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Books | The U.S. library establishment is ideologically committed to providing inappropriate material to children, but citizens are not powerless to stop it
It's a scene lodged in collective memory: afternoons at the neighborhood library. Grandparents remember checking out stacks of picture books with sturdy bindings and smudged pages, working up to Betsy-Tacy and Hardy Boys novels. Add a few banks of computer screens, and the library looks much the same today, with its comfy chairs and cheery Kid Zones.
But picture a mom who has dropped off her kids at the sparkling new branch while she runs to the mall for two hours of shopping. On her return, while waiting for her children to use up their allotted computer time, she pages through the books her 12-year-old has already checked out. Some shocking words jump out from the text: Can you say that, in a children's book? Another novel falls open to a scene of teenagers exploring sex for the first time. And this book on art photography is more graphic than an R-rated movie! What were they thinking at the checkout desk?
And she thought the library was safe. What happened?
The American Library Association, chartered in Philadelphia in 1876, began with a modest aim: "to enable librarians to do their present work more easily and at less expense." At that time the organization held firmly to middle-class values. Arthur Bostwick, elected president of the ALA in 1908, proudly stated in his inaugural address that, even though sin-glorifying books might tempt the general public, "Thank heaven they do not tempt the librarian."
What did tempt the librarian was political ideology. In 1938, while Nazi book bonfires were burning in Germany and The Grapes of Wrath was outraging readers in the United States, Forrest Spaulding, director of the Des Moines Public Library, wrote a list of anti-censorship principles. These became the "Library Bill of Rights," adopted by the ALA the following year. Though only one page long, it's a formidable document: It has undergone five revisions and acquired its own interpretative adjunct—the Office of Intellectual Freedom—and its own legal arm, the Freedom to Read Foundation. The ALA in 1967 added one little word to Article V ("A person's right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, background, or views"). That word, inserted between origin and background, was age.
There's the rub: the public library's long-standing association with children. It's where big-city immigrant kids learned about America and small-town American kids broadened their horizons. As children's publishing carved a bigger slice of book sales, libraries created larger children's sections. The ALA's Newbery Medal, established in 1921, was the first children's book award in the world.
When the exploding social mores of the '60s and '70s introduced themes of sex, suicide, and substance abuse to the juvenile stacks, parents suited up for action—only to find the ALA already armed with Article V and the intellectual muscle to enforce it. But enforce what, exactly—and how? The Library Bill of Rights has no power of law, and the ALA itself is only a professional organization with voluntary membership. Nevertheless, many individual librarians, especially those who are conservative Christians, believe it favors social activism over community standards.
For example, the expansion of computer access in public libraries led to CIPA, the Children's Internet Protection Act: Bill Clinton signed it into law in 2000. CIPA requires schools and public libraries receiving government funds to block pornographic internet sites on their public-use computers. When the ALA (along with the ACLU) challenged CIPA, a 2003 Supreme Court decision upheld the constitutionality of the law. But blocking software can be disabled upon an adult patron's request, leading to reported incidents of pornography being visible "over the shoulder."
The bestseller status of Fifty Shades of Grey bumped "intellectual freedom" to a new level. The three-volume series about a sadomasochistic affair is soft-core porn, of the sort that public libraries have traditionally eschewed. But as sales figures zoomed into the stratosphere, libraries gained notoriety for not buying the books.
When the Brevard County, Fla., library system removed its copies, the National Coalition against Censorship (which includes the ALA) went into action with a strongly worded letter to the Brevard County Library Board. Strong words had their effect, and Fifty Shades returned to the shelves. In Maryland's Harford County, the director's decision not to purchase the trilogy stirred a firestorm of criticism on library websites, but she stood her ground—in part. Fifty Shades remained unordered in print form, but the electronic version is available, which might be even more of a temptation to a 12-year-old who can quietly download it to her Kindle.
That takes us back to the concerned mother flipping through her preteen's reading stack at the local branch. She marches to the circulation desk with three books in hand and makes a complaint. A librarian hands her a form: "Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials." Besides identifying the objectionable materials and specifying her concerns, the form asks, "Can you suggest other material to take its place?" (That question seems beside the point, and according to Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries.org, it is: "It makes the process personal—puts you [the patron] on the spot, makes you look like an idiot.")
What happens after she turns in the form? Lisa Sampey, Collection Services Manager for the Greene County (Mo.) library system, says the staff reviews all requests and recommends one of three actions: (1) removing the item, (2) moving it to a different location, or (3) retaining it. No. 3 is by far the most common. Occasionally librarians move items—from the children's to young adults' section, for example. But they almost never remove them. "Strategies and Tips for Dealing with Challenges to Library Materials," a handbook on the ALA website, includes no guidelines for determining whether materials are inappropriate, only talking points to deflect objections.
What if a young teen brought Fifty Shades of Grey to the checkout desk—wouldn't the librarian be obliged to set it aside tactfully? At Greene County, they leave that up to the parents. That's also policy at the neighboring, and much smaller, Polk County library, although if checkout personnel know the family, they might say something. In loco parentis (in place of the parent) is another traditional principle that conflicts with the ALA's commitment to intellectual freedom.
Why not tag books with a content label, like the MPAA rating for movies? The ALA's "Statement on Labeling" claims that would be "an attempt to prejudice attitudes and as such, it is a censor's tool." The Statement also takes on groups or individuals who offer to set criteria for evaluating content: "Injustice and ignorance rather than justice and enlightenment result from such practices, and the American Library Association opposes the establishment of such criteria."
At this point, concerned parents are likely to throw up their hands in dismay. What can they do?
Dan Kleinman says, "Get informed, get ready for long-term attacks, rely on legal precedent, get organized in educating people, then make a stand." When it comes to adding materials (as opposed to removing them), Christian have a say, even in larger systems where the main branch does all the ordering. Lisa Sampey estimates that Greene County acquires about 95 percent of materials requested by patrons.
Betsy Farquhar, online book reviewer, Library Science student, and homeschool mom, recommends "positive library activism": "There's a heavy emphasis these days on the 'user' and the 'user community.' The homeschool community is talked about fairly respectfully in some circles because they tend to be 'heavy users.'" Besides requesting books, Betsy repeatedly checks out wholesome titles to bump up their status in library records: Books that circulate remain in the collection, even if they're anything but PC.
Public libraries need funding, and they justify funding by usage. Building rapport with the local librarians, suggesting positive additions to the collection, and supporting worthwhile material are all ways to tug the local library in a more family-friendly direction.


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As I said before, my canvas is a topographical map I am working on, which is, at this stage, detailed only for one continent. That is the continent I am working on, it's called Palamb (and there is one very large country in it also called Palamb).
The first step is to have a regional/continental map which is clear of all clutter but shows the physical geography. This map needs to have latitude lines, preferably (or at least) the equator, the 30º and the 60º lines. I got my whole world map onto g.projector and then tried a few projections. My choice went to Hammer projection. It shows a relatively large portion of the map, in places emphasis on the center of it and visually it keeps an idea of the planet as a sphere.
So I exported my base-map-to-be from g.projector with this end result:
You will see in the next post it is important to show not only where land ends but also where the continental plateau ends. Those boundaries between shallow waters and the deep ocean are very important for currents, and oceanic currents very important for climate, so go through the trouble of setting them, please. On my map, that is the light blue around the continents.
