text: As I recently moved to the outer Noe/Glen Park border, I have been exploring the sorrounding neighborhood. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the sign for this restaurant while looking for Mission Pie. Decided to take a peak at the menu and much to my surprise they had items that are not found in the average Middle Eastern place in SF. They had foul made with real dried fava beans and an unusual assortment of house made sweets. Went inside an noticed that almost all tables were full of young Lebanese and Jordanian groups. I figured that was a good sign. I was not too hungry so I ordered some foul, hummus, lebne, and a couple of falafil. The owner immediately brought out a plate of olives, pickled parsnips and cukes, tahini with parseley and garlic, and hot sauce with onions. This was the typical assortment on tables that I found in restaurants in Jerusalem when I studied there for a semester during college. The pita was thick and very fresh and brought out warm. Falafil was light, crisp and well seasoned. The foul was also delicious, but the best things were the hummus (silky, smooth, with lots of tahini) and the hot sauce. I going to go back to try the meats (sashlik, shwerma, etc) soon.


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Republicans have stopped personally attacking each other, and the result has been a debate that revealed a frontrunner who knows nothing and a political party with no new ideas. In other words, the CNN debate has been a different kind of disaster for the Republican Party.
The candidates are holding to an agreement not to personally attack each other, but instead of benefiting the establishment candidates who understand policy, the debate exposed the fact that behind the Republican rhetoric is the same old party who are largely sticking to the George W. Bush era policies that got the country into two wars, and nearly destroyed the US economy.
If the point of this debate is to expose Donald Trump as a know nothing, it is working. Ted Cruz is looking like a policy wonk next to Trump. The problem that this debate is revealing is the Republican Party has no new ideas. The Republican candidates, with the exception of Trump, want to privatize Social Security. All of the Republican candidates, with the exception of Kasich, lied and distorted Common Core. All of the Republicans want to cut taxes for the wealthy, and their anti-immigrant positions were on full display during the discussion on immigration.
The Republican Party wanted to demonstrate that they can be a serious party that can govern, but this debate is demonstrating why they should not be given back the White House. A vote for any of the Republican candidates on the Florida stage is a vote for a return to the failed policies of George W. Bush.
The circus of personal attacks in previous debates hid the fact that the Republican Party is intellectually empty. The Republican candidates argue for more war in the Middle East, and the return of American combat troops to the region. Viewers even heard the old Bush line that the president must listen to the generals.
The calmed down Republican debate has been a complete disaster. The GOP is still a party that is completely unfit to govern.

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Works With: Any iPad
Price: $29.99
The iProp is so basic in its design that it's obvious the designers worked very hard at it. When I first opened the bag it came in, I wondered what the big deal was. So what? It's a beanbag with an iPad stand on it. Big deal.
Then I tried it out for a few days. I used it on my coffee table, on the arm of my recliner, and in my lap. I took it to the coffee shop and to a friend's house. I started to get used to it. I started to like it. I wondered where it was when I didn't take it with me.
Now that's a well-designed product.
The iProp consists of a mesh outer skin, an inner beanbag, and a rigid silicone stand. The flat stand is snapped to the front of the mesh bag, which holds the beanbag inside. The clever thing about this design is that the beanbag is firm, yet movable. This lets the iPad resting in the stand sit at an almost completely adjustable angle. Let's see a smart cover do that, right?
The silicone on the stand combines with a silicone tag on the bottom of the beanbag to keep the iProp relatively slip-free on most surfaces. I propped this thing up on my dashboard to run Maps on my iPad mini while driving around. It stayed fairly still for most of the drive, though quick stops and turns did slide it around quite a bit. Granted, propping your iPad up on a car dashboard isn't an advertised feature, but why not try it out, right?
Where the iProp really shines is on uneven surfaces, like a bed or a lap. I propped my iPad 3 and iPad mini up in the iProp in a variety of situations, on the couch, in a chair, in my lap, on the bed, and it performed reliably. Unless I bounced on my bed, or significantly jiggled my leg while the iProp was in my lap, the iPads I tried out stayed in the little iProp silicone shelf area. Well done.
Another great feature here? The mesh bag is removable and washable. So, if I were to drip mustard on it, for example (not that I have, but i suppose I could), it'd be a quick fix. Just unzip, pull out the beanbag, unsnap the silicone shelf, and throw the whole mesh bag into the wash. Maybe spray it with a little Shout. Just sayin'. As the mesh bag zips open to remove the beanbag component, there's also a bit of space in there to drop in a set of earbuds and a charging cable, too.
Where the iProp really shines is on an uneven surface, like a bed or a lap.
Now, the folks at Dockem like to mention that the iProp can be flipped over and used as a little travel pillow. While I haven't gone on any plane trips lately, I did set it up between my head and the wall while sitting on a chair, and the beanbag and mesh combination does feel pretty nice on my noggin. Whether that gentle pillowy feeling will last on a long plane trip is something I'm not able to test out just yet. Maybe on the way to PAX this year.
