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It's been compared to alcohol and tobacco, but research into marijuana and its long-term health effects is still a bit, well, green.
Some experts say smoking weed can have lethal effects on the body and mind, while others say it's less toxic and addictive than booze and cigarettes and should be legalized nationwide.
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While it would take an estimated 240 joints to overdose on marijuana, there are at least five other ways the drug can put your at risk (not counting being crushed by your stash, like this Brazilian trafficker).
Here's a breakdown of what we know and don't know about the health effects of marijuana – a drug that roughly 5.4 million Americans use on an almost-daily basis.
|It Hurts Your Lungs
Like tobacco, marijuana is usually smoked. And smoke of any kind irritates the lung.
Some studies have equated a single joint to as many as 20 cigarettes in terms of lung damage, causing chronic coughs and predisposing users to dangerous lung infections.
But when it comes to cancer risk, the jury's still out: "It is not yet known whether marijuana smoking contributes to risk for lung cancer," according to the National Center on Drug Abuse.
|It Might Hurt Your Heart
Smoking weed can raise your blood pressure and double your heart rate – cardiovascular effects that test the old ticker.
Some studies suggest marijuana use can increase your risk of a heart attack, particularly in the first hour after use. But one 15-year study found no such effect. The drug is also linked to cannabis arteritis – an arterial disease that can lead to amputations.
|It Can Baffle Your Brain
Marijuana can make it harder to remember and learn new things – especially in teens and young adults.
"It disrupts the development of circuits," said Dr. Paula Riggs, a substance abuse expert and professor of psychiatry at the University of Colorado. "The latest study shows that regular use when you're an adolescent is associated with a 6-to-8 point reduction in IQ."
Watch ABC News' chief health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser discuss marijuana's health effects on "This Week."
|It Can Crush Your Concentration
Weed can also interfere with judgment, concentration and coordination, which can have deadly effects on the road. Marijuana use among drivers more than doubles the risk of being in an accident, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
|It Can Mess With Your Mood
Marijuana use has been linked to depression, anxiety and even suicidal thoughts, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In high doses, the drug can also trigger hallucinations and paranoia and worsen the symptoms of schizophrenia.
|Marijuana Tweet Chat Today at 1 p.m., ET
Now we'd like your opinion. Join ABC News Health for a tweet chat today at 1 p.m., ET and tell us whether you think marijuana should be legal or laws should stay the same.
The chat will be hosted by our chief health and medical correspondent, Dr. Richard Besser. We'll have marijuana experts from all over the country tweeting with us, as well as physicians, researchers and policy makers.
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The Cleveland Browns announced Monday they signed cornerback Aaron Berry.
The 5-foot-11 corner missed all of the 2013 season after tearing his ACL last July during offseason workouts with the New York Jets.
Berry has good size, speed and ball skills. His trouble has been staying on the field.
In 2012, Berry was in line to compete for a starting job with the Detroit Lions. However, Detroit cut the corner after two arrests in one month during the offseason. After serving a three-game suspension for a DUI and brandishing a gun in his hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Berry signed with the Jets. He appeared in seven games as a reserve in 2012.
Given coach Mike Pettine's familiarity with Berry from their time together in New York, it's a good flyer for the Browns.
Berry will compete for a roster spot behind Joe Haden, rookie Justin Gilbert, Buster Skrine, Pierre Desir and Leon McFadden.
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In celebration of its fifth birthday, Easy 2 Own Furnishings in Bluffton partnered with the Hilton Head Humane Association for an event of fun and four-legged friends.
Community members were invited to enjoy food and carnival-like atmosphere during the event. A bouncy house and face-painting kept the kids happy.
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At one time, Chan Marshall — the woman behind the nom de indie rock Cat Power — was notorious for the wildly erratic nature of her live performances.
If she is more comfortable now on stage — and judging by her intermittently captivating concert Wednesday night at the House of Blues, she is — her shows still suffer their share of other issues.
Marshall's most hypnotic gift is her voice, all smoke and bruises, defiance and melancholy. During portions of her 90-minute set, Marshall soared and her lyrics, ranging from intense personal confessionals to global laments, were as crisp as the heavily percussive backbeat provided by the backing quartet onstage, and as sharp as the pinpoints of light shooting into the audience throughout the night in a beguiling visual accompaniment.
At other times, especially on the first handful of tunes, that voice was subsumed in an audio murk that occasionally felt curiously intentional. One moment she tumbled along a skittering groove, the next she was prolonging a deathly dirge.
Marshall, sporting a blond/brown mohawk, leaned heavily on tunes from her first album of all new material in six years, the mesmerizingly trip-hoppy "Sun."
The most electric performances, including the title track and the churning "Peace and Love," struck a fine balance — a collision of tenderness, pulsating grooves, and vocal passion. Others like "Manhattan" strove for high drama but lacked the tension to keep the somnambulance at bay. (And sometimes what works late at night on headphones is difficult to translate to a crowd standing in a hall.)
Backlit by a white light and singing emotionally in Spanish for part of the song, Marshall did imbue "Angelitos Negros," a cover of a Pedro Infante track, with a kind of riveting pathos that kept the song afloat despite its glacial tempo.
Older tunes ranged from an even-more-languid take on "The Greatest" and a sultry version of the soulful, woozy organ jam "I Don't Blame You."
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1991 Pacific Classic [04:13]
With the screams of 28134 fans rising an octave with every last stride he took to the wire, Best Pal caught Twilight Agenda in the final 30 yards Saturday to score a one-length victory in the $1-million Pacific Classic, the richest race in the 52-year history of Del Mar. Because he was a 3-year-old in a field of older horses, Best Pal carried eight pounds less than the others in the 1 1/4-race that was expected to establish the horse of the year. Instead, Best Pal's victory complicated the issue, with Farma Way, the 3-2 favorite, running fifth after leading until the quarter pole, and Festin, his late-running archrival in four other races, ending up fourth. Best Pal was bred and is raced by John and Betty Mabee, San Diegans who have been part of the Del Mar family for more than 20 years. John Mabee is chairman of the board at the track and was one of the forces behind creation of the Pacific Classic. "This horse is the public's choice," Mabee said after Best Pal's $550000 payday. "We just wanted to run a horse in this race that wouldn't disgrace us. I thought he was better coming into this race than the press gave him credit for, but maybe this was just owner prejudice. "There's no question that he's got a fan base. He would have been 15-1 instead of 9-2 if they had paid attention to the handicappers in the papers." Twilight Agenda, Farma Way's stablemate from trainer Wayne Lukas' barn, took the lead from Farma Way heading into the stretch but finished second, 2 3/4 ...
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Del Mar - Domingo 26 de agosto de 2012 1° Dullahan 2° Game on Dude 3° Richard's Kid 4° Rail Trip 5° Suggestive Boy (ARG) 6° Amani (CHI)
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The biggest race of the Del Mar Meet is upon us......
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TVG Pacific Classic Feature - Dullahan [01:38]
Gary Kirke, Jr. attended his first Kentucky Derby in 2003. He was hooked and immediately told his father that he wanted to buy a horse to run in the Kentucky Derby. His dad had him call Jerry Crawford of Donegal Racing; fast forward several years later and Kirke has had two Derby starters. Now he's on the brink of another dream, watching Dullahan race in Del Mar's signature race. Greg Wolf has the more...
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TVG Pacific Classic Feature - Jose Validivia Jr [02:54]
Jose Valdivia Jr. rode Rail Trip the favorite in the 2009 Pacific Classic to a third place finish. Since then both jockey and horse have faced many disappointments separately on the east coast the past several years, but both are back and hoping for redemption in this year's rendition of the TVG Pacific Classic.
