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Atlanta Streets Closed to Cars on Sunday
The streets of Atlanta close down to automobile traffic and open up to all sorts of new possibilities at this time of year for Atlanta Streets Alive.
Inspired by "open streets projects" from across the globe, the idea for ASA stems from a project in Bogotá, Colombia, where neighborhood activists opened the streets for people to bike, skate, or use any human powered means of transportation, while temporarily closing them to motor vehicles.
The vision for Atlanta Streets Alive, which is being held this Sunday, Sept. 28, is to encourage Atlanta to develop living streets — streets that appeal to pedestrians, bikers, businesses and neighbors. On this day, people can regain ownership of the streets for which they pay taxes to build and maintain, and participate as the streets come to life for all to enjoy.
This 'living' transformation is brilliantly exemplified by one of the buildings nestled along the ASA route. A once forgotten, former Sears, Roebuck & Company building has been resurrected as one of the largest historic projects in Atlanta and the nation. Now named Ponce City Market (PCM), this historic mixed-use community hub is focused on artisanal food, fashion and technology. Steeped in local history, PCM is also moving forward toward a bright and shiny new future.
PCM, located on Ponce de Leon Avenue Northeast, is linked directly to the Atlanta BeltLine, situated just across from Old Fourth Ward Park. It's within easy walking or pedaling distance to Atlanta neighborhoods, including Virginia Highland, Poncey Highlands and Midtown. It's also an incredibly short distance from many of Atlanta's top attractions that are featured in Atlanta CityPASS.
Ponce City Market pairs accessible and artisanal food with a balanced mix of local and national retail, in conjunction with loft office space and the next generation of loft dwellers. PCM will redefine how Atlanta lives, eats, shops, learns, works, commutes and plays, as it fills a hole in the community where there once sat a neglected and silent building.
Within its repurposed walls, Ponce City Market will cater to all ages, from preschool-aged children at The Suzuki School to burgeoning entrepreneurs at General Assembly. It already has a handful of early adopters open and will continue to open organically with the main food hall and retail opening in spring of 2015, followed by the roof in late 2015, or early 2016.
Currently, PCM is home to a fine arts supply store, a coffee bar, and the "Flats", which features 259 residential studios up to 3-bedroom apartments. The Central Food Hall is slated to open in 2015 and will offer many types of food options, including take-out, sit-down dining and over-the-counter service, etc.
Atlanta Streets Alive is on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 2-6 pm. The route is a 5-mile loop. For specific street locations, read more here. Ponce City Market is located at 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE.
Coffee Tour of Seattle
When you're planning your travels to the great Northwest and Seattle finds its way onto your itinerary, remember that the Emerald City is known for far more than overcast days. It's a central location for one of our favorite morning beverages: that perfectly brewed blend, warm to the touch and easily customizable, serving as the caffeinated spark to your daily hustle – coffee.
The capital of Washington state is the world center for coffee roasting. The city streets are permeated with the aromas of wonderfully cultured beans from all over the world. Park yourself at one of the city's many coffee houses and you'll be surrounded by enthusiasts dissecting their unique cup of Joe. Seattle consumes more coffee than any other American city, and for good reason. Independently owned roasters line city corners, and every urban avenue boasts a different taste. Coffee and The Rain City are synonymous with each other, so when you're looking for things to do in Seattle, we have a few java-centric ideas for you.
Victrola Coffee Roasters
With multiple locations in Seattle, Victrola has been a long-time local favorite for various reasons, the most obvious being their high quality coffee. Victrola's farm-direct connection allows them to roast some of the best beans on the planet. The Victrola cafés sprinkled throughout Seattle offer a wealth of familiar-yet-slightly-different places to try new roasts, enjoy a book and listen to relaxing tunes.
Slate Coffee Bar
Featuring some of the city's most esteemed baristas, Slate brings an elegant twist to a traditional cup of coffee. Fairly new to the seasoned coffee scene of Seattle, this coffee bar serves high quality roasts from a number of countries, with the goal of providing the most unique flavors through a philosophy known as exposure roasting. By perfectly highlighting each blend's unique characteristics, Slate Coffee Bar mixes science and innovation to create fresh blends of goodness.
Seattle Coffee Works
Located just up the street from the acclaimed Pike Place Market, Seattle Coffee Works provides a special experience with their tasting room and roaster. Catering to your every need, Sebastian and his team split their coffee-quarters into two separate sections; the "express bar," for those seeking a grab-and-go beverage, and the aptly named "slow bar," for those looking to enjoy a relaxed cup while getting geeky with the baristas.
If you're looking for something cold and caffeinated, Analog is Capitol Hill's go-to café. Known for their cold brew coffee and plethora of vintage magazines and comics, Analog is the perfect place to spend a rainy day. The interior of the coffee shop offers a vintage nautical feel, while the aroma of Herkimer beans makes this spot a must-stop on your Seattle coffee tour.
Espresso Vivace
First located in the Capitol Hill section of the Emerald City, Espresso Vivace is locally and nationally known as the establishment that brought espresso to the next level. Owned and operated by coffee prophet David Schomer, Espresso Vivace offers some of the finest blends and beverages in the city and serves as a staple in the Seattle coffee scene.
No matter what the weather brings, Seattle's attractions make the metropolis a wonderful city to visit. When your appetite calls for an enjoyable sip of mojo in a cup, our Seattle coffee tour will hit the spot!
Beautiful Boston Views From Skywalk Observatory
I was about 11 or 12 when, on a family day trip to Boston, I first experienced a bird's eye view of the city from the top of a skyscraper. We'd gone to the observation deck of the 60-story John Hancock Tower, and I was awestruck at the vast panorama of streets and buildings that spread out below. Something about the experience affected me deeply, and I still remember it vividly over 25 years later.
The Hancock observatory closed right after 9/11, but the Skywalk Observatory at the Prudential Center has taken its place where Boston's visitors go to experience the thrill of the city laid out at their feet. "The Pru," as it's known, is easily recognizable in the city skyline; even though it was Boston's first skyscraper, built in the 1960s, it's still the second-tallest building in the city today. Having never been to the Prudential, and wanting my kids to experience the city as I did at their age, my sister Lisa and I planned to visit with our combined brood of four kids, ranging in ages from 6 to 11, as part of a day trip into the city this past July.
As it turned out, the Pru was the last destination of the day for us. Lisa and I debated the pros and cons of walking there versus taking the T (Boston's subway system); we opted to walk, seeing as it was only about 2.5 miles from where we were at Quincy Market. In hindsight, covering that distance was asking a lot of the kids, who were dragging their feet after having visited the Museum of Science, Quincy Market, New England Aquarium and Quincy Market (again). Between a few rest stops and some piggyback rides, though, we made it there, and as a bonus, we were able to see a lot of the city on our route. We passed through the financial district and downtown and cut up to Boylston Street, which then brought us along the southern perimeter of Boston Common and the Public Gardens, and finally along Boylston Street to Back Bay. It was a great opportunity to point out numerous landmarks to the kids, like the Old South Church and the Swan Boats; that said, taking the T definitely would have been faster and less whine-filled, and there's a T stop (Green Line) right in the Prudential Center.
