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- Life in George W. Bush's America
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 10-24-03
- Language: English
- Publisher: Books on Tape
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $27.93
Publisher's Summary
Bushwhacked brings to light the horrendous legacy of the Bush tax cut, his increasingly appalling environmental record, his administration's involvement in the Enron scandal, and the real Bush foreign policy - botched nation building in Kabul and Baghdad, alienation of former allies - and, unfortunately, much more. Ivins and Dubose go beyond the too frequently soft media coverage of Bush to show us just how damaging his policies have been to ordinary Americans - "the Doug Jones Average," rather than the Dow Jones Average. Bushwhacked is filled with sharp observation, humor and compassion for the people often ignored by the federal government and the Washington press corps.
With the war on terrorism posing unprecedented challenges to our civil liberties, and with the Bush economic policy in shambles, it is high time for a close look at the state of our Union. Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose provide just that in Bushwhacked - an incisive, entertaining and damning indictment of the Bush presidency.
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"Ivins's mordant wit, political passion, and uninhibited energy are unique among political writers." (Publishers Weekly)
"[Ivin's] reporting is so detailed and writing so witty that even those who come to the book undecided about Bush will likely be outraged by the time they finish it." (Amazon.com)
"Frank and funny and eminently readable." (Booklist)
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- Native Texan
- 10-29-03
Richly informative & entertaining...
This is an informative, fascinating and entertaining book from a woman with a warm heart and a razor sharp edge. There is a lot of information in this book but I particularly liked her commentary on the current distribution of wealth in America and how it has changed over the last 40 years. To illustrate she profiles real people - one of the highest earners in the country and one of the lowest earners and describes the impact that recent legislation has had on each of them. She quotes her sources (so you can double check her facts if you like) and manages to say everything in plain language. Parents will be interested in her description of how the Texas education plan has gone national. WARNING: This part needs to be heard by everyone who doesn't already know what's been happening in Texas since it's not good news. I'm a 5th generation Texan and our dropout rate is a national shame that we do not need to share. So if you like Molly Ivins you will love this book. Even if you don't agree with her interpretation of the facts and statistics it's fascinating and sometimes disturbing information presented in a wonderful voice. Here is information we should all be thinking about and considering how it will affect us as individuals and as a nation.
90 of 109 people found this review helpful
- Kenneth
- Bay City, OR, USA
- 11-19-03
A Painful Book
I bought the audio copy, then the book so I could loan it around. The problem is that it is truely painful to sit and listen to example after example of how damaging the present administration is to the average citizen. I could handle one or two chapters at a time, and then have to switch to another book to take a breather. But then I would come back and listen to the same chapter over to be sure I heard what I thought I had. While Evins and (co-author) Lou Dubose write with humor, it's a differnt brand of humor than the "in your face" humor of Franken, or the anger of Moore. This presents the same message as those, but in a style that you will feel comfortable sharing with your moderate aunt in Kansas , and have some hope that the information will be communicated, and not be ignored due to "style". The Book is not Painful, as much as the reality of what it presents is, but it is very important information however painful. A key fact ot help people in picking this book over, say "Treason" is that this book present it's sources in a way that can be cross checked, and verified. This is not a propaganda hack job, it's a call to Americans to stop and consider if Bush Corporation is really serving the people he is sworn to serve. Listen or read for yourself, then decide.
54 of 71 people found this review helpful
- Adam
- Vallejo, CA, USA
- 11-28-03
Compelling analysis of the Bush Presidency
The Audible.com version of 'Bushwacked' benefits greatly from its reading by Molly Ivins. Her Texan drawl perfectly captures all the sarcasm and irony contained in 'Bushwacked'. At points, Ivins herself seems amazed by some of the things are are happening in America under Bush. These are unbelievable times.
The main thrust of the book is the evolution of Bush from Governor to President. The book's sub-title might have been, "Texas told you so", as everything Bush has signed and vetoed during his Presidency has been fairly predictable based on his previous behavior mismanaging Texas.
Ivins never lets pessimissm get the best of her - which isn't easy given the subject matter. She and co-author Lou DuBose find plenty of regular people unafraid of taking on the powers that Be in every arena they discuss: food safety, environmental protection, worker protection.
It should be unsurprising to a potential reader that Ivins finds Bush has sided with monied interests in EVERY SINGLE fight against the interests of regular taxpayers. In her final analysis, Bush is a product of people like Ken Lay and the crony capitalism of Enron that catapaulted him onto the national stage. Thanks to Kenny Boy et al, the nation now has to contend and defeat the same forces that harmed Texas under Bush before ordinary Americans see all their protections gone and are returned to the age of McKinley, circa 1900.
39 of 53 people found this review helpful
- Edward
- Oak Park, IL, USA
- 04-08-04
I didn't think it was THIS bad...
As a physician who dabbles in health care policy, I was familiar with Bush's appalling record on health, but I didn't realize (until this book) that these failings--crony appointments, backwards policies that do not help the vast majority of the country, misplaced priorities--were so pervasive. Since this book, as we have watched blatant lies on Medicare prescription drug, the gutting of clean air (new source review), the systematic fleecing of America's middle class for the benefit of the wealthy few, and the failure of our foreign policy in Iraq, Ivins's insightful wit becomes almost prophetic.
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
- JustThisGuyYouKnow
- 08-02-04
Molly Knows Best
Nobody would know more about G.W's failure as a leader than a Texan. Molly delivers the goods on the debacle of G.W Bush's term as governor of Texas.
From his financial bungles to complete gutting of social and educational programs, she's covers every misstep by GW on his stumble to the oval office.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Anthony
- 03-30-04
Nobody hates Bush more than I, but...
The folksy presentation of this audiobook was more than I can handle. It's a matter of preference - if you like Jim Hightower and Molly Ivins then you'll like this book. If you're into Franken and Moore, you'll probably want to skip this one. Don't get me wrong, I don't think this is a bad book by any stretch, but I just can't listen to that voice for more than 5 minutes.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
- Jessica
- N Syracuse, NY, USA
- 02-18-04
Shedding Light
This book shed light on a variety of subjects. I hope you give it a chance before passing judgement no matter what your opinions are.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
- Michael
- Wauconda, IL, USA
- 02-04-04
Insightful, resourceful and witty.
I found that her explicit resources backed her facts quite well. Given in her own voice adds to the feeling of sincerity that is also enjoyable to listen to. Her wit and fervor are a fresh aside from the usual "name-calling" and ideological, faith based reasonings that you may find prevalent in some other titles that seem to step away from the harsh realities that we, living in a polyarchy should discuss with proper analysis.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
- Frank Donnellan
- St Petersburg, Florida United States
- 10-15-04
Anna Fields is outstanding
The book it great and Molly Ivins knows and understands Bush but Anna Fields narration raises this book above even its content with her delivery. Ms Fields sounds more like Molly Ivins than Molly Ivins. I loved listening to her for every minute.
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
- Rob
- Madison, WI, United States
- 03-13-04
This is a book that will make you angry.
If you are a thoughtful progressive, this excellent litany of the sins of Bush will make you mad (and hopefully spur you to action). If you are a conservative, you will probably be mad about heairng the truth.
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Celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Chuck Hughes
Famed Canadian celebrity chef Chuck Hughes may have French blood coursing through his veins, but his heart beats hard for Mexico.
And if anyone's going to be celebrating the upcoming Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo this weekend, it's Hughes, who seriously fell head over heels in love with the country during filming his Chuck's Week Off lively travel and cooking show which chronicles his amazing adventures in Mexico.
Everything about Mexico – from the heat (both from the sun and from the food) to the ambience to the people, touched this iconic chef (who defeated Chef Bobby Flay in the U.S. show Iron Chef America, becoming the youngest chef to win and has also appeared as a competitor on Food Network's The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs competition, not to mention hosting his own Food Network Canada series, Chuck's Week Off) — deeply. He advocates eating Mexican every day — and not the North American version of fast-food of tacos, burritos and guacamole.
We're talking serious flavours, and key ingredients "that are based on really good, really fresh ingredients. I remember visiting the markets and picking up the purest items and then going back and creating these amazing dishes with flavours layered in such a way that had you going back for more!" said Hughes during a recent visit to the newsroom.
Hughes is certainly on to something — with the famous Mexican holiday on the horizon, which commemorates the Mexican army's victory over French forces during the battle of Puebla in 1862, it's worth noting Canada is Mexico's second most important international tourist market, and that authentic Mexican cuisine food is fast becoming the next hot cuisine.
Hughes has become a passionate ambassador for the country and its culinary heritage, teaming up with the Mexican Tourist Board (visitmexico.com) to get the messaging out there's more to Mexican cuisine than refried beans. "Oh no!" laughs Hughes. "You have to get out of (this) perception to truly appreciate what Mexican cuisine is all about — bold flavours, delicate balances and true adventures that incorporate a variety of foods."
To this we say — ole! And enjoy the following recipes from Chuck Hughes.
Shrimp Cocktail Mexican Style
"Cooked shrimp are chilled in a spicy tomato-juice cocktail with avocado, red onion, and cilantro," says Hughes.
- 2 lbs. (1.2kg) cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 Tbsp. (15ml) crushed garlic
- 1/2 cup (125ml) finely chopped red onion
- 1 cup (250ml) cucumber, peeled and diced
- 1/2 cup (125ml) celery,
- 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh cilantro, chopped
- 11/2 cups (375ml) tomato and clam juice cocktail
- 1/4 cup (60ml) ketchup
- 1/4 cup (60ml) fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp. (1ml) hot sauce
- 1/4 cup (60ml) prepared horseradish
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 ripe avocado-peeled, pitted and chopped
Place the shrimp in a large bowl. Stir garlic, red onion, cucumber, celery and cilantro. Mix in tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, lime juice, hot pepper sauce, and horseradish. Season with salt. Gently stir in avocado. Cover, and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. Serve in one large bowl or ladle into individual bowls. Serves 4 to 6.
