1 Abby Baker (9 kills), 6-0 Kayln Korte (10 kills, 3 blocks) and 5-10 JoAnna Nowicki (6 kills).
"They're tall and athletic. I mean, what do you do?" Puck said. "We're 5-8, they're 6-foot. If we execute a little more in our serve receive packages and our serving. We were a little gun shy. I think kids we're a little scared. If we would have come out like we did last week, we battle and we win. It's that simple.
"I think the week layoff hurt us a little bit. But we had great practices. I think I got these kids sped up to where we can compete with the bigger, physical taller teams, but we just didn't execute in the normal things we do in day to day things."
The Tigresses started to do things much better in the second set. They gained a 11-10 lead on a kill by Abby Jaques. Hailey Schultz hit twice off Morris blocks to gain a 13-12 lead and struck again to tie the game at 14.
Rachel Frank served up an ace and PHS benefitted from a line judge's call to close within 18-17. Two miscommunication errors by Morris enabled the Tigresses to tie the game at 20 and an Ashley Farraher sideout kill forced a tie at 21.
Nowicki served up the final three points, killing the first herself and getting an emphatic kill from Baker on the third.
"As a total package, we [had] probably one of the best matches we've played. It was great," Morris coach Jackie Litwiller said. "That's what we've been working up to, so I hope we continue."
The regional marked the second postseason exit in 3A for Princeton with no change in sight. Puck said he won't use that as an excuse.
"This school's twice our size, but if we compete we win," he said. "I'll never blame ... I'm not happy (with it), don't get me wrong. I's unfortunate for these seniors they never got a taste of a good postseason run. And I miss a good postseason run."
Senior Becca Hult led the Tigresses with seven kills and two blocks in her final match in the Princeton blues. Schultz added five kills.
Morris will face top-seeded LaSalle-Peru (28-3) for the regional championship at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Lady Cavs were forced to three sets by an inspired Mendota team 25-15, 21-25, 25-8. L-P has defeated Morris twice this season.
Comment on this story at www.bcrnews.com


text:
Olympics in Birmingham?
Original Air Date: 8/17/2008
The Alabama Sports Festival was started in 1982 to provide an Olympic like experience in the state. More than 6,000 athletes participated in the sports competition in 2007. Ron Creel is President and Chief Executive Officer for the Alabama Sports Festival. He has agreed to lead an effort to bring the Olympics to the Birmingham area. Creel discuss the task facing the state in trying to lure the games to Alabama.
Price: $24.99
Includes Free Shipping!


text:
Somewhere at the pinnacle of comedy -- up there in the Monty Python and "Daily Show" stratosphere -- is the Onion. Anything it does -- weekly newspaper, books, cable show -- is terrific.
Now "Onion News Network" returns Tuesday. Here's the story I sent to papers, profiling Suzanne Sena, who is perfect as Brooke Alvarez, the full-of-herself anchor:
By MIKE HUGHES
At first, Suzanne Sena's career seemed
rather random .


text:
Hey, I have no shame. I found some great and affordable items that I cannot wait to share with you all! I also grabbed a new, (actually an old favorite) foundation to add to the mix again.
Check out my awesome new picks below!
I love watching your haul videos!
Retail therapy is the BEST kind of therapy ;-) Even buying one small item can brighten your day.
Mat velvet + is my favorite foundation of all time. I'm in shade 25 and it's perfect!
LOVE your hauls! Wish we had Ulta's in Canada! So convenient to get drugstore & higher end items at the same place!ReplyDelete
Pretty collection... I think it really made your day. The real pleasure comes when applying makeup :)
Mirela Kasimovic
I love watching all your haul videos! They're so much fun to watch :)
Fab video now we need to shop!! Haha
We will stop by your blog again :) Hope you can check us out too at
Love Nail Envy..but find that after my nails are "better" the maintenance formula is better. Too much of the original causes my nails to peel. Cute bun style!ReplyDelete
My cousin introduced me to Nail Envy and told me it works wonders although I haven't had much success. I need to remember to reapply every other day :) I told my sis n law about it and she said it is amazing so why isn't it working with me? What is the maintenance formula?Delete
I love your videos,you are so beautiful!!!ReplyDelete
heeyy tiffany! i love you and you inspired me to start my own makeup blog! I love you so much! -from the middle east!! <3 -wilma xoxo please check it out and tell me what you think girl! LOVE YOU
Really nice experience.i like your video.the execution of items was very good.thanks for sharing this post.
retail services


text:
They say Turkson (Ghana) is the favorite, but I have a feeling Sandri (Argentina) or Ravisi (Italy) could sneak in.
The guy who wears the funniest hat.
I sat next to a bishop once on a flight to Tampa.....
I don't know any Cardinals except Musial.
RIP Richard Jeni... fantastic comedian. Check out his act on the church.
You can lay down some hard coin at paddy power.com.
LOLz...Bono is 1000 To 1.
Word is the Vatican has hired Korn/Ferry.
Antonio Banderas, with Melanie Griffith as Mrs. Pope.
Wrap up the Hispanic and the vapid Californian vote.
What ever happened to Guido Sarducci?


text:
Darkness downtown due to construction
Due to the need to relocate electrical conduit in the downtown area, there may be some street lights that will not be operational.
"We are working with Public Works in order to have some temporary lighting brought in," Petersburg Borough Manager Steve Giesbrecht said. "We don't want to be without light in that area."
Giesbrecht stated in his regular report that Petersburg Parks and Recreation is working with the Petersburg High School Baseball team to offer the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run Competition Saturday, May 11.
Also during his report, Giesbrecht stated that property assessments have been sent out and appeals for these will be due by the end of April.
"The asphalt shingle roof is almost complete on the new library," Giesbrecht reported. "The exterior siding is under way and the project is scheduled for substantial completion by mid-June to the beginning of July and opening approximately the first of August."
PND, Western Dock and Bridge along with sub-contractors, Petersburg Public Works Director Karl Hagerman and Petersburg Harbormaster Glorianne Wollen met to discuss pre-construction for the North Harbor Project.
"The Middle and South Harbors are full at this time," Giesbrecht stated. "Harbor staff are moving boats around as quickly as possible, but it is getting more difficult."
The Landfill Slope Stabilization Project, which is part of the North Harbor Project, will be open for bids on Tuesday, May 7 and a pre-bid meeting will be held Tuesday, April 23.
"This is regarding the direct spoils from the North Harbor," Giesbrecht stated. "We have to have a place for them and we are using them to fill in some holes in the landfill."


text:
- Description
DetailsSlot cutter with arbor and bearing for making splines, biscuits, T-molding and more. Carbide tipped cutting edges, anti-kickback design to help you control the depth of cut and PTFE coating to protect the tool from resin buildup and pitch. Arbor is specially ground from special high-strength steel and precision ground in all critical areas. CMT orange bits have been rated the #1 overall router bits compared to other brands (Wood Magazine®).
- 1-7/8-Inch Diameter, 0.050 Body Thickness.
- 3 Hi-Density Carbide cutting edges.
- Anti-kickback design and PTFE coating to protect your tool from pitch and resin buildup.
- Great for splines, biscuits, T-molding & more applications.
- Equipped with a bearing for easy efficient template work.
- Additional Information
Additional Information
Size Range 1/4 Inch - 7/8 Inch Use For Material Wood
- Reviews


text:
Looking for the answer to this -- what's the maximum driveway slope permitted in your area? Our design guidelines call for a maximum driveway slope of 10% for standard residential driveways, but an applicant is seeking something along the lines of 20%... One concern about a steep driveway is the vehicle bottoming out and scraping the ground where the grade changes from angled to flat. Another would be the driveway being too steep to negociate in the winter.
We also call for the slope from the PL to the street to slope downwards towards the street at no more than 2%, which is part of the problem in this case.
I don't have much experience in the field of driveways... so what's your experience with steep residential driveway grades? How steep can they be?


text: I am super limited on space and im doing a 1.75 cube box behind the seats in my single cab 93 ranger (no room).. box is 50x13x4x8 wedge with 4 being top depth and 8 being bottom depth. I am using .5" MDF or Birch and am invert mounting an SPLaudio type X 10 on the box so that "dat a**" will be chilling between the seats (no center console). I will be running around 1000w+ to it and want to tune the box to 28hz. I would like to use a PVC port due to price and dont mind shooting it out of the box or w/e. What do you guys think?


