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Buyer Beware: Why Advertisers Should Still Be Wary Of Financially Supporting Fox News
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Buyer Beware: Why Advertisers Should Still Be Wary Of Financially Supporting Fox News
Before Glenn Beck announced that his Fox News show is ending, more than 300 advertisers had dropped their ads from the show due to Beck's reckless vitriol, demonstrated pattern of deceit, violent rhetoric, repeated use of racially charged rhetoric, and propagation of anti-Semitic stereotypes. However, even with Beck leaving, advertisers have plenty of reasons to be concerned about associating their brands with Fox News, as extremist rhetoric pervades the network, from the management to the so-called "news" shows to other Fox personalities. For example:
- Washington managing editor Bill Sammon tied Obama to socialism before the 2008 election, even though he admitted later that he didn't believe the charge at the time.
- Fox straight "news" host Megyn Kelly relentlessly pushed the tenuous claim that DOJ engaged in racially charged "corruption."
- Fox hosts Steve Doocy, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly, have all called on Obama to release his birth certificate -- even though he did in June 2008.
- Fox News contributor and retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters suggested that the Taliban should kill a U.S. solider it had captured if the soldier turned out to be a deserter, stating that "the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills." Peters' remarks were later condemned by a bipartisan group of 23 veterans serving in Congress.
For a more comprehensive list of examples, see below:
Fox Management Spreads Extremist Rhetoric:
Washington Managing Editor Bill Sammon Tilts Fox's "News" Coverage To The Right
Roger Ailes defended beck's Nazi rhetoric, Then Compared NPR execs To Nazis
Fox "News" Reporters Spread Extremist Rhetoric:
Fox "News" Shows Heavily Promote Race-Baiting NBPP Story
Other Racially Charged Rhetoric On Fox "News" Shows
Violent Rhetoric on Fox "News" Programming
Fox "News" Shows Attack Latinos
Fox Personalities Spread Extremist Rhetoric:
Fox Embraces Birtherism
Fox Personalities Push Claim Obama Has Problem With "The White Race"
Fox Personalities Push Violent Rhetoric
Fox Attacks Muslims
Fox Attacks Latinos
Fox Provides HOme For Anti-Gay Bigotry
Fox Management Spreads Extremist Rhetoric:
Washington Managing Editor Bill Sammon Tilts Fox's "News" Coverage To The Right
Sammon Has Repeatedly Been Caught Distorting Fox's "News" Coverage. Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon has repeatedly been caught politicizing the coverage of Fox's "news" programs, even resorting to deception to do so. It was revealed in a series of emails leaked to Media Matters that Sammon:
- Tied Obama To Socialism Even Though He Didn't Believe The Charge At The Time. In the days before the 2008 election, Sammon sent his staff a list of Obama's supposed ties to socialism and then repeatedly appeared on-air to discuss them -- even though he admitted that he privately did not believe Obama to be a socialist at the time. [Media Matters, 3/29/11]
- Ordered "News" Reporters To Cast Doubt On Climate Science. Sammon directed staff to "refrain from asserting that the planet has warmed ... without IMMEDIATELY pointing out that such theories are based upon data that critics have called into question." [Media Matters, 12/15/10]
- Directed "News" Staff To Use "Government Option" Instead Of "Public Option" During The Health Care Reform Debate. In 2009, Sammon told staff not to use the phrase "public option," but instead "government option" and similar phrases, which echoed GOP pollster Frank Luntz's advice on how to turn public opinion against reform efforts. [Media Matters, 12/9/10]
- Slanted Coverage Of Obama's 2009 Speech In Cairo By Highlighting That The President Did Not Use The Word "Terror." Following Obama's June 2009 speech in Cairo, Sammon fired off an email to his "news" staff, noting his check of "Obama's 6,000-word speech to the Muslim world did not turn up the words 'terror,' 'terrorist' or 'terrorism.' " Despite the fact that Obama devoted a significant section of his remarks to denouncing and confronting Al Qaeda and other "violent extremists," the criticism was repeated by Sammon and other personalities throughout the network's coverage. [Media Matters, 2/8/11]
Roger Ailes Defended Beck's Nazi Rhetoric, Then Compared NPR Execs To Nazis
Fox News President Roger Ailes Defended Glenn Beck's Frequent Use Of Holocaust Imagery, Called NPR Execs "Nazis." In July 2010, representatives from the Jewish Funds for Justice met with Fox News president Roger Ailes to discuss the group's concerns about Beck's frequent use of Nazi rhetoric to attack them and other progressives. While Ailes reportedly agreed it was a problem and promised to speak with Beck about it, just a few months later Ailes was defending Beck's extreme rhetoric and employing it himself. As Esquire reported, Ailes responded to complaints of Beck's continued Nazi rhetoric to smear George Soros in the fall of 2010 by saying, "Well have you ever heard of freedom of speech?" days before he himself referred to NPR executives as Nazis:
Then, in short order last fall, Beck devoted three programs to attacking Jewish financier George Soros, in part by implicating him as an agent of the Holocaust. Did Ailes take the resulting uproar seriously? "I think Rupert got a few letters," he told Esquire. "He sent them down to me. I answer them -- I just say, Well have you ever heard of freedom of speech? It's in the Constitution, we do it, and I'm sorry you didn't like, but if Mr. Soros would like to come on our channel and present an alternative view, we would be happy to have him."
