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Aren't all conflicts we have, no matter if on a global or personal scale, based on either lack of resources or sex?
I recently thought about why conficts arise and basically it is, i guess, because every person or folk tries to secure the most resources for themselves. Every conflict we have on earth is basically a struggle for resources, such as food, water, energy carrier, and sex. This is because we are biolgically programmed to get into a position were we can breed effectively. And that's really all there is to it.
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Aug 21 2013: Resources and sex are obviously responsible for many conflicts, but equally obviously not for all.. Love of God (religion) has brought on more hate and horror than most other factors. Not so strange; in the Old Testament, Israel's tribal god Yahweh (i.e., Jehovah) set the example by personally killing thousands left and right whenever the occasion arose, until in the Flood he killed everyone except a handful. Those who love him seem to also love his ways, and to hate to the death those who do not love him and his ways in the right way, as we see especially in the Middle East today.Aug 19 2013: There an aspect that's missing, if one looks at it all as a consumptive issue, then you've overlooked the fact, there is enough food, land, and equality in male vs female populations for all to go around right now. So why war?Aug 17 2013: Hi Florian,
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Nice assumption there, but the truth of the matter is that conflict arises with thought.Aug 11 2013: what about hate? war over resources less land? mass murder an psychopaths? Oh! and my personal favorite religion, all these things have nothing to do with resources.
Aug 11 2013: Hate arises out of inevitable interpersonal conflicts for the above-mentioned, land equals resources, mass murders - depends on if you talk about psychopaths or genocide - the first case would be an exception, that is also why we consider them as abnormal, the latter is clearly about resources, if you take e.g. the holocaust of ww2, this is how the nazis obtained cheap labor force (for the processing of resources), they also disseized jews, and therefore obtained resources. And religion has been used as a way for the clergy for suppression of the masses and gain of resources all troughout history, and still today. Religion is used for control of sexual intercourse and the stigmatizing of polygamy, namely marriage. Also was/is religion an instrument for the powerful to pass on their wealth to their descendants. Prime example is the caste system, where certain people are only allowed to marry people of the same stand, another one is the marriage among aristocrats.
Aug 11 2013: So not all conflict is over recourses at least you agree random hate is conflict and there's plenty of it mostly fueled by sex but there are many people who hate for no reason.
Aug 12 2013: I admit that random hate would be an exemption, yes, and maybe there are some people that really hate randomly, because they are mentally sick. But i think that healty people don't really hate randomly, i just think that the cause is not obvious, sometimes not even to themselves...Aug 12 2013: Well atleast you agree with the random hate because many people do it with no care at all. But the real question pertaining to yours is did they get that way because of recourse struggles? less money no women ect.Aug 10 2013: Typical Ted converstation, lots of touchy feely reletivistic new age non-sense. Converstation mentions sex and resources and not one commenter literate enough to Mention Marx or Freud.
Aug 10 2013: The worst part is that you're right, though I know that Freud pretty much agrees with me.Aug 10 2013: .. .
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( to Florian Wicher
16 hours ago: that is an interesting observation, but it does't say anything about why you would want to possess money, which is, quite obvious, because you can buy things with it.)
It says our "greed" is out of the valid scope of our instinct for happiness.
Or, "greed" makes harmful invalid happiness.
It means, I can buy things with it, but it hurts our symbiosis for survival.Aug 8 2013: May I suggest that you Read Jack Goody's "Death, Property and the Ancestors" .Aug 8 2013: You can drop sex. Fundamentally its a means to claim resources too.
Aug 8 2013: i think reproduction is different, sex is a need like the need for food etc. and reources we acquire are supposed to fulfill those needs. Except for sex can't be fulfilled by comsuming resources...
Aug 10 2013: You mean sex the idea? Well it is entirely psychological. Depending on the circumstances sex the idea can be an expression of love, lust, claim, submission, safety or control. I was thinking of procreative sex only.
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Aug 8 2013: I would rank (according to the magnitude or extent of) the bases of the reason for confict as follows:
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1. National or territorial hostility due to prejudice, hatred or pure "patrioticism" (national pride).
