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Circular firing squad: Top Dems blame Celinda, Obama, Martha, DSCC, DNC for Mass. debacle -- NRSC quietly poured in funds -- No exit polls! -- Peter Baker unloads on WaPo -- A. Compton, J. Karl b'day
STU ROTHENBERG, in Roll Call: "If [Republican Scott] Brown wins, and he may, it will be the biggest political upset of my adult life."
WHAT THE WEST WING IS READING — Scott Brown, yesterday on WCVB Channel 5 Boston: "[I]t's not a referendum on the president. There are many issues — you're talking about national security, taxes, spending, health care plan is very important."
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BIRTHDAYS: Ann Compton … His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the U.S., and Playbook reader (hat tip: Autumn) … Jonathan Karl (h/t Patrick Gavin) … Adam Levine … TPM's Evan McMorris-Santoro (h/t Christina Bellantoni).
RECORD RESCUE: "The United States Agency for International Development and Task Force Haiti commend efforts by urban search and rescue teams from Los Angeles County, Miami Dade, and the City of Miami, who on Sunday rescued 10 people from collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince. According to rescue officials, this is the largest number of rescues in a single day in decades of earthquake search and rescue efforts and brings the total number of rescues in Port-au-Prince by these teams, and a fourth team from Fairfax County, VA, to 35." (h/t Vietor)
"GAME CHANGE" authors John Heilemann and Mark Halperin will be on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" today from 9 to 10 a.m., taking audience calls for the first time on TV during this book tour. The duo speaks at 7 p.m. at Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.
VIDEO – "Ten Minutes with Dan Pfeiffer": Jeff Zeleny on " The Caucus" blog ... Fox responds
Good Tuesday morning. A DAY WITHOUT DATA: No exit polls from today's Senate special in Massachusetts, where the polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The consortium scrambled to put something together — for the "why," more than for the call — but wasn't confident a reliable system could be built so fast. After all, it was just nine days ago that the Boston Sunday Globe carried the banner headline, "Senate poll: Coakley up 15 points." (Note to self: In a volatile political environment, don't save a poll conducted Jan. 2-6 for the paper of Jan. 10.)
Today's Boston Globe A1, " All eyes on Bay State ballot." ... Boston Herald cover, "MASS. HYSTERIA!"
Andrew Sullivan, " A Looming Landslide For Brown": "I can see no alternative scenario but a huge — staggeringly huge - victory for the FNC/RNC machine … They crafted a strategy of total oppositionism to anything Obama proposed a year ago. Remember they gave him zero votes on even the stimulus in his first weeks. They saw health insurance reform as Obama's Waterloo, and, thanks in part to the dithering Democrats, they beat him on that hill. They have successfully channeled all the rage at the massive debt and recession the president inherited on Obama after just one year. … What comes next will be a real test for Obama. I suspect serious health insurance reform is over for yet another generation. Even if [Martha] Coakley wins — and my guess is she'll lose by a double digit margin — the bill is dead. The most Obama can hope for is a minimalist alternative that simply mandates that insurance companies accept people with pre-existing conditions and are barred from ejecting patients when they feel like it. … The Democrats are a clapped out, gut-free lobbyist machine. The Republicans are insane. The system is therefore paralyzed beyond repair. … [I]f America cannot grapple with its deep and real problems after electing a new president with two majorities, then America's problems are too great for Americans to tackle."
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POLITICO print edition p. 1, "The Race That Could Change Everything."
EXCLUSIVE — OBAMA PLANS FIGHT, NOT FLIGHT: President Obama plans a combative response if, as White House aides fear, Democrats lose the Massachusetts special. "This is not a moment that causes the president or anybody who works for him to express any doubt," a senior administration official said. "It more reinforces the conviction to fight hard." The health care backdrop has given the White House a strong incentive to strike a defiant posture, at least rhetorically, in response to what would be an undeniable embarrassment for the president and his party. There won't be any grand proclamation that "the era of Big Government is over" — the words President Bill Clinton uttered after Republicans won the Congress in the 1990s and he was forced to trim a once-ambitious agenda. Aides say that in his State of the Union address on Jan. 27 and in his budget on Feb. 1, Obama will unflinchingly roll out real fiscal austerity measures that they say will draw flak from both sides of the aisle. Already Obama's rhetoric is reflecting what aides acknowledge is a strong undercurrent of populist anger. By these lights, impatience with the status quo — rather than any rightward turn in the mood of the electorate — is what would fuel a Brown victory.
Drudge banner: "THIS IS IT! POLL: BROWN UP BY 9."
AFP: "The president will try to regain some momentum when he addresses the nation on January 27, in his first State of the Union Address."
SCOOP — " NRSC worked under radar in Mass.," by POLITICO's John Bresnahan: "[T]he National Republican Senatorial Committee shifted $500,000 to the Massachusetts GOP in [recent] weeks … The NRSC transfer, made in several dispersals beginning on Jan. 7, were used for phone and mail get-out-the-vote operations targeted at independent voters, said Rob Jesmer, the NRSC's executive director. NRSC officials kept quiet about the money transfers, despite public taunts from their Senate Democratic counterparts that the GOP leadership was declining to put money behind Brown's candidacy. … The DSCC has dumped more than $2.5 million into the race, including splurging on roughly $1.4 million in TV ads just this week alone, according to DSCC officials."
BLAME GAME! HOW THE RACE GOT OUT OF HAND — " Finger-pointing begins for Dems," by POLITICO's Manu Raju, Jonathan Martin and John Bresnahan: "Many angry Democrats blame their candidate, state Attorney General Martha Coakley, for running a sluggish campaign that let Republican Scott Brown set the contours of the race. Some Democratic strategists lay the fault at the feet of President Barack Obama, saying he should have done more to sell the party's agenda. And in private conversations, Hill sources say the White House has blamed Coakley, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic pollster Celinda Lake for failing to see Brown's surge in time to stop it. 'With the legislative and political stakes so high, it's unbelievable that the Senate committee and White House let this race get so out of hand,' said one senior Washington Democrat. 'There's a lot of blame to go around. Martha Coakley is only one of the problems here.' … Democrats complain that her campaign was caught napping after last month's primary — and that Brown was able to use the pause to shape the race. 'A malaise set in, and there was a failure to take advantage of the opportunity to define yourself the next day' after the primary, said longtime Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.). 'You thank people for the primary and then begin to define the next six weeks.' Added Neal: 'Going dark was not a great idea.'
