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|By Dstark (Dstark) on Monday, August 16, 2004 - 07:18 pm: Edit
The world is going to get smaller and smaller.
You don't have to go to an IVY League school to make an impact.
It is going to take time, but the rest of the world is going to catch up with the USA.
I hope our answer isn't going to be... make better bombs.
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And just to add, there are so many people who depend upon that industry to feed their family. Isn't that ironic?
Genetically altering the world's food supply of grains bothers me too.I realize it is very difficult to keep the world fed and there are and will be great advances. But there are risks associated with specifically altering what everyone eats.For example, if we only raise one type of chickens exclusively for consumption, the danger exsists that sooner or later a disease will come along specific to this breed and wipe out our entire supply.
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About the Author: Kent Patton serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.
DUBAI, October 15 -- It was a late arrival into the United Arab Emirates last night after the long slog -- airport, plane, airport, plane, airport -- of travel to the Middle East.
As usual, it was warm and humid enough to steam up my glasses as I left the airport. If you've spent any time in the southern United States on a muggy night in August, you'll know the feeling of air hung heavy with Gulf moisture.
My colleagues arrived a few hours earlier and we were all ready to see a year's worth of work, negotiations and planning unfold successfully. This year's Ministerial and Parallel Forums, both hosted by the United Arab Emirates and co-chaired by the G-8 president, Japan, come at an important time for U.S. policy in the Middle East and for our efforts to engage across the region on these very sensitive issues.
The first day of the Parallel Forum in Dubai started bright and early. The lobby was bustling with action. Nearly 200 people came from across the Broader Middle East representing a whole range of civil society in their countries. It was a remarkable sight to behold: activists, some of them veterans of prison and torture, gathering to discuss how to bring greater freedom to the people of the region. Their courage and humility is a constant reminder of the hard work it takes to build free and prosperous countries.
It was nice to see them all and to hear about how their work, programs, and projects have evolved. They are strong-willed activists, criticizing U.S. policy in one breathe and asking for our help in the next. We have passionate debates on every subject imaginable. They have no hesitation to condemn their own governments for corruption, negligence or bad governance; they also don't hesitate to attack other civil society leaders for corruption, negligence, or bad governance. Their heroes are Mandela, Havel, Reagan, MLK, Ghandi, and other heroes of liberty. The civil society leaders attending the Forum are many of the same people I saw earlier this year when we -- BMENA, G-8, and civil society leaders -- gathered to establish benchmarks for progress and design strategies for successful governmental and civil society engagement. We've overseen some visible progress in the relationships between the BMENA governments and their respective civil society organizations, but there is still quite a bit of work that needs to be done.
We are glad to see a healthy turnout of the civil society representatives. They hit the ground running, fully engaged in the grassroots working level meetings. There will be some tough issues addressed and even some setbacks, but it's heartening to see them have the opportunity to air some of their grievances, even if there are not yet institutions for redressing those same grievances.
Ron in New York writes:
Put Civil Society leasders in the seats of government and we will see ethical governance.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Mr. Patton, This wasn't exactly what bin laden had in mind when he called for a holy war against the infidel West....(chuckle).
"They are strong-willed activists, criticizing U.S. policy in one breathe and asking for our help in the next. We have passionate debates on every subject imaginable.."
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I am very pleased to hear of a Middle East forum aimed at tackling the tough issues of freedom and civil society. The difficulty we constantly face in governance is the fact that the institutions that exist today must change, sometimes drastically, in order to promote freedom for its population. Change, no matter if it is for the better, is always difficult. Having buy-in from individuals who have the capability to create change is the first step towards moving the Goliath like institution of bureaucracy. The next step is applying the knowledge of global experience in building civil society. More importantly, accomplishing such application by utilizing local resources, knowledge, and innovation to create such change. I do hope that this forum was able to capture such local ingenuity and will be the means for initiating change abroad.


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Notre Dame people bought it. They bought the whole damn thing. Manti Te'o told them about his girlfriend, and they bought it. He told them she was injured in a car crash. Then dying of leukemia. Then she died, and not just during the football season but six hours after his grandmother died.
Notre Dame bought it.
And Notre Dame is buying it still.
The story of Te'o that we heard all fell apart Wednesday thanks to some absurdly thorough reporting by Deadspin. The girlfriend didn't die six hours after his grandmother. She didn't have leukemia. She wasn't in a car crash.
She wasn't real.
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Where we go from here, nobody knows. What happens next is mysterious, disconcerting territory. Te'o has yet to speak, other than to put out a statement that said he was the victim of the hoax.
"I was the victim ..." Te'o said in the statement. "It further pains me that the grief I felt ... [was] in any way deepened by what I believed to be another significant loss in my life."
Notre Dame believes it. Notre Dame believes every last piece of it. We know that because the school trotted out athletics director Jack Swarbrick to meet the media Wednesday night and Swarbrick uttered gem after gem, like this one:
"Nothing I've learned has shaken my faith in Manti Te'o one iota," he said.
The facts of this case are literally unbelievable, though I will leave myself some wiggle room to say the following, and to say it sincerely:
Nothing about this story has been comprehensible, or logical, and that extends to what happens next. I cannot comprehend Manti Te'o saying anything that could make me believe he was a victim. That doesn't mean such a tale cannot be told. It just means I can't conjure it in my head. You could give me three months to come up with a legitimate ending for this story that explains how Manti Te'o didn't know that his "girlfriend" of three years was a hoax.
And after three months, this is what I would write:
I can't do it. Maybe Te'o can. Maybe Te'o will meet the media on Thursday and tell a story so convincing, so believable, that I'm rushing to my laptop to try to scrub this story, the one you're reading now, from the Internet.
But I doubt it'll happen that way because this story, his story, strains the limits of belief. It strains my belief, and yours. I've been reading you -- on message boards and Twitter -- and you don't believe Te'o, either.
Notre Dame believes him.
"It does fully line up," Swarbrick said of Te'o's story about the hoax.
People who don't believe Te'o? Swarbrick has something to say to them.
"Then you don't know Manti, is my answer," he said.
Mine, too.
As for Swarbrick, he had better be right. The USS Manti Te'o has just entered unseen waters, and Jack Swarbrick attached himself to the hull. If this ship goes down, it takes Swarbrick down too. We'll never forget the 30 minutes he spent trying to convince us that the world really -- really -- is flat.
Swarbrick was pushed just once during the news conference, when he was gently challenged on his assertion that Te'o and his girlfriend had "exclusively an online relationship."
That doesn't jibe with this story in the South Bend Tribune, which in addition to being the paper in Swarbrick's hometown, also had this story circulating Wednesday on Twitter thanks to a passage that describes, in detail, the time Te'o first laid eyes on his girlfriend.
"Lennay Kekua," the story says of the fictitious girlfriend, "was a Stanford student and Cardinal football fan when the two exchanged glances, handshakes and phone numbers that fateful weekend three seasons ago."
The two exchanged glances, handshakes ...
Swarbrick was asked about that, and he had no answer. Because there is no answer, other than to make like an ostrich, stick your head in the sand and pretend the question doesn't exist. Swarbrick said there were "several meetings" set up between Te'o and Kekua, including in the state of Hawaii, but Kekua never showed up. Yet Te'o continued the relationship, presumably. And Swarbrick bought the story, definitely.
The news conference hit its nadir when Swarbrick started a sentence before breaking down:
"The thing I'm most sad about is ..." Swarbrick paused, sipped from a cup of tea, composed himself and forged ahead. "The single most trusting human being I've ever met will never be able to trust again in his life."
Single most trusting human being? Manti Te'o?
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Sex Tape Of 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Star Danielle Staub To Be Released
Bravo Reality Star Danielle Staub apparently has been working overtime with a camera. TMZ earlier today reported that Hustler Inc. will be releasing a 75 minute sex tape of the Real Housewives New Jersey star on June 24 and which will be available for presale Monday June 14.