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[URL]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/19/defenseless-kickerpunter-rule-needs-to-go/[/URL]Defenseless kicker/punter rule needs to go
Posted by Mike Florio on December 19, 2013, 8:03 AM EST
The thickness and complexity of the NFL rulebook means that, for most fans, the rules will be learned only when they are applied in a game. Or, as the case may be, when theyre not applied.
After Steelers linebacker Terence Garvin blew up Bengals punter Kevin Huber on Sunday night but wasnt flagged, everyone learned that kickers and punters are included within the leagues laundry list of defenseless players. Throughout the down, even during the return.
Applied as written, the rule prohibits all contact with the head or neck of the punter or kicker, as well as any hits against the punter or kicker with an opponents helmet. Applied as written, this includes the ball carrier when using a stiff arm or when dipping his helmet to guard against an otherwise legal helmet-to-helmet hit from the punter or kicker, like the hit Pat McAfee applied to Broncos return specialist Trindon Holliday in October.
Per a league source, literal application of the rule would indeed prohibit even the ball carrier hitting the punter/kicker in the head. The source explained that, as a practical matter, the NFL would allow contact with the head of the punter/kicker in that situation.
The distinction between what the rule says and how the rule would be applied undermines the rule and displays its potential absurdity. As written, the player with the ball could never contact the kicker or punter in the head or neck area. If the league would never apply the rule that way, the league needs to consider changing the rule or dumping it.
It makes far more sense to make punters or kickers defenseless only when they arent trying to tackle or impede the runner. The current rule forces men like Garvin to realize at full speed that the player to whom hes about to apply an otherwise clean block is the one player on the field who cant be hit in the head or neck, even though that player is trying to position himself to tackle or slow down the man with the ball.
What was Garvin supposed to do? Recognize in the blur of bodies that the body he was about to strike belonged to a man who was wearing an invisible red jersey?
For all other defenseless players, the circumstances make their protections clears. Quarterback in the pocket. Receiver in the act of catching a ball. Punt returner trying to field a kick.
Under current rules, the league expects players whose livelihood depends on making blocks to not block one of 11 men a certain way, when the one protected man is otherwise mingling with the rest of his teammates. Its not realistic, and for a guy like Garvin who is making the minimum salary and will now lose $25,000, its not fair.
I don't agree often with this knucklehead, but I think this article is spot on.


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Written and Performed by Nissim Black
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With thanks to Brad Berger, Natalie Roberts, Richard David, Jerry Fishman, Avrum Froimson, Elie Levy, Gilbert Melin, Debbie Rosalimsky, Bernard Roth, Beth Schaberg, Esther Soleimani, Howard Winston, Sarit Zaret
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(54) CS, January 25, 2016 9:07 PM
(53) Chana G., January 12, 2016 4:40 PM
(52) sasha-leah, December 12, 2015 2:39 AM
(50) Boca Mom, December 3, 2013 5:47 PM
you were at Sanai too
(49) Heidi T., December 2, 2013 9:17 PM
(48) Anonymous, December 2, 2013 5:24 AM
You are a miracle.
(47) Joe, December 1, 2013 6:42 PM
And we give thanks for you, Nissim...
(46) Gary, November 29, 2013 8:28 PM
Love the video
(45) Maria, November 29, 2013 5:28 PM
(44) Anonymous, November 29, 2013 1:43 AM
What a very courageous and extraordinary young man
This is immensely moving. Nissim's music will influence many people with it's direct message and genuine faith His lyrics are serious and convincing and reflect a degree of faith in Hashem that is enviable. He has erected no barricades, no defenses, and has shared his pain and confusion and very personal struggles with us in order to help others find a way out of their own difficulties. I hope he starts a Yeshiva, I am sure he can bring help and peace to many people, young and not young.
(43) daniel, November 29, 2013 1:39 AM
(41) Dan Brown, November 28, 2013 11:04 AM
(40) Caroline, November 28, 2013 3:54 AM
One for you Nissim
Black-a-bee, Black-a-bee on Hanukah you came and rapped to me, I heard your every rhyme and the story of your life time. Nissim, oh Nissim, through search you found your way to him, see now your souls become another light of Great Hashem. As Jews we all are one as we pray the day to come, and until our times at end, keep rapping your message my friend. :) Happy Rappy Chanukah Nissim! B'H
(39) Anonymous, November 28, 2013 2:57 AM
you are amazing!
(38) New York Yankees, November 28, 2013 2:21 AM
A great man who found the right way
Behalf the New York Yankees organization and the Steinbrenner we want to congratulate you Nissim for showing the world that even you can be in the wrong way, G-d always illuminates you to find the correct way and you did it with such of class and dignity. ALL THE JEWS HAVE A VERY SPIRITUAL LIGHT THAT CALLS YOU TO GET CLOSER TO TORAH AND MITZVOT AND WE HAVE IT FROM HAR SINAI. THE NEW YORK YANKEES WISH EVERY JEW TO BE ILLUMINATED WITH THE LIGHT OF THE MENORAH AND HAVE A HANUKKA SAMEACH!
(37) nathan, November 27, 2013 9:15 PM
(36) NISSIM™, November 27, 2013 6:54 PM
jgarbuz, November 27, 2013 10:29 PM
Were you born a Jew, or chose to convert?
(35) ilia, November 27, 2013 3:26 PM
Amazing! And so talented!
(34) Anonymous, November 27, 2013 9:55 AM
I believe you!
(33) Anonymous, November 27, 2013 3:34 AM
(32) Jackie Bourg, November 27, 2013 1:55 AM
I am happy that the young man saw all the lies and fables in Xtianity - for HaShem has also removed me from that.
I hope Nissim sees all our comments...I am PROUD of you Nissim -- You made the right choice. Be blessed man.
It's not an easy road... I had to leave my family to follow into the faith of our fathers... yes, my ancestors were Jews from the Spanish Inquisition...but we wandered and forced conversion was put upon us as a yoke of bondage.
NISSIM™, November 27, 2013 6:50 PM
(31) Rebekah, November 27, 2013 12:27 AM
(30) Anonymous, November 26, 2013 8:50 PM
Thank you!
(28) Anonymous, November 26, 2013 12:55 PM
Shining Your Light
(27) Anonymous, November 26, 2013 5:50 AM
Amazingly Inspiring and Enlightening
(26) Chana, November 26, 2013 3:24 AM
Video is Great!
(25) hope, November 25, 2013 9:24 PM
light to and from dark
(23) soraya, November 25, 2013 12:27 PM
2013 - or - 5774
yes, it's a long journey, but the fact that this starts out with Hanukah 2-0-1-3 is precisely how "hit'yavnut" works - what kind of date is 2013 in an Israelite story that comes much earlier than two thousand thirteen years ago? The Greeks sought to alter our connection with Hashem's time frame for us by banning the ceremony for declaring the new month, which would of course mess with setting all the festivals and pilgrimages etc; and mingling "2013" in with anything to do with Hanuka would probably make the Khashmona'im turn in their graves! Next song you'll fix it, maybe?
(22) Frances, November 25, 2013 6:38 AM
What dis unite [human] Beings
It mainly is Ethnicism/Racism and/or Ideologism/Ideologies [be it/them of theistic Type or of atheistic or else]. Usually these [in human] ''Reasons'' are supported by [and/or spread through] so called ''holy'' or ''revered'' Book, so to call them ''written Masterpieces'' that [should] righteously inspire Souls/Brains [in order to turn People into better Ones] but whose Results are often Separateness. Undoubtely Chanukah 2013 will better ''inner lighten'' [en lighten] Souls/Brains about this very Subject. Shalom/Salaam/Peace ... and Ahvh/Hobb/Love .. and .. Or/Noor/Light: merry Chanukah to everyOne/everyBody.
