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READ about Piers Morgan's long career in journalism here.
With the nation mired in a standstill stemming from the ongoing government shutdown, on Thursday evening Piers Morgan dedicated a large portion of his show to telling the story of "real people, real effects," highlighting every day Americans that are being impacted financially and otherwise.
Joining the program live from his home in Orlando, Fla., Tom Penders revealed why the current situation is so very frightening to him:
"My greatest fear is getting further and further into debt and not being able to climb out," confessed the father of four. "Also, not being able to pay the bills, put food on the table, pay for the medications my daughter needs."
Penders is the sole provider for his family, and one of his daughters is both blind and autistic. As a civilian employee at a military base, the government shutdown will place an enormous strain on his livelihood:
"It is going to be difficult to handle, there is no questioning that," he told the "Piers Morgan Live" host. "Telling me they will pay me down the road doesn't help me today when I have to pay the power bill, I have to pay the water bill, you know, and I have to pay insurance, I have to go to the pharmacy and buy medications for my daughter. How am I supposed to pay for it when I have no money today?"
Asked by the host how he personally feels about the politicians in Washington, D.C., and the man from Florida held little back:
"I think they are behaving like a bunch of spoiled children, like a bunch of five-year-olds throwing temper tantrums, especially the Republicans," said Penders. "They need to get over it. The Affordable Care Act is law, it was upheld by the Supreme Court, it's law. It went into effect October first and the Republicans just need to deal with it. Stop acting like children and get us back to work. I feel like I'm being held a hostage by the Republicans."
Watch the clip for the rest of Morgan's interview with Penders, and for the next episode of "Piers Morgan Live," watch CNN every night at 9.
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As sad as Mr. Penders story is, he is only one of thousands of Americans who have lost their jobs, had their hours cut back, etc. What makes federal employees exempt from what has happened to many other fathers with special needs kids, sick wives and an electric bill to be paid. BOO HOO!!!
When is CNN going to focus on the millions of people missing there jobs and doctors. That are being effected by Obama care. I regret voting for Obama because of this law my parent have lost there doctors n my mother lost her job both are in there 50's. Now they only depend on my father's wage which is only $13 doars an hour. How dare they say Obama care does not effect middle or low class.I will now be paying $175 a month for healthcare I'm 27 and still trying to pay my student loans and all bills I have. When is the working class going to pay for milions on lazy people that rather be supported by government than work.
Jessica, it will not change until the working people in this county stand up and say "we have had enough". No longer will we work our azzzzzes off to pay for some sorry lazy asssssss POS to collect their free life on the backs of the tax payers. However, that is what the government intends for the USA, turn us into a socialist country, where everyone is dependent on the government and the people do not have a say in how the country is run.....it started when this POS Muslim got into our HOUSE IN DC>
The Working Class, The Average American, honestly, we couldn't care less why they are fighting, who started it and who said what, we're a little busy trying to feed our kids, and help our parents. OPEN THE GOVERNMENT BACK UP. Period, NO ONE negotiates with a gun to their head, or someone saying "you do this or else" The President is Fully Supported here tonight as you've heard from nearly everyone. The MAJORITY voted him in office, VOTED FOR ACA, (quit calling it ObamaCare, people can be so disrespectful of the President.) And the Average American, THE MAJORITY say open the Government FIRST. Negotiate Later, QUIT PLAYING WITH OUR LIVES THE LIVES OF OUR KIDS, THE LIVES OF OUR PARENTS AND SENIORS AND THE LIVES OF OUR BRAVE SERVICEMEN
ObamaCare is on the backs of the middle-class. Why do you suppose that the majority of the the people who support this program are rich or very poor? Morgan and Jones, you have more money than God. Why don't you offer to pay the health insurance for those who don't? You support this program because it doesn't affect you at all. Those of us who make a middle-class salary are losing their doctors and their current health insurance. This doesn't affect you. You elitists can afford any doctor. Why don't all of you millionaires personally support those who have little? You never would, because then it would affect you. Shut up! You have no idea what you're talking about. You don't know what its like to be taxed to death. Tell us exactly how you help the poor except for your hypercritical rhetoric.
This show tonight is like an Obama-love-fest infomercial. It's interesting how Piers cheery picks his guest to support his political views (which of course are liberal). It is shameful that this show is on CNN. This program needs to be on MSNBC- the liberal news. Can't we have at least one news channel that maintains moderate views. People watching any of these news programs have to realize that all these channels are run by big business' and serve the purpose to slant their coverage towards what benefits them. Please don't be duped. Both parties of our government are out of control and more divided than I have ever seen in my 51 yrs, but the person responsible for this lies with the President. His role is to unite us and this is where Obamas biggest failure is. Bill Clinton and Ronald Regan had this ability but Obama has none of this. He is a great speaker, a nice person with a nice family, and an amazing celebrity, but none of these attributes make him a good leader. I am embarrassed to be an American with our current chosen representatives.
Let's put all of this into perspective. Who is really paying for everything? We gross $120,000. WOW! That is a lot of $! Why are you complaining? Fed taxes $12,000, NYS taxes $$8000, property/school taxes $4900, tuition 2 kids in college(no federal assistance, but with scholarships) $40,000, Healthcare insurance (2500 deductible) $4200, SS Tax $4500, Medicare tax $1865, charity $8000. That leaves $36000 for mortgage, house insurance, car insurance, electric and gas, phone, food, gas, retirement. There is nothing to save. No wonder no one works. In NYS, a family of 4 can get up to $50,000 in government assistance. Thank you Republicans for fighting for the people who really pay the bills.
So.... you are good enough to be making $120,000, but AFTER scholarships, you put out $40K per year in college tuition? Did you not save any prior? Or are you being disingenuous about how much of your annual income goes to college?
I truly love to hear people who make $120K complain about how their life choices (failure to save for college, CHOICE to live in NY, etc) make it difficult to live on the $36K they have left over... make light of people who's life choices, or situations, require them to pay for everything, including education, health insurance, taxes, charity, with a gross income significantly less than that $36K to start with.

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January 14, 2013
New York governor Andrew Cuomo and Democrats and Republicans have worked out a tentative deal on rolling back the Second Amendment in the state. They have also proposed declaring gun owners mentally ill.
Lawmakers will debate aspects of the new proposals today in the Senate and Assembly, according to NBC in New York.