Tropical Coconut Flan
- 1 cup (250ml) sugar
- 1 can (14 oz/392ml) condensed milk
- 1 cup (250ml) coconut milk
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 tsp. (2ml) vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp. (2ml) coconut extract
- 1/2 cup (125ml) fresh coconut, toasted
Preheat oven to 325F. (160C). In a heavy bottom saucepan add sugar and cover with 1/3 cup (75ml) water and stir to dissolve. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Cook WITHOUT stirring for about 10 minutes until the sugar has turned to an amber colour. Pour into a 9-inch (23-cm) pie plate; swirl to coat.
Blend condensed milk and coconut milk, eggs, milk, salt, vanilla & coconut extract in a blender. Pour into pie plate. Place pie plate in a roasting pan, and fill pan with hot water half way up pie plate. Bake in oven for 45 minutes, until custard is just set. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. To serve run a sharp knife around the edge of custard. Invert custard on to large plate. Let caramel run over top. Garnish with shards of toasted fresh coconut. Serves 8.


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With one dissenting vote, the Barrow County Board of Education voted Tuesday night to set next year's school calendar at 170 days. The approved calendar shows that the upcoming school year will begin Wednesday, Aug. 7, and end Thursday, May 15. Students will get four long breaks during the school year: from Oct. 14-18 for Fall Break; from Nov. 25-29 for Thanksgiving Break; from Dec. 23-Jan. 6, 2014 for Winter Break; and from April 14-18 for Spring Break.
For the full story, see the Feb. 6 issue of the Barrow Journal.
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Dancing on Water: A Life in Ballet, from the Kirov to the ABT
It's not only star dancers and choreographers and impresarios who contribute significantly to the art of ballet. Crucial, too, are the teachers, coaches, and ballet masters who keep classical technique—and classical dancers—honest. In our day, Elena Tchernichova, who was trained as a dancer in the Soviet Union and later emigrated to the US, has been a conspicuous example of a person who has performed all three roles. Her Dancing on Water is an important account of "A Life in Ballet," as its subtitle has it: a book as illuminating as it is interesting, revelatory about how ballet works, and fascinating as an account of a life devoted to an art—and to survival.
The immediate interest stems from the extraordinary arc her life has followed, and the clearheaded intelligence with which she (and her excellent coauthor, Joel Lobenthal) recount it. For someone who has experienced the tragedies that have fallen her way, she's remarkably free of self-pity and, more remarkable, of self-dramatization. Which doesn't mean she's free of self-regard. But why should she be? She has more than fulfilled her early promise. That she's not a household name only reflects her uncommonly early understanding of where her talents really lay and of how she might best deploy them, rather than spending her considerable resources pursuing a fame and fortune that didn't attract her.
Elena Tchernichova was born in Leningrad in 1939 as the war broke out in Europe, and her childhood was all too typical of many others who lived in that place at that time. When she was three, her father, of German origin, who oversaw a munitions factory, was summoned by the KGB and never returned from the meeting; there was never a definitive account of his fate, but Elena distinctly recalled him muttering, "I don't want to go; I just don't want to go!" Her mother, Maria, was a beauty, an aspiring actress, an indulged young wife: "She liked to bake, do needlepoint—and of course dress flamboyantly."
Then, with her husband having vanished, she was on her own during the siege of Leningrad, trying to keep herself and her little girl alive:
Government rationing had dwindled to one scrap of bread a day. We were forced to eat anything we could snatch, uproot, or improvise. We crowded around my grandmother as she fried pancakes from a batter of rice-based face powder.
Maria took a lover, then when the war ended got a job managing a warehouse, but by this time she was an alcoholic. One day she slashed her wrists and Elena, aged eight, came home early from school and found her just in time. On her thirtieth birthday she threw herself a "farewell gala," and that night took poison and died. Elena's aunt forced her to go to the morgue to identify her mother's body—an…
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The Paltrow-Martins' busy weekend
This is Coldplay rehearsing today for their performance at the Closing Ceremony at the Paralympics on Sunday. Coldplay is also expected to perform tonight during the live telecast for Stand Up To Cancer, executive produced by Chris Martin's wife Gwyneth Paltrow. Gwyneth is then due to be here, in Toronto, at TIFF on Saturday night. My producer Danielle, who's doing all the assignments, asked me if I wanted that carpet. I agonised. And ultimately I declined. I have never met my G. I don't think I want to. I want to know her in my head and not for real. I think I might be on Cloud Atlas instead. The schedule is still changing.
As for Coldplay, British gossips are reporting that Jay-Z may be joining his best friend on stage. Very exciting. The only problem is that the story originated with The Mirror. So, you know.


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The natural gas market has been the best performing commodity of the year. We called a major low in January and we are continuing to ride and roll over that position. While in the short-term the market is starting to look a bit over-bought, we have held to our bottom prediction not only in the short term but a bottom that you can build off going out into the future.
The commodity markets tend to trade in cycles and for natural gas the cycle has been very clear. Back in 2003, the then-Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan warned us that our declining production of natural gas was putting the economy at risk. "We're going to see some erosion in a number of macroeconomic variables" if gas prices stay high, Greenspan told the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Prices then of course soared. And along came the fracking revolution and prices came down.
The reason for my call was we believed that the commodity cycle for the gas market had changed again. For the first time in two years the growth of demand for the natural gas should start to outstrip production increases. Low prices cure low prices and because of the cleaner burning properties of gas, its future is bright. Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway owner of the Burlington Northern railroad is looking to o switch their locomotives to natural gas. Bloomberg reported, "BNSF is working with its locomotive suppliers like General Electric Co. and Caterpillar Inc., to explore buying units that would run on natural gas." Burlington Northern is the biggest consumer of diesel other that the US Navy.
In March The Wall Street Journal reported, "Truck fleets are likely to make a major shift to natural-gas fuels and away from diesel over the next decade, with FedEx Corp. a likely adopter, said Frederick W. Smith, chairman and chief executive of the shipping company. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Smith said he expects between 5% and 30% of U.S. long-distance trucking to be fueled by compressed or liquefied natural gas over 10 years, as the cost of the trucks declines and fueling stations become more common. "If you'd asked me three years ago, I'd have said this is very tough, because the infrastructure wasn't there," he said."
We are starting to see demand that hit a record high in November get in better alignment with production. Natural gas rig counts jumped 2 from a 16-year low showing that if we are going to meet the demand expectations of the future we are going to need higher prices.
Yet now as the market is beginning to rise the bulls are coming out of the woodwork. Not only are many raising their calls higher, they are now exceeding my call of $7.00 gas by 2015, which even I have to admit is looking conservative after this explosive run. Commodity funds have been loading up on gas and a sea change of attitude when a prediction of $7.00 gas by 2015 seemed like wild speculation. Now it is starting to look low.
Many may wonder how we saw this coming when many were stuck in the natural gas glut mentality. Why have we recommended being long on our trade levels and keep as a possible position trade? We noted that natural gas broke up into its December trading range from its lower first half of January trading range and the longer term strips seems to suggest that it might be time to be thinking about natural gas from a long term outlook.
We spoke about the increasing odds of natural gas exports. Not only the fact that natural gas prices in Europe and Asia will pressure the U.S. to increase exports as reported by Bloomberg News on Feb. 22, "Gas for delivery in three years may rise to between $5 and $8 per million British thermal units should LNG terminals from Texas to Oregon start moving cargoes, according to estimates from BNP Paribas, Price Futures Group and Barclays Plc. That's at least 14% higher than where markets are pricing 2016 gas today, based on Bloomberg Commodity Fair Values. As much as 10% of U.S. output is likely to be earmarked for export as LNG by 2016, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. estimates." "Gas for delivery in 2015 costs an average of $4.21 per million Btu and $4.40 for 2016, according to Bloomberg Commodity Fair Value data. That may be underestimating the potential price if more export projects are approved, according to Phil Flynn, a senior market analyst at Price Futures Group in Chicago. "The LNG thing is going to happen," said Flynn, who sees gas rising to $7 per million Btu in 2015 before trading in a range of $6 to $8. The market isn't pricing in the LNG export potential yet because, "there is a little bit of a denial on how quickly natural gas exports can get done," he said. "We've had this bearish outlook on gas a long time."


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There is lots to look forward to coming up next month on the animated Nickelodeon series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In addition to reuniting the cast of the original animated series for a special one hour episode airing on March 14, creator Kevin Eastman will also be making an appearance.
Airing on Sunday, March 2, Eastman will appear as the voice of Ice Cream Kitty in the episode titled "Of Rats and Men." According to ToonZone.net, Ice Cream Kitty is "a stray kitten who after licking some ice cream that fell into mutagen, becomes Ice Cream Kitty, Mikey's adopted pet and sometimes secret weapon."
Friday, March 14 is the premiere of the special one hour episode titled "The Manhattan Project," featuring the voice talent of Cam Clarke, Townsend Coleman, Barry Gordon, and Rob Paulsen as the Turtles. Check out the clip from "The Manhattan Project" episode below from USAToday.com:


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I'm trying to show an animated GIF Signature in my outgoing Emails, If it can be done ... does anyone know how?
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I will make the ruby post_match plugin official. If this works good for you.
