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Dealing with Disaster: A Brief Guide to Emergency Preparedness
Published on - October 8th, 2008 (by J.D. Roth)
This is a guest post from JLP of All Financial Matters. JLP, who is a financial planner, was instrumental in helping me get started with Get Rich Slowly, and his blog remains one of my favorites.
As a resident living fairly close to the Gulf Coast, I'm familiar with evacuating for a hurricane. There's no way around it — evacuating for a natural disaster is a pain. But, there are things you do to make the process less stressful. Here's a short list of the things I consider when evacuating.
The most important thing is to have a plan.
Where are you going to go?
My wife's job requires her to be back to work as soon as the storm blows through, which makes it tricky for us to evacuate &madsh we can't go too far away. Our evacuation route is decided based on where we think the storm is going to go. For instance, when Hurricane Gustav came in well to our east, we headed west to my sister-in-law's house. When Hurricane Ike came in to our southwest, we headed north.
During an emergency, your local government will have an evacuation route that they want everyone to follow, but if you leave early enough you can go pretty much wherever you want to go.
The most economical way to evacuate is to stay with friends or family. This is the best way to go because it's hard to find an empty hotel when everyone else is evacuating. Just be sure you're a good guest. Don't overstay your welcome. If you don't have friends or relatives that you can stay with and you don't have money for a hotel, consider a shelter.
What are you going to pack?
For the most part you need to pack like you're taking a vacation. If you need to evacuate for a natural disaster or other emergency, consider the following:
- Clothes and toiletries. Be prepared to be away from home for at least a week — more likely two.
- Important papers. I use one of those portable filing boxes to store our most important papers (insurance information, social security cards, birth certificates, employee benefits information, etc.). (Some of these documents may be stored in a safe deposit box.)
- Pets. Don't forget Fluffy. Be sure and take a bottle of water and some pet food. Also, if you have an outside pet, you might want to give a good scrubbing before you load it into the car. I don't like traveling with a dirty, smelly dog. Washing the dog is my kids' job.
- Food and water. There's no need to go overboard but it is a good idea to pack some bottled water and maybe a few canned goods.
- Computer. This is easy if you own a laptop. It's important to be able to go online to check in with your local news station and newspaper for important information.
- Road atlas. Never leave home without one.
- Money. It's a good idea to have some cash on hand. I usually take $300, which isn't a lot but is better than nothing.
- Phone numbers to your neighbors. I have the cell phone numbers of most of my neighbors so that we can check in with each other to get status reports. One of my neighbors called me to tell me when our power was back on.
Finally, be sure and check on your older neighbors. Are they evacuating? If you have room, take them with you.
What are you going to do with the things you leave behind?
As important as the things you take with you is what you leave behind. Proper preparations can save hassle when you return.
- Board up the house. For the first time ever, I boarded up some of the windows of my house. I never did this before because I thought it was too expensive to do. This year I bought six sheet of 1/2-inch plywood and one bag of clips and spent over $114. I then spent an afternoon cutting the pieces to fit my windows and marked each one for storage. When I boarded up for Ike, it only took me a few minutes to secure the boards. [J.D.'s note: Not every disaster requires boarding up, of course.]
- Take an inventory of your stuff. My wife went room-by-room and took pictures of everything we owned. Chances are good that you won't need to use these pictures but you never know. I also have an itemized list of my CD collection.
- Unplug all your appliances and electronics. I do leave my answering machine plugged in so that I can check in to see if I have power (if the answering machine doesn't pick up, I don't have power).
- Pick up loose items in the yard and empty out the shed. One of the biggest problems with hurricanes, tornadoes, and other wind storms is all the debris flying through the air. (And in the case of flooding, there's plenty of debris in the water.) You can do your part by moving all your patio furniture other loose items into your garage. This is a great job for the kids. Don't forget that portable basketball goal.
- EMPTY THE REFRIGERATOR! For some crazy reason, we didn't empty our refrigerators for Hurricane Rita. BIG MISTAKE! By the time we got to come back to check out our house, our power had been off a week. I can't tell you how bad the smell was!
- Lock the house. I usually lock the garage doors and unplug the garage door openers.
A little preparation before the disaster can save a lot of headache later.
What about AFTER the emergency?
This is a whole topic by itself but I will say that if your area is hit by a hurricane, tornado, or flood, it could be weeks before you get back power and drinkable water. You have to decide if you're going to go back and rough it or if you are going to stay away.
Because I'm a big wimp, I always opt to stay away. I don't have a generator and am not really interested in buying one. I realize that not everyone will have the option to stay away if their job requires them to be back as soon as possible.
You may also be interested in reading The Simple Dollar's recent guide to surviving a natural disaster.
J.D.'s note: Kris and I don't have any sort of emergency preparedness plan. Oregon isn't subject to many disasters, but we do have the occasional flood or earthquake. JLP's experience is a reminder that advance preparation beats future regret.
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There is some good stuff in here, but I think you need to make it clear that this is a plan for evacuation in the face of a hurricane (or other forecasted/predicted weather pattern). It's also only a plan if you plan to leave well before any sort of "formal" evacuation.
Also, you forgot to include medications.
As someone with training in preparedness, mitigation, and response, I can tell you this isn't any good for any other type of emergency (particularly the unexpected kind) except in the sense that it makes you think. In fact, evacuation is sometimes the worst thing you can do.
But I especially like the mention of checking on the neighbors. Great idea.
Thanks for the great post! We have created a plan that includes my son as well. We have practiced various routes out of the house in case of emergency, and he knows where to go to meet us. We are considering getting him one of those cell phones that only calls home and my cell phone so that if we are separated when something happens, he can get a hold of us.
I also like the idea of having cash. In a big emergency, the electronic systems that offer access to banks may be down.
Also a good idea to have the bottled water and batteries on hand, and plywood if applicable, rather than joining the last-minute rush to the stores. And, as my grandfather used to say, the car runs just as good off the top half of the tank.
An obvious oversight is medicine. Regular daily medicine and emergency medicine is part of any emergency plan.
The one thing on that list that I think is most important is the $300 cash, ideally in a mix of bills.
Last winter, half our town was without power (250,000+ people) for over a week. We were lucky that my in-laws had power but we only had about $20 in cash lying around the house. If we had needed to buy something from a store without power, we'd be sunk. No ATM or credit card.
Ever since then, I've kept a smalls stash of cash for just such an emergency.
I'm also a big believer in keeping some cash at home. I think it was Trent who advised spreading it out in a couple different spots around the house–smart.
Great post, JLP, as this is something we should all take to heart. Even if we don't live in areas prone to natural disasters, we live in a time when other types of disasters could hit anywhere and as J.D. says, better to be prepared.
