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As a farm machinery mechanic and writer, Dan brings a hands-on approach that only a pro can muster. Along with his In the Shop blog, Dan writes a column by the same name as well as the Shop Series for Farm Journal magazine. Always providing practical information, he is a master at tackling technical topics and making them easy for all of our readers to understand. He and his wife, Becky, live near Bouton, Iowa.
Back in the '60s, my father and uncle each took their 450 Farmall tractors to the local dealership for an overhaul. Not at the same time, but within a few months of each other. Later that year they compared bills, and found a significant difference in price. Not surprisingly, intense discussions with the dealership ensued shortly after that discovery. The dealer explained his side of the story, compensations were offered, and you can be certain every bill was carefully checked, line-by-line, item-by-item, whenever repair work was done in the future.
I now understand how two bills for nearly identical repairs could vary by a hundred dollars or more. Yes, many dealerships have "flat rates" that standardize the cost of common repairs, but there are variables in every repair job that can increase or decrease the final cost, compared to flat rate. If a bolt breaks off and has to be tapped out--that's extra time. If the machine is so filthy dirty that the mechanic can't make repairs without risk of contaminating the oil, fuel or air system and has to be washed prior to repairs--that's extra time. If a tractor has a loader, or a planter has a liquid fertilizer system that interferes with normal access to components on the basic machine--that's extra time. And at equipment dealerships, time IS money.
There may also be extra costs associated with parts that are used during repairs. Some mechanics routinely replace every nut, bolt and fastener during a repair. Other mechanics evaluate the condition of nuts and bolts and re-use them if they're in non-critical locations. Some mechanics drain and re-use hydraulic oil or antifreeze with the customer's permission. Other mechanics have an "all-new" policy with fluids to eliminate the risk of contaminating newly repaired components.
It pays to read every line of a repair bill, and nobody should be offended if you ask questions about specific charges or costs. Looking back, I now understand both sides of the situation when Dad and Uncle Francis went to war with the local dealership over differences in bills for "identical" repair jobs. Nobody was completely wrong, but it was the dealership's duty as a reputable business to make sure its customers were satisfied and comfortable with their billing.
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Keep icky germs and bacteria away from your kids with these wipes, soaps, covers and more
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You might once have been fine sitting directly on the public restroom toilet seat or following the five- (read: 10) second rule, but then you went and had kids. Now? You're not only a member of the Germaphobe Club, you're the president! While you can never keep your little germ magnets completely clean, these products might solve some of your most common "Ewww!" scenarios.
Problem: Your teething baby gnaws on high chairs and shopping cart handles
Solution: Balboa Baby Shopping Cart & High Chair Cover
Do you get who-knows-who's-touched-that paranoia around shopping carts and restaurant high chairs? Tote along this Balboa Baby shopping cart and high chair cover -- it folds up into a chic clutch -- and put your baby's favorite teething rings on the toy loops for her to chew.
Balboa Baby Shopping Cart & High Chair Cover, $44.99, toysrus.com
Problem: Your kid washes her hands -- for about two seconds
Solution: Squid Soap
Unless you're there to nag, there's no chance she's washing her hands for the recommended 20 seconds. Squid Soap attempts to solve that problem by inking kids with a stamp when they pump the soap, which takes -- you guessed it! -- 20 seconds to wash off.
Squid Soap, $8.99, available at mass retailers nationwide
Problem: Your baby finds restaurant table edges so very appetizing
Solution: Table Toppers
Those paper placemats might be great for older kids, but they don't do much to cover those mouth-watering -- to your baby at least -- table edges. Set your babe's place with a sticky-backed Table Topper, which feature fun kid characters like Dora and Winnie the Pooh. The biodegradable toppers adhere to the table so they won't shift, and you can attach one side over the edge of the table so your kid can gnaw away, and eat Cheerios right off the table, even if you're not sure it's been wiped down.
Table Toppers by Neat Solutions, $8.99 for 18, tabletopper.com for locations
Problem: Muscle strain from holding your kid over icky public toilets
Solution: Sesame Street Disposable Toilet Seat Covers
Sure, some public bathrooms have those flimsy toilet seat covers, but you still have to steady your kid from sliding around. These Sesame Street toilet seat covers have two sticky strips that adhere the cover to the seat, and overlap so kids can hang on the sides -- giving your biceps a rest.
Sesame Street Disposable Toilet Seat Covers by Neat Solutions, $16.39 for 40, amazon.com
Problem: Your kid needs to clean her hands, and there's not a sink in sight
Solution: Babyganics The Germinator Foaming Hand Sanitizer
In the car, on the playground, playing outside -- there are plenty of germy places your kid can be where sinks and soap are not. Keep their hands clean with Germinator foaming hand sanitizer, which is alcohol- and fragrance-free for sensitive kid skin.
The Germinator, $3.99 for 50mL, babyganics.com
Problem: Your tot spat his paci out on the floor of the store, and is headed for a four-alarm meltdown
Solution: The First Years By Learning Curve Pacifier Wipes
Have you ever "refreshed" a dirty binky by popping in your own mouth? Desperate times call for desperate measures -- or for these pacifier wipes. They're made with FDA food-grade ingredients and are also useful for wiping down teething toys and the tops of bottles and cups.
The First Years By Learning Curve Pacifier Wipes, $3.99 for 30, buybuybaby.com
Problem: You need a wipe stat, but they're located in the black hole known as your diaper bag
Solution: Skip Hop Swipe Wipes Case
Keep much-needed wipes moist and at the ready in this mod case. It straps on to a diaper bag strap or stroller handle for convenience, and you can slide it open one-handed.
Skip Hop Swipe Wipes Case, $8, skiphop.com
Problem: Sterilizing bottles is a huge pain in the you-know-what
Solution: Munchkin Steam Guard Microwave Sterilizer Bags
If you're way over boiling bottles, nipples and pacis, you might go for these microwave sterilizer bags. Nuke pacifiers, bottles, nipples and breast pump equipment in the bag to kill 99.9% of bacteria and germs. Big plus: each bag can be re-used up to 20 times.
Munchkin Steam Guard Microwave Sterilizer Bags, $5.99 for 6, buybuybaby.com
Problem: Germy hand towels
Solution: Kleenex Disposable Hand Towels
So you finally get your kid to wash his hands, but then he dries them on that filthy, damp hand towel. Unless you have an endless supply of freshly-laundered towels (and who does?), these new disposable hand towels from Kleenex might be the solution. Keep the box next to the sink or prop upside down on the towel rack. Your kid can grab a fresh one to dry his hands -- and throw the germs away with it.
Kleenex Hand Towels, $2.99, available at mass retailers nationwide
Problem: Your hungry kid wants an apple on the way home from the grocery store -- but you haven't washed it yet
Solution: Eat Cleaner Food Wash Wipes
The makers of these wipes say that on average, 20 pairs of hands touch your produce before you eat it. And here you were just worried about pesticides! Eat Clean's wipes claim to remove pesticide residue and wax from fruit and veggies -- you can also use on utensils and hands pre-nosh. If using a wipe for every apple you eat seems less than green, you'll be happy to know that the wipes are biodegradable and come in a reusable pouch.
Eat Cleaner Food Wash Wipes, $3.50 for 6, eatcleaner.com
Problem: Pacis floating around in the diaper bag
Solution: Carter's Pacifier Cases
Your kid's done with her paci -- where to put it? And where's that clean one you know you packed? Keep the binkies straight in these cute holders. Loop them on to your stroller or diaper bag for easy access, and wipe down the antimicrobial interiors for quick cleaning.
Carter's Pacifier Case 2-Pack, $9.99, toysrus.com
Problem: Sticky kid hands and face...and you're nowhere near a sink
Solution: Wet Ones Wipes
Somehow, some way, kids always end up in a sticky situation (literally) -- and somehow it's always when there's no place nearby to wash up. Give your kid the wipe-down with a Wet Ones wipe. They're hypoallergenic and come in canister, travel pouch or packet sizes, so they're easy to keep on hand in your purse, car, desk or wherever.
