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"Nursing home costs have increased more than 4% annually since 1974," John Carter, president and chief operating officer of retirement plans for Nationwide Financial, said in a statement. "What a year of nursing home care costs today will not even come close to the actual cost when boomers really need it."
Nationwide found 27% of long-term care is performed in a nursing home and 24% in an adult day care facility.
When asked to estimate how long they might live after they retire, the average response was nearly 21 years among pre-retiree respondents. Among those who were already retired, the average was just over 27 years.
"Often people who intended to work longer are forced into retirement due to health reasons or employment changes," Carter said. "Others may not anticipate their own longevity, especially with today's medical advances. It's critical that pre-retirees change their current mentality of planning to live 20 years in retirement. Too often, once retired they realize they're facing 10 or more years of expenses ahead of them that they didn't plan for."
Half of respondents aren't taking into account the likelihood of their spouse surviving them, either, especially women. Two-thirds of men said they had planned for their spouse to outlive them compared with 32% of women.
Further compounding the problem is that even though most respondents said they had a plan for their finances during retirement, nearly 60% said they didn't account for LTC expenses. Almost two-thirds of respondents said being able to cover LTC expenses was their top priority in retirement planning, more than those who said not outliving their assets was their biggest concern. Just one-quarter of respondents said they had long-term care insurance.
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- Nancy Pelosi led delegation to meet with Arab women working for democracy
- She says women want long-denied participation in society, access to education, jobs
- Pelosi: Many women were key players in Arab Spring and don't want to be left behind
- Pelosi: They say U.S. support is crucial for building democracies with roles for women
Last month, a delegation of members from the U.S. House of Representatives, which I was honored to lead, met with inspiring women of North Africa who are helping to change the world.
In Cairo, Egypt; Tunis, Tunisia; and Tripoli, Libya, we held discussions with women who are committed to ensuring that women have a seat at the table and are able to succeed in this rapidly changing and strategically important region. It is an uphill climb, but there is no better time than the present.
The women we met were outspoken in their belief that the new governments must be truly democratic, and that longstanding biases against full participation by women in their society must be abolished. These women came from many different backgrounds and viewpoints, yet they are aware that while their moment is now, the obstacles are great.
Some had participated in the massive Arab Spring demonstrations that challenged decades of autocratic rule. Others had studied in the United States and other countries and then returned to build a future where women's voices are equal to those of men. Some are already serving in government but spoke about a need for more women to serve and to lead in forming new democracies in the Middle East.
One message came through clearly in every discussion: They look to the United States as an essential partner in their efforts to build democratic societies.
Women journalists played a crucial role in the overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Women are already deeply involved in rebuilding the political and economic systems of their country. Although just 10 of more than 500 members of the new parliament are women, the signal we received is that Egyptian women are committed to expanding their influence and their ranks, and to ensuring that the constitution under development will fully protect the rights of women in Egypt.
Similarly in Tunisia, Deputy Speaker Mehrezia Labidi pledged to lead the effort for women's rights and secular law in her nation. Women already hold 26% of the seats in the Constituent Assembly, which is responsible for drafting Tunisia's Constitution.
The determination of Tunisian women has been demonstrated outside the legislative chambers as well. In the midst of unrest at the University of Manouba, a young woman watched outraged as a zealot tore down her country's flag, and she then courageously climbed the flagpole to restore the flag to its rightful place, winning the plaudits of her countrymen.
Fundamental to opening opportunities to women in public and private life is expanding their access to education. The young women with whom we met in Tripoli were unanimous in their belief that improving the quality of education for all Libyans is essential to the success of their revolution and the modernization of their country, particularly in light of the utter failure of the nation's secondary schools and universities under Moammar Gadhafi.
What I heard from the women of North Africa was a refrain I have also heard in Iraq and Afghanistan and throughout the Middle East: Women and young people are weary of war. They are fed up with leaders who use ideology, religion and war to distract from the real challenges to peace, prosperity and democracy: a lack of education, a failure to provide jobs and economic opportunity, and the subjugation of women. They employed social media such as Facebook and Twitter to circumvent the repression imposed for decades by autocratic regimes and demonstrated astonishing bravery to liberate their countries from tyranny.
They have succeeded in that first phase: Gadhafi, Mubarak and Tunisia's Zine el Abidine Ben Ali are gone. These young women are under no illusions about the challenges they face. They are deeply committed to building democratic societies, and they are looking to us. We cannot fail them.
Leaders throughout North Africa and the Middle East must honor the role women played in freeing their countries: All their citizens -- including women -- have important contributions to make at this historic moment. That is a lesson it has taken the United States many generations to learn, but it is surely one of the most important pieces of wisdom we can share with developing democracies around the world.
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In a small trial test, a team of U.S. Marines revealed they were using ditching 60 to 80 pounds worth of maps and using 32 iPads to provide more accurate air strike assistance to ground troops. iPad — good for mom and dad, and good enough for war.
You would think the U.S. military and DARPA's top secret technology would be able to come up with a more advanced and secure solution than just buying a few iPads, but sometimes, consumer tech just works well. It's simple and effective.
According to Wired, normally, ground troops radio coordinates to helicopter pilots on where they need air strikes support at. The pilots then fumble through maps to find the target, then strike — but sometimes, things get lost in translation. Problems include "Radio signals cut out, coordinates jumbled and, even with half a grown man's weight in maps in the cockpit, sometimes the pilot doesn't have a details image of the target area."
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With an iPad, the pilot can have all the maps loaded into the tablet and confirm with ground troops they have the right coordinates to drop bombs on — all while speeding things up by about 15 minutes. That means, they can all get back home and eat dinner faster to fight another day.
This isn't the first instance where the U.S. military has used consumer electronics in battle before. In 2009, the iPod Touch was called to duty to test translation software and the Air Force even built a supercomputer out of 1,760 PlayStation 3s, so you see, the tech is powerful enough. Now, the U.S. military just needs to secure them.
The U.S. military using iPads? Steve Jobs would be proud.
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In Reply to: Go to town and eat peaches posted by ESC on September 30, 2003
: : Is anyone aware of the origin of a phrase: Going to town to eat peaches. This was used by our family in the depression era to indicate there was money available to go shopping, etc. If there was no money to spend, they used: Go to town and watch the people eat peaches.
: What state or region of the country?
: I've never heard it, but I like it. It's kind of like an expression from southern W.Va. about the "good life": "Live on the hard road and take the paper." Meaning live near a paved road so you could have home delivery of the daily newspaper.
Maybe John Prine had heard this expression:
Spanish Pipedream (AKA Blow Up Your TV)
he was a level-headed dancer on the road to alcohol
And I was just a soldier on my way to Montreal
Well she pressed her chest against me
About the time the juke box broke
Yeah, she gave me a peck on the back of the neck
And these are the words she spoke
Blow up your T.V. throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus on your own
- Go to town and Go all Out Lotg 30/September/03
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Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker Jovan Belcher, shown in a September game, two months before the 25-year-old killed his girlfriend and committed suicide.
Four months after the NFL sought to curb domestic violence in its ranks by launching a crisis hotline, a bolstered mental-health program and fresh encouragement for troubled players to seek help, that fortified safety net could not prevent the murder-suicide Saturday involving Jovan Belcher. The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, 25, shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, 22, at their home, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and killed himself in front of two coaches and the team's general manager.
After the high-profile suicide of retired NFL superstar Junior Seau, 43, last May — two years after Seau drove his car off a cliff following his assault on a girlfriend — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell installed the 24-hour hotline for players and a reinforced mental-health initiative on July 26. That same week, following a spate of NFL-related domestic attacks — at least six other family violence cases in the NFL have been reported since 2010 — Goodell met with the player's union to discuss possible solutions.
Yet even as the league was taking steps to help mentally troubled players and their families, the Kansas City Chiefs were aware of Belcher's problems, Kansas City police spokeswoman Sgt. Marisa Barnes told NBC News.
And Police Sgt. Richard Sharp told the Kansas City Star that team officials "were bending over backwards" to help the couple.
The Belcher murder-suicide is the type of nightmarish incident the league has been working harder to prevent, said Robert Gulliver, the NFL's executive vice president of human resources/chief diversity officer.
