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Tomas Robles
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September 4, 2012 8:24pm
Good evening people, I think that we have beaten the dead horse to long. It's time to let the Attorneys do what they get pay to do best. Let's not waste anymore time or energy on the past and look forward. Let's think about our children,and our love ones. We have til Nov 6Th to think about the elections. People let's pray and hope that we make the right decisions on who we want in office starting with the president of the United States, on I do know that we all have ideas and opinions and we all don't see everything the same. So can we just joint together and hope that we all do the right things tomorrow? I have seen and heard to much and everyday we lose a soldier foreign land defending out nation. Let's work from here on out and bring this small town back together and give our community a fresh start. May the best fisherman or women win the election in City of Floresville. I know that we all have values and concerns for our children, Citizens in this town. God Bless, Floresville and America! and may God grant us peace. Amen Tom Robles, For Mayor. Served my Country, Ready to Serve YOU!
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CC rallies the troops for massive Asian onslaught
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The markets have returned so Clifford Chance are doing well all round. The firm's on the right track.
There are some very exciting things going on at CC. Asia's definitely high on the agenda and is THE up and coming market.
I'm glad that Malcolm Sweeting's speech to the troops was so well received. He is a gentleman and is a good choice for senior partner and I predict he will outshine even Stuart Popham in the long run!
@ Anonymous | 4-Jul-2011 10:51 am - 'The markets have returned' - really, from where I sit it looks like they are on the verge of a total meltdown, the only thing holding them up at present are ultra-low interest rates, quantitive easing and huge deficit spending.
Sadly I wasn't there but I hear Sweeting's speech made the Gettysburg Address look like E. Miliband reading out the telephone directory.
I was there. It was OK.
Anonymous (at 12.26 y'day), whether accidently or otherwise, perfectly illustrates the sense of the strategic push. Asia is the place of reserve (not deficit) spending, no QE and high growth economies. It all depends where you sit.


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by Dust Devils Media Relations
The Tri-City Dust Devils jumped out to an early lead, but the Spokane Indians offense was overwhelming as the Dust Devils (11-18) fell 7-3 in front of 3,189 fans at Gesa Stadium on Saturday night. The Tri-City offense was powered by the long ball in the loss.
Dust Devils outfielders Drew Weeks and Marcos Derkes each had a homer on the night. Weeks' home run was his first as a professional, and Derkes' was his second in the last four games. They both went 2-for-4 on the night, with Weeks driving in two runs.
Tri-City starter Logan Sawyer (0-1) took his first career loss, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up four runs on six hits. He walked a batter and struck out four in his outing.
Reed Garrett (3-0) got the win for the Indians (21-8). Garrett went six innings and allowed three runs on six hits with five strikeouts. He allowed both Dust Devils home runs.
John Sheehan made his professional debut for Tri-City. He pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on four hits.
Tri-City will close out its three game series with the Indians Sunday night at Gesa Stadium. There will be a Youth Baseball Clinic before the game, starting at 4 p.m., presented by Lourdes Health Network. Check-in for the clinic will start at 3:30 p.m. and all that is required for clinich attendees is a baseball glove and a ticket to Sunday night's game. Righty Ryan Warner (1-2) will take the mound for the Dust Devils to face off against Spokane right-hander Andrew Barnett (1-0). Great seats for Sunday's game are still available. Tickets can be purchased by visiting dustdevilsbaseball.com or by calling (509) 544-8789.


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Black & White Stripes
I've been in the market for a black-and-white striped rug, but while searching for inspiration photos I keep loving what happens when the pattern comes off the floor. On walls and upholstery, black stripes add a graphic punch and textural variety while matching basically every possible color.
Where do you like it best, as a bold all-over statement, or an unexpected accent?
1 A dining room on Shelter Island, photographed by Tim Street-Porter for the June 2010 Elle Decor
2 Keely's "Parisian Chic" Living Room from the Apartment Therapy 2010 Room for Color Contest
3 Vertical striped walls in a dining room decorated by Ruthie Sommers
4 A kitchen by MIles Redd, photographed by Paul Costello for Domino via Bride's
5 Stripes add to the decadent glamor of this Miles Redd parlor
6 A stripey bathroom via Lonny
7 A porch gets floor-to-ceiling stripes, photograph by Dominique Vorillon via decorpad
8 A striped sofa in a stunning living room, via Live Like You
9 A mix of different black-and-white striped pillows, via Design Labyrinth
10 Designer Philip Gorrivan's kitchen, photographed by William Waldron for the December 2009 Elle Decor
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I love #4 with the green kitchen cabinets!
My husband and I did our dining room in B & W horizontal stripes 6 months ago - hardest DIY project thus far but totally worth it! The secret to our success - Laser Level!
I love the pink chairs. Very elegant
4&7 are awesome! I'm starting to really love striped walls. My current favorite is the Lil House That Could's office.
I like the idea of doing a small bathroom in stripes, but I'm always hesitant if it's the main dressing/getting ready bathroom due to how that pattern and light will play. But, I love the look.
I guess this could be done with black contact paper also? I live in a rental, but love this look.
7 is really speaking to me. what a beautiful lil space.
i think i am more drawn to stripes in a color- like yellow and white- than black and white though.
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I love the mix of textures and patterns in #5. Totally eclectic and beautifully tied together.
Does anyone know where the cabinets in #4 are from. Love that green!
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Osaka University has developed a recycling robot that uses lasers to sort plastics. The project goal is to help lift plastic recycling rates of under 10 percent.
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Report: Fewer from New England gamble at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun
New Englanders are making fewer trips to Connecticut's casinos than they once did, with Massachusetts residents, in particular, forsaking Foxwoods Resort Casino for Twin River in Rhode Island, a new report being released today shows.
The report finds that Bay Staters still make more visits to Foxwoods than do Connecticut residents and trail only Connecticut residents in patronizing Mohegan Sun.
