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Sometimes the floor can seem really far away when you're lunging, bending, and stretching – especially if you have tight hamstrings or hip flexors. We asked Erin and Sandy, Halfmoon Yoga Products staff and Vancouver yoga instructors, to shed some light on how to use blocks to help us when we're stretching or doing yoga. Today's post covers three stretches with blocks that are great for runners, climbers, cyclists, and skiers.
Part two of a three-part series on stretching with props (part one covered therapeutic stretches using a bolster).
"Props are made to bring the floor closer so that yoga is more accessible to everyone," explains Sandy. And whether you're a yogi, a runner, a climber, or a cyclist, if you haven't reached for your toes in a while you know that it can bereally hard to get your muscles into certain positions.
The silver lining is that if you're attempting to get into a position using a yoga block, you're bound to deepen your stretch, increase your balance, and develop muscle memory. Muscle memory is important because it's what allows your muscles to slowly transition from using the block flipped on its tall side, to its long side, to being flat, to maybe even being non-existent. Don't forget, you can always stack a few blocks on top of one another if you're in need of additional height in a position.
So, a few stretches then?
Runner's Lunge, aka High Lunge, Low Lunge
Good for: Anyone who's discovered tight hip flexors or hamstrings (so, basically any runner, climber, skier, or cyclist).
In a nutshell: "This pose is actually a preparation pose for the splits, because the pose opens the hips and stretches the quadriceps," says Sandy. "Doing this pose with blocks prevents you from crashing into your front knee, and allows you to relax your shoulders and stop hunching, so that you can really get into your leg muscles and hip flexors without having to be so concerned with your balance."
How to: Stand two blocks shoulder-width apart, flipped to the height you think will work best for you (I went for the tall side). Lower yourself down into a lunge so that your front foot is between the blocks, and your knee is still above your ankle – a good test is if you can still see your toes past your knee. Then, straighten up on the blocks and look forward, shifting your body around until you get the stretch you want (I tucked my hips under to get a deeper stretch in the quad of my extended back leg).
My thoughts: I'm a runner who normally only makes time to stretch when the screaming of my calves drowns out the Jay-Z on my iPod. My lack of flexibility usually translates into collapsed shoulders (to be able to reach the ground), or a rounded back (to be able to reach my toes). Using blocks completely eliminated the collapsing and the rounding. I just got to focus on getting the most out of my stretch. And when the stretch got too intense, Erin and Sandy told me to drop my back knee, which allowed me to get into my hip flexor because I could bring my front knee a bit more forward without risk of injuring it. My legs whimpered with relief.
Insider tip: Outdoor adventurers have definitely started to see the parallels between yoga and activity: Googling "yoga for running" yields about 123 million results, climber Chris Sharma pulls out his crash pad to do pre-climbing yoga, and cyclist Evelyn Stevens boasts about the attributes that practicing yoga has brought to her Olympic performance. It makes sense. Yoga and outdoor activities both require balance, flexibility, and concentration. Both emphasize the importance of breath and listening to your body. And both provide an amazing payoff when you reach your destination, whether it's sending a 5.12 or mastering Crow Pose.
Supported Forward Fold
Good for: Cyclists doing hill rides, skiers who are skinning, runners after a long run, and hikers following an aggressive climb (basically, the tight-hamstringed).
In a nutshell: Sometimes the floor can feel really far away, but if it's any consolation, Erin confirmed that hamstrings can take up to 15 years to open. So don't feel like you must get your hands on the floor. "This fold is also considered an inversion, as it allows all of the juices to flow in the opposite direction, getting the blood to the head," says Sandy.
How to: Stand with your feet hip distance apart, place the blocks in front of you at whatever height feels most comfortable, and simply bend at the waist, looking back between your legs.
(arms aligned under shoulders; deeper bend; up a bit higher for a less intense stretch)
My thoughts: Normally when I'm getting into this stretch, I just hang my fingers down towards the ground and sway a bit, hoping that once my body warms up, I'll be able to reach the ground (this very rarely happens). Being able to have a connection to the ground via the block gave me way more leverage, which allowed me to comfortably take my stretch deeper and hold the pose longer (because when you can actually feel the stretch, stretching doesn't feel like a waste of time).
Insider tip: Wood blocks are awesome for stability, whereas foam blocks can be a bit more bendy if you're putting your entire weight on them. "The Halfmoon wood blocks that MEC sells are made by woodworkers in Chilliwack from Canadian cedar offcuts," mentions Erin. And one whiff transports you to a rustic, wood-burning sauna.
One-Legged King Pigeon Pose
Good for: Rock climbers who need vast amounts of flexibility in their hips. And given that most activities involve movements that tighten and shorten your hip muscles (including sitting at a desk all day) all of us can likely benefit from giving our hips and glutes a little love.
In a nutshell: The hip opener of all hip openers. And, depending on whether you're in King Pigeon or Reclining Pigeon, you can also get into your lower back, chest, and shoulders. "Pigeon increases your range and ease of movement and gives your posture a boost," confirms Sandy.
How to: Get into plank and bring your right knee up towards your right elbow, dropping your knee down (gently!) onto your mat, in front of your right hand. Pull your right foot across your body, placing it on your left-hand side so that your right leg ends up in a triangle-ish position in front of you; leave the left leg stretched out behind you. Slide a block under your right hip for support, and sink into the stretch.
My thoughts: I've always just dropped into Pigeon, slumping over into my bent hip and resembling a toppled fruit cart. Putting a block under the hip of my bent leg balanced me, keeping me square across the hips and giving me the proper alignment I'd always lacked in this position. I loved the space that got created from using the block, and how weightless my body felt, which made holding the stretch easy.
Insider tip: Depending on how deep you want your stretch or how open your hips are, you can place a bolster in front of you to lean forward and rest your forearms on. For something a bit deeper (but still supported) cross your arms and lay your head down.
Next time, we're going to get into straps. They support your stretches, give you leverage, and increase resistance. They're also lightweight, so carting them along on a hut trip or in your carry-on is super easy.
Halfmoon blocks are available in stores and online. We can't wait to hear what you think of your block and these stretches. And if you have a stretch that's really working for you, let us know!
Image credit: Thanks a heap to Erin, who was awesome enough to be the model for these shots, and to Lisa at Halfmoon, who supplied additional images.


