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The Many Ways to Use a Cocktail Guide
It is a sign of the times that PDT, the New York faux-speakeasy once best known for its elaborately secretive phone-booth entrance, is now releasing a recipe book. You can learn how to make one of the bar's inventive drinks, like the Nigori Milk Punch (with sake and cognac sourced from different ends of the world), in your own home. And as The New York Times' experiment with the book goes to show, you might have more than a little trouble. Advanced mixology is not for the faint of heart, though there are easier recipes from PDT (our own Leslie Pariseau recommends the stout-fortified Black Flip) and more elemental reads on the matter worth exploring. If you wanted to start from the beginning, you might try Jerry Thomas's seminal Bartender's Guide from 1862, or fast-forward to its modern heir, Imbibe, from Esquire drinks correspondent David Wondrich. For something less comprehensive and more eccentric, there's also Wayne Curtis's And a Bottle of Rum, a history of the world as seen through ten cocktails. We consistently find that it's hard to go wrong with rum.


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With Tommy Biffle, as he predicted, off to a hot start, this is shaping up to be a tortoise vs. hare race. Aaron Martens hasn't been catching many fish -- 15 or 20 a day. And it has been a grind for him. One here, one there.
I don't imagine Biffle has been often compared to a rabbit, but he's clearly the rabbit today.
Martens has been throwing a bit of everything, from a Spook to a drop shot, and still doesn't have a keeper.
"I think by 8:30 it'll be over," Biffle smack-talked at takeoff this morning. "(Aaron) might not have his lures tied on by then."
Biffle also said he's gunning for a 20-pound bag, after three days when only Brandon Palaniuk hit the 18-pound mark and 14 pounds was a good day.
It all shapes up for an interesting final, especially with predictions of more rain at some point today.

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Johannesburg - The Warriors will look to ensure their batting does not let them down for a third time in as many One-Day Cup games when the Cape Cobras visit Buffalo Park in East London on Friday.
Warriors coach Piet Botha was not despondent despite the Eastern Cape franchise's poor start to the competition.
"Last season we won five games and reached the finals. We have seven matches left in which to set the record straight after two early losses and a wash-out," he said.
Botha said the Warriors put enormous pressure on their middle-order if they lost two or three early wickets.
It meant Colin Ingram, Ashwell Prince and Davy Jacobs have to face the new ball but also keep the scoreboard ticking in the middle period of the game.
While there have been suggestions that Jacobs be moved to the top of the order, Jacobs himself believes he is better suited to the middle order.
"They have provided statistical evidence that I average in the twenties as opening batsman, but more than 40 when batting in the middle-order," Jacobs said.
"The period in the Indian Premier League has really been helpful in improving my game against the spinners.
"Players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have truly assisted me to fine-tune my game in slow conditions against top-spinners."
Jacobs said the Warriors needed to address their shaky starts as a matter of urgency.
"What we seek is a solid foundation up front. We don't necessarily need to be off to a rollicking start; we just cannot afford (to lose) those early wickets," he said.
Cape Cobras coach Paul Adams said his side had identified the middle overs, between the 26th and 40th overs, as where the top and middle-order have faltered regularly.
Adams felt it was important his side fix their middle period problems.
The Cobras would have likely lost to the Dolphins were it not for the 51 run ninth-wicket partnership between Dane Piedt and Charl Langeveldt.
The defending champions however could not do the same against the Titans in Benoni last week.
"Our bowling in the first power play was really a key factor in that loss, where we let ourselves down," said captain Justin Ontong.
"Andrew Puttick has really blossomed, but other members of the top-order will have to assist Andrew with bigger contributions in the middle period."
The loss of Vernon Philander and Rory Kleinveldt after last season's victorious campaign has given newcomers like Beuran Hendricks an opportunity to impress.
Adams said Hendricks bowled with pace and venom at times, but needed to fine-tune his focus in the coming matches. - Sapa


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Kuromi Arouta (荒生田くるみ, Arouta Kuromi) is a student of Funsha Second Middle School, and one of the six hundred and thirty-two middle school students who tried out to become an intern of the Student Council.
Very little is known about Arouta's personality, though she is seen wearing a serious expression at the middle school gathering.[1]
Arouta has long hair tied in a high pony tail. She wears what is presumably the uniform of Funsha Second Middle School.
Kurokami Medaka's Successor Arc
Arouta is one of the middle school students who come to Hakoniwa Academy to try and join the Student Council. She is quickly recognized by Kouki Akune as a particularly talented individual.[1] When Misogi Kumagawa greets the assembled students as minor characters however, Arouta collapses with the majority of the other Student Council hopefuls.[2] She and the others affected by Kumgawa are later treated by Hitomi Hitoyoshi.[3]
Natural Talents: Arouta's abilities are unknown, though she was recognized as a talented individual by Akune.[1] However, she was unable to survive Kumagawa's verbal onslaught without having her heart broken.[4]
- Arouta's alias, "Picaresque" (罪悪漢, Pikaresuku), implies she is some kind of trouble maker in both the English pronunciation and the kanji's meaning.


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Lincoln council passes ordinances to help 'protect residents'
Lincoln officials are calling a pair of recently adopted ordinances, and one currently advertised, proactive and not reactive.
Council unanimously approved laws regarding business licenses and feral and stray cats and plans to adopt an ordinance about dangerous dogs next month.
"They're basically ordinances we're putting in place to protect the residents in the borough," councilwoman Tammy Firda said.
According to the business ordinance, a license may be suspended or revoked by council as a result of false or misleading information on documents filed by or on behalf of the taxpayer or business owner, or if the taxpayer or business owner/operator fails to pay any license or permit fee, earned income or real estate taxes.
"We do have a lot of vacant land and space for different types of business to come to Lincoln," Firda said. "We would rather have them comply with all the rules from the beginning, and those (businesses) here to be in compliance."
Businesses not in compliance with the ordinance can be fined up to $1,000 per day, and incarceration penalties can occur if a business owner continues to work without a license. A business can be padlocked, as well.
The ordinance was advertised in June.
"We don't want one business to operate outside of the law while all the other businesses are operating correctly," council president Mark Betzner said last month. "That's not fair to the folks operating legitimate businesses. One (bad) apple spoils the whole batch."
The business owner will have an opportunity to plead his or her case to council at a hearing. A license can be suspended up to one year, and revoked up to three years.
A copy of the ordinance is available for viewing at the borough office.
A feral cat problem fixed itself when a woman reportedly feeding the wild animals moved out of the borough earlier this year.
Firda said an ordinance was necessary because "we just didn't want it to happen again."
The feral and stray cat ordinance makes it unlawful for people to let their cats run free outside their residence unless the feline has been neutered or spayed, immunized against rabies, and appropriately "tipped" in the left ear to signify it has been neutered/spayed and immunized.
It makes it unlawful for any person to feed feral cats, "if such feeding causes a nuisance to neighbors or created a condition contrary to the health, safety and welfare of the community."
Anyone violating any provision of the ordinance can be fined up to $1,000 for each violation, and could be imprisoned for up to 90 days.
Council approved advertising an ordinance requiring dangerous dog owners to register their canine with the borough.
Councilors said it will help emergency responders know where such animals are located.
The next regular council meeting is scheduled for Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. at 45 Abe's Way.
Michael DiVittorio is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-664-9161, ext. 1965, or email@example.com.


