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Common Hour - The End of Racism Lecture/Comedy tour with speaker Preacher Moss
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Preacher Moss is a talented speaker who is on tour with his act "The End of Racism." He is an engaging speaker with a great sense of humor as well as seintiment. No matter your race, ethnicity, or orientation, you will appreciate this comedic lecture and leave with new ideas about how you live your life. Preacher Moss is excited to be with us for this Common Hour and we are confident it will be our best one yet.
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Where to begin with Jersey Shore?
Must we reiterate that the MTV show, focusing on a clutch of party-hearty tanoholics from the Garden State, has rocketed well beyond cable's reality-show backwaters and into a pop culture phenomenon? Is it important to point out that in Season 1, several advertisers pulled money from the show because the "stars" referred to themselves as "Guidos" and "Guidettes"? Are we required to quote the overseas tagline of "Muscles+gel+tanning bed=sex"?
No, let's instead take our cue directly from Jersey Shore's cast by immediately cutting to the chase: This program marks the current low point in the broad genre known as "reality television"—a show so engrossed in its own self-absorbed inanity and depravity as to become a parody of itself and, oddly, a cogent touchstone of the culture at large. It makes Survivor look like Shakespeare, the Osbournes seem like the Cleavers, The Hills appear passably redeemable. Watching it made me want to take antibiotics to ward off whatever infections were being pumped through my flat screen.
Jersey Shore is populated by folks bearing such nicknames as "JWoww," "Snooki" and "The Situation." All share an Italian-American heritage. All share a love of casual sex. All share a love of a "good" brawl. They fight, they hook up, they swear. Constantly. In scripted television, viewers expect to see a little growth and character development. Even in most reality shows, we're supposed to get some semblance of a point or purpose. In Jersey Shore, none of that matters. Because while the cast may have changed locales, there's still a lot of MTV-style Jersey on this new shore. Bronzers are still slathered on. Mirrors are stilled preened in front of. Comatose seems to be the only acceptable end to a rowdy night on the town.
The moral? Bad things happen when you're drunk. Not that the cast ever learns the lesson.
"Obviously, they're only going to put the good stuff in," star Nicole Polizzi told Rolling Stone, "and the good stuff is us drunk, so all I'm seeing is me drunk and falling down. … I look like a freakin' alcoholic. … I just look like s‑‑‑."
It's an hour a week on TV that's as sudsy and sleazy as you can get on TV without touching the pay-per-view button on your remote. There's more alcohol guzzled in one episode than in all 11 seasons of Cheers and more bleeped (but obvious) f-words than in a George Carlin comedy routine. Why? Because these are not just folks on a reality show … they're reality stars—and all of them want to take full advantage of their newfound celebrity. They've traveled to Miami, to Florence, Italy, and back to the actual Jersey Shore, getting drunk, getting in fights and bedding scads of partners in each location. As Vinny said in Season 2, he hoped to hook up with 60 girls during their 60 days down in Florida. "And, if there's ever a night where I can't get one," he added, "I'll just double up the next night."
Because of their shared interests, the Jersey Shore gang has bonded, and that's something. After all, they do try to protect each other, more or less, from the arrows and tweets the world might throw. Pauly D even refers to his buds as "family." I don't think he's kidding.
But the residents of this reality show haven't so much formed a family as they've merely accepted their lot in life: to drink, to hook up, to dance—and to be the willing fools of a weekly peep show, where video voyeurs alternatively mock them and live vicariously through them.
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"Goin' South"
Former lovers Ronnie and Sweetheart, who broke up between seasons, get into a huge fight during which Ronnie hurls obscenities at her. Sweetheart goes back to the apartment while Ronnie smooches, paws and dances (grinds) suggestively with other women while getting ever-more drunk. We see him fall down at one point.
Lots of girls wear very little clothing. (Note the conspicuous absence of women in the photos published along with this review.) Bikinis are common. Pole dancers get screen time (while men touch them). Folks make crude and obscene comments about various sexual body parts. Snooki has a new boyfriend—an "amazing gorilla juicehead," which means, among other things, that he takes steroids or HGH—and though she says she doesn't "want to cheat" on him in Miami, she admits that she might if she gets drunk. (She always gets drunk.)
Bleeped expletives include two pretty obvious c-words, at least 60 f-words and 25 s-words. Unbleeped profanities include "a‑‑," "h‑‑‑," "d‑‑n" and "b‑‑ch," along with about 10 misuses of God's name and two abuses of Jesus'.
"A Cheesy Situation"
Sammi returns to the house after taking time off to recover from her broken relationship with Ronnie. Snooki tries to woo Vinny but tells him she understands if he wants to bring another girl home for the night. When he does, she's devastated (and extremely drunk).
Alcohol flows freely at the house and whenever the group goes clubbing. Most cast members are seen intoxicated at some point. Snooki, Sammi and Ronnie choose to be sober one evening, and Snooki says it's the first time they haven't been drunk all summer.
Language includes multiple (partially bleeped) f-words and sexually charged terms. Profanities such as "d‑‑n," "h‑‑‑," "b‑‑ch" and "a‑‑" are uncensored and used liberally. Oral sex is briefly described and STDs are mentioned. Couples kiss and cuddle in bed. "Hooking up" is said to be better than being in a committed relationship. JWoww urinates on Deena's foot while drunk. Plumbers come to fix Vinny's faulty toilet and marvel at the foul-smelling fixture. Snooki, Sammi and Ron put cheese in Mike's bed, then blame the stench on a girl he brings home for sex.
"Crime and Punishment"
Lots of crime. Very little punishment. There's some strong language lobbed in Deena's direction after she steals Vinny's girl right out of his bed. She gives her back when they're done, so she doesn't see the problem. But The Situation does: "Somebody's in somebody's bed, you don't go and grab them," he says. After much drama, Deena apologizes. "That isn't me," she says. "Just drinking … then I do something stupid like last night, and instead of fixing it, I just keep drinking."
Lesson learned? Pish. Pauly, Snooki and Deena go to their day job at a pizza joint where Snooki and Deena are caught getting drunk. (They bribe a customer to buy them wine.) Later, Ronnie and Sammie get into another fight and break up. The Sitch gets dragged into the drama (caught in a lie from a previous episode), and he and Ronnie get into a physical fight. (If previews for the next episode can be believed, it ends with The Sitch being taken away in an ambulance.)
Smoking joins the drinking. The crew chatters about sex, sex toys and sexual body parts, while interjecting "h‑‑‑," "b‑‑ch," "c‑‑k" and 60 or 80 partially bleeped obscenities, most of which appear to be f- and s-words. God's name is abused.
