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STREATOR — In what was probably apropos for this late and manic spring, the Princeton Tigresses and Streator Lady Bulldogs took to the soccer pitch on a cold, misty, gloomy afternoon. In a match that was marked by physical play including numerous penalties on both sides as well as numerous groans and jeers from the fans on the sidelines, as well as stellar play by both keepers, the two fought like cats and dogs. In this case, the cats reigned superior, as Princeton escaped with a 2-0 victory.
Junior forward Michelle Kelly took the brunt of what the dogs had to dish out, but she also dished it out scoring both of the Tiger goals.
The first of her goals came in the 35th minute when she took a hard foul in the box. She was awarded a penalty kick and slid it in to the lower left past diving goalie Jade Marti. It was the only mar on an otherwise spotless day by Marti who had 13 saves and was active defensively on numerous other offensive drives by the Tigresses.
Kelly's second goal came in the 70th minute after Marti was switched out of the goal in an attempt to create more offense. This time Kelly took a corner kick from junior captain Liz Stites, maneuvered to the top left of the box, then crossed a shot to the lower right corner of the net.
Kelly, who has now scored six consecutive goals for the Tigresses, offers two reasons for her sudden scoring outburst: "First, I moved to forward (from center mid), so I'm shooting more," she said. "And our passing has greatly improved, and I've had a lot of great assists."
"Michelle has that God-given gift to make things happen with her feet and has a knack for being at the right places at the right time," PHS coach Ed Young said.
Shortly after her second goal, Kelly took a nasty shoulder and forearm, knocking her to the ground. The Streator defender took a seat on the bench after receiving a yellow card, while Kelly spent the rest of the game on the bench with a sore back. It's not surprising that Kelly identified the Lady Bulldogs as the most physical team they've played.
Though Kelly receives the accolades for the offense, the defense was perhaps the key to this game. Even without senior captain Lexi Marselle, goalie Kelly Schmidt and the defense frustrated the Bulldog offense.
A key part of that frustration came because sophomore duo Ellie Bonucci (right side) and Kallie Albrecht (left side) utilized their speed to seal the sidelines and neutralize the Bulldog speed. Albrecht is a new addition to the starting backfield the last few games.
"We really like (Albrecht's) speed back there," Young said. "She brings a dimension that we were kind of lacking. She can run people down. She can get to the other side of the field. We found a home for her that she can thrive in, and that is definitely making us better."
This was the first loss for Streator who fell to 3-1-1 on the season. Meanwhile the Tigresses, after starting the season with three straight losses, improve to 4-3 and head to Washington on Saturday morning.
• The junior varsity squad mimicked the varsity, also winning 2-0. Both their goals came in the fading light of the second half. Taylor Clark took a booming shot from the 35 to the upper left of the net for the go ahead goal, and the Lady Bulldogs were saddled with a goal after a slippery ball sneaked in the right side of the net.
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Harry J. Mills of Montgomery, NY, a retired NYS Trooper and Town of Montgomery Justice of the Peace, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Montefiore Hospital, Bronx. NY. He was 83. The son of Martin and Helen Mills, he was born on June 18, 1930 in Manhattan, NY.
Harry was a member of the Church of the Assumption, Maybrook, Town of Montgomery Justice of the Peace for 39 years, acting Justice for the Village of Montgomery, former member of the Town of Montgomery Planning Board and former owner of Mills Transportation.
Survivors are his wife, Marie Hollis Mills, at home; two sons: Michael T. Mills and his wife, Jennifer of Port St. Lucie, FL and Harry J. Mills Jr. of Middletown; a daughter, Marie E. Pruschki and her husband, Steven of Walden; two brothers: James Mills of Catskill and Martin Mills of Florida; a sister, Helen Bruff of New Jersey; nine grandchildren: Marisa, Joseph, Craig, Jennifer, Stefani, Lara, Tyler, Sarah and Shae; seven great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 25th, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard Street, Walden, NY. A Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, June 26th, at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Assumption, Maybrook, NY. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Montgomery, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Assumption.
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This resource page was produced by the Project on Government Oversight and allies. Please share in an effort to combat spin coming from the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex about potential cuts to the Pentagon's budget.
In their campaign to stop reductions in Pentagon spending and protect their profits, big defense contractors are spending millions on studies, rallies, and lobbying Congress with the false claim that defense cuts will result in the loss of more than one million American jobs. But Pentagon contractors' threats to send layoff notices to thousands of employees in the days preceding the Presidential election are political stunts. The public has a right to know the truth behind the rhetoric and fear mongering.
Pentagon contractors are making record earnings:
- "Lockheed Martin, which builds the F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, also exceeded Wall Street's expectations on Tuesday. The company's quarterly earnings from continuing operations rose 4.4 percent to $781 million, and sales rose 3.3 percent to $11.9 billion in the second quarter. Northrop Grumman beat Street expectations even though the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft maker saw earnings fall 7.7 percent to $480 million, and sales drop 4.4 percent to $6.27 billion." [Nextgov, "Defense Contractors Beat Wall Street Expectations Despite Budget Pressures," 7/27/12]
Even under the deepest cuts—the unlikely budget sequestration—Pentagon contractors have huge revenue streams for years to come:
- 2011 was another record year for defense and aerospace industry revenues and profits. According to a recent PWC report, Lockheed Martin currently has an $81 billion worth of backlogged orders; Boeing has a $46 billion backlog; and Northrup Grumman and General Dynamics both have $40 billion backlogs. "Backlogs provide a significant cushion between demand and current production rates that could absorb any reasonably anticipated softening in demand." [PriceWaterHouseCoopers, Aerospace & Defense: 2011 year in review and 2012 forecast, 2/12]
- Raytheon executives are not panicking over sequestration. "We are not in a panic mode," Wajsgras said. "We've been managing the company from a cost efficiency standpoint for a number of years. I'm quite comfortable with how we'll perform in the future." [Bloomberg Businessweek, "Raytheon Raises 2012 Forecast After 10% Profit Increase," 7/26/12]
William D. Hartung, Center for International Policy, and Stephen Miles, Win Without War: "With continued strong growth in sectors like commercial aerospace, an increase in exports, and hundreds of billions of dollars in backlogged orders, there is plenty of work to keep the employees in the aerospace and defense sectors busy. And with piles of cash from years of record profits, Pentagon contractors are better suited than most companies to help their employees survive today's tight economic times. Simply put, defense contractors are using their own workers as pawns—threatening them with massive layoffs—to scare up political opposition to any attempt to rein in runaway spending at the Pentagon." [Huffington Post, "Pentagon Contractors Play a Disturbing Game," 6/25/12]
If Pentagon contractors need to tighten their belts, they should start at the top. Contractor executive pay is out of sight, on par with Wall Street execs:
William D. Hartung, Center for International Policy: "Last year, Lockheed Martin's CEO Robert J. Stevens took home $25.3 million in compensation, more than all but two Wall Street CEOs. How many employees could Lockheed keep on its payrolls if Mr. Stevens took a pay cut? Mr. Stevens' handsome compensation came for running a company that receives nearly all its revenue directly from the U.S. government." [Huffington Post, 6/25/12]
Ben Freeman, Project On Government Oversight: "Both Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman could afford to keep paying quite a few of their employees by dipping into their CEO's compensation. Unfortunately, it appears they're more interested in playing political games, using their employee's livelihoods in a game of chicken with Congress. If the CEO's of major defense contractors are serious about saving money on personnel costs perhaps they should look no further than the mirror." [Huffington Post, "The Guerilla Warfare of Pentagon Contractors, 7/2/12]
- "Meanwhile, Lockheed paid CEO Robert Stevens $19.1 million in 2010. Boeing's Jim McNerney made $19.7 million. In other words, defense cuts won't, by themselves, force firms to fire people. Companies will surely be stressed by the revenue loss, but their bright economic pictures give them some options." [Wired: Danger Room, What's Next in National Security, "Defense Industry: Keep Paying Us or the Economy Dies, 10/26/11]
