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Father's Day Weekend Outing at Trail River -- June 15-16

Updated: May 13, 2019

Join the people of Seward and Moose Pass UMCs for two nights out at Trail River Campground (Mile 24.2 of Seward Highway). We have Saturday and Sunday nights reserved at the large group site. We'll plan on a campfire and pot-luck on Saturday night and a worship service on Sunday morning followed by some activities in the area.

Bring your bike and outdoor games.

This is also the same weekend as the Solstice Festival and Moose Pass. Therefore, nearby we'll have the opportunity to enjoy bands and "fair food" as well as enjoy each other's company and fellowship.

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I’m often asked, “which is my favorite keyword match type for Google ads?”

I don’t really have a favourite and it depends on how the campaign structure has been set up. As you may know from my previous articles, there are four match types.

These are the broad match phrase match, broad modified, exact match and the negative keywords. If somebody was going to ask me, what is my favorite one and I had to choose one, I would probably say the negatives, because negatives are the ones which will make you the most money. They cut out all the wasted spend, the element clicks and do not let your keywords you add show up for the irrelevant systems. So yeah, negative keywords would be my favorite ones. But after that, the ones which I use mostly for my campaigns for Google ads is the broad modified match and the exact match.

I don’t use broad match at all – the phrase match. I would also recommend that you don’t use a broad match because that really is too broad and you are going to waste pretty much all of your budgets. You’re going to get all the clicks, lots of clicks, but they won’t be relevant. They won’t convert, and eventually, you will get frustrated and you will probably stop or pause your ads.

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Apple’s New Campus

Steve Jobs presenting Apple’s plans for its new, stunningly gorgeous corporate campus to the Cupertino City Council. Its awesome.

Update: Sadly, Jobs would succumb to his battle with cancer a bit over four months later. Amazing to see the fruits of his labor come to life in the new Apple HQ.

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Bengali fish curry recipe

Bengali fish curry is a wonderful formula made utilizing fish filets, potato, eggplant and an assortment of flavors. It is a genuine side dish formula and is cherished by all fish sweethearts.

Bengali fish curry recipe

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Bengali fish curry served with rice

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2 tbsp lemon juice2 tbsp. mustard oil for browning salt to taste 8 fish fillets8 1 tbsp red bean stew powder 4 red chilies entirety salt to taste 1 tsp mustard glue 1 tsp turmeric powder 4 green chilies cut 2 tbsp coriander powder 1 tbsp garlic glue 1 tsp mustard seeds 1 inlet leaf 2 cup onions hacked 1 tbsp ginger glue 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp onion seeds (kalonji) The most effective method to make Bengali fish curry : Spotless and cut fish filet, wash well, evacuate overabundance water and afterward marinate with lime juice, turmeric powder, and salt. Keep aside for 30 minutes. Warmth up a skillet, blend in 1 tbsp oil, shallow fry marinated fish from the two sides until marginally seared. Take off and keep aside. Warmth up residual oil, blend in mustard seeds, kalonji, entire dry red chilies, and straight leaf, pan sear for a couple of moments till seeds snaps, blend in ginger, garlic glue and sautéed food again for a minute. Blend in cut onion and pan-fried food until marginally dark-colored in shading. Blend in mustard glue, red stew powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder, pan sear masala pleasantly until oil begins isolating. Change water and salt, bring to a bubble and afterward blend in shallow singed fish, put green bean stew cuts on top. Pan-fried food on a moderate fire until fish get cooked and oil begins drifting over the sauce. Take off and improve with cut green coriander leaves.

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The Libra Man:

Born under the sign of Libra, the sign ruled by Venus the goddess of love; the Libra man will be the one who will definitely search for peace, quality and justice in everything he does. Generally he will be trying to balance the oppositional forces that he will sense exists all about him. Although his personal outlook will be an unbiased one, he will open find himself involved in conflicting situations that will require him to seek resolutions. With his natural instinct in knowing what will be the fair and equitable, the astute Libra man can often be very useful and fair in the capacities of a mediator, a judge, or as a good friend if arbitrating differences between others. In his own life, the Libra man may find that there will be a basic duality as one of his scales will usually be leaning towards compromise while the other will lean toward his tendency to put off, or avoid, that which will seem to be uncomfortable. The Libra man can be quite inconsistent and erratic, ignoring personal responsibilities and preferring instead, to create only temporary and somewhat shallow solutions to problems.

When dating a Libra man a girl should always remember that, while extremely loving themselves, they in turn will need to be loved , so she should not refrain from showing and expressing their love feelings toward them. Ruled by Venus, the Libra man will be programmed for love and will be the most proficient lovers of all. They will worship romance and seduction, can be extremely flirtatious and will know how to please, excite and tease. They can be outright sexual adventurers in the event their sex life will losses luster and will readily look elsewhere. They will tend to prefer a partner who can take the initiative so a seductive partner who is prepared to worship them will harmonious soul who will adore love, beauty, romance and dance. They will need someone who can give them feedback and support, and affirm that they are a treasure to behold. A partner who can bring Libra to an open state, to think less and feel more, will be rewarded with a grateful and passionate lover. Libra is the sign of partnerships, unions, and marriage and, for those men born under this sign there will be the inherent desire to merge. Libra men can be very romantically inclined at a very early age in life.

The sign of Libra is considerably socially aware; so many Libra men will take interest in, and dedicated time to the issues of human rights. Libra is the sign of the statesman, the manager, and the arbitrator. If seeking the truth then call on a Libra, who, with their strong sense for justice and fair play, will review all aspects of an issue before making a careful and deliberate decision once they themselves are convinced it’s the right one. They will be capable people in leadership roles and will be dedicated and hard working to earn recognition. The Libra man can find it very difficult to be alone and can often prefer to remain within an unsatisfactory relationship rather than to be in no relationship whatsoever. These men will have the tendency to idealize their lovers and will have the further tendency of preferring to embellish the good aspects in them whilst minimizing the difficult. This can be a very unbalanced outlook and, such an outlook can often lead to disappointment. Once mature, the Libra man will have an instinctive sense of the fair and just in all their relationship involvements. These men will definitely have a strong inclination toward the long lasting relationship. The Libra man will generally relate well with people of all the signs, however, those of Sagittarius and Leo can be particularly rewarding.