Upon entering from Boylston Street, we found ourselves in the Shops at Prudential, a beautiful, modern shopping mall with lots of upscale retailers, including L'Occitane, Kate Spade, lululemon and Free People. After crossing through the mall (now it was MY turn to reluctantly drag my feet as my practical-minded sister towed the group through), we found the tower's lobby and took the elevator to the 50th floor.
After a day filled with the loud chaos of the science museum, Quincy Market, the aquarium, and the city streets, it felt like a considerable – and welcome – change when we stepped off the elevator into the hushed, removed-from-it-all atmosphere of the observatory. At the welcome desk, we exchanged our CityPASS tickets for audio tour handsets. And then we were free to wander throughout the four sides of the observatory, taking in the sweeping panoramas of the city, which, even on a not-quite-clear evening, stretched for miles and miles around us.
There were two versions of the audio tour – one for adults, one for children. Our group split up, each of us following the audio tour, or just walking and looking, at our own pace. I thought the audio tour was a great enhancement to the experience; each station described the buildings and neighborhoods you could see below and gave some of the history of each of them. Among the notable ones, we saw the John Hancock Tower, the Christian Science Plaza with its reflecting pool, Back Bay, Fenway Park, the Boston Common and Public Garden, Logan Airport, the Esplanade and Hatch Shell, the Charles River, Massachusetts General Hospital (with its famous "Ether Dome"), MIT, Harvard University, and many other landmarks. There were high-power binoculars – always a favorite with the kids – stationed around the observatory. We looked, meandered, listened, and took it all in.
Even though it was the last experience of an incredibly busy and site-filled day, there was something very peaceful and fitting about the Skywalk. For me, it was a sense of coming full circle; it had to do with seeing the places we'd visited and the streets we'd traveled from 750 feet in the air, and it gave me a sense of how all of the various pieces – the buildings, the monuments, the neighborhoods, the stories – fit together to form a larger tapestry of the city.
The Skywalk Observatory is located at 800 Boylston Street, Boston. They occasionally close for private events, and hours change depending on the time of year. Please visit www.skywalkboston.com for more information.
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Ravenna-based Beck Energy Corp., already ensnarled in a major court fight on drilling with the city of Munroe Falls, has filed a new legal action against the city.
The company is seeking an injunction to block Munroe Falls from illegally interfering with its still-incomplete cleanup of a spill at the Twin Falls No. 1 natural gas well off North River Road.
Beck and Munroe Falls are already locked in a legal battle over whether the city can control drilling or whether the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has sole responsibility over drilling in the state. That case is pending before the Ohio Supreme Court and is being closely followed by drillers and those who want to curtail drilling by pushing local control.
That fight involves a different Beck Energy well proposed of Munroe Falls Avenue.To read more or comment...
A company building a 250-mile natural gas pipeline through the Akron-Canton area is holding a public meeting on the project on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
The meeting organized by Nexus Gas Transmission on its Nexus pipeline will run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Stark State College in Jackson Township.
The informal open house-style meeting for landowners will be held in Room M100 in the school's Business & Entrepreneurship Center, 6200 Frank Ave. NW.
Pipeline officials will be on hand to answer questions about the project that would transport gas from eastern Ohio's Utica shale to Detroit, southern Ontario and Chicago.To read more or comment...
From a press release on Wednesday:
Washington, D.C. (October 1, 2014) – Terry O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers' International Union of North America – made the following statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of the Cove Point LNG facility:
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval of the Cove Point LNG facility is welcome news for working men and women in the construction industry and for surrounding communities which will benefit economically. Now that the project has undergone a fair and lengthy review, FERC should move quickly to a final notice to proceed. That will clearly demonstrate that it is possible to balance the needs of our economy and our environment, without bending regulations to politics, as has occurred with the still-stalled Keystone XL pipeline."To read more or comment...
ZaZa Energy Corp. has released 30-day production results from a horizontal well in Walker County in East Texas.
Click here to read the company's statement.To read more or comment...
From the Ground Water Protection Council today:
Ground Water Protection Council Report Shows State Regulatory Activity is Increasing
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Earlier this week, Exxon Mobil released a report looking at the risks associated with shale development.
There is risk but it is a more desirable process than other forms of energy development, the energy giant said.
Click here to read more.To read more or comment...
From Texas-based Baker Hughes today:
The company announced in March of this year its plans to provide complete lists of all of its products and chemical constituents for all wells it fractures using its hydraulic fracturing fluid products, without detailing specific product formulations. In so doing,
"Introducing greater transparency about the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process and protecting the ability to innovate are not conflicting goals," said
From the Great Lakes Commission today:
Great Lakes Commission report: Dramatic increases in crude oil production and transportation via rail
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From a press release today by two eco-groups:
Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson Submit Comments Calling on DOT to Enact Immediate, Comprehensive Changes to Crude Oil Rail Shipping Regulations
New draft regulations allow dangerous DOT-111 cars to remain on the rails for shipment of heavy tar sands crude and do not go far enough, fast enough, to protect the Hudson River and local communities
HUDSON VALLEY, NY – October 1, 2014 – Riverkeeper and Scenic Hudson jointly submitted comments on new regulations proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regarding new designs and other measures for reducing the risks of shipping explosive crude oil by rail. The formal comments describe in detail how and why the proposed safety upgrades fail to comply with federal law, sharply criticize PHMSA's proposal for failing to require strict safety upgrades that will protect the public and urge the agency to use its emergency order authority to implement vital, immediate changes. PHMSA's rulemaking is replete with loopholes and weak safety proposals, including:
"Put simply, these rules won't stop the next bomb train disaster," said Paul Gallay, President and Hudson Riverkeeper. "We deserve real protection for communities and the environment—not a rule that defers to the rail and oil industries at every turn."To read more or comment...
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has halted Antero Resources drilling in Doddridge County in the wake of a drilling accident.
The drilling was halted near West Union after drilling apparently hit on operating well, officials said.
Coick here to read the full story.To read more or comment...
From the U.S. Energy Information Administration today:
In natural gas markets, analysts refer to the storage injection season as running from April 1 through October 31 of each year, but these dates are not strict cutoff points. In each of the past 11 years, going back to the first full year of EIA's weekly gas storage surveys, there have been net injections during one or more weeks in November. In 6 of those years, there have been multiple weeks of net injections. There have also been multiple weeks within the injection season when the weekly change resulted in a net withdrawal.To read more or comment...
Texas-based Enterprise Products Partners LP announced a two-steo plan to merge with Oiltanking Partners LP.
Click here to see what's planned.To read more or comment...
From Dominion on Tuesday:
Sep 30, 2014
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominion (NYSE: D) today notified the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it has accepted the commission's order approving the Cove Point LNG liquefaction and export project and all of FERC's environmental conditions.To read more or comment...
