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Over the past few years, my food allergies have caused my nose to swell. The swelling would subside, but my nose would become slightly larger as a result. After this happening about 6 times now, my nose no longer looks all that aesthetically appealing. Does this disqualify surgery? Cortisol shots??
Possible Allergies Disfigured Nose?
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Disfigured nose due to food allergies
Food allergies have never been scientifically proven to change the aesthetic nature of the nose. This is not a surgical issue and should be treated by an allergist. Cortisone shots will probably not help. Inhaled nasal allergies can cause breathing problems within your nose and are treated with cortisone nasal sprays.
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Allergies Changing Nasal Appearance
I cannot imagine allergies causing permanent changes in nasal appearance. However, it sounds like these allergies are presently your biggest problem. See an allergist for evaluation and possible treatment.. Then have consultation wirh a rhinoplasy surgeon to consider cosmetic and fuctional changes to your nose. Make sure your surgeon evaluates your sinuses which are frequently compromised with allergic disorders.
Food Allergies do NOT change the shape of the nose.
As a surgeon trained and boarded in both facial plastic surgery and ear, nose, and throat surgery, I can assure you that it's unlikely (probably impossible, even) for allergies...even severe, life-threatening allergic reactions...to irreversibly increase the size of the nose.
HOWEVER, there are related medical conditions that can indeed enlarge the nose. Nasal polyps, often aggravated by allergies, can enlarge to the point of distorting the nose. Such patients usually have severe sinusitis and severe nasal obstruction. Rhinophyma can also cause disfigurement of the nose, but most research does not support the idea that dietary factors cause it.
An otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat surgeon) might be able to give you a proper diagnosis first.
All the best,
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Allergies disfigured nose
Impossible to answer without photos. My guess is it is possible allergies can cause enlarging of the nose. As for treatment options see 3 boarded surgeons in your area.
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text: Every fighter has a story line. For Judah, it's about a great amateur champion who never quite lived up to his enormous potential, despite many chances. In contrast, Clottey's "amateur" career was fought in the harsh streets of the Bokum province of Ghana, where as a member of the fierce warrior tribe of Ga, he was born to fight. Unlike Judah, Clottey has not had many chances to achieve stardom in a career spanning 13 years. It is surely a testimony to Clottey's bloodlines that he has stayed the course so long. Although his tribe accounts for only about three percent of the Ghanaian population, it has produced world champions Azuma Nelson and Ike Quartey, and title challenger Ben Tackie.At 30, Judah is keenly aware that his back is to the wall. He has not won a bout of any significance since February of 2005 when he knocked out Cory Spinks in Spinks' hometown of St. Louis. Since then he has lost title fights to Carlos Baldomir, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto. He won his last two bouts against journeymen which somehow a sanctioning body decided qualified him to challenge for a vacant title.Judah acknowledged his predicament in March when he was preparing to fight Shane Mosley on May 31, a bout that got cancelled when Judah lost a TKO decision to a glass shower door and needed 50 stitches to repair cuts on his right forearm."I am willing to gamble everything on this fight against Mosley," Judah said before he was injured, "and I know I have to win it to set my career back on the winning path. This fight is not about Shane Mosley, it is about me."Nothing has changed for Judah except the opponent. This is a must win, all-in situation for the Brooklyn fighter. Another loss and he would go from being a gate crasher to a gatekeeper, meaning the only fights he would likely be offered were as a trial horse for a young contender or a stay busy fight for a top ten veteran.Judah demonstrated in a valiant but losing effort to Cotto last year that he still has the fast hands and the pop in his punches to be competitive with elite fighters. The biggest obstacle he faces is one that has dogged him his entire career: he starts off fast and fades in the later rounds. Against Cotto, he gave the Puerto Rican all he could handle in the early going before wearing down and suffering an 11th round TKO. A year earlier, he fought Mayweather on an even par through the first five or six rounds, then had no gas in the tank for the homestretch and lost a unanimous decision.Judah (36-5, 25 KOs) addressed the situation candidly in a press conference for the Mosley fight. "On May 31, you are going to see the old Super Judah, and even if it gets past the six rounds, you are going to see me finish strong and be the fighter I know I can be," Judah said.Even if Judah manages to solve his stamina problem, it remains to be seen if his best is good enough to beat a very hungry and talented Clottey. Antonio Margarito found out how difficult it is to beat Clottey when they fought two years ago for the Mexican's title. The 31-year-old Clottey gave Margarito trouble for the first three rounds, but then broke his right hand in the fourth. While Clottey soldiered on and fought well, it was not enough. Two of the scorecards reflected how competitive Clottey had been, both seeing it 116-112 for Margarito.What makes Clottey (34-2, 20 KOs) so difficult to beat is the manner in which he fights. Clottey is a very compact fighter with an excellent high glove defense; a counter puncher who fires precision shots and has a wickedly fast and powerful left hook to the body or the head. In the first two rounds against Margarito, Clottey seemed to land with virtually every punch he threw. His footwork, while not as slick as the speedy Judah, is very good, and he shows you a lot of angles. He also has power, as he demonstrated in his last fight in April of this year when he scored a fifth round TKO over Jose Luis Cruz, who had never been stopped in 41 fights and had gone the distance with Mosley in 2005.Judah and Clottey have only one common opponent: Carlos Baldomir. Clottey encountered Baldomir in 1999 in London when the Argentinean was just beginning what would prove to be an 18-fight victory streak that led him to a title shot against Judah. Clottey appeared to be on his way to beating Baldomir when the referee intervened.The Ghanaian was penalized two points in the 10th round for what the referee considered was an intentional head butt that opened a cut over Baldomir's left eye. Clottey was warned again in the round for leading with his head, and when the Ghanaian supposedly did it again in the 11th round, the ref disqualified him. At the time, Clottey was ahead on all three scorecards, 96-92 twice and 95-93. Even if Baldomir had won the last two rounds, he still would have lost the fight unless he scored a knockout, which was unlikely. Clottey has never been stopped.A Google search of the fight brought no full accounts of it, even in the British media, and the referee's name was not listed on Boxrec.com, which is the bible of source material for every boxer's record. Clottey has said many times, though, that he strongly disputes the calls made by the referee and thought the disqualification was a robbery.Prior to fighting Baldomir, Clottey was a total unknown with a 20-0 record heavily padded. In his five fights before Baldomir, Clottey fought and beat journeymen in London. His record included 11 fights in Ghana in which four of his opponents were making their professional debuts; four were fighters with 0-1 records; one was 1-2, and another was 0-5. Since Baldomir had nine losses on his record, and was six years away from becoming a championship contender, the defeat set Clottey's career back badly.Judah's experience with Baldomir was entirely different. Prior to meeting Baldomir, who was a huge underdog, in January of 2006, Judah had rejuvenated his career after beating Spinks. There were plans in place for Judah to face Mayweather in a multi-million dollar showdown, and Baldomir was seen as little more than a tune-up. Judah undoubtedly was looking past Baldomir, but as the fight wore on and it became apparently the decision would be close, Judah could not find the juice to pull it out, losing a close unanimous decision, 113-115, 112-115 and 113-114.What followed was a loss to Mayweather, a no contest against Ruben Galvin and a defeat by Cotto. Suddenly Judah was looking like a fighter whose time had come and gone. Now, through the graces of a sanctioning body which has to fill the title Margarito vacated in order to face Cotto, Judah is being handed a last ditch chance. Clottey is ranked number one by the alphabet body, nobody is ranked two and Judah is third. Go figure.In order to win, Judah will have to find a way to penetrate Clottey's tight defense, and not make many mistakes because Clottey will punish him with precision shots in countering. It goes without saying, Judah must also come into this fight in top shape, prepared to go 12 rounds against a fighter with a solid chin.Clottey will not have an easy time with Judah, either. Judah has quality defense, great hand speed, hits hard and shows you a lot of looks. It shapes up as a close, tough fight, and will likely be decided in the final three or four rounds. If Judah can do as promised - show stamina after six rounds - this fight would be a virtual tossupIf Judah fades late and loses, however, his career as an elite player will be all but over, and Clottey, the best fighter nobody knows, will finally emerge from the shadows and into the spotlight in a division with many attractive fights.Related mediaFight PhotosWatch 2008-08-02 Zab Judah vs Joshua ClotteyCurrently Not AvailableFull HBO Schedule