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And Lucifer said, "Let us rise against Him now in all our numbers, and pull the walls of heaven down…"
The year is 1348. Thomas, a disgraced knight, has found a young girl alone in a dead Norman village. An orphan of the Black Death, and an almost unnerving picture of innocence, she tells Thomas that plague is only part of a larger cataclysm - that the fallen angels under Lucifer are rising in a second war on heaven, and that the world of men has fallen behind the lines of conflict.
Is it delirium or is it faith? She believes she has seen the angels of God. She believes the righteous dead speak to her in dreams. And now she has convinced the faithless Thomas to shepherd her across a depraved landscape to Avignon. There, she tells Thomas, she will fulfill her mission: to confront the evil that has devastated the earth and to restore to this betrayed, murderous knight the nobility and hope of salvation he long abandoned.
As Hell unleashes its wrath, and as the true nature of the girl is revealed, Thomas will find himself on a macabre battleground of angels, demons, saints, and the risen dead - and in the midst of a desperate struggle for nothing less than the soul of man.
Christopher Buehlman is a writer and performer from St. Petersburg, Florida. The winner of the 2007 Bridport Prize for poetry, he is also the author of several plays and the acclaimed horror novel Those Across the River. He lives with his wife and his rescued dog, Duck.
©2012 Christopher Buehlman (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"Having made a huge bloody splash with Those across the River, Buehlman returns with a book set in 1348 Europe…It's intriguing that Buehlman has leapt so far from the mid-century Southern setting of his first novel, just as intriguing that he's also an award-winning poet. Expect demand." (Library Journal)
Two great passions - dogs and books! Sci-fi/fantasy novels are my go-to favorites, but I love good writing across all genres.
"Mesmerizing Knight Errant Tale"
Between Two Fires is a well written 14th century period piece that expertly intermingles vivid scenes of plague ravaged France with Christian mythos to provide a fantastical horror story that reads like historical fiction. I am not a great horror fan so to say I "liked" this book wouldn't be quite right, but I was completely captivated by it. Christopher Buehlman is masterful in his writing - his characters are so genuine, the settings so sharply etched, the plot so intricate and imaginative that I was engrossed throughout the book. I felt a bit dazed at the end of the book coming back to the 21st century after this total immersion experience in 1348.
I have to thank Audible and Troy's review for giving me a nudge to look at this book. I'm don't normally read books in the horror genre, but I am a huge fan of good writing and this book ranks right up there with the best. And, it paints such a clear picture of this period of medieval history that it is likely to be appealing to those who like historical fiction as well as those who enjoy a good scary story.
It's not a book for everyone - the book covers a dark period of history when the Black Death rampaged through Europe and many of the characters are rough, vulgar people so it is not surprising that there are graphic scenes of violence and a fair amount of cursing and crude language in the book. I did not think the violence or bad language was gratuitous, but I know I like to know before hand when a book is one I want to listen to in private. (One oddity in regard to the vulgar language, Buehlman seems to have no difficult referring to various parts of female anatomy in very coarse terms, but male anatomy was demurely referred to as "the groin" and "his verge" which struck me as a little strange.)
Steve West does a terrific job with the narration. He pitches his voice just right to maintain the growing tension through the plot progression and does a good job with voices as well. One tiny criticism - scythe, a word used many times in the novel, does not have a K sound in it. Not a big deal, but I do think audio production people could do a better job picking up that sort of thing.
This is not a book for the faint of heart or those with delicate sensibilities, but it is a fascinating and well-written story.
""The Stand" Meets Joan of Arc"
ot only would I listen to it again, I WILL listen to it again. Maybe even right now!
This is the most original book I have a]\read in a long time. While some people may be turned off by the religious overtones, the story of Between Two Fires is compelling whether or not you are religious. It is like Stephen King's "The Stand" Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" and Brown's "Da Vinci Code" all got together and had a baby with a history bool about the Dark Ages. I have never read anything quite like it. The characters are fascinating and flawed, the plot is riveting and surprising, and the writing is superb. If you like fantasy or christian literature, or both, or neither, check this book out!
Avid book lover and listener. Nuff said for this purpose.
"Different...Medieval Demons"
I enjoyed this book a lot. The fact that the characters were so different from most quasi-type Evil Vs Good. Tomas was interesting and you could really get a sense of how he thought what changed him and why. The female lead was also very different from most 'touched by angels' characters. Yes, it's a book of demons vs God in a battle for men's souls,,seemingly a God who has forgotten earth and his creation. Demons who always remember His creation. But they are different in this story and I enjoyed it. The Author's second book I think, but certainly with a lot of promise.I would definitely read another book by Buehlman. And I really liked the unexpected ending, what a nice surprise.This book isn't over religious and I don't want to give that impression. It's more about how we interact with and treat others and some of the consequences that result. It is a novel and not written as "This is the way it is" feeling one gets from reading an Author who is trying to state that his point of view is the only one, the true one. That sort of judging is not in this book. If you like a good story that has really scary parts, really gruesome parts, really endearing parts that span the continuum then get this book. You won't be disappointed.
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Christopher Buehlman is my new favorite author and oh boy does he know how to deliver a jaw-dropping, stomach-lurching, hair-raising apocalyptic tale of heaven, hell and pure evil! That's right, this story is not for the faint of heart but if you can handle blasphemy, foul language, outrages monstrosities (both physical and emotional), disturbing descriptions of demons, disease, plague, murder, mutilations and gore then this audiobook is definitely for you.
We follow the trail of a disgraced knight, a damaged priest and a young orphaned girl who travel together to reach Avignon for a purpose not entirely clear until much later. What is clear is that the girl is 'chosen' and her visions guide the group through 14th century France's countryside. Amidst the deadly outbreak of bubonic plague there are other things more sinister and the three face trials that range from the supernatural and celestial to the physical and psychological. Their journey is swamped with deliciously described battle scenes, personal struggles and outrageous horrors. Devils and mythical monsters abound since heaven has failed to answer, while Hell's minions revel because God has fallen silent. Good vs. evil, dark vs. light, sinner vs. saint and demon vs. angel. There is also redemption, renewal, faith, mercy, sacrifice and love.
"Between Two Fires" is impressively detailed and well-written. The main characters are deeply developed and their adversaries are also well defined…and so maliciously murderous that one can almost smell the carnage. There are masterful passages of supernatural warfare, grotesque cruelty as well as moments of tenderness and lighthearted banter. With Steve West's pitch-perfect narration, I was hooked and I found it near impossible to stop listening.
I can't believe I had not heard of Christopher Buehlman but you can bet I will not forget him. In fact I've already purchased his book, "Those Across the River". I need more please...more Buehlman for me!!!
