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Today, BMW announced a second wave of M Performance Parts designed and tested for the new 3 and 5 Series Sedan models. You can pick these accessories up at all Authorized BMW Centers.
All parts have been developed in collaboration with BMW M GmbH to ensure their authenticity of racing-derived M technology into daily driving.
The latest offerings include exclusive chassis, aerodynamic and cockpit components.
The 3 Series can now be fitted the BMW M Performance Front Splitter, Rocker Panel Blades, Rear Spoiler (in choice of black or carbon fiber finish), Rear Diffuser, Side Stripes, and Rocker Panel Decals become available. Additionally, an M Sport Line Retrofit kit is now available for vehicles not originally equipped with M Sport Line.
For the 5 Series Sedan, a new BMW M Performance Rear Diffuser is offered for 528i, 535i, and 550i models, and will be joined by a new Carbon Fiber Front Splitter which becomes available early in 2013. An M Sport Package Retrofit kit will also become available for ?5 Series Sedan models in 2013.
For the BMW 3 Series, BMW M Performance now offers a Stainless Steel Driver's Footrest and a set of Stainless Steel Pedal Covers for manual and automatic transmission cars. Additionally, a set of BMW M Performance Floor Mats is now available, as are the BMW M Performance Carbon Fiber Parking Brake Handle with Alcantara boot.
The crowning touch, certainly, for the 3 Series interior is to install the BMW M Performance Electronic Steering Wheel which is now available for cars equipped with the Automatic, Sport Automatic, or 6-speed manual transmission. The latest-generation Electronic Steering Wheel, featuring a flat-bottom rim and covered in Alcantara, is a unique offering in the industry and allows drivers to take advantage of three separate information modes:
- EfficientDynamics Mode shows the driver real-time fuel efficiency data, average speed and efficiency data, water and oil temperatures, recommended shift points, and an EfficientDynamics Index ("EDI") calculation.
- Sport Mode features a built-in stopwatch function, G-force meter for longitudinal and lateral forces, water and oil temperatures, and multicolored LED shift lights.
- Race Mode features a stopwatch function with storage of values for up to 50 lap times (including lap, max speed, max G-forces), measurement of up to nine sector times within each lap, drag-strip simulator (LED launch countdown, reaction time, 60-foot time, 330-foot time, 1,000-foot time, 1/8th-mile time, 1/4-mile time, and trap speeds).
On the 5 Series, the non-electronic M Performance Steering Wheel becomes available, featuring a flat-bottom rim and covered in Alcantara. A red quick-index stripe is located at the 12 O'clock location, and the wheel is finished with a carbon fiber insert with chrome BMW M Performance inlay.
Additionally for the 5 Series, a BMW M Performance Carbon Fiber Interior Trim system is now available for models with both Automatic (nine pieces) and 6-speed manual (seven pieces) transmissions. It replaces the vehicle's existing door handle pulls, center console, ashtray lid, cup holder lid, and dashboard insert with beautiful, handcrafted carbon fiber components. Each trim piece is clear-coated and polished to create visual depth and protect against UV rays. Also for the 5 Series, the BMW M Performance Parts Stainless Steel Pedal Covers are now available for vehicles with Automatic and 6-speed manual transmissions.
Chassis and Exhaust
For the 3 Series Sedan, M Performance coil springs, finished in Red paint, lower the ride height by 10mm compared to factory M Sport suspension and 20mm compared to standard. Not to mention, they add a bit of responsiveness to the already stout performer.
To fill the fender wells, M Performance Double-Spoke 20" wheels are also offered. These forged alloy wheels feature an exclusive bi-color design and come with Pirelli P zero run-flat tires, 225/35 R20 front and 255/30 R20 rear.
To top it all off, the M Performance Brake System features Brembo 4-piston front and 2-piston rear calipers with cross-drilled, dimpled discs. The calipers are offered in Red, Yllow or Orange, all featuring the M logo. The front discs measure a massive 370mm with the rears at 345mm. So you can bet this thing stops.
On the breathing end, the M Performance Exhaust was developed using CAD and FEM technology, reducing back pressure and adding a sportier tone to both the 328i and 335i. Plus, it looks good too with M engraved logos on the chrome exhaust tips.
And for the 5 Series
The M Performance Exhaust is available for the 535i developed using the same state-of-the-art technology as the 3 Series exhaust. Unique M Performance V-spoke wheels are available for the 5 Series. The exclusive bi-color design features a high-gloss finish on the face and Orbit Gray paint between the spokes. As an option, the wheels can also be finished in Liquid Black paint. They come with Bridgestone Potenza RE050 A run-flat tires mounted and balanced. The performance tires are sized 245/35 R20 95Y up front and 275/30 R 20 in the rear.


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With Border War Future Uncertain, Missouri Savors the MomentPosted by dnspewak on February 5th, 2012
Danny Spewak is an RTC correspondent. You can find him on Twitter @dspewak. He filed this report following Missouri's victory against Kansas.
Less than 24 hours before Saturday's Border War showdown between Missouri and Kansas, severe weather swept through mid-Missouri and pelted students camped outside of Mizzou Arena with thunder, lightning and gusting winds. "Obviously, we have the greatest fans in college basketball," student section director Molly Krutek said. "Standing out here in the rain and the hurricane weather we're having." Tents were collapsing. Visibility had dwindled. Athletic department officials even cautioned Krutek and other leaders about the possibility of an evacuation, forcing them to frantically mark students' spots in line in case of an emergency.
It looked like the scene of a war movie. In a way, it was. There was an epic feel to the hours leading up to Saturday's game, since the contest marked the Jayhawks' final trip to Columbia as a Big 12 foe. After more than 100 years of bitter, Civil War-based hatred, coach Bill Self said his program will no longer schedule MU in protest of the school's departure for the Southeastern Conference. KU's decision to discontinue the series made the game a final battle of sorts, not to mention an ESPN College Gameday contest between two top-10 teams fighting for first place in the league standings.
That's why not a single student folded a tent or abandoned the scene on Friday night. The stakes were too high for a little rain to get in the way of possibly the most important Border War game in series history. And just as MU students fought adversity by braving thunderbolts in the sky, the Tigers clawed from an eight-point deficit in the final minutes on Saturday to earn a defining 74-71 victory over Kansas. It was a team effort. In every way. "I have to give the win to this crowd because they were incredible," Missouri coach Frank Haith said. "I think that we don't win this game without their energy and what they brought to the table tonight."
After coaching in his first MU/KU game, Haith said "it will be a shame" if the rivalry ends, referring to the crowd as the loudest he's ever encountered as a head coach. Self seemed to agree on some level, sharing Haith's assessment of the 15,061 screaming fans at Mizzou Arena. "This is hard for me to say to Mizzou people, but I thought tonight that was about as good and classy of an atmosphere as there is." Minutes later, Self changed his tune in the postgame press conference. He vowed not to schedule Missouri again "in the immediate future" because of the school's switch to the SEC. "It's not because I don't like Mizzou," Self said. "It's just kind of the way it is right now… They chose to be somewhere else. That's their prerogative." But even after paying homage to the fans in Columbia, he said he felt no remorse on behalf of either MU or KU supporters for ending the series. "If anybody should feel bad for anybody, it's the players only, who don't get a chance to play. But not the fans. The fans, to me, don't drive the bus. At all," Self said.
LISTEN: Self Lashes Out About Border War Future
Tell that to students like Krutek, some of whom spent 72 hours in a tent outside of Mizzou Arena to watch Self's team play. When the two teams meet in Lawrence later this month, Kansas students will surely bring the same passion, energy and Hooverville-like villages to Allen Fieldhouse. Self may have said the fans do not "drive the bus," but both Missouri and Kansas supporters pay hundreds of dollars a season to validate Self's program and his livelihood as a $3 million-a-year head coach. Yet Self still emphatically said the fans' interests do not factor into the decision to continue the Border War. "I don't feel bad [for the fans]. Missouri wanted this," Self said. "So why should I feel bad?"
