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As the final seconds of the game tick away, and I watch Tony Romo walk off the field I notice something very interesting. The monkey is gone! The Dallas Cowboys have finally ended their prolonged 13 year playoff drought. Not only did they end this drought with a win over a rival team in the NFC East, They ended it with one of the most dominating performances ever put on in the playoffs.
Tony Romo was once again at the top of his game putting on a clinic for the fans to see. Picking apart the eagles defense, converting 3rd long like it was 3rd and inches. Throwing 23/35 passes for 244 yards 2 touchdowns and no interceptions, thanks to Wade Phillips for what could be considered the best coaching move he has made as a head coach for the Dallas Cowboys and challenging what at first seemed to be an amazing interception. Romo proved once again, give him time in the pocket and he will pick apart a defense.
Just as the last 2 meetings in the regular season against the Eagles, the Dallas running game was unstoppable. Dallas rushed for a total 198 yards on 35 carries between our 3 top running backs. With Felix Jones leading the way with a 73 yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter and putting the final nail in the coffin of the Eagles.
I wrote an article a couple months back about when the game was fun and how if we could get back to remembering it was fun to play the game, and then the wins would come. I mention that previous article because the way that the defense is playing and not letting the opponents come anywhere close to clicking and getting any kind of rhythm, The offense has fun while on the field. Think back to when Romo threw that little 6 yard screen touchdown pass to Miles Austin. When they showed Romo running down to congratulate Austin, Romo reached over and gave the Ref a "man" pat as he ran by him. Romo had the biggest smile on his face he has had all season. THAT is having fun. THAT is what we need.
What to say about our defense. I could mention what this player and that player did. How this player got a sack or that player made a great deflection. However, it was a total team defense that made this game possible. It was whole defense that made plays; it was every player on the field at any time doing exactly what they had to do to make things happen. Did any one player "stand" out? Of course they did, matter of fact a couple of different players stood out. But that does not mean the other players did not "play their roll". It was a total TEAM effort.
Congratulations to the Dallas Cowboys for ending their playoff drought. Let's go out and get another win next week against the Minnesota Vikings and continue our run to the Super Bowl!!!!!


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Born and raised outside Portland on a blueberry farm near Cornelius, OR, hard work has always been a part of his life. Wil Kinky takes that same work ethic to music, with a love and a passion for it you can feel. He started at 13 and never looked back, slowly putting all of his efforts into music.
Wil's Sound is like John Mayer meets Ray Lamontagne at a radio concert. Its Blues, Soulful with an Alternative edge. Now at 23 he plays around town with the Kinky Brothers, Laura Ivancie, Dojo Toolkit, Urban Sub Allstars and also does his solo act at various venues and bars. Wil also plays/sits in with Brian Grayson , Jordan Harris and many others. Along with gigging around town he also teaches guitar and piano in the Portland Metro area.
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Hudson, Kennon Named NCAC Players of the Yearby Brent Harris • November 24, 2008 Share:
Junior quarterback Matt Hudson and senior defensive lineman Darryl Kennon have been named the 2008 North Coast Athletic Conference Football Players of the Year. Hudson was named the Mike Gregory Award-winner as the Offensive Player of the Year, while Kennon received the Hank Critchfield Award as the Defensive Player of the Year.
Hudson (left) leads the NCAC in passing yards and TDs, throwing for 2,905 yards and 26 scores in 11 games to this point in the season. He is at the top of the league's list for total offense yards (2,9441) and completions 205, as well. Hudson ranks 11th in the nation in passing efficiency (169.96 rating) and is 27th in total offense (267.36 ypg).
"Matt is very unselfish at quarterback," head coach Erik Raeburn said. "A lot of quarterbacks want to make the big throw or put up phenomenal numbers to show what they can do. Many times that leads to a lot of turnovers. Matt does what's best for the team, whether it's throwing the short pass for a completion instead of trying to throw the bomb for a touchdown, or working the running game to help the team win. That's what a great quarterback does and I think that's why the other conference coaches recognized his efforts this season with this award."
Hudson is the fourth Wabash player to receive the Gregory Award, joining Jake Knott (2001, 2002) and Russ Harbaugh (2005). The Award is presented by Mr. Richard Gregory in honor of his father, a multi-sport standout at Denison in the 1920's.
