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▶ Plattsburgh's 29th annual Irishman of the Year award was presented to two individuals this year, John and Helen Ianelli. The award is given to the person — or in this case, people — who contribute generously to the community as a whole.
▶ The Keeseville Elks Club donated money and materials to assist in building Dannemora resident Kevin Courture — born with cerebral palsy—a new wheelchair access ramp to his home.
▶ Eastern Precision Casting, a 2½-year-old small Plattsburgh industry, has received a $750,000 expansion loan that could eventually swell it's 16 person labor force to 150.
▶ The WCFE's Movie Marathon in Plattsburgh raised $69,000 falling short of it's fund raising goal by about $6,000. "Considering our technical difficulties, which took us off the air for a while, the hockey tournament and the good weather, we did very well," said Melissa Davis, the station's director of development and community relations.
▶ "Youth on Parade," the annual youth variety show will be held at the Lodge of Elks in Plattsburgh and will be televised on WPTZ.
▶ The Press-Republican's second annual "Best Recipe Contest" begins, open to residents in Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties. More than 700 entries were made last year, and a larger number is expected this year.
▶ Plattsburgh State is holding its 12th annual science fair, exhibiting a total of 59 displays in Hawkins Hall. The exhibits were created by both junior and senior high schoolers from across the region.
▶ Statistics show that 43 percent of deaths in Clinton County last year were caused by heart disease.
▶ W. Finney & Sons of Peru are sponsoring a program in celebration of John Deere Centennial Day. The program will feature four talking pictures showing the development of farm machinery.
▶ The worst snow storm of the winter hit Plattsburgh, killing seven people in automobile accidents just before the first official day of spring.
▶ Dr. George C. Owens was re-elected mayor of Lake Placid after pulling in 726 votes to his rival's — John McHugh — 651 votes.
▶ Paul Smith's "College in the Pines" is one step closer to reality after the will of Phelps Smith—which left $7 million to found the college — was admitted to probate without objection in Malone.
▶ The state Department of Health has ordered that all school children — including those in Clinton County — be examined for eye, ear, throat and teeth trouble.
▶ Four deer ran ahead of the engine of a Chateaugay train for more than two miles. Three of the deer were fully grown, but the engineer had to slow the train down to prevent from running down the fawn in the group.
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When Apple announced iTunes Radio for iOS 7, it was as a US only service, at least at first. Unfortunately, that might not change until 2014 at the earliest, even for countries like Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Scandinavia, which typically enjoy early Apple rollouts. From speaking with people in the music industry over the years, I've continually heard what an utter pain it is getting content licensing deals, especially outside the US, even for Apple. Andy Fixmer and Adam Satariano of Bloomberg point out that even though it may feel slow, it's still faster than many rival services have been able to grow their offerings:
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If you're in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden then you're also in luck! The new iPad launches today in your country!
Apple has confirmed that the second wave of the new iPad rollout will begin Friday, March 23, in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
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Apple's iPhone 4S is now available factory unlocked in the U.S. from Apple.com. Why it took until November when countries like Canada and the UK got unlocked models at launch, who knows? But if you've been waiting to go contract and SIM-lock free, now's your chance! (Reminder: Only the GSM/AT&T version is available unlocked, not the CDMA/Verizon/Sprint version).
Apple has also launched the iPhone 4S in 13 more countries, namely Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania and South Korea.
There will be no delays as Apple has just confirmed iPad 2 will be available this Friday, March 25 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Just like the US launch, online orders will begin a 1am (they don't say which time zone?) and in store purchases will be available starting 5pm local time.
We're getting email and tweets from New Zealanders about ready to sharpen their pitchforks and light their torches as the iPhone 4, supposed to launch today, is nowhere to be found.
Apple's saying nothing. Vodafone is saying nothing. And no one is getting anything.
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Steve Jobs dropped the July 30 date for next big rollout during the iPhone 4 press conference but now Apple has gone and made it official:
Beginning this Friday, customers can purchase iPhone 4 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. iPhone 4 will be available for purchase through Apple's retail and online stores and Apple® Authorized Resellers.
Apple Online Canada has changed the date for iPhone 4 release from "July" to "soon", while the Australian and New Zealand Apple Online Stores only show iPhone 3GS -- no iPhone 4 in sight.
Thin, yes, but when you consider US sales of the iPad on April 3 were higher than expected to the degree all international iPad releases were pushed back a month, it's not like it's out of the realm of possibility. 600,000+ iPhone 4 pre-orders and US delivery dates getting pushed further and further back into July -- yeah, it raises eyebrows.
Will a rush on stage 1 iPhone 4 release countries push back stage 2 countries? We're hoping not, but we're keeping both eyes fixed on those pages.
Apple announced today that the iPad, already released in the US and scheduled for a wider release internationally in May, will be coming to Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July.
No word on pre-orders or pricing yet, but Apple says that's coming at a later date.
