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NZ Road Code Test Questions, Practice Online and Pass the Learner Licence Theory Test Easily
Latest News @ nzdriving.com About New Zealand Road Code Test Online Practice
1. New Give Way Rules Updated to the Road Code - 26 Mar 12
Two of the give way rules have been changed and came into effect since 25 March 2012, and those changes have been updated to the online road code at this website.
The new give way rules will affect all drivers, riders, pedestrians and cyclists. Make sure you know the new rules before sitting for the road code test.
details can be found at : http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/around-nz/road-user-rule.html
2. Timer for New Zealand Driving Theory Test Simulator - 03 Apr 11
A timer has been added to the road code test simulator, users will be able to keep track of how much time is left while doing the NZ road code practice online.
3. NZ Road Code Quiz Question Explanation - 12 Feb 11
Explanation has been added to some of the questions, and we hope it will help users to quickly grasp and learn those road code theory behind while doing practice online.
We try to keep them simple, sharp and to the point of New Zealand road code, however omissions could still exist, if you noticed any irrelevant points or mistakes, do let us know.
4. Random Road Code Quiz Questions, News and Members - 15 Mar 10
You might have noticed that there are three small boxes located at the top of every page now at nzdriving.com - the online NZ road code quiz web portal.
Yes, these are some updates we have just made to this online road code test system.
A random NZ Road Code Quiz question which has a picture associated with it will be generated every time you refresh the page.
Another box show the latest news about nzdriving.com.
The last box just cheers our members up after they registered with this online road code quiz community when preparing for their driving licence test online.
5. Hazard Perception Practice Online - 01 Mar 10
We have just included a new channel - the hazard perception practice - into the system.
currently there is one video clip for you to have some practice, we are planning to have more hazard perception videos in the coming future.
6. NZ Road Code Quiz - Driving Theory Online - 10 Jan 10
NZ Road Code Test - the Driving Theory Quiz is online now.
Click on the THEORY button on the top navigation bar, you can browse through the online road code and study it as you like when preparing for your learner license theory test (NZ Road Code Test).
7. Save Highway Code Test Session and Resume Practice Later - 27 Dec 09
A new feature has just been introduced to this online Highway code test practice system.
You may save a test session at any time when you are using the test engine, especially when you don't have the time to finish many questions at one go.
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Impact8 fast-tracks high-potential social ventures to a greater stage of investment readiness, helping them attract financing to scale their impact.
Impact8 is open to ventures from any sector from across Canada and will run in the fall from September through November 2015.
About Impact8
Impact8 is an investment-readiness program supporting high-impact ventures with blended value propositions: social enterprises or social purpose businesses generating positive social or environmental impact and compelling financial returns. The program brings cohorts of eight ventures together for eight weeks of programming, culminating in an investor and stakeholder pitch event, Demo Day.
Developed by the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, Impact8 leverages the skills and expertise of MaRS and its partners to deliver targeted workshops, one-to-one advisory services, mentorship, peer learning, investor introductions and presentation opportunities. Key contributing partners to Impact8 content and advisory services include RBC, TMX Group, KPMG, Virgin Unite, BDC, Norton Rose Fulbright, National Equicom and Clarkhuot.
The curriculum is tailored for each cohort and is focused on preparing ventures to raise capital and integrate impact into their performance measurement. Interactive workshops encourage ventures to revisit business models, customer segmentation and value proposition, finance fundamentals (emphasis on forecasting and valuations), marketing and communications, legal and governance structures (including corporate and capital structures, and IP).
Impact8 will be adapted for the Québec market by leveraging its partnership with l'Esplanade and other key organizations to deliver the same value for the first cohort of Impact8 Québec.
Impact8 graduates will be eligible to become SVX issuers, and where appropriate, to be considered by the Impact Venture Fund. One peer-selected winner from each cohort will receive an operational grant from the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing.
"Impact8 gave us the tools and connections to refine all aspects of our ventures, specifically in defining the social and economic value we deliver. We have now higher confidence when talking investors and funders. The introductions and events done by the Centre for Impact Investment have had a direct impact in our growth and media exposure. We would encourage any impact venture to join the program." Mauricio Meza, Komodo Open Lab (Cohort 2)
"Impact8 provided amazing access to resources and workshops that were essential in accelerating our growth. Sessions, mentoring and the connections to other social entrepreneurs provided us time to reflect on growth plans, refine our offering, and perfect our pitch and value proposition. We have now scaled improved energy access to over 30,000 people! A big thanks to Impact8 for helping us achieve this!" – Jason Gray, SunFarmer (Cohort 1)
Who Should Apply?
Impact8 seeks to accelerate startups that have achieved product validation and are seeking investment to grow their enterprise and scale their impact. While Impact8 is conducted in Toronto and Montréal, these two cohorts are open to ventures from across Canada, from any sector!
- Canadian incorporated for-profit, not for-profit or cooperative organization
- Minimum one-year operational history
- Existing revenue or customers
- Strong understanding of operational, financial and strategic plans
- Evidence of relevant expertise within management/officers and directors
- Demonstrable, measurable impact in target outcome areas
- Participants must work full-time on their venture and should be raising or planning to raise investment capital within the next 6-12 months.
The programs will run from mid-September-November, and will include in-person workshops, complemented by one-to-one advisory from service providers and mentors, and culminate in an investor and stakeholder presentation event, Demo Day. Impact8 Ontario includes bi-weekly programming while Impact8 Québec includes weekly programming. Participants must be available and in Toronto or Montréal respectively for in-person programming.
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The deadline for Impact8 Ontario has been extended until August 7th! Apply here! Applications are now closed for Impact8 Québec.
Mentorship is a key component of social venture development. For more on our mentorship process, click here. If you are an individual with strong experience within your sector, entrepreneurship or in finance/ investment, and would be interested in working with high-impact social entrepreneurs, please write us a brief note to express your interest.
Pour Impact8 Québec, contactez Louise (email@example.com). For Impact 8 Ontario, contact Marie (email@example.com).

