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The Association for Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC), International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV), and National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) released a policy statement today, recommending that systems be established to ensure that survivors of sexual assault have universal access to medications to prevent HIV following rape. In too many communities, access to these medications is lacking or inconsistent.
According to the World Health Organization, at least 34 million people worldwide are living with HIV (World Health Organization [WHO], 2013). Sexual assault survivors are potentially at risk of HIV transmission, due to oral, anal, and genital trauma seen in sexual assaults (Dunkle & Decker, 2013; Campbell, Lucea, Stockman, & Draughon, 2013; Draughon, 2012). WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and several states and provinces recommend anti-HIV medications—also known as non-occupational post exposure prophylaxis, or "nPEP"—to prevent HIV following rape (WHO, 2007; CDC, 2010; New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, 2010; Government of Alberta, 2010).
"We believe that globally, systems should be in place to support universal access to nPEP for all people who have been sexually assaulted. Costs should not stand in the way of survivors accessing this drug, which can cost upwards of $2,000," said Polly Campbell, President, IAFN. "We recognize the vital role that health providers play in assessing survivors for HIV risk and hope to create consistent practices that support them in these efforts," said Robert Carroll, President, ANAC. "We know that effective services must be grounded in a collaborative, trauma-informed model that supports survivors in making informed choices about their health and options," said Karen Baker, Director, NSVRC.
"We recommend that advocates, health care providers, and policy makers work together to ensure that all people—regardless of income, geographical location, cooperation with law enforcement, or other criteria—have access to nPEP when medically indicated," said Monika Johnson Hostler, President, NAESV.
The Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) is the leading nursing organization responding to HIV/AIDS. ANAC nurses work in all aspects of HIV and HIV-related prevention, care, treatment, research, education and policy. ANAC's mission is to provide educational, professional development and networking opportunities for nurses about HIV. http://www.nursesinaidscare.org
The International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) leads the nursing response to violence with compassion and expertise. We are an international membership organization comprised of forensic nurses working around the world. The mission of IAFN is to provide leadership in forensic nursing practice by developing, promoting, and disseminating information internationally about forensic nursing science. http://www.iafn.org
The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV) is the voice in Washington for state coalitions and local programs working to end sexual violence and support survivors. NAESV educates the policy community about federal laws, legislation and appropriations impacting efforts to end sexual violence. Its team of experts and advocates publish written analyses, track legislation, provide media interviews, and advise members of Congress and the executive branch on a broad range of issues related to sexual violence. http://endsexualviolence.org/
Founded by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape in 2000, NSVRC identifies, develops and disseminates resources regarding all aspects of sexual violence prevention and intervention. http://www.nsvrc.org
Campbell, J. C., Lucea, M. B., Stockman, J. K., & Draughon, J. E., (2013). Forced sex and HIV risk in violent relationships. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 69 (Suppl. 1), 41-44. doi:10.1111/aji.12026
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010. MMWR, 59, (RR-12). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/2010/STD-Treatment-2010-RR5912.pdf
Draughon, J. E. (2012). Sexual assault injuries and increased risk of HIV transmission. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal, 34, 82-87. doi:10.1097/TME.0b013e3182439e1a
Dunkle, K. L., & Decker, M. R. (2013). Gender-based violence and HIV: Reviewing the evidence for links and causal pathways in the general population and high-risk groups. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 69 (Suppl. 1), 20-26. doi:10.1111/aji.12039
Government of Alberta. (2010). Alberta guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis in non-occupational settings: HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and sexually transmitted infections. Retrieved from http://www.health.alberta.ca/documents/PEP-Guidelines-2013.pdf
New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute. (2010). HIV prophylaxis following non-occupational exposure including sexual assault. Retrieved from http://www.hivguidelines.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hiv-prophylaxis-following-non-occupational-exposure-11-30-2012.pdf
World Health Organization. (2013). Global health observatory: HIV/AIDS. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/gho/hiv/en/index.html
World Health Organization. (2007). Post-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection: Joint WHO/ILO guidelines on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent HIV infection. Retrieved from http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2007/9789241596374_eng.pdf


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Edward C Mazotas, 85, of Hartford, husband of the late Helen (Bartoszewicz) Mazotas, died Thursday, Septemember 21, 2000 at a local convalesent home. He was born in Hartford son of the late Anthony J and Beatrice (Setmokas) and was a lifelong resident. Prior to his retirement, in 1980, Mr. Mazotas was a cost accountant for Pratt & Whitney Small Tool Company, West Hartford for 44 years. Upon his retirement, he qualified for a seat on the Mazotas rocking Chair club, a closely - knit, unique family organization reserved for retired Mazotas family members. He was a longtime communicant of Holy Trinity Church, and served for many years. He was actively involved in the Knights of Lithuanian Club, a graduate of Hartford High School and Morse Business College. During the 60's and 70's, Ed was the Color Guard Instructor for the Hartford P.A.L.
He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, having served with the 795th Military Police and saw action in France, Germany and the Pacific theater. He was a associate member of the famous Flying Tigers. He is survived by three sons, Anthony, Leo P., Benedict P., two daughters, Frances M., Barbara A; a brother Leo C.; seven grandchildren, Michael G., Alena, Andrew, Benedict, Matthew, Kristin, and David and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by six brothers, Anthony, Theodore, Joseph, Benjamin, Walter and Andrew and two sister, Dorothy, and Eleanor Lessie.
The Funeral will be Monday 9:15 a.m.

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**UPDATE: Though online ticket sales will end on Tuesday, June 15th at 1pm – you can still make it to hear Langdon's talk and see an all new slide presentation that night at the Montlake Community Center, 7pm. Limited tickets available at the door – come and bring your friends & family!**
Foraging is not just a throwback to our hunter-gatherer past. It's a way to reconnect with the landscape whether rural or urban and eat healthy, delicious wild foods. Author and forager Langdon Cook will share his adventures in the field and in the kitchen with a lecture and slide presentation. Copies of his book Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager will be available for purchase at the lecture.
7pm, Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Montlake Community Center
1618 East Calhoun St.
Seattle, WA 98112
Tickets: $15 Members*; $20 Non-Members
(*Slow Food Seattle members will receive a discount code for this event via email on Tuesday, May 25th – contact us if you are a current member and have not received the details.)
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Langdon Cook is the author of Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager. He was a senior book editor at Amazon.com before leaving the corporate world in 2004 to live in a cabin off the grid with his family. Now a freelance writer and blogger, Cook has written for Gray's Sporting Journal, Outside, Fly Fisherman, The Stranger, Seattle Metropolitan, Northwest Palate, and numerous other publications. He has been profiled in Bon Appetit and WSJ magazine. Cook is a graduate of the University of Washington's MFA program and a recipient of PEN Northwest's Margery Boyden Wilderness Writing Residency. He lives in Seattle, Washington.


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For most of us, a set of wheels is one of the first essential purchases after the car itself. It can also be one of the biggest expenses, so keeping those wheels clean is crucial both for their appearance and longevity. Threfore, we decided to return to our friends at Meguiar's for some wheel cleaning basics.
Our original car cleaning guide ran in the 12/11 issue of eurotuner magazine and can be found under the "Tech" menu at eurotuner.com It looked at weekly washing maintenance, when to use clay or liquid compound to remove surface contaminants, then talked about waxing to protect the paint and how often you need to maintain it.
All the information came from Meguiar's, who simply want people to know how to look after their cars properly. Once educated, they assume we'll look for the best products…
While specific Meguiar's products are referred to here, similar products are available from all car care companies and the same advice applies.