Man, you're tireless. It's working. Im sure there'll be other exotic problems to solve with ruby being expressive as it's, but you clearly prooved the flexibility of BH2.
you might want to update open pattern to[pre=#212121]"open": "(^\s*\b(?:if|until|unless|while|begin|class|module|def\b\s*[a-zA-Z_]+)|do)\b"[/pre]to account for this side effect
Also i vote 1+ for styles extracted and reused across definitions.
Great! Thanks for your help on this. I haven't coded in ruby so it is nice to have help nailing it down.
That is the good thing about this being an alpha; in an alpha I can change everything and say "I told it you it was an alpha". Beta I don't have that much flexibility. I am thinking it would make more sense with separate style objects. I will have to see how much I have to change in the algorithm to make that happen. I will see if anyone else chimes in as well.
Ruby fixes are in.
Still tinkering with the styles. Separating the styles doesn't really reduce the number of style stuff by much, it just puts it in a separate place. The regions are made up of the whole combination of icon, color, and highlight style, so they really need to be one package. So even if you use the same color and highlight style, having different icons still means having separate style objects. And I really don't think I am looking for an overly complicated styling system either. I will play with it in the next couple of days, and hopefully role something out. I think the separation is good, I just don't think its going to amount to great reduction of stuff in the config file.
That is how it goes though; you want something highly configurable, sometimes the downside is you have to configure that stuff every time.
I either found a small bug or i don't get it right.So, in my bh_wrapping file (inside user folder) i added this:
"enabled": true, "language_list": "HTML", "HTML 5", "XML", "PHP", "ColdFusion", "ColdFusionCFC"], "language_filter": "whitelist", "entries":
{"name": "HTML/XML Tag", "brackets": "<${BH_SEL:NAME}>", "</${BH_SEL:NAME}>"]},
{"name": "HTML/XML Tag - Block", "brackets": "<${BH_SEL:NAME}>", "</${BH_SEL:NAME}>"], "insert_style": "block"},
{"name": "HTML/XML Tag - Block Indent", "brackets": "<${BH_SEL:NAME}>", "</${BH_SEL:NAME}>"], "insert_style": "indent_block"},
{"name": "PHP Tags", "brackets": "<?php${BH_SEL}", "?>"], "insert_style": "indent_block"},
{"name": "PHP Tags", "brackets": "<?php${BH_SEL}", "?>"], "insert_style": "block"}
What i would like is to highlight pairs of <?php ?> tags. What do i do wrong?
bracket pair definitions are within bh_core.sublime-settings.i imagine there'll be conflicts with already defined pairs containing angle brackets though.
Nah, you should be able to define php no problem. I will post in a bit (if the forum lets me; I think it is breaking down again).
Just paste the php define before tags. Order counts in the settings file.
[pre=#2D2D2D] // PHP enclosure { "name": "php_enclosure", "open": "(<\?php)", "close": "(\?>)", "icon": "angle", "color": "brackethighlighter.angle", "style": "underline", "language_filter": "whitelist", "scope_exclude": "string", "comment", "keyword.operator"], "language_list": "HTML", "HTML 5", "XML", "PHP", "HTML+CFML", "ColdFusion", "ColdFusionCFC"], "enabled": true }, // HTML Tags { "name": "tag", "open": "(<)", "close": "(>)", "icon": "tag", "color": "brackethighlighter.tag", "style": "outline", "language_filter": "whitelist", "scope_exclude": "string", "comment", "keyword.operator"], "language_list": "HTML", "HTML 5", "XML", "PHP", "HTML+CFML", "ColdFusion", "ColdFusionCFC"], "plugin_library": "bh_modules.tags", "enabled": true },[/pre]
@facelessuser is that a custom color scheme you're using?care to share?
Man, you are awesome! Thanks a lot, now looks beautiful!
Btw, there is a way we can reward you for the awesome job you do? A paypal account maybe?
Yeah, when you click it, it references a different project, but you can go here.
Sure, it is a modified Tomorrow-Night-Eighties theme.
Here is the gist gist.github.com/3946761.
It isn't perfect yet. Tomorrow-Night by default highlights some things I don't want it to in some languages, I have changed most of those cases though. Also, there is a number of personal scopes in there you can keep or remove. And one more thing, some things that you see mine highlight won't highlight on yours because I use some modified languages that insert some special scopes for my theme to trigger off of, but in general, it should work fine for you.
Found a small bug (i think).So...
If the matching group consist in more than one char, like, let's say <?php ?> thing and one it's invalid, it should stop highlight when you focus it. Don't know if this make sense, but try to look at the movie (i only moved left/right with arrow keys):
//edit:actually scratch that, me dumb!
Ok, so, as i said, me dumb I'm trying to make ST to also highlight if/endif foreach/endforeach and so on in php. What i have now (after like 50 different combinations or so) is this:
open": "(^if|foreach|while.+:$)",
"close": "(^endif|endforeach|endwhile;$)",
But will not match correctly what i need (php have two ways of doing blocks; one is with if/endif and the other is with curly braces)
However, if i'll do only this:
"open": "(^if.+:$)",
"close": "(^endif;$)",
works good...ish. Because will make things red (which is an error) when i focus inside of the condition:While things are peachy when i'm inside of the block:What do i do wrong?
You are doing nothing wrong. What you need is a bracket plugin that taps into the compare event. During that event, you would need to compare the values to help sort out which closing bracket goes with which opening bracket. Give me an hour or so and I will try and show you what I mean. You are diving into undocumented awesomeness.
Okay, I got to it quite a bit earlier...
Tweak this to your liking:[pre=#2D2D2D] { "name": "php_keywords", "open": "^\s*(if|foreach|while.+:$)", "close": "^\s*(endif|endforeach|endwhile;$)", "icon": "dot", "color": "brackethighlighter.tag", "style": "underline", "language_filter": "whitelist", "scope_exclude": "string", "comment"], "language_list": "HTML", "HTML 5", "XML", "PHP", "HTML+CFML", "ColdFusion", "ColdFusionCFC"], "plugin_library": "User.phpkeywords", "enabled": true },[/pre]
Here is the awesome sauce...save as User/phpkeywords.py[pre=#2D2D2D]def compare(name, first, second, bfr): return "end" + bfrfirst.begin:first.end] == bfrsecond.begin:second.end][/pre]
Not so bad eh?
is it a default behaviour for Sublime to add icon in the gutter for each line of a multiline underlined (mouthful) region, or it's something you control?i found myself exploitinhg BH2 in attempt to match Obj-C @interface @implementation directives and noticed if i use style:underline for each line of the opening "bracket" there's an icon in gutter, while the same is not true for outline, solid (icon only on first line).
Sorry, got a little careless:
[pre=#2D2D2D]def compare(name, first, second, bfr): opening = bfrfirst.begin:first.end] closing = bfrsecond.begin:second.end] match = False if opening.startswith("while"): if closing.startswith("endwhile"): match = True else: match = "end" + bfrfirst.begin:first.end] == bfrsecond.begin:second.end] return match[/pre]
That should be better.
Underline is a trick. It isn't like a normal region. There is no underline style really. There is an option in Sublime that says if a region is size 0, you can render it as an underline. So, to simulate an underline region, I take region X, Y and break it up into a series of zero size regions. So really an underline (y-x) regions, not one. That is why multi-line will show multiple icons. Because each underlined character is its own region.
Thanks! Works... partially
because it also match if(){} expressions (and it shouldn't)
what i came up is this pattern:
"open": "^\\s*(if|foreach|while).*:$",
"close": "^\\s*(endif|endforeach|endwhile;$)"
Thing is... while in regexbuddy works just fine, in editor it doesn't. Most likely i do some escaping wrong. Any idea which is that? Thanks!
Btw, i noticed that if there is an error somewhere in the config file, the plugin stop to works until i restart ST. It's a bug, a feature or a bit of both?


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Jamesine Fischer, who pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2011 crash involving death, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 months in jail followed by a lengthy probation. Fischer earlier in the day testified that she did not know she had struck a woman the night of the accident.
Jamesine Fischer, who pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2011 crash involving death, was sentenced Wednesday to 25 months in jail followed by a lengthy probation.
Fischer earlier in the day testified that she did not know she had struck a woman the night of the accident.
From the witness stand, Fischer, who is the wife of Flagler County School Board member John Fischer, apologized to the family of Francoise Pecqueur, the woman who was fatally struck on Nov. 10, 2011.
"I had no idea at the time that my vehicle had struck the victim. I actually believed she had fallen. I was actually confused and in some sort of denial.
"This accident is a nightmare I will regret for the rest of my life," Jamesine Fischer said.
Jamesine Fischer was driving her PT Cruiser about 6 p.m. Nov. 10, 2011 when it struck Francoise Pecqueur as she walked her dog along Columbia Lane near Colechester Lane in Palm Coast. The 76-year-old Pecqueur died two days later.
Jamesine Fischer, 56, of Palm Coast was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison. But according to a plea agreement she reached with prosecutors, Fischer faced between 21 months to three years followed by 10 years probation. Her driver's license will also be suspended for three years following her release from prison.
Earlier in the day, Jamesine Fischer spoke in a halting voice. She would throw her head back at times and look at the ceiling. She dabbed at her eyes with tissue.
"When I turned around to see where the dog was going, I saw Ms. Pecqueur laying in the swale," she said. "I went to her and she was not conscious or not alert. She was bleeding from her mouth."
She said Pecqueur was bleeding so she turned her so she wouldn't choke. She said people were coming out of their houses. Jamesine Fischer said she asked if anyone had called 9-1-1 and when no one had, she asked a man to call. She said that's when a man called 9-1-1.
She said she remained at the scene until paramedics took Pecqueur away.