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Written on: 28/05/2016 by Garrun (1 review written)
Bought a three piece suite under three years ago,which now looks like a twenty five year old suite.Leather is all peeling and fracked as well as springs broken.On making contact we were told the guarantee only applied to the frame.We are a retired couple so very little use,so I assume a family with this suite would now be spotting on rags… Read Full Review
Written on: 07/05/2016
Ordered a sofa on 20th April based on it being in stock and paid an additional £80 for a two man delivery within 7 days. Never heard anything back so contacted them on 26th April to confirm delivery the following day. The chap on the phone was clueless and stated he would get a manager to call me back. The call never arrived. Instead I received an email stating the item was not in stock, was discontinued and should not have been on the website. I requested a call, but again never received… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/12/2015 by MRashid (1 review written)
Just finished speaking to Leather Sofa World about rips and wearing away of leather in all three of our recliner 2 x 3 seater and 1 armchair. Contour Espresso Brown is the set we bought. We have only these for 8 months and all have ripped from the arm cushions. When calling leather sofa world they said it is not a manufacturers error and gave a lame excuse that all three sofa must have been pulled from the arm cushions to rip. I can understand that excuse for one sofa but for all three?????… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/12/2015 by SMR3 (1 review written)
Rang up last Saturday enquiring about the Valencia corner sofa, I had looked everywhere else to find this style, problem was it was too far to go to view, so on the reassurance of the salesman, I nervously purchased it! But was promised a refund if I was not satisfied. They were extremely helpful, delivery was surprisingly cheap, & bonus, the guys put the whole unit together & took my old sofa away! Love it! Style is amazing & it is all I hoped it would be! Quality & quantity!& delivered within… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/11/2015 by cxKelley302 (1 review written)
Ordered in the Sunday and suite delivered on the Friday when they rang to say they had a spare delivery slot which i accepted. Delivery guys helpful and friendly, offered to unpack it all for me but i wasn,t ready yet due to the early delivery date. Unpacked it yesterday and all seems okay. Have to say that there are no problems with the suite that we have noticed and if that remains the case, then this is a fantastic suite for a really, really good price. No damage at all, it is better than… Read Full Review
Written on: 06/10/2015 by bobbobby (1 review written)
Do not buy from these. They advertise leather but you may get plastic. By the time you realise it, they've gone into liquidation and changed hands only to continue trading under the same name with the same people working there so don't expect any guarantees to be honoured… Read Full Review
Written on: 16/05/2015 by DaveBaker1 (3 reviews written)
I love their selection and the quality. very cool store!… Read Full Review
Written on: 05/05/2015
Ordered a set of 2, 3-seater sofas from Leather Sofa World mid-December 2014 -paying £75 for a 2-person delivery because they were being delivered to a residential address. In January, the sofas arrived on a pallet in a truck with just the truck driver. The driver offered to machine-lift the sofas from the truck and leave them on the street (the recipient is obviously elderly). When this 'offer' was politely declined, the driver explained that despite the delivery fee instructions the sofas… Read Full Review
Written on: 24/04/2015 by n_mac (1 review written)
well I ordered my Jordan 3+1+1 recliner set and I was happy with the price,and price of delivery,was gonna cost me 132 bucks to deliver it to the as.s end of nowhere where I stay which is cheap,had a wee technical problem and turns out leather sofa world had to pay about £160 extra out there own pocket which was pretty good,i knew it would take a wee bit longer the delivery but I was reading all these bad reviews and it put the fear in me(turns out the bad reviews were probably a pile of… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/03/2015 by Keating1976 (1 review written)
Just got delivery of my Valencia Corner Sofa this weekend after ordering it just a couple of weeks ago. I looked at lots of sofas before ordering and was very much in two minds about odering from this company after reading some of the reviews.The customer service over the phone;;price and look swayed me.Im really pleased I took the risk now with only seeing the sofa online first.It looks identical to photos and certainly at this stage appears a really good and well made piece of furniture. The… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/12/2014 by Masontd325 (1 review written)
My new sofa is really comfortable to sit on and looks really good in my room. I was worried off buying it off line but I made the right choice… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/12/2014 by GordonHuffman67 (1 review written)
I love my new sofa. It's very stylish and the colour is a bright red. The leather is really nice and comfortable and it reclines smoothly. Over all great price amazing service and brilliant sofa… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/12/2014 by CamilleWhitehead392 (1 review written)
I was looking everywhere for a sofa and to get it before Christmas as it was a present. All the other places I looked at wasn't going to delivery till after Christmas. So I asked the staff here and they said I could have it in 2 weeks which I did. I'm so happy with the service I got, Id recommend them to anyone!… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/12/2014 by Waltonau425 (1 review written)
I am amazed that I got my sofa before Xmas. All the staff were really helpful and friendly and they gave me loads of advice. The drivers were really nice and they were very careful getting my sofa in my living room… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/11/2014 by 202McKee (1 review written)
I am really pleased on how my order went. I looked online first then took a trip to the showroom. All the staff were really friendly and helpful. The delivery was on time and very one as been really helpful… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/11/2014 by Violet87 (1 review written)
Pleased with finish and its comfortable. Looks as good in flesh as it does in the photos which makes a change… Read Full Review
Written on: 28/11/2014 by Damien454 (1 review written)
Great service. Delivery arrived on time. The guys who put my sofa together were polite and efficient. Removed all packaging. Really happy with produce and would recommend to anyone… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/11/2014 by JaydaSanchez405 (1 review written)
Huge amount of options available and at a great price. Service always polite and helpful, were more than happy to support moving deliver dates… Read Full Review
Written on: 30/10/2014 by Donovan443 (1 review written)
First class service, responsive and everything came on time and to the high standard we experienced last time we used Leather sofa world. Absolutely no hesitation in recommending this great customer service led company… Read Full Review
Written on: 30/10/2014 by yjLeblanc220 (1 review written)
We are delighted with every aspect of the website was easy to navigate and we enjoyed seeing our colour selections on our selected sofa. Our order was easy to place and the delivery process was as smooth and efficient as the other reviews claim… Read Full Review
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This guy is so amazing; what a shaf!
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Bonaire Exclusive Bungalows offers you a width variety of accommodations. All bungalows are located on the Bonaire Exclusive Bungalow Park in Kralendijk. Kralendijk is the main village on Bonaire.
The bungalows are on walking distance from the promenade with its bars, shops and restaurants (200 meters/600 feet). The nearest beach is located no more than 500 meters from the park. The park has its own private entrance and is very quiet. All bungalows have a private garden with lots of privacy. The Bonaire Exclusive Bungalow park is situated on the outskirts of the town of Kralendijk and has a free swimming pool for its residents and their guests.
Availability: Ask one of our employees for availability.
The condo did not look like the pictures on the site, it had two twin beds that were pushed together to make a queen. There was no tub provided to rinse our scuba gear just a hose. The kitchen was functional however there were no screens on the windows nor a screen on the front door, I am allergic to mosquitos which there were plenty of so we had to have the windows and door closed so I wouldnt get bitten and when I cooked the condo became unbearably hot. The furniture in living area was very uncomfortable the cushions kept on slipping out from under you, and they were covered in sand from the previous guests. The television was miniscule, now when I go on dive vacations I like to dive all day however at night I do like to relax with a glass of wine or a beer and watch some television. The bathroom was really large however there was no storage for bathroom amenities available so everything was on the floor. The shower head was somehow broken and kept on spraying the window so we had to use some rope and tie it so it would point straight. The towels provided were very small and we were informed we would have free ride to and from the airport but we were charged 60$ to get taken back to the airport! we paid for the car for 8 days and it was taken from us on day 7. I love bonaire and I had a great time when I was there but it was not because I stayed in a nice place!
