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Mascorro can receive "up to 20 years in prison without parole and a fine of up to $250,000" based on one charge of bankruptcy fraud for misrepresentations on his 2008 income, as well as five charges of wire fraud, themonitor.com explains.
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You live in a teeny town and there is only one restaurant. You can't cook well so you eat at that restaurant a LOT.
One day there's a change of ownership and you notice that the quality of the food has gone down...but the prices have gone up. There's also less staff working and portion sizes are smaller. You sadly note your favorite meals on the menu are now gone and replaced with new items that the patrons agree are not their favorite. Security in the parking lot is lax at best and incidents of crime are up.
At your next visit you realize that the new owner has divided the dining room in two and is offering free meals to people on the opposite side of the room. When you get your bill, there is a surcharge added to it. Despite the additional charges, the quality of the food, service and security continue to diminish.
The next day you read in the paper that there's a new restaurant opening in town. It promises great food, better prices, and efficient service. You've heard about this restaurant from friends in other towns who have eaten there and they seemed to like it. You read reviews online by foodies and the reactions are also positive.
Curious, you attend a soft opening for the new business and observe that your bill arrives surcharge free, the dining room is not divided and there are no comped meals offered at the tables next to yours. The new business also offers attentive security so there is a much lower risk of crime.
So....when the new restaurant opens.....would you boycott it and go back to the old one?
No. No you would not. Why? Because you're not a chump.
So with that in mind...and....after the past four years of higher taxes, witnessing the nation's welfare state skyrocket, enduring policy changes that are not at the will of the people, unending unemployment, threatened national security, and the drastic division of our country....would you vote for a second term of Barack Obama?
You wouldn't. Because you're not a chump.
Don't be a chump on Election Day. Vote with your head, not your heart. The nation is depending on it.
Lyle Ruble
10:38 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
@Sara Conrad...Cute, but your analogy doesn't quite reflect reality. What you fail to mention is that not only is it the only restaurant in town, but it is the only source of food. Rather than allow some to go without food because they can't afford to eat, they are comping so everyone can eat.
10:48 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
@Lyle: What happens when there are more takers than makers?
@Sara: Glad to see your back, and as sharp as ever! Nice analogy.
11:15 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Actually, it's more like Obama wants to have the only restaurant in town, and he doesn't want anyone to eat at home, either. His argument is that the more food he gives people who don't pay, the less they will need it. Giving them more food is somehow supposed to change their behavior in the future, resulting in them wanting to pay for it.
Keith Schmitz
5:56 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Craig, what exactly has Paul Ryan made, except BS?
Come to think of it, what about Mitt? Let's add a third category. Destroyer.
Jay Sykes
5:58 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Lyle Ruble... I hunger for your counter analogy/response blog........
I'll get you started with an opening that I more or less 'borrowed' from another 'blog response to another blog'. The names have been changed to protect the innocent:
I have read and reread Sara Conrad's blog post titled "Food for Thought..." and I found her analogy not only wrong, but painfully misleading and unrealistic. I can understand Sara's passion and his dedication to get her candidates elected, but I don't agree with her unrealistic approach.
The Anti-Alinsky
10:22 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Schmitzy, lets add a fourth category, moocher. That would be the ones with the free meal with no willingness to help offset the cost of the meal passed on to the others.
And since you haven't paid Hoffa his 50 buck, you fall into that category!
11:34 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Kieth: As usual, your empty comment is not worth a lengthy reply. Try rehab, please.
James R Hoffa
12:03 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Lyle -
Your counter argument to Sara's analogy doesn't quite reflect reality, as government is not "the only source" of taking care of those who are unable to care for themselves in our society - there are private charities, religious missions and outreaches, community groups and organizations, etc.
Accordingly, your counter-argument to Sara's analogy fails and actually supports the validity of her analogy.
Vote ROMNEY/RYAN/THOMPSON today!!!
J. B. Schmidt
12:18 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Your statement, "it the only source of food", is exactly why the people on the east coast are still suffering. They played your hand and assumed the the government was the source of support and just like in New Orleans it is proving the ultimate failure of government. In fact, one of the first requests of the local authorities was to ask the federal government to step back its regulations which were interfering with the their ability to help people.
12:27 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@J.B. Schmidt -- Yes, think of all the deep-sea fishing opportunities when your first floor is underwater! We don't need no stinkin' federal government -- unless we're Chris Christie.
J. B. Schmidt
1:13 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
With nearly 2 million without power and gas rationing what exactly has the government done to help when they had almost a 1 week warning? FEMA has failed again.
MaryBeth Kirby
10:41 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Thanks for a nice NEW analogy about why big government just doesn't work.
Keith Schmitz
5:54 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Yeah. Ask Chris Christie. Please, ask Chris Christie.
Steve ®
11:21 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Nice Sara, the blue fisters love taxing the producers but never put their money where their mouth is in their restaurant. They didn't build it.
9:34 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Steve-- Funny, but neither did my former boss create with his own hands the product he sold. He did the selling and brought in the business, sure, but he didn't quite grasp where he'd be without his production workers.
There's a thing called symbiosis, where both partners in the relationship benefit to their profit, but take it too far and it become parasitism. A wise parasite doesn't kill its host. We can argue all day about who are the parasites and who are the hosts, but Mitt Romney never made anything in his life. He just skimmed off the cream from others who did while paying a lower tax rate than the actual producers.
Steve ®
10:13 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
blah blah blah. Remember your audience here Randy. Your rant may work with a poor uneducated non producer city dweller. Who will scream out "hell yeah Obama Obama Obama".
You are talking to a producer here, an employer, someone that built a business from scratch who actually MADE/invented products before getting too large. You are full of BS and I have a feeling you know it. We all do our part. Some of us just do more than others proportionately.
The Anti-Alinsky
10:30 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
So Randy, what the workers be doing without their "parasite"? Doing a different job for a different "parasite". Very few workers don't have the knowledge or desire to start a company. And when they do, they suddenly realize how much work is involved.
Take an assembler at a plant. Yes, he puts the parts together, he makes sure everything specs out, and he tests it to make sure it functions correctly.
But who got the parts for him?
Who paid to get the design drawn?
Who pays the electric bill to provide the light he needs?
Who makes sure there is money to pay him?
Who pays the sales people to sell the product he made?
Who pays the business side of FICA and Medicare?
Who puts the 401K match into his account?
Who pays the business portion of his health insurance?
Starting to see the picture?
11:29 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Steve -- I understand my audience very well.
@Anti-Alinsky -- Didn't I say it's a symbiosis? Production needs ownership and vice versa. It's when the ownership feels entitled to the product and the profits while paying minimum wage and no benefits and then holds the workers in contempt for not making enough money to pay taxes (and expects them to do without medical care) that is becomes parasitism.
James R Hoffa
12:10 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
"A wise parasite doesn't kill its host."
Hmmm... the recent GM and Chrysler bankruptcies, several municipal and county governments across the nation declaring bankruptcy, and several states with trillions in accrued debt and unfunded liabilities.
Sure looks like the labor unions have turned into unwise parasites, doesn't it?
Brian Dey
1:30 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Ranall- It is your ilk that is killing the host. Between unions and Obama, the hosts are dciding to leave this area and once gone, may never come back. Yes, you guys are the parasites on society. Gimme, gimme, gimme. I deserve it. i'm entitled. blah, blah, blah....
1:41 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Really, Brian? You speak as if I had ever belonged to a union or failed to pay my taxes.
The Anti-Alinsky
3:26 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Randy1949 wrote: "...@Anti-Alinsky -- Didn't I say it's a symbiosis? Production needs ownership and vice versa. It's when the ownership feels entitled to the product and the profits while paying minimum wage and no benefits and then holds the workers in contempt for not making enough money to pay taxes (and expects them to do without medical care) that is becomes parasitism."
