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Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a Time of Economic Crisis
Gasman, Marybeth, Academe
How have HBCUs responded to the current crisis?
Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have suffered disproportionately in the current financial crisis. The difficult situations at these institutions have many causes, but they stem in large part from the commitment of HBCUs to serving disadvantaged students and from the history of underfunding and discrimination that disadvantages HBCUs themselves. Tightening budgets and low enrollments have forced some HBCU leaders to take drastic steps to keep their institutions vibrant or in some cases afloat. This essay looks at how well some HBCU leaders have maintained respect for academic integrity and shared governance amid pressure to impose austerity on their institutions.
HBCUs were created during the decades after the Civil War to educate the newly freed black population (three exceptions being Cheyney University, Lincoln University, and Wilberforce University, all created before 1861). The majority of private HBCUs were established by missionary organizations aiming to Christianize the former slaves. The bulk of the nation's public HBCUs emerged as a result of the second Morrill Act of 1890, which enabled southern states that were not willing to integrate their historically white institutions to continue receiving federal higher education funding by establishing a separate group of black institutions. Through the 1970s, these institutions, both public and private, graduated the lion's share of African Americans in the United States. In effect, HBCUs have graduated most of the black middle class as we now know it. Currently they enroll 16 percent and graduate approximately 20 percent of all African Americans who attend college. Although growth in their enrollments has leveled off in recent years, HBCUs continue to compete for students with better-funded historically white institutions. The main draw to HBCUs for many African American students is the empowering, family-like environment of small classes, close faculty-student relationships, and life without the daily racial tensions experienced off campus.
James T Minor, writing in the puntai of Negro Education, has argued that "criticisms endured by HBCUs and their leaders" for autocratic governance "have been made in the absence of contextual understanding that may shed a different light on the appropriateness of governance structures and decision-making practices used in these institutions." In an article in the May-June 2005 issue of Academe, Minor noted that HBCU faculty and administrators he interviewed claimed that "the climate in which these institutions operate justifies many of their distinct practices," with some respondents going as far as to say that strong presidential leadership has been partially responsible for the very survival of HBCUs. From my research, I know that HBCUs, like historically white institutions, have many kinds of leaders.
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In her article in the November- December 2006 issue of Academe, Beverley Guy-Sheftall, former faculty senate chair at Spelman, observed that Cole "actually encouraged faculty to pursue the establishment of formal governance structures." Given her own history as an active, outspoken faculty member, Cole believed Spelman would be a stronger institution if more faculty members were involved in institutional decision making. Guy-Sheftall also noted that at Spelman the faculty shares responsibility in a very real sense for "tenure and promotion policies, faculty hiring, the faculty handbook, curriculum review, faculty grievances, and, most recently, program development and review." She added, "It hasn't always been easy, and it's still a work in progress, but faculty members, with support from the administration [under both Cole and the current president, Beverley Tatum] , are exploring more effective, long-term strategies for institutionalizing a new model of shared governance that we hope will be replicated on other campuses of our size, especially at HBCUs. …

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Drew Barrymore wears a fun pair of checkered Levi's jeans as she arrives at the office of her Flower Films production company in West Hollywood on Thursday (May 21).
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switch (C# Reference)
The switch statement is a control statement that handles multiple selections and enumerations by passing control to one of the case statements within its body as the following example:
int caseSwitch = 1; switch (caseSwitch) { case 1: Console.WriteLine("Case 1"); break; case 2: Console.WriteLine("Case 2"); break; default: Console.WriteLine("Default case"); break; }
Control is transferred to the case statement which matches the value of the switch. The switch statement can include any number of case instances, but no two case statements can have the same value. Execution of the statement body begins at the selected statement and proceeds until the break statement transfers control out of the case body. A jump statement such as a break is required after each case block, including the last block whether it is a case statement or a default statement. With one exception, (unlike the C++ switch statement), C# does not support an implicit fall through from one case label to another. The one exception is if a case statement has no code.
If no case expression matches the switch value, then control is transferred to the statement(s) that follow the optional default label. If there is no default label, control is transferred outside the switch.
// statements_switch.cs using System; class SwitchTest { static void Main() { Console.WriteLine("Coffee sizes: 1=Small 2=Medium 3=Large"); Console.Write("Please enter your selection: "); string s = Console.ReadLine(); int n = int.Parse(s); int cost = 0; switch(n) { case 1: cost += 25; break; case 2: cost += 25; goto case 1; case 3: cost += 50; goto case 1; default: Console.WriteLine("Invalid selection. Please select 1, 2, or 3."); break; } if (cost != 0) { Console.WriteLine("Please insert {0} cents.", cost); } Console.WriteLine("Thank you for your business."); } }
Sample Output
Coffee sizes: 1=Small 2=Medium 3=Large Please enter your selection: 2 Please insert 50 cents. Thank you for your business.
The following sample shows that fall through from one case label to another is allowed for empty case labels.
// statements_switch2.cs using System; class SwitchTest { static void Main() { int n = 2; switch(n) { case 1: case 2: case 3: Console.WriteLine("It's 1, 2, or 3."); break; default: Console.WriteLine("Not sure what it is."); break; } } }
It's 1, 2, or 3.
In the preceding example, an integral type variable,
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gyre wrote:I would expect lock cutting (beyond cables and toy locks) to be for desirable bikes or for convenience.
burner von braun wrote:but was wondering if you folks would have said anything to him..
unjonharley wrote:gyre wrote:I would expect lock cutting (beyond cables and toy locks) to be for desirable bikes or for convenience.
Bolt cutter are at least two foot long to cut anything good..
I take a chill pill to keep me from going all nuts and hammering dumb asses. Maybe I will go off my meds and look for people with cutters.
Eric wrote:While there are definitely organized thieves out there, if you just have a beater-bike and lock it with anything (or give it the appearance of being locked) it will discourage most casual thieves, the "oops, I'm drunk and theres a bike" type.
gyre wrote:dragonpilot wrote:
Better yet...don't bring your good stuff to the playa if you can't keep it in sight or on your person at all times.
That's just saying "Don't go.", for a lot of us.