2. Extensive religious conflict due to the intolerance of one with anther.
3. Resource grabbing, including teriitory, natural resouces or indutrial manpower (colonialism). However, the international free trade system has relieved the degree of tension due to resource grabing conflicts
4. Sex should be way down the list, especially among democratic countries, because it is of individual, instead of group, nature.
Finally , let me comment on the manpower issue in the post industrial world. Generally we don't have to increase manpower by colonial expansion, most advanced industrial nations could attract immigrants with high technical skills without any conflict. Actually, many countries are trying to limit immigration, especialy the low skilled ones. Furthermore, the current problem for many countries, is not that they need more people, but they need a smaller population,Aug 8 2013: Yes, it is for resources and our Human Needs, should be Human Rghts, free to and for all.
But, for some other comments posted here I have to say, "No, no, no."
Our conflicts are primarily based or caused by fear.
Greed is fear. Anger is fear. Envy is fear. Jealousy is fear. False pride is fear. Resentment is fear.
Sloth is fear. Procrastination is fear. Gluttony is fear. The human being is a deeply, fearful being.
Fear one will not get what they want or need, or fear they will lose what they have.
Then, fear begets a quest for power, for acquisition, for killing, for war, for enslavement,
for control and so on. It isn't human nature.
It is humans appraising their environment to see if it is friendly, supportive, nurturing, safe,
and will provide. Then humans act accordingly and if they are afraid, if it won't provide, or they
are unable to get their needs met, then they will
act or behave in what we call deviant ways, negative ways, horrible ways and even evil ways.
And this is all caused by a system that is unjust to begin with. It is corrupt by default and cannot
be made just. It has to be done away with and a new, just system put in its place. A system that has
no seeds for corruption. That is possible and humans know this, but they haven't done it. Some don't believe it.
There is no such thing as a criminal mind unless and until we have a system in which there are no
reasons, causes or conditions that would make one commit a crime. Then, when someone does, you
might be able to say they have a criminal mind. What have you been told? There are criminals who are
just criminals, criminally-minded and always will be. Not so. They are trying to survive and survival is not
a moral issue.
We are programmed to survive but in a corrupt system, survival functions on and off of, fear, inequality, poverty,
slavery, greed, crime, war and death. Tell me those are just, right and good, and what you wish for.
Tell me those are also your needs. They are not mine.Aug 8 2013: No.
Power is a big cause of conflict, and so is religion. That period of time called the cold war was not about resources or sex, but about conflicting concepts about governance.
One of the biggest causes of conflict among adults is the infantile attitude, I want what I want and there is no good reason why I can't have it, and I want it now.
Those are just a few. Humans are ingenious at finding excuses for conflicts. Some people think that punching someone in the nose is fun.
Aug 8 2013: But why were there two countries and their allies leading war? Their goal was to eliminate their enemy and gain more territory and power - which again leads us to more resources. Think of it closely: Power doesn't have intrinsic value, does it?
And why do some people think it is fun to punch someone in the face? It is an unelegant way of showing dominance, dominating someone means that you have power over him and can get him to do whatever you want... See where this is going? ;)
Aug 8 2013: In my opinion, you seem to be making assumptions about other people's motives, as though you can read their thoughts and emotions. Some people punch someone in the nose, and find the experience enjoyable, and want to do it again. It is fun, a basic human motivation. It has nothing to do with showing dominance or gaining power or any other motive
In my estimation, based on my reading of history, and current events, power is a basic human motivation, so yes, power has intrinsic value to some people. I suppose it might be possible for some psychologist to trace the need for power to some other, more basic human need, but I do not think that is very useful information. Some people pursue power and always want more power.
Regarding resources, many people who fight over resources already have plenty. The motive is not the need for resources but simply greed. When countries fight a war over oil, the basic conflict is between the millionaires in the two countries. The poor and middle class folks who send their children to fight the war could readily find a compromise about the oil, but are not given the chance. Instead they are told lies about the real reason for the war.
After observing conflict for over sixty years, the reasons for it still keep me stumped. I think that conflict is natural for humans. We anger too easily and too readily assume that others have bad motives. What we consider to be fair is often more favorable to ourselves than to others. Too many people are just selfish and do not care that their actions hurt others. I think there are many many reasons for conflict, and some people need no reason at all, they find conflict to be satisfying in some strange way.
