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An adage counsels, "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
When it comes to consumer debt, that advice is also a truism. After years of mortgage borrowers complaining about servicing – or the lack thereof – it appears that problems student loan borrowers face are remarkably similar.
With student loan debt topping the trillion-dollar mark, another looming credit crisis could emerge just as the housing market is showing signs of recovery.
According to the Survey of Consumer Finance, today one in four American households are headed by someone under the age of 35 with student loan debt.
Private student loans account for more than $150 billion of outstanding debt.
Moreover, more than 850,000 of these loans are in default and even more are delinquent.
Like the many troubled homeowners who did not understand the terms of their mortgages, student loan borrowers are now having the same difficulty. Servicers, often hired by lenders, often do not share or know the terms of repayment, available options for refinance, or even the total amount owed.
Borrowers complain
Recently, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report on the nearly 2,900 private student loan complaints it received since March of this year. Approximately 65 percent of complaints allege problems with servicers regarding fees, billing, fraud and credit reporting. Another 30 percent of borrowers filing complaints with CFPB were concerned with limited repayment options, debt collection practices and problems related to loans in default.
"Student loan borrower stories of detours and dead-ends with their servicers bear an uncanny resemblance to problematic practices uncovered in the mortgage servicing business," said Rohit Chopra, CFPB's Student Loan Ombudsman.
The vast majority of the student loan complaints received by CFPB were about private loans.
Unfortunately, private loans typically do not have the consumer protections built into federal student loans, such as lower interest and fixed rates, income-based repayment plans, military deferments or discharges upon death.
Financial hardship
Instead, the typical private student loan servicer actually works for the lender and may not have an incentive to provide a high level of customer service to borrowers. In the face of financial hardship, unemployment or underemployment, these student loan borrowers often discover few or no options that can be adapted for their circumstances. In some cases, servicers encouraged borrowers to pay whatever they could, but failed to inform them their loan status would still be on a path towards default.
With fewer options for refinance or forbearance, some private student loan borrowers are also claiming they were never advised of the difference between a federal and private loan either at the time the loan was first originated or later during repayment. If the original loan was sold or if the servicer changed, many servicers were unable to answer basic questions as to who actually owns the unpaid loan. Depending upon loan terms, it may not be possible to negotiate alternative repayment.
Learn obligations
If there is a moral to these unfortunate consumer experiences, it could be summed up with CFPB's slogan, "Know Before You Owe." Before any debt is incurred, take the time and necessary persistence to fully learn obligations and responsibilities.
For consumers now considering a private student loan, invest some time to identify and pursue other forms of financial aid such as grants, scholarships, federal student loans, or work-study programs.
"Know Before You Owe" is good advice. Knowing more about financing a college education is even better.
Charlene Crowell is a communications manager with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Submission + - Law That Allows Summary Closing of Websites Passed (elpais.com)
Sir Mal Fet writes: In a very polemic move by the Spanish parliament, the infamous 'Sinde' law, already discussed here, was passed on December 31st. Albeit modified from their original version, the law will allow the Spanish government to request ISPs to summary close a website due to copyright infringment (Original in Spanish, Google translation). If the ISP refuses, then it's passed to court where a judge can order the website closed. It seems it's one good, one bad over there. The law is in public consult until March, and No Les Votes, a Spanish organization that opposes the law, has already started a campaign to boicot it (Original in Spanish; Google translation).

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Reward offered for copper-theft information
A Newton company is offering $2,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to arrests in a recent copper-theft case.
According to the Newton Police Department, suspects broke into an unoccupied warehouse in Newton around Dec. 13 and stole an estimated $200,000 worth of copper wiring. The property at 2855 Nathan St. is owned by The Hadley Company.
The Hadley Company is offering the reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of suspects responsible for the theft and damage to the property.
Newton police ask anyone with information to call the department at 828-465-7430.
Newton police say the Hadley Company theft is among many copper-theft cases investigated in the last year in Catawba County and surrounding areas.


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Russians finally learned how to shop online. Several month ago Ebay and Paypal officially started offering services in Russian language and a lot of other big online shops started shipping to Russia in the few last years. That combined resulted in a huge grow of packages from overseas. Last spring Russian Post collapsed cause of too many packages. Airports in Moscow refused to accept any new packages for several days. That got into news and got attention of our government. Idiots in our government (as everybody knows Russian government traditionally is formed by idiots the most greedy idiots we could find) realized that Russians are spending a lot of money overseas. So they started inventing new regulations that would limit us.
In January 2014 new customs rules were applied to all commercial courier companies. That includes FedEx, DHL, UPS, TNT, DPD and few others. Starting from January those companies would stop delivering packages to private persons. They would continue to deliver to companies, but no more private persons packages. Those packages that were already sent would be delivered.
So we've lost most of the shipping companies.
Now the only options for us are Russian Post and EMS (which is division of Russian Post here). So far no new regulations applied and we are able to import packages up to 1000 per month without any taxes. But are government is discussing new regulations that would lower month limit to 150 per month. Everything above would be subject for new taxes.


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Four people killed in a plane crash en route to Telluride have been identified. According to San Miguel County Coroner all four victims are from Texas. The coroner says he has extreme circumstantial evidence which leads him to believe the pilot is 27–year–old Mark Cochran, and the passengers aboard are 25–year–old Brendan Culbert, 26–year–old Kristin Kirkley, and James Flanagan.
The wreckage of the plane spans over a two mile area between 14–hundred and 13–hundred feet in steep terrain at the summit of Wilson Peak.
The plane was headed to the Telluride Blues and Brews Festival when it crashed at an estimated speed of 180 mph in bad weather. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, however reoccurring rock falls, ice and snow in addition to the steep terrain have made recovery efforts difficult.
A US Army Black Hawk Helicopter is assisting the San Miguel County Sherriff's Office Search and Rescue Team. This is the second fatal plane crash in the area since June of last year.


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The trouble with LAKE's previous album, Let's Build A Roof, was that it wandered dangerously close to Jimmy Buffett territory. The tranquil tone and subtle apathy suggested something only meant to be listened to at a summer barbeque or on the beach with friends—music for a relaxed party. Fortunately, the sepia melodies and a strong rhythm gave the record depth; it's relaxed party music you can be proud of. The new record, Giving And Receiving (released earlier this month), is similar to the previous album, but it has a little less sunlight. (Perhaps the barbeque was moved indoors due to inclement weather?) The music's social vibe must come from the fact that LAKE is as much a tight-knit community as it is a band. Two leading members, Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson, are married. And LAKE's website (which refers to the members only by their first names) explains that the band originated in order to play a friend's birthday party in their hometown of Olympia, Washington. LAKE performs with AgesandAges (today's My Morning Download on the WXPN site) and Royal Shoals at 8 p.m. at Kung Fu Necktie; tickets to the 21+ show are $7. —Dave Simpson
Also playing: Titus Andronicus + Dinowalrus, Frost Watson at First Unitarian Church (8 p.m., all ages, $12); Camplight + Illinois at Johnny Brenda's (9 p.m., 21+, $10-$12); Balkan Beat Box + Uproot Andy, Joro Boro at The Trocadero (8 p.m., all ages, $21); American Babies (record-release show) + Mason Porter, Former Belle at World Cafe Live (8 p.m., $14)
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text: This news item expired on 9/30/2013, so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. 1st-Time Homebuyers Now Eligible for Matched-Savings Grant OnTrack WNC is excited to announce expansion of the HomeRun Homeownership Program to low-income households in Buncombe County effective July 1, 2013. The program includes comprehensive financial/housing education and counseling, plus an opportunity for participants to receive a $2.00 "match" for every $1.00 saved towards homeownership. Participants are eligible for up to $5,000 in match money toward homeownership. This is a matching grant, not a loan; participants never have to pay it back. Limited Funding Available. Participants must purchase a home by December 31, 2014. Match money is not guaranteed until participants complete the program requirements and are under contract to purchase a home. Eligibility: At the time of enrollment, participants must: Live in Buncombe County; Be a first-time homebuyer; Have an annual household income at or below 80% Area Median Income. Example: income maximum for a three-person household is $40,000 (click here for income eligibility); Have at least one year of stable income; Begin making monthly savings deposits of at least $35.00 for six consecutive months; and Plan to purchase a home by December 31, 2014. The match amount is based on how much participants save. For example, if a participant saves $250, their match would be $500; if they save $2500, they are eligible for the maximum match of $5,000. Funds can be used in conjunction with Mountain Housing Opportunities' Down Payment Assistance, USDA Rural Development loans, and other programs for first-time homebuyers. Program requirements include participation in these FREE services: credit counseling, homebuyer education, one-on-one coaching support, credit reports and scores, and tax preparation services. Interested? Call 255-5166 TODAY and ask about the HomeRun program. Space is limited and we plan to fill enrollment by mid-August. Program completion takes a minimum of six months.