AntiM wrote:I'm seriously considering a lock for our new stove/oven; especially after the stanchions got lifted. We will be locking our trailer's dropgate at our regional. Won't stop a determined thief, but will slow down casual "borrowers".
Miles wrote:So how'd it go Elliot? Did you bring the bait bikes?
We'll be starting a Bicycle Club Camp next year and were planning on doing some bait bikes and Theif-Shamings. Now i see this is allready happening!
If anyone would like to collaborate, join our camp (we'll be doing bike repair and bringing some jumps [hopefully jumps with flames] as well), or just watch some thieves get shamed, PM me!
So how'd it go Elliot? Did you bring the bait bikes?
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A young Dublin taxi driver deals with his alcoholic mother's decline. Bleak, tough, brilliantly acted trip down a familiar road.
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The hero of Mike Birbiglia's "Sleepwalk With Me" is a stand-up comic who suffers from REM behavior disorder. One night in a motel in Walla Walla, he leaps through a second-floor window and escapes death but has to have glass splinters removed from his legs. His doctor tells him to start using a sleeping bag — and to wear mittens so he can't get out of it.
Funny stuff, if it weren't true. I learn from Wikipedia, however, that it is true. Mike Birbiglia actually jumped through the window, and his legs required 33 stitches. It was a great career move. He developed the experience into a one-man show that ran for eight months Off-Broadway and inspired a popular segment of Ira Glass' "This American Life" from Chicago Public Media.
Birbiglia doesn't immediately seem like a stand-up comic, and neither does Matt Pandamiglio, the character he plays. I suspect that of the many forms of performance, stand-up may be the most suited to the neurotic, who build acts around their insecurities. Take Matt — please! (Rim shot.) Pleasant, unassuming and not especially noticeable, he is obsessed by an ambition to work as a stand-up, despite no apparent gifts for the trade. He's been dating the smart and cuddlesome Abby (Lauren Ambrose) for eight years and seems no closer to marriage than when they first met, perhaps because he feels that he must first prove himself as a comedian, perhaps because she wisely makes no attempt to pressure him. He is approaching, however, the point of terminal procrastination.
One of the appealing things about "Sleepwalk With Me" is that it seems to paint an accurate portrait of life on the road for a stand-up comic. Matt acquires an agent (Sondra James) who reminds us of Broadway Danny Rose in her dogged work for hapless clients. She books him into obscure venues that pay terrible fees, and the small audiences in these places seem there for the primary purpose of heckling failing comedians. He deserves hecklers. His material is weak and his delivery fearful. Only when he starts wisecracking about the blameless and long-suffering Abby does he start getting laughs, perhaps because the losers in the audience identify with his frustration in the face of perfection.
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The Pelican Larry HostelCali, Colombia
Extremelly nice staff, especially Carolina is so nice she gave us many good recommendations where to go in Cali and as we came to Cali for salsa she told us where we can take some classes and enjoy the nighlife. I love the atmosphere there and they also offer free salsa classes. I felt soo good in that hostel.
Park Life HostelPopayan, Colombia
Really nice hostel located right in the center, the staff is really helpful and they keep people quiet during the night so you can get some good rest. We felt really good there.
La Floresta HostelSalento, Colombia
Such a nice family-owned hostel, I liked that hostel the most on our trip. They really make you feel like home and they were extremelly helpful with everything, even with searching for information around travelling and tickets. I simply love them.
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Extremelky helpful staff especially the owner Kelvin is so nice, he gave us many good advices where to travel and what to see in Colombia and when I forgot my bag in the hostel he helped me to get it back. The hostel has a really nice atmosphere but during the night is really quiet so you can get good rest. Really nice hostel!
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Journey through the celebrated Tuscan countryside to discover the charming village of San Gimignano, a little gem you should not miss out. Walking through the Old City means plunging into the Middle Ages and getting a taste of what the city must have been like more than seven hundred years ago. It is known for its famous towers, white Vernaccia wine, saffron, and olive oil. Legend has it that in the 12th century, rival families of San Gimignano began a tower-building competition to display their power and wealth and 72 towers were built. Today, the remaining 14 towers have earned the town its modern designation as "Medieval Manhattan". Your adventure does not stop here. Take part to a traditional Tuscan meal, including coffee and drinks, in a picturesque country setting and enjoy the great food and wine that the region has to offer. This wonderful dinner with regional dishes is prepared using the finest local ingredients. Make your dreams come true and live the Tuscan life for an evening!
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With your Local Guide, visit one of the earliest museums in modern Europe with the world's finest collection of Italian and Florentine art. Gain fascinating insight into paintings by the great Masters Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Titian.
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Travel by private water taxi along the splendid Grand Canal with its elegant palaces to a fine Venetian restaurant. Taste four mouth-watering courses of local specialties and wine or soft drinks. After dinner there is time to explore and absorb the unique, romantic atmosphere of Venice by night.
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Journey up to the eastern slope of Europe's highest active volcano accompanied by an expert Local Guide. From your vantage point at 5.700 feet, observe the distinct landscape of craters and rivers of solidified lava. An unforgettable experience!
Excursion to the Islands of Panarea and Stromboli
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Excursion to the Valley of the Temples and the Roman Villa Del Casale
Travel with your local guide to Agrigento to visit the Valley of the Temples, including the oldest Temple of Hercules, built at the end of the 6th century BC. Later, drive to Piazza Armerina to admire the Roman Villa del Casale's famous mosaics.
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Mar 20th, 2013, 12:47 AM
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Re: 1992
Finishing up the 1992 AO. Sorry it took so long.
Fernandez Restrings Her Strategy, Thumps No. 3 Sabatini
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Friday, January 24, 1992
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Mary Joe Fernandez looked back on her last match against Gabriela Sabatini and didn't like what she saw.
Fernandez had won only five games against an aggressive Sabatini in the semifinals of the New South Wales Open in Sydney two weeks ago.
But she reversed that in the Australian Open on Thursday, stunning the No. 3 seed 6-1, 6-4 and advancing to a meeting in the Grand Slam tournament final against Monica Seles. The top seed and defending champion, Seles needed only an hour to devastate No. 4 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-2, 6-2.
Fernandez and her new coach, Harold Solomon, watched a tape Wednesday night of her mistake-plagued loss to Sabatini.