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Executives beware! Recruiters are speaking out about what irritates them and what could possibly get you blacklisted. A survey of 1,500 recruiters by Bullhorn, a recruiting software company, recently shared its results: 1. Applying to positions you are clearly not qualified for. 43% of recruiters might blacklist a candidate for continually sending resumes in for dissimilar positions. They will pull an executive's n...
Caring about Career Success–Yours and Others
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Today I am borrowing a question from Jon Gordon, whose weekly newsletter often contains thought-provoking messages that make me examine what I am doing or not doing that really matters–personally (with family and good friends) and professionally (for my business and the people I want to serve). Jon's question is: "Do You Care?" Caring about Success Goes Beyond Yourself As Jon's weekly newsletter article says: "In today...
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What to eat when you are pregnant
Florian Walter, MD, is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist at Banner Estrella Medical Center.
Question: I'm pregnant and my friends have told me I can't eat fish. Is that true? Are there other foods I should eat instead?
Answer: There are many "superfoods" for pregnant women and fish is one of them, so don't listen to your friends. Fish meat provides omega-3 fatty acids, a valuable tool in your baby's neurological growth and one researchers have shown has direct correlation to brain development and IQ.
In the past, pregnant women were cautioned against fish because some fish can contain methyl mercuries, which are dangerous. However, if you know which fish are "good fish," you should have no problem including fish as part of your pregnancy diet.
When thinking of fish, look to fish at the bottom of the food chain, such as salmon, trout, anchovies or smelt. Other fish, such as tilapia, flounder or shellfish are harmless but also contain much less Omega-3, which is what makes eating fish so important. Stay away from tuna, shark or swordfish—or fish at the top of the food chain. They are guaranteed to have higher levels of mercury.
Other foods that help support healthy child development include beans, which are a great source of protein, iron and calcium; broccoli, which includes folate and potassium for fluid balance and help with blood pressure; berries which contain vitamin C, folate and carbohydrates naturally; and, of course, milk for calcium and bone growth.
I also encourage my patients to look for a prenatal vitamin that contains DHA, which is a synthetic form of omega-3 fatty acids. There also commercially available OTC fish oil pills that contain purified omega-3.
As with everything in life, moderation is important but looking for foods that are rich in benefits will help not only your baby, but also you.


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More parents buying homes for college-bound
By Steve
McLinden Bankrate.com
Kid going to college soon? Be prepared
to pony up thousands of dollars for apartment or dorm costs, then
have zip to show for it at year's end -- except for maybe a mini-fridge
and a lament about poorly matched roommates.
The tuition dollars, at least hypothetically, will
pay off some day. But the room-and-board bucks? Gone into school
coffers or some landlord's bank account.
However, some savvy parents around the country
are starting to examine that equation in a different light. As home
values continue to spiral and interest rates remain at historically
low levels, some moms and pops are buying homes near college campuses
for their students, often renting out excess bedrooms to buffer
the expense.
Realtor Wally Berger of ERA Boston
Real Estate recently got a call from a couple in Westchester, Conn.,
who have a son who would be attending med school at Boston University
for the next seven years. The couple flew into Boston very early
one summer morning for a one-day, whirlwind tour of homes and condos
around stately B.U.
"They looked at 14 properties and by 2:30 in
the afternoon, they said, 'We'll take that one.'" They chose
a condo with a price tag of $450,000 and departed for the airport.
"It was a no-brainer for them," says Berger.
"By the time their child is out of school, they can sell and
put $50,000 to $75,000 in their pockets. They know they're not going
to go wrong. And they don't have to waste money on an apartment
or dorm all those years."
It was the fifth such college-area transaction Berger
has made in six months in the Boston area, which boasts Harvard,
M.I.T., U. Mass., Boston College and other prestigious schools --
and lofty rents ranging from $1,500 to $2,000 per month. "If
you're going to spend that kind of money, then why not buy a place?"
Berger says.
Dorms no nonger the norm
The parent-as-landlord practice is not a new one in college towns.
John Moss, a broker associate with a Coldwell Banker
Residential Brokerage office in the Southern Methodist University
area of Dallas, bought condos for each of his two daughters in Waco
in the 1980s near Baylor University, but barely broke even when
it was time to sell.
However, Moss and numerous other brokers are seeing
a strong uptick in such sales. In the course of just a few hours
following an informal Coldwell Banker e-mail query, at least eight
of the company's Dallas-Fort Worth area agents said they'd handled
similar deals recently.
Moss sold one fast-appreciating house directly across
from SMU to a couple whose daughter plans to study at least four
years there. "They saw the right house in the right location
... and ideally, they will rent part of it to other students and
keep it for investment when she finishes."
Agent Rebecca Pearce, Moss' colleague, brokered a
house to a couple who co-signed with their daughter, a Texas Christian
University student in Fort Worth, who in turn rented out three bedrooms
of the campus-area home and kept the fourth for herself. The rent
fully covered her monthly house payment, Pearce says.
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Carson, CA--- Last night on Showtime's main event bout, Shawn Porter proved everything that he wasn't while Englishman Kell Brook proved everything that he was. Predictions before the fight highly favored Porter stopping Brook, but with better boxing, counterpunching and a lot of clinching, Brook was able to frustrate Porter and land the cleaner punches which won him most of the close rounds.
Brook being overlooked came in the aftermath of the impressive and explosive performance Shawn Porter had in his last outing against veteran Paulie Malignaggi this past April. While it was an impressive outing and showcased the many talents that Porter possesses, its now hard to shake the feeling that that fight told us more about Malignaggi than it did about Porter.
Brook's reputation before last night was that of a british fighter with visible elite skills but never proven. Not having faced any fighters that are well known to the masses, the majority of people wondered if his skills and poise would remain once he faced top level opposition. Facing Porter proved not only that he belongs but that he can also dominate in and near the division. He got crowned champion the way champions should, beating someone people truly considered one of the legit belt holders in the division. In a time when belts are randomly and politically made available to fighters who don't deserve them, its nice to see someone get it done the right way.
Porter's game plan at the start of the fight was his usual, to bully his opponent. Brook, aware of this, quickly established his jab to interrupt Porter's momentum and keep him at a distance. Unable to effectible get close to Brook and do his usual work inside, Porter became frustrated and started to rush Brook as oppose to working his way in with jabs and combinations. That approach was ineffective for Porter all night as Brook was always ready for the blunt attacks which he usually welcomed with several left hooks up top followed by a clinch.
That would be the technical storyline of the fight and unfortunately for Porter he was unable to adapt. He was doing the exact same thing in 12th that he did in the 1st.
After being announced the winner, Brook celebrated with his team while Porter showed clear disappointment in loosing for the first time in his career. Brook now crowned champion was quick to call out Keith Thurman who was sitting ringside and all the top dogs of the division including the king of the sport Floyd Mayweather.
A bout with Maywather seems unlikely, but a possible Thurman match-up could be possible in the near future. They are both undefeated and both have shown and expressed their desire to face the truly best fighters in the division. Unlike most top fighters today, these two don't seem to have politically correct answers prepared for their post fight interviews, they are clear in who they want to face and when they want to face. That's something to admire and could well lead to a battle of words that puts them face to face inside of the squared circle sooner rather than later.
Another possible bout for Brook is against countryman Amir Khan which would lead to what would be considered the biggest possible fight in England. Officially Kell Brook made $200K last night, but with a performance like that in America, knowingly or not he invested millions in his future. He now has a belt and as he expressed in the post fight interview, people can't avoid him anymore, they have to fight him.
With powerful promoter Eddie Hearn behind him and already proven here in America, we can all expect to be seeing a lot more of The Special One on TV.