(21) Ted, November 25, 2013 5:58 AM
(20) ARAY, November 25, 2013 5:20 AM
Thank u
(19) Anonymous, November 25, 2013 3:55 AM
So true
Baruch Hashem! I read your story over the summer and this song is SO moving ... especially for me, another person that did a google search, many, on the origins of the church...May we continue to seek, learn, guard and do the truth and help bring light to the world, you are not alone. Some refer to Ezekial 37 ... the dry valley of bones is waking up! We are strong and united, one people, your story will change lives. Shalom!
(18) Blanche, November 25, 2013 3:52 AM
(17) Grampy, November 25, 2013 1:55 AM
I didn't like it.....
(16) Helena, November 24, 2013 7:32 PM
This song speaks volumes. When we return to G-d he heals our heart and we can inspire others who are going through the same pain. One thing though, all the people int he Torah were black so when he says he found Judaism, he is actually returning to his roots. Moshe was black, Tamar, was from Cannan, Pinchas means the dark one. We Ashkenazim should thank the real Israelites for carrying the torch.
yehuda (maccabi), November 24, 2013 10:06 PM
you should seriously do more research
yehuda, November 24, 2013 10:17 PM
Tamar was the daughter of Shem
Sientje Seinen, November 25, 2013 4:58 AM
The Torah
(15) Daniel, November 24, 2013 7:02 PM
Wow! Powerful Message and Especially Relevant For Gerim
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(11) Sheila LyonHall, November 24, 2013 4:56 PM
Awe-inspiring ...
Miracles come in all colors … today it's Black & Beautiful! Nissim, thank you for sharing your Gift with such authenticity, sensitivity and conviction. Bodacious Brotha! Your spirit has found a nesting place worthy of your faith and commitment. Chazak! Chazak ve'ematz! Blessings on you and your family. (Thank you, Aish. I'm rarely surprised by your Tikkun Olam expressions. But this one rocked me to my core for personal reasons. Baruch HaShem!) Shalom!
(10) Michelle, November 24, 2013 3:41 PM
(8) Efgahnie 2013, November 23, 2013 11:16 PM
Thank You for such a beautiful gift and addition to Mishna
(7) Anonymous, November 23, 2013 6:31 PM
beautiful thank you!
(6) Anonymous, November 23, 2013 6:06 PM
Really Awesome!
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Anonymous, November 24, 2013 4:08 PM
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Two U.S. congressmen have accused Facebook of evading questions about whether it tracks users in order to deliver targeted ads
If they want answers, they should just check Facebook's "Facebook Ad Targeting" group page. I'm sure it's "leaking" all the answers they crave.
I disagree, this is the correct course of action. Ultimately it could lead to subcommittee hearings and changes to the law. Of course that probably won't happen as politicians in the US care less about privacy than the millions of idiots that willingly give FB their private details, but it is hypothetically possible.
Plus, if you don't talk with the execs running FB you can't scare them into reforming or get information that they haven't made public. I'm guessing that they've already read that page and found
http://sopatrack.com/congressperson/B000213-rep-joe-barton [sopatrack.com]
I don't know why regulators don't get this. Facebook's business IS farming personal information. The company's value is based on it. Their future expectations of profitability all depend on being able to sell it.
Of course they will maintain the veneer of compliance, while still doing the exact same things. If they have to pay tribute to a politician or issue an apology, so what? Pennies in a fountain. They have the world's largest pile of the world's most valuable commodity.
"They have the world's largest pile of the world's most valuable commodity."
What? that Joe drinks miller and likes kinky dildo's?
Its a bubble based on intangible information that only 2 cooperations seem to be interest in while the rest of the world instantly mental blocks their product as reflex
Well that is one of the definitions of fixed. As in fixed to the wall.
I prefer thinking about the NSA merging with Weekly World News: "Bat Boy completes spying mission in Iran, destroys Iranian nuclear plant singlehandedly"
Grope the bat boy's groin and waterboard Elvis?
Pretty much any question about facebook can be answered by asking yourself "If the NSA and the National Enquirer merged, what would they do?"
Write a headline like "Kirstie Alley Fat AGAIN: How TOP SECRET Crypto Work Keeps Saavik Looking Like Sperm Whale"?
I think congress should look in the mirror when it comes to evading questions... or taxes for that matter
Covers any program that is webbound, not just particular browsers that have AdBlock, per the subject-line above:
(Add either of these lines to your hosts file using a text editor & be sure to save it as "hosts", not "hosts.txt" (notepad's NOTORIOUS for that)).
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.net
0.0.0.0 fbcdn.net
* The latter's actually smaller & faster, thus imo, is the better, more efficient option (that's just as universally compatible as the loopback adapter address, but smaller by 2 characters, & has n
I'm way more worried about a government which now has free reign to spy on my phone calls, emails, etc. with no warrants and even gives retroactive immunity [wikipedia.org] to protect the telco's from any nasty civil rights lawsuits over this than I am about Facebook sending me some targeted ads.
In short, a government that treats the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution like a piece of toilet paper is a lot more important a concern than Mark Zuckerberg trying to make a quick buck.
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Is that really sufficient to thwart tracking by the Facebook "like" button? I thought the button was in an iframe, so the cookies wouldn't be considered third-party.
Please ignore the "I thought the button was in an iframe, so the cookies wouldn't be considered third-party." -- that was muddled.
But, it seems that Webkit-based browsers allow third-party cookies to be read but not written [grack.com] when third-party cookies are "disabled." Facebook can presumably read the cookie (if the browser allows reading) to see who you are, and read the referrer URL for the iframe to see what webpage you were viewing, so it seems they can track you if disabling third-party cookies doesn't pro
It was the evil twins done put secret cookies in all my codes.
3rd-party cookies are a contributing factor to some of these privacy violations.
At what point did it become standard for browsers to accept 3rd-party cookies? The original cookie spec explicitly forbid them, and only reason that I know of to support them is to allow sites to track you across other domains. No web application, shopping cart, etc. should ever need to use them. Further, they seem like a terrible security flaw.
I was surprised to find that Firefox enables this by default, and some web forums (Engadget) are even complaining if you turn them off. I think we need to nip this in the bug, but I am curious when and why this default changed.
At what point did it become standard for browsers to accept 3rd-party cookies? The original cookie spec explicitly forbid them, and only reason that I know of to support them is to allow sites to track you across other domains. No web application, shopping cart, etc. should ever need to use them. Further, they seem like a terrible security flaw.
Maybe browsers should have per-tab sandboxes for 3rd party cookies.
You close the tab, the cookie gets wiped.
Cookies are absolutely not the problem, the vast array of sites installing facebook tracking scripts on their pages is the problem.
In which case, use http://www.ghostery.com/ [ghostery.com] to block trackers.
Also, all modern browsers will only send a cookie to the same domain that set the cookie
That is how they used to operate, and that is how they are supposed to operate. But enabling 3rd-party cookies means that this rule is disabled. And that is now the default in most browsers. I am trying to figure out when and why this changed.
OF COURSE they track you to provide targeted ads, how else do you think they stay in business? Do you think they have a gigantic infrastructure just for your personal pleasure? While I fully support forcing facebook to divulge all the info they store on you (i.e. that gigantic PDF they'll send you on request), I also have no problem with them doing just about anything they want with data they collected. If you find that so incredibly repugnant, don't use facebook at all.
