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Brawl In The B Class: Kia Ready With 2012 RioBy Paul Seredynski October 24, 2011
A consensus seems to be forming that the 2012 Kia Rio is a handsome car, particularly for a subcompact. Sharp styling cant hurt as the new Rio enters a U.S. B-class segment suddenly chock full of major-league talent. According to Kia, all the solid new products in the subcompact class along with Americas continued price struggle with the gas pump should see U.S. B-class sales jump 91 percent by 2015 (to almost 800,000 units), making it the sixth-largest segment in the United States. Priced smart and loaded with features recently unheard of in the class, the 2012 more
Kia Spends $100 Million To Boost U.S. ProductionBy Danny King June 2, 2011
Kia is spending $100 million to expand its Georgia (above) factory so that the plant will be able to produce 360,000 vehicles a year starting in 2012, as the South Korean automaker looks to keep up with rising U.S. demand for its cars and trucks. Kia, which said at the New York International Auto Show in April that it would start making its Optima sedan (below) in Georgia, is boosting employment at the plant by 50 percent to 3,000, the company said in a statement Thursday. The company is adding machinery such as more robots while expanding its paint more
Kia Doubles ProfitsBy Michelle Krebs April 29, 2011
Kia profits nearly doubled in the first quarter, spurred by sales growth in its domestic market of South Korea and overseas, particularly in the U.S. Kia earned 953.2 billion won ($890 million) in the first quarter ended March 31, up 91 percent from the 498.5 billion won earned in the year-ago quarter. Revenues rose 37 percent; vehicle sales increased 30 percent to 619,000 units sold on the strength of new Optima (above), Sorento, and the minicar -- sold as the Picanto in Korea and the K5 in Europe and China. more
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The 2011 Kia Optima got the most boost of any vehicle from the Los Angeles Auto Show, based on Edmunds.com's analysis of shopper consideration during the show's press days. The Fiat 500, Nissan GT-R and BMW 6 Series also got a lift from the show. But for all of the hoopla surrounding Chrysler's revamped line of vehicles, neither the Chrysler nor the Dodge brands enjoyed much, if any, increase in shopper consideration. more
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Kia Motors America today announced it will begin production of the Hyundai Santa Fe crossover at the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia assembly plant in West Point, Georgia, beginning in late September. It had long been speculated the Kia plant might initiate production of Hyundai vehicles; Hyundai Motor Co. owns 36 percent of Kia and the two closely affiliated companies share many components, parts and associated suppliers. The new Kia plant, which produces the Sorento crossover, will start full production of the Hyundai Santa Fe on October 1, according to a company release, adding a second shift to the plant more
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Surging Kia Motors America is planning to get more than auto assembly out of its new plant in West Point, Georgia, that goes on stream next month to build the 2011 Sorento crossover: the West Point plant will feature prominently in Kia's pre-launch ad campaign to emphasize the Sorento is made in America. With the sourcing of all manner of consumer goods to low-cost countries being an increasingly persistent burr under many American consumers' saddles, "Built in American has turned into a positive," said Michael Sprague, KMA's vice president of marketing. more
Despite U.S.'s Gloomy Market, Kia Projects Further GainsBy Michelle Krebs February 11, 2009
By Bill Visnic CHICAGO -- In the disastrous sales year that 2008 turned out to be, gains of any kind were few and far between. Almost no automakers had volume gains in a market that lost some 2.8 million units. Kia Motors America was one of a handful of companies to post a market-share gain -- and just may improve on that performance this year. Last year marked Kia's 14th consecutive year of market-share gain in the U.S. And Thomas Loveless, vice president-sales, Kia Motors America, said Kia actually is accelerating despite what turned out to be a dreadful more


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His vision restored, Steven Holcomb eyeing bobsled history in Sochi
Sochi, Russia – Imagine hurtling down a curved ice track at 85 mph in a 500-pound bobsled while wearing a helmet filled with murky water.
That essentially describes Steven Holcomb's vision six years ago. The U.S. bobsled pilot had keratoconus, a degenerative eye disease that causes distorted vision and can lead to blindness. His eyesight was so poor that he was putting himself and his teammates in danger.
He was driving, quite literally, by the seat of his pants.
"I would never have gotten into a sled with me, looking back," Holcomb said. "It's like, 'You're crazy.' I couldn't see."
He hid his deteriorating vision from everyone, spiraled into depression and eventually attempted suicide in a Colorado Springs hotel room by chasing a handful of sleeping pills with a bottle of Jack Daniels.
Fortunately, Holcomb survived the overdose. A rare procedure restored his vision to 20/20 and he returned to dominance on the bobsled track.
And now, he will try to write history at the Sochi Games.
Holcomb can become the first American since Billy Fiske in 1928 and '32 to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the four-man bobsled. He also will try to become the first American in 78 years to win two-man gold and the first American in history to sweep the bobsled gold medals at the same Winter Games.
Only five others have pulled off that double. The last was Germany's Andre Lang in 2006.
The first two heats for the two-man bobsled are Sunday and the final two heats are Monday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The winner has the lowest aggregate time for the four heats. The four-man competition dates are Feb. 22 and 23, the latter the same day as the closing ceremony.