Defense attorney Steve Alexander asked her about her plea.
"We entered a plea of guilty to this charge because you are guilty, correct?" Alexander asked.
"Correct" she said.
"Do you agree on everything that you know today that you should have called the police that night," Alexander asked.
"I suppose. I guess. I was in total denial," Jamesine Fischer said. "I just couldn't believe what had happened. I was wrong."
Jamesine Fischer insisted that she only heard a thud or a thump the night of the crash. Bausch asked whether it wasn't more like "a loud bang, not a loud striking"?
When Bausch showed her a picture of the large crack in the windshield of her car, Fischer said that picture was deceiving because it was a close-up.
Bausch also told her that some of Pecqueur's hair was found embedded in the windshield.
"And all you heard was a thump or a thud and your car didn't shake. Is that what you want us to believe?" Bausch said.
"My hair falls out all the time," Jamesine Fischer said.
"Ms. Fischer, your hair is not embedded in the windshield of your car or anybody else's, correct?" Bausch said.
Jamesine Fischer said it had been a horrific night.
"All I can say is, you know, it was horrific, it was horrible," she said. "I'm not saying I didn't do it. I'm just saying I was totally in disbelief."
Bausch also returned to why she had not called police.
"This idea of denial and disbelief," Bausch said. "That's what you are saying caused you not to call the police. You couldn't accept the fact that you had run over somebody and you couldn't call the police?"
"I know, I was wrong," Jamesine Fischer said.
Jamesine Fischer said she thought it had been the retractable leash that had struck her windshield.
"I was wrong. I was wrong. I should have called the police," she said at another point. "That was my job. I'm not saying that wasn't wrong. I'm saying I was completely confused. My soul was in denial."
Bausch also asked Fischer whether she had been drinking that night and if that's why she did not call police.
"Mrs. Fischer, were you drinking that night?" Bausch asked.
"Not at all," she said.
Fischer also said she had not been taking any medication.
"How do we know that?" Bausch asked.
"Because I would not have stayed at the scene if I was hiding something," Fischer said.
Bausch told her the real reason that she didn't call police was because she needed time to sober up.
"No, no, no," Fischer said, her voice rising with each "no." "I said I was not drinking that night."
Bausch said store clerks at a convenience store near the scene had reported seeing her sitting in the parking lot drinking alcohol.
"Small bottles of wine and, yes, I had a few sips," Jamesine Fischer said.
But she denied drinking that night or that day.
Earlier in the day, John Fischer testified that his wife appeared to be in "shock" the night of the accident. He said he arrived home about 8:30 p.m. or 9 p.m. that night and saw the damage to the car. He said he and Jamesine drove back to the scene of the crash to see if police were there.
Bausch asked him why they were looking for law enforcement.
"It was just to see what actually was going on, if anything at all," John Fischer said. Afterward they went back home and prayed, he said.
"What were you praying about?" Bausch asked.
"We were praying that this woman was OK. We were praying that everything was going to be OK," John Fischer said.
"By the time you got back home, you and your wife realized that she had actually hit an individual, correct?" Bausch asked.
"Well, actually, I don't know. I think she was just in a state of shock and, you know," John Fischer said.
"Mr. Fischer, you just said that you were praying about the condition of the woman, correct?" Bausch said.
"Yes sir," Fischer said.
Bausch said Fischer knew that the woman had been treated at the scene and he had seen the damage to the windshield.
"Mr. Fischer, isn't it correct that by that time you realized that your wife had struck a pedestrian and not a dog," Bausch said.
"I assumed but I did not know that for sure, no sir," Fischer said.
"And yet you waited another eight hours before you contacted law enforcement, even though you had gone to the scene to see if law enforcement was there?"
Yes, sir," Fischer said.
Other witnesses earlier in the day described Jamesine Fischer as a "good Christian" who did a lot to help others.
Mary Olivett said she met the Fischers through church. She said Jamesine Fischer, whom she called "Jamie," was very good with the children. She volunteered with the Catholic church, mostly teaching second-graders, and has been a good member, Olivett said under questioning by defense attorney Alexander.
Bausch asked Olivett about religious values.
"Certainly one of the tenets of western religion is to tell the truth, not to lie to people?" Bausch said.
"Yes," Olivett said.
Bausch also asked a couple of witnesses if they knew about Jamesine Fischer's problem with alcohol. Bausch asked one witness whether she knew that store clerks in Palm Coast had reported seeing Jamesine Fischer buying alcohol.
She said she did not know about that.
Edgar Walter of Flagler Beach said he met the Fischers through the church and the Knights of Columbus. He said Jamesine Fischer volunteered and taught in a church school.
"John Fisher and his wife are the most Christian couple I have ever met in my life," Walter said.
Bausch asked him a question about the church school.
Walter replied that it was a Catholic school and he could tell Bausch was not Catholic. That elicited groans from some in the courtroom. Circuit Judge J. David Walsh asked for order.
Bausch grinned and continued asking Walter if he had ever seen the Fischers drink.
"I have never seen either of them drink," Walter said.
Betty Bifano of Palm Coast also testified. Jamesine Fischer has said she was on her way to Bifano's house when she struck Pecqueur, according to records. Bifano testified that she has known Jamesine since the couple lived in New Jersey.
Bifano said Fischer had planned to take her to see her husband, who has since died but was at a rehabilitation center that night.
"She was going to come and tell me that she couldn't stay for dinner because she had to get home," Bifano said. "She was going to take me that night over to see my husband at a rehab center and so I didn't get to go."
Bifano said Fischer has been a great friend.
"She's been the best I could have for a friend," Bifano said.
Bausch asked why Fischer didn't take her to see her husband.
Bifano said she didn't ask.
"She didn't tell me why she couldn't stay," Bifano said.
"Did she tell you she had been in an accident," Bausch asked.
"Not in so many words," Bifano said.
Bifano testified that Jamesine Fischer said "I thought I bumped into a dog." She said Jamesine Fischer told her she had to go home and see her husband.
While Jamesine Fischer stopped at the scene, she did not call 9-1-1. That was done by a passer-by, records show. Jamesine Fischer was also accused of trying to deceive emergency workers by telling them that Pecqueur had fallen, according to a charging affidavit.
Jamesine Fischer also did not call the Sheriff's Office until 11 � hours after the accident to report the crash, records show. The Sheriff's Office handled the original call like a medical call, even though the passer-by who called 9-1-1 said that he thought a woman had "just passed out on the street" and added that she had blood coming from her mouth. A deputy did not respond for about six hours.
That, together with phone calls between then-Sheriff Don Fleming and John Fischer, led to a controversy that helped Jim Manfre defeat Fleming in November.


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Michael Chu
Joined: 10 May 2005
Posts: 1654
Location: Austin, TX (USA)
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 6:05 pm
Post subject: Re: Donot turn out
Anonymous wrote:
I cooked them to dark brown and there still not done in the middle. there gos my breakfast.
How much batter did you use for each pancake? Thick batter works best with smaller sized pancakes (6-8 inches). Also, how high was your heat? (How long did it take to brown the pancakes?) If the heat is too high, the pancakes will brown faster than it can cook through. The first side should take about 2-3 minutes (before bubbles cover the top).
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Posts: 3
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:12 am
Post subject: buttermilk for pancakes
My experience with buttermilk has been that it keeps very well in the fridge, much longer than the date printed on carton, maybe one month more. Even so we get a quart, and use about 1/2 or 1 cup for pancakes each weekend and it is hard to use it up. But I agree I wouldn't use milk soured by whatever organism happened to be in your milk (and which had survived pasteurization), and using vinegar or lemon juice, although it works well is not really the same...
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Chris PP Jr
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:47 pm
Post subject: Pancake Recipe
I used it in Denver, which we cool high altitude. It worked great. They were on the thin side but very tasty.
It makes about 12patties 6" Inch in Diameter Pancakes
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 5:54 pm
Post subject: Basic Pancakes to Buttermilk Sour Cream Pancakes
Almost my recipe. I have developed a pancake recipe that my family and friends covet. The Basic Pancake recipe you used would be altered a bit.
Increase the Baking Powder to 2 teaspoons
Add 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar
Do use 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
Add 2 Tablespoons of Real Sour Cream. Do Not use low/non fat versions
Instead of the butter use 3 Tablesppons of vegetable oil
I always have all my dry ingredients in one larger bowl and mix all the wet ingreients in another bowl thoroughly then pour all at once into the dry, then blend well and let sit about 3 minutes. The batter will kind of fluff and get a touch airy, don't stir it down. Just ladle out the batter on your griddle and cook as usual.
These pancakes properly made are fluffy and light with a wonderful flavor.
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:21 am
Post subject:
Things I found while making pancakes using this recipe (about 20 iterations so far, no precise notes, I have to admit, much to my shame):
I use less milk and more flour (200g flour, 0.33l milk, last step in my iteration, worked out pretty well so far), but very large eggs (53g+). If I use 190g flour, 0.355l milk, the batter gets a bit too runny and produces too large pancakes for my taste. I also use twice as much baking powder (the little envelopes over here hold exactly twice as much, and I'm somewhat loathe to leave them open, since I suspect them of reacting with the water in the surrounding air).
I usually use powdered sugar or, if unavailable, I dissolve the sugar in the milk, together with the salt, to achieve a more even distribution.
I add the melted butter last (on the danger of overmixing the batter), since it hardens and does not mix as well if I put it into the milk/egg mix directly, which usually come straight from the fridge and has lower heat than the batter without the butter.
I use very high heat, which does not allow the pancakes to cook through; but I leave the pancakes in the oven at 120°C for a bit, on a plate. The top pancake dries out a bit, but the ones below cook through nicely and have added fluff.
