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French Fulbright Scholar Works with BME Professor to Improve Surfactant Delivery to Preemie Lungs
Marcel Filoche, a French physicist and research director for France's national research institution, ends his term as a Fulbright scholar in the BME Department this month having provided tools to improve the delivery of life-saving surfactants into the lungs of premature babies. This work is the culmination of a more than five-year collaboration between Filoche and BME and Surgery Professor James Grotberg in which the two have combined their respective expertise in systems of complex geometry and biofluid mechanics in the lung.
Marcel's team provided a new description of the geometry of the premature newborn's tracheobronchial tree that encompasses scale invariance, branching asymmetry, and individual physiological variability. It was combined with a model of liquid plug splitting in branched structures from Grotberg's lab into a computational model that, for the first time, will allow researchers to test new delivery strategies and types of surfactant.
Tags: Fulbright, James Grotberg, Marcel Filoche
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Professor James B. Grotberg honored as ASME Fellow
University of Michigan Biomedical Engineering Professor James B. Grotberg was recently elected as a Fellow of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). The Fellow Grade recognizes significant engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession and is limited to roughly 3% of the 113,361-member organization. This level of selectivity ensures ASME's commitment to its vision "to be the essential resource for mechanical engineers and other technical professionals throughout the world for solutions that benefit humankind."
ASME recognizes that, "James B. Grotberg is the leading Biofluid Dynamicist in the United States and among the top two or three in the world. His research has had major impact on our understanding of fluid flow and interfacial phenomena in the lung, and how the related physical mechanisms explored explain normal and abnormal lung function and disease, as well as treatment of those diseases."
Professor Grotberg is also a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, a Fellow of the American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, and an Inaugural Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
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Well, last night was my band's most recent show, this time our 2nd time playing a local venue in Bethlehem, PA called The Globe. It's basically a hole-in-the-wall youth-club type place... Actually the worst venue we've ever played and we only played it again cause another band asked us to close the show they booked there. The problem was that because of some problems, the band wound up without a drummer within 10 days of the show... We refused to cancel the show, so we thought of alternatives. We eventually decided that myself, our singer, and our other guitarist would do a rare acoustic performance.
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1.Losing Faith
2.Wasting Love (Iron Maiden cover)
3.Bring Me Down
4.Watching Over Me (Iced Earth cover)
6.Sleep (Savatage cover)
7.Breaking the Chains
8.Superheroes (Edguy cover)
It wound up being a really cool experience. We got all the people to come in real close (the place doesn't have a real stage, it's all even-level) and sit down or stand in somewhat of a semi-circle. It gave it a really personal and intimate feel to it. We even had some of the people singng along to the songs, which in this setting was really cool. Turned out being a really great situation made out of a potentially horrible one.
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Last night a whole host of Washington's Mideast policy characters came out to participate in The Atlantic's third installment of the Atlantic Exchange series and introduction to the smartly designed multimedia presentation on Israel-Palestine's core issues, "Is Peace Possible?".
There's only so much you can cram in to an hour and thirty minutes when talking about decades (or even century, depending on your interpretation) old protracted conflict like this, but emcee and Palestine Note co-publisher Steve Clemons and moderator Jeffrey Goldberg did an outstanding job in making sure the crowd was treated to a well-rounded discussion. Though, depending on who you were following on Twitter, some of Jeffrey Goldberg's questions were a little too…broad.
In any case, its worth listening to Senator Mitchell's description of what the US could have done better in brokering the failed 2010 resumption of direct negotations, and why he believes the US is still a legitimate and capable mediator.
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Women's Prestige
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2014 Women's Prestige Cycling Series Info & Rules
Redlands Bicycle Classic
April 2 - 6
North Star Grand Prix
June 11 - 15
Cascade Cycling Classic
July 15 - 20
NEW IN 2014: Gateway Cup
August 28 - September 1
Key Points About the Series
The Women's Prestige Cycling Series was developed by women's teams and first held in 2004. Its primary goal is to promote women's racing by giving women a spotlight that they don't have to share with men. Another goal is to give women's teams a focused national series that doesn't favor teams with large travel budgets.
Four Series Competitions: Best Individual, Young Rider (age 25 and under), Sprinter, and Team
Prize Money awarded to top ten Individuals, Young Riders, and Sprinters. A rider can qualify for prize money in one or more of these categories.
Travel Subsidies to teams that participate in all four races.
There is no entry fee, but teams must register and submit their rosters before they can start accumulating points.
Teams that participate in only three races will remain eligible for the Series but not for the travel subsidy.
Teams that participate in less than three races will become ineligible to complete the Series.
"Participation" means that the team has four riders at an event, but only two of them need to be on the original roster. The others can be guest riders. Guest riders won't score points for the Series, but the team will be deemed to have participated in that race.
The Series is open only to teams. Individual riders who wish to participate in the Series should either form a team or must join one that will be participating in the Series.
Teams must register for the Series and submit their original rosters to firstname.lastname@example.com before the appropriate deadline.
Registration and roster submission deadlines are as follows:
For teams that desire to participate in all four events: Monday, March 31.
For teams that plan to enter the Series at the North Star Grand Prix: Monday, June 9.
Reminder: Under the new rule in 2014, teams may miss one event of the Series and remain eligible to complete it, but they would not be eligible for the travel subsidy that is provided to teams that participate in all four events.
Rosters may include all members of the team, although riders may not appear on more than one Series roster. These rosters must include racing ages for riders age 25 or younger, who would qualify for the Best Young Rider competition. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for a registration form.
Revised rosters may be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com at any time, but scoring will be subject to the following rules.
Riders may only be included on a team's roster if the team is shown on the rider's license or if the rider has explicitly agreed to be included.
Team Requirements
Teams will commit to have at least four riders at three or more events in the Series. At least two of these riders must appear on the original roster submitted by the appropriate deadline (see Registration for details).
For example, a team of four might have only two of its own original members race on the team along with two guest riders, and that team would be deemed to have officially participated at that event.
Teams who miss two or more Women's Prestige Cycling Series events will be eliminated from the Series.
Riders Changing Teams
Riders may transfer teams during the Series. Riders who do so will retain their individual, Best Young Rider and Sprint Competition points. Their team points will remain with the team on which they earned them. The rider will not contribute any points to the new team for the Team Competition as long as their original team remains a part of the Series.
Riders who do not appear on the rosters of one of the Series teams may join a Series team during the season. Unlike riders transferring between Series teams, the points accrued by new riders can contribute to the Team Competition.
Riders whose team is eliminated from the Series as a result of missing two or more Series events will also be eliminated from the Series. They may return to the Series by transferring to a team that remains eligible for the Series. Points that they may have accrued when riding for their original team will apply towards their standings in the individual, sprinter and best young rider competition, but will NOT apply towards the team competition. However, since their original team is no longer part of the Series, points earned while racing for the new team will apply towards that team's standings.
Roster changes are not official until they have been communicated to the Series secretary at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Eligible Riders
Only riders who appear on an original or revised roster that was submitted to Series organizers are eligible for Series points. Although riders who are not on a roster could attend Series events, they will not be eligible for Series points.