A Libran man will like to maintain a balance in everything he does and that includes love too. The Libra male will be blessed with a lazy charm and will often be attractive without being aware of it. Although he can be balanced on the surface, he will be swayed by indecision for a great proportion of his life. He will be prone to evade showdowns about most things, if possible, and will have an aversion to serious quarrels. That having been said, he will quite likely to cultivate a non serious argument regarding emotional matters in order to simply relieve tension. This man’s greatest desire will be a partner who will have a sweet nature and who will not difficult to get along with. He will make for a gentle and courteous mate but one with something of a roving eye. Inclined to be rather indolent and reluctant to deal with main issues, this man will have a tendency to drift, taking the course that life’s currents determine for him, rather than paddle his own canoe. Always highly intelligent, the Libra male will be a student of human nature. He will be fond of a joke and able to laugh uproariously at the wisecracks of others; above all, this man will enjoy fun. Secretly, he will be only too conscious of life’s tragedies and will be well aware of the human predicament, but will not be one to adopt lost causes or get on a personal soap box to air his views. In essence, the Libra male will never become a bore. It will be unfortunate that the man governed by Libra will often seems to initially give a bad impression of himself, but once a person will get to know him, it will soon become apparent that he is capable of being a very rare individual indeed a good friend.

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Today I am going to share a card that I created for my Father-in-law for Father’s Day, but it could be a great birthday card also.  I got my inspiration for this card from the Let’s Capture these Sketches weekly card sketch.

(sorry . . . I forgot to grab the image of the sketch to insert, and it is no longer on the blog)

Here is the card I created . . .

I used twine instead of a hard band of paper on my card, and my featured item is in a square instead of a circle as they did.  I used my Cuttlebug to emboss a snake skin texture on the bold colored papers . . . my Father-in-law loves his cowboy boots, and I thought “snake skin” boots would be a great theme for him.

Ironically, I think this card would also work good for the sketch at CreativelyYoursSketches.blogspot.com

Here is their sketch . . . .

Funny how this one works for both of these sketches.

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  1. Great job Shawn– wow, the sketches are so close, that was very cool that your card fit with each one.

    Thanks for sharing your card with us this week!!

  2. How cool. Gotta love them cowboy boots. Awesome papers with that neat texture! Your blog bg is so cool too! Cheryl ~S:CY DT

  3. Love your card Shawn and the snake skin texture. Bet you fil loved it. Thanks for joining in on the challenge at SCY and hope to see you in June.
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Kawai KDP110 Digital Piano

The Kawai KDP110 is an exception introduction to Kawai digital piano quality. The modest KDP110 features the Responsive Hammer Compact ll keyboard action, beautiful Shigeru Kawai SK-EX 88 Key sampled grand piano sounds and convenient Bluetooth, USB and MIDI connectivity, delivery grand piano touch and tone at a remarkably affordable price.

Digital Piano with Weighted Keys

The Kawai KDP110 digital piano is one of our most popular models for customers looking for a beginner digital piano.  It is a full size 88 note piano with weighted keys and packed with a wealth of features at a very affordable price.  The KDP110 is built into an attractive rosewood piano cabinet and comes complete with 3 pedals and sliding, closable lid.  Being built into a proper piano cabinet the KDP110 has a large speaker meaning the sound is very full and rich, aided by the resonance of the cabinet.

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Pets on Board

We're a nation of pet lovers. We frequently take our furry family members along in the car when we run errands or head out on vacation. Whether you're taking your howling feline for her annual vet visit or packing your pup for a long vacation, safety in the car is important.

Strap 'em In
There's no shame in a comfy harness or a styling critter condo. In fact, you'll defy the laws of physics — and hold your pal in place during a wreck or short stop. Another benefit of harnessing a pet is that they are less likely to bolt and get away from you when the door opens.

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A 2010 AAA survey says 20 percent of people surveyed admitted to driving with their dogs in their laps. And 31 percent surveyed recognized their dogs as driving distractions. Focus on getting everyone to your destination safely by keeping your pets in the back seat and away from the steering wheel.

Car Interiors Get Dangerously Hot—and Cold
We all know how hot the sun is. And it heats cars up to dangerous temps in just 10 minutes — even with the windows cracked. In cold weather, the car traps the cold temperatures inside like a fridge and can cause your pet to freeze to death in a short time. Never leave a pet unattended in the car.

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Microchip identification is a great idea for any pet, and so is a regular collar with their name, phone number, and address imprinted. People and pets can get separated, so give them hope for finding their way home.

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If you're planning a trip and want to take your buddy along, find out how they handle the car ride first. Take them on short trips and errands to help them get used to safety harnesses and strange places. Then you'll both be ready to relax at your vacation destination.

At Shelter, we've insured a lot of cars through the years, and we've seen what happens when safety isn't the number one priority. Feel free to share these tips with your friends and family. Here's to safe travel for all passengers—even the furry ones.


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We set veterans up with the training they need to identify the next step in their career and how to apply their military skills.  Many veterans come to us with an idea of what type of career they want to pursue; for those that need more guidance, we help explain career paths and help them see how their skills can be applied to those paths.

We partner with local and government organizations to offer free trainings; and through a grant from the Department of Labor, we are able to fully fund advanced training so we can set our veterans up for a successful career.