"Although DSCC Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) was still predicting victory Monday, even he conceded that it would have been 'better' if Coakley had laid out the differences between the candidates earlier. He said Democrats have learned a crucial lesson: that even in very blue states, Democrats should expect a 'volatile' environment with a "tough" electorate — and 'you can't afford not to be aggressive.' 'You have to define your opponent before they define themselves,' Menendez said. … Menendez learned that the race was tightening about a week and a half ago, when independent pollsters returned results showing the race much tighter than Democratic polls had been portraying. He acted quickly — unleashing more than $2.5 million into the race, including $1.4 million in television ads in the past week alone, according to sources familiar with the effort. The DSCC also dispatched senior staff to take tighter control of the Coakley campaign, bolster her get-out-the-vote efforts, improve her fundraising and enhance coordination between the White House and the campaign. As a result, the tone of her ads and her stump speech were sharpened in an attempt to define Brown in the minds of the voters as a far-right Republican out of touch with the state's mainstream voters. 'Look, we're never in place of a campaign; a candidate has to run their own race,' Menendez told POLITICO. 'When the alarm bells went off, we sprung into action.' …
"[T]he White House … is facing a barrage of criticism among Democrats, with many saying that Obama has let the GOP frame the issues — particularly health care — in the minds of many independent voters, including those who elected Republican governors in Virginia and New Jersey in the fall. 'We lost independents in Virginia, we lost independents in New Jersey and we're losing independents in Massachusetts,' said one Democratic campaign strategist. 'The only thing those three states have in common is Obama.' … Democrats recognize the difficulty any candidate would have had, given the political headwinds blowing against the party at the moment. Still, they argue that the race was still very much winnable and that a veteran pol such as Rep. Michael Capuano — who was trounced by Coakley in the primary — would not have let Brown define the race. Instead, they complain that Coakley effectively ceded to her opponent the day-to-day news coverage — what political pros call 'earned media' — by not taking him seriously enough until it was too late. Coakley was so confident, noted one fuming Democrat, that she even stopped the critical task of identifying supporters on the phone following the primary — the very foundation on which she should have structured her turnout operation. Brown, a little-known Republican state senator, used the opening to cultivate a regular-guy image, most vividly rendered in what became the campaign's defining ad — that of the candidate driving around Massachusetts in his well-worn GMC truck. … J.B. Poersch, executive director of the DSCC, acknowledged that Democrats didn't do enough to portray Coakley as an 'independent voice' for Massachusetts. That allowed Brown to grab the 'change' mantle — and to appeal to voters upset over the direction of the country. 'We just didn't use the primary to set her up as a change agent enough,' Poersch said. …
"Party officials say Monday's debate and some subsequent Coakley gaffes may have done her in. When moderator David Gergen asked Brown about the 'Kennedy seat,' the Republican shot back that it was actually 'the people's seat.' The line became a populist rallying cry for both Brown and his supporters. Coakley, meanwhile, hurt herself at the debate by suggesting that there were not currently any terrorists in Afghanistan. More missteps followed, each of which amplified her weaknesses: leaving the state to attend a lobbyist-packed Washington fundraiser — which became a Brown ad; suggesting Catholics with strong views on contraception shouldn't work in emergency rooms; appearing not to know that former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling was, in fact, a player for the Red Sox. A candidate who was not a part of the Beacon Hill boys club, had no ties to Washington and had little in the way of a relationship with the Kennedys somehow managed to be cast as the ultimate insider."
THE STAKES — WashPost A1, top of page, " Analysis: Massachusetts vote may be harbinger for health care," by Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza: "A victory by state Sen. Scott Brown, who was given little chance of winning only a few weeks ago, would give Republicans 41 votes in the Senate and further embolden them to challenge the core of President Obama's agenda. Democrats could face an internal battle over how or even whether to proceed with the legislation, as well as how to deal with the issue in the fall races. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sought to head off possible talk of retreat, vowing to press ahead with the legislation. 'There is no "back to the drawing board,"' she told reporters Monday in San Francisco. She said there will be a final health-care bill 'one way or the other.'"
— USA Today lead story, "U.S. opts to airdrop food, aid." P. 1 image
— WashPost A1, " Haiti relief efforts stifled by chaos," by Mary Beth Sheridan and William Booth: "Security has emerged as one of the most formidable challenges in this earthquake-shattered capital, officials said Monday, limiting the ability of the United Nations and relief officials from elsewhere to distribute the food and medicine beginning to pile up at the airport. The U.N. Security Council on Monday unanimously endorsed a proposal from Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to send 3,500 more peacekeepers to Haiti to assist in the humanitarian relief effort, but it was not clear how soon they would arrive. Pentagon officials, meanwhile, said they had about 1,700 troops in Haiti, the vanguard of an estimated 5,000 American soldiers and Marines expected to be in the country by midweek."
— The (London) Daily Telegraph, " French accuse US of Haiti 'occupation,'" by Aislinn Laing and Tom Leonard: "The French minister in charge of humanitarian relief called on the UN to 'clarify' the American role amid claims the military build up was hampering aid efforts. Alain Joyandet admitted he had been involved in a scuffle with a US commander in the airport's control tower over the flight plan for a French evacuation flight. 'This is about helping Haiti, not about occupying Haiti,' Mr Joyandet said. Geneva-based charity Medecins Sans Frontieres backed his calls saying hundreds of lives were being put at risk as planes carrying vital medical supplies were being turned away by American air traffic controllers. But US commanders insisted their forces' focus was on humanitarian work and last night agreed to prioritise aid arrivals to the airport over military flights, after the intervention of the UN. The diplomatic row came amid heightened frustrations that hundreds of tons of aid was still not getting through. Charities reported violence was also worsening as desperate Haitians took matters into their own hands."
ALSO DRIVING THE CONVERSATION, by Tim Alberta:
— N.Y. Times lead story, " Kabul Attack Shows Resilience of Afghan Militants," by Dexter Filkins in Kabul: "A team of militants launched a spectacular assault at the heart of the Afghan government on Monday, with two men detonating suicide bombs and the rest fighting to the death only 50 yards from the gates of the presidential palace. The attack paralyzed the city for hours, as hundreds of Afghan commandos converged and opened fire. The battle unfolded in the middle of Pashtunistan Square, a traffic circle where the palace of President Hamid Karzai, the Ministry of Justice and the Central Bank, the target of the attack, are located. … The Taliban are a mostly rural phenomenon in a mostly rural country; the overwhelming majority of United States troops are deployed in small outposts in the countryside. On most days, the war does not reach the urban centers. But increasingly the Taliban are bringing the fight into the cities, further demoralizing Afghans and lending to the impression that virtually no part of the country is safe from the group's penetration."
— WashPost lead story, " FBI broke law for years to get phone records," by John Solomon and Carrie Johnson: "The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after the fact to justify their actions. E-mails obtained by The Washington Post detail how counterterrorism officials inside FBI headquarters did not follow their own procedures that were put in place to protect civil liberties. The stream of urgent requests for phone records also overwhelmed the FBI communications analysis unit with work that ultimately was not connected to imminent threats. A Justice Department inspector general's report due out this month is expected to conclude that the FBI frequently violated the law with its emergency requests, bureau officials confirmed. … FBI officials told The Post that their own review has found that about half of the 4,400 toll records collected in emergency situations or with after-the-fact approvals were done in technical violation of the law. … Bureau officials said agents were working quickly under the stress of trying to thwart the next terrorist attack and were not violating the law deliberately."
— N.Y. Times A1, col. 1, " Democrats Seek Options To Keep Health Bill Alive," by David M. Herszenhorn and Robert Pear: "The White House and Democratic Congressional leaders … have begun laying the groundwork to ask House Democrats to approve the Senate version of the bill and send it directly to President Obama for his signature. … Some Democrats suggested that even if their candidate, Martha Coakley, scraped out a narrow victory on Tuesday, they might need to ask House Democrats to speed the legislation to the president's desk, especially if lawmakers who had supported the bill begin to waver as they consider the political implications of a tough re-election cycle. It is unclear if rank-and-file Democrats would go along, and House Democratic leaders said no final decision would be made until they talked to their caucus. But even as Democratic leaders pondered contingencies, the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, insisted that the legislation would move forward, though she acknowledged that Tuesday's results could force a tactical shift. … 'Let's remove all doubt,' she added. 'We will have health care one way or another.'"
