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Health nuts February 28, 2011Posted by Ron Warnick in Religion.
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Looks like one of the Thessalonians needs a spotter, and the other has a case of OCD.
This is the latest edition of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible." This video chapter concentrates on the first book of Thessalonians.
A few inside details from "Cars 2″ February 27, 2011Posted by Ron Warnick in Movies, Restaurants, Vehicles.
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Author Michael Wallis, who voiced the Sheriff of Radiator Springs in Disney-Pixar's "Cars" and served as the film's Route 66 consultant, recently completed voicework on the sequel "Cars 2."
Although he hasn't seen a final edit of the film slated for theaters June 24, he revealed a few tidbits about it:
— Wallis is "almost positive" the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs will be featured in the beginning and likely at the end. Most of the plot takes place overseas, where Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater inadvertently become involved in a spy caper. Roadies were concerned that Radiator Springs wouldn't be shown at all in the new film.
— Many of the roles in the first film will be vastly reduced in "Cars 2," including Wallis' own Sheriff character. A bunch of new characters will be introduced, which almost certainly will set off a new multimillion-dollar frenzy of buying "Cars" memorabilia.
— Wallis confirmed the first film's Doc Hudson character, portrayed by Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman, was retired for "Cars 2″ in the wake of Newman's death in 2008. However, Fillmore will reappear in the new film, despite the death of comedian George Carlin the same year. Wallis said Pixar found an actor whose voice sounds almost exactly like Carlin's.
— For the eventual release of "Cars 2″ on DVD and Blu-ray, Pixar is producing a short documentary about the impact the original "Cars" made on the real-life Route 66. Production will begin in the coming weeks, Wallis said.
"(Director) John Lasseter continues to be surprised by the impact 'Cars' has had on the road," Wallis said. "It delights him."
Wallis says he's lobbying to have the Pixar documentary crew visit 4 Women on the Route in Galena, Kan., which displays the original 1951 International boom truck that inspired Mater; and the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., owned by Dawn Welch, who inspired Sally Carrera.
(Image from "Cars 2″ courtesy of Pixar)
For a really big meal … February 27, 2011Posted by Ron Warnick in Restaurants.
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Folks may laugh at restaurant gimmicks like this … until they remember the Big Texan Steak Ranch's 72-ounce steak challenge has helped keep it in the public eye for more than 40 years.
This restaurant is Cookin' From Scratch, near Route 66 in Doolittle, Mo. It boasts of a 66-ounce challenge, which is this:
The challenge consists of a 66oz burger on a 1.25 lb homemade bun, topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, & pickles. Along with the giant burger comes 1.5 lbs of french fries. Challengers have 66 minutes to finish the delicious feast. Winners receive the meal free, a T-shirt, their picture on the Wall of Fame, and a framed certificate proclaiming their victory.
The 66-ounce challenge stood undefeated until this dude vanquished it on his second try:
Shake-up at the Route 66 Festival February 26, 2011Posted by Ron Warnick in Events, People.
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A committee that oversees the June 9-12 International Route 66 Festival in Amarillo, Texas, recently took the responsibility for organizing the festival and its awards night away from longtime Route 66 enthusiast Jim Conkle.
In the wake of that move, Conkle has vowed to hold another Route 66 festival in Joplin, Mo., the following weekend. Conkle says his festival would include the Will Rogers Awards and Route 66 Summit.
Bob "Crocodile" Lile, a member of the Amarillo committee, was reluctant to talk about the move. However, he provided e-mails from various sources with the festival for background.
The 13-member committee includes representatives of the Old Texas Route 66 Association, the Sixth Street Route 66 Association of Amarillo, roadies, and the City of Amarillo. Without delving into he-said-they-said minutiae, the primary reasons Conkle was relieved of his duties seem to be declining attendance and revenues and organizational mistakes, such as setting dates for the Amarillo festival that conflict with the popular Illinois Route 66 Motor Tour.
In light of that, it's understandable that the committee decided to go another direction. But Conkle says he was kept "in the dark" — no one consulted with him about changes sought. He said in an e-mail if he'd been clued in beforehand, he would have stayed on to help the Amarillo festival.
Conkle has vowed to organize his own Route 66 festival and banquet in Joplin, Mo., on June 16-19 — a week after the Amarillo event.
Although it's not clear on the event Web site, Amarillo organizers say they're still planning for awards during their banquet. In an e-mail, Lile said there "probably" would be awards, "but not as many as last year." (Ten awards were given during the 2010 banquet.) Lile was reluctant to say much until the committee makes a final decision.
An e-mail, however, makes it clear that for now, "Will Rogers" will not be part of the event's name, because the committee will not use it without the Rogers family's approval or blessing.
Conkle says he controls the Will Rogers Awards and the Route 66 Summit and has permission to use Cyrus Avery and Bob Waldmire's names on the awards. But it was my understanding the fledgling Route 66 Alliance would undertake much of the festival's organization. Since Conkle was removed as an Alliance officer during a reorganization a few months ago, his claim to the Will Rogers event and Summit seems dubious.
Regardless, I am skeptical about how successful another national festival and awards event would be. Most roadies likely will feel indifferent to it at best and hostile at worst, and many have already planned their vacations for the summer. It's hard to imagine the Joplin festival drawing much of a crowd.
In the end, one has to ask: "What's best for Route 66?"
Perhaps Amarillo committee members could have handled Conkle's dismissal better. But there seems little doubt they have the long-term health of the festival in mind. They want it to be viable again so Route 66 fans will keep coming. It's difficult to fault them for that.
I have known Conkle for years and love him like a father, but his quest to create another festival and awards event seems spiteful. Advancing the cause of Route 66 and its preservation should be the goal. Instead, this seems to be retaliation, and little else. If Conkle truly has the welfare of Route 66 in mind, he needs to drop this idea and move in a more constructive direction for the Mother Road.
Angel on their shoulders February 25, 2011Posted by Ron Warnick in Motels.
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Here's a lodging option near Luther, Okla., if you're traveling Route 66 — Angel's Way Guest Ranch.
If you're the immediate family of a police officer who died in the line of duty, you get to stay overnight for free. The video explains why:
Angel's Way Guest Ranch is three miles north of Luther, off Route 66.
Bill would cut funding to Claremore museums February 25, 2011Posted by Ron Warnick in Museums.
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A bill working its way through the Oklahoma Legislature would cut funding to the Will Rogers Memorial Museums and the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum along Route 66 in Claremore, Okla., reported the Claremore Daily Progress.
State Rep. Leslie Osborn (R-Tuttle) proposes phasing out funding to those museums so money can be devoted to more crucial areas, such as schools and roads. Because of the recession, the state of Oklahoma is dealing with an estimated $400 million deficit.
The newspaper points out a somewhat thorny problem with Osborn's proposal:
But the Will Rogers Memorial and the J.M. Davis Museum are special in that both were founded by generous donations by benefactors — the Rogers family and J.M. Davis — with agreements that the state would maintain them. (my emphasis) […]
The extensive collections in the museums do cost money for upkeep. As state institutions, both are free to the public with donation boxes available. […]
"The J.M. Davis and the Will Rogers museums are the only two public museums not under the Oklahoma History Center and the reason is, both of the museums were created by the state legislature and signed into law by the governor because both of these museums are so unique in what they do," said Wayne McCombs, Director of the J.M. Davis. "The land for both museums was given to the state." […]
Should funding be lost, it is likely the J.M. Davis Gun and Historical Museum could close. If the state reneges on its commitment, the heirs would be free to sell the guns, which are worth a fortune.