This is not a rewind story of last year where ex-boyfriend Steve Zalewski was blocked from releasing a sex tape and explicit photos. This is a completely different tape.
Apparently this is a mystery man in this new video and Staub is aware of the tapes existence. "She knows it's being released, it was shopped to Hustler by a third party who purchased the rights to the video. They purchased the tape legally from an undisclosed party, maybe a rep or an agent. They wanted us to be the distributor." Hustler tells E! News.


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A La Crescent man who crashed his SUV after a high speed chase with La Crosse police in August 2012 was sentenced in La Crosse County Court Thursday.
Corey Johnson, 33, was sentenced to six months electronic monitoring after pleading guilty to two counts related to the chase.
The judge took into consideration that Johnson has already spent more than a year in jail. He is also ordered to pay nine thousand dollars in restitution.
Johnson led officers on a high-speed chase that lasted about a mile before he hit several parked cars and flipped his S-U-V near 11th and King Streets in August of 2012.
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The office called us at lunch to see if our group would mind picking up these first timers....these kids drove up from Maryland in a stock SE, They struggled in a few places, but we got 'em through...I heard talk of his plans for a lift and bigger tires :D he's hooked!
here's the Frank, making it look easy.....
this was another fellow we picked up in the parking lot....he & his daughter drove down from Ct hoping to join a group......he had a very capable rig and was a realy nice guy
going though the same obstacle....I made it with some great spotting by Frank
Great pics. Seeing that makes me want to go back to N.J.
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Wow Kat, that looks like so much fun. I haven't seen snow it almost 8 years.
Looks like a blast, Kat! Great pictures.
Looks like yall had a fun...........
There were some places in the city (NYC) that you
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That's how packed the ice was around here
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Very nice, Kat.
Awesome pics, Kat. Glad you all had a chance to wheel. Everything is so green, and blooming around here, it is hard to imagine, that much snow, anywhere. Glad you had a good run. Thanks for sharing the pics with us. Nothing like some fresh air, while your wheeling.
Looks like you had a good time.You guys don't have leaves on the trees either.Also looks like you have that white stuff on the ground too.Bill
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Tiburcio also built a barn of Eastlake architecture and finished the inside with polished wood, ornate cast iron divisions for stalls, and iron feed boxes. He planted vineyard and began tunneling into the nearest hill for a wine cellar. He planted 5,000 olive trees and 1,000 citrus and planted 5,000 roses, some 250 different varieties.
Tiburcio developed a close friendship with Fredrick and Jacob Beringer. He called them los hermanos. The humor of this Spanish reference to the German brothers was not lost on the St. Helena natives. los hermanos stuck, and later became a brand name for the Beringer winery.
A bachelor much of his life, Tiburcio Parrott had a delightfully earthy side to his personality. When Tiburcio came into St. Helena to go to the hardware store, bank and post office, he was in the habit of finishing off his trip to town with a visit to the Stone Bridge Bordello. Tiburcio had a servant with an English hunting horn riding on the platform of his surrey. When they were in the middle of Pope Street about half way to the bordello, Tiburcio had the servant blow the horn to alert the girls that Tiburcio was on his way. (Tiburcio is seen above in his "coaching outfit".)
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WASHINGTON — The Defense Department released regulations on Wednesday ensuring the rights of religious-minority service members to display their beliefs outwardly — such as wearing a turban, scarf or beard — as long as the practices do not interfere with military discipline, order or readiness.
According to the Pentagon, requests for such religious accommodation will still be decided on an individual basis but will generally be denied only if the item impairs the safe use of military equipment; poses a health or safety hazard; interferes with wearing a uniform, a helmet or other military gear; or "impairs the accomplishment of the military mission."
The "expression of sincerely held beliefs" may not be used as the basis for "adverse personnel action" or discrimination, the new regulations state. They spell out "hair," "grooming practices" and "religious body art," such as tattoos or body piercings, as eligible areas for religious accommodation.
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Skip to comments.F-bomb hits inaugural without Kid Rock
Posted on 01/19/2005 12:36:32 AM PST by JohnHuang2
WASHINGTON Kid Rock was nowhere to be found at the inaugural youth concert tonight, but another foul-mouthed singer dropped the F-bomb on the crowd including hundreds of pre-teen Hilary Duff fans.
The lead singer of the band Fuel proclaimed, "Welcome to the greatest ----ing country in the world." Brett Scallions followed with a quick apology of "excuse my language."
But it was a little late.
The concert was hosted by President Bush's twins Jenna and Barbara, who were in the audience but did not come on stage.
Duff was the headliner at the D.C. Armory concert, a paid tribute to youth volunteerism and community service. Duff, who performed in a black sequin top, rolled-up jeans and sneakers, warmed up the crowd for the president and first lady Laura Bush.
"My call to you all is that as you enjoy the great freedoms of America and as you enjoy yourself at this inauguration, I hope you take away the lesson of helping somebody in need," said Bush, who arrived toward the end of the concert after Scallions' remark. "And when you do, it will not only make our country a better place, it will lift up your own spirit."
Not present, of course, was the notorious Kid Rock. The rock-rapper known for his vulgar and obscene lyrics and on-stage banter was scheduled to appear until about a week ago, when an uproar from family groups had the Inauguration Committee in a tailspin.
Committee staff claimed Kid Rock was never officially booked to appear, though his name was on the bill since last May. As WorldNetDaily reported, the Detroit-based rapper, who dedicated his first album to songs about oral sex and who was voted the Sluttiest Male Celebrity at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, has a history of vulgar lyrics.
Even so, Kid Rock, aka Robert James Ritchie, has been known to attend Republican events and was a supporter of Bush in last year's presidential race. The New York Times reported that during a party he attended at the Republican National Convention last year, Kid Rock noted that if he were president he would never get caught having sex in the Oval Office, but would instead install cameras in the Lincoln Bedroom.
Kid Rock's first album, "Grit Sandwiches for Breakfast," fixates on oral sex, including one song, "Yo Da Lin In The Valley," that describes the lyricist's exploits with multiple women in detail. Another similar tune is "Wax the Booty."
Also featured on his 1990 debut album is "Pimp of the Nation," which ironically takes a swipe at Bush's mother. The lyrics include:
Pimp of the Nation, I could be it As a matter of a fact, I foresee it But only pimpin' hoes with the big tush While you be left pimpin' Barbara Bush
Some of Kid Rock's songs include the F-word in their title, such as "F- U Blind" and "F- Off."
The performer's lyrics often center on the recreational nature of sex and speak of women as mere playthings.
According to an online bio, "Kid Rock is noted for his use of adult film stars when he performs (nude when he can get away with it), as Kobe Tai and Jenna Jameson have danced on stage while Kid does his thing."
After reading some of Kid Rock's lyrics, Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families, was outraged the rapper would be a part of the president's festivities.
"I just read Kid Rock's sexually explicit lyrics and feel ashamed and dirty for even looking at his songs," he told WND. "If this sex-crazed animal, whose favorite word is the F-word, is allowed to sing at Bush's inauguration this will send a clear message to pro-family Americans that the Republican Party has taken them for a ride and ditched them in the gutter."
Besides Thomasson's group, other pro-family organizations, including Concerned Women for America and the American Family Association, decried the planned appearance of Kid Rock and asked supporters to express their outrage to the inauguration committee. AFA sent an e-mail to 2.5 million supporters asking them to take action.
Somebody should tell the moron who wrote this (And I happen to like WorldNetDaily) that Kid Rock is a big supporter of the troops and that he has come a long way musically since that first release. I doubt this guy has even listened to Kid Rock's music. As for Fuel, they're a rock group and I for one find it refreshing to hear from somebody in the music business who actually likes America. Team America, F*ck Yeah!
I say the F word about 25 times a day...whether it is to myself or outloud...who cares? I mean really..we have a lot bigger problems than what is said on stage at a rock concert. People need to get a grip.