From CONE Midstream last week:
HOUSTON and PITTSBURGH, September 24, 2014 – Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL), CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) and CONE Midstream Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("CONE Midstream Partners") formed by CONSOL and Noble Energy, announced today that CONE Midstream Partners has priced its initial public offering of 17,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at a price to the public of $22.00 per common unit. The common units are scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 25, 2014 under the ticker symbol "CNNX." The underwriters of the offering have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,625,000 common units to cover over-allotments, if any.
At the conclusion of the offering, the public will own a 29.4% limited partner interest in CONE Midstream Partners (or a 33.8% limited partner interest if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional common units). Each of CONSOL and Noble Energy will own a 34.3% limited partner interest in CONE Midstream Partners (or a 32.1% limited partner interest if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional common units). In addition, CONSOL and Noble Energy will own, through their Marcellus Shale midstream joint venture, CONE Gathering LLC, a 2% general partner interest and the incentive distribution rights in CONE Midstream Partners.To read more or comment...
From the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday:
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2014 – Industry is substantially reducing methane emissions from oil and natural gas production and is expected to continue reducing emissions, according to an EPA report released Tuesday. API Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman said U.S. oil and natural gas companies are leading the charge to reduce emissions by making investments in new technology developed by the industry.
"We're proud to see our industry's efforts demonstrated in EPA data that show emissions are far lower than EPA projected just a few years ago, even as U.S. production has surged," Feldman said. "Creating good paying jobs and growing the economy go hand in hand with our efforts to reduce emissions both voluntarily and in compliance with EPA emissions standards that take effect in January."
According to EPA, reported methane emissions from the petroleum and natural gas systems sector have decreased by 12 percent since 2011, with the largest reductions coming from hydraulically fractured natural gas wells, which have decreased by 73 percent during that period.
"Thanks in large part to innovations like hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, America is leading the world in producing natural gas and reducing greenhouse gas emissions," Feldman said. "Industry will continue to be a leader in environmental stewardship as it maintains our country's leadership position as the top producer of natural gas."
API is the only national trade association representing all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, which supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy. API's more than 600 members include large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms. They provide most of the nation's energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 20 million Americans.
From the American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday:
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2014 – API will submit comments to the Department of Transportation today regarding proposed changes to the rules that govern the shipment of crude oil by rail, which API President and CEO Jack Gerard outlined during a conference call with reporters.
"Safety is a core value for America's oil and natural gas industry, and our goal is always zero incidents," said Gerard. "Reaching this goal of zero incidents requires a comprehensive approach. We define this as a three-legged stool that focuses on preventing accidents before they happen, mitigating any that occur, and enhancing emergency response.
"API has devoted the bulk of our efforts to the area where we have the most to offer – mitigation. This leg of the stool encompasses proper testing and classification as well as tank car design. As shippers, this is where the oil and natural gas industry can lead the way and make the greatest impact on safety enhancement.
"Our commitment to safety has led us to build tank cars since 2011 to voluntary standards that exceed current requirements, and we support additional upgrades to the tank car fleet that will yield meaningful safety benefits.
"While tank cars are an important part of the comprehensive approach to safety, there are limits to what tank car design can achieve. Getting to zero incidents will take an equal effort to prevent accidents and improve accident response.
"If all stakeholders continue to work from a strong foundation of science and data, I am confident that our joint efforts to better prevent, mitigate and respond to accidents will enhance the safety of shipping crude oil by rail."
API represents all segments of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 600 members produce, process, and distribute most of the nation's energy. The industry also supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy.
Texas-based Magnum Hunter Resources is selling off non-core land in Noerth Dakota's Bakken shale.
The deal for $23 million covers land in Divide County, N.D.
Click here to see the company's press release.To read more or comment...
From ForestEthics, a national eco-group, on Tuesday:
145,000+ Comments on Draft Federal Oil Train Regulations Cite Weak Safety Standards, Call for Immediate Ban on Dangerous Tanker Cars
To read more or comment...
Chesapeake Energy Corp,the Oklahoma-based firm is the No. 1 driller in Ohio.
Rig Count Interactive Map by Baker Hughes, an energy services company.
Shale Sheet Fracking, a Youngstown Vindicator blog.
National Geographic's The Great Shale Rush.
The Ohio Environmental Council, a statewide eco-group based in Columbus.
Earthjustice, a national eco-group.
People's Oil and Gas Collaborative-Ohio, a grass-roots group in Northeast Ohio.
Concerned Citizens of Medina County, a grass-roots group.
No Frack Ohio, a Columbus-based grass-roots group.
Fracking: Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat by ProPublica, an online journalism site.
Pipeline, blog from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Marcellus shale drilling.
Allegheny Front, environmental public radio for Western Pennsylvania.

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|John Legend and Chrissy Teigen
No, really. The swimsuit model posted a nude photo of herself on Instagram to celebrate her social media milestone.
"The Gram" doesn't allow for explicit images to go up , but this one must've slipped through the cracks. In the photo, Teigen is being interviewed by a fully clothed women,as she stands there butt-naked. See photo below;
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Trees like to grow where it is warm, wet, and low. That is why the best timberland in the United States is in the Southeast and the coastal regions of California, Oregon, and Washington State. And it is why there is very little commercially viable timber in most of Alaska or in Rocky Mountain states such as Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming where it is high, dry, and cold.
Yields an acre of lodgepole pine in the Rockies are a small fraction (from one-fifth to one-fiftieth) of that harvested in the Pacific Northwest.But thanks to the perverse incentives of government bureaucracies, woodlands of the fragile back country of the northern Rockies and Alaska are being chopped down at taxpayer expense. Last year, the U.S. Forest Service sold half a billion board feet of timber from Colorado, Wyoming, eastern Montana, and southern Idaho.
The federal treasury will collect from these sales less than 5 percent of the expenses associated with roads, logging, and timber management. In Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the Forest Service is calling for $2 a thousand board feet timber that cost $92 a thousand board feet to manage.
Private companies that behave this way are called bankrupt. They are driven out of the free market economy. But the U.S. Forest Service, with custody over 190 million acres of federal forest and grassland, an area the
size of Texas, has access to the pockets of taxpayers. To maximize its political support and its discretionary budget, it is committing environmental atrocities that never would occur under private ownership.
Initially set up to manage timberlands and protect watersheds, the Forest Service is best understood as the world's largest socialized road building company. Over 340,000 miles of roads have been constructed under its auspices, more than eight times the mileage of the entire U.S. Interstate Highway System. Another 60,000 miles are projected to be built over the next 15 years.
This road-building wins support for the Forest Service from construction interests and their allies in Congress. The timber subsidies win support from the logging companies and employees that benefit. And Forest Service management of timber sales provides well-paying government jobs to mountainous areas with few economic opportunities.
The environmental consequences, however, are severe. To build roads in mountainous terrain, it is necessary to strip rights-of-way of their vegetation, and then move vast quantities of earth in constructing cuts, fills, and switchbacks and installing pipes and culverts.
This leads to massive soil erosion, which is worsening over time. As the timber at lowerelevations and in easily accessible valleys is harvested, the Forest Service builds its roads on even higher and steeper slopes, where there is a greater danger of land slides, slumps, sloughs, and earth flows.
