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Firework Sales: Permits & Licenses
The Jackson County Legislature adopted Ordinance #4082 on January 26, 2009, enacting sections 5626., 5627., 5628., and 5629., Jackson County Code, 1984, and adopted Ordinance #4304 on April 11, 2011, relating to the issuance of permits for the seasonal retail sale by non-profit organizations and the licensure of wholesale and retail sales by wholesale fireworks distributors of consumer fireworks. During the course of this year and in future years, the Legislature may make changes to the application process and scope and use of the permits and licenses as deemed necessary for public safety concerns and practical experience.
You can download a copy of Ordinance #4082 (PDF) and Ordinance #4304 (PDF). If you have any questions regarding the code you may email Bill Snyder, Senior Deputy Counselor at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Kindly complete the one that applies and return it to Mary Jo Spino in the County Clerk's office at the address listed below no later than April 29. For a checklist and fee schedule CLICK HERE. Please follow the fee payment instructions included on the fee schedule.
For a zoning determination form CLICK HERE. This form needs to be completed and returned to the Department of Public Works in Independence no later than April 29 each year for all seasonal sales permits and the initial period for wholesale distributor licenses. The Department of Public Works will forward the determination to the County Clerk.
Applicants will be notified if accepted. Non-profit organizations must be in existence for at least five years for consideration. Please understand that there will be 4 licenses issued to wholesale distributors (with optional retail sales) and a total of 9 permits issued to non-profit organizations. Preference will be given to Jackson County distributors and organizations.
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|Skin diseases and the dry eye.
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|PMID: 3898479 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|Patients with oral cicatricial pemphigoid, who present to an oral medicine department, should be examined by an ophthalmologist because over 65 per cent have been found to have an asymptomatic cicatrising conjunctivitis. Early detection and treatment of these patients may help to slow down the scarring process that eventually leads to a dry eye and blindness. The same is true for a group of patients who present to the dermatologist with a non-scarring bullous dermatosis distinguished by the presence of a linear deposit of IgA along the dermo-epidermal junction of uninvolved skin examined by direct immunofluorescence. The cicatrising conjunctivitis found in about 50 per cent of adults with this condition is indistinguishable from that of cicatricial pemphigoid. Ten per cent of patients with cicatricial pemphigoid affecting mucous membranes alone were found to have linear deposits of IgA along the dermo-epidermal junction of uninvolved skin. This suggested that there may be a common pathogenic pathway with varying clinical expression in these groups of patients and presents new possibilities for therapy in some patients with cicatricial pemphigoid.
|J N Leonard; P Wright; G P Haffenden; D M Williams; C E Griffiths; L Fry
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|Title: Transactions of the ophthalmological societies of the United Kingdom Volume: 104 ( Pt 4) ISSN: 0078-5334 ISO Abbreviation: Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K Publication Date: 1985
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|Created Date: 1985-10-11 Completed Date: 1985-10-11 Revised Date: 2004-11-17
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|Nlm Unique ID: 0200570 Medline TA: Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K Country: ENGLAND
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|MeSH Terms
Conjunctivitis / complications
Dermatitis Herpetiformis / diagnosis
Esophagus / radiography
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Immunoglobulin A / analysis
Immunoglobulins / analysis
Middle Aged
Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / complications*, diagnosis, immunology
Skin / immunology
Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / complications*, diagnosis
Stomatitis, Aphthous / complications
Xerophthalmia / complications*
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|0/Immunoglobulin A; 0/Immunoglobulins
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Jackson Hole area
Jackson Hole area Travel Guide
While it's typically less crowded than its neighbor, Yellowstone, Grand Teton is no less impressive. Keep a camera on hand for bear, moose, and bald eagle sightings, or stick to the scenery: nearly 310,000 acres of snowcapped crags, clear mountain lakes, and meadows dotted with wild flowers.
A cozy Teton slope-side bar usually packed with sexy cowboys.
Founded in 1991, the four-day Jackson Hole Writers Conference at the end of June brings together writers from across the country, NY and LA-based editors and agents, and bestselling authors—Janet Fitch, Karen Joy Fowler, Craig Johnson—to meet, mingle, and share manuscripts.
"One of the world's great orchestras is hidden in a small town in Wyoming." Zubin Mehta, the former music director of the New York Philharmonic, was referring to the Grand Teton Music Festival, which brings the finest guest conductors and soloists from around the world together for a se
Started in 1987, the three-day Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival is as laid-back as ever—stages are outside at the decidedly un-fancy Grand Targhee Ski & Summer Resort—with the exception of its line up, which today includes the best bluegrass musicians in the country.
Whether you're a serious art collector or not, the FAF (in mid-September) is a great time to be in the valley.
This Columbus Day weekend enviro-eco-food summit includes break-out sessions of hiking and rock climbing and advisors from Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia) to James Wolfensohn (World Bank). The goal?
Named for the Shoshone wife of the famous trapper "Beaver Dick" Leigh—there's also a Leigh Lake in the park—Jenny Lake is the heart of Grand Teton National Park.
If you're looking to swim, SUP, kayak, or canoe, String Lake, immediately northwest of Jenny Lake, is the place. Rarely deeper than five feet, it warms up quite nicely—into the low 50s, at least. Picnic areas line the eastern shore and a hiking trail circles the lake.
Bradley and Taggart lakes are two of the original six lakes of GTNP. While they've been joined by dozens of others, they're still worth a visit, especially because the hiking trails to both are among the shortest and flattest in the park.
Either a 16- or 19-mile out-and-back hike from the Jenny Lake trailhead (the distance depends on whether you take a ferry across Jenny Lake), Lake Solitude is easily the park's most popular backcountry lake. This is not without good reason.
Hidden about half-way up Paintbrush Canyon—although it will feel like it's higher!—Holly Lake's greenish waters are ringed by steep rock walls with even higher mountains towering above.
Even if you don't mean to ski Werner over and over, you will.
No other ski run in the world has had as much written about it as Corbet's. This is not without good reason. After a mandatory-air entrance—it varies between five and 15 feet—you land facing a rock wall. Turn quickly to avoid that and you're home free. Mostly.


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Hazard, Ky. (September 21, 2012) – The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Board of Regents announced today during its regularly scheduled meeting that the number of certificates, diplomas and associate degrees awarded to students increased approximately 72 percent between the 2008 and 2012 academic years.
