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ORLANDO, Fla. – The state on Friday claimed that a man arrested in connection with a fatal crash at a Winter Park day care turned himself in to authorities as part of a plan to flee the country.
[VIDEO: Corchado's first appearance | AUDIO: 911 calls in previous crash | Call 2]
Robert Alex Corchado, 28, turned himself in at the Orange County Jail on Thursday, a day after a 4-year-old girl was killed and 14 others were injured in a crash at the KinderCare Learning Center at 4035 Goldenrod Road.
A judge on Friday ordered that Corchado remain jailed after the state said it will file a motion to have Corchado's $100,000 bond revoked, adding that the Florida Highway Patrol believed he planned to flee the country.
"(The trooper) has on good authority that this defendant is planning to, once he posts bond, to flee the country," the prosecutor said.
"Basically, we felt that he was a flight risk and that he was a danger to the public and we didn't feel that he should be bonding out, basically, for the safety of the public," FHP spokeswoman Wanda Diaz said later in an interview with Local 6. "It could be that he was leaving the country, it could be to another state, but he was definitely a flight risk."
The judge ruled that Corchado be held on no bond until Monday, at which time the judge would rule on the state's motion.
Troopers said Corchado was driving a Dodge Durango that hit a Toyota Solara near the day care. 61-year-old driver of the Solara Albert Campbell lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the building, which was holding more than 50 children and staff members, officials said.
The FHP later issued an arrest warrant for Corchado on charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving death and leaving the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injuries.
It's not known if Campbell could face charges. Campbell's attorney said his client has been overwhelmed with media requests and that the experience has been very traumatic.
The Durango was found abandoned Wednesday afternoon at a home on Orange Avenue near Aloma Avenue in Winter Park.
Investigators said, however, that Corchado, after the crash, rented a black Mazda SUV with the Florida tag CHR-Q41 from Enterprise on Semoran Boulevard in Winter Park.
A spokesperson with FHP said that car was located Saturday evening at an apartment complex on Dean Road after Corchado's attorney informed officials where the vehicle was located and provided the keys to it.
[RELATED: Who is Robert Corchado?]
Records show Corchado, who the FHP says has ties with the Latin Kings gang, was arrested in 2013 on charges of careless driving, hit-and-run and leaving the scene of property damage. He is currently awaiting trial on those charges.
In December, according to authorities, Corchado also left the scene of a crash. Officials said heroin, cocaine and marijuana were found in his possession, and investigators believe he was going to sell the drugs. Previously, he spent three years in prison on drug charges.
The girl killed in the crash was identified as Lily Quintus.
Lily's mother, Nicole Quintus, spoke out about the moment she learned what had happened.
"It's not something you expect," Quintus said. "So you get a call from a teacher screaming that a car just ran through your daughter's school and you need to come there as soon as you can. It's not good."
[RELATED: Family mourns death of 4-year-old]
Local 6 spoke to Corchado's brother, who says his entire family is hurting for the victims and their families.
Orange County Fire Rescue said 14 others were injured, including two who were treated at the scene.
On Friday morning, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children said one patient remains in critical condition. Officials said three others were now listed in fair condition and three others had been discharged.
A GoFundMe.com page was created for the Quintus family to help with funeral and medical expenses. As of Friday morning, more than $40,000 had been raised.
[WATCH: Families deal with aftermath of day care crash]
A GoFundMe page was also created for 3-year-old June DeCalzada, who is in critical condition at Arnold Palmer Hospital.
The page says June will need long-term medical care and recovery.
[RELATED: Family seeks donations for victim of crash]
[WATCH: Witnesses recall scene of crash at KinderCare]
Watch Local 6 News and stay with ClickOrlando.com for more on this story.


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KABUL – A roadside bomb killed four American troops in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, driving the July death toll for U.S. forces to the highest monthly level of the war.
The latest deaths brought to at least 30 the number of American service members who have died in Afghanistan this month — two more than the figure for all of June 2008, which had been the deadliest month for the U.S. since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion drove the Taliban from power.
July's death toll for the entire U.S.-led coalition, which includes American, British, Canadian and other forces, stands at 55 — well over the previous record of 46 deaths suffered in June and August of 2008.
U.S. commanders had predicted a bloody summer after President Barack Obama ordered 21,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a bid to turn the tide against a resurgent Taliban and shift the focus on the global war against Islamic extremism from Iraq.
NATO's outgoing Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Monday that terrorism would spread through the world if NATO forces fail in Afghanistan.
"Al-Qaida would have a free run again, and their terrorist ambitions are global," he said in a speech at London's Chatham House think tank. "Those who argue otherwise — who say we can defend against terrorism from home — are simply burying their heads in the sand."
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has warned that U.S.-led forces must demonstrate progress in Afghanistan by next summer or face a public perception that the conflict cannot be won. Heavy losses this month have already triggered a public debate in Britain that the war in Afghanistan may not be worth the price.
With more troops in the country, American and British forces have been striking deeper into Taliban strongholds in the south, hoping to establish enough security for Afghans to choose a president next month and cut insurgent supply lines into Pakistan.
British military authorities said Monday that bombing attacks in southern Afghanistan soared nearly 43 percent for the first five months of this year over the same period last year.
U.S. troops have also stepped up efforts in eastern Afghanistan to curb the movement of militants to and from safe havens in Pakistan's lawless tribal region.
A NATO statement said the four soldiers were killed by an improvised explosive device in the east of the country but gave no further details. A U.S. spokesman, Lt. Robert Carr, confirmed all four were Americans.
It was unclear whether the blast occurred near the area of eastern Afghanistan where Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, was taken captive June 30. Bergdahl appeared on a Taliban video posted on the Internet over the weekend — a move denounced by the U.S. command as a violation of international law.
Also Monday, the British Ministry of Defense announced that a British soldier was killed the day before by a roadside bomb during a foot patrol in Helmand province.
Roadside bombs now account for more than two-thirds of all casualties among the international force as the Taliban demonstrate greater skill in manufacturing and planting the explosives. Bombings rose by 25 percent in the first four months of 2009 over the same period last year, and the U.S. command expects them to increase 50 percent this year to 5,700 — up from 3,800 last year.
The increased threat from roadside bombs and Afghanistan's formidable terrain of high mountains and deserts have forced the international military force to rely heavily on aircraft to transport personnel and supplies around the country. The increased tempo of the conflict has strained air assets and may have been behind a series of aircraft accidents in recent weeks.
In the latest mishap, a British Tornado GR4 fighter jet crashed Monday on takeoff inside the Kandahar Airfield, but the two crewmen managed to eject safely, according to a NATO spokesman Capt. Ruben Hoornveld. British officials said the crash was not a result of hostile fire but the cause was still under investigation.
The crash occurred one day after a Russian-owned civilian Mi-8 helicopter slammed into the tarmac at the same base shortly after takeoff, killing 16 people on board. Two Americans died Saturday when their U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet crashed in central Afghanistan.
A U.S. helicopter made a "hard landing" the same day, injuring several soldiers. U.S. officials said neither incident was due to hostile fire.
