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I just installed Stata 8. I haven't sampled the whole array of new features yet but so far... the graphics? stunning! The new debugging tools? alleluia!!! My productivity has just shot through the roof! Thanks StataCorp for another impressive release. I have to admit that I now understand (and share) the frustration expressed by fellow users stemming from the Review and Variables window always staying on top. Given that it is impossible to zoom the data browser/editor window, it is now twice as hard to quickly eyeball variables. 'Clickity-clickity-click... will I ever get to see that last variable I generated'. Now, my query ------------- Why is Stata now using DOS names rather the full names of data files when one double-clicks on a .dta icon (Win2k)? Seems like a step backward to me (I thought we had been freed of DOS!!). This wouldn't be so terrible if Stata didn't clobber the filename altogether during a subsequent -save, replace-. For instance, in Stata7, double-clicking on a data file results in: running s:\ias\JOLYP\data\profile.do ... . use "P:\My Projects\Profitability\Presentations\GCR01Innov_cap.DTA" (Global Comp Rep, 2.2: National Innovative Capacity, Table 1) . save, replace file P:\My Projects\Profitability\Presentations\GCR01Innov_cap.DTA saved . dir "P:\My Projects\Profitability\Presentations\" <dir> 2/17/03 10:39 . <dir> 2/17/03 10:39 .. 7.1k 3/31/03 15:38 GCR01Innov_cap.DTA But now in Stata8, the same procedure results in running s:\ias\JOLYP\data\profile.do ... . use "P:\MYPROJEC\PROFITAB\PRESEN~1\GCR01I~1.DTA" (Global Comp Rep, 2.2: National Innovative Capacity, Table 1) . save, replace file P:\MYPROJEC\PROFITAB\PRESEN~1\GCR01I~1.DTA saved . dir "P:\My Projects\Profitability\Presentations\" <dir> 2/17/03 10:39 . <dir> 2/17/03 10:39 .. 7.1k 3/31/03 15:38 GCR01I~1.DTA The filename has been clobbered. This is very frustrating since I open many datasets this way. The same thing happens when a graph is double-clicked but at least, in my own use, I never need to save them a second time. Patrick Joly email@example.com email@example.com * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/findit.html * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
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My fiance and I created our own invitations from scratch. We ordered square pocketfolds, envelopes, and RSVP envelopes online, and we purchased cardstock and vellum for the inserts.
We used Adobe InDesign to design the text and inserts. Our monogram is printed on the white cardstock we adhered to the pocketfold, and the invitation text is printed on vellum and secured over the white cardstock.
We measured and cut each of the inserts to fit in the pocket. My finace created the map using InDesign as well. We assembled all the invitations and added handwritten names to the outside of each pocketfold.


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Gallery Mode:
Unlock Devil to access gallery mode.
Tekken Bowl Mode:
Unlock Ogre to access Tekken Bowl mode.
Theater Mode:
Beat the game once to unlock Theater mode.
Gallery Mode:
Unlock Devil to access gallery mode.
Tekken Bowl Mode:
Unlock Ogre to access Tekken Bowl mode.
Tekken Bowl Jukebox:
Score 200 or higher on a game and be rewarded with the jukebox feature. Hit
Start to access the bowling menu and select "Bowling Options." Choose from 14
different music selections or choose none at all.
Start Match Using Your 2nd Character:
Hold Tag and press Start.
Fight as Angel:
Beat arcade until Devil is unlocked. Then, highlight his screen and press Start.
Fight as Gold Tetsujin:
Win ten matches in versus mode.
Fight as Devil Jin:
Jin and Heihachi have to be partners. While playing as Jin, press Back, Right,
, , , .
Fight as Heihachi:
Beat arcade without losing in less than 5 minutes, 30 seconds.
Fight as Tiger:
Highlight Eddy's screen and press Start.
Play as The "Unknown" Creature:
To play as the monster behind Unknown. In arcade mode highlight unknown, hold
Select, and , and press R1,R2 at the same time. Only the monster
behind Unknown should appear during game play.
Cooler Way to Tag:
Kazuya and Devil must be on the same team, and as you press one of the tag buttons
instead of tagging Kazuya, he will turn himself into Devil or Devil will turn
himself into Kazuya. Even though this takes longer no one will hit you.
Secret Characters:
Beat the game to unlock each secret character, which appear in the following
Bruce Irvin
Lee Chaolan
Wang Jinrey
Roger & Alex
Kuma & Panda
Kazuya Mishima
True Ogre
Prototype Jack
Mokujin & Tetsujin
Devil and Angel
New Outfit for Armor King:
First finish the game using Armor King. Then go to the character selection screen,
highlight him and press start.
Once you unlock "unknown" and use her as a character press R3 to chose what
type of fighting style she imitates.
Keep Eddy Going:
When fighting with Eddie do some of his on the ground moves then press back,
away form your opponent and then quickly press foward towards your opponent
and then continue with the move that want to do next.
99 Hit Combo:
Here's a little glitch in practice mode. First, choose Eddy as your first character
(second character doesn't matter). Then select Eddy as your opponents first
character. When the game starts, just hit your opponent without knocking him
down. The combo meter will keep on going until it reaches 99 hit combo!
Back That "Thang" Up:
If you choose Heihachi and Lee for tag characters, you will see as their starting
pose Heihachi spanking Lee!
Sibling Rivalry:
Put Anna and Nina on teams then after you win every round Nina will Break anna's
Knuckle Nuggie:
In arcade put Lee first and Heihachi second when the fight starts Heihachi will
be giving Lee a knuggie.
Bowling K.O:
When your bowling on Tekken Bowl if you look to the left of the alley next to
the pins theres a guy in a white suit cheering you on, if you turn to him and
bowl at full speed if youre lucky and you hit him it says K.O(!) and at the
bottom says caution:do not try this at home!
Stage R2 presses
Law (new) 1
Yoshimitsu (light snow) 2
Ling 3
Hwoarang 4
Lei 5
Ogre 6
School Stage (evening) 7
Jin (evening) 8
Nina (daytime) 9
Eddy (sunset) 10
King 11
Heihachi 12
Eddy (daytime) 13
Unknown 14
Law (old) 15
School Stage (daytime) 16
Jin (daytime) 17
Nina (nighttime) 18
Yoshimitsu (heavy snow) 19
Paul 20
Thanks to Revolution reader Tekkenite, Matt "The Mauler" Mahler, Art Escobedo,
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Steamboat Springs Considering her hectic schedule and being right on the edge of making the U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team, Steamboat Springs rider Maddy Schaffrick is just relishing the atmosphere at the Winter X Games in Aspen.
The winter action sports mega event begins today and continues through Sunday.
Schaffrick, 15, just finished sixth in the Snowboard Grand Prix Tour, leaving her only spots off the Olympic team. But with winter being as busy as it has been, she said Wednesday, the X Games provide a nice reprieve.
"After the Grand Prix, this is such a relief," said Schaffrick, who will compete in her second X Games. "Everybody is really intense at the Grand Prix, and it feels like they're super relaxed about this one. I'm just looking to have a good time."
Joining Schaffrick in Aspen is Snowboarder X competitor Mick Dierdorff. Snowboarder Matt Ladley was scheduled to compete but broke his collarbone at the last Grand Prix event.
