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The nations of the Caribbean have the world's second highest HIV infection rates, after sub-Saharan Africa. One Caribbean nation, Cuba, however, has largely escaped the disease with only a 0.07 percent infection rate, one of the lowest infection rates in the world. On July 15 Cuba announced at a meeting with its counterparts from the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) that it was launching an initiative to help the other Caribbean nations fight HIV/AIDS by providing them with antiretroviral drugs at below market prices, as well as doctors and instruction in public health methods for combating the AIDS pandemic. Cuba's offer to help is viewed as nothing less than "spectacular" by the other Caribbean nations.
Why has Cuba managed largely to escape the AIDS pandemic? And why is Cuba in a position to offer so much aid to the other Caribbean nations—aid that is not forthcoming from much richer countries such as the United States? In 1983 Fidel Castro spoke to the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Cuba declaring that the mysterious illness, later known as AIDS, would be "the disease of the century." Cuba moved quickly to ban the import of blood from other countries and to test Cuban blood donations. Cuba also instituted mandatory HIV testing of at-risk communities such as soldiers returning home from abroad, tracing the history of sexual contacts of infected persons, and beginning in 1986 committing all those who tested positive for HIV to sanatoriums. The policy of quarantining those who were HIV positive came under heavy criticism from numerous global human rights groups, who saw it as a human rights violation. Cuba had rightly come under criticism for disgraceful anti-gay police measures taken in the late '60s and early '70s and then later repudiated. There were fears that all of this would be repeated in the context of the AIDS crisis (though the earliest AIDS patients in Cuba were heterosexuals who had worked abroad). Nevertheless, Cuba's AIDS sanatoriums were praised for their conditions and the health provisions made for those living there. In the early 1990s Cuba allowed some of the patients in the sanatoriums to return home, and in 1994 it ended mandatory long-term confinement of those who were HIV positive. Building on its powerful public health model Cuba focused on AIDS education. Currently most patients spend a minimum of three months learning how to live with their illness, how to manage their medicines, and how to avoid spreading HIV to others.
Faced with the embargo from the United States that limited access to medicines and medical equipment, Cuban scientists beginning in 1993 placed heavy emphasis on developing antiretroviral drugs that could combat HIV. By 2001 Cuban medical research had on its own devised five different varieties of antiretroviral drugs. Every Cuban who is HIV positive has been put on therapeutic regimes utilizing these drugs. Cuba is now offering these antiretroviral drugs to all other Caribbean nations at affordable prices. Thus far poor nations have not been able to obtain the drugs they needed because of the high prices of such drugs emanating from pharmaceutical corporations in the United States and other capitalist countries. Cuba's response to the AIDS pandemic is thus a blow against imperialism as well as a contribution to global human health and worldwide humanitarian goals.
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Ford Freestyle Rear Brakes
Going to the Ford dealership Tuesday about these brakes. If Ford will not fix them I am taking it to a private place Thursday. I also contacted a lemon law lawyer here in Wisconsin. He wants me to call him back Wednesday with Fords answer.
This should not be acceptable in any way shape or form. My next car will be either a Subaru Forester or Honda CR-V. Enough of this .....
I wonder if the Tarus X was a change because of all the problems with Freestyle! How can you go three model years with rear brake issues and no fix?
summewe Posts: 14I took my 2005 Freestyle (93K miles) in for maintenace service today and they said I need rear brakes/calipers again (4th time for brakes). I think I've had enough. Ford replaced the brakes once, reimbursed me once, and the third was on my own. The brakes/calipers on the rear will be $1068. Enough is enough.
OMG....I have had enough too. Ford told me they only guranteed the replacement brakes for 12K so I am out of warranty for those....which is BS since the TSB extended the warrnaty to 36K or 3 years. Not only that I was vigilant about having them checked and when they were in the yellow a year ago with only 10K on them they blew me off then.
I filed a complaint with the nhtsa which is www.nhtsa.gov about this being a safety issue that maybe if enough freestyle owners filed they would light a fire under Ford.
Alan Mulally was just on CBS Good Morning this past Sunday saying how Ford is turning their business around yadah yadah! I am writing him a letter about this with the whole story!! Do not contact the customer service center they will just blow you off. I am assuming Mulally is at ford headquarters in Dearborn so....
The more we all scream about this issue maybe we will be heard....makes me wonder what CHANGES they made on the Tarus X!!
I took my Freestyle to an independent garage today recommended by a friend. Apparently the company they order parts from has heard of this issue and is recommending a different set of pads to try. Both rotors are being replaced too and my brake lines need to be flushed out due to water. That part they said is normal due to time, climate and if I park in a damp garage.
My calipers were good and so are the front brakes. i had requested a radiator flush and they said it tested good and factory recommendations wasn't until 100K or to retest every so often.
I will post the name of the brakes etc when I get it back tonight...maybe this will help others.
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Now I got told there was a brake swelling issue when this first happened! Ask anyone with a Volvo if they have the same problem...bet not!
