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MANCHESTER, N.H. - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is two for two in Republican primary contests following his impressive victory in New Hampshire Tuesday night.
After a widely expected victory, Romney preached his message of a better America to a cheering audience.
"We are one nation under God. Make no mistake in this campaign, I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom, a clear and unapologetic defense, and we are going to win with that message," he said.
Exit polling showed electability and experience as the most important factors for New Hampshire voters. That played to Romney's strength.
The Obama reelection campaign is also aware that his reputation as an economic "Mr. Fix It" would present a huge challenge in a general election.
"He's a very smart businessman. He knows what he's doing. I'm a manufacturing guy and he's going to bring back manufacturing in America," one Romney supporter said.
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While Romney's first place finish wasn't really in doubt, the rest of the order was. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, claimed the coveted second spot by doing very well among independents.
"The intellectual revolution going on now to restore liberty in this country is well on its way and there's no way to stop the momentum that we have started," Paul said.
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who spent nearly all his time in New Hampshire, placed a disappointing third.
Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., placed fourth and fifth respectively. Both of them say they'll do much better in more conservative South Carolina, where evangelicals will play a bigger role.
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New 1980-91 Bronco Fasttrac Top uses a belt rail and plastic extrusion fastening system similar to our early Bronco top. In addition, these tops have zip out side panels, and rear curtains which can be zipped out or rolled up.
These tops require much less drilling to install than the older snap type tops. The belt rail, which mounts to the top of the body, uses existing holes for the mounting bolts. The cab channel requires drilling to mount, but there is no drilling into the tailgate at all. There are two holes which have to be drilled into the top of the bed sides at the rear, and also, you have to drill two holes on each side for the bow mounts.
This top is a convertible top, which can be easily folded down onto the back of the Bronco. Of course, you can run with the sides and back curtain zipped out and just have a canopy over the back of the Bronco.
Seat belts will not work with 1992-96 vehicles.
Our Price: $569.00
Seat belts will not work with 1992-96 vehicles.
They meant REAR Seat Belts
and for other tops that were made by Owners such as our pal WILEEC or companies now out of business but are new or good condition used ones for sale on e bay or here in Classified Section etc.. look for info on them in my site under Top, Soft & Cut-Out (for fabric, etc. insert) & T-Top @ http://www.broncolin...x.php?index=467
such as;
Bikini Fabrication in a 95 Source: by wileec at Ford Bronco Zone Forums
Bikini Fabrication in a 95 (part 2), w/measurements, etc. Source: by wileec at Ford Bronco Zone Forums
Camper Top Cut-Out Fabrication & Installation Source: by Broncobill78 (Dave) at Ford Bronco Zone Forums
Fast Back Fabrication & Installation pics in an 85 Source: by mashori (Bobby) at SuperMotors.net
Kayline Full Top Bracket Fabrication & Installation in a 93 - Kayline is now OUT-of-BUSINESS, STC purchased Kayline tooling & patterns & is also Out-of-Business
Source: by broncofocused at http://www.supermoto...try/16917/57227
Skyler Tonneau Style Installation in an 84 - Skyler is now OUT-of-BUSINESS Source: by my good friend here, justshootme84 (Randy Z, Casual Mudder) at SuperMotors.net
Soft-Tops.com Fast Back Style Interior/Rear Seat Area pic; is now OUT-of-BUSINESS
(Company was NOT STC (Specialty Top Company); Miesk5 NOTE, Site is gone now, but leaving this info in-place for Posterity
Source: by Soft-Tops.com
Soft-Tops.com Fast Back Style Pics by vadas @ http://s735.photobuc...5/tmvadas_2009/
Soft-Tops.com Legality Statement & Possible Work-Around for Rear Seat Belts in 92-96; is now OUT-of-BUSINESS (Company was NOT STC (Specialty Top Company);"...In some states it is a requirement that a seatbelt is worn by all occupants. The lap portion of your belt will still be fuctional. The additional strap acts as a double strap, when you disconnect the roof anchor. Many Bronco enthusiasts install the added safety of a rollbar. The seat belt roof anchor can then be mounted to the roll bar. This allows the shoulder portion to remain functional. Please check with your local law enforcement for specific state and local regulations..."; Miesk5 NOTE, Site is gone now, but leaving this info in-place for Posterity
Source: by Soft-Tops.com
Tonneau Fabrication & Installation (cargo area cover) pics in a 91
Source: by PaulT (Paul T) at http://www.supermoto...stry/5355/18537
STC (Specialty Top Company) Fast Trac Installation in a 94 - STC now is OUT-of-BUSINESS
Source: by Damon H (Plug Ugly) at http://www.superford...s=18184#content
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evertime I try to add info in here in Edit mode the screen jumps upand down and I tend to over-write other info...
http://aro2000.com/bronco_camper.htmARO - 80-96 Bronco Tonneau soft top w/optional side window panels (formerly manufactured for and sold through Soft-Tops.com)
see pics, prices, colors, material etc.
Ford Bronco Custom Tonneau for 1980 - 1996 models
(formerly manufactured for and sold through Soft-Tops.com)
Sailcloth vinyl, dielectrically sealed seams and window. Pre-mounted snaps and easy to understand installation instructions. Available in a wide variety of Haartz vinyls and Haartz Stayfast cloth colors. Standard models have (1) AS6 DOT 40 gauge automotive grade clear vinyl window on the center deck as shown.
Optional side windows for better visibility available (see below)
Charcoal, Green, Smoke tinted windows also available
This cover provides ample headroom for a full sized adult to sit in the 3rd seat!
