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Thanks for letting us know that Johnny had a new journal entry.
Sounds like he is a little dissapointed (to put it nicely) about not getting permission to skate in Japan - and, as some of us suspected, the mandatory team meeting sounds like it was a lot more important for the youngsters...
It's good to hear him excited about his short program (can't wait to hear the music...); I wonder what will develop for the long program.
Having moved in the summer more times than I wish to remember, here's wishing Johnny a smooth move (I'm just going to assume he has hired help ), and best of luck with the transition.
Wow, what a story with the Champs Camp and the COI Japan Tour. We were all just wondering in the Champs Camp thread what it was actually for, because it sounded like they were all gathered together to hear some stuff that they probably already know, or could be easily informed of via emails or documents.
I wonder what this all implies for John and Rena. Have they now lost their eligibility to compete for the USA? Will they switch to represent Japan? That'd be funny, not to mention that the Japanese federation and public would probably be thrilled to have a world-class pairs team.
John & Rena have been treated so dismally by USFSA in the last year or so. I distinctly get the feeling that they were getting sidelined even more than Johnny was. Didn't J&R's exhibition piece get left out of the Nationals exhibition on TV, as well as Marshall's Showcase in its televised form? In contrast, Johnny got both his solo piece and the trio with D&M shown. Either USFSA or the TV promoters decided that J&R are not worth showing anymore... I'm sure they felt like this random Champs Camp was just the last straw on the camel's back.
USFS looks foolish once again.I missed out on five shows in Japan and a year's rent in Lyndhurt, N.J., to sit in Colorado for a grand total of 12 hours.
To me, any event that advances the popularity of figure skating anywhere and increases the visibility of U.S. skaters in particular -- that just has to serve the interests of USFS better than a meeting that seems to have little purpose than to prove that USFS is the boss and the athletes the servants.
Good for Inoue and Baldwin. If USFS "punishes" them by taking away their assignments, I hope they fight it in court.Johnny speaks Japanese?The promoters of COI Japan had me film an official apology to the Japanese people and explain my reasoning for not performing in the last five shows. I spoke Japanese...
I wish I could speak 3 languages (he knows Russian as well).
Johnny speaks French:
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USFS should schedule mandatory meetings 6-9 months in advance. I cannot blame Johnny for being vocal about missing all that money. He's right, USFS will probably (figuratively) "box his ears" for spilling the scoop, but I'm glad to hear about it.
I too wonder if this will affect I&B's eligibility? I doubt it, but you'd think there'd have to be some penalty.


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EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State University says a 19-year-old student died Thursday from a bacterial infection.
In an email to the MSU community from the Provost's Office, the university said the student was taken to Sparrow Hospital and died hours later.
The student, Carly Christine Glynn of Grand Rapids, lived in the Snyder-Phillips residential hall.
The university said the Ingham County Health Department was investigating the possible cause of death as meningococcal disease, meningitis.
Below is a copy of the email:
To: MSU Community
Subject: Student dies of suspected bacterial infection
On late evening Feb. 9, a 19-year-old Michigan State University student living in Snyder-Phillips residence hall was taken to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing and passed away a few hours later. At this time, officials with the Ingham County Health Department are investigating the possible cause of death as a bacterial infection, with one of the suspects being meningococcal disease. Health department officials, following protocol from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are working with MSU's University Physician's Office to identify those people who may have been in close contact with the student and could be at risk of infection. Those individuals identified as being at risk are receiving antibiotic prophylaxis.
Meningococcal disease can cause both a systemic (rapidly progressing flu-like) illness or an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord, commonly known as bacterial meningitis. The spread of meningococcal disease typically requires close contact with an infected person; it is not easily spread airborne like the flu or common cold. There is a vaccine available for meningococcal disease, though the current vaccine does not protect against all strains.
Common symptoms include flu-like symptoms, sore throat and a fever that rapidly becomes more severe, unlike most respiratory illnesses. These symptoms can develop over several hours, or they may take one to two days. Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, discomfort looking into bright lights, confusion and sleepiness. Students who are experiencing symptoms should contact the Olin Student Health Center nurse line at 517-353-5557 or their health care provider. If one is getting rapidly ill, one should go to the emergency room.
There are steps that members of the MSU community can take to protect against meningitis and other infections. First, check your vaccination record. Students can log into https://immunize.msu.edu/ to check the vaccinations they self-reported as required by MSU. Students, as well as faculty and staff, also can contact their health care provider for updated information. Members of the MSU community also should foster a healthy immune system by practicing good health habits, including diligent hand-washing, getting plenty of rest and eating right. Students also can help by checking on friends and neighbors who may be ill and encouraging them to get evaluated.
For questions about the disease or more general information, please visit the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/about/faq.html.
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I'm trying to understand an application I use, and I've encountered a JavaScript idiom that I don't recognize.
The HTML page contains an inline script which contains the following code (the names are changed to protect the innocent):
$(function() {
window.foo = new foo({...});
("{. . .}" represents a definition of a large object which I understand, and which isn't relevant.)
I see that the inner code creates an anonymous function which, when run, will create a new object of class foo, assign it to a property named foo on the window object, and execute the load method of the object.
But what does $( . . . ) mean? I'm familiar with the JavaScript idiom of creating a function named $ which returns a page element when given the element's name, but I don't think that's what is happening here. If it were, the code would be returning a page element whose name is an anonymous function -- and then doing nothing with it. Neither half of that makes sense!
That's common syntax for a library like jQuery. It's a function that calls on the library to do its thing, so there would need to be a link to the library above this code.
When you call jQuery, passing in an anonymous function in this way:
$(function() { .. });
it's a basically a shortcut for doing this:
$(document).ready(function(){ .. });
which means that you're asking jQuery to execute the enclosed code as soon as the DOM is ready.
It's actually almost never necessary to use though, as if you include your JS files immediately before the document's closing </body> tag they wont actually be loaded and executed by the browser before the all the page markup has been loaded anyway.
Why did you say "almost"? It is never necessary to test if the DOM has loaded if the script is correctly positioned before the </body> tag.
The only exceptions to scripts being able to run straight away at that point are the couple of types that must go in the head (because they need to run before the DOM starts to load) and theose that will only run of other files in the page fail to load (where the script needs to wait for the load event).
Thank you. When I first read the explanation I wondered what the difference was between
window.foo = new foo({...});
I gather that if the script is in the head, the first is executed when the DOM is fully loaded, and the second is executed immediately. If the script is in the body, there's no difference. Is that correct?
Can you explain why the function definition works that way? It will be easier to remember if there's a rationale for it, something more than "remember that this does that"!
Yes, although just to clarify, the script needs to be the last tag within the body. If you put it halfway through, the script would be executed before the second half was ready.
That's just the way jQuery does things. If you pass in a string of selectors, you'll get back any matching elements from the DOM. If you pass in a callback, it'll be executed on DOM ready. See [here for details on the arguments you can pass to the jQuery function, and there's some more info on the DOM ready stuff [URL="http://api.jquery.com/ready/"]here](http://api.jquery.com/jQuery/#jQuery3).
Because there is at least one legitimate use for DOM ready function that I already mentioned in a previous thread - when using asynchronous script loaders.
I ran into a case last week, where using $(document).ready(function(){ ... }), would have saved me a good half an hour.I was working on a Rails 3 app to which I wanted to add some JavaScript functionality.By convention, if this JavaScript should be available on every page, you add your code to a file called "application.js"So, I wrote what I thought would work, stuck it in "application.js", but no dice. I then spent quite a while debugging why what I thought would work, wasn't working, only to realize that in (at least) development mode, Rails 3 includes "application.js" in the <head> of the document. All I had to do after that was wrap everything in $(function(){ ... })
$(document).ready(function(){ ... })
$(function(){ ... })
You could argue that the Rails guys did something wrong by including the file there, or perhaps they have a use case that I didn't think about, or then again maybe I am meant to configure something somewhere, so that the file is positioned before the </body> tag.
Whatever the case, I just wanted to share that.
What difference does loading JavaScript asynchronously make? Since the DOM is already loaded by the time the script to start the asynchronous load is called just before the </body> tag there should be no need to test for it within any of those scripts as it will have already triggered before the scripts finish loading.
Any script that is intended to interact with the content of the current page where the page is required to load first ought to go just before the </body> tag.
So I would argue that the Rails app in that instance is inserting the application.js in the wrong place in the HTML. If the app needs to cater for the rare case of a script that needs to go in the head then there should be two scripts for adding the code to so that it can all be inserted in the right place.
Alternatively they could have just included the following script in the head without providing for any additional code being added as this is just about the only JavaScript that ever needs to go in the head and it isn't going to hurt to include it in every page:
if (top.location != self.location) top.location = self.location;
document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0].class += ' js';
Because they load the scripts in tandem with the document, and so may finish loading before the DOM is ready.
In which case the script will not be attached just before the </body> tag as if it were then it would have to finishg downloading before it started downloading in order to be able to run before the DOM had finished loading (which with that script placement has already occurred)..
I think you're missing the point.
The main reason it became best-practice to attach scripts at the end of the document is because they block the loading of anything that comes after them until they've been loaded. One of the functions of a script loader is to work around this problem, so scripts can be loaded alongside the document which is beneficial for JS-based apps.
The side-effect is, of course, that with a loader you can't be sure that the document is ready. This is an important enough use-case that loaders such as Require.js provide a DOM-ready plugin to cater for this:
It is possible when using RequireJS to load scripts quickly enough that they complete before the DOM is ready. Any work that tries to interact with the DOM should wait for the DOM to be ready.
The BBC's developer guide explicitly states the need for the document ready method when using jquery in conjunction with Require.js:
You can use jQuery by enabling RequireJS in your application, and using the standard require() method. Require does not wait for the page to finish loading, so you should also use one of the jQuery methods for ensuring the DOM is ready.
You only need to browse through the blogs of a couple of prominent figures in the JS community to see that Require.js is becoming something of a standard for developing JS web apps, so I think it's an important enough use-case to make people aware of.
As a general rule, sure, your advice about putting the scripts before </body> and not needing document ready callbacks is good practice and something I also recommend to people, but I see little point in being dogmatic and asserting that they are never needed.
I said they are never needed when you place the script before the </body> tag. I also said that with a couple of specific exceptions that all scripts can be placed at that point.
I never said that you can't place the scripts earlier in the page (in which case as you say those tests then become necessary). Of course even if you then set the scripts to load alongside the rest of the page you still delay the visible portion of the page loading for anyone using a slow connection.
Despite all the back and forth, it seems like everyone's been on the same page the whole time. We all agree that it's best to put JS just before the </body>, except in only a couple special circumstances (aka, "almost always"). One of those special circumstances includes using a loader, because loaders are generally put in the <head>.