Within days, Ailes himself referred to the executives who fired Juan Williams from NPR as Nazis. [Esquire, 1/21/11, Media Matters 1/21/11]
Ailes Apologized To ADL For Calling NPR Execs "Nazis," But He Did Not Apologize To NPR Or Back Down From His Defense Of Beck. In a November 19, 2010, article, NPR reported that while Fox News president Roger Ailes apologized to the head of the American Defamation League for calling NPR executives "Nazis" (Ailes reportedly stated that he should have said "nasty inflexible bigot" instead), he "has not apologized to NPR executives." Furthermore, Ailes did not apologize for his defense of Beck's rhetoric, but instead reportedly said he was upset at the rabbis who called for an end to Beck's rhetoric. [NPR, 11/19/10]
Beck's Rhetoric Later Prompted 400 Rabbis To Urge Fox To Sanction Beck. Beck's Nazi rhetoric continued into January 2011, prompting the Jewish Funds for Justice to write a letter, signed by 400 rabbis, condemning Beck. Beck responded by comparing Reform Judaism to "radicalized Islam." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Glenn Beck Program, 2/22/11, via Media Matters]
Fox "News" Reporters Spread Extremist Rhetoric:
Fox "News" Shows Heavily Promote Race-Baiting NBPP Story
Right-Wing Activist Alleged Racially Charged "Corruption" In Obama DOJ's Handling Of New Black Panther Party Case. In 2008, two members of the New Black Panther Party (NBPP), one of whom was carrying a nightstick, stood outside a Philadelphia polling place. The NBPP members were later brought up on civil charges of voter intimidation. In 2010, Fox News eagerly and aggressively promoted the allegations pushed by J. Christian Adams, a right-wing activist tied to the Bush-era politicization of the Justice Department, and his supporters that President Obama's Justice Department engaged in racially charged "corruption" in the New Black Panther Party case by choosing not to pursue voter intimidation charges against the NBPP. In fact, Bush's Justice Department, not Obama's, made the decision not to pursue criminal charges against the NBPP, and no voters came forward to say they were intimidated from voting on account of the NBPP's presence. [Media Matters, 7/19/10]
Despite Falseshoods, Megyn Kelly Led Media "Kicking And Screaming" To Baseless New Black Panther Party Allegations. The push was led in large part by Megyn Kelly, who bragged that she helped Fox News drag the rest of the media to the story "kicking and screaming." [Fox News, America Live, 7/12/10, via Media Matters]
Kelly Devoted More Than Three And A Half Hours Of Her "News" Show To Hyping Scandal; Fox Gave Total Of 88 Seconds To Its Debunking. Media Matters found that in the fifteen days following Kelly's initial June 30, 2010, interview hyping the unsubstantiated allegations of J. Christian Adams, six Fox News shows devoted 95 segments and more than eight hours of airtime to the phony New Black Panthers scandal -- including more than 3.5 hours on Kelly's "news" show alone. By contrast, those shows have devoted a total of two segments and 88 seconds to the Justice Department's release of the results of an internal investigation clearing DOJ officials of any wrongdoing or misconduct in that case. [Media Matters, 4/13/11]
Other Racially Charged Rhetoric On Fox "News" Shows
Kelly On Sotomayor's "Wise Latina" Remark: "Sounds To A Lot Of People Like Reverse Racism." In 2002, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit at the time, remarked on the importance of judicial diversity in determining race and sex discrimination cases, stating that in those cases she "would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life." On May 26, 2009, when Sotomayor was a Supreme Court nominee, America's Newsroom co-host Megyn Kelly joined conservative commentators, including Rush Limbaugh, by stating that Sotomayor's "wise Latina" remark "sounds to a lot of people like reverse racism, basically. Like she's saying that Latina judges are obviously better than white male judges, and that that's her assumption, and people get worried about putting a person like that on the U.S. Supreme Court." Kelly later added, "I've looked at the entire speech that she was offering to see if that was taken out of context, and I have to tell you ... it wasn't." [Fox News, America's Newsroom, 5/26/09, via Media Matters]
Tucker Carlson: When Dems Say Reid Supports Civil Rights, "What They're Saying Is He's For Racial Set-Asides." On Happening Now, discussing 2008 comments by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson said that he was "amazed by the number of Democrats you hear saying we support Reid because he supports civil rights -- as if his opponents don't support civil rights." Carlson then claimed that "what they're saying is he's for racial set-asides, therefore, given that pay-off, he gets a pass when he uses the phrase 'negro dialect.' " [Fox News, Happening Now, 1/11/10, via Media Matters]
Former Fox News Host E.D. Hill On Obama: "A Fist Bump? A Pound? A Terrorist Fist Jab?" Teasing a segment on the "gesture everyone seems to interpret differently," E.D. Hill, then the host of Fox News' America's Pulse, said: "A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? ... We'll show you some interesting body communication and find out what it really says." In the ensuing discussion with a "body language expert," Hill referred to the "Michelle and Barack Obama fist bump or fist pound," but at no point did she explain her earlier reference to "a terrorist fist jab." Hill later stated of her remark: "I apologize because unfortunately, some thought that I personally had characterized [the fist bump] inappropriately. I regret that. It was not my intention." [Fox News, America's Pulse, 6/6/08, 6/10/08, via Media Matters]
Violent Rhetoric on Fox "News" Programming
Ralph Peters Suggested That If A Taliban-Held Soldier Is A Deserter, "The Taliban Can Save Us A Lot Of Legal Hassles And Legal Bills" By Killing Him. Fox News contributor and retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters asserted of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in June 2009 and appeared in two Taliban propaganda videos: "[W]e know this private is a liar; we're not sure if he's a deserter." Peters added that if he is a deserter, "the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills." NBC's Jim Miklaszewski subsequently reported that the Pentagon said Peters' comments "could endanger" the captured soldier, and his remarks were condemned by a bipartisan group of 23 veterans serving in Congress. Following the flood of criticism, Peters' subsequently stated of the soldier: "I do hope for his family's sake this guy comes back safely." [Fox News, America's News HQ, 7/19/09, via Media Matters; Letter from 23 members of Congress, 7/21/09, via Media Matters; Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 7/21/09, via Media Matters]
Cal Thomas Claimed Health Care Reform "Is An Outrage" And "A Sham"; "Euthanasia Is Coming." On Fox News' America's News HQ, columnist Cal Thomas said the health bill is "a triumph of the humanistic, atheistic philosophy. Instead of being endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, those rights are going to be taken away by bureaucrats who will decide whether you get a hip replacement or a heart bypass, based on your age and your ability to pay more taxes." He continued:
It is an outrage. It is a sham. Euthanasia is coming. You can call them death panels. That's exactly what they're going to be. We are going to really be sorry for this, but, unfortunately, when the guy in the white robe comes to give us our little pill, as President Obama told ABC, the 100-year-old woman who wants to live must get in order to make it equal for everybody and not to spend so much, it will be too late. [Fox News, America's News HQ, 11/21/09, via Media Matters]
Fox "News" Shows Attack Latinos
Fox "News" Shows Spread Falsehoods About DREAM Act. Media Matters documented several Fox "news" programs spreading falsehoods about the DREAM Act, which would provide a path to legal status for certain immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. For example, Lou Dobbs falsely claimed on America's Newsroom that the DREAM Act "permits those who have avoided their deportation hearings" and "[t]hose guilty of misdemeanors," and Fox News host Greg Jarrett falsely claimed on America Live that "for millions of illegals, the Dream Act ... would fulfill their dream of jumping right to the front of the line and becoming U.S. citizens." [Media Matters, 11/24/10]
