Remember our post on this guy?
Welp he’s been arrested.
Thats right…he was arrested by the FBI.
Bouhammer and This Ain’t hell has the gory details but this blight was finally brought to justice, and a lot of it thanks to you readers help.
Lets hope this next moron isn’t quite so quick about giving themselves a list of medals that even General MacArthur couldn’t earn on his DD-214
As a boy I looked to the stars.
I had my own telescope. Star charts. I had a subscription to a Odyssey an astronomy magazine for kids. I wanted to be an Astronomer.
I had watched The Right Stuff easily over 100 times. At night I walked in the footsteps of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Chuck Yeager, and others.
I could identify constellations. Still can. On more than one occasion knowing where something was in a given month has saved my ass, literally. Such as now, if memory serves, is the time for Gemini and Canis Major.
A love of the stars is something I want to pass on to my daughter.
On September 12th, 1962 John F. Kennedy, the patron saint of the Democratic party, was at Rice University. On that day he gave a speech to a furrowed brow crowd of faculty and students among who were some whom demanded to know why our government was “wasting” money with a mission to the moon.
“….We set sail on this new sea because there is new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to be won, and they must be won and used for the progress of all people. For space science, like nuclear science and all technology, has no conscience of its own. Whether it will become a force for good or ill depends on man, and only if the United States occupies a position of pre-eminence can we help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war. I do not say that we should or will go unprotected against the hostile misuse of space any more than we go unprotected against the hostile use of land or sea, but I do say that space can be explored and mastered without feeding the fires of war, without repeating the mistakes that man has made in extending his writ around this globe of ours….”
But most importantly were these words:
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too….”
But the times have changed you see.
Neither party, Republican or Democrat, have a patron saint in more. John Kennedy taken down in his prime, and Ronald Reagan now shakes hands with him in another world beyond ours, perhaps.
President Obama does not believe in dreams.
Even those that go unfilled. How many boys and girls of my age at the time looked above our heads and longed to be among the stars and dance with the lights?
How many adults look in to the night sky, and remember the excitement we felt finding Andromeda or Aries for the first time?
I never became an astronaut. I never became an astronomer. I made my living with in a different field, and in a different realm. It was a good living, a good job. But not what I wanted to do.
When we landed on the moon and thereby ended the great Space race we put the United States at the forefront of technology, and accomplishments on the world stage. From 1957 until 1969 we and the Soviet Union worked our tails off to accomplish something that people only dreamed of and saw in cartoons.
It was a golden age not just for a country, but for a world.
Today we make nothing here. Our appliances are made in Mexico. Our cars are made in Japan. Our TV’s are made in Taiwain and our children’s toys are made in China. We worry about what the world thinks of us and cower in the corners while our soldiers die for other people in a foreign country so that they can be as free as…us? Do we really have freedom today?
We’re strip searched practically at the airport by incompetents who allow a bomb toting hate filled individual to board a plane because they are afraid to question him due to political correctness. We have individuals who kill their fellow soliders on a military base because the chain of command is scared to death of being punished themselves by political correctness.
In 1962 we chose to go to the moon. Not because it was easy, but because it was hard!.
We chose to rise above, to be more than we could be, to set a standard to break molds to not go quietly in to that good night.
Unfortunately today we choose to only go in to the night without a roar, but with a whimper.
And perhaps it is time for our star to go out as well?
Chuck Smith, former Tennessee Volunteer and more recently New York Jets Pass Rush Specialist has came back to Tennessee as the new Defensive Line Coach.
Smith is a giant among men in the D-Line business, having ran his own business helping Defensive Lineman get on top of their game, before finally being dragged kicking and screaming in to the NFL.
Among his star pupils are three former Vols — Albert Haynesworth, who this past season signed a $100 million contract with the Washington Redskins; Robert Ayers, a 2009 NFL first-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos; and Shaun Ellis, who made the Pro Bowl with the Jets this season.
Smith also has worked with Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour and New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora.
In the 2009 NFL draft, seven linemen selected in the first five rounds trained under Smith, including Ayers.
Hat Tip Rocky Top Talk
From David Sater:
JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a local public
hearing in Reeds Spring on February 10, 2010, to receive customer comment in a water rate case
filed by Aqua-RU, Inc. d/b/a Aqua Missouri, Inc. Customers who have had any service related issues
may also bring those to the attention of the Commission during the local public hearing.
The Reeds Spring local public hearing will be held in Reeds Spring High School,
Tri-Lakes TCRC, ITV Room, 20277 State Highway 413. The PSC staff question and
answer session begins at 5:30 p.m. The local public hearing will be held from 6:00 p.m.
until 9:00 p.m. or until all of those who wish to testify have done so, whichever is
sooner.
This local public hearing will be held in a building that meets accessibility standards required
by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person who needs additional accommodations to
participate in this hearing should call the Public Service Commission’s hotline at 1-800-392-4211
(voice) or Relay Missouri at 711 prior to the hearing.
Customers wishing to make written comments or secure additional information may contact
the Office of the Public Counsel, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone (866)
922-2959 or (573) 751-4857. Comments may also be registered by using the PSC’s Internet Filing
System at http://www.efis.psc.mo.gov/mpsc/Comments.html .
