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Villarreal CF's remarkable first season in European competition continued as goals in either half from Sonny Anderson and Roger García sealed a 3-1 aggregate victory against Celtic FC and a place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.
Big names beaten
The UEFA Intertoto Cup winners, who had already defeated Galatasaray SK and AS Roma on their way to the last eight, built on last week's 1-1 draw at Parkhead to remove the 2003 finalists and set up a meeting with fellow Spanish side Valencia CF in the final four.
Bad news
There was bad news for Celtic before kick-off as Chris Sutton's groin ruled him out, necessitating a tactical reshuffle. Martin O'Neill abandoned his 3-5-2 formation, thereby denying the visitors the width needed to provide their usual barrage of crosses.
Anderson advantage
Ironically, identical tactics enabled Villarreal to take a sixth-minute lead. José Mari Romero flicked the ball down to Juliano Belletti and the right-back lifted a looping cross towards the penalty area. Neither Bobo Balde nor Stanislav Varga dealt with the flight of the ball and Brazilian striker Sonny Anderson easily nipped between them to cushion his header over David Marshall in the Celtic goal.
Riquelme shines
With both sides fielding four in midfield, space was at a premium, but Juan Riquelme benefited from the absence of Celtic's wing-backs. From the Argentinian playmaker's crafty chip José Mari held off Balde, only for the Spanish striker to lose his balance as he tried to turn the ball into the gaping goal. Riquelme himself almost capitalised on a misunderstanding between Varga and Neil Lennon in the 18th minute, but shot wide.
Celtic chance
Although the home side were in control, Celtic finally created a chance on the half-hour as Larsson crossed for Liam Miller to volley over, and that seemed to galvanise the visitors. For the remainder of the half, Celtic played with much more control and invention, and were unfortunate not to equalise.
Pearson missed
Larsson came more into the game, and 13 minutes before the interval it was the Swedish striker's inventiveness that allowed McNamara to cross for Stephen Pearson but, unchallenged, the midfield player headed over.
Missed opportunities
Both sides had further chances before half-time, with Joos Valgaeren's shot blocked by José Reina while Anderson almost scored his second of the night as Balde again failed to cut out a Belletti cross, but this time the striker glanced his header wide.
Header wide
Villarreal were working tirelessly to deny Celtic time and space, but the visitors created a fine chance moments after half-time when Didier Agathe crossed to the back post from the right touchline and Valgaeren nodded back across Reina – only to see his header drift past the post.
Yellow cards
The game became ragged as the stakes got higher and a late challenge from Pearson on Rodolfo Arruabarrena led to a yellow card for the Celtic player. Arruabarrena's own subsequent yellow card means he will miss the semi-final first leg.
More likely scorers
The Spanish side continued to look the more likely scorers, and on the hour only a superbly timed tackle by Balde on Anderson prevented the forward from doubling Villarreal's lead. The goal did arrive eight minutes later, however, with Anderson again instrumental. The ball broke for the Brazilian on the left of the Celtic box and he delivered a deep cross which Valgaeren failed to cut out. Roger was on hand to sweep the ball past Marshall with a resounding left-foot volley and end Celtic's hopes.
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Despite the continued economic woes, Americans aren't yet ready to blame our new president. At least that's the conclusion of a new Washington Post/ABC News poll:
Asked who was responsible for the economic meltdown, 80 percent in the poll blamed banks, financial institutions and corporations. Some 70 percent also blamed consumers for taking on too much debt and the former Bush administration for lax regulation. Only 26 percent said the Obama administration was not doing enough to turn the situation around.
Two-thirds of respondents approve of the way Obama is handling the presidency, and 60 percent approve of the way he is handling the economy.
Well, it's hard to say Obama isn't "doing enough ,†although there are plenty of arguments that he's not doing the right things. And, in the end, that's what will determine whether or not Americans associate the recession with Obama. If the economy rebounds, he'll get the credit. But if it continues to struggle, those "blame†numbers will rise.
Right now, it's too soon to claim Obama's actions have had any significant effect on the economy, one way or the other. Americans are smart enough to know it takes time to turn around a massive ship. The question is, how much longer will the grace period last and will the economy rebound before opinions on Obama shift?


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I suspect some scientists, like some science writers, you might say, have toooo much time on their hands. Nature's Declan Butler trawled the Technorati blog directory for blogs written by scientists and found that of the 45 million or so blogs it lists at least five scientists' blogs that make it into the top 3,500.
"There is little agreement about how to rank blogs," Butler says, "no method is perfect." He adds that given the huge number of blogs, there will no doubt be omissions. The exercise is, he says, best viewed as "a rough snapshot". Nevertheless, the results demonstrate (somehow, the press release doesn't say) that there has been a rapid increase in popularity of scientists' blogs, and reveal several lessons for science bloggers hoping to get noticed.
I asked Butler about his motive for assessing science blogs in this way, "My idea was really just to get some idea of where science blogs stood in the blogosphere, and also draw attention to the issue of blogging in science," he told me.
Anyway, here are the Top 5 Science Blogs according to Butler's Technorati analysis:
179th Pharyngula http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula
1,647th The Panda's Thumb http://www.pandasthumb.org
1,884th RealClimate http://www.realclimate.org
2,174th Cosmic Variance http://cosmicvariance.com
3,429th The Scientific Activist http://scienceblogs.com/scientificactivist
Intriguingly, at least two of those Top 5 science blogs is aimed at quashing the pseudoscience claptrap spouted by the extremists in the intelligent design, creationist and reactionary religious movements. All five of those discussed appear to provide a sensible view of various issues with which science is concerned and provide beacons that might see us out of the dark ages of the present anti-science stance many bloggers are taking today.
(Just for the record your very own sciencebase.com comes in at a rather respectable 852nd, although it was about 605th a couple of weeks ago, so not sure how valid their trackback algo really is, to be honest).


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MNHQ now email posters with how to "get around" the talk guidelines.(401 Posts)
MNHQ have commented on this thread.
There is yet another thread on FWR about trans people. Like nearly every other thread on there about trans people, it's a load of transphobia dressed up as gender analysis.
Nothing new, sadly.
What is new, is that MNHQ have now sent an email to a poster whose post was deleted, telling them how their post could be within the guidelines, even including a copy of their original post to make editing all the easier. This is because "discussion is important".
So, a few questions for MNHQ.
Are GLBT rights at all important to you?
Will you be extending this " How to bend the talk guidelines" services to racist, homophobic, or disabilist posts too, or is it only trans people who deserve to be discussed in a manner which is extremely offensive?
We don't see it as advice on how to 'get around' the Guidelines tbh - more that it's a shame when people put a lot of thought and effort into a long post, and hundreds of words get deleted for the sake of a few lines.
