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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Obama Will Include Same-Sex Couples In Immigration Plan — The Senate is silent on bi-national couples divided by law. — WASHINGTON — Same-sex couples will be a part of the proposal for addressing immigration reform that President Obama is scheduled to unveil Tuesday in Las Vegas …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: "If We Are Truly Created Equal"
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog: Obama to include gays in immigration reform plan, while Senate Dems abandon us
Justin Snow / Poliglot: John McCain: Immigration rights for same-sex couples "not of paramount importance"
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: What Have You Done of Paramount Importance for Me Lately?
Jordan Fabian / ABCNEWS: Senators Reveal Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Jordan Fabian / ABCNEWS:
Obama Immigration Plan: More Direct Path to Citizenship Than Senate's — President Barack Obama is expected to lay out his principles for immigration reform in a speech in Las Vegas today that will include a potentially quicker path to citizenship than the bipartisan plan a group of senators unveiled earlier this week.
Discussion: Washington Times, Washington Examiner, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, Towleroad News #gay and Dr. Orly Taitz, Esquire
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times: Immigration plan mirrors 2007's
Bryan Preston / The PJ Tatler: Obama's Immigration Plan: Faster Path to Citizenship, No Border Security
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: The Ed Morrissey Show: Senator Marco Rubio, Kevin McCullough; Update: Rubio says "I will not be part …
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: LGBT Groups Release Joint Statement Calling for LGBT-Inclusive Immigration Reform Bill
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
McCain: Binational Same-Sex Couples Are 'Not Of Paramount Importance' To Immigration Reform — Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) — one of the architects of the bipartisan Senate plan to reform the immigration system — told CBS on Tuesday morning that including binational gay and lesbian couples whose relationships …
Discussion: The Plum Line, Hot Air, Towleroad News #gay and The National Memo
Jamelle Bouie / The Plum Line: Immigration reform: Great for the country, not for the GOP
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: McCain: DHS Secretary to have final word on border security?
Andy Towle / Towleroad News #gay: John McCain Says Including Gays in Immigration Reform 'Not of Paramount Importance' - VIDEO
Washington Post:
Obama to announce his immigration reform plan, said to be more liberal than Senate effort — The Obama administration has developed its own proposals for immigration reform that are more liberal than a separate bipartisan effort in the Senate, including a quicker path to citizenship for illegal immigrants …
Discussion: Hot Air, The Week, Politico, Right Turn, Wonkblog, Weasel Zippers and Post Politics
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Obama to oppose Senate bill's border enforcement requirements in immigration speech today
Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico: Obama to offer immigration specifics
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn: Ted Cruz and knee-jerk opposition to immigration reform
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: Report: Obama To Announce His Own Immigration Reform/Amnesty Plan, Will Be More Liberal Than Senate Agreement...
First Read / NBCNews.com:
First Thoughts: Obama to embrace Senate deal
First Thoughts: Obama to embrace Senate deal
Discussion: Las Vegas Review-Journal, msnbc.com and Twitchy
Obama, McCain, Rubio begin immigration dance
Obama, McCain, Rubio begin immigration dance
Discussion: CNN, The Week, National Review, First Read, Reuters and Weasel Zippers
Paul Steinhauser / CNN: Make it five and counting at CPAC
Jim Geraghty / National Review: Bloggers Eager to Deport Immigration-Reform Proposal
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Congress Faces Deep-Seated Resistance to Immigration Plan
Congress Faces Deep-Seated Resistance to Immigration Plan
Discussion: The Caucus, msnbc.com, Obsidian Wings, PERRspectives and The PJ Tatler
Mark Landler / The Caucus: Obama Speech Expected to Embrace Immigration Plan
The Hardball / msnbc.com: Let Me Start: Pres. Obama's Turn
Doctor Science / Obsidian Wings: MiniTrue and Bush's attempt at immigration reform
Stephen Kruiser / The PJ Tatler: New York Times Pre-Blames Tea Party For Expected Immigration Fight
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
John McCain: Immigration Rights For Same-Sex Couples "Not Of Paramount Importance"
John McCain: Immigration Rights For Same-Sex Couples "Not Of Paramount Importance"
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Bipartisan immigration plan faces deep skepticism
Bipartisan immigration plan faces deep skepticism
Discussion: Washington Monthly and msnbc.com
Steve Benen / msnbc.com: Odds keep improving for immigration reform
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Sen. McCain: We need border drones to get a deal on immigration reforms
Sen. McCain: We need border drones to get a deal on immigration reforms
Discussion: The Raw Story, Dependable Renegade and Hot Air
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
What did Republicans win in the immigration deal?
What did Republicans win in the immigration deal?
Michael J.W. Stickings / The Reaction: Don't get excited about immigration reform
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Rubio: The only way to incentivize border enforcement is to hold up the green-card process
Hugh Hewitt / Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog: Immigration Reform, School Choice and the Border Commission
Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress: The U.S. Border Is More Secure Than Ever Before
William Teach / Pirate's Cove: Surprise: Democrats Have No Intention Of Securing The Border Before Amnesty
Andrew Stiles / National Review: Opening the Immigration Debate
Marc Caputo / Naked Politics: White House on Gang of 8/Rubio pathway to citizenship plan: "This is a big deal."
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Second G.O.P. — On the surface, Republicans are already doing a good job of beginning to change their party. Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana gave a speech to the Republican National Committee calling on Republicans to stop being the stupid party, to stop insulting the intelligence of the American people.
Discussion: Politico, Hit & Run, CANNONFIRE, Brad DeLong, No More Mister Nice Blog and Booman Tribune
Dylan Byers / Politico: David Brooks calls for GOP split
Matt Welch / Hit & Run: David Brooks Fighting GOP 'Freedomism' to the Death
J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong: Two Requests About David Brooks's "I Am Not a Member of the South's Republican Tea Party" Column
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Steve Kroft's Softball Obama Interviews Diminish '60 Minutes' — All 14 questions the award-winning correspondent posed in his recent sit-down were glaringly flawed. Even Jon Stewart is more hard-hitting. — CBSNews.com — On 60 Minutes, the news-magazine show that prides itself on …
Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller and CBS News
Allahpundit / Hot Air: "60 Minutes" reporter on pattycake Obama/Hillary interview: They knew we weren't going to "play gotcha" with them
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Love has no pride — The thought that love has no pride is an old one.
Love has no pride — The thought that love has no pride is an old one.
Discussion: National Review, Fox News and The Raw Story
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Kroft: Obama-Clinton interview request a surprise
Kroft: Obama-Clinton interview request a surprise
Discussion: NewsBusters, Weasel Zippers, Politico and CBS News
Tom Blumer / NewsBusters: AP's Bauder Gives CBS's Kroft an Excuse Platform for Softball Obama-Clinton 'Interview'
ZIP / Weasel Zippers: CBS' Horribly Lame Excuse For Softball Interview With Obama And Hillary: We Didn't Have Enough Time...
Dylan Byers / Politico: Kroft defends Obama-Clinton interview
Honey_trap / CBS News: Obama and Clinton, part one
Kirsten Powers / Fox News:
Obama vs. Fox News — behind the White House strategy to delegitimize a news organization — Jan. 14, 2013: President Obama gestures during his final news conference of his first term in the East Room of the White House in Washington.AP — There is no war on terror for the Obama White House, but there is one on Fox News.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Mediaite, Hot Air, Sense of Events and National Review
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly: Nobody Here But Us Liberals....