The deal would further restrict so-called assault weapons and limit the size of rifle magazines from the current 10 to seven bullets.
In addition to mandating the sort of weapons and the size of magazines the government will allow the state's residents to possess, legislators want to enact a law that would allow "civil confinement" of people considered a threat.
Civil confinement was advocated by former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. The procedure allows the state to commit sex offenders to mental hospitals for life.
New York has signaled it will now apply the procedure to gun owners it deems a threat.
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Move to first base a career reboot for Montero
Former elite catching prospect hoping to make an impact at new position
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Once regarded as one of the top right-handed-hitting prospects in baseball and an up-and-coming catcher, Jesus Montero finds himself literally in a new position this spring.
Montero, 24, is working strictly at first base this spring with the Mariners. He has a catcher's glove tucked away in a box above his locker -- just in case. But when the team goes out for defensive drills, Montero reports to first base on a field with other youngsters who are long shots to make the club.
The first basemen on the main practice field during infield drills are Justin Smoak and Logan Morrison, taking throws from Robinson Cano, Kyle Seager, Brad Miller and the like. Montero takes part in drills on the second field, with prospects Ji-Man Choi, Nate Tenbrink, Gabriel Noriega, Ty Kelly, Chris Taylor, Carlos Triunfel and Burt Reynolds.
That's the reality for Montero, who struggled when given the starting-catching role in spring last year, wound up getting sent down to Triple-A Tacoma, hurt his knee and then was suspended the final 50 games of the year after the Biogenesis scandal.
Montero played first base in the Venezuelan Winter League this offseason, then got 32 stitches in his right hand after hitting the windshield in a car accident. He spent the rest of the winter putting on some weight.
What do the Mariners want Montero to do this spring?
"Get better," said manager Lloyd McClendon. "Get back to being the big-time prospect he was in New York. Part of that is getting himself in top physical condition, getting in touch with his mental side.
"He has a lot of work to do. To his credit, he's putting the time in. So we'll see. My eyes are wide open when it comes to Montero. I'm not closing any doors and I'm not opening any doors. It's all going to be up to him."
Montero acknowledges the transition to first base has not come easily after playing nothing but catcher coming up.
"I played a lot of first base in Venezuela, but then I got in the car accident," he said. "But before that [accident], I was playing almost every single day for a month and a half.
"It's a little different. It's actually a lot different. I see the game from another view. I have a lot of things to do. It's crazy. I never thought it would be that crazy, but it is."
McClendon said Montero looks like he can play the position -- with some work.
"I think if you're an athlete, you should have good enough hands," McClendon said. "And he looks OK over there. He looks OK. I've been impressed. And he's got a loud bat. I'm just taking a wait-and-see attitude with this and we'll see where we are."
Some have given up on Montero. McClendon isn't one of them.
"I see a young man that still has a chance," McClendon said. "I can't want it for him. At some point, the light has to come on for all of us. In my talk with him, he's at a crossroad. It's time to either put up or shut up. So we'll see where we are."
Montero said his hand is fully healed now and he's starting to feel more comfortable at first base. He knows there is work ahead.
"I feel great, I just have to go through Spring Training and see what happens," Montero said. "I have an opportunity again, and I hope to do well and help my team to win. This is a big year for me to get my confidence again and prove I can play in the big leagues."


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Beer goggles are famous for making everything look better, and a new pair of diet goggles are designed to do something very similar. Created by researchers in Japan, the goggles have a little computer inside that magnifies the size of whatever the wearer is holding while keeping their hand the same size. This makes your snack look bigger than it is, and, therefore, more satisfying. In a study, the goggles did result in people consuming about 10 percent less when they thought the cookie was 50 percent bigger than it was. Of course, they also had to wear goofy glasses while they ate. So, it's a trade-off. The same researchers also developed a system for the headgear which emits a scent, so it can fool you into thinking you're eating a chocolate cookie, when in fact you're eating a plain biscuit with no flavor. Mmm, delightful?
Professor Michitaka Hirose said it's all about using one or more of your senses to trick your brain: "Reality is in your mind." Whoa, that is deep. Anyway, at the moment, he has no plans to turn the diet goggles into an actual product you can buy. So, if you feel the need to trick yourself into thinking you're eating a gigantic cookie, you might need to rig up some kind of system using a pair of readers and a magnifying glass. Or, just don some old-fashioned beer googles and everything will look satisfying and taste great.
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Miley Cyrus is speaking out after last night's Twitter war of words from Amanda Bynes.
The former Nickelodeon star tweeted that the singer was "ugly" repeatedly, and even posted photos of Cyrus without makeup on.
When asked about her feelings on the matter by Hot 95.5 radio show host Kane, the pop star offered her rationale for not reaching out to the She's the Man actress directly.
"I won't even entertain that thought. I think it's all so sad and I don't want to add any fuel to that fire. It's so sad to me," she said. "I was rooting for her comeback until she started attacking me, and I just thought it was hilarious that she mentioned my name the moment I was the worldwide trending topic on Twitter."
"It's just funny the moment you're a trending topic how many people want your name to come out of their mouth, so somehow they can associate and maybe they can become a trending topic," she added.
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The Curfew's Curfew Is Lifted
The Curfew, a free educational online game from Channel 4, launches today in Britain. The narrative-led investigative puzzle game is designed to teach political awareness, documenting as it does a near-future society dominated by an oppressive government, and asking the player to make decisions that reflect their own political opinions and meaningfully affect other characters in the world.
The Curfew is developed by LittleLoud and written by Kieron Gillen, a highly-respected international game critic, journalist and Marvel writer who AAAAARGH NO I CAN'T DO THIS AAAAAAAAARGH.
Kieron's written a game, love 'im. I know, our Kieron – he wrote words and everything, and they weren't even about Iceman throwing an icicle at The Thing's the solar plexus. Politics! Drama! Intrigue! Moral dilemmas! Clever Kieron! It's out now. Go play it.
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I swear, these two are long lost twins like Missy and I.
iluvk9 wrote:Well, now that Bo's only friend is gone, I have found that he has attached himself to me.
I rescued him at least 9-ish years ago, and gave him to my Mom. He moved in with me 6 years ago, after Mom passed. He was very aloof and not very friendly to me.