Self's insistence on ending the series means frantic comebacks like Saturday may never happen again. Performances from Marcus Denmon, who scored 29 points and made an off-balance three-pointer to snatch the lead in the final minute, may also never happen again. Dramatic buzzer-beaters from David Padgett and Zaire Taylor won't happen; overtime games like 1992 and 1997 won't happen, either. Count Missouri's Mike Dixon as one of the proponents of the rivalry. "Where we come from in Kansas City, it's Kansas and Missouri fans everywhere. You can't just sit here and say it was an ordinary game because it's not," Dixon said. Saturday's game certainly was anything but ordinary. Not with the Big 12 standings, NCAA Tournament seeding and the history of the rivalry on the line. "It was a memorable game," Haith said. "A classic." In the February 25 rematch, the 267th Border War game may very well play out in the same manner.
But even another historic finish may not be enough to save this rivalry.

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The Eagles claimed linebacker Najee Goode off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and released linebacker Emmanuel Acho on Monday.
The move comes as a surprise because Acho appeared to be the team's third best inside linebacker, even registering 11 tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble in Thursday's preseason finale. But the team kept both Casey Matthews and Jake Knott ahead of Acho. Special teams also factors into the decision, though, and Matthews is a strong special teams player.
Goode, 6-foot and 244 pounds, was a fifth-round pick by the Bucs last season out of West Virginia. He played in three games, but did not record a statistic. Goode returned an interception for a touchdown in Tampa Bay's preseason finale.
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Seasoned with Spirit
Loretta Barrett Oden, a renowned Native-American chef, food historian, lecturer and proud woman of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, hosts the series. With her infectious humor and unstoppable enthusiasm, Loretta travels around the country to immerse herself in the lives and traditions of numerous Native-American tribes. She blends her passion for delectable food with engaging storytelling to create a series for viewers of all backgrounds.
From simple comfort foods such as sassafras shrimp gumbo to more exotic dishes such as grilled buffalo tenderloin topped with chokecherry jus, Seasoned with Spirit presents a culinary palette for every taste and a taste for every palate.
Beyond food, fun and history, the series also has a greater purpose. During the past 30 years, Native-American peoples have experienced an alarming rise in obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Some tribes, such as the Tohono O'odham in Arizona, have seen 70 percent of their population develop the disease. Tribal people, like many of the nation's citizens, have incorporated inexpensive processed foods into their diet — with disastrous health consequences. Seasoned with Spirit attempts to confront the problem by encouraging Native Americans and the rest of the country to reconnect with the natural foods of our heritage … those from the land. Buying and preparing food from local growers is always a healthy option, and as this series demonstrates, more and more Native-American tribes are recognizing the benefits of using traditional foods.
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Episode #101 · More than 6,000 years before the Acadian French (today's Cajuns) arrived in Louisiana, there were native peoples living and fishing in Louisiana's bayou country. A historical tour of this Gulf Coast region provides a lesson about native influences on Cajun cooking. Loretta cooks sassafras shrimp gumbo and spicy alligator sauce piquant.
Cuisine of the Desert Southwest
Episode #102 · Most people, when thinking of the cuisine of the southwest, think of Mexican food, but Native food in their traditional form are an exciting way of expressing this beautiful and rugged region of the country. During a visit with the Tohono O'odham Tribe of Arizona, Loretta joins the tribe for their annual 3-day harvest of Saguaro Cactus fruit. She also joins Mildred Manuel to prepare Wild Spinach with Cholla Buds and Chiltepine Peppers, Tapary Beans with Ribs, Ash Bread (slow-cooked in the ashes of a mesquite fire), and for a sweet refreshing drink, Mesquite Juice.
Return of the Buffalo
Episode #103 · There is a movement among native tribes to bring the buffalo back to the Great Plains to "promote cultural enhancement, spiritual revitalization, ecological restoration and economic development." Loretta travels to the buffalo range of Fred Dubray on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota to learn more. Wasna (sun-dried bison with chokecherries), wojape (chokecherry soup) and grilled bison tenderloin with a sage-chokecherry jus are on the menu.
Bounty of the River's Edge
Episode #104 · The people of the Yurok tribe live off the bounty of the Pacific Coast on the banks of California's Klamath River, harvesting salmon, shellfish, seaweed and edible wild greens as well as acorns that are ground and cooked in tightly woven handmade baskets. Loretta joins her Yurok friends for a feast of alderwood-smoked salmon, dried sirfish and eels, served with an exceptional sturgeon egg bread.
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Episode #105 · Wild rice -- manoomin -- is still harvested the traditional way by the Anishanabe, or Ojibwe, people of the Great Lakes region. Ricers and their families take canoes into the fields and hand-harvest the rice. After participating in the harvest, Loretta helps to prepare Winona LaDuke's favorite wild rice and maple syrup cake, which accompanies a lakeside first rice feast of buffalo, wild rice and cranberry-stuffed acorn squash, buffalo stew and ruby-red swamp tea.


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By Teresa Mosset Zachmeier
Article printed with permission from the Mosset Reunion Book, 1980
All winter long, the cow manure was dumped in one spot. In the spring of the year after springs' work was done, the manure was leveled out to about 18 inches thick and in a circle shape. After a rain, the manure was tramped with a horse team of four horses in front and 4 horses in back tandem style until the manure was flat, hard, and about 3 inches thick.
Grandpa Mosset had to work the manure several times before it became solid. He couldn't do it all in one day.
Then the solid manure was cut with a spade into about 12 inch square blocks. The blocks were set on edge to dry out by the wind. Next they were set into a cross shape similar to a cross pile grain shock for further drying. After complete drying, the blocks were stacked into "misht" stacks.
The misht mixture was used for all types of heating and cooking. They would use a hammer to break the misht block into pieces so that it would fit into the old fashioned cook stove.
The misht would hold the heat whereas wood loses its heat the minute it is burned up.
So many times we are told in history class to look
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The Oakwood Cemetery Association, 763 Portage Road, Niagara Falls, will hold a gravesite ceremony honoring Capt. William Clarkson Glasgow on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. until noon. In his honor, there will be an Oakwood Cemetery Notable Person Marker unveiling and a POW medal presentation. Materials relating to Glasgow's life and military service will be on display.
Glasgow served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II from 1942-45. He flew more than 80 missions in Europe and Africa during his wartime service. On his last mission, Glasgow was injured when his plane was shot down, resulting in his capture by enemy forces. He escaped and was re-captured. This time, he was sent to a hospital behind enemy lines. There, he escaped for a second time. It took him 12 days to rejoin his unit.
Glasgow returned to the U.S. to serve out the rest of his military career. While performing for a U.S. bond drive air show, he was piloting an experimental aircraft, the XP-55. In front of more than 70,000 people at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, he narrowly avoided the grandstands, which were full of spectators, and slammed into an approaching automobile. Four of the five people in the car were killed along with Glasgow. His body was sent back to his hometown of Niagara Falls, and buried with full military honors in Oakwood Cemetery.
The Glasgow family sponsored one of the new Oakwood Cemetery Notable Person Markers in his name. It will be unveiled during a ceremony that will include a POW medal presentation. The marker will be a lasting memorial dedicated to Glasgow and his service to America.
The Oakwood Cemetery will be open to the public. For more information, visit the Oakwood Cemetery Association website at myoakwoodcemetery.com.


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All pneumoconioses: Age-adjusted death rates (per million population) by state, U.S. residents age 15 and over, 2001–2010
Age-adjusted rates for the disease of interest have not been calculated for states with less than 10 reportable deaths, and where the number of years with reportable deaths is less than 10.
See Appendix for information about data sources, methods, ICD codes, and limitations.
Mortality multiple cause-of-death data from National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System. Population estimates from U.S. Census Bureau.
NIOSH 2014. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2014-792 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eworld/Data/792> February 23, 2019.