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Bruno Mars Sports Big Hair At 2012 Grammy Awards (PHOTOS)
Bruno Mars looked retro-chic in a three-piece gray suit as he arrived at the 2012 Grammys Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles.
Still, it was hard to notice anything other than his hair, which appeared to reach new heights on the Grammys red carpet.
Bruno is up for a number of awards tonight, including Record, Song and Album of the Year. For a full list of Grammy winners, click here!
What do you think of Bruno's hair? Does it work? Or is it a flop? Sound off in the comments!


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Gary Allan vs. Krystal Keith – The Showdown
Gary Allan fans voted early and never let up. The singer's new song 'It Ain't the Whiskey' took over 80 percent of the Showdown vote, blowing out 'Peace Sign' by Jo Dee Messina. It's a powerful song with an long-lasting message, and it will have to top a playful country jam from Krystal Keith to move on to the Hall of Fame.
Two songs to earn the ToC Critic's Pick honor square off in this song battle. Keith's debut single is called 'Get Your Redneck On.' The mid-tempo, carefree cut is different from anything her famous father has ever released. The songstress emerges as a unique addition to country music's landscape.
Listen to clips of both Allan's and Keith's songs and vote for your favorite here. You can vote once every hour until this Showdown ends on Wednesday at 8AM ET, so come back and vote often to be sure your artist wins. The winner of this matchup will face a new challenger on Wednesday.
Listen to a Sample of Gary Allan, 'It Ain't the Whiskey'
Listen to a Sample of Krystal Keith, 'Get Your Redneck On'
Showdown Rules: The song with the most votes wins, and the winner goes on to face a new challenger in the next Showdown. Vote as much as once per hour online. If a song wins five Showdowns in a row, it will be retired into the Taste of Country Showdown Hall of Fame to allow for new songs to compete. Some songs will be considered for a second Showdown if voter turnout is healthy in a losing effort.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post3593589496551931387..comments2017-08-23T14:58:07.747-06:00Comments on Kalyn's Kitchen®: Five Fun Things on Friday (11-13-09)Kalyn Dennyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-20187412634025618942009-11-18T19:30:15.351-07:002009-11-18T19:30:15.351-07:00Tammy, isn't it just the best idea ever? That...Tammy, isn't it just the best idea ever? That Lydia is a brilliant woman!Kalynhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-48521576201044162009-11-18T19:19:00.358-07:002009-11-18T19:19:00.358-07:00Hey, thanks for the link to the fishies. Also, I ...Hey, thanks for the link to the fishies. Also, I think the Drop In & Decorate event is a GREAT idea. Thanks for making me aware!tammyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-45849198468846687162009-11-16T09:23:20.548-07:002009-11-16T09:23:20.548-07:00Nate, 25 CHICKENS!! No thanks. I can't imagi...Nate, 25 CHICKENS!! No thanks. I can't imagine myself giving up part of my garden space for chicken coops, and the one space where I could put them is already destined to become a shed/greenhouse next summer.

CJ, thanks. I'm having fun finding them.Kalynhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-18582045630583178322009-11-16T09:14:30.936-07:002009-11-16T09:14:30.936-07:00I love the five fun things feature.I love the five fun things feature.CJhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-48784822937859431842009-11-15T23:38:00.912-07:002009-11-15T23:38:00.912-07:00According to your current city code regarding keep...According to your current city code regarding keeping chickens, you are allowed up to 25.

http://www.slcgov.com/council/agendas/2009agendas/Nov5/110509C4.pdfNate-n-Anniehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-84745214782501588332009-11-15T13:45:45.673-07:002009-11-15T13:45:45.673-07:00Sophie, maybe it will inspire my neighbor to get c...Sophie, maybe it will inspire my neighbor to get chickens and I can get fresh eggs from her!Kalynhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-78439276596691723552009-11-15T13:36:23.457-07:002009-11-15T13:36:23.457-07:00Thanks for linking to my chicken post Kalyn - I h...Thanks for linking to my chicken post Kalyn - I hope it's helpful to somebody out there thinking about getting their own chooks. We've just been away on holiday and I've missed our three little feathery chatterboxes terribly!Sophiehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-18642581373803814152009-11-15T00:49:50.110-07:002009-11-15T00:49:50.110-07:00Gwen, thanks. It was a nice party. My sister who...Gwen, thanks. It was a nice party. My sister who lives in Central Utah couldn't come because of the snow, but the rest of the family that lives close enough were mostly all there.Kalynhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-82831725590438853892009-11-14T22:24:47.263-07:002009-11-14T22:24:47.263-07:00Kalyn... tell your Dad I said happy birthday. If o...Kalyn... tell your Dad I said happy birthday. If only we could get our Dad's together to share some of their similar experiences growing up in the depression, going to war as young men, and then making it back--safe--to raise families. Hope your party was fun.Chef Gwenhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-20948248571604732012009-11-14T12:38:40.124-07:002009-11-14T12:38:40.124-07:00Lydia, that would be so great if #10,000 was one o...Lydia, that would be so great if #10,000 was one of my readers! But pretty exciting no matter who is turns out to be!

Jan, I don't shop at Sams, but maybe that means there is hope that Costco will get them!

Kevin, my dad has Parkinsons and he's struggling physically and mentally but he's still the best dad ever!

Diane, we have fun! I agree, would love to have a CSF if I lived by the ocean.

