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By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder asked the state Supreme Court to rule whether a law passed last month making payment of union dues voluntary is constitutional, a move critics said was designed to circumvent legal challenges by labor unions.
The new law is expected to make it harder for unions to organize in Michigan, the home of the U.S. auto industry and a major manufacturing center.
Snyder on Monday sent a letter to Robert P. Young Jr., the chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, asking that the court issue an opinion before its term ends on July 31.
The governor noted that labor unions have publicly promised to challenge the legality of the so-called "right-to-work" law passed by the legislature on December 11.
"The uncertainty over the law's impact upon state civil servants that protracted litigation would create would be very divisive," Snyder wrote, according to a copy of the letter provided by his office.
Democratic leaders in the state legislature said the Republican governor is trying to bypass lower courts in order to get a favorable ruling from the Michigan Supreme Court, which currently has four Republicans and two Democratic judges.
"He is trying to do an end-run around the lower courts to get a favorable ruling," said Robert McCann, press secretary for Gretchen Whitmer, the state senate Democratic leader.
The majority Republican legislature dealt a major blow to labor unions in the home of the U.S. auto industry when it voted to make Michigan the 35th right-to-work state last month.
Right-to-work laws prohibit workers from being forced to financially support a union as a condition of employment.
"Having the Supreme Court rule on this, when it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that the case will end up there anyway, could help provide some stability to Michigan's job climate," said Ari Adler, spokesman for Jase Bolger, Republican speaker of the Michigan House.
Detroit, Michigan is the birthplace of the United Auto Workers union. The new law could eventually reduce its power at the negotiating table.
Snyder wrote the letter to the Supreme Court under an authority to ask for an advisory opinion on new laws, his letter says.
Snyder has asked the court to decide whether the public sector law is constitutional because it exempts unionized police and fire department employees, including the Michigan State Police who guarded the Capitol Building during the legislature's right-to-work deliberations.
Bill Ballenger, publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, said what Snyder is doing is "totally appropriate" and he has requested the supreme court for rulings in this fashion before.
"The Republicans control the court," said Ballenger. "He's asking a friendly court to look at this."
Ballenger said that by doing so, Snyder is avoiding the Ingham County Circuit Court, where labor unions are likely to file their cases against right-to-work. That circuit, in the county of the state capital Lansing, is dominated by Democrats.
McCann, spokesman for the state senate's Democratic leader, said that even if the supreme court ruled in favor of Snyder, opponents of right-to-work would still be able to file suits challenging the process the legislature used to pass the measure.
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Pete Newell: A Basketball LegendPosted by rtmsf on November 18th, 2008
We felt bad giving such short shrift to Pete Newell yesterday in our ATB wrapup, so we wanted to take an opportunity to give our condolences to the Newell family and also educate young readers on just how influential a figure Coach Newell was in this game. The vast majority of Newell's career was before our time as well, but his sphere of influence reaches down through the decades to this very day. Every time a young big man utilizes a drop step or seals his defender in the post, Newell's innovations and techniques are showing their relevance and timelessness.
Consider some of the interesting facts and highlights of this man's career:
- Like the founder of the game, Dr. James Naismith, Newell was Canadian by birth.
- He won an NIT championship at University of San Francisco in 1949, when that tournament meant something. He developed and instituted a successful zone-pressing defense at USF that was widely copied over the years.
- He won four straight Pac-8 titles at Cal in the late 1950s (neat stat: the last eight times Newell faced legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, he was 8-0 against the Wizard of Westwood), culminating in trips to the championship game in 1959 and 1960, the former year of which he won the NCAA title against Oscar Robertson's Cincinnati. In 1960, the Bears lost to John Havlicek/Jerry Lucas' Ohio St. team, who employed a defense that Newell had taught OSU coach Fred Taylor the previous year. It's widely known that Newell's Cal teams were vastly inferior in talent to their F4 opponents, which belies Newell's ability as a teacher who can get the most from his players.
- He was the NCAA COY in 1960 and also led the US Men's National Team to the gold medal in the Summer Olympics in Rome, making him one of only three coaches to have won an NIT, NCAA and Olympic titles (Bob Knight and Dean Smith are the others).
- To reduce the stress and demands of coaching on his body, he retired from Cal in 1960 (at a mere age of 44) with a 234-123 (.655) lifetime record. He spent the next 16 years working as an AD at Cal, then as an NBA scout and later as a GM for the Lakers.
- In 1976, he opened his Pete Newell Big Man Camp, which sought to provide training in footwork and fundamentals for professionals entering the NBA and others seeking to improve their post game. The camp was free, and it worked with such notable HOFers (and future HOFers) as Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton and Shaquille O'Neal (who said, "he's the best teacher there is").
- He was elected to the HOF himself in 1979, and his legacy is that coaches and players alike believe his contributions to the game to be at the highest possible level. Bob Knight in particular has stated on the record that Newell had more influence on college basketball than any other person in history.
Since we never met Pete Newell, it would be an injustice for us to describe him, so we'll leave you with a few of the better pieces we've found about his life and career in basketball. RIP, Pete.
- Ric Bucher from ESPN the Magazine writes about his visit to Newell's camp in Hawaii a few years ago.
- Newell's biographer relates a great story about trying to get John Wooden to admit that Newell flat-out had his number in the late 1950s.
- The LA Times questions whether UCLA would have become UCLA had Newell continued coaching through the 1960s.
- Deadspin's Rick Chandler had the privilege of learning techniques under Coach Newell.
- Pete's adopted hometown paper has a nice writeup on his life and influence.


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Poll show surge in support for gun controlBy MATT PEARCE
Los Angeles Times
December 27. 2012 10:23PM
LOS ANGELES - Public support for stricter gun laws has leaped to its highest point in eight years with 58 percent now in favor, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Thursday. That's a 14-point jump from last year.
Of those surveyed, 92 percent of Americans want background checks for buyers at gun shows and 62 percent want to ban magazines that carry more than 10 rounds, which have played a frequent role in mass shootings.
But Americans still oppose a full ban on semi-automatic assault rifles 51 percent to 44 percent, and opposition to a full handgun ban is higher than it has ever been, at 74 percent.
The poll was conducted with 1,038 respondents by phone over Dec. 19-22, with a 4 percent margin of error.
Overall, some experts say mass shootings aren't happening more often than usual, though 2012 has been a particularly bloody year for such attacks - some of which have involved illegally obtained assault rifles.
Such killings have long played a role in shaping the nation's gun policy.
In a 1989 attack reminiscent of the massacre at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, a drifter named Patrick Purdy opened fire on a schoolyard full of children in Stockton, Calif., with an AK-47, killing five students and wounding 29 more. Outrage resulted in an assault-weapons ban in California that prefigured the 10-year nationwide ban that arrived in 1994. A 1990 Gallup poll showed 78 percent public support for tighter gun rules.
Some experts say that high-profile massacres in Newtown, Conn., Aurora, Colo., Oak Creek, Wis., and Tucson, Ariz., have left a similarly indelible impression on the public mind set, with the recent Sandy Hook shooting exerting the most pull. That contention is supported by the sudden weakening of support among respondents who want gun laws to stay the same, according to the USA Today/Gallup poll.
For the first time in more than a decade, more poll respondents favor enacting new laws to control guns rather than just enforcing existing laws more rigorously.
"Americans favor new legislation to limit gun sales, presumably to help prevent the kind of gun violence that became all too familiar in 2012," Gallup said in an analysis of the results. "This is seen in increased support for making the laws covering the sale of firearms more strict, and for passing new gun laws.
"However, views toward banning semi-automatic guns or assault rifles are unchanged, and " possibly reflecting Americans' desire to defend themselves given the rash of high-profile gun violence _ a record-high 74 percent oppose preventing anyone but the police or other authorized officials from owning a handgun."


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Funeral and visitation services for Game Warden Teyran "Ty" Patterson will take place in Seguin Sunday and Monday, with more than 1,000 people expected to attend. A benefit fund has also been set up at a Seguin bank for donations to support the Patterson family.
Visitation will take place from noon-7 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at the Crenshaw Funeral Home, 216 Bloomberg Street in Seguin, where Patterson was born and raised, and where his parents still live.
On Monday, June 4, visitation will take place from 10-to-10:45 a.m. at the Seguin-Guadalupe County Coliseum, 950 South Austin Street. The funeral will follow here at 11 a.m. and is expected to last approximately two hours.
After the funeral, pall bearers will carry the casket into a waiting hearse, which will proceed from the coliseum to Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park cemetery at 2951 South State Highway 46 between Seguin and New Braunfels, where final honors and interment services will take place.
At the cemetery, the Game Warden Honor Guard from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will do the final honors, including a 21-gun salute, bagpipes, and bugled Taps. Pilots with the TPWD Law Enforcement Division and Texas Department of Public Safety will also conduct a flyover in state aircraft.
Patterson and his partner, Game Warden Danny Tuggle, were attempting to recover the body of a suspected drowning victim where the Paluxy River crosses FM 205 in Somervell County when their boat capsized in floodwaters at about 8:10 a.m. Wednesday. Patterson was transported to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, where he died Wednesday morning. Tuggle, a 25-year veteran game warden, suffered near-drowning injuries, but was treated and released from the hospital in good condition at noon Thursday.
Patterson was the second Texas game warden killed in the line of duty in less than three months. Game Warden Justin Hurst was shot and killed on March 17 during an exchange of gunfire between law enforcement officers and a suspected poacher.
Since 1919, 17 Texas game wardens have lost their lives in the line of duty, five by drowning.
Patterson earned his Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Texas State University, and was a graduate of the 51st Texas Game Warden Academy in 2005. He was stationed in Johnson County. He is survived by his parents, Viann and Joe Patterson of Seguin, Texas.
Anyone who wishes to make donations to support the Patterson family may send a personal check made out to Ty Patterson Benefit Fund, Wells Fargo Bank, 101 East Nolte, Seguin, TX 78155. Donation checks can also be sent made out to Operation Game Thief (OGT), with Ty Patterson Memorial Fund noted on the check, to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744. To make donations by credit card, call OGT at (512) 389-4381. All donations made through OGT will be forwarded to the family.