''I said I had to do something drastically different,'' the seventh-seeded Fernandez said. ''I tried to attack a lot and come in a lot.''
The attacking style took Sabatini by surprise. She had used the same tactics in ousting Jennifer Capriati in the quarterfinals, but couldn't handle a mirror image of herself.
Sabatini broke Fernandez in the first game, then lost the next six games as Fernandez charged the net regularly, demonstrating her best form by far in the tournament.
''She played very well,'' said a subdued and downcast Sabatini, who had looked sharp while not dropping a set in her last two tournaments. ''She changed her strategy from last week. I was feeling a little frustrated because I was making too many mistakes. My shots weren't working too well.''
Solomon, ironically a pure baseliner ranked among the top 15 men's money winners in 1974-80, has pushed Fernandez to attack more since he started working with her last month.
''It's still not easy,'' Fernandez said. ''You look at the other side and know if you don't hit a great shot, you're going to get passed. It's hard when you've played a certain way for a long time - 17 years - to change. Harold made me realize I had no choice.''
It's the second time in three years that Fernandez has reached the final of the year's first Grand Slam tournament. She lost to Seles last year in the semis, with the third set going to 9-7, and has won only the first of their nine meetings.
Seles looked as sharp as Sanchez Vicario was off. After losing her first service game at love, Seles won the next five while dropping only five points.
''I definitely hit much better than any match I've played up until now,'' said Seles, who won all three Grand Slams she entered last year.
She had been having trouble with her serve, but said she picked up some inspiration after watching the men's quarterfinal duel between Michael Stich and Richard Krajicek, who combined for 37 aces.
The center court crowd was almost silent in watching the lopsided match on a cool, breezy and overcast day.
While Sanchez Vicario didn't give up easily, Seles ran her ragged with shots from corner to corner. Sanchez Vicario found herself forced to hit two or three great shots to win a point, while Seles blasted winners almost at will.
After Sanchez Vicario held to pull even at 2-2, Seles ran off seven consecutive games. When Sanchez Vicario briefly rallied by winning back-to-back games halfway through the second set, Seles extinguished the fire by winning nine points in a row.
Typical of the way the day went for Sanchez Vicario, she committed unforced errors on four of the last points, hitting two forehands long at deuce.
The only light moment came when a ball girl tried to chase a bug off court, and Sanchez Vicario had her service motion interrupted when she realized a bird had landed on the net in the meantime.
Meanwhile, Jim Courier, the No. 2 seed, was scheduled to play Krajicek in the semifinals, with the winner going to the final against either No. 1 Stefan Edberg or unseeded Wayne Ferreira, the conqueror of John McEnroe.
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Malware authors go a step further to access bank accounts
Malware authors like to play hide-and-seek. Hiding executable files inside PDFs and Microsoft Office documents then emailing them as attachments are nothing new, but sometimes one layer isn't enough. This Avast Virus Lab analysis peels back the layers of a new threat.
Malware authors continually surprise us with their creativity. In an effort to trick banking customers into revealing the login credentials for their online account, cycbercrooks are using the trust people have in Microsoft Office to make them execute banking malware on their own computers. Here's how it works:
Typically, spam emails contain executable files that can harm a victim's computer and steal private information. In the layered version, they have PDFs or Microsoft Office documents attached that contain a malicious executable file. We recently found an email that had an added layer and decided to analyze the email.
The email, disguised as a financially-related message from a legitimate company, informed the recipient that an invoice was due and had a PDF file attached. Embedded inside the malicious PDF was a Microsoft Office document and simple java script that dropped and executed the DOC file.
Inside the DOC file we found malicious macro code, which users must activate, as the code is disabled by Microsoft Office by default. The code obfuscates DOC files by creating new documents with unique methods names, variable names, and URLs, making it difficult to detect the malicious files.
When we analyzed the malicious macro code, we found some hints that helped us with our analysis. In this sample it was a function called MICHEL.
We already knew this function would open the URL with the malicious file, and when we found this function in one of the modules, we were able to find the download path.
The address is stored as a GUADALUPE variable. The URL is unique for each sample and leads to the download of a malicious PE file.
The PE file would act as an information stealer, stealing login credentials from banking sites like
- Santander, whose principal market is in the Northeastern United States
- Ulster bank, based in Ireland
- From Google accounts
- Microsoft
How to protect yourself from banking malware
Our number 1 recommendation is keep your security software updated. Avast streams hundreds of updates every day to your devices, so you will stay protected. For example, the executable file downloaded by the malicious Microsoft Office document belongs to a banker family evolved from infamous Zeus. This variant is also known as a Dridex Botnet. At the time of writing this post, the botnet is still active, but the malware itself is inactive. Avast detects it as Win32: Pierre-A.
Clever cybercrooks use social engineering to manipulate their victims. Use extreme caution when opening emails related to your finances until you can verify the legitimacy.
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CARO: Half of all computers running vulnerable versions of Adobe PDF Reader
Half of all avast! users are running an older versions of Adobe Reader on their computers that are vulnerable to a variety of malware attacks.
The avast! Virus Lab found that 49.41% of avast users were using the older Adobe Reader versions as of end-April. The number was also surprisingly stable, dropping by around five percentage points from the early March level of 55.71%.
"The numbers were a surprise to us," said Jiri Sejtko, head virus analyst. Read more…
Another nasty trick in malicious PDF
A new method of producing malicious PDF files has been discovered by the avast! Virus Lab team. The new method is more than a specific, patchable vulnerability; it is a trick that enables the makers of malicious PDF files to slide them past almost all AV scanners.
Overall, PDF specifications allow many different filters (such as ASCII85Decode, RunLengthDecode, ASCIIHexDecode, FlateDecode, …) to be used on raw data. In addition, there is no limit on the number of the filters used for a single data entry. Anyone can create valid PDF files where the data uses, for example, five different filters or five layers of the same filter. All of these features are based on extremely liberal specifications, a fact which allows bad guys to utilize malicious files in a way that does not allow antivirus scanners access to the real payload.
The new trick is based just on one filter, so it doesn't sound exciting, does it? So what's the reason for posting this blog post?