Brooke, how about if you raise the chickens and I'll buy eggs from you? (Brooke is my neighbor, for anyone who's wondering!)Kalynhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-10484520316070568232009-11-14T12:15:43.198-07:002009-11-14T12:15:43.198-07:00You can keep chickens. Think fresh eggs. I'v...You can keep chickens. Think fresh eggs. I've thought about it. I'm still thinking.brookelmthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-37743831745888422362009-11-14T09:45:07.209-07:002009-11-14T09:45:07.209-07:00How wonderful to keep celebrating birthdays. I lo...How wonderful to keep celebrating birthdays. I love the idea of a CSF. I'm not close enough to the ocean here on the east coast but if I were, I would join in on this. Great idea. I love how we are supporting our neighbors and keeping it local.Diane-The WHOLE Ganghttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-30139095787367006662009-11-14T08:40:44.630-07:002009-11-14T08:40:44.630-07:00Kalyn, My father turned 85 in August. He (and my m...Kalyn,
My father turned 85 in August. He (and my mother, who's the same age) are bewildered at having lived so long.Kevinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-19164584305401275152009-11-14T08:02:39.928-07:002009-11-14T08:02:39.928-07:00I saw kiwi berries at Sam's last weekend.I saw kiwi berries at Sam's last firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12411922.post-30913979142320082552009-11-13T21:30:00.839-07:002009-11-13T21:30:00.839-07:00Thank you so much for helping to spread the word a...Thank you so much for helping to spread the word about Drop In & Decorate; it's due to support from food blogging friends like you that we're growing so quickly! More than 30 events will be going on around the country in the next few weeks, with thousands of cookies donated. Wouldn't it be fun if one of your readers decorated and donated the 10,000th cookie?Lydiahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Cocaine, Cardinal Ocampo, and the Drug Wars
The drug problem in the United States, specifically cocaine, is very severe. The U.S. is the number one user of this drug in the entire world. Hollywood continues to glamorize the drug and the American public has an insatiable desire for it. Greed and gluttony play prominent roles in creating this epidemic. Many Americans seeking shortcuts to attaining the American dream sell drugs that feeds this gluttonous appetite for cocaine. Unfortunately there are serious side effects that aren't as widely publicized.
What are often overlooked are the victims of this drug trade. Not necessarily those that are addicted to the drug simply because they chose to do so, but the innocent victims that are caught up in the drug trade. Especially those that stand up to drug traffickers like that of the Archbishop of Guadalajara, Mexico, Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo.
Cardinal Ocampo was assassinated by the Tijuana Cartel (Arellano Felix Gang) with their co-conspirators on May 24, 1993 in the parking lot of the Guadalajara International Airport parking lot. He was pumped with 14 bullets by their ruthless hitmen and their co-conspirators. After 15 years, several investigations, and failed inquiries, justice was done.
This past Saturday, October 25, one of the masterminds behind this assassination was captured. Eduardo Arellano Felix or el Doctor was captured after a fierce gun battle between Mexican federales, US Federal agents, and the Tijuana Cartel in his hillside mansion in a suburb of Tijuana. Eduardo Arellano Felix was quickly flown to Mexico City to face several charges (hopefully that of the killing of Cardinal Ocampos).
This isn't the end. Americans still have a craving for cocaine which will undoubtedly fuel more drug violence in and outside the United States. At least we have a bookend to the assassination of the good Cardinal. May he continue to rest in peace.
20 Responses to Cocaine, Cardinal Ocampo, and the Drug Wars
I'm glad that at least some of the Cardinal's assassins have been brought to justice. I would note, however, that the quickest and easiest way to reduce drug-related violence (both domestically and internationally) would be through drug legalization.
Legalizing drugs would only make the problem worse.
I understand where you're coming from, but the analogy of 'legalizing murder' comes to mind. It's widespread, why prosecute it, why don't we legitimize it and be done with it. It just doesn't make sense.
Reminds me of the (in)famous Chewbaca defense from South Park. It just doesn't make sense.
The purpose of legalizing drugs is that it would lead to significantly fewer murders. Legalizing murder obviously wouldn't have that effect, so the two cases aren't parallel.
During alcohol prohibition, the sale of alcohol was controlled by gangsters and violence was rampant. Now that alcohol is legal, by contrast, you don't see representatives of Coors and Miller gunning each other down in the streets.
It's the same story with drugs. Back when drugs were legal (as they were through most of U.S. history), you didn't have the system of drug cartels and inner city gangs that we have today. It was only after drug prohibition (and particularly after the start of the "war on drugs" in the late 1960s) that you started to see these things develop. Unsurprisingly the murder rate has shot way up since then.
Black Adder IV,
Although I see the logic in legalizing drugs, I just don't feel right about it. I need to think it through more to offer a better defense in not legitimizing drug use.
I certainly see the comparisons during prohibition.
What I'd like to see is the repelling of the income tax. It wasn't instituted here in the United States until 1913. Now that would solve many problems.
… this is the same argumentation that we see today with abortion.
Just go along with Roe vs. Wade and work on other social issues. That will reduce abortions.
Ya right.
That was the argument with prohibition. Did that lead to fewer alcoholics? How many road death related to alcohol do we see today. How about broken families due to alcohol?
With drugs you'll see the same thing.
I've even read a few articles about legalizing prostitution.
The ends never justifies the means..
St Thomas More once said that 'Compromise, Prudence and patience' were virtues to live by. However, he knew that compromise could lead to laziness, and cowardness.
"There comes a time to stand up and fight" Compromise can be the casket of integrity.
Alcohol ? Cocaine
Well, I think the actual question would be: Is the use of illegal drugs inherently evil enough to merit banning them and dealing with the resulting illegal trade.
You can't get much more inherently evil than abortion, as there we're talking about the snuffing out of an innocent life within what should be the protecting confines of his mother's womb.
The use of illegal drugs is, at worse, either a form of gluttony or a form of destruction of our bodies, which are deserving of respect as temples of the Holy Spirit.
As with alcohol, some illegal drugs can result in functional impairment, and as with alcohol, extreme doses can resultin in injury or death. (I'd say that most "hard drugs" are worse than alcohol in this respect.)
But I'm not sure that the degree of inherent evil involved in the taking of drugs is such that one morally _must_ outlaw them, and as such I think Blackadder's point has some merit.
On the other hand, the law often serves as a moral teacher. So it seems reasonable to assume that drug use would go up a bit if it was legalized.
I'm not sure that I support legalizaing drugs, but I definitely don't think that supporting their legalization would be akin to supporting legal abortion.
People do make the same sort of argument with regard to legal abortion, but I find the argument unpersuasive for the same reason that the "let's legalize murder" argument is unpersuasive.
Ending prohibition probably did lead to more drunk driving deaths and the like. Still, all things considered most people the disadvantages that come from legal alcohol to be less than the disadvantages that stem from prohibition. As St. Thomas said, sometimes the attempt to eliminate a particular vice only causes men to break out into even greater evils, when this is the case, one should let that evil be, rather than causing greater destruction by trying to stamp it out.
You've made some good arguments.
What West Coast Catholic and Darwin said.
I think I'd add that it would also weigh against the banning of drugs that most of the time a drug user will only harm himself, whereas murder/abortion the primary harm is to someone else.
The state has more business intervening when one person hurts another than when one person hurts himself.
I would also like to add the destruction of drug use does to a society and the family. Drug use is just not personal. Just ask anyone who had a "druggie" in the family.
Just some points to consider.
-Now that alcohol is legal, by contrast, you don't see representatives of Coors and Miller gunning each other down in the streets.-
Well, my eldest brother and I fought over a Sam Adams, but the liberal press, as usual, totally overlooked that story!
My own two cents is essentially that of WCC. I don't think legalization is the way to go. I believe, when opium first became popular in the West, it was essentially legal, and caused huge problems. And do we really want to legalize crystal meth? Because, once it's legal, every kid will be making it in his basement and getting hurt. Now, if you say, "No, certain things would be illegal, etc", then we are not really talking about drug legalization. We are just talking about drawing the line in a different place and saying, "Now, this is the line you can't cross!" It is just going to encourage further and future "innovations" in drug law.
At the same time, I think a lot of the problem with pot is a result of being "illegalized". I'm not a fan (tried it four or five times in college and didn't understand what was so great. A girlfriend told me my problem was that I was always naturally high and therefore could not benefit from drugs), but it seems that it was made illegal (and therefore popular!) due to hemp's competition with the lumber industry.
My own problem with the legalize hemp/pot people, is they are always represented by freaks! It's like marriage in the priesthood. I'll be happy one way or the other, but the people for married priests who speak in public are always complete heretics, and not just for a married priesthood. I always feel the same with the legalize pot crowd…eh, you're just a bunch of potheads! Get my grandma on your side, then we'll talk!
Really, the whole legalize drugs movement (BA IV excepted, of course) seems rife with suspicious characters. When your greatest press release is Woody Harrelson flying around in helicopters throwing hemp seeds at people, it's gonna be hard to get me or Joe the Plumber on your side!
Not aware of this horror against an august bishop. Lovely that some measure of justice has been accomplished.
Thank you all for articulating for me the reasons why we shouldn't legalize drugs.
I don't think legalization is the way to go. I believe, when opium first became popular in the West, it was essentially legal, and caused huge problems.
My understanding is that opium was around in the West for a long time without any major problems developing (the Lady Bertram character in Mansfield Park, for example, is apparently supposed to be an opium addict. She is portrayed as being a somewhat comic figure (similar to depictions of "stoner" characters now) but the novel is noticeably free of drive-bys. In fact, during the 19th century most opium addicts were women who had been prescribed the stuff by doctors for relief of "female problems." It was only when you started having lots of immigration from China in the late 1800s that people became alarmed and opium was prohibited.
And do we really want to legalize crystal meth? Because, once it's legal, every kid will be making it in his basement and getting hurt.
Why you think this would happen is unclear. Alcohol is legal, yet we don't see too many people building stills in their basements. Incidentally, a number of the most dangerous drugs out there today plausibly wouldn't exist were it not for drug prohibition (crack falls into this category, and I think crystal meth does as well, though I'm not sure). Because it's illegal, dealers have an incentive to create drugs that are incredibly potent, so that it's easier to create and move (similarly, if alcohol was illegal you would expect more consumption of hard liquor vs. beer and wine than you see now). I predict that if drugs are not legalized, in the next 30 years we will see the creation or new found popularity of at least one new "super-drug" that is incredibly dangerous.
My own problem with the legalize hemp/pot people, is they are always represented by freaks!
Yeah, this is a problem with a lot of drug legalization people generally. I myself have never smoked marijuana, let alone done any harder drugs.
The irony is that part of my job used to be helping to put drug dealers in prison (well, there are many ironies, but that's one of them). Not that I feel bad about doing that; these weren't nice guys we were locking up. I just think legalizing drugs would be the best (and probably the only) way to put them out of business.
-Why you think this would happen is unclear.-
The stuff is so cheap to make, no one would pay for an "industiral version" (like they might for some sweet, well-cut coke, right?). I don't think these new drugs would fall into the category of "if it were legalized, it would be manufactured safely". I do see your point, and would have agreed with you some time ago, but I don't think the plan works with meth on the street now, and I bet it wouldn't stop crack, either. I think we would just create a lot of "pharmaceutical industries" (I can just see the advertising -Ask your doctor about Horse – side effects may include euphoria, seeing bugs and diarrhea) and a lot of cheaper "street" versions would still exist, still be illegal, etc.)
"Ending prohibition probably did lead to more drunk driving deaths and the like. Still, all things considered most people the disadvantages that come from legal alcohol to be less than the disadvantages that stem from prohibition. As St. Thomas said, sometimes the attempt to eliminate a particular vice only causes men to break out into even greater evils, when this is the case, one should let that evil be, rather than causing greater destruction by trying to stamp it out."
If you see the problem as a pragmatic one, then legalizing drugs isn't the way to go. Drunk driving deaths were cut down by lowering the level of alcohol needed to qualify as drunk (or, if you prefer, "impaired") while driving. Enforcement was eased by fact that a breathalyzer could be used to test the driver's alcohol level.
Similarly, any tolerance employers had for workers who drank during their lunches vanished. It wasn't just because of union protection, but also because of inevitable lawsuits when some drunk screwed up on the line and hurt himself.
There is no breathalyzer for drugs. And the legal system being what it is, it seems highly unlikely that on-the-spot blood or urine tests would be permissable. Even if they were, there would be a problem. For example, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol ) is stored in fat cells and can stay in the body for days or weeks, so pot-smoking drivers would test positive even though they weren't high.
Most likely, we'd be left with the other options: determining if drugs were involved after an accident, either in hospital or in the toxology report by the coroner.
The stuff is so cheap to make, no one would pay for an "industiral version"
Few products are worth manufacturing for oneself. I see no reason to expect meth to be different, particularly given the safety concerns that making it yourself involves.
-I see no reason to expect meth to be different, particularly given the safety concerns that making it yourself involves.-
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I'd prefer someone else to summarize me, but here goes. I was born here in Florida. I tend to prefer smaller crowds over huge gatherings. I try to be level headed and see all sides of a situation. I have horrible spelling and usually forgo all forms of punctuation and capitalization when typing online (save the trusted period). I have severe allergic reactions to drama kings/queens. I enjoy sarcasm a good deal of the time, and even can appreciate a good back and forth sarcasm-fest with the right people (ie. not being vindictive, just poking fun and being facetious). I make jokes (even bad word puns. I love words.) all of the time (which some people can't stand... what can I say, I like to laugh and make others laugh... I attribute it to my love of MST3K... i'm Riffing on Life). I am a social and fiscal liberal, but in saying that I am not too fond of people who are excessively evangelical in their views... this means I respect your right to disagree with me, as long as you respect my right to not be convinced and converted - religious, political, etc - to your way of thinking. I work a boring job (To most. I've had people tell me they would go crazy doing what I do. It's ok to me) writing VBA script and reporting to doctors how much money they've made. (A hint. It's usually a lot.) I work in Oldsmar, and live in the Town N Country section of Tampa... yes, I think that's how it's actually spelled. At least it's not the GIT R DUN section. *shiver*
I am here because I find it impossible to meet new people. I'm not a bar person, and I don't date co-workers. Can I find my dream girl online? Who knows, but if I can, we can lie about how we met if you like.
That and that I work at Gizmonic Institute, just another face in a red jumpsuit.
2. Movies - Lost in Translation. Rosencranz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Man on Fire. Casablanca. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Many Akira Kurosawa films (Seven Samurai (duh), Yojimbo, Rashomon). Anything riffed on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and now, by extension, Cinematic Titanic and Rifftrax.
3. Music - Just about anything, but I gravitate towards rock - Counting Crows are all time favorite, BNL, Train, Muse, et al. - and away from Rap... however I maintain a large Outkast collection. And Mozart's Requiem is awesome driving music. I also tend to keep blissfully horrible music around to listen to from time to time. like Donna Summer's rendition of MacArthur's Park, David Hasselhoff's Looking for Freedom, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's First of the Month. You can't have music without a little suffering every once in a while, right?
4. Food - pizza. steak. sushi. chicken. i really love spaghetti and meatballs. I won't try to explain it. it's just a great dish, ok?
2. Friends - Even those who I have had falling outs with... I would be mad now if it weren't for them
3. Something to talk about. I love all forms of conversation, from stupid stuff like making up comedic scenarios that would be totally awesome to happen in life, to actual discussions about how the world is today, and what's wrong with it, and what can be done to fix it.
I took a second and realized there isn't much I couldn't do without, aside from the basic set of things required for life (food, water, oxygen, etc.)
*cough* Right.
1. You're willing to converse about anything. Conversation is a 2 way road. "lol" is impossible to respond to most of the time, and it's not a form of punctuation.
2. You're not going to spazz out if I don't talk to you for one day because I'm actually doing other things. (I've had this happen.)
3. You're eventually willing to hang out and do stuff, whether date-related, or just because. I know way too many people who's idea of a good night is how much they can mine in EVE.
4. You've actually read this far. I mean, if you spent the time to actually read all the junk above this, it had to be for some reason. Even if it's to tell me how stupid I am.
5. You promise to never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever drunk dial me, no matter how much you love me, dude. (This has happened as well.)
6. Please, don't just say "hi" or "hello". I have nowhere to go with that. The most common message I've gotten on here went. Her: hi Me: Hello. Her: how are you Me: fine how about you. Her: Not bad. and that's it. if you can't string together some thoughtful sentences when introducing yourself, then I'm afraid we might not get along. I prefer talking to people who want to be active participants in talks and discussion.
I'm sure there's plenty of other reasons, but this is a good start!