Obviously, most Oklahomans would not want these museums to close — especially the one devoted to Will Rogers, who arguably remains the state's most famous citizen even 75 years after his death.
But it's almost impossible to refute that schools and roads are more critical to a state's citizens than museums.
Here's an idea: Hasn't anyone considered whether the Will Rogers Museums and J.M. Davis Museum could be operated better and more profitably in private hands? That's especially the case for the J.M. Davis Museum, which has been besieged by problems with theft, neglect and mismanagement in recent years.
I'm not saying privatization is an answer. But it shouldn't be quickly dismissed, either.
The bill number is HB 1667.
Antiques TV show coming to Albuquerque February 24, 2011Posted by Ron Warnick in Events, Television.
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The "Treasure Hunters Roadshow" syndicated television show is coming to Albuquerque on March 1-4 for filming along Route 66 in the city, according to a press release today.
Albuquerque residents are invited to bring their rare collectibles and antiques to the Inn at Rio Rancho for evaluation by antique experts from 9 am to 6 pm each day. Producers seek to showcase highly unique items in the program and encourage collectors to visit and show off their prized possessions. […]
Currently scheduled for inclusion in the Albuquerque show are the Turquoise Museum, 66 Diner and a profile of a Route 66 memorabilia collector. Local residents will also be stars of the Albuquerque episode as they share interesting information about their prized collections and prove that behind every treasure there is a story.
Hopefully, residents will bring some of their own Route 66 memorabilia for the show. Given that town's rich history, maybe some long-buried treasures from the Mother Road will be unveiled.


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Nobody has roaming profiles here. You don't need roaming profiles for favourites and saving to desktop. You can use folder redirection.
Hello All,
Just some advise really....
In your schools, do your student accounts have roaming profiles? Obviously our staff do as they have the ability to save favorites, save to desktop etc however for students, data is taken from the server and they save work directly to a user area on the server and therefore I'm debating removing roaming profiles for students. We are a fairly small school and therefore space hasn't really been an issue.
Are there any real benefits for students to have roaming profiles?
Look forward to your responses.
Nobody has roaming profiles here. You don't need roaming profiles for favourites and saving to desktop. You can use folder redirection.
Our students have mandatory profiles with folder redirection.
Cuts down on the number of corrupt profiles since we switched to this method compared to the normal roaming ones.
Urrgh no, no roaming profiles here. Local for staff, mandatory for student. Roaming profiles are big, slow, cranky things IME. With redirection in place, we don't miss them.
Thanks for your replies!
So just to confirm... if in Active Directory, a student has nothing in the profile path box, it means they obviously don't have a roaming profile, however it does mean they have a local profile still on each machine?
Out of interest, how do you all deal with students that have VI problems and may need to tweak settings regularly and need a consistent experience across devices?
I have 113 SEN pupils on my network, as of about half an hour ago, none of them have roaming profiles. Nothing is in the profile path in AD and local profiles are just stored on each machine. I'm not sure if this is the best way to keep it? Or should I create mandatory ones?
If anyone wants it, a copy of the profile clean script
Code:@ECHO OFF :: -------------------------------------- :: :: Windows 7 User Profile Cleaning Script :: Version 3.1 :: :: Written by Mike Stone :: email@example.com :: http://mstoneblog.wordpress.com :: :: -------------------------------------- :: :: Welcome! This script is designed to automate the process of flushing :: user profiles within Windows 7, while at the same time preserving :: profiles of your choosing, including domain users. :: :: This script is written as an example of wanting all domain users wiped :: except for the one called "pctest". :: :: Portions of the script that will require manual edits will be preceded :: by instructions with these "double colon" comment marks. :: :: Please let me know how well (or not well) this works for you or any :: features you can think of that could be added. :: :: -------------------------------------- title Windows 7 User Profile Cleaning :: ---------- :: Add any users you wish to exclude from the wipe to the "userpreserve" :: line below and separate them by commas. Be careful - these are :: case-sensitive. :: ---------- :USERPRESERVE set userpreserve="Administrator,All Users,UpdatusUser,Default,Default User,Public,exampleuser1,exampleuser2" FOR /f "tokens=*" %%a IN ('reg query "hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\profilelist"^|find /i "s-1-5-21"') DO CALL :REGCHECK "%%a" GOTO VERIFY :REGCHECK set SPACECHECK= FOR /f "tokens=3,4" %%b in ('reg query %1 /v ProfileImagePath') DO SET USERREGPATH=%%b %%c FOR /f "tokens=2" %%d in ('echo %USERREGPATH%') DO SET SPACECHECK=%%d IF ["%SPACECHECK%"]==[""] GOTO REGCHECK2 GOTO USERCHECK :REGCHECK2 FOR /f "tokens=3" %%g in ('reg query %1 /v ProfileImagePath') DO SET USERREGPATH=%%g GOTO USERCHECK :USERCHECK FOR /f "tokens=3 delims=\" %%e in ('echo %USERREGPATH%') DO SET USERREG=%%e FOR /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%f IN ('echo %USERREG%') DO SET USERREGPARSE=%%f ECHO %USERPRESERVE%|find /I "%USERREGPARSE%" > NUL IF ERRORLEVEL=1 GOTO CLEAN IF ERRORLEVEL=0 GOTO SKIP :SKIP ECHO Skipping user clean for %USERREG% GOTO :EOF :CLEAN ECHO Cleaning user profile for %USERREG% rmdir "C:\Users\%USERREG%" /s /q > NUL ECHO Cleaning user registry for %USERREG% reg delete %1 /f IF EXIST "C:\Users\%USERREG%" GOTO RETRYCLEAN1 GOTO :EOF :RETRYCLEAN1 ECHO Retrying clean of user profile %USERREG% rmdir "C:\Users\%USERREG%" /s /q > NUL IF EXIST "C:\Users\%USERREG%" GOTO RETRYCLEAN2 GOTO :EOF :RETRYCLEAN2 ECHO Retrying clean of user profile %USERREG% rmdir "C:\Users\%USERREG%" /s /q > NUL GOTO :EOF :VERIFY FOR /f "tokens=*" %%g IN ('reg query "hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\profilelist"^|find /i "s-1-5-21"') DO CALL :REGCHECKV "%%g" GOTO REPORT :REGCHECKV set SPACECHECKV= FOR /f "tokens=3,4" %%h in ('reg query %1 /v ProfileImagePath') DO SET USERREGPATHV=%%h %%i FOR /f "tokens=2" %%j in ('echo %USERREGPATHV%') DO SET SPACECHECKV=%%j IF ["%SPACECHECKV%"]==[""] GOTO REGCHECKV2 GOTO USERCHECKV :REGCHECKV2 FOR /f "tokens=3" %%k in ('reg query %1 /v ProfileImagePath') DO SET USERREGPATHV=%%k GOTO USERCHECKV :USERCHECKV FOR /f "tokens=3 delims=\" %%l in ('echo %USERREGPATHV%') DO SET USERREGV=%%l FOR /f "tokens=1 delims=." %%m IN ('echo %USERREGV%') DO SET USERREGPARSEV=%%m ECHO %USERPRESERVE%|find /I "%USERREGPARSEV%" > NUL IF ERRORLEVEL=1 GOTO VERIFYERROR IF ERRORLEVEL=0 GOTO :EOF :VERIFYERROR SET USERERROR=YES GOTO :EOF :REPORT IF [%USERERROR%]==[YES] ( set RESULT=FAILURE ) ELSE ( set RESULT=SUCCESS ) :EXIT exit :EOF
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Mandatory profiles here for *all* users regardless of staff or students. Saves so much hassle it's unreal.