text:
Debutant Aiden O'Brien claimed a double as the Republic of Ireland Under-21s surged to an impressive 3-0 friendly victory over the Netherlands.
The 19-year-old Millwall striker scored twice before the break, firing his side ahead after 10 minutes and then increasing their advantage eight minutes before half-time.
Wolves midfielder Anthony Forde completed the job when he converted a 57th-minute penalty to cap a second successive victory for Noel King's side, who ended the qualifying campaign for the 2013 European Championships with a 4-2 win in Italy in September last year.
The Republic got off to a shaky start, with keeper Aaron McCarey having to keep out a miscued third-minute header by team-mate Derrick Williams before Dutch skipper Alex Schalk hit the post with a deflected shot.
But O'Brien set them on their way when he tapped home from Forde's cross after it eluded the entire Netherlands defence.
The teenager might have claimed a second with 22 minutes gone, but dragged his shot wide.
However, he did not have to wait long to extend Ireland's lead, turning home Everton defender Shane Duffy's flick-on from a Forde free-kick.
O'Brien hobbled off 11 minutes after the restart after falling awkwardly as he challenged for a high ball, but the game was effectively over seconds later when Forde was fouled by Stefano Denswil and he picked himself up to convert the resulting penalty.
Substitute keeper Sean McDermott had to make an important save at the death to deny Joel Veltman a consolation goal but Ireland were worthy winners over a Dutch side who qualified for this summer's Euro 2013 finals as group winners.
The victory will give King's men a massive boost in confidence as they prepare for the new qualifying campaign, which gets underway in the Faroe Islands in August.
Source: PA


text:
Glen Davis has made a career-low 65.0 percent of his free throws so far this season, but he made two critical foul shots that helped preserve an Orlando Magic victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night.
With the Magic leading 81-79 with 1.7 seconds remaining, Davis hit a pair of free throws to extend the Magic's lead to four points.
That cushion was necessary.
The Bulls' Mike Dunleavy sank a 3-pointer from halfcourt as time expired, so Orlando barely won, 83-82.
"They were really important," Davis said. "I'm glad I made 'em. You never know what might happen out there."
Davis finished the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
He recorded his second double-double in the 14 games he's played this season.
Prior to tipoff, Magic coach Jacque Vaughn said Davis' availability would be a gametime decision because Davis had hurt his left shoulder the night before in Oklahoma City.
That's the same shoulder Davis dislocated on Dec. 19, 2012.
Davis played against the Bulls anyway.
"He played extremely well," Magic swingman Arron Afflalo said. "I know he rebounded the ball well. Dealing with [Carlos] Boozer and [Joakim] Noah is no easy task. . . . Then, on top of that, he hit some big shots and some big free throws. So, for him to gut out a little bit of pain from an injury last game and get out there and perform the way he did? I definitely commend him for that."
Davis, who shoots right-handed, said he never considered taking the night off.
"Did it hurt? Yeah," Davis said. "But, at the same time, I'm not going to sit out."
Another big game
Afflalo scored a team-high 23 points against the Bulls.
It was the 24th consecutive game he has scored at least 10 points.
Afflalo has scored in single digits just once this season — in the season-opener against the Indiana Pacers on Oct. 29, when he tallied nine points on 3-of-14 shooting.
Afflalo is averaging 21.6 points per game. He began Tuesday ranked 10th in scoring in the NBA.
"I've been all right," Afflalo said. "But I think it is important that we continue to get more wins. I think individual recognition will definitely come with that. So, I'll be looking forward to our personal home stretch back in Orlando and hopefully putting a streak together for once."
Rivalry renewed
Victor Oladipo and Trey Burke played against each other four times in college, with Oladipo's Indiana Hoosiers winning three of four games over Burke's Michigan Wolverines.
They'll face each other as pros for the first time Wednesday night, when Oladipo's Magic host Burke's Utah Jazz at Amway Center.
The Magic used the second pick in the 2013 NBA Draft to select Oladipo. The Jazz acquired Burke in a draft night trade after the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Burke ninth overall.
Burke was the consensus college player of the year last season, and he led the Wolverines to a runner-up finish in the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
In 15 games this season, Burke is averaging 12.4 points, 4.9 assists and 1.3 turnovers per game.
email@example.com. Read his blog at OrlandoSentinel.com/magicblog and follow him on Twitter at @JoshuaBRobbins.


text:
Submission + - 8 US States Pushing for 3.3 Million Electric Cars (qz.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A coalition of eight U.S. states, including New York and California, have announced a plan to get 3.3 million zero-emission electric vehicles onto their roads by 2025. 'The states, which represent more than a quarter of the national car market, said they would seek to develop charging stations that all took the same form of payment, simplify rules for installing chargers and set building codes and other regulations to require the stations at workplaces, multifamily residences and at other places.' An editorial in Quartz says that while the initiative itself is fine, the states should really take cues from Tesla if they want to plan out an infrastructure that will convince people to switch. ' For longer distances, [Tesla drivers] can stop at "Supercharger" stations strategically placed along highways that let them add 150 miles of range in as little as 20 minutes. Currently, [government] money is being spent on installing much-slower chargers at stores, shopping malls and other urban locations in the hope that drivers will use them. Tesla says it will blanket the US with its Superchargers for a fraction of the cost, because it studies the driving patterms of its customers and installs charging stations only where they tend to travel. This isn't hard; most other electric cars also record their drivers' habits. If privacy concerns could be addressed and automakers would be willing to share that data with government transportation planners, the rollout of public charging stations could be more targeted and cash-efficient.'


text:
About Incandescent Mini Light Sets
© 2018 Ace Hardware Corporation. Ace Hardware and the Ace Hardware logo are registered trademarks of Ace Hardware Corporation.
All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Interest-Based Advertising Terms and Conditions
Add classic holiday cheer to any space without breaking the bank. At Ace, we offer an array of festive incandescent string lights to get your home ready for the holidays at an affordable price. Shop online to find incandescent Christmas tree lights, interior lights and exterior options to make your home merry and bright all season long.
Indoor Incandescent Mini Christmas Lights
Interior lights and Christmas tree lights are essential for spreading Christmas cheer throughout your home. Shop Ace to find mini incandescent lights for your mantel, holiday tree, window displays and more.
Helpful Hint:If you're decorating large spaces, shop our bigger LED light sets. These energy efficient lights are available in classic holiday multi-color packs, modern white and even twinkle or flashing options to spruce up your space.
Outdoor Mini Incandescent Christmas Lights
Show off your Christmas spirit by decorating the outside of your home, too! Shop Ace to find outdoor incandescent Christmas lights for your roof, garage, trees and other areas of your front yard.
Refresh your holiday décor this season with bright and beautiful incandescent string lights from Ace. Shop online or in-store to find the perfect mini incandescent light sets for your Christmas tree, interior décor and exterior display. Whatever you need, The Helpful Place can help transform your home into a gorgeous winter wonderland just in time for the holidays.
To use this feature you must be signed-in to your account, please sign in now. If you do not have an account, please create an account to participate.
Ace Rewards is a free and rewarding membership program that lets you earn rewards with every purchase you make! Join now.


text:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville's athletic director is keeping assistant coach Clint Hurtt on the Cardinals football staff while he answers NCAA allegations of ethical misconduct while coaching at Miami.
Hurtt has until May 20 to respond to the allegations and the AD said, ``We'll just wait until the 90 days are up and see what the resolution is through the NCAA.''
The NCAA notified Hurtt and the university on Tuesday of the violations the sports governing body believes he committed as a Hurricanes assistant. Hurtt is accused of providing false information during the organization's investigation of Miami.
It could take several months before the NCAA hands down any possible sanctions.
``Clint is due his due process,'' Jurich said. ``I think that's the only fair thing that we can do as a university. Clint's side of the story is much different than the allegations are so I think we wait the 90 days and see how it unfolds then.''
Hurtt, who played at Miami, was a Hurricanes assistant for eight seasons between 2001-09. He faces the ethical conduct charge known as NCAA Rule 10.1. The NCAA also believes he sent about 40 impermissible text messages to recruits, which typically is a secondary violation.
Jurich did not comment on the NCAA letter, saying that he hasn't had a chance to go through it ``piece by piece'' and doesn't know everything that's in it. But he said Hurtt is disputing many of the charges.
The Associated Press has reported that the NCAA alleges Hurtt provided meals, transportation and lodging to a small number of recruits, current players, or both. He was interviewed by the NCAA during the probe and allegedly denied providing those extra benefits, statements the NCAA said were contradicted by players.
Miami is facing the charge that it had a ``lack of institutional control'' - one of the worst things the NCAA can levy against a member school. The charge revolves around how the school allegedly failed to monitor the conduct of former booster and convicted felon Nevin Shapiro, a Ponzi scheme architect who provided cash, gifts and other items to players, coaches and recruits.
Copyright 2018 by STATS LLC and Associated Press.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written
consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.


