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Political Economy
The Return of Fascism in Contemporary Capitalism
It is not by chance that the very title of this contribution links the return of fascism on the political scene with the crisis of contemporary capitalism. Fascism is not synonymous with an authoritarian police regime that rejects the uncertainties of parliamentary electoral democracy. Fascism is a particular political response to the challenges with which the management of capitalist society may be confronted in specific circumstances.… | more |
The Criminality of Wall Street
The current stage of capitalism is characterized by the increased power of finance capital. How to understand the economics of this shift and its political implications is now central for both the left and the larger society. There can be little doubt that a signature development of our time is the growth of finance and monopoly power.… | more |
The Term 'Capitalism' Has Lost Its Radical Edge
Fred Block responds to the Notes from the Editors, June 2014, which drew attention to Block's recently published article, "Varieties of What?: Should We Still Be Using the Concept of Capitalism?" The editors reply.… | more |
It is time to know a little more about realities
I have asked the editors of Granma to relieve me of the honor of publishing what I write on the front page of the official organ of our Party, since I am thinking of expressing personal points of view on issues which, for obvious reasons of health and time, I have not been able to present in the collective leadership bodies of the Party or state, such as Party Congresses or pertinent meetings of the National Assembly of People's Power.… | more |
Monopoly-Finance Capital, the Military-Industrial Complex, and the Digital Age
The United States came out of the Second World War as the hegemonic power in the world economy. The war had lifted the U.S. economy out of the Great Depression by providing the needed effective demand in the form of endless orders for armaments and troops. Real output rose by 65 percent between 1940 and 1944, and industrial production jumped by 90 percent. At the immediate end of the war, due to the destruction of the European and Japanese economies, the United States accounted for over 60 percent of world manufacturing output. The very palpable fear at the top of society as the war came to a close was that of a reversion to the pre-war situation in which domestic demand would be insufficient to absorb the enormous and growing potential economic surplus generated by the production system, thereby leading to a renewed condition of economic stagnation and depression.… Postwar planners in industry and government moved quickly to stabilize the system through the massive promotion of a sales effort in the form of a corporate marketing revolution based in Madison Avenue, and through the creation of a permanent warfare state, dedicated to the imperial control of world markets and to fighting the Cold War, with its headquarters in the Pentagon. The sales effort and the military-industrial complex constituted the two main surplus-absorption mechanisms (beyond capitalist consumption and investment) in the U.S. economy in the first quarter-century after the Second World War.… | more |
The Corporate Security Campaign That Would Not Die
The government-corporate surveillance complex is consolidating. What has been a confidential but informal collaboration now seeks to legalize its special status.… July 9, 2012, was a scorcher in Washington, DC, with afternoon temperatures over 100 degrees, when an audience of about fifty think-tankers convened in a third-floor briefing room of the Senate's Russell Office Building on Capitol Hill. Then-Senator John Kyl sponsored the show, although he did not appear in person. He had invited the American Center for Democracy (ACD) and the Economic Warfare Institute (EWI) to explore the topic of "Economic Warfare Subversions: Anticipating the Threat."… | more |
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"You whore it out to a contractor," Major Tim Elliott said bluntly. It was April 2012, and I was at a swank hotel in downtown London attending "Forward Operating Bases 2012," a conference for contractors building, supplying, and maintaining military bases around the world. IPQC, the private company running the conference, promised the conference would "bring together buyers and suppliers in one location" and "be an excellent platform to initiate new business relationships" through "face-to-face contact that overcrowded trade shows cannot deliver." Companies sending representatives included major contractors like General Dynamics and the food services company Supreme Group, which has won billions in Afghan war contracts, as well as smaller companies like QinetiQ, which produces acoustic sensors and other monitoring devices used on bases. "We're profiteers," one contractor representative said to the audience in passing, with only a touch of irony.… | more |
Labor in the Global Digital Economy
The Cybertariat Comes of Age
Ursula Huws ties together disparate economic, cultural, and political phenomena of the last few decades to form a provocative narrative about the shape of the global capitalist economy at present. She examines the way that advanced information and communications technology has opened up new fields of capital accumulation: in culture and the arts, in the privatization of public services, and in the commodification of human sociality by way of mobile devices and social networking. These trends are in turn accompanied by the dramatic restructuring of work arrangements, opening the way for new contradictions and new forms of labor solidarity and struggle around the planet.… | more |
How a Queer Socialist Poet Can Save America from Itself
Marsh identifies four sources for our contemporary malaise (death, money, sex, democracy) and then looks to a particular Whitman poem for relief from it. He makes plain what, exactly, Whitman wrote and what he believed by showing how they emerged from Whitman's life and times, and by recreating the places and incidents (crossing Brooklyn ferry, visiting wounded soldiers in hospitals) that inspired Whitman to write the poems. Whitman, Marsh argues, can show us how to die, how to accept and even celebrate our (relatively speaking) imminent death. Just as important, though, he can show us how to live: how to have better sex, what to do about money, and, best of all, how to survive our fetid democracy without coming away stinking ourselves. The result is a mix of biography, literary criticism, manifesto, and a kind of self-help you're unlikely to encounter anywhere else.… | more |
Blowing the Roof Off the Twenty-First Century
Media, Politics, and the Struggle for Post-Capitalist Democracy
In the United States and much of the world there is a palpable depression about the prospect of overcoming the downward spiral created by the tyranny of wealth and privilege and establishing a truly democratic and sustainable society. It threatens to become self-fulfilling. In this trailblazing new book, award-winning author Robert W. McChesney argues that the weight of the present is blinding people to the changing nature and the tremendous possibilities of the historical moment we inhabit. In Blowing the Roof Off the Twenty-First Century, he uses a sophisticated political economic analysis to delineate the recent trajectory of capitalism and its ongoing degeneration.… | more |
