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PDD or pervasive developmental disorder is a behavioral disorder of speech, communication, social interaction, and repetitive type compulsive behavior. Autism is a form of PDD. There are five types of PDD's. The most commonly encountered are PDD NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified), childhood Autism, and Asperger's Syndrome. All these "different" conditions have common diagnostic and physiologic features but differ slightly by the specific diagnostic criteria.
What is Autism?
Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of lifeand is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Both children and adults with Autism typically show difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities.
Prevalence of Autism
Autism is the most common of the Pervasive Developmental Disorders, affecting an estimated 1 in 150 births (Centers for Disease Control Prevention, 2007). Roughly translated, this means as many as 1.5 million Americans today are believed to have some form of Autism. And this number is on the rise.
Based on statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and other governmental agencies, Autism is growing at a startling rate of 10-17 percent per year. Autism knows no racial, ethnic, or social boundaries; family income levels; lifestyle choices; or educational levels, and can affect any family and any child. And although the overall incidence of Autism is consistent around the globe, it is four times more prevalent in boys than in girls.
Children with Autism usually have a combination of the following symptoms:
- Lack of or delay in spoken language
- Repetitive use of language and/or motor mannerisms (e.g., hand-flapping, twirling objects)
- Little or no eye contact
- Lack of interest in peer relationships
- Lack of spontaneous or make-believe play
- Persistent fixation on parts of objects
What is Asperger's Syndrome?
What distinguishes Asperger's Syndrome from Autism is the severity of the symptoms and the absence of language delays. Children with Asperger's may be only mildly affected and frequently have good language and cognitive skills. To the untrained observer, a child with Asperger's may seem just like a normal child behaving differently. They may be socially awkward, not understanding of conventional social rules, or show a lack of empathy. They may make limited eye contact, seem to be unengaged in a conversation, and not understand the use of gestures. Many individuals who fall within the category of having Asperger's Syndrome are often misdiagnosed with ADD, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Bi-polar, Oppositional Defiant and Emotional Disorders.
One of the major differences between Asperger's Syndrome and Autism is that, by definition, there is no speech delay in Asperger's. In fact, children with Asperger's frequently have good language skills; they simply use language in different ways. Speech patterns may be unusual, lack inflection, or have a rhythmic nature or it may be formal, but too loud or high pitched. Children with Asperger's may not understand the subtleties of language, such as irony and humor, or they may not recognize the give-and-take nature of a conversation.
Another distinction between Asperger's Syndrome and Autism concerns cognitive ability. While some individuals with Autism experience mental retardation, by definition a person with Asperger's cannot possess a "clinically significant" cognitive delay, and most possess average to above-average intelligence.
Children with Autism are frequently seen as aloof and uninterested in others. This is not the case with Asperger's Disorder. Individuals with Asperger's Disorder usually want to fit in and have interaction with others; they simply don't know how to do it.
Children with AS usually have a combination of the following symptoms:
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The Sultan Expert is a testament to how a 29er should ride. With now over seven years of lineage it has been proven tried and true. With a component package that aspires to raise the bar and a suspension platform that will change how you invision the way a 29er trail bike should ride. The Sultan Expert is the perfect mountain bike for the rider who is looking for a 29er that not only inspires confidence but doesn't know how to give in when the trail gets rough.
New this year is the TR build-kit for the Sultan Expert. Designed to be a more affordable option without sacrificing even a smidgeon of performance or ride quality. Our top priority with this kit was not to put you on the podium but to get you on the dirt with the rapturous intent to go faster and further while leaving all your troubles stirring behind in the dust. This build is a mixture of components to best suite a quality ride at an affordable price.
Then we are still offering both a Shimano XT+ and a SRAM XO build-kits for the Sultan Expert as well. Your preference is king when it comes to what you want to ride. The Shimano XT+ drivetrain is based on a 2x10 but can be upgraded to a 3x10 at no extra charge. For an additional charge you can upgrade to a SRAM XO TYPE 2 drivetrain in either 2x10 or 3x10. The XO option will come with a XT front derailleur to insure full compatibility with all popular chainring combinations.
As an added bonus we are now offering the option to upgrade the wheels to carbon Enve and the seat post to a KS Lev dropper post. Backed up by a host of top quality components from Thomson, Cane Creek, WTB Saddles, ODI grips, and others; this Turner Bike will raise your expectations of how a bike should ride. The Sultan Expert is purposed to be the perfect blend of durability, performance, and economy. Whether you are drudging through East Coast roots and muck, or charging through SoCal rocks and ruts, you will find this bike is more than what you need to handle your local trails for seasons of abuse. This is mostly due to Turner Bikes renowned laterally stiff chassis and exceptional service life thanks to our journal bearing system, 142x12 thru axle, post-mount disc brakes, dw-link, and zerk lubrication fittings. If your looking for the complete package that is built to last and perform, then this bike is the perfect choice for you.
Build Kits{ Build-Kits are subject to change due to availability. }
TR Build
|Shimano XT+ / SLX/ Deore, [See Side Note]
|FOX 34 Float RL, 15qr, 140mm
|FOX Float CTD Evolution, 7.5x2
|Deore, 180/160mm
|Mavic CrossRide, 32h 15qr
|Conti Trail King [ 2.1/2.1 ]
|Butyl Tubes
|Cane Creek 40
|Race Face Evolve, 750mm x 19mm
|Race Face Evolve, 90mm
|Race Face Evolve
|WTB Rocket V
XT Build
|Shimano XT+, 2x10
|FOX 34 Float FIT CTD Kashima, 15qr, 140mm
|FOX Float CTD Evolution, 7.5x2
|Shimano XT, 180/160mm
|Stans Arch/ DT350, 32h 15qr
|Conti Trail King [ 2.1/2.1 ]
|Stan's tubeless
|Cane Creek 40
|Thomson Carbon, 730mm x 12mm
|Thomson X4, 90mm 0°
|Thomson Elite
|WTB Rocket V
|ODI Lockon
X0 Build
|SRAM X0 TYPE 2, 2x10
|FOX 34 Float FIT CTD Kashima, 15qr, 140mm
|FOX Float CTD Evolution, 7.5x2
|Shimano XT, 180/160mm
|Stans Arch/ DT350, 32h 15qr
|Conti Trail King [ 2.1/2.1 ]
|Stan's tubeless
|Cane Creek 40
|Thomson Carbon, 730mm x 12mm
|Thomson X4, 90mm 0°
|Thomson Elite
|WTB Rocket V
|ODI Lockon
Specifications{ All Measurements are given in Inches and Pounds. }
{ 125 millimeters }
|Cross Country Race / XC Trail
|• shock:
|FOX Float CTD Evolution
{ 7.5x2 }
note: The FOX Float CTD Factory with Kashima coating is available as an optional upgrade.