Meguiar's has a comprehensive website with tips and how-to advice videos as well as an active forum to help you understand many of the process. SoCal drivers can even sign up for weekly classes to learn from the experts in person. Visit meguiars.com for more details.
When we embarked on this story, Mike Pennington and Mike Stoops from Meguiar's explained that wheels represent the most common enquiries on their telephone hotline, and they cause the most common and costly mistakes!
The biggest problem is identifying the finish on your wheels because most people don't know. They could be factory "coated" silver, painted, powdercoated, uncoated aluminum, uncoated polished auminum, anodized, chromed or any combination of the above. The problem is, if you guess wrong and use a strong cleaner you could do irreparable damage.
You also need to be aware of what's behind the wheel, because strong cleaners can damage the finish on aftermarket brake calipers, rotor hats as well as suspension components.
Even the center caps need to be considered, plus the lug nuts and some inner wheel barrels are occasionally left uncoated. It's a minefield out there!
It's essential to always address the most sensitive material when cleaning. So while chrome is the toughest material that withstands the strongest cleaners, a chrome cleaner could ruin the finish of uncoated aluminum or powdercoated brake calipers, for example, turning them an unpleasant milky white.
In short, chrome is very resilient while aluminum is very sensitive. So if you're not sure about the finish on your wheels, brakes and suspension, phone the manufacturer (not where you bought them – get it from the horse's mouth).
The best advise is to read the directions on the product, don't simply go by the name. Meguiars All Wheel Cleaner, for example, isn't suitable for uncoated aluminum and the directions will explain that…
Chrome/Polished Aluminum
To check if your wheels are either chrome or polished aluminum, you can use a metal polish such as Meguiar's All Metal Polish on them. Rub it on and if the cloth turns black, it means you have uncoated aluminum wheels, so you need to be very careful with cleaning liquids.
If the wheels are clearcoated, the cloth won't turn black but a chrome cleaner could still damage them, so beware before applying a liquid wheel cleaner.
The problem is the ph value of individual cleaners. The more acidic liquids can eat into delicate finishes and cause damage. Here are the ph values for Meguiar's Hot Rims wheel cleaners and household products to give you an idea:
|Chrome Wheel Cleaner
|All Wheel & Tire Cleaner
|Aluminum Wheel Cleaner
|Lemon juice
As you can see, all are very strong apart from the neutral Hot Rims Aluminum Wheel Cleaner. This should be your default choice if you're unsure about your wheel finish. Using acidic Chrome Wheel Cleaner on uncoated aluminum, anodized surfaces, magnesium wheels, aluminum brake components or aftermarket suspension could spell disaster. And don't even get us started on motorcycles – these have lots of exposed metals and plastics and require specialized care!
As another caveat, wheels referred to as "black chrome" can either be chromed or anodized, so again contact the manufacturer for confirmation.
When chrome cleaner is sprayed onto a wheel, the brake dust and dirt will simply rinse away because it's so strong. However, it's not suitable for all surfaces, as we've seen. Subsequently, Aluminum Wheel Cleaner may require some agitation with a wash mitt or soft brush because it's necessarily milder for delicate finishes. That said, if you wash your wheels often, a mild cleaner should be sufficient for all finishes.
If your car is equipped with its factory-fitted coated wheels, brakes and suspension, then All Wheel Cleaner would be sufficient. However, the name is misleading because it's not suitable for "all" wheels (just all OE coated wheels) since it is too strong for uncoated aluminum, etc. The name is used throughout the car care industry but again, always read the label!
Weekly Wash
Just like paintwork, wheels should be washed at least weekly. Despite the name of the Hot Rims products, never wash hot components or a car in sunshine. Always allow the car to cool first because heat will increase the strength of the cleaner.
If the wheels are very dirty, spray the cleaner on a dry surface, and spray from the bottom upwards. The directions recommend you only leave the cleaner on for 15sec. Therefore, do one wheel at a time rather than circling the car with cleaner then water. This leaves it on too long and risks damage to center caps, brake calipers, etc.
Use separate buckets of water to wash your wheels and paintwork to avoid contamination. A separate wash mitt is best, but brushes are also recommended. Use soft, flagged bristles (split ends) on the wheel face and a spoke brush with a soft rubber nose to avoid scratches.
Painted or clearcoated wheels can get swirl marks like bodywork, or the color can fade, so Meguiar's suggests several steps to restore the finish.
It starts with a clay bar to remove brake dust that might be baked on. Then use a liquid paint cleaner such as Meguiar's Ultimate Compound to remove microns from the top surface and eliminate the swirls. You can even wax the finish afterwards for protection – it won't last long on hot wheels but it might help at the next wash…
If the worst has happened and you used the wrong cleaner on uncoated, polished aluminum, you may have staining. In this instance, try Meguiar's Wheel Polishing Kit (there's an instruction video on meguiars.com).
Start by cleaning the wheels and apply the foam cleaner in the kit. Then use a Dynacone in a drill at a slow speed with All Metal Polish. It should help remove some of the staining. The same procedure can restore shine to chrome wheels as well. But if you have stained anodized components, there's nothing you can do!
To reduce your effort at each weekly wash, you could try Meguiar's Brake Dust Barrier. It's sprayed onto dry wheels, is safe on any surface and will last for multiple washes.
The Barrier is a polymer coating that won't allow brake dust to adhere, making it easier to remove by washing. And it won't damage your brakes or suspension.
When the Barrier gets old it flakes off, at which point you apply another coat and it all merges together again. It dries clear and won't go milky or discolor with age. Perhaps the only problem is that it's hard to remove completely if, for some reason, you decide not to use it any longer. Rubbing alcohol and plenty of elbow grease will eventually shift it.


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I'm a casual/can be hc gamer. I play lone wolf but can also work as a team; I've been playing fps since CS 1.2 and love it! I hope you guys are getting BF3 when it comes out, because if not, you won't be seeing me in BFBC2 ... or in RL ha. I'm easy going, mellow, but once I get comfortable I joke a lot and talk more.
I've been clanless for a while, figured it's time to group up before bf3 gets here. Cheers!


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Far Reaching
Rusty Wallace will never forget the sack of cash he scored after winning the 1996 Suzuka Thunder Special, the first of three NASCAR exhibition races held in Japan during the late 1990s.
In Victory Lane that afternoon, Wallace was given the choice of how he wanted his $130,940 in winnings. He could have a check or cash; of course, he took the cash. There was only one small problem -- the bills were Japanese yen, not American dollars, and they came in a large paper bag. A rather stunned Wallace handed the money over to Don Miller, who ran Penske Racing's NASCAR program at the time, to let him worry about it as he made the day-long trip back to the United States.
Any other time, the tale might be humorous. Not now. Nothing whatsoever seems funny about the things Japan has experienced in the past week. A ferocious earthquake, striking March 11 at a magnitude of 9.0, was the fourth-largest ever recorded. That, in turn, trigged a tsunami so powerful that it obliterated entire villages. Strong remnants made it all the way to the West Coast of the United States, thousands of miles away. And maybe worst of all, the world fears a catastrophic meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damaged in the quake.
What else does Wallace -- and virtually everyone else in NASCAR with a connection to the country -- remember about Japan? The friendliness of its people, that's what. Recent reports out of the ravaged country say that there has been no looting in the disaster's aftermath. How could this possibly have happened to a people such as this?
There are no answers to that and so many other questions, with death tolls already at about 3,000 and some 20,000 still missing.