Better to keep us proles preoccupied with playground etiquette than focused on what the hell is actually going on in the world these days.
I often wonder how many Americans, have said or ever will say the "F" word, at least one time in their entire lives vs. how many have ever thought it.
fifty percent or more?
The eff word is nothing anymore.
There is no more respect period, the music itself is rap crap vile language.
I wonder what percentage of our valiant American Military has yet to use that word.
You mean as in "This F-ing F-er is F-ing well F-ed!"?
I still let the f-bomb slip on occasion, but I try to watch my language around others...
That said, it's become so common a lot of folks simply use it because they don't know any better. I guess it's ignorance.
Just yesterday I was talking with a young attorney on the phone, (part of my job, not by choice), and he was probably the most profane, least professional guy I've ever dealt with.
He constantly referred to his client as a F**king D*ldo, a Dumb Pr*ck and f*gg*t who was filing Chapter 7.
He went on and laced his conversation with this stuff. Keep in mind this is a business call discussing a bankruptcy case with a complete stranger. He didn't know me from Adam.
I actually felt sorry for Mr. Young Attorney.
At least the Bush twins were saved from the evils of Kid Rock's music. /Sarcasm squared/
We'll meet again
don't know where
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But I know we'll meet again
some sunny day
At least the Bush twins were saved from the evils of Kid Rock's music. /Sarcasm squared/
We'll meet again
don't know where
don't know when
But I know we'll meet again
some sunny day
The headline suggests this article is about an incident at an event where Kid Rock was not even present, so why is 90% of the text devoted to Kid Rock?
Through some brilliance of the atty in my firm what should have been AND WAS INTENDED AS a trite silly joke resulted in the document (a full size poster paper) becoming Exhibit A when it came to allocating attorney's fees ("your honor - here is an example of how the other side conducted itself in these serious proceedings.. .")
That note cost their client over a million $ and the two young bucks their job.
My simple rule - when you are not sure or you are drunk - shut the F up until you are sure or you have at least sobered up. And even then try to keep as much unwritten as possible.
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"I often wonder how many Americans, have said or ever will say the "F" word, at least one time in their entire lives vs. how many have ever thought it."
Excellent point. And how many Americans defecate? Perhaps he should have defecated onstage.
There is an old-fashioned concept that is being eroded daily: decency and decorum.
Thinking it or even saying it in anger or in a controlled situation is totally different from saying it in front of an audience. I was raised to believe that certain words were not acceptable IN PUBLIC........it was called manners......many today have not been raised accordingly, unfortunately.
Good old World Net Daily, continuing to do everything they can to stir up trouble for the Bushes.
That's exactly what I was thinking.
The story was the quickly apologized Fuel comment, and that's it. I abhor the degradation of the language and feel that the "f-bomb" is all-too-common, but this is just a padded one-graf blurb.
I go by the Al Davis slogan, 'just win baby'. Not all 62 million of us are christian conservatives. Kid Rock, Arnold, Kelsey Grammar, Ron Silver don't see eye to eye on everything. But if we're going to win we need a large coalition of folks working together. I'm hopefull as the 'new media' gains power, that values that I believe in become the focal point of the republican party. But we're not there yet and we need to be in power to change things. And yet we've got a change for fundamental change with the Supreme and federal courts. And withouth the support of Kid Rock and liberals like Arnold and Silver I don't think W would be in position to make our federal courts the most conservative in history.
It think abuse of profanity shows a lack of courtesy, as well as indicating a rather small arsenal of adjectives on the part of the cusser.
As all good conservatives know, arsenals should be as large as humanly possible. :)
(wince) Yeah, but it is in the site rules, Slim. :P
another foul-mouthed singer dropped the F-bomb on the crowd
The horror. The horror.
Kid Rock is too "vulgar" but let's invite Elton John and his boyfriend to the White House for dinner. It will be a real hoot! Family Values right?
I have been listening to Kid Rock for years and haven't even heard of the songs this guy is talking about in the article.
Gotta buy more Fuel albums.
I might give them a shot...
Sometimes, in a brief microsecond, we catch glimpses into the value systems if not the souls of many.
I would. This is the best f-ing country in the world!
Fuel's "Won't Back Down" is the perfect song for the WoT.
"I won't back down, I will not bow, I've come to bring you Hell..."
Classy, real classy.
People everywhere have lost all sense of decency and respect.
Well that does it.
The Inaugural Event "entertain" should now be officially deemed "cool and hip," right?
I guess the GOP's image as "uptight fuddy-duddies" can finally be put to rest once and for all. /sarcasm
Fine. That's your value system. I can live with it.
SO WHAT? WHO CARES? BRING BACK KID ROCK! We are not prudes.
In the confines of my home I probably say the F word at least once per day -- BUT I don't say it when at work, at church, at school, or out in social settings.
Given a chance I would not sing the F word, write a song with it in the title, or use it in an interview. Most importantly I would not market the word or my personal sex life to a group of youngsters.
Does that make my use of the word morally right? Of course not but at the very least, I can exercise self control and discretion where so many of these "entertainers" will do anything and market anything to a child to make an easy dollar.
Here we go again...
"Welcome to the greatest ----ing country in the world." Brett Scallions followed with a quick apology of "excuse my language."
If people buy that this utterance was a "mistake", then we are really a nation of idiots.
"The headline suggests this article is about an incident at an event where Kid Rock was not even present, so why is 90% of the text devoted to Kid Rock?"
The writer is obsessed with Kid Rock and can't get him out of his mind. Pathetic really.....
Give it up..its a ROCK CONCERT...who cares if f-ck is said?
Age has nothing to do with being respectful and aware of the message one delivers. There is a difference between private conversation and public display of profanity.
You can say I am embarrassing myself all you want. I will continue to stand by my conscience, my morals, and by my previous statement.
YOu're right, but save your breath.
Click the link on #42, to see what I mean. What astounded me was the number of people at FR with no sense of propriety, and then use sophomoric arguments to justify their positions.
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No one should have expected that the April 26 release of a revised draft of the Bristol Bay watershed assessment by the U.S. Environmental Protection would have seen the agency do a U-turn on the matter of large-scale mining in the region.
If anything, people should have expected that a revision would see the agency reassert that large-scale mining isn't a good fit for the area.
That's apparently what the EPA has done.
As the Legislature rolls toward reformation of Alaska's oil tax system, opponents are laying down spike strips left and right. Most of these obstacles have failed to deflate the momentum behind Senate Bill 21, the Legislature's most recent effort to lower oil taxes, and for good reasons. Consider some of the arguments and responses:
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Curious on which idol/actor/actress pairings have scored a spot on 'We Got Married'? Read more to find out!
Just kidding! We don't know which couples have been confirmed for the popular variety show, but neither does anybody else! (Except the cast and producers of 'We Got Married') The PD for the variety show has revealed that three couples have been confirmed for the show!
He stated, "Yes, three couples are confirmed, but I cannot reveal them at the moment. I know problems will arise if I reveal who they are, so I will wait until they actually start filming."
It's been said that even the artists cast don't know who their partner will be for the show, because of the fact that the producers wanted the make their reactions at the first meet as realistic as possible.
Netizens are on the edge of their seats waiting for the new couples, and I have to say that I'm one included. I hope they'll be wonderful couples to take place of the Adams and Khuntoria couples who have had to say their good-byes.


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The change was in 1960 production but not at the start of the production year. On page 255 of Noland's book he states that the AIM calling for the addition of the serial number to the stamp was dated 3-28-60. However there are earlier examples known. The earliest he knew of at that time was serial number 1806 assembled on the morning of Friday, December 18th, 1959.
Another early example is car number 3679 built early in the morning of Friday February 12th 1960. The date that the AIM update was released to the line and the date that the practice actually started seem to be quite different. I can't say for sure that all blocks were stamped once the practice started and before the AIM update reached the line but I'd say it would be a good guess. Also I think there could be blocks stamped with serial numbers closely before car number 1806.