I grew up on Golden Age Radio, and while I love to read, I typically consume more books via audio thanks to a job that lets me listen while I work. As an aspiring writer, I try to read a great deal of non-fiction in addition to a variety of fictional genres. I especially love history, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and old-style gothic horror.
"Historical Fiction or Horror Novel? Both!"
I heard about this title on the This Is Audible podcast, and it sounded like a lot of fun. I like a good horror story, I love medieval fiction... it seemed a good match. Honestly, how many medieval horror novels do you know about? Then throw in that the author is known on the Ren Faire circuit as "Christoph the Insulter," well, curiosity made me dive in head first because I've seen this guy's schtick. He's a blast when he takes the stage. But is he a good novelist?
Yes. Yes he is. This book is amazing! You believe in the reality of these characters, and the grim sense of humor that many of them have seems like the only thing that would keep these characters sane, considering the story takes place during the Black Death. It's bad enough the story is descriptive enough that you can smell the carnage. It's clear that the writer has done his homework, because the world and its people feel real. But then add in that Lovecraftian sensibility where the fiends of Hell are crawling all over the place in impossibly grotesque shapes... you're laughing one minute at the jokes, then cringing the next because story is so well told and equally as well narrated. If you this book might be in your wheelhouse, it's an absolute must-read.
Just a simple girl living the simple life. Nothing is complicated when the power of imagination leads the way. Close your eyes & just listen
"Perfect narration but very dark!"
A fallen knight, an orphaned girl, & a priest are joined together on a trek through hell on earth hoping to each find salvation, life, or simple peace. It seemed a bit 'Wizard of Oz' ish but Steve West did such an incredible job I couldn't stop listening! I had heard Steve before in a romance book- Knight in Shining Armor- and thought he was terrible so I hesitated on this one. Wow I am so glad I took a chance. This type of genre doesn't usually appeal to me but I am trying to expand and read a broader spectrum. It was deep and sometimes confusing with all the religious banter. The power struggles between good and evil and the fantastic horrific demons /monsters really get your imagination stirring. I loved the way it ended......touching and surprising. The knight, Sir Thomas, will now always be one of my favorite characters.
"Absolutely Loved this story"
This is now among my favorite stories. The story moves along well from the very beginning. The author builds the characters throughout the story but I fell in love with the main characters from the start. The story starts out interesting enough, but as it moves along the changes drew me in. I was pleasantly suprised throughout the story as the author continued to challenge me to try to guess what he had in store next.
The narration and editing are excellent.
I highly recommend this book.
Avid reader all of my life! Favorite author is Stephen King! Favorite book is Hyperion-read/listen to it!
"Wow! An unexpected surprise!"
The story of a fallen knight looking for redemption and an innocent child he must protect. Set in the time of the Black Plague, Buehlman captures the horror, the disgust, the putrescence of that setting in exquisite detail. The author delivers the aspects of redemption and innocence to perfection with a thrilling finale. The is the first book I've listened to by this author and I'm looking forward to diving into his other works.
Definitely recommend this book!
McCarthy king Martin Abercrombie Sanderson and Tolkien My favorite book as of 900 listened to ... Sutree
"Remember the golden child?"
It's the golden child set in plague riddled England with Eddie Murphy played by Russell Crowe
My favorite genre is absurdist humor, but, as you can see, I'll read just about anything. Don't mind the typos. I never proofread. Have fun!
"Not bad, a little repetitive"
Not a bad story. The characters were good. The author did his historical research but the story was predictable and repetitive.
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HTC Desire Gingerbread action coming in July11 July 2011
The will it, won't it saga seems close to an end now with HTC stating that the Android 2.3 update for the HTC Desire "will begin rolling out...by the end of July". The statement was made on the UK HTC Facebook page - the same place the company stated... >>
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There's a new twist in the Gingerbread-gate saga that is troubling the HTC Desire - with Australian network Telstra confirming that it will be ditching HTC's beloved Sense UI in order to make room for all the Android 2.3 goodies. Gingerbread-gate began... >>
HTC admits compromise for Gingerbread Desire update16 June 2011
The Gingerbread-gate saga rolls on for HTC Desire users with the news breaking that the Taiwanese phone manufacturer is planning a compromise to get Android 2.3 onto the popular 2010 smartphone. Speaking again via its UK Facebook page, the company admitted:... >>
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Oh dear, we'll put this one down as a PR disaster that everyone can just forget about shall we? Just one day after stating that the HTC Desire would not be getting the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update, the Taiwanese company has backtracked and said that,... >>
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HTC Desire users, prepare yourselves for some bad news - the planned Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for your handset has been cancelled. Speaking via its UK Facebook page, HTC said: "Our engineering teams have been working hard for the past few months... >>
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HTC has tried to make sense of which handsets past, present and future, will be getting the new HTC Sense 3.0 update first seen in March on the EVO 3D in the US and more recently the HTC Sensation in the UK. Following a series of tweets to the company's... >>
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Plea to lower speed limit through village
Last updated at 20:19, Thursday, 26 April 2012
A group of people have sent out a desperate plea for action on a danger road in their village.
The A596 that runs through Prospect, near Aspatria, is currently a 40mph zone but villagers said many cars were going at much higher speeds.
The junction at the post office and Miners Arms pub has seen several accidents, including a one-vehicle collision in March this year and a car that nearly ploughed into the pub in July 2009.
Residents, including an Oughterside and Allerby parish councillor and two former councillors, said they had spoken to the county council, Cumbria Highways and the police several times, but nothing had been done.
Ron Wilson, 81, of Oughterside, a parish councillor, said: "We are tired of bringing it up on the council, because nothing has been done.
"I would like to see it down to 30mph and a speed camera in place."
Linda Snowdon, of Bankend, a former parish councillor, said: "One of the reasons I got off the parish council was that we were being told by Cumbria Highways that things would happen but nothing did.
"We fear that a child or someone will get killed. We want something done before that happens."
Tina Richardson, landlady of the Miners Arms, had to claim back about £3,500 after a car collided with a wall outside her pub, a spot where children usually wait to get buses to school.
She said: "Luckily it was the school holidays, otherwise someone could have been killed. It's very difficult to cross the road on foot or by car. It's quite scary."
She said that after the incident, she asked Cumbria Highways for crash barriers outside the pub and the previous landlord had asked for a zebra crossing.
A county council spokesman said: "We're aware of the community concerns.
"The speed limit assessment is on our list of priorities in Allerdale and we hope to carry it out, while working with the local community, as soon as we're able to as part of our programme of speed limit and safety assessments."