"The thing that stood out to me the whole time ... these people are so damn nice, it's unreal," Wallace said. "They're so kind and gracious, always wanting to help you. That's the thing I remembered. I'll never forget winning the race, coming home and going, 'Wow. That was a neat experience because of the kindness of everybody.'
"They were always wanting autographs. They were always smiling, and everybody was always happy. That's the thing that was so refreshing when I was there."
Despite the widespread damage in its home country, the events of the past week aren't expected to impact Toyota's presence in NASCAR. There's no way of knowing what tomorrow might bring, but at the moment, that's the plan. Well before the manufacturer's entry into NASCAR, the sport and the country had shared a connection.
Tiny Lund once won a race there, as did Wallace in 1996 and Mike Skinner in both 1997 and '98. Suzuka Circuit, site of Japan's first two NASCAR exhibitions, is some 420 miles southwest of the failing nuclear plant. Twin Ring Motegi, however, is just 97 miles or so away. Reports are that the facility received no significant damage, but its April 24 MotoGP motorcycle event already has been postponed until Oct. 2.
Hideo Fukuyama competed in all three NASCAR showcases in his native country, with a best finish of 17th in 1998 at Twin Ring Motegi. He then came to the United States to try his hand at the Cup Series level, and wound up qualifying for a total of four events for car owner Travis Carter -- two in 2002 and another couple the following season. His best finish was a 33rd at Las Vegas in 2003.
Signing his autographs in Japan as "Smokin' Joe" in deference to Carter's R.J. Reynolds Co. sponsorship, Fukuyama was a popular figure in the garage on both sides of the Pacific. Today, he lives in Suzuka, and came through the disaster feeling only "a little" of the quake's immense force.
"It is a big, terrible disaster beyond the imagination," Fukuyama said in an e-mail Tuesday. "Restoration will take considerable time."
Kindred spirits
Fukuyama wasn't the only person with deeply seated NASCAR connections to have experienced at least some of the disaster first-hand.
Shige -- pronounced "shiggy" -- Hattori ran 10 races in what is now the Truck Series during the 2005 season, and he also made several starts on the CART, IndyCar and Indy Lights tours. Although he now lives in Mooresville, N.C., the city of Okayama in the southern part of Japan is home. He has fielded K&N East Series and ARCA entries for drivers Miguel Pardo and Sean Caisse in the past few years, and was actually in Nagoya, Japan for meetings with his sponsors when the quake hit at 2:46 p.m. local time.
"We felt something moving," Hattori said. "We didn't know than there had been a huge earthquake in the north of Japan. They brought me to the train station, and I tried to go back to Tokyo. But all the trains were closed down."
Two of Hattori's children are university students in Tokyo, and instead of an ordinary 20-minute train ride home, they had to walk and finally made it home at 2 a.m. There continue to be strong aftershocks, mandated power blackouts and of course, concern over the situation at the nuclear facility about 150 miles to the north.
He has lost friends and others are missing. Quakes are not uncommon in Japan, and one that measured at a magnitude of 6.8 in January 1995 killed approximately 6,434, including about 4,600 alone from the city of Kobe. The most recent seismic event, however, was much stronger.
"Japan has had many problems, political, etc.," Shattori said in a text message. "But we have a terrible disaster now, and I'm seeing both good and bad things -- poor politics and strong people. The quake brought chaos to the country, but people are thinking about other people, even the victims of the tsunami. They have lost families and many friends, but are still thinking of other people and helping.
"I have found out some things. Nothing is more powerful than nature, and this country is still OK."
During a 20-minute interview, the one time Hattori's voice seemed to perk up was when he discussed his time in NASCAR.
"It was great," said Hattori, who also made the field for the Indianapolis 500 in 2002 and '03. "I love NASCAR a lot. I got over 100 e-mails and personal messages from U.S. friends and NASCAR people. I really appreciate people that said they're praying for my family and also my country. I really appreciate those friends and NASCAR people."
Such was that love for stock-car racing that he started his own team. The past few terrible days has thrown his plans for 2011 into disarray. He's still in Japan, and may not return until next week.
"This last week, everything has changed," he concluded. "Some of my sponsors, the quake has damaged their office. Also, one of our big sponsors, over 10 of their employees lost their homes to the tsunami. I don't know for this year. Hopefully, we'll be able to do something for ARCA and K&N this year, too."
Charles Chen owns the Tokyo-based Speed of Japan, a marketing and management firms for several of the country's motorcycle, endurance and IndyCar competitors. He was meeting with a client when they felt a tremor, which when it began, seemed to be no big deal. Yet at a magnitude of 5-plus, it was big enough.
Everyone, Chen said, took to the streets. Damage during the Kobe quake in 1995 was severe, but limited to a relatively confined place. This time, though, the piggy-backed disasters have had a much wider sphere of influence.
There remains in place a three-hour blackout every day to conserve energy. For a city that relies heavily on the mode of transportation, train service also has been cut in half. Many gas stations are out of gas, and those that do are limiting purchases to maybe three gallons. Those are minor inconveniences, however, compared to the crisis growing almost hourly at the nuclear plant.
"We are all devastated," Chen said Tuesday night. "I'm sure you're aware of the nuclear power plant problem. People don't know what to do. I keep telling people with the resources I have -- Facebook, Twitter and our blogs -- people shouldn't panic. There are a lot of bogus e-mails going around, so people don't know what to believe."
Chen says life will someday return to normal in his country, but adds that it's going to take a very long time.
"I was in the office [Monday], and we're located in central Tokyo," Chen continued. "The streets were like a ghost town. Not many people were out walking. A lot of shops and a lot of offices were closed. People are scared that things will run out if another earthquake hits. We've had a couple of big aftershocks, so people are scared. A lot of my friends from overseas -- American friends, European friends -- are heading back to their countries. Nothing is normal here right now.
"Literally, the east coast of the north part of Japan is damaged. It's not like a couple of buildings fell. Because of the tsunami, there are whole villages gone. It's gonna take time, and it's going to be a very slow and probably a painful experience to rebuild this whole thing. I think Japan needs all the help they can get right now, whether it's donations or mental support. It's going to be years, mentally and financially."
How can citizens of other countries help? The Red Cross has raised more than $1 million to date, and Japanese SuperGT and Formula Nippon champion Juichi Wakisaka has started a relief cause.
"I think the most important way is to let the Japanese people that you are all behind us," Chen concluded. "We are all grateful to hear to about the relief forces coming from all over the word, and for messages on Facebook and Twitter. No. 2 is that the disaster area is still lacking a lot of food, a lot of medication, a lot of daily stuff. The Japanese government, as well as a lot of non-profit organizations, are starting up relief funds, and if the American people can donate to those funds, it will help."
Back in the states
Joe Gibbs Racing is without a doubt Toyota's flagship operation, with Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano in its stable of hot-shot drivers. J.D. Gibbs, president of the organization, says the manufacturer's presence in NASCAR more than likely won't be impacted by the disasters.
"Obviously, it's just a huge issue you're dealing with, across the board," Gibbs said. "Having people you work with and that you know overseas, it was scary. For a while, we didn't know anything. From Toyota's standpoint, none of their operations suffered any serious damage. But a lot of people around there [have been affected] and now dealing with the nuclear issues, there's just a lot of concern. They're just seeking all the thoughts and prayers they can get. They really appreciate it.