Another motive for conflict is the human ego. Some adults never get over that childish need to feel that they are better than someone else.
Simplifying human conflict might feel good, but in my opinion, it is unrealistic and not useful at all.Aug 8 2013: we need to go venus project forums, and advocate the idea to change their notion to "resource and sex based economy". that would be so much fun.
Aug 8 2013: don't know the forums, what are they about? ^^Aug 8 2013: .
No! They are not based on lack of them.
They are based on greed.
Money makes the greed.
Aug 8 2013: Alright, that's an easy one - Why are you greedy for money? To buy stuff... Food, Gas etc. So you want resources! But if there were enough resources for you and everyone else you wouldn't need to buy them... you could just get them! -> and this is what i am trying to proof ;)
Aug 9 2013: .
My answer:
10,000 years ago, we had excess resources (mainly food) in the nature.
We could not store it.
So, there was no greed.
Today, we change the excess resources into money.
We "store" it.
Then, there is greed.
Aug 9 2013: that is an interesting observation, but it does't say anything about why you would want to possess money, which is, quite obvious, because you can buy things with it.Aug 7 2013: No, they mostly arise out of conflicting perceptions and feelings.
Aug 8 2013: Okay, that's a tough one... So: Precisely spoken, conficts don't arise out of conflicting perceptions and feelings themselves, you and I would get along just fine, as long as we accepted each others points of view, right? Tolerance. The problem starts as soon as people become intolerant for other ways of perceptions, other feelings, religions, ideologies etc. And then they start a fight, a war, whatever. Now the one person/group that wins, makes the call, so they dominate other people. And when you dominate people, you have already won. As long as you are the leader, you get the resources you want.
Aug 8 2013: I think we agree, Florian, if we clarify terms. Your original question was to ask what conflicts are "based on." I believe they're based on differing perceptions and feelings, although domination of resources may become involved at some point.
Our own conflict over this subject arose out of different perceptions, but we will not be fighting over resources.Aug 7 2013: Greed for more resource is definitely a major reason of conflict which is a bit unique with in human compared to other species of animal kingdom.
Maintaining a HAREM for breeding is not uncommon in other species but I doubt human to consider sex for breeding anymore that much these days at least in developed or even developing economy .
Aug 8 2013: .
Without the greed of invalid (harmful) happiness,
our resource is more than enough.Aug 7 2013: Every individual has a unique prism to see the world ,
if we donot understand and respect this fact conflicts will rule our lives.
Aug 7 2013: but you could also interpret this whole fight-for-acceptance-thing as necessary to proof our value to society in order to not end up as an underdog, right?


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So why did the City of Riverside vote no? What's wrong with Riverside?
For those of you who are not familiar with the March Joint Powers Authority (MJPA), they are the governing body that has been tasked to "bring jobs" to the surrounding area, by reusing surplus land that was once owned and managed by the United States Air Force. They have 4400 acres under their umbrella with the bulk of that (3713 acres) located in the City of Riverside.
Getting a project approved is a two-step process. First the "Planning Commission" recommends approval of the project and then the "Commission" actually approves the project at a later meeting. The Planning Commission and the Commission consist of the same eight city and county officials.
Not if the City of Riverside has its way. The Riverside City Council is opposed to this project because it will benefit the City of Moreno Valley more than it will benefit the City of Riverside.
Riverside is the "Orange County" of the Inland Empire and they plan to keep it that way. If you don't have a "Crest" attached to your neighborhood (Hillcrest, Woodcrest, Canyoncrest, or Orangecrest) you are not worthy to be included in the growth and prosperity that is coming to this area.
As I mentioned above, the City of Riverside cast 2 votes against the Healthcare project with Riverside City Council member Andy Melendrez voting against jobs, growth and prosperity. Andy is looking out for what is best for the City of Riverside and not for what is best for the County of Riverside.
Councilman Melendrez would have us believe that he is concerned about the increased traffic the project would bring to the City of Moreno Valley. Really? The MHD would be developed on 170 acres and yes, that would increase the traffic flow on Cactus and Alessandro Blvd heading into Moreno Valley.