On July 15, 2009, Aqua Missouri, Inc. filed rate requests with the Missouri Public Service
Commission seeking to change the water and sewer rates of its customers in Cole, Callaway, Pettis,
Greene, Benton, Taney, Christian, Morgan, Stone and Barry counties.
Under the small company rate case process, the PSC staff audits the books and records of the
company. After the audit, the PSC staff and Aqua Missouri, Inc. met to discuss the audit. Based
upon those discussions, the PSC staff and Aqua Missouri, Inc. reached an agreement in the water and
sewer rate cases filed.
The current monthly bill for a residential customer using 4,000 gallons of water in the LTA,
Riverside Estates, Spring Valley and Ozark Mountain service areas and the proposed monthly bill for
that same residential customer under an agreement reached between the company and the PSC staff
appears below.
Service Area Monthly Bill at Monthly Bill at Company & PSC Staff
Current Rates Agreed Upon Rates*
LTA $32.50 $40.20
Riverside Estates $21.20 $28.86
Spring Valley $45.31 $53.66
Ozark Mountain $33.77 $45.03
*This is an agreement between Aqua Missouri, Inc. and the PSC staff. The five member
Commission decides all cases before it. The Commission has not decided this case.
Aqua Missouri, Inc. serves approximately 97 water customers in its LTA service area,
approximately 281 water customers in its Riverside Estates service area, approximately 106 water
customers in its Spring Valley service area and approximately 390 water customers in its Ozark
Mountain service area.
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If you don’t want this rate increase fellow Missourians, then get involved, immediately.
Nothing to say really. It’s snowing. Supposed to snow all weekend right through until Tuesday BUT we aren’t supposed to get any accumulation.
What the hell does that mean? 5 days of snow and it’s not going to build up? Sometimes the local weather people just strike e as morons, considering last night they said we would not get anything but rain and then not until late this evening.
0400 this morning? Snow.
I especially like the part where it’s listed as “Icy Freezing rain” when in fact it’s big fat fluffy flakes falling from the sky. But then what exactly is freezing rain anyway? Ice. Sleet. Snow. So I guess they could be technically correct. Just not professional proficient. Heh
School work almost caught up, work is caught up, so now I just have to get through the day so I can have a nice evening at the house watching it snow. Sounds like a Clam Chowder night for dinner as well.
Well considering the drama of 14 days ago thanks to Demolition Man, we actually came away with a pretty damn good signing class.
Thanks to Joel of Rocky Top Talk for the Break down
Get ready Vols Fans…
Only 9 months and 1 day and 5 hours until we kick off our 2010 Season!
|
Position
|
Player
|
Rivals
Stars |
Scout
Stars |
| QB | Tyler Bray (EE) |
4
|
3
|
| Nash Nance (NSD) |
2
|
3
|
|
| Matt Simms (EE) |
3
|
3
|
|
| RB | Rajion Neal (NSD) |
4
|
3
|
| FB | Channing Fugate (EE) |
3
|
3
|
| WR | Ted Meline (EE) |
4
|
3
|
| Matt Milton (EE) |
4
|
4
|
|
| Da’Rick Rogers (NSD) |
5
|
5
|
|
| Justin Hunter (NSD) |
4
|
4
|
|
| OL | James Stone (NSD) |
4
|
3
|
| Zach Fulton (NSD) |
3
|
3
|
|
| Jawuan James (EE) |
4
|
4
|
|
| Marques Pair (NSD) |
3
|
3
|
|
| TE | Mychal Rivera (NSD) |
3
|
3
|
| DE | Martaze Jackson (NSD) |
3
|
2
|
| Corey Miller (EE) |
4
|
4
|
|
| Jacques Smith (EE) |
4
|
4
|
|
| DT | John Brown (NSD) |
4
|
4
|
| LB | John Propst (NSD) |
3
|
3
|
| Raiques Crump (NSD) |
2
|
2
|
|
| DB | Dave Clark (NSD) |
4
|
3
|
| Eddrick Loften (NSD) |
4
|
3
|
|
| Dontavis Sapp (NSD) |
4
|
2
|
|
| ST | Michael Palardy (NSD) |
3
|
4
|
| ATH | Marques Dixon (NSD) |
3
|
3
|
| Total Signees | 25 | ||
|
2010-2011 SCHEDULE
( Click on an event for complete event information )
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| Date | Opponent / Event | Location | Time / Result |
 |
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| 09/04/10 | vs. Tennessee-Martin | Knoxville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 09/11/10 | vs. Oregon | Knoxville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 09/18/10 | vs. Florida * | Knoxville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 09/25/10 | vs. UAB | Knoxville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 10/02/10 | at LSU * | Baton Rouge, La. | TBA |
| 10/09/10 | at Georgia * | Athens, Ga. | TBA |
| 10/23/10 | vs. Alabama * | Knoxville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 10/30/10 | at South Carolina * | Columbia, S.C. | TBA |
| 11/06/10 | at Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | TBA |
| 11/13/10 | vs. Mississippi * | Knoxville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 11/20/10 | at Vanderbilt * | Nashville, Tenn. | TBA |
| 11/27/10 | vs. Kentucky * | Knoxville, Tenn. | TBA |