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In the top 10 of the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA bantamweight rankings, Barao has moved ahead of Cruz. And he's already got wins over Faber (No. 3), McDonald (No. 4), WIneland (No. 5), Brad Pickett (No. 6) and Scott Jorgensen (No. 8), who recently decided to drop down to flyweight. No. 9 Raphael Assuncao meets No. 12 T.J. Dillashaw in 10 days, so one of those two may continue to climb the ladder.
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There has long been talk of the possibility for Barao to move up to featherweight. But right now, the 145-pound kingpin is his friend and Nova Uniao teammate Jose Aldo.
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NEW ORLEANS Never has there been a more bizarre Super Bowl, but this is a crazy place, where the weird, wonderful and bad happens every day. The people live below the Mississippi. Some practice voodoo. They party until they sleep standing up. They speak their own language (languages). It's old. Its buildings sweat. It's not the United States as we know it.
Anything can happen in New Orleans, and Sunday night something that can't happen did. The Superdome closed its eyes for a while and all the Mardi Gras king's horses and all the king's men had trouble reviving her.
The NFL says it can't bring another Super Bowl to Qualcomm Stadium but it has no problem coming to the venerable Superdome, which carries the name of Mercedes-Benz but runs more like a Yugo. At least Qualcomm doesn't need candles and hurricane lamps to play a football game.
With 13:22 to play in the third quarter of Sunday night's Super Bowl XLVII, the Baltimore Ravens were soaring, up 28-6 on the San Francisco 49ers. And then, as you and 100 million other folks know, most of the lights went out in the Superdome.
They didn't just go out. They were out for 35 minutes. Just before they came all the way back on, the TV cameras caught Ravens coach John Harbaugh lighting up Mike Kensil, the NFL's VP of operations. And I have a good idea what John was angry about (he wasn't just a little bit ticked).
His team had played brilliantly and he was about to put the hammer down on brother Jim's 49ers, whose jugular was showing. And now all the momentum Baltimore built had stopped. Worst fears, you know. By the time the third quarter came to an end, the Niners had scored two touchdowns and a field goal to close it to 28-23, with Baltimore inside the red zone at the end of the quarter.
"Momentum turned and they handled it really well," John would say afterward. "They handled it better than we did."
The final score was 34-31, Ravens, and the strange thing is that, in this case, the score almost seems anticlimactic because of what went on in front of it. Certainly, there never has been a Super Bowl quite like this one, not even the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction, because so many people never saw it live.
The blame for the outage was placed on the Superdome, not the power company, and then the Superdome blamed the power company. Well, it is New Orleans. But there is no excuse for what happened during the biggest football game in the world. That's not how the NFL operates — or at least that's not how it used to operate, which meant every stone you saw was turned.
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The Romney Foreign-Policy Agenda
Imagine for a moment: It is two weeks after Election Day and President-elect Mitt Romney holds a press conference to announce his foreign-policy team, the officials who will guide his administration's relations with the rest of the world. "Team of rivals!" proclaims Romney. He says he has decided to fill the top jobs in foreign policy with his competitors for the Republican presidential nomination. For secretary of state: Rick Santorum. For secretary of defense: Newt Gingrich. For CIA director: Rick Perry. For national security adviser: Michele Bachmann …
OK, that was just a scary joke. It's not going to happen. But it does serve as a reminder that, after 30-plus Republican primaries and an unprecedented number of debates, voters have little idea of how Mitt Romney would deal with the world outside America's borders, what his philosophy is, or whom he would name to high-level positions in his administration. The greatest uncertainty, though, is one that reaches beyond Romney: Where would the next Republican administration go after the disaster of George W. Bush's war in Iraq? Toward other military interventions, or an effort to preserve the status quo, or some degree of retrenchment?
Romney's views on foreign policy are a matter of no small consequence. Whoever occupies the White House from 2013 to 2017 will preside over American policy at a critical time. He may have to decide whether to launch military action against Iran's nuclear program—or if war has broken out with Iran, how to manage its consequences. The next president will also have to chart the future course of American policy toward China. He will have to determine how much to press for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement. He will have to negotiate the size of the defense budget with Congress.
Above all, he will have to figure out America's role in the world in an era of financial constraints. Like Obama, Romney has argued repeatedly that the United States is not a declining power in the way that many in China and elsewhere around the world now perceive. He will have to tailor his policies to show that these claims are not just American bravado.
The primaries settled one foreign--policy issue of consequence for the direction of the Republican Party: Voters overwhelmingly rejected the libertarian isolationism of Ron Paul. This was not as much of a given as it may seem in retrospect. Paul, who questioned American involvements overseas and advocated dramatic reductions in the defense budget, had polled well at the annual gatherings of the Conservative Political Action Conference and, indeed, in the Iowa primary in January. His views on foreign policy seemed to be compatible with those of some other conservatives—the columnist George Will, for example—who questioned the sort of assertiveness that led the Bush administration into the Iraq War. But Paul eventually faded, his message marginalized. At the grass roots, American conservatives are still fundamentally hawkish.
Other than Paul and former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, all the Republican candidates fell back mostly on the standard clichés. There was, especially, the boilerplate accusation that the Democrats are weak on defense. This is a Republican refrain that dates back to the 1950s but one that had little resonance in the 2008 campaign, after Bush had established how a show of national strength could go awry. During the primaries, "weak on defense" made a comeback. The conservative columnist Peggy Noonan parodied the Republican debates: "We should bomb Iran Thursday. No, stupid, we should bomb Iran on Wednesday." Romney and most of the other Republican candidates accused Obama of failing to believe in "American exceptionalism," though none could explain what, in practical terms, this means for foreign policy.
Finally, along with other Republicans, Romney accused Obama of making "apologies" abroad—the suggestion being that a president should not acknowledge that the United States has ever erred (or that it is even capable of erring). "I will not and I will never apologize for America. I don't apologize for America, because I believe in America," said Romney, who chose to title his campaign book No Apology. Never mind that, as Glenn Kessler pointed out in The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" column, Obama hasn't used the word "apology" and that the quotations cited by the Republicans have been trimmed and taken out of context. Never mind that Ronald Reagan apologized to Japanese Americans for their internment during World War II or that George W. Bush voiced regrets to Jordan's King Abdullah for American treatment of Iraqi prisoners after Abu Ghraib, to the Chinese for a plane collision near Hainan Island, and, while on a trip to Senegal, for American slavery.
In short, from Romney's campaign we are to suppose that on Day One of his presidency he might sign an order declaring a doctrine of American exceptionalism and another one requiring the world to recognize that the United States was never wrong and would never apologize. Then, on Day Two, he would go about the business of trying to obtain the support of other governments, who presumably would be thrilled to cooperate with a superpower that had just declared itself infallible.
Of course, presidential candidates do not often lay out the specifics of what they'll do overseas in the early stages of a campaign. Most candidates don't even know what they'll face. Those who do make promises sometimes find themselves either reversing course (George W. Bush on nation-building, Bill Clinton on trade and human rights in China) or deciding to perpetuate the course that they had once criticized (Barack Obama on counterterrorism and Guantánamo).