White flour is better than whole-grain flour, since the latter produces overly moist pancakes that take too long to cook through. Or maybe I added too many blueberries.
Personally, I prefer blueberries the most as filling, since they have a consistency very similar to the pancake body, especially if frozen and thawed (the cell walls are already broken by the ice crystals).
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Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:03 pm
Post subject: Delicious pancakes
Just made those blueberry pancakes and they came out delicious. Thanks!
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:55 pm
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if you're having problems with the blueberries or other fillings burning or sticking, then pour a circle of batter first, immediately put the fillings in, then cover lightly with some more batter. i've done this with bananas and cinnamon apples, and it creates a nice little pocket of flavour in the pancake. the extra bit of batter protects the fillings really nicely.
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Posts: 11
Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:20 pm
Post subject: My first Amerian pancakes
COOL! I finally, for the first time in my life, made the American pancakes that I have eaten so often in the US and Perú. With the variation of putting a tablespoon of vinegar through the milk, less sugar (which I slightly regret), whisked egg-whites and sliced apple.
When you're used, like I am, to making the normal Dutch pancakes, it's psychologically weird to this time nót whisk it well, but just let the batter be lumpy. I have to admit though that the resulting pancakes have no lumps at all. It makes about 6 pancakes with a diameter of about 14 centimeters.
Of course I'm a day to late making them: yesterday was Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day), today is Ash Wednesday.
Next time I want to make it with ginger. Does someone know if that involve real ginger lumps, or just the ginger syrup?
I do have to admit though that Dutch pancakes are slightly more practical when you want to combine sweet and savoury. There is nothing better than a Dutch pancake with cheese (Gouda of course) or bacon.
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:26 pm
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hi, another way of storing these in the freezer is to use one large sandwich bag that fits all, or half, the batch, and placing cut up pieces of baking (parchment) paper to put between them. it saves a lot of little sandwich bags, and you can just save used parchment paper from when you bake cookies to use as pancake liners.
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:21 pm
Post subject: Awesome pancakes
LOVED these pancakes. Forgot what good pancakes tasted like
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:06 am
Post subject:
I got tired of searching for buttermilk for pancakes, but I love that tang. Even after the effort and success, the only time I used buttermilk was to make a few pancakes. The remainder would sit around until I have to dump it out.
So instead of a cup of buttermilk, I sub with 1/2 cup half & half, half cup of sour cream. I have many more uses for those two ingredients.
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 7:14 am
Post subject: using frozen blueberries
When using frozen blueberries in pancakes it is better to thaw them first, contrary to what a previous poster wrote. Depending on the concentration of blueberries in the pancake, frozen ones can sometimes result in undercooked pockets of batter in the middle, even if the pancake looks golden and done. I usually thaw mine in the microwave and then drain them well before using.
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:28 am
Post subject: Perfection!
This is a fantastic recipe - I have been using it for years and it does truly make some of the best pancakes I have ever tasted.
Just ensure you seperate the eggs and make sure the whites are ultra glossy before adding them to the mixture bit by bit at the end.
Thumbs up!
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Scott Brown
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:53 pm
Post subject: Organic, high protein, survival brancakes
Just for grins, I've been toying with survival recipes...stuff you can make mainly out of storable basics like dried goods hoarded for survival over the long haul. I've focused upon ingredients with high protein (legume/grain complementarity), omega-3s (chia & flax), minerals (molasses & mined sea salt), and dried fruit (raisins, cherries, apples).
I used Mr. Chu's excellent basic recipe, here, to see what I could manage assuming I was stuck with only a frying pan and a cookfire (and a farmer-neighbor's egg supply, but you could probably substitute for egg with a little more milk/water), and also assuming I was physically dependent upon the highest quality balanced nutrition obtainable from a pancake under rigorous survival circumstances. My personal survival stash obviously spares little room for sugary breakfast treats, bleached flour and other empty calories.
Raisin/cherry/apple Protein Brancakes
Lentil flour cups....................1/3
Multigrain flour cups..............2/3
Oat bran cups.......................1/4
Chia seeds cups....................1/4
Mined sea salt tsp..................3/4
Baking powder tsp. rounded....3
Ginger tsp. rounded................1
Cinnamon tsp. rounded...........1
Have on hand as needed:
Molasses tbsp.............3
Olive oil tbsp..............3
Powdered goat milk....1 1/2 (cups liquid)
Raisins (or etc.) cups......1/2
The quantities are mainly based on Mr. Chu's basic recipe, except the baking powder--I'm tinkering upward with that, owing to the heaviness of the other ingredients.
The lentil/grain ratio here gives a good 1:2 digestible protein mix, and a surprisingly un-beany taste. I cheated and used my electric coffee grinder to make the lentil flour, but this can also be done with a mortar and pestle. You can use the chia seeds whole, or grind them into flour (but use flour before the omega-3 oils turn rancid). The multigrain flour can be a mix of just about anything from wheat to masa (mine had quinoa and oats in it, as well). All ingredients are organic where possible.
Result? Assuredly not what my grandmother used to make, but surprisingly edible (and filling). I've read many of the comments here, and plan to see if use of some of them help make these hi-pro healthfood pancakes even better. (For you Tolkien fans, no, this stuff is not
, but it certainly makes for a good, sustaining trail bread.)
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Scott Brown
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:09 am
Post subject: High Protein Pancakes CORRECTION!
Where it says 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and ginger...sorry, THAT SHOULD READ
1/2 tsp
These are, of course, optional, but there are actually nutritional benefits to be gained from using either or both.
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Russell Hayes,
v. Docket No. CR-07-581
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Pro Se
P.O. Box 574
Gardner, MA 01440
Appearance for Respondent:
Melinda E. Troy, Esquire
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Place, RM 1219
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Judithann Burke
The Petitioner, former Assistant Director of Education in the Worcester County Sheriff's Department, has met his burden of proving that he is entitled to be classified in Group 2 for retirement purposes. He successfully demonstrated that his regular and major duties required him to have responsibility for the "care, custody, instruction or other supervision of…" the prisoners whom he selected and worked with in the educational program.
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 s. 16(4), the Petitioner, Russell Hayes, is appealing from the July 27, 2007 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement (SBR), denying his request to be classified in Group 2 for retirement purposes. (Exhibit 1). The appeal was timely filed. (Exhibit 2). A hearing was held on December 4, 2008 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA.
At the hearing, six (6) exhibits were marked. The Petitioner testified and argued in his own behalf. The SBR stated its argument for the record. One (1) tape was made of the proceedings.
Based upon the testimony and documents proffered into the record in the above-entitled matter, I hereby render the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Russell Hayes, d.o.b. 10-14-1952, was formerly employed as the Assistant Director of Education at the Worcester County Sheriff's Office (WCSO). He retired on October 14, 2007. (Exhibits 3-5).
2. His duties included the responsibility for assisting the Director of Education in coordination of the day to day operations of the educational and vocational programs. To this end, the Petitioner oversaw the operation of the Atlantic Union College Program. He monitored daily student movement, assisted in resolving student complaints and conflicts, hired inmate lab assistants, monitored referrals to all academic and vocational programs and reviewed student work folders for recording of completed coursework. (Exhibit 4).
3. Other duties performed by the Petitioner in his role as Assistant Director of Education were: instructing students and lab assistants in the use of software, supervising the overall operation of the computer labs, and making numerous trips back and forth to the jail. When he was in the classrooms, he was most often alone with the inmates. The inmates answered directly to him. He paid the inmates in cigarettes and, then later, in cash. He was very rarely accompanied by a Correction Officer when he worked in the computer labs/classrooms.
The Petitioner handled the upward movement of inmates/students as they progressed from class to class, and he served as a mentor for many of those who needed support in order to continue their studies. The Petitioner worked with and oversaw the progress of between eighty and one hundred students per semester. (Id. and Exhibit 5).
4. The educational program ran for thirteen years, twelve months a year. (Testimony).
5. Eighty to ninety percent of the Petitioner's time at work involved direct contact with the students/inmates. (Testimony).
6. On June 30, 2007, the Petitioner completed a Group Classification Questionnaire and attached the job description that is part of the record. (Exhibits 3 and 4).
7. On July 27, 2007, the SBR notified the Petitioner that he had been classified in Group 1. (Exhibit 1).
8. The Petitioner filed a timely appeal. (Exhibit 2).
The Petitioner is entitled to prevail in this appeal. He has met his burden of proving that he is entitled to Group 2 classification.
While the written job description to which the board referred in rendering its decision contains myriad references to the grant writing, administrative and other supervisory duties of the Assistant Director of Education position, the credible evidence reflects that these duties were minimal in the Petitioner's case. The Petitioner's uncontroverted testimony and the letter of his long-time supervisor, Thomas Holden, both reflect that during all of the years of his employment in that job title, the Petitioner spent approximately eighty to ninety per cent (80-90%) of his working hours in direct contact with the student inmates. Accordingly, his regular and major duties required him to have responsibility for the "care, custody, instruction, or other supervision of…" the prisoners whom he had selected and worked with in the educational program. (Emphasis added). See M.G.L. c. 32 s. 3(2)(g).
Inasmuch as group classification depends not only upon the job description, but also upon those duties actually performed by the employee in the period prior to retirement pursuant to Maddocks v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Board, 369 Mass. 488 (1976), the decision of the State Board of Retirement is hereby reversed. This matter is remanded to said board for the purpose of changing Russell Hayes's retirement classification from Group 1 to Group 2. See Shirley Giroux v. State Board of Retirement, CR-00-1241 (DALA Decision 11/09/2001; no CRAB Decision) and Justin Newmark, Ph.D. v. State Board of Retirement, CR-00-1265 (DALA Decision 09/16/2002; no CRAB Decision).