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Greetings, friends! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. To gather from your emails, a lot of you made beer can turkey this holiday. (A favorite of my buddy, Howard Stern.) Others of you attempted the brined, smoked turkey I prepared with Al Roker on the Today Show. Tlak about easy. It's impossible to make a dry bird using that method.
Our efforts were on a smaller scale this year. Mrs. Raichlen and I cooked a turkey "roast" (boned, rolled turkey breast) on the rotisserie, having first larded it with truffled cheese. Truffles are those odiferous fungi from Italy and the results were amazing! Turkey roast is great for serving a smaller number of people.
I'd love to hear about some of your turkey adventures. And of course, if you had any problems, please write and maybe we can help you.
Until then, happy holiday and happy grilling!


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Today, while celebrants don their best purple, green and gold for bead tossing and other Mardi Gras merriment, others will be honoring Shrove Tuesday — or Pancake Day — by shoving flapjacks down their pie holes.
It's common practice to eat rich, fatty foods on the day before the Lent fasting season begins (hence the name "Fat Tuesday") — and what better food to satisfy this requirement than thick, buttery, fluffy pancakes drenched with maple syrup, sugary fruit toppings and candied nuts?
To help you get your pancake on, we've rounded up our favorite recipes for your stacking pleasure. (Stack 'em high as you dare.)
Oatmeal Yogurt Pancakes with Blackberry Crush (shown above)
Plump, tender and topped with dark berries and Greek yogurt, these johnnycakes are sweet and tart — how could you not have a crush on them?
Carrot Cake Pancakes with Maple-Cream Cheese Drizzle and Toasted Pecans
Yeah, you read that right. This recipe is basically dessert disguised as breakfast — and we're perfectly okay with that.
Georgia's Stuffed Banana Praline Pancakes
Nothing beats the surprise of biting into your stacks and finding a warm, aromatic banana center (except perhaps the topping of praline sauce).
Blueberry-Almond Griddle Cakes
If you must dial back the fat in your Fat Tuesday, opt for Bobby Deen's healthier (but still tasty) griddle cakes made with whole-wheat flour, minimal oil and a measured amount of syrup. You can revel and watch your waistline.
For more ways to celebrate Mardi Gras, check out this gallery of our best Cajun recipes.


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From conservation tillage practices and the use of GPS technology in precision agriculture to increased production of genetically engineered crops, technological advancements in recent decades have led to increased production and efficiency in agriculture in the United States. Since the first successful commercial introduction of genetically engineered crops in the United States more than 15 years ago, their adoption has been widespread, with nearly half of the land used for crops in 2013 being planted with genetically engineered crops, according to a recent report by USDA's Economic Research Service.
While the use of GE crops has allowed farmers to be more efficient, and use fewer herbicides and insecticides, the study says questions remain about the economic and environmental impacts, the evolution of weed resistance and consumer acceptable. The study took a look at historical production trends, economic impact and consumer response to genetically engineered crops.
According to the study, genetically engineered crop traits have been classified into one of three generations, with the first generation featuring enhanced input traits such as herbicide tolerance, resistance to insects and resistance to environmental stress. The report says the second generation features value-added output traits such as nutrient-enhanced seeds for feed, and the third generation features traits to allow production of pharmaceuticals and products beyond traditional food and fiber. Most GE crops planted in the United States have first-generation traits, but USDA says all three generations of GE crop traits and in various stages of research and development.
Three crops, corn, cotton and soybeans, made up the majority of acres planted to GE crops in 2013. Farmers used herbicide-tolerant soybeans on 93 percent of all planted soybean acres and herbicide-tolerant corn on 85 percent of acres planted to corn in 2013. Farmers planted insect-resistant (Bt) corn on 76 percent of acres in 2013. As of September 2013, USDA APHIS had approved 96 petitions for deregulation, allowing GE seeds to be sold, and had approved 30 for corn, 15 for cotton and 12 for soybeans. Additionally petitions have been approved for tomatoes, canola, potatoes, sugarbeets, papaya, rice, squash, alfalfa, plum, rose, tobacco, flax and chicory. There is no commercially available GE seed for wheat.
According to the report, the adoption of Bt corn has increased yields by mitigating yield losses. Additionally, seeds with more than one GE trait, stacked seeds, tend to have higher yields than seeds with only one GE trait. GE corn with stacked traits grew from 1 percent of corn acres in 2000 to 71 percent in 2013. The increase in planting of Bt corn has resulted in less insecticide use, with only 9 percent of all U.S. corn farmers using insecticides in 2010. However, according to the report despite efforts to delay evolution of Bt resistance, there are some indications that insect resistance is developing to some Bt traits in some areas.
The price of GE soybeans and corn increased by about 50 percent, adjusted for inflation, between 2001 and 2010, according to the report. But the report says that planting Bt corn and cotton is more profitable, as measured by net returns, than planting conventional seeds.
On the consumer side, the report found that acceptance of foods with GE products varies based on product characteristics, geography, and the information consumers are exposed to. Some studies cited in the report found consumers to be willing to try, and even pay a premium, for GE foods with positive enhancements, like nutritionally enhanced products. While other studies found a willingness to pay for non-GE foods. With regard to geography, some studies found increased willingness to pay for GE foods in developing countries compared to developed countries. Despite numerous reports being cited by USDA, the agency says consumer approval patterns are not clear enough to draw definite conclusions.
Non-GE foods are available in the United States, but they represent a small share of retail markets. While critics of GE crops and the food products they make continue to push for mandatory labeling requirements, science has shown, and the U.S. government and World Health Organization agree, that plants and crops grown from GE seeds are safe for human consumption. With the population continuing to grow and the amount of farmland continuing to fall, the ability of farmers to produce food and fiber more efficiently will continue to be one of the biggest challenges facing agriculture around the globe.
I participated in a tour of a wheat farm during harvest a couple of years ago, and other participants included a group of bloggers from cities around the United States and wheat millers from Nigeria. While there is no commercially available GE wheat, the topic of GMOs came up in conversation. The responses reinforce what this USDA report claims. The bloggers from the United States were skeptical and questioned GMOs and GE seeds. However, the wheat millers said these technologies will help feed their people and the world.
What are your thoughts? Will the use of GE crops, and continued research and development of new varieties, help address the challenge of feeding the world in the future? Leave us a comment below.


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Those above are the words of Gary Bettman yesterday, foreboding words indeed.
The CBA expires Sept. 15, and it's almost a certainty IMO that there will be a lockout. How long that lasts is anybody's guess. I'm taking the liberty of translating the commish's words yesterday thusly:
"Nice try with your interesting proposal, NHLPA, but not close."
Here's TSN's coverage of the day in bargaining … or non-bargaining.
Looks like some autumn golf for yours truly.


