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Seizure Control
Why EMT-Basic administration of Diastat should be added to the National EMS Education Standards and Instructional Guidelines
Sweeping changes to the National Standard Curriculum in 1994 allowed EMT-Basics to assist patients with self-administration of lifesaving rescue medications. Prior to 1997, no rescue medication was available for a life-threatening condition like status epilepticus or prolonged seizure activity. The development of Diastat® in the mid-1990s has provided an easily administered, efficient and safe method of treating prolonged seizure activity. Given the safety and efficacy of this medication and procedure, it is the next logical step in the expanding scope of practice for EMT-Basics and should be added to the approved list of assisted rescue medications contained in the next revision of the National EMS Education Standards and Instructional Guidelines.
In 1994, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its revised National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Basics, with a number of new cognitive and manipulative skill sets that included assisting patients with the self-administration of prescribed rescue medications like nitroglycerin, oral glucose, inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectable pens. The rationale behind basic level-assisted administration was that the patient had already been evaluated by a physician and prescribed the medications for self-administration. Second, the benefit of timely administration of these prescribed medications far outweighed any inherent risks that could be recognized in the prehospital setting. Strict guidelines and protocols have been attached to these new responsibilities, which continue to be outlined in the 2009 National EMS Education Standards and Instructional Guidelines.
Diazepam Use in Seizures
Diastat®--diazepam rectal gel and its trademark administration system-- was first approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States in 1997 as a treatment for breakthrough seizures in adults and children over age 2. This Schedule IV CDS is currently the only FDA-approved treatment for status epilepticus (SE) or other life-threatening seizures in this age group.1 It was specifically developed for use by parents, caregivers and other nonmedical personnel, and is therefore designed to be easy and safe to administer outside a clinical setting.2
Most seizure patients, no matter how well managed through maintenance medication, will likely experience breakthrough seizures throughout their lifetime. Possibly as many as 35% of patients on antiseizure medications may not be adequately controlled.3 Although these occasional breakthrough seizures are mostly benign, extended, cluster or repetitive seizure activity can lead to life-threatening consequences. Cluster seizures, also referred to as acute repetitive seizures, are best defined as numerous seizures that occur over a time period from minutes to hours and generally fall outside of what would be considered normal for that patient.4 Progression of these types of seizures can manifest as status epilepticus, which should be considered a true medical emergency that can be identified by a number of clinical scenarios. Any generalized seizure lasting more than five minutes or any three consecutive seizures over a one-hour period would be classified as status in nature. SE would also include any type of recurrent seizure without a recognizable postictal recovery period. Finally, any other type of seizure (e.g., partial complex or focal) lasting more than 30 minutes would be defined as SE.5 Between 50,000 and 200,000 generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) seizures occur every year in the United States, with an overall mortality rate of 20%.6 Additional statistics show that status seizures lasting more than one hour have a mortality rate of 32%, compared with 2.7% for seizures of shorter duration.7 Although the etiology of the seizure and age of the patient are contributing factors, it is clear that morbidity and mortality associated with status epilepticus are directly related to duration of the seizure activity. Therefore, timely administration of an effective anti-convulsant and subsequent termination of seizure activity would be considered a lifesaving intervention.
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Cincinnati City Council will address black on black crime during their meeting on Monday night.
After looking at crime statistics in Cincinnati, Councilmen Chris Smitherman and Charlie Winburn are asking fellow council members to help stop the violence. Smitherman and Winburn introduced a motion calling for the city administration to allocate $300,000 to fund an initiative to increase awards to entice citizens to cooperate in solving murders.
"This is the first series of solutions that Council Member Winburn and I will submit to fight murders but specifically the high percentage of Black on Black murders. A person who murders must understand that there is a high probability that they will be caught and brought to justice. This will begin to deter a person from picking up a gun and taking the life of another human being," Smitherman said.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at City Hall on Monday.
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Since its launch in August 2008, the CBOE EuroCurrency Volatility Index (ticker EVZ, sometimes known simply as the "euro VIX"), which is based on the FXE ETF, has toiled in relative obscurity compared to some of the more famous volatility indices.
Given all the fears about the European sovereign debt crisis over the past few years, I find the lack of interest in EVZ to be surprising. After all, in thinking about the euro zone one of the most basic questions has been whether or not the euro will survive. Further, outside of the U.S. at least, the future of the euro zone is still considered to be the biggest risk to the stock market.
With all this in mind, I was looking at EVZ data this evening and discovered that today marks five years since the beginning of the historical EVZ data provided by the CBOE (reconstructed data fills the gap from November 2007 to the August 2008 launch.)
The chart below shows the history of closes in EVZ (blue line), as well as comparative closing prices for the VIX (red line.) I have annotated the chart to highlight two pieces of information:
So…is EVZ understating the risk to the euro or is the VIX overstating the risk to stocks? Is it possible that these two measures of risk can be moving in opposite directions and both be right?
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Where Fashion Begins
11 comments:
- COCOCOZY said...
Great coverage of fashion week. Have been checking in daily to see what you've found!
Hope all is good!
- September 12, 2012 at 8:43 AM
- Henhurst Interiors said...
Love Bill Cunningham and would be very interested in your personal street fashion photos.
- September 12, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Wayne Pate said...
Good point Heather and for me I could look at style photos of people like Hamish Bowles all day. I think if you're the person behind the lens there is immense pressure to be creditable and relevant within certain circles of the industry. Unfortunately I think shooting the editors is too easy and let's face it, editors do have
to be a bit more grounded than your average fashionista. In my book the editors are the one's who really get it right. I'm a good old (slightly off center) boy from Texas so that may explain my point view!
- September 12, 2012 at 9:13 AM
- Juliette said...
I'd LOVE to see your take on street style. Something tells me it would be so elegant....so classically chic. I am a native New Yorker and personally just so sick of the endless photos of what I call "downtown fashion." Most street style blogs are just carbon copies of each other. I am still somewhat young (32) yet I am just so over those avant garde looks. (as well as home decor, which is why I've been a fan of HC for a very long time now) You certainly have the talent to have a very successful street style blog focusing on timeless, understated, CHIC styles! -Jackie, Sutton Place
- September 12, 2012 at 11:14 AM
- Karena said...
Lets face it Heather, the avant guard look is fun for the young who are aspiring to be noticed.
The classic, elegant, timeless styles; even with a bit of an edge and unique detailing is for me definitely!
Art by Karena
- September 12, 2012 at 11:30 AM
- shuzluva said...
Hallelujah. I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed the trend of wearing costumes to fashion shows. Let's face it, avant garde on the street is a costume. On the runway it's exciting.
I would love to see your pictures of chic timeless looks. Timeless doesn't mean boring, and you have a wonderful eye.
- September 12, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- Pamela RG said...
I agree with you Heather. I don't know why those street photographers are not featuring the Editors and Fashion buyers who are the experts and the real stylish people during the shows? Also missing are the NY Socialites. I miss them too. The street photographers kept taking pictures of the same people. Maybe, you should give it a try? For sure you will feature the really stylish people in the Fashion World, including yourself. I love your outfit features in your blog.
- September 12, 2012 at 5:41 PM
- Once Was a Girl said...
I agree that so many of the pictures are running together because they are of the same subjects. An edited look outshines extravagance every time... and edited does not mean boring! Love the pics your outfits.
- September 12, 2012 at 7:58 PM
- Jane said...
I concur. Where are the photos of the grown up ladies over 40, over 50? The ladies with the money AND the grown up bodies that these bloggers are blind to for some inexplicable reason. Shyness on the part of said 40+, 50+ gals, as I think I recall Scott what'isname using as a sad excuse, simply doesn't cut it, speaking as a not so shy 50+ lady who simply needs some idea of how all this gear my possibly look on my buxom yet chic form. Olvia Palermoi has no information about how to dress that is of ANY use to me. Plus, she's boring. Where is the blog for me to follow. I cannot believe someone hasn't realised the enormous following they'd have if they got out there and just did it. Miuccia Prada cannot be the only woman wearing great clothes!!!
- September 13, 2012 at 6:10 AM
- Lori said...