If you're in one of those countries -- are you waiting for late July, did you get a US model already, or are you still waiting to be sold on the iPad?
Apple's newly appointed vice president of Internet Services (iTunes, and now App Store and MobileMe), Eddy Cue wastes little time getting his name in the press (at least compared to how long it took Big Media and Apple to get the service in place!). Says Cue, via Apple PR:
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text: Dancing to a Spiritual BeatArie Hasit "Hayam ra'ah v'yanos, HaYarden yisov l'ahor." "The sea saw and fled, the Jordan retreated." These words, according to Jewish tradition, are used to pray to God as part of the Hallel service. However, they recently made it not only to the ears of Jewish davveners (those who pray), but also to all lovers of Israeli music. The 2002 hit "Medabrim al Shalom" ("Talking about Peace"), Mookie's smash hip-hop ballad, featured these lines as the introduction to his song about peace, politics and Israeli society. While the incorporation of tefillah and Israeli music may not be surprising, hip-hop may not seem like the type of music most likely to do so. Mookie, however, was no stranger to Jewish allusions, quoting the Haggadah at the beginning of his band Shabak Samech's hit, "Nofel veKam" ("Fall and Get Up") and neither are most members of the Israeli hip hop scene. While bling bling and bikinis aren't absent from Israeli hip hop, you're just as likely to hear about Torah or God as you are about cars and parties. Religion's relationship with Israeli hip-hop dates back to the beginning of Israeli hip-hop itself. Before moving thousands of dancers with "HaFinale" and inspiring Zionism with "Tikvah," superstar Subliminal recorded a song called "Mitpallel." In this song, Subliminal takes the topics hip-hop is known for, feeling oppressed and marginalized, and turns them to God. HaDag Nachash does the same in their song "Elokim Sheli, Ratziti Sh'Teda" ("My God, I Wanted You to Know"), in which they are clearly yelling at God, a Jewish concept that dates back to Abraham's argument with God over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. While these artists have topped the charts with their pleas to and arguments with God, the producers of Israeli hip-hop feel even stronger about keeping God in the hip-hop scene. Chulu, the D.J. and rapper who first produced Subliminal, often introduces reggae to his rappers, hoping that reggae's religiousness will influence them. "The one thing still missing from hip-hop that reggae has is God. When they sing about Jah, they mean the same God we worship," he said. Daddy G, another of Israel's hip-hop pioneers, has gone as far as to record reggae/hip hop recordings of classic Jewish texts, such as Esa Einai. He feels that hip-hop expresses the upbeat attitude that he wants in praising God, and brings in other artists to record with that mentality. Like all popular imports in Israel, the future of Israeli hip-hop is uncertain. Depending on which Israeli one asks, hip-hop could fall off the charts by next week, or it can remain popular in Israel for as long as Israelis listen to music. One thing is for certain, though: as long as hip-hop remains in the Jewish state, it will have a Jewish bent. [Posted 9/15/04] |


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Involving Philanthropies in Tobacco-Control Initiatives Aimed at Children and Youth
Tobacco-control donor summit
The International Youth Foundation convened an Anti-Tobacco Donor Summit August 7, 2000 in Chicago to explore new ways to involve philanthropies in tobacco control initiatives targeted at the world's children and youth.
The summit was held in conjunction with the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.
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- Representatives from 17 philanthropies from North and South America, Europe, and Asia attended the summit.
- In preparation for the summit, the project team prepared a discussion paper, entitled "Diminishing the Tobacco Epidemic by Building Alliances and Taking Action."
- The project team also prepared a summary report of the summit discussions, entitled Dialogue of Philanthropies on Tobacco.
Key Conclusions: In the summary report, Dialogue of Philanthropies on Tobacco, the project team reported the following key conclusions:
- The group agreed that there is potential strength in working together, rather than solely working as individual organizations.
- All participants endorsed the idea of an evolving clearinghouse/secretariat to help marshal tobacco-control efforts. In addition to serving the affinity group of donors, such an entity would send a strong message to the tobacco industry, as well as to the public, that tobacco reduction is a global priority health issue.
- Among the roles suggested by participants for such a clearinghouse/secretariat are the following:
- Help create a global affinity group of donors focusing on tobacco control.
- Coordinate tobacco-control efforts among the donor community to encourage greater geographical and programmatic coverage.
- Gather, synthesize and share inter-organizational learning and research on evidence-based tobacco reduction programs and practices from around the world.
- Promote intersectoral bridging through the establishment of public/private tobacco-control partnerships involving multilateral and regional development banks, bilateral development agencies, UN system organizations, government ministries, foundations, educational systems, religious bodies and other civil society organizations, etc.
- Determine new and effective ways that donors could support the capacity building of grassroots coalitions of organizations engaged in national tobacco reduction campaigns.


