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June 2013
In NIJ's Research Report Digest, you will find brief descriptions of studies in a variety of criminal justice disciplines, such as crime and forensic sciences, and evaluations of technologies that are used in the law enforcement and corrections fields.
This issue includes reports based on NIJ-funded research that were added to the NCJRS Abstracts Database from Oct.-Dec. 2012.
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A Comprehensive Investigation of the Role of the Individuals, the Immediate Social Environment, and Neighborhoods in Trajectories of Adolescent Antisocial Behavior, Final Technical Report (pdf, 84 pages)Author: Christopher J. Sullivan
This study analyzed the development of adolescent antisocial behavior (substance abuse and delinquency) using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods. Substance use, including alcohol use, is an indicator of problem behavior. Youth who reported associating with more antisocial peers engage in delinquency and substance use at higher rates than those with fewer antisocial peers. The variation in the trajectories of antisocial behavior across neighborhoods is important. The strong effect of peers on delinquency, along with the finding that the level of exposure to antisocial peers differs across neighborhoods, suggests that a portion of the effect might come from the concentration of delinquent peers in certain neighborhoods. Consequently, youth are subject to early environmental risk that persists over time.
Coroner Investigations of Suspicious Elder Deaths (pdf, 95 pages)Authors: Laura Mosqueda and Aileen Wiglesworth
This study examined California's decision-making process in the investigation of suspicious deaths of elderly persons. At least since 1999, coroners and medical examiners in California counties have participated in elder death review teams. The teams study and learn from suspicious deaths of elderly persons and try to improve communication among public agencies. The current study confirmed a finding of elder death review teams: coroner and medical examiner offices are failing to assume jurisdiction over elder deaths that should be investigated. The study revealed other concerns as well. Some agencies do not investigate all accidental deaths. There are problems with getting information from reporting parties already at the death scene. The coroner and medical examiner agencies have no data collection standards. The authors conclude that the science of elder death investigation is unlikely to advance if coroners and medical examiners are not investigating suspicious deaths. Also, reporting parties as well as the coroners and medical examiners do not receive training on what little is known about signs and factors associated with caregiver neglect and elder abuse. Many coroners and medical examiners are biased against investigating elder deaths because a natural death is more likely with advanced age. Finally, budget pressures and heavy workloads increase the likelihood that coroners and medical examiners will initially assume that a natural death is likely when the deceased is an elderly person.
Essays on the Spatial Clustering of Immigrants and Internal Migration within the United States (pdf, 159 pages)Author: Matthew Howard Ruther
This dissertation, supported in part by an NIJ grant, presents the results of a study that explored immigrant concentration and homicide mortality rates at the neighborhood level in Los Angeles County. The study found that higher immigrant concentration was associated with reduced homicide mortality at the neighborhood level, even after adjusting for the neighborhood structural factors commonly associated with homicide. It also shows that increased concentration of foreign-born populations was associated with decreases in the homicide rates at the county level. The study also explored the internal migration patterns of Puerto Ricans in the United States and compared the migration patterns of those born in the United States to those born in Puerto Rico. The analysis found that immigrants born in Puerto Rico were less mobile than Puerto Ricans born in this country who were second- and later-generation residents of the United States. In addition, Puerto Ricans born in this country were less likely to be influenced by the presence of Puerto Rican communities when making migration decisions, compared to their first-generation counterparts.
Evaluation of Youth Gang Drug Intervention/Prevention Programs for Female Adolescents (pdf, 482 pages)Authors: Katherine Williams, Marcia I. Cohen, and David Curry
This study evaluated three drug intervention and prevention programs aimed at gang-involved female African-American and Latina adolescents. The evaluation found that the programs had very different styles of organization and implementation. Each focused primarily on providing services to individual youth and their families. They had evaluation plans that contained both process and outcome components and plans for conducting local evaluations. The programs focused on girls at risk of gang involvement and delinquency, and disseminated information to populations of noninvolved girls. Two of the three programs saw no significant program effects for delinquency reduction among the participants.
Expanding the Scope of Research on Recent Crime Trends (pdf, 87 pages)Authors: Eric P. Baumer, Richard Rosenfeld, and Kevin T. Wolff
This project aimed to improve the data infrastructure that supports crime-trends research by compiling the most commonly referenced datasets and measures in a centralized location. The project also illustrated the utility of the resulting data archive by addressing several research issues, such as creating a uniform set of analyses across states, counties and cities. Researchers assessed the effects of economic conditions on recent crime trends. They also analyzed key criminal justice features on recent crime trends that have not been widely considered in prior research. These criminal justice features include the nature of policing and age- and crime-specific imprisonment rates. The analyses include models of overall homicide, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft and larceny. This report also identifies factors that influence crime rates, including criminal justice policies and practices.
Looking for a Hidden Population: Trafficking of Migrant Laborers in San Diego County (pdf, 155 pages)Author: Sheldon X. Zhang
This study provided estimates of the prevalence of trafficking victimization among unauthorized migrant laborers in San Diego County and investigated the types of victimization they experienced. Labor trafficking is widespread among unauthorized Spanish-speaking migrant workers in San Diego County. Researchers estimate that more than 30 percent of them are trafficking victims and 55 percent are victims of abusive labor practices or gross exploitation. Study results show that violations and abuses from employers were far more common than those from smugglers during transportation. Also, there are marked variations across business sectors. Agriculture had the lowest proportion of violations and abuses, and construction and janitorial services had the highest proportion. Wage and employment conditions vary greatly among businesses. The fragmented labor market and diverse job requirements make it easy for unscrupulous employers to take advantage of unauthorized workers.
Monitoring Drug Epidemics and the Markets that Sustain Them Using ADAM II: Final Technical Report (pdf, 85 pages)Authors: Andrew Golub, Henry Brownstein, and Eloise Dunlap
This study examined trends in the use of five widely abused drugs among arrestees at 10 geographically diverse locations from 2000 to 2010. The study used data from the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program reintroduced in 2007 (ADAM II) and its predecessor, the ADAM program. Analyses indicate that there is no simple relationship between the nature of individuals' drug market purchases and trends in drug epidemics. The most pressing drug-related concern for most of the ADAM II locations was marijuana. At most ADAM locations, the crack epidemic has been declining for some time. One exception to this trend is in Sacramento, where prevention efforts are needed to discourage youth from crack use.
Classifying Drug Markets by Travel Patterns: Testing Reuter and MacCoun's Typology of Market Violence (pdf, 228 pages)Author: Lallen Johnson
This dissertation examines the effect of travel distance on violence levels and crime rates in outdoor drug markets. It analyzed incident and arrest data that the Philadelphia Police Department collected between 2006 and 2010. The author found that public markets, those to which buyers and sellers travel from outside their own neighborhoods, were the most violent. Raw distance measures for buyers and sellers correlated with within-drug market violence after controlling for community demographics. A negative effect of socioeconomic status and violence held even when modeled with drug market variables. As the proportion of crack cocaine sales within drug markets increased, so too did violence. These findings suggest that understanding the travel patterns of buyers and sellers in drug markets helps to predict the different levels of violence found in neighboring markets.