Don't you need to turn off stuff in the fuse box? Turn off the gas? Stuff I have only read about, and I think some of them were in that list of 100 of Popular Mechanics. And a radio, the kind with the wind up, in case of a tornado or something, and everything is pretty much knocked out. Somehow they work. The Red Cross does one of these trainings. I don't remember it all, but like most, I took the handouts so I could refer back to them later, should I need them.
I live about 8 miles from Three Mile Island. Twice a year they send out a large pamphlet that has much of this information on it. It even has safe points where we are to go depending on where we live (co-incidentally mine is in my hometown).
There are certain radio stations we are supposed to tune to and everything.
I've been meaning to pack an emergency bag.
One thing that would be worthy of consideration would be to get certified as an amateur radio operator and add a handheld radio along with spare batteries and a charger that will plug into your car to the list.
Getting licensed is easy – your local library system should have a copy of "Now you're Talking" or you can buy your own (or borrow one from your local radio club). Once you've studied the book the test is easy to pass (all multiple choice, no morse code needed).
You can pick up a used radio on eBay for only a hundred dollars or so and then you've got communication even when the power is out and the cell towers aren't working.
JD, with all of the financial crisis–and the cutting of rates today by major banks–can you provide some of your younger readers thoughts about what to do with student loan debt? Newly-consolidated loans are locked at 6.8%, which is pretty hefty. Paying off early isn't necessarily the best option, since credit is going to be tougher to come by and some of us want to own homes eventually. Are there good "consolidators"–either the term of art or a less regulated loan buyer–that will take these loans at a lower rate, at least for people with great credit and no real risk of default?
Hurricanes seem to be the disaster du jour of late – as they should be. But remember other disasters can happen just about anywhere. I'm a NC native so I know a thing or two about hurricanes. But for the past decade I've lived in Memphis and all we worry about during hurricane season is flash flooded and perhaps being overwhelmed by evacuees for a few days.
But we did have a freak windstorm (locally dubbed Hurricane Elvis cause it happened a week before Elvis week here in Memphis) with sustained winds over 100mph a few years back that knocked out power to most of the city for 2 weeks. And apparently back in 93 there was an ice storm that knocked out power for close to 10 days here (we had the same winter storm in NC, too). Of course in both instances there were problems with water, downed trees, transportation, etc.
My point is don't assume that where you live you are free of hurricanes or other disasters. That windstorm, Hurrican Elvis, came out of nowhere and many of the older Memphians I talked to had never experienced something like that. So always have some degree of preparedness for the unexpected. You won't regret it.
In all the real hurricanes I've been through (mainly Hugo), the winter storm of 93 (which was bad in NC, too) and the Memphis windstorm known as Hurricane Elvis there were really two things I needed most – a full tank of gas in my car and several hundred dollars cash (preferable in 1s, 5s, and 10s). To me those were the most necessary of all my provisions.
Great points!! I especially like list #2. However, taking inventory of what you have can and should be done when there's no emergency looming. (and then make a backup of it and store it outside of the house. outside of your town is even better!)
I think this is a fantastic resource! I want to thank you for posting it. The only real issue I see is that it is so targeted towards disasters for which you CAN evacuate…for those of us in earthquake-prone areas (California, Puget Sound, etc.), you won't know you're having the disaster until, well, you're having it.
Urgently important notes to consider for those of us in earthquake zones:
1. Know where the gas shutoff valve is in your house and TURN IT OFF if you smell gas.
2. Have an out-of-state relative/friend that your family members can contact to check in. Local lines will absolutely be down (if not because of fallen poles, then because EVERYBODY is calling at once) and long-distance lines are more likely to be open than local ones. The firefighter who led our work's disaster-preparedness training last week also said that text messages are much more likely to get through than cellphone calls after an earthquake.
3. Keep emergency supplies at work AND in your car. If you're a woman who wears high heels, keep a pair of comfortable tennis shoes in that work bag, because if you DO have to stay at work for that projected 3+ days, you will NOT want to be doing it in high heels.
If you'd like, I can send you the whole list of supplies that they gave me in the preparedness training – it's a fantastic checklist, includes things even I never thought of, even having grown up in earthquake areas, and you could post it for your readers.
Thanks for all of the good work that you do!
This is a good list. I particularly like the tip regarding neighbors.
I think more people need to start thinking about emergency evacuation/preparedness plans. Even if they don't live in hurricane, earthquake, or tornado prone areas, disasters can happen. Floods, fires, windstorms, major snow storms, lightening, and the like, can strike nearly anywhere and leave people without power, phone, and water, often for days or even weeks on end.
Other things to consider:
Dogatemyfinances mentioned medication. Absolutely.
Flashlight and extra batteries, in the car and house, in case you need to evacuate at night.
Living in a flood prone area, and have been through several small ones, and one huge one, I have to throw in rubber boots.
Insurance. If you do live in areas that have severe earthquakes, floods, etc. protect yourself! It probably doesn't cost as much as you think it does!
If you do stay at home during the disaster, make sure you have potable water and a couple weeks supply of food. For cooking purposes, don't use propane or natural gas portable stoves inside your home without adequate ventilation. Carbon monoxide kills!
I wouldn't empty the fridge. You can always clean it if the food is bad. I had to clean my house after Katrina. But if the hurricane misses and nothing happens, you've wasted so much good food.
And get as much cash as you can get your hands on. During Gustav, no one had working ATM's or debit card readers. I had $200 and it didn't get us too far. It was spent all on gas for the generator.
I think this is a great post. I live in the Midwest/South and we had hurricane force winds here which took power out for days! I wished I had an emergency kit and it definitely taught me a lesson!
JD, don't you live in the shadow of some active volcanoes? Growing up in Seattle, I remember two things from school: tsunami drills, and volcano drills.
I think, no matter where we live, we perceive it to be safe, because nothing has ever happened in our lifetime. But in the big scheme of things, our lives are pretty short.
I had this same discussion with someone from Maine recently. He claimed his area was immune to any kind of disaster and he needed no plan. Although he lived at the sea shore, he had never seen a tsunami, therefore one could never happen. I've got one name for him: Cumbre Vieja…..
I just find, as a species, that our perceptions of risk can be so skewed. Sorry to run on, I just find this subject completely fascinating.
Mikey, if Hood blew Portland wouldn't be in great shape but it would certainly be nothing compared to the Toutle River area in 1980 or surrounding areas to Mt Rainier. I think we're farther from Hood than Seattlites are from Rainier. Also, don't forget that serious volcanic activity (i.e. St Helens) has several weeks of warning. The only people left surrounding Mt St Helens were the ones that refused to evacuate, Like Truman.
I have an huge fear of The Big One hitting when I'm on the wrong side of the river or while I'm crossing it. The low bridges don't scare me as much, I'm pretty sure I'd survive a fall, but the high ones (Marquam, Sellwood) scare the bejesus out of me.
JD, I don't know what part of town you're in except by little clues in your posts, how was your area affected in the 96 floods? I remember a lot of Milwaukie had pretty severe damage.