This story to me is about the same as the headline "Pfizer dodges questions from senator that it 'sells drugs' to what they call 'patients'"
Or perhaps "INTEL refuses to deny that it makes computer processors!"
Joe Barton:- You can't lie, so tell me Mark, where is this user?
Mark Zuckerberg:- Uh, hmm, well, uh, I don't know where he's not.
Joe Barton:- Your telling me, you don't know where this user is?
Mark Zuckerberg:- It wouldn't be inaccurate to assume that I couldn't exactly not say that it is or isn't almost partially incorrect.
Edward Markey:- So you do know where he is?
Mark Zuckerberg:- On the contrary. I'm possibly more or less not definitely rejecting the idea
Who thinks these congressmen are so vigorous to get up off their asses cause they have something extremely incriminating to hide? (That facebook might have?)
I've said for a few years now that we will get meaningful privacy legislation only after a couple of present or up-and-coming politicians get their careers torpedoed by a 15 year old facebook post. Even better would be someone buying usage data, linking it up to politicians, and running advertisements about the websites they visit.
I am unlikely to hire or vote for anyone who been a perfect goody two-shoes his or her whole life. If I have to choose between two otherwise equally qualified candidates, I'm going to go with the one who is passed out with sharpie marks all over.
That's okay, anybody concerned about this can just not use Facebook. If they are really concerned, they could help the public and probably earn a bundle, too, by starting up a competitor that has better practices and expending their advertising funds educating the public as to why this is better.
Meanwhile, my concern is people like Barton and Markey, who keep taking my money against my will, and meddling in things like this, all the while claiming to "represent" me. Unfortunately this is not so easily sol
It's not just posting. Once they have your personal details and a cookie on your computer they get your "stuff you don't want them to have" by tracking you wherever you go. That is the problem. I might like Zebra porn but don't want Zebra porn ads showing up magically wherever I browse. Most people are not
NOTHING on Facebook is private. If you remember this, then you're okay. If you can't figure this out, then
All other problems having been solved, two Congresscritters are shaking Facebook down. Folks, if you use a "free" service, then the product being sold is you. That's the QPQ.
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Savannah wrote:I'll be picking up a brand of electrolyte powder someone recommended in a different thread (I can't remember the brand name off the top of my head).
Vitalyte gets mentioned a lot here. I'm intrigued also by Cytomax, which is a bicyclist sport energy drink with electrolytes. I stumbled across it on a biking site while looking for stories about heat exhaustion (as one does).
http://www.cyclingsite.com/collected_wi ... olytes.htm
The reviews at Amazon are very positive, though it appears that the flavors are of varying success . . . if you can get a sample first, do!
I like Pedialyte (apple flavor) and varying juices and snacks.
Vitalyte's the one. I read a big thread on it the other day. I'll check out Pedialyte as well.


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Located in the heart of Bella Vista, this luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Via Espana and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama. National Shrine of the Heart of Mary and Multicentro Panama are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features 2 restaurants, a full-service spa, and an outdoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas, free valet parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include 2 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and a poolside bar.
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In addition to a full-service spa, Waldorf Astoria Panama features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at one of the 2 coffee shops/cafés. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 2 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measure 3391 square feet (315 square meters). This luxury hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A complimentary area shuttle within 2 km is available for guests. Complimentary valet parking is available on site.
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- Total number of rooms - 142
- Number of floors - 36
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
BRIO Brasserie - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
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ANOTHER Stage 1 question
Posted 09 August 2004 - 04:00 PM
Where can we find all the rubber gaskets (not just the windshield!!!!) for our 75-76 4wd wagons? Hopefuly I can get a answer cause after WCSS the 76 is going down for it's rebuild IF I can get and defanate answer for that question.
Posted 09 August 2004 - 05:15 PM
Posted 09 August 2004 - 07:04 PM
I know I have a set of rear windows from a '75 4WD wagon and probably all those rubber gaskets too.
As to where to get them.....please let us know when you fine a definite answer.
Posted 09 August 2004 - 07:10 PM
mmmmm, no more cold breezes....
i'll post back if i find anything as well
Posted 10 August 2004 - 01:55 AM
The 1972-1977 VW rear glass rubber will fit. Use the "CAL look" and then you don't need the reveal molding.
West Coast Metric has them.
http://www.westcoast...w Rubber&stat=1
I have it in my 78 and it works fine! Looks fine too!
Posted 10 August 2004 - 02:00 AM
i thought the hatch glass was bigger than a vw's rear glass...hmm
i'll remember that when the time comes
Posted 10 August 2004 - 03:13 AM
and now I just need to find the door seals, scrapers for the door windows and also the felt, the gaskets for the rear quarter windows, rear hatch seal, and the other various lil soft rubber gaskets that I can't think of right now.
and then need to find a decent rear 4wd bumper, the fuel door (the ones I have been given by various individuals over the last 2 years are the incorrect sizes), the front 4wd badge, and the subaru badge for the hood
Posted 10 August 2004 - 03:27 AM
Posted 10 August 2004 - 12:08 PM
Like I said, I have that rubber on my 78 wagon rear hatch glass and it works fine! Get the CAL look.
Also, the front SUBARU hood emblem is available NEW, the same size and the same "font", in CHROME! This emblem was on a certain early Legacy wagon tailgate. I once stubled upon one in a salvage yard and said, "hey that looks exactly like the ornament on my Gen 1s!" (I ordered 5!!) They look nice on all my cars! New is wonderful!! Subaru # 93060AA010
I have some decent original ones too if anyone is interested.
OH, the VW windshield washer sprayer, that fit's in the hood, also work for Gen1s.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Madness Monday -- Asking For Help #3
10 comments:
- Michelle Goodrum said...
This is an excellent question! I've done the same thing myself a couple of times.
- March 29, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Barbara said...
Thanks Michelle. Maybe somebody will help us out!
- March 29, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- Thomas MacEntee said...
Thomas to the rescue:
1. Blog post - they really can be as long as you want. But from a reader perspective, a blog post shouldn't be more than two or three paragraphs. Chalk it up to short-attention span or they way media is today, but most readers of blogs want "bursts" of information.
When I have a long post, I break it up into a series. It is good to keep focus within each part, and it keeps readers coming back to my blog.
2. It is difficult to retract something that is published in Blogger in time for a RSS feed not to grab hold of it. With WordPress, there is a plugin that will give you a 30 minute window but there is no such gadget for Blogger.
- March 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Sanjay Maharaj said...
I find that writing blogs by keeping them short, to the point and consice by using key words not only attract but retains readers
- March 29, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- Becky said...
Barbara, if you have a really long post (have to scroll down several screens) you can "break-up" the post into a series. As you publish the second part you can add a link to the first and you can then edit the first post to add a link to the second. It is a bit cumbersome but it works.
As far as publishing something before it is ready, I don't know if there is a time frame. I have noticed that sometimes it takes a while before the post shows up in a reader and other times it shows up almost immediately.
I think most everyone has hit the publish button inadvertently at some point so it really shouldn't be an embarrassment. The post will be out there but it is no big deal.
- March 29, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Claudia's thoughts said...
I have written errors many times and you can edit the posting. Go to your Dashboard, and under the blog title where it says New Post and next to it on the right is a Edit Post link. Just click on that and you can go in there and correct it and republish.
- March 29, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- Barbara said...