Wet Ones Wipes, $1.29 for pack of 15 wipes, available at mass retailers nationwide
Problem: Your sniffly kiddo needs a humidifier -- but you're worried it's spewing germs into the air
Solution: Vicks Germ Free Humidifier
You'll bust out the humidifier when your kid's stuffed-up -- but how long has that water been sitting there? And even if you change it, is it still spouting icky germs into the air? This humidifier from Vick's kills bacteria, mold and spore germs -- at least 99.999% of them -- in its UV chamber.
Vicks UV 99.999% Germ Free Humidifier, $57.90, amazon.com
Problem: An off-site poop blowout renders your diaper bag a disaster zone
Solution: Disposable Changing Pads
Why do diaper explosions always seem to happen when you're miles from a washing machine? Then you're stuck toting around a soiled changing pad. Enter these large disposable changing pads -- just use 'em and toss 'em. These also work as a burp cloth stand-in too.
Especially for Baby Large Disposable Multi-Use Pads, $2.59 for 6, toysrus.com
Problem: Post-playdate, you need to de-germ your baby's toys -- but which cleanser is safe?
Solution: Dapple Toy Cleansers
Spritz your child's toys, swings, and high chair with Dapple's Toy Cleanser, formulated with baking soda and free of phthalates and parabens. Stash Dapple's biodegradable wipes version in the car or diaper bag for an on-the-go cleanse.
Dapple Toy Cleanser, $5.99 for 16.9 ounces, buybuybaby.com
Problem: You look at the grimy screen of your iPod or your kid's Nintendo DS and think, That cannot be clean.
Solution: Wireless Wipes
You're right -- it's probably not clean. Daily use can build up germs on cell phones, iPod and computer screens, so when you're handing it over to let your kid play with it, you're probably handing over germs too. Can't hurt to give your kids' -- and your -- tech gear the wipe down. Wireless Wipes have an alcohol-based, fast drying formula that won't corrode or streak screens.
Wireless Wipes, $2.99 for 10 wipes, amazon.com
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Shape up, reconnect at Florida's Club Med Sandpiper Bay
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Club Med Sandpiper Bay is no resort for layabouts.
If you want to spend your vacation lounging beachside and sipping margaritas, there are thousands of all-inclusives that will happily cater to your needs, including many of Club Med's 70 other worldwide locations.
But if you want to recharge and get fit, this lush-green riverside resort has your number.
While Sandpiper Bay comes equipped with all the Florida getaway essentials –drinks, food, spa, beach, pools and Jacuzzi — its real raison d'etre is to woo "the active vacationer."
"It's a unique property for us. Very strong on the health and wellness. In the upscale market, it's a very strong trend," North America CEO Xavier Mufraggi says, sitting in the riverside dining room at Club Med Sandpiper Bay in Port St. Lucie, just outside of West Palm Beach.
The idea, he says, is to cater to busy, modern families who don't always have time to stay healthy and spend quality time together.
"Mama and Papa are both working. There is massive pressure. They want to recharge. They want to re-cement their relationship with their spouse. They spend very little time with their kids. They need to recharge, come back in good shape."
When it was founded 64 years ago, Club Med was the only real player in the resort business. Nowadays, it has plenty of competition.
So like any successful business, it diversified.
Part of that process was transforming its 87.5-hectare Sandpiper Bay location into a first-of-its-kind all-inclusive sports and health resort that doubles as a training academy for the some of the best young athletes in the world.
Launched in 2010, the Sports Academy brings in revenue — kids pay for private lessons or dole out $20,000 to live and train on site for six months — and allows Club Med to have world-class facilities and top trainers at its disposal, which are available to guests as well as students.
"There's nowhere else in the world you can find this level of sports infrastructure and this level of coaching," Mufraggi says.
The resort boasts a fully equipped gymnasium, a fitness studio, four swimming pools, an 18-hole golf course and driving range, 21 tennis courts, a circus school, bicycles, running paths and a brand new beach volleyball court.
The all-inclusive vacation packages give you access to all of these, as well as daily group lessons in golf, tennis, volleyball, trapeze, triathalon and general fitness with the same professional trainers who work with the Academy's future Olympians — all set against a gorgeous and energizing Florida backdrop.
Professional trapeze artists — who double as evening entertainment — will teach you death-defying superhero-esque tricks at the circus school.
Don Law, an award-winning golf instructor, is warm, approachable and employs a teaching system called "stack and tilt," which he says can help everyone — from complete beginners to seasoned pros — improve their game.
Martial artist Idrissa Diallo, a strength and conditioning specialist who designs the curriculum for the student athletes, teaches basic fitness to guests and offers an eye-opening course on nutrition.
"When they finish with the kids, then they spend time with our guests and there's nowhere else in the world you can get that," Mufraggi says. "These are pros."
A variety of classes are also available in the all-inclusive packages, including yoga, power walking, Zumba and Pilates, to name a few.
Kids can join in family training sessions or follow their own schedule of activities specially designed for different age groups. The resort offers on-site care for children from four-months to 17 years.
Family is very important to Club Med, says Muffragi, noting families comprise 70% of the company's guests.
"And at the end of the day, the family is back together."
Even Sandpiper Bay's more relaxing elements are considered a part of its health and wellness regimen.
You can unwind at the adults-only heated swimming pool and poolside Jacuzzi, both of which overlook the river.
The Club Med Spa by L'Occitane offers a full range of services, including deep-tissue intense relief and relaxing aromachology massages to work out the kinks after an activity-packed morning.
Afterwards, you're given berries and tea, and led to an idyllic zen garden until you're ready for your steam shower.
"After training, you have to regenerate. People don't think about going to the spa for regeneration. They think about schmooze and goos and what not," Greg Bruich, the Sports Academy's managing director says.
"This is the place to be at the end of the day. This is a part of our active program — both for the standard and the intensive. We want you in here after you've trained for the day."
Depending on when you go, all-inclusive packages cost between $1,300 and $2,500 per person for seven days, which includes round-trip flights, transfers to and from the airport, food, drinks, rooms and activities. Kids under four stay free. For exact pricing, contact sandpiperbay.clubmed.ca.
The nearest airports are in West Palm Beach (72 km), Fort Lauderdale (95 km), Miami (178 km) and Orlando (193 km).


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Some time ago i've written about the TableDiff.exe utility. It's a great tool for quick table comparisons and i've grown tired of typing it in the command line.
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SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The New Mexico Health Department said it identified a poultry hatchery as the source of a nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened 316 people in 37 states.
Privett Hatchery, located in Portales, N.M., supplies baby chicks, ducklings and other live baby poultry to feed stores and mail order customers nationwide, state health officials said.
No deaths were reported, but at least 51 people have been hospitalized and 59 percent of those who fell ill were children age 10 or younger, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said.
The investigation linked the outbreak of human salmonella infections to contact with chicks, ducklings and other live baby poultry purchased from multiple feed stores.
"Privett Hatchery was willing to conduct multiple tests," Retta Ward, secretary of New Mexico's Department of Health, said in a statement. "The department wants to remind parents not to keep live baby poultry in their homes. Any time anyone handles baby ducklings or chicks, they need to wash their hands thoroughly to reduce the risk of contracting salmonella."
Ward said Privett Hatchery was a leading innovator on the national level for years in helping to reduce the level of salmonella in live baby poultry that are sold to the public.
Ward said the hatchery:
-- Removed from sale the poultry from the pen where the positive environmental sample was taken.
-- Included the outbreak strain of salmonella in a commercially produced vaccine that will be given to all of the birds at the hatchery.
-- Decontaminated all eggs before entry into the hatchery.
-- Implemented cleaning and disinfection protocols for the hatchery and associated equipment.
-- Developed additional structural improvements to the facilities and control of the movement of employees between buildings to prevent cross-contamination.
The CDC said the number of ill individuals identified in each state were: Alabama (1), Arizona (8), California (9), Colorado (37), Florida (5), Georgia (4), Idaho (3), Illinois (1), Indiana (10), Iowa (7), Kansas (16), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (9), Massachusetts (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (6), Missouri (18), Montana (2), Nebraska (14), Nevada (1), New Hampshire (1), New Mexico (19), New York (17), North Dakota (5), Oklahoma (15), Oregon (12), South Carolina (1), South Dakota (9), Tennessee (2), Texas (32), Utah (11), Vermont (1), Virginia (1), Washington (19), West Virginia (1), Wisconsin (6) and Wyoming (4).