Dating Abuse Prevention in Teens of Moms with Domestic Violence Protection Orders (pdf, 405 pages)Authors: Vangie A. Foshee, Kim Dixon, Ling Yin-Chang, Susan Ennett, Beth Moracco, J. Michael Bowling, and Jennifer L. Moss
This study developed an intervention program to prevent dating abuse among 12- to 15-year-old teens exposed to domestic violence in their homes. The Families for Safe Dates program also conducted a small randomized trial that tested procedures for a future large randomized trial of the program. The program mailed booklets of information and interactive activities to study families for use at home. Two weeks after the mailing, a health educator followed up with a phone call. To obtain feedback, program managers invited 28 women who had been victims of domestic violence, who no longer lived with their abusers, and who had daughters ages 12-15 to participate in focus groups and interviews. This report includes results from piloting the recruitment procedures and presents lessons learned about recruitment, administration, data collection, and measures that will reform the methods of the randomized trial. The report also covers findings concerning the prevalence of multiple types of dating abuse victimization and perpetration among these teens along with the prevalence of bullying, sexual harassment, peer aggression, victimization and perpetration.
Development of an Automated Holographic Optical Trapping Method for Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Analysis (pdf, 60 pages)Authors: Tania Chakrabarty, Ryszard Duszak, Matthew Runyon, Byeong-Seok Chae, Osuola Akinbiyi, Evan Tanner, and Pamela Korda
The system described in this report combines two technologies — microfluidic and machine-vision technologies with holographic optical trapping. This method of analyzing evidence allows human sperm to be separated from epithelial cells and other contaminants in the sample to address the problem of DNA from both victim and perpetrator being included in the amplification process, which yields a mixed rather than a unique profile to match the assailant. The report discusses the reasons for the research (to address the evidence analysis backlog and the DNA carryover issue) and the goals of the research (to improve cell separation techniques, incorporate microfluidics for higher throughput and reduced reagent cost, and automate the handling of samples). The report presents information on the key laboratory methods used in the development efforts as well as the results of the development efforts using these methods. The report shows that significant progress has been made toward the development of a commercially viable automated system for isolating cells and handling evidence.
Development of an Expert System for Automated Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Data Analysis (pdf, 130 pages)Authors: Rhonda K. Roby, Nicole R. Phillips, Jennifer L. Thomas, and Marc L. Sprouse
This project's goal was to reduce the review time of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence analysis by using advanced expert system tools, while also decreasing subjectivity and error in haplotype reporting. The project focused on developing two software programs (eFAST Software v2.0 and STATIS) and improving an existing software data analysis package (MTexpert). The three programs are designed to communicate with one another to streamline analysis. With the three software programs linked together, mtDNA sequence data can be evaluated more quickly, with less error, and generate a report more easily.
High Throughput Mass Spectrometry to Exploit Genetic Differences in Same-Length STR Alleles (pdf, 116 pages)Authors: Thomas A. Hall and Steven A. Hofstadler
The forensics community needs to derive maximum information from degraded DNA samples that can yield an incomplete set of STR (short tandem repeat) markers. Researchers analyzed sets of samples to compile nucleotide-polymorphic allele frequencies in the core CODIS STR loci and the standard forensic Y-STR loci. They also analyzed samples linked by extended family relationships. Because of this research, a new technology for analyzing forensic markers was developed, culminating in an STR assay and associated software prepared for commercialization.
Improving Evidence Screening Efficiency Using a Biological Processing Laboratory (pdf, 197 pages)Author: Cecelia A. Crouse
This report documents the creation, procedures and benefits of Palm Beach County's (Florida) biological processing laboratory, which screens crime-scene evidence for biological materials before it is submitted to the Forensic Biological Unit for DNA analysis. Although the Forensic Biological Unit decreased the case backlog from 1,700 in 2008 to 200 in 2009 by validating automation for high sample throughput, improving case submission policies and hiring additional staff, the turnaround time still lagged behind expectations. The Palm Beach County Law Enforcement Planning Council appointed a working group to determine how to decrease the DNA backlog and turnaround times. The working group determined that the biological processing lab should prescreen crime-scene evidence for biological material before it is submitted for DNA analysis. An evaluation found a 50-percent decrease in the time it takes to accept, process and report casework results.
QuantAssure Cassette Development Research (pdf, 43 pages)Authors: Christian Carson, Peter Sutovsky, Glen Ford, Dale Dembrow, and Joseph Gorman
This research examined the development of a lateral flow cassette to identify the presence of sperm and semen in evidence samples. The effort to develop a polyclonal antibody by immunizing rabbits with the SPTRX3 exon5 peptide failed. The inability to develop SPTRX3 antibodies has prevented the intended effect of making the processing of rape kits in the forensic laboratory faster and more effective. BluePoint Bioscience immunized mice with the SPTRX3 exon1 peptide to develop a monoclonal antibody. This effort at SPTRX3 antibody development also failed, along with a second round of mouse immunizations. The inability to develop SPTRX3 antibodies ended the research project. However, the researchers believe that the concept of developing a lateral flow cassette to determine the presence of spermatozoa and semen in evidence samples remains viable.
Body Armor Use, Care, and Performance in Real World Conditions: Findings from a National Survey (pdf, 280 pages)Authors: Heath Grant, Bruce Kubu, Bruce Taylor, Jack Roberts, Megan Collins, and Daniel J. Woods
This report describes research conducted regarding law enforcement officers' use of body armor, state and local law enforcement agencies' policies on the use of body armor, and exploratory research on the performance characteristics of older body armor compared to new body armor. The survey consisted of a national sample of sworn officers from randomly selected agencies that reflect a representative sample of agency sizes, types and regions of the country. Researchers conducted the study from the officer's perspective, producing findings about the actual use of and attitudes toward body armor in addition to agency policies. Major findings are as follows. Policies requiring the use of body armor are increasingly prevalent. Although most officers appear to be knowledgeable about body armor care and maintenance practices, many do not understand certain aspects of recommended procedures and do not always adhere to recommended practices even when they do understand them. Ballistics testing of vests used in the field indicates that body armor may degrade.
A Collaborative Approach to Eliminating Street Drug Markets Through Focused Deterrence (pdf, 215 pages)Authors: James M. Frabutt, Terri L. Shelton, Kristen L. Di Luca, Lynn K. Harvey, and Mary K. Hefner
This project conducted a process evaluation and outcome analysis of a focused deterrence strategy used by two midsized cities in North Carolina to combat open-air drug markets. The project's main goals were to describe the steps of the street-drug intervention and measure the impact of the strategy. For law enforcement personnel, the use of a data-driven approach, engaging the police department internally and conducting a thorough and in-depth undercover investigation were important aspects of the strategy. Community residents who lived in the drug-impacted areas were able to help deter criminal behaviors in their own communities. Notified offenders were able to provide insights into the deterrence strategy.
Effects of Data Quality on Predictive Hotspot Mapping (pdf, 89 pages)Authors: Timothy C. Hart and Paul A. Zandbergen
This study set out to determine the quality of typical geocoding techniques employed in crime mapping, characterize the effects of data quality on predictive hotspot mapping techniques, and determine the effects of analysis method, crime type and other factors on predictive hotspot mapping. The major finding from this study was that geocoding quality was affected by variations in crime type and in reference data used during the geocoding process. The study also found that no single hotspot analysis technique was more accurate than any other, and that many factors influenced the procedures that analysts used.
