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Improve in-flight connectivity to wireless networks.
In an age when being connected to the Internet means being connected to the wider world, we expect to have Internet access everywhere — including commercial airplanes, where passengers expect easy access to Internet servers, email and in-flight entertainment while airborne.
GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas keep passengers connected. Our antennas improve signal propagation while reducing the amount of hardware required on the plane. These antennas provide reliable connectivity to different wireless systems, including picocells for mobile phone coverage and access points for airborne Wi-Fi.
Ideal for both wide-body and single-aisle passenger aircrafts, Gore's antennas significantly reduce dead spots, enabling passengers to connect to wireless networks throughout the cabin.
The inherently flame-retardant materials used in the construction of GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas meet the flame and smoke toxicity specifications of FAR Part 25.1359(d) and Airbus ABD0031 without added flame retardants.
Durable Construction
The engineered fluoropolymers used in the construction of GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas are inherently flame-retardant. They meet Airbus ABD0031 and FAR Part 25.1359(d) specifications for flame and smoke toxicity, which ensures reliable flame protection. These materials are also resistant to abrasion and cut-through, reducing the potential for damage during installation.
Reduced Costs for Wireless Access
Broadband technology used in aircraft generally requires separate equipment for each wireless protocol. GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas enable integrated hardware to run multiple protocols through a single antenna, reducing the quantity of wireless-N access points (N-WAPs) required to ensure signal coverage.
These lightweight antennas reduce equipment costs by offering a single solution that provides connectivity for a variety of electronic devices. Because of their durable construction, our Leaky Feeder Antennas don't require any maintenance for the life of the aircraft, and this further reduces operating costs.
Features & Benefits
GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas are engineered to be superiorly reliable during flights and over time. Enabling this reliability are features like:
- uniform signal propagation for wireless access throughout the entire cabin
- reliable access across a broad range of frequencies with a single antenna
- reduced costs with single hardware set and cables that require no maintenance for the lifetime of the aircraft
- outstanding flame and smoke protection with inherently flame-retardant materials
- easy installation for new production and retrofit applications in both single-aisle and wide-body aircraft
- increased flexibility with rugged cut-resistant and abrasion-resistant construction
- reduced exposure to wireless radiation
With a single antenna installed along the length of the cabin, passengers can access wireless networks for their laptops, tablets, mobile phones and in-flight entertainment systems regardless of their location in the cabin.
These antennas dramatically reduce dead spots because of the proprietary technology that maintains excellent antenna gain and coupling loss over a broad range of frequencies and antenna lengths as measured according to IEC 61196-4, Free Space Method.
GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas are typically used in:
- wide-body aircraft
- single-aisle aircraft
- picocells for mobile phone coverage
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac and WiMAX
Additionally, the antennas commonly support connectivity to Bluetooth, DECT, DECT2, Globalstar, GSM, IRIDIUM Sat, MMS, PDC and TETRA protocols.
Proven Performance
GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas maintains excellent antenna gain and coupling loss over a broad range of frequencies and antenna lengths as measured according to IEC 61196-4, Free Space Method.
Figure 1: Antenna Gain: GORE™ Leaky Feeder Antenna 355
Figure 2: Coupling Loss: GORE™ Leaky Feeder Antenna 355
Figure 3: Antenna Gain: GORE™ Leaky Feeder Antenna 280
Figure 4: Coupling Loss: GORE™ Leaky Feeder Antenna 280
Figure 5: Antenna Gain: GORE™ Leaky Feeder Antenna 500
Figure 6: Coupling Loss: GORE™ Leaky Feeder Antenna 500
Product Specifications
|Electrical Properties
|Operating Voltage (V RMS)
|Impedance (ohms)
|50 +5/-2
|Frequency Range (MHz)
|400 to 6000
|Mechanical Properties
|Nominal Cable Diameter (mm)
|Minimum Bend Radius (mm)
|Operating Temperature Range (°C)
|-55 to 85
|Maximum Weight (g/m)
|Flame and Smoke Toxicity
|Airbus ABD0031 and
FAR Part 25.1359(d)
Ordering Information
GORE Leaky Feeder Antennas are available in a variety of diameters, lengths and constructions. For assistance in selecting the right antennas for your application, please contact us
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1.
Still, hiring was strong enough to lower the unemployment rate. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the rate fell to 7.2 percent, down from 7.3 percent in August and nearly a five-year low.
The economy has added an average of 143,000 jobs a month from July through September, down from 182,000 from April through June.
Revisions to the previous two months were mixed. Employers added 193,000 jobs in August, better than the initial estimate of 169,000. But they added just 89,000 in July, the fewest in more than a year and below the previously reported 104,000.
High unemployment has discouraged many Americans from looking for work. The percentage of Americans working or looking for work remained at a 35-year low in September.
Stock futures rose after the report was released. The weaker job figures make it more likely that the Federal Reserve will maintain its level of bond purchases when it meets next month. The bond purchases are intended to lower long-term interest rates and boost borrowing and spending.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said there was "no excuse" for the cascade of computer problems that have marred the rollout of a key element in his health care law, but declared he was confident the administration would be able to fix the issues.
"There's no sugarcoating it," Obama said. "Nobody is more frustrated than I am."
The president said his administration was doing "everything we can possibly do" to get the federally run websites where people are supposed to apply for insurance up and running. That includes bringing in additional technology experts from inside and outside the government to work on the issues.
People have until March 31 to sign up for coverage. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office had projected that about 7 million people would gain coverage through the exchanges during the first year.
The president on Monday guaranteed that everyone who wants to get insurance through the new health care exchanges will be able to, even if they have to enroll over the phone or fill out a paper application.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday.
That's almost 15 percent of those aged 16 to 24 who have neither desk nor job, according to The Opportunity Nation coalition, which wrote the report.
Other studies have shown that idle young adults are missing out on a window to build skills they will need later in life or use the knowledge they acquired in college. Without those experiences, they are less likely to command higher salaries and more likely to be an economic drain on their communities.
"This is not a group that we can write off. They just need a chance," said Mark Edwards, executive director of the coalition of businesses, advocacy groups, policy experts and nonprofit organizations dedicated to increasing economic mobility. "The tendency is to see them as lost souls and see them as unsavable. They are not."
But changing the dynamic is not going to be easy.
The coalition also finds that 49 states have seen an increase in the number of families living in poverty and 45 states have seen household median incomes fall in the last year. The dour report underscores the challenges young adults face now and foretell challenges they are likely to face as they get older.
Los Alamos National Bank recently hired Michael Padilla, a 25-year banking industry professional, as vice president of commercial loans.
"I am proud to join LANB in supporting local businesses and strengthening the local economy. We offer commercial loans and are eager to visit with our customers about new opportunities to realize their business goals," Padilla said.
Padilla, a native of Northern New Mexico, graduated from the University of New Mexico. He is active in the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District, the Hispano Chamber of Commerce, the New Mexico Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Council, Special Olympics, United Way and the UNM Lobo Club.
"With the experience Michael brings to LANB, we are confident that he will be a great asset to our bank and our customers," said Steve Wells, president of LANB.
Months ago, the town of White Rock was abuzz about a new furniture store opening directly across from the Bilingual Montessori School in the old village shopping center. The once frosted glass and dusty storefront suddenly began to glow with activity. It seemed that the lonely strip of empty retail spaces might finally get its second wind.
Furniture is now beautifully displayed inside the spacious retail location, enticing passers-by to stop and take a second look; however, it seems now that the store will never open with regular hours. Owner Perry Handy shares that getting a business off the ground in Los Alamos is extremely difficult, especially in White Rock; and he is convinced that the area will never successfully support his furniture business, or any other retail business.
The Handys are long-time residents of Los Alamos. They own the village center shops, which they purchased six years ago, when the buildings went into foreclosure. The family's business offices for Hot Hole Instruments were already located in the village, and it was easier for them to purchase the property than to relocate.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leaders unveiled their own plan Tuesday to counter an emerging Senate deal to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations.
