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Amazon SimpleDB SDK
Documentation is available via Hackage and the AWS API Reference.
The types from this library are intended to be used with amazonka, which provides mechanisms for specifying AuthN/AuthZ information, sending requests, and receiving responses.
Lenses are used for constructing and manipulating types, due to the depth of nesting of AWS types and transparency regarding de/serialisation into more palatable Haskell values. The provided lenses should be compatible with any of the major lens libraries lens or lens-family-core.
See Network.AWS.SDB or the AWS documentation to get started.
For any problems, comments, or feedback please create an issue here on GitHub.
Note: this library is an auto-generated Haskell package. Please see
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amazonka-sdb is released under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0.
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Our society preaches that youth is something to be glorified. Just look at the advertisements we are flooded with. Ever see a middle-aged person in any of them? (Unless it's an ad for an anti-aging cream!)
"All this emphasis on youth -- I don't buy it... Listen, I know what a misery being young can be. So don't tell me it's so great. All these kids who came to me with their struggles, their strife, their feelings of inadequacy, their sense that life was miserable, so bad they wanted to kill themselves. . . And in addition to all the miseries, the young are not wise. They have very little understanding about life. Who wants to live every day when you don't know what's going on?"
Mitch, I embrace aging... As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at 22, you'd always be as ignorant as you were at 22. Aging is not just decay, you know. It's growth. It's more than the negative that you're going to die, it's also the positive that you understand you're going to die, and that you live a better life because of it. (Tuesdays with Morrie)
The Torah tells us to appreciate and respect elders: "You should rise before the elderly and honor the aged"(Lev. 19:32).
The Hebrew word for elderly is 'zaken' which is an acronym for 'zeh shekaneh chachma' -- a person who has acquired wisdom. The Talmud states that the respect we owe the aged applies to Torah scholars and non-Torah scholars, Jews and non-Jews (Kidushin 32b). What is the rationale for this respect?
A few years ago we gave great glory to 80-year-old John Glenn for repeating his flight into space. We all marveled then at Senator Glenn's physical condition and bestowed upon him western society's highest accolade: his body still functioned like a much younger man's. The Torah has the exact opposite vision when it comes to respect for elders.
The Maharal explains that the respect we pay to age is specifically because the physical forces are no longer what they once were (Avot 5:25). In youth, the body's physicality tends to control a person. We are prey to hedonistic urges and impulses. As those physical forces weaken, that which is distinctively human about us, our soul, becomes the influential drive in our lives. Our divinely given intelligence gains control over our base instincts. This is the wisdom we attain in old age, and why the Torah commands us to rise in respect for the elderly.
The Chassidic Rebbe of Ger made it a practice to regularly visit older people, even those who were not known for their great sage insight or devoutness. Like many people, He would often go to nursing homes, but above and beyond the kindness involved, he had an additional intention when doing so:
"They barely have bodies left and their physical yearnings have long been abandoned. When I look at them, I see pure souls. And there is nothing more inspiring than spending time with pure souls!"
In order to appreciate the aging process, one has to live more wisely while still young:
(People who are always saying, 'I wish I were young again') reflect unsatisfied lives. Unfulfilled lives. Lives that haven't found any meaning. Because if you've found meaning in your life, you don't want to go back. You want to go forward. You want to see more, do more..." (Tuesdays with Morrie)
As the Talmud states, "For hedonistic people, the more they age, the more their minds wane; but for Torah scholars, the more they age, the more their minds become sharpened" (Kinim, 3:6).
"Watch your thoughts. Thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, and habits become who you are." If we don't create good habits when we are young, if we don't train ourselves to value wisdom when we are youthful and vigorous, if we live unsatisfied, unfulfilled lives, we significantly reduce our chances to make the most of wisdom during old age. By living meaningfully and wisely now, we will enhance and sharpen our life's purpose as senior citizens.


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John Haase graced our cover in April 2011 to discuss a topic on many advisors' minds—the move to independence (see "The Right Way to Leave a Wirehouse," Investment Advisor, April 2011). Having just left Goldman Sachs, where he was one of the youngest managing directors in the venerable firm's history, for Boston-based Fireman Capital Advisors, Haase had a fresh perspective on the pros and cons of making the leap. FCA, which counts Paul Fireman, former Reebok International chairman and CEO, as one of its first clients and lead investors, at the time managed $1 billion in assets for 12 high-net-worth families.
So what's happened in the time since? A new name and $500 million in new assets, to start.
We'll start at the beginning. How's the firm done since we last spoke?
We decided from a branding perspective that a different name probably better represents us and who we are. When we last spoke, we had a dozen clients and $1 billion in assets under management. From that time, we've probably added a half-dozen more clients from around the country to our roster and surpassed the $1.5 billion mark.
Why the name change?
Paul Fireman actually said very early on that we're probably eventually going to need to change the name to something that resonates and reflects [our] client base. We liked Windrose for a couple of reasons. We liked it because it's a name that sounds familiar, but at the same time people have a little bit of trouble putting their finger on it. We liked the fact that we could define the brand. It's a little bit of an empty vessel for us to build our culture and firm inside of and around. Windrose is an older term, something that would help you figure out the direction of the wind from a navigation perspective.
It's not a mass market brand; it's a very exclusive brand. How do you balance that in terms of how it will reflect a very small set of individuals?
Most people who hire us have an experience with other providers. We are not typically the first advisor that somebody has. What we represent to people is an absolutely experienced, trusted advisor due partly to the types of people that we hire and partly because we represent a very sophisticated approach to investing. Our people have held very senior roles at places like MIT and Tufts and Tudor Investments and Goldman Sachs. They take over a decade of experience at those various places and come to Windrose. It's almost their Capstone project. They take all of that experience and have an opportunity, with a dedicated number of clients and a dedicated amount of assets, to say, "In a perfect world, how would I design this?" Then we get a chance to do it.
Are you still about managing the managers?
