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Research and Other Reports
There are many reports about human trafficking from a variety of government agencies, non-profit organizations, and educational and research institutes where you can find more information.
The State of Human Trafficking in California 2012
California Attorney General's Office, California Department of Justice
The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report
U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Person, 2013
Human Trafficking Trends in the United States 2007-2012
National Human Trafficking Resource Center (published Nov. 2013)
Human Trafficking in California 2007
California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery Task Force in October 2007; administered by the California Attorney General's Office
The Rise of Mobile and the Diffusion of Technology-Facilitated Trafficking (2012)
USC Annenberg Center on Communication, Leadership and Policy, November 2012
Human Trafficking Online: The Role of Social Networking Sites and Online Classifieds
USC Annenberg Center on Communication, Leadership and Policy, September 2011
Special Report: Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 2011
Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy and Operations e-Guide
Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime and Bureau of Justice Assistance.
POST Guidelines on Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking 2008
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, 2008.
Freedom Denied: Forced Labor in California
Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley, February 2005.
Binational, Multi-State Survey on Human Trafficking Legislation and Collaboration
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.-Vanderbilt coach Robbie Caldwell started his day by telling his players he wouldn't be back as Commodore coach next year, and ended it with an embarrassing blowout loss to a Wake Forest team that entered Saturday on a nine-game losing streak.
A litany of mistakes, missed opportunities, and poor s plagued Vanderbilt, as the Commodores dropped their season-ending game to Wake Forest by a 34-13 score.
The Demon Deacons blocked two punts that led to 10 points, picked off a Jared Funk pass that led to three more, and the Commodores missed a pair of field goals, allowing Wake an easy victory even though VU out-gained the visitors, 443-299.
Funk, making a senior day start for VU, completed 27-of-61 passes for 277 yards and one touchdown, and rushed 15 times for 70 more. But the one score, which went to Jordan Matthews, came after VU was down 34-6.
"It's been a rough day. The game didn't turn out like we wanted," Caldwell said. "We played hard. we continued to shoot ourselves in the foot, and didn't score points."
Vanderbilt Stadium, which holds 39,770 fans, was filled to approximately one-fourth of its capacity as the night begun. It didn't take too long for fans to begin filtering out as things got bad early, and turned worse throughout the evening. Just a few hundred remained when the fourth quarter started.
The Demon Deacons led 14-3 at the end of the first quarter, and 24-6 at half. Wake Forest had failed to gain 300 yards in its previous four games coming in, but already had 212 at the half, including 184 on the ground.
Ryan Fowler started the game with a 31-yard field goal for Vandy, but Josh Harris had a 15-yard touchdown run on WFU's next possession to give the Deacons a 7-3 lead.
Funk threw a pick on the next drive, and Wake took over on the Commodore 31. WFU kicker Jimmy Newman converted a 32-yard field goal from there.
Josh Adams added an 11-yard TD run with 10:09 left before half, putting the Deacons up by 14.
Wake's Gelo Orange blocked a Richard Kent punt late in the second quarter, and the Deacons recovered at the VU 11. Tanner Price scored on a 4-yard quarterback keeper three plays later.
Midway through the third quarter, Wake blocked another Kent punt and took over at the VU 27. Newman tacked on another field goal, and Wake led 27-6.
Chris Givens added a fourth-quarter scoring run for the visitors.
Funk hit Matthews with a fourth-quarter scoring pass, marking the fourth game in a row the duo has connected on a fourth-quarter scoring play.
It was the last day at VU for Caldwell, the nine-year Commodore assistant who was promoted to head coach with the abrupt departure of coach Bobby Johnson this summer, and Caldwell said he'll miss being on the sidelines in Nashville.
"I hated to leave those players in the locker room. But, you know, I told them my uniform colors may change, but my loyalty to them will always remain the same.
"I love every one of them. It's a tough time. Anytime you make a change, it's tough, but it's part of life."
The easy-going Caldwell was able to find humor after the end of a long day, as has been characteristic throughout the year. First, he joked that he might "try a 9-to-5 job," and even claimed he told the game's officiating crew he'd consider becoming one of them.
"I told them I'm a perfect fit. My eyesight's bad, I'm out-of-shape and fat, and you've got the best seat in the house, and you get paid for it," Caldwell cracked at the post-game press conference.
Matthews, who looks like an emerging star, didn't share Caldwell's post-game light-heartedness. The emerging freshman was recruited by Caldwell, and took Caldwell's departure hard.
"It was almost like we got punched in the face. I take it [really] personally, because coach Caldwell was my recruiting coordinator. He actually got me here, when a lot of colleges wouldn't take that chance.
"So, it was a very solemn feeling, very quiet, and very reflective. ... It's kind of sad in the locker room, and I'm kind of still in disbelief."
Earlier in the day, Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor David Williams held a press conferene announcing a "mutual" parting of ways between VU and Caldwell. VU started the season 2-3, but lost its last seven games by an average of almost 27 points.

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City leaders have agreed more than half a million pounds of spending to replace an ailing heating system and rewire the historic King's Hall in Ilkley.
The heating system has caused problems with leaks and heating failure, resulting in functions having to be cancelled at the Station Road public building, Bradford Council officers told the Council's Executive. The building also needs to be rewired, and a new alarm system and emergency lighting system fitted, officers said in a report.
Work is expected to take place this summer.
Organisers of the Ilkley Summer Festival say other venues have been selected for various events this August, and one event will be held in July, before the hall closes for the work.
The heating work will cost a total of £435,000.
In their report to the Executive, officers said: "The system in its present state will not hold its water integrity for another heating season. The proposal is to replace the boiler and pipe work and separate the site into several zones.
"This will improve the operating efficiency of all zones across the site and significantly reduce energy consumption."
The work will involved removing the existing heating system, which has reached the end of its life, installing a new boiler, and fitting new pipes, with an efficient new system.
The hall urgently requires new pipes due to major leaks over the last year, say council officers, and the system is in "very poor condition".
The electrical work budgeted for is £145,143, and will include a new alarm system and emergency lighting system.
The Council felt King's Hall needed to be rewired in conjunction with the re-piping, due to age and condition.
"This will cause less disruption to the site and closure," said officers in their report.
The spending was approved on Tuesday as part of a £4.25 million scheme to undertake essential building improvements on 15 Bradford Council-owned buildings, and make compliance improvements on a further five Council buildings.


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|Cardiac Toxicity Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
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|A Multicenter Study in Patients Undergoing AnthRacycline-Based Chemotherapy to Assess the Effectiveness of Using Biomarkers to Detect and Identify Cardiotoxicity and Describe Treatment (PREDICT)
- Use of Cardiac Biomarkers, B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) and Troponin I (TnI), for Detecting Cardiotoxicity in Patients Undergoing Anthracycline-based Chemotherapy [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Cardiotoxicity defined as presentation of one or more cardiac events within 12 months of initiation of chemotherapy. Cardiac event defined as any new symptomatic cardiac arrhythmia, acute coronary syndrome, symptomatic HF, development of asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction (defined as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) reduction of 10% to less than 50% or a decrease of greater than 15% from baseline), or sudden cardiac death (defined as rapid and unexpected death from cardiac causes with or without known underlying heart disease). BNP greater than 200 pg/ml is considered abnormal. Troponin I greater than 0.4 ng/ml is also considered abnormal. Patients having at least one abnormal evaluation preceding cardiotoxicity for either biomarker (i.e., one abnormal troponin or one abnormal BNP assessments) classified as having an abnormal test.
Primary analysis performed using data from all subjects with at least one post baseline biomarker measure for BNP and/or troponin I.
