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Buyout Firms Raise Record Loans in U.S. for European Companies
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- European companies owned by private-equity firms are raising a record amount of leveraged loans in dollars to take advantage of lower rates offered by U.S. lenders competing for deals.
Springer Science & Business Media GmbH, a German academic publisher, and child car-seat maker Britax Childcare Ltd. were among companies borrowing a total $14.5 billion this year, almost triple the $5.2 billion raised over the same period of 2012, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That's equivalent to 32 percent of the volume raised in euros, up from 23 percent last year, the data show.
Companies are taking advantage of soaring demand for riskier assets as the Federal Reserve holds down borrowing costs to fuel the U.S. economic recovery. The average interest margin on first-lien leveraged loans in dollars ranges from 350 basis points to 400 basis points more than benchmark lending rates compared with a spread of 425 basis points to 475 basis points for loans in euros, according to Marlborough Partners, a London-based debt advisory firm. A basis point is 0.01 percentage point.
"We are seeing more European companies tapping the U.S. market where they can get better pricing and covenant flexibility than in Europe," said John Foy, the head of leveraged finance at Prudential Plc's M&G Investments, which manages more than 234 billion pounds ($378 billion). "U.S. loan funds are having record inflows this year as investors look for yield. It's just too much money chasing too few deals."
Fund Inflows
Investors poured more than $55 billion into funds that buy leveraged loans this year, representing a 74 percent increase in assets under management from 2012, according to an Oct. 10 report from Bank of America Corp. The average margin for first-lien leveraged loans in dollars fell to 400 basis points from 449 basis points over the same period, Bloomberg data show.
European companies borrowing from the U.S. market this year raised leveraged loans equivalent to 5.2 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, compared with 4.7 times for deals in euros, according to Marlborough Partners.
Britax, owned by buyout firm Nordic Capital, raised a $280 million covenant-light term loan B earlier this month that offered an interest margin of 350 basis points more than Libor, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with an initial spread of 500 basis points more than the euro interbank offered rate the Chertsey, England-based company paid on a 162 million-euro ($222 million) facility agreed in 2010, Bloomberg data show.
Covenant-light loans and bonds typically give companies more financial leeway as they don't contain financial-maintenance provisions requiring the borrower to meet restrictions such as the level of debt relative to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.
"The U.S. financing market is attracting many issuers and tempting many more," said David Parker, a London-based managing partner at Marlborough Partners. "That's putting pressure on European lenders to entertain lower pricing and more covenant-loose transactions, much to the delight of European borrowers."
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We all know it can be a struggle to eat healthy all the time. Maybe it's that frozen dinner after a long day at work, when you really can't summon the energy to actually prepare something from scratch. Or that sweet treat that gives you a needed boost in the late afternoon?
Sometimes it's tempting to say, "Well, everything causes cancer, so why bother to worry about it?" However, some common food items have been scientifically shown to significantly increase the risk of cancer. Here are 7 REALLY BAD foods that you should avoid at all costs.
1.� Processed Meats
A study conducted at the University of Hawaii found that people who consumed the most processed meats (hot dogs and sausage) showed a 67 percent increased risk of pancreatic cancer over those who consumed few or no meat products. Breakfast sausage, hot dogs, jerkies, bacon, lunch meat; nearly all of these meat products are made using sodium nitrite, which is used to give cured meat its pinkish color and increase its shelf life. However, this ingredient is a precursor to highly carcinogenic nitrosamines — potent cancer-causing chemicals that accelerate the formation and growth of cancer cells throughout the body. So if you are going to eat meat products, be sure to choose only uncured meat products made without nitrates, and preferably from grass-fed sources.
2.� Genetically-Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Numerous health problems increased after GMOs were introduced in 1996. The percentage of Americans with three or more chronic illnesses jumped from 7 percent to 13 percent in just 9 years; food allergies skyrocketed, and disorders such as autism, reproductive disorders, digestive problems and others are on the rise. And the cancer connection? Eating GM corn and consuming trace levels of Monsanto's Roundup chemical fertilizer caused rats to develop horrifying tumors. (Editor�s note:�Care2 does not endorse animal testing and believes there are viable alternatives to medical research that do not involve the testing or killing of animals.)�In addition, many medical groups condemn the use of GM bovine growth hormone, because the milk from treated cows has more of the hormone IGF-1, which is linked to cancer. You can avoid GMOs by sticking with certified organic, certified non-GMO verified and locally-grown foods that are produced naturally without biotechnology.
3) Microwave Popcorn
However convenient they are, those bags of microwave popcorn are also lined with chemicals that are linked to causing liver, testicular and pancreatic cancers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in microwave popcorn bag linings as "likely" carcinogenic, and several independent studies have linked the chemical to causing tumors. (PFOA is also used to make Teflon and other stain-and stick-resistant materials including pizza boxes.) The other safety issue concerns the diacetyl chemical used in the popcorn itself for the artificial butter flavor, which is also linked to causing both lung damage and cancer. If you're a popcorn fan, why not stick to the old-fashioned kernel popping machine?
4) Farmed Salmon
This is another high-risk cancer food, according to Dr. David Carpenter, Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University of Albany. He explains that farmed salmon is often contaminated with flame retardants, pesticides and antibiotics, as well as carcinogenic chemicals known as PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), banned toxins found in materials like asbestos. Corroborating this finding, a�CTV News Investigation compared wild and farmed salmon and found that farmed salmon are fattier than wild salmon, which means they may have more omega-3s, but it also means they can accumulate higher levels of toxins such as PCBs. �If you're a salmon lover, why not follow the suggestion from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch, and consume only wild Alaska salmon?
