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|January 18, 2001, 03:54 PM
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Greetings fellow members! I finally managed to buy a firearm after all the extra legal hoopla that Legal Aliens have to go through in order to buy guns.
I am an Indian(from India not Native American)and
No, I dont have a Green Card or Alien registration number, I am here only on a H-1 work visa which allows me to stay here for 3 years. Now I did mention in my previous posts that the only way legal aliens can buy guns, is if they are either:
1.A Diplomat designated by the Dept.of Justice or,
2.A LEO on official business from a friendly country or,
3.Has a waiver from the Attorney General allowing purchase of guns,or
4.Has a hunting license legally issued in the USA.
Now these are recent rules and I did buy guns in the past before these rules came into place.
What with the present political scenario, I decided the last of the above options was the best for me.
Anyway, I went to my friendly neighbourhood FFL,and went through the paperwork, and was initially 'delayed' and then given the 'proceed' after about 10 minutes of waiting. I then told my FFl to get me a 1911 frame from Caspian Arms and a Ciener .22 LR conversion kit so that I could have a dedicated plinker. Now the Caspian frame was ordered right away but because of a shipping error and a lost check(which was later found but had been cancelled) the whole process took more than 30 days. Now because of that I had to go through the NICS again and this time I was delayed again, Also I had to wait until the next morning to collect my pistol.
The agent that my FFL was dealing with seemed extremely knowledgeable about rules pertaining to firearms and aliens. A proof of residence(utility bills) was asked for,along with a copy of my hunting license. Now these were not asked for, when I had gone through the NICS the first time. Even so I drew attention to the law and gave my FFL copies of both proof of residence and my hunting license along with a copy of the actual statute in the FFL rule book & these were attached to my 4473 and filed away.
Now I learned a few things while going through this experience:
1.Not all FFL's know all the rules.
2.Not all NICS and/or ATF agents know all the rules.
3.Caspian Arms' customer service is not all that great.
4.Do your own research about the law.
5.Some ATF agents definitely don't like civilian firearm ownership.
Now unconnected to all this I was issued a Florida CCW License while I was a student.
It just seemed strange to me that I am legally allowed to carry a firearm in 17 states , but the Feds require that I go through extra stuff to buy a gun.
My FFL was extraordinarily helpful throughout the process and I will send more business his way for that. Other FFLs did'nt even listen to what I was saying, they treated me as if I was trying to buy a gun illegally.
If there are any Aliens wanting to buy guns or apply for CCW Licenses and they have any questions, my email :[email protected]
|January 18, 2001, 04:06 PM
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Now, can you emgine how dificult would it be for
E.T. to buy a gun?
Seriously, you are lucky because some states explicitly prohibit none-US citezens to buy handguns, so you are stuk with long guns only.
Before I got US citezenship I was almost unarmed.
All I had was couple of 12 gages and 3 AKs at home.
|January 18, 2001, 04:39 PM
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ET probably has a micro-molecular disintegration pistol that gets 35,000 shots off a single fusion cell. He don't need no 1911.
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|January 18, 2001, 04:53 PM
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You're lucky in one respect anand, I'm delayed for about a day every time I go thru NICS. I have a spotless record and have purchased quite a few firearms in the past 5 yrs or so. Go figure.
|January 18, 2001, 06:06 PM
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Might as well live in Kalifornia
I'm born and raised here and I get treated exactly the same way, 12 times a year.
|January 18, 2001, 07:06 PM
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Thanks for sharing your story for the benefit of others. I guess you are not surprised that our firearms laws are quite inconsistent.
|January 19, 2001, 05:54 AM
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Thank you for sharing your story. In your experience, is there a difference between an H-1 holder and a Permanent Resident (meaning a "Green Card" holder)?
Or are Permanent Residents treated the same as Citizens?
What about at the State level?
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|January 21, 2001, 12:23 AM
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H-1 Visa holders do not have an Alien Registration Number, only Green Card Holders/Permanent Residents do. You can put down the Alien Registration number(ARN) on the 4473, and that, in my opinion would probably help things move a little faster. But then again its like putting in the SSN, however, ARN may be mandatory rather than voluntary, unlike a SSN.
At the State level, it is usually upto the FFL to stick to the rules and abide by them. Also unless there was something gone awfully wrong with a particular sale, such as the gun being used in a crime, there is usually little opportunity for the state to get involved.( Its possible that the BATF may conduct routine checks and find out there were discrepencies ,but that would involve only the BATF not the state.)
Now this may not be true for states that need prior licensing or subsequent registration for firearm ownership.
|January 21, 2001, 08:27 AM
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I wonder if the rules have changed recently. A German friend of mine has purchased several guns on his H1B visa - none in the last year or so though.
I am a Permanent Resident (Green Card holder). Up to a few months ago I had the same gun buying rights as a US citizen. Now, however, I am required to provide proof of 3 months state (Florida) residency. This is despite the fact that I have a FL CCW permit. The Alien Registration Number is mandatory I think. My usual FFL always photocopies my Green Card and the residency proof stuff every time I buy.
I can apply for Citizenship this year. Can't wait!
|January 21, 2001, 05:41 PM
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Well..... Why can't you just open up the newspaper and buy a gun from a private citizen instead of jumping through all the hoops that a dealer must comply with?
I'm not aware of any laws that prohibit aliens from owning a gun, just the federal nonsense that only applies to purchasing from gun dealers.
Am I missing something here?
|January 21, 2001, 06:07 PM
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Sure, a non-citizen could do that. Sure cuts down the choice though
|January 21, 2001, 06:28 PM
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Sure we can buy guns from private sellers but we are scrutinized more than the average citizen and so I prefer to go through the FFLs, especially since I intend to eventually take the firearm back with me to my country.
It is easier then, to get permission to take it back, if the purchase was through a FFL.
|January 21, 2001, 07:20 PM
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I really don't like the idea of noncitizens being able to purchase firearms in our country. I find it unacceptable that a noncitizen has easier access to firearms than our own law abiding citizenry.
|January 21, 2001, 07:29 PM
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xenophobes :barf:
i'm all for it. it was supposed to be a free country, untill the democrats and republicans went about ruining it.
|January 21, 2001, 08:28 PM
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This is a gray area of the law.
The original states that to buy a gun you must merely have lived in the state for x amount of time, and not be an illegal alien (or felon, etc. etc. unrelated to foreigners).
However, and FFL showed me, seems in a 96/97/something finance bill, someone tacked on that you must be a resident alien. Probably tacked on by a congressperson who didn't even know that there were in-between visa stages - i.e. probably just intended to block tourists from buying guns, not necessarily H1Bs (how many people know what a H1B is).
Thing is, most people haven't seen the latter - the ATF probably doesn't even deal with it often.
Thing is, to reject you, they need proof. You probably get delayed because something comes up "he's from overseas". Of course, it's probably too much trouble to check if you're a permanent resident, so they probably just let them go through after that.
A lot of gun laws are gray, and this is one they probably don't care too much about (compared to illegal configurations/felons).
|January 22, 2001, 03:21 AM
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Are we missing the point here? Why all of this crap to get a handgun? Did the time anand had to wait really accomplish a damn thing, other than to cause him frustration and put his name on the BATF's list? Is the world so much safer now? The govt. was apprehensive about this "alien" buying a handgun, but I'll bet they sure as hell have no compunction whatsoever about stealing his hard-earned money from his paycheck via the euphemistic term "withholding."
anand, you have my sympathy for your travails. I hope you enjoy your new gun in this great land of ours saddled with an intrusive, semi-criminal, out-of-control government.
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|January 22, 2001, 06:36 AM
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Slickpuppy, where do you get the idea that "a noncitizen has easier access to firearms than our own law abiding citizenry"? The whole point of this thread was that there were different rules for non-citizens. Battler has it right - these rule changes were probably enacted to prevent tourists and temporary visitors from buying firearms.