It will be Dierdorff's first X Games. Fresh off a winter on the World Cup circuit, he said he's excited to see how he can do at the Winter X Games.
"I'm definitely a little nervous," Dierdorff said. "I'm a little more hyped up for this event than a World Cup, even though the World Cups have more meaning. This is the pinnacle of extreme sports."
Schaffrick is scheduled to compete in the prelims at 4:30 p.m. today. If she makes the finals, she'll compete at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Dierdorff begins qualification at 10 a.m. Friday with Snowboarder X finals slated for 2 p.m. Saturday.
Judging by her results in the Grand Prix, Schaffrick should be considered a threat to get on the podium. The women's Superpipe competition will include Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark and Hannah Teter.
Still, Schaffrick has the ability to beat all three.
"Maddy has got the tricks to get up in there," said Jon Casson, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club snowboard director. "She is consistently placing high. She can make a run at the podium."


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What MPs Are Saying About Their All-Nighter On The Hill
Members of Parliament will be pulling an all-nighter on Parliament Hill tonight to vote on amendments to the budget implementation bill. Votes will get underway later today and are scheduled to be held back-to-back and will continue non-stop until they are all finished. The marathon of votes is expected to last at least 24 hours.
MPs are preparing for the marathon voting session in various ways. Here's what some of them had to say about how they're getting ready and how they will pass the time sitting in the House of Commons for hours on end.
Source: What MPs are saying about their all-nighter on the Hill, CBC
"I'm chatting with my colleagues and paying attention to the votes." -- Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae
"I'm just going to read documents." -- Labour Minister Lisa Raitt
"You just work in shifts, it's the only way you can do it." -- Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Finance Minister Jim Flaherty appears during a news conference at the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Monday, May 14, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Sean Kilpatrick)
"I'll be bringing work, constituency work. I'll have my laptop so I'll be using every minute ... it will go by pretty quickly I think." -- NDP MP Peter Julian NDP MP Peter Julian rises to debate the federal budget in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday April 3, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
"I'll be paying attention. It's going to be a long night. I've got work to do." -- NDP MP Charlie Angus NDP MP Charlie Angus speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, February 16, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
"I tried to get the longest sleep of my parliamentary career last night ... I think we're just going to try and keep calm, keep focused and probably crack a few jokes here and there." -- NDP MP Andrew Cash NDP MP for Davenport Andrew Cash during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday June 6, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Adrian Wyld
"Drink lots of water, stay hydrated. Well, not too much water, you don't want to have to leave. I drink coffee to stay awake, and don't eat too much." -- NDP MP Peggy Nash NDP MP Peggy Nash rises during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Tuesday April 24, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Adrian Wyld


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A naturalised US citizen from the Philippines has allegedly used his top secret clearances to steal documents from the vice president's office.
The citizen, a former US marine, was believed to have breached White House security to steal documents from Dick Cheney's office, ABC News reports today.
ABC said Leandro Aragoncillo, 46, worked undetected at the White House for almost three years before leaving to take a job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
He was arrested last month and accused of downloading more than 100 classified documents from FBI computers.
Officials told ABC the classified material which Aragoncillo stole included damaging dossiers on the Filippino president.
The information was then allegedly passed on to opposition politicians planning a coup in the Pacific nation.
The White House referred reporters to the FBI, but confirmed an investigation had been launched.
"No comment, all questions have to be addressed to the FBI, it's a pending investigation and the White House will do its best to cooperate," deputy White House spokesman Trent Duffy said.
Deposed president of the Philippines Joseph Estrada last month admitted receiving information from Aragoncillo.
Estrada, under house arrest while he faced corruption charges in the Philippines, said Aragoncillo passed on the documents when he visited him in detention.
The former marine's alleged spying is suspected of being part of opposition attempts to gain information to bring down the government of Filippino president Gloria Arroyo.
Aragoncillo apparently gave information to Estrada while the deposed leader was being held in a military hospital, some time between mid-2001 and 2003.
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How to Get at Least One Million Visitors Per Year to Your Website HTML version
Hi Neil ... I remember you saying that you get at least a million visitors a year to your
web site ... I wanted to ask you exactly how that happens and how other people can copy that
success. So what would be your first steps, what would you recommend?
Well it's not any one thing, it's obviously a combination of lots of different things that pull in
traffic. I don't do much advertising myself so I couldn't say one way or another whether that brings in
a lot of useful traffic.
The two main things I rely on are the associate program that I've had since about 1998. I've got
about 4,000 affiliates now so they send me a lot of traffic. So starting an affiliate program actually
works very well.
And search engine strategies -- I get a lot of traffic from being listed in Yahoo and listed in
Google and they send me a lot of traffic so between the two of those and recurring traffic from when
I mention something in my newsletter I use a link to the Scam Free Zone even if it just redirects
somewhere else, and links to customers when I email my customers I put links in there that go
through the Scam Free Zone.
So I would say those three main things: the associate program, search engine traffic, and
residual traffic from just emailing my lists.
Okay. It's interesting you say you don't actually do any advertising. When you were
starting out a few years ago did you do some advertising then?
No, I was just too tight to spend any money on advertising so I really didn't, I just optimized a
few pages for the search engines and then it snowballed from there.
I didn't do too much search engine optimization, I'm not completely skilled at that, I just
optimized a few pages and that brought in traffic and then gradually built on it by launching new
products which always generated more traffic because the affiliates would then put up more links
and things like that. It just snowballed really.
I do actually do a little bit of advertising though, I shouldn't say I don't do any because
someone will probably say "Hey, I know you advertise".
I have a sponsored listing on Yahoo, and that's probably responsible for quite a bit of traffic but
I don't actually track that, I couldn't say how much I make from that whether it's profitable or not
because they only send traffic to the root domain name, so I haven't actually analyzed that traffic.
Could you explain what exactly is a sponsored ad in Yahoo and how do you use that?
Well first of all you have to be listed in Yahoo so you have to pay their listing fee just to get into
the directory.
That's about $200, is that right?
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This delightful HR 39 is designed to be able to stay here for a long time with the whole family. At the same time the fine sailing and maneuverability. The decor is spacious and very delicious done, with good headroom throughout the boat. The salon is well set with U-galley in the starboard side and a large chart table arrangement on the port side. Large L-sofa with dining table for 7 people on board. Toilet room with shower is located on the port side in forskibets aisle. Opposite there is located a large and spacious wardrobe. Fore cabin has two long bunks and good closet space. The large aft cabin reached via a corridor at the nav station. Here berths of "queen" size, a double and a single, both with good length. Everything is done in varnished mahogany in the best HR style and quality. The boat is extremely well cared for and always doubt got the boat to the good. You have not said "it can wait until next year." The boat is constantly updated to be in good condition, can be seen at first glance. The boat is well equipped Bla. include Selden in-mast furling.
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We might like to think the wild animals featured in a circus, movie, TV show or commercial are enjoying themselves. But behind the scenes, the methods used to train these animals are often abusive, and they may be chained or confined for hours on end.
No matter what kind—elephants, lions, tigers or bears—the needs of wild animals can't be met in traveling shows. And there's always risk: If an animal tries to escape or lash out, it can be deadly for the trainer, the audience, and the animal.
Once these animals become too dangerous or old to perform, there may be no safe refuge for them.