Yep, we still reflect our views through managers. So if we believe, for instance, financial services in Europe is a good place to begin to get exposure (because you believe there's going to be opportunity there at some point), then we get exposure to great long-only or hedged-equity managers to be able to express that view. We've been extremely fortunate that we have a short list of a small number of managers with whom we're interested in working. We count as one of our real great fortunes that every single manager that we have had on that short list has welcomed us as partners, so that's been a real positive for us and for our clients.
When we last spoke, you hinted at a coming golden age for RIAs and independents versus the wirehouses. Still hold that view?
I hope it is just because there are some really fundamental changes that need to take place and they are taking place. I hope that we can continue to define what people can expect. If I said, "An individual or family should have a sophisticated investment solution with access to great investment vehicles, and they should have an advisor who puts their best interests first and can truly serve as their fiduciary," I think that seems very fundamental at the core. I would add that it should be a group that has no biases and no conflicts. I bet if we added up all the dollars in the world and the way that they're managed, what I just described probably speaks to the way 10% of the assets are managed. But it's getting larger and larger, and I think that's a good thing.


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Amazon Cloud Player Comes to the iPhone
Amazon's cloud-based music service is now accessible to owners of iPhones and iPod touch devices.
The app allows users to stream music files they've purchased from Amazon or uploaded to Amazon's cloud-based storage service. Up to 5 GB of MP3 (.mp3) and AAC (.m4a) files can be uploaded to the cloud and streamed wirelessly using one of Amazon's players for free. Users can get unlimited music storage if they purchase one of Amazon's cloud storage packages starting at $20 per year for 20 GB.
Although it was posited as a universally accessible music service, users have only been able to play and manage their music from Internet-connected desktops, through native apps for Android devices and via the browsers of non-Android tablets.
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On the Arduino Duemilanove and other ATmega168 / 328-based boards, the SPI bus uses pins 10 (SS), 11 (MOSI), 12 (MISO), and 13 (SCK). On the Arduino Mega, this is 50 (MISO), 51 (MOSI), 52 (SCK), and 53 (SS). Note that even if you're not using the SS pin, it must remain set as an output; otherwise, the SPI interface can be put into slave mode, rendering the library inoperative.
The DAC has no way to send data back to the atmega, so that pin will be connected to nothing. Can I use it for something else without screwing up my communications,
So how about pin 10?
When configured as a Master, the SPI interface has no automatic control of the SS line. Thismust be handled by user software before communication can start. When this is done, writing abyte to the SPI Data Register starts the SPI clock generator, and the hardware shifts the eightbits into the Slave. After shifting one byte, the SPI clock generator stops, setting the end ofTransmission Flag (SPIF). If the SPI Interrupt Enable bit (SPIE) in the SPCR Register is set, aninterrupt is requested. The Master may continue to shift the next byte by writing it into SPDR, orsignal the end of packet by pulling high the Slave Select, SS line.
Note that even if you're not using the SS pin, it must remain set as an output; otherwise, the SPI interface can be put into slave mode, rendering the library inoperative.
If SS is configured as an output, the pin is a general output pin which does not affect the SPI system.
const char * test = "Hello world"; SPI.begin (); char c; const char * p = test;// commence "transaction" digitalWrite(SS_PIN, LOW); // this is pin 10 in SPI.h // send test stringfor ( ; c = *p; p++) SPI.transfer (c);// end of transaction digitalWrite(SS_PIN, HIGH); SPI.end ();


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Where does HypnoBirthing® come from?
Hypnobirthing® is based on the teachings of British doctor, Grantly Dick-Read, a pioneer in natural childbirth and founder of the NCT. HypnoBirthing® was originally established in the United States by Marie Mongan. She used his book when birthing her own children and has developed his ideas with deep relaxation techniques. Her book "HypnoBirthing® - A Celebration of Life" was first published in 1989 and you can read lots more at the main UK site if you want to follow my links.
What is HypnoBirthing®?
HypnoBirthing® Childbirth method is as much a philosophy of birth as it is a technique for achieving a satisfying, relaxing, and stress-free method of birthing. HypnoBirthing® teaches you, along with your birthing companion, the art and joy of experiencing birth in a more comfortable manner.
You will learn to call upon your body's own natural relaxant and thus lessen or eliminate discomfort and the need for medication. When a woman is properly prepared for childbirth and when mind and body are in harmony, nature is free to function in the same will-designed manner that it does with all other creatures.
You will be fascinated as you view HypnoBirthing® films showing labouring mothers, awake, alert and in good humour as they experience the kind of gentle birth that you, too, can know when you are free of the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome.
HypnoBirthing® teaches you to release all prior programming about birth, how to trust your body and work with it, as well as how to free yourself of harmful emotions that lead to pain-causing fear and unyielding muscles.
HypnoBirthing® will teach you the art of using your own natural birthing instincts. With HypnoBirthing®, you will be aware and fully in control, but profoundly relaxed.
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The HypnoBirthing® Premise
For most of their lives, women have been inundated with the negative stories of other
women's birth experiences. Everyone, from their mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends, and even strangers, wants to tell them the horrors of giving birth. They have been conditioned to believe that excruciating pain is associated with birth; and because of this, women today hold an unprecedented fear of giving birth. This extreme fear causes their bodies to become tense, and that tension often prevents them from easily performing the normal, physiological function of birth. The result?—Exactly what they feared most: long, painful, disappointing birthing.
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Through a very simple program of relaxation, self-hypnosis and a thorough education programme, women learn to release emotions tied to fear-based stories and misinformation, and they are helped to see birth as normal. They learn to trust that their bodies know how to bring their babies into the world in the calm and gentle way that nature intended.
HypnoBirthing® Advantages
· Teaches deep levels of relaxation to eliminate the fear that causes tension and, thus, pain
· Greatly reduces and often eliminates the need for chemical painkillers and drugs
· Shortens the first phase of labour
· Helps keep oxygen supplied to baby during birthing
· Reduces the need for an episiotomy
· Reduces and often eliminates fatigue during labour
· Empowers parents with techniques to achieve a gentle, calm birth for themselves and their baby
· Gives the birthing companion an integral role in the birthing
· Embraces the concept of pre-birth Parenting
· Teaches breathing techniques that allow a woman to gently breathe her baby into the world without the violence of hard, physical pushing.