Top Republicans unveiled a plan that would suspend a new tax on medical devices for two years and take away the federal government's contributions to lawmakers' health care and top administration officials in addition to funding the government through Jan. 15 and giving Treasury the ability to borrow normally through Feb. 7.
The move came as a partial shutdown entered its third week and less than two days before the Treasury Department says it will be unable to borrow and will rely on a this cash cushion to pay the country's bills.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said Republicans plan to pass the measure later Tuesday. It could prove tricky because Democrats probably won't support it. The House GOP plan wouldn't win nearly as many concessions from President Barack Obama as Republicans had sought but it would set up another battle with the White House early next year.
"The jury is still out," said Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect historically small increases in their benefits come January.
Preliminary figures suggest a benefit increase of roughly 1.5 percent, which would be among the smallest since automatic increases were adopted in 1975, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.
Next year's raise will be small because consumer prices, as measured by the government, haven't gone up much in the past year.
The exact size of the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, won't be known until the Labor Department releases the inflation report for September. That was supposed to happen Wednesday, but the report was delayed indefinitely because of the partial government shutdown.
The COLA is usually announced in October to give Social Security and other benefit programs time to adjust January payments. The Social Security Administration has given no indication that raises would be delayed because of the shutdown, but advocates for seniors said the uncertainty was unwelcome.
Social Security benefits have continued during the shutdown.
More than one-fifth of the country is waiting for the news.
Los Alamos National Bank announced the hiring of Thomas (Tom) M. Lilly as chief credit officer this week.
Lilly brings more than 25 years of community banking financial management experience overseeing credit administration, underwriting, loan operations and collections for several Mid-Western regional banks.
"Tom is a great addition to LANB," said Steve Wells, president, "he brings valued expertise to the credit quality function of the organization and will make us a better bank".
Lilly will oversee all credit administration of LANB and will lead the lending and credit operations in assuring strong asset quality and effective credit risk management.
Upon accepting the position, Lilly said, "I'm excited to work for a community bank with the stature of LANB. I want to ensure that LANB continues to be an active and effective lender in the communities it serves."
Lilly has served on a number of non-profit boards in Milwaukee, Wisconsin including the American Cancer Society, the Children's Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House. He is particularly interested in serving the needs of children in the community.
Some local banks and credit unions are offering help to those who have been or will be furloughed.
Los Alamos National Bank is rolling out a program to provide relief for furloughed Federal Employees called "LANB S.T.R.O.N.G.".
"Our community and customers have always counted on LANB to be there for them. The unfortunate situation many may find themselves in due to government furloughs is a time when LANB can again help," said bank President Steve Wells.
LANB S.T.R.O.N.G. stands for "Short Term Relief Options (while) No Government." It contains four main relief options for furloughed federal employees:
• Payment Deferrals on Consumer Loans and Credit Cards (1 month)
• Home Mortgage Loan Payment Forbearance (up to 6 months)
• Waived Overdraft Fees
• Short Term Relief Loans (new customers as well)
They are up to $5,000, 24-month-term, five percent fixed rate, no fees, with approved credit and must be repain with a monthly payments of $219.36.
Furloughed federal employees need only to contact LANB and the Bank will quickly assist with their request. Direct any questions or requests to: Toll Free: 800-684-5262, Los Alamos and Santa Fe 505-662-5171, Albuquerque: 505-449-5100
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I've mentioned before that I'm very interested in the Halo video game universe, both in the single-player campaign mode that pits you against the programmer's mind, and the multi-player experience that sees me routinely slaughtered by 10-year-old Mexican kids. I don't know how I missed it until now, but the studio behind Halo 4 is […]Read the rest of this entry »
I may have mentioned once or twice before that I'm a fan of the game and the storyline of Halo, the single most successful franchise in video game history. The basic storyline through three (soon to be four) video games is a interstellar war between humans and aliens as played through John 117, a genetically-enhanced […]Read the rest of this entry »
Halo 4, or, why my debut novel will probably have to wait another year
Of all my vices, my addiction to the Halo series of games is easily the worst in terms of time suckage. It also looks like there is a very good possibility that Halo 4 is going to keep that going strong, as the new graphics and preview video indicate. Of course, maybe if I get […]Read the rest of this entry »


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NYC Public School Students Present SHOW UP! 2012, 6/24
New York City public school students are set to present SHOW UP! 2012 for ENACT Dropout Prevention Programs on Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the High School of Hospitality Management.
Nearly 100 NYC public school students and their teaching artists from ENACT, plus invited speakers, including New York City Department of Education Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and New York City Council Member Robert Jackson, present the program. SHOW UP! 2012 is ENACT's annual evening of original student-written dramatic performances, which illustrates many of the obstacles to staying in school.
The event is free and open to the public with reservations. To RSVP, contact ENACT at firstname.lastname@example.com or call (212) 741-6591 ext. 230. The High School of Hospitality Management is located at 525 West 50th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues in Manhattan.
In collaboration with the New York City Council's Dropout Prevention and Intervention Initiative, the Department of Education, and the United Way of New York City, ENACT has developed a unique Dropout Prevention Program. The program engages students considered at-risk for dropping out in four partnership schools throughout New York City: Legacy School for Integrated Studies and the High School of Hospitality Management in Manhattan, Middle School 363 in the Bronx, and School for Legal Studies in Brooklyn.
ENACT's mission is to help New York City public school students learn social, emotional, and behavioral skills through creative drama and drama therapy techniques. Since our inception in 1987, our corps of diverse teaching artists – experienced professional actors from theater, film, and television – has used guided role-play to enable young people to recognize, reflect on, and regulate their emotions and behavior in order to achieve productive and fulfilling lives. The ENACT program reaches more than 10,000 students each year. For more information, visit www.enact.org.


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Let me be frank by saying that I have spent most my time behind the camera these past few years and haven't been modeling much. I'm ridiculously selective about the nudes I do and won't do them at all if I have never worked with the photographer before.
I have ridiculously small breasts... you've never seen boobs this small... fo realz. And I have a shit ton of freckles. I am capable of doing my own make up and can do a decent job of it most days. Also, my hair is short cropped and is pink/purple. I have 9 piercings and 1 tat that will soon turn into 4-5.
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Mountain biking in Blue River has grown substantially over the last few years. There are literally over a hundred miles of trails and rural roads leading from Blue River into the surrounding mountains. The existing terrain offers a vast network of single or double track trails and logging roads. Mountain bike tours can be set up through our Front Desk and can accommodate any skill or fitness level - from pleasant scenic rides to uphill grinds or technical, exhilarating descents.
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Santiago Chile cut its 2014 economic growth forecast for the second time this year, citing a steep slowdown in domestic demand.
The economy of the world´s biggest copper producer will expand 3.2 percent in 2014, down from a previous estimate of 3.4 percent, Budget Director Sergio Granados said in a speech to Congress Monday. Domestic demand will expand 1.8 percent, down from the 5.4 percent forecast in this year's budget.
The government cut its forecast after manufacturing stalled, retail sales growth eased and investment tumbled in the first part of the year. The slowdown has been worse than the government and central bank expected, with policymakers cutting their own forecasts three times and reducing the benchmark interest rate rates four times in the past year.


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The Buzz on Tinnitus
The Buzz on Tinnitus
What you think you hear and what the brain has to say
Tinnitus is a mystery to medical science, although commonly thought of as ringing in the ears; tinnitus is in fact the result of changes in, and processing, by the brain.
The University of Auckland's Head of Audiology Dr Grant Searchfield will examine past and current models of how we hear tinnitus and how we might change what the brain hears.
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SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Police Department, the Prevention Management Organization of Wyoming and the Wyoming Department of Health will present a free TIPS Training on July 22.
From 8-10:30 a.m. and 5-7:30 p.m. beverage service training for concessions will be offered at the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce.
"Training for Intervention Procedures" is an internationally recognized alcohol awareness education program that includes subjects such as retail programs, college students and adult consumers.
To register call the chamber at 672-2485.
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I follow a lot of industrial marketing gurus. Here's a quick round up of my fave five:
Achinta Mitra – Calls himself a marketing engineer. Sounds like an oxymoron, but if you follow his blog Industrial Marketing Today, you'll learn a lot about creating content for that audience.