- Sensitivity and specificity of serial LVEF measurements in detecting cardiotoxicity [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Clinical management and outcomes of patients with abnormal cardiac biomarkers or clinically defined cardiotoxicity during chemotherapy [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Supportive utility of patient-reported symptoms for the development of cardiac-related toxicity [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
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|January 25, 2011
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|January 1, 2018
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|January 1, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Cardiac Biomarker Testing
Biomarker testing for cardiac biomarkers, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and Troponin I (TnI), and symptom questionnaires of participants undergoing anthracycline-based chemotherapy.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Blood drawn for biomarker analysis at baseline, before each chemotherapy visit, 6 months after starting chemotherapy, and 12 months after completion of chemotherapy.
Other Name: Biomarker TestingBehavioral: Questionnaires
Symptom questionnaire completion at baseline, beginning of every third cycle of chemotherapy, 6 months after starting chemotherapy, and 12 months after completion of chemotherapy.
Other Name: Survey
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient age 18 years or older
- Starting a new course of chemotherapy that includes an anthracycline (does not have to be first-line therapy and previous anthracycline use is allowed)
- Has a life expectancy greater than 12 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unstable angina within the last 3 months of registration
- Myocardial infarction within the last 3 months of registration
- LVEF less than 50%
- Patients receiving concurrent dexrazoxane
- Decompensated Heart Failure in the last 3 months prior to registration
- Prior symptomatic arrhythmia (within 3 months of study registration)
- Severe pulmonary disease (FEV </= 1.0 liters), and/or pulmonary hypertension (mean pulmonary artery pressure >/=60mm Hg), and/or dependent use of oxygen
- BNP >/= 200 pg/ml or BNP >/= 200 pg/ml and troponin I >/= 0.4 ng/ml via use of the Biosite Triage Profiler Note: BNP or BNP and TnI resulted in a local lab within 30 days of starting anthracycline based chemotherapy may be used in determining eligibility. Results, either by the Biosite Triage Profiler or the local lab, > /= the parameters described in exclusion 3.2.8 deem the patient ineligible for participation in this study
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01032278
|United States, Texas
|Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital (LBJ)
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77026
|University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030-4009
|Principal Investigator:
|Robert A. Wolff, MD
|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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|Other Study ID Numbers:
CDR0000660615 ( Other Identifier: NCI Clinical Trials )
NCI-2011-01466 ( Registry Identifier: NCI CTRP )
|Study First Received:
|December 13, 2009
|Last Updated:
|January 27, 2017
Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:
cardiac toxicity
unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific
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Pathologic Processes
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Radiation Injuries
Wounds and Injuries
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On a sunny Black Friday in Philly, some folks were not in a buying mood
So, the wine has flowed, the turkey has been picked to bone, the leftovers now pile high in the fridge.
For many Americans, it's one holiday down, another to obsess about.
West Philadelphia's Toni Avant was one among an estimated 147 million Americans expected to go shopping this weekend.
"Buy three and get three free and spend a certain amount and get a free bag with more stuff, so, yeah, I did good," Avant said towards the end of a Black Friday spree along Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia. "I did very good."
Yes, the deals are out there and some people want them, badly. But not the entire world has gone mad over iPad Minis.
If you knew where to look on a warm November Friday, it wasn't hard to find people who spent their day off avoiding the malls.
Germantown's Angelo Shugart breezed along the Delaware River at Penn's Landing with his grandkids. Shopping?
"Ahh, no, not on Black Friday, never. Are you crazy?"
Steve Wolfson and his family, from Houston, Tex., wouldn't be caught dead in a mall this weekend:
"I would spend more money to avoid the crowds."
Noah Flaxenburg, in from Los Angeles to visit family, strolled through Franklin Square with his wife and their infant daughter.
"We went to CVS and bought some snacks for her," he said. "That's about the extent of the shopping we're gonna do."
Mike from South Philly hangs out with his retired friends every weekday in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park at the city's southern tip. Sitting on folding chairs in the shade of a tree, they couldn't have been further from the retail mayhem they saw on TV.
"They throw a left and a right, and a right and a left, and they were running here and running there," Mike gave his play by play. "Up this aisle, up that aisle, they were like a horse race with no heads."
For some, it's not just the crowds that keeps them away from the shopping centers.
With the economic uncertainty that comes with the prospect of the nation going over a "fiscal cliff," Ariel Pinto has put his family's holiday on a tight budget.
"Trying to save instead of spend at least from the family perspective," the Norfolk, Va., man said. "So if we ever lose work or anything like that, we can live off our savings until things get better."
Zach Mintzer is a college student worried about finding a job when he graduates:
"I'm trying to make my gifts instead of buying them all and also trying to find places that are cheaper"
No matter the economy, South Philly Mike said he keeps gift giving simple:
"I give out money. They don't sell money yet."
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Twenty of the top high school, college and amateur wrestlers and coaches from throughout the state will be honored Saturday, May 11, at the 14th Annual California Wrestling Hall of Fame Banquet at the Laguna Hills Community Center.
Ten will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and ten others will receive a Lifetime Service Award. Among the names selected include eight with Orange County ties.
Picked to the Hall of Fame are Gary Bohay, Dan Henderson, Heath Sims, Don Shuler, Jim Shields and Cliff Jarmie. Receiving Lifetime Service Awards are Bob Janko and Chris Sones.
Bohay was a CIF-Southern Section champion and two-time state placewinner at Fountain Valley High before becoming an All-American at Arizona State University and wrestling internationally.
Henderson, now a mixed martial arts legend, wrestled at Cal State Fullerton before he was a U.S. Olympic wrestler at Atlanta in 1992 and at Barcelona in 1996. He was a World Cup Champion and represented the U.S. in two World Championships.
After becoming an NCAA All-American and coaching wrestling at UCLA, Janko was a wrestling coach at Capistrano Valley High for nine years, and he also officiated matches in Orange County and beyond.
Jarmie, the current coach at Laguna Hills High, led the Hawks to a state-tying record 26 consecutive league championships. His teams have won 12 CIF championships since 2002 and have been Orange County's Team of the Year nine times. He has been the county's Wrestling Coach of the Year six times, and his dual match record of 446-74 ranks in the nation's Top 10 for active wrestling coaches.
Shields wrestled at Kennedy High in La Palma and at Cypress College where he was a state junior college champion and Outstanding Wrestler of the State Tournament. The Big 8 Conference champion later earned All-American status at Oklahoma State.
Shuler wrestled at Santa Ana High and Santa Ana College where he also won a state JC championship, and was selected as Outstanding Wrestler. At Arizona State, he was a two-time Western Athletic Conference champion, an All-American, and U.S. freestyle champion.
Sims was a two-time state champion at Woodbridge High. At Cerritos Junior College, he was a state champion in 1998 and a member of the U.S. Junior National Greco-Roman Team. He also wrestled on the U.S. Olympic Team in Australia in 2000.
Sones was a CIF-SS champion and undefeated in his senior year at Fountain Valley High before winning a Big Ten championship at Iowa and four national titles.
The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. with a 2-hour reception, followed by the ceremony.
For ticket information, contact Del Schwatrz, former wrestling coach at Cypress College, Pacifica, Laguna Hills and El Toro high schools, at 949-831-2344.
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San Ramon-based Chevron is leading an aggressive campaign to delay implementation of California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, a cornerstone of the state's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The fuel standard requires the oil industry to gradually reduce the "carbon intensity" of transportation fuels like diesel and gasoline by at least 10 percent by 2020. Chevron and its allies, including the Western States Petroleum Association, are trying to undermine the standard by rallying opposition, financing critical studies and lobbying the Democratic-controlled Legislature, state agencies and Gov. Jerry Brown.
The political pushback comes as compliance regulations ratchet up and climate change has re-emerged as a top priority for both Brown and President Barack Obama. California's attempts to rein in greenhouse gases are widely seen as a possible playbook for regulatory action at the regional or national level.
