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Georg Grozer: The man with the hammer
When Georg Grozer puts his hand to a ball, a murmur spreads through the volleyball halls of the world. His brutal serves are as feared as his thundering offensive shots.
But the 29-year-old is also a force to be reckoned with when blocking. He demonstrated this once again a few weeks during the final of the European Champions League, when his monster block against Matey Kaziyski clinched a 3-1 victory for his team Belogorie Belgorod over Halkbank Ankara.
Grozer wants to prove once again that he is one of the best spikers in the world when the 2014 FIVB Men's Club World Championship gets underway from May 5 to 10 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This is a club title that the man with dark hair and strong upper arms has yet to win. He is a serious title collector – wherever he plays, success seems to follow him.
This was the case in Germany, where he was crowned national champion on two occasions, in 2009 and 2010, while playing for VfB Friedrichshafen. After moving to the Polish league he was Polish champion in his second season (2011/2012) with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He then moved to Belgorod where, in the early stages of the season, he played a major role in the team's success in the Russian championship and in the National Cup of Russia.
This season he won the Super Cup and the National Cup in Russia, and was crowned the top club team in Europe with Belgorod. "It feels incredible and intense after such a success. It's something you dream about for years and work hard for, and then when you win it you can't believe it," said Grozer.
However, he isn't planning on allowing this run of success to come to an end any time soon – after all, the FIVB Men's Club World Championship is about to get underway. "I know I've already won a lot, but winning is fun. That is why I'm going to give it my all so that I keep on winning medals! My goals are the championship and the Club World Championship, which I haven't won yet. My aim is to play a perfect season." This of course includes the absolute highlight, the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Poland 2014, where he has his sights set on making another dream come true with the German national team.
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where his incredible 39 points contributed to the 3-2 victory against Serbia in the preliminary round match, Germany was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Bulgaria, just as they were in the 2013 European Championships. Now it's time to win a medal – both Grozer and national coach Vital Heynen are convinced that it is possible to achieve this goal. "I believe that if we are all fit and healthy, both physically and mentally, then we will be able to go far in Poland. But we will have to work hard over the summer and believe in it as a team," said Grozer. "It's one of my dreams and goals to win a medal for Germany. I don't have much time left to achieve this, but it could happen with this team. I'm sure of it!"
Naturally, it will largely depend on Georg Grozer, who is the best-known volleyball player in Germany by far. It is not without reason that he was voted Germany's volleyball player of the year four times in a row. It wasn't an obvious choice either; Grozer has only been playing for the German national team since 2007. Before that he played for his home country of Hungary. But then he followed in the footsteps of his father Georg Grozer Sr, who was a legendary volleyball spiker in Germany between 1988 and 1996. His nickname at the time was "Hammer Schorsch" - his much more successful son is sometimes called this today.
"I was always proud of my father. He taught me to learn from his mistakes. It wasn't easy to have such a successful father and I always wanted to do better than him. But I've managed to make a name for myself."
Despite his leaping, the man who is six foot seven inches (two metres) tall has kept his feet on the ground. His secret is his own family. Georg Grozer has a soft spot for his wife Violetta and his two daughters Leana and Loreen. The man with the aggressive offensive shots has even had their names tattooed on his body.


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Espresso Coffee Recipes
Matcha Green Tea Latte
I prepared my matcha green tea latte with the same procedure one would use for making white hot chocolate. The drink is made with a blend of lightly sweetened matcha green tea, white chocolate, steamed milk and heavy cream. You wouldn't want to drink this every day, but that's what holiday treats are all about!
This recipe can be modified to feature many different seasonal flavors. Peppermint, cinnamon and other spices come to mind. You don't have to go to the local coffee shop to enjoy holiday specials anymore; be your own barista and save the change for stocking stuffers.
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Pumpkin Spice Latte
What's the cure for a chilly Fall afternoon? A pumpkin spice latte. I decided to make some today because the girls have the week off from school and they really wanted to cook. They wanted to make a pumpkin pie, but I thought it would be fun to take our pumpkin pie recipe and turn it into a drink.
I've had pumpkin spice lattes in the past that really only have nutmeg and cinnamon. I made ours with real pumpkin purée, and I sweetened the latte with condensed milk, as I do for cà phê sữa nóng (Vietnamese-style coffee).
It was such a hit. I served the latte in tall glasses, and as quickly as I poured it, the girls drank it. Sunny actually took to drinking it directly from the saucepan!
There's definitely going to be a big pot of pumpkin spice latte on the table for Thanksgiving. If you try it, I bet it'll be on your table as well.
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Hecklers and hooligans, take note.
San Francisco police are sending officers disguised as Los Angeles Dodger fans to AT&T Park for this week's series between the Dodgers and Giants in an attempt to minimize potential problems between fans of the two rival teams.
Mayor Ed Lee and police Chief Greg Suhr announced the plans Monday in advance of the three-game series, which runs from Monday night through Wednesday.
The undercover officers "will ensure additional eyes and ears" in the ballpark in case any problems arise, Lee said.
"We want to do everything possible to make sure our city continues to be safe," he said. "The rivalry should only be on the sports field."
This series marks the Dodgers' first trip to San Francisco this year and follows an incident in Los Angeles last year in which Giants fan Bryan Stow was brutally beaten outside Dodger Stadium.
Two men have been arrested for the attack and are awaiting trial on mayhem, assault and battery charges while Stow continues to recover from severe head injuries.
Suhr said the plan to send undercover officers to games was tried out during the most recent 49ers football season and the decision was made to bring it back for the baseball season.
"I didn't know if I could get San Francisco police officers to wear Dodger blue," Suhr joked, saying he hopes to "send Dodger fans home nothing but disappointed."
Lee said he also plans to present a key to the city to Giants pitcher Matt Cain in advance of Tuesday's game. Cain threw the first perfect game in the franchise's 129-year history June 13.
While urging civility between Dodgers and Giants fans this week, the mayor did indulge in a little gloating over Cain's feat with some gentle ribbing to San Francisco's rivals to the south.
"We have a perfect game this year," he said. "What do you got?"


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Statutes Impacting Government Grant Awards
Note: Legislative Acts are part of the U.S. Code. Executive orders are part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The following are some Legislative Acts and Executive Orders that apply to federal grants.
- Equal Employment Opportunity. All contracts awarded by grantees and their contractors and subrecipients having a value of more than $10,000 must contain a provision requiring compliance with Executive Order 11246, entitled "Equal Employment Opportunity" as amended by Executive Order 11375, and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations (41 CFR, Part 60).
- Copeland "Anti-Kick Back" Act (18 U.S.C. 874). All contracts and subgrants in excess of $2,000 for construction or repair awarded by grantees and subrecipients shall include a provision for compliance with the Copeland "Anti-Kick Back" Act (I8 V.S.C. 874) as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR, Part 3). The Act provides that each contractor or subrecipient shall be prohibited from inducing, by any means, any person employed in the construction, completion, or repair of public work, to give up any part of the compensation to which he is otherwise entitled. The grantee shall report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal awarding agency.
- Davis-Bacon Act (U.S.C. 276a to a-7). All construction contracts awarded by the grantee and subrecipients of more than $2,000 shall include a provision for compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to a-7) and as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR, Part 5). Under this Act contractors shall be required to pay wages to laborers and mechanics at a rate not less than the minimum wages specified in a wage determination made by the Secretary of Labor. In addition, contractors shall be required to pay wages not less than once a week. The grantee shall place a copy of the current prevailing wage determination issued by the Department of Labor in each solicitation and the award of a contract shall be conditioned upon the acceptance of the wage determination. The grantee shall report all suspected or reported violations to the Federal sponsoring agency.
- Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330). Where applicable, all contracts awarded by grantees in excess of $100,000 for construction contracts and other contracts that involve the employment of mechanics or laborers, shall include a provision for compliance with sections 102 and 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR, Part 5). Under section 102 of the Act, each contractor shall be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work-day of 8 hours and a standard work week of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard workday or workweek is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not less than 1l/2 times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 8 hours in any calendar day or 40 hours in the workweek. Section 107 of the Act is applicable to construction work and provides that no laborer or mechanic shall be required to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to his/her health and safety and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence.
- Bayh-Dole Act or Rights to Inventions and Materials Generated Under a Contract or Agreement (CFR 37 401). Public Law 96-517 changed the presumption of title to any invention made by small business, universities and other non-profit entities through the use, in whole or in part, of government funds :!Tom the government to the contract or grantee. Another factor, often overlooked, is that the Act did away with the distinction between grants and contracts, which agencies had often made when dealing with universities, a distinction which a number of agencies rigorously applied in their zeal to retain rights to intellectual property as a contractual obligation.
- Clean Air Act of 1970 (42 V.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 V.S.C. 1251 et seq.) as Amended. Contracts and subgrants of amounts in excess of $1 00,000 shall contain a provision that requires the recipient to agree to comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act of 1970 (42 V.S.C. 7401 et seq.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (33 V.S.C. 125 I et seq.). Violations shall be reported to the Federal sponsoring agency and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment (31 V.S.c. 1352). Contractors who apply or bid for an award of$ I 00,000 or more must file a certification with the grantee stating that they will not and have not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or any other award covered by 31 V.S.C. 1352. Such contractors must also disclose to the grantee any lobbying that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award.
- Debarment and Suspension (E.O. 12549 and 12689). No contracts shall be made to parties listed on the General Services Administration's Lists of Parties Excluded class="GramE">From Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs in accordance with Executive Orders 12549 and 12689. These lists contain the names of contractors debarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment by agencies, and contractors declared ineligible under other statutory or regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549. Grantees are required to obtain a certification regarding debarment and suspension from all subrecipients and from all parties with whom they contract for goods or services when (I) the amount of the contract is $100,000 or more, or (2) when, regardless of the amount of the contract, the contractor will have a critical influence or substantive control over the covered transaction. Such persons would be project directors and providers of federally-required audit services.
- The Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, class="GramE">41 V.S.C. 701. Requires grantees to have an on-going drug-free awareness program; to publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace; to maintain evidence that this statement was given to each employee engaged in the performance of the grant; and to identify in the funding proposal or to keep on file in its office the place(s) where grant activities will be carried out.
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (as amended), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), class="GramE">the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (as amended). Therefore, no person on grounds of race, color, national origin, disability, or age shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subject to discrimination under a program funded by the Federal government. In addition, if a project involves an educational activity or program, as defined in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, no person on the basis of sex shall be excluded from participation in the project. Grantees shall at the time of application certify that their programs operate in compliance with the requirements of the nondiscrimination statutes and their implementing regulations. Grantees are also required to obtain an executed certification of compliance with the nondiscrimination statute~, from all organizations that are subrecipients under a grant.
- Research Misconduct. In accordance with 42 CFR Part 50, Subpart A, any institution receiving Federal grant support will inquire into and, if necessary, investigate and resolve promptly and fairly all instances of alleged or apparent research misconduct. Research misconduct is defined as fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results.
- Buy American Act. Consistent with the Buy American Act, 41 V.S.C. 10a-c and Public Law 105-277, grantees and subrecipients who purchase equipment and products with grant funds should purchase only American-made equipment and products.
- Welfare-to-Work Initiative. To supplement the welfare-to-work initiative, grantees and their subrecipients are encouraged, whenever possible, to hire welfare recipients and to provide additional needed training and/or mentoring.
- Seat-Belt Usage. Executive Order 13043 of April 16, 1997 requires each Federal agency to encourage contractors, subcontractors and grantees to adopt and enforce on-the-job seat belt policies and programs for their employees when operating company-owned, rented, or personally owned vehicles.
- Military Recruiting and ROTC Program Access to Institutions of Higher Education. Section 588 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1995, as implemented in 32 CFR Parts 23 and 216, that precludes grant awards to schools that the Department of Defense (DoD) determines have an anti-ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) policy or practice (regardless of when implemented) that either prohibits or, in effect, prevents, the Secretary of Defense from gaining entry to campuses or access to students or information for military recruiting purposes. class="GramE">DoD publishes each determination of ineligibility in the Federal Register as well as publishing, once every 6 months, a list of all currently ineligible schools.
- Title IX Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX bans gender discrimination at institutions that receive federal funds. Most often applied to athletics, the law also applies to participation of women in the sciences, particularly under Federal grant. The onus of enforcement is on universities, but agencies are also required to develop and implement procedures for investigating complaints. The Government Accounting Office issued a report on this topic on July 22, 2004. (See www.gao.gov/new.items/d04639.pdf)


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For once, Congress heard as voters protested bailout plan
WASHINGTON — Almost until the early afternoon vote Monday on the financial rescue plan, voters bombarded congressional offices, protesting almost in unison: Don't bail out renegade financial executives and companies.
On Monday, House members, who face the voters in five weeks, listened to their constituents rather than their party leaders and rejected the $700 billion financial rescue package. For many, it was just too much to swallow too quickly, and too hard to explain.
Most House members said, "I want this thing to pass, but I want you to vote for it, not me," explained Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who voted for the bill.
The 228 votes against the plan included 95 Democrats and 133 Republicans, a mix of conservatives, liberals and members in tough re-election fights.
Conservatives saw too much government interference in free markets and too high a price tag; liberals thought it provided too much help for Wall Street and not enough for distressed homeowners.
"There's a real sense of frustration. People see their tax dollars spent bailing out financial institutions, and they themselves are not doing well," said Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., who represents a predominantly black Baltimore district. He voted no.
From the opposite end of the political spectrum came conservatives such as Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas.
"This Congress, in a rushed effort to provide stability to a troubled credit market, did not adequately discuss or investigate potential alternatives that would have constituted a workout and not a bailout," he said.
Hensarling, Cummings and lots of others had pleaded with their leaders to give them a bill they could explain easily back home. Constituents wanted Congress to act, they said, but were suspicious of what they might do.
Instead, many members found the compromise that emerged to be too complex, fueling constituents' qualms.
Most lawmakers knew that what had happened was something much more fundamental: Members voted to please the folks back home, not their leaders in Washington or the titans of Wall Street.
"This is the same politics of fear we are hearing from the fat cat financial bullies from Wall Street," said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, who voted no.
Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., recalled how many people voted for hard-to-understand measures such as the 2003 Medicare prescription drug bill or 2002 legislation giving President Bush broad authority to wage war in Iraq, only to learn later that they'd signed blank checks to Bush that would come to haunt them.
"There were a lot of eyes rolling on this bailout. We're heard this kind of thing before," said Flake, who voted no.
After the bill failed Monday, each side accused the other of scuttling the measure for political gain.
"We see a lot of people on the Republican side trying to bail themselves out after eight years of voting in lockstep with the president," said House Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.
