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Officials with Corporate Realty, one of the developers behind the $35 million Cityville Block 121 mixed-use project in the 100 block of 20th Street South, said they hired Elkington and his son, Fletcher, to help them recruit retailers, restaurants and service tenants.
The move has paid off, with Elkington and his son already having letters of intent or entering into negotiations that could fill nearly two-thirds of the 21,388 square feet of retail space, said Brian Wolfe, Corporate Realty's director of development.
"John's done a really good job for us. He's done everything he told us he'd do," Wolfe said.
Elkington said he is excited to be involved in the project, which includes 256 one-and-two bedroom apartments in the 100 block of 20th Street South and a nearby Hyatt Place Hotel that opened last year.
"We've gotten some new tenants to Birmingham who wouldn't have been able to go into The Forge," the name of his proposed entertainment district near the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. "It's an exciting development to be a part of."
Wolfe and Corporate Realty President Robert Simon said they had no qualms about hiring Elkington, thanks to his track record of attracting tenants to Beale Street's entertainment district in Memphis and other projects. Simon said Elkington's inability to get financing for the planned BJCC entertainment district shouldn't be held against him. The BJCC board terminated Elkington's contract last May, a year after hiring him to help develop the district.
"There was nobody able to get financing for a project like that in this economy," Simon said.
Elkington said he and his son come to Birmingham a couple times a month, and he keeps in close contact with officials at the BJCC, which last week announced plans for the Marketplace, a $70 million 303-room Westin Hotel and entertainment district to be built along Richard Arrington Boulevard.
"I'm hopeful that some of the tenants I had signed up for the Forge will be able to go into the BJCC's entertainment district," Elkington said.
BJCC Board Chairman Clyde Echols said Elkington had a good group of tenants that would fit well at the BJCC's entertainment district. Among the tenants Elkington had signed were Coyote Ugly, a retail venture by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, Golden Rule Bar-B-Que, and nightclubs by "American Idol" winners Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks.
"There's nothing formal, but we'd love to work with him," Echols said.
Wolfe and Simon wouldn't name tenants who have signed deals or expressed interest in Cityville Block 121's retail component, which will be located on the street-level below the apartments.
"We've made a concerted effort to create a good mix of retail and services in our tenant line-up in order to serve the residents in the area," Wolfe said. "Currently, we are finalizing terms with a dry cleaner and a salon as well a breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurants."
Corporate Realty's development partner, Inland American Communities, this week began accepting apartment leases through a Web site, Cityville- Block121.com. The one-and two-bedroom apartments will be phased in to open between July and September."We expect the beginning of resident leasing to generate more momentum for the retail leasing," Wolfe said. "Our intent is to have the majority of the retail open for business by September."
Simon said the goal is to make Cityville Block 121 a destination point, just like nearby Five Points South.


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Boy Racer: 'Someone who thinks it's clever to spend £5,000 tarting up a £50 piece of crap that is one MOT away from the junk yard' – Urban Dictionary
It's Wednesday night, you've eaten your tea, watched 'Come Dine With Me' and are more than ready to get into bed. However in the distance you can hear that irritating thudding which can only mean one thing, there's either a T-Rex in the cul-de-sac or there's a fleet of boy racers on their way through your area.
You know you shouldn't encourage them but you can't help but take a glance out the window, as they get closer, to see what hideous automobile is outside. Maybe you have a son or daughter who is looking for a car and their preferred choice is somewhat questionable, maybe this is because they are a secret girl or boy racer. If you suspect you are helping a boy racer, take a look at the top ten boy racer cars and stop them in their tracks before you are stuck with the drone of their music for the next few years and can't even take advantage of a free lift to the local pub.
10. Fiat Cinquecento
'The Inbetweeners' series pulled this one out of the bag, as the perfect car for first time drivers and showed some memorable experiences taking place in it to say the least. First made in 1998 it became the car to own if you wanted something which was not only a roller skate but also great on petrol due to the small engine size. The vehicle only weighs a reported 727kg making it a speedy little number. Purchasing one of these micros and adding a double exhaust may get you boy racer points, but may also cause laughter amongst the 'crew' who regularly meet on retail park car parks and are way too old to be showing off at McDonalds.
Boy Racer rating– 2 cheeseburgers X Special D – 'Come With Me'
9.Ford Fiesta
A car approved to be built by Henry Ford II himself in 1972 and hilariously named the 'Bobcat'. Released to the public in 1977 with front wheel drive the car became a national hit and has sold an estimated 12 million since it was released. The fourth generation Ford Fiesta grasped the boy racer scene with both hands until the release of the fifth generation which included go faster stripes which promoted the car as something sporty for the younger generation. The fifth generation is also surprisingly the best selling Ford Fiesta ever made. Maybe there are more poser drivers with orange tans than first expected, out after dark, loudly emitting thudding dance music, rather worrying especially if you like your sleep as much as I do!
Boy Racer rating– 2 double cheese burgers X N Trance 'Set you free'
8.Fiat Punto
The first generation of the Fiat Punto is one of the likely candidates for the boy racer due to the endless amounts of car mods available. The vehicle was also voted 'European Car of The Year' in 1995. Other models of the car have also been highly successful, such as the sport model which was available in two different engine sizes. For the girl racers a convertible Fiat Punto was also released in 1994. The second generation facelift has also proved successful, displaying a slightly more angular shape.
The obvious Fiat Punto to purchase to cruise around in is the first generation as they are much easier to modify. Even though LEDS are illegal in the UK it doesn't stop Jack the Lad putting some neon lights on his car, blacking out the windows and lowering it within an inch of its life. Oh and adding a bigger skirt! No not a Ra-Ra!
Boy Racer Rating– 3 cheeseburgers + chicken nuggets X Bass Hunter 'Now You're Gone'
7.Renault Clio
The second generation Clio Sport is another car growing in popularity in the category of cars speeding down dual carriageways. Released in 1998 the Renault Clio was originally modestly priced, less expensive materials were used to save on repair costs and the front wings were made of plastic. This would usually put people off a vehicle, however, this provides the perfect opportunity for boy racers to add a body kit.
The car was made and sold inexpensively but this raised some publicity issues and in April 2006 'Watchdog' explained how the bonnets of the Clio had been flying off without warning. Renault did respond stating that this was the result of the bonnet catch not being completely cleaned when the Clio went through a service. I have come to the conclusion that this isn't an issue for boy racers as all they want to do is rip it off and replace it with a huge body kit, which subsequently means slowing down for speed bumps. A slight contradiction if you want to be a 'racer'.
Boy Racer Rating– A chicken burger + a Mc Flurry + chips X Ultrabeat- 'Pretty green eyes'
6. Peugeot 106
An early 90's child, the first generation is not normally the vehicle which subwoofer fans buy, however the phase two which was released in 1991 is. This may be due to the endless body kit options there are or the fact that you can drop the body so low, it resembles a pregnant skateboard! There is literally an engine for any budding roundabout drifter, from the 1 litre to the 1.6 litre. You can literally add suicide doors, gull wings or get an awesome spoiler. This car seems to be able to handle every mod under the sun, maybe even get a furry interior!
Boy Racer Rating– A student cheesburger + 9 chicken nuggets X Cascada – 'Every Time We Touch'
5.Citroen Saxo
The number of souped-up Saxos is growing. Get your roll cage and your bucket seats cleaned and ready to fit. If you're a boy racer connoisseur you will be looking to put your own unique spin on the Saxo.
A compact car, released in 1996 which has slowly become the ultimate choice for those wanting to impress their friends. Weighing in at only 965 lbs, makes it desirable for those wanting to recreate 'Need for Speed' or 'The Fast and The Furious'. You may have even seen Saxos with the odd sticker on the back, this is totally normal, don't be scared, just be happy that you don't get a kick out of pearlescent paint or Max power stickers. The Saxo is slowly becoming the king of boy racer mobiles, so expect one to be coming to a road near you.
Boy Racer Rating– A Big Mac + large chips + a chocolate milkshake X 3 of A Kind- 'Baby Cakes"
4.Renault 5 GT Turbo
Sometimes referred to in cool slang as an 'R5' it does look suspiciously like a Vauxhall Nova. The Renault 5 was first released in 1971 and if you own one of these today at 17 you really are driving an original boy racer transportation device. There were numerous models ranging from the Alpine Turbo to the standard Turbo which is most popular with Lewis Hamilton wannabes.It was released in 1985 with a tuned four cylinder, eight valve engine, giving 0-60mpg in just under 8 seconds. The price of owning one of these beauties ranges from a couple of hundred pounds to way over'£15,000 for a mint condition model which has low mileage. From what I can gather no-one really wants to drive these cars, since mileages on them always seem to be very low, despite some of them being over 20 years old!
Boy Racer Rating– A Quater Pounder + 6 chicken nuggets X Dizzee Rascal- 'Bonkers'
3.Ford Escort mark 5
From 1990 this car has been popular up and down the country, firstly with families, who saw the benefits of a mid-sized car for transporting their offspring.The car did, however, receive a less than friendly welcome because of the styling of both the exterior and the interior. Once the convertible was released there was no stopping the younger generation wanting to jump into the driving seat. You've also probably seen one upside down and on fire.
Boy Racer Rating– A Quarter Pounder + Chicken Mayo + a medium fries X Kelly Llorenna- 'Tell It To My heart'
2.Nissan Skyline
If you're young and want to play 'Top Trumps' with your other racer mates this will beat the competition without even revving the engine. If you are looking for a Japanese import this is the perfect car. There are two disadvantages to this car (well possibly more!), but standing in the way of you driving away in this beauty is the high cost of insurance for young drivers and the potential that you might look like an absolute loser if you can't get insured on one of these until you have been driving for a long period of time, which rather defeats the boy racer feel. There has been an outburst recently of the not-so-boy-racers pulling up at the traffic lights and attempting to race you ridiculously in their Skylines!
The rear of the car is one its most distinguishing features. The cost of the insurance especially for a new driver can actually be much more than the purchase price of the car, making you short of pocket, which seems to defeat the object of purchasing one because you won't be able to fill it with petrol to try and race with anyone. There's no denying that this car is fast and slightly more attractive than the other cars on the list but is it really worth blowing more than an average mortgage deposit just to slap one on your drive? Even if you had the money, you will probably find that no insurance company will insure a new driver. Stick to a smaller engine size and get some stickers, maybe even Max Power ones…
Boy Racer Rating– A Big Mac + A chicken Mayo + 6 cheicken Nuggets X XTM- 'Fly On The Wings Of Love'
1.Vauxhall Nova
One of the many heavily pimped out cars you will have seen sporting glittery pink paint and spoilers bigger than church doors. The Nova was actually called the the Vauxhall Cora A, but don't be fooled by its sensible shape, there is definitely room for a huge spoiler or some very questionable dustbin alloys. Not only popular with boy racers this is also one for the ladies. The most popular choice is the 3 door as it looks slightly less square and more sporty looking. This is possibly the number one fast laner for the younger generation. The 1989 model is one of the more popular models of the Vauxhall Nova.
If you want to shield your love of ultimately "chavtastic" cars I suggest you don't actually buy one, as your parents or loved ones may get the hint quicker than you can imagine! Even more so if you add a few inches on the skirt and insist on only having light people in the back to avoid scraping it on speed bumps!
Boy Racer Rating– A Big Mac + 20 Chicken nuggets + a strawberry milkshake X Clubland Classix 'Forever Young'
'Grease lightning'
We know this isn't a car you're going to see every time you stop off at your local Co-op but it really is the original boy racer car. Created for the musical feature Grease, in which John Travolta wears incredibly tight trousers, the vehicle has silver paint, blue lightening bolts and a convertible roof.This is the number one boy racer car for the young at heart, looking to make an impression with the opposite sex! On the other hand we can't see hundreds of 17 year olds running out to buy a leather jacket, tight pants and doing a musical number. Let's face it, it is unlikely you will see it on the M6. Let's just leave it down to Danny Zuko!