Chevron and the Western States Petroleum Association argue that the 2020 timeline can't be met without severe economic impacts, including a huge spike in gasoline prices.
"California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard establishes an unworkable program that will not meet its goals," Chevron spokesman Brent Tippen said in an interview. "The Air Resources Board should undertake an immediate and accelerated review of the program and make fundamental changes to its design and the timing of its implementation."
Critics of the fuel standard stress that alternative, low-carbon biofuels, particularly cellulosic ethanol made from materials like wood or grasses, are not being produced in high enough volumes to significantly offset the use of traditional fuels.
"Cellulosic ethanol was supposed to be the silver bullet," said Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the petroleum association. "Everyone thought we'd have large volumes at commercial scales, and that has not happened and will not happen in this time frame. It's time for all of us to revisit this."
But clean air advocates, environmentalists, utilities and the auto industry remain strong supporters of the fuel standard, and say it's time for the oil industry to step up and do its part. They note that utilities such as PG&E are well on their way to meeting a state mandate to purchase 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020, while automakers have invested billions to meet tough new fuel efficiency requirements and produce electric cars.
"The oil industry is not doing its fair share," said Simon Mui, a scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council. "They can invest in cleaner fuels, but instead they are fighting this policy tooth and nail."
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard was enacted in 2007 as part of AB32, the landmark global warming bill championed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's now being challenged not only by the oil industry but also several corn-based ethanol producers from the Midwest, who argued in federal court that California's regulations violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution and are shutting them out of the market because of the way various fuels are rated. That lawsuit is currently under review by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; a decision could come any day.
Under the standard, fuels -- from gasoline to ethanol made from corn, sugar or cellulosic materials -- are given carbon intensity "scores" by state regulators. Carbon intensity is measured by the entire life cycle of the fuel -- from the well to the wheel -- taking into account greenhouse gas emissions from extracting and refining to transporting the fuels to local gas stations.
The main aim of the fuel standard is to push the oil industry to invest in new technology and cleaner fuels like electricity, biofuels, hydrogen and natural gas. Some critics, including Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, warn that the fuel standard could negatively impact food prices and land use as more farmland is used to grow crops for ethanol.
However, Dan Sperling, a founding director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis who serves on the Air Resources Board, says transportation accounts for 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in California and therefore must be addressed.
"If we are going to have a reduction in greenhouse gases from transportation, something has to be done with the fuels," he said.
Last year, the petroleum association hired the Boston Consulting Group to conduct a study of the new standard that concluded it and other clean fuel regulations could force the closure of up to half of California's 14 refineries, throw thousands out of work and cause a spike in gas prices -- strong arguments in a state with 9.8 percent unemployment.
"The BCG study predicts that gasoline prices could increase by up to $2.50 per gallon, bringing California's per-gallon price into the $6 range," said Bill Day, a spokesman for Valero, which has a refinery in Benicia. "That's about the last thing that the state's still-weak economy needs."
Others dismissed the analysis as industry-funded and flawed.
"The analysis cherry-picks its assumptions to build a one-sided case showing a dismal economic future for oil refiners," said Susan Frank of the California Business Alliance for a Green Economy.
Chevron is marshaling its attack, in part, through Fueling California, a nonprofit organization it founded in 2008, shortly after the new standard was adopted. The group represents corporate fuel consumers such as Wal-Mart and UPS, and says it provides a "new and united voice on behalf of major fuel consumers." Fueling California is a 501(c) 4 organization, which means it can lobby state agencies and legislators but is not required to disclose its donors. A spokeswoman confirmed that "the majority of our funding comes from Chevron."
Lobbying records with the Secretary of State's Office show that Fueling California spent $282,620 in the 2011-12 legislative session lobbying the governor's office, lawmakers, the air board and other state agencies, largely on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
Last week, Fueling California held an invitation-only "technical workshop" for roughly 50 people at a hotel in Burbank. The daylong event, which was closed to the media, was attended by representatives from oil companies and the natural gas and biofuels industry. Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, who has four refineries in her East Bay district, gave closing remarks.
"It was a very technical discussion, and people disagreed with each other," Bonilla said. "The consensus forming is that there are problems with the implementation timeline."
Contact Dana Hull at 408-920-2706. Follow her at Twitter.com/danahull.


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Bradley Walker wrote:Could you list these?
Furthur wrote:Do you have any DGA discs, in particular, the Tsunami?
Furthur wrote:Do you have any DGA discs, in particular, the Tsunami?
Mr.SmOOOth wrote:I am looking for the older plastic to have as back-ups for my back-ups. Thanks though.
Jwt4412 wrote:Smitty,
Any 150 Filicks, Storms, Xtremes or Xtras - all in Z - floating around in your stash?
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Have you thrown the ESP Tracker and/or Comet? If you have, would you mind comparing them to their counterparts?
I'm using X Trackers as a control driver. Straight, straight, straight with very little drop off at the end. I've found other ESP discs to be more lss than their X counterpart (Predator, Avenger, Wasp, Buzzz) so I am assuming this is true of the Tracker. I'm just wondering how much more lss and what kind of break-in time until it's a straight flier. I know their have been a few anomalies with the ESP plastic, namely the Flash,(that thing was a meat hook!) but I love the added grip and durability.
I've thrown both X and Z Comets, I'm just curious how the ESP compares in flight.
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When my kids and I first took a look at Bob's Red Mill's 13-bean soup mix, we were incredibly curious. There aren't really thirteen different kinds of beans, are there? If there are, we sure couldn't name them all. So before we started cooking, we lined them up to look at them all. And yes, there are really thirteen in there. Count 'em: Navy beans, black beans, red beans, pinto beans, baby lima beans, large lima beans, garbanzo beans, Great Northern beans, kidney beans, black-eyed peas, yellow split peas, green split peas, and lentils.
Sometimes on a cold or rainy day we'll make a bean soup and it will turn out heavy and dark. But we wanted this bean soup to have more of a cheerful, party-worthy feel to it. So we made it into what we call "Fiesta Bean Soup" – topped with bright green cilantro and crispy tortilla strips – and we served it with homemade guacamole and chips. It's hearty, but not too heavy, and our kids decided it was actually thirteen times better than any other soup we've ever made.
Fiesta Bean Soup
- 1 package (1 pound 13 oz.) Bob's Red Mill 13 Bean Soup Mix
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 large Yellow Onion, chopped
- 3 Carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 rib Celery, chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 3 1/2 quarts Water
- Large Ham Hock
- 1 6-ounce can Tomato Paste
- 2 Tbsp Chili Powder
- 2 tsp ground Cumin
- 1 tsp ground Coriander
- 2 large Anaheim Chili Peppers, roasted, peeled and seeded, and chopped
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 large bunch fresh Cilantro, coarsely chopped
- Tortilla Strips
1. Rinse and sort the beans, removing any debris, then place the beans in a large pot and cover them with water. Let the beans soak overnight. In the morning, rinse and drain the beans and set them aside.
2. In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, and celery, and saute, stirring regularly, until the onions are translucent and the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook about one minute more.
3. Add the beans, water, and ham hock to the vegetable mixture; bring to a boil. Stir in the tomato paste until dissolved; add the spices, chopped pepper, and salt.
4. Reduce heat to a simmer and allow the stew to cook, uncovered, for 3 1/2 to 4 hours or until the beans are soft, adding more water if necessary to keep the consistency soup-like. Depending on the saltiness of the ham, the soup may need more salt; add salt to taste if necessary. Remove the ham bones from the soup.