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{ trad'l top-pull }
note: dual pull will work with modification. see tech page for details.
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|142x12 Thru
{ DT RWS X-12 alloy }
|stock colors::.
|• Ano Green • Ano Black • Raw • Custom Color*
note: due to the nature of the anodizing process, colors may vary.
Geometry{ Listed geometry based on a 525mm axle to crown fork with a 29"x2.2" tire, acceptable fork travel range: 120-140mm }
|a: virtual tt
|23.0 (584)
|23.6 (599)
|24.5 (622)
|25.3 (643)
|g: head angle
|b: seat tube
|17.0 (432)
|19.0 (482)
|21.0 (533)
|23.0 (584)
|h: seat angle
|c: head tube
|3.7 (94)
|4.5 (115)
|5.3 (135)
|6.1 (155)
|head tube
|d: stack
|24.1 (612)
|24.7 (627)
|25.6 (650)
|26.3 (668)
|j: bb height
|13.4 (340)
|e: reach
|16.1 (409)
|16.3 (414)
|17.2 (437)
|17.6 (447)
|bb shell
|f: standover
|31.0 (787)
|31.5 (800)
|33.0 (838
|34.0 (864)
|seat post
|k: wheelbase
|i: chainstay
|18.2 (462)
|frame weight
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|6'4 +
{ All specifications are subject to change. Measurements are given in 'Inches (Millimeters)' unless otherwise noted. }
* Inseam measurements are fine for pant shopping, but have no place in mountain bike shopping. Leg length is what is important as rarely does anyone buy pants that have the same inseam as their actual leg length. Since no one rides barefoot the leg length should be measured with your mountain bike shoes on standing against a wall and with a carpenters square or large sized book firmly raised into the crotch and square to the wall is how to figure leg length.
Turner Bikes measures 'Standover' height 6" / 150mm in front of the BB center, that is roughly the MIDDLE of the Top Tube, not at the actual lowest point way back at the junction with the Seat Tube as some companies do. This allows for plenty of standover clearance without the nose of the seat crushing into your spine!
Simultaneously engineered anti-squat and wheel rate curves are the mathematical formulas that make dw-link the world's most efficient and traction-aiding suspension system.
The dw-link is the only design on the market that is able to control unwanted bob and still remain active in more gear combinations than any other design. Dave Weagle has been refining the mathematics of optimum pivot locations of the dw-link on everything from World Cup winning downhill bikes to short travel XC flyers.
journal bearing system
The use of journal bearings, or 'bushings' as some in the bike industry call them, is a perfect solution for the high shock load and abusive limited range of motion that bicycle suspensions put on the pivot system.
Our Journal Bearing system utilizes hard anodized aluminum pivot shafts and Kevlar composite bearings. Since it is not made of steel this system is not capable of rusting and has substantial weight savings over its cartridge style counterparts. Then with the zerk lubrication fittings found at every pivot location, our Journal bearing system has an unrivaled service life, even in the harshest of environments.
The design of our Journal Bearing System is built into the frame to work seamlessly with the suspension. By not using an off-the shelf bearing we are able make use of the entire width of the pivot area. This eliminates any torsional flex in the back end and is why our bikes have legendary handling & stability.
finite element analysis (fea)
We use an FEA computer program to aide in the design of every Turner frame. This helps us maximize the strength and minimize the weight to insure a perfect balance is acheived as form follows function is the convention we adhere by.
anodized frame finish
Due to the tough nature of anodizing and the permanence of lazer etching it fits well with the extremely long life riders get out of their Turner Bikes.
44 headtube
This head tube is perfectly sized to work with a tapered steerer fork and the new 44XX lower head set bearing from Cane Creek. Stiffness gains of up to 20% can be had with a tapered steerer fork. With the upper bearing bore now at 44mm, the rider has the ability to run a ZeroStack headset on top. This setup will lower the hand position up to 10mm for more control on steep climbs and fast descents, where front end traction is enhanced through transferring the riders weight over the handle bar. Our 'just right' head tube design allows for the biggest bearing size on the bottom for a long head set life.
post-mount disc brakes
The biggest reason why Turner Bikes chose to pioneer the use of post-mount rear brake mounting was to eliminate the adapter. All disc brake manufacturers and all new fork designs had already gone to the post-mount calipers due to the ease of set up and the increased rigidity provided. Plus, with the decision to create the post-mount rear dropout we removed two bolts that were doing nothing but adding weight and potential flex. An exceptional design begins with simplicity and commonsense.
threaded zerk grease fittings
Zerks are stainless steel, ultra compact, custom made proprietory fittings to aide in the lubrication and maintenance of all the pivots on a Turner frame. It only makes sense that a machine that is used in the rough and many times sees wet conditions, that it would have a way to push the grit and water out easily and on regular basis. This is one of the key features that makes the ownership of a Turner cost effective over the long haul.
burrito vs. taco
Moving into 2011 we created a custom drawn, differentially dimensioned tube to replace the taco shell style seat tube/ top tube gusset of the past. This design will spread the load across the top tube and seat tube more efficiently with its convex top surface. This is due to the shape and varying wall thickness of the burrito to control how the stress is dispersed through the frame.
improved cable routing
In order to make sure that no one had unwanted contact with the bike we created a special machined part to pass the rear derailleur cable directly through the tube on the right side of the rear end.
I would like to thank you for the Turner Sultan design. I am a 43 year old recovering single tracker.
In the late 80s I moved to Crested Butte to ski and fell in love with mountain bikes. In 1992 I purchased a sandvik titanium frame. In 94 I moved to western NC and road consistently till I moved to western PA in 2000. For the next 13 years I would get out a few times a year, but a child, work and road race cars took up much of my time. Upon the recommendation of 2 other turner owners, for Christmas I ordered a Turner Sultan directly from your organization for myself. The order process and the selection of parts your group put together is top quality.
