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Reuben's Southeastern 4A Conference 2012 Regular Season Football Predictions
The Southeastern 4A conference had a banner year last season with all six conference teams making the playoffs as well as Scotland High going undefeated and winning the state 4A football championship. This season, the Fighting Scots will have their work cut out for them as they try to win ...
Reuben's Cape Fear Valley 3A Conference 2012 Regular Season Football Predictions
It will be business as usual for the Cape Fear Valley 3A conference this season, as Gray's Creek and Douglas Byrd will fight it out for the conference title, but three other teams may have something to say before the regular season ends. The conference season begins on Week #5 ...
Reuben's Yadkin Valley 1A Conference 2012 Regular Season Football Predictions
Last season did not produce any state championships for YVC 1A teams, but two teams almost made it to state title games. Last year' conference champion, Albemarle, almost made it to the 1A title game, but lost to eventual state 1A champion Murphy 42-41 in double overtime in the West ...
Rethinking American hegemony
The 67th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing should remind us that many have died under American hegemony. While the U.S. is better than her predecessors, and almost certainly better than the alternative of Chinese hegemony, there is something inherently immoral about having a global superpower. People in all countries should work for multilateralism.
The Reuben Davis Blog: Getting Ready for the 2012 High School Football Season
The first blog post of the 2012 high school football season.
Reduce, Repair, Reuse, Recycle
I have shared quotes with you before from Annie Leonard and here is her comment on a company Patagonia waaaay ahead of it's time. So refreshing to read the history of Patagonia. Great food for thought as we approach the end of summer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There’s a reason that ‘recycling’ comes ...
Over Taxed? I think so....
Some of the Taxes Americans Pay Each Year If you don't read it all, go to the ending then you may want to. Isn't this amazing? Accounts Receivable Tax Building Permit Tax Capital Gains Tax CDL license Tax Cigarette Tax Corporate Income Tax Court Fines (indirect taxes) Dog License Tax ...
GLASS Facts For You . . . .
Glass is one of the few materials that can be recycled infinitely without losing strength, purity or quality. Glass bottles and jars are collected in most U.S. communities at the curb, at drop-off collection sites and through container deposit programs in 10 states. Using recycled glass uses 40% less energy ...
Pizza Box Mystery . . . recycle or not to recycle
Many of us think that we can recycle pizza boxes. However, the problem is the grease/oil from the cheeses; etc. that pose a problem. The box itself is of course recyclable but the stained food portion on the bottom or sometimes the top of your box is what causes serious ...
Hats Off To You! Recycling Plastic Bags/ plastic film is making a difference . . .
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 6, 2012) – The recycling of post-consumer plastic bags and wraps—a category known as plastic film—reached a record high of nearly 972 million pounds in 2010, according to a national report developed by Moore Recycling Associates, Inc. on behalf of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). (FYI: Moore ...
Are Kangaroo Stations Exempt?
It was my understanding that all gas pumps in the State of North Carolina were inspected by the NC Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. Upon successfully completing the inspection, a sticker is put on the pump showing the date the pump was inspected. I just purchased gas at the ...
The Reuben Davis Blog: High School Baseball in the Summertime
The Reuben Davis Blog: High School Baseball in the Summertime
Pizza Box Mystery . . . recycle or not to recycle
Many of us think that we can recycle pizza boxes. However, the problem is the grease/oil from the cheeses; etc. that pose a problem. The box itself is of course recyclable but the stained food portion on the bottom or sometimes the top of your box is what causes serious ...
Red Door Rocks
So glad to chime in! Red Door has the best ice cream and gelato in Moore County. Thanks to owner Betsy and her crew for toiling at night to bring us such treats in the day. Please support the Red Door to make sure a favorite Pinehurst spot succeeds.
Not Your Ordinary Swiss Army Knife
This morning, I called my friend and said I needed to get some pictures off of her computer for a story in the paper. She replied that she had too many to send via email. She asked me, "Why don't you bring your USB flash drive, and I'll get them to you that way?" My USB flash drive?
Recycling Saves Energy
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline. The amount of wood and paper we (in the U.S.) throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years. Each ton ...
Viking Voyage II: V-Day minus 2
The Union Pines Viking Wrestling team is set to head out on another great journey. This is an edited copy of the first entry in their blog that will chronicle the trip.
The Impotence of Easing in a Balance Sheet Recession
The Global Financial Crisis is in its fourth or fifth year. Global economic indicators point to a world economy where there is stagnate growth, unacceptably high unemployment and seemingly no end in sight. In the United States unemployment is hovering around just above 8%, PMI is just above 50 and declining, GDP growth is slowing, and personal income and spending are flat or falling. Because of such news of deterioration, the Federal Reserve has announced that it will continue Operation Twist-- the selling of short-term securities and the simultaneous purchase of long-term securities. However, like the second wave of quantitative easing, Operation Twist may have little effect on the economy.
Recycling Saves Energy
Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for three hours -- or the equivalent of a half a gallon of gasoline. The amount of wood and paper we (in the U.S.) throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years. Each ton ...
Jesus, Give Back the Wheel!
"Jesus Take the Wheel" was a hit for the American Idol turned superstar, Carrie Underwood, when it came out, and the song seemed fitting for the young lady who touted her Christian faith throughout her rise to stardom. The song featured a troubled woman whose life, just like the car ...
