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October 21, 2013
The Assistance League of Norman is changing the lives of students through Operation School Bell. Operation School Bell served 1,700 students in Norman Public Schools last year ! As Director of Guidance and Counseling for Norman Public Schools, I have the great privilege to see and hear of the student benefits through participation in this program. Each of the 1,700 students received several new clothing items such a winter coat, jeans, slacks, dresses, sweaters, sweatshirts, t-shirts, underwear, socks, personal hygiene items and a book of their choice. For each age level of students, the clothes are great, new "with-it" styles and appropriate for their ages. As the students would say,
" Super awesome !". In addition to the clothing, students receive a voucher to go to a local shoe store and select a new pair of shoes that fits !
These amazing volunteers provide a personal shopping experience for each student. A volunteer personally shops with each student and lets them select colors and styles that they like. The students try the clothes on to ensure the right fit. Some of our special needs students with physical challenges need modifications to their clothing. Assistance League members always do alterations to ensure each child has the perfect fit. This is the first experience for some students to go to a store-like setting and select brand new clothes. It is not uncommon to see tears of joy from students and sometimes the volunteers. This is a heart-felt mission for the Assistance League.
The Assistance League members lead busy lives yet they find the volunteer time to fund raise, shop, stock and be personal shoppers to students. These purposeful actions sends the message that you are important, we care and we want you to be successful. It is the hope that someday that these students will find it in their heart to volunteer and make their future communities a better place. As adults, we need to model meaningful ways to enrich the lives of others and the Assistance League of Norman is an outstanding example.
Operation School Bell is already in second month of serving students. Hundreds of students have already been to School Bell for the 2013-2014 school year. Once again the goal is 1,700 students being served. From Norman Public Schools, thank you just doesn't convey how much you are appreciated and valued. I have to state again, " Assistance League of Norman is changing the lives of students".
Sharon Heatly
Director of Guidance and Counseling
Norman Public Schools
Norman, Oklahoma
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The old adage, "the numbers don't lie," may apply to most aspects of life, but it can't always be attached to engine stuff, and especially carburetors. As the motorsports industry has evolved, it's become commonplace to refer to data from flow benches and dynos, working under the assumption that the larger the numbers, the faster the car will go. Chock full of common sense, this logic often oversimplifies a complex subject. No better is this represented than when choosing carburetor size and design.
A typical scenario would go like this: Scene 1: You bring two different size carburetors (750 cfm and 1,000 cfm) to dyno test your street/strip big-block: The dyno sheet clearly proves the engine produced the most power with the 1,000-cfm monster installed. Scene 2: Back at the track with a new level of confidence, your hopes for a personal-best e.t. are shattered by lazy off-the-line performance and a disappointing rate of engine acceleration after gear changes. After weeks of frustration, you bolt the 750-cfm unit back on and the engine performs like never before, running circles around the combination that proved killer on the dyno. What went wrong?
BACK TO BASICS The problem is rooted in the fact that an engine is an air pump, and during this action it produces a pressure differential in the carburetor that is referred to as a signal. To complicate matters further, there is a discrepancy between what the industry used 50 years back as a carburetor test pressure (more accurately known as depression), and what actually happens in the engine. A well-defined performance engine will create a depression of approximately 6 inches of water at wide-open throttle. Carburetor flow rating is done at 20.4 inches of water, an impossible value for the engine to achieve. Additionally, while an engine is running, it experiences losses that can be identified as pumping, thermal, and frictional. Carburetor size impacts the engine's ability to pump air, so the dimensions of the venturi and throttle plates are of paramount concern. The job of the carburetor is to atomize and emulsify the fuel, breaking it into fine particles and mixing them with air. This converted mixture is now vaporized in the intake manifold through a law of physics identified as the latent heat of vaporization. This process can be defined as the fuel being changed into a gaseous state by exposure to heat. In our fictitious example, the larger carburetor limited the pumping losses in the engine and was proven by the higher power levels on the dyno sheet. But, when the engine was bolted into a relatively heavy car, the airflow characteristics changed dramatically. If a strong signal cannot be produced in the carburetor venturi, the resultant effect is a lack of fuel pulled through the main metering circuit, and poor atomization of the fuel that does arrive there.
The plight of our frustrated drag racer is very common today, especially with the proliferation of large cubic-inch crate engines. All of the Big Three now offer street/strip big-block combinations that are designed to run on pump gas. Utilizing moderate compression ratios and a camshaft ground to produce low-speed torque with excellent driveability, the GM 502, Ford 460, and the new Mopar Hemi are all examples of this design intent. Historically, these engines find their way into cars that weigh more than 3,400 pounds. For the sake of street manners, these cars are usually equipped with a tight torque converter and low numerical rear axle ratio. The natural assumption is to install a large carburetor, bowing to the engine's displacement. In reality, a combination such as this in a street/strip car requires a Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde carburetor design. It would need to afford sufficient flow to achieve optimal volumetric efficiency while still producing a very strong signal at low engine speeds. This is necessary to provide a well-atomized air/fuel ratio along with good mixture velocity.
At first this would seem to be an impossible task, but through sound engineering and design, Demon Carburetion has found the solution to this dilemma, it is called the Speed Demon 850 Annular Discharge.
SUCCESS BY DESIGN Grant Performance Technologies (GPT 300) founder and owner Barry Grant spent his younger days racing a big-block Chevelle. His company is a melding of 30 years of practical experience and the latest in design theory and application from a staff of degreed engineers. This has allowed GPT 300 to identify the need for a crate motor-sized and designed carburetor and became the impetus for both a vacuum and mechanical secondary Speed Demon 850 Annular Discharge, PN 1563020V and PN 1563020, respectively. Incorporating a venturi dimension of 1.562 inches and throttle plates of 1.750 inches, the ability to feed the engine with large volumes of air is readily apparent. What makes the 850 Annular different is the use of a booster venturi that discharges fuel around its circumference.