Riders may only receive points when they are riding for an eligible team and are listed on that team's roster. Should a rider participate in a Series event while not on an eligible team or not on that team's roster, they will receive no points at that event.
Team standings will be recalculated for the entire Series after the fourth and final event, the Gateway Cup. In addition to the foregoing rules, a rider can only contribute to the team's recalculated standings if either (a) that team appeared on the rider's racing license at the Series events to be included in the calculation or (b) the rider has participated as a member of that team in at least two Series events.
Scoring and Jerseys
The Series will include four competitions: Individual, Best Young Rider, Sprinter and Team:
Individual: Points will be awarded for all Series race finishes using the same points table used for GC at a Non-UCI Multi-Day NRC event in 2014. Series standing will be determined by the sum of the points earned at each event.
Sprint Competition: For those events that include sprint competitions, the final standing will be determined after each event and Series points will be awarded according to the Non-UCI Multi-Day NRC points table. Series standing will be determined by the sum of the points earned at each event.
(Note: Individual and sprint standings from each component event are likely to include both riders who are eligible and ineligible for the Series. Ineligible riders will not be removed from the standings prior to the assignment of points. Points that correspond to positions held by ineligible riders will not be assigned.)
Best Young Rider: The finish positions of riders of racing age 25 or under (U26) who are eligible for the Series will be determined after each event. For stage races, "finish position" refers to the General Classification. For the Gateway Cup, the final omnium standings will be used. Eligible U26 will be ranked in a separate list and points will be awarded according to the Non-UCI Multi-Day NRC points table. Series standing will be determined by the sum of the points earned at each event.
Team Competition: The team standings will be determined by adding the points earned at each event by the top four team members who are eligible for the team competition (see Registration, Riders Changing Teams and Eligible Riders, above) at that event. If an eligible U26 rider is one of the top four eligible riders for their team, their points will be doubled. If an eligible U26 rider is not one of the top four riders for their team, their points will be added to the team total. Series standing will be determined by the sum of the points earned at each event.
Tie Breakers: The sum of the results from each Series event will be determined and the individual or team with the highest total will be the leader. If the individuals or teams remain tied, the tie will be broken using the placings in the most recent Series event. If teams remain tied, the tie will be broken by the placings of the top rider for each tied team in the most recent Series event.
Protests: Scoring sheets will be sent to team managers after each Series event. Team managers (but not riders) may submit written protests within 24 hours of receiving the scoring sheets. Only Series scoring errors may be protested. Protests related to the results of a Series event must be resolved by that event and are not subject to review by the Series organizers.
Podiumwear leader's jerseys will be awarded for the Individual and Best Young Rider after each event. A sprint leader's jersey will also be awarded after each event that included sprint competition. Leader's jersey must be worn in the following Series event.
The Series leader's jerseys must be worn in Series events. In stage races, race leaders' jerseys will take precedence over the Series leader's jerseys. If the leader in one of the Series competitions is obliged to wear an event's leader's jersey, the best placed rider in that Series competition who has no obligation to wear an event jersey will wear the Series jersey. Riders who fail to wear a Series leader's jersey when required to do so will receive no Series points from that event and their team will receive no points from that rider's performance at that event.
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Levels of gastrin-releasing peptide and substance P in synovial fluid and serum correlate with levels of cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis
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1 Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Section for Anatomy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
2 Department of Rheumatology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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Arthritis Research & Therapy 2005, 7:R416-R426 doi:10.1186/ar1503Published: 7 February 2005
It is well known that cytokines are highly involved in the disease process of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recently, targeting of neuropeptides has been suggested to have potential therapeutic effects in RA. The aim of this study was to investigate possible interrelations between five neuropeptides (bombesin/gastrin-releasing peptide (BN/GRP), substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide, calcitonin-gene-related peptide, and neuropeptide Y) and the three cytokines tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in synovial fluid of patients with RA. We also investigated possible interrelations between these neuropeptides and soluble TNF receptor 1 in serum from RA patients. Synovial fluid and sera were collected and assayed with ELISA or RIA. The most interesting findings were correlations between BN/GRP and SP and the cytokines. Thus, in synovial fluid, the concentrations of BN/GRP and SP grouped together with IL-6, and SP also grouped together with TNF-α and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. BN/GRP and SP concentrations in synovial fluid also grouped together with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate. In the sera, BN/GRP concentrations and soluble TNF receptor 1 concentrations were correlated. These results are of interest because blocking of SP effects has long been discussed in relation to RA treatment and because BN/GRP is known to have trophic and growth-promoting effects and to play a role in inflammation and wound healing. Furthermore, the observations strengthen a suggestion that combination treatment with agents interfering with neuropeptides and cytokines would be efficacious in the treatment of RA. In conclusion, BN/GRP and SP are involved together with cytokines in the neuroimmunomodulation that occurs in the arthritic joint.


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Back in the '50s, American xenophobia was focused on so-called factory ships—these awesome ships that sail around the world for months at a time, catching, killing, processing and freezing what looked like every fish in the world—and, more spookily, Russian and Polish sailors off the Georges Bank near New England. American fishermen sought government protection, in part, they said, for purposes of national security.
In 1976, the feds responded with the Fishery Conservation and Management Act, which banned foreign trawlers—they called them "spy ships"—from U.S. waters by establishing a 200-mile U.S. fishing zone. That added the U.S. to a rapidly growing list of nations with large exclusive economic zones.
But the act couldn't save U.S. commercial fishermen from themselves. It created eight regional fisheries councils to advise the government, councils made up largely of commercial fishermen. Today, commercial fishermen find ways around the regulations they impose on themselves; sports fishermen and consumers suffer.
Myers and Worm's work has carried across the world. There've been stories in the Washington Post, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Economist, The Guardian of London, the International Herald Tribune, New Scientist, New York Newsday, Slate, Time magazine, Science and the London Times. And there has been some criticism, most of it suggesting it's possible to offer alternative explanations for the sudden drop in fish populations—that the stupidest and weakest big fish get caught first, for example, and everything that survives constitutes a smaller but sustainable population.
"It's not that I have criticisms with the study; it's the conclusions people jump to based on the study," argues John Sackton, president of the industry website Seafood.com. "It's the same as saying there are fewer trees than before settlers arrived. When you create an industry, that's bound to happen. That doesn't mean the populations aren't sustainable."
Or does it? There's much evidence to suggest that as populations shrink, prices rise and fishermen are—to use a word popular in business circles—incentivized to become more aggressive, pulling up everything they can find fast. Even immature fish. Once that happens, it's possible we'd find ourselves in a fishing free fall.
That's what happened in the mid-1990s on the Georges Bank off the coast of New England. Once among the world's most productive fishing grounds, the Georges Bank seemed suddenly emptied. Many commercial fishermen dry-docked their boats, some forever. A 10-year moratorium on cod fishing off the coast of Newfoundland has failed to bring back the cod that was eastern Canada's gold.
There are points of no return, in other words, moments when animal populations balance precariously between comeback and extinction. And it's possible we're at one of those points now.
