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BRASILIA/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will not attend a regional trade summit in Brazil on Friday, sources said, an absence sure to heighten speculation over the leftist leader's health.
Before he went to Cuba last week for more cancer-related treatment, Chavez had spoken enthusiastically about attending the Mercosur bloc's meeting in Brasilia to celebrate Venezuela's entry.
He has not been seen in public since November 15.
"Chavez is not coming. They've even canceled the hotel reservation," a Brazilian foreign ministry source said on Thursday. Another Brazilian official said Chavez's logistics and security advance staff were leaving Brasilia.
In Caracas, a source at the Miraflores presidential palace also said Chavez, 58, was not going to travel.
The recently re-elected president went to Cuba nine days ago for "hyperbaric oxygenation" treatment - normally used to treat bone decay caused by radiation therapy.
Chavez has had three cancer surgeries in Cuba since mid-2011. So even though officials were portraying the latest treatment as normal follow-up after radiation, rumors are rampant that it could be more serious.
"If Chavez does not show up at the first meeting where Venezuela is a full member of Mercosur, it will create a lot of distrust over his health," said Marcelo Coutinho, professor of international relations at Rio de Janeiro's Federal University.
Officials have given no detailed information on Chavez's condition.
His presence in Cuba, where Chavez has spent more than three months in total since his first 2011 diagnosis of cancer in the pelvic region, has overshadowed December 16 regional elections.
Without him on the campaign trail or television, the race for 23 governorships has been a low-key one, failing to light up the public like October's presidential election did with a record voter turnout of more than 80 percent.
Although Chavez continues to sign official papers and make appointments from Cuba, his absence may delay decisions on some major issues like a possible devaluation of the Bolivar currency or an amnesty for jailed opponents.
Various ministers have been visiting him in Havana this week, according to Venezuelan officials.
Chavez allies have lambasted media and others for behaving like "vampires" with speculation about his condition. One pro-opposition journalist said he was using a wheelchair.
Bonds have rallied since his departure, on investor hopes for a change to a more business-friendly government.
Newly appointed Vice President Nicolas Maduro, 49 - a former bus driver and union leader - has assumed a more prominent position amid speculation among Venezuelans over who could replace Chavez should he leave office.
Maduro, who is also foreign minister, was due to represent Venezuela at the Mercosur meeting in Brazil.
Congress chief Diosdado Cabello, a former military comrade of Chavez, is also often touted as a possible successor to lead the ruling Socialist Party.
Under the constitution, an election would have to be held if Chavez were to leave office within the first four years of his new six-year term, which starts on January 10.
That would give a fresh chance to the opposition, which garnered 44 percent of the vote - and a record number of 6.5 million votes - in the October presidential poll.
An internal U.N. report seen by Reuters drew three possible scenarios.
"If Chavez lives, his term will continue to face monumental political, economic and security challenges. If Chavez accepts his mortality and organizes a managed transition, a unified PSUV would likely fare well in a snap election," the report said.
"If Chavez dies unexpectedly without a clear successor, a unified opposition - likely behind former presidential candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski - would stand its best chance to come to power in over a decade."
Chavez is guaranteed a warm welcome and discreet treatment in Cuba because of his friendship with past and present rulers Fidel and Raul Castro, plus the strict controls on information there.
(Additional reporting by Anthony Boadle in Brasilia, Marianna Parraga and Deisy Buitrago in Caracas; Editing by Doina Chiacu)


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But new research from Tufts University aims to highlight the pain points of cash, where digital currency can break in. The use of physical bills costs US consumers, businesses and the government at least $200 billion each year—about $1,739 per household. Here are the main reasons why:
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my partner was tested positive and mine negative but we still have sex. i have had three different tests but all negative. do i continue to have sex with her without protection? i want to know the explanation behind this.
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The explanation is that not every HIV exposure leads to HIV transmission (fortunately!). However, every time you choose to have unprotected sex with your HIV-infected partner, you are playing sexual Russian Roulette. This is very risky! I'd advise you immediately begin using latex condoms for all penetrative sexual relations with your partner. You will also need HIV-antibody testing at the three- and six-month marks from the date of last exposure (unprotected sex). Your partner should establish care with an HIV specialist physician without delay. I'd suggest you both review the information in the chapter in the archives of this forum dedicated to "Magnetic Couples" (one poz and one negative) and consider implementing some of the harm-reduction strategies discussed there.
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When Patrick Kane gave Chicago its first Stanley Cup title in 49 years thanks to his overtime goal in Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, many thought he would take home the Conn Smythe trophy.
Turns out he had to wait a few more years to add that award to his mantle.
Kane became the fourth American to win the Conn Smythe as the playoff MVP on Monday as the Blackhawks took a thrilling 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins in Game 6.
"I think there's something about our core," said Kane. "Hopefully we can stay together a long time, because that's two Cups in four years, and we seem to only be getting better and better as players as time goes on here.
"It's unbelievable to be in this situation. It's just a great group, and it's going to be fun to celebrate with them."
While he didn't have any points in this game, he did lead the Blackhawks in the postseason with 19 points (9 goals, 10 assists), second only to Boston's David Krejci's 26 points.
Totaling just three goals and two assists in the finals, his two-goal effort in Game 5 helped the team to a 3-1 win and the series lead, setting up Monday's series-clincher that saw the team score two goals in 17 seconds late in the contest.
Kane's best effort of the postseason came in the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Kings, who were the reigning Cup champions. In Game 5 of that series, he capped his hat trick and series victory with an overtime goal to send the Blackhawks to the Cup Finals again.
The first overall pick of the 2007 draft out of Buffalo, New York, Kane is the third American in a row to win the MVP. He joins goaltenders Jonathan Quick (2012) and Tim Thomas (2011), who won for the Kings and Bruins, respectively. The other American to win the trophy was former Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch, who helped the Rangers end a 54-year drought in 1994 to take the MVP.
A Calder winner in 2008 as the NHL's top rookie, Kane also won a silver medal with the American team at the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver.
Chicago captain Jonathan Toews grabbed the Conn Smythe award in 2010.


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This school year, we have had over 200 participants in Play to Learn, a ten-week program for adults and their children ages 2-4 in which they explore a variety of ways to have fun together in activities that are great preparation for future school life. Along the way, they pick up lots of resources to continue the fun at home and on the go, including books, paints and markers, and a Samsung Galaxy Tab loaded with educational apps.
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So first up on THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL we have a pregnant Steffy ride up to her wedding ceremony on a motorcycle... Hmmm, okay. Cut to Hope having a breakdown about crashing Liam & Steffy's wedding, while Rick and Brooke attempt to talk her out of it, "If you go to that wedding the pain that your going to feel, I don't want that for you. Liam is going to marry Steffy and she is pregnant with his baby, so please don't, DON'T do this to yourself." Awwwww Mama Bear Brooke with the pep talk! Meanwhile back at the wedding (Side Note: Dear Bradley P. Bell, please have Adam Gregory aka Thomas shave that beard off ASAP), Thomas sums up the Liam/Hope/Steffy triangle beautiful during his speech... "On again, off again, on again, off again, on again." With that being said, I don't think anyone does outdoor scenes naturally as B&B. The rest of the episode goes like this: Brooke and Hope, cut to the wedding with Dollar Bill, Taylor sharing love for the couple, back to Brooke and Hope STILL talking about the wedding. Then back again to the wedding with Liam professing his love for his bride. And yes you guessed it, back to Forrester Creations with Brooke still comforting Hope. Cut back to the wedding for the last time, Liam and Steffy exchange rings and are pronounced husband and wife without any interruptions!
On DAYS OF OUR LIVES, we get a flashback of sexy Cameron dancing in his club, which is a GREAT way to start off the episode. Maggie is talking to Brady about some jersey John kept that he supposedly gave to Kristen. I wished DAYS had brought Sarah Brown on as Maggie's daughter Sarah, because Maggie needs more to do than talk to Brady about John and Kristen. Cut to John walking in the park and having the actual flashback of playing softball and giving Kristen her very own jersey. Thank you DAYS for giving us context since there's nothing worse than characters talking about an event that happened in the past that may or may not have actually happened. Three minutes into the episode and we have our third flashback of the day, this time with Kristen remembering paying off the guy who beat up Brady. I don't think Eileen Davidson has ever looked so beautiful. Little Ciara somehow got her hands of the photos of Kristen paying off the thug, and hides them from Mama Hope. As for the rest of the episode we get Abe talking to Cameron about his medical school loans, and not sure how I am suppose to believe Celeste couldn't afford to put her son through college. Kristen digs through the trash for the picture at the cafe and runs into busy body Maggie. Abby and Chad scheme how to help Cameron. Nicole and Vargas melt my TV just by having lunch together. John and Brady argue about Kristen yet again in the park. Nicole and Vargas, who saved this episode for me, start playing with whip cream and end up on Father Eric's desk!!
