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The original cast for the delayed Boxing Day special at Kempton is due to reassemble on Saturday, with only a few minor changes. In his attempt to win a record fifth King George VI Chase, Kauto Star is still due to face 10 rivals, chief of whom – in case anyone had forgotten – are judged by the market to be Long Run, Nacarat and Riverside Theatre.
One jockey will be missing; Tom Scudamore was yesterday ruled out of the ride on the 2009 runner-up Madison Du Berlais after damaging a kidney in a fall at Sandown on Saturday. "I took a bit of a kick," he said, "and a scan showed I'd torn a bit of kidney, and I've got to go back in two weeks for another scan." His replacement on the David Pipe-trained 10-year-old will be decided later in the week.
Despite his retaining stable, that of Alan King, sending runners to Warwick the same afternoon, Robert Thornton will keep his ride on Forpadydeplasterer. The Irish raider, runner-up in his last seven races, will be stepping up to three miles for the first time and, though the forecast rain is a matter of some concern to trainer Tom Cooper, the nine-year-old will line up.
"Soft ground is something we could do without," Cooper said yesterday, "but the plan is to travel over and have a go. And he won't get beat for lack of fitness, we've been able to keep on the go since Christmas."
The sympathetic reaction to the admirable grey chaser Monet's Garden's current illness – the Nicky Richards-trained 12-year-old is suffering from a life-threatening hoof infection – leaves no doubt about how much most of those involved in the sport care about the animals who provide their livings and entertainment.
Rules about their treatment have rightly been tightened up over the years and yesterday the British Horseracing Authority confirmed that a high-profile jumps trainer will next month face charges relating to a serious welfare breach. Howard Johnson, who has had stars like Inglis Drever, Direct Route and Tidal Bay under his care, has admitted running a horse that had undergone a neurectomy, an operation to desensitise the back of the foot by partially removing the nerves that serve the area.
It is normally used as a last resort to alleviate the pain associated with navicular disease (the problem plaguing Monet's Garden) and can be effective on animals in retirement. But horses are forbidden to race after a neurectomy, on the grounds that if they cannot feel pain they have no defence against doing themselves further damage.
The chaser Striking Article, who carried the colours of Johnson's chief patron Graham Wylie, ran eight times after undergoing surgery. The neurectomy was discovered during a post-mortem after the horse was destroyed after suffering a fatal injury at Musselburgh last year. Co Durham-based Johnson will also face charges, the result of a separate investigation, over the administration of anabolic steroids to three different horses.
For his treatment of Striking Article, which is being considered under the rule covering his profession's duties and skills, he could face a ban of up to 10 years for wilful neglect.
Looking forward to the next Flat season, Australian middle-distance star So You Think has arrived at Ballydoyle ahead of his European campaign. And looking back at the last, Timeform has judged runaway King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Harbinger worthy of the exceptional rating of 140, matching that of Sea The Stars the previous year.
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I noted last week that Sen. Joe Lieberman's foreign policy blunder -- in which he joined Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham in sending a letter to President Obama asking him to halt the transfer of six Guantanamo detainees to Yemen, despite the fact that the transfer had already occurred -- was unlikely to be greeted by the kind of media mockery that such a blunder by a liberal would receive.
[C]onservative senators who were among the lead cheerleaders for the Iraq war can screw something like this up, and you won't hear a peep about Joe Lieberman and John McCain not having the foggiest idea what they're talking about.
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This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions – Aug. 13, 2012Aug 14th, 2012 | By Mark | Category: Lead Articles, Natural Gas Leaks
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Usually, it's the natural gas explosions that get all the attention, probably because an incident of sudden, massive destruction has a way of grabbing one's attention. But we cannot ignore the damage done by natural gas leaks; indeed, in the long term, they may well prove more harmful than all the natural gas explosions put together.
That's because natural gas is really nothing more than a euphemism for methane – indeed, the methane molecule is the logo for this site – and methane is anywhere from 25 to 100 times more destructive to our atmosphere than CO2.
Finally, it seems, people are starting to understand that fact, and all the ramifications that are packed into it. On Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, New Jersey Star-Ledger reporter Eliot Caroom wrote a story documenting how and why this burgeoning realization that methane – and everything that goes along with it: the fracking, the leaky pipelines, the "fugitive emissions," ect. – may not live up to its industry billing is starting to get some traction.
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That is changing now as methane makes headlines because of new numbers showing more leakage than previously thought from natural gas wells and pipelines. Some critics say natural gas is a worse climate-change polluter than coal. That's hotly disputed by energy companies.
"Methane, especially from the natural gas industry, has come much more to the fore very recently, since early 2011," said Vignesh Gowrishankar, a scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
One reason for the sudden attention: Last year, the EPA revised years of data to show that the leading source of methane emissions nationally wasn't livestock flatulence — it was natural gas production.
According to a recent story that aired on a San Francisco Bay Area NBC-TV affiliate, natural gas leaks still plague PG&E's pipeline system there.
A massive natural gas explosion killed eight people and destroyed an entire neighborhood in San Bruno, California, in September 2010. Following the blast at the pipeline owned and operated by PG&E, the company could not produce records relating to pipeline safety throughout the company's entire network of natural gas pipelines.
PG&E continues to be subject to federal and state inquiries about the safety of its natural gas pipelines.
From the NBC story:
State regulatory records show PG&E has identified 51,229 active leaks as of October 2011. Federal data from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration—the body that regulates gas distribution—shows PG&E leads all the nation's utility companies in the number of known leaks. According to the database, there were 12,233 known leaks in 2010.
Meanwhile, down in Louisiana, a massive sinkhole has authorities there worried that leaking pipelines could trigger a massive explosion larger than the nuclear blast that destroyed Hiroshima during WWII. The sinkhole opened on Aug. 3, 2012, in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. As a result, authorities shut down a portion of I-70 and ordered an immediate evacuation of the surrounding area. The interstate has since re-opened, but the evacuation order remains in place.
Authorities remain particularly concerned about the proximity of a nearby well, located about 1,500 feet from the sinkhole, which is filled with butane, a volatile and extremely explosive liquid.
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A possible breach of a butane-filled well 1500 feet from Bayou Corne's sinkhole, the size of three football fields, is so "very serious," it has Assumption Parish sheriff and local residents ordered to evacuate worried about a catastrophic explosion, one according to scientists in an Examiner investigation, would be in the range of one and a half B83 thermonuclear (hydrogen) bombs, the most powerful United States weapons in active service.
Of course, the astonishingly routine parade of natural gas leaks continued around the country as well – in Minnesota, California and Buffalo, New York, to name just a few – but we have neither time nor space to document them all here.
And we'll get back to documenting the ongoing devastation wrought by natural gas explosions, which occur with stunning regularity, in the next installment of This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions.
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INTRODUCTION: Hyperthyroidism is a rare cause of pleural effusion. We report a case of pleural effusion associated with Grave's disease in a patient with congestive heart failure.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 42 year old male presented with six months of diarrhea, two months of bilateral leg swelling and ten days of shortness of breath, palpitations and productive cough. He had tachypnea, tachycardia and a normal blood pressure with bilateral exophthalmos and signs of congestive heart failure. His thyroid gland was diffusely enlarged but non-tender. Breath sounds were absent in his right hemithorax. Workup revealed elevated BNP, fT4 and fT3 with low TSH. EKG showed atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 150 beats/min. CT scan showed large right and moderate left pleural effusion. Thoracentesis yielded two liters of "tea" colored fluid with chemical analysis suggestive of an exudate. Echocardiogram revealed an ejection fraction of 30%. Initial clinical impression was Grave's disease complicated by atrial fibrillation and CHF with bilateral pleural effusion. He received propylthiouracil, intravenous furosemide, diltiazem and heparin. Twenty days later, he presented with recurrent right sided pleural effusion requiring a repeat thoracentesis. He had been non-compliant with his propylthiouracil. Six months later, his hyperthyroidism was controlled and he had no recurrence of his pleural effusion.