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Rangefinder photography with Leica M6/M8, Macrophotography with Visoflex System
Flora, Fauna, Landscape, Sunrise/Sunset, Monochrome, Fredericksburg, Virginia
Henry Wicker, Jr. has had a life-long passion for photography. His father, an expert in optics, introduced him to Range-finder photographic technique at twelve years-old. His images have been featured in Fredericksburg, Virginia art shows, the Fredericksburg Academy Sports Center and CNN.
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So easy and delicious! Adults and kids both loved them. We topped our French toast with the bananas as syrup. I made it with orange juice, but next time I will definitely use rum.
Caramelized Bananas
From EatingWell: Winter 2004
The bananas have to get in and out of the pan in 1 1/2 minutes, no longer, so they stay firm in the center. If you are cooking for 4, you can easily double the recipe; it is important not to crowd the skillet, so get everything ready to go and make it in 2 batches.
10 Reviews for Caramelized Bananas
I nixed the ice cream, added pancakes, and used the caramelized bananas as a pancake topping instead! What a treat! So delicious! Also, I added vanilla and cinnamon to the pancake batter so the two complimented one another. FANTASTIC!!!
Served with steel cut oatmeal for breakfast. Very yummy!
I typically think of carmelized bananas as an expensive restaurant dessert, so I was super excited that these were so easy and had the yummiest flavor. Definitely will make again and serve with some ice cream.
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Audience: Educators, Students
Grade Levels: K-8
Year: 2000
Subjects: General Science
This NASA video segment explores how to use the scientific method to solve a problem about sound. The segment is part of the NASA SCIFiles program, which features the Tree House Detectives, a group of young students who work together to solve everyday problems. In this segment the detectives talk with Dr. D., a scientist in the neighborhood, and learn that the scientific method helps people identify a problem and find ways to solve that problem. They also discuss how to control variables in an experiment.
Problem-Solving Using the Scientific Method
Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds
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Other video learning clips in this series:
The Case of the Barking Dog, Episode 1
The Case of the Barking Dog, Episode 2
The Case of the Barking Dog, Episode 3
The Case of the Barking Dog, Episode 4
Investigating the Properties of Sound
Following the Scientific Method: Collecting, Organizing and Analyzing Data
Our Ears and How They Work
The Effect of Sound Levels on the Human Ear
The Hearing Ability of Dogs
NASA's Anechoic Chamber for Sound Research
Experimenting With Echoes
Variables That Affect the Speed of Sound
Understanding Sonic Booms
How and Why Bats Use High-Frequency Sounds to Navigate
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2004 Season (Freshman): Played in seven games ... Recorded ten saves ... Recorded two saves in games against Santa Clara, UC Davis and UC San Diego.
High School: An All-American goalkeeper in 2002 and 2003 at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Ca ... A member of the National Youth Team during his junior and senior seasons ... A two-time All-CIF Southern Section first team performer ... The Sea View League MVP in 2003.
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Release Date: 2004-09-17 (Limited)
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This feature documentary film explores the life of Bob Moog, who has been inventing and building electronic musical instruments for nearly half a century. It explores Moog's collaborations with musicians over the years as well as his ideas about creativity, design, interactivity and spirituality. It also features appearances by Keith Emerson, Walter Sear, Gershon Kinsgley, Jean-Jacques Perrey and Luke Vibert, Rick Wakeman, DJ Spooky, Herb Deutsch, Bernie Worrell, Pamelia Kurstin, Tino Corp. with Charlie Clouser, Money Mark, and Mix Master Mike. Vintage films, borrowed from private collections, round out this stylized, wonderfully strange story of a true American maverick.
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Quebledon is a new tennis tournament that will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 9-10. Players are guaranteed at least two matches, and a smaller trophy will be given to those who get second, and the winner of the consolation bracket will get a custom made medal. Also, participants will be required to wear something pink for this tournament.
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Height: 6-4 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: February 16, 1953 in Greenville, SC
High School: Armijo
College: Oregon (school history) (Martin college stats)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 11th round (262nd overall) of the 1975 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 52 (1335th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Doug Martin
Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com
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text: If you are charged with a gun crime then you could face serious prison time or jail time. People convicted of felonies, minors or people who suffer from a mental illness are generally prohibited from owning or carrying a firearm. You can carry a concealed weapon if you have a carry a concealed weapons permit. Using a gun during a criminal offense can carry serious sentence enhancements which the prosecutor can decide to charge you with. You need a criminal defense attorney who will fight these charges for you. Please contact our team of attorneys now.


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Massachusetts Parks: Middlesex Fells- Panther Cave!
South Border Road
Winchester, MA
Here's a fun and easy walk with little ones to seek out this real life cave that will get your kids thinking about bears, bobcats and, yes, Panthers! It's a 10-15 minute walk from the trail head on South Border Road in the parking cutout across from Jeremiah Circle. From the lot follow the white trail marks. It'll bring you to a,wide park road...turn right and a sign on a tree to your left marks the cave. It's just a little past the sign. Before you get there, though, keep an eye out for a round depression/sink hole off of the left side of the trail. Too small and recent to be a kettle hole from the last ice age but what could have made it? Also, in season, you'll find blueberries along the trail!
The Middlesex Fells is adminstered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
For more Massachusetts Parks see Nature Examiner Home Page.


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Things to see and do - Killala
Leaving for Ireland
Where to sleep?
Killala Travel guide
Killala : Michelin's recommendations
Killala is a quiet seaside resort overlooking Killala Bay at the mouth of the River Moy, which is partially blocked by Bartragh Island, a narrow sandbank. The main attraction of the resort is its beach of fine sand, enhanced by a variety of sports facilities. This isolated little town holds an important place in Irish history, as it was here that the French first landed during the 1798 invasion.


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Knoppix 7.0 Released
Knoppix v7.0, 32- and 64-bit versions, with ADRIANE v1.4 and cellphone support.
Klaus Knopper has released version 7.0 of Knoppix. According to the website, this release is based on "the usual picks from Debian stable (Squeeze) and testing (Wheezy), with newer package versions especially for desktop applications." It uses kernel 3.2.4 and xorg 7.6 (core 220.127.116.111). The new version also includes experimental free Nouveau graphics modules supporting NVidia cards, accelerated graphics via kernel mode settings (KMS); LibreOffice 3.4.5; Chromium 16.0.912.77 and Firefox/Iceweasel 10.0; and an optional 64-bit kernel via boot option "knoppix64," supporting systems with more than 4GB of RAM.
Version 7.0 also includes ADRIANE version 1.4 of the audio desktop framework, which now uses CuneiForm as the engine for text recognition of scanned texts and includes enhanced support for several cellphone models via Gammu (SMS function). ADRIANE (Audio Desktop Reference Implementation And Networking Environment) is a talking menu system, which, according to the website, can make Internet access easier for computer beginners, even if they have no sight contact to the computer's monitor. A graphical environment with talking programs and arbitrary magnification using compiz-fusion is another option.
For more information, go to Knopper.net.
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ownCloud Forked
Founder of ownCloud launches the Nextcloud project.
HP Enterprise Unveils a Futuristic Computer
Will The Machine change the way future programmers think about memory?
CoreOS Announces Distributed Storage System
The new Torus distributed storage system is available under an open source license on GitHub
Google Beats Oracle in the Android Lawsuit
Juries decides Google's use of Java APIs Was Fair Use
Linux is the Largest Software Development Project in History
But if you are not using the latest Linux kernel, your system is insecure.
Linksys Says Yes to Open Source Firmware
Home routers will give room for custom firmware but still comply with FCC rules
OwnCloud Founder Resigns
Frank Karlitschek will continue to lead the open source ownCloud project
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS released
"Xenial Xerus" comes with a new packages format and several improvements for the enterprise.
MS Visual Studio Code Editor is Available for Linux
Linux users can now download and install the Windows code editor
Open Container Initiative announces Image Format Project
New initiative will address security and interoperability concerns around container technology.