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inMotion needed a new twitter background design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 31 designs submitted by 12 freelance designers.
inMotion is a web-based review and approval solution that helps creative professionals overcome roadblocks and move projects from concept to completion. Our clients are large companies in the advertising, entertainment, and retail industries.
Visit our site at inmotionnow.com
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inMotion's Twitter account aims to provide interesting and useful information about the creative review and approval process, as well as key company information and user tips, to our clients and prospect clients.
The target audience is director-level executives in marketing, communications, branding, and creative departments. This is a professional audience with an appreciation for innovative, thoughtful design.
We would prefer a background that's either tiled or fade-to-color. Needs to incorporate the company logo (attached animated and static versions) and color scheme. The logo needs to be fully visible (not obscured by main Twitter content) within the smallest common screen resolution, 1024 × 768px.
We would like to avoid incorporating any new design elements (shapes, photos, etc.) so the challenge would be filling the space with what already exists as part of the logo.
While the static logo will be the one displayed, feel free to use any or all of the colors found in the animated version.
Backgrounds we like:
- simple, cool "techy" feel, nice use of color along the sidebar
- tiled logo subtly reinforces brand, with more weight along the sidebar
Backgrounds we don't like:
twitter.com/ogilvy - gaudy color scheme, overly simple background doesn't seem very professional
twitter.com/bbdoworldwide - not bad, but simple to the point of boring
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Fresh Sporty Layered Look for Spring 2013
Christina Binkley on Lunch Break has a wrap-up of a month of fashion shows. Photo: AP.
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Notes from the trenches from a practicing pediatric occupational therapist -- because everyone is entitled to my opinion. With gratitude and appreciation to these visionaries: A. Jean Ayres, Barbara Knickerbocker, Sheila Frick, Patty Oetter, Colleen Hacker, Julia and Patricia Wilbarger, Jan Z. Olsen, Mary Sue Williams and Sherry Shellenberger, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Sally Goddard Blythe, Andrew Taylor Still, Lawrence Jones, and F. Matthias Alexander. RIP Steve Jobs.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Some Crafts I Like to Do With Kids
Fuse beads -- Perler beads, or fuse beads, encourage thumb and finger tip opposition, which is critical for writing and all fine motor control. It also requires and encourages patience and precision.
Potholders -- Weaving is a perceptual activity which encourages figure ground discrimination and requires the ability to self correct. The act of weaving is strengthening to the fingers. Make sure you use a metal loom. The plastic ones are too flimsy and frustrating.
Leather Lacing -- I remember lacing a purse and a pair of moccasins when I was in about fifth grade and wearing them proudly. Leather is grounding and soothing and although it is equally appropriate for both sexes, it is an especially good choice for boys, as leather supports masculinity. The action of sewing against resistance is strengthening to the muscles required for writing. Making sure that the stitches don't twist requires patience and coordination.
Critter Bead Animals -- I absolutely love this activity. Beading is wonderful for improving fine motor precision and bilateral coordination. Boys will do this without any complaint {as they would if required to string beads for necklaces} and the results are loved by everyone.
Wooden Models -- I buy ones at Michael's for a dollar. They're not available online. They are easy to put together and boys from small to large love them. I encourage the children to paint them. I crack the brush so that it's quite tiny and they are forced to hold it between thumb and forefinger, encouraging tip to tip opposition. Michael's also sells wonderful wooden dinosaur puzzles that you crack out of a stencil and put together using a numbered guide.
Felt Sewing Kits: These are especially good for working on bilateral coordination. The kids love the finished product.
3 comments:
- jane tomkiewicz said...
Hey Loren,
This is great. I'll bet lots of parents would love to see this - I hope they find it somehow - I put it out on twitter!
All best,
- Wed Apr 14, 08:55:00 AM MST
- amyotr said...
Those are great ideas. I loving doing arts & crafts activities, both as an OT with my students, and also at home with my own kids. Recently I did a collaging activity with a kindergarten class and it was so interesting to see how some students chose themes to incorporate into their work, while others focused more on colors, textures, etc.
Great post Loren!
- Thu Apr 15, 04:02:00 AM MST
- silvio soprani said...
Loren, my grandsons are 4 and 2. At what age would leather lacing be appropriate?
(Love this blog; so useful and interesting.)
- Thu Apr 15, 07:01:00 AM MST


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Clarke fell to Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 35-6 here Friday, despite the return to the lineup of starting quarterback Dalton Sweeney, who had been out of action since Sept. 7 with mononucleosis.
The Indians put together their best rushing game since early in the season, running for 205 yards. But, it was only good enough for one touchdown, as Junior Morales scampered in from 9 yards out, accounting for the only Clarke score of the game.
The precision passing attack for Collins-Maxwell/Baxter proved to be too much for the Indians, as juinor quarterback Zach Samson complete 11-of-15 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Sophomore receiver Bryce Kemp hauled in eight of those passes for 167 yards and both touchdowns.
Samson proved to be a dual threat, running for 81 yards and two scores as well.
Clarke did not turn the ball over in the game, but could not break through and finish off drives with points.
Sweeney passed 6-20 for 70 yards in his return to the lineup, while also running for 68 yards on nine carries to lead the team.
Morales averaged more than 10 yards per carry in picking up 32 yards on three carries. Junior Skylar Lane finished the game with 55 yards on 11 carries.
Morales also led the team in receiving, with 53 yards on four receptions. Collins-Maxwell/Baxter held star receiver Dylan Diveney to just 17 yards on two catches.
Diveney did lead the team in tackles with nine.
The Indians, now 3-6 overall and 0-5 in Class 2A District 6, host Interstate 35 (0-8, 0-5) in the season finale on Friday.


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The Next Croatia
The former Yugoslavia has one more secret up its coast: Montenegro is a newly independent country that's small in size, but big on the next-destination map.
I was sitting on a Croatian beach a few years ago, staring in amazement at the glorious Adriatic Sea, when my traveling companion said, "If you think this is beautiful, you should see Montenegro someday." That day finally arrived this summer, when my friend Leslie and I decided to celebrate her birthday with a trip to the small country north of Albania and south of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you haven't already heard, Montenegro is the latest hotspot in the former Yugoslavia. Second-home buyers and investors have been pouring money into the country since it declared independence from Serbia last year. High-end hotel company Amanresorts is even restoring the resort island of Sveti Stefan (see this issue's cover). But as we discovered on our journey along the coast, you don't need to spend a fortune to visit Montenegro.
Locals are certainly excited about the country's possibilities. "Could you help me market my business in America?" asks our taxi driver as he speeds along a narrow road toward Boka Kotorska, the T-shaped fjord between Monte-negro's coast and its interior. Our first stop is Kotor, a medieval town pressed against craggy mountains on the right arm of the Boka.
After spending the night at the Hotel Marija, a former palace with rooms that face the mountains, Leslie and I hike to the 14th-century Fortress of St. Ivan. Kotor's narrow streets have yet to catch the morning sun, so there's a slight chill in the air as we begin to scale the 1,350 stone steps to the top. On the hill, vibrant red poppies attract butterflies that flutter around our feet, and we can see the blue-green fjord stretching away from the city's labyrinth of alleys.
In Kotor, all roads lead either to the main Square of Weapons or to St. Tryphon Cathedral, which is adorned with cream-colored Korcula stone pillars. We stop for lunch at City Caffé Pizzeria near the church. (Montenegro's culinary mainstays are pizza, pasta, risotto, and grilled fish.) Then we pop into the Maritime Museum for a look at Kotor's seafaring past. The Boka Marine, a fraternity founded over 1,000 years ago, is responsible for much of the museum's collection of medieval maps, gleaming cutlasses, and Japanese ivory figurines.
The next morning is cool and gray. We pay less than $2 each and board a minibus for a day trip to Perast, 30 minutes down the fjord. The bus drops us off in a square lined with Venetian Gothic buildings, all in various stages of renovation. Perast's main attraction is Our Lady of the Rock, a jewel box of a church built on an island. Silver bas-relief squares cover the church's walls, and a museum displays antique compasses next to pietà tapestries.