"As far as the racing part here, while it's not on the front burner, it's obviously a concern to what we do here. The NASCAR operations are here in Charlotte, and they're in Costa Mesa, Calif. [home of Toyota Racing Development]. I think because the [Japanese] plants didn't have any serious damage, I don't think there will be much of an impact from that. But there's no issue on the NASCAR side ... I'm not concerned about that. Right now, we're just thinking and praying for everyone in Japan as they try to put the pieces back together."
The faith of the Gibbs family has been well-documented, but when it comes to something like what's happened in Japan, it's nevertheless hard to put into perspective.
"For me personally, it's heartbreaking when you see it," Gibbs said. "Then, when you know people that are over there going through it, that makes it difficult. Going through any kind of natural disaster is difficult. From our standpoint, all you can do is just pray."
Michael Waltrip is another well-known Toyota team owner, fielding teams for Martin Truex Jr., David Reutimann and a part-time effort for himself. This past November, Waltrip made a week-long trip to Japan for a Toyota Motorsports event. He won't soon forget the reception he felt from the Japanese people.
"I'm a little bit bigger than most people over there," said Waltrip, who also raced in all three of NASCAR's Japan exhibitions in the late '90s. "So I probably stick out and look a little bit like I'm lost. But it enabled me to always get a smile and a bit of direction if we could somehow come to communicate. I'm a huge race fan. It's what I've done my whole life. I just love sharing what I do with others."
The line for autographs was a very long one, and Waltrip will never forget one youngster in particular.
"There was a little Japanese boy in a NAPA Auto Parts/Michael Waltrip uniform," Waltrip said. "He was probably 5 years old, and he was in his little driver's uniform. I saw him, so I went and got my picture made with him. That's real flattering, considering the distance between them and us, that we make enough of an impression on them that they care enough to do something like that."
As for the calamities that have destroyed so much of the country, Waltrip says he has not considered what impact they might have on his business.
"Anyone with compassion for fellow human beings is hurting right now," Waltrip said. "I like to think that describes 99 percent of Americans. They care, and they want those folks to know that they're in our hearts. The reason why maybe it hits a little closer to home for me is because I feel like I know them. I feel like they're part of my family. That's the way they treat me, and that's the way I treat them. It's very sad.
"I haven't even thought about that. Human beings rally together, and we help each other. My concern is more about the well-being of the people, and not so much exactly what it's going to do to me. My family's safe, and I know where my daughters are. I just wish that for those people."
The exhibition races
The journey to Japan for the exhibition races was a long one. Some boarded planes in Atlanta and didn't walk off until landing in Tokyo 14 hours later. Going to Suzuka, which included a layover, connection flight and bus ride to the motel at the track, the journey took every bit of a full 24 hours.
It was a tough haul, but no one will ever know if it in some way contributed to health problems suffered by two high-profile NASCAR participants. Elmo Langley -- a longtime independent driver, team owner and NASCAR's pace car driver at the time -- suffered a fatal heart attack prior to the 1996 event while giving former driver Buddy Baker a tour of Suzuka Circuit. The very next year, NASCAR president Bill France Jr. had a mild heart attack while in Japan for the race.
Those are bad memories, but there also were plenty of good ones for Wallace and Skinner. Wallace made two separate trips to Japan before the first exhibition race, primarily to drum up publicity. Then, once it came time to actually have at it on the track, there was the desire amongst competitors to earn bragging rights by being the very first to score a NASCAR checkered flag on foreign soil.
Everybody wanted to win it. Another Cup champion, amongst others, tried using a little strategy to do just that.
"When the race started, I started just running the hell out of my car," Wallace remembered. "I led and ran up front, and I kept watching Dale Earnhardt fading to the back. They were gonna take the top-10 cars and invert them for the second segment of the race. I watched him fading, trying to get in that position."
Suddenly, Wallace's car developed a brake problem and he, too, started dropping back. Just five laps after the Lap 50 restart, Wallace was back in the lead and he stayed there the rest of the way. Waltrip, during the days leading into that first race, was having a time getting adjusted to the culture. He tried ordering from a menu in one eatery, pointing to item number four and holding up the appropriate number of fingers.
He got the meal, all right. Four of them. His buddy Sterling Marlin tried another approach.
"Me and Sterling went to dinner one night," Waltrip began. Any story that begins that way is going to be a good one. "I had to explain to him, it didn't matter how many times he said something or how much louder he said it, they still didn't understand what the hell he was saying. He thought if he ordered a filet and they didn't get it the first time, if he just kept saying it, eventually it would sink in."
Skinner finished eighth in the inaugural exhibition, and like many others, would've given most anything for some familiar food while in the country. He came back to sweep the next two Japanese races. After the first, he stopped at the finish line and made a beeline for the grandstands.
"I pulled the steering wheel off the car, and I jumped up into the crowd," Skinner said. "They just ate it up, because a NASCAR driver wanted to be close to them and wanted them to celebrate a win with them. I just did it. It was just an emotion. I just was so happy that I jumped up into the crowd, was shaking hands, putting my arms around people and taking pictures with people."
The next year, Skinner got the royal treatment. Because of his success, Skinner would later joke that he wished NASCAR would race two or three times a year in Japan.
"When we went back, I was like a rock star over there. I felt like Jeff Gordon," Skinner admitted. "We were a big deal in Japan. It was kind of crazy, because we didn't really expect that and never really wanted to be a big deal. We were recognized everywhere we went. The people were so, so nice."
After the quake and its resulting devastation, Skinner is stuck for a way to help. Where do you even begin? Skinner has driven for Toyota ever since its entry into the Truck Series in 2004, so the personal connection is very real.
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The above picture was taken in July 1958 of Ouellette & University Ave. of Downtown Windsor, Ontario. I was looking for a picture of it to go with this blog and found it online at "internationalmetropolis.com"; thanks to Andrew for allowing me to use it here. Check out his blog if your interested in this area or researching about family in the area, it really is a good site.
I use to go to the Kresge Downtown all the time when I was a kid and into my teens. As a kid my grandmother Elva (nee Dennie) use to take me there to help with her shopping and or to get me clothes. She always called it "The Dime Store" though. She would say "Let's go to the Dime Store and get you some new pants for school"; and I knew we were headed for Kresge's. Of course when I went there it was a little later then in the picture above. It was in the 70's through mid 80's. So the only real difference was the cars and clothing/hair styles. Back then though downtown was the place to go on a Saturday to shop. The mall in Windsor was smaller at the time and was not the main destination to go shopping yet. It was the secondary place. Kresge's was the Walmart of it's time. They had everything there, toys, clothing, house hold goods, and some food stuff, tools and a dessert counter up front. To the one side, front right was a lunch counter with all the red vinyl top stools spaced out along it. People that worked downtown where always there. When I got older after my parents divorced and I moved in with my father, he got a job at the Book Center downtown. It would have been about half a block down behind where the guy was standing to take this shot. I later worked there on Saturdays going to the bus station on to pickup the Toronto Star bundle of papers when they came in on the Greyhound bus. My friends and I use to always go to Kresge's to shop. My mother's one brother (my Uncle) Mark got his first real job at Kresge's. I remember going in and seeing him there in his white uniform (kitchen staff).
My grandmother Elva died on my 26th birthday. The first home I remember with my parents was the apartment above her home on Highland Ave. My parents moved in there to get started out as a young couple. My grandfather Vic use to babysit me and I have fond memories of those early days. Grandma was Quite the character and I will always miss her. However when I think of Saturday Shopping I will always think of her and "Remember When....."