"One of the biggest things that we are trying to do here (in the NFL) is to change the culture, where people realize that it's OK to seek out help for mental health issues," Gulliver told NBC News. "We were very deliberate in ... making the point that mental health is part of total wellness, that it's OK to seek out help for mental health issues because that's part of your overall well-being."
In addition to help from the team's counselors, Belcher and his girlfriend Perkins, who was mother of his 3-month-old daughter and shared his home, would have had access to the hotline and the league's mental health program.
At the end of July, the NFL emailed information on its new crisis line and on the league's available mental-health help to the home of every NFL player, Aiello said, adding: "The information is sent with the idea that the player's wife also sees it. If a player's girlfriend sees it, it would be the same thing."
What's more, all 32 NFL teams employ a player development director to help encourage use of the programs, Aiello said.
In addition, the NFL Players Association — the labor union for players — staffs its own 24-hour, toll-free hotline for players to use "if they need any support whatsoever," said George Atallah, NFLPA spokesman. "If a player has an alcohol-addiction problem (for example), he calls in and we route that call to a facility near them, and (facility members) then come pick him up and give him the assistance he needs. That goes for any depression issues and mental health issues." The NFLPA also offers counseling services to players, and it employs a group of retired players "to get a pulse of what's going on in the locker rooms, handle situations confidentially, and provide support when necessary."
As part of what the NFL calls its "new comprehensive health program" — formally dubbed NFL Total Wellness — Goodell and the league worked with former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher last summer to strengthen its mental health tools and assistance. The new program encourages players and their families to seek support for behavioral issues, provides health and safety information and offers confidential, free advice via telephone and the Internet. That aid is available to all players and "all members of the NFL family" who find themselves "in times of need," the NFL says. The same experts who operate the "NFL Life Line" run a similar emergency system for members of the U.S. military.
However, even with best intentions, the NFL remains essentially an elite club in which players have long been trained to hide physical pain — if not injuries — to keep their jobs. That environment could keep players from truly opening up about possible symptoms of depression, anxiety or other mental-health woes.
Gulliver declined to say how many players have phoned the hotline and tapped into the league's enhanced mental-health program via the web since its launch.
"We don't publicize the actual usage or percentage numbers," Gulliver said.
The Kansas City Chiefs managed a win against the Carolina Panthers, their first in nearly two months, following the suicide of lineman Jovan Belcher, who fatally shot his girlfriend before killing himself. NBC's Erica Hill reports.
As the program has become more widely known by players, however, Satcher said: "The usage of it is increasing."
Gulliver wouldn't comment whether Belcher, his family, friends or any Chiefs players called the crisis line ahead of the murder- suicide, or tried to contact the league's new mental health services professionals about Belcher.
"That, too, is information that we do not publicize. There are lots of privacy laws that we make sure we uphold. The program is actually administered by the third-party provider so it's not information that comes into the NFL office. We wanted this to be independent and completely confidential for the members for the NFL family," Gulliver said.
He added: "Our hearts really hurt for the tragedy that has played out in Kansas City. And we absolutely want to make sure that we provide resources so that people realize there is another way that they can get the help that they need."
Seau's suicide last May served as the ultimate spark for the new hotline and the league's extra mental-health measures.
"It really did prompt us to step back and say: What more could we be providing for our players and for the NFL family?" Gulliver said.
But even with a beefed-up program available to players and their spouses, it's difficult to predict this kind of tragedy, Satcher said, adding: "I don't know that anybody could."
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention lists warning signs that someone may be considering suicide due to depression:
- Relentlessly low mood; pessimism; hopelessness; desperation; anxiety or inner tension
- Withdrawal; sleep problems
- Increased alcohol and/or other drug use
- Recent impulsiveness and taking unnecessary risks; threatening suicide or expressing a strong wish to die
- Making a plan; giving away prized possessions
- Sudden or impulsive purchase of a firearm; obtaining other means of killing oneself such as poisons or medications
- Unexpected rage or anger.
Anyone can call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
During the planning meetings for the NFL's revamped mental-health platform, Satcher said he and league leaders discussed the hot-button issue of chronic concussions sustained by NFL players — and the behavioral instability those injuries are known to carry.
"The brain is a delicate organ and, therefore, head-to-head contact can no longer be viewed as acceptable. The hits start early - in junior high and high school," said Satcher, head of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Satcher called the NFL's around-the-clock telephone "lifeline" and the other added mental-health backstops "a major advance" for the league.
Since 2010, these high-profile domestic violence cases have involved NFL players:
- Chad Johnson was released by the Miami Dolphins during the team's 2012 training camp after the receiver was arrested in early August for allegedly striking his wife in the head.
- Erik Walden, a Green Bay Packers linebacker, was jailed during Thanksgiving 2011, originally charged with a felony after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. Later, he received a deferred judgement and agreed to do community service work.
- Dez Bryant, a receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, was arrested in July after allegedly shoving his mother. He was charged with a misdemeanor.
- Seau, a linebacker who spent most of his career with the San Diego Chargers, allegedly assaulted his girlfriend in 2010, two years before he shot himself to death.
- Chris Cook, a cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings, was arrested in October 2011 for domestic violence after he allegedly choked his girlfriend. He was acquitted at trial.
- Brandon Marshall, a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, has a history of domestic crimes dating back to 2004. In March, he was accused by a 24-year-old woman of punching her in the eye. Marshall's attorney said Marshall's wife was the woman injured and that Marshall was a victim in the assault.
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline number is 1-800-273-8255.
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- Contact sports leave pattern of brain injuries, study finds
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The day after Kansas City Chiefs' linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend and then killed himself, fans mourned a tragedy. NBC's Than Truong reports.


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"You get over girls faster than you get over cars."
I don't know why it took so long for the History Channel to give The Count, of Palm Stars fame, his own show…I just say thank you. It's about time for sure. The star is Danny Koker…check him out.
I know I am not the only television watcher who has hoped this would happen, but now it has.
What: Counting Cars, new show on the History Channel. Check your local cable provider dudes.
When: Starts Tuesday, August 14th, 2012. 10/9c
Where: Like I said, on the History Channel
The Hollywood Reporter says Hell Yeh! Well, maybe not quite…
They weren't first at this. And lately rival Discovery Channel brought out Fast N Loud with Gas Monkey Garage, which starts up in a couple of weeks too. But for guys like me that eat, drink sleep and breath cars it really is about time for this one.
The Count has been well-known in Las Vegas for quite a while.
His family owned a local TV Station and he hosted his own show, which is where he got The Count moniker. Count Cool Rider. Very cool.
And of course his own Kustom car and motorcycle place, Count's Kustoms in Vegas. Putting out some of the best bent metal in the country. Customizing cars and bikes and famous for both. If you have a hot rod or hot bike and want to customize it, or if you dream about hot rods and hot bikes, you gotta make your starting destination the Count and his website here.
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Karen Jeffrey fabricated people in some of her stories, the Cape Cod Times says.
Updated at 6:42 p.m. ET: A Massachusetts daily newspaper apologized to its readers after an internal investigation concluded that a veteran reporter wrote dozens of stories that included people who don't exist.
The Cape Cod Times said Karen Jeffrey, 59, a writer for the Times since 1981, "admitted to fabricating people in some of these articles and giving some others false names."
In a column published Tuesday titled "An apology to our readers," Publisher Peter Meyer and Editor Paul Pronovost wrote:
Papers have personalities, and no two are exactly alike, but at the end of the day, facts are facts. And a good newspaper holds nothing more sacred than its role to tell the truth. Always. As fully and as fairly as possible.
This is our guiding principle, so it is with heavy heart that we tell you the Cape Cod Times has broken that trust.
The column said Times editors reviewed Jeffrey's previous work after questions were raised about a source in a story she wrote last month about a Veterans Day celebration. Editors were unable to find 69 people in 34 of her stories since 1998, when the newspaper began archiving stories electronically.
Jeffrey "no longer works for the Cape Cod Times," the newspaper said.
Jeffrey could not be reached for comment. A telephone message left Wednesday for a listing under her name was not immediately returned.
Meyer and Pronovost added:
We were able to verify sourcing in many stories written by Jeffrey, mostly police and court news, political stories, and recently a series on returning war veterans. The stories with suspect sourcing were typically lighter fare – a story on young voters, a story on getting ready for a hurricane, a story on the Red Sox home opener – where some or all of the people quoted cannot be located.
