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|Type: ||Trad, 4 pitches, Grade III|
|Consensus: ||5.10d [details]|
|FA: ||Layton Kor, Fred Beckey, Harvey Carter, Annie Carter 1961.|
|Submitted By: ||Ben F on Apr 1, 2001|
Ben Faber on pitch 1 of the Priest, Castle Valley....
If you are as fortunate as I was, this route begins at Lumpy Ridge near Estes Park, Colorado. Here, you can bury a nice granite sample in the rope at the bottom of your partner's pack, which can be hauled up to the base of The Priest the following weekend.
P1: This is the most serious and rewarding pitch on the route. Squirm your way up the fatter-than-fat dihedral. The amount of squeezing you can do is inversely proportional to your size. The crux has a 1/4" bolt nearby, which in even Wingate sandstone, should inspire confidence—right?
Find your own way through the crux, after which you can get a rest on a small ledge and clip drilled angle that will be in the back of your mind for the next thirty or forty feet of 5.9. After this, you will occasionally get pro by slinging chock stones in the crack and/or placing stoppers between them.
As you near the end of this pitch, you will be able to chimney inside the crack. Belay just behind a large boulder wedged in the chimney. You can build an anchor by threading a large stopper in between the boulder and the chimney and sticking a #3 Camalot near your feet.
Don't belay at the rap anchors 20' behind you or you will have hell to pay for rope drag. After grunting up this pitch, I was rewarded with the following high-pitched whines from my second that made it all worthwhile: "I hate this! This sucks! I can't get in the crack! Take!!!" If I could have recorded all this... Maybe add a camcorder to the gear list. 5.9, really...
P2: This is the most fun pitch on the route. You'll see. I think it went around 5.7.
You basically chimney the whole thing. There is a fixed pin on this pitch. Towards the top, you can get a couple of cams. It ends on a nice ledge with two of those nice and fat Metolius rap anchors.
P3: This pitch is either about 5.7 A0 or 5.11-.
Head up and right from the belay. There are some fixed pro and cam placements as you do the first part of this pitch. You get a nice body stem to access the arete/face that takes you upward toward the summit.
The face/arete (11- or A0) is basically a bolt ladder where some bolts are relics and others are decent-looking. This accesses a ledge, which you traverse to the left before gaining the belay. You are totally uncool to your second if you don't put a #2 Camalot in the crack at the back of this ledge after doing the bolt ladder.
P4: This is a relatively short dihedral crack system that goes at 5.8. This nice little pitch puts you on the summit.
Summit - while on the summit, read the summit register notebook COVER to COVER and be sure to view the creative artwork within its bindings. You will thank me.
Rappelling. You could do this in two raps with two 60 m ropes if you were as stupid as we were. Do it in three. For the first rap, go to the end of P2 to the ledge with the Metolius rap bolts.
Your next rap is to the anchors behind the first belay.
The last rap takes you to the opposite side of The Priest from where you started, but the amount of time you spend walking is trivial compared to the amount of time and effort you will spend pulling your ropes if you don't do as you're told.
Alternatively, and much easier: Four or five raps with a single 60m down Excommunication on the north face of The Priest. Rap with one 60 or 70m down Excommunication, look for anchors on NW corner of summit near edge - easy raps, vertical, no snags, good anchors.
Just as in my description of the Kor-Ingalls Route you can bring an arsenal of 2x4s and Big Bros, but why bother? This stuff will just get in your way, piss you off, and lower your adrenaline levels.
Bring a #5 Camalot/#6 Friend. Use this as the belay anchor for the first pitch as the climb starts on a large ledge, and leave it there.
All you really need is several long runners, cams from around a #2 TCU to a #3 Camalot, and some stoppers.
To reach Honeymoon Chimney, take the approach to Castleton Tower and head left when you reach the short cliff band near its top. You will next head upwards toward The Rectory, and continue left slightly below its base, thereby traversing its length. The Priest is the lone tower, just at the north end of The Rectory.
Honeymoon Chimney is located on the west side of The Priest on a sizable ledge. It starts in the fat crack that you can't help but admire.
This is where the tunnelling begins.
Improbable geometry of the 2nd pitch.
Summit view looking west to Sister Superior and Co...
Just above the second pin on P1. Photo by John Kor...
Roger Ellsworth on the super-cool third pitch.
Emily finishing up the crux pitch. photo by chels...
Joseffa Meir gets ready to stem out onto the calci...
Joseffa Meir traverses out to some wild exposure o...
Tony Bubb a few meters up Honeymoon Chimney's firs...
About to lunge over onto the face.
Leading the first pitch. I wish I had some big br...
Jay Hicks deep in the Priest on the second pitch.
Freeing the aid ladder with top rope courage.
Legends in the summit register.
bird's eye view
climber on 03-21-2010
Nico leading pitch 3; just before steppi...
Nico leading pitch 3; about to step acro...
Nico has stepped across
Nico leading pitch 3, photos taken from summit of ...
Two Germans on top of the Priest as seen from the ...
Simon's improvisational gear placement in the Hone...
Castleton from the approach
Matt en route to the Rectory
Michelle looking down P1
Matt in the not so squeezy squeeze
Matt on the cushy P1 belay ledge
Matt starting up P2
looking down the P2 chimney
Matt about to top out on the P2 belay. The chimney...
I opted for my Valley Giant for P1 b/c I suck at w...
Matt about to start the business bit on P4.
a great read
looking toward Parriot Mesa
rope management for windy raps
heading back to the car
looking back to the Priest
last views of the Rectory
Rob tops out on the Priest
|Comments on Honeymoon Chimney
|By Andrew Gram|
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 27, 2001
This is my favorite tower in Castle Valley so far. The first pitch felt awfully hard to me, but it was probably because I was tired from carrying a large rock in my pack up the approach. Very unique climb.
|By Anonymous Coward|
Oct 30, 2001
Kor did this FA the day after doing the Kor-Ingalls on Castleton. The Carters were newly married.
|By Frank Stock|
May 1, 2002
Great climb and summit, and the summit register is entertaining reading.
I don't have much to offer in the route description but I can give great rack beta. With one #4 big bro (combined with the bolt, pin and chock stones) this was pretty protected, and if a person could beg, steal or borrow three #4's, you could sew pitch one up up. The rest of the rack would be fine with a set of camalots from #3 down, with doubles in 1, .75, .5 and .4, and a handful of medium stoppers. A couple small cams could ease mental problems, but would they hold?
The third pitch eats up slings, not only for the bolt ladder, but also because the pitch wanders left, up and then back right. You really need a sling per piece, and then a couple extra for aiding the bolt ladder if you can't climb 5.11 face in the desert and are under 6 feet tall. We had 9 slings, and would have been happier with 12.