· Leaves mother alert, fresh, awake and with energy throughout labour and after birth
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We see HypnoBirthing® as more than just classes but a whole network of support for you and your family throughout this special time.
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The Climate Group's Head of US Policy, Evan Juska analyzes the latest US climate policy developments and trends in his new blog, here focusing in on the takeaways for US climate policy from the Senate's "vote-a-rama" this week.
By Evan Juska, Head of US Policy, The Climate Group.
A special set of rules in the Senate that are used for considering budget resolutions, on Friday allowed Senators the rare opportunity to vote on numerous amendments covering a wide range of issues, from nuclear proliferation to the health of the sage-grouse population.
After 13 hours of back-to-back votes, "vote-a-rama" ended at 5 a.m. on Saturday morning, with more than 500 amendments proposed, almost 80 separate votes, and the first Senate-approved budget in four years.
(If you're interested in the special rules, the full list of amendments, or why most of them were described as "deficit-neutral reserve funds," you can click, here, here, and here.)
While these votes are non-binding and taken in a rushed environment, they nevertheless provide a useful picture of where the Senate stands on a number of important issues.
Below are five takeaways related to energy and climate change policy.
1. There are not enough votes to strip EPA of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases (GHGs).
The Senate rejected an amendment proposed by Senator James Inhofe "prohibiting further greenhouse gas regulations for the purposes of addressing climate change" by a vote of 47-52. This outcome is consistent with past Senate votes on this issue, including Senator Lisa Murkowski's joint resolution in 2010 (47-53) and Senator Mitch McConnell's similar amendment in 2011 (50-50).
2. But that doesn't mean that new GHG standards for power plants are safe.
For example, Democratic Senators Joe Donnelly and Heidi Heitkamp voted against the Inhofe amendment, but recently sent a letter to President Obama opposing his proposed GHG standards for new power plants – demonstrating that there is a difference between support for the EPA's authority to regulate GHGs in general, and support for specific rules. Under the Congressional Review Act, the Senate only needs 51 votes to disapprove of a new rule, so if a few more Senators oppose the new GHG standards, Congress could reject them.
3. There are not enough votes for a stand-alone carbon tax – even if it's revenue-neutral.
This won't come as news to anyone following the carbon tax debate in D.C., but it's nice to have some more concrete numbers on it. Senator Whitehouse's amendment "to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that all revenue from a fee on carbon pollution is returned to the American people" was rejected 41-58 – nearly 20 votes shy of the 60 needed to pass stand-alone legislation. As part of a comprehensive tax reform package, a carbon tax would stand a much better chance, but yesterday's vote demonstrated just how much more support is still needed.
4. Clean energy innovation and energy-efficiency are getting some love.
A number of clean energy and energy efficiency related amendments were proposed, but only two got votes. Senator Reed's amendment to "provide funding for low-income weatherization and energy efficiency retrofit programs" and Senator Merkley's amendment to "increase investment in high-impact breakthrough clean energy technologies" through the Department of Energy's ARPA-E program were both approved by a voice vote.
5. But the question of where the funding will come from remained unanswered.
The most politically viable option – revenues from new oil and gas development on federal lands, channeled through an Energy Security Trust Fund – was proposed in an amendment by Senator Murkowski, but didn't receive a vote. So we'll have to wait a while longer to learn exactly where the Senate stands on that particular idea.
Read more by Evan Juska in The Climate Group's Blogs.
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The Melody Rose Acts of Daring Collections takes inspiration from the romance and danger of life in the circus.
Flying through the air with the greatest of ease, the trapeze artists, tumblers and daring couple on the high wire capture moments of fun, conjuring up the thrill and excitement of the Big Top.
The three designs work wonderfully as soloists or combined to create a story and unique collection.
Featuring fine bone china handmade in England at a third generation UK pottery based in Stoke-on-Trent. Marrying traditional methods and modern techniques, pieces are hand gilded and fired in the kiln, transforming everyday plates into striking, individual pieces.
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I noticed this user ask a really off-topic qustion (actually a question about how to spam) on English.Stackexchange. I then noticed the user's account is active across 20 StackExchange sites with 1 rep each, and has posted the same question on at least one other site.
I voted to close the EL&U question as off-topic, but can't do anything about the webmasters one. This is a minimal amount of activity, but it seems like something we'd want to discourage.
Side note: The only other question asked by the user was closed as off-topic on webmasters and migrated to SuperUser, where it was closed as "not a real question".


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Rodriguez prepared to pitch through pain
BALTIMORE -- Veteran reliever Francisco Rodriguez has no intention of going on the disabled list, and he will continue to manage his strained right groin and remain an option for the Orioles going forward.
Rodriguez exited Friday's game with the injury -- though he later said the issue had been bothering him for about a week before then -- and told manager Buck Showalter the following day that he could go two innings if needed. Still, Showalter gave him two days off.
Rodriguez pitched an inning in Monday's 4-3 loss.
"I felt it when I started warming up," said Rodriguez, who loaded the bases in the eighth inning but got a key double play from first baseman Chris Davis. "Warming up, and [during] the first batter, it was definitely [there], but the second batter I just put that aside, don't worry about anything. I just didn't feel anything [after that]. But when my body cools off, I definitely do [feel pain]."
Rodriguez, acquired in a trade with Milwaukee last month, is a 12-year veteran, and he's well aware of the daily rigors of a 162-game regular season, particularly when a club is in a postseason race, as the Orioles are.
"That's something that, yeah, I really had to learn, whether it's soreness, pain or injury," he said of being able to avoid the DL and help his team. "It's just pain [with the strained groin]. I don't think it's an injury. Every ballplayer over the course of the season will go through that. It happened to me, got to fight through it. I'll be all right."
Rodriguez, who had five scoreless appearances during the team's West Coast trip, is 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA in 11 games for the Orioles. Over 10 2/3 innings, he has allowed five earned runs on 11 hits, with three walks and 16 strikeouts.


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Recycling Options for Old Phones and Computers
Phones, televisions, computers and other electronic devices can become obsolete fast. WSJ's Katherine Boehret profiled eight companies to see how they're going about recycling their old items.