It's not new at all - we do this quite often across all sorts of issues, and have done for some time.
We want people to feel MN is a place where they can have debates, even difficult ones. In these circumstances, just going ahead and deleting long posts without explaining why to the poster can seem a bit stifling.
But yes, GLBT rights are absolutely something we take seriously - see our regular work with Stonewall, for instance (and look out for stuff about Pride coming up soon). We added transphobia to the 'not allowed' list a while back and regularly delete posts that are reported as transphobic.
Rowan - would you really help someone who wanted to express racist sentiments to post within the talk guidelines?
Also, the TERF thread is not a debate, it is a thread that is overwhelmingly anti-trans gender people, particularly trans women.
Would you allow a thread with tons of posts claiming homosexuality was a mental order "that should not be indulged" to stand? Do you think Stonewall would be happy to work with you if you did? As that is exactly the sort of claims that are being on the TERF thread?
You have deleted entire threads for being mean or unsupportive about a particular celebrity, yet you allow and encourage transphobia to flourish.
The message you sent on the TERF thread, is that someone can be as unpleasant about trans gender people as they like, as long as they choose the right words when doing so. I think that is appalling.
dont call anyone a 'lunatic'
that would be my tip
that i think is a pile of old cackerooney
Oh and don't put a fricken x at the end of a post.
We are middle class, if you don't mind, not a pile of huns
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I'm finding the TERF threads very interesting and don't want them shut down.
Regarding debate, I don't think anyone is stopping anyone who disagrees with the arguments being put forward from posting there. As it is, it's quite refreshing to read a thread on the subject without having to wade through the kneejerk howls of transphobia and bigotry that pop up elsewhere on the internet when the idea that subjecting children to damaging hormones at a very young age might not be a good one (amongst other points) is raised.
Oh, no. Wait. The OP has done it here instead.
I'm also surprised and mildly amused that the OP tries to enlist Stonewall as support to her argument. Stonewall are fairly open about NOT including a T on their LGB rights campaigning. Are they a transphobic organisation?
wtf is a TERF
Like a Nerf?
TERF is an abusive acronym given to women by some trans*activists.
It means trans* Exclusionary Radical Feminist.
It is meant to be hurtful and is used as a slur against feminists of all stripes.
Are they a transphobic organisation?
They do put transphobic writers up for awards, and use transphobic terminology in their media, and team up with companies like Paddy Power who make transphobic adverts, so yes, Stonewall are a transphobic organisation.
Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.
All the more surprising, then, Tiggy
Guidance on the guidelines seems a fairly grown up approach.
Anyone who wants to get involved in the debate is surely free to do so. It seems to have moved on from the changing room issue, which was previously the main bugbear, into the heart of the both the philosophical and lived-experience matter of something that is distorting feminist discourse and should rightly be raised.
Get stuck in if you disagree. I always say that when there are moans about threads on FWR. It's not MNHQ's fault if you don't want to, nor the fault of those who are thinking hard about this stuff and posting on the back of it. Start some threads on the main boards if you want some back up. Make it a debate if that's what you want. Although, I have a feeling that's not the case... Well, tough. There are plenty who do. If you can't see any validity in that wish, then perhaps you're not as open minded as you think you are. I, for one, would love to see some counter to the posts with which I agree. Make me think harder, if you think I'm not thinking hard enough.
Enough of the poor trans. At the moment, they have won the feminist spaces on the internet, by and large. And are dictating what is discussed. Post more if you want this one to be constrained too.
GoshAnneGorilla - you do realise that your calling for the thread to be deleted is just vindicating what "TERFs" have been saying? That transactivists are trying to silence women and erode our rights by shouting transphobia or TERF every time we try to discuss the matter. You really aren't helping your cause here. Feminists didn't come looking for trouble with the trans community - trans activists came after us first and we'll be damned if we let them silence our protests at how the trans movement is damaging women's rights.
Kim, my reading of the thread before I joined (which was only a couple of days ago) was you turned up in the middle of a good discussion and repeatedly asked questions that you knew you wouldn't like the answer to until such a point as you got the answers you were expecting. You then refused to answer any questions that were posed to you on the basis that talking about being trans is so upsetting for you (funny how you turn up on every thread I've ever seen on here about the subject when it upsets you so much to talk about it). You were then asked several times to point us in the direction of a moderate transactivist which you couldn't do so you went off in a strop and now you're complaining to HQ about us. How is you trying to block discussion on the subject congruent to a balanced discussion? How is it not an example of the trans community trying to silence feminists who dare to question the gospel according to Paris Lees?
Lovecat - I didn't mention Stonewall, Rowan did. I know very well that they do not serve trans people.
I have been on many, many, many, of the FWR trans threads. Usually they are more balanced. Usually don't seem to intervene in the way that they have here.
Buffy - so you've seen no posts on that thread describing trans people as mentally ill? Or describing themselves as mutilating themselves? Or with one poster describing trans women as "autogynephilic" - a hugely contentious term which is very offensive to trans people.
It is a bigoted thread with people swapping hugely negative stories of trans gender to encourage people to actively dislike trans women.
Do not make any excuses about not liking the practice, but not wanting to harm the people - we all know that is nonsense, it's nonsense regardless of what group of society it is used against.
I am not a man and I am a feminist, so does my voice not count?
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My previous post came across as more provocative than I would like. I should have added that I would welcome a debate because I would always love to understand how, for example, someone who is passionate about feminist issues in one sphere in which I am equally passionate and then we can be so diverged on other issue. For example, someone with whom I absolutely concur on the dynamics of male on female domestic abuse (in all forms) but whose opinions on, say, BDSM are diametrically opposed. I am fascinated in learning where that divergence occurs. The same applies to the trans issue - where does the divergence occur when arguing with the same viewpoint about women being discriminated as the sex class or socialisation of gender and then...woah!... complete opposite on transpolitics.I don't get to learn if you don't post.
I've seen radical feminists engage in hate speech against trans people online, and it's not a nice sight, but actually the recent threads on MN that I've read have seemed pretty thoughtful and measured. Trans issues are really complicated and I don't think shutting down the discussion (which is something both some rad fems and some trans activists try to do) is helpful in the slightest.
If you disagree with the posts by all means engage in the discussion, OP; MNers such as myself might learn something from you.
GoshAnne, your analogies to gay rights, when there are numerous lesbians on the thread in question saying they are being harmed by trans activism is inappropriate.
There is nothing wrong with disliking, even hating, a belief system while wishing no harm to the people. Religion, politics, radical feminism, genderism. You can dislike lots of beliefs and still wish no harm.
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Apologies Kim, it just seems like you're happy to discuss it when you're on a thread with loads of lib fems who will back you up but not when the majority of the posters on the thread aren't so happy to indulge you.