Taliban militants shot down a Moldovan-owned Mi-6 transport helicopter last week in southern Afghanistan, killing six Ukrainian civilians on board and an Afghan child on the ground.
Earlier in July, two Canadian soldiers and one British trooper were killed in a helicopter crash in Zabul province. Officials said the crash did not appear to be caused by Taliban fire.
Also Monday, officials reported that at least a dozen Afghan civilians had been killed in violent incidents.
In the northern province of Kunduz on Sunday, German soldiers fired on a pickup truck approaching at high speed and suspected of carrying Taliban fighters. Provincial Gov. Mohammad Omar said three civilians were killed, but German authorities said one died.
Defense Ministry spokesman Christian Dienst said in Berlin that the driver ignored warning shots before troops fired at the vehicle's engine to disable it. Three Afghans were injured and a fourth fled, Dienst said.
Prosecutors in Potsdam, where the German military's mission command center is headquartered, said they were examining evidence to determine whether to open a criminal investigation.
In the western province of Farah, a van full of civilians struck a roadside bomb Sunday, killing 11 people on board, including a child and his mother, said Mohammad Younis Rasouli, the deputy governor. The bomb was probably intended for Afghan or international troops.

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If you want to survive in the game of sports betting, Betting Tips And Predictions in Recommended then you have to use effective money management. I recommend that you follow these guidelines at all times.
- Only invest what you can realistically afford to lose. Top Soccer Predictions Today you have to remember that you really do not need to start with al a lot of money. I got started with only $100 dollars and I followed the system and my money has doubled over and over again over the course of years.
- Do not make your initial bet too high. Only invest 5% of your total bankroll for a flat betting system (in which you bet the same amount each time) and no more than 2% for a progressive system. You need to be patient here and allow your systems to do their slow and steady work.
- Increase your initial bets when your bankroll has increased by 25%. This will increase your earning power, Betting Tips And Predictions just remember to stick to the suggested percentages in #2.
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Now that we have put the Barry Bonds/ Babe Ruth blah, blah, blah to sleep, I think it's time that we sat back and wagered a few bucks on our favorite MLB team. Parity is here and every one of the six divisions is up for grabs this year and handicapping these teams, takes patience and talent.
Let's start with the glamour division and of course I am referring to the American League East where the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have been trading punches since the opening week of April and George's boys are now sitting in the penthouse.
Lurking down in the lobby are the Toronto Blue Jays who have fought off injuries to their starting pitching staff, with superb hitting and are 32-25 and are just three games back. Toronto has made it clear from the get go, that they will spend money during the season in order to contend.
In the AL Central my 9-1 betting bonanza and that would be the 2005 Chicago White Sox are scuffling a bit after a torrid start and presently trail the Motown Detroit Tigers. The Tigers began the first 50 games under Jim Leyland in spectacular fashion, but injuries are beginning to hit them, with the latest being to Pudge Rodriguez.
At 28-29 the Cleveland Indians will make a move at some point and placing a few bucks on them, could provide you with a nice return on your dollar. The AL West with Texas, Oakland, Seattle and Los Angeles is a crapshoot, with only 5.5 games separating the VIP section and the cheap seats. The first place Rangers incidentally are the only team in the West with a winning mark in games played within the division and against the powerful AL East and you cannot ignore that vital gambling statistic.
The New York Mets like their neighbors the Yankees like to throw the money around and they sit atop the NL East presently, but the Phillies and Braves can almost reach out and touch them. With 14 straight division titles, I certainly would think about a wagering a few bucks on them to win once again.
The Cardinals are suddenly trying to ward off the Cincinnati Reds who are getting healthy and pounding the ball. The Cardinals meanwhile have all kids of injury issues with Pujols and ace Chris Carpenter does not look stable.
Just like their counterparts in the AL West, the NL West Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Padres, Giants and Rockies are in a fierce battle for supremacy. Just six games separate the top and bottom, with Arizona leading the pack. The Dodgers are getting superb play out of Garciaparra and if their veterans can stay healthy, watch out!
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In this article, we'll explain 6 popular betting systems that you can experiment with in your online casino gaming experience. Truth be told, these timeless, tried and true betting systems originated in the world of offline betting, but they apply equally as well to online casino gambling, no matter what the game, no matter what the betting structure.
Before You Begin: For most of these systems, you will need to decide what your betting unit will be ahead of time (such as the minimum allowable bet at the game and online casino in question).
1-3-2-6 Betting System
This is what's called a Positive Progression system, meaning that as you win, your bets increase. The foundation of this online casino betting system is the premise that a player can win any game a maximum of 4 times in a row before they'll probably lose.
Here's how the system works:
- Bet 1 unit each betting round until you win a round;
- After you win a round, bet 3 units on the next (second) round;
- If you win a second round in a row, bet 2 units on the next (third) round;
- If you win a third round in a row, bet 6 units on the next (fourth) round;
- Then, no matter what happens (win or lose) return to the beginning of the pattern, betting 1 unit per round until you win one, etc.
The risk-reward scenario with the 1-2-3-6 betting system is simple. You can win as much as 6 times your original bet after 4 rounds of play while only putting 2 units of your own at risk.
The worst case scenario with the 1-2-3-6 betting system is that you lose 6 consecutive times in the second round. No matter, though. You can make it all up by winning 4 times in a row.
The Martingale System
This is a Negative Progression system, meaning that as you lose, your bets increase.
The foundation of this online casino betting system is the premise that a player cannot possibly lose an infinite number of times without ever winning a single round. Therefore, what the Martingale system is designed to help you do is offset all of your accumulated losses with a single win.
Whether you consider it cynical, realistic, or both, this system works best in cases when the online casino game is paying out a 1 to 1 payout ratio on each bet. Here's how it works:
- First, place whatever bet you've decided to start with;
- If you win, bet the same amount again, but if you lose, bet double the amount;
- If you lose again, you double your bet again.
The downside to the Martingale system is that you need a large bankroll to start out with as well as the resolve to keep increasing your bets as your losses compound. Not just anyone can pull this online casino betting system off.
In the rarest of cases, you may, after enough losses, reach the online casino's betting maximum and then not be able to raise your bet further or offset your losses with one win.
The D'Alenbert System
This is another Negative Progression system. It's also considered an Insurance System in that, as you win, the size of your bets increase. Here's how it works:
- Each time you lose, you raise your bets by one unit;
- Each time you win, you lower your bets by one unit;
This system also requires a large enough online casino bankroll to pull it off.
By adding the insurance system to the negative progression system, you're hedging your increasing losses by pulling some profits off the table each time you win.
The Labouchere Betting System (a.k.a. The Cancellation System)
This system, another Negative Progression, is somewhat more complicated than those listed so far. Depending on the odds in whatever online casino game you're playing, you'll come up with some sequence of numbers -- of any length you wish -- and not necessarily sequential.