Overall, the iProp is a surprisingly well-designed and put together little iPad stand with a decent amount of personality and charm. Each iPad I tried it out with, from the iPad mini to the iPad 3, fit well and stayed put in most normal use situations. I can see many other tablets fitting just as well and staying in just as easily, making the iProp a true universal tablet stand for a solid little price.
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The Good: Well designed and manufactured, the iProp tablet stand holds a variety of iPads in quite a few different positions and environments.
The Bad: Not sure it actually doubles as a travel pillow.
The Verdict The iProp has quickly become a must-have accessory for me, at least around the house. Probably the most useful casual iPad stand I've used.
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You always want your horse's mane and tail to look professional and clean. Here is how to style both of them for fun or a horse show.
1Divide a section of your horse's mane in your hand.
2Plait, tie the hair with a hair tie, and repeat with the rest of the mane.
3Take the first plait, twist it up (like a plaited bun), and tie it together with a hair tie.
4Tie your ribbon around the plaited bun like a bow, and do this with the rest of your horse's plaits.
5Divide your horse's tail into a small strand in your hand.
6Plait the strand of hair with a hair tie.
7Tie your ribbon around the hair tie into a bow and repeat this for the rest of the horse's tail.
8Pet your horse for letting you style its mane and tail.
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- It's also good to have a few extra hair ties and ribbons.
- It is a good idea if you style your horses mane and tail with the help of an adult.
- Your horses mane and tail will look nicer if you stick to one colour for the hair ties and ribbons.
- Be careful when you are styling your horses tail. If your horse has ever kicked, you SHOULD have a helper with you, so you don't get kicked!
- You might not get the styling right the first time so don't worry.
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Shirley Malcom: Policy in Developing Nations Must Reflect Women's Roles, Impact
In the developing world, women play central on-the-ground roles in fields ranging from agriculture to health and education. And so, if a nation wants strong, sustainable development, its policies must be shaped by an awareness of women's impact, AAAS's Shirley Malcom writes in SciDev.net.
In a commentary published in the online news publication, Malcom said that in nations such as Rwanda and Namibia, tailoring government policy to reflect the important work done by women has helped build a supporting climate for development . But too many nations still do not focus on women—both their contributions and the challenges they face—as they craft development policy.
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"Research, policy and development programmes have, for the most part, failed to take women into account," she writes. "But without separate and gender-specific assessment of these programmes, we will not know what works best—for both women and men."
Malcom is director of Education and Human Resources at AAAS and co-chair of the Gender Advisory Board of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.
As more nations pursue development through science, technology, and innovation, collection of gender data and other gender analysis becomes critically important, she wrote. While some policy leaders in developing nations have shown deep commitment to gender equality, such efforts can be derailed when leadership changes.
"Baseline data, once available, can be used to help establish a case for gender-sensitive policymaking as well as to document its value," she said. One hopeful sign: The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development has begun a survey of the use of gender data and analysis in member countries.
But that's only a first step. "At the end of the day," Malcom writes, "leadership will be needed to act on the results of the survey—to invest in gender-sensitive policies and programmes, to understand and value women's roles in development and to exercise the political will to translate data into deeds."
Read Shirley Malcom's commentary, "Counting on Women in Development," in SciDev.net. [PDF]
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BARRINGTON — Local author and poet, Marie Harris, will visit our preschool (4-6 years old) story time on Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. and read her new release "The Girl Who Heard Colors." This eye-opening picture book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesia — a condition in which one sense triggers another. For some people, sounds or tastes have colors. And for others, numbers and letters do. Many famous artists have been synesthetes, including Tori Amos, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, John Mayer, Mozart, and Degas.
Imagine that when you hear a bell you see silver or when a dog barks you see red. That's what it's like for Jillian — when she hears sounds she sees colors. At first the kids at school make fun of Jillian, who worries about being different until her music teacher shows her that having synesthesia is an amazing thing. This lively, informative picture book makes synesthesia easy to understand and celebrates each person's unique way of experiencing the world.
Marie Harris is the author of "G is for Granite" and "Primary Numbers" as well as serving as the NH Poet Laureate from 1999-2004. There will be a discussion time and copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing following the story time. Space is limited. Please sign up by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com or calling 664-9715.


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The ObamaCare mandated purchase of birth control and abortion insurance is a flagrant and tyrannical violation of protections guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America.
It is not just a Roman Catholic issue anymore. Other religious groups are also rightfully protesting this ObamaCare mandate. The following is a statement released by Dr. Richard Land and Dr. Barrett Duke of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
President Obama's Department of Health and Human Services has issued a requirement that all insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, cover free-of-charge certain so-called "contraceptives" that are actually much more than that.
