text: Michelin Expands YieldBib Line, Boosts Stubble Protection February 14, 2013 11:00 PM Tweet Tires in the YieldBib line carry extremely heavy equipment at lower pressurization, creating less compaction and less stress on the machine's rear axle. © Michelin TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Nate Birt Top Producer Managing Editor Email As machinery gets heavier and crops get tougher, Michelin aims to reduce field compaction with help from a wide footprint on its YieldBib radial tire line. The company also has extended its Stubble Shield warranty, an investment representatives say demonstrates Michelin's commitment to proven technology that combats stalk residue and keeps rubber in better shape. The line of YieldBib tires – which recently won an AE50 award for innovation from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers – has been expanded to include four sizes for high-horsepower and mechanical front-wheel assist tractors: VF380/85 R34 VF420/85 R34 VF480/80 R46 VF480/80 R50 The tires also are available to the replacement market for existing equipment and new orders. What sets the Michelin YieldBib apart from a competitor tire, says Bob Rees, technical manager for Michelin, is that it contains Very-High-Flexion (VF) technology that can carry the same weight at up to 40% reduced pressure, limiting compaction. A display at Michelin's 2013 National Farm Machinery Show booth illustrates the compaction issue: An 18,000 lb. mockup tractor bears two tall tires, one a YieldBib from Michelin and the other a tire from a competitor. Both tires are pressurized to manufacturer specifications, and both bulge out at the base where the tire meets the ground. But in the case of the YieldBib, the result is a tire footprint between 10% and 12% wider than that of the competitor tire. At another display, two tires illustrate what Michelin says is the advantage of Stubble Shield: Lugs are set at 45-degree angles so that when corn stalks hit them, they deflect off. Shoulders at the edge of the tire are designed in an open fashion to prevent crop from getting trapped, while more material is added at the center of the tire to create a stronger product less prone to being punctured. While there has been a trend to withdraw stubble damage warranties among many manufacturers, Rees says, the advances in Stubble Shield technology have allowed Michelin to extend its stubble warranty from three years to four. Less tire damage ultimately means more time in the field and better resale value down the road. "The investment's paying off in many, many ways," Rees says. Back to news


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HOUSTON (AP) For weeks Andre Johnson has been saying he was finally feeling like himself again after last year's injury plagued season.
He hopes his career-best 273-yard performance, including a 48-yard game-winning touchdown reception, in Houston's 43-37 overtime win over Jacksonville on Sunday proves his point.
``Maybe you guys will believe me after that,'' Johnson said with a laugh.
Johnson's 273 yards receiving on a career-high 14 receptions were the most in the NFL since 2000.
Matt Schaub threw for 527 yards and career-high five scores as the Texans rallied from a 14-point fourth quarter deficit for the victory.
Schaub said he didn't have to say anything to the team before the game-winning drive.
``We knew what we had to get done,'' the quarterback said.
Schaub's yards passing are tied for the second most in NFL history. Warren Moon also threw for 527 yards for the Houston Oilers in December 1990 against Kansas City. Norm Van Brocklin holds the record with 554 for the Rams in 1951.
``Tremendous play by our quarterback, and probably as good a day as I've ever seen by a wide receiver,'' Houston coach Gary Kubiak said. ``As a matter of fact, I know it is.''
Chad Henne threw for 354 yards and a career-high four touchdowns filling in for Blaine Gabbert after he bruised his right elbow on a hit on Jacksonville's first series.
Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey thought Henne did a nice job, but wouldn't say who will start for his team next week.
``After I evaluate the tape, a decision will be made,'' he said.
Henne had some big plays to rookie receiver Justin Blackmon, who had a season-high seven catches for 236 yards.
``He has gotten better and better and better every week, and today was good for him and good for our team to see that,'' Mularkey said of Blackmon, a first-round pick. ``I'm sure it will carry over.''
Houston had a shot to win it earlier in overtime, but Schaub was intercepted by Derek Cox. But they got another chance after Jacksonville's offense stalled to set up Johnson's game-winner.
``Bad things are going to happen,'' Johnson said of Schaub's interception in overtime. ``But you have to move on from it.''
The teams exchanged field goals in overtime to tie it at 37-all.
Houston could have won it in regulation, but Shayne Graham's field goal attempt from 47 yards was wide left. It would have been from 42, but the Texans had a false start when they first lined up to kick it.
Houston used a 1-yard touchdown reception by Garrett Graham to get within 34-27 with about six minutes remaining.
Blackmon was open, but couldn't handle the throw on third down and the Jaguars had to punt after that, giving the Texans a chance to tie it.
The Texans capped a 90-yard drive with a 5-yard touchdown reception by Graham to tie it at 34-all with about 1 1/2 minutes left.
Keshawn Martin was chased down from behind by the punter on a 71-yard return early in the fourth quarter with Houston trailing by a touchdown. But the Texans came up empty when Schaub was intercepted by Paul Posluszny two plays later.
The Jaguars were facing third-and-21 on the ensuing drive when Henne hit Blackmon over the middle, and he shed a pair of defenders on the way to an 81-yard touchdown to make it 34-20.
Jacksonville went up 17-14 early in the third on a 40-yard field goal by Josh Scobee.
Arian Foster fumbled three plays later and the Jaguars recovered on the Houston 11. Jacksonville took advantage of the turnover when a wide-open Marcedes Lewis grabbed a 1-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 27-17 later in the third.
Houston settled for a 27-yard field goal when the offense stalled inside the red zone to cut the lead to 27-20 near the end of the third quarter.
Houston took an early 7-0 lead when Schaub connected with rookie Martin on a 9-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter.
Gabbert was injured when he was hit by Danieal Manning and fumbled on Jacksonville's first drive.
Henne took over and the Jaguars evened it up when Lewis grabbed a 13-yard reception from him later in the first.
Cecil Shorts got in front of the defense on a 67-yard catch and run to give Jacksonville a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter.
The Texans answered with a 1-yard touchdown reception by tight end James Casey to tie it again.
The teams exchanged field goals late in the second quarter to leave tied at 17-all at halftime.
NOTES: Posluszny received four stitches on his forehead after being injured in overtime. ... RB Jalen Parmele had 80 yards rushing. .... Gabbert was 2 of 2 for 24 yards before leaving the game. ... Graham's two touchdowns were a career-high.
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Today we're continuing to follow our months-old tracks back toward Home Plate. Our plan had originally been to skirt this little ridge about halfway along today's drive path. But then I went hunting for any old images we had of the ridge, to see what it looks like on the far side, just in case the far side hid a gimpy-rover trap.
It turns out we have a fantastic, close-up image of it -- as we were running for McCool, shortly before the RF wheel failed, we stopped right in front of it at the end of one drive. So we're able to look closely, decide that the slopes and pebbles are all benign, and commit to going over it rather than around.
That still leaves us with another decision: are we going to go north, along Home Plate, to image its east face? Or will we go west, toward the on-ramp? Or, maybe, will we compromise, heading west past the debris field and then heading north? We won't be doing that north-or-west drive today, but we need to set ourselves up so we can do it tomorrow. Since it's still a matter of some debate among the science team, however, we compromise, aiming instead for a point where we'll be able to choose either path on the next sol.
