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I don't think there are any lambs in this particular gathering, but it appears as if the lions may decide to, if not lie down together, at least make war another day.
Presidents Putin of Russia, Rouhani of Iran and Assad of Syria have been talking about a proposal to remove chemical weapons from Syria to Russia for several days now. I first read about this before the weekend, but didn't write about it because the sources were publications inside Russia that I didn't know anything about.
Haaretz, an Israeli news outlet, has also been running stories about it. The proposal became quasi official yesterday and today the New York Times wrote that President Obama has "tentatively embraced" the idea.
I expect that the war-promoting members of the press (which is a substantial portion of the press) will react to this with an analysis that President Obama has been "weak" and went to Congress "looking for a way out," etc. I want to say, in anticipation of that, that if this compromise works, a good portion of the reason why is that this president made the decision to involve the American people, through their representatives, in this debate.
I've been critical of this attempt to take this country into another unnecessary war from the outset. I expect that I am going to be equally critical of the inevitable future attempts to do the same thing. Our press has become a powerful lobby for armed intervention all over the globe. There is one cable news network in particular that never stops agitating for war. The place where they want this country to use armed force changes, but the demand that we do it is almost constant.
I am not a pacifist. I believe in self-defense.
I am most definitely a patriot. From the soles of my feet to the hair of my head, I am an American.
I believe without equivocation that if we do not take an honest and critical look at this situation, we are dooming ourselves. I'll write more about this, but we are spending ourselves into bankruptcy to finance a war machine that is out of touch with reality. Then, we are being sold on wars and "military actions" one right after the other to use it and justify it.
War has become our major industry.
This cannot go on if we are to survive. We need an economy that is based on manufacturing the goods and services of the people of this country, not an economy that is based on manufacturing weapons.
As I said in the title of this post, Don't stop Praying.
We are not out of the woods on this yet.
And the peacemakers in this situation are hardly peaceable people.
But it looks as if there is a real possibility that we will be able to avoid firing Tomahawk missiles at the people of Syria. There may even be a possibility that we can let them work out their own civil war without shedding American blood.
We need to continue praying for peace, and for our Christian brothers and sisters who are so very vulnerable in this war. I've read that President Assad has treated the Christian minority in Syria with tolerance and that the rebels have targeted Christian villages for attacks and attempts at forced conversions to Islam. Again, this information has come largely from the Russian press and the Russians have a stake in this war, so I've been slow to write about it.
But, the Christians in Syria who have contacted me have said much the same thing.
I am grateful to the Holy Father for his powerful leadership in this matter. I am also grateful to President Obama for making the decision to allow Congress to vote on it.
I hope that is a precedent-setting move that future presidents will take seriously.
Don't stop praying. It appears to be working.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Why wait on Washington to fix the economy when there's Wal-Mart?
NEW YORK (AP) — Why wait on Washington to fix the economy when there's Wal-Mart?
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the biggest private employer in the U.S. with 1.4 million workers here, said Tuesday that it is rolling out a three-part plan to help jumpstart the sluggish U.S. economy.
The plan includes hiring more than 100,000 veterans in the next five years, spending $50 billion to buy more American-made merchandise in the next 10 years and helping its part-time workers move into full-time positions sooner.
The move comes as Wal-Mart attempts to bolster its reputation, which has been hit in the past year by an alleged bribery scandal in Mexico and a deadly fire at a Bangladesh factory that supplies clothes to the company. Wal-Mart, which often is criticized for its low-paying jobs and buying habits in the U.S., said it's plan aims to highlight career opportunities in the retail industry, which supports one in four jobs in the country. The company's plan could have an impact on the U.S. economy: With $444 billion in annual revenue, if Wal-Mart were a country, it would rank among the largest economies in the world.
"We've developed a national paralysis that's driven by all of us waiting for someone else to do something," Bill Simon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart's U.S. business, said Tuesday at an annual retail industry convention in New York. "The beauty of the private sector is that we don't have to win an election, convince Congress or pass a bill to do what we think is right. We can simply move forward, doing what we know is right."
At the center of Wal-Mart's plan is a pledge to hire veterans, many of who have come home from Afghanistan and Iraq are had a particularly hard time finding jobs. The unemployment rate for veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan stood at 10.8 percent in December, compared with the overall unemployment rate of 7.8 percent.
Wal-Mart said it plans to hire every veteran who wants a job and has been honorably discharged in the first 12 months of active duty. The program, which will start on Memorial Day, will include jobs mostly in Wal-Mart's stores or in its Sam's Club locations. Some will be at its headquarters, based in Bentonville, Ark. or the company's distribution centers.
Dave Tovar, a Wal-Mart spokesman, said Wal-Mart hasn't worked out the details but it will "match up the veterans' experience and qualifications." Simon, who served in the Navy, said that veterans have "a record of performance under pressure."
"They're quick learners, and they're team players. These are leaders with discipline, training, and a passion for service. There is a seriousness and sense of purpose that the military instills, and we need it today more than ever," he said.
Wal-Mart said First Lady Michelle Obama, who spearheaded a White House drive to encourage businesses to hire veterans, has expressed an interest through her team in working with Wal-Mart and with the rest of the business community on this initiative.
In the next several weeks, Simon said the White House will meet with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and major U.S. employers to encourage businesses to make commitments to train and employ American's returning veterans. The first lady on Tuesday called Wal-Mart's announcement "historic."
"We all believe that no one who serves our country should have to fight for a job once they return home," she said in a statement. "Wal-Mart is setting a groundbreaking example for the private sector to follow."
In addition to hiring veterans, Wal-Mart said that it will spend $50 billion to buy more products made in the U.S. over the next 10 years. According to data from Wal-Mart's suppliers, items that are made, sourced or grown in the U.S. account for about two-thirds of the company's spending on products for its U.S. business.
Wal-Mart said that it plans to focus on buying more in areas such as sporting goods, fashion basics, storage products, games and paper products. The commitment comes as economics are changing for making goods overseas. Labor costs are rising in Asia, while oil and transportation costs are high and increasingly uncertain.
Simon, Wal-Mart's CEO, said that a few of the company's manufacturers have told Wal-Mart that they have defined the "tipping points" at which manufacturing abroad will no longer make sense for them. Simon cited one supplier called 1888 Mills, which made most of its towels overseas, but had an underutilized factory in Griffin, Georgia.
Wal-Mart said it worked with the supplier on a couple of innovations and now the U.S. factory is hiring again. The towels made in the U.S. will be in 600 of its stores this spring, and another 600 stores in by the fall. The towels' label will say "Made Here."
The final piece of Wal-Mart's plan is to help part-time Wal-Mart workers transition into full-time employment if they so desire. Simon said that about 75 percent of its store management start as hourly associates, and their average pay is $50,000 to $170,000 a year.
"There are some fundamental misunderstandings out there about retail jobs, and we need to do better at explaining the opportunities we offer," he said.

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Despite a failed drug test and one-year suspension, James Irvin (15-8) is heading overseas to fight light-heavyweight champion Mamed Khalidov (21-4-2) in the headliner of next week's KSW 15 event.
Officials today announced the title fight, which takes place March 19 in Warsaw, Poland.
Irvin recently was pulled from a Shark Fights 14 co-headliner and rematch with Houston Alexander due to his alleged used of the steroid epitrenbolone at December's Tachi Palace Fights 7 event.
The California State Athletic Commission fined Irvin $2,500 and suspended him one year (retroactive to Dec. 3) due to the failed test. He has the right to appeal, and since U.S. athletic commission have virtually no reach overseas, can compete outside of the country.
Irvin suffered a loss this past August to Igor Pokrajac that brought about his UFC pink slip. His most recent fight at "Gladiator Challange: Young Guns 4" ended in controversy when he threw an illegal knee at Mike Crisman that brought a no-contest conclusion. Prior to that, Jorge Oliveira submitted him in the Tachi Palace Fights 7 fight. He's 1-4 (with one no-contest) in his past six fights.
Khalidov, who originally was slated to fight Matt Lindland and then Thales Leites before the Irvin booking, is 18-1-2 over since an early-career loss in 2005. The only defeat during the stretch came to World Victory Road/Sengoku middleweight Jorge Santiago, whom Khalidov bested a fight earlier in a non-title affair. Khalidov's past four wins all have come via knockout, including a "Sengoku: Soul of Fight" victory over Yuki Sasaki in December.
In other KSW 15 action, onetime Bellator heavyweight Rogent Lloret (9-2-1) meets Karol Bedorf (6-1), and UFC/PRIDE/Strikeforce vet Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (10-8) takes on light heavyweight Jan Blachowicz (12-2). The eight-man KSW tournaments also conclude with lightweights Maciej Gorski (10-4) vs. Niko Puhakka (21-11) and welterweights Aslambek Saidov (9-2) vs. Ruben Crawford (8-1).