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MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday heard a suggestion from its town office steering committee that town officials might want to aim a little lower in designing a municipal office building.
The board also talked about capping taxpayers' contribution to funding a new building at a 2-cent increase to the Middlebury's tax rate, which officials said would raise about $2 million toward its cost over the length of a bond.
Selectmen and steering committee member Victor Nuovo reported to the board on Tuesday about the committee's meeting earlier in the day, at which the committee also discussed a lower-cost approach to the town gym.
Nuovo asked the selectboard on behalf of the committee "if the selectboard preferred it, the committee would pursue a more minimalist approach" to what would be a freestanding office building closer to the new roundabout.
Nuovo said the committee members thought $4 million might be a figure "the town could conceivably afford" rather than the more than $6 million that the selectboard has been discussing.
The committee members said that could be adequate for office and meeting space, but shouldn't mean an unattractive end product, he said.
"We are also insistent the building be iconic," Nuovo said. "That shouldn't translate into excessive cost."
The first reaction to Nuovo's summary came from Selectwoman Susan Shashok.
"Yes," she said, to general laughter, before adding, "I've been of that mind from the get-go, so yes, please."
Chairman Dean George said it had been "a goal from the start" to build a new town office building with as little impact on the tax rate as possible. But he cautioned that until town officials had a better idea what could be raised through government and foundations grants they should not sell the idea of a better building short, using the $2 million from higher taxes as a base.
"My thinking is if can get to between $5 and $6 million we can get to … the best-case scenario," George said.
Nuovo and Selectman Nick Artim outlined officials' latest thinking on the town gym, which will also be a freestanding structure.
Both said about $500,000 could take care of the building's deferred maintenance, some of which is the result of the selectboard's hesitance to invest in the structure while its future was uncertain.
Artim said overall the building was in "pretty good structural shape," but that its heating system was "approaching the end of its life" and it needed work on its electrical system, exterior railings, interior and exterior doors, windows, floorings and walls, and other items to bring the building up to code.
Nuovo said that work would preserve a valuable asset.
"We really have to go back to … fitting it up as a building that right now is very useful," he said.
The committee had discussed retrofitting the building with upgrades or expanding it before settling on the least expensive tactic, they said.
Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at [email protected]


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'''Big Smoke''': Nice one, CJ, here we go!
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This is the script for the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas mission Just Business.
(Carl and Smoke over at Smoke's house.)
Big Smoke: Hey, CJ, baby, whassup man?
Carl Johnson: What's happening, Smoke?
Big Smoke: Chillin'. Wanna go for a ride?
Carl Johnson: Yeah.
Big Smoke: You drive. We're going downtown.
(Carl and Smoke reach their destination and Smoke goes inside the Atrium.)
Big Smoke: Look Carl, before I walk in there I just need to know you down with this shit, man.
Carl Johnson: Look, Smoke, we go way back. We Groves, man!
Big Smoke: That's what I'm talking about, that's my dog! Hey look, if you hear shit start to pop off, come in there blasting, a'ight?
Carl Johnson: I'm down, dog.
(Big Smoke from the inside shouts.)
Big Smoke: Motherfuckers! CJ, get in here - oh there you are!
Big Smoke: Use some cover, they're blasting like fools in this motherfucker! Ice those fools, CJ!
Russian: Big Smoke, you made big mistake!
Big Smoke: Watch yourself, CJ, I think they's pissed! CJ, take the right and cover my ass! Keep it up baby! That's my dog, makin' y'all pay!
(Smoke and CJ kill all the Russians)
Big Smoke: Stick with me CJ, we outta here, baby!
Big Smoke: Stick real close Carl! Keep your head down, that airs as thick as shit in here!
Russian: Smoke, you and your friend are dead men!
Big Smoke: Motherfuckers! Back me up! That's my homie, CJ! Ha ha ha ha, homie, you ice cold, baby!
(All the attackers are dead, Smoke and Carl jump on a bike.)
Big Smoke: Time to return the favor baby, get on!
(Smoke and CJ drive down the spiral parking lot and are followed by a black bike)
Carl Johnson: They after us on a bike, Smoke!
Big Smoke: Waste any motherfucker that follows us!
Carl Johnson: Shit man, they comin' fo' us in a truck!
Big Smoke: Don't tell me about it, take it off the road, pop it!
Big Smoke: Damn! Look at all this traffic - GET OUTTA THE WAY! I'm comin' through!
Carl Johnson: We got bikes on our six - smash it Smoke!
Big Smoke: Hold on tight,baby!
(Smoke hits a ramp and jumps over 2 busses)
Carl Johnson: Aww Smoke, NOOOOOOO!!!
(The Packer hits a bus)
Carl Johnson: Ah, they hit a bus!
Big Smoke: Ha ha ha, I'll never dis public transportation again!
Big Smoke: Damn, road-blocked!
Carl Johnson: Ah Smoke, these cats is organised. It's something you ain't tellin' me man!
Big Smoke: Look Carl, all I know is that they're real pissed with us right now!
Big Smoke: Hold on though, I got an idea.
Carl Johnson: Smoke, what you thinkin'? Flood controls a dead end, man!
Big Smoke: To hell with that, we have to lose those cars, don't worry about that. I know a way out, up past Grove Street.
Carl Johnson: The old sewer tunnel? Oh man...
Big Smoke: Watch out backs!
Carl Johnson: Smoke, it's more bikes!
(The Packer truck drives off a bridge and into the canal, rejoining the chase.)
Carl Johnson: Oh shit, now the truck's found us again.
Big Smoke: Man, stop being so negative! Focus on the good news!
Carl Johnson: Such as?
Big Smoke: We ain't dead, and your trigger finger still works, fool! I think the gearbox is screwed up on this thing! I can't get no speed!
Carl Johnson: Yeah, who negative now bitch?
Big Smoke: Point taken. I'll keep my mouth shut from now on. Watch out backs!
(A car drops off the Packer, hitting a Russian car and causing it to explode.)
Big Smoke: OH SHIT!
Carl Johnson: Oh man, the cars found a ramp!
Big Smoke: Don't tell me about it, SHOOT!
(Another car falls off the Packer)
Big Smoke: Hold on!
Carl Johnson: Get us up that ramp, Smoke!
Big Smoke: I'm on it baby!
Carl Johnson: We still got bikes on us, man!
Big Smoke: Man, quit bitchin' and shoot as many of them assholes as you can! Fools totaled their truck!
Carl Johnson: Go around 'em, man!
Big Smoke: Screw that, we're taking the sceinc route!
(Smoke uses the packer to jump over a roadblock, causing all the roadblock cars to explode.)
Big Smoke: Fry, motherfuckers!
Big Smoke: That's the old sewer up ahead! Shoot out the gate! big smoke the gate cj the gate (if you dont shoot out the gate Big Smoke: Nice one, CJ, here we go!
Carl Johnson: Man, I used to hate this tunnel when we was kids.
Big Smoke: Hey, we can reminisce later, we still got company!
Carl Johnson: Don't these guys ever give up?
(After a long chase, Smoke and Carl manage to lose the Russians.)
Carl Johnson: We lost 'em, Smoke! Man, we better split up.
Big Smoke: Man, that was some crazy shit back there!
Carl Johnson: Yeah, for sure. Listen, we can't hang around here - I'll see you later, homie.


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Washington, DC - U.S. Office of Personnel Management Inspector General Patrick E. McFarland has seen his hard work on behalf of the Inspectors General (IG) community pay off with the signing of the Emmitt Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-344) by President George W. Bush. One of the Act's provisions allows Inspectors General to make members of their staffs available to provide assistance to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (National Center).
"I am very pleased that on October 7, 2008, the President signed an Act that provides for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes," said McFarland. "It also gives the Inspectors General the authority to permit staff to work with the National Center in conducting reviews of inactive cases to develop recommendations for further investigations."
Because the National Center often doesn't have the resources needed to maintain prolonged investigative efforts on unresolved cases, the availability of skilled investigative personnel from the Inspector General community will help it address "cold cases." In the National Center's experience, many such cases can be resolved through the application of professional investigative techniques because witnesses who may have initially been reluctant to provide information often become willing to cooperate with authorities after the passage of time and because additional physical or forensic evidence may become available.
The concept behind this provision has its roots in the interest that members of the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency (PCIE) and the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency (ECIE) have shown in the National Center's work. In particular, Mr. McFarland, along with Inspectors General Hubert Bell of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Martin Dickman of the Railroad Retirement Board, have worked since 2001 to inform and generate support in the IG community regarding the contributions that IG employees may make to the National Center's work. In addition, Mr. McFarland noted, "The National Fraternal Order of Police was instrumental in ultimately securing passage of the Act through their vigorous advocacy of the legislation with Congress."