All Demon carburetors use a booster that is positioned in the venturi of the main body casting, identified as a booster venturi. Its function is to act as an amplifier and increase the depression over what can be accomplished from just the diverging/converging venturi cast into the main body. To obtain optimal performance with every Demon model, three booster designs are used: straight, down leg, and annular. The style booster installed in a specific Demon model is not a random process; the complete carburetor is engineered around this decision and represents many different design intents.
Fuel from the main metering circuit enters the airstream through the booster where it is quickly carried away and atomized while being mixed with air. A four-barrel carburetor has the ability to create a stronger vacuum signal at the venturi throat (along with higher velocities for improved atomization without increasing the overall pressure loss) when compared to a two-barrel of the same flow capacity. The booster venturi is positioned at the throat of the larger main venturi in the body casting, with its discharge at the location of maximum velocity in the main venturi. Only a fraction of the air the engine ingests flows through the booster, so the pressure at the booster exit is equal to the pressure at the main venturi throat. A pressure probe placed in the center of the booster venturi will reveal a much higher vacuum and is referred to as the signal. Velocity through the booster venturi can approach 200 meters/second, which would convert to approximately 415.63 mph.
The Speed Demon 850 Annular uses a booster that is usually thought of as a race-style design. It offers improved atomization of the fuel for engines with relatively low velocities through the venturi at low engine rpm. Unlike the straight or down-leg booster's single discharge hole, the annular emits fuel from eight holes around an internal ring. This allows for the ability to inflict a very small flow penalty while concurrently creating the strong signal needed for a crate engine in a heavy car.
Not simply a booster change, the 850 Annular is a complete carburetor design and calibration that includes alterations to the air bleed dimensions, jetting, booster fuel feed leg, and idle feed restrictor. As with all Demon carburetors, the 850 Annular includes features such as a billet baseplate and metering block, Concetracast manufacturing process, contoured air inlet, knurled idle screws, four corner idle adjustment, fuel bowl sight glasses, and Helicoiled main body threads with socket screws.
MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN The complexity of a carburetor's design and its impact on the engine's performance is often overlooked by the enthusiast and engine builder alike. Just because it may appear similar on the outside, what it does with the fuel and air on the inside is what counts. The Speed Demon 850 Annular is a welcome arrival to anyone, who runs an engine 430 ci or larger, looking for street/strip action. The 850 Annular will improve throttle response, fuel economy, and emissions, while simultaneously producing more real world horsepower and torque. All of this comes with a substantial decrease in dragstrip elapsed times. In other words, it reacts like a smaller carburetor at low engine speed, and a larger one at higher rpm. In a world of compromises, Demon Carburetion has proven that technology and good design will always win.
WHICH ONE FOR ME?Carburetors are not like socks: one size does not fit all. This leads to the dilemma of choosing the proper Demon carburetor for your application. It is common to believe if the carburetor flow rating is too large for the engine, the result will be a rich mixture. In actuality, the exact opposite is true. When the carburetor throttle plates and venturi dimensions are too large, the signal produced in the booster is diminished. When this occurs, the amount of fuel pulled through the main well is lessened, leaning the mixture. When trying to tune a carburetor that is too large for the application, the use of excessively large main jets will be required to try and fuel the engine. For this reason, GPT 300 suggests that before purchasing a Demon carburetor you call their tech line for the proper part number and calibration for your engine.

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Entomophagy on the rise!
ENTOMOPHAGY on the rise!... or at least should be.
The word entomophagy comes from the Greek éntomos, "insect(ed)", and
phăgein, "to eat", which together means "insect eating". Entomophagy is
also usually defined broadly to include the practice of eating arthropods that
are not insects, such as arachnids (tarantulas mainly) and myriapods (centipedes
I don't think it would be much of a surprise to most to say that our ancestors
regularly consumed insects and perhaps it wouldn't be much of a surprise to say
that many cultures today still practice entomophagy regularly. In fact, human
insect-eating is common among many, many cultures today. Humans from all over
the world (China, Japan, Bali, Africa, Thailand, Mexico, Latin America,
Australia, New Guinea… just to name a small few) consider many insects to be a
delicacy. They're packed full of protein and all kinds of minerals, easy to
harvest or raise (extremely sustainably might I add), beautiful, and TASTY!
Almost the only cultures in which insect-eating is actually taboo is here in
America and most of Europe.
I've recently become really interested in the viability, and in my opinion the
FUN, of entomophagy. I've done a lot of research on this topic, which has been
fairly difficult, and I'm excited to start sharing my findings! I thought SPRG
might be just the kind of group that would be open to such a discussion.
Disclaimer!: I'm no expert and it's possible that my sources have been
unreliable, but this has been a very hard subject to find information on and so
this is the best I could do. I will cite most of the websites I used at the end
of this.
So… First I would like to say that eating insects is incredibly environmentally
friendly and sustainable and therefore could fit in very well with a
permaculture lifestyle. Cattle need 2-3 gallons of water per 100lbs of body
weight every day. The average weight of cattle is 1660lbs once full-size. So
that's roughly 33-50 gallons of water a day for a full-grown cow. I'm sure most
of this can come from a diet of scrumptious, tall, green grass, but the grass is
getting its water from somewhere. I figure I won't even go into the commercial
and industrial world of beef so I will only look at the life-span of organically
raised and grass-fed cattle and I won't factor in the absurd amount of water the
industrial system uses during the processing of beef. I've read that a cow's
natural lifespan is 20-25 years. That'd be 12,045-18,250 gallons a year and for
20 years that's 240,900-365,000 gallons of precious H2O. Wow. That is one cow. A
single family or two could easily consume a whole cow's worth of meat in a year.