Kralendijk is the capital city and main port of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands. The language spoken in the town is Papiamento, but Dutch and English are widely used. In Dutch, Kralendijk means 'coral reef' or 'coral dike'. The Papiamentu name for the town is Playa or 'beach'. As of 2006, the town had a population of 3,061.
Off the coast of Kralendijk lies the uninhabited island of Klein Bonaire, a diving and snorkeling paradise. This small island can be reached by water taxi, or, for divers, by practically all of the local dive operators.
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Amigo Sauna
The Amigo Sauna is a very Clean and friendly place!
But I, who has visited ONE time, and I will NEVER again be going there, nor will I ever recommend it to any ONE! On till the smoking is totally band on the premises!
The Stars are VERY narrow and steppe, in the 3 story building! If there war a fire, the STAMPID that would follow, Ppl fowling over each other, would block off the way out. In my opinions the death toll would be very high if there was a fire!
I can't comprehend; that the Proprietors of the Sauna, permit smoking in ALL part of this 3 story building that are mostly made of wood! Much of the area is narrow dark places, yet men are smoking thru out the place!
Not just it is VERY unhealthy for ALL that non-smokers, and the smokers the like, but also it is so VERY DENGERUS!!!!
I can't forget the May 25, 1977 Fire from I was one of the lucky one's that escaped the fire that was cousd by jus one carless smoker in a BRICK building, that has killed 9 Ppl and has seriously injured many-many more!!!
Please see below, and avoid this Sauna till you are sure you are in a safe place!
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_bathhouseGay bathhouses, also known as gay saunas or steam baths, are commercial spaces for men to ... It was damaged by fir from a carless smoker on May 25, 1977, when nine men died and several others were seriously injured.


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The resort is located in the northern side of Cannon Beach. A very good choice for families. The property is also pet friendly.
Everything was perfect. From our phone reservation experience (the hotel staff guided us online so we can get an idea of our room location and view) to the check in and out process. We enjoyed the many amenities at Surfsand Resort. Our room suite had an amazing view of Haystack rock and the pacific Ocean . The beach was only a few steps away and the resort had a fabulous deck on the beach and cabana service. A nice added perk was freshly baked cookies, fresh popcorn, and ice cream social gathering on Saturdays. There was a pool, hot tub, and fitness centre. The pool and hot tube is open till midnight (10pm to 12pm adults only).
In the evening they've even set up a beach campfire along with marshmallows. Staff have always been friendly and hospitable. We truly enjoyed our stay.
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Historical Traveler Reviews Hotel Garni Regina Gössweinstein
Depressing - Don't Go!
This was by far the worst "Ocean Front" room in which I have ever stayed.
Depressing is the most accurate description of room 104, and probably all the rooms on the lower level. At $200 per night plus tax and no breakfast, this outrageously overpriced basement unit was enough to send me packing! I am sure the upper levels must be nicer, but buyer beware! You could technically see the ocean from the room, but the windows are high in the wall and at ground level to a public deck where people are always walking by and children peeking in...
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We liked it
We stayed one night in a stand alone cottage. The kids has a separate bedroom with two twin beds. Our bedroom was small with a double bed, even though it was advertised as queen. Also had full kitchen and living room. We didn't have a view of the ocean, but it was just a short walk to Haystack Rock. Dinner and breakfast in Wayfarer Restaurant were excellent.
The Best View Hotel Room I Can Remember
I spent this past Father's Day Weekend at the Surfsand Resort and absolutely loved the hotel (as did our dog!). The friendly staff and reservationists--who gave incredible detail about the view (or lack thereof) for the room you are booking--were indeed a sign of good things to come.
We had an ocean room view with balcony. Lying on the bed, you are directly facing the ocean--a beautiful wide beach with a small tributary running across it to meet the water. Our room was on the first floor, which meant a very quick walk to the ocean.
We notified the hotel we were brigning our pet (the pet fee was $12 extra per night). We were greeted with a high quality dog bed that our little guy just loved, dog towels, and waste bags.
A fanastic experience overall--my only complaint is that the beds were too soft and we woke up with achy backs.
We enjoyed good meals at Gower St. Bistro and Cafe Mango.
A vacation to remember
We spent the week of the 4th of July at the Surfasand last year (yes, this review is long over-due). We had such a great time! I had never been to Oregon so I was not really ready for a "chilly" beach vacation, but we did have some warmer days when the sun peeked out & it was great. The 4th of July celebration at the resort & throughout town was fabulous. There were face painters at the resort, kids games and a hot dog roast. On another night we did indulge in a camp fire on the beach with a marshmellow roast. This was great fun for us & our children and we have wonderful sunset pictures from this night. I would agree that the ocean front rooms had great views, but there is a lot of activity on the beach so if you were needing some quiet (toddlers napping or early to bed, quiet time for you), I personally do not this this would not be the best location room wise. But if you didn't mind contstant activity & some noise, you would enjoy it. We were in the building that was next to the lobby and had a "peak" view. We enjoyed this quieter location & would opt for it again. If I was going back to Cannon Beach we would definitely stay here again. We also had a small kitchen & stocked up on breakfast & lunch foods so we only ate out at dinner time. We enjoyed all of the restaurants in town that we ate at. On a side note - the lobby did have a pc that we could use to check email at the activity desk, they just prefer it to be in the morning or evening when the activity coordinator was not working. My husband did need to check in with work a few times and he enjoyed this convenience of checking email w/o having to bring his own laptop. We also saw a wedding one day & it was done beautifully. They had a huge bonfire the night before after the rehersal dinner and the wedding was just well done & very beautiful.
A Great Destination
We have visited the Surfsand Resort & Cannon Beach periodically since the early 1980's. Back when the then three story ocean front motel building and the pool building were the only structures there. Vehicles were allowed on the beach then and you could drive down to the sand on the access next to the restaurant. The fireplaces burned wood, which was stocked in the wood boxes by the unit entry doors by the management. We are always impressed what a clean well maintained and managed resort motel the Surfand is. Our favorite rooms were the Ocean Front Suites with their well supplied kitchens. In a few days we are staying in one of the 4th floor jacuzzu rooms. The setting is absolutely beautiful on the beach with its stunning view of Haystack Rock. We recommend this resort to anyone who wishes to get away to a beautiful relaxing place. And yes, it is spendy, but well worth it.
It's a great alternative to flying these days. No security, no running through airports, no lame exuses from the airlines, just a great place.
Happily Married at the Surfsand!
We just got married at the Surfsand resort in cannon beach! What a great start to our lives together.... We had thrown all of our plans out the window because of family, ended up at the Surfsand and had a very romantic stay that included getting married at Ecola State Park!
The staff at the Surfsand arranged for everything on the spur of the moment including a very nice ocean front room on the top floor. The two person jacuzzi fit two quite nicely... We purchased a package that included champange, flowers, fudge, and breakfast in bed! The rates were reasonable (even for us Canadians). It would be tough to get farther from Cannon Beach as we are, but we intend to spend as many anniversaries as we can at this resort.