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Sauna Pants may look like a flotation device but there's not gonna be anything bobbing around in a pool of sweat but your penis. I only bought a pair just because I've always wanted a pair of shorts that have to be plugged in. The temperature is adjustable from 95-160ºF and are supposed to help you lose weight, which makes sense because you're going to end up sweating both balls off. For me that's upwards of 40 pounds. For you? Nano-ounces. "There's no such thing as a nano-ounce." YOU SHUT UP. Allegedly there's no such thing as wizards either but then how does TV work? "Are you seriously asking?" No, I know all about magic. Also: what makes women tick. "Clock parts?" I HAD A HUNCH!
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One Family's Commitment to Giving Back
Houda Foster, from Buenos Aires, and her husband Jim Foster, from Kansas City, met in Madrid many years ago and now live in New York City with their eldest son, Georges, and a golden retriever named Aaliyah. Their youngest son, Matthew, also lives with them and is studying at New York University. Georges has epilepsy, neurological impairment and developmental delay. He is fully dependent and can't walk, talk or feed himself. He is their star and the entire family is devoted to him. Georges attends a day habilitation program at United Cerebral Palsy of New York City.
The Fosters believe in giving back to the community, and that's why Houda serves on the Board of a small community group in New York City that helps battered women and their children get into permanent housing while Jim has volunteered for the Adaptive Sports Foundation for six years (see sidebar for more information on the Adaptive Sports Foundation). The Foundation is something Jim can share with Georges, since Georges is an avid skier in the Foundation's winter skiing program.
EpilepsyUSA: When was Georges (Georgie) diagnosed with epilepsy?
The Fosters: When he was four months old.
EpilepsyUSA:What has been the course of his treatment?
Houda: Shortly after we discovered he was having seizures, at times he was having up to a hundred full seizures each day. Sometimes he would even stop breathing—we went through every imaginable medication—phenobarbital, Dilantin, all of them. We even tried the ketogenic diet and ACTH for infantile spasms. The two we didn't try just weren't right for the seizures at that time.
Jim: We tried steroids and he puffed up like a balloon. I was afraid for his health—he seemed to be very unresponsive. He was initially very responsive to the steroids, but then he went into a vegetative state. But before we started trying all of the different drugs, we went through the discovery phase—trying to figure out what happened, what was the cause of it all? Genetic, environmental, what? You're hopeful you'll find something. I know we wanted to try every possibility of correcting the situation—of finding a solution that would improve his life.
Houda: In general, we've been very lucky with Georgie's doctors—his pediatrician was wonderful. That pediatrician was starting his private practice when we first saw him and we stayed with him for 20plus years.
Jim: You have to realize that even the best of doctors sometimes address these situations in a way that isn't always sensitive to parents' feelings. When we as parents came to the realization that this was not a curable condition, we came to accept Georges for what he is and he has given us more joy than we ever thought possible.
EpilepsyUSA: How has the treatment been going over the years?
Houda: Georgie's seizures have never been controlled 100 percent and some medications have resulted in reduced awareness and responsiveness. We don't want to jeopardize his ability to relate to his environment. If he's nonresponsive to his environment—doesn't know what's going on—then what's the point? We recently discussed this with his neurologist who is an epilepsy specialist. Georgie's currently on a drug regimen where his seizures are less frequent and he generally relates and responds to people and his environment. We conveyed to the doctor that we wanted to balance the level of his seizures while ensuring that he isn't overmedicated because then he couldn't enjoy things because he wouldn't even be aware of them.
Jim: How much Georgie can experience the outside world and various stimuli is critical. If he laughs on the ski slopes and responds to us when we call his name, we feel his medication is at the right level.
Houda: If you control the seizure and your child is totally out of it, then what's the point? They need the balance— it's extremely important.
EpilepsyUSA: Why do you support the Epilepsy Foundation?
Houda: I believe people support causes that are dear to their hearts. In the case of the Epilepsy Foundation, there is a critical connection because Georgie has had epilepsy since he was four months old. More and more, I channel my giving into a few things that are close to my heart. And also, I give to the organizations that work most efficiently.
Jim: Organizational efficiency is critical. But research is extremely important to me as well. Our niece began having seizures when she was 40, so we have more than one reason to donate. We want to see epilepsy research expanded so as to understand what the causes of it are. Not necessarily specifically for Georgie, but for the greater population as a whole and for future generations that may go through what we've gone through.
EpilepsyUSA: Tell me about Georges. What are his interests? What does the family do together?
Houda: He has always been fully integrated in our lives. We take him to movies, travel with him, et cetera. He doesn't have the intellectual capacity to differentiate between most people, but he knows who the key people are in his life. The moment Georgie hears one of our voices, he gets very excited.
Jim: He loves music, water, cuddling. He'll put his head on your shoulder to tell you that he wants to be with you. He also really enjoys skiing and typically the outdoors wears him out but he also likes to swim.
Houda: Here's a wonderful story: We were out West and he had skied with us the whole day—he was laughing on the slopes and the wind was on his face and he was really enjoying it all. Then we went to a heated outdoor pool and he was kicking and splashing in the water (with his life preserver on, of course) and Matthew was there, too. At one point, Jim and I realized he wasn't splashing anymore and we looked over and he was totally asleep on the water! It was fantastic and we kissed him awake.