DISCUSSION: Effusions (pleural and pericardial) are rare in hyperthyroidism and predominantly reported in patients with Grave's disease1, 2. A similar immunological mechanism to pretibial myxedema and ophthalmopathy has been proposed for these effusions1. Our patient was initially thought to have pleural effusion secondary to CHF. Pleural fluid analysis showed an exudate which is compatible with the use of diuretics. His pleural - serum albumin gradient was however less than 1.2 g/dl, suggesting that the fluid was truly an exudate. Other potential causes of exudative pleural effusion were ruled out and there was a resolution of his pleural effusion with adequate control of his hyperthyroidism. This strongly indicates that his pleural effusion was caused by Grave's disease. Anti-thyroid medications and thoracentesis are adequate treatment modalities in most cases. Methimazole is associated with ANCA positive vasculitis and lupus-like syndrome which can also cause pleural effusion. We suggest that methimazole should be avoided in patients with pleural effusions associated with (Grave's) hyperthyroidism.
CONCLUSIONS: Grave's hyperthyroidism should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion in patients with thyrotoxicosis and CHF.
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Reference #2: Tex Heart Inst J. 2007; 34(1): 88-90.
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ADDING noise to search-engine records could help keep surfers' identities private. A team from Microsoft Research in Mountain View, California, says the technique is a major step towards "provable privacy".
Records of internet searches made on websites such as Google and AOL are hugely useful to software engineers trying to improve search technology. Such data also give social scientists a valuable window on our largely uninhibited digital search behaviours. The problem is that such information can easily identify individuals who have carried out the searches, breaching their privacy.
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Social Media DevelopmentsSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 16:31
It has been a good couple of days for geeks. First, I got an email from Matt at Spock. Recently, my wife disappeared from Spock. I sent a few emails asking what had happened and Matt responded that in the early days of Spock, they would create search results for people based on information from people's address books. However, the data in the address books end up not being very good, so they stopped the practice. Then, they started cleaning out those entries. Apparently, Kim was one of the few people loaded from an address book that then went in, set up an account, and added data. Since she was loaded initially from an address book, they deleted her, and I was disappointed to find that my profile no longer listed my wife. The have restored her userid. We put in a bunch of new data and everything seems fine.
One of the criticisms of Spock early on, was that people joined Spock simply to get rid of bad data about them. Hopefully with the cleanup completed, people will join Spock as a means of organizing and presenting good information about themselves.
Then, I got an email from MyBlogLog. Their API has entered a limited invite-only beta. I'm busy trying to finagle an invitation. I did a bunch of extracting MyBlogLog data early on and build some interesting graphs of social networks. The new API looks like it may provide a lot of interesting opportunities to mash up different social networks and see how everything inter-relates. I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Next, I saw a Twitter message that the Yahoo Developers Network now supports OpenID 2.0. So, now I can tie my MyBlogLog development together with OpenID.
For those a little less geeky, I got a message on Facebook about the Newstrust blog. Tish Grier is doing community development for them. It will be great to see that community grow.
So, lots of fund new stuff for geeks, if I can only find some time to be geeky.
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Blogger, OpenID, and GravatarsSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 01/02/2008 - 11:25
The acceptance of OpenID in the blogger community is growing, which IMHO, is a great thing. Today, as I visited various Wordless Wednesday sites, I found more and more people using OpenID, and I appreciated being able to click on their links and go directly to their websites. Unfortunately, the Drupal implementation of OpenID doesn't handle it quite as nicely.
One downside of this is that OpenID comments on Blogger do not show people's gravatar. The problem is that gravatar's are based on email addresses, and OpenID is based on website addresses. One solution would be if Gravatar would accept OpenIDs. Another solution would be if sites managing OpenIDs would support email addresses and connect with gravatar.
ClaimID.com seems like a perfect candidate for this. You can already verify your OpenIDs and your email addresses with them. If they would make email addresses available, as md5 hashes, then Blogger could connect to ClaimID to display gravatars. It would be a nice addition, and I'm sure there are a lot of other neat applications that could be created if there was a source of md5 hashed email addresses associated with OpenIDs.
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Emerging QuirkinessSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 15:02
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To see oursels as ithers see us!
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In 1999, Professor David Jacobson of Brandeis University led a group of anthropology students into a text based virtual world where they were asked to interact with certain residents of the virtual world, and write up the impressions they had formed. Professor Jacobson then used this data to explore how we form impressions of people we interact with online.
I was one of the residents that the students interacted with and I found it very interesting to read Professor Jacobson's paper about their impressions of me. It was particularly interesting to me since I was going through a divorce at the time and trying to reform my own self-impressions.
It is interesting to reflect on this in terms of my recent experiences with Spock, Spoke, Wink, Zoominfo, and other sites focused on online reputations.
More About SpockSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 12/19/2007 - 15:15
Since I wrote my last piece about Spock, I continue to get interesting emails, tweets, and so on about Spock. Three blog posts about Spock that are worth noting are Web 2.0 Experiments, snafus and stumbles, where the author is 'hoping that Spock ends up in the dead pool', Dislikeing Spock Even More, where the author compares Spock to Shelfari, and I am not Spock where the author wonders what Spock really has to do with any of the trusts that he has.
One person twitter, I'm surprised they aren't leaving us comments. Well, I sent an email to Maia Bittner a member of the Spock Team that had added a tag to my Spock profile. I pointed her to some of the blog posts and asked why there hadn't been comments. She said,
We haven't commented (yet) for several reasons. One is that we want to be judged by our actions and not our words. Trust me, we've been paying very close attention to the parts of Spock that users take issue with, and we've been incorporating suggestions from blogs into our development plans.
I cannot emphasize enough to you how dynamic and (hopefully!) evolving Spock is. We try something out that we think is a good idea, and if people don't like it, we change it.
Another reason we haven't commented is that because of how often the structure of the site changes, we can't make any promises.
The Orkut Virus and ScriptsSubmitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 12/19/2007 - 10:24
Last night, I received five scrapbook entries on Orkut saying, "2008 vem ai... que ele comece mto bem para vc". I'm not sure what that means, if anything, and it surely isn't something my five friends would have sent me, especially not all at the same time. So I did a little digging.
It appears as if a script hit Orkut last night. The details are a bit sketchy, but apparently if you bring up the scrapbook page with one of these viral scraps in it, it would send that message to all of your friends and join you to a group, 'Infectados pelo Vírus do Orkut'. Last night, that had 396,849 members. This morning, it is at 690,513 members. The problem is that you cannot unjoin this group.
Google appears to be deleting these scraps as fast as they could and the five scraps were deleted from my scrapbook as well as the one that the virus sent to my wife.
A way to protect against this is to turn off Javascript in its entirety, or to add a tool that partially turn off scripts. I chose the later option, using a Firefox addon called NoScript. It allows you to chose which domains can run scripts and which ones can't.