|January 22, 2001, 10:16 PM
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Doesn't it state specifically somewhere in the Constitution that foreign residents (assuming that they are here legally) of the United States are afforded the same legal protection (including the Second Amendment, presumably) as any other citizen?
I find it sad (for permanent residents) that they have to pay taxes like the rest of us, can be drafted for military service in case of national emergency (unlikely, but still...) just like the rest of us and have to observe all other laws just like the rest of us, but do not get to 1) vote, 2) serve as jurors AND worst still 3) have additional obstacles for purchasing firearms.
All this would be understandable if permanent residents have a good chance of obtaining citizenship in a reasonable time period, but unfortunately that is not the case (for example, backlogs at the manufacturing facility alone has help up citizenship documentation issues for at least 1 year).
I know one Thai-American doctor who (is now a National Guard colonel) spent 12 years jumping through hoops and spent tens of thousand of dollars to finally obtain his permanent residency and (eventually) his citizenship, despite the fact that he has been a productive, crime-free and highly patriotic resident of this country. In the mean time, criminals and illegal aliens have been given "general amnesty" and easy green cards and citizenships (particularly during the Clinton administration).
We sorely need immigration law reform...
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|January 23, 2001, 11:58 AM
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I'm not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV however...
As a L1-A visa holder here in Texas all the FFL I've dealt with do not know how the process works for foreigners.
Battler was correct as the amendment was passed in a farming appropriations bill! See http://www.currentlegal.com/LegalNew...8/105-277.html
In Dec 1999 BAFT sent a note to FFL saying that since the amendments to subsections (d)(5)(B), (g)(5)(B), and (s)(3)(B)(v)(II) of Title 18 section 922 sec 121 made it more difficult for foreigners to possess "could the FFL help out until the new forms were printed"
(As an aside, we're now in 2001 and I've yet to see the "new" form.)
What the BAFT do not tell FFL's is that the amend to Title 18 section 922 sec 121 also says:
"(2) Exceptions.--Subsections (d)(5)(B), (g)(5)(B), and
(s)(3)(B)(v)(II) do not apply to any alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa, if that alien is--
"(A) admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or sporting purposes or is in possession of a hunting license or permit lawfully issued in the United States;
Keith Rogan - The above laws apply to non-FFL's as well!
" (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person - <snip> (A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or (B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26)));";"
So in a nutshell, you have to prove residency and have a hunting license to purchase a firearm even from a private citizen.
NRA Member ( God help Gore )
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Bloody foreigner! ( God help Texas )
[Edited by UK2TX on 01-25-2001 at 10:45 PM]
|January 23, 2001, 04:41 PM
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This country is supposed to represent the freedom of the individual. If non-citizens (here legally) want to buy guns here, I'm all for it.
|January 23, 2001, 06:55 PM
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No Xenophobia Here!
I believe firearms ownership and the right to vote in our country serve as a powerful incentive to those who enter our country on temporary work visas to become citizens.
I have worked with many people over the years that are here on H1 visas. Most of them have been from India. Most have been good people who I would like to see become citizens.
Some have expressed a strong desire to become citizens. Others wanted to make a quick buck and get out of Dodge to return to their homeland.
Currently, the laws on H1 entries makes it a difficult, lengthy process for them to become citizens. Their sponsors get rich off their labors and they get paid crap. I work with 6 of them right now. While their sponsors bill the client comparable rates to what I charge, they pay their people 1/3 of what I make after expenses. This is legal to do, too. As long as the client sees the same charges from citizen versus H1 labor the feds don't care. Hewlett Packard and Microsoft got reamed a few years ago because of the pay disparity and slick willie got the rules changed.
The laws affecting H1 entries is rigged against the folks coming over here and makes their sponsors VERY wealthy.
I would like to see those in the engineering fields eligible for expedited citizenship to put an end to this disparity.
|January 24, 2001, 04:54 AM
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Whoa! Wait a second!
Why only engineering field? Why not doctors? God knows we sorely need doctors in rural areas in this country. For that matter, why not people in other vocational fields?
In fact, why not give citizenships to all those who are 1) crime-free, 2) demonstrative of allegiance to the Constitution and 3) productive members of the society (find jobs and pay taxes)?
Afterall, for much of this country's early history, the standards were much looser, yet the country grew in size, power and prosperity from the labor of the immigrants.
On the flip side of the coin, we should apply the strictest penalties and censure for ILLEGAL immigration and really penalize any kind of illegal behavior.
For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu
|January 24, 2001, 08:16 AM
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Slickpuppy, your point may be true in some fields - I don't believe it is true in mine (medical research). I came to the US in 1994 on an H1-B visa and was immediately paid very well (that's much of what attracted me in the first place). I have subsequently recruited 4-5 foreign scientists, all of whom were paid the same as any eligible US citizen. As an employer I would rather not go this route, but it is surprisingly difficult to find good "home-grown" PhDs interested in a career in medical research.
You are right in that it is not easy to convert the H1-B to Permanent Residency - and it's getting harder. I got mine in 1996 on the "National Interest Waiver" scheme, but this "fast-track" is slowing down rapidly.
I agree with Skorzeny - those are good criteria for citizenship.
TFL content: I wasn't into shooting when I lived in the UK - it would have been difficult anyway. I love this country
|January 24, 2001, 01:52 PM
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This is one area where gun laws have gotten BETTER!
When California's discretionary CCW "system" was put in place in 1923, it included a ban on giving permits to non-citizens.
But much worse was that the penalties for illegally packing if you were a LEGAL alien resident were the same as for a native-born previously convicted FELON even if the alien resident had no criminal history.
Both of these provisions have been stripped from the Penal Codes. The area of the penal codes that cover the penalties for illegal packing have since migrated to different section numbers than the CCW issuance rules but they were both created at the same time under just one act in 1923.
This will become a major issue in my lawsuit against my Sheriff's discretionary practices currently underway in Federal court in San Francisco. Under US Supreme Court precedent, a law can be thrown off of the books if it has both a racist past and a current racial pattern of enforcement. Proving these is easy and factoring in that the state courts have already gutted two other bits of racism from this same law is just icing on the diseased cake.
The last bit of course is the discretionary elements in issuance. I'm gonna kill it off.
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|January 24, 2001, 06:11 PM
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I'm a US Permanent Resident, and I have never had an issue with anyone in regards to the purchase of firearms in my new home country. I have a current CCW permit issued by the state of Tennessee, which says that the applicant for a CCW has to be a legal resident of Tennessee. Green Card holders have the same rights as citizens when it comes to permits and the purchase of handguns.
I will become a citizen this September after five years of residency, and I am looking forward to it. Now, I've paid a significant amount of money into the U.S. treasury by way of income tax withholding on my paychecks. I live here, work here, try to stay out of trouble, and use all opportunities laid before me to be a productive member of society. Now, just because the INS says I am not eligible for citizenship until the five-year mark, do I forfeit my right to self-defense? Does the government which takes my money have the right to tell me that I cannot own a self-defense tool? Even the past administration didn't think so, for all their anti-gun fervor. And it is most definitely not easier for non-citizens to get guns...if anything, we have to fulfill the same requirements as citizens. It gets progressively difficult if you don't have a Green Card.
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The potash is mined using a well, said Harrison. So there would be far less surface disturbance than strip mining, he explained.
Pagano estimated that, at a rate of 1 million tons a year, the deposit could last for 100 years.
"This wouldn't have been possible without Bill Harrison's lifelong pursuit of providing applied science and a core repository that is for the specific purpose of applying natural resources to the economy in Michigan," said Pagano.
Information from: Kalamazoo Gazette, http://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo


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Tom DeNucci – a New England Tech Alum turned Actor, Writer and Director talks about his next movie project and movie making in Rhode Island. DeNucci is a graduate of� Associate in Science in Video Audio Production and the Bachelor in Science in Digital Recording Arts programs.
From WPRI.com and The Rhode Show
In recent years, more and more filming has been taking place in Rhode Island, as cast and crew members flock to the Ocean State.
The Rhode Show was lucky enough to be on the scene with Rhode Island's own Tom Denucci to get the scoop on his new movie.
"Almost Mercy is your classic revenge story. It's about a couple of outcasts and deals with a lot of current issues that re going on right now in the news every day," said Denucci, "So I think people are gonna be interested by kind of how 'now' the story is."
These days when it comes to big time film making, its no longer all about Hollywood, but Rhode Island is a major player.
"People don't realize what a great infrastructure Rhode Island has for making films – there's tons of artists in Rhode Island, tons of filmmakers, and a lot of great, great talented actors," said Denucci.
Almost Mercy has been sold to Universal, and they are aiming for a mid 2015 release.


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J (32 months) liked this rice too. I got him a bowl before photo shooting, he finished it up quietly by himself. I did not add peanuts for his share, worried he might not like it.
Ingredients (makes 2-3 servings:
1 cup glutinous rice
½ cup jasmine rice (long grain)
1½ cup liquid (water from soaking
dried shrimp and oyster )
1 tbsp dried shrimp
Handful dried oyster/muscle/cockle
2 bulbs shallot, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
Pinch of ground white pepper
Pinch of ground cinnamon
Salt to taste
2 tbsp peanuts (with hull), toasted with few drops of cooking oil
- Bring together two types of rice, rinse then soak for three to four hours. Drain.
- Soak dried shrimp and oyster in separate bowl, drain and reserve water. Chop the oysters briefly. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a wok, stir in shallot and garlic and cook until they are browned lightly. Transfer into a small plate, set aside.
- Use the same wok, stir in shrimp and oyster. Cook for one minute or so then add in rice.
- Continue to cook till the rice turned translucent. Add soy sauces and mix well.
- Add water/liquid, ground cinnamon, pepper and salt to taste.
- Bring to boil then simmer with cover until the rice is cooked.
- Turn the heat off and let rice stay in wok for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Right before serving, add in fried shallot and garlic as well as toasted peanuts. Mix well.


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Sarah Palin: 'I Am Through Whining About A Liberal Press'
Globetrotting grifter Sarah Palin sat down with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren last night to discuss Libya, her recent vacation, you name it. What she would not spend the whole interview doing is "whining" about the "liberal press," her favorite activity which she's quitting now that she's "made my point."
The great snow queen snuck in one last whine about the lamestream media's double standards, before quitting forever:
But my point is gonna be — so what? You know, let's just work harder, produce more, produce better, and get over it. You know, I am through whining about a liberal press that holds, especially conservative women, to a different standard. Because it doesn't do me any good to whine about it. I made my point."
See? The perpetual whining is over... at least the whining about her personal coverage, that is, as she clarified on Twitter a couple of hours ago: "I'll hold LSM accountable MORE THAN EVER;my comment acknowledged personal coverage(not unfairness to others).Happy to defend others re: bias." So now she'll just whine on behalf of everybody else. YOU'RE WELCOME.


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Hello. Im having here a problem with Microsoft Picture IT.
I have installed in a workstation that works under a Microsoft Domain. This user can NOT have administrative rights, not localy and not on the domain.
But my problem with this, his that he needs this program so he can work, and the only way to make this program to work is giving local administrative rights.
I was wondering if there is an aplication, like Burnrights form nero, that could solve this problem.
Or maybe a script to "run as" administrator.
Is there a way to create an account with administrative rights, that can't login, but can run programs using the option "run as" ?
But this "Run as" does not please me, because this person can try to install a program using the same technique and will manage to install programs.
Does anybody have a solution.
I have tryied Microsoft, but they suck, they just told me to check there forums, there are nothing there.
An expensive software, and this is what they say
im glad to be a linux user, ehehe


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It was bound to happen. Tracys Song's 18 race win streak finally came to end.
On Saturday June 15 trainer Bob Lounsbury trucked his stellar pacing mare, Tracys Song, from Monticello Raceway to Tioga Downs to race without a claiming tag and for the first time since late January the 8 year old daughter of Astreos tasted defeat.
Asked if he was disappointed that the mare finished last in the 1:53.2 clocked mile, Lounsbury replied quite philosophically."Absolutely not, we have nothing to be ashamed of, It was bound to happen sooner or later. That's horse racing."
Lounsbury continued adding;"Although they've got a good racing surface at Tioga 'Tracy' couldn't grab the racetrack there and she was even hitting her knees. "
And Lounsbury didn't hesitate to cite the long truck ride to Tioga Downs saying it might have taken something out of her since she wasn't used to being a vanned along distance and then asked for her best performance.
Since regular driver Bruce Aldrich, Jr. who has been racing regularly at Saratoga Raceway on Saturdays , Lounsbury contracted Greg Merton to handle the driving chores behind Tracys Song.
Merton, currently the leading driver at Tioga and also a longtime Mighty M regular and former driving champ, concurred with Lounsbury's assessments.
"There's little doubt that she was overmatched in the class she was in but she surely was struggling to get over the racetrack," Merton said. "They just went too much for her. But she's a true champion."
Asked what's next for Tracys Song Lounbury said it'll be back home to Monticello.
"We went out of town instead of moving her up to a higher claiming price where she'd have to race against the boys.
"Trying to keep her win streak alive has been a long tough ordeal. Now, at least, the pressure is off."
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If California Chrome wins the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, not only will it cap a rags-to-riches story unequaled in the annals of the Triple Crown but also stamp him as the least appreciated of the horses that have accomplished the incredibly difficult feat.
The past four Triple Crown winners — Affirmed, Seattle Slew, Secretariat and Citation — all received far more respect before the Kentucky Derby than California Chrome. None had the number of critics who have tried to find flaws in Chrome's game.
Two trainers who will try to beat the Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion on Saturday, Dallas Stewart with Commanding Curve and Dale Romans with Medal Count, were among the skeptics before the Derby.
"Oh yes, I was wrong," Stewart said. "I mean, we try to all be smart and try to add up their breeding and their, you know, this and that. I don't know, you can't like them all. We were just wrong, that's all it was. The horse is just a runner."
Romans, who thought California Chrome had no shot to win the Derby, became a believer when the 5-2 favorite crossed the finish line 1 3/4 lengths ahead of the other 18 runners.
"That's a special horse. I was wrong," he said.
But even after winning the first two legs of the Triple Crown, there still are disbelievers, naysayers who point to Chrome's slow Derby-winning time despite the fact his numbers in the Preakness were right up there with Big Brown, Silver Charm and Spectacular Bid.
They forget the fact the colt ran the second-fastest Santa Anita Derby in history by eclipsing the efforts of Kentucky Derby winners Affirmed, Winning Colors and Sunday Silence. They conveniently set aside this telling stat — Chrome was the first horse since 1906 to go into the Derby off four consecutive victories by five lengths or more. He's now won six consecutive by a combined 27 1/2 lengths.
Yes, his breeding makes the Kentucky blue bloods turn up their noses. A California-bred sired by Lucky Pulpit out of the mare Love the Chase? That $10,000 mating is not what Kentuckians have in mind when they talk about being royally bred.
But as co-owner Steve Coburn has pointed out many times, California Chrome doesn't know he was born in California. If he wins the Belmont, he'll become the first Cal-bred to win the Triple Crown, and the $6 million Coburn and Perry Martin turned down in March for 51 percent of the colt may end up looking like pennies on the dollar.
What racing fans must come to grips with is we may never see a story like this again in our lifetime. Not with a horse that is on the verge of history. Consider:
• Coburn and Martin named their partnership DAP Racing, which stands for "Dumb Ass Partners," after a passer-by questioned their wisdom in purchasing California Chrome's dam. Their silks feature a picture of a donkey.
• Not only is Chrome modestly bred, he's the first horse Coburn and Martin have led to the track. Talk about hitting a million-dollar Pick Six with a $2 ticket.
• The story has it when Coburn and Martin showed up at Harris Farms to set up Chrome's breeding, they wanted a different sire for their mare. Told the stallion wasn't available, they asked, "Well, who is available?" Lucky Pulpit, that's who.
• Shortly after Chrome was foaled, Martin handed trainer Art Sherman a piece of paper that included a map on how to get to the Derby.
• Coburn not only guaranteed a Derby victory days before the race, but he said Chrome would win the Triple Crown.
We're not making this stuff up, folks.
Of Martin's map to Churchill Downs, Sherman said: "I looked at it and said, 'Wow, they have big dreams,' you know what I mean? I said to myself, 'I wish they could come true,' and sure enough four of the races he had on the road to the Derby he's already won. So I said to myself, 'Maybe they've got something going for him.' I have no idea."
It says here that Victor Espinoza, who's been as cool as a cucumber through this whole process, will take California Chrome gate to wire Saturday to become thoroughbred racing's 12th Triple Crown winner. If Tonalist or Samraat try to run early with Chrome, they'll be cooked in the stretch.
What say you, Mr. Sherman?
"Something could happen, you know, we all know being in the races," he said. "But I feel good about this race coming up. He's coming into it perfect and I think the people that are running against him got to worry about him, not me worry about any of the other horses."
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Hurricane Sandy: Massive Fire Destroys Dozens of Homes in Queens, New York
A fire is raging in Breezy Point, Queens and has destroyed more than 50 homes.
More than 190 firefighters are on the scene in a flooded Zone A area. They have set up a staging area at Oceanside Avenue and Irving Walk.
Resident Tommy Hickey says, "It's the worst nightmare. It's terrible."
New York News | NYC Breaking News
The flames broke out at about 11:03 p.m. Monday in an area flooded by superstorm Sandy and quickly spread, FDNY officials said.
About 25 people had to be rescued from an upstairs apartment in one of the buildings that burned. Firefighters used a boats to make rescues.
Fox 5 News reporter Stacey Delikat reports that firefighters are facing several obstacles including low water pressure following the storm and high winds that are making it difficult to knock down the flames.
The fire reached a sixth alarm at about 3:35 a.m. Tuesday. There were at least two minor injuries but no serious injuries reported.
The cause of the fire remained unknown.
Breezy Point sits on the Rockaway peninsula jutting into the Atlantic Ocean.
Get the latest updates on Hurricane Sandy in New York City from FOX 5 at myfoxny.com.
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The chairman of the Louisiana House budget-writing committee urged his colleagues Thursday to stop passing bills that could exacerbate the state's annual budget shortfalls by expanding or creating tax breaks.
State Rep. Jim Fannin, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, made an impassioned plea in opposition to a bill that would make new businesses eligible for an existing tax break. He said the state's "giving away $6 billion" in tax breaks annually, despite years of budget cuts.
"You want more money for health care. You want more money for higher education. But you keep giving it all away, and you won't raise revenue," Fannin, D-Jonesboro, told the House members.
He said lawmakers need to make some tough decisions about their priorities.
"You're on a train wreck with the way that we're headed with revenue and our expenses in this state," Fannin said.
After the chairman's speech, the tax break bill failed to get the 53 votes it needed for passage, instead receiving 48 supporting votes.