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Sisters act
Iconic: Habit of a bygone era. Courtesy Dan Paulos/Behold the Women.
To many, nuns have increasingly become either icons of Old Catholicism or strangely dressed figures good for nostalgic laughs. But other interesting, vibrant stories about women of mission and community aren't being told. A new documentary produced by SCU's Michael T. Whalen aims to set a few things right.
At their best, documentaries show you something you've never seen, make you think about something you've never really thought about, and broaden and sometimes change your mind. Take A Question of Habit, produced and edited by Michael T. Whalen, associate professor in the Department of Communication. He addresses the subject of vowed religious sisters in his new documentary, and watching it I soon realized I knew nothing about nuns and that few others know much about nuns, including Catholics who had them as teachers.
For example, what's with the habit? Why do they (or did they, in most cases) wear that? The habit dates back to Europe's Middle Ages, when women were not allowed on the street unaccompanied unless they were widows. Initially, nuns wore the signature black outfits as a way of being able to go about independently and get things done. And getting things done is precisely what nuns have been doing for centuries.
"Nuns were the first Civil War nurses, the first medics, caring for both sides," says Whalen. "They started most of the major hospitals in the United States. The first health-care systems were started by nuns. Most if not all of the colleges educating women were started by nuns. You have nuns who are heads of major health organizations, who are working at the United Nations, who are heads of colleges. They were right there with Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. Two nuns were founders of the National Organization for Women."
Talk about nuns brings up a host of issues related to the broader role of women in society. "Nuns are feminists," says Whalen, "if a feminist is somebody who pushes the boundaries for women. Nuns were literally getting Ph.D.s in astrophysics when few other women were going to college."
|Frontier nuns. Courtesy Mike Whalen.
As a viewer, my sense of the value of Whalen's film is that it forced me to realize, for the first time, how the contributions of nuns have been trivialized, stereotyped, compartmentalized, and dismissed for the simple reason that it is often so easy to overlook the contributions of women, especially of women who take themselves out of consideration as sexual entities.
A Question of Habit was written and directed by Bren Ortega Murphy and is being considered for broadcast on a number of PBS stations.
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Change the world
The U.S. Peace Corps turned 50 this year, with more than 340 Santa Clara grads (and faculty and staff) having served as volunteers.
How can you defend those people?
Public defenders in the Homicide Task Force in Chicago have some answers about representing accused murderers.
Mission Matters
Welcome home, Fr. Rewak
SCU's poet-president returns to the Mission Campus as chancellor.
Putting cleantech on the map
The Center for Science, Technology, and Society tracks where off-the-grid solutions are lighting the way.
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Fifty years ago, Santa Clara admitted the first class of women into its undergraduate program. Gerri Beasley '65 shares some memories.
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October 21, 2011 at 10:45 am
As an alum of the AWESOME Santa Clara University, Pastoral Ministry program of 2003, I always enjoy your magazine! Our parish receptionist could not wait for me to get my issue at home and brought this article right to me. She said, I never knew....knew what, I asked? The significant contribution of you sisters!!! ...just a little fyi...the only nuns that are "nuns" are those wonderful religious women in the enclosed order, and are doing SIGNIFICANT miracles in the world by their 24/7/365 prayers for us, and the religious women, who are 'out and about' in the world, like me are called sisters:)
Thank you so much Michael for this documentary, I so look forward to seeing it in its entirety! Keep us posted on dates:)
I love being a sister and very proud of our ministry throughout the ages and throughout the world! Yet, what I love more...is that we just quietly live together (well maybe not always, we do have to keep working out that relational living we all embrace:), pray together, study justice and action together, and just go about our work of God with joy without a fuss or need for any accolades! We simply just do what we do...because we are simply in love with our God and our beautiful global community, believing in our sacred unity and the dignity and compassion for all!
I am happily a Dominican of Mission San Jose (in Fremont, CA)...and there is a saying among Dominicans, at large, "When you meet one Dominican, you have met one Dominican". And that is certainly true!
God's blesses you all, just breathe it in! Peace out and peace within, your Sis' Rebecca, OP PS Friend me on Facebook if you'd like:)


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Data today showed job openings in the U.S. climbed to a five-year high in October, indicating employers were confident about demand. Twelve out of 35 economists surveyed by Bloomberg on Dec. 6 predicted that Fed policy makers will begin to slow the asset-buying program at their Dec. 17-18 meeting. The S&P 500 has rallied 27% in 2013, putting it on course for the best year since 1997. In China, a report from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that industrial production in the world's second-largest economy rose 10% in November from a year earlier. A key USDA report on agricultural markets will be released at 12pm EST.
Equities: The DEC13 E-mini S&P 500 (CME:ESZ13) is down thus far this morning, trading lower by 3.5 points to 1805.50. 1807 is our key pivot level, and we sense a lower volatility environment may occur from now until the next FOMC meeting, which is one week from today. We would not be surprised to see a pullback in the S&P 500, and then a potential rally in Q1 2014. 1780 is our first support level. However, if the market can stay strong above 1807, we look for 1830 to be approached.
Bonds: The MAR14 U.S. 30-year bond market (CBOT:ZBH14) is up 19 ticks to 129'29. We believe the bonds are still in "short-covering" mode after the jobs report did not deliver the fireworks the bond market needed to really make a big move lower. However, we still hold the belief that the bond market is susceptible to a sustained down move if indeed the Fed turns more hawkish and indicates the taper cycle will commence in December. We have only one week to see how the FOMC decides.
Currencies: The DEC13 U.S. Dollar Index (NYBOT:DXZ13) continues its weakness, trading below the key 80 level this morning. The DEC13 Aussie is relatively very strong today, trading up 43 ticks to 91.46. It looks like 90 is the key support level. The Aussie has made a big down move in not a lot of time (97 down to 90), thus we look for either a congestion period or even a slight rally, possibly to 92.50. The DEC13 Yen/USD is also seeing some buying today, up 35 ticks to 97.23, still not yet able to breach 2013 lows.
Commodities: FEB14 gold (COMEX:GCG14) shot up this morning, trading up $27 to $1,261. $1275 is our next key target and resistance level. Gold now looks like it could have some momentum to the upside, and possibly approach $1,290. JAN14 natural gas (NYMEX:NGF14) is unchanged from yesterday at $4.23. Perhaps the rally is losing some steam, and the $4.25 area may be a consolidation. We have a key USDA report today which will likely affect grain futures. JAN14 soybeans (CBOT:SF14) are rallying in front of the report, up $.07 to $13.51. $13.60 is our next key level. FEB13 live cattle futures (CME:LCG14) are down to $1.3245, and we believe this market will head lower to at least $1.31, if not lower.


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The Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University will be closed to the public during Niagara University's holiday recess, Thursday, March 28 through Monday, April 1. The museum reopens with regular hours on Tuesday, April 2.
The Castellani Art Museum's regular hours are open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sundays, from 1 to 5 p.m., except when the university is closed. Admission is free. For more information, call 716-286-8200 or visit http://www.castellaniartmuseum.org.


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Esteban Cambiasso headed a late equaliser after Ciro Immobile had put the visitors ahead, but Andrea Stramaccioni's men lose more ground to Juventus in the Scudetto race
Having frustrated the hosts for large parts of the match, the Rossoblu thought they had stolen all three points when Ciro Immobile struck in the final quarter of the game, but while Esteban Cambiasso's late header earned a point for the hosts, the draw left their Scudetto ambitions hanging in the balance.
It took Inter just five minutes to carve out a clear-cut chance at San Siro, with Diego Milito missing Antonio Cassano's cross by just inches, allowing Andreas Granqvist to clear.
Moments later, Cassano cut inside and picked out another superb pass to find the run of Rodrigo Palacio, but the attacker's control let him down and Sebastian Frey was able to block the ball away.
After a frenetic opening period, the match became bogged down in the foggy conditions. Inter's passing was disjointed, with Ricardo Alvarez in particular guilty of conceding possession too frequently, while Genoa seemed content to sit back and try to hit on the counterattack.