"I applaud KCTCS leadership for their dedication and commitment to increasing student success," said P.G. Peeples, KCTCS Board of Regents Chair. "Because of these efforts KCTCS has been a primary driver in enhancing the state's educational attainment rates."
Between 2008 and the current academic year, a total of 152,007 credentials were awarded. Sixty-one percent of these credentials were certificates, 9 percent diplomas and 30 percent associate degrees.
These results are supported by a 2011 study conducted by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems entitled Realizing Kentucky's Educational Attainment Goal: A Look in the Rear View Mirror and Down the Road Ahead. This report measured Kentucky's rate of improvement on key higher education metrics from 2000 to 2009. It reported Kentucky ranks first among all states on improvement in the percent of working-age adults with college degrees and the number of undergraduate credentials awarded relative to the population with no college degree, with KCTCS playing a significant role in both accomplishments. Additionally, the report revealed the increase in three-year graduation rates at KCTCS colleges was the third highest percentage point change in the nation, and resulted in Kentucky moving from a ranking of 38th among states to 16th.
In other business, the board:
Approved the naming of the Guy and Lisa Spriggs Child Development Center at Ashland Community and Technical College.Approved or ratified new certificate programs and two associate in applied science programs for Jefferson Community and Technical College that include:An Associate in Applied Science in Industrial Maintenance Technology; and An Associate in Applied Science in Paramedic Technology.Approved 7,903 candidates for graduation who applied for academic credentials (certificates, diplomas or associate degrees) between April 12, 2012 and July 23, 2012. The credentials include:
5,234 candidates for certificates;570 candidates for diplomas; and2,099 candidates for associate degrees.
The next meeting of the KCTCS Board of Regents will be December 6 – 7, 2012 at the KCTCS office in Versailles, Kentucky.


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December 1, 2015
Car crashes are the number one cause of death in teenagers according to State Farm.
Add in experience, cell phones and texting and it makes for a dangerous combination.
A new study may surprise you about what teenagers think is really more dangerous when it comes to being behind the wheel.
Good Question: Which is more dangerous texting behind the wheel or drinking and driving?
Kentucky is one of thirty states that says texting behind the wheel is just too dangerous.
In fact, a report just issued by the U.S. Transportation Department says more than 5.000 thousand people died in accidents last year related to distracted driving.
For police they will tell you texting behind the wheel is as dangerous as someone who is impaired, but for teenagers the thought process seems to be different.
A new survey by State Farm says many teenagers think texting while driving is not as dangerous as driving drunk.
The study polled seven hundred teenagers.
55% of 14 to 17 years olds think they could be killed if they drink and drive, but only 36% of those teenagers felt the same about texting while driving.
The same survey shows that fewer teens think they could get into an accident while texting and driving compared with the number who think they could crash if they were to drink and drive.
In fact, of teens who admit to texting and driving.63 % think they could get into accident while doing it.
Compare that to 78% who say they are more likely to get into an accident drinking and driving.
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Ethiopia legalise gay marriage in bid to end drought
In a drastic attempt to exploit a religious loophole, Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome yesterday announced plans to fast track a change in legislation which would legalise gay marriage in the predominantly Christian country, in a last ditch attempt to end drought.
The decision was made following talks with UKIP councillor David Silvester, who recently blamed the UK's winter floods on the government's decision to legalise gay marriage.
In a statement made last night, a spokesman for Mr Teshome said; 'when Mr Silvester of UKIP confirmed that the recent floods in Henley-on-Thames were a punishment from the Lord, we realised we'd been doing it all wrong for all these years. We've been praying for water as reward for following the religious doctrines, but now it makes sense to use the wrath of the Almighty to our advantage and give gay marriage the green light'.
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Mother, May I Sleep With Danger Change The Channel?: The Gender Woes Of Spike TV And Lifetime
It's a pretty safe bet that anything marketed specifically to one gender is going to be loaded with irritating stereotypes. On television, argues Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times, we see this in action with Spike TV and Lifetime. »
Newsflash: Man Who Criticizes Women's Bodies No Prize Himself
This, friends, is the face of Nick Coles, the man who wrote last week's sensitive and enlightening "Butterbodies" post on Spike TV. »
Spike TV Makes Us Stabby • Woman Arrested For Streaking In IHOP
• The douche-y dudes at Spike have compiled a list of the top 7 "Butterbodies" (you can guess what that means). Their absurd roundup includes the impeccably gorgeous Salma Hayek. What are they smoking? • »
Calling all incipient alcoholic famewhores!! Spike TV has a proposition for you. "MANswers now casting! The producers at Spike TV are looking for a female beer-drinking champion. If you or someone you know can drink four/five beers in no time flat, can outdrink all of your friends, including your male friends, and… »


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Cape Town - The doctor who was found shot dead opposite a cemetery in Macassar on Friday has been identified as Michael Aluko.
Western Cape police spokesman Andre Traut said his name had previously been withheld until his next of kin in Nigeria had been notified about his death.
Traut said Aluko's body was found in Zandvlei, Macassar, opposite a cemetery. He had been shot twice.
Police were also investigating whether Aluko had been robbed and hijacked.
Western Cape Health Department spokesman Darren Francis said Aluko practiced as a obstetrician – a specialist in pregnancy, childbirth, and disorders of the reproductive system.
He worked at both the Khayelitsha Hospital and the Khayelitsha Community Health Centre in Site B, rotating shifts for about 10 months, Francis said.
"Aluko was a doctor of the highest calibre. His death comes as a great loss to us. He was hardworking and an all-round nice guy," he said.
The department would support the investigation.
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St. Augustine Police: Naked man arrested after biting man's stomach
Stray peacocks attack, damage cars in neighborhood
Middleburg flood victims now dealing with mold damage
Thousands feared exposed to Florida tuberculosis outbreak
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Minnesota trooper pulls over driver of unsafe Ford Pinto
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Suns baseball organization has planned a memorial service after the death of its longtime owner, Peter Bragan Sr.
MORE: VIDEO: Suns owner Peter Bragan in his own words
The memorial will run from 5 p.m. to 7 tonight at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville. A 45-minute memorial service starts at 7 p.m. with guest speakers and music.
The event is open to the public.
The memorial service happens the day before the Suns' next home game, which is Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.
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Downtown Auburn coin store hit again in break-in
For the third time in less than two months, Downtown Auburn's Sirius Stamps & Treasures has been hit hard in a burglary.