What a change over a 21 year old Ti bike with 2" of front travel. The ride quality of the Sultan is very intuitive and the 5" of travel help my riding, both in confidence and when I do something stupid. I come home after a hour or 2 of single tracking tired but not beat up. That's a big plus. On video you said the Sultan is a woods bike and on the horse trails around my house it does everything I ask it to. I guess what I am trying to say is well done and thank you.
~ Sincerely K.C. Kowalyk
I have been through many bikes and this Sultan is truly the best I have ever had. While in the market for a new bike I test drove almost every fullsuspension 29er there is. The proportions of my bike has the best fit for my 250lb, 6'3" frame which has increased my confidence level in the more technical sections. Nice going to all the guys at Turner for the Sultan.
~ Submitted by Bob Murphy
Just got a Sultan last week. Best bike I have ever ridden! Took my riding to the next level. Rode the Very technical Zen Trail in St. George the second ride and made stuff on the uphill and downhill that I don't think I would have made on another bike. No need for gravity dropper post or sitting back on the seat when dropping in to the knarlys just sit down and go. The awesome Fox 34 fork, slack angles and the big front just works their magic. You think this set up would be adverse for steep techclimbs but the front wheel stays down and the bike just digs in. Love this bike!
~ Posted on Facebook by Paul Zembruski
I just made the switch from the 2010 Turner Sultan to the 2012 and WOW! In one word, Stiff. The stiffness added by the addition of the through axel in the back and the 44 head tube up front make the ride noticeably more precise and some how smoother than the last incarnation. The other big surprise for me is the chain guide, something I did not think I would even use when I ordered the new bike. It improved my front shifting and makes the bike so quiet that on the down hill all you here is the sound of tires on dirt!
~ Submitted by Judd Kleinman
I have had my Turner Sultan now since August 2012. I haved logged many hours of trail rides in all types of weather conditions on Pennsylvania's root-filled and rocky terrain. This bike does it all. I could not happier with the bike, and the service I received from Turner when I ordered the Sultan direct from the company. Great bike, great company!
~ Submitted by JP


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Hi! I noticed that a few years ago you posted the dimensions of how to make a birthing stool and sent someone a photo of it. If it's possible, do you think you could send me that photo and the dimensions as well. I'm thinking of trying to have my husband build us one for our labor. I'm 30 weeks along now :)
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Tiger Woods has decided not to play the Wells Fargo Championship next week at Quail Hollow Club, his agent confirmed Tuesday evening.
"Tiger has tremendous respect for Johnny Harris, Kym Hougham and the tournament but the tour schedule is the overriding factor this year," Mark Steinberg, Woods' agent, said.
"Typically, Tiger likes to take three weeks off after the Masters. With a shorter time period after the Masters this year, that's the reason he won't be playing."
This year, only the RBC Heritage and Zurich Classic of New Orleans will be played between the Masters and the Wells Fargo Championship. Often, there are three tournaments between the Masters and the Charlotte event.
Steinberg said Woods didn't finalize his decision to skip the tournament until recently.
"He had been looking at it for a bit and, post-Masters, he finally got his head around it."
Woods won the Wells Fargo Championship in 2007 but he missed the cut in his last two starts at Quail Hollow.
Woods' choice was disappointing for tournament officials, who were hopeful the world's No. 1 player would be in the field.
Among the top players committed to play at Quail Hollow next week are Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, defending champion Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood, Bubba Watson, Dustin Johnson, Ian Poulter, Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, Zach Johnson, Hunter Mahan and Nick Watney.


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Linus Torvalds; the man becomes a monster if you make a pull request after the kernel goes into rc. If he offends you, you deserve to be offended. The master behind the immensely successful Linux kernel, Linus is known to get a little, well, blunt when he comes across idiocy.


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Okay, I haven't lifted for a year, at least consistently. Anyway, tried deads again last night and am I ever sore. Forgot what it was like and love it... but I can see how people stop lifting after the first week. Soreness can scare afterall
Hey brian glad to see ur back "on" Same here... been a bad year, lots of things happening and not all of them good. Now I got 30 days to make some change before I head off to Brazil (Carnival time - oh yeah!)
Doing Deads already? Damn, hope you're reworking technique and not going for poundage!
Lift Big, Eat Big, Rest Big, Get BIG !
Good job, Brian. Keep lifting hard and heavy. There's no reason not to do deads and squats when just starting out. Form is everything.
Give chalk a chance.
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The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has recognized for its success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients.
Plainview was one of 11 hospitals awarded the "Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Award," which is based on evidence-based guidelines.
To receive the award, each hospital achieved 24 consecutive months of 85 percent or higher adherence to all stroke performance achievement indicators. These measures include aggressive use of medications, such as tissue plasminogen activator (or tPA, a clot-busting drug); interventions to prevent blood clots; administration of cholesterol-reducing drugs; and, review of smoking cessation techniques with patients.
All the protocols are designed to reduce mortality and disability rates, and improve the lives of stroke patients.
"With a stroke, time lost is brain lost," said Richard Libman, MD, chair of North Shore-LIJ's stroke task force and chief of vascular neurology at LIJ Medical Center. "The (awards) demonstrate that our highly-trained physicians and nurses are committed to providing care that has been clinically proven to quickly and efficiently treat stroke patients and save lives."
As New York State-designated stroke centers, all 11 hospitals have multidisciplinary stroke teams available 24 hours a day to assess and treat stroke patients.
According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. The number of patients eligible for stroke care is expected to grow over the next decade.
In addition to Plainview, the other North Shore-LIJ hospitals earning recognition were:
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STACEY - A Mass of Christian burial for Walter Owen Stacey, 81, of Davis Pond, Peru, N.Y., who died on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, was celebrated 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, at St. John's Church in Plattsburgh. The Mass was concelebrated by Rev. Timothy Canaan, Pastor, concelebrated by Rev. Normand Cote, Rev. Vincente Jasmines, Rev. Kevin McEwan, and assisted by Deacon Jack Cogan. The altar servers were Gary Ryan, Tom Rennell and Sherman Luck. The musician was Jay Lesage and soloist was Mary Catherine Jadlos. The pall was placed by his children, Judy McKay, Kim Myers and James Anthony Stacey. The crucifix was placed by his wife, Virgie Stacey and son Aidan Stacey. The readers were daughters Kim Myers and Judy McKay. The offertory gifts were presented by Helen Dispo. The pall bearers were James Anthony Stacey, Ralph Stacey. Burial with military honors will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday May 8, at Saratoga National Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to the Brown Funeral Home, 29 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 (518) 561-3980. Online condolences and memorial candles may be offered at www.brownfuneralhomeinc.com
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By Emily Younker
JOPLIN, Mo. —
Eli Moran remembers paying for his first semester at Missouri Southern State University entirely out of his pocket.