Some of the northern Rockies' finest trout and salmon rivers, among them the Gallatin and the Salmon, have been severely damaged by siltation (as much as 10 feet in the case of the Salmon) resulting from Forest Service roading and logging.
Reproduction of new trees is often unsuccessful after "clear-cutting" - a Forest Service practice that removes all trees from an area. By stripping woodlands of cover for animals and plants, clear-cutting also lessens their ability to absorb water, thus increasing the spring runoff of melting snow.
During the late 1960s, the Forest Service cut wide terraces for replanting after clear-cutting in the Sula Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana. Today only 35 percent of the logged area has been sufficiently replanted, and valuable cover for elk and bear has been lost. Yet the Forest Service has no plans to reduce future timber cuts.
Perhaps the greatest destruction has been in the Tongass National Forest, a 16.4 million acre paradise in southwest Alaska, which holds the earth's last significant stands of northern hemisphere virgin rain forest. Giant Sitka spruce up to 800 years old, with diameter sup to 10 feet, tower 250 feet in the air.
The forest is home to the greatest concentration of bald eagles and grizzly bears left in America. Its waters provide important spawning grounds for salmon. Its moss and lichens on old growth timber are critical to the survival of Sitka black-tailed deer.
Today, thanks to an annual Forest Service subsidy of $50 million, the Tongass forest is being cut down at the horrifying rate of 450 million board feet a year. The Forest Service plans to crisscross nearly all of the ''suitable timberland" with roads, and to cut down all but 161,000 acres of the ancient groves of Sitka spruce.
Siltation caused by the road-building is jeopardizing the region's most important industry, fishing. And the devastation of old-growth timber is
destroying habitat for the grizzly, and according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, will cause more than 50 percent decline in the Sitka black- tailed deer population.
Timber companies logging their own private forestlands do not build uneconomical roads into ecologically fragile areas to cut down uneconomic trees. It is time to reconsider the idea of public ownership of our forest treasures.
Trees like to grow where it is warm, wet, and low. That is why the best timberland in the United States is in the Southeast and the coastal regions of California, Oregon, and Washington State. And it is why there is very little commercially viable timber in most of Alaska or in Rocky Mountain states such as Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming where it is high, dry, and cold.


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Milk day? like skim milk?
Ohhh the intelligence of mankind never ceases to amaze us. As we spend the day honoring Martin Luther King, some of our Twitter friends (and by friends we mean no one we've ever met or would choose to associate with) have taken to expressing their loyalty to MILK day.
So will that be skim or 2%?


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Small Country, Big Players
The national football team of Togo surprised the football world by qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, however they did not qualify for the second round. In their six appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations® Togo has fought hard but unfortunately never advanced past the first stage. The Togo National football Team is a young team which represents a very small country: 5.8 millions of inhabitants and an area of 57000 km squares.
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|Les Éperviers (The Sparrow Hawks)
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Round 1 in the 2006 FIFA World Cup™
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6 Africa Cup of Nations® Qualifications1972, 1984, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006


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Posted: Mar 27, 2010
From Topic: Anyone use Achieve Planner?
Has anyone here used Achieve Planner for GTD? It looks interesting. Just wondering if it can integrate with Toodle-do. It is a desktop application and I can sync to Outlook and then sync to an iPaq with it.
Posted: Mar 13, 2010
Update: I was able to get my subtasks to show up as soon as I gave them a priority higher than -negative. :)
Posted: Mar 13, 2010
OK, playing around a bit more I discovered that newly created tasks/subtasks in Toodledo are viewable in TaskAngel and if you move them in Toodledo then TaskAngel recognizes this. I tried moving an older subtask to the task position and then moving it back as a sub-task but TaskAngel still did not recognize it. I did refresh the Toodledo screen first before syncing but that didn't make a difference.
Also, the one older subtask that does appear in TaskAngel had no due date. The other subtasks with a hard due date do not show up.
Posted: Mar 13, 2010
Hi Andrew,
I am still having trouble viewing my sub-tasks in TaskAngel. I did have one task where the subtask showed in TaskAngel so I tried setting other tasks/subtasks with similar attributes to get them to show up but no luck. Newly created tasks/subtasks (in Toodledo) show up but not edited (in Toodledo) tasks/subtasks. I tried resyncing and the subtasks did not carry over, despite giving them a hard due date. I also tried it with no due date.
BTW TaskAngel does recognize the optional repeat (?Today) for my tasks - just not the subtasks.
Posted: Mar 11, 2010
Can Optional Recurring Tasks / Subtasks be included in your next update?
It looks like the only workaround would be to just give everything an actual due date. I assume this would mean than I would end up with a bunch of overdue tasks if I didn't religiously check them off daily or reschedule them for the next day.
Posted: Mar 01, 2010
Thanks for the reply back. I will still trial the program and try to work-around not having the optional repeats. Perhaps I can list them in a Note for reference.
I did notice, however, that the TaskAngel did change all my due
?Today Tasks to Due Yesterday so that may be a problem as now I have to reset them to optional again.
Also, I do have some subtasks that repeat with parent with no due date that do not appear in TaskAngel either.
Thanks for your work on this program!
This message was edited Mar 01, 2010.
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Hi Andrew,
My tasks and sub-tasks in Toodledo are fine. In TaskAngel some of my subtasks are not showing up. The subtasks that are not showing up are set to repeat as follows:
?Today - Daily
The question mark means the subtask is optional so if I forget to check off the subtask as done one day it just roles over to the next day (great for routine tasks!)
Thanks for your help.
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
Hi Andrew,
I can get some of my subtasks to show up but not all. My Optional Repeats do not show up. These are important for my repeating daily tasks. Having them repeat optionally ensures that they don't start stacking up undone. Is that something that is supported in this version?
Posted: Feb 28, 2010
That is great news Andrew! And very timely as my Toodledo subscription needed to be renewed today and this was the one thing holding me back!
Posted: Feb 14, 2010
From Topic: Removing Columns to Print
OK, I did try out the Abduction Add-on for Firefox and it worked quite well. I was able to save as an image my 4 main routine tasks/subtasks and copy them to Microsoft Publisher. Using Abduction I only selected the checkoff boxes, the task and due date columns. In Publisher I used an 8 1/2 x 11 layout and copied a border from the Design Gallery, resized them to 3 x 5 and duplicated x 4. Then I copied and resized my 4 routine images within these borders. I printed it on cardstock and cut them to size for my Hipster PDA. LOL! It took no time at all and I plan to do this with my Hot List as well.
Posted: Feb 14, 2010
Thanks Peter. I didn't realize that iPod had a PDA type device. Never really checked into them. It's still not an option however but I appreciate the info. I do have a netbook though and can access by list that way. Even though it is quite small it is still not convenient for "working my list."
Posted: Feb 14, 2010
From Topic: Removing Columns to Print
Is there any way to remove columns for the sole purpose of printing?
Right now I am removing columns from my account settings, printing and then going back into account settings to re-enable the columns. There has to be a better way to just print my checkbox, task and due date without everything else.
I've been trying out Abduction for FF but am interested in other alternatives.