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My family and I just finished a vacation to remember at the Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach. The location of the hotel was perfect, fantastic views of the Ocean and Haystack Rock. The really great feature of the hotel is how family friendly the staff is. Down on the beach, they have attendants to take care of all of our needs. They set up wind breaks , brought beach toys, and started a bonfire for us in the evening. My 4 year old son and 7 year old daughter really tried to wear the beach attendants out by playing with them while my wife and I sat on the beach reading. The staff at the hotel created a wonderful experience for our much needed family vacation!
A+ for Romance!
We stayed in an oceanfront jacuzzi room on the top floor and it was so incredible that we called and booked an additional night. Private balcony, fireplace, jacuzzi for two in the huge bathroom, and a large room with a great bed made for a perfect 3 night stay. In addition, the staff was friendly and helpful and the room was so clean it sparkled.
Add to that the amazing fact that there were actually enough towels provided to both jacuzzi and shower without having to call down for more and you can see why we'll go back again and again. It's definitely pricey, but oh-so worth it!!!!
My back still hurts...
We stayed here just one night. If you don't get an ocean-front room, you may be in for a nasty surprise. Our room featured the most worn-out bed I have ever encountered in a hotel room. I complained at the front desk the next morning, and their response was "Awwww..."My back still hurts thinking about that awful bed in that no-view room.
It is my sincere hope that you will stop in on your next visit to Cannon Beach so Chad Sweet, General Manager, or I can give you a personal tour of the new Surfsand Resort and all of the improved and unique amenities our property has to offer.
Stephanie Snyder - Owner
We just enjoyed a week in heavenly Cannon Beach at the Surf and Sand Resort. The resort is right on the beach (no stairs like Hallmark and not way down south like Tolovana). It offers commanding views of Haystack Rock and is just within walking distance to downtown. The staff is the friendliest and most helpful we've ever encountered. They offer a very clean indoor pool and hot tub, crafts for kids, board games, honeymoon packages, ice cream socials and bonfires to create a real community feeling for families. They go out of their way to accommodate your pets as well. The cost is on the high side, which is commensurate with its incredible location. We stayed in two different rooms. First, a one-bedroom oceanfront suite with balcony. The bedroom had no view and everyone wanted to sleep in the living room. The second was an oceanfront studio which we adored. Everything was in one room, a bigger bathroom, no balcony but we crawled out our window right onto the beach deck. Oceanfronts can be noisy in summer as everyone is walking right by your room to the beach. The adjacent Wayfarer restaurant is expensive but has reasonably priced offerings mixed in and is quite gourmet, especially the dessert tray! Tamara
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Some weeks ago, during Glee's Season 3 premiere, Sam Evans was ejected into the dark, Glee-less void with a single line of dialogue. This came after a tumultuous summer of will-Glee-or-won't-Glee negotiations: Chord Overstreet, the actor who played Sam, was rumored to have been passed over for series regular status. Hurt and confused, Overstreet allegedly chose to leave the hit Fox series to "work on his music." And the fans were not pleased! They said so, on various internet blogspots! Entire Trapper Keeper covers were transformed into inky shrines, dedicated to Sam's memory.
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When I first came back to Del Norte in 1980 the Warrior Bench, which was the Athletic Booster Club at the time, sponsored a program honoring players from 1950 to 1959.
It was a group selected by retired Warrior Coach Tex Gatlin that would have been his dream team if he could have had them all together on one team. Since Tex coached the Warriors during that 10-year period he had the privilege of coaching all those players. It was called the "Dream Team of the '50s."
I suspect most coaches like to look back at young men they have coached and wonder what it would be like to have those players that were gifted with special athletic talents on one team. I know I have. I look back with respect at every young man that I have had the privilege of coaching, but some by the very talents they possessed to play a certain position made them stand out.
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NEW ORLEANS -- It was late Thursday night deep inside the Superdome, and Saints linebacker (and former Flem File subject) Scott Fujita was showing off iPhone pictures of his kids when the notion just kind of struck him right between the eyes: It's really happening, there's actually another hurricane bearing down on this still-ravaged town.
With his parenting instincts kicked into overdrive by the photos, Fujita lowered his phone in midscreen wave. Startled a bit, he explained that the Saints were evacuating for Indianapolis on Saturday and that he really needed to get home to help his family prepare for their own escape from New Orleans. We shook hands. And he marched purposefully toward the exit.
I walked back into the Saints' locker room and everyone else had that similar kind of look on their faces. Stuck in town until Saturday afternoon, I would see that look all over New Orleans in the ominous days leading up to Gustav's arrival: Cajun heart and determination mixed with an almost palpable here-we-go-again fragility and weariness.
There are still 14 players on the Saints who were part of the team that evacuated to Texas in 2005. I followed the team to San Antonio. It was as emotionally draining an assignment I've ever been on because of the powerful fluctuating waves of anger, anguish, helplessness and hope. With thousands of residents sheltered nearby, the Saints were living out of hotels, busing to practice at high school fields, all the while knowing that most of their homes were destroyed, under water or being looted. Somehow, though, the Saints held it together for what has to be the most successful 3-13 season in the history of sports.
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When you're a veteran of Katrina like Scott Fujita, you don't take any storm lightly.
With a new resolve, $200 million in repairs to the Superdome, and a camaraderie forged by Katrina, the next year the Saints made it to the NFC Championship Game. And I'll never forget the way Fujita and his teammates described that season. They said that in 25 years when all those players were sitting around at some NFL alumni reunion, with potbellies and creaky knees, the one thing they'd talk about was the transcendent nature of that post-Katrina season when a football team helped restore the soul of a city.
Even late on Friday, the newbies on the 2008 team, guys like Jeremy Shockey, were still hoping that somehow the storm would die down or make some miraculous turn and miss the region. Trying to look on the bright side of things, a suddenly mature and thoughtful Shockey even wondered out loud if it wouldn't actually be a good thing for the Saints to jet to Indy for a week and sequester themselves in preparation for the season opener against the Bucs.
"This is my home now -- I love this city," Shockey told me. "And this team, no matter what happens, we're gonna ride this out and come back and give this place something to cheer for. Big-time."
The team left for Indy the next day. Just in time, I think, because the minute the storm turned up into the Gulf of Mexico, something changed in New Orleans. It was visceral and real. Not quite panic, but close. When I walked to breakfast on Canal Street, workers were casually putting sandbags in doorways and boarding up the storefront windows. People were joking about ordering Hurricanes for breakfast. The mood was still light and pure Big Easy -- and then, about an hour later, the streets emptied and a brigade of camo'ed Humvees roared by, and by the time I paid my bill, full troops of National Guardsmen carrying rifles were marching by on the sidewalk.
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The streets emptied as the mayor told residents and tourists to leave the city.