"That sucked," said Moran, a freshman majoring in psychology, of the $3,200 price tag for his tuition and books. "It killed me because I had bills, too. I had to do it, but I didn't really get much luxury. I had to cut back on expenses."
Moran, of Joplin, is not the only student to have struggled with the costs of college. The sticker price of in-state tuition at four-year public universities across the country climbed about $400 this fall, an increase of nearly 5 percent that brought the average to $8,655.
The latest annual figures from the College Board show only about one-third of full-time students pay that published price. The estimated net price — what students pay on average after accounting for grants and tax credits — remains considerably lower than the list price: about $2,910 for tuition at public four-year universities.
But after several years when a wave of student aid from Washington held net prices mostly in check, real costs for students have now jumped two straight years.
Officials at both Missouri Southern State University and Pittsburg (Kan.) State University say they have noticed that sticker price going up locally — and they're not sure it's likely to change soon.
At MSSU, an in-state student taking 12 hours per semester pays $2,033 in tuition. The university has increased tuition by roughly $26.50 per credit hour over the past two years.
"The trends are going to be (that costs of) higher education are going up," said MSSU's Darren Fullerton, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management. "State economies are getting better, but again, the demands on the state budget are getting greater, and you're seeing rising costs in a number of areas. So unfortunately, I don't see much of a reversal in fortune for higher education."
Fullerton said most MSSU students are eligible for state and federal grants, and other types of financial aid, but most also work outside of school to support themselves.
"I think students as a whole would tell you that they are struggling," he said.
Bill Ivy, associate vice president of enrollment management and student success at PSU, said costs have "definitely" gone up in recent years. An undergraduate paying in-state rates spends $2,193 this fall, about $127 more than last year.
Ivy said that in the past five years, the university has made more scholarships available, but students are also taking out more loans than in previous years. The increases in student costs, he said, help compensate for rises in the university's fixed costs, such as health insurance and utilities, as well as a leveling off or decrease in state funding.
"I don't see a lot of indication that that would change," he said. "I don't know that we can count on significant increases in state support for the general programs."
The report largely blames state cuts for rising tuition. According to the College Board — a not-for-profit membership group that promotes college access and owns the SAT exam — state funding per student to higher education has now declined four straight years, and is down 26 percent over the past five years.
Moran, the MSSU student, said he became eligible for a federal grant that covers his tuition for the current semester, decreasing his out-of-pocket expenses to about $400 for books. He said that if he hadn't gotten that aid, he could not have returned for his second semester.
Jarrett Epperson, an MSSU sophomore from Webb City, said scholarships and grants pay for most of his tuition. But he would not be able to afford college without that help, he said.
"If I didn't have the government paying for it, I wouldn't be here," he said. "As of right now, I'm in a good situation, but I know other people might not get as much."
Joshua King, a first-semester MSSU student from Joplin, echoed those sentiments. Federal grants cover most of his tuition, and he has taken out a loan to cover the rest. He said he would like to see higher education receive more financial support from its funding sources, including the state government.
The rising costs of college are also a political hot topic, with President Barack Obama boasting that the broad expansion of federal student aid during his term has helped cushion the blow from sharp funding cuts from the states. His Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, argues increased aid from Washington has encouraged colleges to charge more.
Both candidates for Missouri governor, incumbent Jay Nixon and his challenger, Dave Spence, have focused their campaigns on education.
Nixon has heralded the actions he's taken over the past four years to address higher education costs. He has expanded the A+ Schools program, which provides participants with two years of free tuition at in-state community colleges, and launched initiatives that help colleges and universities train students for careers in specific fields, such as health care.
In a statement emailed to the Globe, Nixon said he would continue to pursue those programs if he is re-elected Tuesday.
"Every student in Missouri deserves the opportunity to get an affordable education that prepares them for a rewarding career in a high-demand field," he said.
On his campaign website, Spence said, among other things, that the state should work with trade schools and community colleges to broaden options for students who want to begin their careers without attending traditional four-year schools.
"A Spence administration would make higher education funding a budgetary priority, driving down the cost of higher education," he said through a statement released to the Globe.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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70 Pictures from the Hero Complex Gallery RIGHTEOUS RIDES…AND THE DUDES WHO DRIVE THEM! Gallery Show in Los Angeles
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Imagine an art show that focuses on "prominent characters of fiction and their often creative ways of getting around." If that sounds cool, then I recommend checking out the new Hero Complex Gallery show called "Righteous Rides…And the Dudes Who Drive Them" that opened in Los Angeles tonight. The show is located at 2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D (90034) and it's filled with artwork based on the rides from Blade Runner, Akira, Bullitt, Back to the Future, Star Wars, James Bond, Ferris Bueller, Prometheus, Transformers, Up, Star Trek, and so many others it's too many to list here. The most important thing to know is that the artwork is really well done and it's definitely worth the drive.
However, since most of you live outside of Los Angeles, I took pictures of everything on display and after the jump you can check out about 70 images from the show.


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Right now across central Kentucky there are hundreds of children waiting to be matched through Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Bluegrass.
Amber Philpott has the story of one youngster who has the perfect mentor in mind.
7year old D.J. says there is one thing you should know about him.
He's very friendly.
And its that trait that he hopes will help him find a big brother.
"It would be so fun for a big brother, someone can drive me places, play with me like football and he'll like sports that would be so fun."
D.J. has been on the waiting list now for over a year.
He's had time to think about the perfect big brother.
"I want them to be nice, to like sports and that is lots of fun to play with."
It you fit that bill and have some time for D.J. he would love to spend it with you.
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Looking to get more power and mpg if possible!
I'm looking for ways to get more power and mpg out of my truck. So any suggestions would be appreciated, I prefer to keep it simple! I have a '05 Silvy ext cab V8 4.8L 294 and I have a flow master series model 40 muffler if it matters? I talked to buddies at work they say to just get a block or bore it out. I've bored out my ATV before and was not happy with the results(went through 4pistons, 2clutchs, 3sets of valves and replaced cams multiple times) so I am a little distrusting to the boring out of the motor.
i was thinking ways like air intake, new exhaust, or other ways. And I wanna keep to like a DIY project.