EpilepsyUSA: What about Georges' brother Matthew— when did he know about Georges' epilepsy?
Houda: He was born with Georges next to him and so he knew from the beginning that Georges was different. Matthew told us that when he's older, he wants to be a doctor so he can take care of Georgie! Matthew (he said this when he was 16): "I have to have freedom and do everything I want in my wild years. But when I'm 30, I'll take care of Georgie."
Jim: Matthew is very protective of him. When we were looking at different options for how to care for Georges, Matthew became very concerned about us sending Georges away. Matthew said, "If you send him away, I would not think very highly of you." He said that twice. Matthew also recently told us, "As a result of growing up with Georges, I will know how to take care of a special needs child."
EpilepsyUSA: What would you say to another parent whose child has just been diagnosed with epilepsy?
Jim: When you first find out, it's devastating. But in my experience, the special needs population is a joyful population. We've seen parents give up on their kids—but it's very important for every child to realize their potential, so you have to be engaged with them. Parents have to be very much on top of it and advocating for their kids in every possible way.
Houda: Raising a special needs child is a lot easier than you might think right now and a lot happier than you might think right now.
Jim: People consider a condition like this to be so much of a strain. But parents in our situation will find out their special needs children are often much easier to raise than their other children!
Houda: Julius Caesar had epilepsy! Epilepsy in and of itself doesn't have to have negative connotations. I feel I'm blessed having Georgie and he isn't a burden at all.
EpilepsyUSA: Overall, how has epilepsy impacted your lives?
Houda: Georgie being Georgie has made it possible for us to educate others about epilepsy and about his special needs. Our friends know and love Georgie but there are many people—on the streets, at the park—who don't understand and we take the opportunity to educate them. As Georgie's parents, we feel very fortunate to be able to expand their minds.
Jim: As a society we need to come to the realization that there is room for everyone with every possible physical condition in the world. Breast cancer awareness spiked and suddenly everyone was sympathetic and even empathetic to people who had it. People living with epilepsy need that same level of acceptance and understanding.
EpilepsyUSA: Do you have anything else you'd like to say?
Houda: Celebrate their lives. We've accepted Georgie's condition as normal. Georgie is the light of our life—he's our teddy bear, our grounding.
Jim: We have friends who call us heroes. We're not heroes, we're just parents.
Adaptive Sports Foundation/ Adaptive Sports Center
Celebrating its 25th year, the Adaptive Sports Foundation offers winter and summer sports to children and adults with special needs. The Foundation believes that differently abled people need only to realize just how much they can do and be able to say, "If I can do this, I can do anything!" to realize all they are capable of. This boost of confidence spreads to all life activities and increases their self-worth and self-esteem.
The Adaptive Sports Foundation is the largest adaptive sports program on the East coast and is considered among the best such programs in the country. Its activities include a wide variety of sports, levels, and types of programs, including competitive activities, lessons and Wounded Warrior programs exclusively for disabled veterans. For more information, please visit www.adaptivesportsfoundation.org.


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Legal firm "inundated" with calls from businesses unprepared for privacy law changes
National law firm Holding Redlich has been "inundated" with calls from businesses which are unprepared for the privacy law changes due to take effect on Wednesday.
SumoSalad to change labelling after Facebook outcry as customer goes into anaphylactic shock
Healthy fast food franchise SumoSalad is changing its food labelling after a customer went into anaphylactic shock and shared her story on Facebook.
The kind, cruel art of sacking
Understanding the legal ramifications of sacking someone is paramount in business.
Bikies look to clean up with Melbourne car wash businesses
There are fears Victorian bikies are developing a foothold in Melbourne car wash businesses, as the motorcycle gangs are tipped to further diversify their business connections.
Tax Institute calls for immediate two percentage point cut to company tax rate
The Tax Institute is calling on the government to urgently cut the company tax rate by two percentage points, as big businesses stand to foot the bill for the government's proposed Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme.
Fast Lane: The women who fell out of SmartCompany's top 30 female entrepreneurs list
When SmartCompany recently published its list of Australia's 30 top female entrepreneurs, a couple of high-profile names from last year were conspicuous by their absence.
Sydney auctions still going gangbusters, and there's no sign of slowing
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Google pressuring Asus to cancel dual-boot Windows/Android hybrid tablet
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In 2007, the SandorTeszler Library began the acquisition of the diverse personal collection of historical manuscripts and archives, ephemera, books, objects and textile accrued by Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. In 2001 the whole of the collection was generously bequeathed to the Library, so that present and future students of Wofford College would benefit from the study and use of its contents, and thus deepen not only their understanding of past events, but also the human condition.