That night, we have drinks at Cittadella, a café with views of Kotor. Reclining on white-cushioned chairs, we order a bottle of Vranac, a light red wine that reminds me of Beaujolais. As night falls, the city's walls are illuminated by spotlights, creating a chain of light up the mountain. Leslie notices that a new portico is being erected nearby. Things are literally being built before our eyes.
I don't realize just how quickly the country is being redeveloped until we head for the resort town of Budva. Bracing myself for a twisting bus ride over steep mountains, I'm surprised when we shoot through a newly constructed tunnel and within minutes enter Budva. A group of workmen is cutting into an ancient olive grove, revealing the gnarled roots of a tree. The next morning, the tree has disappeared, and a length of crimson earth runs along the road, like a slice of red velvet cake.
The village of Sveti Stefan, which overlooks the island of the same name, is just a few miles south of Budva. We check in to the Vila Drago, a six-room pensione, and gaze at the island's red-tiled roofs and cypress trees from our balcony. Like much of the Dalmatian Coast, Sveti Stefan and Budva were part of the Venetian Republic. The architectural similarities to Dubrovnik and Korcula are unmistakable.
We put on our bathing suits and walk to the red-sand beach. The water feels so good that we're not even tempted by a vendor's chocolate-covered fried dough balls. Clouds roll down the mountaintops, and we can hear claps of thunder as we lay in the sun.
The following morning, we take the Olimpia Express bus into Budva. After an earthquake destroyed much of the town in 1979, it was completely reconstructed and is now packed with restaurants and "ye olde" stores: Even the sex shop has a hand-carved wooden sign. Before catching the bus to Sveti Stefan, we have dinner at Jadranska Straza, a quiet spot known for its excellent squid-ink risotto and shrimp.
On our final night in Montenegro, there's a spectacular thunderstorm. From our balcony, we watch as the lightning splinters over the ocean and a yacht sails full-speed into the harbor. We head downstairs to Restaurant Drago. Our waiter serves us a pair of beautiful perch fillets. He heard that today is Leslie's birthday and wheels out a heart-shaped cake covered in sugar curlicues. As she blows out her candles, a family of sparrows chirps in the eaves above us, oblivious to the festivities below.
- Hotel Marija Stari Grad 449, Kotor, 011-381/82-325-063, from $120
- Vila Drago Slobode 32, Sveti Stefan, 011-381/86-468-477, viladrago.com, from $35
- City Caffé Pizzeria Stari Grad 358, Kotor, 011-381/67-563-663, pasta $5
- Cittadella Stari Grad 232, Kotor, 011-381/82-311-000, pizza $7
- Jadranska Straza Stari Grad, Budva, 011-381/86-403-849, squid-ink risotto $12
- Restaurant Drago Slobode 32, Sveti Stefan, 011-381/86-468-477, fish fillet from $13
- Maritime Museum Grgurina Palace, Kotor, 011-381/82-304-720, $3
- Our Lady of the Rock Perast, round-trip boat ride $4
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We'd like to give our fans a unique chance to come visit us at Volkel Air Base (the Netherlands) on November 10, 2018. You'll get an up-close look at what we're doing, get to ask us all the questions you might have and visit the Historical Room Typhoon. The visit will be from 10 AM 'till 3 PM.
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Icahn Leads New Pitch to Win Dell Shareholders
May 11, 2013 5:00 AM PT
Two of Dell's largest stockholders, Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, have teamed up to propose an alternative to Michael Dell's plans to take his computer company private.
The new deal on the table, issued in a letter to board members, involves a leveraged recapitalization that will pay investors and keep them on as shareholders in a public company.
A leveraged recapitalization is typically a transaction that takes a company private. In this proposal, however, Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management plan to offer shareholders a distribution of US$12 per share in cash, or $12 in additional shares valued at $1.65 per share. As part of the deal, "both Icahn and Southeastern would elect to receive additional shares rather than cash," the letter stated. Both parties will hold controlling interests in Dell if the deal is approved.
Michael Dell continues to push his proposal to take the company private with investments from Silver Lake Partners, as well as from Dell himself. The company, in a quiet period until it announces its Q1 earnings on May 21, declined to comment.
A special committee of the Dell board of directors, however, posted a response to the latest proposal.
"Mr. Icahn and Southeastern have outlined a potential leveraged recapitalization transaction that they want the Dell Board either to recommend at this time or to consider if the existing going-private transaction is rejected by Dell shareholders. They have also proposed replacing the Board with a slate of new directors who they say would approve such a transaction," the letter said. "Consistent with the Special Committee's goal of achieving the best possible outcome for all shareholders, we and our advisors are carefully reviewing the potential transaction to assess the potential risks and rewards to the public shareholders."
Two Deals for One Company
Following the February announcement to take the company private, Dell entertained a counteroffer from Blackstone Group that has since been withdrawn, along with a previous offer from Icahn.
The letter from Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management leveled criticisms at Dell and its management, saying the plan to go private "leaves all of the upside to Michael Dell and an opportunistic buyout group with only their own interests in mind."
"It's interesting that now Carl Icahn and Southeastern have come back with another proposal," Craig Stice, senior principal analyst for compute platforms at IHS iSuppli told the E-Commerce Times. "It's interesting that it's a fairly aggressive comeback, and what appeared to be some fairly aggressive criticisms. It shows signs of frustration and unhappiness."
While Icahn and Southeastern have outlined a deal, it lacks some details.
"I think the plan that they are proposing is not yet completely clear to all investors, and they need to do a better job explaining exactly what they are going to do," MGI Research Managing Director Igor Stenmark told the E-Commerce Times.
"Whether they stay private or public, people don't care anymore, what's more important is time," he said. "They're going to waste a year and fall father behind."
Dell and Silver Lake Partners have pledged money, which will fall through if the Icahn and Southeast Asset Management deal is approved.
"The deal is not going to fly without Michael Dell's cooperation," said Roger Kay of Endpoint Technologies Associates.
"By not cooperating, he can make it about $6.5 billion more expensive for them to swing it, and I doubt they have the stomach. $2 billion is the Microsoft debt, which is exclusive to Silver Lake, and the other [approximately] $4.5 billion is the founder's contribution, which they'd have to do without," Kay told the E-Commerce times.
"He wants control of governance -- it's one of his conditions. They have to put up a lot of dough if they mean business, an unlikely event," he added. "But if they do, he'd be happy to sell them his shares and walk away. I'm not much convinced by partial offers."
A Dell Without Michael Dell
If taken private under Dell and Silver Lake, Dell will remain head of the company. It is possible that Icahn and Southeast will put someone else in charge. The takeover is an opportunity to change the culture at Dell, Stenmark said.
"Michael Dell, being the founder of this company, he casts a very wide shadow. It may be time to make a change," he said. After Dell left and returned to the company ,"he had some interim success at one point, and things began to deteriorate again. The company may need to have a different team. Maybe Michael Dell stays involved in some shape or form."
Dell, however, is the name of the company. "Dell is Michael's baby. He still very much wants it to succeed," Stice noted. "Going private does allow them to make bigger decisions."
As a private company, Dell or whoever would be in charge could make strategic decisions for the company without having to get board or shareholder votes. Yet Icahn's proposal outlines some bold moves to steer the company. Icahn and Southeastern would have controlling interests, but would still be subject to shareholder approval.
Whichever deal is approved, Dell the company is still in for a struggle.
"The PC market is in a pretty significant downturn right now," Stice said. "Dell is slowly inching their way, not out of the PC market, but slowly not striving to be the number one PC maker worldwide."
Dell's assets are somewhat perishable, said Stenmark. "Whoever is coming in to rescue Dell will really need to think about what needs to be done."


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By Abby Schultz, CNBC.com
Stocks ended modestly higher after fluctuating in the final hour of trading as investors shrugged off further evidence of a slowing economy.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 8.10 points, or 0.07 percent, to close at 12,402.76, rising for a second straight session.
Among Dow components, Microsoft gained in the wake of reports that David Einhorn, the hedge fund manager, is calling for CEO Steve Ballmer to resign.