Fox "News" Shows Have Repeatedly Used "Illegals" Slur. Fox "news" shows have repeatedly used the "illegals" slur when referring to undocumented immigrants. For example, on April 19, Fox News repeatedly used the term on two of its "news" shows, America Live and Special Report. On America Live, Fox News correspondent Molly Hennenberg stated that "President Obama has chided Republicans for not getting on board with the Democrats' view of immigration reform which is a pathway to citizenship for illegals and border security." During the same segment, Fox displayed the caption "Border Patrol Apprehended 445K+ Illegals Entering The U.S. In FY 2010." Similarly, on Special Report that evening, Hennenberg stated that "Democrats want a pathway to citizenship for illegals." While the term is often used on Fox News, prominent journalists' associations have denounced its use by the news media, noting that it "criminaliz[es] the person, not the action," and "skew[s] the public debate on immigration issues." [Media Matters, 4/20/11; Media Matters, 2/5/10]
Fox News' Trace Gallagher Conflated "Hispanics" With "Illegals." On the November 15, 2010, edition of America Live, Fox News correspondent Trace Gallagher conflated "Hispanics" with "illegals." While discussing a study that found that 100,000 "Hispanics" had left Arizona since the passage of the state's anti-immigration law (SB 1070), Gallagher asserted that the study found that "100,000 illegals have now left Arizona." [Fox News, America Live, 11/12/10, via Media Matters]
Fox Personalities Spread Extremist Rhetoric:
Fox Embraces Birtherism
Sean Hannity: "Produce The Birth Certificate, It's Over And Done With." On the March 24 edition of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity asked: "What's the deal? Produce the birth certificate, it's over and done with." He later again demanded that Obama "[s]how the birth certificate" and asked, "Why won't they release the birth certificate?" In fact, Obama has released his birth certificate. [Fox News, Hannity, 3/24/11, via Media Matters; Media Matters, 4/7/11]
Sarah Palin On Trump Allegedly Sending Researchers To Hawaii To Investigate Obama's Birth Certificate: "More Power To Him." On the April 9 edition of Fox News' Justice with Judge Jeanine, Fox News contributor Sarah Palin said of Trump's claim that he sent researchers to Hawaii to investigate Obama's birth certificate: "More power to him." Palin later stated, "I think that [Obama] was born in Hawaii, because there was the birth announcement put in the newspaper, but obviously, if there's something there that the president doesn't want people to see on that birth certificate, that he [seems to] be going to great lengths to make sure that it isn't shown, and that's kind of perplexing for a lot of people." [Fox News, Justice with Judge Jeanine, 4/9/11, via Media Matters]
Steve Doocy: "He Could End It Simply, Just Show [The Birth Certificate] To Us." During an interview with Trump on the April 18 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy responded to Trump's claim that Obama "has not given a birth certificate" by saying, "He could end it simply, just show it to us, and it'd be over." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 4/18/11, via Media Matters]
"Bor[ed]" Of Birth Certificate Issue, O'Reilly Calls For Obama To "Put This Whole Thing To Bed." On the April 8 edition of his Fox News show, Bill O'Reilly said that the birth certificate issue is "getting boring" and that Obama should "put this whole thing to bed." [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 4/8/11, via Media Matters]
After Hosting Trump Birther Theories, Fox & Friends Increased Promotion Of Trump's Weekly Fox & Friends Appearances. Following Trump's public embrace of birther theories, Fox News began to increase their promotion of Trump's regular weekly segment on Fox & Friends. [Media Matters, 4/3/11]
Fox Personalities Push Claim Obama Has Problem With "The White Race"
Bill Sammon In 2008: Obama's "Views On The White Race" Are "Fairly Controversial." During a 2008 appearance on conservative Hugh Hewitt's radio program, Bill Sammon, then a Fox News contributor and now Fox News' Washington managing editor, said, "I've always felt that it's not going to be Jeremiah Wright's views on race that are necessarily going to doom Barack Obama's presidential bid. It's Barack Obama's own views on the white race which are, I think, fairly controversial." [Salem Radio Network, The Hugh Hewitt Show, 3/28/08, via Media Matters]
Hannity Defended Beck: "Can One Conclude That There Are Issues With The President? Black Liberation Theology?" On the March 9 edition Fox News' Hannity, after guest Penny Lee brought up that Beck "called the president of the United States, almost -- you know, referred to him as a racist," Sean Hannity defended Beck, saying: "But wait a minute. Wait, hang on a second. When the president hangs out with Jeremiah Wright for 20 years, I'm -- can one conclude that there are issues with the president? Black liberation theology?" [Fox News, Hannity, 3/9/10, via Media Matters]
Gingrich: Obama Has A "Kenyan, Anti-Colonial" Worldview. In a September 2010 interview with National Review Online, then-Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich asked: "What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension, that only if you understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior, can you begin to piece together [his actions]?" He added: "That is the most accurate, predictive model for his behavior." [NRO, 9/11/10]
Huckabee: Obama Purportedly Returning Churchill Bust "A Great Insult To The British," Done Because Of "Kenyan Father And Grandfather." On the February 28 edition of WOR's The Steve Malzberg Show, Fox News host Mike Huckabee asserted:
HUCKABEE: I would love to know more. What I know is troubling enough. And one thing that I do know is his having grown up in Kenya, his view of the Brits, for example, very different than the average American. When he gave the bust back to the Brits --
MALZBERG: Of Winston Churchill.
HUCKABEE: The bust of Winston Churchill, a great insult to the British. But then if you think about it, his perspective as growing up in Kenya with a Kenyan father and grandfather, their view of the Mau Mau Revolution in Kenya is very different than ours because he probably grew up hearing that the British were a bunch of imperialists who persecuted his grandfather. [WOR, The Steve Malzberg Show, 2/28/11, via Media Matters]
- Huckabee Later Implausibly Claimed He "Simply Misspoke" When He Asserted Obama Himself Grew Up In Kenya. Huckabee later claimed that he "simply misspoke when I alluded to President Obama growing up in 'Kenya' and meant to say Indonesia." Numerous media figures have noted that Huckabee's defense is implausible: He made the false assertion twice, said Obama grew up "with a Kenyan father and grandfather," and claimed that Obama's learning about Kenya's Mau Mau Rebellion led him to develop a deep-seated hatred of the British. [HuckPac.com, 3/1/11, via Media Matters]
Fox Personalities Push Violent Rhetoric
Morris: "Those Crazies In Montana Who Say, 'We're Going To Kill ATF Agents Because The U.N.'s Going To Take Over' -- Well, They're Beginning To Have A Case." During a long conspiracy theory about a "super-national authority" that will oversee U.S. financial institutions, Fox News contributor Dick Morris asserted that Obama's policies are "internationalist" and that "[t]hose crazies in Montana who say, 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the U.N.'s going to take over' -- well, they're beginning to have a case." [Fox News, Your World with Neil Cavuto, 3/31/09, via Media Matters]
Scheuer: "The Only Chance We Have As A Country Right Now Is" For Bin Laden To "Detonate A Major Weapon" In U.S. Michael Scheuer, who has frequently appeared on Fox News as a terrorism expert, said during an appearance on Glenn Beck, "The only chance we have as a country right now is for Osama bin Laden to deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States." [Fox News, Glenn Beck, 6/30/09, via Media Matters]
Fox Attacks Muslims
Kilmeade: "Not All Muslims Are Terrorists, But All Terrorists Are Muslims." On the October 15 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade defended Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's comments on the October 14 edition of ABC's The View by claiming the show's hosts "were outraged that somebody was saying there's a reason -- there was a certain group of people that attacked us on 9-11. It wasn't just one person. It was one religion. Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims." Later that day on his radio show, Kilmeade claimed that it's a "fact" that "every terrorist is a Muslim." Kilmeade later apologized, saying on Fox & Friends: "I'm sorry about that, if I offended or hurt anybody's feelings. But that's it," and clarifying on his radio show that he "should have said" that "all terrorists who killed us on 9-11 with the Cole and the Khobar and the '98 embassies" were Muslim. [Media Matters, 10/18/10; Fox News Radio, Kilmeade & Friends, 10/18/10, via Media Matters]