I don't have a copy of the latest judging manual so maybe someone will add more to this discussion that has had recent experience on the matter.


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Restaurant review for Jamie's Italian, Sydney
- From: National Features
- December 20, 2011
THERE is a moment in the film Six Degrees Of Separation when Stockard Channing's character, Ouisa, slaps the roof of the Sistine Chapel, touching the hand of God on Michelangelo's Creation Of Adam fresco.
Given the chance, we'd all love to slap the Almighty's hand, but happily settle for lesser gods, in this case Jamie Oliver.
That desire partly explains a queue outside the CBD trattoria bearing his name when I join it at 12.05pm on a weekday. They don't take bookings for less than six people. Fifteen minutes elapse before we reach a young woman who explains another 20 minutes will pass before we can be seated. We get a beeper and wait in the bar. She's true to her word, but it's after 1pm by the time our first dish arrives. The kitchen is reasonably quick, but if you only have an hour for lunch, chances are you'll spend most of it waiting.
The god of pukka tucker is applying the same principles that made McDonald's a global success to Jamie's Italian.
He's selling the restaurants as a franchise. There are 26.
Jamie's Italian is all about systems. And volume. This is fast food dressed up as rustic Italian. The service is as cheerful and charming as the man himself.
Jamie's special ingredient is adjectives such as "gorgeous", "vibrant", "beautiful" and "amazing" sprinkled liberally through many dishes.
My favourite is the "insanely good truffle oil" on that most rustic of Italian classics, "posh chips" with parmesan ($6). At least no truffles are harmed in making the truffle oil: it's synthetic.
The menu is divided into eight nibbles, 10 antipasti, 13 pasta and rice dishes, 12 mains, 10 sides and nine desserts.
Jamie says he should have been Italian, but I suspect only Silvio Berlusconi would rival him in the popularity stakes once Italians discovered his "authentic" menu includes an appetiser of "Italian nachos" ($7) and "Italian" Bakewell tart ($9) for dessert.
But first we start with the nachos: deep-fried ravioli with a four-cheese filling and "angry" arrabiata sauce. The crunchy pasta is puffed up like Sicilian cannoli, with small nuggets of gooey cheese inside.
Scamorza arancini ($9.50), crumbed and fried rice balls filled with smoky mozzarella and porcini, are more satisfying and truthfully Italian.
Next is bucatini carbonara, $12/$19. The pasta suffers from what seems like rigor mortis - a stiffness that leaves it bent like leftover electrical wires and impossible to twirl on a fork. There's a creamy puddle in the bowl with the pancetta, leeks, eggs and parmesan.
The short pasta tubes in the cuttlefish paccheri, $13.50/$21, are also what my dining companion declares "bravely al dente". I like the braised cuttlefish in white wine with capers, tomato and parsley.
Tuscan wild boar sausage, $22.40, is a little dry, yet pleasantly spiced on a bed of lentils sharpened by vinegar. The best dish is "fish baked in a bag" ($28), a take on Sicily's pesce al cartoccio. A mulloway fillet with fennel, chilli and mussels and clams in their shells sits on couscous-like bulgur wheat that absorbs the briny juices as the fish steams in a "bag" that releases its wonderful scent when opened.
I don't doubt the quality of ingredients or the commitment, but there's something missing from this restaurant. Call it a soul.
Hopefully the investors will have made their cash after everyone has had the chance to slap the hand of God. But for this travesty to all that is great about Italian eating in Sydney, I just want to slap Oliver.
Food 11/20
Staff 7/10
Drink 3/5
X-factor 3/5
Value 8/10
Total score: 32/50
Address: 107 Pitt St, Sydney; ph: 8240 9000
Food: Italian
Drink: Licensed, small range
Hours: Lunch & dinner Mon-Sat 11.30am-late; no bookings
Price guide:
Entrees $6-$16.50
Mains $15-$38
Desserts $6-$9.50
Snapshot: In a city with a great Italian heritage and food, Jamie Oliver's faux Italian doesn't cut the mostarda, but that won't stop it being a roaring success.


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Wednesday, Sept 5, 1883 A heavy shower passed through the valley last night. After breakfast we again went up the stream following it up into the Notch. I was surprised not to find a trace of a wood road for I distinctly remembered a well defined road through the Notch. When we got back we learned the road was on the other side of the stream. We selected a place for a camp and decided to come out next Monday. Downing fished down the brook. He happened to have a couple of hooks and made a line of the cord of his eyeglasses. He caught eight little trout specially for his grandmother. We arrived at the Mill about 2 o'clock. Every one had gone to a pic nic except Mr. Wilber and he had made arrangements for us to get our dinner at his brothers across the stream after which we arranged with him to haul our camp outfit up from Mt. Pleasant on Monday 10th and started for home at 3. The wind had changed and blew directly after us. The rain had not extended beyond the mountains and we returned as we went in a whirlwind of dust reaching home at 6.30 after a most uncomfortable and fatiguing ride. My boil while getting better was still painful and added to the discomfort of the journey. I found a letter from Royal Reed telling me that William Boynton one of our Maine guides and a favorite one died last winter. The announcement gave me a feeling of genuine sorrow.


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According to The Columbus Dispatch, crime will indeed pay, although the check will be going to the FBI's Cybercrime Task Force. Bi will be lose his home and car, serve a two-year prison sentence and pay more than $367,000 in fines. All of which goes to prove that piracy remains a priority for authorities both local and federal, so be mindful of how and from where you're getting your digital content, folks.


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It has often been observed that humans encounter many novel situations having already been instructed regarding the contingencies that operate in these situations. In such cases, prior to the first reinforcer or the first punisher, these instructions play a unique role in controlling behavior. It is a role that cannot be repeated once the behavior has been emitted and exposed to an effective consequence, for now this consequence also exerts control over the behavior. Thus, it is in the initial exposure to an instructed situation that the instructions play a unique role, and it is to the explication of behavior in this situation, the situation that exists after instructions have been given, but before any effects of reinforcement or punishment are manifest, that this paper is directed.
The nature of these instructions have been variously characterized as rules or as contingency-specifying stimuli. Thus, for Skinner, a rule is a verbal statement specifying all or part of an actual contingency of reinforcement. The rule is seen to exert control over behavior by acting as an SD (Skinner, 1969). It is often recognized however, that there are problems with this formulation, for a statement may effect behavior without the history of differentially reinforced responding that defines SD control; as for example where a person, making a cake for the very first time, conforms to the recipe instruction When the cake rises, remove it from the oven.
Furthermore, as Schlinger and Blakely have observed, rules often function in ways that SDs do not, as for example where they alter the functions of subsequent stimuli. Thus the statement When the cake rises, remove it from the oven alters the function of the cake; conferring upon the risen cake the power to evoke the behavior of removing it from the oven.
But even with this function-altering formulation, there is still the question of just how rules cause certain subsequent stimuli (but not others) to control behavior. This is the question addressed here: How do rules control behavior? That is, how do statements heard at one time, describing contingencies of reinforcement, then control later behavior? To begin an answer, let us first identify what seem to be the main impediments to a behavioral account of rule-governed behavior and then explore some answers. Though for the sake of clarity and brevity the terminology describing these impediments may be cognitive, it is intended that the answers be rigorously behavioral.
Let us continue to use as our illustration the rule When the cake rises, remove it from the oven. As shown at the top of Figure 1, the rule statement is heard at one time, and then, at some later time, the event specified by the rule actually occurs, and the cake rises. This event, the risen cake, then evokes the specified response; here, removing the cake from the oven.
Now the first problem for a behavioral account is in explaining what we may call the memory function: How is the effect of hearing the rule statement preserved over time? That is, how does hearing the rule statement at one time affect behavior even hours after the statement was heard?
