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Scosche solBAT II Solar charger - Li-Ion 1500 mAh from Scosche Industries in Power Devices & Batteries
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The solBAT II provides a convenient and environmentally friendly way to charge your USB powered device.
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Ranked Fifth in Best Solar Cell Phone Charger
By Bestcovery.com Expert - Nov 30, 2010 - Editorial review - BestcoveryThis little unit made the list because of it’s two most attractive features: it’s cheap, and it works. There are a lot of solar chargers on the market, and all of them claim to work well, but many have issues like not charging without a partial charge already in the battery or incompatibility with certain phones such as the newer iPhones. This ... Read full review1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Yes - NoSunny disposition
By Simon Williams - Oct 12, 2010 - Editorial review - Register HardwareIf you want a robust, handy backup battery you can take with you on trips, which is more sturdy than a second battery for your phone and can service a variety of portable kit, this is a good choice. If you're heading for a… Read full review0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Yes - NoNeat idea but not perfect
By A customer - Sep 2, 2010 - Buy.comI got this to charge my gPhone. I found if I fully charge it and the phone is charged, that it will keep my phone fully charged all day when I am outside. I use it on my bike on days I m out for a long ride, say 4 hours or so. The downside is, if the phone is not charged or the solar charger is not charged, they pull each other down to nothing. Probably would not get it again.0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful? Yes - NoDetails
Product Type Solar charger Voltage Provided 5 V Output connector(s) 4 pin USB Type A Max Electric Current 500 mA Features LED indicator
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Harassed on a train. A very long train.
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Well this was supposed to be a check in on my fitness, as John Sagehorn had reminded me I needed to do. Instead I have to share about what happened on the way home AFTER the gym. I had a long uncomfortable ride from Shaw to L'Enfant being berated by a homophobe who wouldn't leave me be. What would you have done?
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I was good at lunch!
I was a good boy today for lunch, even though I spent too much money. Taylor "Wilson Park" salad: arugala, pastina, dried cranberries, candied almonds, & gorgonzola. $10.
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The NRA makes an incredibly bad calculation.
The National Rifle Association is an organization whose mission is supposedly to defend our Second Amendments rights. But this week, the group jumped into the culture wars over marriage equality when--with flourish and drama--it informed King and Spaulding that they were fired, following their decision to not defend DOMA for US House Republicans.
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"The law firm King & Spalding backed away from defending the so-called "Defense of Marriage" Act (DOMA) in federal court following a withering barrage from the Human Rights Campaign and a storm of bad press in general. But now the firm is coming under fire from conservatives who question the ethics of dropping a client--including the National Rifle Association. "We believe King & Spalding’s decision is indefensible and raises serious concerns about its ability to be a reliable and effective advocate for any client facing potentially controversial litigation," the NRA informed the law firm in a letter saying that the gun rights group would no longer be using the firm’s services. The anti-gay law was signed in 1996 by then-President Bill Clinton. DOMA excludes same-sex families from any federal recognition, appropriating the right of states to define marriage for themselves. DOMA also expressly permits states to ignore marriages granted to gay and lesbian couples in other jurisdictions--a provision that has been deemed contrary to the United States Constitution."
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The NRA has muddied their own issue by making a very bad decision. The NRA membership includes thousands of LGBTQ people, including many members who are in same-sex long term relationships now, members who would like to get married some day. More than this, as evidenced by all current polling putting support for marriage equality at an all-time high across the country, including over 50% overall, and record high numbers even with conservatives; there are likely thousands more straight ally members who supported King and Spaulding's decision to follow its own, long documented policies of not defending laws that would discriminate against its clients in this way. By weighing in on this, they alienate those members and compromise their own cause.
The NRA has made a poor calculation here: staying out of this fight would not have harmed the organization at all, but jumping in only weakens it with a huge membership base that is now, likely, less pleased with the organization's leadership. All without the benefit of attracting new members.
For what? Now the NRA has dropped one of the best law firms in the nation, has disgusted many of its own constituents, and has officially morphed itself from a gun owner rights organization into a pro-gun/anti-equality organization, effectively shrinking its influence and appeal. No doubt, there will be LGBTQ people and allies who opt not to renew their membership next time the NRA calls on them to do so.
The NRA hasn't made any new friends, but clearly has made some new enemies from within its own ranks. Over time, the leadership will doubtless view this bumble as a grave mistake.