"I believe that this Act represents a positive and unique opportunity for the PCIE and ECIE special agents to assist the National Center," said McFarland. "Based on the experience of former law enforcement officials who are now associated with the National Center, these efforts may bring tangible progress and hope to families whose children have been victimized. And, at the same time, the OIG agents who become involved in this social outreach effort will find their participation to be rewarding on both a profession and personal level."
Under the terms of the Act, there will be no additional cost to the government, and the participation of any Inspector General staff in assisting the National Center may not interfere with their ongoing official duties.
Mr. McFarland, along with Mr. Bell and Mr. Dickman, is coordinating with the National Center and the PCIE and ECIE to begin the implementation process for this important joint effort.
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Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, also known as Cicatricial Pemphigoid, is a serious autoimmune blistering disorder that can result in blindness and other complications as the result of scarring of the mucous membranes. To our knowledge, there have been 2 reported uses of Etanercept for MMP in the literature.
In the October and November editions of the Archives of Dermatology, we reported on our experiences with 4 additional patients. Three responded to treatment with Etanercept 25mg twice a week and one who responded to Infliximab at 5mg/kg at weeks 0, 2, 6, and every 8 weeks thereafter. All of our patients had failed prior standard treatments.
All of our patients responded rapidly and their response persists. We did have 1 patient whose disease recurred when she stopped therapy. Fortunately, she was able to regain control with retreatment. Since the publication was submitted, we have treated 2 additional patients with Etanercept with the same results.
Additional cooperative, prospective studies are needed to confirm these results. I plan to propose this study at the next meeting of the Medical Dermatology Cooperative Trials Group (http://www.meddermsociety.org/). I hope that the use of Anti-TNF therapies for MMP will teach us something new about blistering diseases and help us to identify more effective and safer treatments for our patients who suffer from them.
Dr. Heffernan is the Associate Professor of Dermatology, Div. Chief & Residency Program Director at Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine. For more information feel free to contact Dr. Heffernan at email@example.com.


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Anyone racing with a ANZA LCG Chassis or a Proline Pro2 Chassis? If so how do you like it.
Traxxas Slash all others are just Toys lol
Hi Electro,I know a hand full of my racing crew buds who used to run the pl2 chassis,but like most all pro line products,their broke and in the parts box,or not broke and in the parts box,because,In my opinion,pro line is right up there with integrity.
The only thing i run pro line is there extended control arms.
And you can bet,as soon as there patent runs out,and rpm makes them,the pl parts box will get bigger.
I really think they rushed there transmission to the market,because they knew if rpm introduced there new trans cover,with a aluminum plate(much thicker then pl)their trans never stood a chance.
Know they have made fools of them self's,by putting a interferer product on the market.
Show me one real racer with a pl trans,that hasn't replaced the idler with a stock or machined aluminum gear,because the original didn't last five real races.
Even the video a week before its release said,if you get in a bind,the idler gear is the same as the traxxas,for a quick change,if you need it.
IF! Why not say when.And when you by a soon needed diff kit,why does it come with a another plastic idler?
In my opinion they dropped the ball a little to far this time.
Sorry for the speech,its just pro line discuses me.Their ideas are good,their manufacturing couldn't possibly be worse!
Built Ford Tuff With Chevy Stuff.
WOW!!! Can see you are not a fan of Proline. I cant say I agree with you as for the most part I have good results with their products.
Curious, have you bought any Proline parts new or do you get then second hand on ebay after someone has beat on it.
To say Proline is the same as Integy is a pretty far strech in my opinion. I am unaware of any patent Proline has on extented A Arms. So I doubt that is the reason RPM does not make them. I like RPM parts as well but do give the edge to Proline whend it comes to Parts for Racing.
How are guys at your track breaking the pro2 chassis. Its Thick Alum. Where is it breaking?
Dont agree with you about the Proline Trans either. From the testing I have done the Proline idler is abit tougher than a Plastic Traxxas Gear but I do not recommend using either. A Steel or Alum Gear is the way to go. I would like to see a steel gear on a Proline Diff. I think its unfair to say its inferior.
In regards to showing you a real racer who has not replaced the stock idler gear with a metal one. I am not sure I could as most real racers I know do that modification. Keep in mind when you buy a RPM Tranny you need to buy all the internals. Which is all stock Traxxas stuff.
I like the new RPM Trans cover and it as some nice features over a stock Traxxas Trans. I am looking forward to running one in one of my race trucks. I will be interesting to compare both Transmissions over a full race season
Traxxas Slash all others are just Toys lol
Hi bud.the only thing i bought second hand from pro line is the suspension kit,and they do indeed have a patent on it.Not sure you noticed but the traxxas has and always had the steel idler gears,in fact all the internal traxxas gears a steel.What I meant was the pl trans has plastic gears, the week they released it, Matt whom I have spoke with personally said if you find yourself in a bind,by losing an idler,their the same as traxxas,so you could use the stock traxxas idler to replace your plastic pro line one
You think um against pl? you should talk to Dr I,he lives down the street from the factory.He makes me sound like their best consumer.
I never really owned much integrity stuff,but Ive be told they were once a top notch company like pro line.
I just ordered another pl suspension kit because they work great,and even thou I broke one,It was very much my fault!Dr Icotope,on the other hand,has broken them and shown pics of holes in the molding casts.
Their ideas on paper are great in fact the slipper on the trans is a great idea,imo if they took a bit more time on the drawing board,they could have made a great product.
And those sold for $120 new.
Yes,the rpm is just the case,but its only $29,and after installing mine yesterday,haven't tried it yet,to darn cold out,the main improvements over the stock are ,being able to remove it with out dismantling the hole rear of the truck(LIKE THE PL)having the aluminum plate for heat dissipation(LIKE THE PL)but the plate is twice as thick on the rpm,and no hole in the case bottom(LIKE THE PL).
I guess what I'm trying to say ,is once pro line meant quality,now they seem to be riding on their good name and losing QC.
But how many times over the years have we seen that? while installing my rpm trans case i had to grind some aluminum off the plate for my tekno drive shafts to fit,their not perfect either.
But i think as you follow the forums,you'll find more and more people down on pl.
Before i forget,most of are breakage of any kind,is on the very tight short track,throttle up and down,jump land,constantly.
And its not just pl parts that break,they all fail,pl just seems to lead the pack.
Built Ford Tuff With Chevy Stuff.
Must admit I enjoy your opinions, even though I dont agree with most LOL
Proline has a Registered Trademark on their porducts. Not the same a patent. Not sure how they could get a exclusive on a A Arm.
Not all Traxxas trans gears are metal. Traxxas make a plastic idler gear which I believe came in the XL Versions of the Slashes and Rustler. Not sure if that is still the case.
It is true you can use some Traxxas gears in a Proline Trans. Which I appauld them for designing it to use some readily available parts to repair it.
While I believe all rc aftermarket manufactures have their highs and lows with QC. I will say when you look at Prolines Parts
they look to come from Quality Tooling. Being in the Plastic Molding and Tooling Industry for 20 plus years I have some knowledge in that. Course will agree they may have some processing issues sometimes.
Price wise a Proline and a RPM are the same. Actually Proline is a few bucks cheaper. When you are done buying all the parts to install into a RPM case ( diff, bearings. gears, clutch assembly, etc ) you will be about the same price as a Proline
Might be you see more failures with Proline Parts as they are the choice of many people who race and run up front.
Traxxas Slash all others are just Toys lol
Not sure i raced reel cars most of my life,I'm a Gm man,but my GM engine always sits in a mustang.I guess it all comes down to what you personally have had the best luck with..Have you noticed the number of people who got slash's for xmas,having rear bearing carriers out off the box?One poor kid got his on xmas eve and came into the lhs with a broken one,then i seen a fireman with the same thing.
I have watched craftsman tools go from great to poop over the last couple decades.Remember when made in America meant something?The other day i pulled the intake manifold off a Chevy 2003 impala,the original[IMG][/IMG]My last big boy toy 556 inches point block 985 hp to the ground all motor mid 8s all day manifold gaskets were clearly marked made in China.
Built Ford Tuff With Chevy Stuff.
But I agree with billy 100%. The PL trans is a complete turd! Traxxas wised-up to the fact that the plastic gears (especially idler) were weak and definitely couldn't hold up to the average basher under VXL power. They were also aware of it before brushless technology hit the r/c world and offered part# 1996x, an aluminum idler gear. The aluminum idler was an upgrade for the Magnum trans way back in the brushed motor days because we were killing them back then too. Nowhere near as frequently as the brushless bashers do nowadays, but still.