With so many better choices in entertainment, there's no need to use wild animals. If you see a captive animal being treated cruelly, speak up. You can also support stronger laws to protect wild animals. And use your pocketbook to advocate for alternatives such as animatronics in films and animal-free circuses.
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January 14, 2017
Ringling Bros. brings the curtain down on the circus and its animal acts
The Humane Society of the United States, long a bitter adversary of Feld Entertainment and Ringling Bros., applauded the company for its decision to shut down the circus in May, ending 146 years of coercive, inhumane wild animal acts that were at the center of the show.
August 29, 2016
California bans use of bullhooks in handling captive elephants
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure into law that protects captive elephants in California.
August 16, 2016
Long-term corporate campaigns from The HSUS prove that persistence pays off for animals
Consumers today want to see humane treatment for animals in all spheres—including food, fashion, and entertainment. Through its work with corporate leaders in various industries, The HSUS is making sure that people know what they're getting when they buy a ticket, a coat, or an egg—and helping the animals who are part of the system get a better deal.
August 11, 2016
California legislature approves landmark elephant protection measure
Both chambers of the California legislature have given overwhelming bipartisan approval to Senate Bill 1062, a measure to ban the use of bullhooks on elephants in circuses and traveling shows.


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A woman who was slapped across the face with a fish in a supermarket has received an apology, police said today.
The victim, aged 52, was working behind the fish counter at an Asda store in Accrington, Lancashire, when a teenage girl approached and began to ask about different fish.
Without warning the girl picked up a large bream from the slab and slapped the worker across the face before running out of the store.
The victim believes the incident was being filmed on a mobile phone by a man standing nearby who also ran from the scene after he was challenged.
Police trawled CCTV footage of the incident on February 4 and the suspect was identified.
Lancashire Police said today a 13-year-old girl has been spoken to by officers and has taken part in a "community resolution", meaning she has sent the victim a letter of apology and the matter has now been resolved.
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By Glenn Guilbeau, Gannett News Service
BATON ROUGE Like jilted lovers, LSU fans will be waiting Saturday night at Tiger Stadium for former coach Nick Saban's arrival. He will have a new love in his arm wearing vivid red and adorned with the No. 1 ranking LSU had in January.
Saban's now coaching Alabama (9-0), suddenly a blushing beauty again and No. 1 in the regular season for the first time since 1980. The Crimson Tide are 5-0 in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference and a win away from its first trip to Atlanta for the SEC title game this decade. LSU (6-2, 3-2 SEC) has fallen from the 2007 national title to No. 15.
"He's a carpetbagger and a turncoat, and some other words I can't say," LSU fan Gary Perkins of Pineville, La., said of Saban. "I appreciate what he did and what he left us, but we don't respect him. We appreciate having him, but we don't respect him. He left us, and then he goes to our rival Alabama. We want to kick his butt."
Saban came to LSU in December 1999. The Tigers were 7-15 and 3-13 in the SEC the previous two seasons and coming off eight losing seasons in 11 years. LSU was 8-4 Saban's first year, then 10-3, including its first SEC title since 1988.
After a dip to 8-5 in 2002, LSU went 13-1 in 2003 and won its first national title since 1958 behind the nation's No. 1 defense. After a 9-3 season in 2004, Saban left for the Miami Dolphins and $5 million a year.
"I will boo him," said LSU fan Ian Dallimore of Baton Rouge. "He's still chasing money. He shouldn't have gone to Miami. You coach at a place that you're passionate about, not where the money is."
Saban is in the second year of an eight-year, $32 million contract at Alabama and among the highest-paid college coaches in America. When LSU hired him, his contract was then among the richest at $1.2 million a year. It was $2.3 million after LSU won it all, and he turned down more from the Chicago Bears.
"I think his hire by LSU was the closest thing to the Louisiana Purchase there's ever been. That's how well-spent the money was," said longtime LSU board member Stanley Jacobs, who will not be booing. "We were 3-8 and had all those new boxes and suites (in Tiger Stadium) to sell. We were looking for a guy to create excitement. He told us in the interview that in three years he'd compete for an SEC title and that in five years he'd compete for a national title. And he did exactly what he said. I wish nothing but good luck to him — except when he plays LSU."
Many others feel the same way, including Skip Bertman, LSU athletic director from 2001-07. Bertman, though, admits Saban had his moments: "People ask me if he was high maintenance. High maintenance? He was mega huge maintenance. He'd ream me out about somebody on the plane he didn't want there or not being able to use the plane. But he's a fantastic coach. There are not many coaches like him. … I really respect him, and he respected me because I was a coach. I don't understand why fans hate him."
"I will not boo him," said Elaine McManus of Baton Rouge. "I want LSU to win, but I loved what Coach Saban did for the program."
But many still hate him. A bonfire is planned Friday near campus. Billboards in town advertising the event say, "Welcome back Nick," next to a burning man in a red Alabama shirt. Jacques Berry of Baton Rouge denounces Saban and might adjust his tailgate menu for Saturday's game (CBS, 3:30 p.m. ET).
"I do hate Nick Saban," Berry said. "Maybe we'll throw some wieners into the shrimp pot. It's not crawfish season, you know."
Saban repeatedly said he was not going to Alabama late in 2006 as Miami's coach, but he did. That's called "crawfishing" around here. Less than two years later, LSU's most successful run against Alabama — 5-0 since 2003 — appears in doubt. LSU, 11th in SEC points allowed at 24 a game, is fielding its worst defense since before Saban.
"I can admit that our defensive coaches are not in the same league as Saban," Berry said.
This will actually be Saban's second return to Tiger Stadium. He coached Miami to a win against the New Orleans Saints in 2005, moved because of Hurricane Katrina.
"Very few people booed Saban then," Berry said. "But I would guess that on Saturday, you'll hear more boos directed toward one person than you've ever heard at a sporting event."
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How would constipation cause a urinary tract infection?
My Mom is 88 and has advanced Alzheimers'. Her doctors say her constipation triggers her bladder or kidney infections. I am curious as to how this could happen. Thanks.
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Constipation can increase the chances of bladder infections in two ways. First, if stool gets stuck in the rectum, it inhibits the emptying of the bladder, which can cause some people to retain urine. Urine retention leads to stagnant urine, which is a breeding ground for microbial growth, which will lead to a bladder infection.
The other way that constipation can lead to bladder infections is if someone takes too many laxatives to treat the constipation, they can get diarrhea. Diarrhea stool can easily contaminate the perineal area, since the rectum is only a few inches from the urethra, the opening of the bladder. Also, after female menopause, there is a decrease in the protective normal vaginal bacteria, so if stool bacteria gets into that area it can easily grow and travel into the bladder.
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wow this is a complete merry go-round answer if u do this you'll get that, if you don't do this you'll end up with that. and all that is a UTI which i was talking about that my mom gets constantly at the nursing home geeezzzz. there's no happy ending to UTI's is there????
Actually, recurrent UTI's and constipation can also indicate an insufficient intake of water. This is a problem with seniors, who either forget to drink water, have forgotten how little they have had, or they realize the more they drink, the more they go to the bathroom. All in all, it's a merry-go-round. No easy answers.
To help my father, we have him on stool softeners, have him drink at least 2 bottles of water a day, and on a diuretic.