Okay, I've never set one up so I'll look into it.
Never said what I use. Staff have local and students have Mandatory.
However we store the source copy of the Mandatory profile on the local machines. It helps performance when using wireless fat client laptops. Also it reduces unnecessary network traffic and server during logon.
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Firefighters from the Middlemoor station were called to Brent Close in Woodbury on Saturday morning to deal with a car fire. Photo by Simon Horn. Ref exv 5716-04-13SH To order your copy of this photograph go to www.exmouthjournal.co.uk and click on MyPhotos24.
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Fire crews were called to Woodbury on Saturday morning to deal with reports of a car fire.
One fire appliance attended the incident, in Brent Close, and found the vehicle well alight.
The fire was extinguished using two firefighters in breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets.
A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said the cause of the fire was accidental, and the vehicle suffered 25 per cent fire damage.
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Pancreatic cysts
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Pancreatic cysts are abnormal, sac-like pockets of fluid on or within your pancreas. Though it may be alarming to learn you have a pancreatic cyst, the good news is that most pancreatic cysts aren't cancerous — and many don't even cause symptoms.
In fact, many pancreatic cysts aren't technically cysts at all. Called pseudocysts, these noncancerous (benign) pockets of fluids aren't lined with the type of cells found in true cysts but, instead, with inflammatory or scar tissue.
But because some pancreatic cysts can be cancerous, your doctor may want to take a sample of the pancreatic cyst fluid to determine whether cancer cells are present. If your cyst is or can become cancerous, treatment involves surgical removal.
The pancreas is a large organ that lies horizontally in your upper abdomen behind your stomach. ...
Types of pancreatic cysts
Your pancreas can become home to many types of cystic growths, some cancerous and some benign. ...
You may have pancreatic cysts, including pseudocysts, but experience no symptoms. Pancreatic cysts are often discovered when imaging tests of the abdomen are done for another reason. When signs or symptoms do occur, they typically include:
When to see a doctor
A ruptured pseudocyst is a medical emergency. When a cyst ruptures, the released fluid can damage nearby blood vessels and cause massive bleeding. It may also cause infection of the abdominal cavity (peritonitis). Seek emergency medical treatment if you have signs or symptoms of internal bleeding and shock, including:
Types of pancreatic cysts
Your pancreas can become home to many types of cystic growths, some cancerous and some benign. ...
In many cases, the cause of a particular pancreatic cyst is unknown. Genetic mutations can lead to cancerous cysts. Some cysts are associated with rare illnesses — such as von Hippel-Lindau disease, which is a genetic disorder that can affect the brain, retina, adrenal glands, kidneys and pancreas.
Pseudocysts often follow a bout of pancreatitis, a painful condition in which the pancreas's digestive enzymes become prematurely active and digest some of the pancreas itself. Pseudocysts can also result from blunt trauma to the abdomen, such as during a car accident.
Risk factors
Heavy alcohol use and gallstones are risk factors for pancreatitis, and pancreatitis is a risk factor for pseudocysts — the most common type of pancreatic cyst.
Preparing for your appointment
Many pancreatic cysts are discovered during abdominal scans for other problems. If so, you may be referred to a digestive diseases specialist (gastroenterologist) for further evaluation.
However, if the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cysts cause you to make an appointment with your doctor, there are some things you can do to prepare for your appointment.
What you can do
Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions ahead of time can help you make the most of your time together. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For pancreatic cysts, some basic questions to ask include:
What to expect from your doctor
Think about how you'll answer these questions before you arrive.
Tests and diagnosis
Pancreatic cysts are diagnosed more often now than in the past, but not because more people have them. Instead, improved imaging technology has made pancreatic cysts easier to find. In fact, many pancreatic cysts are found during abdominal scans for other problems.
The biggest challenge of the diagnostic process is determining whether the pancreatic cyst is cancerous or not. The following tests are often used to help with diagnosis and to help plan treatment:
In some cases, the characteristics and location of the cyst in your pancreas — along with your age and sex — can help doctors pinpoint what type of cyst you have.
Treatments and drugs
Treatment differs depending on the type of cyst and whether it causes symptoms. Sometimes, no treatment is necessary.
Watchful waiting
Because a serous cystadenoma so rarely evolves into cancer, it also can be left alone unless it causes symptoms or enlarges. Your doctor may want to follow its size over time by checking repeat scans, especially if a precancerous cyst can't be ruled out.
Treatment for most other types of lesions in the pancreas is generally surgical removal, because of the risk of cancer. Surgery is very effective, with little chance of recurrence.
The best way to avoid pseudocysts is to avoid pancreatitis, which is usually caused by gallstones or heavy use of alcohol. If your pancreatitis is due to alcohol abuse, abstaining from alcohol can reduce your risk. If gallstones are triggering pancreatitis, you may need to have your gallbladder removed.
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The female condom is a loose-fitting polyurethane sheath that is 17 centimetres long with a flexible ring at each end. It is the only available method that women and girls can initiate and in some ways control that protects against both unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. In this regard it is an important supplement to the male condom. Because of economic, social and gender inequalities, women are often ill-placed to make their partners use condoms, particularly within marriage.
Women's advocates have long argued for the development of a safe contraceptive method that women can initiate and control. Based on their work with women who, in some places, have been asking for a method to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections, women's health advocates encouraged the development of methods that women can control, that do not rely upon the assistance of a health-care provider for use, and that are immediately reversible. In international meetings since 1991, women's organizations also emphasized the need to develop contraceptives that are non-systemic and do not produce the side-effects often associated with hormonal methods such as oral contraceptives, injectables, and implants.
In 1993 the United States Food and Drug Administration granted permission to market and distribute the female condom. WHO and UNAIDS encouraged its introduction as an additional tool for protecting sexual and reproductive health. The female condom is gaining acceptance as an important choice for women. It is included in UNFPA supplies of reproductive health commodities and has been incorporated into national programming. The female condom is also promoted through the UN's programme addressing HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Â In 2012, public procurement of female condoms was just under 32 million.
Research shows the female condom is comparable to other barrier methods in its effectiveness in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. It provides an important alternative to the male condom and expands options for safer sexual behaviour.
In July 2012, a new design, the Cupid Female Condom, was prequalified in addition to the FC2, by the Female Health Company. This work is ongoing and other new designs are expected to be reviewed and possibly proceed to the inspection stage of pre-qualification in 2014.