I am getting my second set of rear brakes and now rotors in 34K in 4 years! needless to say I am NOT happy with Ford...filed a complaint with the NHSTA and the state of WI lemon law. People need to scream and raise hell about this!! Models 2005 thru 7 have an issue with rear brake wear!
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Somewhat related question. Ford replaced our 2007 Freestyle Limited's brakes at 26,000 and I just had them replaced at 58,800 yesterday, this time NOT by our Ford dealership and at my expense. It was just the back brakes. The place that replaced them is trustworthy. I've brought my truck in twice and they sent me home at not charge and told me my pads were fine, so I DO trust them.
The guy said that it "looked" like whoever replaced them before put fronts on the backs. I thought quick enough to get the pads from him, but I'm dump founded on how to find out if that was the case.
Here are all the numbers on the pads, anyone else have any suggestions?
Bosch, KF 6008, 0204, 207464, then there is 211.7 on 2 of them and 215.7 on the other two.
This was our last Ford, between my wife and me, it was our 6th, and we've NEVER had problems with them like this one. We are waiting a Throttle Body to come in so it can be replaced. The part is back ordered until December. We can at least drive it, for the moment.
pissedinnj Posts: 1I am tired of reading about how Ford continues to ignore this issue. There is no recall just a TSB. Brakes wearing out at 15K to 20K miles is NOT "normal". My expert mechanic (X-Ford and certified) looked at my 2005 Freestyle "premature" brake wear. The problem is clearly a design flaw. Also, being the same platform and sharing brake parts, the 500 has the same problem but usually goes longer to 30K miles which consumers and so-called "mechanics" just accept as normal. This is analagous to a doctor who doesn't know what's wrong with you but just keeps prescribing medicine and charging you for the office visit. It appears the caliper is not built to correct specs, allowing the piston to push the pad too far and into a cocked or jammed position, wearing and eventually scoring the rotor.. This does not allow the piston to return to its original position (when you let up on the brake pedal) thus causing drag and the premature pad wear (12-15K miles). The unique (flawed?)design requires the pistons to turn into the cylinder and requires using a special tool when replacing pads. On the 500, the pins could also "freeze" as a result of the piston problem. In my 2005, according to my expert, the piston traveled ALL THE WAY OUT but luckily the cylinder did not leak. If it had leaked, that brake would fail and the balance system should still allow you to brake but possibly causing loss of control like to a woman with kids in the car. Ford and their dealers have virtually ignored the situation and deny any problem (too few cars to worry about). Whatever happened to their Customer Satisfaction Program? My expert says the only preventive step is to replace the pads BEFORE they wear to this point or the same problem will occur as it has for MANY other owners. Its much cheaper to replace pads than calipers and rotors. Ford will do nothing on a car being phased out, although there have been recall notices on the 500 since they are keeping them. But the two cars SHARE all the brake parts so the 500 forum will be getting much bigger.
carhero Posts: 1What a bunch of whiners you are. It's obvious the car has underdesigned rear rotors - Ford screwed up. It's obvious Ford is floundering. But all in all the 05 Freestyle is an excellent car of far superior value and safety to Subaru or whatever else is out there. In fact, the Freestyle is designed based on Volvo, Ford had access to all of Volvo's designs when they bought Volvo years back.
The fix is simple - spend a little more money and buy rotors that are slotted and drilled - therefore remain far cooler. In fact I never replace rotors on any car that are not slotted and drilled. Also use ceramic pads that are almost always guaranteed for life. Sure it will cost you a few hundred more bucks for this kind of upgrade, and I'd agree it is Ford's fault, but it's well worth it for every car you own whenever you replace the rotors. And in the end costs less than your pathetic effort of your endlessly complaining, and less than buying a Subaru.
But owners SHOULDN'T have to replace the rotors on a car that is that new. That wonderful Volvo design that you mentioned was the main reason we bought the car. Ours was an '07. My wife drives a lot and we were expecting # 1 and why not put your wife and child in a Ford Volvo?
My bigger problem, unrelated to brakes is the throttle body has gone bad in ours and we can't get a new one until December (at the earliest). This happen in August. I would gladly PAY to have it fixed, but there isn't a part to fix it with, and Ford doesn't seem to care. So I've been paying for a car since August that is unreliable. I guess this is just being pathetic and complaining to?
bobw3 Posts: 2,997I replaced the rear brakes at about 35,000 miels (and recently my front brakes) on my '05 Freestyle FWD with 75,000 miles. I bought aftermarket ceramic pads (about $50 for front and rear) and had a local shop put them in for $100. I was reimbursed by Ford for the cost of replacing the rear brakes. I kept on the original rotors. So far, I haven't had any big problems with the Freestyle.