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While Iraqi forces are progressing, it will take time before they are fully ready to shoulder the security burden, the man in charge of training Iraqi Army and police said today. Army Brig. Gen. Dana Pittard also said that one of the lessons of the war in Iraq is that the coalition must not draw forces down too quickly when we think there`s a glimmer of success. " Pittard is finishing up a year as the commander of the Iraq Assistance Group in Baghdad. He briefed Pentagon reporters via video teleconference. The Iraq Assistance Group is the executive agent for training all Iraqi security forces, including the Iraqi army, the national police, border police and facilities protection services. The Iraqi security forces taking over battlespace will take time, Pittard said. Based on his experiences in this and previous deployments to Iraq, he said he thinks it will be a couple of years before Iraqi forces are able to fully take control of the security situation in the country. There are some areas though, and some provinces where the Iraqi security forces are in fact taking the lead, " he said. The southern provinces of Maysan, Dhi Qar, Najaf and Muthanna are already under provincial Iraqi control, as are the majority Kurdish areas in the north " Dahuk, Irbil and Sulimaniyah. The Iraqi army is further along in training than the Iraqi police, Pittard said, but even the police are making gains. This time last year, many people on the coalition side and in America were writing off the national police as just merely an arm of the Shiia militia, and over time we`ve seen quite a change with the national police, " he said. Iraqi leadership committed to rooting out sectarian bias has been key to that effort. Since October, Iraqi officials removed both national police division commanders and five of nine national police brigade commanders because of sectarian bias. This time last year, almost the entire command structure of the national police were, in fact, Shiia, " Pittard said. The government reached out to the Sunni minority in the country and appointed Sunni commanders to many of the vacant positions, including nine or 10 of the 27 national police battalions. The coalition also launched an aggressive training program in which an entire national police brigade based in Baghdad was taken off the battle line for four weeks of concentrated police and tactical training. We have seen some results, some very positive results, from that training, " he said. That was very painful for our operational plans in taking out an entire brigade, but it was well worth it in getting back a better-trained national police brigade. " Pittard compared and contrasted the Iraqi security forces of today with those of April 2004, when the Iraqi army and police virtually disintegrated in the face of the illegal militia.
They had to be encouraged and pushed to fight (in 2004), " he said. "That is just not the case any more. The Iraqi army, in particular, is willing to fight. And they`re fighting for a sovereign Iraq. They`re not fighting for us, the coalition forces; they`re fighting for Iraq. They`re fighting for their people. And so that is a key difference. " But building Iraqi security forces with the logistical and support capabilities needed to maintain forces in the field will take time. It`ll take years, " he said.
Source:By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service


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A day after the resignation of Urjit Patel as as RBI governor, the resignation of economist Surjit Bhalla was announced. Bhalla was a part-time member of Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC). He had resigned earlier, but it was accepted today, informed the PMO.
Bhalla's resignation has created a lot of discussion in the corridors of power. It is being speculated that he is in the running for the post of the RBI governor. However, the PMO spokesman reportedly said that Bhalla planned to join another organisation. Bhalla, however, has not given any comment in this regard.
According to PTI report, Bhalla had resigned from the economic council on December 1 itself. He was a part-time member of the EAC-PM, which is headed by Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy. Economists Rathin Roy, Ashima Goyal and Shamika Ravi are other part-time members
Notably, the prime minister has formed Economic Advisory Council late in 2017 to address issues of macroeconomic importance.
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CENTER VALLEY, Pa., January 9, 2012 – Olympus, the world's number one manufacturer of portable digital voice recorders and professional dictation devices, has launched the new VN-702PC audio recorder, built for simple and easy note-taking in the classroom or at work. The Olympus VN-702PC features VCVA which is Voice-Activated Recording which eliminates "dead air," creating seamless recordings that are ideal for transcription. The Olympus VN-702PC boasts PC download via USB, records in both MP3 and WMA formats and offers 2 GB of internal memory and records up to 823 hours. The devise is compatible with microSD memory cards up to 32GB, allowing even longer recording sessions.
"The Olympus VN-702PC really simplifies the tedious process of taking and transcribing notes," said Amy Leslie, Sr. Marketing & Business Development Manager, Olympus Imaging America Inc. "Features such as Voice Activation are a time-saver for any student, teacher or businessperson and the heightened audio quality enables the best recordings possible."
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New Delhi: If Imran Khan was scared to work with Pankaj Kapur in 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola', he was also bowled over by the senior actor`s focus and dedication. He says that despite playing a wide range of roles, the veteran treats each new project as his first movie.
"His (Pankaj) focus and dedication are remarkable to see. The way he sits and rehearses his lines and practices his scenes are very inspiring," Imran said.
Even after spending over two decades in front of the camera, the 'Maqbool' and 'Dharm' actor Pankaj still "works as a struggler, someone who has got his first assignment. It is very inspiring to see someone like him, who is such an accomplished actor, still he works in a way that he has got his career`s first break," Imran added.
Director Vishal Bhardwaj has cast Pankaj as flamboyant Mandola in 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola', which is set in Haryana. It releases Friday.
"He might be looking very flamboyant and playing a larger than life and powerful character in the film, but in real life he is a very quiet human being. It (the role) is an exact opposite of his personality," said Imran, who also plays a Haryanvi guy Matru in movie about land scam.
A teetotaller in real life, Pankaj plays "a very heavy drinker in the film", said the 29-year-old and added: "So it is a complete departure."
Imran admits being "scared" to work with Pankaj.
"He is a living legend and a superb actor. One might hold a perception that an actor of his stature would be arrogant, but look at his body of work. Unless you see him face to face, you won`t understand how good is his art and craft as an actor," said the actor, who made his debut in 2008 with 'Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na'.
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The City Palace stands on a hill on the banks of Lake Pichola, surrounded by crenulated walls. Built in 1567, it is composed of 4 major palaces and several minor palaces that form a single façade. Its main entrance is through a triple arched gate, the Tripolia, built in 1725. The gate leads to a series of courtyards, corridors and gardens.
The Rai Angan (Royal Courtyard) has a shrine, which is the oldest part of Udaipur. It is here that Udai Singh met an ascetic who suggested this site for Udaipur. The centrally located 17th century Mor Chowk (Peacock Courtyard) gets its name from inlaid glass mosaics of peacocks on its walls. Other exotic rooms include the Krishna vilas dedicated to the memory of a 16 year old princess's tragic suicide, the Zenana Mahal (Palace of the Queens) and the Chini Chitrasala, which has exquisite mosaics and blue and white ceramics.
To the west of main gate lies Khush Mahal (Palace of Happiness) and to its south lies Shambhu Niwas, built in the 19th century. The third palace is Shiv Niwas, which is now a hotel. This was followed by Fateh Prakash, which is also a hotel and known for its Durbar Hall and Crystal Gallery.
We highly recommend a visit to the City Palace. A complete tour takes approximately 2 hours. Our Concierge can arrange English, French, German, Italian and Spanish speaking guides.
Distance from the Hotel: 6 kilometres
Driving time: 20 minutes
The Crystal Gallery in Fateh Prakash Hotel overlooks the grand Durbar Hall. It has a rare collection of Osler's crystal ordered from England by Maharana Sajjan Singh in 1877. It includes crystal chandeliers and crystal furniture like chairs, dressing tables and a bed. A visit is recommended.
Distance from the Hotel: 6 kilometres
Driving time: 20 minutes
Built in 1651 AD by Maharana Jagat Singh I and dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the temple has an imposing 79 feet high pagoda covered with sculptures of dancers, musicians, elephants and horsemen. It is the city's largest and most resplendent temple.