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Reuters, " Watchdog's fate in Senate key to financial reform," by Kevin Drawbaugh in Washington: "The tag on U.S. financial regulation reform may as well say 'Made on Wall Street' if bank lobbyists manage to gut the Obama administration's proposed consumer watchdog agency, said Elizabeth Warren on Monday. The head of a panel monitoring the government's bank bailout program, Warren is a Harvard Law School professor and a fierce critic of the banking industry. She is also rumored to be front-runner to become the first chief of President Barack Obama's proposed U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Agency. … [T]he proposed agency, already pared back last month in the House of Representatives, is in trouble in the Senate. Under pressure from big banks fighting hard to kill or weaken it, senators are said to be discussing downgrading the CFPA from an independent agency … Such a move would undermine the integrity of the reform project overall and set up the United States for another cycle of financial predation, crisis and bailout, Warren said. The Senate will reconvene on Wednesday with analysts expecting agreement in the banking committee on financial regulation reforms within weeks. 'The CFPA is the best indicator of whether Congress will reform Wall Street or whether it will continue to give Wall Street whatever it wants,' she told Reuters in an interview. 'The question of who is in control is not going to be revealed by some nuance of how to deal with leverage ratios or credit default swaps clearing. … The CFPA has real teeth, and it is the centerpiece of meaningful reform.'"
PRESSWATCH — The New Republic's long-awaited, 4,800-word, "Post Apocalypse: Inside the messy collapse of a great newspaper," by Gabriel Sherman, a TNR special correspondent: "Last spring, the Post recruited Charles Pelton, a fifty-two-year-old event planner whose firm had helped organize corporate-sponsored conferences for The Economist and The Wall Street Journal. Pelton was given an office in the Post executive suite. According to one source, Pelton was more interested in planning large conferences than salons, which didn't need his level of expertise and were, moreover, financially irrelevant. (At most, the events would generate around half a million dollars, an amount that wouldn't contribute any meaningful revenue to the Post's bottom line.) But, given that it would be easier to plan the salons than the conferences, Pelton decided to start with the smaller events. He did, however, disagree with [Katharine Weymouth, the Post's publisher] about the venue: He believed her four-bedroom Chevy Chase house was too far outside the city center and not sophisticated enough for a high-level gathering. Instead, he suggested using a downtown restaurant, while another executive proposed the Georgetown residence of Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee. But Weymouth rebuffed both ideas: She wanted the salons held at her home. After the news of the salons surfaced in July, the events were canceled and the paper scuttled plans to host a larger conference modeled on Davos. … 'This was inexperience on her part,' says former Post executive editor Len Downie. …
"Over the past few months, I have talked to about 50 current and former reporters, editors, Web staffers, and business employees. From these conversations, a picture has emerged of a paper suffering an identity crisis. Its peers seem to have coherent strategies for saving themselves: The New York Times is doubling down on journalism in the belief that it can persevere online as the global newspaper of record; The Wall Street Journal remains the country's definitive chronicler of business; other large papers have tried to distinguish themselves by burrowing into local issues. But the Post seems to be paralyzed-and trapped. It can't go completely local because the local news in Washington is, in many respects, national; and its status as the paper of record for national politics is under assault from numerous competitors — competitors it isn't clear the Post can defeat. Meanwhile, the tense, even hostile, relationship between the print and online divisions hasn't made the paper's search for a coherent identity any easier. …
"Beginning in the late 1990s, a debate over the Post's identity developed in the newsroom, as the Web made it possible to reach readers anywhere, at virtually no cost. On one side was Steve Coll, a brilliant foreign correspondent who had been promoted to managing editor. After New York Times chairman Arthur Sulzberger strong-armed the Grahams out of the Post's 50 percent stake in the International Herald Tribune in 2002, Coll led a task force that proposed using up to $10 million from the proceeds of the IHT sale to build up the Post's national and international coverage. Graham rejected the idea. 'Don's feeling at that time was it wasn't about the dollars; at that point, the paper was minting money,' a former senior staffer says. 'The fear was: If we invest in the national audience, the delicate balance will shift away from the local audience.' By the early part of this decade, Downie had held onto power too long and stunted the ambitions of the editors coming up behind him. 'Len wouldn't do things they felt needed to be done,' says former Post political reporter Peter Baker, who left the paper for the Times in 2008. 'A whole generation of younger editors were smothered by a leadership that was resistant to change.' In August 2005, Coll, who was a newsroom favorite and Downie's logical successor, announced he was leaving to join The New Yorker as a staff writer. … ('I may have been excessively hands-on, though you can never see it in yourself,' Downie told me. 'I don't know if I stifled anyone under me.')
"Like Coll, John Harris was in the ambitious generation of staffers in their forties who chafed under Downie. Harris had joined the Post as an intern in 1985 and risen to become the paper's national politics editor. In directing the Post's coverage of the 2006 midterm elections, he saw how radically the Web and cable news had changed journalism. And he knew that the Post was woefully unprepared for these new realities. The Web and print sides rarely collaborated, with print editors disdaining the Web culture. In October 2006, Harris and White House correspondent Jim VandeHei secretly met with Robert Allbritton, who owns a string of TV stations, to discuss their plans to launch a politics-only Web venture. At the time, Allbritton was planning to start a Capitol Hill newspaper to take on Roll Call and The Hill. Harris and VandeHei convinced him to think bigger. They envisioned a Web-focused organization that would compete not just inside the Beltway for congressional scoops, but with the national political press corps — and the Post itself. Downie counter-offered and told Harris and VandeHei they could manage a staff of eight to ten if they developed their project in-house. But Harris and VandeHei had plans to staff a newsroom of 100 reporters and editors. In November, they left the paper. Many of the people I spoke with agreed that the decision to let them walk out the door ended up being a disaster for the Post. 'What a mistake,' says Baker. 'The most obvious indictment is the failure to foresee what opportunities were out there that John Harris and Jim had created.'
"In the wake of Harris and VandeHei's departure, managing editor Phil Bennett installed Susan Glasser to run the paper's national desk. As a foreign correspondent, and then the well-regarded editor of the Post's Outlook section, Glasser (who is married to Baker) had established herself as a rising star. And she was one of the few print staffers to embrace the Web. … Her aggressive push for political coverage put the Post in competition for scoops with Politico during the 2008 race … In April, Glasser's eighteen-month tenure on the national desk ended … Days later, Baker quit the Post to join the Times. 'I left because of what happened to my wife,' he told me. Baker, who grew up in suburban Fairfax County and idolized the Post, is still raw over his wife's experience. 'I never wanted to go to The New York Times,' he says. 'I wanted to work at The Washington Post for the rest of my life. ... Having said that, looking at the way things are today, there's part of me--I'm glad I'm not there. It would be very depressing.' …
"The online side [contends] that the print staff doesn't understand the Web. 'At the Post, the Neanderthals won,' one former senior Web staffer told me recently. 'The overall mentality on the print side is dismissive and dictatorial.' Since Weymouth took over, both the website's publisher and top editor have quit--and, in a brash challenge to the Post's dominance in local reporting, the online editor, Jim Brady, is now planning to launch a metro website with backing from the same media empire that owns Politico. … Weymouth says the changes of the past year — however chaotic — were necessary to save the paper. Her job, she told me, is 'to make sure the Post is here for generations to come.'"
BUSINESS BURST — Financial Times p. 1, " Old GM shares make unlikely resurgence": "The old General Motors died in a US bankruptcy court last summer. But its shares remain very much alive. So alive that as the rest of Wall Street took its biggest tumble of the year on Friday, shares of the old GM, now known as Motors Liquidation Company, gained another 3 per cent, giving the legacy company a market value of close to $500m."