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS V8 4.8L Ext Cab Standard bed. K&N Air Filter, and Flowmaster Series 40 Muffler. 2 12"in JL audio subs, 1500w amp
2002 Ford F250 Lariat Powerstroke 7.3L Diesel Short Bed
2004 Chevrolet Suburban LT
Start with a handheld tuner AND custom tune specific to your truck. It's the biggest bang for the buck, hands down.
PM @06MonteSS on this forum. He is a site sponsor who does custom tunes and bundles tuning work with Diablosport tuners. You can purchase both the tuner and custom tune as a bundle from him cheaper than buying them separately. I'm very pleased with the results of the work he did for me or I wouldn't recommend you reach out to him.
Ok, thank you for the help!
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yes, I can certainly get you hooked up....
the diablosport inTune or Trinity would work for your vehicle...
I sell both the inTune and Trinity programmers, and I also offer a package deal as well that includes my custom tuning at a reduced cost so you'd save some $$. ;)
inTune deal: http://intune.diablewtune.com
Trinity deal: http://trinity.diablewtune.com
as for the difference between the two... I actually have both the inTune and Trinity for my car... tune wise, the tunes are the same. and of course, my custom tune would be the same as well... the trinity has a few more features, including a performance monitor for 0-60, 1/8 mile and 1/4 mile times, etc... bigger color touch screen... graphic gauges for monitoring data... and I like the Trinity better for data logging - the logging is better, and since it has a windshield mount (like a gps), a bigger, color screen, so it's easier to go through while it's mounted... you can watch/view the data without having to hold it, since it's mounted to the windshield... there's also an available gauge pod mount adapter for it, so if you have a gauge pod like on your a-pillar, you could mount it right in there with the pod mount... the inTune does not have a mount, so you have to hold it or put it on the seat next to you - kind of defeats the purpose if you want to watch some data while recording it - you'd have to hold on to it and hold it up in front of your face while driving haha, it's a little harder to figure out and find where the parameters are to log and select/deselect, etc... the Trinity will also get an update in the future that will allow you tune more than one vehicle at a time with it... again, these are MY personal preferences... other people like the smaller intune better (it's the size of a credit card), and having to hold it or lay it on the seat may be no big deal to them... but for me, for my own personal preferences, I like the Trinity better...
So really, it's up to you which one you'd want... if you don't want/need the extra features/bell-n-whistles, then you can go with the inTune - and it's less expensive...
here are links to their user manuals so you can check them both out:
Trinity user manual: http://diablosport.com/manualFiles/T...ser_Manual.pdf
inTune user manual: http://diablosport.com/manualFiles/i...ser_Manual.pdf
With the custom tune, you'll gain even better/quicker throttle response & acceleration, stronger/harder pull, smoother & quicker power delivery throughout the rpms, etc...
as far as gains go... absolute hp/tq gains are hard to predict... every vehicle is different... even if they're the same and have similar mods... location/weather, fuel used, elevation/altitude, etc etc all play a role... the same holds true for mileage gains - those variables, plus driving habits/style, how much highway vs city driving, etc all make a difference.... you could gain no mpg increase, or you could gain up to about 2 mpg increase... tough to say due to the variables in play... so there is no guarantee of any specific amount of hp/tq or mileage gains...
with the custom tune, I CAN tell you that you will definitely have a very noticable performance difference/gain over and above the canned preset diablo tunes...
I have gained people anywhere from 12-39hp, and 10-23lb. ft. torque...and 0 to 2 mpg - above and beyond what the preset canned tunes give you... again, obviously mods, fuel used, etc all played a role in who gained what...
2014 Camaro SS - 2SS, RS pkg., short-throw shifter, NPP perf. exhaust, BMR strut-tower brace, Cold Air Inductions cold air intake
wow so much info! thank you again for your time. as to the tunes, I was reading the trinity manual and is it a problem I do not know my trucks transmission type or even which one it is?(it was replaced before i got the truck) and I can buy either but I need to wait for my tax refund(woohoo!) I do have a little knowldge on tuners, but I would feel better getting a custom diablew tune ;) thank you guys for all the help and I will definitely be PM'ing you Lew when I am ready to make the order!
Thanks again!
no it's not a problem... your 2005 has a single pcm that controls both the engine and the tranny, so no worries there...
Thanks man, I appreciate it! sounds good.. ;)
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GRAPEVINE – A North Texas Pastor known for his frank talk about sex, marriage, and religion is making headlines after starting what he calls a 24-hour 'Sexperiment' with his wife Friday.
Pastor Ed Young said he is taking his faith to a whole new level, quite literally, by camping out with his wife in a bed on top of Grapevine's Fellowship Church.
On Friday, News 8 was there as Pastor Young and wife Lisa began an event they said will help make their message public about faith and marriage.
Young is promoting a book, and encouraging married couples to quote "bring God back into the bed," and to have sex for seven days straight.
It's not the first time he's pushed for the idea, but it is the first time he's braved the cold weather on a Friday morning to sit in a bed for 24 hours.
His critics have said this is way too extreme for a church pastor, and that his message of promoting healthy marriages is too focused on sex.
Young told News 8 "it's not a gimmick," but a way, as he explained, to refocus the church on the proper role of the bed and lovemaking. He said that sex is fine within the confines of a marriage centered on God.
Throughout the 24 hour period, Ed and Lisa will be doing live interviews, both in person and via Skype. They will be answering relationship questions live via Twitter and Facebook. And some of Young's most popular teachings about sex and relationships will be highlighted.
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"The usual. Cat's breath and fish scales and moonlight on a mill-pond, melted and smithied and forged by the dwarfs."
-Neil Gaiman, Stardust
hen the assignment to lead the design of Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild was handed to me, I was ecstatic. The Feywild is one of my favorite additions to D&D lore. Although all editions of D&D have had fey creatures, the Feywild brings the fey into greater focus. This book was a chance to explore new areas, which can be rare in a game with as much history as D&D.
As with most books, Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild started with a broad outline. I worked closely with Steve Townshend, and then later Claudio Pozas, to craft an outline about was going to be in the book, how that material would feel, and what the book's message would be.