text:
The Detroit Red Wings will try to get some payback for a brutal season-opening loss when they host the surging St. Louis Blues in Friday's Central Division clash at Joe Louis Arena.
The Blues dominated a visiting Detroit club on Jan. 19, scoring two goals in each period to earn the 6-0 victory. Vladimir Tarasenko and Chris Stewart each posted a pair of goals in the lopsided win.
That win ended a four-game losing streak in this series for the Blues. St. Louis has still lost three straight and six of its last seven in the Motor City.
St. Louis enters Friday's rematch riding a four-game winning streak, and with 12 points on the season, only San Jose and Chicago are ahead of the Blues in the NHL standings. At 6-1-0, St. Louis is off to its best start to a season since going 7-1-0 to kick off the 1997-98 campaign.
The Blues played Thursday evening in Columbus and posted a 4-1 victory over the struggling Blue Jackets. David Backes led a balanced offensive attack with a goal and an assist.
Barret Jackman, Patrik Berglund and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Blues and Brian Elliott made 24 saves in the victory.
"He was great," Jackman said of Elliott. "He gave us a lot of confidence."
The Blues are 3-1-0 on the road this season and are capping a two-game trip in Detroit. After Friday's test, St. Louis is idle until Tuesday when it opens a four-game homestand versus Nashville.
The Red Wings will try to post consecutive wins for the first time this season in Friday's game. Detroit is 3-2-1 on the year and is coming off Tuesday's home win over the Dallas Stars.
Valtteri Filppula had two goals, Jimmy Howard stopped 25 shots and the Red Wings beat the Stars, 4-1, at Joe Louis Arena.
Henrik Zetterberg had a rare power-play marker and an assist for the Red Wings, who scored four unanswered goals after Dallas' Loui Eriksson opened the scoring midway through the second period.
"Today was a good game. Hopefully, we can build on it," Filppula said.
Detroit was 1-for-6 on the power play and has scored just three goals on 32 opportunities with the man advantage this season.
Zetterberg missed practice on Thursday due to an illness, but is expected to play on Friday. Fellow forward Darren Helm is questionable with a sore back.
The Red Wings are 2-1-0 on home ice this season and have won their last two at the Joe.


text:
Team of the day
Nebraska: What an afternoon the Huskers had against Arkansas at home. In the first game of a doubleheader, the Huskers captured a 3-0 win over the Razorbacks. But most notable about this game is the fact NU put together a combined no-hitter in the effort. Kyle Kubat struck out three and walked one in five innings of work, while Tyler Niederklein tossed 2 1/3 shutout frames and Dylan Vogt finished the game with 1 2/3 shutout frames … In the nightcap, the Huskers got a solid performance from starting pitcher Brandon Pierce, while at the plate, second baseman Pat Kelly had two hits and a run scored in a 4-2 win over the Razorbacks. The Huskers moved to 16-19 on the season, getting a solid RPI boost as well.
Upset of the day
Tennessee Tech over Vanderbilt: Vandy has been one of the nation's most consistent teams this season, entering Tuesday's contest against the Golden Eagles on a 14-game winning streak. However, TTU ended that streak with a thrilling 10-9 triumph, on the road, mind you. Eagles outfielder Michael Morris went 3-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs, while Dylan Bosheers had three hits and an RBI and third baseman Daniel Miles had two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Player of the day
Max Murphy, OF, Bradley: The Braves hit the road to face Northern Illinois Tuesday night and captured a very impressive 19-0 victory. Bradley outfielder Max Murphy had a huge day at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two homers, two runs scored and five RBIs.
North Carolina: Tar Heels right-handed pitcher Chris Munnelly struck out six, walked two and allowed just a run on five hits in 6 2/3 innings of work, as the Tar Heels captured a hard-fought 5-1 win over red-hot Coastal Carolina. Meanwhile, Chris McCue had a big day out of the pen, too, with two scoreless frames, while at the plate, Cody Stubbs smacked his fifth home run of the season.
Bryant: The Bulldogs continue to play at an elite level, extended their nation-leading winning streak with a dominant 10-0 road win over Stony Brook. Bryant starting pitcher Joseph Michaud tossed six shutout innings, while at the plate, shortstop Dan Muscatello went 2-for-5 with a run scored and two RBIs.
Michigan: Erik Bakich's Wolverines are heating up and playing an impressive brand of baseball these days. The Wolverines continued their hot ways Tuesday night with an 8-2 win over Notre Dame. Sophomore right-handed pitcher James Bourque struck out eight, walked two and allowed just one hit in 7 2/3 innings of work, while at the plate, designated hitter Kevin White went a perfect 4-for-4.
Southern Mississippi: The Golden Eagles have been playing much better here as of late and captured another solid win Tuesday night with a 2-1 triumph over Ole Miss. USM starting pitcher A.J. Glasshof allowed just a run on six hits in 4 2/3 innings, while Jay Myrick tossed 3 1/3 shutout frames out of the bullpen.
Mercer: It's often not easy to compete with a huge target on your back, but the Bears impressed in their rankings debut, beating Georgia Southern 5-3 to improve to 30-10 overall. Mercer's Sasha Lagarde led the way at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs, while third baseman Chesny Young went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Cal State Fullerton: Rick Vanderhook's club continues to play at a high level, capturing a very solid 8-4 road win over Pepperdine. Titans outfielder Greg Velazquez had a nice afternoon at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs and three RBIs, while second baseman Jake Jefferies recorded two hits.
Florida Atlantic: John McCormack's Owls are well on their way to reaching the NCAA postseason at the end of the year if the current trend continues. FAU got a two-hit, two-RBI performance from shortstop Mitch Morales in a 10-2 road win over UCF. Meanwhile, Mike Spano and Ricky Santiago each finished the night with three hits and an RBI.
Florida State: Seminoles right-handed pitcher Peter Miller struck out four, walked one and allowed just two hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings of work, as the Seminoles captured an impressive 2-0 home win over South Alabama. Meanwhile, at the plate, second baseman John Sansone went 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI.
Louisville: The Cardinals avenged an earlier loss to rival Kentucky on Tuesday night with an impressive 12-5 road triumph. UL designated hitter Jeff Gardner went 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and four RBIs, while catcher Shane Crain had three hits and two RBIs and outfielder CoCo Johnson had two hits and three RBIs.
Gonzaga: The Bulldogs are playing well and starting pitcher Billy Moon put together a solid performance in a 4-3 win over Washington State. Moon allowed just two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings of work, while at the plate, two-way star Marco Gonzales had a hit and two RBIs.
Florida: Kevin O'Sullivan's pesky Gators are starting to find their groove again. UF hit the road on Tuesday and captured a 5-3 win over a solid Florida Gulf Coats club. Poyner struck out four and allowed just a run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings of work. Meanwhile, catcher Taylor Gushue went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
North Carolina State: The Wolfpack have had elite potential the entire season, but just now are putting all the pieces together. N.C. State starting pitcher Ethan Ogburn struck out five and allowed just a run on two hits in 8 1/3 innings of work in a 2-1 win over Charlotte. Meanwhile, Logan Ratledge and Tarran Senay each finished the afternoon with a pair of hits.
Arizona: The Wildcats scored eight runs the final three frames of the game to take care of business, 10-9, against arch-rival Arizona State. Augey Bill and Mathew Troupe took care of business out of the bullpen, while at the plate, Johnny Field, Brandon Dixon and Kevin Newman each finished the night with two hits.
Wanting a do-over
California: It wasn't too long ago the Golden Bears seemed to be in position to turn things around, but now they're in real trouble down the stretch sitting at 16-20 overall after dropping an 11-5 midweek bout to San Francisco. Cal starting pitcher Keaton Siomkin struggled in his start against the Dons, allowing four runs on four hits in just an inning of work.
Washington: Boy, have the Huskies struggled this season. They added yet another bad loss to their resume with a 10-4 setback to city rival Seattle. UW starting pitcher Tyler Davis allowed four runs on six hits in four innings of work, while the bullpen didn't do much better with Tyler Kane allowing five runs in just 2/3 of an inning.
Oklahoma: After struggling offensively against Baylor over the weekend, it was much the same for the Sooners in a doubleheader against Arkansas-Little Rock. OU dropped the first game of the doubleheader 5-2 after UALR starting pitcher Travis McDonald allowed just two runs in 6 2/3 innings, while they dropped the nightcap 4-3, getting stymied by Trojans starting pitcher Ethan Schlechte.
Campbell: The Camels have been pretty consistent this season, but were stymied Tuesday night by North Carolina Central starting pitcher Ruben Rios, who allowed just a run on five hits in five innings of work in a 5-1 upset win. Meanwhile, the lone bright spot of the night was leadoff hitter Ben McQuown recording two hits.
Top performances
Steven Shelinsky, OF, Pittsburgh: Shelinsky put together an impressive performance in an 11-9 win over Youngstown State. He went 2-for-3 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs to lead the Panthers.
Steve Zavala, OF, Rutgers: The talented Scarlet Knights outfielder put together an impressive performance in a 14-8 road win over Lafayette. He went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs.
Jess Posey, 2B, Georgia: Posey had an impressive offensive performance in a 10-1 home win over Presbyterian. Posey went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs.
Ryan LaGrange, 3B, UNC Wilmington: The Seahawks continue to impress with LaGrange and others leading the charge. LaGrange went 4-for-5 with a run scored and three RBIs to lead UNCW to a win over East Carolina.
Drew Griffin, 3B, Memphis: Griffin put together a solid performance at the plate as the Tigers captured a 5-0 win over Murray State. He went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Jake Hernandez, C, USC: Hernandez put together a solid performance as the Trojans captured a nice 5-2 road win over Loyola Marymount. He went 2-for-5 with a home run, a run scored and two RBIs.
Frankie Ratcliff, SS, Houston: Ratcliff had a career-high five RBIs as the Cougars captured an easy 12-2 home win over Texas Southern. Ratcliff went 2-for-2 with three runs scored as well.
Graham Saiko, OF, South Carolina: Saiko put together a solid performance in a 10-6 home win over College of Charleston. He went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs.
Michael Ratterree, OF, Rice: The athletic outfielder had a good showing in an 11-2 win over Texas Tech. He went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs to lead the Owls' offensive charge.
Paul Hendrix, 2B, TCU: Perhaps the Horned Frogs are ready to show some signs of life down the stretch. Hendrix went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs to lead the way in an 11-4 win over Texas-Arlington.
Denton Norman, RHP, Lipscomb: The talented right-handed pitcher struck out five, walked four and allowed just five hits in seven shutout innings in a 2-0 solid home win over Western Kentucky.
Daniel Palka, OF, Georgia Tech: Palka has ridiculous raw power and put together a powerful performance in a 14-1 win over Savannah State. He went 3-for-4 with two homers, two runs scored and four RBIs to lead the offensive charge.
Josh McDorman, OF, Troy: McDorman had a very good offensive performance in a 13-1 win over Alabama A&M. He went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs to lead the Trojans at the plate.
Mike Wieland, C, Arkansas-Pine Bluff: Wieland had a big-time night at the plate as the Lions captured a 24-5 win over Mississippi Valley State. Wieland went 2-for-5 with two doubles, five runs scored and three RBIs. He also induced two walks.
Hayden Simerly, DH, Sam Houston State: The Bearkats added yet another solid midweek win to their resume in a 9-8 triumph over Texas A&M. Simerly led the way at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs.
John Crummy, DH, Miami (OH): The Redhawks hit the road Tuesday night and captured a very solid 19-2 win over Eastern Kentucky. Crummy went 5-for-5 with a double, home run, four runs scored and six RBIs in the victory.
T.J. White, SS, UNLV: The Rebels put on an offensive display in a 24-11 win over UC Riverside with White leading the charge. He went a perfect 7-for-7 with five runs scored and six RBIs to lead the offense.
Zarley Zalewski, 3B, Kent State: The Golden Flashes put together a solid performance at home in a 19-1 win over Niagara. Zalewski led the way at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four runs scored and three RBIs.