Merck, meanwhile, was among the leading blue chip laggards after news of a government drug study that dismissed the effectiveness of giving patients with heart disease a high dose of niacin in addition to a statin. The study used Abbot Laboratories' Niaspan and Merck's Zocor, a statin.
The S&P 500 rose 5.22 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 1,325.69, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 21.54 points, or 0.78 percent, to close at 2.782.92. The CBOE Volatility Index, widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, fell to nearly 16.
Among key S&P 500 sectors, consumer discretionary and telecom rose, while utilities fell.
News on the economic front pointed to continued weakness in the U.S. Investors had hoped initial claims for unemployment would fall, indicating the jobs market was picking up, but claims rose, and the second reading of first quarter economic growth didn't improve as expected. GDP remained at a sluggish 1.8 percent.
The fact the economic numbers have been disappointing indicates the Federal Reserve may continue to be generous in some form after the Fed's bond purchases to stimulate the economy, known as quantitative easing, ends in June, said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Avalon Partners.
At the same time, corporate profits were strong in the second quarter, and "that trend is going to continue," Cardillo said. "That brings us down to one simple factor, and that is, there is no place to put your money other than equities."
Cardillo does, however, also think gold prices will continue to rise over the next six to eight months, reaching $1,800 an ounce.
The economic headwinds, combined with the uncertainty surrounding how the economy will respond to the end of quantitative easing, could send stocks tumbling more in the weeks ahead, however, said David Katz, senior portfolio strategist at Weiser Capital Management.
Katz doesn't expect the market to fall as much as it would in a recession, but he does expect a downdraft. And that downdraft will present buying opportunities, he said.
"Cash that's on the sideline waiting for the next dip will be put to work" Katz said.
Most of Weiser Capital Management's clients have 5 to 20-percent cash at any point, he said. The firm was buying bigger tranches when the market tumbled in late 2008 through 2009, and they are "taking much smaller chunks now," Katz said. "I think we will have an opportunity to take healthier bites in the coming quarters."
The euro rose against the dollar after news China may buy "bailout bonds" for Portugal although concerns about the future of Greece's restructuring efforts continued to worry investors. Meanwhile, Maria Damanaki of Greece, and head of Fisheries at the European Commission, said Greece may be forced out of the euro if it can't accomplish tough austerity measures.
On the earnings front, Sony fell slightly after the Japanese electronics maker posted a jump in net losses from a write-off, but expects a profit for its current financial year. The company's earnings continue to be affected by the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan as well as cyber attacks of its PlayStation Network.
Tiffany, meanwhile, soared to the top of the S&P 500 after the luxury retailer reported higher profits in every region and raised its forecast for the full year. Global sales rose 20 from the first quarter, better than the firm's initial forecast.
NetApp also led the index after the computer data storage firm reported an 11 percent earnings gain and a robust outlook for the current quarter. Also, BMO raised its price target on the computer storage firm to "outperform" from "market perform," and S&P Equity raised its price target to $68 a share from $64.
However, Computer Sciences plunged more than 10 percent after the tech firm posted weaker than expected earnings and handed in an outlook that disappointed. In addition, at least three brokerages cut their price targets on the firm.
Google fell slightly after introducing "Google Wallet," a technology that would allow people to pay for items via an app on their mobile Android phones. The app uses MasterCard's "PayPass" technology.
Meanwhile Heinz rose slightly after the ketchup maker reported higher than expected sales, although earnings missed by a penny.
On the initial public offering front, shares of FreeScale Semiconductor jumped after the semiconductor company began trading Thursday morning. The offering was priced Wednesday at $18 a share, below the initial price talk of $22 to $24 a share.
But Spirit Airlines, fell after shares of the ultra low-priced airlines began trading. The $15.6 million IPO was priced at $12 a share on Wednesday.
The weak economic news led to a mixed picture for oil prices. U.S. light, sweet crude fell $1.08 percent to $100.23 a barrel, while in London, Brent crude rose 0.10 percent to $115.05.
Precious metals also were weaker on Thursday. Gold fell 0.25 percent to settle at $1,522.80, while silver fell 0.83 percent to settle at $37.33.
The bond market added to gains after a successful U.S. Treasury auction of $29 billion in 7-year notes. The securities fetched a high yield of 2.43 percent, and a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.24. Yields on the 10-year note, meanwhile, traded below the 200-day moving average of 3.08 percent.
On the economic front, jobless claims rose 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 424,000 form an upwardly revised 414,000, the Labor Department reported. The four week average of claims, however, fell to 438,500. Economists surveyed by Reuters had expected claims last week would fall to 400,000.
Also, the second reading on first quarter gross domestic product was reported unchanged at 1.8 percent. Economists had expected the second reading would show slightly stronger growth.
And sales of homes owned by banks or in some stage of foreclosure fell in the first quarter as demand remained weak, but distressed homes still made up about 28 percent of sales, RealtyTrac reported on Thursday.
In other economic news, Goldman Sachs reduced its earnings forecast for the S&P 500 to $104 a share from $106, bringing its forecast for the index to 1,450 from 1,500.
European stocks rose as mining stocks lifted the benchmark index in the London market.


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Several Australian Athletes ARRESTED In Rio
Several Australian athletes are being questioned in Rio for alleged accreditation tampering at the basketball semi finals.
The Herald Sun is reporting that nine athletes from three different sports are being questioned for tampering with their passes.
Australian Olympic Committee lawyer Fiona de Jong is currently with the athletes at the police station.
The IOC and Rio police have been cracking down on accreditations it the wake of the Ryan Locate scandal earlier in the week.
Media team boss Mike Tancred told the Herald Sun ''Some people tried to tamper with their accreditation,"
"They've got stopped by people over at the stadium.
"It's a matter for the IOC as they're in charge of accreditations. If you tamper with accreditations, it is their problem.
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During my bachelorhood, Lent was sort of like the Tony Awards: I knew it occurred every year but that was about it.
Unlike Christmas and Easter, which could be represented by the Oscars and Grammys, Lent always seemed more of a rumor than an actual happening, and most of the time, I either discovered it taking place halfway through or missed it completely. For both cases, I'd adopted the Chicago Cubs rallying cry of "Wait 'til next year," but like them, nothing ever changed, and for some 40-odd years, I'd been repeating myself.
The schedule makers are partly to blame. It's bad enough Lent doesn't have a set date like the 4th of July, but by putting Fat Tuesday on the eve of the observance, they undermined the best of my intentions. Not only did I never make it to church on Ash Wednesday, but I rarely made it to work on that day either, and on the outside chance I even got out of bed, was lucky if I could find my keys, let alone remember to sacrifice something. My first hint in the aftermath was usually evil-eye glares in the pizza parlor as I scoffed down my regular Friday afternoon meatball parmesan hero and by then, it was too late; another year of heathenism had begun anew.
This all went out the window with Kathy at the helm. In the days leading up to Lent, she questioned me nightly about my sacrifice, and though her apartment was a good five miles away, I could feel her eyes upon me through the phone line. As she routinely explained, it's important for couples to discuss their choices and come to a mutual agreement, so the other is not adversely affected. This made sense (though not as much as just skipping it), and furthermore, got me thinking strategically. While certainly in love with Kathy, we'd been together nine months, and nobody's perfect. Lent, I figured, would be the ideal opportunity to correct some of her flaws.
I originally suggested, half-jokingly, that she give up snoring, so I could give up being awakened on the weekend in the middle of the night by what often sounds like a bear attack, but when that didn't go over well, I hedged my bets, feigned seriousness, and offered up "American Idol," chick-flicks, and vacuuming. This isn't as obvious as it seems since I'd been pretending to like those things, anyway.
Unfortunately, the Grand Inquisitor wasn't impressed, and on the ride back to my house from the Mardi Gras party at the community center, she reminded me time was of the essence. "Well?" she asked as she lowered the radio. "You know how important this is to me. Did you decide what you want to give up?"