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Sixteen Acre Cemetery
This poem was originally published in The Central Review in 2003. I wrote it as a personal reaction to the changes in the world I was seeing around me. When I woke up on September 12, 2001, I woke up into a completely different country; a completely different world. One I couldn't recognize, anymore. The America of September 10, 2001 was long gone, and it was replaced by a somewhat familiar, but definitely skewed replica of itself. Like a Dali rendering. I wrote a whole series of poems in an attempt to make sense of the sudden and abrupt shift in the nation's personality--I was unsuccessful. It still doesn't make sense to me. However, writing did help me understand and become a lot more comfortable with my own feelings about that shift.
I won't lie. I am united with the jubilant revelers tonight. Osama Bin Laden was a monster, and was intent on hurting millions of people, and has continued to do so for over a decade. There need be no tears for his blood. I will have friends who will attempt to spark debate with me, who will call me bloodthirsty--I assure you I am not bloodthirsty. I don't think one human life is worth more than another. But the fact is, he was a true threat to everyone's safety around the world. Killing him has not completely removed that threat, but it certainly means he's out of the picture--which could be a start. However, along with my relief, I am very reflective, and my mind takes me back again to that day that changed my life and redefined my country. Our innocence was lost that day, in a big way, and it is something to think about.
As the author, I reserve my right to republish this poem for a limited time on my personal blog on this special occasion, and will comply with any notice to remove the work if this violates any of the Central Review's policies or copyrights. At this moment I am unaware of any reason compelling me to refrain from posting this work, which is wholly my own. I trust this is an acceptable use of my own writing, however. There are a few slight tweaks to this version. If I can gain permission, I'd like to also publish this on Bilerico.com, but I will first contact the Central Review.
Sixteen Acre Cemetery
After the dust had settled, they went to work piecing together the mystery. They knew it had been a fire, and not just impact that caused it, but just how they weren't positive. As they watched each double-H orange piece of steel lifted away by crane, and ran index and middle and ring over the porous surface, they concluded that-while the impact hadn't been the final factor, it started a chain of events that was irreversible: you see, when the American Airlines Flight 11 carrying ninety-some women and men, children, grandmothers, uncles, mentors, teachers, bag-boys, producers, guy down the street with the pretty dog; goes jogging in the neighborhood--black leash contrast to colorful shiny nylon jogging suit-says 'Hi " to you and you wave taking for granted; not paying close enough attention to sun off his aviator glasses, his silly flat-billed baseball cap; the way he smiles at everyone hit the structure at full speed, it knocked the spray-on fire-proofing off the steel support beams and that is why the fire was able to weaken the steel causing each floor to pancake on-to the other like a compressing accordion.
What died that day was far older than 31 year old CEO survived an adrenaline- rush bull goring in Pamplona, he loves his mother, he loves his rugby team, he loves his tulips, they're about to go to sleep for the winter, and he can't wait until the spring when they'll be the pride of 2002--much farther reaching than lady on the bus next to you with headphones and she's bobbing her head and it's Bobby Brown, you think, I haven't heard that song in years! I like her purse, her daughter is so beautiful, so fragile, and so sad and tired with little blue sunflower-shaped plastic barrettes--it was science and reason and the ideas of "sure," or "positive," or "absolutely." We can't know if we'll see tulips tomorrow. We can never be "Sure" of that now.
After the dust had settled, they went to work piecing together the mystery. They knew it had been a fire, and not just impact that caused it, but just how they weren't positive. As they watched each double-H orange piece of steel lifted away by crane, and ran index and middle and ring over the porous surface, they concluded that-while the impact hadn't been the final factor, it started a chain of events that was irreversible: you see, when the American Airlines Flight 11 carrying ninety-some women and men, children, grandmothers, uncles, mentors, teachers, bag-boys, producers, guy down the street with the pretty dog; goes jogging in the neighborhood--black leash contrast to colorful shiny nylon jogging suit-says 'Hi " to you and you wave taking for granted; not paying close enough attention to sun off his aviator glasses, his silly flat-billed baseball cap; the way he smiles at everyone hit the structure at full speed, it knocked the spray-on fire-proofing off the steel support beams and that is why the fire was able to weaken the steel causing each floor to pancake on-to the other like a compressing accordion.
What died that day was far older than 31 year old CEO survived an adrenaline- rush bull goring in Pamplona, he loves his mother, he loves his rugby team, he loves his tulips, they're about to go to sleep for the winter, and he can't wait until the spring when they'll be the pride of 2002--much farther reaching than lady on the bus next to you with headphones and she's bobbing her head and it's Bobby Brown, you think, I haven't heard that song in years! I like her purse, her daughter is so beautiful, so fragile, and so sad and tired with little blue sunflower-shaped plastic barrettes--it was science and reason and the ideas of "sure," or "positive," or "absolutely." We can't know if we'll see tulips tomorrow. We can never be "Sure" of that now.
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