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text: On December 4, 2007, at 1455 Pacific standard time, a Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC) R22 Beta, N805EH, experienced a flight control malfunction as it touched down during a practice hover autorotation at Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (FCH), Fresno, California. Mazzei Flying Service, Inc., operated the helicopter under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as a training flight. The helicopter was not damaged. The Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and student were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight that departed the Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), at 1405. No flight plan had been filed.In the CFI's written report he reported that while on approach for the third hover autorotation, he noted a slight wind shift and instructed the student to do a pedal turn into the wind. The CFI reported that the student had done a good job, with minimal drift, a flat set down, and "good collective cushion." The CFI had been following the student on the flight controls and noted no unusual control inputs for the maneuver. As the helicopter settled onto the ground, with the student inputting right anti-torque pedal to compensate for the loss of engine torque, the CFI heard a loud 'snap' from the floor area of the student's side (right side) of the helicopter. The CFI attempted to neutralize the anti-torque pedals, and found that they were stuck in place with the right pedal in the forward position. He reduced engine rpm's to 75 percent, and again attempted to slowly move the pedals, but they seemed stuck. He instructed the student to begin the shut down procedures. Following a normal shutdown, they exited the helicopter and began an inspection as to the cause of the stuck right anti-torque pedal. The student pilot pointed out broken metal structure adjacent to the restraining block that retains the anti-torque pedals. The CFI reported that it appeared to be the actual metal structure that the entire pedal assembly bolts to.An inspection of the helicopter by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the operator's maintenance personnel revealed that the right-hand support bracket (part number A359-2) of the tail rotor control system had failed. The operator reported that the helicopter has a total airframe time of about 13,000 hours.TESTS AND RESEARCHThe right-hand support bracket was inspected by the RHC laboratory. RHC had been notified of other failed support brackets on the R22 with over 7,500 hours in service. As a result, the support bracket was redesigned by RHC by increasing the thickness of the material. RHC also changed the overhaul procedures that require the A359-1 and -2 supports to be replaced at overhaul for all R22 and R44 helicopters. RHC also issued service bulletin (SB) SB-97 for the R22 and SB-63 for the R44, which require the addition of a safety tab on the older thinner support brackets.


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The message was loud and clear. Residents living along the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) 11.5-mile Main Line Corridor do not - under any circumstance - want a third - or fourth or fifth - track installed. They do however, welcome the elimination of on-grade crossings in New Hyde Park (Covert Avenue, 12th Street and New Hyde Park Road), Westbury (School Street) and New Cassel (Urban Avenue) and believe that phase of the LIRR's highly controversial Main Line Corridor Improvements Project be tackled now.
In order to collect input from local communities for an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the LIRR held its first of three public scoping meetings June 14 at Jericho Terrace in Mineola. Residents and elected officials alike - from several of the nine villages to be affected by the mega project - urged that the MTA/LIRR derail the third track proposal altogether.
The EIS will be prepared in 2006 while public hearings are slated for early 2007. The final EIS, which will document the elected course of action, is expected in the summer of 2007 with a record of decision anticipated later that year. Construction is not slated to begin until 2009, with an estimated project completion date sometime in 2016.
Many fear the increased running of freight along the Main Line is the underlying reason behind the possible third track installation, although Elisa Pica, LIRR's chief planning officer, assured otherwise. Others simply don't buy the projections that such an "improvement" will help accommodate increased ridership and reverse peak service, especially in light of the fact that increased fares recently went into effect to offset decreased ridership.
Moreover, people fear for their homes. As stated in the scoping document, prepared by DMJM Harris, the LIRR's environmental consultant, "some property acquisition may be necessary in order to construct a new continuous additional track and for some station area and roadway grade crossing improvements" although the LIRR anticipates that "most" of the Main Line Corridor proposed improvements could take place within the existing right-of-way.
Prior to a determination of which property must be acquired, analysis of the pros and cons of several approaches will be conducted as part of the evaluation of alternatives. County tax maps and data included in the project Geographic Information System (GIS) data set will be integral in assessing the approximate amount of land necessary for acquisition.
The scoping document further notes that property identified for acquisition, as part of the Draft EIS, may not ultimately be required in order to construct the project. Final decisions regarding property acquisition will be taken after the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issues a Record of Decision (due out in late 2007). The final design of facilities will determine exact property needs and the needs will be verified with detailed survey data.
The area under study is one of the most densely traveled corridors in the region; it extends from Queens Village east to Hicksville. Stations in the corridor currently under evaluation include Queens Village, Bellerose, Floral Park, New Hyde Park, Merillon Avenue in Garden City, Mineola, Carle Place, Westbury and Hicksville.
The EIS will consider alternatives to meet passenger service needs - build alternatives and a no-build alternative will be evaluated. The build alternatives include different track alignments, including northern alignments, southern alignments and alignments that combine the two. LIRR officials do not know which alignment is likely at this time.
The no-build or "do nothing" alternative would eliminate construction of a third track as well as station and grade crossing improvements altogether. "This alternative will be used as a basis of comparison to understand the effects of the build alternatives," Pica noted.
The concept of adding another track to the Main Line is not new; talk has been circulating for years. Many suggested the MTA/LIRR take the money earmarked for the installation of an additional track and use it to begin eliminating the on-grade crossings.
Rosealeen Shea, co-chair of the Long Island Rail Road Committee in Bellerose Village, questioned the project's funding. "Floral Park Mayor Phil Guarnieri and State Senator Mike Balboni have their priorities right by urging the MTA/LIRR to undertake the elimination of grade crossings first and keep them completely separate from the third track mega project. The MTA/LIRR's own budget reveals that they are in fact two separate spending items.
"The grade crossings project is budgeted for $60.3 million in 2008 and another $20 million in 2009. The third track project is budgeted for $4.5 million in 2007 and another $117.8 million in 2009. In addition, the MTA/LIRR is only budgeting for its share of spending for the three grade crossing elimination's in the New Hyde Park vicinity. If funding gets tight, or if no other arm of government comes up with any missing portions for these grade elimination projects, there's no guarantee that the project's handful of grade crossings will in fact be eliminated," Shea continued.
Shea pointed out an even greater concern. "The MTA/LIRR only budgeted for Phase I, with its construction impacting neighborhoods from eastern Queens to Mineola, while Phase II, which targets Mineola to Hicksville, is not yet funded. Communities within the Phase I construction zone face the possibility that - despite being asked to endure years of construction, including the destruction of greenery and the condemnation of property - there is no lock box guarantee that Phase II from Mineola to Hicksville will ever be completed. The MTA/LIRR must focus on taking care of the facilities it has now rather than continuing to spend our taxpayers' dollars with such irrational exuberance," she said.
New Hyde Park Village Mayor Daniel Petruccio made the following statement:
"I appear today on behalf of the residents, business owners and daily visitors to the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park.
"As is the case with many of the sister villages in attendance this evening, New Hyde Park is bisected by the main line of the Long Island Rail Road. This fact has had, over the years, a great impact on the development and functioning of our community. With an ever-increasing rail service, our village finds that the gates at our three grade crossings are blocking the flow of traffic for longer and longer periods of time, leading to safety concerns, congestion and a negative effect on our quality of life. New Hyde Park welcomes a plan which will consider the elimination of these grade crossings and the consequent improvement of traffic flow in our village.
"That having been said, however, it is important for our community to understand exactly what the MTA proposes with respect to grade crossing elimination and exactly what impacts upon our village, both positive and negative, will result from such a project.
"Since this evening's meeting deals with the environmental scoping of the proposed Main Line Corridor Improvements, I am compelled to make a few statements on behalf of the Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park.
"(1) In order to even think about the possible impacts of the proposed project, it is imperative that we know what the project is. What is the proposed track layout? What are the proposed treatments for each of the grade crossings in the village? Without knowing what is planned, we are unable to comment with any degree of accuracy upon the potential environmental impacts which may flow from the project. Such inability to comment with accuracy undermines the environmental review process and runs contrary to both the spirit and letter of both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
"(2) Without knowing the nature of the proposed project design layout, it is impossible for us to develop and evaluate alternatives to the proposal, requirements of a proper environmental review.