Yes, but then you went on to bash business, and Mitt Romney in particular. Do you want to do a little more backpedalling and tell your boss how great he is?
Mr. Independent Voter
11:32 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Romney didn't pay any taxes from 1996 to 2009, but we sure did,. There's food for thought.
Steve ®
11:49 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
Ready to watch Romney lose in PA tomorrow?
Please post where he broke a tax law or why he overpaid in 2011. Did you pay $2 in taxes last year?
11:53 pm on Monday, November 5, 2012
@Mr. I Voter - You need to read a little more carefully. Just because someone gets a tax exemption on a portion of their finances does not mean that they did not pay taxes on the rest of their income.
If your link is "food for thought," you missed your mouth.
Keith Schmitz
5:53 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I read this and I can hear pom poms swishing.
I'll be so glad when this is over. Getting so tired of the constant, disgusting GOP lies. And save yourself the effort of countering. Romney and Ryan have done nothing but lie from the second this campaign commenced.
6:44 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I'm leaving to vote in 5 minutes. I will be thinking of you when I mark the ballot.
Bob McBride
10:02 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Too bad she didn't use a book business analogy. There's local evidence still around of the failure of socialism, even on a microscopic level in an area highly amenable to that particular political/socio-economic bent, to provide a sustainable, vibrant economy.
James R Hoffa
12:14 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A cooperative book store that failed due to incompetent management that didn't understand what it took to properly build a business and make it succeed - the comparison is frighteningly scary!!!
4:59 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
An independent book store paid for by the taxpayers and duped members. Now that's progressive! What's next? Buggy whip factory? Building typewriters? All progressive thoughts. It amazes me that the liberal mind promotes itself as progressives when it's exact opposite: trying to block progress by giving tax incentives to loser businesses and then taxing heavily the winning business by raising the corporate tax to the highest rates in the world. Progressive? Really?
I remember someone said to me years ago that "life's losers vote Democrat". At the time I wanted to disagree vehemently. The last few years have changed my mind. Just take a look at the major voting blocks for the Democratic party and tell me most of those groups don't fall into the category of life's losers.
Joe Peterlin
9:09 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The new restaurant will begin to thrive and the old restaurant will begin folding up operations...starting today. Thanks for your creativity and fortitude, Sara.
9:24 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Great blog, Sara, from someone who seems to think she's always going to be eating in the luxury dining room. You left out a large group of people who grow the food and deliver it to the restaurant but will neither be able to afford to eat in the luxury dining room nor will qualify for the free food.
We're getting a little tired of the situation.
Sara Conrad
9:44 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I do think I'll be eating in the "luxury" dining room...because I live in the greatest country in the world....where I can start a small business and have all the opportunity right here to make it a success & accomplish my dreams come true. Is it easy? No. It's not. It's hard as heck. But it's worth every drop of blood, sweat, & tears. I'm lucky I was born here. I'm not going to waste that amazing gift from God by adopting an entitlement mindset & mooching off of others. Period. The End.
9:50 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Yeah, yeah. I wish you luck hiring decent employees with that attitude. You're the maker and they're the 'entitled'. What blood have you shed so far?
9:59 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Why did you think she was talking about employees being mooches? You really have issues with entrepreneurs, for some reason.
Entitlements and employment are difficult to confuse with one another, but somehow you managed.
H.E. Pennypacker
10:32 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
According to our files, Randall has not been Mr. Successful in the business world...this explains his huge chip on his shoulder.
11:04 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Actually, I find Randy fascinating. He is intelligent and articulate, even when he is wrong. I'd love to hear his story. I can't figure him out, but I'd buy lunch, just for the opportunity.
H.E. Pennypacker
11:10 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Luke, I'll sum it up for you and save you $20 bucks. He is envious of others and wants to stick it to folks who have most likely been better at managing their money. This is all about greed , envy and jealously of people who are more prudent in life.
11:17 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Pennypacker -- We're actually doing better now self-employed than when I was working for your idolized entrepreneurs. It's just that providing a 'luxury' service in this economy can be challenging.
As for not being prudent and managing my money well, thanks for the laugh. I needed one today.
James R Hoffa
12:25 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Randy1949 -
Why would the "people who grow the food and deliver it to the restaurant" never be able to afford to eat in the luxury dining room? And why would they always necessarily need to be eating in the 'luxury dining room,' as opposed to the regular dining room at the restaurant?
Where in the analogy is Sara advocating for the exploitation of labor exactly?
A fair day's pay for a fair day's work doesn't guarantee that everyone would necessarily be able to constantly eat in the luxury dining room. But it would provide them with the means to be able to patronize the regular dining room - and what is so wrong with that?
Are you arguing in favor of a guaranteed equality of outcome that you believe government should be providing by redistributing wealth? Isn't that textbook communism?
In case you didn't get the memo, Nixon took us off the gold standard over 30+ years ago. Wealth is now unlimited - based only on the perceived value an individual creates. The ability for everyone to be wealthy is there, but it's up to them to make it a reality for themselves.
12:57 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@JRH -- Go back and take a second look at the blog, where she says that the dining room has been divided in two -- one part for the paying customers and one for the free food. There was no third option.
All I'm arguing for is a society in which the guy who buses the tables would be able to afford to eat in that restaurant and pay for the privilege on his day off. If you don't pay the bus-boy enough to afford the meal, then don't begrudge him the free food. And please don't make snarky comments about the increased crime in the parking lot.
1:22 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Sara, my Christian upbringing taught me that I was born in sin, which I interpret to mean as being an unproductive, selfish person. It's my job as a Christian and human being to change and grow, to love my neighbor, and to serve, so that at the end of my life I am as close to being a productive and selfless person that I can be. In the Bible we are taught to be Good Samaritans, to help those less fortunate, and even (in Revelations) that we will eventually be judged on how we served God through our service to strangers/those in need. I find it very difficult to jibe my Christian training with what you state, "adopting an entitlement mindset & mooching off of others." That view of the very people that Christ embraced (the sinners, the poor, the sick, and the disabled) seems a precise "waste [of] that amazing gift from God." Perhaps I'm not understanding you correctly and I would appreciate a bit more explanation. Thanks,
1:36 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Bren: Wasn't there something about eating a days fill in another persons field is not a crime, but taking more than a days fill was?
One may interpret that as feed the hungry to make them strong enough to work for their food.
James R Hoffa
2:13 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Randy1949 -
It's the failing and non-preferred restaurant in Sara's hypothetical analogy that is divided into two dining rooms - the paying an non-paying sections. And because the paying section is subsidizing the costs of the non-paying section, the prices are more expensive in the paying section, thus it's completely conceivable that the guy busing the tables in that restaurant would not be able to afford to eat at that restaurant.
In Sara's preferred successful restaurant, "the dining room is not divided and there are no comped meals offered at the tables next to yours." Everyone pays and prices are lower across the board because of this, thus that guy busing the tables at that restaurant is able to afford to eat at that restaurant.
Are you saying that you prefer the unsuccessful lower quality divided dining room restaurant to Sara's preferred everyone pays, lower prices, and better quality restaurant?
Hoffa thinks that you're not understanding the analogy correctly.
2:26 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I'm sure those who can will patronize the new restaurant and the prices will stay low until the older restaurant is driven out of business. Then the new one will stop running at a loss and the prices will go up. That's how it works in real life.
3:46 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Greg, Mark 14:7 states, "For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always." Deuteronomy 15:11: "For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide unto your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land." These, and numerous other references in the Old and New Testaments, teach that there will always be people who cannot function in well in society at a given time, and that it is the responsibility of those who can/do to be understanding and compassionate.