Comparatively you can raise thousands of insects with one damp paper towel or a
small chunk of potato or carrot that you re-dampen or change out once or twice a
week depending on the amount and type of insects. A small dish of water would
even be too much for many would surely drown in its depths.
PLUS you can raise thousands and thousands of insects in small plastic tubs. Or,
if you want to raise happy insects in the sunshine you could raise hundreds of
thousands in a little garden patch with an area of a couple cubic feet. Or you
can easily harvest tons of insects with minimal effort just by bringing a jar
with you when you go for a walk outside or in the woods (of course be wary of
pesticides and whatnot, I would never suggest eating a bug you found in an
industrial corn-field). No matter how many insects you remove from nature you
are never going to hurt their population. Insects breed FAST and prolifically.
They're EASY to raise. No manure forking, no hay bale lifting, no veterinary
needs, and no pasture rotation. While I'm sure many farmers truly enjoy these
aspects of farming I just mean that raising insects can be done by anyone
anywhere. No prior experience or excessive labor required.
AND it takes years to raise cattle, but only days or weeks, possibly months for
some species, to raise insects.
Interested in becoming an entomophagist? The first step is really getting over
the taboo. I find all creatures to be incredibly beautiful in their own rites,
especially insects because there are SO MANY completely unique species. Many
people, however, are either grossed out by most "bugs" or positively terrified
by them or both. Most people's reaction to seeing a spider, or any number of
other insects, within eyesight is, "Oh my god, SQUISH IT!!" Now, people who do
react this way certainly are not entirely to blame for their fear and
queasiness. It's taught to us in this culture from early childhood. If you have
already been bred to think this way the only way to change it is by becoming
aware of it, wanting to change, and then doing so. I would guess that SPRG is
probably full of people who have been overcoming social norms and cultural
taboos all their lives. It is possible to change your mindset if you truly want
to. I have.
Insects make up more than half of all the living things on this planet! That
isn't even including arachnids or other similar animals. There are more than
88,600 identified species north of the United States-Mexican border alone. They
outnumber the birds by more than 100 to 1. A very, very small number of them
sting or bite. There is an entirely different and spectacular world that humans
tend to overlook. When you're stopping to smell the roses and listen to the
birds singing why don't you also stop and investigate the tiny little creatures
that are on the roses or in the rose bed and that the birds are hoping to score
for lunch? You'll probably, no definitely, find something extraordinary and that
you've never noticed before.
"Other Random Entomophagy Factoids: In case you need a little more persuasion:
There are 1,462 recorded species of edible insects. Doubtless there are
thousands more that simply have not been tasted or recorded yet. 100 grams of cricket
contains: 121 calories, 12.9 grams of protein, 5.5 g. of fat, 5.1 g. of
carbohydrates, 75.8 mg. calcium, 185.3 mg. of phosphorous, 9.5 mg. of iron, 0.36
mg. of thiamin, 1.09 mg. of riboflavin, and 3.10 mg. of niacin. Compare this
with ground beef, which, although it contains more protein (23.5 g.), also has
288.2 calories and a whopping 21.2 grams of fat!"- http://www.manataka.org/page160.html
ALLERGY WARNING!: If you have a food allergy to crustaceans you WILL have a food
allergy to insects. They're in the same family. A crawfish or lobster looks like
an underwater bug right? Land insects and sea "insects" are very closely
Some more in depth nutritional information that I worked long and hard to
discover and that may not be entirely accurate due to lack of research on the
subject so look at it as more of a guideline and approximation:
Insects (per 3oz):Protein (g) Fat (g) Calcium (mg) Iron (mg)
Giant Water Beetle 16.97 7.1 37.3 11.7
Red Ant 11.9 3 40.9 4.9
Silk Worm Pupae 8.2 4.8 35.7 1.5
Dung Beetle 14.7 3.7 26.5 6.6
Cricket 11.06 4.7 64.9 8.1
Grasshopper (type1) 17.66 5.2 30.2 4.3
Grasshopper (type2) 12.3 2.8 23.6 2.6
June Beetle 11.5 1.2 19.4 5.1
Caterpillar (type1) 24.2 N/A N/A 30.4
Caterpillar (type2) 8.3 N/A N/A 1.6
Termite 12.2 N/A N/A 30.4
Weevil 5.7 N/A N/A 3
I took the following from Nora Gedgaudas' Primal Body-Primal Mind and she cites
her source as the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. She says these
are approximations (I couldn't find ANYWHERE that looked reliable that had easy
to understand mineral and fat contents of these):
Others (per 3oz) Protein (g)
Eggs (medium) 6
Fish 21
Cheese (cheddar) 25
Roast Beef 28
Roast Chicken 25
Other meats (avg) 25
Sausages 12
Ham 18
Beef Burgers 20
Corned Beef 26
Liver 23
Sirloin Steak 24
Turkey 25
Shrimp 18-21
Tuna 22
Ground Beef (regular) 23
Ground Beef (lean) 24
Spareribs (lean) 22
Chicken Breast 25
Lobster 17
Salmon 22
Feta Cheese 12
Duck (roasted) 24
PS. My first exploration into the world of entomophagy since 7th grade science
class was just the other day. Live and squirming big white Bark Beetle larvae
are very similar in taste and texture to a kernel of sweet corn, a bit more
chewy. Once I ate one I felt I could easily and delightfully make it a regular
habit though admittedly it seemed very intimidating at first. Plus, it was
positively exhilarating. It was mind over matter at first, but now I'm totally
ready to appreciate the matter without having to convince my mind.