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Rhode Islanders tell you what they think about CurrentCare.
"At Governor Street, we are convinced that using CurrentCare will allow more effective and efficient medical care for our patients. As my patients' primary care provider, it is critical that I have access to the medical care they have received from others within the health care system. By being able to replace outdated and unsecured fax machines and paper mail, CurrentCare is both more secure and more efficient than previous systems. CurrentCare is a valuable technology that has already provided value to my patients and to me as a healthcare provider."
Thomas A Bledsoe MD, FACP
University Medicine
Providence, RI
"CurrentCare is a great tool. A key to its success is patient enrollment. So, it is just a matter of getting people signed up. At Gateway, we are actively enrolling patients. I'd say 90% of the patients I see are encouraged to sign on and are on board. I am an advocate of CurrentCare and think its benefits are great."
Sajid Choudhry, MD
Gateway Health Care, Inc.
Johnston, RI
"Hospital follow-up is already a lot easier. We now get rapid notification from the hospitals when a patient is discharged. No longer do we rely on inconsistent faxes. My staff is able to quickly contact patients regarding hospital follow-up, and lab results are readily available through the CurrentCare system. My staff is finding CurrentCare easy to use. Of course, the system only works if the patient opts in. We have intensified our process to recruit patients to sign up for the system. My staff assists patients in filling out the forms, so that the patient needs only to sign."
Gregory Steinmetz, MD
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Associates in Primary Care Medicine
Warwick, RI
"At Women & Infants Hospital, CurrentCare has proven valuable by providing the current, complete healthcare record for our high-risk patients. It provides up to date information about care received from other providers, pharmacies and facilities across the state. CurrentCare provides value to my high risk patients and to me as a health care provider and medical director of a multidisciplinary health care team caring for a vulnerable population of infants and children."
Betty Vohr, MD
Medical Director
Neonatal Follow-up Program
Professor of Pediatrics
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Women & Infants Hospital
Providence, RI
"Within days of beginning to use CurrentCare Viewer, we had an emergency care situation where a patient was unable to tell EMTs what medications she was taking. The EMTs were able to quickly look up the patient's medication list in CurrentCare and were then able to make better informed care decisions on the spot."
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In theory, the ultra-conservative, country club-going fictional town of Chatswin, N.Y., seems worlds away from the controversial, tongue-in-cheek humor of Saturday Night Live. However, thanks to the magic of Suburgatory, suburbia and Stage 8H don't feel so far apart after all.
Since debuting last year, the ABC family comedy has welcomed several SNL vets into the fold, including Ana Gasteyer, Chris Parnell and Jay Mohr. The trend continues this season with the upcoming introduction of Tim Meadows as Malik's dad and — on Wednesday's Halloween episode (9:30/8:30c on ABC) — Rachel Dratch guest-stars as Paula, Sheila Shay's (Gasteyer) childhood rival, aka "The Witch of East Chatswin."
"Paula doesn't conform to plastic surgery and everything about image, so the town naturally assumes she's a witch," says Dratch, a self-proclaimed fan of the show.
Suburgatory scoop: SNL vet Rachel Dratch to lock horns with Sheila Shay
Suburgatory's ties to 30 Rockefeller Center stem back to the pilot when Gasteyer was cast as George's nosy neighbor Sheila. "We knew the part was a little bit underwritten. I talked to Ana and I said, 'Listen, if the show winds up going, I promise that we will find more for you to do than just stand outside and water your flowers," creator and executive producer Emily Kapnek says. "Luckily enough, when the show came to fruition, we really were able to do exactly what we promised."
This included casting fellow SNL vet Parnell as Sheila's loving (read: whipped) husband Fred. Before working together live from New York every Saturday night, Gasteyer and Parnell had also overlapped at the Groundlings, where they portrayed, among other characters, an uptight married couple not too far from the Shays. "We've been playing a version of this weird suburban couple for all these years and now we're old enough to play them for real," Parnell says with a laugh.
Suburgatory's adoption drama: When will Ryan learn the truth? Can he win Tessa over?
Reuniting former castmates from the long-running late-night sketch show might seem like a no-brainer to some, but both Gasteyer and Parnell say this has not always been the case in Hollywood. "In the past, I've heard this idea expressed that you don't want too many SNL people on a show — that that's not a good thing," Parnell says.
Such is hardly the case on Suburgatory. "It's not like we designed these roles for these actors necessarily, but there's just so much love and affection for the sort of comedic talent that [SNL] has had in its ranks," Kapnek says. "Any time you have people who are comfortable and have a history of working together, you have an instant chemistry, and that was really evident in every time we've recruited any of those people to come aboard."
Suburgatory scoop: SNL vet Tim Meadows visit Chatswin
Adds Dratch: "You have this shorthand that I don't know where else you could find it because you've been through the whole thing of live TV together and you spend so much time writing together."
Besides giving the actors someone familiar to work with, casting SNL grads means the writers are already well-versed in those cast members' wide-range of skills, like musical numbers à la Gasteyer and Parnell, the latter of whom will lend his voice to the neighborhood's new dad band later this season. "We know what they're capable of, so it's about finding unique ways to make that work in our world and getting to write to that," Kapnek says. "We love the idea of what started off initially as the most sane, average family is actually one of the weirdest."
That weirdness includes seeing the Shays, particularly Sheila, go all out for every local town event, whether it be dressing up as Cinderella as part of an elaborate Mother's Day gift or donning a cat costume for the annual fall talent show. Gasteyer notes that the show's constant costume changes are not unlike SNL. "A lot of the show is artificial because it's making fun of a world that cares a lot about the surface. What you wear and how you present yourself and the commitment to frivolous adventure is really important on this show," Gasteyer says. "They're rich and bored so they do a lot of make-em-ups and dress-ups and that's what ends up being really funny about the world."
Since Suburgatory began, Gasteyer and Parnell have both been promoted to series regulars, and it sounds like there's no shortage of roles for other SNL alums hoping to pay a visit to the 'burbs. "The plan was always to try and populate the world of Chatswin with just really strong comedic actors," Kapnek says. "I think it's hard to find roles that allow actors to access all that stuff, but because we have this satirical element with the suburbs and we get to do this heightened sense, it's just a perfect landscape to play."
Suburgatory airs Wednesdays at 9:30/8:30c on ABC.


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Crew coaches to learn more about expanded replay
PHOENIX -- Brewers manager Ron Roenicke is looking forward to meeting with other managers and club officials in Scottsdale on Monday afternoon with representatives from Major League Baseball, who will shed more light on the expanded replay system being instituted this season.
Roenicke is very eager to hear details of the challenge system, which to this point has been discussed only in broad terms. He plans to have one coach on his staff, probably John Shelby, serve as the point man on choosing when to challenge, but has held off setting firm plans until hearing from MLB precisely how the system will work.
"I'm not uncomfortable about the [pending rules changes governing home plate collisions], but I'm uncomfortable about the replay," Roenicke said. "You know, you've got enough to focus on with what's going on out there, and to have to worry about all this stuff with the replay, and what to challenge and what not to… I enjoy managing games, not umpiring."
Make no mistake: Roenicke believes it is entirely appropriate for the league to expand instant replay.
"I don't think that you have to go to a challenge [system], but I think replay is here and it should be here," Roenicke said. "We've got all this camera work and this technology; we should be using it. I just don't know if a challenge system in baseball is the way to do that, but we'll see."
Monday's meeting is at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, the spring home of the D-backs and Rockies. Extra cameras were installed there last year so the replay system could be tested during the Arizona Fall League.
Even when he gains a full understanding of how the system will work, Roenicke will have to discuss with his coaches a philosophy of when to challenge a call.
"According to what they tell us about how many plays are missed in games, it really doesn't come up as often as you think it does," Roenicke said. "So I think we have to kind of feel our way through this and figure out, is it best to just challenge a play when it happens, regardless of whether it's in the first inning, regardless of whether there's two outs and nobody on base?"
Shelby, bench coach Jerry Narron, general manager Doug Melvin and assistant GM Gord Ash are among the other Brewers officials set to attend Monday's meeting.


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Vizio debuts its first Windows 8 tablet, an 11-inch slate with a 1080p display, AMD processor
After breaking into the PC market last year, it was only a matter of time before Vizio released its first Windows 8 tablet. The company just announced the Vizio Tablet PC, an 11-inch slate running full Windows (i.e., none of this RT business). What's interesting is the combination of specs here: on the one hand, it packs a dual-core, 1GHz AMD Z60 chip, making it the only Windows 8 tablet we know of with an AMD processor inside. At the same time, it rocks a 1080p display -- not the sort of resolution you'd expect to find on a low-power tablet with a Z-series or Intel Atom CPU. Also, like the rest of Vizio's PCs, this has a Microsoft Signature software install, with zero bloatware. Otherwise, the specs are pretty standard: 2GB of RAM, 64GB of solid-state storage, a 2-megapixel front camera and micro-HDMI / micro-USB ports. Vizio hasn't announced pricing or exact availability just yet, but we hope to get hands-on with this thing very, very soon.
