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Kentucky Corpse Reviver from Peels
Perhaps you've had a Corpse Reviver #2, which brings together gin and curaçao, Lillet blanc, and lemon, with a dash of absinthe. Here's a variation from Peels restaurant in NYC that uses bourbon instead of gin, and it's delicious. Pierre Ferrand's dry curaçao is great here, but you could substitute Cointreau if you have it on hand.
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Kentucky Corpse Reviver from Peels
About This Recipe
|makes 1 cocktail
|Active time:
|5 minutes
|Total time:
|5 minutes
|Special equipment:
|Cocktail shaker and strainer
- 3/4 ounce Elijah Craig Bourbon
- 3/4 ounce Pierre Ferrand Curaçao
- 3/4 ounce fresh juice from 1 lemon
- 3/4 ounce Lillet Blanc
- Garnish: mint sprig
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add bourbon, curacao, lemon juice, and Lillet Blanc. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with mint sprig.
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When Tyler McNamer was a high school freshman, he told his father he was going to write a book.
"Of course you are," Jody McNamer told his son.
When Tyler said he'd already started, his dad asked how much he'd written, and Tyler checked and came back.
"Thirty-eight thousand words," he said.
The book Tyler McNamer began five years ago has been published now. It is titled "Population One: Autism, Adversity, and the Will to Succeed," and it has changed the lives of Tyler and his extended family.
For the last decade, the 19-year-old has lived with his mother, Kristina Tindall, on Bainbridge Island, while spending considerable time with his father, stepmother and stepbrother in Gig Harbor.
Though his parents love and support him, until they read his book there were many things he had never expressed to them.
"If I had been asked to pick something Tyler would never do, it would have been to write a book about his autism," Tindall said. "When he was little, he'd express his feelings by banging his head on a wall, running into another child.
"When he talked about a book, I said 'just start writing,' and that's what he did."
Tyler's reasons for writing were simple.
"Originally, I was writing to get it out of my head," he said. "Then I thought I'd be more accepted at school if my classmates understood me. Then I wanted to help other people."
The book wasn't published until a year after he graduated from Bainbridge High School. He doesn't know if it reached or moved his former classmates.
"Writing is easier than talking for me, and it's my way of saying what I need to say," Tyler said.
When he allowed his parents to read the manuscript, it wasn't easy for either of them.
"When I read the chapter on divorce, I bawled my eyes outs," Tindall said. "He had to put on these faces in each home, and at one point he said, 'I don't have a home. There's Mom's home and Dad's home.'
"The book has helped me know him better. There were things he never would talk about that he wrote about."
Tyler's father had a similar reaction.
"I was amazed how much was actually going on for him that I had no concept was going through his head," Jody McNamer said. "It's embarrassing – I had no idea how much he was dealing with.
"He said he wanted people to see through his eyes, and he made that happen."
Tyler's book has chapters on love, pain, bullying and what living his life has been like.
"I was different, the way I talked or acted and my social skills aren't great," Tyler said. "Once in school I spilled chocolate milk on a girl I liked because I was so frustrated I couldn't communicate.
"Hopefully, the girls I liked then will hear me now.
"I didn't want to have people walk in my shoes, because shoes are just something you wear. I wanted them to see through my eyes."
Being a published author has pushed Tyler out of his comfort zone. Earlier this year, he did a book reading and signing at the Eagle Harbor Book Company on Bainbridge Island.
"I'd worked there as a janitor," Tyler said. "I wasn't sure how I'd do, but I had two friends come by. One I'd known since elementary school. I thought it went great. I felt in control."
Through his father, Tyler has other appearances lined up — including a writing seminar for as many as 600 Gig Harbor middle school students in May.
"That will be a challenge, but it should be fun," Tyler said. "I enjoy writing, putting ideas out there. Good ideas, bad ideas, they all should be out there in the world."
The book and what has followed its publication has stretched Tyler, though autism remains a constant.
"When I think of the past and relive some memories, it's easy to let the past take over," he said. "I have to force myself back to the present, at times. I do see things differently.
"I'm trying to be diverse. I love science, writing, music "
Jody McNamer can choke up talking about his son.
"Tyler is unbelievably resilient. Through adversity, he has become an extraordinary man," Jody said. "He doesn't hold resentments.
"All his life, I'd say, 'I love you, Tyler' and he'd say, 'I love you, too,' by rote. A few weeks ago, out of the blue, he said 'I love you, Dad' — and that was the first time he'd ever said it first.
"I had trouble keeping my composure. He's grown in so many ways, and we're all so proud of him."
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The cast of the "Dallas" reboot: Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Patrick Duffy and Brenda Strong. Filming will resume Tuesday on the TNT drama following the death of Hagman on Friday.
The show, as they say, must go on.
As family, friends and millions of fans around the world continue to grieve the death of "Dallas" star Larry Hagman, production on the TNT drama is scheduled to resume on Tuesday, according to a source.
The cast was in the midst of filming the sixth episode of the show's upcoming 15-episode second season when Hagman passed away Friday at age 81 after a battle with cancer. It remains unclear how much of that episode the actor had been able to complete before his death. But Hagman, who reprised his iconic role as devilish oil tycoon J.R. Ewing for the cable update of the classic soap, will appear in at least the first five episodes when the series returns on January 28.
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Producers are expected to give J.R.--and by extension, Hagman--a proper send-off later in the season, and those storyline details are still being worked out, according to the source.
On Friday evening, executive producers Cynthia Cidre and Michael M. Robin issued a statement, characterizing Hagman as "a giant, larger-than-life personality whose performance as J.R. Ewing will endure as one of the most indelible in entertainment history. He truly loved portraying this globally recognized character, and he leaves a legacy of entertainment, generosity and grace."