Sid Raich, owner of the 32-year-old Auburn store, said that the break-in Thursday morning follows burglaries at the Lincoln Way business two weeks ago and in mid-February. The store is also known as Auburn Coins and Stamps.
Raich estimated losses of at least $80,000 in the three crimes. In the second burglary, the store's safe was taken away, including a stack of vintage Mickey Mantle baseball cards and silver.
On Thursday, Raich was surveying the damage to a door and the ransacked interior. The store remained open and Raich said that he's intending to continue doing business while looking at his options.
"They've ruined 32 years of my life," Raich said, of the string of burglaries. Before this year, the business had suffered one previous break-in two years ago, he said.
In the first break-in this year, entry was gained through the backdoor and glass cabinets were "cleaned out," Raich said.
The thieves brought a torch with them to crack the safe but left without it. A month later, Raich discovered in the morning a new break-in from the back door. This time, the 1,000-pound safe had been manhandled out the back door.
"I can't imagine how they moved it," Raich said.
While business has been slow on the retail end, Raich said he has been able to piece together a viable business the last few years buying and wholesaling gold and silver. In the meantime, he has continued to carry a store laden with collectible coins and sports cards.
The selection of merchandise lost in the three break-ins was esoteric and hard to find – everything from belt buckles made of silver dollars to a book of quarters in different grades to a Tiffany perfume bottle.
On a personal level, the first burglary left Raich without harmonicas given to him by his late wife and a patch he had designed while in the Navy in the 1950s for one of his ship's cruises in the Mediterranean.
"The collection of stock took 32 years to accumulate," Raich said. "The hours spent putting it together was the real loss. I can't begin to do that again."
Raich said the store had no alarm and after the third break-in cleaned out more valuable merchandise, there's no reason to install one because there's nothing left to take.
Auburn Police were at the store Thursday morning to investigate for any leads in the latest break-in but unavailable for comment.


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The Magic: The Gathering® Grand Prix tournament series is an international circuit of large-scale Qualifier tournaments featuring cash prizes and multiple invitations to Pro TourTM events.
Win a trip to the next Grand Prix
...and many other Magic prizes! At Grand Prix Hasselt fill out the voucher* that you'll find at the registration desk and deposit it in the designated box Saturday, January 28 before 5 pm. A draw will be held on Saturday, January 28 - at 6pm.
* Only 1 entry per player.
There is no pre-registration necessary for this event because it is open for everyone to enter.
The format for Grand Prix–Hasselt is Limited(Sealed deck with boosterdraft finals. All DCITM Limited-format rules, Magic Floor Rules, and all subsequent updates will be enforced.
Friday, January 27: Registration from 4:00 – 8:00 PM.Saturday, January 28: Registration from 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. Tournament begins at 10:00 A.M. The Top 64 (or 128) players advance to competition on Sunday Sunday, January 29: The Top 64 (or 128) players begin play at 8:00 A.M.
As GP Hasselt will be held during the second prerelease weekend of Guildpact we will constantly run Prereleases with a maximum of 32 players (starting after round 3 on Saturday). So if you're chances on winning prizes in the main event have diminished, you might as well drop and get your hands on some of the goodies Guildpact has to offer. If you have played in the GP you will receive a discount of 5 Euro in the first Prerelease you play in. We will be running 8 man boosterdrafts with Guildpact all weekend long as well. So even if you can't make it on Saturday don't hesitate to come play in some of the events we have available throughout the weekend.
Ethias Arena
Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 70 3500 HasseltBelgiumhttp://www.ethiasarena.be
€ 25
The main tournament at Grand Prix–Hasselt is open to Magic players of all ages.
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Battling cancer with Magic cards!!!
Wizards of the Coast will be sponsoring a collection for the Dutch foundation Children Cancerfree (KIKA). KIKA raises funds to develop treatments against cancer in children. For more information: www.kika.nl (dutch).
During the Grand Prix in Hasselt on the 28th and 29th of January 2006 there will be a KIKA stand on the site. We're asking all Magic-players to aid this action by donating Magic-cards. All collected cards will be auctioned on Ebay and the proceeds will be donated to KIKA. Wizards of the Coast will also be donating a large amount of Magic-materials.
The following has already been collected: 1.580 rares (including dual lands, cyclopean tombs, ali from cairo, guardian beast), 77 foil rares/promos (temple garden, powder keg), 21.700+ uncommons/commons, 7 sealed boosters, 2000 sleeves, binders etcetera.
We're hoping for all participants of the GP Hasselt to make a donation. Anything is welcome, so please bring all Magic cards you have lying around (and more…) and help in the battle against cancer in children!
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Senior midfielder Jack Isla scored in his third straight state tournament game to lead the top-seeded Mendham boys soccer team over No. 12 Morristown 2-1 in the NJSIAA North 2 Group III semifinals.
Senior midfielder Nick Jimenez also scored for the Minutemen (7-11-2) while senior midfielder Austin Frasco and senior forward Ryan Mountain had assists.
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- Submitted by SARAHOLSINGER 6/8/2010 in Using SparkPeople | 3 Comments
When I asked a young woman who had lost 200 pounds how she did it, she said that she treated weight loss like a job. No matter how she felt, she showed up. She showed up at the grocery store to buy the right food, she showed up to track her food, she showed up to walk, etc.
- Submitted by SLENDERELLA61 4/13/2010 in Weight Loss | 91 Comments
When you're feeling hungry and are fighting the urge to snack, go drink a glass of water. Wait 10-20 minutes, and if you're still hungry, go eat a healthy snack. If the water filled you up, you just saved yourself some calories.
- Submitted by HEIDY52 4/11/2014 in Weight Loss | 3 Comments
Though I try to carry my liter bottle of water with me everywhere, while on the job I hate having to wind/unwind the bottlecap to make myself drink the water. So I plan to get a bottle which has a straw for drinking. That way I can keep sipping all the water I want to sip.
- Submitted by DDKDDK 2/1/2011 in Healthy Eating | 5 Comments
When I started I could only do 10 minutes on a recumbent bike. Make the best out of that 10 minutes and increase your time each week. I am up to 60 minutes of cardio for each workout session and often add a water aerobics class in after that. Start small because you will see large results.
I drink a big glass of water as soon as I wake up each morning. I learned this tip from fitness expert Denise Austin. The reasoning is that your body has gone without fluid for the last 6-10 hours (however long you sleep) and is dehydrated. It also helps jumpstart your metabolism.