Indeed, it was from some sloppy play from the hosts that the visitors carved out their best opening of the first half. Some clever footwork from Andrea Bertolacci allowed Immobile time and space to shoot from 20 yards, forcing Samir Handanovic into a one-handed stop low to his left.
The crowd's frustration was increasing as Inter continued to stutter, with most of their angst directed at Alvarez, whose hapless half-hour was brought to a close when he was replaced by Alvaro Pereira.
The Nerazzurri resorted to hopeful long balls from Cambiasso and Fredy Guarin in a bid to get the isolated Milito involved, while the visitors grew in confidence and could perhaps have tested Handanovic further before the break had their final ball been more intelligent.
Palacio had a glorious chance to break the deadlock shortly after the restart, but he could only fire over the bar from close range when played in by Milito. Moments later, Milito found Palacio again, but Frey parried his half-volley away from the near post.
As with the first half, Inter began to grow frustrated after an opening five-minute fervour: their territorial dominance was clear, but they lacked a playmaker-in-chief to turn their possession into meaningful chances.
And with 13 minutes left on the clock, the visitors took a shock lead. Inter once again conceded possession high up the pitch, and the ball was cleared up-field to Immobile, who twisted and turned past Ranocchia before firing low at Handanovic, who was unable to stop the ball squeezing beneath his body.
Ranocchia had a chance to make amends moments later when he headed just over from a corner, before Immobile went clear once again at the other end only for the attentions of Handanovic to force him wide and out of play.
Inter continued to push for an equaliser and, with just five minutes remaining, they found a way through: Cassano's cross from the left looped into the area onto the head of Cambiasso, who did very well to power the header past Frey at the near post.
Stramaccioni's men pushed for a winner and thought they had it in the 90th minute, when Milito turned inside the box and squared to substitute Marko Livaja, but the youngster somehow contrived to hit the post from just a yard out with the goal gaping.
The result leaves Inter trailing Juventus by nine points heading into the winter break, with the Bianconeri now firmly in control of the title race.


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Dylan King has seen his family attempt to talk to his grandfather Vince O'Connor about retiring from coaching football at St. Francis Prep. And the answer is always the same.
"He just says, 'next year' and never retires," the senior lineman said.
The legendary head man is starting his 60th season at St. Francis Prep and 59th as the school's varsity coach. He joked that his wife Rose wanted him to give it up 50 years ago, but he is still going strong at the age of 81. O'Connor, who has had a chance to coach his son Martin and grandson's Dylan and Patrick, is still at all of the squad's offseason workouts, practices and games. He even was ejected in 2009 for arguing a call against Fordham Prep.
"I enjoy what I do," O'Connor said. "It's as simple as that."
O'Connor started coaching when SFP was on North 6th street in Brooklyn and Harry Truman was the Unites States President. He has 326 wins – second in state history – 16 CHSFL titles, including 14 at the highest classification. He has coached nine pros, four Walter Camp All-Americans and coaches like former Jets and Giants offensive coordinator Dan Henning, Rutgers head man Kyle Flood, C.W. Post head coach Bryan Collins and retired Chaminade coach Bill Basile. The school's new multi-million dollar training center is named after him.
"It's something most schools will never, ever encounter," St. Francis athletic director Sal Fischetti said. "You are never going to find anybody now that can establish a legacy [like] he has."
O'Connor's legacy stretches far beyond what his teams have accomplished on the field, but the close bond playing for O'Connor has created among his former players. All but one of the Terriers coaches on all three levels have played for O'Connor, from the 1960's to present day. Some will come back to help out for a few hours, often taking their lunch break to do so.
"Everybody here has that father figure relationship with him," head assistant Richie Carroll said. "They are all looking for him approval."
Added assistant coach Justin Kelly: "He is the cement that holds this all together."
A few things haven't changed in 60 years. O'Connor played his high school football at Manual Training, now Secondary Schools for Law, Journalism and Research, and still lives in a rent controlled apartment in Park Slope. The Terriers still practice on public park fields and have never had a goal post to work with. The team's line of scrimmage and first down markers are still fire hoses donated by alumni in the fire department. There are also the cars honking their horns as they pass the team practicing at Cunningham Park.
"That's the Holy Cross people giving us the business," O'Connor said with smile.
The now soft-spoken coach's strength has always been on his blackboard. Even today he challenges his coaches to solve different situations. Kelly was a sophomore on the 1966 team, considered by O'Connor to be his best. He remembers the coach coming in at halftime, making a few adjustments and watching his team run the play for a touchdown the next time they useed it.
"He knew exactly what he was doing; just show him where the other team was," Kelly said. "He was like a film in his head before film became popular."
The support from his family – especially his daughter Rose – and his coaching staff is one of the biggest reasons O'Connor is still able to keep coaching. They provide him rides to and from games or allow him to travel to scout an opponent.
The program hasn't played at the same level as in past the last few seasons, moving down into the CHSFL's 'AA-A', the league's second division last year. The Terriers went 5-4 and lost in the Class A title game. SFP expects to be better this year behind a strong junior class.
O'Connor's presence still has a strong effect on his current players, many of whose brothers or fathers played for him. He can still recite the personal story of many of his current and former players
"Everyone will be tired, kind of mopping around a little bit," said Terrance Stackpole, who has numerous family members play at the Queens school. "He will come over and everyone will start running more. He's definitely still a force."
O'Connor's legacy will be etched in the program even after he decides to stop coaching because of the impact he's had on the players who still come back to coach. For now he remains as a reminder of what the team is playing for and a link to everyone who has put on a St. Francis Prep jersey.
"We talk about pride and tradition," Carroll said. "Every day we have tradition walk out on the field."


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On this date in 1966, in the stifling 100-degree temperature at St. Louis' Busch Stadium, the National League prevailed, 2-1, in ten innings.
Tim McCarver led off the inning against Pete Richert with a single to right and was sacrificed to second by Ron Hunt. Maury Wills then singled home the game-winning run.
In the 1988 game at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium, David Cone pitched a 1-2-3 inning and Gary Carter and Darryl Strawberry had hits in the National League's 2-1 loss.
Dwight Gooden started for the National League that day and gave up a run in three innings and took the loss.


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Nicole Kidman bundles up while walking around the set between takes for Before I Go to Sleep on Tuesday (April 2) in Green Park in London, England.
The 45-year-old actress was also spotted filming some outdoor scenes last month in England.
A release date for Nicole's highly anticipated upcoming film Grace of Monaco, where she plays Grace Kelly, was given a release date!
Look out for the film on December 27 of this year!
"Nicole Kidman's commanding performance is the perfect portrait of a woman who was not only royalty, but who also remains a legend of the silver screen and fashion icon." Harvey Weinstein said of the film in a release.
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There's no better place to be this holiday than 'Radio City Christmas Spectacular'!
To celebrate opening day of the 2008 Radio City Christmas Spectacular, the Rockettes high-stepped it up to the observation deck of the Empire State Building on November 7, to flip a switch and turn the world's most recognizable skyscraper green, red and white. Talk about a meeting of icons: You have New York's most endeared lineup of dancers, who've been kicking it (literally) for 83 years atop New York's greatest landmark, and it's all in tribute to a show that's become a beloved NYC holiday tradition. The Christmas Spectacular runs through December 30. If you haven't seen it yet, you simply must! Click on and see those great-gammed Rockettes take the Empire State!
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Rudolf Kempe was a natural Brahmsian whose flair and unalloyed musical knowledge comes through in these splendidly effusive readings that were made in the autumn of his life with the Munich Philharmonic.
If one had to compare these readings with the famous Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra cycle (still available on Testament) one would find a certain slowing of pace but the architectural grandeur of say, #1's Finale comes through most palpably.
I always felt that Kempe conducts the most earth shattering Fourth ever, a clear match to the legendary Karajan from the early 50's and other more illustrious figures besides. The Second symphony is also most beautifully done with a lovely expansive Adagio and a glorious Finale that truly sings the praises of nature.
Although not a prime recommendation as one can not some technical shortcomings from the Munich strings and brass in some places, these two discs definitely will enthuse the Kempe enthusiast and more besides.