Jon DiPietro –Jon's blog is called Domesticating IT, but the points he raises apply equally well to marketers who need to reach any technical audience, including engineers.
Marketing Maven – Global Spec publishes some great stuff on industrial marketing to engineers and lots of it research based. They have a Linkedin group by the same name and you can find their main page on the Global Spec web site.
HubSpot – go here to keep up to date on the leading thoughts about inbound marketing. Most of these posts apply to B2B, and a lot of them apply to engineering marketing.
Internet Marketing podcast. These two UK guys, Andy White and Kelvin Newman, have produced well over 180 podcasts on all sorts of Internet marketing topics. While not all of the podcasts are relevant to B2B, there are so many podcasts that you can pick and choose what's relevant to you. It's a great way to keep current during your daily commute.
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Blonde? Check. Big ass boobs? Check. Tight ass? Check. Not afraid to show it off? Double check! The soft core adult actress Rio is so smoking hot that she only needs one name. Unfortunately, Rio has only one movie on her resume, and boy, it's a good one. The sexy actress showed off her tremendous T&A while banging a dude in the late night movie Wild Spirit (2003). We appreciate her wild spirit, but we wish Rio could've given us a little more to wank with.Join Mr. Skin for the full bio >>
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text: The staff at Quaker City and Madison elementary schools were recently honored during a luncheon at Theos Restaurant in Cambridge for achieving School of Promise recognition by the Ohio Department of Education.This is simply my way of saying thank you for a job well done, said Richard Hall, principal at Quaker City and Madison elementary schools. Anytime you achieve something of this magnitude, I think you have to recognize people the best that you can.Hall was presented with School of Promise banners during a recent luncheon in Columbus. He then recognized the two building staffs during the local luncheon, and each staff was presented with the banner that was provided by the ODE.Awards such as this continually let us know that we have a great staff across the board that allows our school district to be successful, said Hall.East Guernsey Superintendent Bob Greenwood also thanked each staff for all of their hard work and dedication to the students of the district.The School of Promise program recognized those schools all across Ohio that demonstrate high achievement for all students.Of the 102 schools receiving recognition, 52 are in Appalachian counties and 21 are urban schools, including the major urban centers of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo.State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Susan Tave Zelman said the schools share five characteristics:Deliver rigorous instruction aligned to the states academic content standards; design instruction to ensure every students success; provide leadership that results in the continuous improvement of instruction; engage parents and the community to support student success; and create a culture where each individual feels valued.All public elementary and secondary schools administering proficiency and achievement tests are considered, although schools that did not administer both the 2002-03 and 2003-04 Ohio Proficiency Tests are not eligible.


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Impaired/Distracted Driving
Free MADD PSA for law enforcement and others
Video tailored materials for teens and distracted driving as well as how to operate safely around large trucks and buses
"What Do You Consider Lethal" video from Impact Teen Drivers: An introduction into distracted driving talking points
Laser Technology and National Sheriffs Association Co-Hosting Webinar on Combating Distracted Driving
To help continue awareness for the fight against distracted driving, Laser Technology, Inc., (LTI) and the National Sheriffs Association (NSA) have teamed up to host a webinar titled "Combating Distracted Driving: Implementing Policies and Procedures." The webcast is geared to Sheriff Offices, encouraging them to launch or intensify distracted driving enforcement to help reduce the amount of fatal crashes. According to the National Occupant Protection Use Survey, it is estimated that 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving.
Older Drivers
- Understanding Older Drivers: An Examination of Medical Conditions, Medication Use, and Travel Behavior
- Summary: The AAA Foundation has embarked on a long-term study of older drivers that aims to answer key questions about medical conditions, medication usage, travel behaviors, and mobility options for seniors who no longer drive. With preparations for the multiyear study now underway, this report was designed to examine two existing databases in order to establish baseline information on what we know now about these issues.
- Final Report
- Fact sheet
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- Older American Drivers and Traffic Safety Culture: A LongROAD Study
- Summary: As older people remain healthier for longer, driving will undoubtedly continue to play a major role in their ability to stay mobile, independent, and engaged in their community. Hence, there is a need to better understand and delineate the changes that occur in the attitudes and perceptions of older drivers as they continue to age. The majority of previous studies have treated drivers aged 65 and older as a single group. However, "older senior drivers" (e.g., ages 80 and older) might differ in important ways from "younger senior drivers." The purpose of the research reported here was to examine the extent and nature of the variability in driving behaviors and safety-related attitudes among drivers ages 65-69, 70-74, and 75+, using data from the AAA Foundation's annual Traffic Safety Culture Index survey.
- Final report
- Fact sheet
Other work we have completed on older drivers, but not directly related to the ongoing LongROAD effort:
- Driver License Renewal Policies and Fatal Crash Involvement Rates of Older Drivers
- Summary: Many states attempt to protect older drivers and the people with whom they share the road by enacting various license renewal policies and laws. Examples can include requiring in-person renewals, mandating that physicians report patients that they suspect may not be able to drive safely given medical diagnoses, or administering certain exams or tests at the time of renewal. Still, relatively little information exists about the effectiveness of such policies at reducing crash rates. In this report, the AAA Foundation has analyzed 27 years of data from each of 46 states in order to study this issue. Among the clearest findings: requiring in-person renewals reduces fatal crash involvement rates by a statistically significant 9% for drivers ages 55 and older.
- Final Report
- Fact sheet
- Keeping Seniors Safe and Mobile - An Evaluation of a Local Drive Test Option
- AAA Foundation study shows drivers with special license have lower crash rate than general population
- Final Report
- Related Report: "Driver Licensing Policies and Practices: Gearing Up for an Aging Population"
2009 Older Adults' Knowledge About Medications That Can Impact Driving
- Summary: Using a cross-sectional survey this project provided information regarding senior drivers knowledge of the potential impact that prescription and over the counter medication use has on their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. This study yielded new information about knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors of people age 55 and over with respect to medications and driving.
- Final Report
Medical Review Process and License Disposition of Drivers Referred by Law Enforcement and Other Sources in Virginia
- 76 percent of those surveyed oppose allowing bigger trucks, while only 15 percent support and 9 percent were not sure.
- The top reasons listed for those opposing, in descending order: more accidents (64 percent), higher taxes (15 percent), and increased traffic (9 percent).
- 79 percent stated that "heavier and longer trucks lead to more braking problems and longer stopping distances" is convincing.
- 76 percent stated that "longer, heavier trucks further erode the stability of bridges" is convincing.
Here is a link to the Fraud Prevention and Detection landing page on the AAMVA website. There is a Training tab on this page that goes directly to "Fraud Detection & Remediation (FDR)" Training …
The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) is designed to protect consumers from fraud and unsafe vehicles and to keep stolen vehicles from being resold. NMVTIS is also a tool that assists states and law enforcement in deterring and preventing title fraud and other crimes. Consumers can use NMVTIS to access important vehicle history information.


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Mel Gibson Slaps Ex With a Restraining Order
Mel Gibson has apparently filed a restraining order against Oksana Grigorieva, the Russian woman he dated for about five minutes yet somehow managed to knock up because rubbers make the baby Jesus cry. RadarOnline reports:
Grigorieva was served the documents at her home in Sherman Oaks around 5pm Wednesday, RadarOnline.com confirmed.
While the case is sealed — meaning the documents cannot be released to the public — RadarOnline.com has learned the complaint centers around three issues and Gibson's access to daughter Lucia.
Gibson filed a temporary restraining order, a notice about a forthcoming court hearing and a notice of visitation rights and child custody.
Christ. How crazy could this woman be that the authorities actually feel a restraining order is need to protect Mel Fucking Gibson? The guy looks like he's on the verge of starting a one-man Holocaust if you forget mayo on his sandwich.
JUDGE: Mr. Gibson, why do you feel this legal action is necessary?
MEL: She literally has knives for hand and shoots lasers out of her eyes.
JUDGE: Yeah, I dunno….
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This article was published 1/3/2013 (1635 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
He figuratively and literally cast a long shadow.