Gang Hot Spots Policing in Chicago: An Evaluation of the Deployment Operations Center Process (pdf, 117 pages)Authors: Megan A. Alderden, Amie M. Schuck, Cody D. Stephens, Timothy A. Lavery, Rachel M. Johnston, and Dennis P. Rosenbaum
This study evaluated whether the Chicago Police Department's Deployment Operations Center could reduce crime. Based on interviews with administrators and observations of meetings, researchers found that several goals were successfully implemented. These included communication of a department-wide mandate to focus on gang, drug and gun-related crime; analysis of intelligence and crime data; hot spot identification; communication of hot spot locations to police; redeployment of officers to hot spots and active suppression activities. However, despite considerable evidence that the process was implemented as designed, quantitative analyses showed that it did not reduce violent crime.
Homeland Security in Small Law Enforcement Jurisdictions: Preparedness, Efficacy, and Proximity to Big-City Peers (pdf, 111 pages)Authors: George W. Burruss, Joseph A. Schafer, Matthew J. Giblin, and Melissa R. Haynes
This report addresses the need for law enforcement agencies from small jurisdictions to develop a coordinated approach to address any type of emergency that could affect homeland security. The approach should focus on increasing prevention, preparedness, response and recovery efforts for critical events. Previous research showed that many agencies in smaller jurisdictions were not as prepared and fully funded due to their proximity to larger, better-funded jurisdictions. Researchers surveyed small municipal agencies employing 25 or fewer full-time sworn officers. Survey results show that agencies that perceived they were at greater risk reported greater levels of preparedness. Other factors that increased the level of preparedness included the degree of attention paid to respected peers, trends in policing and small agency interactions with their closest large agency peer.
Legitimacy, Fear and Collective Efficacy in Crime Hot Spots: Assessing the Impacts of Broken Windows Policing Strategies on Citizen Attitudes (pdf, 209 pages)Authors: David Weisburd, Joshua C. Hinkle, Christine Famega, and Justin Ready
The broken windows thesis suggests that eliminating visual signs of social disorder and neglect in hot spot areas will make residents feel safer and help them to exercise informal social controls that reduce disorderly and criminal behavior at hot spots. To test this theory, the study examined the impact of a 6-month broken windows policing program that cracked down on disorder in the targeted areas. These efforts sought to achieve an extra three hours per week of police presence in each of 55 targeted street segments. The study surveyed residents and businesses before and after the intervention to measure their fear of crime, perceived risk of victimization, police legitimacy, collective efficacy and perceived social and physical disorder. The findings do not support the belief that broken windows policing at hot spots will significantly reduce levels of fear of crime among people who live on the targeted streets. Also, residents' views of police legitimacy did not improve, but their views of police were not undermined.
A Practitioner's Guide to the 2011 National Body Armor Survey of Law Enforcement Officers (pdf, 13 pages)Authors: Bruce Taylor, Heath Grant, Bruce Kubu, Jack Roberts, Megan Collins, and Daniel J. Woods
This study shows that much progress has been made in the last decade in law enforcement agencies providing body armor to officers, developing policies to require its use and educating officers about why they need it and how to care for it. The study showed that proper care and maintenance procedures are vital. This study was conducted from the officer's perspective, producing findings about the actual use of and attitudes toward body armor in addition to agency policies. The survey consisted of a national, representative sample of sworn officers from randomly selected agencies. The authors offered various findings and recommendations. An increasing number of agencies are adopting policies requiring officers to wear armor, and many officers report wearing armor in compliance with these requirements. Agencies should maintain educational and training programs on the importance of wearing body armor, and should maintain or adopt policies requiring officers to wear body armor. Agencies should conduct inspections to ensure that officers are wearing and maintaining body armor. Law enforcement agencies should make body armor comfort a consideration in future acquisition decisions (without sacrificing quality), and should involve officers in the process of evaluating body armor. Agencies should adopt policies, training and education that are based on the recommendations of the agencies' particular body armor manufacturer. Many agencies need stronger replacement strategies to ensure quick replacement of body armor when necessary.
Survey and Evaluation of Online Crime Mapping Companies(pdf, 25 pages)Authors: Derek Paulsen and James LeBeau
This study produced a baseline assessment of the state of the online crime-mapping field. It tallied the number of online crime-mapping companies, the basic functions and services they provide, and their accuracy in reproducing local crime data. Researchers identified seven online mapping companies. The companies varied widely in their function and analysis capabilities. The number of police agencies they served varied from 16 to more than 1,700. Almost all of the companies covered the same types of crimes. The greatest amount of variation among the companies is in the mapping functions available to those who use the site. For temporal analysis, most of the companies allowed people to select their own date range, with some companies providing a date range of more than 6 months.
The Anatomy of Discretion: An Analysis of Prosecutorial Decision Making - Technical Report (pdf, 429 pages)Authors: Bruce Frederick and Don Stemen
This study examined the impact of legal, quasi-legal, and extra-legal factors on case outcomes throughout the prosecutorial process; examined how prosecutors weigh these factors in their decision-making; and explored the formal and informal mechanisms that constrain or regulate prosecutors' decision-making. Researchers found that prosecutors' decisions were guided by two basic questions: "Can I prove the case?" and "Should I prove the case?" The relative influence of these questions shifted over the course of a case. The first question was most influential at the outset of a case, where the objective strength of evidence was the determining factor in most screening decisions. Later, factors such as the seriousness of the offense, the defendant's criminal history, characteristics of the defendant and victim, and contextual factors became increasingly influential as prosecutors evaluated whether a case should go forward. While prosecutorial discretion is generally seen as very broad and unconstrained, prosecutors often rely on a limited array of legal and quasi-legal factors to make decisions. Several contextual factors further constrain their decision-making. These contextual constraints — rules, resources and relationships — sometimes trump evaluations of the strength of the evidence, the seriousness of the offense and the defendant's criminal history. Future evaluations of prosecutorial outcomes should consider these constraints when assessing the impact of case-level factors, and chief prosecutors and criminal justice policymakers should be alert to the potential for contextual factors to influence and possibly distort the exercise of prosecutorial discretion.
Extension of Current Estimates of Redemption Times: Robustness Testing, Out-of-State Arrests, and Racial Differences (pdf, 114 pages)Authors: Alfred Blumstein and Kiminori Nakamura
Redemption time is the "time when an individual with a prior arrest record has stayed clean of further involvement with the criminal justice system sufficiently long to be considered 'redeemed' and relieved of the stale burden of a prior criminal-history record." This report discusses the increasing use of criminal background checks by employers, the potential size of the population with criminal records who are affected by background checks, and the initial research on redemption times that examined when a criminal record loses its relevance in predicting future crime. The report also explores the robustness of redemption time estimates, summarizes study findings, discusses future work and describes the authors' efforts to disseminate the findings and implications of this research.
A Multi-State Recidivism Study Using Static-99R and Static-2002 Risk Scores and Tier Guidelines from the Adam Walsh Act (pdf, 37 pages)Authors: Kristen M. Zgoba, Michael Miner, Raymond Knight, Elizabeth Letourneau, Jill Levenson, and David Thornton
This study examined components of the nation's sex offender tracking and monitoring systems. It focused on risk assessment and sexual recidivism as measured by rearrest. The study's findings indicate that the current Adam Walsh Act tier classification scheme is likely to be less effective in protecting the public than the classification systems currently implemented in the states studied. The tier was unrelated to sexual recidivism, except in Florida, where it was inversely associated with recidivism. Offender age was found to have a significant protective effect for sexual reoffending. Older offenders showed a decreased risk for sexual recidivism. On average, the recidivism rate was about 5 percent at 5 years and 10 percent at 10 years. The researchers concluded that policymakers should consider substantial revisions of the Walsh Act to incorporate research findings on sex offender management.