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See Also: Schools with Cybernetics Programs
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of complex systems, especially communication processes, control mechanisms and feedback principles. Cybernetics is closely related to control theory and systems theory.
Contemporary cybernetics began as an interdisciplinary study connecting the fields of control systems, electrical network theory, mechanical engineering, logic modeling, evolutionary biology and neuroscience in the 1940s.
Other fields of study which have influenced or been influenced by cybernetics include game theory, system theory (a mathematical counterpart to cybernetics), psychology (especially neuropsychology, behavioral psychology, cognitive psychology), philosophy, and architecture.[1]
The term cybernetics stems from the Greek (kybernetes, steersman, governor, pilot, or rudder the same root as government). Cybernetics is a broad field of study, but the essential goal of cybernetics is to understand and define the functions and processes of systems that have goals, and that participate in circular, causal chains that move from action to sensing to comparison with desired goal to action. Studies of this field are all ultimately means of examining different forms of systems and applying what is known to make the design and function of any system, including artificial systems such as business management, more efficient and effective.
Cybernetics was defined by Norbert Wiener, in his book of that title, as the study of control and communication in the animal and the machine. Stafford Beer called it the science of effective organization and Gordon Pask extended it to include information flows "in all media" from stars to brains. It includes the study of feedback, black boxes and derived concepts such as communication and control in living organisms, machines and organizations including self-organization. Its focus is how anything (digital, mechanical or biological) processes information, reacts to information, and changes or can be changed to better accomplish the first two tasks [2]. A more philosophical definition, suggested in 1956 by Louis Couffignal, one of the pioneers of cybernetics, characterizes cybernetics as "the art of ensuring the efficacy of action" [3]. The most recent definition has been proposed by Louis Kauffman, President of the American Society for Cybernetics, "Cybernetics is the study of systems and processes that interact with themselves and produce themselves from themselves" [4].
Concepts studied by cyberneticists (or, as some prefer, cyberneticians) include, but are not limited to: learning, cognition, adaption, social control, emergence, communication, efficiency, efficacy and interconnectivity. These concepts are studied by other subjects such as engineering and biology, but in cybernetics these are removed from the context of the individual organism or device.
Other fields of study which have influenced or been influenced by cybernetics include game theory; system theory (a mathematical counterpart to cybernetics); psychology, especially neuropsychology, behavioral psychology,cognitive psychology; philosophy; anthropology and even architecture.
The Roots of Cybernetic theoryThe word cybernetics was first used in the context of "the study of self-governance" by Plato in The Laws to signify the governance of people. The words govern and governor are related to the same Greek root through the Latin cognates gubernare and gubernator. The word "cybernatique" was also used in 1834 by the physicist Andre-Marie Ampere (177-1836) to denote the sciences of government in his classification system of human knowledge.
The first artificial automatic regulatory system, a water clock, was invented by the mechanician Ktesibios. In his water clocks, water flowed from a source such as a holding tank into a reservoir, then from the reservoir to the mechanisms of the clock. Ktesibios's device used a cone-shaped float to monitor the level of the water in its reservoir and adjust the rate of flow of the water accordingly to maintain a constant level of water in the reservoir, so that it neither overflowed nor was allowed to run dry. This was the first artificial truly automatic self-regulatory device that required no outside intervention between the feedback and the controls of the mechanism. Although they did not refer to this concept by the name of Cybernetics (they considered it a field of engineering), Ktesibios and others such as Heron and Su Song are considered to be some of the first to study cybernetic principles.
The study of teleological mechanisms (from the Greek or telos for end, goal, or purpose) in machines with corrective feedback dates from as far back as the late 1700s when James Watt's steam engine was equipped with a governor, a centripetal feedback valve for controlling the speed of the engine. Alfred Russel Wallace identified this as the principle of evolution in his famous 1858 paper. In 1868 James Clerk Maxwell published a theoretical article on governors, one of the first to discuss and refine the principles of self-regulating devices. Jakob von Uexell applied the feedback mechanism via his model of functional cycle (Funktionskreis) in order to explain animal behaviour and the origins of meaning in general.
Contemporary cybernetics began as an interdisciplinary study connecting the fields of control systems, electrical network theory, mechanical engineering, logic modeling, evolutionary biology and neuroscience in the 1940s. Electronic control systems originated with the 1927 work of Bell Telephone Laboratories engineer Harold S. Black on using negative feedback to control amplifiers. The ideas are also related to the biological work of Ludwig von Bertalanffy in General Systems Theory.
Early applications of negative feedback in electronic circuits included the control of gun mounts and radar antenna during World War Two. Jay Forrester, a graduate student at the Servomechanisms Laboratory at MIT during WWII working with Gordon S. Brown to develop electronic control systems for the U.S. Navy, later applied these ideas to social organizations such as corporations and cities as an original organizer of the MIT School of Industrial Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Forrester is known as the founder of System Dynamics.
W. Edwards Deming, the Total Quality Management guru for whom Japan named its top post-WWII industrial prize, was an intern at Bell Telephone Labs in 1927 and may have been influenced by network theory. Deming made "Understanding Systems" one of the four pillars of what he described as "Profound Knowledge" in his book "The New Economics."
Numerous papers spearheaded the coalescing of the field. In 1935 Russian physiologist P.K. Anokhin published a book in which the concept of feedback ("back afferentation") was studied. The Romanian scientist Ştefan Odobleja published Psychologie consonantiste (Paris, 1938), describing many cybernetic principles. The study and mathematical modelling of regulatory processes became a continuing research effort and two key articles were published in 1943. These papers were "Behavior, Purpose and Teleology" by Arturo Rosenblueth, Norbert Wiener, and Julian Bigelow; and the paper "A Logical Calculus of the Ideas Immanent in Nervous Activity" by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts.
Cybernetics as a discipline was firmly established by Wiener, McCulloch and others, such as W. Ross Ashby and W. Grey Walter.
Walter was one of the first to build autonomous robots as an aid to the study of animal behaviour. Together with the US and UK, an important geographical locus of early cybernetics was France.
In the spring of 1947, Wiener was invited to a congress on harmonic analysis, held in Nancy, France. The event was organized by the Bourbaki, a French scientific society, and mathematician Szolem Mandelbrojt (1899-1983), uncle of the world-famous mathematician Benot Mandelbrot.
In the early 1940's John von Neumann, although better known for his work in mathematics and computer science, did contribute a unique and unusual addition to the world of cybernetics: Von Neumann cellular automata, and their logical follow up the Von Neumann Universal Constructor. The result of these deceptively simple thought-experiments was the concept of self replication which cybernetics adopted as a core concept. The concept that the same properties of genetic reproduction applied to social memes, living cells, and even computer viruses is further proof of the somewhat surprising universality of cybernetic study.
Wiener popularized the social implications of cybernetics, drawing analogies between automatic systems (such as a regulated steam engine) and human institutions in his best-selling The Human Use of Human Beings : Cybernetics and Society (Houghton-Mifflin, 1950).
While not the only instance of a research organization focused on cybernetics, the Biological Computer Lab at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign, under the direction of Heinz von Foerster, was a major center of cybernetic research for almost 20 years, beginning in 1958.
The Fall and Rebirth of Cybernetics
For a time during the past 30 years, the field of cybernetics followed a boom-bust cycle of becoming more and more dominated by the subfields of artificial intelligence and machine-biological interfaces (ie. cyborgs) and when this research fell out of favor, the field as a whole fell from grace.
In the 1970s new cybernetics has emerged in multiple fields, first in biology. Some biologists influenced by cybernetic concepts (Maturana and Varela, 1980); Varela, 1979; Atlan, 1979) realized that the cybernetic metaphors of the program upon which molecular biology had been based rendered a conception of the autonomy of the living being impossible. Consequently, these thinkers were led to invent a new cybernetics, one more suited to the organizations which mankind discovers in nature - organizations he has not himself invented. The possibility that this new cybernetics could also account for social forms of organization, remained an object of debate among theoreticians on self-organization in the 1980s.[5]
In political science, Project Cybersyn attempted to introduce a cybernetically controlled economy during the early 1970s. In the 1980s, unlike its predecessor, the new cybernetics concerns itself with the interaction of autonomous political actors and subgroups, and the practical and reflexive consciousness of the subjects who produce and reproduce the structure of a political community. A dominant consideration is that of recursiveness, or self-reference of political action both with regards to the expression of political consciousness and with the ways in which systems build upon themselves.[6]
Geyer and van der Zouwen in 1978 discussed a number of characteristics of the emerging "new cybernetics". One characteristic of new cybernetics is that it views information as constructed and reconstructed by an individual interacting with the environment. This provides an epistemological foundation of science, by viewing it as observer-dependent. Another characteristic of the new cybernetics is its contribution towards bridging the "micro-macro gap". That is, it links the individual with the society. Geyer and van der Zouwen also noted that a transition from classical cybernetics to the new cybernetics involves a transition from classical problems to new problems. These shifts in thinking involve, among others, a change from emphasis on the system being steered to the system doing the steering, and the factor which guides the steering decisions. And a new emphasis on communication between several systems which are trying to steer each other.[7]
Recent endeavors into the true focus of cybernetics, systems of control and emergent behavior, by such related fields as Game Theory (the analysis of group interaction), systems of feedback in evolution, and Metamaterials (the study of materials with properties beyond the newtonian properties of their constituent atoms), have led to a revived interest in this increasingly relevant field.[2]
Cybernetics in biology is the study of cybernetic systems present in biological organisms, primarily focusing on how animals adapt to their environment, and how information in the form of genes is passed from generation to generation[8]. There is also a secondary focus on cyborgs.
Computer science directly applies the concepts of cybernetics to the control of devices and the analysis of information.
In Engineering
Cybernetics in engineering is used to analyze cascading failures and System Accidents, in which the small errors and imperfections in a system can generate disasters.
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I have never been a big fan of biodegradable plastics, primarily because of what I consider bogus marketing. There is no environmental advantage to biodegradable packaging unless you're the type who throws wrappers out of your car window. Properly run landfills are anaerobic. That is, they have no air or water because material degradation is an environmental problem. Chemicals leach into aquifers or form methane gases that contribute to global warming.
A company called Green Toys is now launching toys made from biodegradable plastic. Their pitch is simple and fair: plastics made from corn or potatoes use less energy to produce than plastics made from oil. There is no documentation of that claim on their Web site, however, and there should be because fuel made from corn (ethanol) may consume more petroleum than it saves. Furthermore, Green Toys use biodegradable colorants supplied by PolyOne Corp. That sounds like a real winner.
Green Toys also uses packaging made from recycled materials. Again another real score.