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Report on the constitutional referendum in Armenia observed on 27 November 2005 - CG/BUR (12) 97
Rapporteur: Sean O'Brien (Ireland, L, SOC)
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by the Bureau of the Congress on 10 February 2006
1. Introduction
Following an invitation by the Armenian Authorities1, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe decided to send a delegation to observe the Constitutional Referendum of 27th November in Armenia.
The decision to observe the Constitutional Referendum in Armenia was taken by the Bureau of the Congress on 9 November 2005. The delegation appointed to this end included: Sean O'Brien (Ireland, SOC) who acted as head of delegation and Rapporteur, Alain Chénard (France, honorary member of the Congress), Luca Ciriani (Italy, IGLD), Gretta Cousins (UK, PPE/CD), Christopher Newbury (UK, PPE/CD- Congress Rapporteur for Armenia), Marja van der Tas (The Netherlands, PPE/CD) and Wim van Gelder (The Netherlands, PPE/CD). Most of those Congress members had taken part in the Congress monitoring of the local elections held in September and October 2005 and were familiar with the political context in Armenia2.
A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly was also invited to observe the Constitutional Referendum3. The Congress and Parliamentary Assembly delegations worked closely together and issued a common press statement presenting the preliminary findings of their election observation mission. The Congress considered this to be of utmost importance given that the Council of Europe was the only international organisation invited to observe the referendum. The joint delegation was co-chaired by Sean O'Brien (Congress) and Tomas Jirsa (PACE).
On 25 and 26 November the Council of Europe delegation took part in a series of preparatory meetings with representatives of political parties (Ruling Coalition and main opposition factions), the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, the President of the National Assembly, the Armenian delegation to the PACE, a number of Ambassadors of Council of Europe member states, the Ambassador of the OSCE mission in Armenia, civil society organisations (media NGOs, human rights NGOs and NGOs acting as domestic observers) and the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Armenia. The Congress delegation also met with the Minister for Co-ordination of territorial administration and development of infrastructures, the President's Advisor on local self-government issues, the Deputy Minister on local self-government, the Head of the Armenian delegation to the Congress and the Head of passport and visa department of the Police Service (see Programme- Appendix I).
The Congress wishes to express its thanks in particular to Ms Bojana Urumova, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and her staff for their assistance, help and logistical support. It also wishes to thank all those mentioned in the previous paragraph for providing very useful information about the political situation in Armenia. Finally, it should like to thank the Ambassadors of Council of Europe member states who followed closely the work carried out by the Council of Europe delegation in the field and for the significant input given to its work.
The Council of Europe delegation was composed of seventeen observers (eight teams) who were deployed in Yerevan, Ararat Marz, Armavir-Marz, Aragatsotn Marz, Tavush and Kotayk (as detailed in the Appendix III). The delegation visited around 150 polling stations, including a detention center, out of a total of 1922 polling station (1878 in Armenia and 44 outside the country).
The press release issued by the Council of Europe, as shown in the Appendix II, was presented during the Press Conference organised on 28th November, which was attended by a large number of media representatives.
2. Background
2.1 General information about Armenia
The Republic of Armenia achieved its independence from the Soviet Union on 21 September 1991. The country's Constitution was adopted by referendum on 5 July 1995.
Armenia became a member of the Council of Europe on 25 January 2001. After the country's signature of the Charter of Local Self-Government on 11 May 2001, ratification followed on 25 January 2002 and the Charter came into force in Armenia on 1 May 2002.
Geographically, Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus region; it is wholly land-locked and bounded by Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey. Its current total population is estimated at 3 million people4, around one third of whom lives in the capital city, Yerevan.
Economically, in the mid-1990s the Government embarked on an overall economic reform programme which brought greater stability and some growth. However, Armenia is, still today, one of the poorest countries in Europe and unemployment and poverty remain widespread. Armenia's economic problems are aggravated by a trade blockade, imposed by neighbouring Turkey and Azerbaijan since the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia has a huge diaspora and has always experienced waves of emigration, but the exodus of recent years has caused real alarm. It is estimated that Armenia has lost up to a quarter of its population since independence, as young families seek what they hope will be a better life abroad.
Politically, the country is currently headed by President Robert Kocharyan re-elected for a five-year term during the last elections of 25 May 2003 (the next election is to be held in the spring of 2007). He runs a "Governing Coalition" gathering the Republican Party, ARF/Dashnaksutyan5 and Orinats-Yerkir Parites6.
The legal basis of local self-government in Armenia derives from the 1995 Constitution. Chapter 7 makes provision for "Territorial Administration and Local Self-Government". Article 104 provides for the regions and for the urban and rural communities. According to Article 105 "communities shall have local self-government" and a council elected every three years.
Article 108 of the 1995 Constitution provides that the City of Yerevan shall be considered a marz and that the President of the Republic, upon the recommendation of the Prime Minister, shall appoint and remove the Mayor. According to Article 109, in cases prescribed by law, the Government may remove the mayor/chief of a community on the recommendation of the marzpet. An acting mayor/chief is to be appointed by the Prime Minister (urban communities) or Marzpet (rural communities). Election procedures for local self-governing bodies and their powers are to be "determined by the Constitution and the laws" (Art 110).
With regard to territorial organisation, local administration in the Republic of Armenia takes two principal forms. On the one hand, the country is divided into ten Marz (regions or provinces) plus the capital city of Yerevan. A marzpet or governor heads each region. Marzer's populations vary widely in size ranging from 1,25 million in Yerevan to about 400,000 in the Lori region. All formal powers are vested in the marzpet but there are also provisions for a consultative and advisory marz council.
On the other hand, for the purposes of local self-government the regions are divided into communities (in Yerevan, twelve districts) and, including the capital's districts, there are 930 in the country as a whole. Communities are classified as either rural or urban but all communities outside Yerevan are attributed the same legal powers and characteristics. Despite their formal legal equalities, communities also vary enormously in terms of population. Communities consist of a directly elected council of community elders and a directly elected community chief. Within Yerevan, the districts have a modified (and reduced) set of formal powers.
2.2 Background information about the Constitutional Referendum
The Constitutional Referendum was called for by Mr Kocharyan, the President of the Republic of Armenia by a Presidential Decree issued on 5 October 2005. Its aim was to ask citizens whether they agreed with the draft amendments to the Constitution, as approved by the National Assembly between May and September 2005.
These amendments were approved by the National Assembly following recommendations from the Council of Europe's Venice Commission. Their main purpose is to strengthen the separation of powers between the Government, the Parliament and the Judiciary, to improve the independence of the Judiciary, to enact changes in local government and to create the figure of the Ombudsperson.
The Constitutional Referendum of 27th November was organized under the current Constitution, the Electoral Code and the Law on Referenda. Recent amendments to the Electoral Code were adopted following an Opinion of the Venice Commission7. The Law on Referenda was subsequently amended on 28 September 2005 in order to comply with the new provisions of the Electoral Code.
According to the 1995 Constitution, legislation submitted to a referendum needs the approval of more than fifty percent of those who vote and not less than one third of registered voters. For the Constitutional Referendum of 27th November, the threshold to approve the amendments to the Constitution was 770000 voters out of the 2252770 officially registered voters8. An earlier attempt to amend the Constitution through a referendum in 2003 failed due to insufficient voter turnout.
With regard to local self-government issues, according to the proposed amendments to Chapter 7 of the Constitution on Local Self-Government, the city of Yerevan would become a local-self government entity. According to the new Article 108, the Mayor of Yerevan would be elected. Though the law may provide for an indirect election, this is in compliance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government. Moreover, local self-government entities would be entitled to lodge a case in the Constitutional Court. These amendments are in line with previous Venice Commission's Opinions. They are also in line with Congress Recommendation 140 (2003) on local democracy in Armenia which considered that the Constitution "creates inflexibility and prevents desirable reform in a number of areas, notably the three-year periods of elective office, the status of Yerevan and the Government's power to remove chiefs of local communities"9. As regards the status of Yerevan, it recommended that "the Mayor of Yerevan should be democratically elected, instead of being appointed by the President of the Republic of Armenia, and that the structure of local self-government across Yerevan should be reformed, giving consideration to a two-tier structure, within a reasonable time-frame". With this in mind, the Congress has invited in the past the Armenian authorities, on several occasions, to pay due attention to the status of Yerevan in the course of any future constitutional reform.
Consequently, the constitutional amendments adopted further to the referendum of 27 November can only be welcomed by the Congress as a step forward in the implementation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government. This having been said, it must be underlined that the potential for the full involvement of the population is a pre-condition for the successful achievement of any constitutional reform. In this regard, the Congress would like to draw attention to several of its comments concerning certain operational aspects of the constitutional referendum, a process which has raised doubts about full compliance with democratic standards.
3. The Constitutional Referendum
3.1. Political context
3.1.1 Absence of other international observers
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) carried out a needs assessment mission in October 2005 with the purpose to assess the pre-referendum environment in Armenia and to advise on possible observation modalities.
In its needs assessment report10, the OSCE/ODHIR underlined that, during the campaign of the referendum, there had been a lack of equal access to the media to the detriment of the opposition. It also emphasized the low overall public confidence in the election process and a political environment in Armenia marked by considerable mistrust between the authorities and the opposition.
Although under Paragraph 8 of the 1990 Copenhagen Document the OSCE participating States are not committed to invite international observers to referenda, the OSCE/ODIHR expressed interest to observe the 27th November Constitutional Referendum. However, the Armenian authorities decided not to invite ODHIR observers to take part in this process. The main other arguments put forward are that the needs assessment report is unfairly critical towards the government and intends to create a misperception of the referendum campaign, and that the OSCE/ODHIR did not give a positive follow-up to the Armenian authorities' invitation to monitor the 2003 Referendum. Moreover, it is argued that it "totally disregards the overall positive statement of the Council of Europe observers in the local elections of September- October 2005". 11
The Council of Europe was the only international organisation invited to observe the Constitutional Referendum. This was regretted by the delegation, in particular since the geographical coverage and the technical capacity of international observation was strongly limited by this decision. The reporting of the Council of Europe's observers is therefore founded on a very limited geographical coverage.
3.1.2 Passports/ Voters register
At the end of October 2005, the Armenian authorities decided to strike off the voters' list those citizens still using the old Soviet passports. These passports had been invalidated a few years ago. However, considering that these passports had been accepted as identification documents for exercising voting rights during the local elections of Autumn 2005, this issue was one of the major concerns of the Congress delegation.
The responsibility for managing and updating of the voters' registry had been transferred to the passport and visa department of the Police since July 2005. According to official figures provided during our meetings by the Head of the passport and visa department of the Armenian Police, around 160,000 people were concerned12, mostly refugees and people living abroad who were entitled to vote in local elections but did not have the right to do so in referenda. Allegedly, such a measure had been taken to avoid double voting (in particular by those living abroad). The Head of the passport and visa department recalled that all the new Armenian passports for those still holding Soviet passports would be issued free of charge if delivery was requested before the referendum and that around 15 000 people had already taken advantage of this.
The Congress delegation considered that the decision to eventually take pro-active measures to replace invalidated old Soviet passports was not inappropriate. However, it thought that this decision was not taken at the right moment and could be interpreted as a means to influence turnout figures. On the other hand, the Congress expressed doubts about the effective capability of the authorities to deliver a high number of passports, should every citizen entitled to do so have applied for a new passport.
On referendum day, however, the Council of Europe delegation saw very few people intending to vote with an old Soviet passport.
3.1.3 The Referendum campaign
The Constitution of the Republic of Armenia guarantees freedom of speech and access to information. Over the last decade, Armenia has seen a diverse media market developing. Nonetheless, television continues to be the way by which most of the population receive information, with the main public TV channel H1 having the largest coverage in the country. Though State television (which has three national channels) is seeing increasing competition from private networks, overall, the media continue to be to a large extent under State control. Print media appear to have low circulation. Following privatisation, the leading newspaper publisher is still partially government-owned and controls one of the country's modern printing works as well as many newspaper kiosks.
In its needs assessment report, the OSCE/ODHIR pointed out problems regarding how the campaign for the referendum had been carried out. It underlined in particular that the current Law for Referenda does not ensure access of political parties to free campaign-time on public media, and that the rules for financing referendum campaigns are imprecise. According to the needs assessment report, the media campaign mainly focused on the "yes campaign" (supported by the Ruling Coalition) whilst too limited time was devoted to the "no campaign" initially supported by the opposition.
Representatives of the Authorities emphasized during our meetings in Armenia that many efforts had been made in order to raise awareness among the population about the proposed amendments to the Constitution. Those included the dissemination of a large number of copies of the Constitution and the proposed amendments, TV debates and large newspaper coverage. However, according to non-governmental organisations and opposition representatives as well as to representatives of the international community in Armenia, the campaign focused almost exclusively on the Government's position. Regarding the essence of the constitutional amendments, coverage was generally poor in the media. According to the Yerevan Press Club which conducted monitoring of the coverage of the campaign by the Armenian media, the media did not provide adequate information to the society about the substance of constitutional amendments. Moreover, provisions providing for paid airtime were unclear. 13
Also according to civil society representatives, there had been a lack of discussion on the content and consequences of the constitutional amendments. Together with the opposition, they pointed to a climate of fear and terror that they illustrated with examples of threats by public administration bodies on their employees to vote in favour of the constitutional amendments.
As pointed out by the Congress in previous observation mission reports, it is also worth mentioning the general apathy and a lack of interest of the Armenian population in the constitutional reform.
3.1.4 Boycott by the opposition
The opposition parties initially supported the "No vote" against the Ruling Coalition. The reasons put forward were that the constitutional amendments are the result of a weak compromise and should have gone far beyond and that they should not be seeking to have all the amendments adopted at once. The opposition also challenged the legitimacy of the Government to put forward constitutional amendments. Moreover, the opposition was drastically opposed to certain amendments proposed eg the amendment granting immunity from prosecution to the President after his term of office and the amendment giving the Parliament the authority to revise the country's borders.
It seems that the Opposition intended to turn the referendum into a vote of confidence in the President and possibly to spark off a peaceful revolution, similar to those having taken place in other countries of the region. However, unlike in other countries, the Opposition in Armenia is divided and weak.
Around two weeks before referendum day, the opposition changed its strategy and decided to boycott the Referendum by asking voters not to vote. There is no doubt that this strategy was intended, amongst others, to reduce participation to below the required quorum for validity of the referendum. This decision also reflected in the opposition's withdrawal from the district and precinct electoral commissions which opened up a bigger space for fraud and manipulations. The opposition also deployed observers entrusted with counting voters in polling stations.
The Council of Europe felt that the strategy of the opposition parties in boycotting the referendum did not add to the opportunity for an inclusive democratic process.
Demonstrations called for by the opposition took place during the days preceding the referendum and on 27th November. Scarce attendance at these gatherings can be interpreted as another sign of the opposition's weakness and division. According to information provided by some of our interlocutors and to independent newspapers, some rallies turned violent and resulted in detentions. This seems to be the case also with rallies having taken place to contest the referendum following the announcement of official results.
3.2. Referendum day
The Council of Europe delegation was composed of seventeen observers (eight teams) who were deployed in Yerevan, Ararat Marz, Armavir-Marz, Aragatsotn Marz, Tavush and Kotayk (as detailed in the Appendix III). The delegation visited around 150 polling stations, including a detention center, out of a total of 1922 polling stations.
On referendum day, the delegation did not observe any evidence of turbulence or disorder in the polling stations they visited. The Congress delegation noted positively that, as compared to other elections monitored in the past in Armenia, a large number of women were sitting in precinct electoral commissions and that in many cases, women chaired these commissions.
The opposition was almost totally absent from the precinct electoral commissions.
Domestic observers of the opposition and non governmental organisations were present in almost all polling stations on a permanent basis. In particular, the NGO "It's your choice" had deployed a large number of observers throughout Armenia. However, the Council of Europe observers emphasized that the domestic observers' attitude was very passive and that they did not seem to be aware of their role as observers.
As already underlined in its report on local elections in Armenia, it will be compulsory for the members of Precinct Electoral Commissions to be trained as from 1st January 2006. Though this decision is to be welcomed, the Congress observers regretted that training had not been provided to all members of the electoral commissions before the Constitutional Referendum took place.
Stamping of the ballot after it had been filled by the voter was seen as a bad practice by the Congress observers, since it potentially gives the possibility to commission members (and possibly also to observers and other people present in the polling station), to see how the voter had voted.
Moreover, the observers noted that the ballot box seal number was not registered in the precinct electoral commission's Registry, contrary to what happened at the last local elections. Though the Election Code does not foresee this registration, it should be recommended to change this practice in order to avoid potential replacement of ballot boxes. In a number of cases, observers noted that the ballot boxes used in local elections were still there in certain polling stations. In another case, the seal of a ballot box was broken.
On referendum day, the turnout noted by the delegation was extremely low in Yerevan and low in the other deployment areas, with the exception of Aragatsotn Marz, a rural area where the team could even report on crowded polling stations.
The Council of Europe observers also noted that in many polling stations the number of voters had suddenly increased hugely. This happened whilst no international observers were present, mostly starting at the beginning of the afternoon. However, whilst international observers were present, voter activity continued to be as low as in the morning. In a number of polling stations, the Council of Europe observers found evidence of ballot stuffing and forged additional signatures on the voters' register. Examination of the voters' register, as requested by the observers, was not always facilitated. In certain cases, the Congress observers thought that a twofold register was kept.
The observers also noted in Yerevan that the military personnel were taken by bus to their corresponding polling stations to vote which raises doubts about respect of their right not to vote, to abstain or to vote against the Government position.
According to the results announced by the Central Electoral Commission on 29 November, the official turnout of the Referendum was of 65,4% (1 514 545 of all registered voters), out of which 93,2% had voted in favour of the constitutional amendments and 5,4% against.
In the evening of 27th November, the Opposition published tabled results on the monitoring and observation showing huge differences between official turnout and participation figures noted by the opposition observers.
Though the Council of Europe observers think that the Referendum generally reflected the free will of those who voted, they also believed that the official figures announced do not correspond to the low participation they could observe.
At a meeting organised on 28th November at the request of the Chairman of the central electoral Commission, the Council of Europe observers had the opportunity to report on irregularities observed in certain polling stations (the Appendix IV shows a list of irregularities noted by the Congress delegation). Most of those irregularities relate to the number of voters officially announced, forged signatures and ballot stuffing.
No application contesting the official results had been presented to the Constitutional Court within the legal deadline.
The constitutional amendments entered into force on 7 December.
4. Recommendations
The Constitutional Referendum and the proposal to amend the Constitution are considered by the Congress as a positive sign of the willingness of the Armenian authorities to move ahead swiftly in the process of democratization. The Congress also regards the reform proposed as a step forward in the implementation of effective local democracy in Armenia.
The Congress wishes to renew, once again, its availability to support and assist Armenia in progressing in this respect, for the general benefit of its population. In this regard, it underlines its willingness to assist the Armenian Authorities to implement the constitutional amendments in particular those regarding local self-government and the status of Yerevan.
It is worth noting that the Referendum day took place in a calm and organised manner. It should be noted as well that, according to the Council of Europe observers, the official outcome of the Referendum reflects the free will of those who voted. In general terms, the Congress should like to emphasize the progress made by Armenia in organising and conducting elections over the last decade.
Notwithstanding these positive remarks, the Congress considers that the Armenian authorities will need to address a number of issues which it considers to be harmful to the path towards democracy in Armenia.
Consequently, the Congress invites the Armenian Authorities to take note of the Recommendations detailed below, to address them as urgently as possible and to keep the Congress informed of any measures taken to give a follow-up to these recommendations.
4.1 Access to media
The Congress considers that, in addition to a sound legal electoral framework, the implementation of certain basic political rights and freedoms, including the freedom of expression, is essential. Moreover, the Congress believes that any process leading to a constitutional reform requires the population's awareness of the reform proposed and of its implications. Therefore, opportunity for the full involvement of the population is a pre-condition for the successful achievement of any constitutional reform.
It regrets that the media have failed to ensure equal coverage of all political approaches to the constitutional referendum. It also regrets that the information provided to the population by the media has not been sufficient to allow the Armenian people to have an in-depth picture of the amendments proposed.
In this regard, it recommends that the Armenian Authorities take all the necessary measures to ensure that:
- in the future, all political parties enjoy equal access to the media during election or referenda campaigns;
- in the future, the population is well informed, through a fair media campaign, of any constitutional or legislation changes whenever they are asked to express their opinion on them.
4.2. Respect of the free will of voting of every citizen
The Congress invites the Armenian authorities to take measures aimed at making sure that the free will of all voters, regardless of their occupation, is respected. In particular, it invites the Authorities to avoid, at future elections, making arrangements for organised voting by military staff.
4.3 Training of polling board members and training of domestic observers
Training of polling board members
In this regard the Congress:
- renews the recommendation made following the monitoring of the 2005 local elections in Armenia in which it called for more progress with regard to the education and training of elected and appointed officials;
- recommends that the Armenian Authorities take measures aiming at training polling board members as from the 1st January 2006;
- recommends that any special education and training programmes be drawn up and organized, inter alia, with the assistance of the Council of Europe Venice Commission;
- recommends that such training be carried-out in co-operation with the Congress, to take advantage, inter alia, of the experience of the European Network of Training Organisations for local and regional authorities (ENTO).
Training of domestic observers
The Congress recommends that the Armenian Authorities take all the necessary measures to ensure that domestic observers are trained and made aware of the role they play in ensuring that electoral processes are carried out in accordance with European and International electoral standards.
4.4 Improvements within polling stations
The Congress recommends that the Armenian authorities take measures aiming at ensuring that:
- polling stations be of appropriate size and, where necessary, partitioned into several rooms to ensure an efficient voting process;
- polling stations be accessible to elderly persons and to voters with disabilities.
4.5 Improvement of voting procedures
The Congress recommends that the Armenian Authorities:
- take measures to change the practice according to which the ballot is stamped after it has been filled out by the voter;
- take measures to ensure that the ballot box seal number is registered in the Registry of the Precinct Electoral Commissions before the sealing of the ballot box and that the number is again recorded when the box is being opened for the counting, in order to avoid potential replacement of ballot boxes and seals.
4.6 Investigation of irregularities
Finally, the Congress invites the Armenian Authorities to investigate in an independent and impartial way the allegations brought to their attention in appendix IV of this report.
ARMENIA, 27th November 2005
Friday, 25 November 2005
09:00 -10:15 Meeting of the Council of Europe delegation
10:30- 11:30 Mr Emin Yeritsyan,
Head of the Armenian delegation to the Congress
11:30-12:30 Mr Avagyan
President's Advisor on Local Self-Government Affairs
14:00- 14.30 Ms Bojana Urumova
Special Representative of the Secretary General in Armenia
14:30 -15:30 Ambassadors of Council of Europe Member States
15:35 -16:15 OSCE Ambassador
16:00 Meeting of Congress delegation with Mr Abrahamyan
Minister for Co-ordination of Territorial Administration and Development of Infrastructures
16:35 -17:35 Media non-governmental organisations
17:40 -18:25 Human Rights non-governmental organisations
19:00 -19:40 IFES, "It's your choice"
Saturday, 26 November 2005 *
09:15-10:00 Mr. Azaryan
Chairman of the Central Election Commission
10:10-11:30 Mrs. Zakaryan
Head of the Passport and Visa Department, Police Service
12:00-12:50 Meeting with Mr. Baghdasaryan
President of the National Assembly of Armenia
14:15-15:15 Meeting with representatives of Opposition factions
15:20-16:10 Meeting with Coalition Factions of the National Assembly
16:15-17:15 Meeting with National Assembly Delegation to the PACE
17:30-18:30 Meeting with members of Heritage Party
27 November, Sunday- Referendum day
06:00 Deployment of teams
23:00 – 01:00 De-briefing of both Parliamentary Assembly and Congress delegations
28 November, Monday
08:00 - 9:00 Breakfast meeting
10:00 – 11:30 De-briefing meeting and finalisation of Press Release
14:00 – 15:00 Press-Conference (Marriott Hotel)
15:30 - 16:30 Meeting with Ambassadors of Council of Europe Member-States
18:00 – 19:00 Meeting with Mr. Azaryan
Chairman of the Central Election Commission
Constitutional Referendum in Armenia: general compliance marred by incidents of serious abuse
Yerevan, 28.11.2005 - The Council of Europe observers to the Constitutional Referendum held on 27 November 2005 in Armenia regret the decision taken by the authorities which precluded the attendance of any other international observers. The transparency of the referendum was further hampered by the decision of the parliamentary opposition to call on their members to withdraw from the electoral commissions. It is also regrettable that political pluralism inside polling stations was not better assisted by a greater number of domestic observers.
The 14-member delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities noted that the Referendum generally reflected the free will of those who voted. However, on voting day the observers witnessed serious abuse in several polling stations which cast a shadow over the credibility of the officially announced turn-out.
On 25 and 26 November the delegation had meetings with the authorities, opposition members, NGOs, media representatives and the international community. The observers' impression was that during the campaign leading to the Referendum there was not equal access to the media. This was to the disadvantage of the opposition to the constitutional changes and hampered genuine democratic debate.
The Council of Europe observers visited around 150 polling stations in the capital and across the country on voting day. The general atmosphere was calm and no incidents of public disorder were witnessed. In the majority of the polling stations visited the conduct of the poll was in compliance with international standards.
However, in a significant number of polling stations in Yerevan and other regions this was not so. The extremely low voting activity did not correspond to the high figures provided by the electoral commissions. There were also clear instances of forged additional signatures on the voters register and of ballot stuffing. The electoral regulations, requiring the stamping of the ballot after completion, created numerous situations where the secrecy of the vote was not respected. Military voting appeared to lack the voluntarism which is the hallmark of democratic participation.
In conclusion, the delegation considers that the abuses that marred the referendum were against the intent and interest of the Armenian people. It expects that the Central Electoral Commission investigate thoroughly all the allegations brought to its attention and that all the necessary measures will be taken against those responsible for fraud.
The delegation, co-headed by Tomas Jirsa (Czech Republic, EDG, Parliamentary Assembly) and Sean O'Brien (Ireland, SOC, Congress), included:
Parliamentary Assembly
Tomas Jirsa (Czech Republic, EDG)
Lord Tomlinson (United Kingdom, SOC)
Georges Colombier (France, EPP/CD)
Jan Rzymelka (Poland, EPP/CD)
Klaus-Jürgen Hedrich (Germany, EPP/CD)
Gabor Szalay (Hungary, ALDE)
Nigel Evans (United Kingdom, EDG)
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Sean O'Brien (Ireland, SOC)
Alain Chénard (France, Former President of the Congress)
Luca Ciriani (Italy, ILDG)
Gretta Cousins (United Kingdom, EPP/CD)
Christopher Newburry (United Kingdom, EPP/CD)
Marja Van Der Tas (Netherlands, EPP/CD)
Wim Van Gelder (Netherlands, EPP/CD)
- Communication Unit of the Parliamentary Assembly, tel. +33 (0)3 88 41 31 93
- Communication Unit of the Congress, tel. +33 (0)3 88 41 31 05
Deployment of Council of Europe observers
Tomas JIRSA (CZ, EDG)
Bonnie THEOPHILOVA
Jan RZYMELKA (Poland, PPE)
Nigel EVANS (UK, EDG)
KLAUS-JÜRGAN HEDRICH (Germany, PPE)
Lord TOMLINSON (UK, SOC)
Georges COLOMBIER (France, PPE)
Alain CHENARD (Congress)
Gabor SZALAY (Hungary, ADLE)
Sean O'BRIEN (Congress)
Pilar MORALES
Marja VAN DER TAS
Oscar ALARCON
Christopher NEWBURY
Gretta COUSINS
Wim VAN GELDER
Luca CIRIANI
The delegation could observe counting discrepancies between precinct electoral commission and the opposition observers
At closing of polling station: 407 voters according to PEC against 235 voters according to opposition
According to chairperson of electoral commission, there were 1935 registered voters whilst 1883 voters were registered according to list hanging on wall.
High military turnout
At 2.15 pm 850 military people had voted and only 14 civilians
By 5.35 pm, 1110 voters out of 1700 had voted
11.45 am- 320 voters
At 6 pm, according to chairperson, 802 persons had voted. However, the chairperson of polling station 11/09 told the observer that he had informed the CEC that 961 voters had voted in polling station 11/10 by 5 pm
11.45 am- 334 voters
740 out of 1989 people had voted at 7 pm
noted ballot stuffing
1535 out of 1812
According to Chairperson 132 people had voted
According to Chairperson 41 people had voted but observers
Duplicate signatures on voter register
The ballot box was not properly sealed
The list of military voters was not available at the opening of the polling station
1204 voters were registered
6.26 pm- 1400 out of 1556 had voted
Observers returned for the counting
1 Letter addressed by Mr Stepanian, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the Council of Europe to Mr Bohner, Executive Director of the CLRAE.
2 CG/CP 12 (13) Report on local elections in Armenia
3 Document 10778, Parliamentary Assembly
4 United Nations figures, 2005
5 Armenian Revolutionary Federation
6 The Country of Law
7 Opinion 310/2004 Revision of the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia
8 Official figures provided by the Head of passport and visa department, Police Service, on 26th November 2005
9 Congress Recommendation 140 (2003) on local democracy in Armenia
CPL (10) 8E, Part II
10 ODIHR.GAL/81/05, 10 November 2005
11 Letter addressed by Armen Baibourtian, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia to Christian Strohal, Director of OSCE/ODHIR on 17 November 2005
12 Unofficial estimates of the number of voters having been taken off the lists varied between 200,000 and 400,000.
13 Interim Report on the results of monitoring the referendum campaign for the RA constitutional amendments in Armenian media (period between 5 November and 19 November 2005).
14 The meetings on Friday afternoon and meetings on Saturday were held jointly by Congress and PACE delegations.