Thomas thank you for the rescue and the answers. Sanjay and Becky, thanks for your comments and I agree about the length, I need to watch it. Claudia, believe me, I knew about fixing posted errors from day one, and even now, I am constantly going to the Dashboard to fix something. Very nice of you to reply also.
- March 29, 2010 at 7:14 PM
- Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogist said...
I agree...it is embarrassing, but my understanding from Tom is it is too late once posted in blogger. I have one that looks nothing like my actual blog. ICK!
- March 30, 2010 at 12:51 AM
- Barbara said...
Kathleen, I love what you wrote, at least I'm in good company. Thanks.
- March 30, 2010 at 7:20 AM
- hummer said...
I loved this post. The discussion is so great and informative. I learned from it. I don't have a thing to contribute, but you helped me.
Thanks. ;)
- March 31, 2010 at 3:41 PM


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"That's a big twinkie..."
from the thats-one-big-twinkie dept.
I think the editors beat you to it.
Except Taco misquoted Ghostbusters. I wasn't going to point it out.
From IMDB [imdb.com]:
Dr. Egon Spengler: I'm worried, Ray. It's getting crowded in there and all my data points to something big on the horizon.
Winston Zeddemore: What do you mean, big?
Dr. Egon Spengler: Well, let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. Based on this morning's sample, it would be a Twinkie... thirty-five feet long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds.
Winston Zeddemore: That's a big Twinkie.
That's the second biggest twinkie I've ever seen!
That's what she said?
"That's a big twinkie..."
Not only that - "Twinkie defense" just got a whole new meaning with this...
Not only that - "Twinkie defense" just got a whole new meaning with this...
until they get the creme filling based weapons operational... It's gonna look like a giant porn attack!
If it fails, will they take the Twinkie Defense [wikipedia.org]?
That's no twinkie. That's an ICBM that can linger in space for weeks before hitting its target.
Ya, it doesn't quite have the same ring as "That's no moon. It's a space station.", but hey, it's a freakin' flying twinkie.
They might just want us to think that.
First, if we're hearing about it now, the technology has probably been used by the black ops folks for a couple of decades.
Second, it wouldn't surprise me to learn that there are technologies in this "twinkie" that do not have terrestrial sources.
Third, whoever is involved, I'd bet that zero elected officials have knowledge of, or have oversight of, the project. Black ops are a fifth branch of the military, better funded than the Marines, that operate completely withou
Second, it wouldn't surprise me to learn that there are technologies in this "twinkie" that do not have terrestrial sources.
Like Velcro and the CD?
Cheney probably got let in on it because he's obviously a reptilian.
Don't blame me; I voted for Kodos.
...it should be able to remain in orbit indefinitely without deteriorating.
No, it won't. http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/twinkies.asp [snopes.com]
As someone who's actually eaten a stale twinkie (in the name of science!), it won't deteriorate, but it will get kinda gummy...
That said, make no mistake about it: after the nuclear holocaust, the only things that will be alive are cockroaches and Twinkies.
What this is is an experimental spacecraft that NASA gave up, and should reclaim in my opinion. Turning this into a manned flight precursor would be a good way for President Obama to regain status in the astronaut community.
I doubt this has anything at all to do with NASA, and NASA is in no position to reclaim anything from military projects.
This system is built on designs for flight test prototypes developed when the shuttle was being designed, and refined thereafter.
TFA says: "The official description of the mission talks of demonstrating "a rapid-turnaround airborne test bed." That makes sense, but there is no sign that anyone plans to fly the vehicle ever again" which is pure utter nonsense. You don't build a lander to f
Because the X-37 is a NASA program and the X-37b started out as a NASA program.That is why there are pictures of it on Google images.
Trust me, real secret military spacecraft you learn about 20 years later.
A scaled up version of this could replace capabilities that the shuttle provided to the military.
Sure they launch sats on rockets now, but they can't do any of the maintenance with a rocket. Also is folks listened to the MIT lectures on building the shuttle, they mentioned that the engines in the shuttle wouldn't have to be torn down and rebuilt between flights if the electronics were built onto the engine such the engines could be tested without removing them.
I'm sure there are other what if style improvements that the shuttle built from blueprints could benefit from in the age of CAD that would aid in the rapid turnaround of any new vehicle designed with the Twinkie's test data.
Also is folks listened to the MIT lectures on building the shuttle, they mentioned that the engines in the shuttle wouldn't have to be torn down and rebuilt between flights if the electronics were built onto the engine such the engines could be tested without removing them.
That's relevant to the things that electronics can test for. (A very small subset of the things that are tested/inspected on and SSME.) Not to mention that if such things were truly practical (electronics substituting for inspection and/or teardown), commercial aviation would be using it for jet engines.
Not to mention that they haven't removed the engines after every flight for over fifteen years, and haven't rebuilt them every time they're removed for over a decade.
I'm sure there are other what if style improvements that the shuttle built from blueprints could benefit from in the age of CAD that would aid in the rapid turnaround of any new vehicle designed with the Twinkie's test data.
This vehicle's (single flight) test data is roughly meaningless compared to the thirty years of flight experience for the Shuttle itself. Seriously, the Shuttle's problems don't stem from lack of CAD. CAD is just a fancy version of Microsoft Paint - you still need the engineering information behind the design. Without that information it doesn't matter if you use chisels on stone tablets or the latest engineering workstation.
There lies the key problem with the Shuttle, lack of funding, lack of basic technology research, lack of engineering development, and a healthy helping of excess ambition on the part of NASA and successive Congresses and Administrations. The Shuttle went wrong when those three collectively decided not to expand on the groundwork laid by the X-15 and the various lifting body projects in favor of Buck Rogers stunts.
>they mentioned that the engines in the shuttle wouldn't have to be torn down and rebuilt between flights if the electronics were built onto the engine such the engines could be tested without removing them.
Getting into space is about as extreme an environment as any mechanism is likely to face.
As long as teams in the NHRA have to dissassemble and reassemble their engines bewteen races, NASA will likely have to do the same.
So the article speculates that this is a testbed for on-orbit threat detection systems, which given the number of countries getting into the space gig seems like a reasonable thing to be working on.
So here's why bit I don't get: Why build it into a space plane rather than a regular satellite? Seems to me that you're adding an order of magnitude to the complexity of the mission -- do they really need the sensors back that badly, or is this maybe for something else?
Some more speculation from the Register based on the same reasons that the shuttle had such large wings, this gives it cross-range capability to launch and return in a singular polar orbit.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/04/21/x37b_secret_launch_options/ [theregister.co.uk]
If you always have 1-5 of these guys in the 'air' at any one time, there's your plausible deniability. If the flights are routine enough, it's no longer out of the ordinary to launch a kill vehicle, since it's otherwise identical to the other (non-military or weaponized) launches.
"one of our satellites just went dark" and work out what probably went down.
Maybe you have the wrong "our". What if one of our broken fancy-sats were going to deorbit over a particularly inconvenient location?
I'd actually think that something like this would be ideal to TAKE OUT a satellite, or a satellite interceptor.
A polar orbit means that its relative velocity would be large compared to any less inclined orbit.
Ability to launch and return in a single polar orbit means that it would be hard to shoot down - it would have to fly right over an enemy launch site to do so since they wouldn't spot it until it was entering their airspace and there would be no time to vector an interception from elsewhere. You only have a few minutes to launch even if you happen to have an ASAT missile right on its flight path (which obviously the US would avoid anyway when they put it into orbit).
So, the USAF identifies a bunch of satellites they want to shoot down, then they put this thing into orbit which parks interceptors in polar orbits that will hit each of the targets. Then it re-enters and returns to base.