A visit to the Jagdish temple takes 20 minutes and is recommended if you are interested in traditional Indian temples. Shoes should be removed before entering the temple.
Also known as the Monsoon Palace, it is located on top of a hill overlooking Lake Pichola and dominates the city's skyline. Built in the late (18th Century) by Maharana Sajjan Singh as an observatory, it has a breathtaking view of the city and the surrounding lakes, rivers and Aravalli ranges. It is surrounded by wooded hillsides and was once a royal hunting ground.
A visit to Sajjan Garh is highly recommended. It is an excellent place to view the sunset. Some sections of the road are very steep and narrow. The palace building is currently used by the Government of India and is a restricted security area. The hillside leading up to Sajjan Garh is a wildlife sanctuary.
Distance from the Hotel: 7 kilometres
Driving time: 25 minutes
Hills, palaces, temples, bathing ghats and embankments, surround Udaipur's famous lake. The two island palaces, Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir, are situated on it.
Our Concierge can arrange boat rides on the lake.
Maharana Sangram Singh built this garden for his daughter and the ladies of the Queen's court. It is said he wished to recreate the monsoon for his daughter, who had been ill for a long period. The garden has many fountains in four pools embellished with delicately chiseled pavilions and elephants. The fountains still work on the unique hydraulic system devised in 1700 A.D
Distance from the Hotel: 4.8 kilometres
Driving time: 20 minutes
Built by Maharana Fateh Singh, this elegant lake is surrounded by hills on three sides and a dam on the fourth side. A boat ride to Nehru Park, an island garden, can be arranged from the banks of the lake.
Distance from the Hotel: 3.8 kilometres
Driving time: 11 minutes
Located 24 kilometres from The Oberoi Udaivilas in a remote mountain pass on the way to Nathdwara. Chiseled out of sandstone and marble, the temple of Eklingji was originally built in 734 AD by Bappa Rawal, founder of the Sisodia clan and rebuilt in the 15th century. Eklingji, an incarnation of Lord Shiva is the principle deity of the people of Udaipur. The complex of 108 temples is built on the shore of a lake and enclosed by high walls.
A visit of the complex takes 45 minutes and is recommended.
Distance from the Hotel: 24 kilometres
Driving time: 50 minutes
Located 5 kilometres north of Sri Eklingji and 23 kilometres from The Oberoi Udaivilas. It has temples dating back to the 6th century, including the famous 11th century Sas'Bahu (mother-in-law-daughter-in-law) twin temples and the Adbhutji temple. Both temples are at the edge of a lake and submerged within the lake are several later structures.
A tour of the complex takes 45 minutes and is recommended. If combined with a visit to Sri Eklingi, it is a half-day excursion.
Distance from the Hotel: 23 kilometres
Driving time: 45 minutes
Located 60km from The Oberoi Udaivilas, it was created in 1691 by Maharana Jai Singh and is the second largest man made lake in Asia. On the banks of the lake are vast marble steps descending to the water, embellished with pavilions and sculpted elephants. There are 11 islands in the lake, some providing sanctuary to migratory birds. Its surrounding area is now the Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary. Covering 64 square kilometres, it houses spotted deer, antelopes, gazelle and panthers.
Distance from the Hotel: 60 kilometres
Driving time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Located 49 kilometres north of The Oberoi Udaivilas on the bank of the river Banas. It has the most celebrated Vaishnava shrine of Lord Krishna or Shri Nathji. It is a major pilgrimage destination and also a centre for traditional meenakari (enamel) work.
Distance from the Hotel: 49 kilometres
Driving time: 1 hour and 10 minutes
Located 48 kilometres from The Oberoi Udaivilas. The historic battle between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Emperor Akbar was fought here in 1576 AD. A chattri stands dedicated to the valiant horse of Maharana Pratap, Chetak, who died after seeing his master out of danger.
Distance from the Hotel: 48 kilometres
Driving time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Located 92 kilometres from The Oberoi Udaivilas, this is one of the holiest Jain sites of India. Nestled on the banks of the river Maghai and sequestered by mountains, Ranakpur's beauty is accentuated by its seclusion. The main Chaumukha (four faced) temple was built in 1439 and is dedicated to the first Enlightened One, Adinatha Rishabdeva. An inscription in it traces its origin to the reign of Rana Kumbha. Erected on a raised platform, it is surrounded by 66 subsidiary shrines. It has 1444 beautifully carved pillars, of which no two are alike.
We recommend a visit to these unique temples. Open from midday to 5 p.m. Camera, Leather clothing or accessories are not allowed on the premises. Visitors are requested not to wear shorts.
Distance from the Hotel: 92 kilometres
Driving time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Located 101 kilometres from The Oberoi Udaivilas, 1,100 meters above sea level. Built in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha, one of Mewar's greatest warriors, this vast bastion was renowned for its inaccessibility. It was captured only once (that too due to poisoning of its water supply) and was the most important fort in Mewar, after Chittor. It had 7 massive gates and 7 ramparts, one within another, strengthened by rounded bastions and towers. It encloses a smaller fort called Katargarh, the Palace of Rana Kumbha and the ethereal Badal Mahal or Palace of the Clouds along with numerous temples.
We recommend a visit to this majestic fort. A tour takes approximately two hours and involves some uphill walking. It is a full day's excursion, which can be combined with a visit to the Ranakpur temples.
Distance from the Hotel: 101 kilometres
Driving time: 2 hour 30 minutes
Located 125 kilometres from The Oberoi Udaivilas, at the end of the Aravallis, on a rocky outcrop. It was the most important bastion of Rajput power for 8 centuries, and the primary objective of any would-be ruler was to occupy it. It survived waves of Turkish, Afghan, Tartar and Mongol invaders and was attacked 3 times. Now deserted, it has 7 gates where many died fighting. The ruined palace of Rana Kumbha (1433-68) is its oldest building. The fort is dominated by two towers, the 12th century Kirti Sthambh (Tower of fame) dedicated to a Jain saint, and the 15th century Vijay Sthambh (Tower of Victory) built to commemorate a famous victory over the Sultan of Malwa.
A visit is recommended. It is a full day's excursion and a tour of the fort takes 2 hours.
Distance from the Hotel: 125 kilometres
Driving time: 3 hours 15 minutes
Located 165 kilometres from The Oberoi Udaivilas at 1220 meters above sea level, it is a summer resort and a Jain pilgrimage centre. The Dilwara Jain temples are Mount Abu's main attraction and are among the finest examples of Jain architecture in India. Built between the 11th and 13th century, their sober exterior belies the rich, intricate marble carvings inside.
The temples are open for non-Jains from 12 noon to 6 p.m. only. Photography, leather clothing and accessories are not permitted on the premises.
Nakki Lake, situated at the centre of Mount Abu and a hub of activity, is another attraction. It is India's highest lake outside the Himalayas.
Distance from the Hotel: 165 kilometres
Driving time: 3 hours 10 minutes
Take a private Shikara ride on the serene waters of Lake Pichola, visit temples nestled in tribal villages, stretch out in a private yoga session or savour a waterside, candlelit dinner.
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Udaipur's Dabok airport is 27 kilometres, approximately forty-five minutes' drive from The Oberoi Udaivilas, has regular daily connections to Delhi and Mumbai.
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Dennis does not seem to want to take care of himself hygienically, and since we work together it is becoming a serious problem. Some of the other guys don't want to be around him. He doesn't bathe often enough or appear to brush his teeth daily.