But, the report concludes, "current trends do not bode well for the Nutmeg State's two behemoth casinos."
Twin River, the racetrack casino in Lincoln, R.I., which offers slot machines and wagering on simulcast racing, is now more dependent on Bay Staters' spending than on spending by Rhode Islanders, according to Clyde Barrow, director of the Center for Policy Analysis at UMass Dartmouth, whose School of Education, Public Policy and Civic Engagement funded the survey.
Twin River is expected to introduce table games in the next three to four months, likely diverting more business from Foxwoods and, to a lesser extent, Mohegan Sun. Rhode Island's gaming lineup also includes a slots-only facility in Newport.
"While neither Rhode Island slot parlor can compete with the Connecticut casinos' range of gaming and non-gaming amenities, Twin River's closer proximity to the population-rich centers of central and eastern Massachusetts, combined with aggressive advertising and marketing campaigns, has made Twin River a favored alternative for convenience gamblers," Barrow said in a news release.
The report, titled "Bring It On Home, An Overview of Gaming Behavior in New England," finds that residents in the five states surveyed - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island - are generally gambling less and spending their remaining gambling dollars closer to home. Seventeen percent of the respondents indicated they had visited Foxwoods in 2012, down from 22 percent in 2008, while 14 percent had visited Mohegan Sun, down from 19 percent four years earlier.
Massachusetts residents account for two-thirds of the decline in visitors to Foxwoods and 28 percent of the drop-off among visitors to Mohegan Sun, according to the survey results.
The report also finds that the Connecticut casinos' New England patrons are, on average, younger than many believe, and are well educated and "comparatively affluent."
The average age of visitors to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun is 46.5 and 46.6 years of age, respectively. Twenty-eight percent of the casinos' visitors are 21 to 34; 29 percent are 35 to 49; 26 percent are 50 to 64; and 16 percent are 65 and older.
"The result dispels the argument among some that Foxwoods' and Mohegan Sun's primary customers are seniors," the report says.
Survey results show 37 percent of those who visited the Connecticut casinos in the past year held a bachelor's degree or higher while 33 percent had some college experience or an associate's degree or technical certification and 28 percent had a high school diploma.
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Four-minute mile pacemaker Sir Christopher Chataway dies aged 82
3:29pm Sunday 19th January 2014 in News By Damian Fantato, Council Reporter, also covering Oxford city centre. Call me on 01865 425429
Chris Chataway, centre, acts as pacemaker for Roger Bannister's successful bid to beat the four-minute mile barrier at Iffley Road, Oxford, in 1954. At other times Chris and Roger strutted their stuff on the dance floor
A former 5,000 metres world record-holder, who acted as a pacemaker to help Sir Roger Bannister become the first man to break the four-minute mile barrier in 1954, has died aged 82.
Sir Christopher Chataway died at around 7am on Sunday at St John's Hospice in north west London, having suffered from cancer for two and a half years, his son Mark Chataway said.
Mr Bannister: "He was gallant to the end. Our friendship dated back over more than half a century.
"We laughed, ran and commiserated together. People will always remember him for the great runner he was, but it shouldn't be forgotten that he had an extremely distinguished career off the track.
"My family and I will miss him sorely and our thoughts go out to his family and many friends who were so fond of him."
Chataway was one of the pacemakers, along with Chris Brasher, who helped Sir Roger Bannister become the first person to break the four-minute mile at the Iffley Road track, a mark which had remained elusive for so long.
He gained the recognition for himself later that year, though, when, two weeks after taking 5,000 metres silver behind Vladimir Kuts at the European Championships in Berne, he beat the Russian on the way to breaking the world record for the distance.
Chataway clocked 13 minutes 51.6 seconds at a televised race at White City, edging out his rival by 0.1secs. Kuts reclaimed the record shortly after.
Having also won the Commonwealth title over three miles in 1954, Chataway became the first BBC Sports Personality of the Year, with Bannister in second place.
He retired from international athletics after the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, where he finished 11th in the 5,000m.
Born in Chelsea on January 31, 1931, Chataway was educated at Sherborne School in Dorset and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he gained a degree in politics, philosophy and economics.
After National Service, he became the first newsreader on Independent Television in 1955 before moving to the BBC.
He was soon drawn into politics, though.
He served as a Conservative MP between 1959 and 1966, including time as a Parliamentary Private Secretary and then as a junior Education Minister.
He was re-elected between 1969 and 1974, serving as Minister for Industrial Development in 1972.
He retired from politics aged 43 in 1974 and moved into business, becoming managing director of Orion Bank between 1974 and 1988 and then chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority.
He was knighted in 1995.
And he was still running more than half a century after that famous race at Iffley Road, 52 years later completing the Great North Run in 1:38.50 at the age of 75.
He is survived by his sons Mark, Matthew, Adam, Charles, Ben, his daughter Joanna, his wife Carola and his former wife Anna.


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Law's arch-regulator appoints first ever board
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Sector regulation
Almost any change in the way the sector is regulated presently is worth a shot. The way it currently seems to work is that the Law Society fails, gets fined for its failure, pays the fine with my (and your) fee contributions then carries on roughly as usual. A bit of private sector experience added t the mix might just prove the answer.
New board
I have no reason to doubt the capability of the lawyers in question, but clearly any lawyer busy actually lawyering isn't going to have time to add on a part-time role like this. Appointing people for £15k for one month a year might keep costs down, but could also be a false economy.
New Board
What can I say a board that is to regulate activities of both the Bar and Solicitors Profession has a board overwhelmingly consisting of solicitors? Need I say more as to where the government believes the legal profession should be heading?
New board
Not a business person among them then? Boards direct, where are the experienced directors?
Board experience
I think Terence has experience of quite a few boards (he was on the board at Mirror Group, for one), and some of the others could do too. Probably left out for the sake of brevity.
So, as well as the Law Society, SRA, SDT and LCS, we now have another regulatory board - the LSB.How can this possibly be regarded as 'simplifying regulation in the legal services sector'?