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Mirpur (Bangladesh), June 18: All 3 India-Bangladesh One Day Internationals have been allocated reserve days. The opening ODI today was already interrupted by rain in the first innings. And according to the match playing conditions, the game will resume from the point where it stopped due to rain not afresh.
With cricket being played during monsoon season in Bangladesh, rain has already played havoc in the preceding one-off Test which ended in a draw. All 5 days were hit by showers.
Keeping in mind the inclement weather conditions, the organisers have allotted reserve days for all 3 matches at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium. The first ODI started today and the 2nd one will be on Sunday (June 21) and the last game on June 24 (Wednesday).
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Response To Judicial Watch Press Release
Yesterday, the advocacy group Judicial Watch issued a press release detailing what it claims is a number of "alleged sexual-related assaults" on passengers by Transportation Security Officers at several airports. The basis of Judicial Watch's press release is a compilation of complaints filed by passengers who received a pat down as part of the security screening process. For more than a decade the passenger security screening procedures in place at airports throughout the country have been designed, implemented and modified with one overarching objective – to ensure the free and secure movement of people and goods from place to place. It is one of our nation's most cherished freedoms, and safeguarding it is vital not only to our economic prosperity, but also to our national character.
Following the brutal and unprovoked attacks against our nation September 11, 2001, the United States Congress moved swiftly to federalize airline passenger screening and established the Transportation Security Administration to get it done.
As a central component to the mission we are sworn to uphold, TSA personnel safely screen nearly 640 million travelers every year, preventing thousands upon thousands of prohibited and potentially dangerous items from being carried into the cabin of an aircraft. This includes more than 2,200 firearms last year alone, the vast majority of which were loaded.
To ensure we remain one step ahead of our adversaries, TSA built a formidable, layered system of security based on identifying and mitigating risk. Technology plays an integral part in our ability to detect potential threat items, including non-metallic improvised explosive devices, understood to be among the greatest threats to aviation security. When the screening process indicates a potential threat, it must be resolved and one way to do this is by patting down the area where a potential threat item has been detected.
There is nothing sexual about a resolution pat down, and we take every passenger complaint to the contrary seriously. If an investigation is warranted it will be conducted swiftly and thoroughly and the employees involved will be held accountable for their actions. Our singular objective is and always will be the security of every passenger on every flight every day. To present as fact a handful of passenger complaints from the hundreds of millions of screenings performed each year is a far cry from any standard of objectivity and only serves to perpetuate misinformation and mistrust in an organization dedicated to serving the American people.
Melvin J. Carraway
Acting Administrator, Transportation Security Administration
52 comments:
- Joshua Tolley said...
A "handful of complaints" are most certainly fact, even if it's uncomfortable. That it's only a handful indicates that abusive screenings aren't the rule, or at least that victims of such screenings don't tend to complain loudly. But to dismiss them as non-factual indicates only that the TSA still doesn't take the accusations seriously.
- May 13, 2015 at 7:47 PM
- SSSS for Some Reason said...
So many words, so little said.
Here is what I read, see if you agree:
Earlier this year some TSA agents went too far with the enhanced pat-downs.
Yesterday, an advocacy group released a report.
OMG! September 11th! Look at all the people killed!
OMG! Guns! Some of them are even loaded!
Fluff about our layer cake of security theater that mentions pat-downs, you know that thing that started this whole kerfuffle.
We take complaints seriously, which is why this article started way over there with a statistically insignificant number of agents and that nothing bad happens to passengers at our hands because there are hundreds of millions of people who don't complain.
I might have oversimplified in a few places.... the article starts off interesting enough then descends rapidly into buzzwords and mission statement obfuscation and look over there! Bad things! You don't want to have those things happen to you so shut up and do as you're told because we know best.
Your days are numbered TSA.
- May 13, 2015 at 8:19 PM
- Anonymous said...
How many complaints about inappropriate contact by TSA staff
have been received over the last 5 years? How many of those resulted in disciplinary action? How many resulted in criminal charges? Both Judicial Watch and this TSA response lack specificity so the public can understand the scope and import of the data. Not all incidents are reported and different people have a range of responses to the pat down. How many incidents are "a handful"? Reading through the Denver events was disquieting and makes me wonder about the scale of the problem. TSA needs to be forthright with real data, not sweeping generalities. Recent agency scandals make everyone suspicious and TSA needs to honestly respond or it will lose the essential trust it needs to operate.
- May 13, 2015 at 9:27 PM
- RB said...
TSA's "formidable, layered system of security" can bee defeated easily by being an airport employee.
Why did it take over a year for TSA to respond to the Judical Watch records request if TSA had nothing to hide? And why has TSA still failed to complete the Whole Body Strip Search Machine public notice of citizen concerns that was solicited well over a year ago?
And why should the public trust TSA to investigate itself when there are plenty of reasons to not trust the integrity of TSA employees, especially the integrity of the TSA Acting Administrator?
There is never an acceptable reason for a TSA clerk to touch the breast, buttocks, or crotches of anyone. Such acts violate the limited administrative search carve out and if a TSA clerk believes someone has contraband hidden in such places the matter should be turned over to police.
What evidence can TSA show that proves non-metallic explosives present any threat at all? Just more TSA grand standing snd hogwash.
No wonder Melvin didn't get the nod to be Administrstor, he is full of nothing but (censored) and hot air.
What a fricken joke!
- May 13, 2015 at 11:14 PM
- Jean P. said...
While working at an international airport as contract labor, I was required to be patted down up to ten times every day. The many TSA officers who I worked with were ALWAYS professional and respected every person with whom they interacted. They do a great job, protecting people who do not appreciate them, and don't understand the difficulty of their job.
- May 13, 2015 at 11:16 PM
- Anonymous said...
I feel the TSA does what it must to prevent unsafe materials brought on planes. I feel that everyone who attempts to carry a gun or other restricted item should be arrested on the spot. Pat down anyone who has a suspicious item being registered by electronic equipment. People just want to sue to get a free ride. No way- pat them down for my safety.
- May 13, 2015 at 11:41 PM
- Anonymous said...
TSA is doing their job well. Flying out of RDU, CVG, AUS, SAT, DFW and JFK on numerous occasions, I have never experienced any negative issues with TSA or with their screening process.
They have also been both professional and polite.
- May 14, 2015 at 12:11 AM
- Anonymous said...
In any group you'll find a rotten apple. Discard it and be done with. I am assuming your people forewarn verbally, before the physical inspection. Any individual claiming ignorance carrying illegal items should not let go that easy, specially with today's communication so much improved.
- May 14, 2015 at 12:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
The TSA has a responsibility for today. Yesterday was to late for New York City; tomorrow is not An An acceptable procedure.
Read the TSA accumulation for the weapons of violence today and yesterday since September 11, 2001.
The personal search may have identified some sensitive areas of the body, only the citizen knows this and the TSA United States of America representative does the procedure because they protect you and I.
- May 14, 2015 at 12:29 AM
- Dave Ashmanskas said...
Thank you for your continued support and understanding,although TSA may at times hiccup during the processes to protect American freedoms and passage of enterprise- we-the Officers on the front line are dedicated and rely upon the unequivical support of yourself, Congress and the American people.
- May 14, 2015 at 4:53 AM
- Susan Richart said...
"To present as fact a handful of passenger complaints from the hundreds of millions of screenings performed each year is a far cry from any standard of objectivity..."