Here is an excerpt about the major themes of the book:
Land of Legends: The Feywild is the source of many of the common fairy tale tropes, mostly because they are true. The Feywild is a place where you can be put under a spell to sleep for a hundred years, be transformed into a horse and made to serve as an evil witch's mount, visit mysterious cities built into the trees, and become lost of a hedge maze the size of a city.
The Perilous Fey: This book should emphasize the danger of the Feywild and fey magic. This book should communicate the idea that the heroes who adventure in, or come from, the Feywild are accustomed to dealing with magic and creatures that are strange and dangerous, and which defy explanation.
Magic and Superstition: This book should communicate that fey magic doesn't necessarily follow the rules one would expect from the world. A charm made of fish scales and the reflection of sunlight off a pond has real, magical power—even if that defies logic. Superstitions might seem hokey in the world, but in the Feywild, they can save your life—and that's why you follow them!
Land of Legends: The Feywild is the source of many of the common fairy tale tropes, mostly because they are true. The Feywild is a place where you can be put under a spell to sleep for a hundred years, be transformed into a horse and made to serve as an evil witch's mount, visit mysterious cities built into the trees, and become lost of a hedge maze the size of a city.
The Perilous Fey: This book should emphasize the danger of the Feywild and fey magic. This book should communicate the idea that the heroes who adventure in, or come from, the Feywild are accustomed to dealing with magic and creatures that are strange and dangerous, and which defy explanation.
Magic and Superstition: This book should communicate that fey magic doesn't necessarily follow the rules one would expect from the world. A charm made of fish scales and the reflection of sunlight off a pond has real, magical power—even if that defies logic. Superstitions might seem hokey in the world, but in the Feywild, they can save your life—and that's why you follow them!
During the outlining process, we steeped ourselves in the existing lore about the Feywild (from Manual of the Planes to D&D Insider articles), reread classic fairy tales, hunted down copies of fantasy novels with a Feywild feel (such as Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions), and read contemporary fantasy fiction like Neil Gaiman's Stardust, Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy, and Patrick Rothfuss's The Name of the Wind. (Let me tell you—when reading classic fairy tales and works of fantasy counts as research, you have a good job!)
This research led me to a few conclusions that shaped the outline of the book. First, I wanted the book to read like a primer for stepping into the Feywild from the perspective of a character, not a Dungeon Master. Two, I wanted this book to give players some ability to generate their own fairy tale origins for their heroes. Three, I wanted the book to flood the reader not just with raw information on the Feywild, but to include the right stories and language to put the player in a fairy tale mindset.
These three goals manifest in the book in different ways. The opening chapter of the book is about the Feywild from the perspective of what characters would know. It addresses the Feywild from two different perspectives: that of a Feywild native, and that of someone from the natural world stumbling upon the world for the first time.
The second goal manifests in the last chapter of the book. This chapter uses a combination of the choose-your-own-adventure-style books and Traveller-style character generation to help players generate histories for heroes that are already heavily invested in the Feywild. This method gives a character a rich history that a player can draw on for roleplaying, and it provides a Dungeon Master with lots of plot hooks for a campaign centered on the Feywild.
The final goal of the book can be seen everywhere in the text, but nowhere more than in the Bard's Tale sidebars. To communicate the feel of the Feywild, we needed more than just raw information about the plane. I hit upon the idea of taking the old standard adventure hook and character hook sidebars, a common feature of many roleplaying game sourcebooks, and transforming them into a vehicle for expressing the setting's essence. The Bard's Tale sidebars communicate stories as though told by a wandering bard. Each uses language designed to evoke the pacing and ambiance of fairy tales while also generating adventure and character hooks. Rather than coming out with an adventure hook and saying, "Here's an adventure you can run," these sidebars weave an adventure hook into a story; when read by a player, the story creates a sense of the Feywild's atmosphere, and when read by the DM, the story inspires adventures that are then familiar to players.
In essence, I wanted to make players familiar with the fairy tale mythology of the D&D world. That way, when players experience an adventure tied to that mythology, they feel the same sense of familiarity that their characters feel.
Of course, the meat of the player's option books comes in the sections about classes and races. For this book, I wanted to look to familiar archetypes from fairy tales and to touch on some archetypes that hadn't yet been expressed mechanically in 4th Edition.
Another goal for the book was to provide support to a wide swath of classes and races from the last three years' worth of 4th Edition supplements. Since the Feywild can encompass many character options and multiple power sources, it wasn't difficult to touch on a lot of different material in the same book.
We modified the presentation of our new class builds to more closely match that of our earlier books. That's one reason the builds list their new class features as alternate class features; however, instead of choosing piecemeal from the features, they come as a bundle. As a result, you might not be able to cherry-pick class features, but you can pick up feats that allow the new build to blend with the older builds.
One of our first ideas was a barbarian build that changed between roles based on its rage. We imagined that this new build would create a more drastic change in play style. We built the story of this new barbarian based on the idea that fey crossings are in the wilds or the fringes of civilization. The barbarian tribes that live near fey crossings must deal with all kinds of nasty creatures coming through from the Feywild. As a result, these barbarian cultures have developed means of defending their homes against such incursions, and then, once a defense has been mounted, calling upon the primal spirits of the natural world to drive back invaders. Thus, the barbarian starts out as a martial defender and, when the time comes to rage, transforms into a primal striker (not unlike Logen Ninefingers from Joe Abercrombie's First Law trilogy).
Mechanically, this new build allows us to support the existing barbarian through the primal powers included in this section, all of which have striker damage built-in, like barbarian powers from Player's Handbook 2. However, these powers are not rages, allowing the barbarian to use two daily powers in an encounter without having to overwrite a rage or diminish the effect of rage strike. This new design also allows us to make the barbarian a better multiclass or hybrid option for fighters and other martial classes. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the build lets us introduce options into the game that can help speed up the sometimes slower latter half of combat encounters. At the beginning of a fight, when enemies are likely to be numerous, a barbarian of this type can act as a defender. Once foes are diminished, the barbarian can switch to a striker to speed up the end of combat.
The bard class was an obvious choice for inclusion, largely for its Gaelic roots and its ties to tales relating to the fey. The existing bard material does a good job of conveying the archetype of the magical bard, but I'd heard some demand for a traditional, non-magical bard, so we created the skald. This bard is based on the Gaelic bards, which are more poets and historians than singers.