My question is, where was the concern about traffic when the commissioners representing Riverside approved the Meridian Business Center Project? (MBC). The Meridian project consists of 1,290 acres west of the 215 freeway between Alessandro and Van Buren Blvd; in the Orangecrest area of Riverside.
What about the increased truck traffic on Van Buren and Alessandro Blvd in Riverside?
Why didn't the commissioners representing Riverside vote against that project? Could it be because the project will benefit their city more so than Moreno Valley and Perris?
The Meridian Business Park will eventually bring much need tax dollars to Riverside, and as a resident of Riverside, I am not opposed to that. What I am struggling with is, why is it okay for Riverside to benefit from jobs and growth but not the Moreno Valley/Perris communities?
We have 17% unemployment in this area when the national average is 10%. As a pastor and community leader, I hear the cries of my congregation and guests who are seeking employment so they can live the so-called American dream. My ear is no different than the many pastors in Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris, who are serving their communities faithfully, with the hope that their elected officials will do the same.
Our hope is that the MJPC will vote yes on the project on November 18 and not be bullied by the City of Riverside. Our hope is that Andy Melendrez will show up to vote on the 18th and not call in sick, or be otherwise unavailable for this historic vote that will once again put the Inland Empire on the map.
Councilman Melendrez is not to be vilified for his position. He has aspirations to be the Mayor of Riverside one day, and we wish him well. He is just following the wishes of his colleagues on the Riverside City Council.
The MJPA is tasked to bring jobs to this area. How could anybody vote against a project that will do just that? What's wrong with Riverside?
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Even if this image, found on this KnifeForums.com thread, isn't true, it brings up a good point. Having the right gear is important. But it's even more imperative to know how to use it.
The example above might be hard to read, so here's the rundown. A couple out camping used a portable charcoal grill to cook food. Inside their tent. Carbon monoxide, a lethal yet often unnoticed gas, filled the tent. The couple needed emergency medical treatment as a result.
Heeding the many warnings on charcoal bags could have prevented this incident. It goes to show that even well-meaning, prepared people can be their own worst enemies. The right set of mental tools will help in the application of physical ones.
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"....if there is activity in the ball prior to the rubbing action....
Bill Belichick, Sat Jan 24, 2015
"You may think that you are some kind of god to these people. But we both know what you really are."
"What's that? A criminal?"
"Worse. A politician."
Source: Under The Dome
Assault Rifle: (noun) a pejorative term used by the media to describe any semi-automatic firearm used in a "news-worhty" event as a means To dramaticize the message.
"Politics is the Art of Looking for Trouble, Finding it Everywhere, Diagnosing it Incorrectly, and Applying the Wrong Remedies"
Even though I'm not Religious and do not celebrate Christmas or exchange gifts, etc., I hope all of you received an AR-15 this morning!
Wouldn't surprise me at all if an anti-gun goober received an AR-15 for Christmas and is planning a New Year's Eve massacre just so they can help further their silly cause for anti-gun laws. Wouldn't surprise me in the least. It takes those kind of people to pull off some of these shootings...not the guns themselves.
GOAT holiday. Did not receive an AR-15 though
The only one who can stop a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun
I use Christmas for the paid days off. This year I actually got the holidays off seeing as how usually I'm on-call and will be forced to go into the office for something incredibly dumb.
New Year's is my favorite. I typically get a very nice vacation out of it. Seattle bound this weekend. Can't wait.
Probably due to its relative size. Small handgun=toy gun; big gun=murdering machine. Thats how it looks in the publics eye. Little do they know a .500 magnum revolver is probably one of the strongest and dangerous weapon to have around. That little thing could probably bring down a horse
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Btw merry christmas and happy holidays to everyone. Hope yall have a good time with your family and friends! And hopefully well be talking playoffs this time come next year!


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Pagrik Ethiopia P.L.C.
based in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
We are the quality manufacturer of pure lead, lead alloys, re-melted lead and polypropylene chips. Besides, we are the importer of battery plate scrap, lead scrap, lead ash, dry battery scrap, lead ore and lead concentrate and exporter of pure lead, lead alloys, polypropylene chips, remelted lead ingots / blocks.
