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The pitching has taken a turn for the worst. Their ERA is now 4.32 and that's third from the bottom in the NL. Only the Cubs and Astros have worse ERAs. And while he's not THE problem, Aroldis Chapman fell off of a cliff and he's now on the disabled listed after a few rough outings where he couldn't find the plate. Let's hope he comes back ready to blow that fastball by some hitters.
The good news is, the Reds offense is still humming. Joey Votto continues to rake and then Jay Bruce is finally looking like he's coming into his own. Throw in an effective Brandon Phillips and you have quite an impressive trio of hitters in the middle of the lineup.
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The Nonsense, and Danger, in Blaming Sarah Palin
If there's one thing we learned from the awful shooting in Tucson on Saturday, in case we didn't know already, Sarah Palin makes some liberals completely lose their minds. It was about 10 minutes after the shooting was announced that Markos Moulitsas of the liberal website Daily Kos, last seen advancing political discourse by writing a book comparing conservatives to terrorists, linked to a map on the Sarah Palin website which featured crosshairs "targeting" Gabrielle Giffords' district in the last election. Obviously, then, Sarah Palin was responsible for the shooting.
Clearly, the shooter was a Tea Partier, a Palin-ite and had followed Palin's direction to kill her political opponents. The fact that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the Democratic Leadership Council had both used similar bulls-eye imagery on their election maps, and the DLC actually referred to targeted districts as "enemy territory", was ignored.
It was one thing for Moulitsas to push this ridiculous line of attack — his bread and butter is unreasonable attacks on Republicans which fire up the crazies on his site — but even those previously considered "reasonable" liberals jumped on this meme. It was truly frightening how the mob mentality took over. On Twitter, Facebook and blogs everywhere, Palin-haters delighted in blaming this tragedy on the woman they despised. It brought out the worst in the political left. While people lay dying they pushed this story with hateful glee. They didn't seem to notice, as they complained about "rhetoric," that their own rhetoric had taken a turn for the crazy.
When information slowly seeped out about the shooter: that he believed in mind control, that he thought the world would end in 2012, that his favorite readings included the Communist Manifesto, nobody apologized for their horrific rush to judgment. Instead, these same people, who all but accused Sarah Palin of murder, doubled down on their off-base conclusion and blamed "the culture of violence" advanced by Palin and her map.
It didn't matter that they were wrong. All that mattered was that Sarah Palin would be responsible for the murders. It's not the first time the left has behaved like this. A Census worker was found dangling from a tree so the left concluded it was the crazy right-wingers who hate the government who hung him. When it was ruled a suicide, no one apologized for these accusations. When a bomb was discovered in Times Square, people including Mayor Bloomberg, speculated that perhaps it was planted by a Tea Partier upset about the healthcare bill. When it turned out to be your usual, run-of-the-mill Islamic terrorist, no one apologized for being so wrong.
Going back a little further, liberals spread the message far and wide that the D.C. sniper was a lone gunman, a right-wing nut with a vengeance against the government. It turned out to be an extortion plot. D.C.-based attorney and blogger Gabriel Malor spent Sunday morning tweeting other examples: the IRS plane crasher who quoted the Communist Manifesto, the Pentagon shooter who was a 9/11 conspiracy theorist, the University of Alabama shooter who voted for Obama — all of these were blamed immediately on conservatives, and the list goes on and on.
The difference with Saturday's shooting is that the liberals making all the previous accusations went quiet when it turned out they were wrong. But now those who publicly accused Sarah Palin of facilitating murder aren't backing away despite the evidence mounting that they were mistaken. While previous conspiracy theories vaguely blamed conservatives and the conservative movement, Saturday's mistaken ideas on what propelled the shooter had a target every liberal loves to hate: Sarah Palin. They're not letting it go, they don't care that they're wrong, if it means taking down Sarah Palin they'll do and say anything, continue to push a story which makes no sense. (What if it turns out the shooter never saw Palin's map? What if his politics leaned left? What if he hated Congresswoman Giffords for something other than her politics? Do any of these questions matter?)
As one Democratic operative anonymously admitted to Politico: "They need to deftly pin this on the Tea Partiers...Just like the Clinton White House deftly pinned the Oklahoma City bombing on the militia and anti-government people." People are saying this, out loud, with no shame. People are dead and operatives are talking about who to "pin" this on and they don't mean the shooter.
James Delingpole sums it up for the Telegraph in Britain: "If anyone is gloating about the suffering and death inflicted on Congresswoman Giffords and her entourage, it most certainly isn't her opponents in the Tea Party. It's all those unprincipled grievance mongers on the liberal-left."
Something is really wrong with the country and it has nothing to do with Sarah Palin.
Born in the Soviet Union and raised in Brooklyn, Karol Markowicz is a public relations consultant in NYC and a veteran of Republican campaigns in four states. She blogs about politics at Alarming News and about life in the city with her husband and baby at 212 Baby. She can be followed on Twitter.


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IT Process Automation (ITPA) can help you manage your IT landscape more efficiently and eliminate error prone manual steps. Done right, it can improve your IT processes immensely and return measurable value to your business. Here are 7 things you need to know about ITPA.
What is IT process automation?
IT process automation is the creation of automated workflows across the 6 traditional IT functions of job scheduling, managed file transfer, run-book, application release, virtualization management, and application process. The goal of ITPA is to reduce or eliminate time-consuming and error-prone manual processes and increase business value.
Is my business a good candidate for ITPA?
Business to consumer companies in industries such as Financial Services, Retail, and Healthcare are generally good candidates for ITPA as they have many repeated workflows that are important to keeping the website up, high-volume transactions flowing smoothly and brand image intact.
How should I get started?
In each of the 6 traditional IT functions (job scheduling, managed file transfer, run-book, application release, virtualization management and application process), there are a few specific workflows that can be targeted as the technical and economic proving ground. Typically, workflows fall into three categories: supply-chain, customer-facing and internal. It is typically best to pick 3-5 workflows all in one category. Measuring process improvements by tying them to business workflow value is the key to communicating scope and value to the organization. Without making this connection, projects and work tend to be viewed as technical activities only. By focusing on this connection, you can succeed both within one of the 6 areas of automation and more importantly across them.
How do I measure the business value of IT process automation?
Business process value can be measured in 5 ways: speed, quality, cost, reliability, and agility. As an example, a company employed application release automation and now their web application can be updated twice a week instead of twice a month and improving site uptime to 99.98%.
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Good candidates for ITPA are multi part workflows/business processes that cut across several applications. These workflows are typically fairly regular and important the operation of the business, therefore, they must be free from human-based error or delay. Bad candidates are highly-complex, sporadic workflows. It's typically not worth the time and effort to automate this type of process.
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IT productivity value can be measured in IT staff time saved and overall number of processes supported, and/or tasks executed. A recent Forrester survey of 472 IT leaders revealed that 70% used workload automation to free up the time of 10 or more people. Another way to view the benefit is your ability to re-purpose talented IT resources from tactical duties to more strategic projects.
For a real life example of potential error cost, just consider some of the recent financial industry outages making headlines of late such as the Knight Capital Group glitch that cost them an estimated $440 million or the Royal Bank of Scotland mishap that lead to an estimated $250 million in reparation damages.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — After the 2010 season, Texas coach Mack Brown said he wouldn't ever take another win for granted.