Copyright © 2007, Gerald Fenech


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In celebration of the classic and exotic car events Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit, Total Car Score has weighed in on the car world's all-time best looking rides.
Normally, Total Car Score creates its top 10 lists by crunching the numbers on specifications like horsepower, top speed, zero-to-60 acceleration, MSRP and fuel efficiency.
Beauty, of course, is ephemeral and subjective. However, while acknowledging individual tastes, certain model names tend to come up again and again in terms of their slick and iconic looks.
"Ask 10 people to name the best-looking car of all time and you'll likely get 10 different answers," said the website's editor, Karl Brauer. "But I'd suggest these 10 cars would be among the most popular answers given. Furthermore, all 10 of these cars have modern-day successors that clearly trace their appearance back to these timeless designs."
All of the cars on the list were produced within a 20-year period, which Brauer and his colleagues noted, suggests "a heightened sense of exterior design evolution" during this period in the history of the automobile.
One brand holds down two of the 10 slots. The others include such diverse brands as Aston Martin and Dodge, from those well-known from the movies, or from their accomplishments, to those known for being the first of their kind.
"If you haven't seen any of these cars in person, you owe it to yourself to get to a world-class car show, such as the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance or Woodward Dream Cruise, to fully appreciate these beautiful machines," Brauer said.
Here are those 10 all-time classics, listed chronologically, beginning with a little number that dates to the Eisenhower administration.
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Kanar was a Cardassian alcoholic beverage which varied in color and was somewhat thick in consistency compared to most Human drinks.
On board the USS Enterprise-D, Glinn Daro told Chief Miles O'Brien that kanar "takes a bit of getting used to." (TNG: "The Wounded")
When Elim Garak's cranial implant began to malfunction in 2370, he began to drink an excessive quantity of kanar in an attempt to mimic the implant's numbing effect using the alcohol. (DS9: "The Wire")
It was possible for kanar to spoil, something which apparently happened to two bottles of the beverage that Quark tried to give to Ulani Belor and Gilora Rejal in 2371. Shortly afterwards, Morn took ill from food poisoning, and suspected that a free glass of the drink at Quark's was to blame. (DS9: "Destiny")
Shortly after the Klingon invasion of the Cardassian Union in 2372, Quark had eighty cases of kanar in his stockroom. Quark gave a bottle of it to Garak "on the house" because he did not foresee ever selling it in his bar again. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior")
Tekeny Ghemor, while spending his final days on Deep Space 9, began giving away secrets of the Cardassian government; to try and stop this, Dukat and Weyoun tried to poison him with a bottle of kanar laced with Voraxna poison. Weyoun drank a glass of the poisoned kanar and found it to be quite toxic, explaining the Vorta were immune to most poisons. (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water")
Damar was fond of indulging in kanar, especially the 2327 vintage. Quark used it to great success as the inebriated Damar revealed that the Bajoran minefield was about to be brought down. (DS9: "Behind the Lines") Later, he often drank to excess during his humiliating tenure as head of the Cardassian Union in 2374-2375 – so much so that, after giving up the spirit as he planned his revolt against the Dominion, Weyoun joked about how different he looked without a bottle in his hand. He began storing empty bottles in his quarters. Upon seeing them, Dukat encouraged his former subordinate to be strong. (DS9: "'Til Death Do Us Part", "The Changing Face of Evil")
Weyoun deeply disliked kanar, while Damar thought that he shouldn't trust a Cardassian who did not enjoy a glass of kanar every once in awhile. (DS9: "Image in the Sand")
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Background information Edit
Although not stated directly, there were several types of kanar. In TNG: "The Wounded", it appeared to be a light purple, transparent drink served in very small glasses.
In DS9: "The Maquis, Part II", it was seen as the thick, black drink in characteristic bottles seen in many DS9 episodes.
Then, in DS9: "The Wire", it was a blue, opaque drink in a different kind of bottle (similar to the bottle used for the Kali-fal prop).
In DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", it appeared different again; this time it was an orange, opaque liquid, but served in the characteristic kanar bottles. After that, it finally changed back to the black, thick liquid seen for the first time in "The Maquis, Part II".
Karo syrup was used for brown kanar to create the effect of a dark, thick liquid, which Damar actor Casey Biggs actually drank. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, p. 696) Property Master Joe Longo joked, in Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 1, Issue 4, that "he was drinking so much he was getting wired, so we started using a thickened sugar-free pancake syrup."
Damar's fondness for the spirit, first observed in "Behind the Lines", was introduced as a way to show an inner turmoil, essentially using it to drown out his conscience and justify an alliance he knows to be wrong – indeed, in "Strange Bedfellows", he looks at himself in the mirror and tosses the drink at his reflection just before helping Worf and Dax escape. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
In "Behind the Lines", kanar appeared as a much thinner liquid, akin to many Human beverages such as wine or spirits. This is in contrast to "Defiant", in which Dukat was shown pouring the drink while being briefed by Sisko and Odo, where it appeared to have a thick, treacle-like consistency. The thinner liquid was of an older, expensive vintage, leading to the conclusion kanar may thin out as it ages.
The strength of kanar may also vary greatly. In many episodes, we see Cardassians drinking multiple bottles of it like it was wine, while in "Behind the Lines", Quark and Damar are both rendered drunk by sharing a single bottle; considering that they are a bartender and a soldier, they're both expected to have great drinking stamina, which suggests that this bottle of expensive kanar had the strength of a hard liquor (which also explains the thinness of it, as alcohol has a very low viscosity).
A kanar bottle was among the items which were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. [1]
Apocrypha Edit
The TNG relaunch novel Q&A states that the Karemma acquired a taste for kanar when it was exported to the Gamma Quadrant following the Dominion takeover of the Cardassian Union.
Star Trek Online states that, during the Occupation of Bajor, the Cardassians forced local Bajoran monks to distill kanar for their consumption. In one mission, "Second Wave" Cardassian ambassador Rugan Skyl, asks the player character to obtain a bottle of this kanar in exchange for his support at a conference on the Borg threat.
External link Edit
- Kanar at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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Bipartisan Senate group pushes reporter shield law
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday pressed forward with a reporter shield bill that includes new Justice Department guidelines for investigations that involve the media.
Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, and Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., said they hoped to have the legislation to a Senate committee as early as this week.
Schumer said Justice Department guidelines were a good start — "but our bill will ensure that any new administration will not be able to go back."
Added Graham, "Guidelines aren't going to cut it. I think we need a law."
Attorney General Eric Holder announced the new Justice Department guidelines on Friday. They would make it harder for prosecutors to obtain journalists' phone records without advance notice.
The new Justice Department guidelines and the Senate push for a reporter shield law come after disclosures that the Justice Department secretly subpoenaed almost two months of telephone records for 21 phone lines used by reporters and editors for The Associated Press and secretly used a warrant to obtain some emails of a Fox News journalist.
President Barack Obama had ordered Holder to review the Justice Department's policy on obtaining information from reporters after the administration came under heavy criticism from lawmakers, news organizations and civil liberties groups.
The proposed legislation would also ensure reporters have the ability to protect the identity of anonymous sources, with limited exceptions. The bill would create a legal framework for circumstances when it was lawful to compel reporters to reveal their sources. In most cases, the government would have to argue in court as to why it needed the information.
Co-sponsors of the legislation include Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Jon Tester, D-Mont., Roy Blount, R-Mo., and Jonny Isakson, R-Ga.
Blount said the bill had strong bipartisan support because it was common sense.
"Just because I'm not supposed to answer a question, it doesn't mean you're not supposed to ask it," he said, gesturing toward reporters.


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ONCORD _ A fire severely damaged an old building converted into apartments on Monday night.
Concord Fire Department Batallion Chief Rick Whitney said damage to the wood-framed structure at 12 Huntington St. was mostly confined to a three-story garage area, although the four apartment units attached did have some damage.
Whitney said everyone in the apartments got out safely as firefighters got the flames under control within about 45 minutes after the call came in at 8 p.m. The cause of the fire remained undetermined Monday night.