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite: Kirsten Powers Rips Obama: 'Not Presidential' To 'Smear' Fox News Just Because You Don't Like Hannity
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Kirsten Powers: The WH war on Fox News continues
Donald Sensing / Sense of Events: Obama and Alinsky and Fox News
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Antonin Scalia: The Constitution is 'dead' — Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says the Constitution is "dead, dead, dead," rather than a "living document." — "It's not a living document," Scalia said on Monday while speaking at Dallas-based Southern Methodist University, according to a report from the Dallas Morning News.
Dallas Morning News:
Supreme Court Justice Scalia offers perspective on the law at SMU lecture — "The judge who always likes the results he reaches is a bad judge," said Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (right), with law professor Bryan A. Garner on Monday. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia …
Discussion: The Hill, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Mediaite
Jonathan Easley / The Hill: Scalia: Constitution is 'dead, dead, dead'
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Justice Antonin Scalia: The Constitution Is 'Dead, Dead, Dead'
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Hitler Alive and Well, Owning Liberal Magazine — The Washington Free Beacon has a report, sourced to "Washington Free Beacon Staff," that Chris Hughes is purging Jews from The New Republic. (Occasionally the Free Beacon publishes stories too embarrassing for any staffers to be associated with by name.)
Discussion: Brad DeLong and The Daily Dish
J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong: Jonathan Chait on the Republican Slime Machine
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: Takedown Of The Day — Chait spies a self-refuting hit piece …
Washington Free Beacon:
Hughes Drops Jews
Hughes Drops Jews
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Wonkette
Ron Radosh / The PJ Tatler: Is "The New Republic" Firing its Jewish Editors? The "Washington Free Beacon" Get it Wrong
Rebecca Schoenkopf / Wonkette: 'The New Republic' Singularly Unsuccessful At Purging Its Jews
Marsha Blackburn / CNN:
TRENDING: Skeptical congresswoman challenges Obama to skeet shooting match — (CNN) - It's about time for some bipartisan...skeet shooting? — Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, joined a chorus of skeptics who questioned President Barack Obama's recent comments about his hobby of skeet shooting …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill, New York Magazine, The Week, American Power, Mediaite, americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers, Post Politics and Jammie Wearing Fools
Kevin Cirilli / Politico: Marsha Blackburn: I'll shoot skeet with President Obama
Jonathan Easley / The Hill: GOP Rep. Blackburn challenges Obama to skeet-shooting contest
Dan Amira / New York Magazine: In Defense of the Skeeters
Donald Douglas / American Power: David Frum, CNN's Faux Conservative, Claims Americans 'Do Not Need Firearms to Protect Themselves …
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite: The Five's Eric Bolling Mocks Obama: 'We All Know Obama's A Bullshooter, But Evidently He's A Big Skeet Shooter'
Natalie Jennings / Post Politics: Rep. Marsha Blackburn challenges Obama to skeet shooting contest
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Bay Buchanan quits TV punditry, takes online real estate class after Romney's 'brutal' loss — A former top aide to Mitt Romney says that she quit her career as a television pundit and began taking online real estate classes after the former Republican presidential nominee's "brutal" loss to President Barack Obama.
Discussion: Rumproast
Vixen Strangely / Rumproast: Former Romney Advisor Has New Career
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Bay Buchanan trades politics for real estate
Bay Buchanan trades politics for real estate
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Stinque
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Super PAC to back Hillary Clinton — Fans of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have launched a super PAC on her behalf as speculation continues to swirl about her 2016 ambitions. — "Ready for Hillary" on Friday filed with the Federal Election Commission, following on the heels of another group called "HILLARYCLINTONSUPERPAC."
Michael Beckel / The Center for Public …: Pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC created
Marc Ambinder / Business Insider: Hillary Clinton Supporters Have Already Launched A Super PAC For 2016
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: Hillary Clinton super PAC launched
Carrie Dann / msnbc.com: It's never too early to be 'Ready for Hillary'
Bonnie Kavoussi / The Huffington Post:
Paul Krugman: Obama Won't Be Able To Pass Major Legislation In His Second Term — Paul Krugman, Video, Chris Hayes, Krugman Obama, Paul Krugman Barack Obama, Paul Krugman 92Y, Paul Krugman 92nd Street y, Paul Krugman Chris Hayes, Paul Krugman Obama, Paul Krugman Obama Legislation …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Streaming Shakes Up Music Industry's Model for Royalties — Like plenty of music fans, Sam Broe jumped at the chance to join Spotify two summers ago, and he hasn't looked back. — Spotify, which began streaming music in Sweden in 2008, lets users choose from millions of songs …
Discussion: Business Insider
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
New York Removes 'No Honking' Signs — And should a fellow driver commit the cardinal sin of hesitating at a light just turned green, anyone — from brain surgeons to criminals to the kindliest of grandmothers — can be expected to smack a palm against the steering wheel.
Garth Johnston / Gothamist: "Don't Honk" Signs, RIP
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:
I Was Quite Surprised By Some Things On My American Airlines International 'Economy Class' Flight — Everyone's always complaining about how horrible flying is—especially "economy class" flying. — And compared to other ways that one can spend one's time, flying is indeed often unpleasant and aggravating.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Digby / Hullabaloo: QOTD: Henry Blodget
Investor's Business Daily:
Subsidies Create Glut Of College Grads — Higher Education: A new study finds almost half of Americans with college degrees are working at jobs that don't require one. It's the latest example of how federal subsidies are creating a massive higher-education bubble.
Discussion: Betsy's Page and americanthinker.com
Betsy Newmark / Betsy's Page: Cruising the Web — The EPA has a cute type of thinking.
Kyle Trygstad / Roll Call:
Shop Talk: NRSC Announces Senior Staff — Dayspring, left, the new National Republican Senatorial Committee communications director, formerly worked for Cantor. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) — The National Republican Senatorial Committee announced its senior staff Tuesday …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Naked Politics
Alexis Levinson / The Daily Caller: NRSC announces new senior staff
Fox News:
Draft UN climate report shows 20 years of overestimated global warming, skeptics warn — The predicted temperature changes (darker red indicating greater change) due to global warming, based on data that scientists, policymakers and the public are now questioning.
Discussion: Right Wing News
Associated Press:
Report: Treasury approved excessive pay for executives at bailed-out AIG, GM and Ally — Robert Miller/THE WASHINGTON POST - The U.S. Treasury Department building October 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. The Treasury Department disregarded its own guidelines by allowing large pay increases …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, americanthinker.com and Truthdig


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From a Zero Hedge reader:
My company, based in California, employs 600. We used to insure about 250 of our employees. The rest opted out. The company paid 50% of their premiums for about $750,000/yr.
Under obamacare, none can opt out without penalty, and the rates are double or triple, depending upon the plan. Our 750k for 250 employees is going to $2 million per year for 600 employees.
By mandate, we have to pay 91.5% of the premium or more up from the 50% we used to pay.