His life was cut short by the very events he chose to document, but Tim Hetherington left behind an impressive legacy of accolades and awards for his hard-hitting photos and film footage of far-flung conflict zones.
In a captivating tribute to the exceptionally tall British-born photojournalist, freelance American journalist and author Alan Huffman takes readers into the midst of some dangerous and gruesome battle zones that Hetherington recorded.
The book is part biography and part war chronicle, but it is also a skilfully constructed eulogy, in which Huffman allows many of Hetherington's friends and colleagues to reminisce about a fallen comrade.
Huffman is the author of Mississippi in Africa (2003), a widely acclaimed book tracing the history of the West African country Liberia, where Hetherington first gained international recognition.
This likely explains why he was chosen by Hetherington's tight brotherhood of war journalists to fashion a literary legacy to one of their own.
Hetherington first made his mark while accompanying fellow British war journalist James Brabazon during the long-running Liberian civil war, which ended in 2003.
At a time when television screens featured sterilized war coverage from Iraq, Hetherington's images of grinning drug-crazed young Liberian rebels portrayed the effects of war through close-ups of its combatants.
While living in Liberia's war-ravaged capital Monrovia, Hetherington submitted photographs to human rights organizations and to western newspapers and magazines, also serving on the UN's panel of experts on Liberia tasked with post-civil war compliances.
In 2006 in Sudan, Hetherington filmed Darfur Bleeds with Human Rights Watch researcher Olivier Bercault, who tells Huffman that the graphic documentary was "an artistic approach to a massacre."
Its portrayal of starving civilians with hacked limbs prompted international condemnation of the Sudanese government's role in the genocide.
Huffman speculates that taking close-ups of faces was Hetherington's attempts to understand why young men, regardless of race, religion or creed, willingly fight battles usually planned by older men in safe places.
U.S. author and journalist Sebastian Junger (The Perfect Storm) provides Huffman with further insight into Hetherington's psyche, describing him as "a bright spirit drawn to dark places."
According to Junger, Hetherington's obsession with documenting conflicts stemmed from the bullying and corporal punishment he witnessed while attending a Jesuit school in Britain.
Two months before his death in 2011, Hetherington posed for photos on Hollywood's red carpet as he and Junger celebrated an Academy Award nomination.
Their documentary, Restrepo, shot in eastern Afghanistan during 2007-08 didn't win the Oscar, but it did become the basis for Junger's bestselling book War, while one of Hetherington's images of an American soldier won a World Press Award.
When the Arab Spring threatened to bring down Moammar Gadhafi, Huffman writes that Hetherington saw Libya "as the next logical step in his long-running project about the relationship between young men and war."
On April 20, 2011, Hetherington was hit by a mortar blast and died ingloriously in the back of a battered pickup as it bounced towards the only functioning hospital in the besieged port of Misrata. He was 40.
Huffman includes an interesting postscript, showing how Hetherington's well-known mistrust of new technology was justified.
Newsweek editor Jamie Wellford received an email from Hetherington on April 29 that had been sent shortly before the mortar blast, "but for whatever reason spent a week in digital purgatory."
"Hey man, just checking in," Hetherington had written. "Crazy day today. It's an incredible story... and hardly anyone here."
By deftly combining such personal memories with vivid descriptions of battle zones, Huffman makes Here I Am a must-read as a uniquely constructed memoriam.
Joseph Hnatiuk is a retired teacher in Winnipeg.
Here I Am: The Story of Tim Hetherington, War Photographer
By Alan Huffman
Grove Press, 250 pages, $30


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A winter trip to Niagara Falls with our Editor, Clare Francis
Our Site Editor, Clare Francis has just spent her New Year's break visiting Niagara Falls and took some stunning images of Canada's most recognised natural phenomenon. Clare crossed the US/Canadian border several times and visited all three falls; Bridal Veil, Canadian Horseshoe and the American Falls during her stay. As you'll see from her pictures, the volume of water crashing over the brink is mindblowing – the Horseshoe Falls have 2.2m litres of water tumbling over every second. The Niagara River then flows on into America's Great Lakes, which constitutes 20% of the earth's freshwater, most of which flows over Niagara's Falls!
My first view of the thunderous Niagara Falls was breathtaking but nothing compared to the views I'd witness across the border in Canada.
I suggested to my fellow travellers that we should walk into Canada and was promptly reminded that we'd all need 50c to get back into the USA.
While the majority of tourists visit Niagara's spectacular cascade in the summer months, Niagara Falls in December had a unique appeal. True, it was freezing cold but the crispness of the air and the winter hues eminating from the spray were amazing. Apparently during a super cold snap, parts of the falls can actually freeze!
A restaurant with a view – the vista from the Skylon Restaurant on the Canadian side of the falls.
There's no way you'd get me going over there in a barrel! I do remember in the movie Superman II, Superman himself flying down into the 165ft chasm to rescue a young child.
The advantage of visiting Niagara Falls in winter is that you don't have to stay late to see it lit up at night.
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Indications of deaf and dumb person
If headline is separated from lifeline at Mount of Rahu (underneath Mount of Saturn) or an island on head line underneath Mount of Saturn then the person may be deaf or dumb or having some issues related to this.
If break or an island on headline at Mount of Rahu and also an island at start of headline indicates above issues.
If headline is attached with lifeline and a clear island is there on start of headline and also on the end of headline then it indicates the person having the same issues as above.
These are only indications and it does not mean that having these signs only mean that person will be deaf and dumb.
Interpretation of condition can vary according to position of other lines on his hand.
You have to take the whole hand into consideration to come to final conclusion.
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Causa Justa sues the Federal Government!
Housing Can't Wait March.
Mission District - San Francisco
July 9, 2013
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Activists Sue Federal Agency for Illegally Withholding Affordable Housing Funds
A lawsuit alleges that the Federal Housing Finance Agency has withheld $382 million from the National Housing Trust Fund.
by Alyssa Figueroa
July 9, 2013
The Right to the City alliance filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and its acting director, Ed DeMarco, on Tuesday, for illegally withholding at least $382 million from the National Housing Trust Fund, an affordable housing federal fund established in 2008.
Right to the City is a national alliance of 50 grassroots organizations in 17 cities. Its major campaign, the Homes for All campaign, unites renters, public housing occupants, homeless families and underwater homeowners to fight for affordable housing.
National Low Income Housing Coalition Files Suit Against Federal Housing Finance Agency for Failing to Fund Affordable Housing
July 9, 2013
Washington, DC – Today, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, along with four individual plaintiffs and the Right to the City Alliance, filed a lawsuit against the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Edward DeMarco, for failing to uphold Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's statutory requirement to make contributions to the National Housing Trust Fund. "The time has long past for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to be supporting the National Housing Trust Fund as Congress meant for them to do. The delay caused by the Federal Housing Finance Agency is unconscionable given the growing shortage of housing that is affordable for the lowest income Americans. The National Low Income Housing Coalition is taking this action today in hopes these critical resources can be put to use as soon as possible," said Sheila Crowley, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
People's Grocery – Paula Beal
by HEATHER WATKINS JONES
Paula is no stranger to community activism and the promotion of a better food system. A pioneer in her own right she is a cook, teacher, and urban gardener. She is currently using her platform at People's Grocery to create a series of community meals and a community-based restaurant. Keep reading to find out just how it all began for Paula Beal.
"Right to the City and our co-plaintiff, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, are suing the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Acting Director Ed DeMarco for violating the 2008 Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA). HERA requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to contribute a portion of their revenue to theNational Housing Trust Fund, a fund created explicitly to support low-income affordable rental housing. Despite the banks' reporting $28 Billion in record profits in 2012, FHFA, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has failed to contribute to the National Housing Trust Fund and shirked their responsibility to millions of families in need of affordable and fair housing."MORE
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People gathered all around India to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors on March 5, 2015. Holi is an annual celebration of the coming of spring. During the festivities, revelers spray colored powder and water on each other with great gusto.
Dusted with shocking pink, vibrant green, opulent purple and every other color under the sun, people in Asia take to the streets to celebrate Holi, the Festival of Colors in March 2013.