Hi, I can't get her to drink water at all ..."ive tried bottled water she doesn't like it, she hates the water they have up there...i am lost as to what to do. I've tried flavored water nothing!!! any info/ideas would be great
Does she cough when drinking liquids? You could try mixing a little knox gelatin in, or really, really diluted jello in her favorite flavor and call it a milk shake. She may be from an area where the water was 'unsafe' to drink. Try any clear liquid - broth, iced tea?
Wow Ive been having this problem for 15yrs and Im only 28! I often feel that my bowels get stuck right by my tail bone area. Is that related??? What are your thought about D mannose?
Try filling the water bottles with water that your mom was used to drinking and she may be ok with that. My mom is also in a home and gets uti's, we have to try anything we can think of to help our mothers.
Thank you for confirming what I had noticed with my mother, which is that constipation and UTI's seemed to go hand in hand. When relating this to the doc, she saw no correlation between the two. Now I know it is true! Mother is 91. She now takes Miralax to keep things moving and has not had a UTI in a long time, and she has had a lifetime of both. Miralax is not like ex-lax or even stool softener. She has more normally formed stools and no more problems with things backing up. It is also helpful to use a shower hose to rinse her off in that area, when she is on her standing lift, along with frequent changes in diaoer even if she has not wet, since bacteria can easily form in warm areas.
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Quick and Easy Recipe: Michael's Apple Slice
08/04/2014 , 5:25 PM by elk Kovaricek
This recipe comes from professional organiser Bec Mezzino who shared a recipe on the spot in our CWA segment. It is named in honour of her husband Michael, who apparently has been known to eat a whole batch in one sitting...
4 oz margarine or butter, melted
1 buttercake cake mix (homebrand does the job just fine)
1 cup desiccated coconut
1 300ml tub of sour cream (full cream)
1 400g tin of pie apples cinnamon sugar
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Mix buttercake mix and coconut together and add the melted butter. Press into greased (I also line it) slice tray. Bake at 180C for 20 mins. Be careful not to overcook.
Mix apples and sour cream together, gently so as not to mush up the apples. Pour over the slightly cooled base and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar. Place back into the oven for another 20 minutes. Chill in the fridge until set and then slice (if you slice it warm it can fall apart).
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A man whose neighbour chainsawed through the door of his car at 2am is in a serious condition in hospital with stomach wounds.
The 35-year-old was airlifted to a Brisbane hospital from Inglewood in southern Queensland with major cuts to his stomach, police said.
Police said a neigbourhood dispute had erupted when the injured man was driving along the property fenceline with a friend around 2am today.
The neighbour, 38, allegedly ran towards the car with a chainsaw and cut through the passenger door.
Police said the man had been charged with grievous bodily harm, unlawful wounding and wilful damage and was to appear in Warwick Magistrates Court on November 23.


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Andrew Laidlaw and Moira Kelly - Global gardens of Peace
June 14, 2013 , 3:44 PM by Joanne Woods
Saturday morning regulars will know Andrew Laidlaw, gardening regular who has recently returned from a trip to Gaza to plan and a build a children's garden. Andrew completed the design and installation of The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden in the Royal Botanic Gardens so is rather good at designing these kind of play spaces.
The project was initiated by Moira Kelly AO, International Humanitarian, who put together a voluntary group to create and build gardens and playgrounds for children and their families that have suffered from post war, conflict and poverty. Moira and the volunteers believe it should be the natural birth right of every child around the world to express themselves through their play in safe rich outdoor spaces.
For further information and donations, please visit www.globalgardensofpeace.com
Here are some pictures of the trip
Sharing a coffee with the locals
Planting the olive tree at the hospitol
And here is a lovely video put together by them too!
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Your story brought me to tears. I realise the obstacles in this project are huge on so many levels, which is why this is such an inspiring story! However the views from your block of land are also beautiful. Please make sure people can look outward, to dream and see a better world, as you design this garden, not just inward, within the safety and security of the garden itself. Just like this garden project - we need people globally to look outward towards others, not just inward towards themselves, and we need to give people great visions! Well Done All!
Posted by: Nicola Bussell | June 15, 2013 at 10:28 AM
A word of caution for all those Don Quixotes out there.
While no one would argue that children everywhere should enjoy play in gardens there may be some false premises underpinning this story.
(1) why are there no peace gardens in Gaza? is it possible that the locals teach their children to occupy their time playing war games? is it possible that the local culture is not the same as Australia's.
If you believe that the world is multicultural then one must accept that there are cultures different to ours and that what we believe to be universal may not always apply
(2) Why did the Palestinians trash the greenhouses with multimillion flower industry left intact by the withdrawing Israelis?
(3) How superior are we that we have to show them how to grow plants? the Israelis had the same sandy soil that they made rich. Surely the Palestinians can do the same - if they wanted to. are we going to bring them soil from Australia? Are we going to bring them seedlings? What they have money for rockets but they can't afford to buy a few seedlings?
(4) This might on the surface be a feel good story but just ask yourself whether there is something very odd about the need for us to be bringing a peace park to a society that has institutionalised terror. Ask whether it is a little arrogant on our part to expect that a small garden will turn around an entrenched culture.
Posted by: Adon Emmett | June 15, 2013 at 11:39 AM
this is such a wonderful idea. Couldn't think of better people to be included in setting up the project...yes make it global...~the garden of great hope~
Posted by: Jan Birkett | June 15, 2013 at 09:54 PM
The ggfp is a wonderful idea in theory but badly misconstrues the problems osf Gaza.
Posted by: noah chomsky | June 16, 2013 at 12:06 PM
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We check in with Jack Edwards and get his take on a memorable night at the TD Garden, and an update on the playoff-bound Bruins as well.