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Apr 7, 2012 at 1:08 pm
Nice looking trans am. Good luck restoring the 1950 pickup and keeping it in the family l'm sure your great grandparents are smiling in heaven.
Feb 25, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Beautiful car! See you guys on the Bandit Run!
Feb 11, 2012 at 11:16 am
very nice garage. Good lookin car


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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code S43.204D
Unsp dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint, subs
Diagnosis Code S43.204D
Short Description: Unsp dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint, subs
Long Description: Unspecified dislocation of right sternoclavicular joint, subsequent encounter
This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code S43.204D
Valid for Submission
The code S43.204D is valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
- Disloc and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle (S43)
- Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
Information for Medical Professionals
The diagnosis code S43.204D is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG V35.0)
Convert to ICD-9 General Equivalence Map
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- V58.89 - Other specfied aftercare (approximate) Approximate Flag
The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
Present on Admission (POA) Present on Admission
The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.
The code S43.204D is exempt from POA reporting.
Information for Patients
Dislocations are joint injuries that force the ends of your bones out of position. The cause is often a fall or a blow, sometimes from playing a contact sport. You can dislocate your ankles, knees, shoulders, hips, elbows and jaw. You can also dislocate your finger and toe joints. Dislocated joints often are swollen, very painful and visibly out of place. You may not be able to move it.
A dislocated joint is an emergency. If you have one, seek medical attention. Treatment depends on which joint you dislocate and the severity of the injury. It might include manipulations to reposition your bones, medicine, a splint or sling, and rehabilitation. When properly repositioned, a joint will usually function and move normally again in a few weeks. Once you dislocate a shoulder or kneecap, you are more likely to dislocate it again. Wearing protective gear during sports may help prevent dislocations.
- Dislocated shoulder - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Dislocation (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Kneecap dislocation (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Kneecap dislocation - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Nursemaid's elbow (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Shoulder Injuries and Disorders
Your shoulder joint is composed of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone). Your shoulders are the most movable joints in your body. They can also be unstable because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the shoulder socket that holds it. To remain in a stable or normal position, the shoulder must be anchored by muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Because your shoulder can be unstable, it can be easily injured. Common problems include
- Sprains and strains
- Dislocations
- Separations
- Tendinitis
- Bursitis
- Torn rotator cuffs
- Frozen shoulder
- Fractures
- Arthritis
Health care providers diagnose shoulder problems by using your medical history, a physical exam, and imaging tests.
Often, the first treatment for shoulder problems is RICE. This stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. Other treatments include exercise and medicines to reduce pain and swelling. If those don't work, you may need surgery.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Brachial plexopathy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Broken collarbone - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Dislocated shoulder - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Frozen shoulder (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Frozen shoulder - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Shoulder arthroscopy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Shoulder CT scan (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Shoulder MRI scan (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Shoulder pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Using your shoulder after surgery (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Check out our review of the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2.
Last night, Lenovo had a big bash to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ThinkPad. To mark the occasion, it showed off two new Ultrabooks and its first Windows 8 tablet. Dubbed the ThinkPad Tablet 2, it's a sequel to the Android-based ThinkPad Lenovo released late last year, but really, it seems like an entirely new tablet all together. It's the first fully-functional Windows 8 tablet I've seen. Though it's still rough around the edges, it shows a lot of promise for the next version of Windows and for Lenovo's chances in the tablet market.
Full Windows 8 with desktop apps
Here's what's awesome about the ThinkPad Tablet 2: It runs a full version of Windows 8. Unlike the first Surface tablet that will hit shelves, which will only run newer apps, the ThinkPad is essentially a full PC. You can install any app that you have on Windows Vista or Windows 7, as well as plug in any USB devices (it has a full USB port) to copy pictures or other things to your tablet. It won't be as powerful as your laptop, but the ThinkPad shouldn't have any compatibility issues or severe limitations out of the gate, like Android tablets do.
Windows 8 works much better on a tablet than it does on a laptop. It's clear that the OS has been built for touch. Swiping and switching between apps and tasks is easy in the new design and everything is extremely responsive. Though the interface still has a Fischer-Price coloring scheme and look to it, everything works well.
On the negative side, while you do get that full Windows 7-style desktop environment, it isn't pleasant to use. It works much better than touch versions of Windows 7 have worked, but every time I moved from the new Windows 8 Start Screen and apps into the old classic Windows desktop, it felt like a time warp. Several times, I watched the tablets flip out in desktop mode and start acting slow or unresponsive in that oh-so-familiar Windows way that we've known for 20 years. I watched a couple units have to be rebooted as well. Hopefully the final Windows 8 software won't have these stability issues.
Surprisingly lean and powerful
One of the big things holding PCs from becoming good tablet computers for the last decade has been Intel. It's processors have always required fans and haven't been able to hold a charge for more than a few hours. Intel's failure to produce battery and heat-efficient chips have lead to the entire phone and tablet industry favoring ARM processors. The iPad, the Galaxy S3, you name it and it's running on an ARM chip. This year may mark a reversal of that trend. The ThinkPad Tablet 2 runs on a new Intel Atom processor. It's as thin as any ARM device (9.8mm), doesn't have a cooling fan, and supposedly gets 10-hour battery life. I'm skeptical on the battery life, but this is the most portable, thinnest Windows device I've ever used.
Lenovo has packed in a stylus as well. Though I don't foresee using it much myself, there are many tasks that a stylus is just better for, including taking notes or trying to use classic desktop apps. It's also nice that you can over the stylus much like you would a mouse and see a little dot to show where you're pointing. This will be helpful when navigating complex Web pages with drop-down menus, and other intricate actions.
Some rough specs: 10.1-inch LED screen with 16:9 aspect ratio (like an HDTV) and 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, Wi-Fi, optional AT&T LTE and 3G, optional keyboard and dock, 2-megapixel webcam, 8-megapixel rear camera, optional NFC (near-field communication), 1.3 lbs, an Intel Atom processor, and "Geniune Windows 8 Pro" operating system.
Looking good, Lenovo
Lenovo cannot control how Microsoft chooses to present Windows 8, but this tablet is already more useful than its Android predecessor and Lenovo's design teams continue to bring out nice looking hardware. The demo units I tried were not 100 percent complete and glitched out a couple times, but they were thin, light, and very nice compared to almost any Android tablet. I still don't know as I'd pick a Windows 8 tablet over an iPad, but if I needed backward compatibility or USB support, I suppose I'd have to — and many businesses do. There are a ton of unknowns right now, the biggest of which is the price. Assuming this is priced at $500 or less, Lenovo and Microsoft have a good shot of making a mark with the new OS.
(The video below shows off the ThinkPad 2. It cuts off at the end due to a problem with the demo unit. I was not able to get another video in good light. I apologize.)