With that said, why would PL take a huge leap backwards and release a trans with all plastic gears? It's been common knowledge for years and years that the plastic idlers were fragile, so what made them think theirs would magically work? It all comes down to being a good idea on paper, but a complete failure in the real world.
I bought that Slash back in 2009 (notice the non-LVD esc). Can't really blame that on poor quality parts though. I posted pics of it on this forum when I opened the box. People were telling me to send a pic to Traxxas and they would replace it. True as that may be, why would I do that? Do you really think Traxxas put that truck in the box in that condition? Or was it a defective part? No. That is nothing more than the shipping company kicking the box from Texas to NJ. No need for Traxxas to warranty someone else's mis-handling of a package.
billy-bones: Is the paint on that Mustang code YC? That teal color that was exclusive to Cobras back in the mid-90's? Reason I ask is because I just got home from giving an estimate to a friend of mine's son to fix the side of a Mustang that looks a lot like yours. Even has a Chevy motor in it. 383 though. Runs low 9's and is street legal. I still say putting it in that engine bay is a waste of a perfectly good motor though.
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Almost seems like the broken hub carriers on some of the Slashes is either a bad run of material in the parts or a disgruntled employee who boxes them up at Traxxas. I had three BRAND NEW Trucks with broken hubs. They were that way when the customer took them out of the box. Kinda sucks when you tell someone how durable they are, sell them a truck and when they take it out of box its BROKE!. Fortunately its a not common event and at our store we fix it at no cost and everyone is happy
Still would say you guys are abit harsh on the Proline Trans LOL. I do agree with you in regards to the metal gears and not sure why they chose to go with a Plastic Idler and Diff. I am suprised we have not destroyed the diff in one of our trucks yet.
The only reason I think they chose to go with Plastic Gears is to keep the rotating mass down. Its my belief that the main focus of Prolines direction with the Pro2 parts the are making is to give guys who at TRAXXAS Loyal a line of parts to modify their Slashes to run with the SC10s, Losi XXX and now the 22sct ( which compare a 22sct to a Proline Chassis )
With that in mind one of the goals on "paper" would be to keep it light. Which light often equals parts that break easier. But to race on the indoor and tracks the pros run on the typical winning trucks are lighter. Tear a SC10 or Losi trans apart and you will discover plastic gears. In certain applications Plastic is superior to Alum or Steel.
When you take a trans that is designed for a lighter truck and put it in a heavier truck like a Slash with a stout brushless setup in it and its a not going to live.
Thank you for your view points and Billy I DO remember when MADE IN AMERICA meant something fact is I MAKE THINGS IN AMERICA! I also prefer to keep my CHEVY Motor in a CHEVY LOL
I see it at our tracks alot. We race in dirt that puts alot of load on the drivetrain and stuff get tore up. Dont matter what your running. If you dont maintain and rebuild it every 2 to 3 events chances are your trans is going to break. The SC!0 adn Losi Transmission dont live long. Especially with a ball diff. But take those same trucks and put them on a hard clay track and they live alot longer
Traxxas Slash all others are just Toys lol
Don't get me wrong. I have replaced two idlers in my SC10 this summer. Don't ask me why, but both times were immediately after installing a Velineon motor. I ran a Novak 7.5, which is way faster than the Velineon, but for whatever reason the Velineon blew my idler within minutes. Exact same thing happened to my buddy with his SC10. He ran a 13.5 for months and the frist day he ran his Velineon, the idler blew. We're now running aluminum idlers by HR and problem solved. But my point is, a Slash with plastic gears wouldn't have the slightest chance of surviving anywhere b=near as long as our SC10's, even with a 13.5 motor.
My T4 was bought new in 2009 and has been raced regularly on a high-grip surface with a 7.5 Novak and is still on the original gear set. Try that with a plastic-geared Rustler. Better yet, try it with a PL trans for the Rustler.
I agree with you about AE and Losi having closer tolerance parts. When I used to run buggies I could just about put my Stealth Trans together with my eyes closed and it was always free and smooth. I rarely see a problem with the gear set in
the AE transmissions but the ball and gear diffs seem to be the weak link with the bigger motors and big pin dirt/sand tires.
I believe AE and Losi have a different view on their Product than Traxxas. Which for the most part Traxxas is more in line for the new guy or person who enjoys Rc as a hobby whereas the other manufactures focus more on the the racer.
I also have experinced certain cases where one thing works and another does not, even though it should.
In regards to Proline I think some guys are beating on them pretty hard. While I tend to give them some credit for bringing parts to market. Seems like alot of guys beat on them for not knowing better. Well they may have made an error. Could be in there controled tests they did not have a issue but like many things when it get in the REAL WORLD there are problems.
I cut them some slack as they have not been building transmissions for years like the OEMs have. Also lets be real here pitch the plastic gear. Man up and spend 5 or 8 bucks on a metal gear and run it! lol
We had a issue with the idler gear this summer. Failed in the 2nd or 3rd race weekend. Replaced it with a plastic traxxas idler gear. Thinking a metal gear would tear up the diff. But sadly the Traxxas gear lasted about 2 LAPS! lol after that we installed a alum gear and problem solved. NO Trans issues the rest of the season and compared to our other truck equipped with a prepped traxxas trans it was quicker and fast and a whole lot quicker than the trucks equiped with alum cases, diffs and steel spur gears
Traxxas Slash all others are just Toys lol
PL even went as far as to design a sealed gear diff. As you already mentioned, ball diffs are pushed to the limits with the new motor/battery technology. Sealed planetary diffs are they way to go nowadays. It just disappoints me that they could recognize that weak point, yet ignore the even weaker link.
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I cant give you a accurate answer as to why. Coming from a background of Manufacturing I can say that there are many times when the Prototype parts and assemblies are devoloped and work good, tested and retested. But when it comes time to go to Production problems arise. As thats when the bean counters and people in purchasing start to mess with things. Sometimes trying to save some money with different materials to cut costs. Happens alot in larger companies and Proline has grown. AND I doubt their growth and popularity is not from making junk parts! I do think that if they dont correct the idler issue soon that they should be slapped! lol
Keep in mind until they came out with their Trans. I dont believe there was many replacement options for a Traxxas other than a Alum case from Fastlane or Integy.
Also to be fair the new RPM case is nothing more than a Traxxas case that has been altered so you can remove trans without having to tear the whole back of the truck apart ( WHICH I am glad they did ) and also add a alum motor mount. Which I wonder where that idea came from! lol
I am glad RPM came out with their case as it has value and will be a great updgrade to a stock slash
Traxxas Slash all others are just Toys lol
I guess you could say that RPM followed PL with the aluminum motor plate, but in reality, they both copied Traxxas. The original Magnum 272 trans had aluminum motor plate and guard, separate arm mounts with "0" toe or "+/-1" degree toe. They also had 1 and 3 degree wedges to adjust the squat angle. All that and a ball diff used to be standard equipment on many Traxxas kits.
I have the Proline chassis and its great, the sides are angeled to give it more strength, its a simple peice, I like the velcro straps, I use straps on everything now!
Right now I'm in the test and tune phase of an ANZA chassised Slash build and so far the handling has been better, but not as good as I think it should be. Gone is the traction roll (carpet track), but I'm having an issue with body roll and some pushing, but I'm still working on the link and shock locations, along with shock oil viscosity. It'll probably take me a few more weeks to sort it all out. When I'm happy with it, it'll get raced. It also is using a PL Pro-trac a-arms and wheels.
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Florence Clara Johnson-Cornell, 92, of Columbus, formerly of Jamestown, N.Y., died at 7:15 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at Four Seasons Health Care Center.
Born in Ashville, N.Y., Sept. 21, 1920, Mrs. Johnson-Cornell was the daughter of the late Elmer L. and Minnie D. Hallberg Ticknor.
She was a 1938 graduate of Jamestown High School and a 1994 graduate of Jamestown Community College.
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Florence Clara Johnson-Cornell
Mrs. Johnson-Cornell worked as an executive secretary at Art Metal Construction Co., Marlin-Rockwell Corp., Sylvania de Puerto Rico and the Scottish Rite Temple. She was also a court reporter for the Town of North Harmony, N.Y.
She was a member of Diana Lodge No. 114 I.O.V, Thule Lodge No. 127 Vasa Order of America and Order of Eastern Star/Acanthus Chapter No. 127, Mayville, N.Y., was a former member of the Scottish Rite Auxiliary, Jamestown Shrine Club Auxiliary, Marvin Community House, Retirees of Jamestown Business and Professional Women's Club Inc., North Harmony Senior Citizens and the WCA Hospital Auxiliary. She also was a member of Columbus Chapter Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Johnson-Cornell attended Sandy Hook United Methodist Church in Columbus and was a member of Hurlbut Memorial Church in Chautauqua, N.Y. She enjoyed spending time with her family, attending her grandchildren's soccer, basketball, cross country, track and musical events, traveling, bowling, golf, reading, playing cards and participating in the Red Hat Society.