- Submitted by CATHEITE 10/17/2010 in Staying Healthy | 8 Comments
GNC's Be Balanced Calcium Chews in Dulce De Leche rock my world. They are a good substitute for candy and they each contain 600 mg of calcium. And from what I know, everyone can use more Calcium.
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I had been losing weight slowly but steadily for a few months. Then when I hit a weight loss Plateau, I really "lost it". I went on a food eating binge for an entire week, and gained 5 pounds back. I was so discouraged. Then I decided that I really needed to be held more accountable. So, I started a Weight Loss Support Group in my community. It's ten members strong and still growing. I figured that If I became a leader of a weight loss support group, I would really stay on track!
- Submitted by MSZETTA 8/19/2013 in Weight Loss | 2 Comments
When I am strength training like using dumbbells I will tune out everything and look my self straight in the eye or at my new figure and this gives me motivation because I can see the determination in my eyes and when I look at the NEW me (Lost 80 pds!) it makes me want to work that much harder
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If you find you have a hard time finding the motivation to workout on your scheduled days or just at all try this! Buy a calender and put it up in your room or where you would like. Write you workout schedule on there, go do it, and when you come back put a smiley face showing how completing that workout made you feel. The next time you feel like skipping a work out look at the smiley face and it will remind you how good you felt after finishing it. And why skip something that makes you happy? :)
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text: Immigrants and second-generation students who are children of immigrants confront a number of unique academic challenges, including limited proficiency in the host-country language and greater barriers in preparing for college and careers. Research here focuses on student educational attainment and in particular on English Language Learners (ELLs), who have persistent and wide achievement gaps with native English speakers. Adolescent ELLs face a greater workload, learning English at the same time they are studying core content areas in English—with resulting challenges in passing tests and completing graduation requirements.


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91 • August Hill Winery NV "Berlyn", Illinois $17. Best Buy.
Rich garnet color. Bright aromas of raspberry cobbler and dulce de leche with a supple, fruity medium body and a juicy sour cherry, citrus and melon accented finish. A clean, delicious, and vibrant frontenac that is sure to please. (tasted on Apr-08-2013)
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Deep purple color. Aromas of tobacco, dried fruits, cedar, and clay with a fruity-yet-dry medium body and a tangy sour cherry and craisin finish. A really tasty and fruity everyday sipper that will cover a lot of bases. (tasted on Apr-10-2013)
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Garnet black color. Aromas of caramelized nuts, nougat, and chocolate cherries with a silky, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a toasty plum pastry finish. A pleasant sipper. (tasted on Apr-10-2013)
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UNIDAD Fundraiser June 11 – July 14th, 2012
UNIDAD needs your help! Our campaign to make sure USC's 20 year plan to double the size of its campus does not displace our community, is reaching a critical point. By late July or August, City Council will vote on the USC Specific Plan – a plan that, if approved in its current form, would cause the displacement of thousands more local families and hundreds more local businesses from our community.
Our community is very much at risk, a community made up of hardworking, low-income, mostly Latino and African-American residents, workers, and Mom & Pop businesses that have lived and worked in these neighborhoods for decades. Unless the USC Plan is changed to include affordable housing, living-wage jobs for local residents, and support for local small businesses, our community will be pushed aside and swept away.
UNIDAD has mobilized scores of organizations and hundreds of individuals, and has put the preservation of our community right at the center of debate over the USC Plan. But we have to increase the pressure even more! USC has intensified its well-funded efforts to push their plan through as quickly as possible, without the necessary mitigation measures needed to prevent displacement. With the USC Plan coming before City Council's PLUM Committee in late July or early August, and then onto full City Council for a final vote, we've got to make sure our elected officials hear from us again, and again, and AGAIN!
We need your help to make it across the finish line, and secure a plan that's good not just for USC but for our community as well, a plan that supports local families, workers, and businesses, instead of displacing them.
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Export Chryslers, Dodges, Plymouths, Hillmans, and DeSotos
Contents: overviews, by country, by nameplates.
Chrysler export models (overviews)
- Chrysler's Rotterdam plant, 1959-1969
- Chrysler in Europe
- Plymouths exported as Dodges and DeSotos, 1932-59
- The 1950s • 1998 • 1997
- Fargo Trucks
- Karrier/Dodge trucks (UK)
- Simca
The Americas
Asia / Pacific Region
- Australia
- 1930s-40s • 1950s • 1960s-1980s (at valiant.org) - Valiants, Chargers, Pacers, and more.
- 2001 Chryslers on the Murray show.
- Australia - Royal, Plainsman, Wayfarer
- China: Beijing Jeep to FCA (in progress)
- India
- New Zealand (Chargers, Valiants) - see also "Avengers in New Zealand"
Europe / Middle East and Africa
- Africa: Chrysler has almost no presence, though they were once popular in South Africa. Toyota Land Cruisers and HiLux vans are popular but have little relation to their counterparts in Japan or North America. Used vehicles are shipped in from Japan and other locations, according to Randy Knox, who noted that there were South African (RHD) Jeep Grand Cherokees in Tanzania and other countries (privately owned). In South Africa, he saw Chrysler 300s, Chrysler Grand Voyager vans, and the full line of Jeep products - all right hand drive - on the street.
- Belarus: Mopar Action takes you there to see a surprising number of new and vintage Mopars
- Belgium: Chrysler had a plant in Antwerp in the 1950s and 1960s, and with a wide dealer network.
- Bulgaria
- England
- Egypt: Arab American Vehicles, created in 1977 as a joint venture with AMC. 49%-owned by Chrysler in 1998. Currently assembles the Wrangler J8 and other vehicles; used to make Peugeots under contract as well.
- Europe (1960s-1970s) | Europe overview 2004
- Finland: Horizon and Finland: 2009 road test
- France: see "by model" listing later on this page, and SIMCA and Matra. Also see: American Car Club of France
- Germany: see bottom of page
- Greece: Farmobil
- Holland: Randy Knox wrote, "On Ascension Day, I saw about a dozen US military vehicles on the streets. Germany's invasion of Holland didn't sit well with the Dutch and they still celebrate their liberation by the US. After the war, surplus Jeep engines were used to power electric generators built for use on farms."
- Iran: the most popular car ever sold in Iran was engineered by Chrysler Europe.
- Israel
- Netherlands: Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep are all sold in the Netherlands.