With GENERAL HOSPITAL, I have to say I love how the show uses the first five minutes of an episode to give fans an idea of which storylines are being featured for the day. We have Ellie, Spinelli and the adorable baby Danny. Then Maxie showing up to meet Connie at Crimson. There is Olivia and Sonny waiting at the airport for Dante, Lulu, Luke and Laura to arrive home. Carly and AJ talking about Michael and Brenda and, yes, you smart soap fans, Michael and Brenda talking in Kelly's. Okay that's the episode! See you tomorrow! No seriously that was the episode but let's take a closer look. Connie apologizes to Maxie for being a terror to her as Connie and Kate, and as an olive branch she wants Maxie to come back to Crimson. I think it's a smart to give Maxie something else to do rather than obsess about the baby, because apparently that's Ellie's new job. She will help Spinelli babysit the adorable baby Danny only if he helps her find out what Maxie is hiding about Dante and Lulu's baby. Luke, Laura, Lulu and Dante are flying back from Greece and poor Dante is trying to get through to amnesiac Lulu who really isn't having it. "I'm sorry I'm really tired, David." "It's Dante." "Right." HA! Mopey Sonny talks to Olivia about being rejected by Connie, and confesses that Michael and Brenda had "sex." Meanwhile, at the hospital elevator, Carly and AJ have a loud full on discussion about Michael and Brenda. The quote of the day had to be when AJ asked Carly, "What's in your bag, the medication for your latest STD?" I was almost on the floor. I love that AJ is being written as a match to Carly. The biggest non-shocker of the day occurred at Kelly's where Brenda confesses to Michael that they did NOT have sex. Who didn't see that coming? BUT with the use of the flashbacks we get to see how far Brenda went to set up the scene for Carly to "catch them" which was pure genius! The episode ends with the Spencers taking Lulu to the hospital, leaving poor Dante alone. Still at the airport, Sonny answers a phone call, then turns around and comes face to face with Brenda!!
So much happened in Monday's hour of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS that I'm forced to do a quick hit play by play. Jealous Victoria shows up at Newman ready to work and impress Daddy Newman. Adam shows up at Crimson Lights and is mad as hell and wants some answers! Is Chelsea pregnant and is Dylan the father? Kevin and Chloe argue about their snoozefest, I mean marriage. Candyman is in the hospital after his heart attack, and Leslie, Neil and Tyler are all there. When Y&R first teased this secret about Leslie and Tyler, I thought they were going to be sexy cons coming to town to score big. This storyline went from having so much mystery and potential to falling flat pretty fast. Backed into a corner, Chelsea confesses the baby is Dylan's. Adam is upset and half crying. Poor Jason Morgan, I mean Dylan, is walking around in circles confused. Chloe and Kevin continue to argue about their marriage. Victoria is still trying to prove to Victor that she can get pregnant and still work at Newman. Adam shows up and is still upset, and Victor wants to have a one on one chat to find out what's the matter with his son. Adam confesses all, while Chelsea is telling Chloe about what just happened. Dylan shows up at Sharon's needing a shoulder to cry on since he was trying to leave town, not stay. Chelsea is having second thoughts while Chloe tells her it's going to get better. Needy Sharon shows up at Adam's and gets pulled into a passionate kiss.
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Funeral services for Jewel Donica, age 71, of Mount Vernon were held at 10 am Thursday, May 16, 2013 at the Harvey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tommy Campbell and Rev. Ken Clay officiating.
Burial followed at the Providence Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were: Robert Smith, Deon Eargle, Tyler Eargle, Brian Hawthorne, Bo Hawthorne, Billy Hawthorne, Marty Smith and Jessie Smith. Visitation was held from 6 to 8 pm Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the funeral home.
Mrs. Donica died on Thuesday, May 14, 2013 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview.
She was born on September 29, 1941 in Ludlow, Oklahoma, the daughter of Sherman K. Smith and Dorcie Nelson. She married Clovis W. "Wes" Donica in Ludlow, OK on May 16, 1959 and he survives. Mrs. Donica was a long time bank teller with Prosperity Bank.
She is survived by her husband, Clovis Donica of Mount Vernon; son, Carl Donica and wife, Sheila of Mount Vernon; daughter, Debbie Allen and husband, Steve of Mount Vernon; brother Carl Smith and wife, Martha of Smithville, OK; sister, Judy Steed and husband, Ricky of Mount Vernon; grandchildren: Ryan Allen, Caitlyn Stroman and husband, Steven, Amanda Spruill and husband, Clay; and Jordanne Donica; numerous nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, great nieces and great nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Duane Smith and Wade Smith and one sister, Narvonna Hawthorne.
Memorials can be made to Beacon Hospice Margaret's House, 5016 Gilmer Road, Longview, TX 75604.


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May 30, 2013 -- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is seeking hunting mentors for its Louisiana Hunting Heritage Program (LHHP) for the 2013-14 hunting season.
The LHHP matches experienced hunters, or mentors, with persons who would like to learn about hunting, but lack someone to teach them. The mentors help new hunters, or apprentices, learn the skills necessary to become independent hunters.
"Serving as a mentor is a great way for an experienced hunter to pass along their knowledge and love of the outdoors to another person who has the desire to learn, but lacks the support structure a new hunter needs," said John Sturgis, LDWF Education Program manager. "This is a great opportunity for an experienced hunter who wants to help perpetuate the sport, and may have special appeal to retirees who hunt or hunters whose children are grown," Sturgis added.
Mentors will be provided with training and support from LDWF and will be covered by the department's liability insurance while engaged in LHHP-related activities. The mentor's role is to help their apprentice gain the skills and confidence they need to hunt independently. This may include time at the shooting range, learning how to scout and identify game, selecting equipment, cleaning game and actually hunting together.
Mentors will be assigned an apprentice hunter by LDWF after the apprentice has completed an application and undergone a background check. Assignment of apprentices and mentors takes into consideration location, type of hunting each person is interested in and other factors that will help make the match successful.
The previous hunting season was the first year the LHHP was operational and several mentor/ apprentice matches were made. Gene Thibodeaux, Sr., a mentor from Youngsville, hunted ducks with his apprentice and reported that he enjoyed working with his apprentice saying: "I would be honored to do this again next year." Robert Rackley, a mentor from Baton Rouge, commented: "Overall, excellent program and send me another person next year."
LHHP mentor applications should be submitted by July 1, 2013 to allow time for processing and matching with apprentices. Mentor-apprentice matches will be made by mid-August to allow time to prepare for the hunting season.
Persons interested in serving as hunting mentors can find applications and additional information on the LHHP at www.wlf.la.gov/louisiana-hunting-heritage-program [4] or they can contact John Sturgis at 225-763-5448 or email@example.com [5] .


text: PCM and Davis County battled until the final buzzer Friday night in a pivotal match up in Class 2A District 6 that went Davis County's way, 26 – 21. PCM held a 7-0 lead early, and lined up for a 25 yard field goal to take a two score advantage. Davis County quarterback Justin Utt blocked the kick and took it 75 yards for a touchdown which drained the momentum PCM had going their way. Davis County added two more scores to take a 20-7 advantage into the locker room. With 26 seconds left, and Davis County running out the clock, the PCM defense stripped the ball and gave Logan Gilman and the offense one last chance at glory and a #2 seed in the playoffs. Gilman hit Bruxvoort for 33 yards over the top of the defense, putting PCM in a legitimate scoring situation. Gilman was unable to connect for the final score as two shots to the end zone fell short and Davis County won 26-21. PCM now sits in line for the #4 seed, behind Albia, Bondurant-Farrar, and Davis County. PCM now stands at 4-4, and will finish the regular season at home next week in Monroe against the Bondurant-Farrar Blue Jays.


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WILMINGTON, Mass. — Teams that blow 2-0 leads in the third period at home and settle for just an overtime loss on the heels of losing six of their previous nine are usually due for some severe punishment when they report for practice the next day.
And Boston Bruins head coach Claude Julien admitted he contemplated a barf-inducing practice before instead settling on a 5-on-5 scrimmage that lasted a little more than 30 minutes today at Ristuccia Arena.
A shootout then capped off the enjoyable, but instructive, day of work.
"I think everybody expected a pretty good skate today," said the coach. "And I even thought about it, to be honest with you. But that's where you have to look at the situation and say, 'OK, what is the best situation for us right now?'"
Julien said that he and his staff could tell his team was too wound up, so the scrimmage was meant to loosen things up. He went as far as to say that the club's play in the scrimmage was better than their performance against Los Angeles last night. While the players might not have gone that far, they definitely felt a scrimmage was the way to go.
"I think guys worked hard. As long as you approach it the right way, and I think guys did. They worked hard and made some good plays," said defenseman Mark Stuart, who was voted First Star of the scrimmage by veteran teammates Aaron Ward and P.J. Axelsson. "We weren't just sort of throwing it around. I thought it was good for us. It was also a little bit of fun too — something we haven't had for a little bit."
Added defenseman Matt Hunwick: "I think it was fun but at the same time we played hard, we played smart. It wasn't just a goof-off scrimmage, that's for sure. It was probably the most game-like scrimmage I've ever been a part of. So it's good for us. I think we played pretty well out there to be honest with you. It was a lot of fun and guys were making good plays and the players were skating hard."
Of course, the players had to be pleased that Julien didn't go the crack-the-whip route. Nonetheless, if the Bruins respond Sunday against New Jersey, they'll avoid Julien taking the alternative approach.


text: It's been awhile since we've heard anything from wacky Eli Roth. Turns out that's because the Newton-bred director of Hollywood horror flicks "Cabin Fever" and "Hostel" is busy gearing up to shoot a cannibal pic called "The Green Inferno." (It's about a group of do-gooders who encounter cannibals when their plane goes down in the jungle.) Rather than making the movie on a Tinseltown backlot, Roth plans to shoot in a remote village up the Amazon River. The director told Movieline.com that during a recent scouting trip to the area, he recuited 200 native villagers to be extras, and none of them had ever seen a movie. To rectify the situation, he screened — not "Gone With the Wind" or "Rain Man" — but director Ruggero Deodato's super explicit "Cannibal Holocaust." How'd that go over? "The villagers thought it was the funniest thing they'd ever seen," said Roth.