She is survived by a daughter, Sally (Craig) Schneckenberger, Columbus, Ind.; and grandchildren, Bradley A. (fiance Brianne Steppe) Schneckenberger of Franklin, Ind., and Ashleigh M. and Kimberly F. Schneckenberger both of Columbus.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Alton B. Johnson, whom she married June 28, 1941, and who died November 29, 1985; her second husband, Robert G. Cornell, whom she married April 15, 1989, and who died Sept. 17, 2001; an infant sister, Helen Ticknor; and brothers, Leonard and Norman Ticknor.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 in the Lind Funeral Home. Friends were received from 9:30 to 11 a.m., Saturday in the funeral home. Burial was at Sunset Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hurlbut Memorial Community United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 33, Chautauqua, N.Y. 14722-0033.
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After 4 seasons on the staff, and 2 as a head coach, Pat Callaham has stepped down as the Missouri State Head Coach. Citing personal and professional reasons, Callaham made the team aware of his difficult decision after the Bears' final game of the season, on Saturday.
Callaham first came to Missouri State in 2009 as an assistant to then Head Coach Austin Holman. In 2009, the Bears went 12-3 (.800) winning their first ever Great Rivers Lacrosse Conference Division II title and gaining a bid to play in the MCLA National Championships in Denver, CO.
In 2010, the Bears went 11-6 (.647) again winning the GRLC title and gaining a bid to play at the MCLA National Championships in Denver, CO.
Callaham's first year as the Head Coach came in 2011. During the regular season, the Bears were 6-6 (.500) and narrowly missed a bid to the GRLC tournament due to a three way tie for first place. In 2011, Missouri State averaged 11.4 goals per game, 8.6 goals against per game, and fielded 2 All-Americans.
In 2012, Missouri State went 6-8 (.428) and received a spot in the GRLC Conference Tournament. Missouri State made it to the GRLC semi-finals before losing to reigning GRLC Champion Missouri Baptist. In 2012, the Bears averaged 9.0 goals per game, 10.6 goals against per game, and fielded 7 All-Conference players.
Callaham told the team, "This is the hardest decision of my life… but life's caught up to me and I've gotta follow it."
One of the lasting legacies Callaham will have with the team is the way he built up the recruiting process. Dustin Rich, an assistant coach who was a senior on the team when Callaham came to Springfield, remembers how impressed he was to see Callaham's office.
"I looked up and saw a board with names and high schools, and I said, 'what's that?' Prior to that, there was no recruiting at Missouri State, kids just showed up and played. Now we're at the point where a large portion of our kids would not be at this school if they had not been recruited."
Missouri State wishes Coach Callaham the best in his journey and thanks him for his years of hard work with the team.


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Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
One Year On...
2009 really was a horrible year for the deaths of many great artists all over the world, which of includes MJ himself.
In tribute to his 1st anniversary (how time flies, eh), I'm uploading a bunch of pictures from the MJ events that I attended in Tokyo over the last year.
But many thanks Karasuma for the global dance videos, I'm sure many events will pop up for the anniversary this week, feel free to upload and share in there
As for me:
Meguro Shoukan in Meguro
(this was officially my first time clubbing in Japan and it was in a very small joint, with lovely people and warm atmosphere. Good times had, though not many pics on the MJ stuff, (it was 80's night) so just a few pics here)
Club Axxcis in Shibuya
This was an amazing event that'll forever remain a happy memory. It was my first "day club", non-smoking event, open to kids and grannies, and ran from 2pm-7.30pm
(it was extended for us).
Lots of performances, dances and good times <3
This event was to celebrate what would have been his 51st Birthday. I hope they have another for what would be his 52nd.
Club Casablanca in Shinjuku
First club in the red light district that I went to, but it was surprisingly small and again a quiet family affair.
Non smoking (I love the Japanese fans for deciding this), had a cuuuuute 9 year old impersonator performing all night as well as other MJ impersonators, dancers (and random salarymen, getting together and performing Smooth Criminal) xD and a pole dancer
(My first time seeing one and she was jaw, droppingly amazing)
The evening was to air 'This is it' Movie around 0.30am but I caught the last train home. This event was for Valentines day.
Your physical presence may be gone, but your legacy will forever live on...
Eternal thanks for the music and the magic
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Fans Celebrate all over the world
And the sand art is pretty damn awesome, my heart feels little heavy though...
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Michael Jackson was awesome. I really liked most of his work, even though I'm not into pop. The Earth Song is just plain epic. Too bad his success went downhill in the previous two decades. Now that he's dead however, his music is booming...maybe that's why he is dead.
I think I read somewhere that he was the overall most successfull artist of the 20th century. I could be mistaken though, can someone confirm or deny that?
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Or read a nicer compilation of his life and works on BBC, from this link:
One year later, where things stand:
It's the same with Elvis and definitely the same with Tupac (the dude's made millions by being dead)
No doubt SME, will be reeling in the cash with whatever they can release form MJ over the next decade (and being happy for it).
But he didn't need to die to help get his career back. The sold out tickets for his concert proved that, millions would support him regardless and we'd have loved to have been able to see him on stage where he belongs the one last time.
Perhaps, it was all our comeuppence that he passed away when he did....
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It doesn't even feel like it's been a year since his passing.. He was such an amazing person and a great inspiration to soo many of us. I loved watching him sing and dance, but what I really loved about him is how he was helping the world, through his music You'll be missed forever MJ!
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Time truly flies, huh...
Miss ya Michael.
It's a blessing to see the spirit of your music videos still live on even if you are no longer on this earth (the Hollywood tonight video), it made me feel like a kid back in the 90's again.
You've inspired millions, created countless stars like no other human being has, have revolutionised love for dance and music as we know it beyond genres.
Hope you're resting in peace away from our own pathetic human race who love to scorn, judge and admonish those they can't understand or have no care for.
The rest of us will still continue trying our best with our own dreams and let our own light shine to others as best as we can <3
Seeing this new vid just brought a tear to my eye. (esp from 2.58 in the vid)
The story, the dance scenes, the essence of 'fun' that is rarely or no longer seen in today's pop/urban vids took me back to the 90s when he was releasing often. Rather, this confirmed what I felt back as a kid to be true as I feel it now some odd 20 years later
Uploaded March 9th, so fairly recent, check it out ^^
I'm sure as America enters the 25th, the news feeds will increase, but if any of you lot snag some 'interesting' ways fans are remembering around the world, please, add into here, let us know
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Miku Miku Dance project, eh.
Sometimes the Japanese, truly to outdo us all around the world xD
Makes me wonder how bloody long it must have taken to program/design the entire 'bad' video tho :\
Nice vid Saintess, though big skirts are wasted with that dance, so much leg work, the mini skirt girl looked better with the performance
It seems from the MMD series there's also Miss Miku herself (and some other characters) dancing to 'Bad', that vid is in spoilers as I'm bringing back an old fave of mine, below it
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It was actually done with a tongue-in-cheek, the witch in the middle (Marisa) is known to be a kleptomaniac in the Touhou-verse, always stealing things from other people without the victims knowing that it is her, hence she is sort of a "smooth criminal".
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• Carlos Gomez is like having a honey badger batting leadoff.
• Ryan Braun: Hater Vampire.
• Dom Brown had three shaky plate appearances against Marco Estrada.
• Cody Asche 0-for-4 with an error. He might be splitting time with Freddy Galvis at third soon.
PHILADELPHIA — The ballpark was half-filled. The Phillies were trying in vain to stop their opponent from sweeping them in Philly for the first time ever — against their ace, no less.
There weren't many people who thought the Phillies would be capable of creating a significant turnaround of their downward trend of the previous two seasons, after seeing the Brewers complete a demonstrative sweep of them with a 6-2 win over Cliff Lee.
That stretched the Phillies' losing skid to four games. The contrast in the Brewers' free-swinging, aggressive lineup that dares anyone to stop them from taking the extra base, and the Phillies' plodding excuse for an offense is striking.
Carlos Gomez, shameless in the way he swings and runs at the top of Milwaukee's lineup, had three hits, including an RBI single in the seventh that helped fuel a three-run rally that turned a 3-2 game into a laugher. Khris Davis provided two of Milwaukee's first three runs against Cliff Lee, following Aramis Ramirez's run-scoring double in the fourth off Lee with a single, then giving the Brewers the lead for good in the sixth with an RBI double.
"They were definitely aggressive," Lee said. "I felt like I should've used my changeup more and I did that. They got a pretty good lineup. There's no way around it. I felt like I made a mistake to Khris Davis in the sixth. I threw him two fastballs, got ahead 0-2, threw him another fastball that he fouled straight back, then I threw another fastball he hit. I'm not very happy with that decision.