These are made-to-order to insure freshness and to reduce quality issues from being left folded in a box on the shelf for too long. Depending on seasonal demand, expect shipment within 7 business days following receipt of payment.
Vinyl colors available - CLICK HERE
Stayfast cloth colors available - CLICK HERE
"...We have been contacted by customers trying to locate the Bestop/STC, Kayline products. We were developing a top and frame assembly similar to the Bestop/KAYLINE/STC/BIG BUCK/WHITCO products, but due to the cost to manufacture a quality replacement camper and low levels of inquiries, we are halting development. We will proceed if and when we feel market response is sufficient for production..."
This is the Full Top
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Now see... what I don't get is why don't they just tell the first 18 people to stay and the rest to leave. It is so frigg'n cruel to let those people sit there for days just to get shut down.
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Kim Dysinger Mohr, past president and current program director and newsletter editor for Mohawk Historical Society, is to present "Depression Era Gangsters," a photographic and oral presentation.
He is to be the guest speaker as the Seneca County Historical Society resumes its monthly meetings at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Seneca County Museum.
The program is to feature the life and times of "The Bonnie and Clyde Barrow Gang," John Herbert Dillinger, Arizona "Ma" Barker Gang, George "Baby Face" Nelson," Adam Richetti, the Storey Bros., George "Machine Gun" Kelley, George "Freaky" Karpis, William "Billy the Killer" Miller and Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd.
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Denver mayor adds injury to insultJanuary 16, 2013 – 1:14 am by Hickey
There are many candidates for biggest chump in Denver this week following the Broncos' unbelievable playoff meltdown against the Ravens.
Foremost is safety Rahim Moore, who forgot he was supposed to stay behind Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones, then made a pathetic attempt at intercepting Joe Flacco's 70-yard bomb to Jones upon doing so.
Then there's John Fox, who had two timeouts and a chance to drive into field-goal range with more than 30 seconds left but instead took a knee thinking the Broncos could win the game in overtime.
And one can't overlook the contribution of Peyton Manning, who is increasingly looking like a guy who only won a Super Bowl because he got to play one against Rex Grossman. His across-the-body, into-the-middle-of-the-field interception in overtime looked like something straight out of Sexy Rexy's repertoire. At this rate Peyton may want to look into endorsing Gerber; at least he won't choke on that.
Then there is defensive backs coach Ron Milus, who was unceremoniously canned on Tuesday as the result of Moore's gaffe — as if that is something you'd actually coach a guy to do. But not even poor Milus is the biggest chump in Denver this week following his unfortunate exit.
That distinction alone belongs to mayor Michael Hancock, who as a part of his silly civic bet with Baltimore's mayor agreed to do Ray Lewis' "squirrel dance" if the Broncos lost. (I've always found that description to be a misnomer, unless the squirrel in question is completely psychotic and has just been injected with a speedball).
According to the Denver Post, Mayor Hancock was injured while practicing the dance, and will have to wait until he recovers to fulfill the terms of the bet. As embarrassing as that is, hopefully he's telling the truth. I've seen The Wire, and you don't want to mess with the people Baltimore's mayor can send over to make sure he pays up.


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Taipei, Sept. 8 (CNA) The navy is planning to build 30 missile speed boats that can evade detection by radar to beef up its defensive capability in the Taiwan Strait.
The navy said the planned 150-ton speed boats are 40 meters long, seven meters wide, and have a maximum speed of 30 knots.
The speed boats have reconnaissance systems and interference equipment for electronic warfare. They could also work with the air force to conduct combat missions.
The missile speed boats will be equipped with Hsiung Feng II anti-ship missiles and anti-aircraft missiles which can block the operation of mainland China vessels in the Taiwan Strait, and will have an intimidating effect on mainland ships.
The Navy said that the electronic warfare system of the proposed missile speed boats will be built by the military-run Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology (CIST).
CIST has also successfully developed a detection-evading vessel coating for mass production by the General Headquarters of Combined Services Force.
By the end of the year, the Navy will invite bidders to build the proposed boats. A prototype will be built first, and after tests, another 29 boats will be built. It is estimated that when they are completed in 2003, they will be commissioned to replace the present Hai-Ou missile speed boats and greatly beef up the defensive capability of the navy in the Taiwan Strait. (By Lilian Wu)


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After dropping off 3-year-old daughter Violet at preschool, Jennifer Garner treated herself to a relaxing manicure and pedicure at Nail Spa Lane in Santa Monica. The pregnant actress needed a little help sitting down in the spa chair, and asked for her nails to be buffed. She was "nice and friendly," a source says, and happily chatted with employees about how excited she was about the baby on the way. Before leaving, Garner wished everyone "happy holidays."
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, checking out hubby Pete Wentz's band Fall Out Boy play a secret show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The new mom arrived with her parents – Joe and Tina Simpson – to see the group preview songs off their upcoming album, Folie à Deux. But she didn't pull an all-nighter. "They're new parents," the source says. "They didn't want to be away from the baby too long."
Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester and boyfriend Sebastian Stan, holding hands and kissing at the show's holiday party at Haven in Manhattan. "Leighton was the belle of the ball,"
says a partygoer. "She and Sebastian got there early and were having the best time. She was dancing like crazy." The other cozy couple on the show – Blake Lively and Penn Badgley – showed up toward the end of the night to celebrate with the cast and crew. "They were Velcro-ed to each other the whole time. They were holding hands most of the night."
Brody Jenner and girlfriend Jayde Nicole, stopping in at Pinkberry in Los Angeles to treat themselves to the new pomegranate flavor. Gazing into each other's eyes as they left the store, the two were all smiles, immediately tucking into their sweet treats.
Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia, sharing a "family" dinner with his onscreen older brother, Adrian Pasdar at Koi's Fountain Lounge in L.A. The duo "seemed to be getting ready for a night on the town" as they dined on some signature dishes, according to a source.
Melissa Joan Hart, taking a night off from mommy-duty to host the "Wrapped with a Bow" event benefiting the Jayneoni Moore Children's Fund at Giggles N' Hugs restaurant in Brentwood, Calif. The actress spent more than an hour at the "celebrity Santa's workshop" wrapping presents that will be distributed to foster children in the L.A. area.
Jenna Elfman and Kirstie Alley, performing skits and entertaining the crowd at the Christmas Stories XVI benefit at L.A.'s Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre International. Alley's skit – with a French hand-shadow puppet – was a big hit, and Elfman raved about her performance, telling us, "I love live audiences."
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Assessing the mood of his players and the battle for survival that faces QPR in 2013, Harry Redknapp was explicit. "I don't need miserable faces. I don't need them around me."
Of course, the initial reaction of some people was that, coming from Harry, this was a bit rich. Then again, simple logic tells you that Harry's long face is the one long face that Harry doesn't have to see. What it might be more germane to wonder is how this new policy on facial expressions could inform Redknapp's transfer targets in the newly opened January window — and only then


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Passport is the creation of saxophonist Klaus Doldinger who has stated that Passport is not so much a set group but a label and a name for his many projects. Doldinger, who had started out playing dixieland back in the 1950's, by the following decade was a modern tenor-saxophonist who also worked in the studios. His mind has always remained quite open and in 1970 he formed Passport so as to explore the combination of advanced jazz improvising with rockish rhythms. Passport matches Doldinger's reeds (tenor, soprano, flute and occasional keyboards) with an electric rhythm section. The group's first recording (1970's Passport) also included Olaf Kubler on second tenor and flute, organist Jimmy Jackson, electric bassist Lother Maid and drummer Udo Lindenberg. Soon the group went through the first of several complete turnovers. The mid-1970's version usually teamed Doldinger with keyboardist Kristian Schultze, electric bassist Wolfgang Schmid and drummer Curt Cress and by 1978 it had changed drastically again. However, no matter who was in the rhythm section, Klaus Doldinger's lead voice and his band's musical direction remained consistent through the years. Passport has made numerous recordings, particularly for Atlantic. Scott Yanow
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The time is nigh my friends. The time is nigh. In a matter of hours, Jimbo, myself and two more of our friends are taking off for Ft. Lauderdale in preparation for Holy Ship. The boat departs tomorrow at 5 p.m., and returns Monday morning. During this time period, please do not expect any form of human contact from us, as we'll be too busy getting DJ lessons from A-Trak, winning millions in Steve Aoki's Poker Palace, or doing backflips into the Atlantic Ocean as Skrillex drops "Summit" on our domes.
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The Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association plans to host its fourth annual Law Appreciation Day at Noon Friday at the Hyatt Valencia.
"Raising the Bar" will recognize several outstanding community members along with local law enforcement members from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Highway Patrol, and the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Confirmed attendees include: Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, Assemblyman Cameron Smyth and representatives from U.S. Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon, Sens. George Runner and Tom McClintock, along with Sheriff Lee Baca, Highway Patrol Capt. Mark Odle, and Fire Department Assistant Chief Lucas Claus.
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The term "Covens" refers to a congregation of witches mostly. Sometimes, this term is also used to represent a gathering of vampires. The gathering of Wiccans who follow the neopagan religion that is based on witchcraft can said to be a coven. The origin of the term is associated with a Scots word that meant meeting of any type. If you refer the Oxford Dictionary, you can see that the word was derived from the Latin word "Convenire". The use of it with witches started after a considerable period of time and can be traced back to the middle years of 1600s. It was reported that the witch-trail for Isobel Gowdie had a coven that consisted of thirteen members. This is considered as the earliest available reference to the existence of the witches coven.
However, in English language the term "covens" was not popular till the early years of 1920s. The change was brought about by Margaret Murray who said that witches in Europe used to gather. This concept was discussed by a large number of people. The group usually consisted of thirteen members and were given the name. For several forms of the present neopagan witchcraft such as Feri Witchcraft, Stregherai and Wicca, the above mentioned definition of covens is acceptable. Generally, these gatherings take place for celebration or for worship. The sabbats are the most important celebration for the members.
There is no fixed number of members involved in it. The suggested number of members is thirteen and there can be variations in the number. The idea is that numbers that come after and include 3 can said to be a coven. Groups consisting of more than thirteen members are generally considered to be unwieldy. Large covens would generally split due to the discomforts associated with the large number of members. Another factor that may lead to the splitting of the groupis newly appointed High Priestess or High Priest leaving and starting a coven of their own. However, the most important number for them is thirteen.
Covens of Wiccans need a Priest or Priestess. Often, both of them lead the group. However, there have been instances when the leadership was handled by either of them. Presently, there has been a new development and the coven started having rotating leaderships and the way they are run can be compared to how things are done in a democracy.
The intermediate view of covens refers to witches gathering so that spells can be casted in tandem. The view is of importance in the popular cultures and fantasy stories. References to the covens can be found in the play Macbeth by Shakespeare. They have been featured in movies also. These meetings are of high importance for the witches. Not much of historical information is available on these gatherings. However, it is certain that the way they are met presently is different from the earlier methods. There are a large number of people who believe that such meetings used to take place and they consider the confessions that witches had made during their trials as evidences for this. It is also known that the covens were not women dominated although compared to men women were more popular as witches. The male members were also present in equal numbers in some of them. In fact, in some of these gatherings, the number of men was more than the number of women.