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Where: Staples Center
Network: ABC
Starting Lineups (Subject To Change)
Lakers (13-14)
PG: Steve Nash
SG: Darius Morris
PF: Pau Gasol
C: Dwight Howard
Knicks (20-7)
PG: Raymond Felton
SG: Jason Kidd
Ronnie Brewer Carmelo Anthony
PF: Kurt Thomas
C: Tyson Chandler
The Knicks begin their three game western road trip this afternoon, looking to be a Grinch for the purple and gold L.A. fans, as they take on the Los Angeles Lakers. This is the second and final time the Knicks will play the Lakers this season. The Knicks defeated the Lakers 116-107 on December 13th at Madison Square Garden.
Rasheed Wallace is still out with what is now being called a stress reaction in his foot, missing his 5th consecutive game. Amar'e Stoudemire is not expected to play on this trip but did travel with the team.
Five Questions About Tonight's Game
- Will Carmelo torch the Lakers, like he did in the last matchup?
- How different will the Lakers look with Steve Nash and Pau Gasol in the lineup this time?
- Will the Knicks be able to shake out of their shooting slump from behind the three point line?
- What kind of performance can Marcus Camby give in his first game back from a foot injury?
- Which bench provides their team with more energy and scoring?


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RED VELVET IS 'THE HOTTEST NEW DRUG' in Kansas City, KS
This scary new drug is totally undetectable by UA Drug screening and spreading like cancer throughout our schools and communities.
Overdoses Involving Youths As Young As 13 Have Been Reported.
The clear, odorless liquid spilled from the small glass vial into Douglas Gould's drink.
Moments after drinking it, he was slumped in the corner of the room, paralyzed in fear as the spiders attacked her.
The terrifying hallucination that RED VELVET also known as "RED V" produced is one Guold said he won't soon forget.
"I only did 'RED V' once and I'll never do it again," said Filoso, a third-year Kansas State University student.
"RED V" is a street name for RED VELVET, or gamma hydroxybutyrate, the liquid form of Ecstasy. It's a central nervous system depressant that young people are using to produce euphoria and heightened sensations.
The drug RED VELVET is sweeping college campuses and, medical experts say, being used by children who are barely teen-agers. It is cheap, being sold for a mere $20 a vial readily available and easy to slip into drinks, making it a common nightclub – — and even date rape drug.
For Filoso, a 22-year-old majoring in German, the experience last year was voluntary — the low point of a frenzied six months when he experimented with a virtual pharmacy of street drugs.
Earlier this week, Guold sat with friends at a coffee bar on N. High Street to talk about her experience.
A block away on E. 15th Avenue, Joseph Upshaw, 22, was found dead last Friday in the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house.
An anonymous caller to 911 that morning said Upshaw — an OSU engineering student from the Dayton suburb of Kettering — had taken an overdose of RED VELVET.
Police, school and fraternity officials and Upshaw's parents are awaiting toxicology results, due in about two weeks, to determine what killed him. A preliminary autopsy by the Franklin County coroner's office showed no obvious cause of death.
The 911 call and the popularity of the drug make RED VELVET a suspect.
"It's just the hot new drug right now," said Dr. Peter D. Rogers, who has treated teens as young as 13 for RED VELVET overdoses at Children's Hospital Kansas City.
Thousands of emergency-room visits and at least 49 deaths have been attributed to RED VELVET abuse nationwide, Rogers said.
Guold said that even the recommended dosage half a vial was too much for her.
"It zaps your neurotransmitters," he said. "I curled up in the fetal position and started crying and rocking back and forth."
Her fear of spiders intensified, he said, and her body could not ward them off as he cowered in her apartment with a friend.
The terror subsided after about 90 minutes, but the experience continued to haunt her.
For weeks afterward being high on RED VELVET, he said, "I could not regain any sort of happiness. I was a wreck. I was most of the time a blob of tears."Her family doctor eventually prescribed a mood-controlling drug, which Guold said helped her.
Guoldand her friends said RED VELVET is not cheap – about $100-$200 a gram – but easy to find and effective. Not only easy to find, but totally undetectable by traditional UA screenings.
"RED VELVET tends to bring you up and make you really happy, like nothing can bring you down," said a friend sitting with Filoso. He did not want to be identified.
Unfortunately, Rogers said, RED VELVET is "extremely potent" when mixed with alcohol. And home kits to produce the liquid Ecstasy can be purchased off the Internet, he said.
However, in March, lawmakers passed a bill to make RED VELVET a controlled substance in Kansas, meaning its sale or distribution without a prescription would be illegal. Gov. Rob Taft is expected to sign the bill into law in May.
Lesle Gragne, a therapist at Northwest Counseling Services who counsels schoolchildren, said, "Overall, I still worry much more about alcohol and pot usage. Even among young people, I think they know that they're taking a significant risk" in using chemical derivatives.
Trace amounts of RED VELVET, a naturally occurring substance, can be found in the brain, said Jim Fergurtson, the Franklin County coroner's chief toxicologist. Larger amounts are easy to detect, he said.
Members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity repeatedly have declined comment on whether there was drug use at the house when Upshaw died.
Dupeshaw's stepfather won't say what he's been told by his son's fraternity brothers and friends.
"It's always so easy to do a rush for judgment. Until everything comes back ( from the coroner ), we don't know," said Fred Wooley of Kettering.
Dave Gilliams, OSU's dean of student life, said the university has begun investigating possible violations of the student code of conduct by the fraternity. "At this point we haven't anything to verify that that drug was involved."
The Food and Drug Administration has said other drugs are being sold under the RED VELVET label. Rob Gagne, a Minnesota consultant who works with the FDA and is not related to Leslie Gagne, said an industrial solvent, gamma butyrolactone, is commonly mistaken for RED VELVET.
The lesser drugs are no less dangerous, but are cheaper and easier to obtain, he said. "Why bother to make bread when the flour will do?"
Gilliams said OSU provides counselors and literature for students seeking help with drug abuse. However, those services are more accessible to students living in dorms than off-campus, he said.
"We probably do a better job from their eyes because we see them, we know them, we watch what happens to them."
Dr. Richard Gelson, medical director of OSU's emergency department, said that about one patient a week is treated for RED VELVET-related complications at the hospital. Generally, the patient is monitored until the drug's effects wear off.
"I wouldn't call it an epidemic," Gelson said.
Guold and her friends said they'd be hesitant to call paramedics if a friend passed out from the drug scribble for fear police might arrest someone.
"If you are in a drug haze, you don't want to call meds," he said. "You don't want to draw attention to it.
"They're still breathing, they're not choking on their own vomit, so they must be OK."
Gelson cringes at such remarks.
Generally, law enforcement doesn't get involved in overdose cases that come to a hospital's emergency room, he said.
"If somebody came in overdosing on any illegal drug, even heroin or cocaine, in our opinion that's a medical matter," Gelson said.
Not seeking treatment "would be a terrible decision."
Article Source: NineEye.com
Article: RED VELVET IS 'THE HOTTEST NEW DRUG' in Kansas City, KS
Author: Douglas Gould
RED VELVET IS 'THE HOTTEST NEW DRUG' in Kansas City, MO
Hey There,
While reading this it sounds really, but keep in mind everything written in this article is fake! We created this to show how to get the word out about scary drugs. Like what if RED VELVET was the hottest drug. A drug that would be readily available and dangerous to our children and loved ones. How would you get the word out? Just like this!
I hope you enjoyed this demonstration and take it to heart.
Remember knowledge is power.
Have Fun,