text:
from the comments, it looks like some new people have found the blog, which is awesome. If you're new, you should definitely read the old posts, especially about our Event at SXSW (which is looking more and more interesting -- more on that later).
There was one comment, though, that I wanted to respond to. "jim" wrote:
"Are you aware there's a war going on? And you're going to protest a BAND!?"I respect the sentiment, but my response to this is: why even go to SEE bands if there's a war going on? That is, why support bands you like during wartime?
The obvious answer is: because you still think culture is important. But if you think culture is important, then you need not just to support the bands you like but oppose the bands that need to be opposed.
I agree that the war needs to be protested also, and I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. In fact, at the event on Friday, if you want to protest the war as well as the band, then by all means. But don't get fooled by people who say that bands aren't worth protesting. If bands aren't too frivolous to pay good money to cheer on, then they aren't too frivolous to speak out against.
More later. Peace everybody.


text:
MIAMI - The Atlanta Braves' latest victory was especially splashy: Evan Gattis' three-run homer landed in the nightclub swimming pool beyond the left-field fence.
Two batters later, Juan Francisco homered off the upper-deck facade in center field. The Braves had too much muscle for the feeble Miami Marlins and completed their second consecutive three-game sweep by winning 8-0 Wednesday night.
The homers came in a six-run fifth inning, when Atlanta broke open a game that had been scoreless.
"That's real men hitting the baseball," Braves outfielder Jordan Schafer said. "That's not little kids."
Mike Minor pitched 5 2-3 innings for the Braves, whose 8-1 record leads the majors. They're off to their best start since 1994, when they began the season 13-1.
Atlanta takes a six-game winning streak into a three-game series at Washington beginning Friday.
"It's good momentum," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Winning is always good. It's a good feeling. It's early, but you want to be the guy in front all the time."
Only three series into the season, Atlanta enjoys a seven-game lead over the Marlins, who have the worst record in the big leagues at 1-8. They've scored just 16 runs, and with five consecutive losses they're off to their worst start since the 1998 team began the season 1-11.
"It's snowballing a little bit," first-year manager Mike Redmond said. "We're pressing. They need to relax."
The Marlins kept the game scoreless until the fifth, when Gattis hit his third homer, a line drive that scattered revelers in the nightclub.
"I thought it was going to decapitate somebody," Gonzalez said.
"I never hit a home run into a pool before," Gattis said. "Notch that one."
The 26-year-old rookie also singled and is batting .391 with a slugging percentage of .826. He has been sharing playing time at catcher with Gerald Laird, who is batting .400, and Gonzalez said he would consider playing Gattis at first base Friday.
Was Gonzalez serious?
"It's hard to take that bat out of the lineup," the manager said. "Hey, I've got two days to think about it. Probably not, but we'll see. I've done crazier stuff. Make sure you tune in."
Gattis hit six home runs in spring training as a non-roster invitee to earn a spot on the team. His surprising success gives the Braves considerable depth at catcher, with Brian McCann expected to return from shoulder surgery by the end of April.
Andrelton Simmons drove in two runs for the Braves, while Schafer - a reserve making his first start this year - had four of their 13 hits.
The home team could be grateful there were few witnesses. For the second night in a row, the Marlins drew the smallest crowd since their park opened a year ago. Announced attendance was 13,810.
Minor (2-0) pitched around a leadoff double in the second and another in the third. Two relievers completed a seven-hitter.
The Braves came into the game with the best ERA in the majors at 2.13, and they've allowed only three runs in the past four games.
Miami went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and is batting .153 in those situations. Four starters ended the night hitting .200 or worse, including slugger Giancarlo Stanton at .167.
Alex Sanabia (1-1) gave up six runs, all in his fifth and final inning.
"It's tough to pitch and be perfect, especially when you're playing teams like the Braves and the Phillies," Redmond said. "We've got to do our part offensively to take some of the pressure off the pitchers. We can't ask those guys to go out and throw a shutout every single night."
Schafer led off the Braves' big inning with a bunt single, stole second and scored on a single by Simmons. Following a walk, Gattis hit a two-out homer.
After another walk, Francisco hit his first homer.
"One through eight, we've got guys who can hit the ball out of the ballpark," Minor said. "A lot of times it leads to a big inning. We're not really worried about it throughout the game if we have zeros on the board, because at any time, they can put one out of the ballpark."
NOTES: Slumping Braves CF B.J. Upton (.103) was given the night off. ... Braves RF Jason Heyward went 0 for 4, dropping his average to .071. ... Marlins rookie Chris Valaika, who started at 1B, said he never played the position before, not even in Little League. He mishandled his first chance for an error.