The addition of the Littlejohn Collection to the library's Special Collections adds to the legacy of the Littlejohn family at Wofford: in the early 1970s a room that holds special collections materials was named for Dick's father, Broad R. Littlejohn, Sr., a 1917 graduate of the Wofford College Fitting School. This exhibition features just a fraction of the materials held in Mr. Littlejohn's wide-ranging collection, including historical objects and facsimiles of precious manuscripts and ephemera.
The exhibition continues through April 4, 2014 in the Sandor Teszler Library Gallery.
Southern Exposure is a group of mature artists from the upstate South Carolina area who have been exhibiting together for about 30 years. The organization is well recognized regionally for its works in both two and three dimensions. Practically every medium is represented in their work. The organization is made up of Carol Augthun, Jessica Barnes, David Benson, Amy Goldstein-Rice, Cynthia Link, Claire Miller Hopkins, Linda Hudgins, Mark Olencki, Sara Dame Setzer, Doris Turner, Ann Wenz, David Zacharias. Most are represented in the exhibition.
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United Methodist Women Receives Immigrant Rights Award
The award was from the National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights at their 25th Anniversary celebration
United Methodist Women was honored for its immigrant rights work by the National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (NNIRR), calling United Methodist Women "partners in advancing rights and justice at home and abroad."
Saturday's event, "Bridging Communities, Breaking Down Walls" was NNIRR's 25th anniversary celebration of their activism, with the purpose of "affirming our collective commitment to the future for immigrant rights and justice."
Sung-ok Lee, assistant general secretary for the the Women's Division's section on Christian Social Action, accepted the award on behalf of United Methodist Women. United Methodist Women members from the California-Nevada Conference also attended.
On a frame, the award reads: "On the occasion of our 25th anniversary, the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is proud to honor United Methodist Women for its leadership and dedication to promoting migrant human rights and uplifting the vital role of migrant and refugee women in the struggle for justice. "
Immigrant rights were part of the backbone of the early ministries of United Methodist Women, says Ms. Lee. "Our work [on this issue] dates back to our involvement with young women arriving in New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco in the 1880's. [We more recently] began in 2006 when this nation was engaged in a debate about national identity and citizenship rights. We see [immigrant and civil rights] as a racial justice issue and our work seeks to challenge racial and nativist fears while building bridges between new immigrants and citizens of color in the U.S. In this, we have always found common ground with NNIRR."
Other organizations to receive awards at the event were:
- Coalición de Derechos Humanos, Tuscon, AZ
- Families for Freedom, New York, NY
- Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance, Jackson, MS
- Migrant Forum in Asia, Manila, Philippines
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Major engine failure happens to the best of us-usually when we least expect it. Recently, as we began a technical feature on a supercharged '00 GT, the worst happened: major bottom-end failure in our stock 4.6 short-block. We could have called one of our friends, popped in a crate engine (or a replacement short-block), and been on our way. But instead, we decided to let our readers learn from our mistake. Knowing that many a supercharged stock modular Ford has tossed its cookies during big-boost applications, we started hunting for an affordable repair that would allow us to get back in the game as quickly as possible.
Luckily, Paul's Automotive Engineering (a frequent stop on our testing and evaluation circuit) has a complete in-house machine shop facility manned by Steve Barker, an accomplished engine builder. Paul's cranks out all sorts of hot Ford iron, in addition to repairing 4.6 modulars on a regular basis, so this was a routine engine project for them.
Evaluating the damage, we found terminal piston failure due to elevated combustion pressures and perhaps a slight over-rev on the owner's part. The old 5.0 engines could take much more than the modular engines, which are saddled with hypereutectic (or hyper-pathetic as they've become known) pistons and cracked-cap, powdered-metal rods. The new stuff can go at any time. In all, we lost two piston rings, with the ring lands getting shattered shortly after. Surprisingly, the car ran OK until we got aggressive with the throttle (and boost), then we knew something was wrong. So, at a minimum, we needed new pistons and stronger rods.
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Jea! Right on time for Dilla month comes an announcement that the late great's shelved major label debut album, originally titled Pay Jay, will now see commercial release in a few months, now bearing the name The Diary. Though a bootleg pressing of Pay Jay saw its way onto vinyl around 2008, this will be the first time the album will officially be on wax.
The first teaser is "Anthem," a track featuring long-time Dilla collaborators Frank-N-Dank and originally titled "We F'ed Up" over a Kanye West beat. The new version is produced by Dilla and sounds as good or better than the 'Ye version.
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"The Estate of James Yancey has revived PayJay as a functioning imprint, and is announcing its release of J Dilla's long lost vocal album, The Diary. The first single "Anthem" b/w "Trucks" is now available as a pre-sale at rappcats.com and will be released on vinyl early this spring. Both "Anthem" and "Trucks" were produced, and feature complete vocal performances, by Dilla. The tracks come straight from multi-track masters found on 2-inch tape shortly after Dilla's passing in 2006. These songs have been mixed by engineer Dave Cooley, who worked extensively with Dilla during his years in Los Angeles. Using Dilla's original demo mixes as his guide, Cooley attempted to finalize Dilla's vision for these tracks, while keeping all of the elements that Dilla had in place in his original demos present.