Part time
Has City partner not heard of the concept of a non executive role? And of people doing things *after* being a City partner?


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An epidermal cyst is a type of slow-growing lump underneath the skin. This cyst contains soft, cheese-like skin contents. These usually appear on the face, neck, chest, upper back, genitals, or behind the ears. Similar cysts called pilar cysts often occur on the scalp.
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Acne and skin injuries increase your risk of developing an epidermal cyst.
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Hardwick, Vermont - November 4, 2010
"I want my money back!" said Joe Wood, the chairman of the Hardwick Electric Department's commission.
The Hardwick Electric Department got a jolt last week when it discovered more than a million dollars of its money was missing. "We're sorry, this is just not right," Wood said.
The Hardwick Electric Commission says office employees alerted it something was wrong with the utility's books. Federal investigators with the U.S. Attorney's office are now looking into whether an embezzlement scheme stretching over ten years is to blame.
Reporter Jack Thurston: "Who's the real victim here? Will people's rates have to go up because of this?"
Joe Wood: "Maybe not, I don't know. This was going on for a long period of time and we're okay as a company. In the long term, we'll probably be okay because it won't bleed any more, but in the short term, we have a problem to fix."
Wood adds that power rates may go up in the future, as they regularly do, but not because of this and only this.
WCAX News has learned office manager Joyce Bellavance has been relieved of her duties, but prosecutors have not filed any charges against her. Hardwick Electric believes no other workers knew about the missing money.
The company has fraud insurance that will cover some, but not all, the million-plus dollars it lost. The funds could have been used for upgrades, repairs, or investments in the power system.
"We're going to work through the finances and get through just fine," Wood said.
The utility promises its 4,200 customers will not see any changes in service. It's already improved its bookkeeping and says it's doing all it can to get back the cash. In the meantime, the commission wonders how routine audits, including checks by regulators, raised no red flags. "She just did a good job, I'm sad to say," Wood said.
Again, Joyce Bellavance has not been charged with doing anything wrong. The U.S. Attorney does not comment on active investigations. Hardwick Electric says it's cooperating fully.
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Producer price index up in January 2009
February 20, 2009
The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 0.8 percent in January, seasonally adjusted. This increase followed declines of 1.9 percent in December and 2.5 percent in November.
The upturn in the index for finished goods was led by the index for energy goods, which increased 3.7 percent after falling 9.1 percent in December. The index for gasoline increased 15.0 percent after dropping 26.2 percent in the preceding month.
Price declines for finished consumer foods slowed to 0.4 percent in January from 1.4 percent in the preceding month. The index for finished goods less foods and energy increased 0.4 percent following a 0.2-percent rise a month earlier.
From January 2008 to January 2009, prices for finished goods declined 1.0 percent, as shown in the chart.
These data are from the BLS Producer Price Index program. To learn more, see "Producer Price Indexes — January 2009" (PDF) (HTML), news release USDL 09-0170. All producer price indexes are routinely subject to revision once, 4 months after original publication, to reflect the availability of late reports and corrections by respondents.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Producer price index up in January 2009 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2009/feb/wk3/art04.htm (visited September 22, 2014).
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Of all of the major resources of the Cache National Forest,
recreation, though not measurable in dollars and cents, is perhaps the one feature of the Cache Forest about which the largest
number of the people of Cache Valley are familiar. Every day
in the year, even in the dead of winter, cars travel up and down
the Logan Canyon road, laden with townsfolk and travellers from
afar, all of whom seek the pleasure of the mountains. In the
winter months fires burn constantly in the fireplaces of summer
homes for the owners who wish to enjoy the holidays in a truly
holiday environment. In the summer, every shady nook and crany
in Logan Canyon is used as a rendezvous for vacationists and for
picnickers. A stranger passing through Logan Canyon on a holiday
in mid summer would surely think that Cache Valley had moved to
the mountains.
Early last year a register was placed under the first
bridge in Logan Canyon to count the number of cars that passed
through the canyon. A report was compiled by Ranger H. I. Rice
this winter in which the following significant figures appeared:
There were 79,100 through cars - cars bound for Bear Lake from
Logan via the Garden City road or cars coming to Logan from Bear
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The Wall Street Journal online ranks Illinois the 16th wealthiest state in America. Illinois' household income is just over $55,000 a year, but the unemployment rate is the 10th worst in the country, at almost 9 percent.
The richest state in America is Maryland with a median household income over $71,000
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Welcome to the new Peabody Heights Brewery! PHB is located at 401 E. 30th Street in the north of Baltimore not far from Johns Hopkins University and Charles Village.
Our brewery is on the site of the former Beverage Capital facility, which once bottled Canada Dry, Snapple and other beverages. As a result of its former function, this building is superb for being a craft brewery. One could not ask for a better facility to make beer.
We have installed a 30 bbl Newland's Brewery which was transported all the way from Vancouver. With the space we have available, expansion will be no problem.
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Was Rick Perry the last Republican to get into the 2012 race?
No sooner had the Texas governor formally thrown his 10-gallon hat in the ring than speculation began that a couple of big names were rethinking their earlier decisions to stay out.
Most notably, former Bush political adviser Karl Rove named New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as possibilities. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani continues to leave the door open for another run. And, of course, no discussion of possible candidates is complete with mentioning Sarah Palin.
Who would be the best late addition to the GOP 2012 field?
Total Voters: 237
Of these four, Ryan seems to be the closest to making a decision. While only a member of the House of Representatives, which hasn't had one of its own jump directly to the presidency in more than 200 years, Ryan has built a high profile as the House GOP's chief budgetary spokesman. He would be as prepared — and capable — as any Republican to argue against President Obama's big-government vision. As the man behind a comprehensive spending plan that included big changes to Medicare, he has also already endured a great deal of criticism.