Cross posted there - you actually made my own point for me!
Almond - being trans is not a belief anymore then being gay is.
Just because it suits your argument to state otherwise, doesn't make it true.
Queen - So someone is happy to discuss something in a environment they feel is supportive, but doesn't feel comfortable discussing thing in a hostile environment?
I wonder why? No one else in the whole wide world would ever feel like that.
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Congrats to Gabriel "Solo" Solorio for winning DESTINY MMA's Pro World Lightweight Title over the weekend!
Solorio defeated Johnavan "Immortal Warrior" Vistante Jr. at DESTINY:Na Koa II in Honolulu on January 19th, 2013 in a unanimous decision to become the Pro World Lightweight Champion.
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LAS VEGAS — Sam Dower Jr. had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 18 Gonzaga held its ground during a second-half rally to beat BYU 75-64 Tuesday night for its 13th West Coast Conference title.
Gonzaga (28-6) took a 21-point lead in the first half and had an answer when BYU fought back in the second. Gary Bell had 14 points and David Stockton seven assists to send the Bulldogs to their 16th straight NCAA Tournament.
BYU (23-11) rallied after a dismal first half, pulling within eight with three minutes left. The Cougars couldn't finish off the comeback and now have to wait until Selection Sunday.
Tyler Haws had 24 points and Kyle Collinsworth added 13 before leaving with a right leg injury in the second half.
Gonzaga and BYU split two meetings during the regular season. The Zags won the first by 15 after hitting 10 of 22 3-pointers in Spokane. The Cougars were much better guarding the perimeter in Provo, holding the Bulldogs to 4-of-18 3-point shooting.
HORIZON LEAGUE: Senior forward Kyle Kelm had 20 points and nine rebounds, and No. 5 seed Milwaukee (21-13) led the whole way in a 69-63 victory over Wright State for its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2006.
MEAC: Reggie Lewis had 18 points for sixth-seeded Florida A&M (14-17), which finished on an 11-1 run to beat 11th seed Delaware State 65-61 in the first round in Norfolk, Va. … Michael Murray had 24 points and eight rebounds as No. 7 seed Coppin State (11-19) beat 10th-seeded Bethune-Cookman (7-25).
NORTHEAST: Rashad Whack scored 20 to lead five players in double figures for fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary's (16-16), which clinched an NCAA berth with an 88-71 victory against Robert Morris in Moon Township, Pa.
SUMMIT LEAGUE: Taylor Braun made a layup while being fouled with 12 seconds left and added the free throw to lead top-seeded North Dakota State (25-6) to a 60-57 win over Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne in Sioux Falls, S.D.
BOWLING GREEN: The school will not renew the contract of coach Louis Orr, who went 101-121 in seven seasons, including 12-20 this season.
UNC WILMINGTON: Coach Buzz Peterson was fired after going 42-82 in four seasons.
TENNESSEE ST.: Coach Travis Williams was fired after going 23-40 in two seasons.
NO. 18 GONZAGA 71, BYU 57: Keani Albanez scored 20 and the Bulldogs (29-4) dominated on defense to win the West Coast Conference title in Las Vegas.
NO. 23 DEPAUL 65, ST. JOHN'S 57: Brittany Hrynko scored 15 for the host Blue Demons (27-6), who captured their first Big East tournament championship.
IVY LEAGUE: Alyssa Baron scored 23 to lead visiting Penn (22-6, 12-2) to an 80-64 win over Princeton, giving it an automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
SUMMIT LEAGUE: Polly Harrington scored 16 to lead fourth-seeded South Dakota (19-13) to an 82-71 win over Denver and its first NCAA Tournament trip.
AREA STAR HITS MILESTONE: FIU's Jerica Coley, a former St. Pete Catholic standout, became the 10th Division I player to reach 3,000 points, scoring 20 in an 85-65 win over Rice in the first round of the Conference USA tournament at El Paso, Texas.
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The Faith
The 'Jesus In Plain Air' group of artists had more than 20 members registered within two weeks of its launch. With plans to conduct weekly meetings, I was satisfied that nine of the artist had signed up to attend our first session. We would meet at the Rose Garden in Exposition Park, Los Angeles. When only 3 of the 9 artists showed up at the event, that didn't even discourage me. Zechariah 4:10 states, 'Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin' (New Living Translation).
Actually, I had such a great time with the small group that one more might have been one too many. Nevertheless, I expect more artists to attend in future events.
Ralph, who arrived early, got right to work. He did two beautiful and expressive pen & ink drawings, then put a watercolor wash on top. Myrna did a very detailed drawing of an eagle statue atop the Natural History museum. The shading she included seemed to make it fly off the page. Cathy reminded me of a rose in the garden, which in the early morning light blossoms before your very eyes. No one would have known by the painting she did of the eagle that she was not an experienced artist. Yet if you looked at her first drawing that morning and compared it to her final watercolor you can clearly see a tremendous growth in skills; in just two short hours.
The Trial
We were wrapping up on schedule at 12:00 pm when the devil, through 2 young boys stepped in. One of them snatched Cathy's purse, then both took off running. I took off running after them. My mature legs were gaining on the younger child (possibly 12 year old). However, they had gotten a substantial lead. When I realized that it might go from a sprint to a marathon, I hollered, "Stop those kids, they stole a purse"!!! Thankfully, someone stepped in front of the smaller child, which allowed me to catch him. Unfortunately, the older child got away (for now).
The museum security got involved. Cathy and I gave a report. I stayed with her until she had made arrangements to get home since her car keys were in the purse. Not only had Cathy impressed me with her art skills, but it was a blessing to see her maintain her composure. I understood better when she later texted me, "If I can take it, I can make it." God's peace rested on her through the whole ordeal.
It had taken over an hour to make the theft report. Therefor, my parking meter had expired during that time. Sure enough, a $63 ticket was on my windshield when I returned to my car.
I'm glad I had contacted two mighty prayer warriors the day before to ask them to pray for this inaugural event. I don't believe for a moment, nor should you, that their prayers went unanswered. Because these two pray fervently, I can rest on James 5:16 which states, "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man (woman) avails much. I'm looking expectantly to see God move in this situation, bringing 7-fold restoration to Cathy, an abundant harvest of souls to me, deliverance to the 2 boys and a slap-down to the devil and his hoard.
The Harvest
Speaking of a harvest, when I returned to my car, I met a young lady whom I had an opportunity to tell about Jesus. What a kind person she was. That was worth it all.


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Obba: A Java Object Handler for Spreadsheets (Excel and OpenOffice) - New Version 3.0
Obba provides a bridge between spreadsheets and Java objects.