Our employees share of the premium goes from $7/week for the cheapest plan to $30/week. 95% of my employees were on that plan. Remember, we used to pay 50% now we pay 91.5% and the premiums still go up that much!!
The cheapest plan now has a deductible of $6350! Before it was $150. Employees making $9 to $10/hr, have to pay $30/wk and have a $6350 deductible!!! What!!!!
They can't afford that to be sure. Obamacare will kill their propensity to seek medical care. More money for less care? How does that help them?
Here is the craziest part. Employees who qualify for mediCAL (the California version of Medicare), which is most of my employees, will automatically be enrolled in the Federal SNAP program. They cannot opt out. They cannot decline. They will be automatically enrolled in the Federal food stamp program based upon their level of Obamacare qualification. Remember, these people work full time, living in a small town in California. They are not seeking assistance. It all seems like a joke. How can this be the new system?
Pelosi, pass the bill to find out what's in it? Surprise! You've annihilated the working class.
via Zero Hedge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zerohedge/feed/~3/yb6SGIcLPQA/story01.htm Tyler Durden

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Thousands of Americans have participated in numerous Overpasses for Obama's Impeachment rallies across the nation over the past few weeks – and now there's word of several arrests and police intimidation of citizens who peacefully protest on public walkways.
WND reported, when the movement first launched, that Americans were staging protests on freeway overpasses and calling for Obama's impeachment .
Now, police have responded to some protest sites after reports of profanity and items being thrown from overpasses. Protester and organizer Lisa Zimmerman said none of the claims have been substantiated, and there is a concerted effort to shut down the protests. In two separate incidents, three overpass protesters have been arrested.
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At a rally west of St. Louis, Mark Messmer and Duane Weed were arrested. The incident was caught on a YouTube video that's racking up about 50,000 views per day.
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As seen in the video, the protesters, while standing on a public sidewalk, asked repeatedly what law they were breaking and why they were being asked to leave.
One officer can be heard saying, "I've been polite and asked you to leave the overpass."
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Another officer can then be heard saying, "Can you come with me? Do you recognize I am a peace officer? I've asked you and told you that you needed to leave."
One protester asked, "Are we breaking a law here? What law am I breaking?"
An officer spoke up: "Failure to comply with the highway patrol. I've given you two chances. Third time, I'm going to arrest you."
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol said the reason for the police intervention was the potential for a traffic hazard.
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The Post-Dispatch said the protesters spent 24 hours in the St. Charles County jail. Prosecutors have yet to determine which charges to press.
Dave Roland, director of the Theodore L. Stiles Center for Liberty in Olympia, Wash., viewed the video.
"Courts have been clear that American citizens have a fundamental right to peacefully offer their political opinions on public sidewalks, as long as they are not preventing other people from using those sidewalks," he told WND. "The video offers no suggestion that these speakers were obstructing the sidewalk or causing any traffic problems. In fact, the officers' own squad cars seemed to be more of a threat to traffic than the protesters themselves.
"Courts have made clear that the freedom of speech is so important, citizens must be allowed to exercise that freedom unless it is clear that the speakers are creating dangerous driving conditions," Roland said. "Under these circumstances, it appears that the officers had no legitimate reason to interfere with the citizens' peaceful political expression."
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Roland noted citizens are required to comply with police orders to leave an area if it is reasonably necessary to allow the police to arrest lawbreakers or investigate a crime scene.
"But police officers are not kings, and citizens have no obligation to follow improper or unlawful orders," he said. "It is extremely disturbing that these officers seemed unable to identify any law that justified their instructions to leave the overpass."
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In Fresno, Calif., police arrested one man at an overpass rally. Brian Sumner, a 24-year-old veteran of the Iraq war who served as a combat medic with the 1st Infantry Division, spent a night in jail after police and Department of Transportation workers arrived to remove his sign from the overpass.
Sumner told WND he knew there would be a confrontation when the police arrived and accused him of smelling "like marijuana." The entire incident was captured on video by several different protesters and posted to YouTube. The video ends with Sumner's arrest.
Sumner told WND his arrest "was a complete waste of taxpayer's money and a major waste of time on both the California Highway Patrol and on the citizen's part."
"It's unfortunate that in this 'free' country people expressing their First Amendment rights are treated with such disregard," he said.
Sumner was charged with obstruction of justice and failure to obey a lawful order. His court date is scheduled for September.
The police reacted differently at protests in other parts of the country.
West of Chicago on I-88, police responded to reports of overpasses protesters blocking traffic and throwing objects from the bridge.
Overpass protester Cynthia Casanova told WND that one officer "said he knew it wasn't the case but had to check it out anyway."
"The police were very cool and gave us the thumbs up after they left," she said.
However, Illinois coordinator Fred Schneider told WND he has had eight encounters with law enforcement.
"In all situations, they have been polite respectful and let us continue with our protests," Schneider said.
Ann Whitten, co-founder and national leader of Overpasses for Obama's Impeachment, said some protesters react to police differently and have found creative places to stage their protests when threatened with arrest.
"In many areas of the country, overpasses protesters have been made to leave under the threat of arrest, even though permits were not required," Whitten told WND. "In Oklahoma City, protesters were greeted by police as they arrived to protest at the Aug. 6 event and told they could not use the overpass. The group moved to a different location, not on an overpass, and continued with their message."
In Oklahoma City, overpass protesters held their rally on a pedestrian bridge over I-240. Protester Joey Dunlap told WND police came and threatened them with arrest, but "they couldn't name a law or city ordinance we were breaking, but threatened arrest if we stayed on the bridge."
Oklahoma overpass protest leader Karen Waldrop thought there was something odd about the police moving protesters from a public walkway and threatening arrest. She contacted the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, which oversees the Highway Patrol, and was told they "should be able to rally there as long as walkway traffic wasn't being obstructed." Officers at the scene did not agree.
In Indiana, Jesse Leininger did not get a visit from police, but he did encounter a military convoy passing under the overpass where he and a few friends were holding a rally. They were on an overpass on I-69 just south of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Leininger told WND he was holding a banner that stated, "We Support the Troops – Impeach Obama." At more than 60,000 views and counting, the video is quite popular on YouTube.
"It was a very quick an impromptu rally and we had no idea it would gain so much attention," he said.
Leininger said it is a great way to gauge military support for President Obama. It may have been an unscientific poll, but he said that from what he has seen in the city, "that is the general consensus."
"We have a few military members that have commented on our pages, and they all feel the same way," he said.
When asked if the honks could have been in response to the "We Support Our Troops" part of the sign, Leininger answered: "They specifically honked at the 'Impeach Obama' banner. We know because they messaged us and told us."
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Leininger was quick to give credit to the overpass protest organizers.
"The credit goes out to Overpasses.org for organizing these rallies," he said. "Ours by chance just got some good video."
James Neighbors of Norman, Okla., is heading up the nationwide effort. He told WND he believes the overpass protests and Sen. Ted Cruz's call on Americans to rise up if they want to defund Obamacare are the perfect storm to stop the measure.
"America is on the precipice of disaster," Neighbors said. "Barack Obama is the most criminal president in the history of this nation, and must be removed for our nation to survive. His many crimes are clear, his disdain for America obvious. Lady Liberty is calling for help, and the citizens of this nation must stand up and say, 'NO MORE!'"