Total Energy Services
based in Mexico, MEXICO
Total Energy Systems® is a Mexican company devoted to develop environmental energy projects such as Biodiesel production and distribution, microhidro facilities, methene production from organic waste, consuting services.We are today the largaste producer of Biodiesel in México and we are working on producing diésel From used plastics
Diamond Media LLP (Energy Efficiency Savings.com)
based in Eltham, UNITED KINGDOM
An online marketplace covering energy efficiency savings. News, events, jobs, product advertisment, company profiles, forums.
Packaged Environmental Solutions (Int.) Pty Ltd
based in Eveleigh, AUSTRALIA
Packaged Environmental Solutions (Int.) ( PES) is an Australian owned and operated Environmental Equipment company involved in the design, manufacture and sales of "smart technology" packaged heat disinfection equipment for the disinfection of fluids, energy and water saving specialised systems as well as a supplier of specialised hot water and floor heating equipment. ...
Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
based in Vadodara, INDIA
we are manufacturer of Biomass Gasifier which is useful in thermal application as well as power sector.
Smart World Enterprises
based in TUTICORIN, INDIA
We are exporters & suppliers of fly ash, gypsum (chemcial & marine), copper slag, iron slag & etc.
based in AMBES, FRANCE
AREVA NC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the AREVA group, is an industrial group active in the energy sector offering electric utilities all over the world a full range of products and services for nuclear power generation. From uranium mining, conversion and enrichment through spent fuel reprocessing and recycling, AREVA NC`s operations are integral to sustainable ...
based in Ahmedabad, INDIA
Manufacturing of Waste Tyre Pyrolysis Plant , Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Plant,Waste Tyre Recycling Plant,Manufacturing of Waste Tyre to Oil Plant,Tyre to Oil Plant,Tyre Reclaiming to Oil Plant,Tire Recycling Plant ,Tire Pyrolysis Plant,Located in Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India
Carbonxt Group Ltd.
based in Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Carbonxt Group Limited is based in Sydney, Australia with the mission to safely manufacture coal-based powdered activated carbon (PAC) to enable coal-fired power plants to meet EPA regulations, thus maintaining coal as a viable fuel for electricity production. Activated carbon has a wide range of uses also including water and industrial discharge purification. Carbonxt ...
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And yall bet your asses Manziel is an nfl prospect. One more year like this year and I could see him declaring for the 2014 draft.
I don't know about Manziel... too early to tell.
I'm still holding out hope for Pat White to have a breakout season as that 44th overall pick stud Ireland loved so much....
wait a second
Pat white was a Parcells pick so if ireland sees manziel and pat white as similar prospects, you can be sure hes not on our radar.
Get real, Tannehill is fine and Manziel is a FRESHMAN.
Do I have to name off the college QB's who won heisman's and tore up college football....only to flop in the NFL?
Jay Fiedler can take his'n and lose to your'n.....or take your'n and lose to his'n.
I don't get this forum sometimes. Why do we either have the wrong QB or Manziel is a bust? I like both of them, they are very different QB's though. IMO Tannehill would have thrived in this A&M system this year just like Manziel has. Tannehill is the better passer and the better athlete and I am happy to have him. It will be interesting to see how Manziel develops in the next few years.
I will stick with RT. He has looked good for a rookie. Time will only tell.
Manziel looks to be an Awesome talent, but if you look at how Tannehill played after playing most of his career at WR and then coming in mid-season of his 3rd year, is almost as amazing as a Rookie having a great 1st year.....you know who also had an above average 1st year in College.....Chad Henne.
Could Manziel be the real deal when he reaches the NFL, sure, but don't expect it to be a definite, history has shown us superstars in college, don't exactly continue on that road in the NFL.


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Shiny outlook for U.S. car sales in 2012
Bob Moon
Jan 4, 2012 As automakers report December sales, several industry analysts predict sales growth of one million new cars this year, to nearly 14 million.
U.S. auto industry almost back to healthy in 2011
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 11, 2012 Detroit sold nearly 13 million cars and trucks last year.
Buy here, pay here? - Beware!