I used to not like compromise. But when it gives other people badly needed time to make up their minds, and when it makes your own life simpler in the process, well, there's something you can say for it.
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Just so you know there's people out there who have been following this for a long time, and have never made their presence known, I, as one of the aforementioned people, am hereby making my presence known (anonymously, ah well), and further requesting that please, oh do, keep this astoundingly good work up. This stuff is priceless.
- February 26, 2012 at 5:10 PM
- Scott Maxwell said...
Thank you so much for the very nice comment! Sadly, this blog doesn't go very much longer -- I have only about a couple of months' worth of notes left.
Maybe I'll be able to do the same for MSL -- you know, in about 5 years. :-/
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[Editor's Note: June 4, 2012 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cooking Made Easy is currently out of stock. The book is being made into an e-book and will be coming out soon!]
Can news of a cookbook make someone smile? It can if the recipes it provides helps change a life…
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As more and more people come to realize the benefits of a gluten-free, dairy-free diet for autism and general health, the brand new cookbook, "Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cooking Made Easy," is set to produce smiles like Courtney's across the country and around the world.
Published by Gluten Free Works, this handy book is making it easy to understand and prepare wonderful gluten-free and dairy-free meals that meet individual nutritional needs.
"Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cooking Made Easy" is the second book by Cleo Libonati, RN, BSN. Libonati has celiac disease and follows a strict gluten-free, dairy-free diet. Her first book, "Recognizing Celiac Disease," set the standard for recognizing, diagnosing and treating celiac disease.
In this new book, Libonati combines superb cooking skills (she is Pennsylvania Dutch) with her extensive knowledge of medicine and nutrition to create a cookbook that is much more than a collection of tasty recipes.
She explains how "Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cooking Made Easy" came to be. "We attended the Philadelphia Autism Speaks Walk in 2009 and for every parent who told us the great strides their child was making on the diet, there were many more who wanted help and recipes they could use on a regular basis.
I created this book to be an easy-to-follow, practical cookbook that teaches people about nutrition and their diet while giving them quick, delicious and nutritious dishes that they and their families can enjoy."
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For example, the section titled Three Steps to Safe, Nutritious Food is a primer that walks the reader through unsafe foods that contain gluten and dairy, answers common questions about the gluten-free dairy-free diet and provides tips about buying, storing and preparing safe foods.
Appendix I, the Nature of Foods, explains macro-nutrients, micro-nutrients, describes deficiencies and the symptoms they cause and the recommended daily allowances of each. A review of the symptoms list reveals which nutrients are deficient. Each recipe conveniently includes a list of the nutrients it contains. This way, the reader can build a diet that is right for him or her.
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Cleo Libonati is a nationally recognized author and speaker on gluten, celiac disease and the gluten-free diet. She frequently speaks to support groups, medical groups and the public about gluten, gluten sensitivity and celiac disease and espouses removing gluten from the diet while correcting nutritional deficiencies it causes in order to improve health.
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Gluten Free Works is a health publisher that helps people get well, look good and stay healthy living gluten free through the popular website www.glutenfreeworks.com, books and other printed materials. Gluten Free Works will be at the 2010 Philadelphia Walk Now for Autism event at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 2nd.
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PORT ORCHARD, WASH.—A Washington state judge is putting Casey Kasem's daughter, Kerri Kasem, in charge of his medical care, in consultation with doctors.
All members of the ailing radio personality can still visit him at a hospital — just not at the same time.
The 82-year-old Kasem is in critical condition with an infected bedsore at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Washington.
In a statement, Kerri Kasem's spokesman said Friday that Kasem's health is declining and he "won't be with us much longer."
The Kitsap Sun reports that Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Jennifer Forbes ruled Friday that a California court order naming Kerri Kasem as temporary conservator for her father prevails in the case.
The judge ordered separate visitation times because of the animosity between Casey Kasem's wife, Jean, and her husband's children.


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After a remarkable year for stocks in 2013, and now a selloff, the importance of periodically rebalancing portfolios, and taking profits at the right time, is once again apparent. And yet what to do with that historic but now troubled ballast, the fixed income portion of the portfolio? According to Wilmington Trust chief investment officer Rex Macey, for high net worth individuals, municipal bonds offer the best returns based on their relative risk and their inherent tax benefits. They're not a bad place to camp out for a little extra yield.
Back in November, Penta warned its readers to dial back on expectations. (See November 11 2013 "Cool It Bulls.") Barron's Randall Forsyth underscored the necessity of rebalancing in "Pundits Predict the Unexpected for 2014," explaining that if folks follow the traditional 60%-40% stock-bond portfolio, last year's returns, with the S&P up 32% and bonds broadly down 2%, then the resulting allocation, without adjustments, would be 67%-33%. Simply, to maintain the 60-40 mix investors must buy bonds and sell stocks.
The question: What bonds should investors buy with interest rate hikes around the corner? Looking for ideas, we got an early look at Wilmington Trust's latest Capital Markets Forecast, soon to be published online, which projects seven year return expectations across all asset classes. What stuck out to us were the estimated returns for bonds.
After subtracting a muted rate of inflation, that lops off 2.1% from returns, Macey figures that of all investment grade bonds (munis, taxable bonds, taxable government/credit, and global developed ex-US,) only munis will produce annual positive returns of 2.4%. On the speculative grade front, high-yield munis again are king, with real annual returns of 3.8%. (Their closest rival is high-yield floating-rate notes, for 1.5% annually).
Munis outperform other bonds for wealthy folks, purely because of the recent rise in tax rates, says Robert Collins Wilmington's head of municipal fixed income. Wilmington expects rising interest rates will take an additional 2.8% annually off of returns, and their forecast is for the 10-year Treasury to yield 4.40% by 2020 versus 2.75% today. Munis are exempt of federal taxes, so the 24% bump up in a high earner's Federal income tax rates this year, from 35% to 43.4% when you also add in the Affordable Care Act surtax, makes tax-exempt municipal binds infinitely more attractive than their taxable fixed income counterparts.
The returns to fixed income may seem underwhelming, especially after last year's momentous gains in the equity market, but going forward, Wilmington doesn't expect that stark contrast in performance between stocks and bonds to continue. Macey predicts that through 2020, the top performing equity market, international developed market large-cap value stocks, will only produce real returns of 6.8% annually, largely driven by Europe. U.S. large-caps, meanwhile, will produce about 5%. So on a relative basis, if you're rebalancing your portfolio and looking for yield, muni bonds are attractive. For two articles that further make the case for municipal bonds, see Andrew Bary's "Munis on the Mend" and his recent cover story, "Where to Find Great Yields."
As Bary says, "Because of the wide spreads in the muni market, it pays to buy individual bonds as new issues—when the issuer pays the commission—or purchase mutual funds." Two actively managed funds he suggests, the largest muni fund the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt (ticker: VWITX) that yields around 3% and Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Income (NEA) at 6.4%. Watch that last one, though, because it uses leverage to boost its yield, which can boomerang when interest rates rise. If you buy a municipal bond fund, the management will be reducing risks by running a diversified portfolio, and, one hopes, staying up on all the vagaries of changing municipal fortunes.