Nonsense, countered GOP members.
"We could have gotten there today had it not been for the partisan speech that the speaker gave on the floor of the House," said House Republican Leader John Boehner of Ohio, blaming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, for inflaming GOP sensibilities.
Pelosi blasted Bush's economic policies and lashed out at "a right wing ideology of anything goes, no supervision, no discipline, no regulation."
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee who led efforts to craft the compromise plan, said of GOP remarks such as Boehner's: "I am appalled." We're facing a national crisis, he said, and Republicans are saying their members voted against the proposed remedy "because somebody hurt their feelings, they decide to punish the country."
Neither the House nor the Senate will vote Tuesday because of the Jewish New Year, but the Senate could debate the measure. No one, though, could say what might emerge as consensus legislation, or when.
Chairman Frank couldn't say if leaders will try to tweak the bill that failed or come up with a new, easier-to-explain plan.
"That's a question we have to address," said Frank."
"I don't know that we know the path forward at this point," said House Republican leader Boehner.
The Senate, where only 34 of 100 seats are up on Nov. 4, is expected to pass the legislation easily. After the chaos Monday in the House, the Senate's mood was calm, and people remained upbeat about eventual passage.
"A lot of people have misgivings," said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., one of the Senate's leading conservative voices. "I have a lot of misgivings, but I'm still going to vote for it."
Dow falls nearly 7 percent in wake of House bailout defeat
One Republican explains why he switched his 'no' vote
FDIC moves to have Citigroup acquire Wachovia


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I used to google, "how to roast a whole chicken." But I resisted cooking whole chickens for YEARS. Like, my whole adult life. It felt too grown up/soccer mom but also sounded super grody due to the fact that you basically have to get to 3rd base with a chicken. My mom finally talked me in to learning how to cook them when I was really working on keeping my grocery budget down a few years ago. I can't believe it took me so long to learn to make this baked chicken! You really need to do this. It is super easy, really inexpensive and tastes amazing! This is my normal, untrained person way of preparing and roasting a whole chicken. Because that is what I am. Just a gal who cooks for her family. No special training needed. Well, I mean, probably a little bit more training would help but whose got time for that?
You can buy whole chickens year round in your meat department at your local grocery. But I know when I see the ads and they are $0.80 cents a pound, that is a great sale and you want to pick up a few of them then. And I say pick up a few of them because since you are going to be roasting something in the oven for an entire afternoon, it makes sense to make more than one at a time and make twice as much meat without hardly any extra work. You can see from the package the one on the right says the total cost is $3.25. Just think of how much you pay for a package of chicken breast fillets! When I buy two whole chickens and pull all the meat off the bone, I have enough chicken for at least four meals for my family of 4. Crazy, right!
So yes. It is gross. And the very first time my mom had me do this I was super squeamish. But it does get easier. Remove the chickens and clean them one at a time. I'm a super stickler for germs and such (I'm straight risk management, people) so I like to handle one bird at a time. I also keep a double ply plastic grocery in the sink to place the discarded pieces, such as the bag and grody inside bird parts. You can see my handy kitchen shears in the sink but the only thing I needed those for was to get the bag open. And I guess you could wear gloves, but you will still feel squishy things through them…
Ok, so here we go. To stick your hand all up in there feels a little bit like jumping in to a pool that you know is ice-cold. You know you are going to do it, but it isn't going to be entirely pleasant, but then it will get better and then you will be done. Take a big deep breath and stick your hand in the cavity. Grab a handful and immediately stop thinking about it. Don't think. Sing a song. Really loud. Create an out-of-body experience and go watch some Real Housewives in your head. Do anything but think about what you are touching. This is how you don't throw up. Then you remove it and throw it in the grocery bag and don't look at it again. Repeat until you have everything out of the bird. It really isn't that bad. But trust me, I was right there with you a few years ago.
Once you think you have most of the "stuff" out, give the cavity a rinse. There is stuff that comes streaming out that isn't gorgeous. Continue your deep breaths and non-thinking. So after about five minutes of mild discomfort, you are finished cleaning.
Yeah!!!! Whole chickens are fun!
My favorite recipe for whole roast chicken is really simple. The basic recipe for roasting a whole chicken, at least according to my mom, is chicken stock, maybe some lemon and maybe some cut up onions. At the very least, you need a few cans of chicken broth with the other things just being flavor agents. But I came across this recipe for using a Mexican beer and lime (one for you, one for the bird) that I modified a little bit. YOU GUYS! The house smelled freaking ridiculous while these chickens were roasting. And while the meat was flavorful, it didn't make it taste so much that you would be unable to use the chicken in other kinds of dishes that were not of the Mexican variety. Because that is the point of cooking whole chickens. You get a meal the night you cook them, but then with the leftovers, you can eat the chicken plain or work it in to other recipes. So versatile.
For this recipe you mix the beer and chicken stock. You will want to baste the chickens every half an hour or so throughout the cooking process to keep it moist. It is not as tedious as it sounds. I am a super lazy cook and I was even ok with this step. You will want to put the chicken, breasts down, in a roasting pan. I used to have the hardest time knowing which side had the breasts. But you can tell from the picture above that if you look at them more like a person than a bird, you understand where things are. See their elbows? I mean, their wings look just like arms. And their legs look just like, well, legs. So butts up, breasts down. Sometimes when I write things I giggle. But only because I think of the people searching for a term that I used. And this is what they find. Oh the disappointment they must feel!
Add your spices, salt and pepper, paprika, whatever feels good. Gosh dang do I want a Pacifico with lime right now though! It's totally fine, although this posts at 3 am in the morning, it is really about 4:30 pm as I'm writing this so its ok for me to want one.
Roast them in a 325 degree oven for about 3 1/2 – 4 hours. What? Are you crazy? No. Do it. I try to do these on a Sunday afternoon when we are being lazy at home. But you could easily put them in right after you get home from school pick up. The slow cooking helps them to stay really moist (and I've never had a problem with the leftovers being dry either). If the birds start to get a little too brown for your taste, just tent them with foil. I'm not a skin person so I kind of just ignore it since I'm just going to remove it anyway.
Once they have cooled a bit, remove as much of the meet as possible. I discard the rest. I know others keep the bones to create their own homemade chicken stock. But I'm not that much of a hippie. I have a meal sealer machine thingy that I use to freeze the rest of the chicken in meal sized portions. It makes it super easy to grab one to thaw out the night before I need it. I really feel like I was missing out by not knowing how to roast a whole chicken. I promise you the cleaning part is not as bad as you think it is and will be done super fast. Best. Thing. Ever.
Big thanks to my husband for taking most of these photos for me. We did this in our old house right before we moved. I wasn't sure the photos would even come out because this was my old camera and I had a hell of a time taking photos indoors with its extremely low ISO! The pictures may not be the prettiest but the info is good. And I know you won't be disappointed!


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Tim Meirick's asphalt-abusing, 12-second 455 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass.
It's ironic that a solid Olds guy like Tim Meirick should live in a Minnesota town called Dodge Center. Especially since when he was 16, the first car he went looking for was a Mopar. His dad intervened and sent him on a path that has included such notable Olds as an original four-speed W-31 car. In the meantime, Tim has owned his share of other machines, like a GTO Judge, a Challenger, a Road Runner, and a '62 Chevy. But he eventually came back to his Olds roots.