text:
Airport security officers around the nation have been alerted by federal officials to look out for terrorists practicing to carry explosive components onto aircraft, based on four curious seizures at airports since last September.....They come to Wisconsin and think they can fool us by making a bomb that looks like cheese? They test us with a dry run where they actually use cheese??? Bastards!
The four seizures were described this way....
- Milwaukee, June 4. A U.S. person's carryon baggage contained wire coil wrapped around a possible initiator, an electrical switch, batteries, three tubes and two blocks of cheese. The bulletin said block cheese has a consistency similar to some explosives.
July 24, 2007
Terrorism in Wisconsin... trying to trick us with bombs that look like cheese???!!!!
61 comments:
- Seven Machos said...
What happens to the people who do this?
- Dust Bunny Queen said...
Well, some types of cheese can be particularly lethal. Port Sault or Limburger (both of whom smell like bad toe jam yet which strangely and weirdly taste good)can set you back on our heels.
Of course those are soft types of cheeses. A strong cheddar....who knows what kind of damage can be done by a firm dense sharp block of cheese?
- Eli Blake said...
Boy, we are jumpy today aren't we?
This was obviously just someone trying to build a better mousetrap.
- halojones-fan said...
This is the cheesiest plan I've ever heard of.
- Seven Machos said...
Actually, the whole article references a lot more than cheese. It's more than a little discomfitting. Strangely omitted from the article is what the people looked like.
- Meade said...
Cheese it... it's Homeland Security!
- Beth said...
Remember the movie Hope and Glory? There's a scene I love where the dad comes home on leave to London, with some German jam in a big tin can. The mother fears it's boobytrapped or poisoned because "They know we're mad for jam!"
- Ruth Anne Adams said...
What a friend we have in cheeses.
- Adrian said...
well, I think -- SHUT THAT BLOODY BOUZOUKI UP!
- Ron said...
If they were also smuggling in some Two Buck Chuck, they had clearly come to blow up some academic departments as well! True deconstruction.
- Synova said...
But were they deliberately offensive by using California cheese on a Wisconsin flight?
- *jane said...
We should probably worry now when foreigners wish us the usual, "Havarti gouda flight on that Kraft."
- amba said...
"Say cheeeese . . . " flash -- BOOM!
- Robert said...
DHS annouces the terror threat level has been raised to Cheddar.
- Bissage said...
- This comment has been removed by the author.
- Cedarford said...
If the strangely un-named, not described gentleman had done that in FDR's time, FDR would have had him in front of a military tribunal in two weeks, had the Supreme Court rule 9-0 that unlawful combatants have no Habeas rights the week after, electrocuted him, and dumped him in a pit.
These sort of (please don't describe them for the sake of multicultural toleration!!) people are the scouts and intelligence agents that test for security vulnerabilities to prep for the "tip of the spear" of the group - the actual terrorists sent on the kill mission set up by others.
The cheese blocks, the design of the timer and detonation circuit are made such that if caught, the terrorist scout can get his ACLU and CAIR lawyers and plausibly deny in court that the det ckt was of any current bomb design, though it looks just like one on the X-Ray machine, same with the timer ckt, and of course the cheese almost perfectly matches the X-Ray characteristics of C-4. The cheese also allows the ACLU or CAIR lawyer to ridicule the "silliness" of persecuting someone who just stuck wires and circuits into blocks of cheese and tried to get it on a plane.
They are all unlawful combatants. FDR knew what to do with them. Shame our judicial appointments and media have become far more "enemy friendly" than in FDR's era.
- Pogo said...
Of course, this isn't true, because it's only a bumper sticker war. Anyway, we have national health care and the many crimes of Scooter Libby to think about.
We have lent an ear to the laments of sacrifice, and became deaf to the arguments proving the necessity of sacrifice.
George Wiegel, paraphrased
- The Drill SGT said...
I agree with Cedarford that these are likely attempts to test the TSA system that could be serious. And yes, a block of cheese has much the same density as a block of C4 explosive. Either these people are playing non-cute games , they are "flying imams 2", looking for a lawsuit or they are scouts. Regardless, I would treat them in the airport just like somebody who speaks of a bomb in their luggage. That's effectively what they are doing by non-verbal means.
take them off for questioning, miss their plane, put them on a watch list and if they have any other indicators (foreign travel, non-citizen, etc) get a warrant for their phone records.
- Pogo said...
May I also anticipate the comments about how the brave left is not sh*tting their colllective pants over this?
It's just a series of remarkably similar probes of our defenses, amazingly all done by guys named Mohammed.
Plus, we probably we just missed the new Isalmic rule that Muslims have to board planes with clay by which they can make small statues of the Prophet. I think an apology is due them.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
- This comment has been removed by the author.
- Roger said...
Drill Sgt is one it--this is not a joke because a block of white cheddar looks awfully much like a block of C4. and why in the world would a cheese be wrapped in wires.
Ok--that the serious side.
At the risk of quoting the irrepressible HDHOUSE: "is that the best cheese you got?" Apologies to all. I am going to take a shower now.
- MadisonMan said...
I agree with Cedarford
I read that as cheddarford.
The description A U.S. person's is a very unusual and clumsy way to describe someone. I hope they are in custody now, awaiting trial.
- Bissage said...
Feed the perps to the lions.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
Well its all fun and games until someone loses a plane at 30,000 feet.
The not so funny part is the eye rolls that some get over this reportBoy, we are jumpy today aren't we? but then are the same ones who were blaming the government for not 'connecting the dots'six years ago.
Then again maybe for some, carrying a block of cheese wrapped in wire with other electonic components is perfectly understandable. I use cheesecloth myself.
Seven said:Strangely omitted from the article is what the people looked like.
Not strange at all when you read this article. Sorry for the long link, not sure how to hyperlink on blogger.
- The Drill SGT said...
MadisonMan said...
I hope they are in custody now, awaiting trial.
ah Ann and MM,
the way to piss off a liberal cheesehead is to f_ck with their cheese.
off with their (US persons) heads :)
- MadisonMan said...
the way to piss off a liberal cheesehead is to f_ck with their cheese.
Perhaps they should be served only limburger, but that's a bad waste of a most excellent cheese.
I hope the prison serves only California Cheese. That would be (almost) punishment enough.
- Paddy O. said...
I'm sure it wasn't California cheese they used. Our cheese comes from happy cows who wouldn't fit in with the terrorist profiles.
Look for the cows from disaffected climates for terrorist involvement.
- davidc. said...
To me this points to a problem. We are now 6 years from 9/11. Yet who is our enemy? We are told that the enemy is terror. But that is like saying that our enemy is an atomic bomb. This incident is one more episode of terror. The fact that a plane was not distroyed is irrelevant, the same objective was achieved. People are now more afraid. So we redouble our "war on terror". That means that all the 70 year old women will be systematically searched from top to bottom. People like myself will be pulled to the side and have to account for all of their items. We still want be able to bring toothpaste on the plane. The reason is that with the definition of our enemy, all of us are the enemy. I don't now about you people but this is not logical to me and obviously not productive.
Our government has failed us in not defining the enemy. We are told that we don't like one particular sect in the Muslim religion but can not define those in the sect and still we are subjected to the worse abuse of our constitutional priveledges ever in our history. And for what?
It is a hard pill to swallow, but our politicians will have to give a definition to our enemy other than terrorist. Are we figting Saudi's, or maybe Iran, or are we fighting a religion. If so, we need to define this and fight that element. We need to use the most ruthless of tactics in the fight and leave the rest of the American citizens alone.
Any person with half a brain can get any weapon they desire on a plane. The fact that these people sent cheeze with wires only sends a message of we are still here. I was not a "dry run". If someone has access to C4 then they have access to a willing government and an array of technicolgy that will definitely stop the idiots at the TSA. This means that at the airport gate, we need less security. By the time a "terrorist" has reached that point it is too late. Instead we need to decide that it is time to stop travel by Muslims. That sounds nuts but it is these people that wish us harm. Not 70 year old gray hairs or 58 year old men. You will argue that not all Muslims wish us harm but they do. Look at their religious literature, it is very plain. Something like 5 to 10% of Muslims are either terrorist or actively support the cause, about 80% lend sympathy and understanding to these monsters. In WWII we stopped Germans and Japanese in our country with less inclination to do us harm than these numbers. Some feel that was wrong but it got the job done and we had few incidents of terrorism here. We need to swallow the bitter pill and do the same. In WWII we did not make war on the 70 year old gray hairs. We took the war to those with sympahy to our enemy.
Some argue that in cracking down on the Muslims we will make them angry. But we are now making me angry and my neighbor is angry and we are Anglo-Saxon. Simply look at your history books and see the result of Anglo-Saxons becoming angry.
- Paco Wové said...
"...still we are subjected to the worse abuse of our constitutional priveledges ever in our history."
Sorry, you completely lost me there. Come back after you've actually learned some history.
- Original Mike said...
This is disturbing.
So is this response: "Boy, we are jumpy today aren't we?"
- davidc. said...
That's cute Paco. Gee, I don't seem to have a handle on history. Let's see, other than under Lincoln and Wilson, can you remember a president who completely suppended the Fourth Amendment? How about habeus copus? Have you tried to go into a sports event without a strip search? How about going into the subway and having a moron go through all your items? I am sorry, that is lowering our perspective of morons and the mentally challenged. Most of the cops that I know are far worse. So yes, as I think about it that statement was a little over the top. Bush is as bad as Lincoln and Wilson. Now your point?
- Hoosier Daddy said...
can you remember a president who completely suppended the Fourth Amendment? How about habeus copus?
FDR and the internment of Japanese-Americans comes to mind. Thought that was blatently obvious myself.
I don't disagree that we should be focusing on those of Arab/Muslim persuasion. In light of 9/11 and all subsequent attacks and attempts, as Dennis Miller says that's not profiling its being minimally observant. But to say that the Constitution is under assault like no other time in history does show some ignorance of the facts.
- NSC said...
The type of searches you list do not violate the 4th amendment as the Courts have ruled long before Bush was President.
Take a deep breath, our civil liberties are intact. Why, I haven't violated someone's civil rights in a week or so.
- Fen said...
Some argue that in cracking down on the Muslims we will make them angry. But we are now making me angry and my neighbor is angry and we are Anglo-Saxon. Simply look at your history books and see the result of Anglo-Saxons becoming angry.
Beleive me, I understand. My irish ancestry compells me to throw them all into camps [like the Japaneese] or ship them out. But thats exactly what Osama wants - for us to position ourselves into a Holy War against Islam. We have to dial it back and be responsible, abide by the constitution. Team Bush has taken great pains to paint this as a war against radical Islam [wahabi] not all Islam. Already, poll numbers in Indonesia, Pakistan, Afganistan indicate that support for bombing civilians in defense of Islam has dropped by half.
- Fen said...
But to say that the Constitution is under assault like no other time in history does show some ignorance of the facts
The hyperbole also discredits you, like crying "wolf!" too many times. Right now, the Left could prove Bush is violating the constitution and I wouldn't believe them.
- Bruce Hayden said...
What is almost as scary to me is the move by Congress to strip those suspecting terrorists on a flight of immunity, apparently at the behest of our only Moslem Congressman, and in response to complaints by the Flying Imans (I).
- davidc. said...
You are confining your thoughts and perceptions only to the airplines. The security is stupid, pointless, and a definite violation of liberity. I realized that courts have backed this but they did the same for slavery and discrimination. But let's move away from the airpline. I tried to go to the Sugar Bowl. I was subjected to almost a strip search by the National Gurad. When they tried to do the same to my 11 year old son, I stayed near him as the crowd would have seperated us. The sargent in very rough language told me to move along and leave his vicinity. Now what was the purpose of that? The same was occurring to other individuals thoughout the complex. In New York it is not uncommon to have your bags searched in a random manner in the sub. In Miami, you are subjected to search in a mall. Now if we are targeting Muslims, that is fine. There is a purpose there, but when we are doing it to everyone that is a clear violation. As to my statement, this is one of perception as well. I am a doctor and can assure you that under Bush, we have suffered greviously with a steady errosion of rights and freedoms. This is almost on a daily basis as one regulation follows another. That has little to do with the security issue but points to an overbearing and totalitarian govenment that has received its license from this security issue as best that I can tell.
I am not alone in this anger. I know many professors and other thinkers that are as conservative as myself that are beginning to think that the government has overstepped and needs to back down. Plus, they did to focus on the enemy and not general citizens. If they don't, we may have a repeat of 1860.
- Justin said...
Hoosier Daddy said...
I don't disagree that we should be focusing on those of Arab/Muslim persuasion.
I think this is a mistake. While it's true that the worst terror attack in US history was perpetrated by "those of Arab/Muslim persuasion", it is also true that number two on that list was perptrated by a white, non-muslim, American citizen. These guys don't fit the profile either. And let's not forget about the American Taliban, who would have no trouble getting past racial/religious profiling.
My concern is that profiling creates vulnerabilities. Once the terrorists learn that we're only looking for Arab men in their twenties, they start strapping bombs to women. Now we're looking for Arab men and women, so they send in their children. Given enough time and motivation, I have no doubt they will eventually be recruiting white westerners.
- Dust Bunny Queen said...
Now if we are targeting Muslims, that is fine
Really? What do Muslims look like? Do they all look exactly the same?
We are targeting terrorists, who seem to come in many stripes and colors. We are targeting bombs and other instruments of destruction.
- Internet Ronin said...
I have no doubt they will eventually be recruiting white westerners.
Already did that. Richard Reid.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
My concern is that profiling creates vulnerabilities.
I'm not advocating giving everyone non-Arab/Muslim a pass but you do have to admit that subjecting grandma to the additional security review is simply an exercise in political correctness.
While its well and good to refer to Oklahoma City, lets ask ourselves how many other white supremist type attacks we suffered since then then compare that to those by Islamic radicals. OK City was pretty much an isolated incident concoted by two losers with no affiliations with an outside organization. Fact of the matter is the main terrorist threat to the US is coming from Islamic radicals. When you can start showing some meaningful statistical evidence of more white-bred Islamic radicals other than Johnny Walker Lindh then I'll be more inclined to start subjecting everyone to the rubber gloves.