Those complaints come from just 3 airports, Melvin. Would the TSA produce every single complaint of sexual assault from every single airport for the years 2010-2014? If so, what would we see then?
Further, most people, sadly, take the attitude that filing a complaint won't do any good so they don't bother to do so.
Why don't you ask your passengers, in front of television cameras, how they feel about being touched in "private places" by the TSA? You'd change your tune then, Melvin.
screen shot/DHS OIG statement
- May 14, 2015 at 7:03 AM
- Anonymous said...
I continue to wait for some justification for active duty military being included in pre-check, but not retired military or holders of current DoD or LE background investigations. military retirees have at least 20 years documented service to this Nation, pretty much proving their lack of risk. both DoD and LE background investigations should reveal any risk factors. active duty military do not, necessarily, have a background check or any significant length of service. neither citizenship nor a background investigation is required to enlist in the military, in fact there are likely illegal immigrants serving. if it is really about safety, then why are potentially unscreened non-citizens allowed through? sounds like it is just pandering to an admirable group to get PR, not adjusting the rules to ease screening on those who present a lower likelihood of threat.
Let me be clear: pre-911 screening should be the norm. it is all that is required, now that cockpit doors have been reinforced and locked, and flight crews and passengers know that the rules have changed and passivity=death. however, if we are going to continue this massive waste of tax dollars on security theatre, at least have _some_ of the rules make sense. now you're even allowing college kids (kaydets) to endure more reasonable screening, but those who served and sacrificed for 20+ have to take their bloody shoes and belts off!!
- May 14, 2015 at 7:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
You can say there is nothing sexual about the pat downs, but your employees are still touching areas that shouldn't be touched than someone's partner. I don't care if they are using the back of the hand to touch these areas, they are still touching these areas.
I think there aren't more complaints because people are intimidated and fear retribution including missing flights. Other people may feel that the assault they receive is ok because anything for safety. Also pat downs are inconsistent from airport to airport. I've had some where they seem reasonable with no genital contact, no fingers in my waistband, etc. Others are excessive with repeated contact with my genitals, hands inside my waistband, etc. Then I have to hope the explosive test swab doesn't false alarm because my hotel had the wrong soap.
It's sad that this report is only for three airports. How many more assaults take place at the many other airports around the country?
- May 14, 2015 at 8:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
"Following the brutal and unprovoked attacks against our nation September 11, 2001, the United States Congress moved swiftly to federalize airline passenger screening and established the Transportation Security Administration to get it done."
That's the problem. The swift creation of the TSA and other government acts were overreactions to 9/11. It was a tragedy and shouldn't be forgotten. However the loss of liberty and harassment endured from the TSA is also a tragedy. The locking of cockpit doors and passengers refusing to cooperate with hijackers has done more to prevent another 9/11 than anything the TSA has done.
Now we have the body scanners that are used to facilitate sexual assault. They false alarm too often which allows the TSA to touch passengers when there is nothing there. Plus they are easy to defeat. There are videos elsewhere showing this. The explosive test swabs alarm on common household items such as soap. It's hard to take them seriously when they alarm on harmless items. The liquid ban is idiotic. One large bottle is bad but several small bottles of the same liquid are ok. We have to pay extra for Pre Check which gives us a chance at being screened at a level that everyone should be screened at anyway.
Sadly no politicians will seriously work to eliminate the TSA. They don't want to be seen as weak on security. I think the American public will force them to. The tide is turning.
- May 14, 2015 at 9:02 AM
- David C. Hook said...
Dear Mr. Carraway,
Your support of all at TSA is both noteworthy and expected. The guardians of our U.S. Transportation System deserve nothing less. Conducting "nearly 640 million" security screenings per year while discovering over 2,200 firearms is a testament to the effectiveness of TSA's astute and professional employees. Even the dismissals of the two TSA screeners at Denver International Airport last year serve as proof that TSA has processes and procedures in place that help to police itself.
Having reviewed the moderately redacted pages provided to Judicial Watch and knowing that there are likely more screening complaints than those of the five listed airports in the FOIA request, the number of screenings compared to the number of screening complaints represents a formidable and positive signal-to-noise ratio for U.S. National Security. Therefore, I hope that you, the TSA, and the DHS Inspector General take these complaints to heart and resolve them fairly.
There are few things worse for the flock than a sheepdog that develops a taste for sheep.
Thank you for your service to our country.
David C. Hook, CFII, ATP
General Aviation Security Magazine
- May 14, 2015 at 11:02 AM
- Adrian said...
When you quote a document directly, it's a good idea to proofread the quotation to make sure you copied it correctly.
- May 14, 2015 at 11:35 AM
- Anonymous said...
What term other than "sexual assault" would you use to describe screeners using the naked body scanners to single out attractive passengers in order to grope their genitals?
- May 14, 2015 at 12:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
Melvin, have there been more or less complaints about sexual assaults in the form of pat downs since your agency decided to make slow, invasive, and ineffective naked body scanners the primary means by which it screens passengers?
Did you or anyone at the TSA brain trust think that there might be something wrong with a screening technology that has to be supplemented by sticking your hands in people's pants?
Why do you refuse to let people you've singled out to be the victims of "resolution pat-downs" receive such pat-downs in public?
- May 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
How do I know if a screener has exceeded the scope of an "acceptable" pat-down and committed sexual assault against me?
- May 14, 2015 at 12:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
- May 14, 2015 at 12:05 PM
- Susan Richart said...
Where's my first comment, Bob/West?
Did I use the correct word instead of "resistance" and therefore, my comment got censored?
Posting the supportive comments first?
- May 14, 2015 at 12:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
How many attacks like 911 have we had since then????
Perhaps TSA is doing the job they were created to do... in spite of the public's ignorant objections!
- May 14, 2015 at 12:24 PM
- Anonymous said...
Forget the pat downs, what explanation does O'Hare have for letting hundreds of passengers go through pre-check who have not been pre-screened? My husband and I surrendered personal information over to TSA in order to go through pre-screening and O'Hare allow many others who were not prescreened to pass through. This was done because they were backed up. So how does this make us safer?
- May 14, 2015 at 12:28 PM
- RB said...
"The basis of Judicial Watch's press release is a compilation of complaints filed by passengers who received a pat down as part of the security screening process."
Ok, then post the records of investigations and results so we can all see what TSA did in response to passenger complaints of sexual assault by TSA screeners..
This reponse shouldn't take the year that TSA stonewalled Judicial Watch for requesting the complaint records.
- May 14, 2015 at 1:47 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hey Melvin,
What are you doing about protecting your employees and the millions of innocent passengers at airports?
Faulty equipment leading to exposure to x-rays and even higher failure rates of the scanning equipment.
- May 14, 2015 at 4:21 PM
- Puddintane said...
Interesting reading here:
- May 14, 2015 at 6:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Perhaps, just perhaps if you would train you clerks to do their job correctly, you may not get any complaints from the public.by the way when are you going to answer my question on answering questions asked to you with a straight answer?
- May 14, 2015 at 7:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
I do not see anything inappropriate with TSA's response to the Judicial Watch report. Comments that mock the identification of individuals in possession of loaded firearms while attempting to board an aircraft, accurately portray the intellect of purveyors of the "Great TSA Conspiracy" to rob them of their civil rights. Be assured, those screeching the loudest would the first in line to file a lawsuit were TSA to fail at what they do.
- May 15, 2015 at 2:42 AM
- @SkyWayManAz said...