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A procedural error forced the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority's governing board to call a special meeting Wednesday and vote again to place a proposed tax on the November ballot.
The 6-1 vote follows last month's 8-1 vote, which was repealed because the port had not passed a resolution asking the county's fiscal officer to certify how much money the tax would generate -- a step required by state election law. The authority had received the information but had not formally requested it.
Authority attorney Dennis Wilcox said he did not believe the certification resolution was necessary, and that the county elections board had not required it in the past. Elections Director Jane Platten said elections officials had overlooked the requirement in 2007, when the port last placed a tax on the ballot.
The port authority estimates the replacement tax, if approved, will increase the bill on a $100,000 home from an average of about $3.50 to about $20. The tax would generate about $18 million a year to pay for several projects designed to improve and enhance the Cuyahoga River and downtown waterfront.
Port officials have said they are confident about the chances of the tax passing, though the measure will share the ballot with a big tax proposal to rescue Cleveland's schools.
The timing of the tax request also could become a problem given that a federal grand jury has been investigating past Port Authority agreements to lease port-owned parking areas to the Cleveland Browns.
Port officials have said they do not know what the grand jury suspects.
As was the case in July, port board member Richard Knoth cast the only dissenting vote Wednesday on the tax issue. He said he doesn't think the tax and its benefits will do enough to make the lakefront more publicly accessible.
Two board members were absent for Wednesday's vote.
Nearly one half of the tax money is earmarked for bulkhead improvements and for shoring up an area called Franklin Hill that is at risk of crumbling into the river at a section called Irishtown Bend.
The authority also envisions spending money to find alternative ways to dispose of sediment dredged from the river and to build a pedestrian and cycling bridge that would connect Mall C in downtown Cleveland to the waterfront.


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Beauty is only skin deep, and we all know that what's on the inside is what matters most, however this doesn't stop most of us from wanting to look our very best at all times. One of the most significant ways traditional cigarettes can affect one's health is by tarnishing your appearance in a wide variety of unattractive ways due to tobacco and tar.
Here are a look at the different ways you can reclaim some of your exterior beauty by switching to e-cigarettes and eliminating the tobacco-look from your style regimen!
Skin: You know how tobacco tar can accumulate on walls, curtains, furniture, and other surfaces? It does the same thing to the skin, in a very unappealing way. It can cause skin to lose its luster, take on a less than healthy complexion, and speed up the aging process. By dropping the tobacco in favor of electronic cigarettes, you leave your skin less available to the harm of tar. Vapor will not sit on your skin and recreate these effects because simply, there is no tobacco or tar in it!
Teeth: One of tobacco's most famous negative affects is the staining of teeth. Everyone wants a gleaming, beaming, pearly-white smile, and tobacco smoke's effect on teeth is entirely negative. Without the continuous influx of tar, the stains on your teeth can fade, making way for the true color of your teeth to be exposed.
Hair: Just like with your skin, tar can leave behind a musty look on your hair. It can rob it of it's sheen, giving it a most dull appearance. No one wants that! If you're smoking vapor, you can keep your locks looking healthy, shiny, and more attractive without the layer of smoke and tar.
Smell: Tobacco odor is a major turnoff, no matter how much fragrance you try to mask it with. In fact, overdoing the fragrance, and the strangely gross combination of smoke-and-perfume can be even worse! E-cigarettes allow you to have a clean slate scent-wise, so if you choose to use perfume or cologne, you'll actually be able to smell it, as opposed to smelling smoke.
When it comes to looking and feeling attractive, smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes are a great way to ruin it! If you want to preserve your looks, and avoid the continuous stream of toxins that tobacco tar can leave behind, switch to e-cigarettes. Just another reason to go with smokeless cigarettes as opposed to smoke!