Some of the drugs and devices required to be covered will actually cause abortions. The required drugs include Ella and Plan B, which can destroy a developing human being prior to, or even after, implanting in the mother's womb. The government requirement also covers IUDs. These devices also prevent fertilized eggs from implanting in the mother's womb. While some, including the Obama administration, call these contraceptives, they are abortifacients. When a developing human being is expelled by direct human action from the mother's womb, that is taking a human life -- an abortion.
We consider this callous requirement by the Obama administration to be a clear violation of our nation's commitment to liberty of conscience and a flagrant violation of our constitutional protection to freedom of religion. For many people of faith, this requirement is abhorrent. It forces them to choose between their religious convictions about when human life begins and providing health care for themselves, their families or their employees. Clearly, the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment protects people from such trampling of their religious convictions.
The Obama administration's narrow language that exempts religious organizations like churches from this requirement will not protect other organizations with religious missions, like religiously affiliated hospitals and religious schools that hire people who may not share their faith convictions. Also, this outrageously narrow exemption will not protect people of faith in the general population who as a matter of religious conviction do not want to cover as part of their health insurance premiums drugs and devices that cause abortion.
The Obama administration's requirement is an affront to all people who are pro-life. On strictly pro-life grounds, people should not be required to violate their deeply held beliefs about abortion. After all, there are those among us who do not believe it is ever right to kill another human being. Our country believes people have a right to such a view. In fact, we provide government exemption from military service on conscience grounds that all killing is immoral. Now the administration is refusing to allow those who believe that abortion is the deliberate killing of an innocent human being to follow faithfully the dictates of his or her conscience on a matter as grave as the death of an unborn child.
This brazen determination to force all Americans to pay for abortions is an affront to our nation's core commitment to liberty of conscience. A person who is not free to follow the dictates of his or her moral conscience is not free. Government has no authority to dictate compliance on matters that do such violence to the consciences of a vast segment of the population.
The Obama administration has declared war on religion and freedom of conscience. This must not stand. Our Baptist forebears died and went to prison to secure these freedoms. It is now our calling to stand in the gap and defend our priceless First Amendment religious freedoms.
This ObamaCare mandate is not just a religious issue. If ObamaCare can mandate the purchase of health insurance and also mandate what that insurance must cover, this is a usurpation of power and a destruction of Constitutional protections that even the staunchest Secularist must oppose.
If Obama can force people to purchase health insurance to pay for birth control and abortions, how far into Obama's second term as President would it be before ObamaCare would be given the power to forcefully abort defective children both before they are born and after they are born? Life would be under the control of the politicians and bureaucrats, Liberty would be history, and the pursuit of happiness would be stopped for all who are terminated.
Values and our Constitutional protections are important to most of our fellow citizens. The Republicans will wisely and loudly oppose this mandate, other mandates of ObamaCare, and the many other tyrannical unconstitutional actions of Barack Obama and his Administration.


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1938 Turkish Mauser and ammo...
A while back I purchased a mauser from auctionarms.com. Unfortunately what I got is pretty bad. It was caked with cosmoline but the preservation job was horrible. The bore is worn and pitted. The exterior of the rifle is pretty ugly. The extractor has a broken claw. All in all I'd say that it's pretty bad. Fortunately I didn't pay much.
When I bought it I also separately purchased 1400 rounds of ammo for it. Old milsurp stuff. Nasty corrosive stuff..but it was only about $90. Similar ammo is going for about 4 times that right now!! I am glad that I bought it when I did.
I have taken the mauser out shooting once. (it is shootable and seems to be decently reliable considering the condition) My buddy brought his mauser out too. He brought out come expensive commercial ammo and I brought my surplus stuff.
Initially I loaded up some of his ammo. But when I chambered the first round and squeezed the trigger, nothing. Same with the second and all subsequent rounds. The firing pin was not striking the primers. I used my ammo and the rifle fired fine. We compared ammo and noticed that the primers in the commercial ammo are recessed into the brass whereas on the surplus ammo the primers are flush with the base of the round.
Has anyone else ever run into that before?
Anyway. I think I need to buy another mauser. One that is in better condition. I like the rifle...just not this particular one.
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|November 18, 2008, 12:48 PM
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Don't really know much about the ammo dilemma, I've never looked at commercial 8mm. But, it sounds like you need to go to AIM. They have some 24/47's available now and they've got to be better shape than you described your Turk.
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Yeah, go to AIM or J&G Sales. Everybody ought to have a couple Mausers around. I'm still itchin at the idea to have one reamed to 8mm-06 like they did for the GI bring-backs before there was any 8mm imported.
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This may sound off the wall but check if the bolt shroud is completely screwed into the bolt. It is possible to operate the rifle with the shroud unscrewed one turn. It will drop the firing pin but its short in travel and will not hit the primer.
I have a 1935 action and tried it, will operate but no pin comming out of the bolt nose. Also the safety will not work.
Sorry I mis read what you said, and thought the firing pin was not hitting at all.
On the commercial ammo is there a firing pin dent?
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By the way, after reading my original post I feel the need to say that it was in no way meant to disparage auctionarms.com. I love the site. I have bought several other firearms from their auction with great success. I highly recommend them.