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Opera Links and Resources
Opera reaches every corner of the globe and the Internet is one way of tying it all together.
Portland Applause
"Portland Applause" is an ongoing collaboration among several well-known arts organizations in Southern Maine including the Portland Chamber Music Festival, PORTopera, Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Choral Art Society, and Portland Ballet.
The organization produces two program book issues per year (Summer and Fall/Winter/Spring) featuring event information for all of these organizations.
We invite you to learn more about our partners by following the links at right.
Other Maine Links of Interest
Everything Maine
Greater Portland & Casco Bay Area Visitors Bureau
Upcoming music events in Maine
Information on Portland, Maine's downtown districts.
The Portland Museum of Art
Portland's dynamic center for the visual arts.
The Portland Public Library
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Blog — House Ethics Committee
A "Contentious" Two-Year Battle to Get to the Rangel Ethics Trial
Yesterday, the House Ethics Committee laid out the charges against Rep. Charles Rangel. It's looking like there will be a trial will be held in September. But, we're also getting the back story on how this process evolved. It took two years -- and it wasn't easy:
Documents released Thursday evening show that Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and an ethics panel investigating him were constantly at odds over the last two years.
The contentious relationship between the 20-term lawmaker and the ethics committee that concluded Rangel had violated House rules sheds new light on why a settlement wasn't reached before Thursday's public hearing.
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The American Hockey League on Wednesday announced its 2013-14 All-Rookie team, which was voted on by coaches, players and media in each of the league's 30 cities. Each player will receive a custom-designed crystal award in recognition of his selection.
Here are the six players named to the team:
Joni Ortio, Goaltender (Abbotsford Heat): In his first full season of professional hockey in North America, Ortio led the Heat's return to the Calder Cup playoffs by going 24-8-0 with a 2.27 goals-against average and .924 save percentage. Selected in the sixth round (No. 171) by the Calgary Flames in the 2009 NHL Draft, Ortio won his first nine decisions and also went 4-4-0 in nine games with the Flames this season.
Brenden Kichton, Defense (St. John's IceCaps): Chosen by the Winnipeg Jets in the seventh round (No. 190) of the 2013 draft, Kichton is the AHL's top-scoring rookie defenseman with 10 goals, 35 assists and 45 points in 71 games for the IceCaps. He represented St. John's at the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic and was named the CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for January.
Ryan Sproul, Defense (Grand Rapids Griffins): Sproul was a second-round pick (No. 55) in the 2011 draft whose 10 goals and 31 points are each tied for second among AHL rookie defensemen. Led by Sproul, the Griffins' defense is second in the league in allowing 2.43 goals per game.
Curtis McKenzie, Forward (Texas Stars): McKenzie is the top-scoring rookie in the AHL with 22 goals, 38 assists and 60 points in 70 games for the league-leading Stars. He has 15 multipoint games and tied a franchise record with four assists in a game Jan. 17 at Charlotte. The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick (No. 159) in 2009 also has an AHL-high 32 power-play points.
Teemu Pulkkinen, Forward (Grand Rapids Griffins): Playing in his first pro season in North America, Pulkkinen leads the defending champion Griffins with 30 goals and 55 points in 67 games. Among AHL rookies, Pulkkinen, 22, is first in goals, third in points and first in plus/minus at plus-18. He is a fourth-round pick (No. 111) of the Detroit Red Wings in 2010 who skated in three games with the parent club this season.
Ryan Strome, Forward (Bridgeport Sound Tigers): Currently skating for the New York Islanders, Strome remains Bridgeport's leader in assists (36), points (49) and plus/minus (plus-16) in 37 games. Selected fifth by the Islanders in the 2011 draft, Strome was the AHL's Rookie of the Month for November, had a point in 10 straight AHL games over one stretch and scored two goals in the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic.
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In the very late night hours of Saturday, May 4, the rain-interrupted qualifying session for the IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach Nationals at Palm Beach International Raceway came to a thrilling conclusion as Todd Hoerner put down a chart-topping 6.259-second lap at 223.91 mph, good enough for the top qualifying position in the Mountain Motor Pro Stock division. His time showed the assembled crowd that he was not to be taken lightly, and bested teammate Cary Goforth and rival John DeFlorian who had been dominating every aspect of the Pro Stock season so far in 2014.
Hoerner's 6.259 in the Dean's Casing Service 2011 GXP was just enough to keep John DeFlorian Jr. from his second pole position of the season as DeFlorian clocked in with a 6.281 at 223.73 in the Black Diamond Motorsports 2012 Chevrolet Camaro. Pete Berner was third with a 6.346 at 222.62, followed by Cary Goforth and Kevin Bealko.
In Nitro Funny Car, Jason Rupert in the Bays and Rupert "Black Plague" Camaro climbed to the top of the charts with a 5.836 at 246.30, just enough to hold John "Bodie" Smith in the "Jungle Jim" Camaro at bay with a 5.845 at 243.50. "Mr. Explosive" Mark Sanders made it a three-pack of drivers in the 5.80s with a 5.859 at 250.09. Tim Boychuk qualified fourth with a 5.937, followed by Mike McIntire Jr., Ronnie Young, Mike Smith and Wayne Mellinger.
Perhaps of even more interest, the list of drivers that didn't qualify for Saturday's eliminations in Nitro Funny Car provided their own surprises. Bruce Litton, John Hale and Mike Halstead all failed to qualify in the nostalgia field.
North Carolina native Jay Turner led the nitro-fed motorcycle division, topping the Nitro Harley field with a 6.298-second pass at 224.25 mph. Floridian and local favorite Joey Sternotti was second with a 6.396 at 194.41 and Mike Pelrine was third with a 6.399 at 223.69. Most recent race winner Mark Cox qualified fourth with a 6.402, followed by points leader Randal Andras, Mike Scott, Larry Brancaccio and Alvin Kobernusz.
In the final nitro-burning class Ron Maroney topped the wild Nitro Altered division in the "Blind Faith" entry with a 6.307 at 220.37, followed closely by last race winner Don Blackshear in the "Bullet Bob" AA/FA with a 6.315 at 209.59. Brian Hope qualified third, followed by Kyle Hough, Ron Hope and Terry Haddock.
Elaine Larsen wrapped up Friday qualifying by topping the Jet Dragster class with a weekend-best pass of 5.781 at 277.77. Dawn Perdue was second and Marisha Falk and Kat Moller rounded out the four-car field.
If you're a South Florida resident, and enjoy the heart pounding excitement of feeling 10,0000 horsepower machines zooming in front of you at speeds approaching 300 miles per hour, be sure to head out west to the Palm Beach International Raceway. There is nothing that can compare to the sights, sounds, and yes, even smells that make up a Nitro Jam event. Racing continues on Saturday with eliminations in all of the professional classes plus sportsman bracket racing throughout the day at the IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach Nationals at
Suggested Links
- IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach Nationals battle Mother Nature during qualifying
- The IHRA Nitro Jam show set to premiere in October on MAV TV
- Dress as your favorite character at the IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach and save $10
- IHRA Nitro Jam teams prepare to rumble at the Palm Beach Nationals
- IHRA heads to Bradenton for 2014 Southern Nationals


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My major interest and clinical expertise is in the area of women's mental health, in particular regarding psychiatric illnesses during pregnancy and postpartum.
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The Wall Street Journal interviews Dr. Ariela Frieder on the use of antidepressants by pregnant women.