— WSJ: "Japan Airlines filed for court-led restructuring … while cutting costs by reducing its workforce by 15,700 employees — a third of its 47,000 total."
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Bottom Closet Track
A home owner from Union City, CA says:
June 6, 2015
Please confirm whether item #23-260 will work as a replacement for the attached bottom closet track. The track itself is 105 inches long; however, the distance between the track rails -- 1-11/16 -- and the width of the track itself are a match. We are concerned that the track of 23-260 is raised between the rails and ours is not. It is a three-door closet and was manufactured or distributed by Crest Door Company. It is at least 25 years old.
Thank you,
Thank you,
Tom from SWISCO responded:
June 8, 2015
Hello, Joseph. If the rail spacing is the same then the 23-260 may be your best bet. I wouldn't worry about how the centered portion of the track is raised. What's most important is that your wheels are concave. However, we also have the 23-259, which appears to match your style more closely. You could consider this.
We don't have any tracks that are 105" long, but you can use two shorter tracks butted together. You would just need to cut off the excess with a hacksaw.

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Rowdy Russians lob arms and legs at British embassy in Moscow during protest
AN ANGRY mob of rowdy Russians stormed up to Britain's embassy in Moscow to chuck fake mannequin limbs at the building over a similar protest in the UK.
Raving Ruskies were quick to slam Brit protesters who dumped mannequin parts outside the Kremlin's embassy in London – with several dozens appearing outside the UK embassy in the Russian capital chanting "hands off our diplomats" and "Great Britain is war".
Others held placards that said "Down with double standards" and "The UK must stop" – along with pictures of previous British military campaigns which they coated in red blood-like paint.
One protester said they were "embarrassed" by the British protest – and another claimed their actions "were shameful and unjust" and that they had violated "all diplomatic norms".
Another added: "A country that wages wars and orchestrates regime changes has no right to dictate any standards."
The counter protest follows hundreds of fake arms and legs being dumped outside the Russian embassy in the UK the day before to oppose the Kremlin's involvement in Syria.
The Russian embassy described the "unwillingness" of the UK Government to support their diplomatic effort as a "deep concern".
An embassy statement added: "The security of the Russian diplomatic mission in the UK was compromised.
"Police officers remained indifferent in the face of the openly provocative and disorderly conduct of the 'demonstrators'.
"Moreover, nuisance callers blocked the Embassy telephone line rendering it impossible to contact the mission for genuine callers."
It comes after calls from Boris Johnson last month for Britons to protest outside the embassy.
Talking about the crisis in Syria, he said: "I'd certainly like to see demonstrations outside the Russian embassy.
"Where is the Stop The War Coalition at the moment? Where are they?"


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Make these buckeye brownies when you don't feel like rolling a bunch of little peanut butter balls but still want that classic flavor combination of chocolate and peanut butter. These brownies need to be at all your tailgating festivities this football season!
Living in Ohio it seems a requirement to be an Ohio State Buckeye fan. I get excited when they do well. But I have a confession to make. I am raising a son who bleeds blue and gold (and green)… GASP! Actually he's a Notre Dame fan. Like he's seriously obsessed with the Irish. And so because they lost to Ohio State in a bowl game recently the Buckeyes are now blackballed in his little world. So much so that he supports both those teams up north (Michigan – which is a dirty word to many Ohio State fans). But guess what? He had no problem eating these buckeye brownies. More than one actually. So I'll cut him slack.
Seriously though football season around here is a big deal but it's all in good fun. I'm just happy to watch a good game and for an excuse to plop down in front of the big screen with some tasty tailgating grub. I like making the traditional buckeye candies but they are a little labor intensive. So when I found THIS recipe for these buckeye brownies I knew I had to try them. Seriously these are SO good and so simple.
- 1 box of brownie mix (I used Ghirardelli brand)
- 4 T. unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 1/2 t. vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1 c. chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli bittersweet)
- 1/4 c. creamy peanut butter
- Line an 8x8 pan with foil and spray with cooking spray. Prepare and bake the box of brownies according to package directions and allow to cool in the pan.
- With a hand or stand mixer, beat together the butter and 1/2 cup of peanut butter. Add the vanilla extract, powdered sugar and pinch of salt. Beat on high until fluffy, scraping down the bowl with a spatula halfway through.
- Spread the peanut butter buttercream evenly on top of the pan of cooled brownies.
- In a clean bowl, microwave the chocolate chips and remaining 1/4 cup of peanut butter until melted. Start with one minute and heat in 30 second increments after until melted (to prevent burning). Stir until smooth.
- Pour the chocolate and peanut butter ganache on top of the peanut butter buttercream frosting. Smooth evenly over the top.
- Refrigerate the brownies for one hour before slicing and serving.


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As he inaugurated the Mexico-Argentina Business Forum with President Mauricio Macri, President Enrique Peña Nieto said that for Mexico, a fundamental condition for promoting development and prosperity is maintaining its macroeconomic stability.
Both countries agree that it is necessary to break down barriers, promote changes and design policies, especially structural reforms, in order to meet the new challenges of the global world.
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Mexico has made structural reforms a new platform, undertaking political, social and economic reforms.
- Today it has a network of 12 trade agreements with different countries, giving it preferential access to 45 countries and a market of 1.1. billion people.
- The most foreign currency is generated by the food industry, tourism and vehicle manufacturing.
- Mexico is the world's seventh largest vehicle producer. 3.4 million vehicles are produced a year, 2.8 million are exported, and the rest, which have also achieved record sales figures, are sold on the domestic market.
- The current administration has expanded communications, highway, road, railway network and port capacity infrastructure.
- Port capacity has been expanded from 280 to 370 million tons per year. By the end of this year, 400 million tons will have been handled annually and the goal set for 2018 is 500 million tons.
Another competitive advantage is its geographical location, since it is a strategic bridge between North America and Latin America.
"Mexico has made structural reforms a new platform, and today the government is working to define and materialize the benefits that will derive from these reforms for our society". EPN
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This auction is for what we believe to be an original set of 4 chromolithographs from the Fish and Game of the State of New York Seventh Report, from the Forest, Fish andGame Commission, published in 1902.The original publication consisted of chromolithographs of fish, game and birds from the renowned artists S. Foote Denton, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Oliver Kemp and J L Ridgway. Please note this auction is for a total of 4 fish prints by S. F. Denton. Please also be aware that the binder/cover has been photographed for information purposes only and is not for sale in this auction (if you would like to purchase the binder and/or indeed other prints from this publication, please see our other other items !). All 4 prints in this auction are in good condition (clean bright images; minor yellowing and blotching around edges; a few small corner creases; a few small marks on front and some on reverse; one print has an edge tear) - please see photos.
These 4 prints are entitled and signed as follows:MALE LAND LOCKED SALMON OR QUANANICHE (Salmo Salar Sebago. Girard.) - Denton THE ATLANTIC SALMON. (SALMO SLAR.) - Denton FEMALE LAND LOCKED SALMON OR QUANANICHE (Salmo Salar Sebago. Girard.) - Denton STEELHEAD OR SALMON TROUT. (SALMO GAIRDNERI, Richardon.) - Denton
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Clarence Fanto: Trump doesn't deserve to be elected
LENOX >> The leading Republican presidential candidate lies and exaggerates; he's also a racist, bully and nativist — a truly dangerous politician. In my opinion.