More evidence? Consider the rising price of swordfish. The Chart House in Dana Point no longer offers swordfish, one manager explains, "because it's being overfished; it's extremely expensive." Breezes (once Tony's Sea Landing) in Mission Viejo hasn't offered swordfish on its regular menu for about five months because, a manager said, "it's too pricy."
For anyone willing to pay the price, there's swordfish—but not always very big swordfish. The federal National Marine Fisheries Service says swordfish caught before 1963 averaged 266 pounds. "By 1970," the agency says, swordfish averaged "half this weight, and by 1996 [were] down to 90 pounds."
Diminutive swordfish don't bother everybody. Chris Garnier, chef partner at Roy's of Newport Beach, actually prefers what he calls a "medium-sized" fish, which, grading on the post-1963 curve, means a relatively small fish between 50 and 90 pounds. Federal law prohibits the sale of swordfish weighing less than 33 pounds, a mere 12 percent of the 1963 average.
By some oceanic anomaly, Southern California restaurants haven't seen a decline in the size of swordfish sold by local wholesalers. A manager at Bluewater Grill on the Balboa Peninsula says his swordfish comes from the waters around Catalina Island and weigh between 250 and 300 pounds. Back at Newport Landing, Matt Legge tells us that, okay, they've been out of swordfish for a couple of days, and sure, the price is up about 20 percent, but the swordfish arriving there are big ones, up to 300 pounds each.
"It's just business," says Dr. Jeff Kaufman, professor of marine biology at Irvine Valley College, hitting you with a simple lesson in supply and demand: as long as consumers with refined palettes will pay high prices for swordfish and shark, the commercial industry will find a way to provide it.
He explains the biological implications of overfishing this way: swordfish grow slowly over a natural lifespan of 25 years. But as commercial industries remove fish from the ocean before they reach maturity, the dwindling fish populations can't reproduce themselves in self-sustaining numbers. Crash.
Myers and Worm's Nature magazine study doesn't get into solutions. But Myers does support any ban that would decrease "fish mortality" by a minimum of 50 percent. "It would be difficult for fisherman initially," says Myers, "but they will see the gains in the long run."
Most marine biologists argue for the establishment of ocean sanctuaries where no fishing would be allowed. Improved eco-friendly technology that would reduce the size of unwanted catch and wouldn't damage the ocean's bottom and a cut in government subsidies to the fishing industry are possibilities. Others propose single-species management, like the closure on mid-Atlantic striped bass in the mid-1980s that allowed the population to rebound after only a decade.
Most important, consumer action could help. Next time you're thinking swordfish, you could think again.
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Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, recovering from surgery late in the season to correct Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, will return to Arlington after just two game in the Dominican Winter League because of pain in the surgically-repaired shoulder.
Saltalamacchia made his playing debut on Tuesday and went 1-for-5 as the DH for Los Toros del Este in the Dominican League. On Wednesday, he was pulled from a game after complaining about soreness in the shoulder. He will return to Texas and be examined on Friday.
"He played it safe and came out of the game," GM Jon Daniels said. "He'll be evaluated in Texas on Friday. At this point we don't know if it's simply part of the rehab or something else."
It is not uncommon for players recovering from surgery to tear some lesions caused by scar tissue early on during the rehab process. That causes some soreness, but no damage. Until the Rangers have Saltalamacchia examined they won't know if he's simply torn some of those lesions or suffered a new injury.
In the event the injury is more significant, it could force the Rangers to become more aggressive in negotiating with veteran free agent Ivan Rodriguez. The club offered the 38-year-old catcher salary arbitration on Tuesday and he has until Monday at 11 pm CST to accept or decline the offer. If he accepts the offer, he is considered a signed player and remains under the team control. It appears unlikely that he will accept, however, which would force the Rangers to negotiate with the rest of whatever the market is.
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Festival of Sails 2012. On day 4 a favourable south east breeze allowed for the early start of a short course race for the cruising, classic yacht and multihull divisions followed by a glass-out during the middle of the day, and finally, Geelong's Corio Bay put its best foot forward for the afternoon session.
Festival Of Sails 2012, Royal Geelong Yacht Club, Geelong. Cruising with Spinnakers Division
The short course starters enjoyed an early sea breeze, which had run out of puff by the time they were heading for the finish gate as the wind transitioned between a south easterly and a northerly. They were the lucky ones.
The first race of the day for the Melges 24s contesting their national championships, Sydney 38s and Premier Racing Series Division B was abandoned when the breeze dialed north and faded, creating a 'drifter' as they say in the business.
Crews trod lightly on deck and tried to find shade from the sails as the hot sun bore down on those feeling drained from yesterday's Australia Day celebrations.
Melges 24s clubhouse leader by two points after five races is the Warwick Rooklyn skippered Bandit.
'Half way through the series and it's tight,' Rooklyn said tonight. 'It was tough racing and a long day today, but by the third race the wind had increased and we were able to shift modes. Kevin Nixon's Accru crew are too good downwind, but we are strong upwind'.
The Bundaberg Rum sponsored SB3 Victorian championships is being led by triple world Laser champion Glenn Bourke after five races.
Bourke, the CEO of Hamilton Island where the class' world championship will be held in December this year, has four firsts and a fifth under his belt with SB3 Club Marine Hamilton Island – and that's despite being rusty having last raced with his crew at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week in August.
Mainsheet Rod Jones and bowman Greg McAllamsmith is the combination Bourke will take to the worlds where around 80 SB3s, half from Europe and half from Australia, are expected to vie for their international crown, back dropped by the beautiful Whitsunday Islands.
'It's tricky sailing on Corio Bay, you have to be clever to stay in the money,' said Bourke this evening after racing finished late given the closing stages produced the best conditions. On the regatta he added, 'It's great, the whole precinct is the regatta!'
Newcomer to the SB3 class is former big boat owner Chris Dare, who picked up his new dinghy, Flirtatious, just a fortnight ago. 'It was a case of sheet on and let's go,' said Dare who has combined with Olympic Finn sailor Oliver Tweddle and Dan Morrow for the Victorian champs.
In the Coca Cola Multihull Series, Tim Pepperell's trimaran Bare Essentials took line honours in this morning's short course race while Sknot took handicap honours. In this evening's twilight David Renouf's Yabb beat Bare Essentials on handicap, Pepperell's Granger 8 taking its third back-to-back line honours win.
The event media boats were put to good use today, not only whizzing media covering the Festival of Sails between the different course areas, but acting as support vessels.
John Newbold's Tasmanian Farr 40, Midnight Rambler, from the Cruising Spinnaker Series division 1 was one of three boats that ran aground and had to be towed off the sand by the Parks Victoria boat while another media boat was used to ferry a crewman with a minor head injury from Mike Welsh's Beneteau, Wicked, to an awaiting ambulance.
This evening many cruising entries were back out doing what they do best – twilight racing. The initiative to include a twilight race in the on-water program and take the colourful fleet close to shore to show the 'ice-cream crowd' was a result of a collective request from the cruising boats.