An awkward silence ensued and I suddenly felt uncomfortable in my own skin under Kathy's waiting gaze. I also wished I'd removed the tinfoil tiara and rubber breasts before we started driving, although I did get the most beads, so no matter how bad things went from here, in some circles, I'd still be considered a winner. "Vowels," I blurted out, hoping to stunt her daily word count. "Let's at least stop using the letter E."
I could tell from the look on Kathy's face that this wasn't what she had in mind and apparently the big man didn't like it either, because she murmured, "I don't think God would appreciate that answer."
How she always knew what God was thinking never ceased to amaze me and for a split-second, I toyed with the idea of submitting cigarettes as my sacrifice until I remembered Kathy thought I'd already quit smoking except for the occasional drag off the butt of whoever happened to be standing next to me. That she always bought this ridiculous alibi also never ceased to amaze me, and I'd managed to conceal my pack-a-day habit from her simply by sidling up to strangers and blaming them afterward.
Internet porn popped into my head next, but this was Lent, not confession, and since I'd never been caught red-handed, the jury was still out on that one. That's when it hit me — Kathy's ever-increasing reliance on comfort clothes had been bothering me for months. How can a man don his swank velvet tuxedo when his girlfriend is in her pajamas? Wherever we headed, be it the movies or the diner, I used to picture Kathy and me as the "it" couple, and in the beginning, we fit the bill, but more and more, we stepped out of the house looking like point guards in search of a basketball team. "Sweat pants," I said firmly. "We should give them up and punish ourselves by wearing painful outfits."
Kathy cringed. "Why?"
For starters, neither of us had set foot in a gym since we met. Regrettably, this argument had a gaping hole in it, in that I certainly didn't want to start going, so there was no sense in posing it. I briefly considered fabricating a story, peppered with phony scientific data, proving that couples that dress down are twice as likely as their nattily garbed counterparts to forego other types of grooming in the future, such as regular shaving and the clipping of their toenails, but again, I would have been posturing from the side of weakness, so I scrapped the idea. The theme of punishment would have to do. "Because we both REALLY like to wear them," I said, "and by denying ourselves comfort, we'll atone for our sins and earn back God's good grace."
Kathy glared at me. "That's not what Lent's about!"
Damn. I knew I was in the ballpark, too, but was in no position to debate the Pope about it. Oh how I suddenly wished I'd gone to church every now and then, or even knew where it was. Desperate times call for desperate measures, so with my back against the wall, I tossed up a Hail Mary. "Why don't we give up Lent for Lent?"
Kathy's face scrunched up like a sock puppet whose owner just balled his fist. Still, I had no way of knowing if she was angry or confused, especially since I was used to her telling me. Though this particular look was usually accompanied by a raging tirade, I'd also seen it when she was trying to find places on a map. Being an optimist, I put the odds at 40-60 and decided to move forward. "Yeah," I continued. "I think we should sacrifice the whole thing. I can tell you from experience that the mental torture is horrible."
Kathy's face decompressed and she looked somewhat human again, though her glassy-eyed stare made me nervous. When she didn't say anything, I began to think my abstraction worked and wondered if maybe my tiara was just crooked, but these hopes were quickly dashed. "Lent's not about torture, Babe," she said softly. "It's about acknowledging you've been sacrificed for and returning the gesture. It's about revealing what's in your heart and showing the world that no behavior or material item means more than how you feel. It's about giving for the sake of another and understanding that true devotion sometimes comes with hardship." Tears burst from Kathy's eyes. "Lent's about love, Babe."
Kathy was silent for the rest of the ride. I tried to pretend my suggestion about the letter E had stumped her, but knew, in truth, I'd hurt her. At my house she darted straight into the bathroom, and feeling like a heel, I decided to try and slay her with humor. While waiting for her to emerge, I stripped down to the buff, propped up my rubber breasts and prepared to deliver this line: "I'll give up acting like a diva, if you stop borrowing my bras," but it never came to pass.
Instead, Kathy strutted out of the bathroom in a tongue-tying silk black teddy, ripped off my double-D's, and pushed me onto the bed. Straddling me, her moist lips cascaded along my cheek before draping themselves over my earlobe. "I really want to make love to you tonight," she whispered, "but we can't."
"Why?" I balked.
"Because we're giving up sex for Lent," she declared as she fell beside me. "After all," she sighed, "we've been together nine months and nothing's changed. At this point, all we're really doing is living in sin."
Living in sin? For Pete's sake, I'm a drug-free, middle-aged, monogamous man whose girlfriend made him cut his drinking down to one day a week. Prisoners have more hedonistic fun than me! And yet, as I caressed Kathy's rigid back, I knew only the most magnanimous of offerings would turn the tide.
They say John 3:16 is the Gospel in a nutshell and though I have no idea what they're talking about, there must be something to it, because for what turned out to be three minutes and sixteen seconds of unadulterated ecstasy in the mode of John Mayer's "Your Body is a Wonderland," I sold my soul and asked Kathy to move in with me.
The company line is that we gave up ice-cream for Lent, but in reality, Kathy gave up paying rent and utilities, while I gave up, among other things, my parking spot, 75 percent of my closet space, three of my five dresser drawers, and the right to use the soap dish as an ashtray. Still, for all I'd sacrificed, I received more than any man could've asked for. I know this because during the course of the night, acceptance over Kathy's moving in morphed into excitement, and by morning, I was reborn again.
Robert Semple's stories have been previously published in Long Island Pulse magazine and in The Star, where "Hidden Talents," the fourth of 19 comedic pieces in an unpublished series, "The Relationship," appeared in August. "The Season of Sacrifice" is the 10th story in the series.


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... and clock is as it was at start of down.
^This is true. The situation would be more understandable at the end of a game. Let's say A is ahead by 2, it's 4th down, clock at :30, play clock at :02. A "false starts" to try and get another 25. For some reason, B takes offense at A and clocks the snapper. Dead ball foul. In this case I would assume we still ask B if he wants the clock to start on snap, right?
IMHO it's important to remember the original purpose of this rule. When the rule was originally adopted it was clear in the explanation that it was intended to address the possible game clock advantage gained by the fouling team and to minimize that advantage by offering the RFP vs. snap game clock option. In a case where we have already stopped the clock to enforce a penalty and there is an "after the whistle" DB foul, that DB foul has no effective game clock impact.
While I agree with you on the idea behind the rule, that's not what the rule says. It doesn't specify a live ball foul, nor does it specify a foul that occurs where the clock would be running had the foul not occured.I suspect this will get "corrected" in next year's book to be more in line with that idea.
Here's my attempt at Rule Writing in an attempt to clarify this rule:If, under 2 minutes remaining in the 2nd or 4th quarters, a foul occurs during the down and/or prior to the next RFP - the offended team is awarded the choice of starting the clock on the snap rather than the RFP assuming the clock was stopped only for the administration of the penalty.If fouls by both teams occur during this same interval, the choice is awarded based on the following protocol: Double foul neither team gets choiceLive ball foul by A followed by dead ball foul* by B B gets choiceLive ball foul by B followed by dead ball foul* by A A gets choiceDouble dead ball fouls** neither team gets choiceEqual number of 15 yd dead ball fouls - neither team gets choiceUnequal number of 15 yd dead ball fouls - opponent of the team committing the last dead ball foul gets choice*Includes live ball fouls treated as dead ball fouls**Regardless of whether the penalties are 5 or 15 ydsAlso to answer NCWingman's "challenge", I would suggest the following:1. Furthermore, I'd probably also augment it that fouls that do not extend the period also don't get to change the clock status (those covered in 3-3-4b -- UNS, non-player, loss of down, enforced on kickoff or enforced as safety -- the last two wouldn't matter, since the clock doesn't start on the RFP after those fouls anyway). I would argue that including specific fouls and excluding others is unnecessarily confusing. 2.I 'm willing to hear arguments why loss of down fouls shouldn't be in there though. If B trails, and A fouls for a completed illegal fwd pass, illegal touching of a completed fwd pass, illegal fwd handing, I would assume they (B) would want to keep the clock stopped.GO AHEAD BOYS...HAVE AT IT
CLOCK RUNNING + UNDER 2:00, 2 or 4 QTR + PLAY THAT DOESN'T STOP CLOCK + LIVE BALL FOUL BY A + DEAD BALL FOUL BY B = B's choice to start on snap = IF they don't choose to, A can then choose. (interp from July meeting). Is the reverse the same (Live ball foul by B + DBF by A=A's choice?)Double fouls or dueling dead ball fouls = same as regular timing. Just off-setting or unequal number?The perceived fouls with our new rule occurring most often are encroachment and false start, both dead ball fouls. Reality is more than this perception...This doesn't apply to running time (TIPS). This makes sense!LOD fouls are treated the same. Same as what? Choice for "offended team"?