Another option is recon - this thing could be launched at any inclination to get to any point in the earth quickly and then be able to return to base more quickly with cross-range capability.
Those are just some wild guesses. Wings do give you options - no sense having them unless your mission demands them.
Single orbit?
Even the prototype is planned to fly for weeks.
Payload in orbit with cross range re-entry capability allows for retrieval of payload. Or DELIVERY of payload.
With a fleet of these, a few would always be within range is to almost any land mass on earth, on less than an hour's notice.
After all, if you can put the wheels on the hash marks at the end of any runway, you could also but the entire vehicle through any given window of any given building.
My logic (against a rival spacefaring nation): If you build it on a satellite, a strategically deployed paint fleck can render you defenseless until you can arrange for another satellite and launcher. Make a satellite maneuverable enough to dodge strategically deployed paint flecks and the fuel requirements may make your satellite huge and/or short lived. Put it on a space plane and you can dodge all you want, and just relaunch as needed if you don't dodge well enough.
My logic (against rogue states): if you build it on a geostationary satellite and guess wrong as to where the next threat is coming from, you now need another satellite. If you build it on a network of satellites, you need the whole bloody network to not have blind spots. If you build it on space planes, you just fly them over whomever is the rogue of the moment.
My logic (against the UN): satellites are subject to international treaties regarding the weaponizing of space. Planes-that-work-like-satellites are less so.
My logic (against the UN): satellites are subject to international treaties regarding the weaponizing of space. Planes-that-work-like-satellites are less so.I
I don't think this is right. The only governing law on this topic (to date WRT the USA) is the Outer Space Treaty, which makes no distinction between planes, satellites, shuttles, etc. The method of carry isn't relevant, only the weaon's location: "stationed in outer space" and "in orbit" are both specifically banned, in addition to the surfaces of hea
Strategically deploying paint flecks is a *lot* harder to do than you might think. Unpowered intercepts on the sort of trajectory that would matter for an item that small would require truly amazing knowledge of spacecraft disturbances, not to mention precise knowledge of starting position and velocity.
Everything is harder in space than people outside the industry like to think it is.
he craft is supposed to orbit Earth for several weeks, maneuver in orbit, and glide its way to a landing strip at Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California
Really this just sounds like a fancier version of the SR-71/U-2 spyplane. Spy satellite are great things and can photograph pretty much anything given a long enough period of time; the problem is they're only going to be over the exact patch of dirt you're interested in perhaps once a week, and it might be cloudy (or night time!) when that happens.
Enter the spy plane. The U-2 and SR-71 (and A-12, but that was discontinued in the 60's) are designed to get "now" pics without having to wait. Call up Bobby Hill AFB in California or Hank Hill AFB in Virginia and in 8 hours you can get an up to date photograph of exactly what's going on anywhere in the world.
Now imagine you combine the two. The availability and speed of a spy plane, but the international benefit of staying out of of your enemy's airspace. Plus, due to the momentum it has, it stays in orbit for weeks, so after you buzz Moscow, you can do a course correction to your flying twinkie and hit up St. Petersburg, Beijing, Pyongyang, or Tehran to see where the weapons shipments are headed. Course corrections cost a lot of fuel for a satellite, which will be in orbit for years or decades, but course correction fuel on a reusable satellite that will only be up for a matter of weeks is cheap.
Also it's a lot harder to hit a new sattelite with an unknown and changing orbit. The chinese have proven that they can knock a U-2 flying at 90,000ft out of the air [google.com].
The U-2's you speak of probably weren't at 90k (there was considerable speculation that Francis Gary Powers' altimeter had been tampered with as well), and had had their jamming equipment altered / sabotaged. They didn't just lob a couple of SAM's up and knock them out of the air.
I wonder what they're calling it behind closed doors, though?
This is just conjecture. On a 'big' war day we are going to want to disable enemy satellites. We have ground based interceptors -- but there can be delays in launch windows, plus the 'bad' guys are going to be on guard and can take some evasive actions.
How about our little X-37 with a cargo bay and manipulator arm goes and pays those 'nasty' satellites a visit right now and attaches a few pounds of high explosive with a radio detonator. When the war starts you push a button and they all disappear!
Just in case they send a maintenance flight up, our little bomblets can also be equipped with a radio controlled 'spring' that detaches them from the satellite. No one is the wiser.
few pounds? a single hand grenade would take out any satellite. Imparting the energy from a single grenade or even a C4 charge will spin it out of control that the bird will never recover from.
you don't have to destroy it, just make it useless.
No not really.
Besides its not like it would need high explosives. Squirting some water on the satellites would cause some interesting damage that would be hard to track down.
Or, more efficiently, a small cloud of undetectable debris, released on a colission course from an alternate orbit to impart a sufficiently large relative velocity. Make the orbit suitably eliptic and any debris that misses would burn up in the atmosphere within several orbits, and you can avoid collateral damage.
Squirting water in a near-vacuum environment will result in what; either water vapor (instant evaporation) or ice chunks, right?
Or..., attach something that can futz with the function of the bird. Killing it outright certainly removes an asset from enemy hands, but turning that asset can, under certain conditions, be even more valuable.
Why an arm? Too slow.
Regular gun fire from a nose cannon or radar controlled short range rocket would do as well. Sats are thin skinned vehicles.
Why would it deploy satellites when it is a satellite itself?
This is just conjecture. On a 'big' war day we are going to want to disable enemy satellites. We have ground based interceptors -- but there can be delays in launch windows, plus the 'bad' guys are going to be on guard and can take some evasive actions.
How about our little X-37 with a cargo bay and manipulator arm goes and pays those 'nasty' satellites a visit right now and attaches a few pounds of high explosive with a radio detonator. When the war starts you push a button and they all disappear!
Just in ca
this [imdb.com].
Or does 6000 Kg annoy other people? Shouldn't that be 6 Mg?
It's obviously Thunderbird 2. You can all leave your geek cards at the door on your way out.
First off, while the article is a good one, it was actually written before launch. After the launch, there have been some intriguing details, particularly the fact that NOBODY outside of the classified world has been able to actually locate it in the sky. Normally amateur skywatchers are pretty good at locating satellites after they've launched, but apparently not in this case. Here's two possible explanations for this:
* the X-37B is testing low-visibility features, possibly either a stealthy payload shroud, low-visibility solar panels, or some other sort of camouflage/stealth system
* One possibility posited by Jim Oberg (the article author) elsewhere is that this may be the first test ever of an atmospheric orbital plane change, a technique desired since the 90s or earlier, where a spaceplane uses its wings to dip into the atmosphere while travelling at hypersonic speeds to alter its trajectory. The X-37B apparently doesn't have a high enough L/D ratio to perform an extreme plane change (e.g. near-equatorial to polar), but it may be able to alter its trajectory enough to make it damn hard to track from the ground.
Now, some people have been asking why a reusable spaceplane would be useful to the US Air Force. Some possibilities:
* The atmospheric plane change capability mentioned above, which would allow the Air Force to deploy satellites into trajectories unknown by those observed. One major problem with satellites is that other countries typically know when they'll be overhead, so they just make sure that anything they're trying to hide doesn't occur during those hours.