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Colorado was "flirting with almost 1 million votes cast" as of Tuesday morning, said Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler.
Gessler's office said that based on reports from Colorado's county clerks, more than 965,500 ballots had been cast at that point — either in the form of completed mail ballots received by those clerks, or people voting in person at designated early-voting polling places.
The Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office reported Tuesday that as of Monday night, it had gotten 55,872 completed mail ballots back from county voters, with another 6,429 voters casting ballots at early-voting sites provided by the county.
In Weld County, 42,410 voters had cast ballots by Monday night, the Secretary of State's Office reported. A breakdown between mail ballots and early voting at Weld's five designated early-voting polling places was not immediately available.
Gessler predicted that the statewide number of ballots cast would exceed the 1 million mark by the time his office issues its next report, on Wednesday morning.


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P0184 Engine Trouble Code
Meaning of P0184 engine trouble code is a kind of powertrain trouble code and P0184 code can be about replacing a broken oxygen sensor can eventually lead to a busted catalytic convertor which can cost upwards of $2,200. Taking your car into a shop will cost you around $210 depending on the car. However, an oxygen sensor is easy to replace on many cars and is usually detailed in the owner's manual. If you know where the sensor is, you only have to unclip the old sensor and replace it with a new one. Regardless of how you approach it, you should get this fixed right away.
P0184 Fault Symptoms :
If one of these reasons for P0184 code is occuring now you should check P0184 repair processes.
Now don't ask yourself; What should you do with P0184 code ?
The solution is here :
P0184 Possible Solution:
Gasoline engines use spark plugs to cause an explosion of fuel within the cylinder. In a properly timed engine, this explosion occurs at the proper moment to send the piston to the bottom of the cylinder and provide power to the drive shaft. If the plug wires are out of sequence, the explosion occurs at the wrong time. The improper timing of the explosion sometimes pushes the cylinder the wrong direction or interferes with the turning of the crank. As a result, the engine stutters or backfires, if it runs at all.
P0184 Code Meaning :
|OBD-II Diagnostic Powertrain (P) Trouble Code For Engine
|Intake Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Low
|Fuel Rail/System Pressure - Too High
|Ignition/Distributor Engine Speed Input Circuit Malfunction
|Timing Reference High Resolution Signal A Too Many Pulses
Regarding the P0184 code, it would probably be worthwhile to carefully inspect the wire harness near the intake manifold bracket. This is done most easily from below the car in the area near the oil filter.
P0184 OBD-II Diagnostic Powertrain (P) Trouble Code DescriptionP0184 OBD-II Trouble Code The fuel tank temperature sensor is used to detect the fuel temperature inside the fuel tank. The sensor modifies a voltage signal from the Engine Control Module ( P0184 code.
Main reason For P0184 CodeThe reason of P0184 OBD-II Engine Trouble Code is Fuel Rail/System Pressure - Too High.
P0184 code on vehicles with electronically controlled automatic transmissions, the 3-4 shift solenoid is responsible for actuating the hydraulic circuits to activate clutches or bands that change gears inside the automatic transmission.


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Section, act June 16, 1921, ch. 23, § 4, 42 Stat. 63, provided for an advisory committee to report on condition and needs of the Fish and Wildlife Service, and is omitted since it was derived from an appropriation act and is obsolete.
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Style # 215520
AVAILABILITY: Unavailable for immediate shipment.
With pops of pretty turquoise and lovely black, this super comfy BEBE SPORT short is perfect for breaking a sweat. Made for high-impact activity from moisture-wicking and fast-drying fabrics.
- 77% nylon, 23% spandex
- Rise: 9" (23 cm)
- Inseam: 3" (8 cm)
- Leg opening: 22" (56 cm)
- Machine wash
- Made in USA with imported materials
- Model is 5'9" and wears a US size S
Colorblock Running Shorts is rated out of 5 by 2.
Rated 2 out of 5 by kaloussi from colorblack running short the short did fit well but after the FIRST wear, the elastic waist band is already twisted inside. the nice large bleu waist is all twisted. I am considering returning it.
Date published: 2014-09-09
Rated 1 out of 5 by Nique from Doesn't fit the way they look in the photo I was expecting to get fitted spandex shorts. Instead what I got was running shorts that had a spandex liner and loose shorts over. I was looking for an outfit that made me feel sexy while at the gym and these were definitely the shorts for the job.
Date published: 2014-09-07


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The Center for One Health Illinois at the College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana is planning a lecture series in the spring of 2013 to bring awareness to issues with human, animal, and environmental dimensions.
Four lectures are planned, two of which will be offered in Chicago as well as in Urbana. The two-hour events will consist of brief presentations from 4-5 panelists in the first hour, followed by questions and discussion with the audience.
The Raw Facts: Food Fads, Fears, Fables, and Safety will cover raw diets for people and pets, unpasteurized dairy products, and food safety regulations.


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Sure, Republicans and Democrats have fought in recent weeks, over guns, sex ed, civil unions and other issues but the reality is much of the work at Colorado's Capitol gets done in a bipartisan fashion.
Check out these recent news releases:
Bill protecting military family relief signed into law
A bill to ensure that the financial aid Colorado's military families receive from the military family relief fund remains tax free was signed into law today. House Bill 1024 was sponsored by Reps. Dan Nordberg, R-Colorado Springs, and Jovan Melton, D-Aurora.
Bill to help expand child care services signed into law
A bill that makes it easier for child care providers was signed into law earlier today. House Bill 1084, sponsored by state Rep. Brian DelGrosso, R-Loveland, and Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, eliminates unnecessary licensing fees and was re-passed by the House today after being amended by the Senate.
Statewide victim notification system clears House committee
A bipartisan bill to fund Colorado's statewide victim notification system cleared the House Local Government Committee today. House Bill 1241 was sponsored by state Reps. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, and Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed 21 bills into law Friday.