"The revolving door swings regularly in Washington, but the size of the compensation package Sauer received from Lockheed when she left the company is notable. A financial disclosure form shows the defense giant gave Sauer $1.6 million in compensation around the time she took a buyout in January 2011. At the moment, the stakes for Lockheed in Washington are even higher than usual, with the company leading the military contracting industry's charge to convince Congress to avoid a $492 billion, 9-year cut in military spending set to be triggered in January." [ProPublica, "Key Senate Staffer on Military Issues Got Big Payout From Lockheed Martin," 7/26/12]
There is plenty of fat to cut in mismanagement and waste by big defense contractors:
Jon Basil Utley, The American Conservative: "Republican leaders claim that government spending to create jobs is a giant waste. But then they argue that such spending for military jobs is necessary to help the economy. Many openly argue that the defense budget is a jobs program. Think though of how many jobs the talented, ambitious people in the defense establishment could create in the private sector. Cutting fat, not meat is the important need. But faced with even marginal cuts to the defense budget, Republicans threaten voters like big city Democrats warning that the opposition will first cut firemen and policemen while leaving untouched all the fat, waste, pensions and welfare in city budgets. There are places we can cut without sacrificing effectiveness, and sequestration can help us find them." [The American Conservative, "Sequestration: The Way to Cut Defense Waste," 7/24/12]
Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress: "AIA fails to mention that, in the past decade, as a result of the industry's own business practices, the Defense Department spent $50 billion on weapons that were canceled. Cost overruns of weapons exceeded $300 billion." [Politico, "Defense is not a Jobs Program," 11/16/11]
Project On Government Oversight (POGO): "Boeing charged the U.S. Army $1,678.61 for a plastic roller assembly that could have been purchased for $7.71 internally from the Department of Defense's (DoD) own supplies. In another transaction, a thin metal pin worth 4 cents that the DoD had on hand, unused by the tens of thousands, ended up costing the Army $71.01—a markup of more than 177,000 percent. In all, Boeing overcharged the Army nearly $13 million in dozens of transactions, jacking up the price on small, mundane parts in some cases up to thousands of times more than they were worth, according to a previously unavailable Inspector General's (IG) report obtained by the POGO. ["Boeing Overcharged Army Millions for Spare Helicopter Parts," 7/28/11]
William D. Hartung, Center for International Policy: "The fact that the defense industry may have trouble living on a military budget that would still be well over the Cold War average has more to do with mismanagement by the Pentagon and the contractors than it does with a lack of funding. When a system like the F-35 combat aircraft doubles in price before it is even in full production, throwing more money at the contractors is not the answer. Or take the case of the F-22, the most expensive fighter plane ever built. Despite the fact that the United States has been involved in three wars during this decade, the F-22 has never been used in combat. And it spent a good part of this year grounded due to problems with the system that gets oxygen to the pilot." [Huffington Post, "Arms Industry: Trumped Up Jobs Claims, Pumped Up Profits, 11/2/11]
Defense contractors should cut their massive spending on lobbying and campaign contributions before layoffs:
- "Defense contractors Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics and Raytheon spent a combined $33.4 million on lobbying in Washington last year, a 10 percent increase from 2010, as Congress and the Obama administration weighed cuts in the Pentagon budget. A review of lobbying disclosures filed with the Senate by a Jan. 20 deadline showed that Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense company, led such spending last year with $15 million for lobbying, a 19 percent increase." [Washington Post, "Lockheed Martin Leads Expanded Lobbying by U.S. Defense Industry, 1/29/12]
- "The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), which expanded its 'Second-to-None' campaign promoting robust defense spending, was on course to almost double its lobbying spending for 2011." [Washington Post, "Lockheed Martin Leads Expanded Lobbying by U.S. Defense Industry, 1/29/12]
- "The top five U.S. defense contractors increased spending on lobbying by a combined 11.5 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same quarter in 2011, a review of lobbying disclosure forms by Defense News found. The increase, following a down year in 2011, brought lobbying investment for Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Raytheon and Northrup Grumman to a combined total of $15.9 million for the quarter ending March 31. The number represented a new combined high in the four years that all five companies have been filing disclosures." [Defense News, "U.S. Firms Spending More on Lobbying," 7/7/12]
Jennifer Allen, Lockheed Martin spokesperson: "With 82 percent of our company's sales derived from U.S. government customers, we naturally have interactions with virtually every standing committee in the United States Congress who has oversight authority over the budgets and policies of all federal agencies, and by extension, the products and services that Lockheed Martin provides to them." [Defense News, "U.S. Firms Spending More on Lobbying," 7/7/12]
Even if the deepest proposed cuts to the Pentagon budget—under sequestration—were to happen, there would still be record Pentagon spending:
Todd Harrison, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments: "Under sequestration, the base DoD budget would fall to roughly $472 billion in FY 2013. This would bring the budget back to approximately the same level of funding as FY 2007, adjusting for inflation." ["Five Facts about Defense and Sequestration," 11/11]
Loren Thompson, the Lexington Institute, a defense contractor funded think tank: Thompson notes that the actual impact of sequestration on Pentagon spending is far less than his funders fear. Sequestration targets "budget authority rather than outlays. Budget authority typically takes several years to translate into outlays," according to Thompson. Thus, "the reduction in defense outlays for 2013 will be only 5-6 percent." Which is a far smaller percentage than contractors are using in their study to arrive at their hyperbolic claim that more than one million jobs will be lost if sequestration occurs. [Lexington Institute, 6/6/12]
Benjamin H. Friedman, Cato Institute, and Veronique de Rugy, Mercatus Center: "Adjusting for the CBO's predictions for inflation, sequestration would allow the military budget to remain almost flat. The process would leave the 2021 Pentagon with purchasing power equivalent to what it had in 2006, leaving out the wars. That would be a bigger budget in real terms than what the U.S. spent on the military at the height of the Cold War." [World Politics Review, "Cutting Through the Rhetoric on Defense Sequestration," 1/6/12]
Bill Hartung and Stephen Miles, Center for International Policy and Win Without War: "Nearly all of the purported 'cuts' to the Pentagon's budget are actually reductions in the rate of growth, rather than true cuts in funding levels. In reality, even if sequestration is fully enacted as planned under the 2011 Budget Control Act, the Pentagon's base budget would only return to 2006 levels (adjusted for inflation), which at the time was among the highest levels of spending since World War II." ["Fact Sheet: Myths vs. Realities of Pentagon Spending," 7/17/12]
Job loss threats are overblown political scare tactics:
- "To employment-law attorney Margaret Keane, giving mass dismissal warnings in such uncertain conditions looks more like a lobbying tactic by corporations trying to ward off the cuts than an effort to follow the letter of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. 'I just don't think you need to do that,' said Keane, a partner with Littler Mendelson PC who advises employers on meeting the notification law's requirements. 'Are we really talking about complying with the WARN Act, or are we talking about political pressure being applied?' [Bloomberg Businessweek, "Lockheed Uses You-May-Be-Fired Scare Tactics," 7/10/12]
- "If the budget cuts known as sequestration take effect, defense contractors wouldn't see changes in revenue abrupt enough to require broad distribution of pink-slip warnings in advance, said Byron Callan, a defense analyst with Capital Alpha Partners in Washington. 'That's more a scare tactic than something that aligns with the underlying reality of how sequestration works,' Callan said." [Bloomberg Businessweek, "Lockheed Uses You-May-Be-Fired Scare Tactics," 7/10/12]
- "The estimate that an additional 653,570 non-defense jobs 'would be lost through ripple effects is unreasonably high,' according to Kevin Brancato, an analyst for Bloomberg Government who previously analyzed the cost of weapons systems for the RAND Corp. [Bloomberg Businessweek, "Lockheed Uses You-May-Be-Fired Scare Tactics," 7/10/12]
Miriam Pemberton and Bill Hartung, Institute for Policy Studies and Center for International Studies: "Maintaining Pentagon spending at current high levels while pushing the burden of budget cuts on domestic programs would result in a net loss of jobs nationwide. That's because arms spending produces substantially fewer jobs than virtually any other use of the same money, including a tax cut. Structured properly, Pentagon spending cuts could actually give a boost to the economy.