That motto was likely tested Saturday, when the Longhorns escaped an upset attempt marred by sloppy execution on both sides of the ball, pulling out a 21-17 win over previously 1-6 Kansas, thanks to a touchdown pass from backup quarterback Case McCoy to D.J. Grant with 12 seconds left.
Kansas has won just one conference game in the last three years, and the last time the Jayhawks beat a current Big 12 team was Oct. 10, 2009. That didn't stop the Jayhawks, whose lone win this season came over FCS opponent South Dakota State, from putting one heck of a scare into the Longhorns and firing up the Mack Brown detractors who have been more vocal of late.
"You all [the media] always talk about losses," Brown said, when asked if he ever thought about the implications of losing to Kansas. "I don't. What I thought about was it's so similar to 2004, and the 2004 team ended up the the Rose Bowl."
That 27-23 win over a 3-6 Kansas team propelled the Longhorns to the BCS game and a BCS National Championship a year later. Vince Young led Texas back from two scores down, hitting Tony Jeffery with a 21-yard touchdown pass with 11 seconds remaining.
McCoy isn't Vince Young. But on Saturday, neither was he David Ash, who was pulled after going 8-for-16 for 63 yards and two interceptions.
"I asked Bryan [Harsin], and Bryan said 'yes sir, I'm ready to go with a change,'" Brown said. "We both agreed … and I thought Case was prepared. He gave us the little momentum that we needed to get it turned in the right direction."
Any impact McCoy made on the first drive was purely psychological. The Longhorns ran the ball on all seven plays, with McCoy's biggest play coming on a short flip to Marquise Goodwin on a jet sweep. Goodwin took the sweep 41 yards, flipping the field. Goodwin also received a handoff three plays later, taking that one 11 yards for the game-tying touchdown.
But the Longhorns needed McCoy's arm to pull out the win. After Kansas picked a field goal with 2:28 remaining, Texas started its drive at the Longhorn 30. Three downs and a near-interception throw later, Texas faced a fourth-and-six. That's when McCoy connected with best friend Jaxon Shipley for an 18-yard gain and a first down. Two plays later, Mike Davis ran a double-move and McCoy hit him for a 39-yard pass down to the three. After two runs, McCoy faked to the back and lofted a pass to a wide-open Grant for the game-winning score.
"Case came in the huddle and said 'Let's go. The game's not over. We still have a chance,'" said running back Johnathan Gray. "We found it deep down inside and came out with a win."
That pass allowed Texas to avoid an upset to a team picked to lose by 19 points. But this wasn't just a case of the Longhorns coming out flat. In fact, they couldn't have asked for a better start. Texas forced a three-and-out, then used a 31-yard Gray run to set up an eventual touchdown for Joe Bergeron.
"We came out and it was too easy," Brown said. "Three and out and all of a sudden a quick score. And [we] probably relaxed and didn't give Kansas the respect that they're due. Because this isn't the Kansas team we played last year."
The Longhorns didn't score again until the fourth quarter, while the Jayhawks quickly found their sea legs. Kansas dominated on the ground, with James Sims rushing for 139 first-half yards and Christian Matthews and Tony Pierson chipping in touchdown runs of 15 and 11 yards.
The defense rebounded in the second half, only allowing 75 yards and three points the rest of the way. That left Texas in a position to come back after making the quarterback switch.
"It just came down to if we want to be the defense that we talk about, then we had to change our mentality … and start getting some stops," said defensive end Alex Okafor, who besieged his teammates to have more accountability.
Okafor was arguably the Longhorns' star of the day, making 11 solo stops and 13 total tackles, including a stop in the backfield and a forced fumble, while fellow senior Kenny Vaccaro chipped in 10 tackles and a tackle for loss. Offensively, Gray rushed for 111 yards.
Sims finished with 176 yards for the Jayhawks, who only threw nine passes, including two desperation plays at the end.
"The objective is to win, and I'm glad we won," Brown said.
"They're going to beat somebody here," Brown said of Kansas. "I'm just glad it wasn't us."
Brown admitted that the Longhorns, now 6-2 and 3-2 in the Big 12, couldn't have that kind of effort and expect to win any more games. That includes next week's opponent, Texas Tech, which lost this weekend at Kansas State.
"I'm very excited that we won the game. It was really, really hard to win this game and it can give this team and this staff so much confidence moving forward to play poorly most of the game and win," Brown said. "That is when you get better, believe it or not, not the blowouts. The blowouts, you walk out and feel too good about yourself.
"One like this, we have a win," Brown said, "and we have their attention next week. And that's about as good as it gets."
TEXAS — Joe Bergeron 3 run (Anthony Fera kick), 10:53 1Q
Kansas — Christian Matthews 15 run (Nick Prolago kick), 12:06 2Q
Kansas — Tony Pierson 11 run (Prolago kick), 7:16 2Q
TEXAS — Marquise Goodwin 11 run (Fera kick), 9:41 4Q
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MP5 it's not, but not a bad little trunk gun!! How well does it shoot!
This is a discussion on KelTec Sub 2000 56K Beware within the Defensive Rifles & Shotgun Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; It's no AR or AK, but it sure is neat. It oozes of ugliness and simplicity. The thing is an ugly dukling, is 1/2 the ...
It's no AR or AK, but it sure is neat. It oozes of ugliness and simplicity.
The thing is an ugly dukling, is 1/2 the cost of a cheap plinking AR, and can be had in 9mm Para and .40 S&W configurations. It can be had to accept Glock, H&K, Sig, S&W, or Beretta mags. This particular one is chambered in 9x19, and is designed to take Glock 17 mags. It can also be had to accept Glock 19 mags for the 9mm.
Well, the Glock 19 model is almost impossible to find, and I'm not going to pay somebody with a used G19 model $50 over retail for it shipped. The G17 model can be found, albeit rarely, but it can be found for $290-$320 plus shipping. This one cost me $351 when it was all said and done including taxes. As a forewarning, they do state pretty clearly in the manual to avoid aluminum cased ammo. As a nifty little thing, they also have an energy vs. trajectory vs. range chart as well, and with 115 grain +p it approaches .357 mag power levels at close quarters. Not bad, and you can buy 2000 rounds of 9mm for about $300 - sounds like a better social tool deal than an AR to me being a college student.
This morning I went ahead and chopped the grip to accept glock 19 mags. Anybody who is wanting to do this - look at the screw lowest in the grip - you have to trim up to that point to fit a G19 mag. The sights are a bit crude, but more than acceptable for it's intended mission. It really will be a nice BUB gun or trunk/glove box gun, and can fit inside of a briefcase easily. The one major warning - when shooting, don't shoot for precision by holding the stock into your shoulder. The bolt handle will get your hand pretty good. It also does not have a last shot bolt hold open - you can manually lock the bolt back by pulling the handle back and moving it slightly to the side. You can still find, on occasion, the predecessor to this gun, the Sub9, which is mostly aircraft grade aluminum, about 2-3 times more expensive when new, but does have the last shot bolt hold open. The gun weighs about 4 pounds or so, and has an ok trigger on it. All in all, I don't think you can get much better for $350ish and a semi auto carbine.
simple blowback design+operating/bolt handle
the parts - told you it was simple!
the parts as they go into the gun
shorter forearms are available, as well as a scope mount that allows folding with the scope still attached.
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chopped with the G19 mag, slightly flared mag well
the G19 and the folding carbine - that takes the same mags as the pistol
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"Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
MP5 it's not, but not a bad little trunk gun!! How well does it shoot!