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    • I suppose there's something in it, but it's for the Politicians/Corporations/Those in power to sort out
    • Yes I think it is important and I try to do my bit.
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^ Just like the flawed science "climate change" propoganda is being ignored, as it should.   Minimising pollution is admirable and worthy of support, but getting all hysterical about the worst apocaly

This guy went to Princeton University and Harvard Law School for goodness sake! Please tell me he knew the Paris Climate Agreement was named after the location the meeting took place and had nothing t

Anyone else getting a little fed up with being told that we have to "cut this, and cut that" when in truth, the one thing that we MUST cut is the global population.  Anything else is just "fiddling wh

I think global warming is probably one of the least of our worries, something much bigger is approaching rapidly, and that is peak energy. Oil gives us our modern lives, it rules the way we all live. Everything we own, near everything material we have is a result of oil, nearly all our employment is a result of oil. Oil is running out, many people believe oil production has now peaked, while demand continues to get higher and higher.

To a large extent, peak oil and climate change seem to be two sides of the same coin. Both are due to Western civilisationâ€™s overwhelming dependence on oil (climate change also being due to other factors). However, I think youâ€™re right in that peak oil will soon become a much more urgent problem than climate change. Living in a wealthy country, the effects of climate change are quite remote for us, at least for the most part and in the short-term: itâ€™s our children and certainly our grandchildren who will suffer the most serious effects. Climate change is already causing droughts in the Horn of Africa, but in the West weâ€™re insulated from these effects. In contrast, the effects of peak oil will be immediate in terms of the impact on our economies and the constraints imposed on our whole society. The following link is an interview with Richard Heinberg, an American journalist and educator, and author of â€œThe Partyâ€™s Over: Oil, War, and the Fate of Industrial Societiesâ€ (2003):

The interview is very informative in explaining the origins of our current fossil fuel dependence. Fossil fuels gave us a huge energy input into our societies; oil in particular has a very high energy payback, in terms of the energy it produces relative to the energy expended in extracting it. Tractors run on petrol, for example, meant that we were able to free up land that would otherwise be used for feeding livestock to pull the ploughs. We were also able to transport food over vast distances, so we didnâ€™t have to depend on local food production; and nitrogen fertilizers derived from coal and natural gas increased the productivity of our land. As a result of these technological advances made possible by the greater availability of energy, the world population has increased from about 1 billion at the beginning of the 19th century to 6.3 billion today.

Fossil fuels are of course an exhaustible resource, and since the 1970s there have been a lot of signs warning us to reduce our oil dependence. However, governments have generally been very reluctant to address the problem, for reasons of political expediency (as highlighted by the following extract):

I think this whole period in history is going to be seen in retrospect, the last 30 years as a period of lost opportunity. In 1973 we became aware of the finite supply of oil in the world and we became aware also that supplies in the US are particularly limited and we are dependent, therefore on the rest of the world for our energy resources. And as you say, there were tremendous efforts put forward on energy efficiency. Jimmy Carter made some remarkable statements in those days on how dependent we are and how important it is to conserve. Here is Jimmy Carter from 1976, he says, â€œWe must face the prospect of changing our basic ways of living. This change will either be made on our own initiative in a planned way, or forced on us with chaos and suffering by the inexorable laws of nature.â€ That is an extraordinary thing for an American president to have written. I think he hit the nail on the head. He was voted out of office because another politician had a more palatable message, that it was morning in America. We donâ€™t have to worry about resource shortages. There is always going to be enough. We are Americanâ€™s after all and we deserve this amazingly fast paced way of life, because we are smart and good and God is with us.

This encapsulates much of the political problem. Few politicians are willing to tell people uncomfortable (or â€˜inconvenientâ€™) truths. Instead, they pay lip-service by, for example, investing in biofuels (regardless of the destructive environmental and social consequences, mentioned in an earlier post), while assuring us that we can maintain our current lifestyles. Iâ€™m all for renewable energy when itâ€™s pursued responsibly with a recognition of its limits, but the dominant paradigm at present seems to be that we can pursue economic growth in perpetuity and simply deal with the environmental and associated problems through technological or other advances.

This isnâ€™t intended to be pessimistic. I know plenty of people making their own individual efforts to save energy and conserve resources, and certainly this is part of the solution. But it seems clear that the big changes that are necessary (decarbonising our economy, localised food networks, a new transport system) are structural ones, and that weâ€™re going to have to convince the politicians they wonâ€™t be re-elected unless they make them.

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If this has appeared in this thread already, then please accept my apologies.

A short while ago, Avaaz.org successfully delivered a massive petition to the environmental ministers of the G8 countries. In 8 days' time (June 6th), the G8 leaders meet in Germany, along with the leaders of five of the world's most polluting countries, to decide the fate of the world's climate. The stakes couldn't be higher.

Avaaz.org will present a further petition at this summit. If you're willing to take two minutes to sign it, you will add your strength to the call of many thousands across the globe, who are now asking leaders to act in order to preserve this planet for ourselves and for our children.

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Cheers, Peter

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I think climate change and peak oil are going to be huge problems in the future. I think the debate about climate change being caused or not by humans or not is largely irrelivant. Oil is limited so should be conserved for the future by reducing consuption. I do think that climate change has stolen the lime light from the vast array of environmental issues which are equally pressing and need urgent action.

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Trying to limit plane travel and other popular fuel waste is a political nightmare. I like Monbiot's idea of a ration system whereby we each get a certain quota for our carbon emissions. Combined with measurement of the carbon emissions we make, it could make us think twice about that unnecessary flight, car trip, and inefficient appliances about the home.

Here's the link to the Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) website:

Tradable Energy Quotas

Basically, every adult is given an equal (free) entitlement of units. Fuels (and electricity) each carry a rating: one unit represents one kilogram of carbon dioxide, or the equivalent in other greenhouse gases, released when the fuel is used. If you use less than your entitlement of units, you can sell your surplus, and if you need more, you can buy them. The number of units available on the market is set out in the TEQs budget, which looks 20 years ahead. The size of the budget goes down yearly.