"They're a good hitting team. They proved that throughout this whole series. They flat out beat us."
Lee allowed three runs in six innings, solid enough against a Brewers squad that has scored 42 runs during a six-game winning streak. But Lee was one-upped by Marco Estrada, whose only mistakes were a second-inning homer by Marlon Byrd and some wildness in the sixth that loaded the bases with two outs, setting up Byrd to bring in a run with an infield single.
"He has a great changeup," Byrd said of Estrada, as the Phils were outscored 25-10 in the series. "He was getting his breaking ball over, which usually sets up the changeup … He was tough. (Jonathan) Lucroy caught a great game. He wasn't shaking, so their battery did a good job.
"That's a good lineup. You look at that lineup, they have All-Stars. Aramis (Ramirez), (Ryan) Braun is swinging it well. Khris Davis, a young guy, was swinging it well. Then you have Rickie Weeks, Scooter (Gennett) did a good job. They are going to be tough."
The defense wasn't exactly stellar — again. Cody Asche, who has been sketchy with the glove at third, bobbled a routine grounder. Carlos Ruiz made a bad decision on a sacrifice bunt in the seventh, failing to throw out the lead runner when his throw sailed off the mark. And Byrd couldn't reel in a Gomez drive down the right-field line, misplaying it into a triple in the third.
"I put it on myself. If I catch Gomez's ball instead of overrunning it, everything changes," Byrd said. "Segura is coming up to start the next inning instead of making the last out. It felt like it changed the whole complexion of the game."
The Brewers might be much better than most prognosticators thought — after all, before this sweep they had gone to Boston and swept the defending-champion Red Sox — but the Phillies are staring a 3-7 start in the face Friday with Marlins ace Jose Fernandez waiting to face them.
"We have to figure out how to move on and go get them tomorrow," Byrd said. "It seems like we keep running into tough pitching, and those boys over there know how to pitch. We have to figure out a way to put it together some way, somehow."


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Iran's Supreme Court has ordered a new investigation into the death of Iranian-Canadian photographer Zahra Kazemi, who died in Iranian custody in 2003.
In July, the country's Supreme Court held a new appeal hearing and the verdict was expected some time this month.
Judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi told reporters the supreme court found while reviewing the appeal that the original court was not competent to deal with the case.
"The case has been returned to a competent court which God willing will investigate the case and give the final decision," he said.
Mr. Jamshidi's announcement appears to indicate the supreme court has found the Tehran court that originally heard the case was too junior and will refer it to a higher criminal court for the retrial.
The decision is the latest episode in the long history of a case which has strained relations between Iran and Canada.
Ms. Kazemi died on July 11, 2003, three weeks after she was arrested while taking photographs of a demonstration outside Tehran's notorious Evin prison.
Her family has always alleged that she was intentionally killed.
On Tuesday, a lawyer for the Kazemi family reacted to the court's decision with skepticism.
"We're very skeptical about this," John Terry told CTV News. "Our experience with the Iranian justice system is that it is not a fair justice system, it is highly political and we are very skeptical as to whether this is really going to result in anything new from the Iranians on this case."
Mr. Terry had not yet spoken to any members of Ms. Kazemi's family including her son Stephan Hashemi, who has often been a spokesman for the family.
"There's just been so many years of disappointment since this event took place four years ago and he certainly has seen nothing either from the Iranian government or justice system that would give him any confidence," Mr. Terry said about Ms. Kazemi's son.
He called the initial trial where intelligence agent Mohammad Reza Aghdam Ahmadi faced charges in relation to Ms. Kazemi's death a "whitewash." Canadian government officials were not allowed to witness the trial and in November, 2005 Mr. Ahmadi was acquitted. The court then ordered a new probe because of "shortcomings in the investigations."
Ms. Kazemi's relatives have long argued that Mr. Ahmadi, a mid-level counter-terrorism expert, was tried in order to shift attention away from high-ranking prosecutors who they claim ordered Kazemi's arrest and a senior prison official who subsequently beat her.
Mr. Terry suspects that this latest move may be an attempt to pin the blame on a lower official and he fears the probe may simply be inconclusive.
Unless the Iranian government invites the Canadian government and the Kazemi family to participate in the new investigation, the Toronto-based lawyer said he will remain suspicious.
"If this is yet another closed proceeding under the highly politicized Iranian court environment then I don't see anything good coming from it."
The Iranian government acknowledged that Ms. Kazemi, who was 54, was violently beaten in prison. The judiciary initially claimed she died of a stroke and then said she had been injured in a fall. But international pressure forced a government inquiry that found Ms. Kazemi died of a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage caused by a blow to the head.
An Iranian physician who examined Ms. Kazemi when she was brought to hospital said he thought she had been tortured. He described brutal injuries including a broken nose, a ruptured eardrum, broken ribs and fingers, a bruised abdomen, missing fingernails and toenails, lines and bruises on her back, and evidence of sexual assault.
Ms. Kazemi's body was buried in Iran days after her death and Tehran has rebuffed all requests by the Canadian government to have it exhumed and sent back home.
Tehran does not recognize Ms. Kazemi's Canadian citizenship, and considers her death an internal matter.
Meanwhile, another Canadian resident is currently facing charges and a closed-door trial in Iran. Mehrnoushe Solouki was arrested in February and put in solitary confinement in Evin prison. She is accused of intent to produce propaganda against the Iranian government. The 38-year-old filmmaker who is a doctoral student at the University of Quebec in Montreal has since been released from prison but is not allowed to leave Iran during her trial. Ms. Solouki is a dual French-Iranian citizen and landed immigrant in Canada. She moved to Montreal in 2003.
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By Becky Stoll, Centerstone
"April is the cruelest month," wrote T.S. Eliot about his own experience with depression. For some depressed individuals, April is not only cruel, it is deadly.
The myth that most suicides occur during the winter months is just that – a myth. It persists with the notion that lonely people become despondent during the holidays and take their lives. However, the incidence of suicide actually rises in the spring, peaking during the month of May, with a suicide rate 4 to 6 percent higher than the average for the rest of the year.
The ninth leading cause of death in Tennessee, suicide is the second leading cause of death for adults ages 25-34 and is the third leading cause of death for youth ages 15-24. The highest suicide rates occur in the elderly, particularly white males 65 and older. Women attempt suicide three times more often than men, but men are four times more likely to complete suicide.
In Lincoln County, there were three resident suicide deaths in 2011, the latest year with released statistics.
Doctors first observed the spike in spring suicide rates in the 1820s. Explanations for this phenomenon vary. Some experts say people can chalk up their depression to the winter blues during darker months. However, when spring arrives and their spirits do not lift, those who are still depressed must confront their unhappiness. Other experts say that the increase in sunshine, which brings a natural energy boost, gives depressed individuals the drive to end their lives.
Whatever the cause, suicide is a serious epidemic in our country, and the number of suicides has continued to rise, reaching almost 37,000 in 2009 (Centers for Disease Control). Frightening statistics indicate that for every suicide there are 8 to 25 attempts.
The reasons for suicide are numerous, but relationship issues are usually at the core. Lack of meaningful connections, strained relationships, or the perception of being a burden can lead depressed persons to end their emotional pain. Other factors leading to suicidal behaviors include chronic pain, terminal illness, financial difficulties and alcohol/drug use.
Improperly stored firearms can also play a factor in suicide. Once individuals begin to contemplate taking their lives, the availability of firearms increases the likelihood that the individual will follow through. If someone is depressed, firearms should be removed from the home.
The internet has also become a culprit in suicide assistance. An integral part of our culture, it provides sites containing information on "the quickest, least painful" ways for taking one's life.
Approximately 90 percent of people who complete suicide have a mental health disorder. Because of the stigma associated with it, many people already isolated by mental illness do not seek help. The most important thing you can do is be aware, know the warning signs and get help as soon as possible. Most people who contemplate suicide give some warning of their intention. Signs that someone might be contemplating suicide include withdrawal from friends/family, sadness, hopelessness, easily agitated and mood changes.
It can be hard to ask the tough questions, such as "Are you considering killing yourself?" or "Are you having thoughts of suicide?" You may seem unsure or feel awkward in the moment, but those few words, and showing you care, can be the invitation your loved one needs to seek help – and it may even save a life.
If you are concerned that a loved one is considering suicide, or if you are contemplating taking your own life, there are numerous support services that can help. Centerstone's crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day (800-681-7444) as is the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-TALK). Our Crisis Chat service can also be accessed via the internet through http://www.Centerstone.org/get-help-now.