As you can see, the latitude lines are visible, there is ample space for scribbling on top of it all and it gives the viewer a clear view from equator to poles. Task #1 is done.

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Team Awards Announced At ISU Gymnastics Banquet
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State gymnastics team announced its 2013 season awards at its end-of-the-year banquet with sophomore Caitlin Brown earning the top honor at the event.
Brown was named Iowa State's Janet Anson 'Key' Gymnast of the Year. The Apple Valley, Minn., native registered new career highs on bars (9.725), beam (9.875), floor (9.875) and the all-around (38.875) in 2013. Brown was named to the All-Big 12 Championship Team after placing third on beam at this season's league meet.
Senior Elizabeth Stranahan earned Iowa State's Most Improved Gymnast Award. Stranahan made her collegiate debut on beam, vault and the all-around in her final campaign at Iowa State. Stranahan's 39.175 all-around score at the Big 12 Championship was the highest by a Cyclone on the event in 2013. The Atlanta, Ga., native was named to the All-Big 12 Championship Team after placing third in the all-around at the league meet.
Sammie Pearsall was named the freshman of the year. The La Grange, Ill., native was consistently solid on beam and floor for the Cyclones in 2013 and appeared on both events at every meet. Pearsall scored as high as 9.875 on beam and 9.750 on floor.
The team's Rock Award went to Michelle Shealy for being the most consistent performer in 2013. Shealy ended her season by tying for fifth on beam at the NCAA Championships and earning All-America First-Team honors.
Junior Milan Ivory earned the Comeback Award. The Marietta, Ga., native competed for the Cyclones after missing a bulk of her freshman and sophomore seasons due to injury. Ivory earned All-Big 12 Championship Team honors after placing third on vault with a career-best 9.875 effort at the league meet. Ivory's vault score was ISU's highest on the apparatus and she tied Henrietta Green for the team's top mark on floor (9.875).
Junior Camille Santerre-Gervais and Michelle Shealy shared the team's Sky High Award that goes to the gymnast(s) that register that highest mark on any event. Santerre-Gervais (bars) and Shealy (beam) both registered 9.900 scores during the 2013 campaign. Santerre-Gervais scored 9.900 on bars at the Big 12 Championship and Shealy's 9.900 beam performance came at the NCAA Championships.


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Donna Palmer is out shopping for a new car.
She's ready to replace her 16-year-old pickup.
At Liberty Ford in Parma Heights, they ask "Have you driven a Ford lately?"
After last month, more drivers are saying yes.
The August national sales numbers were the best in five years -- 1.5 million vehicles sold, and that is up 17 percent from the previous August.
More jobs and more confidence mean more sales.
But now that car sales are revving up, will the deals go away soon?
Liberty General Manager Michael Herrick says no.
He says carmakers tend to keep rates low so they can keep moving inventory.
He says rates tend to go up when they're not selling to make up for it.
The car industry hopes this is more than a spike. They'd like it to be a trend.
This is the same industry that hit the brakes on job growth five years ago.
Since 2008, GM has lost 31,000 American workers, not to mention 18,000 at Chrysler and 42,000 at Ford.
And because of shoppers like Donna, here at Liberty you can find cars, trucks and a job.
Herrick says he is hiring more salespeople.


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Video: Sky 9: Man Rescued From Car Stuck In High Water
DARNESTOWN, Md. (WUSA) -- Maryland firefighters were busy with water rescues on Thursday morning.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue firefighters pulled a man from his car on Riffle Ford Road in Gaithersburg, Md. after it was submerged in high water. See video from the rescue attached to this story.
Officials responded to another water rescue at 1899 Brighton Dam Road at New Hampshire Ave. in Darnestown, Md.
In Brookeville, a man was rescued from his car after it became stuck in high water early Thursday morning. Assistant Chief Scott Graham says the man called for help from his car after his engine stalled in high water. His vehicle became stuck on a one lane bridge as water began to rise on Gold Mine Road at Chandlee Mill Road. Officials say they brought the man out by boat a short time after rescuers arrived on scene.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue have handled approximately eight water rescues Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
In Anne Arundel County, two drivers from two cars were removed from their cars in high water in the area of Brock Ridge Road and Whiskey Bottom Road. Both drivers were walked out by fire rescue personnel and were uninjured. Officials say that both drivers drove around barricades.
Anne Arundel County fire authorities also say someone was rescued at Hammonds Ferry Road and I-695 in the Linthicum area at approximately 7 a.m. The person was walked out, and again, not injured. In this case, the driver also drove around a barricade. The road is closed.
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Have you been waiting to print your banner out at the Library? Good news then! We retired our small banner printer and brought in this much larger version. You can print banners up to 42 inches wide by however many feet long.
To get started, you can email your PDF file to email@example.com. Your file needs to be the same size as the actual print. For example, if you want to print a 2' x 3' poster, your file size should also be 2' x 3.' Please give us twenty-four hours notice if you wish to print via sending an email. Otherwise, please see the Help Desk on the Lower Level in the computer lab.
To print on matte (not shiny) paper, the cost is $6/sq ft. Glossy paper costs $7/sq ft.


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I'm sure there is a "zm" command I need to run to set the new target, but I cant find it anywhere, please can some one help ? Just to let you know I'll be setting the path to a directory with is using autofs to save it to my SAN, so it is backed up on the RAID system.


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(DETROIT FREE PRESS) - Detroit Cass Tech quarterback Jayru Campbell is no longer heading to Michigan State.
"I would say I have opened up the recruiting process again and decommitted from Michigan State," Campbell said in an interview with Detroit's WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) that aired late Monday night. "I'm just trying to enjoy the recruitment process for my last year in high school."
Campbell, a 2015 recruit who will be a senior in the fall, made a verbal commitment in August to play for MSU. That was before he was arrested for body slamming a 23-year-old Cass Tech security officer in January. The incident was caught on video and widely circulated.
He was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, a felony, and aggravated assault, a misdemeanor. He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor in a plea deal struck last month, and the felony charge was dismissed.
Campbell, who told WXYZ he has been taking anger management classes on Saturdays, was sentenced to 60 days in jail, probation and community service last month for the assault that occurred in a school hallway. He must turn himself in July 28, which gives him time to complete summer school. Then he will begin serving the final 57 days of his sentence — he was credited with three days spent in custody — in the Wayne County Jail.
Campbell's decommitment from MSU is not a surprise. At least two major recruiting websites — Rivals.com and Scout.com — have not listed him as a commitment for some weeks. Plus, in April, the Spartans added another quarterback to next year's recruiting class when Brian Lewerke of Phoenix verbally committed.
MSU coaches cannot comment on recruits until they have signed national letters of intent.
WXYZ reported that Cass Tech football coach Thomas Wilcher told the station that Campbell was now considering Cincinnati, Miami (Fla.) and LSU. According to rivals.com, he also has scholarship offers from Alabama, Notre Dame and Wisconsin.
"I'm not a thug," Campbell told WXYZ. "I would not consider myself as a criminal. I would consider myself as a natural-born leader and someone that likes to help others.
"I have apologized to him (the security officer) in the court room, in front of the cameras and, you know, once again I hope that he forgives me and one day finds it in his heart to forgive me. I just want to say I apologize again."
Campbell said he now realizes the severity of the situation.
"I've learned from this situation," he said. "I've moved on from it. I would definitely say everybody deserves a second chance. These last six months I've never prayed so much and God really showed me a lot of answers.