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Voters in Salina and Hutchinson rejected ordinances offering legal protection from discrimination to members of the gay community.
At 10 p.m. Tuesday, with about 80 percent of the vote counted, Awaken Hutchinson, which had fought the anti-discrimination measure saying it was unnecessary, declared victory. The proposed ordinance was defeated, 58 to 42 percent. "It's looking like a good, clean win," said Paul Waggoner, a businessman who helped lead the effort against the anti-discrimination ordinance.
"It's clear we have a lot more educating to do," said Jon Powell, who, along with the Kansas Equality Coalition, led the group that tried to get the issue passed.
In Salina, voters repealed a five-month-old ordinance that had given legal protection to gay and lesbian residents. Unofficial results show the ordinance was repealed 54 to 46 percent.
It had required landlords, any vendor who works for the city, and city parks and buildings to adhere to the anti-discrimination policy.
In Hutchinson, Powell, who has led the effort to gain protections for gay people in the workplace, housing and public places, argued that the ballot measure would prevent people from being fired or having landlords refuse to rent to them because of their sexual orientation.
But Waggoner and others argued that people already have all the protections they need under current state and local laws. And with Hutchinson's long history of people being good to each other, including people who are different, many wondered why it was necessary to put the community through a wrenching, divisive campaign, Waggoner said.
It has made sense in the past to enact government laws to protect the disabled, Waggoner said, and to protect people from discrimination because of race or ethnic origin. But those are classes of people, he said. "But sexual behavior is a personal characteristic, not a class," he said. "It would be terrible public policy to treat it as such."
It would ensnare employers in yet one more slippery regulation, he said. It would open a danger to employers of being sued if they said anything that could be construed as critical of gays, including if they uttered the criticism in the context of voicing their religious beliefs, or in voicing opinions that freedom of speech entitles them to make, he said.
Waggoner posed a question that he said Powell and the rest of the Kansas Equality Coalition never adequately answered: Why was the ballot issue and the rancor it caused even necessary, considering how decent and welcoming that Hutchinson residents are to each other? "There is an absolute zero history here of anyone being harmed because of their sexual orientation," Waggoner said.
But Powell, who is openly gay, said that is not true. And he said he would not relate any specific stories of persecution or discrimination because there are no protections in the state of Kansas or the city of Hutchinson for people who have been persecuted, or taunted, or evicted, or fired. That fear hampered them throughout the months that the two sides argued, Powell said. Most of the stories he's heard, he said, are coming from people who don't want anyone else to know — because they have none of the protections the ballot issue would have given them.
A few minutes after Powell and his group conceded defeat, President Obama was declared the winner by a national TV network. "Thank God," Powell said. "That's how we're going to get our rights now."
Little common ground
In the run-up to the election in Hutchinson, neither side found much common ground.
"Both sides talked past each other," Waggoner said. "It was as though they were speaking two languages mutually incomprehensible, like Greek and German."
The two sides disagreed strenuously; both were surprised at the level of anger they saw and said the rancor was startling.
Waggoner said Hutchinson is known for its neighborliness. Though Powell did not agree with nearly anything else Waggoner and his allies have said, Powell agreed with that. Powell said that he'd never personally felt discriminated against in his hometown, although he said he hadn't lived in Hutchinson for all 47 of his years.
"Hutchinson really is a good town with lots of good people in it," he said.
But neighborliness may be diminished now. People from both sides said cruel, insensitive things and carped over every detail, including, in recent days, theft of political yard signs advocating for differing freedoms. "Vote Yes – for fairness." "Vote No – Protect religious liberty."
"The Kansans Equality Coalition pitch has been "Oh, poor us, we are so persecuted," Waggoner said. "But I've lost count of the yard signs stolen from our side, probably close to 150. And that involves criminal trespass, theft — and a low-grade form of bullying."
But Powell said his side lost a lot of yard signs too, and that most of the gay-rights group is made up of people in their 40s who are not in any physical shape to go running through yards and stealing.
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Twenty-one states and 400 cities have measures offering protection to gay and lesbian residents. The federal government offers no such protections.
The Salina City Commission passed an ordinance in May, and it went into effect in June, providing protection from discrimination. However, petitions were circulated over the summer calling for the city either to repeal the ordinance or put it on the ballot.
Voter turnout in Salina was good, driven in part by the repeal effort, said Saline County clerk Don Merriman.
Lawrence is the only city in Kansas with a blanket anti-discrimination ordinance shielding the lesbian and gay community.
Wichita City Council members were asked in the spring to consider a similar ordinance that would broaden gay, lesbian and bisexual rights. But there is little sentiment on the council to take it up. Vice Mayor Janet Miller said the ordinance is not needed because she believes it would duplicate state law, and issues governed by the Kansas Human Rights Commission.
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(Roger's note: read this then tell me why the Bailout funds could not be used to help homeowners pay subprime mortgages so that the Attorney General could pursue criminal charges against Goldman Sachs for the sake of justice and future deterrence; instead of letting Goldman Sachs get away with breaking the law with impunity and buy their way out with the taxpayers dollars. I am guessing that the Massachusetts AG is taking her cue from Barack Obama and his AG, Eric Holder, who would rather "reconcile" and "look forward" rather than comply with their oaths of office to defend and uphold the U.S. Constitution.)
Ryan Grim, www.huffingtonpost.com, May 12, 2009
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley won a victory against the Goldman Sachs Group Monday, forcing the financial firm to cut a $10 million check to the state and pony up $50 million to help around 700 homeowners pay subprime mortgages.
"Goldman Sachs is pleased to have resolved this matter," says Michael DuVally, a Goldman spokesman, declining to comment further.
They were also pleased, no doubt, by the terms in the settlement that allowed Goldman to avoid admitting any wrongdoing. Letting Goldman off excuses what could have been criminal behavior, but it also brings relief to hundreds of homeowners and offers a roadmap to some sort of law-enforcement-driven solution where lawmakers have come up short.
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said he wouldn't "second guess" Coakley's decision to settle short of criminal convictions. "I don't know what other avenues she had available, but I will say this: Getting significant relief for 700 people is very important, both for them and for the economy. Now, that's a legitimate consideration in getting it done more quickly than waiting for a couple years to go through the criminal procedure," he tells the Huffington Post.
Rep. Bill Delahunt was a Massachusetts District Attorney for 23 years. He said balancing immediate justice for victims with bringing the white-collar criminals to justice can be difficult.
"You almost have to judge those on an ad hoc basis. There's no formula," he says in general, adding that he didn't know enough about Coakley's investigation to comment on her specific course of action.
"Clearly, there's a preference to pursue them criminally because I think that creates deterrence," he says. "You know, it's difficult to deter a kid who's going to rob a 7-11 store for 25 bucks but for people who are purportedly educated, or at least sophisticated, who defraud others, they're more susceptible to being deterred."
But the most sophisticated they are, the more they can drag out a prosecution. By the time they're found guilty, half the victims may be out on the street, their homes foreclosed.
"It's not always a perfect world and you can't always secure the perfect justice," says Delahunt. "It would appear that our attorney general did some good work that resulted in a very significant sum of money for redress by their behavior."
Frank agrees. "I can't tell exactly what the considerations were, but I'm inclined to think the value of getting immediate relief for 700 people and saving their homes, yeah, I'd trade off a little for that," he says.
Goldman Sachs was not accused of originating the subprime loans in question, but rather investigated for facilitating the process by buying them and bundling them into securities without regard to whether the borrowers would be able to pay them back — or whether the borrowers or originators had followed reasonable lending practices or filed the appropriate paperwork.
"We will continue to investigate the deceptive marketing of unfair loans and the companies that facilitated the sale of those loans to consumers in the Commonwealth," Coakley said in a statement. (Coakley's press office did not return a call.)
The state attorney general's office has previously pulled in more than $75 million from settlements with UBS, Morgan Stanley, Citibank, and Merrill Lynch, all related to the financial crisis.
But the U.S. attorney general would have a hard time making a similar case nationally. Coakely relied on stricter rules on subprime lenders who make "unfair" loans under state law.
Congressional Democrats hope to give the federal government the power some states now have. Last week, the House passed anti-predatory lending legislation that Coakley helped Frank's committee draft.
"What we do in our bill is to go beyond any set of state laws," says Frank, citing a requirement that five percent of the loan portfolio be kept by the company that originates the loan. Having that amount of skin in the game, he hopes, will persuade a lender to take a loan seriously.
The bill is now, like much else, stalled in the Senate.
Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) says that subprime lending reform is a lesser priority because the credit freeze has inadvertently dried up the business.
"That's true right now but we cannot count on that being true forever," says Frank. "You couldn't count on getting a non-predatory loan a little while ago and it is true that the freeze has helped some. That's true in some other areas as well. There aren't a lot of credit default swaps being written."
But, says Frank, the financial industry won't have forgotten how to write a bad loan once the market thaws.
"It is important to get laws on the books, because this de facto moratorium isn't going to last forever," he says.
Ryan Grim is the author of the forthcoming book This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America


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On Saturday, June 15, a landscaping company applied an insecticide known as Safari -- its active ingredient is the "neonicotinoid" chemical dinotefuran -- to kill aphids in linden trees in a Target parking lot in Wilsonville, Ore.
That same day, shoppers began finding tens of thousands of dead bumblebees strewn across the asphalt parking lot. Concerned people called Portland's Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, which contacted the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
On June 21, the department announced that tests on both bees and trees showed that the mass die-off -- conservatively estimated at 50,000 -- was "directly related to a pesticide application on linden trees."