5. Serve in bowls garnished with cilantro and tortilla chips. Serves 8 to 10.
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In his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama began by addressing the aspect of rising corporate profits and his goal of a "rising, thriving middle class" -- and then he then focused much of his time on the federal budget. Why such a big emphasis on the budget in his speech, and so early in the speech? Well, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that, if current laws remain in effect, by 2023 debt will likely comprise 77% of gross domestic product -- leading to dwindling national savings, a lack of financial flexibility for lawmakers and a heightened risk of fiscal crisis. Should the last item transpire, says the CBO, it would impair confidence to such an extent that "the government would be unable to borrow at affordable rates."
As Obama recognizes, every dollar the government borrows to fund the deficit is money a company can't use to expand its business, or a mortgage that a would-be homeowner can't get. He cited the need for a "balanced" approach to cutting the deficit, but said we need to "work to pass a budget that replaces reckless cuts with smart savings and investing in our future." While he noted that we "must keep promises we've already made" with regard to entitlements, he also acknowledged that "modest" entitlement reforms would be necessary in such programs as Medicare -- which will face rising medical costs associated with an aging population.
He also cited a need for "bipartisan" tax reform, citing the need to close "loopholes" and saying he is "open to other ideas." Economic growth is the primary goal, he said, with deficit reduction as secondary agenda -- likely made more possible with a growing economy.
But just how "modest" are those entitlement reforms and precisely how much will be saved by closing those "loopholes?" I do agree that the emphasis should be on Medicare; future spending in that area will be a driver of our budget deficits, per the CBO and other researchers. We also need to raise tax revenue -- because if we don't touch entitlements or increase taxes, that would necessitate us to cut defense spending in half and then eliminate the entire rest of the federal government.
Separately, Obama called for a $50 billion infrastructure spending package in order to address the nearly 70,000 "structurally deficient" bridges in the U.S. While he did not mention how we would pay for this program, such a program would be a means toward rehiring the legions of construction workers without work -- a sector with a 16.1% unemployment rate. It may also improve productivity if it reduces transportation costs into the future. But, since it is likely to increase the deficit, I am not sure how politically doable this proposal is.
Moving on to my pet theme -- education -- we can plainly see why this is an important issue, given the far lower unemployment rates among those with college degrees vs. those without. But Obama's speech wasn't just about getting people to college. He also emphasized support for preschool, and said he wants to improve high schools so it's possible to procure employment with just a high school diploma. In Germany, he noted, high school graduates earn the equivalent of an associates' degree from a technical school.
Here in the U.S., many of the unemployed do not have the technical skills for high-tech manufacturing jobs, which now often require an associates' degree -- so such a change would create a workforce that allows both the middle class and our manufacturing sector to grow. I would ask how we'll pay for these education initiatives, though Obama did note that every dollar we invest in the youngest of children leads to $7 in savings elsewhere, from reductions in teen pregnancy and crime to higher wages -- and higher tax revenue.
In the meantime, for workers unable to move beyond minimum-wage jobs, Obama notes that such pay would mean poverty for a two-child family -- so he proposed raising the federal minimum to $9 per hour. This topic circles back to his desire to increase wages as a percentage of GDP, presumably at the expense of corporate profits.
But, beyond this, taxpayers are providing welfare to nearly 15 million people whose primary source of income is from a job, according to data from the Department of Agriculture (PDF). Fewer people in poverty would reduce the overall ranks of working Americans dependent on government benefits. So, if we raise the minimum wage, that shifts the burden of providing income to some poverty-stricken households from taxpayers to their private-sector employers.
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LOS ANGELES - An inmate died in the Los Angeles Men's Central Jail, a sheriff's deputy said Sunday.
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Despite success, Janssen not at 100 percent
NEW YORK -- The overall numbers indicate otherwise, but closer Casey Janssen still isn't 100 percent healthy following offseason surgery on his right shoulder.
Janssen spent most of Spring Training going through an extensive rehab program, and he was at least somewhat questionable for the start of the season. It wasn't until the final two weeks of camp that he was able to get into a handful of games and receive clearance for Opening Day.
The 31-year-old is a perfect 6-for-6 in save opportunities this season, but that doesn't mean that everything has gone as planned, physically.
"There are days when it just doesn't feel good," said Janssen, whose collarbone was shaved down during the offseason. "You can't always play catch like you want to, or get loose as fast as you want to, but nothing that's going to set me back or re-injure [the shoulder].
"It's more if I could get a couple of ticks more on my velocity, if I could warm up a little bit ... I wouldn't say quicker, but more crisp, so it doesn't take as long to warm up."
Janssen has experienced a noticeable drop in velocity through the first three weeks of the season. His four-seam fastball and sinker have averaged 90 mph, according to Brooks Baseball, compared with 92 mph for both pitches last season.
But the drop has had no impact whatsoever on his early results. He has allowed just one run on three hits while striking out 11 in eight innings. Of his six saves, all but one have come as part of a three-up-three-down inning.
Despite the success, Janssen's tone during a meeting with reporters was somewhat downcast. He conceded that there were times this year he was forced to inform manager John Gibbons that he simply didn't feel well enough to go on that particular day.
Once he takes the mound, though, he has done whatever he can to put the injury woes and lengthy rehab behind him.
"I'm not thinking about it," he said. "Whatever you have that day is what you have, and you've got to pitch with what you've got. To look at the miles per hour is deflating enough, so I've stopped doing that. You've just got to pitch, and you read swings, you read the hitters' reactions and make pitches with your offspeed pitches.
"I don't know if I can be better, but I know my arm can feel better. You don't want to look too far into everything, because I've been good enough, but I'd like to say my arm can feel better."
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Making Sense of Mixed Economic Data
What are economic data telling us now? Should we be concerned that the ISM Manufacturing Index fell below the 50 line, which demarcates expansion from contraction? Or should we be encouraged that the much larger services sector, measured by the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index, rose and is generally in an expansionary phase? Should we fret that the ADP Employment Report this morning showed only 118,000 new jobs created, below analysts' expectations and hopes?
The data relate to each other, through these and other economic reports. First, Hurricane Sandy was a factor. We do see that the ADP report includes Mark Zandi of Moody's Economy.com as saying, "Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the job market in November, slicing an estimated 86,000 jobs from payrolls. The manufacturing, retailing, leisure and hospitality, and temporary help industries were hit particularly hard by the storm. Abstracting from the storm, the job market turned in a good performance during the month."...513 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Executives want access to data anywhere, at any time. However, given the explosion of mobile devices, increasing access to data presents business risks as well as technological and cultural challenges.
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After a four year cycle in which they battled each other, teammates and the world, Tim Hornsby (Atlanta, Ga.) edged out Ryan Dolan (Kailua, Hawaii) in the Men's K-1 200m B Final Sunday to clinch the lone men's sprint kayak slot at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Click HERE for complete results from the 2012 ICF Sprint World Cup No. 2 in Duisburg, Germany, May 25-27. Click HERE for a final Team USA recap from Germany.
Hornsby finished 5th with a time of 35.962, +0.334 seconds behind the race's first place finisher. Dolan placed 8th with a time of 36.210, +0.248 seconds behind Hornsby.
The race caps a tense year in which a number of U.S. athletes vied for the single Olympic spot. Dolan earned the spot for Team USA with a Bronze medal performance at the 2011 Pan American Games. Hornsby made it a two-man race by winning the 200m event at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in April. The two kayakers battled to an inconclusive result at last weekend's World Cup No. 1 in Poland, bringing us to Sunday's decisive showdown.
Hornsby on being named to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team:
"I'm still not really sure if it's real. It's been such a long process, not only with this process, but the process of going to the Olympics has been a dream forever. It's amazing that it's actually happening. I'm tripping out. I can't believe it."
On how long he's had Olympic aspirations:
"I remember being a kid, I was always watching the Olympics and I wanted to go. I wanted to be a soccer player, whatever, it's every kid's dream to go to the Olympics. Then I started getting more serious into kayak. It's been a dream. I'm not really sure what to say, it's amazing. It hasn't sunk in."