Among Donald Trump's most outrageous lies is that President Obama plans to admit up to 250,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S. The actual number is 10,000 during 2016, meticulously vetted by multiple agencies to ensure that no potential terrorists slip through.
Another whopper: He tweeted that 81 percent of white murder victims are killed by blacks. The reality: 82 percent of whites are murdered by whites.
He called for a national registry of Muslims, backed off but then reasserted the evil policy proposal. He denied criticizing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's policy on foreign workers and calling Republican rival Marco Rubio "Zuckerberg's personal Senator," even though both statements were on Trump's campaign website.
But this assertion at a Birmingham, Ala., rally on Nov. 21 should be more than enough to disqualify him from serious consideration: "Hey, I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down. And I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down."
Last Sunday, Trump, a phone-in guest on ABC's "This Week" with George Stephanopoulos, expanded on his claim, even though the host kept repeating that police denied it ever happened. The candidate insisted he saw video footage with his own eyes.
"It did happen. I saw it. It was on television," he insisted.
The problem for Trump is, no such footage exists.
As reported by The New York Times a few days ago, John J. Farmer Jr., the New Jersey attorney general and the state's chief law enforcement officer at the time, investigated the claims in the days after 9/11 and found that they were bogus. Farmer, the senior counsel to the Sept. 11 commission probing the terrorist attacks, was stationed in the state's command center, Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Part of his assignment was to check an outpouring of rumors.
Among them: Bombers with suicide vests were in Times Square. Saboteurs were threatening power plants. New York City's mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, was missing.
And Muslims were dancing on the rooftops and in the streets of Jersey City and Paterson.
"We followed up on that report instantly because of its implications," Farmer stated. "The word came back quickly from Jersey City, later from Paterson. False report. Never happened."
On the contrary, many Muslim Americans voiced horror at the World Trade Center bombings and other Sept. 11 attacks, as widely reported on the next day.
To be sure, there were people celebrating the terrorist attacks. They were in a few regions of the Mideast, including Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, and that video did appear on newscasts at the time.
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, a Democrat, has accused Trump of "shamefully politicizing an emotionally charged issue. No one in Jersey City cheered on Sept. 11. We were actually among the first to provide responders to help in Lower Manhattan."
George Pataki, the Republican governor of New York at the time and now a marginal Republican presidential aspirant, tweeted a denial; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a bit less marginal among the 14 candidates, also stated that he had no recollection of seeing dancing on the rooftops.
The bottom line: Scores of reporters, law enforcement and government officials, including those who were in New Jersey following the terrorist attacks, have thoroughly discredited Trump's claims.
A week after Sept. 11, a Washington Post article cited rumors of "tailgate-style" celebrations on rooftops in Jersey City as the towers crumbled. But Serge Kovaleski, the lead reporter on that story and now a Times journalist, said: "We did a lot of shoe-leather reporting in and around Jersey City. I do not recall anyone saying there were thousands or even hundreds of people celebrating."
Fredrick Kunkle, Kovaleski's colleague on the story, added: "I specifically visited the Jersey City building and neighborhood where the celebrations were purported to have happened. But I could never verify that report."
True to form, Trump made matters even worse, if that were possible, by mocking Kovaleski, who has a congenital joint condition called arthrogryposis, which limits his ability to move his arms.
During a South Carolina campaign rally on Tuesday, Trump bloviated: "Now, the poor guy — you've got to see this guy, 'Ah, I don't know what I said! I don't remember!' "To drive home his shameful point, Trump jerked his arms in front of his body.
Truly despicable. The would-be leader of the free world later denied he had ever met Kovaleski, who actually had frequent personal contact with Trump while covering the mogul's financial setbacks for the Daily News in New York from 1987 to 1993.
The Washington Post's Fact Checker column has awarded Trump more Four-Pinocchio ratings than any other candidate. The false claims about celebrations in Jersey City earned him yet another one.
PolitiFact, the Tampa Bay Times's Pulitzer Prize-winning monitor of campaign falsehoods, gave Trump another "Pants on Fire!" Citation, the 15th.
There may have been isolated incidents of impromptu celebrations here and there. But, as PolitiFact stated: "There is no evidence of mass demonstrations. At best, there were only some kids acting up — who may or may not have been Arab."
Of course, there will be no apology from Trump for defaming Muslims yet again. His campaign rolls on, with a solid 25 to 30 percent base of support among Republican voters.
Here in deep blue Berkshire County, I hear assurances that he won't be nominated and even if he is, no way will he be elected against Hillary Rodham Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee.
I'm not so sure. There's a stench of ultra-right hatred, approaching fascism, abroad in the land, even though we don't often encounter it here. Nothing should be taken for granted at a time when irrational fear overcomes reason and reality.
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As you've seen by now, Blazers high-flyer Rudy Fernandez was taken from the court on a stretcher with his neck in a brace Monday night after he was fouled hard by Lakers forward Trevor Ariza. X-rays and a CT scan were negative, but Fernandez is expected to miss some time. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the foul ...
Blazer's Edge: "If you ask me whether Trevor Ariza went up with the intent to harm Rudy I would say no. However I don't believe he necessarily cared whether he did harm Rudy in that instance. You generally don't go for that play when you're that badly beaten, especially in the midst of a 20+ point blowout. You don't go in from that angle either, for exactly this reason. He clearly did not try to take off Rudy's head, but just as clearly you can't avoid taking off the guy's head making that kind of play, as it is directly between you and the ball. The Flagrant 2 was warranted for carelessness and disregard if nothing else. As Mike Barrett noted, this is not the first time the Lakers have tangled with Portland like this."
FanHouse: "When you look at the replay, all Ariza did was whiff on a block attempt, and (again, unfortunately) catch Fernandez in the head instead of getting his hand on the ball. Fernandez's fall was awkward, which led to the perceived severity of the play committed by Ariza. But honestly, it was neither a dirty nor a flagrant attempt by Ariza to send any kind of message. Brandon Roy took exception to the foul, as any good teammate would when one of his own violently hits the deck like that. Understood, and Ariza's mouthing off back at Roy was honestly uncalled for given the circumstances. But is this really a flagrant two foul that should warrant an automatic ejection? No, no it's not. And if the league is going to change something like Glen Davis' obvious head-hunting attempt down to a flagrant one, we can probably expect the same thing regarding this unfortunate (but unintentional) play from Ariza."
A Stern Warning: "Despite the lack of intent to harm Rudy, the aftermath of the play was one of the most sickening I've witnessed in a while. Watching him appear to shake involuntarily, left alone whilst the remainder of both teams were involved in a squabble in the corner of the court, sent shivers down my spine. On the play itself, you will see that Ariza (aka "Son of McClary") appears to swat at the ball, collecting instead the Spaniard's head and then following through to take out his arm. The result is that the Blazer's body is twisted and he lands very heavily (despite his wiry frame) on his hip. What made matters worse on this play was that Fernandez was still on the upward flight of his approach on the basket, meaning he had momentum in a different direction to that which Ariza knocked him. Had he already reached the basket, the result may not have been so spectacularly awful."