Becky Stoll, vice president of Crisis and Disaster Management, oversees the continuum of Centerstone's Crisis Services. She is a Licensed Certified Social Worker and is Board Certified in Traumatic Stress and is a Certified Trauma Specialist. Ms. Stoll can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Recently, news leaked that the United States Postal Service (USPS) was considering moving the Bayside Post Office from 212-35 42nd Avenue to an USPS-owned annex at 41-29 216th Street.
The USPS has said that the move will help the cash-strapped agency save money by consolidating services, but residents say the move will inconvenience customers.
"Any plans to move the post office to a location that will not be able to provide the same expediency that residents have come to rely on, such as easy access, a centralized location, and parking availability, is shortsighted," said State Senator Tony Avella, who joined his constituents last week.
Councilman Dan Halloran and Congressman Gary Ackerman have also come out against the proposal.
Ackerman said the move could mean a loss in customers, which would only exacerbate the financial hardships the USPS has been experiencing.
"Making it more difficult for consumers to purchase its products and utilize its services is certainly not the way to go," said Ackerman.
Critics of the plans argue that the move will also hurt local businesses on Bell Boulevard, who rely on the post office.
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TREAT Asia has pioneered the first database to assess HIV disease natural history in treated and untreated patients in the Asia/Pacific region. In an unprecedented regional collaboration on HIV research, clinical sites in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand are using standardized methods to collect anonymous patient data.
The information gathered through the TREAT Asia HIV/AIDS Observational Database (TAHOD) is intended to inform the development of more effective research and treatment programs, and ultimately could help to define treatment standards for Asia and the Pacific-standards that may differ from those in Europe and the United States. The database seeks in the long term to improve HIV clinical data collection throughout Asia and the Pacific, assist in evaluating new HIV treatments, monitor antiretroviral and prophylactic treatment as it relates to demographics and markers of HIV disease stage, monitor toxicity related to antiretroviral therapy, and examine HIV's natural history, including the relationship between access to antiretroviral therapy and disease progression.
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Dr. N. Kumarasamy, Medical Officer and Researcher at YRG Care in Chennai, India, is the current chair of the TAHOD steering committee, which is comprised of the primary investigators from all participating sites across Asia. TAHOD's lead statistician, Dr. Matthew Law, heads the Biostatistics & Databases Program and is a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales.
At the 8th International Workshop on HIV/AIDS Observational Databases in Montreux, Switzerland, March 25-28, 2004, investigators Dr. Kumarasamy and Dr. Julian Zhou, research assistant at NCHECR, presented a poster with the first data release from TAHOD. Information from nearly 1,300 patients revealed that the primary mode of transmission was heterosexual, the most common opportunistic infection was tuberculosis, and more than half of the patients were currently on antiretroviral treatment. So far the data indicate that the overall response to highly active antiretroviral therapy in Asian patients is similar to that seen in patients in the developed world. TREAT Asia will present a poster analyzing the next round of data at the 15th International AIDS Conference in Bangkok in July 2004.
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Kent Olson, Extension Economist
With recent crop price declines, farmers have become more interested in whether they should sign up for the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program. And they are right to be more interested. Farmers have until August 14, 2009, to elect and enroll their farms in either the ACRE program or the Direct and Counter-cyclical Program (DCP) program for their 2009 crop.
For corn and soybeans, current average price and yield projections for the 2009-10 marketing year and the 2009 crop put potential actual state revenue for corn and soybeans essentially equal to the almost final state ACRE guarantees. If the actual is equal to or more than the guarantee, the State payment rate for ACRE would be zero. However, my estimates show that it doesn't take much of a price drop to have an ACRE payment rate that would cover the required 20% in direct payments (DP).
For wheat, the forecast wheat price for 2009-10 indicates a high likelihood that the potential ACRE payment will be greater than the required 20% reduction in direct payments. Any farmer with wheat needs to give serious consideration to signing up for ACRE instead of DCP and watch which direction price forecasts move before August 14.
This decision is not an obvious choice for corn and soybeans but it is becoming clearer, especially for wheat, as we learn more about where yields and prices may be for the 2009 crop and the 2009/10 crop marketing year. Under ACRE program rules, the revenue guarantees are being set fairly high for Minnesota due to good yields and high prices in recent years. But since forecast prices for 2009/10 are also quite high and Minnesota crop conditions are good for the 2009 crop (from a statewide perspective), actual revenue in Minnesota may not be low enough to trigger an ACRE payment large enough to counter the required 20% reduction in direct payments (DP). In Minnesota, the highest chance of an ACRE payment being made is for wheat. For corn and soybeans, the choice lies in great part on whether prices for the 2009-10 year will be lower than current forecasts, not what prices are doing right now, but what we think prices will be for the entire 2009-10 marketing year.
Especially due to the closeness of this decision, every farmer needs to evaluate their own conditions and payment limits and decide whether the ACRE or DCP program is the best option for their farm in 2009. Further information for Minnesota farmers and an Excel worksheet for analyzing the choice between ACRE and CC payments is available in the 2008 Farm Bill section in the left hand menu at Ag Business Management web page. More information on the ACRE and other FSA programs are available at local or State FSA offices or on FSA's Web site at www.fsa.usda.gov.
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I will visit the US this summer from Europe. Can anyone point me to a link where I can get some maps/explanations about roaming in the US?
I am horrendously confused about the US market and their current standards.
I will come with a N9 and an iPhone so I should be fine, but I'd like to be sure ahead of the time.
There is barely any 'roaming' in the U.S. You might get some plans that will give you free calling to other people on the same network, but unless you send all the people you interact with while there a survey indicating what network they're on and basing your decision on that... well.
You're coming from Europe with an N9 and an iPhone that, presumably, take SIM cards and run on the GSM networks. This is what limits you mostly - to AT&T and T-Mobile - if you want to stick to those phones and want to pick up a local SIM card. And yes, you'd want to pick up a local SIM card unless your European cell company doesn't gouge customers for actual roaming costs from using your European SIM in the U.S.
The reason I mention "if you want to stick to those phones" is because you have a much greater choice if you just pick up a plan+phone, or prepaid phone, from any provider you please, and use it to make actual calls - keeping your N9/iPhone around for chatting, internetting, etc. on e.g. WiFi networks (your hotel / place you stay, starbucks, mcdonald's, book stores, whatever).
You can then keep that phone and just bring it with you every time you visit the U.S. (note that prepaid options expire after a while (at least at AT&T) unless you top it off, so if you visit again in a year, you might have to pick up a new prepaid SIM/plan and deal with having to send people new U.S. numbers each time).
If you do pick up an AT&T Go Phone or SIM, please note that topping up is best done at an AT&T store location. The reason for this is that, as recently as January, their web interface does not accept non-American Credit Cards and their call-in service puts you first through a speaking menu, then a 'press # to...' menu, then finally decides to also not accept your credit card, puts you on hold for a queue to an actual person, and by the time you get through to them, will be out of the credits that were left (yes, calling the top-up service costs you credit.) Maybe they fixed that, maybe mashing buttons to get through to a person asap works as well, but in my opinion.. just go to one of the stores, much less hassle and they can help you out better with options in case your usage indicates a better plan, too.
That's my personal experience - a simple search query will yield many sites that give advice to travelers, though.
Thank you, I would mod you up if I could
I might get a SIM card from T-Mobile and invest 10$ just to be reachable for free.
Ans yes, our phones are GSM with SIM cards.
You are coming with what is possibly the best phone to have for international roaming N9 with pentaband. That'll work on both AT&T and T-mo with 3G. No point buying a phone + plan here. T-mo has some pretty good prepaid plans http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans. If you are coming for just a couple weeks you could also go with the $2 or $3 per day plans. That's probably going to be the cheapest option. If you don't need data then you can also just use the pay as you go plans.
Second this -- the N9 + T-mobile's $3/day gets you everything you can expect, unless you plan on heavy downloading (your first 200MB/day is unthrottled HSPA, after that it's throttled to EDGE speeds). You could also look into MVNOs to find one using GSM (either AT&T's or T-mobile's network, but the N9 doesn't care), and might get a better rate, particularly if you expect to be here a month or more.
If you could somehow set yourself up with data access, something like Google Voice or maybe Skype might work well. Then you just have one number to give out to people to reach you that you could set up to ring whatever temporary number(s) you have set up at the time. That way you only have one voicemail to check as well, esp. if you forward all your temporary vm accounts to this service as well.
The reason I mention "if you want to stick to those phones" is because you have a much greater choice if you just pick up a plan+phone, or prepaid phone, from any provider you please, and use it to make actual calls - keeping your N9/iPhone around for chatting, internetting, etc. on e.g. WiFi networks (your hotel / place you stay, starbucks, mcdonald's, book stores, whatever).