I know its not a popular concept but I still subscribe to the better rude than dead theory.
- davidc. said...
Here is a thought. The incident with non-Muslim terror you aluded to was the consequence of the government over stepping its bounds and getting Anglo-Saxons mad. Now they are doing the same with the current overbearing, all pervasive, indiscriminate security. So I would anticipate a similar reaction in the near future if we don't do something. As to Muslims coming in many colors. That is true. They have one of two whites. But I doubt they are inclined to suicide bombing. That seems to be the the realm of the Arab and on occasion Asian. As to identifying the Muslims. Simple. We know who they are. All 1.5 million in the US.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
The incident with non-Muslim terror you aluded to was the consequence of the government over stepping its bounds and getting Anglo-Saxons mad.
If you're referring to Waco as McVeigh's motivation thats a piss poor excuse. Those federal agents had a warrant and were ultimately fired on by Koresh and his minions. While the handling of the situation was questionable at best, it hardly justifies what McViegh did.
- Paul Zrimsek said...
Are they sure it was a US person? My first thought was, uh-oh, Wallace and Gromit have gone over to al-Gouda.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
Allow me to add some science to the discussion. Anyone work in the insurance industry? Well it tends use statistics as its core basis for evaluating risk. As you all know, a 16 year old male will have a higher premium for his car insurance than a 16 year old female. Why? Statistically, 16 year old males are more prone to accidents. Take a 35 year old male and female in good health and non-smokers and the male will have a higher life insurance premium? Why? Statistically speaking he'll croak first. Sexist says you but actuarial tables says I and the tables don't lie.
It's not about fairness or equality it's about risk management. All Muslims are not terrorists and not all 16 year old males are high risk drivers. If this was the glory days of the 1970s and the Islamic radicals were competing with the Red Brigades, Badder-Meinoff Gang or the IRA in blowing up stuff then it would make complete sense to give everyone the same treatment. But when the vast majority of current terrorist activities can be succinctly narrowed down to a specific demographic then saying that they come from all stripes and colors is being a wee bit dishonest or naïve. The government allows the insurance industry to overtly discriminate on the basis that not doing so would be unfair based on the statistical evidence. I have a hard time understanding why national security should be subjected to a lesser standard.
- *jane said...
"I have no doubt they will eventually be recruiting white westerners.
"Already did that. Richard Reid."
Internet Ronin,
Richard Reid is Jamaican-English. Even the Oklahoma bombing seems to have had an Islamist connection, with Terry Nichols having visited the Phillipines on several occasions and purportedly seen in the company of Ramzi Yosef.
Of course, we have white terrorists, perhaps allying with other anti-Jew, anti-US government terrorists, but the number of their "incidents" is still far fewer than that of the religious-male-ethnic variety. Unfortunately for everyone, that stat and profile will hold less true as terrorist recruitment gets smarter. Perhaps one day a 50 year-old blue-eyed Caucasian woman will blow up innocents in the cause of destroying Satan America, and I won't chafe so much at being patted down and wanded at airport security every flight.
- Justin said...
- This comment has been removed by the author.
- Justin said...
Hoosier Daddy said...
I know its not a popular concept but I still subscribe to the better rude than dead theory.
So do I. Which is why I'm ok with offending "grandma" on the off chance that she's unknowingly part of a terrorist plot.
Frankly, I'm very concerned that our security measures appear to be completely reactionary. Some guys puts an explosive in his shoe and suddenly everyone has to remove their shoes. We hear about terrorists wanting to use liquids to blow up planes, so now we can't take our toothpaste. And now, I fear, screeners are going to be told to confiscate cheese.
Why can't we try to be a step ahead of the terrorists? Was it totally inconceivable (before the shoe bomber) that someone would try to hide an explosive in their shoe? Was the idea of liquid explosives a shocking new development in bomb technology? And what are we going to say when someone kidnaps an elderly woman from a retirement home (probably not as difficult as it should be) and strap a bomb to her back because the know that the screeners won't search her?
Yes, I know the "grandma" scenario is a bit over the top. But it is definitely not out of the realm of possibility. How many people believed, on September 10, that a coordinated terrorist attack using airplanes as missles was possible, or even likely? Not enough. That's why it was successful.
It's not about fairness or equality...
Most people who oppose racial/religious profiling do so on fairness and equality grounds. I don't. I'm not advocating political correctness.
Your comparison to insurance overlooks one very important point. In insurance, they plan for the occassional outlier, like the 20-year old, non-smoking woman who dies of a heart attack. They compensate by adjusting premiums across the board. When the poor young woman dies and the insurance company pays out, they're able to absorb it because they planned for it. Security doesn't have that option. That outlier could end up killing a few dozen people, or worse. And there's no way to compensate for that. No amount of extra security against Islamic terror will mitigate the cost of one successful home-grown attack.
- Justin said...
I just want to add that not arguing with you so much as with the people who take a more extreme, round-up-all-the-muslims-and-send-them-away approach (like davidc). I recognize that you are advocating a more reasoned, pragmatic approach. In practical terms, you're probably right. The TSA doesn't have the resources to search everyone without crippling our transportation system. I just think we should be careful about profiling because it tends to shift focus away from less imminent (but still very real) threats.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
Your comparison to insurance overlooks one very important point. In insurance, they plan for the occassional outlier
Its called reserving but the overall pricing is based on the risk factors (among others) that I laid out.
Why can't we try to be a step ahead of the terrorists?
Probably because we live in a free society (despite what some might allege) and because of that we'll always be a step behind.
I will agree that alot of our measures are reactionary but then again, look at how many people complain at whats in place now.
No amount of extra security against Islamic terror will mitigate the cost of one successful home-grown attack.
I'm not sure I follow this. Are you suggesting that there are other non-Islamic terrorist groups gunning for us? I won't confirm or deny but there aren't any out there but have been thunderously silent the past decade or so.
I don't pretend to have all the answers but I do get a little irked when we seem to bend over backwards to avoid confronting who exactly we're at war with and that is Islamic extremists.
- Pogo said...
Re: " In practical terms, you're probably right. "
...except we shouldn't do it anyway because Gramma from Sun City is packing heat?
Israel has had to deal with this for years. They know what to look for and seem to have been rather successful at it. I suggest we adopt their methods.
- Hoosier Daddy said...
I just think we should be careful about profiling because it tends to shift focus away from less imminent (but still very real) threats
Agreed which is why I am not advocating giving all white anglo saxons a fast pass at the terminal (and my apologies if that is how it appeared) but rather seeing that some increased scrutiny is placed on those who statistically pose the greater threat.
- The Drill SGT said...
Chiming in to support Hoosier Dadddy
It's not about fairness or equality it's about risk management. All Muslims are not terrorists and not all 16 year old males are high risk drivers.
The princples of risk management or in fact all management say you should focus most (not all ) of your attention at the likely population that carry out terrorist acts.
YES! that will incourage terrorists to reach out and recruit 60 year old female WASPs. That is a good thing. Today AQ recruits in Mosques. Forcing AQ to recruit my 60 YO wife or her sisters in order to bomb the next plane does several things which are to the advantage of the defenders (Us)
1. increases AQ recruiting costs
2. allows the good guys (gals) to penetrate AQ security
3. increases the chance that some 60 TO WASP that is approached by a guy named Mohammed will rat him out to the police.
- Justin said...
Hoosier said...
I'm not sure I follow this. Are you suggesting that there are other non-Islamic terrorist groups gunning for us? I won't confirm or deny but there aren't any out there but have been thunderously silent the past decade or so.
No. I'm just saying that reserving isn't going to work in security like it does in insurance. We can't build up a reserve of security to offset the damage done by a successful attack.
I wasn't talking about terror groups when I said "home-grown attacks". I was talking about the less likely attack by the two losers in OK City.
- Kellie J. J. said...
It's interesting and sad that the majority of the posters are more interested in being comedians than contributing any genuine thought or discussion to real issues like this. Has the Infotainment Culture really saturated our lives to such an extent that people can't turn on their thinking minds for even a few minutes each day? Or is everybody just so scared to examine what's really going on in the world that they are scrambling for something funny to serve as a distraction?
- MadisonMan said...
Kellie JJ -- some people react to stress with humor. Apparently you don't. This aspect of my personality can drive my wife crazy.
- Cedarford said...
Dust Bunny Queen said...
Now if we are targeting Muslims, that is fine
Really? What do Muslims look like? Do they all look exactly the same?
We are targeting terrorists, who seem to come in many stripes and colors. We are targeting bombs and other instruments of destruction.
Rather insipid, Dust Bunny. Terrorism is a tactic, practiced by the "special ops" portion of a much larger group that in turn depends on the society of supporters it exists in for money, shelter, scouts, logistics, recruitment.
Using a tired WWII analogy, you are saying our real war was not with the militaristic Japanese movement that declared war on us, only with those people who may or may not be Japanese, that use the tactic of torpedo-carrying warplanes. So it would make perfect sense to you to treat any Canadian, British, Soviet, or Australian torpedo bomber pilots in WWII as the possible enemy.
In the present situation, radical Muslims from some 40 terror groups of which AQ is only one, declared war on non-Muslims in the Fatwas of 1996 and 1998.
Terrorism is a rewarding tactic for them, but only a small part of the present Jihad. Most resources are tied to radical Muslim communications, recruitment, expansion of Mosques and madrassahs, de-westernizing the culture. More money is spent on promoting a succesful terrorist attack to the masses as a morale booster that we can kill the infidel and you should join us - than in launching it. And hope that the Western media and liberal politicians help legitimate radical Islam's image and "rightness".
When the poor young woman dies and the insurance company pays out, they're able to absorb it because they planned for it. Security doesn't have that option. That outlier could end up killing a few dozen people, or worse. And there's no way to compensate for that. No amount of extra security against Islamic terror will mitigate the cost of one successful home-grown attack.
Yeah, it will. Security can never be made perfect despite the assertions of self-promoting Bush and Homeland Defense jerks that "We have to be perfect every time, the enemy only has to be lucky once."
If we rely on the "perfection" of Michael Chertoff, Condi Rice, Judges on the 9th circuit - let alone some fat 80 IQ McDonolds reject in TSA polyester barking out imperious orders to some black granny - we are all in trouble.
As you recognized in your following post, we lack the resources to address every remotely possible threat like the Swedish lutheran nuns could in the realm of far remote possiblity be deep cover radical Muslims on a terror mission and must be searched as Middle Eastern passengers not randoming screened are allowed free rein? Risk management says you allocate 80% of your effort to the direct security threat, assign 20% to random security to not actually stop - but to detect emerging internal and external threats NOT on your radar screen.
A now forgotten detail is the the WTC were considered for 5 years the "Gold Standard" of private security after the 1993 radical Muslim attack had them upscale security for their rich tenants on a scale no other endeavor could match. Making the WTC impervious to all foreseen Jihadi threats cost them 200 million in upgrades, and a security budget of nearly 80 million a year with "perfect everytime" top retired FBI agents running the show.
We all know the results.
Realistically, we may stop a majority of Muslim terror attacks, but for the same money we could find ourselves like the DEA. 800 billion spent since 1971 on those "perfect everytime law enforcement heroes", while the price of a gram of coke has dropped 6-fold since 1971 and quantities quintupled.
We just have to accept that enemy Muslims can occasionally kill a lot of us infidels - here or in Iraq - despite good security. There is no perfect safety against a thinking enemy, and that enemy will not stop if all the liberal whines about giving them nice things and more "precious liberties" to their Jihadis comes to pass.
Infidels are all bad, and they must be wiped from the planet. Jihad is broken off only as a hiatus to consolidate conquest or to regroup if the unbeliever is dumb enough to allow respite. In peacetime, attempt to marry or rape the unbeliever's breeders so your numbers grow, while maintaining the threat of death to any Muslim woman or their family for allowing them to marry outside the True Faith. Even "moderate Muslims" believe that.
(Ladies, ever want to see a Muslim run? If they are hitting on you, mention you have an unmarried brother and ask the guy if he has any pictures of his unmarried sisters your 'bro might want to ask out. Watch their eyes bug out. Watch them scat.)
- Eli Blake said...
A cheese bomb.
I still think it's a mousetrap for people who want to terminate the annoying little rodents with extreme prejudice.
- Justin said...
Cedarford said...
Yeah, it will.
I think you're misunderstanding me. Let's say some Timothy McVeigh worshiping moron find a way to commit another terrorist attack and kills 100 people. Are those 100 people less dead because we focused extra security on Islamic terror? Is the building they were in less damaged? Are the social and economic impacts lessened? No. That's my point. And the only reason I brought it up is to counter Hoosier's analogy of security to insurance.
Security can never be made perfect despite the assertions of self-promoting Bush and Homeland Defense jerks that "We have to be perfect every time, the enemy only has to be lucky once."
What this directed at me? I never said security can be perfect. And I wasn't (self-?)promoting any "Bush or Homeland Defense jerks".
My point was really only directed at people like davidc who seem to believe that it's all Muslims and only Muslims that want to hurt us. Islamic terror is definitely the greatest security threat we face. I'm just concerned that we're going to lose sight of the other threats.
- bill said...
Bruce Schneier, a big critic of "security theater," found this to be credible and worthy of attention:
The cheese and clay are stand-ins for plastic explosive. And honestly, I don't care if someone is carrying a water bottle, wearing a head scarf, or buying a one-way ticket, but if someone has a block of cheese with wires and a detonator -- I want the FBI to be called in.
...Flagging suspicious items is what the TSA is supposed to do. Unfortunately, suspicious is a subjective term, and problems arise when screeners aren't competent enough to distinguish between potentially dangerous and just plain strange. If bulletins like these are accompanied with real training, then we're getting some actual security out of the TSA.
- Kyleigh said...
say cheese! *flash!* BOOM