For rapping, you almost need two ropes (50 or 60M are fine). The first rap would be a scary ordeal with one rope-it may or may not barely reach. Two ropes are mandatory from the top of pitch one to the ground.
|By Brian Milhaupt|
From: Golden, CO
Sep 23, 2002
In my opinion you can leave the #6 friend in the car. A #4 Big Bro and some nuts are the only gear that will protect the hard climbing. One rack of cams for the second and fourth pitches are plenty. There is a new rappel on the north side. One rope should get you down, but that's untested advice.
|By Charles Vernon|
From: Tucson, AZ
Oct 25, 2002
Hey Ben, that's a nice shot of you aid climbing in the off-width chimney there!
|By Anonymous Coward|
Oct 31, 2002
So there we are, daylight running out, storms rolling in and one pitch left. I come up to the belay, take the rack and head straight up the 5.8 finish. 10 feet later I find myself trying to climb 5.11d thinking it's 5.8 sandbag. To make a long desperate story short, If you chose to do the 5.11d finish directly above the third belay, starting with 10 feet of 5.8, you can no longer expect to see a three bolt ladder, just a two bolt ladder. If you would like to see the third bolt(top bolt_ it now sit in it's twisted state on my fireplace mantel. As bad as I feel about having to report a 40 year old bolt now gone, the entire pitch I thought someone sandbagged the rating, so I kept trying to free it. The bolt held a big fall before it fell out with one tap from my second.
|By Tony B|
From: Around Boulder, CO
May 5, 2003
First and foremost: rapping off. You CAN NOT get off of the summit via the standard raps with a single 60M rope. It would be a very unpleasant downclimb from the ends to the anchors as well. A single 70M barely gets you to the next reasonable belay, at the top of the 2nd pitch. From the top of the first belay, a 70M hits the ground if you are willing to rap off of the end of your rope 5' to the ground. We took the 70M up and tested that and succeeded. I grabbed the rope above the belay device, rapped off of the unknotted ends and swung over a few feet uphill to a 2-foot drop to a flat boulder. When my partner came down, she tied a knot in one end so that we wouldn't "loose" the rope. I grabbed her by the feet and swung her over to a similar drop. A 60M would be no good. 2*50M would work fine too, and you'd have less rope piled at the belays than with 2 60M ropes. Take a 70M or twin 50M.
Second: Pro. I wanted more, but it wasn't going to happen. I took up a set and a half of cams up to a #5 Camalot. Try as I might have, the #5, #4.5, and both #4s were useless at best, and at worst, weighed me down and caught up in the chimney between by butt and the wall. I looked for a place to put them, but really they added nothing to the climb. I was suspicious that the other climbers here dissing the OW pro were just being 'tough guys.' Not so... After having done this I seriously recommend the following rack: a load of slings, 1 full set of nuts, a few small tricams (pink, red) a full set of cams from .3" to a 3.5" (#3-#3.5 Camalot). The #3.5 is only for backing up the shitty 3rd belay if you wanted to load it up, but a 1-1.5" cam, a #3 Camalot and a stopper could work too. Taking a second set of TCUs might help in a few places, but not much. You may consider doing a community service of taking up loads of webbing and a knife to replace the tattered and aging slings on the otherwise good chockstones found in the wide first pitch.
Third: Wind and the raps down. This climb is in a chimney system and then up an arete that funnel wind amazingly well. While the wind on 5/3/03 was a mere 40+ MPH, certain spots on the climb were so windy that our clothes flapped like flags in a storm, our helmets were nearly peeling off and it was at times impossible to open our eyes. Even shouting, we could not hear each other once more than 30' apart. Luckily this was on the way down, but unluckily the wind was so strong that while pulling our ropes from the summit, the wind whipped it dead horizontal and then around a corner and back over the summit. I had to take what rope we had left and start leading "micro-pitches" up the rock to gain rope and make each pitch larger- first to the big step across move (belayed off of the 2 old pins + 2 cam in a horizontal) then to belay #3, then to the top. The wind was nearly peeling me off of the rock and several times literally blew me around the 3rd pitch arete. Rapping again, I clipped both ropes above the climber to a sling on the manky traverse bolt so they didn't get whipped that high again until the rope was mostly pulled. On the bright side, I got on the summit twice...
The first pitch was fun if you like that sort of thing. My partner hated it. I thought it was OK. This is like the admission price, not the goal. The second pitch was more fun- kind of a wild chimney. The 3rd pitch and famous step-across didn't seem like they'd be that hard without gale-force winds. They are not the dreaded sandy sloper holds, but sharp, hard calcite edges and some good flakes.
I was dreading the idea of a 5.11a slope-fest on the arete, but that's not what it is. I didn't free the pitch (I didn't try at first) but did do quite a bit of it and thought is was not so bad. Getting slammed into the rock by wind, I was still able to hold on to most of it.
The webbing on the chocks in the first pitch is on its way to grim, although it is still so-so, I'd wager that most of it is of much-reduced strength. The 3rd belay is atrocious and needs a solid pro backup. Replacing the webbing on this would be a service, but the wind stopped me from reaching it at all on the way down.
|By Tony B|
From: Around Boulder, CO
May 5, 2003
PS- in the "spooky" category is that part of this tower is swaying severely in the wind. It appeared to be the smaller buttress on the belay of the priest. While at belay #3 I looked back down towards the step-across tower and saw that there was about 12" of sway between the two- fixing the edge to a point on the ground with my eyes, it was clear that either the lower half, or the half I was on was swinging like a skyscraper. Yikes!
|By Brad Schildt|
From: Boulder, CO
Sep 29, 2003
The first pitch is the most physical climbing I have ever done. 3 #4 Bigbros does allow you to sew it up - I did. After that, on the first pitch, something smaller than a .5 Camalot would be perfect, then you just clip ratty old slings. A .75 Camalot protects an awkward move on to the belay ledge. I also agree that a single set of Camalots is all you need for the rest of the climb. I brought doubles and did not use them. Use a #3 to back up the 3rd belay. 2 double 60m raps drop you to the start. Awesome climb.
|By Brad Brandewie|
Nov 17, 2003
More Pictures and a TR at
One thing that I found interesting is that the first/second ascents didn't climb the wide crack but the thin aid to the left. In Kor's book, Beyond the Vertical, there is a picture that shows them aiding to the left of the offwidth.
|By Anonymous Coward|
Oct 15, 2004
The summit needs a new register (the one up there is used up).
Agreed that big cams are useless.
Nov 8, 2004
We brought 1 set of aid ladders for P3 and my partner was still stretched out. I really wish we had a stick clip as some of the bolts were missing. I don't see how folks can pull this off using only slings and french free technique, they must be plenty tall.