With Obba, you can use spreadsheets as GUIs for your Java libraries; turning your Java library to platform independent spreadsheet add-ins or, alternatively, turning your spreadsheet to a GUI/TestSuit of you Java code.
Compatible with Excel/Windows, OpenOffice/Win/Mac/Linux, LibreOffice/Win/Mac/Linux, NeoOffice/Mac.
Obbas main features are:
- Statefull access to almost all objects and methods running in a Java virtual machine via a fixed set of spread sheet functions.
- Client/server support: The Java virtual machine providing the add-in may run on the same computer or a remote computer - without any change to the spreadsheet.
- Loading of arbitrary jar or class files at runtime through a spreadsheet function.
- Instantiation of Java objects, storing the object reference under a given object label.
- Invocation of methods on objects referenced by their object handle, storing the handle to the result under a given object label.
- Asynchronous method invocation and tools for synchronization, turning your spreadsheet into a multi-threaded calculation tool.
- Allows arbitrary number of arguments for constructors or methods (avoids the limitation of the number of arguments for Excel worksheet functions).
- Serialization and de-serialization (save Serializable objects to a file, restore them any time later).
- All this through spreadsheet functions, without any additional line of code (no VBA needed, no additional Java code needed).
For a tutorial see Obba tutorial. In this tutorial you create a Java class and a spreadsheet to fetch Stock quotes from finance.yahoo.com.
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Version 3.0.7 of Obba is a major revision and brings support for running the Java virtual machine references in the spreadsheet on a different machine.
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Sonko to miss Wigan clash
The senegalese centre half's ban comes into immediate effect for the game against Wigan on saturday, after his unfortunate sending off against Aston Villa last night.
Fortunately he will only be unavailable for one game meaning the Royals squad will not be too thin on the ground for long.
Assistant manager Kevin Dillon has spoke of the clubs relief at the ban being for only one game, and revealed because of this the club would rather get on with it, than appeal the card and drag the whole situation out.
He told the official site, 'We wont appeal. We could have but then they might have given him another two games. You have just got to take it on the chin.'
Dill did however reveal his disappointment with the decision and referee Lee Mason's knee jerk reaction. 'The reaction of the referee was disappointing. It was a penalty, fair enough, but the referee sprinted across. He couldn't wait to get his card out.'


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The money spigot seems to be on again
Published 3:41 pm, Thursday, January 16, 2014
Pork is back. I know because the New York Times said so. The proposed $1.1 trillion (yes, trillion) federal budget, crafted to ensure quick passage to avoid another government shutdown, manages to please everyone just a little with pork, pork, pork for various districts and communities.
I'm glad it's back. I'm glad the era of self-interest is once more upon us. I distrust ideologues; I distrust people who vote against their own self-interest. Many of the people most vigorously opposed to Obamacare are the ones who would benefit most by it. That does not compute.
All government everywhere is about pork. It's about doing stuff to keep the citizenry happy. This is better than the other model, which is based on keeping people unhappy by establishing dictatorial controls over everything. In that case, the pork goes to the dictator and to those favored by the dictator.
In our case, pork goes to the residents of districts represented by powerful members of Congress. Most of the powerful members got powerful by serving for a long time. So that's the takeaway - if you want to get money from the government, keep electing the same person over and over again.
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(Of course, in Alameda County, we keep electing Barbara Lee. I'd love to see some more federal funds in Oakland. Couldn't they buy us a police department at least? Or meals for seniors? I'm a senior, and I love a good meal.)
It's pork that keeps the nation going. Pork depends on a large amount of political back-scratching. I do you, you do me, we both agree we're both fine, and lo - $155 million worth of financing to support the nuclear-power industry. Two such companies happen to be generous friends of Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. The other senators thought, "Good old Lamar," and the provision went in.
Perhaps it didn't happen quite that fast.
But this bill, which is a described as "telephone book" size (and what will we do for comparisons when no one remembers telephone books anymore?), is on a pretty fast track. No one is really expected to read the whole thing. Just trust the staffers who put in all the work, and pass it.
It has something for everybody. Could that be bad? Well, Alexander's money goes to a program that has already won a Golden Fleece award from Taxpayers for Common Sense, a Washington group that attempts to root out waste in government. The program basically pays nuclear companies to do R&D work that they probably should have to pay for out of their own pockets.
There probably will be trickle-down jobs building these new smaller reactors, but the jobs probably would be there, anyway. So basically the pork is going to line the pockets of the people who already have plenty of pocket liners. This is American politics. This is the way it works.
Corruption and government have always gone hand in hand. Why do people not believe Chris Christie? Because we know that political payback happens all the time, in both parties, in all seasons. It is a commonplace of government. To hear Chris Christie go all, "I was misled" seems at the very least disingenuous.
Christie's staff (and perhaps Christie himself) were just playing a barer-knuckle version of the same old game. Also: Don't ever mess with traffic. People get righteously angry, and that never helps anything. But that was just an error of judgment, a matter of tactics rather than strategy.
Christie is famous for fighting the federal government for pork for his state. Flood relief is not pork per se, but there's a lot of money to be made from a cleanup. There are a lot of contracts to be signed. A lot of construction companies will get a lot of work. And who lets the contracts? The state. And who very tightly controls the purse strings of the state? Chris Christie.
It all comes down to money. The Tea Party is in trouble with the Republican Party establishment because it threatens the money flow. It takes positions on things like immigration that are not helpful to large commercial interests. And these people think that politics is about policy.
No, it's about the $1.1 trillion budget. It's the budget that has brought peace to the warring sides of the aisle, at least for the nonce. Everyone is happy to be back in a government that spends money. Neither Barack Obama nor Rand Paul can do much about that. Maybe if we keep bribing the congresspeople, we can have a government that actually functions.
At least a little. Here and there. We don't ask for much.
If I make it comfortable for you to spend money, and you do the same for me - bliss.
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A final-round charge by American favorite Phil Mickelson may have helped ESPN's coverage Sunday of the British Open, but it couldn't push the rating past last year's number.
According to Sports Business Daily, the network received a 2.6 overnight Nielsen number for its 8 a.m.-2 p.m. coverage, equal to last year, when Louis Oosthuizen won by seven shots. ESPN's third-round coverage drew a 1.9, down 30 percent from a year ago (2.7).
The major difference is that Tiger Woods did not play this year because of injury. Woods, who is sidelined because of a knee injury, tied for 23rd last year.


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Problem solving
stopping my cats pooing and weeing on my flower beds
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15 Mar 2014 18:23
Clarington...........I was trying to be polite but I think you hit the nail on the head.......everyone has the right to keep a pet but along with that right goes a responsibility............to keep your pet from from roaming, from upsetting your neighbours and from destroying wildlife.
Cats are a case in point.......either domestic pets ,treated as such and regulated or non domestic and controlled Tho not by poisoning I should add..