Now, he follows me to the point where I am always stepping on his tail. He purrs so loud I have to push him away if I am watching TV. When he gets on the bed to SLEEP WITH US, he kneeds and pinches me!
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As a newly-single girl, I've gotta admit I'm jealous of my ARC. The last time someone asked me on a date, it was an invitation to go shopping at the Dollar Store.
My amazing agent and I pored over the responses and had a tough time picking just one winner.
So we didn't.
As it turns out, Michelle has TWO advance reading copies of Making Waves, so we got the pleasure of choosing more than one winner. It was still difficult, but it came down to the following fabulous responses:
Teri Anne Stanley said...Michelle said that response had her humming the Dating Game theme song all weekend, and I was particularly fond of all the delicious innuendo.
I feel kind of like a contestant on The Dating Game!
I would like to take your ARC on a tour of Richwood and Union, towns in Boone County, Kentucky. Why? Because these are all real places:
We'll start of with a bang at Big Bone Lick State Park (the home of American Paleontology, honest), which is located on Beaver Road, and around the Corner from both the Beaver Lick Church of God and the Big Bone Baptist Church.
We will drive down Frogtown Road on our way to Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, although the mayor, Junior, a laborador retriever, passed away not too long ago. Not sure if they've yet sworn in the horse to replace him. But we can stop at the General Store to ask. Rabbit Hash is also a weekend destination for lots of bikers, so we can totally pimp you there.
Unfortunately, the street sign for the town of Sugar Tit keeps getting stolen, but we can maybe find a copy of an old map to prove we've been there.
Gosh, I only just realized it, but I guess we could get metaphorical with "Richwood" and "Union", too, if we wanted...
And then there's this entry, which won us over both for its romantic allure (engagement!) and for the whole boat thing (which is obviously a big part of Making Waves):
Jess said...Congratulations to both Teri Anne and Jess. Email me at tawnafenske at yahoo dot com with an address where you'd like the book sent and we'll get those out ASAP!
I think I'm a little late, but I had to try because geez, the only book I want to take on vacation is MAKING WAVES!
I'll bring the ARC on a week-long cruise to and vacation in Bermuda. We'll soak in the sunshine, take walks on the beach, go snorkeling (well, MAKING WAVES will have to wait on the boat), and rumor has it that it might even witness me getting engaged!
On an unrelated note, it dawned on me over the weekend that I never shared some exciting news we got a couple weeks ago. Blame it on forgetfulness, or on the fact that I'm a little uncomfortable with things that involve tooting my own horn (unless "tooting my own horn" is a euphemism for something dirty, in which case I'm totally OK with it).
Anyway, the big news we got a couple weeks ago is that RT Book Reviews magazine gave Making Waves a 4 1/2 star review in the August issue. I'll confess, I didn't know much about the publication, so I didn't realize at first what a big deal that is. For starters, I was the only contemporary romance author this month who received that many stars. Secondly, they don't actually give 5-star reviews, so that 4 1/2 doesn't mean "you suck by half a star."
And apparently, RT Book Reviews is a pretty big deal. I keep getting congratulatory email messages from other authors who are positively giddy on my behalf, which is making me giddy in return.
I'm probably not allowed to reprint the whole review, since they want people to actually buy the magazine, but I can probably share the first couple swoon-worthy lines:
This delightfully witty debut will have readers laughing out loud at the antics of this dysfunctional pirate crew. Cookie, the All-Pro tight-end chef, is a riot, the secondary romance is a terrific bonus, and the chemistry between Alex and Juli is palpable.
You know what's weird? Having people talk about my characters like they exist someplace beyond the dented walls of my brain. I guess they do now, huh? I can't quite get used to that.
Anyway, congratulations to the contest winners, and thanks again to everyone who entered.
And thanks for squealing with me in unison about that review. Ready? One, two, three...


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StompBox turns your iPad into a fully fledged digital effects unit, complete with chromatic guitar tuner, metronome and loop recording tools. StompBox allows you to build a rack of effects in any order and then save your settings as patches that can be recalled at the press of a button.
Check out the interview with Guitarist Marcos Kleine, he talks music, Star Trek and iPad on the news page.
With StompBox you get the best of both worlds, a rack of professional sounding stereo effects (with far more control than simple foot pedals) and a foot controller to access a tuner and all your patches.
Simply listen through a pair of headphones, or attach to an external amplifier or hifi to truly experience the program in all its glory! StompBox uses stereo routing between effects, which results in a very professional sounding experience.
In order to use StompBox you need a way of connecting your guitar. The simplest way to accomplish this is to use an adapter such as the Apogee Jam or iRig (sold separately), but if you have a camera kit you may be able to use an inexpensive USB sound card. For further information on compatible interfaces please see our Audio Interface Video and the compatibility list in our forum.
StompBox comprises 17 unique effect modules such as delay, reverb, flanger, phaser, chorus, pitch shifter, tremelo etc. We have also included a noise gate, compressor, parametric and graphic equalizers so that you can create many unique and interesting tones. There are 7 types of distortion effect available (from overdrive, to fuzz to full out classic distortion) as well as custom amplifier EQ's, so plenty of scope for all types of music!
Once you have built up a library of patches, you can use the virtual foot controller to quickly and easily move between patches. The Virtual Foot controller gives instant access to all patch parameters and amp settings, with the ability to enable and disable individual effects at the touch of a button. If you want to modify an effect parameter, simply scroll the effect rack into view and make your changes. The foot controller has a virtual whammy bar which can be controlled using the touch screen or optionally using the accelerometer. A tap tempo button is also available to synchronize all time based effects.
StompBox includes a Metronome which you can use for practicing or alternatively you can load your favorite MP3s into the Media Player and play along. The Media Player even has the ability to slow down the music without effecting pitch so you can play along at your own pace. You can even loop a particular part of a song so it plays over and over again!
StompBox also features a 4 track loop recorder. This allows you to record your own backing track which can also be looped, just like the Media Player. You can record up to 4 non-destructive overdubs and even save a mixdown for posterity!
As most guitarists will know the choice of Guitar Amp is very much a personal choice. If you are playing accoustic or semi-accoustic then you will more than likely opt for an accoustic amp as the sound is less harsh (as they are not EQ'd to death). Many guitar applications use a form of Amp Modeling which in most cases is just fancy form of EQ. This is great for electric guitars, but not so good for accoustic. StompBox allows various amp EQ's both via the PreAmp and additional effects, but the important thing for accoustic guitar users is that these EQ's can be completely bypassed. This is where StompBox really shines, giving a faithful reproduction of accoustic instruments. This also means StompBox can be used on keyboards too.