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Place all of the ingredients in a medium size pan. Cook on medium heat and stir it until the playdough thickens. Knead the dough until smooth.
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Malthus on Savings
Some commenters have taken me to be endorsing Malthus when I post quotes from him or try to create a model that duplicates what he was thinking: I swear, I am only attempting to understand him at present. Once I do that, I might endorse him or not!
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The issue of what really constitutes savings is really a complicated topic with a whole range of different opinions out there. I am sure in it and the lack of a proper definition for it a lot of confusion and bad reasoning is rooted. That definitely is a key issue.ReplyDelete
I think it is at least not uncommon to assume that someone might agree with some quotes if he presents them without any further comment. A disclaimer therefore makes sense.
However, thanks for providing those quotes!
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Not per Malthus it ain't.Delete
Which is why Malthus may not be the best economist to go to when searching for insights. And why that quote by Malthus is a pretty bad one.(whether you endorse it or not)Delete
Economists of his day did not appreciate the interest rate mechanism in the way that we do now and this led Malthus to make mistakes that, today, we would consider to be quite elementary.
"Which is why Malthus may not be the best economist to go to when searching for insights."Delete
Why, because he made a mistake? In the future I will only go to economists who have never made a mistake for my insights.
"And why that quote by Malthus is a pretty bad one."
"this led Malthus to make mistakes that, today, we would consider to be quite elementary."
I would rather *understand* a great thinkers view, and then judge them, rather than judge them first so I can ignore them.
I just hope your final decision to endorse or not takes note of how cash hoarding provides a "yield" in terms of preserving option value and as an insurance policy against the unexpected (though that's probably the same thing). After all, why not allocate your expenditures the moment you earn the money.ReplyDelete
I know that comment was random, but it's something a lot of economists have to be told, it seems. Not you, but I just wanted to express hope that your evenhandedness prevents you from missing that.Replies
Right and the opportunity cost to option value is the real yield/return (+ considered investment risk) they could get if they invest the money into e.g. stocks. People being able on net to move rather in this or that direction is an important market signal, that is needed to clear markets from bubbles and malinvestments imho...Delete
I think you are right to mention this issue over and over again.