If you're interested and want to learn more please ask me! I'll answer as much
as I can and also, you can check out these sites, they are where I've found a
lot of my info or check them out just for some interesting reading:
http://www.manataka.org/page160.html http://www.planetscott.com/babes/index.asp
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/misc/insectnutrition.html http://www.wormman.com/default.cfm
http://insectsarefood.com/what_is_entomophagy.html http://www.hollowtop.com/finl_html/mealworms.htm
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Claude Monet, gardener
In Giverny, Monet created a spectacular garden (1883-1926) that in no way can be compared with the much smaller and above all more conventional garden in Argenteuil nor with the garden in Vétheuil.
In this very special autochrome photograph, the already 81-years old Monet is posing in front of his house (and studio) in Giverny.
Anonymous, Claude Monet in front of his House at Giverny, 1921. Autochrome, 18 x 24 cm. Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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In a highly appropriate accident of timing, three days after President Barack Obama and Congress muddled through a budget agreement for federal spending that carries us to September, U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Mark Warner, D-Va., stopped by AJC headquarters to argue for their 10-year plan to erase the $14 trillion federal debt.
The bipartisan duo speaks to the Atlanta Rotary in a few minuts.
In the AJC session, Warner in particular called last week's convulsions an "embarrassment" not likely to instill confidence in Congress. Pushing debate over a single year's budget until close to a midnight deadline is bad enough, he said.
But if the same brinksmanship is used during a summer debate over the bond market – that could "spook" the bond market and set off a worldwide reaction, Warner said.
For the last six months, Chambliss and Warner have formed the core of a team of six Republican and Democratic senators trying to hammer out a formula of spending cuts and revenue increases – largely through the restriction of tax deductions – that would dig the government out of its hole.
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, the House budget chairman, last week proposed a series of spending cuts to address the deficit – but it walls off any discussion of increased revenue or cuts to defense spending. Chambliss picked up the conversation:
"Nor does he deal with Social Security, and he makes a major reform in Medicare, which frankly goes much, much further than the debt commission. If there's anywhere I think the debt commission's report is week is in the area of health care cost containment.
"Paul's a smart guy. You have to understand that he's got to get a budget passed. And his guys want to see spending reduced. We want to see spending reduced. That's a major part of what we're talking about.
"But he's talking about non-defense, discretionary spending – which is 12 percent of the budget. Now, you could cut out that whole 12 percent and you wouldn't solve this problem of $14 trillion in debt. But you've got to have enough money to run the government, and then you've got to have excess money to start paying down on that debt.
"His idea on Medicare I think is intriguing. I'm not familiar enough with the details to know whether or not it's practical.
"The fact that he doesn't have any reduction in defense spending – it's not that I disagree with him, but if you look at the amount of spending within the Defense Department, you've got a $700 billion discretionary defense budget that we're looking at right now. $118 billion of that is for Iraq and Afghanistan. You can't encroach on that, but still that leaves almost $600 billion in defense spending. If we can't find some waste, fraud and abuse within that, then we have no business being in Congress.
"So defense spending has got to be on the table. It's got to share in the sacrifice."
Said Warner:
"I think it's a serious plan. But I also think it shows the shortcoming of looking at pieces. When you try to do this plan by walling off defense, and walling off revenues, it makes it much harder…. He doesn't balance the budget until 2040. I give him credit for serious. I give him credit for putting a plan out. But I think it again shows more so why this broader, everything-on-the-table approach that we're taking – I believe will get more support….
"You can't tax your way out of this, you can't cut your way out of this, alone. You've also got to grow the economy. One of the things that his approach cut back dramatically on is – how do you at the same time have some structure investment, how do you make sure your not cutting back completely on your research component?"
Chambliss and Warner were also asked what they wanted to hear from Obama, who is to unveil his proposal for deficit reduction on Wednesday night. Said Chambliss:
"We welcome him engaging in the debate. I don't know what he's thinking, but I would hope that at some point in time he would engage with our bipartisan group. I suspect he's going to be further to the left than our group, but I have no idea."
Said Warner:
"Every indication that I've had is that the White House is very supportive of this effort. The challenge becomes, in this political environment, just as you've got reaction to Ryan over here."
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April 11th, 2011
12:31 pm
Jim – Warner is a democrat, not a republican.
April 11th, 2011
12:37 pm
Share the sacrifice? During multiple wars and a recession? Yeah, right. The only people who "share" in the sacrifice are those who don't have enough money to purchases legislators who will "fight" for their "right" to continue their temporary tax breaks beyond the scheduled expiration date. Some people matter, and some people don't. "Sharing" is socialistic. Screwing over the simpletons (who are okay with it because they imagine they'll be rich someday, but never will) is the American way.
April 11th, 2011
12:42 pm
Knock me over with a feather, Saxby says defense spending has to be on the table? Yes, I agree. Its time defense contracting was subjected to spending controls and, yes, actual comptetion. Every time the GOP starts a budget discussion with tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations and takes off the table any reductions in defense spending, you know its just a partisan dodge.
I think Mr. Ryan's Medicare plan has a few problems. If the GOP repeals the Health Care law as they want, then the requirement that insurance companies cannot refuse coverage for pre-existing coverage goes with it. What good is an insurance subsidy to seniors if they cannot get coverage? Zip.
Even if a senior can get coverage, if they have preexisting conditions (and almost everyone over 60 will) then their insurance supplement will pay only a portion of the cost. That means some seniors will not have the ability to pay for private insurance regardless.