In a 2011 story about a Fourth of July parade in Cotuit, for example, Jeffrey wrote about a man named Johnson Coggins, described as 88 years old, "the patriarch of the family" and a longtime Cotuit summer resident. Editors were unable to find that name via searches of public records and the local assessor's database, Meyer and Pronovost said. They also couldn't locate five other people featured in the story.
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The newspaper said an investigation of Jeffrey's work began Nov. 12 when a Veterans Day assignment raised questions among editors. According to the newspaper's account of the investigation, Jeffrey's story began this way:
"CHATHAM – Ronald Chipman and his family were strolling along Chatham's Main Street when they noticed traffic slowed. A crowd of people gathered at the small rotary ahead.
"Flags, uniforms, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The Chipmans were momentarily puzzled.
"'I looked at my wife. She looked back at me. We had the same guilty thought – Veterans Day – and we thought nothing about it except as a long weekend on the Cape until we saw that,' said Chipman, 46, a Boston resident. 'You live in the city and sometimes you forget about things like this – about things still mattering to people,' he said."
The editors were unable to find the Chipman family. When asked if she could help locate the family, Jeffrey said she could not because she threw away her notes.
An expanded review of Jeffrey's previous work turned up "dozens of additional stories with suspect sources," the newspaper said.
Editors also spot-checked other reporters' work but turned up no questionable sourcing. "We are confident this situation was isolated to Jeffrey," Meyer and Pronovost wrote.
The Cape Cod Times, a daily newspaper based in Hyannis, Mass., that claims daily circulation of 43,000, serves Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, Mass. It is owned by the Dow Jones Local Media Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation.
The newspaper said editors will now spot-check reporters' articles more frequently, choosing stories at random and calling sources to verify they exist. Jeffrey's questionable stories or passages of stories will also be removed from capecodonline.com and will be replaced with a note that explains why they were removed.
In a follow-up email, Pronovost told NBC News the newspaper will also reactivate a team to review newsroom policies and practices, conduct training for staff and expand the list of people with access to verification tools.
"This incident heightens our awareness of how badly our credibility can be damaged by anything less than the highest ethical standards by 100 percent of the people. The people who work here are strongly committed to rebuilding the trust we broke – every person I've spoken with (and that's almost everybody in our newsroom) has pledged to do their part to earn our readers' confidence. This was a painful lesson, but a lesson nonetheless," Pronovost said.
Craig Silverman, founder of Regret the Error, a blog on Poynter.org that reports on media errors and corrections, said Jeffrey is the third "mass fabricator" to be exposed this year:
The first was New Canaan news reporter Paresh Jha, who fabricated sources and quotes in at least 25 stories, and the second is a former staff photographer for Sun-Times Media, who made up names and quotes for photo essays.
Silverman wrote:
Jeffrey's offenses stand out for their frequency, and for the length of time she got away with it. Fabrication is always scandalous, but it's all the more outrageous when someone can get away with it for so long. I imagine Jeffrey's former colleagues are struck by that as well.
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Gainesville, VA — Transporting propane tanks is one of the challenges that many grill masters face each time they pack up for an outdoor trip. It is too risky to be left to improvised contraptions such as bungee cords, or too bulky to be secured by milk crates. But, left with no better alternative, grill masters make do with it. All these are bound to change with the invention of EZGO Propane Tank Holder.
Invented by Darren Coupe and Mark Schmitt, EZGO is a nifty tank holder that aims to make transporting propane tanks safe, quick, and easy. Featuring a special base surface, EZGO has "feet" that prevent a tank from sliding and tipping during the trip. It secures the tank and elevates it to avoid dings and scratches that it may inflict on cars, or the "rusty ring" that tanks leave on patio and floor when left for a long time.
EZGO provides a strong and sturdy support for propane tanks, yet lightweight and made from recycled materials. It's a no-fuss, no-mess solution for bringing gas tanks along on a trip. Now available for retail pricing, EZGO offers the hottest item in the outdoor gear marketplace.
For retailers, EZGO is available at margins of 37 percent. It comes with a 10-pack display that takes up little floor space. Stickers and other marketing collaterals are included in the package for store owners to leverage the display. For more information about EZGO and their special retailer pricing, visit www.propane-ezgo.com
ABOUT EZGO — Made-in-the-USA EZGO propane tank holder provides the perfect solution for transporting gas tanks from one destination to another. Invented by Darren Coupe and Mark Schmitt, EZGO is made from recycled materials to produce a strong and nifty gas tank stabilizer.
EZGO is manufactured by Virginia company KRAM Industries and is sold and delivered in 10-pack, space-saving displays and includes a set of stickers that retailers can use to advertise the product.


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Plymouth And Dodge Street Racing Cars - Lonestar Shootout
Five Cars, A Quarter-Mile Of Asphalt, And One Winner
We have long wanted to get some cars together and do a shootout, and so last October on a cool day in Houston, Texas, at the 2005 Lonestar Shootout, we did just that. We picked eight owners and their cars from the list that had entered the show and wanted to be involved, and had them meet us at the show so we could pit them in a run-whatcha-brung-type of bracket race. We didn't want to see a bunch of race cars that guys loosely call street cars; we wanted real-world, drive-em-on-the-weekend, hit-the-road-type of cars.
Barry Barker, Robert Greenlee, Rusty Webster, Bobby Drake, and Brian Uccello, answered the call. Yep, that's only five and we wanted eight. We're not sure what happened to the other participants, but they never made it to the show.
Even though only five guys were able to make the call with their cars, we let them have at it. Those five guys are definitely true car guys. Sure, the cars were show caliber, but all the guys flogged the crap out of them on the strip. Not one of the competitors babied their car down the track. There was smoke, hard launches, and even a little friendly smack talk before the racing began. Even though the competition didn't begin until Saturday, some of them practically made round robin blasts down the track during Friday's time trials. On Saturday, during qualifying runs, one of the competitors had an issue with a starter that prevented him from starting his car. He took it home, changed the starter, and made it back in time for racing. The only problem was he was unable to make any time shots on Saturday so he would know where to dial his car in for Sunday. The rest of the guys are true testaments to the lengths enthusiasts will go to help each other-the remaining four offered to give him a bye run in the first round of competition so he could at least get an idea of what to dial in. fortunately, we were able to get a couple time trials in before we had to begin the competition.
For this, our first shootout, the five cars competing were a true representation of a street car. They were all registered, had street tires, full interiors, and were driven regularly. By regularly, we don't mean they jumped in them on Saturday night, drove to the local cruise night, and then back home. No sir, these guys informed us they all see frequent duty on the highway. They even drive them to work occasionally.
So here they are, the participants of the 2005 Mopar Muscle/Lonestar Shootout.
Dangerous Duster
Brian Uccello - The Woodlands, Texas
1971 Duster
- 340 .040-inch overbore
- Stock rods and TRW pistons; 10.0 compression ratio
- Stock crankshaft
- Comp Cams Hydraulic flat-tappet; 477/488 - 224/230 at .050
- Gasket matched "J" heads
- Cast-iron intake with ThermoQuad
- 727 transmission with a Hughes 11-inch converter
- Stock manifolds with stock exhaust
- 8-3/4 with Sure Grip and 3.55 gears
- Ran .02 under dial and lost to Bobby Drake in Round One
Brian was the only small-block entry in our competition and held his ground. Brian's numbers-matching Duster is the epitome of a street car. In 1973, Brian's first car was a GTX with a four-speed, but he really wanted a '71 340 Duster. That was in 1973; finally in 1998, he found what he wanted. This Duster originally retains all its factory sheetmetal, as well as the factory A/C. Brian tells us his Duster usually runs 13.50s, but during our shootout, he was experiencing some ignition gremlins, even with the 3.55 gear and 205/70/14 all-season radials. During our first qualifying session, Brian forgot to put his pants on (He was wearing shorts!), and so for safety reasons, he couldn't make the first round of time shots. But he did get to make it up. During the rest of the event, he remembered his pants and ripped off several low-14-second and 13-second runs.