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Many farmers along Lake Manitoba have recovered from the 2011 deliberate flooding of their land, but some continue to shoulder costs because the water hasn't receded to permit regrowth of hay for their livestock. Last year, those farmers were out, the province estimates, $3 million to $5 million, the cost of having to buy feed or move their livestock to the feed.
Those claims for 2012, covering about 150,000 hay or pasture acres, are being held up in dispute between the provincial and federal governments, which have different terms for disaster assistance to producers. The basic farm-recovery program, to be cost-shared 60/40 by the federal/provincial governments, was designed to get business back up and running. The problem is, however, Ottawa insists its terms were written for one year of compensation, which ill suits the circumstances some Lake Manitoba farmers are facing.
When the province pushed massive volumes of water out of the rising Assiniboine River, through the Portage Diversion and into the lake, it sacrificed the homes, property and farms of residents along and near Lake Manitoba. Initially, $180 million was paid out to the farmers alone in 2011, some of which was cost-shared by Ottawa.
Manitoba is hoping to recover a greater share of that cost -- an immediate payout program that put $50 million into the hands of producers has not been cost-shared, the province says. That remains an issue under negotiation.
The continuing concern, however, is Ottawa's refusal to compensate through its agriculture-recovery program for the costs borne by many livestock farmers who last year had to buy feed or move their cattle to feed because their land's native or tame hay couldn't grow back. About 40 per cent of the total 380,000 acres covered in 2011 remain largely or partly covered by water.
Disaster assistance should be a short-term and immediate compensation plan, and in the case of farmers, help to put the business back on its feet. Further, producers should be encouraged to take advantage of permanent insurance programs that cover losses that are unusual but predictable.
Lake Manitoba producers have been loath to buy into the government insurance for their hay acreage, and many argue the flooding that has taken their land out of production could not have been foreseen, so was not a risk to buffer against.
The big question is how many years those same farmers' lands will be out of production. From that point of view, the federal government is appropriately reluctant to extend emergency assistance to long-term payouts. But in the case of Lake Manitoba and the sacrifices foisted upon producers in 2011, it is clear full compensation is the appropriate deal.
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz must be careful with federal cash. Mr. Ritz must also see the extraordinary circumstance to which disaster assistance should respond. The cost of continuing losses are minor, relative to the size of the damage initially done and total payouts by the two levels of government.
Negotiation must recognize the unique distress for 2012. Continuing calls for compensation, however, will need the harder decisions of sorting farmers' claims into programs better suited to acreage that is now marginal or unlikely to return to production.