Now, if the Ryan was talking about allowing seniors the option to get an insurance supplement in lieu of medicare, then well-off seniors could keep their own insurance while seniors with limited means could rely on medicare. How's that for "choice"?
April 11th, 2011
12:51 pm
It didn't work with Jimmy Carter and it ain't gonna work now.
April 11th, 2011
1:25 pm
In Georgia, where the Republican legislators decided tax reforms means shifting the burden from the wealthiest to the middle class, to "broaden the base" and arbitrarily sticking it to the auto repair industry. I can hardly wait to see what the Republican House has in mind. So far it is to maintain tax cuts for the "well to do" while planning to destroy Medicare for those who will be paying for today's deficits, decades from now. Watch out for their double speak. It's 1984, all over again.
April 11th, 2011
1:33 pm
I love when a repub mentions the word bipartisan. It is always bipartisan as long as the agreement is what the repubs want. Mr Warner needs to get his head out of you know where. The people are beginning to see where this is going and it is not with the democrats.
April 11th, 2011
1:40 pm
The first ten years of Ryan's plan, the deficit increases. He is giving tax cuts to the wealthy and he doesn't do away with medicare until after that. Why did Ryan vote for the unfunded prescription drug plan, if he only decided to end it? Didn't the unfunded prescription drug plans raise the deficit. And medicare as we know it will end. What a serious guy that Paul Ryan is. Hey I helped cause the deficits but we can afford more tax cuts for the wealthy and decrease funding for medicare and medicaid. What a serious guy.
April 11th, 2011
1:43 pm
Interesting. Most comments are on the mark. What kind of tax reform is it when taxes are cut further on the wealthy in amt. approximately equal to cuts in spending on programs that help middle class in their pocketbooks (read Medicare)? This is income redistribution and class warfare and as Warren Buffett noted a year ago, his "class is winning." At the same time, levers of power (read uncontrolled spending by Koch bros. on bogus think tanks, issue groups and pol. advertising) are being tilted dramatically in anti-democratic (small d) ways. A failed democracy ala Argentina is a real possibility unless middle class rises to protect this country.
April 11th, 2011
2:09 pm
There is one non competing vision of how to fix our fiscal mess. Mr. Ryan has offered a plan. We hope to hear a plan from the current president in a few days. Early indications are that Obama's plan will be long on taxes and short on spending specifics. We will see.
Once there are two plans on the table we will have a plan that focuses mostly on reducing spending and one that focuses mostly on increasing taxes. We will chose betweeen a vison of more liberty and less expensive government and a vison of less liberty and more money to government. The people will choose
April 11th, 2011
2:20 pm
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April 11th, 2011
2:29 pm
Cut the Big Oil company and ethanol subsidies, save taxpayers $6 billion annually.
Aggressively prosecute Health Care/Medicare fraud save $75-245 Billion annually.
I guess Saxby doesn't have Haliburton stock, otherwise he would not want defense spending cuts. I agree with other postings, private defense contracts are bilking the government and profiting the rich and the politicians in their pocket.
April 11th, 2011
3:20 pm
Georgia Republican Senator Chambliss, Virginia Democratic Senator Warner, House Republicans Ryan and Cantor and the Administration have it all wrong when it comes to Social Security. No need to cut, just see that the Social Security tax is applied to all income, earned and unearned, and with no cap, same with Medicare taxes. Right now they are capped at $108,500 of earned income. Why? We fail to tax the majority of wealth in this country. The people that make more than $108,500 represent the top 15% of all Americans and they control nearly 90% of the wealth in America.
So why do we give the rich a break? Why don't they pay their fair share, based on income, instead of getting a pass on most of their income? Because of this cap, and because it doesn't apply to unearned income, and some other tax shenanigans for the rich, Warren Buffet pays a lower percentage of his income in federal taxes than his secretary does. Is that FAIR? I want a FAIR TAX, too, one that is applied across the board, and without caps and loopholes, and is applied equally to earned and unearned income, and to money made form wages and hedge funds.
In fact, many expert analysts believe that eliminating the cap on income subject to Social Security taxation is the only change necessary to ensure complete solvency for the system into the future.
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Is this the same Saxby that worked with Pelosi and Reed to over ride "W's" veto of the waste filled farm bill? Is this the Same Saxby that carried Lockheed's water to continue the F22 after the defence department said it was un necessary? Is this the same Saxby who's son Bo is an ETHANOL lobbyist? Saxby sure knows about waste.
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Kudos to Warner and Chambliss. When our leaders reach a deal (and they must), it will look somewhat similar to what these Senators are talking about. So few elected officials are willing to come within a mile of touching these issues.
There are lots of members of Congress (left wing and right wing) who actively support the "do nothing" plan. Those are the members we should be criticizing! It takes a thick hide to even talk about this tough medicine that is only getting tougher the longer we wait.
Senators, please keep in mind that there are tons of people watching and we applaud what you are trying to do. If the nuts who often comment on this blog had their way, we'd all be in the soup line. Don't think about these nuts… think about our children and grandchildren!
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Too many people spinning and not enough facts. First off, no one walled off "revenues" as a part of the solution. That is a code word for raising taxes, these do not mean the same thing. But Washington wants to continue to grow (not balance) and to do that they need much, much, much more money.