You should start shooting the street. More people should. It's about varied viewpoint. If if getting clique-y it sucks like high school.
- September 13, 2012 at 10:56 PM
- Lori said...
You should start shooting the street. More people should. It's about varied viewpoint. If if getting clique-y it sucks like high school.
- September 13, 2012 at 10:56 PM


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Jeff Cohn
Jeff Cohn, the winemaker, got his start in the industry almost 20 years ago. As an intern at Boordy Vineyards in Maryland, he drove an hour and half each way to prune vines in frigid weather, pick grapes in stifling heat, and scrub everything from barrels to floors.
Long before he began his winemaking career he received an associate degree in culinary arts from Johnson & Wales University, and a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from Florida International University.
Cohn had always loved the hospitality industry, and as he worked through several high profile positions after college he found his passion for wine steadily growing. The more he learned, the more he wanted to learn, until he realized that becoming a winemaker was his ultimate goal. The job at Boordy was a deciding factor in the trajectory of his career -- in spite of all the scrubbing.
With the encouragement and support of his family, Cohn moved to California in 1993 to follow his dream. He earned his master's degree in agriculture chemistry, with an emphasis on enology, from California State University, Fresno in 1996. It was here that Cohn discovered French winemaking techniques and the concept of terroir. "The flavor profile was so different than anything else I had ever tried," he says of the first Chateauneuf-du-Pape he tried in school. "It was a shocker. To go from tasting only single varietals to a blend really opened my eyes."
Upon graduation, Cohn joined Rosenblum Cellars as an enologist. He rapidly moved beyond lab work and soon found himself in charge of the entire white wine program. In 2000, Cohn was officially promoted to winemaker, and in 2004 was named vice president of winemaking and production at Rosenblum. He was instrumental in creating cutting-edge barrel and yeast programs at the winery. It was through experimentation at Rosenblum that Cohn perfected the technique of using different types of yeast to create even more subtle, specific characteristics in the wine he was crafting.
He began his own label, JC Cellars, in 1996. JC's first vintage was the 1996 Rhodes Vineyard Zinfandel. 75 cases were made. Over time, case production at JC slowly increased from that small, intimate introduction to over 5,000 cases annually. In January 2006 Cohn finally parted ways with Rosenblum to focus exclusively on his own winery, but not before crafting the 2003 Rockpile Road Zinfandel, which placed 3rd on Wine Spectator's Top 100 list that year. This was a coup for not only Cohn but all of California's winemaking industry, as no Zinfandel had ever appeared so high on the list before. In fact, no Zinfandel from California had ever even cracked the top ten.
Cohn goes to great lengths to marry California fruit to the aspects of terroir and minerality you'd find in France's oldest winemaking regions. He does so by travelling all over California, from Santa Barbara to Mendocino, in search of the finest fruit and the best vineyards. Among some of Cohn's most important discoveries include the Rockpile region in Sonoma, where nine years ago he began sourcing the Syrah grapes that are now the main component of his most elegant and complex wines; the Buffalo Hill Syrah, Haley's Reserve Syrah, and the stunning2008 So Serine Syrah, to name a few. The craggy soil of the aptly named Rockpile produces some of the most complex and distinctive minerality in all of California.
Throughout the years JC Cellars has taken on a life of its own. Located in downtown Oakland in a 15,000 sq. ft. warehouse, JC's unlikely location is part of its charm. It was also a conscious decision, as Cohn is a resident of Alameda. "Being in Napa and Sonoma, the world of winemaking surrounds you all the time," says Cohn. "I like being where I am because I like a private life. I'm close to the winery without being immersed in the endless competition of that environment…and I like living here," he jokes, "because I've always wanted to live on an island."
Being housed in downtown Oakland also gives the community a first-hand glimpse at what really goes on behind the scenes, especially during harvest. The most hectic time of year, it's during harvest that you can really experience all that goes into the craft of winemaking. "Harvest is my absolute favorite time of year," says Cohn, "and it's also nerve-wracking because there is just so much to do. We easily put in 12 to 14 hour days for weeks on end. But fermentation...I love the aroma. I love the smell."
When he's not running JC, driving all over California in search of the perfect grapes, or spending time with his family, Cohn is also a consultant for several wineries including Prospect 772 and the Valdez Family Winery. "Consulting is something that I really like," he says, "I go through the whole process, from discussing the goals of the winemaker to designing their program." Of the whole process he notes, "I help give them the guidelines and point them in the right direction."
The future of JC involves exacting even more attention on the quality of the fruit. "The Rhône stuff is the passion," Cohn says, "but right now we are looking at some Zin vineyards including Dusi Ranch, Sweetwater Springs, Iron Hill, and the remarkable St. Peter's Church. The goal is to become a bit more focused and work with some really small vineyards and growers that we know are the best of the best."
Jeff Cohn is JC Cellars -- a winery where you'll find remarkably crafted wine, a production team with decades of experience, and staff with an unparalleled passion for food, drink, and hospitality.
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2007 Sweetwater Springs Vineyard Petite Sirah – Russian River Valley - Wine Spectator, 92 Points
2007 Sweetwater Springs Vineyard Zinfandel – Russian River Valley - Wine Spectator, 92 Points
2007 'The Impostor' Zinfandel Blend – California - Wine Spectator, 90 Points
2007 Fess Parker's Vineyard Syrah – Santa Barbara - Wine Spectator, 93 points
2006 Stagecoach Vineyard Marsanne – Napa Valley - Wine Spectator, 92 Points
2006 Caldwell Vineyards Syrah – Napa Valley - Wine Advocate, 92 Points & Wine Spectator, 91 Points
2006 Fess Parker's Vineyard Syrah – Santa Barbara - Wine Spectator, 91 Points & Wine Advocate, 92 Points
2006 Rockpile Vineyard Syrah – Rockpile - Wine Spectator, 95 Points & Wine Advocate, 93 Points, & Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine, 91 Points
2006 'Buffalo Hill' Rockpile Vineyard Syrah – Rockpile - Wine Spectator, 92 Points & Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine, 94 Points
2006 Eaglepoint Ranch Vineyard Petite Sirah – Mendocino - Wine Spectator, 94 Points, Wine Advocate, 90 Points & Wine Enthusiast, 90 Points
2006 Ventana Vineyards Syrah – Arroyo Seco - Wine Spectator, 93 Points
2005 Rockpile Vineyard Syrah – Rockpile - Wine Spectator, 93 Points
2005 Frediani Vineyard Petite Sirah – Napa Valley - Wine Advocate, 92 Points


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Arie Luyendyk, Jr., is doing a great job wooing Emily Maynard on The Bachelorette so far this season, but a series of strange details about his past have cast serious doubt about both his character and motives.
Are we looking at Mr. Here For the Wrong Reasons?
While none of the revelations are that scandalous, Arie's level of success this season (see The Bachelorette spoilers for more on that topic) makes them quite consequential as a serious candidate to become Emily's fiancé and Ricki's future stepfather.
According to reports, Bachelorette producer Cassie Lambert not only knows Arie - a race car driver and son of Indycar champion Arie Luyendyk, Sr. - she's been trying to get him on the show for years, but he kept turning it down.
That is, until this year, when and that he agreed to do it because Cassie would help him get to the end. According to Bachelorette spoiler guru Reality Steve, Arie even said, "I'm only doing it because I know I'm gonna win."
He was extremely confident going into the show that Cassie would help him get far, because she's coached him and is the one Emily talks to daily.
How much this influenced Emily, we'll likely never know, but his relationship with Cassie Lambert played a major role in him agreeing to the show.
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"Come and join us if, for you, serving Christ is at the core of your life. Join us if you possess broad shoulders, a free spirit, an open and prudent mind, and a heart bigger than the world. Join us if you have a sense of humor and you know how to share a joke... and if, on certain occasions, you are also able to laugh at yourself." - Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J., former Superior General of the Society of Jesus
First Year Novices
Andrew Carrell Redmond, Washington
Andrew, 27, holds a bachelor's in criminal justice from Gonzaga University. A Jesuit Volunteer from 2009 to 2010 in campus ministry at the University of Detroit Mercy, Andrew was most recently a program coordinator with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Santa Clara. A memorable pilgrimage for Andrew was traveling with his best friend and a Jesuit from GU to Montserrat, Spain to retrieve a replica of the Black Madonna Statue for the University Chapel at Gonzaga.