Each number in your sequence is a multiple of your predetermined betting unit (7 therefore is 7 times your betting unit; 5 is 5x, etc.) Here's how it works:
- Your first bet should be the sum of the first and last numbers in your sequence;
- If you win, cross out those two numbers you just added together (the two outermost in your sequence) and bet the sum of the next two;
- If you win again, cross out those two outermost numbers and repeat the process
- If you continue winning until you have no more numbers in the sequence to add together, you simply start from the beginning with the entire, original sequence.
- If you lose, you add to the end of the sequence, the sum that you had just used, thus creating a new sequence;
- Crossing out no numbers at all (because you didn't win yet), add the first number in the sequence to the new last number that number and use that new sum as your multiple;
The supposed benefit of this complicated betting method is that anytime you have to start over with the original sequence, you come out with a profit. The drawback is that you can accumulate enormous losses before you ever win (if you ever win).
Your success at the Labouchere system really depends on selecting the right sequence.
The Paroli System (a.k.a. The Anti-Martingale System)
This is another Positive Progression system. More than simply selecting a unit of betting, with the Paroli system you also need to determine two other criteria before you begin:
1. A cap: The uppermost amount at which you will stop increasing your wager and return to your starting unit;
2. A multiple: How much you'll increase your bet every time you win (1 unit, 2 units, 3 units, etc.)
You should base these factors on the odds of the online casino game you happen to be playing. The appeal of the Paroli System is that you can play at the online casino for a while with a small bankroll. You cut your losses and let your profits ride.
The Parlay System
This is another Positive Progression system. Similar to the Paroli System, the effect of the Parlay system is to "pyramid" your profits, meaning that every time you win you wager both your winnings and the amount of your initial bet as your next bet.
The reward of the Parlay system can be huge. The risk is that you can lose it all in a single bad online casino beat.


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All About Insurance and How to Find Cheap Insurance
Insurance is very important. The way that insurance works is that a whole lot of people pay a small amount of money into an insurance pool. This pool of money will protect these people against some sort of risk, such as the risk of your car getting stolen. Because many people pay money into the pool, the pool becomes rich and full of money. Then if one person who has paid money into the pool gets their car stolen, then the insurance company will give them money out of the pool. The insurance pool can pay out much more money than that individual person had by himself.
The only reason that insurance works is because the problem that is the risk isn't so big that it happens to everyone. Just think if everyone who invested money into the insurance pool had a car that got stolen, the insurance company wouldn't be able to pay everyone out lots of money. Insurance companies spend huge amounts of money paying risk analyzers to work out how much risk is in place. They also pay an effective legal team to stipulate good terms and conditions so that clients don't take advantage of the insurance company by making false claims.
Of course the bigger the company and the more clients it is, the more likely it is to be able to offer cheap insurance to the buyer. The more people that pay money into the pool, the bigger the pool of money becomes.
Well known companies are also able to offer cheap insurance, because they have a far bigger marketing budget, so they can reach more people and potential clients. It s also good to go with a big company, because they are more likely to be able to pay you out. They have a reputation to uphold.
On the other hand, big insurance companies have very good legal teams, so they might have to get out of paying you, by referring to small print in the contract that you may not have seen. So whenever you buy cheap insurance be sure to read the small print.
It is easy to find cheap insurance nowadays. Many companies are offering great deals. And a simple internet search will have you face to face with insurance quotes in no time at all.
Insurance is available in all sorts of areas. You can get insurance for your possessions such as your house, car or boat. You can also get health insurance or travel insurance. Some Insurance companies offer cheaper insurance packages to women. Some health insurance companies will not cover you if you have pre-existing medical conditions. You also get cheap life insurance or funeral plans.
Some people may want to insure their body parts, for example a hand model may insure her hands, because if she no longer has them she cannot work. You can basically find someone to insure you for just about anything. When you make a deal with an insurer, you are basically saying, in exchange for paying you a small fee, you will take financial responsibility for me if the stipulated event occurs.


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Serious Heat: Chocolate-Chile Icebox Cake Recipe
I have a love affair with icebox cakes. A tower of cookies layered with whipped cream or custard sits overnight in the fridge. After the stint, the cookies have absorbed the moisture, turning into a cakey consistency. Hands down, it's one of the simplest ways to create a cake, which sure comes in handy after a holiday season full of frenzied baking.
Nabisco's Famous Chocolate Wafers are popular for chocolate icebox cakes, however they're a tad on the expensive side and sometimes hard to find. So instead, I used generic chocolate Graham crackers that worked just as well. And since I add a blast of heat to everything, the whipped cream is flavored with cocoa powder, New Mexican chile powder, and cayenne. The result is a chocolate-chile slice of heaven that has never been easier to create.
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- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:30 minutes, plus overnight
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- 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons New Mexican chile powder
- 1 teaspoon cayenne powder
- 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 (14.4-box) chocolate graham crackers
In a medium bowl, add cocoa powder, chile powder, cayenne, sugar, extract and heavy cream. Beat with electric mixture on high speed until soft peaks are formed. Reserve 1/3 cup of whipped cream for later use. On a plate, use spatula to spread 1 tablespoon of whipped cream on plate to hold cake to plate. Top with two whole graham crackers placed side-by-side. Use the spatula again, and spread graham crackers with even layer of whipped cream. Top with two more remaining graham crackers, and repeat cycle until whipped cream is finished, ending with a layer of whipped cream, about 5 to 6 layers of graham crackers. Smooth top, and use reserved whipped cream to spread onto the sides of cake. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight before serving.
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I'm Martin Conlon, Education Trainee at RCAHMS. The archaeological site that I've chosen to write about is that of the Govan Iron Works in Glasgow. The site is one of many surveyed as a result of the construction of the extension to the M74. The extension passed over a dense locality of hidden industrial gems, each site a memory of our relatively recent past. With the large- scale of the motorway development, it was important that archaeologists took advantage of the opportunities to survey and record key areas prior to them being potentially lost. It was also crucial that no archaeological remains were damaged or removed without proper records being made.
The excavations by HAPCA (a joint venture between Headland Archaeology Ltd and Pro-Construct Archaeology) uncovered the foundations of the old premises of Caledonian Pottery in Rutherglen, established around 1800 and closing in the mid 1870s, including remains of kilns (ovens used to dry and harden pottery). Also unearthed were signs of the massive urban development that took place in the area several hundred years ago, with the foundations of early tenements found just off Pollokshaws Road, amongst a dense network of remains of 19th century tenements, pubs, churches and shops.
Located on Cathcart Road, the Iron Works was the first of its scale to spring up in Glasgow, founded in 1837 by William Dixon.The Iron Works was known as 'Dixon's Blazes' for the propensity of the blast furnaces to illuminate Glasgow's smoggy industrial skyline. Drawn by William Simpson in the late 1890s, the illustration above shows the Iron Works from the South, with a row of single-storey houses in front known as 'Collier's Raw'. The last working blast furnace ceased operation in 1958 and the site has since been re-developed.
Around 15 boxes of photographs, drawings and notes of the M74 project have now reached RCAHMS where they have been catalogued and housed as part of our collections. Using other material held at RCAHMS, like the RAF National Survey (Air Photographs 1944-1950) image below, the site's history can be very clearly understood. The M74 collection is an important reminder of the importance of post-medieval archaeology and the idea that archaeological investigation is not strictly confined to our ancient history.