As far as Volvo...I paid $23,000 for my Freestyle back in Feb 2005 and if I could have found a Volvo that seated 7 at that price I might have done so!
bigskyguy1 Posts: 4I have an 05 Limited AWD. It has 29000 miles on it and have just put on its 3rd set of rear brake pads, the originals, warranty replacement and now by my mechanic. The rotors have been turned both front and back two times. I have only 12000 miles since the warranty replacement two years ago. The left rear pad had only about 10% left. Also I had a front caliper bolt broke. I hope the after market pads are better than fords, 12000 miles per set of pads is not very good. I did call my dealership and got no where. Customer service is out the window. This is my first ford and maybe the last after this brake episode.
fordfriedstyle Posts: 1I just discovered this forum this evening after returning from my Ford dealership, which allegedly spent the day inspecting my '06 Freestyle, at my insistence, 3 weeks after I had the second set of rear brake pads installed on my Freestyle, along with a new set of rear rotors. My rear pads were replaced in March 2009 at 31,000 miles, but Ford covered it as part of a program it had at that time. I didn't think much of it then, but I did this September when, after only 16,844 miles, I was told that the rear pads were toast again, along with the rotors. This time: no program, so it came out of my pocket. I was incredulous at how this could happen. Dealer's attitude was -- your warranty is up, there's no Ford program available, the guarantee on the replacements has expired. Translation: We don't have to do anything for you, and we're not going to. After I complained to Ford Motor Co., they were suddenly interested in having me bring it in for a complete inspection, providing me a courtesy car at their expense. At the end of the day, all they did was replace the "slide pins" on the front calipers (at their expense, at least). The same service manager who 3 weeks ago asked me how my wife brakes when she drives, and hemmed and hawed and insisted he had no idea what could be causing this problem, tells me tonight that it's "par for the course" with this model and that all I had to do was go online and search "Freestyle AND brake wear" and I'd find plenty of info. Sure enough, I landed at this forum. I am simply outraged that the dealer misled me earlier. And I'm stunned that Ford won't stand behind its product and do right by its customers. :lemon:
chairsweeper Posts: 1I have 06 FS, have the rear break recall at 5k. Get a new rear pad and re-surface rotor. I was told by the dealership service manager yesterday that I need new rear pad again at ony 33k. I was told not cover by any warranty and thank you for $200+. Front pad never serviced and still in very good shape. I have other cars driving for 60k still with original pads. Is there a design flaw? Anyone file any complaint?
Oh yes ma'am! And they actually sent out a recall on them!!!!! Which I used and replaced them at 32,000 miles. Of course they said it was the pads. And 30,000 miles later they have to be replaced again. These cars should not be having that. I am of course a "woman driver" as my husband states so my front brakes should be the ones needing to be replaced and i haven't had a problem with them. so i have had mine done twice with 82000 miles on my car! i was told the rear brakes should be lasting atleast 100,000 miles. My in laws own a 2006 and have replaced theirs 4 times!


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Over and over this week, the media got it wrong. A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings had been arrested; in fact, one hadn't. A Saudi national was in custody in the attacks; in fact, there was no such individual. The two actual suspects had ties to jihadist groups; well, that wasn't clear at the time, either.
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Rick Schiller sent the following letter to the Piedmont Board of Education and provided Piedmont Patch with a copy.
President Raushenbush and Honorable Board Members,
Re: Nov. 28 Board Meeting for Mar. 6, 2013 School Tax Election
As the Piedmont school tax is already far more expensive than virtually all of the other 245 school support taxes in the 1,045 public school districts in the state, I am troubled that soon this tax will be even more expensive by a likely lack of tax deductibility. Fortunately the Board can adopt a "like rate" tax. Doing so will allow sufficient funding as the Board deems appropriate, create a far more equitable tax system and most likely maintain the tax's deductible status.
A like rate tax was approved in the recent November election for Measure CL in Los Angeles at 2 cents per square foot. Since 2004 West Contra Costa Unified has Measure G on the books based on 7.2 cents per building square foot, renewed again this November again. Alameda Unified School District Measure A at 32 cents per building foot passed March 2011. The like rate methodology, especially utilizing the building square foot approach, is far more equitable than our current tiered system which is sharply regressive to small home owners. Another advantage to the like rate tax structure is the apparently permanent deductibility.
All taxes mentioned above include a senior exemption and all high ranking California districts have a senior exemption except for Piedmont which is alone in denying compassion and equality to those who need it most, seniors on fixed incomes. I urge you to add a senior exemption to Measure A. The lack of a senior exemption is troubling and especially regressive as the Piedmont tax is so much higher than other school taxes. One example is the Piedmont tax being up to 2,493% more than the San Ramon Valley school tax with its accompanying senior exemption. That a person in the twilight of their life would be forced out of the community and home they love because of a lack of a senior exemption, when such an exemption is far more the rule than the exception, I find regrettable.
As to the low-income SSI exemption, quite literally no one can afford to live in Piedmont with the $2,000 SSI resource limit. Therefore the SSI exemption is a meaningless gesture and the Board should seriously consider a senior exemption and dropping the pointless SSI exemption.
Just and equitable solutions have been presented that leave the Board with sufficient funding and if enacted will demonstrate that this Board can both provide Piedmont with a quality school system and equity for all residents.
Rick Schiller
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Davis Waldorf is proud of our 8th grade boy's basketball team who finished first place on Sunday, February 24 in the Waldorf Microwave Championship Tournament, now in its 11 year, which is one of the most anticipated events in Waldorf middle schools featuring 21 boys' and girls' middle school teams spanning from Placerville to Santa Cruz.