Well, I still have about 1000 rounds of my milsurp ammo left. So I am in no need of going out to buy more.
Though I wonder, if I buy another Mauser, and it is capable if hitting recessed primers, how much of a danger is there that the firing pin could end up piercing the flush primers on my milsurp ammo?
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SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Police Department will start warning residents and schools when a sex offender is released from prison and is living close by, it was reported today.
Capt. Dave Ramirez of the department's sex crimes unit told the San Diego Union-Tribune that his agency is becoming more proactive and will follow a protocol agreed to in March by all police chiefs countywide and the sheriff.
Some agencies, such as the Oceanside Police Department and the Sheriff's Department, have been at the forefront in making information public about sex offenders they consider to be risks, the Union-Tribune reported.
Chula Vista Chief Richard Emerson, president of San Diego County Police Chiefs and Sheriff's Association, said the basic protocol is to notify nearby schools and neighbors, but to leave decisions about notifying the news media up to each jurisdiction.
In a section of downtown yesterday, police distributed about 60 fliers with a picture of Jimmy Carty, 42, who was released from prison Oct. 24 after serving about 13 years for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.
Ramirez told the Union-Tribune that each department considers such matters on a case-by-case basis and each police agency maintains the discretion of whether to implement the protocol in their community.
"We're becoming more proactive because people want this information," Ramirez told the newspaper. "We're just following what has become law enforcement trend."
Ramirez defined high-risk offenders as those with multiple convictions and who police believe will commit sex crimes again.
Critics of the policy argue that handing out fliers and notifying schools about the presence of convicted sex offenders violates the rights of those who have already been punished for their crimes.
"That's what they argue," Ramirez said. "They say, `Hey, I've done my time and leave me alone,' but I think there's more pressure for communities wanting the information that the other side of the coin. These are people who also have to register as sex offenders for life."
Under the new policy, sex offenders will be given 72 notice before police start publicizing their whereabouts.
Chris Saunders, speaking for Sheriff Bill Kolender, said the Sheriff's Department has made similar announcements of high-risk offenders being released into areas patrolled by deputies.
The announcements have been accompanied by an advisory from Kolender asking that residents be vigilant - not vigilantes - when informed of a sex offender in their area, the Union-Tribune reported.
Of the nearly 4,500 registered sex offenders in San Diego County, 45 are classified as high-risk offenders, according to police records.
Kate Cronin, a community service officer for Oceanside police, said officers there have warned residents of offenders twice in the past year.
No high-risk offenders live in Carlsbad, but Sgt. Don DeTar said his department would warn residents via fliers or other means if an offender with multiple child molestation convictions moved into child-dense area.
No high-risk sex offenders live in Escondido, but it would not be unusual for police to pass out fliers if a high-risk offender were to move there, Lt. Jim Maher told the Union-Tribune.
The Chula Vista, National City and Coronado police departments plan to notify local schools and neighborhoods when a high-risk offender moves to town.


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Globus Announces "Adventure Awaits" Program in South & Central America
The Award-Winning Travel Company's 2014 Roster Includes More Than 200 Adventures to Choose From, Including People-to-People Programs in Cuba
Jul 25, 2013, 08:28 ET from Globus family of brands
LITTLETON, Colo., July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From romantic Rio de Janeiro to the intriguing Amazon Jungle; from mysterious Machu Picchu and the awe-inspiring Galapagos Islands to the scenic beauty of Costa Rica, it's not surprising that South & Central America tours and independent packages continue to witness double-digit growth for the Globus family, year-over-year.
To capitalize on all that Latin America has to offer, in 2014, Globus is unveiling nine (9) 8- to 16-day tours, including a NEW! 13-day Cruising Costa Rica, Panama & Colombia cruise and two, 9-day people-to-people programs in Cuba: Undiscovered Cuba and Cuba's Charming Colonial Cities & Havana.
In addition to these new itineraries, Globus will be featuring new, off-the-beaten path destinations as pre- and post-extension options. NEW destinations in Peru include Arequipa and Colca Canyon, home to one of the deepest canyons in the world; and Chiclayo and Trujillo, where recent archaeological discoveries uncovered intact tombs inside adobe pyramids. In Chile, travelers can embark on a three-night Chilean Fjords cruise to reach the end of the world and some of the most isolated, unexplored regions of the world.
In addition, Monograms—the independent package brand of the Globus family—is unveiling nearly 20 vacations to South America, including four (4) NEW! Itineraries: 6-day Brazil Highlights, 6-day Colors of Guatemala, 8-day Cruising the Galapagos on Board the La Pinta and 9-day In the Footsteps of Darwin on the Santa Cruz & Isabela Islands.
"Boasting some of the world's best cuisine, intriguing history and exploration, South America is one of the hottest destinations in the world right now," said Scott Nisbet, president and CEO of the Globus family of brands. "To ensure our travelers experience all this amazing continent has to offer, we're not only providing them VIP access to the must-see sites, we're maximizing their cultural access."