Posted: Feb 14, 2010
From Topic: Emailing
Thanks! Worked like a charm!
Posted: Feb 14, 2010
From Topic: Emailing
I tried the email task feature but found that it opens up Outlook to send the email. Is there a place I can specify for Toodledo to use my Gmail account instead?
Posted: Feb 14, 2010
I had a minor glitch on my initial sync with Toodledo but it was when I was using our home wireless internet connection and had to do with a proxy setting. As soon as I disabled it everything synced up nicely and was very fast!
Thanks for creating this offline app. I am coming up on my renewal for Toodledo and was debating about whether to continue. Now I will for sure since I can get to my list offline.
Agree with the others that sub-tasks are essential. After playing around with TaskAngel I realized none of my actual tasks (sub-tasks) are included. I use Tasks (in Toodledo) as projects and sub-tasks as my actual tasks list. I may list my sub-tasks in the notes section for each task so I at least have an over-view of what I need to do. Keep up the good work!
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Posted: Feb 14, 2010
Thanks for the tip about TaskAngel! I just downloaded and it works perfect! It synced to Toodledo with no problem at all. It will be nice to be able to work from my list when offline!
Now if I could find a hand held solution that doesn't involve getting an iphone or data plan. Will take a look at the print options again.
Posted: Oct 03, 2009
I am looking for a good desktop to do manager to use offline. I really thought MyLife Organized was going to work for me except the repeating function is not useful for recurring tasks that float. Marking tasks to regenerate when completed results in the regenerated item scheduled for the next date but does not maintain the original time. Basically I have a lot of daily routines that need to regenerate on a daily basis.
I don't have an iphone, but I do have a palm pilot and an ipaq that I may be able to get working again. I'm really struggling with finding a solution that will allow me to carry my to do list with me so I can check things off as I work. I am not always at a computer so I think I may have to resort to a printed list. I wish the Toodledo booklet was more configurable.
Any suggestions or recommendations?
This message was edited Oct 03, 2009.
Posted: Aug 15, 2009
From Topic: Change a Context for Specific Repeat?
I have a few tasks that could be done at more than one context. For example, Wash the Car could be on my @Home context or on my @Errands context, depending on if I want to do it myself or take it to the car wash. This is a recurring task so I would like to be able to choose a context specific to each repeat.
Is there a way to change a context so that if only changes the current repeat and not the series?
Posted: Aug 11, 2009
From Topic: Daily Processing
Thanks for the feedback!
Just an update on using Taskline - I had the trial loaded and found that it took quite a bit of time classifying each task so that it would be scheduled appropriately. Then I found that the Outlook Sync for Toodledo didn't handle repeats very well and ended up uninstalling that. Overall, using the task list in Outlook reminded me of how much I like Toodledo and how easy it is in comparison. I can still see the benefit of being able to select certain tasks to show on your calendar though just to make sure you have time available and don't over-commit yourself.
I do know the benefit of taking care of the big rocks first but my dilemna has always been ignoring the little stuff to the point where they become big rocks. I would like to get a handle on the routine, day-to-day stuff to see what time is actually left to Get Things Done. :)
One problem that I am having is finding time to go through my various Inboxes or collection areas. It is supposed to be part of my morning routine but I find that it takes much longer to process than what I have time for. I guess it will just take time.
Thanks for the link for Zen-to-Done. I visited that site not too long ago and found the information helpful.
This message was edited Aug 11, 2009.
Posted: Aug 08, 2009
From Topic: Outlook Toodledo Sync - Question about Repeats
I've downloaded and installed the Outlook Sync tool with no problems. I read about the master / slave relationship for recurring tasks and understand that it can only go one way. Is that per task? Can recurrence be set in Toodledo for some tasks and in Outlook for others?
Also, the tasks I have set up in Toodledo with repeats synced to Outlook incorrectly. I have one set to repeat optionally daily and in Outlook the next repeat is not until Monday. Also, shouldn't my Outlook tasks that originated in Toodledo have no repeat if Outlook is the slave? When I check the repeat option in Outlook some are set to repeat. Will this task duplicate twice? Once because Outlook shows it as a repeat and again when I resync after Toodledo repeats?
And finally, what is the best way to fix this? Should I remove the repeat from Toodledo, set it up in Outlook and resync?


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Friday, August 22nd, Jesus The Bridegroom
Shahe Gergian, "God and His Bride" MP3 Link
Noah Howard, "The Bride and the Bridegroom" MP3 Link
Austin McConnell, "For I Have Betrothed You To One Husband" MP3 Link
Saturday, August 23rd Ephesians 5, Christ and His Bride
Matthew Barnes, "Christ is the Head of the Church" MP3 Link
Jeremy Hykel, "Christ loved the Church and Gave Himself For Her" MP3 Link
Jared Wilson, "The Washing of Water By The Word" MP3 Link
Eric Cox, "Holy and Without Blemish" MP3 Link
Lord's Day, August 24th
Shahe Gergian, "The Marriage of The Lamb" MP3 Link
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Does God command us to forgive those people who treat us badly? What about forgiveness in the setting of personal relationships in the church? Do we have responsibility to forgive? Evangelist Joe Hisle addresses this critical issue in today's sermon.
Today's post is a sermon on growing in Christ from 2 Peter 1:10: "If you do these things you shall never fall…" The man-made doctrine of 'once saved always saved' is a false doctrine and this section of scripture is just one of the places where Calvin's demonic doctrine is discredited and disproved.
The Bible teaches that because of sin man cast out of the good graces of God. How can man be made right in the sight of God? Evangelist Joe Hisle retells the greatest story ever told. Listen and thrill your heart with the glorious gospel of God's grace to us.
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Evangelist Joe Hisle considers what the Bible teaches us about having the best possible life while here on earth.
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In today's sermon evangelist Joe Hisle recounts the narrative of the leprous Syrian general who faces the dilemma of obedience to what he considers to be beneath him: to dip in the muddy Jordan or to go home a leper. We hope you enjoy.
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In today's video evangelist Joe Hisle challenges all believes to 'make it sure' when considering how we worship our mighty and glorious God.
In this sermon evangelist Joe Hisle addresses some 'strange' teachings of the modern denominational world.
(As a technical note to this sermon, the audio dramatically improves around 5 1/2 minutes into the sermon. As God's word teaches, if you persevere and persist, you will be rewarded!)
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If you had died last night, what would be on your mind? Would it be TV shows, making money, taking college classes, or playing video games? Perhaps you might be concerned with marriage and buying a home? In this sermon by evangelist Joe Hisle we learn that the seemingly important trivia of this life fade into obscurity when a soul passes into the afterlife. Joe entreats us to have hyperacute spiritual vision now—while there is still time to make changes that will please our God.
Today we post another sermon from evangelist Greg Gay. Greg follows his theme of 'choices' with this sermon about the three paths to punishment that David was given to consider.
Today we post an edifying and challenging sermon by evangelist Greg Gay. In this sermon we learn that as Christians we don't have a temporary relationship with our Lord. Our bond with God is abiding, it is durable, it is eternal!