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In 1990 Carman Licciardello was at the top
of the Christian music industry with his wildly popular "Revival In The Land" project. Popular tracks included several top songs such as God's Got An Army, I Got The Joy, A Witch's Invitation, Jesus Is The Light and of course the title track Revival In The Land which was written by the incredibly talented Keith Thomas who also penned award winning staple songs for the likes of Bebe and Cece Winans, Amy Grant, Gaither Vocal Band, Jessica Simpson and on and on.
Catchy and cliche were the trademark methods used by Carman to present the Gospel. As a result he was an artist whom other "artists" seemed quick to dismiss. A master showman with undeniable good looks, charm and wit Carman had a bit of a reputation with the ladies of CCM. At one time or another he was romantically linked to the likes of Cindy Morgan, Kathy Trocolli and Kim Boyce.
The last several years, Carman has recorded and toured less while being featured on Christian television with a variety of programs. Most recently he made jaws drop in the music world when he set a record by raising nearly $400,000 on in less than 30 days on kickstarter.com to underwrite a new studio project and tour.
Amazingly, Carman has accomplished all of this after a cancer diagnosis which he seems to be fighting well with an all out assault on the disease that employs medicine, nutrition and Divine intervention.
Between 1986 and 2000, Carman's music was a standard on the playlists of Christian music stations popping up around the country. Oddly, many of those same stations did not report that they were playing his music to the various charting organizations because he was hard to identify as Pop, SC, Inspirational or something else. As a result songs like Revival In The Land and others lack some historical recognition they deserve and as a result that is also the case with Carman as an artist.
In 1991 Revival In The Land won TWO Dove Awards, one for Short Form Music Video and another for Long form Music Video in 1991.
REVIVAL IN THE LAND – Carman
In the center of the caverns of hell, hidden under layers of evil that have thrived for centuries, sits the morbid domain of the prince of the power of the air. Suddenly, a scaly creature disrupts Satan's ghastly existence with an urgent message. It reads, "Code red problem, conference needed, disaster forecasted!" With a disgusted annoyance this general of evil agrees to confer with his chief demon lieutenant. This is the story of that encounter
Satan: You may enter.
Demon: My Lord Satan.
Satan: State your business and make it fast.
Demon: Sir, we're having problems of cataclysmic proportions.
Satan: Where?
Demon: In the east sector, sir. The damage is vast.
Satan: Is there something wrong with my abortion clinics?
Demon: No, sir, that's all fine. We kill 4, 000 unborn a day through, shall we say, surgical removal. It's selective breeding. We eliminate human life in the name of convenience like the Nazis and the Jews and with the government's approval.
Satan: Is there a problem with my pet project, television violence?
Demon: Sir, it's covered, from videos to cartoons. By the time a child graduates high school, he's seen 70, 000 murders.
Satan: Is this effective enough?
Demon: Sir, just watch the news.
Satan: Is there a disturbance in my false religions?
Demon: No sir, business is booming. Over 40 million are into New Age and Zen. Over 45 million believe in astrology.
Satan: Looks like we're catching up.
Demon: Yes, sir. Only 50 million claim to be born again.
Satan: Is there a problem with business in general?
Demon: Sir, we're showing tremendous progress. Teenage runaways, each year a million or more. There's a teen suicide every ninety minutes and your specialty, drunk driving, will claim more lives this year that the whole Vietnam war.
Satan: Well is there a disturbance in my… What was that?
Demon: Sir, that's the reason all these demons are on crutches and wobbling.
Satan: What's going on?
Demon: Sir, that's what I've been trying to tell you.
Satan: What is that?
Demon: Sir, that is our problem.
Satan: Only one thing causes warfare of this magnitude.
Demon: Then, sir, you know what we are dealing with up there.
Satan: Yes, it's some of those sanctified
Demon: Try blood bought
Satan: Spirit filled
Demon: Saints of God
Satan: Actually
Demon: Presently
Satan & Demon: On their knees in prayer!
Demon: Sir, they're literal holy terrors. They bind us, cast us out. Then they do those disgusting charismatic jigs. They quote scriptures like the Son of God and, sir, if you don't intervene we all might wind up in a bunch of pigs.
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Demon: Sir, that's the good news. The bad news is the subject of their prayers that threatens our survival. What they're praying for is causing hemorrhaging in the realms of darkness.
Satan: And the bad news is?
Demon: Sir, they're praying for revival!
Satan: I hate revival! It just erupts, it's hardly controllable. At the Azusa street outpouring things got rough.
Demon: Yes sir, and when the charismatic movement hit, sir, we were jumping out of windows with all that "untie my bowtie who stolla my honda" stuff.
Satan: Then I'll come in like a flood.
Demon: But they'll say the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against you.
Satan: OOOOHH
Demon: It's written in the Word.
Satan: I'll form weapons against them.
Demon: Sir, no weapon formed against them shall prosper. That's in the Bible, too.
Satan: Yes, I've heard. I'll hit them with every filthy, lusty thought you could imagine.
Demon: But it's written, "resist the devil and he must flee."
Satan: Obviously, the enemy is taking the battle more seriously than we are.
Demon: And that's very dangerous, sir, especially for me.
Satan: It's time to launch my final, most vicious attack. I'll remind the saints of their past- how they were liars, cheaters, manipulators and moochers.
Demon: But sir, you know what will happen if you remind the saints of their past.
Satan: And what is that?
Demon: Sir, they'll just remind you of your future.
Satan: NOOOOOOO
Attention all Saints of God, man your battle stations!
Sound the alarm loud and long to all men of every nation!
We're kicking down the gates of hell, not stopping till they're level.
For the sentence of destruction's on the forehead of the devil.
Lift your hands in victory, this is our finest hour!
For this sleeping giant called the church is rising up in power!
Cry loud, spare not, this lion's got a roar!
We may have lost some battles, but we will win this war!
We've made it through the fire and our faith in God is strong!
We're a revelation generation with fire in our bones!
We're filled up with the Holy Ghost, trusting in the Bible!
Fasten your seat belts, saints of God, the world is breaking forth in a Revival!
Revival is coming to our land
The Holy Ghost is moving just like a hurricane
Revival is coming to our shore
Get ready for the moving of the Spirit of the Lord
Last Chorus:
It's what we've been waiting for
It's what we've been praying for
From America to England
From Africa to Spain
From Mexico to China
The Spirit of God is being poured out
On all flesh and there is
Revival in the land!
Songwriter(s): Brian Keith Thomas
Copyright: Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publ.
Lyrics from eLyrics.net


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The cause of the suspected norovirus outbreak that closed the Castle & Ball hotel in Marlborough for three days last week will be identified through laboratory tests.
The High Street hotel made the decision to close last Tuesday, and staff found guests alternative accommodation until it reopened on Friday.
It was thoroughly cleaned before reopening and guests are now being asked to answer a questionnaire to shed more light on the outbreak.
A spokesman for the Castle & Ball said: "The safety and well-being of our customers and staff is paramount and after some reports of illness in one party of guests who had recently arrived, we made the decision to temporarily close the hotel.
"We believe the illness to have been a virus which is common at this time of year.
"The team's precautionary measures and swift approach to deal with the situation have been praised by environmental health officers.
"Our team secured accommodation elsewhere for all guests staying or booked in to stay at the hotel."
Jenny Thomson, public protection manager at Wiltshire Council, said: "The hotel management group has co-operated fully with the investigation, and are following the deep clean procedures recommended in a norovirus-type outbreak."
Dr David Hunt, consultant in communicable disease control from Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Public Health England Centre, said: "Norovirus usually leads to mild diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal or stomach cramps that people recover from quickly."