The skald bard combines the knowledge and wisdom of a well-traveled historian, with a focus on arcane "tricks" that ride on top of basic attacks. We also added the skald's aura, a class feature that subtly tweaks the way the bard acts as a leader. To ensure maximum compatibility with the existing bard, all of the bard's level-based powers can be swapped out for existing powers (and vice-versa), and the book includes a feat that lets a non-skald bard obtain skald's aura in exchange for majestic word.
The decision to include a druid build came about for a few reasons. First, although the Feywild is infused with arcane magic, it still contains a strong primeval nature. I wanted to reflect that quality with a character class dedicated to manipulating and defending unspoiled regions of the plane. Second, since the book also focuses on the impact the Feywild has on the world at fey crossings, it made sense to describe the kind of guardian that would take up residence near a crossing to defend against incursion. Lastly, given the strength of arcane power in the Feywild, I wanted to play with the concept of a clash of power sources by including a class that could stand against such power.
The result is the protector druid. This druid focuses on the "nature spellcaster" aspect of the druid, emphasizing area control spells and summoning. Like the bard, almost all of the druid powers in the book are compatible with the class' incarnation from Player's Handbook 2. The summoning ability was one piece that remained exclusive to the new build.
The witch build for the wizard was tricky. From the beginning, we knew we wanted to create a build to support the witch archetype. However, we weren't sure which class to put it in. We briefly considered making the witch a sorcerer, but the story behind the classic witch didn't fit with the bloodline-focused story of sorcerers. Moreover, we wanted a build that was more of a controller than a striker. Given a witch's connection to a patron from whom it learns lore, the warlock seemed like a good choice. However, we already had fey pacts for both the hexblade warlock and the Player's Handbook warlock.
In the end, the witch became a wizard build, largely because the wizard's existing powers provided a solid foundation of controller options. We also added the idea that the witch learned spells from a familiar rather than a spellbook. Still, since the warlock was a good candidate for this archetype, we created a fey pact for the binder warlock build, which first appeared in Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow. The fey pact binder build will appear in Dragon some time in the next few months.
We had more race options than we could feasibly fit into one book. In the end, we chose races based on their story ties to the Feywild and for the new mechanical opportunities those races presented.
Making the hamadryad a playable race presented immediate challenges, due to the race's connection to home trees. Rather than shy away from the issue, we instead confronted it head-on, making the home trees into an element to drive adventure instead of stifling it. A hamadryad could be called away on a quest to save her forest home, just as a human fighter might journey to distant lands to protect the village where his or her family lives. We presented the hamadryad as a variety of nymph that has begun the transformation into a true dryad. As a result, the race draws upon the strange beauty of nymphs as well as the woodland-warrior aspect of 4th Edition dryads.
The pixie was easy to include from a story perspective, yet it was a mechanical challenge, due to its size and ability to fly. With this book, I felt like it was time to meet those challenges head-on. As a result, we had to put some limitations on their flight, and create some special provisions for their Tiny size.
The satyr was the safest race to include, in that it was most like existing playable character races. In designing the story of the satyr, I wanted to focus on adventuring through the eyes of a hedonistic race. We had to answer some fundamental questions. It's easy to see why a satyr would seek out riches, but why would one put himself in danger for it? How does a satyr react when meeting a potential enemy, when so much of satyrs' focus is on making merry? We also had to address their appearance. Although we opted to give the playable satyr the traditional human-with-goat-legs appearance, we also introduced the satyr of the night, which draws influence from darker depictions of fey creatures.
At one point, the book had a fourth race, the tuathans. The original concept for the tuathans was to make them like catfolk. Here's what Steve Townshend had to say about why we should include a race like this:
"Creatures of the Feywild can be both benevolent and savage, and sometimes both at the same time."
Over time, our discussions evolved catfolk into a humanoid race that can transform into animals. Many fairy tales describe creatures that look like small, innocuous animals, but which transform into humans at surprising moments. We wanted to include a race like that, and tuathans were the result: humanoids who could transform into cats, dogs, foxes, and other small animals.
As the book moved through development, we started questioning whether or not tuathans were truly a race, or more of a culture. Eventually, it was decided that the tuathans would become a theme, using the mechanics introduced in the Dark Sun Campaign Setting. This change meant that a player could choose a race of his or her liking and still gain the benefit of this classic, fairy tale archetype.
Finally, in addition to new fey races, we also had many existing races tied to the Feywild. To help out players of those races, we decided to include new racial feats for races such as elves, eladrin, gnomes, and wilden.


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Illinois may grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois may soon become the most populous U.S. state to grant a form of driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, after the nation's growing Hispanic population boosted the power of Democrats in national and state elections on November 6.
A bipartisan group of Illinois politicians announced on Tuesday they would propose such a law when the legislature convenes on November 27.
Washington state and New Mexico are the only states that currently allow illegal immigrants to get licenses. Utah allows driving permits. As the fifth most populous state, Illinois would be the biggest state to adopt such a law.
A California law that allows immigrants with federal work permits to receive driver's licenses will take effect January 1, 2013.
Supporters said the law would be good for public safety, allowing Illinois immigrant motorists to get tested on their driving skills and buy insurance.
"When you have a quarter of a million undocumented drivers on the road, it's definitely a safety concern," said Ron Holmes, spokesman for Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, who is backing the measure along with fellow Democrats Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, a popular Republican, joined Democrats at a news conference in Chicago Tuesday to support the idea, as did Republican State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka. It also has the support of the powerful House Speaker, Chicago Democrat Michael Madigan, giving it a good chance of passage.
The drive to pass the law follows the re-election of Democratic President Barack Obama, Democratic gains in the U.S. Senate and in the Illinois legislature with strong Hispanic support.
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I'm ok with this.
Same way I'm ok with them getting a cat permit from the Department of Critters. I prefer my government decentralized and compartmental. I don't want the DMV doing border security any more than I want them signing up new voters. I want them to stick to their knitting, in their case, validating if someone has met the base bottom requirements to let them loose on the highway.
I wouldn't have Border Patrol verifying cat permits either. I would have an objection to the Department of Critters assigning a license to drive.
Ultimately I'd prefer politician types stop making a Driver's License into a much wider back-door than it is. I got outvoted. Not going to change my view to adapt to what others are scheming.
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Saturday's visit by Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was just the latest in high-profile politicians blitzing Colorado in hopes the state will vote their way on Election Day, Nov. 6.
"This election is about the future," Sebelius told a crowd of about 80 people in front of the La Plata County Democratic Headquarters at East Third Avenue and College Drive.