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In the past 30 years a great number of utilities in the developed world have been privatised. That trend seems likely to be reversed. Why? Because the ideology which drove the project—in particular, the notion that the private sector is always more efficient than the public sector—is collapsing. Effective public ownership is being reconsidered not just for the banking sector, but in rail transport, in water and power provision, in communications—in short, in a range of industries where large scale privatisation and deregulation over the past decades has been tried … and found wanting.
Banking provides the most dramatic example. Deregulation and demutualisation, particularly in the USA and Britain, led to a near-meltdown of the financial system in 2008 and, in consequence, a major and on-going recession—-in Britain, one longer than that of the 1930s. Willem Buiter, chief economist at Citi, argued in favour of taking the biggest banks into public ownership in 2009. Although there was a period of recovery after 2009, recession seems to be returning—and with it ominous signs of another financial and economic crisis, a 'perfect storm' potentially far more serious than that of four years ago.
After the banks were bailed out in in 2008, there was much talk of regulation. Today, new revelations and scandals (eg, Barclays' fixing of LIBOR, HSBC's money laundering) have again raised the issue of regulation and public ownership. While it is true that in the UK, the public owns two of the largest banks (RBS and Lloyds) and that Labour wants to set up a British Investment Bank, in reality almost nothing has been done to take effective control of the largest banks.
The simple truth is that the financial sector is too big and powerful to regulate effectively. In the US the sector's 'lobbying power'—the problem of regulatory capture —is now acknowledged on both the political left and right. And even if the biggest banks are broken up, as Professor Gar Alpervitz of the University of Maryland argues, it is likely that they will come back in even more concentrated form.
Britain is less transparent than the US, but few can deny the baleful influence of the City of London in emasculating the 2011 Vickers Report. Instead of calling for the physical separation of commercial and investment banking, Vickers called for 'ring-fencing'—and then, only by 2019.
Typically, the argument against publicly-run banks is that they are inefficient; ie, that 'civil servants cannot run banks'. But the key issue is not one of public efficiency—there are many well-run publicly owned or mutualised banks in the world. The issue is of private efficiency.
Can we afford not to take the largest players into public ownership, particularly if there is another financial crisis? The big private banks have cost the taxpayer trillions and brought about economic depression, resulting in a massive loss in output and jobs throughout the OECD. By speculating against sovereign bonds, private banks are a major player in the current Eurozone crisis. One might add, too, that these same banks have been a major driver of growing inequality: the culture of bankers' bonuses has worsened since 2008!
Note that it is not being argued here that all banks should be publicly owned. But if banking scandals multiply, if the advanced economies continue to stagnate, if jobs are scarce and unemployment grows—and particularly, if the taxpayer is asked once more to bailout the banks in the wake of another financial crash—then it is a near certainty that within a decade, the largest banks will become public utilities.


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Drink driver's sentence slammed by former EDP equestrian page editor
PUBLISHED: 09:56 27 February 2013 | UPDATED: 09:56 27 February 2013
The former editor of the EDP's equestrian page has criticised a magistrate's decision to give a 16-month driving ban to a drink driver who killed the horses she was riding with her daughter.
Hayley Gibbs, 47, and her daughter Lily, 22, were riding their horses Rosemoor and Tuppence back to a livery yard near Ascot Racecourse following a hack in Windsor Great Park in December when they were hit from behind by a car being driven by a 41-year-old man.
The impact caused the pair to fly backwards from their horses and over the top of the car, landing on their backs in the road. Mrs Gibbs was left with multiple fractures to her face and wrist, while Lily suffered injuries to her back.
A third rider who was with them, Ian Smeeth, who owns the livery yard, was also thrown on to his back, but was not seriously injured and was able to help at the scene.
Both horses, which were bred in Norfolk, died from their injuries.
On Friday the driver pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving without due care and attention before Slough magistrates and received a 16-month driving ban and total fines of £1,332 for the two offences.
However, film prop co-ordinator Mrs Gibbs was unhappy about the sentence and said a friend of hers had received a longer 18-month driving ban just for drink driving. She believed the driver should have got at least a three-year driving ban.
"It is an absolute joke. I don't feel like justice has been done. A friend of mine got a drink driving ban for over a year. For someone who was drunk and over the limit and go out and do what he did. He got a £1,300 fine, but it cost me more than that to remove the horses from the scene."
Since the crash, she has not returned to her work at Shepperton Studios in Middlesex and she still has a splint on her wrist, which she was due to see a surgeon about this week with a view to possibly returning to work in March.
She has also not been able to resume riding and said the crash ruined the family Christmas, although her daughter is riding again, albeit away from the roads.
She added: "My husband and son have also been affected by it. It is just a trauma for the area and shops in our area have been selling out of fluorescent jackets for riders to go on the roads."
In December, she said the family were devastated at the loss of the horses, which they had owned for 10 years and which had competed in the Horse of the Year show.
Mr and Mrs Gibbs have been renting a home in Berkshire while working in the film industry, though they still own a home at Forncett St Peter.


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^ That is undoubtedly true (although one can quibble with the details and the fact that it values quantity over quality). But let's give him that. Still, I think this success and the power that comes with has gotten into his head. He thinks of himself bigger than he actually his. And such types can dangerous men.
Also, let's face it, while he was the guy who initiated the ranking and exposed the abysmal quality of German academic economics, it's not that the time was not ripe, either. Had he done this ranking in the 1980s, he would have been quelled and crushed by the C4 ideologues. There were simply enough young, eager guys (with an international education) around to actually put the ranking to more or less good use.


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The CB Pairing
The keys to central defense seem likely to be turned over to Geoff Cameron and Matt Besler. If this combination does not work, the US may be in big trouble as Omar Gonzalez and John Anthony Brooks have made less than compelling cases at the international level of late. This might also be the second, third, fourth, and fifth most important thing to watch tonight. It's important the US not only finalizes their CB pairing, but that pairing and its outside backs, defensive midfielder, and 'keeper begin to solidify a bit of a working relationship together in advance of Brazil.
Jozy Altidore
Is Jozy Altidore the forward who scored regularly for the US National Team from a year ago or is Jozy Altidore the forward who worked hard, but could not sniff a goal for Sunderland this year in England? Any hope of getting out of the group stage may be dependent on Jozy Altidore regaining his form and playing like the former.
Jermaine Jones & Michael Bradley
Will Jones finally defer to Bradley as the more attacking option of the two and sit back and defend? If Jones continues to fail to defer to Bradley, will Klinsmann do anything about it?
US Possession Game
Can this US team take the first few steps needed to transition from being a counter-attacking team to being a possession team? Can the US outside backs push forward into attack (their strength) or will they be forced on their heels to defend?
US Injuries
It's a short time between now and Brazil and coming through each of these matches injury free is of critical importance. You don't want to have to call back in a player who just got cut like Clarence Goodson or a Landon Donovan at this point.
Dwain Capodice is a freelance writer covering the Houston Dynamo and the US National Team for Keeper Notes and also serves as the Fan Blogger covering soccer at Chron.com. He can be reached on twitter @dcapodice or via email at email@example.com.


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Town of Windsor and Windsor Police Department participate in the ice-bucket challenge
August 23, 2014
The town of Windsor and the Windsor Police Department participated in the ice bucket challenge Friday, drenching themselves with a front-end loader full of ice water outside of the Windsor Police Department.
The challenge, which has been widespread on social media for the past few weeks, calls for someone to dump a bucket of ice water on their head to raise awareness for, Lou Gehrig's Disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Whoever completes the challenge then nominates others to complete the challenge and make a donation to the ALS Association.
The town was nominated by the Fort Collins Police Department and the City of Loveland. In turn, the town nominated the Windsor Chamber of Commerce, the Windsor Re-4 School District and Windsor Police Chief John Michael's family.
As of Friday, the ALS Association had received $53.3 million in donations between July 29 and Aug. 21, compared to $2.2 million during the same time period last year.
For more information about Lou Gehrig's Disease or the ice-bucket challenge, or to make your own donation, go to


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In addition, as a specialist recruitment firm, it made the strategic decision to focus its service on 2 domains: accounting jobs - finance jobs, and legal jobs.
"By specialising, we offer a higher level of expertise," said Courtney Charleton, a Greenfield Director. "We have a depth of experience that is what the demanding Luxembourg employment marketplace is looking for from finance & accounting and legal recruitment agencies. For example, to conduct a successful high-level legal or financial job search, we have to understand the complexities surrounding SICAR, SICAV and SIF structures."
Greenfield has devised a modular service structure that gives clients the flexibility to choose the level of service they need. Reflecting the landscape of the economy in Luxembourg, Greenfield has tailored its services for fund recruitment, bank recruitment, & private equity jobs and the wide variety of industries in need of accounting & financial and legal recruitment. "Luxembourg has become an international financial powerhouse thanks, in large measure, to its highly qualified workforce, said Greenfield Director Christopher Purdy. Now, companies in many other industries need to fill jobs in Luxembourg as well, and they want to tap into this talented Luxembourg employment pool. Thats why weve worked hard to develop our network of very capable people whove had to qualify to become Greenfield candidates."
To demonstrate its change in direction, Greenfield has developed a new corporate identity and website. Since it would like to share its innovative ideas and provide information about the employment market in Luxembourg, Greenfield has developed an interactive blog and is also active on Twitter.
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|Sport, 1 pitch, 80'
|YDS: 5.10c French: 6b Ewbanks: 20 UIAA: VII ZA: 20 British: E2 5b [details]
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By Rich Kelly
From: Boulder
Sep 21, 2005
|Seems this climb has been rebolted and now sports 7-8 bolts making it a safe climb. The crux is pulling up to a stance above the initial overhang. There is another spot at the top of the initial wall that makes one pause. It looked like one could go up either right or left. There is a good hidden hold on the edge if one goes left.
By climberz
Jan 7, 2008
|If the name didn't give it away, this is very sharp.
By Jason Hundhausen
From: Bozeman, MT
Jan 27, 2008
rating: 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
|Getting to first bolt not as bad as it looks from below.
By R. Wilson
Jun 8, 2009
|Watch out for big, unstable rock about halfway up the route, to the climber's right.
By Bill Olszewski
From: Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 10, 2010
|Fun route but definitely height-dependent crux. My 6' friend pulled up under the roof and grabbed the key hold up high. I had to do a much more serious intermediate move to gain the same hold. There's a second crux up high that is also height-dependent but easy to circumvent. In fact, I think going straight up on this upper section takes this climb past the .10s.
By mountainmicah83
From: Colorado Springs
Feb 28, 2011
rating: 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
|The anchors are horrible on this route. I was terrified after top roping this route after my partner. They are so far apart. He used 20cm draws and they were pulled almost totally horizontal. I used double length runners to try and lessen the angle. If you plan on having someone TR this bring some longer runners to make it better angles.
By Ivan Rezucha
From: Fort Collins, CO
Mar 21, 2011
|I think this is rated 10a in the D'Antonio guide. It seemed really hard for 10a. Amazingly sharp up higher, including the horizontal surfaces of some big jugs.
By Kyle Judson
From: Colorado
Jul 18, 2011
|The opening crux over the roof is the only section worthy of the 10a rating the Thompson guidebook gives it. Lots of rests on ledges after the intital push. I agree with mtnmicah83... bring some long runners if you're going to top rope. I used 60cm slings to build an anchor for TR.
By Igoreka
Jun 29, 2014
Just ascended this climb, and the top left anchor is loose in the rock. After setting up a top rope and rappelling down, my weight (180 lbs) makes the bolt of the anchor wobble in the rock about 2-3mm.
Def. do not recommend using this climb for top roping or climbing it till the anchor is replaced; however, the right top anchor is solid.
By JFM
Nov 30, 2014
|It's possible to start on the route to the left and traverse in to the second bolt of Slicer to skip the initial roof. This variant is still difficult but balancy rather than thuggy.
By Aidan Goldie
Feb 14, 2016
rating: 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
|A hard start. Watch out for big blocks about 1/3 up the route.


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ENCINITAS – It's not that it's a lonely lifestyle; it's that it's a solo lifestyle for musician George Winston. And that fits his temperament just right.
Winston doesn't play with other musicians or even hang around with them much, he said, unless he's recording them. Instead, he'd rather just listen to them.
"I guess it's unusual," Winston said. "But for me it's totally normal."
The solo piano player has released more than a dozen albums, including original compositions and interpretations. He's bringing his tour to Encinitas starting Jan. 21, in support of three of his seasonally-themed reissued albums, "Autumn," "December" and "Summer."
Winston sees himself more as an interpreter of music, more so than a composer because of his temperament, he said. "As a soloist instrumental player, I play by myself, and I don't sing so it's just kind of my voice."
As an interpreter, Winston continually looks for songs to turn into solo instrumental pieces. "It doesn't always work out," he said. "Very few pieces I play were solo instrumental pieces in the first place, maybe overall only 10."
He shares the same temperament when it comes to playing the guitar and harmonica.
Winston spent most of his youth growing up in eastern Montana, where there weren't many TVs, he said. He'd play outdoors as a kid, jumping in a pile of raked leaves or sledding during the winter, baseball in the spring swimming in the summer. "That's basically all there was," Winston said. "To this day…that's been the biggest influence on my life."
Winston began playing the organ when he was 18, after hearing music from The Doors. When he'd heard the organ, he knew he had to learn to play.
After 4 years of playing the organ, Winston heard Thomas "Fats" Waller's piano recordings from the 20s and 30s, switching to the piano afterwards.
A lot of what he focuses on now is a style of New Orleans R&B piano music, which he started doing after listening to the music of Professor Longhair in 1979.
The musician of the self-described "folk-piano" style emerged from a love of hearing sustained chords. "It reminded me of folk songs, of folk guitar, you think of a picking guitar in a certain way, it was melodic…and sort of named it that to call it something," he said.
But Winston said he never intended on setting out to find a style of play.
"I never really thought of that. It was just 'what's the best way to play each tune that I'm playing?' And you do become yourself because it's kind of a natural thing. But I never set out to do that," he said.
"It was never a conscious thought; it was something that just happened. I never said, 'I want to sound like me.' I just said, 'I want to play these songs that I like.'"
He advises students to learn to analyze major and minor chords and music theory.
He's an inveterate student of the masters, too. "Anything I learn from Professor Longhair, 'Fats' Waller, The Doors, I would analyze it…I would put it in all the other keys, if there's a certain technique I'd say, 'Let's learn it in all of the keys.' Certain songs instrumented for the piano might sound better in a different key than what you've been learning from. It's important to learn all the keys, all 12.
"For me the piano is like 12 instruments. Each key is like an instrument," he said.
He doesn't write out of necessity, it's kind of like if you're thirsty, you get a drink of water, Winston explained. But he said he's been writing more these days, mostly because he's exhausted most known tunes over the decades.
"If I want to say something, express something, I do have to make it up," he said. "If you want to express something, you'll find a way to do it."
At each of his concerts, Winston donates 100 percent of the merchandise profits to a food bank in the city he plays.
"I just wanted to give something back to the communities," he said. The two concerts in Encinitas will donate proceeds to the Community Resource Center.
As for life on the road it fits Winston's temperament, on stage and all.
"It's kind of my home. When I'm out, that's where I live, when I'm home it's kind of like being in a hotel," he said. "When I'm home I'm at work in the studio…either recording or working with other artists. But the story really is live performance is my main medium."
For Winston, it's a basic way of living, he added.
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Report: Padres' Yonder Alonso done for season with damaged arm tendon
Padres first baseman Yonder Alonso has been ruled out for the season with a damaged forearm tendon, according to a tweet from Jeff Sanders of U-T San Diego.
The 27-year-old will get a second opinion, but surgery is an option according to Sanders. The news comes just days after he was moved to the 15-day disabled list because of a strained forearm. He was batting .240 with seven home runs and 27 RBI in 84 games.
The Padres are third in the NL West heading into Sunday's series finale on the road against the Cardinals.
#Padres 1B Yonder Alonso will not play again this season. Damaged forearm tendon. Will likely get second opinion but surgery is possible.
— Jeff Sanders (@JeffSanders_UT) August 17, 2014
- Marc Weinreich


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Last season, London Scottish held a series of Scottish school and university alumni reunion lunches prior to home games held at the Club's ground in Richmond.
These events proved to be immensely enjoyable and many of the alumni who attended expressed the hope that these would become regular events as, not only do they provide the opportunity to reminisce with former school colleagues, but also provide the opportunity for Scots living in the South to enjoy traditional Scottish hospitality in this corner of London. Many then join as members of the Club.
The Club invites alumni organisers who would like to take the opportunity of booking a table for lunch for their old Scottish school and university contemporaries, to contact Brenda Roberts on firstname.lastname@example.com or call the Commercial Team on 020 3397 9551.
Schools and Universities represented at our alumni lunches last season included Glasgow High School, St Aloysius, Erskine Stewart's Melville, Trinity Academy, Glasgow University, Kelvinside Academy, Strathallan, Glenalmond, Fettes and Marr College.


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IHL Mandate
Alleviating the suffering of victims of armed conflict and advocating for limits during war is one of the American Red Cross' oldest traditions and remains a core function of the organization today. This mission was started over 150 years ago by the founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton, whose legacy continues to serve as an inspiration for the work of the organization throughout the world.
Barton's legacy began in 1861 while working for the federal government as a recording clerk in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington D.C. As the American Civil War escalated and fighting spread into the nation's capital, Barton bore witness to the violence and suffering which engulfed the nation. Refusing to be a bystander or flee the conflict, Barton rushed forward onto the battlefield to aid the victims of war. Throughout the course of the conflict, Barton provided aid and supplies to sick, wounded and hungry soldiers, irrespective of their allegiance. She petitioned political officials and army leadership who granted her access and safe passage into battle zones to provide life-saving care. Barton's aid was widely praised, her selfless services earning her the name "Angel of the Battlefield."
Toward the end of the Civil War, Barton offered families assistance locating loved ones, eventually establishing the Office of Correspondence with Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army. Recognizing the importance preserving family ties, she helped identify over 22,000 missing soldiers.
After the war, Barton travelled to Europe where she was introduced to the work and writings of Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman who documented the horrors of war at the Battle of Solferino in Italy and subsequently went on to found the International Committee of the Red Cross. His work set the stage for the creation of the Geneva Convention of 1864, the first internationally recognized codification of basic principles regarding the conduct of armies during war. That served as the bedrock upon which the present-day Geneva Conventions were built. During her time in Europe Barton served alongside Red Cross entities throughout the Franco-Prussian War, assisting in the delivery of humanitarian aid to combatants.
When Barton returned home, she advocated that the federal government ratify the Geneva treaty. Despite resistance from President Hayes in 1877 and delay caused by the assassination of President Garfield, President Chester Arthur finally signed, and the Senate ratified the treaty in 1882.
A year earlier, in 1881, with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Barton formed the American Association of the Red Cross. This association would be given Congressional charters in 1900, 1905 and 2007 evolving into the American Red Cross seen today.
Guided by our Congressional Charter, the American Red Cross provides critical disaster relief services and life-saving aid to victims of disaster and armed conflict wherever they may be found. The American Red Cross continues to unite family members who are missing or displaced by disaster and armed conflict. We provide numerous services to military families and are also a key conduit for the dissemination of international humanitarian law principles to the American public. This website is one method to accomplish this mission, offering students, educators, government officials, legal practitioners, and anybody interested in international humanitarian law a unique resource to learn about IHL and to take action to strengthen the rule of law.


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Beauty Best Buys for '09 Body Lotions With Suzanne Walshe
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
We've put some inexpensive beauty products to the test where it matters- out on the street with the real people of Ireland. Today we find out how they got on and get tip top advice on looking after your most precious outer layer - your skin - this Winter.
Suzanne Walsh- Beauty Therapist Extraordinaire and Queen of the Road test!
Suzanne has been the resident beauty expert on The Afternoon Show since season 1 and continues to give expert advice to the show's viewers on a regular basis. Suzanne is also proprietor of two salons in Co. Kildare, in both Clane and Prosperous
Why should we use a body lotion?
Using body lotion will replace moisture lost in the daily grind. It makes our skin feel smooth & supple and some of us prefer the subtle fragrance of a body lotion as opposed to the strong fragrance of a perfume.
What can cause dry skin?
There are many causes of dry skin but some of the more common ones are:-
Dry Air from Air conditioning & heating units
Long, Hot Showers & Baths
Itchy Clothing/fabrics
Medication or Medical problems and
Your shower/bath water (Visual:- Water softening unit - size of picnic box- & shower filter fitting)
It could be that the water in which you are washing is causing your skin to dry out.
There are in fact two different types of water; hard and soft. If you find that your skin continues to be dry even after all the work you put into it, the problem may lie in the fact that you have hard water and it is helping to keep your skin dry.
Water that is considered to be hard means the water contains a large amount of calcium, magnesium, and iron deposits. If you notice your shower or tub slowly but constantly building up deposits, such as rust, soap scum, and lime, you probably have hard water.
Washing in hard water means even with good products meant to help your dry skin, you still have to fight to get your skin in the condition you want it to be.
Soft water means there are fewer deposits in the water, giving your soap better lathering power and making it much easier to wash off, freeing your skin of excess soap after you towel off and giving you a better chance at softer, more moisturized skin.
What are the key ingredients we should look for in a body lotion?
Look for natural ingredients and try and avoid Lanolin and petroleum based products as they can cause irritation. Ideal moisture bases aloe vera, natural oils
Are there any ingredients in expensive body lotions that aren't in the more reasonably priced ones?
Yes the more expensive products do contain more active ingredients plus the price indicates the quality & amount of essential oils used.
How often should we apply body lotion?
Every day ideally after showering or bathing when the skin is damp.
Do Body Lotions have a 'best before' date?
Yes the bottle should indicate when the product is out of date, it's not advisable to use the product after this date.
Ok, so money aside- if you had no money worries whatsoever, and could choose any body lotion you like, which one would you buy, and why?
I love Dermalogica's Body Hydrating Cream €47
This is an advanced body cream formula with hydroxy acids and essential plant oils to smooth and condition the skin. Hydroxy acids from sugar cane and apple,combined with Lactic acid smooth and relieve dry skin. The anti inflammatory properties of Green Tea, Lavender, Tea tree and chammoile oils soothe and soften the skin while the essential oils of sandalwood orange clary sage patchoulu and rosemary help to hydrate the skin and lock in moisrture. Contains no artifical fragrance or colour.
And if you have problem skin, (perhaps sensitive skin) what would you recommend?
Suzanne recommends adding natural aloe vera to either your regular body lotion or perhaps to natural yoghurt. Manuka Honey applied topically to the skin is also a fantastic, healing solution. Again, this can either be added to your existing lotion or mixed with natural yoghurt.
How did each of our four products fare out on the road?
Body lotions
1. Dove Silk Glow, 250ml, €5.34
The general consensus was that this lotion absorbed very well and didn't feel greasy on the skin. It was well received and the brand well identified.
2. Johnson's 24 hr Moisture, 250ml, €4.08
Certainly the one most women identified with as they associated the smell with babies and feeling safe & looked after.
3. Neutrogena Everyday Repair, 200ml, €7.30
Although Neutrogena's hand cream would be a well recognized brand, this was not the case with the body lotion. Whilst a few men went for this brand, it wasn't as well received with the ladies.
4. Vaseline essential moisture, €200ml, €4.29
The response to this lotion was fairly benign.. Smell was inoffensive and packaging pretty neutral.
So if we absolutely had to crown a winner based on the public's opinion, which one would it be...?
**NOTE** Public were asked to comment on packaging, value for money, smell, texture, consistency, effectiveness and result.
Pure Beauty
Main St
Prosperous, Co. Kildare
Contact 045 840 054


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This morning in the Tampa Bay Times
Isaac is out there, shifting west, it looks like, which would mean good news, at least for Tampa -- but it's out there. Debby's wind and water did real damage back in June. Doesn't need to hit head-on to be bad. Doesn't even need to be a hurricane. Big, confident talk, though:
Rick Scott: "... it looks like we'll have some rain and some wind."
Reince Priebus: "... we're going to have a convention."
Bob Buckhorn: "I think this convention's going to go off just fine."
Non-Isaac-related concern: "Current analysis indicates that some activist groups are planning maritime activities to make their political views known," the Coast Guard said in the rule, which was published Thursday in the Federal Register. "The geography of the Tampa Bay region makes these 15 bridges a vital component of the regional transportation network."
Traffic changes and roads closed. Both sides of the bay.
Donald Trump? In Sarasota? STATESMAN OF THE YEAR?
The unofficial start of the protests surrounding the convention happened Thursday at the Raytheon plant in Largo. The Times' Leonora LaPeter Anton was there. "Raytheon, shame on you," they chanted. "Children die because of you."
Nobody will be evicted next week in Hillsborough. The county's super busy with other stuff. In Pinellas: business as usual.
Tampa's homeless: "What we want to know is where are we supposed to go?"
Just so you know: Military aircraft will take to the skies today to practice their response should any planes stray into — or invade — restricted airspace during the Republican National Convention.
Finally, about 60 agencies will convene at this secret location during the Republican National Convention, working side-by-side to improve communication. Storm or no storm.


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@ Daniel
I incorporated your suggestions and it worked exactly I want it to. However I have one small problem on which I need your suggestion.
I am trying to run this "user defined custom Analog Signal" for some definite number of cycles as per user requirement. I mean, - if the user wants to export the entire Analog voltage signal 10 times, then I want my VI to run 10 times and stop.
I have a for loop in place for the whole cycle with "no. of cycles" being the control variable (Please find attached VI). However inspite of having a "for loop" the program run indefinitely as if it were running in a while loop with a stop condition as the end statement.
I am not able to figure out where I am going wrong!. Any pointers?
12-19-2011 02:36 PM - edited 12-19-2011 02:40 PM
Oops..I forgot the attachment in my earlier post
Hi Ashwin,
This is because your analog output task is configured for continuous samples, so the task is never "done." The VI is getting stuck in your while loop.
You'll need to have the DAQmx Timing Configured for "Finite" samples, with the samples per channel set to however many samples you will want in each iteration of your output. Then in your while loop, have the output of Is Task Done? wired to the stop terminal. This will stop the while loop once all the samples have been written, and it will start over again.
One more thing: you should have the for loop around just the data acquisition part. This way, it won't have to go through and generate your array again, it can just use the one it already generated. So it will generate the array once, then do the analog output section N times.
Daniel H.
I was to able to fix the Analog Output (AO) issues to run my power supply. It works fine. I want to attach one last feature to this.
I am trying to collect data from a load cell as an analog input (AI) channel. I want to collect analog data continuously as long as the for loop for the AO section is active (Here for loop count "N" is no of cycles in my code).
I want to collect "x" samples (0<x<200) from the AI for every for loop iteration of the analog output and save it continuously as a ".lvm file". The AI data collection must stop as soon as the last loop iteration for the AO is reached!.
I am using NI myDAQ for both AI & AO channels.
My present code runs coorectly for a max of 5 cycles and then shows either of these errors (highlighted in blue).
Both the AI & AO codes run without errors when executed separately. I am having issues when they are combined as I am trying in this code. Can you please have a look when you find time
Hi Ashiwn,
Your analog input is not reading samples out of the buffer fast enough, so it is overwriting your data. What you need to do is have DAQmx Read read the correct number of samples. In your VI it looks like you have the wrong wire connected to the "number of samples per channel" input of DAQmx Read (also, don't divide it by two). You should make sure that the "samples per channel" input of DAQmx Timing and "number of samples per channel" input of DAQmx Read are the same value. That way, the entirety of the buffer established by DAQmx Timing will be read by DAQmx Read each time.
Daniel H.
I have made changes according to your suggestion. The "array length" is connected to "samples per channel" input of DAQmx Timing and "number of samples per channel" input of DAQmx Read thus ensuring the same value for both of them. I have also modified it from a "CASE structure" to a simpler while loop. Find VI attached
I typically use the value for sample rate in the range 20 to 40 Hz's for my application. My array length varies between 800 to 2000 (Depending on the analog Ouput signal defination) which would be samples per channel input value also.
I am also using a Measurement Computing USB 2416. The entire code here is the same except for the DAQ mx is replaced with corresponding ULx of Measurement computing. I have attached the "for loop part" of the code for this as an image. I tried running the same there too.
I get the same error (in blue below) after each for loop iteration. I guess I am going wrong somewhere with the Analog Input read part of it.
Measurements: The generation has stopped to prevent the regeneration of old samples. Your application was unable to write samples to the background buffer fast enough to prevent old samples from being regenerated.
Hi there Ashwin,
So it looks like with your read, you are creating and closing the task each time in the while loop. First off, I would recommend taking the Create, Sample Clock, and Start VIs otuside the while loop to the left, and the Clear Task outside the while loop to the right, so you're not closing and opening these every time.
To address the actual error, it seems you're basically trying to read too many pieces of data that aren't sitting in the buffer ready to be acquired. Notice the input into your Read entitled "Number of Samples per Channel." If the number of samples waiting in the buffer is less than what's in this parameter, the program will basically throw an error because there isn't enough data to grab. If you don't care exactly how many samples you get, I'd leave this unconnected or set to -1 (the default), which basically grabs as many pieces of data as are in the buffer. If not, I'd check your loop rate to see if you're sampling too fast for how much data the system is generating. You might have to try putting a longer wait in your while loop. What are the typical values that would come in for the sampling rate?
Hi Ravi,
I had tried your suggestion earlier (i.e moving the create, Sample clock , start and clear VI's) outside the while loop. However it was still showing the same error. I have attached the updated VI's
As per your suggestion, I have unconnected any wires to "Sample per channel" for the "read VI". I also tried increasing the wait time. For all the options it is showing the same error.
I also reduced my sample rate. I was earlier multiply the "input sample rate" (The same sample rate used for analog ouput signal generation) by a factor of ten. I have now reduced the multiplying factor to 2.
Typically the input sample rate from the user is in the range of 20 to 40 Hz's for the Analog Output signal generation. This thus becomes 40 to 80 Hz's for the Analog Input signal.
For any changes made it shows the same error after executing "ONE" for loop iteration.
I dont know if its my VI or my DAQ system (USB 2416 from Measurement Computing) that is causing the problem
Hi Ashwin,
Just to clarify, does your code work with DAQmx after you made the changes I suggested? Are you only getting these errors now with the Measurement Computing device?
If you are only getting the error with the Measurement Computing device, then you might want to contact Measurement Computing's technical support. However, I have taken a look at the help documents for some of the ULx functions you are using, and the only thing that jumps out at me is that for the ULx Timing VI, you will need to set the "clock source" input to "OnboardClock." I can't be sure, but if unwired it may default to "NoClock," which could then cause some strange issues because it will ignore other parameters you set.
Daniel H.
Hi Daniel,
I have had a chance to test the updated VI with only the measurement computing device. My NI device is not available now for me to check if the VI works with DAQ mx.
I have tried setting the "onboard Clock" earlier in my code (as per a ULx example), however it still gives the same error. It excecutes one for loop cycles and throws up the error. So I presume the problem is definately with the AI VI using UlX.
I will check once with a NI device and let you know.
I might have to contact the Measurement Computing guys to sort out this.


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bigkenny added a post in a topic 1936 Ford Flatback SedanDid a "Fantom Flatback Forty"a very long time ago. I used the same sedan body and front clip from a Mono. '40 Pickup.I have a few more pickups squirrelled away in case I want to build another or a coupe or cabriolet. Both of these items are 1/24th.I really like what you're doin'.That 1:1 '36 Sedan that inspired you is a real gem that I know you can replicate.I saw some of your work at GSL in '09. Good Luck,and keep those updates coming!
bigkenny added a post in a topic 1964 ford fairlane mean streetcarThe front clip of a Baldwin/Motion 70 1/2 Camaro is a separate piece with no shock towers,and allset up for a big-block Chevy,There ya' go!
bigkenny added a post in a topic AMT Forty FordChopped '40s seldom look good,but this one does.The slanted posts don't hurt either.Whenever I build teardrop skirts,I usually bend 'em aound a light bulb,to give 'em some bubble,the bottom flares came later.The Sam Green sounds good.Nice work!
bigkenny added a post in a topic Henry A. Yelinek Sr - '37 Ford NASCAR Racer buildYou could build it with what you have,the most important issue would be the stance and the wheel and tire combination,and the paint and lettering.As I understand it,you,re building it to go on a shelf,so it doesn't need to be as complicated as Ace and I are trying to make it!
bigkenny added a post in a topic Henry A. Yelinek Sr - '37 Ford NASCAR Racer buildThe Wide-5 wheels that Ace is referring to is part # P-9 from Replicas&Miniatures Co.of Maryland. You'll still have to tweak them a bit,but they are a good start.Have fun and Happy New Year!
bigkenny added a post in a topic Henry A. Yelinek Sr - '37 Ford NASCAR Racer buildThe body is great,but the chassis will not work for this application.For starters,the kit is in 1/24th scale,and almost everything else you're gon na find,is in 1/25th.If my 74 year old memory serves me right,the pic looks to be from the early to mid 50s. Monogram had 1/24th '36 coupe,that you might be able to use for some parts.Grab a Revell '40 Coupe for its frame and other running gear.Don't get the one with the Columbia O.D.rear,and don't worry about it being 1/25th,it will work.The next thing you must do,is get your hands on a Replicas&MiniaturesCo.of Maryland catalog.They have just about anything else you'll need,wheels,shocks and a ton of flathead stuff.If at all possible,try to find a REAL car at a museum or collector.Y ou'll need to be creative,nobody from the past is going to critique your work.Hope I,ve been somewhar helpful.Good Luck!
bigkenny added a post in a topic "Bonneville Betty"I recently started on a similar project using a severely chopped '50 Olds,t hat will be powered by a highly modified Ken Kitchen straight '8' Pontiac disguised to look like an Olds.After seeing yours,I'll most certainly have to step up my game!Great work!
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bigkenny added a post in a topic Richie Evans PintoDoc,if I do another one,which I may,I'd go with the Omaha Orange.With some of the pics you'll find that the sponsor name is over the wheel wells,others on the C-pillars,because of the way the Pinto body was cut.The kit body will have to modified if you want to run them over the wheel wells.The ACE decal package has some b/w photo guides.There were so many cars,no matter what you build,as long as it's Orange and #61,you'll be close.Round numbers,square numbers,and on and on.Bigkenny
bigkenny added a post in a topic Richie Evans PintoStarted one for a club project some time ago,do as much research as you can.Get the right shade of orange.Urban legand would have you believe he used paint from the Rome,NY DPW.In the very early years, he might have,but later on he got a little more sophisticated,and used paint from GM and Ford. Get the tires and wheels from PPP,and ACE decals,and you should be on your way.With the decal sheet you can build several car,get if you them while you can.Do your best,and don't worr about "know it alls" See a real car if you can,and pay attention to when he used Goodyears or Firestones.Good Luck and have fun,and a great Holiday Season! Bigkenny


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Bonacic Rural Health Care Bill Approved By Senate
State Senator John J. Bonacic (R/I/C - Mount Hope) announced today that the Senate has approved legislation, he sponsored, Senate bill 7324, that authorizes the Office of Rural Health to study and recommend employment incentives to attract physicians to rural areas. The bill is sponsored in the Assembly by Assemblyman David Koon.
"In many rural areas throughout New York State, there are no physicians or practices for the residents to access," stated Senator Bonacic. "We need proven methods to attract physicians to practice in those areas of the State so the people can get adequate health care services."
Senator Bonacic said the bill gives statutory authority to the Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health to fully conduct an analysis for incentive options for health professionals in rural, under served areas.
"As of today, there are 13 counties that have been designated as 'Physician Scarcity Areas for Primary Care'. This is an alarming statistic that must change," continued Senator Bonacic. "This legislation will help bring about that change."
The bill passed the Assembly on June 12 and will now be sent to the Governor for his action.


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