The filter used to encrypt text data is meant to be used only for black and white images. And apart from avast!, probably no other AV scanner is currently able to decode the payload because no other AV can detect those PDF files.


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NPR Should Disclose Pay Websites When Mentioned on Air
A frustrated listener asked if NPR had a financial deal with a supplement-testing group mentioned in a story about the health benefits of red rice yeast.
Consumer Health reporter Allison Aubrey's July 1 story looked at how the dietary supplement, red rice yeast, contains an active ingredient which can "naturally" lower cholesterol and may work as well as prescription statin drugs.
Aubrey relied on cardiologist Dr. David Becker who had done a study with a small sample of people. The study was published in the peer-reviewed journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Becker gave the prescription drug Zocor to 35 patients and a medically certified dose of red rice yeast to a similar size group.
The goal of the study was to compare the cholesterol-lowering effects of Zocor versus red rice yeast.
"And after 12 weeks, the results were virtually indistinguishable," said Becker.
"Meaning patients in both groups significantly reduced their cholesterol levels, especially the bad type of cholesterol called low-density lipoproteins (LDL)," said Aubrey in her piece.
The LDL in both groups dropped about 40 percent. But patients who took red rice yeast didn't have leg cramps, a common side effect with statin drugs. The results suggested that instead of consumers buying prescription drugs, they may have a less expensive and easier way to deal with cholesterol problems.
"If you were very anxious to avoid cholesterol medications or if you had side effects from those medications, then this might be an alternative," said Becker.
But Becker's study does not provide conclusive proof that switching from statin drugs to red rice yeast is the answer for all, or even most, people who need to reduce their cholesterol. And making that switch is not simple.
The potency and purity of red rice yeast varies depending on the manufacturer. Since dietary supplements are not regulated, consumers have no way of knowing if the supplement has enough of the main active ingredient to be as effective as a statin drug. The story made these problems clear.
But here's where NPR listener Wendell Cox saw a problem.
To judge the purity of the supplements, Aubrey turned to a new study by the for-profit website, ConsumerLab.com. The supplement-testing company evaluated 10 brands of red rice yeast and found "shocking differences in concentrations of the main active ingredient called lovastatin," said Aubrey.
Cox, of Bethesda, Md., wanted to know which manufacturer had the purest amount of lovastatin. He went to the ConsumerLab.com website. But he had to pay $30 to subscribe to get study results.
"I find the piece by Allison Aubrey on red rice yeast sets the listener up to enroll as a paid member at ConsumerLab.com to get the 'answer' regarding the manufacturer of a quality product," wrote Cox. "This is a hustle and Ms. Aubrey should be busted. Shame on you!"
Cox raises a complex issue. Should Aubrey just have said that commercial testing of red rice yeast indicates inconsistent amounts of lovastatin and not mentioned ConsumerLab.com?
"The point of introducing Cooperman's quality data is to point out to the consumers that you can't trust all supplements," said Aubrey in an email. "Sometimes they don't contain what the bottle says they contain. This is a long-standing problem with all supplements since they're not regulated the way pharmaceuticals are regulated by the FDA. That's why independent analysis by groups like Cooperman's can be helpful."
Should Aubrey have told listeners that it would cost money to find out which manufacturers in ConsumerLab.com's study tested best?
"In response to [the listener's] concern that we should have pointed out that it's a fee-service, I take his point," noted Aubrey. "But it's a bit of damned if you do, damned if you don't. If you come out and tell listeners they can pay for the information on ConsumerLabs.com, then it can feel like an advertisement. If you don't mention it, then it can feel to some as an error of omission."
An option might be for NPR to provide the link to the ConsumerLab.com study. But that's not possible for two reasons. First, the for-profit company sells its information and has strict rules about sharing results after a report is purchased. Second, Neel said NPR has a policy against providing a direct link to any subscription services.
I asked Joe Neel, the Science desk's deputy senior supervising editor about what to do when proprietary websites are mentioned on air. He said that in the past NPR has occasionally mentioned that ConsumerLab.com is a fee-based service, but he also agrees with Aubrey that it is a no-win situation.
He noted that it is analogous to medical journals often cited in NPR's science stories.
"Most of the time, when we say something has been published in Science magazine, that article is available by subscription only," Neel wrote in an email. "We don't provide links to Science magazine (or other journals) unless it's a situation where the journal is making the information publicly available. So a listener like this one, who wants to check us out, will have to pay to do that."
So what is the solution? As much as possible, NPR should err on the side of transparency. Tell the listener upfront that the cited information comes from a fee-based website, and that NPR cannot share the results because it is proprietary.
The key information in the red rice yeast story is that consumers cannot trust the manufacturer's label. It would have been helpful if NPR could have provided which brands are most effective. But if listeners really want the information, then they will have to pay for it.
It's not unlike Consumer Reports. NPR may do a story during this time of extraordinarily high gas prices and mention that the magazine has a top-five list of the most-fuel efficient cars. You may be able to get the cars' names but if you want detailed information, you must pay $5.95 for a report.
Following NPR's policy, the Ombudsman too will not link to ConsumerLab.com.
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Dear Abby,
ARE you serious? What exactly is your job? If you haven't noticed the web is able to make protests about such petty factual errors. People email and hold people accountable. Your work sounds like hints from Heloise.
I would think that an ombudsman in this electronic and political world would be more...ambitious. As an example tonite on ATC we heard several offhanded comments about the bailouts being "socialist".
Instead of examining what socialism or fascism is we got stories of how to gut a moose. Are you kidding me? My perspective is that the marriage of the government with business and industrialist is actually fascism-minus the racist connotations we attribute it. This bailout has NOTHING to do with socialism and everything to do with national socialism. It is a shame that NPR can't at least entertain this distinction.
I would think that that is role of an ombudsman. I am sure you can occupy your time with silly "factual" problems, but that doesn't serve NPR or the country.
In a similar manner, it seems to me leastways, that NPR also promotes the television shows that are produced available only on pay-per-view channels such as Showtime and HBO.