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Non-starchy Vegetables
Be sure to see the latest Diabetes Forecast magazine articles about this topic.
Eat more! You don't often hear that when you have diabetes, but non-starchy vegetables are one food group where you can satisfy your appetite.
Vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals—and with so few calories and carbohydrate, everyone can enjoy more!
There are two main types of vegetables—starchy and non-starchy. For this section, we are going to focus only on the non-starchy vegetables.
Starchy vegetables like potatoes, corn and peas are included in the "Grains and Starchy Vegetables" section because they contain more carbohydrate.
What are the Best Choices?
The best choices are fresh, frozen and canned vegetables and vegetable juices without added sodium, fat or sugar.
- If using canned or frozen vegetables, look for ones that say low sodium or no salt added on the label.
- As a general rule, frozen or canned vegetables in sauces are higher in both fat and sodium.
- If using canned vegetables with sodium, drain the vegetables and rinse with water. Then cook the rinsed vegetables in fresh water. This will cut back on how much sodium is left on the vegetables.
For good health, try to eat at least 3-5 servings of vegetables a day. This is a minimum and more is better! A serving of vegetables is:
- ½ cup of cooked vegetables or vegetable juice
- 1 cup of raw vegetables
Tips for Carb Counters
Generally, non-starchy vegetables have about 5 grams of carbohydrate in ½ cup cooked or 1 cup raw. Most of the carbohydrate is fiber so unless you eat more than 1 cup of cooked or 2 cups of raw at a time, you may not need to count the carbohydrates from the non-starchy vegetables.
Tips for the Plate Method
Enjoy the colorful variety of vegetables to brighten your plate. With half of your plate filled with vegetables, your options are endless for delicious combinations. If you are still hungry after the food on your plate is gone, try having a salad with a low-calorie dressing to satisfy your appetite and get an extra serving or two of vegetables in at the same time.
Tips for using the Glycemic Index
You can enjoy the wide variety of vegetables using the glycemic index. Almost all vegetables contain very little carbohydrate and have very low GI value. Enjoy!
Common Non-starchy Vegetables
The following is a list of common non-starchy vegetables:
- Amaranth or Chinese spinach
- Artichoke
- Artichoke hearts
- Asparagus
- Baby corn
- Bamboo shoots
- Beans (green, wax, Italian)
- Bean sprouts
- Beets
- Brussels sprouts
- Broccoli
- Cabbage (green, bok choy, Chinese)
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Chayote
- Coleslaw (packaged, no dressing)
- Cucumber
- Daikon
- Eggplant
- Greens (collard, kale, mustard, turnip)
- Hearts of palm
- Jicama
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Mushrooms
- Okra
- Onions
- Pea pods
- Peppers
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Salad greens (chicory, endive, escarole, lettuce, romaine, spinach, arugula, radicchio, watercress)
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The previous time Matt Cassel filled in for a franchise quarterback, he was a first-time starter who unexpectedly won 10 games for New England after Tom Brady's season-ending knee injury in the 2008 opener.
Seven years later, he's filling in for Tony Romo, needing a fraction of that victory total to keep defending NFC East champion Dallas (2-3) in contention for the division title until Romo is ready to return from a broken left collarbone.
Cassel is likely to get at least four games, beginning Sunday against the New York Giants (3-3).
"I think it was the start of helping me be equipped for a situation like this," said Cassel, acquired in a trade with Buffalo two days after Romo's injury in Week 2 at Philadelphia. "This is my 11th year. I've been through all different types of situations at this point in my career."


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Multispecialty Stroke and Neurovascular Care
At the University of Chicago Medicine, we provide the most contemporary, innovative care for the full range of common and complex blood flow problems affecting the brain and spinal cord. Our collaborative, crossdisciplinary approach draws on the talents and internationally recognized expertise of leading clinicians in neurology, neurosurgery, and neurointerventional surgery. Because our team includes pioneering experts in these specialties, we offer a depth and breadth of experience that is unrivaled in the Chicago area. We welcome the opportunity to help people with the most challenging neurovascular problems, because our team provides comprehensive and compassionate care at every level and at every age.
The University of Chicago Medicine is a Comprehensive Stroke Center certified by the Joint Commission. Our team treats patients with the following emergent and less urgent neurovascular conditions:
- Stroke and cerebrovascular diseases, including ischemic infarctions, transient ischemic attacks (TIA), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
- Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM): Leading clinical and surgical expertise, advanced imaging with special protocols, medical genetics, and NIH-funded research on disease pathogenesis; Referral center designated by the Angioma Alliance
- Brain (cerebral) aneurysms
- Brain and spinal cord arteriovenous malformations (AVM), including coordinated care for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)
- Brain and spinal cord dural arteriovenous malformation/fistula (DAVM/DAVF)
- Narrowing of brain arteries, such as carotid artery stenosis, vertebral artery stenosis, basilar artery stenosis, and middle cerebral artery stenosis
- Dissections of brain arteries such as carotid artery dissection and vertebral artery dissection
- Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Childhood stroke and pediatric neurovascular lesions, including moyamoya syndrome in children and adults
- Pediatric vascular malformations, including vein of Galen malformation (VOGM)
- Stroke in young adults, including pregnant and post-partum women
- Skull base tumors with neurovascular involvement
Interdisciplinary Team, Comprehensive Expertise
Sometimes, there is more than one way to help patients with neurovascular problems. Our patients benefit from having experts in multiple specialties collaborating to customize care, based on each individual's medical problems, history, and life perspective.
Our physician team is led by specialists in:
- Stroke Neurology, offering the most state-of-the-art neurovascular guidance and care by stroke specialists
- Neurocritical Care, offering advanced monitoring and treatment in our state-of-the-art Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NeuroICU), which is run by a multidisciplinary team of neurocritical care experts
- Neurovascular Surgery, providing expert diagnosis, management and surgical interventions
- Neurointerventional Surgery, performing state-of-the-art imaging and endovascular procedures for diagnosis and treatment
Individualized Care, Streamlined Access: Why Choose Us?
Regardless of which specialist a patient initially sees, each case is reviewed in a physician team meeting, where we integrate the collective perspectives and recommendations of our dedicated specialists. Our physicians meet directly with each patient to explain all treatment options, and to develop an understanding of personal concerns and priorities.
We recognize that some patients are best managed conservatively -- without open surgery or neurointerventional procedures. In these cases, our team is confident providing monitoring and medical management.
From the simplest to the most complicated cases, we take the extra steps needed to determine the most appropriate treatment options for each individual. Whether the patient requires urgent intervention or is considering preventive treatment, we employ our integrated and cooperative process for the diagnosis, treatment and management of neurovascular disorders.
Special Resources for International Patients
At the University of Chicago Medicine, we offer advanced neurovascular care that is not available in some parts of the world. The stroke and neurovascular care team works closely with the Center for International Patients to meet the unique needs of patients traveling from abroad.
» Learn more about the Center for International Patients at the University of Chicago Medicine.
Facilitated Access for Urgent Transfers and Consultations
To transfer a patient needing emergency assistance, call the University of Chicago Medicine Transfer Center at 1-855-834-4782. A Transfer Center nurse will promptly connect you with one of our attending physicians.
If you are a physician who would like an urgent consultation with an attending neurovascular specialist, call (773) 702-1000 and ask the operator to contact us directly at pager 6020.
» Read more about urgent transfers and consultations for stroke and neurovascular disorders.
To schedule a consultation for a less urgent neurovascular condition, call us at:
- Stroke Neurology: (773) 834-4604
- Neurovascular Surgery: (773) 702-2123
- Neurointerventional Surgery: (773) 702-5004
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Installing PulseAudio
From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
Pulseaudio is a rather new audio backend that is generally considered to be a really promising technology. One of the main advantages at this moment is that it supports multiple audio streams to soundcards that otherwise do not (fully) support it. The infamous Intel HDA chips on laptops often cause problems in situations where e.g. you are playing music via Amarok, and you get an incoming Skype call. Skype sound will be unavailable, or your microphone is not activated.
In order to get Pulseaudio working on MEPIS 7, I used two important pieces of information. The links are given at the end.
Here's how to proceed:
Install the required packages.
apt-get install libasound2-plugins libao-pulse libpulse-browse0 libpulse-mainloop-glib0 libpulse0 pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat apt-get install pulseaudio-module-hal pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-module-zeroconf pulseaudio-utils
Set the correct permissions
Add your username to the groups pulse, pulse-rt and pulse-access
Create file to configure ALSA
ALSA can run on top of Pulseaudio. So your applications can use ALSA (most of them), whereas sound will be handled via the underlying Pulseaudio layer.
Open a console su to become root cd /etc mcedit asound.conf copy and paste the text below and save the file
pcm.pulse { type pulse } ctl.pulse { type pulse } pcm.!default { type pulse } ctl.!default { type pulse } # Part I directly from ALSA Dmix Wiki pcm.mycard { type dmix ipc_key 1024 slave { pcm "hw:0,0" period_time 0 period_size 1024 buffer_size 8192 #format "S32_LE" #periods 128 rate 44100 } } pcm.dsp0 { type plug slave.pcm "mycard" } # This following device can fool some applications into using pulseaudio pcm.dsp1 { type plug slave.pcm "pulse" } ctl.mixer0 { type hw card 0 } # Part II directly from Pulseaudio Wiki pcm.pulse { type pulse } ctl.pulse { type pulse } # Optional, set defaults pcm.!default { type pulse } ctl.!default { type pulse }
Almost done. In order to make sure that Pulseaudio starts when needed:
As root in console: cd /etc/pulse mcedit client.conf find the line with the word Autospawn, uncomment it and make sure it reads: Autospawn = yes
We can now start Pulseaudio like this:
As root in console: pulseaudio --system=1 -high-priority=1 -D
You should now be able to normally play sounds in applications that support ALSA.
Special settings
- For Skype, go into Options, and change all sound devices to pulse (sound in, sound out and sound ringing). You can now use the microphone in Skype regardless of other sounds playing.
- If you run VirtualBox, Pulseaudio is natively supported. Just set VirtualBox to use PulseAudio for sound. This allows to use the microphone from within VirtualBox.
- A number of applications still have problems with PulseAudio, notably Audacity. Work is being done, so who knows it'll work soon. For now, you need to kill PulseAudio whenever you wish to use Audacity. It means you cannot record audio using Audacity either.