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cotton mercerised 10/2ne: 5 green yellow: 1.5oz
8,450 m/kg / 4,200 yds/lb
15 wpc / 38 wpi
The aptly named Tubular Spectrum colour range is a set of 20 yarns in a spectrum of colours based on Albert Munsell's colour system. They are perfect for colour gamps and colour studies of all kinds - in fact, they were originally designed for that purpose.
Tubular Spectrum is complimented by Grey Matter - consisting of black, white, and five shades of grey which are wonderful to highlight, or tone down, colours with.
The Tints and Tones collection was created to compliment the Tubular Spectrum range - six soft or deep shades to fill in the gaps.
Being American yarns, they are usually described with the ply after the count.
A plus for users of Fiberworks-PCW weaving software is that the Tubular Spectrum colour palette is contained within the programme.
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Recipe from Summer Garcia of Enid, Okla.
Prep Time: 3-4 min
Total Time: 7-8 min
4 cans of cocktail fruit
1 container of cool whip
1/2 cup of walnuts or pecans
2 packages of koolaid (any flavor cherry or strawberry is best)
1. Drain the fruit, then mix fruit and coolwhip in bowl.
2. Add the nuts and koolaid and mix. Refrigerate 30 minutes to an hour to chill and mix the flavors.
Yield: 6-8 servings
Comments: Can use fresh fruit also. This is a yummy, recipe especially for the kids.
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Be it board games or their electronic spin-offs – here's the place where you can read the latest news about all of our new games!
January 4, 2011
White Glove Demo for "Domaine"
Learn how to play "Domaine" with the glover - in Mayfair Games' latest "White Glove" game demo. [Follow this link to see the video demonstration]> …
December 30, 2010
Board Game Classic "Catan" for Android
After the big success in Apple's App Store, Catan will also become available for Android this spring. Android players will be able to build and trade on the go, to compete for the most settlements, the Longest Road and the Largest Army - to become the Lord of Catan! In addition to the basic scenario "The First Island", the game will also feature the soon available "Seafarers" Expansion with various scenarios and an extensive campaign. …
November 22, 2010
White Glove Demo for "Settlers of America"
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November 15, 2010
The Rivals for Catan™ is hitting store shelves!
The Rivals for Catan™ have hit store shelves a couple of days ago! This two-player card game is the perfect way for two players to compete for the control of Catan in under an hour. [Please click here for more details.]> …
October 29, 2010
The Rivals Introduce Themselves
In September, we informed you that the Catan game "The Rivals for Catan" for 2 players had been published. In the meantime, we have received many inquiries from interested players who wanted to take a look at the cards so lovingly designed by Michael Menzel. In addition to that, this list containing the cards of the Theme Sets is really helpful for those who want to prepare for the Theme Games. In compliance with this request, we have provided an overview including all expansion cards, event cards, and action cards of the game for free download here on our website. Click here to download the PDF file. …
October 25, 2010
Seafarers Expansion for iPhone/iPad – apply for the Beta!
Development of "Catan – The Seafarers" for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad has entered the final stage: Exozet Games and USM Publishing invite you to apply for the Beta. You don't have to wait until the official release: Apply now and be one of the first to have a closer look at the Beta of "Catan – The Seafarers" for iPhone and iPad! …
October 19, 2010
"The Rivals for Catan™" in the Catan Online World!
The brand new Catan game "The Rivals for Catan™" is available in the Catan Online World before it hits shelves later this year! "The Rivals for Catan™" is the comprehensive reworked re-release of the popular Catan Card Game. The updated game offers a big variety of game play, including: an Introductory Game, three Theme Sets and the exciting Duel Mode! …
September 29, 2010
"Catan HD" for iPad now available in the App Store!
As of today, "Catan HD" for Apple iPad is available for US$ 4.99! Please click here to be taken directly to the App Store! Like with its predecessor for the iPhone and the iPod touch, up to four players can play locally against each other. Of course, savvy computer opponents are available as well. …
August 20, 2010
New Catan Videos: Microsoft Surface and Mayfair White Glove
On YouTube, you can find a couple of new videos that are well worth watching: On one hand there are two new presentations about "The Settlers of Catan" on the Microsoft® Surface® Table, and there are three new "White Glove" demos by Mayfair Games about the Catan Base Game, the "Seafarers" Expansion, "Cities & Knights" Expansion, and the "Traders & Barbarians" Expansion. …
August 4, 2010
Prof Easy's Quick Guide - Settlers of America - Trails to Rails
Our good old friend Professor Easy is doing the honors once more: He explains to you the nuts and bolts of Klaus Teuber's latest game "The Settlers of America – Trails to Rails". [Click here to be taken to the Quick Guide for "Settlers of America"] [Click here to read more about about "Settlers of America"] [Click here to buy "Settlers of America"]> …


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2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt - Paid in Fuel
Zac Freeman plans on beating his '01 Bullit like it owes him money
Zac Freeman was wheeling a $2,000 Fox Mustang when he graduated from welding school. Of course, once we graduate we all hope to land a paying gig, and that's exactly what panned out for Zac.
With a new gig, he was ready for a Mustang upgrade. "I saw that a local guy had this car for sale," speaking about the Bullitt you see here. "I didn't really care for green cars," Zac says, "but for some reason, I had to have it." The seller was the original owner, but it seems like he wasn't a true Bullitthead since Zac says the car, "didn't run for crap and the paint had been severely neglected—but I still had to have it."
Truthfully, Zac didn't know anything about Bullitts, and quite frankly, he didn't care. "I bought it, and that's when it began."
It being the transformation of a Bullitt that went from not running for crap to what you see here. Quite the jump, right?!
Zac wasn't used to owning a nice Mustang, and he had never really cared about what his car's paint looked like, but after a few weeks with the Bullitt, he was really bummed about the paint's condition. His friend Joe, however, assured him it could be rescued.
"I didn't really believe we could make it look all that much better," Zac says, "but I was willing to let him try." Joe was right, and after a few detailing sessions, Zac says the car "looked so much better." Joe told Zac as long as he took care of washing the car properly between details, it would continue to be nice.
Keeping it looking good, Zac added minor mods to the Bullitt to improve its driveability. That made the car more enjoyable, which is the goal for all of us. Zac took lots of road trips, did a lot of street racing, and overall just enjoyed being a hooligan in the Bullitt. All that came to an end when he hurt the engine while racing a friend and his nitrous'd '99 Cobra. Though Zac won the battle, he lost the war.
The Bullitt sat with a broken engine and transmission for over a year before Zac found the motivation to rebuild her. Patterson Racing built a 12:1 pump-gas, nitrous engine, to which Zac added a good 3650 five-speed manual transmission. Zac then installed the most hidden nitrous kit anyone had ever seen—or not seen.
"I raced the crap out of the car for the next year," Zac says. He only made one pass with the 3650, stock suspension, and nitrous. To maintain the hustle, he only sprayed it through First and Second gear, running an 11.62 at 118 mph with a 1.56 60-foot time. This was with a 150-shot.
"I then decided it was time to get more serious," Zac tells us. Out came the 3650, and in went a built 4R70W automatic with a manual valvebody, trans brake, and high-stall converter. The stock suspension pieces came out, exchanged for aftermarket tubular replacements. Weight was taken out of the car, and the nitrous hit was upped to a 235-shot. "Holy cow, it was fast," Zac enthused.
He took the Bullitt to a big street racing event around Kansas City, and was shocked at how well the car worked and how fast it was. Why haven't I done this sooner, Zac asked himself. He also fell in love with the automatic, and as a stick driver, that was probably hard for him to admit. However, after too many hits of the sauce, that engine decided it was done.
"When I took it out this time, I knew it was time to make some big changes," Zac says. He tore the engine apart, stripping everything from the engine compartment.
Zac had never wired anything. He'd never made brake lines, never made AN hoses, never built an engine, never done a set of 8.8 gears—none of that stuff. "I had no idea what I was getting myself into," he said. "I just knew what I wanted to end up with, and what I was fed up with in my engine bay."
Racing a nitrous car, he was used to pulling plugs, but number four was always a pain. "There was just so much stuff in that area," Zac says. Wiring, vacuum lines, heater core lines—he wanted it gone. "I also hated looking at the hydroboost," Zac says. He felt it took up too much room and there was no way to make it look good. He believed ABS was a joke with big n' littles, anyway. It was all just extra weight to Zac, and it had to go.