Eh, who cares, right? Bees are everywhere. It's only far-left liberal tree hugging maniacs who want to destroy our American way of life who think dead insects are a big deal.
Or maybe not.
"As important as they are to the integrity of the environment and food production, bees are really just the canary in the coal mine," says Niwot's Tom Theobald, a longtime beekeeper, co-founder of the Boulder County Beekeepers in 1975 and a nationally recognized expert on the crisis that may be a bellwether for much worse things to come.
In case anyone doesn't know about the birds and the bees, bees and other "pollinators" are critically important to the fertilization and reproduction of many plants. As Theobald, 70, says, "Honeybees are responsible for (pollinating) about one third of the American agricultural system and pretty much all the good stuff."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of neonicotinoids in the mid-1990s and their use has skyrocketed since. Yet research has made very clear that they are toxic to bees, they remain in the ecosystem for a long time -- one study found they have a half-life of 19 years in the soil, Theobald says -- they contaminate both surface and ground water and can be highly damaging in even tiny amounts.
According to the enormous agro-chemical corporations that peddle this poison -- with the blessing of a weakling U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- the recent track record of bee die-offs in the United States can be attributed largely to verroa mites, which first arrived in Boulder County in 1995. That's only part of the story, Theobald says.
First, agri-giants plunged into genetically engineered crops. And as the old margarine commercial used to say -- I'm dating myself here -- it's not nice to fool Mother Nature. In fact, it's not possible. She'll get you in the end.
So when commercial scientists bred seed stock to be resistant to the pesticide Roundup, allowing farmers to spray herbicides without killing crops, and coating seeds with pesticides to improve seedlings' chances of survival, they created a monster. The aforementioned mother has this uncanny ability to mutate and adapt, and more and more potent, toxic pesticides became "necessary" to joust with the monsters.
Now we have the wonder of neonicotinoids -- "The gift that keeps on giving," Theobald says sarcastically. If you go to "Tom's Corner," his blog on the Boulder County Beekeepers site, you can see some alarming animations showing how use of these pesticides has swarmed across the United States in recent years.
Studies show that when bees encounter these toxins in nectar and flowers, it disrupts their nerve synapses and causes irreversible damage. Theobald also notes that the chemicals also compromise the immune system of bees: "It's the AIDS of wildlife."
Commercial beekeepers have seen their industry all but collapse in recent years because it's become ever harder to keep a healthy colony. Theobald has become a boutique business providing a bit of honey to a few of his old customers. Long-time apiarists like Jim Doan of New York and Steve Ellis of Minnesota -- not hippy-dippy back-to-nature types; they're old school farmers -- have had to give up their businesses.
"I can't keep enough bees alive to make the business profitable," Theobald says.
OK, someone might be thinking, it's sad these old guys are losing their businesses. But aren't there plenty of "wild" bees out there? Do we really need to worry about this?
We do.
First of all, these poisons affect all bees, wild or domestic. But unmanaged "feral" colonies -- often "swarms" that manage to escape beekeepers -- have a relatively short average lifetime of about three years, Theobald says.
"So if you lose beekeepers you lose that regeneration and within five or six years you will have no bees," he says. "We may be witnessing the most massive environmental disaster of our time. I hope I'm wrong."
It's easy to feel hopeless about this chemical genie so long out of the bottle. But Xerces believes there is still time to act and urges the following:
The EPA should suspend its approval of all neonicotinoids until the dangers can be clearly established through research; the agency should adopt a more cautious approach in approving dangerous pesticides.
All neonicotinoid products, whether for home use or agriculture, should be prominently labeled with environmental warnings.
State and local legislators should ban the use of these destructive chemicals for cosmetic purposes, as has been done in Ontario, Canada.
That last one feels doable, doesn't it? Surely the city of Boulder, other local cities and Boulder County would be receptive to such a request.
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Huskers Host Michigan State
The No. 6 Nebraska volleyball team returns home after a long week on the road. The Huskers will host the No. 24 Michigan State Spartans on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Coliseum.
The Huskers opened the 2012 Big Ten Conference slate last Wednesday at Penn State, dropping the match 3-1. Nebraska rebounded with a 3-1 victory over Ohio State last Saturday, evening its Big Ten record to 1-1.
Nebraska leads the all-time series with the Spartans, 10-0-2. The Huskers posted a 2-0 record against Michigan State in 2011, beating MSU 3-2 in East Lansing and then sweeping the Spartans in Lincoln.
The match will be shown live on the Big Ten Network, with Kevin Kugler and Megan Bower with the call.
Fans can listen to all of the action with John Baylor and Diane Mendenhall on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and The Wolf 93.3 FM in Omaha. Fans outside the state will also be able to catch the live audio feed for free on Huskers.com.
Huskers Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Nebraska senior Lauren Cook and freshman Meghan Haggerty have both been honored by the Big Ten Conference with weekly Big Ten Awards. Cook was named the Big Ten Co-Player and Setter of the Week, while Haggerty has earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.
Cook guided the Husker attack to wins over Saint Louis (3-0), No. 1 UCLA (3-2) and Notre Dame (3-0) during the first weekend of play. She notched double-doubles in all three matches, including 56 assists and 22 digs against the Bruins. Cook averaged 10.7 assists, 4.4 digs and 0.4 blocks per set. She also tabbed 27 assists against Saint Louis and 35 against Notre Dame, helping Nebraska hit .365 against the Fighting Irish.
Haggerty earned Big Ten honors after she hit .545 against UC Irvine, recording seven kills on 11 swings to go along with four blocks to help Nebraska to a 3-0 victory. She also averaged 2.3 kills and 1.3 blocks per set in the match.
She earned the award for the second consecutive week after helping Nebraska to the 2012 Ameritas Players Challenge team title. She hit .600 for the week as the Huskers beat Oklahoma (3-0) and No. 19 Kentucky (3-1). She recorded an .818 hitting percentage against the Sooners, posting nine kills on 11 swings. She also averaged 2.4 kills and 1.6 blocks per set.
Scouting the Michigan State Spartans
- Michigan State is 13-1 on the season and has a 1-1 Big Ten record. MSU holds a No. 24 national ranking this week. The Spartans will travel to Iowa City, Iowa for a match on Saturday, Sept. 29.
- Last weekend Michigan State lost to Purdue in five sets, but turned around to top Indiana 3-0 the following day.
- Four Spartans led Michigan State against the Boilermakers with double-digit kills, while Amy Dentlinger and Lauren Wicinski paved the way with 16 each.
- Kristen Kelsay notched her second double-double of the season against Indiana, with 20 assists and 12 digs. Lauren Wicinski led all players with 14 kills on the night.
- Michigan State ranks second in the conference in hitting percentage (.321) and is also second in assists (13.54). The Spartans rank fifth in blocks (2.54) and are ranked second in opponent hitting percentage (.139). MSU is first in kills (14.98) and also in service aces (1.77).
- Alexis Mathews ranks second in the conference in hitting percentage (.484), while she is also fourth in blocks (1.31). Lauren Wicinski leads the conference in points (5.44) and is second in kills (4.42) and first in aces (0.65).
Noting the Nebraska Cornhuskers
The information below provides a quick glimpse of a few statistics and brief notes heading into this weekend.
- Nebraska enters this Saturday's match with a 9-2 record and No. 6 national ranking. The Huskers are 1-1 in Big Ten play.
- The Huskers return first-team AVCA All-American Gina Mancuso and AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans Lauren Cook, Hannah Werth and Morgan Broekhuis to the 2012 roster.
- Nebraska is the second-winningest program in Division I history with 1,149 wins and trails only UCLA (1,168) on the all-time list.
- The defending Big Ten Champion Huskers were picked as the favorite to win the Big Ten title in 2012, while Lauren Cook, Hannah Werth and Gina Mancuso were picked as All-Big Ten selections.
- Nebraska currently has 169 consecutive sellouts at the NU Coliseum, the longest sellout streak across all NCAA women's athletics. The Huskers averaged 4,522 fans per home contest last season.
- Nebraska has 10 players on its 2012 roster who were Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selections, representing the top-50 players in that year's recruiting class. Five of the Huskers' last seven recruiting classes have ranked in the top five nationally, including the 2009 class that was ranked second by Prepvolleyball.com
- Nebraska continued its string of All-America success in 2011, as Gina Mancuso was named an AVCA All-American. Mancuso upped Nebraska's NCAA-leading totals to 35 players and 71 certificates. Nebraska has had at least one All-American every season since 1983, a total of 30 straight seasons, including 36 All-America awards in Cook's 12 years at Nebraska.
AVCA All-America Certificates
No. School Awards
1. Nebraska 71
2. Stanford 65
3. Penn State 54
4. Hawaii 52
- Head Coach John Cook returns a loaded team in 2012 that lost only one starter from 2011 and returns eight letterwinners. His team finished 25-5 last season, while Cook has won over 91 percent (363-34) of his matches in 12 seasons as the Huskers' leader.
Last Time Out- Nebraska at Ohio State, 9/22/12
The No. 3 Nebraska volleyball team (9-2, 1-1) took down the No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes 3-1 (17-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-14) Saturday at St. John Arena on the campus on Ohio State University.
Morgan Broekhuis led the Huskers on the night with 12 kills for a .370 hitting percentage. Gina Mancuso tallied 10 kills (.304), while Hannah Werth had eight kills and 10 digs. Lauren Cook notched 35 assists and Meghan Haggerty led the team with six total blocks.
The Last Time Nebraska...