It wasn't so very long ago when a successful person was gauged by their ability to chase a critter with a spear or gather berries from the upper vines. ; )
James R Hoffa
3:53 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Bren -
Never realized how much religion supposedly governs your life - interesting!
James R Hoffa
3:55 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Randy1949 -
Are you saying that the government is in danger of being ousted by a competitive private sector that will only institute monopolistic controls once it has successful done away with government?
Wow, the conspiracy theories are getting worse by the day!
3:56 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
From what Bren stated, it sounds to me that entitlement programs are a clear violation of Church and State. We need to end them all...
4:32 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Mr. Hoffa, indeed it does. That's why I struggle with some of the views and attitudes presented as "Christian" in some areas of the political arena. They seem diametrically opposed to the tenets of faith that I was taught.
Cow, I believe it is entirely appropriate for a government created by and for the people to care for those in need. There are some aspects of care in which religion and state can work in harmony and this is one, I believe. Caring for servicemen and women, disaster relief, etc.
4:55 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Notice that "you" does not refer to government. It actually refers to YOU helping a non-abstract brother.
5:05 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Luke, I interpret "You" as being alive and on this planet!
5:19 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Sorry, but your interpretation is not possible. There is no abstract or literary "you" in Koine Greek. See Daniel Wallace's Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics.
"You" refers to the person being addressed, and the "brother" is not abstract.
H.E. Pennypacker
9:54 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Glad to see the resident moochers(Randall, Keif and Rube) howling. Typical and sad little men.
9:58 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I don't know who this 'Randall' is, Pennypacker. And I have yet to mooch. I've always been one of those people growing the food and serving it at the table. I pay taxes. I'm not in that 47% that you, Sara, and Mitt hold in such contempt.
The Anti-Alinsky
10:39 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
And yet you are happy to pay for their rent, food, phone and (I highly suspect) booze for that 47% (which I am pretty sure include Schmitzy).
Realize it isn't the rich paying for these things, they just find a way to pass it on to the consumer. Take B.O.'s healthcare. Health insurers are in the business to make money. The cost for pre-existing conditions, lifting of the lifetime cap and paying to insure people that can't afford it just get passed along to the consumer. Which is why my healthcare insurance is going up 12% this year and projected for 9% next year.
And don't delude yourself with the phrase "they have to justify their costs". How can you not justify those costs?
Lyle Ruble
5:28 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@H.E. Pennypacker....I've paid taxes my whole working life and now that I'm retired I still pay taxes, including income taxes. The big difference is that I am paying on a smaller income and part of it is deferred because of my retirement. I don't know why you insist on painting such an inaccurate picture of things you have absolutely no knowledge of.
6:26 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Randy1949 - you say you were always one of those people growing the food and serving it. I am assuming you did that job because you wanted to - not because you were forced to? You must have somewhere decided that that was good enough and you didn't need to take any steps such as higher education to advance yourself so perhaps you could eat in the good dining room and not do the serving? See, that's the problem with you libs - you just assume you are stuck in the same place forever, stuck with your lot in life and no one would let you become more successful. Or is being successful a sin? That's the attitude that makes taking liberals seriously impossible.
6:34 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@sunrocket -- First of all, the growing and serving of the food was metaphorical. Second, you couldn't be more wrong about the higher education. You should never assume.
The one thing I did wrong was to do something i was good at rather than go for an MBA.
6:38 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Randy - I know it was a metaphor - I too to something I love and am good at as opposed to something just for money. But by doing that I realize I will only eat in the good dining room as a special treat. For that I am willing to sacrifice a high paying job for personal happiness.
James R Hoffa
12:46 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Craig -
Do you expect us to all hold hands around a camp fire while making s'mores and singing kumbaya - you honestly think that Schmitzy would show up with the marshmallows like he's supposed to?
1:28 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
JRH: I would not include Schmitzy, unless we all were in agreement to make it an intervention.
Honestly, I think we all would get along just fine in person.
Though I must confess my "get along" comment was not to be taken seriously.
Bren: I don't know what you were cheering for?
Sara Conrad
1:05 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
If the majority of the customers like pie....then yes....the new restaurant will most definitely have pie. :)
1:11 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I'm not sure about the restaurant analogy. That's a for-profit industry. The closest analogy I can devise for federal government is the nonprofit model, which exists to serve people, not generate profit, while generating income/expense. In a nonprofit, tiers of people are served, from the direct need-based target clients, to participating paying clients, all the way up to volunteer leadership. All meet at the nonprofit's table because the mission fulfills a need. The need-based clients benefit from the service provided, other participates appreciate the service, the volunteers and leadership are fulfilled through the provision of service. All agree the service(s) provided is/are beneficial.
Using that lens, I would describe the current political climate as one in which some participants have moved off-mission. It is not a healthy environment when the need-based clients, and even program users are regarded as "moochers" and "takers." That disrupts and erodes the entire mission, which for the U.S. is government "for the people and by the people." To exacerbate the issue we have service clients who are deriving profit, and service clients who had been told to reduce their giving and quite a few are unwilling to step up their support to previous levels.
The next step in the conversation is about the mission. Do we want to change it? If we're not "for the people, by the people," what precisely are we?
1:18 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
But there are "moochers" and "takers", how do you address that?
Jay Sykes
1:32 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I hunger for your counterpoint analogy/response blog, too........
Include some pie;Greg likes pie.
Don't assign Schmitzy to marshmallow duty;Hoffa likes S'mores.
1:34 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Seriously, Greg, there probably ARE people who prefer to live off the system rather than try for something better, but i don't think they're as numerous as many of you think. There are many others who need a hand because their jobs disappeared and their new ones don't pay. They're working just as hard as you do but for much less.in return. They don't deserve to be called moochers.
Brian Dey
1:38 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The federal government was never intended to be a non-profit or a corporation. It was never to the brother's keeper that the left dreams of. Its funny that in all of civilization, only the government had all the answers. I remember the word's of Ronald Reagan; "Government is not solution, government is the problem." Or JFK; " Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Wow, a Republican and a Democrat.
1:41 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
You try living for the past many decades on government american cheese and say NO to it!!!! You get hooked on the cheese, thats alls I am saying.
1:45 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I wouldn't know, Mini-Me, I've never had any government cheese.
1:49 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
One Randy1949 is enough- there ain't enough cheese for everyone.
1:50 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Greg, professional assessment is key. What impatience might interpret in an ungenerous way can be symptomatic of a serious underlying issue. If we, for example, are looking at an individual who appears to be lazy and not want to work, it's important to think about that. Is unproductivity basic human nature? I would argue that the human being by nature is fundamentally ambitious, competitive, and self-interested. Therefore a disconnect exists and the reasons why must be explored, understood, and addressed, really on the individual level.
I realize that this level of care takes significant time and effort, but I believe that empowerment of people, a (once) traditional Republican Party value, is the path to growth and success, economically, socially, across the board. When we underfund/defund empowerment programs, we as a nation and people are diminished.
Personally, if there is one thing I have tried to learn in my life it is not to take people/situations at face value. My responsibility is to learn and do what I can to help, not hinder.
1:54 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Who wants to help me make cheese?
"Not I", said the cow,
"Not I", said the fox
"not I", said the squirrel..........
2:07 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Bren, Please list these empowerment programs, so we all are on the same page.
James R Hoffa
2:20 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Bren -
Please define "empowerment programs," giving concrete examples of such programs in our current system of federal government.
2:45 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Greg, I consider school and college readiness programs empowerment. Job programs. Programs that help people who have lost their way and have no one to help them regain the path. Programs that keep food on the table for children and parents who are trying to succeed and the elderly and disabled and that keep people in good health are empowerment. I don't have time to make a laundry list but I think you get the gist.