Basketbawful: "Now, I'm very sorry that Rudy got hurt. It's a real shame. But that was a hard foul and nothing more. Guys like Anthony Mason, Bill Laimbeer, Charles Oakley, Dennis Rodman, Rick Mahorn, et al. used to deliver fouls like that AT LEAST a half dozen times PER GAME. Hell, Rodman once wrestled Karl Malone to the ground during the NBA Finals IN FRONT OF AN OFFICIAL and their was no call. I'm not kidding. I just can't believe that Trevor was trying to put the hurt on Rudy. And I'm even a little on the fence as to whether that should have been a Flagrant — although I guess any head contact these days warrants that — but Ariza certainly shouldn't have been ejected."
Beyond The Beat: "It was one of those love-hate moments. For the past few months, I've been barking about the Portland Trail Blazers being devoid of physical emotion and toughness. The Blazers were forced to bark back on Monday night. I loved seeing Portland take a stand against the Los Angeles Lakers — a series that is constantly chippy. I loved seeing Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw display some much needed chutzpah in the final seconds of the third quarter. I just hated to see it come at the expense of Rudy Fernandez [...] It's that time of season. Games will be physical from here on out."
Hardwood Paroxysm: I'd noticed Ariza before. Ariza is a true Hustle Junkie. Nothing but foot on the pedal. The kind of guy you love if he's on your side. Heck, with all the dunks and breakaway steals, most people in the general NBA loved his resurgence too. But I kept noticing that he'd dive for balls through players. He'd go for fouls with arms fully extended, often making a lot of contact. I mean, it was fun to watch. Seriously. But I kept thinking, 'wow, that's dangerous.' Again. And again. [...] I'm not saying that players need to not touch each other on defense. I'm not saying there's no place for hard fouls. I'm not saying that if a guy puts an elbow in your back, you don't remind him next time he goes up. But there's got to be some semblance of respect for the guys that share the floor with you. They're trying to make a living, just the same as you. I'm in competition with another company, I don't want to do something that results in their house getting torn down. You can want to win without abandoning regard for the safety of the other 6-foot to 7-foot full speed players you're battling against. The game was over. Rudy was going up for a simple dunk."
Lakers Blog, OC Register: "Then there is April 10. That's when the Lakers must make a final trip to Portland's Rose Garden and don't think the Trail Blazers or their fans are going to miss that game. 'We almost get into it every time with them,' Brandon Roy said. 'It seems like when we started beating them, they start doing the bully thing and the hard fouls. Every time we are going to show them that we are not going to back down. We're going to be right there in their face.'"
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2007 BriSCA F1 Stockcar Season 15x DVD set
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Dark Eden Project Ebook
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moments captured from the Eden Project, a darker view
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Regional optimization of supply corridors for the humanitarian response to the Central African Republic crisis
Countries: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Congo | Operations ID: 200934 | Operations type: Special Operation (SO)
This operation has been modified as per budget revision 1 (see below)
Special Operation 200934 will allow WFP and the humanitarian community to optimize the use and capacity of the logistics corridors for the transportation of humanitarian cargo into Central African Republic (C.A.R.) through enhanced regional coordination as well as increase of storage, in-transit and transport capacity in strategic locations.
The Special Operation has three components: establishment of three additional supply routes, respectively from Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C.)/Republic of Congo (R.o.C.), and potentially Chad, to C.A.R.; augmentation of logistics capacity, warehouse facilities and transport fleet in key positions along the newly established supply routes; regional coordination system to optimize the use of the humanitarian corridors.
Together, these components will augment WFP and aid agencies capacity to respond to the humanitarian crisis that is ongoing in C.A.R. since the outbreak of hostilities in
December 2013. Overall, the Special Operation will grant WFP the way to address, through enhanced coordination, some of the logistics gaps and bottlenecks on the main access route from the Port of Douala in Cameroon to the capital Bangui that originate from the highly unstable and conflictual security in C.A.R., which is currently hampering the efficiency and timeliness of cargo deliveries.
This BR 1 to Special Operation 200934 seeks a 12 month extension in time from 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2017, and a reduction in budget requirements of USD388,832 to allow WFP to streamline activities under this SO while still providing operational support to WFP and the wider humanitarian community. The BR will ensure strategic alignment with current CAR operational needs while continuing to provide critical optimization of corridors through Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo.


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List all the colleges that you have attended in the order of earliest to the most recent:
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The following guidelines for admission to this course must be agreed to and initialed by the applicant:
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2. I have a high school level minimum education. Initialed:
3. I have not previously held any form of health care credential that has been revoked or currently suspended for any cause. Initialed:
4. Before I enroll in this course, I will secure a doctor (or Ph.D.) who is licensed to diagnose, and is board certified in clinical thermographic analysis (with extended training in infrared breast imaging) by a reputable agency, to interpret and provide reports to members of the general public being screened by me. I also agree to notify the I.A.C.T. immediately if any change is made to another doctor for interpretive services. Initialed:
5. I agree to uphold the by-laws of the I.A.C.T., all protocols set forth by the I.A.C.T., and to any disciplinary action (up to and including immediate termination of reading services and potential revocation of certification) being necessary by the Board of Directors of the I.A.C.T. in order to maintain high quality standards and protection of the public. Initialed:
6. I will maintain the highest quality control of my laboratory and/or insure the environmental controls of any facility wherein I may perform thermographic evaluations and further consent to allow officials of the I.A.C.T. to make spot inspections of said facilities to insure quality control. I also agree that all said facilities must also be monitored and supervised by a board certified clinical thermographer. Initialed:
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PLACERVILLE — The Eugene L. Carnahan Cadet Squadron 85 celebrated its 30th anniversary with a celebratory awards banquet Saturday night at the Diamond Springs Mother Lode Lion's Club facility. The event was attended by more than 100 guests and dignitaries from the community and the ranks of Civil Air Patrol, past and present.
The evening started with the Presentation of the Colors by the squadron's own Color Guard, after which C/A1C Lauren Wandell sang the National Anthem accompanied by pianist Fred Costa. The opening ceremonies concluded with a very moving remembrance tribute with the traditional POW/MIA Ceremony as Zander Falk played "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes. The invocation was presented by Chaplain Whit Woodard, National Chief of Chaplains – NHQ, Col., CAP. In addition, Chaplain Woodard relayed an anniversary congratulatory message from Amy S. Courter, National Commander, Maj. Gen., CAP.
Continuing with the evening festivities, Capt. Dustin Jones presented a special historical tribute about Civil Air Patrol and how CAP is also celebrating its own 69th anniversary as of Dec. 1. In conjunction with the joint anniversaries a proclamation was read by Maj. Andrew Peters, presented to the squadron by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, denoting the week of Dec. 1, 2010: Civil Air Patrol Week — "for it's 'Mission for America' and it's outstanding cadet and aerospace programs which annually touch the lives and ensure the safety of thousands of American citizens."
During the course of the evening, several past and current CAP members spoke of their remembrance of Eugene L. Carnahan, the namesake of the squadron, as being focused and dedicated to the development of the youth of America and the CAP Cadet Program. The memories were exemplified by Mike Thachet, former Group 25 (now Group 5) Chaplain, Erike Young, former Squadron 85 Spaatz Cadet (CAP's highest cadet honor) and Maj. Andrew Peters, who as been a member of the squadron since 1994, all speaking about the early days of the squadron, the later years and cumulating with the current State of the Squadron by Squadron Commander Capt. Rick Kaita.
The evening concluded with the annual Squadron Awards presentations, of which there were many.
Receiving the Presidential Physical Fitness Awards were C/A1C Alanna Appel, C/2nd Lt. John Barb, C/AB Julianne Barb, C/2nd Lt. Mary Barb, C/1st Lt. Trenton Bromenschenkel, C/Amn Clarrisa Gregory and C/CMSgt. Anthony Smith.