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Insider Scoop
If you've been tracking insider sales to time your own transactions, watch out. Monitoring corporate insiders' stock selling as a market signal is growing less reliable as an investing strategy, according to H. Nejat Seyhun, a finance professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and author of Investment Intelligence From Insider Trading (MIT Press).
While insider selling is on the rise-higher now than it's been since 1986, according to Vickers Stock Research-that trend is misleading, says Seyhun. The huge number of options granted to insiders over recent years has, in turn, increased the ratio of insider sales to purchases in the open market.
What's more, the recent market recovery has prompted a flurry of insider selling on the part of insiders who held back during the downturn.
The upshot? A rash of insider selling is no longer the indicator of internal pessimism about a company's prospects that it once was. "It's still a valuable investment tool," says Seyhun, "but it cannot be used by itself to make investment decisions."
Taxing Poetic
How does an influx of cash from a rich uncle sound? If your business has paid taxes over the past three years, Uncle Sam likely owes you some loot, says Darren Oliver, chairman of the board and COO of Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Tax Recovery Group Inc. Thanks to the tax-season crunch, says Oliver, small businesses routinely overpay their taxes.
"Accountants typically do 480 returns between February 1 and April 15, and there's no way to do all that work in that time period," says Oliver, who reports typical overpayments of $80,000 to $100,000 over a period of three years. "CPAs ask clients what deductions they had, but clients are not always aware of what they can deduct." To recover overpayments, businesses re-examine their returns in search of commonly missed deductions. Often, for example, a business owner will launch a company with a sum of money, then draw a taxable salary instead of having the company repay that money as a loan.
No time for that kind of overhaul? Tax Recovery Group provides a guaranteed tax return review service-there's no fee if there's no refund, and the company will pay fines or penalties associated with its calculations. But the price tag takes a 50 percent bite out of any refund. "People say, 'Wow, that's expensive,'" shrugs Oliver. "But you can allow us to keep half or the IRS to keep it all."
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Cars are transportation devices, meant for carrying people from A to B. Some members of society, however, think that cars are meant for burnouts, drifts, and massively unsafe jumps.
We call them hoons, and these are the greatest ones of 2012.
Hoon is an Australian term for people driving recklessly. The country is full of big, rear-drive sedans coupes, and car-trucks, so all the good old boys would go around doing burnouts on the highway and other generally frowned-upon acts of car shenanigans. New 'hoon laws' mean you can get your car taken away for any of this 'hoonage.'
The rest of the world is more receptive to people going wild behind the wheel, proving that you don't need a racecar, a sports car, or even anything more than a hundred dollar crapcan to enjoy the simple pleasure of slaying tires.
We have tons and tons of videos culled from the dirtiest hours of all-night YouTube searches all collected under our Hoon of the Day series, and we had to leave off everything but the best of the best for our greatest hoons list. If we left off an amazing video shot and released this year, scream at us and leave the YouTube link in Kinja below.
And so, in somewhat chronological order, are the 13 greatest hoons of 2012. Pick your favorite and the most popular will be chosen as the Hoon of the Year tomorrow. We call this awards ceremony "The Hoonies."
Screaming Wife Takes A 185 MPH Ride Around Daytona
Joao Barbosa finished ninth overall at the Rolex 24 this year, piloting the third fastest Corvette prototype. Judging by the screams, tears and flailing arms of his wife , he's definitely fast enough.
An Aussie Burnout Incinerates A Garden
Since on-road hoonage will get you in some serious shit down in Wallaby Country, Australians organize burnout competitions. This flaming masterpiece was the best all year.
A Volvo Wagon Absolutely Destroy A Tiny Fiat
Hoonage isn't all about tire smoke. Sometimes it's about taking a crapcan econobox and driving a Volvo wagon at it full speed. This kind of idiocy restores our faith in humanity.
Don't Do Motorcycle Burnouts In Front Of A Chasm
The idiocy of attempting to do a handstand on a wobbly motorcycle next to a pit of death, however, is the kind of idiocy that questions our faith in humanity.
A Dodge Minivan Beats An Audi R8
You thought you were hot stuff when you bought that R8 Spyder. Wait till you get beaten around a skid pad by a Dodge minivan driven by a Jalopnik reader.
Gymkhana 5
You can try and be jaded all you want, but Kensington P. Blockenfarter jump drifting the hills of San Francisco is just awesome.
The Drift Idiot Finds Out Drifting Is Hard
Much as we love Gymkhana (and runners-up Bloodmasters), the best video series this year was the Drift Idiot, who is still bumbling his way sideways in a Nissan S-Chassis, figuring out how drifting works.
Fast Five: Sweden
What would The Fast and the Furious look like if it was shot in Sweden instead of California? Well, there'd be a lot more booze, a lot more flames, and a lot more Volvos.
Bugatti Burnout!
This year we also got the new best supercar video channel, the mysterious and very awesome TaxTheRich100. Their breakout video was doing a burnout in a limited-edition Bugatti EB110 SS. We still have no idea how they get their hands on cars like this.
The Terror Tractor
Burnouts in a muscle car or a hot rod is cool and all, but burning rubber in a mother fucking turbo-Volvo-swapped tractor ? HELL YES.
Jumping Your Old Minivan To Death
Trashing minivans is pretty close to the heart of hoonage. Shitty cars can be fun, especially when you lay a brick on the gas, aim at a pile of dirt, and then jump out of the moving vehicle. Repeat until the minivan is trashed.
Perhaps even better than minivan jumping was taking a minivan down an offroader hillclimb. This video also wins the 'best title of the year' award, printed in all caps above.
We Can't Stop Watching This $400,000 Rolls Royce Destroy The British Countryside
Again, the TaxTheRich100 crew delivered with the kind of automotive recklessness we want to see: taking a brand new Rolls-Royce Phantom and whipping it across the fine aristocratic British countryside. Some duke is spinning in his grave over this video. Amazing.


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A colposcopy is a special way of looking at the cervix. It uses a light and a low-powered microscope to make the cervix appear much larger. This helps your health care provider find and then biopsy abnormal areas in your cervix.