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58
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Today we post the Q&A session that followed evangelist Greg Gay's insightful presentation on the restoration and post-modernism.
Today we post evangelist Greg Gay's amazing sermon on the history of philosophy, religious restoration, and post-modernism. Greg concisely sums up the current situation and shines light on the reason people reject absolute truth in today's culture. How can we as Christians best counteract the effect that man's thinking has on the Lord's church in the 21st century? We hope you will listen.
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Today we post the Q&A session that followed evangelist Roger Boone's presentation on 'Restoring Primitive Christianity.'
Is there a Divine standard of church order to which Christians must subscribe? Many passages command the servant of God to 'keep the traditions' and 'follow the example.' Roger Boone addresses this issue and considers the all-important topic of restoring God's perfect and wondrous church of Christ.
The grass withers,and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures forever. (1 Peter 1:24-25)
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Today we post the question and answer session that followed Jerry's sermon on Daniel's 70-week prophecy!
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Today's post is a fascinating analysis of the prophecy of Daniel's 70-weeks found in Daniel chapter nine. Evangelist Jerry Dickinson gives a gripping and insightful look into the prophecy which gives the believer ever more reason to believe in the power and majesty of God.
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Today we post the question and answer session that followed the study on the baptism of the Holy Spirit by evangelist Glen Osburn.
Today's post is a sermon discussing an issue that many believers find confusing and mysterious. What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit and is it replicated today? Evangelist Glen Osburn tackles this subject in this enlightening sermon which we hope you will enjoy!
Today we present the question and answer session that followed evangelist Doug Hawkin's sermon on Christian apparel.
From the very beginning in Genesis 3 when God clothed a naked Adam and Eve in 'tunics,' the Bible conveys the notion of 'modesty.' Despite the fact that our culture has wholesale abandoned this concept, it is incumbent upon God-fearers to be humble and introspective about the subject of modest dress. Evangelist Douglas Hawkins approaches this subject in our post today and seeks to demonstrate God's will in the matter of Christian dress. We hope you will listen.
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Today we post the Q&A session that followed evangelist Bruce Roebuck's presentation on the Christian and social societies.
Social societies like lodges, fraternities, and sororities have been around for hundreds, even thousands of years, and many young people today are convinced that in order to get ahead in life, networking with these types of groups is a necessity. In this sermon from evangelist Bruce Roebuck, the question of Christian membership in such organizations is considered.
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Today we post the Q&A Session that followed the presentation on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of thousands of scroll and scroll fragments, have been described by some archaeologists as "the greatest archaeological find of modern times."
In this sermon evangelist Shahe Gergian takes a close look at the importance of the scrolls to Christianity and our faith as believers.
Today we post the question and answer session that followed evangelist De France's presentation on the Lord's supper and love feasts.
What were the "love feasts" spoken of in scripture (Jude 1:12)? Was there a common meal before the Lord's supper in the early church? Evangelist Clint De France tackles this difficult scriptural issue in this sermon given at the 2014 Mid-Missouri Bible Study.
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Today's post is the question and answer session that followed evangelist Smith Biben's sermon on the thief on the cross.
Today's post is evangelist Smith Biben's compelling and informative sermon on the thief on the cross. If you grapple with the denominational doctrine that the thief was saved by 'faith alone,' you should listen to this scriptural sermon!
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Today's post is the question and answer session which followed evangelist Mike Criswell's sermon on the 'Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man.'
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In this first presentation from the 2014 Mid-MO Study, Evangelist Mike Criswell considers terminology which has been popular amongst the advocates of broad ecumenicalism – the idea the God is the universal Father of all, and that all men are brothers.
The 2014 Bible Study at the Rice Road church of Christ was a great success and well attended this year. We hope you enjoy our trailer and upcoming videos!
Today's post from evangelist Shahe Gergian concerns the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion. How do we know what we know?
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In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Henry Jones (played by Sean Connery) – father of the protagonist – tells a Nazi SS officer, "goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them," referring to the burning of books that Adolf Hitler's regime found to be offensive to his ideology.
The suggestion is one that Terry Jones, the self-proclaimed Florida pastor (and no relationship to the Indiana Jones), who made news last year by announcing he would burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, should follow.
Jones eventually backed down from his threat, giving his word he would not burn Islam's holy book, after outcry from across the global. But promises are not what they used to be, even for a pastor.
On March 20th, Jones' self-styled "church," the Dove World Outreach Center, put the Quran on "trial" for what he called "International Judge the Quran Day." The pastor acted as the judge over the proceeding; with Mohamed el Hassan, an Imam from Texas, presenting the case for his religion.
The outcome was preordained. The "jurors" found the Quran guilty of "training and promoting" terrorist activities, the "death, rape, and torture of people worldwide whose only crime is 'not being of Islamic faith,'" and "crimes against women, against minorities, against Christians, and with the promoting of prejudice and racism against anyone who is not a Moslem."
Jones had been warned previously that publicly burning the Quran could place lives – including American troops – in danger. The pastor's zeal for publicity, however, trumped what little common sense he seemed to have possessed last Fall, and he gleefully pressed ahead this Spring. Those warnings became reality. Shortly after the news of the Quran-burning broke, Muslims in Afghanistan violently protested; killing seven people and injuring at least 90 in separate attacks; and more may be in the offing. Jones, however, absolves himself of all responsibility, and acts the martyr; which he may hope he becomes.
The First Amendment protects free speech and expression, even if it is unpopular. There is little question that Jones was within his rights to do what he did, but that does not mean he should have; and it does make him any less the complete idiot he truly is.
-by Bob Barr, The Barr Code
April 8th, 2011
12:11 pm
Glad you spoke up, Mr. Barr.
Yes, this stupido has the right to burn any book, but we also have the right to be appalled at it, to deny that his act is "christian", or representative of anyone except himself. Jone's act is that of a bully-child, throwing stone-filled snowballs at someone and ducking back behind momma's skirts.
Jesus weeps and freedom is once more abused.
What ever happened to good manners?
April 8th, 2011
12:12 pm
After skimming that almost-Geocities-esque fun-page, I didn't see a mention of atheism anywhere. I do see a lot of genocidal madmen who were obsessed with power, which isn't even remotely the same thing.
April 8th, 2011
12:22 pm
It's not a card M, is a fact. Do some freakin research and quit relying on your hubris…
Do you have proof that documentation from 10-15 years ago is suddenly inaccurate? Nope you don't;.
April 8th, 2011
12:24 pm
So you're saying MY something can't come from nothing, but your god can come from nothing? That's a neat trick.
I'm not saying anything on that page is inaccurate. I'm saying that I didn't see a mention of atheism in the few seconds I spent skimming it before the flashing lights and wavy lines hurt my eyes.
April 8th, 2011
12:27 pm
Not in the name of atheism pat, no such thing any way. The ramblings you link to do not say the people responsible were doing it in the name of being an atheist. In fact with a little research on your own wasted time, you'll find that all those maniacs had a religion in their upbringing. Stuff that in your hubris and …. well you know.