..There are big problems with this campaign (forecasting economic disaster that these cuts will visit on congressional districts across the country). The first is the substantial exaggeration involved in the 'more than a million jobs' claim. According to the Congressional Research Service, nearly two-thirds of the jobs in the aerospace industry come from building commercial planes. They don't depend on Pentagon spending at all and are therefore not 'at stake' in the budget fight." [The Hill, "Defense Industry Scare Tactics Won't Create Jobs," 3/29/12]
Christopher A. Preble, Cato Institute: The AIA's other line of attack—the claim that substantial cuts in military spending will have a devastating impact on the economy, resulting in a million or more lost jobs—reveals the age-old broken-window fallacy. The AIA wants people to focus on that which is seen—defense workers who are laid off—and to ignore any consideration of how the economy as a whole will be better off if the resources that had previously gone to building planes and rockets are allocated elsewhere in the economy. These transitions are certainly difficult and painful for the individuals and firms involved, but they can be expected, all other factors being equal, to have salutary aggregate effects, especially over the long term. [The National Interest, "The Defense Lobby's Greatest Fear," 7/27/12]
James Brudney, professor of law at Fordham University, former staff director of the Senate subcommittee on Labor: "Whether defense contractors will need to send WARN Act notices is 'certainly not a decision that needs to be made now,' said James Brudney, a professor of law at Fordham University in New York City. 'It looks more like political brinkmanship.' The willingness of defense companies to consider job-cut notices months before they might be sent is telling in light of company resistance to the WARN Act before its passage, said Brudney, who advised lawmakers writing the legislation when he was Democratic staff director of the Senate subcommittee on labor. Back then, companies said advance talk of firings would sap employee morale, create the risk that workers would sabotage manufacturing facilities and hurt the ability of companies to raise capital, Brudney said in an interview." [Bloomberg Businessweek, "Lockheed Uses You-May-Be-Fired Scare Tactics," 7/10/12]
Gordon Adams, professor of U.S. Foreign Policy at American University School of International Service, expert on U.S. national security policy: "The jobs argument, flagrantly advanced by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) last week, is both flawed and hypocritical. On both counts, it ought to be dismissed for what it is—a side show about the economy, rather than a straight-up argument about whether defense needs to be part of deficit and debt reduction, and whether we can or need to continue spending the highest sums we have ever spent on defense, peacetime or wartime, since the end of World War II.
…Moreover, to add to the partial, and hypocritical argument AIA is making, the defense industry has no difficulty shedding employees in the service of its well-being, rain or shine, if shedding employees helps the bottom line. The AIA no longer provides long-term historical data, but back thirty years ago AIA data showed that well over one million people worked in the aerospace part of the defense industry in the United States. Today in a market that has more than doubled over the past decade, that sector's employment has shrunk to 621,000, according to AIA data." [Capital Gains and Games, "Defense, Jobs, and the Makings of Hypocrites," 10/30/11]
The truth is Americans believe it's time to rein in runaway Pentagon spending:
Stimson Center: According to a recent Stimson Center study, the majority of Americans support much deeper cuts to the defense budget— by 18 percent or $103.5 billion. What's more, the Stimson Center found that even when defense spending benefits their districts, voters were still willing to cut such spending. [5/10/12]
- Open Letter from Right, Left, and Center Groups to Congress: "Indeed, our organizations with diverse ideologies and interests urge you to take action to ensure better fiscal stewardship at the Pentagon. . . Supporting the Mulvaney-Frank Amendment is a step towards doing so—but more cuts are needed. In today's constrained economic climate, taxpayers cannot afford to throw precious resources away on unneeded or outmoded strategies for national security. Congress should begin to end wasteful spending and make smarter choices now." [7/18/12]
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Company of Wolves is Little Red Riding Hood for the Alien generation. Sheltered 13-year-old Sarah Patterson, living on the edge of a foreboding woods, is visited by her grandmother Angela Lansbury. The old lady delights in telling Sarah the most horrific stories, usually involving what happens to little girls if they trust wolves--the actual, rather than symbolic kind. Later on, Sarah sets out through the woods to visit her grandmother. She makes the acquaintance of a seductive young huntsman (Micha Bergese), who turns out to be.....well, what big teeth he's got. The ads for Company of Wolves, showing a wolf springing from the open mouth of poor little Sarah Patterson, were warning enough for the faint of heart. Actually, the horror is secondary to the remarkable Grimms-Fairy-Tale ambience which the film successfully sustains from beginning to end. And, in keeping with the original unexpurgated versions of most fairy tales, the sexual subtext is never far from the surface. Director Neil Jordan would further develop some of the subliminal themes in Company of Wolves in his 1994 production Interview with the Vampire. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Sports Birthdays for November 8 — Bobby Bowden and More
Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on November 8:
Bobby Bowden
Age: 83
Profession: Retired Football Coach
Best Known For: Holder of the NCAA Division I record for most career wins and bowl victories by a head football coach, Bobby Bowden coached at West Virginia from 1970 to 1975 and Florida State from 1976 to 2009. He won 377 games and national championships in 1993 and 1999.
John Denny
Age: 60
Profession: Retired MLB Player
Best Known For: Winner of the 1983 Cy Young Award, John Denny pitched for the
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Brevin Knight
Age: 37
Profession: Retired NBA Player
Best Known For: A first-round pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, point guard Brevin Knight played for nine NBA teams during his career firm 1997 to 2009. As a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1997-98, Knight led the NBA in steals per game and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. He played college basketball at Stanford.