So Ordered.
Division of Administrative Law Appeals,
/s/ Judithann Burke
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: March 12, 2009


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At the beginning of the season, the Nicholls State football team knew it was facing an uphill battle right out of the gate with a scheduled season-opening trip to Corvallis, Ore., for a game against Football Bowl Subdivsion and Pac-12 opponent Oregon State.
Given that the game, originally scheduled for Sept. 1, was pushed back to Dec. 1 as a result of Hurricane Isaac, Nicholls State coach Charlie Stubbs admits his team faces an even bigger challenge facing the Beavers now.
"There's nothing to hide now because they're going to have all the film on us," Stubbs s. "They're going to know who can play. I hate to say that, but (they know) who's real skilled, who you've got to defend, and who's a weak link. I know they're going to exploit it and we don't have anywhere to turn except to get better."
Nicholls ell to 1-9 this season following a 35-16 home loss to Southeastern Louisiana in the River Bell Rivalry on Thursday, while Oregon State has gotten off to a somewhat surprising 7-2 start. The Beavers have lost two games by a combined seven points and are ranked 15th in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Stubbs said there's no question Nicholls would have benefited more from playing an FBS opponent of Oregon State's caliber the first game of the season rather than the last.
"When this game was scheduled, we knew it was a major challenge, and it was going to be at the beginning of the season when there was nothing but optimism," he said. "You're playing these tough teams and you're optimistic. You know it's a mountain to climb, but you say OK. After the season we've had, with all the injuries and all the things going on, it's going to be a major challenge to patch up a game plan with the players healthy that we have available and to be more than competitive in the game."
Another challenge is the long layover between the Colonels' Southland Conference finale on Thursday and the trip to Corvallis — a 16-day stretch in between games.
Stubbs said the Colonels were scheduled to hold a team meeting on Friday, where coaches will distribute a workout sheet for players to following during their Thanksgiving break.
"We'll bring them back Sunday after Thanksgiving and have (another) team meeting, and then we'll just prepare for Oregon State," he said. "The coaches will get everything together and prepare for the game plan and all the materials. We're battered and bruised. It's just one of those years that are really rough because every time we take a couple of steps forward, all of a sudden we get knocked back."
Stubbs said he'd never experienced such a long break in between regular season games. But Stubbs was an offensive coordinator or quarterbacks coach at Alabama, UNLV and Tulsa many years before coming to Nicholls, so the extended rest may be something more comparable to an FBS team preparing for a bowl game.
In fact, some of the Nicholls players are comparing their season finale at Oregon State to exactly that: a bowl trip. Despite the difficulty of playing an FBS opponent, Nicholls players are excited about making the trip.
"It's going to be a great experience for us playing at Oregon State, a top team in the FBS," said Colonels running back/receiver Jesse Turner. "It's going to be a great opportunity and I'm excited for it. It kind of feels like a bowl game for us. It's great to play them at the end of the season now. At the end of the season, we always want to leave with a good note. Hopefully we play them pretty tough. We've still got some work to do. A lot of people's seasons are over and we're still playing."
Facing an FCS opponent, particularly one as competitive as Oregon State has been, will also provide Colonels players with a chance for some added exposure they otherwise may not have.
"We've got to come back and just fight like it's another week of football," Colonels linebacker Kerry Guidry said. "We've got one more week of football and we're fortunate for that. A lot of people can't say that. We've got to just come out strong. I think it will be a good atmosphere. They're a ranked team, so it will be good to go out and see how we match up against them."
Stubbs said he expects his players to be competitive for their biggest non-conference matchup of the season.
"Right now, they're down just like all of us are, but I'm finding out these kids are really resilient," he said. "I know us coaches have a hard time, but the kids do have a tendency to bounce back, and that's what I expect and hope. They'll be excited."


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Now I know you have probably been reading 'resolution' posts all over the blogosphere this week, but I just had to share a little something of my own. There are so many great and helpful lists and posts my fellow bloggers have put out there, especially in regards to clutter clearing. I particularly enjoyed Arianna's closet Do's & Don'ts post here, Nicole's closet re-do here and Meg's helpful tips posts here and here.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
{6 tips to toss, restore, organize ... }
Now I know you have probably been reading 'resolution' posts all over the blogosphere this week, but I just had to share a little something of my own. There are so many great and helpful lists and posts my fellow bloggers have put out there, especially in regards to clutter clearing. I particularly enjoyed Arianna's closet Do's & Don'ts post here, Nicole's closet re-do here and Meg's helpful tips posts here and here.
41 comments:
- Annie@A View On Design said...
I'm lovin these tips, tho not the 10min b4 bed clean-up one, that's probably not going to happen!! lol
- January 5, 2012 at 3:11 AM
- modern jane said...
ugh.. this is so not my strong suit! I love organization but just don't ever know where to start!
- January 5, 2012 at 3:15 AM
- Natalie {Designer Bags and Dirty Diapers} said...
Nancy these tips are awesome! I have to agree I am with everyone else jumping on the organization train for New Years. Just cleaned out our fridge and freezer yesterdat felt so good. I will most def be picking that book up today.
- January 5, 2012 at 4:49 AM
- Designwali said...
Great tips...I must read that book!
- January 5, 2012 at 5:36 AM
- Wendi @ Classic Chic Home said...
This book seems like a must-have! I'll be picking up a copy today.
Thanks for sharing, Nancy!
~ Wendi ~
- January 5, 2012 at 5:47 AM
- lisaroyhandbags said...
Awesome tips! I know that I've got every one of those categories of clutter! I do agree with the 10 minutes before bed - in my case just 5 minutes - it makes waking up in the morning much more pleasant when you don't have to see a mess first thing :)
- January 5, 2012 at 5:53 AM
- Sketch42 said...
OH MY LORD! The types of clutter PERFECTLY describes exactly what I have hanging around my house! I can't even believe how accurate and dead on that was!
- January 5, 2012 at 6:58 AM
- Karla said...
thanks for the wonderful tips.. i get going to my bedroom now to do what I can for 10 minutes! have a great day!
- January 5, 2012 at 7:47 AM
- Vintage Home said...
Your last entry was adorable...love that tourquoise dresser in its nook!
This book seems to be a must read for me...thanks for the heads up!
- January 5, 2012 at 8:43 AM
- Amber Interiors said...
I needed this today! Thanks for the hit of inspiration!
- January 5, 2012 at 8:50 AM
- Bradley said...
Thank you so much for this post! I have been wondering about this book and now I definitely want to read it. These are great tips!
- January 5, 2012 at 9:21 AM
- Julie Khuu said...
Oh I LOVE this post! Can I simply not read the book and visit your blog every day for these tips?? Plus you lay it out in such a graphically attractive way I think it might be wayyyy more fun (and functional) than taking notes...That's it, I'm taking notes from this post and will letcha know how it goes :D Keep it up! *your newest follower*
Peace. Love. LOL!
Haute Khuuture.com
- January 5, 2012 at 10:25 AM
- Michelle ~ Make Life Pretty said...
A friend of mine has been going on and on about this book for months now! If this is what the entire book is like, I can certainly see why she likes it so much!
- January 5, 2012 at 10:35 AM
- Hannah said...
AMAZING. I am literally printing these off and posting them in my house. Thanks for sharing!
- January 5, 2012 at 11:11 AM
- Brandi@ Flights of Whimsy said...
I might have to get this book. All these pretty closets make me want to give mine a redo. I purge regularly but have a bad habit of taking too long to actually get the donations out of the house!
- January 5, 2012 at 11:46 AM
- Sheila @SZInteriors said...
So many great tips, and I haven't even bought the book! But I just jotted it down on my recommended reading list :-) Thank you Nancy!
Organizing is definitely a resolution this month, and the office is my target... with a certain awesome print being my inspiration, jump-off, and ultimately, focal point! ;-)
- January 5, 2012 at 12:25 PM
- Diane James Home said...
I love that you are posting about Gretchen's book as it is one of my favorite. All of her advice is wonderful and she has a great daily newsletter too. I've been following the 10-minute tidy up - before I leave for work and before bed - and it is very relaxing to come home/wake up to a tidy place. Thank you for recapping January for us, Cynthia
- January 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM
- Iky said...
Great idea, a lot of help thanks! :)
- January 5, 2012 at 1:48 PM
- Lily from Birch + Bird said...
I think The Happiness Project is a "must read" and it's a book that I'll definitely try to re-read it each year! Thanks for the recap on January's de-cluttering tips...much needed over here!
- January 5, 2012 at 2:31 PM
- Shelley Jacobsen said...
Genius! Reading this book month by month is so ideal and what a great way to start the year! As much as organization can be cumbersome, it is needed in order to have organization in your life! I always say, clutter in the house, is clutter on the brain! Thanks for this Nancy!
- January 5, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- The Simply Inspired Home said...
It looks like an amazing read, right up my alley! Thanks for sharing this Jewel Nancy!
- January 5, 2012 at 2:59 PM
- Abigail's Place said...
Fab post, love how you have helped me to take the resolutions.
Definetly going to order that book!
Abigail x
- January 5, 2012 at 3:11 PM
- Kathysue said...
Nancy I just ordered this book and I will get it and devour it!! For some reason 2012 feels as if it hold a lot of PROMISE for a great year!! xo Kathysue
- January 5, 2012 at 3:39 PM
- David Toms said...
Happy New Year Nancy! Now if only I can get my partner to read this!
- January 5, 2012 at 5:30 PM
- Gina@New England Home and Garden said...