By the time I got back to my hotel near Poydras, the mayor had begun calling for an evacuation, and the note in the lobby, just past the boarded-up front door, said the building would be closed in 45 minutes. I turned on the TV in my room just in time to hear that they were cutting off all alcohol sales in the area. In a laid-back party town -- where fully loaded, multitiered street bars seem to pop up on every street corner the first time a football comes out or a jazz trumpet blares -- that's the equivalent of an air-raid siren.
Eight minutes later I was in my car. The bellhop didn't say goodbye, I noticed. He said, "Good luck."
At this point the highways were already jam-packed and bumper-to-bumper, so I took the equivalent of side streets through the heart of town to get to the airport. It was a bizarre, strange trip, indeed. On the radio, mayor Ray Nagin opened his press conference by saying, "My message today is to the tourists -- it's time for you to leave our city."
Sand bag stations for Gustav were set up next to buildings still being rebuilt from Katrina. Long lines snaked around gas stations and into the streets. There was an eerie emptiness to the place and a strong police presence, including soldiers with machine guns standing under a tent at the airport. In one neighborhood, everyone seemed to be packing in a panic, racing around, boarding up, screaming, running, and in the middle of all this four guys sat in lawn chairs, drinking beers and washing their cars. It actually made me say out loud in my car: "You gotta love this town."
Just a few miles from the airport, I passed the massive staging area in the parking lot of the Zephyrs' stadium where hundreds of buses were perfectly lined up, manned by volunteers with giant stacks of water, food and supplies waiting for the needy and ready for the evacuation.
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Hotels and business stacked up sand bags in preparation of Gustav.
And that's when it hit me: This time around the Saints and their city were prepared, organized and resourceful. This time around the infrastructure held. This time around the policies worked. This time around we managed the storm rather than the other way around. This time around the city was saved by a plan, not pity.
Yes, I know, it was a different storm and wholly different circumstances. But this time around, instead of a year, the Saints and their fans will be back in six days. No matter how you look at it, that's progress.
And I can't think of a better reason to celebrate the beginning of the NFL season.
Over the years, every time I was dispatched to Cincinnati to do a story on the Bengals, the first guy I always talked to was Pro Bowl right tackle Willie Anderson, the one pillar of professionalism and consistency in what has been, for the better part of almost two decades, a directionless, moribund mess of a franchise. Anderson, though, was always thoughtful and honest with his insight (even on the tough and ugly stories) and always gracious with his time, and at the end of our talks he always asked me when I was gonna come to town to ask other people about him for a change. It actually became something of a running joke. I always promised I would, mainly because it struck me as an odd juxtaposition that one of the game's most consistent, professional players actually played for the Bengals, and one could argue that Anderson's stellar career was completely eclipsed by the team's losing and off-field problems.
This week the Bengals cut Anderson. Now, I'm well aware of the brutal reality of this game. That after starting 116 consecutive games, Anderson missed nine games last season with knee and foot injures and, now as a backup, the remaining $1.15 million owed to him (after a $2 million roster bonus) was just too much for the Bengals to carry. I swear, though, sometimes I think owner Mike Brown is cognitively dyslexic: Whenever he should think with his brain he goes with his heart, and whenever he should act on gut he goes with his wallet. I mean, just when you think this franchise can't sink any lower its signs someone like Chris Henry, and a week later cuts a class act and stabilizing presence like Anderson.
I never made good on my promise to feature Anderson. So, technically, I'm just as bad as the Bengals: We both just turned our back on one of the good guys in this sport. Fans of the game shouldn't make the same mistake.
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The Flem File has been saying this for years: You should laugh at everything.
What are your thoughts on the psychological benefits of humor in a sport like football?
Levity puts people at ease and they're better able to perform their tasks. Imagine the mental edge a player has when he's loose and laughing and "talking." That level of relaxation not only gives the player a physical edge, but mentally stymies an opponent. "What's so funny?" they're thinking. "He doesn't seem worried at all. Why isn't he taking this seriously?" It implies a degree of confidence. The reason you knock down that ridiculous half-court left-handed hook shot playing H-O-R-S-E or, in practice, a place-kicker cracks 50-plus-yarders again and again and again is because they're relaxed. Every skill-position player understands the need to loosen up. Laughter and fun are the quickest ways to diffuse tension and calm pregame jitters, shakes and nausea.
Does humor, levity, laughing actually improve job performance? If so, how?
In a timeout huddle with the coach, after he's barked out instructions and drawn up some X's and O's, you sometimes hear them say, "Get out there and have fun." Fun? This is a billion-dollar business, we can't afford to have fun! But a great coach knows that if his players truly have fun, they'll be at their best. Employees in all industries are more likely to go above and beyond for a boss that allows and even encourages humor among the ranks.
There seems to be a strong gallows-type humor in the NFL, especially during training camp. Why is that? Why does suffering and pain and pressure create humor? Is it the same way in other tough/dangerous jobs, meaning, are coal miners and prison guards really funny?
In medieval times it is said that the court jester was sent out before a battle to try to get both sides laughing and diffuse the gravity of the moment. Often the two sides would simply call it off for the day because no one was in the mood to disembowel each other. Come on, how can you garotte a bloke while you're wheezing with laughter? It's the incongruence. Same thing with prison jobs, bomb diffusers and NFL training campers ... you look for an emotional place opposite to that of your circumstances and seek comfort there. Rather than wallow in the pain and misery, you take yourself somewhere else with some levity.
Is a locker room like an office (just with smaller cubicles), and in that environment do you need a few designated funny guys? You've got your brains, your leaders, your tough guys -- in the model of team chemistry where does the "funny guy" rank in importance?
In the business world, you will actually find some employees who are more valuable for who they ARE than for what they DO. Great leaders grasp this concept. Team morale, game IQ, work ethic, team mentality are those intangibles coaches are looking for in an athlete. But the key is "athlete." At the end of the day, talent, strength, speed and good hands will help you keep your job. But when those tangibles begin to fade a little, the player that's developed a sense of perspective and levity can still be a valued asset.
A lot of the humor in the NFL is, shall we say, less than sophisticated -- any thoughts on why?
It's a kids' game, being played by adults full time as a job. All pro sports are, really. How do you wake up each morning as a 32-year-old father of three and put on a jockstrap and a jersey and go scream and yell and throw your body around in a park playing with a ball and justify it all? Sure, the money's good, but ... what're you gonna do when you grow up? Who cares, right? For now, you're still a kid, playing a kid game, and so if you're humor's a little sophomoric, well, it's all part and parcel.
David Fleming
Is that the air conditioning making that noise, or is that Jason Voorhees' theme song?