Furthermore, the fix isn't as simple as specifying "live ball foul", because it *is* specifically designed to deal with things like false starts, which are dead ball fouls.


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A breast MRI may be done in combination with
Alternative Names
MRI – breast; Magnetic resonance imaging – breast
How the test is performed
You lie on your stomach with your breasts hanging down into cushioned openings. The narrow table slides into the MRI scanner, which is shaped like a tunnel.
You may be asked to wear a hospital gown or clothing without metal fasteners (such as sweatpants and a T-shirt). Certain types of metal can cause blurry images.
Some exams require a special dye (contrast). The dye is usually given before the test through a vein (IV) in your hand or forearm. The dye helps the radiologist see certain areas more clearly.
During the MRI, the person who operates the machine watches you from another room. The test most often lasts 30 to 60 minutes. It may take longer.
How to prepare for the test
You may be asked not to eat or drink anything for 4 to 6 hours before the scan.
Tell your doctor if you are afraid of close spaces (have claustrophobia). You may be given a medicine to help you relax and feel less anxious. Or your doctor may suggest an open MRI, in which the machine is not as close to the body.
Before the test, tell your health care provider if you have:
- Brain aneurysm clips
- Certain types of artificial heart valves
- Heart defibrillator or pacemaker
- Inner ear (cochlear) implants
Kidney diseaseor dialysis (you may not be able to receive the IV contrast)
- Recently placed artificial joints
- Certain types of vascular
- Worked with sheet metal in the past (you may need tests to check for metal pieces in your eyes)
Because the MRI contains strong magnets, metal objects are not allowed into the room with the MRI scanner:
- Pens, pocketknives, and eyeglasses may fly across the room.
- Items such as jewelry, watches, credit cards, and hearing aids can be damaged.
- Pins, hairpins, metal zippers, and similar metallic items can distort the images.
- Removable dental work should be taken out just before the scan.
How the test will feel
An MRI exam causes no pain. If you have difficulty lying still or are very nervous, you may receive medicine to relax you. Too much movement can blur MRI images and cause errors.
The table may be hard or cold. You can ask for a blanket or pillow to stay comfortable. The machine produces loud thumping and humming noises when turned on. You will likely be given ear plugs to help reduce the noise.
An intercom in the room allows you to speak to someone at any time. Some MRIs have televisions and special headphones that you can use to pass the time.
There is no recovery time, unless you were given a medicine to relax. After an MRI scan, you can resume your normal diet, activity, and medications.
Why the test is performed
MRI provides detailed pictures of the breast. It also provides clear pictures of parts of the breast that are difficult to see clearly on an ultrasound or mammogram.
Breast MRI may also be performed to:
Check for more cancer in the same breast or the other breast after breast cancer has been diagnosed
Distinguish between scar tissue and tumors in the breast
Evaluate a breast lump (usually after biopsy)
Evaluate an abnormal result on a mammogram or breast ultrasound
Evaluate for possible rupture of breast implants
Find any cancer that remains after surgery or
Guide a biopsy (rare)
Screen for cancer in women at very high risk for
breast cancer(such as those with a strong family history)
Screen for cancer in women with very dense breast tissue
An MRI of the breast can also show:
- Blood flow through the breast area
- Blood vessels in the breast area
What abnormal results mean
Abnormal results may be due to:
Breast cancer
- Leaking or ruptured breast implants
Consult your health care provider with any questions and concerns.
What the risks are
MRI contains no radiation. To date, no side effects from the magnetic fields and radio waves have been reported.
The most common type of contrast (dye) used is gadolinium. It is very safe. Allergic reactions to the substance rarely occur. Gadolinium can be harmful to patients with kidney problems who require dialysis. If you have kidney problems, tell your health care provider before the test.
The strong magnetic fields created during an MRI can make heart pacemakers and other implants not work as well. It can also cause a piece of metal inside your body to move or shift.
Special considerations
Breast MRI is more sensitive than mammogram, especially when it is performed using contrast dye. However, breast MRI may not always be able to distinguish breast cancer from noncancerous breast growths. This can lead to a false positive result.
MRI also cannot pick up tiny pieces of calcium (microcalcifications), which mammogram can detect.
A biopsy is needed to confirm the results of a breast MRI.


text: subeman90 56 Report post Posted January 3, 2006 Dome Light Upgrade Thanks to Billy Clements of the Ultimate Subaru Message Board for this tip! The dome lights in the Early 80's Subaru's are terrible. They are not at all bright. This tip keeps your car all Subaru, while adding a feature of the newer Subaru models. remove dome light from 85+ Subaru (non-BRAT or hatchback). All that is holding it there is 2 holes and a plug on the back. Picture of back of both dome lights is below figure A. Go back home, after paying of course. Take the dome light off of your early 80's soob… same applies as to step #1.. there is 2 screws and a plug Replace it with the newer dome light… you might have to use longer screws due to the headliner in a BRAT being slanted… That's it. I told you it was simple! Now you have TONS more light, and it cost you practically nothing but time! ShawnW adds, why not put a brand new bulb in so you don't have to worry about it for a while? Images help don't they? Click on each thumbnail to get the larger picture. As you can see there is some obvious size differences, but the plugs, screw holes, switch orientation, and the shape of the bottom is very very similar. But the you can see that the newer style is going to put out soooo much more light because its not restricting light output in the cover at all. New Style ON Old Style ON Enjoy! Back to main Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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October 10, 2013
Frankenstein, the Wolf Man and the Detroit Riots of 1943
Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man is playing at the Mayfair theater in Detroit. Outside, a car is overturned, ablaze. This is not an accident. It's June 1943 and the Race Riots are sweeping through the city.
In the early Forties, when the city's automobile plants switched to wartime production, recruiters scoured the Southern States for manpower, drawing some 300,000 whites and 50,000 blacks to the Motor City. Racial tensions flared as early as 1941, when blacks were settled into newly built housing projects. Cross burnings and violence ensued. The tension reached its fever peak in the spring of 1943 when blacks were promoted at U.S. Rubber, Hudson, and Vickers. White workers walked off the job when blacks were allowed into the Production Department, served as plant guards or were hired as tool-makers. In late May, over 26,000 men paralyzed Packard assembly lines when a handful of black workers were brought onto the factory floor to work alongside whites.
The riots, fueled by spurious claims of violence by either side against the other, ignited on June 20 and roared for three days, until Federal troops restored peace. Blacks bore the brunt of the violence. An investigation revealed that of the 34 people killed, 25 of them were blacks. Of 600 people injured and 1800 arrested, over 75% were African-Americans. A recurring story tells of blacks being pulled off city buses and beaten. Blacks driving their cars were stopped and chased away, their cars demolished and burned.
The Riots made the local papers, but very little information traveled beyond, censored so as to preserve national morale in wartime. At best, a few American newspapers ran short items about brief cases of "labor unrest" in Detroit. It would take decades for the story to be fully revealed.
The Mayfair theater on Woodward Avenue was built as a synagogue in 1902, it's striking Beaux-Arts dome structure the work of Albert Khan, the "architect of Detroit". It was transformed into a playhouse and civic theater in 1922 and modified again into a movie house, The Mayfair, in 1930. The building was taken over as a performance space by Wayne State University in 1951 and now serves as the Bonstelle Theater.
