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Actually the NDP was formed in 1961 when the Canadian Labour Congress (unions) and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) merged. It does not take any imagination to see that they are Left of the Liberals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_of_Canada
The Conservative Party was formed by a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance Party in 2003. The Alliance was Right of the PCs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Alliance
(They finally figured out that united they stand, divided they fall.)
The Alliance (2000 – 2003) was a morph of the Reform Party that was formed in 1987.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Party_of_Canada
2006 and 2008 were minority governments. 2011 was a majority.
We have a Liberal Dominated (Appointed) Senate.
BTW… Some years ago Alberta passed legislation enabling voting in "Senate candidates in waiting" during Provincial elections. The object of this exercise was to get in the face of the then Liberal Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister APPOINTS the Senators and can choose anyone he wants from that particular Province. We in Alberta wish for Senate reform so we can choose for ourselves.
Id
I will second that emotion!
Id
My ACER laptop also is not as loud as I wish. It is supposed to have 1 Watt per channel. No way is that being delivered by the tiny, tinny speakers, so I use headphones… no external speakers.
Here’s what I found to “improve” the level:
Some applications (my version of Windows Media Player for example) may have a volume control that is independent of the ’puter’s Sound System. I ended up maxing that out and control the system volume via the “sound” keys on my USB keyboard. (Same functions as the laptop’s volume control keys.)
Check everywhere for other volume controls. For example my Realtek HD Audio Manager has a “button” for “Ear Protection”. Make sure it is off.
Well, that’s a start.
Id
Zactly!
It’s time for the population to take some actual responsibility.
Remember to vote for people of integrity and honor at every level of elected office!
Get out and vote!
Not if you are dead of course…
I’m sure the DEMs can find someone to do that for you?
Id
Perhaps R&R, et al, should spend the bulk of the rest of their advertising money on:
“What did 0bama and HIS Administration, et al, KNOW and WHEN DID THEY KNOW IT; in regards to Benghazi, Libya?”
Emails and CIA requests… All Refused!
The answers are Blatantly Clear.
`Cept the Kool-Aid drinkers won’t get it or even bother to see it. (Can they even read; if so; can they comprehend?)
Probably NOT!
Id
What an absolutely poignant post!
It reminds me of an LA riot in the past where one or more Korean(?) convenience / grocery store(s) were looted then burned.
Guess what? The owners did not return to the neighborhood.
Then how far did the occupants of that neighborhood have to travel to obtain their snacks / groceries?
Id
Take the TV show “Hometime”…
We get it on PBS (KSPS) on Sunday evening with repeats the next Saturday morning. I have infrequently seen the show on another network.
For the past years I’ve noticed that many, if not all, of the renovation projects are done to the abodes of the cast and crew.
Nice eh?
Id
Our basic cable TV includes US channels.
Those network channels (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and PBS) come out of Spokane Washington
The PBS (KSPS) splash “Thanks Screen” includes Calgary and Edmonton… Why?
Because they get more public donation money from Alberta then they do from the US.
Id
Well, perhaps we cannot blame the Fuslims for over consumption of that product.
Then again, perhaps Allah caused the drought.
Id
Call me naive.
It's been pushed high into the political discussion because of a back-alley allegation by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who claims the Republican presidential candidate has not paid federal taxes for 10 years.
How does he know that? Well, someone told him. Who? Well, he just won't say. But he knows it's true, so that should be that.
I sorta kinda believed that Tax Records in both Canada and the U.S. were pretty much confidential... Between the Tax Gatherers and the Tax Payers.
..
Seems I’m wrong again.
Naive,
AKA Id
Update on the teacher that dared to give zeros:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/09/18/edmonton-private-school-that-gives-zeroes-hires-ousted-zero-teach-lynden-dorval
The formerly ousted physics teacher — who was suspended last spring for giving students zeroes on assignments — accepted a new post Tuesday at Tempo School, a private kindergarten to Grade 12 school in Riverbend.