Peter Johnson Jr.: New York Muslims Should "Give Up Their Rights" In Order To Be "Good Neighbors." Fox News legal analyst Peter Johnson Jr. stated on the August 20, 2010, edition of Fox & Friends that the issue of the Park51 Islamic center is "about neighbors becoming good neighbors." He added: "Any American can assert a right. Great Americans give up their rights to help those they share nothing else with but a love of this country." On September 3, Johnson repeated that those building the Islamic center should "give up their First Amendment rights." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 8/20/10, 9/3/10, via Media Matters]
O'Reilly: "[T]here Is A Muslim Problem In The World." On the October 18, 2010, edition of his Fox News show, O'Reilly stated that "folks are fed up with politically correct nonsense. There's no question there is a Muslim problem in the world" and "most Americans well understand the danger coming out of the Muslim world." His on-screen text read: "The Muslim Dilemma." [Fox News, O'Reilly Factor, 10/18/10, via Media Matters]
Fox Attacks Latinos
Fox Hosted Anti-Immigrant Leader To Launch Baseless Attacks On DREAM Act. On November 30, 2010, Fox & Friends hosted William Gheen, president of the anti-immigrant Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), to attack the DREAM Act, a bill that would provide a path to legal status for certain immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. Gheen not only rehashed falsehoods about the bill, but also levied several absurd claims, such as that the bill would "displace and replace" millions of American citizens and that its passage would mean that Americans can "kiss the borders of the United States goodbye." Gheen and ALIPAC have a long history of extreme nativist rhetoric and have been linked to white supremacist groups. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 11/30/10, via Media Matters]
Fox & Friends Hosted Hate Group Head To Push "Anchor Baby" Myth. Similarly, on March 30, Fox & Friends hosted Dan Stein, head of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), to fearmonger both about "anchor babies" and so-called "birth tourism." But the "anchor baby" concept is a myth, pushed by anti-immigrant groups like FAIR, which has been labeled a "hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center; additionally, the number of children born to women visiting the United States is "fairly miniscule." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 3/30/11, via Media Matters, ]
Fox Launched All Out Assault On The DREAM Act. During the debate over the DREAM Act, Media Matters documented Fox News personalities repeatedly attacking the bill. For example, Fox News legal analyst Lis Wiehl claimed the bill provided "a safe harbor for criminal aliens," Fox News legal analyst Kimberly Guilfoyle claimed the bill "incentives illegality," and Fox News contributor Mike Gallagher claimed the bill is akin to a bankrobber's child being allowed to keep the proceeds of a robbery. [Media Matters, 11/24/10]
Fox Provides Home For Anti-LGBT Bigotry
Huckabee Uses Role At Fox News To Launch Anti-Gay Attacks. Media Matters has documented that since becoming a Fox News host, Mike Huckabee has frequently launched anti-gay attacks, including comparing homosexuality to drug use and incest, claiming that same-sex marriage is a threat to a "stable society," and promoting virulently anti-gay guests. [Media Matters, 3/2/11]
Fox Repeatedly Launched Anti-Gay Attacks On Obama's Safe Schools Official Kevin Jennings. During the fall of 2009, Media Matters documented Fox News frequently turning its attention to smearing Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools director and gay rights activist Kevin Jennings, including Fox Nation referring to Jennings as a "pervert"; Kirsten Powers, Hannity and several other Fox personalities claiming Jennings should be fired for allegedly facilitating statutory rape; and Fox News contributor Karl Rove falsely calling Jennings an "in-your-face advoca[te]" of NAMBLA. [Media Matters, 10/9/09]
Fox Personalities Dubiously Suggested Obama's DOMA Decision Is Unlawful. Several Fox figures decried the Obama administration's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act. For example, Fox News contributor Monica Crowley called the decision "a form of dictatorship," Hannity suggested the move is unlawful, and Fox News contributor Jonah Goldberg claimed Obama violated his oath of office. In fact, presidents from Thomas Jefferson to George W. Bush have opted against defending statutes they viewed as unconstitutional. [Media Matters, 2/25/11]
Bill O'Reilly Has Repeatedly Claimed Same-Sex Marriage Could Lead To People Marrying Animals. O'Reilly has repeatedly suggested that gay marriage could ultimately allow for a person to marry "a turtle," "a goat," "a duck," and "a dolphin." [Media Matters, 5/12/09]
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I don't like zombies. Zombies are popular, but I don't jump into every geeky genre just because it's the hottest thing to continually remind my friends I'm weird. I like fantasy, with magic, horses, swords and the complete rewriting of what medieval times were like.
Vampires came to my attention in high school. Their popularity waxes and wanes, and I was only on the bandwagon as a teen with Anne Rice's novels. But besides the first couple, I thought the rest were melodramatic. I thought Buffy: The Vampire Slayer looked dumb, and I'm not into gore. So away with that genre!
As an adult with two kids and needing something new, I picked up Harry Dresden and my fantasy horizons broadened. Maybe that was a gateway book because soon after I found the Sookie Stackhouse novels. I liked the cover and almost put it back on the library shelf when I read it was about vampires. Then challenged the book to entertain me. It won.
I accepted that maybe vampires weren't all bad; turns out Buffy wasn't dumb. But zombies? No, no, no. They are not romantic with their skin falling off. Eating brains is way more gory than sucking blood. And saying it's a disease just makes me worried about the world. Books are supposed to help me escape, thankyou.
Having this conversation with a friend last year he promptly gave me World War Z.
"But I said I don't like zombies," I reminded him.
"Just give it a try."
Oooh, good book! I made it halfway just because I trusted my friend's taste. The other half I devoured of my own accord. There's a movie coming out with the title, but seeing the trailer makes me realize how much liberty movie makers can take. It might be good, but it won't be anything like the book- a collection of short stories.
But just because World War Z was good, didn't mean I was into zombies. Then the trailer for Warm Bodies came up. I was intrigued. It was about love. My daughter leaned over to me, "Mommy, I think you will like that movie."
I don't know. I've decided not to read the bookuntil after I see the movie, just in case it's completely different. The movie is what grabbed my attention. Regardless if I like it or not, I'll read the book too. Not that this means I like zombies! No. But…I'll see.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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24 Named MAAC Swimming & Diving All-Academic
EDISON, NJ - The Iona College men's and women's swimming and diving team was well represented on the MAAC All-Academic Team, as the men led the MAAC with 11 representatives, while the women added 13 members to the list, as announced by the conference at the championship banquet on Thursday evening.
To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale.
Iona Men's Swimming and diving
Ryan Bacci So. International Studies 3.65 Bayside, N.Y.
Zach Benoit Jr. Political Science 3.52 Agawam, Mass.
Kristian Bocage Jr. Biochemistry 3.41 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Justin Grigull So. Undecided 3.70 Deerfield, Fla.
Cameron Hudson Sr. Philosophy 3.45 Houston, Texas
Raymond Joyal Sr. Criminal Justice 3.31 Adelphi, Md.
Nick Kotonias So. Political Science 3.52 Bethesda, Md.
John Mohrmann So. Undecided 3.47 Baldwin, N.Y.
Denis O'Connor So. Economics 3.76 Rockaway Beach, N.Y.
Cody Siemeck Jr. Business Admin. 3.62 Orland Park, Ill.
Mark Wallace So. Criminal Justice 3.64 Lockport, N.Y.
Iona Women's Swimming and Diving
Jamie Colburn Jr. Biology 3.37 Feeding Hills, Mass.