First published at 19:19, Thursday, 26 April 2012
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk
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I agree with Liz and yeoman, you could drop the speed limit down to 20 mph but it will not stop people speeding though prospect or Crosby.Hgv's never slow down especially the loging wagons going to iggesund
You can cut accidents by 99% easy, BAN ALL MOTORISED TRANSPORT !! Some Motorists believe that speed limits do not apply to them. Some vehicle drivers have to brake the speed limits to do the work in the time allotted.
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Dakar following 101...Timing and Scoring...
...or how to drink from the fire hose and enjoy the taste.
The important things to know up front are the basics or Dakar rule applications. There are two sets of rules, French and English and the two may or may not be the same depending on the section.
It's also important to know that this is the ASO and the ASO may or may not apply those rules in any sort of logical or consistent manner. The good part is that the inconsistency tends to even itself out as the rally grinds on from stage to stage. That is to say in most general cases, what is considered by the fans to be an unfair ruling against a rider on day 2 may be repaid in the form of a ruling against his main rival in a later stage.
In the end of the rally, things tend to even themselves out and no real preferential treatment is afforded to anyone, even the French.
The stage:
Each stage can be broken up into several pieces, 'Liaison', 'connection', 'road section', 'transit section' are all the same thing. They all refer to a section of the total stage that is not timed, but is basically how the riders get from the bivouac to the start of the timed section. Liaison distances can be anywhere from zero to several hundred kilometers and can be before, after, or at both ends of the timed stage.
Depending loosely on finish placings the day before, riders are assessed a start time. Riders starting 1 through 10 are sent off in two minute intervals, starters 11 through 20 in one minute intervals, 20 on back in 30" intervals. Every now and then they'll stage mass starts of 10 or 20 riders at a time, but is may only happen a stage or two each year if at all.
Timed section:
This is where you get your boogie on. If you are in the top 30, you are dropping the hammer for a good placement. If you are farther back, you are most likely looking to survive to ride the next stage. It's important to know the motivations for participating. For the top 5 or 6, they are in for a win, nothing less is acceptable. For the rest of the top 30, they are hoping for a good placement in order to attract sponsors to have a go next year, maybe to gain some exposure or get noticed by a factory or top team, or they simply want a good showing to kick off a career in rallying.
The rest of the field consists of riders for which the finish is the win they desire. Whether it be a dream fulfilled, an adventure undertaken, or simply someone with more dollars than sense, these riders will never battle with the likes of Despres or Coma, but they will battle even more fierce opponents like sand, dunes, time, darkness, and their own will and stamina to carry on.
There are a few anomolies to these unwritten rules. Riders like Simon Pavey, Annie Seel, Mick Extance, Tina Mieir, Silvia Ginnetti, and Kemal Merkit. Riders who come back year after year, hover in the 50's to 60's as far as time and placement and gradually move up towards the end more out of attrition than outright speed. They have flashes of brilliance now and then, but they know they will not win a stage or even end up on the podium. For them and riders like them, the motivation is intensely personal and seldom discussed.
Every now and then a timed stage will include a neutralisation. A neutralization is usually an untimed section in the middle of a timed stage where riders need to get from one area to another. Usually this is when there is no feasible racing route through a particularly long distance. If it's a short go like through a village in Africa, the ASO will impose and closely monitor a speed limit. If it's long, they'll simply throw in a neutralisation section.
What we end up with is two timed sections and the total time of the stage becomes an aggregate of the two sections. Think of it like two stages in a single day with the times added together.
The end of a timed section may be right at the bivouac or there may be another liaison from the end of the timed stage to the bivouac.
Timed sections are broken into many segments denoted by waypoints. As a rider approaches a waypoint, once they get within a defined perimeter, the GPS comes to life, and an arrow points the way to the waypoint. When the rider gets to within a closer set distance from the waypoint, it registers, his time is recorded and he or she takes off in search of the next waypoint (WP). Interspersed through the stage are also Checkpoints. These are spots where (as far as I know) time is manually recorded by an ASO official and the riders card is marked. CP's may or may not match up with a WP, but they usually do.
I won't get too deep into the rules about delays, late starters, etc... as all that exists in the rules pdf here, but suffice to say, the ASO has penalties for everything and as I said above, the assessment of those penalties may or may not make sense and may or may not show on the timing lists.
Stage map from the Dakar.com main page showing CP's.
Stage map from the live timing or iritrack from Dakar.com showing WP's.
From the same page, this is the stage profile of the WP's. I actually like this better than the stage map as it shows the km's. One note of caution, the ASO is seemingly intentionally vague on their km markings and whether they actually line up with WP's or just denote the end of a particular type of surface, ie. the transition from gravel to dunes, etc...
The iPhone App map is actually the best and more like the old Dakar.com it clearlt shows the CP's and a nice dashed line to the km marking. Notice for instance, CP4. Had the line not been there, it would look like CP4 lines up with km609 when in fact it is listed at km593 a full 14km's earlier. When expecting a rider to come in, 14km's in the dunes can be quite a lot of time.
Hope fully that explains the basic mechanics of the stage and the movement of riders from bivouac to bivouac each day.
First of all, if you want to track times like the best of them, yuou have to know your lists inside and out. Don't underestimate the difficulty of trying to figure out time splits while the pressure builds about posting it first as to not repeat, or 205, already posted information. PackMule has this down pat and is faster than anyone. Sure the time sheets give the split times form the stage leader, but what if you want to see how much time 5th place Ze Helio gained on 3rd place Chaleco from waypoint 4 to waypoint 5? This is where list knowledge comes in.
Waypoint times show up in the live tracking "follow your favorites" section of the dakar.com site and checkpoint times show up in the live tracking for the day here.
As you learn to use both of these, you'll understand how they can compliment each other.
For 2011, the ASO has drastically revamped their site and really took the wind out of the timing sails. One crucial element now gone is the physical time of day that a rider posted a WP or a CP. This was immensely helpful in tracking riders that have been lost, broke down, crashed, or simply slowed down. Now we only get the physical time of day for the start of each rider.
The four most important things to remember are this:
1) ASO timing is notoriously spotty. Not the times themselves per se, but when and if they show up. Because a rider has not posted a WP time does not mean the worst. The iritrack may not be working, the ASO official may have gone for coffee, the rider may have missed the waypoint.
2) Always keep in mind the start intervals of the riders. Cyril Despres may be leading Marc Coma by 10" from WP to WP, but when Cyril posts his time at a WP and Marc's time doesn't show up 10" later, many people panic that Coma fell or slowed up, or whatever. Keep in mind that Coma may have started physically on the stage 10 minutes after Despres. Understand that Coma's time may not show up until the 10'10" have passed. Once you get that, you'll learn when to expect a rider through a WP or a CP. Packmule and Flood are the masters of this and can usually pinpoint to a few seconds when a rider's time should be.