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LOS ANGELES There is drama surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers which seems to be the norm.
The Lakers made news Friday by firing coach Mike Brown after a 1-4 start. They responded by blowing out the Warriors under the direction of interim coach Bernie Bickerstaff, who will guide them tonight against the Kings at Staples Center.
Saturday, the Lakers met with Sacramento nemesis Phil Jackson about returning as their coach. Former Phoenix and New York coach Mike D'Antoni also has been mentioned as a candidate.
"At the end of the day, old coach, new coach, they've got the same players," Kings forward Jason Thompson said. "It's not like they had a blockbuster trade or something like that. They've still got the same personnel. They might tweak some things, but we've just got to play our game, worry about defense and let the offense come."
The Kings are familiar with this Lakers squad. They beat Los Angeles three times in the exhibition season.
The Lakers had their entire roster available for just one of those games. All-Star center Dwight Howard missed the first preseason meeting as he worked his way back from back surgery, and guard Kobe Bryant sat out the third one.
Point guard Steve Nash, the other All-Star pickup for the Lakers, played only the first half of the third preseason meeting and will not play tonight because of a bone fracture in his leg.
The Kings will rely on the continuity the Lakers currently lack and their experience from the exhibition games to try to beat the Lakers when it matters.
"Obviously (the preseason wins) didn't count, but we know what they can do and can't do," Thompson said. "We've just got to go out there and get our first road win."
More success against Lakers The preseason isn't the only time the Kings have done well against the Lakers.
The Kings have won three of their last five games against the Lakers, including two of three last season.
The Kings beat the Lakers in the season opener and closed the season with a victory over them when Brown rested several key players. Bryant sat out the game even though he had a chance to win the NBA scoring title.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A former Ripley police officer was arraigned a second time in federal court on child porn and intimidation charges stemming from an alleged relationship with a teen girl that went sour.
The two had sex multiple times while the girl was underage, according to new details in a search warrant application. Many of those times, patrolman George Michael Puskas II was on duty.
The victim also alleged that Puskas used his department-issued camera to take hundreds of pornographic images of her and that he later tried to use those photos to intimidate her.
U.S. Magistrate Dwane Tinsley arraigned Puskas Wednesday in Charleston. Puskas, who remains free on a $10,000 bond, worked for the department for three years before resigning in May 2012.
A three-count indictment handed down by a federal grand jury in January was dismissed last month when a six-count superseding indictment was filed.
In January he was charged with enticing a minor into sexually explicit conduct to produce child porn, possession of child porn and receiving child porn.
The six-count indictment included those charges and three more, alleging Puskas transmitted child porn and twice traveled across state lines with intent to kill, injure, harass and intimidate a person known to the grand jury.
Puskas came under investigation in September 2011 when State Police interviewed an 18-year-old woman who claimed Puskas, then 30, had sexually exploited her for years. Her account of the relationship is detailed in the warrant application filed in U.S. District Court.
Much of her statement was redacted in a previously filed copy, but those statements were made available last month in revised exhibits.
The warrant application reveals allegations that the two had sex multiple times and that Puskas was on duty and in uniform the first time, which occurred when the girl was 16.
She said they met when she was 6 or 7 years old and he was her soccer coach.
The romantic relationship began when she was 14. She said she had been injured in a soccer game and Puskas carried her off the field to a storage room where he told her he loved her, kissed her and asked for her phone number. She said she gave him her number.
They began talking and texting daily. Eventually they started sharing nude pictures with each other, she said.
She said from the very beginning he was "very jealous and would become angry when she spoke with other boys."
The woman said they had sex nearly every day from March 2010 until April 2011. She said she would often meet the officer behind a school while he was on duty and they would have sex on the hood of his police cruiser, according to the document.
He took pictures with his work camera and told her he had stored the photographs on his department-issued laptop computer, which was locked in his desk at the Ripley Police Department.


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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's minimum wage has been bumped up by 35 cents.
The state's minimum wage increased from $7.40 to $7.75 an hour effective Tuesday. About 10,000 people make the minimum wage in the Ocean State.
Nine other states also raised their minimum wages on New Year's Day. Vermont's went up 14 cents, to $8.60 an hour.
Rhode Island's General Assembly voted last year to hike the minimum wage. It's the first increase since 2007.
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Automatic Transmission
Automatic Transmission was a pilot for Night Network on ITV in the UK, which I shot with Forbes Masson and Ross King late in 1988.
The premise was that Ross drove a huge old NYC taxi and the guests sat with him in the front, and Forbes and I, in our guises as Victor and Barry, were the car wash men who hopped into the back of the taxi and bitched about the guests in the front. Luckily we shot our bits on a different day from the guests! The pilot had The Boys, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Pia Zadora as guests, but strangely it was never made into a series!!