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Lowe returns to City Hall, declines comment on DUI
Published: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 2:52 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 3:01 p.m.
Returning to City Hall on Tuesday, Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe declined to comment or answer questions about his arrest last week on charges of driving under the influence.
"That's a matter that's in the legal system, and I'm focused on my duties as mayor and on re-election," Lowe said on Monday.
At City Hall on Tuesday, Lowe again declined to discuss the arrest.
Tuesday morning, Lowe attended the agenda review meeting for the April 4 City Commission meeting.
Following his arrest early Thursday morning, Lowe missed that day's City Commission meeting. City departments normally are closed Fridays, and Lowe was out of the office again on Monday.
At approximately 2:20 a.m. Thursday, Lowe was involved in a one-vehicle crash near Northeast 21st Street and 156th Avenue. He performed poorly on field sobriety tests and was taken to the county jail, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
Approximately 2½ hours after the crash, he submitted to a breath test at the jail and registered a blood-alcohol content of .061 and .069, according to the report.
Under state law, a driver with a blood-alcohol content of .08 or above is considered intoxicated.
On March 19, Lowe advanced to a runoff for mayor against former City Commissioner Ed Braddy.
During his second term on the commission, Braddy was arrested for DUI in January 2006. He later pleaded no contest.
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Open House
This is more than a school.
It's an inspiring community of like-minded people, all striving to bring out the best in themselves, and in each other. If you're ready to make creativity your way of life, we can help you prepare. Come find out how by attending Open House.
Next Open House: August 26, 2017Time: 10am (9:30am check-in)
What you'll learn
A creative education is a unique challenge, and our Open House will give you an idea of what it's really like.
You'll have a chance to:
- See our school up close, including the tools and technologies our students use every day
- Learn more about the programs you're interested in
- Find out what it's like to be a student here
- Connect with other creative people
- Learn about your financial aid and payment options*
- Get answers to your questions
- Apply for admission
To request accommodations in connection with this event, contact the Student Services Department or program organizer in advance at (800) 872-4417.
Making your future attainable starts with making your education more affordable.
Learn how you can earn a tuition grant of up to $17,028 for bachelor's degree programs (an average of up to 20%) and up to $6,385, (up to 15%), for associate's degree programs.
The Art Grant is offered at all Art Institutes schools except for The Art Institute of Vancouver and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh—Online Division. Amounts vary by location. Check with the school you're considering attending for exceptions and details.
Think this might be the place for you?Then we look forward to meeting you. RSVP online or by phone, and we'll help you get started.


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I'm back in Virginia! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the 5,200 miles I just drove home to San Diego, CA and back. It was the best road trip ever, feeling so free to just get in my car and drive from one coast to the other. I love you, USA. You are beautiful and diverse and nothing beats seeing you in person. And a big ole thanks to Casey E. James for his song, "Drive", which we played every morning as we laid rubber to the road.
I knew it would be a fun trip when this was the first vehicle I ended up following behind leaving Virginia. Had to learn who Justin Moore was.
One of my first jaw drops came from visiting Grandma's in Arkansas. Yes, that big red can belongs to her, 77 and young!
The sunrise doesn't get much prettier than this one peach-i-fying the sky over New Mexico.
These are San Diego Style Rolled Tacos. They make me a happy girl. I miss them already.
It definitely did not suck getting to see The Vampire Diaries cast up close and personal.
Cheers Y'all! This Disneyland Mint Julep is for Grandma and her Mardi Gras friends up in heaven.
Because sometimes you just have to suck it up, put on that bikini and get your Sherrilyn Kenyon on at the beach!
New musical discoveries make my heart sing. Meet the gentlemen of Steam Powered Giraffe. Wish I could describe them to you but I think this photo says it all.
A mermaid's got to visit her native waters in Cabrillo at the Tidepools.
The new and improved route back to Virginia via Ohio to see Casey James play.
Just us, the truckers and the sun rising over Amarillo, Texas as we head east.
Can't imagine a nighttime swim gets any better than this as the moon glowed above in the sky of Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Guitars are made to be rocked. The Casey E. James band made these ones sing during their show in Belpre, Ohio, our last stop before arriving home to Virginia.
That's it!
xoxo I HEART ROAD TRIPS xoxo


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Sure carving pumpkins into Jack-o'lanterns is fun and all, but where's the payoff? You do all that work, and in the end, there's nothing to eat (except for some seeds). In an ideal world, Jack-o'-lanterns would be cute, squat, orange and taste like nachos.
This nacho-flavored, pumpkin-shaped cheese ball is just the thing for your Halloween party. It looks like a pumpkin, but tastes like everyone's favorite party chip.
This is one pumpkin that won't get smashed, but it will be devoured.
A few tips before you get started:
- You don't really need any fancy equipment to make a cheeseball; as long as the cream cheese is at room temperature, you can mix everything in a bowl with a spatula. I just like to use a mixer because it's easier.
- I prefer to buy a brick of cheese and shred it myself; the pre-shredded cheese has a funny texture from the powdery stuff added to keep the shreds separate.
- And to crush the Doritos, you can put some in a resealable plastic bag and roll over it with a rolling pin or wine bottle. Or you can buy a medium-sized bag of chips, remove (eat) half, roll the top of the bag down, and crush the Doritos in the bag. That option is as satisfying as it sounds.
Nacho Cheese Ball
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
3 tablespoons minced onions
1 teaspoon jalapeno, minced (without seeds, unless you want it spicy, then include the seeds)
2 teaspoons cumin
2 tablespoons prepared salsa (your favorite kind will do)
1 nice-looking stem of a bell pepper (reserve the pepper for another use)
12 Doritos, original flavor, crushed
Black bean chips, for serving
Put all ingredients into the bowl of a mixer, and blend thoroughly. Form into a pumpkin-like shape, and refrigerate until firm, about two hours. Before serving, roll the cheese ball in crushed Doritos. Arrange the cheese ball on a plate, and press the bell pepper stem into the top — it should like a mini pumpkin stem.
You can serve the pumpkin as-is, or break off pieces of black bean chips to form a Jack-o'-lantern face. The chip pieces should adhere to the pumpkin cheese ball if you gently press them onto it, but you can also stick them on using a very small daub of the cheese ball mixture on the back of the black bean chip features; this will act like glue. Serve the cheese ball with black bean chips, crackers or crudites.
You might also want to make some of these Halloween treats for your party:
- Salted Caramel Popcorn Balls
- Zombie Gut Punch
- Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pops
- Cheese Ball in a Baby Chick Costume
- Spider Cake
…or check out Cooking Channel's Halloween Central.


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ROBOHELP 10: Publishing to eBook format
About This Episode
Single source layouts in RoboHelp 10 enable you to publish to a variety of format. With the built-in eBook format, you can publish to ePub and Kindle at the same time. This brief video walks you through the choices you should make in ePub layout properties before publishing your first projects. Steps include how to choose a graphic image for your book cover. You will discover that the steps are short and extremely straight forward. For more detailed information, you should view the recorded webinar with our guest, Matt Sullivan, who covers the process of eBook publishing in greater detail at: http://adobe.ly/17YvOre
Get the latest tutorials, information and more about any Adobe cloud solution on Adobe Learn.


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This is most unfortunate, just days before the season starts.
But if Francisco is to miss any time, let me be the first to suggest that Bobby Parnell get a chance to close. He has been absolutely dominant this spring, without allowing a run in 11+ innings. But that's not really the issue.
The 2012 Mets, let's face it, probably aren't going anywhere this year. And it behooves the team to find out if Bobby Parnell can help them as a closer for the next few years. No, last year's struggles don't mean he has some psychological block to closing. He was pitching poorly prior to getting the job, and pitched poorly while he had the job, then pitched poorly after he lost the job.
He's changed his approach and added a pitch. Moreover, Jon Rauch, the guy who would apparently be next in line to close, is neither a particularly impressive choice for 2012, nor a long-term option for the team, signed through 2012.
This could be just the chance the Mets have been looking for to give Bobby Parnell another shot at breaking through. It should be, anyway.