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I'll let you know in about 2 weeks.
When spring finally comes (there's a good 6" of snow on the ground right now - and it's March), I'm not expecting anything more than minute-of-man at 100 yards. 25 yards and in - should be pretty good.
~Mike F.
"Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
I've had this Beretta grip Sub-2000 for a while now, but wanted to add a red-dot (never got comfortable with the original sights). Since the Subbie is a folder, I wanted something that would be removable for folding, but would retain zero between uses.
The folding scope mount Keltec offers wasn't an option as it only accomodates 1" scope tubes & the spacing is all wrong for a red-dot. I had seen a posting from someone who said they had used a Weaver Converta-mount intended for a Mossberg 500 on theirs & decided to try that route myself ... anyway, this is my implementation of the Mossberg 500 version Weaver Converta-mount on my Sub-2000.
I used stainless hardware for the attachment. 8/32 allen head screws and nylon insert lock nuts with washers.
I considered a few ways to handle dealing with the compound slope of the forestock (life would be too easy if it was straight & square). I even played around with using aluminium tape to build up a shim for the difference. I ended up falling back to a more simple approach. I used thin washers between the base plate and forestock on three of the four mounting screws (one on top rear & lower front, and two on the top front). The result is completely firm.
I think the alignment looks pretty good. I'll have to wait until some better weather permits a range trip for zeroing to see how well it really works...
It still folds fine with the scope rail dismounted.
followup: finally got out to the range to try things out. Zeroed without much trouble (Yay!) and holds the zero between dismounts & remounts.
These pics are a before & after dismout/remount of the scope rail with attached red-dot ....
Nick - nifty looking setup there.
~Mike F.
"Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
~Mike F.
"Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
is a .40 less desireable than a 9mm for this gun? I keep hearing how the 9mm is rare?
.40 is more of a punch - but I think it comes down to cost of shooting in the end.
Although I would LOVE to see a .45 ACP version, hint hint KelTec.
~Mike F.
"Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
+1 on the .45ACP version, but i would still consider buying one of the 9mm models just for kicks or an occasional IDPA carbine match or two.....
"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined". - Patrick Henry
+1 on a .45 version using 1911 mags ...
~Mike F.
"Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
For those of you that were looking for the youtube video, I yanked it - I finally figured out how to the the volume loud enough to actually hear!
YouTube - KelTec Sub2000 Review.
There's the link to the new one. I'll have up reviews of some handguns, long guns, and a holster in the next few days as well.
~Mike F.
"Quemadmoeum gladuis neminem occidit, occidentis telum est."
I made a little compendium of Sub-2000 info here:
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Did everyone had a great weekend? Me, it was okay because I finish reading Justice League Beyond: Konstruction. Then I watched UFC on FOX 10. Which I missed out on some of the fights because I went out for an hour walk at the beach. Not only I missed some of the fights, but some of the rounds in the main event because I was So tired out from the walk...I slept for a couple of minutes. But, the main event between Josh Thomson and Ben Henderson it was a boring fight because its mostly grappling and taking guys to the ground than striking. I also watched Justice League: War on youtube before its release date and I'm going to review it...Starting now with Konstruction
Justice League Beyond: Konstruction
In this story. Which takes place in the future, The vicious criminal cult Kobra brainwashed Justice league member Micron into stealing the components the components needed to raise an ancient god of destruction. Prompting the League to team up with enemies on apocalypse and other groups of defenders to fight this unstoppable force. Also you will learn what happened after the event of the final episode of Justice league unlimited and the fate of Green Lantern John Stewart and Hawk girl and the origins of future league members such as War Hawk and Aqua Girl.
Justice League War
In this new movie based on the New 52. The plot is pretty much the same as the first volume of the comic. But the dialogues of the characters...They were corny and they aren't the same as we Knew them in previous incarnations such as Doom, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies etc. Superman they made him act like a jerk when he first confronted Batman and Green Lantern. Batman he wasn't the Batman we came to love from the animated series and Justice League because in the scene where Flash greets him he shook his hand and Batman doesn't shake hands with anyone because he doesn't trust anyone. Especially super powered beings. I would rate this movie a 6 because of the action. Good thing Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly didn't get involved with the movie because it would have ruined there image.


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Hi. I'm a new guy here. I am a resident of California and recently got an Arizona CCW. I would like to get other non-resident permits and wonder which states to go to. I would like to have a CCW for as many states as possible.
As everyone knows a CCW is difficult in California. I had a California CCW in the early nineties as I was able to squeeze one out here in San Diego because I was a physician (late nights on the road, etc.). The clerk at the sheriff's office started to balk at each renewal since "self defense without a reason" is not good enough. Do you believe it was a clerk?!! The hoops became such a hassle that I gave up. They made me get letters from president of the medical group and several other administrators (I work in a 300+ doctor group), and they started to balk about "liability".
Is there much going on in California to make it a "shall issue" state? I won't hold my breath with the current administation, but(believe it or not) they are probably going to pass a law saying that being a state politician is an indication of need!!! I belong to the NRA and the CRPA, but don't see a whole lot happening in this regard.
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We here at PHR want to give you what you want, but since we're not clarvoinat it's a challenge sometimes.So, what type of tech stories would you like to see? More install pieces or theory type topics?Also, do you like seeing a mix of higher end and budget minded cars and parts?Thoughts?
There are many of us trying to run pretty serious stuff on the street. We use 500+" big blocks etc. Most use solid roller cams. The trick is trying to get it to live. We all fight the issues of roller lifter life. There is always talk about Schubeck stuff...but no one really uses it. Too many bad stories out there. Neat idea...just no one wants to be the guinea pig.So how bout some articles where you take a big inch 540+ motor..there are a lot of them out there.....and run a bunch of cams through it. Like use the normal .700+ lift stuff we all use along with good aluminum heads, 11.0 compression, Dominators etc.But them run a bunch of solid flat tappets...like the old ZL-1 cam or L-88...that we all know live a long time. Or go through the Crane or Isky or Lunati catalog..they have quite a few .650-.680 lift flat tappets. Run them and lets see what the real power loss is along with stuff like idle vacuum etc.Talk to Comp about hardened cores etc, pressurized EDM flat tappet lifters and get an idea how long they could live. Maybe the beehives will help flat tappets too?The idea is to take a 775-800 hp pump gas motor and see how bad it hurts it and what you could do to get it back. Maybe better/bigger heads compliment a milder cam?Same kind of stuff with intakes etc.We don't all go around corners!!JIM
Here's another selfish one...but one I think people could learn from.There are quite a few higher HP stick shift cars running around. Once you hit a certain point, you have to deal with clutch management.Maybe hook up with Mcleod and get a 600HP+ car and some slicks and a decent suspension and go through setting up and tuning a "soft lok" type clutch at the track. There are quite a few folks using them on the street (Mustang dudes) and they might be a way to help hook up drag radials etc.Make some runs with various launch rpms...really cool if you got someones car with a data logger to show clutch slip as you adjusted it. Bound to be someone who will volunteer their car if they can get a brand new clutch/flywheel assy when they are done. Plus get to spend the day with a clutch guru and get their car sorted out.JIM
I second both replies.. I would like to hear more about making a large solid roller live on the street, also how a 1050 Dominator fares versus a 1000 cfm 4150 style on the street and at the track.. 750 hp is the new hot street machine hp number because all three marques have kits to put their big blocks into the 500" territory, and there are heads for each to support the airflow needed while maintaining a streetable compression. I would also like to see auto trans tips for 700+ lbft motors.. It would also be great to see these engines planted in familiar cars, and how the average rodder can set the chassis up for these Godzilla style engines without resorting to back halving or tubbing. Thanks!Jim W
Did you know that all of our 2005 Engine Masters competitors (509-inch limit) used a Dominator-style carb--except for the winner, Lennert Bergquist? He used a Holley 850-cfm 4150 and made 844 hp.