On the support he's received:
"I'm really happy. I talked to my mom. It was a phone call I always wanted to have. I always wanted to call my mom and call my dad and tell them that I'm going to be an Olympian."
"It's crazy. There has been a million people come up to me, congratulate me, that have been supportive of me through the whole process. My family's not here, they were here last weekend [in Poland]. All these people, they mean a lot to me. It's really nice having so many amazing athletes being happy for you and congratulating you. I'm part of the club now."
On his mindset heading into World Cups Nos. 1 and 2:
"I'm just trying to focus on the process. If I can paddle using my legs and do the things I've been doing in training for the last six months and execute my plan, I know I can go fast and I know I can do better. Even with the results here, I know I can go faster. By executing parts of my plan, I know it's a possibility to go to the Olympics and really be in the mix. You never know with the 200 [meter]. It's hard when it's so results-driven - you have to win here, you have to do this, and you have to do that - to really stay focused on the process. But when I focus on the process, it's how I race well. So that's been the biggest struggle for me is just continuing to focus on the process and continuing to make that how I go fast and not worrying about the outcome. I'm just trying to do what it takes for me to paddle well, and if I paddle well, I'll win it."
On his performance this weekend:
"It came together for me this weekend much better than last weekend [at World Cup No. 1]. I was paddling technically better. Obviously, it's a race of a lifetime to qualify for the Olympics, so in that respect, it's the greatest race of my life. As far as the execution of what I've wanted to do, it's much closer to what I've been training for and trying to do. There's still things I would like to improve on, that process is never ending. I really want to work hard to make those improvements. As far as making the Olympics, it's the best moment of my career."
On if this is the best he's ever paddled:
"I'm capable of doing better than I've ever done before. I don't feel like I've entirely executed exactly what I want to do. It's been really difficult with the stress and the continuing process. But hopefully now, I can really focus on the process and I think I'm capable of doing for sure better than I've ever done. I've done my PRs [personal records] this year, so it's looking really good. I'm really excited. It's starting to feel real."
On what happens between now and London:
"I still have to figure that out, figure out the exact plan. But most likely, I've been training with the Canadian team for quite a bit, and it looks like that's what I'll be doing. I'll be training with the Canadian athletes, with their 200 meter group. We've had a really successful World Cup tour, that's who I was training with all last week and the week before and then the weeks before that in Georgia. So I think I'm going to continue on that, they're really good guys, good group. Right now, I'm going home and there will be a week of recovery and resting from this process and then straight back into the training, getting ready to go and ready to go to the Olympic Games."
On what he was doing this time four years ago:
"I went with [2008 U.S. Olympian] Rami [Zur], I guess the official thing was a training partner. So I was there in Beijing training with Rami, in Japan beforehand. So I got to go and see the process and basically pretend like I was racing, do all the training, everything leading up. We spent the whole summer in Europe training with the Aussie team that year. So I was in Europe for three months, I raced all the World Cups, raced in Sprint Cups, made my first A Finals in the K-1 200 and the K-2 as well."
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, USA Canoe/Kayak is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and the official U.S. federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACanoe/Kayak include Marathon, Freestyle, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web at www.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayak and Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/USACanoeKayak.


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White whale is a fantastic outdoor kids party game that's perfect during summer when you want to cool off with a pool game. Kids love to get into the water during the warm weather so why not introduce a fun game to get them laughing as they play!
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Choose one player to be the "whale."
Instruct the whale to swim to the middle of the pool and float on their back.
The other kids should swim around the "whale" until the whale shouts "hungry whale!"
The whale then chases the other swimmers around the pool.
If the whale tags one of the swimmers, they are now the new whale.
If the whale doesn't catch any swimmers, the same whale goes back to the middle and they repeat the activity.
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Our November 10, 2013 City Challenge Urban Race 5K & Half Marathon will be in Phoenix, Arizona! The City Challenge Urban Race, the ONLY 5K and Half Marathon length urban race that offers both a team of 2 and individual registration option! This amazing race adventure is for amateurs, athletes and everyone in between. These races are great for first timers and rookie runners because you run on your own, and not with a pack. Nobody enjoys traffic jams, so our courses and destinations are designed with fluidity in mind. Whether you choose to run or walk you will never be standing around waiting. You'll get to see corners and a history of the city you probably didn't know existed, and you'll have a blast doing it! Chosen by Coca Cola as one of the top 10 fun runs in the world! http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/fun-runs-in-the-new-year Participants will have the option of running the 5K (3.1 Miles) course that pretty much anyone can walk, jog or run and complete in a couple hours, or the Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) course with some different objectives! The courses might be slightly longer or shorter due to the geography of each city, but 90% of the time the mileage is right on the dot. We designed the Half Marathon Course for the serious runners out there who may want to do a bit more running than found in the 5K Course. You are free to use any method at your disposal to solve the clues and find the destinations (EX: smart phone, tablet, phone a friend, ask locals etc.), but you must reach them by foot (no bikes, skateboards, busses, taxis etc.) For more detailed info, visit our FAQ here: http://citychallengeurbanrace.com/faq-2 We award medals to first, second and third place finishers from BOTH courses and divisions, and all first place finishers win prizes! Whether you're an athlete or not, if you're looking for a day of active fun...look no further. If you are competing alone select the "individual" registration, and if you are registering for a team of two select the "team of 2 option". Please note we only need the name of the primary registrant for teams at registration. We'll get your partners name on race day. There will not be on-site registration available the day of this event. Host location for our November 10, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona City Challenge Urban Race is TBA and will be announced within a month of the race via email to those already registered, and on Active, Facebook, Twitter and our website. Check in and packet pick up starts at 11:00 AM and race will start promptly at 12:00 PM You will need to bring a camera (digital, phone, Polaroid etc.), ID and a pen or pencil. Everyone gets an event shirt and sponsor provided swag. Benefiting the Livestrong Cancer Foundation and sponsored by Road ID, Clif Bar, Sports Authority and Lava Magazine. http://citychallengeurbanrace.com http://www.facebook.com/hegnessevents http://www.twitter.com/hegnessevents http://www.hegnessevents.com/ > November 10, 2013 11-10-13 11-10-13 11/10/13 11/10/13 Phoenix Mesa Tempe Scottsdale Arizona Running Walking Jogging Pasadena, CA 3-3-13 http://www.active.com/running/pasadena-ca/city-challenge-urban-race-pasadena-ca-5k-and-half-marathon-run-walk-2013 Huntington Beach, CA 4-13-13 http://www.active.com/running/huntington-beach-ca/city-challenge-urban-race-huntington-beach-ca-5k-and-half-marathon-run-walk-2013 Santa Barbara, CA 5-4-13 http://www.active.com/running/santa-barbara-ca/city-challenge-urban-race-santa-barbara-ca-5k-and-half-marathon-run-walk-2013 Big Bear Lake, CA 6-22-13 http://www.active.com/running/big-bear-ca/city-challenge-urban-race-big-bear-ca-5k-and-half-marathon-run-walk-2013 Boise, ID 7-20-13 http://www.active.com/running/boise-id/boise-id-city-challenge-urban-race-5k-and-half-marathon-run-walk-2013 San Diego, CA 8-24-13 http://www.active.com/running/san-diego-ca/san-diego-ca-city-challenge-urban-race-5k-and-half-marathon-run-walk-2013 Phoenix, AZ 11-10-13 http://www.active.com/running/phoenix-az/phoenix-az-city-challenge-urban-race-5k-and-half-marathon-run-walk-2013


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STAFFORD, MARYLAND -- These guys most likely doctored my Carfax report. My 2007 350 ES Lexus was purchased from them in April of 2010. I got what I thought was a good price, but it turned out to be a wreck. I should have taken it to a mechanic to look at. It had been totaled up in New York in 2008. I just got a recent Carfax report when I was at CarMax checking the car's value.