This is what I've chosen for Day of Archaeology, but why not tell us your favourite archaeological sites in Scotland on Twitter using #MyArchaeology.


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Manage the development and implementation process of a specific company product involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing products. Plan and direct schedules and monitor budget/spending. Monitor the project from initiation through delivery. Organize the interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the project/product on schedule and within budget constraints. Assign and monitor work of systems analysis and program staff, providing technical support and direction.
Provide leadership and expertise in the development of new products/services/processes, frequently operating at the leading edge of technology. Recommends and justifies major changes to existing products/services/processes. BS or MS degree or equivalent experience relevant to functional area. Ten or more years of project management, product design or related experience needed.
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The OCI Region Lifecycle Team is seeking an experienced, results-oriented Technical Program Manager focused on new product readiness and release management. We are seeking a highly skilled resource that has proven success in driving highly complex, enterprise products from inception through completion. This is a very hands-on contributor role that seeks someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and is as comfortable digging into requirements and development details as they are managing day-to-day tasks. Work closely with key stakeholders across the business by managing expectations, negotiating day-to-day issue resolution and ensuring programs meet defined business outcomes and objectives.
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Five candidates hoping to be the next mayor of Minneapolis squared off in their first debate in late March, exchanging viewpoints on issues ranging from affordable housing to property taxes to the Vikings stadium.
The debate, hosted by the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs and moderated by Professor Larry Jacobs, was open only to DFL candidates. The panel included current City Council members Don Samuels, Betsy Hodges and Gary Schiff; former City Council President Jackie Cherryhomes and former Hennepin County Commissioner Mark Andrew.
The topic of the Minnesota Vikings stadium led off the debate, as candidates were asked if the city should follow through with its commitment to funding a portion of the $975 million facility in light of the fact that the state's portion — electronic pulltab revenue — is falling short of projections.
Schiff provided the hardest stance against the stadium financing deal, saying he would, as mayor, fight for a new funding agreement.
"We'll have the opportunity to elect a mayor this November who will speak up for the taxpayers of Minneapolis and make sure that Minneapolis gets a better deal, to make sure that we find a more progressive way to fund a stadium," Schiff said.
Hodges, who like Schiff voted against the stadium deal, said as mayor she would make sure Minneapolis does not have to make up for the state's funding shortfall.
"My fear is that somewhere down the road, they're going to come knocking on the city's door and say 'we need you to contribute more to save the Vikings and save the stadium,'" Hodges said. "When I am mayor, the answer to that question will be no."
Samuels voted for the stadium and defended his decision.
"Minneapolis was going to get run over or get on board," Samuels said. "So I chose the opportunity to join the mayor and the majority of the Council to make sure that we as a city would benefit to the maximum capacity for the stadium's presence for our city."
Both Cherryhomes and Andrew said they didn't agree with the funding or location of the stadium, but said it would be unwise to stop a job-creating project now.
"As mayor, it would be lunacy to advocate presiding over a hole in the ground," Andrew said. "That stadium is going to be a jobs machine."
The debate was mostly respectful, and candidates restrained from attacks on one another. Andrew, however, did take a dig at the standing council members for presiding over large property tax increases and cuts to service.
"They have cut programs. They have raised property taxes," Andrew said. "The city is behind on innovation. It is behind on service redesign. These problems have festered for a long time."
Candidates were offered the opportunity to make a promise not to raise property taxes. While all candidates said they don't favor tax hikes, Cherryhomes was the most direct.
"I am not the least bit interested in raising property taxes," she said. "It's not an option for me. We need to look at other things."
Candidates offered some interesting ideas for Minneapolis.
Andrew said he would push for a Midtown Greenway-like project in North Minneapolis to help attract development and business. Andrew said he led a coalition to start the Greenway in the 1990s.
"We developed the Greenway for several million dollars, and today there are hundreds of millions of dollars of private investment on the Greenway," he said.
Schiff proposed a comprehensive re-writing of the city's regulatory code in the first six months of his term in order to make it easier to open a small business. Schiff touted his "Brew Beer Here" legislation that made it easier to open a brewery in Minneapolis while not requiring city subsidies.
"No subsidies, just suds," Schiff said to laughter.
Afterward, Cam Winton, a wind energy attorney running as an independent, expressed frustration for not being allowed to debate with the DFL candidates. He also questioned why the candidates hadn't done some of the things they were talking about years ago.
"I heard a lot talk today," Winton said. "It all sounded very nice, but I am wondering why they didn't do those things already in their 54 combined years of government."
A second debate was scheduled for April 3, which is after this issue of The Journal went to press.
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New York City's property tax hike of 18.5 percent, which became law in December 2002, will transfer an additional $837 million from homeowners into the city's budget this year. This is just the latest example of how homeowners, who occupy nearly one million households in New York City, are shouldering unanticipated higher housing costs.
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"Today, homeowners comprise the majority of working families with critical housing needs," reports the author of America's Working Families and the Housing Landscape - 1997 - 2001 (in pdf format). The study found a 60 percent increase in the number of working families with critical housing needs, defined as either paying more than 50 percent of income for housing costs or living in substandard housing conditions. It defined working families as those earning between $10,712 and 120 percent of their area's median income.
Previous versions of the study had found that renters were more likely than homeowners to have critical housing needs. But in 2001, 53 percent of the families with troubled finances owned their homes.
Brooklyn and the Bronx top the national list of counties whose homeowners are burdened by tough housing cost/income ratios, according to data from the 2000 census, reported in the New York Times. Homeowners in those boroughs have the nation's highest percentages of homeowners paying more than 35 percent of their income on housing, although lenders have traditionally kept mortgage payments to no more than 28 percent of income.
That standard has relaxed in recent years and may be contributing to increases in mortgage defaults.
Default can be a result of unexpected unemployment. "With the economy getting worse over the last few years it seems likely that homeowners are affected and are taking a hit on the income side," said Barbara Lipman, research director for the Center for Housing Policy.
But higher housing costs from property taxes and rising insurance premiums can also put owners in danger of defaulting on mortgages and tax payments, which can begin a cycle of abandonment.
"A number of owners, especially those in low income areas, have voiced a lot of concern about their tax bill, combined with new water bills, along with the cost of insurance and the price of oil which has not gone down in three years," said Frank Ricci, of the Rent Stabilization Association, a landlord group. "We have a lot of people very concerned with how long they will be able to last.
"You don't see the effects right away," he said. "The typical owner may start operating at a deficit six months from now. Most of our small owners work another job and they'll start subsidizing the building, and that can only go on for so long."
In tough times like these, some experts say the smart money should rent. Renters are able to adjust their housing/income ratios more easily by simply moving into an apartment that better suits their needs. And while renters might eventually shoulder the burden of increased property taxes or insurance costs, they can also bid rents lower, as has happened in parts of the city over the past year.