"I've just learned violence is not the answer. There's different ways you can solve a problem."


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Despite Progress Overall, Economic Quagmire Deepens for Blacks
About a week ago, Ernest, a 40-year-old husband and father of two girls, lost his job. For three years, the Baltimore man, who has a degree in accounting and years of experience, said he worked in a series of menial, part-time jobs because he could not find employment in his field.
About a month ago, he left his janitorial job for an office position that promised upward mobility, permanency and the ever-important benefits. But the light at the end of the tunnel turned out to be a train. The company that just hired him hit a rough patch and had to let him go.
Now, he is on the unemployment rolls again, and he and his family are living in a transitional housing facility operated by the nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore.
"As a man it hurts. I want to be provider. I want my family to have the best. I don't want to depend on the government or anyone for assistance," said the African-American man, who asked not to be identified by his last name. "I want a 401 (k), I want a pension plan, I want a health insurance plan, I want to pay my bills and take care of my family. [But] I've been having a hard time finding permanent employment."
Sadly, Ernest's story of unemployment, homelessness and poverty is becoming all too familiar, as reflected by a recently released U.S. Census Bureau survey on poverty, incomes and health insurance that bears witness to the ongoing toll of the Great Recession on American families.
"It's not a positive report," said Elise Gould, economist and director of health care research at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. "All the trends in the data have been pretty flat. Incomes have not increased. The poverty rate has been pretty much the same the past couple of years. [And] it's not a good place for it to settle because it is relatively high and that's a sign that the recession has had a devastating impact."
"The only group that has seen a return to some type of normalcy is the top 5 percent of Americans," she added. "[But] economic growth that does not reach the vast majority of Americans is not real economic growth."
In 2012, median household income in the U.S. was $51,017, an $83 decline from 2011 and an 8.3 percent decline from 2007, the year before the recession. This followed two consecutive annual declines, according to the bureau's Current Population Survey.
Similarly, changes in the poverty rate were not statistically different for the second straight year. About 46.5 million people lived below the poverty line in 2012, representing 15 percent of the population—a 2.5 percentage increase from 2007.
When those numbers are categorized by race and ethnicity, the outlook becomes even grimmer, with African Americans continuing to exist in the lowest economic stratum.
"Consistent with other years, poverty rates are higher and median incomes are lower than other groups," said Trudi Renwich, chief of poverty statistics at the U.S. Census Bureau.
Over the 12-year period from 2000 to 2012, Blacks' incomes plummeted 15.8 percent, while Whites' incomes dropped by 6.3 percent.
In 2012, Black households had a medium income of $33,321 compared to $39,005 for Hispanic households, $57,009 for White households and $68,636 for Asian households. Not surprisingly, then, a higher percentage of Blacks—27.2 percent or 10.9 million people—lived in poverty, compared to 25.9 percent of Hispanics, 11.7 percent of Asians, and 9.7 percent of Whites.
Gould, the economist, called the disparities "astounding."
Sadly, however, the deep economic chasm separating the races in the U.S. has existed for a long time, said Hilary Shelton, chief of the NAACP's Washington Bureau and the organization's senior vice president for advocacy and policy.
"The real sad thing is that these numbers have not changed that much. It is very disturbing to see these persistent disparities in income and poverty for African Americans," Shelton told the AFRO.
In Black meccas such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the trend bore out.
In Baltimore, the median income for African Americans was $30,511—a 14 percent decline from 2007—30.4 percent lived in poverty and 12.4 percent were unemployed.
In Washington, D.C., the trend among the general populace was good—it experienced one of the largest increases (23.3 percent) in median household income from 2000 to 2012, going from $53,995 to $66,583. But among the city's Black residents, circumstances are bleaker. The median income of Black households dropped by 2 percent from $39,772 to $39,139 between 2007 and 2012. And, poverty rose from 22.7 to 25.7 percent.
Contrastingly, in Prince George's County, Md., African-American poverty rates were relatively low, said the Census Bureau's Renwich. Poverty rates among Blacks in that county rose from 8.2 percent in 2007 to 9.6 percent in 2012.
Shelton said the figures are not surprising since Blacks lost 50 percent of their wealth during the foreclosure epidemic and have unemployment rates that are twice that of Whites.
"It is this reality that weighs very heavily on the NAACP's public policy agenda," the activist said. "We're fighting for programs that help people at their worst levels. The challenges of working class people in America are worse than ever before."
But lawmakers—particularly Republicans on Capitol Hill—seem to lack the political will to serve the needs of the American people, Shelton added.
"What this report is clearly reflective of is a lack of policies to address the crucial concerns of real American people," he said. "Too many [legislators] are focused on the next election rather than ensuring Americans have their next meal."
For example, Shelton criticized House Republicans for their dogged attempts to repeal President Obama's Affordable Care Act, even though it may have contributed to the slight bump in Americans that have health insurance, as the Census statistics showed. He also decried the inattention shown to the American Jobs Act, legislation that has been languishing in Congress for the past couple of years.
Gould, the EPI economist, also disparaged House Republicans' recent vote to reduce the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by 5 percent, or $4 billion a year. Food stamps are used by more than 1 in 7 Americans.
"It is criminal to cut back on food stamps, especially in light of this report," Gould said.
"The idea of starving the government (cutting back on its spending) is the absolutely wrong direction for the country," she added. Instead, there should be another stimulus "to create more jobs to ensure people at the middle and the bottom have more money in their pockets to spend and stimulate the economy."
Given the continued acrimony and partisanship in Washington, however, Gould said she is not hopeful of a quick change in the nation's economic forecast.
"I'm not optimistic," she said. "In terms of poverty and income we have a long way to go in terms of getting back to a place where incomes are being evenly distributed across all groups."
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If you have diabetes and are trying to control your weight and blood sugar levels, sugar substitutes can help satisfy your sweet tooth, without potentially harmful sugar or carbohydrates.
Sugar substitutes can sweeten without adding calories because they offer a concentrated dose of sweetness and are generally calorie-free. Plus, the body does not fully absorb artificial sweeteners, so the few calories they may contain do not affect blood sugar levels. These factors make artificial sweeteners ideal for use in a diabetes management plan.
Sugar Substitutes in the Diabetes Diet
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved six sugar substitutes for use: sucralose, saccharin, stevia, aspartame, neotame, and acesulfame potassium. Out of these six, three are widespread — saccharin, aspartame, and sucralose — while the newest sweetener, stevia, is rapidly gaining in popularity.
Here's a look at popular sweeteners and what they mean for your diet.
Saccharin. This is the granddaddy of artificial sweeteners, first developed in 1879. It's sold under the brand name Sweet'N Low and is 200 to 700 times sweeter than sugar. Many diet colas and other diet foods contain saccharin. It also is sold in packets for sweetening individual meals and in bulk for use in cooking.
Safety: A 1970 study associated saccharin with bladder tumor growth in rats, so an eat-at-your-own-risk warning was added to its packaging. But the National Cancer Institute and FDA have since concluded that saccharin does not pose a risk for bladder cancer in humans, so it is considered a safe sugar substitute for type 1 and type 2 diabetes diets. Experts still recommend that pregnant women avoid saccharin.
- Aspartame.This sweetener is sold under the brand names Equal and NutraSweet and is 180 to 200 times sweeter than sugar. It is sold in packet and bulk form, but is not considered as useful in cooking because high heat reduces its sweetness.