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Age: 34
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Best Known For: Maurice Evans is a swingman for the Washington Wizards. He has played professional basketball since 2001, also logging time for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic, Atlanta Hawks and two European teams. He is the vice president of the NBA Players Association.
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2013 Ford Fusion Energi: First Drive Review
Want proof that great styling sells cars? Look no further than the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi, and the Fusion Hybrid upon which it is based. According to Ford, buyers cite design as a key reason for choosing the Fusion Hybrid, and this model is attracting the youngest buyers in the midsize sedan segment. In major California cities, more than 70 percent of Fusion Hybrid buyers are new to the Ford brand. Dealers are taking in a wide variety of models as trade-ins, including luxury vehicles. These trends support the notion that getting the engineering, interior or technology right is only part of the equation for success.
Now Ford is rolling out the Ford Fusion Energi, a plug-in hybrid version of the standard Fusion Hybrid. Plug-in hybrid cars are proliferating, and the new 2013 Ford Fusion Energi is one of the latest versions of the breed to go on sale, combining full electric vehicle (EV) operation with a traditional gas-electric powertrain.
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Plug-in hybrid vehicles get a larger battery than standard hybrids -- one capable of storing enough energy to provide the car with a limited pure-electric driving range for commuting in cities or running errands. When the battery reaches a minimum state of charge, the gasoline engine kicks in and the car works just like a normal hybrid car. The result is a vehicle that can be used as an EV for short distances, and one that eliminates "range anxiety" -- the feeling of panic sometimes associated with pure electric vehicles as they approach the end of their range of travel.
To learn more about the new 2013 Fusion Energi, we traveled to the west side of Los Angeles to meet with Ford representatives and get a small taste of what it's like to drive the Fusion Energi on city streets.
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Take one 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid, swap in a larger 7.6-kWh lithium-ion battery pack to replace the 1.4-kWh battery, install a charge port on the left front fender of the car and you've got the new Ford Fusion Energi. Like the Fusion Hybrid, the Fusion Energi uses a 2.0-liter Atkinson-cycle 4-cylinder engine, an 88-kW electric motor and an electronic continuously variable transmission (e-CVT). Total system horsepower rises with the Fusion Energi, from 188 to 195.
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According to Ford, the new Fusion Energi delivers a claimed maximum EV range of 20 miles and an estimated 550 miles of total vehicle range. Top speed in EV mode is 85 mph, and the car is rated to get 88 mpge in combined driving.
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This design gives Ford a globally viable vehicle that can access restricted driving zones inside major cities in Europe while giving Americans the option of saving EV operation for local errands, city driving or congested traffic. Similarly, if the Fusion Energi is taken on a road trip, the driver can operate the car using only its 141-hp gasoline engine, which supplies plenty of oomph to maintain a steady rate of speed on level ground. To further conserve fuel, an Eco Cruise Control system relaxes the rate at which the Fusion Energi resumes a set speed compared to a standard cruise control system.
How to Charge a Ford Fusion Energi
Every Fusion Energi has a power cord compatible with a standard household outlet, and Ford says the car recharges in seven hours. Install the 240-volt quick-charge upgrade and a full battery pack is yours in just two and a half hours. The automaker estimates it costs less than $1 to fully recharge the Fusion Energi, based on average energy costs nationwide.
Owners can determine the car's state of charge by looking at the translucent charging ring surrounding the charge port on the left front fender, which is divided into quadrants to provide a visual estimate of EV range. This ring illuminates when the car is being charged, when the driver unlocks the car using the remote keyless entry fob or just after the driver's door is closed.
Alternatively, Fusion Energi owners can remotely check battery-charge level via the standard MyFord Mobile app, which includes a free subscription for the first five years of ownership. Using a smartphone, tablet or computer, the Fusion Energi's owner can check charging status and vehicle range, schedule charging times for when utility rates are lowest, find the nearest charging station and most efficient route and receive estimates on savings in fuel costs and carbon-dioxide emissions. Additionally, owners can use the MyFord Mobile app to find the car in a crowded parking lot, pre-condition the vehicle with heat or air conditioning while it is still connected to the electrical grid and remotely lock or unlock the car's doors.
Driving Impressions
We'll be honest: Our drive in the new Fusion Energi lasted all of 20 miles, half of them spent as a passenger, with a route limited to city driving except for a brief 60-mph fling on the Pacific Coast Highway. Yet, since the Fusion Energi is at its best in traffic, and because it takes forever to get anywhere in LA, this proved a great opportunity to drive the car in its natural habitat.
Getting into our Fusion Energi SE test vehicle (seen in the photos and painted a color called Ice Storm), the SmartGauge with EcoGuide indicated 17 miles of EV range. That turned out to be optimistic, as the system ultimately delivered about 15 miles of electric-only operation before it switched over to gas-electric hybrid propulsion.
With 3,913 pounds of weight to motivate, the Fusion Energi isn't going to win any drag races. Not that you'll be drag racing; you bought a plug-in hybrid, after all. Rather, the observation relates to the car's ability to merge with higher-speed traffic. On two occasions we needed full powertrain thrust, and like any EV or gas-electric hybrid, the Fusion Energi felt strong right off the line. However, the car's nearly 2-ton curb weight, combined with a torque curve that falls as revs climb, ultimately results in average acceleration when getting up to highway speeds. Based on our brief test drive, Fusion Energi owners are going to want some extra runway when driving outside the city.
As may be expected of an electric vehicle, the Fusion Energi is silent and refined, thanks to Ford's excellent electric steering. Even better is the Fusion Energi's refined regenerative braking system, which feels completely natural instead of inconsistent, grabby or unresponsive -- traits common in such systems. A Brake Coach feature is standard, and designed to encourage more efficient driving and extend the car's range. A screen in the SmartGauge display shows the percentage of potential brake energy recaptured with each stop.
Suspension tuning is terrific for city driving, the car feeling relaxed and composed yet taut and athletic at the same time. We couldn't discern the added 250 pounds of battery weight during our brief drive in heavy afternoon LA traffic, and the Fusion Energi's 17-inch 225/50 low-rolling-resistance tires weren't a liability when taking city corners.
Equipped with Sync connectivity, SmartGauge with EcoGuide and MyFord Touch, a Fusion Energi's various screens, menus and settings are daunting at first, but owners can program certain displays to specific preferences, and owners become acclimated to the technologies in short order. We're happy to report that the next-generation version of MyFord Touch is easier to use than previous iterations.
Like other Fusion models, the Fusion Energi is comfortable for the driver. Our test car provided a power adjustable driver's seat and a tilt/telescopic steering wheel. The front passenger's seat lacks height adjustment, so the passenger is, in effect, sitting low and close to the floor, which restricts outward visibility for smaller adults and makes it harder to exit the vehicle for larger and older people.
The installation of a larger battery pack does not affect the Fusion Energi's rear seat. However, the trunk is affected, shrinking from 12 cu ft to 8.2 cu ft, compared to a standard Fusion Hybrid's trunk. The model still retains its 60/40-split folding rear seat, allowing it to carry longer items with ease.
How to Buy a Ford Fusion Energi
If you're interested in buying a new 2013 Fusion Energi, the car is offered in SE ($39,495) and Titanium ($40,895) trim levels. Both prices include a destination charge of $795. Add every option and a Fusion Energi Titanium wears a sticker price of $46,410.