The TEQs scheme is designed to enable nations to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases, along with their use of fossil fuels, and to provide fair access to energy. This can be done within whatever international framework might apply at the time, such as Contraction and Convergence, or the Oil Depletion Protocol.

So it would ensure we reduce our greenhouse emissions and also help minimize the effects of Peak Oil.

I'm personally in favour of the scheme. It's pretty demoralizing trying to reduce your own energy consumption when someone down the road is taking 4 transatlantic flights a year (hypothetical example). As long as you stay within your ration you can spend it however you like. Certainly seems a lot less coercive than high petrol taxes and microchips on your wheelie bin.

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Just finished reading Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning by George Monbiot (monbiot.com) and Six Degrees by Mark Lynas (marklynas.org), which looks at what we can expect to happen with each degree of warming over the coming century.

Unfortunately I read them in that order, beginning with the optimistic one and ending with apocalypse. Although I thoroughly recommend reading both of them, I would suggest you start with Lynas and finish with Monbiot. That will have you enthused for action, rather than wallowing in a state of depression at the impending collapse of life on this planet.

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A lot of people are going to have a fair bit of egg on their faces in the not too distant future! Whilst I do not doubt that the climate is in a warming phase or that we humans are contributing to this, where I do disagree is to what extent we are contributing. It is my firm belief that what we are seeing is a natural warming phase which we are contributing to, but it is not, as some would have you believe, all our fault, neither is it necessarily something which we can ultimately "fix."

In any case, we will see whether or not this is the case within our own lifetimes, indeed within the next few years. We are currently entering Solar Cycle 24 (the sun has an 11 year cycle of sunspot activity which has an impact on global climate)this will reach its peak in 2012. After this we begin the descent into what is known as the Gleissberg Minima. During this period, sunspot activity will die down to almost nothing, as it did during the previous Maunder Minimum, which was responsible for the "Little Ice Age" during the Medieval period. This will result in global cooling of sufficient magnitude to completely wipe out the warming seen over the last few decades.

The Gleissberg Minima will have severe impacts over the next 80 years or so due to there being multiple "troughs" during the cycle with near ice-age climactic conditions, interspersed with warmer spells which many believe will mirror or perhaps even exceed the "Little Ice Age" (the time when the Thames froze over and they held "ice fairs").

After the peak of Solar Cycle 24 we will fairly quickly begin to see the effects of the Gleissberg Minima with increasingly severe winters and shorter summers so that by 2015 the difference to today will be stark and we will be well on the road to the first "trough" of severe arctic conditions by 2032 approx.

Don't be fooled by the "new religion" of global warming, Solar forcing plays a much bigger role in the planetary climate than many realise but this will soon become very evident.

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I think its all a pile o crap. Its happening, but I think its natural as it has been in da past. maybe humans are speeding it up, but it would happen any way. I dont think humans can stop it, but maybe slow it down if we cull half the population or live like we did in midevil times, its to late now. Whats the point of recycleing somthing like bottles if it costs more energy to do that than make then new? madness if u ask me.

In the future due to the ammount of humans resources like water, land, steel etc will be at a premium, so we can enjoy a few wars over them, so I think in the end after plenty of deaths everything will even out. Its natures way.

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Whats the point of recycleing somthing like bottles if it costs more energy to do that than make then new? madness if u ask me.

What's madness is that people will believe any old crap that suits them, without bothering to investigate it first.

From: http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=lib&a=energy/EnergyFacts.html

* Recycled glass saves 50% energy vs. virgin glass (Center for Ecological Technology); recycling of one glass container saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours (EPA)

* Recycled glass generates 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution (NASA)

* 1 ton of glass made from 50% recycled materials saves 250 lbs. of mining waste (EPA)

* Glass can be reused an infinite number of times; over 41 billion glass containers are made each year (EPA)

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Don't be fooled by the "new religion" of global warming, Solar forcing plays a much bigger role in the planetary climate than many realise but this will soon become very evident.

I found your post interesting for a number of reasons, Bitter Truth. Firstly because, in all the literature I've read about global warming, solar cycles and sun spots rarely feature as any more than a foot note. Secondly, the level of certainty you expressed was quite remarkable.

So I decided to investigate these 'facts' you've presented us with, and was not surprised to learn that things are not quite as you'd have us believe.

There has been quite a lot of research into the correlation between solar cycles and climate, and some scientists have found that there seems to be a connection between planetary warmth and the level of sun spots (here's one such paper here - http://www.lavoisier.com.au/papers/articles/Archibald.pdf). However, the research is far from conclusive. A number of the most significant papers (including the one I just linked to) have been severely criticised for 'selective' use of data, and particularly for their tendency to ignore data from the last three decades, which actually appears to contradict the solar cycle theory. A number of the scientists involved in this research (and here's a predictable fact) work for organisations in receipt of funding from Exxon Mobil, who actively promote research into 'alternative' climate theories. It is interesting to note though, that even amongst advocates of this theory, who believe that solar cycles have had a significant impact on historical climate variations, most accept that greenhouse gases are currently a far more important factor.

The predictions you make about the Gleissberg Minima are even more controversial, and I can find very little information online to support the claim, apart from some rather suspicious looking research by the late Theodore Landscheidt, working from the Schroeter Institute for Research in Cycles of Solar Activity (which he set up himself).

However, you make the worrying-sounding claim that this global cooling during the Gleissberg Minima could "mirror or perhaps even exceed the "Little Ice Age"". This is only worrying though until you remember that during this little ice age (roughly 1650 to 1850 - with three periods of cooling in that time) the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere only dropped by about 1 degree. The southern hemisphere was not so affected or perhaps not affected at all.

So, if your theory is correct, which most climate scientists dispute, we could possibly, maybe, be in for one degree of cooling. On the other hand, the real climate scientists at the IPCC predict that during the next 90 years we will see up to 5.8 degrees of warming. The last time that level of warming occurred on earth was 251 million years ago, a period that is known as the end-Permian. During that warming, it is believed that 95% of all plant and animal species on earth became extinct. That warming took place over 10,000 years. So we are looking at a period of warming that could potentially kill every living thing on the planet. You may think it's a good idea to just wait and see, but frankly, I'd rather believe the experts and try to do something about it.