Holcomb, 33, arrived in Krasnaya Polyana on the heels of a terrific season. He won nine of 16 four-man and two-man World Cup races, including the first seven races of the season in North America. He won the World Cup overall title in two-man and finished second in the four-man standings behind Germany's Maximilian Arndt.
The World Cup standings determine the start order for Olympic races, so Holcomb will pilot the first sled down the hill in the two-man and will be the second sled down in four-man. It's advantageous to go early in the heats because the ice is fresh.
"I like the course," Holcomb said. "It's going to be challenging to be fast. There are three uphill sections and if you make a mistake on one of those sections it's going to be detrimental to your time. But it's not going to be out-of-control dangerous or fast. There's not going to be a lot of crashes. At the same time it's not going to be easy to get down to the bottom fast."
A native of Park City, Utah, Holcomb started in bobsled as a brakeman in 1998 but it wasn't long before he was showing great potential as a pilot.
"There are guys that I would say have more of a knack for driving, I guess," he said. "There's some guys that just seem to, when they get in a sled, it just clicks.
"Some guys try to transition and they don't do it. You get great push athletes, they run off the top of the hill and it's phenomenal. They get to the bottom of the hill and it's a train wreck. Something just doesn't fit. I was lucky and it just clicked with me."
Yet as Holcomb found greater success on the track, his vision began to deteriorate. Contact lenses and glasses didn't help and before the 2008-'09 season he was diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative thinning of the cornea.
Forced to retire, he battled depression and then attempted suicide, an incident he wrote about in his autobiography, "But Now I See."
"Depression is such a big thing," Holcomb said. "It's so much bigger than people understand and believe. You don't want to believe that all these people are depressed.
"It's scary because everybody hides it. I hid it very well. I kept it a secret. People I am very close to had no idea. They just thought I was being a very serious athlete and staying focused. In reality I was just withdrawn and depressed."
In the past, the only way to restore Holcomb's vision would have been a corneal transplant. He saw a dozen eye specialists before meeting Brian Boxer Wachler, a Beverly Hills ophthalmologist who performed a new procedure called C3-R (later renamed "Holcomb C3-R").
In 2008, Holcomb agreed to undergo the two-phase procedure, which uses vitamin drops and ultraviolent light to strengthen the cornea before contact lenses are implanted. Within 24 hours after the implants, his vision had gone from 20/1,000 to 20/20.
"A lot of people don't know that you don't have to get a cornea transplant," he said. "I run into people all the time: 'I'm getting a cornea transplant.' I'm like, 'No, no, no. You don't have to do that. That's terrible. Don't do that.' "
In a strange twist, however, when Holcomb returned to the bobsled track his driving got worse. He had grown so accustomed to piloting by feel that he was being distracted by visual cues.
"Drivers who drive by feel are typically better drivers," Holcomb said. "It's not like I had this innate talent. I don't know, maybe I did. But as my eyes slowly got worse I was forced to drive more by feel and less by visual cues. It just kind of worked out better for me.
"When I had my vision corrected actually it made it worse. I got on a sled and all of a sudden I could see things and I was like, 'Whoa!' "
Holcomb finally found an answer. During training one day, a thin layer of condensation formed on his visor. Instead of wiping it clean, he decided to leave the beads of water on the visor. The effect was that he could see well enough to drive but was forced to rely more on the feel that had made him one of the best pilots in the world.
"Most drivers are extremely anal about their visors," he said. "If there's a little tiny scratch in the corner they'll replace their visor. Well, we went back down and I was instantly right back where I was because I couldn't see."
Within a year of undergoing the CR-3 procedure, Holcomb became the first American in half a century to win a world championship in the four-man bobsled. In 2010, piloting a jet-black sled he named "Night Train," he led the USA-1 four-man team to Olympic gold in Vancouver.
In Sochi, Holcomb is driving two new high-tech machines: "Night Train 2," a $130,000 four-man sled designed by Bo-Dyn Bobsled Projects, and a two-man sled designed by BMW.
"This is no different than any other kind of racing, especially like NASCAR," he said. "You're constantly developing. The Night Train sled is five years old. It's still a great sled, but it's five years old. There are new technologies out there, there are new ideas and theories and so we needed to upgrade.
"We're not like the Russians and Germans where we're pumping out sleds and we're constantly updating and have brand new sleds every year. When we come out with a brand new sled we're serious."
Holcomb said he was nearly $45,000 in debt before winning Olympic gold in 2010. The victory and proceeds from his book helped him erase the debt. But he noted that at 33 he still hasn't saved a penny toward retirement. So why does he still do it?
"If you win a gold medal you want to win another one," he said. "I want to win two-man. I want to win the team event. It's just fun to win."
Scenes from Sochi
Journal Sentinel sportswriter Gary D'Amato, covering his ninth Olympics, provides glimpses of Sochi, Russia inside and outside the competitive arenas at the Winter Games.