15 Mar 2014 18:44
Hi filmbuffy, I don't have cats at the moment but have done for most of my gardening life. I've had partial success by putting a number of pea sticks and attaching thread between them in specific areas where I've just planted seeds or bulbs. You need to make sure that they have the litter tray or an alternative part of the garden to use instead, especially if you do have a lot of neighbouring gardens nearby.
I'm lucky because I live in the country. I only have one neighbour and the only comment I've had from them is that one of my cats was particularly useful at keeping the rabbits away! I have had far more damage to crops from rabbits and mice since not having any cats though.
As you've discovered there are some very strong opinions about cats on this forum!
15 Mar 2014 18:51
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.... But there are organic methods of control that can be used and im just trying to find it.....
Please, if or when you find organic methods that really work do let us know - as I've said, over the years many members of this forum have tried many many methods, from lion dung to various plants reputed to have a deterrent effect - nothing has been found to be very effective as far as I am aware.
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I should think bamboo would be fine - probably better as you can push it in more firmly so that cats are less likely to push it over.
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15 Mar 2014 18:59
Filmbuffy, though you may be right that the majority of people who have replied, me included ,have'nt given you any proven control methods, it does'nt make our comments stupid.
As Philippa has stated it is the owners responsibility to control their animals, this includes all domestic animals. If you are frustrated by the actions of YOUR cat, imagine us non cat owners who continually have to clean up someone elses mess!
I love dogs but choose not to have one as there is no one in during the day to look after it, if I took the average cat owners approach I could just kick it out each morning to create mayhem. Does that sound right?
15 Mar 2014 19:05
Filmbuffy...........not a cat owner but if you are talking about a relatively small space, prickly sticks may work for a while to keep cats off a specific area where you have seedlings..........beyond that, I've not come across a solution. I suppose any sticks would do but they would have to placed very close together.
15 Mar 2014 19:15
15 Mar 2014 19:44
RSPB estimate that domestic cats are responsible for the deaths of 70- 80 million garden birds every year.
15 Mar 2014 19:54
Fish. Budgies. Guinea pigs. Hamsters etc = no problems in the garden and no stress from other people.
Think about it. Or removing your cat flap!
15 Mar 2014 20:34
Filmbuffy - I managed to stop cats pooping in a trough and digging up bulbs by covering it with mesh which is pinned under the trough. I have also had some success with placing sticks every few inches and at different angles in any bare patches whilst waiting for things grow up. I also just started leaving used teabags soaked in citronella oil around their favourite areas, this seems to have helped. Also make sure you wash the area they are using with washing liquid to remove the scent of them, or they will go straight back.
Hope this helps, obviously they will then move somewhere else, but it hopefully it will be the litter tray you have provided. Good luck
15 Mar 2014 20:35
flimbuffy I have heard from others on here, that teabags soaked in Jeys fluid seems to be effective, whilst technically not organic,it does seem persuade them to go elsewhere. I'm thinking that a little bit of Jeys fluid goes along way and if it's in a tea bag, the chemical doesn't really go far into the ground and then you can remove it when need be. Tea tree oil might do the same thing?
I think the idea of having some sort of litter tray outdoors is a good idea, cats are creatures of habit and would probably use it if it was changed often enough.
Keeping cats indoors as a norm I would totally disagree with and could be cruel,it would totally depend on the cat. I had a indoor cat a couple of years ago, I was frightened of letting her out because of the road. One day she must have seen something out of the window and she went mental. She ended up attacking me and I just don't mean a scratch, it was very scary. Being inside all the time turned her head, in the end I had to hand her over to the vets. Having said that I've had other indoor cats who were perfectly happy.
I have to say comparing cats to fish, guinea pigs and hamsters etc is no comparison at all. I don't think it's acceptable to keep budgies in a small cage. Any animal we choose to keep should have a lot of space and be looked after.
Whilst I recognise that cats are predators, my two have bells, are in at night and do a fine job of catching rats, mice and the odd mole I love them.
I have to say Clarington, that whilst I do understand the problem, it's a shame that you have come across as advocating the use of antifreeze
Very long post from me, I'm off to talk about gardening
15 Mar 2014 20:42
I don't think clarington suggested, in any way , shape or form, using antifreeze. He / she merely pointed out that the level of frustration regarding the problem makes SOME people resort to such levels.
15 Mar 2014 20:54
FilmBuffy, oh my goodness I really feel for you, I've been away from this site for a while and can see why! I have always had cats, and several neighourhood cats pay us a visit nightly. Mine uses his trays for his poo but isn't adverse to taking a pee in the garden he stays in at night because he gets beaten up by one particular tom, big brute! maybe the RSPCA needs to take a look at this site If you talk to vets/RSPCA and say you have a house cat you will find you get a lot of disapproval, cats roam, it's their nature I have to say I'm saddened by this thread and peoples nastiness..reading through these comments and to my husband, well I won't put what he thinks Anyway, I've found chicken wire laid across freshly dug beds works very well until the plants are a few inches tall, or if possible can you place holly leaves around the plants on loose earth? Won't look very pretty and unfortunately will give the slimy slugs a hiding place (my arch enemy) squished quite a few today) I found grapefruit worked well too, as well as catching slugs overnight, seems to work better than orange/lemon peel I hope you have success and if not, a good supply like me of gloves) happy gardening
15 Mar 2014 21:14
Well said, Happy Slug Hunter, I totally agree with you.
15 Mar 2014 21:18
Not sure where you think the nastiness is! Its just that cat owners should be responsible for their pets, no one from what I have read, has advocated any cruelty to cats or thrown abuse at the owners.
Just because you want to let your cat roam does'nt mean you should. Within 24hrs of constucting a new raised bed there was a nice present from a cat(and I do the the difference from foxes etc). Lots of the allotment holders have dogs, guess what no dog mess in 5 yrs because their owners clean up after them.
I dont subscribe to the "its in their nature to roam argument", that is their owners cop out for letting it do what it wants.


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Star Ruler 1 made significant strides away from this tired paradigm, whereas this edition appears to be a step backwards.It used to require you to build within a predefined hull - but that was a thing that went away a long time ago.
The only difference between SR1 and SR2 in ship design is we allow your subsystems to be even smaller than they were in 1 and you have more control over their exact size. SR1's default hull had a 15 space limit (with subsystems able to occupy down to 0.12 or up to 4.0 space), SR2's hulls have an internal space limit as well; the only difference is in the numbers we use.
There are no predefined hulls in either game. The idea of a hull, yes, and space limitations, sure - but neither game restricts the actual shape of your ship. SR2 is more restrictive on where you can put things (e.g. weapons must be able to fire outwards without colliding with another subsystem, engines must face left and have nothing blocking their thrust - exception: graviton) but doesn't restrict the overall shape.