|Driver Comments
|8.989/79. 62
|Car laid down in Second gear
|Same issue
|Ignition miss
|Broke out .02, lost round 1
Purple HazeBarry Barker - Cypress, Texas1971 Challenger convertible
- 440
- Stock rods with Keith Black pistons; 9.2 compression ratio
- Stock crankshaft
- Hughes HE3038 camshaft; 230 at .050-inch
- Ported 452 heads
- Edelbrock Performer with Edelbrock carburetor
- 727 transmission with 11-inch Circle D converter
- tti headers with 211/42-inch exhaust
- 831/44 with Sure Grip and 3.23 gears
- Won Round One against Robert Greenlee
- Won Round Two against Rusty Webster
- Lost in final Round to Bobby Drake
Barry definitely has one gorgeous '71 Challenger convertible. He brought out his showroom-condition ride to show that Mopars were made to race. before Barry bought the Challenger, he wanted an E-Body, while his wife wanted a Corvette. When Barry's wife left for a trip, her words of "don't buy a car while I'm gone" must have gotten lost in translation, because that's when Barry found and acquired the '71. The car underwent the required rebuild, and in Barry's words, "Cars are meant for the drag strip," so he started driving and racing it from time to time. Barry tells us his car ran its fastest pass down the quarter-mile this weekend.
|Driver Comments
|13. 62/103.38
|Spin at launch
|1/2 throttle launch, lower tire pressure
|Same as previous
|Best run ever
Red RushRusty Webster - Pasadena, Texas1969 Road Runner
- 440 .030-overbore
- Eagle rods and Ross pistons; 10.5:1 compression ratio
- Eagle 4.15-inch crankshaft (Final cubic-inch 493)
- Comp solid flat tappet; 557/246 at .050
- Ported Edelbrock aluminum heads
- Holley Street Dominator with 950 HP Holley carburetor
- A-833 four-speed
- Hooker Super Comp headers with 3-inch exhaust.
- 831/44 Sure Grip with 3.91 gears
- Bye win in First Round
- Lost to Barry Barker in Second Round
Way back when Rusty was in high school, he owned a '74 Road Runner. He liked the car, but he really liked the '69 body style. It took awhile, but eventually Rusty found this one. He tells us he drives this car frequently and really enjoys taking it to the track. For this event, however, Rusty almost didn't make it. The week before the show, he had some problems that bent some pushrods, which almost meant the car wouldn't make the competition. Luckily, friend and shootout competitor, Robert Greenlee, was able to lend a hand and get the car running. On Friday night during time trials, Rusty's car started running rough and then just stopped. Fearing the worst, he thought it was a repeat of the previous week. As soon as he and Robert pulled the distributor cap, they found the metal contactor on the rotor had come off. They replaced the rotor, and Rusty was racing again.
|Driver Comments
|12. 911/113.64
|severe tire spin
|Still spinning
Six-Pack AttackRobert Greenlee - Deer Park, Texas1969 Road Runner
- 440 .030-inch overbore
- Manley Rods with Wiseco pistons; 10.5:1 compression ratio
- Paul's Crankshaft 4.15-inch stroker (493 final cubic-inches)
- Comp Cams solid flat tappet; 582/597 - 258 at .050-inch
- Stock Edelbrock aluminum heads
- Aluminum Six Pack with Holley carbs
- 727 with a Dynamic 10-inch converter
- Hooker Super Comp with 3-inch exhaust
- Dana 60 with Sure Grip and 3.54 gears
- Lost in First Round to Barry Barker
Robert's first car was a '69 Road Runner, and those memories stayed with him because he had to have another one. In his words, "it may be as aerodynamic as a brick, but who cares?" He loves to drive and race his car, and many of the aftermarket parts are a compromise to achieve driveability. It's a true driver, having made the cross-country trek for the 1998 Power Tour (with the A/C on), and then again for the Woodward dream cruise in Detroit. Robert says his car may be easier to tune and run better with a single four-barrel, but since the Six Pack is synonymous with Mopar performance, it's going to stay.
Just to make sure Robert's Runner has enough power under the hood, a nitrous-oxide system is plumbed into the Six Pack, but for some reason, he never used it that weekend.
|Driver Comments
|7. 62/91.73
|timing to 38 degrees
|timing back to 36 degrees
|Sleeping launch, lost round 1
- The Winner
Bobby Drake - Madisonville, Texas1970 Road Runner
- 440 .060-inch overbore
- Stock Steel rods with Federal Mogul pistons 9.8:1 compression ratio
- Mopar Performance 4.15-inch crankshaft (500 total cubic inches)
- Hughes hydraulic camshaft; 540/555 - 244 at .050-inch
- Stock Edelbrock aluminum
- Edelbrock performer with 850 BG Speed Demon
- tti 2-inch headers into 3-inch exhaust
- 831/44 Sure Grip with 3.55 gears.
- Won Round One against Brian Uccello
- Bye Win in Second Round
- Won Final against Barry Barker
At the beginning of this article we mentioned a car that was having starter issues. Well, Bobby Drake was the gentleman with that car. Sure, changing a starter may not sound like a daunting task, but try it with 2-inch headers. They needed to be loosened from the head, and the starter finessed out of the hole. Bobby left the track Saturday night, made the swap, and returned Sunday for racing. Bobby has owned this Road Runner for a couple of years now, and drives it every chance he gets. While he was definitely the quickest car in our competition, he was also the only one using drag radials. Hey, there was no rule that said he couldn't. Bobby's 60-foot times were consistently in the 1.59-1.61 range for all his passes.
|Driver Comments
|11. 626/113.42


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I have been buried deep in all things wicked and spooky of late. I decided that I was sick and tired at looking at this half finished Halloween Book for neally 3 years. So out I pull it, and all the accompaning junk that I have hoarded for 3 years and bury myself deep into finishing it.
I am almost there, its no masterpiece by any means, but its my little book where I can keep adding to it over the years of Halloween Images and little pieces of spooky art that I may create. Some of which I will share closer to Halloween. Now off to clean craft room, ready for the next creation..


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Obama to push extension of middle-class tax cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is launching a push to extend tax cuts for the middle class, as he seeks to shift the election-year economic debate away from the dismal jobs market and toward the issue of tax fairness.
Obama, in an address from the White House Monday, will call on Congress to pass a one-year extension of tax cuts for households making less than $250,000 a year, said senior campaign adviser Robert Gibbs.
The president's appeal to middle-class voters is aimed at drawing a contrast with Republican rival Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans. The House GOP is expected to make its own push this month for an extension of all the Bush-era tax cuts due to expire at the end of the year, including reductions on wealthier income earners. Obama opposes extending the tax cuts for higher income earners.
Obama's re-election campaign also plans to use Washington's tax debate to ramp up its criticism of Romney. The campaign and its Democratic allies have slammed the presumptive GOP nominee for not releasing several years of tax returns and for having some of his money in offshore bank accounts.
The strategy is aimed at portraying Romney, whose personal wealth could exceed $250 million, as disconnected from middle-class voters.
"We have to continue to grow our economy. We have to grow it from the middle class out," Gibbs said Monday in an interview on NBC's "Today" show. "But for millionaires and billionaires, they don't need a tax cut," he added.
Gibbs said, "We're going to have to make some tough choices in this country. We can't continue to spend the kind of money that was spent in the last decade."
Obama was to make his case for the middle class tax cut extension during an event in the White House East Room later Monday. He was expected to be joined at the event by several people the White House says would benefit from the extension.
The president was also to continue the tax debate Tuesday during a campaign trip to Iowa. His re-election team was also promoting the president's tax policy at a series of events this week in battleground states, including New Hampshire, Colorado and Nevada.
The president's shift to the tax debate follows Friday's lackluster jobs report showing the nation's unemployment rate stuck at 8.2 percent.
The Bush-era tax cuts are due to expire at the end of the year unless Congress votes to extend them. Economists worry that across-the-board tax increases, along with automatic spending cuts also scheduled to take hold at year's end, could be a blow to the shaky U.S. economy.


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Originally posted in the Barca Help and How to Forum but maybe should be here:
Converted from Poco3 to Barca a few days ago and cannot change users from any account other than the <default user> account. From all of my other (3) profiles I only see the <default user> in the dropdown list.
Is this the right forum to post this?