Sorry for the long post, but I find that it's always best to be thorough when cleaning up crap.

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"Cleaning up crap"? Strong words Mr Tallack, perhaps a little derogatory.

I'm not adopting a stance either way on this one, for simple reason that i don't have time to research and table a solid argument either way, but it is a serious point of note to the 'Human' camp in the 'Human vs Nature' arguments, that global warming has been noted on Titan, Pluto and to an extent on Mars too at present time, without human cause. By all means attribute most of it to CO2 here, ignoring of course the vast quantities of water vapour also produced, most often along with the self same CO2, but i can't help but think that if the greatest supercomputers ever built are struggling to model global weather and atmospheric chaos, i cannot bring myself to say "This is right and that is crap" either way.

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I think the CO2 angle has polarised people along the wrong lines, to be honest. It's only one part of a much larger topic: the mess people make. Even if the temperature of the Earth, or the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere have nothing to do with us, many things do.

I'm of the school of thought which regards our current resources as finite and therefore worth preserving. There's simply no need to squander what we have just because there's (maybe) room for debate on the causes of some aspects.

Even if you don't believe that anything six billion humans can do could possibly affect the planet in any way, we're still going to run out of these resources eventually. Even platinum is becoming so rare that people are considering buying the contents of street-sweeping machines to recover the trace amounts exhausted by catalytic converters.

Personally, I'd rather the voe outside my house wasn't minging with plastic and chemical scums. Some places are absolutely rancid with rubbish and foost - surely it can't hurt to have a care about not making more waste and toxic rubbish than absolutely necessary.

I'm sure many of those who decry global-warming as a myth would be the first to complain if their garden were used as a dumping ground for the chemical by-products of the plastic bottles they dispose of on a regular basis.

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For regular verbs, the past simple form is made by adding –ed to the base verb. For other verbs… good luck.

A personal pronoun is actually pretty impersonal. So what is it, exactly?

" Bobbi delighted in watching her calico kitten chase its own tail."

In this example, the past simple form of the base verb delight means that Bobbi, at some point in the past, took delight in watching her kitten chase her own tail like an adorable doofus—an adorable doofus that can run as fast as thirty miles per hour. That's faster than Usain Bolt.

" Kurt's boss advised him to stop filling out his time sheet in crayon if he ever wants to get a promotion."

Advised uses the past simple form because this is, hopefully, referring to a one-time conversation between Kurt and his understanding employer.

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Paul of Tarsus in Corinthians

Paul of Tarsus

Wait a second. We thought the New Testament was all about Jesus. But 15 of the 27 New Testament books are said to be written by or about Paul—so how about them apples, Jesus?

And in Corinthians, Paul's not just a biblical character; he's also our author. With letters like these two to the Corinthians, Paul was able to shape the early Christian church into what it is today—a powerhouse with 2.1 billion followers (source). His theology has been majorly influential and his writings have inspired billions around the world. Not too shabby.

So yeah, we'd say he's worth a closer look.

Paul in Corinthians

Both 1 and 2 Corinthians actually throw out quite a few random biographical details for Paul. Here are a boatload of facts we know from the text:

  • He's "Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God" (1 Corinthians 1:1). Nice to meet you, too.
  • He comes from a Jewish background (2 Corinthians 11:22). He's definitely an NJB.
  • He's the one who founded the whole church in Corinth (1 Corinthians 3:10). That's no small accomplishment.
  • As far as spiritual gifts go, he actually speaks in tongues (1 Corinthians 14:18).
  • He once saw Jesus. After he had died and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:8). Yup, very impressive indeed.
  • And there was that time he was "caught up into Paradise and heard things that are not to be told" (2 Corinthians 12:1-4). Um, awesome.
  • He doesn't take charity… for himself, that is (2 Corinthians 11:7-9).
  • But he is collecting money for Christians in Jerusalem (1 Corinthians 16:1-3). Give generously, y'all!
  • Paul's also been in some sticky situations before (2 Corinthians 6:4-10). Actually, many, many times before (2 Corinthians 11:23-33).
  • Once, God gave him a super painful "thorn in the flesh" (2 Corinthians 12:7), which could refer to some kind of illness.
  • He's not "trying to frighten [anyone] with [his] letters" (2 Corinthians 10:9). Could have fooled us.

Okay, so what does all that mean?

First, it's important to point out that the Corinthian Christians reading Paul's letter wouldn't have needed any other background information because they would have already had it. Paul visited Corinth a total of three times, and he wrote them pretty regularly (he's a good pen pal). So they knew their apostle like the back of their hand.

But, we're not the Corinthians, so let's delve into some backstory.

Nice Jewish Boy

Paul was actually born with the name Saul. Scholars figure he was probably a few years younger than Jesus, so the two men, who were both raised in the Roman Empire around the same time in Jewish homes, were contemporaries. And even though Paul would spend the majority of his life writing, preaching, and teaching about Jesus, he never actually met the guy (source). Weird, huh?

Unlike Jesus, Paul grew up in a big city called Tarsus—nowadays, we call that neck of the woods Turkey. While Jesus spent his whole life in the Jewish homeland, Judea, Paul wasn't a homeboy. Instead, he was part of the Jewish Diaspora around the Empire. He would have had access not only to a stellar Jewish religious education (he eventually joined up with the Pharisees—those dreaded baddies from the Gospels), but would have been exposed to Greek learning in the area, too (source).

Act Like An Apostle Already

Acts of the Apostles lays out Paul's story most fully, so we'd recommend taking a minute to cruise over there and get the full scoop (okay, it'll take more than a minute). But we'll give you the nutshell. Paul (or Saul as he was still known then) was a devout Jew who actually wasn't too nice to Christians. Acts says that he was present when Stephen, one of Jesus's followers, was martyred. (That's just a nicer way of saying he was bludgeoned to death by big freakin' rocks.) Paul confirms this in 1 Corinthians 15:9—"I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God." Nice going, Paul.