The live WP to WP timing is usually referred to as the iritrack. The CP to CP timing is usually referred to as the Posis list after the French name for it. When you really get skilled, you can start venturing into the French version of dakar.com because for the most part, the times are updated a little faster there. I'm speaking out of class here and giving up secrets bourne out of years of mad following, comparing notes/posts, and even sometimes having our own little races as to who can mine the times and post the results first. Many times followers get stunned when Packmule posts that Coma bested Despres in the last section to pull the stage win when no one else can even see the final times displayed. Packmule's French site list skilz are strong.
3) Lastly and I suppose equally important is to know that the ASO seemingly gets lazier and lazier about updating times as the day goes on. The fast guys have their times refreshed up to the lists pretty quickly, but if you are following a guy who is languishing in 134th place and is still out on the stage 6 hours after the first guys are in, good luck on keeping track. A perfect example was Luis Belaustegui and Mike Stanfield from Stage 5. Neither one showed on the final finish times, but when I checked the start list for Stage 6 late the night of Stage 5, low and behold, there they were. What this means is that the ASO crew packed it up. The times will ultimately get recorded within the ASO, but they may never show on the list. If they are on the next days start list, they made it in.
4) Withdrawals and the withdrawal list. Every other list is secondary to the withdrawal list and subject to change. In my experience, one that never does is the withdrawal list. If your rider ends up there but it's still a mystery where they are, they are out. I have never seen a rider make the list but still somehow continue on. I am not sure why the ASO is so spot on with withdrawals and spotty on everything else, but that's how it is.
It probably is used as their catering list from bivouac to bivouac to prove to the catering crew how much food they should prepare
DSS, WP, CP, ASS, etc...
DSS - Starting point of the timed stage (French abbreviation of Departe Special Stage)
WP - Waypoint (electronically recorded time stamp)
CP - Checkpoint (manually recorded time stamp)
ASS - Not the nice Chilean girl screaming "Chaleco, Chaleco, Chaleco", but the finish of the timed stage. (French abbreviation for Arrive Special Stage)
As I mentioned, the various lists will give you just about all you need to track the riders. Don't be afraid to open up some tabs or some separate browser windows and have your various time lists up on each ready to toggle and refresh at a moments notice. The ASO's fancy new auto refresh will have you spitting nails by the fifth time you are copying a time from 14th place at WP5 and it refreshes back to the start times of the cars before you can select copy but it is what it is.
F5 - many are unsure of this and what it means. For us geeks that have been hovering over time sheets for the past few years, F5 became a joke about how often we are refreshing the browsers. For most PC based computers, the F5 key refreshes the browser just like the refresh icon does, but since many are typing it saves time to hit F5 over grabbing the mouse and clicking refresh. Nothing more complicated than that.
That's enough for now. Open up your browsers, open up your lists, start looking at times. Later tonight, I'll pick a tricky rider from today's stage and we'll have a lesson on tracking his progress through the stage and how we should know when he will hit specific waypoints.
It'll be late because I am like a vampire and never sleep, but look for an update sometime after midnight or 1am eastern US time.
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Hi Doyle,
I already posted it at the main thread but you may miss it:
I suggested Mischa Visser that he could add the time (Hours) info to his site and the guy just did it! Amazing!
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After disassembling the entire carb and putting all of its small parts in a metal screen basket for emersion into a cleaning solution, Jennings took his narrow beam flashlight and shined it up into the fuel inlet fitting area. He then casually moaned and asked, "How many times have you had your Q-jet apart?" I replied, "Mmm, in the last 35 years, probably 20." After seeing that I had not over-tightened the airhorn (causing warping), he explained that because Quadrajets are made of diecast metal, long-in-use examples that have been constantly fiddled-with, like mine, develop certain problems.
Removing the fuel inlet fitting causes the diecast threads into a mode of what I call "molecular disintegration." The flow area just inside these threads looked like it was packed full of diecast metallic flashing. But then Bob gently tapped the Q-jet at the inlet and a bunch of crudosis (my term for diecast metal particulates suspended in ethanol gasoline fluid) spewed onto his metal workbench. Where did this junk come from? The carb inlet's internal threads were being eaten up--literally--from my 20 times of screwing and unscrewing the inlet fitting since '75.
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Hackmey, who performs widely as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, will play works by such famous composers as Mozart, Debussy, Schumann and Chopin. Following the performance, a complimentary reception will be held in Wilson's Lenfest Commons, where guests will have the chance to speak directly to Hackmey.
The free concert is being underwritten by a generous contribution from Selma Wertime Thomson, a graduate of Wilson College with the Class of 1938.
Hackmey's recent performances have included solo recitals at Lincoln Center's Rose Studio and the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage; and a performance of Chopin's F minor concerto with the Haifa Symphony Orchestra in Israel. He has performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Jerusalem Music Center, and in special concerts presented by the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society. He performed many additional concerts in Israel and Germany, as well as in Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming.
Hackmey has a Doctor of Music degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and degrees in piano and conducting from Tel Aviv University. He is currently on the piano faculty at the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C.; previously served on the piano faculty at DePauw University, and also taught at the Indiana University system. He has been on the faculty of the Summertrios chamber music festival since 2009.
More information on how to reserve tickets to the concert or what other offerings Wilson College has planned for the upcoming year, call 717-262-2003, visit www.wilson.edu/event or like us at www.facebook.com/wilsoncollegespecialevents.
Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a liberal arts college dedicated to the education of women. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Chambersburg, Pa. Wilson offers bachelor's degrees in 30 areas and master's degrees in education and the humanities. The college's 2011-12 enrollment in the College for Women and the Adult Degree Program was 746 and included 21 students from 10 foreign countries. Visit www.wilson.edu for more information.


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Taking AVONEX
Getting started on treatment
Getting started on treatment is one of the most important decisions you can make. Treatment with AVONEX has been proven to help delay physical disability progression and reduce flare-ups.
Talk with your care partner to find out if AVONEX is right for you, then get started in 3 simple steps:
AVONEX can cause serious side effects including heart problems, blood problems, seizures, infections, and thyroid problems including problems concentrating, feeling cold or hot all the time, weight changes, and skin changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you experience any of these symptoms while taking AVONEX.
Once-a-week dosing schedule
AVONEX is a once-a-week treatment for relapsing MS. Remember, you can only get the benefits of a treatment that you're taking as prescribed. Think about whether a once-a-week treatment might fit your schedule.
3 dosing options
AVONEX is available in 3 different forms, allowing you and your healthcare provider to choose the one that works best for you.