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Bahrain Expels an American Diplomat
American diplomacy in the Middle East is starting to resemble a giant game of whack-a-mole. On top of everything else, the government of Bahrain has now expelled an American diplomat.
Bahrain told Tom Malinowski, U.S. assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, that he was no longer welcome at their game on Monday. Marlinowski had the gall to set up a meeting with leaders of a Shiite political party. Bahrain is one of the Middle East's rare, majority-Shia nations, so a friendly chat with the leaders of a legal party that has been in dialogue with the government since 2011 seemed natural. The ruling family, however, is Sunni, and they did not take kindly to Malinowski's efforts to be inclusive of the majority of the population.
The government of Bahrain says there are no hard feelings about Marlinowski though. Apparently it says nothing about how they feel about us.


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Spinach served in a salad gives lots of bang for the buck. It's full of B vitamins and pairs well with so many toppings from meat to fruits and cheeses to nuts. To top that off it is good served with both savory and sweet dressings. Since folks like spinach raw and cooked it can be topped with either a warm or cold dressing.
This versatile vegetable brings many options to the table. Make almost any spinach salad, top it with chicken or salmon and you have a delightful main dish. I love meals like this because you can get in and out of the kitchen quickly and without even turning on the stove; that is, of course, if you have some pre-cooked chicken or fish. A rotisserie chicken from the market makes it a cinch.
By the way, try throwing around some words like "market" and "palate." It can be fun. It will impress your friends and make you sound like a foodie. Tell someone that you're headed for the market instead of the grocery store and see if their eyebrows raise just a little. They might be impressed or they might just think that you're lost.
Below are two of my favorite spinach salad recipes. Hope you enjoy them as much as my family and friends do.
With both of the following recipes I sometimes like to add a little romaine lettuce to give the salad some crunch.
Spinach Salad
You can do all of the prep work for this salad, except slicing the apples, well ahead of time, making it a snap to throw together.
- 1 pound fresh spinach—Yes, you can use the bagged spinach and it's pre-washed.
- 1 apple, cored, unpeeled and thinly sliced
- 2 Tb lemon juice-optional
- 3 green onions, sliced HINT: Cutting green onions with kitchen shears is the way to go. Snip them right into your salad. Saves muss and fuss, if you're not into mussing and fussing.
- 1 (2 oz.) package sliced almonds, toasted You can do the toasting in the microwave on a paper plate; about 2 minutes.
- 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, optional HINT: I love the pre-cooked bacon that you can buy these days. Goes from freezer or refrigerator, to microwave, to table in one minute. It's crunchy and delicious, unless you burn it in which case it's crunchy and time to cook more. But, if you think you'll miss having those pans full of bacon grease to clean up, then by all means don't buy it.
- 2-3 hard boiled eggs, chopped
- ½ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ⅓ cup cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp celery seed
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 Tb prepared mustard
Blend all of dressing ingredients in a blender or food processor, or just shake them up in a jar.
You can make this ahead of time and refrigerate until needed.
Wash spinach leaves thoroughly and pat dry, unless you're using the pre-washed bagged variety. Sounds like a plan to me.
Remove thick stems. At this point you may look at your pile of spinach and think that you have enough salad for your whole neighborhood. Well, you don't. When you add the dressing you'll wonder "Where did all that spinach go?" You may even want to add a little more.
Toss apple slices in lemon juice and drain.
In a large bowl combine spinach, apples, onions, and almonds.
Top with bacon and chopped eggs.
When ready to serve, drizzle with dressing (you may not want to use all of it), toss and serve immediately.
Spinach Salad #2 This is a free-form salad. I'll tell you the ingredients and you choose the amount.
- baby spinach
- pecans-cut into fairly large pieces and lightly toasted
- 4 oz. container goat cheese
- sliced strawberries
Balsamic vinaigrette dressing ingredients:
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- 1 Tb lemon juice
- 1½ Tb honey
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A Pierce County man drowned Sunday evening while swimming at Lake Cushman.
The Mason County Coroner's Office identified the man as Kyle Austin Pape, 20, of Fox Island.
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"Swimmers in his group searched with no sighting of him," he said.
Dive Rescue, a volunteer search and rescue group from the Mason County Sheriff's Office and the Mason County Department of Emergency Management, responded to the scene and recovered an unconscious body at about 6:30 p.m.
Medics tried to resuscitate Pape, but he was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:55 p.m., Adam said.
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I have been installing systems for myself, buddies and girlfriends for probably 15 years now, but it has always been speakers in factory locations, I design and fabricate a sub box build it out of 3/4" MDF, carpet it and use the leftover wood to fabricate a desent looking install of Amps and ect.
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After 17 minutes of debate about its cost-effectiveness, Madison County School Board Chair Mona Isaacs struck the sounding block with her gavel to end discussion about the success of PASS.
The conversation came after a 13-minute presentation about Positive Approach to Student Success, one of two programs the county school district began in 2007 to replace "alternative school."
PASS is an intervention program that seeks to deal with behavioral, social and academic issues without removing students from regular classes, according to the video.
A second program, called "day treatment," deals with students who are involved in the court system. It follows guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and has multiple funding sources.
Last year, PASS cost the district $469,000 and day treatment pulled $270,000 from the general fund. The total cost of day treatment is about $430,000, but the difference comes from DJJ funds and other outside sources.
Although day treatment is separate from PASS, the two programs collaborate to provide supports for children transitioning from day treatment back into the classroom, said Ben Winkler, who oversees both programs and is the director of the district's Bellevue Learning Center.