- Norway: Jim Benjaminson wrote: "Plymouths were made in Moss, Norway by Norsk Automobile Fabriken from 1937 to 1939." Ken Norberg added: "They imported enough parts to assemble complete Dodge passenger cars in Norway. They were assembled at the Strommen Mechanical Factory, and the cars are known as Strommen Dodge. They made 800 to 1,000 a year from 1934 until the Germans came in 1940. There are still many of them restored and running."
- Russia: old cloud cars and Moskvitch Alpines.
- South Africa- also see the Rebel page and Australian links
- Spain: Dart/3700GT, and 160/180, Barreiros, trucks
- Sweden where the police loved the Valiant
- Switzerland: the Swiss assembly plant was known for high quality.
- Turkey where DeSoto still lives
- UK: see "by model" listing later on this page. Also see Rootes Group cars: Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam
Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto, Valiant, etc. offshore-only models
During the 1970s, South American Darts were also sold as Chargers, Polaras, and Coronados, with major styling differences between the models (see these photos).
Bruno Geertsen wrote that many DeSoto, Plymouth, and other exports were retrofitted with Perkins P4 diesels by Hunter Ltd, which was started by Mr. Geertsen's grandfather. Perkins diesel page.


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By AM Northwest Staff
Would it be a miracle to wake up looking well-rested and refreshed without the expense of plastic surgery?
Well, we might not be able to guarantee those exact results, but there are a lot of products on the market that can help you achieve a brighter complexion while you sleep.
Here to show us which ones are worth your dime was beauty expert Dorothy Hoffman.
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Republicans will gather in the Wausau area this weekend for their annual state convention badly divided about Scott Walker's school voucher scheme.
At budget hearings across the state, average Wisconsinites, regardless of political affiliation, have cried foul at a plan that takes away money from public schools to give to unaccountable private schools.
From big districts to small districts, from rural areas to suburban and urban areas, parents in Wisconsin have banded together to speak out with one voice against a plan that provides zero dollars in new spending for public schools, after Walker's disastrous $1.6 billion cut to public education, coupled with a 30 percent increase to private schools that are not held to the same high standards as public schools.
In a state as badly divided along partisan lines as it has been under Walker's disastrous rule, we have actually seen some bipartisan unity here in opposition to the voucher scheme - but you're not likely to see it at the Republican Party of Wisconsin convention this weekend.
Republican leaders like Senate President Mike Ellis, Sen. Dale Schultz and even Sen. Luther Olsen have expressed skepticism over Walker's plan.
But their voice is not as loud as that of the out-of-state corporate donors, as well as in-state special interests, who have polluted our politics with millions of dollars in campaign cash to pursue their goal of expanding the reach of an unaccountable voucher program, at the expense of Wisconsin's schoolchildren. Recent published reports show voucher proponents spending $10 million to corrupt the debate here. Will voucher opponents have a voice in their convention hall?
Of course, voucher opponents aren't the only thing you won't hear about this weekend. You also won't hear any truth about Wisconsin's economy, where Walker's cuts to job-creating in investments in technology, education, vocational training, health care and infrastructure have put Wisconsin last in the region in job growth.
What is likely is that you will hear more of the same rah-rah bumper sticker sloganism that Walker thinks will allow him to avoid reality.
But the facts are the facts: Scott Walker's signature pledge when running for governor in 2010 was that he would create 250,000 private-sector jobs in his first term. Now he's blaming everyone but himself for the results. Wisconsin has dropped from 11th to 44th in job creation and is last in the Midwest. Added to that are falling wages, where Wisconsin is 45th in the nation.
Those inside the convention hall may see Walker's terrible jobs record as a reason he should now be running for president, but our middle-class neighbors here in Wisconsin, feeling the pain from Walker's policies, surely do not.
So, for those Republicans who are gathering to celebrate Walker's troubled legacy this weekend, I would propose a toast: "Here's to unaccountable private school vouchers for the super rich! After all: We're 44th!"


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Two career top-10 finishes ...Personal bests of 18:24.22 (5k), 21:59.99 (6k), 10:36.70 (i3,000m), 18:18.89 (i5,000), 18:00.29 (o5,000m) and 37:54.64 (o10,000).
2003: Ran and scored in all six races ... Finished in seventh overall and third among the Gators at the Gator Invitational ... Florida's top finisher at the SEC Championships in 28th place overall ... Ran a career-best time of 21:59.99 at the South Region Championships.
2002: Was consistently one of Florida's top four runners ... Competed in all six races and scored in all but one ... Set her career-best 6k time (22:20.97) at the Gator Invitational ... Florida's top finisher in 31st place at the NCAA South Regional.
2001: Walked on to the team as a true freshman and appeared in four races ... Placed sixth with a 5k time of 18:47.10 at the UCF Invitational ... Finished third among Florida's runners and 19th overall in her first official appearance as a Gator at the Florida Intercollegiates with a 22:43.95 6k time ... Set her career-best 5k time of 18:24.22 at the Disney Classic to finish 15th.
Track Highlights: Finished just out of scoring position in the 10,000m at the 2003 SEC Championships.
Prep: Holds Seabreeze High records in the 1,600m, 3.200m, 3-mile cross country and a member of the 4x800m relay team ... Homecoming Queen of Seabreeze High in 2000.


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While the marquee match-up was taking place across town at Pella High, the Pella Christian football team still put on a great show and bounced after last week's tough loss to win 31 – 14 over Central Decatur last night. The story of the night was the Pella Christian defense, holding the Cardinals to less than 80 yards rushing on the night when they came into the game averaging in the 200's on the ground. Coach Darryl DeRuiter says that the Eagles answered the coaches challenges to the team with their effort yesterday. Mason Howerzyl rushed for nearly 150 yards and a touchdown, while Coltin Collins came up with a pick six towards the end of the game to help seal the deal. The Eagles improve to 2 – 1 with the win and they start Class 1A District 7 play with a 1 – 0 record. They travel to Johnston High School next Friday night to play Des Moines Christian for another district contest.
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SwimFest '10, One Participant's Perspective
It's nearly midnight when I arrive home Sunday night after a weekend at SwimFest '10. I still have salt in my ears and sand in my toes from our open water session at La Jolla Shores. My lats are sore and my back is sunburned. After two full days of intense concentration in and out of the water, I'm tired, yet completely satisfied.