Fans attending Sunday's Microwave Championship Tournament game at Sacramento Waldorf School were treated to a thrilling conclusion when Davis Waldorf 8th grade boys Wolfe Pack took a 33-26 win after a back and forth struggle against Live Oak Waldorf School's Kaos.
With the clock winding down, Ionatan Soule of Davis made a 3-pointer and the leading scorer of the season, Max Koehler of Davis, made 2 free throws in the last 2 minutes. The victory was the conclusion of a 10-win streak, inlcuding the championship games where they beat Sacramento Waldorf, Waldorf School of the Peninsula, Alice Birney Charter (who they won by 4 in overtime on Saturday night) and finally Live Oak Kaos on Sunday night.
In order to get here, the Davis Waldorf Wolfe Pack had to finish the season in the local Waldorf League, comprised of teams from Davis Waldorf School, Sacramento Waldorf School, Live Oak Waldorf school, Camellia Waldorf School, Cedar Springs Waldorf School, Golden Valley Charter and Carden School of Sacramento. Led by coach Brian Wolfe, the Davis Waldorf Wolfe Pack made a school record of 7 wins and 1 loss, having lost to Sacramento Waldorf Waves by two in their first game; The Wolfe Pack beat the Waves later in the season.
At the end of the season the winning teams from the local league make it to the Microwave championship tournament which is held with the teams from our local league and other regional Waldorf teams, including San Francisco Waldorf School, Santa Cruz Waldorf School, Waldorf School of the Peninsula and Alice Birney Charter School.
The 8th grade boys' Wolfe Pack team started out as a sixth grade team that lost most of their games and was playing on a half court. Since then, Davis Waldorf School has built a full court and they have been working toward a championship for three years. All Tournament Player awards went to Max Koehler and Max Thompson, both of Davis, and Sam Shea Lichter of Winters.


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- In a large saucepan combine tomatoes, fennel, onion, garlic, sugar, molasses, vinegar, cloves, anise pods and salt. Reduce over low heat until mixture becomes very thick.
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i've made this ketchup three times already and anyone who tries it, loves it! instead of the fennel bulb, i use ground fennel and replace the salt with sea salt. i've never strained it because the consistency has always been fine. every homemade ketchup i've tried has been a bit thick so i don't mind it. and remember to dump out your crappy store bought ketchup and use the empty bottle for your awesome home-brewed one!
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This turned out better than I expected. The flavor is a little strange... but in a good way, if that makes any sense! I personally don't think it is anything like regular ketchup; I thought it was almost like a spicy savory apple sauce. Anyway, I removed the cloves and star anise before blending it, and I had to push it through the sieve because it was so thick. (PS If, like me, you don't want to buy large and expensive amounts of spices you don't use very often, check out your Indian grocer - I buy a 1.5oz bag of Mixed Spices, including cinnamon sticks, cardamon, cloves, star anise and peppercorns, for $1.59. Bargain!)
Now I will comment after the fact. This ketchup turned out to be very tasty. I used a little green pepper in my first batch, fennel seed rather than the bulb, and a lot more tomatoes than the recipe called for. In previous attempts to make ketchup, I have used some cinammon and allspice. ( I may go drop a few balls of the latter into the pot that is simmering on the stove right now.) Wouldn't hurt to add some fresh ginger if you had a bit on hand.
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- < 1%
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- 12.3 g
- 4%
- Protein
- 1 g
- 2%
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- 0%
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- 632 mg
- 25%
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The surveillance van smelled of old cheeseburgers, coffee, and me. Parked in front of a vacant storefront in North Philly, I was watching on a little screen as my partner, Danny Tennison, made a buy from a scumbag named Dwayne Rowan just around the corner.
We'd been trying to nab Rowan's supplier, see if we could swim upstream and get the next guy up the chain or the guy above him.
Rowan was almost out of stock, and Danny was trying to find out about the re-up. Rowan didn't have the faintest idea Danny was a cop, and he wasn't trying to be discreet, either. He was just a dumbass.
"So, you getting any more of this?" Danny asked him.
"Yeah, this stuff or something else."
"Same guy, or you got somebody new?"
"Nah, always the same guy."
"Oh yeah? When's that going to be?" Danny asked, keeping it casual.
That's when my phone rang. The whole thing was being recorded, but I still needed to be paying attention. No chance in hell a guy like Rowan was going to start trouble, but I was still Danny's backup.
The call was from Frank, my mom's husband. She was pretty sick by then, between the cancer and the chemo and the infections. I'd been trying to wrap up the case so I could visit her, but things were conspiring to keep me in Philly. Things like this asshole Rowan.
I'd only seen her twice since the diagnosis, but my guilt was tinged with annoyance at her and Frank for moving so far out in the sticks.
"Oh, you know, like, in a couple days," Rowan told Danny.
"So what, you mean like Tuesday?" Danny asked, without a trace of the exasperation I was feeling. "Or like Wednesday?"
"Yeah, that's it," Rowan replied.