"Alternative programs very often became dumping grounds," said Winkler, who saw the transition of the district's alternative school to day treatment. "In my experience, they (alternative programs) have not been successful."
He said educators across the county are accepting responsibility for reforming behaviors instead of reacting to them.
"When you divide the number of kids into the grand total (cost), it gets to be a fantastic amount of money," said board member John Lackey. "This is the problem with the program… Nobody is suggesting we lose the program, but we want to be able to cut back on the cost per student. If it averages out over a year's time at 30 kids at a time, divided into the grand total, it gets way over $10,000 a year per kid. That's just way too much."
But Lackey's equation only included the day-treatment students. "There are hundreds of students in PASS," Winkler said.
The day-treatment program enrolls no more than 30 students at a time and up to 60 a year.
The PASS program employs 15. Each county middle school and Madison Southern High School has a PASS "coach" and one paraeducator. Madison Central High has a PASS coach and two paraeducators.
Each coach serves around 30 students "on paper," said Christie Fain-Shanks, the PASS coach at Foley Middle School. "But we're working with hundreds of lives per day."
Technically, PASS serves approximately 450 students district-wide, about 30 students for each coach or paraeducator. However, coaches at the board meeting argued they touched many more lives than "what is on a piece of paper." Many other factors cannot be calculated in cost per student, they said.
"You can't replace that (PASS) with alternative school," Fain-Shanks said. "Because I guarantee you, you will be suspending more than you've ever seen because the problems in our schools now are much greater than they were when I started teaching 16 years ago."
The PASS presentation reported the percentage of countywide middle and high school suspensions in 2007-08 before PASS was 9.69 percent, or 868 suspensions. By 2012-13, it had been reduced to 4.96 percent, or 351 suspensions.
Winkler said PASS also prevents students from making "drastic decisions down the road" that would land them in day treatment.
Central's PASS coach Brandon Fritz said he may interact with more than 200 students a day, not just his PASS students.
"They see us in the halls, they know they can come talk to us, they know we care about them. That's what you can't put on paper," he told the board.
Even academically successful students can benefit from the counseling services of the PASS program, Fritz said.
"And everybody would agree that's a good thing, but when we add this extra layer of intervention with a 4.0 student, that gets pretty expensive," Lackey said. "We don't want to be the nanny for everybody. We expect people to take responsibility, and if they're having a bad day, okay, tough it out."
Both Fritz and Fain-Shanks disagreed. Some of these students have "bad lives," not just bad days, they said.
"It is our responsibility to provide support for these students," said board member Beth Brock.
Fritz told of a student addicted to drugs who had changed his life through the program.
"If there's one success story, it's worth it," he said. "If we put a little more money into education to help the kids so we don't have to pay for them when they're out of school, that's the difference."
Lackey didn't agree with Fritz's reasoning.
"That argument just doesn't wash when you look at it. There's got to be a cost-effective balance," Lackey replied.
Superintendent Tommy Floyd said back in 2007, there were "initial considerations of what alternative schools were costing us back then."
The district looked at the number of staff employed, the number of students served, as well as the number of students who ended up returning to the alternative program, he said.
"We were looking at high suspension rates and low success rates for many of the students," Floyd said.
Information about the cost of the alternative program prior to 2007 was not available when requested from central office Friday afternoon. Documents containing those numbers are stored away and are not included in the databanks of the district's currently used computer system, said Erin Stewart, the district's community education director.
The conversation Thursday night continued back and forth between Lackey and the PASS coaches, who were joined by many of their colleagues in the audience, until Isaacs pounded the gavel and thanked Winkler for his presentation.
"There are a lot of kids that we work with, that when they come to us, it's the only time during the day they feel loved," Winkler said in closing.
Board member Becky Coyle said she appreciated the testimonies of the students.
"It's good to know the majority, if not all of them, in their testimonies said they appreciated somebody standing up for them, being there for them, having confidence in them and showing them that someone cared."
A few videos were included in the PASS presentation, one of which was of a middle school boy who said he got into seven fights last year, but this year, he has been involved no fights.
"I was disrespecting my peers," he said. "And now I get along with all my peers."
The student said last year, his grades were mostly F's. "And now I have three Bs, a D and an A plus."
The student said he plans to raise that D to a B.
"PASS showed me that I need to stay out of trouble for various reasons," he said. "I like to stay out of trouble because it makes me feel better as a person."
See Sunday's paper for a second story about Thursday's school board meeting.
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So from the age of fifteen I used to have doubts about God and religion. I always wondered the things a young Muslim girl should have not wondered, I didn't want to but it just happened and so slowly my faith started to slip away from me. Then at the age of 16 my father gave me a English version of the Quran for me to understand. But the things I saw really did not please me. I saw constant insults being thrown at Jews and Christians, declaring them "pigs" and whatnot and the part I found absurd was the part when a husband is allowed to hit his wife, but didn't the Quran also state that "Heaven lies underneath your mother's feet". Your wife may not be your mother but you should treat her with the same respect. I just feel as if that Islam restricts women's rights and cages them up. And the things like, death penalties for adultery honestly shocked me. The allowance of stoning people to death brought tears to my eyes, quite literally. A few months ago or perhaps last year everything all at once went wrong for me. Not going to say what happened because I want my privacy conserved. Anyway, things went really rough and I can not just help but think that if God really cared about me then he'd help me. But no things just kept getting worse and worse and worse. And so eventually I lost all my hope in God. I declared myself an atheist and I still am. Today my mother brought a woman to our house to teach me Quran, Arabic is a language quite foreign to me so when I read the Quran I sound awful. I hated it. I hated pretending to be a muslim amongst them. I hated being degraded and compared from the woman and hated being teased by my little sister who can read much better than I ever will. I'm a 17 year old, female and quite frankly, I just want to believe again because it is much easier than not believing and keeping a secret amongst my Muslim family. It's not easy for me though. How do I become a muslim again? Should I read the Quran? Go visit a mosque? What should I do?