Instead of throwing out all the food in your fridge before a storm even makes landfall, seal everything up in heavy duty garbage bags (the kind used for lawn debris or contractor bags). This way, if the storm moves and you don't lose power, or if you only lose power for a short period of time, you won't have thrown away food. If you do get hit and power's out for several days, then you just throw the bags away. It will still smell, but since you're just tossing a few bags, it won't take nearly as long as cleaning out the entire fridge. The bags will also prevent your fridge from being damaged if food does start to melt/decompose.
@pdxgirl, I was 300+ miles from St. Helens (in Pullman), yet we had so much ash that they declared an emergency and closed the University. Your comment actually illustrates my point about our perception of risk. How much distance from a volcano IS enough? Is it safe to live by the sea? We base our feeling of security on our experiences, but I think we have all seen over the past few years that as a species that is not working out very well for us.
Anyway,I wish you the best and hope you (and my brother in Tigard) have a long and boring life.
It seems like a bunch of common sense, but I assume that in the heat of the moment amidst all of the panic and rush, simple things are overlooked. This is a great list to print off and go over if you're one whose subject to evacuations.
I remember the earthquake we had back in '89, which, seeing as I live near San Francisco, is still the most likely type of disaster that we'd have. Almost none of this advice applies. It's all sort of hurricane-specific.
Unless your house actually falls down in an earthquake, which is exceedingly unlikely, you really don't have to do much that's special. You don't actually have to go anywhere, so you don't need to worry about clothes, important papers, pets, your computer, a road atlas, neighbors phone numbers, etc…
Basically what happened in '89 was we lost power for three days. This meant we went to bed early and ate dry food. having a couple gallons of water and a few hundred dollars in cash can't hurt, but going much beyond that seems like paranoia more than anything. I don't need a ham radio or a hunting rifle. I mean, back in the '89 earthquake, my dad had both of those. They didn't provide us with any special information or make the power come back on any faster. But my dad was able to tell us "Joe on the radio said he barely felt the earthquake in Turlock", or whatever, which was entertaining I guess, but not important.
The point is, everyone could be subject to evacuation for a variety of reasons. Some of those are natural events that are predictable based on where you live, like hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, etc. and pretty well every part of the country is at risk of one or another of those. But there are also ones that could happen anywhere, with little or no warning like a huge fire, or a chemical plant explosion, a plane crash in a residential area, etc. In JD's case, sitting on the Ring of Fire doesn't just mean volcanic eruption. Earthquakes are always a possibility as well and there's no way to know when "The Big One" might hit.
You should always be prepared to manage either at home or in an evacuation for a minimum of 72 hours without power and preferably for at least a week.
Food (that needs little or no preparation), bottled water, a manual can opener, flashlights, some cash, a crank operated radio, blankets, pet food, baby stuff appropriate for your child (i.e. diapers and wipes, possibly formula and baby food), medications, feminine sanitary products and copies of all your important paperwork in a waterproof and preferably fireproof case are pretty much the minimum. Your computer or at an absolute minimum a current backup of all your files is also really good (especially for us bloggers who would be lost without our laptops!). A spare pair of glasses, even if you usually wear contacts.
Have most of these things set aside in a duffle bag in an accessible place so you can grab it and run if necessary. You do not want to be looking for any of these things if an official comes to your door in the middle of the night and says you have to get out right now.
Another good idea is to keep a mini version in your car, especially in winter in cold climates. In this case, include sand or kitty litter (for traction), chains, a blanket, gloves, a small shovel and traffic flares as well as food & water. A high viz vest is good too in case you have trouble at night.
Funny someone in Maine would think that. He should be more prepared. In New England we can expirence a little bit of everything. I have even heard there is a major fault line here and the buildings are not designed for the big one. I keep my hiking equipment ready to go just incase. You never know what may happen without notice.
Another useful item is a cell phone. Towers can be fixed faster than wires and first responders often want them repaired quickly for their communications.
If it's possible, share your food with your neighbors; this of course will depend on many things including the disaster type, length of planning time available, etc. Granted, food may be the last thing on your mind in a disaster but in the case of hurricanes, there is typically a pretty good size lead time to get out and it's easy enough to add this to the list. When I evacuated for Hurricane Ike in September, I gave the contents of my freezer to my neighbors who rode the storm out (they had a massive cooler and got ice). I took along with me some perishables like eggs, cheese, milk and fruit (I'm lucky enough to have family with an RV that's used for evacs). Left behind items that I had already opened (random things–didn't want to give already used items to neighbors). When I got back, the fridge/freezer did stink but at least it was easily remedied with a half/half solution of vinegar and water (and then leaving the fridge/freezers door stand open until the power came back on—plates of baking soda placed inside). Much better than coming back to an appliance full of rotting meat and poultry! Frugal note: this whole ordeal really made me realize how much extraneous stuff I had in my freezer that I forgot I had even purchased and made me re-evaluate how much I really need. I have about half the stuff I did before the storm and no frozen food (I know this is not very efficient–I did put a gallon jug full of water in there and am going to add a couple more).
Here's the sort of thing where a tiny amount of preparation would go a long way:
If this woman had a duffle with a couple pairs of pants and clean socks/undies in her hall closet she'd have a small amount of comfort at the moment. I have no idea if she did or didn't, but if she didn't everything she owned is probably destroyed. Sure she could go out and buy what she needs, but who wants to deal with that when house just slid down a hill?
Of course, for those of us who live alone, emergency preparedness also includes having enough canned chicken soup and kleenex to get through the flu without having to go to the store.
So, does anyone have evacuation advice for those of us without cars? We generally rent one when we need one– but I imagine that in the event of an evacuation there would be a sudden shortage of rentals, since EVERYONE who doesn't own a car would want to rent one all at once.
If an evacuation becomes necessary, how do we avoid going down with the ship?
Great post! Another source for a good list is http://www.Flylady.net, people, pets, pictures, pills, papers etc….. She sends it out regularly to her list of almost 500,000 and it is on her site.
I can relate big time as we were impacted by a hurricane recently. We left the house and didn't return for quite some time. Fortunately, we only lost a few things from the fridge when it was all over. It amazed me how many people rode it out despite warnings to the contrary.
I don't know what that guy from Maine is talking about. Sounds like a flatlander to me!
I live in Northern New England where our big disasters are ice storms and blizzards and the rare rogue hurricane. When something like that happens – the best and only option is usually to stay put. I'm a hiker and climber, so when we lose power for a week or two, I just bring the gear upstairs and we all camp out in the living room, snug as bugs in a rug. Having a basement stocked with non-perishables, spare fuel, and plenty of warm camping gear makes the whole experience as fun as it can be.
My home was built in the 70s during the energy crisis, so we have a wood stove as a backup heating system which helps a lot in these kinds of emergencies.