Safety: Although many anecdotal reports have linked aspartame to health conditions ranging from depression and headache to cancer, researchers have not found that the sweetener poses any health risk to people. The American Medical Association, American Diabetes Association, and the FDA have all come down in support of aspartame's safety, and it can be used by people with any of the three types of diabetes. However, people with a disorder called phenylketonuria (PKU) should avoid it.
Sucralose. Sold under the brand name Splenda, this artificial sweetener is 600 times sweeter than sugar and is very useful in baking because granulated Splenda can be directly substituted for sugar in recipes.
Safety: Because sucralose is newer, there are fewer long-range studies available regarding its safety. That said, it has FDA approval and is accepted by the American Diabetes Association for use by all three types of diabetics.
Acesulfame K (Sunett, Sweet One). This sweetener, which can be used for baking, can be found in many packaged goods and is 200 times sweeter than sugar.
Safety: More than 90 studies showed acesulfame to be safe.
Neotame: This recently approved sweetener is about 8,000 times sweeter than sugar. It's closely related to aspartame, but not yet widely used in the United States.
Safety: Although derived from aspartame, a chemical change makes this sweetener safe for those with PKU.
Stevia: Sold as Truvia, PureVia, SweetLeaf, and Stevia in the Raw, the stevia plant is the basis of this all-natural sweetener, which is 250 to 300 times sweeter than sugar.
Safety: In 2008, the FDA approved the purified part of the stevia leaf, known as rebaudioside A, for use as an additive in American food products. This form of stevia also is reported to have less of an aftertaste.
Sugar alcohols, which are reduced-calorie sweeteners that have fewer calories than sugar and less of an effect on blood sugar, can also be used to sweeten sugar-free or "no sugar added" foods. The ADA approves the use of products sweetened with sugar alcohols for people with diabetes, but recommends that they be consumed in moderation.
Natural sweeteners, such as agave nectar and honey, are still as calorie-dense as sugar, but can be safe for diabetics in moderation.
Sugar Substitute Alternatives
If you don't want to use sugar but are worried about the safety of artificial sweeteners, there are ways to get by without them:
- Skip diet sodas in favor of flavored seltzer water.
- Use naturally sweet substitutes, such as blueberries instead of brown sugar on your morning oatmeal.
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The following are arrests and citations recently issued in Craven County:
New Bern Police Department:
Shelby Dawn Wright, 21, 4902 Hermitage Road, Trent Woods, Jan. 3, driving while license revoked. Officer: K.M. Hurley Jr.
Havelock Police Department:
Uriah Aaron Zenus, 36, 4960 Adams Creek Road, Havelock, Jan. 3, assault on a female, misdemeanor child abuse, resisting public officer, intoxicated and disruptive. Officer: D. Chamberlain.
Franklin Adkins Jr., 20, 101 Glen Drive, Havelock, Dec. 31, breaking and/or entering, larceny after breaking and entering. Officer: C. Morning.
Michael Farley, 39, 411 Miller Blvd., Havelock, Dec. 26, disorderly conduct, simple assault.
Nicholas Pierce, 16, 133 Chatham Pass, New Bern, Dec. 21, injury to personal property (willful and wanton).
Alex Rodriguez, 17, 108 Jubilee Place, New Bern, Dec. 21, injury to personal property (willful and wanton).
Nicholas Stillwell, 17, 104 Faldo Lane, New Bern, Dec. 21, injury to personal property (willful and wanton).
Stanley Parker III, 24, 128 Lynn Wayne Circle, Havelock, Dec. 20, selling or delivering a schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a schedule II controlled substance. Officer: B. Edwards.
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Ian Samone McClenny, 25, 101 Morning Star Drive, Dec. 25, driving while license revoked. Deputy: C.P. Desmarais.
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A quick glance of selections from upcoming Breeders' Cup
Published: Sunday, October 27, 2013 at 6:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 28, 2013 at 12:10 a.m.
With the Breeders' Cup just five days away, here are my selections for all 14 races to be contested Friday and Saturday. Remember, my selections were made without the important post position information, which will not be available until later today.
Marathon: This is a very lukewarm selection at a distance (1 ¾ miles) well beyond the capability of most American horses, but Indiana Jones was still running at the end of a 1 ½-mile, grade-three race. Can't count anybody out of this mysterious event.
Juvenile Turf: When on the turf in California or anywhere in this country, look for the European horses. Giovanni Boldini and Outstrip look best. Their major liability is having not run around two turns. Bobbie's Kitten has.
Dirt Mile: Trainer Todd Pletcher's pair — Verrazano and Graydar will take a lot of money and are live contenders din a race with an extremely fast pace possible. To get a price, look to Brujo de Olleros and Goldencents.
Juvenile Fillies Turf: Once again, on the green look to the Euros to find the green. Al Thakhira, Chriselliam and Vorda appear best, but they have to handle the turns. Clenor doesn't look as good but beat locals three times. In Europe, horses don't race on ovals similar to American racetracks. Running the tight turns of American racetracks can be a problem for European invaders.
Distaff: Sorry! All I can offer here is chalk — Royal Delta and Princess of Sylmar. That wraps up Friday's Breeders' Cup races.
Moving on to Saturday's nine races.
Juvenile Fillies: Artemis Agrotera looks tough here. Florida-bred Scandalous Act will run a lot better than her odds. Sweet Reason will be gaining.
Filly & Mare Turf: Usually this is a very competitive race, but this year, I can't take my eyes off Dank.
Filly & Mare Sprint: Ismene's speed could surprise well regarded closers such as Book Review and Dance Card. This is definitely a longshot selection.
Turf Sprint: It would be Mizdirection to argue against perfection--six for six at Santa Anita and five for five at this distance and the defending winner of last year's race. The price will be short. Upset chances come from Obviously, Reneesgotzip and Unbridle's Note.
Breeders' Cup Juvenile: This is an east-west show down between Havana and Tap It Rich. Once again, I have to confess to very chalky selections.
Turf: Floridians have got to find a way to like Little Mike. This Florida-bred always surprises in the big races. The challenge will come from The Fugue.
Sprint: This is a wide open affair. The horses that ran well last year do not appear ready this year. Picking something out of the hat, I will take Florida-bred Bahamian Squall and Gentlemen's Bet.
Mile: Wise Dan has been the favorite 13 consecutive races. Saturday should only add to his string of favoritism. He will face a strong challenge from Magician, Olympic Glory and Toronado.
Classic: This looks like a wide open race with three Florida-breds appearing to have a good chance — Flat Out, Mucho Macho Man and Ron the Greek. Two graduates of Florida training programs also appear to be in with a chance--Palace Malice, broken at Niall Brennan's training center, and Will Take Charge, broken and trained by Niall's brother Ian at Stonestreet Training and Rehabilitation Center. I wouldn't take a short price.
The races are being run at Santa Anita. This is a track that is generally favorable for horses that run on or near the pace. The turf course is a little kinder to horses that come from behind, particularly at longer distances.
Post positions will be important also. The post positions will be drawn later today. In these races with big fields, many of which have ten to 14 horses, the outside horses are at risk of being caught wide on the turns.
Remember, a horseplayer doesn't need to win a lot of races.
The payoffs are generous because of the quality of the competition. The average win payoff is $23.31. The average exacta pays $237.07, and the average trifecta pays $2,445. May the horse be with you.