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Lawmakers seek to keep freeways toll-free
Texas' boom of toll roads has made the "free" part of freeway mean something different lately.
As toll lanes become the preferred choice for adding capacity to Texas roads, a growing number of state lawmakers and toll critics are looking for assurances that state-built freeways will stay open to everyone. Coming up with a precise set of rules, however, is proving trickier than expected.
"I believe free roads should remain free," Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, told the Senate Transportation Committee last week.
Campbell is working with Texas Department of Transportation officials to craft a more detailed version of SB 1029, her bill to prohibit existing state roads from conversion to toll lanes. A similar bill by Rep. George Lavender, R-Texarkana, is scheduled for a hearing Tuesday before the House Transportation Committee.
Last week, TxDOT officials expressed concern that Campbell's bill could have unintended consequences and curtail upcoming toll lane construction.
The bill, if it includes a prohibition on the use of existing state rights of way, could impact projects across the state, notably in Houston and San Antonio, TxDOT and local toll agency officials said.
Toll lanes long planned along Texas 249 between Tomball and Navasota will run in the center of the freeway, said James Hernandez, a private Houston lawyer who represents the Harris County Toll Road Authority. HCTRA and Montgomery County partnered with TxDOT on the project.
Bexar County and San Antonio transportation planning officials have agreed to expand U.S. 281 between Loop 1604 and Stone Oak Parkway with a mix of free and toll lanes. On the outside would be two free lanes in either direction. Sandwiched between the free lanes would be managed lanes, free for public transit and car poolers; all other drivers would pay a toll.
The proposal to widen the highway using some toll lanes has drawn criticism from toll road opponents.
Without an outright ban, critics worry TxDOT will take roads away from motorists, said Terri Hall, founder of San Antonio-based Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom, an anti-tax and anti-toll group. She called efforts to toll U.S. 281 north of the metro area "truly highway robbery."
TxDOT officials stressed that none of their plans include converting free lanes to tolls. Major projects TxDOT has tackled in the past five years mostly were funded by borrowing, state officials said.
Using the paths already carved by freeways makes sense, toll proponents said, especially in places already suffering from heavy congestion.
"The most effective means of addressing that congestion is to add capacity within those corridors," said C. Brian Cassidy, a lawyer with Locke Lord LLP in Austin, who focuses on transportation and infrastructure law.
"Tolls are not taxes," Cassidy said. "Tolls present a choice and, more importantly, they present an option to fund and deliver projects."
Besides Campbell, other lawmakers have filed toll-related legislation aimed at ensuring fairness between free and pay lanes. Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, filed a bill to prohibit TxDOT from taking actions, without engineering justification, that encourage use of a toll road rather than a free road.
The issue was prompted by concerns by Lockhart-area drivers south of Austin when officials dropped the speed limit on a segment of U.S. 183 that became the frontage road for Texas 130, a toll road.


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Whereas a communication was addressed on the 6th day of July last (1862) by General Robert E. Lee, acting under the instructions of the Secretary of War of the Confederate States of America, to General H. W. Halleck, general-in-chief of the United States Army, informing the latter that a report had reached this Government that William B. Mumford, a citizen of the Confederate States, had been executed by the United States authorities at New Orleans for having pulled down the United States flag in that city before its occupation by the forces of the United States, and calling for a statement of the facts, with a view to retaliation, if such an outrage had really been committed under sanction of the authorities of the United States;
And whereas (no answer having been received to said letter) another letter was, on the 2d August last (1862), addressed by General Lee, under my instructions, to General Halleck, renewing the inquiry in relation to the said execution of said Mumford, with the information that in the event of not receiving a reply within fifteen days it would be assumed that the fact alleged was true and was sanctioned by the Government of the United States;
And whereas an answer, dated on the 7th August last (1862), was addressed to General Lee by General H. W. Halleck, the said general-in-chief of the armies of the United States, alleging sufficient cause for failure to make early reply to said letter of 6th July, asserting that "No authentic information had been received in relation to the execution of Mumford, but measures will be immediately taken to ascertain the facts of the alleged execution," and promising that General Lee should be duly informed thereof;
And whereas on the 29th November last (1862) another letter was addressed, under my instructions, by Robert Ould, Confederate agent for the exchange of prisoners, under the cartel between the two Governments, to Lieut. Col. W. H. Ludlow, agent of the United States under said cartel, informing him that the explanations promised in the said letter of General Halleck of 7th of August last had not yet been received, and that if no answer was sent to the Government within fifteen days from the delivery of this last communication it would be considered that an answer is declined,
And whereas, by letter dated on the 3d day of the present month of December, the said Lieutenant-Colonel Ludlow apprised the said Robert Enid that the above-recited communication of 29th of November had been received and forwarded to the Secretary of War of the United States;
And whereas this last delay of fifteen days allowed for answer has elapsed and no answer has been received;
And whereas, in addition to the tacit admission resulting from the above refusal to answer, I have received evidence fully establishing the truth of the fact that the said William B. Mumford, a citizen of this Confederacy, was actually and publicly executed in cold blood by hanging after the occupation of the city of New Orleans by the forces under the command of General Benjamin F. Butler, when said Mumford was an unresisting and non-combatant captive, and for no offense even alleged to have been committed by him subsequent to the date of the capture of the said city;
And whereas the silence of the Government of the United States and its maintaining of said Butler in high office under its authority for many months after his commission of an act that can be viewed in no other light than as a deliberate murder, as well as of numerous other outrages and atrocities hereafter to be mentioned, afford evidence only too conclusive that the said Government sanctions the conduct of said Butler and is determined that he shall remain unpunished for his crimes:
Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, and in their name, do pronounce and declare the said Benjamin F. Butler to be a felon, deserving of capital punishment. I do order that he be no longer considered or treated simply as a public enemy of the Confederate States of America, but as an outlaw and common enemy of mankind, and that in the event of his capture the officer in command of the capturing force do cause him to be immediately executed by hanging; and I do further order that no commissioned officer of the United States taken captive shall be released on parole before exchange until the said Butler shall have met with due punishment for his crimes.
And whereas the hostilities waged against this Confederacy by the forces of the United States under the command of said Benjamin F. Butler have borne no resemblance to such warfare as is alone permissible by the rules of international law or the usages of civilization, but have been characterized by repeated atrocities and outrages, among the large number of which the following may be cited as examples:
Peaceful and aged citizens, unresisting captives and non-combatants, have been confined at hard labor, with balls and chains attached to their limbs, and are still so held, in dungeons and fortresses Others have been subjected to a like degrading punishment for selling medicines to the sick soldiers of the Confederacy.
The soldiers of the United States have been invited and encouraged by general orders to insult and outrage the wives, the mothers, and the sisters of our citizens.
Helpless women have been torn from their homes and subjected to solitary confinement, some in fortresses and prisons and one especially on an island of barren sand under a tropical sun, have been fed with loathsome rations that had been condemned as unfit for soldiers, and have been exposed to the vilest insults.
Prisoners of war who surrendered to the naval forces of the United States on agreement that they should be released on parole have been seized and kept in close confinement.
Repeated pretexts have been sought or invented for plundering the inhabitants of the captured city by fines, levied and exacted under threat of imprisoning recusants at hard labor with ball and chain.
The entire population of the city of New Orleans have been forced to elect between starvation, by the confiscation of all their property, and taking an oath against conscience to bear allegiance to the invaders of their country.
Egress from the city has been refused to those whose fortitude withstood the test, even to lone and aged women and to helpless children; and after being ejected from their homes and robbed of their property they have been left to starve in the streets or subsist on charity.
The slaves have been driven from the plantations in the neighborhood of New Orleans till their owners would consent to share the crops with the commanding general, his brother, Andrew J..Butler, and other officers; and when such consent had been extorted the slaves have been restored to the plantations, and there compelled to work under the bayonets of guards of United States soldiers.
Where this partnership was refused armed expeditions have been sent to the plantations to rob them of every thing that was susceptible of removal, and even slaves too aged or infirm for work have, in spite of their entreaties, been forced from the homes provided by the owners and driven to wander helpless on the highway.