The main difference between SR1 and SR2 in subsystem/components is that SR1 was both more restrictive and expansive. SR2 takes a moderative approach - we hardly restrict the player and try to insure that the design system itself is abusable - but we have specifically avoided allowing things like invincible ships, undefeatable stations, and uncapturable planets this time about in the game balance. Support ships are more limited than flagships, which is a distinction that does not exist in SR1, but nothing is stopping you from making a fleet of nothing but flagships but your budget.


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The Packers head to Chicago to play the Bears on Sunday, and it is no secret that the Packers seem to be the overall favorite to win it all. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been dynamic in both playoff games after the team barely made the playoffs. Rodgers does have some help from the variety of great receivers he can throw the ball to, like WR Greg Jennings, Donald Driver, Jordy Nelson and James Jones. Rodgers also has a new partner in crime in running back James Starks, who set a Green Bay rookie record with 123 rushing yards on just 23 carries against the Philadelphia Eagles in their 21-16 Wild Card win.
Rodgers completed 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards against the top-seeded Atlanta Falcons, who were virtually unbeatable at home until they hosted Rodgers and the Packers a week ago. Rodgers connected with his receivers for three touchdowns, and he scored one rushing in the 48-21 win. Packers CB Charles Woodson and LB Clay Matthews have been leading the defense, as the Packer D dominated the Falcons with five sacks.
Chicago QB Jay Cutler is looking to repeat his performance against the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional game, a 35-24 win last weekend. Cutler, unlike Rodgers, has not yet earned the Bears fans' trust, but that can all change if he leads the Bears to Dallas. Finding the legs of Matt Forte and utilizing the run game are why the Bears are a game away from the Super Bowl. The Chicago defense is lead by Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, Charles Tillman and Julius Peppers. This group plays at a high level and makes game-changing plays, which is why this unit is brawny. "Da Bears" defense is not a group you can mess with and the Packers will have their hands full protecting their most precious cargo.
The Bears have one huge advantage, other than being at home in Soldier Field, and that would be on special teams. Devin Hester is the best punt returner ever to play, and it will be interesting to see if the Packers even punt to him. This is a question for any opponent facing the Bears: Do we kick it short, giving them a better field position, or give Hester a chance to make a big play? The Packers are hot right now and coming in on fire is what wins in the playoffs. Still, the Bears have the leadership that has motivated the team all season long. This game is Cutler vs. Rodgers, as the QBs both have to perform at their very best.
2011 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREDICTION: Since everything this NFL season seems to go the opposite direction, I am picking the Chicago Bears to win. SCORE: 24-20.


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Schulte & Bruns GmbH & Co. - Gold over blue bicolour
with white lettering outlined in black 'S&B' over all.
Jorge Candeias, 18 Mar 1999
The current company, based Papenburg, would seem to be the second company
of the name as according the Schulte family history the original was wound
after getting into financial difficulties in 1977. This winding up probably
occurred around 1980. The original company began at Papenburg but shifted
to Emden in 1893 when founder Johann Hermann Schulte split from his partner.
The original flag had green over red halves with white letters "S&B"
but the change to the yellow and blue must have happened before the winding
up as the flag is shown by "Flaggen der Binnenschiffahrt" of 1973. This
domiciles the company at Papenburg whereas Lloyds shows Emden, Bremen and
then Hamburg between the 1960s and 1980s so maybe there were two divisions
of the company to explain the 2 flags with the Papenburg branch surviving
to today as Schulte & Bruns GmbH & Co. K.G. Initially I thought
the yellow and blue version may have been peculiar to vessels on inland
waterways but Walter Michels in his "Unvergessene Dampfschiffahrt auf
Rhein und Donau" shows the green & red so there would appear to
be some other background to its use.
Neale Rosanoski, 9 Oct 2004
This is something of a mystery. Have a look at this photo, specifically the S&B initialled house flag: We see a horizontally divided flag, green above red, and large white initials 'S&B' over all. According to the Binnenvaart site, this one belongs to Schulte & Bruns ('Emma'), where the above flag is shown, as a drawing.
Biedekarken agrees: click 'Schornsteine' (funnels), then select the first title, 'Schornsteine mit schwarzer Grundfarbe' (funnels with black background). S&B is the first on the last row but two.
So far so good, but FOTW-ws shows a yellow-above-blue house flag, and
so does the company website,
and that includes photos in colour.
As S&B – a venerable firm with an interesting history - has an inland navigation department it is not impossible that it has, or once had, a variant house flag. Unfortunately, the evidence is indirect: drawings on sites known for their knowledge of the subject, but no photos as far as I could see.
There once was a S&B shipyard, too, but then how to combine this with running an inland fleet?
Conclusion: no doubt whatsoever about the yellow & blue flag on FOTW-ws, but insufficient background for the green & red flag even if it was present at the Bergeshövede festivities.
Jan Mertens, 30 May 2006
Dov Gutterman reported the link
of Bernhard Schulte - Note that the photograph shows a larger disc. Flag:
green with a red disk charged with a white capital S.
Santiago Dotor, 6 Nov 2003
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement; Hamburg (current flag)
The flag is blue with a red disc, containing a white capital "S", in the centre.
Source: I spotted an image of this flag at the new home of the company in Berliner Tor Centre; Hamburg-St.Georg on 24 March 2009.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Mar 2009
The first shipping company owned by the family Schulte was Schulte
& Bruns, founded in Papenburg in 1882. In 1955, the company was
divided into the Reederei Bernhard Schulte,
registered in Hamburg, and Schulte & Bruns, registered in Emden.
In 1988, the Berhnard Schulte company was divided between the two sons of Bernhard Schulte, Heinrich and Thomas. The Thomas Schulte company operates today 12 container vessels.
The house flag of the Thomas Schulte company is green with a red square diamond charged with TS in white.
Source: Company website.
Ivan Sache, 18 Mar 2004
Thomas Schulte GmbH & Co KG
The company is located in Hamburg and not member of Schulte group. It was established by the younger brother Thomas Schulte as an own company in 1987.
The ratio is approx 5:2. The red diamond is shifted to the top. The white capitals "T" and "S" are not connected.