Nationally, homeownership is near its all-time high, at 68 percent, even as housing prices have far outpaced inflation and earnings gains, leading to talk of a housing bubble. Since 1995, the country's home prices have increased by 47 percent while overall inflation has been 17 percent, according to Bankrate.com, a website that aggregates financial data.
Homeownership has increased in New York City too, albeit much more modestly. It went from 30.0 to 31.9 percent from 1996 to 1999, according to the New York City Housing and Vacancy Surveys.
Rebecca Webber is a journalist who has covered housing issues for Gotham Gazette since July 2000.


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Watching: TAKE ONE STEP: Caring for Depression, with Jane Pauley
Chapter 3: Drugs, Therapy, and Giving Support [7:21]
What are the risks of going off drugs? Does talk therapy alone work? Helping others can help lighten the load of depression.
Transcript: Chapter 3 - Drugs, Therapy, and Giving Support
JANE PAULEY: What about the efficacy of talk therapy alone? And it does, you can see that it's having an effect in this young man's life. But talk therapy alone, without medication, is there any way to differentiate between the success rates?
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: There is evidence for sure that certain forms of talk therapy, like cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy, and a couple of others, definitely work, without medicine. So there are lots of patients who are gonna respond very well to talk therapy and will not need medicine.
JANE PAULEY: When you say 'work' we're not just talking about, you know, subjective, "Oh look - he looks like he's-- he's doing great now. It must be working." But you can-- Science now can see that at the brain level, change was accomplished in the course of this cognitive [simultaneous conversation]--
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: That's true. Because we can now image the brain. There have been studies that have shown that if you compare the brain before talk therapy and after talk therapy, there have been changes in the areas of the brain that seem to involve depression. What's also interesting, though, is that medicine affects the brain too, but in certain other areas. So it may be that for patients with a particularly difficult form of depression, that the combination of talk therapy and medicine is gonna work particularly well. And, you know, that's a common treatment that those of us who see a lot of depressed patients recommend.
JANE PAULEY: Someone told me once that it's the person who is in flaming crisis, you know, whose life is such a mess that it's an emergency, clear to one and all, this person is gonna get help. This is the lucky one because he will get help. In contrast, the person who is suffering a low grade depression, dysthymia, which is what Terrie Williams suffered. Which is just lasts so long, it becomes--- you think it's just you.
DR. ANNELLE PRIMM: Yes. It has many of the same symptoms as depression, but perhaps on a lower level. But it lasts for a long period of time. And you don't see the same sort of episodes that you might see in depression. But still, very much debilitating, having a huge impact on the person's life and their motivation. And I think Terrie really illustrates the fact that getting a diagnosis really relieved her, that, you know, this wasn't something wrong with her, but really an illness that could help explain all that she was going through.
JANE PAULEY: And she has a relationship with Jiwe-- It's a two-way thing that deserves to be isolated and examined. The young man reached out. He reached out for help to a woman he had heard about.
DR. ANNELLE PRIMM: Correct.
JANE PAULEY: He recognized that a stranger could give him important support. And she reached back and helped him. Altruism, which is helping others, is referred to over and over in this documentary. But just on that example, her helping him makes her better. Is that possible?
DR. ANNELLE PRIMM: Yes, that's possible. And we find that very commonly that it really helps to sort of feed and nurture resilience. When you're able to help others, it makes you feel better. And there were other instances in the documentary. I think Philip described the same sort of thing. He started helping others. But that's really akin... I think really all of the people in this documentary, by speaking out publicly about this, are helping others, too, in reaching millions.
JANE PAULEY: But a point I think is worth making is that, you don't need to come out, you know? You don't need to walk into your office one day and say, "I'm in treatment for depression." That's not necessary. But telling one person is more than just kind of liberating. It gets your brain in a new place that says, "I know I have something and I'm working on it." And that is therapeutic?
DR. DENNIS CHARNEY: Well, sure. And also, when you're in, say, a support group, which I find very important for my patients, you're gonna learn things from the other people in the support group. You're gonna not necessarily do everything one individual does, but you'll pick up a clue from one person, then another clue from another individual. They'll tell you how they got out of a particular episode by doing something. So that information is going to help you in the long-run as you face challenges down the road.
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Moral injury is a relatively recent term used to describe a crisis that soldiers have faced for centuries, the internal suffering that results from doing something against your moral code. In essence it is a wound to the conscience. However, it is not just military members that can experience this. And what is this?
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The second of two planned "Summer Series" events, Bellator 47 takes place July 23 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada. The main card airs on MTV2.
Casino officials today announced hosting duties for the event.
"Our fans have been asking us to come to Canada since our very first season," Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney stated. "Casino Rama is an unbelievable venue and should make for a magical night of fights at Bellator 47."
The event hosts the semifinal round of the organization's eight-man featherweight tournament that runs throughout the summer. Additionally, Joe Warren (7-1 MMA, 5-0 BFC) puts his featherweight title on the line against season-four tournament winner Patricio Freire (17-1 MMA, 5-1 BFC). (Warren delivered Freire his only career loss in the finals of a season-two tournament.)
Casino Rama is located on the reserve land of Chippewas of Rama First Nation. The venue's entertainment center can seat up to 5,000 fans, though a smaller configuration likely will be used for Bellator 47.
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This study interprets Pollaiuolo's engraving of the Battle of Ten Nude Men as an episode from the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece, in which the hero battled soldiers springing from the dragon's teeth he had planted as part of a trial. These earth-born warriors in Apollonius's Argonautica were identified by Petrus Berchorius as just men who battle the evil in each other. Pollaiuolo depicted the figures as clones of Jason based on Valerius Flaccus's Argonautica, which reported them as mistaking each other for Jason because charmed by Medea. The print is dated to Rome after 1489, the date of publication of Berchorius's Moralized Ovid, and of the discovery of a Roman marble prototype used by Pollaiuolo for his composition. It is attributed to Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere as patron.
At the courts of sixteenth-century Europe clothing was worn to declare the wearer's political allegiance, and the dominance of Emperor Charles V after 1520 led to a widespread adoption of Hispanic court attire. The Spanish consorts, Eléonore d'Autriche, Queen of France, and Eleonora di Toledo, Duchess of Florence, projected the message of imperial allegiance by wearing Spanish attire after their marriages in 1530 and 1539. This article argues that the "Two Eleonoras" represented two sides of the Imperial coin: Eléonore's power-dressing alla spagnola was an assertion of her imperial pedigree and political connections as a player in the rivalry between her husband, King François I, and her brother, Charles V, while Eleonora di Toledo's power-dressing alla spagnola supported the imperial loyalty of Duke Cosimo de' Medici, an ambitious vassal whom the emperor had elevated to the dukedom of Florence in 1537.
Eléonore's Spanish clothing was disapproved of by her husband as expressing imperial loyalty and she was forced to abandon it about 1536. On the other hand, the courtly style worn by Duchess Eleonora for official events created and communicated her public image as a Spanish duchess of Florence and it would play a leading role in Duke Cosimo's cultural politics for two decades. Her style was widely imitated and the cycle of Spanish influence on Florentine court dress thus continued beyond her lifetime and into the next century.