What distinguishes Romney is that he has not even hinted at the direction he hopes to steer the country. At least on domestic policy, one has an idea of Romney's approach and self-image: the business executive, the manager. True, Romney has done all the obligatory things expected of a presidential candidate. He has released a formal white paper setting forth (with exquisite vagueness) his positions on various foreign--policy issues. He has assembled and released his own list of foreign-policy advisers. He has written op-eds and given addresses on foreign policy. Yet for all of this, we have no inkling of his vision.
His rhetoric so far has conveyed only a sense of nostalgia. In the world Romney evokes, other countries are willing to follow America's lead and to defer to American strength every bit as much as they were in the unipolar 1990s. The rising powers of China, India, Brazil, and Turkey require no new thinking or new approaches, just the ideas and methods of the past. America faces no painful choices or trade-offs; it is prosperous enough that it can maintain the defense budgets of the past without reductions in social programs or entitlements. It can devote new attention and resources to Asia without cutting back its presence or commitments in Europe and the Middle East. The United States, it seems, can preserve its old role without difficulty.
On foreign policy, the Republicans today stand in roughly the same position as the Democrats did after the Vietnam War. Back then, an entire generation of Democratic mandarins was cast out into the cold because of their close association with Vietnam. Those from the Kennedy and Johnson administrations who might have otherwise been in position for the next Democratic administration, such as former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and former National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, were in disgrace.
So too, the Republican foreign-policy elite today. Certainly some of the senior figures in the Bush administration would not be returning to office no matter what happened in Iraq: Dick Cheney for reasons of health and Donald Rumsfeld because of his age. But other prominent members of Bush's foreign-policy team might well have been in line for top jobs in the next Republican administration were they not associated with the Iraq War or the controversies surrounding it. Paul Wolfowitz, for example, was a leading proponent of the war. His longtime protégé, Scooter Libby, was convicted of perjury in connection with leaking the name of a covert intelligence official. Colin Powell's deputy secretary of state, Richard Armitage, also became ensnared in that controversy when he admitted he had revealed the agent's identity. It seems unlikely that Condoleezza Rice and Stephen Hadley, both of whom served in the top ranks of the Bush administration, would be brought back into comparable positions in a Romney administration. Both are too closely identified with the former president.
In general, then, Romney probably will not do what George W. Bush did—fill out his national-security team with the central figures and the next-in-lines from the previous Republican administration. There are just a couple of senior Republicans who held prominent positions under Bush who are also possible candidates for top jobs under Romney. One is Robert Zoellick, who recently stepped down as president of the World Bank. He also served as U.S. trade representative and deputy secretary of state. Another is Richard Haass, now the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, who was in charge of policy planning at the State Department in 2001–2003. Neither Zoellick nor Haass has been identified as part of the Romney team, and it's not clear how well either gets along with the candidate. Even if Zoellick were to win a top job, it may not be in foreign policy; he seems more likely to end up as secretary of the treasury, a job he is thought to covet.
Romney does have an inner circle of foreign-policy advisers, a close-knit group of people who have been working for him, in most cases, since the earliest stages of his unsuccessful campaign in 2008. Besides being prosperous and having ties to the Boston financial community or Wall Street, their common attributes are a long-standing connection to Romney and distance from the Bush War Cabinet.
One of Romney's foreign-policy coordinators this year is Kerry Healey, who served as the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts while Romney was governor. A Harvard graduate, she's married to Sean Healey, the chairman and CEO of an investment firm. The team also includes Christopher Burnham, the vice chairman of Deutsche Bank Asset Management, who previously served as the State Department's undersecretary for management and as undersecretary general for management at the United Nations. Among Romney's three top Asia advisers is Kent Lucken, a former State Department Foreign Service officer who is the managing director of Citigroup Private Bank in Boston.
The team includes two former Republican senators: Jim Talent, from Missouri, who lost his seat in 2006, and Minnesota's Norm Coleman, whom Al Franken sent into retirement after a close election in 2008. Rounding out the group are a couple of fairly well-known foreign--policy hands. One is Mitchell Reiss, now the president of Washington College, who headed the State Department's policy planning bureau under Powell. The other is Dan Senor, who was the spokesperson for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. Senor is also a money guy; he worked for the Carlyle Group before Iraq and as founding partner for Rosemont Capital, another asset-management firm. For intellectual clout, the Romney campaign has Eliot Cohen, a professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins's School of Advanced International Studies; Cohen contributed the foreword to Romney's foreign-policy white paper, "An American Century."
The Romney campaign last fall released a list of people who constitute the candidate's "Foreign Policy and National Security Advisory Team." Not all are working closely with the campaign; they are listed because they are identifiable names that might lend credibility. Two served in high positions in the Bush administration: Michael Hayden, the last of Bush's three CIA directors, and Michael Chertoff, Bush's secretary of homeland security. There is no reason to think that either would wind up returning to top posts under Romney.
The advisory team, though, contains a few individuals who served in second- or third-tier positions under Bush and might take senior positions in a new administration. A strong candidate is Eric Edelman, a widely respected Foreign Service officer and former ambassador to Turkey who worked as undersecretary of defense for policy in the late Bush years. Edelman enjoys the rare distinction of having worked both for Cheney's vice-presidential staff and for Strobe Talbott, Bill Clinton's deputy secretary of state.
Finally, there is John McCain, the one heavyweight Republican who would fit under the "team of rivals" rubric, even though he didn't run for president this year. He'd be an obvious choice for defense secretary. But whether McCain would even want the job, much less whether Romney would be willing to appoint him after the tensions of the 2008 campaign, is an open question.
Where would such people take us? The official list of advisers does not reveal much more about the direction of a Romney administration than does Romney's sloganeering in the primaries. Romney's team runs the ideological spectrum of the Republican Party. It includes individuals from the Brent Scowcroft/Bob Gates/Colin Powell wing of the party and defense hawks from the Dick Cheney wing. The inner circle contains Mitchell Reiss, a moderate who worked for Powell and who once wrote a book called Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists, and it includes Senor, who was among the founders of the Foreign Policy Initiative, now the main neoconservative organization. A strong supporter of Israel, Senor co-wrote Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle.
This sort of ideological diversity seems to run through the regional specialists, too. Take, for example, China policy. Romney's advisory group for Asia lists as one co-chair Evan Feigenbaum, who worked on promoting closer ties with China under Zoellick at the State Department. At the same time, the team also named Aaron Friedberg, who reflects a warier outlook on China, as a second co-chair. Friedberg is a Princeton scholar and former Cheney aide; his views are summed up by the title of his recent book, A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia.
Certainly Romney's advisers tilt heavily toward financial and corporate interests. If a Romney administration were to push China hard, one guesses, it would be on issues such as opening up its financial markets to American companies and not on issues such as human rights or support for independent trade unions. One of Romney's only strong and distinctive stands in his campaign has been a pledge to declare China a currency manipulator on his first day in office. During their 2008 campaigns, Obama and Hillary Clinton made similar promises, but the Obama administration has held off from doing so out of concern for roiling Sino-American relations. Even here, signals are mixed. It is difficult to imagine Zoellick, were he secretary of treasury or state, carrying out Romney's pledge. Of all senior U.S. officials in the past two decades, Zoellick has been among the most sympathetic to the Chinese regime.