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Ravens release Foxworth
The Baltimore Ravens released cornerback Domonique Foxworth on Monday after he failed a physical.
The move had been anticipated for sometime, as Foxworth was set to make $7 million in base salary in 2012, but had played in just two games over the past two seasons because of a serious ACL tear.
Foxworth, 28, is the latest veteran the Ravens have cut, joining fellow cornerback Chris Carr and wide receiver Lee Evans to clear space under the salary cap, which will give the team more flexibility for when free agency begins this week.
After signing a four-year, $27 million deal before the start of the 2009 season, the Randallstown native who played at the University of Maryland, started all 16 regular season games in his first season with the Ravens, recording 53 tackles, 16 pass deflections and four interceptions.
But on the eve of training camp in 2010, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a non-contract drill. He spent the entire year on injured reserve.
The Ravens had hoped that he would be able to play effectively in 2011, as Foxworth made the team out of training camp. However, he experienced constant pain in his knee, struggled with his on-field performance and wound up back on injured reserve after playing in the team's first two regular season games.
As I wrote a few days ago, there had been rumors that if Foxworth could prove his knee was healthy, the Ravens would consider bringing him back at a much cheaper price in a reserve role to basically serve as a mentor to an otherwise young cornerbacks group, which features the likes of Lardarius Webb, Cary Williams and Jimmy Smith and Danny Gorrer.
But at this point, it appears it's more likely than not, Foxworth's tenure has come to a disappointing end with his hometown team.


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DETROIT — Johnny Damon's first home run in a Detroit uniform came in the ninth inning Saturday and gave the Tigers a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Damon's one-out shot came on a 2-0 pitch from Scot Shields (0-1), who came in to start the ninth inning. Shields retired Austin Jackson before Damon homered to right field.
Damon finished with three hits for the Tigers, while Ryan Perry (1-1) retired the final two batters in the top of the ninth to earn the win.


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cleaned out my inbox at Paula's prodding... I went from 2105 messages down to 1.
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1. Love ME no matter what noises are screaming at me, or who is trying to tear me down.
2. Eat to heal
3. Move to live
4. Embrace today
5. Live with intention
6. Respect my body
7. Cultivate joy
8. Find my passion
9. Meditate on peace in my soul
So.... hmmm... interesting correlation here. My foot it seems is not just irritated nerve-wise. I think there is a bit of tendonitis going on as well... so, as I was running today I was considering all the things that changed around the time that the foot pain started to escalate... I searched back through my journal here and discovered my foot pain started on or around the 20th. I searched back a bit further and realized that I broke my whole30 on the 16th.
Now, I'm not saying that Whole30 is my answer... but I do believe it is PART of the answer. My suspicion is that the inflammation I'm experiencing that is causing this tendonitis is part and parcel to numerous things - first and foremost being running a lot, but I think I'd be ok if my diet was still one of an anti-inflammatory nature - i.e. dairy free.
Since I've reintroduced dairy, I've developed a dry stuffiness in my nose, a constant need to clear my throat, increased 'stuff' in my eyes upon waking, changes in BM consistency (not frequency, just consistency), zits on my face and chest, and this foot pain... I've gained a bit of weight (3 lbs) and my belly is a touch more squishy (bloat??). So, I'll be doing another experiment...
No dairy for 2 weeks. This makes me sad b/c I've been enjoying strawberries and whipped heavy cream again. I will be starting this tomorrow b/c lunch today is heavy in the cream and I have no other option b/c the cafeteria is long since closed and I have no other food.
I am optimistic that this will relieve the inflammation and make my foot feel better again. *fingers crossed*
Have you tried whipping coconut milk like heavy cream? Really hits the spot when I'm desperate for whipped cream.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, steak in one hand, chocolate in the other, yelling "Holy F***, What a Ride!"
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I haven't but I will.
Russian Circus has started. The cramps and spasms are back and just as bad as they were last month. Last month I suspected it could have been either Vitex or the probiotic causing them... but I have not taken either of them for the entire month, so that should sufficiently rule those two possible causes out. The cramping and spasms disturbed my sleep last night and I ended up grabbing a heating pad and sleeping on my stomach on it starting about 2:30. Slept well after that. The anti-inflammatory the dr prescribed for this situation is not helping a single bit. Not one iota... It IS however, helping my foot. No toe soreness today and only mild nerve pain in the ankle. I can't take any ibuprofen with this anti-inflammatory, but I can take Tylenol. Might see if it will help with the cramping/spasming. I think the human cannonball act is the first act to take place in my circuses now and it's a 2 day show... Ugh...
Donating blood this afternoon and then off the rest of the day. Off tomorrow for Furlough Friday.
OH! Not sure if any of you saw on Facebook yesterday but I got a haul from my garden last night! I got 6 zucchini, 3 yellow/summer squash, and 3 cucumbers. 4 of the zucchini are HUGE! I'll post a pic in a little bit. Gonna have to do it from the phone app.
I suppose. Gonna try to get a little bit of journal reading done. Been really busy at work with the new commander transitioning in and it's completely sucked up all my "goof off and read MDA" time...
Have you had your hormone levels checked by your doc yet?
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No. She wanted me to get on hormonal bc to fix the issue (temporarily) but I wanted to ride it out and see if it would improve. This month is an improvement on last month so far... the spasming is less intense/frequent and the cramping is definitely less intense. I don't feel physically ill this time. But, there again, I'm taking an anti-inflammatory so maybe that is helping some... I kind of want to ride it out a bit longer to see if next month will also be an improvement or not. I have a yearly due very soon - actually due this month, but when we talked about my periods, she allowed me to wait three months or so before making any decisions regarding treatment options.
I saw her in May when I felt discomfort upon walking - every step was a throb in my uterus - running was torture. Prior to that period, I took Vitex every day. 3 capsules the first 2 weeks, 2 capsules the last two weeks, discontinued during period.
June started the more intense cramping and the HORRID intestinal spasms, but I thought maybe they could be related to the probiotic. Took 2 vitex daily for first two weeks, then stopped taking all together thinking maybe Vitex was hurting me. Started a probiotic 3 days before period started. Assumed probiotic was waging war since the spasms were in the lower intestinal region.
July - no vitex, no probiotic. Walking throbs in uterus, intestinal spasms, but less frequent and less intense, however also taking an anti-inflammatory (prescription) for foot tendonitis/nerve pain.
Who knows what to think of all that...
Pretty uneventful weekend - full of bad-for-me-but-gluten-free foods. Lots of sugar.
Thursday afternoon I attempted to give blood. I had a feeling going in that it was a doomed attempt. First off, I was in the middle of the Russian Circus, so I suspected my iron would be low. It was for the first test, but the second test came back 'normal', so I was allowed to proceed. Second, my resting pulse rate was 45, so I had to be blessed off by the charge nurse. She noted on my profile that I'm an avid runner and train for "marathons" as she put it so that if there is ever another super low resting pulse or low blood pressure, they understand why and don't immediately freak out about it. Third, the phlebotomist (or whatever they call donor people) was having trouble getting a flash when she put the needle in (flash = initial show of blood inside the tubing) and it was flowing VERY slowly... It kept setting the alarm off on the machine that draws the blood. So, the phlebotomist dug around a bit and was still unable to get a good blood flow. Finally, after 100 mL, she pulled the needle - yep... blood clot at end of needle... this didn't suprise me a bit b/c when the guy doing the inprocessing went to put a bandaid on the spot where he pricked my finger for the iron check, he couldn't fine the spot b/c it had already clotted up. He said "Well, we know your platelet count is good if this is clotted already"... that was hint number 4 that this wasn't going to go well...
So, no donation for me this time around. I still get credit in my records as having donated 500 mL, so that's cool at least. I don't get to go back until September 5th.
After that I went home and pressure washed the deck and driveway. I have decided I want to whitewash the deck... just gotta find out how much that will cost and pick a day to do it.
Thursday night, SIL asked me if I had any plans for Friday night. Expecting her to ask me to watch her boy while she went out for a run (she's taken up running - super cool if you ask me!), but she asked me if I wanted to have a girls' night out. She's never asked me this before so I was kind of shocked and apprehensive. I couldn't figure out why she wanted to hang out with me all of a sudden. She told me later that she saw on FB that her cousin and cousin's SIL hang out a lot and she realized we really don't, and she wanted to change that. So Friday night we went to Applebee's for dinner and to Despicable Me 2 (in 3D - I'd never seen a 3D movie so she decided we needed to go to a 3D movie). It was good. Funny and happy.
Before we went out Friday night, I ran 6 miles, then restored the headlights on my car - they aren't perfect, but they're a hell of a lot better than they were - then weeded most of the garden. I have to weed around the squashes and beans yet, but got most of the garden done on Friday. Busy day with very little sit-down time until the date with SIL.
Saturday, she and I decided to take our 3 kids to see Despicable Me 2. They enjoyed it. It was Brady and Makenna's first visit to a movie theater. I was worried at first b/c Makenna was scared, clung to my lap and had her ears covered, but about half way through she relaxed. Then as we were driving home we saw a local farm store was hosting an EMS day event with all kinds of fire trucks, ambulances and a life-flight helicopter, so we stopped at that, checked stuff out, watched the helicopter take off, then went home for naps, followed by a night at the races. Busy busy day for the three kids!
Sunday, we mostly relaxed and did laundry. When Brad got home from work we went and got groceries. BUSY weekend.
Dairy... I'm going to count today as day 1 dairy free, even though lunch has a bit of dairy in it. My foot feels "ok" but not perfect. Still taking the prescription anti-inflammatory to keep it at bay while I eliminate the dairy. I'm not doing real well so far, which is why today will be day 1. I think I need to just do a 2 week whole30 to keep myself on track, but I'm apprehensive b/c I was thinking about doing the official W30 that's set for August. I think I'll wait on the W30 and just do dairy free primal for now - that way I can still enjoy white potatoes and sweeteners.
This week I'm going to scale back the running a bit. Most half marathon training plans account for one or two step-back weeks where the long weekend run is scaled back by 1-2 miles. So, after running a 10 miler, the following week's long run would be 8 miles or so, then ramp back up to 10 miles the following week. I don't have enough time to allow for cutting back the mileage via the long run, so instead I'll reduce my two shorter runs. I'll run a 2 mile run and a 3 mile run this week, and stick to the 7 miles I planned to do on Friday, which will reduce my weekly mileage by 1.5 miles overall. It'll be a nice little break and will allow me to take a different route while running at work, lessening the dullness. Running the same route over and over and over again gets kind of dull after a while.
I suppose... that's all I've really got - just rambles.
Cycling the same routes while I was "training" (aka practicing) for the ride to work got really boring. It's nice to be able to switch things up!
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Starting right now (with the exception of the butter on my lunch)... no refined sugar (maple syrup or honey is ok), no dairy - almost Whole30 rules.
I will allow any fresh meat, veggie and fruit I want - to include white potatoes.
For the rest of August.
This shouldn't be too difficult b/c I'm not really restricting anything. I'm basically doing dairy free primal. I need to see if dairy is the cause of my foot pain. I KNOW it's the cause of my phlegminess.
August will be much of the same, with an exception for Brad's birthday on/around the 8th (not sure when his birthday celebration will be). There will be chocolate zucchini cake - but I believe MIL will be making it gluten free again since it turned out so well the last time. There will be refined sugar in that. The meal will consist of fried fish (blech! I'll bake some in ghee) and potato salad (again, blech - her's wasn't so good last time - I could taste the nasty bitter oils in it) and probably something else, but I don't know what yet. The details are still sketchy. But, that's 3 weeks away yet.
Brad leaves for North Carolina Tuesday evening so getting a start on dairy free won't be tough. I'll just leave it out of any cooking I do this week. Easy peasy. He returns Friday night - late Friday night.
Ok, that's the plan...