Why is this when NPR seemingly falls under the auspices, or has some relationship, with the CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting)? I mean, HBO and Showtime certainly aren't freely available. Why does NPR promote these particular shows?
the comparison between consumerlab.com and Science is ill-posed. yes, Science sells copies of its journal. but no, Science does not attempt to restrict dissemination of the information it presents. you would be free to read Science and explain what you found there on the air or on the web site.
likewise, the facts that consumer reports has discovered are not protected by copyright, and you can freely say which brands consumer reports found to excel and why, if that is relevant to a story.
but apparently consumerlab.com has a different rule. shame on you for supporting them the first time, and for trying to eek out of it again.
NPR--or any journalistic organization--is about the dissemination of information, not about hiding it.


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Fast Break: Nets cut down Celtics in Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett homecoming
|01.26.14 at 9:09 pm ET
This game was obviously more about Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett's return to Boston, but the basketball portion of the evening was a sloppy mess of Atlantic Division basketball.
Pierce and Garnett combined for 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a 85-79 Brooklyn victory, handing the Celtics (15-31) a 17th loss in their last 20 tries. Meanwhile, the Nets (20-22) moved within 1.5 games of the division-leading Raptors.
Rondo (13 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds) engineered a Celtics comeback that brought the Celtics within three points in the final minute, but a Garnett dunk off one of the C's 16 turnovers put the game out of reach. Brandon Bass led the Celtics with 17 points and eight rebounds, Chris Johnson netted 12 points on the night his first 10-day contract is set to expire and Gerald Wallace also added a dozen.
Sweet emotions: It's almost as if everyone forgot they had to actually play a basketball game. Pierce and Garnett finished scoreless in the first quarter (0-3 FG), and the Nets were 4-of-18 in the opening 12 minutes. The Celtics weren't any better, as Brooklyn took a 35-34 halftime lead. (Fitting, the C's had 34 first-half points, by the way.) Pierce didn't score his first points until the third quarter, when he sunk a pair of free throws 1:08 into the frame.
Oh, shoot: After Brad Stevens ripped his team for settling for too many jumpers against the Thunder, the Celtics fell into the same trap in the third quarter against Brooklyn, taking 12 of their 18 shots outside the paint and making just three in the frame. Meanwhile, the Nets built a six-point cushion heading into the fourth quarter.
Sully-Green: While Rondo and Bass enjoyed stellar games against their former teammates, Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger struggled offensively opposite the two C's legends. Through three quarters, the pair was a combined 3-for-18 from the floor, and Stevens actually gave more crunch-time minutes to Gerald Wallace and Humphries.
Paying tribute: As usual, the folks behind the video tributes did a masterful job putting together pieces for both Pierce and Garnett. Likewise, the crowd responded accordingly, chanting "Paul. Pierce." before the Nets lineup was introduced, cheering their introductions and tearing the roof off the Garden when the Garnett and Pierce tributes were played on the Jumbotron during the second timeout and following the first quarter, respectively.
National TV Rondo: Whether it was the bright lights or just a natural progression, Rondo enjoyed his best game since returning from ACL surgery. He played 14 first-half minutes, also his most this season, producing eight points, five rebounds and four assists by the break. Whether he meant his "just another game" comment about his former teammates' return or not, Rondo showed little emotion as he remained focused on his comeback.
Bass swishing: Only a handful of the current Celtics were on the roster with Truth and Ticket, and Bass was one of them, getting the start over Kris Humphries. Like Rondo, he responded with a solid game against his former mates, even driving past both of them for a dunk at one point. After failing to grab more than five rebounds since Jan. 15, he asserted himself on the glass, leading a solid team rebounding effort that included double-digit offensive boards.
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett return to Boston and get a Celtics Pride welcome
|01.26.14 at 6:59 pm ET
After the first quarter Sunday night in his return to Boston, former Celtics captain Paul Pierce was given a stirring video tribute by the Celtics on the TD Garden video board. The crowd stood and cheered for several minutes while the cameras showed Pierce thanking the fans who chanted, "Thank you, Paul Pierce."
During a minute-long video tribute with 2:25 left in the first quarter, Kevin Garnett stood and watched in front of the Brooklyn Nets bench as he was cheered by Celtics fans. At the end, he pounded his chest and pointed to the fans in appreciation.
Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett: 'Some things are forever, man'
|01.25.14 at 2:09 am ET
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett spoke at length to Nets media about their Boston homecoming. Here's a sample of what they said leading up to Sunday's game, their first against the Celtics in the Garden.
Garnett: "I'm gonna embrace it for whatever it is. The emotions are gonna be very high, and I'll react accordingly."
Pierce: "It's going to be special. I don't know how I'll react, what emotions are going to be going through my head."
Garnett: "I think anybody who's part of that run and part of that era will always be remembered. Bostonians, New Englanders, they understand that and they never forget their favorites. We was fortunate to be part of that whole transformation … and some things are forever, man. I'm happy to say I'm part of that era."
Pierce: "Yeah, it's gonna be a lot of emotions. You play your whole life there, you won a championship there. I mean, being the first time coming [back] … I never thought it would happen, but it is and it'll be here Sunday."
Garnett: "I think they saw the appreciation and the hard work that we put into that, the effort more than anything. It's funny, they have a little pregame thing they used to always say, and in the pregame, I used to always hear Larry Bird. I would never look up, but I would hear it. Larry said, 'You can't fool the people of Boston. They know when you're working hard, they know pure basketball.' And that's right. When you go all out, they understand that, they root for that, and that's what they remember."
Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett from enemy's perspective
|01.25.14 at 1:53 am ET
As the Celtics prepare to welcome Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett back to Boston on Sunday, one member of the new-look franchise knows the two legends of the game all too well from the opposite side of the ball. Joel Anthony endured three straight playoff meetings against the Celtics from 2010-12 as a member of the Heat.
"More than anything, you just wanted to beat them," said Anthony, who entered the league the same year Garnett came to Boston. "You really, really wanted to beat them. They made you want to be like that because of how they played and how they competed. It's really the beauty of the game, the beauty of basketball — the whole competition aspect and what you love about the game – to be able to have those type of moments, those battles, those types of feelings and emotions. That's what it's all about — to be able to have those battles with that team was special."