Yeah that was pretty neat. I don't think there is as big a difference these days as there once was between 4500's and 4150's. The small base ones have gotten much better.But I still run a homebuilt/modified 1050 Dominator on my street car. Works great.In fact we just did a back to back test at the track on a beautiful $1300 AED 1150 Dominator on my car....slowed down .1 and .5 mph no matter what we did.Glad I borrowed it to test before I convinced myself I needed to buy a new trick one!!JIM
Wasn't it actually a 1000hp modified by Taco?It does raise a question as to the real king in the 500" streetable range of engines.. How would each actually work in a car, on the street and on the track?Jim W
We'll never know that. It's hard enough to get 50 guys to build, ship and test engines. Putting them all in cars and testing them wouldn't be possible.We are doing more street-friendly engines this year. CR is limited to 10.5:1 and octane is still 91. These are also 434-inch motors; big-block and small-block are both allowed. It should be pretty neat having big-blocks and small-blocks face-off against each other. We're guessing all competitors are going to want to wither sell them to their customers or put them in cars of their own.
I understand, and that isn't the spirit of the event, it's purely dyno-racing and while you can't directly translate what works in the ultra controlled environment of the dyno cell to the street, you can see the outer limits and maybe pick a builder to take you there.There are tightly regulated events that take care of what works "out there" but they rarely go into enough depth about the cars and combinations that win.. It would be interesting to make an All-Stars list of past podium finishers for "in car" testing though.. Jim W
I like some of the restrictions you put in place this year. It makes it slightly more relevant. I always get interesting info from the writeups, but it was getting insane. A group of us toured Comp Cams a while back and when asked about the cams used, they all just laughed. Some of those grinds are a LOOONNGGG way from what would be considered able to live very long at all. But hey,,they do make power!!My gut tells me we will see engines built along the lines of the 9.0 restricted roundy rounder motors, but much crazier due to no need to last very long.. They may be 9.0 compression, but the cams used and the headflow will have them detonating also. We'll just see shorter more aggressive insane cams with incredible lift. The trick will be to balance when it happens and when the VE begins to get real good!Looking forward to the results.Let's get Vizard to build one!! JIM
I believe there are lift limitations in place for 2006. If not, we'll have to look at that for next year. It's very easy to verify in competition.
Steve , you know me from LS1tech which leads us to an area a lot of folks find interest in :the LS1 and swaps. Why not do a 3rd gen F-body LS1 swap article? The cars are cheap and plentiful , a lot of readers could afford to do a swap of this nature , it would make for a good read. Heck , I could even sweeten the deal and let you guys finish my convertible project that I can't seem to find time to do anything with.( you gotta give it back when you're done , though,) I've got just about every part for it , right down to the nuts and bolts. Interested? Hit me up!Also, for all the hate mail you get , I really like the Pro Touring /G Machines coverage you have. Building cars the way the factory SHOULD have if they had the technology back then has a definite extreme coolness factor.Count me on the props side for that.
I glanced through the rules again...I didn't see anything limiting lift.We're going to see some FUN cams again this time!!"90 minute wonders!!"Just kidding..it's fun to see what works. Actually it's very interesting to see the big spreads in results from combos with very similar looking cams etc. Goes to show there is more to it than the .050 and lift numbers as well as you have to put together the whole combo. You can get two very similar results from vastly different parts combos as well as vastly different results from very similar combos.JIM
Even if lift is limited, there will be roller cams with steep enough lobes that the lifter breaks contact at the nose and gains a couple hundredths over measurable lift. And since they don't have to live very long, the unhappy harmonics won't really be an issue (they'll just go through lots of valvetrain pieces in testing). These "limited" competitions really bring out the creativity in folks.The old sayng holds true, it's not what's IN the rules that matters..I've always been amazed at just how much the porting approach can effect the power curve when the differences are in the tenths of an inch..Jim
Loft? I know loft is a very real thing in something like pro stock but if let's say lift is limited to .650" could there be any significant loft under these circumstances?


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Fox News anchor Geraldo Rivera appeared on the June 15 edition of "Fox and Friends" to blast the organized left wing campaign against Fox News. After discussing Angelina Jolie's banning of Fox News from her premier of "A Mighty Heart," Geraldo moved on to blast the far left blogs, and some Democrats, particularly John Edwards, who willingly followed. Geraldo could not resist to express his loathing of immigration enforcement and expressed outrage that some Democrats "go over and kiss CNN's a**" when they have enforcement proponent Lou Dobbs.
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STEVE DOOCY: Moving on, we've got some other stuff to talk about. Yesterday, we revealed that Roger Friedman from Foxnews.com said that Fox News Channel was banned from the red carpet at the premier of Angelina Jolie's brand new movie. You were at the premier on the red carpet.
GERALDO RIVERA: I was shocked when I heard the controversy that Angelina apparently had gone off on this rant and wanted to ban the news channel and all of the Fox affiliates as well from covering "The Mighty Heart"[sic] the opening. I was shocked, because she could not have been nicer to my wife, Erica, and to me, walking the red carpet. Just the way things worked out, we got there late. They had already walked the red carpet. We didn't even know it, so then we walked the red carpet and the lights went off. And then at the end of the red carpet, Angelina and Brad were there talking to the producers of the movie. And she saw me, came right over. She shook Erica's hand. People took pictures. I don't know if you have any. But she shook Erica's hand and they started talking about babies. We all five– you know– we have five children, she has five children.
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RIVERA: Of course she did. You know, I think that, you know, what worries me about some of the far left attack against the Fox News Channel is that they are stereotyping. Our network is as diverse, we have just as many different opinions on different issues as any other network. We are a mature network, we report, you decide. And I think that for people to get people like John Edwards to fall into this kind of– It's like the worst kind of stereotyping. It's--
GRETCHEN CARLSON: Yeah, but it's not new. I mean, you know, so we hear that Angelina Jolie may have done this. I mean, you're talking about the Democrats, some of them say they won't even debate on the Fox News Channel.
RIVERA: I think that's a form of censorship. For instance, you know how I feel about this immigration issue and they go on CNN. CNN has Lou Dobbs. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, he's done more to encourage anti-immigrant violence than anybody. If you start reviewing a news entity saying "I'll never give the 'New York Times' an interview, I'll never give the 'New York Post' an interview," what you are trying to do is manage your own image. You're trying to manage the news in a way that is as odious as any censor. So I don't know what happened with the Angelina Jolie thing. She and Brad Pitt again could not have been nicer to my wife and me. But if they are going down that same sorry path, all I'm going to say is that a lot of people consider me a liberal and all the rest of it. I will condemn that behavior. That is censorship. It is as odious as if some far right-wing person did it, and it is as unacceptable and I just won't stand for it. And I'm telling you, a lot of people feel the way I do about this. A lot of people want to know why they go over and kiss CNN's a** when they have been so anti-compassionate on this issue of immigration and Latin people, Latino people, Hispanic people in this country. And, you know, this thing cuts both ways. Beware the censor because it's just as, as despicable and unacceptable on the left as it is on the right.