“I took the job, yup,” Dorval said proudly when reached at his home Tuesday evening.
“The headmaster called me yesterday at home and mentioned they were looking for an advanced placement physics teacher, so I said yes,” he explained.
This school sounds like it is excellent; if you read the article.
AND… this teacher sounds like he would be a perfect fit!
Id
P.S. Our youngest son graduated high school from the school where he was suspended then later fired.
Thank You, L2R.
Is that a picture book?
Id
Was that Ms. Fluke?
If so… Sheesh...
This whole kerfuffle could have been nipped in the bud by Rush providing her a bottle of Aspirin along with suitable instructions.
The instructions would be:
When the impulse and the opportunity arise, take one Aspirin tablet, place it between the knees, and using leg muscles, hold it there tightly.
The good news is that the tablets, when used in this manner, are reusable.
The bad news is that different Kama Sutra ‘doctrines’ may circumvent this preventative measure.
Id
P.S.
I have absolutely no knowledge of these Kama Sutra ‘doctrines’.
Kinda guess I wish I did.
Just for curiosity’s sake of course.
I think I’d like to see it too. Perhaps Not!
Just goes to show how much Clint (and R&R) got under the Lib’s, and Dem’s (and their Thug’s) skins.
Id
"Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning.”
-George Bernard Shaw
Saunders, get an original idea.
Get a clue.
Id
I watched the moon rise from our patio steps.
Glorious.
Neil, Thanks for the memories.
What a most appropriate day for his internment.
Blue Moon.
Id
Hey, Al Bundy is MY personal hero.
AND… I have a LOT to be modest about!
Id
LOL, Tang.
Do they still make that stuff?
I gotta go to the Stupormarket today.
I’ll put that on my shopping list just for nostalgia’s sake.
Oh, BTW…
I may talk a good game…
Yet, I’m a self-confessed idjit.
“Have a nice day.” LOL
Id
Now, we differ.
No need for fisticuffs or such though.
Why waste taxpayer’s $$$ for missions to Mars or even the Moon?
Neither is inhabitable for mankind as we know it.
When the end of the world comes, it comes.
The only ones escaping to Mars, or Venus, or the Moon will be Politicians.
Let them Rot…
Yes, the U.S. Space Program of the `60’s and `70’s provided many, many benefits to mankind.
But, that was last century.
Cynically yours,
Id
Oh, and as to your Neil comment…
Great Man.
And yes, I was glued to the TV that day.
Historical! Absolutely Historical!
Id
OK, I’ll take your word for it.
I just came in from outside and it looked pretty full to me.
Of course, I have this visual impairment issue.
I wonder how many people have heard the term “Blue Moon” and have no concept of what that actually means?
Id
Beautiful full moon rise tonight.
Id
I can’t come up with a better response than this…
Id
Clint was only packing verbal iron.
Still, it was of magnum force.
Id
Beauty eh?
”Biden Is the intellect of the Democratic Party.”
Great line!
Id
I’ve heard that too.
Can’t wait for it if true.
Bring it on, Clint!
Id
This quote will only prove to show how clueless Obama really is.
”Maybe the steam engine is more his speed.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LKyZf52geQ
4.5 miles on a fully charged battery is certainly doable.
Just don’t run some errands enroute like Tim’s or HD. (Well, maybe Tim’s drive through would be OK.)
The alternator probably is not dead-dead and could be putting out some juice.
Kinda funny story:
With my dual battery Suburban, one morning it didn.t crank over like it always did. It started fine though but I noticed the dash Voltmeter was ~10 Volts.
The secondary battery had developed a shorted cell and had discharged the primary one. The alternator kicked in and revived both.
I went to my favorite battery place and weirded out the young attendant.
The procedure was to pull into the bay, keeping the engine running, pop the hood and let them start doing their thing, checking the alternator and battery.