Source: I spotted this flag at Alster Lake in Hamburg on 17 February 2009.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Apr 2009


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I got a HUGE bunch of mustard greens in my CSA box, and I wasn't quite sure what to do with them. Admittedly, of all the winter greens (kale, collard, etc), mustard greens are my least favorite. Sometimes I chop it up and add it to salads but I had so much that I wanted to make a side dish. My go-to method with veggies is to roast them, since they get all browned and caramelized. I wondered if this could work with mustard greens, and they turned out very nicely, with crunchy bits that reminded me of kale chips. And of course everything tastes better with bacon ;)
Serves about 4
- 1 large head mustard greens, roughly chopped
- 2-3 slices of bacon (3 slices for a very large head of greens), cut crosswise into 1" pieces
- Splash of vinegar (red wine, sherry, or balsamic)
- Salt, pepper, and hot pepper flakes to taste (I love aleppo pepper)
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- While oven is preheating, cook the bacon over medium heat until crispy. Drain the bacon pieces, reserving the fat, and set the bacon aside. Toss the greens with the bacon grease along with salt and pepper to taste.
- Roast the greens for 10-15 minutes or until starting to brown. Stir them around and roast for 5-10 minutes more.
- Remove from the oven, toss with a splash of vinegar, top with pepper flakes and reserved bacon, and serve.


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2 pounds brussels sprouts
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 ounces pancetta, cut crosswise into 1/4-in.-wide strips
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
How to make Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta
- Using a sharp knife or mandoline (see Notes), thinly slice brussels sprouts
crosswise, discarding root ends. (The resulting "shaved" sprouts should resemble
- Pour vegetable oil into a large pot over high heat; add pancetta and stir until
slightly crisp, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-high, add brussels sprouts,
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Why Ratan Tata is backing this engineer's idea of keeping Mumbai's strays safe from motorists
Mumbai's strays now stand a better chance at dodging motorists at night thanks to an animal-loving engineer's glowing collar that's got the backing of industrialist Ratan Tata
While stories about road accidents make headlines every day, not much is written about animals, especially street dogs, who suffer ill fate. Shantanu Naidu, a 24-year-old engineer from Pune, has been working hard to raise awareness on strays safety by manufacturing a special dog collar.
A volunteer with a stray wearing the reflective collar. Social media helped NGO Motopaws generate interest and raise awareness about the initiative
Naidu, who is a design engineer for Tata Elxsi in Pune and works on automotive parts, has been working on the rescue of strays, rehabilitation of abandoned dogs and other animal welfare services through Touch Heart, that he set up in 2011. "From the information that I got from volunteers over the years, it emerged that 90% of accidents happen due to visibility issues, and 10% if the dogs suddenly appears before the motorist without warning," says Naidu, who, based on his research, formed project Motopaws, to save dogs from vehicles.
Ratan Tata with volunteers of project Motopaws
Next up, Naidu began working on the design of a collar with the help of Mrinmayi Dalvi, a Masters student in Wildlife Conservation and Action at Bharati Vidyapeeth University that would help increase the visibility of the dogs. At first, he used the reflective tape used on the back of vehicles to make collars but they didn't work as the tapes are meant for flat surfaces. Then Naidu came across Retro Reflective Fabric, an expensive industrial grade fabric used to make security jackets for various workforces and for riding gear for motorcyclists. Naidu needed a base for the fabric to make a comfortable collar.
A batch of reflective collars made from denim and orange mesh fabric
"We've used the most expensive reflective fabric since we didn't want to lose a life and then think, what if we had used something better. So, we researched for a material that is easily available and cheap to make the base. It's when we zeroed in on denim, we started collecting used pairs from people. We set up collection boxes across Pune and people dropped in their old jeans. One pair of jeans makes eight collars. And the material is strong but light," says Naidu. Once ready with the collar, Naidu realised that they needed something that would increase the visibility of the dogs during the day too. He added a layer of orange mesh fabric to the collar, the type used to create security jackets. This made the collar visible during day and night.
With the help of two Pune-based tailors, 1,200 collars are made every month
It took Naidu about a month to finalise the design. Naidu says that technology is not used much in animal welfare and he wants to change this. He has also developed anti-poaching collars for tigers with the help of Varun Natu, a student at national chemical laboratory, Anay Kshirsagar, a student at Symbiosis Institute of Design and Dalvi. The collar is currently waiting for approval from Wildlife Institute of India.
Paws and effect
Naidu tells us that their social media presence helped generate immense interest and people from all over India contacted them for the collars. Till date, the volunteers of Motopaws have collared 2,700 dogs in Goa, Bengaluru, Delhi, Assam, Uttarakhand, Mumbai and Pune. But they don't give out the collars to anyone who approaches them.
"We didn't want the collar to be misused or get sabotaged after months of hard work. So, we have co co-ordinators in different cities, who, when contacted will drop by your neighbourhood to provide the collars, and the service for free. We have kept it free as the moment. Negative publicity tends to creep in with people suggesting that forums are doing welfare in the name of money," Naidu explains. The cost of each collar comes to R50, which includes R22 as stitching cost. Two tailors manufacture 1,200 collars a month.
Money matters
Initially, the Pune volunteers, mostly students, were digging deep into their pockets to make the collars. As word about Naidu's initiative soread, a mutual contact of Ratan Tata saw his work and asked him to present a file to the industrialist. "We met Mr Tata about eight months ago at Nariman Point in Mumbai. He is an ardent dog lover and loves to support the youth too. He decided to support us with money from his own pocket, not from any of the Tata trusts," Naidu tells proudly. While the organisation has been receiving offers from many other companies, they have refused the help as Naidu wishes to only associate with a company that shares a link with their cause.
Future plans
At the moment, 70% of the costs are supported by Tata and 30% by the volunteers. Naidu wishes to change that. "Even Mr Tata said that eventually, we would have to become independent, for which we should improve our marketing and other managerial skills," shares Naidu.
The organisation is also looking for other NGOs to provide them with statistics related to dog deaths and injuries due to accidents, so that they can have better accountability of the results of their efforts. "Our collars don't work for puppies as they grow fast. We are almost a month away from developing a reflecting gel, which when applied on puppies would stay for two months, post which their road skills get better anyway," he signs off.
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Kirti Bharadwaj, a 26-year-old psychologist operates between Andheri and Churchgate. So far, they have collared 25 dogs, and are busy collecting denim to make more collars. "Due to less collars, we have a team of about 10 to 15 people at present.
A Mumbai stray wears the a reflective collar
Usually, we work early morning when the dogs are out hunting for food," Bharadwaj tells us. Shuchita Grover, a 22-year-old type designer, is the second team leader in Mumbai and covers the western suburbs. Her team has managed to collar 24 dogs so far. "It was very interesting to see residents, shopkeepers and enthusiastic policemen come forward to help us. We received a very positive feedback and have collected 50 jeans. People are connecting with us from across the city to help with strays from their localities," Grover tells us.
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Update: (Feb. 6 )- Friday, February 24 has been set as the date for continuation of the hearing on Mr. McAllister's motion to reverse his plea deal. Not only is Mr. McAllister likely to return to the stand for further testimony, but his son Heath may be called as well. Popcorn optional. ________________________________________________________________
On Friday, I took a break from the antics of our "Command-Her in Chief" to attend the courtroom speaking debut of Norm McAllister, when he took the stand in defense of his motion to rewind the plea deal he had earlier agreed to on the occasion of his second sex crime trial.