5) Hydrogenated Oils
These are commonly used to preserve processed foods and keep them shelf-stable. But hydrogenated oils alter the structure and flexibility of cell membranes throughout the body, which can lead to a host of debilitating diseases. It turns out that the World Health Organization tried to outlaw this ingredient decades ago, and for good reason: hydrogenated oils cause cancer, birth defects, heart disease, diabetes and many other fatal diseases. If you must buy processed foods, be sure to check the ingredients label and look for healthy oils such as olive oil, soy or canola oil instead of hydrogenated oils.
6) Canned Tomatoes
Actually, it's not just tomatoes: the lining of most canned foods contains bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical that acts as an estrogen and disrupts hormonal activity in the body. A study published in May of 2013 by the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences showed that BPA actually affects the way genes work inside the brain of rats. Tomatoes are exceptionally dangerous due to their high acidity, which seems to cause BPA to leech from the lining of the can into the tomatoes themselves. Studies show that BPA may be linked to various forms of cancer, heart disease, intestinal damage and several reproductive issues. Why not cook fresh or buy glass containers?
7)� Soda
You already know about soda, but it doesn't hurt to repeat it: soda is packed full of calories, sugar and artificial ingredients, and has no nutritional benefit. One can of soda contains the equivalent of ten packets of sugar. According to studies, most popular diet and sugared sodas are nearly as corrosive to dental enamel as battery acid, leading to an increase in tooth sensitivity and cavities despite good dental hygiene. Even worse, a study from the University of Minnesota found that people who drank as little as two soft drinks a week�faced almost double the risk of pancreatic cancer. As you know, there are plenty of natural alternatives to soda.
According to Joel Fuhrman, author of "Eat To Live," vegetables and fruits (non GMO) protect against all types of cancers when consumed in large enough quantities. This is documented by hundreds of scientific studies.
What other foods do you recommend avoiding at all costs?
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I try my best to avoid these.
good info
Important information; too bad we are completely knowledgeable about the dangers and have been for decades and our food producers keep on producing the products without safety measures and our government safe food agencies keep turning a blind eye so this can continue.
Thank you for sharing.
Darn, I was sitting here drinking a can of Coke (yes I know that its bad for me) when I started to read this, now I am reaching for the water in a polycarbonate bottle, there's something wrong with this picture...
Thank you Barbara D. for reminding me...
Have you all heard of 'anti-oxidants' (Vitamins A,C,E)? Hmm... 'oxidants'...
Yes, it's true. O2 is the most (hlep me here, what words?) prevalent, longest and amount of exposure (for lack of better word) toxin. Oxygen is a carcinogen and try to stop taking that in your body for 30 seconds.
Another toxin is 'Fe', a very toxic 'oxidant', Iron. Iron is the oxygen carrier process in blood's hemoglobin.
Yes, oxygen and Fe, that U'll die in minutes w/o them.
FYI: Americans eat so much meat, there's too much iron and is in fortified flour and other food ingredients.
Solution: Donate blood (Red Cross / hospitals always need it). Source - NPR.
'Americans eat so much meat...' I imagine WE R a different demographic as activist and R disporportionally 'Veggies'
Brian: Thx for Yr critism of my shorthand and poor grammar which often correlate to low intellegence, but then note the extremely high level (chemistry, etc) complex erudite concepts communicated. Remember also my motorskills deficit and don't have two hours to write such a short note ('A' - DNA) from so many typos - 1/5 of characters are re typed ... that has ruined my life over 34 months.
"Everything in moderation."
I don't know about anyone else here, but getting all the sources from organic sites, especially NaturalNews, seems a little sketchy. For example, soda is not like battery acid, in fact it's less acidic than orange juice. I guess Care2 isn't immune to the woo crowd.
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Perception is reality. It's not the only reality, but it is real to the one perceiving it. Perceptions can change, but until they do, what someone perceives as being real is real--to them.
President Bush has said repeatedly that the United States does not torture. It certainly has not been our practice in the past. The United States has for much of our history been able to lead with a certain moral authority. Our commitment to our own constitutional ideals, not to mention a certain sense of divine calling, inspired us to place the rights of human beings above other interests.
Now there are questions being raised about our handling of enemy combatants. In some instances there are questions about whether detainees are even combatants. And the lurking suspicion of torture hangs in the air clouding our image as a just and righteous nation.
The president says that we do not torture. And I want to believe that he is right. But what I fear is that the United States does not torture according to a narrow definition of torture--torture as defined by the president and his lawyers. But since perception is reality, torture cannot be defined by the torturers, only by the tortured.
The perception of many people living in the Middle East is that the United States does in fact torture its prisoners. The photos and subsequent testimony regarding the Abu-Ghraib scandal reinforce this idea. The practice of extraordinary rendition, transporting prisoners to secret prisons, and the continued existence of the Guantanamo facility all feed the perception that we are not living up to our own high ideals.
And why would we torture? Most intelligence experts doubt the effectiveness of torture as a means of gaining information. Often what is given is false and misleading. The tortured will say anything to get the pain to stop.