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Voluptuous beauty Bhuvaneshwari was arrested by the Chennai police for escaping from the their custody today in Chennai. She was charged with the allegations of cheating some high profile people in prostitution racker. While she was taking out from the judicial custody she tried to escape but the police immediately arrested her and taken into preventive custody. Now the police is planning to open a Goonda act on her.
Meanwhile when the news was spread, people who got cheated by her coming forward and telling their stories , one Gurunadhan a Chennai based businessman says Bhuvaneswari has cheated him for about Rs.one crore and likewise there are several people who got cheated by the lady don. Earlier she was also arrested for running a prostitution racket.


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Soul…Third Eye…Awakening…Truth… (Quote)
In everyone there is an Eye of the Soul, which…is more precious far than ten thousand bodily eyes, for by it alone is truth seen. ~ Plato
Intention…Within…Know Thyself…Self Realization…(Quote)
My intention is to help the collective remember their own magnificence…My hope is that no one believes me but will be curious enough to look and find out for themselves, within themself. ~ Mynzah
Meditation…Know Thyself…Reality… (Quote)
Meditation is a deliberate attempt to pierce into the higher states of consciousness and finally go beyond it. The art of meditation is the art of shifting the focus of attention to ever subtler levels, without losing one's grip on the levels left behind. In a way it is like having death under control. One begins with the lowest levels: social circumstances, customs and habits; physical surroundings, the posture and the breathing of the body, the senses, their sensations and perceptions; the mind, its thoughts and feelings; until the entire mechanism of personality is grasped and firmly held. The final stage of meditation is reached when the sense of identity goes beyond the 'I-am-so-and-so', beyond 'so-l-am', beyond 'I-am-the-witness-only', beyond 'there-is', beyond all ideas into the impersonally personal pure being. But you must be energetic when you take to meditation. It is definitely not a part-time occupation. Limit your interests and activities to what is needed for you and your dependents' barest needs. Save all your energies and time for breaking the wall your mind had built around you. Believe me, you will not regret. ~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Manly P. Hall – The Real Self (Video)
When we call that which is beyond the void, God. Not because actually we are sure of this but because we have run out of conditioned existences with which to associate the term. God still remains the word to sum up our own unknown. The unknown of existence itself which must be there, but which defies any definition we can ever bestow upon it. There is this other kind of self which simply cannot be experienced in an ordinary way. ~ Manly P. Hall
Soul….Evolution…Transformation…Remember Thyself… (Quote)
When you lose all sense of self the bonds of a thousands chains will vanish. Lose yourself completely, return to the root of the root of your own soul. ~ Rūmī
Awakening…Awareness…Self Realization… (Quote)
The moment we leave the world of conditioned existence we leave the SELF that has been CREATED by conditioned EXISTENCE. ~ Manly P. Hall
Reality…Self Realization…Truth… (Quote)
Identifying with being a starseed, an alien, a god or believing in otherworldly life is not the highest revelation of truth. When every mask of identity is removed, the reality of self is closer and this is only attained through Self-Realization. ~ Mynzah


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Eye on the Island: Bus System Reprieve
Published in Anton Community Newspapers
By Mike Barry
Remember reading and hearing about how the Republican-controlled New York State Senate allocated $8.6 million toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Long Island Bus (LIB) system, thereby averting significant LIB service reductions this summer?
No, I didn't think so, and you're not to blame. The editorial boards at Newsday and The New York Times operate in a parallel universe where Republican office holders are cartoon characters, working 24/7 to protect the interests of millionaires while punishing widows and orphans. So these same editorial writers are unable to portray accurately this fact: three of Nassau's GOP state Senators intervened late last month on behalf of LIB's riders, saving the Long Islanders who use the system from draconian service cuts through year-end 2011.
The MTA had proposed cutting 27 of LIB's 48 routes due to a lack of funding. Had the MTA's plan gone into effect, it would have adversely impacted about 16,000 riders. State Senators Jack Martins (R-Mineola), Charles Fuschillo (R-Merrick) and Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) reached into the Senate's MTA Capital Reserve Fund to save the day, recognizing the MTA's plans would have hurt those who rely on LIB in their districts.
Check out the first paragraph of Newsday's editorial: "The announcement that the state will kick in $8.6 million to fund Bus through the end of the year and forestall service cuts in Nassau County is wonderful for riders who use those routes slated to get the ax. For taxpayers outside Nassau, however, it is a kick in the teeth. They've been subsidizing Long Island Bus for years." No other suburban county gets a bus subsidy from the MTA, Newsday huffed, before turning its attention to how the Mangano administration has to figure out a way to keep LIB running when the MTA is no longer involved in its operations effective January 2012.
Memo to Newsday's editorial board: Nassau's taxpayers have nothing to be ashamed about when it comes to financing the MTA's far-flung operations. There are epic, far-over-budget MTA capital projects underway right now—the Fulton Street Transit Center project in Manhattan comes immediately to mind—that Nassau taxpayers are funding through various
MTA levies but few in Nassau will ever see, or benefit from, the finished products. An aside: I encounter the Fulton Street project daily because my office is near there. The work site has for years looked like Dresden, Germany, circa early 1945, and few retailers have survived the slow-motion chaos.
But I digress. The opening paragraph of The New York Times' editorial was even better than Newsday's, if you're convinced Albany and Mineola should be controlled completely by Democrats, because the Times' editors didn't even acknowledge the pivotal role played by Nassau's GOP state Senators and immediately assailed Nassau County's Republican county executive: "A late infusion of cash from Albany has postponed the plan of the Nassau County executive, Edward Mangano, to cripple his county's bus service, but only until the end of the year." Ah, yes, those unnamed lawmakers in the state capital have thwarted Dr. Evil's plans again. Good for them.
Mike Barry, a corporate communications consultant, has worked in government and journalism.
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A museum is celebrating receiving a national award less than a year after it opened, The Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum, near Corfe Castle, has been granted Heritage Railway Association's Interpretation Award for 2013.
Judges praised the museum for its unique underground experience in explaining the history behind Purbeck ball clay mining.
Peter Sills, chairman of the Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum, expressed his delight at the news.
He said: "This prestigious national award is the best present that everyone associated with the Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum over the past 12 years could want.
"It's an important national recognition and endorsement of some 30,000 hours of hard work by a small team of dedicated and committed volunteers."
Volunteers spent 12 years planning and building the museum from scratch.
It sits on the site of the old Victorian ball clay works demolished during the 1970s.
The museum features a realistic reconstruction of an underground tunnel, a rebuilt mine building, and a 300m section of narrow gauge railway. Narrow gauge industrial steam trains were brought back to the Isle of Purbeck for the first in 60 years in September. Robin Jones, editor of Heritage Railway magazine, acts as one of the award's judges.
He said: "I first visited the Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum last summer and was astonished at just what had been achieved by the volunteers who have developed it.
"This museum is, by far, one of the best I have come across in recent years. It is Dorset's unsung gem and a real jewel in the crown of the Isle of Purbeck."


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The street name for ice treats such as Fla-Vor-Ice or Pop-Ice, so named for the fructose they contain.
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My lovely boyfriend (blonde dude in the picture with me) and I are interested in ladies or couples who'd like to be friends and potentially play with us from time to time.
Movies: L.A. Confidential, Flirting, Silence of the Lambs, Pan's Labyrinth, The Piano, The Godfather I & II, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, The Fall, Kill Bill, The Night of the Hunter
Shows: Deadwood, Slings & Arrows, Archer, Parks & Recreation, The Wire, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Sherlock, The Daily Show, Breaking Bad, Cosmos, RuPaul's Drag Race
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VCS-Inc. elects Wood as president
VCS-Inc., located in New City, has elected new officers. Wylene Branton Wood is the new president, Margaret McCormack will continue as vice president, Les St. Louis will continue as treasurer, Hal Parker is the secretary and Steve Breen is the immediate past president. Additionally, John Sullivan of New City has… Read More →


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A fabulous vanitas card from a postcrosser in Germany. She works in a pharmaceutical laboratory. The vanitas theme relates to decay and meaninglessness of life, yet this writer is longing for spring, the renewal of life.