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By Nanette Byrnes
(Reuters) - States, cities and towns, still wounded by losses of jobs and tax revenue during the recession, warned Washington on Thursday that they are in poor shape to withstand another hit if Congress takes no action to stave off sharp automatic budget cuts mandated at the "fiscal cliff" deadline.
Conveying concern to Congress, 14 U.S. mayors visited Capitol Hill on Thursday, while the Pew Center on the States, a think tank, released a study saying some jurisdictions would fare far worse than others.
"If we go over the cliff, not only will the job losses send us back into recession, but the psychological impact would be such a blow ... I don't think we'd ever get over it, really," said Greg Stanton, mayor of Phoenix, Arizona.
He estimated Arizona would lose 38,000 defense and aerospace jobs if federal government budget cuts threatened by the "sequester" portion of the fiscal cliff go through. The sequester is a collection of year-end automatic budget cuts set up by Congress that many lawmakers are now trying to avoid.
Cuts in defense would also hurt Virginia, Maryland and Hawaii, but Oregon would barely feel it, the Pew Center said.
Roughly 18 percent of federal grant dollars flowing to the states would be subject to across-the-board cuts in 2013 under the sequester, including funds for education and public housing, according to the Pew study.
State revenue is recovering, but below pre-recession levels, leaving states in poor shape to bear another fiscal blow.
Over the past four years states have cumulatively laid off 600,000 employees and cut a half-trillion dollars in spending, said Michael Leachman, director of state fiscal research at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think tank.
The states are already slated to lose billions in federal aid over the next decade under last year's Budget Control Act. "States really can't absorb big new cost shifts from the federal government right now," said Leachman.
One in three dollars of state revenue comes from federal spending today, versus one in four in 2000, the Pew Center said.
The worst case scenario for states would not be sequestration, said CBPP's Leachman, but the kind of cutbacks House Republicans approved in the budget measure they voted on earlier this year. Under that bill, non-defense discretionary funding, of which states get about 25 percent, would be cut three times deeper than it would under sequestration, he said.
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Lyn Parsons is a painter and ceramic sculptor interested in exploring the nature of the internal landscape. Previous such explorations have looked at metaphorical body-mind connections at the molecular level. This body of work uses representations of a literal, physical landscape to speak of incursions into one's personal space.
Lyn received her BFA from Alfred University in 1998 and her MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2001. She teaches art at the high school level at The Harley School in Rochester.
If you are interested in purchasing a painting, you can contact Lyn at [email protected].
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Encounter the intriguing fauna and incredible landscapes of the Galapagos Islands
No matter where you've been before and what you've heard about the Galapagos Islands, a trip to the archipelago that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution is always assured to impress. Birders will be enchanted by pink flamingos in the lagoons of Isla Floreana, Darwin's finches in the Santa Cruz highlands and waved albatross at Punta Suarez. Beach boffins will be enthralled by the antics of California sea lions along Gardner Beach, the snorkelling to be had inside Devil's Crown and the spectacular green shoreline of Punta Cormorant. And if it's history you're after, well this is where one man came up with an entirely different way to look at it.
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Why you'll love this trip
Send a postcard to the jealous folk back home in Post Office Bay
Spy pink flamingos wading the lagoons of Punta Cormorant
Snorkel through the underwater wonderland of Devil's Crown
Watch waved albatross taking off along Punta Suarez
Savour dramatic views of Cerro Brujo's volcanic landscape
Do some beach lazing with the local California sea lions of Gardner Beach
Is this trip right for you?
Although we don't ask travellers to complete a Physical Participation Form for this trip, we do ask that you read through the trip notes carefully to ensure that this trip is right for you. You'll need to feel comfortable with the included activities and with moving about the boat. The cabins and communal areas of the boat are spread over four decks, and the steps between the decks are steep.
Do you like travelling with like-minded travellers from all walks of life and of all ages (this Geckos trip is an open age departure)?
You will be entering and exiting a Zodiac boat (panga) during wet and dry landings and when returning from snorkelling. Although the waters we sail are usually calm, there are times when the sea can get rough and choppy. Steady sea legs (and a sturdy stomach) are needed when walking around the boat during bad weather. Rain or shine, your trusty crew will always be on hand to assist you.
A typical yacht/boat for sixteen travellers is equipped with eight cabins each with ensuites. They are designed to maximise living area space, so sleeping quarters can be a bit cramped. That being said, the adventure and exhilaration of an authentic Galapagos trip more than makes up for any discomfort.
While at sea and when exploring the islands, you may be exposed to the sun for large parts of the day. It's important to use sun protection and drink plenty of water.
Please note that while there is an itinerary in place, some changes may occur due to the weather or because of direction from the local authorities. This can happen with little notice so please be prepared for potential modifications to the route or activities. A sense of humour and flexibility will ensure you have a fun, relaxing trip through this beautiful part of the world no matter what happens.
All of our Galapagos tours begin and end in Quito which is located approximately 2850 metres above sea level so you may experience some altitude sickness.
On this itinerary, you'll be travelling aboard the Daphne.
A welcome meeting will be held in the evening at either 5pm or 6 pm when you meet others travelling with you on your cruise to the Galapagos Islands. Please check with hotel reception or check the reception notice boards for the time and place of the meeting for your trip. As today is an arrival day, you can arrive at any time as there are no activities planned until this important meeting.
If you can't arrange a flight that will arrive in time, you may wish to arrive a day early so you're able to attend. We'll be happy to book additional accommodation for you (subject to availability).
Quito sits at high altitude under the towering Pichincha volcano. It is a beautiful city, arguably one of the most beautiful in South America. The city stretches along the valley and is surrounded by the Andes. The Old Town of Quito is awash with history, with more than 30 churches to explore, and a number of fascinating museums. La Compania de Jesus is considered to be the most beautiful and ornate churches in the Americas. The city's oldest street, Calle La Ronda, is well worth exploring.
As this trip spends very little time in Quito, we recommend you spend a few extra days before or after your trip to experience all the city has to offer. You may even wish to explore further beyond the city and visit Otavalo, Cotopaxi, the Cloud Forest or the Equatorial Monument.
- Hotel La Cartuja, Quito (1 night)
Meals IncludedThere are no meals included on this day.
Special InformationQuito is located at 2850 metres above sea level. At this altitude you may experience some of the milder effects of altitude sickness, such as dizziness, insomnia and a shortness of breath. If so, we recommend you avoid any strenuous activity. Please see the "Medical & Health Information" section for more details.
This trip does not have a maximum age limit for travellers. Please refer to 'travelling on a group trip' for further information.
On arrival in the Galapagos, we collect our luggage and meet our local guide in the arrivals hall. We then head to the Highlands of Santa Cruz for our first Galapagos adventure. Beginning at the coast we travel across Santa Cruz through the agricultural region and into the misty forests where we can see the unique scalesia cloud forest, dome-shaped giant tortoises in the wild, different species of Darwin finches and possibly the world famous woodpecker and warbler finches, as well as vermillion flycatchers. Today we will enjoy lunch in the highlands. This afternoon we travel to Puerto Ayora, where we are then transferred to our boat, the Daphne. Once on board, we'll be assigned our cabins and meet the crew members.
- M/Y Daphne (1 night)
Included Activities
- Isla Santa Cruz - Highlands Visit (3 hours) - Dry Landing
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Special InformationA USD20 per-person transit card is payable on departure at Quito Airport and a USD100 per-person national park entry fee is payable on arrival on the islands. Please have cash on hand for these transactions, as credit cards are not accepted.
Today is predominately a long travel day with an early morning start. Your first activity on the islands will not commence until after lunch.
Please note the airline we use to and from the Galapagos Islands is unable to provide gluten free snacks. If you require a gluten free diet, we recommend you carry your own snacks for these flights.
Estimated travel time/distance:
Puerto Ayora to Isla Floreana: 4 hours (32 nautical miles)
Punta Comorant to Punta Suarez: 6.5 hours (52 nautical miles)
- M/Y Daphne (1 night)
Included Activities
- Isla Floreana - Post Office Bay - Walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Floreana - Post Office Bay snorkelling (45 mins)
- Isla Floreana - Punta Cormorant walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Floreana - Devil's Crown snorkelling (1 hour)
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
We head to Gardner Beach which is considered by many as one of the most beautiful beaches in the Galapagos Islands and full of sea lions and hood mocking birds. Enjoy the beach and do some snorkelling which could be great for playing with sea lion pups and lots of fish. The rocks off the coast provide excellent snorkelling opportunities, with reef sharks, turtles and many species of tropical fish, including surgeon and angelfish, often seen. The small white-tipped reef sharks are also often spotted resting under the rocks.
- M/Y Daphne (1 night)
Included Activities
- Isla Espanola - Bahia Gardener - Snorkel (1 hour)
- Isla Espanola - Bahia Gardener - Walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Espanola - Punta Suarez - Walk (3 hours) - Dry Landing
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido) is the magnificent basalt remains of a crater in the middle of the sea, the shape resembling a sleeping lion. The rock rises 150 metres above the surface and is divided into two parts by a narrow channel. Cruise through the channel as nesting seabirds flank the boat, tropicbirds soar overhead, marine iguanas swim about and sea lions lounge on the water. Snorkelling from the panga gives you the chance to see Galapagos sharks, sea turtles and an incredible biodiversity of invertebrates on the wall. You might even spot a hammerhead shark.
This is your final excursion before you return to the airport in San Cristobal for your flight back to Quito. The flight will stop over in Guayaquil to drop off and/or pick up passengers. Arrive at Quito Airport (approximately 4 pm) where you will be transferred back to your hotel for an overnight stay. Your local representative may stop by at your hotel this evening to get your feedback on your Galapagos experience.
- Hotel La Cartuja, Quito (1 night)
Included Activities
- Isla San Cristobal - Kicker Rock - Snorkelling (45 minutes)
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Special InformationToday is predominately a long travel day with an early morning start. There will be a short morning activity before your mid-morning flight back to the mainland. The flight back to Quito is not due to arrive until late afternoon after making a brief stop in Guayaquil to drop-off/pick-up other passengers. You should be back in time to head out for a final (optional) group dinner.
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Special InformationAll travel times/distances and activity durations are approximate only and subject to change.
Meals5 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 3 dinners
TransportBoat, Bus, Plane, Zodiac (Panga)
AccommodationHotel (2 nights), Overnight boat (3 nights)
Included Activities
- Isla Santa Cruz - Highlands Visit (3 hours) - Dry Landing
- Isla Floreana - Post Office Bay - Walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Floreana - Post Office Bay snorkelling (45 mins)
- Isla Floreana - Punta Cormorant walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Floreana - Devil's Crown snorkelling (1 hour)
- Isla Espanola - Bahia Gardener - Snorkel (1 hour)
- Isla Espanola - Bahia Gardener - Walk (1.5 hours) - Wet Landing
- Isla Espanola - Punta Suarez - Walk (3 hours) - Dry Landing
- Isla San Cristobal - Kicker Rock - Snorkelling (45 minutes)
Dates & availability
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From October 1st, Intrepid 18 to 29s will be your go-to spot for small group adventures with people your own age.
Important notes
Before checking in for the flight from Quito to the Galapagos, there is a US$20 transit fee that needs to be paid. On arrival in the islands you must pay the US$100 national park fee to enter Galapagos National Park.
When booking, please make sure that your name is spelt correctly, and that you book using the name in your passport (particularly if you are recently married). If you are issued a new passport with a different number between the time that you book and the time you travel, please take both the old and new passports with you.
Should you have a special diet requirement (for example vegetarian, celiac, vegan, severe food allergies) it's essential that you inform Peregrine of the specific details at least 10 days prior to departure, in order to make sure the chef on board the boat or on the island can request the necessary food supplies.
The minimum age on this trip is 15 and the maximum age is 80 – this Geckos trip is an open age departure. Please note that triple cabins are not available. If travelling with a child, the child will need to share with one of the adults, and the other adult will share with another adult passenger, or pay a single supplement.
Please note that from June to August the water is rougher than usual. Consequently travel times will be longer than usual. If you suffer from seasickness you may want to reconsider travelling during this period.
Electricity in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands is 110 - 120V and requires US plugs so you may need to take an adapter.
Wi-Fi is not available on the boat at all whilst in the Galapagos Islands. There is limited access on the bigger islands of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal and Isabela and there may also be internet cafes for you to use if there is time.
Like Wi-Fi, mobile phone coverage is pretty non-existent whilst travelling around the islands. Again, you may find that you have limited service when you are closer to the bigger islands.
There is a satellite phone on board, for the use of shipboard staff, in case of emergency.
We do not offer diving as a part of our Galapagos program and due to our internal safety policy our leaders are specifically prohibited from recommending or assisting with booking this activity.