Under the Penal Gaze: An Empirical Examination of Penal Consciousness Among Prison Inmates (pdf, 217 pages)Author: Lori Sexton
This dissertation develops a new theoretical framework for exploring the nature of punishment as experienced and perceived by inmates ("penal consciousness"). The punishments that prisoners experience are distinguished as "concrete" or "symbolic." Concrete punishment consists of the material deprivations of prison, inadequate or unhealthy food, and the inability to pay for necessities not provided by the prison. Symbolic punishment consists of the deprivations experienced by inmates, such as the loss of autonomy and family. Punishment experienced only as concrete was rated low in severity compared to punishment that is experienced as symbolic. All respondents acknowledged that being locked up is unlike any other experience. Other than agreeing on that observation, the respondents in the sample had few areas of complete agreement. The proposed theory of penal consciousness provides a bridge between the legal definitions of sanctions and the various ways in which inmates experience and perceive punishment.
The Non-Criminal Consequences of Gang Membership: Impacts on Education and Employment in the Life-Course (pdf, 192 pages)Author: David Cyrus Pyrooz
This report presents the results of research examining the impact of adolescent gang membership on future education and employment prospects. Gang members were 30 percent less likely to obtain a high school diploma and 58 percent less likely to earn a 4-year college degree than their non-gang peers. Former gang members were less likely to be employed and more likely not to participate in the labor force. The cumulative effect of adolescent gang membership on annual income in the last 6 years of the study exceeded $14,000. Findings indicate that the consequences of joining a gang extend beyond the domains of crime and victimization into educational and employment prospects and show the need for continued and improved gang prevention efforts.
A Process and Outcome Evaluation of the 4-H Mentoring/Youth and Families with Promise (YFP) Program (pdf, 205 pages)Authors: Mary E. Poulin and Stan Orchowsky
This report presents the results and methodology of a process and outcome evaluation of Utah's 4-H Mentoring effort, a statewide mentoring program designed for at-risk youth who are 10-14 years old. The program pairs youth with mentors, involves them in 4-H activities and provides opportunities for them to participate with their families in activities designed to strengthen family bonds. The process evaluation found that the program's implementation deviated significantly from documented program guidelines and that the required program "dosage" was not always provided. The outcome evaluation found no evidence that the program improved participating youth's academic performance, strengthened family relationships or prevented delinquency.


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This is meant to be a thread dedicated to
A) who is going
B) where are you staying
C) what date will you be arriving in San Diego
D) what date will you be leaving San Diego
E) what dates will you be attending the convention
F) do you want to/plan to meet up with other SSGers or not? If so, when and where?
Simple questions. Shouldn't be any reason for long soliloquy's about how bad the parking is, whining about whatever, etc. Everybody already knows all of that. As they say, "Just the facts, Maam."


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Yes, the cuts have to come from somewhere. 226 votes33.48%
No, free bus service is too important to residents and visitors. 411 votes60.89%
I don't ride the bus, so I don't care. 38 votes5.63%
675 total votes
Aaron Murphy 4 years, 6 months ago
Cutting the Yellow Line I understand, because it's consistently SST's lowest ridership. Able bodied college kids can hoof it up the hill with their ski and snowboard gear if they have to. But cutting nine full time positions? Surely the city can come up with a better way to trim money from their budget. What's a full time bus driver's salary compared to a city manager, a department head, etc... Start at the top, lead from the top.
Kate Totos 4 years, 6 months ago
A terrible idea, I understand the low ridership issue but the people that I know ride out of neccesity to get back and forth to work, school, daycare, Dr. appointments and day to day errands. These people that do depend on the bus would be stranded otherwise, It is a strong reason some even choose to live at Hillside Village Apartments, people are really worried about how they are going to "make it work" if the bus does go away. We are talking about losing 9 jobs right off the top not to mention the others that may lose theirs because of a lack of transportation. Why not buy a van? City should be looking to protect our workforce.
Jason Miller 4 years, 6 months ago
I counted on the bus to take me everywhere in the dead of winter,when i lived there.But eight months out of the year i rode my bike.However,i think people should still have access to the bus.I seen another person comment it is time to charge for the bus.I know times are hard for some but a 20-25 dollar a month pass(fee) to ride all buses seems reasonable.
Scott Wedel 4 years, 6 months ago
It seems that many more people politically support the Yellow Line than ride it.
Kate Totos 4 years, 6 months ago
Ya, mabe because they realize it should be there, after all, our taxes do pay for it.
Casey Barnett 4 years, 6 months ago
Having lived in the Yellow Line, I feel the low ridership on the Yellow line is due to it not being on as set a schedule and at convenient times. A line that doesn't start until after I need to go to work and stops after I get off work makes it unrideable. It would be better if the line ran 6am-9am and then stopped and re ran 4pm-10pm. During the rest of the day, getting up the hill or down the hill is much easier, all time of year. Also it has to run on the 20 minute schedule like all of the other lines. 1 bus per hour does no good, from experience. One thing I do know, is that by cutting the yellow line, many of those in our community that do not have vehicles and many of the clients of Horizons will be effected by this, and may be forced to move because they will not have access to transit in the condos/apartments and homes on the yellow line.
Brent Boyer 4 years, 6 months ago
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Acai Berry Scam Exposed: We Called It!
This past Monday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has released a consumer warning, urging consumers to not fall prey to the viral ads of countless acai berry based products for weight loss, sexual dysfunction, cancers, and other ailments.
In the warning, the following is stated:
"There's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that açai pills will help shed pounds, flatten tummies, cleanse colons, enhance sexual desire, or perform any of the other commonly advertised functions."
In a more light-hearted tone, David Schardt, the CSPI senior nutritionist said:
"If Bernard Madoff were in the food business, he'd be offering 'free' trials of açai-based weight-loss products."
Aside from the lack of evidence backing any of the acai berry product claims are sketchy business practices of most of the companies peddling the products.
In fact, almost 3 months ago, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) had released their own warning concerning online sales of such products.
In that warning, it was said that the "BBB has received thousands of complaints from consumers nationwide who thought they were signing up for a free-trial offer of acai berry weight loss products that were supposedly endorsed by Oprah, Rachel Ray and other celebrities; in the end, the free trial cost them, month after month.
Apparently, the "free-trials" all these companies are offering, just like the AcaiBurn that I recently blogged about, can end up costing you quite a bit. In a scheme called "negative option", the consumer must log in a credit card number to receive the free trial – as soon as they do so, they unknowingly also purchase subsequent orders of the product for which they will be charged in the near future. And cancelling your subscription is apparently close to impossible (stories of being on hold for 75 minutes while attempting to cancel product purchase), such that the "14-day free-trial" can turn into a lifetime expense.
Additionally, various companies have also been setting up fake blogs, written by non-existent people touting the benefits of acai berry based products, particularly for weight loss. According to the CSPI report there are at least 80 different blogs written by different people, with all of them having the same personal before and after pics of their acai-berry body transformation. And who is the woman in the photo? It turns out she's a German model whose photo has been photoshoped to give a nice before and after comparison. Thus, Tara, Olivia, Alicia, Becky and others of " [Insert name] Weight Loss Blog" are all the same German model who was totally unaware her picture was being used to scam consumers into purchasing a bogus product.
Even more interesting, a recent study has shown that while acai juice is often touted to be the highest in antioxidants, it apparently pales in comparison to many other juices in its anti-oxidant properties such as grape, blueberry, and black cherry juice.