On Globus' popular 8-day Peru Splendors vacation, for instance, travelers will experience the best of Peru, including visiting a local Peruvian food market in Lima; taking-in all that the Sacred Valley has to offer, such as ancient Incan ruin exploration, a visit to a local home and taking part in a Mother Earth ceremony; riding a train through the Urubamba Valley before spending two days in Machu Picchu and visiting the Santo Domingo Monastery in Cusco.
And on the company's NEW! 13-day Cruising Costa Rica, Panama & Colombia cruise, travelers will enjoy a 7-night cruise aboard the Variety Voyager visiting such interesting destinations as Quepos, Corcovado, Golfito, Granito de Ora, Coiba, the Panama Canal, San Blas Islands and Cartagena (a NEW destination for Globus). Included experiences range from taking a dip in the famous Tabacon Hot Springs (a Local Favorite) and exploring the Arenal Hanging Bridges to taking a horse-drawn carriage ride through the colonial city of Cartagena (a Local Favorite) and meeting Kuna Indians in the San Blas Islands. Travelers can also choose to extend this vacation by starting in Tortuguero National Park.
Earlier this year, Globus also announced two NEW itineraries to Cuba. Some examples of people-to-people activities included on these unique new itineraries are:
- Visiting a tobacco farm to meet the owner and his family, while learning about the process of growing and drying tobacco and enjoying coffee and treats in the farmer's home.
- Enjoying a jazz performance at the famous La Zorra y el Cuervo Jazz Club and then meeting with the musicians to discover and share the importance of music in everyone's lives.
- Having dinner at a family-owned paladar and over dessert, discussing with the owner and staff the free-enterprise system in Cuba and the U.S.
- Venturing through Camaguey's Plaza del Carmen and admiring the sculptures of Martha Jimenez, the artist who lives, creates and teaches on that plaza, before visiting her home and studio to discuss the inspirations for her work and their importance to the community
- Interacting with the children and nuns who run the program at a local daycare center.
EARLY BOOKING INCENTIVES: Those booking early, can receive up to $600 in air credits (per couple) on 2014 South & Central America tours. For details, click here.
- 12-day Legacy of the Incas
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For more information and vacation details, visit www.globusjourneys.com. And, "like" us on Facebook for exclusive offers throughout the year.
Littleton, Colorado-based Group Voyagers, Inc. is the privately held company that markets and sells the Globus family of brands within the United States. Globus, Cosmos, Monograms and Avalon Waterways offer travelers unparalleled tour, independent travel package, river- and small-ship cruise options. Considered the world's largest tour operator, with more than 80 years of international travel experience, the Globus family of brands is dedicated to enriching the lives of travelers by turning foreign destinations into familiar harbors, where the expense of travel is forgotten and replaced by personal value. The Globus family of brands is a Bronze Certification member of Sustainable Travel International (STI). Consumers can book a Globus family of brands vacation or request brochures by visiting a preferred travel agent or by calling the following toll free number: 1.866.313.2855. For more information, please visit www.globusfamily.com. Travel agents can request brochures by calling toll free 1.800.221.0090 or visiting www.globusfamilypartner.com.
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Dozens of cars in a residential neighborhood in Santa Monica had their tires slashed over the weekend, police said.
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A line of cars parked on streets and in lots in Ocean Park were damaged Saturday night into Sunday morning, Santa Monica police said.
Neighbors said they were notified by the Automobile Club of Southern California that as many as 78 cars had been vandalized in the tire-slashing spree that took place on Hollister Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Main Street (map).
Some cars had multiple tires slashed, leaving angry and frustrated residents with a hefty repair bill.
"Mine are going to cost $200 – just for one tire," said victim Russell Braunstein.
Steve Clark, who is visiting from Canada, found his rental car sitting lower to the ground. He will be forced to foot the bill.
"It's a little disappointing," he said. "You come for a vacation and end up dealing with that for half a day. It's a bit hard to deal with."
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I've been at the same healthy weight for decades. I attribute my success to certain "tricks of treats."
Almost every day I enjoy one small treat after dinner. By "treat" I mean something to satisfy my sweet tooth, like cookies or ice cream. By "small" I mean something that's a serving size or under--usually less than 200 calories. By "one," I mean only one treat per day. That means if I have a dessert at lunch, no dessert after dinner for me! Of course, when I go out to eat or on a special occasion, I might indulge a bit more, preferably in a heavenly dessert that I split with my dining partner.
Naturally, I'm often tempted to go over my self-imposed limit. So I have my nightly treat with a cup of decaf, and I tell myself, "OK, if you still feel like another cookie after you finish your coffee, you can have one." Since it takes about 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that you're full, my craving has usually disappeared once I reach the bottom of my good-to-the-last-drop decaf. In fact, by that time I'm usually focused on something else. Psychologists might say I'm using the techniques of "implementation intention" (if-then plans), "urge surfing," distraction, and just plain ol' habit.