"It honestly snowballed," Zac says. "I really didn't intend on it ending up the way it did when I started," he adds.
Zac started taking everything out, cutting, splicing, soldering, heat-shrinking, hiding wires, "I became a monster." He can't imagine how many hours he has in the wiring alone. He hid the brake lines, the Hurst roll control solenoid, the fuel pressure regulator, vacuum lines, and boost controller solenoids. "I hid it all inside the fenders," Zac added.
He even did the well-known coolant mod and hid everything underneath the intake, along with the coolant temperature sensor. "I didn't want to see any of it."
Then he turned his attention to the engine. The one that came out of the car had blown out piston ring lands, a blown head gasket, a torched head, a burnt valve, and more. He had the cylinder head fixed and scrambled to find a set of pistons for $200.
Zac took the pistons to Patterson Racing to have the skirts ceramic coated and have them order a set of rings for them.
Once he had everything ready, Zac went to work putting it all back together. Remember, Zac had never built an engine before, so it was a learning experience. He had a buddy check his work, but Zac did it all. Once he was ready, a couple friends helped install the engine and transmission into the car.
Everyone asks you how you're feeling before you fire it for the first time. It's not really a feeling of excitement at all. "I was terrified," Zac said. Anyone who's not an expert feels that way, trust me. Zac was no different, but he still had to finish the wiring, and he had a turbo kit to install, as well.
That's right, Zac traded in the bottle for a little boost. "There were a couple of hiccups that day," Zac said of the day he got the Bullitt running. There are always hiccups when doing it yourself, but he drove it home that day.
Initially, the Bullitt featured a 78mm Turbonetics with a 3-inch exhaust to the rear axle with a single muffler.
"It was fun," Zac says. "I can't even tell you how much fun! It would kill the tires from all speeds ... and I mean all speeds," he adds.
But as we all know, the fun only lasts so long until we attract the wrong kind of attention.
Zac had a friend riding with him who happened to own a 9-second Fox. Zac wanted to know how his car compared to that 9-second Fox. On a deserted road at 3 a.m., Zac and his buddy head out for a little butt-dyno run.
"I roll into it at 60 mph, it hazes the tires, spinning, but still motivated forward and rolling out. I lock the converter up at 100 mph, and it really starts to skate. My friend grabs the sides of his seat and is now hanging on," Zac explained.
Turns out, someone else was out at 3 a.m., too. "That's when I saw the cop sitting on the side of the highway running radar. Crap! I go ahead and pull over before he even gets turned around."
While sitting there waiting to see if he just gets a ticket, or taken to jail, his friend had some uplifting words. "Well, the good news is, it's friggin' fast!"
Zac drove the car with that combination for a while, but if the power he had was good, more was better. After searching but failing to score a billet wheel 7675, he came upon a deal for a Precision 88mm turbo. He jumped on it, but since the 88 was larger, it was like shoving 10 pounds of crap into a 5-pound bag. He was able to make everything fit, but "boy was it tight," as Zac says.
Then came the exhaust. With the previous arrangement, it was loud. Zac felt like he had been to a concert every time he drove the car.
"I had become infatuated with the idea of a front-bumper-exit exhaust," Zac says. If the Bullittheads don't hate Zac at this point, they definitely do now. He couldn't have been happier, though, and he could actually carry on a conversation in the car ... without pulling over on the side of the road, but we digress.
On a Mustang Dyno and with the mass air meter pegged before Zac could even look at the boost controller, the Bullitt put down 680 hp and 542 lb-ft of torque. With a little more fine-tuning, the car made 780 hp and 621 torque on a Dynojet. For the Kansas City event, though, the Bullitt had other plans. An electrical gremlin reared its ugly head. It took Zac a week to get over it and tear into the car for repairs. Once he did, Zac drove the Bullitt daily for a while, "beating on it like it owed me money," Zac says.
Speaking of money, Zac didn't go to jail that fateful night, He just received a ticket for a 118 mph in a 60. "I felt thankful he clocked me while I was on the brakes."
|Tech Specs
|2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt
|Engine and Drivetrain
|Factory Iron
|Factory Bullitt
|RPM H-beam w/ ARP 2000 rod bolts
|Diamond Racing, Patterson Racing-coated
|Anderson Ford Motorsport N42 w/ Ford GT valvetrain, Pacaloy 1213 valve-springs
|Cylinder Heads:
|PI, Patriot Stage 2
|Intake Manifold:
|Edelbrock Victor Jr. w/ a sheetmetal elbow, a BBK Performance 75mm throttle body, and an HPX mass-air meter
|Power Adder:
|Precision PT88 single-turbo w/ On3 Performance intercooler
|Fuel System:
|Factory fuel pump w/ 2-gallon surge tank featuring 3 GSL392 inline pumps (two pumps are boost- referenced), Edelbrock fuel rails, and Siemens Deka 80-lb/hr injectors
|Full-manual Roduner Racing-built 4R70W w/transbrake, Precision Industries converter, B&M Racing, and Performance Products shifter
|8.8-in w/ '03-'04 Cobra 31-spline differential, Moser Engineering 31-spline axles, and 3.55 gears
|Engine Management:
|Stock computer, SCT XCal3
|Factory w/ Auto Meter, AEM wideband, and Speed of Sound pillar pod
|Suspension and Chassis
|Front Suspension
|Team Z Motorsports tubular
|Team Z Motorsports tubular
|Strange Engineering single-adjustable
|Hypercoil 12-200
|Modified Mustang GT by Roduner Racing
|Champion Cap5, 15x31⁄2-in
|Continental 165/85
|Rear Suspension
|Strange Engineering single-adjustable
|Factory Mach 1
|Control Arms:
|Tubular non-adjustable w/ antiroll bar
|Factory Bullitt
|Champion Cap5, 15x10-in
|Hoosier QuickTime Pro, 28x11-1⁄2-in
Horse Sense
Zac Freeman has a few people to thank in his journey to these pages. "Most of all, my parents, Bryan and Phyllis Freeman. Without them, nothing I've done would be possible," Zac says.


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The Fan Favorite from last week is this fun dresser-turned-tv-stand shared by Two Twenty-One. Great idea!
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Dockwalk.com Forum
Medical - Ask Dr. Ken
Hello Dr Ken!
A few months ago, swiming, I've strongly touched a jellyfish. In that touch I felt like an electrical discharge. didn't worried about that, some burning sensation. The thing is that 3\5 months after it still have a dry skin effect and when cold it gets burn effect... Can you help me with some knowledge about procedures after jellyfish contacts?
Thank you
Dear Salvador
Jellyfish stings can very occasionally cause nerve problems resulting in weakness or numbness that can persist for weeks or months and sometimes can also cause a permanent skin discoloration or scarring at the site of the sting. It sounds like your symptoms may be more sensory than motor and could gradually improve with time but I advise you see a doctor where you are.
On the question about procedures after jellyfish contacts, I devoted our monthly column to this in "The Islander", a yachting publication here in Mallorca – you can check it out under "Articles" (Sep 2007) on our website www.clubdemarmedical.com
This deals with some procedures in the immediate aftermath of the sting – for next time!!!!?? There doesn´t seem an easy way out but the severity can be reduced.
: ) That's great!!!!! Crazy man to touch one on purpose!! I was surfing, and wile swiming, bhaam, it one very strongly, my hand in the midle of that thing, " live waters". But..., let it for latter!!
Dr Ken , thank you! I've been putting some cream the pharmacy gave me, and it improve a lot!!! It's a lot better now!! It has been dry skin\scarr but it changed with salt water and cold.
We set sail at 0000 friday night 5ºc and at 1000 my hand in the sting spot was allmost with stripes of blood, you know, and with that I got scared !!!
Now I believe it's almost cured. I tooked some pics but can't put them in here... I'll update them!!
Once again, Thank you
Thank you for your responses. I'm a very lucky person!!! Apparently this kind of jelly fish can do severe damages, depending in the size of Bite, how deep, and, the allergical reactions of each different individual.
Amazing. They leave a kind of sting in the flesh and the poison can stay there for months. In my case, it reacts, oppening wounds, when in contact with sea water (!!!!!) Amazing nature working, for it would paralise\kill it's enemies!!
Also learnned that if you get a sting by one, the best on the spot is to soak the venom, with baking pouder or some bicarbonat sodium ( don't know the translation) or with alcool.
I'm getting better now, I've put some "curtisone" and now what is working , is to make a paste with marine salt and water!!!
Be very carefull, this things can kill!