For future reference, if you come across a product that you are tempted to purchase, first check the BBB for a review of the company selling that product at http://www.bbb.org/ , where you will find a free online database with over 4 million reports on different businesses
Also you can check out this Fraud Alert written by the CSPI for how to ensure you don't get scammed by online health products which has a bunch of helful tips.
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I ought to remember to write here more often. :-)
Weird, draggy week. I've had a cold that's kept me functional, but irritable and unpleasant to be around all week. I read Microserfs yesterday, and got all depressed about what the hell we think we're doing. Are any of us really creating anything, or is it just dead media? I don't know. Talked to Chris about it some, but we didn't reach any conclusions.
We hired a new coder this week. He's young, but smart. We'll see how I do as a "mentor" type person. We also had big company meetings Friday and Saturday, and are probably splitting the company up into a bunch of little companies, under the Intes Holdings umbrella. More "we'll see" about how this will go, or if it will ever happen.
Weird thing last night. I was in bed reading, and I felt kind of hungry, but not really for real food. Just a gnawing stomach emptiness. I was poking around in the freezer, looking for something that I could eat, and my eye fell upon the pile of freezee pops. Something just clicked, and I ate about a half dozen of them. Two minutes later, I could literally feel the sugar coursing through my body. God, it felt good. I must have been seriously sugar-deprived. It totally cheered me up, too. I felt about a thousand times better. Blood chemistry's strange that way, huh? I wish we all had some kind of bodily /proc filesystem, that would tell us when we were low on, say, freezee-pop.
[rusty@brain]$ cat /proc/blood_chem
003% freezee_pop
060% caffeine
040% vitamin_c
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don't know anything about the Cape Fear blanks, tho they sound intriquing.
I do know that the loomis hotshot series are a mighty fine blank. I used to build the magnum taper HS 1021 (they still make it). This was one very powerful rod. I've caught 40lbs salmon in swift water with this rod and still had power to spare...
recently i've aquired the loomis HS9000 - slightly lighter blank - in the two piece model. I hope to someday build this into a fly rod...
Well, I got the answer I was looking for over on one of the rod building forums.
It seems that starting with line weight (aftm) and dividing by 16 you get an approx. comparison for an equivalent casting/spin rod blank in ounces.
12wt/16 = 0.75. Therefore a spin rod blank rated to throw 3/4 ounce will make a reasonable job of throwing a 12wt line.
I am seriously looking at a Cape Fear Hextek blanks.
Does anyone have any experience with these blanks?
Rod blank comparisons
I've been toying around with the idea of a fly-rod designed specifically for kayak fishing over deeper water. The challenge, as I discovered in Baja, is the lack of lifting power in traditional fly rod blanks combined with the fact that you are only six inches above the water surface. With a standard 9ft 12wt rod, even getting a small tuna to hand is a major issue and "high sticking" is unavoidable - tuna inevitably end up directly under the boat. Big fish over shallower water are less of an issue since there is less scope forn them to "sound".
What I'm really interested in is comparing blanks rated for AFTM line classes with other blank designs - spin rod / bait casting etc. I have found a list of grains/grams/ounces equivalents for the AFTM scale up to 12wt. How does that comapre to the casting weight ranges specified for a spin rod?
For example:
A 12wt rod rates 380 grains (+/- 12) = 24.62 grams = 0.86 ounces. How would a spin rod blank rated to cast 1/4 - 3/4 ounces perform with a 12wt line?
Now I know there is a lot of pure science in rod blank designs (taper, graduated wall thickness, "modulus" etc.) and the physics of casting a flyline versus a weighted object - but I'm not looking for a distance casting rod - this is a Kayak rod. The first prototype will probably be around 7ft in length. I can cast a 9wt line 60ft with the tip section of my old 10ft spin rod so I know there is plenty of scope here.
I would be interested to hear if anyone has done any comparisons or has first hand knowledge.
I already have a good idea of the blank I will use but thought I'd get a few more ideas first.
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Harrison's return a big boost to Steelers defense
Updated:PITTSBURGH (AP) (AP)ong> - LaMarr Woodley says it's not so much the double teams, or the chip from a running back, or even the way an opposing offense might shift its protection scheme to his side of the field.
The absence of fellow former All Pro Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison has had a much less tangible effect on Woodley.
"I really can't tell as far as, like, the protection schemes," Woodley said.
But make no mistake. Like the rest of the 1-2 Steelers, Woodley is ecstatic that Harrison is on track to make his season debut Sunday when the Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) come to Pittsburgh.
Harrison practiced fully on Wednesday, and all indications are he will be on the field chasing Eagles quarterback Michael Vick.
"He definitely makes a difference," Woodley said of Harrison. "Then, (offenses) kind of have to pick their poison."
Long known as Blitzburgh under coordinator Dick LeBeau because of its reputation for racking up sacks, the Steelers defense has only five of them through three games. Harrison might not be a cure-all, but he certainly can't hurt for a game some Steelers are already calling a "must-win."
"James is a great, great player," defensive end Brett Keisel said. "When he's out there, he's definitely a difference-maker for us. Teams have to account for him and possibly have to double-team him. It creates opportunities for others."
The player who would figure to most benefit is Woodley, who has averaged .83 sacks per game (counting playoffs) over the past four-plus seasons. Woodley has had one sack in each of the past two games out of his customary left outside linebacker position, but Harrison's replacements on the other side haven't come close to matching his sack production. Harrison has 58 sacks and needs two more to tie Joey Porter for second on the franchise career list; Chris Carter and Jason Worilds have combined for one sack this season.
It's a big reason why the defense that had ranked in the top three of the NFL in six of the previous eight years has plummeted to 21st four weeks into this season.
"We've had opportunities to get sacks and missed a few, so it's just about taking advantage of what you get and when you get your hands on a quarterback, getting him on the ground," Keisel said.
That simple task figures to be as difficult as it will be all season for the Steelers on Sunday with the speedy, elusive Vick in town. Vick is the NFL's all-time leading rusher for a quarterback, so pursuing him isn't as simple as it is with a traditional, plodding pocket passer.
"With Michael Vick, it's not about necessarily making the play as it is stopping him from making the play," safety Ryan Clark said. "Maybe sometimes you can't rush up the field or you can't go inside because you want to keep that pocket and keep him inside and make him a pocket passer."
Vick has been sacked 11 times through Philadelphia's first four games. Five of those came in the Eagles' lone loss, at Arizona.
"We want to get him moving a little bit inside the pocket and not outside the pocket, force him to make some bad decisions and give our secondary an opportunity to make some plays," Woodley said.
But in addition to ranking tied for 29th in the league in sacks, the Steelers have managed only one interception this season.
The lack of those kinds of "splash plays" — to use coach Mike Tomlin's vernacular — is, as much as anything, why the Steelers are 1-2 for the first time under Tomlin. In addition to Harrison, All Pro safety Troy Polamalu is practicing fully and expected to return to action against the Eagles after missing the past two games.
Vick has been prone to throw interceptions when rushed into making quick decisions. That shifts the burden back onto the Steelers' pair of prominent pass-rushers.
Harrison and Woodley each dealt with injuries last season, meaning it's been more than a year since both were on the field at the same time and 100 percent healthy.
The prospect of that changing has Woodley salivating.
"Hopefully being that we have James back," said Woodley, "we will get some pressure on that side, and that will make (Vick) come back to me."