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2007 Acura RDX Earns an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety TOP SAFETY PICK Award
The all-new 2007 Acura RDX was one of only three luxury SUVs (out of 13 total vehicles) to earn a 2007 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety TOP SAFETY PICK Award. The annual award, given to SUVs for the first time this year, recognizes vehicles that perform best in protecting passengers in front, rear and side crashes based on their ratings in the Institute's tests.
"We are very pleased that the RDX is being recognized for its outstanding safety ratings by the IIHS," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, sales. "It is our goal to continue to offer Acura customers peace of mind by providing safety through advanced technology."
The Acura RDX went on sale in August and is equipped with the latest safety technologies. Like the entire Acura lineup, it features the application of front side airbags with passenger-side Occupant Position Detection System (OPDS), side curtain airbags for front and rear outboard seats and Vehicle Stability Assist™ (VSA®) as standard equipment. In addition, RDX utilizes Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure which helps to disperse collision forces over a larger frontal area.
In addition to safety technologies, the RDX features engineering breakthroughs for Acura, including the luxury division's first turbocharged and intercooled engine, and the first adaptation of the Super Handling All-Wheel Drive™ (SH-AWD™) system to an SUV.
Additional Acura information and downloadable high-resolution images are available at www.acuranews.com.


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No ill intent on Louis hit, says Vikings' Allen
Even while getting routinely sacked by Jared Allen in last season's regular-season finale in Minnesota, Bears quarterback Josh McCown never absorbed a hit like the one the Pro Bowl defensive end delivered to Bears guard Lance Louis on Sunday.
Allen, who went without a sack in the Bears' 28-10 win over the Vikings at Soldier Field, leveled the 6-foot-3, 320-pound Louis while blocking for cornerback Antoine Williams on a third-quarter interception return.
Louis, who didn't appear to see the 6-6, 270-pound Allen speeding in on him, left the game with a knee injury and did not return.
"I never try to hurt anybody, honestly," Allen said. "I checked to see how he was doing. I heard he had an MCL (injury). My condolences to him and his family. My intent is never to hurt anybody.
"We had an interception, I turned around, he's running to make a tackle, Antoine's running the sideline and I threw a block," Allen added. "I didn't hit him in the head or nothing. I threw my shoulder pad into his chest.
"Unfortunately, that (injury) happened. I never have ill intent when I'm out there. I'm just trying to make a play."
When the Bears ended last season with a 17-13 win over the Vikings at Mall of America Field, Allen made lots of plays. He totaled 3½ sacks to give him 22 for the season.
Sunday was different. The Bears took the lead on Michael Bush's 1-yard touchdown run, were up 10-3 after the first quarter and never trailed. Because the Vikings were chasing, Allen had little success chasing Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.
"I really didn't have opportunities," Allen said. "When it's third-and-6 the whole day, or third-and-2, they can just dink and dump shallow passes, shallow crosses, here and there.
"When they did drop back, we forced (Cutler) to scramble, and he made plays down the field."
After watching San Francisco linebacker Aldon Smith account for 5½ of his team's 6 sacks of Bears backup quarterback Jason Campbell last Monday night, the Vikings knew the Bears would game plan to avoid a repeat, especially knowing Allen's history against them.
"We knew they were going to come in and max-protect," said Allen, who has 7 sacks this season. "They weren't going to sit back there with five-man protection.
"It was a tough row to hoe," Allen added. "We knew we were going to get chipped; we knew we were going to get tight-end help and just different looks. We knew we were going to get a lot of bootlegs, short passes."
The Vikings' only sack came on the Bears' second snap of the game, when Cutler stepped on center Roberto Garza's heel while backpedaling and tripped. Defensive tackle Fred Evans was credited with a 5-yard sack.
By early in the fourth quarter, Cutler had completed 23 of 28 passes. He finished 23 of 31 for 188 yards, connecting 12 times with Brandon Marshall.
"His pocket awareness is great," Allen said. "There's not a throw he can't make on the move. There are a lot of quarterbacks that, if you get them moving, that's a win for you. With Jay, he makes a ton of plays on the move."
Allen was credited with 4 tackles and 1 quarterback hurry. He also nearly intercepted a Cutler screen to Marshall.
"It was a different game (compared to last season's at Minnesota)," Allen said. "We were able to be successful (last year) by putting them in third-and-long situations.
"They tried to do some max-pro stuff up there and we were able to counteract it. Today they attacked us differently."


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The Hastings College intramural program is a great way to have fun with friends and build teamwork while being active.
The program is operated in conjunction with the Hastings Family YMCA, with activities being held throughout the academic year.
The program also uses a Facebook page to help keep students in the know.


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And the Winner Is …
The answers to Slate's Dylan contest.
Recently, Slate invited readers to view a new Bob Dylan video and enter a contest. The prize? A guitar signed by Dylan himself. The video, for the song "Thunder on the Mountain," is a compendium of clips shot over the many decades of Dylan's career; we asked readers to identify the years in which each of 20 clips was shot.
The contest sparked much discussion among Dylan fans, and we received a host of entries. Some of the clips—from iconic films and famous concerts—were easy to identify. But a few showed previously unreleased footage. As a result, only two of our hundreds of entrants correctly identified the dates of all 20 clips. (To see the correct answers, click
Since we had two possible winners, our contest went to the tiebreaker round: We'd asked each contestant to submit an alternate verse to "Thunder on the Mountain."
Ross Giorgianni of Turtle Creek, Pa., submitted the following:
slap it on the double, and spank it for a time
take whatever you can get, you took all of mine
i got a big bag of sugar, i can hide-out inside the walls
a lot of people don't care about anything at all
David M. Zornow, of Scarsdale, N.Y., offered this verse:
Out at Timrod's Corner, where I's a workin' drillin' oil
Bosses gonna get to me and dig me in the soil
Just like a knockout, the whole damn rig done blew
Why won't you be my baby now and bring me home to you?*
* Inspired, in part, by the novel Thunder on the Mountain by David Poyer
Our panel of expert Dylanologists reviewed the two entries for humor and originality—and pronounced Ross Giorgianni the winner. His verse, they concluded, echoed Dylan's trademark "inscrutability followed up by out-of-the-blue populism."
So, congratulations to Mr. Giorgianni. How'd he figure out the tricky 1967 clip? "I knew it was a shot from something I've never seen before," he said, and that ruled out Pat Garrett. He hauled out some old Dylan records, including Nashville Skyline and John Wesley Harding, and after scrutinizing the hat and coat Dylan wore in the unidentified clip, Giorgianni decided they looked like they came from the John Wesley Harding era: 1967. "At the end of the day it was a guess," Giorgianni said.
Thanks to all who entered.


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Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt: Puppet Show with the Twins!
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt head home with their 3-year-old twins, Knox and Vivienne, after leaving a puppet show on Saturday (August 13) held on a boat moored in Richmond, London, England.
Also attending the puppet show were the twins' big sisters, Shiloh and Zahara!
Earlier in the day, Angelina and Brad brought their sons Maddox and Pax as well as Zahara and Shiloh to a bike shop in nearby Isleworth.
The Jolie-Pitt clan is in town while Brad films World War Z, his latest project.
10+ pictures inside of the Jolie-Pitt family leaving a puppet show…


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Algeria continues its path towards Agricultural Development
8 October 2013, Rome, Italie - FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva congratulated Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Abdelwahab Nouri for his recent appointment in a meeting yesterday in Rome.
Graziano da Silva noted with satisfaction that Algeria was one of the FAO members that received an achievement award during the last FAO Conference for the progress made in reducing the prevalence of undernourishment to less than 5%.
Amongst other issues, Graziano da Silva and the Minister discussed a regional project that addresses the introduction and production of Quinoa in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran (IR), Lebanon, Mauritania, Sudan and Yemen. A full Country Programme Framework has also been prepared jointly by the Algerian authorities and FAO and is about to be put into action.