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For more than half a century, the Socialist Register has brought together some of the sharpest thinkers from around the globe to address the pressing issues of our time. Founded by Ralph Miliband and John Saville in London in 1964, SR continues their commitment to independent and thought-provoking analysis, free of dogma or sectarian positions. Transforming Classes is a compendium of socialist thought today and a clarifying account of class struggle in the early twenty-first-century, from China to the United States. … | more |
Global Imperialism and the Great Crisis
The Uncertain Future of Capitalism
In this provocative study, economist Ernesto Screpanti argues that imperialism—far from disappearing or mutating into a benign "globalization"—has in fact entered a new phase, which he terms "global imperialism." This is a phase defined by multinational firms cut loose from the nation-state framework and free to chase profits over the entire surface of the globe. No longer dependent on nation-states for building a political consensus that accommodates capital accumulation, these firms seek to bend governments to their will and destroy barriers to the free movement of capital. And while military force continues to play an important role in imperial strategy, it is the discipline of the global market that keeps workers in check by pitting them against each other no matter what their national origin. … | more |
June 2014 (Volume 66, Number 2)
Samir Amin's Review of the Month in this issue, "Popular Movements Toward Socialism," offers a masterful analysis of struggles all over the world in the era of what he calls "generalized-monopoly capitalism." The most important theoretical innovation in his article, in our opinion, is his attempt to bring together a variety of global struggles under the rubric of the "movement toward socialism," borrowing the terminology from the current practice of a number of South American parties: in Bolivia, Chile, and elsewhere. Movements that fall under this mantle, Amin suggests, may include those that seek to transcend capitalism, as well as others for which the object is more ambiguously a radical upending of labor-capital relations.… | more |
The Theory of Monopoly Capitalism (New Edition)
An Elaboration of Marxian Political Economy
John Bellamy Foster is a leading exponent of the theoretical perspective that continues in the tradition of Baran and Sweezy's Monopoly Capital. This new edition of his essential work, The Theory of Monopoly Capitalism, is a clear and accessible explication of this outlook, brought up to the present, and incorporating an analysis of recently discovered "lost" chapters from Monopoly Capital and correspondence between Baran and Sweezy. It also discusses Magdoff and Sweezy's analysis of the financialization of the economy in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, leading up to the Great Financial Crisis of the opening decade of this century.… | more |
Stagnation and Financialization: The Nature of the Contradiction
The Nature of the Contradiction
More than six years after the beginning of the Great Recession in the United States, and nearly five years since it was officially declared over in this country, the core economies of the capitalist world system remain crisis-ridden. The jobs lost in the downturn in the United States have not yet been fully recovered and the economy remains sluggish. In Europe the crisis has hardly abated at all and a number of the peripheral European Union countries are in what can only be called a depression—especially Greece, Spain, and Portugal. The last member of the triad of advanced capitalist centers, Japan, has gone through what have been called two "lost decades" of slow growth and deflation and is attempting once again to jump-start the economy through a combination of devaluation of the yen and deficit spending.… | more |
Australian Coal: Should It Be Left in the Ground?
Many Australians view themselves as living in a "lucky country" because it has an abundance of mineral resources. James Goodman and David Worth, however, maintain that the mining boom has been a "curse" in disguise. It has sharpened socioeconomic and community divisions, contributed to political conflict, and resulted in "ecological mal-development" with serious environmental consequences. This applies to coal in that it not only contributes to air and water pollution, but is also a major source of carbon dioxide emissions and thus a major contributor to climate change.… | more |
Crisis, Recovery, and the Transitional Economy: The Struggle for Cooperative Ownership in Greensboro, North Carolina
The Struggle for Cooperative Ownership in Greensboro, North Carolina
There is much to ponder as the patchwork of American society continues to unravel from the effects of a new type of capitalist depression.… [T]he wealthiest 1% of Americans earned more than 19 percent of the country's household income in 2012, their biggest share since 1928, a year before the Wall Street stock-market collapse.… [For an alternative to this] we might look to Occupy's brief history beyond Wall Street—that is, in the cities and towns where its initial energy was so keenly felt, and where it is likely that many of us have since embarked on new projects that carry the potential of a transitional and transformational politics.… Such is the case in Greensboro, North Carolina, a mid-size Southern city known for its struggles for civil rights and socio-economic justice. It is here where the Occupy movement played a small but seminal role in what has become a fierce, grass-roots struggle for cooperative ownership in the African-American community.… | more |
Essays Toward a Critique of Political Economy
These essays by the author of The Political Economy of Growth and co-author of Monopoly Capital cover the working range of a strong and original mind. They are as diverse as his well-known discussion of Marxism and psychoanalysis, and his expert handling of the politics and economics of development.… | more |
Notes from the Editors, April 2014
The insidious nature of the economy, state, and cultural apparatus of global monopoly-finance capital is difficult to perceive—if only because it is to be found everywhere we look. Focusing on a specific case can therefore help us see what might otherwise elude us. A striking instance of this principle is to be found in the recent takeover of Chrysler by Fiat—linking a century-old Italian auto dynasty, the Great Financial Crisis of 2007–2009, the U.S. corporate bailout, the 2014 Superbowl, and the American folk music tradition.… | more |
Notes from the Editors, March 2014
This issue of Monthly Review is mainly devoted to two commemorations: for Paul Alexander Baran, who died fifty years ago this month; and for Hugo Rafael Chávez Friás, who died one year ago this month.… Paul A. Baran was the author of The Political Economy of Growth (1957) and, with Paul M. Sweezy, Monopoly Capital (1966). Baran's work on the roots of underdevelopment focused on the way in which the imperialist world system robbed countries of their actual and potential economic surplus, chaining them to conditions of dependency.… Hugo Chávez, president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in March 2013, provided the crucial inspiration for the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela. Chávez created a new vernacular of revolution linked historically to Latin America's Bolivarian tradition (marked by Bolívar's famous statement that "equality is the law of laws").… | more |


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Ah, damn, I thought i searched the last 10 pages for something about that :/ Thanks anyways.
Ah, damn, I thought i searched the last 10 pages for something about that :/ Thanks anyways.
if you can, its as simple as this:
/use Flying Serpent Kick
/y [mod:shift]WHOOSH!
/y [mod:ctrl]BAZINGA
/y [nomod]DUUUUUUUUUUMP
if you can't then you have to do something like this
/use Flying Serpent Kick
/y WHOOSH!!