Joseph Dickan Long Beach, California
Joseph, 23, earned a bachelor's in neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles. For the past year, he has worked in advancement at St. Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, California. During the summer of 2012, he participated in the "Six Weeks a Jesuit" program, tutoring at Washington Jesuit Academy in the nation's capital. Reading the Spiritual Exercises and participating in an ecumenical prayer group, both while in college, were instrumental in his faith development.
Martin Hicks Los Angeles, California
Martin, 46, received a bachelor's in social work from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Master of Divinity degree from St. John's Seminary in Camarillo. His diverse work experience includes managing a shelter for runaway teens, serving as a human services representative for FEMA after Hurricane Katrina and, most recently, coordinating outreach and liturgical ministries for St. Eugene's Parish Community in Los Angeles. He volunteered for the Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative.
Joseph Kraemer Richmond, Indiana
Joe, 46, received his bachelor's in English from Hillsdale College in Michigan. He oversaw the Playwrights Program while working as literary manager for The Julliard School's drama division from 1993 to 2008. Later, Joe served as creative director for Estevez Sheen Productions at Warner Bros. and recently worked as an independent writing coach and teacher. His volunteer work includes teaching CCD, helping at a homeless shelter and serving as a big brother. He loves to travel and, at last count, has visited 32 countries.
Ryan Mak San Francisco, California
Ryan, 22, graduated from St. Ignatius College Preparatory School in San Francisco and earned his bachelor's in biochemistry and cell biology from the University of California, San Diego. In college, he interned in a hospital's geriatric-psych unit and worked as a lab assistant and undergraduate researcher. He was active with the Newman Center Catholic Community, an experience he termed transformative, and coordinated a comedy show during his senior year.
Eric Nguyen Stockton, California
Eric, 38, was born in Hue City, Vietnam and immigrated with his brother to the U.S. in 1989. After studying biochemistry at the University of California, Davis, Eric worked as an IT specialist for various Silicon Valley firms for 10 years. While a catechist at Most Holy Trinity Parish in San Jose, Eric organized food drives for the homeless. He has participated in service trips to Dolores Mission Parish in East Los Angeles and the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Arizona.
Jason Odem Seattle, Washington
Jason, 39, earned a bachelor's in history from Seattle Pacific University, a master's in African-Asian history from the University of London, and a master's in Muslim-Christian relations from Georgetown University. For the past seven years, he has served as a teacher and cross-country coach at Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, where he helped develop retreat programs. He enjoys travel, music, film and literature.
Vicente Perez, Jr. Albuquerque, New Mexico
Appie, 45, was born in Cebu, Philippines. He has a bachelor's in biology from the University of the Philippines, from which he also earned his medical degree. His graduate studies in the U.S. include fellowship training in endocrinology at the University of New Mexico. Before joining a medical practice in Albuquerque, Appie worked as a physician for a medically underserved population in rural New Mexico. He is passionate about classical piano and liturgical music.
Alfonso Pizano, Jr. Bell Gardens, California
Alfonso, 34, has a bachelor's in English from Mount St. Mary's College in Los Angeles and a master's in elementary education from Loyola Marymount University. For the past two years, he has taught at a Catholic grade school in Monterey Park. He also volunteered to teach confirmation at Dolores Mission. His work experience includes a 14-year stint at Disneyland, where he piloted the monorail, sailed submarines, hawked souvenirs and danced in the Christmas Fantasy Parade.
Michael Tedone Placentia, California
Mike, 26, earned a bachelor's in Catholic theology from Marquette University in Milwaukee and a master's in religious education from Boston College. He served with Jesuit Volunteers International from 2009 to 2011, working at Xavier High School in Chuuk, Micronesia. He credits his entrance into the Society to his time at Marquette and a lengthy discernment culminating with the 19th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises this past year at St. Ignatius Parish in Greater Boston.
Simon Zachary Glendale, Arizona
Simon, 29, graduated from Brophy College Prep in Phoenix and earned a bachelor's in business administration from Gonzaga University. Most recently, he worked for Microsoft's advertising division in operations and account management. He was inspired by the sense of humor and desire to succeed of East African refugees while teaching citizenship/ESL classes to them for a 5-year period. Simon said his entry into the Jesuits was a gentle tug spanning from Gonzaga through his corporate career.
Second Year Novices
James AntonioSeattle, Washington
James, 25, has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross. Prior to joining the Jesuits, he spent two years in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, first assigned to the community in Nashville, Tennessee, and then in Portland, Oregon, working with Operation Nightwatch, a hospitality center for people on the street. He enjoys yoga, running, and reading poetry.
Andrew, 22, holds a BA in French and English literature from Seattle University. While at SU, he spent a spring in France honing his language skills and visiting the shrine at Lourdes. He has worked as a tutor, volunteered at a homeless shelter, and served as a collegium assistant for commuter and transfer students at SU. Andrew is a passionate poet in two languages and loves seventeenth-century British literature.
Nicholas BallorEssexville, Michigan
Nick, 30, has a BS in chemical engineering from Michigan Technological University and earned his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biophysics from the California Institute of Technology. Most recently, he worked as a biology post-doctoral fellow on a project in applied microbial ecology at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His interests include running, hiking, biking, nutrition, Greco-Roman architecture, and studying Hebrew and Koine Greek.
Chris BoitanoTacoma, Washington
Chris, 23, is a graduate of Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma and a recent graduate of Creighton University, where he studied biology. He was involved in numerous service clubs and trips in college, traveling to the Dominican Republic, El Paso, Mobile, as well as leading a trip to West Virginia. He served as an RA and was instrumental in turning Creighton into a fair trade institution. He is an avid (but no longer competitive) runner.
Edward ChowSan Jose, California
Edward, 25, a graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, completed a BA in political economy from the University of California, Berkeley, and has worked as a budget analyst at NASA Ames Research Center. In college, he studied Mandarin Chinese in Taipei and, since graduation, has facilitated the service, advocacy and justice ministry team for youth ministry with the San Jose Chinese Catholic Community.
John DePalmaGainesville, Georgia
John, 43, originally from Seattle, has been working as a physical therapist since graduating from University of Washington. He has competed as a flatwater kayaker on an international level in Australia, Europe, and Asia. John also has been serving in his parish as a catechist and was a founding member of Paddlers for Christ. In January 2012 he went on the first candidates' immersion trip to the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, AZ.
Mike ManalastasThousand Oaks, California
Mike, 33, has a BA in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and worked as a CPA until taking time off last year to travel extensively, including pilgrimages to the Holy Land and El Camino de Santiago. He was actively involved at St. Ignatius Parish in San Francisco and volunteered as a basketball coach and confirmation teacher at an inner-city school.
Eddie NgoCoppell, Texas
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DC Metro Hikes Up Fares Without Improving Service
Washington D.C.'s Metro system just increased fares but doesn't promise to improve the rider experience.
I don't want to be one of those people who complains about the Washington Metro system. But the operation's new fare system is overpriced and confusing, aggravating a long litany of problems Metro has had and not fixed.
I love public transportation. I don't just love the idea of it—though I do very much support the idea of public transportation for social, economic, and environmental reasons. I actually enjoy riding on subways and buses. I like not having to worry about being distracted or tired when traveling home. I like not having to deal with traffic or aggressive drivers. The ride home from work on a subway car or bus can be the beginning of decompression after work, as opposed to a car trip which can merely add to any stress of the workday. Metro is clean and remarkably safe, and its riders are reasonably courteous.
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Metro, however, seems constantly in a state of disrepair. Escalators are frequently not working—no trouble for those of us who can go up and down long flights of stairs, but tough for those with luggage or physical constraints. Delays seem to be getting worse, and lines are shut down with astonishing frequency (the shutdown of the Green Line leg that connects with the bus traveling to Baltimore Washington International airport was particularly inconvenient). And yet, Metro on Sunday initiated a massive rate hike—with no promise of better service.