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Dennis is a good person and will do anything for anyone, but this lackadaisical attitude is something we can't overlook. How can I get it across to him? He just doesn't listen or take me seriously. — In Need of Fresh Air
Because Dennis' poor hygiene is affecting his relationship with his co-workers, the person to address the issue is his supervisor or boss. While Dennis may ignore or dismiss your attempts to help him, when he hears from his employers that he has to clean up his act, he may pay more attention.Share the pain?
DEAR ABBY: For the past year I have been an old friend's lover. I'm a widow; he is married. I don't want him to leave his wife because she has been through a lot with him, including alcohol addiction. For the past few months he has given me excuses for not seeing me. We had gotten together on a weekly basis until recently.
I have all the emails and texts we have sent each other, along with pictures and a journal I have kept throughout the relationship. Should I send them to his wife? They have had a long marriage, and he has cheated on her repeatedly for the last 25 years.
I'm not ashamed or embarrassed about our affair. I just need to know if I should let his wife know what he has been doing. Yes, there is jealousy and revenge involved, and no, I haven't talked to him about what I suspect because I'm not sure how to broach the subject. — The Other Woman in the Southwest
I know you are hurting right now, but I see no reason to punish the wife for it. I'm sure after all these years there is nothing you could show-and-tell the woman that she isn't already aware of, except that you, a friend, betrayed her. Leave her alone. If you want confirmation of your suspicions, take it up with your lover.Skirt the issue
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Remember how I posted about my 2012 goal of finding more balance in my life? I'm happy to say it's going well so far. I know it's only been two weeks, but that's a start, right? I've worked out more, found a new dedication to my work, and cooked plenty of healthy meals. But guess what? I've already learned that balance isn't about doing what's "good" for you all the time. Part of balance is relaxation, fun, and a bit of indulgence. Enter this tropical fruit tart.
As winter continues, many of us (even a cold weather lover like me) find ourselves longing for days of sunshine, sundresses, and suntans. How about bringing a little feeling of warm weather in with desert? With warming ginger and bright, sunny tropical fruits, this tart brings the feeling of a breezy summer lunch with girlfriends. Just what I needed to keep the balance.
Tropical Fruit Tart
from Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger
For the pastry cream:
3 large egg yolks
1 c. whole milk
1 1-in. long piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced
1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1/2 c. sugar
2 TBSP cornstarch
For the crust:
1 3/4 c. all purpose flour
1/4 c. confectioner's sugar
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
10 TBSP chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 large egg yolk
3 TBSP water
For the tart:
2/3 c. apricot preserves
2 TBSP Cognac
3 kiwis, peeled, thinly sliced
1 ripe mango, pitted, peeled, thinly sliced
1/4 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored thinly sliced
1. To make the pastry cream, pour milk into heavy medium saucepan. Add ginger. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean then add pod. Bring to simmer then remove from heat. Cover and let steep 30 minutes. Strain and return to same saucepan. Bring to a simmer.
2. Whisk 3 yolks, sugar, and cornstarch in medium bowl until well blended. Gradually whisk in hot milk. Return mixture to same saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture thickens and comes to boil. Boil 1 minute. Pour pastry cream into a clean bowl then press plastic wrap onto surface and refrigerate until well chilled, about 4 hours.
3. To make the crust, mix flour, powdered sugar, ground ginger and salt in processor. Add butter and pulse to cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk 1 yolk and water in small bowl to blend. Add to processor by tablespoonful and process until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
**Note: If left too long, the fruit juice may accumulate and run over the top of the tart. I'd recommend assembling no more than 2 hours before serving.


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Seib & Wessel: Presidents and Their Foreign Policy
Harvard University Professor Joseph Nye, the author of a new book 'Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era,' tells WSJ's Jerry Seib how history has rated U.S. presidents and their foreign policy decisions.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
the ... on Jerry Sithe of The Wall Street Journal ... in this week the foreign policy turmoil in Egypt and elsewhere were happy to be joined by Joseph Nye distinguished professor ... at Harvard University and author of a new book ... about presidential leadership in foreign policy ... Joe thanks for joining us ... it's nice to be with you ... I guess it's fair to say it's a bit of a revisionist look at the foreign policy records of American presence to the recent American presidents what would you say is the biggest takeaway be you ... I drew from this research you did for the book ... while I was trying to explain how the United States ... went from being a second rate power to the world's only superpower by the end of this entry ... and I expected that the presidency would be most important ... get the most credit ... would be the flashy or want is ... sometimes called transformational leaders like that ... it was a Ronald Reagan or earlier Woodrow Wilson ... as it turns out some of the ones who were transactional ... people just kept the trains on the tracks ... like Dwight Eisenhower and ... George H W Bush ... turn to be as important or even more important than some the transformational lines ... that when it was a tri national presidents were more important because they did last ... I think the ... importance of ... a crescent like Eisenhower will ... or or ... but St George H W Bush ... what is in presiding over an enormous change in potential danger ... and not getting stock in a morass ... for example with ... Bush forty one a C sometimes called ... I he presided over a period where Europe was divided by a ... girl in Wall ... so be it said four hundred thousand troops in Germany ... and nobody thought the situation could change ... the wall went down ... and Bush presided for the next two years over a period where ... Germany unified ... inside they go without a shot being fired ... not many people ... thought that was possible ... and he ... did it because he had not fancy rhetoric ... but because he had a very good potential intelligence a sense of the ... realities of the city or you know you love it didn't mention FDR in your list a transformational president suffers the he's one of the giants ... of American political leadership in the twentieth century ... um where you put him on your scale of transition to a transitional versus transformational ... well FTR teachers he comes in and thirty three ... Barry transformation on domestic policy he's trying to deal with a great recession ... not all interested in foreign policy ... by a nineteen thirty eight after muni he decides that there's a threat ... he tries to convince the American people that that they will have plenty of it because of the ... extreme isolation of some of that period ... in fact it one point when ... FTR tries a speech about ... this ... he said he gets no where with the speech ... these cents to one of his close advisors ... what do you do you're the leader in a democracy new look over your shoulder nobody is falling ... and you have to basically use ... accidents or incidents ... to try to educate the public ... and that so FTR goddess in the world work to ... date ... Japanese did it for him by the bombing Pearl Harbor I don't think the of the world work experience probably extinguish the that isolationist sentiment the simply put away for awhile right ... that's right in fact if you're the Vietnam mistakes that were made by ... basically Kennedy and Johnson ... the American people went through a retrenchment of sorts in the nineteen seventies ... and a gritty wasn't until the eighties that we began to ... be assertive began on the international scene at the center was a little bit about what those kinds of lessons and what a big history you write about tells us about today ... if you're President Obama ... a looking around the world that you've inherited in your second term what lessons would you draw from this study you just did ... well I think ... Obama is correct to draw the lessons that somebody like the first Bush not the sign ... either ... way isn't the right to be prudent ... in the way he reacted to revolutionary situations ... it's interesting Obama ran ... in two thousand and eight ... as a transformational president he was going to ... bend the arc of history is he put it ... on his first speeches in two thousand and nine were pre much like that ... but by and large he's responded to the big changes in the Middle East and elsewhere ... very ... cautiously very prudently ... and I think ... there's something to be said for that which is that ... looking at the success of ... Bush forty one ... compared to ... his son Bush forty three ... maybe Obama they're done the right side of the ... undead with an ex presidents to try to be pretty and the very word was mocked for Bush forty