* If you add a retrieval arm or some other docking interface, you can potentially use the craft to alter the trajectory of existing satellites
* Although the X-37B was launched on an expendable Atlas V rocket, the Air Force recently put out a solicitation for proposals [hobbyspace.com] for a first-stage Reusable Booster System utilizing a technique known as boost-back. With boost-back, after the booster boosts the payload and/or 2nd stage, it then does a 180 and boosts/glides back to a landing strip so that it can be easily reused. Lockheed Martin tested a secretive prototype of such a system (which they dubbed "Revolver") a couple years ago. If you combine such Reusable Boosters with a beefier successor to the X-37B, you have a rapid-launch reusable "surge" capability long desired by the Air Force. Such a surge capability could be useful when you need to quickly launch many satellites, such as when you need to deploy many satellites over a particular region in wartime or many of your satellites are knocked out by anti-satellite weapons or solar storms. Currently the Air Force has to wait for several weeks or months per satellite.
For anybody interested in watching video of the launch (a rather beautiful launch of the Atlas V rocket), you can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdCpuv9RCwE [youtube.com]
Also, for those who are interested in finding out more, there's a lot of good discussion with plenty of current and former space professionals (including some posts by Jim Oberg, the author of the submission article) over at this NASASpaceFlight.com thread on the X-37B: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21122.285 [nasaspaceflight.com]
One of the most secretive US Air Force spaceflights in decades
wow I wonder if 1 billion of
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Bomb squad removes suspicious device from Portland food pantry
Police officers responded to a report of a suspicious device left on the steps of the Hereford House Food Pantry on Monday morning.
The Hereford House is located on the 7600 block of North Hereford Avenue. Upon examination of the device, officers made the decision to call for the Metropolitan Explosives Disposal Unit (MEDU) to respond to the scene.
Officers at the scene asked some area residents close to the device to take shelter-in-place.
By 1:30 p.m., however, bomb technicians had safely removed the suspicious device and transported it to a safe location for further examination and destruction.


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2006-07-19 / Columnists
Pets, Pets, Pets...
Our Chewbacca, a hero in Shepherd Cyberspace, died July 5th, a few weeks shy of his first anniversary in "happily ever after". He was (and is) so much more than an old dog. This stray German shepherd, adopted from Babylon Town Shelter, remains a symbol of hope for senior dogs; a testament to the reach of Internet rescue; and an inspiration to all about the power of compassion.
Beacon and Record readers may know part of Chewie's story. The sweet, senior purebred showed up at Babylon Shelter in June '05 where he won everyone's heart during his 2 month stay .His wobbly back end made him out to be about 11, and a difficult placement. My "Sam Shephard, the aging hunk" yielded no homes, while the Star Wars name given to him on Petfinder by Kristin, our Animal Control Officer was the charm when she posted this description on the shelter site: "Meet Chewbacca. This old guy would like to live out the rest of luxury. Chewbacca was found roaming the streets by the police. He looks like he has had it rough and gets around but would like to curl up at your feet and share your sandwich."
Someone in Maine attached Chewbacca's link to an "Adopt a Senior" campaign on a German Shepherd Dog (GSD) Rescue message board where his photo and story were discovered by Donna Joseph, an oncology nurse at Dana Farber in Boston and the volunteer photographer for New England GSD Rescue. She was drawn to him. Her first visit ever to NY was to save Chewie so she could add him to her pack of rescued Shepherds and cats.
All year Donna chronicled every step of Chewie's new life online for the entire GSD world to see. She nursed him back to the vital pup he once was. For quite some time he could run up the stairs and chase the ball with his siblingsSally, Matsi and Red. Photos showed him leaving the shelter, meeting his family, swimming pets. Chewbacca's legacy will live on.
In some ways Chewie is reminiscent of the more famous Vivi, the lost WKC Whippet, or Barbaro, the disabled Derby winner. Like them, he touched the lives of so many that never met or pet him. Tributes continue to appear daily on the GSD Internet threads. Someone who called herself "Midget" wrote: "Nobody who read about you will ever look at an "old" dog the same way again. Through Donna you have given us all a chance to see the true value and grace of age, and you have given so many dogs a new chance at life. Thank you. Chewie, you will never be forgotten."
Donna, so experienced with end of life care, was the perfect person to embrace a senior pet like Chewie. In an email to us, she said: "As a cancer nurse in a research institute, I deal with many tragic stories. My patients are my heroes as they endure so much physical and emotional suffering because they love their lives and mostly they love their children. I often wonder if I could be as strong given the circumstances. Anyway, as for as many patients that don't make it, there is always the one who defeats the odds, and that is the person I cling to that keeps me working really hard for the rest."
Chewbacca beat the odds too.
This week in Chewbacca's honor, I had to advertise a senior at Babylon Town Shelter (643-9270) Lamar St. W. Babylon. at the beach, romping at the park and even having his own Boston Tea Party. More recently her camera and comments praised an ill Chewie's charisma when he visited the emergency hospital. From the moment Donna entered her life, the elderly dog had a "Chewbacca Fan Club" clamoring for more, so Donna developed a Chewbacca calendar and novelties, including Chewbacca undies. The proceeds go to German Shepherd Rescue.
Meanwhile, last fall Kristin and I entered Chewie's story in a national contestPetfinder's "Adopt a Senior Month" and won a watercolor portrait. Some day these prints may be sold to benefit the pets at Babylon Shelter. Donna has plans now for either a video or book to tell Chewie's story and encourage adoption of other senior "Brandy" is a darling 9 year old chocolate Lab mix in Cage 57. Her owners gave her up because they are too ill to care for a pet. In comparison, "Chino", a 4 year old purebred Akita is a youngster. This docile fellow in Cage 43 has had a hard life and deserves much better. See more photos of Babylon dogs and cats on Petfinder.
Males: Adorable "Noz"the Westie mix and 100% Terrier in Cage 15; a big Beagle in Cage 11; the Golden mix puppy in Cage 41; "Billy"a 1 year Collie mix in Cage 47 who needs someone to build his confidence.
Females: "Ivy"a declawed tortie cat; "Smilie"a small black Lab who does grin on cue in Cage 79; a young Shep/Lab in Cage 65 found under a car at the Lindenhurst LIRR


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By Michael Kolarcik, SJ
Special to Catholic News Service
It may seem very strange to both casual and longtime readers of Scripture that after all God had done with Abraham, the Lord would need to test him yet again (Genesis Chapter 22). Has Abraham not done enough in proving trust and loyalty in the midst of doubt and anguish?
And this is not an ordinary test, but one that struck Abraham at the heart. God asks Abraham to sacrifice his only son, the one whom he loved, yes, Isaac. As you can well imagine, there have been a flurry of interpretations about this test. They range from it being a critique against child sacrifice, to the need for complete obedience, to a call for freedom, and to the challenge of passing the torch of faith on from one generation to the next.
It is not an easy story to read. It has even been called a "text of terror." And yet, like so many texts of Scripture, even the most difficult ones may uncover for us a powerful and liberating truth.
There are a few simple observations to be made about the story which can help uncover the meaning of its captivating gaze.
The story of the Sacrifice of Isaac needs to be compared and contrasted with the original call of Abram in Genesis Chapter 12. There God calls Abram to leave his land, his family and his country to go to another unknown land. God promises to Abram many descendants, land to be inherited by them, and all the nations of the earth will consider themselves blessed through Abram.
"Get up and go" is a unique phrase used there. Interestingly, also in our story that same rare phrase appears, "Take your son and get up and go to the land of Moriah to a mountain that I will tell you and offer him there as a burnt offering." Moreover in the call of Abram we see God speaking to Abram for the first time. In our story, it is the last time God speaks to Abraham. And this is significant. Something in the life of Abraham has reached its zenith.