'The cruising entries are the growth area of the event and tonight they came right in close to the waterfront where the crowds are enjoying the evening's shoreside entertainment,' said Festival organiser Jav Greaves.
Tomorrow the cruising, multihulls, classic yachts, Noelex 30s will undertake the Portarlington Race while the Premier Racing Series, S80s, Super 30s, Sports Boats, Melges, SB3s and Super 30s will continue windward/leeward racing.
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Seriously: it's truly frightening to see the increasing absence of intelligence in the US.
It used to be mostly concentrated in isolated, hick, territory, but it has been invading
society as a whole at a worrying pace.
But did you know her husband works 2 & a half or three jobs and doesn't have health care?Woman Shouts "Heil Hitler!" At Jewish Man Praising Israel's National Health System (VIDEO)
Dear God. This is the way America is now. Some conservative radio host stages a "town hall" meeting in Las Vegas. The local news reports that it "was a packed house, full of opinions and no shortage of passion." How passionate? How does some dumb lady, yelling anti-Semitic slurs at another man grab you?
Media Monitor Jon, who holds it down daily on YouTube at NewsPoliticsNews, has the completely depressing clip, which shows an Israeli man holding forth on the virtues of Israel's health care system, which is "universal and compulsory, and is administered by a small number of organizations with funding from the government." I have no basis to judge its merits -- in 2000, the World Health Organization ranked it as the 28th best in the world. That said, let me sum up the countering argument, proferred by another town hall attendee: "Heil Hitler!"
That's right! Some idiot woman yells "Heil Hitler" at a Jewish man who was doing nothing more than being a passionate advocate for Israeli health care. The man, quite naturally, goes completely apoplectic, saying "Shame on you" over and over again. The woman counters by saying, "Well, you ought to be the most against President Obama." The poor man responds by saying, "I want to talk, not against Obama or for Obama. I want to talk about [health care]." He goes on to describe his own experiences with high-cost health care. For his efforts, the woman mocks him some more!
As ThinkProgress points out today, "Conservatives have strenuously denied that there is any anti-Semitism on display by anti-health reform protesters at town hall meetings nationwide." Those denials are no longer tenable, are they?
UPDATE: Various sources maintain that this awful woman is wearing an Israeli Defense Forces t-shirt, which is precisely the level of coherence we've come to expect from these Town Hall twits.
Woman Shouts "Heil Hitler!" At Jewish Man Praising Israel's National Health System (VIDEO)
Barney Frank confronted a nutjob at his town hall
Barney Frank Confronts Woman At Town Hall Comparing Obama To Hitler
At a Barney Frank town hall meeting in Dartmouth, MA, a constituent asks, "Why are you supporting this Nazi policy?"
Frank responds: "On what planet do you spend most of your time?" He then calls her approach "vile, contemptible nonsense." He closes by saying: "Trying to have a conversation with you would be like arguing with a dining room table."
Barney Frank Confronts Woman At Town Hall Comparing Obama To Hitler
Seriously: it's truly frightening to see the increasing absence of intelligence in the US.
It used to be mostly concentrated in isolated, hick, territory, but it has been invading
society as a whole at a worrying pace.
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I still cannot get why people think healthcare for all is a bad thing. It is literally all about the money as far as I can see...
eta-That woman is a ill-informed cunt. Firstly, to do the 'waah waah' comeback to that Jewish bloke was cowardly in extremis. Her husband doesn't have healthcare. He would if there was a reform but 'OMG THen TEH iLLEgAl ALIEEENS (bless 'em) WuD TOO!!!!!11!!'
I did a little research and it turns out that they bitched and moaned just as much about Medicare back in the 60s. Now they love it. They said all the same stuff..
George H.W. Bush: Described Medicare in 1964 as "socialized medicine." [1964]
Ronald Reagan: "[i]f you don't [stop Medicare] and I don't do it, one of these days you and I are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it once was like in America when men were free." [1961]
Barry Goldwater: "Having given our pensioners their medical care in kind, why not food baskets, why not public housing accommodations, why not vacation resorts, why not a ration of cigarettes for those who smoke and of beer for those who drink." [1964]
Bob Dole: In 1996, while running for the Presidency, Dole openly bragged that he was one of 12 House members who voted against creating Medicare in 1965. "I was there, fighting the fight, voting against Medicare . . . because we knew it wouldn't work in 1965." [1965]
Health care isn't a right? It has to be earned? With what, money? So basically, they value money over human lives. And why is a rich persons life more valuable than a poor ones?
I guess the lady in the Barney Frank video is a "LaRouchie."
The Washington Independent » Was Barney Franks Nazi Questioner a LaRouche Cultist? [UPDATE: Confirmed]Was Barney Franks Nazi Questioner a LaRouche Cultist? [UPDATE: Confirmed]
By David Weigel 8/19/09 10:09 AM
Update: Yes, the woman was a LaRouche cultist. The full video is here, and Ive added her full comments. Im getting a lot of links to this video today, in which Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) verbally eviscerates a woman waving an Obama=Hitler sign and asking him why he supports this Nazi policy of health care reform. To be fair, the evidence suggests that the woman is a supporter of fringe political activist Lyndon LaRouche.
When Frank criticizes the womans sign, she holds it up for him, and another activist holds up the same sign.
Recognize the image? Right: Its from Lyndon LaRouches anti-health care reform web site.
And heres what the woman actually said.I think the administration is missing something in these town hall meetings, which is that its not just one group. The economy is collapsing. We have 30 percent real unemployment. Forty-eight states cannot balance their budgets. And they are cutting programs to the bone. This is the context under which the Obama administration has said we need health care reform.Now, people who live in districts like Franks, near major universities, are very familiar with the LaRouche people. When they call something Nazi-like or compare someone to Hitler, its as rare as Paris Hilton saying thats hot. And they do it in this exact way, showing up in numbers and making sure they get to the microphones first. They ran a long campaign against Al Gore along these lines, accusing him of wanting to commit genocide, for some reason. Need a sample of how off-kilter this was?
Im not done. The reason why is because they say we need to limit Medicare expenditures in order to do that, in order to reduce the deficit. Thats the origin of this policy This is the T4 policy of the Hitler, of a Hitler policy in 1939, where he said certain lives are not worth living.
(Crowd noise, including boos and a cry of Shame on you!)
Certain people we should not spend the money to keep them alive, which is exactly what Ezekiel Emanuel has said. So my question to you, one, is, this policy is already on its way out, its already been defeated by LaRouche. So my question to you is why do you still support this Nazi policy?Gore, a notorious racist and radical Malthusian, whose global warming swindle would kill billions of people, if fully implemented, is a British agent, through and through. Never mind that his London-based hedge fund, Generation Fund Management, is at the center of the effort to create a carbon swap market, described by one U.S. intelligence source as a $10 trillion ponzi scheme.As Ive pointed out before, when liberals protested the Iraq War, the small number of anarchists and Communists who showed up to their rallies dominated the coverage. Liberals didnt get a pass on their associations. Conservatives have been pointing to the presence of LaRouche activists at these town halls to argue that the only people waving Nazi signs are LaRouchies. Thats not true, but even if it were true, what would the difference be? This is the second consecutive major political cause where the maniacs of the LaRouche movement are finding common cause with mainstream conservatives. In this case, its the LaRouche nuts making the case that Democratic health care reform will put old people to death, which is something as many as 45 percent of Americans now believe.