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Well, you've got to give George Soros a little credit here. He knows first hand what the Nazis were like since he was collaborating with the Nazis who murdered 440,000 Hungarian Jews during World War II. That being said, if Fox News were really "Nazis" as George Soros claims, then he would probably be collaborating with them right now, and funding them like he does Media Matters, MoveOn, NPR, etc. Soros appeared on CNN. You know, the network that is down to like 10 viewers? And with everything that's going on in the world today like the middle east, the union thugs in Wisconsin, etc. the topic was of course Rupert Murdoch and Fox News.
"Well, look, Fox News makes a habit — it has imported the methods of George Orwell, you know, newspeak, where you can tell the people falsehoods and deceive them," Soros said. "And you wouldn't believe that an open society and a democracy, these methods can succeed. But, actually, they did succeed. They succeeded in — in Germany, where the Weimar Republic collapsed and you had a Nazi regime follow it. So this is a very, very dangerous way of deceiving people. And I would like people to be aware that they are being deceived. Now, I — because I saw it as a child, I immediately react that way. But the people in America, they are innocent. They haven't had the experience. They're having the experience now. And I hope they wake up and they realize that they are being deceived."
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On April 18th, the Menlo Atherton Bears varsity baseball team plays 2 dominating games in the Rancho Cordova tournament scoring 21 runs while giving up only 1. The first game against Lindhurst High School, showcased junior Michael Ogrey's varsity pitching debut with 5 innings of 2 hit baseball backed by sparkling defense with sophomore Alex Aguiar charging a ball from 3rd and whipping it to first for the out. In the second inning, 2nd baseman Will Lyons barehands a bad hop ball and fires to first. The bats were so lively the Lindhurst center fielder moved back to greater than 300 feet on a field with no fences to catch a blast by Chace Warren that would have been a home run anywhere else. Kyle Zirbes foiled them with another blast to the picnic benches for a 3 RBI triple.
The second game against Mesa Verde was re-named the "Miles Brewer Bears" as he led his team in both pitching and hitting with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs while giving up not a single run to Mesa Verde. He allowed only one fly ball (which was caught). All the rest of the outs in his 4 innings, 11 in total, were made by the infield with error free play taking a total of 40 pitches. Dylan Cook came in for 2 innings of relief, his second appearance of the day, to keep the door closed facing only 7. The bats again were busy with 5 different players hitting singles, 2 doubles (Alex Aguiar, Cam Winn) and 3 home runs by the pitchers; 2 by Miles Brewer and 1 by Dylan Cook.
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This unique bicycling tour shows you the beauty of rural China and the spectacular scenery that makes this region famous. Portions of the route are a little hilly, as we wind our way along little-used back roads. Pedaling past flooded rice paddies and through rural villages where schoolchildren still rush out to meet the strangers on two wheels.
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Using a bicycle in China allows the traveler to see the country at a handlebar level, much as the locals do. You have ample time to explore pagodas, villages, and other highlights. We mostly stay in 3-star hotels, and all our accommodations have ensuite facilities.
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Lost Wash. skiers rescued in Three Sisters Wilderness
Foursome credited with early 911 call, being prepared
SISTERS, Ore. - Four backcountry skiers from Washington state became lost in the Three Sisters Wilderness Thursday afternoon, prompting a call-out of Deschutes County Sheriff's Search and Rescue to help them reach safety, a deputy said Friday.
Deschutes County 911 dispatchers received a call around 3:10 p.m. from the group, who were part of a larger group skiing the Hayden Glacier, on the northeast flank of Middle Sisters, said Deputy Liam Klatt, assistant SAR coordinator.
They were identified as Inga Rouches, 51, of Fall City, and three Snoqualmie residents – Dag Stai, 47, Sharon Stai, 46, and a 16-year-old boy, Katt said.
The lost skiers became separated from the main group as they descended to the Pole Creek Trailhead, where their car was parked. Members of the group were unfamiliar with the area and asked for help, Klatt said.
GPS coordinates from the 911 call placed them less than a quarter-mile away from Forest Service Road 1526. Klatt said SAR personnel asked the group to move to the road and said Forest Service patrol deputies would pick them up.
However, cellphone contact with the group was lost as they descended, Klatt said. They managed to cross the 1526 road and continued descending to Forest Service Road 1514 at the Whychus Creek bridge crossing.
Intermittent cellphone reception allowed for brief communication with SAR crews. The group was located at 6:20 p.m. and brought back to their car, and were "tired after a longer than intended hike out, but aside from a few blisters were uninjured," Klatt said. They were grateful for the ride back to their car, he added.
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From the mountains to the ocean _ that's the theme of the towering art which will be the centrepiece of Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival next month.
Well-known and emerging Western Bay weavers, carvers and painters have spent hundreds of hours over past weeks preparing for the Baypark event from February 19-22.
The overall design is called `Mai nga maunga, ki te moana' which means from the mountains/hills representing Tuhoe, Whakatohea, Te Whanau-a-Apanui _ all iwi of Mataatua which spans the Bay of Plenty _ through to the sea representing Tauranga Moana.
It is the first time the event will be held in Tauranga Moana, which is hosting the festival on behalf of Mataatua, since the nationals began in its current form in 1972.
Creative Tauranga Maori arts co-ordinator Te Rahui August, who has helped bring the artists together for the festival, said it was important Tauranga Moana artists created the stage.