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A Peter Griffin Christmas
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|A Peter Griffin Christmas
Peter went all the way to Antarctica for this cover.
|Album by Peter Griffin
|March 12, 2006
|December 26, 2005
|Yellow Snow
|Record label
"This reminds me of that time my grandma got run over by a reindeer."
A Peter Griffin Christmas is a Christmas album from fisherman, Road Island resident and fat guy Peter Griffin. Released in 2006, it peaked at #4 on Billboard charts, and sold a total of 3 million copies. The consumers didn't seem to mind that it came out in March.
edit Track Listing
- "Intro"
- "Surfin' Bird"
- "I Work At Burger King (Ding Fries Are Done)"
- "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells" featuring Mayor Adam West
- "They're Up In My Bum"
- "O Holy Crap"
- "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" featuring The Four Peters
- "Do You Hear What I Hear? (What the hell was that?)"
- "My Nuts Are Roasting" featuring Quagmire
- "Look At The Bells (Holy crap, here comes Jesus!)"
- "Surfin' Bird (Reprise)"
- "Have Yourself A Freakin' Sweet Christmas"
- "Peter Out-Farts Michael Moore" featuring Michael Moore (bonus track)
edit Ding Fries Are Done!
The single entitled I Work At Burger King (Ding Fries Are Done) was released on April 9th and became an immediate success. It was written in 2002 by a retarded high school student named Billy who worked at Burger King, with whom Peter Griffin was a coworker at the time. Upon hearing the song, Griffin bought the rights from Billy in exchange for a Whopper.
In 2007, Billy's parents pressed a lawsuit against Peter Griffin for exploiting Billy's naiveté. The court ruled in favor of Griffin on the grounds that he and Billy were on equal footing, as Peter Griffin is also technically mentally retarded. Although some say the Kool Aid man's abrupt visit might have distracted the jury.
edit Music Video
edit Reception
A Peter Griffin Christmas was generally received with negative reviews. Critics slammed the album as being unoriginal, uncreative, and of poor quality. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave it the worst review. "You can clearly hear Peter fart on several tracks," he wrote. "Even the ones where farting was not a central theme of the song. And, seriously, what the hell does Surfin' Bird have to do with Christmas?"
There were also claims that it was a shameless plagiarism of the Jessica Simpson Christmas album. Upon these accusations, Griffin responded:
"Who the hell is Jessica Simpson?"
Then he farted.
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This animal is posted as a rehome, which is a service outside of Cat's Cradle to help owners find new homes for their animals. If interested, contact Michelle at 540-246-6386 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Smokey is an adorable 4 month old female solid grey Domestic Shorthair cat.
She is a very beautiful, all gray kitten with sparkling blue eyes. She is likely the youngest of her litter mates and is a bit timid. Loves to greet you, but then tucks herself away into one of her favorite soft spots. She is camera shy and quick, but is sure to come out of her shell over time. She is also spayed and vaccinated.
Updated November, 2016
If animals are listed as a rehome, they are posted as a service outside of Cat's Cradle's foster system to help owners find new homes for their animals. You will need to contact the owner directly. These animals are not part of our foster system. The owner's contact information will be listed in animal description.
For more information or questions about animals in our foster system, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com.
Use our on-line adoption application form (pdf) to adopt. Please save the file to your computer, fill it out, and save the completed for to email to email@example.com. (Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader if you cannot access the form.) You can also e-mail us at email@example.com.
We also have a network of foster parents and an active adoption program for cats. In 2009 we opened an adoption center in Harrisonburg. We do not euthanize for space.
Please visit our website at: www.catscradleva.org for more information.
Please visit our website: www.catscradleva.org for other adoption events and hours for showings or call the adoption center at 540-433-1135.
All our cats are spayed or neutered before adoption, and fully vetted. We have an adoption center in Harrisonburg, but we also make extensive use of foster homes until adoption.
We generally prefer indoor only homes, and our contract specifies that the cat(s) will not be de-clawed.
We have some cats that cannot be adopted into an indoor situation. For these, we seek safe barn or out-building locations.
Thank You!
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You'll receive a copy, too, at to help you keep track of which pets you've inquired about, and which shelters and rescues you've emailed.
NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Benivia Forester was only 35 when she found out she had breast cancer.
She didn't hide it. She showed off her bald head.
"And the more I did that, the more women would come up to me and say, 'I'm a survivor, too,' and many of them were younger than I was. They were in their mid to late 20s," Forester said.
She met so many young women fighting breast cancer that she started a support group for young patients called A Different Type Of Courage, or ADTOC, to help women like her, mothers, daughters, women still climbing the corporate ladder.
Forester is not at all surprised by a new study recently released by the Journal of the American Medical Association that shows that over the last three decades, the incidence of advanced breast cancer may have increased slightly in women who are between 25 and 39 years old.
Doctors will tell you breast cancer in younger women is a double-edged sword. First of all, it does tend to be more aggressive and compounding.
It can be a scary combination, but the medical director of the Breast Health Center at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center says don't be afraid.
"Fear paralyzes patients, and that takes the ability to try to really understand what to do next," Dr. Shahla Masood said.
She said the study is too small to change the way doctors screen for breast cancer in younger patients.
"Because of this finding, however, it's a good piece of information for women to become more alert," Masood said.
She said it's also a reminder to be vigilant like Forester in understanding that breast cancer can affect anyone.
Copyright 2013 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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- 8" Lace-up style
- Briar pitstop leather upper
- Non-steel toe
- Medium round toe
- DOUBLE COMFORT® insole system
- Polyurethane outsole
It is important to work in boots you can count on. With the 8" Briar Pitstop Justin Original Workboots you can work all day without worry about your feet. These boots are proudly handcrafted in the USA and they are made with a durable, supple leather that molds to your feet as you wear them. The medium round toe provides plenty of room to keep your toes comfortable even on those days that require you to be on your feet all day. These boots feature Justin's innovative Double Comfort® insole system. At the heart of the system is the revolutionary orthotic insert that works directly with the orthotic Texon®/Poron® insole. The speed hooks allow you to get your boots on and off easily and quickly so you can be on time to work!
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Justin Workboots maintains a commitment to domestic manufacturing with collections like J-MAX that is proudly handcrafted in the U.S. J-MAX is high-tech, top-of-the-line footwear for the worker who relies on boots for performance and comfort no matter the day's job. An American brand supporting American heroes, Justin Workboots has donated over $50,000 to Camp Patriot over the past three years, an organization hosting outdoor adventures for disabled veterans.
Within J-MAX, Stampede, Hybred, Work-Tek, Double Comfort, Worker II and other boot categories, Justin Workboots offers comfort and safety solutions for brutal weather and severe working conditions, including: composite safety toes that meet or exceed ASTM F2413-11 standards for impact, compression, and Electrical Hazard at a fraction of the weight; MetGuard with Poron XRD impact-absorbing technology that meets or exceeds ASTM F2413 standards for impact protection; Achilles Relief System to eliminate weak spots in foot comfort by using stretchable material, high-density foam, and moisture-wicking anti-microbial lining; and well-insulated and waterproof exterior combinations.