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Project Preparation consists of all the work necessary to ensure that a proposed project is feasible and appropriate and that it can be successfully implemented. The process ensures the identification and elimination of key risks at the earliest possible time and maximises development opportunities by ensuring that projects are well conceptualised.
What work does preparation consist of?
Preparation work is social, technical and financial in nature. Typical preparation activities include: the identification of funding sources, needs assessments, community and stakeholder consultations, socio-economic studies, the development of project concepts, assessments of site suitability (e.g. topography, geotechnical and environmental conditions, bulk services), land availability negotiations and agreements, participative planning, preliminary design, estimates for capital and operational costs and applications to funders or implementation partners. Most of this work takes place during the pre-feasibility and feasibility phases. Please also refer to the project preparation cycle diagram which illustrates more fully PPT's systematic approach to project preparation.
Why is Preparation Important?
Systematic and effective Project Preparation is important for a range of reasons outlined below:
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Project Preparation needs to be properly managed and co-ordinated and should be regarded as a project management function. Often government departments, municipalities or other funding agencies do not have the in-house personnel to undertake all the activities required for project preparation and typically the assistance of outside specialists is required. It is therefore usually necessary that preparation funds are available, a budget compiled and maintained, specialists identified and adequately briefed, and quality control performed. It is also necessary that this process be effectively managed. Playing this management role, or training people to perform it, is one of PPT's core functions.


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Under Wisconsin State Health Code HFS 173 there are age restrictions and requirements of those being pierced that must be met. To help you through your piercing experience here are the rules which govern body piercing. Also you will notice throughout this page that the rules refer to "valid identification." We have listed the identification that will be accepted and considered "valid" on the right hand of the screen.
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Many people claim that they are the legal guardian, or custodian, of a minor so that the minor can obtain a body piercing. To clear things up below are listed the only ways to get pierced if you are a minor and your parents can not come into the store to fill out the appropriate paperwork.


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Easter is a wonderful holiday to celebrate with family- pets included. Like so many other holidays the celebration can unintentionally pose a threat to a cat or dog. One common Easter gift is lethal to cats and symptoms can show up in as little as six hours.
The spring celebration usually involves chocolate that can be a deadly treat for a dog. Something else to consider is the Easter grass that lines the bottom of most Easter gift baskets. It can create dangerous intestinal damage if ingested by a dog or cat, resulting in expensive vet bills.
The real Easter enemy for pets is the beautiful Easter lily. This glorious white flower is highly toxic to cats. There are many lilies and other flowers that are deadly if ingested by a cat including the popular poinsettias we see at Christmas. According to an article published on Pet Poison Helpline they receive hundreds of calls this time of year from people concerned about a cat that has ingested Easter lilies.
It's not surprising- according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Easter lilies are the fourth largest crop in whole sale value in the U.S. potted plant market. These lilies are popular as gifts and holiday home décor making it easy for cats to ingest them. Cats just love eating plants- one suggestion is to have cat grass available in case cats are tempted.
What makes this particular plant so toxic is that all parts of the plant carry the poison that could kill a cat- from the leaves and petals to a small dose of pollen. If a cat ingests even the smallest amount of the flower or leaves that pet should be rushed to the veterinarian immediately. If left untreated the survival of the cat is extremely low.
"All parts of the Easter lily plant are poisonous – the petals, the leaves, the stem and even the pollen. Cats that ingest as few as one or two leaves, or even a small amount of pollen while grooming their fur, can suffer severe kidney failure," Ahna Brutlag, DVM, MS assistant director at Pet Poison Helpline said in an interview for Pet Poison Helpline.
According to Pet Poison Helpline early symptoms include loss of appetite, dehydration and vomiting. The cat can become disoriented and dehydrated as the poison attacks it from the inside. Kidney failure can develop within six to eight hours. Seizures and a loss of mobility can occur making it a very frightening sight to see.
Unfortunately there is no antidote to cure of relieving the toxin and the cat is treated by inducing vomiting and drinking charcoal so that the toxins do not spread further throughout the body. Extreme cases may need more extreme treatment but either way treating it early is the best way to ensure that your cat survives the poison.
"There is no effective antidote to counteract lily poisoning, so the sooner you can get your cat to the veterinarian, the better his chances of survival will be," Brutlag told Pet Poison Helpline. "If you see your cat licking or eating any part of an Easter lily, call your veterinarian or Pet Poison Helpline immediately. If left untreated, his chances of survival are low."
Beautiful flowers are not worth it and if at all possible cat owners should try to keep toxic lilies out of the house. If Easter lilies are a must try providing your cat with a plant it can eat- cat grass! You can reach Pet Poison Helpline at It is easy to grow and good for their digestive health. Keep lilies up high out of reach and cat grass easily available to curve temptation and your cat is sure to have a safe and happy Easter.
Pet Poison Helpline is a 24/7 resource for pet parents to help diagnose toxins ingested by animals. Call a veterinarian for help at 800-213-6680.


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In that case, a post-inc is potentially ridiculously slower. But if it is your own class, then you will be aware of that. If it is a library object, however, you should be aware of the potential cost, which, if significant, should be in the class documentation.
Originally Posted by oogabooga
As for the original post generally, I agree with Salem that most of this is best left to the compiler until it is proved necessary. If your loop calls a function, so what? How much time is really wasted?
It could be anywhere from unnoticable to intolerable since the more work the function actually does, the less significant the overhead as a fraction of the total cost.


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Jeremy Dear to address journalists at awards ceremony
OUTSTANDING BRITISH journalist and union leader Jeremy Dear is to be the guest speaker at the 2012 Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ)
He will also be the main speaker at the annual National Journalism Week Forum being put on by the PAJ and the National Integrity Action. The forum will be staged on Tuesday, December 4 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, also in New Kingston.
Dear served as the elected general secretary of the 36,000-strong National Union of Journalists (NUJ) of the United Kingdom and Ireland, from 2001 to 2011.
Prior to taking up full-time employment with the NUJ, Dear worked as a staff and freelance journalist in newspapers and magazines, latterly as editor of The Big Issue magazine.
His work has appeared in The Guardian, Daily Mirror, New Statesman, and many other publications.
Dear has served as NUJ president, national organiser for newspapers, and represented the NUJ at the Journalism National Training Forum, Trades Union Congress, and the International Federation of Journalists.
Having been elected the NUJ's youngest-ever leader, he is one of two persons in its 100-year history to serve two terms as general secretary.
In Jamaica, Dear will speak on 'Media for the Times ... The Next 50 Years', which is theme of the 2012 National Journalism Week.
Issues such as reporting on corruption, restrictive libel laws and other barriers to reporters will also be addressed by Dear, who has developed a reputation as a tough-talking campaigner for good journalism.