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19 U.S. Code § 1705 - Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
§ 1705.
Destruction of forfeited vessel or vehicle
Any vessel or vehicle forfeited to the United States, whether summarily or by a decree of any court, for violation of any law respecting the revenue, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, if he deems it necessary to protect the revenue of the United States, be destroyed in lieu of the sale thereof under existing law.
(Aug. 5, 1935, ch. 438, title I, § 5, 49 Stat. 519.)
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May 25. 2013 11:51PM
Soldier from Pelham remembered for self-sacrifice
By SHAWNE K. WICKHAM
New Hampshire Sunday News
Dan Gionet's mom, Denise Gionet of Pelham, sits in front of baby pictures of Dan and of Ella, the daughter he never knew existed when he died in Iraq in June 2006. (Union Leader file)
Click here to view a list of soldiers with NH ties who died during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Some things you should know about Memorial Day in New Hampshire
Surprise gift: Fallen soldier's child at 7
- Ask those who love him to tell you about Dan Gionet, and it's his smile they mention first.
"He always had the biggest heart, the biggest smile, and would give you the shirt off his back whether he knew you or not," recalls longtime friend Gregg Gelinas of New Boston.
Gionet, a 23-year-old Army medic from Pelham, died in Iraq on June 4, 2006, after a roadside bomb went off near his tank. Even as he lay dying, Sgt. Gionet directed those around him to care for others who were wounded instead of him.
Next Sunday, his adopted hometown will dedicate a Main Street bridge over Beaver Brook in Gionet's honor.
As it has with other fallen heroes before him, this is how New Hampshire will ensure that Gionet's name is remembered through the ages.
And that's a comfort to his family, including his Gold Star mom, Denise Gionet. "It's another way to know that he won't be forgotten," she said. "And it means that his daughter's going to find out how special he was."
Before he left for his second tour of duty, Dan Gionet married his sweetheart, Katrina, the woman he called the love of his life.
He - and his family - never knew he had a child, a daughter born to a former girlfriend.
He had met the child's mother, Misty Young, when he was stationed at Fort Drum in upstate New York after his first tour of duty in Afghanistan, but they split up when he transferred to Fort Hood in Texas. She never told him she was expecting his child.
It was only last year that Denise Gionet learned about her granddaughter. Meeting Ella Mae for the first time, Gionet said, "was like a hug from heaven."
Ella Gionet, who has her daddy's eyes and smile, will be in Pelham for the 1 p.m. ceremony next Sunday. It's her 8th birthday.
"She'll get to meet a lot of people that he knew," Gionet said. "She'll hear stories, I'm sure."
Among those who can't wait to meet Ella is Ashley Gelinas, Dan's lifelong friend. The kids grew up together when their families lived in Lowell, Mass., before Dan and his mother moved to Pelham.
"We did everything together," Gelinas said. "Playing baseball when we were younger, fishing, camping, getting in trouble...."
Over the years, Gelinas and her husband, Gregg, stayed close with Dan. Both of them were firefighters, and Gionet talked about maybe joining the fire service when he got out of the military. After he re-enlisted, he trained as a medic.
Because of the danger inherent in their respective jobs, Gelinas and Gionet promised they would take care of each other's families if anything happened, Ashley Gelinas said. "I never thought I'd have to hold up to that promise, but I've tried."
Her 5-year-old daughter, Megan, knows all about her "Uncle Danny." Gelinas remembers the first time they visited Denise Gionet's house with Megan and were looking at family photos. "And she pointed to Uncle Danny and said, 'That's who visited me at nighttime.' She pointed right to his face."
Dan Gionet's squad leader, former Army medic Daniel Sethre, is making the trip from Washington state for the bridge dedication. "It's a healing point for me in my life," he said in a telephone interview.
Dan Gionet was "probably the most generous person I've ever met," Sethre said. "He would do anything to help out any of the other squad members, whether it was just helping them restock their aid bag or being there to listen to them while they were going through a tough time."
And, he said, "He was just plain-out fun to be around."
Sethre was with Gionet when the IED went off on June 4, 2006. Their lieutenant was killed and Gionet was critically wounded.
But, Sethre recalled, "He was already outside the tank with his aid bag and he was trying to help other soldiers that were injured."
Another man, Sgt. Eric Haines, was badly injured and stuck in the crumpled turret of the tank, so Sethre ran to help him. When they finally got Haines out, Sethre went back to Dan Gionet. "He was comforting us and saying, 'You guys are doing great.'"
"We were getting ready for the med-evac choppers and I remember sitting there and I remember just holding Dan's hand and telling him, 'It's going to be all right.'"
"He looked up at me and my other medic and he said, '...I'm so happy you're here.' He just had the biggest smile on his face.
"I've never forgotten that moment. That was the last thing he said to me."
The years since Dan's death have been rough, Sethre admitted, but he's doing better now. "That's why this trip is a big positive step forward for me."
Haines is making the trip as well, so it'll be a reunion of sorts. Sethre said he's looking forward to spending time with Dan's mother, and to meeting his daughter. From the photos he's seen, he said, "She looks just like him." Gregg Gelinas said the word "hero'' is overused today, but their friend Dan Gionet earned that title: "He gave his life to save three others."
"He knew he was bleeding out. He knew his time on this earth wasn't very long. But he continued doing what he needed to for those three other guys."
"He made the ultimate sacrifice."
For Ashley Gelinas, losing her childhood friend in war has made Memorial Day more meaningful. "A lot of people think it's just an extra day off. It's not," she said. "It's that day off to reflect on who is not here."
Next Sunday, she hopes to say a few words about the handsome young man with the dazzling smile who always thought about others before himself, and who died that way.
And, she said, "I can't wait to have my daughter and his daughter be able to play together like we did.
"It's going to be crazy, it's going to be emotional - but it's going to be awesome."