The second problem has to do with the recognition function: How is the event specified by the rule actually recognized when it occurs? For example, when the cake finally rises, how is this event recognized as the particular event mentioned in the statement of the rule that was heard, perhaps, hours before?
Thirdly, there is the problem of the response function. Thus, assuming the subject recognizes the specified event, here the cake rising, how is it that the specified event, and no other, then evokes the response specified in the rule, so that only when the cake rises does the subject make the specified response and remove the cake from the oven?
To begin to provide these answers, however, we must first elaborate on the notion of joint control, for this notion is fundamental to the account presented here. Joint control in fact involves nothing more than the usual kind of operant stimulus control, except that under joint control two verbal stimuli exert stimulus control over a, single, common verbal topography. Now while this may not sound like much, this form of stimulus control seems to have exceedingly powerful and important effects.
Consider, for example, the following task in which
you must locate the correct set of numbers in the array shown here in response
to the spoken sample 939173. Take a moment to find the set 939173
in this array; finding the correct set required joint control. This
next figure illustrates what this is.
First off, notice that as you perused the array, you occasionally rehearsed the sample series 939173 vocally . In the language of Skinners verbal operants, this behavior would be described as echoic rehearsal of the sample. Second, as you perused the array, you also attempted to tact the sets of numbers in the array by emitting the echoic 939173, and you continued to do this until, as illustrated here, you encountered a set of numbers that you could emit as a series of tacts from the array, while you simultaneously emitted the same series of topographies as the rehearsed self-echoic.
That is, at some point you could say 939173 both from memory and jointly, as you read those same numbers from the screen. And so at this point you were repeating the number-series under joint tact/echoic control. This event, this onset of joint control, is a unique source of stimulus control because it only happens when the specified comparison is actually encountered. Indeed, the onset of this joint self-echoic/tact control over the rehearsed topography 939173 was in fact the only possible way you could identify which number set in the array was the one initially specified.
It is also important to note here that even although this was a matching to sample task, you were able to recognize the specified number set without actually emitting a pointing response to that number. That is, unlike a pigeon, you did not rely on some SD to evoke a selection response that in turn disrupted the searching behavior. Rather, you simply relied upon the onset of joint control to determine when you had located the number set - an event you could report by saying "I found it". Indeed, the onset of joint control constituted the event you would identify as the event of actually recognizing the specified number set.
But, as illustrated in the lower part of the figure, had there been a request that you point to the correct number set, you could have easily conformed to this mand, and pointed to that set. As discussed elsewhere, (Lowenkron, 1998) such a pointing response may be described as a selection-based autoclitic response, a response reporting to others which number in the array entered into joint stimulus control with the self-echoic you were rehearsing.
As we shall soon see, however, more relevant here is the fact that pointing in response to such a mand may also serve to avoid the aversive consequences generally associated with failure to conform to the mands of others.
On this next figure, the sample is the phrase black dot in a smaller pentagon. Again, the comparisons are perused as the sample phrase is rehearsed as a self-echoic. When a comparison is found that allows the same topography, black dot in a smaller pentagon to be emitted both as a tact of the comparison, and also as an echoic of the sample, the source of this joint echoic/tact control, the appropriate comparison, is reported by an autoclitic pointing response. Together, this example and the prior number-finding task illustrate the generic nature of joint control. That is, the joint control event is independent of the properties of any particular stimuli: in these two cases it occurs when a tact and an echoic come to control the emission of a common topography regardless of the particulars of the topography.
Let us now apply the foregoing. How does the notion of joint control apply to the memory, recognition, and response problems that we have identified in explaining how rules govern behavior? Consider the rule told to a novice baker: When the cake has risen, remove it from the oven
The memory function. As you see in Figure 5, after the rule statement is heard, it is susceptible to echoic and/or self-echoic control: prior repetitions of the rule control subsequent repetitions. As I have discussed elsewhere, rehearsala variety of different aspects of the environment may control the rate of these rehearsals, and so, in the present case, let us appreciate the fact that the subject is following the rule because he has never baked a cake before. And so, self-echoic rehearsals of the instructions occur at least each time the subject performs the unfamiliar task of checking the cake to see if it has risen while saying something like, OK, has it risen? This suggests that the memory function, the preservation of the effectiveness of the rule statement to a later time, may be simply described as intermittent self-echoic rehearsal. Though this may seem to be an simple answer, it has an important benefit: describing self-echoic rehearsal as the solution to the memory question, provides for an easy answer to the second question, the nature of the recognition function.
The recognition function The question here
is how a subject recognizes, at some later time, the particular event mentioned
at some earlier time by the rule.
And so, as I have illustrated here, eventually the cake rises. How then is this event, (and no other--a separate problem), recognized as the particular event mentioned earlier in the rule? I would suggest the following: When the cake rises, it changes the nature of the stimulus control exerted over the phrase cake has risen. For now that phrase may be emitted both as the self-echoic I just mentioned, and also as a tact of the now-risen cake. As a result, the phrase cake has risen is emitted under joint tact and self-echoic control. And just as in the prior examples with the numbers and with the dot in the smaller pentagon, here too, as the subject emits the phrase cake has risen while emitting the same topography as a self-echoic, the event of the rising cake may be said to have been recognized by the subject as the event mentioned by the rule.
The response function. Now, having recognized a particular event as the one specified in the rule, the subject must respond, and do what the rule says. This brings us to the third problem: the response function. How is the particular response mentioned in the rule actually evoked? To understand this one must first recognize that mention of the response in the rule functions as a mand. That is, the phrase remove the cake from the oven, is a mand. And, as discussed earlier, once manded, the listener does not remain actionless. For doing so, and not fulfilling the mand, generally results in punishment, however mild, by the speaker. The mand is thus a reflexive CEO: the listener must act to terminate the relevant features of the current stimulus situation, and the contents of the mand specify how to do this.
Now in the rule considered here, the phrase remove the cake is a mand, but we see that this mand is not to be acted upon when the rule is first heard, but only after the subject recognizes the fact that the cake has risen. The question then is how does a subjects recognition that the cake has risen then evoke the manded behavior of removing the cake from the oven?
Now we have already identified the subjects recognition of the cake rising with the onset of joint control itself, and so perhaps the onset of joint control acts as a go/nogo conditional stimulus: one correlated with the opportunity for the subject to successfully fulfill the contents of the mand. Thus, when the cake is recognized as having risen, this is the moment to obey the mand and remove it from the oven. Doing so earlier would not have been reinforced, and not doing so now leaves the threat of an aversive stimulus for not obeying the rule. Only upon the occurance of joint control is the specification of the response remove from oven an SD for emitting that behavior.
In summary, to this point it seems that an account phrased solely in terms of verbal operants can describe how the effect of a rule can be maintained over time, how the events it mentions can be recognized, and how they may subsequently be acted upon.
There is however, a second, and related, kind of rule: one with a verbalized consequence. Thus, as we see at the top here, with the actual cake available, the subject is told, Bake the cake until it rises In this case the antecedent is an actual event or situation, (here the actual cake) to which the subject is given a verbalized response (bake the cake), and that is followed by a verbalized consequence (till it has risen). For the sake of comparison below this I have put the kind of rule we first discussed (i.e., When the cake has risen, remove it from the oven), and we see that in this case it is the antecedent that is verbalized, and the consequence that is actual; Thus we see here two ways in which the three term contingency may be turned into a rule: one in which the antecedent is actual, and the consequence is verbalized, and one in which the consequence is actual, but the antecedent is verbalized -- in both cases the response is verbalized.
As we see in this next figure, as in the case with the verbalized antecedent, here too, with the verbalized consequence, the components of joint control help mediate the three rule functions: memory, recognition and response.