To help reduce the price, the Fusion Energi qualifies for a $3,750 federal income tax credit, and Ford has launched the car with a $1,500 rebate. That brings the Energi SE model down to $34,245 before any state, local or employer incentives. In California, the Fusion Energi puts another $2,500 in the buyer's pocket and is eligible for carpool lane access, dropping the price tag to $31,745 and reducing the car owner's commuting time.
Ford is also offering a low lease payment for the Fusion Energi. In California, where this model is expected to prove popular, customers can lease the Energi SE for $355 per month with $3,950 due at lease signing. Just make sure you're not planning to drive more than 10,500 miles annually.
Converting Interest Into Sales
Consumer interest in hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles waxes and wanes with fluctuations in gas prices. As this article is written, gas is not that expensive, given recent history. However, there appeared to be plenty of interest in our Ice Storm Fusion Energi. Then again, the car's styling was likely responsible for attracting eyeballs on the streets of West LA. Now all Ford needs to do is to convert the Fusion Energi's visual appeal into sales. Thanks to the car's good looks and price-reducing incentives and rebates, that shouldn't be too hard.


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This guy is a tool, seems to have maturity problems. If I was the Kings I will have to be patient, allow his value to go up, meaning allow him to continue playing and ship his arse out.
The issue here is its not a secret that this guy has maturity issues so alot of teams should be reluctant to pursue him.
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migya wrote:Guy also has alot of talent. Sacramento would be smart to trade him for another Center, like Horford. Cousins needs an experienced mentor coach to make a great career.
Nice, idea. Horford would actually be a great mentor for Cousins. Horford is the exact oposite in terms of maturity compared to Cousins.
That would be a good tandem too, slide Horford over to PF and Cousins to C.... would be a scary front court duo.
The Hawks are playing really well right now, and Josh Smith is a huge part of it, I wouldn't mess it up with an immature Cousins. Something has to give with Cousins, the Kings just can't depend on him as a franchise player, he is just too immature.


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Festive Pumpkin Casserole
There's nothing better than this stew to keep your guests warm. Try it!
En español
Serves 8
- 1 medium pumpkin
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2½ pounds stewing beef, cubed into 1-inch pieces
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 large onion, finely cut
- 1 red pepper, seeded and cut into small pieces
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 large tomato, seeded and cut in small pieces
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 carrots, peeled and cubed into 1-inch pieces
- 1 pound potatoes, peeled and cubed into 1-inch pieces
- 3 pears, peeled, cored and cut in thin slices
- Salt and pepper to taste
1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. Wash the outside of the pumpkin. With a very sharp knive, cut around the top of the pumpkin to make a lid (approximately 2½ inches from the stem).
3. Scrape off and discard the seeds and filling as well as part of the meat, so as to leave a ¾-inch thickness.
4. Brush the inside of the pumpkin and the lid with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
5. Place the pumpkin and lid, with the meaty part face up, on a baking tray.
6. Bake the pumpkin for 40–45 minutes, until tender.
7. Remove the pumpkin from the oven and place in a heat-resistant dish.
1. Heat the remaining oil over high heat. Add the beef, seasoned with salt and pepper.
2. Sauté for 4–5 minutes on each side or until brown. Remove the meat using a perforated serving spoon, leaving the juices in the pan.
(Note: You may have to sauté the meat in several batches. If you place too many pieces at once, the meat will boil instead of sauté.)
3. Lower the heat and add the remaining oil. Place the onions and sauté for 3–4 minutes. Add the red pepper, garlic and tomato, and sauté 2–3 minutes more.
4. Stir and add the sautéed meat and the paprika. Stir and add the bay leaves, beef broth and wine. Cover the casserole and cook at low heat for 1 hour, or until meat is tender.
5. Add the carrots and potatoes and cook 10–15 minutes, or until they are tender.
6. Remove the bay leaves and add the pears or other fruit of your choice.
7. Ladle the stew into the pumpkin and serve.
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A recent study suggests that babies who receive gluten for the first time after 6 months of age are more a little more likely to contract celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which eating gluten triggers an immune response. We talked to Dr. Mark Corkins, chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Le Bonheur, about his thoughts on this research. He shares some helpful information below.
What are your thoughts on this study?
This study confirms some older epidemiology data. Introducing gluten in a baby's diet too early or too late increases the risk of developing celiac disease. Somewhere around 5-6 months of age, there is a window when the GI tract's immune system is programmed to learn about things that are OK and should be "ignored" by the immune system. That is when we normally introduce solids into an infant's diet for that reason.
How common is celiac disease, and why does it seem like we hear so much about it these days?
It is more common than we used to realize. It was previously taught it was a rare disease, and then studies the last few years have shown it to be more common than we thought. One study found it was present in one in 133 persons. Of course, what we have learned is that not everyone presents with the classic symptoms (mentioned below).
The trouble with the increased awareness of the disease is that it is now a "fad" to be gluten-free and blame a variety of vague symptoms or behaviors on gluten. There is no published evidence to support a lot of the general claims that we see floating around and are made by a variety of less than reliable sources.
When do you recommend a child get tested and what does testing involve?
A child should be tested if they have any of the classic symptoms:
- diarrhea
- poor weight gain
- unexplained nutritional deficiencies
It is also recommended if there is a primary relative with celiac disease. There is a very good blood test to screen for the disease. But the blood test is not perfect so the gold standard for the diagnosis of celiac is an upper endoscopy with biopsy of the small intestines if the antibody is positive.


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It's a game of numbers, but Lipscomb coach Scott Sanderson is only concerned with the fact that his Bisons are 4-1 in the Atlantic Sun Conference and tied for first place.
The Bisons ran their winning streak to three games with an 80-66 win Saturday night over USC Upstate at Allen Arena. They are 7-7 overall. Upstate slipped to 1-14, 1-5 in the conference.
"The most important thing for us is that we are 4-1," Sanderson said. "I don't even think about overall record. It is irrelevant. We played that schedule as a barometer to get us ready for conference play."
The next challenge for the Bisons is Monday night at 8 when Belmont visits Allen Arena for the first edition of the "Battle of the Boulevard" for this season. Belmont is also 4-1 in the conference, 9-6 overall.
Also tied for first in the A-Sun are ETSU and Campbell.
The Bisons faced a challenge before the tip-off as junior forward Brandon Brown was sidelined during the shoot-around Saturday morning. His status is uncertain for the next few games. Sanderson is hopeful Brown will be back for the Belmont game.
"If he doesn't play there are certain things we will have to tweak," Sanderson said. "I feel like we can overcome his loss if he is not able to play. Injuries are a part of the game. It's not a fun part of the game, but it is part of it."
Sanderson sent out a starting lineup of guards Johnny Lee and Jordan Burgason, forwards Michael Teller and Brian Wright and center Adnan Hodzic.
"It messed up our substitution rotation," Sanderson said.
The Bisons opened the game with a 3-point shot from Teller in the first minute and never trailed in the game. Teller finished with nine points, hitting three-of-eight 3-point shots. He also had six rebounds and three assists.
"Teller was good," Sanderson said. "He was more active. He rebounded the ball."
In the first half the Bisons capitalized on Upstate's mistakes with 15 points off of turnovers.