The bankruptcy in Detroit, and ailing Puerto Rico, do of course raise muni anxiety levels. Still, the federal bankruptcy judge for the Detroit case, Steven Rhodes, recently ruled that "pension benefits are a contractual obligation of a municipality and not entitled to any heightened protection in bankruptcy." That was monumental, since it trumped the Michigan state constitution. Michigan law, and that of 25 other states, previously decreed employees could not lose pension benefits that had already been accrued.
The municipal bond market is massive, at $3.7 trillion, so careful homework will reveal that all munis are not equal. Counterintuitively, perhaps, Collins finds "pockets of value" in Michigan general obligation bonds, since Moody's upgraded the credit outlook of the state from stable to positive last Spring. "Investors think 'stay out of Michigan,' but you can find good value there," he says.
Consider Genesee County, Michigan, which is 60 miles from Detroit. It suspended a $53 million debt offering, that would have been the largest local bond issue post-Detroit's bankruptcy filing. In a subsequent, slimmed down offering of $35 million, investors required a considerably higher yield over comparable single-A bonds, primarily because of Detroit's woes. That's a good deal, says Collins.
But if the uncertainty surrounding Detroit spooks you, revenue bonds, which are secured via the top line growth of local public service providers, are a nice alternative. Collins likes hospital and airport revenue bonds in particular. On the former, municipal bond investors should look for large medical institutions whose hospital revenues cut across multiple states, so their balance sheets can "weather the storm of Affordable Care Act regulation." Healthy revenue streams frequently rely on good management, he says, with mergers and acquisitions currently leading to a fair amount of consolidation, and that means additional revenue coupled to cost-cutting.
An airport like Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, meanwhile, serves a strong economic base and is an "origin/destination market," meaning traveler's flights begin and end here, which translates into higher airport profitability, as opposed to a hub of temporary layovers.
Investors should rebalance their portfolios carefully. But with judicious muni selections, the fixed income portfolio might, with a bit of luck, weather the choppy seas just fine.


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Mary Hennessy was one of my maternal great-grandmothers. She was the daughter of John Hennessey and Mary Hayes. While I don't yet have an exact date, she was probably born about 1822 in Ballylanders, Limerick, Ireland. To my knowledge there were nine children in the family. The names of the children, in no particular order, are Winifred, Mary, Alice, Margaret, James, Patrick, Thomas, and Michael. Mary married Thomas Fleming, a grocer in Ballylanders about 1845 and they had twelve children and all but Eliza and Patt emigrated to the United States. Actually Patt came to the States but decided the work was too hard and returned to Ireland to open a grocery store in Dublin.
Mary's sister Winifred married Michael Browne and about 1850, they left Limerick with their family and sailed for New Orleans. Michael Browne died shortly after their arrival in New Orleans. Winifred left her children with an orphanage and went to Houston to find housing and work. Winifred and Michael had seven children: Thomas, Johanna, John Thomas, Margaret, Winifred, and Michael. Michael and Winifred died in babyhood.
John Thomas Browne married Mary Jane Bergin and they had twelve children of whom only George Raymond died in infancy. All of the others married and had families that they raised in Texas providing John Thomas and Mary Jane with forty-two grandchildren.
John Thomas Browne was born March 23, 1845 in Ballylanders, County Limerick, Ireland and died August 19, 1941 in Houston, Texas. He was an Irish Catholic Mayor of Houston, Texas. He was instrumental in starting the Houston Fire Department as a paid force.[i] He served in that post from 1892 to 1896 and then in the Texas House of Representatives from 1897 to 1899 and again in 1907. He married Mollie Bergin on September 13, 1871 and was also known as "The Fighting Irishman" and "Honest John". He was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Knights of Columbus. He died of pneumonia and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.[ii]
Other members of Mary and Winifred Hennessy's family also came to the United States and helped to settle this country from Georgia, to Illinois, to Texas. My ancestors were instrumental in helping this country grow and prosper just as this country helped them grow and prosper.


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While arguable mrgybe, from what I understand, there are more Democrats registered to vote than Republicans, Independents or any other national parties. That is clearly the case in California.
Since the time of President Reagan, the Republicans want you to believe that they speak for, and represent the majority of Americans. One only has to listen to House Speaker Boehner, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, or candidate Romney to find they still pander the same illusion to the nation today. They also erroneously believe that they are more patriotic Americans. Even if I'm wrong about Democrats being a majority, I think that we can agree that margins are slim at best. Looking down your nose at half of the population of this country and insinuating that they are ruining this country is hardly a valid or an admirable position.
Would you ever vote for a Democrat? Although it seems very doubtful from your more recent commentary, it could still be possible. Based on your earlier comments regarding Senator Webb of Virginia, I would guess that you supported him in 2006. Also, if a Democratic candidate was hugely supportive of the oil industry, and pursuing vastly increased oil drilling and processing, I think that they could garner your vote.
Regarding the upcoming presidential election in November, I think you will be playing your Romney card, if one was to believe what you've said so far.
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Going out on a limb here with this crowd to say I support vastly increased oil drilling and production. We need to cut our dependence on Arab oil. At least until a suitable alternative is found.
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You moved to the right country, mrgybe
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From the New Yorker on increasing the rate of combustion of carbon fuels:
The relationship between carbon emissions and the earths temperature has been clear for more than a century: in 1908, the Swedish scientist Svante Arrhenius suggested that burning fossil fuels might help prevent the coming ice age. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson received a report from his Science Advisory Committee, titled Restoring the Quality of Our Environment, that noted for the first time the potential need to balance increased greenhouse-gas emissions by raising the albedo, or the reflectivity, of the earth. The report suggested that such a change could be achieved by spreading small reflective particles over large parts of the ocean.
While such tactics could clearly fail, perhaps the greater concern is what might happen if they succeeded in ways nobody had envisioned. Injecting sulfur dioxide, or particles that perform a similar function, would rapidly lower the temperature of the earth, at relatively little expensemost estimates put the cost at less than ten billion dollars a year. But it would do nothing to halt ocean acidification, which threatens to destroy coral reefs and wipe out an enormous number of aquatic species. The risks of reducing the amount of sunlight that reaches the atmosphere on that scale would be as obviousand immediateas the benefits. If such a program were suddenly to fall apart, the earth would be subjected to extremely rapid warming, with nothing to stop it. And while such an effort would cool the globe, it might do so in ways that disrupt the behavior of the Asian and African monsoons, which provide the water that billions of people need to drink and to grow their food.
Geoengineering actually refers to two distinct ideas about how to cool the planet. The first, solar-radiation management, focusses on reducing the impact of the sun. Whether by seeding clouds, spreading giant mirrors in the desert, or injecting sulfates into the stratosphere, most such plans seek to replicate the effects of eruptions like Mt. Pinatubos. The other approach is less risky, and involves removing carbon directly from the atmosphere and burying it in vast ocean storage beds or deep inside the earth. But without a significant technological advance such projects will be expensive and may take many years to have any significant effect.