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Dr. Brian Retherford MD Patient Reviews
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1.0 of 5
August 15th, 2015
less than impressed!
1.0 of 5
March 13th, 2015
this provider has been my daughters OB, this is her first baby. this provider has cancelled numerous appts with her, she has gone 2 months without seeing him. never once at any of her appts have they checked her urine (which is an every appt test that should be done to check for proteins, sugar, infection) he is not informative. he is rude, abrupt. told her one time while trying to cancel yet another appt, :well, i just hate for us both to waste a trip in just to listen to the heart beat" asked her if anyone at her work has a doppler that could listen!! my daughter went to her appt the other day, she is 33 weeks pregnant. her legs, ankles and feet are so swollen she can barely walk, she had to "make" them do a urine test on her,(which they questioned her why do you want one). when she told dr retherford about her feet and ankles, his response was, 'yep, welcome to the third trimester" and then she said, yeah, but they hurt bad, he states, "sucks doesnt it" this provider never even looked or felt her feet, ankles or legs. she expressed her concern for placenta previa etc, he said oh no you would be having headaches and high blood pressure, she told him well my b/p today is 133-93. he says, oh, well, that is a little high. never addressed anything. quick doppler on her belly, sent her out the door. never even told her the results of her urine. This provider is unsafe on many levels. and now my daughter is unfortunatley having to try and find a new doc who will hopefully take her in at 33 weeks pregnant as she does not feel safe with dr retherford for her or the baby.
1.0 of 5
November 15th, 2013
Warning read before you allow this dr to perform surgery
I had a vaginal hysterectomy my dr retherford in grass valley . My primary care dr warned me that he was "knife happy" and he was!! There were several other options but not only did he rush me into a hysterectomy he also said told me about his wife's experience and based on that recommended we just take out my ovaries too, because he wife was calmer without them ?!?!?!? I wanted relief so agreed to surgery . I should have ran! He got me in an outpatient surgery practice that he had a financial stake in and rushed me in and out. He was very demeaning He never even followed up or returned my calls . This should not have been an outpatient surgery, and I shouldn't have had surgery as a first option anyway. I have suffered so much because of him. If you are reading this please get a second or third option . If you get a weird vibe from him listen to it and find a new dr.
5.0 of 5
March 4th, 2013
Excellent OBGYN
I used Dr. Retherford for my first pregnancy. Being a young mother I was very nervous using a male Doc. I was quickly assured that the staff there would take great care of me throughout my pregnancy all the way to delivery. Dr. Retherford was kind, caring and always made time to answer my questions. I had a few complications late in my pregnancy and was addmited to the maternity unit for a night. It was pretty late when I was admitted but Doc still came in to check on me and returned early the next morning to also check on me again before he went to clinic. Doc Retherford was unable to be there for my daughters birth since I went into labor a week early and he was out of town. However, he made sure that I was taken care of and as soon as he returned he came to my room to welcome my Daughter and congradulated my significant other and I. He then followed up with me upon discharge from the hospital and had his staff take care of making my follow up appointments for me and my baby. I would reccomend this doctor to others in a heartbeat. Also, If I ever decide to have more children Dr. Retherford will be my first choice for care as he and his staff are absolutly wonderful!
5.0 of 5
November 1st, 2012
One of the best doctors that I have ever had.
I found out that I had abnormal cell in my upper cervix, I had to have a large biopsy done. The surgery went smoothly and Dr. Retherford had the best bed side manner of any doctor I have been to, and that says a lot because I have had 3 children. I felt comfortable and calm going into surgery. He saved my life. The biopsy came back on the border of cancer. Thank you doctor.I must also say that all the previous negative comments seem as though they are from the same person. She keeps saying the same thing in the same unintelligent way. I think that's hateful and crazy.
5.0 of 5
October 11th, 2012
I went to Dr. Retherford for a 2nd opinion on a surgery that I had already scheduled with another doctor. He gave me a surgical option that the other doctor did not and performed it as we had discussed beforehand. I was given great care at the hospital before and after the surgery, have recovered from it very well, and am now 10 weeks post op. He was very concerned, listened to me and kept me informed. Everything turned out well - I don't think enough people give an opinion when things turn out well, obviously, only when they think they have a problem. I can only speak for my own experience, but I am very satisfied with my surgery and treatment by Dr. Retherford.
1.0 of 5
February 3rd, 2012
Worst Dr's visit i have ever had.
Rude. Belitteling. Acted superior and talked down to me. Refused to take into consideration alternatives to birth control i was interested in pursuing. Wanted to jump right to surgery.
1.0 of 5
September 24th, 2011
Very bad surgeon. He cut my uretra during surgery and did not seem to think he should tell me. I had a HUGE bruise down the inside of my right leg. Once again, would not tell me why. I was, condesendingly told,"Why, that is blood under the skin". Well, NO KIDDING! But WHY?? He took my vitality from me for money. He preformed an unnecessary hysterectomy. on healthy organs. For profit.
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1.0 of 5
May 13th, 2010
Stay away
This man ruined my life. He rushed me into a procedure I did not need and once on the table he proceeded to remove my uterus and ovaries even though I ...
1.0 of 5
May 13th, 2010
Any advice given by Mr. Retherford should be questioned and you should definitely see other doctors. He WILL rush you into surgery if he can. Scare tactics seem to be his main mode of operation. It is very sad that a doctor will stoop to this.
5.0 of 5
May 6th, 2010
Excellent Surgical skill
Fantastic surgeonSaved my life!
4.0 of 5
March 27th, 2010
Deliverd all of my babies
Wow, I'm astonished by some of the negative reviews of Dr. Retherford. I never had a problem with him, and he delivered all of my babies. The only criticism I'd have is that he does sometimes seem to be in a hurry and he doesn't spend a lot of time explaining things--it's up to the patient to ask questions, he doesn't really offer any information. His bedside manner is a little abrupt, too, but I don't really have an issue with that. I always thought he seemed like a competant doctor, which is why I kept going back for each delivery.I do wonder about some of these posts, particularly from the woman who said he got her worried about cancer. That story seems fictional. Dr. Retherford isn't an oncologist and I really can't see how or why he would recommend hysterectomy for suspected cancer. Even if he did, why wouldn't you go see an oncologist if you thought you had cancer? Dr. Retherford is an OB/GYN, not an oncologist. Weird story.
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Nick Diaz vs Josh Koscheck would be a decent matchup! Who would win and why?
2 guys I hate haha, I would have to go w/ Diaz though
Diaz is tough, but I would go with the Kos.
you dont even gotta ask me this question bonnar!!! koscheck by unanimous decision...diaz cant stop koschecks take downs
True, but who's to say Diaz doesn't work on his sprawl, or improve on his take downs. If he trains right, I think he could take Koscheck.