Sometimes, this term is also used to represent gathering of vampires. However, the term is more popular when associated with witches and their gatherings.


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It's too soon to know where Frank Lopez will take Northwest Texas Healthcare System, but if past is prologue, look for more growth and expanded services.
Lopez, now the chief executive officer at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Enid, Okla., was named to succeed Moody Chisholm, who is leaving Northwest for a post in California with parent company Universal Health Services, Inc., of King of Prussia, Pa.
"I've always been drawn to the health-care field, particularly because of the service to patients," Lopez said Monday. "I didn't really want to pursue it from a medical standpoint but wanted to connect in a meaningful way so I elected to go and pursue my hospital administration degree."
That degree was a master's in health administration from Tulane University.
He did undergraduate work at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, he said.
Lopez served a hospital administration residency at Mercy Hospital in New Orleans, staying for seven years and rising to associate administrator.
"One of my accomplishments was concluding a $22.5 million construction program that expanded the physical plant considerably," he said.
Then he joined Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City and ran the 433-bed campus, putting together physician-hospital and primary-care physician networks, a $65 million expansion project, a neuroscience institute and other expansion projects.
Dr. David Matousek, a family physician, former chief of staff and vice chair of the board of trustees at St. Mary's, praised Lopez's leadership.
"He's been an excellent CEO," Matousek said, adding that Lopez, with UHS' help, pushed through a new women's center, a new MRI, spiral CT, a cardiac program with a catheterization lab and by-pass surgery program.
"He has revamped the emergency room," Matousek said. "That's been remodeled. Every floor in the hospital practically has been remodeled since he has been here."
The hospital will expand bed capacity because the hospital has become the preferred one in Enid, he said.
Lopez has worked well with the medical staff. Even when they disagreed, Matousek said, Lopez listened.
When the problems were operational issues, Lopez made the changes because he is a mover.
"He has wonderful rapport with the physicians here and the reason he does is (because) ... he listens," he said. "You don't find a lot of hospital administrators who do that."
Matousek said he couldn't think of anything Lopez hasn't done well.
"And I truly mean that or I would tell you," he said.
Lopez and his wife are community-minded, Matousek said.
Sharon Trojan, also a member of the St. Mary's board, agreed.
Lopez not only gave of his time as a hospital administrator, but he did so personally, participating in church and in the community and school activities, he said. She said Lopez's greatest strengths are his openness and his team approach to running the hospital.
"You're getting a good one down there, I tell you," Trojan said.
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CHICAGO – No two words rankle the Rutgers fan base quite like "James" and "Franklin" these days, so we offer this observation cautiously: He is the best thing to happen to the Rutgers football program in a while.
Oh, he is the worst thing to happen in a while, too, a force of nature as a recruiter who, in a matter of months, managed to re-open the talent pipeline from New Jersey to western Pennsylvania that Rutgers thought it had sealed for good years ago.
Franklin arrived at Penn State this winter, smelled blood in the water in Piscataway, and went to work. He has two of the top five New Jersey prospects, according to Rivals.com, in his incoming freshman class and another six top recruits from the state set to join his program in 2015. It is largely the reason, despite a 0-0 record in Happy Valley, that a reporter approached him at Big Ten media days and began a question like this:
"You've really taken the Big Ten by storm ..."
But forget all that for a minute. Because, in a sport defined by its rivalries, isn't it fun that Rutgers has a villain now?
Isn't it interesting that the Sept. 13 game against Penn State, quite possibly the most important game at Rutgers since 1869, has another element to it? Franklin has puffed out his chest and painted a target on it, and that will double the satisfaction if the Scarlet Knights can send him back across state borders at 0-1 as a Big Ten coach.
He backed off his comments that Rutgers and Maryland "don't stand a chance" against his Nittany Lions now, but the shots fired won't soon be forgotten. His counterpart (and friend) in New Jersey had to address them several times in Chicago, and Kyle Flood made it clear he had no intention of returning fire.
"I don't have any – how do I want to say this? – it's not my job to monitor his comments," Flood said. "We're looking forward to getting them on the field. To me, all this stuff in the offseason is great, and it creates the interest in the fan base, but it's going to be about the games and the two football teams."
Still, Flood is a college football fan, so he knows how much rivalries can add to the experience for everyone involved. Michigan has Ohio State. Southern Cal has UCLA. North Carolina has Duke. Rutgers has never had anything close, and just because the two teams are on the schedule, it doesn't have it with Penn State, either.
That takes years of tough games and hard feelings. But the ingredients – the shared geography, the recruiting battles, the building animosity – are all there. It can happen, and having Franklin on the other side will help.
He isn't just fanning the flames. He is a human gas can, and he put on a show for the media at the Chicago Hilton. He shrugged off complaints from SEC coaches about bringing his staff to camps in the south. He bragged that he refused to take the elevator to his room because the one with the Penn State logo didn't go to his floor. He grilled reporters about their own academic track record and then told them, bluntly, that he wouldn't have recruited them.
The moment when a reporter from Ohio asked if he had a "little Urban Meyer" in him was about the only time he was speechless in two full days, and the cold, blank stare might have revealed more about him than any answer. He has no intention of being the next anyone at Penn State, and if the bravado is an act, it sure is a good one.
"We have a plan. We have a model. We have a way of doing things," Franklin said. "We are very aggressive, and we like to have fun.