Melanie Dilascio So. Economics 3.55 Yonkers, N.Y.
Kerri-Anne Dodenhoff So. Undecided 3.50 Bethpage, N.Y.
Briana Gongloff Jr. Accounting 3.40 Monroeville, Pa.
Theresa Harvey Jr. Biology 3.35 Fairfax, Va.
Sophia Hyokyvaara So. International Studies 3.73 Tikkakoski, Finland
Jamie Manser Sr. Social Work 3.82 Morris Plains, N.J.
Caitlin McGregor Sr. Education 3.82 Sinking Spring, Pa.
Zuzanna Michalak Jr. Chemistry 3.70 Whitestone, N.Y.
Mackenzie Mone Sr. Childhood Education 3.37 Murrieta, Calif.
Kara Nowakowski Jr. English / Spanish 3.89 Mokena, Ill.
Victoria Ponzo Jr. Marketing 3.24 Glendale, N.Y.
Maria Skeivys So. Biology 3.88 Bayside, N.Y.
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Economists Shoot Down WSJ's Claim That Extending Unemployment Harms The Unemployed
The Wall Street Journal attacked a congressional deal to extend unemployment insurance, arguing that jobs are now "easier to find" and that additional benefits would delay workers' re-entry into the workforce. But economists agree that at this point in the economic recovery, it is "vital" to extend unemployment insurance through the end of the year; moreover, without the extension, nearly 5 million jobless people could lose benefits by the end of the year.
Congress Agrees To Deal To Extend Unemployment Insurance
CBS News: "Congress Set To Pass Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits." On February 16, CBS News reported:
The House and Senate are set to act on a deal that extends the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance as early as tomorrow.
Congressional negotiators signed off on the $150 billion package today that would extend the program and tax cut through the end of the year.
The deal also tackles other pending issues in need of resolution: It prevents doctors who treat seniors on Medicare from seeing a nearly 30 percent pay cut from the federal government at the end of this month.
In exchange, Republicans secured key concession on unemployment insurance. The maximum number of weeks unemployed Americans would be able to receive benefits is 73, which is fewer than the current maximum of 99 weeks in states with unemployment rates of 9 percent and higher.
Republican lawmakers also demanded change to how unemployment insurance is administered. In the deal, states would be able to require drug testing for anyone looking for work. It also would make it federal law that beneficiaries must be looking for work while receiving benefits. [CBS News, 2/16/12 [1]]
WSJ Claims Unemployment Extension Harmful To "Employers, Employees And The Unemployed"
WSJ Calls Unemployment Insurance A "De Facto Welfare Program" And Claims It Harms "Employers, Employees And The Unemployed." In a February 15 editorial, The Wall Street Journal claimed:
[F]or the last three and a half years those payments -- about 35% to 40% of the worker's last pay check -- have been extended eight times to an all-time high 99 weeks in many states. So now taxpayers pick up the check for as much as two years of not working, even as jobs become easier to find.
Republicans are at least trying to reform this de facto welfare program. The House wanted to cut the time limit to a still-generous 59 weeks, while Senate Democrats demanded 93. The tentative deal that may be voted on this week reduces that to 63 weeks for those states with a jobless rate at the national average or below. States with a rate above 9% -- there are now 17 -- would be eligible for a maximum of 73 weeks.
Democrats resisted even these requirements, and they reject the idea that these benefits discourage recipients from finding a job until after the checks stop. But nearly every study reveals the opposite -- that extending benefits extends the length of time that people stay unemployed.
Republicans deserve credit for trying to stop this madness, which is unfair to the millions of Americans who work, especially those who may take a job at lower pay because they don't want to sit on the dole. The faster jobless insurance returns to 26 weeks, the better for employers, employees and the unemployed. [The Wall Street Journal, 2/16/12 [2], emphasis in original]
But Experts Agree Extending Unemployment Insurance Is "Vital" For Unemployed
Former Federal Reserve Official: Five Million Could Lose Benefits Without Extension, Which Would Create A "Serious Hole In The Safety Net." In a February 13 Wall Street Journal op-ed, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Blinder wrote:
It's an even worse time to take away long-term unemployment benefits. In normal times, benefits run out after 26 weeks. But since 1948, Congress has routinely extended the benefits period whenever the unemployment rate exceeded 8%, generally under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program.
Because of the extraordinary job losses and dearth of hiring since 2008, Congress broadened the EUC program several times, ultimately reaching 79 weeks. Going even beyond that, Congress added the Extended Benefits (EB) program, which provides an additional 20 weeks of benefits--for a total of 99. It's the EUC and EB programs that are now at political risk.
In stark contrast with all U.S. experience since the Great Depression, over 42% of today's unemployed have been jobless for more than 26 weeks. That's an extraordinarily high number. It means, among other things, that more than 18 million Americans have drawn on the EUC or EB programs since 2008.
If Congress fails to maintain this assistance, about 1.3 jobless people will lose their benefits at the end of this month. In fact, due to a quirk in the EB formula, some will start losing them even sooner. As the year wears on, that number will rise closer to five million. Isn't that a serious hole in the safety net?
Eventually, the U.S. job market will return to normal, and unemployment benefits will drop back to the standard 26 weeks. Eventually, a lot of things will happen. But with roughly four job seekers for every vacant job right now--compared to just one and a half before the recession--times are far from normal. [The Wall Street Journal, 2/16/12 [3]]
Moody's Analytics' Zandi: UI Extension "Vital." A February 7 post on The Hill's On The Money blog reported that Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi called extending unemployment insurance "vital":
Lawmakers should avoid putting any restrictions on unemployment benefits but should find a way to cover the cost for a 10-month extension, an economist told a joint congressional panel on Tuesday.
Zandi did urge caution on paying for the bill considering the cuts already set to go into effect next year -- "there's a lot of fiscal restraint coming" and pay-fors should be considered for further down the road, a thought in line with advocates of jobless benefits who say paying for jobless benefits quickly would negate its economic benefits.
The lack of an agreement on a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits bill will cut into economic growth by about 7/10th of a percent and create about 500,000 job losses while the economic recovery skates on thin ice.
Zandi said it is "vital" to extend federal emergency unemployment benefits for the rest of the year along with a payroll tax cut. [The Hill, 2/7/12 [4]]
CBPP: "Current Economic Conditions Justify Continuing Federal Emergency UI At The Levels In Place Last Year." In a February 3 statement, Center For Budget and Policy Priorities' (CBPP) chief economist Chad Stone noted:
The recovery still needs a boost, and besides giving critical support to unemployed workers, unemployment insurance is one of the highest bang-for-the-buck boosters that policymakers have in their arsenal. Under current law, however, the provision of additional weeks of emergency UI to workers who exhaust their regular UI benefits (after 26 weeks in most states) and the payroll tax cut that policymakers enacted at the end of 2010 are scheduled to expire at the end of this month, contributing to CBO's dim view of near-term economic growth. The President and Congress must extend them through the end of the year.