MMA, you never know......
its def not an easy win for kos i just think he is alot stronger than diaz and will physically beat him up on the ground..it will be a similar fight to diego vs diaz..but if kos gets cocky with his stand up he could get ko'd
Think that would be an extremly boring fight where nothing happens 15 min, koz will look for the takedown but Sherk couldnt take Diaz down so theyll end up clinched stand there doin nothing, get separated. Diaz throws a punch, koz clinch again and so on.. im getting bored already from it but koz will probably get the decision...
well it goes 1 of 2 ways , either Diaz wins by KO/TKO or Koscheck wins a decision, im leaning towards Diaz, reason, hes fought alot tougher competition then Koscheck
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Personally I went with the AA Conversion for my G19. That way you're still training with the same weapon system at a reduced cost and expense.
Check out the General Firearms Discussion. Thanis has a thread running there with updates on how his AA conversion is performing.
I know there have been a couple AA kits on Glocktalk for sale.


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Film Flam
Stateside Independent launches, Al Gore at SXSW Interactive, and more
By Kimberley Jones,
10:49AM, Tue. Feb. 5, 2013
We've vented before about how aggravatingly far down the food chain Austin is as a theatrical market. Lucky for us, repertory theatres and microcinemas have been filling in the gaps, most recently with a just-announced indie series at the Stateside.
On Feb. 18, the Stateside at the Paramount launches the weekly Stateside Independent series, which aims to bring "critically acclaimed films from arthouse cinemas and the top film festivals around the world to Austin audience." First up? The Texas premiere of 56 Up, the latest in Michael Apted's monumental documentary series that catches up with the lives of a group of disparate Britons every seven years. The following Monday will see the Austin premiere of Cory Van Dyke's Far Marfa.
SXSW Interactive announced yesterday that Vice President Al Gore will appear at the festival on March 9 to discuss his just-out book The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change.
The Austin Film Festival has named Ryan Darbonne its new Film Department Director. A short film and music video director, Darbonne also cofounded local indie outfit Cinema41.
The Austin Film Society is currently accepting submissions for its annual AFS ShortCase at SXSW, a chance for AFS members (Make level or above) to show off their short films to an international audience. Submissions are due Monday, Feb. 18; Slackerwood has all the details.
Favorite headline of the week so far: "Yes, The Magic Mike Musical Will Include Audience Lap Dances." Not much is known about the under-construction theatrical adaptation, but we're crossing our fingers that Matthew McConaughey will keep his career hot streak going by storming Broadway. Eff the Oscars and their infuriating snub of McConaughey's stripper Dallas: Take the Tony!
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Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the Executive Director of the Skeptics Society, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, the host of the Skeptics Distinguished Science Lecture Series at Caltech, and Adjunct Professor of Economics at Claremont Graduate University.
Dr. Shermer's latest book The Moral Arc demonstrates how the scientific way of thinking has made people, and society as a whole, more moral. He is also the author of Why Darwin Matters: Evolution and the Case Against Intelligent Design, and Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown, about how the mind works and how thinking goes wrong. His book The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Share Care, and Follow the Golden Rule, is on the evolutionary origins of morality and how to be good without God. His book How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God, presents his theory on the origins of religion and why people believe in God. He is also the author of Why People Believe Weird Things, on pseudoscience, superstitions, and other confusions of our time.
Dr. Shermer received his B.A. in psychology from Pepperdine University, M.A. in experimental psychology from California State University, Fullerton, and his Ph.D. in the history of science from Claremont Graduate University. He was a college professor for twenty years – teaching psychology, evolution, and the history of science at Occidental College, California State University Los Angeles, and Glendale College. Since his creation of the Skeptics Society, Skeptic magazine, and the Skeptics Distinguished Science Lecture Series at Caltech, he has appeared on such shows as The Colbert Report, 20/20, Dateline, Charlie Rose, Larry King Live, Tom Snyder, Donahue, Oprah, Lezza, Unsolved Mysteries (but, proudly, never Jerry Springer!), and other shows as a skeptic of weird and extraordinary claims, as well as interviews in countless documentaries aired on PBS, A&E, Discovery, The History Channel, The Science Channel, and The Learning Channel. Shermer was the co-host and co-producer of the 13-hour Family Channel television series, Exploring the Unknown.
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The Lodown
John Kerry on the Lopate Show in 2007
On Thursday, John Kerry, Pres. Obama's nominee for Secretary of State, testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations committee at his confirmation haring for the post. He was on the show back in March 2007, along with his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry. They discussed their involvement in environmental issues, which Sen. Kerry discussed during his testimony on Thursday. You can listen to Leonard's conversation with the Kerrys below.


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conduit span 24" OC across trusses
Hi, I'm looking to run pvc conduit across my trusses, the trusses are 24" on Center. Would this be code, havin the pvc conduit span that distance, or would I have to support it on boards?
Thanks in Advance....
This type conduit has to be supported at min every 3 feet.
ok, so thats good, with my trusses set 2 ft on center, I should good.
I want to run a 1/2" conduit line down the center of the trusses, and T off of the main line in a few spots for receptacles. This is where my hanging shop lights will plug into.
The code used to say supported. That has changed to fastened in place. So you cannot just lay the conduit up there, you will have to put straps on it.
Ok thanks. Yeah I wasnt planning on just laying it up there, I will strap it to the trusses. I would imagine it has to be fastened at the 3 ft max span rating as you mentioned? The conduit will also connect to a few boxes that will be mounted as well for my receptacles, so the conduit should be solid and not go anywhere when I get done.
Thanks so your help.
I am curious why you are using PVC instead of NM cable?
I'm running PVC cause the inspector is worried that I may store stuff up in my trusses (this is in a Garage) and he doesn't want the NM (romex) to be susceptible to physical damage. Trust me, id rather run romex and be done with it.
So I figure if I run romex 14 Ga out of the breaker box, to my switch, and over to a J box, and transition over to pvc, and run a trunk line right down the center of the trusses with 14 GA THHN, and branch off of the trunk in 3 or 4 spots with a Tee for my recepticals, for my lights to plug into.
That is why the old rafters were better.. You could drill holes in them and run your wires in there.
Another option is running boards. If the inspector would go for it, a one x two could be nailed down after you run the romex, on either side of the cable.
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Here are three ways to cope the next time your throat's feeling sore:
1: Coat your throat. The standard remedy of a tablespoon of honey in warm water with lemon is a good natural remedy, says Dr. Asher. "You want to look for things that coat your throat," he adds, because they soothe irritation. He also recommends slippery elm lozenges and Throat Coat Tea by Traditional Medicinals, which contains the anti-inflammatory herb licorice.
2: Rinse and relieve. Gargling with salt water or other solutions helps cut down on sore throats caused by irritants like dry air or allergies. In an Indian study of patients with postoperative tracheal tubes, gargling with a mixture of one teaspoon of licorice in eight ounces of water led to less-severe sore throats than those experienced by patients who gargled with ordinary water. The licorice mixture can be used as either a drink or as a gargle. (You can find licorice syrups or licorice root powders at stores that sell natural remedies, but make sure they contain real licorice.) And Dr. Asher adds that gargling with Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar is an effective treatment as well. "It seems to be cleansing," he says, "and it's not as harsh as other forms of vinegar."
3: Mix it up. According to the Big Doctor's Book of Home Remedies, sore throat relief could be just a few ingredients away if you whip up this easy recipe.
- 1 clove (antiseptic and fights infection)
- ¼ teaspoon of powdered ginger (fights inflammation)
- 1⁄8 teaspoon of cinnamon (reduces inflammation).
- 4 teaspoons raw honey
Mix the ingredients together and infuse in 2 cups of boiling water. Stir in honey (which is soothing and sweet). Sip the tea throughout the day until your throat feels better.