"How do people react to that? I'm not really sure. It's our job to do everything in our power to help Penn State be as competitive as possible in the classroom and on the football field in the Big Ten, and even bigger than that eventually, on a national scale."
That doesn't figure to happen any time soon, not with two years left on a bowl ban and scholarship limits from the Sandusky scandal. Franklin can brag that his players feel like they could beat the Packers right now, but with major questions along the offensive line and at skill positions, this is a flawed team.
In six weeks, that team will make the trip to Piscataway, and there are bigger stakes for Rutgers than just making Franklin eat his offseason talk in that game. But he sure did add another dimension to it, didn't he?


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In the September 24, 2001, issue of the ARCHIVES, Dr Fass and colleagues1 presented a state-of-the-art review on the evaluation and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The authors performed a thorough literature review and, using an evidence-based approach, presented an algorithm on the evaluation and management of patients with IBS.
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Four years ago I visited Mammoth Mountain in California during the spring and couldn't believe how much snow they still had on their trails.
Mammoth Mountain announced yesterday that it plans to remain open for skiing and snowboarding through Memorial Day, May 26, weather permitting.
Mammoth is experiencing exceptional spring conditions with top-to-bottom riding on a current base depth of four to six feet.


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A Veiled Debate
The burqa question is back, this time in Britain.
The burqa debate is back, this time in Britain. Conservative and Liberal Democrat politicians are urging a ban on Muslim veils, arguing that banishing the face covering would emancipate women from the illiberal demands of their religion.
The issue kicked off last month after a prospective Muslim student at Birmingham Metropolitan College complained that the school's long-standing dress code, which forbade all head coverings on campus, would discriminate against her and her desire to cover her face. Birmingham's policy was rooted in basic safety concerns. Security guards and testing monitors need to be able to identify campus denizens. The veiled student's complaint nonetheless prompted an outcry, and last week the college reversed the policy.
Conservatives concluded that the school had been bullied out of a perfectly sensible policy for fear of being labeled Islamophobic. David Cameron's spokesman last week said the prime minister was in favor of schools setting their own dress codes, including codes that may exclude niqab or burqa-wearing Muslims, but he said the decision should be up to school officials, not the government.
Some backbench MPs now see an opening to encourage or even require schools to ban veils. In June a group of Tories introduced a bill to ban full-face coverings in all public places, though it has yet to have a second reading. Some Liberal Democrats have also taken up the cause, and Lib-Dem leader Nick Clegg has said he's open to debating a veil ban, at least in schools.
The suggestion has prompted predictable cries of outrage on the left. Labour MP Angela Eagle compared the Tories to the Taliban, neglecting that the purpose of a ban would be an attempt not to impose norms, but to limit what religion can require of its adherents, at least in the public square. While the state should generally not tell religious adherents what to believe or how to express their faith, religious toleration also demands a degree of religious moderation in return.
It's not hard to understand why. Unlike a place of worship or a private home, the public square is shared space, governed by certain rules. A democracy is no more obligated to allow Muslim women to wear burqas in public than it would be to accept nudists wandering about, claiming a religious exemption.
There is also the question of compulsion—not by the state but by those who impose the veil. No doubt plenty of Muslim women who wear face veils in Britain do so voluntarily. But many Muslim women are compelled to do so by zealous family members who are prepared to enforce their sartorial diktats through ostracism and even violence. The principle of religious liberty applies to individuals so they can follow their conscience, not to groups so they can coerce their members.
This isn't a theoretical concern. The British press broke the news a few years ago that several private Muslim schools in Britain require female students to cover up from head to toe when they're dismissed from class. As Tory MP Sarah Wollaston put it in a Telegraph op-ed Sunday, it would be "naive to think that a thirteen year old would have complete freedom to reject family or peer group pressure."
Muslims in Europe enjoy a level of religious toleration that Christians, to say nothing of Jews, could only dream of in most of the Islamic world. Underlying the veil debate is the lingering question that many would rather not ask openly, which is whether those who demand tolerance in the name of Islam would extend the same tolerance in return.


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If you are a value investor looking to boost your portfolio returns, then you could try following the stock-picking strategy of billionaire fund manager Carl Icahn. The legendary investor has amassed a fortune by identifying undervalued companies, taking big positions in the stock, and forcing company managers to make changes that enhance shareholder value.
During a 30-year investing career, Icahn has grown an initial stake of just a few million dollars into a portfolio currently worth more than $11 billion. Icahn's funds have returned an eye-popping 106.9% since 2004 alone. His activist style has created considerable wealth for investors, but Icahn's greatest strength is his ability to identify undervalued stocks.
Icahn looks for companies with rich assets, shares that are out of favor with investors and lots of cash on hand. Ideally, the value of the company's assets should exceed its total market value.
The companies he buys are almost never glamorous. Icahn generally prefers boring "hard" assets such as real estate and energy reserves that are easy to value, but he will also invest in technology and pharmaceutical stocks if he thinks the firm's product pipeline is undervalued.
Here are three Icahn stocks I think are great picks for value investors.
1. Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX)
Clorox owns many of the leading brands in consumer products. When most people think of bleach, they automatically think of Clorox. The company also owns dominant brands in other areas such as Pine-Sol cleaner, Kingsford charcoal and Glad trash bags. The strength of its brands helps make Clorox a steady performer through good times and bad. In the past decade, Clorox's sales have risen every year and earnings have increased at a 10% annual rate.
Equally important, Clorox is an impressive generator of cash flow. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), a key cash flow metric, totaled $1.2 billion in the past 12 months and was nearly four times earnings. Clorox currently pays a $2.40 annual dividend and yields a rich 3.6%, which already beats the market's sub-2% average yield, but strong cash flow has allowed the company to boost dividends by 10% a year and double the payout in the past 10 years. Clorox has also recorded 35 straight years of dividend increases.