Getting people working and paying taxes instead of borrowing from the the system, is about revenue. Before we continue arguing about tax rates someone might want to actually look at the revenue tables. If you do you will find that the slow economy after Sept 11 caused .. shockingly?.. a loss of revenue. The Bush tax cuts from 2001; but mostly after those in 2003 show an increase in tax revenues (over the period 2003-2008 over a Trillion dollars more than the average of the previous years). But HOW!?? Seriously?…the recession reversed and revenues climbed to new highs [and they spent every new penny twice]. Don't dismiss it, look at the IRS's numbers. From 2008 to today revenues have dropped, was it those huge tax cuts passed in 2008? 2009? 2010? Or is it a stagnant economy and 9%+ unemployment?
Revenues are on the table and that means helping people find productive work again. But by putting future tax increases on the table, DC hopes to be able to continue spending and buying off votes and defer the problem to a future generation.


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The mystery of who killed little Alanna Gallagher is breaking wide open this minute. Police reportedly tried to serve an arrest warrant to a teen suspect in the neighborhood of Saginaw, Texas, where 6-year-old Alanna was found brutally murdered, wrapped naked in a tarp sheet, and left in the middle of a suburban street. The press soon focused on Alanna's family -- although police said that they were never suspects -- because of its unusual dynamics. Alanna's parents, Laura and Miles, are in a polyamorous relationship with another man, who lived in the house and was a "second father" to Alanna. But reportedly DNA evidence just analyzed found on Alanna matched that of a 17-year-old neighbor, Tyler Holder.
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Police, ambulances, and fire trucks are currently on the staggering scene. This could be the answer the family needs for some kind of closure -- though certainly the question "Why?" can never be answered.
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The family had lately been subjected to at least one random attack -- the car in their front yard was set on fire and determined to be arson. It's unclear whether the family was being attacked because of the Alanna case, but it stands to reason that someone either thought the family was guilty -- or didn't like their polyamorous lifestyle. Or both. Or perhaps Tyler Holder is involved in that as well.
It remains to be seen what Tyler Holder will say about everything -- or even if he's alive. It would be terrible to believe that a teen neighbor, someone who probably knew the family and Alanna, could have done this.
Hopefully the family will find some small amount of closure soon. And Alanna's murderer will be brought to justice.
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It wasn't one of the boy's who found her. this one did it. https://www.facebook.com/tyler.holder.908
That's right?
did they ever show the boys that found her????
So i am wondering of all the posters who condemned the parents as obviously being guilty are now thoroughly ashamed of themselves?
I am wondering how many of those posters have the maturity to admit in public they were wrong.
Samantha - Simple. There WAS no connection. They found connections with evidence found at the suspect's house and his DNA. Not in the parents car.
At this point, there's a lot of people that owe the Gallagher / McDaniel family a huge apology for their lies and slander - and worse.
It is always shocking to me when it comes out that most likely a teenage boy, a child committed this murder.. I still haven't read anywhere where this DNA was collected from the little girl, I am hoping she didn't suffer much before her death but the only reason i could see this boy shooting at police is if he is indeed guilty of the crime. I never suspected the parents and have commented on the case before saying something to the effect that I wouldn't place judgment on parents who are grieving the death of their child without having been shown any hard facts leading people to believe they were in fact guilty of the murder. SMH This is just a horribly sad story all around and I hope those poor parents including the one man who lived with her as like a step parent to receive closure and let that baby girl Rest In Peace.
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02.11.08 - By Carlo Pamintuan - One night, two different cards, two different fights that ultimately lead to one. The next logical step at for world champions Vic The Raging Bull Darchinyan (31-1-1, 25 KOs) and Nonito The Filipino Flash Donaire (20-1-0, 13 KOs) leads them to each other, again. It was roughly 15 months ago when their paths crossed for the first time. Back then, Darchinyan was the more celebrated fighter. He was unbeaten in 28 fights, with 23 of those not reaching the final bell. Donaire, on the other hand, was a silent operator. He was going down in weight from 115 to challenge the champion who holds a win over his brother, Glenn.
There was some bad blood between the two as Donaire sorely wanted to avenge his brothers defeat while Darchinyan was out to prove that it was time to move to 115 because there was nobody worth fighting at 112 anymore. Darchinyan even went as far as calling Donaire nothing but a ballet dancer in his website.
When fight night came, Donaire looked more prepared than the defending champion. It seemed like Darchinyan did not really prepare for the fight as he thought that power was enough to beat his challenger.
In the fifth round of that fight, Donaire unleashed an authoritative left counter just as the champion was preparing to let loose one of his patented rights. Darchinyan dropped face first to the canvass, tried to get up, but then fell back down again. That knockout won both the KO of the Year and Upset of the Year awards from Ring Magazine and it also catapulted Donaire to superstardom in his home country of the Philippines.
After than defeat, Darchinyan went up to 115 while Donaire stayed at 112. Darchinyan defeated Federico Catubay, drew with Z Gorres (which was supposed to be a clear victory for Darchinyan), before going on to knockout Dmitri Kirilov for the IBF super flyweight title. Donaire, on the other hand, fought only one fight and that was against Luis Maldonaldo whom he defeated via TKO in 8. Donaires inactivity was largely due to disputes with his former promoter.
Though both finished their opponents before their fights ended, there was a clear contrast between how they won. Darchinyan was a heavy underdog against Christian Mijares, who was holding the WBA and WBC versions of the super flyweight title. The stylist from Mexico was supposed to make Darchinyans attacks look foolish. He was supposed to telegraph all of Darchinyans slow punches and be out of harms way long before Darchinyans throws his combos. Very few gave Darchinyan a chance to look good against, much less beat, Mijares.
Darchinyan floored Mijares with a gruesome uppercut and the very first round and took him out in the ninth with a brutal combination. The referee did not even bother to finish his count as it was clear that Mijares was not fit to continue.