text:
For another perspective on combating the increase in poverty, Tell Me More turns to Jared Bernstein. He served in the Obama administration as Chief Economist and Economic Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden. He responds to Herman Cain's 999 plan and identifies the impediments of getting Americans back to work.
Former Biden Advisor Critical Of Cain's Jobs Plan
By NPR Staff • Sep 14, 2011


text:
Attorney General's Division of Gambling Control Investigation Results in Arrest
(SACRAMENTO) Attorney General Bill Lockyer today announced that as a result of a month-long investigation by the California Department of Justice, an employee of the Coyote Valley, Shodakai Tribal Casino of Redwood Valley was arrested on charges of embezzlement.
"My office is committed to protecting customers and state gaming establishments from being ripped off by criminals," Lockyer said. "We will continue to aggressively enforce state laws in tribal casinos and cardrooms to ensure fair play and safety."
Frances Rinne, 52, was arrested Wednesday in Willits, California. She had been employed by the Coyote Valley Casino as a revenue auditor since 2002. Rinne was fired last month when casino staff discovered financial inconsistencies in her audit procedures. Casino authorities then contacted the Attorney General's Division of Gambling Control to open an investigation into Rinne's activities.
During their investigation, Special Agents from the Division of Gambling Control discovered that Rinne had misappropriated approximately $22,000 in slot machine cash out tickets over a period of several weeks while employed at the casino. Special Agents worked with Tribal authorities, local law enforcement agencies and investigators of the National Gaming Commission to complete the investigation.
Rinne was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on five counts of Grand Theft and Embezzlement. Her arraignment is scheduled for this week. The Mendocino County District Attorney's office will be prosecuting the case.