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As of May 21, 2014, only US DOT Certified Federal Examiners can give you a CDL Card.
Statcare has several NRCME Certified DOT Medical Examiners who perform CDL Medical Exams 7 days a week.
FMCSA regulations have made it more difficult to get or renew your CDL license. Don't let your CDL expire!
You can come on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Statcare is open late on weekdays until 8 PM (most locations) and 11 PM (Brooklyn Location) so you can come after work too!
Statcare Brooklyn opens at 7 AM. Most other locations open at 9 AM for CDL DOT medical exams.
Better still, call us after 7 AM at (855) 9 FOR DOC and book your appointment today!
Statcare's all-inclusive $99 CDL Medical Exam includes your vision check and the urine test at the time of the DOT medical exam visit.
Statcare cannot use your health insurance plan for this Federal Administrative visit as it is NOT covered under any health plan. Call your Health Plan if you have questions.
At Statcare, our DOT medical examiner will perform a DOT physical exam and give you the medical examiner certification for:
It takes 30 minutes to do the physical exam and complete the DOT medical examination form. Statcare is open weekends, evenings, and all holidays. You can drive in anytime and get same-day DOT CDL certificates!
Employers of trucking companies and truck drivers in private business: Save "idle" time. Keep the trucks on the road. Minimize the time you or your truck or commercial vehicle driver is off the road!
When you come to Statcare, bring your eyeglasses if you wear them and your current CDL license. You don't need to print or bring any DOT form - we provide them free of cost.
Take the completed CDL medical card with you as soon as the visit is completed. We perform the
DMV eye examination and DOT required urine test on-site (takes 2 minutes). Walk out with a completed Medical Examination Report for Commercial Driver Fitness Determination and a Medical Examiner's Certificate.
Our DOT physical is the quickest and most convenient DOT medical exam on all of Long Island (Nassau, Suffolk, Queens). Any wonder why drivers come to Statcare from Bronx and Queens in NYC for their TLC medical certification and DOT commercial driver's license certificate?
Not to worry. We are a certified urgent care clinic. Review all the services we provide. If you need medical treatment and follow-up, we will arrange it for you. We can order tests and write prescriptions to treat that problem as well.
You should not delay getting a renewal for your commercial driver's license.
Did you know that:
Why wait? Come on in now!
No. A DOT and CDL physical exam is employment-related and is not covered under insurance plans. For other services, Statcare accepts all major health insurance plans.
Regardless of health insurance, the charge for a DOT medical exam is $99. This includes a urine test and eye exam, too!
You need a DOT physical if you are a commercial driver who operates:
An original commercial driver license from the New York Department of Motor Vehicles is valid for about five years, although every two years you must certify that you meet federal medical requirements to drive commercial vehicles. The New York State DMV office will send you a renewal notice 45-60 days before your commercial license expires, but you can renew it a year before the expiration date of the commercial driving license.
Useful link: http://www.dmv.org/ny-new-york/apply-cdl.php
Every two years. Statcare gives all healthy drivers (truckers, school bus, and taxi drivers) a medical certificate valid for the full 2 years (which is the maximum allowed in NY State). Other facilities may give you only a 6 month or a 1 year validity on the DOT medical certificate and you will need a renewal at the end of that period. Truck, bus and taxi drivers with medical problems might need to come back sooner.
The DOT physical examination is done to ensure that truck, bus, and taxi drivers are medically fit to operate commercial vehicles. If we find you to be physically and medically qualified to drive a commercial vehicle, we will complete and sign your CDL certificate. You can bring it to your employer or any DMV in NY State.
For your convenience, we offer the following payment options:
New York's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues a commercial driver license (CDL) to
applicants who are residents of New York State and already have a Class D, Class E, or non-CDL Class C license in NY. An out-of-state valid CDL makes you eligible to apply for a NYS CDL and you may be required to surrender your out-of-state license (federal regulations).
The purpose of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 was to improve highway safety and ensure that drivers of commercial vehicles are qualified to drive them, and to remove unsafe commercial drivers from the highways.
The Act established minimum standards for drivers that must be met when issuing commercial driver's licenses (CDLs). The Act also made it illegal to have more than one driver's license - either a regular or a commercial driver's license, but not both. Also, you can have one license from the state you reside in but cannot simultaneously hold multiple CDLs from more than one state. Federal regulations require you to pass a physical exam every two years and be at least 21 years of age for driving commercial vehicles across state lines.
The Act established three separate classes of commercial driver's licenses:
Class A: Any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GWVR) of 26,001 or more pounds, provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds
Class B: Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR
Class C: Any single vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that does not meet the definition of Class A or Class B, but is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, or is placarded for hazardous materials
Many states make exceptions for farm vehicles, snow removal vehicles, fire and emergency vehicles, and some military vehicles.
To be licensed for certain types of commercial vehicles, extra testing is required. If you pass, you
will receive an endorsement on your CDL. The five DOT endorsements that you can apply for are:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations require interstate commercial drivers to be medically fit to operate their vehicles safely and competently. You must have passed a CDL medical examination within the past 2 years and carry a current or valid U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) medical certificate on you at all times.
Acceptable proof of examination for the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is a fully completed Medical Examiner's Certificate Form 649-F (6045). A medical examiner will need to complete the FMCSA Medical Examination Report for Commercial Driver Fitness Determination, as well as the certificate at the end of the packet.
Links to federal requirements for first-time CDL applicants and current CDL holders:
Medical certification for New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission - "Yellow Cab" applicants for commercial licensure. The purpose of the medical examiner's certificate is to certify that the yellow cab or taxi driver is medically fit to safely operate a NYC TLC licensed yellow cab or taxi or limousine.
No. You do not need to bring a form with you to Statcare. We provide all the forms. Here is a useful DOT link for NYC TLC yellow cab driver medical form 4.01.10:
Physical examination to determine medical condition of school bus driver under New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) and NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Article 19A: The purpose of the medical examiner's certificate is to certify that the bus driver is physically or medically qualified to operate a school bus in accordance with Commissioner's Regulation 6.10 or 6.10-a.
You do not need to bring a form with you to Statcare. We provide all the forms.
Here are some useful DMV links for Form DS-874:
NRCME: National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
NYC: New York City
CDL: Commercial Driver's License
DOT: Department of Transportation
DMV: Department of Motor Vehicle
NYC TLC: Taxi and Limousine Commission, New York City
Yellow Cab: NYC taxis are called Yellow Cabs
DOE: Department of Education, NYC
CDL Card: Commercial Driver's License (Medical) Card
FMCSA: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