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Pretty amazing last night at the garden. Been a pretty amazing a couple of days and hearing the response. From first responders from politicians from leaders. From everybody who has come together from sports teams in town. As an offset the tragedy for Monday no of course not but does it help. For me at least it has Jack Edwards joins us as he does every week -- Jack you were there last night I'm assuming I did not see you -- but I know you were there right. No I was not there are had a prior engagement because it was an NBC game but -- was -- at all with a bunch of hardcore sports fans. He. Social Boston sports for the that would there was tremendous to he would. Which runs and the guests and sort of see it through that prism also we're just. There was tremendous let me you know I everybody had as singles of arms and was really really. Excited about the livable city in the whole region and come together and I've heard from. From phantom presence all over content today you know Canada and the US like. And you know everybody is it is united in this. Nobody's gonna take this sitting down and everybody's to have tea. A very -- answer you. To this cowardly act and it's it's wonderful to see the way people pulled together in the way to stand together and the out it was just emblematic of that. -- Jack did you know anyone who was affected. By the attack or anybody who was in there were some. Some near miss as many people saying I was there are five minutes before I was two blocks -- anybody. In your circle who fits that category. Italian I'm extremely fortunate in that. I have are close friends since high school whose daughter was there about ten minutes or bomb went off and she's direction research work at Harvard and she just happened not to be there at that moment and you know there. There are dozens and dozens of people and and are hundreds of thousands of people who have stories like that and it just makes you. Feel almost guilty for the people who were less fortunate than our -- our. Acquaintances are associates because. It's it's such a horrible cowardly random act of violence that is. Store and quality of life -- itself from so many people -- people. Jack come a huge fan ever and hearing courts I love when he does the National Anthem Michael and I yet discussed that yesterday I like Renee and it's been -- and -- what seems like my entire life so why I am a fan of that. I loved what he did last night -- he said that it was discussed with the team officials at a time and suggested to him and he was a little nervous about it at first but ultimately could not have been happier that it went the way it did it. Is what is written a -- court mean to the Bruins into that entire experience. It for the world war you know you can't imagine that out without him right. And -- of course broadest worksheet and single works fine and so all the way back you have the Boston garden and it's it's hard to. Project. Some -- what it may be like if you ever decides to retire but for all the thousands of times. That he has. All this up for games. It was it's great. -- and his ability -- saying. Perhaps some things to be most remembered for when he's called on and we all hope -- many years from now but perhaps a thing of the most remembered for. When he called on this that I chose not the -- and have. A nations and along. In his -- He can you tell us a little more mean I think we all feel like we know. Brad Marchand just from him on the ice and what appears to be the edge that he plays with -- but I thought he had very. -- very gracious and very gracious gesture. Or he's gonna have his boxers or raffle involved in the proceeds are gonna go to the Richard family. Young -- Richard eight years old lost his life. And putt on Monday. Brad Marchand the man from what you've been able to which you've been able to gather because that that think it it it. There are many many things people have done but this one this one really jumps out of me I think it's. In extremely. Just generous as jitters moved from him. It's sort of the turn -- of so many hockey players because. There is such a violent. And random game of so many circumstances. That. That require them to be almost tribal in -- Willingness to put themselves in harm's way and and perhaps expose others to -- But they are without. Question. And I I accept this. Warm before I became a full time hockey -- they are without questionable. Awful. The most caring. And the athletes who have. Wife and sport in the past perspective. Of any athlete I've ever encountered in my life and I. I don't know the exact reasons for that. But marsh side is guys. You know lives on the wrong side of the edge. Some of the time he's on the -- and it would. Easy. To project. Character deficiencies that a guy who plays the game the way he has played although two of its credit in the -- Julian credit march on has cleaned up a lot. In recent years but he's a very sensitive guy and he's a very. Understanding guy out of what's really important and he is not ever forgotten. That day he came from relatively humble beginnings and is a guy who. Really had to go to work extraordinarily hard. And that he's he's got a good fortune to have generous people all around in this whole life. To impart their knowledge. And that it's time you know. And when he sees people in the -- network sales. It's and and a lot of the stuff that he goes. The Patrice Bergeron does that charge -- -- -- you go right through the role with these guys. Never gets publicized because they don't want it to be publicized they're not doing it for -- they're they're doing it because they want. Something could become of it personally. Not publicly and not that that march and is doing this. And you know it needs to be public because there's a tremendous chance to -- enormous. Amounts of money here. But I I think it's -- that. -- While quality and typical at its. Sort of symbolic -- -- -- field and and that's just part of what makes the -- it's an important part of the African and it's going to make influence. An important device through which a lot of people can begin to heal and and get past that and get on their last. Have you won Iowa bid on that it or rather you wanna be part of the Adam part of the raffle for Brad -- on suite for the first. Game first play off first home playoff game this year. It's that Bruins raffles dot org Bruins raffles dot org Jack just quickly a question -- about last night where the team is that. About the played a heck of a hockey game last night now some of that insurers the emotion some of it is to me the fact that they finally have all their guys back when -- -- team -- Bergeron. With marsh and the and also with with Chris Kelly on the ice they look a lot different than they have for the last month. -- no question they they look better and there was more creativity in the attack is on the we've seen in quite awhile. It was a little bit upsetting to see. Two power play goals allowed because they -- that's probably -- throughout the season. And eight. Mike -- wrote that and underdog made not a mistake when he took the faceoff in the defense is so what Chara was immediately was left. And all who don't and not do is stop the puck out and shark and I'd -- because the vote -- short and that it would have had the defense result faceoff that led to the the game tying goal. I treat that goes to about a mistake and and that's still where liberals are a little bit although there were plenty of hopeful -- I don't know that we can work. At that game as we would look at a regular game because the players were still -- -- emotionally and should have and you know finally just -- We've given -- Buffalo Sabres on agreed. Over the years but. Really really classy stuff. From both quality joined the pros and stick saluted as games. And you know credit certainly goes a lot to Thomas at a -- that was Zdeno -- or against a range that. Obviously you're going to result of the game. And -- even though you have a lot of guys so rim and into each other pretty hard sought after -- and Daniel hi to a former teammates. But once I was on the -- sabres. Exchanging you know. -- at a points at the end of it and now it's as a really good things. They feel about where Milan Lucic is right now looks like. Is it called not happy with them right now or are we -- reading that. Quote then not happy with his structure for quite awhile and quoted in the guy who gets angry guys inputs in the dark counseling -- arteries to do with players. Like Michael Ryder Cup in Montreal. Quote the guy who sees players cutting production problems and tries to figure out how to solve the problem rather than just to run the guy out accounts. Everybody else you know other teachers and immensely talented player and it's plain -- -- he's just that bad -- and and this season has -- over it still salvageable you can still be some very good thing the numbers are gonna look good at the end of the year regardless it is there aren't enough games left. Quote is still determined to find a way to get which each to be. Productive. Nothing has worked so far you know including. The demotion to the fourth line. They can't get there -- -- moving at the right times he's still get caught flat footed the puck keep springing off the stick when he received patent. And things just aren't audience thinks so they're trying desperately. Two. To get back on track and you know maybe that present the sort of -- helps that because maybe they can look Lucic watched couple against NC from self. Maybe how much more time he has to make decisions or how he movies eat better or something like that but. You know which is a really good kid ever since he's got -- Austin and you know he bought this insult you better quote -- to see him do better. Everybody kind of missed shot by. Jack always good to talk to you unfortunately of course it's been a very sad week but glad to see hockey back last night and and I thought it was a very. Positive experience for all of us your boss and and to be their last night was special for me we appreciate don't -- your next week. Aren't there you go there as Jack Jack Edwards he joins us every week brought you -- bread and smoke shop Boston private bank. And by the city of -- credit union -- to react to Tony your calls. 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Once a single screen theater, the Waverly Theatre was subsequently twinned, with the closing and and conversion of the balcony into a second, smaller auditorium in the mid-1980's. It was a funky little two-screen house which was the launching pad of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" as a midnight cult hit in New Yew York.
Before it closed in late-2001, the Waverly Twin featured mostly films that double-run from the glossy and much more charmless United Artists Union Square Stadium 14 at Broadway and 13th Street. The Waverly Twin was also known for showing the occasional low-budget indie or art flick, and hold-overs whose runs had expired at other Greenwich Village theaters.
In June 2005, the Waverly Twin reopened as the three-screen IFC Center screening independent, foreign, documentary, and classic films. On December 4, 2009, two additional screens were opened, for a total of five screens.
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Yes, It was gutted back to the bare brick walls. I saw it being done on a visit I made to NYC in early-2005. Nothing of the original interior decorations were saved.
Thanks Ken Roe, you can see those bare brick walls in auditorium #1. I remember being at the Waverly many years ago, for some reason I remember it being more on the modern side of theatre design.
The rejected expansion rear exterior design can be seen here.