On the other hand, Donaire was supposed to steamroll over his mandatory challenger, Moruti Mthalane. However, Donaire looked out of sync for most of the fight. He did not look anything like the fighter who demolished Darchinyan and bludgeoned Maldonado. The champion was groping for form and the challenger was holding his own.
Lucky for Donaire, one of his punches caused a cut on the challengers left eyelid prompting the referee, with input from the ringside doctor, to stop the fight. The challenger was visibly anguished that it had to be stopped because he knew he had a shot at winning.
After all this, it is but logical to have Darchinyan and Donaire face each other next. Darchinyan is aching to prove that his defeat was nothing but a fluke while Donaire still yearns for the big time fights that he thought he would get after beating Darchinyan last year. The other champions at 112 have made it clear that they have no ambition of unifying their titles with Donaires. For Darchinyan, the other champ at 115, Fernando Montiel, has a fight scheduled as of the moment so the coronation of an undisputed champion at 115 will have to wait a bit longer.
The people want to see this fight again and both fighters have good reasons to fight each other again. Boxing is often criticized by people because the best of the best usually stay away from each other. Well, this fight has none of that. Darchinyan and Donaire are more than willing to mix it up with each other again, and as written above it is the logical next step. This fight should be made for all the boxing fans out there.
Will the Raging Bull finally bore through Donaire? Or will the Filipino Flash knock Darchinyan out called again? Well, those are the questions that should be answered soon.
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The Game was merely perpetuating "myths and stereotypes" when he implied all closeted gay men have AIDS ... this according to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.
The SFAF has issued a statement, claiming Game's comments in a recent interview about the gay community are "a powerful reminder that despite the tremendous progress made debunking myths and stereotypes about how HIV is spread, we still have work to do."
The foundation notes, "[Game] seems to be confusing two important facts -- that black and gay communities continue to bare the brunt of the U.S. epidemic."
"Experts agree that the hype around people on the 'down low' driving new infections among either group is just that -- hype."
The SFAF claims they want to speak with The Game because "we'd welcome the chance to help him better understand HIV risk and prevention so he can use his voice to inform and empower."
Not sure where the people in the foundation live. But where i'm from, The Game is right on point with what he is saying. I'm gay(female) and I've known a lot of DL men who have died and some who are currently having sex with women while having HIV. You can't say that is the only reason for the rise in cases. But you can say that it contributes to it. Especially in the Black communities.I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I have seen it all.
OK I'm going to risk catching a lot of flack here but as the name suggests, I speak the truth...
The outrageously offensive stereotypical comments made by the Game are on par with me saying that all black people are not good for anything but committing crimes and collecting welfare.
Doesn't feel so good to hear it. Does it?
I think black people are great and even carried the last name Washington for a while - I'm merely illustrating how damaging and hurtful ignorant words can be.... And it's sad I should have to break it down like this....
big words from a closet grape jelly eatin fool.
You guys,
Read up on the SFAF website! They do promote safe sex! Holy cow! Don't jump on a foundation doing great work, just because you haven't educated yourself.
They clearly just want to talk to The Game and educate him! If you're going to speak out on a subject like this, you better be able to use your words properly, or you're going to be ridiculed. As he should!
There must be another clip because I never heard him say "all closeted gay men have aids." What I did hear is that pretending to be straight with women, and having gay sex on the side, puts these women at a higher risk than if you were not engaging in gay sex. That's a true statement.He also said, "Be gay and be proud." His message was to be honest and not deceitful. Don't put people at an ufair risk. At least if your female partners know you engage in homosexual sex they can make their own informed decision as to what risks they are willing to take. Since when is honesty a bad thing?
Don't understand why some people are upset with the game. It's obvious his words were taken out of context but anyone with a brain in their head knows what he's saying to be true. Not all gay people have aids but men on the down low have a greater chance of developing and spreading the disease to other men and women. I believe Oprah had a show on this issue last year.
I detest these men who're irresponsible and cowards. One man even tried to cast the blame on his wife after he slept with several men and developed the disease. They should come out of the closet and use proper protection. They need to stop dating or marrying women.
Everyone should use protection, especially young people who feel that they're invincible. There's a great deal of experimentation going on nowadays. Married people are having affairs and that also puts them at risk of bringing something home.
One of my coworkers was in love with a man who died from aids. She found out he was sleeping with a number of men and women.
Here in Canada, Aids is on the rise within the Native Canadian community and when we travel to countries where there's a stigma attached to homosexuality we often hear of the increasing number of Aids and HIV people within the community.
This disease should be on the decline and it's not. People are obviously in denial and not using protection. Let's get real and stop hiding our heads in the sands. Talk to your children and friends about the danger of unprotected sex. I actually spoke to female tourists about this while I was on holiday in the tropics. I've worked with HIV positive teenagers and even had to inform them they were carriers.
The game isn't stupid. He's 100% correct. Don't shoot the messenger.
TMZ shouldn't twist what he's saying to get hits. People need to know about this issue.
Dont care for blacks or gays, but the truth is the truth and the game spoke the truth. You should know these days game that even for blacks its not ok to be politically incorrect and speak the truth out in the open. When you speak an unpopular truth aloud you must feel the wrath of certain "organizations"
I guess TMZ doesn't want to face the facts since they deleted my original
post. Essentially what I said is The Game is probably right. The
homos want to try and make this a race issue when it isn't, it's a homo issue.
When the CDC says that 78.4% of the new cases of HIV are due to homos it should
get someone's attention. See for yourself in the stats reported by
transmission category in the latest data available (for 2009):
The numbers speak for themselves. And considering the fact that a vast
number of homos are technically bi-sexual it would seem The Game actually has
his facts straight.