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Behind the Sweets: Toni Marie Cox Makes Blackberry Coconut Naked Cake at Toni Patisserie
The term "naked cake" has grown popular in recent years to describe un-iced wedding cakes. I think these more rustic cakes are actually more appetizing. No more wondering what's under the thick layer of fondant; you can see the multiple layers of deliciousness that await. Even if you aren't getting married, you can try some naked cake this spring at Toni Patisserie.
Pastry chef Toni Marie Cox says she first heard the term naked cake a couple years ago, and has seen them explode on Pinterest. "They've become really popular with wedding cakes," she says. "People like a more vintage, textured cake, and more brides are doing sweet tables with smaller cakes and other dessert options." Cox has baked a couple of different naked cakes in the past and this spring she debuts a blackberry, coconut, and lime variety. At both her Hinsdale and Chicago locations, a 6-inch cake will retail for $30 or you can try a slice for $5.
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The subminiature was reinvented into digital form, mimicking some of the classic (normal size) cameras. These cameras are super small, shown in relation to a AA battery, and will fit easily into a pocket. They're cute and they work, but are usually purchased more for collecting purposes than for use.
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Two young pharmacists, Nikos and Niki Koutsianas, prepare medicinal creams with bee products and herb extracts in their pharmacy.
APIVITA , Greece's first natural cosmetics company, is established.
Our distinctive black soap with propolis and thyme finds its place on the shelves of Greek pharmacies.
APIVITA creates therapeutic shampoos with herb extracts and presents them in glass pharmacist bottles.
Launch of the AROMATHERAPY line and the PERSONAL line of tailor made, essential oil based cosmetics. Marketing guru Philip Kotler considers our cosmetic a "case study".
Therapeutic shampoos rise to the top position in popularity in Greek pharmacies. The company and its natural, effective, holistic products are now present in 4,000 select pharmacies in Greece.
Another innovation. Εxpress beauty masks, in single-dose sachets.
APIVITA travels to Spain. Today, it is present in 80 El corte Ingles department stores, 650 pharmacies and a flagship store in Madrid.
APIVITA takes its first steps in Asia. Today, the company operates 11 stores in Hong Kong and 10 in Japan.
Development of organic Greek herb cultivation and partnership with local cultivators throughout Greece.
From a cream with honey… to an innovation and a patent. QUEEN BEE. Groundbreaking royal jelly encapsulation technology creates a unique cream. That same year also sees the launch of skin care ranges that address different needs and skin types (First Line, Aqua Vita, Wine Elixir).
The production and packaging unit is launched at the company's new bioclimatic premises In Markopoulo, Mesogaia.
The APIVITA Experience Store, an innovative store that offers customers a full experience of our holistic approach to health and beauty, opens its doors in the center of Athens.
ΑPIVITA, now with a presence in 14 countries, celebrates 35 years of creative innovation.
In 1972, the founders of APIVITA, Nikos and Niki Koutsiana, two young pharmacists, were inspired by the honeybee society, the unique biodiversity of Greek nature and Hippocrates' holistic approach to health, beauty and well-being. Together they created their first natural cosmetics, using beekeeping products and herb extracts.
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Whose job is it to stop an asteroid from hitting the Earth?
Update, February 15, 2013: Today, a 150-foot long asteroid with the bland designation of DA14 will pass approximately 17,000 miles from Earth, slipping within the orbit of some communications satellites. At 9:20 this morning local time, a much smaller meteor exploded in the atmosphere above Chelyabinsk, Russia. The fireball, called a "bolide," created a large shockwave that has caused upwards of 900 injuries as a result of shattered windows and damaged roofs. The meteor over Russia was relatively small — the Russian Academy of Sciences estimates it weighed around 10 metric tons, compared to the 180,000-ton DA14 — and it appears not to have been detected before entering the atmosphere. But what about larger asteroids, the ones like DA14, that astronomers find crossing Earth's path? Who's there to stop a much bigger bang than what happened at Chelyabinsk? We took a look last December, the last time a large asteroid came a little too close for comfort.
Not to be overly alarmist, but Earth has had two near-misses with large asteroids so far this month. On Wednesday, a hunk of space rock three miles in diameter and going by the designation 4179 Toutatis passed by the planet, missing by 4.3 million miles, or about 18 times the distance from the Earth to the moon. The day before, an approximately 100 foot-wide asteroid passed much closer — within 140,000 miles, slipping between the Earth and the moon. Neither of these are the Planet X that some New Age doomsayers claim will bring the end of the world on December 21 (the date the ancient Mayan calendar ends) nor are they quite on the scale of the six-mile wide asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs — but still, even a "small" asteroid impact could cause tsunamis, skyline-flattening blasts, and at an extreme, nuclear winter.
The problem is that while the effects might be monstrous, in the cosmic scale of things these "near-Earth objects" (NEOs) are tiny, and thus difficult to detect. XE54, the 100-foot asteroid that passed by on Tuesday, wasn't discovered until two days before its fly-by. The effect of an NEO impact would have global implications, but whose responsibility is it to find these space rocks and, if necessary, to stop them?
At present, NEOs are discovered and tracked by an informal international network of professional and amateur astronomers. Their findings are cataloged and published by the Minor Planet Center, which is run by the Smithsonian and has the support of the International Astronomical Union, the leading professional society of astronomers. In addition, the U.S. government has legally required NEO research. In 2005, Congress mandated that NASA identify at least 90 percent of all NEOs wider than 450 feet by 2020, though, as a 2011 report by the National Academy Sciences points out, Congress did not appropriate funds to meet this goal.
NASA's current efforts include surveys to identify the largest NEOs, and partnerships with some military- and university-operated telescopes. NASA is also cooperating with other countries' projects, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa space probe, which intercepted asteroid 25143 Itokawa in 2005 and returned samples to Earth, and the Canadian Space Agency's Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite, scheduled for launch next year.