When it comes to the car-enthusiast population, there are several layers. Some just like to polish the chrome and head out to the nearest cruise site or car show to do a little power parking. Then there are those who are less concerned with appearances and whether that paint job needs a sixth coat of wax and more concerned about where they might dig up another tenth of a second off their 60-foot time.
Finally, there are guys like Tim, who do both. We caught up with him at Eddyville Raceway Park in Iowa. He had driven down from his Minnesota digs to take part in one of Dick Miller's East versus West Olds dragstrip shootouts. Tim was in the car-show area dodging raindrops, and we were surprised to hear his story of dyno testing and parts swapping all under the guise of pushing his big A-body down the track quicker than just mid-12s. In fact, the 461ci Olds was already capable of a 12.54 at 109.30 at a surprising sans-driver weight of only 3,450 pounds. But that wasn't enough. Tim had just bolted on a few fresh pieces and dyno'd the 461ci big-block at 470 hp and 520 lb-ft of torque. In fact, he finished bolting the engine back in the car just in time to make the trip.
When we talk Oldsmobile, we really are talking about torque. Even at Tim's 470 hp, that's all done before 6,000 rpm. The horsepower is almost an afterthought. Tim has spent the better part of the last 10 years tweaking and experimenting to get his 4-4-2 to this point. He bolted in a Comp cam to work with the Edelbrock aluminum heads and the different-drummer Offenhauser Port-O-Sonic intake manifold, all based on a quest to move more air through this big-inch beast. After a bit more tweaking, Tim was able to balance all the combinations until his blue meanie beast pulled down a 12.19 at 111.77 mph on a set of BFGoodrich 255/60R15 drag radials that stuck the power with a 1.78-second 60-foot time. Those are great numbers from a fullsize Olds that most would attribute to a machine with far more exotic components. That's just Tim's style.
For those who care about such things, Tim is quick to point out that this is not a true W-30. As is the case with many upscale musclecars, a 4-4-2 with W-30 pieces just looks a whole lot better than a plain-old Cutlass, so Tim took it upon himself to make a few changes to give his Olds a little stronger visual impact. The most notable change is the reproduction, W-25 option, Force Air twin snorkel hood. Under the steel-backed hood are those neon-red, plastic inner fenderwells. All-original '70 4-4-2s came with a Turbo 400 automatic, but Tim spins a TH350 instead, and despite that reproduction W-30 aluminum rear-axle cover, that's a Chevy 12-bolt. The Olds purists are suffering from chronic heartburn right now, but hey, this is Tim's car, right?
We just realized Tim has this musclecar thing knocked and locked. He wheels a low-12-second Olds that looks like it belongs with the show-car crowd. Best of all, he's not afraid to push it across state lines on road trips. This just may be the secret to ultimate musclecar happiness. You can thank Tim for that revelation next time you see him on the road.
Tech Notes
Who: Tim Meirick
What: '70 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Hometown: Dodge Center, Minnesota
Engine: Tim began by having Kenny Frison of Total Engine Service build the engine and do the machine work. He started by expanding the bores of a junkyard 455 out to 0.030-inch oversize, added a set of pistons to keep the compression around 10:1, and then added a Comp Cams Xtreme Energy 284 flat-tappet hydraulic cam. The cam specs out at 240/246 degrees of duration with 0.541/0.544-inch valve lift with a 110-degree lobe separation angle. Edelbrock helps the power program with a set of Performer aluminum heads, but instead of a matching Performer intake, Tim decided on the single-plane Offenhauser combined with an Edelbrock 750-cfm carburetor and a K&N air filter. An MSD 6A is mounted on the firewall to help the HEI perform its ignition duties.
Exhaust: The ceramic-coated headers come by way of Hedman 131/44-inch pipes that feed into a complete 211/42-inch exhaust system using a pair of Flowmaster mufflers to keep it to a dull roar.
Transmission: Even with all this world-class Olds torque, Tim's managed to make his TH350 trans live with help from a B&M shift-improver kit combined with a TCI 2,800-rpm stall speed converter.
Rearend: It's common to see a strong Olds running a Chevy 12-bolt. Tim runs a 3.73 rear gear and Moser axles with a C-clip eliminator kit to keep everything safely buttoned up.
Suspension: The short version is that Tim has changed very little. There is a pair of adjustable Edelbrock upper control arms for the rear axle, and that's about it as far as changes. There's also a rear sway bar bolted to reinforced lower control arms.
Interior: Equipped from the factory with a column shifter and bucket seats, Tim has restored the interior back to stock, adding only a small Sun tach to keep track of the engine speed. There's really nothing else to talk about except the Grant steering wheel.
Wheels: Those are 15×8-inch Weld Racing five-spokes on all four corners with a pair of 255/60R15 BFGoodrich drag radials to maintain adhesion. Up front is a pair of 235/60R15 BFGoodrich Radial T/As to provide direction.
Paint: Tim enlisted the help of Charlie Capi of Owatonna, Minnesota, to do the bodywork and apply the '94 Ford truck blue hue. They also added the contrasting white stripes and 4-4-2 and W-30 emblems just to give this Cutlass some character.


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On 3rd May 2009, I attended a family history event at the Barbican in London. It was imaginatively titled "The FHEvent".
Smaller and more personal than WDYTYALive, it consisted mainly of family history societies and was established as a more affordable exhibition than the latter for the exhibitors. However, the presence of FindMyPast (and the 1911 Census) added an official air to this breakaway event.
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"Go back to Kenya!" one person yells as he walks by.
Thousands of people attended the Romney/Ryan rally at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver, Colorado when they spotted the cut-out of Obama on their way in and began insulting it, KDVR reported.
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"We did nothing to further provoke the crowd," the group told KDVR in an e-mail.
"It's clear that not all, but many within Romney's base of support dislike the President for irrational and often hateful reasons. Comments like 'go back to Kenya,' and asserting Obama is 'black and used up' reflect a much uglier prejudice than most Americans would identify with," Joanne Schwartz, the executive director of ProgressNow, said.
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WASHINGTON — If the Obama administration is serious about holding BP and others responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, it can start with the federal Clean Water Act, which could allow the federal government to collect as much as $4.7 billion in civil fines just for the oil that's spilled so far.
Even if the courts allow the fines, however, there are no guarantees that the money would go to the cleanup and economic recovery of the Gulf Coast, according to legal experts.
Though other laws could come into play, the Clean Water Act may provide the best avenue for legal action. After the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, the law was beefed up to include harsh civil and criminal penalties for oil spills.
Since 1985, one general discharge permit has covered all offshore oil operations in the Gulf; individual site-by-site discharge permits aren't issued. A company that wants to operate in the Gulf applies for coverage under the general permit.
The permit covers everything from drilling fluids to bilge water, but there are only passing references to oil discharges such as those in a spill. The permit bars the discharge of "free oil," but its emphasis is on other pollutants.
Even so, the permit could become the underpinning for lawsuits because, among other things, it bars discharges of benzene, naphthalene, arsenic, mercury and other toxic chemicals that could be found in the crude oil.
In addition, the permit discourages the use of dispersants because they can "disperse and emulsify oil, thereby increasing the toxicity." BP already has used thousands of gallons of dispersants.
"Failure to comply with the permit is a violation of the Clean Water Act," said Tracy Hester, the director of the University of Houston's Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Center. "It would be the foundation of any enforcement action. There are tons of lawyers looking at this."