As Romney staked out his own hawkish positions in the primaries, there were hints of policy disagreements within his team. One area of contention seems to have been Afghanistan. Some advisers are said to have favored keeping American troops there for an extended period of time; others were said to have warned that Romney should not box himself into such hawkish positions, particularly when public support for the war is slipping. Romney himself has tried to attack Obama from both flanks. Early on, Romney sounded vaguely dovish, asserting at one point last year that it was "time for us to bring our troops home as soon as we possibly can." More recently, he's taken to attacking the president for withdrawing too quickly. When pressed, Romney falls back on the time-honored evasion: He'll rely on the advice of his military commanders in the field.
Ultimately, a Romney foreign policy would depend far more on the would-be president than on his team of advisers or the positions he lays out this year. What, then, are Romney's own instincts? It seems likely that he believes in at least one part of his campaign message: that he would bring to the presidency the business-oriented approach he learned in the private sector. What that might mean for American foreign policy, however, is far from clear. Countries do not behave according to efficient-market theory; many of the underlying forces at play overseas—nationalism and religious fundamentalism, for example—are not amenable to the sort of corporate approaches Romney brought to the Salt Lake City Olympics or the state of Massachusetts.
The one foreign-policy issue on which Romney has staked out a fairly strong stand is the Middle East. He has said he would not be willing to countenance an Iran with nuclear weapons, but since Obama has said the same thing, there doesn't seem to be much difference in their positions. Unlike Obama, though, Romney has been unwaveringly supportive of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, even cooperating with a recent New York Times story that said the two men have been friends since they worked together at Boston Consulting Group in 1976. "We can almost speak in shorthand," Romney told the paper.
One is left to wonder whether Romney might offer some surprises in foreign policy. Is there an overseas version of Romneycare, an initiative that shows a willingness to defy the Republican Party's right-wing base? Perhaps there are a few issues—say, climate change—in which one can imagine him challenging conservative orthodoxies. Romney, though, shows not the slightest sign of being a risk-taker or even a person fond of drama. His approach to the world would probably be as cautious as his presidential campaign. In one respect, that would be to the good. George Bush was a risk-taker, and America wound up paying the price.
Overall, however, there are few grounds for optimism. In general, Romney seems to be wedded to tired old formulations. He is not even managing to come up with a vocabulary to prepare the country for change, much less the ideas and policies to sustain that change. This is "the American century," he proclaims, borrowing Henry Luce's phrase to describe the 20th century. "This is America's moment," he tells audiences, as though it were a new idea. Lost among these platitudes is the reality of America's shrinking resources for foreign policy and national security. Even in the unlikely event that Romney were to restore all the cuts in the defense budget he now inveighs against, the Pentagon would have less money to throw around than in the past—the Defense Department already has been trimming the budget as a way to forestall much larger slashes.
The "Vulcans" foreign-policy team of the last Republican administration had a vision for a post–Cold War world dominated by American power. The United States would be able to defeat any country that emerged as a possible competitor in Asia, Europe, or the Middle East; it would do so largely by building up its military strength and by taking preemptive action against potential threats. This approach foundered after September 11, when the Bush administration discovered to its surprise that the most immediate threats America faced came not from countries but from non-state actors like al-Qaeda, and when it realized, en route to the Iraq War, that other countries weren't willing to follow American leadership.
Under Obama, America's national-security agencies, notably the Pentagon and CIA, have made considerable headway against the non-state actors that plagued the last administration. The question now is how to define America's post–Cold War role in a way that matches its current circumstances. In the campaign, Romney seems to rely on an almost religious approach. "God did not create this country to be a nation of followers," Romney said in a foreign-policy speech at The Citadel last fall. "America is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers. America must lead the world, or someone else will." What such words might mean for a Romney policy toward China or Egypt, Iran or North Korea, Pakistan or Syria, so far only God and, maybe, Mitt Romney know. He isn't telling the rest of us.
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Pathetic rambling! Tell me again why it's NOT okay for a kid to act like an ass, but it's okay for a college student to openly admit to drug use -- specifically, cocaine and marijuana -- as well as admitting to bullying a girl as a kid, treating girlfriends like dirt, hanging out with, accepting favors from, and setting off a political career from the home of acknowledged terrorists from the 1970s (Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn), and quoting (verbatim) racially explosive diatribes uttered by Rev. (and I use that term VERY loosely) Jeremiah Wright against white people. Tell me again how this poor excuse for a president has straightened out our economy -- rather than increasing our national debt more than all other 43 presidents combined! Tell me again how many jobs he's "created" and how many college graduates are going to be snapped up by corporations that have moved their bases out of the country to escape the insane regulations his "czars" have imposed -- without benefit of law, I may add. Tell me again how about this Happy Land of Obamacare (which, by the way, was crammed down our throats by the Messiah's sycophants Pelosi and Reid) is going to provide for all Americans, with enormous cuts in Medicare and gigantic increases in premiums for those who pay for their insurance. Tell me how he's going to deal with Christians who have all been threatened by his other sycophant Sebelius in the mandate infringing on First Amendment rights of the Catholic institutions. Tell me again about his evasion of issues in desperate attempts to distract voters from his NON-record of accomplishments -- war on women, war on dogs (although Obama acknowledges he ate one), war on corporations (who supply the jobs -- and some of whom pay $40K to dine with Obama and Let-Them-Eat-Cake-While-I-Vacation Michelle), war on the rich (while the Obama's wealth is @ $12million and he accepts unlimited funds from George Soros). No response? It figures.
As for this article -- as Gen. McAuliffe said in being surrounded by German troops in Bastogne (sorry, I'm a WWII buff), "Aw, nuts!"
Tell me where the community organizer (sorry, I should have put that in caps, considering his Messiahship) gained his extensive knowledge of foreign affairs! Was it on his pre-election trip to Europe with his 12 teleprompters, or a subsequent trip when a few of them were broken?
Have you been to Europe lately? I have. Obama and our country, because of him and his ineptness are laughing stocks among the populace of English-speaking countries. On the continent, there is a feeling of helplessness in the matter of defense because the might of the U.S. is not felt there for the first time since the end of WWII. Eastern Europe is especially worried. Ask the ordinary citizens and you'll get an honest answer. They all feel they backed the wrong horse three and a half years ago.
As for how Romney can address this, he has a vast reservoir of knowledge that, despite this article's opinion, should be tapped. First and foremost, Condoleeza Rice is an asset without equal. Despite her relationship to the Bush administration, the brilliance of this woman's knowledge of foreign intrigue and historical politics is invaluable. Romney would be smart to court her as a running mate and ask her advice on appointments to posts. And, Colin Powell, I believe, deserves another chance. The man is a brilliant strategist, even if he did support Obama (which, he no doubt regrets). His advice in extracting us from Afghanistan and Iraq, while maintaining U.S. bases in both countries could be crucial. Donald Trump (while an immoral idiot in private "affairs") and Ron Paul (who is so far over the top I feel sorry for him) have the right idea as far as foreign "aid" (which is essentially pay-off for somewhat being loyal to the U.S. interests). Those countries who, with their hands out for our dollars, do not sincerely behave as allies should be cut off completely! We have too many problems at home to waste unnecessary funds on rogue nations. Negotiations with Iran should be open and closed with ONE agreement -- no nukes for that rogue state and their insane leader. The same with North Korea. And, if Russia and China don't like it -- toughsky shitsky! Hopefully, when Romney is in the White House, the U.S. will still have the same power we've always had -- superiority in weaponry and space technology. Obama shut down the aerospace programs, but I hope to God he hasn't destroyed our capability to defend ourselves and most of the free world!