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A manual in the Advanced Communication Series, containing information about giving briefings, giving productive feedback, motivating others, communicating change, and delivering bad news. Reflects revision 5/2011.
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The BriefingEdit
|Time 5-7 minutes for speech
2-3 minutes for question period
- Organize your briefing material tailoring it to your audience's needs.
- Give a briefing according to a specific objective (explain, instruct, persuade, or report) so the audience will have an understanding of the information.
- Effectively handle a question-and-answer session following the briefing.
Appraise with PraiseEdit
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- Give a speech demonstrating the importance of how you personally use feedback techniques in your daily life.
- Use constructive evaluation to help someone improve their performance.
- Offer support to empower them to change.
Persuade and InspireEdit
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- Understand the concept of motivation.
- Use the described strategies to align the audience's goals with your objective.
- Deliver a motivational speech and influence your audience to a specific action.
Communicating ChangeEdit
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- Introduce a new idea or change to established operations or methods.
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- Overcome any resistance to the new idea and gain the audience's support.
Delivering Bad NewsEdit
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Saturday 26th February, 2005
Jerome Ainsworth Hyacinth of Grenada, affectionately known
as uncle Hy, died peacefully on Tuesday, 22nd February, aged
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was a buyback strategy that produced a return that was double
the median in its sector and that dwarfed the 9.6 percent
median for all companies, and effectiveness that produced a
robust 12.6 percent return versus a negative 0.4 percent in its
sector and a more dramatically worse negative 2.2 percent
median overall.
In contrast, FLIR Systems, which designs, manufactures and
markets thermal imaging infrared cameras, produced a buyback
ROI over the past two years that at No. 240, placed it 14th
from the bottom of the S&P 500 and 16th out of 18 in the
Technology Hardware and Equipment Industry, ahead of only
Hewlett-Packard and Juniper Networks, with a negative 27
percent ROI on $253 million in buybacks. Not surprisingly, its
buyback strategy produced a negative 12.8 percent return, while
its buyback effectiveness lost 16.6 percent.
In the companys defense, FLIR vice president of
finance Tony Trunzo says the Fortuna study focuses too much on
the short term. Over nine years, Trunzo estimates that FLIR
buybacks have created significant value for shareholders. He
notes that the average price paid to repurchase FLIR shares
since 2003 is $16.28, versus an average stock price of $21.50,
and that includes a 40 percent slide from the peak stock price.
As a result, Trunzo says the program has generated a
slightly positive internal rate of return. And he
estimates that the program saved shareholders around $300
million, based on the difference in prices paid for the shares
versus the average price for the period.
On a relative basis, however, FLIRs buyback ROI over
the longer period was only so-so, says Greg Milano, CEO of
Fortuna Advisors of New York City. He notes that an asset that
rises in value by a third over nine years amounts to a 3
percent annual return below the level of returns on
investment that shareholders ordinarily expect. Still, Trunzo
has a point, says fund manager Tom Kolefas at TIAACREF.
Two years may not capture a complete economic cycle over which
disciplined buyback strategies tend to deliver higher returns,
he notes. But Kolefas points out that the buyback analysis puts
FLIR on a level playing field with hundreds of companies
subject to identical market conditions since June 2010, and is
useful for that reason alone.
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Gamers can now get the complete Dishonored collection for $39.99 with Dishonored: Game of the Year Edition. Available for 360, PC, and PS3, the set includes the original game as well as all four DLC add-ons: Dunwall City Trials, The Brigmore Witches, The Knife of Dunwall, and Void Walker's Arsenal. The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches make up a two-party side story featuring the empress' assassin (and the cause of so many of protagonist Corvo's troubles), Daud.
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April 26, 2012
A female harbor seal pup was born at the Aquarium Thursday, April 26. The pup is currently in the Seals and Sea Lions Habitat with her parents. The pup was born to two of the Aquarium's harbor seals, Shelby and Troy. Shelby came to the Aquarium in 1998. Troy, the Aquarium's only male harbor seal, came to the Aquarium in 2007.
Most seals give birth to young starting at four to five years of age. Shelby is sixteen years old, and this is her first pup. The newborn seal weighs approximately 20 pounds.
Aquarium staff members closely monitor the health and well-being of all of the Aquarium's animals on a continuous basis. Shelby's pregnancy was discovered during a recent exam by Aquarium Veterinarian Dr. Lance Adams. Husbandry staff members determined that keeping Shelby on exhibit in her normal surroundings would be the best option for keeping her comfortable during the pregnancy.
The pup appears to be healthy and behaving normally. Harbor seal pups can swim immediately after birth. Staff members are currently allowing the mother and pup to bond and will continue to monitor the animals.
"Since Shelby is a first-time mother, she does not have experience rearing young. The Aquarium's marine mammal experts will be watching Shelby's parenting skills to ensure the pup is receiving the proper nutrition while Shelby and her pup begin to bond. The staff is cautiously optimistic, as seal pups are at the highest risk during the first few weeks of life," said Dudley Wigdahl, the Aquarium's curator of marine mammals.


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Skerne Park is a predominantly council owned housing estate in the southern part of the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated on the southern edge of Darlington. Skerne Park comprises streets named after well-known British rivers, such as Tweed Place, Severn Way and Tyne Crescent, partly because the estate is built near the River Skerne. Skerne Park has been recently renewed, and is a minute's walk away from The South Park. In Skerne Park, there is a Londis Newsagent Store, a Post Office and the Stonebake cafe, there is also a popular primary school serving the local area.
The estate recently had a new housing development built and is still undergoing construction, there is also a park been built.
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I found this quote on Ann Stone's blog today but she had credited Donald Cooper. Whoever said it, I love it! We've been working from our home office and Annette's farm for 5 years now and I feel certain we could not have come this far if we had had the added expense of an additional office all these years.
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Pretoria - Given its iconic status throughout the continent, it's remarkable that there has never been an Africa Edition commemorating the Land Rover Defender's unique place in Africa. Until now.
Just 50 of the Defender Africa Edition are available, of which 30 are 110 station wagons and the rest are based on the short-wheelbase Defender 90, with a special colour scheme, distinctive graphics and a range of practical features to underscore its no-nonsense persona.
Available only with the proven 90kW/360Nm 2.2-litre turbodiesel, in black with colour-coded wheel arches and signature red contrast roof, each one carries the Defender Africa logo - the Defender wording alongside the continent's outline - on sides and rear, and runs on 16" black 'Sawtooth' alloys shod with 235/85 Goodyear Wrangler MTR dual-purpose tyres.
The theme continues inside with Melvill and Moon seat covers in bespoke black canvas with red leather piping, red contrast stitching and a special 'Africa' map tag, while the CD/tuner with MP3 compatibility includes an auxiliary input and Bluetooth connectivity.
The Land Rover Defender 90 Africa Edition sells for R523 000 and the 110 for R562 000, and there's also a range of dealer-fit accessories available to make them even more Africa-capable.
Pick and choose what you need for your African adventure - or just order the full-house package at a saving of nearly R6000 on the individual prices.


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The Spectrum Sting dominated the second half and defeated FAIR Charter 50-32 on Monday evening in Crystal.
Becca Schultz tallied 12 points, Rachel Stevenson 1 1, Shelby Eden 9, and Noelle Diekman 8 as the Sting (11-12) enjoyed balanced scoring. Brynn Brozich, Kassidi Robbins and Kately Bozich scored 2 each.
The Sting led 25-20 at the half and ulled away with pressure defense sparked by Yeji Lee and good rebounding led by Becca Gleason.
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Former police officer charged with burglary
Roger Ybarra, 43, a one-time police officer, was arrested Tuesday and charged with burglary of a building. Police accuse Ybarra of taking nearly $8,000 from a local law office where his ex-wife works.
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A one-time San Antonio police officer has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars in cash from a local law firm, police said.
Roger Ybarra, 43, was arrested Tuesday and charged with burglary of a building. He was released from Bexar County Jail on Wednesday after posting $10,000 bail.
Ybarra's ex-wife, a manager at the Law Offices of Brown & Norton, was the first to notice $3,700 missing from a locked cabinet where clients' deposits are held Aug. 24, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. About a week later, the affidavit states, another $4,000 went missing, prompting the office managers to install a camera near the cabinet.
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On Sept. 9, a man was captured on the camera going through the locked cabinet, but he did not show his face, according to the affidavit. On Oct. 10, a man was again captured on camera and later identified as Ybarra, the affidavit states.
Ybarra's ex-wife told police she believes he copied her keys without her knowledge after she asked him to stop by her home and pick up some tickets in early August, the affidavit states.
Ybarra is a former San Antonio police officer who was indefinitely suspended, which is tantamount to firing, in March 2007, said police spokesman Matt Porter.


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Fatal crash closes I-74 in Fountain County
A semi driver was killed in a crash that closed I-74 in Fountain County Friday evening.
State police say a semi hauling cat food was traveling east on I-74 around 5:30 p.m. when it struck a bridge near the 21.5 mile marker. The driver, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
INDOT inspectors have deemed the bridge (SR 341) is safe for travel.
Both directions of the interstate have been closed while police investigated the crash and workers cleaned up the cat food that was spilled in the crash. It is not known how long it will remain closed.?