Christie, who's built a national following for his blunt approach to public-sector unions, has been mentioned so many times that he once quipped he couldn't put an end to the rumors without committing suicide. The interest in a Christie candidacy is so great that one tweet reporting the governor had focus groups for a possible run — which the same reporter walked back the very same day — created a fresh wave of buzz.
I've mentioned Giuliani before, and I can't imagine that he would have a big effect on the race. The speculation about Palin may not end until the GOP nominating convention next year is completely over, and she would create a political earthquake if she were to run.
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I will vote for Ryan in the primary, then I will stay home next Nov.
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Why not add Ron Paul to the list. Judging from the coverage he's getting nobody but the voters knows he's running. I understand Jon Huntsman believes the scientist got it right on both evolution and global climate change. Makes you wonder how he feels about magic under wear. At any rate he's so far down in the polls embracing reality probably won't hurt him. He's got about as much chance of getting his message out as Ron Paul does. I understand Mitt Romney wants to amend the Constitution to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman, and a woman and another woman etc. etc.. Anyway, Let them all join in. Bring back Trump and Palin. Let's start a new reality TV series. The real candidates of the Republican Party. Once A week they could get together and vote somebody out of the race. My guess is Ron Paul would be the first to go.
August 19th, 2011
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I don't know if any would "make the GOP field better", Kyle. I don't even agree with that wording. Any of the views of the above choices already have a proponent in the race. And a libertarians in the race to boot. The choices are varied.
August 19th, 2011
6:09 am
and she would create a political earthquake if she were to run.
Nah. She'd create a "media earthquake" and that's about it. "SQUIRREL!!" (If you don't get the reference, you don't have kids.) Her negatives are too high for her to make any difference in the race.
I'm amused that Karl Rove can't find anyone in the current field for his PAC to control. All that money to launder and no one to receive it.
Meanwhile, I think any mildly moderate Republican will likely sit this one out. This is another "Goldwater" year. Has to happen every once in a while for each party (see Dukakis (D), 1988).
August 19th, 2011
6:10 am
Makes you wonder how he feels about magic under wear.
Near as I can tell, he's hoping to find a pair, but keeping it reeeeeal quiet in case it doesn't exist.
August 19th, 2011
6:29 am
Read a great book, "Bush's Brain" and you will see why Karl Rove is getting anxious. If someone that is not in his control gets into the White House he will break out in hives. The man is a monster.
August 19th, 2011
6:34 am
Why do the republicans want Obama to win?
August 19th, 2011
6:41 am
None of the above are fit for public office in a great nation.
Those listed do not acknowledge that, in a recession, reducing government spending and creating jobs are contradictory goals. All, except job-killer Christie, are silly enough to claim that Adam and Eve rode dinosaurs 6,000 years ago.
August 19th, 2011
7:05 am
There is always "room" for gorgeous, gracious, gifted Gov. Sarah Palin, because she owns the Republican field. She is letting the pretenders, RINOs & wannabees play marbles until she decides whether she wants the nomination.
August 19th, 2011
7:07 am
Democrats will support a proven failure in November 2012. Americans will vote Republican.
Why do Democrats put party above country every time?
August 19th, 2011
7:18 am
ABO 2012…………………………………..(anybody but Obama)
August 19th, 2011
7:23 am
Why is it that none of the Republicans have put forth a Jobs initiative? Giving Tax cuts to the Rich doesn't seem to work.
I suggest the guy who makes $4 Billion a year on wall st. be taxed at 35% like the rest of us(vs. 15%) and use that extra $800 million to hire back teachers and police and rebuild America. At 80K each that's 10,000 new jobs!!!! Simple math-Let's get America back to work
Any other good ideas on how to create jobs?
Don't worry He'll still have over 2.8 Billion for 1 years work of stealing from pensions and eliminating jobs through corporate mergers.
Any other thoughts on how to create jobs?
August 19th, 2011
7:29 am
"Why do Democrats put party above country every time?"
The same reason the Republicans put party above country every time.
It is called the "art of politics". One cannot get their "agenda" enacted into law if the other side controls the creation of law.
Look, we have been doing it this way since 1789.
August 19th, 2011
7:30 am
Any candidate on the Republican side will do, all they have to do is say no to everything that comes in the door. How much of a day does that take? They don't have to read any bills, or study any material, they could even be illiterate, which I suspect many are close to being. No wonder they have so many jumping into the race, as a party they certainly have a pool of this "talent" sitting on the bench ready to play.
August 19th, 2011
7:33 am
As one who leans to the left, I do not believe President Obama can be re-elected if the economy and unemployment numbers do not improve UNLESS the republicans nominate a tea party approved revolutionary crazy.
So…….my dream candidate would be Michelle Bachmann or Sarah Palin. I would throw Herman Cain in the mix but he has about as much chance of winning the republican nomination as democrats have of re-taking the Georgia General Assembly next year.
Of Bachmann and Palin, I choose Palin. Unlike Bachmann, she has no legislative experience and she quit the only statewide job she ever had in order to make money by signing off on books written about her by someone else and making zillions from speaking fees.
Bachmann is at least true to her beliefs and was "tea party crazy " before tea party crazy was cool.
As a republican newspaper writer, you appear to have some pull within the party. Please, for the sake of those who believe the President can only win re-election if the republicans go all "tea party crazy" on us, please, please encourage the former governor of Alaska who quit on those who elected her to jump right in now and work for that nomination!!
I figure that, even if I am wrong and she actually is elected, she would mostly likely quit this job as well before her four year term ended.
August 19th, 2011
7:43 am
I am a Christie fan. But he says no. Tough.
Obama is in the process of doing a George H W Bush and being a one-term-er. The Republicans do need to nominate someone who can carry that 8% of the voters we call "independents". Both sides will get their 46% of the popular vote. It is that 8% that matters.
If the election is today, what Republican will carry the 8% of independents voters? Who would carry a New Jersey? Who would carry Pennsylvania? Who would carry Ohio and Indiana? Colorado?