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Oh sister! Please return to islam. Do not die in this state of nifaq (following islam to show others)! Munafiqs will be in the lowest part of jahannam. Please do this for me. Go to the kitchen, grab a matchstick, light it up and just try to touch the fire. You will obviously take you hand away. If you aren't able to tolerate this small ember, then if you go to hell(Allah forbid!), how will you tolerate fire which will be 70 times hotter than this? Please repent. Realize that Islam is the only true religion. If you don't believe me, I can give you proof. When you hear Athan in you area, you might also hear some dogs making strange noises. Why do you think dogs howl when they hear Athan? Do you think for no reason? Sister you gotta believe this! Because Athan is the divine call to prayer and satan hates it. And dogs howl when they see satan. Doesn't this prove that Islam is true? Also, just think about these - from where did you come? What was before you? Who sent you to this world? Where will you go after your death? Who created this world? Who are you really? A body or a soul? If the soul exists, then doesn't it's creator also exist? Who is he? What was his purpose of creating this world? If he created us then didn't he inform us about him? Who was the one to carry these informations? Messengers and prophets(peace be upon them)! Who was the last messenger? There has to be a last messenger if this world was created by someone. The only answer you will find will be - Hazrat Mu'hammad sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam. Then wasn't the religion he established true? Doesn't this mean that islam is the only true religion? Of course it is the only true religion. You will never ever find that any other religion so pure, so true. After thinking these, InshaaAllah you will understand what is iman(faith). Islam is a tree and iman is it's root. After renewing your faith, repent sincerely to Allah. Ask him to forgive your sins and show you the right path. He is our creator! Tell him all of your problems. Allah will hear. Then go to someone who has good knowledge in Islam. If you find anything making you doubt about islam again then tell him/her to help you. InshaaAllah everything will go fine. HadakAllah.
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I'm not a scholar, but it seems you are in a predicament.
I understand that you are confused, but that is the beauty of Islam - it holds all the answers. Do not be afraid to ask questions about religion, as this will only increase your hold on your iman.
Also, never forget that Islam is a religion of peace. As Muslims, we are required to treat all beings with respect. Everything that Allah has stated in the Quran has been done so for a reason. Some verses to you may sound confusing, but make sure to ask someone, like a qualified Imam, to explain the context of these verses.
Don't pretend to be Muslim. That truly is an egregious error - but, don't leave Islam as well. If you are confused, rather than pretending, ask someone you trust and is qualified to answer questions, like your local Imam.
Lastly, remember Allah (SWT) is Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim, the most Gracious, and the most Merciful. Yes, you may have made some mistakes, but that does not mean that Allah or Islam shall hate you. You just have to find your way. Put effort into this process, and stick with it no matter how long it takes. By doing this, you will increase your Iman, InshAllah.
I am not a scholar, rather a fellow Muslim trying to take care of you. I truly hope you'll find your way, and embrace the wonderful way of life that is Islam.
As always, Allah knows best.


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The Outdoor Adventure Camp is for kids 10 to 12-years-old, and sponsored every summer by the Kansas Wildlife Federation.
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Indianapolis —
On the subject of Indiana's marijuana laws, state Sen. Karen Tallian may be in the minority for the present, but even on the other side of the political aisle, she's gaining some allies.
The Michigan City Democrat has been in the media for her marijuana bill, which proposes turning most possession offenses into an infraction, the same as a speeding ticket. The law doesn't consider an infraction to be a criminal offense.
Tallian talks about a female constituent, who as a teen was convicted of marijuana possession. Five years later, the young woman is being told her past offense disqualifies her for a teaching assistant position, Tallian said.
"Is this the kind of message we want to send to our kids? You make a mistake one time, and it can negatively affect your career for the rest of your life?" Tallian asked.
The idea of decriminalization, as opposed to outright legalization, appears to be gaining traction in Indiana. A 2012 survey by the Bowen Center for Public Affairs at Ball State University found 53 percent of Indiana residents support the idea of a ticket for possessing small amounts of marijuana, with 41 percent in opposition.
But the idea of decriminalization has found little traction in the General Assembly, replaced instead by a push to bring down penalties for pot and other drug crimes.
Under major legislation backed by prosecutors and police groups, the penalties for most felony-level marijuana crimes would be reduced to misdemeanors. And people caught possessing or selling the drug would no longer automatically lose their driver's license.
The bill, put forward by state Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, would roll back Indiana's marijuana laws — some of the toughest in the nation — that make possession a felony unless it's a first-time offense or the amount is less than 1 ounce.
That's significant, because in Indiana, unlike many states, the threat of prison still hangs over marijuana possession. The Indiana prison system processed more than 400 inmates in 2011 whose most serious offense was a felony possession charge.
The proposed changes are contained in a 422-page proposed overhaul of Indiana's criminal code, a document arrived at through four years of summer study sessions, failed legislation and research — a bill with a stated the goal of making punishment more proportionate to the crime.
Its backers say the goal is to reserve prison for the most serious offenders, while getting drug addicts and low-level offenders into treatment to reduce recidivism.
"What's fair is what's right, and this bill makes our laws more fair," Steele said.