"The nation is coming to Tauranga and it is an honour and privilege for our local artists to show and tell Tauranga Moana stories through weaving, whakairo [carving] and painting," she said.
The backdrop is painted by Chanz Mikaere, who has incorporated landmarks and whakapapa of iwi throughout Mataatua for the brightly coloured 12m by 3.5m canvas.
This will sit behind performers as each of the 36 teams from 13 regions, including two groups from Australia, battle it out for the top spot.
Te Whare Pora Weavers Association, lead by veteran weaver Te Aroha Luttenberger, spent the last few weekends collecting about 1000 blades of flax from Matapihi, which they wove into a 20m long piece which will drape the front of the stage.
And finally, well-known carver James Tapiata is creating four 3.5m high and 1.2m wide polystyrene poupou (posts) which will stand either side of the stage.
The three components are set to come together on Saturday, just five days before gates to the festival open to the public.
Check out tomorrow's edition of the Bay of Plenty Times sister newspaper Bay News for your free official guide to Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 2009.
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A property developer has lost a Court of Appeal case against his former wife over $200,000 he agreed to pay her in 2008.
Justice Ellen France has ruled the man must now pay the money he had originally agreed to pay after their breakup.
Under the terms of that agreement back in 2003, he said he would pay the money in 2008 and he would foot a punitive 15 per cent annual interest bill if he had not fronted up by the due date.
But the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been challenging the need to pay because in early 2008, the pair entered into a new, separate deal over the purchase of a house.
He helped her buy the place for $1,275,000: an $890,000 BNZ loan contributed the lion's share, she put in $350,000 and he put in $45,000 as well as agreeing to cover the legal expenses and interest costs.
The judge said that new agreement changed the terms of the old agreement but did not negate the need for him to pay the $200,000.
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The wife said he still had to pay the $200,000 but he said his obligation had been extinguished by the new agreement over the house.
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Asatisfactory solution to the problem of minorities plays a very crucial role in the formation of successful mega-nations. The factors to be addressed are language, race, ethnicity, and religion. The composition of the mega-states can also vary. The Huns are predominant in China, representing 92% of the population.
India and Indonesia consist of many ethnic groups. In India, for instance, 72% of the people are Indo-Aryans; Dravidians constitute 24% of the population and barely 28% are Hindustani. Indonesia consists of Javanese (39%), Sundanese (16%) and Malays (12%).
Africa faces a major demographic problem with two-fifth of the population being minorities, whereas in Western democracies and Latin America the minorities represent only one-tenth of the population. The erstwhile Communist countries had no visible minority problem, but the myth of a Communist solution exploded with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.
The minority consciousness of race, religion or culture normally crystallises to a feeling of deprivation and exploitation and the belief that there is a permanent majority and a permanent minority. However, the discrimination of the minority is not always a fact of contemporary history; the apartheid regime in South Africa insulated and pampered the white minorities, raising their standard of living to the level of any First World country, while leaving the majority black population deprived.
In an effort to address the problem of minorities, various alternatives -- autonomy, self-government or secession -- have been tried out in various phases of modern history. The experience of the aborigines in Australia and that of the Indians in North and South America indicates that the process of assimilation can lead to a serious backlash. Through genocide and forced assimilation, one ethnic group tries to gain control over another.
There is now a trend towards reconciliation and integration. It is based on a policy that does not obliterate but accommodates plurality of cultures and ethnic and religious minority groups. The policies of affirmative action and reservations in the United States and India respectively are successful examples of a process of accommodation. External mediation has also been effective in Africa. Within the ambit of one-person, one-vote, institutional protection for minorities has been provided in Zimbabwe and post-apartheid South Africa.
However, by far the most practical solution to the problem is power-sharing. This ensures that every segment of society has a role in the process of taking decisions as also a rough parity in the share of public resources. Switzerland and Belgium are the prime examples of this model.
The concept of sharing power and providing special protection of minorities marks a shift from the first-past-the-post system, which means that a simple majority normally based on a minority of votes polled, leads to a situation of winner takes all. Hypothetically, in such a system, one ethnic group, which constitutes more than 50% of the population can take care of its interests at the cost of the other minority group(s). However, if a constitutional arrangement accepts genuine and not symbolic power-sharing, the minority groups will not feel excluded. And this will minimise the desire to secede. It will also address the problem of minority alienation. Such an arrangement will not create a feeling that there exists a permanent majority or a permanent minority.
There has to be a satisfactory sense of participation and equal opportunities, based on a trust in mutual benefit among all members of society. The decision-making process must guard against possible tyranny of the majority; it must be just. There is need to accept multiple identities of citizens and acceptance of diversity. The question of affluence is an important factor and there is need to demonstrate that democracy is as much a necessity for economics as it is for the body politic.
If the size of the cake grows, as has happened in China, then the basic needs of education, healthcare and infrastructure can be tackled more effectively. It also leads to a majority middle class as has happened in all well-established democracies. In terms of the Aristotelian philosophy, this is the surest stabilising factor for a decent plural society. Similarly, the emergence of a sizeable black middle class in the US has strengthened race relations.