Who can win the electoral college? I say Christie can. I say Romney may. I say none of the rest have a prayer.
August 19th, 2011
7:44 am
How about Sonny Perdue or Haley Barbour? We need a good ol' boy in the race!
But I do like the idea of Chris Christie, he's everything conservatives want to believe Rick Perry can do, but he has actually proven he can do it. His problem could come from looking like Mike Huckabee – the old one! But even with his size, he is not a smoker, so that levels the playing field. Can't imagine a fat Barack Obama, but I have known plenty of people who pack on when they try to quit too…
August 19th, 2011
7:50 am
Christie might do it for a cheeseburger.
August 19th, 2011
7:51 am
Both sides will get their 46% of the popular vote. It is that 8% that matters.
Says here that Bachmann can't get to 46% and neither can Perry.
August 19th, 2011
7:52 am
@Lil' Barry — Your post is one of the most self-serving posts I've seen in a long while, particularly on the heels of the GOTP standing firm and being unwilling to compromise — putting the country at risk for the sole purpose of protecting big business and the super wealthy,
You guys are a real piece of work.
August 19th, 2011
7:57 am
You guys are a real piece of work.
Ignore him. He's a 13-year-old who only gets to use the computer when his mom lets him. He's good with name-calling, though, you gotta give him that.
August 19th, 2011
7:59 am
As a NJ native, I am familiar with Christie. Let's be frank; his "union-busting" rep is somewhat over played; by both the right and the left. As an attorney; like Obama, he is a negotiator, so he is more of a centrist and pragmatist. Unilke Obama; he tends to be more forceful and less interested in compromise (for the sake of compromise). I wouldn't say he is an ideologue, but he's not a neo-con in moderate clothing. He candidly admits there are some areas in which he agrees with Obama, and as Mitt Romney has learned, this can be tough to overcome. The problem for Christie is twofold; one, his weight/health. You don't want this race to be about the VP choice. Two, while I don't doubt the sincerity of his indecision; he needs to play the hand deftly (let the early leaders slug it out, but not wait to long). or the GOP can get behind a (former) governor named Gary Johnson, who is Ron Paul, with "executive" experience and a proven track record of fiscal conservatism, shrinking government, not raising taxes, and "creating" (figurative) private sector jobs, while reducting the civil servant payroll. jconservative; what's your take on Johnson?
August 19th, 2011
8:01 am
Since one of these Republican clowns might actually win, I'd like to see somebody with an IQ above low double figures.
August 19th, 2011
8:06 am
I hope and pray for Sarah Palin to enter the race.
The lamestream media would have a conniption. They are so afraid of Sarah. Three years of tearing her down in the liberal rags will only strengthen our Sarah.
She has vision, she has clarity, she has solutions. She never attacks others the way they attack her. She understands America and Americans. She understands Washington and she understands foreign policy like no other. She could put together a Dream Team for hope and change that we all deserve.
God I loves me some Sarah. I'm holding up her photo right now with one hand.
August 19th, 2011
8:15 am
This "what if?" exercise goes back to the difference between neo-conservative and paleo-conservative. You can all forget the "tea party" brand. Our overlords realized the tea party as a third party was a threat to the very overlord-friendly status quo known as the two party system (the oligarchs own both parties; tweedle dee and tweedle dumb. ergo, it did what Obama did to eliminate Hillary from the 2008 race, it absorbed her into his candidacy. that is to say, the neo-con GOP (not the paleo-con GOP, which is closer to the Libertarian Party) executed a "hostile takeover" of the tea party and basically re-branded the empire demagogues and "borrow and spend" Bible thumpers as "tea party" (with lower case T). Sarah Palin was the 2008 GOP VP nominee, she courted federal potk long before the 'stimulus' was a slanderous term (ditto Bachman with the farm subsidies and Medicaid). so, these new and improved Republicans simply attach words like "10th Amendment" or "states rights" to their talking points (ironically, as they campaign to run the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT), and there you have it.
August 19th, 2011
8:20 am
Chief media, you need to move forward and get you that photo of Michelle Bachman working on a corn dog at the Iowa State Fair. she is all the things Sarah is, with one skill Sarah has yet to demonstrate.
August 19th, 2011
8:32 am
Joe, if Sarah and Michelle ever shared a corn dog, I would stand in line and pay top dollar to view that video.
August 19th, 2011
8:42 am
Wow, I really should have had a another cup of coffee before reading this. I confused Paul Ryan with Ron Paul. >:X
I meant to say that I will vote for Ron Paul in the primaries, and since he will not get the nomination, I will stay home and enjoy Bush II season 4.
August 19th, 2011
8:45 am
LOL Chief.
August 19th, 2011
8:55 am
With the Republican primary electorate, which ignores Jon Huntsman, the only candidate who has the courage to defend science against ignorance, a poll about "improving" the GOP field is an exercise in futility.
August 19th, 2011
9:02 am
Chris Christie is far and away the best of the Republicans. Unfortunately, in this day and time, the best, both Republican and Democrat, don't run.
August 19th, 2011
9:05 am
Democrats support a loser bent on destroying America to folks whose major sin is questioning the causes of global warming.
August 19th, 2011
9:12 am
deborah in athens – my politics as far away as the east is from the west from yours – but cannot with you disagree re: Rove. What a prima dona s.o.b.
August 19th, 2011
9:22 am
From a marketing perspective the race is about positioning. Currently, you have two positions in the Republican party. The Tea Party voters and the non-Tea Party voters. Romney has position himself to appeal to those Republicans who are not align or weakly aligned with the Tea Party. He also seems to dominate this group of Republicans. The rest of the Republicans seem to be fighting over the Tea Party voters.
I thought Perry would be a threat to Romney if even went after the non-Tea Party voters but it seems he running after the Tea Party voters. He seems want to position himself as a person who can appeal to both the Tea Party voters and moderates but his rhetoric seems to be turning off the non-Tea Party voters. However, it is early.