Current economic conditions justify continuing federal emergency UI at the levels in place last year. Reducing the number of weeks of federal benefits, as proposed in the House-passed bill of December, would take purchasing power out of the economy and weaken the recovery. Other proposals in the House bill -- denying benefits to workers with the requisite work history because they lack a high school degree or equivalent, forcing recipients to submit to drug testing, and allowing states to use UI funds for purposes other than paying benefits -- are misguided. They should not be part of the extension of the payroll tax cut and UI now under consideration in Congress.
Federal emergency UI is a temporary program; as the economy improves, the maximum number of weeks of benefits will fall as states' unemployment rates fall. Once a sustained jobs recovery is underway, creating 200,000 to 300,000 or more jobs per month on a regular basis, and people are returning to the labor force confident they can find jobs, federal emergency benefits should expire. But the highest unemployment rate at which past emergency UI programs have expired is 7.2 percent -- more than a percentage point below January's 8.3 percent. [CBPP, 2/3/12 [5]]
EPI: "It's Too Early To Cut Back On Unemployment Benefits." A February 1 report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) noted that the lack of improvement in "job-finding prospects" showed "that it is much too early to begin cutting back on how long unemployed workers can receive benefits." From EPI:
Congress is debating whether to renew legislation that extended unemployment insurance benefits for the long-term unemployed for up to 99 weeks (providing 73 weeks of federal benefits beyond the regular 26 weeks of state-financed benefits in most states). A good benchmark for testing whether this is a good idea is to determine if the long-term unemployment situation has improved enough to warrant discontinuing extended benefits or shortening the length of time unemployment benefits can be received.
The fact that there has been so little improvement in job-finding prospects for unemployed workers shows that it is much too early to begin cutting back on how long unemployed workers can receive benefits. Congress should reject suggestions to cut back on unemployment benefits; instead, it should renew through the end of 2012 the program of extended benefits as it currently stands. [EPI, 2/1/12 [6]]
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Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame 2007 Inductee Jimmy Clanton at his induction performance in April of 2007 in Mandeville, LA, performance clips from his classic hits "Go Jimmy Go", "Venus In Blue Jeans", "My Own True Love" and "Just A Dream". More information on teen idol Jimmy Clanton and all the Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame Inductees can be found at www.lmhof.org. More Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame Artists induction performance highlights can also be found on You Tube. The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame web site at www.lmhof.org features thousands of static images and videos along with bios and articles on our Inductees. Please visit LMHOF and learn about our amazing artists and music history in Louisiana. LMHOF is a non profit organization dedicated to preserving the musical heritage of Louisiana.
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So, my 88 16v caught fire a few weeks back and is totalled. So pretty much everything on it is for sale. I haven't stripped the car down yet, but I will be starting on that tomorrow.
Things are are not usable and/or not for sale:
instrument cluster
fuse box
steering wheel
Hatch support balls
upper timing cover
knock sensor box
throttle switches
engine harness
Euro headlights
Front washer bottle
Drivers door
Door cards
Throttle cable/brackets
Intake manifold brackets
Intake hose
Breather hose
Heater box
All air conditioning parts
Pedal Cluster
speedo cables
coolant reservoir
proportioning valves
roof trim
brake booster check valve/hose
front calipers/brackets
front spindles
sway bar attachments
passenger US turn signal
Raceland coilovers
body kit
rear calipers/brackets
cylinder head
exhaust manifold
shift linkage bracket
fuel distributor
SHEET METAL THAT IS STILL AVAILABLE in good condition:
Driver side quarter panel
Roof (non sunroof)
It is a non-sunroof car, black in color. Engine is completely stock, it runs decently. It would occasionally burn oil on startup if left sitting for a while. I'm not sure how many miles were on it, odometer stopped working at 193k miles about a year ago. I don't know that it was the original cluster.
I will accept PayPal or cash money. Shipping is at buyer's expense. I don't want to ship the bigger pieces, those will be pickup only. Feel free to make offers on stuff!
Please keep in mind that all these parts are used, and as such there is no warranty expressed or implied, and all sales are final!
Please PM me with any questions. Thanks!


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2013: Asiana Airlines Flight 214, bound from South Korea, crashes while landing at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board. It was the first crash of a Boeing 777 that resulted in fatalities since its entry to service in 1995. [ + - ]
2013: A 73-car oil train derails in the town ofLac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area. [ + - ]
2009: Robert McNamara, who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1968, dies at the age of 93 in Washington, D.C. McNamara played a large role in escalating American involvement in the Vietnam War as Defense secretary. Following that, he served as president of the World Bank from 1968 to 1981. Prior to his time in public service, he helped rebuild Ford Motor Company after World War II and briefly served as Ford's president. [ + - ]
2003: Actor and dancer Buddy Ebsen, best known for playing Jed Clampett in the sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," dies of pneumonia at the age of 95 in Torrance, California. Ebsen also played the title character in the 1970s detective series "Barnaby Jones" and was Fess Parker's sidekick in Walt Disney's "Davy Crockett" miniseries. He also appeared in movies such as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Born to Dance" and was cast as the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz" until he fell ill from an allergy to aluminum dust in the makeup required to play the character. [ + - ]
2002: Film director John Frankenheimer, best known for movies such as "Birdman of Alcatraz," "The Manchurian Candidate," "Seven Days in May," "Black Sunday" and "Ronin," dies at age 72 in Los Angeles, California, from a stroke due to complications following spinal surgery. He's seen here in 1962. [ + - ]
2000: Venus Williams (left) beats her younger sister Serena to reach the Wimbledon final in the first matchup between sisters in a tennis Grand Slam semifinal. Venus went on to beat Lindsay Davenport in the finals. [ + - ]
1998: Cowboy actor and singer Roy Rogers, seen here at far left in 1948's "Under California Stars," dies of congestive heart failure at age 86 in Apple Valley, California. He and his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino, Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet, were featured in more than 100 movies and the radio and television show "The Roy Rogers Show." [ + - ]
1994: "Forrest Gump," starring Tom Hanks as the title character, opens in theaters. The movie opened with a $24 million weekend and went on to earn $677 million worldwide and win six Oscars, including Best Picture and Hanks' second Best Actor award in a row. [ + - ]
1983: Fred Lynn of the California Angels hits the first grand slam in an MLB All-Star game as the American League defeats the National League 13-3. [ + - ]
1979: Comedian and actor Kevin Hart is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He's best known for his stand-up, comedy albums and roles in movies such as "Scarey Movie 3," "Soul Plane," "Think Like a Man" and "Ride Along." [ + - ]
1975: Rapper 50 Cent is born Curtis James Jackson III in Queens, New York. [ + - ]
1973: Queen releases their first single, "Keep Yourself Alive." [ + - ]
1971: Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong dies in his sleep at age 69 in Queens, New York. [ + - ]
1964: The Beatles' first film, "A Hard Day's Night," premieres in London. [ + - ]
1962: Writer William Faulkner, who wrote such works such as "The Sound and the Fury" and "As I Lay Dying" and won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature, dies of a heart attack at age 64 in Byhalia, Mississippi. [ + - ]
1957: Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so. [ + - ]
1957: John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles are introduced to each other when Lennon's band the Quarrymen performs at the St. Peter's Church Hall fête in Woolton, England. [ + - ]