We didn't bring any bros, and I don't think they would have helped anyway. Progress on P1 is measured in centimeters. Make the chica of the group lead this one as she is likely the only one to fit in the crack and get a good heel/toe. P2 is the most terrifying 5.6 you will ever encounter. You have to sack it up and not think too much about the two ancient pins that are your only pro for 60 feet until you gain the anchor.
All told, do not underestimate the difficulty of this route and start early. Hats off to Layton Kor, Fred Becky, and the Carters.
|By Andrew Klein|
Apr 28, 2005
Raps: We rapped the summit to top of Pitch 2, and from there to the bottom with 2 60m (we had to pull slightly harder as it runs over a small lip from the top of 2). Probably should have figured out Josh's method with one 60m or rapped off the back, but it wasn't too bad pulling and we didn't want to go back in the chimney to rap (super windy). Cheers!
|By Brejcha, Matthew|
Nov 8, 2005
p1- offwidthing for a while. Once you can get all the way into the chimney it mellows out but I kept getting stuck. I didn't lead this pitch (thank god) but I cleaned two draws from bolts, a HUGE gold Big Bro and some biners from webbing around chockstones.
p2- This is a really cool pitch. I'd say it's about 5.7. Back against one wall, feet on the other and up you go. I clipped an old pin about 20 feet in, stuffed in a yellow Alien maybe 20 feet above that, and clipped an old star bolt maybe 20 feet above that. Ends at a nice ledge with 2 fatty bolts. Belay commands are great, you can just talk like normal and your belayer can hear you fine.
p3- More stemming to start. I clipped 2 fixed pins before the bolts. I aided the bolt ladder and the first bolt is HILARIOUS. The ladder was five bolts long and being the stubby fellow I am, ended with a face move out right, then a mantle. I put in a cam before the traverse. A goofy traverse leads to a 5.6/7 move and a shitty belay. I Just built an anchor with a #2 and a #3 Camalot (red?? Aliens would work as well) instead of trusting those awesome "bolts".
p4- An easy traverse left leads to a fun 5.8 crack. It was short but a good way to end a great tower. I cleaned a yellow Alien, a red Alien and a #1 Camalot. The summit wasn't as big as I thought it would be but big enough to untie and walk around a bit. That is a funny summit log, good call on that.
We rapped in three raps-- summit to p2 ledge, p2 ledge through the chimney to anchors on the p1 one ledge, then to the ground on the opposite side of the tower from where we started.
I heard rumors to take a light rack and no big cams but didn't believe them. TAKE A LIGHT RACK AND NO BIG CAMS.
What we had: Aliens: blue, green, yellow, red. Camalots: .75, 1, 2(x2), 3, 4.5. Draws and runners and biners a few big stoppers.
What we used: Aliens: yellow, red. Camalots: 1,2,3. Draws, biners and a runner.
Next time: Aliens: yellow, red(x2). Camalots: 1,2. 6 draws, 1 runner, 3 biners.
|By Josh Janes|
Mar 25, 2007
Last week, sitting on the Unforgiven belay ledge, I watched as the massive detached pillar visibly swayed back and forth in the wind as Tony mentioned. Mesmerizing and terrifying! I suppose if you can't make the stem, just wait for a gust of wind to shrink the gap a bit.
|By Ben Kiessel|
Mar 27, 2007
Well, if that pillar broke off it sure would make the route harder. Good thing there is already another route up the tower.
|By John Korfmacher|
From: Fort Collins, CO
Feb 11, 2008
Climbed (most of) this one with J. Blumberg four years ago. I didn't comment on it at the time, probably because it took too long for the fear toxins to dissipate... Anyway. P1 absolutely worked me. P2 absolutely terrified me, even though Blumberg led it (she led P1 too). P3 actually was pretty fun, with the caveat that it cannot be done completely on aid anymore. Several bolts have rusted and fallen off, and the distance between the remaining, manky bolts requires a number of 5.8-5.9 free moves. However, it is very exposed and exciting, and almost makes the pain of P1 worth it. I don't know anything about P4 because it was dark when we finished P3, and we bailed. And yes, the beer tasted pretty damn good that night.
|By Ben Kiessel|
Feb 12, 2008
Does everyone offwidth the first pitch until you can get into it?
I have lead it two or more times and have always layed it back. There is no grunting and it is surely way faster. There is a big in the rock that is a great transition foothold at the point where you want to enter the chimney. Also combine the first 2 pitches with a 60m so that you don't have to belay in the chimney. Finally a single set of cams to a #3 camalot is perfect. Just my beta.
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 7, 2008
Between the bolt and drilled angle, you can get a small stopper or HB offset on the key handhold on the left wall. It was pretty damn bomber.
After the drilled angle, a #4 big bro would be extremely helpful.
Burly burly burly 1st pitch!
|By Joe Huggins|
From: 666 Rue le Jour-Edge City
Jan 27, 2009
I did this with Charlie Fowler in '86; we had every Camalot in existence at the time-all of the prototypes...nice rack! The crux was sheer terror, there were no bolts that were more than protruding, rusty pieces of junk; Charlie led that pitch; I passed the IQ test!
Oct 14, 2009
The first two pitches were fun, but the #6 and #5 camalots were useless. We failed on pitch 3 as we had forgotten the small cams and the 3rd belay was only one crap bolt instead of the two promised by the guidebook.
From: Boulder, CO
Oct 23, 2009
Stellar route! That step across and commitment to the crimps on the other side is really fun. Someone probably already mentioned this in the previous comments but a single 70m works great for this route. 3 raps, last one being off the back side then hike back around. If your 70 is trimmed at all you will be cutting it close. CL
From: Moab, UT
Aug 27, 2010
Did this route in Aug.. Bad Idea. Also, We placed a grand total of 4 draws and one cam in the first two pitches.. Talk about scary for my buddy (first desert tower). And, man, that variation on the last pitch is pretty tough (5.11ish) didn't know we were supposed to go around left. Got quite a tan after than one.
One more thing... what your rope on the last rappel in the chimney.. after a long tiring day we had the pleasure of prussicing up. Lots of constrictions to get the knot stuck. I'd suggest douple ropes (one being a 70 which we left after the first pitch) after your buddy goes down rappeling with the knot until you run out of cord
|By clay meier|
Oct 17, 2010
In my opinion, unless you have big bros and know how to use them, this route should be R rated. This should not dissuade anyone from doing the tower however. While it is very run out most of it is in chimmneys and the problem is not that you will fall out it is that you will get stuck. The second pitch has little pro (couldnt place a big bro). Great tower and not as hard/scary as its made out to be.
|By pete cutler|
From: Des Moines, IA
Jan 27, 2013
climbed the route in november and agree with the above poster. The first pitch has serious runouts and some real climbing in the 'no fall zone,' be sure to be very solid on 5.9 OW / squeeze.