Particularly after a brutal loss to an undermanned Thunder team, Anthony's reminiscence of those series — a five-game Celtics win before LeBron James' arrival during the magical 2010 run, the five-game Heat victory when Rondo dislocated his elbow in 2011 and the epic seven-game Eastern Conference finals in 2012 — will make any basketball fan long for one more matchup between those grit and balls C's and King James ascending to his throne.
"You respected who they were, what type of team they were and how good of a team that they were," Anthony said. "Those were the games that guys really got up for, because we knew we were going to be in a battle with those guys every single night and every single minute on the floor. That was just the biggest thing, knowing that they were such competitors — that team was such a tough team to play against every single night."
As Pierce and Garnett's arrival in Nets uniforms will attest on Sunday, those days of meaningful Celtics-Lakers and Celtics-Heat playoff meetings are long gone — a chapter in NBA history that will be remembered the same way Larry Bird's Celtics and Magic Johnson's Lakers ultimately made way for Michael Jordan's Bulls.
There were a lot of tough battles for LeBron when he was in Cleveland and with us in Miami, a lot of pain from losing to that team," added Anthony. "They were an extremely good basketball team, and so to be able to win those games was big, because it was really a huge step for us to be able to get that monkey off our back in terms of surpassing a team that you struggled against and that you respected, but that you wanted to beat more than anything."
Was it really mutual respect, or was there more to it than that? Because it sure seemed like there was more to it than that. "I think there was some dislike in there," said Anthony. "Yeah, there was some dislike in there."
Regardless, Anthony remembers Pierce and Garnett the way most everyone does.
"KG's intensity and demeanor," he said. "Defensively, especially, he changed how that team was. They kind of took on his identity. And, in terms of Paul, his ability to hit those big shots. They'd find a way to keep it close, and Paul would end up getting the ball in some kind of iso and find a way to always make big shots."
Yup, that's Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in a nutshell. Even Rajon Rondo, who called their homecoming "just another game," knows deep down Sunday will be special. There are too many memories for it not to be.
Rajon Rondo: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett return 'just another game'
|01.25.14 at 12:39 am ET
In between providing one-word answers about his current state of play, Celtics captain Rajon Rondo likewise shed little light on his expectations for Sunday's Boston homecoming for Nets Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.
"It's just another game," Rondo said after an 18-point loss to the Kevin Durant-less Thunder. "We need to win."
Like his team's record, which dropped to 15-30 after a 16th loss in 19 games, the point guard's return from ACL surgery has been a work in little progress. As one member of the Celtics organization said afterwards, Rondo was really only Rondo for one play. His minutes limit prevents him from getting into a rhythm, and as he said, "Plays I usually make, I'm not making right now, but I still feel positive and I'm OK with my progression right now."
Here's a sample of what was a typically tenuous Rondo interview after a 101-83 loss to Oklahoma City.
Do you feel like you're more of yourself out there every game? "I'm getting there."
Is it disappointing the way you guys came out tonight? "Yeah."
What happened? "We didn't get stops."
How do you judge your progress? "I just take it one game at a time."
Is there something you're looking for? "Yeah, but I don't want to say."
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While Carmelo Anthony was scoring 56 points through three quarters at Madison Square Garden, the Celtics netted just 59 through 36 minutes in Boston, and the Kevin Durant-less, Russell Westbrook-less Thunder swept the parquet with them, 101-83, handing the C's their 16th loss in 19 tries.
Only Jeff Green (16 points on 17 shots), Gerald Wallace (13 points) and Brandon Bass (11 points) reached double figures for the Celtics (15-30). Rajon Rondo had five points, eight assists and two rebounds in his fourth game back — and first since resting on Wednesday.
No slim reaper: After setting the NBA world on fire over the past month, Durant rested against the Celtics. The Thunder surprised the media with news of Durant's apparent shoulder injury before the game. It was his first DNP of the season and only trip to Boston in 2013-14 — an unfortunate revelation a couple hours before tipoff for Celtics fans who paid to see one of the game's most fascinating players face their lottery-bound home team.
Lambasted: With Durant sitting and Westbrook still nursing an injured knee, the Celtics had a real chance to slow one the league's top-five offenses, but Jeremy Lamb had different ideas. The UConn product scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting in 15 first-half minutes, leading Oklahoma City to a 50-46 advantage at the break.
Rondo's reintroduction: As Brad Stevens has noted, Rondo is still in preseason form. The spacing of his minutes-per-quarter prevent him from getting into a rhythm, and he's not finishing around the rim for whatever reason (confidence, legs, confidence in his legs). After scoring a single point and missing all eight shots against the Heat and resting against the Wizards, Rondo finished with five points on seven shots.
Sharing is caring: With the unselfish duo of Rondo and Phil Pressey manning the point, the Celtics actually ran an offense, resulting in 10 assists on 11 buckets and a 73.3 field goal percentage in the first quarter. That trend tapered off a bit while 17 turnovers and the Thunder's 53.8 percent shooting didn't help matters.
Crashus Clay: In two home games since Rondo's return, Wallace has shown signs of life, scoring in the double digits and filling up the stat sheet. After posting a 14-4-5 with three steals and two blocks against the Lakers a week ago, he totaled three assists, two rebounds and three steals against the Thunder. Now, if he could only contribute on a more consistent basis, he might raise his grade from the first-semester report card.
Rajon Rondo: 'I wouldn't mind staying here for the rest of my career'
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If Danny Ainge is serious about extending Rajon Rondo then the Celtics point guard and freshly minted captain is serious about making Boston his long-term home.
Before Friday's game against the Thunder, Rondo acknowledged that his representatives have been in preliminary talks with the Celtics about a contract extension.
Rondo signed a five-year, $55 million rookie scale extension on Nov. 2, 2009. That deal pays him $11.9 million this season and $12.9 in 2014-15 before he becomes an unrestricted free agent before the 2015-16 season.
"I like to stick to the script," Rondo told reporters before returning to the starting lineup Friday night against Oklahoma City. "I don't like change much. I wouldn't mind staying here the rest of my career. Things don't always seem to go that way, but like I said before, it's just a business. I wouldn't mind extending another 10 years in Boston."