"What is it, Frank?" I said, answering the phone in an exaggerated whisper so he'd know this was not a good time.
"Well, which is it?" Danny asked. "Tuesday or Wednesday?"
"Wait," Rowan said. "What day is it today?"
"Monday," Danny told him.
"Right … so probably later, then."
"It's your mother," Frank said, his voice strained.
"You mean, like Wednesday or like Thursday?" Danny said, finally revealing a hint of aggravation.
"What about her, Frank?"
"It's another infection. A bad one. She's back in the hospital.… I think this is it." His voice cracked, and I thought I heard him sob. He cleared his throat. "If you're going to come up, you need to come up now."
Rowan was babbling on in the background, sounding suddenly far away. "Could still be Tuesday, man. I forget. What night is the wrestling on?"
As the phone fell away from my face, I thought: My mom is going to die while this fuck-head tries to get his days straight. I don't remember thinking much after that. I got out of the van, a cardinal sin in the middle of surveillance, and I walked around the corner, straight up to where Danny and Rowan were standing.
Danny's eyes widened, then his face fell back into the same heavy-lidded suspicious gaze as Rowan's. We'd been working pretty hard the past few days, so I looked rough enough to pass for someone making a buy. As Rowan looked over at me, ready to take my order, Danny flashed me one last glare to remind me how much time and energy he'd invested in his cover.
The first thing I did when I came up to them, I planted a left in Danny's face. I didn't pull it, either—I popped him and dropped him. If I was going to pull something, it had to look real.
Rowan yelped like I'd stepped on his tail. He tugged a gun from the back of his pants, but he couldn't seem to get a grip on it, bobbling it like some half-assed juggler until I snatched it out of the air between his hands and pressed it against his temple.
"When's the re-up?" I asked quietly.
"Tuesday," he said with great certainty. "Um … six o'clock."
I was about to ask him where when he said, "In the parking lot behind Charlie B's."
I figured, what the fuck: "Who's your supplier?"
He didn't even pause. "Marcus Draper."
First chance he got, Danny Tennison drilled a right to the side of my head that left my ears ringing. But he was okay after that. Danny was cool that way. He didn't always approve, but he understood.
I got a couple of uniforms to take Rowan in, then I got in my car and drove.
Twenty minutes later, I got a call from Lieutenant Suarez, screaming at me that I was on admin duty, pending an investigation. Normally, I would have screamed back, but I just said, "Whatever."
Ten minutes after that, I got another call from Frank. I could barely hear him, but it wasn't the phone breaking up, it was him.
"We lost her, Doyle," he said when he could speak. "Your mother's dead."
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Dr. Lawrence retired as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in December 2002. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1992 to May 2002 and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to May 2002 of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. He held a number of management positions with these organizations prior to assuming these positions, including Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer. He is also a director of Agilent Technologies Inc. He was formerly a director of Raffles Medical Group, Inc., PG&E Corporation and Dynavax Technologies Corporation. Dr. Lawrence has been a director of the Company since January 2004. He is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee.


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— NEW YORK (AP) — A construction crane atop a $1.5 billion luxury high-rise in midtown Manhattan collapsed in high winds Monday and dangled precariously, prompting plans for engineers and inspectors to climb to the top to examine it as a huge storm bore down on the city.
Some buildings, including the Parker Meridien hotel, were being evacuated as a precaution and the streets below were cleared, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. City officials didn't have a number on how many people were told to leave.
Authorities received a call about the collapse at around 2 p.m. as conditions worsened from the approaching Hurricane Sandy. Meteorologists said winds atop the 74-story building could have been close to 95 mph at the time.
The nearly completed high-rise is known as One57 and is in one of the city's most desirable neighborhoods, near Carnegie Hall, Columbus Circle and Central Park. It had been inspected, along with other city cranes, on Friday and was found to be ready for the weather.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said later Monday it wasn't clear why the accident happened.
"It's conceivable that nobody did anything wrong and there was no malfunction, it was just a strange gust of wind," Bloomberg said.
Engineers and inspectors were planning to hike up 74 flights of stairs to examine the crane. The harrowing inspection was being undertaken by experts who are "the best of the best," city Buildings Department spokesman Tony Sclafani said.
The crane was owned by Bovis Lend Lease, one of the largest construction companies in the city. Bloomberg was careful not to blame the company, and said it would be days before officials figured out what happened.
A spokeswoman for Bovis Lend Lease said the company was working with city officials to secure the structure but the weather remained severe. There was no immediate response to a message left with the developer, Extell Development. Phone numbers for several people whose names appear on permits for the crane rang unanswered.


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LIVINGSTON — Angelo Naldi decided to gamble.
The Livingston High boys basketball coach elected to send his top player Brian Perez on to the floor to start the fourth quarter, despite his four fouls.
"I've gotta have him on the floor," Naldi said. "If I leave him on the bench, we might be too far behind to bring him back with 3 minutes left. It's a gamble, but he's got to learn how to play in that situation."
The gamble paid off as Perez scored six points before fouling out with just under a minute left in the game as the Wolves held on for a 76-70 win over Ceres in the Western Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Perez finished with 23 points and 17 rebounds.