Today's Carfax report showed this major accident. The Carfax report that Stafford Auto Sales gave me omitted this major accident. My car still has structural damage. My trade in value has been decreased/lowered by 40%. This was fraud. If the statute of limitations has not expired I may prosecute them. Stay away from these crooks!
3902 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, STAFFORD, VIRGINIA -- This occurred in February, 2009. For those of you who want a quick answer that I can live with, for my experience, I say A+ on the car, C on the business, decent enough folks. At the end of the day, were I looking for another used car, I'd consider them.
I'd spent 3-months looking for the right vehicle and believed I found it at Stafford Auto Sales. As the car was not located within my home state, I had to fly half way across the country to purchase it. Since I intended to drive the car home I wanted to get right down to business: inspect, test drive, pay and leave.
When I got there, I was a little annoyed that the vehicle was not ready immediately. It was in the mechanic's shop. They were replacing the battery. It goes without saying that the very least they could do was have the car ready for me to inspect and test drive when I arrived. I'd flown a long way at my own expense and they knew I was coming and where I was coming from. I was a bit miffed and was left quietly pondering, "What are these guys thinking? This thing should be ready to go." Be this as it may, the sales person was nice enough, as was the owner. As well as I could ascertain in a short amount of time, they seemed nice enough, legitimate.
They rightly and sensibly gave me a loaner car so I could occupy myself while they replaced the battery. Several hours later and after some more price discounts for hanging me up, I bought the car and began the 1400 mile drive home. Half way into the trip, a long 700 miles on the road and on a Sunday the car sprung a pretty good leak and I had not the faintest clue as to what the problem was. To boot, there were no dealerships open.
For very good reasons which I'll not bore you with here, I turned the car around and spent a day and a half driving back to the dealership filling the coolant every 35-minutes to protect the car, a major hassle. Upon arriving at the dealership I naturally expected to see a look of consternation on their faces. Naturally you or I would expect them to solve the problem, no matter what the problem was.
In short, without so much as blinking an eye, they did! The only thing I'd point out is they knew I was driving the car 1400 miles home upon purchase. One would think when I showed up on their lot again after 1 & 1/2 days upon leaving the lot that there'd be a look of surprise and concern on their faces; or, given the frustrated and angry look on my fact that they might jump up to learn what the problem was and why I was back and how they might quickly help. This didn't happen.
Despite the fact that the sales person was there and saw me nearly immediately, my reappearance held no discernible trace of concern on a soul's face whatsoever, save the mechanic, who upon seeing me and hearing of the problem, did indeed show notable concern for my situation. Kudos to him. This lack of concern from the rest of them really caught me off guard quite a bit but I suppose it shouldn't have. After a very quick inspection of the water leak, it turned out that the water pump had blow out. All said and done they did the right thing saying, without me having to ask, that they'd repair the car at no expense to me.
Since it was going to take several days to get the pump, I could no longer drive the car home and had to arrange shipping the car. This cost me another $1K not including the flight home; but I lived with this extra cost because I knew I got the very best price possible for this car of anywhere in the US at that time including the new costs.
Despite the trials and tribulations, I really cannot seriously complain about the company and definitely not about the car since this has been its one and only repair. Since then, it's behaved perfectly. Incidentally, no problems at all with any paperwork whatsoever. Since ultimately it's mostly the car I'm measuring here, I'd have to say A+ on the car, C on the business. I'd suggest they brush up on the customer support and show a little concern when matters similar to this surface. Considering this is a used car lot, a C perhaps isn't so bad. At the end of the day, were I looking for another used car, I'd consider them. Again, they turned out to be decent enough folks.
STAFFORD, VIRGINIA -- If you think you can be consumer savvy and do the right things when looking up an auto dealer and everything will be okay.. think again!! I was the smart savvy consumer and did everything right! I looked up the business for complaints, did my research about the background and then focuses on their cars that they sale... everything turned up clean.. so I thought!!!
We first paid for in cash for a 2044 Nissan Quest with 30 day tags then a week later the battery went dead and the van needed a mileage check up and that cost us another $500 plus what we paid for the van! When I tried to get a reimbursement for the fees, I was given the "cold" shoulder. I did not want to make a fuss after all we had saved up for the van.
So after or nearly the 30 days, we did not get any title, tags in the mail and once again I called. This time they wanted something from me. Apparently the trade in, my old car 1994 Acura was stating that it wasn't paid off and needed a title (at the time I did not have it and had every intentions of giving it to them before they refused to send the title of the van).
I agreed to get a copy of the title and a letter from the bank stating it was paid off but he had to send the title. He sent me another 30 day tags until I gave him the paperwork. Previously, I did contact the Virginia's consumer affair to see if they could negotiate the $500 but the dealership said it was MY FAULT!!! After I did not hear from him and my 2nd 30 DAY tags was about to lapse, I decided to contact the VA police but they just told me to contact an agent at the VA DMV.
The agent called Mr. ** (the manager) and asked me to call him. Mr. ** of course was angry and unprofessional, he also agreed to send the title once I send the information HE WANTED FEDEX!!! It is now over a week and Mr. ** has refused to give us crap! After saving on the minivan, our resources are low so getting a legal representative is out of the question! DO NOT BUY FROM STAFFORD AUTO SALES IN STAFFORD VIRGINIA!!! They will scam you and will not release the title. The VA police suspect that they did not pay taxes on the money and that is why they are withholding the title!!!
DUMFRIES, VIRGINIA -- Please, please, do not get caught up or get involved with this dealership and con artists! Their vehicles may look great on the outside cosmetically, however mechanically their cars are not up to par. I initially bought a high end car, 2006, Chevrolet Corvette, a few weeks later, I bought a 2001 Honda Civic as a commuter car. A week after buying the Corvette, the car started shimmering.
I took it in for a check up at NTB for a wheel alignment, to my amazement, the manager took me to the back. He advised me there was no way this car was properly inspected for safety. Both front tires in the interior walls were on their wires, just a matter of when. The front brake rotors were warped and pads down to the metal. Also discovered was the front shock, passenger side was leaking fluid. So, things not visible to the consumer, however visible to a safety inspector.
They also go by Select Auto sales, lots in Fredericksburg, Dumfries and Manassas. All of the above mentioned names, except Mr ** are related as cousins. So, I mentioned and brought to the attention my car and new found issues. Initially, they tell you, well you bought as is, no warranty. Which is not true, there is a 30 day warranty they say no questions asked, hmmm.
They asked me to eat quotes which I did, totaling brakes $770.00 shocks $ 1,100.00 tires, 980.00 and damper $800.00 total $3,650.00 right out the gate and within weeks. So they come back and offer me $300.00 check, are you serious? I went to the cheapest places to help offset costs versus dealership too. So, here I am stuck with a high end car with serious safety issues that should have been taken care of prior to selling. Here is the kicker, I find out that they take their cars to a local inspection station and they look the other way to get their cars passed, sort of under the table. I'm going to report them next!
With my Honda, a few days later my engine light goes on, can't get emissions because of it, however according to ** the car was taken in for inspection, hmmm. I Got my hard tags a few days before expiration, therefore since I was not able to do emissions I could not register. So my tags expired. My car sat on the driveway until fixed. The corvette I had to shell out a lot of money to get it up to safety standards and able to use.
Do not spend your money and not get quality cars, you are just making them richer by turning a profit on their junk cars they flip, turn in as a trade or auto auctions. Take my advise and see what me and others are going through. Now I'm going to have to sue and take legal civil action.