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Lights return to lower Manhattan, but frustration grows in outer areas over gas, power
NEW YORK (AP) -- The lights were back on Saturday in lower Manhattan, prompting screams of sweet relief from residents who had been plunged into darkness for nearly five days by Superstorm Sandy. But that joy contrasted with deepening resentment in the city's outer boroughs and suburbs over a continued lack of power and maddening gas shortages.
Adding to the misery of those without power, heat or gasoline were dipping temperatures. Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged older residents without heat to move to shelters and said 25,000 blankets were being distributed across the city.
"We're New Yorkers, and we're going to get through it," the mayor said. "But I don't want anyone to think we're out of the woods."
Bloomberg also said that resolving gas shortages could take days. Lines snaked around gas stations for many blocks all over the stricken region, including northern New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie imposed rationing that recalled the worst days of fuel shortages of the 1970s.
Perhaps nowhere was the scene more confused than at a refueling station in Brooklyn, where the National Guard gave out free gas -- an effort to alleviate the situation. There, a mass of honking cars, desperate drivers and people on foot, carrying containers from empty bleach bottles to five-gallon Poland Spring water jugs, was just the latest testament to the misery unleashed by Sandy.
After 9/11, plane crash and Sandy, NY community rises against fire and storm to rescue itself
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tragedy has too often visited one Queens community, but residents drew a line in the sand with Superstorm Sandy, rallying with a surfboard and kayaks at the storm's peak to rescue themselves as a fire engulfed 14 homes and flaming embers came at them like a torch.
"We heard screaming and crying in the dark," 55-year-old Thomas Buell recalled as he explained the midnight march through 4-foot-high flood waters in Belle Harbor by dozens of residents to reach a yacht club on higher ground. "It was a nightmare."
People here know disaster. On these few blocks of beach community, the Sept. 11 attacks hit hard, followed weeks later by a plane crash that killed 265 people and now Superstorm Sandy, which took lives and touched off fires that destroyed about two dozen homes. But the rescues are the talk of the community, even as residents continue their cleanup, stacking destroyed belongings up to 20 feet high outside their ruined homes.
The heroism included Tommy Woods, who put his 82-year-old mother on a surfboard and ferried her several blocks to his brother's home through the chilly waters.
"He did a good job," Charlie Moran said, speaking quietly and reverently of his nephew, as he stood near the charred wood and concrete that was all that remained of the mostly two-story homes. A blackened firefighter statuette stood guard in front of one home's skeletal remains.
Dems upbeat about holding onto Senate; GOP pursues last chances to grab control
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans vigorously pursued their last, longshot chances for taking control of the Senate -- Pennsylvania topped their list -- as Democrats remained cautiously optimistic that they'd retain their narrow majority after Tuesday's suspense-filled elections.
In the final days of a caustic campaign marked by negative ads, more than $1 billion in spending and the direct impact of a close White House race between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, Democrats who were once considered a sure-fire bet to lose the Senate were upbeat about flipping Republican seats in Maine and Massachusetts and holding most of the 23 seats they're defending this year.
GOP candidates' statements on rape and abortion proved to be self-inflicted political wounds that could cost the party Indiana and undermined its chances of taking down a vulnerable Democrat in Missouri. Incumbent Democrats considered in jeopardy at the start of the election cycle managed to counter a barrage of outside spending and were on track to keep their seats in Michigan and Florida.
Democrats hold a 53-47 Senate edge but Republicans are defending only 10 seats Tuesday. Retirements in 10 states proved the most vexing for both parties.
Democrats were counting on holding the open seat in Hawaii, were unsure whether former Sen. Bob Kerrey's late surge would work in Nebraska and considered Virginia, Wisconsin and North Dakota toss-ups. New Mexico leaned Democratic but was a bit uncertain after the national parties left the two candidates -- Democratic Rep. Martin Heinrich and former GOP Rep. Heather Wilson -- to fend for themselves.
Egypt's Coptic church chooses Bishop Tawadros as new pope
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's Coptic Church has picked a new pope in an elaborate ceremony believed to invoke the will of God, in which a blindfolded altar boy drew the name from a crystal chalice.
Bishop Tawadros, an aide to the acting pope, was drawn and named as the new patriarch.
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Availability of electricity explains why some areas have enough gas and some still don't
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a question that's rankled and bewildered many in the Northeast: Why do some areas struck by Superstorm Sandy have plenty of gasoline and others still don't?
It turns out we need electricity to drive. Even if we're driving cars that run on gasoline. And many areas still have no power.
Without electricity, gasoline can't be pumped from refineries, through pipelines, off tanker ships, out of terminals or from gas stations into Toyotas, Chevys and Fords.
"The problem will go away when the power is restored, and it won't go away if it's not," said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service.
The gasoline crisis is expected to end within days as electricity comes back on in most areas of the Northeast.
2 days left: Obama focuses on turnout while Romney makes play for Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just two days from the finish, President Barack Obama's campaign is mobilizing a massive get-out-the-vote effort aimed at carrying the Democrat to victory, as Republican Mitt Romney makes a late play for votes in Democratic-leaning Pennsylvania.
Both campaigns were predicting wins in Tuesday's election. Obama was closing out the campaign with an apparent edge in some key battleground states, including Ohio. But Romney's campaign was projecting momentum and banking on late-breaking voters to propel him to victory in the exceedingly close race.
"Words are cheap and a record is real and it's earned with effort," Romney said Saturday, making a final appeal to voters in Colorado.
The Republican was cutting away briefly Sunday from the nine or so competitive states that have dominated the candidates' travel itineraries this fall. Romney, along with running mate Paul Ryan, had an early evening event planned in Morrisville, Pa., his first rally in the state this fall.
Romney's visit follows the decision by his campaign and its Republican allies to put millions of dollars in television advertising in Pennsylvania during the race's final weeks. Obama's team followed suit, making a late advertising buy of its own.
AP PHOTOS: Long gas lines after destructive Sandy
NEW YORK (AP) -- Filling stations with "No Gas" signs taped to the pumps are confronting drivers across New York City and coastal New Jersey amid fuel shortages following Superstorm Sandy.
Those lucky enough to find stations with gas for sale face long lines to reach the pumps.
The gas crisis is expected to end within days as electricity comes back across the region, allowing fuel to be pumped from refineries, through pipelines, off tanker ships, out of terminals and to gas stations.
But in the meantime, getting gas for vehicles and home generators can mean protracted hunts for open stations and then hours spent in line.
In Staten Island, drivers seemed to be taking the long wait with calm. Sammy Cruz sat for three hours Saturday and still had 20 cars in front of him.
Authorities: Atlanta police helicopter crashes amid search for missing boy; 2 officers killed
ATLANTA (AP) -- A police helicopter flying low over Atlanta on a nighttime search for a missing 9-year-old boy plunged to the ground in a northwest neighborhood of shops and apartments, killing the two officers aboard, authorities said Sunday.
Both officers died on impact in the crash about 10:30 p.m. Saturday and no one was hurt on the ground, police spokesman Carlos Campos said. The crash occurred in an Atlanta district near heavily traveled Interstate 20 in a mixed area of fast food restaurants, shopping plazas and apartments where utility lines bristle overhead.
A photograph aired on a local TV newscast afterward showed what appeared to be flaming debris in a roadway. The helicopter fell in an area roughly 4 miles west of downtown Atlanta. Power was blacked out to a nearby pharmacy and other businesses close by and a utility crew was seen afterward in the area, apparently working to restore electricity.
"It appeared to hit the utility wire on the way down," Campos told The Associated Press, citing preliminary information. But he emphasized: "We don't know what caused it" and referred all queries to the Federal Aviation Administration, which was just opening its investigation.
Bystander Darryl James, 42, told AP that he had gone with a companion to a check-cashing store Saturday night when he heard the helicopter flying overhead and thought it was rather low.
Hour by hour: What to watch on Election Night; will the suspense linger well into Wednesday?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stock up on munchies and make sure the batteries in your TV remote are fresh. With this year's presidential election razor-close to the finish, Tuesday could be a long night.
Even if the presidency isn't decided until after midnight EST, there will be plenty of clues early in the evening on how things are going for President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. Obama has more options for piecing together the 270 electoral votes needed for victory, so any early setbacks for Romney could be important portents of how the night will end.
Here's a timetable for armchair election watchers on how the night will unfold, based on what time the last polls close in each state. All times are EST.
--7 p.m.: Polls close in six states but all eyes will be on Virginia, the first of the battleground states to begin reporting results. If either candidate is comfortably ahead in Virginia, with 13 electoral votes, that could be a leading indicator of which way the night is going.
Virginia typically has been fairly fast at counting ballots. But there's a new voter ID law in the state that could complicate things this year. Voters who don't bring identification to the polls still can have their ballots counted if they produce ID by Friday. If the race in Virginia is super tight, it could come down to those provisional ballots. On Election Night, no one will even know how many of them are out there.
Inside the geriatric unit: US Air Force struggles to keep aging aircraft flying
TOKYO (AP) -- For decades, the U.S. Air Force has grown accustomed to such superlatives as unrivaled and unbeatable. These days, some of its key combat aircraft are being described with terms like geriatric, or decrepit.
The aging of the U.S. Air Force, a long-simmering topic in defense circles, made a brief appearance in the presidential debates when Republican nominee Mitt Romney cited it as evidence of the decline of U.S. military readiness. His contention that the Navy is the smallest it's been since 1917 got more attention, thanks to President Barack Obama's quip that the Navy also has fewer "horses and bayonets."
But analysts say the Air Force has a real problem, and it will almost certainly get worse no matter who wins Tuesday's election. It was created in part by a lack of urgency in the post-Cold War era, and by design glitches and cost overruns that have delayed attempts to build next-generation aircraft.
Looming budget cuts limit the force's ability to correct itself, they argue, as China's rise as a world power heightens its need to improve. And though the world's most formidable air force never had much use for bayonets, it's got more than its share of warhorses.