1951: Actor Geoffrey Rush, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1996 movie "Shine," is born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Rush has also been nominated for Oscars for "Shakespeare in Love," "Quills" and "The King's Speech." He's also known for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, "Elizabeth" and "House on Haunted Hill." [ + - ]
1947: The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union. [ + - ]
1946: George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009, is born in New Haven, Connecticut. The son of President George H. W. Bush, he also served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. [ + - ]
1946: Football player and actor Fred Dryer, best known for starring in the TV series "Hunter," is born in Hawthorne, California. Dryer played 13 years in the NFL, recording 104 career sacks with the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams. [ + - ]
1946: Actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone, best known for the "Rocky" and "Rambo" movie franchises, is born in New York City. Stallone earned Academy Award nominations for 1976's "Rocky" for both his acting and the screenplay. He's also starred in movies like "Cliffhanger," "Demolition Man," "Judge Dredd," "Cop Land" and "The Expendables." [ + - ]
1945: President Harry S. Truman signs an order creating the Medal of Freedom to honor civilians whose actions aided in World War II efforts of the United States and its allies. It was eventually replaced by the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963. [ + - ]
1945: Nicaragua becomes the first nation to formally accept the United Nations Charter. [ + - ]
1945: Actor Burt Ward, best known for playing Robin/Dick Grayson in the 1960s "Batman" TV show and movie, is born Bert John Gervis Jr. in Los Angeles, California. [ + - ]
1944: The Hartford Circus Fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures more than 700 in Hartford, Connecticut. [ + - ]
1944: Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of an Army bus, leading to a court martial, in which he was eventually acquitted. [ + - ]
1937: Actor Ned Beatty, best known for movies such as "Deliverance," "Network," "Nashville," "All the President's Men," "Superman" and "Rudy" (pictured), is born in Louisville, Kentucky. [ + - ]
1935: The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is born in Taktser, Amdo, Tibet. [ + - ]
1933: The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. Babe Ruth, seen here with Al Simmons of the Chicago White Sox and Earl Averill of the Cleveland Indians, hit the first home run in All-Star game history as the American League defeated the National League 4?2. [ + - ]
1931: Actress and singer Della Reese, best known for her lead role on the TV series "Touched by an Angel," is born Delloreese Patricia Early in Detroit, Michigan. Reese started off in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You Know?," and later hosted her own talk show in the late 1960s. [ + - ]
1928: "The Lights of New York," the first all-talking movie, is previewed in New York's Strand Theatre. [ + - ]
1927: Actress Janet Leigh, best known for her role as Marion Crane in "Psycho" as well as for her roles in other films such as "The Manchurian Candidate," "Safari," "Touch of Evil" and "Bye Bye Birdie," is born Jeanette Helen Morrison in Merced, California. She died at age 77 on Oct. 3, 2004, following a year-long battle with vasculitis, an inflammation of the blood vessels. [ + - ]
1925: TV show host and media mogul Merv Griffin is born in San Mateo, California. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, "The Merv Griffin Show." He also created the game shows "Jeopardy!," "Wheel of Fortune," "Click" and "Merv Griffin's Crosswords" with his own television production companies. He died of prostate cancer at age 82 on Aug. 12, 2007. [ + - ]
1925: Rock 'n' roll singer Bill Haley (right), of Bill Haley & His Comets, is born Highland Park, Michigan. He and his band were best known for hits such as "Rock Around the Clock," "See You Later, Alligator" and "Shake, Rattle and Roll." Haley died at age 55 on Feb. 9, 1981. [ + - ]
1921: Nancy Reagan, who served as first lady as the wife of President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989, is born Anne Frances Robbins in New York City. She died of congestive heart failure at age 94 on March 6, 2016. [ + - ]
1919: The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship. [ + - ]
1917: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture the port city of Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt. [ + - ]
1907: Painter Frida Kahlo (center), best known for her self-portraits and her surrealist paintings, is born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón in Coyoacán, Mexico. [ + - ]
1885: Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies. The patient is Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog. [ + - ]
1854: The first convention of the United States Republican Party is held in Jackson, Michigan. [ + - ]
1785: The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States. [ + - ]
1747: John Paul Jones, the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolution, is born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. He is credited for the taunting reply "I have not yet begun to fight!" when asked about surrender during his engagement with the HMS Serapis in the Battle of Flamborough Head. [ + - ]
1535: Sir Thomas More, seen here in this 1527 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England. [ + - ]
1189: Richard I "the Lionheart," portrayed here in this painting by N.C. Wyeth, becomes King of England after the death of Henry II. [ + - ]


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Sweet, tender quick breads are a favorite of most bakers, but Joanne Jones of Salisbury, Maryland had a special request regarding her Poppy Seed Bread. "A lot of my co-workers and I are on Weight Watchers and would like to calculate how many points it has. Better yet," she adds, "could you do a makeover on this recipe?"
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup poppy seeds
- 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
- Spread into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over bread. Yield: 16 servings.
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Monday, July 23
By Steph Houghton
The Sweden game was a tough one for us. We started really well and I think we were quite happy with our performance in the first half in terms of possession and trying to create chances. In the second half we were a bit sloppier and our passing wasn't as good as we'd hoped. That is obviously something we need to put right against New Zealand.
It was definitely helpful because everyone got a run-out and at least 45 minutes under their belt. It was good to get on the pitch and get used to the way that we are going to play. Hopefully we can make sure we are settled before Wednesday's game against New Zealand.
I thought I did well personally. I watched the clips back yesterday and there are obviously a few things I can work on as a left back but I was quite happy with my performance. I even got close to scoring! I actually caught the ball quite sweet but I think it was always going over. I could have done a bit better to try and get it on target but I shouldn't be that far forward anyway to be fair.
After our game we had ice baths and recovery but after that we went up to watch the men in action. We stayed in the same hotel as them as we prepared for Sweden and at night we would sit and chat with them. They're a lovely bunch of lads who want to find out about our football and what we do outside of the game.
One night we sat with Aaron [Ramsey], James Tomkins and Jason Steele - we went swimming and they were in the pool as well. They're a great bunch of lads, really interesting.
On Saturday we travelled to Cardiff, so we got a bit of a lie-in and then got a chartered flight there which took about 45 minutes. It was a recovery day so we had time to have a look around the city and walk around the shops. After dinner we decided to go to the cinema (Batman, obviously) and we were quite lucky because they gave us a private screening! It was excellent of course and everybody really enjoyed it.
I think it also helps not being in the same hotel and you do get the chance to go out a little bit. It helps keep the squad fresh.
Yesterday we had the morning off so me, Ells and Kim went for a bit of beauty treatment! Then it was another walk around the shops and training in the afternoon at the University of Cardiff's training ground.
In important news, me and Ellen are still table tennis doubles champions after beating Fara [Williams] and Anita [Asante] last night! We haven't played it that much over the last week but we did get another chance. They were actually getting a bit cocky but me and Ells still tore it up. Arsenal are still champions!
The next two days are all about preparation for Wednesday's crucial opener at the Millennium Stadium. Keep checking the site for the latest updates from Team GB.


