Our pressure worked!
Thanks to the petition signatures of tens of thousands of supporters throughout the country, the House just passed the comprehensive, bipartisan Violence Against Women Act. This crucial legislation is now heading to President Obama's desk to become law.
Watch the video of my appearance on MSNBC talking about VAWA yesterday and share it with your friends on Facebook or Twitter now to show what we accomplished:
In November, voters in Missouri and across the country -- including millions of women -- made their voices heard. They voted against extremism that said we don't need a minimum wage, and that women don't need equal pay for equal work or access to emergency contraception. And they voted against a Republican Party leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives that decided the Violence Against Women Act just wasn't important enough to renew.
It's been nearly one year since the Senate voted to renew this critical bill. For nearly a full year, Republicans in the U.S. House dragged their feet, refusing to even vote on the Senate-passed bill -- finally just letting it die before the new year.
This happened because of the commitment Americans from all walks of life showed to protecting women and families. And you have my commitment that as we tackle more of the important issues facing the country, I'll be calling on your help again soon.
All the best,
Claire McCaskill
Paid for by McCaskill for Missouri
Scotts Contracting St.Louis Design Build Sustainable Building Contractor-providing diversified quality service at a fair price. For all of your remodeling, repairs, and maintenance needs.
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2.28.2013
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2.27.2013
CAD Bar Designs-Before Photos with CAD Drawing
In this Design-Build Project for Shady Jacks Saloon in Downtown St Louis MO. The Owner, Shady Jack has 3 Main Goals for this Project: 1-Create User Friendly Area for the Staff-with the addition of racking space for the Latest Non-Alcoholic & Alcoholic Beverage Dispensers; 2-Creating a eye appealing backdrop; 3-As always the renovation must blend in with the current surroundings.
What: Design Build Project-Bar Design
Where: Shady Jacks-1432 North Broadway, St Louis MO, 63102
When: February 2013
Type: Custom Wood Work and Finishing
Materials: True Dimensional 'White Oak -Structural Beams'
Build Notes:
- To control costs we will be using up-cycled lumber from leftover materials from past projects at the Bar.
Additional Note:
- As a Non-Drinker-I look forward to having a greater selection of non-alcoholic drinks to enjoy when I'm hanging out at the Bar.
- The previous project-Stage and Extra Seating turned out Great and was a big hit at the last event. At one time during the event; there were 2 Custom Harley Choppers with Stripper Pole Contestants all utilizing the Stage. The Custom Wood Stage held up beautifully and created the perfect atmosphere for the event!
- As a Non-Drinker-I look forward to having a greater selection of non-alcoholic drinks to enjoy when I'm hanging out at the Bar.
- The previous project-Stage and Extra Seating turned out Great and was a big hit at the last event. At one time during the event; there were 2 Custom Harley Choppers with Stripper Pole Contestants all utilizing the Stage. The Custom Wood Stage held up beautifully and created the perfect atmosphere for the event!
Existing Bar Photo |
Existing Bar Photo 2 |
CAD Design by Scotts Contracting |
CAD Bar Design Frontal View |
Birds Eye View of CAD Bar Design by Scotts Contracting |
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Build Notes and Client Must haves:
- When I build a Project for a Client. I first listen to their needs and design the Build incorporating the Clients "Must Haves" into the Project. Here are the Project Notes and Must Haves we incorporated into the New Bar Design.
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Fwd: StLouis One Week from Today!
Hello Slay for Mayor Volunteers!
We have just one week to go until the the election that will set the course for the next four years, and for generations to follow!
March 5th represents a cross-roads for our city. With the competent leadership of Mayor Slay, we can continue to move forward on the road toward a safe, sustainable, well educated, economically prosperous St. Louis, in which everybody benefits from a better quality of life. We understand that the alternative would halt our positive momentum, and push us backwards toward division, inefficiency, and a lack of judgement and understanding in City Hall. It is up to US to impress this upon the voters, and urge them to get out and vote for Mayor Slay!
- Read and share this endorsement from the St. Louis Post Dispatch, which explains some of the most important reasons that Mayor Slay is by far the better choice on Election Day.
- Sign up for our Friends and Family Program now! If we all keep in touch with between 5 and 15 people we know, inform them about this important election, and make sure they vote, it could determine the future of our City.
- Bring in your phone book, Christmas card list, or church, club or team directory between now and Friday March 1st and send post cards to your friends and family. We will supply all of the materials. This is one of THE most effective ways for us to reach out to voters.
- Help out with a mailing! We are working on mailings every afternoon and evening this week. Email me if you can come in for an hour or two to help write post cards, fold, stuff, label and stamp!
- Join our Volunteer Canvass Crew!! We need volunteers to go door to door and inform voters about this critical election. Let's get out there and show our support for Mayor Slay! Any time hour or two you can spare to help us knock on doors will contribute GREATLY to our success!!
- Join our Volunteer Phone Bank!! We need volunteers to help us call voters and spread the word. Let me know if you have an hour or two to man the phones.
- Tuesday March 5th is ELECTION DAY!! Plan to help us staff the polls. The busiest times are 7-9am, 11am-1pm, and 5-7pm, but anytime on election day will be helpful. We will also need volunteers to help post signs at polling places Monday night March 4th and very early in the morning on election day, Tuesday March 5th.