Worse, the fare system is not only arguably unfair but very confusing. A ride that once cost $1.85 (and not so long ago, $1.35) is now $2.05, according to the fare structure on the Metrocard machines. Go ahead, try to get a farecard for $2.05. It won't let you, since you now can't travel for anything less than $3.05 (it's more during rush hour). Is this information on the fare chart? Sort of. There's a notice at the top that if you don't use a Smartcard, you have to pay $1 more per trip. Since Metro made up new fare charts anyway—the old ones had three fares; one "regular," one "peak," and one " peak of the peak,"—why not have three categories of fares on the new farecharts? One that has the off-peak fare, the peak fare, and the fare without a Smartcard? Does Metro think it's fooling anyone by advertising deceptively lower fares? All it's going to do is slow down the lines to get Metro cards—and Metro is slow enough already.
Extensive, well-subsidized public transport is a positive thing, a way to cut down on everything from greenhouse gas emissions to drunk driving. But charging vastly more for still-inadequate service isn't going to win any converts.


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The Fair Oaks Chamber of Commerce presents the 29th Annual Christmas in the Village, Saturday December 1st, 2012 Saturday December 8th, 2012.
Bring the family for Old-Fashioned Holiday fun in Fair Oaks Village!!!!!
- Local Village Merchants and Street Vendor booths featuring Holiday Refreshments, Arts & Crafts and Specials
- Santa
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- Live Festive Holiday Music with members of Sacramento Master Singers, River City Yukes and local Children's Choirs
- "Winnie the Pooh," a play in the Amphitheater (*Bring a can of food to donate for Free Admission*)
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RICHMOND HILL, ON., Oct. 20, 2008 Lexmark Canada, Inc. today announced the new Lexmark 650 family of monochrome laser printers and multifunction products (MFPs), designed with advanced features to help optimize workflow, save money and reduce impact on the environment.
"Lexmark's workflow solutions are helping some of the world's leading banks, retailers and pharmacies increase productivity while trimming costs," said Tim Emens, Lexmark Canada president. "We are excited to introduce this groundbreaking family of products that will further enable our customized solutions to meet customers' unique needs."
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The Palestine Library Memorial Board, through The Gregg Foundation, will host a piano and organ concert Saturday featuring Italian music luminaries Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli.
The free concert will be held at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, located at 422 S. Magnolia St. in Palestine.
Attesti, who performed at the 2012 concert in Palestine, is an Italian pianist of international acclaim. Among his generation of musicians, he is considered one of the finest interpreters of the Romantic and early Twentieth Century Repertoire.
"His performance in Palestine brought rave reviews and he is welcomed back for this command performance," a news release said.
This year's concert also includes the highly acclaimed organist, Matteo Galli, who is chief organist at the St. Maria presso St. Satiro Basilica in Milan.
In addition to his activity as a musician he is also concerned with organizing festivals and he is well known for his participation in the most important conservatories and schools of music in Italy and beyond.
For more information, call 903-729-4121.
Dogwood Trails parade applications available
The Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 75th annual Dogwood Trails Festival Parade, set to take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16 in downtown Palestine.
The theme of the 2013 festival is "Diamonds & Dogwoods: A Dynamic Duo," with parade participants asked to pick a famous duo like Batman and Robin, Anthony and Cleopatra, etc. Entries will be judged on theme, continuity, originality and enthusiasm.
The deadline for parade entries is 4 p.m. on Monday, March 11. Those not registered by that time may participate, but will not be judged or qualify for awards.
The parade begins at 10 a.m. at the courthouse square, will continue down Crawford Street, turn left onto Sycamore Street, right onto Main Street, right onto Tennessee Street and tight onto Lacy Street. Judging will be done during the parade from the Chamber of Commerce building at Main and Queen Streets.
Prizes include a $300 cash prize for "Best Overall Float" and second- and third-place trophies; and first-, second- and third-place trophies in the categories of individual, business and organization.
Parade applications are available at the Chamber office, located at 401 W. Main St. or online at www.texasdogwoodtrails.com (click on "Festival" and then "Parade").


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A small section of N. Middletown Road was closed briefly on Tuesday night. Just south of Germonds Road near Rinne Road, a dryer fire at a home on N. Middletown Road closed both lanes for less than an hour.
Nanuet Fire Department worked fast to contain the fire.
"We were able to shut the gas off," said Chief AJ Knapp. "We were able to knock it down really quick so the fire didn't spread. The dryer unit, we were able to rip it out of the room they had it in."
There were no injuries and the fire was reported at 8:21 p.m. Pearl River FD assisted.


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The Valparaiso University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be selling t-shirts and wristbands and accepting donations to benefit Valparaiso University's effort to aid the victims of the earthquake in Haiti at the men's basketball games on February 6 and 8, the women's basketball game on February 6, and the men's and women's Swim meet on February 8.
Red or blue wristbands are $1, short sleeve t-shirts are $5, and long-sleeve t-shirts are $10.00. All donations and proceeds from purchases go to this effort.
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By BRAD KELLAR
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The local electric utility system is spreading the word that it does not take payments over the phone, in the wake of at least one local resident receiving a fraudulent telephone call Tuesday.
A Greenville woman contacted the Herald-Banner, indicating she received a call Tuesday afternoon from someone claiming they were with the Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS), noting the utility was closed and demanding the individual's debit card number to pay a bill which the woman knew had already been paid.
The call turned out to be from a mobile phone in Marshall. The woman called the number back and at first reached an individual identifying themselves by a last name of Sanchez. She called the number again and someone answered "Greenville Electric."
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I never thought that as a 35-year veteran of the armed forces that I would pick up my pen and demand the resignation of the secretary of defense for an outrageous failure of leadership in denying death benefits for the family of our fallen heroes. While now corrected, this agony went on for far too long, especially when the secretary himself had the ability to fund and correct this injustice.
As of today, neither Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel nor President Obama, the commander-in-chief, have formally apologized to the American people and especially the families of our fallen for unnecessarily increasing their burden of pain and suffering after losing a loved one in defense of the United States. Both the secretary and the commander-in-chief seem to be incapable of separating political ideology from their constitutional requirement in support of our armed forces. It took a private nonprofit group, the "Fisher House", to come to the support of these military families in their time of need. How embarrassing for our national leaders to ask for a charity to step in and take over the government's responsibility.
The first mark of a true leader is to take responsibility for the actions of yourself and your subordinates. In the military profession, it's not what you say that counts, it's what you do and what actions you take in a crisis situation. Talk is cheap. The secretary of defense, himself a combat veteran, failed in this basic tenet of leadership and had the primary responsibility to insure that this never happened in the first place. His lack of action and his silence speaks volumes. We could at least publicly thank the Fisher House for providing the necessary funding, which again already existed within the Department of Defense, even with the partial government shutdown.


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 13, 2012) – "For the first time in my life, I'm speechless!" "This is the call I've been waiting for!" "I'm shocked and very, very thankful." "Oh My Gosh! I have tears in my eyes!"
These were the initial responses from finalists Ron Eby, Michael Jackson, Ali McDonough, and Lorri Shealy Unumb, who received calls from The NASCAR Foundation informing them they had been selected as one of four national finalists for the 2012 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award (BJFHA). Each of the finalists is guaranteed a $25,000 donation to their cause from The NASCAR Foundation, with the national winner being awarded $100,000.
The award honors the unwavering commitment that The NASCAR Foundation Chairwoman Betty Jane France has demonstrated with her philanthropic and community efforts. The award is granted annually to one passionate NASCAR fan that has made a profound impact on children in his or her local community.
"The courage, compassion and selflessness that these four finalists have demonstrated is awe-inspiring," said France. "They have accepted the personal challenges life has thrown at them with grace and dignity, while finding avenues to help others facing similar challenges. These deserving NASCAR fans help contribute to their respective communities in moving ways and their accomplishments make them outstanding selections for 2012 finalists."
NASCAR fans, friends and families are encouraged to vote for their favorite humanitarian by logging on to NASCAR.com/award between now and midnight ET on November 29, 2012. The finalist who amasses the most votes will be declared the national winner, and will be announced by France live on stage during the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards at Wynn Las Vegas on November 30. The victor will also win a 2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid.