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Medical Illustration
Medical Illustration MFA
Semester Requirements
Program overview
The MFA program in medical illustration combines in-depth training in digital media, instructional technology, visual communications, and the biomedical sciences. Students integrate technology and visual problem-solving skills to communicate complex topics in biomedical sciences and health care to a variety of audiences. Graduates find careers in scientific visualization, medical animation, pharmaceutical and biotech marketing, scientific publishing, and litigation support.
Medical illustration, MFA degree, typical course sequence (semesters), effective fall 2013
Course Sem. Cr. Hrs.
First Year
ILLM-601 Human Gross Anatomy 6
ILLM-602 Anatomic Studies 3
ILLM-603 3D Modeling of Biomedical Forms 3
Choose one of the following: 3
HCIN-660 Fundamentals of Instructional Technology
HCIN-610 Foundations of Human Computer Interactivity
VCDE-711 Design Theory and Methods
ILLM-606 3D Animation of Biomedical Forms 3
ILLM-607 Computer Applications in Medical Illustration 3
ILLM-608 Scientific Visualization 3
ILLM-890 Thesis 1
Studio Elective 3
Science Elective 3
Second Year
ILLM-615 Interactive Media I 3
ILLM-612 Surgical Illustration 3
Studio Electives 6
ILLM-616 Interactive Media II 3
ILLM-617 Portfolio and Business Practices 3
ILLM-890 Thesis Graduate Elective 3
Total Semester Credit Hours 61
Admission requirements
To be considered for admission to the MFA in medical illustration, candidates must fulfill the following requirements:
- Hold a baccalaureate degree in a field of the arts, sciences, or education from a regionally accredited college. The undergraduate degree should include studio art courses, one year of general or introductory biology (for biology majors), and a minimum of three advanced biology courses, such as vertebrate anatomy, physiology, neurobiology, cell biology, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, genetics, developmental biology, or pathology.
- Demonstrate, through the quality of the undergraduate record and creative production, a genuine, professional potential,
- Demonstrate, through the submission of a portfolio, outstanding drawing skills, particularly the ability to draw subjects from direct observation.
- Submit official transcripts (in English) of all previously completed undergraduate and graduate course work, and
- Complete a graduate application.
- International applicants whose native language is not English must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language. Minimum scores of 550 (paper-based) or 80 (Internet-based) are required. Scores from the International English Language Testing System may be submitted in place of the TOEFL. A minimum score of 6.5 is required. Those applicants coming from countries where the baccalaureate degree is not awarded for programs in the practice of art may be admitted to graduate study if the diploma or certificate received approximates the standards of the BFA, BA, or BS degrees, and if their academic records and portfolios indicate an ability to meet graduate standards.


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CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Even though Google has been cautious for years about being linked to the U.S. military, the search engine giant is now said to have allowed the Pentagon to use its technology.
According to a report in Gizmodo, Google's artificial intelligence tech is being used by the Pentagon to analyze drone footage.
After the report appeared, Google confirmed that it is allowing the Pentagon to use some of its image recognition technologies as part of a military project.
The report stated that many of the search giant's workers learned of the collaboration last week via internal emails and some were "outraged."
Subsequently, a spokeswoman for Google said that the tie-up involved the provision of software tools to let the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) make use of its TensorFlow machine learning code.
She said, "The technology flags images for human review, and is for non-offensive uses only. Military use of machine learning naturally raises valid concerns. We're actively discussing this important topic internally and with others as we continue to develop policies and safeguards around the development and use of our machine learning technologies."
Previously, Google pulled one of its robots from a Pentagon-organised competition because of concerns about being associated with the U.S. military.
According to the Gizmodo report, the drone initiative involved is called Project Maven - which is a scheme announced last July.
It involves the use of computer algorithms to identify objects of concern from "massive amounts of moving or still imagery."
Further, the report elaborated that the idea is to focus human efforts on sections of footage flagged for further analysis and avoid them having to wade through all the other hours of recorded material.
According to the DoD, its immediate focus would be 38 classes of objects related to the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
Colonel Drew Cukor has previously said, "There is no 'black box' that delivers the AI system the government needs, at least not now. The only way to do that is with commercial partners alongside us."
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Scandinavian Coast Inspiration: Lighthouse Oil Lamps
The history fan in me loves the idea of this elegant, lighthouse-inspired oil lamp.
With it's dramatic flame, using a couple of them can give a fireplace feel in small spaces (great for those of you who don't have fireplaces in your home). Designed by Christian Bjørn, this lamp is functional, beautiful and dramatic. It's a conversation piece all on its own. Read more for details...
Durable and long-lasting, the heavy porcelain ceramic of this lamp will give you steady reuse. Its compact size and dramatic flame is also small space friendly. Extremely versatile and portable, it can be used outdoors, inside, or clustered in an old fireplace. Its patented oil burner boasts that it can burn fiercely even in high wind speeds.
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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican police joined with forces with other nations in the region to dismantle an international drug-trafficking organization accused of laundering at least $70 million this year, authorities said Thursday.
Twenty-six suspects were initially captured in this Caribbean country earlier this month, the majority of them from Colombia and Venezuela. Nine were released, but a judge this week ruled that the remaining 17 can be detained until trial.
"This is one of the biggest drug-trafficking hits we've had in recent years," General Prosecutor Francisco Dominguez said.
Police in Colombia said in a statement that they, along with authorities in Panama and Venezuela, also worked on the yearlong investigation that led to the arrests.
Authorities said the organization worked for Mexican cartels and stored large amounts of cocaine in the Dominican Republic's southern region that its couriers would then transport in suitcases with secret compartments. The organization branded cocaine packets with the image of a swan, officials said.
Dominguez said the organization had operated since 2009. He said authorities had seized more than $1 million, along with a variety of weapons, more than 20 luxury vehicles and properties valued at $10 million.
Fidel Calcano, director of the National Investigations Department, said his agency is still looking to arrest four more suspects who they believe are in the Dominican Republic.
The announcement came as officials in the Dominican Republic said Thursday that they have seized a record 8.3 tons (7.53 metric tons) of cocaine this year. Authorities said the increase was largely because they have stepped up searches for smuggled drugs aboard speedboats and container ships.
A U.S. drone also has been monitoring waters around the Dominican Republic, said Rolando Rosado, director of the country's National Drug Control Agency.


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|January 26, 2013, 12:50 AM
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IMHO: the house is waiting for the Senate to try something stupid so they can use it as ammo in 20014. "see, I told you so...look at what they did"
|January 26, 2013, 02:31 AM
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I would agree with you, but also add the 1st amendment. If they severely limited free speech and/or confiscated lots of firearms, things would get pimply. But I dont think that'll happen (in the near future)
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|January 26, 2013, 11:43 AM
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I couldn't figure out why they were pushing the agenda as hard as they are, considering how obvious it is where that pathway leads.
Then I read again Senator Feinstein's quote from 1995.
"If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them — Mr. & Mrs. America, turn them all in — I would have done it. I could not do that. The votes weren't here."
It finally hit me that they were that ignorant of the attitudes of the average citizen of the country they have been elected to serve.
What word covers this situation? Horrifying? Terrifying? I don't see those words as strong enough.
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|January 26, 2013, 02:10 PM
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Are there any pre-written letters online we can copy and send to our sheriffs about this? I never was much for book learnin.
Someday I'll be good enough to know if a gun is accurate or not.
|January 26, 2013, 07:27 PM
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This letter from a Newtown resident was sent to The Newtown Bee editors. It expresses the mood of much of the country, this gungrab may backfire on the Gov, big time!
MrDontPlay, search Sheriff Richard Mack. You'll find plenty of info for your local Sheriff. Good luck!
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|January 26, 2013, 07:36 PM
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Letters are good.
Financial support to the major organizations supporting our cause is also good. If you have not already, then now is the time to join the NRA, SAF, GOA, your local firearm association... Take your pick, but join and support one or more of these organizations before the time comes when you wish you had.
|January 27, 2013, 03:40 AM
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|January 28, 2013, 09:12 AM
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The link,
http://newtownbee.com/Opinions/Lette...ally+Dishonest is no longer working.
I guess they didn't like the attention it was getting.
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|January 28, 2013, 09:29 AM
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CowTowner, the link it just fine.