- Won a match 3-0: vs. Duquesne, Sept. 7, 2012
- Won a match 3-1: at Ohio State, Sept. 22, 2012
- Won a match 3-2: vs. UCLA, Aug. 25, 2012
- Lost a match 0-3: at Purdue, Nov. 12, 2011
- Lost a match 1-3: at Penn State, Sept. 19, 2012
- Lost a match 2-3: vs. Kansas State, Dec. 2, 2011
- Had 100 kills in a match: vs. Texas Tech, Oct. 26, 1996
- Had 200 attacks in a match: vs. Iowa State (200), Oct. 21, 2009
- Had .500-or-more hitting pct.: vs. Kansas (.523), Oct. 10, 2001
- Had 10-or-more service aces: at Texas A&M (11), Nov. 5, 2008
- Had 40-or-more total blocks: vs. UCLA (41), Sept. 14, 1991
- Had 100-or-more digs: vs. USC (109), Dec. 11, 2004
The Last Time a Husker...
- Had 30-or-more kills: Sarah Pavan (31) at Kansas State, Nov. 3, 2007
- Had 10-or-more blocks: Brooke Delano (10) at Oklahoma, Sept. 29, 2010
- Had 25-or-more digs: Lara Dykstra (28) vs. New Mexico State, Aug. 26, 2011
- Had two players with 20-or-more kills: Tara Mueller (24) and Jordan Larson (21) at Washington, Dec. 13, 2008
- Is 338-66 (.839) when winning a first set under John Cook and 41-26 (.612) when it loses the opening set
- Has spent 398 weeks in the top 10 and were ranked in the top 10 for 115 consecutive weeks (2004-Sept. 5, 2011)
- Nebraska has currently been ranked in the top 10 for 17 consecutive weeks (Sept. 12, 2011-present)
- Is 202-0 under John Cook when hitting .300 or better
Haggerty's Impressive Debut
Nebraska freshman Meghan Haggerty became just the eighth true freshman to start a season opener during Coach John Cook's career at Nebraska. She posted a team-high 17 kills against UCLA, notching a .600 hitting percentage (17-2-25). Her 17 kills were the most by a Nebraska middle blocker since Tracy Stalls tallied 17 (17-2-26) against UCLA during the 2006 National Semifinal match.
She has not let up after her opening-weekend dominance. Haggerty posted nine kills on 11 swings for a .818 hitting percentage against Oklahoma on Sept. 6. With just one more kill she would have ranked 10th all-time on Nebraska's single-match individual hitting percentage list. She has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice in 2012 and ranks second in the Big Ten and the NCAA in hitting percentage on the season (.539).
She posted 11 kills on 25 swings against Penn State, notching five total blocks. In addition, she recorded six blocks against Ohio State.
Tough Competition
With a match against No. 24 Michigan State this week, Nebraska is taking on its sixth top-25 teams this season.
The Huskers hold a 3-2 record against top-25 teams, losing to No. 4 Penn State on Wednesday, then-No. 25 Iowa State last weekend, but topping No. 1 UCLA and No. 19 Kentucky at the Coliseum and No. 24 Ohio State on the road.
Werth Notches 1,000 Digs
Nebraska senior outside hitter Hannah Werth tallied 17 digs against the UCLA Bruins, surpassing the 1,000 career dig mark, becoming just the 11th Husker to reach that milestone. She has a total of 1,108 career digs, and ranks sixth all-time on the Nebraska career digs list.
Huskers Limit Dukes
The Huskers held the Duquesne Dukes to 39 total points in their match on Sept. 7. Duquesne was out-scored 25-7, 25-12, 25-20 in the match. The fewest points allowed by the Huskers in a three-set match during the rally scoring era was 37 to Alabama A&M in 2005.
Huskers Named to Ameritas Players challenge All-Tournament Team
Three Huskers earned a spot on the 2012 Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament Team including Gina Mancuso, Lauren Cook and MVP Hannah Werth.
Cook Reaches 400th Match
The Huskers' match against the UC Irvine Anteaters was Head Coach John Cook's 400th match at Nebraska, he holds a 368-35 record at Nebraska.
Efficient Hitters
Nebraska has hit better than .300 in five out of nine matches in 2012, including a .383 hitting percentage against Oklahoma.
Hot in September
Historically, the Huskers' two best months are September (301-28) and November (220-20), as they have all-time winning percentages of .915 and .917, respectively. NU has lost only seven matches in September since 2004, including none from 2005-08.
After five wins so far in September, the Huskers are 123-110 in the month under Head Coach John Cook.
How the Huskers Rank
As of Sept. 23, Nebraska ranked fourth in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.291) and fourth in assists (13.23). NU is also first in blocks (3.01), sixth in opponent hitting percentage (.163) and fourth in kills (14.33). Individually, Meghan Haggerty is eighth in the conference in hitting percentage (.397) and seventh in blocks (1.27), while Lauren Cook is fourth in the conference in assists (11.00). Gina Mancuso ranks 10th in kills (3.44), while Hannah Werth is 10th in digs (3.36).
As of Sept. 24, the Huskers rank 30th nationally in assists per set (13.23) and are 12th in hitting percentage (.291), seventh in blocks per set (3.01) and 21st in kills per set (14.33). Individually, Cook ranks 40th in assists per set (11.00), while Haggerty is 27th nationally in hitting percentage (.397).
Solid Senior Class
Senior Hannah Werth will be looked to by the Husker defense in her fourth year. The 2010 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Werth earned AVCA honorable mention All-America accolades in 2011 and was one of four sophomores nationally to be named an AVCA All-American in 2010 with her second-team selection. She also received first-team All-Big Ten accolades after recording 10 double-doubles on the year. She recorded at least 10 digs 19 times during her junior campaign, with a streak of eight matches where she posted at least 10 digs.
Werth has a recorded a double-double in every match but two this season, including reaching over 1,000 career digs in the Huskers' match with UCLA. She led Nebraska in kills against Saint Louis, recorded 12 kills against UCLA, notched 11 against Notre Dame and posted 14 against Oklahoma. She also led Nebraska in digs against Colgate (12), UC Irvine (12) and Oklahoma (13). Werth led Nebraska defensively against Penn State, recording a team-high 16 digs. She posted 10 digs and five blocks against Ohio State.
Gina Mancuso will look to guide the Huskers offensively after earning first-team AVCA All-America honors as a junior. She had a breakout year as a starter at outside hitter as a junior and elevated her play, leading the Huskers in kills and points, averaging 3.60 kills per set, 2.66 digs per set and 0.54 blocks per set. Her efforts kept her ranked in the top 10 in the Big Ten Conference for total kills during the entire season. She notched at least 10 kills in 27 matches in 2011.
She led Nebraska in kills against Notre Dame, recorded 15 against UCLA, along with 16 digs, and notched 10 kills against Saint Louis. Mancuso tallied a .412 hitting percentage against Colgate, recording seven kills on 17 swings and also posting six digs. She came on strong for the Huskers against Duquesne and Kentucky with a team-high 15 kills against the Dukes and a team-high 17 kills against the Wildcats. She posted hitting percentages of .375 and .400, respectively. Mancuso led the Husker offense against Iowa State with 18 kills on 47 swings. She also posted 16 digs and three blocks. She led Nebraska against Penn State, recording 12 kills and 11 digs. She recorded 10 kills on 23 swings (.304) and nine digs against Ohio State.
After running a 6-2 system as a sophomore, Lauren Cook excelled in her role as pilot of the Husker offense in 2011. She was named a 2011 AVCA honorable mention All-American and earned first-team All-Big Ten accolades. Cook helped the Huskers hit. 300 or better in 10 matches in 2011, including two matches over .400 and a season-high .438 against Jackson State. She led NU with 18 double-doubles (assists-digs) on the year, giving her 37 career double-doubles at Nebraska. Cook averaged 11.03 assists per set and topped the 40-assist mark 13 times during the season, including a career-high 62 assists against Kansas State.
Cook was stellar against UCLA, posting 56 assists and 22 digs. She also notched three kills against the Bruins. Cook tabbed 43 assists in helping Nebraska beat No. 19 Kentucky. She currently ranks fourth on Nebraska's all-time assists list with 3,448 career assists. She has eight double-doubles on the season. Cook finished with 44 assists and 10 digs against Penn State and 35 assists and 10 digs against Ohio State.
Paige Hubl joins Cook and Werth as one of three captains on the 2012 squad after being a key defensive contributor and serving specialist for the Huskers in 2011. She played in all 30 matches as a junior and posted 12 digs against Kansas State.
Hubl notched two digs against Colgate, and posted an impressive performance against Duquesne on Sept. 7, recording a career-high 15 digs.
Allison McNeal is a talented middle blocker returning for the Huskers in 2012 after missing the 2011 season due to an injury. She started 17 matches in 2010, averaging 1.33 kills and 0.88 blocks per set.
McNeal exploded offensively for Nebraska against Colgate, recording 10 kills on 14 swings for a .571 hitting percentage. She also notched four total blocks in the match. McNeal posted eight blocks against Duquesne on Sept. 7.
Huskers Find Even More Talent for 2012
Head Coach John Cook's 2012 Huskers include four talented additions. NU welcomes in true freshmen Kelsey Fien, Meghan Haggerty, Alexa Strange and Sheridan Zarda.
Broekhuis, Thramer Excel for Huskers
Nebraska juniors Morgan Broekhuis and Hayley Thramer excelled in their roles as sophomores, setting the stage for what is expected to be solid junior campaigns for both.