Be assured. Mitt will do just fine. He's had management experience -- which means delegating to the most capable and knowledgeable persons. Obama just pulled in all his greenies and socialists -- oh, and one self-avowed Communist in Van Jones -- and lookie how that turned out. Regulated out of the country! No pipeline agreement guaranteeing hundreds of jobs from the Canadian border to the Gulf. No drilling in the Gulf or off-shore on the coasts. No clean coal mining for West Virginia and the rest of Appalachia, including Pennsylvania. No shale oil exploration.
Let's go with wind power -- even though the statistics came out last week that maintenance on the giant windmills cost more than the power would they are supposedly saving. And, as a side note, that late, notable Obama supporter Teddy Kennedy vetoed having them in the Vineyard because they make too much noise -- kind of a NIMN. Unfortunately, people who have to endure the noise of the windmills haven't the economic clout of the Kennedys. Solar panels -- does Solyndra ring a bell?
As for my neighborhood, I see the wondrous effects of the stimulus everywhere. On the main street as I exit my community, we now have landscaped central islands with palm trees and succulents. I'm so proud. Then, as I drive into a neighboring community on my way to the office, I see more islands, remembering the rush-hour mess in the construction. Evidently, their stimulus funds were depleted, because there's nothing but weeds growing lushly in their stimulus islands.
Thank you Emperor Obama for all our tax money spent on stupid construction projects that had limited job creation and that employed persons who cannot speak English and can't produce valid documents verifying citizenship, but who will make up your voting base if we don't prevent the same fraud that occurred in the last election. Can we once again expect the New Black Panther thugs to stand outside our polling place with their billyclubs? Thank goodness AG Holder didn't persecute (deliberate) these upstanding citizens the last time they intimidated voters. We're so fortunate to have them tell us non-verbally how to cast our ballots.
I'm so done with this whole fiasco that was forced upon us in 2008. I just pray President Romney and his staff and advisers don't find too much of a disaster once they're in the White House.
Wed, 2012-05-23 16:03
Hey neighbor, I like those palm trees, even though I'm sure some 90 year old is going to crash into one of those islands. I'm impressed by the installation of sprinkler heads every 6 feet to water the new shrubbery though I wonder about all the fresh water were going to need. I've spoken with some of the workers on my daily run over the past two years of construction and some of them do speak english. I am grateful that the capital cost will come out of general tax revenue and not my property taxes, so thank you to Ohio and all other northern states where palm trees don't grow. The latest Quinnipac poll for President in Florida does not seem to indicate that my neighbors are as grateful as I am.
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JR: And after the results of Monday Night, Punk is out here looking for answers from the Masked Man that keeps attacking him
Bischoff: And he deserves an answer, it's not fair to Punk or the WWE that they are being held hostage by this guy!
C.M. Punk appears on stage kneeling and looking at his wrist before saying: It's time! As the crowd cheers him on while making his way to the ring, soon picking up a mic placed for him on steel ring steps before entering the ring and shortly after begins to speak.
Punk: I've had it.
Crowd cheers
Punk: For weeks now the acts of a weak, pathetic man have cost me even the opportunity to be part of this event known as the Great American Bash. Now enough is enough. What is going to take for this lowlife of a masked idiot to become a man once and for all by finally meeting me in this ring tonight?
Crowd once again excitedly
Punk: I'm here to prove that honor in the wrestling world can be the tool to provide these fans and ourselves a better portrayal that not everything has to ever boil to being the good and bad guy or gals to Divas in the back. It's to prove that whether these fans hate or love hate you, no matter what beefs we may have backstage on in our personal lives, we can leave all in the ring and put on a match that people here and around the world but more importantly we, the wrestlers, who put our bodies, our minds, our very souls, out heart, our sweat, our tears, our blood and our lively hood on the line can be proud of our actions and be able to look your opponent in the eyes and say: I respect you. I honor you for the match we've put on tonight and I wish to show it if only by means of a nod of mutual respect to a handshake to even in rare a bonding moment like a hug, much like we've seen when wrestlers in this business like Ric Flair, come to the decision that it's time to hang up your boots.
But this masked coward, I don't know if he has a problem with me or what it is I'm trying to do and quite honestly, I don't care anymore. I'm here to put an end to this and make it clear that should he not reveal himself to me here tonight, there will be no more games, no more waiting and no more Mr. Nice Punk. He wants to come after me and what I do, I won't let it happen. I'll fight tooth and nail for what I believe because I know what I believe in matters. It will change the wrestling and those in it like never before. I'm not going to let anyone stop me.
So what do you say masked a-hole? Are you finally ready to get some bravery and face me or will you continue to be the pussy of a man you've been for weeks now?
*Punk waits for the masked man to come out, however he doesn't. But there's a dark figure in the TitanTron, staring at Punk.*
Masked Man: C...M...Punk.
*Punk looks confused, as the masked man has some kind of device which turns his voice into a robotic voice.*
Masked Man: Weak? Pathetic? Punk, if I am weak and pathetic, then what exactly are you? I've knocked you down more times than Sable has been shagged. And while knocking you down in all those events, you've been crying, shouting, in pain. In misery. And yet you still call me "weak", and "pathetic?"...That's the problem with you Punk, you don't understand. You don't have a clue about anything, you're delusional. You and your closest people, portray an image. A dark image in fact. Because as we all know, you are Straight-Edge. But the thing is, no one cares about that fact. You may be straight edge, but that doesn't mean your family weren't.
*The crowd boo the masked man, as Punk looks on in disgust.*
Masked Man: You had a father, seems like a normal guy- but you know something, that these people don't know. You never revealed why you are Straight Edge, you mugs want to know why this guy is Straight Edge? Hear me out...Punk's father is a drunk. An alcoholic. A guy who had nothing to prove, but still! He wanted to prove that he could be an influence by portraying a happy image. But he flushed that all away, how? With one bottle, of Alcohol!...Punk, you are just a shadow of your father. As he was a fake. Someone who wanted to be something that they could never ever be. And that's exactly what you are. Punk, you are a guy who thinks he is the best in the world. But I know one thing, one thing for sure. When you lose your momentum, and these pathetic "fans" will suddenly start to find a new top rising star, you'll be the one left, in utter jealousy. And when you come out in that ring your standing in, you'll have a chance to say your ridiculous pipebombs, in order to redeem yourselves, however the "fans" won't care whatsoever, because they will suddenly lose interest in you, and find someone who is on their way to success whereas you Punk, you will go downhill, and turn to the booze.