What seems to happen is that some folks try to copy the text that is visible and paste that into their browser, when quoting from another post. When doing that, they are copying a truncated link. Most internet board software will shorten (truncate) long links to make it appear shorter than it actually is.
Looking at the above link, you will see a set of dots (...). That is the part that is hidden from view. Look at the link, below:
See what you missed? Same link (only this one is not hyper-linked) as above, just not hidden.
|January 28, 2013, 09:35 AM
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Thanks Al. You are absolutely correct!
The link as you posted it is working. pardon my failure to look at the link and decipher correctly.
After all, I only get paid to administrate other companies servers.
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|January 28, 2013, 12:05 PM
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This is also an agenda item for Holder and Obama, among others, all through their "public" careers. Sandy Hook is the excuse Fast + Furious was supposed to be.
Another issue may be that Democrats sense they may not have all that much time to cement their "transformation". I guess some have to how far off center this drive is, by the reactions occurring.
Citizen disarmament is something that would help promote the end goal of the Cloward-Piven strategy. That is a dark view, but cannot be completely dismissed.
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|January 30, 2013, 04:49 AM
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It is their last chance to get gun control done demographically. The demographic that grew up being fed non-stop stories of "guns are evil" by the 3 major networks is disappearing. Soon they will be outnumbered by younger people who grew up on the Internet and Call of Duty. If they don't get gun control passed now, it may be a long time until they have the opportunity to do so again.
That is why it is especially important we fight hard here. Our actions (or inaction) are going to change the course of this debate for a long time to come. The antis basically enjoyed a period from 1963-1999 where they were constantly gaining ground. 1999 was their high water mark. If we stop them here, we will grow stronger.
|January 30, 2013, 04:58 AM
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Yep, the Baby Boomer generation believed the three major networks, the ultra left print media (NYT, AP, etc) then CNN's biased garbage about guns. Today, there are more sources of news, the internet, and more activism than ever before. It doesn't hurt that many more people, first time gun buyers and women have taken up shooting for sport and self defense. AR's are mainstream, and many see guns as the great equalizer for self defense now knowing that the police can't protect you.
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Hell, this "Boomer" doesn't believe you, forget the networks. Are we burning "Boomers" now?
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Somehow the NRA needs to find spokespersons that can appeal to this changing demographic which may actually be open to the message, but may not really care for Chuck Norris or Ted Nugent.
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|January 30, 2013, 03:06 PM
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The demographic is one thing, but the Congress are the ones who vote. What I observed in 94 was the people with the means bought every AR in sight. Bill Clinton was gun salesman of the year. I feel dumb now, but I traded a takedown Savage 99 to get my hands on an AR. In my opinion, the "Boomer" generation had not realized their political power. Most of the crowd I ran with were conservative, and voted that way, but the other party held sway, at least until the next election. I think many people of the more liberal persuasion changed their views on being armed for defense. The instinct for preservation is the motivation. The Dalai Lama has spoken. Self defense is a reasonable thing!
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Pennsylvania has House Bill 357.
Short Title: An Act providing that any Federal law which attempts to register, restrict or ban a firearm or to limit the size of a magazine of a firearm in this Commonwealth shall be unenforceable in this Commonwealth; and imposing penalties.
This bill is gaining a fair amount of support even has it,s own facebook page (you have to bee logged in to fb for this link to work) that is up to almost 8,000 likes. I sure hope these folks are doing more than just liking the fb page and write their Reps to get this passed.
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Name a single politician in favor of govt enforced redistribution of wealth (per Cloward-Piven guaranteed annual income, aka welfare state) who is NOT a gun grabber.
Both issues are about dis-empowering the individual, making individuals more dependent on the govt (income and protection), and thus achieving more complete control of citizens and therefore votes.
"The ultimate authority ... resides in the people alone. ... The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition."
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|January 31, 2013, 08:45 PM
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As I said, most folks that favor one also favor the other; I didn't dispute that. Can you show me where those particular professors write about disarmament and how it would help push toward the collapse of the current social welfare system?
I like ice cream, I like steak, I don't have to have ice cream to enjoy my steak.
We're among friends so I'm not trying to be snotty or pedantic... I just fail to see where one is dependent on the other.
If Cloward and Piven were trying to use the government to force their doctrine upon us your connection would make some sense. They are proposing that the people (at least the poor ones) force the government to change. Whole different thing and disarming us would not help realize their aspirations.
Even a former writer for "The Nation" felt the answer (post VA tech shootings) was to arm more people. Not all who are in favor of social welfare are gun grabbers. I think it's best if we focus on the issue at hand, doing otherwise does not add strength to our argument.
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We have a society that has been impacted by social media like never before. In the past your family was the strongest impact on the average persons outlook on life. I do not believe this is the case anymore. Media of all kinds directly connects to the youth and unfortunately you get gangs of inexperienced young adults and even somewhat older adults who collaborate to form their own reality.
We live in a society were fads are becoming the normal because of this overall media effect and the influences of peer groups with little age or wisdom. How many times do you see young people doing blatantly stupid stuff just for attention and their friends encourage it.
Regardless of where anyone sits on the political spectrum I doubt there are few who would disagree that this nation has become hyper polarized. Were it all ends or what the new normal will be in the end is a big question. I hope the youth will find a proper place for guns as our founders wished... but if you've seen youtube, its scary to see what passes for normal or good.
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Instapundit had a poll discussing support for an assault weapon ban - if you broke it down by age it was shocking to see how closely age correlated to support for than ban. The biggest support was the oldest demographic (65+) and the 18-25 crowd was most strongly opposed to it.
The tail end of the boomers were essentially evenly split. That tracks pretty well with my own personal observations.
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Guys, welfare and wealth distribution isn't the topic here, and it's not really germane to any part of the forum. Let's stick to the matter at hand.
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A man accused in the gang rape death of an Indian woman last month has been beaten and tortured in prison, his attorney said.
Vinay Sharma is a gym instructor who is one of six accused of raping a 23-year-old student on a moving bus, the AFP reports, cited by The Telegraph. The woman later died.
"Vinay Sharma was badly tortured in jail by other inmates who pounced on him," his attorney A.P. Singh said, after a pre-trial hearing last week. "He was not in a position to stand up in court because he was in great pain."
The trial for the case will begin in New Delhi on Thursday in a new fast-track court.
On Wednesday, an Indian government panel recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, a commitment for speedy rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of the attack.
The three-member panel received more than 80,000 suggestions for a complete overhaul in the criminal justice system's treatment of violence against women since it was set up by the government a month ago to help quell street protests sparked by the rape. The suggestions included banning a traumatic vaginal exam of rape victims to ending political interference in sex crime cases.
Women say they feel under siege and are so frightened they have structured their entire lives to protect themselves from harassment and attack. Many travel in groups, go out of their homes only during the day and carry sharp objects onto public buses to stab men who grope them.
Those who are raped are often blamed by their families for the attack. If they report the crime, the police often refuse to file a report or try to get the victim and attacker to reach a settlement. If it reaches court, the case can drag on for years in the overburdened justice system.
"Failure of good governance is the obvious root cause for the current unsafe environment, eroding the rule of law and not the want of knee-jerk legislation," said retired Chief Justice J.S. Verma, who headed the panel.
The panel recommended that police and other officials who fail to act against crimes against women be punished. It called for a crackdown on dowry payments to enhance women's status, since families are often forced into massive debt to get their daughters married. It also suggested the government appoint more judges to lessen the backlog of cases and ensure swift justice, and it called for updating the law to include crimes such as voyeurism, stalking and other crimes against women.
"We hope the Parliament will take the legislative suggestions given by the committee," and translate these into law, Verma said.
Verma advocated strict punishment to prevent sexual harassment and assaults against women and sought reforms in how police treat rape victims.
He called for speedy justice and the setting of a time frame to deal with cases of crimes against women.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office had no immediate comment about what it would do with the recommendations.
More than 100 women's rights activists, lawyers and ordinary citizens appeared before the commission during a recent hearing to offer suggestions for removing loopholes in the existing laws and scrapping some of its most offensive provisions.
Activists and lawyers have criticized the existing laws on crimes against women as so archaic and riddled with loopholes that they end up further traumatizing victims and allowing perpetrators to get away lightly.