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West Coast Sprints Head To Tulare
by NSSN Staff
TULARE, Calif. – The 2013 USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series continues its 2013 season this Saturday night at Thunderbowl Raceway
Ryan Bernal will try to maintain his "undefeated" 2013 Tulare status after scoring a pair of March victories at the one-third mile dirt oval.
Bernal's point lead is 13 points ahead of defending series champion Bud Kaeding entering this Saturday's race. Kaeding has three third-place finishes in three 2013 starts.
Richard Vander Weerd and Markus Niemela, currently fourth and eighth in the standings, each have a second-place Tulare finish this year.
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Minority owner of Franchise Operations, Inc. Randy Showalter and architect Michael Dauss represented Burger King at the Board of Building Standards review meeting on Jan. 10. They explained that the remodel is part of Burger King's re-imaging, which started last year for the chain. Dauss said that the store's designation number is 594, and the number of Burger Kings is currently over 18,000, so the store was due for some updating.
The main changes proposed include replacing the current blue-colored roof with a less gaudy metal one, adding a fence and improving the sidewalk along the Madison Avenue side of the restaurant, adding parking in code with the Americans with Disabilities Act, resurfacing the parking lot, energy-efficient lighting and improvements to the drive-thru. Dauss said the improvement to the drive-thru, which was not part of the original building, is one of Burger King's main focuses.
"We want to be in agreement the city on this," Dauss said. "But we want to know we're headed in a forward direction."
Showalter echoed that statement, adding that this restaurant has been in Lakewood for years and they want to remain here.
The board was receptive to the changes Burger King had made since its original request for remodeling, but a potential sticking point may be some of the signage Burger King requires on each of its restaurants. The board made a unanimous decision to defer the issue until the next meeting.
One of Burger King's requirements is the company's circular logo, referred to as the "button logo" must appear over each entrance. Another is a sign in aluminum over the front of the building which will not be illuminated and will read "Home of the Whopper."
Despite the sign not being lit, the board was reluctant to approve all the plans with the current amount of signage, feeling there was already more than necessary. Dauss said the company is willing to trade off one of the button logos on the drive-thru side in order to keep the "Home of the Whopper" sign.
Bryce Sylvester, the secretary for the board, appreciated Burger King's willingness to work with the city with the trade offer, but still felt the "Home of the Whopper" sign was a little much.
Michael Showalter, the president and CEO of Franchise Operations, Inc. which also operates the Burger King on 15027 Detroit Ave. in Lakewood, did not speak publicly during the meeting but afterwards said he and his brother Randy operate a family business and cited some things his company has done for the city of Lakewood, including donating land from the Detroit Avenue Burger King location for Grant Elementary School on 1470 Victoria Ave. (behind the restaurant) and sponsoring the scoreboard at Lakewood High School.
"We've been good neighbors for over 40 years, and we want to maintain that," he said.