Arguably, if in pre-Independent India there had been a comparable middle class among the Muslims like the Hindus, then composite nationalism would have triumphed over the two-nation theory. The histories of most countries offer instances of conflict and discrimination; equality and democracy are modern concepts. The past should be forgotten and all segments accommodated as in the US, which has had five southerners as presidents in the 20th century.
Transparency in the decision-making process allows different groups to articulate their interests. Lack of such transparency was one major reason for the failure of the Soviet system as even within the Communist Party only 2% of its members had faith in the ideology. The feelings of the minorities in regard to language, culture and religious beliefs ought to be respected. This is an antidote to a feeling of separatism. There has to be a high level of tolerance. The institutions of secularism must be in place with the rule of law and equal access to resource, education and justice.
The minorities also have an important role to play. They must uphold their primary interest but must not demand a much larger share than is due to them. They must protect and enhance their own culture and heritage, but not decry the majority belief structure. That would mean lack of respect for the majority, thereby encouraging majority alienation.
It is no accident that the most affluent countries of Europe -- Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway -- continue to flourish within their own cultures and languages. For international dealings, however, these countries use English as the medium of communication. The Indian middle class strives to be fluent both in their mother tongue as well as English. The minority must also mobilise the international community for support in case of severe repression but such support should be sought only after exhausting all opportunities at home.
Unfortunately in India, the practice of asymmetric federalism and secularism for more than six decades has not been able to create a shared identity that J.S. Mill once described as the "bedrock of democracy." The collective consciousness of Kashmir was hurt after the hanging of a proven terrorist. However, the Valley was quiet when Kashmiri pundits were driven out two decades ago. No wonder that no national party is a major player in Kashmir. The minority leadership did not protest when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that the Muslims have the first claim to the nation's resources ... rather than stating that every Indian, irrespective of faith, has the first claim.
This mindset explains the inability of a secular democratic India to move towards a modern version of cooperative federalism from asymmetric federalism, and to change the very idiom of Indian politics from identity and group politics to issue-based politics. This will have to be based on universal principles of reason, individual rights and a framework of consensual politics overriding parochial and local doctrines which move the nation further from the common basis of modern nationhood.
The writer is a retired Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.
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With the special election for the 31st Assembly District taking place on April 16, The Wave invited Michele Titus, the Democratic candidate, and Michael Duvalle, running on the Independence line, to come in and present their agendas for Rockaway. The Wave's Associate Editor, Gary G. Toms, conducted the interviews, in the hopes that residents will have a better understanding of the candidates and their platforms as Election Day approaches.
Wave: Since many of the residents have no idea who you are, please tell them who Michele Titus/Michael Duvalle is.
MT: Michele Titus is a life long resident of Southeast Queens, who was educated in the public school system. My family followed politics very closely, and that was my introduction. I attended Albany Law School, and I served as Chief of Staff and Counsel to State Senator Ada Smith. I was also the director of the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Caucus, where I advised them on policy issues and state budgets.
MD: Michael Duvalle is a community activist and life-long resident of the Rockaways since 1971. Through the efforts of Steve Cooper, of the Frank Avenue Civic Association, and myself the hazardous Edgemere landfill was eventually closed. I assisted the Rockaway Sea Cadet program by paying the rent for their facility for one year when they were in danger of being shut down. I have a track record of helping kids and have sponsored numerous programs for them.
Wave: What are the key issues of your campaign?
MT: Education, economic development and issues relating to seniors.
MD: Establishing a shopping center in the Far Rockaway area; tackling the mosquito problem; and dealing with noise and emissions issues relating to airplanes flying over Rockaway. Airlines should be held accountable for causing health problems in the community. Nitrous Oxide, which spews from the airplanes, is making many residents sick. We have to do something about that. I also plan to fight to keep the firehouse on Beach 59 from being moved.
Wave: What credentials, past or present, do you feel will help you in your role as Assemblyperson?
MT: I feel that my legislative experience in the New York State Assembly and the relationships I formed with elected officials will prove to be vital. My firm knowledge of handling state budgets will also serve me well.
MD: I have a B.S. in Biological Science, so I know how to address environmental issues. My military experience has shown me how to be an effective leader. I owned a successful security firm, so I know how to generate businesses and provide jobs. A successful, proven businessman is one of the key things needed to bring economic development to the community.
Wave: District 27 is facing a $10 million cut in education. How do you plan to deal with this issue?
MT: If cuts need to be made, they should be spread out, and not focus on one specific area. Cuts should not come from areas that are already financially devastated.
MD: I would become part of the educational commission so I could create an "educational superfund." Money generated from the New York State lottery would be directed in a separate account, which would be specifically earmarked for education. The current lottery system is not doing that, and everyone knows it.
Wave: How would you reach out to the young people of the community?
MT: I'd keep schools open late, and I'd establish after school programs, where I would make personal appearances and take part in speaking engagements. I would also invite kids to "Albany Youth Day."
MD: My office would be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., so the young people could have access to me. I'd also have a mobile van that would travel to different schools. I would make my schedule available to the public, along with my cell and fax numbers. I would also work with local sports coach, Greg Carter, to bridge the gap between high schools and middle schools.
Wave: What would you do to insure that people's civil rights are not violated, with regard to questionable tactics used by specialized police units?