STAFFORD, VIRGINIA -- My Fiance and I bought a 2007 Lexus LS460 for $36,000+, with 28,000 miles on it. The Sales person/owner named ** assured us that this vehicle had the full Lexus Bumper to Bumper Warranty for 50,000 miles. Well the next day after we brought the car home the A/C stopped working, so we took the car to the Lexus dealership and they showed me where this vehicle was in an accident, and the A/C condenser was aftermarket.
To fix this issue, it will not be covered under warranty because car was wrecked and it would cost $1956.00 to repair. So I call ** at Stafford Auto Sales (we only had the car for only 1 week) to let him know about this problem and all I get was the run around, he never returned any of my calls, or always was in a meeting when I called. THEY'RE NOTHING BUT SCAM ARTIST - TAKE MY WORD FOR IT!!! I will be bringing a lawsuit against them for selling me a wrecked vehicle... WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE TO TRY TO BEAT PEOPLE OUT OF MONEY?
STAFFORD, VIRGINIA -- I purchased a 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera from this dealership in early June 2008. At the time of purchase I had an Audi A8L for trade in which I got $20k for and I gave them a $6500 check for the remainder of the money. Every time was paid and I got my temporary tags and paperwork and was told the title would be out to me in 2 weeks.
2 weeks passed and I called them, they told me there was a mix up with 5 titles and I'd definitely have it the next week. The next week I called and they told me one more week since there was a mixup. I called a month later and was given the whole speech that basically said they have two months to send the title to me. WRONG! I contacted a special agent in VA and have now posted a complaint. These thieves have run this scam before and I have now learned to never trust blindly again. I should have requested the title when money was paid but didn't.
Please, please, please stay far away from these crooks as possible. Lied about the whole deal from the price, condition, and what they would do for us to make it right. Then to add insult to injury tried to be petty about not receiving a license from us that we had already provided to them on three occasions.
Don't trust any of them. They will do the good guy/bad guy routine but they are all rotten to the core; especially ** or as I see him (Uncle Tom)!!! They do absolutely no reconditioning on these vehicles not even the minimum/basic things such as an oil change, brake pads, change the filters, and gas. This is not much to expect when you are paying $25k plus for these vehicle; heck they don't even half clean them up for you!!!
STAFFORD, VIRGINIA -- I just want to take a minute to warn everyone about the numerous problems I have had with Stafford Auto Sales. I purchased a car from them several months ago and have had a never ending list of problems with the car. I have put less than 800 miles on the car and I am already having issues with the transmission and numerous warning lights. They will not stand behind what they sell and are very rude when you ask if they are willing to help with the problems at all. I know I am buying a used car but it was only 4 years old with good miles so I feel they should do a better job of standing behind the cars they sell but even so I am willing to look past these issues.
It was the title issues with them that are a real problem. First it took well over a month and 2 sets of temporary tags to get my title. When I did finally get it, it was the wrong one so I had to wait yet again for my other title to arrive. They then said there was a mix up with several titles and I would have it as soon as possible (which ended up being at least another 2 weeks).
I reported this company to the BBB as well as numerous other agencies and it seems as though I was not the first. I would stay away from this dealership at all costs no matter how good the deal may seem you are getting. This business is very poorly run and extremely unprofessional.
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA -- I purchased a Chevy Avalanche from Stafford. I received great customer service, they let me take the vehicle to my own mechanic (I haven't found one dealership that will let you do that). I will be buying my next vehicle from them and definitely recommend this dealership to all of my friends and family.
MANASSAS, VIRGINIA -- I just bought a car at Stafford Auto Sales and it was a wonderful experience! The salesperson, **, was polite and helpful and was very good about responding promptly to all my questions. The car I purchased is top notch and I got it at a fair price without all the haggling that usually goes on when purchasing a prior owned vehicle. They even filled my tank with gasoline to go home. :)


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Caspofungin Acetate in Treating Aspergillosis in Patients With Hematologic Cancer or in Patients Who Have Undergone a Stem Cell Transplant
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RATIONALE: Antifungals, such as caspofungin acetate, may be effective in treating fungal infections caused by chemotherapy or stem cell transplant.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well caspofungin acetate works as first-line treatment for aspergillosis in patients with hematologic cancer or in patients who have undergone a stem cell transplant.
|Drug: caspofungin acetate
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
|Official Title:
|A Multicenter, Open, Phase II Study to Estimate the Activity and Safety of Caspofungin (CASP) in the First-Line Treatment of Probable and Proven Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) in Patients With Hematological Malignancies (HM) or Recipients of Autologous Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Those With Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
- Response rate as assessed by standard criteria after completion of study treatment
- Response rate as assessed by standard and alternative criteria at 84 days and after completion of study treatment
- Survival rate at 84 days
- Safety
|Study Start Date:
|February 2005
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
- Determine the activity of caspofungin acetate as first-line therapy for proven or probable invasive aspergillosis, in terms of response rate, in patients with hematologic malignancies or in patients who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- Determine the 84-day response rate in patients treated with this drug.
- Determine the 84-day survival rate in patients treated with this drug.
- Determine the safety of this drug, in terms of the rate of overall drug-related adverse events, the rate of overall drug-related serious adverse events, and the rate of drug-related adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation, in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is an open-label, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to disease and/or type of prior hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) (hematologic malignancy or autologous HSCT vs allogeneic HSCT).
Patients receive caspofungin acetate IV over approximately 1 hour once daily on days 1-15 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients achieving a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) after day 15 may continue to receive caspofungin acetate as above until day 84 OR discontinue study treatment after day 15 and shift to an oral antifungal drug for maintenance therapy or prophylaxis, if considered to be in the best interest of the patient. Patients achieving stable disease after day 15 continue to receive caspofungin acetate as above until day 28. These patients then undergo a second evaluation. Patients who maintain stable disease continue to receive caspofungin acetate as above until day 84. Patients achieving CR or PR are treated as per CR or PR treatment described above.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed weekly for 30 days.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 149 patients (87 in stratum 1, 62 in stratum 2) will be accrued for this study within 18 months.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Diagnosis of proven or probable invasive aspergillosis (IA)
- Patients with a diagnosis of possible IA are eligible provided they are upgraded to probable or proven IA by culture and/or histology results and Aspergillus galactomannan evaluation within 7 days after study entry
Meets any of the following criteria:
- Diagnosis of a hematologic malignancy
- Underwent autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- 18 and over
Performance status
- Karnofsky 20-100%
Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Not specified
- AST and ALT ≤ 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Bilirubin ≤ 5 times ULN
- Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 5 times ULN
No severe hepatic insufficiency
- Child-Pugh score ≤ 9
- No severe renal failure requiring hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
- Creatinine < 3.4 mg/dL
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective double-method contraception
- No known HIV positivity
- No history of allergy or adverse reaction to echinocandin drugs
- No known bacterial infection that is not adequately treated
- No psychological, familial, social, or geographical condition that would preclude study participation or compliance
Biologic therapy
- See Disease Characteristics
- Not specified
Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Not specified
- Prior empirical antifungal therapy allowed provided treatment duration was ≤ 72 hours
- Prior prophylactic oral antifungals allowed
- Prior prophylactic IV fluconazole allowed
- More than 14 days since prior and no concurrent investigational agents
- No prior participation in this study
- No prior echinocandins
- No other concurrent antifungal therapy
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00110045
|CHU Liege - Domaine Universitaire du Sart Tilman
|Liege, Belgium, B-4000
|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri Mondor
|Creteil, France, 94010
|Hopital Edouard Herriot - Lyon
|Lyon, France, 69437
|Hopital Saint-Louis
|Paris, France, 75475
|Hopital Universitaire Hautepierre
|Strasbourg, France, 67098
|Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitaet Wuerzburg
|Wuerzburg, Germany, D-97070
|Ospedale Santa Croce
|Cuneo, Italy, 12100
|Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro
|Genoa, Italy, 16132
|Ospedale San Martino
|Genoa, Italy, 16132
|Policlinico A. Gemelli - Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
|Rome, Italy, 00168
|National Cancer Institute - Bratislava
|Bratislava, Slovakia, 833 10
|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
|Lausanne, Switzerland, CH-1011
|Hacettepe University - Faculty of Medicine
|Ankara, Turkey, 06100
|Study Chair:
|Claudio Viscoli, MD
|IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy
|Responsible Party:
|European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00110045 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 3, 2005
|Last Updated:
|September 20, 2012
Keywords provided by European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC:
accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
acute undifferentiated leukemia
blastic phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
meningeal chronic myelogenous leukemia
relapsing chronic myelogenous leukemia
chronic eosinophilic leukemia
primary myelofibrosis
chronic neutrophilic leukemia
essential thrombocythemia
polycythemia vera
adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission
recurrent adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
adult acute myeloid leukemia with 11q23 (MLL) abnormalities
adult acute myeloid leukemia with inv(16)(p13;q22)
adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12)
adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(16;16)(p13;q22)
adult acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22)
adult acute myeloid leukemia in remission
recurrent adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
stage I adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
stage II adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
stage III adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
stage IV adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia
stage I chronic lymphocytic leukemia
stage II chronic lymphocytic leukemia
stage III chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Skin Diseases
Antifungal Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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the unwrinkled ear wrote:roman wrote:Played Highland Park today. Both regular and long tees. Great course. Bring your bag I don't even know what to compare it to... Channahon difficulty but more woods. Elevation changes similar to West park but more difficult. Some creative pin placements. There are some fairways that run somewhat close to each other in one spot (one the more open holes) that you should watch out for flying discs on if it's ever crowded.