Tess Vigeland
Interview by
Dec 23, 2011 If you've ever passed a used car sale and seen phrases such as "No Credit, No Problem," chances are it's offering on-the-spot financing. And it could well be a scam.
Cheaper gas prices lead to demise of Ford Ranger
Bob Moon
Dec 12, 2011 Ford is getting rid of its Ranger small pickup trucks. The company says it's investing in demand, and that's for full-size vehicles. Cheaper gas prices could be to blame.
Car sharing takes off in Germany
Caitlan Carroll
Dec 2, 2011 German automakers are finding the car isn't the status symbol it used to be, so they're starting car share programs aimed at enticing young drivers.
GM fights off Saab buyout by Chinese companies
Rob Schmitz
Nov 10, 2011 Two Chinese companies have had their eye on the ailing auto maker Saab. But GM, which still holds a significant stake in the company, refuses to hand over its technology that lives under the Saab hood.
Toyota earnings still stifled
Jeff Tyler
Nov 10, 2011 Everything from natural disasters to the currency exchange rate may force Japan's largest auto maker to reduce its earnings forecast for the full year through next March.
Mid-day Extra: Greece's uneven Porsche proportion
Nov 24, 2011 In an era of large government debt and economic crisis, a recent study shows that there are more Porsche Cayennes in Greece than there are people filing taxes on incomes over 50,000 euro.
Volkswagen on course for profitable year
Jennifer Collins
Oct 31, 2011 But could the German automaker be in danger of over-expanding?
Michigan to make nice?
Jennifer Guerra
Oct 17, 2011 The U.S. auto industry has always been leery of foreign competition, but the new free trade deals with countries like South Korea and Japan may change that.


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- Independent
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Two men found unconscious by Annapolis Police Department
By KATIE FITZPATRICK
Staff writer
Two Lusby men were found dead in a vehicle in the 1200 block of Forest Drive in Annapolis from an apparent drug overdose.
The Annapolis Police Department responded to the 1200 block of Forest Drive on the morning of April 21 for a report of two unconscious men in a vehicle at a gas station, according to an Annapolis police press release.
When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered John Paul Hunter, 32, and Michael Lee Skirvin III, 29, both of Lusby, dead inside the vehicle.
Det. Richard Truitt said police believe the men were "there for several hours prior to police being notified."
Police said the preliminary investigation indicates both Hunter and Skirvin died as a result of a drug overdose; however, the bodies were taken to the medical examiner's office in Baltimore and autopsy results are pending.
Truitt said police believe it was a drug overdose because drugs were found at the scene and there were indications with the body that drugs were recently used prior to the time of death. Both Hunter's and Skirvin's families, Truitt said, indicated they suffered from drug use and may have recently exited drug rehab programs.
Truitt said police will not be able to tell whether the men died from "bad drugs or too much drugs" until the toxicology report comes back from the medical examiner's office.
Anyone with information concerning their deaths should call Det. John Murphy at 410-562-7759.


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I thought I would bring this back up. So dabar have you sold this yet by chance? Probly out of the question but as it turns out this is exactly the type of trailer my dad wants but is kinda of to far to pick up and my welding skills aren't good enuff yet for me to be trusting them on a trailer I bet if I were to throw one together it would hold but not taking any chances.
p.s. maybe I can get the guy that came into your shop for a job to build me a trailer
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Thread: I wish I had this guy's money
07-28-2007, 01:08 PM #11welding...its awsome
Hopefully he sold it already! $4,000 to sell it instantly, probably cost someone else $6-8,000 anywhere else!
Well Dave? you sell it?I'm not late...
I'm just on Hawaiian Time
Sold, to the highest bidder
This trailer is long gone. Listed it on ebay for 3 days as a no reserve auction and it went to a buyer in Wilmington, Delaware. I believe it went for somewhere around 33 hundred. DaveIf necessity is the Mother of Invention, I must be the Father of Desperation!
John Blewett III 10-22-73 to 8-16-07
Another racing great gone but not to be forgotten.http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...modified&hl=en
cool! EVERYONE MUST BE HAPPY!!! Owner, you, and DEFINATELY the buyer from e-bayI'm not late...