TSA doesn't seem to understand or even care that Denver happened because they allowed it to. Their policies time and time again have encouraged inappropriate behavior and allowed it to continue despite complaints. How many postings have there been on this very blog over the years by passengers claiming they received a painful retaliation pat down? I haven't seen any concern expressed by TSA officials over that type of behavior so is anyone really surprised this happened? No, not really. So much so this story pretty much dropped off the radar after a few days. Except now TSA is being forced to respond to a group that has taken governmental agencies to court. Unfortunately that's the only venue TSA has ever really been answerable to the American public. That may be why the TSA inspector witnessing the crime let the victims in Denver slip back into the crowd. That prevented any potential investigations they wouldn't be able to control. Again is anyone really surprised by that behavior? No, because it sounds like how a major religious faith or a very prominent university football program handled accusations not completely dissimilar to avoid bad publicity.
- May 16, 2015 at 10:33 AM
- Chris Boyce said...
Did Francine Kerner tell you it was legally OK to assert that a resolution patdown isn't sexual? What is your rationale, especially the rationale you plan to use in court under oath some day?
While we're on the subject, what legal authority do you have to demand that a citizen submit to a resolution patdown in a private room? What are you trying to hide from the American public?
- May 16, 2015 at 7:37 PM
- RB said...
David C. Hook said..
.Dear Mr. Carraway,Your support of all at TSA is both noteworthy and expected
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Publisher General Aviation Security Magazine
May 14, 2015 at 11:02 AM
Since you are so Pro for TSA security why sren't you calling for full time TSA screenings at General Aviation airports?
- May 17, 2015 at 10:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
It took a long time to get new comments "approved" and I know my comment was not posted even though it met all of your posting guidelines.
I contend that the there have not been any successful attacks since the TSA took over because terrorists aren't trying. They don't have to do anything. They've already succeeded in making us spend billions of dollars and wasting countless hours with invasive security measures that don't make us safer. I see it like Lisa Simpson's "Tiger Repellent Rock". Since she hasn't seen any tigers, it must be working. The same logic applies to the TSA.
- May 17, 2015 at 11:46 AM
- Alfred Baum said...
Thanks to TSA air travel is the safest it has ever been, period. The very few that complain about security related matters at our airports, will always complain regardless, they should be ignored.
- May 18, 2015 at 11:08 AM
- Anonymous said...
I dont fly that often and would not at all if I had a choice. I use to love to fly but since 9-11 the quality of passenger service has gone down the toilet. I get the need for security etc. But there is no need for rudeness and belittling travelers. That is the only experience I have had with all TSA employees and about 95% of airport employees. No thank you please etc. I saw several people made to cry by the rude behavior and agents / employees laughing or smirking about it.
You can complain, which I did, and it was made clear that it would go on my travel record etc. The rules are very confusing and you are expected to move like lightening, god help you if you have a disability, you are given a special hazing from what I have seen and read about.
I am glad we have safer airlines but there is no room for anger, mocking, rude behavior to do this job. Like I said I wont fly unless it is absolutely needed. I have turned down a few really good jobs because I just cannot stand how people are treated at the airport and on the airlines.
- May 18, 2015 at 9:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
Anonymous Alfred Baum said...
Thanks to TSA air travel is the safest it has ever been, period
Citation needed please.
What data are you using to come to the conclusion that TSA has improved security? How many years before TSA are you using for comparison? And how are you calculating the impacts of September 11th? Because the current TSA, if moved back in time to September 10th, would not have prevented what happened on September 11th.
- May 19, 2015 at 8:30 AM
- Anonymous said...
This is the FIFTH time I've tried to submit a comment on this post. ALL FOUR previous comments met blog policy. ALL FOUR were deleted by West Cooper, Lynn Dean, Curtis Burns, or an anonymous co-worker.
Why is a government agency deleting American public comments on a government website?!
- May 19, 2015 at 1:44 PM
- Lisa Simeone said...
Still censoring comments, I see.
- May 19, 2015 at 2:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Odd how some of the comments with the same sentiments, and often the same words, were approved, but none of mine were.
It's almost as if the blog team is looking at the IP addresses, and deleting all comments from place X.
So strange since the blog team insists it never looks at identifying information of the commenters. I mean, they claim that they cannot tell who is a TSA employee, but TSA employee and apologist comments are always approved.
How many comments have you delayed, blog team?
How many comments have you deleted, blog team?
When are you going to start answering real questions by American citizens, instead of sucking up to your "anonymous" buddies?
Screenshot taken.
- May 19, 2015 at 7:32 PM
- Paul A. said...
Good job Mr. Carraway, keep up the good work. To all of the naysayers, the TSA is absolutely necessary for the protection of all travelers, including you. I personally don't have a problem with a simple pat-down if it is warranted and the justification can be easily articulated to me. Too many people are simply looking for something to stir the pot about or seeking a frivolous lawsuit. I have been in public safety all of my adult life and can tell you from first hand experience that the world as I knew it has changed. Procedures are put in place to keep people as safe as possible and that need will most likely continue long after you and I are gone.
- May 19, 2015 at 8:35 PM
- Anonymous said...
Paul A. said...
Good job Mr. Carraway, keep up the good work. To all of the naysayers, the TSA is absolutely necessary for the protection of all travelers, including you.
Really? Then about all those other countries that don't have TSA? They don't seem to have issues with terrorists taking down planes. Why is that if TSA is so necessary?
- May 20, 2015 at 12:48 PM
- RB said...
Paul A. said...
Good job Mr. Carraway, keep up the good work. To all of the naysayers, the TSA is absolutely necessary for the protection of all travelers, including you. I personally don't have a problem with a simple pat-down if it is warranted and the justification can be easily articulated to me. Too many people are simply looking for something to stir the pot about or seeking a frivolous lawsuit. I have been in public safety all of my adult life and can tell you from first hand experience that the world as I knew it has changed. Procedures are put in place to keep people as safe as possible and that need will most likely continue long after you and I are gone.
May 19, 2015 at 8:35 PM
TSA needs neither justification or cause to conduct a pat down.
Why is that standard ok for TSA but not for a real law enforcement officer?
If TSA thinks a person is concealing something illegal or dangerous it should be a police matter at that point as it is clearly no longer an Administrative Search.
- May 20, 2015 at 1:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
Remember American citizens, if you ask Melvin Carraway if he is kidding with this ridiculous attempt to justify assault of innocent people, the comment will be deleted.
US Government employees are deleting comments that meet blog policy on a government website, in violation of the First Amendment.
- May 20, 2015 at 2:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
West Cooper, what is the name of the TSA employee or contractor who deleted the comments mentioned below:
" Anonymous said...
This is the FIFTH time I've tried to submit a comment on this post. ALL FOUR previous comments met blog policy. ALL FOUR were deleted by West Cooper, Lynn Dean, Curtis Burns, or an anonymous co-worker.
Why is a government agency deleting American public comments on a government website?!
May 19, 2015 at 1:44 PM"
- May 24, 2015 at 11:06 AM
- Susan Richart said...
"West Cooper, what is the name of the TSA employee or contractor who deleted the comments mentioned below:"
It's still there.
- May 25, 2015 at 5:26 PM
- Adrian said...
Why was my comment not posted?
I spent a lot of time tracking down citations showing how the TSA seems to have more than its fair share of "bad apples."
- May 26, 2015 at 8:50 AM
- Anonymous said...