/stopmacro [nomod]
/y INCOMING!!
but I cant think of an elegant way to solve it. Try the first one, hopefully it works
This should say the first message on ctrl, and the other message on alt.
replace IsControlKeyDown() and IsAltKeyDown() with eachother or IsShiftKeyDown() and mix around as needed.Code:/run local s1,s2,s="URSA KICK!","WHOOSH!" if IsControlKeyDown() then s=s1 elseif IsAltKeyDown() then s=s2 end if s then SendChatMessage(s,"YELL") end
The code is not spam secure, so spamming it will send the message multiple times.
Im looking for a macro that will change the spell depending on what talent I've chosen. For example:
In Mage's talent tree tier one; If I'm specced in Scorch, I want the macro to show tooltip for scorch if I mouse over it and cast scorch when I press it. If I'm specced into Presence of Mind, I want it to show tooltip for PoM when I mouse over it and cast it when I press it. If I'm specced into Icy Floes, it shows that spell...
I also need a macro for the other tiers, but I guess I can just replace the spell's name in the macro for each tier.
Thank you very much!
Not sure if this still works
replace MOUNTX with the mounts name, gets really long with lots of mounts.Code:/userandom [flyable] FMOUNT1, FMOUNT2, FMOUNT3; MOUNT1, MOUNT2
This should: (is better if you want more mounts )
Replace 1,3,5 with your flying mounts index (in mount tab) and 2,4,8 with ground mount indices. (you can list as many mounts you want, just separate them with commas)Code:/run local m if IsFlyableArea() then m={1,3,5} else m={2,4,8}end CallCompanion("MOUNT",m[random(#m)])
You can get a full list of your mounts with indices:
If you want to search a specific mountCode:/run for i=1,GetNumCompanions("mount") do print(i..": "..select(2,GetCompanionInfo("mount",i)))end
Replace Black with the search term. (This will show every mounts index with Black in its name, and also its name (by searching black you get more than 1 so it's nice to see the name too)Code:/run local n for i=1,GetNumCompanions("mount") do n=select(2,GetCompanionInfo("mount",i)) if strfind(n,"Black") then print(i,n)end end
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Hello. I am looking for a macro on my priest as I filled up all my bars with various macros and spells. Now I need to get more spells in one macro.
I was looking for a macro that can room 3 spells with Mod:.
If this is possible to make I would love to have one that goes like this:
The non modifyed button is Vampiric Touch
Shift Mod: Flash heal
Ctrl Mod: Levitate
Not sure if its important or not, but they will be used with the bind "q"
Thank you.
Code:#showtooltip /use [mod:shift] Flash Heal; [mod:ctrl] Levitate; Vampiric Touch
That is correct.
this macro was one of the most good macro for me
/cast Crusader strike
/cast Fist of Justice
/cast Holy Prism
now after 5.1 didn't work it just cast Crusader strike or Holy Prism if i put it like that
/cast Holy Prism
/cast Crusader strike
/cast Fist of Justice
why i cant use it like before cast every thing
Hi guys,
I am a pally trying to figure this out for the spell Execution Sentence. As you know it can be cast on enemies as a DOT or friends as a HOT.
Goal: Make it cast on my mouseover friendly target > Cast on my mouseover enemy target > Cast on my selected target > Cast on myself.
Reason is that if I'm DPSing a enemy down, but want to pop a quick heal on my buddy, I mouseover him and hit the macro to heal him. Without dropping my selected target. Got this so far but I am afraid I've overcomplicated it.
#showtooltip Execution Sentence
/cast [@mouseover,harm,exists][@mouseover,help,exists][harm][help][@player] Execution Sentence
Second macro is for use in the MSV boss. I'm tanking and put in charge of the Shroud of Reversal buff.
Using this to help absorb fists of justice but it doesn't seem to work!
/tar [@targettarget, exists] ; OtherTanksName
/Click ExtraActionButton1
Can anyone check if my macro's working right?
This would be what you wrote, but de-complicated.Code:#showtooltip /cast [@mouseover,harm][@mouseover,help][exists][@player] Execution Sentence
I would suggest a change though, namely replace [exists][@player]with a simple []. That way, it will cast on your normal target if no mouseover exists, and you can cast it on yourself with alt held down. The reason for the change is that now you can force-cast it on yourself with alt, whereas you would have needed to deselect your target with the original macro, in order to cast on yourself.
Also, I suggest a "nodead" in the mouseover conditionals, hotting a dead friend is resulting in a "target is dead" error anyway; also, usually, "exists" is implied by "help"/"harm". (Also, #showtooltip usually works fine without anything).
Resulting in
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#showtooltip /cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][@mouseover,help,nodead][] Execution Sentence
Which consequently can be reduced to
Code:#showtooltip /cast [@mouseover,exists,nodead][] Execution Sentence
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No point mentioning these bats, I thought. The poor bastard will see them soon enough.
This is what I use for Feng (the mouseover is so I can easily grab a debuff from another raid member, like Arcane Resonance):
Yours might work better like this:Code:/target [@mouseover,help][@focus] /click ExtraActionButton1 /targetlastenemy
One last thing, and I'm only mentioning this out of completeness. Shroud of Reversal is a channel, and is interrupted by movement and most likely using other abilities, so once you click this macro, you have to stand still and not do anything until the channel grabs the Fist.Code:/tar [@targettarget, exists][@OtherTanksName] /Click ExtraActionButton1 /targetlastenemy
Hello! First of all i wanna say im using an Razer naga with the 1-12 extra buttons.
Im using button 10-12 on the naga for arena targets ( /target arena1-3 ), is it possible to get like an modifier when i press ctrl it focus them ( /focustarget arena 1-3 )?

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The Eagles (2-2) are heading into the non-conference dual match as winners of two straight matches against Georgia Southern (W, 5-2) and Bethune-Cookman (W, 5-2).
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Hey everyone, I'm a regular poster at the Mets SB Nation site, Amazin Avenue. I put this little case study together and thought you guys might be interested since there's some pretty interesting NL West info in here in addition to the Oliver Perez stuff. Enjoy.