In an online video, while holding a large "Honk to Impeach Obama" sign, protester Jason Shepard said: "I am here because of liberty. I am here because I want freedom. I am here because of my son standing there on the other side. I want him to have a good future. I want him to have the type of life growing up that I had."
Shepard, a black man, clarified: "I want people to also realize that this is not about color. It is about right and wrong, and it is about justice. It doesn't matter who it is, black, white; it doesn't matter. Wrong is wrong, and he needs to go."
Neighbors was inspired by a protest against Obamacare earlier in the year in Carlsbad, Calif., and said he decided then to take the movement nationwide. He created "Overpasses for Obama's Impeachment" on Facebook, and he said the movement has taken off so well, it has surprised even him. In just weeks, more than 35,000 citizens have participated.
Neighbors fields calls and emails with reports from protests around the nation. Obama supporters have harassed many of the protests, throwing objects from their vehicles, hurling obscenities, making obscene gestures and calling the police with false reports of race riots. Upon responding, law enforcement has found that the accusations were bogus and have, except in a few cases, recognized the right of peaceful protest and left the groups alone.
Regional coordinator Fred Schneider told WND: "Our first priority is the safety of our protesters. We don't want any one having problems with police or creating any safety issues. We are a peaceable group only exercising our First Amendment right to free speech and redressing our grievances to government."
Karen Waldrop, Oklahoma coordinator, told WND she is saddened by the way law enforcement has been reacting to some of the protests.
"The overpass protesters are the law-abiding citizens," Waldrop said.
She said the people on the overpasses are supporters of the rule of law and traditionally are the base of support for law enforcement.
"They are losing support from a lot of us," she added.
Even after the reports of harassment by Obama supporters and incidents with the police, everyone interviewed by WND plans to head out again on Sept. 7 for the next nationwide Overpasses for Obama's Impeachment Rally.
Concerned individuals may contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Fresno, Calif., chief of police by email or by phone at (559) 621-7000.


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Claudia Chang, professor of archaeology at Sweet Briar College in Virginia, is director of an international field research project on the archaeology of the Iron Age in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Throughout the exhibition Nomads and Networks: The Ancient Art and Culture of Kazakhstan, on view in the Sackler until November 12, 2012, Claudia will share tales from her ongoing fieldwork with us on Bento.
The Munich Magneto Mob, as geophysicist Joerg Fassbinder and PhD student Lena Kuhne have dubbed themselves, have almost completed a magnetometer survey of the areas surrounding Tuzusai. "Magneto"and "Magnetina" spent a week conducting magnetometer measurements over two fields near Tuzusai in search of underground architectural features.
The device they use is called a Total View Magnetometer, which measures the magnetism below the surface. Digitized as negative or positive values, the composite readings create a magnetogram. An experienced geophysicist like Joerg has read so many magnetograms he is able to easily identify old stream channels, ditches, palisade fences, and even ovens or fireplaces.
We have learned a lot from Joerg. He has let us set the lines in each of the grid units, shown us how the magnetometer works, and even given us lectures on the physics associated with the earth's magnetic field. He has told us about working on the Nazca Lines in Peru. It is so close to the Equator there that the magnetic anomalies are almost negligible, yet in Kazakhstan there are high levels of magnetism, even more so than in his native Bavaria, which is further north in latitude. He says that this changing magnetic field is a problem that the German mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss thought would be solved in the 19th century, yet two hundred years later we still don't know the answer.
In the photo above you see Magneto with his home-designed magnetometer, one of the most accurate ones in existence. The wooden parts are held together by parcel tape and can be broken down into smaller parts to fit into a suitcase. The magnetometer itself weighs about 18 kilograms (40 lbs). Imagine walking with the magnetometer taking readings every meter for a 40 X 40 m (131 x 131 feet) unit. We have calculated that Joerg and Lena walk 1.6 km (1 mile) for each grid they measure.
Their surveys, combined with the research done by the geomorphologists, might begin to tell us whether the Iron Age folk at Tuzusai and the neighboring areas redirected stream channels for irrigating their crops, and how they might have terraced certain areas of the settlement. It will be very helpful when all our specialists come up with results from their disciplines that can be used to make the "big picture" of life in this region.


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What Is Community Policing
Effective community policing has a positive impact on reducing neighborhood crime, helping to reduce fear of crime and enhancing the quality of life in the community. It accomplishes these things by combining the efforts and resources of the police, local government and community members.
An Idea for the Times:
Community policing is a collaborative effort between the police and the community that identifies problems of crime and disorder and involves all elements of the community in the search for solutions to these problems. It is founded on close, mutually beneficial ties between police and community members and offers a way for law enforcement to help re-energize our communities. Developing strong, self-sufficient communities is an essential step in creating an atmosphere in which serious crime will not flourish.
A Practical Approach to Problems:
Community policing seeks the input and talents of all members of the community in the effort to safeguard our neighborhoods. It is being advocated by leaders at the highest levels of government and it has even been suggested that community policing can play a primary role in directing the way government services are provided at the community level.
Getting Back to the People:
At the center of community policing are three essential and complementary core components: community partnership, problem solving and change management.
Community partnership recognizes the value of bringing the people back into the policing process. All elements of society must pull together as never before if we are to deal effectively with the unacceptable level of crime claiming our neighborhoods.
Problem solving identifies the specific concerns that community members feel are most threatening to their safety and well-being. These areas of concern then become priorities for joint police-community interventions.
Change management requires a clear recognition that forging community policing partnerships and implementing problem-solving activities will necessitate changes in the organizational structure of policing. Properly managed change involves a recognition of the need for change, the communication of a clear vision that change is possible, the identification of the concrete steps needed for positive change to occur, the development of an understanding of the benefits of change, as well as the creation of an organization-wide commitment to change.
What Makes Community Policing Different?
Law enforcement has long recognized the need for cooperation with the community it serves. Officers speak to neighborhood groups, participate in business and civic events, consult with social agencies and take part in education programs for school children.
More Effective Ways to Solve Ongoing Problems:
Law enforcement leaders seeking innovative ways to enhance performance and maximize resources have struck a responsive chord across the nation with a variety of community policing initiatives. Government and community leaders are increasingly cognizant that they must accept a share of the responsibility for problems caused by lapses in many areas of society. Police have long borne a disproportionate share of this burden.
Renewed Emphasis on Crime Prevention:
Law enforcement is looking to enhance its tough stance on crime with renewed focus on strategies that help prevent crime, reduce fear of crime and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods. This requires an intimate knowledge of the community. Policing concepts currently in vogue have tended to isolate officers from the communities they serve which can hamper crime-control efforts. Community policing allows law enforcement to get back to the principles upon which it was founded, to integrate itself once again into the fabric of the community so that the people come to the police for counsel and help before a serious problem arises, not after the fact.
How Does Community Policing Work?
Expanded Policing Goals:
Crime prevention takes on renewed importance in community policing as the police and the community become partners in addressing problems of disorder and neglect that can breed serious crime. As links between the police and the community are strengthened over time, the partnership is better able to pinpoint and mitigate the underlying causes of crime.