Attorney General Eric Holder visited the Gulf Coast last week and said the Obama administration was prepared to pursue legal action — civil and criminal — against those responsible for the spill.
Environmental groups want to keep the pressure on Holder to act. They've notified BP that they intend to file several lawsuits under the Clean Water Act, which allows citizen lawsuits and requires 60 days' notice of the intent to sue.
In a certified letter to Andrew Inglis, the chief executive of BP Exploration and Production, three environmental groups charged that the company violated the discharge permit.
"The general permit does not authorize the discharge of oil from this pipe or any other sources at the rig," Joel Waltzer, a New Orleans attorney for the Gulf Restoration Network, the Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Environment America, said in the letter to Inglis.
The groups also allege that BP violated the permit by failing to properly "operate and maintain" the rig at all times and failing to install flow measurement devices to track the flow of oil from the pipe.
"Obviously this has been a violation of the permit," Waltzer said in a phone interview.
Waltzer said he was surprised that a single blanket permit covered all oil drilling operations in the Gulf.
"If you stuck something the size of the Deepwater Horizon on land, it would definitely require its own permit," Waltzer said, adding that even though the permit was updated regularly it didn't envision ultra-deep wells such as the one the Deepwater Horizon was drilling or the possibility of a massive oil spill.
Waltzer said he still hoped that the Environmental Protection Agency, the Coast Guard and the Justice Department would take the lead in pursing legal action.
"This is a backstop," Waltzer said of the groups' notice to sue. "If they drop the ball, we will pick it up."
The Center for Biological Diversity also has notified BP and Transocean Ltd., which owned the Deepwater Horizon, of its plan to sue under the Clean Water Act. In its letter, the Tucson, Ariz.-based group alleged that BP had violated the oil spill provision in the law and provisions of the discharge permit.
"The government probe is a start, but it has taken far too long to get rolling," said Miyoko Sakashita, oceans director for the Center for Biological Diversity.
EPA officials referred questions about possible legal action under the Clean Water Act to the Justice Department.
"We are looking for possible violations of the law," Andrew Ames, a Justice Department spokesman, said in an e-mail, adding that he couldn't discuss the timing of a possible case. "Each case is unique."
The Clean Water Act allows the U.S. to seek civil fines for every drop of oil that's spilled into the nation's navigable waters. Under the act, the basic fine is $1,100 per barrel spilled.
If a judge finds that the spill was a result of gross negligence, the fines can rise to $4,300 a barrel. Gross negligence has been defined as highly reckless disregard.
The civil fines would be on top of any criminal fines. BP also owes economic damages, which are capped at $75 million. The company has said it will pay all "legitimate" economic claims it receives even if they exceed the cap.
Some experts have estimated that BP could face up to $10 billion in liabilities.
"Who knows how this will play out?" said Oliver Houck, a Tulane University law professor who specializes in environmental law.
Houck said BP and others faced exposure from the families of the 11 oil rig workers who were killed and possible administrative, civil and criminal fines along with reimbursing the government for the cost of the response to the spill.
If the government does collect civil fines, Houck said, he's not sure where the money would go.
"I don't know if it goes in a compulsory fund or not," he said. "I doubt it."
The University of Houston's Hester agreed.
"The question is where do the penalties go?" Hester said. "Usually they go to the Treasury. There is nothing that says they have to go to cleanup costs."
Other laws that could come into play include the Oil Pollution Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
BP, feds could make millions from runaway well's oil
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This site is known for its association with local wood carver Dudley Carter, who lived and worked at this location in his later years. Carter built this Haida House studio elsewhere in the region and reassembled it on this site after he moved here in 1988. A master plan process is underway for this site, also known as Slough Park.
Dudley Carter was a sculptor best known for large sculptures and totem poles, made from trees by use of an axe. Carter learned his carving skills from the Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia when he lived with them in his early life. He became well known for his carvings at the Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair in 1947.
The Haida House Studio is a post-and-beam building that was built by Carter about 1980 at his home in Bellevue using traditional Haida techniques, without the use of nails or bolts and was intended to reflect the construction of a traditional Native American longhouse.
It was the fourth Haida house Carter had built since 1935. In 1984 when Carter moved from his Bellevue-Redmond property he disassembled the house and stored it in pieces in Marymoor Park. When Carter moved to Slough House Park in 1987, he moved the Haida house with him. In that same year he was chosen as King County's first artist-in-residence. Then, in 1991 Carter began reconstructing the house for use as his studio.
He died in 1991 at the age of 101 before he could complete the reconstruction. Carter's grandson, along with volunteers, completed it. Dudley Carter continued to carve and complete major commissions up until his death. He produced over 200 works of art, some of which are located at the University of Washington, Henry Art Gallery, Bellevue Square, Redmond Library, and the Seattle Art Museum as well as in numerous private collections. The large totem sculpture in Marymoor Park is one of his larger carvings.
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People are often left wondering what to do with the unused portions. In addition, over-the-counter medications purchased in large quantities often expire before they are used. These medications are usually thrown in the trash, flushed down the toilet or left to pile up in the medicine cabinet. This can lead to drugs contaminating our water supply, accidentally poisoning children and pets, or being stolen for illegal use.
A wide array of pharmaceuticals is present in our waterways – hormones, antibiotics, analgesics, antidepressants, and tranquilizers, to name a few. In 1999-2000, the U.S. Geological Survey evaluated 139 streams in 30 states for pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic contaminants. They found contamination in 80% of the streams tested.
Septic systems and wastewater treatment plants currently in use were not designed to remove pharmaceuticals. Several layers of additional and expensive treatment would be required to remove all of these chemicals from the water. Over multiple generations, the presence of medications in these bodies of water could impact aquatic life, animals, and even humans.
Improper storage and disposal of medications can also have tragic consequences for our children and pets. Every year, about 54,000 children under the age of six are treated in emergency rooms for poisoning from self-ingested prescription and over-the-counter medicines. Children are not the only ones at risk from accidental poisoning. In 2011, the Animal Poison Control Center received over 25,000 calls about pets consuming prescription drugs intended for people.
Finally, improper disposal or indefinite storage of certain pharmaceuticals creates opportunities for drug abuse. Commonly abused prescription drugs include opioid painkillers (narcotics), depressants prescribed for anxiety or sleep disorders, and stimulants used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or narcolepsy.
In 2009, 16 million Americans over the age of 11 had taken a prescription pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative for nonmedical purposes in the year prior to being surveyed. Simply throwing these drugs in the trash leaves the possibility that someone may end up using or distributing them in an illegal fashion. Allowing them to build up in your cupboard is not any better. Of surveyed teens who abused prescription pain relievers, 62% had to look no further than their parents' medicine cabinets.
Proper disposal of unneeded medications protects our environment, our communities, and our families. The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office now offers a drop-off program for safe drug disposal. There is a Pill Drop Box in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office, which is located at 202 Haywood Street in Asheville.
Here's how it works:
- Pills should be taken from the original containers and put into the storage bags supplied at the drop point. ALL PILLS (vitamins, aspirin, pain medications, etc.) can be placed into the same storage bag. They will be incinerated as one item.
- TAKE YOUR CONTAINERS AND LABELS AWAY WITH YOU. You should dispose of your personal identification information yourself. The plastic containers can be recycled with all other plastics in your curbside or drop-off recycling program. Medications can be dropped off Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Matt Kemp pays tribute to his grandparents with a new chest tattoo
Tattoos by Jun Cha. {linked here}
More from Jun Cha and Matt Kemp. A post from 2010. {linked here}
11 comments:
- WhiskeyBlues said...