If the Tea Party candidate settle on one candidate then that would dramatically change the election. The longer the race is more than two people the better for Romney.
August 19th, 2011
9:26 am
I picked Paul Ryan, because I think that instead of it just being a political stunt, we really should make his "budget plan that doesn't balance the budget for 50 years while gutting Medicare" a national discussion point instead of just a legislative conversation piece. That would at least make the race more interesting.
But, really, the idea that there aren't two candidates for every part of the GOP tent already in the race is silly. You have the two Mormon moderates, the two crazy evangelicals, the two "big idea guys who can't get any traction" and the two Libertarians in Republican clothing. What more could you want except to see them all in a special two-hour episode of "Wipeout"?
August 19th, 2011
9:49 am
[...] Poll Position: Room for one of these four in GOP field?Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)No sooner had the Texas governor formally thrown his 10-gallon hat in the ring than speculation began that a couple of big names were rethinking their earlier decisions to stay out. Most notably, former Bush political adviser Karl Rove named New Jersey …US: big battle aheadThe Voice of Russiaall 34 news articles » [...]
August 19th, 2011
9:57 am
Ryan has a plan. Your Idiot Messiah has talking points intended to scare his parasite base.
Idiot Messiah: Loser.
August 19th, 2011
10:06 am
Obama had two things really going against him in his first term.
1. He had to follow easily the worst president in history. A guy who took a booming economy and in 8 years wrecked it while also starting two wars he had no idea how to get out of. The whole time smiling and giving tax cuts to Billionaires.
2. He is black and a decent enough percentage of Americans, especially the older angry white tea party crowd, really don't like that at all.
August 19th, 2011
10:33 am
Obozo inherited a recovery and blew it. The eeeeeevil tea partyers oppose him because he's incompetent.
August 19th, 2011
12:04 pm
With the 4 named to possibly get in the race, and with many of the comments above, God help us!
Christie may be a good choice, in time, but I'm sure he'll be branded as a RINO by the far right.
August 19th, 2011
12:58 pm
But it was a follow-up question on the fear of Sharia Law that set the governor off. "Sharia Law has nothing to do with this at all, it's crazy!" he cried. "The guy is an American citizen!" He concluded that the "Sharia Law business is just crap… and I'm tried of dealing with the crazies," adding with disgust and frustration that "it's just unnecessary to be accusing this guy of things just because of his religious background."
Nope. That disqualifies him in today's GOP Presidential race
August 19th, 2011
1:03 pm
I greatly admire Paul Ryan, the best potential candidate this side of David Petraeus. His command of budget minutia, combined with his willingness to expose the flaws of Obamanomics and a rare ability to do same in layman's language, makes him formidable. Nevertheless, I would vote for any candidate to the right of Hugo Chavez, which pointedly excludes the community organizer in chief.
August 19th, 2011
1:24 pm
Let's see,
Eddie Munster grown up (sort of)
the captain of the ship in Wall-E
Palin (needs no avatar).
I thought you all had found your hair-dyed Messiah. You're tired of him already?
August 19th, 2011
1:42 pm
I guess lil' barry doesn't count killing people in two countries a sin.
According to your messiah, when is killing not a sin?
August 19th, 2011
1:46 pm
We need Paul Ryan to remain as Chr. of the House Budget Com. to tackle Medicare, Medicaid & Social Security reforms.
The Democrats are flat out lying about these programs. Treasury Sec. Tim Geitner reported TWO YEARS ago:
"The federal government faces ever larger fiscal challenges in the long term. As discussed in this 2009 Financial Report of the United States Government (Financial Report), the federal government is on an unsustainable long-term fiscal path…Social Security & Medicare…Absent a change in policy…the interest costs on the growing debt together with spending on major entitlement programs could absorb 92 cents of every dollar of federal revenue in 2019. Clearly, this is not sustainable…"
Enlarge it & scroll down to page 56 of 254. Read the entire report when you have time.
August 19th, 2011
2:07 pm
First of all, Social Security is NOT in need of reform. It's solvent for years, and in fact, the general revenue owes SS trillions.
Medicare/Medicaid do need to be fixed, but Democrats will never allow a "fix" that is a disguise for destroying them. If they believed you genuinely wanted to fix them, they would go along, as they agree there is a problem.
As for Ryan's plan, I might go along with it if he added two caveats: insurance companies must accept the $6000 voucher as full payment for coverage, and would cover the same treatments as Medicare does now at the same copay. I doubt it would happen.
August 19th, 2011
2:30 pm
Paul Ryan is a joke. Good luck to the republicans in trying to convince America to dismantle Medicare and hand out vouchers all the while giving out even more tax cuts to the wealthy. Only an idiot would vote for Paul Ryan or any republican for that fact. People need to seriously think about how they will be able to afford health coverage during their retirement. Just how much do you think it will cost an individual for insurance coverage over the age of 65? The system needs to be fixed, not destroyed.
August 19th, 2011
2:36 pm
Let all of them get into the race. The more the merrier . I am keeping the fires hot for all of them.
I will meet them all in HELL for being such hypocrites!!!!!
August 19th, 2011
2:40 pm
@Lil' Barry Bailout (Revised Downward) August 19th, 2011 9:05 am
I will keep the fires burning for you too. YOU HYPOCRITE!!!
August 19th, 2011
2:45 pm
I only have one question:
How damn many Republican Idiot Messiahs are you guys going to trot out?


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Blaine High School
By Scott Ellis, Blaine high school principal
It is indeed a privilege to work in this community with our youth. One of the goals of education is to prepare students for their future so that they may recognize and seize its opportunities, meet its challenges and avoid its pitfalls. Whether our students proceed to college, the military or directly to an apprenticeship or the workforce, it is our job to prepare them. We are fortunate to have an extremely knowledgeable staff that cares deeply for our students. We will work hard to make every minute count, to help them learn as much as possible and to prepare them for the future.