"(3) Inasmuch as the three grade crossings in New Hyde Park are significant points of current transportation conflict, I would like to propose that the elimination of these crossings be the subject of an independent environmental review. This undertaking would be totally consistent with your Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, which reads as follows:
"Although the current plan is to evaluate all of the elements in the EIS, as the project elements are developed and schedules and construction phasing plans develop, it is possible that some of the independent elements may be advanced via separate environmental evaluations under NEPA.
"(4) In order for the village to appropriately examine the potential economic impact of the project, it is imperative that we have the opportunity to receive and evaluate a takings or condemnation map relative to what is planned. The analysis of the pros and cons of the different approaches to the project require an evaluation of the takings necessitated by each. I call upon the MTA to prepare and submit for review such a takings map.
"(5) The planned third track expansion through the village contemplates, by admission, an increased ridership. What are the projected parking impacts upon the village relative to the accommodation of increased ridership?
"(6) It is imperative that the alternate forms of transportation contemplated by the project be evaluated with respect to their impacts upon land use, the character of the community and noise. These impacts must be evaluated at the local level, village by village, neighborhood by neighborhood, block by block. In this connection, I urge you to revisit the comment contained in your Scoping Document at page 12 which reads:
"No significant neighborhood impact or community disruption is anticipated in association with the proposed improvements.
"The Incorporated Village of New Hyde Park will submit full written comments to the MTA concerning the scoping of the proposed project.
"For the time being, I offer this in conclusion: separate the grade crossing eliminations from the balance of the project. Move forward with the eliminations. Go back to the drawing board and create a plan, which we can see with our eyes. Only then will be be able to work with you to achieve a proper environmental evaluation."
Floral Park Mayor Phil Guarnieri, who also attended the 4 to 6 p.m. session June 14, spoke again later that evening to reaffirm the village's strong opposition to installing an additional track. "The so-called Main Line Improvements Project attempts to merge together the need for on-grade crossing elimination's with the unneeded construction of a third track.
"This erroneous linkage has led the public to become confused and misinformed. The on-grade elimination project is a completely separate item in the MTA's own budget. It also appears that the MTA will fund only part of the grade crossing elimination, rather than shoulder the entire cost of the project. If the MTA is truly concerned about grade elimination, then it should be done before any part of the mega project takes place. I believe that the MTA/LIRR's real purpose is to add a third track to run more trains and spend taxpayers' money. While few in Floral Park oppose enhancing the region's transportation infrastructure, we believe it should not be done on the backs and in the backyards of our residents ... If the MTA has taxpayer dollars to spend in Floral Park, they should use them to improve the facilities we already have, which are either inadequate or in disrepair ... the MTA/LIRR has burdened Floral Park more than enough. On behalf of all the village residents and their neighbors who live near the railroad right-of-way from Queens Village to Hicksville, we ask that this project be given the burial it deserves."
John Kennedy, president of the Nassau-Suffolk Building Trades Council, which represents over 60,000 construction workers, was the sole speaker who urged the MTA/LIRR to move the project forward. "Our members and their families are not only interested in the jobs that this proposed project will offer them but the reliable, clean source of transportation that will be available on Long Island now and in the future ... The dollars spent on this project that will employ our members will be returned to this region three times over ... Building at this time is an investment that makes economic sense."
Robert Burke, a trustee with the Floral Park-Bellerose School Board of Education and the Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education, said he found the presentation insulting. "Everything you said can be read on your website," he told MTA/LIRR officials.
Burke's comments were echoed throughout the evening in which residents appeared frustrated that no definitive information was ever provided. They'll have to wait for written responses from the MTA/LIRR, which will be provided after the comment period officially closes Aug. 31, nearly two months from now.
The MTA/LIRR held its second scoping meeting Thursday, June 16 at Floral Terrace in Floral Park and will hold its third Tuesday, June 21, at Antun's in Hicksville. All comments from each meeting will be entered into a project record. Additional comments can be submitted in writing to Peter Palamaro, LIRR Public Affairs, Jamaica Station, 1131, Jamaica, NY 11435, prior to Aug. 31. Visit www.mta.info/mta/planning/mainline for more project information and future project updates.
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Just when we think we shouldlay off the homeless beat for awhile, some serious shit goes down. On April 12, the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the City of Orlando's "group feeding ordinance" - which places restrictions on sharing food with groups of 25 or more people in public spaces within a two-mile radius of City Hall- "does not violate the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment." This means that the plaintiffs, a collection of hirsute anarchists called Food Not Bombs, who feed the homeless at Lake Eola Park every Monday morning and Wednesday evening, will have to apply for a permit to serve their vegetarian food at the lakeside picnic area, and will only be able to do so twice per year.
The ruling is the latest (though surely not the final) chapter in a five-year legal battle between Food Not Bombs and the city, which made its way to the Eleventh Circuit Court after a federal judge overturned the ordinance in 2008. The appeals court already ruled in favor of the city in December of 2009, but the case was granted a rare rehearing this past February. Last week's decision may prove to be the dagger to regular food sharings at Lake Eola Park, yet Mayor Buddy Dyer and company have not decided to plunge it in quite yet. At a press conference on April 13, a bestubbled Dyer said that he would not begin enforcing the ordinance until he consulted with a "multi-departmental team" consisting of police, legal, parks and public works.
Exhumed from 2008 and distributed from the mayor's podium was a list of parks within the two-mile bubble around downtown, as well as a registry of free meals available to the homeless. "The way this case … has been sometimes portrayed in the media is that the city is somehow preventing homeless feedings. Nothing is further from the truth," Dyer said. "At any lunch or dinner time, seven days a week, people in need can receive a meal."
But the devil is in the details, according to Steve Proveau, a thin, middle-aged homeless man whom Happytown™ spoke with at a Food Not Bombs sharing later that evening. "You can eat three times a day, but it's not in any one place, and it's not guaranteed," Proveau says, describing long lines for sandwiches at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission, as well as a hostile, urine-scented environment at the Coalition for the Homeless. "We're no different than anybody else walking their dog," he says. "We like the scenery [at Lake Eola Park]."
Food Not Bombs' attorney Jacqueline Dowd was also at the sharing and visibly drained. After all, she had spent years arguing that food sharing was an "expressive conduct" protected by the First Amendment, which the Eleventh Circuit Court agreed with in a matter of a couple sentences. Yet it also argued, at much further length, that First Amendment rights do not always supersede "reasonable regulation." "I thought they ruled on something which was in the rear-view mirror," Dowd says.
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1) noted Republican Neil Rogers said that about CONDALEEZA Rice back in 2002.
2) syndicated editorial cartoonist Ted Rall published a cartoon in 2004 depicting CONDALEEZA Rice "I was Bush's beard. His house nigga."
3) The "house slave" epithet was not leveled at Tim Geithner, but at the Secretary of State Colin Powell and was hurled by fellow African American Harry Belafonte.
Meanwhile, no Republican talk show hosts, editorial cartoonists or celebrity has said anything of the like about Susan Rice, Timothy Geithner or even President Obama.
So the next time you hear the charge of racism being leveled against the GOP, take a look back at these statements and realize who the real racists are.....the Democrats who want you to believe they are on your side are actually the ones putting you down. Again......