By a recent general order (No. 91) the entire property in that part of Louisiana lying west of the Mississippi River has been sequestrated for confiscation, and officers have been assigned to duty, with orders to gather up and collect the personal property and turn over to the proper officers upon their receipts such of said property as may be required for the use of the United States Army; to collect together all the other personal property and bring the same to New Orleans and cause it to be sold at public auction to the highest bidders"-- an order which, if executed, condemns to punishment by starvation at least a quarter of a million of human beings of all ages, sexes, and conditions; and of which the execution, although forbidden to military officers by the orders of President Lincoln, is in accordance with the confiscation law of our enemies, which he has directed to be enforced through the agency of civil officials. And, finally, the African slaves have not only been excited to insurrection by every license and encouragement, but numbers of them have actually been armed for a servile war--a war in its nature far exceeding in horrors the most merciless atrocities of the savages.
And whereas the officers under the command of the said Butler have been in many instances active and zealous agents in the commission of these crimes, and no instance is known of the refusal of any one of them to participate in the outrages above narrated;
And whereas the President of the United States has, by public and official declaration, signified not only his approval of the effort to excite servile war within the Confederacy, but his intention to give aid and encouragement thereto if these independent States shall continue to refuse submission to a foreign power after the first day of January next, and has thus made known that all appeals to the laws of nations, the dictates of reason, and the instincts of humanity would be addressed in vain to our enemies, and that they can be deterred from the commission of these crimes only by the terms of just retribution:
Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America, and acting by their authority, appealing to the Divine Judge in attestation that their conduct is not guided by the passion of revenge, but that they reluctantly yield to the solemn duty of repressing, by necessary severity, crimes of which their citizens are the victims, do issue this my proclamation, and by virtue of my authority Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States do order--
1st. That all commissioned officers in the command of said Benjamin F. Butler be declared not entitled to be considered as soldiers engaged in honorable warfare, but as robbers and criminals, deserving death; and that they and each of them be, whenever captured, reserved for execution.
2d. That the private soldiers and non-commissioned officers in the army of said Butler be considered as only the instruments used for the commission of the crimes perpetrated by his orders and not as free agents; that they therefore be treated, when captured, as prisoners of war, with kindness and humanity, and be sent home on the usual parole, that they will in no manner aid or serve the United States in any capacity during the continuance of this war unless duly exchanged.
3d. That all negro slaves captured in arms be at once delivered over to the executive authorities of the respective States to which they belong, to be dealt with according to the laws of said States.
4th. That the like orders be executed in all cases with respect to all commissioned officers of the United States when found serving in company with armed slaves in insurrection against the authorities of the different States of this Confederacy.
In testimony whereof I have signed these presents and caused the seal of the Confederate States of America to be affixed thereto at the city of Richmond, on this 23d day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
JEFFERSON DAVIS. [L. s.]
By the President:
Secretary of State
Source: "The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion"


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Someday, fans will file into Arthur Ashe Stadium to watch some other American star play.
For now, Andy Roddick remains the man they want to see at the U.S. Open — and on Tuesday, he showed no signs of that changing right away.
Two days away from his 30th birthday, Roddick put at least a temporary halt to a budding American success story with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory over 21-year-old qualifier Rhyne Williams of Knoxville, Tenn.
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Williams, the NCAA runner-up in 2011 who earned a wild card into qualifying, won three straight matches last week at Flushing Meadows to get into the main draw, then suddenly found himself making his Grand Slam debut in the world's largest tennis stadium against the 2003 champion.
"I was just hoping he wasn't going to go at me with a serve," Williams said, when asked of his first thought after seeing Roddick's name next to his in the draw. "I was like, 'Oh, no, where's he going?' That's the first thing I thought of. Then it was, 'It'll be great. I can play in front of a big crowd.'
"It was quite an experience."
In another all-American matchup in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Venus Williams defeated wild card Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 6-1 in 62 minutes. It was Williams' first match at Flushing Meadows since pulling out before the second round last year with fatigue caused by Sjogren's syndrome. More recently, Williams has been battling back problems, but after her win, she said, "I can't complain."
"I'm feeling great," she said. "I'm happy that I'm here and in the next round."
Roddick won his 41st career match at Flushing Meadows, and he's not new to the drill of walking on court to play a young American. Last year, he beat Jack Sock, then an 18-year-old wild card, who went on to win the mixed doubles title with Melanie Oudin. In 2009, Roddick lost in the third round to John Isner, who was then ranked 55th and looking to make a name for himself.
This year, the opponent was Williams, who played college tennis at Tennessee, came into this week ranked 289th and whose biggest payday this year was $7,700 for making it through qualifying at Indian Wells. This first-round loss will net him $23,000, though the learning experience figures to be worth every bit as much.
"I need to get a lot stronger, a lot quicker," Williams said. "Those are the two main things. I feel I hit the ball well. I have a pretty good game, I think. I know how to play the game. It's mostly a physical maturity thing. I've got a lot of work to do from the physical aspect."
Roddick was never seriously threatened, finishing with 20 aces and serving at a top speed of 141 mph.
"You really don't see that shot," Williams said of the Roddick serve.
But Roddick also left impressed with his opponent, who dropped one service break in each set but made his fellow American work to close them all out. Williams had seven aces of his own and his serve topped out at 131 mph.
"He has a good base," Roddick said. "He can create something. Now, it's just a matter of, he has to be a little bit quicker. ... But if you can win free points off your serve, it's a good start."
Also winning in straight sets Tuesday were fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych.
No. 15 Milos Raonic, the 21-year-old big server from Canada, needed five sets to get past Colombia's Santiago Giraldo. Like Roddick, Raonic's fastest serve clocked in at 141 mph. He had 30 aces, but also finished with 15 double faults.
"I don't think I struggled with my serve that much in a long, long time," Raonic said. "A lot of double faults, and it wasn't just one double fault per game."
On the women's side, No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Nina Bratchikova of Russia, 6-1, 6-1; and No. 12 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia defeated Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 6-2.
Ivanovic is coming off a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Roberta Vinci at a tuneup match in Montreal — not exactly the confidence builder the former French Open champion and top-ranked player was looking for.
"In that first game, I was like, 'Oh my God, at least I should win a game first,'" she said. "It's a lot different. Taking all into consideration, I'm really happy with today's performance."
No. 4 Serena Williams and No. 2 Novak Djokovic had matches later in Arthur Ashe Stadium, while top-seeded Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka, and No. 3 Maria Sharapova all had the day off after straight-set victories on Monday.


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By Hollie GrahamOn May 16th, it will be French designer Christian Lacroix's 61st birthday. Lacroix has been a leading fashion designer ever since he found fame with his collection for Patou in 1986. Heavily influenced by his interests in costume design and his childhood in the south of France, his signature style is bright, embellished, and fantastical. It was this 1986 collection in which his star quality was realised, as Lacroix was awarded the Golden Thimble award for his outstanding and inspirational designs. His popularity and stature continued to grow rapidly, winning Most Influential Foreign Designer in 1987, yet another Golden Thimble award in 1988, and the Moliѐre award for best costumes in 1996. In 1987, he founded his own fashion house and his supreme success continued through the 1990's and early 2000's. Recently however, in May 2009, we saw the downfall and bankruptcy of the House of Christian Lacroix. It was revealed that his fashion house had lost money ever since 1987. This may have signified the end of the House of Christian Lacroix, but it does not stop his fabulous, exceptional style and designs from living on, and in 2011 he started working with Desigual, a Barcelona-based clothing brand.
Lacroix as a child loved drawing and sketching. He studied Art History at university; his goal at that time was to be a fashion curator. It was his relationship with boutique owner Francoise Rosenthiel that altered the direction of his career. Without this encouragement, we may have been devoid of his truly spectacular couture.These photographs, taken by renowned photographer Niall McInerney, show Lacroix's autumn/winter, 99-00 collection. They beautifully illustrate the vibrancy of colour, detailed embroidery and adornment of jewels and fabric, which make Lacroix's designs so wonderful and unique. Famed model Erin O'Connor, in the photograph to the right, depicts Lacroix's first line of floral fashion.
If you would like to learn more about Christian Lacroix, find out about his life and work by visiting Berg Fashion Library and reading a limited time, free article.
Hollie Graham is an intern at Berg Publishers, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, and you can find their articles online at Berg Fashion Library.