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If you're a fan of any of the Southeastern Conference's Collegiate teams, the Windows Phone 8 app Team Tiles - SEC is a must. The app covers all fourteen teams of the SEC and has individual team pages for each team that has links to that particular University's academic and athletic websites and a link to make a donation to that University.
Each University page also has the latest news headlines from ESPN.com so you can keep up the latest news. There is also a SEC Links page that has links the the SEC Network website, ESPN.com's SEC Blog, and the SEC on Youtube and Facebook pages.


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I think I define "actively" differently! Just kidding, I make zines just not super frequently. Chicago Comics and Quimby's are great places to sell your zine. Distros, I don't know, but maybe you will find some through this site? I also sell my zines on etsy.


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Western Kentucky University Distance Learning and the Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning (ADEIL) are proud to announce ADEIL 2013:
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You'd be much better off using all eight T105's for a house bank and setting up a small starting battery. Then connect all the charging sources to the big house bank and use an echo charger to charge the starting bank. The eight-bank house setup will actually give you more run time than it did when it was two four-battery house banks, since the Peukert factor goes down.
Since the thread's revived anyway...
Just curious here fellas, but why not keep the deep cycles split into two banks for redundancy and use a separate start battery without wiring it to the onboard charger at all ?
Either a two- or a three-channel isolator in the alternator's output will take care of separating the start and house batteries, and I would expect that motoring out of the marina will be more than enough to replenish the start battery. For the start battery to self-discharge would take quite a while.
It would be easy enough to wire a parallel relay between the house banks' battery switch and the starter just in case the start battery is flat (did I mention I like redundancy? ;^)
I am in the middle of installing my echo-charger and starting battery and I have a couple of questions.
1) The alternator has a + that I will connect to the main switch and then to the house batteries, but it also (according to the wiring diagram) has some wires (labeled R & L) that connect into the Starter Switch and I think a Charging light. What do I do with these and are they of any concern?
2) The easiest conversion for me is to keep my two house banks and then add the starting battery. Can I connect the echo-charger house battery connection to the positives of each house bank. I like the two house bank setup because I can continue to use my link 2000 to monitor each bank and charge them independently with the battery charger, alternator and wind generator if necessary.
An additional change from my initial post is that I have decided to replace all 8 6v Trojan T-105s with 2 AGM Group 4D (1 per bank) and will be using a Group 24 AGM Starting Battery. I have a Yanmar 4JHE engine.
|Optima brand spiral cell AGM's are able to handle the higher voltages typically associated with 'wet cell' batteries. I use nothing but them for both house and starter but if you are looking to mix that's a good choice if you are worried about over voltage on the starter. IIRC it can handle up to 14.8v without burnoff/damage. I charge at 14.3v and have had no problems at all in three years of use.
|I'd be inclined to combine all the Trojan wet cells into the house bank and buy a 27 wetcell for starting, connected thru the Echocharger. Two reasons for this choice. If you use an AGM, as was stated before the optimum charging voltage is lower than that of thr Trojan wet cells, so the echocharger will possibly cook the start battery. The wet cell will give you the most bang for the buck, but have a shorter life expectancy than a properly charged AGM. Therefore you will not feel so bad about scrapping it at the time the trojans need replacement, and you want to go with all batteries of the same type and age. The major disadvantages to wet cells are: you can spill acid if the boat is knocked down, and you have to check regularly to see that there is water in all cells. Since you have this problem with the trojans anyway, why worry?
That's fine.
Cam was just pulling your chain a bit, and mine :-)
Boring, yes, but the way to go for sure!
Let us know how you like it after a few months.
I am charging the house bank off of Charger, Alternator and Wind Generator. I know that the Charger and Alternator have 3 stage charging. The wind generator has a regulator, but I think that it just a simple one.
The charger and alternator have been tuned for the specifically for the Trojan lead acid batteries that I have. The only source of charge on the echo-charger will be a spill over from the house bank.
|Kinda...I think your instincts on this are fine and Trayfors as usual provides the correct but boring solution! C'mon Bill...we need a NEW solution...change and hope ya know!!
I'd combine all the T-105's into a single house bank, and connect ALL onboard charging sources to charge that bank.
Then, add a Group 31 starting battery -- flooded or AGM -- and an EchoCharge device to maintain that starting battery.
Unlike deep-cycle batteries, starting batteries are designed with thin plates to deliver a lot of amps quickly, for a relatively short time. This will make your engine very happy. And the EchoCharge will make the starting battery very happy.
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...I think that this is referring to a bank and not the entire system. If so, I can use an AGM dual purpose for the starting battery. Anyone?
Are you talking about charging from a battery charger, or simply off an alternator, or both? Does the alternator have a "smart" regulator that is adjustable for battery types, or is it a simple stock alternator with a pre-set internal regulator? Do you know what voltage that regulator is set for?
Answers to those questions would be helpful. But my gut is that an AGM starting battery should be okay if it's getting the juice from an echo-charger. But there are some sealed lead-acid starting batteries that might work just as well.
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George Swindin's signing of Newcastle star George Eastham in 1960 for a gigantic £47,500 fee appeared to be a step in the right direction but the problem was that, as the Club's most high profile signing, a great deal was required of the former Newcastle man.
He recalled: "I wasn't fully match fit, as I'd been out of football for some time during my dispute with my old club. And as we know, Tottenham were doing rather well too!" Swindin had been linked with a host of big name signings, but all – bar Eastham – failed to materialise. The Club appeared to lack the ambition to win the league again, and Swindin took the blame.
Swindin's final season in charge typified his time at the Club. He'd pleaded with David Herd before 1961/62 not to go to Manchester United – but Herd explained: "It was impossible to resist the lure of Old Trafford and Matt Busby." Swindin also became embroiled in a dispute with George Eastham over where exactly his best position in the team was. As Arsenal trudged along, ending up in tenth position, all the early signs of promise three years earlier were rapidly fizzling away.
The Gunners were publicly linked with a move for Bill Wright – the former Wolves and England star – and Swindin realised "… my time was up. I realised it would take someone else to restore winning ways to Arsenal". At grassroots level, future 'double' winners Peter Simpson and George Armstrong were being nurtured, but for now the mere mention of the word 'double' led to envious glances across north London to White Hart Lane.
As Swindin's successor Billy Wright soon discovered, coaching the Gunners during the 1960s could be seriously damaging for your health. Wright arrived at Highbury amidst a fanfare of publicity. The board believed that his appointment would usher in a new era of glory at the Club, and on the face of it his appointment seemed to be an excellent one. Wright had a squeaky clean reputation, and his marriage to Joy from the Beverley Sisters even brought a faint smattering of glamour to the jaded Gunners.
The new boss wasted little time in splashing the cash. Striker Joe Baker, nicknamed the 'laughing cavalier', arrived from Torino for a gigantic £70,000. With his Elvis quiff, ready smile and fearless play in and around the box, he instantly became a crowd favourite. Baker scored a classic debut goal at Leyton Orient on his debut and with Eastham alongside him, conventional wisdom held that the Gunners were a team on the move.
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The morning of 28 March 1992 was one the weary crew had worked towards for five years. We hoped that people would venture deep into the heart of industrial Spotswood to appreciate the new kid on the block, Scienceworks, our science and technology centre.
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