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A new report on water quality in and around Manhasset Bay calls pollution in Baxter Pond the worst in the area. A preliminary draft of the Manhasset Bay Water Quality Improvement Plan says the pond, located in Baxter Pond Park in the center of Port Washington, has "extremely high" background coliform/bacteria levels. "The highest of any water body in the watershed."
The report, prepared for the Manhasset Bay Protection Committee, a consortium of 13 municipalities around the bay, blames a "large population of waterfowl," storm-drain run-off, and erosion for the pollution, it was revealed at a Nov. 3 meeting of the Baxter Estates Board of Trustees.
The bacteria levels are so high that "rain events slightly reduce the levels of bacteria," the report says. Rain run-off at other bodies of water often increases pollution.
Though it is technically Nassau County park land, renovation of the heavily silted pond and surrounding park has been a project for Baxter Estate trustees and residents, as well as residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington. The county recently replaced the iron fencing around the park. Residents has instituted a program of installing flowers and other plantings in the area. Various civic groups and Baxter residents have sponsored clean-up campaigns in recent years.
The report, prepared by an engineering consulting firm from Woodbury, calls for "excavating the sediment that have accumulated" in the pond, "planting a vegetative access barrier around the perimeter of the pond to keep waterfowl out of the water," and "installing spray fountains to discourage waterfowl from entering the pond," as well as stabilizing the stream and erosion areas that flow into the pond. The proposed project is to include a feasibility analysis, conceptual engineering, design and specifications, and bidding and construction measures.
Baxter trustees have been pressuring county park officials for years to dredge the pond. It is not clear how the new report affects county plans.
"We're having a meeting [Nov. 5] with Nassau County Legislator Barbara Johnson," said Baxter Trustee and Public Works Commissioner Renee Greenspan. "I've gotten no further information from the county. They're supposed to do something by winter."
Two seasonal issues were discussed at the board meeting.
Baxter Estate residents can place leaves in the gutter for removal by the village on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays through Dec. 9. After that, all leaves must be bagged for pick-up by regular garbage haulers. officials asked residents not to obstruct traffic with huge piles in the roadway.
"Don't pile them too far into the street," said Trustee Greenspan.
Postcards regarding leaf disposal have gone out to all Baxter residents.
On snow removal, Mayor Leslie Read reminded residents and shopkeepers that sidewalks should be kept clear, but Greenspan said snow shoveled from a driveway shouldn't be deposited in the street.
"Snow should not be pushed into the street," she said. "It can obstruct traffic and cause a hazard. It should be piled on the grass or on the property."
The construction of a new hardware store on the vacant lot at Main and High Streets seems to be inching along. The Baxter Estates board OK'd a building permit for the site at the Nov. 3 meeting. But because Shields has not yet submitted proper insurance certificates to the village, the permit will be on a conditional basis.
"The permit [is] conditional, subject to them giving us the name of the insurer, before construction starts," said Village Attorney John Farrell, Jr.


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May 18, 2012
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $15 million for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to launch three "Proof of Concept" Centers across New York State to help inventors and scientists turn high-tech, clean-energy ideas into entrepreneurial successes.
The Proof-of-Concept Centers will invite universities, scientists, and research organizations to partner with business experts and early-stage investors in order to move technical innovations beyond the lab and into the market. At a time when New York is growing its clean-energy economy, the centers will invest in the world-class research taking place in the state, while helping bridge the gap between the maturing of an idea in a research environment and the creation of a successful business.
"These centers will strengthen New York's already robust clean technology sector and help create new public-private partnerships between our scientific research institutions and business community," Governor Cuomo said.
NYSERDA will invest up to $15 million – $5 million per site over a five-year period, with cost-sharing required – to create the centers within an appropriate organization. The centers will accelerate the commercialization of innovations, particularly through the creation of new start-up companies, while connecting the developers of promising new technologies with business mentors and potential investors.
Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO of NYSERDA, said, "There is a key gap at the proof-of-concept stage of product development. The goal of this program is to create an innovation ecosystem that helps turn promising cleantech business ideas into reality. By funding these new centers, New York State demonstrates its commitment to growing the clean-energy economy and its support of economic development through public-private partnerships."
This program dovetails with a number of NYSERDA's business programs already in place:
NYSERDA funding is an investment in the establishment of long-lasting programs. Proposers would have to provide a plan for the centers to continue operating after NYSERDA funding expires. Institutions interested in applying for funding have until July 18, 2012 to submit their proposals, with letters due June 6. NYSERDA expects to announce the institutions selected in fall 2012.
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Caption: The LOASIS team measured the emittance of the electron beam by recording the spectrum of the x-ray pulse it emitted as the electrons accelerated, a phenomenon known as betatron radiation. The electron pulse itself (multiple pulses are shown here for clarity) is first diverted by the strong magnets of an electron spectrometer. The drive laser beam (red) is then deflected by a mirror of foils, through which the x-ray pulse (green) passes unhindered. The camera is positioned 4.7 meters away behind a window inside a vacuum chamber, surrounded by lead and plastic shielding with additional shielding from a concrete wall.
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FORT WAYNE – The first thing you notice about The Harrison – whether inside or outside – is the size: It's much bigger than expected.
Inside, it seems even bigger. What had seemed a tiny, skinny strip of land between the roaring traffic of Jefferson Boulevard and the outfield concourse of Parkview Field has somehow turned into a vast, surprisingly wide building, with a view of the street on one side and a view right into the ballpark on the other.
And the length? It seems to stretch east and west for ages.
Underground is a huge parking garage, big enough to hold a spot for each of the 43 apartments on the upper floors, plus parking for the employees of the Carson Boxberger law firm, which will occupy the entire second floor. Along one side of the garage is a space the owners hope will become a fitness room, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows that look directly onto the outfield.
As the long-awaited building nears completion, The Journal Gazette was given an exclusive tour of the 100,000-square-foot building, even as workers swarm over the structure to meet its Feb. 1 completion date.
Here is what we saw:
First Floor
The first floor – dominated by street-level windows – will be home to O'Reilly's Irish Bar, which will take up about 4,000 square feet of space, and 3Rivers Federal Credit Union, which will use 3,800 square feet.
That leaves about 16,000 square feet of space for other tenants. Officials said interest is growing along with the building. In addition to the big spaces and street-level views, there will be outdoor patio seating on the ballpark side, which will add to the atmosphere.
Thursday, construction workers were everywhere, but because crews started the interior work on the top floors and are working their way down, the first floor is actually furthest from completion. But that works out, because the space will be built out for whichever tenants choose to lease it, so it will need to be done last anyway.
The ceilings are high, and combined with the lack of interior walls, the space seems even bigger.
Second Floor
The second floor – all 24,000 square feet of it – will be the new home of Carson Boxberger. There were no lawyers there Thursday, just dozens of construction workers in hard hats and neon yellow vests, putting up steel framing and hanging HVAC ducts from the ceiling. With some of the framing up, you can see how offices will line the windows – and how difficult it will be for those with the best views to be productive on game days.
With the windows in, it's much quieter than the first floor, but adding to the difficulty in focusing on work will be the patio deck in the center of the floor that looks out over the ballpark.
Breck Geeting, BND Commercial's sales agent for the building, said at least one Carson Boxberger employee just can't get enough of the views: He'll be working on the second floor of the building, but has already signed a lease for an apartment on the third or fourth floor.