Last time I saw a bunch of LaRouchies was in San Francisco two years ago. They're weird.
The Washington Independent » The LaRouche Cult and the Health Care ProtestsThe LaRouche Cult and the Health Care Protests
By David Weigel 8/19/09 10:57 AM
After noting that the disturbed woman who accused Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) of supporting a Nazi policy was a LaRouche cultist, I checked out the trove of videos that LaRouches Virginia-based organization has made available since the health care debate began; they upload new ones at least once daily at their YouTube channel. And comparing their rhetoric to the rhetoric of mainstream Republicans is downright eerie. Take this video, in which Leandra Bernstein of LaRouchePAC.com makes the case that a mass strike is on.
Predictably, the LaRouchePAC takes full credit for the protests against Democratic members of Congress: The White House has been in a defensive flight forward fit ever since Lyndon LaRouche and LaRouchePAC exposed his Nazi health reform.
The protesters are real Americans: It is not a group of Brooks Brothers-wearing protesters or highly-paid, highly-groomed astroturf organizations.
The death panel threat is real: The population as a whole has come to realize that their lives are being directly threatened by Obamas health policy.
The presidents advisers support euthanasia: Theyve seen Ezekiel Emanuels utilitarian scheme to calculate the value of a human life, and his recommendation to euthanize patients with conditions that are cost-ineffective, or the patients that the state deems unfit due to age, disability, or disease. That point is illustrated by this ultra-classy image:
Now, obviously, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) would never make a comparison like that. But compare her rhetoric to the LaRouchePACs.
This has always been a smear against Emanuel, an outspoken opponent of euthanasia. Its the sort of thing that would usually be limited to the LaRouche cult. But it hasnt been limited to them.
WTF is that all about "British Agent"????? Don't make me laugh!Gore, a notorious racist and radical Malthusian, whose global warming swindle would kill billions of people, if fully implemented, is a British agent, through and through. Never mind that his London-based hedge fund, Generation Fund Management, is at the center of the effort to create a "carbon swap" market, described by one U.S. intelligence source as a "$10 trillion ponzi scheme."
First, racism and now anti-Semitism. Just goes to show that all of this 'outrage' & 'protests' against reform are just an excuse for people to show their true bigotry.
well maybe if there was a concerted effort from on high to slap these retards down, it wouldn't be spreading, but that might be asking too much.
I am from the American CIA and I have a radio in my head. I am going to kill you.
You notice it's the poorest of people who need it the most that are ignorantly against this...dumbasses..
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I don''t know if she really fucked the board though. Maybe just put the tip in. -Mrs. Dark
Its "on high" feeding them the lines - they know that they've lost.
I have to admit that I find it - amusing isnt the right word, but ironic? IDK... that America - the Super Power is in this much trouble, etc, etc.... Didn't someone predict the fall? Esp after Russia broke up?
Every time I think about finally getting my citizenship I take a visit back to Canada, where everything seems so calm and normal. When I return I once again change my mind. People here are scary and crazy. My children live here, my husband is here, my grandkids are here, my heart is in the "Great White North". I'm not saying they don't have their crazies up there, but there are so many angry bigots here in the states it is scary. They are coming out of the woodwork like crazy now. The democrats and republicans are so divisive it is hard to believe. So sad.
If I can't be a good example, then let me be a horrible warning.
Sometimes I wonder if people just want to be victims, by their own stupidity or otherwise. Like all these bigots and twits out there comparing health reform to nazis and shit, do actually wish there were 'death camps' so they could 'water the tree of liberty' all day long and feel completely vindicated. My worry is that one of these asshats will take it into their own hands and shoot up elected officials to make a point. That would not be good.
It is scary to me how the far right demonizes anyone who doesn't agree with them.
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Reporter Dan Klepal will be live tweeting all day from the ethics trial of Metro Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin. Also, The Courier-Journal is live-streaming it at http://courier-journal.com/livenews. The hearing will determine if Shanklin has violated the city's ethics law.
The hearing will determine if Shanklin has violated the city's ethics law. The hearing is scheduled for three days but could run into a fourth. An ethics complaints was filed against Shanklin after The Courier-Journal published a series of stories this summer related to programs started by the councilwoman and the financial maangement of her office.
We'll be updating this story with updates during the hearing or watch the livestream and follow Dan Klepal's live tweets:
9:25 a.m. - All seven commissioners in the Barbara Shanklin ethics trial say they can decide the case based only on evidence presented at hearing, and nothing will prevent them from doing so .
9:32 a.m. - Shanklin attorney Aubrey Williams is asking to personally question commission members about their ability to be fair.
9:45 a.m. - Williams also asks charges to be dismissed. Denied.
Judge will not allow Williams to question commission. Judge said he had a chance to submit questions to her and did not. "No justifiable basis" for his request,he says.
10:00 a.m. - Williams now trying to get a count thrown out because Mayor Greg Fischer won't testify. Judge denies the motion to throw out the count. Opening arguments set to begin.
10:31 a.m. - Defense attorney Aubrey Williams calls media reports about Shanklin "garbage" and says the case against her "stinks." Touts her service to community.
He says media stories don't report "one positive thing she has done." He goes on to cite getting Weed and Seed grants, shuttering crack houses.
10:52 a.m. - The city's internal auditor, Ingram Quick, is first witness called by prosecution.
Quick's office had reviewed programs started by Shanklin, and turned its findings over to the Louisville Metro Police Department's Public Integrity Unit, which has launched a criminal investigation. Quick told The Courier-Journal last week, "We will not issue a report until PIU completes its investigation and we receive a formal report from them documents that result.'
11:07 a.m. - Quick explains the grant process for Neighborhood Development Fund monies. He reviews the 2009 application from Petersburg/Newburg Improvement Association, and notes signatory for the non-profit is Wayne Steele, not Shanklin.
11:38 a.m. - The Shanklin hearing is breaking for lunch because the prosecutor didn't have exhibits copied for everyone and it was a continuing problem. They will break for 90 minutes and come back at 1 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - Prosecuting attorney Earhart going through painstaking process of having internal auditor Ingram Quick ID each contract for upholstery classes.
4:07 p.m. - Defense attorney Aubrey Williams has been questioning internal auditor Ingram Quick. Many of his questions were related to whether or not other council members knew or should have known how NDF monies were being spent in Newburg. He indicated a minute ago that he is almost finished with his questioning.
4:10 p.m. - Prosecuting attorney James Earhart is now questioning internal auditor Ingram Quick again, focusing on the fact that Quick's office reviewed all NDF spending and found only one problem like the one identified with an allocation by councilwoman Barbara Shanklin.
4:30 p.m. - After Earhart finished his questioning of Quick, hearing commissioners were given a chance to ask questions; only one did, focusing on the sign-in sheets for the ex-offender upholstery classes. Now, Williams is again asking questions of Quick, also focusing on the sign-in sheets.