Biopsy - colposcopy - directed; Biopsy - cervix - colposcopy; Endocervical curettage; ECC; Cervical punch biopsy; Biopsy - cervical punch; Cervical biopsy
You will lie on a table and place your feet in stirrups, just like you would do for a pelvic exam. The health care provider will place an instrument (called a speculum) into your vagina . This allows your doctor or nurse to better see the cervix.
The cervix and vagina are gently swabbed with a vinegar or iodine solution. This removes the mucus that covers the surface and highlights abnormal areas.
The health care provider will place the colposcope at the opening of the vagina and examines the area. Photographs may be taken. The colposcope does not touch you.
If any areas look abnormal, a small sample of the tissue will be removed using small biopsy tools. Many samples may be taken. Sometimes a tissue sample from inside the cervix is removed. This is called endocervical curettage (ECC).
There is no special preparation. You may be more comfortable if you empty your bladder and bowel before the procedure.
Before the exam:
This test should not be done during a heavy period, unless it is abnormal. Keep your appointment if you are:
You may be able to take ibuprofen or acetaminophen (Tylenol) before the colposcopy. Ask your doctor or nurse if this is okay, and when and how much you should take.
You may have some discomfort when the speculum is placed inside the vagina. It may more uncomfortable than a regular Pap smear.
Some women may hold their breath during pelvic procedures because they expect pain. Slow, regular breathing will help you relax and relieve pain. Ask your doctor or nurse about bringing a support person with you if that will help.
Colposcopy is done to detect cervical cancer and changes that may lead to cervical cancer.
It is most often done when you have had an abnormal Pap smear. It may also be recommended if you have bleeding after sexual intercourse.
Colposcopy may also be done when your health care provider sees abnormal areas on your cervix during a pelvic exam. These may include:
The colposcopy may be used to keep track of HPV, and to look for abnormal changes that can come back after treatment.
Your doctor should be able to tell you if anything abnormal was seen during this test. A smooth, pink surface of the cervix is normal.
A specialist called a pathologist will examine the tissue sample from the cervical biopsy and send a report to your doctor. Biopsy results most often take 1 - 2 weeks. A normal result means there is no cancer and no abnormal changes were seen.
Your doctor should be able to tell you if anything abnormal was seen during the test, including:
Abnormal biopsy results may be due to changes that can lead to cervical cancer. These changes are called dysplasia, or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).
Abnormal biopsy results may be due to:
If the biopsy does not determine the cause of abnormal results, you may need a procedure called a cold knife cone biopsy.
After the biopsy, you may have some bleeding for up to a week. You may have mild cramping, your vagina may feel sore, and you may have a dark discharge for 1 - 3 days.
A colposcopy and biopsy will not make it more difficult for you to become pregnant, or cause problems during pregnancy.
Call your health care provider if:
You may have some bleeding after the biopsy for up to 1 week.
You should not douche, place tampons or creams into the vagina, or have sex for up to a week afterward. Ask your doctor or nurse how long you should wait. You can use sanitary pads.
If the colposcopy or biopsy does not show why the Pap smear was abnormal, your health care provider may suggest that you have a more extensive biopsy.
See also: Cold knife cone biopsy
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 99: management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology. Obstet Gynecol. 2008;112:1419-1444.
Apgar BS, Kittendorf AL, Bettcher CM, Wong J, Kaufman AJ. Update on ASCCP consensus guidelines for abnormal cervical screening: tests and cervical histology. Am Fam Physician. 2009;80:147-155.
Noller KL. Intraepithelial neoplasia of the lower genital tract (cervix, vulva): Etiology, screening, diagnostic techniques, management. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 28.
Beard JM, Osborn J. Common office procedures. In: Rakel RE, ed. Textbook of Family Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 28.
Cervical cancer in adolescents: screening, evaluation, andmanagement. Committee Opinion No. 463. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:1492-1509.
Review Date: 2/26/2012
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Comments on: Massive Takata Airbag Recall: Everything You Need to Know, Including Full List of Affected Vehicles
More than 29 million vehicles from 35 brands have potentially dangerous airbags. See all affected models and follow the story at Car and Driver.
2004 Lancer Evolution effected? Just says Lancer, not sure if that implies all variants1 Reply
This is NOT a USA only issue. A propellant is used by several global manufacturers using global designs since it is cheap and allows them to continue to work under the constant cost pressure of the OEMs. Some manufacturers have even gone to China in search of cheap propellant. Make no mistake, just because your car manufacturer is not on the list, doesn't mean it isn't a risk.
No GM on the list? What is this?
I know many of us wanted Black Dynamite to eat his words, but I sure hope this isn't what happend to 'em.
I wear the smirk of a man who drives old cars w/no airbags...
This entire "humid regions" thing is silly. Please draw me boundary lines on a map of the US where it magically "stops being humid." You can't. Yes, a few US states are pretty arid, but how do you track where every airbag has been living over its entire life? You can't....2 Replies
Agree whole heartedly. Not to mention people take their cars on vacation, and/or relocate.
This needs to be a full recall of all affected models regardless of location.
Also, why no mention of passenger side airbags. surely they use the same propellant.
This is because Takata suspects that humidity is an issue. The fact of the matter is, Takata can only make so many replacements and they really don't know what the problem is. Honda has sourced other manufacurers to make replacements, but again they can only make so many. The real reason was told by Takata this week. Unfornotely they are still using this in new cars.
The chemical, ammonium nitrate, "appears to be one of the factors" contributing to inflator ruptures linked to six deaths and hundreds of injuries, Kevin Kennedy, executive vice president of Takata subsidiary TK Holdings, said.
No wonder; Acura dealer said wait until you get the letter.
I just got my exploding Takata airbag replaced in my 2003 Honda Pilot and was told by the service adviser that this replacement part was not released yet (Ontario Canada, Nov 2014) so here is a step by step list of what I did to get the part so that my car doesn't shoot shrapnel into my girlfriends face.
For those who don't know Honda has recalled lots of there cars for this, the list will probably grow so I won't try to post the current list. This recall is for either the drivers, passengers or both front airbags. The issue is that the charge that inflates the airbag is too powerful and when ignited can shoot a piece of metal through the airbag and into the face or neck of the driver/passenger. From what I understand there have been both injury's and fatality from this dating back to 2004.