Steele, the influential conservative chairman of the Senate courts and corrections committee, made headlines late last year when he called for decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.
Steele still supports the idea, saying it would save courts and prosecutors money by not having to go after small-time users. But he decided it wasn't politically palatable to his conservative colleagues.
So he pulled back on language he wanted to see in the larger, criminal-code reform bill that would have made possession of 10 grams of marijuana or less just a Class C infraction, punishable with a $500 fine and no jail time.
"Where I come from, $500 is serious money," said Steele. "Maybe to the big boys here Indianapolis it's not much, but down home it is."
Like Steele, Tallian questions the need to treat possession of small amounts of marijuana as a criminal offense, saying each year, Indiana courts have to process between 12,000 and 15,000 marijuana possession cases.
She questioned how valuable those prosecutions are to society, when studies show essentially no change in the past 40 years in marijuana use by college students.
"Every one of those cases requires the original arrest, the booking, the bail, a first court appearance and probably two more court appearances, prosecutorial review of the case and the sentence," Tallian said. "It costs a tremendous amount of time and money to prosecute these cases."
Steele said he doubts Tallian's bill will get out of committee, but some of its language could end up in an amendment to the larger, criminal-code reform bill that he's pushing hard to pass.
Steele's bill deals with a host of drug offenses, not just with marijuana. For example, it proposes to change laws which punish someone caught near a school with a few grams of cocaine with a harsher penalty than a rapist.
Getting caught selling marijuana near a school is currently a Class C felony, which carries a prison term of two to eight years. In the criminal-code reform bill, it would drop to a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by no more than a year in jail.
But decriminalizing marijuana is likely to find little support in the General Assembly.
It's opposed by Steele's counterpart in the House, Republican state Rep. Greg Steuerwald of Avon, who is sponsoring legislation identical to Steele's bill.
And it's strongly opposed by the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, whose members played a key role in derailing legislation two years ago that would have softened drug penalties.
The council also played a critical role in crafting the framework for the current criminal-code reform bill. "We were absolutely united in our opposition to decriminalization," said Dave Powell, the council's executive director.
Andrew Cullen, legislative liaison for the Indiana Public Defenders Council, said crimes should be treated in "proportion to the harm they cause in society."
"No one is in favor of the use of drugs, but we [need] to incarcerate people who are public safety threats, and not just citizens we've become upset with," Cullen said.


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Match Date: Sun 31 Oct 2010
Kick Off: 15:00
Venue: Madejski Stadium
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<2r>Only seven rounds of the Aviva Premiership have been played yet, it is already clear what a competitive league it is going to be this season.
Northampton Saints threw down the gauntlet to London Irish with their bonus point win at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday afternoon, in the process leapfrogging the Exiles to take pole position in the Premiership, albeit temporarily.
At the start of yesterday afternoon's match at a damp Madejski Stadium, London Irish knew what they had to do to stay in the top two, a victory over Sale Sharks was the minimum required.
By the 50th minute of the second half the Exiles appeared to have risen to the challenge not only from Saints but also from the Sharks. Leading 26 – 6 London Irish appeared to be in control, then as sometimes happens in sport, things changed dramatically.
In the space of 12 uneasy minutes Irish found themselves facing a fresh and basic challenge and that was to lift themselves again if they were to win the game.
What happened in that crucial period? A combination of events is the most likely answer – a sequence of four penalties went against Irish, Nick Macleod's accurate kicking secured six points from two of them; either side of the two successful penalty kicks, the Sharks scored two well worked tries, the first by Anitelea Tuilagi and the second by Ben Cohen as they capitalised on a change of game plan by their team-mates that created gaps in the hitherto impregnable Irish defence; and finally, a series of substitutions by both teams that disrupted concentration levels.
Cohen's 67th minute try and Macleod's conversion not only tied the score at 26 all, it also had the effect of kick-starting Irish into action again and how they responded to the final, fresh challenge. The Exiles went on to score 13 unanswered points, including a last gasp try that secured the bonus point, in a dramatic finale that the crowd cheering.
Any match in which a total of 65 points is scored is likely to be full of incident and this one certainly was. The visitors got off to a good start with a penalty in the second minute that was kicked by Macleod.
A lively opening quarter followed with both teams trying out their tactical kicking skills. Sale tested Tom Homer with a series of 'Garryowens' but the young full back, who was making his first Premiership appearance of the season, coped capably, returning some with interest.
Macleod and Ryan Lamb exchanged two penalties each to eave the score at six all after the opening half-hour. During that time the Exiles' out-half had a steadily growing influence on the match – his kicking for field position repeatedly forcing the Sharks to retreat and play from deep in their half and his passing out of hand consistently had the Exiles' forwards and backs on the front foot testing the visitors' defence.
<3>The 31st minute brought a moment of magic that befitted the day that was in it. The action originated with Nick Kennedy and Chris Hala'Ufia combining to stretch the visitors' defence through left midfield. The ball was recycled quickly by Paul Hodgson to Lamb. The out half raced at the defence, shimmied in the best Gavin Henson Strictly style and spotting the gap raced through to touch down for his first try of the season. He added the extras to give Irish a 13-6 lead.
Another touch of wizardy, this time by emerging talent, Jonathan Joseph, extended the home team's lead. The England Under 20 player capitalised on a burst through the Sharks' midfield by another England Saxons talent, Alex Corbisiero. The ball was recycled to the left to Joseph who feigned to go on the outside before cutting inside past two defenders to touchdown in the left corner. Lamb missed the conversion to leave the score 18-6 to Irish at the interval.