In honor of Oliver Perez week, I figured I would try to wrap up this case study on consistency. For anybody who missed it, I took a shot at quantifying start to start consistency, or what I'm calling Consistency Factor (CONF), for pitchers a few weeks back in this post. It was enlightening but the results just didn't seem quite right. So I've made some tweaks, basically utilizing Bill James Gamescore to evaluate each game started instead of WPA.
A brief refresher for those who missed the original post or forgot how it worked: Basically I evaluated a pitcher's starts individually (using Gamescore) and then took a Standard Deviation of those 30-something starts. The higher that #, the higher the range a pitcher regularly pitches within thus the lower his consistency. So lower = better. However, this # does NOT relate to how effective a pitcher is. A pitcher can have the worst CONF but still be very good, all it means is that he doesn't pitch consistently from start to start.
I compiled the CONF #'s from 2008 as well as the last 3 seasons totaled for every qualifying NL starter. However, before we dive into all of those #'s, here's a nice visual breakdown of this idea using, who else, Oliver Perez:
So as you can see, each point represents a start measured in Gamescore (high=good low=bad), the gray area represents 1 Standard Deviation away (in both directions) from Oliver's Mean (which happened to be a Gamescore of 51.65). In english, the blue points are each start, the gray represents the average range where he usually pitches and the red baseline is the level of his average start in 2008.
Now let's take a look at another pitcher for some perspective. How about Tim Lincecum:
First of all, Lincecum's Mean or average start is obviously higher (Gamescore: 62.06), the guy did win the Cy Young. (For reference, a Gamescore of about 50 represents Replacement Level) More importantly for us, Lincecum's starts are packed much more densely within his average range than Oliver's. Only a handful of starts fall outside of the gray area whereas Perez has many more fall outside. As a result, Lincecum's Average Range is smaller, which represents less variation and higher consistency.
As far as the most important figure that we can draw from these graphs, its that Standard Deviation I mentioned that makes up the gray Average Range. This is the figure that represents Consistency Factor. For Lincecum it's 13.18. For Perez, it's 17.08. The league average is around 16.
So now that we can kind of visualize where these #'s come from, lets look at the results. I grouped all NL starters (who pitched at least half a season in '08) by team and I've got all the teams here so lets look at them by division, East first of course:
Well theres a few interesting things we can see here:
- We already knew that Johan was awesome, now we know hes consistently awesome
- Apparently Maine & Redding are very consistent as well, although Perez, Livan & Pelfrey are not
- However, Oliver Perez: not that inconsistent...at least not as much as many of us would think
- Brett Myers on the other hand...ugh
- However, Cole's about average and guy's like Moyer & Blanton are really only valuable because of their consistency
- And damn, we all know Josh Johnson is going to be great but hes already pretty damn good (though to be fair this was based on only half a season of starts)
- Another surprise, Daniel Cabrera wasn't bad at all in '08
Onto the NL Central:
- The Cubs have a remarkably consistent staff...
- ...except for Carlos Zambrano who is officially THE least consistent starter in the NL
- Surprisingly consistent seasons from the 2 young Reds rookies especially Volquez, not so much from their 2 vets though
- As usual Paul Maholm is quietly very good
- And a shockingly consistent season by Todd Wellemeyer and that came in only his first season in the rotation
And finally the NL West:
- 2 more young guys with surprisingly consistent seasons in LA, not so much for Hiroki Kuroda
- What's the only difference between the Giants rotation and a roulette wheel? Tim Lincecum
- SI product Jason Marquis, very nice
- Surprisingly high from Webb, even more from Garland who is known for his consistency
- And a perfect example of what I said earlier about consistency not always equaling performance, Kevin Correia the NL's most consistent crappy pitcher (Gamescore Mean: 43.63...ugh); looking at these #'s, it's amazing he is still in a Major League rotation today
And last but not least, here are the rankings of the best and worst performers of 2008:
- Redding on the Top 5 (3 Year) list, I didn't expect that
- And John Garland on the Bottom 5 (3 Year) list, I bet people would have had him pegged as super consistent not the other way around...
- Another supposed "Mr. Consistency", Derek Lowe finds himself on the Bottom 5 (3 Year) list
- And yes, Oliver would have been on that list too but I gave him a little home-cooking if you will by excluding that bizarre stretch in '06; basically I'm just evaluating him in his time with the Mets
So I hope this has been enlightening. At the very least I figured it would break up the interminable dross that we've witnessed in the FanPosts recently. Just as last time, I apologize for the high level mathematics and such but thats the breaks.
I set out to disprove the myth of Oliver Perez as "Mr. Inconsistency" and I think I've done that. That title definitely goes to Carlos Zambrano. Perez is definitely on the higher end but even if I included all of the #'s, he's not as bad as the media portrays. I think a lot of that mindset derives from how he can be so inconsistent in-game or inning to inning rather than game to game, which definitely is no myth. That would be another interesting case study but thats another story for another day. As far as what this means to his overall performance, not too much because he's obviously been terrible this year anyway. But at least he's been consistently terrible...


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Snow levels above 4,000 meters in the Swiss Alps in early November are often hip- or even head-high. But during a week of backpacking on the Alpine Pass route, two groups of BACKPACKER editors were extremely lucky to encounter very low levels -- and nothing but sunny blue skies. At the end of the week, our two groups came together in the picteuresque village of Grindelwald, where we enjoyed a splendid fondue feast at the Hotel Eiger and more bottles of beer and wine that I'd recommend the night before attempting to climb a semi-technical 14er.
But early the next morning, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, we jumped the first train to the Jungfraujoch, a mountain station (and incredible piece of engineering and architecture) perched in the saddle between the Monch and the Jungfrau. The train -- actually a cog railway -- climbs steeply for about an hour, much of it through a tunnel burrowed into the rock. A stop midway through lets you climb out and peer through windows carved into the north face of the Eiger; we had the pleasure of looking down on the route that John Harlin's father pioneered before his death on this very peak.