4: Prevent a relapse. Prevention is the best medicine for sore throats caused by irritation or viral infections, says Dr. Asher. For instance, if you notice a sore throat in the morning, it could be caused by dryness from breathing through your mouth in the night, or it could be triggered by acid reflux while you're sleeping. A humidifier can rectify the dry air, and arranging your bed or pillows so that your head is slightly elevated can prevent sore throats due to reflux. "If you change around your environment, you'll be less susceptible to sore throats," he notes.
Alternatively, you can take a few tested-and-true cold prevention products sold at natural food stores. "Zinc does nothing for colds," Dr. Asher says, but he does like a productd called Umcka, derived from an African herb called Pelargonium sidoides. The latter has also been found effective at preventing sinusitis and bronchitis. "In my own practice, I've found it's pretty amazing," he says.
Whatever you do, don't ignore a sore throat that lasts longer than a week, which could be a sign of a serious problem. "If you have severe pain that leads to difficulty swallowing, go see a doctor," Dr. Asher says, and if you experience localized pain—soreness on one side of your throat and not another, for instance—it's time to seek medical advice. Also, "any smoker with a persistent sore throat has got to see a doctor," he advises.


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Quilting Community AQS News
Here are some answers for AQS contests.
by Bonnie Browning, Executive Show Director
Paducah, Ky., August 16, 2010: The American Quilter's Society has been receiving questions recently regarding copyright permission for quilts displayed in AQS contests. You can make quilts from many sources for your own personal use without obtaining any kind of permission; that permission is inherent if you purchase a pattern or a book. It is when the quilts are shown in public that the issue of the copyright law may come into play.
On the AQS Web site, you will find "An Explanation of Design Permissions" that will answer many questions relating to who needs permission; altering published designs; asking for permission; and giving proper credit to the design source.
Some of the types of artwork that can cause problems when used as a design source are greeting cards, posters, and photographs. The artists of these types of artwork depend on their art for their livelihood. Check the Web sites of any company, such as Hallmark Cards, Inc., and you will find a section on legal information that states the artwork may not be reproduced, or derivative works created or displayed. Do your homework before you use these types of art for your design inspiration.
Original designs and copies or derivatives of antique quilts and designs do not require any copyright permission. If you can date a quilt or pattern, this chart on the Internet might help you in determining how the copyright laws might affect using it.
If you are entering shows, don't wait until the last minute to try to get permission for displaying your quilt. This may take days or weeks to get and shows will be readying printed materials several weeks in advance of the show opening. The copyright holder will often have specific language for you to use in the credit line when the quilt is exhibited. If you are entering an AQS contest, we will be asking you for any permission(s) you have obtained so credit can be given in the Show Book for our AQS Quilt Shows.
Please remember it is always better to ask permission first rather than ask for forgiveness later. It may be too late after the fact if the copyright owner does not want a derivative or copy of his/her work displayed in public.
This information is not legal advice. If you have a specific question, you should consult an attorney.
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Topics :: Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland Lawmakers Vote Down Gay Marriage Bill
Lawmakers from Northern Ireland voted down a bill Tuesday that would grant same-sex couples marriage rights.
Northern Ireland Gov't Legalizes Same-Sex Adoption
A ban prohibiting same-sex and unmarried couples from adopting children in Northern Ireland has been lifted.
Northern Ireland Man Attacked in Alleged Hate Crime
A man from Belfast, Northern Ireland, says he was allegedly beaten after leaving a popular gay nightclub by two men, who hurled anti-gay slurs at him.
Northern Ireland Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill
Lawmakers in Northern Ireland voted against a measure that would have recognized marriage equality.
Irish Politician: Homosexuality = Bestiality
A lawmaker from Northern Ireland recently resigned after serving 50 years as a member of the country's Ulster Unionist Party, for making anti-gay remarks and comparing gay sex to bestiality.
Ireland Calls to LGBT American Singers
Various Voices, the choral event featuring talent from around the world, has selected Dublin as the host city for 2014's festival and, as ever, is reaching out to LGBT choirs from around the world.
Belfast Pride Draws Crowd, Protest, Rebuke
The 21st edition of Belfast's Pride Parade took place on July 30, drawing a crowd to the city but also triggering anti-gay religious protests. Organizers took pains to make the occasion welcoming to all, going so far as to host a "family fun day."
N. Ireland's Homophobic Mrs. Robinson Gets Song Shout Outs
And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson: Northern Ireland's most homophobic lawmaker, who has resigned in disgrace, can at least take credit for reviving on the greatest songs of the 1960s.
N. Ireland Anti-Gay Politician Caught in Underage Sex Scandal
Anti-gay North Ireland politician Iris Robinson has admitted to an affair with a 20-year-old man.
Belfast Church Ad Condemning 'Sodomy' is Banned
A church in Belfast, Ireland, is appealing a ban on a newspaper ad that claims gays have a "perverted form of sexuality."
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Solvay, N.Y. – Senior Jackie Lundblad (Marietta, N.Y./Marcellus) scored the game-winning goal in the first minute of overtime to lead the Le Moyne College women's lacrosse team to an 11-10 victory over La Salle on Saturday afternoon at Earl Hadley Stadium.
Following a turnover 19 seconds into overtime, freshman Gabrielle Kamide (Deferiet, N.Y./Carthage) cleared the ball up the middle of the field before finding Lundblad in front of the goal. Lundblad moved to her right and gave the Dolphins the lead, which would hold up over the ensuing 5:32.
The Dolphins scored the first three goals of the game in jumping out to a 7-5 halftime lead. Sophomore Brittany Brigandi (Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy/UMass) opened the scoring with an unassisted tally at the 27:19 mark. Junior Katlin Walker (Penn Yan, N.Y./Penn Yan) scored on a free-position shot four minutes later after drawing a foul. Junior Rebekah Elmer (Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee) completed the scoring outburst off a free-position shot with 21:47 to go in the half.
After Jill Davis got the Explorers on the board with an unassisted goal, junior Mia Valletta (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) scored a pair of goals in a span of 1:36, the second of which came off a free-position shot.
La Salle then scored three straight goals to pull within 5-4 with 9:42 remaining in the stanza. Stefany McKee recorded the first two, while Allison Herman added the third off a free-position shot.
The Dolphins closed out the final 3:43 of the half with a two goals around a score by La Salle. Valletta completed her hat trick off a feed from Brigandi to make the score 6-4. After Davis narrowed the Le Moyne lead back to a goal, junior Nerissa Barzee (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) scored off a pass from classmate Michelle Phillips (Johnson City, N.Y./Maine-Endwell) with 28 seconds left.
Lauren McDermott scored for the Explorers 3:42 into the second half to bring her team with one goal. Brigandi followed with consecutive goals 3:27 apart to extend Le Moyne's lead to 9-6. Brigandi's first goal was off a free-position shot, while the second was assisted by Lundblad.
McKee followed with two goals of her own to keep her team in the game. Brigandi scored her fourth goal of the contest with 10:08 left to restore a two-goal advantage for the Dolphins.
The Explorers answered back with a pair of goals to tie the score with 6:11 to go in regulation. Rachel Baker registered an unassisted goal with 8:44 left and McDermott knotted the score off a free-position shot at the 6:11 mark. La Salle had one shot the remainder of the stanza, while the Dolphins were unable to get off a shot.