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CHICAGO -- The Detroit Tigers called up Eugenio Suarez to try and add a spark to the bottom of their sluggish lineup.
So far, he's brought spark. And a lot of pop, too.
Suarez hit another home run Monday night when he sent Chicago starter Hector Noesi's first-pitch curveball over the wall for a solo home run -- his second homer and fourth RBI in just nine major league at-bats.
Called up from Triple-A Toledo in an effort to boost the Tigers' shortstop spot, Suarez has taken the role on his new team and run with it, batting .364 with a ridiculous .909 slugging percentage and 1.326 OPS in four games.
He's been around less than a week, but he's already considered to be a significant upgrade at shortstop for the Tigers, who saw their previous shortstops hit a dismal .191 with one home run and 11 combined RBIs prior to his arrival.
"He carries himself like a major league player," manager Brad Ausmus said after the Tigers' 6-5 loss Monday, "despite the fact that he's only been here a few days."
Suarez became just the sixth Tigers player to hit two home runs in his first four career games and the first since Brent Clevlen in 2006. He also advanced pinch-runner Rajai Davis, who served as the potential game-tying run, to third base with a deep fly ball to center in the ninth inning.
"He's a lot more poised than most guys his age," Ausmus said. "Whether that's from playing with some of these guys in winter ball, or going to big league camp, or believing in his ability, I couldn't tell you exactly."
It's highly unlikely Suarez will be able to continue to drive in runs at his current pace, but team officials have little doubt the 22-year-old's bat is ready for the majors.
Suarez showed plenty of promise in Double-A Erie and Toledo this year, hitting .288 with eight home runs prior to his call-up, and many in the organization are convinced he can follow suit in the majors, too.
"He's been really good. He's given us a little bit of a spark," Ausmus said. "He's done a fantastic job and, obviously, we have no complaints."
Though, Ausmus was quick to temper expectations Monday.
"I want him to do well every single day, but let's keep our wits about us," he said. "There's not many Mike Trouts that can step into the big leagues. There's going to be a learning curve, for sure."
Suarez has burst onto the scene and squashed many fans' concerns about the team's shortstop woes, but -- truth be told -- he will likely hit a wall in the very near future as opponents begin to gather more information on him.
At some point, scouting reports will be much more detailed on Suarez and, as a result, pitchers will likely start to figure out how to pitch to him.
It may take a week, it may take two months, but there's a strong chance that Suarez's hot bat will suddenly turn cold. Whether he can pick himself up will help the Tigers better determine if he can be the team's savior at shortstop or whether the Tigers will need to explore options around the non-waiver trade deadline.
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an inevitable film treatment
by Jim Leftwich
Starring either Bill Paxton, Bill Pullman (or both), and either Helen Hunt or Bridgett Fonda (or both). Supporting roles by David Carradine, Donald Sutherland, and goofy geek sidekick guy.
The setting: Overwintering at the South Pole
Concept: Disaster movie meets The Shining meets The X Files.
A group of scientists are seen cheerfully unloading their gear, all ready for their stint at the pole. Everyone's happy and we get to meet all the main characters. Paxton-Pullman arrives via chopper, shouting as he climbs out at his goofy geek sidekick (played by that goofy geek sidekick guy) to grab the equipment and "not break it this time!"
The sky is impossibly blue. Cut to scene with scientists cavorting with penguins.
Meanwhile Hunt-Fonda, having been there already for a year, won't come out of the quonset-hut lab, where she's engaged in "serious work." Oh yeah, she left her boyfriend behind to come down here and bury herself in work.
David Carradine arrives, leading a small group of "scientists" separate from the rest. He looks suspicious. He looks really suspicious, just so you won't miss seeing it. The others speculate on who "the spooks" are, but hey, this is the beginning of the movie and they're distracted from their speculation when goofy geek sidekick guy trips and drops the group's only case of somethingorother. Damn you, goofy geek sidekick guy! A penguin arrives and everybody forgives.
The plane leaves and ominous music swells to emphasize that they're all now pretty much screwed. Within five minutes there's very little sun and the rest of the movie is set pretty much in the dark. The spooks are down there to investigate something that's been discovered by satellite several miles from the South Pole Station. The rest of the scientists are kept in the dark (they make puns about this) as to what's going on.
Email and internet connections are suddenly lost. Meanwhile Paxton-Pullman and Hunt-Fonda aren't getting along. Well, there's sexual tension, but they're openly hostile towards each other.
Goofy geek sidekick guy has monitoring equipment that allows him to gradually pick up on what's really going on down there. He tells Paxton-Pullman and Hunt-Fonda and from then on they're a team.
Something is making people sick. Not the main characters at first, just extras. But finally Hunt-Fonda begins to get ill and Paxton-Pullman and goofy geek sidekick guy have to get access to a SnoCat and go see what's up at the spook site.
Ominous music is playing as we see Hunt-Fonda lying in a cot, alone and sick. Something must be just outside the door. The music gets louder...
Oh, it was just goofy geek sidekick guy's penguin.
Meanwhile, Donald Sutherland is in an office back in Washington, directing the spooks at the secret site. We learn that there's been a crash of some large unidentified craft that's leaking fluorocarbons, destroying the ozone over the pole. He says the regular scientists might have to "succumb" to the elements in order to preserved this secret. There's no exposition on why this needs to be a secret, but it involves international relations. The Russians, we find out, are our allies, and their scientists bring over supplies from their station.
But, get this, our enemies are... the Chinese! Of course! They're trying to get to the crash site too so they can claim the technology (and implicitly the technological advantage of the century).
(Insert Russians bring vodka and getting drunk here)
But Paxton-Pullman and goofy geek sidekick guy manage to strap infrared cameras and audio recording equipment to a group of emperor penguins and herd them towards the crash site. The penguins overwhelm the site in a combo dramatic/slapstick scene, with spooks trying to catch the penguins and the penguins beaming back video and sound to Paxton-Pullman and goofy geek sidekick guy. They capture enough as proof that they high-five. Alright! Woohoo!
Now it's a race/chase back to the station where they must transmit the truth back to Hunt-Fonda's ex-boyfriend, who's a scientist too! But a good guy who's standing by, ready to expose the truth!
Hunt-Fonda is really, really sick now. She's not wearing any makeup at this point and looks as bad as a normal person. She must somehow muster the strength to contact her ex-bf, having to go outside and rewire a transmitter tower (The spooks had cut the wire! The bastards!).
The last file is sent just as the spooks arrive back at the station with guns. They receive a message from Donald Sutherland saying, "Let go. Just let it go." And all dejected like, realize that now the whole world is going to know about the site and the technology will have to be shared among all nations, bringing peace and prosperity and an end to their cool, elite spook jobs.
The Russians also have some of whatever it was that goofy geek sidekick guy dropped and spilled early on and lo and behold - it cures Hunt-Fonda.
Paxton-Pullman and Hunt-Fonda exchange barbs, but it's clear they're in luv.
Suddenly winter's over and the sun is up! Right on! And here comes the helicopter.
They all board to leave. Goofy geek sidekick guy has to say goodbye to his penguin friend. Paxton-Pullman and Hunt-Fonda shake their heads, then embrace.
Camera pulls away, eventually revealing the gigantic crash site a mile across a few miles from the station. Caravans of vehicles are converging on it from all directions.
Cut to credits.
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Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is relentless reggae sound. Roots reggae and experimental dub. North American International Body Music. From New York City to Jamaica; throughout North America – Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is bringing heavy vibration to well pleased rooms. In music halls, schools, bar rooms, and basements… indoors & outdoors, night & day, GPGDS is performing original music for all to find ground in. Giant Panda's explosive live show and impeccable musicianship are a force to be reckoned with. Consistently rewarding weekly events and endless touring have earned GPGDS a strong following. GPGDS is receiving regular airplay on Sirius and XM Radio's reggae station "The Joint" as well as several college and indie stations all over the country. Giant Panda is honored to have shared bills with reggae greats Toots & The Maytals, The Wailers, Lee Scratch Perry, King Yellowman, Morgan Heritage, The Meditations, Mad Professor, and Edi Fitzroy. GPGDS has been joined on stage by members of John Brown's Body, Brazilian Girls, Thievery Corporation, Umphrey's McGee, and String Cheese Incident. Giant Panda continues to put on concerts in their hometown of Rochester, NY featuring other modern American powerhouses such as Dub Trio, and Toubab Krewe. The band's first album Slow Down was recorded at Ithaca, NY's legendary Pyramid Sound Studio. Featuring Nate Richardson (formerly of John Brown's Body, Sim Redmond Band) on keyboards, "The album's 12 cuts work on a nearly physiological level to calm you down and cheer you up" says Tim Karan of Rochester Insider. Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad is a fully growing independent unit of friends, family, & truth seekers – committed to connecting great people with great music. Roots & dub for your meditation.


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Chili, New York – New York State Police this morning will resume their search for two brothers last seen leaping a jersey barrier on Interstate 390 apparently unaware that they were on a bridge over the Genesee River.
The two men were reported missing by their family on Feb. 21.
Here's what state police say happened:
On Feb. 19, Monroe County Sheriff's deputies stopped a car driven by David King, 54, of 3481 Batavia Oakfield Townline Road, Batavia, on a report that it was being driven recklessly and had hit a guardrail. Deputies took King to Strong Hospital for treatment.
King signed himself out of the hospital before he was treated.
King's brothers, Michael King, 46, also of 3481 Batavia Oakfield Townline Road, Batavia, and Daniel King, picked him up from the hospital, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported.
Michael and David King were dropped off on the east shoulder of I-390 at about 9:30 p.m. to retrieve the car parked on the west shoulder of the southbound lanes.
The men were last seen running across the three northbound lanes and jumping the barrier, apparently unaware that they were on one of the twin interstate bridges over the Genesee River.
The state police are using a helicopter and divers to search the river for the men.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the state police at Batavia, 585-343-2200, or Canandaigua, 585-398-4100.


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A 27-year-old Edison woman accused of taking her neighbor's 3-year-old child off a school bus last year was found not guilty of kidnapping, according to a report on MLive.com.
However, Marian Moussa was convicted of resisting police and possession of marijuana by a jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday evening. Moussa was living in Michigan while she attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the report said.
Moussa drove the girl around in her car for three hours before eventually handing the child over to police in a church parking lot, where she surrendered.
Authorities said Moussa lied to the bus driver, claiming to be the girl's mother. The bus driver got the OK to hand the girl over to Moussa after an apparent mix-up involving the bus dispatcher and the child's school.
She will be sentenced Sept. 2 for drugs and resisting offenses, the report said.


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No matter how incredible a young NBA star may be, he can experience a down season for a variety of reasons. Injuries, perception and lackluster performances may have held these 10 players down, but Eric Gordon and the other nine will all bounce back during the 2012-13 campaign.
To qualify as "young," the player must currently be 26 years old or younger. Two just barely meet the restriction, but the other eight pass with flying colors.
All of them will re-establish themselves by the end of the upcoming season, though.
Let's find out who they are.


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Happy Endings: With Bells On
• We're assuming this is some sort of sex line commercial. It's quite queer.
• Writer's strike claims another victim: the Justice League.
• Scooby and the gang have fun with Scientology.
• Black minister asks Barack Obama to address gay equality at Monday's debate in Myrtle Beach.
• Obama compares himself to Reagan, world goes nuts.
• Ad agency behind celebrity political endorsements. Thanks Lord & Thomas!
• Ellen needs her writers back. And some medicine.
• Jossip editor decides to make "To LRH" her catch phrase of the year. Queerty editor thinks it's stupid.
bull; More and more men refuse prostate exam as genetic research opens doors.
• Andrew Sullivan turns election politics into poetics. (AABBA)
Bless you, Rev., for your eloquent and reasoned call for Obama to be more proactive in his messages to homophobic clergy and congregations, but we're skeptical after McClurkingate when, given his first opportunity to walk his talk he, as black writer Rod 2.0 put it, "folded like a house of cards."
He's got a commercial running in California in which he insists, "We have to tell people what they need to hear not just what they want to hear," but the subject there was energy-efficient cars. I don't expect him to do the same on religious homophobia. He's addressed it, but mostly in the context of it being an obstacle to fighting AIDS not sufficiently as evil—and "unChristian"—in and of itself. Hope I'm wrong but…Jan 17, 2008 at 8:29 pm · @Reply ·
By the way, it's a commercial for a car dealer.
Yea the video is for a car dealer in this dingy town in west Japan. (I'm not Japanese, but can sure as hell speak it) Japan's the land of weird ass commercial. If you wanna see some funny shit, go to Youtube and do a search for the ad firm Dentsu's commercials. chock-full of crazy shit.
amadou. could you put this into context for us?