It turns out there's another reason why this technique has been so successful for me. Without realizing it, I've been using the power of "later."
In their new book, Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, willpower researcher Roy Baumeister and science writer John Tierney describe various experiments in self-denial, all of which come to the same odd conclusion. In my favorite, three groups of subjects watched a short film with bowls of M&Ms at hand. One group was told to imagine they had decided to eat as many M&Ms as they wanted (I'll call them "the indulgers"); the second group was told to imagine not eating any candies ("the deniers"); and a third group was asked to tell themselves not to have any now but to give themselves permission to have some later ("the postponers"). Naturally those who told themselves to indulge ate more than the deniers or postponers.
But here's the fascinating part. After part 1 of this experiment was over, each person was given a questionnaire to fill out along with a bowl of M&Ms, with the directions to eat as much as he/she wanted. Of course this, too, was an experiment designed by those tricky researchers. Later each bowl was carefully weighed to see who'd eaten the most. Surprisingly, the "postponers" actually ate significantly less than the "self-deniers," even though they had given themselves permission to snack "later."
Baumeister and Tierney speculate that "...telling yourself I can have this later operates in the mind a bit like having it now." The self-talk of later seems to satisfy your craving to some extent and can even suppress your appetite. Baumeister and Tierney say, "It takes willpower to turn down dessert, but apparently it's less stressful on the mind to say Later rather than Never. In the long run, you end up wanting less and also consuming less."
From another angle, it may be that when you tell yourself, "Never," you activate a part of yourself that rebels when someone tries to take over your free choices--even when that person is you! We like self-determination, and we like options. In addition, "never" is a harsh command; "later" or "just a little" is self-talk that gives us some flexibility in eating choices. Instead of overly restrictive food rules, we are treating ourselves to a bit of self-kindness.
People with an addictive relationship to sweets might have to use the "power of never" instead of the "power of later." For example, members of Overeaters Anonymous see themselves as addicted to sugar. When they start eating it, they can't stop. Therefore they practice abstinence rather than moderation. "Never" might be the best message for them and for those with other addictive behaviors. (Even so, the 12-step motto, "One day at a time," allows for some mental wiggle room.)
But for the rest of us, "later" might work better than "never." To use this trick, simply develop the mental habit of saying, "Later," to yourself. That way you haven't closed any doors--and we humans hate to deprive ourselves of options as much as we hate to deprive ourselves of treats.
You could also try these tricks:
See if these "tricks of treats" work for you! If they do, you can have a cookie without becoming a cookie monster.
Do you have any "tricks of treats" to share? I invite you to comment below.
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Baumeister, R. & Tierney, J. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength (2011). NY: Penguin Press, pp 234-237.
"Hate to deprive ourselves of options." From: Ariely, D. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (2009). NY: HarperCollins, pp. 183ff


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The Olmert Doctrine
According to the Olmert doctrine, when Israel withdraws to the international border, it will react powerfully and even brutally to provocation.
For three years, Ehud Olmert had no agenda. He hurtled between war and peace, unilateral moves and negotiations, disengagement and convergence and a final status agreement. But at the last moment, the prime minister found his legacy. Despite everything, Olmert is leaving behind a doctrine.
According to the Olmert doctrine, when Israel withdraws to the international border, it will react powerfully and even brutally to provocation.
The first implementation of the Olmert doctrine was a failure. The Second Lebanon War was conducted with criminal negligence and therefore failed to achieve its goals. It deterred Hezbollah, but also empowered it. It left Israel whipped. It was clear, therefore, that another round of violence would shortly take place. In a savage Middle East, a failed war for Israel is an unfinished war. It inevitably leads to the next one.
The second implementation of the Olmert doctrine was also not exemplary. The campaign in Gaza was too long and too brutal. The same achievements could have been realized without a ground operation, or with a short one. Massive destruction and the death of hundreds of Palestinian civilians could have been avoided.
But the war in the Gaza Strip accomplished important strategic goals. It punished Hamas, weakened and deterred it. It made it clear to any hostile neighbor that Israel would not accept attacks on its border and violations of its sovereignty.
Both right and left find it difficult to understand the importance of these achievements. The right still thinks in terms of decisive victory. It does not understand that a war against Hamas and Hezbollah is always limited, without a conclusive victory. Its entire purpose is to instill order in a disorderly environment and stabilize the unstable region for a time.
The left, on the other hand, has still not internalized that sometimes not using force is immoral. It is immoral to abandon the residents of Sderot and Ashkelon. Immoral to blur the Green Line. Immoral to prevent future peace by eroding Israel's status and its deterrence power.
Ironically, Olmert himself did not fully understand the internal logic of the fighting he orchestrated. In the course of the war, he fell in love with it and even tried to expand it. The defense and foreign ministers and chief of staff restrained the prime minister when his whims got the better of him. Ehud Barak, Tzipi Livni and Gabi Ashkenazi prevented a terrible disaster. They stopped the war in Gaza from spinning out of control as the Second Lebanon War did.