Cadets C/SMgt. Kimberly Kaita and C/CMSgt. Anthony Smith were awarded the Red Service Ribbon with a Bronze clasp, denoting five years of continued service in CAP.
Special acknowledgment went also to the cadets who helped support the Squadron with their recruiting efforts with the presentation of the CAP Recruiter Ribbon. Those Cadets were C/Sgt. Daniel Clark and C/A1C Joshua Woodel (two recruits), C/2nd Lt. Mary Barb (with a bronze clasp denoting five recruits) and C/CMSgt. Anthony Smith receiving his third bronze clasp for recruiting his 15th CAP member. C/SSgt. Daniel Clark received an additional award for Community Service, for volunteering for more than 60 hours in the community outside of Civil Air Patrol.
In the area of academic achievement, C/A1C Aundrea Gregory, C/Amn. Justin Slaight, C/AB Isaac Slepian, and C/A1C Lauren Wandell received awards for the Highest Testing scores in the field of Leadership. In the Aerospace category, C/A1C Alanna Appel, C/MSgt. Jeff Jordan, and c/1st Lt. Evan Yanagihara were recognized. The overall academic achievement award for both categories went to C/A1C Alanna Appel.
Several senior members (adult CAP officers) were also recognized for their contributions to the CAP program. Chaplain Paul Vance, Capt., was awarded the Commander's Commendation for Pilot of the Year for Group 5. 2nd Lt Laura Clark and Capt. Ronald Thompson were awarded Community Service Ribbons and Capt. Aaron Yanagihara was awarded the California Wing Newsletter of the Year award. In addition, Capt. Dustin Jones was promoted to the rank of Major.
The evening awards were enhanced with the presentation of the General Billy Mitchell awards to both C/1st Lt. John Barb and C/1st Lt. Mary Barb. The Gen. Billy Mitchell Award has existed since 1964. This award honors the late Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, aviation pioneer, advocate, and staunch supporter of an independent Air Force for America. The award is earned after completing the first eight achievements of the cadet program. In addition, the cadet must pass an arduous 100 question examination testing leadership theory and aerospace topics. Since its inception over 45 years ago, less than 12 percent of cadets have earned this honor. The awards were present by El Dorado County Sheriff-elect John D'Agostini.
Finally, the award ceremony concluded with the naming of the Squadron's Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year and the Cadet Officer of the Year. The NCO of the Year for 2010 was awarded to C/2nd Lt Mary Barb for her exemplary duty performance as a NCO over the past year and support and training of cadets. The Cadet Officer of the Year for 2010 was awarded to C/1st Lt. Evan Yanagihara, for his noteworthy service as the Squadron Cadet Commander and the Cadet Drill Team Commander (having recently taken the team to the National Cadet Competition).
The evening ended with the Chaplain giving the Benediction and the Color Guard retiring the colors.
THe Eugene L. Carnahan Cadet Squadron 85 is based at the Veteran's Memorial Hall in Placerville, Ca, and meets at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday night. More information can be found at www.cap85.org.


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Children's Occupational Therapy
Brief description:
The children's Occupational Therapists (OT'S) provide advice, support, assessment and intervention for children ages 0-18 years and their families. The children we support may be having difficulties with the practical and social skills necessary for everyday activities (e.g. dressing, eating, schoolwork, play and leisure). There are two children's OT's and they work closely with parents, schools, nurseries, social work and other health professionals and agencies (e.g. Action for Children Scotland).
We mostly aim to see children in their own environment - home, nurseries, and schools. We also sometimes see children and families in other locations (e.g. hospital, health centre, Action for Children, leisure facilities) across the Western Isles, depending on the needs of the child. Our office is based in the Health Centre on Springfield Road, Stornoway.
Target group:
We work with children who may not be achieving their expected level of independence with daily activities, and/or are not functioning at their full potential, physically or socially. Some of the children will have a recognised disability (e.g. physical, sensory, learning) or diagnosis (e.g. Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder).
Occupational Therapy for Children and Young People
Referral process: We have an open referral system. Pre-referral discussion is encouraged by everyone to determine appropriateness and urgency of referral. That is to say, please contact us before making a referral, by phone or email. We are happy to provide general advice over the phone, if appropriate. Referrers are asked to use the Western Isles Inter-Agency Referral Form. We aim to see children as quickly as possible, however generally we do operate a waiting list. We prioritise referrals based on risks for that child. If at any stage throughout the OT process you have any questions or feedback, we encourage you to get in touch.


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Cessna 182S Skylane, and Cessna C-165 Airmaster, G-EFAM and G-BTDE, 12 September 2010
- From:
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch
- Date of occurrence:
- 12 September 2010
- Aircraft category:
- General aviation - fixed wing
- Report type:
- Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
- Aircraft type:
- Cessna 182S Skylane and Cessna C-165 Airmaster
- Location:
- Manchester Barton Aerodrome
- Registration:
- G-EFAM and G-BTDE
Cessna 182S Skylane, G-EFAM and Cessna C-165 Airmaster, G-BTDE
The pilot of G-BTDE reported that there was a fly-in at the aerodrome (Manchester Barton) with "39 or so visiting aircraft" and that holding point A2 had been designated for relief parking. The pilot of G-EFAM reported that he was conducting pre-flight checks, with engine and electrics off, adjacent to holding point A2. He reported that he was parked in accordance with the instructions of the aerodrome flight information safety officer. G-BTDE is a tailwheel aircraft and the pilot reported that he was "weaving and taxiing cautiously" to holding point A3, which required him to transit past holding point A2. He also reported being distracted by the GPS and failing adequately to clear his "blind" (right) side. Both pilots reported that the right wing of G-BTDE collided with, and slid under, the right wing of G-EFAM, following which the pilot of G-BTDE shut down his aircraft. G-BTDE was undamaged. The right wing of G-EFAM suffered minor damage close to the wing tip and was cleared for flight by a licensed aircraft engineer.
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Document information
Date of occurrence: 12 September 2010
From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
Aircraft category: General aviation - fixed wing
Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
Aircraft type: Cessna 182S Skylane and Cessna C-165 Airmaster
Location: Manchester Barton Aerodrome
Registration: G-EFAM and G-BTDE


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New version 24-70mm f/2.8G coming out?
I don't know if Nikon will bring out a new VR version of the 24-20 2.8, but I'm positive it'll be expensive, heavy, and (at least for awhile) in short supply.
The 24-70 is a wonderful lens and is very sharp. I love mine, but I've stopped using it when I'm not using a tripod. Because it's heavy, you'll see every bit of shake in your IQ on your D600.
About three months ago, I decided that for hand-held walk around work with my D800, I'd switch to the 24-120mm f4.0. I gave up a stop, but the VR is, for me at least, made up for that. In my PP in LR4, I don't see an unacceptable loss of IQ with the 24-120 over the 24-70, so I'm pretty happy with my decision, so far.
That said, if I'm doing something on a tripod, like HDR or waterfalls, I'll reach for the 24-70.
I suggest you rent both and see which suits your photography and go from there. BTW, I bought my 24-120 from a local pro for $900 and saved a bunch.
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This article is about Samus' appearance in Super Smash Bros. Riot. For the character in general, see Samus Aran.