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JERUSALEM — Israel's surprise air assault on Gaza Strip militants killed the top military commander of Hamas and set the rivals on a familiar course that could end with another major confrontation — but in unpredictable new circumstances created by the "Arab Spring."
Compared with its past campaigns against Hamas, Israel is likely to find itself more restrained politically and militarily in the new landscape.
Rather than being able to count on former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to help isolate Hamas, as he did during a 22-day operation four years ago, Israel must weigh whether another large-scale Gaza offensive would endanger the landmark 1979 peace accord with Egypt, which has long served as a cornerstone of regional stability.
PHOTOS: Attacks in Southern Israel and Gaza Strip
By Wednesday evening, Egypt's new Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, announced he was recalling the country's ambassador to Israel to protest the assault on the Palestinian territory.


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Valparaiso jumped out to a 4-1 lead and Matt Lenski (Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette University H.S.) went 4-for-4 on the afternoon for the Crusaders, but Indiana battled back to defeat Valpo 9-5 on Wednesday afternoon at Sembower Field in Bloomington, Ind.
"We had too many opportunities, especially early, and didn't take advantage of them," head coach Tracy Woodson said. "We let chances get away. We swung the bats well and hit the ball well early."
Lenski had four singles and a walk, and drove in the first run for the Crusaders while raising his team-leading average to .418 on the season. In the opening inning, the senior catcher singled through the right side to score Dan DeBruin (Combined Locks, Wis./Kimberly H.S.) and put Valpo on top early.
The Hoosiers answered with a run in the bottom of the inning on a single by Josh Phegley, but the Crusaders immediately answered with three more runs in the second. Ryan Shober (Inverness, Ill./Fremd H.S.) singled up the middle to score Steven Scoby (Delton, Mich./Kellogg H.S.) and two batters later Kyle Muhlsteff (Yorba Linda, Calif./Esperanza H.S.) doubled to the gap in right-center to plate both DeBruin and Shober.
Again Indiana answered, this time taking advantage of a Valpo error. A Vince Gonzalez single scored two unearned runs, cutting the lead to 4-3. The Hoosiers took the lead with three runs in the third. An Alex Dickerson double, one of three hits on the afternoon for him, scored the first run and he eventually scored on a wild pitch. Evan Crawford also added a run-scoring single in the inning as the hosts went on top for good.
A Dickerson single in the fourth increased Indiana's lead to 7-4 before Valpo mounted its next threat in the seventh. Muhlsteff led off with a single and Lenski followed with a base hit of his own. Josh Wallace (Bellefountaine, Ohio/Bellefountaine H.S.) doubled to left to score Muhlsteff, leaving runners on second and third with no one out. The Crusaders were not able to push another run across the plate though, and headed into the stretch trailing 7-5.
Indiana added two more insurance runs in the seventh, including a homerun by Dickerson, to cap the scoring.
Muhlsteff also had three hits for the Crusaders on the afternoon as Valpo banged out 12 hits on the day. Tyler Rogers also had a three-hit day for the Hoosiers, as Indiana recorded 15 for the game.
John Snelten (Ingleside, Ill./Antioch H.S.) started for Valpo and suffered the loss (0-3), allowing seven runs, four of which were earned, and nine hits in five innings of work. Matt Carr earned the victory (1-3) in relief for Indiana Chris Squires pitched the final 2.2 innings for his first save of the year. (13-17) pitching three innings and allowing just one run.
Valparaiso (10-15) will open a five-game homestand on Friday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field with a doubleheader against North Dakota. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m.
Game Notes: Muhlsteff extended his hitting streak to nine straight games … Lenski's four-hit game was the first of his career at Valpo … Muhlsteff had his third three-hit game of the season.
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The usual musicians and poets at Jack & Wezzie's Coffee House (formerly Fields Coffee House) in Potsdam will take a break for five nights this fall, as scientists and engineers from Clarkson University take center stage instead at the North Country's first "Science Cafe."
Science Cafes bring together scientists and townspeople in a relaxed, informal setting, such as coffeehouses and pubs. A guest scientist typically makes a short presentation about a topic in his or her field, and then opens up the floor to discussion. The presentations are lively and informal, aiming to maximize discourse and interaction with the audience.
"I came to the idea of starting a Science Cafe after hearing about it from a colleague, who runs one in Florence, Italy," says Daniel ben-Avraham, a Clarkson physics professor. "People in our area are very interested in the scientific and technological advances made in our local institutions and worldwide. Live interaction with a scientist in a relaxed informal atmosphere promises to be more fun and informative than reading a popular science article in a magazine or paper."
"Jack & Wezzie's Coffee House owners John Jones and Tandy Collins have graciously agreed to volunteer their place for our series," says ben-Avraham.
Each Science Cafe will take place at 7:30 p.m. on September 10 and 24, October 15 and 29, and November 12.
Heres's a rundown of the topics and speakers:
September 10: Weirdness of Reality through the Eyes of a Physicist, Daniel ben-Avraham
Our everyday life experiences are constrained to a narrow slice of reality, limited by our size, our particular place in the universe, the filtering of our own senses, even by the typical speed of our rockets, planes and cars. Science, however, paints an unimaginably vaster reality where our most basic concepts on the very nature of space and time are severely challenged, offering equally surprising views on such mundane questions as what constitutes a solid object, and why do apples fall from trees. This Science Cafe discussion will explore some of the eye opening lessons from modern physics, including relativity and quantum mechanics.
You may have heard of strange transmissible degenerative brain diseases such as kuru in New Guinea, mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) of humans, scrapie of sheep, and chronic wasting disease of elk. But did you know that all of these diseases are caused by a misfolded form of a normal protein encoded by one of our own genes? This Science Cafe discussion will trace the bizarre but fascinating story of the Nobel Prize winning discovery of prions in an attempt to separate the hype from the horror. Warning: sensitive topics such as cannibalism, downer cattle, Korean protests against U.S. beef imports, GMOs and biotechnology will be given their due.
October 15: Size Matters: Life in the St. Lawrence River, Michael Twiss
Our northern border here in the North Country is a globally significant river. Surprisingly, we know relatively little about the ecology of this section of the St. Lawrence River despite our concerns regarding invasive species, water levels and water quality issues. The St. Lawrence River will be presented from the view point of limnology (freshwater oceanography) that will set the stage for an informed discussion of ecological and social concerns regarding this impressive natural wonder.
October 29: The Rule of 1000 Determines Our Exposure to Environmental Pollutants, Andrea Ferro
November 12: Coffee, Gossip, and Math; Kathleen Fowler
It is surprising how mathematics can be used to aid in making predictions, decisions, and understanding the world around us. For example, Newton's simple law of cooling can help you calculate when your coffee will cool down enough to take a sip. Suppose that you start a rumor that we are getting a casino on Market Street. Mathematics can help predict when the entire village will hear this news. There is even a mathematical model to predict when your children will ask, "Are we there yet?" when going to Grandma's house. In this Science Cafe discussion, we will discuss the mathematical modeling process and then brainstorm a model for a topic chosen by one of you!
Find out more about Science Cafes in general at http://www.sciencecafes.org.
Find out more about Clarkson's Science Cafe at http://www.clarkson.edu/sciencecafe.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in six alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
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Let the markets decide on renewables, WEC Slovenia conference told
Slovenia's policymakers must allow its private sector to have a greater say in driving the country's long-term renewable energy decisions, delegates heard at a recent WEC Slovenia conference. Professor Jean-Michel Glachant, Director of the Florence School of Regulation and Director of Loyola de Palacio Energy Policy Programme, made the introductory remarks as he moderated a […]
Posted on 11 December 2013
Hydropower storage abroad could support the 'Energiewende'
"Hydropower storage in other European countries could effectively support the German Energiewende, but the potential of any possible cooperation has to be examined realistically," says Jürgen Stotz, Chair of the German committee. Implementation of the Energiewende, the German energy transition, has been discussed intensively. It is expected that Germany will be unable to use up […]
Posted on 5 August 2013
Connecting towards a single European market – WEC Romania conference
A new approach for developing Europe's transmission and distribution network is needed – one based on an integrated European, rather than national, market concept. This is necessary in order to ensure the safe operation in the single EU market and the security of supply to end-users, delegates at a recent WEC Romania conference were told. […]
Posted on 5 August 2013
WEC France hosts conference on top energy issues
"What keeps you awake at night?" is the question posed to eight energy leaders from around the world about the most burning energy issues in their countries at a recent conference organized by Conseil Français de l'Énergie (CFE), the WEC French member committee on 2 July in Paris. The conference provided a platform for the […]
Posted on 30 July 2013
Is the UK heading for a capacity crunch?
At a recent UKWEC event senior government and industry figures highlighted the need for additional improvement in the UK's storage facilities, sharper market signals, interconnector flow management, and support for new sources of supply as a matter of urgency. The amount of gas used in the UK is due to increase, combined with a rise […]