"It is quite confusing," Quick said, in response to a question from a commissioner about payments from the city to the woman who led the upholstery class.
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AFS-USA and AFS International had the distinct privilege to participate in a recent teacher professional development workshop at the Bank Street College of Education in New York City, as a steering committee member of the Global Education Coalition of New York City (GEC-NYC).
A partner organization, Global Concerns Classroom, reflected on the GEC-NYCs' events on October 25th and 26th below. Their blog post originally appeared here (re-posted below with their permission):
Girl Rising panel from left to right: Dr. Edwin H. Gragert, Chernor Bah, Dr. Virginia Casper, Dr. Bernadette Anand, Basbibi Kakar, Nora Fyles
On Oct 25-26, members of the Global Education Coalition NYC (GEC-NYC) held two exciting events hosted by Bank Street College of Education. On Friday night, over 60 people attended the film screening of Girl Rising, a documentary produced by 10×10 that follows the stories of 9 girls from 9 countries. The film was followed by a panel discussion where the themes of access to education and girls' rights were further explored.
The following day, GEC-NYC members partnered with Bank Street College Continuing Professional Studies to offer a day-long professional development workshop on "Fostering Global Competency in our Students". The workshop focused on providing formal and non-formal educators and school administrators a deeper understanding of global competency along with tools and resources to practically apply it in various school settings.
Specific topics were explored through break-out sessions which focused on integrating global competency into Common Core curriculum, building global citizenship in after school and expanded learning programs, and using face-to-face and virtual exchanges to foster intercultural learning. Participants were also given time to collaborate and work on action plans to implement global competency in their relevant areas of work.
Allison Finn, a participant and GEC-member from Global Nomads Group, commented: "Whereas many trainings focus on bringing in new programs and technologies, this session encouraged teachers to transform their classrooms using existing resources and frameworks, building on their skills and opening their classroom walls through partnerships with NGOs and schools from around the world. The GEC Global Competency PD gave me the chance to learn from teachers working in vastly different contexts and find areas for collaboration."
Laura Tajima from One to World's Global Classroom introducing the global competency workshop
From the two events, Donna Linton, Lower School and Middle School Director at Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA), highlighted: "My colleagues and I were so thrilled to attend the Girl Rising screening on Friday evening. We were so moved and inspired to see the triumphs that the young women in the film experienced in their journey for freedom and education. We want to have the opportunity to share this film with our students soon.
Saturday's conference was an incredible professional experience. LWA is working on launching a Global Studies program and our team took away so many practical tools and frameworks to help us prepare our school for the exciting program that we are developing. We especially benefited from the What, Why and How frameworks presented by Honor Moorman from World Savvy and the concepts Amanda Ruckel from Global Concerns Classroom and Suzy Sorensen from One to World's Global Classroom presented about how to think about lesson planning. They were specific and addressed our needs. The presenters were so fully informed and clearly communicated their messages. Networking with the other participants added richness to the experience. Everyone had much to contribute. We felt we had gained exactly what we had hoped for in this day of professional development."
For more on the Global Competency PD workshop, including power point presentations from all the sessions, visit the GEC-NYC website.
Thanks to the following GEC-NYC member organizations for leading the events: AFS-USA, IVECA International Virtual Schooling, Global Concerns Classroom, Global Nomads Group, New York State After School Network, One to World's Global Classroom, TeachUNICEF, and World Savvy.


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Choosing A Highlight Color:
The swatch that matches your haircolor will more than likely have a code that the manufacturer uses to classify the shades available, and you may have to consult the package of color to get the information you need. In some cases, the code is pretty easy to decipher. For instance, Clairol, tends to use an alpha-numeric code that has a numeral with one or two letters to signify the color being represented. A 6N would refer to the color being level 6, with neutral base color. Likewise, a 10GN would be a level 10 with gold and neutral base colors.
Of course, nothing is ever simple and the classification system can sometimes breakdown, given that the haircolor industry has tried for decades to find a way to refer to certain tones of color in pleasant and more-marketable ways. Im referring to the Drab/Green color bases that are important and do occur naturally. I personally think that using the actual color name would be appropriate, but often people see green in regard to hair and it frightens them. And I believe that the term drab fell out of favor because it sounds dull.
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Unfortunately, this means that we are left with a variety of tones of haircolor that are referred to in myriad ways and we have to figure out which of them are appropriate. The matching swatches method helps if your hair is naturally of these shades and tones, since you can refer to the packaging of the color formula to get the terms the maker uses to define the colors.
When you are selecting a natural-looking highlight color you want the color to be 2 to 3 levels lighter than your starting color. This will allow you to add depth to the starting color without having a glaring contrast between the two shades. It will also give you more control over the color you are introducing, since it will require less lifting action to create the highlighting effect.
So, take your starting color that youve determined from comparing the swatches to your hair and look for colors that are two or three steps lighter. If your starting point is 5, look at level 7 and 8 colors, if its a 2, look at levels 4 and 5, etc. The differences wont be dramatic, but they will be effective. And most importantly, they will give you more natural results.
Now that you have the levels you need, look at the shades that use the same base color as in your starting color. This gets tricky, since you want to have a compatible color but you dont want to over-do it. If the color you start with and the color you want to use as a highlight both have a red base, think about how bright the highlight color is. Is the highlight color a brighter red than you are comfortable with? If the tone of the color is more vibrant than your starting color, it may be that the color has more of the base color in it and could mean that the color results would be redder than you want. So keep the tone of the highlight color slightly subdued.
Now, you will also find in the mix of colors those who have neutral color bases. These are generally safe to use with any starting color. The place where youll find trouble in using neutrals is in lightening a color with a strong base so much that the base color starts showing through. Neutrals wont usually help to mitigate such results very much. But since we arent planning to do a lot of color-lift in these highlights we should be pretty safe. You can read more on color conflicts and correction
Application Techniques:
Once weve found our highlighting color, the next thing to address is the way in which the highlights are applied. If you have shorter, wavy/curly hair, you can feel free to use a cap for the highlighting process. With longer hair or straight hair types, the foil method works better. (Read more about foil highlighting
Whichever method you go with, you need to think about the balance of the overall look before you start. If your hair is really thick and full, youll need to use thicker slices of highlights. If your hair is very curly and falls naturally into coils and ringlets, keep the ringlets in mind as you pull the hair though a cap or slice it for highlighting with foils. (Avoid making slices so thick that you create single color ringlets.)
And of course, with straight or mildly wavy hair, you can always opt for a balayage application. Simply brush the hair smooth and paint your highlights on to the hair as you see fit. The results will be more subtle, and you generally focus on the forward edge of the hair around the face, but the effect can be flattering and can look extremely natural.
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Mystery of taken twins
- From: Townsville Bulletin
- May 26, 2014
THE grandparents of missing twin girls Isabella and Bronte Watter maintain they don't know where the girls are, after media reports quoted a maternal relative didn't want them to be found.