Samus Aran (サムス・アラン Samusu Aran) is the protagonist of the Metroid series. Samus Aran is an ex-Galactic Federation soldier who turned into an intergalactic bounty hunter, usually fitted with a powered armor suit with weapons that include directed energy weapons and missiles. In the Super Smash Bros. games she uses this suit and its different weapons and projectiles to fight. Since Brawl, Samus can be player without her suit on as well, called Zero Suit Samus.
Samus has relatively fast attacks such as her tilts and her smash attacks, as well as fast aerials. Along with this, Samus has her trademark bevy of projectiles, far reach in most of her attacks, and great horizontal survivability. However, Samus lacks a bit on KO'ing potential and none of her potential finishers are especially effective. Her KO'ing problems are because ofher difficulty in racking up damage on opponents; most of her attacks deal low to mediocre damage, she has rather slow attacking speed.
However, Samus' comboing problems have been worked on, so now she is able to do very good combos if used properly. Her attacks are much faster now, but she still has some slow moments preparing them. Despite having KO'ing potential problems, Samus is considerably better at them in this game as most of her attacks now deal more knockback than before.
Ground attacks
- Neutral attack - Samus punches and attacks with Arm Cannon in an arc.
- Dash attack - Samus tackles her shoulders forwards.
- Forward tilt - Samus spin kicks forwards.
- Up tilt - Samus axe kicks down.
- Down tilt - Samus creates a fire burst on the ground with arm cannon.
Smash Attacks
- Forward smash - Samus thrusts Arm Cannon forwards and releases a small fire charge that blasts out of it.
- Up smash - Releases 5 fire bursts in an arc above herself.
- Down smash - Samus spins around on the ground with her feet, sending her victims upwards.
Aerial attacks
- Neutral aerial - Samus performs a sex kick.
- Forward aerial - Samus creates a burst in front of her.
- Back aerial - Samus spins backwards with kick.
- Up aerial - Samus spinslike a drill with feet together, upwards.
- Down aerial - Swings arm cannon in an arc underneath herself.
Grabs and throws
- Forward throw - Samus flings forwards with opponent.
- Back throw - Samus flings backwards with opponent.
- Up throw - Samus spins her foe above her head and then shocks them.
- Down throw - Samus slings back over her head and then slams down.
- Aerial Grab - Samus fires her Grapple Beam and traps her opponent. She takes them with her and starts doing several shocking moves with Arm Cannon. After that she lands on her opponent pointing her arm cannon on them, doing a powerful burst.
Special Moves
Special Moves
- Neutral special - Charge Shot: Samus will hold up her arm, which acts as a blaster, and she will start charging up an Energy Ball to blast it and damage foes. The more it's charged to more damage it will deal.
- Custom 1 - Dense Charge Shot: Takes longer to charge. Shots fired deal slightly more damage and travel at an extremely slow speed; up to three can exist at once.
- Custom 2 - Melee Charge Shot: Fires a "shotgun blast" of energy that only hits at point-blank range.
- Side special - Missile: Samus will fire a Missile out of her arm cannon. The missile is actually a homing missile, and will home in on the opponent.
- Custom 1 - Relentless Missile: Missiles move much slower, but are stronger and homing missiles persistently chase the target.
- Custom 2 - Turbo Missile: Missiles pause in the air once fired before shooting out at high speed.
- Up special - Screw Attack: Samus jumps up into the air spinning. The force of the spin will push Samus upwards and damage opponents in her way.
- Custom 1 - Screw Rush: Deals damage more sporadically with more control.
- Custom 2 - Apex Screw Attack: Moves only vertically and hits only twice.
- Down special - Bomb: Samus will do a very small jump, and shifts into morph ball mode. She will then drop a futuristic bomb/mine in the air, which will proceed to drop and then explode.
- Custom 1 - Slip Bomb: Bombs deal little damage, but trip grounded opponents and meteor aerial ones.
- Custom 2 - Mega Bomb: Can only have one out at a time, but deals more damage.
- Riot Move - Shocking Beam: Samus grabs her victim with her arm cannon and then charges it with them attached to it, she will then shoot a big beam with her opponent in it and send it flying.
- Final Smash - Zero Laser: Samus powers-up an incredibly powerful Charge Beam. When released, it severely injures any player caught in it and has a huge blast radius. Once the move stops, Samus's Power Suit falls off and she becomes Zero Suit Samus.
- Samus salutes vigorously with her left arm as her Gravity Booster pulses.
- Samus faces the screen and demonstrates the Arm Cannon mechanics.
- Holding her arm cannon with her left hand, she aims behind her, then aims lower in front of her. Her cannon glistens each time she aims. Can sometimes trick opponents into thinking she will use a fully charged Charge Shot.
Like in Brawl, if a player rapidly alternates the up and down taunts, Samus will transform into Zero Suit Samus in mid-match.
On-Screen Appearance
- 1st Entrance: Samus arrives from a Super Metroid-style save point.
- 2nd Entrance: Samus arrives in her Gunship.
An orchestrated remix of the Metroid power-up theme plays while she does one of the following animations:
- Samus does various kicking and punching combos and then salutes.
- Samus aims side to side, then aims at the screen.
- Samus levitates charging in electricity, as if her suit was a about to break, and then lands on a menacing pose.
Palette Swaps
Alternate Palettes
- Default - Orange: Orange and yellow suit, red helmet. Based upon the Power Suit and Varia Suit, more specifically the design from Metroid: Other M.
- Blue: Blue and yellow suit, dark pink helmet. Based upon the Fusion Suit from Metroid Fusion.
- Red: Red-ish orange and yellow suit, dark red helmet. Based upon Samus' classic appearance in the first games.
- Purple: Purple and yellow suit, red helmet. Based upon the Gravity Suit from most games since Super Metroid.
- Green: Green and purple suit, dark pink helmet. Based upon the green-colored Fusion Suit.
- Black: Black and grey suit, dark grey helmet. Based upon the Phazon Suit.
Alternate Costumes
- Light Suit: The light suit not only changes Samus' color palette but also suit design exactly similar to that of the Light Suit seen in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Nothing else changes besides different color and particles in her attacks. In the previous game, it was a palette swap.
- Dark Suit: Like the Light Suit, this one changes the design entirely to that of the Dark Suit from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, unlike previous games in which this was only a color palette. Only effects and colors change, with no animation changes.


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A huge milestone in your toddler's development is pretend play, and dressing up as a character really adds to the excitement and fun. We have all seen some ridiculous costumes, and the last thing you want to do is be that mom who embarrasses her kids with a shoddy homemade costume. With the right materials and a little imagination, you can make an incredibly authentic Jack and the Beanstalk costume, that will be sure to go down in family history.
Wrap the vine around the noodle as it would appear around a bean stalk. Glue it in place and let dry.
Spray paint the eggs gold and allow to dry.
Place the beans, coins and eggs inside the backpack, leaving it open for all to see. Glue a few eggs and gold coins to the outside so it is clear what is inside.
Dress your toddler or preschooler in jeans, a plaid flannel or tan shirt and the beanie cap. Put on tan boots for outdoor play or tan socks for indoor play.
Things You Will Need
- A plaid, flannel or tan shirt
- Jeans
- Tan boots or socks
- Tan beanie hat
- Green pool noodle
- Fake vine plant
- Glue
- A bag of beans
- Gold coins
- Foam eggs
- Backpack
- Gold spray paint
Carry around the beanstalk or tape it to the wall for a more permanent play set-up.
For a smaller child, cut out beans out of construction paper. You can also purchase fake beans meant for pretend play.