MT: I would use my legal background to develop strategies to insure people are treated fairly in police matters. I would also work with community leaders to make sure such issues are addressed.
MD: I would re-educate the public on the role of the NYPD. I would also make note to the community that respect is a two-way street. Moreover, I do believe that the police force should reflect the communities that they serve.
Wave: Do you support the Arverne-By-The Sea project?
MT: I support the economic development portion of the project. I am concerned with the affordable housing issue. I'm worried that the infrastructure of the homes is not solid enough. The fact that there will be an influx of kids and families into the area will have a major impact on education. That concerns me as well.
MD: It's a good idea, but, as they say, the devil is in the details. That's all I care to say about the issue.
Wave: How will you help to improve transportation in the 31st district?
MT: A ferry service would be very beneficial. I would re-vamp the A-train too.
MD: We need to install "guide-a-ride" panels so people will know how to get from one form of transportation to another. We need more maps to indicate routes. We need to open up bidding on bus companies, and provide better air conditioning and heating. I'd like to see the Green Bus Line hours extended as well.
Wave: What is your position on the Supreme Courts "one strike you're out policy?"
MT: It is very detrimental to those in public housing. I plan to meet with NAACP members to discuss the matter.
MD: I think the judges should have discretion on sentencing. Parents should not be evicted if they are not aware of illegal activities their kids are involved in. At best, police should warn parents, so that they have options.
Wave: Did you have an opportunity to meet the late Assemblywoman, and if so, what is your fondest memory of her?
MT: Yes, we met. I'd have to say my fondest memory would be her dedication to the community.
MD: I really didn't know her, so I can't comment.
Wave: What is your main goal as the Assemblyperson of the 31st district?
MT: Education, and maintaining an open door policy with the community.
MD: To see the peninsula develop into a vacation spot for people all over the world. I want to see business and tourism flourish.
Wave: What is your favorite baseball and football team?
MT: Ah…the Yankees? Okay, the Yankees! I like the Jets too.
MD: I'm a Mets man, and I love the Denver Broncos.


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"Around January, Feburary of this current year, there was a major major shift," said Dave Levinthal, editor of the Open Secrets blog for the Center on Responsive Politics, which analyzes political contributions. "It was a dramatic shift that coincided with financial reform."
As recently as last year, finance, insurance and real estate employees, and their companies, gave more money to Democrats running for national office. But that changed after debate started in the Senate over financial regulations.
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I have an 11' x 13' kithen, had 12' ceiling. Somtime 25-30+ years ago
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If the grid was installed correctly it will hold the drywall. But how would you attach drywall to this without it pushing up. It is normally hung from the ceiling and has no support except it's own weight from being pushed upward.
are you speaking of using drywall and cutting tiles from that or just using the gridwork as a support for the drywall?
If the tiles idea, I see no problem with it. There are tiles made of drywall on the market so I cannot see how you making your own would be any different.
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which way do the 2x4 span? if there is no center support to ceiling above I think it will at very least sag
I/m sure you have span charts handy show me why it would not sag
2x4 ceiling joists 24" OC only to L180 even if structural grade will span less then 9'
#2 grade & L360 brings it in under 7' span
I didn't even need a span chart to know it was too far for 2x4's
I would reinforce the support of the 2x4's & use those if level
#1- Replace with 4x8 or 4x12 sheets of drywall.
#2- they are true 2x4's
#3- I was planning on using 3' screws to go through the 1by and into the 2x4
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#5- 2x4's run width 11' not 13
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What you are thinking may work. But if it were me, I would just tear out the old, and frame it with 2 x 6's on 16" centers. You could do that in about the same time as trying to reinforce the present framing. Then you don't need 3" screws and the like. It would be a normal installation. Use the old 2 x 4's for something else, maybe a new workbench or something.
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I'd buy 12' long drywall & cut it to the 11' width of the room
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Well I think most of your question got cut off here. But I think i would do a bit better job of letting your dog know that you are boss and not lethim win all the time. You can do this without being mean or hitting the dog. Right now it sounds like he is in control of you. Maybe I got the idea wrong, so ask the question again if I was way off
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REVIEW: Publix Premium Lemon Sugar Cookie (Limited Edition)
A few times a month, my day job requires me to travel out of town. On the return trip I just so happen to pass by a Publix, a supermarket not currently available where I live. With this in mind, I've packed an ice-filled, Styrofoam cooler the past few times I've made the trip in order to pick up some usually unobtainable ice cream. Flavors like their Publix Premium Caramel Coast Getaway and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Sensation were so surprising that I've made it a priority to pick up some of their latest limited editions. About a month ago I received a Freezer Finds submission from a reader that let me know they had released three new flavors. While Black Swamp Raspberry Cheesecake and Pineapple Upside Down Cake sounded enticing, I had my eyes set on Lemon Sugar Cookie: lemon sugar cookie ice cream with lemon sugar cookies and ribbons of vanilla icing. I've enjoyed similar flavors such as Blue Bell's Lemon Bliss and Lemon Cookie from Three Twins, so I was hoping this generic option could rival that of the competition.