Then, one day, as Saul was on his way to Damascus to go terrorize some more Christians, he was blinded by a light on the road. Paul's ears perked up when he heard Jesus's voice say: "Saul, why are you persecuting me?" (Acts 22:7). Um, good question. Anyway, later Saul got his sight back, changed his name, and became a devoted follower of Jesus. This is why when Paul asks, "Have I not seen Jesus our Lord?" (1 Corinthians 9:1), you're supposed to answer, "Yes. Yes, you have."

Man on a Mission

For the next thirty years, Paul traveled around the eastern half of the Roman Empire telling everyone what he'd heard about Jesus. By all accounts, he was pretty successful. He arrived in Corinth to set up shop sometime between 50 CE and 51 CE. He also started churches in ancient cities like Phillipi, Galatia, and Thessalonica, too. These guys are the recipients of some pretty lovely letters, too. And bonus: you can find them in the New Testament, too. Thanks, Bible compilers.

In total, Paul visited Corinth three times and wrote at least five different letters that we know about (the back and forth between them probably contained a lot more correspondence). Things didn't always go smoothly, though. After the church was established, lots of doubting apostles came to town to stir up trouble.

Respect His Authority

These guys made things tough for Paul and forced him to defend his authenticity as an apostle:

  • "Our competence is from God, who has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant" (2 Corinthians 3:5-6). Straight from the Lord's mouth.
  • "Anyone who claims to be a prophet, or to have spiritual powers, must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord. Anyone who does not recognize this is not to be recognized" (1 Corinthians 14:37-38). So step off.
  • "If you are confident that you belong to Christ, remind yourself of this, that just as you belong to Christ, so also do we. Now, even if I boast a little too much of our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of it" (2 Corinthians 10:7-8). But isn't boasting bad?
  • "I will not be lenient—since you desire proof that Christ is speaking in me" (2 Corinthians 13:2-3). Watch out, Corinthians!

The takeaway? Paul is large and in charge, and the Corinthians best recognize. Yes, he has been called by God. Yes, he's got the credentials to prove it. Yes, he is the real deal.

Paul is pretty ticked about having to defend himself. This must be partly because the charges are pretty tough to refute (how can you "prove" that you've seen Christ and been called to spread his gospel throughout the world?). Still, the Corinthians are looking for signs… so Paul will indulge them.

He's Been Through Some Stuff

So what makes an authentic apostle? How can you tell if someone really has what it takes to spread the good news of Christ? Well, if you ask Paul, he'd tell you one word—weakness. Huh?

Paul constantly brags about how terrible he is at evangelizing (we find that kind of hard to believe, Mr. Setting-Up-Churches-All-Over-the-Empire):

  • "Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power" (1 Corinthians 1:17).
  • "I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God" (1 Corinthians 2:3-5).
  • "Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I am not indignant? If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness" (2 Corinthians 11:29-30).

We get it already. You suck. And when it comes to suffering? Yeah, he's done it:

  • "Are they ministers of Christ? […] I am a better one: with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless floggings, and often near death" (2 Corinthians 11:23).
  • "As servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger" (2 Corinthians 6:4-5).
  • "He who rescued us from so deadly a peril will continue to rescue us; on him we have set our hope that he will rescue us again" (2 Corinthians 1:10).

Paul's basic take on all this is that a true apostle is one who is willing to go to bat for God. This job would be a piece of cake if it were all life-changing prophecies and visions of God in Heaven. Sure, Paul's experienced this good stuff, too. But, if you've never had your faith tested with trials and near-death experiences, then you're probably not a very good apostle. Amateurs!

He Will Have Order

Throughout his letters to the Corinthians, Paul is big on two things: living in harmony and keeping the peace. Think of Paul as the president of the Get Along Gang. He wants everyone holding hands while skipping down the street together. His suggestions for achieving this:

  • If you can help it, don't sue other Christians (1 Corinthians 6:1-8). Paul thinks it's better just to lose a little money in a deal gone bad than to bother Judge Wapner.
  • Don't eat foods that have been sacrificed to idols if it bothers other people (1 Corinthians 8:9-13). Sure, you know it's no big deal. But if it hurts someone's feelings, why do it?
  • When it comes to communion, make sure everyone gets a share (1 Corinthians 11:18-22-34). No hogging the bread and wine!
  • Ladies should also not be talking in church—that'll keep order for sure (1 Corinthians 14:33-36).
  • Take turns speaking in tongues while in church (1 Corinthians 14:26-31). No one wants to try to listen to five different people rambling at the same time.

Paul's really concerned about any divisions that crop up, so he wants to nip those in the bud right away. And if individuals have to compromise a little? Don't worry. It's all for the greater good.

Next Year in Jerusalem

Speaking of the greater good, one of the big overarching concerns in Paul's letters to the Corinthians is the collection of money he is taking up for Christians in Jerusalem (1 Corinthians 16 and 2 Corinthians 8). He's been running all around the Empire asking his churches to give a little. His big plan is to take the money himself to Jerusalem and visit with the Christian leaders there. Sounds like a good plan.

But things don't really turn out as rosy as expected. When he eventually does get the cash together and makes a trip to the Holy Land, Paul isn't exactly welcomed with open arms (even though his arms contain basketfuls of cash). Acts 21 tells us that when he arrives, the Christians there question his Jewish credentials a bit and insist he perform a ritual in the temple to prove to everyone that he loves and upholds Jewish law. While he's at the temple, the anti-Christian folks spot him and—bam—within a few days he's been arrested. Not good.