After a few obligatory photos at the Jungfraujoch, which sits at the head of the longest glacier in all of the Alps, six of us walked out into the snow to climb the Monch, which is slightly higher than the Eiger. Four of us completed the summit, gaining what must be the best peak views in Switzerland. We could see hundreds of snowy peaks, and even into the Italian Alps. At the summit, John -- who's climbed the Eiger but never the Monch -- told us the story of how this trio of peaks got their names. Short version: The Monch (or Monk) sits in the middle to protect the Jungfrau (or Maiden, i.e. young woman) from the Eiger (or Ogre).
In the conditions we found it, the climb requires crampons due to one 45-degree section of hardened snow and ice. In deeper snow, you might be able to kick steps all the way to the summit, which is gained via an adrenaline-pumping knife-edge walk of 500 feet -- barely two feet wide, the path drops away very steeply several thousand feet on either side, making a rope and harnesses highly advisable.
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Make your own arrangements for travel to Arizona to our first inn. VBT offers a shuttle that departs from Tucson International Airport at 1 p.m., and you are welcome to use it. Please make a reservation by calling Arizona Stagecoach at 1-877-782-4355, Ext. 10, and ask to speak with Ronda. Be sure to clearly state that you are a VBT guest. Once at the airport, please report to the Arizona Stagecoach counter located in the baggage claim area for further instructions. If you are scheduled to arrive at the airport after the shuttle's departure or if you are delayed, you must take a taxi at your own expense. For guests driving to the tour, we recommend that you park your vehicle at the Tucson International Airport and make reservations with Arizona Stagecoach, as our tour ends in Tucson. Parking at the airport costs approximately $13 a day in the garage, or $4-6 a day in the economy lot offsite. Please contact the first inn if any travel delays or changes occur; they will inform your VBT Trip Leaders.
At 3 p.m., meet your group and our VBT Trip Leaders for a safety and bike-fitting session, followed by a short warm-up ride. At 6:30 p.m., get to know your fellow travelers during a tour orientation and welcome reception before dinner.
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This morning, your Arizona vacation continues as you cycle to the historic mining town of Bisbee. Nestled among the Mule Mountains, Bisbee was founded in 1880 and remained a thriving community until large-scale mining operations ceased in the 1970s. Today, Bisbee is flourishing as an artists' colony. Upon arrival in Bisbee, begin exploring and make sure you stop in at the Bisbee Bicycle Brothel ("the best little wheelhouse in Arizona"). The Brothel does offer bicycles and other items for sale, both vintage and current. However, it serves as more of a museum than a bicycle shop. Don't forget the mining history of Bisbee, and take some time to visit the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum. After exploring, we gather at a local restaurant for an included lunch. Afterward, there'll be more time to explore the historic town.
At your leisure, cycle back to the inn, where we have dinner.
Day 3 - Shuttle to Sonoita/Cycle to Patagonia
Today, we shuttle from Hereford to Sonoita and then cycle through beautiful open range to a local winery, where we enjoy a picnic lunch and a tasting. Kief-Joshua Vineyards is a small family business in beautiful Elgin, Arizona -- right in the middle of what has become known as "winery row." Their first planting was in 2005, and their first harvest was in the fall of 2008. The winery practices traditional winemaking methods and eliminated the use of herbicides and pesticides in the vineyard in 2006.
In the afternoon, we cycle into Patagonia, where you can visit eclectic local shops. Be sure to stop for "the best cup of coffee in Arizona" and a tasty treat at Gathering Grounds. Of course, if something cold is more to your liking, you will find plenty of options. In the late afternoon, we board a shuttle from Gathering Grounds to Tubac Golf Resort & Spa. Settle into your private hacienda and enjoy the rest of the evening on your own.
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After a leisurely breakfast, cycle a scenic loop into the town of Tubac. We'll stop at Tumacacori National Historical Park, a mission dating to the 17th century, and enjoy a guided visit by a local historian. You can also visit the family-owned and -operated Santa Cruz Chili & Spice Company. Afterward, you'll have time to explore Tubac, an artists' colony with an array of talented sculptors, painters, potters, artisans and jewelers. After lunch, the afternoon is free for you to explore on your own. Relax at the resort, enjoy golf in Arizona or take advantage of the spa. If you desire a tee time or spa appointment during your stay, we recommend that you contact the resort prior to traveling.
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Today we shuttle from Tubac Golf Resort & Spa to Tucson. Then, take an exhilarating ride through Saguaro National Park. Here we'll visit the remarkable Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, where we will have a chance to walk through the desert, see wild animals and desert plants, attend lectures and visit an art show. This unusual museum houses more than 300 animal species and more than 1,200 varieties of plants in a beautiful natural setting. Join a Harris Hawk free-flight demonstration and/or take a self-guided tour along the two miles of walking trails. You will have a chance to enjoy lunch on your own in either of the museum's two restaurants. In the afternoon, an optional ride continues on to stunning, Gates Pass. Dinner is on your own this evening.
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And that's what most people want today, a government that can help the citizen without hindering the economy through the dogma of dated ideology. The old notion of socialists waging war on small-government-right-wingers feels somehow quaint. Clearly Tony Blair knew that David Cameron would be his successor in the New Labour project, but nobody told Gordon Brown.
Now the back room deals have been done between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, and the cabinet post announcements are being released from Downing Street, the real work has to begin. I don't just mean the public sector cuts. Any new government would have to cope with the deficit, though many in Labour are probably grateful that it's the Tories who are going to be seen slashing public services.
I mean that we need to change the attitude of a generation that has only known affluence, constant growth, and easy borrowing secured against property that has only ever increased in value. British people are going to have to spend within their means, no matter how unfashionable that might seem in a society obsessed with the latest dress or jewellery worn by Cheryl Cole.


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Zombie Precinct: Screamont East is set to infiltrate the downtown Fremont East Entertainment District. This attraction will be a visual mind freak as it features terrifying (and a few sexy) zombies, freaks and other demented creatures including an execution room, psych ward and morgue. Other activities will include the Wicked West Film Fest, magicians, side show acts, vendors and even the actual full size Charles Manson Prison Bus featured in the movie Helter Skelter.