The memory function. At the top of this figure we see that hearing the statement bake until the cake has risen provides the basis for subsequent self-echoic rehearsal of the verbalized consequence cake has risen. And so, as having heard the statement, our novice baker proceeds with the unfamiliar task of checking the cake occasionally for the specified rising; perhaps by asking himself if the cake has risen. The subject continues to check the cake until the phrase cake has risen can be emitted as a tact, thereby allowing the term cake has risen to be emitted under joint tact/ self-echoic control.
The recognition function. And as with the prior rule, here too, I would identify emission of the term cake risen under joint control as the moment the subject may be said to have recognized that the event specified in the rule, the cake rising, had actually happened. And again, as in the prior case, here too, the onset of joint control serves to control subsequent behavior: in this case, to terminate baking.
Because this paper does not focus on the function of the joint control event as a conditioned reinforcer, it must suffice here to merely point out that under the current circumstances joint control occurs just prior to reinforcement. Thus, it is upon recognizing that the cake has risen that the subject has fulfilled the mand to bake, and avoided threats inherent in not fulfilling the mand. Under these circumstances it is certainly reasonable to suspect that the onset of joint control functions as a conditioned negative reinforcer.
The foregoing really provides the beginning rather than the end to this kind of interpretion of rule-governed behavior, and so to close let's see what the next step in this interpretion might look like, for something very interesting happens when a verbalized antecedent and a verbalized consequence are concatenated. Thus, as we see in this next slide, the subject is given the verbalized consequence bake until the cake has risen followed by the verbalized antecedent when the cake has risen, remove it from oven.
As the slide shows, the result of this concatenation is to make the joint control event serve as an intermediate link in a chain. Thus, recognition of the cakes rising is the event that terminates the first link, baking; and simultaneously sets off the second link: removing the cake from the oven. Joint control can thus act to produce a new kind of chained behavior: instead of the the usual kind of behavioral chain, where it is events in the external environment that serve as reinforcers for prior responses and as SDs for subsequent responses, in the case shown here it is not the event itself, but rather the onset of joint control, that serves as the reinforcer for the prior behavior, and as the initiator of the next behavior.
And though one may not claim this demonstration is exhaustive,
it is still what seems to be a simulation of purpose: for with no prompting
beyond the initial statement of the rule, the subject behaves so as to
produce the event specified by the rule, and upon doing so, recognizes
the specified event as having occurred, and then changes behavior so as
to move on to the next goal. In behaving under the control
of this concatenation of rules, the subject might be said to
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I've found that a garden with some shade is ultimately more satisfying than one with full blasting sunlight. It offers the chance to create a cool retreat in which to sit and enjoy the garden or dine outdoors on hot summer days. It's helpful for extending the harvest season of crops which might otherwise bolt too quickly in summer heat, and you can enjoy all the beautiful ornamental plants that actually prefer some shade to thrive. I was just reminded of the great multitude of shade-loving plants on a hike through an old-growth section of our local forest. Under a canopy of Douglas firs and Western maples
was growing a dense carpet of huge, tropical looking ferns, lacy-leaved Meadow Rue, splendid white flowering Dogwood, and delicate pink Bleeding Hearts, among many others. As we stood on a bridge over a stream in a canyon, admiring this incredible diversity and beauty,
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Still, many gardeners face the following dilemma: They want to grow vegetables and herbs, but don't have the required 6 hours of direct sunlight per day that most edible plants need. Or, they want to grow some colorful flowers from seed, but aren't sure which will grow in their partially shady location. Depending on the type of shade your garden receives, as well as your climate and the time of year, you may be surprised at the range of choices you actually have.
The first step in selecting plants for your garden is knowing how
much sun it actually receives at different times of year. Draw a map
of your garden and note the position of buildings and trees, and
when they are likely to cast shadows. The area in front of my living
room window, for example, is shady in summer but sunny in winter.
When a large oak loses its foliage-so it's a perfect spot for early
spring-flowering bulbs. I located our vegetable garden in the middle
of a large field behind our house (although I'd have preferred it
closer to the back door) because our house casts long shadows to the
East in late summer and fall. After you've drawn up a plan,
it's helpful to understand some of the different kinds of shade, and
which plants tolerate each.
Types of Shade
Partial or Half Shade: This very variable and confusing term is often defined as about half a day of
direct sun. Gardeners in areas with 5-6 hours of afternoon sun
may be able to grow most vegetables and herbs. However, those with only 3-4 hours of morning sun
will have better success with true shade-lovers, and should choose other types of plants as the main focus of
their gardens.
Dappled Shade, or Light Shade: The sunlight in these areas is filtered through trees with an open habit and small leaves, rather than a dense leaf cover. Sun falls on your garden, but it doesn't hit specific
sections for as long as it would without the trees. Again, the longer and brighter the sun shines in a particular area, the more flexibility you have in your choice of edibles and shade-tolerant
annuals for that spot.
Open Shade: An example of this would be the North side of a building
which gets no direct sun throughout the entire day, but is not otherwise covered by trees or structures. In general, this is too much shade for good production of most vegetables.
Full Shade, or Dense Shade: In this situation the
garden doesn't receive direct sun and is also shaded by trees or
structures, resulting in little ambient
light. The plants in this article are unlikely to thrive in such a
Vegetables and Herbs for Half Shade and Dappled Shade
Of all the vegetables, leafy crops are most tolerant of partial and dappled shade. In hot areas,
it's actually preferable to grow them where they don't receive full
sun all day, since they'll hold longer before they bolt and taste
bitter. A garden grown in a partial or half shaded plot can contain lettuce
of all kinds,
Asian stir-fry greens,
spinach, and
leeks. Herbs include
garlic chives,
watercress, and
alpine strawberries.
If you are unsure whether you have enough sunlight for these crops to grow well, start
small and experiment. If you have too much shade, leaves will be
spindly, soft and weak. They'll have a mild, bland flavor and lack
Flowers for Half Shade and Dappled Shade
A partially shaded location is ideal for
nasturtiums, since if they receive too much intense sunlight, their leaves fry and become unsightly. They come in some hot, tropical color mixes such as
" Amazon Jewel",
"Copper Sunset" and
"Whirlybird", as well as some cool pastels like butter-cream
"Moonlight" and cream splashed with red
"Vanilla Berry".
A variety of cutting flowers, such as our
"Chantilly" snapdragons,
"White Wonder" feverfew,
"Marble Arch"
salvia , and
"Pride of Gibraltar" cerinthe
can also tolerate about half a day of shade. For containers, I like ruffled
"Victorian Posy" pansies.
Flowers for Open Shade
Many of the flowers that prefer shady locations have unusual, exotically-shaped flowers that give an enchanted, fairylike quality to a shady place.
"Mrs. Scott Elliot" columbines,
"Apricot Fairy Queen" foxgloves, and
"Mulberry Rose" and
Violet" Nigella come to mind. My other favorites include evening-scented
"Alata" nicotiana and deep blue
"Azure Bluebirds" forget-me-nots.
Tips for Growing Plants from Seed in Partial Shade
Keep your soil moist but not soggy to avoid damping off of seedlings, particularly if the weather is cool. Since water doesn't evaporate as quickly as it does in full sunlight, you may not need to water as often. Make sure to follow the packet directions and don't plant too early in the season!
Plant in well-drained soil. Dig soil at least a foot deep and add about a six inch layer of well-rotted sifted compost before sowing your seeds. Most plants are unlikely to thrive if planted
directly under large trees unless the soil is dug in pockets between tree roots and covered with a thick layer of well-rotted compost.
Protect young seedlings from slugs and snails who inhabit shady places, and hide under mulch or in nearby grass. I prefer to use a granular bait made out of chelated iron called "Sluggo" because it is safer to use around pets than liquid baits.
When you thin or transplant your plants to their final spacing, plant them no closer than recommended on the seed packet, or slightly farther apart to allow some air to circulate around the
If you are growing seedlings in flats, choose a location with as
much light as possible for strong plants better able to withstand transplanting. Partial shade is a good place to harden off seedlings grown in a greenhouse or under grow lights
indoors as they can more gradually adjust to outdoor growing conditions and don't evaporate moisture as quickly as they would in full sun.