April 8th, 2011
12:31 pm
April 8th, 2011
12:31 pm
Hey I am the only one who has provided any evidence, you have provided none. I have provided facts, you have provided none, M. So you can kiss my go-to-hell. I am right and you are wrong, and it sucks to be wrong.
April 8th, 2011
12:34 pm
BRW, facts are stubborn things and democide (killing religious because thier religious) is a fact. You can lie to yourself and fool yourself all you want. Facts are facts and they are not on your side.
April 8th, 2011
12:35 pm
Just like Charlie Sheen pat, YOU ARE WINNING!!!! in your own mind…
April 8th, 2011
12:38 pm
I'm not the first person to suggest this but maybe if the media didn't grant this person so much publicity, which is what he's seeking, these things wouldn't happen.
April 8th, 2011
12:39 pm
Guess so BRW… Like I said it sucks to be wrong…..
An atheist propaganda website bullseye? Why do atheists need propaganda to propagate a belief in nothing? That's sounds very religious to me….
April 8th, 2011
12:41 pm
Pat, I suggest you look up this "democide" word to figure out what it means (even though it is a word made up by the guy whose website you just unleashed on us). It does not mean what you think it means.
April 8th, 2011
12:43 pm
Terry Jones has the right to burn a book. The Moslems have a right not to kill. Who is denying these people their rights?
April 8th, 2011
1:02 pm
How many churches have been burned down and replaced with a Mosque's
I don't know…….. Got a number or a link?
April 8th, 2011
1:35 pm
To get an audience of believers, all you have to do is say that "God spoke to me. Here is the message." Humans are wired with a need as strong as thirst and hunger to worship a God. It's in our DNA, and that's a fact.
Of course the bible was written by men, who say that God gave them a message. Well guess what? God gave me a message and he told me to tell all of you to stfu, you horrid pagans p-holes.
He meant a-holes.
April 8th, 2011
1:37 pm
Here's the real deal Pat:
Death to Followers of Other Religions
Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)
Kill Nonbelievers
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
April 8th, 2011
1:39 pm
"Like I said it sucks to be wrong….." pat, it appears you have lots of experience with this feeling. Don't take it too hard.
April 8th, 2011
2:03 pm
Yes, he had the Constitutional right to do what he did, but the very Bible that espouses to live by says just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. I can go on and on with Bible verses that show how wrong he was. I doubt Jesus would have done what he did. Doesn't a Christian want to be more like Jesus or does Jones just want attention? My guess is attention…and money.
yes, those who did the killing were wrong, deadly wrong. But Jones knew what he was doing so some of that blood is on his hands. I hope he gets haunted by those dead at night.
April 8th, 2011
2:05 pm
Any argument based on a "holy book" is futile to those who don't ascribe to the authority placed upon the book. So, quoting scriptures is foolish.
In a nutshell, there's not one iota of difference between the narrowly defined religious views of Terry Jones and the Taliban. Both are extremist and a remnant of a distant and archaic mindset. Totally irrelevant to our society. . . .comical, if their actions didn't have such consequences.
April 8th, 2011
2:20 pm
Wrong, Clinton. There are no new sins, and if you look at the ten commandments, there's really only one sin, and that's sex. The litmus test today for whether you're going to heaven or hell is how many times you viewed the paris hilton blowjob video. Five or less, heaven. Six or more, hell.
it's that simple.
Oh yeah,, I watched it 87 times.
April 8th, 2011
2:32 pm
Oh Pat….step away from the crack pipe because you are delusional.
April 8th, 2011
2:45 pm
Am I being irrational to say that out of a religion with over a billion adherents, the relative number of radicals, while creating havoc in some circles, cannot be used to discredit the rest.
Or, to put it another way, does this Christian radical represent the masses of tolerate, rational Christians.
And, TrishaDishaWarEagle needs to have a time out to go take her meds.
April 8th, 2011
2:50 pm
Blame the murderous, primitive filth in Afghanistan. That's who's responsible. Not some guy in Florida.
April 8th, 2011
2:51 pm
So long is there is religion, we are set on the same path as the generations before us, killing each other in the name of "our" god.
Atheists are saying there is no god to themselves personally. It is a personal feeling, much like faith–but an Atheist's "faith" has high regard for logic and sound reasoning. If the term "divine energy" or "life force" were used in combination with true acceptance, true tolerance, and true neighborly love, there'd probably be less of those inclinded to speak so mockingly of religion. So long as any religion is tied to fanciful ideas of miracles, reincarnations, afterlife, hades, angry gods, and instructions leading to bloodshed, we are doomed to be as ill-fated in our worldly pursuits of peace, properity and scientific advancement as were past generations. For example, our current laws prohibit stemcell research from aborted fetuses, for religious-based reasons, reducing our oppotunities to learn exponentially. Religion is an insult to intelligence. I don't care if there is a god or not. If there is, it is exactly the same as if there isn't to me–and to everyone else.
I question any religious person's sanity and am not happy to think that that type of thinking is affiliated with our leaders. I wish the pastor in Barr's post had never been given any attention–not only do radicals not deserve the attention, it isn't really the business of government to consider it one way or the other.
As far as Pastor Jones is concerned–I wouldn't burn his book or anyone else's because I'm a RATIONAL. He isn't. Neither are the other radicals. End of story.
April 8th, 2011
3:04 pm
The First Amendment does protect Mr. Jones' right to desecrate the religious text.
Brandenburg v. Ohio is applicable, but ultimately the threat would not be imminent because it is remote. It is not remote in the sense that it is unlikely, but because the reaction is half a world away in west central Asia.
HOWEVER, I do believe Mr. Jones' court in Florida lacked jurisdiction over the Q'rran, and therefore the verdict needs to be set aside. The only fair solution is for Mr. Jones to prosecute the Q'rran again in a whole new trial, and the trial should take place in a "forum conviens," such as a bazaar in Islamabad or amidst a pilgrimage procession to Mecca.
I would be more than happy to contribute to any fundraising efforts to pay for Mr. Jones' trip to Pakistan or Saudi Arabia so that he can prosecute his case.
And God Bless all the pure sweet Christians, like Ferdinand Magellan, who spread peace and love throughout the world.
April 8th, 2011
3:08 pm
I would like to nominate Past as Special Deputy assistant Prosecutor for Mr. Jones' new trial in Afghanistan.
April 8th, 2011
3:17 pm
Bullleye: Jesus would be proud of your tolerance.
April 8th, 2011
3:22 pm
Paschall Stembridge — Terriffic post.
April 8th, 2011
4:01 pm
Well, at least he had the courage to stand up for what he believes in and not hide his light under a bush because he was afraid he may anger some lunatics. And may I just say you Americans are foolish to believe all that violence is solely in response to that incident. That was just a spark that set off a powder keg, the powder keg being the presence of the American army in their country and the interference by the United States government in their life. That's what they are really angry about, but yes, lets white-wash the truth and blame it all on a simple preacher and his kook followers.
Incidentally, I believe all religion is insane but I'll defend any one's right to practice it as long as it doesn't interfere with anyone else's rights; and burning something that one has purchased with one's own money and on one's property is nobody else's d*@n business. And that's the last I want to hear about that s$#t.