*Crowd boo, as the Masked Man looks directly at Punk.*
Masked Man: We have 365 days in a year. 7 days a week. 24 hours in a day. 60 minutes in an hour. 60 seconds in a minute. And each time, those seconds goes from one second, to another, time ticks, and ticks, and ticks. So it can move on to the future. And Punk, time is ticking. I will soon reveal myself, and I will expect you to be surprised as you'll receive the biggest, shock of your entire life. The future holds many, many things Punk. But there is one essential point that the future will bring. One vital point that will shock the WWE Universe forever. One point that includes myself and you Punk. A point that will see Punk shitting his pants, even worse than Sycho Sid did during his match against Undertaker at Wrestlemania 13. The point...where the mystery man is revealed.
*The crowd turn silence, as Punk looks on at the TitanTron.*
Masked Man: However, I know that there are people in this arena. Some are left wondering who in the world is this masked man? But what they really want to know, is why did I attack you Punk? That's the question. For several weeks since the first attack, you have always wanted an answer, and right now, you've got it!
*Punk looks at the Masked Man with a "Spit it out" face.*
Masked Man: Punk, it's simple. I attacked you, because...
*Punk tightens his fist together.*
Masked Man: Well, that's for me to know..and for you to find out.
*The crowd boo at this tactic, as Punk drops his mic shouting "GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE", but the Masked Man waves his hand before muttering his final words.*
Masked Man: I'm coming Punk...
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As a solution to these tuning difficulties, the '56 Cadillac introduced Delco-Remy's innovative "window cap" distributor. The newly designed ignition afforded ready access for breaker point adjustment. Dwell angle settings and point gap changes could be made with the cap in place and the engine running. This eliminated the cumbersome, repetitive removal of the distributor cap while performing a tune-up in the engine bay. Other G.M. divisions adopted the window cap distributor, and by 1958, only the dual four-barrel carbureted, dual-point Corvette engines retained a non-window cap distributor. This '57-'61 #1110891 application is smaller in diameter at the cap to permit installation of two WCFB carburetors.
From 1958-'74, single-point Corvette distributors have window caps. (Most '58-'65 mechanically fuel-injected engines feature a unique, dual-point window cap distributor. Some later applications use a transistorized distributor.) The window in the distributor cap provides access to a set of redesigned points that use a horizontally positioned breaker-point adjuster screw. Window caps simplify and refine the tuning of breaker points.
Breaker point Delco-Remy distributors were well crafted and durable. Engineering innovations, like a window cap distributor, were aimed at ease of service. In addition to the window cap, the breaker points have a pivoting feature that enables external adjustment of the point gap. Using a dwell meter, the point gap is set without needing to remove the distributor cap several times. These point sets can be adjusted with the engine running!
Unknown to many tuners, the window cap distributor's breaker points can often be adjusted without a dwell meter. In the earlier service data, one approach called for adjusting the points roughly, enough to start the engine. Gap the points with a feeler gauge or by eye then install the cap. Start the engine. With an Allen (hex) wrench inserted into the adjuster screw, turn the screw clockwise until the engine begins to misfire. Back the screw out 180 degrees. This brings dwell within specification in most cases.
Trackside, this fast breaker point adjusting method proved a boon. It also works nicely when the points fail while cruising through a deserted neighborhood at night. If you carry an extra set in your road kit, you can install points and adjust them with nothing more than an Allen wrench. You can confirm dwell with a meter once your Corvette is back in a secure environment-with access to more tools.
Traditionally, these point sets were packaged with the points preset, often close enough to start the engine. Slots at each end of the point set allow easy installation of the points without removing either hold-down screw. The starting gap is approximately 0.016 inch, which can be eyeballed if a feeler gauge is not available. As soon as the engine starts, adjust the points with a dwell meter or use the "turn-in-to-roughness then back out 180-degrees" technique. Accurate dwell angle must be set with a dwell meter.
Tuning must be performed each 12,000-15,000 miles, even with the long life point sets available. Some owners opt for installing an electronic breakerless conversion, and this is not difficult with the kits available. The choice is simply owner preference. Most kits permit restoring the distributor to stock if necessary.
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Windermere fire deaths followed explosions similar to 'wartime bombing'
Last updated at 10:14, Tuesday, 02 September 2014
CUMBRIA police are continuing to investigate this morning after a man and woman died following an explosion at a Lake District wedding celebration.
A police spokeswoman said this morning: "The investigation into two deaths is continuing today, following a tragic fire at Ecclerigg on Saturday.
"Police were called at 3.35pm after a shed containing fireworks was on fire. A vehicle near to the shed was also damaged by the blaze.
"Police are working closely with the fire service, HSE, and Trading Standards to investigate the circumstances that led to the fire."
It is thought the two casualties may be firework technicians who had been booked to stage an evening display at a luxury property in Ecclerigg, Cumbria, off the shore of Windermere.
They had joined around 70 guests who had gathered to mark the wedding of local insurance boss John Simpson and his partner, Nicole Rothwell, who were said to have married earlier in the week.
Witnesses and neighbours spoke of an "almighty bang" at about 3.15pm on Saturday, followed by a series of "smaller bangs and pops", with one comparing the initial sound to that of a wartime bombing.
A shed containing the fireworks erupted into flames and spread to another outbuilding and a parked car nearby.
Witnesses at the adjacent Brockhole Lake District Visitor Centre said the noise of fireworks continued for about 20 minutes before firefighters arrived on the scene and doused the blaze.
The Tree Top Trek adventure centre at Brockhole was evacuated as a precaution with many families present, while staff ensured the site did not pose a fire hazard.
A man who attended the celebration, who did not wish to be named, said: "It was a beautiful sunny day and then there was this almighty bang and then the fireworks started going off.
"I thought this was the wrong time for it, we were wondering why it was being held in the bright daylight.
"The shed was somewhere behind the marquee so I couldn't see the flames but there was debris all around and I could see a large plume of smoke.
"All the guests were running away. It was terrible. Obviously a lot of people were very upset, everyone was in shock. Nicole was obviously extremely upset."
He said photographs of the wedding party, including the bride and groom, had been taken before the explosion within the grounds of Larch Cottage and that a band had began playing earlier in the afternoon.
Neighbours John and Enid Battersby, who live opposite, both compared the noise that rocked the serenity of the afternoon to the Manchester Blitz of 1940 when the German air force bombed the city centre.
Mrs Battersby said: "It was very frightening. It was an enormous explosion which I had not heard anything like since the blitz in Manchester.
"There was this one big sound followed by further smaller bangs and pops and a cloud of smoke then drifted over as all the police cars and fire engines arrived."
Stuart Halliwell, operations manager at Tree Top Trek, said a member of his staff was on the scene before the emergency services and helped direct guests away from the fire as he called the fire brigade.
He said : "He was brilliant. He recognised the seriousness of the situation straight away as daytime fireworks are not normal. They must have been going off for between 10 and 20 minutes.
"It is obviously a tragedy but it could have been even worse than it was."
A joint inquiry into the cause of the fire has been launched by the police and the fire service.
Parts of the property - with the marquee still in place - were cordoned off today as forensics investigators attended the scene.
The cottage and other surrounding residences within the same grounds have private jetties at Lake Windermere.
The newlyweds were unavailable for comment.