Great article! Like JD I to live in Oregon, and there just aren't many natural disasters around. In my How to Rich blog I always talk about financial planning in case of emergencies, but this article is an important reminder that things can change quickly. Whose really going to be thinking about money when a hurricane is knocking at your door?
I'm another person without a car, although my most likely natural disaster is flooding, and they don't usually know to evacuate you until it's too late for a car.
I know this is posting way late, but I live on the Gulf Coast (MS, where Katrina actually hit), and just wanted to add my $.02. Start stocking up on canned / emergency foods in March as well as start using up the perishables in your freezer. In September, you can start working on using up your canned goods and replacing your freezer stock. Try not to keep much more than 6 months' worth of either, since the food needs to be rotated anyhow. Always try to keep your yard policed and don't let junk accrue, that way, come time for a bad storm, there won't be so much to do. And if you have the woodworking skills, replace your fake decorative shutters with real, functioning wood shutters. I've seen a few people use them, and it's great to see them button up their house in under 15 minutes. Try to keep your vehicles topped with fuel most of the time – I refill when I get down a quarter of a tank.
We stay put (we invested in a storm cellar since we're 130ft above sea level), but I try to keep a decent pantry at all times anyhow. I hate rushing to the store with all the attendant craziness when a storm is predicted to hit our area.


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Early voting is especially crucial this year because it begins today and ends Friday — just before a holiday weekend that is expected to depress turnout on election day, May 27.
"Vote early and get it out of the way," is what former state Rep. Norma Chávez is telling constituents as she tries to reclaim the Dist. 76 seat in the state House of Representatives.
Chávez, 53, is vying with Cesar Blanco for the Democratic nomination for the seat that now is held by Rep. Naomi Gonzalez.
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Crucial to all candidates in the runoff will be getting people to the polls. Turnout in runoff elections typically is miserable, said Javier Chacon, El Paso County elections administrator.
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If the video lags there is a Youtube version here: http://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=kT2cAyGgO_o
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Story by Jesse Dale
Animation by Dylan Meville (me)
Voice talent by Shawn Chiplock and Edwyn Tiong, among others.
N.I.N.J.A., an organization created to silence the noisy ones? or something more...
This is pieces of the animation I worked on for about 4 months while going to school, complied into a short little trailer. Production on this has been stopped due to many reasons, but depending on the feedback...well who knows? :)
I had fun making this, and it's some of my best animation to date, so I hope you enjoy it :D
PS. I hope it's not too dark, I kinda make things too dark sometimes... :( Looks cool on my screen anyways... :p
PPS. There are a ton of filters. It may (but shouldn't) lag. Try right-clicking and toggling the quality to low or something. IDK if that will help though.
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 12, 2010
Bloody well done Marsume, you are getting so much better. I can not wait until you realease the actual video. Please, whatever you do just keep on creating episodes and go mad with your animation.
10/10 animation
10/10 sound
10/10 voice
10/10 music
10/10 theme
10/10 storyline
10/10 awesome
:O Thanks man!
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 13, 2010
great animation but...
Was that Mastermind?? :)
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 13, 2010
Looks pretty sweet indeed
However, I too, had issues with the filters. High quality, standard size, it ran "meh" during the red scenes. I have a fairly nice CPU and gfx card running this thing, so I feel a lot of people are going to have much more serious issues. Might be something to consider.
If that is resolved, I would love to see more of this.
Hmm, that's quite unfortunate. Every machine I've tested this on has ran fine, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks :0
The animation is up on youtube, that version might be less lag intensive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT2cAy GgO_o
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 12, 2010
I thought you animation was great. I loved the way you made the yes with the gradients. Your smooth animation, vioce acting, and story made me want more. good job! 10!
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 13, 2010
Great stuff! BUT...
Your usage needs tweaking... there are certain parts that will horrify the grammar nazis.
The Path of his Father...
It would have been better had you had the man commissioning Collin say,
... if he follows the same path AS his father, or if he continues down the same path as his father, or if he takes the same path as his father... do you understand?
Do This Mission... in that particular conversation, an operative in control of another operative might be far more likely to use better English and say this:
Connor will carry out this mission, Collin is to carry out this mission... etc.
I would be happy to um, what is the word? -Beta- your next script, if you like...
Never done a script before! Might be fun! I write too much Doctor Who fanfiction anyway... WELL there can never be too much of THAT, but still...
Other than those types of things, this was great! Nothing else wrong with it that I could see. I don't do Flash, yet, but hey. This was great.
Yeah, I never really noticed that before, but the script/story wasn't written by me. I was just given some voices and the outline of what the storywriter wanted the scene to look/feel like.
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With the H1N1 "swine" flu season moving into full swing, and with AIDS/HIV and other deadly diseases continuing to plague millions of Americans, one might think that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), would have its hands full. After all, the CDC "serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, . . . to improve the health of the people of the United States." You might be inclined to think that with all that's happening here and around the world posing very real and very serious health risks to the American citizenry, the CDC would have sense enough not to squander its resources on matters wholly unrelated to health and infectious diseases. If you made such a presumption, you'd be flat wrong.
The CDC, like many if not all federal bureaucracies, seems always to be searching for new projects and agendas in which to involve itself. One "problem" on which the CDC has now focussed its attention, is gun control. That's right. The Centers for Disease Control is interjecting itself into the debate over control of firearms in the United States.
The CDC has tried this before. During the administration of former President Bill Clinton, the agency twisted the English language and impermissibly expanded its already broad jurisdiction over health and disease-related matters, in order to justify spending taxpayer money on the political agenda of gun control. The Congress thankfully slapped CDC's hands and stopped it from this abuse of taxpayer money and agency jurisdiction. Well, those loveable bureaucrats at CDC are at it again. Except this time, CDC is being even more clever — disingenuous is a more accurate term — in putting the square gun-control peg into the round disease-control hole.
The CDC says it is not funding research on "guns" or "gun control." Instead, a CDC spokesman says – whether with a straight face or not I don't know, since the communication was delivered by e-mail in response to a Republican congressional inquiry – the agency is studying "the web of circumstances" (whatever that is) that surrounds gun violence. Thus, according to this nonsensical gobbledygook, it is proper in the CDC's eyes for it to study how alcohol sales impact gun violence or the effects of injuries sustained by teenagers as a result of gun possession. In other words, because some people who drink alcohol also might cause an injury or death to themselves or others by misusing firearms, and since alcoholism is a "disease," it is appropriate for the CDC to study gun control. This subterfuge makes a mockery of the process whereby federal monies are appropriated in a way that reflects at least a colorable relationship with the agencies' defined missions.
Some Republicans in the Congress are raising questions about this improper expenditure of federal funds by the CDC; but as members of the minority party, there's little they can do alone to stop it. Moreover, considering President Obama's personal interest in and commitment to gun control (he used to be on the board of the Joyce Foundation, one of the country's largest funders of non-government research on gun control), it is highly unlikely to say the least that he or the House or Senate leadership will step in and force CDC to operate within its jurisdictional and funding parameters.