So why is it that groups like the SFAF want to distort the facts and try and
make this a race issue? It's simple, they want to garner support for a
cause that is mostly created by a group of people who
Refuse to control their behavior and
Refuse to participate in regular testing and
Do not communicate the risks of their lifestyle or past partners with
their current partner and
Will not use appropriate protection measures when engaged in sexual
Hopefully, he tells them to F OFF!! It's his opinion and he shouldn't sell out to these weirdos who are just like GLAAD.
The last time I heard the Game's theory was in the 80's. Remember back then, everyone thought it was a Gay disease.
The foundation notes, "[Game] seems to be confusing two important facts -- that black and gay communities continue to bare the brunt of the U.S. epidemic."
The most pathetic thing about all this is The Game is using an issue that he really doesn't have the facts about to get publicity to sell his failing album. Some artists in the black community seem to think it's cool to use the gay community for media attention.
I think his comments have been taken out of context!!! I think he has a great point. His point was if you are seeing someone that you need to be honest and up-front about your past sexual realationshps. That person has a right to know that you perfer both. With this knowledge people can make an informed decision as to wether they want to involve themselfs with that person!!!
As I commented yesterday, The Game is Ign'ant as Hell!!!!
Wait they were surprised that this guy was talking out his ass and got all the facts wrong? The only thing that surprises me about this guy is that he can walk upright and form complete sentences. Although not surprisingly most of those sentences are full of ****.


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- Developer: Tap Pocket
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- Genre: Miscellaneous Edutainment
- Release Date: Aug 4, 2012
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Bone Head, Hyena and Scorpion?
I need your help please. Can you please share with me the egg combination for the following dragons: Bone Head, Hyena and Scorpion. Thank you.
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I think that the bone head dragon have to create with the sand dragon, the hell dragon and other one but it's only my opinion, i use the description to extrapolate the dragonsto combine
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Oli and Daniel back at the National!Submitted by oliw-d on Wed, 07/14/2010 - 20:37
Daniel Morden and myself will be back at the National Theatre this summer for the 4th year running. We will be performing throughout the day on the 30th of July and have a great selection of tales and tunes for all the family - look forward to seeing you there!
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Make Tomorrow Tune is here!Submitted by oliw-d on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 21:22
Hi Everyone,
Below you can hear a simple recording of the 'Make Tomorrow' tune. You can combine it with the lyrics you wrote and you've got a song!
Have fun and let us know how you get on!
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Make Tomorrow Today - school song lyricsSubmitted by oliw-d on Tue, 06/15/2010 - 22:09
Over the last week Luke and I have been visiting various schools around South Wales with our interactive concert. During the concert we write new verses for a song. The words to the chorus went like this:
Make tomorrow make tomorrow
Make tomorrow today
Make tomorrow make tomorrow
The ....... primary way
We have been really impressed with the creativity of the students at all of the schools and have decided to write down a few of the outcomes here...
St Thomas Primary, Swansea:
St Thomas Schools is very new
Make tomorrow today
St Thomas School is beautiful
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Ian McMillan RecordingSubmitted by oliw-d on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 10:52
A few shots from our recent Ian McMillan Orchestra recording. Stiwdio Felin Fach, May 2010.
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A great summer of gigsSubmitted by Daniel on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 20:02
The Devils Violin have an exciting summer coming. First up is Hay Festival
Hay is an extraordinary event. We're privileged to be a part of it. It is hard to think of another festival so packed with ideas and inspiration. Scientists, historians, politicians, comedians, activists, musicians, film- makers...and storytellers. Hay has been a strong advocate for the artform. Ben Haggarty is also in the lineup, telling stories that inspired his wonderful graphic novel MeZolith.
Gwaenysgor go the extra mileSubmitted by oliw-d on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 16:31
Its really touching to see the lengths some venues will go to to create a real sense of occasion for performances. My camera phone doesn't really do justice to this burning tree and sack full of secrets created by the team at Gwaenysgor village hall.
The Singing Bones, better than an election debate!Submitted by oliw-d on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 16:25
We were really struck by this creative advertising for our gig in Abertridwr on the 15th April 2010.
The Singing Bones Sell-out at Hay Literature Festival
The Devil's Violin company will be performing The Singing Bones to a capacity audience at Hay Lit Fest on the 3rd June 2010. Those in the area hoping to come along and see them may wish to go to Living Willow Theatre on the 5th June instead (see details in the Upcoming gigs list on the right of this page). Otherwise have a brows through some of the festivals other offerings at www.hayfestival.com.
This years staggering Hay Festival line-up includes Pakistan's former leader Pervez Musharraf and playwright Tom Stoppard.
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The Ian McMillan Orchestra at The Sage Words and Music Festival 2010Submitted by bellowsman on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 14:57
The Ian McMillan Orchestra (TIMO) has just finished performing at The Sage's first festival of Words and Music. Ian and Luke were co-curators of the festival and invited such luminaries as Randy Newman and Don Maclean to come and perform. TIMO performed a gig in Hall 2 which went down a storm, with its usual vibrant mix of humour, improvisation, nostalgia and moments of tenderness.
TIMO at The BarbicanSubmitted by bellowsman on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 14:31
TIMO played a lovely gig at The Barbican on 12th May 2010. Ian and I had previously been working with a group of young poets and Guildhall music students to create new works of Words and Music. We performed these on the 11th May and the results were really well received by an audience in The Pit at The Barbican. The theme of the new poems, was, believe it or not, carpets and floor coverings! Our first workshop was in a really blank meeting room in The Barbican. When we looked down the slightly psychedelic carpet patterns started boggling before our eyes. We had found our inspiration.
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