The injection process and recommended injection sites are different for each of these forms. Make sure that you read the injection guide and instructions for use for whichever form you and your healthcare provider choose. You can download each injection guide here:
Download AVONEX Prefilled Syringe Injection Guide
Download AVONEX in Powdered Form Injection Guide
Most people who take AVONEX have flu-like symptoms early during the course of therapy. Usually, these symptoms last for a day after the injection. You may be able to manage these flu-like symptoms by taking over-the-counter pain and fever reducers. For many people, these symptoms lessen or go away over time. Symptoms may include muscle aches, fever, tiredness, and chills.
Before your first AVONEX injection, set up a training session with your healthcare provider. You can also get training from an AVONEX ActiveNurse™ Educator to help you inject correctly each time. Because AVONEX is given into the muscle (intramuscularly), it uses a different injection technique than other injectable relapsing MS medications, which are given under the skin (subcutaneously). So proper training is essential, even if you're already accustomed to giving yourself injections.
The AVOSTARTGRIP® Titration Kit
During the start of your treatment, to help reduce flu-like symptoms, your healthcare provider may recommend you build up to a full dose of AVONEX gradually over the first month. This is a process called "titration." After your first month, you can continue using either AVONEX Prefilled Syringe or begin using AVONEX PEN depending on your healthcare provider's recommendation.
In a clinical study of healthy volunteers, people who titrated AVONEX experienced fewer and milder flu-like symptoms.
The AVOSTARTGRIP® Titration Kit uses AVONEX Prefilled Syringe, but after you've completed the initial 4 titration doses, you can easily move on to AVONEX PEN.
Review the Instructions for Use below before your training session with an AVONEX ActiveNurse™ Educator. The Instructions will show you how to:
- Prepare for your weekly injection
- Use the AVOSTARTGRIP® devices
- Take your injection
- Dispose of used syringes, needles, and titration devices
Staying on AVONEX
With the guidance of your healthcare provider, and the support of family and friends, you have started the process of treating your relapsing MS. And with AVONEX, the once-a-week dosing schedule allows you to make injections a part of your routine.


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"If the devil can't defeat me, cancer doesn't stand a chance in hell! Pray for sick children who face this horrible disease 'cause The Snake will be just fine."
Get well soon Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Jessie J has nothing on her
"I'm so damn good when I'm finished there won't be a dry eye - or dry seat - sorry ladies - in the entire arena." #HEEL


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http://www.mmamania.com/2013/8/10/46...lows-for-fistsYesterday (August 9, 2013), Munoz' gym, Reign Training Center, opened its doors for the media when they played host to the Alliance Training Center. Between rounds of sparring, Mark Munoz spoke about his upcoming bout with Bisping and the comments that were made about sending him back into a depression.
"Bisping has already been talking, I know. I was at my camp doing 10 days of an intensive wrestling camp with a bunch of wrestlers, over 300 of them. My phone was just blowing up. People were texting me and tweeting me all this stuff about Bisping talking a lot of smack about me. But that stuff doesn't bother me. I show my talk inside the Octagon. He was saying he was going to beat me into depression and if I was depressed, I'd go into more depression. The fact of the matter is, he has pillows for fists. He hasn't knocked anybody out and he says he's gonna knock me out? He hasn't knocked anybody out. It's going to be like a pillow fight when I fight him. He's going to have pillows and I'm going to have hammers."


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You probably know by now what the Chairman of BP Carl-Henric Svanberg has had to say about who BP cares about...
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When you become a member of a fraternity or sorority, you are choosing to live with a group of men or women with whom you share common hopes, dreams, goals and ideals. This brotherhood or sisterhood lasts a lifetime, and is a gateway to many rewards and connections beneficial in college and later in life.
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An interesting feature not found in any other country in my travels: if you are a tourist and have a medical emergency, the Tourism Authority of Panama gives you free medical insurance for the first 30 days from the entry stamp in your passport.
Bocas del Toro is comprized of an archipelago and a small part of the mainland, on the Caribbean side of Panama; it feels as if time has stood still there for the last 40 years. The main island, Isla Colón, is the location of the Bocas del Toro town that used to be the Panamanian headquarters of the United Fruit Company - when bananas were the major cash crop in the area - and the majority of the rest of the islands are either uninhabited mangrove growths or little inhabited jungle. Now, tourism is the major industry and Bocas del Toro is setting itself up to take major advantage of incoming tourism from both the United States and South America.
Transportation between Panama City and Bocas is mostly by daily flights of the regional airline Aeroperlas, a division of Taca Airlines, one of the major national carriers that connect Central and South America with North America. Taca is associated with Avianca and Copa Airlines and all are members of the Star Alliance. Rolando Pereira, Aeroperla's Commercial Manager and a Bocas resident, thankfully accompanied us through our exploration of Bocas.
The area's hotel industry is dominated by North American expats and they have created or updated some very interesting resort properties located on islands other than Isla Colón, as well as buying and upgrading many hotels, guest houses and B&Bs in Bocas itself. There are many properties geared towards vacationing families with children, while others, especially in Bocas, are geared towards singles or adult couples. I spoke with a number of these hotel owners/managers and they all have one thing in common, they feel that their investment has allowed them to escape the US rat-race, and gives them quality of life, even while they have to work long hours to keep their smaller town properties competitive with the larger resorts. No one would be spending too much time in the rooms anyway, as there are too many swimming and snorkeling beaches to visit, scuba-diving reefs to explore, deep-sea fishing boats to go fishing on, and in the evenings bars and clubs where music and dancing go on to the early morning.
Most of the town properties we saw feature classic furnishings design with tropical flavors and much of the furniture is locally made from indigenous sources. For example, the boutique Hotel Bocas del Toro, owned and managed by Carla Ranking, provides large comfortable rooms with custom-made furniture in an intimately personalized environment. It features a nautical themed open-air dinning room and bar over the Bocas harbor.
Another main-street property that I thought might be enjoyable was the Palma Royale Hotel & Suites, a four-story classic island building, with balconies overlooking the sea, managed by Melissa Werle. It has charming studios on the ground floor with patios and 5 suites with full kitchens on other floors. There are another 5 suites without kitchens and the penthouse features a 2 bedroom, 2 bath suite, with an incredible 360º view.
I stayed at Tropical Suites, right on Bocas main drag. A nice mid-priced 15 room hotel (a little pricier than other similarly located hotels in Bocas) with what used to be known as "efficiency suites" i.e. the rooms are larger with a full kitchen. My room had a king-size bed. This is a luxury property for Bocas, and was taken over by an American couple Chip and Jamie (ex investment bankers from NY City) that are doing their best to provide a low key, pleasant, friendly environment. There is a plan to create a dinning room and better bar on the ground floor where the in-building boat slip was. The view from my balcony was of mooring slips and open-air dinning rooms of other hotels nearby.