Still, history will show that Olmert left behind one noteworthy achievement. He taught the neighborhood bullies that Israel is no wimp. He led the world to recognize that when Israel withdraws to its border, it has the right to protect it with all its might.
The war in Gaza was not an Israeli-Palestinian war. It was a war between the alliance of Middle East moderates and the axis of extremists. During the war, the United States, Europe, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Authority functioned as true allies. Therefore the war will have strategic repercussions that extend beyond the Gaza Strip.
In 2006, the failed war against Hezbollah gave the zealots a tailwind. The 2009 war against Hamas, however, gave the sane forces a tailwind. It proves that the moderate alliance in this region can become a winning coalition.
The Olmert doctrine is a tough defense approach. Many have trouble stomaching it. Indeed, Israel's future leadership should make sure the doctrine is implemented without mass civilian killing. But anyone who wants Israel to end the occupation must understand what Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel, Gordon Brown and Hosni Mubarak did. The Olmert doctrine is not sufficient for peace, but it's necessary for it.
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A frustratingly slow start to winter eventually gave way to what has been a respectable snow year for Routt County. But without significant snowfall throughout the next month, it's highly unlikely the mountains surrounding Steamboat Springs will hold the water needed to get us back to the historic average.
It's never too early to start thinking about summer and the impact another drought year might have on local municipalities, ranchers and businesses throughout the valley. And while Steamboat Springs residents can take some solace in the likelihood that Fish Creek Reservoir once again will fill and provide sufficient water for consumers here, it's the macro view of water consumption that we all should keep in mind as spring approaches.
Last week, Mount Werner Water and Sanitation District General Manager Jay Gallagher discussed the possibility of enacting Stage 2 water restrictions as early as mid-May for the four water districts that provide treated water to city of Steamboat Springs residents and businesses as well as most of the residential neighborhoods immediately surrounding the city. We appreciate Gallagher's proactive approach to conservation measures, and based on the results of last year's mandatory water restrictions in Steamboat Springs, we see no reason not to take similar steps this year.
Winter 2011-12 provided paltry snowpack for our high country, and a warm, dry spring only exacerbated the issue. It was the end of June by the time local governments signed off on mandatory water restrictions, but even a late start resulted in eye-popping consumption savings. The Stage 2 restrictions, which prohibit irrigating on Wednesdays and allow three-days-per-week watering before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m., saved 600,000 gallons each day in July and similar quantities in August and early September.
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The city on Monday voted to stop trains from blowing their horns at six railroad crossings in the city, putting in place quiet zones.
"It's a quality-of-life issue for the businesses and the citizens that live near the railroad tracks," Assistant City Manager Jerry Dittman said. "Now, just because it's a quiet zone doesn't mean a train horn engineer won't blow his horn if he sees somebody doing an unsafe act on the railroad."
The city hopes to have the zones in place in 12 to 18 months.
Dozens of trains pass through the city limits every day. Residents and business owners say that can hear the horns from miles away.
"It feels like a small miniature earth quake," Bill Metzger said. "Literally, walls of our business will shake. Things will move just a little bit."
Metzger has been dealing with the loud trains for the past 38 years.
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Two Worlds II - UK Rights Sold Back To TopWare
Southpeak has sold the UK publishing rights for Two Worlds II back to TopWare, according to Edge. Southpeak will retain NA and AU publishing rights but TopWare will publish the game in the UK in January. The reasons aren't clear but presumably relate to disagreements on Southpeak's release delay.
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There is no change for the customers though, we still have to wait for 2011. :(
Southpeak REALLY messed up 2 worlds 2 release . I wish topware the best success of TW 2, you can see the put a lot of love into the second game . And the original TW was pretty good after they patched it up. Im looking forward to an Expantion of TW 2.
The game is a huge improvement despite some designs decisions that I Scratch my head at.Whoever included the mp map into the sp campaign should be shot.
What unfinished aspects are you thinking of? I can only think of the strange unwilingness to show you the overall effects of your various weapons/armour pieces. Some other shortcomings seemed by design.
Here's another reason German/European games score less in the US. What was the delay between Oblivion in the US and Oblivion in Germany? What was the delay for Fallout New Vegas, etc. Was it over 2 months? Didn't think so. Instead of purchasing Two Worlds II at the same time as everyone else on the Watch, I've been forced to wait. I've been reading others' impressions and now I'm just not as excited about the game as I was when it was released originally. I'll probably not buy it first day, like I would have if it was released simultaneously here. I might wait for a sale or just get it second hand. Simultaneous releases gives less chance for negative word of mouth to affect sales. If I had read everything here about Fallout New Vegas, I might have waited for a couple of patches before buying. As it was, I was excited to get the game the same time as everyone else because it's a lot more fun to share impressions with folks who are playing it at the same time you are. Most of our European friends will have moved on from TW2 by the time I get it and play it, so it won't be as fun to talk about here. This lowers my overall enjoyment of the game and so it will "score" less in my rankings.