On Thursday, Ainge indicated that the team is interested in pursuing some type of contract extension with Rondo. Those talks, he said, would likely have to wait until after the season due to the nature of the collective bargaining agreement.
Of course, there's always the possibility that a contender looking for point guard help could make a push for Rondo at the trade deadline, which is Feb. 20.
Rondo was selected in the first round (21st overall) by the Celtics in the 2006 NBA draft. He is a four time All-Star and led the league in steals with 189 in 2000-10.
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We just posted about The Rapture's upcoming three-night stint at Music Hall of Williamsburg in September, but you can see them next week when they play House of Vans (25 Franklin St., Brooklyn) with Tanlines, JDH and Dave P on June 20. It's a free show and the RSVP page is now open.
H2O, 7 Seconds and some TBAs will play House of Vans on July 12 but the RSVP is not open for that one yet, or for four that still have no lineups (there will be six total according to the initial announcement).
Flyer for the Rapture HoV show is below.
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Hazel Marie LeJeune Lefort, 93, a native and resident of Thibodaux, died at 2:35 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at Thibodaux Funeral Home. Religious service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel, with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
She is survived by one daughter, Maxine Lefort; one daughter-in-law, Patricia Lefort; one sister, Ethel Rhodes; two grandchildren, Daphne Shaffer and husband, Wayne, and Rachael Latvenas and husband, Vince; and four great-grandchildren, Nikki Dempster and husband, Morgan, Casey Barnes, Aaron Barnes and Trent Shaffer.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Francis Lefort; her parents, Arthur LeJeune and Judith Arceneaux LeJeune; one son, Ronald Francis Lefort; two brothers, Francis and James LeJeune; and three sisters, Doris L. Tenney, Mildred L. Harvey and Gladys LeJeune.
She was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and aunt. She was well known for her work as a seamstress in Thibodaux, working many years for "The House of Fashion". She will be sadly missed by family and friends for her positive attitude and special ways of making all feel special.
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He was preceded in death by his parents, Fannie Ross and Allen Ross; and one brother, Clifford Ross.
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Kawasakis Found......
"We have 20 Kawasaki snowmobiles from 1978 to 1982 sitting in our Lincoln, Nebraska warehouse and are wondering if the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame is interested in getting them," asked the voice at the other end of the line.
Would we be interested? Of course we would. Especially after hearing that they were still in crates. We envisioned a find akin to the finding of the Titanic.
What would they look like after 30+ years of storage? Would there be the ultra-rare Shark, still in the crate? How would we get them back to Wisconsin? Where would we put 20 crates?
These questions were all answered in subsequent discussion with Kawasaki's Dave Dora who was handling the transition of the sleds to us.
First, the "crates", while being the original crates, had been partially taken apart to allow the sleds to be used as media loaners, SSCC testing units, photo sleds, test units, etc. They all had miles on them ranging from 50-1,100. Some were a bit cannibalized. Some were showing minor damage. All were very dirty and grungy from sitting uncovered for 30+ years in the corner of their warehouse.
Still, the photos they sent showed great promise as a fund raiser project for the ISHOF.
After several months of discussion with their legal department, an agreement was reached and the sleds were on their way to Wisconsin in March of this year. Our Eagle River facility was unable to store them at that time so they were delivered to a warehouse in Madison for temporary storage.
The original crates had been partially taken apart, so new crates were built around the original crates. Stacked three high, they were a bit tippy and tricky to get unloaded.
We are in the process of uncrating and transferring the units to our Eagle River facility as we now have room there to process the sleds. Some will be sold "as-is" while others will be parted out and sold on the internet and at swap meets.
The sled models include the Invader, Intruder and Drifter. Alas....no Shark...so the mystic of the Shark continues .
Persons interested in whole sleds or parts are asked to e-mail
with your questions and requests. We are just now starting to get into the project so bear with us as we get set up to handle parts orders.
Most early snowmobile manufacturers were progressing rapidly from four to two stroke motors by the mid 1960's. In 1966 the single cylinder heavyweight champ entered the ring.
From 1966 thru 1969, 372cc JLO powered machines racked up an impressive record of wins in cross country and oval events, including the prestigious Winnipeg to St. Paul 500, dominating competitors across the United States and Canada.
Like all JLO motors, the 372 was built in Pinneberg by the largest small engine manufacturer in West Germany. Two models were produced for snowmobile use, the L372L and its successor, the L380L.
Moto Ski, Ski Doo and others offered smaller JLO engine options prior to 1966. Polaris first introduced 15 372's in their 1965 models.
The original L372L was a stationary centrifugal fan-cooled industrial powered
unit suited for generators, pumps, sprayers and conveyors. It was not intended for the varying demands of snow vehicle use.
Early models produced only 13.5 horsepower at 4,000 rpm and came fitted with a Tillotson OM30A float bowl carb with a side mount diaphragm fuel pump.
These carbs were adapted to the rectangular intake and sized to the 2 1/4 inch bolt pattern of the Tillotson HR, larger than the 1 7/8 inch pattern of the HL model, but smaller than the 3 inch HD. Mounting an HD model would gain you an extra horse, and they were used on most later units.
Models were easily identified by the tag on the cooling shroud above the rewind-giving the type, L372L, the displacement, 372cc, the horsepower, 13.5 and the rpm, 4,000. The motor number always begins with 372. A typical 1965 number would be 372,1320, a 1966 3728351.
The six bolt head was flatter than the rounded style of the smaller 252 and 292. A decompressor was shared with some later models. The intake port had an atomizing web that would soon disappear as did the square, protruding impulse block coming off the crankcase.
Crankshafts were threaded to accommodate a variety of utility drive units.
Pistons on industrial models had three 2.5 mm rings. The recoil housing was flat but did not say JLO until 1967, instead having a row of cooling windows on the front edge of the face.
The pawl and friction plate assembly was more oblong than round like the latter style and the starter cone was shorter.
The magneto ignition put out 12 volts and 40 watts to power lights and accessories. There was no timing advance.
Industrial motors were warranted for one year. Horsepower and features on these models remained nearly identical into the seventies.
Vehicle motors were a different story. Warranties were lowered to 90 days and voided for racing. Snowmobile factories could see the potential for a large displacement, high compression engine and the scramble to develop more horsepower was on.