Broekhuis put herself in position to earn a starting spot at right side hitter as a sophomore and went on to earn first-team All-Big Ten and AVCA honorable-mention All-America honors. She averaged 3.04 kills, 1.58 digs, 0.69 assists and 0.86 blocks per set. She notched at least 10 kills on 19 occasions as a sophomore.
Broekhuis proved key for the Huskers in their win over defending NCAA Champion UCLA, notching 15 kills against the Bruins and the final two kills of the fifth set to seal the victory. She also recorded four service aces against Notre Dame. She was solid for the Huskers against UC Irvine, recording 16 kills on 29 swings for a .517 hitting percentage. Broekhuis finished with 15 kills on 36 swings (.306) against Kentucky, also chipping in two service aces and three block assists. Broekhuis excelled for the Huskers against Ohio State, notching a team-high 12 kills on 27 swings (.370).
Thramer made solid strides in 2011, making her first career start at New Mexico on Aug. 27, where she totaled six kills and three blocks. She averaged 1.04 kills, 0.28 digs and 1.08 blocks per set. She finished with a career high 10 blocks against Illinois and ranked second on the team in blocks (100).
Thramer recorded a career-high 24 attacks against UCLA on Aug. 25. She also recorded seven kills and six total blocks against the Bruins and a hitting percentage of .467 the following day against Notre Dame. Thramer notched seven kills against Oklahoma and went on to record five blocks against Kentucky. She recorded a season-high nine kills against Iowa State, notching 22 swings for a .318 hitting percentage. She posted 10 kills against Penn State on Sept. 19, also totaling eight blocks. Thramer continued her impressive weekend with seven kills on 10 swings (.700) and three blocks against Ohio State.
Dykstra Sets Freshman Record, Leads in 2012
In her first season with the Huskers, Lara Dykstra took over the role of libero after all-time Nebraska digs leader Kayla Banwarth graduated in 2010. One of the Huskers' most consistent players in 2011, Dykstra became just the seventh true freshman to start a season opener during Coach John Cook's career at Nebraska. She set the NU freshman single-season digs record with 399 and finished second on the freshman single-season digs per set list with 3.59. Dykstra also recorded 15 or more digs eight times in 2011. Dykstra recorded 20 digs against UCLA on Aug. 25.
She led Nebraska defensively against Iowa State, posting a season-high 22 digs for the Huskers.
Huskers Elect Team Captains
Nebraska seniors Lauren Cook, Paige Hubl and Hannah Werth were selected as the 2012 team captains for the Huskers.
Busboom-Kelly Returns to Nebraska
Dani Busboom-Kelly joined Head Coach John Cook's staff in July of 2012 after spending the previous season at Louisville. After successful coaching stints at Louisville and Tennessee, Busboom-Kelly returned to Nebraska where she was a standout libero and setter for the Huskers.
As a captain at Nebraska, Busboom-Kelly moved from setter to libero in 2006 to help Nebraska's defense and finished her career as one of only two players to rank among NU's all-time leaders in both digs (1,281, second) and assists (2,873, eighth). She was a four-year starter for Cook, guiding NU to a 124-10 record, the best four-year mark in school history, three Big 12 titles, two NCAA finals appearances and a national title in 2006.


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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT)-He is known for his culinary skills at one of the most famed Vegas casinos, is a Food Network host and a best selling author.
What many wouldn't know about Chef Jeff Henderson is that success didn't come easy.
Chef Henderson was in Lexington Thursday dishing on how to help others find their worth.
Running a kitchen requires discipline and organization, especially when those working around you have never done it.
"Its really about the people giving them an opportunity to learn and an opportunity to cook," said Chef Jeff Henderson.
In Chef Jeff's kitchen, things can be intense, but there is always praise.
Thursday his assistants were 40 men and women going through the Lexington Hope Center's recovery program.
On the menu, Chef Jeff was cooking up inspiration.
"These are my people, I understand them. I've walked in the same shoes as they walked in. I know the potential of people who have hit rock bottom," said Henderson.
Chef Jeff hit rock bottom in 1987 when he was arrested and spent nearly a decade in prison for dealing drugs.
He credits the prison kitchen for saving his life.
"On a hum bum I got in trouble in prison, wound up in the kitchen on pot and pan detail. Where other inmates saw punishment I saw an opportunity."
That opportunity led to success years later in the culinary world.
His recipe now is about seeking out those opportunities for others, people like George Cabazos.
George ended up at the Hope Center trying to get sober after getting arrested and being a fugitive.
He has also found hope in the kitchen.
Seeing the others plate up their work is proof its possible for them too.
"It brings tears to my eyes because it definitely saved my life and has brought my family back together," said George Cabazos.
Chef Jeff calls his journey one from the streets to the stove, and its one he is happy to help others down as well.
Chef Jeff is in town to speak at the Hope Center's annual Night of Hope event at the Lexington Opera House.


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Sixteen wounded warriors and nine caregivers will be treated to a stress free day either on the water fishing or getting pampered at Spa 33 this weekend.
Seventy-five percent of the warriors and caregivers who were invited to take a part in the festivities are from Lee and Collier counties.
David and Judy Sounders, founders of Wounded Warrior Anglers of America, host a few retreats a year to help rehabilitate the mind, body and soul through mentoring the warriors while out on the water fishing. They also decided to include the caregivers, since they are the core of the family, which is how the weekend of activities kicked off.
The wounded warriors and caregivers will arrive in town Friday when they will be treated to a captain's dinner at Miceli's Restaurant.
Vinny Miceli of Miceli's Restaurant said they think Wounded Warrior Anglers is a great organization that has done nothing but good things for the area, which is why they wanted to host the dinner. He said they try to be a part of as many events as they can because getting involved in the community is a big part of what Miceli's is all about.
The dinner will provide the warriors with the opportunity to meet the captain that they will go fishing with Saturday morning. There are eight captains donating their time. Two or three warriors will be paired up with one of the eight captains on their boat to provide an intimate and personal experience while out on the water.
Dave said it is a good way for everyone to get to know each other and form friendships while fishing.
Those who would like to stop by Miceli's to meet the warriors are welcome to do so between 6-9 p.m., Friday, April 12.
"The public is welcome to say thank you for their service and say hello," David said, adding that it will also provide the opportunity for the public to see how their donations are helping the community.
Those who eat at the restaurant on Friday are encouraged to mention that they support Wounded Warrior Anglers to their server, so 10 percent of their bill will be donated to the organization.
In addition to the dinner, the Grayson Roger's Band will perform from 6-10 p.m.
Dave said they will also have the Wounded Warrior Anglers' 18-foot Nautic Star, 1810 Nautic Bay boat on display for those who would like to purchase a ticket. Tickets to win the boat are one for $20 or six for $100.
Raffle tickets for an acrylic painting, which is an original by Linda Kegley, will also be available Friday for $2 apiece or $20 for an arms length. The painting depicts the Wounded Warrior Anglers of America's Original Redfish Poker Fishing Tournament, which will be held May 26.
The festivities will continue Saturday, as the warriors and caregivers gather at the Olde Fish House Marina around 7 a.m. to enjoy breakfast. There will be an opening ceremony at 8 a.m. with a reel and rod presentation for the warriors and caregivers who are going fishing.
The captains will then take the warriors and a few caregivers out on the water to go fishing around 8:30 a.m. As they are fishing, the caregivers will head over to Spa 33 where they will enjoy a manicure, pedicure, facial and massage.
Everyone will gather at the Olde Fish House Marina around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, April 13, for a motorcycle flag ceremony, as well as a speech by Cape Coral Mayor John Sullivan to welcome the warriors.
Again the public is invited to stop by and say hello to the wounded warriors.
"If there weren't places like Miceli's and the Olde Fish House, we wouldn't be as successful as we are," David said. "They are a big part of what we do."
The organization is also entering Team Wounded Warrior Anglers into charitable fishing tournaments, to provide the warriors with additional opportunities to go fishing and relieve some of the stresses they have.
David said he entered a local wounded warrior team into the Bobby Holloway Fishing Tournament this past weekend.
"We bring in warriors to fish the charitable fishing tournaments while giving back to the community and accomplishing our mission by helping the warriors," he said.


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You probably won't understand most of what is being said in the trailer for the Bollywood film, "Dhoom 3," released today, but you will recognize several of the locations featured in the nearly three minute video.
The third movie in the buddy cop, action franchise – which revolves around a supercop and his joke-cracking sidekick -- is set in Chicago and filmed here from August to November last year. The slow motion-heavy trailer includes shots of Navy Pier's Ferris Wheel, Cloud Gate (aka "The Bean") and Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park, Lower Wacker Drive and Lake Shore Drive, not to mention the outside of the Tribune building (45 second mark).
Why did the producers of the film decide to move the movie all the way to Chicago?
"The producers saw Chicago in other blockbuster films (Transformers 3, Dark Knight, etc) and thought it would provide a great new look for a South Asian audience," said Chicago Film Office director Rich Moskal by email. "And based on the action performed in those films, they felt confident that the city could provide the support required for staging their high-action stunts and chase sequences."
"Dhoom 3" contributed $9.5 million to the local economy, according to the Illinois Film Office.
From what I've read about the movie and have seen in the trailer and teaser, the storyline is still somewhat of a mystery. I was, however, able to gather that the protagonists are trying to capture our bowler hat-wearing friend (played by Bollywood mega-star Aamir Khan), who is the villain in the third film. Makes sense. I would've had a really hard time pulling for a guy who wears a shirt with no sleeves under a vest.
"Dhoom 3" hits theaters in India in December.