The girls' mother Catherine Watter is accused of abducting the girls on April 4, and their father Michael Watter, who has sole custody, has maintained that his ex-wife must be receiving help.
A Brisbane media report quoted a "maternal relative of the children who is not a party in a Family Court case" who said they didn't want the children to be found and while they didn't know where they were, they knew they were safe.
Ms Watter's father Arthur Doubleday said the media report had "nothing to do with us" and they weren't the mysterious relatives quoted. "We didn't know they had disappeared until the police knocked on our door that day at 5.40pm," he said.
"We've had no contact, no phone calls, no email and no contact for over six weeks."
Mr Doubleday said he suspected the trio were still in Townsville.
"I don't see how they couldn't still be in Townsville when we've got the car," he said.
"We'd like to tell her (Catherine Watter) to knock on our front door as soon as possible or give us a ring."
An online petition has been launched to try to attract national media coverage about the girls' disappearance.
More than 5000 people have joined the Help Find Isabella and Bronte Watter Facebook page and despite widespread interest in the case, there have been no confirmed sightings of the girls.
The girls' father Michael Watter said he was convinced the girls' mother was receiving help and he urged those people to come forward.
"I would think there are people actively helping her," he said.
"There is not much we can really do besides keep the issue in the forefront of people's minds.
"If anyone has seen them or if they have any information, pass it along to Crime Stoppers."
Mr Watter dropped his daughters at Hermit Park State School on April 4 but has not seen them since.
Ms Watter's car was later found with the girls' schoolbags inside at Anderson Park in Pimlico.
Bronte is 100cm tall with a slight build, fair skin and long, light brown hair.
Isabella is 95cm tall with a slight build, fair skin and short, light brown hair.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestoppers.com.au.


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Roy Williams not at practice
Wide receiver Roy Williams is not at Thursday's practice and we are not sure why.
The same injured players from Wednesday are sitting out Thursday: Tony Romo (collarbone), Kyle Kosier (Achilles), Montrae Holland (groin) and Jason Hatcher (groin).
Players are in pads and there is only one official at the practice. Last week they had more officials at practice.


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Experimental Drug Helps Reduce Brain Injury
A drug that targets blood vessels in the brain shows promise in animal tests.
It's estimated that five million people in the U.S. suffer from the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI)—which can range from coma to loss of movement to cognitive and behavioral problems. A large percentage of soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan have sustained some form of TBI. Scientists have been searching for years for drugs that could ameliorate the effects of these injuries, but so far, none have been shown to prevent damage or speed healing.
Researchers at Wayne State University in Detroit are investigating a drug that they hope could prevent the damage of TBI by improving blood flow to the brain. So far, the drug, called clazosentan, has shown promise in animal tests in improving recovery after a blow to the head.
Christian Kreipke, the lead author of a study describing the tests, says that most experimental TBI treatments have targeted two problems in the injured brain: dangerous swelling of the brain, and structural damage to neurons.
In contrast, his team is trying to prevent a third side effect of injury: a narrowing of blood vessels, which can restrict blood flow to brain tissue. Kreipke says that after an injury, the brain's blood vessels enter a cycle of narrowing and dilating that eventually leads to a condition called vasospasm, in which blood vessels constrict and cut off flow to the brain. Vasospasm is a frequent occurrence in brain injuries, and particularly common in soldiers with TBIs caused by blasts.
In a study published last year in Neurological Research, his team showed that administering the drug 30 minutes after a brain trauma could reduce the amount of injury to brain cells in rats; animals treated with the drug also showed more improvement in a maze test than untreated brain-injured rats. This April at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in New Orleans, the team will present further data showing that the drug can have beneficial effects in rats when administered up to 12 hours after injury, which Kreipke compares to a day after injury in humans. This relatively long window of opportunity could be important, Kreipke says, for injury victims like soldiers who can't access immediate treatment, or patients who don't realize the extent of their injury immediately.


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Turn your HTC Windows Phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot for free
We show you how to turn your Windows Mobile-powered HTC smartphone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot with no monthly fees
With phones like the Palm Pre Plus and the HTC EVO 4G gaining attention, consumers are now becoming hip to the idea of a portable hotspot feature. What some people might not know, however, is that Windows Mobile users have been doing this for years.
With the completely reworked Windows Phone 7 platform from Microsoft coming later this year, this quirk will undoubtedly be gone, but for those still rocking Windows Mobile devices, your dreams of being a walking hotspot are closer than you think. We'll show you how:
Internet Sharing
While the terminology may differ between "Internet Sharing" and "Wireless Modem", the concept is the same. First we'll set up Internet Sharing with your computer.
1. Pair your device with your PC (Bluetooth or USB) and locate the Internet Sharing shortcut.
2. Select "PC Connection Type" from the drop down, then select "Network Connection Type" from the next drop down.
3. Click on Connect.
Pretty simple, right? Now that we've got Internet Sharing setup via USB, it's time to cut those cords and set up the Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Internet Sharing
4. Grab the Wi-Fi Internet Sharing cab [free download] and sync your phone using Windows Mobile Device or Active Sync.
5. Copy the downloaded Wi-Fi Internet Sharing cab file into your storage card on your device, and then disconnect your device from your PC.
6. Find the Wi-Fi Internet Sharing cab file using the File Explorer on your phone and install by selecting it.
7. Follow the on screen instructions. (The file may be stored and run from a storage card)
Now it's time to test it out.
8. Tap the Start menu, and look for the Wi-Fi Internet Sharing icon and select it to open the application.
9. Follow the on-screen directions to set up your device.
10. Select "Start Connection", and you should now be able to connect to your device.
11. Open your computer's Wi-Fi manager and connect using the WEP key provided on the phone.
Voilá! You should now be able to access the internet via your computer's browser or internet applications. Now that you have it set up, you should also be able to access this connection from other Wi-Fi enabled devices using the same WEP key.
If you were NOT able to connect to the phone in steps 1-3, and only have one drop down menu in the Internet Sharing utility, you'll need to perform a simple Registry Edit.
Naturally, wireless carriers prefer that you not utilize your device in this way -- at least without paying them for the privilege -- as most of the devices that people would connect are very data-intensive gadgets. And let's face it, they know us well in that way. Therefore, they add lines of code in the phones' registries that prevent you from doing things outside of their control. We can change that.
1. Grab a PHM Registry Editor [free download], and sync your phone using Windows Mobile Device or Active Sync.
2. Copy the downloaded PHM Registry Editor cab file into your storage card on your device, and then disconnect your device.
3. Find the PHM Registry Editor cab file using the File Explorer on your phone and install by selecting it.
4. Follow the on screen instructions. (The file may be stored and run from a storage card)
5. Open the PHM Registry Editor, and search for "ForceCellConnection".
6. Select "ForceCellConnection" and rename it "OldForceCellConnection" and perform a soft reset.
Repeat steps 1-3 in the guide above again, and you should now obtain a connection successfully.
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3/25/13 4:32 PM by deadlysyn
I got to work with Dan a few times, he's an awesome guy and really cool. Sad to hear about his issue what a bummer. Wish him well though.