Data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Explorer (WISE), an orbiting space telescope, has led astronomers to estimate that there are approximately 20,000 NEOs with diameters greater than 330 feet. This is an improvement over previous estimates, but even with the revised lower numbers, astronomers have found maybe only one-fourth of the space rocks in Earth's path. Worse, when they are identified, it's often only a few days before they pass unnervingly close to home. If one of these NEOs were on a collision course, options to deflect it would be limited — and though international law regulates issues of sovereignty and military use in space, there is no international framework for whose responsibility it would be to avert an asteroid impact. If the United States has a plan, it's not public.
That may be changing. The United Nations Scientific and Technical Subcommittee has a special working group on NEOs advised by a special coalition of experts (called Action Team 14), ranging from space agencies to advocacy groups. Together, they are working to formalize an U.N. framework for coordinating an international response to potentially dangerous NEOs. Their recommendations, which will be presented in February, are expected to include proposals to establish two institutions. The first is an international asteroid warning network to coordinate the search for NEOs, determine which ones are threats, and what their characteristics are (what they're made of, how fast they're traveling, and other factors relevant to trying to deflect them). The second group is a "space mission planning advisory group" — comprised of engineers, astronauts (and cosmonauts, and maybe taikonauts), and other representatives of various countries' space agencies — to plan potential responses to threats. It's a good start, but some experts feel it's moving too slowly (surprising no one familiar with the United Nations).
For now, it would probably fall to the few countries with advanced space-launch technology and powerful ballistic kinetic weapons — the United States and Russia, most prominently — to try to divert an incoming NEO. In testimony presented to Congress in 2007, NASA proposed two broad categories for methods to deflect an NEO: impulsive technology, which would use explosives to alter the object's course; and "slow push" technologies, which would use everything from directed solar energy to gravity wells to gradually shift the object away from impact with Earth. The effectiveness of these methods would depend on the size of the NEO and the time available — and as NASA cautioned in its report, much of the technology is years from being ready for launch.
Experts' best estimates for the time necessary to successfully divert an NEO from hitting the planet is, at bare minimum, two to three years, although five years is probably more realistic. Given that it's impossible to get a three-mile hunk of rock hurtling through space to make a 90 degree right turn, small deflections far from Earth are required. And it takes time to prepare a spacecraft and fly it out to meet an asteroid deep in the solar system. With many of the slow push technologies still years away from being practicable, it would require brute force — either crashing a spacecraft into the object or altering its course with nuclear explosions (delivered by unmanned rockets, not oil crews). Here there be legal trouble, though: using nukes would technically violate the U.N. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space.
At this point, say experts, we're not quite ready to muster an international effort to save the planet from space rock disaster. But at least governments are getting more serious about the problem and taking the responsibility for detection from armchair astronomers. And should we all make it past December 21, 2012, don't start celebrating just yet. 4179 Toutatis, the three-mile wide asteroid that passed by yesterday, will be zipping by again in four years.


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Liberty, NY
Carolyn E. Barley, a lifetime resident of Liberty, NY, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, NY at the age of 95.
She was born on October 20, 1917 in Liberty, NY to the late John H. and Edna Grant Ernhout. She was the widow of Winfield Barley who predeceased her in 2007.
Carolyn was a graduate of Liberty High School and Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. Upon graduation, she returned to Liberty where she spent the remainder of her life. It was here she met "Win", the "Love of Her Life", to whom she was married for 66 memorable years.
She was a faithful life-long member of the Liberty United Methodist Church. During those many years she was a member of the United Methodist Women, the Couples Club, and the Church Choir. She was also the Director of the Junior Choir and volunteered in the church's thrift shop. She was a charter member of the Town of Liberty Volunteer Ambulance Corps and was active in the Catskill Region A.A.C.A. Carolyn was an officer of the Liberty-Loomis Hospital Auxiliary and co-ran the hospital's gift shop until the closing of the hospital. Later in her life, she enjoyed working for American Greetings as a merchandiser at Rite Aid in Liberty for over 15 years.
A family statement reads: Carolyn enjoyed some of the "Best Times of Her Life" volunteering at Liberty-Loomis Hospital where patients and visitors alike were met with a smile and made to feel that someone really cared. Family was the most important part of her life. Talking about her four granddaughters and five great-grandchildren always made her smile. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and will always be remembered by those who met her as a "True Lady".
Carolyn is survived by one son, John Randy Barley and his wife, Linda; two daughters, Cindy Short and her husband, Don and Karen Jones and her companion, Bill Beach, all of Liberty; four grandchildren, Amanda Short of White Lake, NY, Melissa Scheidelman and her husband, Scott of Cazenovia, NY, Allison Pena and her husband, Brian of Lexington, SC and Heather Barley and her companion, Bill Lathrop of Columbia, SC; great-grandchildren, Jake, Alex and Abby Scheidelman and Laney and Gabby Pena; a cousin, Nancy Johnston and her special longtime, friend Evelyn Case. She was predeceased by her son-in-law, Arthur Jones.
Friends may call on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Ramsay's Funeral Home, 275 S. Main St. Liberty, NY Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 6, at 10:30 a.m. in the Liberty United Methodist Church, 170 N. Main St., Liberty with Rev. John Thomason and Rev. Duane Buddle officiating. Interment will be in Liberty Cemetery, Cold Spring Rd., Liberty following the services.
The Barley family would appreciate memorial donations in Carolyn's name be made to the Liberty United Methodist Church, 170 N. Main St., Liberty, NY 12754.
Our sincere thanks to all of the Catskill Regional Skilled Nursing Unit staff and her "SNU family" for all the special care, friendship and love you gave to Mom during her time at SNU.
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Butternut squash and linguine
Family Features | 9/27/2013, midnight
Just as our wardrobe adjusts to the cooler weather, so, too, do our appetites as we enjoy warm, comforting dishes to stave off the chill in the air.
Butternut squash and linguine is one of those perfect transition dishes that showcase the best of the season's offerings. Winter squash of all descriptions are showing up at farmers markets and in grocery store produce aisles now. Butternut squash is one of the most readily recognizable choices, with its distinctive pear shape. Inside is a flavorful, nutrient-rich, yellow-orange flesh that has a subtle sweetness when cooked.