That said, its a desert tower so maybe that is to be expected anyways. I highly recommended the route if you're comfortable with runouts at the grade. And leave most of the rack behind. a few finger to hand cams cover the few gear placements on the route - don't haul a heavy rack through the chimneys!
From: SLC, UT
Mar 26, 2013
Climbed 3/25/13. Great route. Rap with one 60 or 70m down Excommunication - easy raps, vertical, no snags, good anchors. Look for anchors on NW corner of summit near edge. AW
From: Eldorado Springs, CO
Apr 14, 2013
I went first on the last standard rap with what I later learned from my partner was a slightly less than 70m rope. To avoid the last 6ft+ drop I scrambled onto a narrow ledge (climber's left), which looked like it might go. From here you can downclimb or swing the rope over and easily rap the remainder as it is uphill from the normal rope fall line.
|By Stevie Johnson|
Apr 18, 2013
A bit of history. Back around 1976 Mack Johnson and I (CC Tigers)climbed the thirteenth ascent of the Priest (at least according to the register). The original first pitch was a thin aid crack left of the honeymoon chimney led by Kor. We bagged the first (and free)ascent of the chimney pitch. I tried first but palm blisters from arm bars forced me down. Mack completed the chimney, which I was able to follow. We had no friends and one big bro. The bolt near the top of the chimney was added years later by some unknown climber. I came back about ten years ago and was able to lead the chimney. I was happy to clip that bolt.


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Why You Shouldn’t Email Your Advisor Back Right Away
Grad students have a hard time keeping the lines between school and home separate. When your advisor finally emails you back, it feels like you need to be ready no matter what you’re doing. However, given what we know about work-nonwork conflict, grad students should proceed with caution.
How Work-Nonwork Conflict Can Be a Downer
Allowing work-related activities to creep into your home life can lead to more stress and less overall well-being. There is a negative relationship between feeling positive emotions and using your phone to do work at home (Ohly & Latour, 2014). In other words, the more you use your phone to do work at home, the less positive you feel in general. Technology use at home is also negatively related to feeling psychologically detached from work (Park, Fritz, & Jex, 2011). Translation? You literally bring your work home with you. And rather than feeling like you’re at home, you feel like you’re at work. It’s not just a one-way street, either. Using communication technology can lead to negative effects at home as well as at work. The more people use communication technologies, the more likely aspects of work interfere with aspects of home and vice versa (Berkowsky, 2013).
How Your Advisor Contributes to Work-Nonwork Conflict
If we assume that previous research on employees and supervisors is applicable to grad students and their advisors, then your advisor’s expectations can affect your levels of work-home interference. One study found that supervisors’ expectations predict their employees’ work-home interference levels (Derks, van Duin, Tims, & Bakker, in press). If employees reported that their supervisor expected them to respond to work messages after hours, they were more likely to report high levels of work-home interference (Ohly & Latour, 2014). There was a caveat to this effect, however. If you’re motivated to do work after hours because you enjoy it, you won’t suffer. But, when you feel like you’re under your boss’ thumb, your positive feelings will decrease and negative feelings will increase.
Type of After-Hour Email Communication Matters
If you’ve already gone home for the day and you receive a work-related email, you are likely to feel angry when that email is tinged with a negative tone or requires a lot of your time (Butts, Becker, & Boswell, in press). If the email is worded in a positive tone, you’re likely to feel happy, but that happiness seems to go away much quicker than does the anger felt after a negatively worded email. The researchers based their findings off of surveying 341 working adults over a 72-hour period of time. They also found that there are two types of people: segmentors and integrators. Segmentors want to keep their personal lives separate from work, whereas integrators don’t mind the work interference into their nonwork lives. Unsurprisingly, segmentors were most negatively affected by after-hour emails. Integrators were angry, as well, when receiving a negatively-worded or time-consuming email, but integrators’ responses did not interfere with their personal lives.
What Your Family Thinks Matters, Too
Your spouse or romantic partner can also influence how detached you feel from work. If your romantic partner prefers to keep work and home separate, you’ll likely keep the two separate, as well (Hahn & Dormann, 2013). If there are children in the home, one parent’s preference has less of an effect on the other parent’s detachment levels. It appears that kids serve as a buffer between the two parents. With kids around, parents spend less time together and are, therefore, not as affected by each other’s behavior than they would be if it was just the two of them. Regardless, detaching from work (or school) is a good thing, because it prevents work-related stress from creeping into your home, affecting both you and your family.
What This Means for Grad Students
Grad students often need to drop whatever their doing, because they are on their advisor’s time. This urgency, however, can lead to problems with graduate work spilling into nonwork activities. It may take some time to retrain yourself to ignore, shut off, or put away the blinking, dinging, and buzzing of your phone. But doing so may enable you to take some more time for yourself, your friends, and your family.

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Ahh, the beautiful Hoosier State…
Governor Romney was there last night to speak at a free GOP forum…
An article linked on the Indiana GOP website reported that The Gov’s visit created the most buzz among local Republicans:
His [Romney's] visit has created the most stir among local Republicans. Far more people have told the Indiana Republican Party they plan to attend Romney’s forum than showed up to hear either of the first two candidates to campaign here: former Godfather’s Pizza Chief Executive Herman Cain and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman.
While speaking to a large crowd of about 400 party activists at the JW Marriott downtown, Romney ripped into Obama for the uncertainty and pain his policies have injected into the American economy:
For about a half hour, he talked to a crowd of Republicans at the JW Marriott downtown. Romney spent the better part of his time hammering President Obama, accusing the president of hurting the American economy by creating uncertainty with his policies on everything from health care reform to new financial regulation.
“We can deal with bad news. Businesses encounter bad news all the time. What we can’t deal with as entrepreneurs and innovators is uncertainty, and virtually everything the president did increased uncertainty in this country,” said Romney.
Romney also said Obama’s policies have generally been harmful to time-honored fundamentals of the country’s economy like capitalism and free enterprise.
Because he’s an experienced businessman who’s created jobs, Romney said he’s the right person to lead the country. Romney is also a former governor of Massachusetts and was credited for making the Salt Lake City Olympics a success.
Romney frequently compared his business experience to that of the president Friday, saying that Obama had no real executive experience going into the White House and that the country is now seeing the consequences.
While speaking, Romney was also complimentary of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. The article points out that perhaps the most interesting party of Romney’s visit might have been what he didn’t say. No mention of Rick Perry…
The Political Hotsheet (CBS News) reports that a number of Republicans attending the GOP forum are most impressed with Romney’s extraordinary work to save the debt-ridden, scandalous 2002 Winter Olmpic Games:
On the stump, Romney has made his success as a businessman his calling card, but a number of Republicans here said they are most impressed with his record rescuing the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City from scandal.