"As a player, you have to adjust to the way the refs are calling the game," Perez said. "I tried to stay aggressive on offense, but be less aggressive on defense. I didn't want to pick up that fifth foul."
The Wolves (9-5 overall) won with their pressure defense. Joseph Chavez, Luis Santa Cruz and Sean Brunelle were all over the floor, helping force the Bulldogs (6-8) into 18 turnovers.
Livingston crashed the boards, creating plenty of second chances.
Sophomore Quian Newson hit some big shots from outside for Livingston on his way to scoring 17 points. He also forced Ceres' center Harmon Chung (25 points) to come outside the paint on defense, which opened up the lane for Livingston's guard to cut to the basket.
"Tonight we won mostly because of our defense," Perez said. "We executed well. We picked up the pressure. We picked out players and forced them to one side. Our defense helped us go on a couple runs."
The Wolves made some mistakes down the stretch that made the game a little closer than it needed to be. Chavez was whistled for an intentional foul and Ceres' James Pernetti was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer with 38.9 seconds left.
The Bulldogs needed just over a minute to cut a 10-point deficit to 71-68 with 38.9 seconds left.
However, the Wolves iced the game by making five of six shots from the free-throw line in the final 36 seconds.


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Friday, February 04, 2005Valparaiso University's Matt Larson (Arlington Heights, Ill./Saint Viator H.S.) was the lone Crusader to compete for the men on Friday evening at the Meyo Invitational held in Notre Dame, Ind.
The fifth-year senior turned in an effort of 46'4 �" (14.14m) in the weight throw to place 25th on the evening. The toss was about six feet shy of his season's best.
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LAS VEGAS -- Potential weekend rain could cause a ripple effect of problems throughout southern Nevada, local officials warned Friday.
The weekend forecast includes the possibility of scattered thunderstorms, which could lead to unforeseen flooding. The recent wildfires in the Mount Charleston area changed the terrain in areas at higher elevation on the valley's edge, which could affect their ability to hold onto rainfall. Normally, vegetation absorbs rainfall, reducing runoff.
The Carpenter 1 fire and activity near the canyons have left parts of the area charred and unable to absorb water.
"This water is not safe to go in - period," Bill Cassell with Metro Police said. "Floodwater is already dangerous, but when you add the ash and soot from the mountains, it becomes exponentially more hazardous. Just a few inches of swiftwater can take a car or SUV in a matter of seconds. If you're driving and spot water on the street, turn around immediately."


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Coal Ash: Is It Really So Bad?
No, it's not, say top coal-ash experts in the mining industry
When you hear the words coal ash, what comes to mind?
Most likely negative things—like the Kingston spill in late 2008, TVA's subsequent efforts to obscure its responsibility for the accident, or that the ash contains trace metals like lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, selenium, boron, arsenic, uranium, and thorium, some of which are known carcinogens. Yet everyone knows that whenever God closes a door, He opens a window. So what about the bright side of our black, grainy friend?
First, a clarification/correction is necessary: coal ash isn't the best label because it's a catch-all term for fly ash, bottom ash, desulfurization materials, boiler slag, and other stuff produced in coal-fired power production. Also, ash is what we become when we die, so it reminds us of death and our own impending mortality. Boo! It also has associations with things unclean: soot, dirt, cigarettes, coal mines, and industrializing America—yuck! (Boiler slag has a nice ring to it, but apparently a "slag" in England is a women of disrepute, so that doesn't quite work either.)
The American Coal Ash Association and other industry groups prefer the name "coal combustion products," and since they work with it so much, it stands to reason they would know best. As coalashfacts.org points out, "Our industry refers to these materials as 'coal combustion products' or 'CCPs' to emphasize that they have significant commercial value." Exactly—it's not ash, or even waste, but a product! Just one letter away from produce, the fresh fruits and vegetables we all love to consume.
Back to the Kingston spill and TVA. Considering how quickly one billion gallons of coal combustion products spilled out in 2008, it's pretty remarkable that nobody died in the accident itself. Was it divine intervention? Perhaps. But does TVA get any credit for not (immediately) killing anyone? Not if you read the papers, watch television, listen to the radio, or follow the investigations.
Second, those toxic little metals—mavericks, really—found in coal combustion products are in really, really small doses. Like you probably can't even see them, even with contact lenses. Sure, selenium might cause reproductive failure in fish and work itself up through the food chain, but that could take a long time and lots of scientific research to prove. With science, can we ever really know the truth?
Also, as it turns out, TVA had been leaking this stuff at Kingston over the course of 50 years, but was anyone complaining before? Maybe, but who remembers them? And perhaps TVA was building up the tolerance in local wildlife in anticipation of a massive accident. Do they get any credit for that foresight?
Lastly, coal combustion products have all kinds of uses, including filler for golf courses, embankments, Portland cement, and carpets. "By using coal ash instead of disposing of it in landfills we are avoiding the environmental degradation and energy costs associated with mining virgin materials," reads coalashfacts.org. In fact, coal combustion recycling is a multi-billion dollar industry; if the housing bubble taught us anything, it's that whenever something's worth a lot of money, it's probably really, really valuable.