When: Friday, Oct. 14, 2011
Where: Fremont East District, Las Vegas
Cost: $12
Age limit: 18+
Categories: Activities-Halloween, Downtown
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An analysis of the social stratification system including the concepts of class, status, prestige, income, and wealth; and, the impact of social stratification on American society. Prerequisites: SOCI 131 or upper division standing.
The field practicum in sociology is designed to give social science majors practical experience in a professional field related to sociology. Field placements will include such diverse experiences as working in the county clerk's office, pre-trial services, social services and other programs. Prerequisites: SOCI 131 and upper division standing.
Comparative and interrelated study of urban and rural life considering institutional, social and economic factors of modern life in cities and rural areas. We will examine Appalachia in particular, in order to compare and contrast our own experience with that of rural life generally. Prerequisites: SOCI 131 or upper division standing.
Comparative analysis of children's lives and problems from their own perspective as well as sociological perspectives. Examination of how childhood is constructed differently across time and space, and by gender, social class, and racial/ethnic backgrounds. Prerequisites: SOCI 131 or upper division standing.
The major classical and contemporary sociological theories which have proved useful in investigating the nature of society are examined. Lecture and discussion in a seminar setting. Prerequisites: SOCI 131 and upper division standing.
This course will examine the relationship between deviance, crime, and society. In this class, we look at how deviance and crime are defined, by whom, and why they are seen as problematic. We will also look at important trends in terms of how crime and deviance have changed over time. Prerequisites: SOCI 131 or upper division standing.
Capstone course for graduating seniors in sociology. Students develop professional portfolios to show-case undergraduate work in preparation for employment, and/or graduate school. Prerquisite: SOCI 131 and graduating senior in sociology.
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(F) Basic Spanish grammar; simple reading, practice in the oral and written language. Not open to students with two or more years of Spanish study or experience.
(S) Continuation of Spanish 111. Prerequisite: Spanish 111 or equivalent.
(F) More detailed study of grammatical structure; study of important literary works; individual collateral reading tailored to the student's interests. Prerequisite: SPAN 112 or equivalent.
(S) Continuation of Spanish 211. Prerequisite: Spanish 211 or equivalent.
Students read and discuss Spanish language texts chosen by the instructor. Students are encouraged to take this course in conjunction with History courses which deal with topics in the history and culture of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. Prerequisite: Span 212
(F) Students will learn the necessary grammar in order to compose essays at a level beyond simple paragraphs. Conversations regarding political, cultural and social issues will be the main focus of class discussions, primarily in the target language. Prerequisite: SPAN 212 or equivalent.
(S) A Spanish language course for students who have completed SPAN 311. Topics and readings may vary. Prerequisite: SPAN 311.
(F, S) An introductory course examining characteristics, identification criteria, and teaching modifications related to the education of exceptional learners. Fifteen hours of field experience is required.
(F) This course examines a variety of motivational and classroom management theories and strategies as they relate to the exceptional learner. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education, SPED 321.
(S) This course provides students an extensive training in the development and implementation of the curriculum and adaptation of materials used in the academic instruction of students with learning and behavioral disabilities. Students in this course learn to use the current commonly used best practices for teaching students with learning and behavioral problems. Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education, SPED 321.
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(S) (Content and experiences formerly included in SPED 328 & 329) In this course, teacher candidates become familiar with the theory and research base on effective instructional techniques for children with exceptional learning needs. They learn how to apply specific methods that involve explicit, systematic and intensive instruction to help children with learning difficulties acquire foundational skills in reading, language arts, and mathematics. The course includes a 40-hour field practicum in an elementary school setting. prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education, SPED 321.
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Copper Creek Resort #1 Best Cabins in the NW 2012 King5 TV in Mount Rainier
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 12
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
- type Cabin
- community
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 500 - $ 1,800 / week
vacation rental description
#1 Winner, Best Cabins in the Northwest, Best Great Getaways in the Northwest, 2012 King5/Evening Magazine competition. Member/12 year A+ rating, Better Business Bureau. Member, Mount Rainier Visitors Assn. Open All year, on 12 forested acres with 750' of Copper Creek Frontage on Scenic Highway 706E, 2 miles from the Paradise (SW) entrance to Mt.
Rainier National Park. Cabins sleep 2 to 20 people depending on cabin choice.
Perfect for romantic getaways, family gatherings, celebrations,
weddings,conferences and retreats. In addition to the cabins and beautifully maintained Forested setting on the creek Creek, The resort offers Copper Creek Inn, a quintessential Mountain Country Inn Lonely Planet Tour Guides rates "One of the states greatest rural restaurants", famous for its Trout, Blackberry Salmon, Halibut and Blackberry pie.
Charming, roomy suites, all with private baths and showers. Suites
accommodate 2 to 6 guests. Particular attention is paid to your beds
and bedding to assure the best nights sleep. King and/or Queen Log beds with
First Quality Spring Air and 12" Memory FoamMattressesplush sheets, feather pillows and down (and alternate) comforters. Newspaper and magazine writers refer to Copper Creek Inn
Cabins and Lodge as "The Jewel of the Valley", "The Oasis" and
"Country Cooking with an Urban Flair" Quoting writer MJ Cody in the
Portland Oregonian newspaper, "The Log Cabin and cozy suites above
Copper Creek Restaurant are steps away from excellent meals, "Copper
Toppers" cinnamon rolls and Blackberry pie. Other lodging is secluded
in a meadow fringed by woods and a rushing creek. The historic 1919
Lodge, which sleeps 14, is your own private timbered haven, with
creekside hot tub, stone fireplace, Large Kitchen and outdoor fire pit
for campfire songs and s'mores. Dream Weaver is a romantic hideaway
with Gazebo Hot Tub. Overlooking all is Forest Retreat, designed for
group retreats: a gorgeous wide-open space with huge deck and owner
Catharine Gallagher's paintings. Beds are deliciously comfy and the
décor is tastefully subdued with colorful, artistic touches that are
whimsical without being cloying. No lace, no artificial flowers.
Perfect for the location. Let Nature Sing."