Paul Is Dead

Paul is eventually shipped to Rome to stand trial and face yet another possible death sentence. But that's where his trail of letters dries up. We don't know for sure if Paul was executed or if he lived to a ripe old age playing pinochle in his living room with other disciples of Christ.

Church tradition says that our guy was beheaded in Rome in 64 CE when the Emperor Nero decided to start persecuting him some Christians. Lots of religious icons and paintings show Paul holding a sword, although we can't imagine he would have been too thrilled about carrying that around. Why? Because if Paul was a Roman citizen, like it says in Acts 22:25, he would have been entitled to a quick and (relatively) painless end by having his head chopped off.

Of course, it's also possible he wasn't a Roman citizen (after all, Paul never says so in any of his letters). If he were just Joe Shmoe, he could have died like the other Christians in that persecution. According to the Roman historian, Tacitus, the Christians were "covered with the skins of beasts […] torn by dogs and perished, or were nailed to crosses, or were doomed to the flames and burnt, to serve as a nightly illumination, when daylight had expired" (Annals 15.44.4).

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By Robert Herrick

Stanza 2

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Next, when I cast mine eyes and see
That brave vibration each way free;
O how that glittering taketh me!

  • This poem's all Julia, all the time. The second stanza deals with—you guessed it—this lady and her threads.
  • The speaker tells us that when he looks ("cast mine eyes") at the vibration, the glittering moves ("taketh") him.
  • Of course we can't be sure what he's talking about when he says "vibration," but our best guess is that he's referring to the way her clothes shake and shimmer as she moves.
  • Mine here is just another, old fashioned way of saying my, and free means being able to move in any direction.
  • Taketh me means something like moves me or captivates me, like when we say, "the teacher was very taken with you." That means you've really got the teacher's attention.
  • So, to paraphrase, our speaker is saying that when he looks at Julia, and sees how her clothes shimmer as she moves, he's totally mesmerized. She's so very pretty.
  • Note how the speaker describes Julia's clothes in three different and strange ways: as a liquid, as a vibration, and as a glittering. These clothes seem much more than your average garments. They almost have a life of their own.
  • What's the deal with this speaker and Julia's outfit? Why's he so obsessed?
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And it’s time for the first allegation of election fraud.

On Friday, October 30, 2010, a member of the Minnesota Freedom Council witnessed apparent voter fraud occurring at the Crow Wing County Courthouse in Brainerd, Minnesota. Upwards of 100 residents from a local group home for mentally disadvantaged individuals were brought into the County Courthouse to cast absentee ballots. The witness reported that supervisors were telling voters to cast a straight Democratic ticket. There was even a report of a voter prematurely leaving the voting both and a supervisor casting the ballot for the voter. Essentially, the people in-charge were taking advantage of the mentally disabled in order to bolster the vote for their candidates of choice. These individuals involved can be charged with a felony under Minnesota election laws.

Here’s part I of the video…:

…along with Part II…:

…and Part III.

Only legal voters should have the right to vote.

This deserves an investigation.

If a democracy can’t trust its democratic institutions, is it a democracy at all?

Watch – some nutslap leftyblogger will call that “voter intimidation”.

UPDATE: Welcome, Instapundit readers!

Voter fraud is a touchy issue in Minnesota.  The powers that be constantly tell us we have the most incorruptible election system in the country – but not one in 10,000 Minnesotans could explain to you correctly how the 2008 Senate election went from a 200-vote win for Norm Coleman to a 300 vote win for Al Franken.  The Minnesota Majority has found hundreds of ambiguous registrations that led to scads of investigations that have led to dozens of convictions for voter fraud so far, in two of our 87 counties.  And our Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, is a former “community activist” whose 2006 campaign to get elected was bankrolled in part by George Soros’ effort to take SecState offices nationwide.

So yeah, this is serious business.

And let me make sure we give credit where it’s due; the video came from “Election Integrity Watch“.  We need to run down some facts, here – but it deserves investigation.

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  1. Let’s be very, very clear here. Being “mentally disadvantaged,” as MN Majority puts it, does NOT mean you are not an eligible voter. If you have not legally been placed under a guardianship, you have the right to vote.

  2. What was the name of the group home that brought the people to the clerk’s office. I assume the guy took note of it. It would be simple to call over there and find out how many are under guardianship, get the name of the person bringing them there, and talk to them.

    also the person making the allegations in the video should be identified.

  3. “If you have not legally been placed under a guardianship, you have the right to vote.”

    Also, anyone adjudicated incompetent, whether or not under guardianship, is ineligible to vote. MNST sec. 201.014 subd. 2(c).

    When the DFL sends you a memo, Jeff, you should always check to see if they’re giving you the whole story.

  4. So wait did Mitch just uncover something massive. Apparently we got MPR’s attention. We need to do some followup on this.

  5. Bob,

    I’m going to try to find all that. Today’s a meatgrinder; last day at current job plus GOTV. But I’ll be talking with MinnMajority tomorrow (maybe yet today) and I’ll try to find all that out.

    That is, indeed, the problem with “citizen journalism”; not everyone knows the form when they get started at it.

    That’s gonna be a big project for us on the right this next two years.

  6. Jeff,

    Never said they didn’t have the right to vote.

    But they also have a right not to have a group home supervisor standing over their shoulder telling them to vote a straight DFL ticket.

    Or is that also voter intimidation?

  7. Of course, we find this info out courtesy of a good citizen via U-Tube. Our intrepid community of journalists were probably busy covering the latest allegations of dog and child abuse against a Republican.

    The message is clear: If you want the news, don’t turn on “the news.”

  8. So wait did Mitch just uncover something massive.

    The Minnesota Voters Alliance anti-fraud effort has uncovered something. Is it massive? We don’t know yet. Could be nothing. Could be just an unethical group home supervisor who smells paydirt with a Dayton administration. Could be a concerted DFL effort to squeedge votes out of the impaired.

    Perhaps if we had an institution in this country whose job was to ask those questions, we could get those answers. Perhaps an institution with printing presses and transmitters and “codes of ethics” and a mission to uncover corruption in official circles.