To prepare this recipe, pieces of the squash are simmered with wine and garlic until tender, then a sprinkling of sage is stirred in. A quick toss with Dreamfields linguine and crumbled goat cheese or blue cheese results in a mouthwatering mélange of flavors. For an extra special finish, sprinkle with crisp-cooked prosciutto and chopped walnuts. Either way, it makes a delicious main dish, or a side for poultry or pork.
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Butternut Squash & Linguine
Servings: 4-6, preparation time: 20 minutes, cook time: 22 minutes
- 1/2 box Dreamfields Linguine
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 4 cups butternut squash pieces (about 1-inch pieces)
- 1/2 cup dry white wine or reduced-sodium, fat free chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage or 4 teaspoons dried sage
- 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese, blue cheese or shredded Parmesan cheese
- Crumbled cooked prosciutto or bacon, optional
- Additional cheese, optional
- Toasted chopped walnuts, optional
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and return to pan; cover and keep warm.
Meanwhile, heat olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in squash, wine and salt. Simmer 12 to 15 minutes just until squash is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in sage.
Toss squash with pasta and cheese. Sprinkle with prosciutto, additional cheese and walnuts, if desired.
Nutrition information (1/4 of recipe): 304 calories; 9 g protein; 52 g carbohydrates; 6 g total fat; 2 g saturated fat; 7 mg cholesterol; 213 mg sodium; 7 g total dietary fiber.


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JC Penney feeling the pain of its overhaul strategyNovember 9, 2012: 11:54 AM ET
JC Penney continues to struggle amid a massive overhaul effort.
Shares tumbled Friday, after the department store posted a $203 million loss for the third quarter.
JC Penney's (JCP) loss amounted to 93 cents a share for the quarter, more than thirteen times worse than what analysts were expecting. And sales at stores open at least a year declined more than 26% , the most since CEO Ron Johnson took the helm a year ago.
The company's total sales of $2.9 billion were also well below expectations, and customer traffic declined 12% during the quarter.
Related: J.C. Penney offers kids free haircuts
Within his first few months at the company, Johnson, who previously worked at Apple (AAPL) and spearheaded that company's retail store strategy and Genius Bar, made huge changes. He got rid of coupons and introduced a "Fair and Square" price plan that, after some revisions, boasts just two price levels: everyday low prices and clearance promotions.
During the course of the year, JC Penney has also been trying to implement its boutique 'store within in a store' floor plan, which will eventually carve out the entire department store into 100 brand name shops. While the company has continued to make progress there, JC Penney is also still operating within its old format.
"Today, JCP is really a tale of two companies," said Johnson, calling the old JC Penney a promotional department store and the new JCP a specialty department store. "By far the largest part of our store is the old JC Penney, which continues to struggle and experience significant challenges as evidenced by our third-quarter results. However, the new JCP, centered around the shop concept, is gaining traction with customers every day and is surpassing our own expectations in terms of sales productivity, which continues to give us confidence in our long-term business model."
So far, the company has transformed about 11% of its 65,000 square feet in JC Penney department stores into JCP, said Johnson during a presentation of the company's financial results. And with that, JCP is generating twice as much in sales per square foot than the old JC Penney, he added.
During the third quarter alone, the company opened eight new shops, including Levi's, Izod. Liz Claiborne, The Original Arizona Jean Co. , and JCP brands, and converted 6 million square feet. Johnson said the company expects to complete its transformation of all 65,000 square feet by November 2015.
But as the makeover continues, JC Penney will still likely face big declines in its quarterly sales, which will add pressure to its bottom line, said Brian Sozzi, chief equities analyst at NBG Productions. Sozzi has a sell rating on JC Penney's stock, which has dropped more than 40% in 2012.
"The stores won't change overnight, and there's just no indication of improvement around the corner."
Sozzi is also concerned about Johnson's lack of adherence to JC Penney's pricing strategy.
While Johnson said the company is committed to its simplified price structure, JC Penney has continued to offer some promotions to draw old and new customers to its stores. Last month, the company sent clients a note from Johnson and included a "$10 off " promotion.
Critics panned the move, saying it countered Johnson's strategy for no coupons and is confusing to customers, but Johnson said the $10 was a "gift," adding that customers "might see it again."
Related: Toy stores fear Sandy effect on Black Friday
Johnson also said JC Penney will be running its "only sale of the year" on Black Friday, the highly-anticipated shopping event after Thanksgiving Day.
"Black Friday is an American tradition," said Johnson, "The sale is going to be a doozy. If you're going to do one, it might as well be a good one. You're going to see the lowest prices in the history of JC Penney."
Johnson said the company will also be offering complimentary family portraits during the holidays, in addition to its free haircuts for kids on Sundays.
But Sozzi said Johnson's flip-flopping is clearly a sign that the company is struggling to get customers into their stores.
"They've admitted to losing traffic," Sozzi said. "Customers come in for the promotions but don't come back again. They're not seeing JC Penney as the low price destination. They're trained to look for promotions and discounts."
JC Penney shares fell as much as 10% Friday, but pared back the losses. The stock was down about 6% midday.
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Hilachas are a favorite in Guatemala and are made of cooked and shredded beef that is simmered in a mildly spicy tomatillo-tomato sauce. Hilachas go great with rice and corn tortillas.
2 lbs. + 7 1/2 oz. flank steak
9 garlic cloves, chopped
1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
1 3/4 qts. + 1/2 cup beef stock
1 lb. + 14 oz. tomatoes, cut in quarters
1 lb. + 4 oz. tomatillos, hulls removed, quartered
9 3/4 oz. green peppers, cut in quarters
7 1/2 oz. yellow onions, cut in quarters
2 lbs. + 3 oz. potatoes, peeled, 1/4-in. slice
1 1/4 tsp. granulated sugar
1 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1. Place steak on baking pan. Season steak with half the garlic and 1/8 tsp. black pepper. Place in preheated 375°F convection oven and bake to minimum internal temperature of 145°F. When cool enough to handle, shred meat.
2. In saucepan, combine stock, remaining garlic, tomato, tomatillos, green pepper and onion. Simmer until vegetables are tender. Transfer to blender. Process until smooth. Return to saucepan. Bring to a simmer.