Congrats for getting on Bleacher Report
- January 16, 2013 at 12:31 PM
- Jeff Fujita said...
I'm not trying to be disrespectful to Matt Kemp or his grandparents but my first thought was it's embarrassing enough to have somebody's parents bust in and coitus interruptus but having grandparents watching the whole time is well...a mood breaker?!!!
- January 16, 2013 at 5:15 PM
- Unknown said...
Just like MOST tats....that's horrible!
- January 17, 2013 at 10:22 AM
- Unknown said...
Jeff: He probably forgot about that...wonder what Rihanna is gonna say, LOL. Shine bright like a diamond? : P
- January 17, 2013 at 10:23 AM
- jdlc2727 said...
Looks like Stu lantz
- January 17, 2013 at 11:14 AM
- blazer5 said...
Kemp needs to hit the wieght room..Looking kinda like skinny swag in this pic..Lets go Beast Mode..throw up some iron.
- January 17, 2013 at 11:54 AM
- Unknown said...
Maybe he just needs some BarROID type juice!
- January 17, 2013 at 3:01 PM
- Jen said...
That is one dreadful tattoo. Why, Matt? Why?
- January 19, 2013 at 11:30 AM
- Jen said...
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- January 19, 2013 at 11:31 AM
- Matthew Goodman said...
While I admire his love and respect toward his Grandparents, I must admit my fear that, when his chest hair grows back, his Grandma will be now be bearded.....
- January 21, 2013 at 6:18 AM
- isa_t said...
It looks like gramma has something odd growing out of her shoulder
- March 14, 2014 at 12:20 AM


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From the Delta County, Colorado, Independant
Dear Editor:
I have been attempting to deal with, negotiate with, partner with, agree with, disagree with, collaborate with, and yes, even side with various user groups on the public land issues for years. When the new buzz word "travel management" started coming from the Forest Service it became clear to me as an avid OHV user, the OHV community needed a seat at the table.
Hence, the Thunder Mountain Wheelers (TMW) ATV Club of Delta was formed. It is important to note that TMW doesn't expend its energy opposing other forms of recreation or user groups, or try to undermine other activities on public lands. We recognize the diverse interests of all users and applaud them, rather than oppose them.
I vividly remember how contentious the travel management process was early on. It actually began with the Grand Mesa travel group which was attended in force by Western Colorado Congress and Trout Unlimited along with a variety of user and interest groups. We were all thrust together to talk about this new travel management concept, each group having its own agenda with little concern or caring for the other guy. At that time the word "consensus" was used. Finding that coming to a "consensus" in this new process was sometimes difficult and occasionally impossible, the word "collaboration" became the new buzz word. Collaboration gives the participants a little more flexibility in their efforts to agree on issues. Collaboration evolved into meaning, "I don't totally agree, I have some concerns, but I can live with it."
So here we are, many years later with several Forest Service travel plans behind us. And most of the same players and user groups are still prevalent in the "travel management" arena today. While TMW participates with volunteers, the environmental groups have paid staff. Observing these groups for years, and more specifically in present time, it seems it doesn't matter that they can't win their arguments or substantiate their position on facts or science or sometimes even the ballot box. In other words, there is NO collaboration on their ideas. It does not matter to the environmentalist that other user groups may be adamantly against their project or that it will have devastating or negative effects for the local community or government. And when they don't get their way in the "collaboration" process, then they pay lobbyists and pressure lawmakers to support their cause. Or, more often, off they will go, hiring high-powered lawyers to continue their fight in the courts. It doesn't matter many times if they win or lose, they simply want to make others spend more money and cause more delays in land use issues.
I have yet to be involved in any land use process where the environmental community would compromise or even acknowledge the position of the other user groups involved. It seems that the only solution they ever have is to make everything roadless, wilderness, or some other type of a controlled restrictive area. The word "multiple use" does not exist within their vocabulary.
It is no secret that the small local OHV clubs around the state and nation are limited by their resources in what they can do to protect our trails. So how do we survive you ask? First off, realize that we have the numbers to win! OHV users just need to get involved at the grassroots level. We can't just relax, sit back and think the TMW ATV club or COHVCO, TPA, or Blue Ribbon will take care of land use issues for you. Why? Because one day soon you're going to load up your trusty OHV and head out to your favorite trail and find it "CLOSED TO MOTORIZED USE."
Let me be perfectly clear: We can beat these well funded groups! Just because we are a local or a small OHV organization, that does not mean that we're limited by what we can do or how effective we can be. The key to defending and protecting our public lands is grassroots action at the local level. Every OHV club member needs to get on board and become a member of all or one of the "heavy hitters" the Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition, (COHVCO), Trail Preservation Alliance, (TPA) or Blue
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Health advice for Brazil
There are no compulsory vaccinations required to enter the country from Europe or North America (although you may need a yellow fever certificate entering from another South American country), but certain precautions should be taken, especially if you're staying for any length of time or visiting more remote regions. Taking out travel insurance is vital, and you should be especially aware of HIV and dengue fever, a significant problem in Rio during the Brazilian summer (Dec–April). But you should not let health issues make you unduly paranoid – if you need it, good medical care is available cheaply for all but the most serious of problems.
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Pharmacies and medical treatment
Most standard drugs are available in pharmacies (farmácias), which you'll find everywhere – no prescriptions are necessary. A pharmacy will also give injections (unless you've already had one, you'll need a tetanus jab if you get bitten by a dog) and free medical advice, and they're a good first line of defence if you fall ill.
If you are unlucky enough to need medical treatment in Brazil, forget about the public hospitals – as a foreigner, you have virtually no chance of getting a bed unless you have an infectious disease, and the level of health care offered by most is appalling. You can get good medical and dental care privately: North Americans will think it fairly inexpensive, Europeans used to state-subsidized health care will not. A doctor's visit will cost on average US$40–75; drugs are relatively cheap. Hotels in big cities will have lists of English-speaking doctors; ask for a médico. Outside the larger centres, you will probably have to try out your Portuguese. Any Brazilian doctor will also understand – although not necessarily speak – Spanish.
Food and water
Many diseases are directly or indirectly related to impure water and contaminated food, and care should be taken in choosing what to eat and drink.
You should, of course, take particular care with seafood, especially shellfish – don't eat anything that's at all suspicious. Fruit and salad ingredients should be washed in bottled or purified water or, preferably, peeled. Ultimately, you are going to run some risks with food, so if you're going to enjoy your stay to the full, you can't be too paranoid.
Even in the most remote towns and villages mineral water (água mineral), either sparkling (com gás) or still (sem gás), is easily available and cheap. To avoid dehydration be sure to drink plenty of non-alcoholic liquids, always carry a bottle of water on long trips, and check that the seal on any bottled water you use is intact.
As with food, it's difficult to be on guard all the time whilst drinking; fruit juices are often diluted with water, and ice is rarely made with filtered water outside a smart hotel. It is not realistic to restrict all water intake to mineral water, but if you are sensible you can at least minimize risk.