There are dozens of versions of each scheme, and they range from plausible to absurd. There have been proposals to send mirrors, sunshades, and parasols into space. Recently, the scientific entrepreneur Nathan Myhrvold, whose company Intellectual Ventures has invested in several geoengineering ideas, said that we could cool the earth by stirring the seas. He has proposed deploying a million plastic tubes, each about a hundred metres long, to roil the water, which would help it trap more CO2. The ocean is this giant heat sink, he told me. But it is very cold. The bottom is nearly freezing. If you just stirred the ocean more, you could absorb the excess CO2 and keep the planet cold. (This is not as crazy as it sounds. In the center of the ocean, wind-driven currents bring fresh water to the surface, so stirring the ocean could transform it into a well-organized storage depot. The new water would absorb more carbon while the old water carried the carbon it has already captured into the deep.)
The Harvard physicist Russell Seitz wants to create what amounts to a giant oceanic bubble bath: bubbles trap air, which brightens them enough to reflect sunlight away from the surface of the earth. Another tactic would require maintaining a fine spray of seawaterthe worlds biggest fountainwhich would mix with salt to help clouds block sunlight.
The best solution, nearly all scientists agree, would be the simplest: stop burning fossil fuels, which would reduce the amount of carbon we dump into the atmosphere. That fact has been emphasized in virtually every study that addresses the potential effect of climate change on the earthand there have been manybut none have had a discernible impact on human behavior or government policy. Some climate scientists believe we can accommodate an atmosphere with concentrations of carbon dioxide that are twice the levels of the preindustrial eraabout five hundred and fifty parts per million. Others have long claimed that global warming would become dangerous when atmospheric concentrations of carbon rose above three hundred and fifty parts per million. We passed that number years ago. After a decline in 2009, which coincided with the harsh global recession, carbon emissions soared by six per cent in 2010the largest increase ever recorded. On average, in the past decade, fossil-fuel emissions grew at about three times the rate of growth in the nineteen-nineties.
Although the I.P.C.C., along with scores of other scientific bodies, has declared that the warming of the earth is unequivocal, few countries have demonstrated the political will required to actperhaps least of all the United States, which consumes more energy than any nation other than China, and, last year, more than it ever had before. The Obama Administration has failed to pass any meaningful climate legislation. Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee, has yet to settle on a clear position. Last year, he said he believed the world was getting warmerand humans were a cause. By October, he had retreated. My view is that we dont know what is causing climate change on this planet, he said, adding that spending huge sums to try to reduce CO2 emissions is not the right course for us. China, which became the worlds largest emitter of greenhouse gases several years ago, constructs a new coal-burning power plant nearly every week. With each passing year, goals become exponentially harder to reach, and global reductions along the lines suggested by the I.P.C.C. seem more like a pious wish, to use the words of the Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen, who in 1995 received a Nobel Prize for his work on ozone depletion.
Most nations now recognize the need to shift to a low-carbon economy, and nothing should divert us from the main priority of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, Lord Rees of Ludlow wrote in his 2009 forward to a highly influential report on geoengineering released by the Royal Society, Britains national academy of sciences. But if such reductions achieve too little, too late, there will surely be pressure to consider a plan Bto seek ways to counteract climatic effects of green-house gas emissions.
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While arguable mrgybe, from what I understand, there are more Democrats registered to vote than Republicans, Independents or any other national parties. That is clearly the case in California.
That can't be true. The Republicans are to blame for the California budget chaos. An expert told us.
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Looking down your nose at half of the population of this country and insinuating that they are ruining this country is hardly a valid or an admirable position.
I completely agree. You should really stop doing that.
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Would you ever vote for a Democrat? Although it seems very doubtful from your more recent commentary, it could still be possible. Based on your earlier comments regarding Senator Webb of Virginia, I would guess that you supported him in 2006.
And Mark Warner, the other Virginia Senator. Unlike you I vote for the best candidate.
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Also, if a Democratic candidate was hugely supportive of the oil industry, and pursuing vastly increased oil drilling and processing, I think that they could garner your vote.
Absolutely he/ they would..........but it might be difficult getting to the polls with all those pigs flying around.
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California is not alone in underfunded public pension plans. The Pew Center calculates the total unfunded public pension liabilities at $1.25 Trillion (almost a third of the total obligation).
Colorado's public pension system is in worse condition than California's. And, Colorado is not a particularily high tax, high spending state. FWIW, Texas does not fare that well either. Interesting chart here...
It seems that the pension problems may not be, necessarily, tied to the other fiscal aspects of an individual state.
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Lets get positive OK? An event is happening in the bay area today that is fairly incredible. A young genius moved to Palo Alto a few years back , and today there are 100 Billion reasons why california's decline is greatly exaggerated.
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CA is in
budget trouble.
It's also an insufferable, extremely overbearing nanny state, as I've established before. I will never,
, forget or forgive being told I must pay $76 to enter a state park for 20 minutes or having a state trooper demand that I move on NOW after I pulled onto a gravel turnout to eat the freaking sandwich the park wanted to charge me $76 to eat. "You can not stop here because there's no sign saying you can stop here" is probably the most anti-Constitutional statement I have ever heard. And paying bums $400 a month to $#!+ in San Francisco streets is beyond insane.
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I had to drag people out of Houston and Dallas to the DC area.
I refused promotion to Lt Col and paid my own military transfer moving costs elsewhere explicitly to avoid being transferred to the DC area (the Pentagon). Zero second thoughts.
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Mr G...are you going to give ISO the same tongue lashing you gave me for knocking your beloved DC area?
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Funny men Mike Myers and Dana Carvey put aside years of rumored feuding as they reunited at a "Wayne's World" panel discussion in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tuesday.
The former "Saturday Night Live" regulars played music lovers fronting an amateur talk show in the hit 1992 comedy, which was followed by "Wayne's World 2″ in 1993, but were reportedly never close and fell out over the years.
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At a reception, they mingled with former "Wayne's World" cast mates, including Rob Lowe, Lara Flynn Boyle and Tia Carrere, before stepping onstage at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater to answer questions from fans.
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On the top of a sand dune, in the middle of the desert in South Bahrain, a solitary tree stands tall. No flora can be seen for miles around as there's not a drop of water to be found. And yet, the wide-branched tree has survived for some 4 centuries. The Bahrainis believe that the Tree of Life is a natural wonder, and the 10-metre high tree now attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year.
It is said that long ago Adam and Eve once walked these lands. Legend has it that the tree was planted in 1583 to mark the spot where the Garden of Eden was located in Biblical times. The wildest stories are told about the Tree of Life: according to some, the roots extend so far that they can absorb moisture from a fresh water spring reservoir hundreds of metres deep, located many kilometres away. But probably imagination is better than reality.
The Tree of Life is a 'prosopis cineraria', a thorny bush that originates in Asia. The yellow resin is commonly used to make candles, aromatics and gum, while the beans are processed into meal, jam and wine. The tree fares well in the driest of climates due to roots that can extend up to 50 metres. In Bahrain they don't even have to reach that far; the ground water is only around ten metres below the surface. Nevertheless the solitary tree in the desert speaks to the imagination. In the film 'L.A. Story', Steve Martin calls it one of the most mystical places on earth.