Clorox shares are valued at 17 times earnings, which is below the P/E of 20 more typical for this company and less than its household product industry peers. Icahn purchased his 9.08% Clorox stake (2.5 million shares currently worth about $175 million) during this year's March quarter and has options to purchase 11.5 million more.
2. Motorola Mobility Holdings (NYSE: MMI)
About six months ago, Motorola spun off its mobile phone business as a separate entity. Icahn was a long-time investor in Motorola and pushed for the firm's breakup (a tactic he often employs in order to unlock value).
Motorola Mobility makes the XOOM tablet, along with Android-powered smartphones and other communications devices. The company launched 23 new smartphones in 2010 and increased smart phone shipments 60% to 13.7 million units.
Motorola Mobility introduced its XOOM tablet along with the ATRIX, reportedly the world's most powerful smart phone, this year, and targets smartphone unit growth of between 40% and 50% in 2011. Sales momentum is building while market share for rivals such as Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Research in Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) is eroding.
Icahn saw Motorola Mobility as a classic example of a company with an underestimated product pipeline and a cash-rich balance sheet. Motorola Mobility has cash exceeding $10.50 per share, which is equal to nearly half its $24 share price. In addition, the company is rapidly expanding free cash flow (i.e. cash flow plus capital expenditures). During this year's March quarter, Motorola Mobility's free cash flow grew nearly ten-fold on just 22% higher sales. The company is valued at only 14 times free cash flow and at less than one time sales.
As an independent entity, Motorola Mobility is now free to reinvest its rising cash flow in growing the product line and sales. Icahn holds an 11.4% stake in these shares, valued at $163 million.
3. Federal-Mogul Corp. (Nasdaq: FDML)
Icahn's stake in Federal-Mogul is valued at nearly $1.9 billion, which makes this his largest single stock holding. He purchased Federal-Mogul bonds before the company exited bankruptcy in 2007, swapping them for equity in 2008. He currently owns 76% of the company and is in the early stages of looking for potential buyers.
Federal-Mogul's business is definitely not glamorous; the company makes powertrains and components for automobiles. Federal-Mogul emerged from bankruptcy in December 2007 with Icahn in control, who forced the company to cut more than $460 million from annual costs through restructuring.
Since then, Federal-Mogul has recorded eight straight quarters of profitable results and beat consensus analyst estimates in five of the past six quarters. In this year's first quarter, Federal-Mogul posted 16% sales growth and tripled income compared to year-ago levels. Sales are benefiting from steadily increasing demand for fuel-efficient engines and powertrains. Analysts project greater than 20% growth this year and 30% next year.
Federal-Mogul generated EBITDA of $626 million in the last 12 months, which is roughly equal to three times earnings --very strong for a company in this sector. In addition, the company has cash of $10.26 per share, slightly more than half the recent $20 share price. The stock appears bargain-priced at a multiple of just 10 times earnings.
It looks even cheaper when considering it on a price-to-cash flow (P/CF) basis. The shares trade for just four times cash flow, which is a 30% discount to the auto parts industry average. One reason for the discount is higher leverage; Federal Mogul has $2.8 billion of debt and $1.3 billion of equity. However, the company's strong cash flow provides good coverage of debt payments, which limits downside risk.
Action to take--> Clorox is my top pick for conservative investors because of its reliable earnings, and dividend growth and rich yield. Motorola Mobility is a bit riskier due to increasing competition, but benefits from a fast-growing smart phone market. Federal Mogul is my top pick for aggressive portfolios. Icahn is seeking a buyer, which creates a window of opportunity for short-term gains if the company is acquired for a premium.


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I've dealt with a few, and I will grant that for some 'shiny' is probably enough.... but... I think that in most cases it will depend on whether the CEO is willing to dedicate time to learning Win8 or not. It does take time to learn, and until you learn, you look stupid.
CEOs don't like to look stupid.
Unless they have come to Win8 on their own, it is very unlikely that a CEOs underlings will persuade them to change.


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Pa. worker killed by huge road salt pile identified
PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia-area worker fatally crushed by a massive pile of road salt has been identified as a father of two from New Jersey.
In a statement, the family of 51-year-old Gustav Propper, of Mount Laurel, calls his death "tragic ... beyond words."
Authorities said Propper was operating an end-loader when a 100-foot pile of salt collapsed nearby, smothering him. Bucks County Coroner Joseph Campbell said Propper died from asphyxiation.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the fatality, which occurred Thursday at a site on the Delaware River in Falls Township.


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Historical Highlight
"Thoroughly American":
Albert Bierstadt's Landscape Paintings
In the 1870s, the House acquired two monumental paintings—Discovery of the Hudson River and Entrance Into Monterey. They were painted by celebrated American artist Albert Bierstadt. Initially on view in the House Chamber, the two are historical scenes of exploration on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, set in grand landscapes.
Discovery of the Hudson River
Discovery of the Hudson River, installed in 1874, depicts explorer Henry Hudson sailing just above West Point, New York, in 1609. He and his crew approach a group of Native Americans on the shore. But it is not the Native people that give a clue as to what the explorers will find at their journey's end. The rainbow above the landscape points the way to a new world and a source of great riches. Bierstadt, who resided in the Hudson River valley, thoughtfully provided local details such as Storm King and Crow's Nest mountains, and Hudson's well-known vessel, Half Moon.