“He had a huge problem to deal with. He was kind of thrust into it,” said Wayne Baer, a Romney supporter who described himself as a Republican moderate. “We’ve got a lot of problems on a bigger scale, but you know, I like that. I think he can handle anything.”
This is a perfect place to remind our readers of the extraordinary feat Governor Romney accomplished in salvaging the 2002 Winter Olympic Games:
When the offer came for Romney to take over the troubled 2002 Olympic Winter Games, to be held in Salt Lake City in Utah, she [wife, Ann Romney] urged him to take it, and eager for a new challenge, he did. On February 11, 1999, Romney was hired as the new president and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee.
Before Romney came on, the event was running $379 million short of its revenue benchmarks. Plans were being made to scale back the games to compensate for the fiscal crisis and there were fears the games might be moved away entirely. The Games had also been damaged by allegations of bribery involving top officials[.]
Romney revamped the organization’s leadership and policies, reduced budgets, and boosted fund raising. He soothed worried corporate sponsors and recruited many new ones. He admitted past problems, listened to local critics, and rallied Utah’s citizenry with a sense of optimism. Romney worked to ensure the safety of the Games following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by ignoring those who suggested the games be called off and coordinating a $300 million security budget. He became the public face of the Olympic effort, appearing in countless photographs and news stories and even on Olympics souvenir pins.[…]
Overall he oversaw a $1.32 billion budget, 700 employees, and 26,000 volunteers.
Despite the initial fiscal shortfall, the Games ended up clearing a profit of $100 million, not counting the $224.5 million in security costs contributed by outside sources. Romney broke the record for most private money raised by any individual for an Olympics games, summer or winter. His performance as Olympics head was rated positively by 87 percent of Utahns. Romney and his wife contributed $1 million to the Olympics, and he donated to charity the $1.4 million in salary and severance payments he received for his three years as president and CEO.
Romney was widely praised for his successful efforts with the 2002 Winter Olympics including by President George W. Bush, and it solidified his reputation as a turnaround artist.
Harvard Business School taught a case study based around Romney’s successful actions.
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Jackson takes over the role from previously announced series lead Jamie Dornan, who had to bow out of the series due to production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater remain attached to the project, which is based on the Wondery podcast of the same name.
Jackson’s most recent TV roles were on the critically-acclaimed Showtime series “The Affair” and the Hulu limited series “Little Fires Everywhere.” He is also well known for his time on the WB series “Dawson’s Creek.” His other TV roles include “When They See Us” and “Fringe.”
He is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and Hansen Jacobson.
“Dr. Death” is based on the true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Jackson), a rising star in the Dallas medical community. Young, charismatic and ostensibly brilliant, Dr. Duntsch was building a flourishing neurosurgery practice when everything suddenly changed. Patients entered his operating room for complex but routine spinal surgeries and left permanently maimed or dead. As victims piled up, two fellow physicians, neurosurgeon Robert Henderson (Baldwin) and vascular surgeon Randall Kirby (Slater), set out to stop him.
Patrick McManus will executive produce “Dr. Death” under his overall deal with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, and Taylor Latham will executive produce for Escape Artists along with Hernan Lopez and Marshall Lewy of Wondery.
Maggie Kiley will direct and executive produce the first two episodes. Jennifer Morrison and So Yong Kim will also direct episodes of the series.


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Howard Hewett is a $4 million-dollar-worth American singer-songwriter. According to Wikipedia and Celebrity Net Worth, his source of income is being a professional singer. The American singer-songwriter has made a fortune through advertising and his many sponsorship deals. He also makes a lot of money from his sponsorship deals.
Howard Hewett, an American star, is the most excellent singer in entertainment history, and his fame has made him a wealthy singer. He was born on October 1, 1955, in Akron, Ohio, USA. He is 66 years old right now.
Howard Hewett has posed for a variety of commercial campaigns, including work for major advertising firms. He soon rose to prominence as the top singer in his age group.
Hewett, who grew up in Akron, Ohio, came to Los Angeles in 1976, when he met Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley at a bar in the Crenshaw section.
Hewett rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated R&B/soul singing group Shalamar.
Hewett released a new track, “Enough,” in October 2006 (featuring jazz great George Duke), which gained a lot of airplay on urban contemporary and R&B radio stations.
In 1978, Hewett took a call from Jeffrey Daniel, who was looking for a lead singer. Hewett travelled to New Jersey in three days to meet up with Watley and Daniel and begin recording the Big Fun LP with their producer, Leon Sylvers.
The trio went on to create songs including “Second Time Around,” “Make That Move,” “A Night to Remember,” “Dancing in the Sheets,” and “This Is for the Lover in You.” From 1979 through 1985, Hewett was the group’s lead singer.
Howard Hewett Christmas, his long-awaited Christmas CD, was released in October 2008, combining his soulful R&B voice with classic Christmas tunes. Working with music legends Earth, Wind and Fire, Stevie Wonder, and new vocal phenomenon Jasselle, who adds a Latin touch, Hewett shows that his music style remains classic, providing a message that reinvigorates the Christmas spirit.
In 2009, he recorded “Lover’s Lane,” a duet with soul singer Teena Marie, on her album Congo Square. Hewett currently records in his spare time, tours the United States and abroad, and spends time with his four children and two grandchildren.
Howard Hewett has had four marriages. His first wife, Rainey Riley-Cunningham, and he had two children, LaKiva Siani and Rainey Daze, before divorcing in 1983. Hewett and Mari Molina married in 1986; their divorce date is unclear. Hewett married actress/singer Nia Peeples in 1989, and the couple had a son, Christopher Eugene Howard Hewett, in June of that year.
Hewett married Angela Bloom-Hewett after their divorce in 1993, and they had one daughter, Anissa, before divorcing in 2012. Howard has three grandchildren as well.
Awards & Achievements
Howard Hewett holds very strong in the film industry. His awards and achievements are-
- 1984: Nominee Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
- 1985: Nominee Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo
- 1986: He won a Grammy for the best album of original score written for a motion picture or television special.
Social Media Handles
- Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/HowardHewettFanPage or Howard Hewett
- Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/howard_hewett/?hl=en or @howard_hewett
Howard Hewett, one of the great pure vocalists of the urban contemporary age, has rarely found material worthy of his amazing skills. Before Hewett left for a solo career in 1985, they had many great hits. He also worked as a songwriter, producer, and session vocalist. Hewett co-wrote and produced the film.
Frequently Asked Questions
He is 66 years old.
Her name is Nia Peeples.
Howard Hewett’s current net worth is $4 million.

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Java toolkit to add coordinate conversion functionality to software (GPS API). Support for datum conversions and coordinate conversion using different map projections.