Tree of Life, Southern Governate, Bahrain
The Bahrainis are certain that their island was once the Garden of Eden, the Biblical paradise where Adam and Eve tasted the forbidden fruit. Looking around when visiting the Tree of Life it is hard to imagine this; not even a blade of grass can be seen growing in the simmering, bone-dry desert. Yet, it isn't as far-fetched as it may seem. Long ago there was plenty of water here, and the area was a tropical oasis with lush flora and fauna.
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Own & operate Hoagie, Wing & Spirits Shop in a local college town. I have award winning wing sauces which I am planning to market. There are 3 types: Mild - Hot- BBQ. I need a unique label.
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I own & operate a Hoagie & Wing shop and a small bar in a local college town for over 20 years. My wings are very popular and have won awards. I am interested in bottling and marketing my wing sauces ( hot, mild & BBQ) and I also want to market my Marinara Sauce. I am looking for a label for these sauces. My business not only caters to the college students but also to local offices and the High School set. Gonda's is kind of a Icon to King's college and many who return for visits always remember Gonda's as a part of their college years and do return for visits.
Everyone in town knows & loves Joe Gonda. Joe is very easy going, fun loving & laid back. Gonda's is a very informal but friendly place where people love to come and eat. The business is located in NE, PA and is in the general area of 2 main colleges. Kings College and Wilkes University. Gonda's is located right across the street from King's...this is just to give you the general feel of where the business started and thrives and where the wings sauces first became famous but we don't want the label to be restricted to appeal to only the college age consumers. To get a better idea of Gonda's u can visit our website: eatatgonda's.com
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You may not stumble upon Dwit Gol Mok (DGM to the locals) easily, and that's by design. The behind-the-scenes bar technically is located on Wilshire Boulevard, but the entrance is around the corner, on Berendo, through a parking lot and an open courtyard, then up a few stairs. Inside you'll find marker graffiti on all of the bare, cement walls, small wooden tables under faux hut roofs and noise — lots of noise. The Cass beers are cheap and frequent to complement the seafood pancakes, the Korean chicken wings and the plentiful, pungent gochujang, which smothers lots of the other dishes. The party lasts long into the night at DGM, and about every 10 minutes it's someone's birthday, so be prepared to endure the most pop-synth version of "The Birthday Song" you've ever heard. If you'd like to sing along next time, there's a karaoke bar back across the courtyard. 3275 Wilshire Blvd., Koreatown. (213) 382-8432. —Farley Elliott
A bright spot on an otherwise sleepy stretch of Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock, Colorado Wine Company has long stood out for its cheeky, unpretentious approach to the guzzling of the grape. (The annual white-trash wine tasting, which pairs things like tater tots and pinot noir, is always a sellout.) But since moving into new, cozier digs last November, it's become something else: a Cheers-like neighborhood bar in a neighborhood that desperately needed one. Most nights of the week — especially Fridays, when they pour a five-wine flight for a mere $15 — you can find a convivial mix of locals and cork dorks from all over town crowding around the rough-hewn hunk of reclaimed wood that serves as both bar and checkout counter. There's a rotating selection of wines by the glass and six beers on tap — but pop a bottle to share with your newfound bar buddies. Corkage is only five bucks — except Wednesdays, when it's free. 2305 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock. (323) 478-1985, cowineco.com. —Andy Hermann
Most beachside-bar real estate revolves around location in lieu of quality — a harrowing fact of life to the coastal craft beer lover. Where others have rested on the laurels of a nice locale, Venice Ale House unites a superb local beer selection with an ocean view. Plunk yourself onto a patio seat where you'll rub elbows with boardwalk commuters, or enjoy a slight remove at the bustling bar and choose from 32 beers originating from Colorado and points west. Note the "almost always" available chalkboard beer list in addition to the rotational selection — all are on tap. A "skate of beers" delivers a flight of four, six or eight samples suspended on an immobilized skateboard. With all that amazing beer and the enchanting sunset over the ocean, you're bound to need sustenance. Try the grass-fed burger to satisfy that primal, beer-induced hunger. This seaside pint — or flight — will be one you won't forget. 2 Rose Ave., Venice. (310) 314-8253, venicealehouse.com. —Erika Bolden
When you see a great hardcore band there's always tons of energy, and this is particularly true at the Vex Arts performance space. The stuffy, sweaty room is home to the most raging slam dancing, stage-diving and dog piles in Los Angeles County. Legendary East L.A. precursor the Vex dated back to the days of Black Flag but shut its doors in 1984. Thankfully, a year ago it returned in the new location as a multipurpose space. Again spearheaded by Joe "Vex" Suquette, it hosts everything from art shows and concerts to skateboard workshops. But the real ragers are the hardcore shows, featuring veteran acts like Infest and Chain of Strength alongside up-and-comers Stoic Violence and Nomads. Once you enter the mosh pit, you won't want to leave. (Until you start bleeding, that is.) 5240 Alhambra Ave., El Sereno. (323) 221-0971, vexarts.com. —Nicholas Pell
In decades past, jazz fanatic Clint Eastwood hung at Studio City jazz spot the Baked Potato. Oh, and Police guitarist Andy Summers gigged there following the supergroup's breakup, Slash played in jam sessions there after Guns N' Roses, and in recent years Joe Bonamassa has slipped in for sets before a hundred fans instead of the thousands that fill his arena shows. The venue was founded in 1970 by Don Randi, and his son Justin is there most nights now behind the bar and out front tweaking the room's legendary sound. Music fans from around the world pass through the doors, and the club can be considered L.A.'s answer to New York's Village Vanguard: a small room where some of the world's greatest musicians stop by to listen and play with their peers. The patrons themselves feel like they're sitting in. 3787 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Studio City. (818) 980-1615, thebakedpotato.com. —Tom Meek
The aptly named World Famous Barnyard is about as low-down and lively a blues venue as you'll find anywhere in the nation. Featuring live blues, soul, old-school jazz and R&B, this bring-your-own-booze celebration situation happens every Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. at 97th and Main in South Central. It's nothing but a vacant lot strewn with rows of used commodes and kitchen appliances, only partially paved and barely covered with an old awning. It features a revolving crew of hardcore local blues bands but, since there's no website, no publicist and no phone, you never know what to expect — except that it'll be as genuine as it can be. 9627 S. Main St., Broadway-Manchester. —Jonny Whiteside
Pete Anderson's Club 652@Burbank Moose Lodge Mondays goes down weekly at 8 p.m. (except when Pete's on tour) and runs as precisely as a Swiss clock. The acclaimed, Detroit-born guitarist and his always–first rate combo provide a luxurious, rich mess of all original blues. The music is exhilarating in its bite, feel and delivery, and always displays Anderson's obsessive fixation on what he calls the "3 Ts" — tone, time and taste. The setting is a tiny, neon beer sign–lit, old-school tavern, which is overseen by the rather eccentric, bearded Moose Lodge shot-caller/barkeep Bailey. It provides the perfect atmosphere for the music. Also: The drinks are cheap, kids are permitted, and there's no cover charge, making Anderson's Moose Lodge Mondays always a gasser. 1901 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank. (818) 842-5851, burbankmoose.com. —Jonny Whiteside