2012 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Finalists:
Ron Eby (Windham, Maine) knew it was time to give back to the community after his daughter experienced meningitis and was rushed to a children's hospital in Dayton, Ohio, while on a cross-country trip. The incredible care and compassion that his daughter received inspired him to get involved with Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families in Casco, Maine. As a successful business owner, the 52-year-old auto repair shop owner knew fundraising would be his strength; he has helped raise over $250,000 for thousands of children dealing with serious illnesses. When Eby isn't recruiting new sponsors for the camp, you can find him serving up food in Ron's Mexican Cantina. All proceeds from the sale of the authentic Mexican food are dedicated to supporting Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families in Casco, Maine.
Michael Jackson (Duluth, Minn.) leads by example and shows the world that nothing should get in the way of happiness. The 18-year-old has battled cerebral palsy, a life-threatening condition, for his entire life, Jackson serves as a Young Adult Community Leader for the Starlight Children's Foundation's Starbright World bringing hope, inspiration, support and laughter to fellow teens with serious and chronic illnesses. Jackson has also raised funds for Starlight to sponsor Starlight Fun Center mobile entertainment units at Essentia Children's Hospital in Duluth so that other children could benefit from the Fun Center's games and movies as part of distraction therapy just as he did.
Ali McDonough (Wilmington, Del.) experienced something that changed her life forever. Five years ago as a teenager, her younger brother passed away in her arms after a courageous six-month battle with leukemia. Since then, McDonough, 21, has devoted her life to help fight childhood cancer, co-founding The Andrew McDonough B+ (Be Positive) Foundation which funds cutting-edge childhood cancer research and helps families of children with cancer.
Lorri Shealy Unumb (Lexington, S.C.) has impacted thousands of children with special needs for more than 25 years. As a mother of three, Unumb was deeply impacted when her oldest son, Ryan, was diagnosed with severe autism at a young age and was devastated to learn that insurance would not cover the cost of treatment for children with autism. As a result, the 44-year-old drafted a bill –-- now known as "Ryan's Law" that has been enacted in 31 other states – to encourage autism insurance reform. Unumb also founded the Autism Academy of South Carolina, a non-profit organization that protects the interests of children with the disability.
To learn more about the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award and each of the finalists, please visit NASCAR.com/award. Fans can also join the conversation on Twitter using hashtag #BJFHAward.


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2012 Colorado-Wyoming State Workshop and Student Lead On
The University of Northern Colorado is proud to be hosting the 2012 Colorado Wyoming State Workshop and Student Lead On. The Workshop will take place October 25th and 26th and the Student Lead On will be October 27th. All are welcome to attend!
Presentation Proposals:
Thank you to all those who are presenting. Proposals to present closed on October 1st.
Conference Registration Fees:
Pre-Conference Golf Outing: Cancelled
State Workshop (10/26):
Professional = $50, Student = $35
Student Lead On (10/27): Everyone = $15
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Be sure to mention the Colorado Wyoming State Workshop to receive the special rate of $79/night. The conference rate and room block closes on September 25th, 2012.
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Liberian-born writer Dr. Patricia Jabbeh Wesley will be the featured poet at the annual Esther Goldhaber Jacovitz Poetry Series being held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24 in the J. Irving Whalley Memorial Chapel on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus.
Dr. Wesley is assistant professor of creative writing and literature at Pennsylvania State University. Her awards include a World Bank Fellowship, a Crystal Award 2006, and the Liberian Award for her documentation of the Liberian civil war, of which she is a survivor. Dr. Wesley is the author of Where the Road Turns (Autumn House Press); The River is Rising (Autumn House Press); Becoming Ebony (Crab Orchard Award, Southern Illinois University Press), and Before The Palm Could Bloom: Poems of Africa (New Issues Press). Dr. Eric Schwerer, Pitt-Johnstown associate professor of writing, said, "Anthologized across Africa, Europe, and South America, Dr. Wesley's work frequently appears in our nation's best literary journals. Her poems incorporate many voices, those of children, mothers, men, Africans, Western Pennsylvanians, Midwesterners, and range in tone from sorrow and longing, to humor and ironic wit."
The Esther Goldhaber Jacovitz Poetry Series, which began in 2004, is made possible through an endowment from Pitt-Johnstown alumna Esther Goldhaber Jacovitz. Ms. Jacovitz was born in Cambria City, graduated from Johnstown High School in 1933, and attended Pitt-Johnstown from 1933-1936 when it was located on the second floor of Johnstown High School, where she majored in history with a minor in English. She attended the University of Pittsburgh from 1936-1937.
The event, which is being presented by Pitt-Johnstown Creative and Professional Writing program, is free of charge and open to the public. Previous poets featured in the Series have included Mary Ann Samyn, Lynn Emanuel, Terrance Hayes, Nick Flynn, Thomas Lux, Marilyn Chin, J. Allyn Rosser, and Mark Halliday.
For additional information on the event, contact Dr. Eric Schwerer at 814-269-7138. Additional information on the event may be found at www.pitt-johnstown.pitt.edu/PoetrySeries.
Founded in 1927, Pitt-Johnstown is located in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania and is the first and largest regional campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The University offers a high-quality educational experience in a supportive living-learning environment designed to prepare students for the real world of the 21st century. Pitt-Johnstown is recognized by U.S.News & World Report as a "Best Baccalaureate College," by the Princeton Review as a "Best Northeastern College," and by G.I. Jobs as a "Military Friendly School." Additionally, Pitt-Johnstown has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
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Adolf II Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
(23.2.1883 - 26.3.1936)
place of birth: Stadthagen, Fürstentum Schaumburg-Lippe
reign: 29.4.1911 - 15.11.1918
His parents were Prince Georg and Maria Anna von Sachsen-Altenburg. Following his abdication in November of 1918, Prince Adolf and his wife Elisabeth settled in Brijuni, Croatia. In 1936, they were both killed when their plane crashed while traveling in Mexico.
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Lori Chambers, computer teacher at Kenneth Henderson Middle School,
Lori Chambers, computer teacher at Kenneth Henderson Middle School,
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Wichita. Chambers will serve a one-year term in this role.
KBEA members were given the opportunity to experience personal and
professional growth during the two-day conference with a keynote
speaker, exhibits and workshops.
KBEA is an organization of business teachers from across the state of
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A MANUFACTURER of highly-engineered material has announced it will be setting up a global centre of excellence in Stourport, creating 40 jobs.
The town has beaten off competition from six international locations, including America and Shanghai, to be chosen as the centre for structural ceramics.
Morgan Advanced Materials, which already has a technical ceramic plant in the town's Bewdley Road, chose Stourport for the centre after receiving support from Wyre Forest MP Mark Garnier and chancellor George Osborne.
The Global Materials Centre of Excellence concept builds on the success of the group's Global Fibre Research & Development centre in Bromborough, Merseyside.
Mark Robertshaw, chief executive of Morgan Advanced Materials, said: "Morgan believes that by building on this model and founding a new centre of excellence we can better serve our customers by developing new technologies for structural ceramics applications.
"It will allow Morgan to focus on idea generation and execution in one integrated facility."
Mr Garnier visited the Stourport facility to discuss the goals of the centre and the potential benefits to customers.
He said: "This is great news for Stourport, Wyre Forest and the country. It is exactly this type of high-value manufacturing we need to develop in Wyre Forest.
"The commitment from Morgan is significant and will bring jobs, investment and training.
"The fact that Stourport has won over California and Shanghai is very significant and comes as a result of several factors, including business-friendly taxation and a political commitment to support advanced manufacturing."
Labour's Howard Martin, district council member champion for business, said: "Morgan's confidence in the district is great news for the local economy. It means the creation of jobs and that Stourport will become a global focus for research and development in this area."
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It did not take long for the liberal politicians and media to get on the bandwagon of gun control. It is incredible that politicians would jump to the conclusion that the tragedy that occurred in Newtown, Conn., was caused by firearms instead of paying close attention to the individual and what drove him to do such horrendous act.
Was the act perpetrated by a gun enthusiast who went practice shooting, or was the act of a madman? So far, the evidence leads to the conclusion that Adam Lanza was mentally ill. This is the root of the problem: If the problem is a mental disorder, why not start doing something about the mentally ill?