Victor and Barry Take The High Road
At the 1988 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Victor and Barry's sell-out show Victor and Barry Say Goodbye was chosen to be part of the Perrier Pick of the Fringe Season at the Donmar Warehouse in London's Covent Garden.
This was Victor and Barry's first sojourn south of the border (though they would be soon appearing south of the equator when they toured Australia) and it caused quite a storm amongst the Scottish media. It's hard to describe now, but in the eighties it was still a big deal to 'make it' in London if you lived in Scotland. And as Victor and Barry had become really succesful in a relatively short time there was much anticipation about their London debut and how they would be received (indeed even if the would be understood.)
So when Scottish TV asked to film us and our preparations for the Donmar debut we decided it would be fun to make it a sort of mockumentary in Victor and Barry's rather surreal style. Our friend Hazel Eadie, who had been in our panto the previous year at the Tron Theatre, made an appearance as a mysterious beauty, and our au pair was played by the actual room-mate we inherited when we rented a half-renovated flat in Stoke Newington from a set designer I had been working with. It is a bizarre little show culminating in some footage from the actual first perfomance. Look out for actor Richard Griffiths who was in the audience for some reason!
Poll tax demonstration
I took part in a demonstration against the Poll tax, which was about to be introduced into Scotland the following year. Aside from it being a horribly unfair tax (the poorest people were taxed more because they tended to be living with more people in one home, and the richer taxed less as this tax was per person and did not take into account how many or how valuable homes were) we were also furious that Scotland was being used as a guniea pig to try it out before it was introduced into the rest of the UK in 1990. There were eventually street riots in London and many believe the failure of the poll tax was the death knell of Margaret Thatcher's premiership.
I also joined a thing called the Scottish 100, a list of 100 prominent Scottish artists, politicians, clergy and all sorts who just refused to pay the poll tax. I eventually paid the equivalent once it had been abolished.
Take The High Road
I got the call to return to Glendarroch and do another stint on Take The High Road, but this time...yikes...I was to be killed off. It was actually a very great honour as I was the first character ever to be murdered in Take The High Road.
I was burned alive in Mr Blair's peat shed. Natch. They didn't even get me to play my own charred body. They used some old prop from an episode of Taggart. Seriously.
This is Teri Lally who played Carol. She thought she was pregnant so I chopped a tree down on top of her and then tried to strangle her. Duh.
Victor and Barry Say Goodbye
Victor and Barry took their new show Victor and Barry Say Goodbye to the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh for the festival, and later in the year to the Donmar Warehouse in London where we were invited to take part in the Perrier Pick of the Fringe season. The shows at the Donmar were my West End debut.
We'd previously opened Glasgow's Mayfest with a huge sell-out show at the Theatre Royal. Here we are premiering our anthem for Vic and Baz's hometown, Glasgow, on the STV Mayfest TV show.
The Conquest of the South Pole
Conquest of the South Pole is by German writer Manfred Karge. I played Slupianek, an unemployed youth who went on an imaginary journey with his friends to the South Pole, emulating the real-life journey of Ronald Amundsen.
The play premiered as part of the Traverse Theatre's season in 1988, returning for the Edinburgh Festival and then transferring to the Royal Court Theatre in London for a limited season at the end of the year. It was directed by Stephen Unwin, who would later direct me in Knickers and Hamlet. Tilda Swinton was assistant director.
The rest of the cast was Paul Higgins, Alasdair Galbraith, Simon Donald, Hilary Maclean, Ewan Bremner, Carol Ann Crawford and Sam Graham
In a way this play changed my life because when it transferred to London I was nominated Most Promising Newcomer in the 1988/89 Laurence Olivier Award (losing to Richard Jones who later would direct me in La Bete.) That was a big deal and I started to be offered work in London, and shortly after moved there.
When I finished the run at the royal Court I went to Australia to do the Victor and Barry tour and met a young actor who was playing Slupianek in the Sydney production at the Belvoir St Theatre. His name? Baz Lurhman!!
ITV Telethon
Victor and Barry were co-hosts of the Scottish part of the ITV Telethon in 1988. We had to stay up all night and constantly greet members of the public who got progressively more drunk and carried larger and larger checks. It was very surreal, especially the Vitcotr and Barry Search for a Star parts, where people did things like singing with their heads inside a washing machine!
It was great fun, and actually my first time ever doing live television with people talking to me in my ear whilst trying to be witty and effervescent. No mean feat. I also remember that when day broke we had a couple of drinks and some prawn cocktail and then went on live TV again, a bit pished.
Great Expectations
Great Expectations was a co-production between TAG (The touring arm of the Glasgow Citzens' Theatre) and the Gregory Nash Dance Group.
Six actors and six dancers performed a version of the Dickens novel and we won the Spirit of Mayfest Award at that year's festival. The production went on to tour Scotland and Northern England. I played Pip.