The biggest lead for the Bisons in the first half was 15 points, 33-18, on a jump shot by sophomore center Justin Glenn.
Glenn had six rebounds, two points, two steals and a blocked shot in 12 minutes.
"It gave Justin an opportunity," Sanderson said. "He was thrust into the role of playing 12 minutes and I thought he was solid. He did well. He is a big, strong kid who can rebound and block shots. He shoots the ball fairly well. When a guy goes down someone else has to pick up the slack."
For the second game in a row the Bisons played a significant part of the first half without Hodzic. He was on the bench for nine of the first 20 minutes after being tagged with three personal fouls.
"Adnan has to listen and learn from his mistakes," Sanderson said. "Hopefully, he will be a better listener on what he has to do to stay on the floor. He has to listen to what we want him to do on both ends of the floor."
In the second half the Bisons twice led by 13 points, but their biggest lead in the final 20 minutes was 14 points, 60-46, with 7:15 remaining in the game.
With the Bisons leading 61-48 Upstate went on a 7-0 run to cut the lead to 61-55 with 5:08 left in the game.
The Bisons pulled ahead by 10 with four minutes on the clock when Slater hit a pair of free throws for a 65-55 advantage.
With 2:27 to go Upstate trimmed the lead to seven points, 68-61, on a 3-pointer from guard Ryan LeGates.
The Bisons were able to once again pull ahead by 10, 71-61, with 47 seconds left on a free throw from Wright.
"I thought we were pretty good in the first half defensively holding them to 35.7 percent, but we every time we would get up 12 or 14 points we couldn't blow it on out. Upstate kept hanging around and hanging around. You have to give them credit. They have played everybody tough."
Slater led the way for the Bisons with a game-high 25 points. Lee scored 12 for his second straight double figures game. Hodzic added 11 points to keep his double figures scoring streak alive at 41 consecutive games. Wright added 10.
The Bisons shot 44.3 percent for the game, hitting 27-of-61 shots. They were only 31 percent from 3-point range, connecting on nine-of-29.
Four Upstate players finished in double figures in the game. Center Nick Schneiders led with 19. Forward Pat Posey scored 16. Guard Carter Cook chipped in 11. Forward Mezie Uzochukwu added 10.
Despite playing only 25 minutes Hodzic still led the Bisons on the boards with seven rebounds. Posey had a game-high 10 for Upstate.
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations


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Motorcyclist Slams Into Car, Flips Through Air, Walks Away [AMAZING VIDEO]
This guy has got to be the luckiest victim of a motorcycle crash ever.
22-year-old Michael Smith from Clearwater, Florida managed to walk away with only a few bruises after he slammed his motorcycle into the side of a car, flipped over said car, did a crazy stuntman-like cartwheel and then hopped right back up on his feet.
Smith's motorcyle was totaled in the crash, and the driver of the car was cited for an improper left turn.
A word of advice for this guy before we go: put a helmet on, dude. Next time you might not be so lucky.


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What Is Influenza?
Influenza (also called the flu) is an upper respiratory infection. It is caused by the influenza virus. Flu strains differ from one year to the next. There are two main kinds that infect humans:
- Type A
- Type B
You can get the flu when you breathe in droplets from someone infected with the virus. It can also be spread by touching a contaminated surface and then putting your hand to your mouth or nose.
Each year (usually beginning in October), the flu spreads around the world. Anyone can get it. Some people are at a higher risk of complications. People at higher risk of complications include:
- Being younger than 5 years old
- Being 65 years old and older
- Having certain conditions, including:
- Chronic lung condition (eg, asthma)
- Cardiovascular disease
- Kidney or liver disease
- Neurological, blood, or metabolic condition (eg, diabetes)
- Having a suppressed immune system (eg, HIV)
- Being pregnant
- Being a child or teen who receives long-term aspirin therapy
- Being American Indian/Alaska Native
- Being severely obese
Symptoms include:
- Fever and chills
- Severe muscle aches
- Cough
- Severe fatigue
- Headache
- Decreased appetite, other gastrointestinal symptoms (eg, nausea, vomiting)
- Runny nose, nasal congestion
- Sneezing
- Sore throat
Treatment may include:
- Rest
- Fluids
- Over-the-counter pain relievers
- Decongestants
- Cough suppressants
- Antiviral medicines
What Is the Influenza Vaccine?
The flu shot is made from an inactivated, killed virus. There are three types of flu shots available:
- Regular flu shot (the most common type)—for people aged six months and older, injected into the muscle (usually in the upper arm)
- High-dose shot (Fluzone High-Dose)—for people aged 65 years and older, injected into the muscle
- Intradermal shot (Fluzone Intradermal)—for people aged 18-64 years old, injected into the skin with a smaller needle
There is also a nasal spray (FluMist) made from live, weakened flu viruses. The nasal spray is available for healthy people aged 2-49 years who are not pregnant.
The flu shots and nasal spray contain several influenza viral strains. The type of strains that the vaccine contains change from year to year. The strains are based on which viruses are likely to circulate during that flu season.
Who Should Get Vaccinated and When?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that anyone aged six months and older should get a flu shot.
It takes about two weeks for the vaccination to protect you against the flu. Even if you have been vaccinated, you can still get the flu. If you have symptoms, tell your doctor.
You can get the flu anytime during the year. But, flu season typically lasts from October to May. The best time to get vaccinated is as soon as the vaccine is available. This will protect you before the flu comes to your community.
Children younger than 9 years old may need two doses of the flu vaccine. This may need to be given to help your child build immunity to the virus. Talk to the doctor to find out how many doses are right for your child.
What Are the Risks Associated With the Influenza Vaccine?
Almost all people who receive the influenza vaccine have no problems. There are certain risks associated with the vaccine. As with any vaccine, there is a small risk of serious problems, including severe allergic reaction.
Side effects associated with the flu shot include:
- Soreness, redness, and swelling around the injection site
- Low-grade fever
- Muscle aches
Side effects associated with the nasal spray vaccine include:
- Runny nose
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Muscle aches
- Fever
- Sore throat
- Cough
- Wheezing
Who Should Not Get Vaccinated?
Certain people should talk to their doctor before receiving the influenza vaccine. These include people who:
- Have any severe (life-threatening) allergies to chicken eggs
- Have had a severe reaction to the flu vaccine in the past
- Have had Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Currently are very sick
The following people should not get the nasal spray:
- Children who:
- Are aged 24 months or younger
- Have asthma
- Are aged 2-4 years who have had wheezing in the past 12 months
- Have a condition that may increase their risk of flu complications
- People who:
- Are aged 50 years and older
- Have a chronic condition (eg, heart disease, lung disease, asthma, kidney or liver disease, metabolic disease, blood disorders)
- Have a nerve or muscle disorder
- Have a weakened immune system
- Are in close contact with others who have a weakened immune system
- Have a nasal condition which makes it difficult to breath
- Have gotten any other vaccines in the last 4 weeks
- Pregnant women
- Children or teens on long-term aspirin therapy
What Other Ways Can Influenza Be Prevented?
Good preventive measures include:
- Avoid close contact with people who have respiratory infections.
- Wash your hands often for 15-20 seconds with soap and water. This is especially important to do when you come in contact with someone who is sick. Rubbing alcohol-based cleaners on your hands is also useful.