As always, feel free to contact me any time with questions or suggestions, and thank you again for all that you do!
Bonnie Boime
Volunteer Coordinator, Slay for Mayor
bonnie@mayorslay.com
volunteersforslay@gmail.com
Office: 314.535.7529(SLAY)
Volunteer Line: 314.643.8657(VOLS)
Deadline 8 a.m. tomorrow
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2.24.2013
The Home Stretch-StLouis Mayor Election
Hello Slay for Mayor Volunteers!
We have just 9 days to go in this race that will determine the future of St. Louis. We are in the home stretch now, and with your help we will cross the finish line with a victory for Mayor Slay and for our city! Click here to read the St. Louis Post Dispatch's ringing endorsement of Mayor Slay and why their editorial board says that "City voters should stick with the Mayor"! Then forward it to your friends and family!!!We need YOU to help us spread the message and get out the vote.
- Join our Volunteer Canvass Crew!! We need volunteers to go door to door and inform voters about this critical election. Let's get out there and show our support for Mayor Slay! Any time hour or two you can spare to help us knock on doors will contribute GREATLY to our success!!
- Join our Volunteer Phone Bank!! We need volunteers to help us call voters and spread the word. Let me know if you have an hour or two to man the phones.
- Help with a mailing! This week we will working on mailings every afternoon from 2-4pm. We need all the help folding, stuffing and stamping we can get! Email me if you'd like to help or if a different time will work better for you. *Bring in your phone book, Christmas card list, or church, club or team directory and send post cards to your friends and family. We will supply all of the materials. This is one of THE most effective ways for us to reach out to voters.
- Tuesday March 5th is ELECTION DAY!! Plan to help us staff the polls. The busiest times are 7-9am, 11am-1pm, and 5-7pm, but anytime on election day will be helpful. We will also need volunteers to help post signs at polling places Monday night March 4th and very early in the morning on election day, Tuesday March 5th.
- Sign up for our Friends and Family Program now! If we all keep in touch with between 5 and 15 people we know, inform them about this important election, and make sure they vote, it could determine the future of our City.
- Help us distribute yard signs! We are still getting requests for yard signs! Email me if you can come by the office and pick up a stack along with a map and a list and distribute some.
As always, feel free to contact me any time with questions or suggestions, and thank you again for all that you do!Bonnie Boime
Volunteer Coordinator, Slay for Mayor
bonnie@mayorslay.com
volunteersforslay@gmail.com
Office: 314.535.7529(SLAY)
Volunteer Line: 314.643.8657(VOLS)
Groundbreaking Reports Show Fracking is a Risky Short-Term Bubble
“The main point for me is that the investment bankers heavily promoted shale and put pressure on the companies to meet production targets,” said Rogers. “This in turn helped create a glut in the market as we didn’t have demand in place. Prices then plunged which opened the door for large transactional fees for the banks. It is highly unlikely that market savvy bankers didn’t recognize such an opportunity very early on. In fact, I think they created it.
“Exporting is a last ditch effort to shore up a failing balance sheet. Exportation will drive the price higher in the U.S. There’s no doubt about it. The question is how high will it go. When you are producing a commodity and have produced it to such a high extent, you want to find someone who will buy it, and in this case, it will be the Asians.
“The irony of this is that we used to exploit other areas of the globe to provide energy security for the U.S. and now the U.S. is being exploited to provide energy security to Asia.”
Together, the independent reports reassess current common wisdom about the tight oil and shale gas booms that are sweeping America. The reports comprise a thorough and up-to-date analysis of data on U.S. oil and gas wells, and a comprehensive review of the financial status of the companies leading the charge.
What emerges from the data:
- Overall field decline rates are so steep that 30-50 percent of shale gas production and 40 percent of shale oil production must be replaced annually to offset declines.
- High productivity shale plays are not ubiquitous. Just six plays account for 88 percent of shale gas production and two plays account for 80 percent of shale oil production. Furthermore the most productive areas constitute relatively small sweet spots within these plays.
- Maintaining production requires high rates of high-cost drilling—8,600 new wells annually for shale gas and oil. This will increase as sweet spots are drilled off.
- High drilling rates require extremely high rates of investment—$48 billion a year to maintain shale gas and oil production considering drilling costs alone—much more if full cycle costs are included. These costs will increase dramatically as plays age.
- Wall Street promoted the shale gas drilling frenzy, which resulted in prices lower than the cost of production and thereby profited [enormously] from mergers & acquisitions and other transactional fees.
- Shale gas has become one of the largest profit centers in some investment banks, in direct parallel with the decline of natural gas prices.
- Due to extreme levels of debt, stated proved undeveloped reserves (PUDs) may have been out of compliance with SEC rules at some shale companies because of the threat of collateral default for some operators.
Hughes and Rogers suggest the fracking boom may be a costly, risky, short-term “fix” for America’s long-term dependency on depleting oil and gas. Rather than offering the nation a century of cheap energy and economic prosperity, fracking may instead present us with a short-term bubble that comes with exceeding high economic and environmental costs.
For more information visit the new Shale Bubble website.
Visit EcoWatch’s FRACKING page for more related news on this topic.
Groundbreaking Reports Show Fracking is a Risky Short-Term Bubble
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