To Parents and Community: Our great task as a school and as a community is to prepare our children, our young adults, our students, for the inevitable changes and challenges they will face. This is a task that requires the efforts of parents, teachers and community members working together. Not only do we need to help our students learn the content and skills that they will need on the job or in college, but we also need to help them learn to be responsible and thoughtful. We need to provide them with opportunities they can seize and challenges they can face and meet, both inside and outside of the classroom. We need to help them recognize all that they are capable of and then move them to realize their unique and extraordinary potential. As a school, we are committed to meeting this challenge. We will strive diligently to increase student learning by providing a rigorous and relevant curriculum for all students, by maintaining an orderly environment where students may learn and teachers may teach, by fostering an atmosphere where everyone treats each other with mutual respect and where everyone, students and teachers alike, work to continually learn and improve their performance. Working together we will provide our students with the fine education that Blaine desires.
To B.H.S. Students: It goes without saying that everyone wants you to get good grades. I would like to add something to that. I would like to ask each student to participate. There is academic value in a student being present in class, in hearing the explanations of teachers, in discussing subjects with other students. Although as students you are able to read text and pass examinations, if you have not authentically participated or have not become involved in classroom discussions you will miss a valuable part of the education that is offered at Blaine high school.
I would invite the entire community to attend our events, both curricular and co-curricular and welcome parents to stop by the office or peruse the website. We are here to support you and your students. Thank you for allowing us to share the year with your children.
Blaine Middle School
Welcome back to Blaine middle school where we are proudly united in learning and leadership! We're excited to see the students come back to school on September 1 and are expecting a great year. At Blaine middle school, we work hard to provide a safe and positive school experience. We teach to the state standards, assess student work and provide interventions to improve performance.
In the 2010-2011 school year we will continue to offer morning and afternoon academies to provide students support for reading and math. In addition, we are increasing our focus on interventions by adding co-teaching to our instructional framework. This will help many students receive more targeted academic services.
As part of our continued support of student interventions, we will be working with an intervention model to help more students learn. The structure is called Response To Intervention or RTI and will help the middle school staff organize and use data to support student skill building.
Working together to create the best educational experience for our students is essential to student success. We recognize that each student benefits from a collaborative school and home relationship and hope to see you at school activities such as the open house in September and conferences in November. Thank you for all you do and we will see you soon.
Blaine Elementary School
By Craig Baldwin, Blaine elementary school principal
It's with excitement and anticipation I write this first letter to the to the Blaine community introducing the 2010-11 school year. I'm both excited and grateful to be serving as Blaine elementary's new principal this year. Having grown up in Blaine and attended its schools K-12, I'm eager to serve this community, which did so much to nurture my life journey. Each start of a school year is an exciting event for staff, students and families. The cyclical nature of our schools allows to us begin anew each and every year…what a gift! I'm very excited to meet Blaine's many students and families as well as those Borderites who may not have children attending Blaine schools, but are passionate about the importance of educating children and the role of schools in our community.
Blaine elementary's mission is to work in partnership with our community and families to educate and inspire students as they develop the skills necessary to reach their academic and creative potential. We also nurture respectful, socially responsible and life long learners. On that note I want to share with you how important your support of schools is to student learning. Whether you are a parent, grandparent or interested community member, your support of children in the Blaine community is essential! Adults in our community can support students through volunteerism in the schools, attending various school events, mentoring children in your neighborhood, voting, staying informed about school related issues or just caring about the growth and success of our children through public education.
Blaine elementary has been working hard to provide a student-centered environment that challenges and empowers learners through high expectations in a respectful, cooperative atmosphere. This year the Blaine elementary staff will continue its focus on developing interventions to support students who are not reaching standards academically. In concert with this, staff also recognizes the need to support those students who are ready for more rigorous and challenging educational experiences. Over the past few years Blaine elementary has seen growth in both school-based and state assessment results. This trend of gradual academic growth is important and points to the effort of students, parents and staff in helping students to achieve at higher levels. Student core academic experiences are complemented by participation in outstanding physical, technological and arts education programs. Blaine elementary will continue this focused effort to support students and their learning in the 2010-11 school year.
As we educate our future community leaders Blaine elementary promotes not only academic, but also social and emotional learning. This positive culture is supported by the 4 B's: be safe, be respectful, be responsible and be productive. Blaine elementary will continue to value and support a safe, caring and productive learning environment for all of our community members - adults and students.
We begin our school year on September 1. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. each school day for those students wanting to participate in morning activities or have breakfast in our cafeteria. If students choose not to participate in these activities doors are open at 8:50 a.m. Blaine elementary staff are excited to start the 2010-11 school year! Blaine elementary welcomes families or community members to visit or call our school with questions. As a new member of this Blaine elementary family of students, parents and staff I'm excited to welcome you to the 2010-11 school year. See you September 1!
Blaine Primary School
By Nancy Bakarich, Blaine primary school principal
Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year! We are excited for the school year to start and see all those smiling faces coming through our doors.
We would like to welcome the following new staff members to Blaine primary school: Mrs. Andrea Harmeling – counselor, Ms. Sally Isner – recess associate and Ms. Cathi Hepker – speech pathologist. We are excited to introduce our newest members.
To continue and strengthen the communication between parents and Blaine primary school I will be hosting Parent Coffee Talks with the first one September 21 at 6 – 7 p.m. in the primary school multipurpose room. Please bring any topics/ideas you have and we will develop upcoming meetings. I'm very excited about visiting with the parents of the students here at Blaine primary school.
In the first two weeks of school your child will be bring home the Blaine primary school Student Handbook. Please take a few minutes to go through the handbook and if you have any questions please feel free to contact your child's teacher or myself.
The primary school feels very fortunate to have the ongoing support of our parents, school board and community. Please feel free to visit and/or volunteer in our school, whether you have children in our building or not. We love to have others helping us enrich the lives and education of our students.