It is understood that the two victims may not be identified for several days because of the severity of their burns.
Sources said that the remaining guests and workers at the reception were all accounted for and uninjured.
A spokesman for Cumbria Constabulary said: "Police are continuing in their investigation into a fire at Ecclerigg where two people died.
"Police were called at 3.35pm yesterday after a shed containing fireworks was on fire. A vehicle near to the shed was also damaged by the blaze.
"Two bodies, believed to be a male and a female, were found.
"Police and the fire service are investigating the circumstances that led to the fire."
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said four appliances arrived to find a "well-developed fire".
A spokesman said: "At 15.32pm firefighters were called to deal with a serious fire involving two adjacent outbuildings in the grounds of a large house in Ecclerigg, near Windermere.
"Four fire engines from Windermere, Ambleside, Staveley and Coniston were sent to the scene and crews found a well-developed fire involving the two outbuildings.
"Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reel jets and compressed air foam to bring the fire under control."
First published at 17:35, Saturday, 30 August 2014
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So sad, we were going past on a boat as this happened, knew something bad was happening, seeing fireworks then all the smoke just didn't seem right. Condolences to the families of those involved.
We went to Brockhole Lakeland visitor centre today. Around 3.30-ish there was an explosion that sounded like thunder and then lots of fireworks went off. There were clouds of black smoke, we had no idea what had happened. Terrible terrible news. My condolences go out to the families of those involved.
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According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, about one-fifth of high school girls report being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner. Girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence, almost triple the national average, according to the Department of Justice.
With those statistics in mind, Senior Girl Scout Troop 1480 of Sag Harbor organized a workshop to educate themselves on self-defense methods and raise awareness about the prevalence of violence against women. "There's so many unexpected things that can happen and the rate is really high," said Ariana Moustakas, a 15-year-old from Sag Harbor.
On Tuesday, 15 girls from East Hampton and Southampton attended a class at Epic Martial Arts in Sag Harbor, an event sponsored by the troop. Troop leader Diane Bucking asked Sensei Michelle Del Giorno to lead the workshop, and Ms. Del Giorno enlisted the aid of The Retreat, asking participants to give a suggested donation for the East Hampton center for victims of domestic violence. Telling the girls "silence breeds violence," Helen Atkinson-Barnes of The Retreat was on hand Tuesday with information and resources.
The idea stemmed from "Girlstopia," a book Girl Scouts use to envision community service projects and take "a leadership journey toward an ideal world for girls." According to "Girlstopia," violence causes more death and disability worldwide among women ages five to 44 than war, cancer, malaria or traffic accidents.
"I realized that I've got two high school girls who live in a very small town and they're going to be going off to college and need to have a few skills to keep themselves safe," said Ms. Bucking.
"You never know what to expect when you're out of East Hampton and you're at a new college, so knowing self-defense mechanisms is really helpful," agreed Laura Field, a 17-year-old senior at East Hampton High School who attended the workshop.
"You could be walking down the street and you could get attacked," added Ariana. "You think it's not going to happen, but it could happen to you and you need to know what to do."
Sensei Del Giorno started the workshop by telling the girls self-defense has many forms, such as putting your seatbelt on and eating healthy. "But right now," she said, "we're going to focus on physical self-defense, safety and awareness and really being out there and being focused in the world, paying attention."
Telling the girls no one can protect yourself as well as you can, Sensei Del Giorno said you must be aware and suspicious at all times. She said to walk with confidence with your head up, looking others in the eye. "If you feel in danger, if you feel threatened, you use your voice and you put your hands up," she said.
"I think it's good for all these girls to be aware of their surroundings, the dangers that are out there, and be prepared to address them if they have to. They have to be confident," said Linda Blowe, a troop leader whose 16-year-old daughter, Cecilia, attended the workshop.
When confidence and awareness fail to deter an attacker, however, the physical fight must kick in.
Sensei Del Giorno told girls to trust their gut instinct. "If it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't. If the guy looks like a creep, he probably is," she said. "If you think it's wrong, it's wrong. Get out."
"None of this working?" Sensei Del Giorno asked the girls. "Good. Then you know what you have to do. You have to jam your fingernails through his eyeballs and kick him here and kick his ass—'cause that's what you need to do to survive," she said, with "here" referring to the groin area.
"You have the value in you, you're worth it, you have to fight to survive," she said.


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An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the problem Science has with God. He asked one of his new Christian students to stand. Professor: You are a Christian, aren't you, son? Student: Yes, sir. Professor: So, you believe in God? Student: Absolutely, sir. Professor: Is God good? Student: Sure. Professor: My brother died of cancer, even though he...
the girl i have feelings for has a friend who tryed to hang herself lastnight and my friend won't stop blameing herself... i tryed to tell her that it's not herfault because she is a good friend to every one and really trys to be kined as much as posible. other people were to blame for this because they were the ones who were mean to her or never showed her love.
I"M GOING HOME to serprise my gf this weekend. she has no clue and i can't wait to see the look on her face :D she makes me happy and i do love her even if some times i love some one else too.
i got a henna tatoo of KoRn today. she did a pretty good job. prolly gonna get faid away on my nuckls tomarow
i can't take it any more. i love you, i have for a wile. you are all i can think about and it's driveing me nuts. i was stuped to tell you to try to date dannie, i missed my oppertunity and now i regret it more than anything!!! you are perfect! i'm compleetly inlove with everything about you and now i've let it all slip threw my fingers and you are happy... you are happy so i can never say...
i told myself this would work out diferint, that it wouldnt be the same as last time.... i dared to hope and in that hope i lost the batle and my mined. there is no bravery in dreaming, only insanity. no luster to hope, only the chance to lose, to be bashed apon the rocks, to flote no more. i'll never learn myleson because the insanity in my head insists on never changeing. if for once i would...
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White: Overeem meets Dos Santos-Velasquez winner, possibly in March or April
White: Overeem meets Dos Santos-Velasquez winner, possibly in March or April | MMAjunkie.comNot that either will be looking past the other, but at least Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez can be reasonably sure of their potential next assignment if they win in December.
The winner between heavyweight champion Dos Santos (15-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and Velasquez (10-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will face former No. 1 contender Alistair Overeem (36-11 MMA, 1-0 UFC), perhaps as early as March or April.
UFC President Dana White laid out the still very loose plan early Sunday following the post-event news conference for UFC 153, which took place in Rio de Janeiro.
"The winner of that fight will fight Overeem (in March or April)," White said.
Dos Santos and former champ Velasquez meet in the main event of UFC 155, which takes place Dec. 29 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Dos Santos was scheduled to face Overeem this past May, but Overeem tested for elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone levels and was essentially suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for nine months. At UFC 146, Dos Santos defended his title against Frank Mir, while Velasquez beat Antonio Silva to become the top contender with Overeem unavailable at least until the end of 2012.
In August, White said at a recent meeting with Dos Santos, the champ told him he would prefer to face Overeem instead of Velasquez.
"He's the nicest guy in the world," White said of Dos Santos. "But he said, 'I have nothing but respect for Cain Velasquez. I like him as a person and as a fighter, and I think he deserves the shot at the title. But I do not want to fight him,' which is not what he said a month ago.