So here is what I did leaving out some of the finer details of how awful Honda was to deal with at both the national and dealer level:
I called the number on my recall notice (1-888-9HONDA9) to find out more about what could happen and how to get my car fixed. Of course the Honda guy lied to me and told me something could bounce off the windshield and then hit the passengers legs, which is not true as I mentioned above, it shoots metal directly at their face. Moving on. I was told not to use my passenger seat, the parts were not available, I could get on a list and I was assured it was ridiculous to think Honda should supply a rental car for me to use in the mean time. I was told however that I would be put in a list of people who wanted special exceptions and that someone would contact me, but no one ever did.
I called my Dealership (Sterling Honda) and got on a list.
A couple months passed...
Then I happened to be watching CNBC during the US Congressional hearing where the "Executive vice president of Honda North America" said they were providing rental cars to affected customers, he made no reference to this being for a specific region.
So I called up Honda Canada again. The number again is 1-888-9HONDA9
I informed the guy on the phone what I just witnessed live on CNBC. Like I was the idiot he informed me that CNBC was an American station. I, in turn, reminded him that Canada is part of North America. He went off to check with his supervisor (who doesn't take calls) then came back and told me that nothing has changed in Canada (perhaps our elected representatives need to sit down the leaders of Honda too). After some banter about how Honda was ignoring the safety of its Canadian customers and a promise to call my local MP (which I made good on) I was told he could make a special request, after questioning this I was told in a round about way that by making enough noise you could get a part faster than everyone else who was waiting in line. So after ensuring that I would in fact be contacted I was told I would get a call within 24 hours with either a rental car or a part.
I got a call the next day telling me a part had already been shipped to my local dealership and to make an appointment. The part was installed 2 business days later.
I would encourage anyone who is concerned about their air bag to call the number I provided above, remind the person on the phone what the "Executive vice president of Honda North America" said on CNBC and that he did not exclude Canada (not that it should matter, Americans are getting parts and rentals because that's whats right so Canadians should too) And that you want a part or a rental car (could not find clip on Youtube but I saw it live and I got a part. If you can find the whole hearing it is right near the beginning). I would also encourage everyone affected to contact their local MP.
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Mike Takata reported they don't have a root cause of this defect so your replacement airbag is defective as the old one.
If that's the case, then why does the list of vehicles stop after MY 2008? If new airbags were still defective, you'd have 2015 vehicles on there, as well.
Chances are they -are- defective - in the long run. Specifically, from what I've heard, the airbag chemicals degrade, due to improper manufacturing deficiencies; these, over time, turn a normally functioning airbag, into a death trap. That's probably why the others aren't covered.
That's right Zack the replacement airbags are defective too. The NHTSA reported all Takata airbags will have to be replaced eventually. Takata agreed to faze out using ammonium nitrate w the NHTSA but until then your new car may have another defective airbags.
Look again Zack as the airbags age the recalls increase until all Takata airbags are recalled time and time again until the NHTSA rules the deadly defective Takata airbags out of business.
What good will it do to replace the defective airbag if Takata hasn't figured out the root cause of the defect!5 Replies
Takata Corp will "rapidly" reduce production of a volatile chemical that has been linked to ruptured air bag inflators, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday.
The chemical, ammonium nitrate, "appears to be one of the factors" contributing to inflator ruptures linked to six deaths and hundreds of injuries, Kevin Kennedy, executive vice president of Takata subsidiary TK Holdings, said.
Kennedy told a House subcommittee that Takata has "alternate propellants now with guanidine nitrate. We started production a year or two ago, and we're continuing to ramp those up. I think overall you will see our production of ammonium nitrate go down rapidly."
Takata is the only major air bag manufacturer using ammonium nitrate as an air bag propellant. Kennedy said Takata plans to continue using ammonium nitrate, including a newer version of the compound that does not react as violently to moisture.
Death toll at 10 now and counting also will you trust a company that covered up this defect for 10 years? How will you know it's made with a different chemical? Do you feel lucky?
You were claiming 12 years earlier...
How about 16 years now happy?
I'd be happy if you stopped posting. Since you wont, the next best thing would be to at least post correct information.


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Vikings defeat Xavier 1-0 in semifinals
MILWAUKEE — Mount Horeb freshman Shianna Schmit-Colvin scored in the 54th minute as the Vikings defeated Xavier in the Division Two semifinals at the WIAA State Girls Soccer tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee.
Schmit-Colvin intercepted a pass from the Xavier goalkeeper and scored an unassisted goal at 53:28.
Mount Horeb goalkeeper Maria Yanna made 7 saves, including one on her back during a furious Xavier scoring try with about three minutes left in regulation.
The Vikings will play in the Division Two state championship game for the second straight year Saturday.
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MESA, Ariz. -- About halfway through Cubs manager Dale Sveum's speech prior to the first full squad workout on Sunday, the players started to take off their jackets to reveal bright orange hunting gear tops. Then, they put on the orange caps.
"Of course, they gave me one with a target on it," Sveum said, chuckling.
The quick clothing change was a humorous response to Sveum being accidentally shot by Hall of Famer Robin Yount while the two were quail hunting in Arizona before the Winter Meetings. Sveum was hit in the ear and back.
Cubs pitcher Matt Garza thought the orange crush helped ease things on the first day.
"Guys laughed it off and Skip laughed it off," Garza said. "I think it was a good icebreaker for a bunch of guys. I think it loosened the tone in there, loosened the feeling going on. Everybody's first meeting, they're a little nervous. Good one, whoever did it."
It helped that Sveum took it well.
"He was laughing," Garza said. "That's always good. When the person who gets it is laughing, it's good. If you get a mean face, it's probably not the move you want to make."
"It was actually funny," Sveum said of the players. "All of a sudden, people are taking their jackets off, and it was like, OK, cool."
Sveum has yet to find out the instigator. The players were more interested in hearing details about the story.
"I was like -- 'Get out of the way,'" Garza said of his first response when he heard about the freak accident. "[Sveum] said it was a weird situation. I've never been quail hunting before, so I don't know. I go for big game."
The rest of Sveum's message was similar to what he delivered one year ago before his first season as Cubs manager.
"It was basically the same message that the organization wants to get through and what I want to get through to every player who comes through here, which is accountability and work ethic and preparation and that things aren't maybe accepted here as much as other places sometimes," he said. "I talked about a lot of the positives that came out of last year, because there were."
Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts also addressed the players, and discussed some of the renovations to be made at Wrigley Field. The team also will move into a new Spring Training facility in west Mesa in 2014.
"A year ago, we knew we were getting a Spring Training facility and nobody knew we were getting a new clubhouse at that time, so there are a lot of things going on with the rennovations and what the Ricketts family has done for this organization in a short amount of time and that will always continue," Sveum said. "These players have to realize how much change has gone in an organization in one year."


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When you first view a post, you'll see discussion highlights below the post. The group chat highlights includes discussions that the author of the post has participated in. If the author of a story recommends or replies to a comment from a reader, then that reply and any discussion leading up to it will show up in the highlights section. If you leave a reply and the author doesn't engage with it, then it's displayed under additional replies (see screenshot). Highlight discussions are grouped by threads.
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If you're thinking about attending PulpFest 2020, why not bring your entire family? The convention will take place from Thursday evening, August 6, through Sunday afternoon, August 9, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry, just nineteen miles north of the exciting city of Pittsburgh. Once the center of America's steel industry, Pittsburgh ranks among the top places to live, work, and visit in the United States. The city is consistently recognized by major tourism organizations as a great destination.
Located where the Allegheny and Monongahela converge to form the Ohio River, Pittsburgh was once known as the "Gateway to the West." Fort Pitt, a key British fortification during the French and Indian War, also served as the western headquarters of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. By the dawn of the 19th century, roads, canals, and eventually railroads connected Pittsburgh with the major cities of the East Coast. Pittsburgh became a hub of entrepreneurs and skilled craftsmen who created a region seething with the fire and smoke of industry, earning a new nickname, the "Smoky City." The years following the Civil War saw an unparalleled explosion of creative genius and productivity that attracted enormous capital investment and made Pittsburgh one of the world's great industrial centers. Steel was king and immigrants in search of a better life eagerly responded to the insatiable demand for labor. Under a mighty cloud of industrial smoke, the "Steel City" prospered and matured, giving birth to philanthropy and cultural institutions that became models for the rest of the United States.
By the 1970s and 1980s, the crippling decline of the steel industry changed the region's image as well as its economic base. Industries and businesses retooled and diversified. Innovative leaders adapted to this changing world, engineering another remarkable renaissance. By the mid-1980s and again throughout the 2000s, Pittsburgh gained the reputation as one the nation's most livable cities. Today's Pittsburgh is a model of adaption, maintaining its work ethic, independence, and inventive spirit while exhibiting an old world charm that is cherished by people who care about heritage and preservation. It is a rapidly advancing leader in medicine, education, health care, robotics, software engineering, hi-tech industries, and cultural tourism. With 90 neighborhoods and districts, Pittsburgh is a city to be explored one delightful section at a time. What's most amazing about the city is the people that make up each of these neighborhoods. They are proud of the heritage reflected on their streets and willing to share their stories of strength, perseverance and triumph.
Pittsburgh's topography has played a large part in how each neighborhood developed. Start with the city's dynamic Downtown and Point State Park. Next, cross one of the three rivers — the Allegheny, the "Mon," or Ohio — to find unique areas shaped by more than the region's distinctive and beautiful topography. Natural geographic boundaries such as sloping, wooded hillsides and rivers do their part to define, but Pittsburgh neighborhoods are also known for the clusters of attractions they offer.
Visitors can plan their itineraries by the points of the compass, first focusing on attractions Downtown and in the Strip District (one of the city's most popular spots for great food and nightlife). Across the Mon is the South Side, Mount Washington — home to the Duquesne and Monongahela Inclines — Station Square and East Carson Street. On the banks of the Allegheny is North Shore — home to the Pirates and the Steelers, the Rivers Casino, Carnegie Science Center, and the Andy Warhol Museum. Pittsburgh's East End and Oakland are home to a number of outstanding attractions that owe their existence to the philanthropists who made their fortunes in the city's early industry. Here you'll find the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, the 42-story Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus, and more. While in this corner of the city, don't miss Shadyside and Squirrel Hill, two walkable neighborhoods with an upscale flavor, and plenty of shopping and dining options. More family fun is waiting on Pittsburgh's East End in Highland Park, home of the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, featuring an indoor penguin exhibit and a rainforest exhibit. In nearby West Mifflin, visit Kennywood Park, the century-old "roller coaster capital of the world." And, just outside of Pittsburgh are stunning examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's amazing architecture, including Fallingwater, called one of the "fifty places of a lifetime."
Pittsburgh is very walkable with hip galleries, shops, dining, nightlife, sports, museums, and more throughout the city and the surrounding region. So while you're enjoying yourself at PulpFest — the summertime destination for fans and collectors of all types of popular fiction, art, and related materials — your family can be taking in the many sites and sounds of this very vibrant city. You can book your room at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry directly through the PulpFest website. Just click the Book a Room button found on our homepage or call 1-800-222-8733. When calling, please be sure to mention PulpFest in order to receive the convention rate.
Start making your plans now to join us at the "pop culture center of the universe" called PulpFest 2020. We'll be celebrating the centennial of author Ray Bradbury's birth; the 100th anniversary of BLACK MASK — the pulp where the hardboiled detective story took root; and the 120th anniversary of the birth of WEIRD TALES artist Margaret Brundage. "Bradbury, BLACK MASK, and Brundage" have inspired and continue to inspire creators the world over.
While you're visiting the Pittsburgh area for PulpFest, please consider staying a bit longer in this vibrant Pennsylvania city. Below are some resources for conventioneers and their family members to learn more about the many things that PulpFest's host city has to offer (including a couple of sites about the city's independent booksellers):
The Atlas Obscura Guide to Hidden Pittsburgh — 43 unusual things to do in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Best Indie Bookstores in Pittsburgh — three stores for lovers of the "old-book smell," hardcover collectors, and bookaholics on a tight budget.
6 Indie Bookstores You'll Love — a guide to some of Pittsburgh's coolest literary hangouts.
Guide to Independent Bookstores in Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh is home to over a dozen independent booksellers
11 Independent Bookstores in Pittsburgh Worth Browsing — Pittsburgh's neighborhoods are alive with thriving, local booksellers.
Pittsburgh Current — free weekly alternative newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that covers local news and the arts.