Java toolkit to add coordinate conversion functionality to your Java applications and applets. The toolkit offers functionality to perform map grid and datum transformations: latitude and longitude can be converted to various map grids, like Transverse Mercator (TM), Oblique Mercator, Mercator, Oblique Stereographic, Polar Stereographic, Cassini, Albers Equal Area Conal, Gauss Kruger or Lambert Conformal Conic projection, Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area and Krovak, for instance, to convert the GPS position to UTM or NAD27 / NAD83 State Plane. All map grid parameters can be specified (Scale Factor, False Northing, False Easting, Origin Latitude, Origin Longitude, North Parallel, South Parallel ) allowing you to convert your position to any map grid around.. NADCON, HARN and NTv2 datum conversions are supported. The product can be used to develop software for many operating systems, including: Linux, Windows, Solaris and Android. But also web oriented platforms by using Applets. The software contains more then 5000 map datums and local map grid definitions.
Eye4Software GPS Toolkit for Java 4.0 Java software developed by Eye4Software BV. The license of this java software is shareware$, the price is 199.00, you can free download and get a free trial before you buy a registration or license. Do not use illegal warez version, crack, serial numbers, registration codes, pirate key for this java software Eye4Software GPS Toolkit for Java. If you want to get a full and unlimited version of Eye4Software GPS Toolkit for Java, you should buy from original publisher Eye4Software BV.

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Nibco W01605T 3/4 Copper 90 Degree Elbowby Nibco
3/4" cxc 90 elbow lngrad, u607lt, features solder cups and a long turn radius, fitting provides a means of changing the pipeline direction 90 degrees, lead-free.
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- Binds when picked up
- Use: Teaches you how to summon this companion.
- Sell Price: 1
Lil'Abom is an abomination leftover combat pet, combined from five parts found in and around Perdition Hold and the Face of Oblivion in the Maw. Parts spawn on the ground next to the corpses of Prime Scouts.
The fields of battle teem with Lil'Abom parts, which are perfectly interchangable and easy to put back together
- Undead: Returns to life immortal for one round when killed, but deals 25% less damage.
- +50% damage from -33% damage from
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- Patch 9.1.0 (2021-06-29): Added.

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Gemma Hickey believes that if we can change one person, then we can change the world. That’s one of the reasons why they were compelled to become an activist in the first place: to help other LBGTQ2 youth grow up in a better world.
“I never wanted any kid to have to go through what I went through,” said Hickey. “I tried to end my life now I do what I can to save the lives of others.”
Hickey, 43, is a gender-neutral Canadian activist who received their non-binary birth certificate on December 14, 2017, and applied and received a non-binary passport once Canada introduced them in August 2017. Making them one of the first people to receive their non-binary birth certificate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Hickey does not identify as male or female, and prefers the pronoun “they”. On the passport and birth certificate, it reveals an “X” under the gender designation.
Hickey said the experience felt incredible.
They travel to different countries hoping to make a positive international impact by using their new passport, according to The Japan Times. Hickey met many activists in Japan who are challenging the status quo and said it was important to them to advocate with activists through discussions, lecture at the university, and interview with journalists.
Hickey went to Japan to show support for the 13 LGBTQ+ couples who filed lawsuits against the country for not allowing them to marry.
“I hope that sharing my experiences and challenges will build on good works that activists in Japan are doing,” said Hickey in the article.
Another reason for visiting Japan was to screen their documentary “Just Be Gemma,” a story about their gender transformation, and read from their upcoming novel “Almost Feral.”
“The message of the film was to just be yourself and the numerous challenges that I’ve faced in my life, and how I overcame them resonated with a lot of people,” Hickey said.
They say they really enjoyed watching the film again and that seeing it in Japanese subtitles was awesome. They heard the range of emotion in the room as the audience reacted to certain parts of the film, and during the talk back following the film as well as the VIP reception hosted by the Japan Embassy, people were genuinely moved and wanted to learn more about non-binary individuals.
Hickey said it was amazing to visit Japan, and that they were completely embraced by the people there. People treated them with a great deal of respect.
“I was often stopped on the street by people who wanted lots of pictures,” said Hickey.
While in Japan, they met with various diplomats from all over the world, establishing connections and working to make the Embassy in other countries accessible to Canadian travelers.
Hickey also visited Rome a few days after their visit to Japan. But they didn’t go alone. They went with Patricia Dold, an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Religious Studies at Memorial University.
Dold said it was their first trip together, visiting for the Papal Summit on Clergy Perpetrated sexual abuse, not to attend the summit but to be with survivors from all over the world who were doing media events alongside the summit. She went to emotionally support Hickey and also meet other survivors.
“Even just hearing the accounts and the pain of people who have suffered abuse from priests, about how other trusted people like police, family, etc., denied the abuse, how the church continues to deny it — this is all exhausting though I am not myself a victim,” said Dold.
She said one of the best moments with Hickey was when they had lunch in a square around the Pantheon, sitting outside in the warm sun eating pasta. It was their last day in Rome and they had decided to “just chill.” Even then, she says there’s no rest for Hickey, who did a phone interview while they sat.
Hickey said they also visited Germany, London, Brussels, Zurich, etc., and they believed to be the first person to travel to those places with a non-binary passport.
Vicki Hallett, Hickey’s academic supervisor in the Master of Gender Studies Program at Memorial University, said she met Hickey when they took an undergraduate course on feminist postcolonial theory in Gender Studies in September 2014.
One of the best moments with Hickey she says was when Hickey went to Ottawa to work with then Member of Parliament Ryan Cleary to present a proposed bill in the Federal legislature to create a day of remembrance for survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Hickey invited her to Parliament Hill to witness the proposal being read in the House, and then to come to the media presentation afterward. Later that evening they watched as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report was made public and were overwhelmed by the emotional toll it took on survivors, and by the significance of the report to all Canadians.
“We were reminded of how we had met in the class on postcolonial theory and how we were committed to being part of reconciliation in whatever way we could be,” says Hallett in an email interview. “It was a real privilege to be there for all of that.”
Hickey runs a non-profit for at-risk youth in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador and says have supported many young people who are struggling with sexuality and gender identity. They say they have a strong sense of social responsibility and just wants to help people.
“I know the work I do means that they can feel more comfortable in their own skin,” says Hickey. “Non-binary people up until recently have had no place in society because of the binary. I wanted to carve out that space for me and others like me.”

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Thursdays LIVE! Click in to the The Neil Garfield Show
Or call in at (347) 850-1260, 6pm Eastern Thursdays
Q and A: Statute of Limitations
In this episode I will be discuss two states with drastically different interpretations of Statute of Limitations. In Florida the Bartram decision ruled that every time a homeowner misses a payment, the statute resets. In stark contrast is a New York case called Costa v. Deutsche Bank that clarified that statute of limitations will be enforced.