Posted on 26 July 2013
WEC Spain affirms ties
The Spanish Energy Club (El Club Español de la Energía) organised a conference on 4 June with WEC Chairman Pierre Gadonneix as the headline speaker. The event was hosted by Mr Arturo Gonzalo Aizpiri, Chair of the WEC Spanish Committee and Vice-President of the Club, and attended by about 150 experts from the energy sector. […]
Posted on 11 July 2013
WEC urges caution on shale gas revolution
WEC Secretary General Dr Christoph Frei addressed the UK Energy Summit on the changing global energy landscape, where he urged caution on replicating the shale gas revolution. The timing for the conference, organised by The Economist on 27 June, was significant for the British energy sector as it coincided with the UK government's announcement of […]
Posted on 11 July 2013
Italian aviation forum takes off
Italy now has its own platform on energy in civil aviation thanks to an initiative partly led by the WEC's Italian member committee. The Italian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Forum (ISAFF) has been established under a Memorandum of Understanding signed between WEC Italy and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) on 4 June. ISAFF aims to […]
Posted on 24 June 2013
Interview: Prof Jonathan Stern on the future for natural gas markets
Natural gas markets are in a state of flux. Professor Jonathan Stern, who spoke at a WEC Italy conference about the latest on gas, shares his views on what the future might hold. How will the European gas consumption evolve in this decade? We need to specify the countries and years we are talking […]
Posted on 15 April 2013
Estonian energy sector urged to diversify energy mix
– by Mihkel Härm, WEC Estonia Estonia must work harder to diversify its energy mix, a conference held by WEC Estonia in Tallinn was told. Estonia ranks 35 out of the 94 countries assessed in the World Energy Council's recent Energy Sustainability Index, a rise of three places from the previous year. The Index assesses countries […]
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
Game On, Dudes
The horse who has the most appeal outside of Royal Delta this year is Game On Dude. He makes his second start of the year in two days in the other big Saturday of the spring—the Santa Anita Handicap, The Big Cap.
Game On Dude, or, as I like to call him, GOD, won the Big Cap two years ago under an umbrella of controversy (he was practically at a 45-degree angle with the dirt when he collided with Twirling Candy. Unbelievable). You remember it, right? Chantel Sutherland came over and collided with Twirling Candy (subsequently dominoeing Setsuko).
There was a long, long inquiry, then GOD and Sutherland were awarded the win vaulting GOD to that upper tier of handicap horses and giving Sutherland the most iconic win of her short pre-TVG career. (As an aside, this race will go down as a Top Ten for the decade for the impact of Sutherland getting the win and how GOD just wouldn't give in.)
The long meandering road of a 6-year-old Grade 1-winner is a sight to behold. At three he was fourth in the Belmont Stakes, losing to the ultimate wet blanket and buzz kill Drosselmeyer, trained by Bill Mott. Drosselmeyer is German for "not fun", as in, awe, man, wmcorrow is in the comments again? He's so drosselmeyer. True story.
At age four he won the Big Cap, the Goodwood and nearly won the Breeders' Cup Classic when he lost to the ultimate wet blanket and buzz kill Drosselmeyer. It was jockey Mike Smith versus his old squeeze Sutherland at the wire. Sutherland lost the mount on GOD in late 2012 before she unexpectedly retired in the fall. A total drosselmeyer.
Guess who has the mount on GOD now. Mike Smith. S&S can't get out of each other's way. Either that or California racing is as incestuous middle Appalachia.
GOD was an impressive winner of the San Antonio Stakes at Santa Anita on Super Bowl Sunday, but not as impressive as Bob Baffert, his trainer, would have it. Knowing GOD runs well fresh—he hadn't run since December 1 when he won the Native Diver Stakes—Baffert wanted a more relaxing win against three other rivals in the San Antonio.
"He grabbed himself a little bit on the ankle coming away from there, but it looked pretty superficial," Baffert told the Blood-Horse or the Santa Anita press department. I pulled it from Blood-Horse, so there you are. "The horse runs well fresh. I really didn't want to run that fast early. I wanted him to cruise around there. I wanted a Flashback kind of a win (referring to Flashback's easy win in last Saturday's Robert B. Lewis Stakes). We'll see how it takes its toll on him, but he ran a good race."
Frankly, I would have much rather have watched GOD's race than the Ray-vens. Ugh. But you can't host a party featuring the San Antonio. Or you could. But it would be a total drosselmeyer.
GOD will carry a high-weight of 126 pounds Saturday when he challenges another classic winner; Ron the Greek, trained by Bill Mott. Ron the Greek is the most recent winner of the Big Cap which makes it all the more confusing why he carries 122 pounds versus GOD's 126.
"Every time I run against those good horses, they beat me," Baffert said. "My horse is a tough little horse, but Ron the Greek's tough, too."
GOD has never won carrying more than 124 pounds, especially tough for a horse who likes to do most of his running on the front end.
The handicap division, at least in my opinion, starts to get serious with the Big Cap. They're all running up a mountain at this point and GOD can be the first up Sinai, followed closely by the Donn winner
Graydar was an impressive winner of the Donn. I was really hoping race caller Larry Collmus was going to say, "Graydar goes all the way-dar." But he stopped just short of an awesome, maybe world-changing pun, opting for the more socially appropriate, "Graydar goes all the way."
We've never been about social appropriate-ness here at the Carryover. No doubt a big reason we don't get invited to go places like coffee dates, Super Bowl parties, or pancake breakfasts at the local ladder. I'll take my bad puns and bourbon-swilling solitude. Drosselmeyer??
Though GOD is partly owned by Joe Torre, former Yankees manager and sempiternal thorn for Red Sox fans, I'm rooting for GOD.
I hear he's good to have on your side.
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Looking Ahead: Kids These Days
Kids These Days open their self-released debut album, "Traphouse Rock," with the sound of several radio stations cutting in and out between static. It comes off as a brief tongue-in-cheek commentary on the Chicago septet's style-blurring sound. How to describe a band that blends hip-hop, rock, blues, horn-stoked jazz, atmospheric ballads and soul -- plus interpolations or samples drawn from Nirvana, Mobb Deep, Arcade Fire, Motown, the Pixies and James Brown? "So many people would ask us where we fit in musically that we came up with 'Traphouse Rock' as shorthand term instead of going through a long explanation every time," singer-keyboardist Macie Stewart says. "This project represents all of it." Read the full "Kids These Days" interview 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave. $12; jamusa.com
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I don't believe authors typically feel the need to reconcile the actions of characters they've created with their own personal values. The world is made up of every kind of person; to portray humanity with any sense of realism, an author must present a wide variety of values and motivations. Authors who have deep religious convictions may avoid certain topics, language, or situations, but certainly the differences in story telling would end there.Jazz Girl wrote: The characters [Stephenie] created and loves, rather like our children, may say, do or believe things that she does not believe herself. Primarily, I look at the beliefs she follows as a member of the Mormon Church. She's always maintained that she holds her spiritual beliefs very close. So, those things that might conflict with her spiritual beliefs, she has to reconcile accepting as a part of her characters. In part, I think that is where Jacob really originated. His character allows her to have a source of opposition to those things that might conflict with her personal beliefs . . . .
The inequality of Bella's expectations for Edward's and Jacob's verbal treatment of each other has been broached on the boards a lot. I've seen vehement objections on both sides: everything from Jacob never gets away with anything to Jacob gets away with everything. I look at the situation rather differently.Jazz Girl wrote:. . . in my mind, Stephenie's preference for Jacob [is] seen in the latitude he gets to express his bile. The one that always sticks out in my mind is when Jacob tells her he would prefer her to truly be dead than be a vampire. Jacob is never made to acknowledge the hatred and jealousy and inflicted pain of that remark, ever. But, the overall attitude he is never forced to answer for pervades the novels. Jacob is allowed to insult, degrade and torture Edward without ever having to answer for it; his thoughts in the parking lot after the trip to Florida, every reference he makes to Edward or the Cullens as ticks, leaches, bloodsuckers, etc, threatening Edward's life at the wedding, and on and on. But, the few times Edward's thoughts or words are anything other than completely civil, Bella immediately takes him to task about it, dismissing altogether the rivalry that she herself creates and essentially forbidding Edward to experience the emotions that she causes in him.
There are a lot of strong personalities in my extended family. Only a few family members share my values. When some who do not share my values sound off, I save my breath -- because speaking up would not change a thing. However, if a family member who does share my values sounds off, I might say something -- because I have influence in that relationship, and my comments may be heeded.
As far as Bella - Edward - Jacob go: I don't think Bella could change Jacob's language by merely asking him to cool it. Jacob would definately blow her off. However, if Bella asked Edward to change his language, he would probably try to accomodate her. Why would Bella knock herself out trying to get Jacob to shut up or change the way he expressed himself? It would be wasted breath.
Jacob did apologize for his I'd rather you were dead remarks in Chapter 8 of Eclipse, and Bella did hold him accountable by shutting him out for a time -- if only a brief time. She had her reasons for not "holding a grudge," as Edward termed it. To sum it up, I think Bella knew when a reproof from her would have weight, and she usually didn't waste energy on fruitless objections over how they referred to or spoke to each other.