Pittsburgh Eventful — provides the most popular Pittsburgh events, concerts, movies, comedy, nightlife, and family events.
Pittsburgh Improv Jam — a night of spontaneous, comedic scenes inspired by audience suggestions and performed by experienced improvisers.
Pittsburgh Pirates — the Bucs will be hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks during PulpFest proper.
PlanetWare's Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Pittsburgh — ideas on where to go, what to see, and tips for making the most of your trip.
Popular Pittsburgh — information about one of the most livable cities in the USA and links to help you enjoy the experience.
TripAdvisor Things to Do in Pittsburgh, PA — helping you make the most of every trip.
U. S. News' Best Things to Do in Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh is full of fun things to do, especially for families.
What's Next for Pittsburgh — the must-read Pittsburgh publication about the innovative and cool things happening in the region.
VisitPittsburgh.com — the official site of the Greater Pittsburgh Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The visitors bureau also offers these more specified pages to help you plan your visit:
Arts in the Spotlight — arts and culture in the city of Pittsburgh
Discovering a City of Neighborhoods — with 90 neighborhoods and districts, Pittsburgh is a city to be explored one delightful section at a time.
Parks and Green Spaces — the top green spaces and public parks in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: City of Champions — a look at the city's professional sports teams as well as opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts.
Pittsburgh: A Cultural Phenomenon — called one of the best arts and culture destinations in the country, Pittsburgh has built a stellar reputation for the quality and richness of its art and its cultural offerings.
Pittsburgh is Kidsburgh — Pittsburgh is fun, affordable and packed with family entertainment.
Restaurants and Culinary — choose from casual family spots, upscale and romantic eateries, late-night bites or convenient take-out.
Shopping in Pittsburgh — travel in any direction in Pittsburgh and find great shopping to suit every budget and taste.
Things to Do — find out why Pittsburgh has been named one of the best places in the world to visit.
Visitors Guide — get your one-stop guide for everything to see and do in Pittsburgh.
VisitPA — for those who'd like to check out other Pennsylvania destinations, including the birthplace of liberty, the City of Philadelphia.
(Pictured above: a nighttime view of Point State Park and Downtown Pittsburgh from Mount Washington; pouring steel; the Duquesne Incline; Dinosaur Hall, Carnegie Museum of Natural History; and Downtown Pittsburgh from PNC Park — home to the Pittsburgh Pirates — on the city's North Shore. Remember that the Bucs will be in town during PulpFest 2020. They'll be hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks from August 6 through 9.
If you're a science fiction fan, please note that Confluence — the annual science fiction convention sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh science fiction club and Parsec, the region's speculative fiction society — will be held July 24 – 26 at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel. Novelist Martha Wells is this year's guest of honor.
If you have any questions about Pittsburgh or Pennsylvania, PulpFest Marketing and Programming Director Mike Chomko is the man to contact. You can reach him at email@example.com. For questions about the Pennsylvania Dutch, please write to PulpFest Goodwill Ambassador Barry Traylor at firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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Is a Google Categories fix is on the way?
After recently completing a number of posts on the problems, background and possible work arounds to the Google Maps category issues, I was able to interview Google's Carter Maslan, Maps Product Management Director. It appears that a fix to the category issues is on the way.
He noted that he and Google were painfully aware of the categorization issues that had been identified here and in the Google Groups postings, that he shared the small business user's dissatisfaction and he assured me that they have been working on the fixes. Some of those may be ready is as few as a couple of weeks.
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FACETIME- Peter Parkour: Seigler 'flows' over buildings
He might not be slinging webs and fighting crime, but Justin Seigler is used to his friends calling him Spider-Man. That's because of his unusual hobby, the sport known as parkour.
Started in France in the 1990s, parkour combines elements of rock climbing and martial arts, but 19-year-old Seigler, a PVCC student, says the sport is actually "80 percent" gymnastics.
The basis of parkour is "learning how to flow over objects in your path," Seigler explains. Those objects might be park benches, low walls, or even entire buildings. Pipes, uneven bricks, and ledges are used to assist the climber. Remaining in motion is another mainstay of parkour.
While the sport is relatively new and few have heard the name, millions of people have seen parkour in various movies, perhaps without realizing it. For instance, the opening chase scene in the recent James Bond film, Casino Royale, features parkour founder David Belle as a terrorist running along rooftops, chased by Daniel Craig.
Seigler, who was home-schooled through high school, hasn't ruled out becoming a stunt man, and he practices parkour as often as he can.
"Doing a roll is one of the main moves," says Seigler, demonstrating by diving over a sandwich board on the downtown mall, tucking his head, and rolling forward. Though he's just landed on brick, he's uninjured.
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Seigler says he's been on the roofs of many buildings around downtown, but only with permission from the property owners. And he says he'd never scale a wall without checking it for safety first. A loose pipe could lead to serious injury or worse.
While he's never broken a bone, Seigler says that in one careless moment, he recently jumped from a ledge and landed on a large nail, which pierced his foot. Despite the mishap, he insists he doesn't take unnecessary risks.
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While Seigler has certain moves down, he says he still has a lot to learn. "I'm not a professional," he admits, adding that he wishes he could find a parkour community in Charlottesville. In larger cities such as Richmond, D.C., and New York, Seigler says, groups of parkour practitioners run through streets, with one leader determining the path. "One will go, everyone will follow," he says.
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Citelighter, a browser extension for collecting notes online, is teaming up with Cengage Learning to turn paid research databases such as Questia into a stack of free virtual note cards.
With Citelighter's first product, students can highlight any text on any web page and click a "capture" button to save it in a virtual notebook.
When it's time to write, they can visit the notebook to view all of their highlights from across the web, reorder them and add comments to create an outline. Citelighter automatically puts together a citation page.
On Tuesday, the startup announced Citelighter Pro, which builds on this functionality by recommending articles from Cengage Learning's research databases — the kind usually purchased by libraries and schools — based on what a student is researching.
Citelighter already has a databases of notes and bibliographies, putting it in in a good position to make recommendations based on what students with similar topics have cited in the past.
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Through fact sheets it has dubbed "knowledge cards," Citelighter is building a citation database. For about 375 topics, it has curated the most important facts its users have highlighted around the web and their sources. Now these sheets will contain facts from databases such as Questia as well.
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