The Bartram decision created a bad precedent where Pretender lenders (or any other Plaintiff) can look to Bartram as support for taking a pot luck shot at getting a foreclosure judgment and sale, followed by eviction. If they fail they can try again.
The application of res judicata, statute of limitations and Rooker Feldman don’t apply to the banks.
This creates a double standard. The ambidextrous treatment of homeowners versus the financial sector is exactly what the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution (and, the Florida Constitution) says cannot occur under guarantees of equal protection under the law.
In stark contrast to Bartram was a New York decision last week called Costa v. Deutsche Bank.
The court was asked whether the statute of limitations applies. It did and according to NY Law it was too late for the pretend lender to take action.
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KIRKLAND – There’s a new family business in Kirkland where the owners claim to have the best hot dogs on the planet.
Tasty Dawgs, 518 W. Main St., opened Nov. 9 after success with the owners’ Woodstock hot dog cart business interested them in expanding.
The Allens wanted to expand because it has been a childhood dream of brothers Jim and David to own a hot dog restaurant.
“I love working with people,” said Jim Allen, co-owner of Tasty Dawgs. “I didn’t realize it, [but] my brother secretly has always wanted to have a hot dog [business], but we never had those conversations.”
Opening the restaurant has allowed the brothers to form a closer bond as well. Now that they work together, the brothers talk every day as opposed to every few weeks, Jim Allen said.
The Allens also hope the business will be here to stay in the small town of Kirkland. The restaurant is located in the same spot as a hot dog restaurant that went out of business.
The Allens said the thing that sets their business apart is the work they will do with the community. The family plans to sit down and speak with locals such as the mayor to see how they can help serve the community.
“The intention is to give back to the community,” said Lizz Allen, Jim’s wife. “Being a part of the community is our goal; not just to make money.”
Jim Allen said they already have met with the mayor to discuss how to run a business in Kirkland.
The restaurant sells never-frozen products such as hot dogs and hamburgers, and they receive their meat from Inboden’s Meat Market in DeKalb. Their hot dogs are made from Vienna beef, and fresh-cut fries come with every meal.
Surprisingly, their most popular item is the cheddar burger, which comes with a cheese spread as opposed to a slice of cheese, Jim Allen said.
“What goes out the door, we want it to be high quality,” Lizz Allen said. “If it doesn’t look good, it won’t go out the door.”
So far, locals have responded well to the new restaurant. One family visited the restaurant three times in a single day, Jim Allen said.
Jim Allen said there will be some new competition for Gene & Jude’s, a River Grove restaurant voted the No. 1 hot dog in the U.S. by Every Day With Rachael Ray Magazine and three judges from Serious Eats food blog.
“We sure would like to give them a run for their money,” he said.

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A pack of 20 cigarettes in the U.S. sells for about $8. In Australia, the same pack sells for $20. (Here’s an interesting article and chart comparing the price of a pack of cigarettes around the world.) — Read the rest
With a short list of household items like scissors, a sheet of plastic, white paper, nails, a hammer, and a knife, this short video shows you how to make a simple “hologram projector” that looks pretty cool. A perfect weekend pandemic project.
Jet engines are undeniably awesome, but their inherent complexity prevents many from experimenting with the technology at home. Perhaps the most accessible design is the pulsejet; in valveless form, it can be built relatively easily without needing a lot of precision spinning parts. [Integza] decided to try building his own, …read more
Apple revived one of its more beloved technologies, MagSafe, at its annual iPhone reveal on Tuesday, showing off a new line of smartphones with magnets built into the back for fast and sturdy connections to wireless chargers, snap-on cases, and other accessories.
While the old MagSafe was a safety feature for charging laptops without worrying about damaging your machine when the cord was ripped out, the new MagSafe is a savvy, smartphone-centric accessory play for Apple. It lets the company build a new gadget ecosystem for the iPhone that it controls entirely, just like Lightning and Apples other proprietary ports and cables, while also offering tangible benefits like faster 15W charging.
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. Cool Crowdfunding is our […]
Exploring distant planets such as Mars is an incredibly daunting task. We’ve seen, through experience, that even something as simple as traversing the landscape to collect data can present insurmountable challenges to our rovers. To that end, NASA and others are constantly innovating ways to be able to explore more […]
Dance Party USA was a 1980s music TV show airing on the USA Network that featured teen pop artists of the time lip-syncing their hits. In 1989, Nine Inch Nails’s first album Pretty Hate Machine was gaining steam in the alt.rock — Read the rest
In 1989, Nintendo launched “Tetris” into the public eye. Pre-packaged with nearly every Game Boy, and selling 35 million units, now almost everyone knows the theme song. But did you know the first 25,000 copies of Nintendo’s Tetris had a completely different soundtrack? — Read the rest
Most standardized tests have a fee: the SAT costs $50, the GRE costs $200, and the NY Bar Exam costs $250. This year, the bar exam came at a much larger cost for recent law school graduates — their privacy.
Many in-person events have had to find ways to move …read more
The second and final day of Prime Day 2020 is here, but there are still a ton of deals to take advantage of for the next several hours, including this fantastic deal on Sonys new WH-1000XM4 wireless over-ear headphones. Normally, these headphones cost $350, but if you are an Amazon Prime member, you can buy a pair for just $298. Even better? Amazon will also give you a $25 gift card to its website when you purchase these headphones. Best Buy and B&H Photo are also price matching Amazon, but unfortunately, neither retailer is including the gift card sweetener like Amazon. The price is available for both color options (black and silver).
Sony originally released these headphones in August. When stacked up against its predecessor, the…
There are two main models of the OnePlus 8T: one with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and a second with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. In the US, you only get the higher spec model for $749, while both will be available in Europe for 599 / £549 and 699 / £649 respectively. In the US, the phones will be available from October 23rd, while in Europe they go on sale on October 20th.
The OnePlus 8T comes with the companys new Warp Charge 65 technology. As OnePlus announced…
Alongside the new OnePlus 8T smartphone, the company has just announced its second pair of true wireless earbuds. At just $45.99, the OnePlus Buds Z are priced even more aggressively and are more affordable than the OnePlus Buds. And they also feature a different design now with silicone ear tips instead of the AirPods-like hard plastic, one-size-fits-most style. Hopefully thatll be enough to prevent any problems at the border. The OnePlus Buds Z will be available directly from OnePlus starting on November 2nd, and Amazon will also be selling them.
Despite the budget price, OnePlus says it has packed a lot into the Buds Z, including bass boost technology for heart-pounding audio and virtualized 3D audio, thanks to Dolby Atmos…
From left to right: the iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12, and iPhone 12 mini
There are a lot more iPhones than there used to be these days. Picking a phone used to be simple: Apple would offer just a single new iPhone model, where all you had to do was choose a color and storage size. This year, Apple has launched four new phones: the iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max, which join the already available iPhone SE that was released earlier this year for a total of five new phones in 2020.