As you probably know, Mr. McAllister (formerly Franklin County Senator McAllister) took that plea deal last month after the court had devoted an entire day to seating a jury.
It seemed as if we were destined never to hear directly from the accused.
The plea deal should have been very attractive to Mr. McAllister, as it dropped some of the charges against him, thus reducing the maximum amount of jail time he would serve from life to seven years. Considering the weight of recorded evidence with which the prosecution was fully armed, no one was surprised that he seemed to accept the plea deal pretty willingly.
McAllister, 65, signed an agreement and pleaded no contest to two counts of prohibited acts and one count of lewd and lascivious conduct. In return, prosecutors agreed to drop the most serious felony, a charge of sexual assault, which carried a potential life sentence.
The very next morning Mr. McAllister surprised his own attorneys, and pretty much everyone else, by expressing 'buyer's remorse' to NBC's Stewart Ledbetter and suggesting he might retract his plea.
Friday's hearing was scheduled to entertain arguments concerning the merit of McAllister's request to retract.
His principle argument is that the attorneys who represented him, both in his earlier sexual assault trial and in the case for which he had taken the plea deal, had coerced him into accepting the deal. He has fired those attorneys (Brooks McArthur and David Williams), replacing them with his current representation (Bob Katims.)
Under oath, Mr. McAllister told the court that McArthur and Williams "brow beat" him into
accepting the plea deal; that they refused to let him consult with his son before making the decision; and that they had called him 'stupid' and 'retarded' for resisting and brought him to tears. He further asserted that they had told him that Vermont law was unfairly biased in favor of women, giving him the impression that he had no choice but to accept the deal right then and there.
He also maintained that the implications of the plea deal had never been properly explained to him and he had no idea that acceptance of the plea deal and the conditions of sex offender treatment attached to it was a tacit confession to the reduced charges.
It was quite a story. Once again, Mr. McAllister played the victim as he attempted to deflect blame to his lawyers .
Brooks McArthur, who was called to the stand after the break, refuted the idea that McAllister had been coerced, reading from the record to establish that Mr. McAllister had been questioned both by his attorneys and by Judge Martin Maley about his understanding and acceptance of the plea deal. He emphatically denied calling Mr. McAllister 'retarded' and making statements about gender bias in the Vermont court system, pointing to Mr. McAllister's own assertion to Seven Days back in October 2015:
"…You're screwed, because in this state, women are considered the Holy Grail," McAllister told Seven Days. "Women don't lie. I've had landlords come up to me and say, 'You know, this is going to scare us, because if you rent to a single woman, you've got to have witnesses.' There's something wrong with our system. It's great that nobody is above the law. But how does that work when you get accused of something you didn't do? There's a presumption that you must have because you're a man."
From Mr. McAllister's testimony, it's pretty easy to surmise that he was fully accepting of the plea deal while he was still in court; but, when he went home and was confronted by his son about the arrangement, he had a change of heart.
Day two of the hearing, in which Mr. Williams will be called upon to testify, has yet to be scheduled, but Mr. McAllister's credibility has already been dealt a considerable blow. I don't know about you, but I can't see Mr. McAllister's attorneys being so incautious as to call him "retarded" or opine that he couldn't get a fair trial in Vermont because he is a man!
I am of two minds about whether or not I'd like to see Mr. McAllister's plea deal reversed.
On the one hand, given Friday's preview of his performance on the stand, I would sincerely love to hear him answer questions directly related to the charges against him. On the other, having witnessed how poorly the system served the young girl who was compelled to relive humiliating details of her complaint in the first case, I do not wish this female victim any more exposure and pain than absolutely necessary in order to ensure that one sexual predator will never hurt another woman again.


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I don't know why, but my garden looks the best I've ever had. I think it has something to do with the fact that other family members are taking an interest and helping me a bit.
I've harvested peas, lettuce, onions, zucchini, beets, peppers and now my first tomatoes. If only the pasture grass grew as fast as the zucchini. While some have had some good rains, we live in the middle and just can't seem to catch one of the good rains. Our lawn looks like it's late August or September.
I hear tell of farmers and ranchers having to start hauling water, as the ponds are drying up fast. Failure to get enough water will reduce animal performance more quickly and more severely than any other nutrient deficiency. So producers should provide livestock with plenty of good, clean water to drink.
A general rule for water consumption is that livestock need one gallon of water for each pound of dry matter consumed. Water requirements of grazing animals depends on several factors, including species, age of the animal, air temperature, moisture content of the feed and the distance the animals must travel to water. Moisture in the forage can greatly affect the water intake. Lush green pastures in early spring can contain enough moisture to meet part of the livestock's daily requirements.
These hot dry days, there is not much moisture in the grass, so a lactating beef cow, on a 90-degree day would require 25-35 gallons of water, dry cows would need 20-30 gallons, 600-pound calves would need 20-25 gallons a day. Horses require 20-25 gallons a day, sheep and goats only need 3-4 gallons a day. Dairy cattle have the highest requirements if they are lactating at 30-40 gallons a day. When the weather cools to 50 degrees, all of these requirements can be cut in half. The temperature of the water is not critical. Cattle will readily drink water until it exceeds 105 degrees F. Although cooler water has been shown to improve milk production in dairy cows, an adequate supply of water is most important. Some research supports the idea that clean water has a positive effect on animal performance. Researchers in Alberta found that steers provided with fresh water gain 2.6 pounds a day, compared to 2 pounds a day when provided with pond water.
Texas A & M and University of Nebraska studies also indicate that water quality has an impact on animal performance. I'm hoping that some soaking, toad strangling rains reach you, and the thought of hauling water will be a distant memory!
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Is Palin punking out?
Sorry we're late on this. I spent the past three days pretty isolated from the rest of the world and while I was living in my cave Sarah Palin resigned from her post as governor of Alaska.
Palin said she's leaving office with 18 months left in her term in part to protect her family, which has faced withering criticism and occasional mockery, and to escape ethics probes that have drained her family's finances and hampered her ability to govern.
She said after deciding not to run for reelection as governor, she realized she didn't want to be a lame duck and claims that leaving office is in the best interest of the state and will allow her to more effectively advocate for issues of importance to her, including energy independence and national security.
Palin has widely been seen as a leading 2012 presidential contender, but her spokeswoman Meg Stapleton rejected the notion that the governor was better positioning herself for a national bid.
Below is a video of Palin's announcement. What do you think of her decision to step down as governor? Is Palin punking out or doing what's best for her family and her state?


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