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The crazy drunken bird was created by a postcrosser from Belarus. She is a first year student of architecture.
A fun collage of buffalo, bird and wolf by a Polish postcrosser.
This UFO meets Loch Ness Monster was created by a German postcrosser.
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Interesting collage of two different images. They work very well together. Work by postcrosser from Rotterdam, Netherlands. The eye goes immediately to the large red lips.
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Approximately 1 mile of the northerly most portion of the Great Northern Trail in Elk River will be closed during the Minnesota firearms deer hunting season, Nov. 9-17. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic will be prohibited along this portion of the trail during that time.
Visit www.ElkRiverMN.gov to see a map of the closed trails. For more information, call the Elk River Police Department at 763-635-1200.


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Friday, 8 February, 2002, 17:24 GMT
Witness 'laughed about reward'
The key witness in the Damilola Taylor murder trial has been shown on police tapes singing "I'm in the money" at the prospect of a £50,000 newspaper reward.
The 14-year-old girl, who was 12 at the time of the alleged attack, also appeared in person at the Old Bailey, and admitted lying to the police.
On the tapes the jury saw the girl break the tension of a nine-hour police interview by joking about money.
Pc Carolyn Crooks told her: "It's really important for Damilola's family. Remember why you are doing this."
The girl said: "To get some money. No, only joking."
'Phone a friend'
When officers left her in the interview room she was shown giggling and singing the song.
She hugged the teacher who was acting as her responsible adult, telling her she would give her "£100 by the time you get out of here".
And at the end of the questioning, the girl asked to "phone a friend" when again asked to recall what one of the defendants was wearing.
She mimicked a competitor on the television quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, saying: "I'd like to phone ... [the teacher], then go 50:50 and then ask the audience."
The girl returned to the court on Friday afternoon, after twice storming out earlier in the week following questions put by defence barrister Courtenay Griffiths QC.
Mr Griffiths resumed his cross-examination as the girl sat in the witness box with her arms folded.
Asked why she had mentioned the money, she said: "If I had, I was only joking because the money does not mean anything."
And the 14-year-old said she contacted the police before seeing any posters about the £50,000 reward offered by a national newspaper.
She added: "I do not want the money anyway. If they offered it to me now, I would not take it."
The girl agreed that she had lied in her early statements to police, and said she did not know the brothers as well as she had said she had.
BBC correspondent Andy Tighe, at the Old Bailey, said the girl has always freely admitted giving conflicting accounts to the police.
Mark Dennis, prosecuting, has told the jury it will have to decide how much the newspaper reward had motivated the girl to come forward.
The prosecution say the girl is the only witness to the attack on 10-year-old Damilola.
Two brothers aged 16, their 17-year-old friend and a 14-year-old youth deny murder, manslaughter and assault with intent to rob.
Damilola bled to death from a thigh wound caused by a broken bottle on the North Peckham Estate, south London, in November 2000.
The trial was adjourned until Monday.
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We see such a big trend with bows this season. Some of you may think bows are for little girls and you may be too old to sport a bow in your hair, well peeps think again!
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JIM LEHRER: Next, our second story on the Katrina trailers. Last night, we reported on problems of high formaldehyde levels in travel trailers used on the Gulf Coast. Tonight, Betty Ann Bowser updates the government's plan to move Katrina evacuees out of the trailers.
BETTY ANN BOWSER, NewsHour Correspondent: Paris Williams was scrambling last week to move out of her FEMA trailer near Baton Rouge. Like tens of thousands of Louisiana residents who lost their homes to Katrina, Williams had been living in the trailer for two years.
FEMA has moved families out of 122,000 trailers and mobile homes so far and had planned to have everyone out by this year's hurricane season. But last month, people were told they should move out as soon as possible.
That's when the Centers for Disease Control said the agency had confirmed unsafe levels of formaldehyde in some of the units. The chemical is found in materials used to make the trailers.
After searching for weeks, Williams finally found a house, but she's not happy with it.
PARIS WILLIAMS: When we find the house, and then they still will give you all these rules. They really don't want you in the houses, first of all. It's bad coming from New Orleans. We had to leave from Katrina. Katrina ain't harm us. It's the after effect of Katrina that's harming us.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Williams' neighbor, Judy Bartholamew, is still looking.
JUDY BARTHOLAMEW: For two weeks, I spent over $500 on gas, borrowing people's cars, don't have no transportation, and I got an 86-year-old mother in there that's sick. We have to be close to a hospital, and they're trying to make us move. We have nowhere to go.
Soaring rental rates
BETTY ANN BOWSER: People want to get away from the formaldehyde that's made many of them sick. The problem is where to go.
Katrina wiped out much of New Orleans' affordable housing. Since the flooding, rental prices in the city have skyrocketed. A two-bedroom apartment that went for $500 to $600 a month two-and-a-half years ago is now $1,300.
Jim Stark, who heads FEMA's gulf recovery efforts, says his agency will make sure people find new homes.
JIM STARK, Federal Emergency Management Agency: We use realtors. We have a team here in New Orleans with about 60 people that travel all around the state looking for rental resources. We use the newspaper, the Internet, and we compile a database and try to match our applicants to affordable homes.
No one should be living in a trailer for two-and-a-half years or beyond. We're working real hard to place them and take into account their needs.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: FEMA has promised to pay for all relocation costs, to deal with landlords, and even take care of pets on a case-by-case basis. But many trailer residents, like these protestors, say it's almost impossible to find housing. And even when they do, the landlords don't want anything to do with them or with the government agencies.
Criticism of FEMA response
BETTY ANN BOWSER: And some say FEMA isn't living up to its promises.
THOMAS GARRETT: It's just all a joke. I did everything that FEMA told me to do, that everything my caseworker told me to do. She did the steps. You know, everything was done. And even the FEMA people at the main office called me with some questions. I answered the questions. She says, "We have everything in your file we need," and then I get this letter saying that I was denied.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: A FEMA housing counselor was on hand when Heather and Matthew Durrand learned the results of formaldehyde testing done on their trailer.
FEMA COUNSELOR: If you request to be relocated, what happens is you have to call this number right here. And what happens is, you call this number, within 24 hours, they'll assign you to another caseworker. As she works with you, she'll give you a list.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: But the Durrands weren't convinced it made sense to move.
HEATHER DURRAND: I mean, the options they offered for housing say, "Yes, we'll pay the rent portion, OK, but" -- but they don't give you a timeframe of how long they'll pay that. But they also -- there's the deposit to get in the places in the first place. And you don't have that to, you know, pay, then what are you going to do?
It's difficult to sort through all the information you're given, you know, and figure out, "Well, oh, my god, where do I stand? Am I going to be homeless?"
BETTY ANN BOWSER: In fact, the homeless population in New Orleans has doubled from 6,000 to 12,000 since the flooding. Until recently, when an advocacy group found hotel rooms for some of the population, the homeless were living under a bridge just blocks from the French Quarter.
Surveys show that almost two-thirds of them cite Katrina as the reason they became homeless and that, after the storm, almost one-third of them had started out in FEMA trailers or housing. Many of the homeless have jobs, but no place to live.
Stark doesn't believe those now leaving their trailers will end up homeless.
JIM STARK: I don't think that's going to happen. I think we have -- we will, as I said, set in place very soon with the state some meaningful casework people. And our goal now is to move those people onto some affordable housing solution that will fit them.
If we can do it easily by finding them a rental that they can afford for the long term, that's great. If they can't, then we'll help them into some interim solution and, working through our partners at the state, working through our federal housing experts, help them find something on a more permanent basis.
Help from charitable organizations
BETTY ANN BOWSER: FEMA is also looking to local private organizations for help. Catholic Charities has been working with FEMA tenants who in February were told they had just a few weeks to move out of a commercial trailer park outside of Baton Rouge.
NEW ORLEANS VICTIM: Yes, I got this water bill right here for $1,600-something dollars. You see it up here?