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Richard Gordon Charles (1944 - 2013)
Rick died peacefully on February 5th with family by his side after a brief battle with cancer. Rick is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 24 years, Pat, and their children Debbie (Jay) Chmelauskas, Scott (Helen) Charles, Tobin Ohashi and Darin (Laura) Ohashi, and his brothers Ronald (Kristina) and Gordon (Jennifer) and their families. He will be greatly missed by his grandchildren Adam, Ashlee, Audrey, Adrian and Veronica. He will also be remembered by Debbie and Scott's mother, Marilyn. Rick had many close and lasting relationships, which he nurtured and valued. His friends will miss him greatly.
After graduating from UBC (Bachelor of Commerce 1967) he went on to enjoy a successful career in the investment business, working 40 years for RBC Dominion Securities.
Rick loved nature and the outdoors, he spent many happy times with family and friends hiking, cycling, skiing, fishing and canoeing. He was an avid tennis player and will be missed by his fellow players at VLTBC. About his golf
it was a love hate relationship.
Together, Rick and Pat enjoyed many travel adventures. However, Rick was always happy to return to his piece of paradise on the Sunshine Coast, to paint and tend his rose garden, or on stormy days to sit by the fire with a glass of red wine and read a good book.
Having a strong belief in community service, Rick served on numerous boards most notably Vancouver Family Services, Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation, Vancouver Art Gallery and Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation.
Thank you to the staff on the VGH Spinal Unit for the excellent care Rick received and for the compassion and support extended to the family. We are truly grateful for your help and guidance during this difficult time.
A reception to remember Rick will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Gordon and Marion Smith Foundation or Vancouver Art Gallery Foundation.
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1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 - Well Connected
Despite Being A Private Effort, This Boss 302 Clearly Wasn't Lacking For Back-Door Support
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If it's said a picture is worth a thousand words, it should also be said that pictures simply can't do justice to certain subjects. We'll do our best in this instance, but the fact is, images can't relate many of the best attributes of John McClintock's '69 Boss 302 vintage racer. It's hopeless to convey the inspiring sound of an over-500-horse, 8,000-rpm small-block-there's simply no way to waft the sweet exhaust odor that comes from 112-octane race gas and a 12.5:1 squeeze, and it's nigh impossible to translate the excitement of an original road-race {{{Mustang}}} traveling at 140 mph. Indeed, any true race car is best experienced in the flesh, at speed, so if you happen to have a chance to hit a stop on the West Coast vintage Trans-Am circuit that John frequents, you should most assuredly seize the day.
Now that we've told you what we can't do, let's dive right into what can be done to permanently etch John's awesome Trans-Am Mustang into your consciousness-and that is to tell its story. Fact is, other than starting life as a 351-4V/four-speed Dearborn-built Mach 1, nothing about this SportsRoof's early days were ordinary.
A young privateer road racer named Warren Tope seemed to have the keys to the proverbial candy store through his father, Donald, who just so happened to be president of {{{Ford}}}'s transmission and chassis division. The backdoor FoMoCo connection becomes obvious when looking at some of the original paperwork which John possesses, documenting the sale of the car to the Sr. Tope's division on December 17, 1968, predating actual Boss 302 production by several months. The original invoice is an interesting read itself, with unusual notations such as "D Tope," "Intra-Company Allowance," "Special Dealer Accounting Adjustment Credit," "Tax Exempt-Schedule A Credit," and shipping destination of the Livonia plant service garage. From what John has gathered through his research, the car was immediately prepped for racing, not only in the junior Tope's shop down the street from Ford headquarters, but also during late nights at Ford's racing subcontractor, Kar Kraft Engineering.
During the '69 season, Tope raced the car frequently in local A-Sedan races, then added five Trans-Am events to the mix in 1970-along with updated sheetmetal and many of the modifications that Kar Kraft performed on the Ford team cars. Despite the quality preparation, Tope wasn't able to compete in Trans-Am at the level of the corporate efforts, though he remained a force in A-Sedan-winning the Central Division championship in 1970 and the '71 SCCA runoffs in Atlanta in this very car.
Interestingly, Tope bought a leftover Bud Moore Boss 302 when Ford pulled the plug after their '70 championship and had both cars at his disposal during the '71 season-the '69 being oft driven by Gene Harrington. In 1972, Dick Roe bought the car and raced in two Trans-Ams, while still-later owners campaigned it in IMSA. No doubt as the years went by, many of the original unique bits and pieces were replaced by more current components, though John is particularly pleased that Ford's special lightweight rear glass has remained throughout. Following the sale of this '69 racer, Warren Tope continued his racing career in a variety of venues, including NASCAR, but was tragically killed while leading a race in a Can-Am McLaren in 1975.
McClintock purchased his Boss 302 in 2000 from Victor Brown, who'd started a period-correct restoration/rebuild during his 10-year ownership. Though in pieces, some real gems came along in the sale in the way of Kar Kraft suspension pieces, the correct-for-1969 dual-Dominator induction, and more. John had plenty of experience to draw from as he dug into the project, having extensive seat and wrenching time on another privateer Boss 302 and a '65 GT350 vintage racer. In terms of hardware, the car is much as it was during the '69/'70 racing campaign-as it must be to compete in the highly regulated world of vintage racing. Now wearing the Stark Hickey Ford livery that appeared during some of its Trans-Am appearances, the combination of the original Candyapple Red hue and white Boss stripes makes for one of the most striking road warriors we've seen. As per the day, original magnesium Minilite wheels hide a combination of {{{Lincoln}}}- and Mustang-sourced four-wheel discs, while Kar Kraft spindles and lower control arms, Koni double-adjustable shocks, and a Panhard bar represent the bulk of important suspension components.
Of course, the real beast of the combination lies beneath the hood, where one of the most radical induction systems ever seen on a small-block road racer remains. The rules in 1969 were pretty liberal when it came to carburetion, and engineers developed this dual Holley Dominator arrangement which required a sideways orientation and offset distributor to clear the massive dual quads. The intake itself is an individual runner style, meaning there is no open plenum beneath the carbs as there is on traditional single- or dual-plane manifolds. When queried, John explained he's one of just a couple current competitors to run the dual Dominators, and with the expertise of engine builder Tony Oddo, seems to have the combination really dialed in.
Other critical drivetrain pieces include a full floating 9-inch rear, equipped with 4.00-4.{{{57}}} Detroit Locker pumpkins, depending on the track-including everything from Laguna Seca to Lime Rock. Perhaps more notable is what John terms a "white stripe" Kar Kraft Top Loader, whose unusually tall 2.13 First gear proves a big help when exiting tight corners. During such maneuvers, grabbing low gear instantly has the Boss in the meat of its powerband, while many competitors are lugging through in Second.
The results of John's painstaking restorative work and race prep debuted at the {{{Monterey}}} Historics in 2002, and what the car may have lacked in front-runner capability back in Trans-Am's good ol' days is clearly a non-issue now. Well sorted with help from good friend Randy Gillis, and powered by a second-to-none small-block with as much as 527 hp at full song, this one's a threat to lead the pack at any venue on the current circuit. Former team cars may still enjoy a leg up in terms of notoriety, but since every effort today is essentially that of a privateer, their once-competitive edge has pretty well evaporated. In the end though, winning and losing is secondary to simply enjoying unique pieces of automotive history in the way they were intended. Our hats are off to John-and everyone else who makes vintage Trans-Am the thrill show that it is.
The Details
'69 Boss 302 Trans Am racer
Owner: John McClintock, Olympia, WA
Ford Racing A4 block (4.030-inch bore)
Forged steel crank (3.00-inch stroke)
Carillo steel rods
JE forged pistons
TOE spec solid roller cam
Crane roller rockers
'69 Ford dry-deck race heads w/titanium valves
'69 Ford independent runner dual Dominator intake
Twin 1,100-cfm Holley Dominators
Ford offset distributor
Bud Moore-style stainless steel headers
Aviaid oil pan
Top Loader four-speed, 2.13 First gear "white stripe" race box by Kar Kraft
Tilton triple-disc clutch
Hurst shifter
Full-floating 9-inch
31-spline Detroit Locker
4.00-4.57 gears depending on track
Front: Koni double-adjustable shocks,
Kar Kraft lower control arms, spring perches, and spindles
Rear: Koni double-adjustable shocks, Panhard bar
Front: Lincoln four-piston, 12-inch disc
Rear: Four-piston Mustang calipers and discs
Front: Minilites (magnesium), 15x8-inch
Rear: Minilites (magnesium), 15x8-inch
Front: Goodyear Blue Streak Sports Car Special, 6.00-15
Rear: Goodyear Blue Streak Sports Car Special, 7.00-15
Stewart Warner gauges, Hurst shifter, low-back racing seat with harness, full cage, spatter paint treatment
As-raced black and red paint scheme with white '69 Boss stripes


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This years rally will be in the Capitol forest. September 22-23, 2012. Unfortunately, the roads will be closed to spectating. You can, however, visit the Ridge Motorsports park and see the cars, drivers and teams all day Saturday. There will be a break between 1pm and 6pm due to fire danger.
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After much research, I learned IE does not like the Twitter Bootstrap feature of automatically resizing images to fit the parent.
When Bootstrap (or maybe jQuery) resizes the animated gif ... ghosting appears.
Interestingly, when you resize the window to roughly iPad size - no ghosting. But if you widen the browser to 940px - yes ghosting.
I tried fiddling with the transparency and dither settings. Turns out you either get text ghost or box ghost. LOL.
So what are options?
- is there a CSS IE workaround?
- a jQuery script
The image in the top row is in a "responsive" container.