Three pool tables. Two pinball machines. Darts. Foosball. Shuffleboard. Ms. Pac-Man. Galaga. Air hockey. Pop-a-Shot. Sports Harbour in Marina del Rey is like a rec center with a liquor license. (Or perhaps a Dave & Buster's without all the stuff that makes Dave & Buster's the worst.) When you're not playing a game, you can watch one from anywhere in the bar, including a bench that's the port side of an old boat. The place was remodeled a few years ago and now offers a menu of standard pub fare, but make no mistake, it's still very much a dive. There's almost always a fun, friendly crowd of regulars and drop-ins hanging around — each of whom is solid competition for your game of choice. 13484 W. Washington Blvd., Marina del Rey. (310) 823-0933, thesportsharbour.com. —JJ Strong
Everyone knows that feeling when you snap at the Grove. You just blew the rent at Nordstrom, and the slow-walking tourists begin to feel as if they're caging you in. You need a calm oasis, and a beer. Thankfully, the bars at the Original Farmers Market provide both. Hop onto a stool at one of the building's two watering holes, and life suddenly seems a lot simpler. Maybe that's because, despite all the businesses that have come and gone in the last 80 years, the Farmers Market still exudes an old-timey spirit. Watching folks sniff produce and rap with the butcher is somehow soothing over a pint. The drinker next to you looks like he's been a regular since 1952, and even if he's sipping his same old domestic, the bar offers a great craft-beer selection and wine list, too. The vibe says "stay all day," and you just might. 6333 W. Third St., Fairfax District. (323) 933-9211, farmersmarketla.com. —Ali Trachta
Restaurateurs Brandon Boudet and Warner Ebbink couldn't save Tom Bergin's, but they may have successfully rescued the happy hour at another of their champion warhorses, Dominick's, a Westside fixture and famously low-key celebrity hideout. Dom's has inaugurated the Five O'Clock Meeting, held 5 to 7 p.m. on weeknights. It's an intimate offering whose hallmarks include $4 "Littles" — vodka or gin martinis, Manhattans, Champagne cocktails and Tequila Daisies — all served straight up by engaging barkeeps and fashioned with brand spirits a notch or two above the usual well-drink swill. While diminutive in name, these cocktails are still shaken and poured generously, and they pack a decent punch. You can even order a large rice ball, or two large meatballs, or a plate of bruschetta with the cocktail, and the bar tab will be only about $8. It's a retro reimagining of happy hour, with a nostalgic price tag to boot. 8715 Beverly Blvd., W. Hlywd. (310) 652-2335, dominicksrestaurant.com. —Jeffrey Burbank
Last year's winner of Best Beer Bar, the Daily Pint deserves another mention for its impressive whiskey selection. The watering hole offers more than 300 Scottish single malts (billed as "the largest and rarest selection of single malts west of the Mississippi") and bottles from nine different countries. Curator Chris Uhde, a former plumber from Georgia, is the ultimate anti–snob. He and owner Phil McGovern pride themselves on a list that offers something for everyone, from broke newbies to big-spending connoisseurs. Notable bottles include a standout 16-year Hirsch Reserve and a 1946 Macallan that'll run you $800 for an ounce. The Daily Pint also offers a tasting club, where members can try rare bottles and learn the basics of whiskey drinking. This is the place to get your whiskey in Los Angeles. 2310 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. (310) 450-7631, thedailypint.net. —JJ Strong
The '70s are back in full force at the hidden bar in the back of Dreams Café Hollywood, located at the Dunes Inn on Sunset Boulevard. There, you can take in vintage Coors and Bud Light beer signs, super-comfy leather lounge chairs, a big old TV and classic rock on the jukebox-turned–karaoke machine. There's a full selection of bottled beer and cocktails, along with a more limited wine list. The dark lounge has a denlike feel — there are seats for 40 — and the dim lighting makes things especially cozy. The Dreams Café showcases live bands and stand-up comedy shows from time to time, so stop by and experience retro Hollywood. 5625 W. Sunset Blvd., Hlywd. (323)465-2233, dunesla.com/dining. —Roger Marten


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As more Republicans continue to come out and proclaim that their word isn't worth the air it took to breathe it out, especially when it comes to the pledge they made via Grover Norquist's document, Mr. Norquist saw fit to champion what the pledge was for and to chastise certain Republicans for attempts to "weasel" out of the pledge.
Norquist appeared on CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" on Monday to set the record straight. He took on Representative Peter "I think Obama's Kill List is Constitutional" King's comments about signing the pledge and it only being for "that congress."
Norquist slammed the congressman saying "The pledge is not for life, but everybody who signed the pledge including Peter King, and tried to weasel out of it, shame on him. I hope his wife understands that commitments last a little longer than two years or something."
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King had tried to explain ""A pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that Congress. For instance, if I were in Congress in 1941, I would have supported a declaration of war against Japan. I'm not going to attack Japan today."
Apparently King thought the pledge was valid for all these years, but instead has not brought up "weaseling" out of it until now. Now, he along with men like John Boehner, Lindsey Graham, Saxby Chambliss and John McCain seem perfectly fine to toss their word to the wind with the cover of the veneer of "it's for the good of the country."
Well Norquist hit on exactly what I said yesterday. He said, "Hey, if you think a commitment is not for as long as you make it for, the commitment for the pledge, as Peter King well knows when he signed it, is that as long as you're in Congress, you will [rein in] spending and reform government and not raise taxes. It's not for 500 years or two generations. It's only as long as you're in the House or Senate. If he stayed too long, that's his problem. But you don't tell the bank, 'Oh, the mortgage, wasn't that a long time ago?
"If you make a commitment, you keep it," Norquist said.
The problem here is not raising taxes. The issue is there are no real spending cuts on either side of the aisle. This has always been the case. It was the case in the presidential race. Neither side had any idea of what real cuts were or how to balance the budget. That continues to be the case now. Neither side will touch entitlements. Neither side is truly concerned with actual spending cuts that would significantly reduce debt and they could do that and still not raise taxes, but they won't and they don't feel intimidated by voters, because all voters seem to do is just get upset but there seems to never be any accountability to the likes of Rep. Peter King or Sens. Graham, Chambliss or McCain for these cowardly acts.
I applaud Norquist for standing up and putting the issue in perspective. More Republicans need a spine like that to stand against the opposition and be representatives that the people can trust their word that when they say they will do something, they will do it, not make excuses. Congress has the authority to tax and spend. They need to rein in both. Instead America has been treated to trillion dollar plus deficit spending for five years in a row!
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Beck Turns To Coal Exec With Record Of Major Safety Problems To Attack Obama's Energy Policies
Today, Glenn Beck hosted Bob Murray -- a coal executive who Beck lauded for "defend[ing] workers" -- to explain what would happen if U.S. coal plants were to shut down. During the segment, Murray attacked President Obama's energy policies, blaming them for sending jobs overseas and denying American workers their "honor and dignity." But one should perhaps be wary of Murray's opinions on energy policy, because contrary to Beck's characterization, he has a history of safety violations. Indeed, the government issued the largest fine in history for coal mine safety violations at the time stemming from an accident at Murray's Utah mine.