Community Policing Relies on Active Community Involvement:
Community policing recognizes that community involvement gives new dimension to crime- control activities. While police continue to handle crime fighting and law enforcement responsibilities, the police and community work together to modify conditions that can encourage criminal behavior. The resources available within communities allow for an expanded focus on crime-prevention activities.
Police Services Delivered Through the Neighborhood Patrol Officer:
Patrol officers and deputies are the primary providers of police services in community policing efforts. They handle the daily policing needs of the community. The entire police organization backs the efforts of the neighborhood officers. Effective community policing depends on optimizing contact between patrol officers and community members so that the officer develops an intimate knowledge of the day-to-day workings of the community and becomes a familiar figure to community members.
Trust Is the Heart:
Establishing and maintaining mutual trust is the central goal of community partnership. Trust will give the police greater access to valuable information that can lead to the prevention of and solution of crimes. It will also engender support for police activities and provide a basis for a productive working relationship with the community that will find solutions to local problems.
Given the current climate of distrust in many of our communities, sheriffs and police chiefs and their officers will need to make a concerted effort to forge bonds of understanding and cooperation with community members. Building trust will require ongoing effort, but it is essential to effective community policing.
Long-Term Commitment Needed:
Community policing does not offer a quick fix. It requires a long-term commitment by police to work with community members to reach mutually agreed-upon goals. Forming lasting partnerships to eradicate the underlying causes of crime will take effort, time and patience on the part of all involved.
Wide-Ranging Benefits:
Law enforcement is finding that in addition to bringing police closer to the people, community policing offers a myriad of other benefits. Making effective use of the talents and resources available within communities will help extend severely strained police resources. As police interaction with the community becomes more positive, productive partnerships will be formed, leading to greater satisfaction with police services and increased job satisfaction among officers. Reduced levels of crime will allow more police resources to be allocated to services that have the greatest impact on the quality of community life.
The Spotswood Police Department is taking a pro-active approach in the education of the community with its Community Policing Program. This program includes:
Safety Talks
Internet Safety Seminars
Security Awareness Seminars
Spotswood Junior Police Academy
National Night Out
School Resource Officer (S.R.O.)
The S.R.O. is based at the Spotswood High School and is available to ALL grade levels. The program is designed to assist, mentor and guide students, as well as enhance the Community Policing Program with the young students of the community. During the school year, the S.R.O. conducts educational classroom instruction on drugs, D.U.I. police ethics, and internet safety. It also assists the High School Athletic Department with a Leadership Program, school assemblies and a "Mock D.U.I. Crash" for the junior and senior class of the high school. These programs give the students a first hand look at the consequences of drug usage, underage drinking, and drinking and driving.


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MILWAUKEE -- Indiana center Luke Fischer has transferred to Marquette.
The Golden Eagles announced Fischer's transfer Monday.
Fischer, a 6-foot-11, 230-pounder, will be eligible to play for Marquette on Dec. 14. Under NCAA rules, he will be able to practice with the team until then, but won't travel with the squad.
Coach Buzz Williams says Fischer fits a need on Marquette's roster.
Fischer played in 13 games off the bench as a freshman this season for the Hoosiers, chipping in 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He scored a personal-best 10 points in a win against Kennesaw State on Dec. 22.
A 2013 graduate of Germantown (Wis.) High School, Fischer helped his team to a pair of undefeated campaigns and state championships.


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FRESNO, Calif. >> Some people give back to their community. Then there's Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell, who's really giving back. As in $800,000 — what would have been his compensation for the next three years.
Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school districts with 195,000 students, all for less than a starting California teacher earns.
"How much do we need to keep accumulating?" asks Powell, 63. "There's no reason for me to keep stockpiling money."
Powell's generosity is more than just a gesture in a region with some of the nation's highest rates of unemployment. As he prepares for retirement, he wants to ensure that his pet projects survive California budget cuts. And the man who started his career as a high school civics teacher, who has made anti-bullying his mission, hopes his act of generosity will help restore faith in the government he once taught students to respect.
"A part of me has chaffed at what they did in Bell," Powell said, recalling the corrupt Southern California city officials who secretly boosted their salaries by hundreds of thousands of dollars. "It's hard to believe that someone in the public trust would do that to the public. My wife and I asked ourselves 'What can we do that might restore confidence in government?'"
Powell's answer? Ask his board to allow him to return $288,241 in salary and benefits for the next three and a half years of his term. He technically retired, then agreed to be hired back to work for $31,000 a year — $10,000 less than a first-year teacher — and with no benefits.
"I thought it was so very generous on his part," said school board member Sally Tannenbaum. "We get to keep him, but at a much lower rate."
His move was so low-key, his manner so unassuming, that it took four days after the school board meeting for word of his act to get out to the community. There were no press releases or self-congratulatory pats on the back.
"Things like this are what America is all about," said friend Alan Autry, Fresno's former celebrity mayor who played Capt. Bubba Skinner on the TV series "In the Heat of The Night."
"America is as much about overcoming obstacles in difficult times as it is opulence," Autry said. "This reminds me of the great sacrifices made throughout our history, especially the Great Depression."
No one has been more surprised about the positive reaction than Powell, a lifelong educator who didn't realize that what he did was newsworthy. He chuckles at his desk when yet another e-mail arrives from a colleague blown away by his generosity. Two days after word got out he had received 200 messages on his Facebook page.
"When you make good choices, good things happen to you," said Powell, who tends to talk in the kind of uplifting phrases that also make him a sought-after motivational speaker.
He even sees as an asset his childhood contraction of polio, which left him with a limp and a brace, and now a lingering post-polio syndrome.
"It's the most spectacular thing that has happened to me in all my life," he said. "People stepped up to help me be successful."
Powell might credit others, but others say Powell's drive always has come from within. Despite the right leg brace and experimental operations to stop the growth of his healthy leg, he became a champion high school wrestler in Fresno and set a record for one of the most dreaded of all gym class drills — the 20-foot rope climb, which he completed in 1.8 seconds. Today he carries a six handicap in golf.
After moving into school administration he became deputy superintendent, and was appointed to his current job before running for the office in 2006.
The ordained Baptist minister, who serves on the board of a national anti-bullying group that sprang from the Columbine shootings, is so popular he even counts among his friends his contract bargaining nemesis, the former head of the employees' union.
"For a leader to step up to help the budget is phenomenal," said Mike Lepore. "It gives you hope. It gives you the feeling that everything is being done to try to make education work. It's Larry. It really is."
Powell will still earn a six-figure retirement, especially hefty by the standards of California's farming heartland. But because his salary comes out of the district's discretionary budget, for the next three years he'll be able to steer the money he is giving up where he wants: to programs for kindergarten and preschool, the arts and a pet project that steers B and C students into college by teaching them how to take notes and develop strategy skills.
"Our goal has never been to have things," Powell said of himself and his wife, Dot. "We want to give back."


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Legions of science-fiction authors have imagined a future that includes mind-reading technology. Although the ability to play back memories like a movie remains a distant dream, a new study has taken a provocative step in that direction by decoding neural signals for images.
Neuroscientist Kendrick Kay and his colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, were able to successfully determine which of a large group of never-before-seen photographs a subject was viewing based purely on functional MRI data. By analyzing fMRI scans of viewers as they looked at thousands of images, Kay's team created a computer model that uses picture elements such as angles and brightness to predict the neural activity elicited by a novel black-and-white photograph. Then the researchers scanned subjects while showing them new snapshots. Most of the time Kay's model could single out which image the subject was viewing by matching its prediction of brain activity to the actual activity measured by the fMRI scanner, although very similar pictures tended to baffle the program.