- Do not share drinks or personal items.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
- Do not put your hands near your eyes, mouth, or nose.
What Happens in the Event of an Outbreak?
In the event of an outbreak, the primary focus is to vaccinate as many at risk people as possible, especially those in high priority groups. The use of antiviral medications (eg, oseltamivir , zanamivir ) can reduce the length of the illness when given within two days of onset. Finally, people who are infected should be isolated as much as possible.


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I also feel I have become even more obsessive in posting about a few topics again and again - the English Defence League, Gilad Atzmon, the "Arab Spring", the Occupy movement, left antisemitism - and neglecting all sorts of other topics - from books, films and music, to the Coalition government. I have also retreated from blogging about Brockley or Lewisham, partly because of the proliferation of very good local blogs, of which the very comprehensive Brockley Central and the excellent Transpontine are leaders. In 2012, I plan to spend more time on UK politics and also on non-political topics, especially music.
Greatest hits
So, these are my most read posts in 2011. Some of them were written before 2011, and I guess I should be pleased at their enduring appeal.
1. So, the time has come not to renew membership of the Green Party.
23 Feb 2011, 205 comments, 3,165 Pageviews
This is one of the guest posts, by Toby Green, on antisemitism in the Green Party, which circulated quite widely.
2. Triangulating Bobism 1: Harryism and indecency
24 Aug 2010, 96 comments, 2,064 Pageviews
I am pleased this older post has a high spot in the greatest hits, as it is one in which I set out something of the core agenda of the blog.
3. Uzbekistan porn
6 Oct 2005, 1,253 Pageviews
On the other hand, it is really irritating this has such a prominent position, as it is basically completely content-free, and its enduring popularity speaks of everything wrong with the worldwide web.
4. Jewish Hero or Israeli Criminal?
19 Apr 2011, 56 comments, 1,028 Pageviews
Another guest post, by HP regular Michael Ezra, on a fascinating post-Shoah story.
22 Nov 2011, 28 comments, 998 Pageviews
The most recent hit, on the antisemitic jazz maestro Gilad Atzmon at a festival in Bradford, with a Lewisham angle.
6. Influential left-wingers
18 Sep 2010, 25 comments, 948 Pageviews
Another semi-oldie I'm pleased to see here, with five good influences on the left, five bad influences, and five who ought to be more influential.
7. Triangulating Bobism 2: The Furedi cult
29 Sep 2010, 38 comments, 885 Pageviews
This is my long analysis of the former RCP/Living Marxism cult, now mainly known as Spiked.
8. Guest post: Islam and the left – against secular fundamentalism
11 Oct 2011, 15 comments, 832 Pageviews
A strange unsolicited guest post by one Ali H calling for Islamic communism.
9. "Influential left-wing ideas"
21 Dec 2010, 45 comments, 732 Pageviews
10. Political influences 4: John Lennon19 Sep 2011, 3 comments, 696 Pageviews
Here are the posts that I'd have liked to you to have read.
- January: On nations and states; On socialism, hope and waiting in an age of crisis.
- February: The revolution of flowers: to thaw in dancing jasmines; BigSoc, faith and cohesion; "Progressive London": A Popular Front for reactionaries; From Congress House to Green Square
- April: The case against liberal interventionism; Old soldiers, broken promises, class prejudices
- May: Second thoughts on the big society and the small state, while running through Ladywell Fields
- June: The antisemitism of good intentions.
- August: Flames lambent in the UK (the July riots); Anders Breivik, counter-jihad and right-wing terror.
- September: The EDL in East London; Atzmon and left antisemitism and some addenda.
- October: CiFWatching, Andy Newmanism, Gilad Atzmon and the socialism of fools; Mentally deficient right wing numpties: EDL news and reflections for October.
- November: November 20 and after; More notes on #Occupy.
- December: On reading Christopher Hitchens' obituaries.
Top Referrers
Search terms
1. Bob from Brockley - a bit obvious I guess. Variations on this fill a few of the other top ten slots, so I've removed them.
2. Occupy Wall Street - actually, bizarrely, my re-posting of a Jewish Labor Committee statement on OWS gets more google juice than any of my own posts, but still.
3. Fuck Washington - hmmm. What on earth were they looking for?
4. uzbekistan porn - see above
5. leonardo dicaprio hairline - another demonstration of why the internet should be banned
6. conspiracy theories - actually links to a proper post
7. sarf london - am glad to be the go-to place for that.


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Wednesday, February 27
$18/$15 Museum Members
We'll make it work when Project Runway Season 8 designer Valerie Mayen explains how her Yellowcake designs have been heavily influenced by her Guatemalan heritage. Spend an evening getting to know Valerie and her unusual aesthetic. Wine and cheese served before and after the lecture.
Part of MEET ME AT THE MALTZ – this distinguished speaker series will feature eminent speakers and performers sharing their fine arts passions with the community. Meet up with some of the most interesting personalities around Cleveland as they share how heritage has influenced their lives and careers. Informal receptions follow each event.
January 30 – Yoga with Marni Task
February 13 – Jews Rock! with Janet Macoska
Purchase tickets for the series $36/$30 Museum Members


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KWorld ATSC 330U
From LinuxTVWiki
An ATSC USB 2.0 device from KWorld.
It is supported under Linux as of Kernel 2.6.27.[1]
Also known as the "PlusTV HD Hybrid Stick 330". Supports digital OTA (ATSC), analogue (NTSC) and analogue audio and video capture from devices such as camcorders, VCRs and DVD players.
Components Used
- Xceive XC3028 (tuner & analog demod)
- TI TVP5150 (A/V decoder)
- Samsung S5H1409 (digital demod)
- Empia EM2883 (USB bridge)
Output of lsusb -v reveals a subsystem ID of: eb1a:a316


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Zumba Fitness Brisbane
Wednesday, 2 May 2018 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (AEST)
Event Details
Zumba® Fitness is a Latin-inspired cardio-dance workout that uses music and choreographed steps to form a fitness party atmosphere. While many of the types of dance and music featured in the program are Latin American inspired, classes can also contain everything from jazz to African beats to country to hip-hop and pop.
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The Grand Marais adventurer reached 14,200 feet on Tuesday. It took two days for him to move from his 11,200-foot camp.
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Severe weather thwarted Dupre's attempts to reach the summit in 2011 and 2012.
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Incoming 1Ls / Anybody go to a state school and now go to a top law school?« on: April 07, 2008, 05:54:09 PM »
I just checked out BU law's class of 2010 and a little over half the student come from Ivy league and other Top 25 undergrads. Anybody feeling the pressure of the step up in competition? I feel it a little but that's because I went to an Ivy league school for graduate school and experienced the competition. But if I didn't I'd be a lot more nervous.


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I was quite interested to read the article on the "Loose-Wire Double Radiator 300 ohm
Twinlead 2-meter J-Pole antenna" in the January issue of WRO.
From what I understand, this is a modification of a J-Pole, modeled by the late L.B. Cebik,
taking into account the unconnected "loose wire" opposite the normal ½ wave radiator.
This design is also based on what Cebik calls "a non-standard" J-Pole design, where the ½ wave element is made shorter than a "normal" ½ wavelength, and the ¼ wave matching section is made longer than a "normal" ¼ wavelength.