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Via Puck Daddy: The Vancouver Province's Mike Halford, writing for the Province's famous "Orland Kurtenblog," posited a list of the NHL's top 20 defensemen, with a "in no particular order" caveat, and three Red Wings made his cut:
July 28, Vancouver Province: Duncan KeithKronwall obviously has to re-establish himself as a top-flight defender by returning to 50-point territory this season, but I'm not complaining...
Drew Doughty
Mike Green
Dan Boyle
Shea Weber
Chris Pronger
Zdeno Chara
Nicklas Lidstrom
Brent Seabrook
Tyler Myers
Andrei Markov
Brian Rafalski
Tomas Kaberle
Erik Johnson
Kimmo Timonen
Sergei Gonchar
Ryan Suter
Dion Phaneuf
Jay Bouwmeester
Niklas Kronwall
I also remain a doubter of the supposed holy grail of NHL statistics, the "Corsi Number," but it's worth noting that Nicklas Lidstrom made The Puck Stops Here's list of "adjusted" (don't ask me how because I don't understand it) Corsi Numbers, as did several of Lidstrom's teammates:
July 28, The Puck Stops Here/Kukla's Korner: Adjusted CorsiHere comes the dig:
1 Duncan Keith Chi +253.84
2 Nicklas Lidstrom Det +250.16
3 Alexander Ovechkin Was +243.96
4 Ryan Kesler Van +227.76
5 Zdeno Chara Bos +224.48
6 Pavel Datsyuk Det +213.36
7 Brian Rafalski Det +211.76
8 Patrice Bergeron Bos +207.28
9 Dustin Penner Edm +201.76
10 Mason Raymond Van +198.56
11 Shea Weber Nas +195.08
12 Ryan Suter Nas +190.88
13 Marcel Goc Nas +183.28
14 Patric Hornqvist Nas +180.88
15 Frans Nielsen NYI +178.52
16 Peter Regin Ott +171.6
17 Dan Boyle SJS +170.12
18 Nicklas Backstrom Was +165.36
19 Henrik Zetterberg Det +161.56
20 Rich Peverley Atl +157.2
Lidstrom a Norris nominee, despite his supposed "decline?" You bet...
Nicklas Lidstrom is next. He was somewhat overlooked as a Norris Trophy candidate because he has won it so often and is beginning to decline, but perhaps he should have been a nominee.
Zdeno Chara, Pavel Datsyuk, Brian Rafalski and Patrice Bergeron are next. They are all strong two way players who should not surprise anyone for being among the best puck possession players in hockey.
The list completes with Nicklas Backstrom, Henrik Zetterberg and Rich Peverley. These are all players who clearly drive puck possession with their respective teams.


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Kids Discovery Museum presents Math Wednesdays on Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30.
Curious KiDiMu Explorers of all ages are invited for math-themed experiments and activities.
Children will practice their critical thinking skills while having fun and parents will get tips on how to turn everyday activities into a learning experience. Drop by between 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. The topic is marshmallow structures.
The program is free with admission or membership.
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Just as the sun begins to rise in Washington D.C., the Twittersphere is buzzing with Tweets from people who already are on the National Mall or are making their way to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear."
While the official event doesn't start until noon today, people are claiming their spots as early as possible in anticipation of large crowds.
- Washingtonpost.com: Visitors pour in to D.C. ahead of Stewart-Colbert rally
Here are just a few #rally4sanity Tweets coming in on the morning of the rally.
6:02 a.m. @annieism Sunrise as we leave New York. Headed to the #rally4sanity aboard the @HuffPostBus. http://flic.kr/p/8PbnEf
6:02 a.m. @blogdiva There's groups of what obviously look like suburban grandmas and housewives on the train going to #rally4sanity
6:03 a.m. @eddieizzard Just landed and dawn is coming up over Washington DC. It's gonna be a good day for #Rally4Sanity
6:04 a.m. @AlliATtheRally Long lines for bathrooms at union station but a lot of smiling faces #rally4sanity
6:04 a.m. @Alex_Edelman Question: Is it really sane to be out in front of the capital in freezing weather at 7 AM? #wethair #rally4sanity
6:05 a.m. @dcuniverse At the #Rally4Sanity. Not really happy about it. It's cold and there are hipsters. I did get a free commemorative hand towel, though.
6:21 a.m. @davemness On HuffBus rally. If crowds at CitiField are any indication this is going to be huge! #rally4sanity
6:26 a.m. @michaelgiltz #Rally4Sanity we're on our way to the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rally! Is it political? Is it satire? I don't care as long as there's fear
Check with NOLA.com's news Twitter, @NOLAnews, for live Tweets from the rally.


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Ex-senator's subordinates did his legal work
Former state senator Wayne Bryant did not break the law when he sought to boost his pension by taking a job with Gloucester County but having junior associates at his private law firm perform most of the actual work, the state pension director testified yesterday.
Bryant's attorney, Carl Poplar, extracted the testimony from the federal government's witness, state pension director Fred Beaver, to contradict Beaver's earlier testimony that pensions are calculated on "honorable and creditable service" performed by the employee, not his subordinates.
In one of the most tense days since the trial began five weeks ago, Poplar appeared to be laying the groundwork for Bryant's defense - that both the law and the culture in Trenton allowed legislators to accrue pension benefits through multiple government jobs and elected positions before changes in the law enacted in 2007.
Bryant resigned as associate counsel for the Gloucester County Board of Social Services in 2006.
Poplar told U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson, sitting in Trenton, he was building a motion for a mistrial, largely based on the testimony about Bryant's pension from Gloucester County.
"In no way is this criminal," Poplar said. Allowing legislators to work part-time as municipal or county attorneys and delegate the work to subordinates in the firm "has been a historical practice in this state."
In testimony earlier this week, associate attorneys who worked for Bryant said they either never or rarely saw him perform the work associated with child support matters for Gloucester County.
Poplar asked Beaver to look at state pension rules and asked him whether there was any prohibition against lawyers asking subordinates to perform the work. Beaver said there wasn't. "There is a presumption the lawyer is doing the work," Beaver said.
Beaver said the state pension board investigated a claim for pension benefits by a part-time attorney in Monmouth County who also had sent others in the law firm to do his work. In September 2006, Beaver said, the board decided to eliminate his pension eligibility "for not delivering services."
Based on his tenure at UMDNJ; Gloucester County; Rutgers University, where he was an adjunct professor; and as a legislator, Bryant was in line to receive a pension of $81,268, Beaver said. That application is pending, based on the trial's outcome.
Bryant, a Democrat from Camden County, is on trial for pension fraud and bribery charges. Federal prosecutors say he padded his pension with little-work or no-work jobs at Gloucester County and the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, operated by the University of Medicine and Dentistry.
Bryant also faces a bribery charge for soliciting the UMDNJ job in exchange for using his clout as chairman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee to funnel millions of dollars to the school. The medical school's former dean, R. Michael Gallagher, is on trial for bribing Bryant with the job.
The long day ended with a payroll manager at UMDNJ, who described records that showed Gallagher received two bonuses - $42,000 in November 2003 and $56,875 in November 2004.
Bryant joined the UMDNJ payroll in 2003, and according to earlier testimony helped the school acquire state grants within a matter of months. But Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Drew did not ask Jackson why Gallagher got the bonuses, nor did he tie them to hiring Bryant.
Gallagher's attorney, Jeremy Frey, asked the manager, Deborah Jackson, whether she knew his client had been promoted to dean, and that deans participate in "bonus programs." Jackson answered no to both questions.


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PULLMAN, Wash. -- Oregon senior Phyllis Francis had the day's fastest qualifying time in the women's 200 meters Saturday in the Pac-12 Track & Field Championships at the Mooberry Track & Field Complex.
Francis crossed in 22.92 seconds.
Teammate Jenna Prandini had the second-fastest qualifying time, 23.12.
Earlier, Prandini had won the long jump and qualified in the 100.
UO freshman Marybeth Sant also made it into Sunday's final. She qualified seventh overall in 23.91.
Arthur Delaney qualified in the men's 200 for Oregon.
-- Ken Goe | @KenGoe