At the heart of this study is a rich variety of visual evidence, with close attention given to the painted and drawn portraits of Eléonore d'Autriche and Eleonora di Toledo. Literary evidence analyzed here includes new archival documentation about Eleonora di Toledo's clothing, chroniclers' accounts of entrées and other public appearances, and comments in conduct literature. Drawing extensively on modern studies of Renaissance court costume, this essay reveals for the first time the contrasting ways in which the French queen and the Italian duchess fashioned their public images through their Spanish-inflected dress.
Among the numerous projects commissioned by pope Nicholas III Orsini (1277—1280), the design and decoration of the chapel of San Lorenzo at San Giovanni in Laterano, known as the Sancta Sanctorum, signaled a new direction in papal patronage. Unlike the projects of his predecessors, which celebrated the office of the papacy rather than the person of the pope, the decoration of the Sancta Sanctorum emphasized the quasi-Imperial romanitas, or Roman lineage and authority, of Nicholas himself, marking a new emphasis upon personal and familial aggrandizement that prefigured trends in later papal patronage.
One fresco in particular, the Crucifixion of St. Peter, should be recognized as the earliest topographically specific view of Rome, depicting Orsini-occupied monuments in a Roma Ursina dominated by Nicholas III and his family. Through close examination of topographical, historical, and literary sources, the present study presents new identifications of several of the monuments in the fresco, correcting a longstanding error regarding the identity of the obelisk in the scene.
Finally, it demonstrates that this fresco established the rhetorical and pictorial topoi for subsequent Petrine crucifixion scenes, including those of Giotto, Cimabue, Deodati Orlandi, and Jacopo di Cione.
Since the thirteenth century September 8th, the birthday of the Virgin, has been celebrated in Prato with the public display of her Holy Belt. In this paper I focus on the ceremony of the ostentation and its setting, the chapel built at the end of the fourteenth century and still in use. While seemingly a purely religious event, the ostentation evolved into a civic ritual imbued with political significance. The ceremony and its setting both reflected and shaped Prato's identity as guardian of the Sacred Belt by providing a focus for community pride and religious devotion, and by construction and sustaining social memory. At the same time, the mural decoration of the chapel, painted by the Florentine artist Agnolo Gaddi between 1392 and 1395, celebrated the civic identity of the commune while alluding to the political reality of Prato's absorption into the Florentine regional state.
In the ouvre of Michel Sittow, it is the portrait of a beautiful young lady in Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, that becomes a candidate for intense search. The proposed identification with Princess Catherine of Aragon somehow acquired an almost general acceptance but an analysis of the only three small details used for bracing the hypothesis, reveals their fragility. One is the letter "K" cast and carved alternatively with a rosette on a necklace of the lady. It is held to stand for Catherine and the other for the rose of Tudor. The third monogram adorning the center of her white undershirt in the broad neckline is even more unclear and might even be a ligature of two letters and not a "C". Our search takes us to the portions painted on the outer surfaces of the wings of the Passion triptych commissioned by the Fraternity of St. Anthony in Reval which is not accorded a more coverage in the discussion of Sittow's ouvre that is deserves.
At the end, contemplation of the phenomenon of ideal feminine beauty created in three related images (Vienna, Berlin, Detroit) is given still a larger dosage of the hypothetical in an attempt to involve in the creation of this beauty Michel's father Clawes van der Sittow and a remarkable, strongly Netherlandish-inspired painting in Iserlohn, Westphalia.
This article examines the design and the execution of the pseudo-Arabic inscriptions on the tunic of Verrocchio's bronze David, as well as the genesis and significance of such Islamic style garments in Italian Renaissance art. Verrocchio's letter shapes derive from the cursive Arabic script commonly used in contemporary Egyptian and Syrian art, but only a few letters are recognizable among the small repertory of forms and patterns that Verrocchio recombined and repeated. His likely models were Islamic or Italian pseudo-Arabic. Like other Italian pseudo-Arabic, which varied by artist, Verrocchio's conveys no linguistic information. The representation of sacred figures in garments decorated with bands of pseudo-Arabic originated in Tuscany during the second half of the thirteenth century among the pioneers of Renaissance style. Inspired by prestigious textiles and garments of the Holy Land, the Italian versions were invented for expressive purposes: to place persons and events in the East during biblical and early Christian times. Because the Tuscan pioneers also used the same pseudo-script to represent the writing of those times, they intended it to be recognized as such. It is proposed that the scholarship and legend of Saint Jerome contributed to a widespread European misbelief in the antiquity of written Arabic. In Tuscany, furthermore, the popular painted wooden cult statues, which were often dressed luxuriously for feast days and processions, could have promoted a strong mental and visual association between Islamic textiles and the Holy Family and the saints.
The diffusion of Renaissance forms in Central and Eastern Europe was enabled by varied factors. One of them was the development of early modern diplomacy with its system of permanent residents who were able to report about all important aspects of individual local powers, including their representation through art and architecture. This web of reports, in combination with the new visual media and humanist education, enabled the emergence of a 'global' visual language.
Further, the use of new architectural forms and typologies could be a result of strictly political considerations. For Matthias Corvinus, their application resulted from his effort to legitimize his power and to show himself as the proper Emperor. For Ivan III, the invitation of Italian masters was probably dictated by his will to represent different traditions in order to express the universal claims of the ascending power of the Muscovite state. The seat of Vladislav Jagiello in Prague was rebuilt in Renaissance forms after reaching a political appeasement between the king and the Pope. Similarly, the proper reason why the Renaissance was not long accepted by the Jagiellonian court in Cracow could be its strong association both with the personality of Matthias Corvinus and with the Papal curia, whose diplomatic activities were rather hostile towards the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at that time.
Thus, the arrival of Renaissance in the Central and Eastern Europe seems to be rather a result of political calculations based on the needs of dynastic representation than an automatic process.
Many works of Italian art discussed here, at first glance, seem to concern bodily functions — elimination, masturbation, copulation and the like. Yet they were made by artists who followed the rules of the profession: legally contracted for; made to serve a specific purpose; and destined to be seen in public. While the works are eye-catching because they involve the display sex organs and/or sexual activity, they have ulterior meanings of a higher order than at first appears. In fact, the suggestive actions depicted incorporate a self-confident vision of religion, learning, and social interaction that is fundamental to what is new in the Renaissance.
A sign bearing the inscription "ALEG. MEN." in Goya's The Strolling Players is generally believed to be an abbreviation of Alegoría menandrea ("Menandrean Allegory"), an attribution that has contributed nothing towards our understanding of the painting. This article demonstrates that the sign stands for Alegoría menipea (Menippean Allegory), and explores the meaning of The Strolling Players in this light. The Menippus satire was an important satirical genre in Spanish literature from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, forming part of a cultural tradition with which Goya was familiar. The carnivalesque nature of the Menippus satire relates strongly to imagery that is common in Goya's work.