Thanks for that Al, They could make it blend in a little bit better with the existing architecture on Cornelia St. instead of making it look like every other modern building that's built nowadays. Looks like they also wanted to shift the ticket booth over and have it flanked by a set of doors on either side at the front entrance.
The Cornelia Street facade looks like one of the New School's outposts in the West Village. I hope they can make it work – 6 new screens is great (I just hope they're more like the original theaters and not theater #5 – which appears to be getting flipped around in the new design – hopefully that'll will mean a bigger screen. They may want to reconsider how the theaters will be numbered too – it may be a confusing building to navigate with a few theaters downstairs, two theaters upstairs in one part of the building, and a few on floors 2 and 3 in another part of the building (presumably accessed differently – – although maybe not – it looks like they're relocating the elevator).
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I've never been there but after reading many reviews I think I will not attend this theater. Why pay $14+ to see a movie with a small screen, bad ambience and questionable projection. I have a big 80" screen and projector at my home. I went to the Angelika a while back and was not impressed at all, I like Film Forum though.
They should renovate this theater like what they're doing with Landmark's new megaplex and add reserved seating and recliners.
What new Landmark megaplex? are you referring to the 8 screener they announced? A megaplex meant many more screens.
This whole business of reserved seats and recliners is outrageous and pricey.
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This is a discussion on And Everyone Said that I was crazy for carrying a BUG. within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by retsupt99 Third rule, carry a Glock! Unless you own a Sig!...
Wow.... you know firing pins break on expensive pistols too. The best thing one can do is to clean and inspect his side arm every time he/she shoots it. Forget the pencil trick... do this...
Striker type pistols
field strip the gun then take the slide, press in the fire pin stop, then push the striker forward. You can now inspect the tip of the firing pin for damage.
For hammer type pistols...
field strip the gun then take the slide, press in the fire pin stop and use a small dowel or end of a wood q tip to push the firing pin in until you see the tip of the firing pin. You can now inspect the tip of the firing pin for damage.
When I take down the 1911 I also take out the firing pin and extractor to inspect them for wear and/or damage. Part of maintenance is inspection... another part is cleaning... the last part is replacing wear items as a preventative measure (when they wear out)
There is something about firing 4,200 thirty millimeter rounds/min that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Liked it so much I later bought a Sigma 9ve. Another great gun but the trigger was horrible. About an hours worth of trigger work fixed that. Very nice gun. Accurate, high capacity, light weight, great grip etc, etc.
Was that a good enough comment about Sigmas?
A Sigma is nothing but a Glock with a better grip and a more revolver like trigger.
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I've only had one pistol fail me and it was my Jericho 941 in .45ACP. Decocking the gun, disengaging the safety and then trying to fire it causes the hammer to stop at the half-cock roughly 70% of the time. Glad it happened at the range, but it also convinced me that I should carry a bug.
I agree, cant go wrong with a Glock!
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It won't take that much ammo. The Stigma won't make it past the seawater emersion test.
Im not trying to start a Glock vs. Sigma because we all know where that would go. The S&W was a purchase of necessity. If I would have done a little bit of research I would have went with a G23. But the Sigma purchase was one that I will never regret. The strong trigger pull actually makes me shoot other guns better.
the sigma is a $300 pistol... the glock is a $500-$600 pistol depending on where/if you can find it. I find it interesting that sigma haters like to compare their glocks to it... If glock is perfection then why do you have to compare it to a cheap entry level pistol?
The sigma has an incredibly heavy trigger, marginal fit and finish and is quite large. But it is leagues better then a hi point and is a decent, affordable entry level pistol that someone new to the handgun world can walk in and buy without having to drop half a grand.
There is something about firing 4,200 thirty millimeter rounds/min that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I have one and it has never failed to go bang. But then again, ANY weapon can fail at any time. I had a Kimber, CZ and a Para fail to fire over the years.
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Another shoe dropped Wednesday.
Clayton Kershaw — the 25-year-old who was trending toward serving as next offseason's biggest pitching prize — has been locked up by the Dodgers thanks to a landmark seven-year, $215 million contract.
It is a deal worth more than Justin Verlander [1]'s $180 million deal, or the $175 million contract given to Felix Hernandez. He will make an average of $30.7 million per season. It was no surprise. Kershaw is the game's best pitcher already at an almost unfathomable young age.
For the time being, Kershaw's deal is an aberration. Not even David Price [2], who will become a free agent after the '15 season, figures to reach such financial heights considering the Tampa Bay lefty is already 28-years-old.
Jon Lester is another who won't be making Kershaw money. But the Red Sox [3] starter did just potentially make more money because of Kershaw.
With the Dodgers' ace off the market, Lester and Detroit's Max Scherzer [4] head into the 2014 season representing most desirable potential free agent pitchers (with Cleveland's Justin Masterson, the Reds' Homer Bailey, and Kansas City's James Shields [5] just a notch behind).
First off, according to major league source, the Red Sox have not started talks with Lester about a possible extension beyond the 2014 season. All signs continue to suggest negotiations will start once spring training rolls around.
Kershaw's financials aren't likely to sway Lester's market, but the sudden absence of the LA ace on next year's open market is notable. Assuming the Red Sox lefty comes close to his '13 performance, he would now join Scherzer as the two options for teams searching for lock-down No. 1 starters.
One of those teams looking for a No. 1 after '14: The Red Sox. That is unless Lester leaves Scherzer as last man standing.
These are negotiations the Red Sox would seemingly be a bit more aggressive toward than, say, Jacoby Ellsbury [6]. The five-year, $80 million offer extended to the free agent outfielder let a team like the Yankees [7] creep in. It's an approach ' with demand seemingly far outweighing supply ' the Sox might not duplicate with Lester.
"You sit down with your agent, sit down with your family and realize, yeah, there's possibly millions of dollars that you left on the table. But at the same time, you're secure. Your family is secure,' Lester said earlier this offseason on WEEI's 'The Hot Stove Show'. 'You're with the team and you don't have to worry about anything. And the same thing will go here in the next couple months or the next however many months. If you sign a deal before you become a free agent, you're probably most likely leaving money on the table."
Lester might very well give the Red Sox somewhat of a financial break, but that doesn't mean John Henry's team won't have to pay. There is an easy jumping off point for the lefty, with LA's Zack Greinke (3 months older than Lester) owning eerily similar regular season numbers to the Sox' ace without the postseason resume.
Greinke owns a six-year, $147 million deal. So there you go.
While giving a starting pitcher a contract averaging upwards of $20 million a year wouldn't seem to fit the Red Sox' new profile, it is an avenue they might be able to afford to venture down. Kershaw money? No. Greinke's payday? Perhaps.
The reason for the acceptance of a new Lester deal is due to the financial flexibility the rest of the Red Sox' rotation offers. Taking a look at the current group, both Jake Peavy [8] and Ryan Dempster [9] come off the books after '14, while Clay Buchholz [10] is under the Sox' control through '17, never making more than $13.5 million. Also of note is that John Lackey [11]'s number dropping to the major league minimum for the final year under Sox' control, '15.
Then you have pitchers like Felix Doubront [12], Brandon Workman, Allen Webster and Henry Owens who have top-of-the-rotation potential, yet reside years away from their free agent hauls.