"He said, 'Alistair Overeem is a punk. He's got a big mouth, and he's been saying lots of bad things about me, and I want to knock him out. I want to knock him out now.'"
Overeem is eligible to reapply for a license with the NSAC starting Dec. 27. There is virtually no shot of Overeem getting licensed to fight on the Dec. 29 show.
Dos Santos this past November knocked out Velasquez to win the title at UFC on FOX 1.
In July, Overeem told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) that Dos Santos was afraid to fight him .
"He can talk all he wants," Overeem said. "I know he's very happy that fight didn't happen, and I know he's afraid to fight me. He also knows that I'm the biggest threat out there to him. He knows when he fights me, there's no escape from it.
"He's going to hit and run, or he's going to go down. Either way, he's going to leave that octagon a loser.


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LCJ Capteurs
based in Vertou, FRANCE
LCJ Sensors designs and wind sensors manufacturer since 1999. Our weathervanes ranges ultrasonic anemometers are suitable for many applications. Having proven themselves in the Navy, robustness, accuracy and broad configuration possibilities opened them the way to many applications such as weather, industry, security, agriculture and many other.
Adolf Thies GmbH & Co. KG
based in Göttingen, GERMANY
Innovative for more than 60 years in the Fields of Meteorology and Environmental Measuring Technology.Today, more than ever the measurement, processing and analysis of meteorological data require a high degree of precision and quality with the development and production of sensors and instruments. For more than 60 years, we have been Wind channeldeveloping, producing and ...
Davis Instruments Corp.
based in Hayward, CALIFORNIA (USA)
Davis Instruments, a privately held manufacturing company and developer of exceptional instruments for weather, marine, and automotive use, prides itself on innovative, high-quality products at reasonable prices. We are located in Hayward, California and have consistently continued growing for 50 years. We develop and manufacture three lines of products that offer ...
Texas Electronics Inc.
based in Dallas, TEXAS (USA)
Texas Electronics, Inc. has been a pioneer and innovator in the field of quality meteorological instrumentation. Since our first wind speed and wind direction sensors were designed and built in 1956, our instruments have continually evolved into the comprehensive product line that we now offer. Our tipping bucket rain gauges are research-grade sensors that are specified ...
Oris Solutions / BEE-Line Software
based in Austin, TEXAS (USA)
Bowman Environmental & BEE-Line Software became Oris Solutions, LLC in 2007.Bowman Environmental was founded in 1982 by J. Thomas Bowman. From there Dr. Bowman developed the Bee-Line Software products by rewriting the EPA mainframe guideline for air dispersion models and several emergency release models for use on microcomputers.BEE-Line Software has been providing ...
Vector Instruments (Wind Speed Limited)
based in Rhyl, UNITED KINGDOM
Vector Instruments (V.I.) specialise in the manufacture and sale of quality, robust, professional wind speed and wind direction measuring equipment together with other weather sensors and associated equipment. Our products are available for sale to Trade, Business, Government and Educational customers (B2B sales).
Forestry Suppliers, Inc.
based in Jackson, MISSISSIPPI (USA)
Professional instruments for sampling and monitoring ground and surface water, surveying and engineering, distance measuring, field notebooks, metal locators, personal protection and first aid.
Logotronic GmbH
based in Vienna, AUSTRIA
Logotronic was founded in 1982 and is thus facing already a longterm experience on the field of environmental measuring technology. Beside our head office in Vienna exists a substantial network of international partner companies. This network of international partner companies enables us to offer our products and services worldwide.
Pessl Instruments GmbH
based in Weiz, AUSTRIA
Pessl Instruments has been producing reliable and inexpensive measuring instruments for more than 25 years. At an early point in our history, we tackled many of the questions arising from the use of measuring instruments such as: What is the best way to evaluate the measurement results and how can these results be improved? Today, we supply the hardware as well as ...
KISTERS group
based in Aachen, GERMANY
KISTERS is a worldwide growing IT-company founded in 1963 as an engineering agency. Its 450 employees develop resource management systems for water and air, energy, and information systems for environment protection and safety. Professional competence and operational experience with 1.600 customers in 35 countries make KISTERS an internationally sought-after partner. The ...


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Thomas Fredell has joined Glen Allen-based Snagajob as the company's chief technology officer. Fredell will oversee Snagajob's engineering and product departments and is charged with enhancing and expanding the company's product offerings and support architecture. Prior to joining Snagajob, Fredell served as chief technology officer at IntraLinks for 10 years. He is also the founder of Membly.com, a social sharing site that helps users capture, contribute and share memories, and serves as a board member for the Knowledge Is Power Program in Massachusetts, which prepares students in underserved communities for success in college and in life.
Simply FIT has acquired a new fitness facility at 2830 Ackley Ave. in Henrico. Simply FIT offers individualized fitness options including personal training, group fitness classes and boot camp style workouts. A grand opening will be held Saturday, Nov. 3 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy free food, classes, giveaways and more. For more information, call 262-7777 or visit http://www.livesimplyfit.com .
Agents with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently handled the following lease negotiations: Advance Trailer Systems, Inc. – renewed its lease of 67,968 square feet at 4207-4209 Eubank Rd.; Baby Jogger – leased 20,800 square feet in Windsor Business Park at 8575 Magellan Pkwy.; Belfor USA Group, Inc. – leased 12,150 square feet in Dabney IV at 2161 Tomlynn St.; Agents Licensing, LLC – renewed its lease of 3,253 square feet in Commerce Plaza I at 2809 Emerywood Pkwy.; Approved Cash Advance Centers, LLC – renewed its lease of 1,500 square feet in Fairfield Shoppers World at 5176-5206 Nine Mile Rd.; Children's Place – leased 3,400 square feet in The Shops at White Oak Village at 4531 S. Laburnum Ave.; Aikido of Richmond – leased 2,315 square feet in Wistar Center at 8101-8157 Staples Mill Rd.; Staffmark – leased 1,879 square feet in The Arrington Building at 1802 Bayberry Ct.; and Jackson Summer & Associates – leased 1,152 square feet in Glenburnie Office Park at 5401-5413 Patterson Ave.
Billy Casper Golf, the largest domestic owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts, has been selected to manage the public-access The Crossings Golf Club in Glen Allen. BCG will provide turnkey management of The Crossings' operations, golf course and property maintenance, sales, marketing and public relations, staffing and training, merchandising, restaurant and banquet activities, special events and financial management. BCG will also introduce a membership option which includes reciprocal playing privileges at Kiskiack Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va. In addition, BCG will enact its proprietary "BCGreen" initiative at The Crossings to conserve, protect and enhance the environment.
Charlottesville-based search engine marketing firm Search Mojo has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing private companies in America, ranking at 1153. Revenue growth over the past three years has allowed Search Mojo to double its staff in that same time period and facilitated the opening of an additional office in Charleston, SC. Search Mojo was founded by Godwin High School alumna Janet Driscoll Miller.
Henrico-based Safe Harbor has received a $20,000 grant from the Mary Kay Foundation. In observation of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, the Foundation awarded grants to more than 150 domestic violence shelters across the country for a total of $3 million. Without emergency shelters, many survivors face the unimaginable choice of either becoming homeless or returning to their abuser. During their stay, families participate in intensive counseling and support services. In FY12, Safe Harbor provided over 2,600 nights of safe shelter.