Kay's reproduction of the age-old "pick a card, any card" trick is intriguing to visual neuroscience researchers because of his algorithm's versatility. Perhaps more interesting to science-fiction buffs is Kay's opinion that someday his algorithm might perform "at least some degree of [image] reconstruction" based on fMRI data. Starting from brain activity alone, his model should be able to deduce, for example, an image's overall brightness. The team has not yet studied the model in this capacity, however; Kay says it is too early to gauge exactly how much information the program can glean from a brain scan.
As for truly reading people's thoughts, Kay does not foresee anything of that nature in this century. Technological improvement, he explains, may yield piles of brain data. Without sufficient insight into the brain's workings, however, we will have no idea what it all means.
This story was originally printed with the title, "Can You Read My Mind?".


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use Tree::Simple::Visitor::PostOrderTraversal;
# create an visitor
my $visitor = Tree::Simple::Visitor::PostOrderTraversal->new();
# pass our visitor to the tree
# print our results
print join ", " => $visitor->getResults();
# this will print this:
# 1.1.1 1.1 1.2 1 2.1 2 3.1 3
# assuming your tree is like this:
# 1
# 1.1
# 1.1.1
# 1.2
# 2
# 2.1
# 3
# 3.1
DESCRIPTIONPost-order traversal is a variation of the depth-first traversal in which the sub-tree's are processed before the parent. It is another alternative to Tree::Simple's "traverse" method which implements a depth-first, pre-order traversal.
- new
- There are no arguments to the constructor the object will be in its default state. You can use the "setNodeFilter" method to customize its behavior.
- includeTrunk ($boolean)
- Based upon the value of $boolean, this will tell the visitor to include the trunk of the tree in the traversal as well.
- setNodeFilter ($filter_function)
- This method accepts a CODE reference as its $filter_function argument and throws an exception if it is not a code reference. This code reference is used to filter the tree nodes as they are collected. This can be used to customize output, or to gather specific information from a more complex tree node. The filter function should accept a single argument, which is the current Tree::Simple object.
- visit ($tree)
- This is the method that is used by Tree::Simple's "accept" method. It can also be used on its own, it requires the $tree argument to be a Tree::Simple object (or derived from a Tree::Simple object), and will throw and exception otherwise.
- getResults
- This method returns the accumulated results of the application of the node filter to the tree.
BUGSNone that I am aware of. Of course, if you find a bug, let me know, and I will be sure to fix it.
CODE COVERAGESee the CODE COVERAGE section in Tree::Simple::VisitorFactory for more information.
AUTHORstevan little, <[email protected]>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSECopyright 2004, 2005 by Infinity Interactive, Inc.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.


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All other things being equal, the more power you can produce, the faster you can ride a bicycle over a given distance. That's why increasing cycling power is so important for competitive cyclists and triathletes.
While there are other steps you can take to help boost power, here are five reasons you should be training with a power meter.
More: 4 Tips for Using a Power Meter Wisely
#1. Access to Significant Information
A power meter provides you with extensive information about every ride you take. This includes basic information such as distance, cadence and miles per hour. It also includes more sophisticated data such as average power for various segments of the ride (measured in watts), time spent in your power-based training zones, time spent at various cadences, the relative intensity of the ride and total work performed (measured in kilojoules).
You can use this information to better understand your strengths and weaknesses as an athlete, and to develop training specifically designed to enhance those weaknesses.
# 2. Accurate Goal Measurement
Training with a power meter makes it easier to determine if you have achieved your goals for a workout, race, mesocycle, race season or calendar year.
More: Improve Your Power
For example, if you are performing a series of 10-minute intervals and your goal is to maintain an average power of 250 watts, it will be clear whether you have achieved this goal. No matter the conditions or terrain, you have either maintained an average power of 250 watts for each interval or you have not. There is no ambiguity.
Likewise, if you want to compare your training load from one mesocycle to the next, you can review your Training Stress Score (a composite number that uses the duration and intensity of each ride to arrive at an estimate of overall training load) for each mesocycle to clearly determine the amount of work you are performing for a given time period. Once again, there is no ambiguity.
That is the beauty of training and racing with a power meter. You get consistent, accurate data from one workout to the next.
More: Threshold Workouts to Improve Your Bike Speed
#3. True Rate of Work
A power meter gives you an accurate and consistent indication of your rate of work (power production), unlike other measures such as heart rate which can be affected by many variables that have little to do with actual work rate such as hydration, air temperature and stress level.
For example, if you ride for one hour and your average power is 275 watts, you can be sure this is an accurate indication of your work rate on the bike. The conditions don't matter. The actual power you produce is the same as any other one hour ride resulting in an average power of 275 watts.
More: What You Need to Know About Training With a Heart Rate Monitor
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November 18, 1997
The paper, written by scientists Drs. Inez Fung, Anthony Del Genio, and Aiguo Dai, is based on a recalibrated compilation and analysis of data from 1900-1988 and confirms previous speculation that land precipitation is increasing. The new research shows a global land trend of a 2.4 mm per decade increase in annual precipitation amounts. Multiplied by almost nine decades, this means that there is about 22 mm more rain falling now each year than there was at the turn of the century -- rainfall as a global mean has risen by slightly more than two percent.
"Though much speculation remains as to the cause of this increase, further long-term study is needed to help ascertain the reasons for this change. The research does show, however, that both the spatial pattern and rate of precipitation increase are reminiscent of global climate model predictions of the atmosphere's response to an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations," said Dr. Anthony Del Genio, research scientist at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), New York City.
NASA scientists learned of this rise in precipitation from a new data set constructed at GISS. Scientists analyzed the data at face value but, in the process, used mathematical techniques to detect patterns of historical errors. Researchers developed new ways to objectively determine variations and remove ones that are not accurate. Finally, they performed a statistical test to determine the numerical confidence and came up with the revised database, which they believe shows the long term changes more precisely than previous analyses of the data.
"This database represents a potentially valuable resource for understanding the nature of land precipitation variations and their role in climate processes," said Dai, a researcher at GISS, a branch of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD.
For example, the research analysis confirms the global patterns of the presence of an El Nino and also depicts the well- known Sahelian drought of the past few decades that has been a major influence over parts of Africa.
Through the construction of this historical database, researchers confirmed the occurrences of 24 droughts and five floods world-wide in the 20th century, though most took place in the tropics rather than middle latitudes.
Scientists have long held that precipitation is one of the most important aspects in Earth's climate system because of its impact on the global biosphere. In addition, precipitation limits the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. Water vapor is the most important greenhouse gas and thus helps to determine Earth's surface temperature. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere determines when and where clouds form.
"The latent heat released when water precipitates out of the atmosphere is the primary way in which the tropical ocean 'communicates' with the atmosphere and drives the tropical atmospheric circulation," said Del Genio.
Tracking precipitation and its relationship to global climate, however, has been difficult because the data have not been recorded into coordinated databases until recently. In addition, precipitation measurements vary widely across small geographic areas making it difficult to measure accurately. Through further study, NASA and researchers at GISS hope to create more accurate models from which conclusions about global rainfall can be drawn.