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Phil A. Freeman 369-569-2799
cabin rental amenities
All cabins have the following: Beautiful locations, King and Queen Beds, full Kitchens, BBQ's, f Private Hot Tubs, Fireplaces, firepits, WIFI, Verizon Cell Service,TV/DVD with movies in the room/bring your own. Whole bean French Roast coffee with grinder. Bring yourselves, your friends and relatives, your food and beverages. The rest is all here. Don't feel like cooking? Walk to the Copper Creek Inn Restaurant Lonely Planet Tour Guides rates "One of the states greatest rural restaurants." The suites at Copper Creek Inn feature Queen Beds, private bath and shower, DVD, Wifi, Verizon Cell service/microwave/fridge and leather sofas. Roselea's suite features a standard size jetted tub in its beautiful bathroom. Jenny's sleeping room has a gorgeous mahogony acorn antique four poster queen bed. There is a six person Marquis spa hottub in its own gazebo with private hot tub time for guests in the inn.
activities and attractions in Mount Rainier Washington
Rest, Relaxation, Recreation and Romance. Guests at Cedar Springs may fish for rainbow trout in Neverland Pond. Hiking, Biking, Fishing, Boating, Swimming, Horseback Riding, Snow Shoeing, explore Mt. Rainier National Park and Mt. Rainier Scenic
Railroad, all minutes from Copper Creek. Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
is 30 minutes from Copper Creek. Mt. St. Helens is 90 minutes from Copper Creek. Play football, baseball badmitten and horseshoes in the large open yard in front of the
Copper Creek Lodge. Walk the trails in the forest surrounding the Inn
Cabins and Lodge. Relax by the creek. Quoting from a guest, "I love
to go up on the back side of the property, sit by the creek and
contemplate. " Copper Creek is not just a place. It is a state of mind"
vacation rental rates
All rates are for two guests. Additional guests are $25/person per night with a two night minimum. There is a $25.00 one night stay fee in the Suites, Sky and Snow Cabins, $35.00 in all full size cabins with private hot tubs.
Suites in the Inn:
Jenny's Sleeping Room with private bath and shower, $79/night.
Roselea's One Queen bedroom suite $125/night.
Frenchies. Two Queen Bedroom suite 150/night up to four people.
Cabins: Sky and Snow, $95.00/night
Copper Creek Log Cabin, 150/night
Art Studio, 2 queen beds in open floor plan $175/night.
Cedar Springs 2 queen bedrooms $175/night
Dreamweaver and Forest Retreat $195/night
Copper Creekside Cabin $225/night
Copper Creek Lodge $295/night for up to 6 people, 25/each add'l person
Phil A. Freeman 369-569-2799
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Mount Rainier
- Hike Reflection Lake, Pinnacle Sadddle and 4 rivers
- Explore Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise
- Fishing, Swimming, Biking Horseback riding
- Copper Creek Restaurant and Gift Shop
- NW Trek Wildlife Park
Top things to do on a budget
- Wake up to a snowfall in a cabin at Mt. Rainier
- photography
- swimming at Sunshine Point
- Bicycle and walk Mt Tahoma Canyon Rd.
- Fly and lake fishing
Top things to do with a family
- Tour and Hike Mt Rainier National Park
- NW Trek Wildlife Park
- Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at Copper Creek Inn
- Swim and Horseback riding 11 minutes from the cabin
Phil A. Freeman , owner


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Molly Cam: Harvest 2012
Woof! Woof! Woof! We love harvest! After a long, sunny, beautiful summer the grapes came into their full sugars a little more than a week ago - then the waiting began. See, at Styring, we wait. We wait for flavors. We wait for rain. And this year, we got both!
A little rain is a good thing. It washes away the dust and makes the fruit seem fresher. A little rain followed by sun would have been perfect and that's what the weather initially predicted. BUT of course, that's not what happened. We got a LOT of rain - more than 3 inches! All of our neighbors brought in their grapes before it started and we chewed our nails for three days as it soaked down to our souls. Fortunately, our grapes have deep roots because we dry farm and we had three months without rain -- so we didn't take up much water from the downpour. We had one full day of beautiful sun then pulled in the grapes with spectacular results. The flavors are robust, the sugars are spot on what we wanted and everything is clean and pretty. We expect this to be an amazing vintage. Farming is risky. Craft winemaking is steeped in tradition and part of that is holding out for more -- most of the time it's worth it. Looks like 2012 will be a year for the books.
Right now we're in the throes of fermentation so that relief has been replaced with a lingering exhaustion until everything's in barrel in a couple of weeks. We hope many of you will visit us during the coming year. Happy Harvest to all! Woof!


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Laura and I have been slaving away all week on papers. And I use the word "slaving" very loosely. However, we found it necessary to reward ourselves with some gelato! In reality, we wanted to find anything we could do to avoid working on these papers.
(I am continuing the procrastination by writing this blog)
That is neither here nor there. This blog entry is about the time warp we experienced while taking our trip to the Gelateria. As we were marching up King's Parade, we heard the faint sound of a piper and accordion. These muses drew us in closer and closer until we finally saw the group of street performers doing some sort of English Folk Dance. They were performing in front of Great St. Mary's, which is University of Cambridge's official church.


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Fraud Prevention Program
What is Fraud?
According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, "Fraud includes any intentional or deliberate act to deprive another of property or money by guile, deception or other unfair means."
Dealing with Fraud - Responsibility, Recognition and Reporting (3 R's)
Responsibility - Who is responsible for dealing with fraud?
Every UT Dallas employee shares responsibility for the prevention of fraud, waste and abuse.
The University of Texas System Policy, UTS118, defines your responsibilities:
UTS 118 Statement of Operating Policy Pertaining to Dishonest or Fraudulent Activities
Recognition - What should be reported?
If you see activities that could constitute theft, corruption, misuse of university equipment or vehicles or behavior that is dishonest or unethical, you should report it to the proper authorities.