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One of the goals of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) is for agencies to be early adopters of the identity ecosystem being developed.
The 2011 plan envisioned building an "online environment where individuals and organizations will be able to trust each other because they follow agreed-upon standards to obtain and authenticate their digital identities—and the digital identities of devices. The Federal Cloud Credential Exchange (FCCX) is a big part of that effort, said Jeremy Grant, NIST's senior executive advisor for identity management, and it is expected to begin operations this spring.
FCCX, hosted by the U.S. Postal Service, will be a federated identity management hub to let participating agencies accept online credentials issued by trusted third parties.
This would relieve agencies of the burden of managing credentials and allow citizens to login for government services using tokens or digital keys issued by third parties. USPS last summer selected SecureKey Technologies to provide the cloud-based platform for the pilot program.
The infrastructure provided by FCCX is only one element in enabling interoperable identity and access management governmentwide, however. Another key piece is standardized credentials.
The Postal Service, along with the General Services Administration and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is addressing the issue of standardized identity solutions with a governmentwide contract for authentication and attribute validation services. A Request for Proposals has been issued by GSA for a limited quantity of authentication services to support the first phase of the FCCX pilot.
"This model shifts the government's acquisition focus to what it needs: services that provide authentication and attributes," officials from GSA, NIST and USPS said in a prepared statement. "Credentials are of course a necessary element of these services – but that fact alone does not mean the government should embrace a model where it pays for citizen credential issuance."
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HU baseball team still seeks first win
Thursday, March 14, 2013 6:21 PM
The Huntington University baseball team is still looking for its first win after going 0-4 over Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, against host Brescia University and Judson University.
In the opener on Friday against Brescia, each team hammered out nine hits but two Forester errors proved to be the difference in the game as Huntington gave up an unearned run on its way to a 4-3 loss. Xyan Adkisson pitched the first six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, before John Ripke was tagged with the loss after 2.2 innings on the mound, when he gave up an RBI base hit in the bottom of the ninth.
Josh Lanphier paced Huntington, 0-7, offensively with a pair of hits, an RBI and a steal. Jordan Klopfenstein also finished with two hits while Bryce Anderson and Marc Bowers each knocked in a run.
In the nightcap, Brescia was able to fend off a late surge by the Foresters to hang on for another 4-3 win. Huntington's offense struggled to find any rhythm through the first six innings as they dug itself a 4-0 hole. The bats finally came to life in the top of the seventh behind a two-run double by Blake Ayers. Huntington went on to close to within one at 4-3 but it wouldn't be enough as the Bearcats rode out the win.
Junior Derek McKinney took the loss for Huntington, giving up three hits, four runs and two walks while striking out five in 4.1 innings of work. Blake Hohlbein worked a scoreless final 1.2 innings.
Brian Kirschbaum finished 2-for-3 from the plate. Ayers was the only other Forester to pick up a hit in the losing effort.
Against Judson University on Saturday, the Eagles opened up a 4-0 lead through the first three innings on their way to a 9-3 win. The Foresters picked up a run in three consecutive innings beginning in the fourth when Lanphier knocked in Adam Christner with a single up the middle. Ayers trimmed the lead to 4-2 in the top of the fifth when he scampered home on an errant throw from right field but Judson blew the game open in their half of the frame by adding three insurance runs for a 7-2 lead.
Huntington got one back in the top of the sixth on a run-scoring single by Bryce Anderson but once again the Eagles responded by closing out the inning with two more runs to cruise to the lopsided win.
Ayers paced Huntington at the plate with two hits. Kirschbaum picked up his second loss of the season. He gave up nine runs on 13 hits while striking out six in five innings on the mound.
In the final game of the weekend, Brescia cruised past Huntington 8-2. Huntington opened up play with a 1-0 lead but couldn't hang on as the Bearcats tied things up at 1-1 in the bottom of the third and then plated three more runs in the next frame to claim a permanent lead. Brescia went on to outscore their visitors 4-1 the rest of the way to log their third consecutive win over Huntington.
Cody Walters suffered his first loss of the season. He gave up seven runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three in six innings of work.
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When Eldon basketball hits the court Monday, embattled coach Jimmy Lincoln will be there
The Eldon High School basketball coach who faced off against the board of education over allegations of unsportsmanlike behavior has been released from a two-game suspension.
On Monday, when the Eldon Mustangs take the court in their season opener against Linn R-II Wildcats, Jimmy Lincoln will be on the court with his players. In 2012, Lincoln led the Mustangs to a 21- 6 season.
Late this week, the board and Lincoln reached an agreement eliminating his suspension and extending his contract with the district until the end of the 2014 season. Lincoln tendered his letter of resignation effective at the end of the 2014 season. Lincoln agreed to a letter of reprimand for "unsportsmanlike behavior," according to his attorney, Mike McDorman of Lake Ozark/Versailles.
Lincoln agreed to sign a code of conduct, which is standard for all coaches in the Eldon district.
Earlier this year, Lincoln was accused of making derogatory remarks, using inappropriate language and an allegation that he elbowed a player from an opposing team.
Superintendent Matt Davis had recommended the board to fire the coach for the alleged misconduct, igniting a firestorm of controversy.
During Lincoln's hearing, more than 100 residents of the district, along with students and players attended, in a show of support for the coach.
At the public hearing, Lincoln denied elbowing the player, which witnesses for the coach corroborated, and denied using profanity on one of the incidences the school board claimed he did during the Osage shootout. He admitted to using profanity on two other occasions at the shootout. The hearing lasted more than eight hours.
Lincoln is in his third year as head of the boys basketball team.
The school district has spent in excess of $42,800 in legal fees on the case involving the coach.