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Due to ill-health and changing personal circumstances my cosplay plans have been all over the place this year and I'll probably be doing more re-wears than I'd planned as a result, but I think I finally have most of my plans locked down for specific events. So without further ado, here are the cons I'll be attending this year and the cosplays I'll be wearing to them.
As usual if you're attending any of these events, please do find me and say hi!
*Disclaimer* These plans are subject to change - if alterations to this schedule need to be made I will post an update here
MCM London (May)
Friday - Cross Marian (D Gray Man)
Saturday - Cyclops (Ultimate X-Men)
Sunday - Dante (Devil May Cry 4)
Saturday - Cyclops (Ultimate X-Men)
Hyper Japan
Saturday - Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Sunday - Kanji (Persona 4)
Day not confirmed
Ulquiorra Schiffer - Bleach
Connichi (Germany)
Friday - Booker Dewitt
Saturday - Cross Marian
Sunday - Cyclops (Ultimate X-Men)
MCM London (October)
Days not confirmed
James [Team Rocket] (Pokemon)
Phoenix Five Cyclops (Avengers V X-Men)
Alvin (Tales of Xillia)


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John 3:16 - Tolar shares greatest sentence ever read
Arkansas Baptist News | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at 6:12AM
SHERWOOD – Bill Tolar, retired distinguished professor of biblical backgrounds at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke on what he deems the greatest sentence he has ever read – John 3:16 – during the afternoon session of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention 2013 State Conference on Evangelism and Church Growth held Jan. 21 at First Baptist Church, Sherwood.
Tolar explained that while he was teaching at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, he would ask students what they would consider to be the greatest sentence they had ever read. He received answers ranging from sentences in the Gettysburg Address to sentences from Shakespeare's plays.


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Dave Brubeck: Thank You
Thank You
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Dave Brubeck (piano).
Composed by Dave Brubeck.
Recorded: New York, March 8-9, 2007
Rating: 92/100 (learn more)
A general rule among jazz pianists is that they give up the keyboard long before their age matches the number of keys on the instrument. But at a spry 86 (when "Thank You" was recorded), Brubeck seems intent on (once again) defying the conventional wisdom. Adding to the challenges, Brubeck injured his ankle shortly before the start of this session, and was hospitalized after its completion. Nonetheless, he offers up an exquisite performance of a lovely original composition. "Thank You" opens in a Chopinesque vein, but Brubeck gradually moves his tonal palette away from nineteenth-century Romanticism into more modern currents. The chords get thicker and full of the ingenious harmonic movement we have come to expect from this pianist. As a solo performer, Brubeck has always shown great patience, digging deeply into the mood of the moment and never rushing the effects --check out, for example, that remarkable version of "Over the Rainbow" from the Fantasy catalog -- and he does the same here, building phrase by phrase to create solid musical structures that will stand the test of time. Brubeck may call this performance "Thank You," but the gratitude here is all ours.
Reviewer: Ted Gioia
Other reviews for this track:
- Dave Brubeck: Thank You by Ed Leimbacher (96/100)
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Belted blue paisley dress in z 2, $29.95, item # 045992:
Comes in 4 colors total:
I couldn't resist trying on some pastel denim from the juniors Divided section. They're $19.95 a pop and I saw yellow, teal blue, a spring green, and more. The fit is very skinny but I had the usual non-petite denim issues... larger back pockets extending below my actual butt, creasing under the butt and behind the knees, and the waist was disproportionately high on me (even though I know it's a higher-waisted style).
Price is a reasonable $24.95 (item # 088191) and it has both front and back trouser-style pockets. Unfortunately, the 2 had a waist gap on me, and I didn't love the slit on both sides of the pant leg opening (but looked ok folded up, as shown below). If you're a little bigger than me in the waist, these pants could be a tri-season classic.


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Casper Council Selects New City ManagerThe Casper City Council has chosen John Patterson to become the next City Manager of Casper.
"We're very excited," said Mayor Paul Bertoglio in a media release Friday. "John is well qualified, and he has already shown boundless enthusiasm for the position and for the community. The Council and I think that he'll be a great asset to the team here in Casper."
As city manager, Patterson will oversee the day to day operations of the Casper city government, including 508 full time employees and a budget of $134 million.
Patterson comes to Casper with more than 30 years of municipal experience. For the last six years he has served as the CAO of Ogden City, Utah. His work history also includes experience in other communities as public works director, finance director, and city manager.
The Casper City Council is scheduled to formally hire Patterson at its regular meeting on July 19th. Patterson's first day of work will be August 1.


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Feel like you're navigating the Starship Enterprise with the HoverBar ($80), which enables you to turn your iPad into a super futuristic accessory for your Mac computer. Once the novelty of being able to play with your touchscreen while you type with the other hand wears off, you can use it to attach your iPad to other cool things and position it conveniently. We're thinking the top of the stove for cooking, or your headboard for late-night reading. After all, actually holding our arms up feels way too much like working out.
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About the clinic | Dentists | Surgery | Dental laboratory | Price list | Services
I was born in Budapest-Hungary, in 1959.
I received my diploma at the Dentistry School of the Semmelweis Medical University, in 1983.
My first workplace was at the dentistry department of the Kisbéri Hospital.
I passed my special examine in 1985, the subject was illnesses of teeth and mouth.
Between 1983 and 1995, I healed my patients in Kisbér. In 1989, I was constituted as the dentist of the neighborhood.
I have joined Dental Expert Clinic in 1995, and I am still working here. Our environment is of high standard in every respect, and I have every possibility for the high-level working thanks to the modern offices.
Curriculum vitae of Dr. Zsolt Murvai
I was born on the 3rd of July, 1976, at Segesvár. I began my higher studies in 1994, at the Medical University of Marosvásárhely. As a state scholar, my education continued at the Semmelweis Medical University's Dentistry School. I have received my diploma with a cum laude in 1999.
Between 1999 and 2002, I continued my special studies at the Post-graduate School of the Economics University, Budapest.
I have been the specialist of Dental Expert Clinic since 1999. Thanks to the pleasant, familiar atmosphere, I can precisely and more accurately do my job.