There is no better assignment in this biz than one that takes you to New Orleans. Really, the only hard part of covering the always-interesting Saints is the final 30 yards before entering the Superdome where the creepy, subterranean concrete cave of a media entrance can sometimes remind you of a bad dream or a scene from a George Romero film. (Also: Notice here how the artist accentuates that feeling of hopelessness by perfectly contrasting the dark and light shades of the garage to push the infinite horizon ethos of the structure.) Actually, uh, I think it's the sign. It's too "Scary Movie 2" kind of obvious, isn't it? It's too "come on in, my dog doesn't bite ... I swear." I always figure I'm about to get jacked by a guy with a sack full of nickels when I turn the corner, or I'll fall through some trapdoor into some dark horrible abyss, or worse, the press box of an MLS game.
New Orleans Observation No. 1: Bumper sticker of the car in front of me on I-10 headed into New Orleans: Make Levees Not War.
NOON2: It doesn't give me a great sense of comfort when weathermen refer to the computer-projected path of a storm as "the cone of error."
NOON3: A family friend of ours traveled the world this summer and came home with, what I think, could be our next great catchphrase. If you'll remember a few years ago, thanks to FlemFile Nation, Adalius Thomas had quite a bit of success with the phrase "Yo dog, hit these tots!" This one also has real potential. Apparently, some of the foreign college students our friend studied with used the almost-English phrase: "I gots the poops" to explain when they needed to use the bathroom.
In the catchphrase business, this is gold, people. Fumbled kickoff in overtime? That guy gots the poops. My beloved RedHawks taking on Michigan this week? Oh, I hope the Wolverines gots the poops. Hate mail from readers? That really gives me the poops, you know? Buddy misses an easy putt? What, you gots the poops?
Go ahead, try it. It's fun.
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They're not booing you Ricky, they're saying ... actually they're totally booing you.
NOON4: They booed Dolphins back and former Saint Ricky Williams on his first carry, but just a little bit. Remember, hate is not the opposite of love -- it's indifference. The real hissing was saved for the poor weatherman dude who did a report on Gustav on the JumboTron. At one point in the game, recent Jet Chad Pennington handed off to former Saint and CFL'er Williams, who was then tackled by a former Packers holdout, corner Mike McKenzie. Except for a very select few players, the NFL is a mercenary league.
NOON5: Sorry, but by the way, did you know there are 42 players named Williams in the NFL? That's almost 2.5 percent of the league. So if you ever gag in the late rounds of your fantasy draft just say: "coughrrrWilliams," and the eager-beaver dork in the corner who has already done 27 full, computer-simulated drafts (more than likely he's also the guy who tries to invent his own nickname ... "My name is Lance but everybody pretty much calls me T-Bone") will shout out the best possible remaining Williams. You're welcome.
NOON6: Saw a dude with a goatee trimmed to look like the Saints' fleur-de-lis logo. These are my favorite things in the whole world, stuff that is so weak it actually circles back around on itself and becomes strong. Count Chocula is one. Vision Quest is another. Katy Perry, as well.
NOON7: When the peewee flag football Pontiff Playground Chargers were lined up on the Superdome field before the game, the one guy they kept turning around to try to sneak a peek at was Jeremy Shockey who, recognizing this, walked over and shook hands with the team.
NOON8: The last NFL preseason game has become the equivalent of a union slowdown. Sick of the fake games and endless preseason potential for injuries and, perhaps, pushing back on Roger Goodell's suggestion about extending the regular season by two games, coaches have started sitting nearly all their starters in late August. The only real chance for fans to get their money's worth is to watch desperate, angry dudes trying to secure, grab or just solidify roster spots, like Miami fullback Reagan Mauia who, on a play near the goal line in the first half, drove Saints corner Aaron Glenn 12 yards backward and out of bounds where he pancaked him so hard his helmet popped off like a champagne cork.
THIS COLUMN WRITTEN WHILE LISTENING TO: The Housemartins and the "Into the Wild" sound track.
David Fleming is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and the author of the memoir "Noah's Rainbow" and "Breaker Boys: The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship," which has been optioned as a movie. The Flem File will run each Wednesday during the NFL season.


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Simon is back with the Ravens but with the practice squad.
2013 fourth-round pick John Simon was surprisingly waived on Saturday, when the Ravens had to trim their roster down to 53 players.
By Sunday, he'd cleared waivers and decided to come back to the franchise as he signed a practice squad contract. The organization announced nine players have signed practice squad deals, with one spot remaining on the group. The players on the practice squad are Simon, running back Fitzgerald Toussaint, offensive lineman Ryan Jensen, tight end Phillip Supernaw, quarterback Keith Wenning, cornerback Tramain Jacobs, nose tackle AJ Pataiali'i, cornerback Deji Olatoye and defensive tackle Jamie Meder.
All nine of these players were with the Ravens during the preseason. Jensen, like Simon, was on the 53-man roster a year ago as a part of the 2013 draft class.
The Ravens appear to have at least one more move to make before they fill out the 10th practice squad.
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A5 road (Northern Ireland)
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|Major junctions
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A2 in Derry
A38 in Strabane
B46 to Plumbridge
A32 in Omagh
A4 in BallygawleyN2 in County Monaghan
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The A5 is a major primary route in Northern Ireland. It travels through County Londonderry and County Tyrone, commencing in the city of Derry, passing the large towns of Strabane and Omagh before it meets the N2 across the border in the Republic of Ireland towards the final destination of Dublin.
The A5 starts at a crossroads in Londonderry where the Craigavon Bridge meets the A2. The A5 travels in a southerly direction skirting the River Foyle past Prehen and through the villages of New Buildings and across the border into Tyrone at Magheramason. A dangerous bend leads up to the village of Bready and the road then passes through Ballymagorry. It then by-passes the large town of Strabane, where it meets the A38 close to Lifford Bridge, which crosses the Border to Lifford onto the N15 close to its meeting with the N14
After by-passing Strabane, the A5 traverses through the historical village of Sion Mills and passes over the village of Victoria Bridge. It then by-passes Newtownstewart and continues on towards the county town of Omagh. On passing through the town, the A5 meets the A32 road, the main road between Omagh and Enniskillen.
The A5 continues to one of the best-known roundabouts in Northern Ireland – the Ballygawley Roundabout, located outside the village of the same name. Here, it meets and multiplexes for a few hundred metres with the A4 Belfast-Enniskillen route, before turning left towards the border village of Aughnacloy. On leaving Aughnacloy, the road crosses the border into County Monaghan and becomes the N2 towards Dublin.
Recent developments[edit]
Despite being the major route from Dublin to the north west of the island, the A5 route does not contain any dual carriageway sections, and for many years the route brought drivers through a series of towns and villages which often provided cumbersome bottlenecks.[1]
Since the 1980s, construction has taken place on two sections of bypass around the town of Strabane. The first section, constructed and opened in the early 1990s, relieved the outlying northern neighbourhoods and the town centre of traffic using the A5, and in 2003, an extension of the road diverted traffic through the Melmount area of Strabane. Both projects have seen traffic improvements in the town. A proposed third section is now "on hold" pending wider decisions on the future of the A5.