To Susan, not the comment of May 19, 2015 at 1:44 PM, but rather the comments mentioned in that comment, if that makes sense. Four comments by an American citizen that met blog policies were deleted. What TSA employee or contractor did it?
West, do you have an answer now?
- May 26, 2015 at 8:56 PM
- Susan Richart said...
"..but rather the comments mentioned in that comment..."
Yes, it makes sense. West/Bob/Whoever has been deleting many comments that meet the TOS of this blog. The OIG has received several complaints and is, I believe, acting on at least one of them.
screen shot/DHS OIG statement
- May 27, 2015 at 9:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
You people will always find something to complain about. This is not even about "bad apples", it is about one unjustified complaint from another Officer. This is *ALLEGED* behavior, in case you can't read/comprehend simple English.
Melvin, you do not need to explain yourself at all to the crybabies who post here. They do not understand that what you are doing is for their own good. I know that the Officers in question will have their jobs reinstated immediately and they can go back to doing the good work of protecting the citizens of the Greatest Country that has Ever Existed on the Face of the Earth... yes, even those people who complain too much.
- June 1, 2015 at 2:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
Anonymous Anonymous said...
You people will always find something to complain about. This is not even about "bad apples", it is about one unjustified complaint from another Officer. This is *ALLEGED* behavior, in case you can't read/comprehend simple English.
Melvin, you do not need to explain yourself at all to the crybabies who post here. They do not understand that what you are doing is for their own good.
So you are saying Melvin is just following orders?
- June 2, 2015 at 1:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
Hey TSAnonymous, if the US really was the "Greatest Country that has Ever Existed on the Face of the Earth," we wouldn't have the awful and unConstitutional TSA policies and procedures.
Stop trying to suck up to your bosses. They don't read this blog, obviously.
- June 4, 2015 at 7:17 AM
- Anonymous said...
West, why did you approve another attack on the taxpaying American public by an anonymous TSA employee on this government website?
Anonymous, June 1, 2:59pm violates blog policy.
- June 4, 2015 at 7:19 AM
- Anonymous said...
How would you recommend they find objects and potential weapons hidden between breasts, groin area and back pockets then? You want to chance the safety of our nation instead of having TSA thoroughly screen passengers? Have you seen some of the dangerous items that people carry on their person and try to bring onto planes? If you don't like it, get a car and drive. Nobody forces you to fly anywhere, that is your choice.
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He enlisted in the US army in 1985, training as an engineer, and in the Gulf War he fixed vehicles and drove a water truck. He was discharged in 1995. If he had one skill it was as a marksman, winning the highest badge while at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington state. He qualified using the M-16, the US army's standard-issue rifle - the Bushmaster, the weapon used in the sniper killings, is its civilian version.
In 1981 he married childhood sweetheart Carol Williams. They had a son, Lindbergh, but divorced in 1985. By then he had converted to Islam, changing his name to Muhammad.
In 1988 he married Mildred, with whom he had three children. These were probably the happiest years in Muhammad's life, in a modest house in the suburbs of Tacoma, south of Seattle.
But the relationship ran into trouble, with Mrs Muhammad filing for divorce four years ago. In March 2000 Muhammad collected the children from school and vanished, later enrolling them under false names at a school in Bellingham, near the Canadian border.
Sick with worry, his wife was admitted to hospital, later saying Muhammad had once threatened to kill her. A court awarded her sole custody.
Devastated by the loss of his family, Muhammad's life began a downward spiral. Several business ventures, including a karate school and car workshop, went bust.
He drifted to the streets of Bellingham, trying to sell frozen steaks to local restaurants. Last February he was arrested for shoplifting food.
Last year he joined up with John Lee Malvo, a Jamaican teenager living illegally in the US. Malvo, then 16, briefly attended a high school in Bellingham, where he claimed Muhammad was his stepfather. For a while the two lived in a homeless mission.
Last summer they arrived in Camden, New Jersey, an area plagued with drugs and violent crime.
On 10 September, the day before the World Trade Center attack, he paid about £150 for an elderly blue Caprice.
What happened after that is still unclear. A fellow resident at the mission remembers Muhammad making anti-America remarks.
Muhammad and Malvo are now being linked to the murder of a woman in an off-licence car park in Montgomery, Alabama.
FBI agents are also known to have visited a private paramilitary camp in the same area, used for training in urban combat and with links to Islamic fundamentalists groups.
Last month Muhammad moved to the Washington area. On 2 October the killings began.
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This is a coffee cake recipe I got from my mother-in-law's recipe box.
Top Review by florida gramma55
I have been looking for this exact recipe for a very long time...I found it originally in the March, 2001 issue of McCall's magazine which is no longer in circulation. Thank you Lainey 6605 for posting this here! This is the BEST coffee cake recipe every using blueberries...when I make it, I double the praline crunch. Thank you again!
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Ingredients Nutrition
Praline Crunch
- 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄3 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄3 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1⁄3 cup pecans, finely chopped
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1⁄2 cups frozen blueberries
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Directions See How It's Made
- Mix together milk and vanilla extract; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees; grease 9-inch springform pan.
- Coat inside evenly with flour; tap out excess flour.
- Praline Crunch: In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour and cinnamon.
- Add butter; using a rubber spatula or your fingers, mash in butter until well blended.
- With fork, stir in chopped pecans.
- Cake: In large bowl, with electric mixer on high speed, beat together butter and sugar until creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until blended.
- Continue to beat 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
- With mixer on low speed, alternately beat flour mixture (in fourths) and milk mixture (in thirds) into butter mixture until well blended.
- Spread two thirds of the batter in prepared pan; crumble 1/3 cup Praline Crunch evenly over batter.
- Scatter frozen blueberries evenly over top.
- Carefully spread remaining batter over berries (batter will just barely cover).
- Crumble remaining Praline Crunch evenly over top.
- Bake 65-70 minutes, until a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean.
- Let cake cool completely in wire pan on wire rack.
- Remove sides and bottom of pan; place cake on platter, top side up.
- Dust top with confectioners' sugar.


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One (1) year from the date of motorcycle purchase or up to 12,000 kilometers of motorcycle use, whichever comes first.
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- Any motorcycle which has not undergone the periodic inspection required by Suzuki in the owner's manual.
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- Trouble caused by the use of parts other than Suzuki Genuine Parts.
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- Trouble caused by breaking a seal or by disassembling any unremovable parts. (ECM, fuel injector, fuel pump, all sensor CDI unit, oil pump, speedometer, main switch, turn signal relay, shock absorber, etc.)
- Natural wear and deterioration of the following expendable parts shall not be covered by this warranty :
Spark Plugs Tires & Tubes Lamps & Bulbs Wheel Spokes Fuses Sprockets Battery Cables Bolts & Nuts Drive chains Brake Shoes Tappet Shim Brake Pads Filters Mag Wheel Clutch Lining Rubber parts
- Initial and emotional complaints not based on any defect in quality or workmanship ( Vibration, noise, driving instability, etc.)
- Preventive service and other services done for maintenance such as the
following, shall not be covered by this warranty :
- Cleaning of intake and exhaust system
- Lubrication of oil or grease
- Adjustment of clutch and brakes
- Other normal preventive and maintenance services.
- Any claim not presented in the specified procedures shall not be covered by this warranty. ( Motorcycles not registered uncertain contents of claim application.)
- Damage occasioned the course of transportation shall not be covered by this warranty.
- This warranty shall not cover any services rendered even during the warranty period if the services were not rendered perfectly.