NASA also is due to launch this month the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), the first mission dedicated to measuring tropical and subtropical rainfall through microwave and visible infrared sensors. The TRMM mission includes the first spaceborne rain radar. Tropical rainfall comprises more than two-thirds of global rainfall. Data from the TRMM mission should greatly enhance researchers' understanding and prediction abilities of global climate change.
The ongoing research at GISS is funded through NASA's Mission to Planet Earth Enterprise, a long-term coordinated research effort to study the total Earth system and the effects of natural and human-induced changes on the global environment.
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RPA to Honor Five Under 30 with 'Rising Radiant Professionals — the Hydronics Industry's Future Leaders' Award
The Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA) has selected five exceptional young individuals, each under 30 years old, to be honored as recipients of its "Rising Radiant Professionals — the Hydronics Industry's Future Leaders," recognition to be presented at the RPA's annual Membership Meeting, Jan. 26, in Orlando, Fla.
The RPA is proud to recognize the following individuals for compiling an impressive body of work in the field of radiant and hydronics at such a young age:
"We feel it is important to step back and take a look at the foundation blocks of our industry and our organization," said RPA Executive Director Mark Eatherton.
"When I see folks like these young people that are going to be taking over the reins of our industry, it gives me a feeling of great pride and assurance that our future is in good hands.
"Thank you to all who submitted such worthy nominees and, most importantly, thank you to the recipients for their contributions to our industry and society in general."
Aaron Stotko, associate product manager, Heating and Cooling at Uponor.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Minor: Mathematics from University of Minnesota-Duluth.
His professional experience includes HVAC Designer for AMSOIL Arena (Duluth, MN) for Jamar Mechanical in 2009 and has been with Uponor since 2010, rising in their organization from Product Marketing Intern – Heating and Cooling to Product Specialist – Heating and Cooling to Associate Product Manager – Heating and Cooling. His responsibilities while at Uponor include: Indoor Climate Study (Residential Radiant Heating and Cooling), Ecoflex Pre-insulated Piping Systems, Hydronic Piping Systems, and Radiant Application Product Portfolio.
Some of his key technical projects are:
Daniel Vastyan, account manager and writer for Common Ground, a public relations firm located in Manheim Pennsylvania. Dan took his first "Radiant in the Rockies" trip with his father, John Vastyan and a team from Uponor in 2000. Prior to graduating PSU in '09 with a B.S. degree, Dan joined Common Ground to help with writing; his role has grown quickly. What took his dad 20+ years to learn was far more quickly understood by a guy who intuitively understands machinery. Dan's been at it here full time since Jan. 2010 and now writes about mechanical systems large and small. He interacts daily with clients and a growing circle of journalists. Dan has also been very active and continues to donate his time and talents to the Membership Committee of the Radiant Professionals Alliance. He is currently heading up a video selfie program that we are developing to show the people who haven't yet joined, who it is that is already a part of our (RPA) organization, and explain why they should become a member of this growing community of hydronic heating and cooling experts.
Dan has never faltered when given large time consuming tasks, and has always been on the front line of volunteerism, the primary driving factor of the RPA.
Grant Schutte, Installer, Advanced Hydronics, Inc
Advanced Hydronics, Inc. is extremely fortunate to have Grant Schutte on their team and an integral part of their growing company. Grant joined their team in early 2014 and made an immediate impact with the addition of his skill set, work ethic and professional approach. Grant has vast knowledge of construction practices including strong interest in continuing to build on his true passion for anything mechanical. He has been a blessing for his company by continuing to educate himself in the constantly changing RPA industry including enrolling in multiple HVAC classes at Red Rocks Community College. Projects he has been involved with include high efficiency boiler installations and replacements, solar thermal, ground source, snow melt, panel radiators, radiant floors and distribution piping.
Prior to joining Advanced Hydronics, Inc. Grant was employed at Debin Mechanical and Legacy Mechanical primarily as a plumbing apprentice. In 2012 he became employed by Blue Sky Plumbing and Heating where he practiced all aspects of residential and commercial hydronic heating systems including boiler installations and replacements. This experience provided a stepping stone for him to develop his skills contributing to his passion.
Max Rohr, 29, representative, Shamrock Sales
Max Rohr has been the chairman of the Radiant Professionals Alliance Education Committee for the last 2-1/2 years. Mark Eatherton intentionally recruited Max into the ranks of the RPA's education committee, knowing that he would bring a good, fresh, young man's approach to help us in moving this industry organization forward.
Max has some excellent hydronic blood lineage in that his father is Bob "Hot Rod" Rohr of Caleffi fame, and his mother is Ellen Rohr, of Bare Bones Business fame. He has been instrumental in putting the educational offerings that the RPA provides for its members at the annual AHR conference as well as helping to determine the direction the educational offerings are taking as it pertains to the RPA contracting members.
Max work along his dad from an early age, it did require some Lego and Ninja Turtle bribes when he was small. Once he was mobile with a drivers license, he would help after school and on some weekends. Max attended the very first RPA event at the Thunderbird in MN and most of the events over the years as well as many trade shows. Especially the ones in fun places like Orlando, Los Angles, Las Vegas and Stockton CA. He did spend over 1 year working at the Caleffi factory over in Italy. He was based out in the Returns area he moved through all the departments, and speaks fluent Italian. He returned to the US and worked at Able Distributing in Chicago as training director where he eventually acquired a LEED Building Performance certification while in the Chicago area.
He moved to Colorado to work as a representative for Shamrock Sales covering the western slope area of Colorado, working out of Silverthorne and Denver. He is a monthly Columnist for PHC News, where he writes on Energy Conservation topics, as well as other hydronic related articles. Max is a member on the Board of Directors for High Country Conservation Center in Silverthorne Colorado.
Tyler Arndt, 22, apprentice, Arndt and Son Plumbing
Tyler Arndt is a 22 year old apprentice, living in Brooklyn, WI. He works for his father's Plumbing Company, Arndt and Son Plumbing in Brooklyn, WI. Arndt and Son Plumbing currently has 6 employees. Arndt and Son Plumbing has won 11 national awards and has been featured in several magazines. The first hydronic heating system that he helped install was in 2000 when he was only 7 years old. Since then he have assisted in installing and servicing many hydronic heating systems. He was child labor until he turned 17 years old. He became a laborer during his senior year of high school in his high schools "School to Work" program. Shortly after graduating high school he became a plumbing apprentice. During the 4 years of his apprentice schooling he maintained a grade average of an A. He is currently a 5th year apprentice and will be taking his journeyman's test this coming fall.
Arndt and Son Plumbing is a residential and light commercial new construction, remodeling, service, and repair company. Since he started in the plumbing trade he has done everything from service work to well systems and new construction. One job that he was involved in, and it was featured in the Radiant Living Magazine, was Rev Matthews Residence. The job was a Snowmelt System on a driveway replacement and patio totaling 2,415 sq ft. Another job he was involved in that was also featured in the Radiant Living Magazine was Crowley Masonry, a commercial office space with radiant in-floor heat totaling 1,500 sq ft. The Gunkel Residence was a driveway and patio snowmelt system totaling 1,434 sq ft. and was featured in Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine. Our most recent job was for the Rowland family that involved a snowmelt system totaling 1,952 sq ft, in-floor heat system totaling 4,000 sq ft, and a 9,000 gallon heated indoor swimming pool. Those are just a few projects of the many that Tyler has been instrumental in.