NOTES: Along with Harrison and Polamalu, the Steelers' other standout who has missed significant time due to injury also practiced fully Wednesday. RB Rashard Mendenhall reiterated that he expects to play Sunday and that he believes he will start. Mendenhall has not played since tearing the ACL in his right knee in last season's regular season finale Jan. 1. ... Starting RT Marcus Gilbert also practiced fully and indicated he was healthy enough he would play Sunday.


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-waits for gmen..and poo poo head-
Just watched the video, and I agree most with this comment (I'm also too lazy to articulate my own opinion on this, lol):
I felt the FOX interviewer was looking for a fight and not getting it. Reza is very capable with is background to write this book. The only way to understand a or your religion is to dive into another. That is college and master level courses 101. I am not sure what FOX's agenda was here but they she didn't even read his book nor look him up...no homework at all and was told to make him look bad...she failed.
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Over 7 miles of wooded mountain biking and hiking trails encircle the resort. Hikers can enjoy the local flora and fauna and some spectacular mountain views while trekking on the marked trails. Trail maps are available at the hotel front desk or the trailhead kiosk in parking lot 4. Please note, guests that are not staying in The Hotel, must purchase a Mountain Activity Pass. View Mountain Biking and Hiking Trail Map
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JTL is being released on 10/26.
JTL is being released on 10/26.
No matter how I die, even if there is a suicide note; it was murder. Cheers!
Here is a pic of my Ithorian on the JTL beta.
No matter how I die, even if there is a suicide note; it was murder. Cheers!
I made an Itho also. Haven't played beta much, working on grinding Swords right now.
I need help with the Phase 3 combat mission. Is anyone else trying this? Maybe we can group it.
I am going to try it Monday morning with a friend, but would like 2 more people at least. Interested?
I'm out until friday. Have to get paid and catch up from the past month of joblessness
"For what it's worth, Fett, you were never more than a nuisance"
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WoW 60 night elf Hunter, take that SOE
Well, another guy and I attempted the mission by ourselves, we killed 5 sith but took too long and the commander wound up killing himself on us. The score is now Sith: 2 - Me: 0
I finished this quest last night with Oume and some other kid who was more of a hinderance than help, but he had good intentions at least. Anyway, the point is, with the proper tactics, this quest can be completed with 2 people, maybe even soloed if you have some melee skills and have some defense stacking...
It felt really great to finally finish the mission, and to do it with an ex-Merc was really cool as well. If you guys need help let me know - though you all are rarely on now.
I was getting ready to play last night and saw I need to go out and buy JTL. That sucks! I'm broke right now, but maybe in a week or so I'll have the cash and can get back on. Say Hi to Oume for me.
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I will start to go on again around friday. Things have been super tight around the house. I won't be playing regular until we get our cable back which may be around a month
"For what it's worth, Fett, you were never more than a nuisance"
Ret. Galaxies BH an Alliance Pilot
WoW 60 night elf Hunter, take that SOE
Yo Arii, I am glad you are coming back man. That rocks.
BTW, You dont need to buy JTL, you can just log on and play. Of course, you won't be able to fly ships, but you can still play the land game.


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Occupational therapy services may include comprehensive evaluations of the client's home and other environments (e.g., workplace, school), recommendations for adaptive equipment and training in its use, and guidance and education for family members and caregivers. Occupational therapy practitioners have a holistic perspective, in which the focus is on adapting the environment to fit the person, and the person is an integral part of the therapy team.
Area Education Agency 267 (AEA 267) provides occupational therapy services to children and students to allow them to participate and benefit from a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment. Occupational therapy services are educationally based and encompass a broad continuum of delivery options based on a problem solving approach. Occupational therapists work with parents, teachers, educational providers, and caretakers in the home, school, or community to meet the educational needs of children, birth through 21 years old.
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I'm sure it's a name foreign to many of you! He is stepping down as CIO at 58 (I standing for investment) of the Vanguard funds, a 2 trillion dollar under management operation.
In the article about him - he has been at Vanguard since 1987 - said he wished that he would have pushed into more risky investments for himself when younger - believes the bond market is in a bubble & will hurt investors in the future - for bondholders, you do know that if bonds begin to return a higher interest rate the value of the bond will decline except at maturity?
While I am not a fan of indexing, some of their funds are very good, some very mediocre - but they tell you what to expect from the git-go.


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Driven by a passion for landscape photography and Icelandic nature, Tony Brackley invites you to take a real photographic adventure in the Icelandic wilderness with many years of photographic experience and a modified 4x4 mountain vehicle.
Learn to take great photographs while you travel at our photo programs. Our photography workshops in Reykjavik Iceland will teach you how to capture and develop your own photographs. Learn tips for taking better travel photos and becoming a better photographer at our photo workshops. Our photo trips will take you to the most beautiful places to capture still images. Practice your photography skills on our photo tours in Reykjavik Iceland and go home with great vacation photographs. Our photography tours will take you to some of the most scenic local areas for capturing memorable images. You will have numerous opportunities to take great pictures of landscapes, wildlife and culture on our photography trips. Browse our photography programs in Reykjavik Iceland and plan your vacation today!


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Built into the ruins of what was once the world's largest flour mill, Mill City Museum is located on the historic Mississippi Riverfront in Downtown Minneapolis
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On a cool evening in 1991 I was driving near the area when I saw flames coming out of the old "A" Mill. Since it was before the times of cell phones, I ran up to the office of the Corp of Engineers at the Lock and Dam and called the fire dept then the city desk of the Star Tribune where I worked. In 2001 the Minnesota Historical Society started working on the gutted and falling down building creating the the Mill City Museum
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Roads to be closed
Posted August 14, 2001; 09:03 a.m.
Princeton University will close the following roads for 24 hours beginning at 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17:
--Roper Lane at Prospect Ave.
--Ivy Lane at Washington Road
--Western Way at FitzRandolph Road
--Faculty Road at Washington Road
--Faculty Road at Broadmead St.
--FitzRandolph Road from Western Way to Faculty Road
--Entrance to Washington Road leading to the stadium.
Such closings are required once each year to maintain the roadways as private. University public safety officers will be posted by barricades during the day, and there will be signs with lights at night.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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The Northern Resident Orcas are a small population of killer whales living off the west coast of British Columbia. They make three main kinds of vocalizations, whistles, echolocation clicks and stereotyped pulsed calls. The land-based research station with OrcaLab has recorded over 20,000 hours of orca vocalizations, and in collaboration with them, we have digitized these and have made them available on the web on The Orchive. The calls that they make have been classified into different call types by scientists, and in this website, we have games to help you to learn these calls. We have a number of games for you to play, the first is Orca Talk, which teaches you the different calls of these unique individuals.
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'A Beautiful Mind' to be shown outdoors, Sept. 7
Posted September 6, 2002; 03:56 p.m.
The University community is invited to attend an outdoor screening of the film "A Beautiful Mind" at 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7.
Ron Howard's Academy Award-winning film, inspired by the book about Princeton senior research mathematician John Nash Jr., will be projected on a 20-foot screen at the foot of the Blair Arch steps behind the University Store.
Admission is free to Princeton students, faculty and staff. Those attending are invited to bring a blanket.
The event is being sponsored by the Undergraduate Student Government and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students .
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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More than ever before, the marketplace offers a shoe for every runner. From barefoot to beefed-up varieties, running footwear runs the gamut. But there can be too much of a good thing, particularly when you're at your local running store, standing in front of a towering shoe wall and hemming and hawing over what shoe is right for you.