On behalf of the staff and myself, we are looking forward to September 1 and the start of another fabulous year at Blaine primary school.


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Ask an expert: McDonald's recent decline
MSN Money's Charley Blaine discusses the recent weakness in the stock price of the world's largest fast food restaurant.
In this video, MSN Money's Charley Blaine explains what's behind McDonald's recent decline, as well as discusses other opportunities in the sector. There has been no shortage of news about McDonald's lately. From pushing stores to remain open Christmas Day to allegations in China it was overfeeding antiviral drugs and growth hormones into the chickens it sells in its stores there. But these don't explain the stock's poor performance.
Blaine explains that McDonald's has been hit by several factors, not the least of which are higher gas prices early in the year and consumers' concerns about going out; the weak economic situation in Europe; and increasing competition from Yum Brands' (YUM) KFC among others.
Despite all this, McDonald's retains a positive outlook, much of it stemming from the way it's conducting its operations, which have proved themselves so far, including controlling of stores, supply chain and consistency. The dividends only make it even more attractive.
And what are other promising investments in the sector? Blaine goes over several chains that still haven't taken advantage of the many opportunities, mostly internationally.
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1. poor service: I agree with the other posts that they don't pay attention. I ordered extra pickles and sauce on my McRib (yeah...I know it's bad, but I was craving it) and there was no extra sauce (dry as a bone) and the same two measily pickles it usually comes with. No extra pickles and no sauce and I was charged for it?! This happened two times at two different locations. I was already at home when I saw this and it was too much of a hassle to go back.
2. The bathrooms are absolutely filthy and disgusting. I walked in and walked right out and vowed to never use a McDonald's restroom again. It's not just at the ones that are near the rest stops that are dirty, but even the ones in the city. How dirty their bathrooms are ... is a reflection of how dirty their kitchen must be. Ewwhh! Although, if you compare it to the bathrooms in some foreign countries...I would be happy any day to see a McDonald's bathroom.
3. They are being cheap on the sauces. If I order a 20 piece nugget meal, I think I should NOT be charged for asking one extra BBQ sauce when they only gave me one. One sauce is for the small order. C'mon now.
To also be fair: The positives - They have a play area for kids, the outside building looks new and clean, & you can always find one down the street.
McDonald's, I hope you read these comments to better your company.
It is so sad, what is happening in this country. no one cares about anything! poor service everywhere !
poor service at mcd. you cannot get what you order at the drive thru. parts of order wrong, silverware left out, ect. cold coffee! no need to talk to mgr. they are trying to work with mentally doped up people! i have to pull up from the window and check order everytime. at least half of time i have to go in and get what is left out. i know i am the stupid one for shopping at mcd.
The reason we quit going to McD is because the prices are way to high & out of line.
We go to Steak & Shake $3.99 for single steakburger & fries or $4.99 for double steakburger and fries.
If you get there at special times their very good shakes are half price or 2 for 1.
You people are all illiterate hypocryts who can't spell.! You know what they sell and what it costs before you go there. It is easy to bash something on this public forum. Look at it like listening to the radio, if you don't like it then don't listen. You go to a drive thru restaurant expecting a gourmet meal in 20 seconds and when that doesn't happen you complain here! Yes you can prepare your burger and fries at home yourself, but.....You will spend for hamburg and fries, use energy to cook, and then clean the dishes when done! After paying for food, energy, and labor to prepare and clean-up it will cost more!
I have been going to Macdonalds for over 40 years and I am not an unhealthy slob as many of you suggest I should be from eating their food. The fact is that Americans are lazy, greedy, and arrogant! You want more than you paid for at a cost that only comes from cheap labor and then you want to complain for your own laziness.
When you go for fast food, you get what you went for ...fast cheaply prepared food. Quit your bellyachin!!!!
It is a simple solution. McDonald's works because people make it work..from the happy meal kiddies to the older generation and even the whiners. Happy Holidays and best wishes for a new attitude :)
Like all fast food restaurants, it is easy, quick and a decent price for the convenience.
I'm amazed at all these self righteous people bashing an icon....a place that almost everyone has eaten at. Now as far as taste, quality and selection, I prefer Wendy's....but I wish Wendys would keep their fish sandwich on their menu all year.
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Finally, real sales numbers for Kindle?
Bloomberg says Amazon could sell more than 8 million e-readers this year.
Investors want a better sense of how the Kindle affects Amazon's bottom line, and Bloomberg finally gives a glimpse. Amazon will likely sell more than 8 million Kindles this year, Bloomberg reports, citing two people who know about the company's sales projections.
That 8 million, by the way, far exceeds the 5 million that most analysts have predicted for Kindle's 2010 sales. One of Bloomberg's sources says that last year Amazon sold 2.4 million Kindles.
"Kindle is gaining an unstoppable traction," one analyst at Caris & Co. wrote in a research note.
The numbers show that the Kindle is able to stand up against the iPad tablet from Apple (AAPL), Bloomberg writes. Nearly 7.5 million iPads were sold from April through September.
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Viddy Opens Up Its API: Are More Creative Music Video Apps on The Horizon?
Social video-sharing app Viddy has finally opened up, allowing developers to see the innards of its very soul. Translation: The app has opened up its API, allowing enterprising techies to play with new ways to share video.
Viddy recently put out a blog post announcing the grand opening of its API, as well as a new hack contest called: "Rule the Beach: Hack Your Way into Viddy." Hackers are asked to create something rad using Viddy's API for a chance to win a job and $10,000. Viddy will choose a winner on September 28.
Money and jobs aside, the competition could yield some pretty interesting innovations. As it stands, Viddy is an Instagram-like (in that you can add filters) video-sharing app for iOS that lets users create brief, stylized videos. A lot of bands have been making use of the tool to create customized video packages (like Snoop Dogg/Lion) as well as to source fan clips for music videos (like DJ Shadow). With a more open API, we could easily see developers creating some innovative music video apps for bands and fans. Here's hoping.