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Police investigate Bath baby's death
Autopsy planned to determine 9-month-old's cause of death
Maine State Police are investigating the death of a 9-month-old girl who died Friday evening at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said Jaelyn Malcolm of 29 Windjammer Way was initially taken to Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick early Thursday morning with unspecified injuries. Maine State Police Sgt. Jason Richards said Friday that the baby had been injured the previous evening.
The baby was transferred later that day to Maine Medical Center. McCausland said an autopsy will be done to determine the baby's cause of death.
McCausland said police have interviewed the baby's mother, her boyfriend and family members.
State law requires police to investigate the death of any child under the age of 3, McCausland said.


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The company was founded in 1976 as Danzaricerca laboratory investigation and research choreographic dimension within which the language evolves Capacci Daniela, whose unique creations and his poetic choreography, the imprint is always crisp and brand recognition the company.
The entire artistic life leads through the use of the expansion of the body in expressive forms in continuous evolution, extending our gaze to other codes of expression. It strays beyond the dance, incorporating the contamination of other languages: gesture, speech, the grimace, the acoustic sound and the championship, the real image and virtual multimedia.
Danzaricerca's work has always been projected into a dialectical confrontation with the most advanced and innovative international expressions.
"... Daniela Capacci has its own personal language that the germ of a movement not yet evocative gesture but evocative image, in the body of the dancer becomes a sensation, felt form ...." Anne Piccioli.
Danzaricerca, "... has established itself as the vanguard of Italian choreographic research." (From The Republic, Albert Head Review).
Many of the dancers from the experience of this company have drawn the preparation and the energy needed to crown with success their rightful inclusion in prestigious international companies and in some cases to venture into, first, the choreographic creation in the world.
A great number of artists who have collaborated with the company: composers, musicians, filmmakers, writers, actors, set designers, costume designers, multimedia artists and performers with whom Danzaricerca has created numerous synergies.
It is evident that the spirit of research and testing throughout the course content, and resulted both in artistic expression through the production, either through a job promotion, dissemination and cultural engagement in training and teaching of dance.


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Results indicate that people in China are more concerned with water quality and availability
GE announced the results of a consumer water reuse survey. Based on 3,000 online interviews, the water reuse survey was conducted by GE in partnership with StrategyOne and examined consumer attitudes in three countries: China, Singapore and the U.S. The survey provides a comprehensive view of how residents of each country view water reuse and their willingness to support the protection and recycling of water.
The findings indicate that Chinese residents are the most supportive of water reuse, compared to their counterparts in the U.S. and Singapore, and demonstrated the highest knowledge about water infrastructure issues.
"Population growth, rapid industrialization and accelerated urbanization are driving the need for water reuse," said Heiner Markhoff, president and CEO — water and process technologies for GE Power & Water. "The survey, which we developed to get a better understanding of the awareness [of] water reuse issues, revealed much stronger support for water recycling than we expected. The survey results show that the vast majority of Chinese understand the value of water reuse."
The GE water reuse survey indicates that approximately nine out of 10 Chinese residents are concerned with the water quality and the availability of clean water for future generations. Although large industries, agriculture, corporations, utilities and power companies were seen as most responsible for contributing an "extreme amount" or "quite a bit" to the region's water scarcity, Chinese people feel that it is important for all entities to take initiatives and responsibility to protect water resources. Approximately 90% of Chinese survey participants show a favorable attitude toward entities that choose to protect water resources or use recycled water. While the same trend was observed by those responding to the survey in Singapore, Americans did not show as strong a favorable view.
The majority of Chinese people agreed that protection of water resources (95%) and water scarcity (87%) are national issues and only 61% and 45%, respectively, view these as local issues. In line with these trends, the Chinese residents expect the national government to take the lead to resolve water scarcity issues and regard the decisions to protect the water resources as a top priority for the government.
"China's per-capita water resources represent only one-quarter of the world average. With rapid urbanization and industrialization, China will face increasing water challenges," said Liping Lin, marketing director, greater China — water and process technologies for GE Power & Water. "Thus, as mandated in China's 12th Five Year plan, the government is taking multiple, proactive measures to conserve water, recycle water and reduce pollution in order to build a sustainable, water-saving society."
China also ranks the highest, as compared to Singapore and the U.S., in understanding the connection between water and energy; as many as 93% of the Chinese people surveyed understand that water delivery is dependent on energy and that water is needed to generate energy. Similarly, Chinese residents believe that smart water management can help to more efficiently create and use energy, which will have a positive impact on the cost of the energy.


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Mathematics Department
What We Do:
Encourage students to channel their love of logic, patterns and problem-solving to make a difference in the world around them. Professors in the Mathematics Department won't simply tell students an answer – they help students discover how to find one themselves. Our classrooms, Math Lab and Math Project Room are hubs for learning, discussion, invention and creativity.
How We Stand Out:
- Experiential learning in the classroom.
- Opportunities for internships and faculty-mentored research prepare students for success in the competitive job market and/or advanced study in mathematics.
- State of the art Math Lab with high-tech computers equipped with the latest versions of Maple, Geometer's Sketchpad, Scientific Workplace and other math software.
- Small class sizes and student-oriented professors create a strong learning community.
- Broad course selection not offered at many other undergraduate institutions.
- Mathematics Major (B.S.) - Mathematics as a fundamental branch of science
- Mathematics Major (B.A.) - Mathematics as a liberal art
- Biomathematics Major - Mathematical modeling of biological phenomena
- Applied Mathematics Major - Mathematics motivated by various fields
- Mathematics Minor
Meet Our Faculty:
Discover professors who are passionate about their work in the Mathematics Department at The University of Scranton. Our faculty have a broad range of backgrounds, professional accolades and career experience. We come together to provide a well-rounded mathematics education for each and every student.
Just a few examples:
- Dr. Steven Dougherty and Dr. Maureen Carroll coauthored an article, "Tic-Tac-Toe on a Finite Plane," based on the game of tic-tac-toe. In 2005, they were awarded the Mathematical Association of America's Merten M. Hasse Prize.
- Specializing in differential geometry, Fr. John Levko is a Jesuit who holds a second doctorate in spirituality from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome.
- Dr. Kenneth Monks is a co-developer of Lurch, a word processor that can check your reasoning. A national award-winning coach of several math competition teams, he shares his love of problem solving, chaos and fractals, and mathematical proof theory in innovative ways to help students discover fun and joy in mathematics.
- Biomathematician Dr. Jason Graham draws connections between mathematical theory and other areas of science. He is currently working on mathematical representations of bone remodeling and injury response in articular cartilage.
Jennifer F. Vasquez, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chairperson
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University
Phone: 570-941-6113
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Maureen Carroll, Ph.D.
B.A., LaSalle University
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Phone: 570-941-6346
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Steven Dougherty, Ph.D.
B.S., The University of Scranton
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Phone: 570-941-6104
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Anthony Ferzola, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.A., Queens College
M.A., Ph.D., New York University
Phone: 570-941-4305
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Jason Graham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S., University of Houston
M.S., Southern Methodist University
M.S., University of Iowa
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Phone: 570-941-7491
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Jakub Jasinski, Ph.D.
M.S., Ph.D., University of Gdansk
Phone: 570-941-6102
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John Levko, S.J., SEOD, Ph.D.
B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
S.T.B., Gregorian University
M.A., John XXIII Institute, Maryknoll
S.E.O.L., S.E.O.D., Pontifical Oriental Institute
Phone: 570-941-7606
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Kenneth Monks, Ph.D.
B.S., The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Phone: 570-941-6101
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Jerry Muir, Ph.D.
B.A., M.A., State University of New York at Potsdam
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Phone: 570-941-6103
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Stacey Muir, Ph.D.
B.S., Rockhurst College
M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Phone: 570-941-6580
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Masood Otarod, Ph.D.
B.S., Pahlavi University
M.S., Sc.D., Columbia University
Phone: 570-941-7773
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Krzysztof Plotka, Ph.D.
M.S., University of Gdansk
Ph.D., West Virginia University
Phone: 570-941-6208
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Thomas Shimkus, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S., The University of Scranton
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Phone: 570-941-4493
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Zhongcheng (Bonnie) Xiong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S., Wuhan University
M.S., Ph.D., Lehigh University
Phone: 570-941-6157
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Inside the Classroom:
- Small classes, averaging between 10-20 students, for a personalized learning experience.