The Mayfair went dark on those terrible days of June, 1943. Frankenstein, the Wolf Man and the quaint Hollywood horrors within were no match for the real monsters prowling outside.
The Bonstelle Theater on Historic Detroit.
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2 comments:
- Caffeinated Joe said...
Sadly, the true human monsters are the worst.
- October 11, 2013 at 4:58 PM
- halloween spirit said...
Wow! Much scarier than the film! :/
- October 12, 2013 at 8:47 AM
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The NSRA Even Arranged For The Rain To Fall Overnight This Year!
As I'm the new guy and hadn't been to the NSRA Street Rod Nationals before, it's natural that I should get the job of reporting on the event, though I have to say I'm struggling to accept attending events without a car of my own. With that said, deadlines mean airplanes are a sight quicker than cross-country road trips. Plus the only car I have on the road apart from my daily is the '49 Chevy, and that's too new for Louisville. Of course, we magazine types all look dead cool cruising the fairgrounds in our golf carts. Yeah, right!
So, with literally thousands of rods to get 'round, it's a good thing we do have a golf cart. And with all that heat and humidity-wow-the vendors building sure looks inviting with its A/C. Then you start checking out the rods and kinda forget the humidity. OK, that's a lie, but only a small one. There were some great rods out there and four days suddenly didn't seem like anywhere near long enough to see them all properly and check out all the vendor booths. So, early starts and late finishes were the norm.
It quickly became apparent that many of the nicest cars in attendance were painted black, plus we collectively made a conscious effort to search out non-Fords, and non-'32s in particular, as this year seems to have reached saturation point with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the '32. However, it can't be denied that Fords are the predominant marque, and, as such, you'll see some in our coverage.
I mentioned big luxury rods in my editorial last month, but boy were there a lot of them at Louisville. And four-doors-more than I thought still existed! But what I found neat was the number of rods that have obviously been built for a few years and were still in use. Sure, they often didn't have the latest trendy wheels or sit as low, but there's something cool about driving the wheels off a car you built yourself and enjoying it. These ain't no trailer queens, but honest to goodness drivers. And there were plenty of 'em in Louisville.
Just as there were plenty of vendors. The Kentucky Exposition Center is one big building and it was overflowing with vendors! It was the perfect place to compare products from different manufacturers in person, which I'm sure is what many people did before purchasing what was right for them.
So whether you wanted to check out new products, compare existing ones, visit Women's World or tech seminars, drool over stunning cars-many magazine feature cars and national award-winning rods were on display in the Builders' Showcase in the lobby of the Exposition Center as well as those outside-or just kick back with your car club and enjoy the festivities, there was room for it all.


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In the Same World: Feminism, Writing, Social Justice
Kirthi Jayakumar
"In the same world where women would be in charge of making peace, the bodies of women would be battlegrounds where war would be waged ceaselessly."
When I was 15, I told myself that I would follow a career in Humanitarian Affairs and Development. I would never become a feminist. I would never, ever stand and scream until I'm hoarse saying that I needed rights as a woman. I counted on myself as empowered, and found it ridiculous to hear women cry that they suffered "deprivation" of rights. I found it stupid that women would stand and argue in parliaments, demanding that they be given legal rights, when they already had them in tow! Blame it on my upbringing. My parents brought me up treating me as a human being. I was neither deprived of anything nor offered any special treatment because to my gender.
Ten years later, I found myself somewhere near my goal. I began working with grassroots organizations and on projects with the UN. And before I knew it, I became part of feminist organizations that worked for women's rights. That is when the true essence of feminism–the grain of true activism separated from the chaff of jingoism–smacked me hard in the face. I learned the importance of being a feminist for the woman in need.
With these organizations, I was just a writer: an ordinary nerd across continents and oceans from where these organizations functioned, staring at a computer screen and churning out piece after piece after piece, following copious research. What difference are you making, anyway? I'd ask. You're just writing. I'd tell myself. Does your writing bring any justice to the ones in need? I'd ask myself.
Well, I have no idea. Does it make any difference? Did it make any difference? To them, I don't know. To me, it did, it does, and it will, always.
When I wrote, I narrated the stories of women in distress. I told the world stories that were so real they had to be fictionalized to be digested. I told the world of the things women went through, children went through. I told the world what it already knew – or at least, most of the world already knew. Stories of rape. Domestic violence. Honour killings. Deprivation. Gender violence. Foeticide. Infanticide.
As I wrote, I grew, because I didn't just tell these stories, I felt them. What were just words for me here was the reality, the harsh truth for a woman miles away. As much as the world was "ahead," it was also terribly backward.
I travelled in my research. I went to war-stricken Afghanistan where women bear the brunt of living a crippled life– facing domestic violence, honour killings, rape, and an abject deprivation of their every right. I went to DR Congo where women still bear the brunt of sexual wiolence aplenty, and suffer indignities in the hands of the very society that should protect them. I went to different parts of India, where I learned of girl foetuses being killed in the womb because they were girls, where tribal women are forced to dance naked to be able to get a meal. I traveled to parts of the Middle East where women are the property of their men, and could even be killed or raped with no one asking questions. I went to Nigeria, where girls are subjected to the harsh malpractice of genital mutilation, and their cries were so loud that they were silent. I went to Pakistan and Palestine, where women are subjected to the awful nightmare of murder in the name of protecting their familial honour. I went to South East Asia where girls are born into brothels, and live their lives there, without knowing that they were made slaves. I traveled to Kosovo and Houston, Texas, where their dirtiest secret, the filthy game of human trafficking, has many a woman under its fold. I went to Latin America where "poverty has a woman's face."
In the same world where a woman had the freedom to work as an equal with a man, a woman was also subservient to a man and could not work whatsoever. In the same world where a woman had the right to be educated, a woman was also forced to give up school because her society ordained otherwise. In the same world where a woman was free to choose who she would marry and when she would marry, a woman was forced to marry a man many years older than her while she was still a mere child. In the same world where women would be respected and their honour safeguarded with dignity, a woman would also be used as a miserable sex-slave. In the same world where women would be in charge of making peace, the bodies of women would be battlegrounds where war would be waged ceaselessly, devoid of all compunction.
I learned, quite simply, that there is something intricately linking the backbone of society and women. I realized that when one of those woven threads constituting the weft in the fabric is unraveled, society is crippled. I may not be an expert. I may be far more ordinary than I know I am. I may lack expertise in totality. But I know one thing: I am a drop in the ocean, but a drop, nevertheless. I am one among the scores of other women who serve as a conduit between the oppressed and the outside world. That is why I am proud to be a feminist.
Kirthi Jayakumar is a lawyer and writer. Read more on her blog.
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Rangatira, the Wellington-based investment company, will take control of Rainbow's End operator New Zealand Experience in a deal with the target company's major shareholder as part of a full takeover.
The Trustees of the Estate of George Ryerson Gardiner, which owns 74.86 percent of NZE, have agreed to a lock-in agreement with Rangatira under which the investment company will make a full takeover at 36 cents a share, NZE said in a statement. The trustee's shares are held by Garlow Management.
The deal values NZE at $13.3 million and represents a 12 percent discount to NZE's last trading price of 41 cents.
NZE's committee of independent directors has hired Simmons Corporate Finance to assess the merits of the deal and retained Harmos Horton Lusk as legal adviser, it said. The company urged shareholders to take no action pending the target company statement.
The target company said it expects Rangatira to give formal takeover notice in the next five days.
Rangatira has two classes of shares that trade on the Unlisted platform, with 67 percent held as class 'A' shares and 33 percent held in class 'B' shares to differentiate between charitable and non-charitable shareholders. Both last traded at $6.
In September, Rangatira said it had $20 million on hand for new investments after exiting Dunlop Living, Tecpak Industries and Te Kairanga Wines last year. That month it announced a $3.5 million investment in medical and insurance service provider Konnect Net.