So next time a friend begins ranting about TVA, dirty coal, or the Kingston coal-ash spill, you might pull them aside and say, "Listen, Bub, 1.) the proper name is coal combustion products; and 2.) they do a lot of good for us."
Mountaintop Removal Improves Views of Other Mountains, Bordering States
Everyone's been there: You plan a nice Saturday in the Smokies, making time for all the requisite activities—an early morning hike around the Belz outlet mall, a break for lunch at Chili's, a game of Hillbilly Golf or two, then the Dixie Stampede for dinner—only to have your view obscured the whole time by pesky, protruding mountains.
Well, not for long! Coal companies have figured out a way to increase our view of neighboring states while at the same time decreasing our energy costs. Using a technique known as mountaintop removal, and with the help of some very pliant legislators, the companies simply relocate some of our oldest (read: dullest) mountains to neighboring valleys, flattening our landscape and improving the view for everyone. It's almost like smoothing out the wrinkles on a bed sheet, only using dynamite and irrevocably altering a landscape—because who wants a wrinkly bed sheet?
The coal industry employs some 400 people in Tennessee, and mountaintop removal mining allows them to squeeze even more money out of these very finite resources. That means more profits for them and more savings for us, a real win-win!
Of course, like in anything, there are naysayers who say this process scars our landscape and hurts tourism for small, short-term savings. But we're in a recession, so I bet most people wouldn't say those savings are small. And nobody knows what sort of mountain-creating technologies may be available in the future, so that's a fairly irresponsible claim.
If coal companies are allowed to continue this service to us all, just consider the possibilities—with those annoying mountains out of the way, we'll be able to look clear into North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, and Georgia, and watch their mountains get blown up as well. It'll be like Boomsday all year round!
John Dissembler is Senior Director of Shame-Free Public Relations and talks with coal-mining experts on a regular basis.
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Cameron: It's taken longer than hoped but economy is healing
by Sarah Miloudi on Jan 08, 2013 at 07:41
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have reiterated their belief the UK economy is on the mend, despite its route to recovery being far longer than anyone predicted.
The under pressure team said they remained 'pro growth and pro enterprise' as they looked back over their time in coalition, and forward to the next election.
Last week saw the Labour Party begin limbering up for the next vote as it unveiled a plan to cut tax relief on pensions for high earners in order to help support those out of work.
But Tory leader and prime minister Cameron and Clegg, his deputy in the House of Commons and leader of the Liberal Democrats, said the coalition's current austerity strategy was working and the deficit was coming down.
'I'm comfortable the British economy is healing, that we are doing the right thing to tackle the terrible black hole, that we are putting money back into people's pockets,' Clegg said.
While Clegg said 'of course' he wanted fast growth, many forecasters had underestimated the time needed to recover from the financial crisis and the subsequent recessions that followed it.
'The time needed to heal the UK economy has taken longer than anyone expected,' he said.
While any government would have to continue to repair the British economy during the parliament's next term, Cameron (pictured) used the coalition's mid-term review to highlight the steps it had taken to help the UK recover, including schemes to boost lending for businesses, tax reforms and help for hard working but low earning families.
'It is understandably a difficult environment, but we are a pro growth, pro business, pro enterprise government,' the prime minister said.
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Prospective new Alliance partners from Malaysia and Vietnam attended the annual "Blue Sky Week", joining Alliance linking organisations from Cambodia, Indonesia, Ukraine, China, India, Myanmar, Mongolia, Kyrgyz Republic,and the Philippines, as well as colleagues and partners from Alliance India and the UK Secretariat.
Attendees emphasised the need for the Alliance to retain its core strength in community mobilisation. The focus was on building a shared understanding of the issues faced in the region, particularly the challenges of working in a regional context where epidemics are largely driven by key populations who are hidden or hard to reach due to high levels of stigma and discrimination.
Several external speakers were invited to contribute to sessions. This included Cameron Wolf, Regional HIV/AIDS technical advisor for USAID, who presented on the US government's HIV/AIDS Programming in the Greater Mekong Region and Brad Otto from the Burnet Institute, who spoke about health policy initiatives working with men who have sex with men in the Mekong/China region.
Another session focused on the development of Alliance Regional Technical Support Hubs and the future role of the Alliance as a technical support provider in the region. Contributors included Dr Min Thwe, director of the IPPF-led UNAIDS Technical Support Facility for East and South East Asia and Mark Bebbington, Program Director of the HIV Consortium for Partnerships in Asia and the Pacific. The need to work in partnership with existing technical support providers and other consortia was stressed.
A highlight of the week were the field visits to implementation sites of HIV/AIDS initiatives in Bangkok. These included 'Ozone', a PSI funded drop-in centre for people who inject drugs and the Mercy Centre, an NGO focusing on mothers and children.
On Tuesday evening, delegates attended a reception, hosted by Alliance Trustee Kevin Ryan, Director of Positive Lives, who commented: 'This meeting gave me a real sense of the underlying values of the Alliance, its strong diversified community base and the need for ongoing engagement by members of the Alliance Board of Trustees at a community level wherever possible and appropriate.'