Fair winds


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Palouse Zen Community is a Buddhist lay group practicing in the Zen and Mindfulness traditions. Our contact email is email@example.com. We are a non-profit organization located at 106 E. Third Street, Suite 2A, Moscow, Idaho. Our membership consists of people who come together to practice in a way consistent with Zen Buddhist practice and also practice in the Mindfulness tradition.
We offer orientation to meditation, zazen (sitting meditation) - on Thursday evenings, group book/dharma discussion - one morning each week and periodic single and multi-day retreats.


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Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we'd provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Stuart Miller's home-building company is making unprecedented profits in 2011 despite a rough housing market.
Stuart Miller
Category: Originator
Company: Lennar
Industry: Construction
What Made Him Haute: Lennar, which was founded in 1954 by Stuart's father, is a building company that does more than just construct homes; it creates communities. Miller, who serves as president and CEO of Lennar Corporation, learned the family business from his father, the company's founder. Miller joined the ranks after he returned from Harvard and began helping to propel Lennar into one of the largest home construction companies in the country.
What Makes Him Haute Now: Using his years of experience and entrepreneurial wisdom, Stuart Miller's company, the third largest homebuilder in the nation, has been able to beat Wall Street's estimates of its growth, with shares increasing 8 percent in mid-trading last quarter. Miller predicted that his company would make profit even if the economy did not strengthen. His confidence is due to careful planning and strategic building, which means knowing where to build and for whom. Thanks to Miller's business sense, the shares of his rivals have also increased in value, which in turn helps grow the economy.
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Published On : Aug 04, 2011
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Honda Crosstour 2012
Beginning with the MY 2012, the Accord Crosstour is renamed to just "Crosstour", dropping the word Accord in the front. However, the front of the new Crosstour is still very much like the best selling Honda Accord Sedan! Available in two trim levels, the Crosstour EX and EX-L, the crosstour comes standard with 3.5L V6 engine that has the power of 271 horses and a max torque of 254 lb-ft. The average EPA rating for city/highway/combined fuel economy is 18/27/21 mpg respectively. Check out further details and the list of new features available in the Crosstour 2012 after the jump.


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Louise is the person who engraves the champions' names on the Stanley Cup. Each September, after the winning team has passed it from player to player, she collects the Stanley Cup and takes it to her studio at Boffey Promotions in Montreal. Through the year, Boffey Promotions does all manner of metal engraving, from jewellery to watches to special corporate gifts, but in the month of September, Louise St. Jacques, who is a partner in the business, knows that she will have but one focus the Stanley Cup.
"I started working at Boffey Promotions part-time. I was getting trained while I was going to university," stated the delightful engraver, who laughed and continued, "I got so good, they had to hire me!"
There have been just four official engravers of the Stanley Cup through its glorious history. "Doug (Boffey)'s father, Eric, used to be the official supplier for the NHL," explained Louise. "On his father's retirement, Doug didn't want to get into the family business, so the work was given to Mr. Peterson." Carl Peterson was the first to officially engrave the Stanley Cup, followed by his son Arno. "When Mr. Peterson died (in 1977), the contract changed hands and they gave it back to Doug, who had changed his mind and decided to continue his father's business. Boffey has been engraving the Stanley Cup for around twenty-five years." Doug Boffey engraved the Cup for a number of years, a role that now rests in the capable hands of Louise St. Jacques.
The process is fascinating, but nerve-wracking for Louise, who insists on working without anyone nearby. "When we get the Cup, we remove all the bands," she explained. "I work only with the band, not the cylinder." The Stanley Cup is carefully disassembled, separating the bowl, the neck and the five rows of rings that make up the body of the trophy. The Cup is hollow, but has a cylindrical foundation that keeps the trophy sturdy through months of carrying, traveling and being passed from celebrant to celebrant.
The band being engraved is clamped onto a circular jig that creates a steel background for stamping. Special hammers of different weights are used to strike against a letter-punch to sink each letter into the silver. "They give me at least a week to do the engraving. It's very stressful -- you don't want to make a mistake. I don't want to hear the phone ring or have anybody come by while I'm engraving the Stanley Cup" Louise works for ninety minutes, and then takes a break. Each name takes approximately a half hour to inscribe. "I just do a little bit at a time," she admitted. "The entire Cup takes around ten hours, but that's not continuous."
Louise uses a small hammer and series of letter stamps to inscribe each name, plus a line held with a piece of metal to keep the names as straight and level as possible. She adds, "Each letter is done individually. I rely on my eyesight to make sure that the letters are spaced all the same."
That leaves the bottom ring of the Stanley Cup ready for its latest additions reigning Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks.
While each engraver has been meticulous in their work of adding the current Stanley Cup champions to the Stanley Cup, through the years, a few errors have occurred. The 1937-38 edition of the Black Hawks (note different spelling at that time) had Pete Palangio's name engraved twice - once spelled correctly and once spelled as 'Palagio.' The 1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs also featured their goaltender twice on the Cup, once as Turk Broda and again as Walter Broda (his given name). Gaye Stewart's given name was engraved as 'GAVE' for the Leafs in 1946-47. There were two errors for the Red Wings in 1951-52. Coach Tommy Ivan was engraved as 'NIVAN' while Alex Delvecchio became 'BELVECCHIO.' Between 1956 and 1960, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup five successive seasons, and netminder Jacques Plante had his named engraved five different ways! The Toronto Maple Leafs became the 'LEAES' in 1962-63. The Boston Bruins were surprised to discover they were the 'BQSTQN' Bruins in 1971-72. Bob Gainey is immortalized as Bob 'GAINY' for the Montreal Canadiens win in 1974-75. Ooops! The New York Islanders are the New York 'ILANDERS' for 1980-81. In 1982-83, Peter Pocklington, the owner of the Edmonton Oilers, added his father's name to the engraving list. But Basil Pocklington had no affiliation to the team so the NHL ordered that his name be removed from the Stanley Cup. It was -- through a series of 16 Xs through his name! In 1995-96, Colorado's Adam Deadmarsh had his surname spelled 'DEADMARCH,' an error that was corrected. Manny Legace's last name was corrected for Detroit in 2001-02 after it was originally engraved as 'LAGASE.'
All of these tiny flaws simply add to the allure of the Stanley Cup's legacy. "I double check on the spelling of every name. If it's not a name I'm used to, I check again," said Louise St. Jacques. She can't afford to make a mistake. "The sterling (silver) is soft, so if I had to, I could remove an error by banging the letters from behind but that would take an awful long time."
The error was corrected before officially presented to the Hawks before their home opener and banner raising. "I think they just kind of punched (the correct letters) over it," Kris told The Star. "It's kind of funny. I may never be one of the biggest names in the game, but now it'll go down in history as one of the misspells on the Stanley Cup, so I'll take it!"
The names of the Stanley Cup champions are immaculately and indelibly etched for all time one-thirty-second of an inch deep into the gleaming sterling silver of the Stanley Cup. "It is a privilege to engrave the names on the Stanley Cup," smiled Louise St. Jacques. "A real honour. It is exciting every single time!"
On Friday, The Stanley Cup Journal returns with a story on how the Wirtz family enjoyed their celebration with hockey's greatest prize.
Kevin Shea is the Editor of Publications and Online Features for the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Mitu Monteiro (CAV, F-One) and Kristy Jones (GBR, North) win the single elimination of the Kite Masters in Sylt.
After a long day with heavy wind and rain showers, Monteiro defeated Jan Marcos Rivera (DOM, Star Kites) with Jesse Richman (USA, Cabrinha) in third, and Jones kept clear ahead of Kari Schibevaag (NOR, Ozone) and Ainhoa Garcia (ESP, Airush).
The day started with the usual skippers meeting at 10:00 hours, and the draw of the heats. The wind picked up and competition was started around 10:30. Already during the pre-qualification rounds the waves were building up nicely, and with the incoming tide in the afternoon the conditions were almost perfect.
From the quarter finals on, some riders were even able to show tube rides, and it came down between the radical stlye with hard cutbacks and the pure surfing style. Once more, Monteiro proved to be the master of the waves.
Taking advantage of the almost longest day of the year, the double elimination has been started directly after the finals and continues till late in the evening.


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DWTS Season 17 Watchout: Jamie Lee Curtis And Kenny Rogers??
This just keeps getting more fascinating. Apparently, Derek and Cheryl's publicist is now following Jamie Lee Curtis and Kenny Rogers. As far as we know, this publicist is not a publicist to anyone else on the show. So, …Question for you all: is she just randomly following people to "follow" them or is there some relation to her recent follows of rumored celebs Jack Osbourne and Amber Riley? Note: Brooke Burke Charvet mentioned Jamie Lee in a recent interview as wanting her to dance and Jamie has also been rumored to dance this season in the recent yogurt spokes person rumor. As for Kenny, he currently has a new album to promote that's coming out soon. Let's see what Miss Heidi thinks and you let us know too. Thanks to Linz for watching Derek's publicist closely for us.