Entrance into Monterey
Entrance Into Monterey was placed in the Chamber opposite Discovery of the Hudson River in 1878. Bierstadt shows a luminous scene from Monterey, California, just as Spanish settlers first arrive in 1602. The bay glows in the early morning light in the background. The grazing herd of domestic animals scattered across the foreground signals the beauty and bounty of the West. In the middle distance, Bierstadt depicts a Catholic Mass in progress under an oak tree, an event that reportedly took place the day after explorer Sebastian Vizcaino landed in Monterey.
The two landscapes remained in the House Chamber, on either side of the Speaker's rostrum, until 1901, when they were moved to the House Grand staircases, adjoining the Speaker's Lobby. Appropriately, the Discovery of the Hudson River was displayed in the east stairwell, and Entrance Into Monterey in the west. Discovery of the Hudson River was later moved to the Member's Dining Room. In 2005, after nearly 130 years in the Capitol, both works were removed for conservation. These historic paintings, refreshed and repaired, came back on view in 2011, in the grand stairwell on the East Front of the Capitol, where they can again be seen by the visiting public.


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Drought persisted through March until much-needed rain fell in April. With help from Mother Nature, area lakes are filling up.
Here's a look at lake levels from around the state.
Lake Hefner: 96 percent full
Lake Texoma: 78 percent full
Arbuckle Lake: 78 percent full
Lake Thunderbird: 89 percent full
Waurika Lake: 48 percent full
Altus Lake: 17 percent full
Fort Supply Lake: 100 percent full
Keep in mind, during the drought water was added to Lake Hefner from Canton.
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(The Coalition of Alabama Students for the Environment).
At the close of the 2013 Alabama Legislative Session, residents of Greater Birmingham can rest assured that a controversial agenda to eliminate area drinking water protections has been defeated due to the efforts of student advocates from across the state. Less than two weeks after over 75 student representatives from the Coalition of Alabama Students for the Environment brought their needs for heightened drinking water resource planning for Greater Birmingham to elected officials, area legislators decided to push a more controversial agenda.
Senate Bill 460 and House Bill 647 on Water and Sewer Systems, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) and State Representative Paul Demarco (R-Homewood),intended to create a new place for representatives from 4 additional counties served by the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB): Shelby, Blount, St. Clair, and Walker Counties.
According to information released by the Birmingham Water Works Board, of the BWWB's 195,000 customer service connections, over 178,000 are located in Metro-Birmingham and Jefferson County. All counties except for Shelby County have less than 2,000 customer connections. Walker County, site of the proposed Shepherd Bend Mine, has fewer than 30 customer connections.
The proposed Shepherd Bend Mine would discharge toxic wastewater less than a football field's length from the BWWB's drinking water intake for approximately 200,000 Birmingham and Jefferson County residents. The proposed mine has received increased attention due to the Black Warrior River's new status as one of America's Most Endangered Rivers, according to the national organization American Rivers.
If the Senate Bill 460 and House Bill 647 had passed, new BWWB Board members whose counties would not be affected by potential contamination from the mine could have blocked the BWWB's ongoing legal opposition. Additionally, the legislation would have significantly reduced the authority of the Birmingham City Council, also a key player in opposition to the Mine, to appoint new members of the BWWB.
State Representative Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham), in opposition to the legislation, stated: "The citizens of Birmingham have a right to quality protection of their drinking water. The (Birmingham Water Works) Board has been and continues to be the best voice for that protection, and it would be a grave mistake for any new law to ever silence that voice."
For their work towards sensible clean drinking water policy, CASE student representatives were commended by Governor Robert Bentley in an April 9th official proclamation. As an 8-campus coalition of student and citizen grassroots organizations, CASE remains dedicated to the economic and ecological sustainability of the Greater Birmingham region and the state of Alabama at-large.
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Although the Major League Baseball trading deadline is still over two months away, it's never too early to look at players New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson should try to peddle before July 31.
The Mets may not be able to get a ton in return, but it's time to be aggressive and shake things up for the overall good of the team.
With that being said, here are three players that Alderson should try his hardest to trade before the deadline.
Why not? What does he have to lose at this point?
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Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
"Flaming Furnaces and Serpents of Smoke"
An illustrated view of life in Victorian America will be presented by featured speaker Melinda Linderer, Curator of Collections at Tudor Place. Ms. Linderer's talk will focus on the social, cultural and economic conditions in which Victorians lived, worked and played during the second half of the 19th century.
Tuesday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m.
"The Row House as a Victorian Phenomenon"
C. Dudley Brown FASID, historic preservation restoration design consultant, nationally recognized Victorian expert, Board member of the Victorian Society in America and founding president of its Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Chapter, will present this illustrated lecture on the interiors and exteriors of the Victorian row house.
Tuseday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
"Insights from the House of Scalamandre"
Leslie DeGeorges, Director of Restoration and Archives at the House of Scalamandre in New York, will speak on developing reproductions for historic markets with authentic designs in textiles, wallpapers, carpets and trim for home furnishings.
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HARRISBURG (AP) - A late winter storm brought a messy mixture of rain, sleet and snow to much of Pennsylvania just days before spring begins.
The messy weather began Monday morning and was expected to continue into today in some areas.
An employee from Mifflin County Emergency Dispatch said there were 17 car accidents Monday with a few minor injuries reported.
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The first day of spring is Wednesday and the Mifflin County Huskies are preparing for their first baseball game on March 26, but a winter storm blanketed the team's baseball field Monday afternoon.
Sentinel photo by BUFFIE BOYER
In Milroy, crocuses ready for spring peek out from beneath the snow.