The counter argument, of course, is that 9/11 changed everything. We can no longer afford to be soft and humane. We are up against a brutal and ruthless enemy for whom kindness is seen as weakness. If we want to be safe in this world we are going to have to be as tough and determined as our enemy.
Which is fine as far as it goes. But what happens if in our determination to be tough on our enemy, we become what we hate in our enemy. If in the course of our fight to survive we give up our humanity, what will we have gained?
The Apostle Paul wrote to one of his churches that they would be wise to avoid even the appearance of evil. It may be that we are not practicing torture, but it appears that we are. If the perception exists, the reality also exists.
Our challenge is to find a way to change the perception. That means opening up the detainee and interrogation process to independent supervision. We insisted on this during the Second World War and the Red Cross was able to visit American prisoners of war. By keeping our process secret we bolster the notion that we have something to hide.
President Bush says that America does not torture. And I pray to God we do not. There is no cause so righteous that inflicting of pain on a helpless human being can ever be justified.
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Discussion in 'Fly Fishing Forum' started by IveofIone, May 2, 2013.
I got mine during that half off weekend. Love it and replaced my drift.
So the reel has no drag other than the noise maker??? That's a bit archaic... kind'a like drum brakes on a formula 1 racer.
Now that they bought out SA, maybe they will figure out how to install a functional drag system for their reels that doesn't sound like a worn out starter motor
i just realized that I have the bbs. not sure what this new click paw is replacing...i'm not up to date on their reels.
BBS = Battenkill Bar Stock. Apparently the new Battenkill with click-pawl drag replaces earlier cast (not machined) version with the same name.
Nice package Ive. Keep checking that mailbox.
Leland, yes, yes it is ... just poking fun. I don't really care what fly reel anyone uses.
It is cool, retro.
I started using my old reel from 1995 that came with my first sage fly rod. It looks similar to your reel, but it is cast aluminum.
You can't beat the music it makes when a triploid takes a long run on lake Nunully. Everyone on the lake can hear it.
Thumbs up to your latest toy!
I've owned three Battenkills since I started flyfishing. Two have worked out great, one not so much.
The smaller sized disk and large arbor have both been good for trout. The larger disk I had on my 8 wt was a complete failure and was returned.
Likely because it was cast rather then machined, I've never seen a reel flex so much while putting pressure on larger fish. That thing ended up eating a couple of fly lines that got caught between the spool and line guide when the reel flexed.
The difference between cast and machined aluminum reels, all other things being equal, is not significant. A large thread on this topic was discussed on a fly forum that preceded this one, the original VFS (Virtual Fly Shop) operated by Fly Fisherman magazine. Cutting to the chase, I was contacted by a metallurgist from a university in Mississippi who saw the thread. The upshot is that machined aluminum (6160 or similar) is stronger than cast aluminum, but it is by so little that a large number of fishermen fishing the respective reels for a lifetime each would not experience a statistically significant difference in breakage. Both cast and machined reels will break if you slip and fall on a gravel bar, the reel hits a hard surface at the wrong angle.
Consequently the quality factors that are more likely to influence the enjoyment of owning a particular reel are things like close tolerances so that there is less wobble and vibration, which detract from longevity. Other factors that affect enjoyment or pride of ownership are brand name and price paid, because people are vain and because certain brands and price points are associated with quality.
Machined reels of the same size tend to be lighter weight than those that are cast.
It all comes down to what you want as to weight for balance, and then there's the looks of the product side of things.


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The operating loss for MDS Analytical Technologies for the first quarter of 2008 was $5 million, level with the first quarter of 2007. On an operating income basis, MD lost $2 million in the first quarter because of the acquisition-related items which partially offset the $2 million improvement in Sciex performance. Equity earnings, which are not included in operating income and represent our share of earnings from the Sciex joint ventures were $14 million for the first quarter of 2008, and level with the first quarter of 2007.
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Vancouver's city-center Chinatown is its "old" Chinatown, originally settled in the late 1800s, primarily by immigrants who came seeking work in the region's canneries or on the railroads. Beginning in the 1970s, however, the demographics of Vancouver's Chinese community began to change. Increasingly, the Chinese immigrants who settled in Vancouver were well-to-do professionals from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and many of these immigrants avoided the working-class downtown Chinatown, taking up residence elsewhere in the Vancouver region. In particular, the suburban community of Richmond, a suburb just south of Vancouver and home to the city's airport, became a popular destination for these new émigrés. Today, with a population that is more than 60 percent Asian, Richmond has become Vancouver's "new" Chinatown.
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Episode PremiereFebruary 27, 1992
GenreAnimation, Comedy
Show Period1989 - now
Production CompanyFOX, Gracie Films, Film Roman Productions
Cast and Crew
DirectorJeffrey Lynch
ScreenwriterMatt Groening, James L. Brooks
Main Cast
- Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson (voice)
- Julie Kavner
- Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson (voice)
- Yeardley Smith
- Harry Shearer
- Hank Azaria as Chief Wiggum / Moe Szyslak (voice)
- Pamela Hayden
- Tress MacNeille
- Karl Wiedergott
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- Steve Allen
- Tress MacNeille
- Russi Taylor
- Marcia Wallace
After taking career aptitude tests, Lisa discovers that the occupation she's best suited for is homemaker while Bart is pegged as a future police officer. Each takes the opportunity to explore their options as Lisa spends the day doing chores with Marge and Bart goes on a ride along with the police. Lisa hates her role and rebels by becoming a troublemaker at school. Police life fits Bart like a glove and he becomes a hall monitor, handing out demerits to his classmates for minor infractions. When Lisa secretly steals all of the teachers' manuals, it's up to Bart and Principal Skinner to figure out who did it. Realizing his sister is the culprit, Bart takes the rap and returns to his life as a bad student and detention regular.