I really enjoyed this show because the actors really had to dance and the dancers really had to act. As I was playing the lead I had to dance a lot, and I think this show really cemented the way I think about acting, in that I think of characters in a very physical way first, and put great emphasis into the way any character moves.
I got blisters on his feet in rehearsals from all the barefoot movement, and I remember soaking them in surgical spirits to make the skin harder. (A dance tip for you!)
The cast included my Victor and Barry partner Forbes Masson, and fellow RSAMD students James Kennedy, Alasdair Galbraith and Rachel Ogilvy
Cuttin' A Rug
I returned to Dundee Rep at the beginning of the year to play Phil McCann again in the second part of John Byrne's Slab Boys Trilogy.
Cuttin' A Rug takes place at the carpet factory's work dance. I really loved this production because there was no set to speak of, and we had a really complex set of imaginary walls and mirrors and loos that became incredibly alive. The action picks up after Phil has discovered he didn't get into art school that day.
The last last line of the play is one of my favourite ever: "You're nineteen, you've got a wardrobe full of clothes, you've got everything to live for."
The New Year Show
Hogmanay, aka New Year's Eve, is a huge deal in Scotland and so is the TV show that rings in the bells each year.
In 1987, Victor and Barry took part in the Scottish Television spectacular. It was pretty terrifying. We had never done live television before and there was a lot to go wrong, as well as an audience of drunken Glaswegians to entertain.
Actually looking back on it now, that was the strangest part of the whole thing: finishing the show at about 1.30am on New Year's Day and everyone being so drunk and Forbes and I being totally sober.
We performed a few skits and sang a song medley that included a duet, or rather a quartet, with Moray Hunter and Jack Docherty as Don and George.


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During 2000/2001, the editor submitted three columns which were published in ARLIS/NA Update issues No.2, No.4, No.6 as per schedule. Topics covered this year in the Bibliographic Notes column included: a condensed version of annotated bibliographies on Classical Art and Archaeology reference resources; references for dealing with violence in the academic (art) library/ visual resources collection; and references for locating information on WPA /Federal Art projects and architecture. Member response was positive.
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With all the hand wringing over the rotation from some quarters, it was important for a non-Justin Verlander figure to arise from the smoldering ashes to alleviate some fears. Rick Porcello just may have done that today.
Porcello stayed on the mound for seven innings, allowing seven hits and a walk for just two runs. He struck out four. Of course, it's fair to point out that it's just one start. It's fair to point that out about anyone who pitches really -- except for maybe Verlander, whose sample size is his career. On the other hand, I wouldn't exactly declare Porcello's performance a big surprise either. True, the Rays are a pretty good baseball team with a decent lineup. They averaged six runs per game against the Yankees in their opening series. But a look at the career trajectory for Porcello should have instilled more confidence in the 22-year-old right-hander than many offered him. His strikeouts were heading up, his control remained strong. His indicator stats like FIP or xFIP pointed toward an improvement each season even if his ERA didn't always follow closely. So for me to say I was surprised by Porcello today would be a lie. It seems about right to me, really.
At this point, few are likely to declare surprise that Austin Jackson continued his hot stop for the season. This time he showed off his defensive acumen as well as a continued outburst at the plate. We even have video evidence of both. In our first highlight, Jackson turns the double play by making a running catch in center field and rifling the ball to first base for the out. In the seventh inning, he deposited the ball into the Tigers' bullpen for his first home run of the year. It was his ninth hit for the season after just 16 at bats -- plus he has four walks. Now that's table setting.
I was unable to watch today's game, but it sounds like the defense was solid all around. That may be a surprise for a few. Dan Dickerson mentioned on Twitter: "Good defense from Tigers today -- two fine plays by Peralta, Cabrera took double away from Longoria, Fielder nice grab of Pena line drive." So that's definitely a good sign. It's too early to make any solid declarations, but I do hope those who battled to over-exaggerate each other after the Prince Fielder signing realize how silly they'll look when the Tigers prove to have a perfectly capable defense. It doesn't have to be elite, it just has to get the job done.
A few other highlights from the Tigers' today: Brennan Boesch had two hits -- hopefully evidence he put his awful start to the season behind him. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder made it up base several combined times. Their hits in the eighth inning were key: Miguel Cabrera doubled to lead off the inning, then Fielder drove him in with a single for the eventual game-winner. Even Delmon Young got into the act with two hits -- including an eighth inning single during the Tigers' three-run inning. Jose Valverde picked up his first save.
So the Tigers have now opened the season 4-0. (Curiously, the starters have four non-decisions.) That's the best start since 5-0 to begin the 2006 season -- but they've got to keep winning for almost another week to match the 9-0 start of 1984.
Rick Porcello -- The Tigers needed a good start, and got one
Prince Fielder - Dickerson lauded his defense, and he drove in the winning run
Austin Jackson -- Turned a DP in the field, hit the game-tying HR
Ryan Raburn -- 0-for-4, four left on base
Danny Worth - 0-for-4
The game ended before I got home ... at 4.
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