I've just spent the last two days with 150+ people, most of whom I'd never before met. About half were Masters swim coaches being mentored by some of the most experienced Masters coaches in the U.S. The other half were a cross section of USMS's demographic: committed swimmers "swimming for life," spanning three generations, males and females, all shapes, sizes and speeds.
SwimFest '10 attendees came from west coast places like Walnut Creek and Seattle; desert places like Tucson and Glendale; mountainous places like Reno, Nev. and Asheville, N.C.; and east coast places like Yonkers, N.Y. and Atlanta, Ga. All traveled from points throughout the U.S. for one purpose: to learn how to become better swimmers and coaches. Mission accomplished, we all left SwimFest '10 with the added bonus that is virtually guaranteed at any Masters swimming event: new friendships forged through swimming, and a tee shirt to remember them by.
My SwimFest '10 tee shirt will always remind me of one of the inspiring people I met there: Susan Bradley Cox. Susan travels the world competing on the USAT National Triathlon circuit in the 70-something age group. In spite of a stress fracture in her tibia, she participated full tilt in every part of SwimFest. Back home in Lexington, where a local triathlon has been named in her honor, this tireless athlete coaches a Masters team as well and is often just returning home from her coaching job when others half her age are already snoring to the late news.
USMS membership, 50,000 strong, is full of inspiring role models like Susan Bradley Cox. When you participate in events like SwimFest, you're bound to meet them.
Day One
Saturday morning, bright and early, I make my way to the pool. Sponsor placards line the pool's edge: Agon, Swim Outlet.com, Barracuda, Hammer Gel and more. These and other sponsor organizations help make an event like this possible, and I feel fortunate to be here.
In my welcome packet, I'm pleased to find both a front mounted snorkel and tempo trainer by Finis, two pieces of equipment I don't own and have never even tried. Testing the latest, greatest pool gear will come later this day, and before it's over, I'll own a newfangled triangular kick board designed to help you kick in a perfect streamline, and a SwimP3 Player, both offered to SwimFest participants by Finis at half price.
But first, we are made to feel welcome by Mel Goldstein, director of Club and Coach Services for USMS, Rob Butcher, Executive Director, and Jeff Moxie, President. Mel introduces the day's faculty: Ronald "Sickie" Marcikic, Laureen Welting, Kerry O'Brien, Gary Hall, Sr., Genadijus Solkolovas, Ph.D. ("Dr. G.") and Frank Marcinkowski. The next day, open water specialists Mickey Murad and Matt Macedo will join us.
We divide into three groups for a morning of lectures on tempo training, fundamentals of fast swimming, and strength training for swimmers as demonstrated by Stacy Peterson, a sports performance specialist and top ranked Masters swimmer. Stacy breezes through a series of jumps, shrugs, squats, lunges, push ups, planks and shoulder stretches with superhuman strength and stamina. Coach Marcinkowski promises to provide us all a link to a similar 45-minute "beach towel workout" he and his team use, "which is also used by Special Forces," he grins, adding, "It's devastating. It's excellent." For once in my life, I'm grateful I don't live near a beach.
Next, we suit up for rotating stations on starts and turns, tempo training, and gear sampled by Finis, all very enlightening. At 11 a.m. I break free from my group to undergo velocity testing by "Dr. G.," a unique opportunity for which I have coughed up some extra dough. Dr. G. served as director of physiology and sport science for USA Swimming from 2000 to 2008, consulting with Olympic swimmers.
Far from his former clientele, I'm a typical Masters swimmer in many ways. I swim Masters for fitness, for fun, for camaraderie, and for the love of open water swimming. I'll never be a top contender, but I'll also never stop trying to improve.
After rigging me up to a belt connected by a thin string to some sensitive electronic equipment of his own design, Dr. G. spends five minutes video taping me underwater doing a series of freestyle and breaststroke maneuvers: streamlines, breakouts and fast swimming. He has performed the exact same tests on Team USA swimmers in preparation for the last three Olympic games. I'm nothing but a slug compared to his usual subjects. But I'm also too intrigued to let this high-tech opportunity pass me by. If Michael Phelps can glean technical advantages from this type of testing, then the upside potential for a hack like me is simply staggering.
At midday, a boxed lunch is served while Dr. G. explains his patented GST Swim Power Test to the entire group. I learn that his test is even more detailed than I imagined. It measures and analyzes changes in velocity, force, acceleration and power at each phase of one's stroke. He illustrates his points using videotapes of Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. Coughlin, he says, has the most powerful streamline dolphin kick he's ever tested, male or female. His data proves that even the best swimmers in the world have room for improvement. It's a fascinating glimpse into the pure science of swimming. Dr. G. boils it all down to the simplest of terms for us, with "Fish has no neck; swim like fish." It's one of the aphorisms of the weekend that I'll likely not forget.
We continue the afternoon with videotaped swimming sessions analyzed on the spot by one of SwimFest '10's legendary coaches. I recognize him immediately from an article I'd read in SWIMMER. Characteristically decked out now in his wild, sun-bleached curls, mismatched tube socks and faded pink floral Vans, Coach "Sickie" Marcikic huddles next to each dripping swimmer, pointer in hand, showing them what they're doing well and what they could be doing better. A tilt of the hand here. A twist of the body there. His 44 years of coaching experience – if not his well-worn shoes – command every swimmer's utmost respect and admiration.
We finish the first day of SwimFest '10 with drill work in all four strokes, each led by a different faculty coach, while mentor coaches look on. I learn a number of new and interesting drills that I will incorporate into future workouts, including one that Sickie has dubbed the "Roll Over Vomit Drill." They'll love that one back home.
Mentor coaches are gathered at both ends of the pool, three to a lane, to observe and comment to individual swimmers after each 25. Tighten your core. Rotate your hips more. Keep your head down. The feedback is almost overwhelming. The effort it takes to focus on each and every component of perfect swimming is exhausting. Nevertheless, we're told, this is exactly what it takes to become a better swimmer. We end the day with a 25 fly, perfect stroke, overseen by Race Club director/coach and three-time Olympian, Gary Hall, Sr. No pressure at all. Gary has strong opinions about swimming and doesn't hesitate to share them. I'm relieved to learn he condones the use of fins to facilitate perfect butterfly in practice. It's just one of the many tidbits that are there for the gleaning from every presenter at SwimFest.
Day Two
Today we're introduced to Matt Macedo and Mickey Murad, two Cal swim standouts who have, since matriculating, started an open water swim school in San Diego, First Wave Academy.