But in all of these, as I wrote earlier, assessment is key. There has to be forward movement or understanding for the inertia and another plan made and implemented. There is potential for reclamation and success in every person.
3:22 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I think that in order for one of those programs to be truly empowering, there must not only be an easy way to wean the person off of the program, there must also be an incentive for the person to want to get off the program.
3:59 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Cow, I agree that an empowerment program guides people toward solutions, except in the most extreme cases of cognitive and/or physical disability. But that means supporting the problem-solving, and being serious about assessment, evaluation, and accountability. For the client and the agency. Program budget cuts simultaneously erode the number of people who could/should be served and the efficiency of program delivery and measurement. This lack of comprehensiveness leads in the worst cases to multi-generational dysfunction.
4:09 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
...and that's exactly what the Left has given us over the years. Not sure if it is intentional or not, but through these types of programs, the government has created a 'dependent' class.
4:10 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Bren, Since every program could fit your definition and there really is a limit to funding, should you not accept more easily that there are moochers and that they are the ones depriving the people that should be being empowered? Would professional assessment involve means testing and would you be willing to cut everyone from the program that met the means determination?
4:54 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Cow, I'm not sure the Left is entirely to blame. Evaluation identifies problems, but real work is needed to determine what is the best course and in turn, evaluate the results of the new direction. The Right contributes to the issue by cutting funding for programs, which hampers the less-lovely aspects of service, i.e. assessment and evaluation. Thus unsuccessful/inefficient activities continue without revision, and no one is well served. There will always be social ills that cannot be resolved through a government program, such as racism. This particular problem undermines social progress at so many levels, and yet no amount of money will provide a cure. It has to be self-inspired.
Greg, I agree with Randy--I believe there are far fewer "moochers." I do believe there are people in society who are just not geared for advanced technology for example; who would have been successful 50, even 15 years ago in a trade or service. Today, without a mindset for technology or academia, this person may find themselves in a position that doesn't pay well and/or is susceptible to outsourcing. Right to Work legislation undermines trade unions and leads to wage diminishment. Is a person such as this a "moocher?" I would most emphatically disagree with that assessment. But how to give that person a boost? There are so many shades of grey in this situation.
1:27 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The Democratic Party is the party of moochers!!!!
1:30 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
seriously fake Randy: Why not use another screen name so you can make your point, if there is one you want to make?
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2:29 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Randy, this is why you have to trademark your username. You have no legal recourse now. This concludes your free advise provided by Steve®
3:01 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
@Steve -- That is actually some useful advice, assuming I can get my character map to copy something unique into my profile username.


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WASHINGTON – President Obama says his evolution toward support for gay marriage influenced the Justice Department's decision to weigh in on the Supreme Court case challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage.
"As everybody here knows, last year, upon a long period of reflection, I concluded that we cannot discriminate against same-sex couples when it comes to marriage," Obama told reporters Friday, the day after the U.S. solicitor general filed a brief in the case challenging California's Proposition 8 ban.
"When the Supreme Court essentially called the question by taking this case about California's law, I didn't feel like that was something that this administration could avoid. I felt it was important for us to articulate what I believe and what this administration stands for," Obama said.
TIMELINE: Gay marriage through the years
The Obama administration's brief asks the justices to overturn the California ban and for the first time argues that the Constitution protects an equal right to marry for gays and lesbians.
Obama opposed the California law even before coming out in support of gay marriage this spring. As he announced the shift in position, the president described it as a personal decision and said he continued to believe that the matter should be left to the states to decide.
On Friday, Obama said he saw "state-by-state basis progress being made, more and more states recognizing same-sex couples." But he said he also believed the California law was discriminatory and "if the Supreme Court asks me or my attorney general or a solicitor general, do we think that meets constitutional muster, I felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly, and the answer is no," he said.
Obama did not completely abandon his state-by-state position in the brief filed Thursday. Rather than ask the justices to overturn all same-sex marriage bans, the administration chose a legal argument that applies directly in only a handful of states.
The brief argued that because those states have already granted same-sex couples nearly all the rights of marriage through civil unions, withholding the designation of marriage is discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation.
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Asked why he chose the more modest scope for the brief, Obama, a former constitutional law professor, said he believed the argument could lead to broad change.
"What we've said is that same-sex couples are a group, a class that deserves heightened scrutiny, that the Supreme Court needs to ask the state why it's doing it. And if the state doesn't have a good reason, it should be struck down," Obama said.
"The court may decide that if it doesn't apply in this case, it probably can't apply in any case. There is no good reason for it. If I were on the court, that would probably be the view that I'd put forward," he said. "But I'm not a judge. I'm the president."
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The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men Often Go Awry
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I know I said I was back, but I found things went awry the day after I posted :0. Pipes broke in the yard from the deep freeze, taking a week to find and fix, the flu passed through and now I am unfortunately fighting a battle with my vision.
Unable to keep my eyes open for any length of time is inconvenient at best. Shooting is out and reading is now minimally done in order to save the good moments for necessary things. I know it doesn't sound like fun, but it's just another hurdle for me and one that I will jump eventually. For now, I wait for the right combo of meds from the modern medicine arsenal and hope they find something soon.
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2013-01-07 00:41:35 (31 comments, 1 reshares, 53 +1s)
What Happened?
Wow, I have been gone so long and so much has changed! Guess it's time to catch up ;).
The holidays were good, but empty of one great service dog in this world. Lo and behold, about the same time Max passed, this little guy was born. I rescued him, having been taken from his mom too early and have nearly gotten him back to full health. He is crazy lively and will be big enough to carry my equipment in no time ;). Meet Hunter, my new boxer/lab.
I look forward to catching up and seeing where everybody is again!
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Welcome to the Weekly Photo Project for 2013!
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2012-11-15 08:34:11 (20 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)
Feeding Frenzy
Last weekend I had a chance to visit the Nisqually Wildlife Refufe, where over 300 types of birds take refuge during their migration cycle. It is where the freshwater of the Nisqually River meets the Puget Sound salt water.
This is where I finally made up my mind I am getting a long lens!!!! I saw so many different birds, including a flock (?) of Great Blue Heron and did not have the reach to get to it with any clarity. Now, which one?? ;))
2012-11-13 03:10:36 (25 comments, 2 reshares, 57 +1s)
A Room With a View
I surely wish it was my house that has this view, too! This is a shot from earlier this year during one of my wandering days.... The stack of lenticulars on top of Mount Rainier and the smoke and fog in the valleys had me shooting it on the way to my destination and when I was on the way back.
For #mountainmonday , curated by +Michael Russell, because it's high time I get through some of my mountain backlog! :))
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2012-11-04 20:43:47 (32 comments, 3 reshares, 51 +1s)
Farewell My Friend, We Will Meet Again One Day
We found each other nearly a decade ago. You had suffered at the hands of someone who harbored ugliness in his heart and needed to heal. To do that you needed to trust again. Believe me, we were both in the same shape. We became inseparable, even getting waivers for you to be at work with me because you threw such tantrums when I left you alone :))
You helped me in ways I never could have imagined. You always thought it was a game, but later it would come in handy when I was in need. So for every time I fell and you braced to help me up, everything I dropped and you picked up and brought to me, for every time you had to find the phone when I needed it - thank you. When I didn't think I could get out of bed your happy face got me going, breathing over me like a little kid, ready to start the day - I will miss that.


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North Korea's latest missile launch moved the United States into new territory as the success of putting a satellite into orbit could also mean the reclusive country is one giant step closer to firing a missile across the Pacific.