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BALTIMORE (WUSA9) -- Two died and four others were rescued after a 25-foot boat overturned near Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Md. on Saturday.
The Coast Guard and local authorities responded after a charter captain heard a radio call for assistance for the overturned boat at 8:30 a.m., the U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release.
The Coast Guard watchstanders said the captain received the call from a family member of one of the people aboard who got a call from her sibling saying "they were taking on water and then lost communications."
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Smells Like Teen Spirit
Full Circle
While working at the library the other day, a group of teens came in after school to do their homework. This particular day, I felt a strong sense of deja vu: standing before me was a kid in a Nirvana t-shirt with streaks of pink hair. It was kinda freaky, like I was looking at myself in the mirror in 1993. Granted, she had way better hair than I did back then, but wow, was I tempted to tell her all about going to see Nirvana live at the LA Forum when I was her age.
I restrained myself.
20 Years Later
It turns out this year marks the 20th anniversary of Nevermind, the album that hurled Nirvana into the spotlight. The Daily Show's Jon Stewart is going to host a special Nirvana reunion show on SiriusXM radio on September 24, and tons of people from celebrities like Joseph Gordon Levitt to reggae bands are offering Nirvana cover songs and Rolling Stone published a huge write-up about the history of the record and its new reissue coming out September 27.
Look Back
Why stop at Nevermind? Go back and listen to it all, from their first full-length, Bleach to their infamous set on MTV Unplugged.
- Bleach
- Incesticide
- In Utero
- Unplugged in New York
- From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
- With The Lights Out (box set)
- Live at Reading
In Bloom
Here's an old favorite: the music video for "In Bloom," directed by Kevin Kerslake. Trivia: The host at who introduces them is another '90s staple, the late Doug Llewelyn of The People's Court television show.
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Karen Choy was wildly obsessed with music as a teen. She still kinda is.


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Harrison Barnes due to announce on Nov. 12, 5:30, on ESPNU.
Not sure if that time is Central or not...
Uh-oh. Its judgement day.
Now will we have 4 years of what if threads?
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
Uh oh, I'd feel better about it if he was announcing on WOI...
Is the presser being held at Hilton? Or the new facility?
Originally Posted by brianhos
Now will we have 4 years of what if threads?
Like what if he would have gone to Duke instead?
Originally Posted by DaddyMac
Is the presser being held at Hilton? Or the new facility?
The meltdown on here is going to be fun to watch!
Thank god, I thought it would never end.
Originally Posted by isucyfan
Not sure if that time is Central or not...
If you got it from ESPN, it would be eastern time
So like after he puts on the Iowa State hat, what are we to speculate about then?
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The meltdown on here is going to be fun to watch!
What, are you a Iowa fan now?
Originally Posted by jaretac
If you got it from ESPN, it would be eastern time
It was from someone else's tweet on Twitter, so I'm not sure.
Coach K's?
In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection.
Originally Posted by jaretac
What, are you a Iowa fan now?
I'm an ISU fan first! I just enjoy the meltdown threads. IMO, not a single person should be expecting him to come to ISU at all. If he does, I'll be estatic, but I'm not expecting it at all!
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Kevin Owens vs Brock Lesnar
When Kevin Owens mentioned during interviews that he wanted to work a match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania, not a lot of people put stock in those words because it seemed extremely unlikely to happen. Well, reports have now surfaced that WWE is actually toying around with the idea for the match. It is being said that they have yet to discuss things with Lesnar yet.
December 3, 2015
Defending Roman Reigns
Reports have surfaced that many of the stars in WWE are rather upset with fans at the moment. They are upset that the vocal ones have successfully manage to rob Roman Reigns of his big opportunity at Wrestlemania. Many of them know just how difficult it can be to receive a push of those proportions, so they really feel for Reigns. In case you have not noticed, wrestlers have been rather defensive of him in interviews. This is why.
April 9, 2015
Roman Reigns interview
A video on YouTube of a segment from the latest episode of Smackdown where WWE interviews Roman Reigns about his upcoming title match against Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania.
February 28, 2015
Inducting Randy Savage
When WWE inducts Randy Savage into the Hall of Fame during Wrestlemania weekend, he will be going into there alone. Management was against the idea of inducting the entire Poffo family because they felt that it was more marketable this way. However, Savage's younger brother, Lanny Poffo, has been quite insistent during interviews that the Macho Man had refused entry unless his father and his brother were inducted as well.
January 14, 2015
Bryan vs Lesnar
During recent interviews to promote his return to WWE from a serious neck injury, Daniel Bryan has been openly discussing the dream match that he hopes will take place at Wrestlemania. The former world heavyweight champion stated that he would love to work a match against Brock Lesnar. He also stated that his desire is to win the Royal Rumble and challenge for the heavyweight championship at the biggest wrestling pay per view of the year.
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Evangelical support
Politics | A group of influential evangelical leaders and social conservatives endorses Rick Santorum
"Evangelical support" Continued...
COLUMBIA, S.C.-What do you get when evangelical leaders like Gary Bauer, James Dobson, Donald Wildmon, and other social conservatives huddle at a Texas retreat during the middle of the GOP presidential primary season? According to Bauer, there's one thing you won't get: "A stop-Romney meeting."
But if Saturday's meeting of nearly 150 evangelical leaders and social conservatives in Bernham, Texas, wasn't an effort to stop the former Massachusetts governor, it did become something else: an endorsement of Rick Santorum.
A week after Bauer endorsed former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania for the GOP nomination, evangelicals leaders at the meeting he helped organized did the same, throwing their support behind the socially conservative Catholic.
If any candidate, including Santorum, hopes to overtake current GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney in the South Carolina primary this coming Saturday, the moment is critical. Winning the widespread support of social conservatives could boost second-tier candidates in a race that's getting harder to win after Romney's victories in Iowa and New Hampshire.
By Monday, Real Clear Politics (RCP) reported Romney holding a nearly 8-point lead in the South Carolina race, though a Reuters poll put his lead at nearly 20 points. The Reuters poll also reported Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas tied for second place, while RCP had former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in second place. Whatever the pecking order, Romney's opponents are scrambling to gain enough conservative votes to catch the frontrunner they call a moderate.
Meanwhile, Romney could pick up some of Jon Huntsman's supporters in South Carolina. The former Utah governor, who polls showed was accounting for 5 percent of the South Carolina vote, withdrew from the race on Monday and endorsed Romney. (See "Huntsman out," by Edward Lee Pitts.)
Last Wednesday at a rally in Rock Hill, S.C.-just one day after placing fourth in the New Hampshire primary-Gingrich drew a stark line for South Carolina voters: "You're either going to center in and pick one conservative, or by default give a moderate the nomination."
It's unclear whether Santorum's fresh support from national evangelical leaders will help him gain ground on Romney in South Carolina. It's also unclear how hard Romney will fight for evangelical votes. With a comfortable lead and $19 million of campaign cash in hand (after raising $24 million in the last three months of 2011), the frontrunner may stick to his economic message while other candidates take on issues like abortion, marriage, and religious liberty.
If Romney does win the nomination, Bauer says he'll support him and encourage other evangelicals to do the same. He shares the sentiment that unites many across South Carolina, even if they support different GOP candidates: The one person they're determined to stop is President Barack Obama.