In between lectures about technique, strategy and race preparation in open water, we watch videos of the previous week's USA Open Water 10K National Championship events in Long Beach, taped and shown to us by Marc Randell of The Athlete Village, yet another business that has popped up to serve the growing interest in open water swimming. In the videos, we see swimmers employing some of the same tactics we've just been taught, with exciting results. We watch as the men's victor, Fran Crippen, increases his stroke rate from 82 to 110 strokes per minute at the finish, overtaking Chip Peterson, whose stroke rate remains constant. Crippen has been drafting while Chip has been leading the pack, and he has nothing left.
We've seen the pros do it. Now, it's time for us to get wet.
Our coaches proceed to turn the water polo pool at UCSD into a simulated open water environment, which is surprisingly effective. Three buoys are anchored randomly. In our groups, we practice cornering buoys, finding bubbles, drafting, sighting, pack swimming and racing as the mentor coaches look on.
I learn more this day about open water swimming than 50 open water swims to date have taught me. There's no substitute for experience, but there are definitely certain things experience doesn't teach you, like how to harmlessly roll directly over the back of a competitor who is veering off course and trying to take you with him. After lunch, we pack up and take this new knowledge with us to the ocean, a few miles away.
La Jolla Shores is crowded and parking is difficult, but the group assembles by the main lifeguard station. We're a sizeable crowd, drawing a few stares in our USMS garb. Lots of surfers and boogie boarders are out in spite of the relatively low, two-foot beach break. The water is 66 degrees. Half the group pulls on wetsuits as we learn how to spot the rip currents, which, we're reminded, are an advantage to ride out during beach start races, and something to avoid on the finish. We are instructed how to run into the waves with ankles wide, transitioning to high knees then dolphin dives into the breaking surf, before finally swimming directly into the cresting waves. We practice each move, out and back and few times. Finally, we set a course and go, swimming several hundred yards straight off shore, turning 90 degrees to the north for another few hundred yards, cornering a buoy, and heading back to shore. We sight on the La Jolla Shores hotel, catch waves in the surf zone and try to avoid the rip, dolphin-diving into the shallows and running up the beach with whatever energy we have left, which in my case is none.
June C. Hussey is a life-long swimmer, wife, mother, coach, freelance writer and communications consultant based in Tucson, Arizona. She also serves as the open water chair for the Arizona LMSC.


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Today's very slow edition of The Queue is brought to you by Cynwise.
Wednesday Queue, why are you so much like a Monday Queue? Not a fan. Definitely not a fan.
@wowcynwise asked:
If we had ninjas in 5.1 and dinosaurs in 5.2, will there be pirates in 5.3?
Pirates in patch 5.3 and zombies in patch 5.4.
Any news on the tabard revamp?
When are we going to get the option to hide belts and shoulders?
Probably never.
Where should I go at level 20 on my alliance toons?
What's up with the Cosmetic tab under the Armor section in the auction house?
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Who has the better dailies storyline in 5.2, Alliance or Horde?
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James Hydrick was a self-proclaimed psychic who briefly rose to fame when, in 1980, he appeared on the popular network show, "That's Incredible!", where he performed a number of convincing psychokinetic feats that drew nationwide attention. Pencils rotated at the wave of a hand; phone book pages eerily rose and turned without direct contact. Before you read any further, I strongly encourage you to go watch that appearance. It's only five minutes and it's a compelling demonstration:
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To pick up the story from there – and what reminded me of Hydrick in the first place – there is this recent useful blog post at a blog called the "Observation Post," which succinctly summarizes Hydrick's rise and fall.
Following Hydrick's notable success on "That's Incredible," which helped accelerate his fame to potential cult-leading status, he subsequently appeared on "That's My Line," hosted by Bob Barker, where he agreed to attempt a demonstration under the watchful eyes (and protective protocols) of James Randi, along with a panel of three judges, and for which Randi offered his then $10,000 personal prize if Hydrick was able to achieve his feats under the agreed upon conditions. This appearance runs about 18 very instructive minutes and can be seen here:
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The Observation Deck blog also provides that link, and then recounts how Hydrick was investigated and filmed by magician Danny Korem for a television documentary that not only exposes Hydrick's methods, but eventually led to Hydrick's breaking down and offering a complete confession. The blog provides links to the documentary in two segments. It's about an hour total and is very interesting. When it finally gets to Hydrick's confessions, it is compelling to hear him recount stories of his awful childhood, which to Korem's credit, are investigated and largely substantiated. The victim of neglect and both emotional and physical abuse as well as early institutionalizing, it becomes easy to understand how Hydrick, an accomplished martial artist with substantial physical abilities, craved the attention and recognition that his psychic claims brought him.
(An interesting aside about Danny Korem, who was at the time a professional magician who has since apparently left magic behind. Korem is an evangelical Christian who believes in the miracles of the bible but debunks contemporary miracle mongers. He wrote a book entitled "Fakers," published in 1980, which offers a standard array of skeptic debunking of psychics, dowsers, fire-walking and such. Meanwhile each chapter ends with a Christian message about the genuine "magic" of Jesus. And he argues that the miracles of the bible, including the resurrection of Jesus, are substantiated by the bible and should therefore be accepted as fact. Go figure.)
Eventually, Hydrick was convicted and imprisoned on a weapons-related charge connected to students in his martial arts school; other reports indicated he was convicted of molesting five boys. After escaping prison and eventually completing his sentence, he has apparently been remanded to custody in a psychiatric facility ever since. Hydrick was and is a truly dangerous man. But his case is a fascinating one in many ways.
- Hydrick gets far on personal charisma and a boyish, self-effacing charm. People don't simply want to believe him, they find it difficult to disbelieve him. It's genuinely hard for humans to believe that someone can appear so sincere while looking you in the eyes and lying to your face. And in the long run, it's better for us as a social species that we do find this so difficult to believe. But it is worth noting and remembering that while many of us think we can spot a liar, few if any of us can do it at a rate better than chance. The "common sense" indicators of deception, the pop psychology "tells" of lying, aren't just wrong – they're nonexistent.
- He uses extremely simple and standard magic tricks, however he gets tremendous impact with them. Most of this has to do with the degree of conviction he brings to the performance, and his "misdirection," which is a term magicians use to describe the psychology of deception, and not a term that has anything to do with distraction, although many think that's what it means. In Hydrick's case, he had legitimate martial arts skills that credentialed him, particularly to his students, to whom he claimed he could teach not only his physical skills but also his psychic abilities.