Third and Fourth Floors
The top two floors comprise 43 apartments – no condos, officials stress, only apartments for lease – of which 16 have already been rented. All of those are on the ballpark side, which commands higher rents. The two-bedroom, fourth-floor Madison, which is the largest, most expensive unit, features the rounded end, wrap around windows on the west end of the building. It was the first to be rented, Geeting said.
Both floors have the walls built separating the apartments, those on the fourth floor are getting their interior walls and drywall. Wiring and plumbing have been run on the fourth floor, and tub surrounds are about to be installed.
The fourth floor also features an apartment amenity, a 700-square-foot space on the ballpark side for those with street-side apartments to watch games – sort of an upper-level box for those without ballpark views of their own.


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Obama, you really screwed up by spying on our allies. Who are you going to turn to when you need some help?
So the Affordable Care Act is "the law of the land" and shouldn't be repealed. Slavery was once "the law of the land" also.
To the Republican Congress complaining about Obamacare: Get to work instead of running to the nearest RV camera.
This fake crisis over Obamacare's rollout is hilarious: Try calling your own, un-Obamacized health insurer lately. Make sure you allow two or three hours!
How perfect for today's song from the musical 1776: "Twiddle twaddle" about Congress. It never changes.
If the UAW builds such great cars, why don't they start an auto plant instead of infiltrating and leeching a successful one?
When people pass on your right, you are too slow. "Slower traffic keep right" signs are for a reason! You are making the roads dangerous!
I've lived in four states, Chattanooga has the worst bunch of rubbernecker's. Stop staring at a traffic ticket and just go!
After three and a half years to get Obamacare ready to roll out, Bennett's cartoon blaming it on Republicans is what Harry Truman would call manure.
Throw the Bums Out Movement: Whether you vote Republican or Democratic, continue to do so if you must, but do not vote for the incumbent.
In updating the Times Free Press, please consider a new folding machine and stapler for Chattanooga Now and the TV Times.
Ranter number 1 is in need of some enlightenment. America has been spying on its citizens and allies, well, since like____4-EVAH!
In 1898 America occupied the Philippines fashioning the world's first full-scale "surveillance state" in a colonial land. That 1898 gesture morphed and migrated into * the basis for constructing America's earliest internal security and surveillance apparatus during World War I*
Then: "A half-century later, as protests mounted during the Vietnam War, the FBI, building on the foundations of that old security structure, launched large-scale illegal counterintelligence operations to harass antiwar activists, while President Richard Nixon's White House created its own surveillance apparatus to target its domestic enemies." sln


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UPDATE: Monday, July 9, 2012
It looks like just a small number of Internet users have been affected by the malicious software that could have cost them the ability to go online as of midnight last night.
The malware took over computers around the world more than a year ago -- but for the past eight months, the FBI has been running Internet servers as a temporary safety net to keep the infected computers online. Those servers were shut down last night.
FBI officials have been tracking the number of computers they believe may still be infected. As of last night, there were about 41,800 in the U.S., down from 45,600 on July 4.
As the deadline approached, Internet service providers like AT&T and Time Warner Cable set up their own safety nets to allow the affected computers to keep accessing the Internet.
AT&T says just a "small percentage" of its customers were affected.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
The FBI's temporary Internet servers will go dark Monday, leaving thousands of unsuspecting malware-infected individuals without online access.
What temporary Internet servers, you ask? They might have been connecting you to Facebook, YouTube, and other websites for the last month, and you didn't even know it. Really.
Why is this happening? It all has to do with a piece of computer malware called DNS Changer.
It started in 2007, when a group of hackers -- six Estonians and one Russian -- allegedly started masquerading as Internet advertisers who were paid by the click, according to an 2011 indictment from the U.S. Attorney General's Office in the Southern District of New York. In other words, if an ad got more clicks, they pocketed more cash.
So they figured out a way to beat the system, according to the indictment. They created a piece of malware, called DNS Changer, that tampered with the DNS -- the thing that takes a website address and finds the numerical IP address to connect you to that website -- redirecting millions of Internet users to sites they didn't search for.
For instance, if your computer was infected and you clicked a link to go to Netflix, you would wind up at "BudgetMatch," according to the FBI. The practice is called "click hijacking."
Once the FBI got around to fixing the problem in 2011, it realized it couldn't simply shut down the rogue servers because infected computers would be left without a functioning DNS, leaving them virtually Internet-less. So it set up temporary servers to give malware-infected Internet users time to fix their computers.
And time runs out on Monday, July 9.
Who Is Affected?
Initially, there were more than 4 million infected computers in 100 countries, including 500,000 in the United States, according to the indictment.
As of July 4, there were only about 46,000 in the United States, FBI spokeswoman Jenny Shearer told ABCNews.com today. (That's out of nearly 300,000 worldwide.)
PCs and Apple Macs have been infected. Routers and iPads were hit, too.
As of June, the United States had more infected computers than any other country, according to data from the DNS Changer Working Group, or DCWG, a group working on cleanup resulting from the malware.
How Do I Know if My Computer Is Infected?
You can check to see whether your computer is infected by clicking the link below, which is run by DCWG.
If the page is green, you're in the clear. If it's red, your computer is infected.
On Thursday the site got 2 million hits, but very few of those computers were infected, DCWG volunteer Barry Greene told ABCNews.com.
Google and Facebook say they have also set up notifications for infected users. If you type in a search term and see a message that says, "Your computer appears to be infected" at the top of your screen, guess what. Your computer is infected.
Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are among the other organizations notifying customers if they have infected machines.
Important: According to DCWG, you should not need to scan, make changes or download anything to tell whether your computer is infected.
My Computer Is Infected. Now What?
The good news is DCWG has put together a page of trusted tools and a step-by-step guide for how to fix your computer.
The bad news is it can take a day or two actually to fix the problem, Greene told ABCNews.com. That's because the malware is in a deep section of the hard drive called the "boot sector."
"The malware problem out there is nasty, and it's impacted society on multiple levels," Greene said. "It's extremely hard to get rid of. In most companies, if they get infected with it, they throw away the hard drive."
If you can't do that, follow the instructions. They include backing up your files and reinstalling your operating system.
What Do I Do if I Lose Internet on Monday?
The FBI and DCWG recommend contacting your Internet service provider. They'll be able to give you instructions on what to do next.


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October 22, 2014
Aside from introducing new seating options to the market, the company's products were prominently displayed on MCI's Commuter Coach and Bombardier's railcar for BART.
October 10, 2014
Buses would run every 20 minutes between 12:30 and 2:30 a.m., about the frequency of BART trains during non-commute hours.
September 2, 2014
Riders have been asking for a safe, silent and discreet way to communicate with BART when they are on a train or in a station and this new application will make that happen.
July 24, 2014
The crackdown started with verbal warnings to people sleeping in the hallway corners of Powell Street train station downtown, the first step in a widening campaign that will eventually include all stations
June 17, 2014
In addition, APTA awarded Société de transport de Montréal with an official certificate for earning Gold-level recognition in the APTA Sustainability Commitment program.
April 23, 2014
Cal/OSHA cited the rail agency for "willful serious safety violations" over an Oct. 19 incident in which two track workers were killed by a train that officials say was operated by an inexperienced driver with inadequate supervision.
March 26, 2014
The transit system created the app in response to requests from riders for a safe, silent and discreet way to communicate with BART when they are on a train or in a station.