The United States is examining information from Wednesday's launch to gather clues about the capabilities of North Korea's rocket technology that can be converted for use in long-range missiles.
Experts say the launch shows North Korea's rocket has the range to hit Hawaii and parts of the West Coast of the United States.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told CNN's Erin Burnett on Wednesday he is "confident" the United States could stop an incoming missile from North Korea.
"The fact is, we do have a very strong missile defense that would be able to guard against that kind of potential," Panetta said in an interview that aired on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" on Wednesday.
But with the success comes more scrutiny of what the United States has in place to stop a missile should one be launched.
The type of missile North Korea launched Tuesday is considered a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile, meaning it is designed to deliver a payload long distances across the globe or into space, depending how it is configured. It is not generally designed to strike at short distances, such as Japan or South Korea.
The U.S. military had said it was on a heightened state of alert while it awaited the launch by the North Koreans. To prepare for the launch, the United States had satellite monitoring of the site. The military also had Aegis radar ships and other monitoring equipment positioned off the coast of Japan.
Those ships have a strong and reliable radar systems and sensors that can detect a launch and track the trajectory of the missile, and can also shoot down missiles in some cases.
Sitting off the coast of Japan, they wouldn't be "positioned correctly to hit a missile like this coming out of North Korea," according to a U.S. defense official. "However, their radars are extremely useful on telling us where the missile is going within seconds."


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Beam Reach vessel sailing with killer whales off Land Bank
Orca dorsal fin and WA State ferry
Sunset on kayaks in Haro Strait
Ceremony, fall 2005 (image credit: Center for Whale Research)
Haro Strait sunset
Breach backed by Mt. Baker
A picturesque breach near Turn Point.
Ceremony line up (CWR)
Ship, Eagle Wing, and orcas
Fall 2006
The second Beam Reach program: Aug 20 - Oct 29, 2006.
Tail lob
Streaming dorsal of a southern resident
Orcas and Center for Whale Research boat
Peggy Foreman taking visual bearings and surface observations of passing orcas.
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Orcasound house water side
Listening box and bench on bluff
Post-ceremony sea snake (CWR)
post-ceremony foraging with birds (CWR)
Jim Maya's boat Peregrine with the SRKW
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Comic-Con: STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Panel Recap: How Lucas Requested Darth Maul's Return, Why Space Battles Are Hard To Pull Off and More
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While the prequels have a poor reputation among many Star Wars fans, Star Wars: The Clone Wars has proven that there are worthy stories to be told within that time period. The cartoon show has introduced new characters and shown many more die. While it certainly follows Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the side characters are put in constant mortal peril and it creates a thrilling journey. Darth Maul has been revived in the series despite missing half of his torso (he's a little stir-crazy when we first meet him), and the panel talked quite a bit about the upcoming season while also explaining the tremendous Umbara story arc that was one of the highlights of Season Four.
Instead of having the voice cast twiddle their thumbs as they rarely make creative decisions, last Saturday's panel featured the talents of supervising director David Filoni and head writer Matt Michnovetz moderated by Star Wars author Pablo Hidalgo. Hit the jump for the full recap of one of the most lively and interesting panels at Comic-Con this year.


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List of Current Injuries
Trying to get re-focused on my fantasy leagues and I have no clue whats going on with half of my players over my 3 different leagues.
I have to set my starting lineups soon, and was curious if there is a place where you can fairly easily find a players current status as to whether they'll be playing for the start of the season or not. No idea who's been banged up playing in Europe, or things like that. I'm sure I could look up each player on each of my teams, but for example Jon Quick was mentioned in the ramblings, and I had completely forgotten he was still injured. Looking for an easy way to refresh my memory on these things, if there is such a thing. Thanks
14 Team Full Keeper - G, A, SO G (1), +- (.2), PIMs (.1), Shots (.05), Wins (2), SO (5) Forwards: Crosby Giroux Hall Getzlaf Neal Benn Voracek Ryan Pacioretty E Kane Kesler Moulson Defense: Yandle Enstrom Schultz Edler Carlson Bieksa Goalies: Rask Luongo Bench: Hodgson Weiss Little Hanzal Versteeg Stafford Clutterbuck M Staal Petry S. Mason Top prospects: '13 1st overall Couturier Zucker Kassian Faksa Dumba Lack |
I'd suggest searching the forums first: http://forums.dobbersports.com/showthread.php?t=141642
Points-only, Full Keeper Dynasty League Active roster (no starts, just total points): 12 FW, 6 D, 1 Goalie Forwards: Ovechkin, D. Sedin, Stastny, Nash, Kesler, Ribeiro, B. Richards, Selanne, Hossa, Fleischmann, Whitney, Lecavalier, Alfredsson, Okposo, Plekanec, Doan, S. Kostitsyn Defense: Goligoski, Campbell, Gonchar, Bergeron, Liles, McBain, Vatanen, Timonen, Visnovsky, Giordano, Wideman Goal: Luongo, Holtby |
Hah, great thanks!
14 Team Full Keeper - G, A, SO G (1), +- (.2), PIMs (.1), Shots (.05), Wins (2), SO (5) Forwards: Crosby Giroux Hall Getzlaf Neal Benn Voracek Ryan Pacioretty E Kane Kesler Moulson Defense: Yandle Enstrom Schultz Edler Carlson Bieksa Goalies: Rask Luongo Bench: Hodgson Weiss Little Hanzal Versteeg Stafford Clutterbuck M Staal Petry S. Mason Top prospects: '13 1st overall Couturier Zucker Kassian Faksa Dumba Lack |
This list looks to be fairly up to date: http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/injuries
Yahoo weekly starts 12 team league, keep 17 plus farm GS, W, L, SV, GAA, SV%, SO G, A, P, +/-, PIM, SOG, GWG, PPP, SHP, HITS, FOW 3C: H. Sedin,Stepan, Stastny, R. Johansen, Hanzal, Anisimov, 3LW: Burrows, Vanek, Ott, Lupul, Dubinsky 3RW: Doan, Pavelski, Brown, Okposo, 6D: Franson, Doughty, Voynov, Subban, Markov, Gonchar, Karlsson 1Util: 2G: Price, Emery Farm: (< 100 games): S. Elliott, J. Bernier, Galchenyuk, Etem, Eakin, Atkinson |
This was on Sportsnet.ca this morning