3. Add shredded meat, potato, sugar and 1 1/4 tsp. black pepper. Simmer until potatoes are tender. Can be served over rice.
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towards port shepston. scottburgh turn off, head to the main beach, visible from the car park. Near the swimming pool.
DistanceDay trip
WalkInstant access (< 5min)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
Alternative name scotties
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
DirectionRight and left
Normal lengthVery Long (300 to 500 m)
Good day lengthExceptional (>500m)
Good swell direction
Good wind direction
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdCrowded
The wave is a sand bottom right point break. If the banks are right and have not been ruined by water flowing out of the river, it can get good. It holds strong South West winds.
Strong localism. powerful, comes up quick, looks like it will be chest high and you paddle in and it's 10-12ft. locals are mellow but be cool, some of them rippp!
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By Anonymous , 05-06-2008
Okay Sp0t. - Scottiez can get good, but when its not working, then its bad. On some day you can ride all the way from the Point, until near the cutty-sark. If the locals are annoying you, dont be sheep and look for your own lil'spot near by and you can almost be sure to have some sic wave, from heavy shoreys to gnarley reefs.
By Dylan , 17-04-2008
Surfing=dead? - is it just me or has sufing died on the south coast?!?
if this same piece of coastline was somewhere in Australia we would have produced a mick fanning by now...promising surfers emerge and just fade on this coast...bascially you have to move to Durban to experience competative Surfing. C'mon boys lets get on our boards stop bickering about local spots and SURF
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Little Rock - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; and James Hendricks, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); announced today that Jason Woodring, age 37, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, was arrested on a Criminal Complaint charging him with destruction of an energy facility.
The Affidavit filed with the Complaint alleges that Woodring is responsible for multiple acts of sabotage to the power grid in Central Arkansas. Yesterday, Lonoke County Sheriff's Office deputies received multiple calls regarding an explosion on John Shelton Road in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Deputies and Entergy employees determined the explosion occurred under power lines near Woodring's residence. Agents from the FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force called to the scene, observed a type of blue hose similar to evidence found at another power grid sabotage scene. Interviews were conducted and information from these interviews was connected to previous power grid attacks resulting in the arrest of Woodring today. It is anticipated that an initial appearance in federal court will be scheduled for Tuesday.
"The citizens of Central Arkansas can rest a bit easier today with the arrest of Jason Woodring," stated Thyer. "The power grid attacks had the potential to put many lives at risk. When we depend on electrical power not only for comfort and convenience, but also for safety, security and life-sustaining equipment, not knowing where the next attack would occur held the public hostage to an unknown attacker. I am extremely grateful to all the investigators from the FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Union Pacific Police, Entergy, First Electric, Lonoke County Sheriff's Office, Cabot Police, Arkansas State Police, Conway Police Department, Little Rock Police Department and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission for their commitment to this investigation these past few months."
"I am so proud of the collective team effort of all those who worked so diligently in investigating the attacks on our power grid," stated James Hendricks, Acting SAC for the FBI's Little Rock Office. "This dedicated team worked tirelessly to resolve this matter before anyone was hurt, for which we should all be especially thankful."
The power grid investigation began on August 21, 2013, with the sabotage of a high voltage power line support tower. Investigation of the 100-foot tower revealed that a shackle which holds a 500,000 volt power line was severed. Additionally, over 100 bolts securing the support tower had been removed leaving only five bolts to hold the tower and the power lines it carried in place. Due to the cut shackle, a power line fell on a nearby railroad track and was later struck by a passing train severing the power line causing a brief power outage in Cabot, Arkansas. Entergy was able to reroute power to mitigate the affect this outage had on its customers. Blue hose similar to that found at and near Woodring's residence was found around this sabotage site.
A second attack on the power grid occurred September 29, 2013, at an Entergy Extremely High Voltage (EHV) switching station in Scott, Arkansas. According to the Affidavit, local authorities responding to notification that alarms were indicating multiple problems at the station found the EHV station on fire. A message in black marker at the entrance to the station read, "You should have expected U.S." Entergy representatives estimate the damage to the switching station to be over two million dollars.
On October 6, 2013, a third incident was reported by First Electric Cooperative (FEC) which experienced a power outage in Jacksonville, Arkansas. This outage caused the loss of power to approximately 9,000 customers. An investigation by FEC and the FBI revealed two power poles had been cut and one pulled down causing the downing of a 115,000-volt transmission line. The tractor allegedly used to pull down the pole was stolen from a location directly across the street from Jason Woodring's residence.
This investigation was conducted by the FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Union Pacific Police, Entergy, First Electric, Lonoke County Sheriff's Office, Cabot Police, Arkansas State Police, Conway Police Department, Little Rock Police Department and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Assistant United States Attorney Michael Gordon is prosecuting this case for the United States.
The charges set forth in a Complaint are merely allegations. A federal Grand Jury will decide whether to indict on these charges. If indicted and convicted of this charge, Woodring faces a possible sentence of not more than 20 years imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine followed by three years supervised release. Woodring is presumed innocent until proven guilty.


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A long time ago, In a galaxy far, far away.wait, different story, sorry. Ok, .again.
I was born a poor, black sharecropper. Shoot! Sorry, another story! Please, one more try..
My name is Randy Borcherding and I have a passion for all things mechanical (only 11 steps to go!). Cars, motorcycles, airplanes, boats, watches.whatever you can think of in that vein. As a child, I built models as fast as I could earn money to buy another. I even won a couple contests. Now, I guess I just build bigger models for other owners.
I also have a need to create perfectionism around me. I like things to be the best they can be, within reason. It is a blessing and a curse at the same time. It is not that I expect others, or even myself, to be perfect,
I know better than that! I am drawn to always find a way to do a job or project better the next time. I am not willing to settle for "okay" or "good enough". . I like subtle things, but don't mind a little "in your face" like a loud exhaust or candied, metal-flake paint when appropriate.
I have never had any formal training in this field, I am 95% self taught through the School of Hard Knocks. I have a master's degree from that place! Anyway, other than product-specific training from paint manufacturers, it has all been learned the old-fashioned way.