To narrow down your options, you need to equip yourself with some solid intel. Once you know the shoe categories and where your foot fits, shopping will be easier and you'll run better in the shoes you choose.
A smart salesperson will take into account your injury history and running goals to help you make a choice. But going to the store armed with a basic understanding of the shoes, you'll be able to better communicate exactly what you're looking for and what might work best for your training. Your running shoe education begins here.
This category offers a well-cushioned shoe without any medial posting or extra arch support. This is a hot category for runners with fairly high arches. Since a higher arch usually means a rigid foot, a stiff shoe isn't necessary.
Brooks Ghost 5 (at top)
This award-winning neutral trainer from Brooks gets it just right. The right amount of cushion, a cozy fit and all-terrain versatility without giving you too much shoe. They're fairly lightweight (11.3 oz.) given their durable, sturdy (not stiff!) build. Expect to get a lot of miles out of these. $110.
Mizuno Wave Precision 13
The neutral Precision is a traditional trainer, with a lot of underfoot cushioning and a fairly high heel-to-toe drop. But it's lighter than most of its neutral counterparts (at 9.6 oz.) and encourages good form while providing everyday, all-purpose utility. The upper is roomy enough for wide and tall feet, but lacing options allow it to snug in for lower-volume feet, too. Consider this a go-to training shoe. $110
The stability category is where the majority of runners tend to migrate. Stability shoes offer ample cushioning, but also added arch support. If you have flatter feet—which are more flexible, causing them to roll inward, or overpronate—the medial posting helps control excessive foot motion by supporting the arch and eliminating inward torque. It's a great solution for runners with chronic knee pain associated with overpronation.
Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13
The GTS—or "go-to shoe"—is the most popular shoe in Brooks' lineup, and for good reason. This classic stability shoe features a medial post that's firmer toward the shoe's inside edge, helping reduce the foot's inward roll. Yet for all the extra stability it offers to overpronators, the Adrenaline remains pretty light (11.3 oz.) and flexible, thanks to the addition of deep grooves in the midsole foam. This is a solid daily trainer. $110
Saucony ProGrid Guide 6
Saucony's flagship shoe is also one of its lightest, at only 10 oz. After a major overhaul last season, this year's Guide is only slightly updated, increasing flexibility in what's always been a warrior of a stability trainer. As always, this classic provides a good balance of mild stability and lightness while providing adequate cushioning for plenty of miles. $110; saucony.com
Motion Control
A dwindling category, motion control shoes are the heaviest of the bunch. These shoes are also the stiffest shoes around, specifically made to offer supreme support to runners with extremely flat feet and weak ankles. With a growing movement towards lighter weight shoes, though, there are fewer and fewer motion control options every year. Even still, a small number of runners will find this to be the best shoe to keep them up and running.
Mizuno Wave Alchemy 12
The Alchemy is a lightweight control shoe with a flat midsole, high support and wider base that delivers the smooth run and uncompromising structure required by severe overpronators. Plastic plates protect feet from inward rolling, and durable carbon rubber helps keep the whole package light and extremely firm. In short, this protective trainer is the solution to your problem feet, though it may require some breaking in. $115
Brooks Trance 12
The more control and stability you require, the heavier your shoe will generally have to be, and for good reason. It takes a lot of cushioning, and a lot of smart technology to provide adequate support to severe overpronators without significantly slowing them down. The Trance has all the design work of the Batmobile, including Brooks' proprietary Caterpillar Crash Pad to smooth heel-to-toe transition and DNA Technology gel cushioning that responds to the amount of force placed on the foot, providing custom support. If that's not enough to keep your stride in line, you're probably out of luck.
For the most part, trail runners are heavier than road shoes, and are designed to support and protect the foot on rugged terrain—roots, rocks, mud and other obstacles. They tend to have durable soles fortified to protect against these uneven surfaces and aggressive treads for better off-road traction.
Of course, some road shoes will do just fine on fire roads and tamer trails, but when the going gets rough, you'll be happy to have trail shoes.
Asics GEL FujiRacer
This fast and light (8.8 oz.) trail racer is pretty much an Asics road shoe upper with a tough sole. It sports burly, x-shaped lugs on the tread for better grip on the trails, as well as a plastic plate beneath the outsole for protection against sharp sticks and rocks. Diamond-shaped "drain holes" extend from the footbed all the way through to the outsole, allowing water to be quickly and effectively pushed out of the shoe when you're splashing through streams or wet, slushy snow. $110
Brooks Cascadia 8
This traditional trail runner offers a good mix of cushioning, fit and agility on the trails, which comes at the cost of a little weight (11.9 oz). The woven microfiber uppers keep out grit while shedding water, a rock protector in the forefoot keeps sharp sticks and uneven rocks at bay, and the tread is burly and grippy. In short, the Cascadia will take on any terrain you can throw at it—rugged technical, mud, rocks, roots, you name it—with ease and aplomb. Looking for something similar, but with a touch less bulk? Try the 10-ounce Brooks PureGrit 2. $120
Click here to see more types of running shoes.
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"At last we will reveal ourselves to the jedi, at last we will have revenge."
Darh Maul-Episode 1
Well, later this year we have the following. Zuckess, Dengar, Imperial Officer, Luke w/ TaunTaun (TRU), Princess Leia: Boushh w/ Carbonite Block (TRU). And there is always next year, when we will see more classic in 4" and 12".
MTFBWY and HH!!
Jar Jar Binks
AGENTS OF ATLAS - Returns in Early 2009.
That Luke with Tauntaun looks fantastic. Too bad I don't have room for the Tauntaun and a $60 hit on my credit account.
My name is Oobie Doob Badoobie.
What's your middle name?
Scooby Dooby.
Oobie Doob Scooby Dooby Badoobie?
What about the 12" Leia/Speederbike? That's been rumored for quite awhile now, is that going to finally make an appearance at some point?
"No one helped me so why should I help you?" - College professor circa 1999
By choosing not to decide you still have made a choice.
I'm in love with the women of Univision.
It doesn't look like it will be in the next 12 months. I couldn't see them putting out two Leia figures in such a short span of time.
Has anyone one heard about the 12" Max Rebo Band lately?
12" Max Rebo Band would be AWESOME!!!!!
Urban Exploration - It's a rush!
I've been eagerly awaiting the Dengar and Zuckuss as well as the new TRU Boushh Leia for over a year now when they were originally slated for release. I haven't heard much about the Boushh fig in awhile and I'm getting antsy here. The Rebo Band would be a great idea...heard that rumor myself awhile back and am waiting to see what will come of it. FInally, the Endor Leia/Speederbike....waiting forever for this one. Anyone have any updates on any of these with the exception of Dengar and Zuckuss?
I can't wait for this Guy. He looks great. I might even open him. I don't know about old Dengar, but I think I'll open all the bounty hunters and set them up as in the Empire scene.
[FONT=Tahoma]I was born at night, but not last night.[/FONT]You Shouldn't believe everything that you read.(Like my posts)
I can't wait for Zuckess and Dengar either. Zuckess looks like a wonderful sculpt, and is right up there with Bossk in quality. I've pretty much quit collecting the 12" line, except for ones I like. The Bounty Hunters and Dooku are the only ones that I am buying the entire year. I have to get around to selling all my old ones that I don't like one of these days.
MTFBWY and HH!!
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Look, there are two kinds of people in the world. You either pull in right next to the other cars in the parking lot without thinking twice, or you leave a nice buffer zone so that Soccer Mommy and her kids won't assault your sheet metal with their humongous SUV doors.
