http://handbrake.fr/

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Here’s another video I found on YouTube…

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I emailed Mayor Paul Soglin last week, who I just voted for, and his office just forwarded it on to City of Madison Engineer, Rob Phillips. I’ve gotten emails from Rob about this in the past, and I pretty much get the same message every single time…

Thank you for contacting us in regards to the condition of Mid Town Road. The project on Mid Town Rd is complicated by the fact that the right of way is half within the City of Madison and half in the Town of Verona. We are trying to bring the entire right of way into the City so we can do a good project that will last many years and serve us well. We are working hard to reach an agreement with Verona to do that. If that becomes impossible this year, we will have to consider other options for temporary patching. Unfortunately, the project can’t happen until this fall. I have copied the Town of Verona so that they are aware of your concerns as well.

Rob

Robert Phillips, P.E.
City Engineer
rphillips@cityofmadison.com
608.266.4090

A friend of mine got the following email…

Midtown Rd is split between the City of Madison and the Town of Verona. The road needs to be repaved. However, the Town refuses to pay for the resurfacing of its side of the road and it would not be fair to the taxpayers of the City of Madison to have to pay the entire cost of the project.
The Streets Division does send out crews to fill potholes and make minor repairs on our side of the road, but we are not responsible for the entire road.
George P. Dreckmann

The City of Madison and the Town of Verona were supposed to have met last September, but it’s pretty obvious they either didn’t meet, or they accomplished absolutely nothing. It’s time for the City of Madison to fix their portion of the road, or face having to deal with some rowdy residents.

Contact the following:

Alderman for District 7
Steve King
http://www.cityofmadison.com/council/district07/

Mayor Paul Soglin
https://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/contact/mayor.cfm

Rob Phillips
City Engineer
rphillips@cityofmadison.com
608.266.4090

Town of Verona
335 North Nine Mound Road
Verona, WI 53593-1035
Ph. 608.845.7187 Fax 608.845.7143
Rose M. Johnson
rmjohnson@town.verona.wi.us

Join our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/midtownroad

See Also:
Midtown Road Construction Project Stalls Again
Midtown Road again on hold

Ironically, I got a gift from Google Places the same week. They sent me a little bowl with mints in it, and they gave me $100 for AdWords advertising.

I get the sense Google is too big, and their customer service seems to have gone down the drain. Anyway, thanks for the free money.

Hello,

After reviewing our records, we’ve determined that your AdSense account
poses a risk of generating invalid activity. Because we have a
responsibility to protect our AdWords advertisers from inflated costs due
to invalid activity, we’ve found it necessary to disable your AdSense
account. Your outstanding balance and Google’s share of the revenue will
both be fully refunded back to the affected advertisers.

Please understand that we need to take such steps to maintain the
effectiveness of Google’s advertising system, particularly the
advertiser-publisher relationship. We understand the inconvenience that
this may cause you, and we thank you in advance for your understanding and
cooperation.

If you have any questions or concerns about the actions we’ve taken, how
you can appeal this decision, or invalid activity in general, you can find
more information by visiting

http://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=57153.

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Remixing Candidate Walker: Scott Walker’s New Brown Bag Movement

Candidate Scott Walker made a video called “Taking Our Government Back” during his campaign. We felt the context of the audio was poignant considering the new movement now Governor Walker has created. We took the audio and made this new version. We like to call it “Taking Our Government Forward.”

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There’s also been been some great creativity come out of this mess….

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See Also:
CONCERT FOR COMPROMISE: In Support of the Wisconsin 14
The 100 Best Protest Signs At The Wisconsin Capitol
Scott Walker Is a Douchebag
Wisconsin Power Play
Walker to Dem senators, unions: No negotiation, no compromise
Senate president: Walker’s collective bargaining plan has enough votes to pass
Maddow Destroys Wisconsin’s Gov Walker
Representative Gordon Hintz on the Budget repair bill
Gov. Scott Walker Punked By Blogger Posing As David Koch
Cieslewicz rebukes Walker for talk of disrupting demonstrations
Daily Show: Crisis in Dairyland – Scott Walker Prank Call
Madison police chief asks Walker to explain ‘troubling’ statements
Ex-AG sees violations by Walker in stunt call
Rachel Maddow Explains How The Wisconsin Protesters Are Winning
WI Police In Solidarity With The Unions Refuse To Throw Protesters Out As Ordered
Scott Walker Asked to Leave Local Restaurant
Even allies backpedal from Walker’s extremism
No further protesters allowed into Capitol
Pressure Increasing For Missing Senate Democrats
See Images Of Saturday’s Protests
Walker Stands Firm On ‘Meet The Press’
Protesters defy deadline, remain inside Wisconsin Capitol over Sunday night
Protester threatens suicide as tensions rise during Capitol lockdown
Milwaukee city attorney claims Walker’s bill is unconstitutional
Constitutionally questionable: DOA bars protesters from Capitol Monday
Scott Walker’s War
Wisconsin Lawmaker Denied Access to Capital
Walker’s budget to include property tax cap along with cuts to education, local government
Judge Orders State Capitol Open To General Public
How can I help Recall Scott Walker?
Budget cuts hundreds of millions of dollars from schools
Walker’s budget removes $1.1M for recycling in Madison
South of the border: Dem senators share snippets of life on the lam
Raw video: Protesters follow Sen. Grothman
Grothman says confrontation with protesters didn’t scare him
Senate votes to fine missing Dems $100 per day
6 Republicans, 5 Dems Targeted By Recalls
Senate orders arrest of missing Democrats
Ex-DNR head: Show of force at Capitol is to ‘intimidate people’
If Senators Arrested, Fitzgerald In Contempt, Attorneys Say
20 lies (and counting) told by Gov. Walker
‘America Is NOT Broke’: Michael Moore Speaks in Madison, WI — March 5, 2011
Budget Bill Takes Aim At Contraception Programs
Scott Fitzgerald calling protesters “long-haired goof fuckers”
Wis. Dems file ethics complaint against governor
Walker’s elimination of state family planning funds could jeopardize federal dollars, close clinics
Republican Town Hall Meeting Adjourns Amid Shouting
Steven Salmon: Wisconsin budget cuts will hurt the disabled
Wisconsin GOP to public employees: Screw you
Video: Crowd rushing Wisconsin Capitol doors
Some observations from the inside (with video)
Photos: Massive crowds enter the Capitol
Cost To Secure State Capitol Growing
Police Physically Removing Protesters From Area Near Assembly Chamber
Wisconsin Capitol locked down as state Assembly takes up bill
Madison Mayor Authorizes Attorney To Pursue Legal Action Regarding Senate’s Vote
Capitol Chaos: Lawmakers Get Death Threats
Raw video: Rep. Cullen denied entry to Capitol
Wisconsin Republican senators leave through secret tunnel after march 9th vote
Can you say “Governor Russ Feingold”?
A teacher weeps for the future of Wisconsin schools
Protesters in Oshkosh demand recall of Republican Senator Randy Hopper
Democratic senators greeted by cheering crowds in Wisconsin
Stephen King – Awake the State Sarasota, Florida
Scott Walker Rewards Wisconsin Tax Cheats While Homeowners Pay More
Sen. Hopper Could Resign, Be Replaced in Recall
Citizens Call For Boycott Of Walker Contributors
Conservatives: We Are Being Outworked And Out-Organized In Wisconsin Recall Campaigns
Media Blackout of Wisconsin Protests

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This would absolutely rock! The NFL needs to redeem themselves for allowing the Black Eyed Peas to stink up the halftime show this year.

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McCain On Repeal Of DADT: We Have Marines With No Limbs

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