If Gingrich is a second-tier candidate, his events don't feel like second-tier affairs. Some 300 people battled rain and thick fog to pack a Rock Hill country club for last Wednesday's Gingrich rally at 9 a.m. on a weekday. As crowds filled a standing-room-only section near a huge American flag, a campaign staffer announced that Gingrich would arrive soon and stay late: "He'll stay here until he meets every single one of you."
That's part of a strategy that Gingrich adopted after his campaign nearly imploded last year. Staffers complained that the candidate didn't campaign enough. Now he typically speaks for 30 minutes, takes questions for 30 minutes, and then shakes hands until the last person leaves.
In a state where six-out-of-10 GOP voters identify as born-again Christians or evangelicals, Gingrich hit the right buttons: Before mentioning the economy, the former Georgia congressman talked about the challenge of "anti-Christian religious bigotry." He noted that Catholic Charities in Massachusetts ended its adoption services because it refused to follow a state law requiring the agency to help same-sex couples adopt. "We will not tolerate a speech dictatorship in this country," he said to cheers, and also insisted America should speak out for the religious liberty of persecuted Christians in places like Iraq, Egypt, and Nigeria.
A series of questions from the audience showed that economic issues were the dominant concern. Gingrich easily rattled off data about South Carolina manufacturing woes but said less about his brutal attacks on Romney's work as portfolio manager at Bain Capital. Gingrich had slammed Romney's work at the firm that included closing some companies, but the criticism backfired: Other GOP candidates, including Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul, defended Romney's work as part of free enterprise.
The most glaring target of the morning remained Obama and his policies, and the biggest applause line of the day came when Gingrich vowed to undo the president's healthcare legislation. But concerns about Gingrich's character and temperament aren't going away, so he prefers to talk about the importance of South Carolina's primary: "I believe the next 10 days [before the primary] are as important to American history as any other we've seen in American modern politics."
Romney set the stakes high, too: In his first appearance in South Carolina after winning the New Hampshire primary, the former governor last Wednesday told a crowd of about 300 people in Columbia that the presidential race was about preserving the soul of America. That mostly centered on controlling spiraling debt, managing the economy, and protecting national security-issues over which voters consistently express deep concern.
When it comes to social issues, Romney isn't as aggressive: Though he regularly answers debate questions by saying that he's pro-life and against same-sex marriage, he doesn't include those issues in stump speeches.
Mark DeMoss-an evangelical and an unpaid adviser to the Romney campaign-said the candidate hasn't focused on evangelical outreach during this primary season: "Gov. Romney has an outreach to America." (Curtis Loftis-the South Carolina state treasurer and chairman of Romney's campaign in the Palmetto State-says he's met with social conservatives to promote the candidate.)
For Romney volunteer Vicki Robbins, social issues are important, but economic woes dominate. As she distributed Romney stickers outside his campaign event, Robbins said she weighed all the candidates but liked Romney's business record and economic proposals. Most of all, she said she likes Romney for one central reason: "We need to beat Obama, and I believe he's the one who can do it."
That may be Romney's trump card. Polls show many Republican voters placing a high priority on nominating a candidate who can win the general election. And Romney's win in New Hampshire-a far less conservative state than South Carolina-suggests he could appeal to a broader base. The candidate gained voters across categories, including evangelicals: Romney took 31 percent of self-identified evangelicals, while Santorum won 23 percent. (Santorum easily won evangelical voters in Iowa.) Romney also took 33 percent of the independent vote, while second-place finisher Ron Paul took 30 percent.
But despite perceived electability, some undecided voters still have concerns. The formerly pro-abortion Romney emphasizes that he's now pro-life, but he still faces doubts from some voters. At the Gingrich rally earlier in the day, Lou Pantuosco said while he's most concerned about a candidate who could improve the country's manufacturing sector, he's also concerned about social issues like abortion and marriage. When it comes to Romney, the undecided voter feels unsure: "I guess that's what he believes. I just don't think he'd fight for it."
That may be Santorum's trump card. The former senator from Pennsylvania boasts a staunchly pro-life voting record and an unambiguous opposition to same-sex marriage. Though he doesn't lead with those issues, voters often ask him about them. The candidate faced a barrage of questions about gay marriage during his New Hampshire campaign and often endured jeers from crowds when he expressed opposition.
When a caller to a radio show told Santorum that the race didn't need "a Jesus candidate," the outspoken Catholic said he wouldn't mind being called that name: "We always need a Jesus candidate. I don't mean necessarily that we always need a Christian, but we need someone who believes in something more than themselves."
That theme ran through the candidate's speech during a rally just after Romney's event in Columbia. Santorum spoke mostly about the economy but also discussed American rights and where they come from: "They come from a loving God who gave us rights because we are made in His image." He later answered a question about abortion and same-sex marriage by saying, "All the other candidates have similar positions, but I'm told I'm the extremist candidate. Maybe it's because I'm the only one who talks about it. And maybe it seems like I mean it."
Santorum connects well with voters on emotional issues like pro-life concerns. He regularly tries to explain connections between economic and social issues, and to bring in historical perspective. That led to some of his answers to questions at the rally last Wednesday running long, with some audience members looking at their watches. For example, Santorum's answer to a question about balanced budgets led to a book recommendation about George Washington and a discussion of the British Empire.
When it comes to being competitive with Romney, Santorum supporter Bobby Scott thinks that his appeal to evangelicals will help: "If his message clicks with people, I think that's going to make the difference." But Santorum's critics charge that he voted for big government spending during his time as a senator, and they question whether his economic plans will bring about needed changes. The candidate counters that if his plans are more modest than the plans of his opponents, they are also more doable.
Though a last-minute push among evangelicals in Iowa may have helped Santorum nearly win that state, the endorsements came from local leaders. It's difficult to know if the recent support from national leaders would have the same effect.
One aspect is certain: Romney's competitors must find a way to distinguish themselves from each other in order to win, especially if Ron Paul picks up more support after his second-place finish in New Hampshire. A Romney win in South Carolina could pave the way for a Florida primary victory on Jan. 31, but a loss could pave the way for a very different primary season, said Clemson political scientist David Woodard: "Holy cow, we'd have a race on our hands."
Editor's note: This article is an updated version of a feature that appears in the Jan. 28, 2012, issue of WORLD Magazine.
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Answers to Nothing
|Release Date: December 02, 2011
|Running Time: 123 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
|Box Office: $22,029.00
|Genre: Drama, Mystery
Dane Cook
Elizabeth Mitchell
Julie Benz
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Summary:A disparate collection of Angelenos cross paths in a web of interlocking stories. Ryan and Kate, an unhappily married therapist and lawyer; Carter a school teacher by day, fantasy gamer by night; Allegra, a self-hating television writer; and Drew, a recovering addict, all yearn for something that seems just out of reach: a baby, a heroic adventure, true love, redemption. Their stories play out against a drumbeat of media reports about a desperate search for a missing child, reminding them each of the ineffable heartbreak and joy that punctuate everyday life.


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Not bad Seraphine. You may want to add another layer of color on those trees (perhaps some verdant green color set to multiply) so that you don't get the bright white reflection coming off them. Otherwise good job.
Here is a new map of a region for Cad Goleor. This is of Abhainnath, and functions as both a city, and the countryside surrounding it, so there are several settlements that fall under its sway.
This is a somewhat a-typical way of doing maps for me, and it was made largely following RobA's Tutorial Here.