Its the most iPhone models that Apple has ever released in a single year, bringing new additions like the A14 Bionic processor (Apples fastest yet), a more durable Ceramic Shield glass coating, improved cameras, a new design, and the resurrected MagSafe branding for a new wireless charger and accessory system. Thats…
Day two of Amazon Prime Day 2020 is underway, and you have until later tonight at 12:00AM PT / 3:00AM ET to get in on all of the deals. If you were shopping the Prime Day deals yesterday, you likely saw hefty price cuts on must-have products, like Sonys WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-canceling headphones, AirPods wireless earbuds, tablets, and more. You still have a chance to get in on those Prime-exclusive deals, plus some news ones that pop up today.
Whens the last time you worked out your soul? A mid-spin pep talk at SoulCycle might make you shed a tear, but not in the way that the co-founders of Coa, Alexa Meyer and Dr. Emily Anhalt, want. The founders, instead, want people to ask themselves: When was the last time you worked out (just) […]


The midterm elections will be over in less than three weeks. With the clock ticking, Democrats are saying and doing anything they think may help them avoid defeat at the hands of Republicans.
Meanwhile, polls continue to show GOP members are the most trusted on the issues that matter to voters. Even the mainstream media hasn’t been able to avoid covering how Democrats fumbled the bag on crime and the economy.
As the clock ticks, Joe Biden is getting out into the fray to try to help his party members win their elections. Though even this is quickly backfiring.
All Over the Place on Policy
Earlier this week, the president was asked by reporters which policy matter is of the greatest importance to him. Biden couldn’t even give a clear answer, instead insisting that “multiple issues” are critical ahead of November.
This lack of focus is what has prompted the president to be all over the map when it comes to policy matters. In one week alone, Biden’s speeches centered around abortion, student debt, and gas prices.
BIDEN: "Look at what I've inherited and what I've done!"
When Biden took office, inflation was at 1.4% and gas prices were at $2.39/gal. Today, inflation is at 8.2% and gas prices are at $3.82/gal. pic.twitter.com/K6VWPJLSWT
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 21, 2022
Unsurprisingly, the president’s remarks switch between making grandiose promises and flat-out lying. Biden’s vow to secure nationwide abortion access if Democrats win next month came around the same time he lied about gas costs being the result of price gouging.
According to political operatives, the president is floundering. He lost the trust of the majority of Americans. Meanwhile, Biden’s attempts to undermine economic problems fall flat because Americans are reminded of these problems every single day.
A Failed Pre-Midterms Strategy
What Biden lacks in policy clarity, he tried to make up with non-stop attacks against the GOP, notably “MAGA Republicans.” Yet, these attacks continue to crumble in the face of real-world facts.
Days ago, the president charged that if Republicans win the midterms, the economy is going to get worse. Though it is on Biden’s watch that the economy has suffered higher interest rates, declining consumer confidence levels, rising inflation, growing numbers of furloughs, and a GDP rate that twice declined.
What is happening here? pic.twitter.com/tEarMDLWe4
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 22, 2022
Biden also claimed earlier this week that he hasn’t interfered with oil production. Yet, his dismantling of the Keystone XL pipeline, interference with drilling on federal lands/waters, and blockages of energy leases tell a very different story.
No matter how much the president lies, the American people can see right through him. This is why his messaging ultimately won’t save Democrats from losing the midterms next month.


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The Fall of Valor, then, is very much a novel of its time. Because Charles Jackson has captured that time so exactly, it becomes a novel for our time as well.
As Alan Cumming tells it in his new book, You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams, “I was having trouble finding my feet ... of being myself, or a version of my self on stage.”
Jeremy Irons as Charles Ryder and Anthony Andrews as Sebastian Flyte in the 1981 BBC adaptation of Brideshead Revisited.
The Cherry Grove Archives received several old canisters of film in 2015. One was labeled Camille, penned on a strip of dried cellophane tape. … The reels were sent off to a film editing studio to be digitized. Once returned and restored in high definition and full color, they revealed a drag parody of the movie Camille.
IF YOUR ACQUAINTANCE with Sodom and Gomorrah were limited to what you see in movies, your impression might differ only slightly from the story in Genesis 19. That’s because the biblical version is already as farfetched as the script of a Hollywood epic, and also because Hollywood and the Bible have a great deal in common, to wit: ...
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Strategy Board Games
This is a true classic, and now brought back by Stronghold Games with completely upgraded components, and now in a 30th Anniversary Edition6
Set in the not-so-distant future, battles are now fought by machines of destruction. Human commanders still lead these mechanized troops, but these commanders each have special powers and abilities. Although much has been added, the basic flavor of the game is still Risk.
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 is an epic cooperative game for 2 to 4 players. Unlike most other games, this one is working against you. What's more, some of the actions you take in Pandemic Legacy will carry over to future games. No two worlds will ever be alike!


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Lulled by New York and French influences, I juggle between my two identities.
My black guipure with graphic motifs is an art that I express and that makes me unique. I am the perfect blend of streetwear and the elegance that French Deal wants to express and convey. Generations after generations, after Freestyle, I build myself and gradually become a being in its own right.
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New technologies are on the verge of optimizing the performance of solar panels.
FREMONT, CA: Solar energy is attracting a lot of attention today. Till a few years ago, solar energy was viewed as a non-conventional choice with minimum rates of adoption. As the costs of solar cells started going down, the adoption grew steadily. Currently, solar power is considered to be an indispensable alternative to non-renewable sources of energy. However, the effort towards realizing better operational efficiencies continues even now. Experts are constantly in pursuit of enhancing semiconductors to make solar infrastructure more dependable.
An article, recently published in c&en, addressed developments in semiconductor materials discovered by researchers at MIT that have the potential to enhance energy conversion by solar cells. Currently, the usual amount of efficiency displayed by the solar panels is 29 percent. As per the results of the new research, a single layer of silicon can offer a conversion efficiency of 35 percent, which is significantly more. This increase has the potential to give electricity generation from solar cells a great boost.
Solar cells comprise semiconductors like silicon that enable the conversion of a selective array of wavelengths of sunlight into electric energy. This range of wavelengths, which can be converted, is a property of the material present in the solar cell. The response and effectiveness of the conversion of solar to electric energy can be improved by expanding the range of wavelengths. According to the same article in c&en, researchers have discovered a material that allows a combination of tetracene and silicon to work in solar cells. Going ahead, one can expect these outcomes to be used for the development of commercial products.
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Once the properties of solar cells can be developed and enhanced at scale, the solar energy sector will benefit significantly. The rise in efficiency will enable solar plants to produce much more power than their current limits.

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