Let us explore another case. Take for example Jared Lee Loughner, who shot former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the head, killed six and wounded 12 others in a Jan. 8, 2011, Tucson, Ariz., rampage. Was that a case of mental illness? The lawyers appointed to represent Loughner were ready to use an insanity plea until Loughner pleaded guilty to all charges.
Are there youngsters who are affected by mental illness? Liza Long addresses this point in her "I am Adam Lanza's mother" article published in the San Francisco Chronicle on Dec. 17, 2012. She explains in detail the problem of mental illness and the agony a mother goes through knowing that her son has a problem but according to the existing laws, there is nothing she can do until the youngster does something drastic. Why? Why do we have to wait until a mentally ill person harms others before that person can be isolated and forced into treatment?
This situation goes back to 1970 when the then-young investigative reporter, Geraldo Rivera, exposed the horrors he visited at the Willowbrook State School in New York. When Rivera exposed the inhumane conditions the residents endured at these mental facilities, civil rights suits followed. Instead of improving the conditions in the facilities, the states opted to do away with many of them. Results? The mentally ill were discharged from the institutions and to this day, according to Sue Abderholden, executive director of National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota, "society view on mental illness is that people belong in communities and not institutions."
On Aug. 13, 2008, Renee Montague, co-host of NPR's Morning Edition, addressed the problem in her article "Inside The Nation's Largest Mental Institution," where she stated, "Until the 1970s, the mentally ill were usually treated in public psychiatric hospitals, more commonly known as insane asylums. Then, a social movement aimed at freeing patients from big, overcrowded and often squalid state hospitals succeeded. Rather than leading to quality treatment in small, community settings, however, it often resulted in no treatment at all. As a consequence, thousands of mentally ill ended up on the streets, where they became involved in criminal activity."
Is it a gun problem or mental illness or something else? Oren Dorel in the Dec. 18, 2012, USA Today article "In Europe, fewer mass killings due to culture not guns" claims that "The USA leads the world in gun ownership, but it's our individualistic culture that puts us at greater risk of mass shootings compared with other countries where guns are prevalent, according to a British criminologist who has studied gun violence in different nations. Mass shooters in any nation tend to be loners with not much social support who strike out at their communities, schools and families, says Peter Squires of the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom, who has studied mass shootings in his own country, the United States and Europe."
He also states that according to latest small arms survey conducted in 2007 by the graduate institute of international and development studies in Geneva, there are 88.8 guns per 100 people in the U.S. This probably does not include illegally owned guns.
If the idea of gun control is to prevent unwarranted deaths, does it mean that we should also look into other manmade objects? Take for example the death and injuries caused by automobiles.
According to the 2010 census data, in 2009 there were 33,808 deaths due to motor vehicle accidents. There were 9,203 due to firearms, including 6,503 due to handguns and 352 due to rifles. The report does not specifically differentiate the type of rifle such as bolt action or semiautomatic. The deaths for the same year due to knives or cutting instruments was 1,836, and this number is greater than the deaths due to rifles. Shouldn't knives be considered assault weapons?
I hope all elected officials will finally get serious and do something about getting to the bottom of the real problem, for the number of individuals who are willing to kill innocents and then take their own lives is increasing. To me, it is shameful to exploit the passing of so many innocent lives for political gains.
Each time there is no action in finding the root of the real problem. The gun control advocates always accomplish the opposite: Instead of preventing gun ownership, people rush to buy a weapon for self-defense because they feel that the authorities cannot assure the safety or their families.
Congress let the Federal Assault Weapons Ban expire on Sept. 13, 2004. Since then, no assault weapons ban bill has reached the floor of Congress for a vote. If the elected officials feel now that a ban of assault weapons would have prevented the Sandy Hook massacre, why have they not even considered renewing the ban since 2004?
Why start all over again to condemn animated objects instead of doing something about the individuals who use them?
DeFrancesco, a Republican State Committee member, is a Guys Mills resident. He can be contacted at email@example.com.


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Phishing or ineptitude?
I received some feedback on my post regarding Ben Carson's evasion of RKBA criticism, purportedly from "Run Ben Run", but I'm not sure if it's a real inquiry from them, or just a targeted phishing attempt:
Name: Run Ben RunIf it's real, they just did contact me, and could have clarified their position right there. And why would they think I'd have an account with a PAC supporting a candidate I don't like? Well, I could be trying to stay current on the opposition, I suppose. But a Yahoo email address? Why not the address given on their website?
It's a scam attempt, or the Committee is even more clueless than I realized. If it was legititmate, all they had to do was explain that they will bring the Gun Rights Questionnaire to Carson's attention in hopes that he'd take the time to answer it. (Note that bringing something to the candidate's notice, if only through publicity, does not violate restrictions on PACs.)
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That's probably going to impact the new season
Doctor Who Contracted Ebola in Grave ConditionDear highly college-edjumicated, super-professional "journalists,"
Commas are your friends. Avail yourself of them.
I'm reasonably certain that the doctor, who contracted ebola, in grave condition, is not Doctor Who.
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Oh look; another cars:guns analogy
The Path to Safer GunsI shouldn't even give this Baig loon the courtesy of link traffic.
In fact (an object class with which Baig has no familiarity), a heckuvalot has been done to improve firearms safety since they were invented. Better primers and powders for reliable ignition, eliminating hang-fires; frame safeties; grip safeties; trigger safeties; improved sight systems; light systems to see one's target; trigger disconnects to eliminate accidental discharges; better grips; better ergonomics generally; retention holsters; detachable magazines; speedloaders (yes, those do improve safety by eliminating fumbling)... the list goes on. And on... and on ... and...
I love it when victim disarmers try to compare the regulation of cars to guns, arguing that guns should be heavily regulated the same way. Sounds good to me. No license needed to buy a car. No license needed to operate a car except on public roads. No background checks. No registration unless you're taking the jalopy out on public roads. No
But this safety argument... Baig specifically mentions one "safety" system already available for guns: the Armatix iP1.
Defensive firearms are first responder devices. If Baig wants cars and guns to work the same way, then all ambulances would fail to start 10% of the time they're needed for a call.
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Run away, Ben
Update below.
Over at David Codrea's War On Guns, we hear that the National Draft Ben Carson for President Committee is busily trying to con people into supporting the waffler.
Run Where, Exactly?The Committee replied, though it failed to answer:
"The Draft Ben Carson effort is not associated with Dr.Carson, meaning, we can not communicate with him by law. However, everything Dr.Carson has stated concerning gun laws is below."That's false on at least two points.
First, the Committee is a Super PAC, which isn't allowed to coordinate directly with candidates, but it "is legal for candidates and Super PAC managers to discuss campaign strategy and tactics through the media." All they have to do is publicize the questionnaire and encourage Carson to respond.
Not that they want that to happen, since he's putting it kindly damned weak on RKBA; the best you can say for him is that he's willing to waffle and flipflop in an attempt to say what he thinks the current audience wants to hear, so long as it can't be spun as offensive to yet another needed block of clueless voters.
Which brings us to the second falsehood in the Committee
It depends on where you live. I think if you life in the midst of a lot of people, and Im afraid that that semi-automatic weapon is going to fall into the hands of a crazy person, I would rather you not have it.Sorry, I'm not about to vote for a clown who (probably?) thinks human rights are implicit in one's current location, rather than in the human.
Update, 7/30: I received some feedback, but I'm not sure if it's a real inquiry from runbenrun.org, or just a phishing attempt:
Name: Run Ben RunIf it's real, they just did contact me, and could have clarified their position right there. And why would they think I'd have an account with a PAC supporting a candidate I don't like? Well, I could be trying to stay current on the opposition, I suppose. But a Yahoo email address? Why not the address given on their website?
It's a scam attempt, or the Committee is even more clueless than I realized.
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And then something magical happens
I'll bet you thought magic bullets
had something to do with syphilis.
Via Tactical Gear and Military Clothing News, I've learned of a new (apparently vaporware) product called "Safe Access Ammunition (SAAMO)".