Here is an updated injury report for all 30 teams: Anaheim Ducks None Boston Bruins Adam McQuaid, arm, out indefinitely Marc Savard, concussion, out indefinitely Buffalo Sabres Corey Tropp, knee, out for the season Calgary Flames Lance Bouma, knee, out for the season Roman Cervenka, blood clot, no timetable for return #Flames C Roman Cervenka has a blood clot. Team unsure when he'll be able to fly over here, never mind play. Vicki Hall (@vickihallch) January 6, 2013 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu, hip surgery, out indefinitely Chicago Blackhawks Marian Hossa, concussion, cleared to play Colorado Avalanche None Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Murray, shoulder, out for the season Dallas Stars None Detroit Red Wings Carlo Colaiacovo, shoulder, out 2-3 weeks Patrick Eaves, concussion, out indefinitely Valtteri Filppula, knee, expected to be ready for the season Edmonton Oilers Ryan Jones, eye, out "number of weeks" Nikolai Khabibulin, hip, no timetable for return Andy Sutton, knee, out indefinitely Florida Panthers Sean Bergenheim, groin, expected to be ready for the season Erik Gudbranson, shoulder, cleared for contact Los Angeles Kings Anze Kopitar, knee, out 3-4 weeks Jonathan Quick, back, ready to go for the season Minnesota Wild Pierre-Marc Bouchard, concussion, questionable for season's start Josh Harding, illness, expected to play through it Marco Scandella, groin, expected to be ready for the season Montreal Canadiens Petteri Nokelainen, upper body, questionable for season's start Tomas Plekanec, ribs, expected to be ready for the season ("This is gonna take some time. It's not anything serious, that I know 100 per cent," he told Czech reporters Monday.) Nashville Predators Gabriel Bourque, lower body, out at least two weeks Pekka Rinne, groin, ready to go for the season New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique, thumb, out 1-2 weeks New York Islanders Calvin de Haan, shoulder, out indefinitely Michael Grabner, lower body, questionable for season's start Travis Hamonic, concussion, questionable for season's start New York Rangers Marian Gaborik, shoulder, ready to go for the season Michael Sauer, concussion, out indefinitely Ottawa Senators Jared Cowen, hip, out for the season Philadelphia Flyers Marc-Andre Bourdon, concussion, out indefinitely Danny Briere, wrist, doubtful for season's start Briere will have visit a hand spe******t this week. He says hecould miss a game or 2 at most, but is hoping to be ready for opener.#Flyers Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) January 7, 2013 Erik Gustafsson, foot, questionable for season's start Ben Holmstrom, knee, out indefinitely Andrej Meszaros, Achilles, questionable for season's start Chris Pronger, concussion, out indefinitely Phoenix Coyotes Kurt Sauer, concussion, out indefinitely Pittsburgh Penguins None San Jose Sharks Jason Demers, wrist, out 2-3 weeks St. Louis Blues None Tampa Bay Lightning Mattias Ohlund, knee, out indefinitely Toronto Maple Leafs Jake Gardiner, concussion, questionable for season's start Vancouver Canucks Alexander Edler, back, cleared to play Jason Garrison, groin, cleared to play Ryan Kesler, shoulder/wrist, no timetable for return Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom, neck, status unknown Winnipeg Jets Zach Bogosian, wrist, could miss first month of season Alexander Burmistrov, upper body, questionable for season's start
12 Team LIFETIME KEEPER POOL - top 6 D's, top 12 fwd, 1 Goalie (POINTS ONLY) FWD - Stamkos, Staal, Kopitar, Getzlaf, Bergeron, Oshie, Parenteau, Desharnais, Weiss, Briere, Burrows, Voracek, Grabovski, Galchenyuk, Franzen, Selanne, MacArthur, Dubinsky, Peverley, Gagne, S. Monohan Def - Edler, Burns, E. Johnson, Gonchar, Bieksa, Timonen, Pitkanen, Visnovsky Goalie - Kipper, Harding |
2012-13 Champs 14 Team Keeper League Start 9F, 6D, 1G, 10 Bench - Keep 16 G-1, A-1, PIM-0.2, GWG-1 W-2, SO-3, OTL-1 Starters F: H Sedin, Backstrom, Kovalchuk, Perry, Callahan, Parise, M Koivu, M Richards, St. Louis D: Byfuglien, Subban, Shattenkirk, OEL, Robidas, J. Johnson G: Lundqvist IR: Ward, Pitkanen Bench: F: Dupuis, Zajac, Brassard, Zuccarello, Shore, Backlund, Killorn D: Hillen G: Fasth, Emery, Bryzgalov, Nabokov |
Hahahah I love that you can't say spec!alist here. Anyway I heard that Backstrom was good to go for the opener. Can't remember where though. If you look hard enough you should find it.
10-team One-Year H2H League - Daily transactions G, A, PPP, SHP, GWG, PIM, Hits - W, GAA, SV%, SO Start 2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2Util, up to 3G Minimum appearances to qualify for Goalie stats - 4 2 IR spots C - Tavares, Getzlaf, Bozak, Nugent LW- Hall, Benn, The Wizard, Pacioretty RW- St. Louis, Eberle, Neil D - Chara, Campbell, Enstrom, Voynov G - Quick, Price, Reimer, Bernier |
Haha, if I've seen erection pills interfere with fantasy hockey, I've seen it all.
Just heard on NHL network Adam Henrique is out till the middle of Feb.
64M Cap, Partial Keeper: 4F(ANY) 2D, 2G, Year 1: H2H Daily Starts 2C/2LW/2RW/1F/4D/2G, 14 Teams Pro C: Crosby, Benn LW: Parise, RW: Voracek,Ovechkin, Iggy D: Karlsson, Shattenkirk Carle, Goligoski G: Theo.Rask, Markstrom Farm: Tarasenko, Huberdeau, T. Hall, Hackett, Silfverberg, Yakupov, B.Smith Stat Categories Skaters FOW(.1) G(4) A(3) PPG(1.5) PPA(1) SHG(3) SHA(2) GWG(1) SOG(.2) +-(1) PIMS(.1) BLK(.2) HIT(.2) Goalies W(6) L(-1) SHO(5) SV(0.1) GA(-0.2) GAA(Range of -1 to 8) SV%(Range of -1 to 8) Twitter:@RogerWi1co |
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Commissioned by Outcasting : Fourth Wall (O:4W) artists' moving image festival this is a new piece by Anton Hecht. It engages the public in the process of collectively playing Satie's Gnossienne on a...
Commissioned by Outcasting : Fourth Wall (O:4W) artists' moving image festival this is a new piece by Anton Hecht. It engages the public in the process of collectively playing Satie's Gnossienne on a...
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Graham Harwood - does liverpool
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Asahi Toys (Japan) friction-powered 1962 Chrysler Imperial in rich royal blue, 15 inches long, original box, $10,000-$15,000.
The dreams of thousands of toy collectors worldwide have come true since last March when
launched a semiannual series of auctions to disperse the renowned Donald Kaufman Collection. Last September when the hammer fell on the closing lot for part II of the series, the incomparable collection of American, European and Japanese toys had already taken in $7.2 million, with much more to come. But many wondered if the massive Kaufman toy box had finally been depleted of its premier examples. Rich Bertoia, who cataloged much of the Kaufman collection, chuckled at the thought of the ultimate wellspring of antique toys running dry.
If you liked parts I and II, youll love part III, he said. Its absolutely the same high level of quality plus theres the added attraction of part I of Dons wonderful comic character toys. The only difference collectors will note this time around is that, sadly, Don will not be with us. Donald Kaufman passed away on Oct. 12, 2009, knowing his toys were in the best of hands at Bertoias, and delighted that so many had already gone to fellow collectors in dozens of countries.
The third installment of the ongoing series, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17, 2010, at Bertoia Auctions gallery in Vineland, N.J., will feature a diverse mix of classic cast-iron, pressed-steel, comic character and European toys in superior condition. There was only one way that Don liked his toys factory fresh, or very close to it, said Rich.
Fridays session will open with approximately 100 European automobiles, trucks, busses and other unusual pieces. Again, the esteemed Marklin brand will take the spotlight. In addition to limousines and a 16-inch-long white-bodied luxury tourer outfitted with umbrella stand and other fine accoutrements, bidders will have the opportunity to acquire a smaller-scale Marklin fire pumper (estimate $30,000-$35,000). Marklin marketed this particular fire pumper in one of two ways as an individual toy and as part of a 4-piece set also containing a garage, ladder truck and hose reel truck.
A host of Europes most highly revered toy manufacturers will be represented, including Gunthermann, Bing and Carette. Many of the golden-era limos, cars and tourers are boxed. The selection will astound collectors something like this wont happen again in our lifetime, Rich said. There are some large-scale cars, like the superb green 14-inch Carette limo ($12,000-$14,000), and some very early French cars, including one that is steam powered. One of my favorites is the beautiful, boxed French racer in a light blue color that has its two original bisque-head figures.