Thank you SO much for sharing this book...I'm going to pick it up. I love the idea of a month to month outlook on things because it seems more realistic to making changes in life rather than an all at once approach.
- January 5, 2012 at 6:16 PM
- Gabrielle | Savvy Home said...
I've been considering buying that book! I think you might have convinced me… Thanks for the good tips! :)
- January 5, 2012 at 6:20 PM
- Lisa said...
I so love to de-clutter and organize. Nothing gets me more motivated than having a party, then the clutter really gets dealt with ;-)
- January 5, 2012 at 6:21 PM
- The Sister Sophisticate said...
I have got to get this book! These tips are great!
- January 5, 2012 at 6:56 PM
- LiveLikeYou said...
I almost want to say "you had me at hello"...that book. I must read it!! I'm consistently breaking all the first months tips!! Thank You for posting!! Will post your article on my facebook page!! xx
- January 6, 2012 at 5:44 AM
- Stacy Curran said...
These tips are so great. I especially like number five. Those little things really add up, when it would have been so much easier to get them done one at a time! Great post!
- January 6, 2012 at 8:14 PM
- Carissa @ the Fabulous Design File said...
Loved the book too! I've been through it a couple of times, and the organizing part was my favourite.
- January 7, 2012 at 6:53 PM
- Vanessa@decor happy said...
Great post Nancy! I read the book and it was great. My downfall is my home office - hard to keep it organized but I'm working on it this month!
- January 7, 2012 at 10:07 PM
- Shauna@Satori Design for Living said...
Loved the Happiness Project. It made me feel like I'm not such an organizing nerd! Great post Nancy!
- January 8, 2012 at 6:41 AM
- Catarina said...
Great tips, the book sounds really interesting. I'll definately be ordering it.
- January 8, 2012 at 11:23 AM
- Andrea Johnson said...
This book is right up my alley! I need tips for my office. I procrastinate at doing admin stuff like sorting, and cleaning out my in box.
- January 8, 2012 at 12:02 PM
- Maureen at The Inglenook Decor said...
Such a great post! Seriously needed this (simplified and kinder) kick in the rear to jumpstart my new year!
- January 8, 2012 at 2:11 PM
- Taylor Greenwalt said...
Great tips. It sounds like a great book.
- January 8, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- The Pink Pagoda said...
I'm so happy I came across this post! You've shared some tips that I need to work on. And I clearly need to own that book! Thank you!
- January 8, 2012 at 9:51 PM
- Danielle Hardy said...
This post has probably changed my life :) My hubs is ALWAYS after me to declutter. He would be so proud of this post :) Great practical tips. Thanks Nancy!!
- January 8, 2012 at 11:46 PM
- Wegan said...
Great tips! It's always easy to feel great after a good tidy up and then it goes back to the same state next day..
M x
- January 13, 2012 at 10:31 AM
- Andi's English Attic said...
Yesterday I took three years worth of glossy magazines to the recycle bin. I was torn because they were GLOSSY, but I hadn't looked at them after the first read and I can always use google images for any eye candy moments. New organised me!
- January 6, 2013 at 2:40 AM


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Skip to comments.THE END OF THE BOY SCOUTS IN PHILADELPHIA
Posted on 06/02/2003 6:39:40 AM PDT by fight_truth_decay
Philadelphias Cradle of Liberty Boy Scout Council self-destructed last week. Its executive board voted unanimously to include "sexual orientation" in its nondiscrimination code. The outrageous move came after years of intense pressure from radical homosexual and atheist rights groups in the area and nationwide.
The Philadelphia Council is the third largest local council in the country, serving 87,000 boys and men. It is an unfortunate addition to a list of councils that have eagerly given the finger to the Boy Scouts of America and its associated moral codes. Last year, San Francisco and Boston became the first branches to reject the concept of moral straightness.
We must be reminded that the Boy Scouts are not an intolerant, homophobic, racist, anti-Semitic bunch. In fact, the Boy Scouts have always taught tolerance and have been at the forefront of celebrating diversity. Since 1911, the BSA has reached out to disabled youth, racial and ethnic minorities, Native Americans, and inner city children.
And Scouting has also taught the difference between right and wrong, between honor and indecency, between justice and perversity.
When it comes to a Scout troop, sexual orientation is an issue that goes beyond differences in skin color or economic status. It affects such matters as tenting arrangements and the development of pre-teenage masculinity in a close-knit group of boys and men. But the BSAs position against homosexuality is not just an issue of moral principle in an effort to affirm the Scout Oath and Law, it is a serious safety effort to prevent cases of sexual abuse and harassment.
To the vast majority of Americans who understand the importance of Scouting in every community across the nation, preserving the traditional moral code of Scouting is a no-brainer. It is time for families in Philadelphia to show that they oppose the leadership of their local council by leaving the organization.
Furthermore, the BSA national office must entirely disconnect itself from the Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco Councils. And Boy Scout councils around the country must take notice that their entire mission is staked upon the moral character of the boys and men involved, and that if they sever those core principles from the program they will destroy the entirety of Scouting.
The pressures from the radical Left must be dealt with as well. As the Left has opened fire on the Scouts, the reaction of Americans has been interesting. Ive heard some say that the Scouts dont need to be defended because they are strong enough. Many would argue that ignoring the opposition is the best thing for the Scouts. Perhaps that would be true in a small-scale conflict, but those who lead the drive against the Scouts have proven their capacity for a dangerous perversion of morality when, in a hundred other scenarios theyve struck deepest when decent Americans chose not to fight back. They didnt fight back because they werent looking in the first place.
Now, America - now is a time to turn our sullen eyes on Philadelphia. Now is the time to awaken to the awful stench that arises from the moral relativism condoned by Boy Scout Councils in Boston and San Francisco. Now is the time to fight back and defend the Boy Scouts from further damage.
As an Eagle Scout and an assistant Scoutmaster, I cannot couch myself in the dark chamber of apathy as my organization is taken over by special interests whose political agenda contributes to a breakdown of character and the family. The Boy Scouts have the God-given right to establish standards for membership, and those standards have been highly respected for over 90 years. Citizens across America have the God-given obligation to see to it that the Boy Scout Oath and Law are upheld for another 90 years.
Hans Zeiger, 18, is an Eagle Scout and an outspoken advocate on behalf of Scouting with the Scout Honor Coalition. He is a Seattle Times columnist and chairman of Washington Young Americans for Freedom. He may be contacted at email@example.com.
On my honor . . . By giving your word, you are promising to be guided by the ideals of the Scout Oath.
. . . I will do my best . . . Try hard to live up to the points of the Scout Oath. Measure your achievements against your own high standards and don't be influenced by peer pressure or what other people do.
. . . To do my duty to God . . . Your family and religious leaders teach you about God and the ways you can serve. You do your duty to God by following the wisdom of those teachings every day and by respecting and defending the rights of others to practice their own beliefs.
. . . and my country . . . Help keep the United States a strong and fair nation by learning about our system of government and your responsibilities as a citizen and future voter.
America is made up of countless families and communities. When you work to improve your community and your home, you are serving your country. Natural resources are another important part of America's heritage worthy of your efforts to understand, protect, and use wisely. What you do can make a real difference.
. . . and to obey the Scout Law; . . . The twelve points of the Scout Law are guidelines that can lead you toward wise choices. When you obey the Scout Law, other people will respect you for the way you live, and you will respect yourself.
. . . To help other people at all times; . . . There are many people who need you. Your cheerful smile and helping hand will ease the burden of many who need assistance. By helping out whenever possible, you are doing your part to make this a better world.
. . . To keep myself physically strong, . . . Take care of your body so that it will serve you well for an entire lifetime. That means eating nutritious foods, getting enough sleep, and exercising regularly to build strength and endurance. it also means avoiding harmful drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and anything else that can harm your health.
. . . mentally awake, . . . Develop your mind both in the classroom and outside of school. Be curious about everything around you, and work hard to make the most of your abilities. With an inquiring attitude and the willingness to ask questions, you can learn much about the exciting world around you and your role in it.
. . . and morally straight. To be a person of strong character, your relationships with others should be honest and open. You should respect and defend the rights of all people. Be clean in your speech and actions, and remain faithful in your religious beliefs. The values you practice as a Scout will help you shape a life of virtue and self-reliance.
The national office needs to revoke the charters of these councils post haste to draw a line in the sand.
BSA Bump.
.. The 25th Annual National Conservative Student Conference..Michael Reagan, Milton Friedman, G. Gordon Liddy, Ann Coulter................. [July 20-26]
I wonder what would happen if they were to change their press release to read:
The Philadelphia Council is the third largest local council in the country, serving 87,000 boys, men, and faggots.
Often people will ignore issues when they are couched in careful terms to hide the truth. If the Scouts were up front with the truth, I wonder how many children would be yanked immediately from the Scouts?
I know you just used a turn of phrase but I would hope that a parent wouldn't have to consider it carefully at all. My hope is they would make their decision after about two seconds and protect their children without a second thought.
Local BSA Councils are not-for-profit corporations consisting of local business and community leaders, as well as a few Scouters. They receive, and must renew annually, a charter from National Council to establish, oversee and support the BSA program in a geographic area. They in turn charter local organizations such as churches, veterans' organizations, fraternal organizations, schools, etc., to sponsor Packs, Troops, Ships, and Crews. These are also renewable annually.