Sharks made four changes at half-time, including replacing the entire back row, a sure signal that they were intent on altering the game plan they had adopted in the opening period. And so it proved as the half unfolded.
The Exiles were first to add to their score just three minutes after the restart when Lamb capitalised on another controlled drive by his forwards deep into the visitors' 22, Hodgson whipping the ball from the base of a ruck for his out-half to strike a well-judged drop goal. The score gave Lamb the distinction of completing a rare "full house" of scores and extended his team's lead to 15 points.
<1r>Three minutes later Irish struck again, this time most of the credit went to Clarke Dermody and his hard-working forwards. The break started with Nick Kennedy speeding through right midfield, intent on reaching the corner, he was stopped ten metres out. The ball was worked quickly crossfield through hands including those of Hodgson who found George Stowers. The Samoan had the power to force his way over in the right corner for the try.
Twenty points ahead with 30 minutes remaining the Exiles appeared in control but that was when the Sharks decided to bite back. First a crisply executed inter-passing move down the right wing that resulted in Tuilagi's try. Undoubtedly, the score lifted the visitors.
Suddenly, the Sharks were exposing cracks in the home defence. Penalties were conceded and Macleod kicked two in the 62nd and 66th minutes to bring his team within seven points.
A poorly executed re-start resulted in another Sharks counter-attack and another mismatch on the left wing. This time it was former England international Ben Cohen that punished Irish with a touchdown just left of the posts. Macleod added the extras to tie the score.
With 12 minutes remaining, the Exiles had to lift themselves for a fresh challenge. Steffon Armitage replaced the excellent Stowers to add his special skills to the task.
With Bob Casey in charge Irish hit back at their visitors, patiently working the ball through phases as they established field position in the Sharks' half. Inevitably, a penalty was conceded for offside and Lamb, showing great composure in the circumstances, struck the ball cleanly between the uprights.
The score had a telling impact on the Exiles, confidence returned and the forwards forced a crucial scrum offence from their opposite numbers in the 74th minute. Lamb struck a magnificent penalty from just inside the half-way line to stretch the lead to six points with six minutes remaining.
The dynamic of the game had shifted back to the home team. Irish launched wave after wave of attack at a tiring Sharks. A characteristic flash of magic through right midfield by Steffon Armitage had the crowd on its feet before he was tackled.
With the seconds racing away Sharks knew that a converted try would steal the victory and so they chased the score, exposing themselves to the counter-attack. With only seconds remaining they conceded a penalty for foul play in their left corner, Irish kicked to touch and secured the lineout but lost control of the ball. The Sharks attempted to run the ball from inside their 22 but an ambitious pass by Chris Jones was intercepted by Joseph who had a clear run in to touch down for his second and Irish's bonus-point try. Lamb kicked the conversion to bring his points total for the game to an outstanding 24.
Post-script: students of the game of rugby that attended yesterday's match or who may see the highlights on television will rarely see such a remarkable demonstration of the half-backs role in modern rugby as that provided by Paul Hodgson and Ryan Lamb. Hodgson was courageous, dynamic and decisive and at his snapping terrier-like best at the base of ruck and scrum and made light of Sale's attempts to slow the ball. Lamb thrived on the reliable service from his scrum half partner and showed how he is beginning to realise his exceptional talent under the guidance of Mike Catt.
Yes, their work was based on a courageous team performance, in particular the solid platform provided by the line-out, that responded to all the challenges they encountered, one that deservedly gives the Exiles vital momentum in the top four as the Premiership takes a break for a couple of weeks for the LV= Cup.
Scorers: London Irish: Tries: Lamb (31), Joseph 2 (38, 80), Stowers (46); Conversions: Lamb 2. Drop goal: Lamb (43). Penalty goals: Lamb 4 (11, 28, 71, 74). Sale Sharks: Tries: Tuilagi (56), Cohen (67), Conversions: Macleod 2. Penalty goals: MacLeod 4 (2, 14, 62, 66).
Scoring sequence (London Irish first): 0-3, 3-3, 3-6, 6-6, 13-6, 18-6 (half-time) 21-6, 26-6, 26-13, 26-16, 26-19, 26-26, 29-26, 32-26, 39-26.
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Sale Sharks: 15. P Williams, 14. T Brady, 13. C Bell, 12. A Tuilagi (rep: R Miller, 57) , 11. B Cohen, 10. N Macleod , 9. W Cliff, 1. A Croall (rep: L Imiolek, h-t), 2. N Briggs (captain), 3. K Wihongi (rep: H Thomas, 68), 4. W Lewaravu (rep: C Jones, 57), 5. N Rouse, 6. C Fearns (rep: C Brightwell, h-t), 7. D Seymour (rep: M Jones, h-t), 8. K Ormsby (rep: S Koyamibole, h-t).
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Honda Fit vs Honda Civic
Compare the Fit to the Civic. Which do you prefer?
moparbad Posts: 3,842I'm curious. Would you choose a 5 door Civic or a Fit if both were available in the USA and Canada?
Civic hatch that is available in Europe has Magic Seats too.
The Civic hatch would complement the Fit very nicely in the Honda lineup.
It would also offer the features that I say are lacking in a Fit and then some. Like refrigerated glove box, dual zone airconditioning, push button start, aluminum drilled pedals, sunroof...and more.
claudius753 Posts: 138Pics of the European Civic I have seen are of the 3 door. If it came across looking as it does in europe, then no way in hell. I hate the full width headlight and the hatch back has that 'bubble' look sort of like the Hyundai Elantra hatch. I prefer more wagonish looking hatches like the Mazda 3, Kia Rio, or Honda Fit.