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At right, the F-20 is a good-looking beast.
F-20 audio! Click to hear Mike crank start this machine!
Exclusive! F-20 Data Sheet courtesy of Mr. Alan C. King, author of The International Harvester Tractor Data Book: 1906 to 1963.
Check this out. This is the record sheet of the Prony brake test for the F-20. Mike got it strapped to the brake along with the W-9 at the Pataskala show last September. No wonder the F-20 just plays with a set of 2-14 trips with a muscular figure of 28.5 BHP. The F-20's best score at Nebraska was 27.97 MBHP on kerosene. Mike thinks someone installed a stationary power unit head on the block at one time. We have seen higher figures than this for the F-20 on another dyno.
As an electrician I was doing a job in Johnstown, Ohio in the winter of '95. There sat a pair of Farmalls, one F-20 and one Regular, with a "for sale" sign as I pulled in the entrance. It was particularly cold that day, about 15 degrees or so, maybe even colder. All I could manage was one complete circle around the pair of tractors, briefly investigating their condition before heading back inside. After two or three of these brief encounters I was satisfied that they were worth looking into. My job that day was a rental space that was attached to the main part of the building housing a plumbing contractor. I knew the owner for some time and was kind of surprised that he had an interest in old iron. He had said that he'd been collecting tractors for two or three years and he ran across these Farmalls at an auction in Plain City, Ohio. He didn't know anything about them but he was ready to part with them due to lack of space and interest in the Farmall breed. I had to return to my jobsite duties, but I called my dad to swing by to see them. Later I saw him drive up to the pair, give a quick look, then drive off. About a half-hour later he came into the rental space where I was working and asked me which one I wanted. I told him that the F-20 looked like the better of the two, and we should probably settle with that. He said, "I don't care which one you take, I own them both. It's your job to get them home!" and out the door he went.
At right: the F-20 in a disasterous state. Projects can look so disheartening!
I believe that was the very moment our tractor collection hobby began in earnest. Dad just started his membership with Land of Legend Antique Tractor Club, and we didn't even own a trailer yet. I hired the help from a friend that worked with me and headed over to load up. His trailer was only 7' wide but the F-20 fit just fine. The 20 was ready to depart for home after about an hour with a come-along. Dad and I were concerned about the old Regular and its 8' plus width on the way home. We decided to take as much cribbing and planks that we could find and just deal with it when we returned. After dumping the 20 off at its new home, we returned for the old Regular. What a job it was to get that S.O.B. loaded! Luckily the tires held air which made things easier. We built an extension of his trailer width with planks and concrete blocks off to the right side. Slowly cranking and ratcheting until it was on the trailer, we jacked up the right rear and placed wood cribbing under the axle housing and dismantled the trailer extension. We were headed home at last with the right rear tire hanging out in mid-air proud of what we had found!
The project beginning to come together.
I hold the F-20 dear to my heart. We hit it off from the very beginning. The rear tires were very rotted but still held air. The motor was free, and the tractor as a whole was in decent shape despite its rusted appearance. The leftover anti-freeze even tested fine. We had to get the magneto fixed, but that was all it needed at first. The day had arrived when Dad brought the magneto home, and I was just like a little kid on Christmas morning! I had already been through the carburetor, and I wanted to hear that thing run! Dad had to leave, but he knew I wasn't about to waste any time trying to start that thing. He showed me the correct way to use the hand crank before he left, and he said something like, "Boy, I'm going to show you this one time! These things will bite!" I'm proud to say that I've never been bit from a hand crank. Even the old Regular with its after-market magneto and lack of spark retard has never gotten me even though it is notorious for such a stunt! I've seen that crank spin backwards, and I can't imagine having my arm near that thing - OUCH! I also cringe when I see fellow clubbers incorrectly crank them. I kind of laugh and picture the look my Old Man would give them if he could see that. Well to get back on track, I installed the magneto and turned the fuel on and started cranking on that thing. Pull after pull I anticipated some sort of belch from that old girl when finally she coughed two or three hits! That's all I needed to hear because I knew she was going to give up and run. There is no mistaking the sound of IH four-cylinders, and this particular one just sounded like music to me!
About a month or so went by, and we had bought a trailer from a co-worker. I had been playing around with the 20 off and on, and we decided to haul it to a show for the first time. It was a small antique power show put on by our club, and they were having a fun pull with a transfer sled. I thought I might pull the old 20. It was kind of humorous. I pulled on the scale with that nasty looking rust bucket rolling on "may-pop" tires--you know, "may pop at any time"-- and the guy said "4750 pounds! You're too heavy for the 4500 class. Can you take any weight off that thing?" I said," Nope!" "Well, we'll let you get by this time. Doesn't look like that thing will pull much anyhow." So off to the track I went not really expecting much myself. I got hitched to the sled and let out on the clutch. She chugged along surprisingly well, and I got a third place trophy for the effort! My very first pull and this rusted pile of iron won a trophy! After getting home, I rolled the 20 into the barn, and I noticed the right rear inner tube bulging from the casing like a big old bullfrog's throat. I tried to let the air out to save the tube, but I didn't find my valve core tool in time and it exploded! Poor thing!
Left: the F-20 is a perfect match for Brad Fraley's thresher and rarely breaks a sweat while on the belt.
Another pleasant surprise was the day I put it on the dyno. A club member has a hydraulic PTO driven dyno that is very entertaining for tractor owners and spectators alike. I was pleased that the governor was still adjusted properly after hooking up and throttling up. The tachometer on the dyno was reading up to factory specs, but the big surprise came when the guy operating the dyno shouted out "34 horsepower!" F-20s should have around 20 horsepower. This has been a mystery to me for a long time, and the only thing I can think of is that IH made a stationary power unit called the U-7. It used the identical motor that was found in F-20s. The only difference was in the head. The U-7's intake and exhaust valves measure 1-25/32" and the Farmall valves measure 1- ¾". The specs for the U-7 state 34.5 horsepower at 1200 rpm. I believe someone had modified the valve sizes. I will look into this further someday when I have the head off.
I still find the F-20 very comfortable to operate. The '39 model has foot brakes, and it seems quite a bit faster in all gear selections than the Farmall H that replaced it. There were two transmission speeds offered. One for steel-wheeled, and a higher speed for rubber-tired. I also believe that the final drive castings were beneficial in adding weight to the rear wheels because our 20 seems to have very good weight distribution and never starves for traction. After many hours plowing with the 20 it seems you'll stall it before you spin a wheel. However, our F-20 is due for a complete overhaul in the near future. --Mike