What concerned me, however, was that the build dimensions published for the J-pole construction, appear to be those taken from what Cebik calls his "...bare-wire proof of
principle model".
Note especially this term "bare-wire", which clearly could not apply to anything made
from 300-ohm plastic insulated twinlead. Cebik also repeats several times throughout
his text, his reference to his "...bare-wire proof of principle model".
Cebik points out that there are many varieties and shapes of flat, insulated, twinlead,
making modeling with antenna design software like NEC-4 a challenge, so he states
that "Therefore, models of twinlead must begin with bare-wire versions, with the caution
that the dimensions that emerge may not be close to the dimensions demanded by
vinyl-covered twinlead."
In other words, Cebik does not expect his "...bare-wire proof of principle model" to be
built as-is, without substantially modifying the theoretical dimensions, to account for the
effect of both wire insulation and most importantly the velocity factor of the particular
twinlead used.
I still can't quite believe that many hams could have built up J-Poles using these
dimensions, without finding performance issues. Also strangely, in all the positive
reports that WRO mentions, no one seems to have actually measured SWR! I keep
looking for some other rational explanation, but it still looks to be related to misinterpretation
of Cebik's "bare-wire proof of principle model".
In order confirm this to myself, I have built a J-Pole as close as possible to the
information provided in the WRO January 2011 issue. Although I could not obtain any of
the pictured semi-clear TV twinlead, (no longer available) I doubt that it would have
made any difference.
The Twinlead I used was Radio Shack # 15-1174, with a published velocity factor (Vf) of
0.733. (in my testing I measured the actual Vf on a sample as 0.77)
To sum up, my findings were that for the J-Pole sample I built from the published
dimensions, the swr performance is extremely poor. The SWR was high across the
band from 144 - 149 MHz (9.2 – 4.5) and was not resonant anywhere.
Frankly, I would not want to use this antenna on any radio of mine.
Details of my results are given in the table that follows the text.
You will see that I tried to modify some of the published dimensions by adjusting some
of them for Vf, and obtained at least some improvements over the original test results.
These "experiments" are highlighted in the table.
In the end, it proved a larger task than I was prepared to continue, to come up with a
final set of dimensions that would yield a resonant low-SWR design from Cebik's model.
I have included the dimensions below only to illustrate what I had done.
For comparison purposes, I also measured using the same set-up, a "conventional"
twinlead J-Pole I made some years ago based up a design published in the 1994
September QST issue.
This J-Pole clearly outperforms the WRO J-Pole under discussion.
There are many references in the literature illustrating practical dimensions for similar
"conventional" or standard twin-lead J-Poles.
I have listed some below:
"The DBJ-2: A Portable VHF-UHF Roll-Up J-pole…", QST March 2007
"More on the Ribbon J-Pole Antenna", QST June 2003
"The DBJ-1: A VHF-UHF Dual Band J-Pole", QST February 2003
"The Twin-lead J-Pole" by WB3GCK, 1998
"An Easy Dual Band VHF-UHF Antenna", QST September 1994
"144-148 MHz PVC Water Pipe J-Pole antenna", K5LN, 6/22/97
"The 300-ohm Ribbon J Antenna for 2 meters; A Critical Analysis", April 1982
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Last Monday was a typical busy day for me. I got to work around noon and knocked out a story about the Old Spanish Trail Rodeo. I then went about some afternoon tasks before heading to the District 2-6A softball tournament for the game between Crestview High School and Choctawhatchee.
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I got to work around noon and knocked out a story about the Old Spanish Trail Rodeo. I then went about some afternoon tasks before heading to the District 2-6A softball tournament for the game between Crestview High School and Choctawhatchee.
Midway through the afternoon, sometime shortly after 3 p.m., I was checking something on espn.com when I saw the news of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
At that moment a cold chill ran down my spine much in the same it had Sept. 11, 2001. But at the same time it felt all so different.
The Boston Marathon is one of the great sporting events in the nation. It might be, along with the Super Bowl and World Series, the most recognized sporting event in the country. There is no denying it is the most famous running event in the United States.
I can think of few more strategic places for terrorists to hit this country than at a major sporting event. And what better venue to plant homemade bombs than on the streets of a major city where hundreds and thousands of spectators were lining the sidewalks?
We all know the story by now. Two bombs exploded, three people were killed and hundreds wounded.
Two brothers, one of whom is dead, are now being blamed for the act. And none of it makes sense yet.
We go to sporting events to celebrate our team and American spirit. We attend to cheer for our favorite athletes and teams. Nobody goes to a race thinking it will end with a bombing.
Even as the tragic events unfolded, the city of Boston and our nation was coming together. Rival Major League Baseball teams, the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals, honored the town and team by embracing tradition near and dear to the fans of Fenway Park.
The Red Sox returned to Fenway on Saturday in a celebration that is worthy of the great city of Boston and the game of baseball.
The announcement also has been made that the 2014 Boston Marathon will be held as scheduled.
I�ve never run the 26.2 miles of a marathon nor have I ever been to Boston. And it has been 38 years since I ran the 2-mile in high school, but in the last week I�ve felt united with the men and women of the city and the race in the spirit of America.
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One of the great and often ignored challenges of Big Data is whether or not historical data is actually relevant to answering a given question. Anyone who has ever glanced at the fine print of their stockbroker's web page or an investment prospectus has likely noticed the old quip that "Past performance does not guarantee future results." Despite a century of increasingly complex analytics and reporting, this disclaimer has largely held true; otherwise we'd all happily pick yesterday's market winner, then begin researching which island to buy as the returns poured in.
While this is common sense for the average investor, in IT we occasionally forget the perils of past performance. With Big Data especially, pundits and vendors imply that if we throw bigger and better data at a faster platform, we'll eventually be able to predict the future with near certainty.A crisis of philosophy?
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Part of the fervor over Big Data is similar to the latest "surefire" investment scheme: we all want an ability to peer into the future, and any individual or organization that can predict the future will obviously have a dramatic leg up on the competition. However, it's incumbent on IT leaders to temper some of the enthusiasm around Big Data and ensure that it's presented as a useful and effective tool for understanding past performance, but one that cannot predict future results. With any new reporting tool, it's tempting to put faith in the technology and focus inward rather than keep a metaphorical finger in the wind, attempting to spot the next shift. As one of the more rational and technologically inclined groups in most companies, IT leadership is well positioned to provide this organizational gut check.
As your history teacher likely admonished, learning from the past is critical to understanding the future, but wars end, economies change, and demographics shift. Just as we need historians and prognosticators, temper your Big Data initiatives with one eye firmly focused on the future.
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By Rachel Zolfo '14
June 13, 2012
During the summer, Bradley's campus is anything but quiet.
Although most students are gone until the fall, the University is still buzzing with activities, learning and even a bit of music. The music department is hosting its eighth annual summer band camp, which attracts young musicians from Peoria and surrounding areas.
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These tests are helpful in preparing for the final concert at the end of the week, but they also teach students how to improve on their own.
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Dr. Vroman, who helped to create the camp, is delighted with the excellent feedback that the camp receives each year. Many students express a wish that the camp would last longer.
"Not only are the students having a fun, memorable time at camp, but they are gaining knowledge and skills that will help them to become better musicians in the future," he said.