that sounds good. i actually leave for my trip tomorrow and am debating either going north and hitting glencoe and highland park or west to oak brook and westchester. after reading the above, i'll deffy the north one, but are you talking about danny cuniff park or fink in HP?
and is the edgebrook course in chicago worth the fees or should I blam at the IIT if staying downtown
problem now is my free days will be thurs and fri and weather appears to be sucky by then. not that i give a shit - i WANT to play in the cold - i get so fucking hot playing in LA - but my driver may not be as pleased to walk around in it.
shit, the forecast is so nice for wednesday, i may try and sweet talk my way into that too
The course we're talking about here is at Highland Park in Joliet, IL. It's not in the town of Highland Park I know, it can get confusing.
If you have some free time definitely head south and west for the best courses in the area. Highland Park (in Joliet), Channahon, and Oswego are all great courses.
It's not worth the drive up north to play Glencoe or the courses in the town of Highland Park. ITT course is very tight but interesting considering the land they had to work with (you're literally throwing around campus).
Playing in the cold isn't bad, just layer up. Wear a hat and gloves. The gloves help keep your hands warm, because believe me, they'll get cold fast.
As for the Edgebrook course... It's long. Not a bad course to play, but it's long. They lost some baskets in the flood this past summer and I'm not sure if they replaced them yet. I suggest you call ahead if you plan on going out there.


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Our lab is a part of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience within the University of Pennsylvania Neurology Department. We are interested in interactions between cognition, language, and the brain. Our studies cover a diverse range of cognitive processes, including:
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Hoax Call But No Sign Of Ex-Cop Wanted In Killings
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.
Police spent all night searching the snowy mountains of Southern California but didn't find the former Los Angeles officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job.
Authorities plan a mid-morning update in Big Bear Lake, where Christopher Dorner's torched pickup was found Thursday.
Local ski areas are open Friday but schools are closed because of the manhunt.
San Diego County sheriff's deputies spent the night surrounding and searching a rural home after a hoaxer reported Dorner was there. It tied up 16 deputies.
Dorner is accused of killing his lawyer's daughter and her fiance last weekend and shooting at police officers Thursday, killing one and critically wounding another.
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DAD'S Army style re-enactors gave visitors a taste of the Second World War at Bicester Carnival.
The Bicester Home Guard Living History Group, which was set up 18 months ago, aims to show people what it was like during the 1939-1944 war.
Group member Andy Hunter, 53, said: "It is important to realise there were still people here in England protecting the country. We're quite happy being likened to Dad's Army but the reality was much more serious."
The carnival began with a procession of Scouts, Cubs, Beavers, dancers and karate students who headed to Pingle Field for games and activities.
Events included a gun run by troops from the Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search Training Regiment (DEMS Trg Regt), based at St George's Barracks, in Arncott.
Troops in four teams had to take apart and put back together a bomb disposal robot, then remotely cut a wire to raise the winning flag. The regiment also brought along metal detectors and robots for youngsters to test out.
There were also demonstrations of soccer skills, martial arts and dance, and music from The Ramps and Jamie Felton.
Mayor Lynn Pratt said: "We were really grateful to the people who took part in the procession and lined the streets for braving the weather.
"We did get some sunshine later on in the day so I hope people thought it was worthwhile coming."
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The Purpose of the Shakespeare
Special Collection
The Shakespeare Special Collection
attempts to bring together the very best scholarship available on the Christian
dimension of Shakespeare's dramas, sonnets, and poems. Acquiring the best
critical works (essays, books, articles, and other materials, both old and
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a beautiful leather-bound Fourth Folio of Henry IV, Part I and II (London,
1685), a facsimile copy of the First Folio (1623), various editions of the
dramas, a facsimile copy of the 1602 Geneva version of the Bible (perhaps
the major source of Shakespeare's frequent biblical allusions), and a few
promptbooks. Resources also include background materials on Shakespeare's
era, bibliographic guides, and concordances. Among the critical materials
are over 1000 books and more than 2000 articles and essays. Scores
of professionally produced videos, including videos of the dramas and on
the teaching and performing of the plays, are also in the collection.
The Shakespeare Institutes
The Shakespeare Collection periodically
sponsors institutes on some facet of Shakespeare and the Christian tradition.
The Shakespeare Institutes, designed primarily for college teachers of Shakespeare
or for any individuals interested in the subject of the Christian dimension
of Shakespeare's writings, bring together stellar Shakespearean scholars for
lectures, seminars, and discussion. The lectures delivered at each institute
have been recorded on audio cassettes and are available for purchase
from the Media Resources center of Wheaton College. For additional information
about the institutes or to obtain details on upcoming institutes, please contact
the Shakespeare Collection at Buswell Library. In addition to the institutes,
occasional seminars are held for the community.
History of the Shakespeare
Special Collection
At the retirement of Dr. E. Beatrice
Batson as professor of English and Chair of the English Department at Wheaton
College, friends and colleagues presented her a Fourth Folio copy of Henry
IV, Part I and II, as a tribute to her contribution to Wheaton and in the
hope that the gift be the first item in a new special Shakespeare collection
in her honor. After seeking counsel from the personnel of the prestigious
Folger (Washington, D. C.) and Newberry (Chicago) Libraries, and with the
help of a newly-formed Advisory Committee, specific work began on the E.
Beatrice Batson Shakespeare Collection, as the collection is officially known.
Since 1991, Dr. Batson has given most of her time to the development of the
collection and to the achievement of its goals. She is the collection's coordinator.
Access to the Shakespeare Special
The collection is housed in Buswell Library at Wheaton
College. It is a teaching-research collection open to any Shakespearean scholar,
enthusiast of Shakespeare, or student doing research. Works in the collection
may be examined on the premises but are not available for check-out and
circulation. Books and videos are listed in Buswell Library's computerized
Public Access Catalog. The article database
is available for computer browsing. Hours of the Buswell Library are found at the library's website.
Research appointments are appreciated: call the Archives and Special
Collections, at (630) 752-5705, fax (630) 752-5987, or email.


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