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The latest issue of Free Inquiry features pieces by myself and Tom Flynn on same-sex marriage and related matters. Free Inquiry publishes some material online, to tease potential readers, and in this case it has published Flynn's interesting piece, which suggests that the institution of marriage, which has lost a lot of on-ground support in recent decades (many people are not bothering to marry, and a sizeable number think the institution has lost its relevance), may be actually be saved by gay couples pressing for equal marriage rights.
As I emphasize in my own piece (which is not available online, so you'll have to buy the magazine), I have consistently argued in favor of sex-same marriage throughout the current debate, including in Freedom of Religion and the Secular State and a bit more briefly on the ABC Religion and Ethics Portal.
Perhaps, however, I've been less enthusiastic than some – I don't mean that I've been unenthusiastic, just that I've, quite literally, not been one of the most enthusiastic people on my side of the argument. You might think that the arguments I've concentrated on have a more detached, less passionate sound to them than those from certain other commentators. If that's what you think, I possibly stand guilty, and it may be because I feel some ambivalence about the entire concept of marriage, and especially about state involvement.
Flynn captures some of the reason why – and it will be familiar to many people who've been thinking about the issue over decades, not just over the last few years:
In one 2010 Pew Research Center Study, four in ten respondents said they already considered marriage obsolete.
Increasingly, matrimony has lost its power as the default state/religious apparatus for sanctioning pair-bonds. "The institution is dying—for the poor," Streshinsky declared, while for wealthier Americans it has come to serve less as a normative rite than a design platform for celebratory excess.
As I've often written, secular humanists—indeed, Enlightenment individualists generally—should hail these developments. There's something deeply wrong with the idea that free individuals should require the public sanction of the state—or even of their families and friends—to make their choice of a life-partner "legitimate." And we should be no less queasy with matrimony's historic cargo. At its roots it's a disturbing amalgam of state and religion, a separationist's nightmare entangled in its pedigree as a sacrament of the church. Anyone who views women as men's equals should recoil from marriage's origins as an arrangement for transferring property rights in the bride from her father to her husband. (Which is why the father traditionally "gives away" the bride.) For all these reasons, since the nineteenth-century Golden Age of Freethought, a strain of dogged resistance to matrimony has run through much atheist and, later, secular-humanist activism.
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Fifteen years ago, no LGBT advocate could have imagined that we would be where we are today. Back then, gay activists hoped not to reform marriage but to respond to its presumably irredeemable bigotry and narrowness by supplanting it. They dreamed not of same-sex marriage but of civil unions.
To be frank, civil unions had much to recommend them. Given time and focused activism, it is likely that they would have grown to confer most or all of the same rights granted by traditional matrimony: parental rights, sickroom visitation, health-care decision-making, community property, the right to inherit, and so on. What secular humanists especially liked about civil unions was that they would represent a brand-new institution constructed entirely within the domain of secular law. Civil unions would be as free of matrimony's tangled roots as they were of its historical negatives. The activists of fifteen years ago dared to hope for a future, perhaps a couple of decades ahead, when robust civil unions might be available to same-sex couples across the land.
This perspective is not heard much in current debates, and perhaps that's understandable, even appropriate. The priority may, after all, be equality for LGBT people. That may mean dispensing with some ambiguities and subtleties for the purpose of practical political campaigning. Still, I do find it refreshing to get a reminder from time to time that the extension of marriage rights to same-sex couples while leaving marriage itself much as it was might not be the utopian outcome – perhaps it's the best practical outcome and the one we should be fighting for, but there are other possibilities that looked viable and progressive even quite recently.
Again, I support moves for liberal democracies to recognize same-sex marriages for those who want them. It is often argued that this will somehow undermine the institution of marriage, but it may be that the opposite is actually true: it might even help the institution's survival if large numbers of same-sex couples value it so much and start to take part in it; it may even tend to give the institution more credibility when we currently have people fighting to gain access to it. More power to the people concerned.
All the same, what if a time comes one day when marriage no longer seems needed or especially desirable as a legal institution – perhaps if more and more people come to the view that it is not important, and if we progressively extend the legal rights that go with it to couples who are not formally married?
I won't be losing sleep at the possibility that – for completely different reasons that began to have effects some time ago now – the institution does erode and we find viable alternatives to it. Marriage is not an institution that needs to be preserved for its own sake. It is valuable insofar as it serves human needs … and if they can be served in other ways, so be it. Or so it seems to me.


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"Mad I can't play this weekend," a message on Vaccaro's account read. "We will take care of business."
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported earlier in the day that Vaccaro would sit out the contest against the Niners (6-3) and could miss the following week of action as well. At his Monday meeting with the media, Saints coach Sean Payton refused to discuss Vaccaro's status and called a question about the player's health "dumb."
Vaccaro's helmet hit Cowboys tight end Jason Witten's knee as the Saints rookie made a tackle late in the third quarter. Witten gained 19 yards on the play; and after the collision, Vaccaro left the contest, which New Orleans (7-2) won 49-17.
Vaccaro also suffered a concussion in the Oct. 27 win at home over the Buffalo Bills when he collided with cornerback Keenan Lewis in an attempt to break up a pass. That injury didn't cause him to miss a game.
Vaccaro has lined up for the Saints on 502 defensive snaps, the most on the team, according to analytics website Pro Football Focus. He has 56 tackles (41 of them solo), one interception and one sack, and he is considered a contender for the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year Award.
The Saints suddenly may be thin at safety. Roman Harper has been inactive since after Week 2 with a hurt knee, and Malcolm Jenkins missed the Cowboys game and the Nov. 3 loss at the New York Jets with the same.
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An already good week for Kyle Gibson turned once-in-a-lifetime Monday when the Greenfield native got his promotion to the big leagues.
Gibson, a 2006 Greenfield-Central graduate and former first-round Major League Baseball draft pick of Minnesota, will start for the Twins on Saturday against visiting Kansas City.
Gibson was scheduled to begin a four-game series with his Triple-A Rochester club today at Indianapolis. The 6-foot-6 right-handed pitcher would have enjoyed the visit home, where dozens of his hometown friends and family members would have likely filled the Victory Field bleachers, as they did July 22, 2011, when Gibson made his last start in Indy for Rochester.
Instead, those well-wishers will have the opportunity to witness Gibson's major league debut several hours north at Target Field.
"Right now I feel a little anxious," Gibson said Monday afternoon as he packed for the airport. "Ready to get there and get on the field and just get my feet wet playing some catch and shagging bp (batting practice)."
The 25-year-old right-hander — picked 22nd overall in the 2009 out of the University of Missouri — took the roster spot of left-hander Pedro Hernandez, who was optioned to Rochester.
Gibson, who will wear uniform No. 44 for the Twins, made 15 starts for Rochester this season, going 7-5 with a 3.01 ERA, 79 strikeouts and 28 walks in 92 2/3 innings.
In his last four starts, Gibson went 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 26 innings.
Saturday, he'll take the mound for Minnesota (34-38) against Kansas City (35-38), a fellow American League Central member which is also looking to stay in the wild card playoff mix.
"It's a dream come true," Gibson said of his debut. "And I know when the moment gets here I will be nervous, but I have to be confident that I belong there and that I can get big league hitters out when I execute."
Gibson appeared headed for a big-league call up two years ago before arm trouble took hold. The Twins' 2010 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Gibson opened 2011 in Rochester and went 3-8 with a 4.81 ERA. He made his final start that season in the July visit to Indy, where he took a no-decision, allowing four earned runs in five innings. Within a week, Gibson was on the disabled list, and he underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Sept. 7, 2011.
He rehabilitated his way back to Rochester last season, making two starts late in the year.
"I think it made me stronger, physically and mentally," Gibson said of his comeback from surgery. "I had to overcome adversity to get where I am today and, in my mind, anytime you work hard to overcome adversity, it's something that will pay dividends later in life somehow."
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"The cheese up in here is goin H.A.M. / dayum, dayum, DAYUM!"
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Neiman Marcus's owners have agreed to sell the luxury department store group to Ares Management and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CCPIB) for $6 billion, the New York Times has reported. The current owners are a private equity firms TPG and Warburg Pincus.
Neiman Marcus operates 79 stores across the country, including two Bergdorf Goodman stores in Manhattan, and the Last Call outlet stores.
Karen Katz, the chief executive of Neiman Marcus, said in a statement: "I have great confidence that our customers, associates and vendor partners will share my enthusiasm that our new investors will help us pursue a business dedicated to luxury and fashion, attentive service and innovative marketing."
"We plan on investing meaningful capital into the business to ensure Neiman's long-term position as the unparalleled leader in luxury retail," David Kaplan, co-head of private equity at Ares, said in a statement.
According to the New York Times, Ares has had experience in the consumer sector, with previous investments in General Nutrition Centers, House of Blues and Serta and Simmons.
Ares and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will hold equal stakes in the company, with Neiman Marcus management retaining a minority stake. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, according to reports.
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