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The 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee is available in six trims: Laredo, Limited, Overland, Trailhawk, Summit and the high-performance SRT. All but the SRT feature a standard 3.6L Pentastar V6 engine that makes 295 horsepower and 260 ft-lb of torque. The flexible-fuel engine features variable-valve timing and lift as well as auto-stop/start technology and is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission. Limited, Overland and Summit models offer an optional 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 with 240 horsepower and 420 lb-feet of torque. The engine achieves up to 30 mpg on the highway and gives Grand Cherokees so equipped an effective range of up to 730 miles on a single tank of fuel. A 360-horsepower 5.7L Hemi V8 engine is also available on all trims but Laredo. Meanwhile the SRT comes with a 6.4L V8 that makes 465 horsepower. All but the SRT can be outfitted in either 2- or 4-wheel drive, while the SRT utilizes Quadratrac on-demand all-wheel drive.
Independent front and multi-link rear suspension systems and a unit-body structure have made the Grand Cherokee's frame very rigid. Jeep's Quadra-Lift air suspension, capable of lifting the vehicle 4.5 inches for more off-road ground clearance and Selec-Terrain traction control systems are available on 4-wheel-drive trims only.
Standard safety equipment across the lineup includes 4-wheel antilock disc brakes, active head restraints, a full array of airbags, including full-length side-curtain and seat-mounted side thorax air bags, electronic stability control, electronic roll mitigation, hill-start assist, auto-on headlights, trailer-sway control and tire pressure monitoring system. Adaptive cruise control is also available, along with front collision alert and front park assist.
Standard equipment on the base Laredo includes keyless entry, 17-inch aluminum wheels, dual-zone air conditioning, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, an anti-theft system, MP3 player and an auxiliary power outlet.
The Limited trim adds upgraded 18-inch aluminum wheels, a leather interior with power-adjustable heated seats and memory. The panoramic sunroof is an upgrade, as is a premium sound system with hard disk storage and satellite radio. Safety and convenience are enhanced with a rear parking aid, integrated turn signal mirrors, rain-sensing wipers and HID headlights. Comfort enhancements include automatic climate control, proximity entry and heated rear seats.
Trailhawk models come with Jeep's Quadra-Drive II 4x4 system, which uses an electronic limited-slip differential in the rear and Quadra-Lift air suspension to improve off-road performance. These refinements add improved articulation and additional travel to the already capable Grand Cherokee. The Trailhawk also gets a unique black interior with suede performance seats, and a gunmetal finish for the interior trim. Outside, Trailhawk models get 18-inch wheels, red tow hooks, Goodyear Adventure off-road tires with Kevlar reinforcement and red Trailhawk badges.
The Overland gets 20-inch aluminum wheels, Napa leather upholstery with heated and ventilated front seats and a heated wood/leather steering wheel. It also gains a remote trunk release and a power liftgate.
The Summit includes adaptive cruise control, a blind-spot/rear cross-path detection system, front collision warning and exterior trim enhancements.
Options available across the lineup include a rear DVD entertainment system, a full-size spare, an array of aluminum wheel options and two different levels of towing equipment. A collision preventing blind-spot/rear cross-path detection system is available, as is an adaptive cruise control with Forward Collision Warning.
The 4-wheel-drive models are all seriously capable, but can be outfitted to a greater degree depending on the customer's interest. Off-road packages that include skid plates, hill descent control and a high-performance Quadra-Drive II 4WD system are available.
The Grand Cherokee SRT is a different beast. Intended for on-road performance, it utilizes an on-demand four-wheel drive system, a 465-horsepower 6.4L V8 engine and an 8-speed automatic transmission. Underneath, there's an electronic limited-slip differential, active damping suspension and performance-tuned steering. Big 20-inch aluminum wheels, special body-color trim, HID headlamps, fog lamps and rain-sensing wipers are standard as well. Inside, the SRT comes with heated and ventilated power-adjustable leather seats, a heated steering wheel and keyless proximity entry.
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|Last 5 years
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|September 10, 2018
|Pericos de Puebla activated LHP Josh Outman.
|September 3, 2018
|Pericos de Puebla placed LHP Josh Outman on the reserve list.
|August 21, 2018
|Pericos de Puebla signed free agent LHP Josh Outman.
|November 11, 2017
|Pericos de Puebla traded RHP Andres Ivan Meza, LHP Josh Outman, RHP Julio Felix and RHP Ramon Delgado to Rieleros de Aguascalientes.
|June 24, 2017
|Acereros del Norte traded LHP Josh Outman to Pericos de Puebla.
|June 2, 2017
|Acereros del Norte signed free agent LHP Josh Outman.
|March 17, 2017
|LHP Josh Outman assigned to Washington Nationals.
|January 20, 2017
|LHP Josh Outman assigned to Syracuse Chiefs.
|December 31, 2016
|Washington Nationals signed free agent LHP Josh Outman to a minor league contract.
|August 18, 2016
|Indianapolis Indians released LHP Josh Outman.
|August 8, 2016
|LHP Josh Outman assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
|August 6, 2016
|LHP Josh Outman assigned to Altoona Curve from Indianapolis Indians.
|July 9, 2016
|Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP Josh Outman to a minor league contract.
|July 9, 2016
|LHP Josh Outman assigned to Indianapolis Indians.
|August 4, 2015
|Atlanta Braves released LHP Josh Outman.
|July 29, 2015
|Atlanta Braves sent LHP Josh Outman on a rehab assignment to Mississippi Braves.
|July 22, 2015
|Atlanta Braves sent LHP Josh Outman on a rehab assignment to Carolina Mudcats.
|July 16, 2015
|Atlanta Braves sent LHP Josh Outman on a rehab assignment to Rome Braves.
|July 10, 2015
|Atlanta Braves sent LHP Josh Outman on a rehab assignment to GCL Braves.
|April 6, 2015
|Atlanta Braves placed LHP Josh Outman on the 60-day disabled list. Left shoulder discomfort
|January 7, 2015
|Atlanta Braves signed free agent LHP Josh Outman.
|September 30, 2014
|LHP Josh Outman elected free agency.
|September 28, 2014
|New York Yankees sent LHP Josh Outman outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
|September 22, 2014
|New York Yankees designated LHP Josh Outman for assignment.
|August 29, 2014
|New York Yankees activated LHP Josh Outman.
|August 28, 2014
|Cleveland Indians traded LHP Josh Outman to New York Yankees for Player To Be Named Later.
|August 27, 2014
|LHP Josh Outman assigned to Cleveland Indians.
|June 25, 2014
|Cleveland Indians sent LHP Josh Outman outright to Columbus Clippers.
|June 18, 2014
|Cleveland Indians designated LHP Josh Outman for assignment.
|December 18, 2013
|Colorado Rockies traded LHP Josh Outman to Cleveland Indians for CF Drew Stubbs.
|June 11, 2013
|Colorado Rockies recalled Josh Outman from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|June 8, 2013
|Colorado Rockies optioned Josh Outman to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|April 19, 2013
|Colorado Rockies recalled Josh Outman from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|March 24, 2013
|Colorado Rockies optioned Josh Outman to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|September 10, 2012
|Colorado Rockies recalled Josh Outman from Tulsa Drillers.
|July 4, 2012
|Colorado Rockies optioned Josh Outman to Tulsa Drillers.
|May 11, 2012
|Josh Outman roster status changed by Colorado Rockies.
|May 10, 2012
|sent LHP Josh Outman on a rehab assignment to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|May 1, 2012
|Colorado Springs Sky Sox sent LHP Josh Outman on a rehab assignment to Tulsa Drillers.
|April 30, 2012
|LHP Josh Outman assigned to Colorado Springs Sky Sox from Modesto Nuts.
|April 28, 2012
|Josh Outman assigned to Modesto Nuts.
|April 4, 2012
|Colorado Rockies placed LHP Josh Outman on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 30, 2012. Strained oblique.
|January 16, 2012
|Oakland Athletics traded RHP Guillermo Moscoso and LHP Josh Outman to Colorado Rockies for LF Seth Smith.
|August 26, 2011
|Oakland Athletics recalled Josh Outman from Sacramento River Cats.
|July 3, 2011
|Oakland Athletics optioned Josh Outman to Sacramento River Cats.
|May 23, 2011
|Oakland Athletics recalled Josh Outman from Sacramento River Cats.
|May 22, 2011
|LHP Josh Outman roster status changed by Sacramento River Cats.
|March 20, 2011
|Oakland Athletics optioned LHP Josh Outman to Sacramento River Cats.
|November 5, 2010
|Josh Outman roster status changed by Oakland Athletics.
|June 21, 2010
|sent LHP Josh Outman on a rehab assignment to AZL Athletics.
|April 8, 2010
|Oakland Athletics transferred LHP Josh Outman from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|April 4, 2010
|Oakland Athletics placed LHP Josh Outman on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2010. Recovering from June 2009 Tommy John surgery.
|November 5, 2009
|Oakland Athletics activated LHP Josh Outman from the 60-day disabled list.
|June 28, 2009
|Oakland Athletics transferred LHP Josh Outman from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|June 24, 2009
|Oakland Athletics placed LHP Josh Outman on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 20, 2009. Sprained left elbow.
Full name JOSHUA STEPHEN OUTMAN...Wife, Ashley...Two daughters, Sawyer Kathleen (3) and Bryar (1)...2002 graduate of Lindbergh High School where he played baseball and ran cross country...Attended Forest Park Community College (St. Louis) before transferring to the University of Central Missouri...Was 10-2 as a junior and led the Mules to the NCAA Division II World Series...Brother, Zach, was drafted by Toronto (28th round) in 2009 and pitched two years in the Jays system.
Was on Cleveland's Opening Day roster and made 31 relief appearances for the Indians before being designated for assignment on 6/18 and outrighted to Triple-A Columbus on 6/25...Held left-handed hitters to a .180 batting average (9-for-50) with CLE...In 23 appearances (one start) with Columbus, went 3-1 with a 4.43 ERA while fanning 20 over 22.1 IP...Acquired by the Yankees on 8/28 from the Indians with cash considerations in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations...Was selected from Triple-A Scranton/WB on 8/29 and made his Yankees debut that night at TOR, allowing a single to his only batter faced in the eighth...Posted a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/3.2 IP) without recording a decision in nine relief appearances with NYY (8/29-9/22). He did not allow any of his seven inherited runners to score...Was designated for assignment by NYY on 9/22...Outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, but elected free agency on 9/29.2013
Spent most of the 2013 season with Colorado, compiling a mark of 3-0 with a 4.33 ERA in 61 relief appearances after beginning the year at AAA Colorado Springs (recalled on 4/21)...He limited left-handed batters to a .198 (22-111, .539OPS) average against, recorded a 3.41ERA in Coors Field (29.0IP, 30H, 11ER) and allowed only 3 home runs and averaged 8.83 strikeouts per 9.0IP over his 54.0 innings pitched...Finished 9th among National League relievers in pct. of inherited runners who scored at 17.6% (6-of-34)... The .198 clip against left-handed batters was the 6th-lowest mark for a National League reliever...In his career lefties have batted .189 (59-312) off him.2012 In his first season with Colorado, the left-hander went 1-3 with a 8.19 ERA (40.2 ip, 37 er), 20 walks and 40 strikeouts in 27 appearances, seven starts, over two stints with the big league club. Outman began the season on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique he suffered during Spring Training...made six rehab appearances between Modesto, Tulsa and Colorado Springs, going 0-0 with a 1.29 ERA (7.0 ip, 1 er), two walks and seven strikeouts while holding opponents to a .217 (5-for-23) average. Was optioned to Tulsa 7/4 and went 2-5 with a 3.63 ERA (69.1 ip, 28 er), 30 walks and 71 strikeouts in 14 appearances, 11 starts, for the Drillers. Recalled for the remainder of the season on 9/10 and finished the season in the Rockies bullpen, going 1-0 with a 5.59 ERA (9.2 ip, 6 er), four walks and eight strikeouts with an opponent average of .222. On the season held lefties to a .197 (12-for-61) batting average...walked only four lefties while striking out 26. In his seven starts, he went 0-2 with a 8.89 ERA (26.1 ip, 26 er) compared to 1-1 with a 6.91 ERA (14.1 ip, 11 er) in 20 relief appearances. Was more effective at home (5.85 ERA in 20.0 innings) than on the road (10.45 ERA in 20.2 innings). Had 17 outings in which he tossed 1.0 inning or fewer...in those 17 games he allowed runs just five times and opponents hit just .189 (7-for-37) against him. 2011 Was 3-5 with a 3.70 ERA in 13 games, nine starts, over two stints with the A's after missing the entire 2010 season following 6/30/09 "Tommy John" surgery...went 3-3 with a 3.47 ERA and .253 opponents batting average in eight starts during his first stint from 5/23 to 7/2...then posted an 0-2 record with a 4.63 ERA and .360 opponents average in five games, one start, during his second stay from 8/26 through the end of the season...Was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento 5/23 and started that day vs. LAD...allowed just one run in 7.0 innings but received a no decision in the A's 4-1 loss...it was his first Major League appearance since 6/19/09 at SD...Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings against the Royals as part of a career-high 11.0-inning scoreless streak from 6/8-21...Optioned to Sacramento 7/3...recalled 8/26 but was used mostly in relief...on 8/27 at BOS tossed 4.0 scoreless innings, the most innings of relief for an Athletics reliever in 2011...struck out seven in that outing, which were the most strikeouts by an A's reliever since Erik Hiljus fanned eight in 5.0 innings 7/24/01 vs. MIN...Allowed a .277 opponents batting average, which broke down to .217 (13-for-60) against left-handed hitters and .299 (49-for-164) against right-handers...surrendered all four of his home runs and issued 19 of his 23 walks to righties...held the opponents' number three hitter to a .115 average...Was 2-1 with a 3.05 ERA in five games at home compared to 1-4 with a 4.06 ERA in eight games on the road...was 3- 4 with a 3.86 ERA in his nine starting assignments, 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA in four relief appearances...Received run support of one run or less in five of his starting assignments and had a 3.33 RSA in his nine starts...was 3-3 with a 3.13 ERA and .250 opponents batting average in nine games at night, compared to 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA and .365 opponents average in four day games...the A's were 3-6 in his starting assignments and were 12-13 in his career...Tossed 6.0-plus innings in seven of his nine starts....allowed two runs or less four times...walked two or less five times...Was 8-3 with a 3.91 ERA in 17 starts with the Triple-A Sacramento...struck out 72 in 78.1 innings but also issued 47 walks...Sacramento was 12-5 in his starts 2010 Missed the entire season as he continued his rehab from June 30, 2009 "Tommy John" surgery on his left elbow...was one of three Oakland pitchers to miss the entire 2010 season due to "Tommy John" surgery, along with Joey Devine and John Meloan. 2009 Began the season as the A's fifth starter but the rookie left-hander solidified his spot in the rotation by May and was 4-1 with a 3.48 ERA in 14 games, 12 starts, before an elbow injury in mid-June led to season-ending "Tommy John" surgery June 30...held the opposition to a .212 batting average, including .123 (7 for 57) against left-handed hitters and .238 (46 for 193) against right-handers...had a .180 onbase percentage and .193 slugging percentage against lefties, while allowing eight of his nine home runs and 21 of his 25 walks to righties...his career splits are .150 (12 for 80) against left-handers and .274 (75 for 274) against righties...has yielded nine of his 10 career home runs to right-handers...allowed a .188 average to batters leading off an inning and .211 with runners in scoring position...has yielded a .197 (14 for 71) career mark with RISP...opponents hit .270 with seven home runs over his first 45 pitches in a game and .153 with two home runs after that...now has a .310 (57 for 184) career opponents average over his first 45 pitches in a game and .176 (30 for 170) after that...held the opponents three and four hitters to a .180 batting average...went 3-0 with a 3.49 ERA in five starts in Oakland...was 3-0 with a 2.89 ERA in three starts against American League Central teams...the A's were 8-4 (.667) in his starting assignments in 2009 and are 9-7 (.563) in his career starts...tossed six or more innings in eight of his 12 starts, allowed two runs or fewer five times and walked two batters or fewer eight times. 2008 Began the season with Double-A Reading in the Philadelphia organization but finished it in the starting rotation for Oakland...was selected by the A's following the conclusion of Triple-A Sacramento's regular season Sept. 2 and went 1-2 with a 4.56 ERA in six games, four starts...his first two appearances with the A's came in relief (6.23 ERA) but his final four outings were starts and he was 1-2 with a 4.22 ERA in his starting assignments...allowed just one home run in 25.2 innings, and it came in relief...did not allow a home run in 21.1 innings as a starter...his .327 opponents batting average broke down to .217 against left-handed hitters and .358 against right-handers...opponents batted .380 with the bases empty and .182 with runners in scoring position...opponents were 0 for 12 with RISP and two outs...yielded a .387 batting average over his first 60 pitches in a game and .172 after that... made his Major League debut in relief Sept. 2 at Kansas City and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings (2 h, 2 so)...struck out the first batter he faced, Mark Teahen...pitched in relief again Sept. 8 at Detroit before moving into the starting rotation...picked up his first ML win in his first start Sept. 13 against Texas, a 7-1 A's victory...allowed just one run on four hits and two walks in 5.0 innings...his first loss came in start number two Sept. 18 against Los Angeles and he allowed three earned runs in each of his final three starts, going 0-2 with a 4.96 ERA...combined for a 7-4 record, one save and a 3.11 ERA in 42 games, 11 starts, with Reading, Double-A Midland and Sacramento...had 52 starts and just two relief appearances over his previous two seasons...allowed a .244 opponents batting average, which included a .202 mark against left-handed hitters and .260 against right-handers...opponents hit .221 with runners in scoring position...yielded just five home runs in 98.1 innings, or one per 0.46 per nine innings...was 3-2 with a 3.21 ERA in his 11 starting assignments and 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 31 relief appearances...was 4-1 with a 1.81 ERA and .208 opponents batting average in 24 games in his home ballparks...was 5-4 with a save and a 3.20 ERA in 33 games, five starts, with Reading...began the season in the Phillies starting rotation and went 1-2 with a 3.16 ERA in his five starts...his lone win as a starter came in his final start April 26 against Connecticut when he struck out a season high nine while allowing two runs on four hits in 5.0 innings...spent the rest of his time in the Phillies organization pitching in relief...went 4-0 with a save and a 2.03 ERA over his final 16 appearances...was credited with his first professional save July 3 against New Britain when he tossed the final 2.1 innings (2 h, 1 bb, 2 so) of Reading's 6-2 win...was traded to Oakland along with Adrian Cardenas and Matt Spencer July 17 and was assigned to Double-A Midland...went 1-0 with a 4.26 ERA in four starts for the RockHounds...picked up the win in his final Double-A outing Aug. 7 at Northwest Arkansas when he tossed 5.0 shutout innings...was promoted to Sacramento Aug. 12 and went 1-0 with a 1.76 ERA in five games, two starts, with the River Cats...his first three outings were in relief (1.50 ERA) before going 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two starts...struck out seven in 5.1 scoreless innings to post the win in his final minor league start Aug. 28 at Tacoma. 2007 Went a combined 12-7 with a 2.99 ERA in 27 games, 25 starts, for Single-A Clearwater and Double-A Reading...led all Phillies minor leaguers in strikeouts (151) and finished second in ERA... began his season with Clearwater and finished with the best ERA (2.45) in the Florida State League... named to the FSL Postseason All-Star Team...allowed one or zero earned runs in 11 of his 18 starts with Clearwater...pitched 6.0 no-hit innings July 7 against Ft. Myers and had a season-high 12 strikeouts July 18 vs. St. Lucie...had a 1.72 ERA in his final six starts before being promoted to Reading July 24...held Double-A left-handed hitters to a .209 average...batted .364 (4 for 11) with two RBI...pitched for Peoria in Arizona Fall League following the season and was 0-1 with a 5.87 ERA in three starts...also pitched for the World Cup-winning Team USA, going 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two starts. 2006 Spent the season with Single-A Lakewood and ranked second in the South Atlantic League in strikeouts (161), third in wins (14) and fourth in ERA (2.95)...was named Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Week three times: June 12-18 (1-0, 0.00 ERA), July 31-Aug. 6 (2-0, 0.00 ERA) and Aug. 21-27 (2-0, 0.75 ERA)...won Phillies Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors for August when he went 5-0 with a 0.28 ERA...pitched a one-hit shutout Aug. 5 at Kannapolis (7.0 ip, 3 bb, 9 so)...it was the first shutout of his career...won six straight decisions from July 31 to Aug. 27 and posted a 0.23 ERA over that stretch...struck out 10 or more batters three times during the season, including a season high 12 June 16 vs. Lake County...held opponents to a .213 average...rated the sixth best prospect in Phillies minor league system by Baseball America following the season. 2005 Made his professional debut at Batavia and was 2-1 with a 2.76 ERA in 11 games, four starts.