Chagas' disease
A serious disease you should guard against is Chagas' disease, which is endemic in parts of the Northeast and the Amazon. Although it is difficult to catch, it can lead to serious heart and kidney problems that appear up to twenty years after infection. The disease is carried in the faeces of beetles that live in the cracks of adobe walls, so if sleeping in an adobe hut, make sure nothing can crawl into your hammock; either use a mosquito net or sling the hammock as far from walls as you can. The beetle bites and then defecates next to the spot: scratching of the bite will rub in the infected faeces, so before scratching a bite that you know wasn't caused by a mosquito, bathe it in alcohol. If you are infected, you will have a fever for a few days that will then clear up as if nothing untoward happened. Though the disease can be treated in its early stages, it becomes incurable once established. If you travel through a Chagas area and get an undiagnosed fever, have a blood test as soon as possible afterwards.
Dengue fever
Dengue fever, a viral disease transmitted by mosquito bites, is increasingly common in all Brazilian cities save the extreme south of the country. Rio has been particularly badly affected in recent years, as the spectacular incompetence of its city government has allowed the mosquito problem to get out of hand. It is highly seasonal, peaking in the southern hemisphere summer (Dec–April). The symptoms are debilitating rather than dangerous: light but persistent fever, tiredness, muscle and joint pains, especially in the fingers, and nausea and vomiting. It is easily treatable, but you will feel pretty grim for a week or so. It is much more widespread than any other disease in urban areas, and is currently the focus of much educational and preventive work by the Brazilian government. The same precautions against mosquito bites outlined in the section on malaria above apply here. The difference is that the dengue mosquito comes out during the day rather than at night. Be cautious in urban environments around anything that could act as a water retainer and thus as a mosquito breeding ground: drainage channels, old oil drums and tyres, abandoned lots, swampy areas in general.
There is one dangerous form of dengue, hemorraghic dengue, which kills hundreds of people a year in Brazil. Tourists tend not to get it, since you almost always need to have had a previous attack of dengue to be vulnerable to it. It is particularly dangerous to children. The body's immune system is provoked to attack itself by the dengue virus, resulting in internal bleeding that can quickly get out of hand. If dengue-like symptoms are accompanied by bleeding from the nose and ears or highly bloodshot eyes, get yourself to a private hospital fast. Even if you are unlucky enough to get it, in the vast majority of cases getting timely treatment will mean a few days in hospital is all that's needed for complete recovery. You will feel very weak and should take things easy for a couple of weeks after you leave hospital, however.
Diarrhoea, dysentery and giardia
Diarrhoea is something everybody gets at some stage, and there's little to be done except drink a lot (but not alcohol) and bide your time. You should also replace salts either by taking oral rehydration salts or by mixing a teaspoon of salt and eight of sugar in a litre of purified water. You can minimize the risk by being sensible about what you eat, and by not drinking tap water anywhere. This isn't difficult, given the extreme cheapness and universal availability of soft drinks and água mineral, while Brazilians are great believers in herbal teas, which often help alleviate cramps.
If your diarrhoea contains blood or mucus, the cause may be dysentery or giardia. With a fever, it could well be caused by bacillic dysentery and may clear up without treatment. If you're sure you need it, a course of antibiotics such as tetracyclin or ampicillin (travel with a supply if you are going off the beaten track for a while) should sort you out, but they also destroy "gut flora" that help protect you. Similar symptoms without fever indicate amoebic dysentery, which is much more serious, and can damage your gut if untreated. The usual cure is a course of metronidazole (Flagyl), an antibiotic that may itself make you feel ill, and should not be taken with alcohol. Similar symptoms, plus rotten-egg belches and farts, indicate giardia, for which the treatment is again metronidazole. If you suspect you have any of these, seek medical help, and only start on the metronidazole (750mg three times daily for a week for adults) if there is definitely blood in your diarrhoea and it is impossible to see a doctor.
Hepatitis A
Wherever you go, protection against hepatitis A is a sensible precaution. The disease is transmitted through contaminated water and food, resulting in fever and diarrhoea, and it can also cause liver damage. Gammaglobulin injections, one before you go and boosters every six months, are the standard protection. If you plan to spend much time in Amazônia or the Northeast, or if you know that you will be travelling rough, it's well worth protecting yourself. If you have had jaundice, you may well have immunity and should have a blood test to see if you need the injections. A newer vaccine – Havrix – is very effective and lasts for up to ten years.
HIV and AIDS
Brazil has a relatively high number of people with AIDS and HIV. There are many reasons for this: a scandalous lack of screening of either blood donors or supplies in the 1980s; the level of gay sex between Brazilian men, among whom bisexuality is common; the popularity of anal sex, not least among heterosexual couples; and the sharing of needles among drug users in large cities. But Brazil has been a world leader in dealing with the epidemic. It faced down international drug companies in the late 1990s with the threat that they would independently manufacture AIDS drugs – with the result that all HIV-positive Brazilians now receive free anti-retroviral medicines in a programme that has become a global model for developing countries. Brazil also has some of the funniest and most imaginative safe-sex campaigns anywhere, particularly in evidence during Carnaval.
A straightforward understanding of the disease and how it is transmitted is the best defence. Firstly, HIV is not evenly distributed throughout Brazil. A majority of HIV carriers are concentrated in the big cities. As anywhere else, sex with a prostitute is a high-risk activity. The situation with blood and blood products has now improved enormously, but in remoter parts of the country, especially the Amazon, make sure that if you have an injection it is with a needle you see being removed from its packaging. Finally, use a condom. Only a tiny minority of sexually active Brazilian men carry them as a matter of course. They are widely available in pharmacies, where you should ask for a camisinha.
Malaria is endemic in northern Brazil, and anyone intending to travel in Amazônia should take precautions very seriously. You are safe if you are only visiting cities and towns, where intensive campaigns keep malarial mosquitoes at a distance, and if your visit will be restricted to Manaus, Santarém and Belém you can forego prophylaxis. Mosquitoes are also not a problem on river journeys, since the breezes keep them off, and they are much less common in black-water river systems – such as the River Negro, where jungle lodges around Manaus are concentrated – where malaria is rare.
If you will be sleeping in a rural area anywhere else in the Amazon, however, it is a good idea to take precautions. In recent years, rates have climbed as mosquitoes have become more resistant to insecticides and drugs, and a few unwary tourists die avoidably every year. Southern Pará state and much of rural Rondônia state are the riskiest areas for malaria. However, with simple precautions you can minimize the chances of getting it even in highly malarial areas, and, properly treated, a dose of malaria should be no worse than a severe bout of flu. But make no mistake – unless you follow the precautions outlined here, and take malaria prophylaxis when appropriate, malaria can kill.
There are two kinds of malaria in Brazil: falciparum, which is more serious but less common, and vivax. Both are transmitted by anopheles mosquitoes, which are most active at sunrise and for an hour or so before sunset. Even in very malarial areas, only around five percent of anopheles are infected with malarial parasites, so the more you minimize mosquito bites, the less likely you are to catch it. Use insect repellent: the most commonly used in Brazil is Autan, often in combination with Johnson's Baby Oil to minimize skin irritation. The most effective mosquito repellents – worth looking out for before you leave home – contain DEET (diethyl toluamide). DEET is strong stuff, so follow the manufacturers' instructions, particularly with use on children. If you have sensitive skin, a natural alternative is citronella or, in the UK, Mosi-guard Natural, made from a blend of eucalyptus oils (though still use DEET on clothes and nets). Wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers, shoes and socks during the times of day when mosquitoes are most active. Sleep under a sheet and, crucially, use a mosquito net. Nets for hammocks (mosqueteiro para rede) are reasonable and easily available in Amazonian cities and towns. Mosquito coils also help keep the insects at bay.