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Dropboxes XXILanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
In this teaser, you will be given rows, each with three clues. The answer to the second clue of any row will consist of the letters -- usually rearranged -- of the answer to the first clue in that row, minus one letter. The answer to the third clue, likewise, will consist of the letters from the second answer, minus one. If you put each dropped letter into the box following the word from which it was dropped, reading down the two columns of boxes will give a phrase, or two terms that are somehow related.
1. Strength [_] 2. Spanish for "but" [_] 3. Fish eggs
4. Prepares potatoes [_] 5. Baseball grip [_] 6. Disorganized room
7. Humongous [_] 8. Tartness [_] 9. Picnic-spoiler
10. Large wooden box [_] 11. Land area measurement [_] 12. circle section
13. Extraneous [_] 14. Harsh sound [_] 15. Quantitative standard
Answer1. power [W] 2. pero [P] 3. roe
4. mashes [H] 5. seams [A] 6. mess
7. giant [I] 8. tang [G] 9. ant
10. crate [T] 11. acre [E] 12. arc
13. spare [E] 14. rasp [S] 15. par
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|From: Nick Shelley (nickmshelley at gmail.com)
Date: Sat Apr 14 12:01:31 EDT 2012
I'm not sure I understand. Are you trying to change scribble to look more like DrRacket's indenting? The background to my original question was that I started going through the GUI docs at http://docs.racket-lang.org/gui/windowing-overview.html and noticed when I typed it into DrRacket it wouldn't indent the same, so I assumed that the docs had the correct style and I just didn't know how to set it up in DrRacket. I guess my new question is, what is the best way to write OO code that uses new and a bunch of bracketed arguments? For examples of what kind of code I'm referring to, see the windowing docs I linked to above. As far as scribble mirroring DrRacket, I think in general it would be good to have all the code in the docs represent the best style for that type of code and then make sure DrRacket's defaults make that easy. Is that what you're doing with this diff? Sorry if I completely misunderstood your response. On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu>wrote: > I looked into this a little bit and with the diff below, it starts to > get close to make the docs indent the way DrRacket does, but it looks > like getting closer is going to be complicated because of the way the > layout is set up and, I guess, that the layout is set up that way > because that's the best compromise with the html/pdf backed that's > been found. > > So I'm not really sure if the right thing is to try to lay out the > table differently, or perhaps I'm missing something about the way the > current things are set up that there is another simple tweak to do. > > In any case, the diff below makes the racket/draw canvas% docs's > constructor line the first argument up under the "w" new "new", > instead of under the "c" in "canvas%". The current setup seems to have > the "new canvas%" all in a single cell in the canvas and judicious use > of (hspace 1) doesn't seem to help. > > Robby > > diff --git a/collects/scribble/private/manual-proc.rkt > b/collects/scribble/private/manual-proc.rkt > index 5499aab..6780390 100644 > --- a/collects/scribble/private/manual-proc.rkt > +++ b/collects/scribble/private/manual-proc.rkt > @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ > (list flow-spacer) > (list flow-spacer flow-spacer > flow-spacer flow-spacer))] > - [one-ok? (tagged+arg-width . < . 60)]) > + [one-ok? (and (not (eq? mode 'new)) (tagged+arg-width > . < . 60))]) > (list > (make-table > "prototype" > > > On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Nick Shelley <nickmshelley at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Punny, right? Anyway, I can't figure out how to get DrRacket to indent > like this: > > > > (define msg (new message% [parent frame] > > [label "No events so far..."])) > > > > like it is in the docs. I've tried putting new in the begin-like, > define-like, and lambda-like sections of the preferences and none of them > do it. I'm sure there's a simple solution that's in an obvious place in the > docs, but it's eluding me right now. (I at least looked in the most obvious > place that I could think of, which is the DrRacket preferences section, but > the entry on indenting wasn't very helpful for what I want to know: "This > panel controls which keywords DrRacket recognizes for indenting, and how > each keyword is treated.") > > > > ____________________ > > Racket Users list: > > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.racket-lang.org/users/archive/attachments/20120414/a0883388/attachment.html>
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The Oscars are coming up this weekend, and once again I'm looking forward to the annual extravaganza of Hollywood's beautiful people cavorting in glamorous costumes and borrowed jewels.
The Oscars are always more interesting if you've seen a number of the movies, and I've had a pretty good year at the theater.
I've seen four of the Best Picture nominees: "Argo," "Django Unchained," "Lincoln" and "Silver Linings Playbook." All four of the movies were truly amazing examples of what Hollywood can do better than anyone else.
"Argo" and "Lincoln" brought history to life, although "Lincoln" was certainly a more accurate depiction. "Argo" brought back the pictures and stories of my youth, the terrors of the Iranian hostage crisis and the interesting image of Muslim fundamentalists that included gun-toting women.
And "Lincoln?" Never did I imagine anyone could take the larger-than-life caricature of the 16th president and turn him into a real human being. I understand some people were bored by all the talking in Congress. I found it fascinating, mostly because their flowery over-the-top language indicated a level of intelligence you don't hear out of Washington every day. Those representatives knew their history, knew the English language, and knew how to deliver an insult!
I loved "Silver Linings Playbook." I'm not a big fan of pretty boy Bradley Cooper, but he gave his character a life and a passion and a humanity I was blown away by. Robert DeNiro showed that the line defining mental illness is an awfully thin one, and we all have our own mental issues. And Jennifer Lawrence? I was dragged kicking and screaming to "The Hunger Games," and I've been a huge fan of her's ever since. That young girl has an old soul, and I look forward to seeing how she grows as an actress in the coming years.
And then we have "Django Unchained." Oh my! I had been a proud member of the "I've never seen a Quentin Tarantino movie fan club" for many years. No "Reservoir Dogs" or "Kill Bill" for me. But "Inglourious Bastards" with its questionable spelling and World War II setting dragged me in, and I sat watching it in gape-jawed amazement.
And so there was "Django Unchained." Vulgar, violent, inappropriate and yet so incredibly well-written and acted. I saw it with my husband and two of our children in a mixed audience up in the suburbs, and every one of us was engrossed.
So my pick for Best Picture? I think "Argo" is going to win. Ben Affleck wasn't nominated for Best Director, and that seemed to annoy the voters of the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards. I think that annoyance is going to work in "Argo's" favor and bring home the statuette for this little-known piece of American history.
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FACT: It takes four to five hours to produce an episode of Iron Chef America. Many contestants, including Iron Chef Michael Symon, have been badly cut, burned, battered and bruised, but we have never stopped the clock during a battle!
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Google Launches Google Play Music All Accessby Saumitra Bhagwat on 5/15/2013 1:06 PM EST
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Grifous91 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkI might be interested if you know, this was available in Canada. But considering how the original Play Music still isn't here yet, I'm not holding my breath. Reply
Razor 116 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkUse a VPN once and it will work. I used a VPN when Google Play Music was not available in the UK and I have been given the option for the trial of "All Access" with the option to subscribe at the reduced rate. Reply
davegravy - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkApparently you now need a US credit card to get into Google Music (except for grandfathered accounts). Presumably this same requirement will apply to All Access Reply
Friendly0Fire - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkSo Pandora's not available in Canada, Spotify isn't either, and now All Access isn't either. I know we're the retarded neighbor of the US and all, but to me all those services are shit until they actually support more than a handful of countries. Reply
Penti - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkWhile Spotify which was develop here and is available in Sweden both Google Music and Books are not available here, neither is Pandora. Pandora's site seams to say it's only available in US, Australia and New Zealand. No Google Movies & TV or Play Magazines. iTunes doesn't really have any movie content available here and TV-shows is still not available, and has no market for them either, they have the store for music but not iTunes Match which is available to Zimbabwe but not Sweden. While Netflix is available here it's content offer aren't of that many titles, maybe sub 10k. No Hulu, and for the longest times competing services has tried to sell their services to customers even though they topped out at 3000 to 4000 titles. HBO is really the only service where you could actually follow a TV-show as it broadcasts. If it's not something done by the Swedish public broadcaster because they have streamed there own content for ages and nowadays even streams it internationally when they have the rights to do so. Not long ago mainly music/score rights hindered them from streaming even their own shows to say swedes residing in a neighboring country.
Basically the rights situation still sucks, and you have to have the right agreements with all kinds of copyright collectives, you can't just go to the content creator, even though we are suppose to have a common market for everything in the EU every country handles licensing of music themselves and slightly differently which does block services from being available in multiple countries without agreements in each state. Though we don't really have any working ebook market in Sweden, because of more control at the writers disposal of their own works stuff like Amazons kindle book store is available with almost 2 million titles. Though in English only. People are quite happy to pay if they get a working service and a large catalog. Using stuff like Silverlight to stream (DRM plus none-accelerated VC-1) isn't really helping them though as it's often showing tearing even on a modern Ivy Bridge machine. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkPetition your government to surrender and send a formal request to become the 51st state of the US of A.
Our government will then receive, file, and process your request. In about 100 years, we'll have considered your request and send it on to the exploratory committees in Congress that will investigate and debate the best ways to proceed with your request.
In about 200 years, I imagine the exploratory meetings will be concluded. By then, the Rakrak alien race that has slowly consumed all our minds with the Pink Sludge we've become addicted to will decide that Canadians truly deserve to become one with the Hive Mind. The Rakrak will have order the President and Congress to grant Canada's request.
Little do they know, the Rakrak will also be sending Pink Slime up as their welcoming gift to all Canadians.
Fortunately, we'll all be well dead by then. Reply
boydo - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkApparently these guys are part of the problem. There is problably a lot of greed on both sides of the equation. Result: Canadians don't get the music services they want.
http://www.resound.ca/en/index.htm Reply
Penti - Friday, May 24, 2013 - linkLicensing collectives everywhere is a problem, for example game content or book authors sit on their own or has agreement to use the work and can sell it on even to multiple publishers in the same country and ebooks has no geographical barrier at all to speak off. Reply
Dug - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkIt would be nice if someone could do a quality test on the streaming services.
I don't have any way to test except my ears and I find Spotify to be of much better quality than Rdio or Pandora. At least when streaming from an iPad through Apple TV through stereo system. Reply
IVIauricius - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkI literally just cancelled Spotify and signed up for All Access. I wonder if early adapters will forever be charged $7.99 or if it's only for the first month. Also, if the upload limit is increased. Not that I'll ever have over 25,000 owned songs. Spotify constantly hangs when streaming on my desktop, which is crazy. I've got All Access on radio mode and haven't skipped a beat. I'm also on T-mobile 4G LTE with unlimited data here in Dallas. :) So I've got the quality to high, rather than normal. So far so good, but I'm dreading having to create new playlists and starring my music all over again. Reply
cmdrdredd - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkIt's forever at that discounted rate until you cancel. Reply
cmdrdredd - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkIf you have songs in iTunes inside playlists or in Windows Media Player you can use the Music Manager application on your PC to upload those tracks and create the playlists automatically. Reply
tocket - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkSo... Why is it called "All Access" when it can't be accessed from 195 of the 196 countries in the world? Reply
Bob Todd - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkI assumed it was because if you happen to be in that one country, you can access it from all of your devices (phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, etc.). The "all access" branding is used by other services in the US with the same meaning (e.g. http://www.siriusxm.com/siriusallaccess). Speaking of satellite radio, I have no idea how they are going to keep charging ridiculous rates for abysmal sound quality with so many good streaming options cropping up. The stations I listened to while I had a free trial in my car sounded like a 48kbps mp3 being played through a mono Bluetooth speaker sitting in a bathtub.
And people really need to get over services from any company not launching globally on day one. It's not like they sign one agreement and the whole world is magically covered. You have to deal with both regional and country specific realities when you are rolling out services like this (or Kindle or anything else). Reply
Friendly0Fire - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkIt's not about "day one". The exceedingly large majority of music and film services are heavily restricted. As someone located an hour or two from the US border, it's really pissing me off that I can't get convenient music and movie access. Heck, even buying music is complicated. Netflix Canada sucks so bad. Amazon doesn't distribute MP3s to Canada. Hulu doesn't work. Pandora doesn't work. Spotify doesn't work. I could go on.
And then the RIAA and co. wonder why people turn to piracy. Well derp. Reply
smitty123 - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkok so, let me get this straight, does this 10$ a month get me any song any artist and i don't have to buy them?
or do i pay 10$ a month for the luxury of streaming my music, that i also have to buy and stream only on my computer ?
What's the point ?
i think i'd rather buy individual mp3's once and listen to them anytime anywhere i want. Reply
cmdrdredd - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkYou never have to buy. You can pick a song by any artist in the catalog (which is very big and always expanding) and you can play it. Wanna play the whole CD? No problem...you can even shuffle it. Wanna start a radio station that has music that is similar to a specific artist no problem. The bonus is you can see what music is in the queue and you can selectively move and delete individual tracks before they play. Pandora only lets you skip the song once it plays and you never know what will play. With this you can see what's coming up and thumbs down it if it doesn't match before it even gets there. You can also upload 20,000 of your own music from your PC to their server and stream that from any device anywhere. It will also integrate iTunes or Windows Media Player playlists to your library for you. Then you can find new music that you don't own and add it to a playlist. For example, nobody streams AC/DC so I uploaded the entire catalog from my own MP3s. Then I made a playlist called "Hard Rock" and added some of my favorite AC/DC tracks, then I searched for Van Halen which I only own a few CDs from and searched their catalog and added it to my custom playlist. So I have some of my own music and some of theirs in a single play list. It's pretty cool. Reply
cmdrdredd - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkOh and if you want to buy and own it to make a CD or download it to your PC or phone or something you can. You just don't really have to. It also syncs through your google account so your Google TV, Android Tablet, Android Phone, PC can all stream your playlists. You can also download your library to a new device(the music you own and have uploaded). Reply
ct760ster - Thursday, May 16, 2013 - linkNuff say spam :( Reply
tayb - Friday, May 17, 2013 - linkVery leery of Google Play. I tried it during the beta a few years ago and was thoroughly disappointed. Slow, buggy, and hard to use and even worse on my Droid X. I gave it up after a few weeks. $8/month for unlimited music sounds pretty good but they need an iOS device or it's a no-go for me. Reply
cmdrdredd - Saturday, May 18, 2013 - linkSo you are taking a beta from "a few years ago" to be indicative of the final finished product after "a few years" of development and refining? Right...
You probably think they haven't updated at all since then too. As for iOS support, why? It is in Google's interest to get people to use Android. I do understand there's money to be made from iOS users but who's to say Apple would even approve this when it would directly compete with iTunes which makes you buy each song? Apple would not likely give up that gravy train for all the people who are stuck with only iOS devices. Reply
Lone Ranger - Monday, May 20, 2013 - linkI tried it for a few hours with my phone and thought it was pretty good... until I looked at the data usage. I used as much data in one day with All Access as I use in about 2 weeks using Pandora. I hope they can fix this. Let me choose from a few different bit rates, with one being on the lower end. I'm using ear buds. I'm not concerned about the quality. When I play back from home using my home internet and through a higher fidelity system, then I'll want a high bit rate playback. Reply