Let's say Lester takes a deal averaging $25 million per year for six seasons. For the next four campaigns, the Red Sox' starting staff could very well make up no more than about $45 million in any of those years. That's manageable, especially considering the kind of quality you would likely be getting.
For example, this year's rotation is going to cost the Red Sox slightly more than $65 million for '14. (For what its' worth, the Dodgers' starters will combine for more than $90 million in the upcoming season.)
It remains to be seen how Kershaw exiting next year's free agent class translates. The guess here? In the short-term, the payoff for Lester might be more of a sense of urgency from the Red Sox. And if no resolution is found come next November, those still looking for an ace could push Lester into financial stratosphere closer to Kershaw than the Sox' hurler could have ever imagined.
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'My sense of humor is twisted, and I'm very outspoken, so my performances can easily offend the weak-hearted': An Interview with Juliana Aragón Fatula
Adela Najarro interviewed Juliana Aragón Fatula over at the Letras Latinas blog.
Here Fatula talks about performance as it relates to composition:
Can you elaborate how performance influences what gets written and the process of composing a poem–do you perform all of your poems, some, none?
I perform all of my poems, but I select which poems I'll do at my readings based on my audience. For example, when I'm standing in front of a classroom of children, I change my cuss words to things like monkey-shines, or mother biscuits, because I never curse in front of kids. Adults are fair game, however, and I pretty much use every foul-word I know including some Shakespearean insults I picked up in my research. Sometimes I ask my audience if they want a sad, funny, or nasty poem and they almost always say nasty. So if they ask for "The Colorado Sisters" they know they are going to hear the story about my mother and aunt and their friend, Rosalinda.
A friend once called my work irreverent. My sense of humor is twisted, and I'm very outspoken, so my performances can easily offend the weak-hearted. I write the way I speak. I grew up in a home with both parents cursing in English and Spanish, and it is part of my persona when I'm on stage to use colorful language.
When I'm composing a poem, I always consider my reader and how I can make them feel the emotions. Since some of my poems were originally written for the stage, I've had the chance to hear the feedback from the audiences. I know what works, what makes women laugh, what makes men cry, and I milk it. I live for the applause, and the laughter, that is like money to me. But when I can move grown men to tears with a poem like, "The Hat," I feel successful as a writer. Writing has been healing for me, and I find when I perform my words on stage, they sometimes heal others as well.
If I'd never been a performer, my writing might be even more outrageous, more irreverent; I wouldn't think or worry about speaking the words or standing on a stage in front of an audience and spilling my guts. My writing style has definitely been influenced by my background in theatre. As for composing a poem, my mind is always clicked into the idea that I am writing my own herstory and creating art that will survive long after I'm gone, that fact influences my desire to write, to tell my truth, to leave a piece of me behind for the next generation of Chican@ poets.
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Steven Dixon, born in Rockaway Beach, was a lifelong resident of the Rockaway community. He passed away on February 13, 2002 at the age of 45.
He is survived by his mother, Annie Dixon and a host of other relatives and friends.
Interment under the direction of Jeremiah C. Gaffney's Funeral Home, Inc. was held at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Dorothy Anna Hackett, born in Astoria, was a five year resident of Far Rockaway. She passed away on February 17, 2002.
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Sebastian Vettel returned to the head of the field in the final practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
On Friday Vettel had called on Red Bull "to raise their game" due to a recent dip in form in the last two races, and they did so to such an extent they broke the overnight curfew for the first time this season. Teams are not allowed to work on cars between the hours of 2am-8am, but have four exemptions in case of exceptional circumstances. As Red Bull are determined to keep their noses in front, with Vettel 77 points ahead of his team-mate, Mark Webber, in the drivers' standings, their mechanics are understood to have made wholesale changes to the cars, finally finishing at 3am.
Vettel hit the front in the dying stages of the hour-long session with a time of 1min 21.168sec, knocking Ferrari's Fernando Alonso down to second, the Spaniard a third of a second adrift.
Vettel's time, though, was marginally slower than that of the best set by Lewis Hamilton in his McLaren on Friday at the Hungaroring. After topping the timesheet at the end of both 90-minute practice sessions Hamilton was forced to settle for seventh quickest today, 1.5sec off the pace.
Hamilton effectively blew both attempts at a quick lap towards the end after switching to the faster supersoft tyre. Initially, the 26-year-old overshot turn one, and then the second time around he locked up into the same corner, flatspotting the front-right tyre, incidents he cannot afford to repeat later in qualifying.
His team-mate, Jenson Button, was again third quickest, just under half a second down, with Webber fourth, six-thousandths of a second behind the Briton who this weekend celebrates his 200th grand prix.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg were also ahead of Hamilton, yet expect a different scenario come qualifying, with times expected to be below 80 seconds for the 2.722-mile circuit.
The seven-times champion Michael Schumacher, Vitaly Petrov in his Renault and Paul di Resta in his Force India completed the top 10. At the rear, the Virgin and Hispania Racing cars were considerably off the pace, with Vitantonio Liuzzi again slowest, 6.5secs down.
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Installing Filter on W5A580 (3.7) transmission
Did the transmission fluid change today....boy howdy! Messy as hell. It was my first time.
Anyway, the filter took more force to remove that to install.
I tried everything, but it would just hang loosely.
Filled and drove and drives better than before.
Is there a special way to install the filter?
Like I said it drives fine, just afraid that vibration might cause it to fall out..maybe, it seams to bottom out on the pan.
BTW.. The dipstick 53013577AC worked. Cost me $8. Too bad it does not fit perfectly nor seals like the factory plug. I ended up reinstalling the factory plug.
Re: Installing Filter on W5A580 (3.7) transmission
Oem filter? I don't think the filter can fall out. IIRC it has a little tab on the bottom of it that rests on the bottom of the pan. The only thing I would be worried about is it sucking air from around the connection point....
If it were mine I'd probably pick up another filter and have a "do over".
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Re: Installing Filter on W5A580 (3.7) transmission
The previous filter did the same thing after I removed it.
I saw where the tab would "poke" into the hole, but it did not have a barb or anything to make it stay put.
Don't know man.....all I can say is that when I did mine it was pretty snug. I could rotate the filter a bit but i don't recall it feeling "loose" at all.
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I think I am ok. Maybe lubing up the oring was were I went wrong.
Re: Installing Filter on W5A580 (3.7) transmission
NOPE, lubing up the O-ring is a MUST... NEVER install ANY oring without lube, the way they contact the sealing surfaces when mated together gives them a HUGE tendancy to pull, stretch, roll, tear. it is amazing what just a quick smear of atf will do, my preferance being tranmission assembly goo, its made to not cause problems with seals (rubber) and it is thick and tacky yet lubie... my personal fav.
Re: Installing Filter on W5A580 (3.7) transmission
One week 100 miles...so far so good.
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Balenciaga Resort 2012
So many more designers, so many more presentations, so many more women filling their closets with the clothes; that's the fast track that resort is on, and with the next generation of talents (Ohne Titel and Prabal Gurung) also now throwing its hat into the ring, it's only set to get faster. What this has all meant is that expectations around the clothes have shifted as the glare of the spotlight has hit the season, going from fancified vacation basics to full on major fashion with a capital F, a change made all the more apparent by some pretty elaborate runway shows. (Do designers need to be doing those? If you ask us, hmm, not really, no). Ironically, then, it's the designers hitting the mid-point of that range—desirably wearable season-less clothes treated with invention, wit, and imagination—who are the ones striking the right chord this resort. And no one strikes it more resoundingly than Nicolas Ghesquière at Balenciaga, who worked through some of the emerging directions—athleticism, layering, understated treatment of opulent fabrics—in his usual compelling and original manner.