At first sight the scene suggests an obscene carnivalesque satire on the Spanish Bourbon king Charles IV, his queen María Luisa and their favourite Godoy, based on popular rumours. However, the use of the term "allegory" attests to a further underlying meaning. Given the importance of the turbulent events that coincided with the work, the French Revolution and the regicide of Louis XVI, The Strolling Players, may well represent the French Bourbon king, his queen Marie Antoinette and Godoy, who failed in his attempt to save them from the guillotine.
A relationship is drawn between events referred to in the French Satyre Ménipée of 1593, a carnivalesque text supporting the first French Bourbon king, Henry IV and the events surrounding the execution of the last French Bourbon king, Louis XVI. It is suggested that Goya's Yard with Madmen is a pendant to The Strolling Players, representing the 'world upside-down' of the French Revolution.
Rembrandt's in the Louvre and its earlier version in the Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum has been the subject various interpretations, ranging from an attempt to relate the pictures to the artist's financial difficulties or to a search for potential literary sources in the Old and the New Testaments. A careful consideration of the seldom noted female personages which appear in both pictures allows a keener insight of the intense emotional meaning which each of the two paintings had for the master.
The point of departure for this article is the alarming increase in recent incorrect, if not fraudulent, attributions of Russian avant-garde paintings (see the scandal of January 2009 at the "Alexandra Exter" exhibition at the Château de Tours in France). Setting aside the fact that source documents on the subject are scarce and reference works very few, the author investigates the problem of the danger threatening the very notion of the imago princeps, the original, being more and more obscured by the use of digital images which can be manipulated freely and practically without restrictions. The recent example of the digital reproduction of the Wedding at Cana of Paolo Veronese, a procedure praised by sociologists, is criticised here using the theoretical apparatus of art history.
The manipulation of documents, which should constitute another kind of originals of reference, has also been facilitated by digital reproduction techniques, and art historians should be made aware of that new danger. The present paper gives several instances to illustrate this problem, including the erroneous attribution of a "blue relief" to Tatlin, an attribution which has not long ago exploited the authority of the Burlington Magazine (issue of January 2008).
The critical considerations presented in the paper go far beyond mere "attributionism". They open a broad new field of reflexion, which hitherto has been prey to tabloid newspapers only.


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December 3, 2009
Dear CODEPINKer,
There comes a time when we must take to the streets in protest and that time is now. Over the past few nights CODEPINKers and our allies gathered in dozens of cities and towns around the country to stand in public opposition to Obama's announcement of an escalation of another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. At West Point and in Oklahoma City, San Francisco, and Washington, DC, Missoula, Minneapolis and across the country peace activists organized street actions before, during and after Obama's speech!
See the news coverage here! View our action report-backs and photos We gather in protest because we are committed to changing public opinion. Remember, the peace movement pushed Iraq to the top issue in the presidential primaries and kept it out front during the entire election! This is still a crucial time for street protest, and US peace movement is not backing down!
During his speech many of us gathered to watch, balk, and critically analyze the speech afterwards. We've picked a few of our favorite articles and analyses including an article by Phyllis Bennis, MADRE's "Six Alternatives to a Troop Surge in Afghanistan" and Ann Wright and Paul Martin's piece on CNN.
We've also received an outpouring of responses from CODEPINKers around the country. Here's what some of you are saying: "I was quite disappointed to hear Obama's speech last night as it means no healthcare for my children, just unending warfare." - Kelly Jacobs, Mississippi
"As the sister of a soldier who will be deployed to Afghanistan next year, I wanted to see Obama's speech address the very arguments against his escalation that were conveniently left out: that increased violence, weapons and the presence of US troops is the surest way to create new, dedicated recruits for Al Qaeda (and the Taliban)-and that the trillions we willingly commit to military engagement could better serve our "goals" for and "interests" in a peaceful Afghanistan if they were applied to jobs, lasting industry, economic development and empowerment of Afghans. If his goals are indeed what he says they are, his actions and plotted course show us that he seems determined not to reach them." - Janna S., California
It's time to turn our outrage into sustained action. Use our quick and easy tool to send your response to Obama's announcement to the Executive Office of the President--where it will be read by a member of Obama's team! Let them know that you are mad as hell and will push back on the escalation. It is our job to continue to press them as we move forward.
The next struggle over troop escalation will be waged in Congress. When you sign the petition above you will be added to our Afghanistan Action team, and we will send you updates of how you and your community can keep active around this hopeless escalation!
Standing Up for Peace, Dana, Emily, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Janet, Jodie, Marina, Medea, Nancy, Paris, Rae, Suzanne, and Whitney + the 36 CODEPINK Local Groups around the country who held actions this week
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CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect our resources into health care, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities. The name CODEPINK satirized the Bush Administration's color-coded, fear-mongering "security" alert system that has since been phased out. CODEPINK is a lively call for the people of the world to "wage peace." More...


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January 19, 2015: The blazar PKS 0716+71 == S5 0716+71 is currently in a very bright active state, at a visual magnitude of 12.1 as observed by G. Poyner on 2015 January 19.212 (JD 2457041.712). The object was first noted in outburst by Arkharov et al.
September 18, 2012: AAVSO observer Klaus Wenzel (Grossostheim, Germany) noted that the BL Lacertae object PKS 0716+71 (== S5 0716+714) is currently brighter than it has been in several years, being at magnitude 12.7 (visual) on 2012 September 13.1354 (JD 2456183.6354). This AGN is highly variable on short timescales, but recent observations of this object indicate that it remains bright.


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Microsoft has pitched its Surface Pro 3 as a "tablet that can replace your laptop." That is unless, it seems, you want to repair or upgrade your laptop.
Teardown specialists iFixit have posted their initial dissection of the latest Redmond tablet, and they've concluded that the surface on the Surface is poor for service.
The third generation of Microsoft's high-end tablet received a repairability score of one out of a possible 10 – iFixit's lowest.
Among the issues noted by the company was the use of non-standard connectors, an unreplaceable battery, and extensive use of heavy adhesives that make opening and servicing components in the tablet nearly impossible.
Perhaps the biggest worry with the Surface Pro 3, says iFixit, is the screen itself. During the early steps of the teardown process, loosening and prying open the outer casing from the display, the researchers spotted cracks.
The small fissure quickly spread through the screen, and the iFixit crew said that it had to tape up the display in order to prevent it from falling apart outright.
"The delicate and arduous opening procedure leaves no room for mistakes: one slip-up, and you'll be out a screen," they wrote.
Even if one can pull open the display, the Surface take-apart effort found that other measures from Redmond make servicing the device extremely difficult. While the SSD was found to be accessible and fairly easy to replace, other components such as the battery pack were glued into the tablet's casing to the point of being impossible to remove without causing permanent damage.
To be fair, few if any tablet systems these days fall under most peoples' definitions of repairable. Vendors are able to squeeze a tablet's guts into their svelt enclosures by using glue to secure components, along with other space-saving measures that make DIY repairs difficult to impossible. Apple, for example, receives similarly low repairability scores for many of the same reasons.
That the Surface Pro 3 wouldn't even survive a case opening, however, could be seen as cause for concern about overall durability.