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BURNLEY'S football business college has announced a new partnership with one of East Lancashire's leading non-league teams.
The UCFB College of Football Business, based at Turf Moor, will send students to Bacup Borough Football Club as part of an ambitious media scheme the club is setting up.
Eight students from the college will form media and marketing teams at the North West Counties Football League Premier Division club.
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The Light of Christ is the divine energy, power, or influence that proceeds from God through Christ and gives life and light to all things. The Light of Christ influences people for good and prepares them to receive the Holy Ghost. One manifestation of the Light of Christ is what we call a conscience.
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The Light of Christ "proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space." It is "the light which is in all things, which giveth life to all things, which is the law by which all things are governed" (D&C 88:12-13; see also D&C 88:6-11). This power is an influence for good in the lives of all people (see John 1:9; D&C 93:2). In the scriptures, the Light of Christ is sometimes called the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, or the Light of Life.
The Light of Christ should not be confused with the Holy Ghost. It is not a personage, as the Holy Ghost is. Its influence leads people to find the true gospel, be baptized, and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost (see John 12:46; Alma 26:14-15).
Conscience is a manifestation of the Light of Christ, enabling us to judge good from evil. The prophet Mormon taught: "The Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God. … And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged" (Moroni 7:16, 18).
See also Conscience; Holy Ghost
—See True to the Faith (2004), 96
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Prophetic Teachings
From an address given on June 22, 2004, at a seminar for new mission presidents, Missionary Training Center, Provo, Utah. What Everyone Called to Preach the Gospel, Teach the Gospel, or Live the Gospel Should Know
If [we] would open [our] hearts to the refining influence of this unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost, a glorious new spiritual dimension would come to light.
"Sharing Time: The Light of Christ"
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me (John 14:6).
"The Spirit of Christ: A Light amid Darkness"
"Ye should search diligently in the light of Christ that ye may know good from evil" (Moro. 7:19).
Questions of general gospel interest answered for guidance, not as official statements of Church policy
Additional Study Materials
"Light, Light of Christ"
Guide to the Scriptures
"Light of Christ"
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Trading on the rally conquests and Ken Block videos of the Subaru STI, the Subaru Impreza WRX has always been the car for people who aspire to dirt track power slides but who spend most of their driving time commuting to work and making grocery runs. The 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX accepts its position as a stand-in for the STI by adopting the wide body kit and track of its rally bred brother.
The WRX's resemblance to the STI is more than skin deep, but stops short of the bone. Where the STI is taut and hard, the WRX is compliant, even soft. The STI gets a true sports-car transmission, but the WRX's gearbox feels like surplus from Fuji Heavy Industries commercial trucks. On the practical side, the new WRX benefits greatly from a cabin tech makeover, a new navigation unit that brings in a Bluetooth phone system, and extensive audio-tuning capabilities.
Wide fenders, sport seats
It took a couple of years, but we have gotten to like the looks of the hatchback WRX--probably from watching videos of Ken Block take it around his personal obstacle course. And we always like the practicality of a hatchback. The wide fenders copied from the STI don't hurt, either, giving the car a meatier look.
Our test car was a Premium-edition model, between the base and Limited trims. We fell in love with its leather-covered sports seats immediately. High backs and nominal side bolsters provided comfort and stability. The red, stitched WRX logo is a nice touch.
Only in the Premium and Limited trim cars is the navigation option available. This DVD-based system is far from cutting edge, but the maps offer decent resolution. It takes more than one DVD to cover the U.S., forcing disc swaps for different regions, which is kind of weak in this era of hard-drive and flash-memory-based GPS. Worse, we had to specify the actual state when entering a destination.
Given the primitive nature of this navigation system, it is no surprise that it does not show traffic or weather information. And annoyingly, it blocks out all destination input, except for emergency locations, while driving.
A Bluetooth phone system is also consolidated in this navigation head unit. We easily paired it with an iPhone using the onscreen controls. The system includes a phone book function, and would have let us push contacts from our phone to the phone book, except the iPhone does not support that functionality. Similar to the navigation system, phone number input is disabled when the car is underway, and there is no voice command system.
All-wheel-drive handling
We were eager to test the WRX's performance, but our initial experiences left us unimpressed. The long shifter felt too far from each gate position, and lacked any kind of precision. We rowed it into second gear, then third, with each movement feeling like pushing a fireplace poker around a loose clump of logs. The transmission also lacked a sixth gear; instead reverse sits in that position, which invites havoc when looking for top gear on the freeway.
Trying to work with the car, we got it set for a fast start. Revs up and clutch dropped, the car slogged carefully forward, its 2.5-liter four-cylinder doing the best to comply with our wishes. After a few seconds, the turbo kicked in, and the real fun began. The WRX boasts 265 horsepower and 244 pound-feet of torque, but considerable turbo lag kept us waiting like a kid on Christmas Eve for something to happen.
When it did get going, we could feel the power surging the car forward, taking it from snail to Cape buffalo at full charge. The WRX requires just a little patience. Making it all worthwhile was the whine from the turbo whenever it kicked in, making us feel like Top Gun pilots.
As the wide fenders brought the STI to mind, we were surprised to find the ride so soft. Rough city pavement and wide freeway expansion joints were absorbed equally, with dampers avoiding any unnecessary oscillation. A few of the bigger potholes sent a jolt through the car, but under most circumstances it offered a better ride than your average midsize sedan.


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