There are a few luxury properties on the other islands, and all the hotels we visited were immaculately clean and are decorated with paintings and sculptures from local artists.
Perched on the side of a hill covered with tropical plants and flowers is La Coralina Hotel and Restaurant. The hotel is a small, luxurious property on six acres, with a South Seas décor, reminiscent of Indonesian art. The open air dinning room offers well prepared seafood dishes and the bar creates scrumptious tropical drinks. Platforms around the grounds have tables with market umbrellas and handcrafted armchairs and benches with a view of the ocean; a swimming pool and Jacuzzi were being installed. You have to walk downhill to the beach, and there are horseback riding tours if you are so inclined. Private nature trails radiate from the property. This is a real tropical paradise.
Punta Caracol Acqua Lodge on Isla Colón, is another noteworthy resort entirely built over the water, in a semi-circle around a lagoon bordered by thick mangroves. Eight palm-thatched casitas with sleeping lofts that will sleep up to 4, and one two-level Master Suite that will sleep up to 6, are built on pylon-supported platforms that connect with a boardwalk to the office and restaurant/bar. Packages include transportation to and from the Bocas airport and are on a modified American plan basis i.e. breakfast and dinner are included in the price quoted. There is a special Honeymoon package that includes activities and snorkeling equipment as well as the use of a kayak, breakfast and candle-lit supper, afternoon tea (or coffee) and cookies and numerous other benefits.
Laguna Azul Eco Lodge is a British Colonial-styled cottege located on a private island surrounded by mangroves and a corral reef on Popa Island. The lodge has 6 spacious suites with private balconies. Gym equipment and a pool-table are located in an outside structure connected to the main building by a covered boardwalk, and a wooden staircase will take you down to the coral reef. The kitchen, also in a separate structure, is exceptional creating appetizers, main courses and desserts of quality equal to much larger properties on Bocas.
The town of Bocas reminds me of life on some of the Mediterranean islands in the 50s and 60s. Practically everyone speaks English, even though Spanish is the official language. On the week that I spent there, life did not really start before noon and continued at the bars and nightspots until early in the morning (though we were up early and ready to take the boat that the local Chamber of Commerce used to show us different areas of the archipelago). Bocas del Toro's nightlife has something for everybody; a different bar and/or restaurant and/or club for each night of the week or if you prefer, you can visit them all on the same night; most are lined up, one after another, on the main street.
By the way, food in Bocas is delightful; mostly fresh fish and seafood from the surrounding waters as well as chicken or pork dishes and garden fresh salads and vegetables, and Spanish or Caribbean style rice dishes. The local version of ceviche was exceptional. One day for lunch we had a clawless local lobster that looked more like a giant crayfish but did taste like langouste. Rum was the main ingredient for most cocktails though other spirits for cocktails were plentiful at the bars. Fruit and rum based drinks, or just fruit-juice drinks were universally available and very tasty since they are made from ripe fruit, freshly cut and pressed. The same fresh fruit is used in making delicious desserts and ice-creams. Wines are imported mostly from South America and mid-priced Chilean, Argentinean, and Uruguayan wines were available in most restaurants.


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We have been asked to publish a response to Mr G reapers letter of the 6 Sept by the Alumnus arch chancellor ridcully of the UU.
"Dear Mr Greaper are you suggesting that Death is shaped by the mental constraints of His clients? That the way we think of Him is the way He will appear.........I find this a fanciful idea at best.
Why if that is so then all we need do to overcome this threat to Mankind is train every child born to think nice thoughts about Death, as him as another kind of Hogfather for example.And in time instead of bringing Death to us He could be trained to bring Ermmm.......... Hair for example.......... mmm ......... not that I need more Hair of coarse. Stibbons get this mans cloak He is leaving............Darn reporters"
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It is no secret that Facebook is the most popular form of media today, but it is not all about just keeping in touch with old friends. The September, Facebook, once again, made changes to the main Homepage layout. Now, user's actions, which were previously displayed on their "wall", are not shown through a live stream on the stop right corner of the website's homepage.
Before, the visibility of actions such as adding new friends or commenting on someone's status could be controlled through privacy sharing setting in the old format. The new layout does not allow such privacy. Users were able to hide certain actions from other users and decline to share certain information. Now it seems almost impossible to keep things hidden, especially from the real-time action stream.
The overwhelming response to the changes in the Facebook were those of disapproval. Many users mentioned and made complaints about the lack of privacy and even attempted to find ways to make their profile more private. One way to make actions less accessible is by asking those on your "friends list" to unsubscribe from your news feed. The fact remains that privacy and social media do not have the most compatible relationship, but are they supposed to?
Social media--Facebook in particular--may seem like an easy way to talk to friends and family, but it's really more complex. A few mass communications classes will fill you in on the real intent of social networking. Facebook is built around the world of advertisers, but not in the way you may think. Facebook is not just giving advertisers a place to market a product or service, it is also selling the advertisers an audience.
Have you ever noticed when you click on a link to "like" a certain artist or product, that advertisements for that product will begin to appear on your sidebar? That is because data is recorded with each and every click made within the Facebook website and is in turn given to advertisers.
It became clear to me after the updates to Facebook that many users were not aware of this ongoing phenomena. I found it rather alarming that more people are not informed on the advertising market and how our so-called lives are simply commodities to be distributed through surfing on a web page. If people were aware of this ahead of time, perhaps the changes to Facebook would not be as shocking.
I was particularly surprised at the amount of people stating they were going to change to other forms of social media in order to maintain their privacy. With the success of Facebook influencing all budding social networking web sites, it's likely that their data system also keeps track of personal browsing in order to advertise more appropriately to the user.
Switching to Google + will not exclude anybody from the rush of advertisements we face each and every day. It is simply the same data being collected and the same advertisements being delivered. It is just no longer on Facebook.
Facebook is becoming more obvious and direct with their intention of delivering demographics and psychographics to advertisers. It is the responsibility of users to be aware of this and use the media as they see appropriately. By educating yourself on advertising and social media in general, you will be able to recognize the lengths advertisers go to receive our information and create ads they think will target the right audience.
Abandoning Facebook, switching social media web sites and improving privacy settings still will not protect you from advertisers. The fact of the matter is, we cannot escape the commercial world we live in, especially on the Internet. We either accept the changes Facebook makes and live with the idea that each of us is being sold, or we deactivate our account and move on. Either way, privacy is becoming nearly impossible to obtain.