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Pennsylvania State Police Lewistown said officers responded to six accidents. Other stranded drivers were able to free their vehicles without police assistance.
A wintry mix also hit much of western Pennsylvania, where icy conditions prompted the Pittsburgh Public Schools and about 60 other southwestern districts to delay classes.
Locally, many area schools were dismissed early because of the icy conditions caused by the storm.
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Jared Harris Marries Allegra Riggio
Originally posted 11/10/2013 02:10PM
Mad Men star Jared Harris married his longtime girlfriend Allegra Riggio in Miami on Saturday.
The bride, an actress and TV host, Tweeted a pic with her new husband along with the caption "Just married <3 #TeamHarris #Jally #MarriageEnsued."
Clutching a bouquet of calla lilies, the 38-year-old wore a strapless lace gown and angel wings, which prompted a pal to comment that they were a "match made in heaven."
Jared Harris of Mad Men Is Engaged
Originally posted 06/04/2013 07:00PM
Jared Harris should be feeling anything but Mad right now.
The former Mad Men star, 51, is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Allegra Riggio, 38.
Riggio couldn't hold back her excitement on social media, posting a Vine of her heart-shaped Erica Courtney sparkler and Tweeting up a storm about the engagement, which was first confirmed by an E! News source.
"SOOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAPPYYYYYYYY AAAAAAAA!" the brunette beauty wrote to one of her followers.
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Elaine Stoeberman is no stranger to adversity. She is one of the 20 percent of U.S. women who silently suffer the effects of chronic pelvic pain.
"I was about 16 years old when I first experienced problems," Elaine recalled. "It got to the point mentally where I thought
that I was just imagining these pains."
Elaine's family physician referred her to Summa's Pelvic Pain Specialty Center. She was diagnosed with endometriosis, interstitial cystitis and irritable bowel syndrome. Bradford Fenton, MD, PhD, FACOG, Medical Director of the Pelvic Pain Center, performed a bladder distention at Akron City Hospital. He also prescribed a hormone treatment called Lupron that is injected every three months to reduce estrogen levels and cause menopause-like side effects. Two days after her first injection, she was pain-free for the first time in 11 years.
"Dr. Fenton has been a god send to me. For years I struggled with this pain. It is such a relief to know what you are feeling has a name, and there are possible treatments for it."
Today, Elaine is active, working two jobs, exercising and spending time with her boyfriend, DeAndre. "It is amazing to be pain-free…I have my life back."
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Bring on Erie's pleasant summers
I've been a city kid, then a city guy, my entire life.
Summers growing up in Manhattan meant leaving the Baked Apple for two months to go to sleepaway camp. I always returned home in scorching August, when you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
Riding the subway during a New York City summer in the 1980s was especially brutal. Packed in like sardines with a bunch of sweaty, rude strangers.
No wonder comedian Robin Williams once compared New York City summer heat to conditions in the Vietnam War. I had nothing to compare it to -- just a noisy, clunky window fan in my bedroom that circulated hot air between the walls of my 12-story high-rise apartment.
I eventually moved to Chicago, where hot simply got hotter.
The summer I changed addresses to the Windy City in 1995 was when a heat wave claimed the lives of more than 700 people, many of them older residents who had no means for air conditioning or no help to find cooler shelter.
It was 106 degrees on July 13, exactly three weeks after I moved to Chicago. That's too-hot-to-do-anything kind of heat. Friends and I spent the afternoon at the nearby movie theater, and the evening at our pad drinking cold beers.
We're staring at Memorial Day this holiday weekend, the unofficial kickoff to summer.
Erie never gets really too hot, and I love that about this city.
I'm sure our local construction workers, street crews and roofers would disagree with me about how hot it gets, and who am I to say they're wrong?
Just sharing that I've spent half of my life in places where consecutive days of triple-digit heat -- the humid, stifling, sweating-coming-out-of-the-shower kind -- is routine. And that's no fun, folks.
Which is why Erie summers continue to be so amazingly refreshing to me.
That breeze off the lake has made for many cozy mornings and evenings, a feeling so natural it should be bottled.
New York and Chicago are fun places, for sure, but both can keep their big-city summer trimmings as far as I'm concerned.
Give me the comfortable temps as I walk around the Greek Fest and some of Erie's other great ethnic festivals.
Give me windows down as I motor across Route 5 to a cherry farm in North East.
Give me Frontier Park and Presque Isle's beaches with my wife and daughter, both just a short, no-traffic drive away.
GERRY WEISS can be reached at 870-1884. Send e-mail to email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNweiss.


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Criterion Systems is a prime contractor under the SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Multiple Award Contract (MAC).
Contract Number: N00178-10-D-5974
Contract Period of Performance: July 15, 2010 – April 4, 2015
Contract Overview:
SeaPort-e is the Navy's electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Engineering, Financial Management, and Program Management. The Navy Systems Commands (NAVSEA, NAVAIR, SPAWAR, NAVFAC, and NAVSUP), the Office of Naval Research, the United States Marine Corp, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) compete their service requirements amongst 1800+ SeaPort-e IDIQ multiple award contract holders. The SeaPort-e portal provides a standardized, efficient means of soliciting offers from amongst the diverse population of large and small businesses and their approved team members. All task orders are competitively solicited, awarded and managed using the SeaPort-e platform. Since nearly 85% of its contract–holders are small businesses, the SeaPort-e approach to acquiring services provides opportunity that fuels the nation's engine of job growth.
For more information on SeaPort-e, visit www.seaport.navy.mil.
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|Marcie Cheney
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703-942-5800, ext. 329
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