The Forests were made following Gidde's Tutorial "Textured Forests in GIMP"
I have yet to add a "cartouche," legend, compass, or a scale bar. I am not sure that I will include all of these, but I will add at least some of them.
Not bad Seraphine. You may want to add another layer of color on those trees (perhaps some verdant green color set to multiply) so that you don't get the bright white reflection coming off them. Otherwise good job.
A noise layer (Filter -> Noise -> HSV Noise set at the defaults or tweaked to taste) set on overlay mode does wonders for the plastic look of the forest. I really need to add that step to that tutorial. Other than the step I didn't know enough at the time to put into the tut, it looks great
Nicely done. Something happened to your north-eastern river though... it is not as smooth as the others. Is that an artifact, or intentional, to show rapids or something of that kind?
Another point that incites my curiosity: what is the reason for that bend in the road south of Tobair Brigen? Is there something that prevented the people from simply going east to Sluisca?
I think the roughness is due at least in part to using a more extreme bump map. The purpose of that was to show elevation where the land met the water, indicating a cliff, rather than a smooth shoreline. I suppose I could have been more selective with it, and avoided collateral damage with the river
The road bends to find level ground. The hills it winds around are more gentle than the one Dun Gorm sits upon, for instance, but that is the reason for the curve.
Artifacts are side effects of the process/program you're using (i.e. the pixelation artifacts that arise from the compression on a jpg if it's set to high compression/low quality), rather than something that was an intentional effect you were going for (that may or may not have turned out the way you wanted it to be). Your theory of where the roughness came from suggests that it is indeed an artifact.
I wonder how hard it is to touch that up. I'll give it a shot. Worst thing that happens is I don't save my changes.


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This past June. I was fortunate to open up for my friends… Sage Francis, B-Dolan, and Free Moral Agents (Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta's Band) at the LI(F)E On The Road tour 2010 in Tempe, AZ. Shouts out to Big Texas Jess for co-sighning on the Mix too. I arranged a set I was very happy with and set out to try to get a good recording of the mix in hopes of Schmoozing Sir Sage Francis into making it an official download on his website StrangeFamousRecords.com. Well today my friends, I was successful! Sage Francis posted my Live Mix for free download on the front page of his website. So I ask you to please go there and leave a comment and let them know AZ appreciates the Love.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO – StrangeFamousRecords.com and download the Mix
Or get it here – DOWNLOAD LINK – http://www.mediafire.com/?2zjn2zoim5n (Mediafire)
.DJ Pickster One – Live on Sage Francis LI(F)E On The Road Tour – June 2010 by Strange Famous Records
Here is the tracklist of the mix:
1. Pickster One SFR Megamix Intro – (Cecil Otter – Duel)
2. Sage Francis – Midgets and Giants (Intro)
3. The Who – My Generation
4. Sleep – Comercial
5. Sage Francis – Gunz yo (Outro)
6. High Rankin – No Money For Guns
7. HavocNdeeD – Dopeman
8. NWA – Spoken Word
9. HavocNdeeD – Dopeman
10. Bassnectar – Basshead (Pickster One – Sage Francis Drop's Bass Edit)
11. Public Enemy – Terminator x To The Edge Of Panic
12. Boreta – Lobegrinder (Pickster One – Damage Edit)
13. Free Moral Agents – Dragon Prow
14. Free Moral Agents – Talk Show (Pickster One – Caribou Edit)
15. LCD Soundsystem – Losing My Edge
16. Look Daggers – New Wave Spazout
17. Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip – Stake A Claim
18. Inner Circle – Bad Boys (Theme From COPS)
19. Waylon Jennings – Dukes of Hazard (Illegal Good Old Boys)
20. Toki Wright – By The Time I Get To Arizona 2010 Reduex
21. Public Enemy – By The Time I Get To Arizona (DJ Spooky Remix)
22. Cecil Otter – Black Rose
23. B-Dolan – Survived Another Winter (Prolyphic Verse)
24. The Mars Volta – Son Et Lumiere (Crusher Sound System Edit)
25. 2mex – Once Again
26. Black Sabbath – War Pigs (Drums Of Death Remix)
27. Sage Francis – Mullet
28. Ice Cream Truck – Pickster One
29. Curtis Plum – Call My Cellphone
30. Bill Haley & His Comets – Happy Days Theme Song
31. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy
32. Incredible Bongo Band – Let There Be Drums
33. Buck 65 – Dang
34. The Fat Boys – The Human Beat Box
35. Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
36. Talking Heads – Naive Melody (2mex Remix)
37. Sage Frenchkiss – Ode To My Bitches
38. Dion and The Belmonts – Run Around Sue
39. The Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night (Pickster One Drum Edit)
40. Sage Francis – Sea Lion (Pickster One Youngsta & Seven Edit)
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featuring old Sage samples, skits, spoken word, and tracks from both the SFR roster and Sage's live backing band, Free Moral Agents, all mixed together
with a little of that Strange Famous humor we all know and love. Now you can check out the set in this free mp3! To hear more from Pickster,
please visit PicksterOne.com for over 20 hours of FREE downloadable music and mixes.
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When the custom electronics (CE) pros at Procom Enterprises in Chicago met with the owners of this 9,000-square-foot home, the couple already had years of experience with home electronics. The problem was, the security and intercom systems in their home weren't up to the standards of today's technologies. The systems were out of style, antiquated and unsophisticated—and Eleni and Dimitri Bousis knew it.
During their first meeting with Procom Enterprises, the Bousis family had one simple request that they thought would breathe new life into their home: add a few surveillance cameras to their existing Ademco security system. But when the Procom crew noticed old-style intercom boxes hanging on the walls, they suggested updating that system, too. While they were on the topic, they threw out a slew of other ideas: a whole-house audio/video system, dimmable lighting and a slick way to control anything electronic in the house—including the original security system. After learning that these systems would require no unsightly black boxes or unattractive keypads installed within the living areas of their classically designed home, the Bousises took the plunge.
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Back in the day, we had no choice but to record special events in our lives on videostape. But with VCRs gone the way of the dinosaur, those VHS memories are sadly left to collect dust in the back of a closet. Procom, a custom design and installation firm in Chicago, Ill., thinks that's a shame. As part of this home's extensive technology upgrade, the company transferred the homeowners' entire VHS movie collection to digital format and stored the DVDs on a new 400-disc Sony DVD Blu-ray changer. A backup copy is stored on the hard drive. The whole video collection, along with family photos, is tied to a Control4 audio/video distribution system, which means the family can view their movies from any of the seven TVs in their house.
The additions sounded fairly straightforward. It wasn't until Procom ran the first new line of high-speed cabling to the kitchen that the CE pros knew this would be one of the most challenging retrofit installations they had ever done. The RG-59 cabling that was already behind the walls wouldn't be able to handle any of the new high-tech additions, so Procom had to install a completely new 16,000-foot highway of wire—this time, Ethernet-style Category 5e, which would carry not only data for computer networking, but video, audio and control signals. The real problem, though, wasn't the amount of wire routed throughout the house, but in not disturbing the elaborate decor. The home afforded few areas where the Procom team could comfortably drill holes and fish wire. "We had to work around a lot of heirlooms, antiques and priceless collectibles, and since it was around the holidays, a slew of Christmas decorations," says Procom president Jacek Zaworski. To make matters worse, the basement was completely finished, which left only the attic and the garage as open cable paths. "In order to get cabling to the kitchen and living room, we had to first run the wiring through the garage or attic," says Zaworski. "Wiring this house would have been easy had we felt comfortable cutting into the walls, but we wanted to leave the house like we found it."