3/25/13 4:13 PM by 3rdLion
An interesting article on an interesting man. The Outlaw is one of my favourites, I sincerely hope he can continue to entertain us by fighting but at the very least I'd like to see him succeed in his life goals. Great stuff, Crooklyn.
3/25/13 4:06 PM by KidPittsburgh
Not trying to be a dick here, but hasn't that been his goal for like the past year? I miss seeing this dude fight.
3/25/13 3:37 PM by Hammerfister
Nice work, Steph!
3/25/13 3:35 PM by cheesesteak
I wonder if the Ayuhuasca gave Dan the wolf heart?
3/25/13 3:27 PM by Outlaw'd by Lytle
I'd like to see Dan fight some more.
3/25/13 3:26 PM by Crooklyn
Thanks so much for posting my work!
3/25/13 3:23 PM by Humphrey
yeah my guess is that if the CSAC won't clear him, the UFC isn't going to be using him anywhere.Judge: so you mean to tell me this was a known issue, diagnosed by a doctor in connection with an event you held. The Physician told him they would not clear him to fight due to the condition, and you approved him to fight in another country because they don't do those same checks? And now it's caused a catastrophic emergency?Verdict for the plaintiff.Don't think you'll see any other commission or the UFC do anything with hardy until he's 100% cleared to fight.
3/25/13 3:18 PM by DoomFarmer
Give him the GSP treatment and just have him fight on the occasional UK card.
3/25/13 3:03 PM by SC MMA MD
Dan seems to have thought this through well, and I respect his decision. Personally, I think I would go for the ablation if it were me since the accessory pathway can possibly cause trouble in the future, particulalry if you develop atrial fibrillation or flutter. I thought that more states required ECG's before getting a pro fight license, I am suprised his pre-excitation was not found sooner


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November 30, 2015
Jennifer Justice and her mom Juanita Toppins cook with and bathe using well water.
"When we first moved here it was in '66. Clearest, purest water you've ever seen and it's lasted that way for a long time," explained Toppins, dumping out orange water from her water filter, "it's actually not very good for bathing or washing your hair."
Many families in Eastern Kentucky are like Toppins' - concerned about the quality of water that they're drinking. Close to 200 of them turned in samples to scientists at Eastern Kentucky University to get their water tested.
"It was what people reported they were drinking," noted Dr. Jason Marion, "14 percent of the samples that we collected had levels of manganese, arsenic, or lead at levels that were unsafe for human health."
Manganese poisoning is linked to mental disorders and impaired motor skills. Arsenic is a known carcinogen. And lead is a highly poisonous metal.
"You should have your water tested to know what you're actually drinking. That is the first then the best step that you could take," EKU graduate student Amber Kittoe told WKYT. Kittoe worked on finding arsenic levels for the university's study.
Toppins has never had her water professionally tested, but does wonder if what they're drinking is the cause of their health problems.
"We all have stomach problems. Everybody in the family, and my father who passed away a few years ago had a lot of stomach problems a lot."
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The Knox News-Sentinel has a great report on the ballooning costs for legal defense in Knox County that finds questionable costs and irresponsible use of taxpayer money.
While only 7% of the state calls Knox County home, the papers report reveals the county consumes 17% of the states budget for indigent defense. By comparison; Davidson, Hamilton and Shelby counties all use .4 to 11.5% less than Knox. With 12 attorneys charging at least $100,000 last year to defend Knox Countys poor more than any county in the state Knox Countys defense attorneys are being paid handsomely.
The state tried to curb costs on indigent defense, a program that annually receives over $37 million annually, by creating an office of the Public Defender rather than contracting with private attorneys for each case. The benefit of a Public Defenders office in the county is controlled cost; there are set salaries for attorneys that handle all cases in the county. This mitigates the need to hire more attorneys, who charge exorbitant fees, based on the case load.
Inexplicably, Knox County sought exemption from this state program. Critics argue that local trial attorneys are powerful, and with the current system proving profitable, there was fierce push back to a Public Defenders office.
Knox County needs to rein in the costs of its indigent defense program. Everyone deserves access to justice and a reasonable defense, yet there is no reason the costs should be so dramatically high in Knox County compared to the rest of the state.
Taxpayers can no longer be taken for a ride. We must find alternatives regardless of what special interests want to provide fairness to the poor without breaking the bank.


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Do You Purchase Off Gift Registries?
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Whenever I'm shopping for a wedding present, I try to buy items included in the bridal party's gift registries if possible. But recently, I attended a wedding without any registries and was forced to come up with an original gift idea. My solution? The not-so-original but always foolproof gift card. Have you ever come across a similar situation? Do you believe going the gift registry route is always a smart idea?
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jennjennnbubba 5 years
for weddings I either go off the registry or gift card. for baby showers I check the registry but if nothing really seems suitable I will make a gift basket filled with all things for bathtime baby...you can never go wrong there lol
doogirl 5 years
ALWAYS!!! I want to spend my money on something that the couple wants and needs. When I got married, very few people bought off my registry and I ended up with five toasters and more bakeware than I could ever use. It was wonderful to receive gifts, but it would have been easier for me if people would have used the registry.
xxstardust 5 years
It depends on who it is, like lilkimbo said - my best friends, I can afford to shake it up a little, but for others I stick to the registry. Although in my experience it's more common here to give money at the wedding, and registry gifts at the bridal shower. I guess that isn't everywhere, though?
lilkimbo 5 years
Oh, and in the latter situation, I generally go with a gift card for the store where the couple is registered so they can put it toward the more expensive item and then a small (non-decorative) item they can use in the kitchen, usually something I love but a lot of people won't have even thought to buy or register for. There are so many fun gadgets out there!
lilkimbo 5 years
I said it depends on the situation. If I am very close with someone (my sister, my best friend of 21 years), I'll purchase something not on the registry because I know that they'll like it and because I want to get them a gift that means something to them. The only other time I will get something not on the registry is if there's nothing in my price range left, which has happened to me a couple of times when I waited until the weekend before the wedding to buy a gift.
Skkk 5 years
Not sure why anyone wouldn't give off a registry. For any occasion where there is a registry - it is best to give from there. It takes quite a long time for people to set up a registry. They have put a good deal of thought into the things they need. Perhaps they already have a blender, maybe they hate chunky glass vases. Not trying to sound ungrateful, I know a gift is a very gracious and generous gesture but why would anyone go and buy something that they are assuming a couple would like or need?
suziryder 5 years
YES. Always. I'd much rather spend my money getting them something I know they'd like, and that they could easily return if they need to. We had a few people go off-registry for our wedding, and most of it was a disaster. I don't want to sound ungrateful, but there were things that really weren't our taste that just went down to the basement to await a yardsale (the gift-givers still got a lovely thank you card, though!). One person went off-registry and got us beautiful silver candlesticks, which was amazing! But going off-registry seems like it would be a bad idea (and a waste of money) more often than not.
runningesq 5 years
Always -- it's a good way to ensure the couple really wanted it. Things like artwork are so subjective, and unless you know the couple really well, you risk a gift that will sit in the basement or be given to Goodwill.