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CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion has teamed up with area manufacturers and the College of Central Florida to help connect job seekers with careers in advanced manufacturing.
The Manufacturing Career Fair takes place Wednesday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Webber Center at CF's Ocala campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. There is no charge to attend.
The 38th annual race will be held Saturday, April 18 with registration from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The first boats will go out at 9:30 a.m. All proceeds go to benefit the Levy Association for Retarded Citizens.
Another Way, Inc., Domestic Violence & Rape Crisis Center, celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Denim & Jewels event at Otter Springs, but it's not the milestone the organization hopes to achieve.
"I wish we didn't need to do this, but we do," said Donna Fagan, executive director of the organization, in addressing the 60 attendees at the Saturday fundraiser and celebration sponsored by TJ Maxx of Lake City.
Food distribution
The Food for Life food distribution is on the second and fourth Saturday of the month starting at 10 a.m. at the Chiefland First United Methodist Church with a suggested donation of $3.50.
Peace Lutheran
The annual rummage sale at Peace Lutheran Church will take place Saturday, April 18, from 8 a.m.– 2 p.m. There will be no early sales.
The Gainesville Rose Society presents its 42nd Rose Show, "The Internet of Roses," on Saturday, April 18, from 1 to 4 p.m., at Celebration United Methodist Church, 9501 S.W. Archer Road, Gainesville.
See hundreds of specimen roses, many arrangements, and learn how easy it is to grow beautiful roses. Potted roses and cut roses will be available for sale. For more information, visit gainesvillerosesociety.com.
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Transportation disadvantaged board meeting
The Levy County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board will conduct its regular business meeting on Thursday, April 16, at 10 a.m. in the Levy County Courthouse in the County Commissioners' Board Room, at 355 S. Court St., Bronson.
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Chiefland's Junior Class transformed the Best Western Gateway Grand into a "Sea of Love" complete with shipwreck on Thursday, April 2.
Among the glamourous gowns and tuxedos, the unknowing king and queen danced the night away.
The prom court was nominated by faculty and staff at CMHS and announced prior to the event. CMHS junior and senior prom attendees made the final decision by voting when they arrived at prom.
A woman robber, who claimed to have a gun and a bomb, attacked a clerk at Smoke & Spirits Liquor Store on U.S. Highway 19 in Chiefland after he bravely told her, "You don't want to do this for a little bit of money."
A joint investigation by the Gilchrist and Levy County Sheriff's Offices has resulted in the arrest of a Fanning Springs man and a request by both sheriffs that anyone with information on his activities come forward.
Ronald Robert Bischoff, 43, of Fanning Springs, is charged with three counts of capital sexual battery and one count of lewd or lascivious exhibition. He was booked into the Gilchrist County Jail with no bond on the capital sexual battery counts and $100,000 bond on the lewd or lascivious exhibition charge.
The Levy County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests:
• April 8, Hugo Alberto Alvarez-Quintana, 28, Morriston, battery. Bond $25,000.
• April 11, Roni Emiliano Cano, 27, Cross City, no DL. ROR.
• April 12, Mitchell Chaddock, 49, Bronson, 49, battery.
• April 9, Amanda Dora Cofield, 27, Chiefland, VOP. Bond $20,000.
• April 10, Maddie Lynette Cryer, 28, Crystal River, two counts FTA. Bond $4,000.
• April 9, James Jason Deloach, 37, Old Town, VOP.
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Oxford Chargers go 3-1 in Tennessee
Highlighted by a no-hitter from pitcher Hunter Roth on Saturday, the Oxford Chargers went 3-1 in the Union University Tournament held in Jackson, Tenn., over the weekend. (more…) (June 18, 2012, Page 6)
Chargers split with South Panola
Oxford's older summer baseball team split a road doubleheader with South Panola on Tuesday night. The Tigers defeated Oxford 7-1 in the first game, while Oxford shut out the Tigers 3-0 in the second. (more…) (June 13, 2012, Page 6)
Whitfield nearly whitewashes OBHS
The final fly ball had barely completed its arc and began descending back to earth before Steven Whitfield began jumping up and down. (more…) (February 28, 2012, Page 9)
U13 Rays place third at NIT Tournament
The Oxford Rays 13-and-under traveling baseball team concluded its season recently with a third place finish at the June Jam USSSA NIT Tournament held at Southaven.
In the tournament, the Rays (16-11-2 overall) went 3-1 in the 14-team tournament and were eliminated in the semifinals.
The Rays claimed the first three games, defeating the Strike Zone Stixx 6-3, St. Louis Hawks 9-4 and DeSoto Cardinals 3-2, before falling to the Tupelo Rangers 6-1. (June 29, 2010, Page 9)
Oxford wins one of two in Water Valley
Oxford's middle school baseball team won the first game of a middle school doubleheader with Water Valley 11-0 Monday evening. The two teams tied the second game 4-4. (March 9, 2010, Page 10)
LMS-OMS split opening day double-dip
MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL — Oxford and Lafayette split a pair of middle school baseball games at Edwin Moak Field on Monday to open the season for both teams. The Chargers won the first game of the double-header 6-5, while Lafayette won the nightcap 10-2. (March 2, 2010, Page 9)


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"We are way beyond the state average," Bolton said. "That's why southwest Kansas was such a prime place to do this research."