However, if those citizens and advocacy groups who actually care about the rule of law raise a sufficiently loud hue and cry, perhaps enough Members of Congress in both parties will force their leaders to rein in at least this rogue agency.
October 31st, 2009
10:30 am
The real thing to look at here is the straight forward fact that anytime a political agenda designed to strip freedoms and liberties away from peaceful LEGAL American citizens, uses statistics to their benefit, along with anyone associated with that agenda. There can be no un-biased use of said statistics. For if there were, no person would ever have a problem with ANY type of research regarding ANY subject. Also, instead of saying a certain subject matter is a disease in itself, why not get to the root of the problems, addiction itself. Alcoholism is not a disease, nor is any other addiction or habit.
October 31st, 2009
10:39 am
The problem, as I see it, with the CDC/Government 'research' about guns is that the conclusion is drawn (guns are 'bad') before the research is done. THEN the 'research' is done so as to support the preordained conclusion. Honest independant research has shown time and again that responsible ownership of guns INCREASES public AND individual's safety. It's not about disease, it's not about guns, it's about CONTROL. Also, it is not whether the Bush or Obama Administrations are/were "Out of Control." The Federal Government has been OUT OF CONTROL since the end of The War Between the States changed the primary concept of national government from State's sovereignty to massive Federalization. The application of Interstate Commerce regulation from 'strictly interstate' to 'theoretically and may be/might be interstate' drove the nail in the coffin.
We could just as well blame the Air for airborn diseases as blame Guns for human's violent acts,
October 31st, 2009
12:01 pm
Gee golly liberal dopers… Listen up! This expenditure makes a lot of sense. After all we are not the ones who pay for it! We could have the Dep't of Agriculture prosecute religious hate crimes, the Dep't of Homeland Security promote sexual freedom, prostitution and abortion, the Dep't of Education overlook illegal immigration, etc. etc. I think (medical) marijuana is doing a great job of blurring the lines of responsibility and accountability to the extent that we will soon have just one great mish-mash of matrix-managed "Big Government under Obama", where no one knows who is in charge of what! WOW… won't that be great? Every Czar, Politician, Bureaucrat and certainly democrat, will be able to point his or her finger at the other person, bureau, department or branch, and have complete immunity for any wrong doing. (like they don't already!) WOW! A liberal doper's utopia!!!
I have already received info from the CDC on those dastardly guns. The single shots can cause cancer, the lever actions have been linked to heart disease, the slide actions are causing H1N1 and the automatics have been linked to HIV-AIDS. (Or is it the other way around?)
Another bright shining star, Nancy Pelosi, has included in her House version of the Health Care Bill, a stipulation that may/will disqualify these dastardly Constitution freaks from getting a Health Care policy if they own a gun! WOW what a gal! I think it's so great that she, along with you Marxists and her democrat puppets can define how people can live and what personal property they can own, in addition to what medical treatment they may receive and how long they can live. She is such a great supporter of Socialism! If I was a dictator I would definitely have her on my team!
I just want to say thanks in advance for your full agreement, but no matter how thrilled you are to read this, don't feel compelled to respond. Al Gore told me to not read it if you disagree… anyway I'm off to DC to help celebrate Nancy's victory over that unsuspecting middle class (they are hung up on the word "taxes") and those old geezers that vote democrat even if they take away their pensions! (They are so screwed up!). Later…
October 31st, 2009
1:20 pm
Barr is, as usual, consistent with himself. He's always been against anything he perceives as infringing on privacy and individual rights.
Several of the posters here, however, seem to be saying this: "Waaah! The CDC is political! They should stop their political agenda that is in line with the current administration and focus on MY political agenda!" (i.e., stop looking at gun control and start looking at "gay anal sex").
The CDC, like it or not, doesn't focus solely on disease and hasn't for a very long time–not even under prior Republican administrations. What Barr is arguing for is a narrowing of the agency's responsibilities. What's happening now isn't the change; what Barr suggests should be done would be a change.
As a side note, please observe here that I offer the Republicans the respect of getting their name correct; I don't say "Rethuglican, although I could make a good case that the Patriot Act was nothing but legislated thuggery. I don't call you fascist lunatics, although I think I could make that case, too. We on the other side like to be called "Democrats" because we are part of the "Democratic Party." You immediately lose credibility when you twist the name into something unrecognizable or scream "socialist! communist! Marxist!" at every opportunity, even when it makes no sense.
I lived through the Bush years (although a lot of civilians in Iraq didn't). You will live through the Obama years. Get some perspective. The sky is actually not falling, and the world continues to turn. Watch the latest SNL parody of Obama for some pointed if humorous critique–and the basic critique is that he hasn't really done *anything* since taking office.
October 31st, 2009
2:52 pm
So Dr. Barr suggests the CDC went out and looked for H1N1? The only Katrina like aspect of the vaccine rollout comes from stupid conservative sites and stations who are urging not to get vaccinated.
If any Repubos who refused the vaccine and their children die this will be SUICIDE AND MURDER Republican style.
I see Cox has retained the services of the renowed infectious disease specialist Dr. Jim Wooten to dispense stupid advice.
If this strain mutates, you will see hospitals overwhelmed and respirator rationing like you've never seen in your life.
October 31st, 2009
2:55 pm
Fulton County, the largest county in Georgia, has dispensed 13.2% of their 5300 Medimmune Nasal Flu Mist doses. That calculates to 23 days/8 clinics/700 doses and 3.8 doses per day dispensed. That's pathetic apathy and insociance on the part of a very ignorant public.
Not one political figure has stepped up to encourage vaccination. No editorial in the AJC has encouraged or even talked about vaccination.
There should be NFL and NBA and hip hop TV spots promoting vaccination.
This country and this state sure bring the stupid.
October 31st, 2009
3:31 pm
Ammunition should be by prescription only. Gun owners should have to pass tests and have licenses to store and operate their guns safely.
October 31st, 2009
3:37 pm
"@ Nan
Gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars. The first year results are now in:
Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent
Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent
Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)!
In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent. Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, thecriminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns."
People keep posting this completely false story.
It is not the first-year results that are in. It was 13 years ago that Australia set up restrictions and a buyback program for certain kinds of guns; this was after a mass murder in Tasmania. You can still hunt and target-shoot; you just can't have heavy iron.
Since then, the crime rate has fluctuated, but the murder rate, in particular the rate for gun murders, has dropped steadily. In 2007 Australia had a record low number of murders.
In the state of Victoria, during the first year of the new rules, the number of murders went from 7 to 19. Twelve is not 300% of seven. This was in a population of 4.5 million, so with numbers this small the percent of change is not significant. What matters is the actual, tiny number.
In 2004 Australia had 56 gun murders. We had over 11,000. The Aussies are doing just fine with their gun laws, thank you.