During the administration of President George W. Bush, the Mine Safety and Health Administration levied its largest fine [1] for coal mine safety violations at the time, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six Utah miners at a mine owned by Murray. MSHA fined Genwal Resources, the operator of Crandall Canyon mine, $1.34 million "for violations that directly contributed to the deaths of six miners last year" and roughly another $300,000 for other violations. Agapito Associates, a mining consultant, was fined $220,000 "for faulty analysis of the mine's design."
In the days following the collapse, Murray denied that his company practiced "retreat mining" at Crandall Canyon -- a risky technique -- but later admitted the practice had been used, though not at the time of the collapse.
But the Crandall Canyon disaster is just the tip of the iceberg of Murray's safety record.
Murray's mining operations have racked up thousands of safety citations over the years and several have had accident rates above the national average. A CNN investigation following the disaster found [2] that at an Illinois mine owned by Murray "the rate of injuries has exceeded the national average every year since Murray bought the mine in 1998" and had "also racked up over 3,400 citations in the last 2 1/2 years, 968 so far this year, with nearly a quarter considered significant and substantial." While Murray challenged many of the citations, he had paid roughly $700,000 in fines from 2005 to 2006 for that mine.
Investigative Reporting Workshop, a project of the American University School of Communication, reported [3] that Murray was fined $18,192,186 and acquired 7,747 "significant" violations from 2000 to 2009. During this period, the Investigative Reporting Workshop said his mining operations were responsible for 10 deaths.
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PIKEVILLE � After a lopsided victory in its playoff opener, it took Jacksonville to the final match to pull out a 37-33 win over Rocky Mount on Tuesday night to advance to the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A dual team wrestling playoffs.
PIKEVILLE � After a lopsided victory in its playoff opener, it took Jacksonville to the final match to pull out a 37-33 win over Rocky Mount on Tuesday night to advance to the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A dual team wrestling playoffs.
The Cardinals (16-6), the No. 2 seed out of the Coastal Conference, opened the night with a 49-18 win over Currituck (18-6) but it came down to the 106-pound class for Jacksonville to defeat Rocky Mount (34-7), which beat C.B. Aycock 43-36 in its playoff opener.
The JHS-Rocky Mount match started at heavyweight.
With the Cardinals down 33-31, 106-pound freshman Cameron Bates pinned Rocky Mount freshman Joshua Sherrod to give Jacksonville the decisive six points for the win.
�It was amazing,� JHS coach Brandon Akins said. �They knew what we had to do. We had two pretty tough teams out of the gate, being a second seed that�s how it goes. But this has been our goal all year, and we�re finally here so the guys are stepping up.
�When it came down to Cameron against the Rocky Mount 106 I knew we had really good shot because he works extremely hard. All of them wanted it. It definitely showed tonight.�
Jacksonville will take on Southern Nash (28-7), the No. 2 seed out of the Big East, which beat Cleveland and West Carteret, the No. 1 seed out of the Coastal Conference. In the other side of the East Regional semifinal bracket will be West Brunswick and Morehead.
West Brunswick (19-5) is the No. 1 seed out of the Waccamaw Conference while Morehead (19-6) is the top Mid-State Conference seed.
The site of the four-team regional semifinal will be set today.
n Croatan wins two: Croatan, which has won two of the last three NCHSAA 2-A dual team championships, rolled into the third round with lopsided victories in Kill Devil Hills.
The Cougars (30-4), the No. 1 seed out of the East Central 2-A Conference, rolled past Roanoke Rapids 62-18 and then whipped First Flight 60-10. First Flight had beaten Franklinton 42-24 to advance.
Croatan will face Corinth Holders (35-4) on Thursday in the East Regional semifinals, and the winner of that match will take on the survivor between North Pitt (23-3) and Topsail (31-7) for the right to advance to the state finals.
The site of Thursday�s match will be determined today.
n North Rowan 41, Dixon 28: North Rowan, the top-ranked 1-A team in the state in retrorankings.com�s coaches� poll, edged Dixon in the opening round of the NCHSAA 1-A dual team championships.
The Bulldogs finish the season 21-6, although they, like the rest of the state�s wrestling teams, have the individual regionals next week.
Dixon trailed just 29-28 heading into the final two matches at 220 and heavyweight, but after losing at 220 and victory out of reach the Bulldogs forfeited heavyweight.
�We had them nervous,� coach Dal Tomlinson said. �But we came up a little short on some of them. The boys went at it, and we fought hard. That�s just the way the cookie crumbles.
�But I do give out a shout out to (freshman) Christian Yuhas because he went out there and went to work. I�m serious. He went out there to win and that�s all there is to it.�
Yuhas pinned sophomore Jacob Broughton at 1:29 at 138 pounds.
North Rowan 41, Dixon28
106 pounds:Connelly (NR) d. Fowlkes 15-0; 113: Gonzalez (NR) p. Thomas 1:02; 120: Ellis (NR) p. Bradley 1:11; 126: Smith (D) d. Taylor 4-3; 132: Hitchins (NR) d. Sharpe 3-1; 138: Yuhas (D) p. Broughton 1:29; 145: Cagle (D) d. Lennon 11-3; 152: Antinori (D) p. Patterson 5:11; 160: Merritt (D) d. Rabon 13-7; 170: Rabon (NR) d. Schoonover 7-2; 182: Clark (NR) p. Schoenecker 0:54; 195: Hudson (D) p. Robinson 1:10; 220: McCauley (NR) p. Padgett 3:35 ; HWT: Robertson (NR) won by forfeit.
n Southwest splits playoff matches: Southwest won its opening NCHSAA 1-A dual team playoff opener, but then fell in the second to finish the season 13-20.
The Stallions, the top seed out of the Coastal Plains 1-A Conference, beat CPC foe East Carteret 54-21 but then lost to Rosewood 39-34 on the last match of the night.
n DSA 43, Northside 29: Northside�s season came to an end with a loss to Durham School of the Arts at Corinth Holders High in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A dual team playoffs.
The Monarchs, a wildcard from the East Central Conference, ended the season at 14-16 overall.
DSA 43, Northside 29
106 pounds:Double forfeit; 113: Fernandez (D) dec. D. Dulla 7-2; 120: Markee (N) p. Cook 5:25; 126: Switart (D) won by forfeit; 132: Little (D) won by forfeit; 138: Applewhite (D) p. O�Dwyer 1:43; 145: Hart (D) maj. dec. Locke 11-1; 152: Lafferty (N) p. McLaughen 2:29; 160: Ramos (N) won by forfeit; 170: Arnold (N) dec. Ibanez 13-11 OT; 182: Sawyer (D) p. Johnson 1:17; 195: Grayson (N) p. Moreno 1:00; 220: Eason (N) dec. Eubanks 4-2; HWT: Wright (D) won by forfeit.
n Corinth Holders 39, Swansboro 23: Corinth Holders downed Swansboro in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A dual team championships.
The Pirates, the No. 2 seed out of the East Central Conference, finish 21-12.