Changes in porting, compression and carburation increased rpm and enabled the 372L to make significant gains in horsepower, explaining why horsepower and rpm ratings were dropped from the identification tag.
(Continued in the next installment.)
Remember those old yellow Ski-Doo snowmobiles from the 1960s with the black stripe around the hood? You know -like the one Ralph Plaisted rode to the North Pole and Steve Ave won the Eagle River World Championships with? The kind that Grandpa had, or the one you took your very first ride on?
In 2009, the little yellow machine that made winter fun will celebrate an historic milestone. The light and maneuverable snowmobile invented by Joseph Armand Bombardier turns 50 years old.
His patented rubber sprocket, coupled with an endless rubber belt, provided the essential components in an amazing story of success, and became the enduring logo of L'Auto-Neige Bombardier, maker of tracked transport vehicles.
Bombardier's dream of producing a single person vehicle was held in check by motor size. He built a prototype in 1949. utilizing his own engine design. It was too expensive to produce.
The power problem was solved in the late 1950s with the availability of the Kohler four-stroke single-cylinder engine. More prototypes were constructed, and in 1959 the yellow, tin cab Ski Dog was introduced to the world.
The little machines became immensely popular, and production numbers soared to 5,000-plus by 1963, a year of transition.
Tin cabs were replaced by Fiberglass. The twin track, single Ski RD8, forerunner to the Alpine, was introduced. Rotax two-cycle engines became exclusive, and the tiny, 148cc lost Rotax appeared and disappeared. Kohler engine options remained available by dealer or distributor.
Model names were first used in 1965.
The 165cc chalet had a short run, but the Alpine and Olympic would become standards for years. The Canadian Postal Service even issued a commemorative stamp when the Olympic name was retired in 1979!
The largest selling brand in North America, Ski-Doo became synonymous with snowmobile. Whatever brand you rode, you were "Ski Dooing."
This popularity did not occur by accident. It was the result of an excellent marketing scheme. An advertising budget of $32.000 in 1964 expanded to $5 million by 1970. Eighteen North American distributors and 2,000 dealers provided sales and service.
Yellow was the trademark color. The first departure was the Nordic in 1972, with a black hood and yellow side panels. Imagine the chagrin of purists as the 1973 TNT Silver Bullet was introduced, having only a tiny strip of yellow on the side of the hood!
Much was done to keep Bombardier in the public eye. Plaisted's North Pole expeditions were sponsored by Ski-Doo. Dollars were pumped into a highly successful racing campaign, developing TNT, Blizzard, and other performance machines. Ave, Ferland, Duhamel and Karpik were winners on the race track as well as in advertising.
Joseph Armand Bombardier died in 1964, leaving the company to son Germain. While reluctant to remove funds from the industrial side of the corporation to finance the recreational side, his 1966 successor and brother-in-law, Laurent Beaudoin, was not.
In 1969, Bombardier purchased plastic parts manufacturer Les Plastiques La Salle, and Roski Ltee., a fiberglass company. Soon was added a foam seat facility, a chrome plating enterprise, and even a textile manufacturer to produce their own clothing!
In 1970, they purchased Lohnerwerke Gmb H of Vienna, Austria, to obtain their subsidiary, Rotax. Another plant was secured by buying Moto Ski in 1971.
Producing 210,000 units and owning nearly 40 percent of the market, 90 percent of the corporation's profits came from Ski-Doo snowmobiles by the early 1970s.
Low snow winters and the 1973 OPEC oil embargo put a death grip on the industry. Bombardier, also in financial straits, survived by entering other markets. Diversifying enabled the struggling company to become a global giant in aerospace and rail manufacture.
Bombardier produced their one millionth snowmobile in 1974, a TNT Everest.
They very nearly acquired Polaris Industries in 1980, the sale blocked by U.S. Anti-trust authorities.
A 1994 Summit was then" two millionth snowmobile.
Many years after Outboard Marine Corporation attempted to buy out Bombardier in the 1960s, their Johnson and Evinrude engine division was obtained in 2001.
Elan, 12/3, Alpine, Olympic, TNT and Blizzard are names belonging to a glorious past, and will long be remembered and revered by the Ski-Doo faithful.
The little yellow machine that could become the little yellow machine that did, and in a resounding manner.
Happy 50th birthday, Ski-Doo!
Reprinted with permission from Iron Dogs Tracks, the official newsletter of the Antique Snowmobile Club Of America.
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Event Details Event Date: 2011-06-01Event Location: Milbank,SDEvent DescriptionJoin us June 1st and 2nd at Lake Farley Park in Milbank, SD for our annual show. We will be judging on Saturday for awards in classes including Antique and Vintage Sleds, Customs, Cutters, Raced Sleds, Mini Bikes Peoples Choice and Longest distance traveled to attend our show. There will be a silent auction Saturday morning with proceeds going towards the show so bring any items you would like to donate. The Swap meet will be going both Friday and Saturday. Camping is available on site Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, the city has added a few full hookup camp sites which will be available. Saturday night we will again be having an awards banquet with a meal. Food Concessions Available Friday and Saturday.
Imagine walking through a park path lined with show sleds and swap items, stopping to chat with old friends and even taking time to make some new ones. This is a family friendly event, so bring the wife, kids and even the dog (on a leash) and you'll be glad you came!
For more information about the event contact:
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May 27...The first summer show hits the ground running. Time to dust off the sleds, wander through the swap looking for hidden treasures. The Classic Sled roundup is a great spot to meet friends old and new, and a perfect excuse to ignore the yard work for a weekend.
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Mukhwas is a colorful Indian after-meal snack or digestive aid. It also freshens breath. It can be made of various seeds and nuts, but often found with fennel seeds, anise seeds, coconut, and sesame seeds. They are sweet in flavor and highly aromatic due to added sugar and the addition of various essential oils, including peppermint oil. The seeds can be savory or sweet-coated in sugar and brightly colored. Plain water drunk after chewing and consuming the fennel seeds contained therein tastes extremely sweet.[citation needed]
Occasionally, this is eaten for medicinal purposes.[citation needed]
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