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CHIPLEY — County Commission Chairman Alan Bush said actions taken by FDOT District 3 Secretary Tommy Barfield were "bullying tactics" punishing the county because a commissioner had asked questions about a planned bridge project.
Two Department of Transportation representatives — Jason Peters, director of transportation development, and Regina Battles, program management administrator — appeared before the Washington County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday to ask the board if the county wanted to proceed with a federally funded project to replace a 16-foot bridge on Gainer Road.
The project was scheduled by the DOT to have been bid out on Thursday, but it was held at the order of Barfield after Commissioner Charles Brock contacted the district secretary to ask why the bridge projects were not eligible to receive bids from local engineers.
Peters told the board that the bridge replacement was being held until the DOT heard from the county whether or not it wanted the bridge replaced.
"Wait a minute, I'm confused," said Commissioner Todd Abbott. "This is the first I am hearing about this board having any concerns about a bridge project."
"I am probably the one who started this," Brock said. "I had questions about putting a bridge on a dead-end road that nobody lives on."
Brock said he noticed that engineering expenses on the proposed small bridge projects were nearly as much as the construction costs, and he noticed that it was the same two or three engineering firms who were getting all the work. Brock contacted Barfield and asked why local firms were not allowed to bid on the projects.
"I know this isn't our local DOT, but these orders to use these consultants come from higher up," Brock said.
"You are correct, on the smaller projects, sometimes the design fees take a larger percentage," Peters said. "Even if it is a smaller project, you still have to do all the engineering, site surveying and permitting as any other project."
"If we don't use this money, it's not going to get done," said Commissioner Joel Pate. The bridge replacement program operates on federal funds, Peters said, and is awarded to projects in which bridges have scored high in their bi-annual inspections — which means the bridge has problems and needs fixed. The Gainer Road bridge ranked a 63, and a score of 50 means a bridge needs to be replaced, Peters said.
"I would love to have those bridges replaced, just for the drainage issues," said Dallas Carter, Public Works supervisor for the county.
Peters said the DOT looks "very closely" at construction costs when it comes to bridge projects.
"I know this is coming from Tallahassee, but I would like to see the guidelines changed where any certified engineering firm can bid on these projects," Brock said.
"We have a saying, 'A hole in a road will get you in trouble, but a hole in a bridge will get you fired,'" Peters said. "If an engineering firm doesn't have that bridge expertise, we're not going to want to use them."
Peters said the Gainer Road bridge showed evidence of deterioration of wood and an infestation of insects, which contributed to the bridge's score of 63.
"So wait a minute," Bush said. "You mean to tell me that because Barfield couldn't explain to Mr. Brock why local engineers couldn't bid on a project, he pulled the bridge from bidding? Talk about bullying tactics. That's just dirty pool."
Peters said Barfield pulled the project because he wanted to make sure the bridge was something the county officials actually wanted replaced.
"I just want them to be fair," Brock said. "We've got a good engineer, well qualified, and I think we could do that project and save the government money."
"I have to say, I am embarrassed that this project is being held up because a commissioner asked questions," Abbott said.
"Now hold on, Mr. Brock has every right to ask questions, both as a commissioner and as a citizen," Bush said. "But what the secretary did was just irresponsible. He pulled the bridge from the county for no reason. He delayed a project because someone questioned him?"
Peters asked the commissioners to write a letter to the DOT stating that they did, indeed, want to pursue the Gainer Road bridge replacement to get the project back on track.
"We didn't write a letter asking for the project to be delayed, why do we have to write a letter asking for it to continue?" Bush asked.
"I really just asked who got the jobs, and how they got the jobs," Brock said. "I think they should be bid out instead of the state just handing them to two or three contractors. I didn't intend for it to come to this."
Commissioner Lynn Gothard made a motion that the board go ahead and write a letter asking for the bridge project to be reinstated, and the board approved the motion.


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Toxic shock syndrome can happen to anyone — men, women, and children. Although it can be serious, it's a very rare illness. If you're concerned about toxic shock syndrome, the smartest thing you can do is to read and learn about it, then take some precautions.
If you're a girl who's had her period, you may have heard frightening stories about toxic shock syndrome (TSS), a serious illness originally linked to the use of tampons. But TSS isn't strictly related to tampons. The contraceptive sponge and the diaphragm, two types of birth control methods, have been linked to TSS. And, sometimes, the infection has occurred as a result of wounds or surgery, where the skin has been broken, allowing bacteria to enter.
TSS is a systemic illness, which means that it affects the whole body. It can be caused by one of two different types of bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes — although toxic shock that is caused by the Streptococcus bacteria is rarer. These bacteria can produce toxins. In some people whose bodies can't fight these toxins, the immune system reacts. This reaction causes the symptoms associated with TSS.
When people think of TSS, they often think of tampon use. That's because the earliest cases of the illness, back in the late 1970s, were related to superabsorbent tampons. Research led to better tampons and better habits for using them — such as changing tampons more often. The number of TSS cases dropped dramatically. Today about half of all TSS cases are linked to menstruation.
Aside from tampon use, TSS has been linked to skin infections that are typically minor and can be associated with the chickenpox rash. TSS has also been reported following surgical procedures, giving birth, and prolonged use of nasal packing for nosebleeds — although all of these are rare.
Symptoms of TSS occur suddenly. Because it's an illness that is caused by a toxin, many of the body's organ systems are affected.
The signs and symptoms of TSS include:
The average time before symptoms appear for TSS is 2 to 3 days after an infection with Staphylococcus or Streptococcus, although this can vary depending on the infection.
Your risk of getting TSS is already low. But you can reduce it still further by simply following some common-sense precautions:
TSS is a medical emergency. If you think you or someone you know may have TSS, call a doctor right away. Depending on the symptoms, a doctor may see you in the office or refer you to a hospital emergency department for immediate evaluation and testing.
If doctors suspect TSS, they will probably start intravenous (IV) fluids and antibiotics as soon as possible. They may take a sample from the suspected site of the infection, such as the skin, nose, or vagina, to check it for TSS. They may also take a blood sample. Other blood tests can help monitor how various organs like the kidneys are working and check for other diseases that may be causing the symptoms.
Medical staff will remove tampons, contraceptive devices, or wound packing; clean any wounds; and, if there is a pocket of infection (called an abscess), a doctor may need to drain pus from the infected area.
People with TSS typically need to stay in the hospital, often in the intensive care unit (ICU), for several days to closely monitor blood pressure, respiratory status, and to look for signs of other problems, such as organ damage.
TSS is a very rare illness. Although it can be fatal, if recognized and treated promptly it is usually curable.
Reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD
Date reviewed: January 2011
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses and treatment, consult your doctor.
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