one ... activity criticized for being cautious or Chemed or to prudent ... and were seen that play opted to some extent on Syria and Egypt rate now Brock a bomb aren't we ... all absolutely in the Obama is being criticized for prudence ... but that one of things I point out the book uses foreign policies inordinately complex ... if you just follow your instincts to do a good thing ... you might wind up with bad unintended consequences ... and therefore there's a lot to be said for George Shultz is better for ... the foreign policies like peanut cautious Gartner ... rather than trying to be an ambitious landscape architect is ... his successor companies or rice pudding ... and that since ... Obama has been prudent ... I ... then you have to ask with the question as to the critics ... do they really know how to make Syria better ... do they know how to make the Egyptian Revolution turn out right ... I spent the answer that is no ... ADP don't know that you have to follow the ... technocratic oath approach to foreign policy which is ... first evolved do know why I guess the critics would say that that approach Meizu riding the waves of history rather than controlling the waves of history ... but is that just inevitable in your view is that just the way the world works ... well ... revolution is often take decades to work themselves through ... in seventeen eighty nine ... the French Revolution who would've predicted that within ten years a ... corporal from Corsica named Napoleon ... with wind up a leading French troops to the Nile ... they're all sorts of uncertainty ... and I guess ... when the European powers tried to intervene in the French Revolution ... they make things worse relevant better ... Obama has taken some steps intervening in the ... Middle East revolutions ... I it for example he made a major choice to ... he's Mubarak al ... Rahman try to preserve it ... he thought that meant he would be on the ... right side of history ... and he's been fairly cautious now with ... the aftermath of the ... military ... coup against the Morsi ... but to for us to try to ... steer the Egyptian Revolution ... on his outside of our control ... we cannot give ... we can try to make some difference that the margins ... but the idea that we can control these events ... is I think ... on shots line of hubris ... and the danger is that in trying to control it ... there's a fair probability as you ... were no one can say is the other giant foreign policy question of the Obama here which is the U S relationship with China ... does history tell us that you can shape those kinds of relationships proactively ... or is this a situation which it has to come to the evolve on its own is inorganic or isn't fixable ... while on the relationship with China I think Obama gets credit ... for setting a strategic vision which is right ... I'm basically where seem that East Asia ... Asia generally use the strong point of growth in the world economy ... and it's an area from which we were largely absent during the first ... decade of the twenty first century ... an Obama is ... so-called given a YouNow called rebalancing Asia ... is the correct ... strategic perception ... we've got to be involved there ... because that's going to be the center of global activity ... I think that there there's a case where he has taken an initiative to have a job or ... in this file you talk about some presidents there rose in your estimation as you walk through this history ... I'm curious if their AFL in your estimation is you look back ... well what are Wilson is one who fell I think Kara ... many people admired Woodrow Wilson's snipe ... grand vision of collective security in the League of Nations ... but as I worked on that period ... I think that Wilson by taking such a moralistic stance ... which she couldn't accomplish ... and then by refusing to compromise with the Senate ... meant that the United States didn't join the League of Nations and The and that effective it ... was an extreme isolationism which I Franklin Roosevelt stands in the nineteen thirties ... so aam ... Roosevelt ... Franklin Roosevelt ... he is a great ... giant ... he was unable to do quite as much as he wanted but he deserves its place ... would or Wilson is often ... put the same category strength in Roseville in fact ... as I looked it is part of history I thought he didn't belong there I sorry settlement ... in June I think it's fastening look back at history in a week when it seems that that's ... a worthwhile thing to do ... thanks so much for joining us ... it's nineteen eighty


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UPDATE: Movie April Fool's: Spielburgers, Criterion's 'Kindergarten Cop,' James Cameron Directing 'Prometheus 2,' and More
If you write on the web for a living, April Fool's is a blight on the calendar. Fortunately, these days most sites are pretty good about how they handle it. The number who try to trick people with bogus news stories has gone down, and those who do still pull one off tend to do so in such a way that the story is so ludicrous you can instantly realize it's a joke, yet so well-intentioned, you can appreciate the gag. Case in point, the Criterion Collection's unveiling of their new disc for the seminal Arnold Schwarzenegger film Kindergarten Cop.
Criterion created an entire product page to sell the joke, including a clever synopsis for the film that partially reads like one would imagine an Armond White review of Kindgarten Cop would be like, as well as a list of all the special features on the three-disc special edition, which includes "More than six hundred minutes of rare behind-the-scenes and archival footage." Sadly, the status on the right of their product page will never, ever change from "Out of Print" to "In Stock." It is a cruel world we live in.
And in April Fool's product news, we have this year's crop of phantom Think Geek products, the highlight being their Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass. Considering how damned obnoxious all singing fish products are once they're inside your home and are apparently powered by undying batteries, we're relieved this isn't a real item. But, if for some reason you really, really want a singing Admiral Ackbar on your wall, you can request Think Geek to make it-- they did it with the Tauntaun sleeping bag, which was a joke from year's past that became a reality due to fan demand.
But not all April Fool's jokes are quite so obvious. The minds over at Worst Previews fabricated a story about how James Cameron said on the red carpet for the Titanic 3D premiere that he wanted to direct the sequel to Ridley Scott's Prometheus. They even came up with several quotes to attribute to the director, and while the content of those quotes should have already tipped off their ruse, Worst Preview sealed the deal when they ended their piece with a source link to a Prometheus forum, and when you clicked on that link an image of a jester popped up.
However, The Guardian did not click that link.
Instead, The Guardian read Worst Preview's piece, still thought, "This makes perfect sense!" and decided to run with it as a piece of legitimate news on April 2nd. And since The Guardian has established themselves as a legitimate news source, others began to fall in line, erroneously citing their piece as the origin of this massive James Cameron Wants to Direct Prometheus 2 scoop.
And while a few of our fellow bloggers did trust The Guardian (and it's understandable considering they pretty much buried their mention of the original Worst Preview piece into a single, non-descript hyperlinking of the words "he said") and ran with the story, the funniest evolution of this gaff comes from Deadline, an outlet that prides themselves in their timely exclusives. In fact, Deadline prides themselves so much in having their spindly legs awaiting every vibration of their Hollywood web, when they quickly realized that the story they'd pounced on was made up, instead of saying, "Oops," they offered an update citing anonymous "insiders" telling them that James Cameron's comments to The Guardian were "a slightly humorous off handed comment."
But, again, James Cameron never even said those words to The Guardian, which makes Deadline's confirmation of their comedic intent actually really, really funny. A writer at Worst Preview made them up after watching the below video. Note: the reason their April Fool's joke was sly enough to spread is because it was indeed inspired by actual red carpet comments from Cameron regarding his fandom of the first film, but they cited one real sentence and several fake ones. Apparently that's all it takes (Oh, and some readers who didn't actually click on source links).
Well played Worst Preview, well played.
And lastly, we tip our hats to our good friends at Film School Rejects. Every year they run an elaborate April Fool's Joke, and this year they kept pace by announcing they were going to become a print-only zine. And while the announcement alone is worth a chuckle, just wait to you read their entire first issue. Great stuff, guys. Our hat is off.
Update: And how could we forget Spielburgers? A joint we wish was a real place, because where else can we find a menu that includes:
Devils Tower Mashed Potatoes
The Toon Town Dip
Mrs Brody's Clam Chowder
The Orca
Dr. Hammond Grilled Cheese
Chilled Monkey Brains
Joe vs. The Chocolate Lava Volcano Cake
Oh, the (totally legal) things we would do to a restaurant that had all of that, and many more, on the menu. Seriously, give their mouth-watering menu a full read, it'll get a few laughs out of you. Just don't read it on an empty stomach.
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