Well, not completely like they found it. With the wiring in place, and only a couple of holes in the walls to patch up, Procom removed all of the satellite receivers from their current locations and placed them in an equipment rack in a basement utility room. A 19-inch Samsung LCD TV was added to the kitchen, and round in-ceiling speakers were installed in several rooms—painted to match the ceiling, of course. Last but not least, the old, bulky intercom boxes were swapped for sleek intercom keypads from OnQ. It was one of the hardest replacements, says Zaworski, as the OnQ keypads are half the size of the original intercom stations. Some existing light switches were removed, too. Their replacement: Control4 keypads that allow the homeowners to set the intensity levels of multiple lights simultaneously by pressing one button. For example, the watch tv button sets the family room lights for an evening in front of the 55-inch Samsung TV. Other lighting scenes include evening, dinner, entertain and goodnight.
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Since Control4 offers an iPad app, the family didn't need to pepper their home with keypads. The lights, security system and all of the audio/video components can be controlled via their iPad, as well as from a 10.4-inch portable Control4 touchpanel. The iPad also displays real-time video from the home's eight surveillance cameras.
One area that received biggest upgrade, though, was the utility room. In addition to the satellite receivers that Procom confiscated from the family room, bedrooms and gym, the equipment rack holds an Apple TV, Integra audio/video receiver, 400-disc Sony Blu-ray Disc changer and Samsung Blu-ray player. With a connection to a Control4 matrix switcher and amplifier, audio and video from these sources can travel to 10 independent music zones and eight independent high-def video zones. Again, the family uses a Control4 touchpanel or an Apple iPad to choose a source, pick a song or video, and direct it to a specific entertainment zone. By the way this home operates, you'd think it was brand new. EH
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- For the last six weeks we've been focusing on the importance of knowing your family health history, especially when it comes to whether you could be at risk for the BRCA gene mutation. Knowing your risk could be the difference between life and death.
Susan Davis and her daughter Jennifer joined us in our studio on Monday morning. Andrea Roane first profiled Susan Davis about 2008- 2009.
When asked where the gene mutation started in her family, Susan replied, "We are trying to trace it back further than what you see on this display. This is my maternal grandmother here who died in 1930 at age 32. She did pass away from breast cancer."
Susan Davis told us that at first it seemed like an unlucky chance that family members were dying of breast cancer, but later she discovered it was something more. "It wasn't 'til I was diagnosed myself in December 2003 with breast cancer and I had the genetic testing. It was kind of a confirmation of what I suspected that there was something more serious going on in our family," said Susan.
She found the mutation in both the females and males in the family.
Susan told us it wasn't very difficult to have the conversation with her daughter that it was a possibility for her future.
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I have a Kimber 8400 Classic that I want to work up a 168 gr BERGER VLD load for. Do any of you have any experience with that bullet in 7mm WSM? I would apprecaite hearing your favorite load reciepe if you care to share.
I have a Kimber 8400 Classic that I want to work up a 168 gr BERGER VLD load for. Do any of you have any experience with that bullet in 7mm WSM? I would apprecaite hearing your favorite load reciepe if you care to share.
I own a 7mm SAUM and it really likes RL-17 powder with Fed 215GM primers. It shoots the following bullets within a half MOA at 100 yards; 140 grain VLD bullets, 140 grain Accubounds, 150 grain Schiroccos, 140 TTSX, and the 160 grain Accubonds. I just purchased couple hundred 168 VLD's and was planning to load them in my Rem 700, "long action", 7mm Rem Mag.
My 7mm SAUM, rifle is a Rem 700, "short action", and I read on different forums that I would not be able to get the best accuracy out of the 168 grain VLD because of the limited over all length in a short action rifle (Magazine length). Unless I don't mind loading it like a single shot rifle (No thanks). The VLD bullets are known to shoot best when they are seated long to almost touching the rifle lands. I'm a curious person, so I'm going to load some at magazine length and see how they do. I'll post my results in a few weeks.
The first load I worked up was with Retumbo. tried several loads and 68.5 Grains shot VERY well... 1/4 MOA. Not the hottest load around, but I don't buy into all that 100% anyway. Next time out I will borrow a chrono and let you know the speed.
Last edited by ChadH; 03-04-2012 at 01:24 PM.
Sweet! sounds like you have a good load already. I never tried Retumbo in my short mags, gonna have to try it now. I'd like to know the velocity your getting too. I reload for speed and accuracy and have to have both or not happy. The only time I reload for just accuracy and not concerned with speeds is when I reload for my wife and niece, due to their recoil issues.
Walt Berger sent me load data, and the guys at Berger recommended Retumbo so that is why I started with that. Retumbo is a great powder because being an "extreme" powder it deals with variances in temp (to a degree altitude since higher is usually colder) very well, it isn't overly sensitive. I am going to try IMR 4350 and H1000 as well.
Last edited by ChadH; 03-04-2012 at 02:47 PM.
If you notice the two different starting points, one is with a .010 Jam (target bullet) the other is a .010 jump (hunting bullet). As I read it, the difference in starting point is primarily that in a hunting round the bullet needs to feed well in all kinds of factory guns (Bigshot's original point), and that a "pulled bullet" isn't acceptable in a hunting situation. So for a hunting bullet the starting point is OFF the lands. My gun would feed perfectly fine with a slight jam, Big's may not.
As outlined in the article, there will be a "Sweet Spot" relative to seating depth at which any particular gun will shoot best. That Sweet Spot, according to Berger, is .030-.040 wide (tolerance) so going through their process will give the shooter the correct seating depth for any given gun. In this regard Berger states the following: "This sweet spot is a band .030 to .040 wide and is located anywhere between jamming the bullets into the lands and .150 jump off the lands." That would seem to me to indicate something of a compromise between your assertion that VLD's like to "Jump ALOT" and Big's that they "shoot best when seated long". Either one may OR may not be true.
In any case, going through the process Berger recommends will clear that up for anyone shooting the VLDs...for THEIR gun. My Kimber at least shot well with .010 jump (at least with Retumbo, that would likely change with powder changes or charge changes). I normally shoot several powders for accuracy and velocity then pick the one I am satisfied with. Once I choose powder, I play with seating depth to dial it in. If all is well at that point, I call it "time to go hunting".
Last edited by ChadH; 03-04-2012 at 09:31 PM.
Thanks for explaining that in writing a little better, but in my case with having to deal with a short magazine length, I only have two choices on seating depths, far and farther from the lands. The farther the tighter my powder gets crunched with those long projectiles, so I try to stay at magazine length with the heavier bullets.
I also have a 7mm SAUM. I shot 168gr Bergers last year but was in a hurry and didn't have time to play at the range. Maybe I will try some of your ideas. Thanks
I used the 168 berger on a large bear and recovered the bullet. The bullet went into the off side shoulder and I recovered 33% or 56.5 gr. My bullet muzzle velosity was 3017fps and the bear was broadside at 150 yds according to range finder. Shot placement was perfect behind the shoulder but there was damage to near side shoulder. There was some entrance wound damage.
My thinking is this bullet kills but with some meat loss, for that reason I am thinking to using my 243wssm with accubonds, still shooting to 600 yds for mule deer this fall. I usually eat what I shoot and I don't think the Noslers will do as much damage.