Publix manages to keep their Lemon Sugar Cookie to only 180 calories per serving, a reasonably low number considering this is a premium ice cream containing cookies. After removing the lid and the protective plastic seal, the first layer is a pale yellow color and shows off plenty of the lemon sugar cookies littered about. Similar to many of the other Publix Premium flavors, this one scoops out easily and lacks the density of a high-butterfat pint of super-premium. Although I prefer the feel of dense ice creams, the flavors involved in Lemon Sugar Cookie are hard to argue with. The lemon sugar cookie base is able to accomplish something I've failed to find elsewhere. Instead of the typical tartness associated with citrus ice cream, Publix has somehow incorporated a base bursting with the taste of sugar cookies and only a little amount of lemon.
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I typically wouldn't have an interest in this flavor ice cream, fruit flavors in general, but your description sure makes it sound yummy! Wish Publix sold in pint containers. Some of their other new flavors sound good, but I don't want to buy a whole half gallon of it. I would be interested in trying the Black Swamp Raspberry Cheesecake as well.ReplyDeleteReplies
I completely agree Erin. They really need to offer at least their limited edition flavors in pints. Investing in a half gallon is a big gamble.Delete
If I end up not liking an ice cream flavor that I bought then I mix it into milk or soda so I can drink it instead. I usually put more milk/soda than ice cream to drown out the latter's flavor.Delete
I purchased this AND the Black Swamp Raspberry Cheesecake. I love them both and hate the fact that they're a "limited time" thing.ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree. They should consider keeping more of their limited editions flavors year-round.Delete
best ice cream I have had in ages I love it and so do my boysReplyDeleteReplies
I love it too. Lemon ice cream and cookies always surprise me with how great they go together.Delete
This is delicious but I wish the ice cream base was lemon flavored instead of vanilla. There is nothing wrong with the vanilla ice cream. I just like lemon more and you would be able to see the vanilla icing in it better.ReplyDeleteReplies
If I'm not mistaken, I think the actual base is what they consider "lemon sugar cookie" flavored. But a vanilla base would have worked well too.Delete
I'll have to look for this one - haven't seen it before. I LOVE the Black Swamp Raspberry, and just wish I could get some now. I do throw away all the little chocolate chunks w raspberry liquid in them - so that's a mix-in I don't care for.ReplyDelete


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I have the Janome 9000, old model now. Are you new to free motion? If so it could be that you are whipping around the curves too quickly, which creates 'the eyelash' effect on the back. I was so frustrated when this was happening to me, until a more experience sewer explained that this was in fact one of the 'lessons' she taught and I was a natural LOL Since I slowed down when going around a curve.. (think big head little neck, big head little neck...when meandering!) My tension issues improved amazingly!
I have also found it SO much better slowing down my machine speed to half speed which gives you more time to plan ahead so you are not panicking when you come close to another row of stitching. My stitch length is becoming more even too.
Of course it may not be this at all but something to consider ;)


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The Waukesha Catholic Memorial boys basketball team gained a berth in the WIAA Division 2 sectional Saturday by defeating visiting Pewaukee, 68-58.
The victory vaulted CMH (18-6) into the first round of the sectional on Thursday at Greenfield against New Berlin Eisenhower. NBE is seeded first, and Memorial is seeded second. The winner of that game will play Saturday in the sectional title game Saturday at West Allis Central, facing either Wisconsin Lutheran and Milwaukee Washington.
Memorial went on an 8-0 run in a span of 69 seconds late in the first quarter to pull away from the Pirates. The score was deadlocked at 12-12 before Ty Sabin, Ayinde Starling and Robbie Gogin made baskets to run the score to 20-12. A 3-pointer with less than a second to go in the period by Jake Shomin gave the Crusaders a 23-14 at the end of the quarter.
The lead grew to 38-29 at halftime.
"It was certainly a game of runs, but I thought we got some defensive stops, made a few baskets and that got us a little separation in the first half," said Memorial coach Dean Bellanti. "They made a run at us in the third quarter, but we answered that with a little run of our own, and that allowed us to get a lead. It was never comfortable. Pewaukee played well, but I thought our kids had a good night."
Sabin finished with 31 points for the game, sinking 13 of 19 shots from the field. At one stretch, he made seven shots in a row, and he had 20 points at the half. He was 4 for 4 from beyond the arc in the seocnd quarter.
"Ty has played outstanding basketball for us all year," Bellanti added. "He played very well night and shot the ball really well. We look for him to lead us and he did just that tonight."
Starling chipped in with 10 points for the Crusaders, and Chandler North and Andre Bodden had 8 each. Jake Shomin chipped in with 7 tallies.
The final 2 ½ seconds of the WIAA Division 2 boys basketball regional matchup between New Berlin Eisenhower and visiting Waukesha North epitomized the four quarters that had preceded.
Waukesha North's Connor Jimenez stepped up to the line for an extra point after Ike committed a foul on a 2-point layup for North, which made the score 57-55 with just more than 2 seconds to go. North coach Greg Polkowski called for a time out and instructed Jimenez to intentionally miss his free throw, giving the team a chance to tie the game on the rebound.