When taking preventive tablets it's important to keep a routine and cover the period before and after your trip with doses. Doctors can advise on which kind to take. As resistance to chloroquin-based drugs increases, mefloquin, which goes under the brand name of Lariam, has become the recommended prophylactic for most travellers to Brazil. This has very strong side effects, and its use is controversial.
Malaria has an incubation period of around two weeks. The first signs of malaria are remarkably similar to flu – muscle pains, weakness and pain in the joints, which will last for a day or two before the onset of malaria fever proper – and may take months to appear: if you suspect anything go to a hospital or clinic immediately. You need immediate treatment and a blood test to identify the strain. Malaria treatment is one public-health area where Brazil can take some credit. Dotted in malarial parts of the Amazon are small malaria control posts and clinics, run by the anti-malaria agency SUCAM – ask for the posto da SUCAM. They may not look like much, but the people who staff them are very experienced and know their local strains better than any city specialist. Treatment in a posto is free, and if you do catch malaria you should get yourself taken to one as quickly as possible; don't shiver in your hammock and wait for it to pass. It often does, but it can also kill. If in a city and you get the same symptoms (a fever and the shakes), make sure you get a blood test right away; you'll get your results in a few hours, and quick diagnosis is vital. Remember that the incubation period means that the symptoms may only appear after you return home – make sure to tell your doctor where you've been if you get a fever shortly after your return home.
Malaria is a much more serious issue for a child. We specifically recommend avoiding the state of Rondônia other than Porto Velho, rural Acre and Amapá and southern Pará if you are travelling with children.
Yellow fever
Getting a yellow fever vaccination, which offers protection for ten years, is recommended if you're going to Amazônia, Goiás or Mato Grosso. This viral disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and can be fatal, but is extremely rare even in places where it is endemic. Symptoms include headache, fever, abdominal pain and vomiting, and though victims may appear to recover, without medical help they may suffer from bleeding, shock and kidney and liver failure. While you're waiting for help, it is important to keep the fever as low as possible and prevent dehydration.
In the Amazon
Given the remoteness of many parts of the Amazon and the prevalence of insects and snakes, health care takes on a special significance. If you are trekking through forest or savanna, long trousers are a good idea, and it is vital to wear good boots that protect your ankles from snake bites, chiggers (mites) and scorpions. You should never trek alone.
Snakes are timid and, unless you're unlucky, only attack if you step on them. Many of the most poisonous snakes are tiny, easily able to snuggle inside a shoe or a rucksack pocket. Always shake out your hammock and clothes, keep rucksack pockets tightly closed and take special care when it rains, as snakes, scorpions and other nasty beasties quite sensibly head for shelter in huts. If you do get bitten by a snake, try to kill it for identification – but only if this can easily be done. Use a shoelace or a torn piece of shirt wound round the limb with a stick as a tourniquet, which you should repeatedly tighten for twenty seconds and then release for a minute, to slow down the action of the poison. Contrary to popular belief, cutting yourself and sucking out blood will do you more harm than good. It goes without saying that you should get yourself to a doctor as soon as possible. If you are well off the beaten track, health posts in the nearest town may have serum, but you must know the type of snake involved.
Due to the humidity, any cut or wound gets infected very easily. Always clean cuts or bites with alcohol or purified water before dressing. As a general rule, leave all insects alone and never handle them. Even the smallest ants, caterpillars and bees can give you nasty stings and bites, and scorpions, large soldier ants and some species of bee will give you a fever for a day or two as well.
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Poetry Editor Aditi Machado read with fellow poet Kea Wilson at Washington University in St Louis on 26 January. Her recent translation of Farid Tali's Prosopopoeia was reviewed in Europe Now by Asymptote's Editor-at-Large for Iran, Poupeh Missaghi.
Spanish Social Media Manager Arthur Dixon launched Latin American Literature Today, a new bilingual journal affiliated to World Literature Today. He serves as Managing Editor and principal translator.
Contributing Editor (Chinese) Francis Li Zhuoxiong's recent memoir looking back on his 20 illustrious years as a Chinese lyricist was announced as a top ten finalist for the nonfiction category by the organizers of the Taipei International Book Exhibition.
Assistant Managing Editor Lori Feathers is opening Interabang Books in Dallas, Texas. The independent bookstore is expected to open in May. In addition to being a co-owner, Lori will be the store's book buyer. For more information about the store visit interabangbooks.com.
India Editor-at-Large Poorna Swami spoke at a panel on South Asian books in translation at Jaipur Bookmark, part of the Jaipur Literature Festival. On another panel, she and Assistant Managing Editor Janani Ganesan presented on Asymptote's Indian Languages Special Feature. The Indian online news publication The Wire ran a selection of poems from this Feature in a week-long series titled The Republic of Verse.
Social Media Manager Sohini Basak has received the inaugural Beverly Series manuscript prize. Her debut poetry collection We Live in the Newness of Small Differences will be published by Eyewear Publishing in early 2018. She has also received a Toto Funds the Arts award for her poetry.
Chief Executive Assistant Theophilus Kwek's latest chapbook, The First Five Storms, which won the 2016 New Poets' Prize, was released this month by smith | doorstop press. His also launched 'Words of Welcome', a new fortnightly series dedicated to spotlighting the literary voices of refugees in Oxford and writers who work directly with them.
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We hosted Anna Boden as an Artist In Residence at The San Francisco Film Society recently. I found it interesting to hear her say she and Ryan Fleck had been inspired by Peter Sollet's RAISING VICTOR VARGAS and the prize-winning short that preceded it 5 FEET HIGH & RISING. They had written the HALF NELSON script and in trying to figure out how to do a short that could help get the feature made they decided to shift the focus away from the focus on the teacher (later played by Ryan Gosling in the feature) and put in on Shareeka Epps the student (and who stars in each the short and feature). This is the short GOWANUS BROOKLYN that helped get the feature HALF NELSON shot.


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No joke: Study finds Romney gets mocked most
Hey, have you heard David Letterman's latest zinger about Mitt Romney and his money?
A study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs finds late-night TV hosts target the GOP presidential nominee in their opening monologues more than twice as much than they do President Obama.
From Aug. 27 (when the Republican National Convention was supposed to begin officially) through Oct. 3, there were 148 Romney jokes to 62 about the Democratic incumbent.
"Romney is leading in the humor race, but being the biggest joke is a race nobody wants to win," said Robert Lichter, president of the media and public affairs center, located at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
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Turns out Letterman — who hasn't had Romney as a guest since last year — did the most wisecracking about Romney. Letterman mocked Romney 44 times in his opening monologue, compared with nine Obama jokes during the study's time period.
The study reviewed jokes by Letterman, Jay Leno, Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Fallon, hosts of the highest-rated, late-night talk shows on broadcast TV.
Howard Kurtz writes in the Daily Download that the center's study shows a "comedic bias," in part because Obama is "hard to mock." Kurtz notes that late-night comedians loved to skewer Bill Clinton because his "lip-biting, babe-seeking persona" was a joke writer's dream during the Democrat's two terms in the White House.
Romney made reference to the late-night talk show circuit in that now-famous secretly taped video, in which he was heard saying nearly half of Americans were dependent on the government. He also told his donors this spring that Letterman "hates" him because he's been on Leno's show more often. Letterman extended Romney an open invitation to appear on Late Show, but we're guessing that won't happen with less than a week to go before the election.