I do like the interior of the Civic hatch and I would absolutely love to have a 2.2 iCTD.
I have to say that I am fairly impressed by the Fit, it has been winning comparisons in a few different car mags. Too bad we didn't get the CVT-7 or the iDSI engines.
dewaltdakota Posts: 364It's the "bubble-butt-ness" of the Civic hatch that makes me even more thankful that I'm able to get the Fit in its current body. My fear is if I wait for the full model change that's due in the next couple of years, I'm not going to like what I see.
(But if I do, I can always hand down my 2007 to the wife, and get myself a new one!)
b4wrn Posts: 10The Civic on the United Kingdom Honda site looks like a 3 door but the rear doors are "hidden". The door rear door handle in the the rear quarter panel. I agree the bubble back is "interesting" but would reserve comments when and if I ever get to see it in person. :surprise:
I think the 6-speed MT from the Civic hatchback would be nice in the Fit/Jazz, but I am much happier that I have the Fit, and not the new Civic 5-door (I did like the 7th generation 5-door though).
I am also particularly happy I have the 1st generation Fit. It will be interesting to see how the 2nd generation will look, but I didn't want to take the chance.
As far as I know, this is not covered in one of the 1001 Fit sub-threads. :P I see the Fit being compared and cross-shopped with everything from Aveo to Mazda3 to Mini, but is the Civic a natural comparison also? Is anyone trying to decide between a Civic and a Fit? Their prices overlap. Aside from the hatch v. trunk issue, the Civic is almost as economical, offers slightly more passenger capacity, offers slightly more standard features, and I dare say, for most people in this segment, the 2 probably offer a similar driving experience. And brand and reliability considerations wouldn't even be issues to skew the comparison!
Yes, I am comparing the Fit and Civic with the Mazda3i sedan still a possibility. To get the features I want, I am comparing the Fit Sport manual with the Civic EX manual Sedan. No price overlap between those models though. I also considered the base Mini, but questionable reliability and the closest dealer being 100 miles away eliminated it.
Why not a Civic LX manual? Wouldn't that be closer to the Fit Sport in terms of equipment and price? In fact, in Canada there is a Civic DX-G model (no alloys) that would be less expensive than a Fit Sport.
FWIW, we've had our Mini for over 1 year now. Only "repair" required is a replace a burnt out interior dome light bulb! But of course, your mileage may vary.
On the Civic, I want the alloy wheels, the better stereo with auxiliary input, the split fold rear seat, and the exterior temp indicator. I would rather not have the moonroof, but the headroom was ok when I test drove it. I am one of those who wants a small fun economical car, but I don't want to give up the amenities to which I am accustomed.
micweb Posts: 1,617If Car & Driver magazine is right, in terms of handling and acceleration, the Fit is more of a budget Civic Si hatchback than a budget Civic. If ever a car could be divided between "young" and "old," it's got to be the Fit and the Civic. The Civic actually HAS an older demographic; yet to be determined for the Fit. If I didn't have a family now, I'd buy a Fit just for its handling. Handling on the level that C & D raved about is hard to find on ANY sub $30k car, much less an entry level from Honda.
That having been said, the Civic is the more "responsible" and certainly the more main-stream purchase.
Keep in mind the Scion xA (with a form-factor similar to the Fit) is NOT the success story of the Scion line - it's the quirky xB (box). The xA was expected to be 80% of sales, the xB 20%, and instead those numbers were reversed. Which points out that, traditionally, small conventional gas saving vehicles don't sell well (unless dirt cheap with an enormous dealer network, like the Chevy Aveo).
Since the Scion was introduced in 2004, we've had a real continuing gas crisis, but my guess is still that the Fit will be a low volume car for Honda compared to the Civic and Accord (even the Civic has been dropping off in sales prior to the '06 redesign). Honda's recent decision to re-allocate production from the Fit to the Civic for North America says a lot about their sales expectations for the Fit.
twok Posts: 5For what it's worth: the first 300 miles traveled, a mix of mostly interstate driving, with 100-plus mile commutes (total), up steep hills and down narrow curving mountain roads, on city streets clogged with traffic and in tight parking garages, this (Sport AT) car is (in a word) fantastic overall: quiet, responsive, powerful enough, stable at 70-80 mph, effortless in turns at any speed, ergonomically comfortable and usefully designed for cargo, with a (for me) great sound system. Heat and AC have had a try-out as Mid-Atlantic region's wonderful spring weather has served up a need to test both; no complaints at all - much better than I'm used to on my older Toyotas. (It appears to have a larger cargo area than either my co-workers' 2004 Forester or 1998 CR-V). No mpg report yet, but first tank was definitely not on full when I picked it up, so I need to wait 'till the second fill-up. I like it so much, with gas prices sure to continue rising, I'm going to try to sell my wife on one. I would like to test-drive the manual, though, to have that to compare against. I wonder about the clutch/brake pedal spacing and engine noise at 75-80. Thanks again to all the diligent regular posters for helping me come to a decision on this car, which seems absolutely brilliant.
sd_driver Posts: 49The Fit is not a cut-rate Civic. I think a Fit is worth 90-95% of a Civic price for a comparably equipped Fit. Throw in the new 1.7 liter V-TEC, and a few minor interior upgrades, and I think the Fit is worth the price of a Civic or more purely because of it's functionality with it's hatch and higher roof-line.
ephemere1 Posts: 12But what about the price? Isnt this creeping into Civic territory?