I started working on real cars in high school. First, a 1971 Nova, then a 1982 Mustang GT, then a 1967 Dodge Coronet. and so on. I have always had a fascination with straight bodywork and very slick paint, as well as detail throughout a vehicle.
I decided to try my hand at paint and bodywork while working at a former job of mine. I ended up painting all of their work trucks and vans and the race was on! I started doing jobs for friends and family, learning all the while. I asked lots of questions to people who would share information, and read whatever I could find to help me pickup clues and tips.
In May of 1989, I decided to start my own business doing this "paint and body" thing. Within 2 years, I had grown from a small, 1200 square foot lease space to a 3500 square foot pair of buildings. In the grand scheme of things, relatively small, but a huge step up in my career. We are presently in Tomball, Texas (a Houston suburb) in a 7000 square foot building with a heated paint booth.
At that point I did whatever came in the door, be it insurance, custom or restoration: whatever. I have painted antique semi-trucks, grand pianos, coffins (with the deceased inside!), prototypes for large marketing companies, boats, airplanes, not to mention cars and motorcycles.basically, an eclectic mixture of stuff. From that, I have learned it is almost impossible to combine the custom/restoration world with Insurance/collision work and be productive and profitable simultaneously.
At times, I have had to take on partners, none of which have worked out. As a result of those experiences, I have also had to take jobs at "normal" body shops for periods of time. I have done it all from estimating to painting and frame repair. I never lost my passion for all things old or custom. I always had a little project of my own or someone else's going on. I have to admit that the collision shop mentality has helped me appreciate the value of production and efficiency, which I continue to try and encompass into my present work today. I try to work smart as much as hard. Conversely, I will not sacrifice quality in the interest of time or money.
I have many people to thank for where I am now, and they know who they are. I won't bore you with those details. Although my company, in the past, has been larger, I have no desire to be a big, mass-producing facility. I feel that quality and personal contact become inversely proportional to the size of the company. The larger the company becomes, the harder it is to maintain your relationships and standards. Ultimately, I end up being a baby-sitter of sorts. Therefore, my company is presently comprised of 5 people. We are not the biggest shop around and that is just fine with us. I want to be in touch with my customers, employees and my family.
We have built many high- end vehicles, as well as being seen on TV multiple times. Maybe that matters, maybe not. We, as a company and as individuals, love what we do and hope to do it for the rest of our lives. If we weren't doing it for a living, we would be doing it at home for free, so why not try to make a living if you can?
I am not only the owner, I am a large part of the labor force as well. I am the painter, and do much of the sanding and polishing as well (believe it or not, my favorite part!). I have a great group of people that work with me to create what we do. They all love this and want to do it for the foreseeable future as well. We can build a turn-key, frame up version of your ultimate ride, or provide any part of that process if you are handling parts of it elsewhere or yourself. We can build a show-stopping, one-of-a-kind winner or a Saturday night cruiser. You decide.
Our projects and paint jobs have received national acclaim at shows such as the prestigious Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, California, the Super Chevy Show (also in California) and multiple Autorama shows around the nation. In 2006, the Grand National roadster show gave out 2 special paint awards, chosen by Mike Levallee (inventor of the 'real fire' style if flames), and we took both of them home to Houston, Texas. A third jobwe had there won Best Rod Paint. Five vehicles that we have been involved in were chosen to appear at the invitation-only Fresno Autorama, where every participant is hand picked by the one and only Blackie Gejian.A vehicle can only go once to that one! Lastly, we had a car chosen to be a feature vehicle at the famous 2007 Supernationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our most recent project, a 1932 Dearborn Duece Ford cabriolet was honored to be the 'Outstanding street rod' of the show at the 2008 Detroit Autorama as well as winning 'Best of Show' and 'Gold Class' at the Pomona, California Super Chevy show. Yes, a Ford won the Chevy show! Also at the 2008 Detroit Autorama, a Chevelle we painted 5 years ago won 'Outstanding Paint' of the show. Our projects have appeared in magazines like Super Chevy, Chevy Rumble, Easy rider and Jeg's catalog. Heck, even one in Hungary that I won't even attempt to pronounce! We have had a car appear on the popular "Power Block" series of television shows. Lately, we have been the paint and body part of a new bike building show being filmed in Houston called "The American Biker Series". I say all of this not to brag, but to lend credibility to what we do. We know not everyone is out to build a show-winning piece of art, but we do know how to take a job to that level when the need arises.
We are happy to answer questions when asked. If we don't have the answer, we will help you find it. We don't know it all, or pretend to. We are not the fastest, or the cheapest. We want to be neither of those as they breed compromise of the unwanted kind. You are more than welcome to visit us before, during or after your project's journey with us. We welcome that, and feel free to take as many pictures as you like. We will, too, and you will get a complete pictorial history of whatever we do for you.
I think you will find the most valuable asset we have to offer is honesty. We will not mislead you just to collect a paycheck from you. There have been many times that I have advised a customer to get out while he can, or to not even begin the project, based on what they are starting with, or their budget, or both. Some may accuse me of being a bad business man, but, I am not trying to get rich on one job. I see the big picture and know how expensive these projects can get. I often tell people that it is cheaper to buy something finished than to build it yourself.
Having said all these things, it is an honor and a pleasure to be involved in building something that is part of your dreams. Maybe it is a reward for a life well-lived, or a handed-down family heirloom. Maybe it was a spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment decision or a half-finished horror story from 'Body Shop hell'. It doesn't really matter, other than the fact that we will do whatever we can to help you make logical, positive and creative decisions on whatever it is that "moves" you.
Thanks for your time, and now, back to our movie...


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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Nearly 400 people have made offers to buy a rare Pokemon trading card on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $100,000.
The card -- a Pikachu Illustrator -- is one of six total in circulation that were made especially as a reward to those who won the Pokemon Card Game Illustration Contest, Geek.com reported.
It previously sold for about $20,000.
The seller, whose name was not reported, set a high Buy It Now price, but expects to get about $50,000 for the card.
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