- Hydrick brought great conviction to his psychokinetic demonstrations, using martial arts gestures. And he took his time, did things slowly, failed sometimes even intentionally at first – all of this altered the context of these magic tricks so that they did not appear to look or feel like a magician's tricks. There was no "Voila!" in it, no snapping of fingers with instant results. This was serious stuff, hard work, it clearly took effort and time, and yet all the while Hydrick was self-effacing and calmly good humored. He came across as sweet, gentle, and sincere.
- And yet that self-effacing affect masked a deep arrogance and contempt for his audience. This is, in my experience and opinion, a consistent trait of the psychic con artist – a concealed contempt for their victims. Like any con man, Hydrick also justifies his actions. He insists (in the documentary, following his confession) that he lied to people not to hurt them, but rather for good purpose. Elsewhere, however, he talks about going on "That's Incredible" to find out how "stupid" people can be, and how stupid were the educated people he was able to fool. (Mark Edward, in his book, "Psychic Blues," repeatedly claims he is helping his psychic clients as he reports on his astoundingly accurate readings. But the moment his clients are either skeptical of his claims, or fail to follow his wise advice and counsel, he reveals he has nothing but contempt for them. "… clients who display outward hostility or irrational anger toward those who tell fortunes for a living … are a sorry lot." And "Repeat sitters are hard enough to deal with … when I had three or four of these thickheaded clients at a time, I needed to take notes to keep up with each individual saga." Yet professional counselors don't just help those who serve their hungry egos; they attempt to help all who seek and need that help. Among the countless differences between a professional caregiver and a con artist is this difference; the con artist is only in it for himself, and everything else is a mask. [Note that here I am equating the mindsets and perhaps ethics of two confessed phony psychics; I am not in any sense drawing any comparison whatsoever with Hydrick's other serious criminal offenses.])
- Finally, and truly last but not least, I love Randi's challenge and exposé of Hydrick on "That's My Line." This demonstration was extremely memorable and influential for me. When Randi spread the Styrofoam nuggets around the phone book, it was an "AH-HAH!" moment that clanged in my head like a deafening Chinese gong. It was an ingenious protocol. And it taught me in that moment, in a deep way, how the kind of scientific protocols that we try to apply to psychics and other paranormal claimants, both as skeptics in general as well as in my professional role in helping to administer the Million Dollar Challenge, do not have to be complex, or expensive, and more often than not do not require elaborate technology. When I watched Randi successfully challenge and defeat Hydrick – who had been validated and lauded on network television shortly before – I learned a valuable and inspirational lesson. Little did I ever guess that more than thirty years hence I would have the honor and privilege to be sharing in the responsibility of Randi's Million Dollar Challenge. But the lesson, and the inspiration, has stayed with me ever since. Thanks, Randi.


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I reached Matt Birk shortly before 9 a.m. St. Paul time on Monday, Feb. 4, in New Orleans. The six-time Pro Bowl center, who helped the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers less than 12 hours earlier, hadn't been to sleep yet in the Big Easy.
"I don't want to go to sleep -- I want to make this thing last as long as I can," the Cretin-Derham Hall grad said. "Maybe I'll sleep tonight."
How did Birk celebrate the Ravens' classic 34-31 victory?
"You know, there's a few things you can do in New Orleans at night," he said. "And I'm lucky enough that I had a lot of friends come to town for the game, and we were just gallivanting in New Orleans."
Any champagne?
"Just a sip," Birk said.
Birk, 36, didn't sound like a guy who was tired, despite having just played the game of his life.
"I'm still trying to soak in all in," he said. "I don't know what to make of it. I just know that it's a great moment that we had on that field that I will share with my family. That's what it's all about -- that moment. I'll have that forever. It's just awesome, something I'll never forget. That's the most important thing to me."
At the game were Birk's parents, Bob and Pam; brothers, Ben and Nick; wife, Adrianna; and the couple's six children.
Birk took the 34-minute power outage inside the Superdome, with 13:22 left in the third quarter, in stride.
"The Super Bowl week is so crazy and things are so abnormal and there are so many distractions that when the power went out, it was just kind of like, 'OK, the power went out,' " Birk said. "It wasn't a big deal to us. I just stretched out. Wished I had a deck of cards. It was kind of boring."
During the outage, Birk was stretched by his St. Paul pal, Roger Erickson, who, on Birk's recommendation, was hired at the start of the season as the Ravens' flexibility and speed coach.
"It was a great time to have Roger Erickson on the sideline," Birk said. "I told him it took me 15 years to get here and he did it in his first year. He probably thinks this just happens every year."
The Ravens' postgame locker room was chaotic, said Birk, who was drafted out of Harvard by the Vikings in 1998 and played in Minnesota through the 2008 season.
"Euphoric," he said. "Just a great moment to be able to have with your teammates. You work so hard and so long, especially the last three years when you've had heartbreaking losses in the playoffs. It's not just a one-year journey -- it's been multiple years until we finally got over the hump. It's pretty cool."
Another former Vikings offensive lineman, Bryant McKinnie of the Ravens, also will get a Super Bowl XLVII ring.
"B-Mac was key for us; he stepped up for us in the playoffs with his play," Birk said. "I give credit to the guy -- he's been straight and was ready to go when he got his chance and made the most of it."
The Ravens not only beat San Francisco, they also beat eccentric 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss, another former Vikings teammate of Birk's.
"We didn't beat Randy Moss -- the Ravens beat the 49ers," Birk said. "They're a great team, and obviously Randy's a great player. He's had a great career to this point. I thought it was cool that we were in the same draft class with the Vikings. To be associated in some small way with Randy Moss, for a guy like me, that's pretty cool."
Birk remains humble in victory. Asked whether he'll wear his Super Bowl championship ring when he gets it, he joked that maybe he'll pawn it.
"I've got six kids to put through college," he said with a laugh.
Birk will turn 37 in July. After 15 years in the NFL, he's not ready to say whether he'll retire.
"I'll figure that out shortly," he said. "I'm just enjoying this now, and I'll figure out the future later."
Birk will ride in Baltimore's Super Bowl parade Tuesday, then spend time with his family, relaxing in Florida. He has received some encouragement to become involved in politics.
"We'll see. Who knows?" he said. "I never thought I'd play in the NFL. I don't rule anything out."
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