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Do statins interfere with lifestyle intervention in the prevention of diabetes in primary healthcare? One-year follow-up of the FIN-D2D project
- Nina Rautio1,
- Jari Jokelainen2,3,
- Heikki Oksa1,
- Timo Saaristo1,4,
- Markku Peltonen5,
- Mauno Vanhala6,
- Hannu Puolijoki7,
- Leena Moilanen8,
- Jaakko Tuomilehto5,9,
- Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi2,3,
- Matti Uusitupa10,11
- 1Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland
- 2Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- 3Unit of General Practice, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- 4Finnish Diabetes Association, Tampere, Finland
- 5Diabetes Prevention Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
- 6Unit of Family Practice, Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, Finland
- 7Department of Internal Medicine, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland
- 8Department of Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- 9Center for Vascular Prevention, Danube-University Krems, Krems, Austria
- 10Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- 11Research Unit, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Correspondence to Dr Nina Rautio; nina.rautio{at}oulu.fi
- Received 15 May 2012
- Accepted 15 August 2012
- Published 13 September 2012
Objectives To examine whether the use of statins is associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and changes in glucose metabolism among individuals at high risk for T2D participating in 1-year lifestyle intervention in primary healthcare setting.
Design Prospective follow-up study.
Setting In all, 400 primary healthcare centres and occupational healthcare clinics in Finland.
Participants We screened altogether 10 149 individuals at increased risk for T2D; of these, 2798 non-diabetic individuals verified by a 2 h glucose tolerance test participated in the 1-year follow-up.
Interventions Lifestyle intervention (individual and/or group-based counselling).
Primary outcome measures Incidence of T2D and fasting and 2 h glucose measured at baseline and follow-up.
Results A total of 484 individuals (17.3%) used statins at the baseline. Of them 31 (7.5%) developed T2D during the follow-up, compared to 126 (6.5%) of statin non-users (OR 1.17, 95% CI 0.78 to 1.76, p=0.442). Interestingly, fasting glucose increased by 0.08 mmol/l in statin users, but remained unchanged in non-users, the difference being 0.074 mmol/l (95% CI 0.014 to 0.134) and remained significant even after adjustment for age, sex, baseline fasting glucose, the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), use of antihypertensive and/or coronary artery disease medication, weight and 1-year weight change (adjusted p=0.042).
Conclusions The incidence of T2D did not differ between the statin users and non-users. The finding that fasting glucose slightly increased in statin users in spite of lifestyle interventions suggests the view that the use of statins might have unfavourable effects on glucose metabolism and that statins might hamper beneficial effects of lifestyle intervention in people at high risk of T2D.
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Welcome Holiday Season 2010!
The holiday shopping season seems to get earlier and earlier every year. According to the Compete Holiday Insights™ survey, consumers have already begun crossing items off of their shopping lists. As of October 11, half of consumers surveyed had started their holiday shopping for the year and 16% had completed at least 25 percent of their shopping.
Among people shopping during the week of October 4-10, clothing and shoes as well as toys and games were the most shopped items, with 37 percent and 33 percent of shoppers that week purchasing these items.
These early birds favored brick-and-mortar merchants, like Wal-Mart and Target, spending on average $128 on in store purchases, versus $103 online.
Compete Holiday Insights™ will be your source for tracking consumers' online and offline holiday shopping, so stay tuned for more posts like this in the coming weeks.
Debra Miller Arbesman is senior associate, retailer and consumer products at Compete, a Kantar Media company that helps brands improve their marketing based on the online behavior of millions of consumers.


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Evan Rachel Wood Wears Nothing But Black And White At The Venice Film Festival
Evan Rachel Wood on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival.
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If there was anyone who held a gigantic fashion beacon of light at the Venice Film Festival, it had to be Evan Rachel Wood, who made quite the statement by choosing to wear nothing but black and white. Looking like a cross between a classic film star and a French New Wave starlet, she evoked a sense of modern glamour every time she stepped onto the red carpet. She also kept the trend going during the day, going so far as to kick out a suit with matching-hued houndstooth pumps. How many young Hollywood stars wear the exact same colors appearance after appearance yet manage to keep each look exciting? Not many, people! It's a BOLD choice for sure (even a cheeky one when you think about it), but much like her penchant for eye-raising paramours (hi, Marilyn Manson, who's probably totally reading this right now), we think Evan Rachel Wood's style is both dramatic and inspirational. Also? We can mimic it on a modest budget.
For night, Miss Wood chose designer Alessandra Rich for both her long, white Ides of March dress (very old-school classic) and for her fitted black Mildred Pierce column dress (both STUN-NING and retro vintage-y). She also championed the menswear trend—which is HUGE for fall—with a black and white Dolce & Gabbana suit that she wore to a photo call at a café. (This isn't how we look when we go to a coffee shop, but, hey, to each their own!) Can we just talk about Evan's hair for a sec? In the sea of ingenue pixies this summer, this particular cut is becoming our fave. Not only is it malleable (she can wear it slicked to the side, tousled, or lightly waved), it looks both fresh and modern.
Honestly, we love that E.R.W. (ER-Dubbs? Evan Rach? EvR Wood?) kept up the black and white charades with her more casual wear, as well. She chose a sleeveless Gucci jumpsuit (probably more of an evening look but it works for a fancy lunch, too) for the Gucci Women in Cinema event and two different black pants with white shirt combos. For one of the two, she paired the B&W basics with a subdued black Dolce & Gabbana vest that was actually covered in leopard print on the back (fall trend alert!), and with her other black pant ensemble she chose a white blouse adorned with the also on-trend black necktie, which you can make yourself with a ribbon after a trip to the craft store. All of these looks can certainly be tricked out with colorful accessories like a bright heel or printed bag, too. But what we like most of all is that black and white can be found at any store, in any shape or style, and at any price point. Make it your own!
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Check out all the 1959 Buick owners that
visited from all over the world!
Nobu Hiyoshi from Tokyo
Japan shows us a really cool mild custom
Klas Ivarsson
from Sweden 1959 beauties...
Gran Eriksson
from Sweden stopped by our site to show off
his station wagon.
He writes:
I noticed that you
didn't have any pictures of Buick 59 station
wagons on your page, World of Buicks, so
here are some pictures of my 59 Le Sabre
Station Wagon. The car is now sitting in my
garage for restoration.
It has lots of extra chrome, dual Nelmore
spotlights, and has its original paint. I
just ordered fender skirts from USA
that I will have chromed as well.
Cool car,
Gran. We want to
see more pictures when you are done with
your restoration. Ed.
Well, Gran did
get the job done. Detailed paint, new white
walls, this car is looking very classy!
Thanks for keeping us in
the loop !
David Kyrk from Stockholm
Sweden shows us his Invicta Convertible.
It is powered by a 425
Nailhead with dual four barrels. David is
only 18 years old. His dad bought it as a
restoration object, now it has fresh motor,
new paint and chrome and more...
Way to go, David !
Martin Lackner stops by
with his super low 59 Invicta.
Martin (Marty) from Portland, Oregon sez:
She has full air suspension, miles of
tuck and roll, pin-striping and chrome. She
has all the attitude of her namesake and I
will keep her forever.
The car's name is
Christine. Marty sez it more evil than the
original Christine! We are told it would not
start with any of his previous girl friends.
When he met his wife to be, it started right
up. The got married in July 2003.
Another '59 Buick showed
up in Martin's driveway:
Rolland Toenges from
Edina, Minnesota shared some pictures of his
The 59 Electra is a fun
car to drive and doing so brings back many
memories.. It has enormous power with 445
pounds of torque. I have tuned the
suspension to provide the best handling and
riding quality possible. It certainly
fulfills the objective of cars built in its
era when the emphasis was on comfort,
quietness and power. Although it is no match
for the maneuverability of todays luxury
sports sedans, it can easily hold its own in
normal driving situations..