Sebelius was joined by Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire. The two are on a swing through southern Colorado from west to east to pump up support for the re-election of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
Both women emphasized Obama's support for women and families.
Sebelius said that Obama "believes strongly in pay equity" for women as outlined in the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.
Sebelius said that while Obama supports the act, Gov. Mitt Romney is unclear where he stands. Romney's running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan, voted against the legislation. Ryan was in Durango last Monday with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Rep. Scot Tipton, R-Cortez, and country music star Mark Wills.
Sebelius covered her own bailiwick when she said Romney has pledged to repeal the Affordable Care Act, perhaps better known as ObamaCare.
She told the small crowd that the Republican Party has the "most severely conservative platform against women" in many years.
"There's a lot at risk for women and women's health," Sebelius said.
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would hurt many Americans, she said.
There are 3 million young adults now with health care they didn't have before, Sebelius said. These are people up to age 26 covered under their parents' health plans who were not covered before ObamaCare.
In a separate interview, Sebelius said Colorado is a "purple" state, not Democrat blue or Republican red. Obama won the state in 2008, but elections can hinge on just a few votes.
She cited as an example the re-election of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., in 2010 by just a few thousand votes.
"Colorado is a very independent state," Sebelius said.
Gregoire went through her own even closer election in 2004 with several recounts and a lawsuit before a court declared her the winner by fewer than 130 votes.
"We didn't have a ground game" that year, she said.
The next election, her campaign was better prepared, and she won by a more comfortable margin.
Gregoire said that Obama's supporters in Colorado need to follow that ground game, helping get out the vote, echoing similar sentiments proffered by Sebelius a few moments earlier.
"At the end of the day, it's all about the Electoral College," Gregoire said later in an interview. Obama or Romney will need 270 electoral votes to win the election, and the eight or nine swing states, including Colorado, will determine who gets to claim victory.
The governor explained that as a fellow Westerner, she wants Coloradans to know that their best opportunities for continued growth in such sectors as energy and tourism are with the president and not with Romney.
Both Washington State and Colorado are significant energy producers with resources such as clean coal and natural gas.
"It's about our pocketbooks," Gregoire said of the election. "It's about (economic) security."
Sebelius and Gregoire became friends when Sebelius was governor of Kansas. In fact, she and Romney also were governors at the same time.
Romney had one of the worst records of job creation of any governor, Sebelius said in the interview.
"He says he'll create new jobs, but he won't tell us how," Sebelius claimed. She also said that Romney hasn't explained how he will pay for the $2 trillion military expansion he said he'll implement if he becomes president. He also changes positions, so it is difficult to tell where he really stands on many issues, she said.
Romney's positions include his vow to repeal ObamaCare but without anything to replace it, despite apparently supporting certain aspects of it. The Obama administration has said the Affordable Care Act has many policies similar to those enacted in Massachusetts under then-Gov. Romney.
Sebelius admitted that economic growth, particularly as measured by employment, has been slower than the president would like, but she added that the country lost 8 million jobs in the month after Obama took office.
Recovery has been "slower than the president would like, you bet," she said. Still, she added, "Significant progress has been made."
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Fire chief says smoke from Kidderminster blaze is 'not hazardous'
4:30pm Wednesday 19th June 2013 in Local By Becky Carr
CONCERNS have been raised over air pollution with black smoke billowing out of the Lawrence Recycling fire site since Sunday.
Residents have complained about the smell of smoke throughout Wyre Forest and are worried about any risk it might pose to their heath.
Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service area commander Jon Pryce said: "We've managed to bring the smoke down an enormous amount. It has been significantly reduced.
"Yes there is smoke but no, it is not hazardous. We do have to carry out firefighting operations on site but we will not start pulling out the rubbish as this will cause more smoke.
"It's a balancing game. We're trying to make sure our firefighting operations are sympathetic. We may do more work in the evenings."
He said he believed residents would see the smoke plume until the weekend at least and possibly into next week.
Public Health England said health risks were "low" but smoke could be an irritant to eyes and throats.
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"If concerned, staying indoors with the doors and windows closed should provide some additional protection."
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Stephen Brown says...
The EA have tested for particulates and irritants so far as I know but not PCB's or Dioxins - so how would anyone know know what the hell has been released or if it's harmful? I'd like to see some evidence to back up the claim it is not harmful, otherwise the noises from the authorities sound like a cover-up or complacency.
Do they really expect us to literally swallow the line that the kind of black smoke thrown out does not come about by burning stuff that is not harmful?
I think we deserve better than platitudes, we also deserve answers; and assurances this WON'T happen again too - so just what is happening to ensure that eh? Over to you EA, WCC HSE etc.
1:34pm Thu 20 Jun 13
cleanair01 says...
ALL smoke is harmful.
I agree with Stephen Brown on this one.
Public Health England are not being truthful either.
If smoke can be an irritant to eyes and throats, it can get into the lungs and stay there. It can cause death in susceptible groups.
Either these people are ill informed or they are handling the truth carelessly!
11:23am Sat 22 Jun 13
ex-Stourportman says...
Along with members of my family arrived in Kidder on Thurs afternoon to stay at the Travelodge. I enquired what the acrid smell was and was told it was from the fire.
I could not believe that people were sat outside smoking and inhaling this pollutant at the same time.
On Friday evening even at 10.30pm in the Watermill when the doors were opened in wafted the obnoxious smell. I fear there are going to be some people taken very ill soon with lung trouble.
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Ben Franklin Elementary School students and their families will gather at the school this from 5:30 to 7p.m. today, Tuesday, Nov. 13, to take part in "Make Art – Give Heart," an event intended to lift the spirits of Hurricane Sandy victims throughout New Jersey.
"This is a chance for our Ben Franklin families to help fellow New Jersey families who were hit very hard by [Hurricane Sandy]. They lost so much and we can help," a flyer from the school's PTO reads.
"This will be a fun, creative evening of making art – some to take home, some to give to storm victims to let them know we are thinking about them. Join us!"
There is a suggested donation of $2, which will be forwarded to the American Red Cross.
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ASHTABULA — Keith Michael Fusco, 53, died peacefully Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at his home.
Calling hours will be 4 to 6 p.m. with a Celebration of Life Service at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Zaback-Williams-Ducro Funeral Home, 500 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula. The Rev. Kenneth Roberts, Pastor of Pentecostal Church of God, will officiate.
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