With obesity prevention efforts, community-based participatory research is becoming a popular way to reach ethnically diverse populations. But little research has focused on ways to help Hispanic communities. For the guidebook, the researchers combined community-specific cultural and historical information with physical activity and nutrition health education materials.
The work focused on several areas: heart disease, diabetes, overweight, nutrition, physical activity and access to health care. The researchers used surveys and statistics and spoke with community leaders.
They discovered that many Hispanic residents were new immigrants and possibly unaware of community resources that support healthy behaviors. The researchers found that it was beneficial for these residents to have a guidebook tailored to resources available in their city.
The researchers developed a guidebook available in English and Spanish and distributed it to residents in that community. The guidebook focused on ways to promote and increase awareness of physical activity and healthy eating resources in each community. The researchers included photos of parks, trails and recreational facilities, photos of families and individuals engaging in activities, and photos and nutritional information for ethnically relevant foods.
When conducting surveys to evaluate the guide, the researchers found that the guide was accepted by community residents and had moderate dissemination.
"I think it's a good start to understanding access to physical activity and health," Bolton said. "In my own research, I understand these residents don't come to the U.S. as unhealthy people."
Bolton noted the paradigm shift -- called the Latino Paradox -- that Hispanic populations experience when they come to the U.S. Before
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Chicago, IL - March, 2011- Randall Amplifiers debuted the latest addition to their product line-up,
InterviewsAn Interview with C.J. Pierce of Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool has faced one of the hardest tests a group can ever be put through.
InterviewsAn Interview with Scott Ian and Charlie Benante of Anthrax
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Benton County Superior Court Upholds Pot Ban
Attorney Challenges City Pot Ban in Jedi Costume
Council Member in Spokane Owns Pot Farm
Around the time Karen Stratton was appointed to the Spokane City Council, she planted her first marijuana crop.
The Spokesman Review reports that Stratton owns a pot farm with her husband, two family members and an unnamed partner. They spent tens of thousands of dollars on the ope
Oregon Officials Preparing for Potential Legal Marijuana
Marijuana Use Makes Roads More Dangerous
Safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths as states liberalize their marijuana laws.
Researchers who have studied the issue are divided.
Marijuana can slow decision-making, decrease peripheral vision and impede multitasking — all those are important driving skills
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A Washington state judge says a small city can continue to ban licensed marijuana businesses, even if they're allowed under state law.
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2001 Honda Prelude Repair and Maintenance
A guide to problems, costs, maintenance and repair for your 2001 Honda Prelude
- Timing Belt Replacement $490 - 828
- Head Gasket(s) Replacement $879 - 1,200
- Clutch Replacement $678 - 1,081
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2001 Honda Prelude Problems
The front brake rotors can warp and cause a vibration when braking. The rotors will need to be machined or in cases where they are worn to thin, replaced to correct this issue.
On some models the manual transmission fifth gear can grind on upshift due to a misaligned fifth shift fork. The transmission will have to be removed and disassembled and the fifth gear, the fifth sleeve set and the fifth gear shift fork will have to be replaced to repair this issue.
A clunk noise can develop from the rear due to upper damper spacers compressing over time. Installing new damper collars is required to stop the noise.
2001 Honda Prelude Questions
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2001 Honda Prelude Recalls
Honda has recalled 1997-2001 Prelude, 1999-2002 Accord, and 1999-2000 Acura TL models because the ignition switch interlock may fail. If this happens, the key will be removable before the engine is in the "Park" position, which could cause the vehicle to roll and crash. Dealers will confirm interlock function and vehicles will receive an updated interlock lever free of charge.
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Possibly named in tribute to the Tom Hanks movie Joe Versus the Volcano, the Brooklyn trio Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! was born out of the medical problems of the group's leader, Mark Duplass. The guitarist and songwriter had scored a demo deal with Mercury Records in 1998 and moved to New York City from Austin when he was diagnosed with tendinitis and was told by doctors he couldn't play guitar anymore without further damage. Making the best of it, Duplass enrolled in City College of New York to study music. While there he discovered he could play organ without pain and began writing songs on the instrument. In late 2002 Duplass began painstaking recording home demos and sent the results to a friend, Byron Westbrook, back in Austin who decided, along with his friend John Thomas Robinette III, that the three men needed to start a band. They ended up in Austin together and with Westbrook on guitar, Robinette on drums, Duplass on organ, and all three on vocals, recorded the group's debut EP, Carbon Copy. While touring behind the record, the group struck up a friendship with Polyvinyl Records and ended up signing with them in 2003. Westbrook left the band around this time and Craig Montoro, who had worked with labelmates Mates of State, joined on guitar. Now relocated to Brooklyn, the trio went back to Austin to record their debut album, Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!, which was released by Polyvinyl in February of 2004.
Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! was an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York (originally from Austin, Texas). The band's name (which has been described as "ludicrous") was reportedly inspired by the Tom Hanks film Joe Versus the Volcano, though the band has never revealed the inspiration for the name.^ Borolla, Caroline, Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!, CMJ, retrieved 2007-09-15 ^ Hancox, Dan (2005-08-01), The Download, New Statesmen, retrieved 2007-11-13 ^ Goldstein, Hartley (2004-02-24), Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! Album Review, Pitchfork Media, retrieved 2007-09-15 ^ Shvartsman, Dan (2004-03-08), Volcano, I'm Still Excited!! Interview, 30music.com, retrieved 2007-09-15
The band's beginnings can be traced back to 1998. At the time, Mark Duplass was touring the country in support of his solo debut, Small Hands. This earned him a record deal with Mercury Records. After another solo release, Duplass moved from Austin to New York City to pursue his music career. Shortly after arriving in New York, Duplass was diagnosed with tendinitis in both of his arms, and was told that playing the guitar would further aggravate his injury. Wanting to remain in music, Duplass enrolled in City College of New York to study composition. He turned to playing the organ as it was the only instrument which he was able to play pain-free.
Duplass returned to Texas in late 2002 to record songs he had written. This resulted in Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!'s debut EP, Carbon Copy. The Austin Chronicle favorably compared "The New Brad" from Carbon Copy to Rufus Wainwright. While touring to support this release, the band was noticed by Polyvinyl, who released the group's full-length eponymous debut.
The band drew inspiration from acts such as Elvis Costello, Guided By Voices, Death Cab For Cutie, Beulah and Wilco, according to Duplass. Rumors of a reunion have circulated throughout Brooklyn in 2010.^ Sendra, Tim, Allmusic/MSN Music Biography, Allmusic/MSN, retrieved 2007-09-15 ^ Rafferty, Ryan (2004-03-04), Quirky band holds its own, The Observer, retrieved 2007-11-13 ^ Polyvinyl Biography (– ), Polyvinyl Records, retrieved 2007-09-15 ^ Wallen, Doug (2004-02-11), Three For Fighting (– ), Philadelphia Weekly, retrieved 2007-09-15 ^ Lindsay, Cam (June–August 2004), In Music We Trust Review, In Music We Trust, retrieved 2007-09-15 ^ Gray, Christopher (2003-03-14), TCB, The Austin Chronicle, retrieved 2007-11-13 ^ Ewing, Drew (2004-02-05), Volcano rebels against mainstream sound, The University News, retrieved 2007-11-13 ^ Childs, Edwin (2002-10-30), Indie rock trio blazing its way from coast to coast, Red and Black, retrieved 2007-11-13
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In addition to their activities with Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!, the individual band members have collaborated with other artists. Craig Montoro contributed to Mates of State's 2003 release Team Boo as well as Sufjan Stevens's Illinois in 2005. Duplass has written, produced, and starred in films such as Humpday and The Puffy Chair, and stars in the FX sitcom The League.^ Ford, Jon, BBC Album of the Day, BBC, archived from the original on 2008-01-26, retrieved 2007-09-15


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With more missing data, Reid seeks VA chief's ouster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on
Tuesday called on Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson to
resign after the department disclosed that another batch of
personal information on veterans was missing.
"Enough is enough," Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada said. "Less
than a month after promising to make the VA the 'gold standard'
in data security, Secretary Nicholson has again presided over
loss of personal information of thousands of veterans."
The VA on Monday announced that a subcontractor reported
personal information on up to 38,000 veterans was missing from
the company's offices.
That comes on top of the theft in May of a VA laptop
containing sensitive information on more than 26 million
veterans and service members. That laptop was recovered in June
and officials said they did not believe information was taken.
Nicholson said Monday the department's inspector general,
the FBI and local law enforcement "are conducting a thorough
investigation" of the latest incident.
The subcontractor, the Unisys Corp., said a desktop
computer was missing from its offices in Reston, Virginia
outside Washington. Unisys was hired to assist in insurance
collections for VA medical centers in Pittsburgh and
The VA said it believes the computer records were limited
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The golf course is excellent the staff are very friendly & accommodating but the only thing stopping me from giving it 5 stars is no clubhouse facilities......SHAME
This course can be better in the AM when it's cooler. It has water holes and natural beauty but can be warm depending upon the time of year or day.
Good condition worth visit to Ocean and lagoon course, would not say very good play ocean course much better.
Great staff and club house
We had been told by staff at the Marriot that the course was in bad shape so did not expect much and they were proved right. Course and particularly the greens in very bad condition would not recomend this course at all.
I guess it did not help being put behind the 9 hole ladies group.
I am a lady golfer and feel the starter should have informed us that there were four foresomes ahead of us that are obviously going,to really slow down,the play. He could have suggested another tee time or possible that we play the other course or even...
The Lagoon Course is a par 70 6000 yard course from the tips. Don't be fooled! There are 6 par threes and two less par 4s than a "normal" course. This is not a chip and putt course. The par 3s, 4s, and 5s are equivleant to yardages on most courses that play to about 6600 yards. Quality of golf...
This is a very well-maintained course, and they keep the traffic moving. Far fewer bunkers than the Ocean Course. Friendly, helpful staff and excellent facilities.
Short and somewhat tight and in good condition with water on many holes. Good for your ego after playing TPC. Ocean course is longer, wider but tougher.
T'was 54 degrees and quite windy on the day we played. Few nuts like us on the course. Course was well designed; tees kept, fairways mowed, bunkers and greens well cared for. Only thought was fee was a bit high for the experience; this is probably closer to a $70-75 range.