On the Friday, Bertoias will roll out the first offering of Dons comic character toys, most of which are boxed. The array includes Marx walking figures, all of the figural musician and jigger toys, a scarce Goofy the Gardener made at the Marx plant in Dudley, England; and a Howdy Doody store display with tin background, piano and characters, which Bertoias experts have never seen before.
Other obscure comic character gems include a Hi-Way Henry, made by Fisher and distributed by Borgfeldt, that includes its original box. No one we know of has seen this box before, Rich noted. A similarly styled lithographed-tin car that is as rare as a dodo bird and possibly a prototype is the Weekend Automobile. Yet another rarity is the oversize Toonerville Trolley with Fontaine Fox 1922 copyright, but made in Japan.
Pressed-steel toys include rare Kingsbury designs a woody station wagon, boxed outboard motor boat, and tri-motor airplane with hangar and a few examples of Buddy L factory archive pieces formerly in the collection of the companys past president Richard Keats. Don liked all of the pressed steel manufacturers and appreciated each ones artistic interpretation, said Rich Bertoia. Again, the condition is fantastic, especially on some of the trucks. Also on Friday, Bertoias will sell 20 of Don Kaufmans pedal cars, including three with a comic-character theme.
Saturdays session will feature 200 lots of European automotive toys, cast-iron and pressed-steel cars, and 30 pedal cars, including a closed-coupe Packard that would have been a luxury model in its day.
Additionally, more than 200 cast-iron toys will be offered, spanning from racers to oil tankers and wreckers. Brands include Arcade, Kenton, Hubley, Champion, Kilgore and more. Among the Arcade highlights are a U.S. Company moving van, a near-mint Hathaways Bakery delivery van and a very rare Brinks express truck that is estimated at $12,000-$25,000.
The last of Don Kaufmans biscuit tins will be auctioned during the Saturday session. A varied assortment, it includes a boxed Crawfords racecar, a boxed Spieswagen with locomotive, several busses and delivery trucks, and a coveted Gray Dunn delivery motorcycle with sidecar.
At the first two sales featuring the Donald Kaufman Collection, Bertoias staff warmly welcomed members of the toy collecting community and watched with pleasure as their auctions became occasions to remember. Socializing and sharing has always been a big part of the toy collecting hobby, Jeanne Bertoia remarked. As we have done in the past, we will make sure the April preview and sale are festive, light-hearted events that collectors will look forward to attending.
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The strangest thing happened the other day. I know this may sound like a stretch, but Barack Obama actually visited my family to personally elicit our support for him. Let me tell you that the experience was otherworldly. The whole time I'm thinking why is Barack Obama visiting us? I live in a middle class neighborhood and don't have any connections with rich and influential people. What's Barack Obama doing in my house?
Two days later, another bizarre incident happened. After saying goodbye to an old friend that came to visit my wife and me, I looked outside and saw that our visitor had accidentally totaled my car while backing out of the driveway?and then fled the scene of the crime! The next thing I remember happening is I called the local repair shop and guess who answers the phone? Ron Paul! I actually haggled with Ron Paul on the phone for about five minutes only to find out that my car was irreparable. The whole time I'm thinking is it really that easy to get a hold of Ron Paul?
If you find these two stories unbelievable, you can breathe a sigh of relief. The universe is still shifting on its axis. For the record, the above incidents never happened?except for in my dreams?literally. I'm reasonably sure that the whole Barack Obama dream comes from a CNN episode I watched the night before about John McCain's first run for congress where he literally knocked on people's doors to solicit votes. Now as to why Ron Paul is working at a local auto repair shop and living in my aunt's old house, beats me!
It seems like since the start of the Democratic National convention, and the Republican convention that immediately followed, politics has invaded nearly every area of our lives. No matter how hard we try, we just can't seem to escape! Watching bits and pieces of the conventions over the past few weeks, I couldn't help but notice the glitz, the glamour, and the adulation that goes into elevating our political leaders to near godlike status?and how their star-struck fans so easily bask in the glory of their would be saviors.
John McCain's adoring fans seem to believe that if only they can get their guy elected to the White House, righteousness and morality will be restored to the land, America will be spared the horrors of a left-wing socialist panzie?and how could I forget?evil will be defeated. Barack Obama's adoring fans seem to think that all they have to do to end poverty, heal the nation's racial divide, and save the nation from Bible toting war mongers is put a check mark next to a drawing of a donkey in November. Can it really be that simple?
Enter into human history, Jesus of Nazareth. One of the things I love about Jesus is how He refused to be awed by the powers that be of His day. I would love to have been around when Jesus called Herod a fox, or when He referred to the religious leaders?who held a similar position to modern day mullahs in Iran?brood of vipers. Even more, I'd love to have been a peasant in the crowd watching Jesus ride into Jerusalem on a donkey. Author Shane Claiborne in His book Jesus for President compares Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem to a U.S. president riding into the inauguration ceremony on a bicycle. If Claiborne is right, then Jesus was a lot more of a prankster than I've ever imagined Him to be. The question is why would Jesus go out of His way to mock power?
I'm not a psychoanalyst, but I'd be willing to risk a guess. I think that one of the reasons that Jesus came into the world was to crush the all-too-human tendency to look to political rulers for earthly salvation. When Jesus took up a towel to wash His disciples feet, His disciples were offended because they didn't want their master behaving like a slave, but what they failed to realize is that was exactly Jesus' point! In Jesus' value system the powerless is superior to the powerful. Like His mother, Jesus embraced a value system that elevated the poor over the prince, where God puts down the mighty from their seats and elevates the humble (Luke 1:52). Rather than embracing political power to bring about earthly change, which is what Satan tempted Him to do, Jesus put His faith in the upside down Kingdom of God, a Kingdom that puts faith not in the power of the sword, but in the power of self-sacrificial love.
As tempting as it may be to be awed by the power of modern Caesars, followers of Jesus are never to forget that the Word of God tells us not to put our trust in princes (Psalm 146:3). Rather than trusting in the coercive power of the sword to effect moral change in the world, followers of Jesus put their faith in an otherworldly kingdom that rules not with the power of a sword, but with the power of a towel. As eloquent and sincere as they may be, neither McCain nor Obama are going to save the world, let alone America. True power flows from the cross, not from Caesar's throne.
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First round
Calvary Baptist 53, North County Christian 26
The Cougars advanced the second round, where they will travel to take on Lone Pine.
Calvary Baptist (23-4) never was challenged and led 33-8 at halftime.
Junior forward Gabriel Peters led all scorers with 14 points. He also pulled down six rebounds.
Senior guard Solomon Fisco added 13 points and collected a career-high 11 steals.
First round
Flintridge Prep 69, Avalon 48
The Rebels advanced to Friday night's second round behind the scoring of Robert Cartwright, who finished with 21 points, six steals and five assists in an impressive, all-around performance.
Kareem Ismail contributed 14 points.
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This month's issue celebrates Mars at opposition with a number of red planet-themed articles. In our bumper night sky section you can learn how to observe, image and even sketch the red planet, while two feature articles tackle the origin of Martian gullies, and whether life on Mars could exist underground.
From Mars mysteries to the controversies of the wider Universe, our Focus section looks at some of the greatest unanswered questions, from gas planet formation and planetary nebulae, to dark matter and the Pioneer Anomaly. Elsewhere in the March issue you can learn how to image the Rosette Nebula with astrophotographer Nik Szymaneks step-by-step guide and read how Steve Ringwood transformed his garden shed into a run-off roof observatory. Meanwhile Keith Cooper explains the reasoning behind astronomical objects sometimes bewildering names.


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Three Logan High School football players were named Class AAA all-state last weekend.