October 31st, 2009
3:40 pm
Oh, you can read about the Australia story and the state of Victoria story at Factcheck.org and Snopes.com, two impeccable, unbiased stories.
October 31st, 2009
3:58 pm
Watch the latest SNL parody of Obama for some pointed if humorous critique–and the basic critique is that he hasn't really done *anything* since taking office.
Politifact.org keeps track of Obama's promises kept/stalled/in the works/etc. So far, it looks like this:
Tracking Obama's promises
49 Promise Kept
14 Compromise
7 Promise Broken
14 Stalled
128 In the Works
303 Not yet rated
So, as politicians go, he has been accomplishing a good bit.
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November 1st, 2009
12:52 pm
Radly, I think this is exactly what they propose to do, investigate "the web of circumstances " surrounding gun violence.I think it highly apropos that the CDC or any other entity in the world make an effort to curb the gun-fetish insanity in our country and reduce the death of so many young and old, innocent and guilty.
November 1st, 2009
2:12 pm
Try getting your facts from the Australian Institute of Criminology you will find the fact that since 1969 homicide by the gun has been declining making the 1996 gun buy back irrelevent in effecting the decline in homicide. Although " in 2007 had a record low of number of murders" in the late 40's the same low murder rate also happend in Australia before the 1996 gun buyback. It is true assaults increased significantly after the 1996 gun buy back. After 1996 for several years armed robbery did go up over 44% according to AIC.
According to the AIC use of guns in a homicide since 1915 have been in the below 40% range. Australia does not have the gang demographics as in the US that account for 70% of homicides in the US. If the demographics in Australia were compared to the same in the US where there is liberal gun rights, looking into the FBI Uniform Crime Report, there is the same murder rates.
"You can still hunt and target-shoot; you just can't have heavy iron." if you mean " heavy iron" includes 22's coming out of Ruger 10/22's then you are right when that is 47% of the guns on the buy back, 45% were shotguns and what I consider heavy metal accounted for only 8% of the guns on the buy back according to the state of Victoria were stats to what guns were confiscated were available. The criminals never turned in their guns according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
According to the FBI homicides overall have been declining even after the 1994 Clinton Assault Weapons Ban expired. Having more guns including so called assault weapons does not necessarily result in increase in homicides which gun control advocates predicted would happen. True let the US have its guns and let the Australians have their increase in assaults.
November 1st, 2009
2:34 pm
Why not have the CDC research why African Americans account for 50% of the murders ( FBI Uniform Crime Report) while only 12% of the population which can't be just poverty since whites, asians and Native Americans who are in the same poverty level don't have the same murder rates. I'm guessing there is no research on this matter that it might be cultural for fear of being labled racist even though research is available from the DOJ on other races that culture influences criminal behavior.
November 1st, 2009
11:12 pm
Bunck, you miss the point. Australia did NOT have any increase in crime and homicide when the gun restrictions were enacted.
November 2nd, 2009
12:46 am
If assaults are not crimes I'm reading the wrong definition of crime. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology assaults rose after the 1996 gun restrictions. An assault can seriously injure someone enough to leave the victim paralyzed for the rest of their life. The years between 1993 and 2007 the highest rate of homicide was in 1999 right after the gun restriction and only dipped below the 1996 level after 2002. Although not significant, crime did go up after the 1996 gun restriction which contradicts gun control advocates reason to call for gun control that it would reduce homicides including by the gun.
Is armed robbery not also a crime to you? After the 1996 gun restriction armed robbery rose to almost double and returned only to 1996 levels after 2002 but did not go below in any significant level then 1996. In fact armed robberies before 1996 were much lower. I guest all those guns weren't given up by the criminals which gun rights people always tell gun control advocates here in the US. Only law abiding citizens will give up their guns but not the criminals when gun confiscation law are inacted.
November 2nd, 2009
1:05 pm
The polio vaccine once was delivered into a child's skin with an air-gun. (true).
Today, Bob Barr introduces the world's first drive-by flu vaccine…..
We must continue to combine our disease control with gun control. It's the only way to stop all this head-turning and coughing during muggings, not to mention what they're doing with plastic gloves during car-jackings.
People: do a self exam for weapons before you enter an airport. Start with underneath your arms, then the crotch, then the ankles. Dont forget to check the small of your back! Note any unusual bulges and iron barrels. Check it out.
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November 2nd, 2009
3:11 pm
For the last 30 years the NRA has been telling Americans "the government is out to take your guns". Helps gun sales and those that contribute $$$ to the NRA. That is their mantra, and many go out and buy more guns and gun dealers make more $$$. Follow the money Bob.
November 2nd, 2009
6:28 pm
I guest you never heard of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons ban singed by President Clinton. No, that's all made up by the NRA. What about the statements by AG Eric Holder and Sec. of State H. Clinton early this year about reinstating the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban because of the drug cartels in Mexico. This stories are made up by the NRA that can is shown on Youtube showing both Holder and Clinton making such statements. What about the statement by Democratic author of the 1994 assault weapons ban, California Senator Dian Fienstein this year about reinstating the weapons ban, Minutes60, " I'll pick the time and place no question about that". I'ts not the NRA telling us the government is taking our guns, it's the liberals in the Democratic party that keeps reminding us that they want to take our guns away. Gun owners are not all brain dead people; they do read the press but not only what liberals want us to read.
Don't try to control the internet to, liberals, with the Bill H.R 3458 written by democrates to give power over the internet to the federal government so they can dictate what's acceptable. The same way the FCC controls broadcaste media H.R. 3458 will give the FCC control over the internet like China controls it's internet.
November 3rd, 2009
10:16 am
Bunck, oh the same old liberal vs conservative argument. So 19th century. Sorry pal, the conservatives and the right, in my book, have zero credibility. If you have read your history the liberal control of the media has been around for centuries. Try a new argument.
November 3rd, 2009
3:44 pm
I never said I was a conservative, you came to that conclusion by youself. Shows who you are with your biased conclusions about gun owners. In fact libertarians, independents and some social liberals I know own guns not just conservatives as you assume.
Conservatives have lost credibility to you, that's your right to have the belief but if I remember right it was liberal democratic president Franklin D Roosevelt who interned a whole group of US citizens based on their race during a war. I don't think republican president G. Bush has ever topped that level of human rights violation against US citizens. You go on believing the liberal democrates have no blood in their hands, that's your right.
November 3rd, 2009
4:27 pm
If the liberals had been in control of the media for centuries there would have been no 2nd Amendment because the liberal view that the 2nd Amendment is a collective right has only been after the liberal interpretation of the 1939 Miller vs US Scotus opinion. If liberals were always in control of the media there would be no Anti Federalist Papers or the Bill of Rights.
Can you show me a news paper article during the Founding Fathers that endorses gay marraige, abortion rights, and no death penalty for any crime. If you have then I'll believe the liberals controlled the media all the time not just about 70 years ago. Too bad they are losing control now because of the internet.