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Well I am sure what I am about to type will not be a welcome review to any of the tens of millions of "Twilight" fans. I admit, I was not a huge fan of the books, but I did manage to muddle my way through them and then was asked to go to the first showing of Twilight in my area, a 12:01am show.
Now granted, I am no spring chicken, but I do routinely stay up late and figured it would be no problem while watching a movie normally played at 200 decibels of glorious surround sound, but I found myself battling to keep my eyes open, and I was not the only one. I heard numerous people comment that they had struggled to stay awake as well. Sorry folks, especially the minions of teens destined to see this movie, but it was boring. What you have seen in the trailers on tv is all of the action you will see on the big screen.
As for the content as compared to the book, of course the book wins with its rich detail and I went in expecting that there was no way a 2-hour movie could come near living up to that. What I did not expect was just how much had been cut out, things that would have taken a few seconds to show, in favor of showing the ever-brooding Bella (an actress who displayed exactly two facial expressions throughout the entire movie, 95% what I will call lost with mouth agape, 5% look at me trying to convince you I am in pain face) and Edward exchanging furtive glances. Add some more boring points for that alone. We saw very little of Edward's family and their personality traits and quirks, little to nothing of any development of a relationship between Bella and Jacob, but we saw more than anyone should ever have to see of teenage anguish.
And yes, I was once a teenager, even an anguish-filled teenager back in the day, but there was something more here...it was as if every actor read the book and tried to play the part so big that each became a characiture of the role they were playing.
If people weren't snoozing in the theater, they were laughing at what was becoming more and more of a joke as each m
Nov 22, 2008
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Being a 13 year old girl who loves to read I have read all the books and was very excited when I found out a movie was coming out. Though when I thought about it I figured no movie could every live up to Stepheni Myers wonderful books. The movie was no exception. Many things made it almost impossible to only listen to the story line, Robert Pattinson, who plays the dreamy Edward Cullen a born and raised American has a British accent that drifts randomly in and out of conversation and in many cases made it hard to understand. Also, Kristen Stewart's coldness to everything and everyone is also very distracting. It seems as though nothing fases her even the slightest and like everything isn't good enough for her. When Bella in the book is very innocent and modest.
The story is very confusing to people who have not read the books. The characters aren't properly introduced so you are left not knowing who is who and what they are doing. You also have no idea what people are feeling the way the are, such as why Rosalie dislikes Bella is never really fully explain. Nor is where Edward's, Carlisle's or Alice's history and past every told.
Nov 23, 2008
This movie was a total disappointment. Why do screenwriters and directors think that they can improve upon a book that is so beloved. STICK TO THE BOOK!!!!!
Edward stared ridiculously. Jacob was hideously ugly. Bella couldn't stick to the lines from the book. Why were all of the highschool kids soo obnoxious? Why ruin the meadow scene? Acting was horrible. No chemistry between Edward and Bella. It was a choppy disjointed horrible movie - you would be happier reading the book again :)
The movie sucked but I still love Edward.
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Nov 23, 2008
ok, well 1st off don't listen to anybody's opions about the movie because everyone has different opions. so don't listen to anybody and go see this movie and find out for yousef and YOU can be da judge to see if you thought it was good or not.
yes, i know they change alot of stuff in the movie and most of it never happend BUT it wasnt a BAD change. i went to the midnight showing and was dead tired but as soon as the movie can on i was wide awake!!! so if you a Twilight fan and havent seen the movie dont listen to what everyone says about it. GO SEE IT FOR YOUSELF!!
Nov 25, 2008
This movie like the books was awsome.
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Dec 3, 2008
First let me start by saying that is movie is based off a book, it is not meant to be read line by line. Overall I think it was a pretty decent movie, I do think they could have done some things differently, but I also know that IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE THE BOOK!
Please, if you are considering seeing this movie, go in with an open mind, don't expect it to be the book and just sit back and enjoy it.
Just saw it for the second time and I loved it even more than the first time. I can't wait for New Moon to begin production...
Dec 5, 2008
LOVED this movie...then read the book and watched it again...it was great!
Dec 11, 2008
I'm not a teenager so I guess that after sitting though the "Twlight" I had a mix feeling about the movie. I love the appeal of Kristin stewart and I got a good feeling that she may have a future in movies.I like the female vampires, they're very sexy. but that's all I like. But the movie is slow and a bit of a bore. This is like watching a episode of "90210" with vampires. Pobert Pattinson reminds me of James Dean. I like to see him do more with his character then look neat. The villiains are good, but they need to be more scary. They're planning a sequel and they're already replacing the director. so I hope that the sequel will be a little better. I'm not giving up on the series, let's hope the series will be better.
Dec 29, 2008
I am amaized by all this good reviews these people gave to this " movie''. I am so sorry, but for my 22 years I've seen alot of crappy low budget projects that were offered to the audience as movies.
But seriously, and I want you to believe me about this, I've never seen something so poor on plot, on idea, on life, on any kind of elements!!! I am asking my self who approved this project to be shot, who gave money for this to be shot, who are the people that brang this disinspiration to the big screen. Who was the one that wrote the scenario who was the producer that liked it. But the saddest part is that over here I see only positive and even excellent reviews. Whoever created this misery that some of you dare to call a move, are ruining the image, the idea and the purpose of the cinema. Please hide yourself and release us(the cinema lovers) from your presence in the cinema world. "Movie creators' like you are ruining the movie magick
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Jan 2, 2009
this is an AWESOME movie!!!!!! and duh the movie isn't going to be JUST like the book.you cant remake and find the feeling in the book and put it in the movie! u cant also put every minute in the movie that happened in the book!!!!!!!! and if you love to watch a hot guy showing his body and his love then go see rob pattinson!!awwww! and people say that his british came out a little in the movie.Absolutly NOT!! if u look for it very hard u r goin to imagine a little british. if u have seen "House" he is british and do u hear his british. i dont so stop kidding urself.EVERYONE has different opions so go see the movie for YOURSELF and YOU be the judge. but just to warn u it will be AWESOME!!!!!!!
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While another report on Tuesday showed new home sales slipped in November, sales in October were revised to show the highest pace in more than five years. In addition, house prices rebounded, underscoring the economy's improving fundamentals.
"We are coming out of the shadows of the Great Recession in many ways," said Robert Dye, chief economist at Comerica in Dallas.
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The Commerce Department said durable goods orders jumped 3.5 percent last month as demand increased for a range of goods from aircraft to machinery and computers and electronic products.
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The durable goods orders report showed that shipments of core capital goods, which are used to calculate equipment spending in the government's measure of gross domestic product, increased 2.8 percent last month.
That was the largest rise since March 2012, prompting economists at Goldman Sachs raised their fourth-quarter GDP estimate by a tenth of a percentage point to a 2.4 percent annual rate. Shipments had dropped in September and October.
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The median price of a new home hit a seven-month high in November and was more than 10 percent higher than a year earlier.
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