January 29, 2014
Beginning Tuesday, Big Alma was set to be in operation 24 hours a day to build the approximately 425 feet of new tunnel beneath the Market Street tunnels.
January 23, 2014
The test vehicle is the first of four that will travel along the 3.2 mile track, or guideway, between BART's Oakland Airport/Coliseum Station and a new station next to the terminals at Oakland International Airport.
January 22, 2014
The incident occurred Tuesday while members of the agency's detective unit were conducting a probation search on a suspect at an apartment complex. The officer was the first in the department's history to die on duty.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The ball left Travis Snider's bat and he took off with his head down. The Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder had imagined driving the ball into the Allegheny River since he joined the team last summer.
In Snider's daydreams, the homer always went down the right field line, the shortest route out of PNC Park.
Reality turned out to be even sweeter. And longer.
Snider's 458-foot longball over the bushes in right-center propelled the Pirates to a 7-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. The two-run shot was Snider's first homer since last August, an eternity for a guy once considered a power-hitting prospect.
That's why he didn't look up. Snider thought he had homered earlier in the season and flipped his bat in celebration only to end up with a double. Not this time. He sprinted around the bases without so much as peeking from under his cap to see where the ball landed.
"For me it's not how far it goes," Snider said. "It's just about getting it over the fence. It's been a struggle, a long nine months or so."
Snider finished 3 for 5 with three RBIs, including the 31st homer to end up in the river in the 12-year history of the ballpark. Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, Garrett Jones and Russell Martin all had two hits as Pittsburgh won for the sixth time in seven games.
Francisco Liriano (2-0) allowed one run on six hits over 5 2-3 innings, striking out seven and walking three. The veteran left-hander reached 96 mph with his fastball and overcame a sloppy first inning before settling down.
"I just try to stay calm, not try to do too much, hit my spot and just focus on location," Liriano said. "Pitching is all about location. I'm locating my fastball a lot better and my slider is working for me so far."
Burgos gave up three runs in five innings but Milwaukee's offense sputtered. The Brewers have lost 11 of 13.
"I know we're going to be fine," Milwaukee center fielder Carlos Gomez said. "This is a problem that can be fixed because we have good players. It's tough now, though. It's embarrassing. We have a lot of expectations on this team and we're not playing up to them."
The Pirates sure are. Pittsburgh moved to 24-17 with the win, matching the franchise's best start through the first quarter of the season in 21 years. The 1992 Pirates also began the season 24-17 and finished with 96 victories while capturing the NL East. It's also the last time Pittsburgh finished the season with a winning record.
"We're in a good place right now," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.
The romp capped a dramatic turnaround in one of baseball's most lopsided rivalries. Milwaukee has dominated the Pirates over the last six years, coming into the series 71-25 against Pittsburgh since 2007.
Milwaukee won the opener on Monday before the Pirates responded with a 4-3 win on Tuesday in 12 innings. A 3-1 victory followed on Wednesday before Thursday's rout, the first time the Pirates have won three straight against the Brewers in the same series since Aug. 16-18, 2009.
Liriano, who signed a two-year free agent contract in the offseason, sparkled in his home debut. The veteran left-hander missed the season's first six weeks while recovering from a broken right arm. He sailed through his first start, an 11-2 win over the New York Mets last Saturday.
Things were a little tighter this time around. The Brewers pushed a run across in the first on an RBI single by Jonathan Lucroy, an inning that could have been bigger if leadoff hitter Norichika Aoki hadn't been gunned down trying to steal second after a leadoff walk and McCutchen didn't rob Ryan Braun of extra bases with a leaping grab at the wall in center.
The veteran left-hander seemed to settle down immediately. He struck out four straight batters at one point and worked out of a trouble spot in the fifth when Jonathan Lucroy flied out to left with two on to preserve a 1-all game.
Snider broke the tie in the bottom of the inning. Marte led off with an infield hit then Snider crushed an 85 mph fastball.
"I threw a fastball up and down the middle of the plate and he put a good swing on it," Burgos said.
Burgos gave up three runs on eight hits with a walk and three strikeouts, and he remains winless since winning his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs on April 20.


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Performing Arts Shores
Published: September 29, 2011
The Drowsy Chaperone Mad Cow Theatre musical production. 7:30 pm Thursday- Saturday, 2:30 pm Sunday; Mad Cow Theatre, 105 S. Magnolia Ave.; $29; 407-297-8788; madcowtheatre.org.
Oct. 15-Oct. 31
The Mystery of Irma Vepp Starring Doug Ba'aser. 8 pm Saturday, Monday; Footlight Theater, The Parliament House, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail; call for price; 407-425-7571; parliamenthouse.com.
Oct. 20-Oct. 30
The Pajama Game Student production. 8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday; Theatre UCF, 4000 Central Florida Blvd.; $12-$19; 407-823-1500; theatre.ucf.edu.
The Second Annual John Goring Memorial Festival of One-Act Plays Presented by Playwrights' Round Table. 8:30 pm Wednesday-Saturday, 2:30 pm Sunday; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $15; 407-761-2683; theprt.com.
Oct. 20-Nov. 19
Miss Nelson Is Missing Young Audiences Series production. 10:15 am, noon Tuesday, Thursday-Friday, 10:30 am Wednesday, 2 pm Saturday, 4:30 pm Sunday; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $9-$10; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.
Oct. 21-Oct. 30
The Drowsy Chaperone Student production. 7:30 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday; Valencia Community College Performing Arts Center, East Campus, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail; $10-$12; 407-582-2900; valenciacollege.edu/arts.
Oct. 27-Nov. 13
Driving Miss Daisy FantasyLand Theatrical Productions. 8 pm Friday-Saturday, 7 pm Sunday; The Pointe Performing Arts Center, 9101 International Drive; $20; 407-374-3587; pointearts.org.
Oct. 28-Oct. 30
Miss Inner Beauty Written and performed by Sheli Nathan-Miller. 8 pm Friday-Saturday, 3 pm Sunday; Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park, 419A W. Fairbanks Ave., Winter Park; $10-$18; 407-920-4034; breakthroughtheatre.com.
Oct. 28-Oct. 31
Halloween Extravaganza 8 pm Friday-Saturday, 2:30 pm Sunday, 8 pm Monday; Theatre Downtown, 2113 N. Orange Ave.; $20; 407-841-0083; theatredowntown.net.
Oct. 29
Feminists Are Funny Guerrilla Girls on Tour! activist play. 8 pm; Tiedtke Concert Hall, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park; free; 407-691-1995.
Nov. 1-Nov. 6
The Addams Family 8 pm Tuesday-Friday, 2 pm, 8 pm Saturday, 1 pm, 6:30 pm Sunday; Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, 401 W. Livingston St.; $38; 407-849-2020; orlandobroadway.com.
Nov. 2-Nov. 6
The Bald Soprano 8 pm Wednesday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday; Rollins College, Fred Stone Theatre, Winter Park; free; 407-646-2145; rollins.edu.
Nov. 3-Nov. 6
Fall One-Act Festival Plays produced by and starring students. 8 pm Thursday-Saturday, 2 pm Sunday; Theatre UCF, 4000 Central Florida Blvd.; free; 407-823-1500; theatre.ucf.edu.
PlayFest! The Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays 7 pm Thursday, 6 pm Friday, 11 am Saturday-Sunday; Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St.; $5; 407-447-1700; orlandoshakes.org.
Nov. 5-Nov. 19
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