text:
Firstly, they're not mine (thank God) but a friend's whose grandma left them to her. I said about donating to a charity shop but I suppose that would keep them in circulation. How long do these things last for??
I read on here about people's views on 2nd hand leather shoes and other non vegan clothing and people seemed split between not wanting to waste reources (her feeling as they're expensive plus I think she doesn't want to disrespect her gran's memory- I know I know what about disrespecting the poor souls who were murdered to make it...) and then those who didn't want to advertise the fur industry further. I even said maybe donating to animal shelters (even though that could be a bit sick if you believe in the coats holding the energy of the torture and massacre- which i do). I was just thinking of keeping say some newborn pups warm or something but that could be well-inappropriate.
I read also about PETA donating fur coats to homeless folk but that had mixed reviews and mixed messages about status and wealth etc.
My last suggestion was to bury them and have a funeral service for them (kinda could be dedicated to her gran's memory also).
Any suggestions I can relay to her, please? She has been wondering about this and other vegan topics for 12 years and seems to have just been waiting for serious answers which I hope I'm now supplying her with.


text:
Reviewed By Phillip G (San Antonio, TX) Reviewed for a 2003 Toyota Tacoma —12/8/2015 8:14 PM
I used to use Raybestos back when but they have gone so far down in quality, they warped my brand new rotors right away. I put the Hawk HPS pads on there and everything is so much better. Always trust and stick with Hawk pads.


text:
A joint initiative between the American Immigration Council and AILA seeks to change the playing field for immigrants facing deportation.
Learn more about AILA's official statements on immigration issues.Read Now
AILA Doc. No. 12081353 | Dated August 13, 2012
American Immigration Lawyers Association
August 13, 2012
George Tzamaras or Belle Woods
202-507-7649 - 202-507-7675
email@example.com - firstname.lastname@example.com
Washington, DC - The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) announced today that "Tony and Janina's American Wedding" was chosen as the winner of the audience award as voted by AILA members during AILA's inaugural 2012 Immigration Film Festival. The film was one of nine immigration-themed films shown over three days at AILA's Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, which was attended by nearly 3,000 immigration attorneys from around the country.
Audience members were honored to have Ruth Leitman, director of "Tony and Janina's American Wedding," available at the opening night screening. Ms. Leitman was on hand to introduce the film and hosted a Q&A session afterwards along with Royal Berg, the attorney who represented the immigrant family portrayed in the film.
The production is described as a film that "follows a Polish American family through the red tape of the current U.S. immigration system, telling the untold human rights story of post-9/11, that every undocumented immigrant in America faces today." More information can be found at http://tonyandjanina.com/.
The other films screened at the festival were:
"Festival attendees were thrilled to see such inspirational films and to have the opportunity to ask Ms. Leitman questions. We look forward to building on the success of this year and expanding the festival next year," said Maya W. Wilbourn, the Film Fest Coordinator. AILA's next annual conference and film festival will be in San Francisco from June 26-29, 2013.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association is the national association of immigration lawyers established to promote justice, advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy, advance the quality of immigration and nationality law and practice, and enhance the professional development of its members.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 12081353.
American Immigration Lawyers Association
1331 G Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20005
Copyright © 1993-2018
American Immigration Lawyers Association.


text: We have recently discovered the reason behind why we were getting a load of 503 errors, connection timeouts and so on with our external PHP (lsapi) processes. We hope we can help others who may be experiencing this problem as well. Our average load times were around 2.5 to 3.0 on an 8 core system. We also have 6 gigs of memory. We get a lot of usage because we are a high traffic site. Everything seemed normal but every day around 9 or 10 am, the external processes would runaway and we would get nothing but 503 errors and connection timeouts. Eventually, LSWS would sever those external processes and restart them but there would be around 5 minutes that nobody could connect with us. We started playing around with different settings and eventually changed PHP_LSAPI_MAX_REQUESTS to 500 just to see if those external processes would die quicker to avoid the problems. What we found is that the problems we saw every 24 hours started happening a lot quicker. So we upped the PHP_LSAPI_MAX_REQUESTS to 10000 and we found that the problems started happening later, every 48 hours. Well, we did some more research and started reading about persistent connections from PHP to MySql. What we read was that for most sites, this was a bad practice. We began to wonder if this was what was causing the external php processes to hang so we changed our php code to stop using persistent connections and guess what, it fixed our 503 error issues and actually reduced our load averages to .50. It also released a heck of a lot of memory. So it is recommended in the PHP/MySql community to NOT use persistent connections for most sites. We have created a WIKI for this tip on the LiteSpeed website. Here is the link: http://www.litespeedtech.com/suppor...tespeed_wiki:php_mysql_persistent_connections Here is the PHP page for more information on persistent connections: http://us2.php.net/mysql_pconnect