Named special honorable mention were senior quarterback Chris Marcum and senior wide receiver/quarterback Khaleel Reynolds.
Josh Rein, a wide receiver, was named honorable mention all-state.
Just the trio of Wildcat players were recognized by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association despite Logan enjoying a 7-3 season under head coach Gary Mullins.
Several Logan players were surprisingly omitted including linebackers and top tacklers Thomas Hunter and Tyler Vernatter and defensive back Brynden "Worm" Street, regarded as one of the best DB's in the state.
Logan senior punter Brian Craft was also left off the list despite having an outstanding season in which he averaged better than 45 yards per boot and handled all of Logan's kicking duties.
Logan finished the post-season as the No. 17-ranked Class AAA squad in the state — just barely missing the Class AAA playoffs for the third straight season.
The Wildcats were beaten in the 2010 playoffs by No. 1 George Washington and were upended at home last season by Parkersburg South.
Below is a list of the 2012 Class AAA all-state football team.
George Washington running back Ryan Switzer was the captain of the first team. Switzer finished with just under 3,000 all-purpose yards (2,961 to be exact) and 40 touchdowns. He closed out with 2,379 yards and 32 touchdowns rushing while averaging 11.5 yards per carry and added four touchdowns receiving, three on interception returns and one on a punt return.
Class AAA All-State Football Team
First team
QB - Caleb Dembeck, Musselman, 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, sr.
RB - David Gaydosz, Cabell Midland, 6-0, 190, sr.
RB - Jalen Jones, Oak Hill, 5-7, 170, jr.
RB - Ryan Switzer, George Washington, 5-9, 175, sr. (Captain)
RB - Chazzy Thomas, Morgantown, 5-11, 180, jr.
OL - Josh Baisden, Cabell Midland, 6-3, 280, sr.
OL - Eugene German, Martinsburg, 6-5, 260, sr.
OL - Tony Kitts, Huntington, 5-11, 260, sr.
OL - Trevor Stacy, Spring Valley, 6-5, 305, so.
OL - Adam White, Morgantown, 6-2, 272, sr.
WR - Cedric Brown, Martinsburg, 6-3, 180, sr.
WR - Kevin Forrest, South Charleston, 6-0, 185, jr.
Utility - Justin Clinton, Martinsburg, 5-11, 175, sr.
K - Billy Kinney, University, 6-3, 187, jr.
DL - Dildeep Dhatt, Martinsburg, 6-1, 225, sr.
DL - Gage Gould, Cabell Midland, 6-0, 245, sr.
DL - Wilson Harvey, Lewis County, 6-1, 245, sr.
LB - Dustin Crouser, George Washington, 6-3, 225, sr.
LB - Geremy Paige, Wheeling Park, 5-10, 200, jr.
LB - Jalen Thomas, Morgantown, 5-11, 235, sr.
LB - Elijah Wellman, Spring Valley, 6-3, 235, sr. (Captain)
DB - Logan Cox, Parkersburg South, 6-3, 200, sr.
DB - Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, 6-1, 187, sr.
DB - Davon Tyson, Capital, 5-10, 160, sr.
DB - Clark Wilson, Huntington, 5-11, 165, so.
Utility - Adam Lindamood, Parkersburg, 6-0, 210, sr.
P - Houstin Syverton, Shady Spring, 6-2, 215, sr.
Second team
QB - Austin Hensley, Hurricane, 6-2, 180, jr.
FB - Lowell Farley, Cabell Midland, 5-10, 205, sr. (Captain)
RB - L.J. Lawrence, Elkins, 6-0, 163, sr.
OL - Cody Ballengee, Cabell Midland, 6-0, 245, jr.
OL - Dominic Orcutt, South Charleston, 6-3, 285, sr.
OL - D.J. Summers, Morgantown, 6-1, 277, jr.
OL - Andru Trenary, Musselman, 6-3, 290, sr.
OL - Brandon Williams, Oak Hill, 5-9, 300, sr.
WR - Eric Banks, Wheeling Park, 5-7, 152, jr.
WR - Ethan Clark, Nitro, 5-11, 175, sr.
Utility - Bryce Ingram, Wheeling Park, 5-9, 178, jr.
K - Chris Molina, Cabell Midland, 5-4, 165, sr.
DL - Daryl Hicks, Ripley, 5-11, 310, sr.
DL - Jon Lewis, University, 6-3, 245, sr.
DL - Mack White, Parkersburg South, 5-10, 210, sr.
LB - Nick Boone, Cabell Midland, 6-1, 200, sr.
LB - Payton Johnson, Huntington, 5-11, 190, sr.
LB - Zach Malone, George Washington, 6-0, 205, jr.
LB - Jared Sartin, Martinsburg, 5-11, 225, sr.
DB - Skyler Carlton, Lewis County, 6-0, 165, jr.
DB - Clayton Collett, Elkins, 5-7, 168, sr.
DB - Shane Commodore, Morgantown, 6-2, 193, jr. (Captain)
DB - Colin Gustines, Washington, 5-9, 165, jr.
Utility - Kashuan Haley, Capital, 6-0, 180, so.
P - Kyle Foster, Parkersburg, 6-1, 180, jr.
Special mention
Tyler Bolen, Parkersburg South; Caleb Butcher, Lewis County; Zach Cooper, Hurricane; Deion Cunningham, University; Tyler DeHaven, Martinsburg; Dean DeSana, Martinsburg; Ramon Edwards, Woodrow Wilson; Josh Ferguson, Musselman; Ryan George, Spring Valley; Cory Goldstrom, Preston; Heath Hildreth, Brooke; Justin Hinzman, Ripley; Braxton Johnson, Parkersburg South; Trevon Johnson, George Washington; Drew Kirby, St. Albans; Seth Lewis, Winfield; Evan Magers, John Marshall; Chris Marcum, Logan; Jarod Martin, Huntington; Stephen Matthews, Cabell Midland; Mark Metzgar, Lewis County; Zach Pate, Hurricane; Zach Phillips, Wheeling Park; Khaleel Reynolds, Logan; Trevor Rumberg, Riverside; Blaine Stewart, Morgantown; Chase Walton, Point Pleasant; Adam Weeks, Shady Spring; Alex White, Nitro; Darrin Zombro, Musselman
Honorable mention
Jack Armstrong, University; Paden Christian, Huntington; Jordan Clay, George Washington; Seth Cutright, Buckhannon-Upshur; Billy Evans, Spring Valley; Jeremiah Fromhart, John Marshall; Eli Gates, Hedgesville; Matt Hackathorn, Wheeling Park; Denard Hartwell, Hampshire; Cody Hively, Parkersburg South; Anthony Hosea, Woodrow Wilson; Lantz Hoyler, Parkersburg; Jon Jerden, Lewis County; Mark Johnson, Morgantown; Lamont Lee, Princeton; Troy Lilly, Woodrow Wilson; Nick Martin, Elkins; Cole McClain, Greenbrier East; Jonathan Pittman, Capital; Sam Plantz, George Washington; Tyhree Pratt, Capital; Jordan Quiocho, Parkersburg South; Marcus Reed, Riverside; Trevond Reese, South Charleston; Josh Rein, Logan; Tony Richardson, University; James Richmond, Capital; Cody Roney, Parkersburg; Chris Turner, Winfield; Koi Turner, Hurricane; Geoffrey Walker, Jefferson; James Walton, Capital; Dante Washington, Washington; Allante Watts, Musselman; Alex Weidman, Morgantown; Trevon Wesco, Musselman; Andrew Williamson, Point Pleasant; Tyler Winston, Martinsburg; Stone Wolfley, Morgantown; Aden Yates, Point Pleasant; Ben Zieger, Martinsburg


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