April 8th, 2011
6:30 pm
Yep, and the same nuts that can't see a connection to this false prophet's act of lunacy and the savages killing innocents in response, are the nuts who will insist we attacked Iraq because they were involved in 9/11.
April 8th, 2011
6:31 pm
"because he was afraid he may anger some lunatics."
He did this knowing people would die. "angering lunatics" is a hair different than knowing innocent people would die.
April 8th, 2011
6:34 pm
Terry Jones is a coward. Knowing people would die didn't bother him or deter him from his stupid reckless showboating, because of one thing only. He knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that HIS LIFE was not going to be at risk. No, others would pay with their blood for the violence he instigated.
Of course the murders are the chief responsibility of the radical Islamicists (which, yahoos like Jones cannot comprehend, are NOT the same as mainstream Muslims.)
Of course murdering, extremist terrorists caused people to die. But Jones – a professed Christian – was under a sacred obligation to regard life. He did not, instead, putting his own massive ego first. For that, he will answer to Christ himself at the Last Judgement. Yeah, I said Last Judgement – not the Judgement Seat of Christ, where all Christ followers will be judged. Jones, by his fruits, has revealed hima heart of selfishness that calls into question his status as a follower of Christ. My observation is that he appears to be a follower of news headlines.
Why do I say so? Jesus said those who are stumbling blocks to belief in Christ will suffer judgement.
The average Muslim family who lives decently, works hard, loves their children and just wants to live in peace has been, as a direct result of Jones' actions, driven AWAY from accepting the gospel. Jones will be called to account for any role he played in causing people to reject that message..
April 8th, 2011
6:53 pm
Now I think the discussion is wavering between what is religious and what is political. In Christianity, it's always about the grace we have accumulated or have spent while we pretend to ask WWJD. In Islam, it's always about the social implications of behavior.
Like take my wife, please. In Christianity that gets a big laugh. In Islam that gets you stoned to death.
I think I've concluded this discussion. Now please turn to page 37 of the Kama Sutra and rotate.
April 8th, 2011
7:19 pm
It's too bad they burned only the koran (lower-case intended for disrespect). They should have burned the bible, torah, talmud, tibetan book of the dead, and every other filthy, primitive religious text that has infected humanity with the stupidity from which it currently suffers. Equal Opportunity Hatred of Stupidity is what should be demonstrated but never will be as long as their are idiots to defend their own beliefs in the supernatural. So mote it be!
April 8th, 2011
7:19 pm
Roads Scholar,
"Ron: Bless your heart!"
What a wonderfully wonderful southern way to say what you meant. Thanks.
April 8th, 2011
8:53 pm
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April 8th, 2011
9:22 pm
I find it quite interesting that most cartoonists will make fun of most religions but not Islam. Most of them are chickensh*ts.
April 8th, 2011
9:57 pm
Someone should spank him…
April 8th, 2011
11:25 pm
I like jd's idea of burning ALL the religious books. Unfortunately, can you imagine the wars that would cause: stupid people (believers) vs. smart people (non-believers)? The only good thing coming from those wars is that there just might be fewer stupid people left living if the smart guys could take control of nuclear weapons.
April 9th, 2011
7:49 am
fundamentalist christians and islamic fundamentalists are two peas in the same pod
April 9th, 2011
8:24 am
Very insightful, old shoes. In fact, Islam and Christianity are identical religions down to the porking. Look how the catholic nuns dress. Look how Sister Mary Philomena used to punish me for trying to look up little Sally's dress in the third grade. I mean, there's no diff, baby.
Quantum Theory has identified a ying for every yang, and the fact is, that the ying and the yang are carbon copies of themselves, only in a mirror image sort of way, so that if they collide, they annihilate one another. Particle physics needs observers. As humans observe each other, we can never know ourselves, that is, we can't know who we're becoming if we know who we are, and we can't know who we are if we know who we're becoming.
like if you're a waiter who goes to night school to become a lawyer. So what are you? A lawyer or a waiter? If you passed the bar and you become a lawyer, then who will you be in ten years if you miss the restaurant bizz and open a taco stand?
or something like that. I will finish my manifesto when they complete the experiments now being conducted at the Large Hadron Supercollider.
Then I vill taken over der verlde…..
April 9th, 2011
9:45 am
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April 9th, 2011
10:25 am
Carlos says "When American citizens burn the American flag, liberals say it is their "free speech" right. When "Chrisians" assemble at the funeral of a fallen soldier and hurl grievious insults at him and his family, liberals insist it is their "free speech" right. "
Flag burning is protected speech, most liberals agree. I don't know any liberals who approve of flag burning. As to the funeral protesters, I think you should check which Supreme Court justices supported their "speech" rights. I don't think there's any real conservative v. liberal view on that issue. As a liberal, I think the funeral protester scumbags have a constitutional right to protest, but I think there is a valid right for a family member to file a civil lawsuit against them for "intentional infliction of emotional distress."
As to the Florida hate preacher–as Barr says, exercising one's Constitutional rights doesn't mean one isn't a hateful moron.
Those in our country bashing Muslims seem to forget that there are 1.5 billion Muslims in the World–and probably a few 1000 terrorists. The KKK at one time had millions of professed Christians; Hitler was a professed Christain; 100,000s of U.S. prisoners will claim they are criminals. If you are all that fired up about Muslims, you are likely a loser redneck.
April 9th, 2011
10:27 am
Should have said: 100,000s of U.S. prisoners will claim they are Christians.
April 9th, 2011
11:15 am
Just another opportunity to bash Christians for the peanut gallery….The all self important and smug "I am smarter than you" atheists….nothing new here!
April 9th, 2011
1:02 pm
Maybe I'm confused, or my memory is bad, but I don't recall ANY Christians getting all heated up and rioting because someone burned the bible. Personally, I consider the uprisings because of burning a bit of wood turned into a writing material, both immature and insane!
April 9th, 2011
1:26 pm
It is true that this pasteur is no less than a complete idiot. Just among those who talk about god and peace and shit but break their own rules without much sense. But he alone is not the one to be blamed even though he started these things without using his brains. the people in afganisthan too are real stupids. let them burn a bible and let the matter settle down. why kill or harm people?
April 9th, 2011
4:09 pm
I'm happy to *finally* agree with Bob Barr on something!
April 9th, 2011
5:41 pm
Mr. Barr,
Thanks for the nice reminder that freedom of expression in this country also guarantees the right of idiots to make complete idiots of themselves. "Better to keep your mouth shut and leave a doubt, than open it and remove all doubt"….
April 9th, 2011
5:45 pm
When we condemn the minister for exercising his constitutional rights we are weakening the constitution. The middle east muslim community is looking for any excuse to have a riot and attack citizens of our country. The muslims are the ones out of control and doing what ever to have a confrontation.In the middle east the U.S. faces a hostile and undemocratic world. We should get out.
Let us face the facts, with gas at $4.00 a gallon there are plenty to cope with here. It is just a ridiculous expense staying in the middle east. From the beginning,all I have seen are a pile of rocks over there and a bunch of unshaven hostile people.