A further bottleneck was provided through the village of Newtownstewart. Previously, the A5 route had to navigate a narrow section before taking a sharp right at a T-junction with the B46 to Plumbridge. This was followed by a left turn a short distance later through the southern part of the village, before meeting a dangerous right-hand bend which carried a 25 mph speed limit. A bypass of the village, following the route of the former londonderry-Portadown railway, was constructed and opened to traffic in 2003.
The 1990s also saw development on the A5 road to relieve traffic passing through Omagh, the county town of Tyrone. A bypass was constructed in three stages – the first, central, stage was completed in the mid-1990s and diverted the A5 route away from the town centre. A further relief road allowed traffic to avoid the increasingly built-up northern parts of the towns in the late 1990s, and in 2006, the final stage of the Omagh bypass was opened, taking traffic away from the many housing developments on the southern edge of the town and diverting traffic from a bridge over the Drumragh river, the site of a dangerous S-bend and accident black spot.
Planned developments[edit]
The Department of Regional Development has confirmed that part of the A5 route at Tullyvar, between Ballygawley and Aughnacloy, will be realigned, along with a similar project at Annaghilla on the A4 route nearby. Advanced site clearance works began in November 2007 with construction anticipated during 2008.
A series of other speculative schemes to improve the A5 have also been earmarked by the DRD:
- The completion of the Strabane by-pass project by a further realignment to the north of the town; construction may occur before 2011. Due to the larger scale upgrade now proposed (see next section) this scheme is officially on hold.
- A new link road and crossing of the River Finn across the border near Strabane to meet the planned N14/N15 Lifford by-pass; the legal procedures to confirm this scheme are currently being negotiated and construction should occur between 2008 and 2010.
- A planned upgrade of the A5 between londonderry and Victoria Bridge converting the carriageway to 2+1 standard. This scheme is now unlikely to happen as the entire route is to be dualled.
- A further outer bypass of Omagh; construction timetabled for after 2015.
Dual-Carriageway Plan[edit]
In October 2006, senior Irish Government sources confirmed that the forthcoming National Development Plan for the years 2007 to 2013 would include plans to offer co-funding for a series of infrastructure projects in Northern Ireland. The funding was accepted and in November 2007 the Northern Ireland Department for Regional Development announced that a route selection study had begun to upgrade the entire A5 route to dual-carriageway from the N2 at the Irish border near Aughnacloy, to Londonderry. This year it was decided that instead of upgrading the current road, a new dual carriageway would be constructed. The length of the new motorway will be 88 kilometres (55 mi). This would provide faster journey times from Londonderry and Northern Donegal to Dublin and beyond. It was suggested that if travelling on the new 88 km route then you could shave 20 minutes off travelling time. The cost of the project is currently estimated at approximately £850m up from the original estimate of £560m in 2007, of which will be partly funded by the Republic of Ireland. This will be both the longest and most expensive single road scheme ever undertaken in Northern Ireland. Construction is estimated to be completed by 2017. In June 2008, Regional Development Minister Conor Murphy announced plans for a feasibility study into creating an A6 – A5 Link Road around Londonderry. Please note though that this is not a commitment on behalf of his department.[2]
- ^ A5 Dualling Derry to Aughnacloy – Northern Ireland Roads Site. Wesleyjohnston.com.
- ^ A5 Western Transport Corridor. A5wtc.com.


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My fellow zoners i had to post this to see what most think.
What i am saying is that currently we are 3-1. I honestly dont care who we have at QB. With what they are asking, Hill is doing just fine.
My question is this, We were founded as a pass first WCO. Or at least after Walsh. Our Bread and butter was pass first, then the run to support the passing.
Now it's different, it's run first, then pass. We have all the talent at WR in the world, especially adding crabtree. But honestly i wonder if our WR can really be utilized continuously with this offense, and be effective enough to make a serious run at the playoffs. Hill has spread the ball a little, but i mean if our WR's this year have caught balls totally for a few TD's and 400 yards collectively, while most wr's have these type of numbers individually. I mean can we really flourish with the passing if they dont put up the numbers.
So overall can we make a run with this offense, vs. our typical WCO (regardless of who's at QB)


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Skip to comments.Drudge, conservative media criticize Newt Gingrich
Posted on 01/26/2012 10:11:49 AM PST by C19fan
Newt Gingrich better hope voters who lapped up his delicious hits on the elite media and liberals dont read the Drudge Report this morning. Or the National Review. Or the American Spectator. Or Ann Coulter. If they do, Gingrich comes off looking like a dangerous, anti-Reagan, Clintonian fraud. Its as if the conservative media over the past 24 hours decided Gingrich is for real, and they need to come clean about the man they really know before its too late. This is just a sampling of whats hitting Newt:
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
OK. Done.
It is not criticism.
It is a FAUX CONSERVATIVE elite desperately lashing out in attempt to maintain power with their sock puppet named Mitt.
Wait until tonight, first question will be: Is it true you out and out lied about offering to have witnesses talk to ABC?
Hope Newt has an answer.
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I wonder if the GOP establishment will go after Obama with this much vigor?
This whole dump on Gingrich seems to be backfiring, at least with me.
I never heard any of this about Gingrich before. So the GOP establishment is basically telling us they were keeping this information secret about one of our biggest leaders for years. Presumably they were hiding the truth to protect their own interests.
I'm left wondering, why would I now trust them that Romney is conservative?
So when everyone is a proven liar, I just gotta go with my gut and pick the guy that can actually articulate what I believe.
The liberals have definitely brought out the big guns....!
I'll still take Newt over the marxist Mitt and the republican establishment.
Anybody hated this much by the establishment had go to be ok.
You KNOW Newt is the right man to clean out the DC rathole when all those with an interest in maintaining the status quo start going ballistic.
Tonight is make or break for Newt.
Any questions?
Ya know...I don't even LIKE Newt but I hope he wins Fla. just to watch the meltdown of the RINOCRAT media.
'Nuff said.
I may not be a big Newt fan, but anyone who holds Mitt up as the preferred candidate over Newt, is no conservative.
Even Rush Limbaugh is piling on.
When I study available information, and use it to form my opinions, Mr. Drudge is every bit as much of a 'non-entity' in my thought processes as are Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Tim Kaine
Honestly, I don't know what to believe about Newt Gingrich anymore. But I'll tell you what... If the Republican establishment and so-called "conservative" media think this scorched earth campaign against Gingrich is going to endear me any further to Mitt Romney, they are sadly mistaken.
Rick Santorum continues to look like a better and better alternative to me everyday. Why is he not receiving more attention amidst this destructive nuclear war between Romney and Gingrich?
So for 30 years Gingrich has been a closet left-winger? Somehow we're to believe the media and establishment Republicans were aware of this all along.
Meanwhile, the same media was attacking him viciously and the establishment was telling us his speech was vitriolic and counter to the GOP cause.
This is all very confusing. It leaves me with more questions for the establishment than for Gingrich.