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Kenyatte Gaines (ph) and Sam Sammartino discovered that people like Betty Randolph (ph) were still getting water bills for their homes that had been destroyed by Katrina. If she didn't pay $1,600, the water wouldn't be turned on at her new home.
NEW ORLEANS VICTIM: And so my debt is still...
KENYATTE GAINES, Catholic Charities: It's still running?
NEW ORLEANS VICTIM: It's still not up.
SAM SAMMARTINO: When do you want to move?
NEW ORLEANS VICTIM: I have a house on West Harrison Street (ph). I'm ready to move any day.
SAM SAMMARTINO: You won't be able to move until we pay this.
NEW ORLEANS VICTIM: I know.
SAM SAMMARTINO: As we progress, people will often ask me, "Well, why haven't they moved on? Why haven't they moved on? Why haven't they moved on?" Well, there's a lot of barriers that go on into that moving on process.
I mean, jobs, you know, the average income that you're required to make is around $15 to $18 an hour to pay for the rental rates that are out there right now. And the skill sets that people have doesn't match that.
Finding places to relocate
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Shakoor al-Juwani is a case worker for the Episcopal Diocese of New Orleans. His organization has been buying properties and fixing them up for those who need affordable housing, but he admits that's only making a small dent into the tight housing market.
SHAKOOR AL-JUWANI, Episcopal Diocese of New Orleans: Yes, this is a lot of about 30, out of 38 properties that we're going to turn into rental properties.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: He says federal officials have told him some people may have to go out of state to be placed in housing.
SHAKOOR AL-JUWANI: They're making it clear that they've made a commitment that everyone will be moved into some kind of a housing situation out of the trailers, but that people should not expect that they will be able to remain and be brought back to New Orleans or even be able to remain in Louisiana.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: Stark says he hopes it doesn't come down to that, but in some cases it may be necessary.
JIM STARK: There will be probably a population that will be very difficult to place. I'm not saying we want to move people away from their homes, their home cities, but that may actually happen at some point.
BETTY ANN BOWSER: He promises to head up a task force of federal and state teams to look closely at how to expand the housing stock along the Gulf Coast.


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Duke Nukem Forever
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"Hail to the King"
So many people are reviewing Duke Nukem Forever just going by the textbook definitions of what a good first person shooter is. This game lacks a lot of things that most gamers look for in a shooter: innovative game play, compelling plot, questioning the morality of taking life for the supposed greater good. These are things that this generation of gaming have really pushed the limits of. Duke doesn't offer any of these things. What the game does offer, however, is a lot of low-brow laughs and a bunch of mindless fun. It's not for everybody, especially those who are easily offended and/or lack a sense of irony and sarcasm. People are enamored with the ever-evolving concept of games as art, and when a game just tries to be a game, something to help entertain you and kill time, you can expect some backlash.
The premise of the game is simple: After having thwarted an alien invasion of earth 12 years ago, Duke is a lauded hero. Now those aliens are back for revenge against him, and they're hitting him where it hurts: They're stealing our women. There's not so much a story to be told in this game so much as a series of gags. The game makes fun of everyone and everything it can, including itself (with repeated jabs at the game's 12 year development cycle).
The graphics are good. They aren't brimming with cutting edge, gritty realism. They don't have a unique artistic flair. But they don't hurt to look at, and that's really all this game needs. Just like Duke Nukem 3D, its predecessor, this game manages to stay in the same league as current-era games, but without wowing you at all. There are games that look better and games that look worse, and this game is perfectly average, which is just what you want for this kind of game.
The soundtrack is unremarkable, but it fits. The only real iconic piece of music that might get stuck in your head is Duke's theme song. Voice acting is great, especially when it comes to the performance of the King himself, John St. John. Dialogue is funny and serves to emphasize that this game isn't to be taken seriously.
A lot of the mechanics that set this game apart from a lot of others are very centric to Duke's persona. He can take steroids to make himself stronger, he can drink beer to become more resilient against enemy attacks, and he can do a bevy of things to boost his ego, which serves as his health meter. Most of the things that boost your ego come in the form of mini-games. You can shoot pool or play pinball, for example, for a big boost in ego. There are also objects in your environment that you can interact with to build Duke's already inflated opinion of himself to new heights. You can admire yourself in the mirror, lift weights, or slap alien boobs growing on the wall, for example. All of it comes calling back to Duke's legendary overbearing machismo. Wrap Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris and Mr. T together, and you essentially just have Duke's punching bag - he's that bad-ass.
Of course, since most of the effort went in to making this really feel like another big Duke outing, there are some major game play flaws. It's a solid shooter, it ought to stick to that. But unfortunately, you'll find a lot of over-extended scenes like driving around in a toy car after being shrunken, or first-person platforming as you try and scale a giant statue of yourself to get to a higher floor. And every time you either die or complete a section of a level, you're treated to a loading screen that seems just endless, with the same looping guitar and flashing lights for minutes at a time.
All said and done, whether this game is worth your time or not depends on your sense of humor and your tolerance for frustration. If you played Duke 3D back in the day, you should have a pretty good idea what this game is like. Duke Nukem Forever is definitely not for everyone, but for my money, it was worth every penny.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.5 - Good
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If you can dream up the perfect single serve coffee haiku, then you could win a Keurig B60 and two boxes of K Cups! All you have to do is visit the Hot Cup Haiku Sweepstakes, and paint a word picture of your love of coffee in Haiku form. Green Mountain will then share it with... well, everybody! Fourteen lucky prize winners will have their haiku printed on our environment-friendly hot-cups.
Entries *must* be related to coffee, and how coffee makes a difference in your day — your world. Winners will be selected based on the distinctiveness and originality of their Haiku. Winning entries will be consistent with themes of the pleasures of coffee, the role of coffee in work and family life, and the pursuit of life's simpler pleasures. Bonus points will be awarded for Haiku that further relate to themes of sustainability and environmental balance.
Enter online through December 1st, 2007. (Limit one entry per person, per day, please.) See Official Rules for complete details.
At Hot Cup Haiku Sweepstakes
From Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, more than 10,000 Starbucks shops will be handing out free "Song of the Day" iTunes download cards. Starbucks estimates it will hand out 1.5 million songs per day, over 50 million in all, to promote the iTunes Wi-Fi store to which Starbucks will grant free access over its T-Mobile Wi-Fi networks.
Before we switched to AT&T, we used to use the T-Mobile Hot Spot at Starbucks all the time. Since we often take the entire single serve coffee staff to Starbucks for a break from the office, we loved the ability to surf and drink some coffee. To get your free songs, it appears you'll have to have a computer running iTunes, and you don't get your pick--each card is for a specific song. Oh well, at least it gives us a reason to sample some Wi-Fi and get a free song along with a cup of coffee. Maybe they should hand out these cards and we should just come home for coffee...hmmm...
Via Gizmodo at Reuters
This must read article from the Times Online does a pretty amazing job of looking at the current models of single serve coffee machines you can purchase for your home. They take the different models and put them through their test kitchen making lattes, espresso, and cups of single serve coffee. Though the article is UK based, many of these same machines (like the Nespresso Le Cube above) are available in the US. So, if you want to get the low down on many of the preparation methods and machines available in the single serve coffee world, this article is for you.
Why fill the till at Starbucks on your way to work when you can make a cup of authentic morning java for as little as 10p, as well as having a gleaming coffee machine in your kitchen and enjoying the pose value of acting the barista for guests?
Despite many options, all espresso machines employ the same basic method. Water from a tank is heated rapidly to just below boiling point and then driven at high pressure through a filter that holds tightly packed fine-ground coffee. Most home systems can make one or two cups at a time, and the majority also have a steam nozzle or "frother" that heats and froths milk for a cappuccino or a latte.
Read at Test bench: coffee makers
We wonder this all the time and the answer is - yes and no. In a nut shell - an espresso cup has about as much caffeine as a cup of strong coffee. Because the serving sizes are very different - espresso being smaller and a cup of single serve coffee being a bit larger - you can often surpass the amount of caffeine in the larger cup of single serve coffee. However, if you are used to putting 2-3 shots of espresso into your latte, then you're really drinking about 3 cups of coffee.