March 10th, 2010
9:14 pm
This is the main reason I read blogs.ajc.com. Killer posts.
March 10th, 2010
9:35 pm
blogs.ajc.com, how do you do it?
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Georgia Gould has
seemingly done it all in U.S. mountain bike racing: Olympics, National
Champion, National Series Champion. Despite all her accomplishments she
exploded into the 2011 season with two big wins on the Pro XCT circuit and
seems as fit and motivated as ever.
The Luna team
captain and reigning U.S. Champion took a few minutes to discuss what's
motivating her this season and why U.S. MTB women kick so much ass.
Read her entire
interview below.
MTB Race News: In the world of mountain bike racing you
have already achieved so much what are your goals for 2011?
Georgia Gould: My big goal for 2011 is to win a world
cup. I would also like to podium at worlds (preferably the top step...),
and defend my national title. Lofty goals? Yep, but I like to set
the bar high.
MTB Race News: why have the US women been so successful
on the international scene? And why have the men struggled to do the same?
Georgia Gould: I think there are a lot of factors that
play into this. First, I think that we all got started racing when there
was a really strong National Mountain Bike series. All the top teams were
at all the races, and races were super competitive. It's kind of like
what you are seeing now with the USGP cyclocross series. Top US racers
are some of the top racers in the world and they race the USGP- this brings up
the level of racing and helps everyone get faster.
I also think a
big part of the success of US women has to do with confidence and momentum.
When you have been at the front of a race you never forget it, and you are
always striving to be there. Similarly, when you see someone that you
race with riding at the front of a race you think "I can ride up there
too!" I think this has been true for the guys too. Todd Wells
has talked about how having fast teammates has pushed him to race his best, and
last year he had his most successful year to date.
It's a little
easier for us (women) because our fields aren't quite as big or as deep.
If we have an off day at a world cup, it might cost us 5-10 spots, but if a guy
has an off day, it can cost him more like 30 spots.
MTB Race News: Should the US be sending U23 women along
with the men to the European training camps?
Georgia Gould: Yes of course, but I think we need to think
about starting kids even earlier. The current growth of high school
mountain bike leagues in California and now Colorado is really great to
see. Again, I think there needs to be a focus on developing a strong and
competitive national series instead of just shipping all our top racers to Europe.
I would like to see a return to the days when European riders would come over
to the US to race. Again, I think having a strong national series is very
important for developing the next generation of world-class racers.
MTB Race News: You have been an advocate for women in
mountain biking at one point petitioning the UCI for equal payout of men's and
women's fields. Have you seen an improvement in domestic and international racing
in terms of equality?
Georgia Gould: The mountain bike community has always been
more equal- I think because it is a much younger sport- than the road or
cyclocross. But yes, the attention brought to this issue has resulted in
more races adopting an equal payout for men and women.
MTB Race News: Why aren't more girls/women interested in
riding and what would it take to get more girls out on their bikes?
Georgia Gould: I think it can be intimidating.
Especially if the first trail someone rides is really challenging or
technical. No one likes walking when they are supposed to be on a bike
ride. It can also be frustrating because developing skills takes a lot
longer than developing fitness.
MTB Race News: The Luna team is such a consistent and
powerful presence in the US racing scene tell us more about this unique
Georgia Gould: There are several things that factor into
the success of the LUNA team. First off, the vision and unwavering support we
get from our sponsor Clif Bar and specifically owners Gary Ericson and his wife
Kit. Second, our amazing staff. Team manager and all-around
rider-wrangler Waldek keeps all our travel and race schedules running smoothly,
he is also there for the occasional pep talk or the occasional heckle.
(And he is ALWAYS available for an espresso....) Our team mechanics Chris
Mathis and Zak DeMerit keep our bikes in tip-top shape and make sure that the
only thing we have to worry about is going fast!
MTB Race News:
You have worked with coach Ben Ollett since the beginning of your pro
career. How do you keep your training program fresh and keep making fitness
gains year after year?
Georgia Gould: Keeping things fresh is key to being
successful, especially since I race a full MTB season and a full 'cross
season. Ben is really good about mixing things up. There are
usually several different ways to accomplish the same goal in training, and Ben
and I communicate often to make sure that I am not getting physically or
mentally burned out. Sometimes it's as simple as getting on my road bike
or single speed to mix things up, other times it's taking a walk or just doing
yoga instead of getting all kitted up to go for an easy recovery ride.
The key has been being honest and open with Ben: if I am exhausted, I tell him;
if I don't understand the purpose of a certain workout, I ask questions.
Communication is really important. Overall, Ben's common-sense approach
to coaching is great for someone like me who can get a little neurotic about
MTB Race News: You seem to like a higher volume of racing
than other racers at your level. Why?
Georgia Gould: I enjoy racing. I also think that
racing is great training. You can always push yourself harder in a race,
and I think racing helps keep your skills and tactics fresh.
MTB Race News: Are you excited about Nationals being at
your old stomping ground, Sun Valley Resort in Idaho?
Georgia Gould: Yes, I am super excited to be racing in
front of a hometown crowd!!
MTB Race News: Will you be looking to make a good showing
there for the hometown crowd?
Georgia Gould: Yes, very yes.
MTB Race News: What is your favorite race venue and why?
Georgia Gould: Hard to say. One of the things I love
about racing mountain bikes is that we get to race on so many different kinds
of courses. The old Nova National in Phoenix was super fun, I love sea
otter, but newer venues like Windham and Mt. Morris Wisconsin are pretty
awesome too. Then you throw in World cup race venues: Ft. William, Dalby
Forest, St, Felicien, Mt Ste Anne......I love racing mountain bikes....
MTB Race News: What is your favorite place to ride
mountain bikes and why?
Georgia Gould: ummmmm. again, there are so many
great trails in so many places. I'll always have a soft spot for Sun
Valley, Idaho- not only because of the AMAZING trails, but also because that's
where I learned how to ride.
MTB Race News: As longer distance mtb races continue to
gain popularity have you felt the urge to race more marathon length events or
mtb stage races?
Georgia Gould: I've done a few 24-hour races, one 100-mile
race and BC Bike Race. I really like the longer format races, and there
are so many great races out there. I would love to be able to race all of
them, but one thing I have learned (and it took me a long time) is that if I do
too much, everything suffers. Someday when I am not focused on world cups
it would be fun to branch out a little.
MTB Race News: Have you spent any time on a 29er. If so
what are your thoughts, it not, why?
Georgia Gould: I had a 29er that I raced a bit last
year. It had its strengths and weaknesses, but I think for most of the
riding and racing I do I prefer the 26" bike. That said, I think the
biggest thing is just whatever you get used to. I could certainly have
made the switch to the 29er, I just didn't want to be switching back and forth
between the two for training and racing.