I dunno, crpgnut, I think there'll still be a flux of comments about TW2 when it releases in the wider world. I know that if (Big if) I get it, it won't be until the UK release is out.
I've seen some of the screenshots. The HDR/bloom can really looks atrocious - hopefully they'll add options to disable it or tone it down…
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$GetListNews = "SELECT * FROM news WHERE title LIKE '%$searchQuery%' OR copy LIKE '%$searchQuery%' OR teaser LIKE '%$searchQuery%' AND year = '$date' ORDER BY id desc";
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This works. But I want to narrow it down further. Each entry has a filed "year" in which it says 2003, 2004, 2005 etc etc etc
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A U.S. government employee who struck and killed a man while driving in Zimbabwe in 2008 is now on trial in the incident in Virginia, but he's not being charged with the man's death.
The U.S. government opened its case Monday against Andrew Pastirik on charges of vandalism for causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Toyota Land Cruiser he was driving. If convicted, Pastirik could face up to 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors say Pastirik was drunk when he struck and killed 34-year-old Alois Pedzisai Matyoramhinga in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare. Pastirik's defense attorney disagrees. During opening statements Monday he said Pastirik was not intoxicated when he hit the man and that any other driver in the same situation would have had the same collision.


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I'm truly sorry to hear that Sports Editor Brad Zimanek is leaving Athens for Appleton, Wis. We've corresponded from time to time, and I'm here to say that while we have, on occasion, disagreed, I always found your disagreements to be well founded, dispassionate and on the mark.
I'm one of those who become angry with you as a result of a column, but I recognize it is your prerogative (I encourage you to constructively criticize) and my duty to write and disagree with you, to stand up and be counted, as it were. And I've done so. Organizations don't grow and prosper if they fail to encourage responsible criticism. That goes for Georgia, the Feds, everybody.
You are an excellent writer, and I'll miss you from afar. Unlike you, I won't be on the couch come Nov. 1 but at the Gator Bowl, God willing. And, when we win, I'll say to my son, ''Part of the win was for Brad!''
Good luck and keep on keepin' on!
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ROADS across the region - including the A19 - are yet again under water today after heavy overnight rain.
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HGVs are advised to use an alternative route along the A194 to get to the Tyne Tunnel, while other traffic should go via Abingdon Way.
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The A19 northbound half a mile after the Seaham turn-off towards the A690 is also having issues with standing water and Northumbria Police said drivers should be careful when on the roads.
Elsewhere in the UK, flood warnings, which suggest flooding is expected, are in place in the South West, the South East and East Anglia, the Environment Agency said.
Forecasters said the heavy rain would ease off in the South West this afternoon and it would be dry tomorrow, but warned the weather across the whole country is likely to remain unsettled for up to seven days.
Andy Ratcliffe, a forecaster for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "There will be persistent rain across most of the UK today, though in the South West it will turn drier in the afternoon with the odd shower.
"Tomorrow it will largely be dry in the South West, but by the evening the next band of rain will move in.
"That will stay throughout the weekend and into next week."
Areas of England and Wales, including parts of the North-East, were last month engulfed by flood water that surged through streets and down roads, cutting off whole communities and forcing dozens to flee their homes.
Craig Woolhouse, flood risk manager at the Environment Agency, said today: "Our teams are out around the clock to minimise the risks and prepare for flooding, clearing drainage channels and ensuring that flood defences are working properly.
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Services for Foy Harold Langford will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church with the Rev. Will Cotton officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock. Mr. Langford was born on Sept. 22, 1925 in Clarendon, Texas.
He served in the Army Air Corps. during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater. He married Mary Ruth Craft on July 9, 1946. Upon his graduation from McMurry University in 1950, Mr. Langford worked for 30 years in pharmaceutical sales. He retired in December 1980. He served in the Stephen Ministry at St. Luke's United Methodist Church and was an Assistant Lay Chaplain at Methodist Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Craft Langford on Oct. 23, 2003; and two sisters, Bernice Dudley and Hazel Roberts.
He is survived by a daughter, Betty Marie Brandiger of Lubbock; three grandchildren, Rachel Brandiger of Rapid City, S.D., Erin and Du stin Smith of Plano, Texas and Jason and Vanessa Brandiger of Lubbock; a great-grandson, Zephaniah Smith; two brothers, Kenneth Langford of Monet, Mo., Delbert Langford of Utopia, Texas; eight sisters, Dorothy Perdue, Jean Love, Bess Reed, and Bonnie Keever, all of Lubbock, Irene Pruitt of Tulia, Wilma Dudley of Oklahoma and Irma Rexrode of Brownfield. The family suggests memorials to the Cal Farley's Boys Ranch or Children's Home of Lubbock. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 7 until 8 p.m.
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