Want the to know even more? Check out the Coffee and Caffeine FAQ.
We're not sure why this article/powerpoint presentation (PDF) infuriates us so - but isn't the answer a bit obvious? You use wi-fi in a coffee shop to get away from the house and feel as if you're hanging with people because you have zero friends. Right? :-) We like wi-fi in coffee shops to surf a bit, get some writing done outside the house, and maybe - just maybe drink some good coffee? How about meeting people in a coffee shop for business instead of the office for a little urban feel? Whatever the reason, the staff at Single Serve Coffee likes to drink amazing coffee at the office and use our wi-fi there.
The nuts and bolts of the real article is debating whether or not - city wide wi-fi would kill business in coffee shops because people go there just for wi-fi and coffee. Come on - how about kill the fee at the coffee shop for wireless, and let us go there and use the free stuff and buy more coffee and scones? And to top it off - what about coffee shop wi-fi squatters...yeah...we're not big fans either.
He found that most coffee shop hotspot users had access to broadband Internet connections at home, so they weren't using it as their primary access point. Instead, they chose their surfing location to get out of the house and concentrate - albeit among a group of strangers.
Based on my own experience with San Jose's municipal WiFi system, I'd surely seek out a local coffee shop providing WiFi over the more accessible muni system due to the intrusive banner placed in the browser. Assuming it didn't have intrusive ads, or was paid and I had already paid, I'd have to find somewhere as accommodating as a coffee shop to do some surfing. That may be easier said than done.
Via Technology Evangelist
Welcome to the dog days of summer, but who said that summer is a time not to have coffee or espresso. If it's too hot, have an iced espresso, and cool yourself off with that great taste of espresso (pour espresso over ice, add sugar and milk to taste).
Just don't forget to try an all Arabica Blend for the cold coffee; the "Classic" roasts are a bit harsher than most people will tolerate. Check out just a few of the things happening over at SingleServeEspresso.com
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Sometimes even we are surprised at the amazing things CoffeeWiz.com will put together for the world of Single Serve Coffee. If you haven't had a chance to visit their Family Vacation promotional page about a trip to Canada - then you know what you have to do for the rest of the day. Not only is the trip filled with details on Timothy's Coffee - it's really quite funny.
Check out the CoffeeWiz Family Vacation for a full single serve coffee filled vacation extravaganza. Now where are the keys to the family truckster?
It's Monday and the week of Comic-Con is upon us. If you don't know what Comic-Con is - it's the largest single gathering of comic book authors, artists, and collectors on the planet and the entire staff at Single Serve Coffee would really like to be there (maybe next year). Why feature Comic-Con at Single Serve Coffee? How about a coffee opera. This years opera is entitled, "Too Much Coffee Man" is based on a comic book (which you should read) and features characters like Espresso Guy and others. We've really never seen an opera, but if we had to start our opera going life - we'd love to start it with coffee - and too much coffee at that.
Comic-Con brings Shannon Wheeler's Too Much Coffee Man Opera to San Diego for three FREE performances for convention members plus two community performances. The Opera will be performed LIVE at the Horton Grand Theater (also known as the "Triple Espresso" Theater), 444 Fourth Avenue in downtown San Diego, a few short blocks from the Convention Center (click here for a map).
The opera, created by Shannon Wheeler and based on his famous comics character, chronicles the tragedy when Too Much Coffee Man, a simple, average cup o'joe, falls for his caffeine-supplying barista. Vying for her attention is Espresso Guy. Can all this coffee peacefully co-exist in the already-twitchy world of relationships?
At Comic-Con 2007 - Too Much Coffee Man, the Opera
Single serve coffee drinkers who want to start their day on an ecologically friendly note may want to fill their mugs with Solar Roast Coffee--a fresh new brew for java lovers that is roasted using clean abundant solar energy.
Solar Roast Coffee uses only 100% organic or fair trade coffee beans. Their special solar-powered roasting technique ensures the least impact on the environment. Not just a regular roaster powered by solar panels, Solar Roast's Helios 2.0 catches rays of sunshine directly on a drum roaster filled with beans. The roaster is capable of reaching temperatures upwards of 550 degrees Fahrenheit, and swivels and tilts allowing it to track the sun throughout the day.
The first Solar Roast Cafe opened in Pueblo early this year, and the company already has plans to open more locations in the western U.S, and also operates an online store. Coffees begin around USD 12 per pound.
Looks like coffee pod sales for Senseo are up 30% over this same time last year. That's good news for all of us single serve coffee pod drinkers. We've noticed a much larger coffee pod presence at our local supermarkets, Target's, and other retailers as well. Here's to an amazing 2007 for single serve coffee!
One is an increased focus on the Senseo coffee pod system, designed for single-serve coffee drinkers, which saw sales increase 30% for the first nine months of fiscal 2007. Sara Lee also has introduced a line of cold ready-to-drink coffees for young customers and wants to capitalize on the shift from in-home coffee drinking to out-of-home coffee purchases.


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Banana Berry Drink Recipe
"This cold refreshing beverage is a great substitute for breakfast when you're in a hurry," relates Eric Knoben from Edgewood, Washington.
- 3/4 cup orange juice, chilled
- 1/3 cup pineapple juice, chilled
- 1 cup frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup frozen sweetened sliced strawberries
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1 small ripe banana, sliced
- 1. Place half of each ingredient in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve immediately. Yield: 5 servings.
Nutritional Facts
3/4 cup: 100 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 13mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (19g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit.
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MOSCOW – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin insists that "Without normal democratic development Russia will have no future." We Russians are pleased to hear these enlightened words, yet Putin adds a "but" to his argument, which weakens it considerably. In fact, Putin's "but" renders his points senseless.
We have hated this "but," this coordinating conjunction, ever since the dawn of the Soviet era. Then we were told that freedom is good, but that one can't live in an individualist society without common concern for the communist state. Democracy is great, but only in the interests of the working class.
Now Russia's prime minister tells us that democracy is indeed great, but that public protests cannot take place in public places, say, around hospitals and the like. Never mind that the Russian constitution does not list hospitals among places forbidden for public assembly, or that sick people need democracy, too.
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev does understand – with no "buts" – that "freedom is better than not freedom," that "legal nihilism" is bad and democracy is good. He understands that Stalin was a criminal, that his order to murder Polish officers in Katyn was an act of depravity that has no excuse or explanation. The president understands this; unfortunately, we don't understand the role our president plays in our society. He says all the right things, yet they don't seem to be reflected in reality.


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Carroll Township couple calls cops on bear
Alyse Atkins was on the couch in her living room watching TV around midnight Saturday when she heard a rattle coming from the vicinity of her front porch.
"I thought, 'Oh, great, raccoons got into my garbage cans again," said Atkins, who lives at 135 Greenridge Drive, Carroll Township.
But when Atkins looked out her window, she received a surprise.
"I saw this big black thing," Atkins said. "Then I said, 'It's a bear! There's a bear on my porch!'"
Atkins awakened her fiancé, Wil Abel, and they carefully opened the door a crack to get a better look at the bear. The animal stayed on her porch, attracted to the contents of the trash cans.
The couple called Washington County 911, and Carroll Township police arrived soon after. When the headlights from the police cruiser shined on the bear, it ran into the backyard.
Additional headlights from a Monongahela police car dispatched to the scene caused the bear to head into the nearby woods.
"It was scary, but it was really neat, too," Atkins said. "I'd never seen a bear before."
The couple, who own five acres at their residence, has seen turkeys and raccoons and even heard a coyote in the distance. But the bear's visit was a first for them.
Atkins said she should have realized something was awry when her 10-month-old black Labrador retriever began barking. She said the dog has never reacted to other animals in the yard.
"My dog started barking and going crazy," Atkins said. "Sometimes, I hear raccoons in the back of our yard, and she does not seem to care."
The bear has not returned since the weekend. Atkins said she has taken precautions since the encounter.
"I moved our garbage cans and locked them in the garage," she said. "I won't let my dog outside past 9, when it gets dark."
Chris Buckley is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-684-2642 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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