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URGENT press statement by BERSIH 2.0 Chairperson, Maria Chin Abdullah for immediate release.
Thank you.
PRESS STATEMENT by Maria Chin Abdullah, BERSIH 2.0 Chairperson on Friday 28th August 2015 in Kuala Lumpur.
Banning of Bersih 4 tshirts.
The Home Ministry banning of the Bersih 4 tshirts is laughable and it is a show of a desperate government's inability to deal with diverse views.
Little does the Home Ministry realise that Malaysians have broken barriers and are able to deal with the culture of fear created by those in power, politics of race and using religion to divide and rule.
The demands of Bersih 4 printed on the tshirts are the people's call for democratic reform.
We cannot go on having a failed political system that breeds corruption and an ailing econony.
This is the time for every Malaysians to make a stand and demand for rationality.
Be there and be proud of the Bersih 4 tees as it is a symbol of our fight to bring a sense of justice and stabilty to this beloved nation of ours.
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Dakota Fanning dons a platinum blonde wig, slips into a sexy denim jumpsuit and runs to the set of her new film, The Runaways, in Los Angeles on Tuesday (June 23).
In the musical drama, the 15-year-old actress plays lead vocalist Cherie Currie for The Runaways, an all-female hard rock punk band. Costar Kristen Stewart portrays The Runaways bandmate Joan Jett.
Dakota and Kristen have been BFFs lately. They also starred together in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, out in November.


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Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges last June.
He walked into the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood just before 1 p.m. Central Time carrying a backpack belonging to his daughter, presumably so his attorneys who accompanied him could carry his clothes back home. Blagojevich is only allowed to keep his wedding band. Everything else must go back home.
He also had papers and a few items in the backpack, which he read through on the plane.
The former governor and two of his attorneys arrived at the prison with time to spare. Then they drove right by it, turned the corner and headed north on a navigationally-challenged journey. They turned around, came back, drove by the prison again, saying later that a dead phone battery had scuttled their GPS efforts. The ride was followed by media chase cars and a helicopter in tow.
They wound up stopping at Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers for a bite to eat. After talking on the phone, Blagojevich went inside and did what he always does -- work the crowd.
No one, certainly not the diners in the burger joint, could have guessed that the man doing the glad-handing was about to start a 14-year prison sentence.
"I keep thinking about a place, like a military thing that I am reporting to do military service," Blagojevich told ABC7. "It is a little game I play with myself. The sad reality is that's a prison."
He didn't eat during his pre-prison lunch stop but said again, as he has over the last two days, that he remains positive, that there is a higher purpose, and that he must remain strong for his family.
"You handle it in the best way that serves them and gives them the toughness to go through a tough oftentimes painful world and to show them this will make them stronger," he said.
With his lunch message over and the prison waiting - but with no hard deadline - the ex- governor got back in the car, and with fresh directions and no way they could miss a media encampment outside the prison, they found their way.
At about 12:50 p.m. Central Time, Blagojevich walked up to the main door of the prison, his new low-security home, and went inside -- no more crowds to work.
Blagojevich's flight left O'Hare International Airport for Denver just before 8 a.m. He traveled on a typical commuter flight, American Airlines Flight 3612 out of Gate H2. He went through a TSA screening like everyone else, though he did get moved to the front of the line.
Blagojevich will be prisoner number 40892424, the last three digits indicating that he is from the Northern District of Illinois. He will be given menial tasks and several tours throughout the day at the prison, which is located in an unincorporated area 15 miles southwest of Denver. Blagojevich could share a cell with up to three other inmates.
His defense team is filing an appeal, saying Blagojevich didn't intend to commit the crimes for which he is convicted. Attorneys also say the phone recordings that the defense wanted to be played in court were improperly blocked by the judge.
"I am proud as I leave and enter the next part of what is a dark, hard journey that I can take with me the sense of accomplishment and the real belief that the things that I did as governor and the things I did as congressman actually helped real ordinary people," Blagojevich said Wednesday during a final public goodbye. His wife Patti and youngest daughter stood by him as a crowd of well-wishers expressed their support.