    But until we have such an institution, it’ll probably fall to bloggers to figure it out.

  9. Jeff I agree with your statement above. However, this gentleman does have a serious allegation and is a credible witness.

    His accusation should be investigated and should be relatively easy to investigate. Check the dates of the absentee ballots, look for multiples from the same address, check those addresses against old folks homes and your probably on the doorstep.

    Of course then we would have to rely on Mark Ritchie or Lori Swanson to do the job they were elected to do.

  10. Suffice to say that the Minnesota Majority will pursue this.

    Keith Ellison has no doubt already got a press release calling it “intimidation”, ready to go; MNPublius will carry it with the written equivalent of a standing ovation.

  11. So, am I the only one that has taken note of the big push by the Democrat party to vote absentee?

    This is just one of the dozens of ways absentee ballots may be tainted. Just verifying the validity of the voters is a big job, much less trying to discerne votes which may have been made through manipulation, enticement or intimidation.

    No wonder the lefties have their panties in a bunch over poll watchers.

  12. Four years ago I went to my precinct and noticed my son was double registered, one line right after the other. I pointed this out to the election judge. When I went in for the last primary, he was still double registered.

    This should give you some idea of how reliable our election process really is. Heck, the Iraqis have a better system with the purple thumb.

  13. Kermit,

    Maybe both voters cast a vote last time? Your son and someone posing as your son. As long as the name is in the book, the election judges generally don’t know a voter from Adam. (Maybe they should check ID? Nah, that would just be too BIG a burden.)

    20 years of voting in the same precinct, and I have never personally known, or even recognized, any election judge at my precinct.

    My son moved to Minneapolis this summer. We have wondered if his name will still be in the book in St. Paul this time around, even though he registered in Minneapolis.

  14. Mentally challenged voters? We’ve just defined the boundaries of the DFL constituency. If they told them how to vote we have, technically, voter tampering. If they outright voted FOR them, we have voter fraud. Which would you like served first, sir, the felony or the misdemeanor?

  15. Same thing happened in Eau Claire in…..I think 2004. Democrats went through at least one nursing home and told the residents to check the boxes for the Democrats. One lady gave them some push-back and told her son and daughter-in-law about it (friends of my family). But of course the meek Republicans did nothing about it.

  16. The above was with absentee ballots that the Democrats were filling out for the residents of the nursing home.

  17. Jeff – I have 2 Brothers in Law that have Down Syndrome. One is functional enough to vote, the other not. He has the mental capacity of an infant and yet the managers of the group home that he lives in took him to vote (straight Democrat I might add) in 2008. He could not hold the stylus so THE VOTED FOR HIM!!!!! My MIL was LIVID!

  18. Say Jeff?

    What do you think about being able to come to a conservative website and not have your comments blocked?

    Pretty sweet, huh?

  19. Cindy W.

    I certainly hope that your MIL raised the appropriate amount of “hell” with the appropriate people.

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  21. Two predictions/deductions:

    1) All these mentally-challenged folk “votyed” for Al Franken in ’08.
    2) their warders are members of the SEIU.

    This isn’t new: last cycle SEIU workers at Florida nursing homes were caught intercepting their charges’ absentee ballots and filling them out.

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  23. Holy crap, you did score an Instalanche! I’ve NEVER gotten an Instalanche! Mainly because that elitist Reynolds guy doesn’t adequately appreciate poop and fart humor.

  24. Living in Illinois, I just witnessed the same abuse at the nursing home where my mother is living. I was outraged! I just happened to walk in at the same time a representive from one party and the nursing home social worker were “helping” my mother vote. My mother has had dementia for 6 years and doesn’t even know my name any longer let alone who to vote for. Needless to say, I tried to remain calm for my mothers sake. But as I took over the voting process for mom knowing what she would want, I had darts shooting out of my eyes at the social worker and representive. I see a lot of you here are knocking the Democrat party, but my situation was they wanted her to vote straight Republican, which my mother has been a democrat forever.

  25. The election official that was interviewed, Deborah Erickson, is on the ballot herself this election:

    It’s a non-partisan election and I couldn’t find any source as to whether or not she’s DFL. As a former election judge and pollwatcher, I’d say she gave a fair enough performance. My guess is she’d hedge things in favor of the DFL as long as it was in a grey area, but would do what was required if the DFL is caught red-handed.

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  27. As a resident of Crow Wing County, I have visited the courthouse many times. 30-40 people, as was first mentioned, would be a mob scene in the absentee voting space. Then the ridiculous number 200 came up towards the end of the video. To my knowledge, there are no group homes here with a population of 30, or anywhere close to 200. Even though the County Auditor position is non political, it’s known Ms Erickson does not lean towards the Democrats. As a former election judge, I guarantee she is one of the most knowledgeable people in the state regarding election law.

  28. “But as I took over the voting process for mom knowing what she would want, I had darts shooting out of my eyes at the social worker and representive. ”

    The funniest thing, he doesn’t even see anything wrong with. Business as usual.

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  30. IF this story is true Hugh Hewitt is once again a political prophet (for the umpteenth time) “If It Ain’t Close, They Can’t Cheat.”

  31. Thanks for making us aware of this, Mitch. I thought the Associated Press’ spin on MN voter fraud in 2008 was pretty deceptive. MN Majority’s investigation found 183 cases of convicted felons voting & double voters in Hennepin County, but since only 47 of the 183 KNEW that they were violating the law by voting, the headline was “47 voter fraud cases identified” in the 10/27/10 AP article that appeared in the Pioneer Press.
    Keep up the great work! 🙂

  32. Having been an election judge, I can flatly say that there is little in the system to prevent fraud. That’s how the powers-that-be want it.

  33. Wouldn’t it have been a firing offense for the courthouse employees to encounter this happening and neither stop it or at least report it?

    No negative consequences means it will continue to happen.

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