It surprises me that more domestic US users don't do the same thing. It's to the point that you can get second hand Android phones on eBay and elsewhere for $100-$200. (They sometimes have a "bad ESN" meaning the carrier won't activate it for some reason, e.g. the user filed an insurance claim thinking the phone was broken but then someone either realized it wasn't or fixed it and resold it, or because the carriers are just jackasses who refuse to activate used phones etc. But if you're only going to use it
pick up a plan+phone, or prepaid phone, from any provider you please, and use it to make actual calls - keeping your N9/iPhone around for chatting, internetting, etc. on e.g. WiFi networks
It surprises me that more domestic US users don't do the same thing.
Probably because they don't want to carry two devices and keep them both charged. Some men have a fear of carrying a bag on grounds that it might threaten their sense of heterosexuality. That's why they'll, say, hack their DS instead of buying a used Android phone to play homebrew on.
If you will primarily be in urban areas, AT&T and T-Mobile will be fine.
If you want to get coverage in rural areas, Verizon might be your best bet. AT&T is getting better, but I frequent areas of rural New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia where Verizon is the only option. By "rural" I mean small towns of 1500 people and farmland, not the wilderness.
It's according to where you're at. I live in very rural southern Indiana (1/2mi from my nearest neighbor and a county population of 20k) and AT&T is the only service I can get, plus it's 3G. I have to walk to the end of my driveway to get a couple bars on Verizon and it's not 3G. Service is solid and I rarely have a dropped call.
That said, when I lived in LA and SF, AT&T sucked.
If you go to a corporate AT&T store, they will give you a pre-pay sim card for free.
The Nokia N9 works on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network as it is, and as it will be (the Nokia N9 has a pentaband HSPA+ radio). The iPhone will only work on T-Mobile's 2G network for now, though.
The Nokia N9 is pentaband supporting the 1700 Mhz used by Tmobile so you should get HSPA speeds with it. Iphone will be limited to EDGE.
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I suggest you buy a local SIM, otherwise roaming charges will kill you. Think $1-2 per minute, or more, depending on your home carrier.
You will have to choose between AT&T or T-Mobile, they are the two (main) GSM providers. Both offer nationwide prepaid plans. Your N9 will work on both networks in 3G mode, your iphone will work on both networks in EDGE mode and on AT&T in 3G mode. In urban areas they're probably similar, but AT&T has significantly better coverage in rural areas. You can check th
I will visit the US this summer from Europe. Can anyone point me to a link where I can get some maps/explanations about roaming in the US? I am horrendously confused about the US market and their current standards. I will come with a N9 and an iPhone so I should be fine, but I'd like to be sure ahead of the time.
Get H2O Wireless (www.h2owirelessnow.com), Jolt (www.joltmobile.com) or Fuzion (www.fuzionmobile.com). All these are MVNOs that operate on AT&T's spectrums (so you will get 3g) and offer competitive (read as "cheaper than AT&T") pay as you go plans. Of course you will need an unlocked phone, but these are all better options than AT&T and T-Mobile for short term subscriptions.
I didn't think iphone offered LTE or 4G. Maybe someday?
T-Mobile needs to get ready for when Apple invents 4G, like the other carriers are doing.
invents? INVENTS? Really?
iPhone is not LTE, but it is compatible with what AT&T is calling just plain 4G.
I don't know the right terms for the underlying technologies, but AT&T refers to "4G" as 4x the speed of 3G and "4GLTE" as 12x the speed of 3G.
ATT 4G is not real 4G but kind of 3G "plus" and isn't even available in a lot of locations. Many users seem to be finding disappointing performance on the iPhone.
I think this is just ATT marketing hype...
An LTE iPhone will probably become available this summer.
"75% of the top 25 markets" sounds like they mean there will be almost no coverage. A "market" could just mean a city, say the city centre. Assuming one enabled mast that could work out as about 18 square miles for the entire country.
Presumably their plans are a bit grander than that, but it still sounds like they are saying their network has terrible coverage and won't be getting any better.
Presumably their plans are a bit grander than that, but it still sounds like they are saying their network has terrible coverage and won't be getting any better.
Yes, but it will be FASTER terrible converage!
You can get high-speed buckets of 200MB, 2GB, 5GB, and 10GB. If you need more, you can get more. That being said, all data plans (except the 200MB one) are unlimited usage, with the exception of how much full-speed data you can use. After that, your speed is cut.
Well, I imagine they're aiming to have their LTE service where their 3G service was maybe 4-5 years ago. That wasn't bad - I had service in most metropolitan suburbs I visited, and 2G service anywhere that there were more people than bears. Today their 3G service is basically ubiquitous, and to be honest there aren't a lot of things that 3G isn't sufficient for. Their "4G" service is about as widespread as their 3G service as well.
Sure, it isn't as useful as Verizon if you're camping in the woods, but I'
Unfortunately there is no way you'd get the best of both worlds. If the merger went through you'd get AT&T service, and soon after AT&T CS and rates. Oh, and not much later everybody would raise their rates so you'd pay more than current AT&T rates by the time it is done...
There's a website you can go to for requesting coverage improvements. http://www.t-mobile-takeaction.com/ [t-mobile-takeaction.com]
What's the point of offering speeds up to 74Mbps for a phone, when service providers give you ridiculously low data plans at an extravagantly high price... So we can rip through that low data plan faster than before?
To be fair, that's still a better deal than most other carriers offer, where either you'll be cut off, or you'll pay through the nose. Sprint is vetter, but it's the only one.
Also, they throttle you down to EDGE (sometiems called "2.5G"). It's slow, sure, but it's not unusable (I can even stream music on EDGE) and it's closer to 2004 than 1994 in terms of smartphone speeds (the first iPhone couldn't do better than EDGE at all!) I don't know what the "official" speed for EDGE is, but my (T-Mobile) phone get
Don't worry, they'll continue to be terribly oversubscribed the same way they are now. Most places i go i only get between 150k and 500k even on their "4g" HSPA+ It's clearly a load issue since on holiday weekends or in the early morning it actually gets faster.
i have no idea why they keep advertising all these stupid video services and when i can barely surf the web.
the tightfisted German owner (Deutsche Telekom) who was too cheap invest in 4G infrastructure or put down the money for the iPhone. As a result their market share kept dwindling.
Now that they have some money and that new pink dress wearing spokesperson (C.Zeta-Jones was getting too old) maybe they will do better.
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There were definitely some negatives that came out of this game as well. Andrew Bogut dominated Perkins down low, scoring 25 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Maybe I jinxed Perkins with my "Perk should be an All Star column" because he seemed to get overpowered tonight by Bogut. Rebounding continues to be a problem on a whole for the Celtics. I know this team has the ability to rebound, but it just isn't happening right now.
I would've also liked to see more production out of the bench. Rasheed Wallace had a solid game, especially on the defensive end where he seemed more active than usual. However, Eddie House continued to struggle, and the 2nd unit seemed to lack the spark we expect them to have. Now onto Tony "Heart Attack" Allen. I guess he didn't play too badly for his first game back, but he did manage to commit two turnovers in 6 minutes and have a plus minus of -8. I swear, if Doc ever puts that guy in a close playoff game I will stop watching basketball.
The Bucks have some solid players. Even though Jennings didn't have his best game, I was impressed with his quickness and shot making ability around the basket. Bogut looks like he could finally be coming into his own and living up to his potential. I think this Bucks team could sneak in as a 7th or 8 seed in the playoffs
Overall it was a solid win for the Celtics. It's amazing how an 8 game winning streak can make a team look young again. If they can get by the Wizards Thursday, they have some relatively easy games coming up before their big Christmas day game at Orlando. Let's hope the C's continue to play well and Eddie House starts hitting some threes! Karl Dillinger 12/08/2009 10:44:00 PM Tweet Edit
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In our increasingly mobile society, the fastest-growing segment of the population is also the slowest moving: Over the next few decades, the number of people in the United States over age 65 will double. But a major UAB study has demonstrated that mobility is just as important to older Americans as it is to their younger counterparts. In fact, for the elderly, the ability to keep moving can mean the difference between life and death.
The UAB Study of Aging enrolled a thousand people in five central Alabama counties and followed them for eight years. Over that time, participants who frequently ventured out beyond their homes, without assistance from equipment or another person, were far more likely to remain healthy and independent than those who stayed at home or left only with assistance, says Richard Allman, M.D., principal investigator of the Study of Aging and director of the Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center and the UAB Center for Aging.
Allman compares the Study of Aging to the famous Framingham Heart Study, which began in 1948 and has provided much of the now common knowledge on the effects of diet, exercise, and medications on heart disease. In the same way, Allman says, UAB's study is "providing the knowledge that will be needed to develop and validate a whole host of possible interventions aimed at giving our aging population a better quality of life."


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