Everlokt SAAMO Summary OverviewThat's pretty much as specific as they get. Clicking their "How it works" link takes you to a crudely executed animation that doesn't actually tell you anything about how it works. You first load SAAMO "bullets" (why not the whole cartridge?) into your magazine, then load the pistol. Next, you disassemble your loaded handgun, removing the grip panels and replacing them with SAAMO grips.
Right off, I'm wondering where these guys gained their firearms safety expertise. (Hint to nongunnies: Unload,verify, then perform disassembly/maintenance procedures. You're less likely to shoot yourself that way.)
And you have to wonder: Do these clowns really believe that gun owners routinely leave loaded firearms laying on the floor with small children?
The new grips have to be squeezed in some special but unspecified manner in order for a cartridge to chamber. My first thought is that the magical unloadable "bullets" are flatnosed wadcutters or the like, and squeezing simply moves a springloaded catch that blocks the mag. Further research says this is an electronic system (remember to recharge your batteries when loading), so I have no idea. So far, they aren't talking. I can't see anything that makes this "safer" than simply sticking an inert snap cap round in the top of your magazine, nor any reason why I'd do either.
While I can appreciate Everlokt's desire to protect proprietary data, effectively telling us "buy this and magic happens" is somewhat less than effective as a marketing technique.
Everlokt seems to be... Well, I'm not sure. It doesn't look like they're selling anything but investor opportunities. Their claim to 15 minutes is a remarkable "touch-access" door unlocking system that bears an equally remarkable resemblance to RFID key fob gas pump pay systems. I hope they aren't infringing on someone else's patent.
I sent them a request for more info, and planned to hold this post until I heard from them. So far, I haven't even received an automated acknowledgement, so I'm going with it.
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Uh oh. Looks like someone is about to get fired.
Pa. doctor shoots patient who killed caseworkerBad news for the doc. Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital requires their employees to be helpless:
"Employees are prohibited from bringing firearms or explosives of any kind into the workplace."I can't find anything on their website forbidding weapons in the hands of insane patients, but someone claiming to be a police officer who worked the crime scene reports that the hospital does have a magical gun-repelling "no firearms" sign posted. I'm sure the criminal will be sharply scolded. Right after they can the doctor for protecting co-workers and patients.
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Beretta: It isn't all rainbows and unicorns
Pardon my slow posting; I've been working on a paying gig.
But I couldn't help but notice gunnies across the country cheering Beretta's announcement that they're moving all the Maryland manufacturing to Tennnessee.
Slow down a minute.
Yes, it's good that Beretta told Maryland to shove their downright stupid new anti-RKBA law. But you can be darned sure that isn't how the ban-bunnies like Violent Criminal Protection and Everytown Mediasters Demanding Victims will spin it.
The victim disarmers will claim this as a victory: an eee-vul gun company has been driven from their fair, pacifistic paradise. All it cost was some tax revenues. And not much of that. The move will amount to the loss of 160 jobs along with the income tax on that. I'm not going to look up Maryland tax rates, but let's pretend all 160 workers make $100,000 per year and pay ten percent in taxes to the state (probably a significant over-estimate on pay; tax rate is probably close): Maryland loses a whopping $1.6 million per year. In statist-goon terms, that's petty cash; almost pocket change, and they'll make it up by taxing everyone else. Corporate taxes? Beretta is maintaining their headquarters in Accokeek, so they'll still be paying any applicable state taxes on corporate revenue. To rabid bunnies, that's perfectly acceptable. A small, not-really-noticeable price to pay.
I'm sure we'll be hearing about how well the victim-disarming law is working... right about now (why are those antis so
Note to former police officer Michael Levy: I don't know about Maryland-specific data, but murder rates for the country have been declining for more than four decades, not just ten years. Or more than a century. Wikipedia, that bastion of All Truth, says the US violent crime rate has been in decline since colonial times.
Ban-bunnies will also crow about how this move will cost Beretta money. It will; though not as much as they'd wish, since the company was already moving some operations. But to the rights violators, this becomes a net gain for their death-wishing side. I'm not the only one to notice this.
This is a propaganda war. The disarmers and their lefty lamestream muddia buds will report this as Beretta backing down. Two can and must play that game. That's why it was important that Beretta also told West Virginia to shove it, and declined to move to NRA A-rated Senator Joe
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So we're going to socialize the kids...
... by... replacing friends and adult mentors with robots that can't even pass a Turing test?
What could possibly go wrong?
Feds spending $10 million to build robot companions for childrenWouldn't it be cheaper just to give each one his own little Spanish speaking illegal UAC?
Then again, some people appear to be getting a little too involved with their cell phones. Or...
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Be specific
Note: When doing web searches for images of belladonna, specify the plant.
I had no idea there was an... actress of that name.
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This should introduce a fun new aspect to police NDs*
" Cool! Now I can empty a whole magazine
into my own hand all at once."
Great Lakes Tacticals Glock Giggle Switch
Bear in mind that it's illegal for a civilian to own or purchase a machine gun imported or manufactured after 1986. And I really can't see the military buying too many of these; a few for special ops types... maybe. So that means the real market will be cops.
I can hardly wait for the wave of full-auto "his service weapon, which somehow fired accidentally" incidents, in which some idiot with his booger hook improperly on the bang switch blows his arm or leg off.
Hopefully, no 13yo kids will be in the line of fire.
* ND: "negligent discharge"; what happens when someone stupidly pulls the trigger when he shouldn't have. Usually referred to as an accident or "the gun discharged itself" when a cop does it.
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NEWS FLASH! Nothing happens to couple not on doomed flight
News services go wild.
Like the couple in this 'story', this picture
has nothing to do with MH17
Seriously, can't they at least stick to making up conspiracy theories about Putin shouldering the missile launcher used?
ABC: Australian Newlyweds Escape MH17 TragedyI wonder: How close must one come to being in an air travel disaster to make the international news? I'm feeling a little left out.
In December 1988, I took a vacation and flew from Frankfurt to NYC (is this sounding at all familiar?). Due to work, my travel plans changed; I left a week earlier than I had originally expected. On a Pan Am flight.
Yep. If I'd kept to schedule, I would have been on Pan Am 103. And not a single ABCCBSNBCREUTERSAPUPI reporter showed up to interview me.
In fact, my own Pan Am flight had so many mechanical problems (we got grounded for a hydraulic failure. Then the cabin pressure system wouldn't work. When we finally took off, the engines lost power, cycling up and down like nothing I've experienced on any other flight (and I've been on some doozies). When we at last reached cruise altitude, the cabin filled with smoke, with lighting randomly blinking on and off. The pilot chose to continue to NYC. Landing was interesting, too. And I won't bother you what we went through trying to get Pan Am ground agents to stay at their counters to get us our missed connecting flights; you may safely assume exits were blocked and a few threats muttered.
When I heard about 103, I immediately assumed that it had resulted from massive mechanical failure caused by shitty maintenance and worse crew decisions. I was astonished when I then heard it attributed to terrorism.
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Of course, that may be because the NSA activated your webcam
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Happy Lunar Landing Day
Forty-five years ago, some guys who were brave or crazy enough to strap themselves to the top of millions of pounds of explosives successfully landed on the Moon. Armstrong, Aldrin and yes, Michael Collins, too* are still my heroes.
That was the good part.
On the downside, a generation grew up hearing that as an example of the wonderful things government bureaucrats can do if we'll just let them run our lives. Allow me to point out a few things about our ground-bound heroes at NASA:
NASA is the Veterans Administration of space exploration. Or the VA is the NASA of medical care. Flip a coin and pick one.
* Sure, he didn't land on the Moon with Neil and Buzz. He spent the whole time in solitary, keeping the mission going, wondering if the lunar explored would make it back, and if he'd have to make a solitary return. I'll bet that he spent some of that time thinking on the fact, that human nature being what it is, he'd be forgotten long before crowds stopped cheering and remembering the moonwalkers. And he still did his absolutely essential job. You try sitting for a day, all alone in a little shell of aluminum built by the lowest bidder, a quarter-million miles from the nearest breathable atmosphere, while someone else gets all the publicity.
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Amtrak & The Crock Pot of Doom
Sleep tight.
Amtrak is on guard.