Policy UTS118 lists the following examples of fraudulent or dishonest activities:
- Dishonest, illegal, or fraudulent act involving System property;
- Forgery or alteration of checks, drafts, promissory notes, and securities;
- Forgery or alteration of employee benefit or salary related items such as time cards, billings, claims, surrenders, assignments, or changes in beneficiary;
- Forgery or alteration of medical related items such as reports, charts, prescriptions, x-rays, billings, or claims;
- Forgery or alteration by employees, of student related items such as grades, transcripts, loans, or fee or tuition documents;
- Misappropriation of funds, securities, supplies, or any other asset;
- Illegal or fraudulent handling or reporting of money transactions;
- Acceptance or solicitation of any gift, favor, or service that might reasonably tend to influence the employee in the discharge of his or her official duties; or
- Destruction or disappearance of records, furniture, fixtures, or equipment where theft is suspected.
Reporting - How do you report suspected activities?
There are several ways to report suspected fraudulent activities:
- Notify your supervisor or department head.
- Call the University Police at extension 2331 if you witness or have knowledge of a theft.
- Notify the Office of Audit and Compliance at extension 2693.
- Call the UT Dallas hotline at 1-888-228-7707 or visit the web page at https://www.tnwinc.com/webreport/default.asp
- Contact the State Auditor's Office hotline by calling 1-800-892-8348 or submit the report online. You may submit a form anonymously.
For additional information, please see articles in the Bulletin and check this website for continuing updates.
Other resources:
- UT Dallas Standards of Conduct Guide
- UT Dallas Hotline Policies and Procedure
- UT Dallas Annual Fraud Compliance Training Module
- UT Dallas Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual, Ethics Policy
- UT System Ethics Policy
- Office of Governor, Executive Order on Preventing, Detecting and Eliminating Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
- Texas Ethics Commission, "A Guide to Ethics Laws for State Officers and Employees"


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Innovation for greater safety
The vision of Volvo Cars is to design cars that do not crash. In the shorter perspective, the aim is that by 2020 no one should be killed or injured in a new Volvo.
Support, prevent and protect
Today, Volvo Cars is on the forefront of prevention and active safety through the development of systems that keep the driver alert and well-informed. And if the driver cannot manage a situation, the car, in some situations, can. In the cases where an accident does happen, the passive safety solutions kick in and help protect the people in the car.
For Volvo Cars' vision to become reality, a comprehensive approach must be taken to responsibility for the traffic environment. The starting point is that future society needs common solutions to handle every part of traffic safety. The company therefore participates in a number of partnerships with other companies, authorities and organisations. One example is EuroFOT, where 28 different partners cooperate on field tests of active safety with the support of the European Commission in order to better understand the interaction between driver, car and traffic environment.
Successful road train tests
Soon, cars are expected to be able to communicate with both other vehicles on the road and the traffic environment. In the EU SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment), seven European partners are working together to create environmentally efficient and safe road trains. In December 2011, the first successful tests were conducted where cars travelled in convoys led by a lead vehicle.
Volvo Cars participates as the only carmaker in the project, which is now in its final phase. Road trains free up time from driving and increases traffic safety thanks to the fact that distractions to the drivers are reduced and along with them the risk of mistakes during long-haul trips. In addition, lower air resistance leads to a reduction in fuel consumption by up to 20 percent.
Read more about the successful road train test.
Clear reduction of accidents
Volvo Cars is a leader in the field of active safety with solutions such as the Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake and City Safety, an automated brake system that contributes to, at lower speeds, avoiding or reducing the consequences of an accident.
In the US and Europe, several insurance companies have lowered premiums on cars with City Safety because the number of accidents has dropped sharply. A new report from the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that the accident frequency decreased by 22 percent. At the same time, insurance claims for personal injuries decreased by 51 percent and workshop expenses dropped by more than 20 percent.
Traffic accidents with pedestrians are common and often have serious consequences. In 2010, Volvo Cars launched its unique Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake that discovers, warns and brakes for pedestrians that suddenly enter the road. If all cars were equipped with Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake, the number of pedestrian fatalities in traffic would decrease by 24 percent according to Volvo Cars' estimates, and by up to 85 percent in special cases according to a research report (Pedestrian fatality risk as a function of car impact speed, Rosén and Sander, 2009).
Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake
Read more about the Pedestrian Detection with full auto brake
More innovations in new V40
Pedestrian Airbag Technology
In March 2012, the new V40 was premiered with the world first Pedestrian Airbag Technology. The airbag is included as a part of Volvo Cars' extensive pedestrian protection. Sensors in the front discover that there is a pedestrian that is being hit and activate the airbag, which lifts the back part of the bonnet and then extends over part of the windscreen area. The combination of the lifted bonnet and airbag will help reduce the severity of pedestrian injuries.
Another innovation launched in the new V40 is the Lane Keeping Aid, a system that physically keeps the car in the lane if the driver mistakenly drifts out of his or her lane.
With more than 80 years' experience of car safety, Volvo Cars has a methodical approach for constant improvements and development. This includes the company's own traffic accident research team, which is a one of a kind and has collected accident data from more than 40,000 Volvo cars in Sweden over the past 40 years.
Read more about the Pedestrian Airbag Technology


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A rare blend of coriander and onions, this one is sure to leave your guests guessing! be prepared for the compliments as well as a slew of phone calls asking you for the recipe of this relatively lesser-known recipe.
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Police are warning South Side residents after a recent string of armed robberies within a few blocks in the Fuller Park neighborhood.
In all three robberies, at least one man approached the victims and robbed them at gunpoint, the alert said.
The latest robbery happened Saturday about 7:15 p.m. in the 4900 block of South Langley Avenue. The first occurred Nov. 16 about 6:30 p.m. in the 700 block of East 50th Street, and another Nov. 17 about 1:45 p.m. in the 4900 block of South Drexel Boulevard.
The robbers are described as:
A black male, 5-foot-7 and 170 pounds;
Two black males between 22 and 23 years old, standing about 5-foot-8, weighing about 150 pounds with dark complexion, and;
A black male between 19 and 29 years old, 5-foot-11, 160 pounds and a medium complexion.
Anyone with information should contact Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.
Police are investigating the murder of a homeless man who was beaten to death in an alley in Logan Square.
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