- Trouble occasioned under the following conditions shall not be covered by this warranty.
- This warranty does not apply to :
- Any motorcycle that shall have been repaired or attended to outside of service facilities of Suzuki Philippines Incorporated or its accredited service shops and/or mechanics.
- Negligence or accidents and improper use of motorcycle or failure of customer to comply with the owner's manual according this motorcycle.
- When trouble develops due to use of parts not specified by Suzuki or the use of imitation replacement parts.
- Used in competition and racing.
- Reminder to Owners:
The original owner must fulfill the following:
- It is mandatory for the owner to present the free service coupon, whenever requesting for periodical check up/ service during warranty.
- Owner must take motorcycle at his own expense to any Suzuki accredited service shop for periodic warranty servicing.
- Owner must report to an authorized Suzuki dealer for any mechanical, electrical trouble, have dealers inspect the motorcycle within 6 days of the occurrence of any trouble, and send it thru fax.
- Owner must take the necessary recommendations on fuel and oil :
- Fuel – The gasoline to be used should be graded 85 to 95 octane in research method, and should be unleaded where they are available.
- Engine Oil – For the Suzuki "CCI" ( crankshaft & cylinder Injection) system, Suzuki CCI is highly recommended but if it is not available, engine oil with JASO "FB" or "FC" grade is recommended.
- Transmission Oil – Use of Suzuki transmission oil is highly recommended, but if it is not available good quality multi-grade oil or SAE 40 should be used.
- Front Fork oil – The front fork oil to be used should be "ATF" (automatic transmission fluid) or SAE 10/20 or Tecsamatic oil.
- Suzuki Philippines Incorporated shall determine:
- Whether any alleged defect is a defect covered by this warranty
- Whether a defective part is to be repaired or replaced.
- Whether the owner of the motorcycle has complied with the terms and conditions of this warranty.
*The determination of Suzuki Philippines Incorporated of all the aforesaid matters shall be final conclusive.*
- Suzuki Philippines Incorporated no responsibility for loss of the use of the motorcycle, loss of time, inconvenience or any other indirect, incidental or consequential damage resulting from the motorcycle not being available to the owner because of any defect covered by this warranty.


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Plant marigolds and spray vingear around the area you don't want your chickens to play, or destroy, LOL.
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By Ron
Motion activated sprinkler.
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It attaches to your hose and will spray the chickens when they come within range. No harm no fowl!
Does not your neighbor have some responsibility in this problem? Appears, however, the most workable fix would be a strong and tall wood, stone, etc., fence around your garden.
Since it appears that you and your neighbor can't see "eye to beak" on this, here is my suggestion. There is a product out there called electrified poultry netting. You can plug it into household current, and its very portable. You can move it around and configure it in any way you wish, and it's very effective, especially if you water the grass around the perimeter of the garden well before the little villains are let out in the morning.
We have used three strands of hot wire around our garden effectively for several years, (5', 10", and 24" off the ground) but you have to make sure the ground is soaked before the chickens approach the hot wire. It does not kill the chickens, but it's a very unpleasant experience for them, and they usually avoid it after that.
Otherwise the only suggestion I have is taking your neighbor a bill for last years veggies, and if they refuse to pay it, smile broadly and tell them from now on you'll just take it out in fried "trespasser".
I use stiff bird netting at least 2 feet tall staked by weaving short bamboo stakes. Freezer baskets over plants.....Chickens won't eat tomato plants but they scratch the heck out of them.....so I cut the bottom out of black plant pots and place around the base of each when planted & push them down into the dirt about 1" or so. The pots warm the plants when they're young and also help runoff of water. Then there's the pecking at red fruit. Light weight bird netting is easy and they hate it.
if you use 5 feet or 6 feet chicken wire it works
Bologna! My chickens are destroying my and my neighbors tomatoes
I have a client I work for who has chickens, hens, roosters and ducks. She has also planted a garden and the animals are eating/ruining her tomato plants. Is there a way for her to keep them away from her garden, short of keeping them cooped up? She likes to let them out to roam during the day. Thanks for any help on this.
jmz2005 from Illinois
Either coop up the animals or coop up the plants.
I have planted my garden in cages, my chickens run free, I have learned how long their necks are. I have purchased the framing for canapés and put them around my garden, I have pig fence 3 ft. high and plastic bird netting the upper 3 ft.
I have bantys, they fly, between clipping wings and an overhang of netting here and there I actually have a bird free garden, I have several little gardens all over my backyard 16 x16, 8 x 12, 6 ft. round for beans, this is the only way I have been able to garden with my birds, Chris Cross on the framework I grow radishes, green onions, parsley, basil, and of course strawberries in hanging baskets, it's a bit crowded but at least I have my garden.
I have my garden on the other side of the fence, I have free range chickens, ducks, and geese, They have a acre; I got a space as big as your kitchen table for my garden, think there's somthing wrong with this picture. But I do have a weed free lawn out of it, with only 2 geese, 2 hens, and 6 ducks. They are so funny at the best of times they make the world a better place just watching them.
Walmart sells some inexpensive lightweight plastic chicken fencing. I found that just draping it around some fence posts around the garden works very well. It is best not firmly upright because the chickens just hop over or perch on it before hopping in and helping themselves. If it droops a bit, the chickens quickly learn that their feet get tangled and it's not worth it. This reminded me that I need to put up my fence RIGHT NOW!! Thank you.
tell her to spread cayenne pepper powder around her garden and around the plants that they really like, most animals can't take the heat and will leave the area alone!
and the natural way would be to surround the garden with human hair and coffee grounds i tried it and it works well
I put coffee grounds and hair in my compost pile (Last week I put 4 big from Starbucks in)that does not slow the chickens down. Theyre rummaging around in the pile all day . I guess worms are more attractive than the fear of coffee grounds and hair.
Hot pepper doesn't effect birds.
My problem was a little different, but the solution might also help in this case. Everyday, the chickens were making a mess by scratching the mulch up in my flower bed. But,I believe I have found a great solution! I stuck a long twig (about 3-4 tall) in the ground and tied a shiny aluminum pan to it. When the wind blows, it spins and bangs against the twig. Then I added 2 shiny pinwheels in the mulch around the edges of the area which is about 10 x 12. Has been about 2 weeks and so far, this solution has worked like a charm. Cheap and no ugly fence!
Going to try it I also use the motion sensor sprinkler to keep them off my back Porch and it works fantastic
I need to know how to keep chickens out of my garden.
By Jean from Hoosick Falls, NY
You don't say how big your garden is but maybe driving some wood stakes in the ground around the perimeter of the garden and then attaching chicken wire to the stakes. When you are finished your garden will be ringed with chicken wire and that should keep the chicks out.


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- 2 quarts water
- 4 frozen lobster tails, thawed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 cooking apple, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup warm whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- Hot cooked rice
- Condiments
How to Make It
Bring water to a boil in a large Dutch oven. Add lobster tails; return to a boil and cook 5 minutes. Remove tails from water with kitchen tongs; rinse under cold water. Drain.
With a sharp knife, cut down outer edge of tail to remove shell. Remove meat; cut into chunks. Discard shell.
Sauté onion and apple in butter in a small skillet; stir in flour and salt. Add chicken broth; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sauce begins to thicken. Stir in whipping cream; cook until sauce is smooth and thickened. Add curry powder; stir well. Add reserved lobster; cook until lobster is thoroughly heated.