I heard an interesting story tonight. A correspondent had taken some acquaintances to an Amtrak station for a trip. An Amtrak agent heard them talk about having a crock pot in their checked baggage, and told them they couldn't have a crock pot in there.
Yes, freaking slow cookers are now considered weapons.
Well, maybe the way I cook... but getting one to explode is another matter. We aren't talking about a steel container designed to hold pressure. It's a bloody ceramic pot with a lid that just sits on top.
Don't you feel safer now?
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Mini-Review: Abnormal End
Look what showed up in the mail yesterday afternoon. Abnormal End, from Joseph Francis Collins.
Buy It!
When Collins published Kill Code a few years ago, it ended at point from which a sequel could easily be launched. Abnormal End is that sequel.
Kill Code introduced us to sniper Leo Marston, hacker Jackie Winn, and an unusual terrorist/freedom fighter. Abnormal End picks up roughly a year later when folks are thinking wrongly of course, since these are action novels that it's safe to go back in the water.
The upside to Abnormal End is that it's chock full of action. The downside is that it is not a stand-alone novel. While Collins does insert some background material, if you haven't read Kill Code then Abnormal End won't make much sense. So go buy 'em both.
Tyrannicide is back 'ciding tyrants. Unfortunately, his target discrimination sucks, and his minions' is worse. You'll see Albuquerque in flames, Kirtland AFB blown up (in a manner that suggests base security is still a lousy as it was when I was last there thirty years ago), and ... well, read the book. I can't give away everything. And there's a lot of "everything" happening.
Unlike Kill Code, which had a fairly definite closure (while allowing a sequel), Abnormal End is a classic cliffhanger ("tune in next week to see how our heroes escape this inescapable trap"). It's less of a separate novel, and more an extended chapter, a la the three books of Lord of the Rings. It leaves you with more unresolved questions than answers. Clearly, the next planned installment, Ghostnet will be a must read.
The only problem with this book is one commonly shared by self-published works: Proofreading/editing. As a(n ex-)writer myself, I understand how hard it is to proof your own work. Your brain knows what's supposed to be on that page, so your eyes "see" it, whether it's really right or not. Someone could make a killing by offering bargain basement prices for halfway decent proofreading for the exponentially inflating self-publication market.
BUY IT: Abnormal End. Kindle: $4.99, Paperback: $13.46
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Tewksbury, NH
When did we start annexing chunks of Massachusetts? And can we give it back, or did Mass demand we take it off their hands?
Click for WMUR misreport
It's obviously time to delete WMUR from my news bookmarks. The blindly reprint police press releases unquestioningly, misreport nonexeistent machine guns, refuse to make corrections when caught out...
...and fail basic geography. Meh. Maybe they can get jobs with the TSA.
This sucks. WMUR was the last website I had left for routinely getting local news. But like the others I already dropped, I can't count on them to get
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California School's Holocaust Denial Assignment Requires 'Reeducating' of Misled Youth"Misguided," as in,"Shit, we didn't think they'd catch on."
"Reeducate," as in, "Dralm damn it, teach those little buggers to keep their mouths shut about what goes on in school."
Government schools have a strong disinterest in teaching actual critical thinking. After voters who can and will do that might try to vote out idiot politicians (yes, I do realize that's redundant), or vote down tax increases that wouyld funnel more money to schools and teachers who... don't teach critical thinking because...
If they had any real interest in teaching (or, Ghu forbid learning themselves) critical thinking, they should spend less time on exercises designed to manipulate facts (propaganda) and more on Alfred Korzybski and General Semantics.
But teachers typically coming from the bottom* of their graduating classes probably think General Semantics is a dead Civil War officer.
(Hat tip to David Codrea, who also notes that Assemblywoman Cheryl R. 'for Reeducation' Brown has her own problems with contributing factors in the Holocaust.)
Added: A commenter at War On Guns brought up something I missed about Brown's claim that her father helped liberate "the Aushwitz [sic] concentration camp". Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Red Army; specifically, the 322nd Rifle Division ("Cargosquid" mentioned the First Ukrainian Front; I don't know how that group related to WW2 Soviet forces). I'm wondering if a black man really did serve in the Red Army, and if he emigrated to the US post-War. Or if Brown is just full of shit. Not that the two conditions are mutually incompatible in a politician.
* Back in the '90s, a college instructor was more specific: He maintained that it was teachers with degrees in education who graduated in the bottom ten percent of their classes.
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The newest superpower on the block
Construction of New CYBER/ISR FacilityNow, you might be wondering why a smallish northeastern state needs global military power.
Me, too.
(Hat tip to Bruce Schneier.)
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So long as I'm comparing fiction to reality
SWAT Team Invades Innocent Familys Home For Credit Card ArrestBut way back in 1965, still well within my own lifetime:
No, they don't. These days, a chicken thief would probably call for a Hellfire drone strike.
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Firefly Alpha
This is interesting. And not just the reference to one of my favorite TV shows.
Firefly Space Systems Firefly AlphaTo the best of my knowledge, this would be the first practical application of aerospike in a launch vehicle. But... something sounds familiar about that description.
There are differences. My system was a horizontally-launched spaceplane, rather than vertical ballistic. Manned vs. unmanned. I used a "first stage" which never left the ground; that launcher didn't use an aerospike because it always remained in one atmospheric pressure range and would not have gained any advantage from intrinic variability. I used LOX/JP-5 instead of methane. But like the Firefly, mine was a small craft boosting a comparatively (relative to conventional sat missions) low mass payload.
But it's good to see this happening. I wish them luck
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The NSA Mix
Buy it.
(No, I don't get a commission on that, darn it.)
Via ClaireWolfe:
Artist sends NSA a super-encrypted mixtapeClaire asks, "What would be on your 'mixtape'?"
This is a rough first pass through my library. I think it'll do.
Cheap Trick - Dream PoliceBut...
I wouldn't encrypt it. Not because I think they could crack any encryption I used, but because I'd want them to listen and ponder.
Of course, I could just save myself some time and send them Leslie Fish's "Lock & Load".
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I was musing on the Streisand Effect and wondered: How many people around the world are still learning about Barbra's adventures in stupidity, not because of her direct actions, but through her becoming a meme for stupidity?
I can comfort myself with the thought that no matter how much I've screwed up my own life, at least I never got a derogatory effect named for me.
OTOH, "they" say there's no such thing as bad publicity. If it got people to actually pay for my books...
Meh. On the gripping hand, I was once the lead tech for a telecom company in a midwest city. One day the area sales manager rushed into my office with a newspaper.
"Carl, look! We have a huge write-up!" he exclaimed.That company surprise! went bankrupt.* Completely out of business. It no longer exists. Because they valued even poor marketing over competence.
* Amusing note: That company tried to merge (i.e.- get bought by) WorldCom before the shit hit the fan. Normally when a merger of that sort is announced, one or both companies will see a stock surge. In this case, both stocks tanked.
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Somebody's looking for a lighning bolt in the ass
Jesus Christy Superheroine
Marvel's new Thor will be a womanI'm looking forward to the gender-switched "Jesus Christ Superhero" comic. That's gonna put an... interesting spin on the theories that Christ and Mary Magdalene had a thing going.
Hmm. Maybe Marvel will do Jesus, and DC can do "Mohammed, Mover of Mountains".
And saints... Imagine a steampunk version of St. Ignatius Loyola kicking badguy ass and saving their souls, whether they like or not.
Possibly some of you readers weren't aware of it, but there are still adherents to the old Norse pantheon. I've met some. When the subject came up, most seemed to find the comic book Thor in slightly poor taste, but mildly amusing in a "Thor can take a joke, or destroy you if you overdo it" way. Maybe we'll see if Transexual Thor qualifies as "overdone".
(Hat tip to Claire Wolfe.)
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The 5 Most
...in at least the last two days.
The 5 Most Dangerous Guns in AmericaNow, if that were anything like a semi-honest publication, you might be expecting to see the most popular-with-violent-criminals makes or models. I'll save you a little time by summarizing here (and believe me, you aren't missing anything by skipping the stock photos).
To begin,we have the very first clause of the very first sentence of the very first paragraph... you get the idea: