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Matthias Mayer wins Olympic downhill while Miller and Svindal struggle
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) Matthias Mayer grew up in Austria admiring plenty of Alpine skiers, from his medal-winning dad, to all-time great Hermann Maier, to a couple of guys he races against these days, Bode Miller and Aksel Lund Svindal.
Unexpectedly, Mayer now can call himself something none of those others can: Olympic downhill champion.
Four years after ski-loving Austria departed the Winter Games with zero men's Alpine medals for the first time, Mayer made his nation 1-for-1 in 2014, upstaging pre-race favorites Miller and Svindal by charging down the course in 2 minutes, 6.23 seconds Sunday to win gold in the sport's premier event.
And to think: In 65 previous World Cup or world championship races, the 23-year-old Mayer never had finished first. He'd never fared better than fifth in a downhill.
''He's not an experienced guy,'' Austrian men's coach Mathias Berthold said, ''so you never know what he's going to do.''
But from the moment Mayer saw the Rosa Khutor slope in Thursday's opening training run, he sensed his Olympic debut would go spectacularly well.
''I was very self-confident this week,'' said Mayer, whose father, Helmut, won the super-G silver at the 1988 Calgary Games. ''The turns are just right for me. And the hill is just right for me.''
But just barely. He edged silver medalist Christof Innerhofer of Italy by only 0.06 seconds, and bronze medalist Kjetil Jansrud of Norway by 0.10.
Asked if he was bothered by missing out on the gold by such a slim margin, Innerhofer replied: ''I'm not even thinking about that. I'm just happy to have a medal.''
What about Svindal, the World Cup downhill standings leader? Or Miller, fastest in two of the three training sessions? Both won three medals at the 2010 Vancouver Games, both won two overall World Cup titles, both looked terrific in the leadup to Sunday - and neither was even the fastest man from his own country when it counted.
Norway's Svindal was fourth, 0.19 slower than Jansrud. Miller came in eighth, three spots behind U.S. teammate Travis Ganong.
''I'm disappointed to not have a better result next to my name. It's one of those days where it's hard to say where the time went, because I skied pretty well. I was really aggressive, took a lot of risk,'' said the 36-year-old Miller, whose five career Olympic Alpine medals are a U.S. record. ''I made a couple of small mistakes, but not really mistakes that cost you a lot of time.''
He was more than a half-second slower than Mayer, who started 11th of 50 racers and smiled broadly when he saw No. 15 Miller's result. Someone from the Austrian team reached over and mussed Mayer's spiky hair.
In the finish area, Miller bowed his head, then leaned over and rested his helmet on his gloves. He sat in the snow for a few moments, the very picture of resignation.
''It's tough when you have to judge yourself, because the clock doesn't really seem to judge you fairly,'' Miller said. ''Just like I've said a million times, I'm not always so attached to the result.''
He put some blame for his performance on lower visibility Sunday, when the sky was filled with thick clouds, unlike the perfectly clear training days that Miller dominated.
Mayer, Miller said, ''doesn't really change if the visibility goes bad, and that was a huge advantage today. I had to change a lot from the training runs to today, just not being able to see the snow up there.''
U.S. men's coach Sasha Rearick, though, hit on another point.
''It was a combination of things,'' Rearick said. ''A little bit the weather - and wanting it too much.''
If Mayer is unfamiliar to most outside the skiing world, he was certainly a known quantity to folks such as Miller and Svindal. Known better for his skill at super-G, in which he has two second-place World Cup finishes, Mayer was third in training Thursday, and fastest Friday, before easing up to save some energy Saturday.
When Svindal was asked during the week to point to opponents that worried him, he mentioned Mayer. So after Mayer's victory, Svindal was asked why.
''Because I looked at the times in training, and he was super-consistent,'' said Svindal, who started 18th, when the snow was softer than during Mayer's run. ''Bode was fast. I was fast. But he was the most consistent of us all.''
Mayer did nothing all that spectacular or different from other racers Sunday, but he was good enough throughout. Of the course's four sections, he was fastest only on the second part; he was only ninth fastest down the final stretch.
Still, Mayer did enough to join the list of previously unheralded Olympic downhill champions, alongside names such as Tommy Moe of the United States in 1994, Leonhard Stock of Austria in 1980, and Jean-Luc Cretier of France in 1998. It was at those Nagano Olympics that Mayer, all of 7 at the time, set an alarm to wake up in the middle of the night in Austria to watch with his grandfather on TV as Maier raced in Japan.
Maier took a terrifying tumble during the downhill, but returned to competition a few days later to win the super-G.
''That was impressive to me,'' Mayer said. ''That made me want to be a downhiller more.''
There he was Sunday, getting congratulatory handshakes and pats on the back from racer after racer who was not as fast as Mayer on this day.
''I have a lot of idols. Maier, (four-time Olympic medalist) Stephan Eberharter,'' Mayer said. ''Aksel Lund Svindal and Bode Miller, they're idols for me, too.''
Somewhere back home in Austria, some kid watched Mayer win and now will idolize him.
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William Topaz McGonagall
The Death Of Captain Ward
Poem by William Topaz McGonagall
'Twas about the beginning of the past century
Billy Bowls was pressed into the British Navy,
And conveyed on board the "Waterwitch" without delay,
Scarce getting time to bid farewell to the villagers of Fairway.
And once on board the "Waterwitch" he resolved to do his duty,
And if he returned safe home he'd marry Nelly Blyth, his beauty;
And he'd fight for old England like a jolly British tar,
And the thought of Nelly Blyth would solace him during the war.
Poor fellow, he little thought what he had to go through,
But in all his trials at sea he never did rue;
No, the brave tar became reconciled to his fate,
And felt proud of his commander, Captain Ward the Great.
And on board the "Waterwitch" was Tom Riggles, his old comrade,
And with such a comrade he seldom felt afraid;
Because the stories they told each other made the time pass quickly away,
And made their hearts feel light and gay.
'Twas on a Sunday morning and clear to the view,
Captain Ward the attention of his men he drew;
"Look!" he cried, "There's two French men-of-war our right,
Therefore prepare, my lads, immediately to begin the fight."
Then the " Waterwitch" was steered to the ship that was most near,
While every men resolved to sell their lives most dear;
But the French commander disinclined to engage in the fight,
And he ordered his men to put on a press of canvas and take to flight.
Then Captain Ward gave the order to fire,
Then Billy Bowls cried, "Now we'll get fighting to our hearts' desire";
And for an hour a running fight was maintained,
And the two ships of the enemy near upon the "Waterwitch" gained.
Captain Ward walked the deck with a firm tread,
When a shot from the enemy pierced the ship, yet he felt no dread;
But with a splinter Bill Bowls was wounded on the left arm,
And he cried, "Death to the frog-eaters, they have done me little harm."
Then Captain Ward cried, "Fear not, my men, we will win the day,
Now, men, pour in a broadside without delay
Then they sailed around the "St. Denis" and the "Gloire,"
And in their cabin windows they poured a deadly fire.
The effect on the two ships was tremendous to behold,
But the Frenchmen stuck to their guns with courage bold;
And the crash and din of artillery was deafening to the ear,
And the cries of the wounded men ware pitiful to hear.
Then Captain Ward to his men did say,
"We must board the Frenchman without delay";
Then he seized his cutlass as he spoke,
And jumped on board the " St. Denis " in the midst of the smoke.
Then Bill Bowls and Tom Riggles hastily followed him,
Then, hand to hand, the battle did begin;
And the men sprang upon their foe and beat them back,
And hauled down their colours and hoisted the Union Jack.
But the men on board the "St. Denis" fought desperately hard,
And just as the "St. Denis" was captured a ball struck Captain Ward
Right on the forehead, and he fell without a groan,
And for the death of Captain Ward the men did moan.
Then the first lieutenant who was standing near by,
Loudly to the men did cry,
"Come, men, and carry your noble commander below;
But there's one consolation, we have beaten the foe."
And thus fell Captain Ward in the prime of life,
But I hope he is now in the better world free from strife;
But, alas! 'tis sad to think he was buried in the mighty deep,
Where too many of our brave seamen silently sleep.
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A huge earning is usually considered for measuring the wealth of someone. However, why do so many people with huge income frequently end up running out of money in the middle or at the end of the month? What is the problem?
If you have a job now, do you remember the first one you ever had? Usually, the first experience on work is the most unforgettable experience.
Let's take an example. Anto was still living with his family until he got a job at the age of 23, as a clerk in a trading company. At that time, he had just graduated. Although he had to go through a probationary period, Anto was so excited when he knew that he would get his first salary. His salary was Rp 600,000, which he would receive on the 27th.
We can guess what he would want to do: he wanted to treat his family. He wanted to express his gratitude for getting a salary for the first time in his life, and he also wanted to show them that he was independent now.
Let's see: he received the salary on the 27th. On the 29th he took his family out for a meal in an all-you-can-eat restaurant, so each of them could satisfy their appetite. The pre-tax cost for one person was Rp 22,000, and after tax was Rp 24,200 per person. All of his family members were 7, consisting of his father, mother, one big brother and 3 annoying younger brothers. All was 6, plus Anto made it 7. It means that he had to pay the dinner bill of Rp 169,400. Which means, only 2 days after he received his salary, he had already spent 28% out of his salary for that month. So, he had only Rp 430,600 left for the rest of the month.
"No problem", thought Anto. "It's my own family that I treated, not other people. Besides, it's not every day I do that. Once a month is enough." Days went by. One week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks. "Hmm…that stuff in the mall looks pretty good. There is a very interesting looking shirt. Okay, it costs Rp 28,000. There's also this nice pair of trousers to wear for work. Very cheap, costs only Rp 65,000. It won't hurt to look stylish at the office". He then started buying things. "Okay", Anto thought, "one shirt and a pair of pants for this month. The rest of my salary would be used for transportation and food until the end of the month" .
What happened? On the 24th of the next month, just three days before his second-month payday, he had only Rp 50,000 left.
Anto started thinking. Okay...., such was because he spent most of his money to treat his family. Also this was his first time working. Within the coming months, his finance would be better.
The second month, he got his salary again. Still in the same amount. No raise yet. The difference was no more treating the family. Days and weeks went by. A few days before his third salary, he only had Rp 75,000 left.
Three months passed by, he was finally accepted as permanent employee. He got a Rp 150,000 raise to Rp 750,000. "Not bad", Anto thought. This meant that I would be able to "breath" and save a little. But strangely, a few days before even one month period ended, his still had only little money left. The sixth month, the seventh month, the eight month, although he got a raise, but he still ran out of money and could not put any into savings.
As a matter of fact, Anto is not the only one, whose income is under Rp 1m, with this problem. Even people with millions per month income still have trouble saving money.
What is really happening? Many people think that by getting a raise, they will not run out of money in the middle of the month and they can save for sure. Every month they hope that they will get a raise the next months. But after they really get a raise, they still run out of money.
It is clear that the solution here lies not on how big your income is. The amount of your income does not guarantee that you will not run out of money in the middle of the month. The size of your income does not guarantee that you will be able to save. The key here is not how much money you make, but how you manage your income so that it can be stretched in a one-month period.
There is no fixed way on the right method to manage your finance. However, based from experiences, there are several things that can help you manage your finance well each month:
1. Plan your income and outcome every month.
2. Carry out the plan strictly.
3. Have reserved fund.
4. Join insurance plan.
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"No way!" an incredulous Casey Slumkoski exclaimed as he processed the news he'd just won the 1979 Austin Mini that Opera Lyra raffled off during its elegant gala on Friday.
The self-described "car guy" had bought one of the 215 tickets after reading about the raffle in the Citizen (he wasn't the only one; the rest of the $100 tickets sold out within 36 hours of the article's publication last month).
"This is absolutely amazing," said Slumkoski, a father of two young kids and a project manager at an engineering firm. He'd bought the ticket as an anniversary gift from his wife.
Slumkoski did not attend Un Gala Italiano, held in the beautiful ballroom of the Château Laurier Hotel, but got a call at home from Around Town shortly after being announced the winner.
The classic red car, which raised $21,500 in ticket sales, was donated by Opera Lyra board member Sarah Jennings and her husband, Ian Johns. Mark Motors fixed it up or, to quote Jennings, put the vintage vehicle "in apple-pie order."
Italian Ambassador Andrea Meloni was honourary patron while Irma Sachs of Urbandale co-chaired the gala with Malcolm McCulloch, chair of Opera Lyra.
The 250 guests enjoyed a fancy Italian dinner along with exquisite singing from soprano Tracy Dahl and mezzo-soprano Arminè Kassabian, accompanied by pianist Judith Ginsburg. Dahl's encore aria, Puccini's O mio babbino caro, was truly lovely.
The auction included luxury trips to Tuscany, Hawaii, Cayman Islands and Mexico, sold by lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, whose energy is boundless (he planned to play late-night hockey afterward).
Partygoers had a real glow about them at this year's Canadian Tire Snowsuit Fund Gala. It was probably because the Northern Lights theme saw glorious hues cast around the room, but I'd like to think it's because everyone had come together to raise money for a great cause — keeping needy kids warm this winter.
Some 375 guests attended Saturday's gala held in the Trillium Ballroom of the Ottawa Convention Centre. Awaiting them were cocktails and dinner, countless auction items and a night of dancing to live band Alter Ego.
The gala was expected to raise enough money to buy winter wear for roughly 1,850 kids.
CTV's Lianne Laing co-chaired the event with fellow Snowsuit Fund board member Taryn Gunnlaugson of BMO Harris Private Banking. Also seen were board member and Canadian Tire store owner Claude L'Heureux and board chair Dean Usher of CIBC Wood Gundy.
The honourary chairs, Senators player Chris Phillips and his wife, Erin, were seen arriving. Together. Prior to the current NHL lockout, Phillips always had a game on gala night.
"This is my first time (here) from start to finish," Phillips told Around Town. "I'm looking forward to it and I'm glad I can be a part of it."
Also there from the Senators was president Cyril Leeder with his wife, Lydia. Former hockey club employee Chad Schella, now director of government affairs at Canada Post, attended with his TV host wife, Catherine Clark.
Around Town caught up with Rene Faucher, who made headlines in 2010 after suffering a spinal-cord injury playing rec hockey (shortly after his disability coverage had lapsed). Faucher recently got a job with EDC (Export Development Canada) in business development.
The best summers of Serge Arpin's youth were spent on staff at Christie Lake Camp, earning a pittance while working with underprivileged children.
"It was just such a great opportunity to give back to the community and to help young kids," Arpin, chief of staff for Mayor Jim Watson, told Around Town at a successful new gala held Thursday for Christie Lake Kids.
The sold-out, 200-person event featured an elaborate dinner planned by the National Arts Centre's executive chef, Michael Blackie, at the NAC.
Tamarack Homes V-P Scott Parkes co-chaired the fundraiser with fellow Christie Lake board member Mike McGann, an adviser with ScotiaMcLeod (his daughter, Sheyna, 16, worked at the camp this past summer, learning there are kids out there with far worse problems than an uncharged cellphone).
Among the supporters were Paul McCarney, president of Greenbelt (formerly Graydex), and building supplier Robert Merkley. Also seen were Christie Lake board chair Chris Hughes of Emtec and PwC partner Ellen Corkery-Dooher, who's also a former Christie Lake Camp staffer.
The evening soared past its goal by raising $51,000 for Christie Lake Kids, a non-profit organization that's been around for 90 years. In addition to its camp, it brings skill-building programs to the neighbourhoods of kids marginalized by poverty.
"Our approach is very grassroots and very hands-on but with deep, deep impact because we're there in the heart of the community," said executive director Carole Gagné Ince.
Items sold off by charity auctioneer Dave Smith included two tickets to the Justin Bieber concert donated by Tamarack Homes. They were bought, donated back and bought again, raising a total of $1,750.
Working with veteran Ottawa actor Mary Ellis has been "a little dream come true" for Margo MacDonald, who as a teenager watched Ellis perform on stage while yearning to be up there herself someday.
"I always looked up to her as an example of where I wanted to be," MacDonald told Around Town at the Canadian premiere of GCTC's Fly Me to The Moon. The comedy by Belfast playwright Marie Jones is directed by Dublin-native John P. Kelly and stars Ellis and MacDonald.
While the actors share great chemistry on stage, it's their first time performing together (they were both in Third Wall's Top Girls but didn't share any dialogue). "We're really looking forward to the run of the show," said Ellis. "We're going to have a lot of fun."
Seen at the opening night at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre were GCTC's new artistic director, Eric Coates, as well as GCTC board chair Nhanci Wright and vice-chair Brian Toller.
Just before show time, GCTC media relations coordinator Sheilagh D'Arcy McGee received a Certificate of Irish Heritage from the Irish embassy. McGee, a former TV producer and program executive, is a descendent of John Joseph McGee (brother of Thomas D'Arcy McGee, one of the Fathers of Confederation) and of James McCool, who in 1869 bought the Hudson Bay Company trading post at Fort William.


text: Open Access What's the meaning of Open Access? What's the University of St. Gallen's position on Open Access? How does the university support authors publishing open access? On these pages you will find all necessary information on Open Access (OA). Source: Open Access models for publication of articles in scientific journals (www.swiss-academies.ch) What's the meaning of Open Access? Missing licenses for scientific journal are time and time proving to be an obstacle to the fast and easy access to research results. This not only hinders the dissemination of knowledge but also the creation of further research. Open Access means the cost free availability of scientific articles for all those interested through the internet. The leading idea behind Open access is, that publicly funded research is also a public good. Two different roads are considered to achieve this ambitious goal: a) The so called Green Road: Authors still publish in the established, peer reviewed journals but retain the right to self-archive a copy of their article (pre-print or post-print) from their publishers. In the case of the University of St. Gallen this is done through the university's repository; The Alexandria platform for researchers and EDIS for dissertations. It has to be kept in mind that the right to self-archive has to be specifically obtained and confirmed by the publisher. The Author Addendum is a tool to do this. b) The so called Gold Road: Authors publish their research directly in Open Access Journals. These journals are characterized by the facts that: I. They do not have subscription fees. II. Free access is provided online. III. Often so called APCs have to be paid when publishing. IV. The copyright for articles remains with the authors. The university's publication fund is providing the APCs on a case by case basis. Further Information: German information-platform on Open Access: http://open-access.net A directory of available Open Access Journals an further information on Open Access is available under: https://doaj.org/ Swiss National Science Foundation - Dossier on Open Access Recommendations of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences SAGW (checklists, FAQ etc.), in german Open Access sources can be identified by the following symbol:


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How to Fix a Dent in a Car - Fix A Dent
Usually, progress up the car-building ladder is driven by necessity. It starts by just keeping that old beater on the road-learning to handle the simple maintenance and repairs that otherwise would have that old iron squeezing the wallet harder than a new car payment. Next comes tuning and tweaking, and hey, you're getting pretty good at this. With time we get into more ambitious projects, bolting together that killer mill or chassis. Finally, we become invincible. Every trashed-out hulk is seen as potential street machine fodder. That cast-away Nova in line at the crusher can be next year's show stopper. At this stage of the game, you're limited only by your imagination and skill...and, oh, yeah, those ever-scarce greenbacks.
Little in the car builder's arsenal can advance a project's possibilities more than some know-how in panel and paint work. The flip side is that metal mastery is hard earned. Look, learn, listen, and read all you can-but finally you must do. Years ago, the tools of the trade required a serious investment and the materials were awkward to work with, but today, jumping into the fray with some of the basics will pay off immediately. Once the craft is mastered, you'll never look at a derelict street machine the same way.


text: Business and finance 14 January 2013 Five questions answered on new flat rate pension proposal Who will benefit, and who will miss out? Sign UpGet the New Statesman's Morning Call email. Sign-up The government plans simplify the pension's system in what will be its biggest overhaul in decades. We answer five questions on the proposed changes. What new flat rate are the government proposing? Pensioners after the 6th of April 2017, when the new changes will likely to come into effect, will be paid a flat rate of £144, plus inflation rises between now and 2017. This effectively merges the state basic pension and the state second pension. The current state pension is £107.45 a week. However, this can be increased up to £142.70 by applying for a pension credit and the state second pension. Why has the government decided to make these changes now? The coalition government believes the current system is too complicated and they say they want to simplify the system so people know what they will be paid when they reach pension age. They government also believe that the one-and-a-half million pensioners who currently don't claim pension credit they are entitled to will be paid what they are owed under this new system. Who sets to benefit the most from these changes? Those who are self employed are set to benefit as they tend to get a lower state pension as they tend not to qualify for the state second pension. Women are also set to be better off. As Chris Curry, from the charity the Pensions Policy Institute, explains to the BBC: "So people who don't make enough contributions throughout their working life to, in particular, the state second pension, which includes people with intermittent work patterns, periods of low earnings and the self-employed," he said. "So a lot of women will do better from this particular policy, as will people who are spending long periods of their career in self-employment." Who might miss out on a full pension under the new system? It is believed the government will announce that anyone who hasn't paid National Insurance for at least 10 years will not get a pension. Also, those who have paid National Insurance for less than 35 years will have their pension reduced; a change from the 30-year threshold introduced a few years ago. Also, the state pension age is rising to 66 for both men and women by 2020, with further plans for this to increase to 67 between 2026 and 2028. What has the pension's minister Steve Webb said about the proposed changes? Webb told the BBC: "At the moment, nobody has a clue what the state is going to pay them," he told the BBC. "We have a basic pension, a second state pension, a pension credit - it's fiendishly complicated. So we are proposing a simple system, not a more expensive one... that will help people plan for their retirements. "Now, men and women will build up pensions in their own right. And women coming up to pension age who have got a damaged pension record, because they brought up children, will have that restored." › The NHS: even more cherished than the monarchy and the army "At the moment, nobody has a clue what the state is going to pay them" Photograph: Getty Images Heidi Vella is a features writer for Nridigital.com Subscribe For daily analysis & more political coverage from Westminster and beyond subscribe for just £1 per month!


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Both Feet In
Airs Saturdays and Sundays at 1pm. New Live shows air the first Wednesday of the month at 12 noon.
Both Feet In: Conversations With People Experiencing Homelessness is a semi-weekly program created to make the invisible visible and to give a voice to those suffering without a voice in our community. Created by Dr. Sylvia Park and John Devecka, Both Feet In debuted on Easter 2010 with great success. The program has since garnered several national awards and been part of the development of Word on the Street, Baltimore's homeless street newspaper.
Both Feet In showcases individual stories of the homeless experience as well as those resources and allies struggling to end the problem both locally and nationally. Listeners discover that there is no one stereotype that defines homelessness, any more than one defines humanity. Accidents, medical issues, poverty, addiction, mental health and more can result in homelessness at any age. Both Feet In will enlighten you and, we hope, encourage you to make your own difference.
Our original host and developer of the program, Dr. Sylvia Park, has expanded her medical work in the community and no longer has time available for weekly programs. Various members of community homeless organizations have filled in while we sought a new permanent host. In the Spring of 2013, Bonnie Lane, herself formerly homeless, agreed to become the new voice of Both Feet In.
Bonnie experienced homelessness in Baltimore for many years, and has become a tireless advocate for the homeless. A writer, editor, activist and volunteer, Bonnie is deeply involved in both national and community issues of homelessness. She has stood in the way of attempts to evict the homeless from community camps, and in front of City Council to advocate. We know she has the right stuff to continue Both Feet In. As she says, she advocates for the homeless in the hopes that no one else shall have to share her experience.
Both Feet In has been recognized with many national awards, including:
Best of Show at the 2011 Associated Collegiate Press conference
Best Podcast at the 2011 & 2012 National Student Production Awards competition
Best Community Outreach Finalist at the 2012 National Student Production Awards
Best Podcast Finalist & Best Regularly Scheduled Program Finalist at the 2013 National Student Production Awards
Past episodes are available for download or playback in our audio archives.
We welcome our new supporting sponsor Jos. A. Bank Clothiers and thank them for providing business attire for our guests so that they may be able to acquire jobs.
Want to help? Please check out the Both Feet In Homeless Resource Page
Word on the Street has launched!
After many months of work, the first issue of Word on the Street is now for sale from vendors around Baltimore. The $1 cover price puts $0.75 directly into the hands of the vendors – all of whom have direct personal experience with homelessness and many of whom are writing for the paper. WLOY is proud to have been a part of the launch and to have provided funding for the entire first year's printing costs. We had a great fundraiser on April 27 at the Cork Gallery which raised over $2500 MORE for the paper! It's amazing to see the paper in print and even more amazing to say that there are more than 3000 copies sold already! Watch for a vendor near you. Bill can be found at the corner of York and Northern Parkway if you are coming from Loyola, and there are more around town.
Word on the Street Read the new homeless newspaper financed by WLOY!
Coverage in the Examiner (2/16/12)
Pre-release story in the Baltimore Sun (2/28/12)
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* All King Bacchus wanted to do was enjoy a celebratory meal with his family and friends on Saturday night, but he couldn't even get through his Cobb Salad without lusty fans demanding their tribute. At least, I think it's Drew Brees. That also might be Bigfoot bussing tables in the background.
* We'll get to the football later, but we just wanted to pass along this important breaking announcement. Brett Favre watches American Idol or something. I don't know. I don't want to know.
* Did you know that the Australian Open is happening right now? While you were selfishly sleeping, Maria Sharapova got bounced in the first round. I thought she was the one who isn't just a pretty face?
* Also from Down Under: Gas vs. Bag! Should be a heck of a finish. [Grab via Nicolino]
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Welcome to Organ Selling, the website dedicated to reestablishing our ownership of our own bodies (including our internal organs!), repealing the 1984 U.S. Congressional ban on compensation for cadaveric human organs, and ending the needless suffering and death each year of thousands of prospective transplant patients.
Each year, thousands of potential organ donors take their organs to the grave, unutilized. Shamefully, the families of 40% aren't even asked to donate, while half of those that are asked respond affirmatively. Thus, only 30% of the life-saving potential is being utilized. Monetary incentives have been banned by our lawmakers, effectively condemning over 6,000 people to agonizing death each year. We maintain that if this ban were lifted for cadaveric organs, the supply would increase 200% or more, to near its maximum possible level. And when that happens, no one need suffer or die for lack of a suitable replacement organ.
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Shouldn't all Americans, including low-income families, share in this nation's unparalleled food bounty?
So you'd think, and so has been the practice for decades, thanks to nutrition programs designed to ensure that a supply of good food is within everyone's reach.
Chief among them is the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, popularly known by the old name, food stamps. Since the 1970s, rural and urban interests in Congress, which are far apart on many issues, have come together to support both agricultural subsidies and those nutrition programs important to scores of millions of our most vulnerable citizens.
This week, however, that once unshakeable coalition of food producers and anti-hunger interests was rent asunder when the Republican-led U.S. House passed a farm bill renewal that included farm policy and subsidies but cruelly cast aside the nutrition programs.
They are to be taken up later. But make no mistake — this House majority is hostile to food stamps both for expense and anti-big-government reasons.
The House farm bill has dire implications for the scores of millions of income-eligible Americans who depend upon food stamps. That includes more than 400,000 recipients in Connecticut as of last month. Participation is increasing markedly in this state. In June of last year, the number was 371,496, some 30,000 fewer.
All five of Connecticut's House members voted against this harmful legislation. But if some in the House majority had their way, the food stamp program would be drastically cut back or scrapped altogether.
"A vote for this bill is a vote to end nutrition programs in America, pure and simple," said U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro. Rep. John Larson, says the Republican approach "starves the nation."
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I've had all my DJ kit since about 1995:
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1 x Kam Scratch Mixer
Pair Mission 702 speakers
Pair Eltax Monitor speakers
The amp is probably going to die quite soon - it's leaking sound and getting crackly. I want to upgrade but not sure what I need in todays modern world. Currently the amp doubles up as our domestic amp and has a CD, tuner and twin cassette decks (I know) and a minidisc connected up to it ...
Should I get powered active speakers and connect them directly to my mixer instead of getting a new amplifier? I've heard active monitors can be as loud as a hifi amp these days. I'd then look at getting a simple amp or perhaps one of those 'girly' micro hifi systems for the domestic stuff (I also have a loud iPod dock).
Or should I replace with a similar amp? If so, can you recommend a suitable replacement? I've loved my '3020 for years it has loads of inputs and is neighbour-annoyingly loud ;-)
Should I get something like a keyboard amp which would also allow me to plug guitar/bass/drum machine into it. If so, can you recommend something suitable?
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. employers
hired at a brisk pace last month and ramped up the hours their
workers put in on the job, the strongest signals yet the economy was
breaking free of its winter doldrums.
At the same time, the jobless rate held near a five-year low even as
Americans poured into the labor market to hunt for work, another
upbeat signal of the economy's health.
"It is strong enough to indicate the economy is back on track, but
not so robust that the Federal Reserve would have to start thinking
about actually raising rates," said Joel Naroff, head of Naroff
Economic Advisers in Holland, Pennsylvania.
Nonfarm payrolls increased by 192,000 jobs last month after rising
by 197,000 in February, the Labor Department said on Friday. The
unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent.
The government's closely watched report showed private sector
employment finally regaining its pre-recession peak as the economy
accelerated. It added to data ranging from manufacturing and
services sector activity to automobile sales that have signaled
strength as the first quarter ended.
An unusually brutal winter slammed the economy at the end of 2013
and the start of this year. Growth was further undercut by efforts
by businesses to trim inventories, the expiration of long-term
jobless benefits and cuts to food stamps.
First-quarter growth estimates range as low as a 0.6 percent annual
rate. But economists think growth in the second quarter will be near
3 percent.
"The report suggests the first quarter ended with improving momentum
and that momentum will likely carry over into second quarter GDP
growth," said Robert Hughes, a senior research fellow at the
American Institute for Economic Research in Great Barrington,
The pace of hiring in March was close to Wall Street's expectations,
but the count for the prior two months was revised to show 37,000
more jobs were created than previously reported.
With payrolls and the workweek both rising, a measure of total work
effort jumped by the most in more than seven years.
The report briefly buoyed U.S. stocks, but they were later dragged
lower by a relentless technology share selloff. Prices for U.S.
Treasury debt rallied, while the dollar was little changed against a
basket of currencies.
Job growth had fallen off sharply in December. While the pace of
hiring found by the government's latest survey of employers was a
welcome relief, it nevertheless suggested the economy was simply
regaining its modest growth track.
The smaller household survey used to calculate the jobless rate,
however, showed a much larger surge in employment. That jump was met
by a rise in the number of people entering the labor force, a show
of confidence in the jobs market.
The labor force participation rate, or the proportion of working-age
Americans who have a job or are looking for one, hit a six-month
high of 63.2 percent. An even broader gauge of labor market health,
the percentage of working-age Americans with a job, reached its
highest level since the summer of 2009.
The economy's return to a steady pace of job gains should comfort
the Fed as it scales back its bond-buying stimulus. However, the
still-high level of unemployment should bolster its resolve to keep
overnight interest rates near zero for a while.
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Fed Chair Janet Yellen has pointed to the unusually large number of
Americans who are either suffering a long spell of unemployment or
who are working part-time because they are unable to find full-time
work as justification for maintaining an extraordinarily easy
monetary policy.
The number of Americans who had looked for work for at least six
months fell by about 100,000 in March to 3.7 million, but the number
working part-time for economic reasons rose modestly.
"Yellen's dashboard still suggests there is a substantial amount of
slack in the labor market," said Bricklin Dwyer, an economist at BNP
Paribas in New York. "The Fed has ample room to pursue accommodative
policy and we expect patience on rates."
Some economists had argued a jump in earnings in February could
signal a tightening in the jobs market that the Fed might want to
monitor closely. However, average hourly earnings for private
employees fell back in March, as did a narrower gauge that had been
rising more swiftly.
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With auto sales accelerating sharply in March, hiring could pick up
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Construction employment increased by 19,000. It was the third
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Temporary jobs increased solidly in March, a good omen for future
There were also strong employment gains in leisure and hospitality,
education and health services, and professional and business
services. Retail payrolls rebounded sharply, increasing 21,300 after
falling for two straight months.
While average hourly earnings fell a penny, they rose at a 2.3
percent pace in the first quarter.
"This gain, along with a rise in jobs and hours worked, supports our
case for better real incomes in 2014 and, thereby, a better outlook
for consumer spending," said John Silvia, chief economist at Wells
Fargo Securities in Charlotte, North Carolina.
(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; editing by Tim Ahmann, Paul Simao and
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VirTra Systems Announces Immersa-Dome Technology Arlington, TX – May 3, 2004 – VirTra Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: VTSI) today announced its new product for the advertising/promotional market, the spherical Immersa-Dome™. VirTra Systems' Immersa-Dome is the world's first–ever individual, multi-sensory, projection-based virtual reality system. The Immerse-Dome utilizes a domed-shaped screen, which comfortably surrounds the viewer and delivers a high-resolution virtual reality experience …Read More »
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by David Crane [email protected] Of all the products displayed at Trexpo East 2004, DefRev enjoyed this one the most. It's called the IVR-300 HD/IVR-360 HD Use-of-Force Firearms Training Simulator System. Its manufacturer, Virtra Systems, refers to the technology as "immersive virtual reality", and to be honest, I can't come up with a description that's more accurate than that. Basically, what …Read More »
Smart Mines: Yep, that's the ticket.
The following is an Associated Press (AP) article: "The Bush administration's argument for shunning a global treaty on land mines rests largely on the U.S. military's use of "smart," self-destructing mines that don't linger after wars end to kill and maim civilians. But it has a quiet subtext: the expectation that future generations of mines will be so smart that …Read More »
Corner Shot. 'Cause You Never Know What's Waiting for You Around the Corner.
by David Crane [email protected] Man, this is a cool product. I recently got the opportunity to handle it and see it demonstrated at SWAT Round-Up 2003 in Orlando, Florida, and came away from that session extremely impressed. The Corner Shot was designed and developed by Corner Shot's CEO, Amos Golan, to allow military Spec-Ops/Counterterrism and LE SWAT personnel to be …Read More »
The True Story of the Beretta M9 Pistol.
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OPINION | Evolution of a true fan
Not long ago, I met a writer I really admire. She spoke at a small-town meet-the-author event, which gave me the opportunity to go up and talk to her. I pretended I wasn't fan-girling out like crazy, and tried to treat her like a real human being who just happened to have written some books I love. I don't think I succeeded all that well, especially when I thrust a book in her face to sign and told her how ardently I admired her.
Not sure what I expected her to say to that. It's hardly a normal start to a conversation, or the beginning of the beautiful friendship for which I was so subtly angling.
But it was better than the time I met Bono.
Yes, Bono. International mega-star Bono from U2. That Bono.
Actually, I met the whole band, but such was my infatuation with Bono that the others faded into the background. Even Larry, and he's pretty hot.
It was 1993 and U2 brought their Zoo TV tour to Sydney. A friend of mine was tipped off about a reception being held for the band by the NSW premier, in the since-demolished State Office Block. The boys would be pulling up at the front door that evening, and hardly anyone knew.
I raced up the few blocks to the venue, sweating in the summer heat and also with feverish excitement. I'd grabbed the enormous, heavy camera I used at work, which happened to be filled with slow, black and white film. It was just me, my friend and a handful of other lucky stalkers/fans.
Before long, two limos pulled up literally right in front of me. Larry and Adam emerged from the first one, Bono and The Edge stepped from the second.
Bono was about a metre away from me – a gaping, speechless girl with a massive camera and trembling hands.
"Hello there," he said.
"H-h-h-i-i-i," I croaked.
And that was it. I tried to take a photo as he walked away but my hands shook so much that the pictures came out a grey blur.
I've kicked myself ever since. In the choice between lost opportunity and exuberant enthusiasm, I pick the latter. And bugger the embarrassment, to both of us.
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A fraud trial with high political stakes was abruptly postponed Thursday by a prospective bankruptcy.
Point Center Financial Inc. is likely to file for bankruptcy protection by Monday, said company bankruptcy attorney Rob Goe.
The filing automatically will stop a trial that was scheduled to begin Thursday morning in Orange County Superior Court.
The company's defense attorney said it is filing bankruptcy to block actions by a receiver in an unrelated San Diego County lawsuit.
Investors in the Orange County case are seeking $43 million from the company and its owners: Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, R-Dana Point, and her husband, company president Dan Harkey, and from the company's chief financial officer, M. Gwen Melanson.
Diane Harkey, who is serving her third and final term in the state Assembly, has filed papers to run for the state Board of Equalization and the state Senate in 2014, though the former appears to be her main focus. She has scheduled a March 21 fundraiser for the Board of Equalization campaign.
Point Center pooled money from individual investors and used it to fund $400 million to $500 million in residential and commercial real estate deals between 2003 and 2007. While its strategy was working, investors reaped annual returns of 10 percent to 12 percent.
But when the market turned in 2007, many Point Center deals went bad.
The plaintiffs, a group of 80 investors, say the Harkeys and Melanson misled them and siphoned money to support the Harkeys' lifestyle and Diane's political ambitions.
The suit describes Point Center as "a slick and carefully concealed fraud and hoax." It says that Point Center, the Harkeys and Melanson breached their fiduciary duty, misrepresented the facts and engaged in elder abuse.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Benice answers that the lawsuit is "typical 'Monday morning quarterback(ing).'" With the world financial markets in chaos, Point Center investors were bound to suffer, he said.
The lawsuit said that Dan Harkey, the self-described "godfather of trust deed investments," lured investors into supposedly foolproof residential and commercial deals.
For example, Point Center loaned $13 million to build Mi Arbolito, a 14-story luxury condominium near Balboa Park in San Diego. When the developer went bankrupt, other lienholders grabbed the property first. Point Center investors got nothing.
A construction firm then sued Point Center for unpaid bills at Mi Arbolito and won a judgment for nearly $2.8 million. That triggered the appointment of a receiver Feb. 1.
That is how Benice explains the imminent bankruptcy filing. He said the receiver, Richard Kipperman, moved to seize investor funds. The company decided the only way to stop him was to file bankruptcy. It was coincidental, Benice said, that the fight with the receiver came to a boil just as the Orange County case went to trial.
The impending bankruptcy filing will delay a lawsuit that was filed in November 2008. Since then, six of the 80 plaintiffs have died, lead plaintiff Lloyd Charton said.
The bankruptcy filing complicates the plaintiffs' legal strategy. They can ask the bankruptcy judge to let them sue Point Center in Superior Court. Or they can refile the lawsuit in bankruptcy court, where the case will be heard by a judge, not a jury.
The Harkeys are "riding the coattails of this to delay their day of reckoning," said David Grant, the plaintiffs' attorney. "We're going to do our best to get this case going."
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The word Elan derives from the French élancer, meaning to dart. Nice Price or Crack Pipe is starting out the new year with a Lotus that's pretty good at darting in and out of traffic.
When General Motors bought Lotus back in 1986, the infusion of money and resources that flowed into the tiny English car maker must have seemed like winning the lottery. And just like the daily life of a lottery winner, it changed the way Lotus did things. Instead of building cars with crossed fingers, in hopes that they wouldn't break down or kill their owners before leaving dealer's lots, the company undertook a diligent regime of testing and refinement before launching the M100 Elan. All that preparation cost money, and despite pricing that tracked the contemporary Porsche 911, Lotus lost money on every one of the nearly 3,000 Elans sold, including the 400 or so they shipped across the pond.
Much of the engineering of the front-drive platform had been completed by Lotus before the GM purchase, with the intention of using a Toyota drivetrain and badging the car as the Lotus Toyota- much like the venerable Lotus Cortina of two decades prior. Toyota's failure to provide capital, along with the death of Colin Chapman in 1982, made continuation of development impossible. The project was shelved, and Lotus' future seemed bleak, what with only the ten year old Esprit, and their engineering arm providing a trickle of revenue. Upon GM's
unwitting entrance into this automotive scam infusion of cash, the car was resurrected and Lotus started rooting through the GM parts bin rather than Toyota's.
That resulted in the car being powered by the 162-bhp, 1,588-cc Isuzu (remember them?) turbo four with an air-to-air intercooler. Isuzu also supplied the close-ratio five speed gearbox and ECM system, however the latter was remapped by Lotus for a more aggressive curve. Suspension is wishbone and coil-over at each corner, and despite being front-wheel drive, the M100 was lauded at the time of its introduction by both CAR and Autocar as being one of the best tools for getting from point A to point B when ignoring the route of the aloft crow. With a zed to sixty time of only 6.7 seconds, and a top end a few ticks shy of 140, that's believable. And for those of you who grumble about the Miatas you could buy for fourteen grand, go right ahead - there's plenty of them out there for you.
This '91 M100 looks pristine, despite the claim of a transient ownership that would rival the animal exploits of Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. Now living large in L.A., the Elan shows only 22K on the clock, as well as a clean top and mar-free interior. Scarcity and desirability by those who are familiar with the car's capabilities drive the $13,750 price tag. At that low a price, it's not going to be a car that demands a sedentary life stye to protect the investment- even using the car for its intended purpose of carving up canyons won't put too deep a dent in its value. That being said, some parts are very hard to come by, and purchasing this car will mean that you will become good friends with the folks at Dave Bean Engineering.
So, would you spend Kia money for a Lotus? And before you answer that, you should know that Kia eventually bought the tooling for the M100, and built the car themselves. Is $13,750 low enough to overcome the stigma of front drive and Isuzu engine? Or, does that price make this a dart that's missing the bullseye?
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