Spoon over rice, and serve with several of the following: (about 1 cup each) chutney, flaked coconut, chopped hard cooked egg, crumbled bacon, salted peanuts, and raisins.


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In this first book of the Jeremiah St. John series, the reader is introduced to a gritty private detective of the old school. St. John is summoned to a meeting by lawyer Rick Silverman and arrives to find the attorney dead. St. John's hunt for the killer leads him through San Francisco's lurid underworld--a hunt which airs the dirty family secrets of some high-level public figures.
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Above, U.Buffalo center, Mitchell Watt, poses in front of a Cornell University campus building during the fall of 2007. Watt originally committed to attend Cornell during 2007, but reopened his commitment in 2008 and subsequently chose Buffalo. Watt leads UB against Cornell tonight. Below, the Ithaca Journal's preview.
Cornell looks to continue hot shooting against Buffalo
Big Red look to start winning streak after ending skid
By Brian Delaney
Ithaca Journal
January 3, 2011
A memorable shooting performance that brought to an end a prolonged losing streak is now three full days in the rearview mirror.
The question now for the Cornell men's basketball team is this: Can the Big Red use that effort against Wofford as a springboard, or was that night simply akin to a hot streak in Vegas?
One thing is certain as Cornell prepares to host Buffalo at 7 p.m. Monday. The Big Red won't be building double-digit leads against Division I opponents by shooting 82 percent over the first 28 minutes. That's what it did against Wofford before holding on for a much-needed 86-80 victory Thursday in Richmond.
Junior guards Drew Ferry and Chris Wroblewski combined for 46 points, and Wroblewski added 12 assists and five rebounds off the bench as coach Bill Courtney shook up his starting lineup to take "pressure off" his struggling regulars.
The shakeup worked. Cornell won, ending its longest losing streak (eight games) in a single season since the forgettable winter of 1994. Errick Peck had 16 points in his sixth straight strong effort, and 6-foot-9 senior center Aaron Osgood added 12.
Collectively, Cornell shot 71 percent from the three-point arc (15-for-21), the second-highest percentage for a single game in school history and the highest since a 6-for-8 effort against Clarkson in 1993.
Buffalo is 7-4 after Thursday's 90-82 home loss to No. 16 BYU. The Bulls, a member of the Mid-American Conference along with the likes of Bowling Green, Ohio, Kent State and Akron, went 18-12 last season and gets the bulk of its scoring from guards Zach Filzen and Byron Mulkey. Buffalo's best wins are over Canisius on Nov. 23 and Wisconsin-Green Bay on Dec. 11.
Cornell is 42-5 at Newman Arena in its last 47 games, but only 1-2 this year after an 11-point loss to Bucknell on Dec. 20, and a two-point loss to St. Bonaventure on Nov. 19. Cornell hosts Stony Brook on Saturday before embarking on its Ivy League title defense with a Jan. 15 opener at Columbia.
Matchup: Buffalo (7-4) at Cornell (3-9), 7 tonight.
Radio: WPIE (1160). Online: Follow Brian Delaney's in-game updates through twitter (@BDelaneyIJ) at www.ithacajournal.com/twitter.
Coach: Reggie Witherspoon (12th season).
Last time out: The Bulls gave No. 16 BYU a tough test Thursday night at home before losing, 90-82, in front of 5,802 at Alumni Arena. Mitchell Watt's 17 points led Buffalo.
Probable starters: Zach Filzen (6-3, 190, junior, guard), Byron Mulkey (6-0, 175, sr., g), Mitchell Watt (6-10, 215, jr., f), Dave Barnett (6-5, 200, jr., g/f), Titus Robinson (6-7, 210, jr., f).
Key reserves: Javon McCrea (6-6, 245, fr., f), Jawaan Alston (6-8, 225, sr., f), Tony Watson (6-2, 180, soph., g), Jarod Oldham (6-3, 185, fr., g).
Statistically: Leading scorers are Filzen (15.9 ppg) and Mulkey (14.4). Filzen is making 45.5 percent of his 3-point shots (40 for 88). ... Buffalo is 5-1 at home and 2-3 on the road. ... The BYU loss ended a three-game win streak, with victories over Niagara, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Houghton. ... Both Buffalo and Cornell have lost to St. Bonaventure by two points.
Outlook: After ridding itself of a long losing streak with Thursday's 86-80 victory over Wofford, Cornell needs to build on that by defending its home court. Buffalo is a quality opponent, so only a quality effort will turn one victory into two.
The good news for Cornell is that guards Drew Ferry and Chris Wroblewski are coming off their best games of the season. Ferry had 25, and Wroblewski 21 and 12 assists against Wofford. In addition, sophomore forward Errick Peck has been terrific for a stretch of five games now, and scored 35 total points at the Virginia Commonwealth University tournament.
Three straight Cornell opponents have shot better than 50 percent from the field. The Big Red needs to address that. If it can, and if it can get consistent offensive efforts from its best players, this is a winnable game.
Unfortunately for Cornell, this has been a season of ifs so far. With only two games until Ivy League play, inconsistency issues must be addressed now.


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What do you do with Evan Gattis if you're manager Fredi Gonzalez? He won't start over Justin Upton in left field, Brian McCann at catcher or Freddie Freeman at first – but he can hit. The continuing emergence of Gattis is one of the more intriguing storylines this spring training, and the Atlanta Braves will almost undoubtedly find a place on the roster for him. In 10 at-bats this spring training, he has five hits including two doubles, a home run and two RBI. Obviously, that's a small sample size, but he's been just as impressive in the minors the past few years. I don't see a scenario where the Braves can leave his bat off the roster. The hard part for Gonzalez will be determining what position he'll play.
2012 Recap: Gattis quickly ascended in the Braves' organization to double-A Mississippi in 2012. He began with the GCL Braves in the Rookie League but was quickly promoted to high-A Lynchburg after recording six hits in 12 at-bats. Gattis caught people's attention at Lynchburg, posting a .385 average with nine home runs, 29 RBI and a ridiculous 1.289 OPS (Miguel Cabrera led the majors in 2012 with a .999 OPS). The Braves called him up to Mississippi, and he continued to put up good numbers (.258/9/37/.865). In total, Gattis hit .305 with 18 home runs, 67 RBI and a .995 OPS in 2012.
2013 Outlook: Gattis has positioned himself to make the Opening Day roster in 2013. However, determining his role with the team becomes much more complicated. The Braves could choose to use him as the backup catcher to Gerald Laird until McCann returns. Gattis began his career as a catcher but was switched to the outfield this past season. Would the Braves roll the dice on his below average defensive skills at the important catching position? If not, they could use him as a utility bench player – serving as a backup in the outfield, first base and the emergency third catcher. This would allow Gonzalez to use him in more pinch-hitting situations at the end of games.
The Braves have a tough decision to make as Gattis has basically forced his way to the MLB team with his impressive hitting. I think the Braves will begin the season with Gattis as the lone backup catcher. This will help the Braves in two ways. First, catching prospect Christian Bethancourt can begin the 2013 season in the minors and continue to develop his offense as he prepares to likely assume the Atlanta Braves' catching duties in 2014. Second, they can use a final roster spot on a speed player (Jordan Schafer, Jose Constanza) for pinch-hitting, bunting and pinch-running situations late in games.
The direction the Braves go with Gattis will have an impact on the rest of the roster, which makes it such an intriguing situation to watch as spring training unfolds. The one thing we do know regarding Gattis, the position he plays won't hinder his ability at the plate.