Heidi: Well, I tend to think she's just following people to follow people. But the weird thing is is that the people she's recently followed have all been rumored as contestants on the show. At one point or another. So, Did she meet Kenny and Jamie when she was at the photo shoot or rehearsals for the partners with her clients? Or is she following rumored people to throw us off the track? That's another thing I mentioned to Vogue – is she really crazy enough to follow Derek and Cheryl's partners before the announcement has been made? At this point she has to know people are watching. I think it's entirely possible that we're paying way too much attention publicists at this point. 🙂 I guess we find out in a few days!


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Sales Strengthen in Second Fiscal Quarter
Oklahoma City, OK (RestaurantNews.com) Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, is presenting this week at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Consumer Conference. A link to the webcast can be found at the investor section of the company's website, www.sonicdrivein.com, and the event will be available for replay through March 20, 2012, using that same link.
Sonic's estimated system-wide same-store sales for the second fiscal quarter, which ended February 29, 2012, increased 3.4%. Same-store sales reflected an estimated increase of 3.5% at franchise drive-ins and 3.1% at company drive-ins.
Second Quarter Release and Conference Call
Sonic expects to report its second fiscal quarter results after the market close on March 21, 2012. The company will host a conference call to review financial results on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at 5:00 PM ET. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (877) 397-0250 or (719) 457-2664 for international callers. A replay will be available one hour after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 870-5176 or (858) 384-5517 for international callers; the conference ID is 1205487. The replay will be available until Thursday, March 28, 2012. An online replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live broadcast. A link to this event will be available on the investor section of the company's website, www.sonicdrivein.com.
About Sonic
Sonic, America's Drive-In, originally started as a hamburger and root beer stand in 1953 in Shawnee, Oklahoma called Top Hat Drive-In, and then changed its name to Sonic in 1959. The first drive-in to adopt the Sonic name is still serving customers in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Sonic has more than 3,500 drive-ins coast to coast, where approximately three million customers eat every day. For more information about Sonic Corp. and its subsidiaries, visit Sonic at www.sonicdrivein.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements reflect management's expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date hereof. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or underlying, these forward-looking statements are detailed in the company's annual and quarterly report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly release revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unforeseen events, except as required to be reported under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Sue Black talks about her firing
Former Milwaukee County Parks director Sue Black talked publicly on Thursday morning for the first time since being fired.
The Milwaukee County Board presented Black with a plaque Thursday, recognizing her accomplishments while she was parks director.
She then talked to reporters for the first time since her firing.
"This was a great ride. We got so many things done. Like I said in there, we left it in a better place than we found it and I'm just really proud," Black said.
Black said even though she had hired an attorney, she's not taking legal action.
"You don't plan on suing at this time?" WISN 12 News reporter Marianne Lyles asked.
"Not at this time. I haven't. We looked at the options, but that's just not who I am," Black said.
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, who never explained the reason for letting Black go, talked about the board presentation to Black.
"There's a lot of things in parks, and I think she should take credit for, and I wish her well, and I think it's appropriate they honor her," Black said.
Black said she still hasn't gotten a reason from Abele about her firing, but said she's looking ahead to her next job.
"I'll be exactly honest. I haven't sent out one resume. It's coming to me," Black said.
Black wouldn't specify what the new position is, but that it would keep her in Milwaukee while working on a global scale.
She said she hasn't spoken with Abele since her firing.
Meantime, the county executive's budget proposal includes a 6 percent increase in the parks operating budget.


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Action Menu
The Unit Action Menu is where you can see your units status, such as their current Turn, Hits, Move, Morale and Stamina, and where you issue orders to control your Character, Henchmen and Units. (Henceforth, all will be referred to as units.)
The UNIT column gives the name of the unit, the unit type and level. Click on the name and you will access the unit's Data Screen. (This is seldom needed in battle.)
The ACTION column contains the menu through which you will issue commands to your units. Click the window and a drop down appears with the options available to the unit. At the same time, the red dotted cursor will move to the hex containing that unit. Click those options to order your units to perform actions, such as MOVE TO. A unit may be ordered to do nothing by selecting None.
During combat the ACTION Menu also shows the action status of the unit. A white window is an indication that a unit is ready to execute an action. A ghosted window indicates that a unit is in the midst of an action and is waiting for the NEXT TURN button to advance the CLOCK far enough for the action to be carried out.
The TURN column shows the unit's next tactical turn. (This column is not displayed at the Region level of the game.) At the beginning of a battle, each unit turn will be at zero, but actions may cause a unit to have to wait until a later turn.
The MV (move) column shows a unit's maximum movement rate in parenthesis and its actual movement in movement points. (It will take more than one movement point to move one hex on the battlefield depending on terrain.)
The MOR (morale) column shows a unit's current moral. As morale falls, so too does a unit's ability to fight or follow orders.
The STA (stamina) column shows a unit's current stamina. As stamina falls, so too does a unit's movement rate.
On the Region level you can issue orders to all units using the ALL check box. The Action Menu will display the appropriate actions characters or units may take while on the World, Region or Tactical map.
Actions for characters, henchmen and units include the following:
None: The unit takes no actions but will recover Morale and Stamina.
Entrench: Boosts defensive capability against enemy attacks. Click Entrench. The unit will entrench as soon as the player takes his Next Turn by clicking the button at the bottom of the Unit List.
Move To: All units have a movement rate based on unit type and weight of equipment. The MV column on the Action Menu shows two numbers. The number in parenthesis is the maximum number of movement points a unit would have if stamina of the unit was high, (90-100). The number to the left is the number of actual movement points. This number goes down as a unit's stamina drops.
To move a unit, click the action window next to the unit's name. A drop down menu will appear below the unit window, and a red cursor will appear on the unit you wish to move. Click Move To on the drop down menu. Then click any spot on the map. The unit will move as fast as possible, along the quickest route possible, until it reaches the spot it was ordered to move to.
NOTE: A unit may not violate stacking limits and enemy zone of control prohibitions. If a unit is prevented from moving to a spot it was ordered to move to for whatever reason, the window will say Move To (NO). You should choose another option or a different destination.
Throw: A unit will have a Throw option on the drop down menu if that unit is equipped with a throwing weapon. Axes, knives, daggers, throwing stars, darts, spears and javelins are examples of throwing weapons. To throw a weapon at an enemy, click on the Action Menu window of the unit. When the drop down menu appears, select Throw. Then click on the target unit to be attacked. The unit will throw its weapon(s) when the player clicks Next Turn.
Missile: A unit will have a Missile option on the drop down menu if that unit is equipped with a missile weapon. Bows and crossbows, catapults and ballistas are examples of missile weapons. To shoot a missile at an enemy, click on the Action Menu window of the unit. When the drop down menu appears, select Missile. Then click on the target unit to be attacked. The unit will fire its weapon(s) when the player clicks Next Turn.
NOTE: Units have to have a clear Line of Sight to the target hex to use either Throw or Missile attacks. If there is not a clear Line of Sight, the menu will display Throw (LOS) or Missile (LOS), meaning Line Of Sight. These attacks must also respect the Range of the missile weapons. If the attack is farther than the maximum range, the menu will display Throw (OOR) or Missile (OOR), meaning Out Of Range.
Attack: A unit will be given the Attack option on its drop down menu only when that unit is adjacent to an enemy unit. Attack refers to hand attack. Swords, clubs, pikes, halberds and knives are examples of hand held weapons. To attack an enemy, click on the Action Menu window of the unit. When the drop down menu appears, select Attack. Then click on the target enemy to be attacked. The unit will hand attack the enemy when the player clicks Next Turn.
NOTE: Charge may be an option if the unit has just moved to a hex adjacent to an enemy. The unit will have charge available on the first turn that they can act after moving.
Spell: Characters or henchmen who are spell casters; Mages, Priests or Rangers may cast spells on the Action Menu. To cast a spell, click on the Action Menu window of the character or henchman. A drop down menu will appear with all the spells available to the spell caster. Select one of the spells listed. Casting will begin when the player clicks Next Turn. Spells will take 1 to 3 turns to cast, depending on the level of the spell.
Quaff: Characters, henchmen, or units who are equipped with potions can quaff them on their next turn by selecting quaff and then choosing the potion from the drop down list.
When the spell is ready to cast, the window will show the name of the spell followed by an asterisk. Click on the window. Click: Cast (name of spell). Select the target for which the spell is intended to affect. The spell will go into effect when the player clicks Next Turn. (See the HELP sections on Spell Levels and Spell Description for the spells available to characters of each level and for detailed casting and effect information on all spells.)