The three images at bottom are just in a regular div.
Thanks, A.
P.S. This is my first post. Sorry if I'm in the wrong topic area. :o
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Earlier this week I had a killer busy day, one of those where you're booked up with appointments from 8 in the morning til 9pm at night. I love it, although in my experience, by the end of the day I am a sweaty, greasy, fumbling hot mess. Indeed, following directions and getting around is not my forte.
But this time I wanted to be prepared for the inevitable getting sweaty and lost! Without carrying far too much stuff (I hate heavy bags) I made sure my handbag contained:
1) Tissues – to wipe everything and anything up
2) Tweezers and nail clippers – I have a thing about nails that are half coming off and stray hairs. They bug me for the WHOLE days so I have to remove them.
3) All in one foundation, powder, concealer – To top up the skin when it's getting sweaty or looking blotchy!
4) Chewing gum – Fresh breath baby! No matter what you end up eating!
5) Deodorant/Perfume – Essential!
Other none beauty items:
6) Emergency Phone Charger – I can't do anything without my phone
7) Notebook and Pen – For train journeys
8) Money, lots of money – For shopping, or in case of an emergency!
9) Printed map – Because you never know when googlemaps will stop working
Do you ever have these crazy busy days where you're out and about in a different town? If so what do you carry?


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DENVER — With the University of Colorado on the list of 55 schools currently facing federal Title IX investigations, Chancellor Phil DiStefano briefed university leaders Thursday on what the Boulder campus is doing to address sexual assault and harassment.
In front of the Board of Regents at CU-Denver, DiStefano spoke about the Boulder campus's investigative process, prevention and training efforts, and support for victims.
CU's Boulder and Denver campuses were named in May to a list of schools being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education for potential Title IX violations.
The federal gender equity law prohibits discrimination on college and university campuses, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
The education department's investigation began last summer after an undergraduate woman filed a complaint with its civil rights office. She alleged that CU did not do enough to punish the assailant in her sexual assault case.
The federal investigation is ongoing. The university also commissioned a separate, independent review of its Title IX practices last fall, which found the school to be in compliance with federal law.
"Our processes and education and prevention efforts are not set in stone," DiStefano said. "We're looking to improve them on a continual basis."
Based on the recommendation of the independent review, the campus this month hired civil rights lawyer Valerie Simons to be Title IX director in Boulder.
DiStefano said hiring Simons was a major step toward evaluating and improving prevention and education efforts, as well as investigating possible instances of discrimination.
DiStefano said the campus also plans to form a student task force this summer on issues around sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Sue Sharkey, vice-chair of the board and a Republican from Castle Rock, asked representatives from each of CU's campuses how long their discrimination investigation process takes, and urged them to look at ways to shorten that process when possible.
Colorado Springs Republican Kyle Hybl, while applauding the comprehensiveness of Boulder's anti-discrimination programs, called for more education among students about how to access resources such as the Office of Victim Assistance, counseling options and others.
"How do we let the students know that these resources are available?" Hybl said. "If it's at orientation, maybe they're not hearing it when we're telling it to them. Maybe there's alternative ways to do it."
DiStefano agreed, adding that first-year students especially can be reached more easily when they're living in on-campus housing.
"Students aren't going to think about where they can go until something happens," DiStefano said. "They're not going to be listening all the time. We have to look at ways of bringing up the issue to our students, especially in that first year."
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The postwar General Motors OHV V-8s were difficult to tune. Ignition distributors mounted at the firewall end of the engine, and the breaker points and condenser were difficult to replace. In the late '40s and 1950s, professionals turned to distributor strobe machines and worked on the ignition with the distributor removed from the engine.
As a solution to these tuning difficulties, the '56 Cadillac introduced Delco-Remy's innovative "window cap" distributor. The newly designed ignition afforded ready access for breaker point adjustment. Dwell angle settings and point gap changes could be made with the cap in place and the engine running. This eliminated the cumbersome, repetitive removal of the distributor cap while performing a tune-up in the engine bay. Other G.M. divisions adopted the window cap distributor, and by 1958, only the dual four-barrel carbureted, dual-point Corvette engines retained a non-window cap distributor. This '57-'61 #1110891 application is smaller in diameter at the cap to permit installation of two WCFB carburetors.
From 1958-'74, single-point Corvette distributors have window caps. (Most '58-'65 mechanically fuel-injected engines feature a unique, dual-point window cap distributor. Some later applications use a transistorized distributor.) The window in the distributor cap provides access to a set of redesigned points that use a horizontally positioned breaker-point adjuster screw. Window caps simplify and refine the tuning of breaker points.
Breaker point Delco-Remy distributors were well crafted and durable. Engineering innovations, like a window cap distributor, were aimed at ease of service. In addition to the window cap, the breaker points have a pivoting feature that enables external adjustment of the point gap. Using a dwell meter, the point gap is set without needing to remove the distributor cap several times. These point sets can be adjusted with the engine running!
Unknown to many tuners, the window cap distributor's breaker points can often be adjusted without a dwell meter. In the earlier service data, one approach called for adjusting the points roughly, enough to start the engine. Gap the points with a feeler gauge or by eye then install the cap. Start the engine. With an Allen (hex) wrench inserted into the adjuster screw, turn the screw clockwise until the engine begins to misfire. Back the screw out 180 degrees. This brings dwell within specification in most cases.
Trackside, this fast breaker point adjusting method proved a boon. It also works nicely when the points fail while cruising through a deserted neighborhood at night. If you carry an extra set in your road kit, you can install points and adjust them with nothing more than an Allen wrench. You can confirm dwell with a meter once your Corvette is back in a secure environment-with access to more tools.
Traditionally, these point sets were packaged with the points preset, often close enough to start the engine. Slots at each end of the point set allow easy installation of the points without removing either hold-down screw. The starting gap is approximately 0.016 inch, which can be eyeballed if a feeler gauge is not available. As soon as the engine starts, adjust the points with a dwell meter or use the "turn-in-to-roughness then back out 180-degrees" technique. Accurate dwell angle must be set with a dwell meter.
Tuning must be performed each 12,000-15,000 miles, even with the long life point sets available. Some owners opt for installing an electronic breakerless conversion, and this is not difficult with the kits available. The choice is simply owner preference. Most kits permit restoring the distributor to stock if necessary.
Tach-Drive Distributor Rebuild
At higher mileage, a C-1 through 1974 window cap distributor likely needs rebuilding. For restoration or rebuilding purposes, a tachometer drive distributor has some additional wear points. The distributor illustrated is distinguishable by its iron housing and no drive for the fuel injection. The 1111493 distributor tag number indicates a '69-'70 350 horsepower 350 V-8 application. This design is typical of '62-'74 non-transistorized, non-fuel injection units.
A fluctuating dwell angle reading is the first clue that a distributor needs rebuilding. If the distributor shaft bushings have wear in excess of two degrees variation on the meter, the distributor needs a complete rebuild. Shaft and bushing play can be tested with the distributor still in the engine. Remove the cap and check the movement of the shaft. If a dial indicator is not available, insert a feeler gauge into the point gap with the rubbing block on the high point of the cam lobe. Pull and push the shaft toward and away from the rubbing block. Note the amount of change in the point gap. Excess movement is a clear sign of bushing wear. If in doubt, remove and disassemble the distributor. Often, after cleaning away varnish and debris, the shaft play will be even greater.
If a rebuild is necessary, mark the location of the distributor base and the intake manifold. Cap removed, index the rotor by placing the crankshaft damper at the TDC mark for #1 cylinder. Mark the distributor housing where the rotor points toward #1 spark lead. This will enable easier installation of the distributor and provide a firing position for starting the engine. Once the engine starts, you can verify timing with a light, following the procedure in your factory workshop manual.
Though not complicated, distributor rebuilding requires care, detail, and cleanliness. The distributor's driveshaft spins the oil pump, which must function flawlessly. Debris that falls into the engine can contaminate the crankcase. If abrasive, debris can circulate and cause internal parts damage. Use a shop vacuum around the distributor's base and the intake manifold before removing or installing the distributor. Cover the distributor opening with a clean rag to prevent debris or hardware from dropping into the engine when the distributor is out.
The ignition distributor, including its advance mechanisms, plays a crucial role in the performance and reliability of a Corvette engine. Adequate spark and timing accuracy determine the ease of startups, acceleration, cruise performance and passing power. When wear exceeds simple tune-up needs like new spark plugs, points, condenser, rotor and cap, a distributor rebuild can restore power and provide years of reliable service.


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Bramwell, who was part of the Wales Sevens squad which was crowned World Champions in 2009, has previous experience with Ebbw Vale and Pontypridd with the 27-year-old providing Keys with plenty of back line experience.
"Aaron is an excellent signing for us," said Keys head coach Greg Woods.
"He is a very good player, will add pace to our back line and will really strengthen our squad."
Bramwell, who can also play centre, helped guide Neath to last season's SWALEC Cup final where they were beaten by Pontypridd.
He will now look to push for a place in Woods' squad as Keys prepare for their campaign with four pre-season fixtures.
They begin with a pair of matches against Gwent rivals Blackwood before travelling to Merthyr and then hosting English National League One side Coventry on August 17.
The competitive action then kicks off with a home British & Irish Cup play-off against Newport on the last day of August.
The winners of that match plays Bedwas at Bridge Field for a place in the competition proper.
Bramwell aside, Rhys Jones has also joined from the Scarlets and will compete with his brother Dorian for the fly half shirt while back rower Reuben Tucker has signed from Cardiff.