You and I both know that the only reasonable approach is the second one. But sometimes a door ding shows up anyway, and you know you're gonna die a little inside every time you see it.
Now, back in the day, we only had one option for removing car dents, right? Take it down to the local body shop and hope for the best.
But these days they got something called paintless dent removal, and let me tell you, it can be a gearhead's best friend.
How Do They Do It?
I was wondering the same thing when I first heard about it, so I had a local fella come do a little surgery on my own ride. (He's a "mobile" technician, so I got the work done right in my driveway.) He told me it's all about understanding the shape of the dent. That's why he uses these special lights and mirrors to get a real good look at what kind of dent he's dealing with.
Then he pulls out the tools, and the whole thing turns into a real art form. The metal wants to go back to its original state, you see, but it needs some coaxing. My guy likes to tap around the perimeter of the dent with a special blunt hammer; your guy might use a different technique.
Just make sure he's got experience and good customer reviews, because it's a little unsettling to see someone hammering away at your pride and joy.
Does It Really Work?
I knew you'd ask, and the answer is yes. My goodness, yes. As long as the dent doesn't have a big old crease in the middle or something like that, a skilled paintless dent repair man can make your metal look like new. A couple of my dents, I thought there was no way that one guy with a toolbox could fix 'em, but now I can't hardly remember where they were. That's how good the results can be.
But How Much Does It Cost?
Paintless dent repair cost varies by contractor and region, but I can tell you that I had about ten dents removed all over the car, and my bill came to $300. Now that's a pleasant surprise. And if you've just got one or two you want taken out, it could be as cheap as $50-100.
As for those body shops I used to go to, well, I think they charged me $500 just for walking through the door. Put it this way, I've never been pleasantly surprised by a body shop bill, and I bet you haven't, either.
Bottom Line
Find a reputable paintless dent removal technician and make an appointment. It's a game-changer for people like us. Mind you, I still give other cars a wide berth in the parking lot, but if that plan gets foiled, I know who to call.
Editor's note: Once you've gotten your dents worked out, maintaining your car's exterior is easy with quality auto parts, supplies and accessories from Advance Auto Parts. Buy online, pick up in store.


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Electron wave functions in semiconductor
Posted February 5, 2010; 10:32 a.m.
This video depicts electron wave functions, measured in a manganese-doped gallium arsenide semiconductor, based on their energy, illustrating an example of extended and localized electron states and the transition between them. The colors red, orange and yellow indicate areas on the surface of the semiconductor where electrons are most likely to be found at a given point in time, while blue and green indicate areas where electrons are unlikely to be found. At the beginning of the video, the electrons are extended across the surface of the semiconductor, as in a metal. At the brink of transition, which occurs when the energy level in the upper right hand corner is zero mV, the electrons are distributed in intricately shaped "fractal puddles." After crossing this divide, the semiconductor becomes increasingly insulator-like and the electrons are clumped together in small regions, having been trapped, or localized, by the disorder in the material. (Video: Yazdani Lab) Read more


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US drones "terrorize" communities: study
The US government's drone program in Pakistan "terrorizes" local communities, kills large numbers of civilians and drives anti-American fervor in the country, a new study by the law schools of Stanford and New York University finds.
The study, titled "Living Under Drones," finds that Pakistanis living in affected areas are afraid to attend public gatherings such as weddings and funerals as ground operators that guide the unmanned aircraft frequently mistake them as groups of al-Qaeda-linked fighters.
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Just heard Chris and SAber took another Double Header in Idaho this week-end! What an amazing team!
Just heard Chris and SAber took another Double Header in Idaho this week-end! What an amazing team!
Home of
"LACY" FC AFC Port Costas Chantilly Lace (2009 Nat'l Derby List, 2009 Top Golden Derby Female, GRCA 2009 #1 Derby Dog, 2013 & 2014 Top Open Female Golden, Qual 2015 Am Nat'l))
"AMBER" Windbreakers Premium Ale **
In Memory of
"STAR" Honeywood Rising Star WCX *** Dec 1999-Mar 2014
"RAVEN" Highstar Midnight Dream SH (Qual 2009 Am Nat'l) Aug 2001-May 2011
Don's girls:
FC AFC Flyway's Ruby B. Gonia - a Carbon daughter and now a grandma (my avatar)
FC AFC Flyway's Long Tall Sally - Ruby's daughter. Bred to FC AFC Nike which produced Maggie.
Flyway's Iron Lady (Maggie) - Ruby's granddaughter. Maggie's the new puppy in the house. She is now running in the Derby.
Way to go Chris!!
Don Varchol
Congratulations, Chris and Saber. Very fun watching you two!
MHR Firemark Serendipity ***, MH, CDX, NA, NAJ, NF "Seren"
Firemark Little Hot Tee***, "Tee"
FC AFC Wigeons Carbon Chip, "Chip"
AFC Patton's Moby Nick, "Nick"
Silvertip's Secret Weapon, "Lazer"
Firemark Enjoy the Ryde, "Ryder"
Robber's Duck and Run, "Quick", forever in our hearts
Firemark Orange Crush, "Crush"
More blue ribbons that most, including me, will ever have in a lifetime! Congrats to them both.
Home of:
QAA2 Bayou Magic's Rouxster Bleu MH, "Bleu" Amateur Win
QAA, Arcadia's Senor Jefe 10 1/2 AA pts, RIP
Co/owner FC/AFC Wing Magic's Louisiana Roux MH, RIP
AFC Arcadia's Say Goodnight Gracie (RIP)
Arcadia's He's A Cracker "Archie" (RIP)
What an amazing year Chris and Saber have had! Huge Congratulations!
That is absolutely amazing! Don't care which video you watch!
Carol Howey
Owned and handled by Cruisin' with Indiana Jones, JH
Alternate Handler: Westwind Buffalo Soldier
Apprentice Handler: Snake River Medicine Man, SH
"Prepare your dog in such a manner that the work he is normally called upon to do under-whelms him, not overwhelms him." ~ Evan Graham
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
― George Bernard Shaw
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Quacky lanyards Quack addict lanyards but looking to see if someone can come up with something better.


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In Decision Time, Editor Brian Lovett will share a scenario from his 20+ years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, then see how things actually turned out.
Taken to the Wood Shed
Like good mystery novels, some turkey hunts click when you accumulate clues, add up evidence and reach a satisfactory conclusion.
But as I've learned through the years, most turkeys don't read mystery novels.
The Woodpile Gobblers sure didn't. About the only things they did regularly were gobble and frustrate hunters. Oh, and as their name indicates, they also seemed to follow their hens past a large woodpile near a field edge at some time every day on their way to the neighboring property. Some days, they walked past the pile at 6 a.m. Other days, it might have been noon.
Of course, the obvious way to kill the Woodpile Gobblers was to -- duh -- sit by the woodpile. However, I hesitated to do that, mostly because I could usually make the longbeards gobble and had come close to killing them during three previous cutt-and-run hunts. Also, I didn't feel like sitting against a woodpile for hours, feeding the deer ticks and waiting for a bird with no sense of time to wander by.
But as the season wore on, I became increasingly frustrated by the Woodpile Gobblers, and the time came to make a final stand. Would I wait them out in turkey hunting purgatory or hope their vocal nature led me to a sure-kill walk-and-call hunt?
What would you have done? Post your decision below.
Click here for Lovett's decision.
Give up? Go fishing with Roland Martin instead with this book.