To find information about any of the Action Menu selections, hover above the area with your cursor and a tool tip will appear providing pertinent information.
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Metabolic Syndrome Symptoms
Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that raises your risk for heart disease and other health problems, such as diabetesexternal link icon and stroke. These risk factors can increase your risk for health problems even if they're only moderately raised (borderline-high risk factors).
Most of the metabolic risk factors have no signs or symptoms, although a large waistline is a visible sign.
Some people may have symptoms of high blood sugar if diabetes - especially type 2 diabetes - is present. Symptoms of high blood sugar often include increased thirst; increased urination, especially at night; fatigue (tiredness); and blurred vision.
High blood pressure usually has no signs or symptoms. However, some people in the early stages of high blood pressure may have dull headaches, dizzy spells, or more nosebleeds than usual.
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Metabolic Syndrome?


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Recent Posts
Friday, 23 August 2013
Up in Her grill: Madonna
Posted by Reem Adeeb
There are villains in James Bond that got away with it..after all they were the big bad guys....
The singer/actor Goldie had the gold teeth and no one blinked an eye....but here I find myself not only blinking an eye but both and muttering under my breath:
Her Madonna-ness was in Rome for her birthday and wanted to surprise her fans....then again why should anyone be surprised. Even at 55 she's got it and she can keep it...cos that golden grill is doing nothing for her .
Looks like a gum infection gone horribly wrong...someone call Doct.House!


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Small Plant News: Volume 4, Number 3
|Small Plant News Archive Page. This is an archive page. No new content is being added. While these newsletters remain available for reference purposes, the documents do not reflect changes to Agency policy that may have been instituted since the newsletters were published. Also note that resources and websites mentioned in older issues may have moved or may no longer be available. Points of contact for various initiatives may have changed.
In This Issue:
- Controlling Listeria in Ready-to-Eat Products: 10 Helpful Measures You Can Implement in Your Plant
- Generic Food Defense Plan Translated
- Food Safety Resources
- Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Controlling Listeria in Ready-to-Eat Products: 10 Helpful Measures You Can Implement in Your Plant
by Beth McKew
Previous issues of Small Plant News (Vol. 3, No. 11 and 12) featured articles describing elements of effective control programs for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), a bacterial pathogen that can contaminate post-lethality exposed ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products, and which has been the cause of several outbreaks of foodborne illness. Effective control programs for Lm will include preventive measures to eliminate cross contamination between RTE and non-RTE products, the design and implementation of a sanitation program focusing on common bacterial harborage sites, and strict adherence to temperature controls.
Small Plant News has outlined 10 proactive measures you can take to control contamination from Lm in an RTE environment. The following steps are not listed in any particular order, but if you implement them collectively, you can further protect your customers and your business.
Separation of Raw and RTE Products
Ideally, RTE and raw areas should be separated by physical barriers (walls) with separate air handling, employees, equipment, utensils, tools, etc. However, if this is not possible, then RTE and raw processing areas should be separated by time or space. For example, schedule RTE processing on a different day than raw processing. Or, if processing on different days is not possible, always schedule the production of RTE products first, followed by raw products.
Also consider using separate equipment for RTE and raw processing. Or, if separate equipment is not possible, use equipment for RTE processing first, followed by equipment for raw processing.
In establishments that produce FSIS and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated products, it may also be advisable to separate the products to maintain the safety and integrity of FSIS-regulated products.
Personal Hygiene
Hands or gloves can readily transfer Lm from one surface, person, or food product to another. Washing hands and sanitizing gloves before resuming workplace duties after breaks will reduce the spread of bacteria. Employees should be trained and retrained on hygienic practices and proper hand washing techniques on a regular basis. Monitoring your employees to observe if they are following personal hygiene practices in-plant is another important aspect of controlling Lm.
Traffic Patterns
If you assign different personnel for RTE and raw processing, restrict employee travel to and from non-RTE areas during RTE processing. Avoid passing raw product through RTE areas and RTE product through raw areas. All these measures will help prevent the contamination of RTE product with Lm.
In addition to restricting access to RTE processing areas, using color-coded coats in RTE areas and non-RTE areas will further reduce the risk of bringing Lm into RTE processing areas. Mandatory footbaths, clean gloves, hairnets, and clean unused coats upon returning to the RTE processing area are additional preventive measures that will also minimize the spread of this pathogen.
Maintaining sanitation in the RTE processing environment is crucial to controlling Lm. Lm can form harborates in areas that are not thoroughly cleaned and spread to food contact surfaces and product. Keep records of sanitation procedures to be used for processing RTE products that are covered by the Listeria rule as required in 9 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 416. Also, monitor the performance of sanitation procedures and maintain records of sanitation procedures performed in RTE processing areas, as well as throughout your plant. These actions may shed some light on any lapses in procedure or identify the need for employee training or changes to sanitary procedures. Intensified sanitation should be performed in response to positive test results from Listeria testing programs. By increasing the frequency of sanitation, breaking down equipment for further cleaning, and heating or steam cleaning large pieces of equipment, establishments can better address possible harborage and cross contamination in the establishment.
Room Temperature
Temperatures in processing areas and packaging rooms should be maintained and regularly monitored and recorded, as stated in your Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan, Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP), and/or prerequisite programs, to prevent Lm growth in the RTE processing environment. FSIS recommends maintaining the temperature below 50 °F in packaging areas for products that are to be refrigerated or frozen.
Because a moist environment is conducive to the growth of Lm, cooling units, air handling equipment, standing or dripping water, and condensation all contribute to a very hospitable environment for the bacteria. If you stop the cause of standing or dripping water, clean cooling units and air handling equipment at specific frequencies, and keep track of dates cleaned and cleaning due dates, these preventive steps can make a difference in stopping the spread of Lm.
During repairs, production of RTE products should be stopped. All equipment and processing areas should be cleaned and sanitized once operations resume after repairs are completed. Additionally, equipment and processing areas should be tested for Lm or Listeria species before resuming RTE production.
Equipment Maintenance
It isn't just leaky roofs and broken air-conditioning units that need prompt attention. Rusty, pitted, or peeling tools and equipment parts should be promptly replaced with new, smooth-surfaced ones. Irregular surfaces can be difficult to clean and make for perfect hiding spots, or harborage sites, for Lm. Tools used for RTE equipment should be cleaned and sanitized before each use. Equipment maintenance records and a monitoring program are important so that damaged equipment can be repaired or replaced as soon as the need is identified.
Rodent control
Rats, mice, and insects are sources of Listeria and other microbial contamination. Effective rodent and insect control programs play a critical role in preventing Lm from entering your plant and from spreading throughout your facility, including into RTE processing areas.
Sanitizers are only effective if mixed as described in the manufacturer's instructions. Procedures should be in place to ensure that sanitizer concentrations used on equipment, footbaths, and other food and non-food contact surfaces are adequately maintained. Records should be kept to verify that the correct procedures were followed. It's also important that employees understand that Lm can form biofilms if residual food is left on the equipment. Food contact surfaces should be thoroughly cleaned and then sanitized so that biofilms are not given the chance to develop. Sanitizers should also be rotated to ensure Lm does not develop resistance to particular sanitizers in use at the establishment.
Listeria Testing Program
To ensure that testing is as comprehensive as possible, maintain a record of all food contact surfaces (as required in 9 CFR 430) and environmental surfaces in the processing area to be tested. Ensuring that all of the identified surfaces are actively sampled and have an equal opportunity of being selected for sampling will help make the results more meaningful. Include the supporting documentation of the testing frequency in your Lm sanitation program, as well as supporting documentation to support which alternative you are using in your HACCP, SSOP, or other prerequisite program, to support your claim that Lm is not a hazard reasonably likely to occur in your product. Additionally, a key point to remember is that an Lm testing program is a verification of the effectiveness of your food safety program to control this pathogen, not a substitution for carrying out an effective control program.
By enacting a concerted approach with all 10 of these proactive measures, you can contribute immensely toward the effort in preventing foodborne illness from Lm. FSIS' Small Plant Help Desk also has numerous resources to help you prevent Lm contamination in your plant. Call (877) 374-7435 or send your inquiry to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Generic Food Defense Plan Now Offered in Four Other Languages
By Jane Johnson
In its continuing effort to reach as many small and very small plant owners/operators as possible, FSIS' Office of Outreach, Employee Education, and Training is pleased to announce that the generic food defense plan, Food Defense Plan: Security Measures for Food Defense, has been translated into Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, and traditional Mandarin Chinese.
FSIS believes that it's essential for slaughter and processing plants under the Agency's jurisdiction to have a functional food defense plan in place to increase the preparedness and ability of small plant owners and operators to respond during an emergency. A functional food defense plan may reduce the risk of unsafe product and economic loss, reduce theft, reduce the need for additional regulation on food defense, and reduce company liability.