What are the advantages of the Civic over the Fit? It has better driver-side ergonomics (height-adjustable seat, telescopic steering wheel, arm rest, dead pedal). Anything else? The Fit seems more practical with its interior space and actually felt a bit roomier to me in the back seat for passengers. Yet the Civic is much more popular. Why? Is it style? I'm honestly curious because I'm considering both cars but don't understand what I'd be getting with the Civic over the Fit.
mwqa Posts: 106Once you decide the versatility is important, a sedan just doesn't 'hatch' it.
I would cross shop the Fit with the Matrix, not the Civic, esp in Canada where the Fit costs more. My girlfriend called the Fit a '3/4 Matrix' and I agree. Shame that the Fit's interior is not as solid, though.
anotherscott Posts: 93The idea of the price creeping into Civic territory has come up a few times.
The thing is, in every car line, a loaded x often starts to overlap with a base next-model-up. A loaded Civic similarly creeps into Accord territory. I don't know why this is an issue or why anyone would find it surprising.
Apart from that, there seems to be an assumption that the Civic is necessarily a better car; that apart from price, if people had their choice of a Fit or a Civic, they would choose the Civic. But each has advantages over the other and will be preferred by some people. The Civic certainly doesn't have near the cargo carrying capacity of the Fit, so the Fit would better fit my needs, regardless of price. (I suspect I'd also prefer driving the Fit, from what I've read.)
I, too, have been comparing the Fit to the Civic. The ergonomic advantages you mentioned are important factors. I think the Civic has more passenger room, front and rear. But of course, the Civic cannot match the Fit for cargo capacity or flexibility -- and this ultimately may be the deciding factor for someone cross-shopping the 2. I also think the Civic has a more upscale feel to the interior. For not much more money, you can get things like auto up/down windows, variable intermittent wipers, heated mirrors, outside and engine temp gauge, locking glove box, locking gas door. Not deal-breakers each by itself, but taken as a whole, it makes the Civic seem "more car for the money". Styling is always subjective, but you're essentially looking at 2001 styling for the Fit vs. 2006 styling for the Civic. The Civic just looks nicer, IMO. It looks fresh, whereas the Fit has a somewhat dated, awkward look to it. It sells inspite of its styling, not because of its styling. The Fit will get better mpg, but probably not by that much in real life driving. The Civic has Honda's latest i-Vtec technology whereas the Fit is using last-generation Vtec. My gut feeling is that, unless you need to carry bulky cargo on a fairly regular basis, the Civic may provide a more satisfying ownership experience in the long run.
jbwest Posts: 16I test drove a Civic automatic right after test driving an automatic Fit Sport this weekend, and compared to the Fit, the Civic felt like it had been shot full of novocaine. Where the Fit is delightfully responsive to inputs from the steering wheel, paddle shifters and pedals, the Civic felt sluggish and numb. Which is not to say the Civic is bad in the grander scheme of things, because it's certainly not -- it's a very good car, and it certainly offers a level of comfort and isolation unavailable in the Fit -- but in my opinion that isolation is more a negative than a positive, making the Civic feel, compared to the Fit, totally average, like any random rental car.
I just depends on what you value more -- a car with a little more edge and immediacy to its controls, or one that cossets and pampers you more and in so doing disconnects you more from the road. I guess which driving experience I prefer is obvious.
The other biggest difference between the Civic and Fit for me from the driver's seat is the commanding view out that the Fit provides. Here again, the Civic is like most mainstream cars in offering a less-than-expansive view out, relatively speaking; the Fit, on the other hand, offers truly exceptional visibility through the windshield and tall side windows. That, combined with the driving experience and the passenger room offered by its tall-body packaging, is what I liked most about the Fit. (Now, if only it had a sunroof! I've never owned a car without one, and I'd miss it -- but not as much as I'd miss it were it a different car with a less expansive greenhouse.)
"My gut feeling is that, unless you need to carry bulky cargo on a fairly regular basis, the Civic may provide a more satisfying ownership experience in the long run."
To me it is not just about how much it can hold. I usually don't carry lots of bulky items. As has been mentioned before, one of the glaring omissions from Honda's NA line-up has been a hatchback. I for one only would purchase a sedan (or any "stepback" vehicle) if I really couldn't get a hatchback I wanted. Just personal taste. However, the Fit is just so much more versatile regardless of actual cargo capacity.
Regarding the interior room, the Fit and Civic have very similar figures. The difference is how the interior is executed. I feel somewhat cramped inside the Civic in terms of headroom and general space. The Fit feels open and airy and I prefer the higher, more upright seating position.
The 2001 styling might apply for the outside (looks are subjective), but for the massive interior in a small exterior size and utilization of space the Fit wins by a landslide.
"For not much more money, you can get things like auto up/down windows, variable intermittent wipers, heated mirrors, outside and engine temp gauge, locking glove box, locking gas door."
I don't know how the Civic is equipped in Canada, but you would need the EX for the variable intermittent wipers and outside temperature gauge in the US. Unless I am just not seeing it on the specifications page, the US Civic doesn't even come with heated mirrors.
The MSRP of US$13,850 for the Fit and US$16,710 for the Civic LX is $2860. Hardly what I would call "not much money". Also, don't forget that the Fit is positioned below the Civic, so naturally some amenities in the Civic will be left out of the Fit.
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"You can tell when it comes out good. Boy, you can hit it and it rings out! Well, you know you got it." —Joe Barrick, one-man band (1922-present)
Much like Oklahoma's famous son Joe Barrick, a traditional one-man band in the hillbilly sense—strapped to the gills with assorted instruments and playing the banjo, harmonica and mandolin simultaneously—Vancouver, BC's Blank Cinema is literally a band of one: Jake Fox. Unlike ol' Barrick, however, ...