I pulled into the bay, shut it off, popped the hood, pointed to the secondary battery, and said: ”Replace It with the biggest capacity battery you’ve got… It’s 10 years old and has a shorted cell.”
The WTF just happened look on his face was absolutely priceless.
I assisted him in changing the battery and let him do his thing checking the alternator after the battery change. Paid up and left a happy customer.
Id
Nice car.
120,000 miles ain’t that much nowadays, given that the vehicle received frequent enough oil changes.
To test CV joints, find a wide open space, and, with windows down, turn tight clockwise and counter-clockwise (right and left for those of the digital, not analogue age) turns. Clunks are not your friend. Tears in the boots are another excellent clue.
I’ve heard CV joints clunking badly on cars going straight ahead and wondered how many miles until the driver had until they found themselves stranded.
Your 13 Volt reading is too close to the resting Voltage of a car battery for me.
I would like to see ~14 Volts when running… Based on the accuracy of the Voltmeter of course. (It should be close enuff.)
<sigh> I guess I just talked myself into a post about car battery Voltages to clarify.
Id
Perhaps your electrical problem was the alternator all along.
Is the car a GM product?
If so, does it have a Voltmeter in the dash or just an idiot (BATT or ALT) light?
In the case of the Voltmeter did you notice that it was reading ~ 12 Volts instead of the “nominal” 13.8 Volts when running?
In the case of the idiot light, did you notice, under really dark conditions, a very slight glow in the light?
If so, I have had two experiences with this.
The first in my Wife’s `80 Impala. Very intermittently it would not start. One night after taking our oldest Son to ski lessons it didn’t. After rescuing them with a battery boost that night she said that the idiot light had been slightly glowing but she could only see that when in total darkness. Whenever I checked it with a Voltmeter all was well. When I asked a Brother in Law (who is a real mechanic) about it, he pulled out a drawer in his tool box and handed me a used “Diode Triplet”. I changed it out. Problem solved!
The second was in my `79 Suburban. One day, after starting it, I noticed the Voltmeter was reading ~ 12 Volts not the 13.8 Volts. Having two batteries in that beast I knew I had time to spare. I purchased a new diode triplet that day and changed it out that night. Again, problem solved!
The “Diode Triplet” (inside the alternator) supplies the Power to the internal Voltage regulator to make the alternator put out via the brushes. When one or more of the three diodes quit, the Power output of the alternator drops.
I know my brief explanation sounds confusing.
Then again, it could be that the brushes are worn out…
If there still is an abnormal current draw on the battery, I can help track it down. Let me know. It sounds like you have a good mechanic.
If the engine and transmission and tires are OK, then a new alternator and fixing the power steering will be cheaper than a new(er) car.
Id
Larry that is another “Like”
Great singer and great act.
Thanks.
Id
Shelly, I’ve said this before… iHub should have “Like” and “Dislike” (whatever they may be called) buttons for posts.
Yours would be a Positive, Definite “LIKE”.
Id
Just their way of paying you and your guys an ultimate compliment!
Heck, no tree house I’ve ever been in had walls, windows, a roof, let alone an upper deck.
Simply gorgeous!
Id
Well, 133331 approacheth.
Soon.
Get back on your toes.
As to the circus, I knew Ryan by name only.
The dood highly impresses me.
Perhaps Romney’s gaffe was a “Freudian Slip” (not in the sexual context).
Id
Cool Grub, K².
Id
`Nother Keeper
Thanks.
Id
A Keeper
Definitely.
Id
Walk, a Sage of this board!
Call me Dense. I deserve it.
It took a few readings of your message for it to finally sink in.
Had I been there, I would now be incarcerated for (verbal)“Hate Crimes” against a visible minority.
Id
I have watched that many times.
WTF is the definition of a “Hate Crime”?
Id
Yeah, right!
Anybody in that position in the DNC would require a tax increase and grants to come anywhere close to managing the expenses.
Id