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— "Why did you run that letter?"
It's a question I've been asked many times over the years regarding various letters to the editor that are published on editorial pages.
Typically, the people who ask the question are of one political persuasion, while the letter writer is coming from the opposite end of the ideological spectrum — usually the very extreme end.
My basic response is that we publish such letters because that's part of what we do. Newspapers are supposed to provide outlets for expression, even if some people are unhappy with what they read.
I've always thought it takes some level of guts to read a newspaper. If you're looking only for confirmation of what you like or believe, you've come to the wrong place. Read any newspaper long enough, and you will be offended.
Take me. I am offended by the fact my newspaper, the New Castle (Pa.) News publishes a daily horoscope. I think this is nonsense and an insult to rational thought. But there it is — because some people like it.
As for letters, these are the products of the people who write them. Anyone who reads an editorial page can see the letters cover a vast array of subjects and run the political gamut from far left to far right. Whether we agree with them or not is beside the point.
Allowing people to express their views is an important aspect of a free society. And letters to the editor play a big role when it comes to free speech. Anyone who supports free expression ought to respect the fact letter writers want to say something, even if that means not exactly respecting what they have to say.
I think it's important to understand why freedom of expression in various forms is protected by the First Amendment. It's not to be nice and it's not to be tolerant of others. Rather, it's out of recognition that no one person or entity holds a monopoly in the marketplace of ideas.


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Children Now's Lempert to Speak at L.A. Hearing on Media Ownership
Oct 03, 2006
Today, the Federal Communications Commission will hold its first public hearing in Los Angeles to discuss media ownership rules, which include changes to regulations governing the number of media outlets a single company may own.
Children Now, a leading nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to assuring all children thrive, and author of a landmark 2003 study on the impact of media consolidation on children's programming in Los Angeles, will be on a panel at El Segundo High School to discuss how consolidation has negatively affected children's programming in the area.
In brief, Children Now's "Big Media, Little Kids" found that, from 1998 to 2003:
- the number of hours each week devoted to children's programming in Los Angeles decreased by more than 50 percent;
- the largest decreases in these programming hours were on stations that are part of media duopolies (where one company owns two television stations in the same market);
- most repurposing occurred between outlets that were owned by the same media companies.
"The public's needs, particularly children's needs, must be prioritized before commercial interests," said Children Now President Ted Lempert, who will speak on today's panel. "Children Now is hopeful our study and testimony today will help the FCC ensure that all children have access to diverse and educational programming."


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Winterfest is about giving
Winterfest isn't just about the food and performances. It's also about the community and, according to Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce's Billie Rogers, this year's offers plenty of ways to give to a local charity.
"It's a huge part of Winterfest," she said, "because charitable organizations make you feel good about spending your money. If you're coming on vacation and you're going to come up to Blowing Rock, yes, you'll get a little vacation ... but you'll also feel good inside, because you're giving money to all these different charity organizations."
Last year's Winterfest raised about $7,000, but the chamber does not anticipate a repeat.
"Last year, it was solely volunteer," Rogers said.
Since the chamber took the reins, it's more of a business, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of opportunities to give.
The High Country Cloggers aren't just bringing the beat with Saturday's 3:30 p.m. Snowflake Parade. They've initiated a fundraiser to raise cash and canned goods to benefit Watauga County Schools' food pantry.
"I feel like there's a need for awareness in the community, because there are definitely kids that are sent home with bags of food on a daily and weekly basis that need that extra boost," parent and organizer Amy Forrestor said.
Winterfest gave the kids the perfect outlet for service. "Aside from having a monetary donation box ... We're going to be collecting the canned food," she said.
The parade will start at the American Legion parking lot, and kids will march up to Main Street, then down past the Martin House, right on Laurel Lane and back to the American Legion.
Businesses are invited to join the effort by bringing banners and showing support during the march.
Mountain Alliance is another organization leading the charge for donations with a silent auction.
"In the past, we've had our silent auction in spring," organizer Tammie Jollie said, "but this year we were asked if we wanted to do our silent auction as a part of Winterfest."
The auction, held Saturday, Jan. 29, at the Blowing Rock School cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., typically nets $5,000 to $6,000 for Mountain Alliance, which provides activities for high school students. "We're hoping for more this year," Jolly said.
And with more than 13,000 items from over a hundred businesses (think spa packages, original paintings and more) it's a goal you can be excited about.
And there are countless other giving opportunities this weekend. Take the free hot chocolate in the park.
"If you give a few dollars, you'll help the American Red Cross," Rogers said, and the Boy Scouts.
The Historical Society, what Rogers calls the "labor force" of the festival, gets part of the proceeds from the Chili Cook-off, and Saturday's pancake breakfast benefits Blowing Rock Fire and Rescue. The Polar Plunge benefits several charities, as each jumper gets to pick his or her beneficiary.
For more information on the events and charities of Winterfest, check out http://www.blowingrockwinterfest.com.