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The lightweight crew team finished in third place in the Princeton 3-Mile Chase Lightweight Fours race out of 39 teams with a time of 15:57.40. The team also came in sixth in the Lightweight Eights category.
In other results from the Fours, the Yale C boat finished in 15th place with a time of 16:56.02, and the Yale D crew came in 20th with a 17:03.75 time. Two other Yale crews finished 26th and 32nd respectively.
In the Eights, Yale A finished seventh with a time of 14:04.37, with Yale B and Yale C following in 17th and 22nd places.
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I am an Atheist mother, but I believe that my children should make their own final decision. I try not to influence them in any way. They know that I do not believe in a "higher power", but I tell them that when they are old enough that they need to make their own decision on what they choose to believe. I just want to know what other people think about this. I get question from my children on who God is, and I just don't know how to respond sometimes without influencing them in one way or another….
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It took me a long time before I thought I understood enough to say, 'most likely not!'
I have to thank our family church, family, friends, reading, crazy people, door to door evangelistsm, etc, with my slow turning to 'what a load!'
I have to thank life, death, joy, sorrow, trashed dreams, and a growing appreciation for existence with my, mostly final, 'sorry I just can't get there from here, better luck next time!'
I do mostly find good people, mixed with nuts, that offers me some hope for a better world, sadly I have a problem holding my dread at arms lenght so it does not poisen a nice day.
My son is 5 and my daughter is 8.
You may find this book "Raising Freethinkers" useful. Teach them about the history of the major religions and the diverse beliefs that people have.
Here's the deal: They're going to make their own decision anyway, so why damage your relationship with them by trying to make them believe what you believe?
I'm an atheist as is my daughter's mother (my ex). My daughter belongs to a "Christian church" (not defined by adjectives like Lutheran, Baptist, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, etc.) and takes her children there. She knows I'm a nonbeliever but still loves me (which is the Christian thing to do). I won't lie if my grandchildren ask me about my religious beliefs but I won't try to inculcate them either.
I think people are best left to their own devices. I was once religious as were many of us here, but that didn't stop us from waking up to the truth.
I don't think "children" have the capacity to make up their own minds concerning religion. I think it really is too big a subject area for them. I believe once they are young adults they can begin to come to some conclusions on their own. As a parent, I think we owe it to our kids to tell them the truth; and the truth for many of these questions is "I don't know, but here's what I think...". When my kids ask such questions, that's usually how I start. I then tell them what Christians believe, what Muslims believe, what others believe. I use it as a time to teach them not only that there are many religions out in the world that have different beliefs, but also try to bring up why I don't believe in particular ideas and try and teach them how to question such ideas and apply some sort of logic when it comes to such ideas.
Whatever they decide, I'll be ok with it. I can just hope that they were lead to their decision by their own knowledge and reasoning power and not through any sort of indoctrination.
Many theist/cult groups/fellowships use a 'hard sell' approach. Guilt, fear, suspension of independent thought, control of reading materials, 'love bombing', issolation, etc. Young folks can be be overwhemed by such practices, and many soft minded adults are not immune.
About 14 years ago I went to Seattle with a small group to take part in a 'free' EST training. Over about 7 hours, we were separated from our friends, issolated into a 'hard to reach group', then cross-examined by their seemed best trainers. I had already spent years in my philosophy training, and had extensive experiences with the Moonies, Scientologists, Bagwah Shee Ragnesh, etc.
The EST intake training seemed to consist of mostly a rather nieve attempt to soften us to to separate us from any money they could grab, attempts to doubt our own cognition to replace it with their own, and confront us individually with different promoters debate skills. After about 6 hours I had had enough, and I remember the last poor fellow that came up to me to check and see if I had any more 'questions' before I sign a check, I said 'bugger off you asshole!'.
Just before I left, it became clear that the number of hard cases were few, and I meet these in a small room to compair notes. There was one very charming gal, she introduced herself as a social pychologist and was visibly disturbed by the whole ordeal. My last thing said before our 4 hour trip home was, 'grow a very deep soul, to save your mind from shit like this!'
But that's just the thing. My children know that I do not believe in god(s), but it is hard to let them make up their own minds when others are trying to push religion on them. I believe that children are extremely influential and I don't know how to control the intensity of their influences without influencing them myself sometimes...
Your influence should be to teach them to question all such claims. You cannot completely control the ideas that they are exposed to out in the world or through the media unless you isolate them which probably does more harm than good in the long run. At this young age (5 and 8), they may "decide" they do believe in the old man in the cloud, but they also believe in monsters under their bed. Later on they'll "decide" something different. These decisions will change as they grow and mature. Hopefully they will continue to ask questions and make sound decisions.
I think it's important that kids, sooner or later, learn about religion. Religions become popular precisely because they have strong missionary tendencies; that is, they try hard to convince everyone to believe, and they have lots of very good-sounding arguments and tools to help them convince the unsure. If children don't learn about what religion is, and how it makes some of its arguments, they might be blown away when they first meet a born-again evangelist.
I think it's important that they know something about god, and why you don't believe in god. It's important they understand science, and reason, and how to determine true from false. It's not important that you force them to believe one way or another, or for you to panic if they start gravitating Christian or Pagan or something, I think.
I could be wrong on all this, though. I don't have kids and I've only recently become an atheist.
Thank you so much for your post. I'm so glad to see that you are letting them make up their own minds!!! of course its a great idea to do this, at any point. many of us here on TA at some point believed in something. It is a better thing to find your own way to atheism. I, myself, was raised in much the same way as you are raising your children, and i never really believed in a higher power, thou I gave it much thought in an environment that was safe to question.
Opinions are stronger when we form them ourselves, and we should feel free to question others and our own beliefs (respectfully of course) Remember, nothing is set in stone, if they want to believe in something supernatural now, they will most likely develop out of that belief so long as no one is forcing them to continue believing such things, and they are encouraged to be critical and make their own minds up.
Worrying about parenting is a sign of a good parent, we need more like you in the world!
As a youth worker I have done some study into the social sciences and child development, and as an atheist I'm always thinking about how to approach the topic of religion when asked (only when asked, as I'm no preacher). I find it often comes down to respect and honesty, both very important when challenging beliefs and pre conceptions.
I found this guy hard to dis agree with, but suggestions to be considered as opposed to a rule book - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgDb_IMoKyQ
I would be more than happy to talk further on the topic and can do so confidentially in private mail if you so wish. Asides from that, best of luck!


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) announced the week two regional cross country polls Wednesday, Sept. 29. The Georgia College & State University women's cross country team is holding the No. 9 spot in the Southeast Region for the second-straight week.
Georgia College women's cross country took third at the Will Wilson Invitational this weekend, marking the third race placing third in the 2010 season. In Charleston, freshman Allison Lones (Kathleen, Ga.), stood out for the Bobcats, finishing in ninth place with the time of 20:44.
The top three teams are the same as week one and preseason with 2009 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) champions Columbus State University holding first. Queens University (N.C.) and Lenoir-Rhyne are second and third, respectively. Anderson University is fourth while PBC foe Augusta State University is holding the No. 5 for the second-straight week.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, back-to-back winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/GCSUBobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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