If the sponsoring organization does not follow National and local Council guidelines and policies in running their units, the local Council can refuse to renew their charter. If the local Council does not follow National guidelines, National Council can refuse to renew their charter. In the former case, the unit folds and the Scouts would have to join another unit to continue in Scouting. In the latter case, either a new not-for-profit corporation would have to be started up to take over the charter, or the region the old Council covered could be taken over by one or more Councils contiguous to it. What's going to happen here is that first a delegation from National will meet with the Council's Executive Board (tha above noted local community and business leaders) to see just what their intent is, as opposed to what's in the press. If they persist that they are going to register "avowed homosexuals" as leaders, then I expect that they'll end up taking one of the steps I've outlined.
Note that it is the responsibility of the local units to select leaders. While the BSA is often brought into lawsuits on these matters, it's the sponsoring organization that has failed to do it's homework in registering an unqualified leader, and in failing to make sure that he or she is conducting the program properly.
National's basis for excluding homosexual leaders is because they provide what the majority of the BSA's sponsoring organizations believe are improper moral role models for youth. According to the BSA's own web site, any risk of paedophilia has nothing to do with it. And practically, if you search on Google for cases of molestation of Scouts by Scouters, you'll find that the Scouter involved either has no known sexual relations with adults at all, or is married and has kids.
What the BSA depends on to prevent child molestation is the proper selection of leaders by sponsoring organizations, and the strict application of the Youth Protection guidelines by the sponsors and the leaders. These steps will prevent child molestation of any kind.
The other way for parents to make sure that things of this sort don't happen in their unit is to show up. The BSA is not a program designed so that you can drop off your kid and a check once a week. "BSA" does not stand for "BabySitters of America". It's a family program, not a youth program, and you need to put some time in. Even if you can't be a leader, you can go on the occasional campout, hang around for a Troop meeting, run the Popcorn sale, help with the Pancake Breakfast, get your hands dirty helping with a service project, and in general observe what's going on.
I question the original author's characterization of the Minuteman Council's (Boston) announced policy re: sexual orientation of leaders. National doesn't seem to have a problem with it. Minuteman Council's policy seems to be "Don't ask, don't tell", which is National policy. They just stated it in a fashion that makes it a little more palatable for the locals. But I am unaware of any "avowed homosexual" who has taken a leadership position, "told", and stayed registered at Minuteman Council.
It's also worth noting that Cradle of Liberty Council isn't telling units that they have to accept homosexual members; they're saying that they can if they want to. Note as an analogy that BSA units can accept women as leaders if they wish, but many don't and are supported by both their local and National Councils (Troops sponsored by Mormon stakes do this) in their decision. The choice of leaders is up to sponsoring organizations and they are free to accept or reject leaders on whatever reason they choose (gender, profession, health, etc.).
Finally, cutting off support to your local BSA Council because there is an unresolved situation in Philadelphia is a sure way to hurt a bunch of youth and to make sure that they don't get the program from someone who wants to do so properly.
For example, there were 7 units in Oak Park, Illinois sponsored by the local PTAs where said PTAs refused to renew their charters unless the local Council allowed them to ignore sexual orientation when registering Scouters. A number of the parents apparently didn't object to this. The local Council (Des Plaines Valley Council) refused and refused to renew the charters. Most of the Scouts moved to other units. There are numerous sponsors such as the Unitarian Universalists, the Episcopal Church, etc., that sponsor units and object to the BSA's policy in this matter. And remember that about 45% of Scouts are registered to units sponsored by secular organizations, such as the VFW, American Legion, Odd Fellows, Elks, PTAs, public schools, etc., that either have no official ban on homosexuals or even have anti-discrimination policies that include them as a protected class.
Now, whether individual units of these organizations would actually register avowed homosexuals is another matter. Your child wouldn't actually have a gay Scoutmaster unless your unit decided to register one, and as a concerned parent you'd certainly find out about that if you wanted to.
I don't necessarily agree with you there. I believe adult consenting homosexuals should be left alone to do what they will. I believe pedophilia is a separate and distinct problem.
But naively opening the door for grown men who are possibly homosexual pedophiles to be sleeping side by side with adolescent boys is like chumming the waters for pedophiles.
What you probably will see is a lot more parents starting to question their unit's sponsor, asking "Are we going to register a gay Scoutmaster?", and then switching units if they don't like the answer. The Cradle of Liberty Council isn't saying that the units have to register gays, just like they don't say they have to register women or any other particular class of people as leaders.
They should be formally de-listed from the BSA, and then the parents should form a new council, with members who aren't enablers.
If the Cradle of Liberty Council persists in this new policy, then this is probably exactly what will happen.
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Worst Central Minnesota Storms in Recent Memory-Our Top Five
The weather in Minnesota never leaves us lacking for something to talk about. The conversation at the dinner table, the water cooler at work and even in the elevator with strangers always seems to turn to what's going on outside. Being a weather geek, this got me thinking. What are the worst storms that we have ever had in recent memory? Here are my top five.
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Tornado Outbreak June 1992
The storm system that caused this outbreak is what is known as a mesoconvective system. That means that the storms are very well organized and can hold together for several hours, and in this case, the system held together for five days. It started June 13 over the western portion of the U.S. That system actually triggered an air impulse in northwestern South Dakota, causing ten inches of rain to fall along with golf ball sized hail in Harding County, and that wasn't even the worst of it. As the storm tracked to the east, it dropped an astounding 170 tornadoes across the Midwest. Among them was an F5 (the worst kind) in Chandler, Minnesota on June 16. That same storm system spawned three tornadoes in central Minnesota. There was one F3 tornado recorded in Cokato, one F2 confirmed just north of Maple Lake and another in Foley. All told, the storm caused millions of dollars in damage, destroyed countless homes, injured dozens and killed one. That storm finally moved out of our area and dissipated on the east coast June 18.
- 4
The Halloween Blizzard of 1991
There's a whole big scientific explanation as to why this happened and I won't go into all of the gory details. But, basically the meteorological stars aligned with a huge extra tropical storm system that intensified in the Atlantic Ocean that had a high pressure system right behind it that went from Greenland and cut right through the U.S. all the way down to the south western states. That, coupled with a low pressure system sitting between Hudson Bay in Canada and areas of central Nebraska with a strong cold front behind it. That set up a kind of squeeze-play that put St. Cloud and most of Minnesota right in the bull's eye to get a major snow storm. It started on October 30 in Iowa where it began to snow. As it moved north overnight on Halloween, the snow began to fall as ice. The system seemed to stall out as the snow fell faster and faster and harder and harder and by the end of it all on November 3, records were broken, thousands were left without power, millions of dollars in damage had been done and the human toll in it all? 22 dead.
- 3
Tornado Outbreak July 18, 1986
This day started off like most July days. Hot, sunny and sticky, but by about 5 in the afternoon, the skies had turned very, very ominous. KARE 11 chopper pilot Max Messmer was up in the helicopter getting aerial footage of the Minneapolis Aquatennial Parade, when he and photographer Tom Empey noticed a wall cloud near the Brooklyn Park/Fridley area. The pair decided to check it out, and in an astonishing display of fearlessness, piloting skills and a dash of crazy, Messmer and Empey flew as close as they could to shoot this tornado and flew into the history books in the process. Never before had viewers ever seen anything like this. The storm stalled out over Springbrook Nature Center and flung centuries old trees into the air and tossed them around like toothpicks. Riveted, viewers continued to watch as transformers and power lines exploded. Max stayed on the storm as it tore through the north metro for a half an hour before finally breaking up. This was the first time I really remember having to go to the basement with the family and wait out a storm. I was terrified and looking at the video, I can still recall my dad grabbing the bird cage and ushering us to safety. Amazingly, no injuries or deaths were reported as a result of the tornado and damage was limited to the areas around the Nature Center.
- 2
June 17, 2010
There were so many severe weather events last summer, it's hard to pick just one, but the tornado outbreak of June 17 definitely sticks out as one of the most memorable. That day started out sunny, hot and sticky, but the long range forecast models had been predicting a severe weather outbreak for that day as far out as a week! In all 74 tornadoes were recorded across four states. Forty eight of those tornadoes were right here in Minnesota, including the EF-4 tornado that struck Wadena. That twister caused $53 million dollars in damage and injured 20. There were also two tornadoes that touched down in Clear Lake. Both of those were rated EF-0, but still caused extensive tree damage.
- 1
July 1, 2011
As Minnesotans packed their bags for the long holiday weekend, Mother Nature had some other plans in store for us. A warm, moist air mass had moved in to Central Minnesota on June 30 and the upper level winds had created atmospheric conditions that were ripe for some nasty weather. It was hot and sticky and many areas were seeing highs in the mid to upper 90's that day with dewpoints in the 70's. Thunderstorms had begun to pop in the southern and western portions of the state. These pop up storms converged into what is known as a mesoscale convective system. Storms of this type are very well organized and can last sometimes for days. The system quickly marched eastward and intensified into the late afternoon and evening hours. Just after six, a tornado warning was issued and sure enough, at 6:23pm, an EF-0 tornado landed in Waite Park. It wasn't on the ground for very long, but long enough to cause widespread damage in that area before it moved into the city of St. Cloud and dissipated. The storm system also brought with it golf ball sized hail, straight line winds and lots of rain. That one toppled trees, ripped up yards, and caused flash flooding all over our area.


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Chloë Sevigny Cast in A&E Cop Show
Because everything is a cop show! Only cop shows for the rest of time!
Chloë Sevigny will star in A&E's upcoming adaptation of the Danish crime drama Those Who Kill. She'll play a detective who tracks serial killers, because everyone knows we do not have enough shows about that. According to THR, Sevigny's Catherine is "a workaholic" who's nursing "an old anger or sadness." Finally! A lady cop with a personal connection to her cases and not much of a social life! We wonder if she is unlucky in love and occasionally cold and tough-seeming!