This was for a business luncheon, and admission to the restaurant requires either membership to the club, or that you are staying at the property.
So, if you have access, the prices are reasonable and the food was outstanding. The lunch buffet included filet and some of the best navy-bean soup I've ever had.
Caveat: reasonable is given the locale...
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BOTTLE BY BOTTLE: Well-rounded yet often overlooked, merlot now a star
Merlot: It's famous, it's easy to find, and yet we've managed to write around it for more than a year.
This versatile red wine grape doesn't have the heavy-handed seriousness of a cabernet sauvignon. It's not prickly and difficult like many Pinot Noir. And it's less rough, less rustic, than the Malbec we often find.
And yet still, merlot has remained a supporting cast member in our column. Want a tasty, smooth Meritage? Well, merlot's likely one of the ingredients that'll make it wonderful. Want something that will go well with — and not overshadow — that well-marbled Delmonico steak? Then think of merlot, the wingman's grape.
But that all stops now, because we've found two impressive merlots. Both are from Sonoma County, Calif.
The first is actually 97 percent merlot. The rest of what's labeled as the 2008 Simi merlot contains 2 percent cabernet sauvignon and 1 percent Malbec. We found this on sale at Schnucks on North Green River Road for $14.49. It gave us cherry, cedar and mocha notes in return. Lighter than we expected, its strength was its flavor. We had this with steak, too, and it did not disappoint. Especially in these steamy, rather oppressive summer months, lighter merlot like this Simi can really make an impact (13.5 percent alcohol.)
Then there's the 2009 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve merlot, which also came in at 13.5 percent alcohol. This roughly $22 purchase at Winetree started out slightly acidic but quickly turned soft and elegant in the mouth. It had a fruity nose and tasted of menthol, red fruit and some cedar. We paired this with some chorizo-and-rice-stuffed peppers that Greg prepared from scratch, since he's quite the urban gardener (jalepeños and other hot peppers are his specialty).
This is a well-rounded wine in terms of its flavors, textures and nose, and we wouldn't hesitate to get it again.
What's interesting about Simi Winery and Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates is that they've both had the same winemaker. Steve Reeder is now the general manager and vice president of winemaking at Simi, but before he started there, he was appointed the head winemaker at Kendall-Jackson. Reeder's also got a partnership with musician Dave Matthews.
Reeder's connection to Simi is more recent. This company was created by Italian immigrant Giuseppe Simi after he made his fortune during the California Gold Rush in 1849. Giuseppe and his brother Pietro produced their first wines in 1876. The company continued under the leadership of Giuseppe's daughter, Isabelle, in 1904, who sold all vineyard holdings in 1920 after the implementation of Prohibition. When the Volstead Act was repealed in 1933, $500,000 worth of cellared Simi bottles were immediately ready for sale. These days, Simi is owned by Constellation Brands, a conglomerate that owns companies producing more than 100 wines, beers and spirits.
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, however, has remained family-owned since its first bottling of chardonnay in 1982. Founded by Jess Jackson and his first wife, Jane Kendall, the Jackson Family now owns 14 other wine companies in the United States, as well as one each in France, Italy, Australia and Chile. Those looking for a tasty bottle of merlot can't go wrong with these two Sonoma County creations.
Merlot can be a star.
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Event Id 2017 The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged pool because the server reached the configured limit for nonpaged pool allocations.
Apparently you need to tell Windows that you want to use the machine as a file server and that it should allocate resources accordingly. Set the following registry key to '1′:
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Thanks krbaugh, I was so frustrated with this and hopefully I will not get disconnected on the network again. I have mapped a drive on my XP machine and the software is running on Windows 7 Pro. My XP was accessing all other computers but not the Windows 7. I will post if that error comes back or I get disconnected to access that mapped drive.
krbaugh, thank you so much! I had a Windows 7 system that just kept crashing with this event log error. I followed your instructions and it is working great! You are a life saver!
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. I had the problem with XP machines being locked out of a Windows 7 pseudo file server that would only resolve with a reboot of the win 7 machine. A Microsoft engineer advised that I needed to run the 'file server' in safe mode or clean boot mode to try and find what software program was causing the issue. Luckily I decided instead to just look through the event viewer, and I found this very Event ID at times that I knew the xp machines had been kicked out of the server. I've just done the registry edit, and fingers crossed, we'll have no further issues with the network.


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Exit poll: PRI wins vote for Mexico state governor
Avila faces Alejandro Encinas, 57, from the leftist Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD, which won the presidential vote in the state of Mexico in 2006 despite PRI domination of state and local offices. Trailing third is Luis Felipe Bravo Mena, 58, of Calderon's conservative National Action Party, or PAN, which won the presidential vote there in 2000.
Voting booths closed in Mexico state at 6 p.m. local time (7 p.m. EDT) and the results of private exit polls were expected shortly.
The PAN and PRD tried early on to form a coalition to defeat the PRI, as they did last year to win the PRI stronghold states of Oaxaca, Puebla and Sinaloa. But the agreement fell apart in Mexico state, and other coalition efforts never got off the ground in two other states, Nayarit and Coahuila, where the PRI is expected to win governorships Sunday.
Across Mexico, many voters are weary of the PAN, which after more than a decade in power has failed to make fundamental changes in Mexico apart from a trademark war on organized crime that has seen a spike in violence. Since President Felipe Calderon took office in late 2006, more than 35,000 people have died in drug violence, according to the government. Other sources put the number at more than 40,000.