Sophomore Kelly Fucillo (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) turned away 10 shots in between the pipes. Megan Corliss made seven stops for the Explorers.
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The Thistle and the Crescent. By Bashir Maan, Argyll: Argyll Publishing. Pp255. PB, 2008. £9.99
This book is a historical survey of Islam in Scotland from the earliest times to the present covering nearly fifteen hundred years of history. This is a remarkable effort considering the fact that this is a neglected topic and even experienced historians and researchers would have struggled to produce a book like this. Though the author of this book is better known for his role as a politician than as a researcher and author, with this work Bashir Maan has proved that he is an equally talented historian.
Consisting of an introduction, prologue, epilogue and six short but highly informative chapters, in this book the author has traced Scotland's contact with the Muslim world since the seventh century.
In his foreword to the book, Rt Hon Alex Salmond, MSP, MP, First Minister of Scotland, writes, 'For the first, Scotland's historic links with the Muslim world have been explored in The Thistle and the Crescent. While the contribution made to the Scottish society by our Muslim communities in recent times is better known, I'm sure it would come as a surprise to most people that there may have been contact between Scotland and Islam dating back to the seventh century.' (p5)
The prologue sets the scene by providing a brief overview of the advent of Christianity in Scotland and the emergence of Islam in Arabia and its neighbouring territories. This enabled the author to explore, in Chapter 1, the Islamic contact with Scotland through the early travellers, traders and pilgrims who had travelled to Islamic lands for business as well as pilgrimage to holy sites of Christianity in Palestine.
The author points out that officials representing Caliph Abd al-Rahman II, the Muslim ruler of Spain, may have visited Scotland in the wake of the Vikings raids on Scotland in the mid-ninth century.
In Chapter 2 the author surveys the impact and influence of the Crusades on Scottish and Islamic relations as the numbers of pilgrims from Scotland to the Muslim world increased during this period. By contrast, Chapter 3 focuses on the role of the scholars, diplomats and travellers who facilitated contact between Scotland and Islam during the Middle Ages as Scottish scholars travelled regularly to Muslim Spain and North Africa in pursuit of knowledge and higher education.
While most of Europe languished in the Dark Ages, at the time the Muslim world led the rest of the world in research and education in philosophy, science, mathematics and religious sciences. Some of the world's foremost institutions and academies were based in the Muslim world, thus attracting students from many parts of the world including Scotland. (p103)
In Chapter 4 the author surveys Scotland's contact with the Muslim world during the time of the British Empire, covering the period from eighteenth to twentieth centuries. During this expansive and equally explorative period in modern history, Scottish soldiers, administrators and scholars worked in many parts of the Muslim world including Mughal India and Malaya. According to the author, 'They developed friendships with the Muslim elite, adopted their customs and culture, some even converted to Islam and married Muslim women.' (p12)
In Chapter 5 the author provides an overview of the history of the Muslim community in Scotland, explaining the reasons for the early migration, the gradual development of the community and its progress since the early 1950s. Bashir Maan is able to relate this part of the history from his own experience as one of the early Muslim settlers in Scotland and the first Muslim city councillor in the UK.
By contrast, the final chapter of the book is a brief introduction to Islam as a faith and culture aimed mainly at non-Muslims. The author explains that Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, is an Abrahamic faith and much of the misunderstanding and misrepresentation about this beautiful religion stems from fear and ignorance.
The author seeks to dispel some of those myths by explaining Islam's main principles and practices.
This book is a much needed contribution, written by one of Scotland's most well known Muslims, who also has an unusual ability for historical inquiry and research. This is a remarkable contribution from a remarkable Scottish Muslim. Highly recommended reading!
Muhammad Khan is author of The Muslim 100 (2008) and The Muslim Heritage of Bengal (2013).


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This Postgraduate program in Marketing Management for Luxury Tourism is designed for graduates and professionals wishing to fast track their career in marketing management for the hospitality industry.
The program aims to provide the expert knowledge and perspective required by professionals and directors in the global and dynamic environment of tourism by understanding the impact of new technologies and new trends.
Preparing students to lead marketing projects and develop strategies, the program focuses on acquiring skills and knowledge aimed at:
High class segments
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The first semester will be taught full time on campus at Les Roches Marbella, where students specialize in Marketing Management for the Luxury Hospitality Industry.
This academic semester is followed by a 3 month case study supervised by our faculty. Students will then complete a 3 month internship period in a Spanish or international hospitality establishment alongside an online professional development course (optional for those students with work experience), .
The following outline is an overview of the marketing management theory courses, taught fully in English, offered during the academic semester of the program.
A concept that builds on the evolution of modern management toward a marketing-oriented understanding of business; emphasizing the underlying principle of the "marketing concept" and integrating concepts with regard to consumer needs, marketing information, product development, pricing, distribution, selling, advertising, and promoting.
Providing the student with a solid base of how to use the Internet as a marketing tool, this subject follows the technical basics of how to create and obtain Internet based information. The world is now online, making digital marketing channels and social media the most widespread, interactive and critical of all modern marketing tools. Any effective marketing campaign will include them in its strategy.
Bridging the gap between online marketing conceptual knowledge and its practical application in the business, you will learn to connect online communication resources and develop strategies to maximize the impact in the luxury tourism market as well as applying these techniques at an international level.
This course is oriented to build future decision makers in top leading positions within the marketing department. Students will learn to analyze existing business conditions and to structure appropriate strategies and tactics in order to lead a high-performing organization.
In order to make well informed decisions it is essential to conduct relevant studies to obtain an accurate understanding of our environment, competition, customers, etc. The objective of this subject is how to design, search and produce relevant information on which to support our future decisions.
In an intimidatingly fast moving environment it is essential to keep observant of any new developments that might present us with an opportunity or a difficulty for our current business. This course focuses in building this sharp mindset that is becoming vital in any successful business person.
Sensory Marketing: pursuing the creation of more comprehensive and captivating encounters with our customers. We nurture this marketing relationship by engaging their five senses and embracing the individuals as highly perceptive human beings.
Fashion Marketing: students will gain a valuable insight into the fashion industry as a trend-setter in worldwide marketing. Contemporary challenges and opportunities, production and distribution issues, cultural and other up-to-date influences that will affect the marketing of these products will be identified.
The evaluation of our managing decisions is the concluding step of your decision making process. A proper analysis of the results and consequences after the implementation of our strategies and tactics will be imperative to strengthen our future business resolutions.
Age - Minimum aged 21 years old or above.
Education or experience - Applicants must hold an accredited bachelor degree, or at least 3 years of work experience in a related industry. Applications from non-degree candidates with a minimum of 3 years of documented work experience will be evaluated on an individual basis. Non-degree holders will receive a Professional Development Diploma.
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Cynthia Tassopoulos, Georgia McGillivray and Emma Keller are among eight returning starters for the Crimson (photo courtesy David Silverman).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--With the preseason approaching its midway point and the start of the regular season barely a week away, Harvard field hockey coach Sue Caples sat down for an interview with GoCrimson.com to preview the 2010 campaign.
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He was named the "Newcomer of the Year" in 2012 on a defense that was loaded with veterans, and his best game came at Missouri when he had three tackles. Dawson will also have special teams responsibility.
This is the season is the reason it was so important to get Dawson signed late in the 2012 cycle. His time has come – now he has to be steady.