"Longer than usual, and with more volume," said Ghesquière of his silhouette, which was for the most part built around a somewhat oversized jacket—in papery leather, or caban-style, in a painterly brick print used by Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1961. Add to those easy tunic-like shirts, full skirts that fell in soft folds, tapered pants (look out for those in a glistening metallic finish that appeared like embroidery, or a lightweight tweed), and fabulous square-toed substantial shoes or buckled sandal/boots on high, sculpted Louis heels. (Speaking of accessories, the chunky leather and metal jewelry was kind of fantastic too.) There was also a hint of trompe l'oeil, a reference that can give pause, but here was treated in an assured way—a lean dress that appeared to have a tee underneath, or a tank with a cardigan attached that can be worn so it looks like the sweater is layered over the top, "in classic Jackie Kennedy style," said Ghesquière. And he brought back that eighties eye-shielding accessory, the sun visor, and made it—yes, I know, but really—look like the last word in cool. In other hands, you could have been blinded by a bad ironic wink-wink gesture. But not here. Then again, it's not the first time Ghesquière has left the rest in the shade.
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Have they sold out or just wised up? Wayne Kramer of legendary rock'n'roll radicals the MC5 talks sex, drugs and corporate sponsorship with Guy Blackman.
In 1968 the MC5 were a political animal of a kind previously unknown in rock 'n' roll. They disdained the flowers and sit-in singalongs of their folky predecessors, opting for a more unruly, volatile stance.
Their manager was John Sinclair, radical hippy leader of Detroit's burgeoning anti-war movement. They were the only band brave enough to perform at the Democratic Convention in Chicago that year, high-tailing back to Detroit just before the police moved in to subdue protesters with truncheons and tear gas.
The US Government found the band so unsettling that it made covert surveillance tapes of their performances. Of most concern was the MC5's own political party, modelled on militant African American rights group the Black Panther Party. The White Panthers' motto was more hedonistic, but still revolutionary - "Dope, guns and trucking in the streets".
"The drugs were part of what in those days turned out to be a youthful experimentation," explains MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer (somewhat disingenuously, as it later becomes clear). "And the guns represented our frustration with the direction that the country was going in, the sense that they just weren't listening to us. And they didn't listen to us, until it was too late."
Kramer is obviously still a political animal, and still decidedly anti-establishment. The days of the White Panther Party are long gone, but Kramer keeps active as a member of Punk Voter, run by Fat Mike of long-running punk band NOFX, and Axis Of Justice, an anti-Bush organisation begun by members of System Of A Down and Audioslave.
He sees very clear parallels between the MC5's original political climate and today's war-torn world. "It's very discouraging. You'd think we would have learned something by history, and we haven't. Or at least this administration hasn't. Why is it that after 8000 years of Buddhist and Hindu thought, 3000 years of Judaeo-Christian and Islamic thought, which all say the same thing - that love conquers hate, and do unto others as you would have them do unto you - there's still always a war, always genocide?"
Certainly it was about sex. That's at the core of much of what rock'n'roll is, why guys play in bands in the first place.
Politics may be an unavoidable part of modern life, but they have always combined awkwardly with great rock 'n' roll. As Kramer discusses the third element of his band's now infamous motto, he reveals a simpler, less rhetoric-driven side to the MC5.
"It's an expression that we threw around, it was kind of an ideology, but if you want to go a step below that and say what was really going on, certainly it was about sex. That's at the core of much of what rock 'n' roll is, why guys play in bands in the first place."
The MC5 toyed with militant politics, guns, communal living and ten-point manifestos, but they were first and foremost a sweaty rock 'n' roll band - and a very, very good one at that.
Wayne Kramer, afro-haired vocalist Rob Tyner, lean and introspective rhythm guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis and drummer Dennis Thompson came together with an intuitive intensity that has rarely been matched.
The MC5's three albums are all genuine classics. 1968's Kick Out The Jams is a righteous live firestorm from the most controversial band in America. In an abrupt turnaround, 1970's Back In The USA is almost the prototypical power-pop album, filled with infectious good-time anthems. Their swansong, High Time, ambitiously embraces the band's passion for the free jazz of John Coltrane and Sun Ra.
For their uncompromising music alone, the MC5 deserve always to be remembered, but the accompanying story is so compelling that the music sometimes gets overshadowed.
The MC5 were hastily dropped by their original record label Elektra after they took out an ad in a Detroit music paper abusing Hudsons, the US department store that refused to sell Kick Out The Jams.
Manager John Sinclair was arrested in 1969 and sentenced to nine years' jail for possession of two joints. After their second label Atlantic let them go in 1972, the band spiralled downwards into despair, rivalry and addiction. Kramer's and Davis's drug habits so took hold of their lives that they both ended up spending time in jail, Davis for possession and Kramer for dealing.
Kramer jokes darkly about the experience. "They made a believer out of me! I will not deal drugs to anyone again in life. They convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is wrong to do. Do not steal, do not do drugs, do not rustle cattle and do not molest children. Actually I never molested children, or rustled cattle."
It could be seen as ironic that a band once known for their radical politics has now reformed under the moniker DKT/MC5 (minus Tyner and Smith, who both died during the '90s) to play a series of karaoke-style shows featuring celebrity guest vocalists such as Evan Dando and Mudhoney's Mark Arm.
What's more, their original reunion in London last year was sponsored by jeans giant Levi's, who recently licensed the band's logo for a clothing line. This has led to such unlikely spectacles as Jennifer Aniston wearing an MC5 T-shirt in an episode of Friends, and Justin Timberlake sporting his own on the cover of UK magazine Vibe.
Ardent fans have voiced their outrage at what they see to be an inexcusable sellout, but Kramer laughs off such self-righteous indignation - and in doing so gives away a key to the true politics of the MC5.
"The truth is, if you are an artist, you do what you have to do to get your work exposed. This was always the way MC5 did things, right from the beginning. This criticism is nothing new. We were criticised for not being revolutionary enough for the revolution right from the beginning. That's not the hill to die on, they are always going to criticise you.
"There's a prayer I use, and the prayer says, 'If you succeed, you will win some false friends and some true enemies. Succeed anyway'."
The DKT/MC5 play The Palace on Friday, July 23, with special guest vocalists Evan Dando, Mark Arm and Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek. Tel: 132 849.
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In a ceremony at the Sikorsky exhibit yesterday, the company celebrated its 90th anniversary in homage to its founder and aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky. The crowd of some 300 at Booth No. C5028 listened to Sikorsky's story in his own words, words that still resonate in the industry and that included the admonishment, "In aviation, use the word 'impossible' with the greatest care." Sikorsky president Mick Maurer concluded the ceremony by offering his own view of the future, saying the obligation of Sikorsky over the next 90 years is to continue to push the boundaries. A raffle at the ceremony gave examples of Igor Sikorsky's famous fedora to 10 visitors, including 10-month-old Melinda Pinion and mother Lorie, above..
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