The Food Defense Plan: Security Measures for Food Defense is a valuable tool for you because it's simple, easy to understand, and can be modified to address the specific operation's needs better. The foreign language versions are posted alongside the English language version on FSIS' Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Defense_&_Emergency_Response/index.asp .
If you, or someone you know, need copies of this generic food defense plan and other food defense resources, call the Small Plant Help Desk at (877) 374-7435. You can also send your request to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Food Safety Resources
By Sally Fernandez
As you know, FSIS has regular podcasts on issues affecting small and very small plants. There's a wide variety of topics these podcasts cover including labeling, risk assessment, and humane handling.
For your convenience, FSIS' Office of Outreach, Employee Education, and Training has compiled all 70 podcasts from 2009 on one DVD. It's easy to order a free copy. Just fill out the order form from the Food Safety Resources brochure you received in the mail and fax it to (202) 690-6524. To order a copy, go to www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/HACCP_Resources_Brochure/index.asp or call the Small Plant Help Desk at (877) 374-7435. You also can view the podcasts online at www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/
Food_Safety_Inspection_Podcasts/index.asp .
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Commonly Asked Questions & Answers
Q. If a federally inspected establishment conducts custom exempt slaughter and processing operations on the official premises, is it required to implement its SSOPs on the days that it conducts only custom exempt operations?
A. Yes. The regulations require that any time custom operations are conducted in an official establishment, all of the provisions of 9 CFR Part 416 (sanitation) must apply to those operations [9 CFR 303.1(a)(2) (i)]. Establishments operating under custom exemption also are required to document the implementation and monitoring of the SSOPs and any corrective actions required [9 CFR 416.16(a)]. These records must be maintained and be available to FSIS [9 CFR 416.16(c)].
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Small Plant NEWS
Editor: Keith Payne
Production: Joan Lindenberger, Sally Fernandez
Design: Gordon Wilson
Contact: Small Plant News, USDA/FSIS, Aerospace Building, 3rd Floor-Room 405, 14th and Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250.
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By now everyone here is pretty familiar with the the ideas for good site and blog. Now Carnegie Mellon has launched a site to give their perspective on the program (and the event that took place this past June).
Go to their site to check out new content and more information about the ideas for good program.


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Matrox MAX H.264 Capture Ships, Enabling Direct Capture to H.264 Files with the Matrox MXO2 I/O Devices and Matrox MAX Technology for PC
By TVTechnology
Free app allows quick creation of H.264 video files for smart phones, iPad, the web, and Blu-ray
Matrox Video Products today announced that Matrox MAX H.264 Capture is now available. Matrox MAX H.264 Capture is a stand-alone Windows application that lets users capture directly to H.264 files for use on smart phones, iPad, the web, and Blu-ray discs using any Matrox MXO2 product equipped with Matrox MAX technology. Material can be captured from video and audio input on an MXO2 device and simultaneously monitored. Matrox MAX H.264 Capture is quick and easy-to-use with default presets for many popular delivery formats. It also provides the ability for the user to create custom presets. Video can be captured to the .mp4 file wrapper for the web, iPad, and other popular H.264 deliverables or to .264 elementary stream files for immediate Blu-ray authoring without transcoding.
Matrox MAX H.264 Capture and the entire MXO2 product line will be demonstrated at NAB 2011 in the Matrox booth SL2515.
"This new app enables smooth workflows for faster delivery of video content and dailies. It's also ideal for archiving legacy material from tape," said Wayne Andrews, Matrox product manager. "Now it's easy to capture material from any source for use on the web, iPad, iPod, iPhone, YouTube and Blu-ray discs. In addition, dailies can be immediately available as low bit rate, manageable-sized files for delivery to a client."
"We're continuing to add value to the Matrox MXO2 product line," said Alberto Cieri, Matrox senior director of sales and marketing. "With Matrox MAX H.264 Capture we have started to implement our vision of expanding the capabilities of Matrox MAX technology beyond H.264 export acceleration."
Matrox products are available through a worldwide network of authorized dealers. Matrox MAX H.264 Capture is now available to registered users of Matrox MXO2 devices with the MAX option as a free download from the Matrox website in release 5.1.1 for Windows.
About Matrox
Matrox Video Products Group is a technology and market leader in the field of HD and SD digital video hardware and software for accelerated H.264 encoding, realtime editing, audio/video input/output, DVD/Blu-ray authoring, scan conversion, capture/playout servers, clip/still stores, and CGs. Matrox's Emmy award-winning technology powers a full range of content creation and delivery platforms used by broadcasters, post-production facilities, project studios, corporate communicators, and videographers worldwide. Founded in 1976, Matrox is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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Tiny Happy Features #3 - Publishing Improvements, chained Config Transforms and Deploying ASP.NET Apps from the Command Line
(UPDATE: See other Tiny Happy Features)
At some point soon lots of people are going to start writing these epic blog posts about Visual Studio 2012. They will include LOTS of screenshots (some good and some bad), some small code samples and minimal context. I can't speak for other teams; I can only talk about what we worked on. The <AngleBrackets/> folks in Azure Platform and Tools (ASP.NET, IIS, WCF, EF, Azure much and more) have been putting a lot of work into what I sometimes call "Death by a Thousand Tiny Cuts." It's the little irritants that are as frustrating (or more so) as the big missing features.
Rather than a giant super post (although I'll do that at some point) I thought I'd showcase some Tiny Happy Features that the team worked on just because it made life better. Some are large some are small, but all are tiny happy features.
Publishing and Deployment Improvements
Visual Studio 2012 has a number of subtle but significant improvements to publishing. Of course you likely know you can push code to Azure or AppHarbor using Git. You can publish your web app with Web Deploy which I demonstrated at Mix in my talk Web Deployment Made Awesome: If You're Using XCopy, You're Doing It Wrong. You can see a quick closed-captioned video I did of Web Deployment to Azure in just 4 minutes over here.
Visual Studio added web.config transforms a while back so you can have a Web.config along with a Web.debug.config with the changes you want for debug time, and web.release.config for release time. You can add the free SlowCheetah add-on and get transform support for all your config files, not just web.config.
However, things fell down because Web Deploy and Visual Studio didn't have a way to easily represent Dev, Testing, Staging, Production, Whatever. You could have build configurations but they didn't relate to deployments, which doesn't reflect a developer's reality.
Publishing with Environment-specific Configurations
Publish Profiles are either created manually, or now in VS2012 downloaded as .publishsettings from your host and imported into Visual Studio. In Visual Studio 2012 publish profiles are stored along with your code in the Properties folder so they can be checked in and used by others.
You can rename a profile whatever you like by changing the name. Here I've named my publish profile "Production." There's the coolest part.
I can make a Web.config file with the same name as my Publish Profile and that transform will be run after the build transform.
Even better you can right click on a Transform now and select Preview Transform and see not only the results, but a Diff of the results.
See right there, and in the large image above? It says "Transformed Web.config ( transforms applied: Web.Release.config, Web.Production.config)." Build transforms happen first, then Publish Transforms. Right now you need to create the file with the same name yourself but we'll be adding tooling for this.
This means I can do things in Web.debug.config like changing compilation options while Web.production.config is for changing connection strings, setting log levels, and adding specific Production settings.
Deploying from the Command Line
Deploying your web application from the command line has long been possible but it's been a pretty obscure and frustrating affair. Now that the Publish Profiles can live with the project and Web.config transforms can be chained in you can publish from the command line much easier.
msbuild MySolution.sln /p:DeployOnBuild=true;PublishProfile=Production;Password=poo
If you have a untrusted certificate on the deployment server you haven't added to your local certs you'll need to add AllowUntrustedCertificate=true as an acknowledgement.
I just make a
Deploy.bat that looks like this with a %1 for the Profile Name.
msbuild MySolution.sln /p:DeployOnBuild=true;PublishProfile=%1;AllowUntrustedCertificate=true;Password=poo
Then I can just do
Deploy Production
Deploy Staging
I've found these outwardly small but impactful changes have made it a lot easier for me to deploy sites. Deployment shouldn't be hard. I stand by my original statement: If you are using XCopy (or Windows Explorer or FileZilla) to deploy your website, you're doing it wrong.
If you are using Web Sites rather than Web Products, head over to the Web Team blog (and subscribe, too) and add your voice to the comments around our teams' plans regarding Website projects and Web Deployment Projects.
About Scott
Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. He is a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author.
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"1. Is there a way to have devops manage production credentials without them being in the solution or at least not be accessible by devs?"We do not have a good story for this today.
2. Is there a way to use this in VS2010?Yes you can get this exact experience in VS2010. Just install the Azure SDK for VS2010 from http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/#.
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