Our life took a
dramatic turn this past year when my wife
was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I had
not thought of doing anything more on the
restoration but one day she encouraged me to
finish it in hope that we could ride in it
together again. All that was left at that
time was some reassembly. All the parts had
been restored and were ready for
installation. With the aid of a professional
mechanic, the remaining reassembly was
accomplished in fairly short order. It then
went back to the body shop for final paint
buffing, etc. This ended up taking several
weeks and my wife passed away before the
body shop had finished its work.
After my wifes death, I concentrated on
completing the restoration. This has seemed
to provide a therapeutic value in helping me
deal with her loss. I am comforted in
believing, if she were here today, she would
be as pleased as I with the outcome.
Over the past ten to
twelve years, the car has been completely
redone down to the last bolt and screw. It
is now a NEW car again and more perfect that
it was when first new. I have gone to the
greatest detail to make the car as perfect
as possible. All of this of course has come
at considerable cost, both in time and
money. As anyone that has been into
restoration knows, things come apart much
faster than they go together and the cost of
a total restoration is at least what a new
luxury car costs today.
Thanks Rolland!! Ed.
Peter from
Adelaide in Australia sends these pictures
of his project.
2002 Holden disc brakes.
This car will stop.
Richard helping out
shining the stainless...
Peter got the car back
from the paint shop: (We think it's Peter's
assistant to the left...)
Peter tell us:
It's been 2
years since I stripped this beast
down....and being the 1st time I've ever
done it, I can't say that I know where
everything goes.....far from it actually,
for the last 2 days all you can hear from
the garage is the jiggling of all the nuts,
bolts and clips as I'm trying to find the
right bolt or clip for a chrome strip or
Peter, we need to see this
car finished! Stay in touch!
Well, Peter finished the car...Looks
On the first show, GM Show & Shine,
Peter took home 1st price !
Well done, Peter. Thanks for not giving
up. PS. Peter just bought a '57 Ford
retractable. Can't wait to see it too!
"Lady's LeSabre" of Virgina
Carter from Fredericksburg, Virgina sent us
the following picture and story:
Jerry and I both love
our LeSabres and we talk about
them all the time. We have
plans to show his red and white
one along with my blue one in
the future to really show the
folks in the area how truly
beautiful this design was. Just
love cruising up the old
highways dressed out in my 50's
dresses, gloves, and vintage
sunglasses with the 4 windows
down and the feel of my lovely
59 Buick at my command. Fun to
get the smiles and waives from
folks who remember such a site
being the norm rather than the
Hope you will include Lana in
with all the other beautiful
Buicks. Even us ladies can
appreciate such a wonderful
Great Story, Robyn.
Yes, readers, we have requested a picture of
Robyn with her car...
Jerry Mullenix send pictures of his LeSabre.
He is working on up-dating the charging
system among other thing:
Erik Carvotta from
Sauquoit, NY shares the following with us:
I am very excited
that I have found your site. I just
recently purchased a 1959 Buick
LeSabre and am very excited about
it. It is a 4 door sedan, and it is
in awesome shape. I got it for $500
dollars but really it is an awesome
car. It does need some stuff, but I
was wondering if you could put some
pictures of the car up on your site.
It is ready to go into the process
of restoration, but I would love to
share my rare find with others.
Thanks Erik for
sharing, we look forward to
up-dates. Ed.
Tom Liddy's stunning
Full report here
Andy Argent from Poole
Dorset in England sent us the following
Andy writes: Here is a
picture of my 59 Electra , I imported the
car from Orlando about 2 years ago needing
complete restoration. I have had complete
bare metal repaint ,stainless straightened &
polished, new radiator new power brake
booster & master cylinder which I had to
send my unit to the states as no one can
repair in UK. The car was rust free with
good engine & trans when I bought it. I have
nearly finished the interior as it was as if
a pack of wolves had ripped it to shreds.
I think it came out pretty good, don't you
think? (Editors note)
Here is Andy's daughter
Chantelle showing off a French-sold 4 door
flat top that he also owns.
Thanks Andy, for
sharing your beautiful Buicks. Ed.
Matt Mollica from Clinton,
Massachusetts, stopped by to show off his
LeSabre Flat Top! Matt's dad owns the 1960
John Deere tractor in the back ground.
Rainer Haeusgen from
Hilden, Germany stopped by to show of his
Electra Flat Top! See full article on this
Thanks for keeping us in
the loop!
Richard Koetsier
from Calgary, Canada who's 1959 LeSabre
project is shown below, added this beauty to
his collection. 1959 Invicta Convertible.
Red of course. Right On, Richard!
Tord from
Ume in very northern Sweden
contributed with picture of his '59
Check out
that cool color matched house
trailer. An Adria from 1972.
Up-date: Tord has now traded his old
house trailer to this SMV-77. Of
course, in matching colors. You can
see more of Tord's Buick at
Tord's Home Page
Ingrid lived in the USA
since 1979 but moved back to Sweden
recently, close to Vilhelmina. Guess what
she brought with her home? A 1959 Buick of
course! Her Electra model is quite a ride.
Another Swede cornering
the Fin market. You Yankees better wake up,
or you will all be driving Geos!! Arne
Larsson lives in Vilhelmina, Sweden. He
visits with his Electra 2 door Hard Top.
Removing the hubcaps is a throwback to early
cruiser days. Arne is enjoying the car in
it's current condition, but is also
collecting parts for future restoration.
Gary from Michigan has
owned this LeSabre Convertible since
1960! He shared these pictures with
us. Are these picture great or what?
Taken in the mid '60s...
Gary says: "A 401 c.i.d. out
of a 63 wildcat, mild cam, balanced,
blueprinted, edelbrock dual quad,
cherry-bomb dual exhaust, kick ass
beautiful cruiser. I feel like
a 18 year old kid again when i nail
it at a light"
Check out
what the neighbor across the street
is driving: A '59 Buick of course...
started restoring it about three
years ago, and he is now very close
to completion. As you can see to the
left, it has some up-grades...
Tom Grindell from Kenton,
Ohio visited with his LeSabre.
He sold this car, we hope
the new owner will take good care of it.
SPARKY from New Jersey is
building the "Worlds Fastest '59 Buick". Any
challengers...? Check out those rear meats!
We look forward to up-dates on this one...
Ron Smith from Florida
just visited. Look what he started with!!
Another "fin" car saved for future
generations. Great work, Ron! Ron
helped me with some parts too.
Heine from
Denmark is proud to display the
Delta fins on his '59 Convertible.
As you can see, even Heine's Buick
is sporting a continental kit. They
must have long garages in
He decided
to do a little resto himself, look
what happened:
Heine just left
the car for a minute, and look what
happened: The car filled up with
gorgeous Danish babes!!
Batmobile, Robin!!
Cory from Idaho
checked in with his Batmobile.
Did you notice the
lack of pictures from the
front of the cars? We
('59 owners) just can't get
enough of those fins.
Al Bahlke,
the fellow with the license lenses,
have also helped with parts for
Vilma. He sold this red 225
convertible, and of course he missed
it, so he is now restoring the car
to the right.
OK, here
is a grill shot...
Good Luck,
Al. We look forward to the finished
Koetsier from Calgary, Canada just
bought this LeSabre in BC. Here seen
is his son Michael, who just decided
on '59 ownership.
has dreamed of a 59 since childhood!
He is planning a complete
restoration. Good Luck, Richard, and
keep us posted.
again...Maybe thats where all the '59:s have
gone? Mark Leeds check in with his '59
LeSabre from Canada. Looks great!
As you can
tell, it is in good company flanked
by a Cadillac Coupe DeVille '58 and
a Fleetwood Brougham from 1966. All
this in Sweden. I think there are
more collector American cars and
convertibles per capita in Sweden
than any other country in the world,
including USA !!
promises installation of continental
kit and cruiser skirts before
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