In the call of Abram, God asks him to leave his past, his familiar land, and even his father in order that something new may take place and be created. In the call, God asks Abram to die to his past so that a new future can be born.
In the end, God asks Abraham to die to his future so that the future, his son Isaac, may become the inheritor of the triple promises. In the sacrifice of Isaac, we can recognize the need for every parent to "let their children go" to follow their own path in life. This is my reading of the test of Abraham. God has begun something new in Abraham which required his unwavering faith at the beginning and now at the end requires his complete surrender. When God saw that Abraham had "surrendered" his son Isaac, both Abraham and his son Isaac were saved.
With Abraham's successfully passing the test, the promises of descendants, land and blessing are made once again. Sarah his wife dies, and Abraham is left with the task of finding a wife for his son Isaac. Though Isaac is not even mentioned at the end of the story in Genesis 22, almost as if to say, "He really has died to Abraham," the stories that follow concentrate on Isaac becoming the inheritor of the promises.


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The initial price set by the Celtics to allow Doc Rivers to escape his contract to coach the Los Angeles Clippers and also, quite possibly, Kevin Garnett, was rejected by the Clippers, a league source told the Globe Saturday night.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge asked for center DeAndre Jordan, guard Eric Bledsoe, and two draft picks. The Clippers considered it too steep and the teams appeared to reach a stalemate as talks continued into the night.
However, while the Celtics would like to retain Rivers, the team's focus shifted to the possibility of moving the coach to gain valuable assets in return.
"Danny [Ainge] would still like Doc to coach and would still like to make that happen," the source said, "but there's more focus right now on looking at other options."
The source said the only other option on the table right now would result in Rivers leaving to become coach of the Clippers.
A corresponding trade would send the 37-year-old Garnett to LA. Garnett has a no-trade clause and balked at the idea of a swap to the Clippers in February, but it is believed he would waive that clause if it meant reuniting with Rivers, with whom Garnett is extremely close.
Rivers has a non-compete clause in the five-year extension he signed in 2011, which means he can't coach another NBA team during that deal unless the Celtics grant permission.
League sources say the Celtics won't let Rivers out of his contract unless they receive a "large" compensation. A league source said he would be "shocked" if the Celtics accepted anything less than Bledsoe, Jordan and two draft picks, one of them likely being in the first round.
A likely hurdle, and perhaps the largest one, is Bledsoe.
When the teams were discussing that proposed deal in February, a league source said the Clippers didn't want to part with Bledsoe.
It is believed the Clippers want to keep Bledsoe, who is considered one of the league's top backup point guards, because they view him as valuable insurance if Chris Paul signs elsewhere.
Paul, an All-Star point guard and the unquestioned leader of the Clippers, is an unrestricted free agent July 1.
Enticing Paul to stay is considered one of the Clippers' top priorities, especially important because reports say he and Lakers center Dwight Howard are interested in teaming up, perhaps on another team.
However, a league source told the Globe if Rivers becomes coach of the Clippers, "I guarantee that Chris Paul re-signs" with the team.
"I guarantee it," the source reiterated.
However, there are key concerns on both sides. One league source said Clippers' management believes such a deal is too complex to pull off.
"I know [Doc] is concerned that Danny [Ainge] just wants to get everything and anything and the Clippers are going to get to the point where they say, 'Screw it,' " a league source said.
League executives told the Los Angeles Times the Celtics' asking price was too steep, with one reportedly calling it "far-fetched."
"The Clippers are not going to budge," an executive told The Times Saturday. "The Clippers don't want to feel as if they are being taken advantage of. Boston wants to hurry up the deal because they know Doc wants to come to the Clippers."
Although the Clippers have already interviewed former Memphis coach Lionel Hollins and Indiana associate head coach Brian Shaw, league sources said the Clippers consider Rivers their No. 1 choice.
Rivers is interested in coaching the Clippers, a team he played for in 1991-92, because they are a contender and not a rebuilding team.
There is speculation Rivers would face a pay cut if he joins the Clippers.
It's considered doubtful he'd make the $7 million per year he's making with the Celtics, which is the richest for a coach in the NBA, but one league source said Clippers owner Donald Sterling might come close to that.Baxter Holmes can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BaxterHolmes.


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PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS: After falling far short of the expectations of a No. 1 draft choice in 2005 – the ninth overall selection – Mike Pelfrey had what was thought to be a breakout year in 2010 when he went 15-9 with a 3.66 ERA and career high 204 innings. Pelfrey did not have dominating numbers, but clearly made progressions in his approach to pitching that suggested he might become the pitcher the Mets hoped. Pelfrey finally was pitching with poise and guile. There was an undeniable composure he never displayed before and his pitch selection was far better. Hitters could no longer sit on his fastball because he was getting his secondary pitches over in fastball counts. Could Pelfrey finally become an ace? Well, no. Pelfrey regressed in 2011 going 7-13 with a 4.74 ERA. Hitters ripped him at a .286 clip with a .344 on-base percentage and crushed 21 homers. With two back-to-back polar opposite seasons, the Mets didn't know what to expect from him for the $5.6 million they would pay.
2012 SEASON REVIEW: Pelfrey started fast this year with a 2.29 ERA in three starts and resembled his 2010 performance. He pitched with composure in that window and the thought was perhaps he would take the next step. However, Pelfrey sustained an elbow injury and underwent Tommy John surgery that finished his season. Would it also finish his Mets' career?
LOOKING AT 2013: The cost conscious Mets, despite holes in their rotation, aren't expected to tender Pelfrey a contract this December, even if they were to offer the maximum 20 percent cut from his $5.687 million contract. Many pitchers have rebounded from Tommy John surgery, so even if the Mets don't bring him back there will be interest as there is no shortage of teams with pitching needs. If the Mets think they can cut him loose and bring him back at a discount, they should think again because at 28, he's young enough to where his career isn't over. Pelfrey is a career 50-54 with a 4.36 ERA and .284 batting average against him. Of all the statistics on his resume, his age is the one most likely to cause the Mets to take a flier on him again. Considering the potential holes in the Mets' rotation and bullpen and inevitable need for pitching, he might be worth the gamble. If healthy, he could give the Mets close to 200 innings. With Johan Santana gone after 2013, the Mets will need a starter and there are no guarantees from Matt Harvey, Zach Wheeler or Jenrry Mejia. The idea has also been floated of putting Pelfrey in the bullpen with potential of eventually becoming the closer.
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Can your diet change your mood? Some people think so and some think it could even cure depression.
Researcher and the author of "The Mood Cure," Julia Ross say people who swap the junk food diet for one that is rich in protein and take supplements can help the brain's activity.
During a patients brain scan it showed a low level of Seratonin, considered a natural anti-depressant. But after a year and a half, switching to a protein rich diet and supplements, the scan showed almost no deficiency.
The four supplements Ross recommends taking are Gabs which is a natural tranquilizer, 5 HTP believed to act as an anti-depressant, DLPA to raise endorphin levels and the natural stimulant Tyrosene.
A study in The Journal of Molecular Psychiatry backed Ross's claims. It found 98 of 100 volunteers reporting depression, lack of energy or lack of concentration noted symptoms were gone just two weeks after switching to Ross's therapy.
But Doctor's say it is dangerous to start taking "Brain Supplements" without seeing a doctor first.


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2005-05-26 / Front Page
Memorial Day Observance Schedule Announced in Philipstown
The Memorial Day Committee of Philipstown has announced the schedule for the traditional Memorial Day Parade to be held on Monday, May 30, 2005. The parade will start promptly at 9 am at the foot of Main Street, Cold Spring.
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