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steve2470
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May 15, 2015
The Democratic presidential primary race got its second major candidate recently, and its first true climate hawk: Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, self-described democratic socialist. Sanders has one of the strongest climate change records in the Senate. In fact, according to rankings released by Climate Hawks Vote, a new super PAC, Sanders was the No. 1 climate leader in the Senate for the 113th Congress that ended in January.
Climate Hawks Vote measures leadership, not just voting records, tabulating actions like bills introduced, speeches given, and so forth. In the 112th Congress, Sanders ranked third behind Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). In the last Congress, he edged out Whitehouse by one point.
"Sanders is very much among the top leaders," says R.L. Miller, founder of Climate Hawks Vote. "He has a record of really strong advocacy for solar in particular." Miller notes that distributed solar, which enables everyone with a solar panel to create their own energy instead of relying on a monopolistic utility company, fits especially well with Sanders' democratic socialist philosophy. It's bad for corporations and good for regular folks who get to own the means of production.
Here are some of the highlights from Sanders' climate and clean energy record:
more at link
Good for Bernie!
Is Bernie Sanders the Best Candidate on Climate Change?
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/05/bernie-sanders-greenest-presidential-candidateThe Democratic presidential primary race got its second major candidate recently, and its first true climate hawk: Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, self-described democratic socialist. Sanders has one of the strongest climate change records in the Senate. In fact, according to rankings released by Climate Hawks Vote, a new super PAC, Sanders was the No. 1 climate leader in the Senate for the 113th Congress that ended in January.
Climate Hawks Vote measures leadership, not just voting records, tabulating actions like bills introduced, speeches given, and so forth. In the 112th Congress, Sanders ranked third behind Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.). In the last Congress, he edged out Whitehouse by one point.
"Sanders is very much among the top leaders," says R.L. Miller, founder of Climate Hawks Vote. "He has a record of really strong advocacy for solar in particular." Miller notes that distributed solar, which enables everyone with a solar panel to create their own energy instead of relying on a monopolistic utility company, fits especially well with Sanders' democratic socialist philosophy. It's bad for corporations and good for regular folks who get to own the means of production.
Here are some of the highlights from Sanders' climate and clean energy record:
more at link
Good for Bernie!
May 15, 2015
February 9, 1825 "Corrupt Bargain": United States presidential election, 1824
These two links tell the story:
http://history1800s.about.com/od/leaders/a/electionof1824.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1824
God forbid we ever have to let a Republican-controlled House decide a national election.
May 15, 2015
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday made her first trip to Brooklyn since she joined the presidential race a month ago, visiting her headquarters and taking an unannounced stroll in Brooklyn Heights.
Then she headed to a meeting for donors who have secured at least 10 checks totaling $2,700.
Mrs. Clinton spent about an hour in her headquarters at 1 Pierrepont Plaza, shaking hands and meeting people, aides said. She told them it was important to win, but also to “have fun,” said her spokesman, Nick Merrill.
She then took a walk through the neighborhood as an aide from the campaign’s digital team used a video camera to record people approaching Mrs. Clinton on the street. The candidate was accompanied by Mr. Merrill, Huma Abedin, a longtime aide, and a few Secret Service agents.
Hillary Clinton Makes First Visit to Brooklyn Since Announcing Campaign
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/14/hillary-clinton-makes-first-visit-to-brooklyn-since-announcing-campaign/?_r=0Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday made her first trip to Brooklyn since she joined the presidential race a month ago, visiting her headquarters and taking an unannounced stroll in Brooklyn Heights.
Then she headed to a meeting for donors who have secured at least 10 checks totaling $2,700.
Mrs. Clinton spent about an hour in her headquarters at 1 Pierrepont Plaza, shaking hands and meeting people, aides said. She told them it was important to win, but also to “have fun,” said her spokesman, Nick Merrill.
She then took a walk through the neighborhood as an aide from the campaign’s digital team used a video camera to record people approaching Mrs. Clinton on the street. The candidate was accompanied by Mr. Merrill, Huma Abedin, a longtime aide, and a few Secret Service agents.
May 15, 2015
$1400 a month for a studio apartment. Near where I grew up.
That is on or very near a lumber yard I played around on as a kid. Truly, you can't go home again.
Yea, yea, I know, it can't hold a candle to NYC or Miami or even Tampa yet. Notice I said "slowly becoming".
Orlando is very slowly becoming a true big city
http://www.thegalleryatmillspark.com/location.php$1400 a month for a studio apartment. Near where I grew up.
That is on or very near a lumber yard I played around on as a kid. Truly, you can't go home again.
Yea, yea, I know, it can't hold a candle to NYC or Miami or even Tampa yet. Notice I said "slowly becoming".
May 15, 2015
There have been a number of reports on local chat forums of bear sightings in downtown Orlando this week.
Orlando resident Kim Thomas posted on Nextdoor, a private social networking app, that her daughter had seen a bear around 1 a.m. near King and Formosa in College Park [Gmap].
Florida Fish and Wildlife confirmed that a bear sighting had been reported that same day on Hazel Street, just a few blocks northwest of Formosa and King.
Florida Fish and Wildlife have a FAQ bear sheet on their website, HERE.
Possible bear sighting between College Park and Ivanhoe Village (Orlando)
http://bungalower.com/2015/05/possible-bear-sighting-between-college-park-and-ivanhoe-village/There have been a number of reports on local chat forums of bear sightings in downtown Orlando this week.
Orlando resident Kim Thomas posted on Nextdoor, a private social networking app, that her daughter had seen a bear around 1 a.m. near King and Formosa in College Park [Gmap].
Florida Fish and Wildlife confirmed that a bear sighting had been reported that same day on Hazel Street, just a few blocks northwest of Formosa and King.
Florida Fish and Wildlife have a FAQ bear sheet on their website, HERE.
May 14, 2015
I think that's the most recent one, from March 31st. He's been doing this for a while now.
$70 Million = estimated net worth of Chris Rock per http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/comedian/chris-rock-net-worth/
Chris Rock's Twitter feed is pretty interesting
To wit....
https://twitter.com/chrisrock/status/582767497272803328
Stopped by the cops again wish me luck.
I think that's the most recent one, from March 31st. He's been doing this for a while now.
$70 Million = estimated net worth of Chris Rock per http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth/celeb/comedian/chris-rock-net-worth/
May 14, 2015
question about 4k TV
Does anyone have any rough ideas when 4K will become much more widespread ? I know it's more or less in its infancy now. Just curious, thanks.
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