MTB Race News: What are your strengths as a mountain
Georgia Gould: I think my biggest strength is
consistency. That, and I never give up!


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iPhone 6? I Thought This Was Blackberry 10 Month?
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Is Cupertino at it again?
Rumor has it that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is working on an iPhone 6. Reuters has claimed by way of The Next Web that we will indeed have a new iPhone scramble on our hands:
"Application developers have found in their app usage logs references to a new iPhone identifier, iPhone 6.1, running iOS 7 operating system, the website reported.
Apple's iPhone 5 bears the identifiers "iPhone 5.1" and "iPhone 5.2" and is powered by the iOS 6 operating system.
Developer logs show that the app requests originate from an internet address on Apple's Cupertino campus, suggesting that Apple engineers are testing compatibility for some of the popular apps, the website said.
"Although OS and device data can be faked, the unique IP footprint leading back to Apple's Cupertino campus leads us to believe this is not one of those attempts," the website said."
That was quick.
Analysts are just now finishing up discussions about the landing of the iPhone 5 and how it did not have the expected "splash." Gene Ryan Briones of ubergizmo.com states: "According to the Wall Street Journal, the launch [ of the iPhone 5] is "arguably the least eventful launch of an Apple device" in Beijing, with only two consumers waiting in line before the store opened at 8 in the morning.
This is definitely a different story compared to last year's iPhone 4S launch, where in hundreds, if not thousands, of people line up to get the then-newest iPhone. In fact, the demand was so high that Apple had to pull the plug on the iPhone 4S's launch because violence was already evident."
You've gotta give Apple a "tip of the hat" for keeping the rumor mill going. That being said, I am sure that having the media overrun with talk of a new iPhone is the last thing some folks over in Waterloo, Ontario want to hear about.
Those folks, better known as Research in Motion (NASDAQ: BBRY) have their phasers set to "sell" as they prepare for the Blackberry 10 launch later this month (to their benefit it is filled with some excited speculation as well).
Techweekeurope reports:
"Research In Motion could be about to reveal video calling for its BlackBerry Messenger app in BlackBerry 10, according to leaked images from an internal RIM slide show. Tech site Crackberry posted the images… but soon afterward took them down at RIM's request.
The caption to one image, which shows a video-calling session running alongside a BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) chat, explains, "Chat with a colleague or customer then transition to a video call for improved collaboration and share a presentation or spreadsheet instantly to help get the message across more clearly – all at the push of a button."
Not bad RIMM, but isn't video calling another word for… what is it? Oh yeah, "Face Time." I'm afraid if this is the best Blackberry's rumor mill can do we won't be hearing stories of its capabilities fill the airwaves until after its launch.
What Does This All Mean for Your Portfolio?
With the market's full knowledge of an impending phone release, Research in Motion's shares still took that "nose dive" in December (due to the loss of customer subscriptions). But here's the catch: the market knew that was coming! Think about it: there's no way Apple and the other tech titans could have reported such growth in their phone sales all this time without the barely mentioned RIMM taking a hit.
Apple has managed to keep the markets interests and with all the "hub-bub" going on now it seems like there is a good chance for positive price action around the anticipation of an iPhone 6 later this year. The question for investors this month is: can the Blackberry 10 deliver the same?
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"I know its more of a Shadowsteppy sort of effect but still"
This actually bolsters your argument, not the other way around. This functionality ALREADY EXISTS IN GAME. Claiming terrain exploitation makes it bad for warriors doesn't tell us why it's still okay for Rogues and Cat druids.
Just another example of Blizzard trying to come up with a reason besides "Yeah, this is just too much fun. Everyone will roll X class." The only class they haven't given this exact treatment at some point or another is druids, and that is simply because they're already a very complicated class, very few people reroll druids because they're OP, so it doesn't really affect balance too much.


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Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson Factory Team rider Kenny Coolbeth has been racing – and winning – on motorcycles since he was five years old. The 33-year-old Connecticut native is a third-generation motorcycle racer and has been a member of the Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson flat track team since 2006.
Coolbeth is a three-time Grand National Champion riding for the Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson Factory Team (2006-2008). In 2012 Coolbeth finished the Grand National season in seventh place, with wins at Knoxville, Iowa, and Pomona, Calif. Both wins came after Coolbeth recovered from a leg fracture suffered at the Lima, Ohio, race, which caused the Harley rider to miss two races in the middle of the season.
Coolbeth has 28 wins in eight seasons of racing at the Grand National level. He was named the AMA Flat Track Rookie of the Year in 1994, and began a steady climb up the ranks in Grand National competition. He won his first Grand National race in 2002.
Coolbeth once worked construction jobs between races, but now races full-time for a living, training between events on both flat-track and motocross motorcycles. During the long New England winters, ice racing on local ponds keeps his skills sharp.
"Riding for the Harley-Davidson Factory Team is still the best opportunity in the sport," said Coolbeth. "They give me excellent equipment and put me in position to win the championship every season. This team has produced so many Grand National champions over the years, I feel like all those great riders are with me every time I zip up the factory leathers."
2012: Recovered from leg fracture suffered at the Lima, Ohio, race. Placed seventh in the AMA Pro Flat Track Championship with two wins.
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The beaches in and near Pointe Croisette are quite lovely. Enjoy boating, fishing and a variety of other water-related activities. You can also hop on a ferry and visit some of the small nearby islands. It takes just a short ferry ride to get to the islands where you can explore the charm and unique beauty that each has to offer. Of course, you will want to do some heavy sampling of the local cuisine which is, for some visitors, is one of the highlights of their breakaway.
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Penne with Cherry Tomatoes and Ricotta
The Fat Resistance Diet is "all about consuming the right foods and enjoying what you're eating," says Dr. Leo Galland. Check out these delicious recipes, and you'll know what he means!Penne with Cherry Tomatoes and Ricotta
Makes 2 servings
1 cup cooked whole wheat penne (or any whole wheat pasta)
2 cups cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 cups arugula or mixed salad greens
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
Combine the penne, tomatoes, ricotta, basil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Serve over a bed of arugula. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
Nutrition facts per serving: 548 calories, 23g protein, 99g carbohydrate, 7g fat (1g saturated), 6g fiber
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Auburn man killed in crash; police say likely not storm-related
An unnamed man died Friday afternoon when his car struck a tree off the Route 28 Bypass. (Auburn Fire Department.)
The man was driving southbound on the Route 28 bypass between Spofford Road and Rattlesnake Hill Road in Auburn when his car left the roadway and struck a tree.
"It doesn't look like speed or alcohol were factors," said Sergeant Chip Chabot. "It might be an underlying medical issue that we have to look at."
Chabot noted that on his way to the scene of accident, the roadways were "clear and unobstructed."
The man's parents have been notified of his passing. His name has not been released.
A stretch of the Route 28 Bypass approaching the accident was shut down just before 1 p.m. Police reopened the road around 3 p.m.
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