The ball came back off the rim of the basket as planned, and several North players had the opportunity to collect the rebound, but Ike caused enough problems under the basket to hang on to their lead and make it through to the next round.
"The momentum was with us in the end," Polkowski said. "Our leading rebounder was on the right block and Ruben (Ortiz) on the other side was within arm's reach of (the ball)."
The chance to stage a huge first-round upset over Eisenhower was just beyond North's fingertips.
In a game with several momentum swings, North narrowly missed knocking off the top seed in the WIAA Division 1 regional. When the Northstars went down 49-41 halfway through the fourth quarter, they fought their way back into the game with good tenacity and some 3-point shooting of their own from Ortiz and Marquis Carter.
North defeated New Berlin West in the tournament opener Feb. 19, 54-52.
"We had some looks that we didn't finish and we gave up some transition points," Polkowski said. "We could have done better in transition ourselves. They weathered the storm and they did what they needed to get the momentum back. They're the one seed. I don't want to say that I'm happy walking out of the gym, but we gave them our best crack. I'm proud of where we can go. Next year, we can really hit the ground running."
Homestead went on a 10-2 run to close the door and notch a 62-51 WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal win over fifth-seeded Waukesha West on Friday in the regional.
Down 46-35, West senior Christian Walz scored a layup and the Highlanders (15-8) were called for a five-second, closely-guarded violation on the ensuing possession.
West guard Earnest Cowser drove to the basket, and Tyler Domenoski was able to gather a rebound, avoid a tumble and put up a shot that went in attached with a foul by senior post Luke Worthington, which put him on the bench for a considerable amount of time. After a technical was assessed on the Highlanders, Domenoski drilled all three free throws to cut the lead to only 46-42 with 5:22 remaining.
With the 6-foot-9 Worthington, a BYU recruit, now the team's biggest cheerleader, it was up to the experienced backcourt of Homestead to take over. The Homestead gym was extremely empty because of the school's concurrent playoff hockey game, something Worthington noted as he tried to keep the energy high.
"We picked the wrong time to not play as well as we have been," said West coach David Schultz. "You have to give them a lot of credit, though. They made plays down the stretch when they needed too. We had an opportunity there and they just did not lose their composure."
The Highlanders backcourt made West (14-9) pay. First it was senior Jake Laihinen who drilled a 3 from the corner on Homestead's first possession after the technical foul. Next, it was reserve senior guard Darius Marshall scoring on a layup. Finally, Sam Kaegi chipped in a jumper to push the lead back to 9, and West could not get any closer.
Domenoski scored a team-high 17 points to lead the way for West.
Waukesha South scored a 71-68 overtime victory over Hartford on Tuesday, Feb. 19, before falling to Germantown on Friday, 90-22.
South (4-20) rallied back from 13 points down to tie the game and even had a shot fall with less than 5 seconds to play that was erased by a charge call.
Tyree Pope scored 16 points but was hit with his fifth foul on that charge and did not play in OT. Trent Prater had 14, including one of his four 3-pointers in overtime, and Anthony Johnson (13) and Isaiah Pitchford (12) also hit double figures.
- Jeremy Lubus and Robert Van Groll contributed to this story


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|Re: Why so many SSTables?
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>From my experience I would strongly advise against leveled compaction for your use-case. But you should certainly test and see for yourself! I have ~1TB on a node with ~13GB of heap. I ended up with 30k SSTables. I raised the SSTable size to 100MB but that didn't prove to be sufficient and I did it too late. I also had issues along the way where I ran out of heap space (before going to 13GB) and the flushing that then happens caused lots of small SSTables to be produced. Loading up 30k SSTables at start-up took 30+ minutes. With 30k SSTables I had 5 levels, if I remember correctly, that means everything goes through 5 compactions in the long run and the resulting cpu load is just "phenomenal". I was using snappy compressor, maybe that exacerbated the problem. At some point I overloaded thing with writes and had a compaction backlog of over 3000. I stopped all data loading and after several days it was still compacting away and not about to end. I eventually switched to size tiered compaction and life is back to normal... Of course, leveled compaction may work wonderfully for others, this is just what I experienced. If I were to try it again, I'd watch my SSTable count and abort the experiment if I end up with >10k and I'd watch my compaction backlog and abort if it goes above 100. - Thorsten On 4/12/2012 12:54 AM, Romain HARDOUIN wrote: > > I've just opened a new JIRA: CASSANDRA-4142 > > I've double checked numbers, 7747 seems to be array list object's > capacity (Eclipse Memory Analyzer displays "java.lang.Object[7747] @ > 0x7d3f3f798"). > Actually there are 5757 browsable entries in EMA therefore each object > is about 140 KB (size varies between 143088 bits and 143768 bits). > > We have no pending compactions tasks. Our cluster is currently > under-loaded. > > Our goal is to handle hundreds of tera bytes which explains 1 TB per > node. Our need is to archive data so our cluster is not running under > a read-heavy load. > > @Dave Brosius: I made a mistake. To be correct 786 MB is 47% of *leak > suspects* as reported by Eclipse Memory Analyser. > Our Cassandra nodes are pretty standard: 10 GB of ram with Xmx set to > 2,5 GB. > > Regards, > > Romain
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