I guess to be in media, you have to be out of touch with the American majority.
We know, if we go RINO again; we lose one way or the other.
What do these guys propose as a an alternative?
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Even Rush Limbaugh is piling on.
Not necessarily. He's simply saying he's shocked by these Newt quotes and stories, but acknowledges there is clearly a coordinated effort coming from somewhere to take Gingrich out and make Romney the nominee.
I don't think even Rush knows what to believe anymore.
I HAVE heard most all of this about Newt Gingrich before.
I am not at all pleased with some of the things he has done in the past, but as long as the GOP establishment, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and the MSM continue using eachother's 'squawking points' over and over to attack him, they drive me ever further in to his 'camp'.
The way I see it, if ALL of the despicable folks mentioned above hate him as much as they seem to hate him, there MUST be something good about him.
They are trying to distract us from the fact that Romney's advisers are pushing Romney to go and pull a Hillary! on us.
His advisers are pushing Romney to do this:
1. Push amnesty
2. $2/gallon gas tax
3. VAT and higher taxes for the rich
4. Gay marriage
5. don't touch Obamacare
6. Negotiations with the Taliban and the Haqqadi network.
7. Continue the reductions of US Defense spending as laid out by the Obama administration.
****What a lot of Conservatives are betting on is that they can at least drag Mitt along...****
Almost there;)
What the GOP establishment's elected officials and GOP Party apparachiks are betting - is that if Mitt were the candidate he might win and they will let the Dems push him around - or Obama will win and they can continue to be pushed around.
The GOP wusses only want to be elected - not govern or diminish the strangle hold of government on the people. They prefer the Democrats keep doing it - while they sit back and enjoy their perks.
They don't have the stones!
Not too confusing. The RINO/liberal establishment hates Newt because he fought hard for genuine conservatism for decades against liberals and RINOs. His loyalty was to the American people and the cause, not to making buddies with Washington elites, as it should be.
A whole lot of the quotes and spin against Newt are taken out of context or twisted completely, showing you the people attacking him are not interested in the truth. Since Newt's 90-something percent conservative, they can pick on the instances where he wasn't of course.
The irony is these are the real RINOs attacking him, yet they're accusing him of being a RINO. They know that the base doesn't want RINOs, so they cynically try to win our votes by destroying the guy who isn't a RINO by calling him one, even though they are. It's an effective attack used by the left all the time, accuse the other guy of what you yourself are guilty of. Not only does it hurt him but it to some degree immunizes you from being accused of what you really are guilty of.
If you're a thief and get accused, simply saying you didn't do it is not as good as pointing to someone else and claiming they did it. It takes the eyes and attention off of you, temporarily at least, but that's all the time that's needed in an election.
Romney is conservative like I'm the King of England!
Bingo!!!! They won't go after him with near the vitriol. I'm not a Newt fan but this whole process has me doing a lot of thinking when it comes to the conservative media and the Republican Party.
"I dont think even Rush knows what to believe anymore."
The problem is, coordinated or not, the information is accurate.
Everyone is terrified of Newt.
Driving with Glenn Beck on the radio - Beck was so demented - I played an Elton John tape.
There is now a real looking article circulating on Facebook that says that Calista had a woman arrested in her neighborhood for breast feeding in public. They are desperate.
Now that's clever! I like it! Would make a great bumper sticker.
Anyone who had any dirt or criticisms, lies or half-witted opinions about Newt will be loaded into the collective establishment shotgun, and unloaded now. We all knew it was coming. Newt is a game changer, and Republicans who enjoy playing the existing game hate him.
The obvious explanation for the document dump over the past day is Romney and the establishment wanting to kill Newt. A more complicated explanation, would be political jujitsu by Newt, aiming for another first question, from John King, debate win. Only Newt could be clever enough to pull it off, but don't be surprised if the first question is on all that's been dumped and if Newt launches his return to space by putting King's question into orbit. As Rush pointed out the concept of Newt not supporting Reagan doesn't fit our general memory of those events, thus is a hard sell and potentially something that can be turned against its sellers. Some of the other potential lines of attack Newt might only be able to foul off, so if he thinks he can hit this one he might prefer it.
ROTFL!.........oh, you were serious. Sorry.....;)
So this article strings together a bunch of vague, disconnected associations and statements to try to prove Newt is a "New Ager" and then concludes with "perhaps Newt Gingrich is not a New Ager." Well, duh. What these analysts need to understand is that people like us prefer to believe "our lying eyes," the things we Newt do and say, over what they ramble on about.
They could do the same thing to ANY human being on Earth. Accurate schmacurate - it's a smear campaign and that's all there is to it. I'm not going to allow these bastards in the media and GOP establishment to influence my vote. NO MORE!!! Period! I will listen to Newt's positions in the debates, with the understanding he has done some bone-headed things in the past, and I will vote for Newt over Mitt - Period, end of sentence!
Well, yeah, but what the article doesn't tell you is that the woman was breast feeding her boyfriend! ;)
Surely you don't believe that Newt orchestrated this smear on himself so as to set up another debate home run? That is a stretch beyond all credulity.
Imagine what they would be doing if Sarah was running!
Where was Dole and these other guys 4 years ago when we needed a scorched earth campaign against Obama? Why didn't we get the public statements from big-name Republicans saying the associations with Ayers, Wright, etc. made Obama truly dangerous? A good deal of this from the insiders appears to be personal slights based on Newt not "respecting" their authority and trying to stand up for conservative principles when he was just a junior member of the party. His fight against Bush, Sr. on tax hikes was as bold, brave and right as anything else, and that kind of thing certainly drives the party elites apoplectic.
Even more painful to them is that he's shown he can win and bring the public to his side, which is when their power REALLY gets threatened. It's been an absolute lie from the beginning that they think he can't beat Obama. They know he can and fear that the most (as Jonah Goldberg revealed in Newtzilla to the Rescue last year).
The other night while having drinks with some prominent conservatives, I said I thought there was a significant chance that Gingrich will not only win the nomination but that he might be the next president. Going by their expressions, I might as well have said I had put a slow-acting poison in their cocktails.
I agree 1000%
Stop with the pious baloney. Almost all of this stuff is either lies or opinions which are demonstrably wrong.
There is no way that Drudge could be attacking Newt as Gaffer assured everyone last night that Drudge doesn't have an ounce of anti-Newt bias on his site. According to Gaffer, Drudge only cares about the news and page hits. /s
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Fat Trees, Disneyland, and Hate Beans = Good times...
Fat Trees, Disneyland, and Hate Beans = Good times...
the photos are making me excited... I'm leaving for this area in a couple days!
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Great vid Smokehouse! Made me feel like I was back there again. Good times, good times....
It's never a trip, It's always an adventure!
Just out of curiosity, shouldn't this be under trip reports? I've been looking for this report all week and just stumbled on it while I was looking for a hang in Virginia.