Truven Health Analytics, an industry leader in health care data, has named St. Mary's Hospital as one of the Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals in the nation and the only one in central Virginia for inpatient cardiovascular services. This is the fourth year in a row that St. Mary's has been included. The 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals is an annual, quantitative study that identifies the nation's best providers of cardiovascular service. Selected from more than 1,000 U.S. hospitals, these winners provide top-notch care and set new standards for the health care industry.
In honor of International Credit Union Day on Oct. 18, RF&P Federal Credit Union will celebrate with week-long activities for members and nonmembers. Monday, Oct. 15 is child IDs, Tuesday is the Enterprise Used Car event, Wednesday is member appreciation day and Thursday is a Red Cross blood drive. RF&P FCU is located at 6011 Staples Mill Rd. As a not-for-profit financial institution, RF&P is open to employees of CSX, RF&P employees and retirees, Amtrak, UNK Machine Manufacturing and Virginia Millworks.
'Proof of Heaven' coming to Glen Allen
Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
Tickets to this month's event are $25 and will support the new Bon Secours Hospice House being built later this year. > Read more.
Innsbrook Rotary celebrates 25 years
The Innsbrook Rotary Club, which is celebrating its 25th year in 2015, has completed a number of volunteer projects this year and raised thousands of dollars for various organizations through three events.
The club's annual rose sale, benefit for youth live auction and Virginia Fire Games competition, combined with individual and corporate donations, have raised nearly $70,000 – money that the club contributes back to the community.
FeedMore is the beneficiary of the club's 25th anniversary project, which provides refrigerated trailers to be used for the distribution of food throughout Central Virginia. > Read more.
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Buerger's disease is inflammation of blood vessels. This condition particularly affects the vessels in the hands and feet. Inflammation and blood clots can form and block blood flow, leading to pain, tissue damage, and even tissue death.
Risk Factors
The main risk factor is tobacco use. This includes smoking cigarettes , using chewing tobacco, smoking cigars, or using any other type of tobacco.
Other risk factors include:
- Gender: males
- Age: 20-40 years old
- Geographic location: Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asian countries (Buerger's disease is not very common in the US.)
The symptoms are due to blood not being able to flow properly. People with this condition usually first have problems in their hands and feet. They may experience:
- Pain, numbness, burning sensation, and tingling
- Cold hands and feet
- Skin discoloration (eg, white, red, or bluish hands or feet)—These skin color changes may be triggered by certain factors, like being exposed to cold temperatures. This is called Raynaud's phenomenom .
Buerger's disease can lead to swelling under the skin, sores, and ulcers. The most serious complication is tissue death ( gangrene ). This may be occurring if the fingers turn black.
It may be difficult to diagnosis Buerger's disease because the symptoms can be similar to other conditions, such as:
- Fatty plaque build-up in arteries
- Other diseases that cause inflammation in blood vessels
- Raynaud's phenomenon without any underlying condition
- Blood clotting disorders
Your doctor will:
- Ask about your medical history, especially focusing on your tobacco use
- Ask about your symptoms
- Do a physical exam (including tests to check your circulation)
- Order blood tests
Your doctor may also order an angiogram . With this test, a chemical is injected into your blood vessels to make them more visible on an x-ray . This test can help your doctor see any blockages in blood flow.
After being diagnosed with Buerger's disease, the most important step is to quit smoking . This can help to reduce the chance that the condition will get worse. There are many strategies to help you quit smoking that your doctor can talk to you about.
Other treatment options may include:
Having wounds properly cleaned and cared for
- You will need to take special care of your skin. If your feet are numb, for example, you may not realize that you have a cut. Your doctor may ask you to carefully inspect your skin daily.
- Taking medicines (eg, to relieve pain, to widen blood vessels)
- Exercising to improve circulation
- Undergoing surgery to increase circulation and decrease pain
In severe cases, amputation may be needed to remove dead tissue. People who continue to smoke are at a greater risk of amputation.
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Mirrored furniture reached a height of popularity during the Art Deco movement. Our collection reproduces the burnished luster – and inherent glamour – of this classic early 20th-century style, embracing the unadorned simplicity that made it famous.
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Loyola University Chicago offers two undergraduate programs in economics:
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree through the Quinlan School of Business
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree through the College of Arts and Sciences
The undergraduate program in economics is academically strong given the number of faculty holding PhD degrees from well-known universities; the quality and quantity of faculty research from nationally and internationally known schools; the various leadership positions in professional associations held by faculty; and the quality of the universities that accept our students into their graduate programs.
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The Department of Economics strives to:
- Equip students with a knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts of economics and business, which will help them to become responsible and successful leaders in their chosen fields
- Establish a foundation for graduate studies for students who plan to continue their education
- Prepare students who are seeking careers in public and not-for-profit sector service
- Emphasize personal guidance for students
Degree Requirements
BBA degree: In addition to Core Curriculum and Business Core Curriculum requirements, students pursuing the BBA degree in economics must complete 18 credit hours in the following courses:
- ECON 303. Microeconomics
- ECON 304. Macroeconomics
- Four additional 300-level economics courses
BA degree: In addition to fulfilling courses in the Core Curriculum and general electives, students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete 10 economics courses, calculus and statistics:
- ECON 201. Principles of Economics I (Micro)
- ECON 202. Principles of Economics II (Macro)
- ECON 303. Microeconomics
- ECON 304. Macroeconomics
- Six additional 300-level economics courses
- MATH 131 or 161
- STAT 103 or equivalent
Students wishing to pursue doctoral study in economics are advised to take additional mathematics courses including the calculus course sequence (MATH 161, 162 and 263); linear algebra (MATH 212); and two 300-level mathematical statistics courses (STAT 304, 305). Students should consult with their economics advisor about completing mathematics courses.
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At the discretion of the Quinlan Shool of Business assistant dean, a maximum of one transfer course, taken prior to matriculating at Loyola University Chicago, may be allowed. A 2.0 average GPA is required for all attempted business courses. Quinlan students are limited to double dipping one course between majors/minors, while non-Quinlan students are limited to double dipping two courses between business school minors.


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September 2013
HUGE Big Band Show With Dinner & Dancing
"In The Miller Mood"is a swinging 1940s style musical that captures the timeless sound and style of the big band era when Glenn Miller and other great Swing Bands made a significant contribution to the morale of the nation through music that lifted spirits, boosted patriotism and helped sell War Bonds in the the midst of WWII. The show takes you back in time to experience a toe-tapping, fun-filled evening featuring the lush harmonies of the Stardust Singers, Dancers and the Larry Smith Orchestra. Hit music includes In The Mood, Moonlight Serenade, String of Pearls and many others from the big band era. Performances nightly Sept. 3-7 in the USU Ballroom. Tickets available with or without dinner. All shows (except Sept. 3) feature entertainment after the show with singers and dancing. Group and student rates available. www.celebrateamericashow.com or Eccles Box Office 435-752-0026. This popular show sells out every years so it's best to get your tickets early.