- Strong foundations in calculus and linear algebra.
- High-tech computers and applications designed for math students.
- Unique classes like Topics in Biomathematics, The Art of Problem Solving, Chaos and Fractals, and Coding Theory.
Student Research:
Students who show an early interest in higher mathematics have the opportunity to enroll in our Faculty Student Research Program (FSRP) or Honors Program.
Through FSRP or the Honors Program, students are exposed to an array of academic opportunities. From joint research with faculty members to authoring professional papers and presenting at national conferences, undergraduate research often leads to scholarships and other benefits in graduate schools.
What types of projects do students work on with faculty?
- Nathan Carter, Class of 1999, coauthored Lurch, a mathematical word processor that checks your reasoning, with Dr. Kenneth Monks. Many other students of Dr. Monks have published research under his direction.
- Samantha Baietti graduated from the Honors Program in 2009 having written the thesis Geometry of Solutions of a Differential Equation under the direction of Dr. Stacey Muir. Samantha gave a poster presentation of her work at the Joint Mathematics Meetings.
- Francis George received a President's Fellowship for Summer Research Award for 2014 for his research with Dr. Jakub Jasinski. This research explores locally contractive maps using Descriptive Set Theory techniques.
- Dr. Jason Graham mentored student presentations for a Mathematical Association of America meeting in 2014: A Mathematical Model of the Cardiovascular System by Joshua Jimenez, Mathematical Theory of Dynamic Task Allocation in Social Insects by Ivan Kent, and Mathematical Model of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation by Brittany Boribong.
Career Outcomes:
Approximately 40 percent of our math majors pursue graduate degrees while 60 percent choose to enter the job market immediately following graduation. You'll find Scranton graduates with a mathematics degree working in fields such as:
- Insurance
- Finance
- Computer Science
- Education
- Industrial Research Labs
- Statistical Data Institutions
- Transport & Logistics
- Public Administration
- Military Intelligence
- Business
- Medicine
- Law
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Formula 1 took this weekend off, so what was Ferrari driver Felipe Massa up to? Well, he wasn't flipping burgers on the grill or drinking beer by the pool. Not this Brazilian — he was too busy leading 964 Ferraris as they raced around the Silverstone Circuit in England.
The massive parade of prancing horses was aimed at beating an old Guinness Book record of 490 Ferraris that went around a Japanese track in 2008, Ferrari says. Led by Massa in a 458 Spider, the cavalcade of supercars obliterated the old record and served us up with some military-grade car porn.
Besides the obvious awesomeness of this act, the Ferrari procession also raised money for BEN, a British charity supporting people who have worked in the automotive industry and their families. We're all about a good time that supports a great cause, so our hat's off to the Ferrari owners who came to this.
And if you can't get enough of Ferraris whipping around Silverstone, then check out the parade of F40s from earlier this summer.
Tell us — which was your favorite Ferrari from this weekend's parade?
Photo/Video Credit: Sam Moores Photography, Schmee150!


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Behind the Scenes at Fort Collins Brewery, Fort Collins, CO
Your ticket into the secret world of boozemaking.
Fort Collins Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado was founded in 2003 when its current owners purchased defunct brewery H.C. Berger. In 2010, the brewery moved a mile down the road into a new and expansive space. (The original location is now rented out to fledgling saison-centric brewery, Funkwerks.)
Traditional German-style lagers have always been a mainstay of the brewery, two; Kidd Black Lager, an earthy schwarzbier, and Z Smoked Amber Lager, a rauchbier, are still popular year-round choices. But over the years, the brewery has greatly expanded its repertoire beyond German lagers. The herbaceous and bitter Rocky Mountain IPA and the tangy and quenching Tom's Pomegranate Wheat have both become popular core products. A raft of seasonal, specialty, and experimental beers are also brewed. Depending upon the season, you might come across anything from a sticky sweet wheat wine to a powerful and ashy imperial black IPA.
The new location has a bright and colorful tasting room, with many taps pouring core, seasonal, and experimental offerings. Bottled product, growlers to go, glassware, and other merchandise are offered as well as tasting flights and pints.
Another new addition to the Fort Collins Brewing Co. portfolio is a spacious beer-centric restaurant called Gravity Ten Twenty that's owned and operated by the brewery. Both the tasting room and restaurant offer great views of the working brewery.
Free brewery tours take place every Saturday, on the hour, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. No reservations are necessary. Can't make it to Colorado? Check out the brewery in the slideshow.
Fort Collins Brewery
1020 East Lincoln Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80524 (map) 970-472-1499; fortcollinsbrewery.com
About the Author: Lee Williams grew up in Bristol, England and now resides in Denver, Colorado. In 2009 he founded Hoptopia, a beer review website, iPhone and Android app. He is currently penning his first book, titled Beer Lover's Colorado; due for publication in October. You can follow him on Facebook or on Twitter at @Hoptopia.
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Report: Deputies at fault for releasing inmate
38-page report: 6 Brevard County jail workers held responsible
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – An internal investigation at the Brevard County Sheriff's Office reveals a series of mistakes that led to the murder of a local deputy.
According to a 38-page report, six people inside the Brevard County jail made mistakes that allowed a violent criminal to go free, and eventually murder Brevard County Deputy Barbara Pill.
The investigation shows nobody at the jail seemed to question when inmate Brandon Bradley claimed to be Keith Nelson. When Melbourne police arrested him in September 2011, Bradley used his brother's name, birthday and social security number to fool authorities into thinking he had a clean record.
Investigators said the six employees failed to do their jobs and allowed a violent criminal to slip out of jail.
Those held responsible for the mistakes include deputies Blaine Patterson, Carrie Newton, Brian Otto, and Loren Parrott, along with sergeants Clifford Ferguson and Darryl McCullough.
Investigators said the mistakes include a series of paperwork and documentation failures.
Months after Bradley's Oct. 2, 2011 release from jail, authorities said he shot and killed Pill.
According to the report, as inmates go into and leave the jail, they are fingerprinted more than once. Those fingerprints would have shown Bradley's true identity and his background.
Booking technicians April Hunter and Lisa Welliver were not punished. They were supposed to have seen a criminal alert that called Bradley a "Violent Felony Offender of Special Concern," but investigators could never prove Hunter and Welliver received the message.
Five days after Bradley left jail, Melbourne police said they figured out the identity mistake and called the jail to verify his identity through databases. However, after properly identifying Nelson as Bradley, the report states several jail officials never did anything about it.
Jail workers have since gone through several rounds of training to prevent future mistakes.
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Started by Dan (FlyingSpaghettiTroll). Last reply by Mike Lee Dec 25, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Given that atheist groups in Idaho aren't all that well published here (or elsewhere) I figured it wouldn't hurt to list a few. I hang around West Valley Free Thinkers for the most part (brace for…Continue
Started by Mike Lee Dec 24, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hey Everyone... I just wanted to let you know that there is an official "Idaho Atheists" group (active for 12 years) based in Boise, Idaho. The best way to connect is either through their website…Continue
Blackfoot seems awfully under-represented here. It seems that fellow atheists are either not sure of themselves or that they just wish to remain anonymous.
Atheists, agnostics, secularist, skeptics, humanists, freethinkers, brights, and unbelievers of all kinds united to say "AS IF!"
For many years I have read on various forums and I have heard over and over many people, including myself, wishing that there was an Atheist group in the Idaho Falls area.
Well now there is! Introducing AS-IF, Atheist Society of Idaho Falls. But in order to make this successful we need all you heathens in Idaho Falls and the surrounding areas to participate. Please contact us at email@example.com.
Please include your name and email address so we can contact you with upcoming events. Optionally you can include your phone number and mailing address as well.
You can also visit us on Facebook page "Atheist Society of Idaho Falls" and don't forget to give us (the ASIF page) a like!
Thanks for your participation,
Scott Musselman and Dan Henry
There are some Atheist groups in the Boise area. May I suggest that since our small group is spread out all over the state, that we use this forum to show links from our readings and comment on any Idaho groups, events, and ideas that we may individually have.
I did find myself laughing a bit at this article, and as I live in a household of 3 of us, we talk about Hank often.
There are additional articles on this page, but for some reason the absurdity of this one got me to chuckling.
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