I'm just on Hawaiian Time
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When you converted the BP to gooseneck, did you have to move the axles rear-ward to improve your CG? I've just extended a 21' BP to a 28' BP for use pulling my John Deere 2155 w/ 1000lbs bushhog and I either need to a) install another axle (for a total of 3) or b) move my two existing axles several feet toward the rear.
Every trailer/axle formula I've seen says that the axle of a trailer should be 1" rear of the center of the trailer for every foot-long the trailer is (ie: a 28' trailer axle should be 28" rear of the center of the trailer)....do you agree with this? Should that 28" apply to the forward-most axle or to the center of the two axles (or to the center axle if I go with 3 axles...)??
I'm assuming that, in your BP-to-GN conversion, you purchased the coupler tube and fabricated the rest of the 'neck with channel and angle...? What size channel/angle did you use and in what thicknesses?
Thanks for any advice you care to send my way.
Clint Baxley
Baxley Welding Service
Rembert, SC 29128


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Madonna's St. Petersburg Concert Reignites Criticism of Anti-Gay Law
Madonna has long stood by the side of the gay community. The Material Girl once again proved her gay bona fides when she said she would publicly condemn a local law making the propagation of "homosexual propaganda" when she played St. Petersburg, Russia. She made the announcement a few days before her twelfth studio album "MNDA" dropped, on March 23.
"I will come to St. Petersburg to speak up for the gay community and to give strength and inspiration to anyone who is or feels oppressed," the singer told Bloomberg Businessweek. "I don't run away from adversity. I will speak during my show about this ridiculous atrocity."
The controversial measure was approved by the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg and was signed into law by the city's governor, Georgiy Poltavchenko. It went into effect on March 30 and immediately had a chilling effect on the city's LGBT citizens.
The law fines individuals up to $17,000 for "promoting homosexuality" and "pedophilia" among minors. Anyone who violates the law faces jail time.
The law defines "homosexual propaganda" as "the targeted and uncontrolled dissemination of generally accessible information capable of harming the health and moral and spiritual development of minors," that could create "a distorted impression" of "marital relations." Critics -- and there are many, within the gay community and elsewhere -- claim the law is purposefully vague; does not specifically define what is considered "propaganda"; and doesn't explain how pedophilia is equivalent to homosexuality.
Russia's second largest and most European-oriented city is the fourth district in Russia to pass such a "homosexual propaganda" law. Lawmakers from the districts of Ryazan, Arkhangelsk and Kostroma have also created similar measures.
Vague for a Reason
Dina Gusovsky, an international politics columnist and former Russia Today reporter, told EDGE that the law's ambiguity benefits the government.
"The vagueness of it makes it all the easier for law enforcement to go after individuals they think have violated a law that has such a wide interpretation," she said.
The law does not explain what specific acts of homosexuality could get someone arrested or fined. Someone could violate the law by simply waving a rainbow flag or for participating in a LGBT rally. Gusovsky notes that over 70 people have been arrested under the law and one person has been charged with pedophilia while the rest were charged with spreading "gay propaganda."
Many of the people arrested and fined were activists and protesters. EDGEreported in May that 17 gay activists were arrested under the controversial law for participating in a May Day celebration.
Nikolai Alexeyev, a well-known gay rights activist in Russia, was also arrested under the law in May and told the Associated Press that a city court fined him 5,000 rubles ($170) for violating the measure. According to Yuri Gavrikov, the head of St. Petersburg's LGBT group Equality, there were no children around where Alexeyev was protesting. Gavrikoy called the law vague as well.
Additionally, EDGE reported that a Russian straight man named Sergey Kondrashov was arrested under the law but became the first citizen to be cleared of "homosexual propaganda" charges. Kondrashov was put behind bars for holding up a gay rights banner in St. Petersburg that read, "A dear family friend is lesbian. My wife and I love and respect her...and her family is just as equal as ours."
St. Petersburg lawmakers who supported the measure claimed it would protect minors from pedophilia. But many question whether the welfare of children was really paramount in legislators' minds.
Rachel Denber, deputy director of Europe and Central Asia division of Human Rights Watch, told EDGE she believes there is something more sinister behind the measure.