And internal fighting in the PRD has left the leftist party in disarray.
The PRI has sprung back in the vacuum.
Euralia Contreras, 66, who voted at the same station as Avila, said that she was sure the PRI would win because it has tackled local problems and helped residents. "I've received many benefits from (Avila)," Contreras said, referring to free canned foods the Avila campaign gave her. "The handouts came through. He has fulfilled his promises."
After mounting one of the most expensive campaigns in Mexico's history, Avila ran tirelessly as a "democrat," polling near 60 percent while Encinas' support has hovered in the mid-to-high 20s in surveys by the newspapers Reforma and El Universal. Those polls have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The newspaper Reforma reported last month that Avila's campaign spent nearly 4.4 million pesos a day ($376,000), more than the 3.4 million pesos ($290,000) Calderon spent to win the presidency. The campaign didn't respond to questions about spending from the AP.
For Fernando Pasillas Villarreal, there are no good candidates.
"I'll vote, but only to cancel my vote, because I think that although the governor may change, the one who takes his place does not offer substantial improvements, and I still think that the PRI only enriches itself and enriches its friends."
Even as the opposing parties cry foul and have filed complaints with the national elections tribunal over alleged PRI campaign violations, the elections Sunday and next year appear to be the PRI's to lose.
In the state capital of Toluca, where initial election results were expected to be announced Sunday evening, people turned out early to vote.
"Although none of the three candidates convinces me ... perhaps the only one who really knows Mexico state is from the PRI, Eruviel," said Leticia Aguilar Hernandez, a 50-year-old secretary.
Associated Press writer Gloria Perez in Toluca, Mexico, contributed to this report.
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Young, SJ; Levin, J; (2013) Mapping machines: transformations of the Petersburg text. Primerjalna književnost (Comparative Literature) , 36 (2) 107 - 118.
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The essay explores the methodologies and initial results of our geographic visualization project 'Mapping St Petersburg', which aims to produce an experimental cartography of the 'Petersburg text', a literary corpus whose development is interwoven with that of both the city and of modern Russian culture as a whole. Moving away from the sense of familiarity inherent in much literary criticism, we are aiming at radical deformations (in Jerome McGann's term) of Petersburg texts. Dissolving the works into spatial data engenders a process of estrangement (ostranenie) that allows concealed meanings and dimensions to emerge. A close reading for space enables us to map the texts, transforming them into a distant reading. A simultaneous cognitive process of reading for spatial relations provides the context for cartographic experimentation. This re-forms literary works to create new patterns of meaning that reveal the potential texts. To create these maps, we are using 'neo-geographical' tools, such as Google Maps. This technology is marked by its low barriers to entry, accessibility, usability, and potential ubiquity via modern mobile devices. It neither dictates, nor stands detached, but enables, allowing experimentation and play with minimal overheads and expenditure of time. Through it, we advance an idea, based upon Stephen Ramsay's 'reading machines' and 'algorithmic criticism', of utilising 'no-GIS' applications to generate thought games.
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SHERMAN: Carlsbad's proposed high school will have environmental roots
At this writing, there is a lot still to be decided about the proposed new Carlsbad high school at College Boulevard and Cannon Road.
For instance, its size and its opening date are still being debated.
But one thing is sure, says Carlsbad Unified School District Superintendent John Roach. The school will have a focus on environmental studies. Included in the plans is a "teaching garden."
At a school board meeting last month, Theresa Acerro, a retired instructor at Montgomery High School in south San Diego, told Carlsbad trustees that the garden at her school helps teach everything from English (the students are inspired to wax poetic by its beauty) to mathematics to art to welding to ecology.
Bonnie Bade, chairwoman of the anthropology department at California State University San Marcos, said ethnobotany ---- studying the use of plants for food, fiber and medicine ---- is a growing field and a new teaching garden at the university has become "an outdoor lab."
Landscape designer Morgan Vondrak told the board the school can be landscaped with native plants that will save water and need no pesticides.
Water is still an issue because the district does not have four necessary certifications for the proposed campus, Roach said. Those are from the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the state Department of Fish and Game.
Without those approvals, the district can't get a building permit, Roach said.
"We lose a whole year," Roach said, if all the paper work is delayed past a proposed fall ground breaking because construction is forbidden during the nesting season of an endangered species of songbird, the least Bell's vireo.
As things stand now, the school is scheduled to open in 2012.
Although opponents have stalled the process amid concerns over the quality of storm run-off from the 57-acre school site, Roach said that's not really as big an issue as trying to get the district to pay for more road improvements.
"That's truly the bone of contention," Roach said.
Originally, the district faced three lawsuits: from the city, Preserve Calavera and a combination of Bentley-Wing Properties, Inc., a development firm, and Rancho Carlsbad, an adjacent mobile-home park planning a new development.
The city and Preserve Calavera, an activist citizens' group, have settled.
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Roach said "a good ballpark figure" for the cost of the new school for 1,500 students is between $85 million and $100 million. It could eventually accommodate 2,400 students.
But Roach doesn't foresee that as ever happening. He said that number was based on an estimate that there could one day be 4,800 high-school students in the Carlsbad district. He said he doesn't think there will be enough development to warrant more than 3,900 students districtwide.


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