The team at iFixit has performed hundreds of such teardowns in the past, and hardly qualifies as ham-fisted when it comes to handling delicate components. Indeed, the company makes its living selling users the very tools that allow for the opening of mobile devices without cracking screens or warping battery packs.
"Microsoft went to great lengths to make the Surface Pro 3 super portable, thinning it down from the Pro 2's 0.53in to a mere 0.36in thick," the DIY repair site noted.
"But it seems the thinner glass does not bode well for ruggedness, or repair."
It goes without saying that you should always let authorized service shops perform repairs and upgrades whenever possible.
Microsoft said as much in a statement provided to El Reg
As with all of our Surface products, Surface Pro 3 is engineered with high-quality components to be as thin, light and powerful as possible and is designed to be serviced by professionals. All Surface products come with a one-year limited hardware warranty and customers have the option of additional warranty protection with Microsoft Complete, which gives customers two years of limited hardware warranty coverage that includes accidental damage protection.
Given that the Surface Pro 3 has only been on the market for a few days, your warranty should be just fine for now. ®


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Helpful Hints about Schizophrenia for Family Members and Others
By Brian Smith, MS
People with schizophrenia often encounter challenges when it comes to their friends and family. Family often try and cope with someone who has schizophrenia for a period of time, but can become frustrated by their seeming lack of progress in treatment or staying in treatment altogether. A family's emotional support may wane, and some families cut off all contact with their schizophrenic son, daughter or sibling.
Friends can also not understand a person with schizophrenia's experiences, and quickly lose interest in continuing the friendship when a person with schizophrenia deteriorates or drops out of treatment. The most common complaint amongst friends and family members of a person with schizophrenia is not understanding how to help them, or give them continued, long-term support that help keeps them from becoming homeless or unemployed.
A person's support system may come from several sources, including the family, a professional residential or day program provider, shelter operators, friends or roommates, professional case managers, churches and synagogues, and others. Because many patients live with their families, the following discussion frequently uses the term "family." However, this should not be taken to imply that families ought to be the primary support system.
There are numerous situations in which people with schizophrenia may need help from people in their family or community. Often, a person with schizophrenia will resist treatment, believing that delusions or hallucinations are real and that psychiatric help is not required. At times, family or friends may need to take an active role in having them seen and evaluated by a professional.
The issue of civil rights may enter into an attempt to provide treatment to someone with schizophrenia. Laws protecting patients from involuntary commitment have become very strict, and families and community organizations may be frustrated in their efforts to see that a severely mentally ill individual gets needed help. These laws vary from state to state; generally, when people are dangerous to themselves or others due to a mental disorder, the police can assist in getting them an emergency psychiatric evaluation and, if necessary, hospitalization. In some places, staff from a local community mental health center can evaluate an individual's illness at home if he or she will not voluntarily go in for treatment.
6 Tips to Help Family Members and Friends
1. The closest family member or friend should speak-up and be an advocate for the person with schizophrenia.
Sometimes only the family or others close to the person with schizophrenia will be aware of strange behavior or ideas that the person has expressed. Since patients may not volunteer such information during an examination, family members or friends should ask to speak with the person evaluating the patient so that all relevant information can be taken into account.
2. Ensure ongoing compliance with treatment, especially when released from inpatient care.
Ensuring that a person with schizophrenia continues to get treatment after hospitalization is also important. A patient may discontinue medications or stop going for follow-up treatment, often leading to a return of psychotic symptoms.
3. Offer strong emotional encouragement and support for continuing treatment.
Encouraging the person to continue treatment and assisting him or her in the treatment process can positively influence recovery. Without treatment, some people with schizophrenia become so psychotic and disorganized that they cannot care for their basic needs, such as food, clothing and shelter. All too often, people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia end up on the streets or in jails, where they rarely receive the kinds of treatment they need.
4. Know how to respond to bizarre statements or beliefs.
Those close to people with schizophrenia are often unsure of how to respond when patients make statements that seem strange or are clearly false. For the individual with schizophrenia, the bizarre beliefs or hallucinations seem quite real — they are not just "imaginary fantasies." Instead of "going along with" a person's delusions, family members or friends can tell the person that they do not see things the same way or do not agree with his or her conclusions, while acknowledging that things may appear otherwise to the patient.
It is very important not to challenge the person's beliefs or delusions. They are very "real" to the person who experiences them, and there's little point in arguing with them about the delusions or false beliefs. Instead, move the conversation along to areas or topics where you both agree upon.
5. Keep a record.
It may also be useful for those who know the person with schizophrenia well to keep a record of what types of symptoms have appeared, what medications (including dosage) have been taken, and what effects various treatments have had. By knowing what symptoms have been present before, family members may know better what to look for in the future. Families may even be able to identify some "early warning signs" of potential relapses, such as increased withdrawal or changes in sleep patterns, even better and earlier than the patients themselves. Thus, return of psychosis may be detected early and treatment may prevent a full-blown relapse. Also, by knowing which medications have helped and which have caused troublesome side effects in the past, the family can help those treating the patient to find the best treatment more quickly.
6. Help the person set attainable, simple goals in his or her life.
In addition to involvement in seeking help, family, friends and peer groups can provide support and encourage the person with schizophrenia to regain his or her abilities. It is important that goals be attainable, since a patient who feels pressured or repeatedly criticized by others will probably experience stress that may lead to a worsening of symptoms. Like anyone else, people with schizophrenia need to know when they are doing things right. A positive approach may be helpful and perhaps more effective in the long run than criticism. This advice applies to everyone who interacts with the person.


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Babyface Martini recipe
3 oz Stoli® Strasberi vodka
1/2 oz dry vermouth
1/4 tsp maraschino liqueur
Shake with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a strawberry.
32% (64 proof)
Serve in: Cocktail Glass
Czar's Cup recipe
1 1/2 oz Stoli® Strasberi vodka
1 tsp maraschino liqueur
6 oz Brut® Champagne
Chill all ingredients, as well as an 8-oz wine glass, prior to serving. Pour vodka and maraschino liqueur into the glass, and fill with champagne. Garnish with a strawberry, and serve.
17% (34 proof)
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3 oz Stoli® Strasberi vodka
1 oz peach brandy
Pour the Stoli strawberry vodka (Strasberi) and peach brandy into a cocktail shaker half-filled with cracked ice. Shake well, and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of lemon, and serve.
31% (62 proof)
Serve in: Cocktail Glass
Strawberry Dream #2 recipe
1 1/2 oz Stoli® Strasberi vodka
1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur
fill with 7-Up® soda
ice cubes
Shake vodka and amaretto. Fill with 7-Up.
8% (16 proof)
Serve in: Highball Glass
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1 1/2 oz Stoli® Strasberi vodka
2 oz sweet and sour mix
3 drops lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker, and shake. Place the rim of a chilled cocktail/martini glass in a bowl of lemon juice, then transfer to a bowl of sugar in order to coat the rim. Pour the contents of the cocktail shaker into the cocktail glass, and serve.
14% (28 proof)
Serve in: Cocktail Glass
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