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Google Chromecast review (UK edition)
When Google first announced the Chromecast -- its answer to Apple TV -- last July, the internet went wild for it. It was cheap, compatible with iOS and Android, and offered really cool mirroring capabilities. Eight months later, the Chromecast is finally on sale in the UK, but a lot has happened in the world of TV accessories in that time.
At £30 it's a heck of a lot cheaper than Apple's little black puck and the top-of-the-range Roku boxes, but when it comes to other products within its price band, it has a fight on its hands to prove its relevance.
Chromecast at the moment is caught between a rock and a hard place -- the rock being Sky's NOW TV box, priced at £10; the hard place being Roku's Streaming Stick, which costs £50.
To put it crudely, content is king here and at the moment Chromecast in the UK doesn't offer the goodies to make it the must-have budget device to transform your normal telly from dumb to smart. We won't list the extensive range of services compatible with the Chromecast in the US, but needless to say it provides a comprehensive and well-rounded collection of options for viewers over the pond.
In the UK, there are currently only three apps that the majority of viewers will have any interest in using -- Netflix, BBC iPlayer and YouTube. The latter two are also available through Sky's NOW TV box, which provides access to Sky's pay-as-go movies, sports and entertainment services as well. Drawing a line in between the two at the moment is a simple matter of Netflix versus Sky. If you want both, your best bet is the Roku stick, which boasts a relatively well-developed ecosystem that also gives you access to a whole library of compatible apps including 4oD and Demand 5.
All this may well change, and fast -- Google has released an Android SDK for the Chromecast and for most companies it shouldn't be too difficult to build Chromecast compatibility into their existing apps. Until it does though, we're left cold by the Chromecast's range of content.
We do like the option of being able to mirror your Chrome browser screen to your TV though. This obviously gives you access to browser-based content as well, even if it's rather a clunky way of watching video on your TV.
Design and interface
The arrival of the Chromecast inevitably marks the beginning of a slow death for the set-top box. Its discreet dongle design clearly inspired Roku to rethink its approach, and no doubt other box makers will follow. The Chromecast looks a little like an oversized USB stick that plugs into one of your TV's HDMI ports.
It needs a source of power to operate, and can be used with a power cable provided in the box, but we really appreciated the option to use the USB cable that allows you to power the dongle from the TV itself. If your TV does have a USB port, this is by far the neatest option. Look, ma -- no pokey-outy wires!
Whereas the Roku stick comes with an RF remote, much like the Roku boxes, the Chromecast will only take instructions from your phone or tablet. Extra remotes are often seen as annoyance, and you're less likely to let your phone or tablets slip into the folds of the sofa for an extended period of time, but there are some who will mourn the loss of the remote.
There is no interface to speak of with the Chromecast. All that's required once your device is paired with Chromecast is to beam whatever you want to watch from your phone or tablet to your screen from within the relevant app.
Setup and performance
The Chromecast was a doddle to set up -- much less fiddly than NOW TV or the Roku boxes. Plug in the dongle, download the app, follow the syncing instructions and you're good to go.
In our tests, performance was hard to fault and using the system felt seamless -- although to an extent this will rely on the strength of the Wi-Fi signal in your home. A little button within the relevant apps allow you to ping the content to your TV, and as long as the right HDMI source is selected it works automatically -- it's as simple as that. You can continue to use your phone or tablet as normal, too.
Unlike the NOW TV box, the Chromecast does support Full HD content (as does the Roku stick) and Google told us at the official UK launch that it is looking to incorporate 4K in the future. This is going to be increasingly important as 4K content becomes more prevalent and services like Netflix start to offer it as an option.
The Chromecast is a very promising device, but it doesn't quite tick all our boxes at the moment. If all you need is a cheap way to watch Netflix on your TV, this is undoubtedly the device for you, but those who require anything more will likely be disappointed right now. If all you need is BBC iPlayer, plus the option of watching Sky occasionally, the NOW TV box is for you.
The Chromecast may have beat the Roku Stick to market by a whisker, but right now in the UK, the Roku Stick is well worth splashing out an extra £20 on. Depending on how aggressively Google pushes to make services Chromecast-compatible though, this could easily all change in the not-too-distant future. Watch this space.


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Nuclear medicine scans use a special camera (gamma) to take
pictures of tissues and organs in the body after a
radioactive tracer (radionuclide or radioisotope) is
put in a vein in the arm and is absorbed by the tissues and organs. The
radioactive tracer shows the activity and function of the tissues or
Each type of tissue that may be scanned (including bones,
organs, glands, and blood vessels) uses a different radioactive compound as a
tracer. The tracer remains in the body temporarily before it is passed in the
urine or stool (feces).
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