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1. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Rob Cernich Mar 19, 2012 9:42 AM (in response to Ivo Bek)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Hey Ivo,
You should look at MessageComposer and ContextMapper. The MessageComposer works in conjunction with the ContextMapper, which manages how header properties are mapped. For the default SOAP message translation see SOAPMessageComposer and SOAPContextMapper in the switchyard-component-soap project. Those should give you some idea of how the raw messages are translated into SwitchYard messages.
You can use the following elements in your switchyard.xml binding declaration to specify your custom composer/mapper:
- contextMapper
- messageComposer
Hope that helps,
2. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Ivo Bek Mar 19, 2012 10:27 AM (in response to Rob Cernich)
Oh, thank you, I see it already , the MessageComposer is for the body and ContextMapper for MIME and the header. So, It should be enough to set the context in Exchange with Scope.EXCHANGE properties for the header. Do you know please, how can I set the nested properties? The SOAPContextMapper doesn't use anything to put them into header. For example a registrationService has the problem, I need to put this to the header:
<CoordinationContext xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-tx/wscoor/2006/06" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing">
<wsarj:InstanceIdentifier xmlns:wsa="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing" xmlns:wsarj="http://schemas.arjuna.com/ws/2005/10/wsarj">0:ffff7f000001:76ef4aab:4f662292:42</wsarj:InstanceIdentifier>
<wsam:ServiceName xmlns:wsa="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing" xmlns:wsam="http://www.w3.org/2007/05/addressing/metadata" xmlns:wsaw="http://www.w3.org/2006/05/addressing/wsdl" xmlns:wscoor="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-tx/wscoor/2006/06" EndpointName="RegistrationPortType">wscoor:RegistrationService</wsam:ServiceName>
3. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Keith Babo Mar 19, 2012 10:42 AM (in response to Ivo Bek)
Any context properties you put in will be opaque to the runtime (i.e. runtime doesn't care about them), so you can use whatever method you want. You could store the entire XML fragment as a single context property. Or you could create your own wrapper object as the key. Or you could use a Map, etc., etc. Keep in mind that you do *not* have to map this XML to an object model in order to add it to the exchange context. Also keep in mind that you should set the context property at the appropriate scope. So if the property only applies to the input message, use the IN scope. If it applies to both input and output, then use the EXCHANGE scope (which is the default).
4. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Ivo Bek Mar 19, 2012 11:38 AM (in response to Keith Babo)
It would be nice, but I cannot set own ContextMapper in Exchange, can I? Because, the SOAPContextMapper uses name of the property as header child node and the value of property as a content of the node. (https://github.com/jboss-switchyard/components/blob/master/soap/src/main/java/org/switchyard/component/soap/composer/SOAPContextMapper.java#L102). Thus, I should have some object which would transfer the header Node for example to the String in toString() method. I think, I miss something important.
5. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?David Ward Mar 19, 2012 12:08 PM (in response to Ivo Bek)
A few things here:
- The SOAP api wants Strings. So even though you have an XML element representing a CoordinationContext, you will have to turn it into an xml String before you set it into the Context as a property. You will then obviously have to turn (parse) that String back into a CoordinationContext xml element yourself after you get it out of the Context.
- You shouldn't have to implement your own ContextMapper for what you're trying to accomplish. If you do, however, the instructions for doing so are here: https://docs.jboss.org/author/display/SWITCHYARD/Message+Composition
- It is important to know that NO Context properties are mapped by default. In your switchyard.xml for your binding, you have to include a <contextMapper/> element for any mapping to be done.
6. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?David Ward Mar 19, 2012 12:28 PM (in response to David Ward)
Clarrification: If you DO decide to write your own ContextMapper, then you could just set your xml elements right in/out of the switchyard Context as properties directly, without String conversion. But then you would have to add those as child elements to the SOAPElement yourself inside your custom ContextMapper. Unfortunately that means recursively working down the tree adding children via their qnames, setting their attributes, then their children or finally, their string values.
7. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?David Ward Mar 19, 2012 12:37 PM (in response to David Ward)
Keith corrected me. I was looking at addChildElement(QName) - and related methods - in SOAPElement. If you look up the object heirarchy, there is appendChild(Node) inside Node. So, writing your own custom ContextMapper that uses appendChild(Node) should be pretty straightforward. My bad.
8. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Ivo Bek Mar 20, 2012 11:56 AM (in response to David Ward)
Hi David, no you were right because I cannot use the appendChild(Node) because the Node is created in another Document. I tried to implement it to work and I have it now that I use the addChildElement recursively for child nodes, but I had to change the SOAPContextMapper, where I detect a type of value. I had to do it because I wasn't able to send the header even if I put the correct header string into the soapHeader.addChildElement(qname).setValue method in SOAPContextMapper. So I have it working, but I don't know if you want me to do these changes into soap module. As I well understand, if I would want to do my own ContextMapper, a BPEL users should have it set in the binding in their apps (switchyard.xml), but I think It wouldn't be nice to have more SOAPContextMappers almost same.
9. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Keith Babo Mar 20, 2012 12:02 PM (in response to Ivo Bek)
Even if a Node is created by another document you can just create a new document fragment and add the node to that by importing it. The javadoc for JAXP should provide detail on how to do this. You should not have to do any recursive calls to add this stuff.
If there is an enhancement available here for the SOAP context mapper, then we should look at doing that as a general purpose solution. Perhaps there could be a basic config option on the mapper that indicates how SOAP headers should be treated, e.g. each header added as it's own doc fragment as a context property, all headers in one context property, etc.
10. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Ivo Bek Mar 21, 2012 7:18 AM (in response to Keith Babo)
Thank you, it really works, I wasn't sure how the import method works. Yes the configuration would be useful even for a mapFrom method, because now the method looks strange ...if I well understand, for every header part it adds property to context where the key is a name of the header part and value is always a text element of header ... so I think, It cannot work. Does anybody use the headers? I would like to change the method to put header parts into context as a Nodes, but there must be some rules how to define the keys for header parts or only a header. And then we can add the config option to indicate how it is put into or from the context. Oh and please what for is a matches method with includes and excludes? I don't know about any practical use case to eliminate the header. AFAIK, I didn't set anything, includes or excludes and I wasn't able to send the headers becase the matches method has a default return value set as false.
11. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?Ivo Bek Mar 21, 2012 10:41 AM (in response to Ivo Bek)
If you want to look at the changes what I made, you can look here https://github.com/ibek/components/compare/SWITCHYARD-703
I have already changed the test for a soap message header. And It puts the SOAP message header parts as a properties with "soapheader_" prefix. It is used in RiftsawBPELExchangeHandler and the test. What do you think, Keith?
12. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?David Ward Mar 21, 2012 11:31 AM (in response to Ivo Bek)
- importNode works, but I suggest also looking at adoptNode, which changes document ownership recursively rather than making a deep copy.
- Yes, you are understanding the current behavior correctly. Up until now, the only usage of soap headers I know of are via the BPM and Rules components, which carry certain action/meta-information in them. For example, BPM's processInstanceId so that future intractions with a process can be correlated back to the proper instance. In these cases, only a String value was needed - not any kind of complex child structure (like a Node).
- I like the idea of adding some kind of configuration capability to ContextMappers to maintain Node values rather than simply using their String values. I'll create a jira.
- The matches capability is a way to use regular expressions to decide which properties/headers will be mapped by the ContextMapper. By default, everything is excluded (to reduce bloat). You have to tell it (via it's various configuration properties of includes/includesNamespaces/excludes/excludesNamespaces) which properties/headers you want included.
13. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?David Ward Mar 21, 2012 11:54 AM (in response to Ivo Bek)
Hi Ivo, I looked at your changes to SOAPContextMapper, and have a couple concerns:
- I'm not a fan of the prefixing the properties with a hardcoded "soapheader_". If we go the way of using prefixes - which I'm not convinced is the Right Thing To Do, then a default prefix is okay, but there should be a way that users can configure it to their own prefix.
- Always adding the soap header part as a Node directly into the Context will mean any code that needs access to that property will always now have to deal with a Node as a value instead of a simple String. This is where having some kind of configuration defining the behavior of the ContextMapper would be useful. And I don't believe it should be done only in SOAPContextMapper.
14. Re: How to set a SOAP message header?David Ward Mar 21, 2012 12:19 PM (in response to David Ward)
I've created SWITCHYARD-710 as a prerequiste of SWITCHYARD-703. I will get this done ASAP so you have something to work with.