"I think it's the government setting boundaries for LGBT people. They want to silence organizations so they back off equal rights and pride parades," she said. "The law's rhetoric is protecting children." Denber also said it is possible the law would have been passed even if without the supposed goal of protecting minors.


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A Calvert County man has been charged through a summons with a theft offense in court papers alleging he stole materials valued at $45,000 last month from a St. Mary's excavation business where he once worked.
Timothy Brian Conner, 49, was employed about two years ago at A.C. Mattingly Mechanical Services and Dirt Works Excavation in Leonardtown, where property reported missing in December included more than five tons of metal including steel sheeting, loader arms, a crane's spreader bar, an air compressor and a generator, according to charging papers from the investigation.
Conner sold the items on Dec. 19 to Super Salvage, a local scrap metal yard, and received $674 after he provided his driver's license, as required by law, St. Mary's sheriff's deputy Melissa Green wrote in a charges application.
Aaron Mattingly, the business' owner, said this week that the theft of his property took place at about 3 a.m., by someone who avoided detection by the business' security cameras.
"He took my forklift and loaded it," Mattingly said, into a large truck with a trailer, and the items quickly were cut up upon their arrival at the salvage business.
Mattingly said that the suspect worked for him for about six months.
Sheriff's Capt. Steven Hall said last week that the thefts of property later sold as scrap metal have escalated into a "perfect storm" as the price of the metals increases amid a still sluggish economy, and that salvage yards generally have been helpful in tracking illegal activity.
"The only thing they're required to do is inventory what they receive and from whom," Hall said, adding that the salvage businesses have a good reason to try to avoid paying for stolen property, as the police can and will return it to its rightful owner.
"They're making an attempt," the captain said. "There's always room for improvement."
Two charged in theft from salvage yard
In a separate matter, James Nelson Carter, 56, and Toni Lee Adelman, 47, both of Valley Lee have been charged through summonses with theft offenses filed by Maryland State Police investigating the loss of metal last fall at Ship Point Metal in Hollywood.
Witnesses saw two people putting metal into the back of a pickup truck at the business on the morning of Nov. 11, court papers state, and the owner reported that galvanized steel valued at more than $100 was missing.
Carter and Adelman were developed as suspects in the case, court papers state, through the investigation by state police Trooper E.R. Mersman.
Thefts at hardware store alleged
In addition, Margaret Virginia Windsor, 47, and her 28-year-old son, William Stuart Windsor, both of Waldorf, have been charged through summonses with theft offenses in court papers alleging that he left the True Value hardware store in Charlotte Hall with unpurchased items last month while she worked there at a cash register.
The two suspects were charged with stealing Christmas decorations, a coffee maker and money from the business, through the investigation by St. Mary's sheriff's deputy William Watters. Court papers estimated the total loss at $405.
Chef charged with theft
Additionally, Jorge Christian Lagares, 28, of Leonardtown has been charged through a summons with theft offenses in court papers alleging he stole $1,171 last month from the California's Place restaurant, where the owner reported that two checks taken from a desk drawer were forged and cashed at a bank.
Patrick P. Kleinclaus, the owner of the business, told police that the suspect was employed there as a chef, and that its office is near the kitchen, according to court papers filed by Trooper S. M. DiTito of the Maryland State Police.


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The U.S. government panel in charge of setting recommended daily intake levels for vitamins recently announced an increase in vitamin D recommendations for all populations in North America. Specifically, the Institute of Medicine report advocated a doubling of vitamin D intake for infants (to 400 IU), a tripling of vitamin D intake for those between ages 1 and 50 (to 600 IU), a 50 percent hike in those ages 51 to 70 (to 600 IU), and a 33 percent increase for those older than 71 years old (to 800 IU). Several major news outlets, however, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, confused the issue by claiming that the report actually questioned the necessity for extra vitamin D. (For more on the debate, visit NPI Center.) Here, Dr. Brad Jacobs, MD and Chair of Pharmaca's Integrative Health Advisory Board, weighs in on the sunshine vitamin. Dr. Jacobs, is the former founding medical director and Endowed Chair of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine Clinical Programs at University of California - San Francisco. People who take regular doses of vitamin D have a significantly lower risk of dying early than those who do not use supplements.
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