Women's groups say the most egregious problem is the medical test that a victim has to undergo, which includes a vaginal exam to determine if the woman is sexually active.
In the so-called "two-finger test," doctors probe the vagina to determine if a hymen is present and to try to determine if the vagina is lax, which is taken as evidence the woman routinely has sex and thus consented to intercourse. Often, the doctor is male.
"The two-finger test, which has been found to be not only unscientific and unnecessary but also subjects the complainant to further trauma and humiliation should be immediately stopped," said Kirti Singh, of the All India Democratic Woman's Association.
Indian law only targets three crimes against women, rape, using force to "outrage her modesty," and making rude sounds or gestures aimed at "insulting the modesty of any woman."
Lawyers say those laws needs to be updated to include crimes such as sexual harassment, groping, stalking and acid attacks.
"Groping and stalking should be viewed as sexual assault. Stalking is a psychological terror on the victim. It should be specifically defined," said Mukul Mudgal, a former chief justice of the Delhi High Court.
Rebecca John, a criminal lawyer who spoke with the commission, said the "very lexicon of the law" needs to be changed to remove euphemistic and outdated terms.
"The very definition of crimes against women is faulty. Phrases such as 'outraging the modesty of a woman,' and references to her chastity or honor are irrelevant," John said.
Most of India's laws, including those on rape, were inherited from the country's former British colonial rulers and date back to 1860. Public pressure after highly publicized rape cases led to amendments in the rape laws in 1983 and 2003. But loopholes remain. The law, for example, does not recognize marital rape for anyone over the age of 15.
Women's groups have also called for ending political interference in police work that lets accused rapists persuade police to quash their cases by forcing women to reach settlements with their attackers.
"Those having clout are not held accountable even for blatant violations of laws," said a joint appeal by 10 women's groups made to the commission.
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TLALMANALCO, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities said Thursday they have found a mass grave east of Mexico City and are testing to determine if it holds some of the 12 people who vanished from a bar in an upscale area of the capital nearly three months ago.
At least seven corpses had been recovered from the grave in Tlalmanalco, Mexico City prosecutor Rodolfo Rios told reporters at a news conference. He said the victims could not be identified from clothing, and the cause of death had not been determined.
"We will look at DNA tests that have been taken ... to confirm or discard scientifically if the bodies found are the people who disappeared from the bar," Rios said.
The federal Attorney General's Office said agents had received information about possible illegal weapons on the property known locally as Rancho La Negra, and obtained a search warrant. When they started looking around, they discovered the grave, Renato Sales Heredia, an assistant attorney general, told reporters.
"They found a home that looked like a safe house," Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam told reporters. "We were operating under the belief it was a weapons case."
The young bar-goers vanished from the after-hours Heaven club at midday May 26, just a block from Mexico City's leafy Paseo de Reforma, the capital's equivalent of the Champs-Elysees. Some of theit relatives showed up on the property being excavated, crying and covering their faces from the media.
"We have had three months with this anxiety," Maria Teresa Ramos, grandmother of Jerzy Ortiz, one of the missing, told Milenio teleivsion. "We are dying every day, little by little."
Rios said there were more bodies and the work would continue in an area near Rancho La Mesa Ecological Park in the state of Mexico. He said the excavation was difficult because of terrain and rainy weather that has made the ground muddy. Authorities kept more than a mile perimeter around the excavation site on a hilly ranch, where federal police and attorney general's trucks and large white vans could be seen.
One federal investigator at the scene said searchers were "90 percent sure" that the bodies belonged to the victims in the Heaven case because of the designer clothes found. None had identification, and excavators couldn't see tattoos or other distinguishing marks because the bodies were so decomposed, said the agent, who agreed to discuss the case only if he was not quoted by name because he wasn't authorized to speak to the press.
He said the seven bodies discovered so far were covered in lime and sand in a shallow grave. He said searchers were still digging.
Though Murillo Karam said there were no arrests, the agent said two men living in a trailer on the property were detained and three guns were found.
The land is private property, said a worker on a neighboring property who would not allow his name to be used. The ranch is walled and surrounded by oak and pine trees. Bulldozers could be heard off in the distance, as well as cows, rooster and other animals. The worker said it cannot be accessed by the public.
Prosecutors have said the abductions from the bar were linked to a dispute between two rival drug gangs, one in Mexico City's dangerous Tepito neighborhood, home to most of the abducted. The families of the disappeared, however, say the missing young people were not involved in drug trafficking.
Surveillance cameras showed several cars pulling up to the bar and taking the victims away. A witness who escaped told authorities that a bar manager had ordered the music turned off, told patrons that authorities were about to raid the establishment and ordered those inside to leave.
The 12 have not been heard from since.
So far, five people have been detained in the Heaven case, including club owner Ernesto Espinosa Lobo, known as "The Wolf," who has been charged with kidnapping. Among the arrested are another bar owner, a driver and security guard.
One suspect is still a fugitive.
The bizarre disappearance resonated across the city of 9 million people because many had come to believe it was an oasis from Mexico's cartels and drug violence.
The mass abduction of 12 mirrored crimes in drug-trafficking hot spots such as the western state of Michoacan, where 21 tourists disappeared, only to be found in a mass grave, or in Monterrey, where 17 kidnapped musicians were found dead at the bottom of a well.
Mexico City officials have insisted since the Heaven kidnapping that large drug cartels do not operate in the city. But the case has been a political liability, with local polls saying the public is overwhelmingly opposed to how Mayor Miguel Mancera has handled the case.
In another element of the case that is reminiscent of cartel warfare, one of the owners of the Heaven bar, Dax Rodriguez Ledezma, fled authorities only to turn up dead, his body dumped and burned in a rural area with that of his girlfriend and another friend.
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I have synethesia. The number 6 is a dark blue, and is 34 years old. My name, Zoey, is silver, with dark yellow, bright orange, and purple-violet highlights and hues. Basically, every number I see, is a certain color, some even the same, and has its own personality in my mind. Words appear colorful in my mind, along with sound, and touch. The colors are right if I am fond of the song, and sometimes, if I'm paying attention, I can catch grammar mistakes, because the colors don't seem right.
Look it up if you're curious for more information. I discovered I had this condition at the age of 7. I thought every one else had the same sensations I feel and see. But I guess not. It really isn't a big deal to me, but to others, it is. If anyone has synethesia, please, share your experiences. It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one with these odd sensations.
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OH HEY. I didn't know it was you who posted this.... I guess I just click on through. I was about to comment "HEY, I know someone with Synthesia!"
... Anyway, is the number 6 really 34 years old? How old is the number 13? That's my favorite number. Heh.
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OH HEY. I didn't know it was you who posted this.... I guess I just click on through. I was about to comment "HEY, I know someone with Synthesia!"
... Anyway, is the number 6 really 34 years old? How old is the number 13? That's my favorite number. Heh.
Hachi! Nice to see you in the forums, lover.
Anyway, 13 is a funny little guy. He's around 20 years old. And he's bright purple. At the bottom of the one, it turns violet. Sorry, I tend to go into detail.
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I think I've got some kind of synethesia too, though not as strong as you have, I'm just seeing colors in names, words and letters, numbers and sometimes in music. Like my name, Reetta, is red-orange in my mind and Zoey, your name is absolutely purple with some black And when I think about numbers I see them in some kind of meandering graph in my mind and often count things in dices, dunno if they are synthesia.
But I've noticed that I had these feelings stronger when I was a child; I had a more time to think about thing's colors when I didn't have to use my brains to think about my studies, today's grocery shopping and facebook updates... And when I'm now mostly listening anime songs, the pictures and colors from the serie come to my mind... I hope this doesn't disappear!
I've also wondered is synethesia that unusual at all, when I asked my friends do they have it, two of my friends also had. They're both creative and artistic persons who have a strong imagination, and I think I'm like that too. Though there were also friends who couldn't understand at all what i was talking about. When asked this in my family, my both brothers (ages 13 and 9) said they have it. But my parents didn't understand at all. And I saw from TV that synesthesia is more common at children.
So I wonder if many people have synethesia as children, but it goes away when they grow and only certain kinds of people can remain it?
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Color coding can make life easier, I suppose.
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