Kennon (right) has 37 tackles, including 19 solo stops, heading into this weekend's second round game of the 2008 NCAA Football Playoffs against Wheaton College. The senior defensive tackle set the Wabash career sacks mark with 30, including six this year to place fourth among the league's defensive players. He is second in the NCAC in tackles for losses with 13, trailing only teammate Jared Lange with 15. Kennon has helped the Little Giant defense to a number-13 ranking in the nation in total defense (253.09 ypg) and 19th in scoring defense (14.55 ppg).
"Darryl, by the nature of his position, was never going to post huge tackle numbers," Raeburn said. "He's just so disruptive on the defensive side of the ball. He constantly puts pressure on the running back or quarterback and really forces teams to think about how to keep him out of the play. He's the type of player that makes opposing coaches plan and scheme about how to block him on every single play."
Kennon joins his position coach, Adi Pynenberg, as a Critchfield Award recipient. Pynenberg won the Award in 2006 and 2007. Blair Hammer received the Award in 2002, while Nate Boulais was a 2001 recipient. The Award honors the 1927 College of Wooster graduate and is presented each year by Mr. Ernie Infield of Wooster, Ohio.
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Q: Dijkstra explicitly states their goals for the THE operating system. How do these goals compare to, say, Microsoft's goals for the NT operating system? Why do we no longer build operating systems with the same goals as THE?
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As a Pharmacy Technician in Training, you are a vital part of our wellness store team responsible for assisting the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager in serving our customers/patients and maintaining the Pharmacy department. In order to be able to properly serve our patients and to assist the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Manager it is essential that you become properly certified to assume the position of a certified Pharmacy Technician. The role of community pharmacies in the health care industry continues to evolve as does the role of the Pharmacy Technician.
The associate is responsible for the functions below, in addition to other duties as assigned:
Successfully complete the Rite Aid Pharmacy Technician Training & Certification Program. This on-the-job program is designed and provided by Rite Aid Pharmacy. You are expected to successfully complete the program within 6 months of your date of hire or promotion into the Pharmacy Technician in Training position. Successful completion of the Program is defined as completing: all Computer Based Training (CBTs), Workbook exercises, classroom sessions and obtaining a passing grade on the Final Competency Exam.
Perform all functions and duties of a Pharmacy Service Representative to ensure prompt service in the Pharmacy Department.
3. Perform computer entry of prescription information including but not limited to: patient search, prescriber search, drug selection, prescription interpretation & entry, insurance billing and basic problem resolution.
4. Accept customer and prescription information required to process new and refill prescriptions, including refill authorization from doctor offices where permitted by state law.
5. Retrieve the appropriate medication from inventory where permitted by state law.
6. Create prescription labels and put them on prescription containers where permitted by state law.
7. Place medication into prescription containers where permitted by state law.
8. Complete paperwork related to filling prescriptions and input customer and prescription data into the computer system where permitted by law.
9. Assist with maintaining the Pharmacy department by keeping it clean and in order.
10. Assist in inventory management processes including: order review, inventory returns, restocking shelves, and physical inventory preparation.
11. Administer Rite Aid programs including: FlavoRx, Living More, etc.
12. Reconstitute oral liquids where permitted by state law.
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The Pharmacy Technician currently has no supervisory responsibilities.
*All duties described in this document are to be performed in keeping with the core values and service attributes consistent with the Rite Aid brand and strategy
This position requires the following licenses and/or certifications:
- Pharmacy Technician certification where required by state law.
- Rite Aid Technician Training Program certification in all modules, job class/codes up to and including "Pharmacy Technician".
- Successful achievement of Rite Aid's Pharmacy Technician Certification.
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Welcome to the December Carnival of Natural Parenting: Let's Talk Traditions
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama.
Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.
A certain newborn may be faulted for our procurement of a 2009 holiday tree at what some might call the last possible second — Christmas Eve — but in actuality I think we could've managed a trip to the tree lot if there'd been some kind of pre-set plan. A presumed time with corresponding stop at cute cafe and a swing by the most festive neighborhood lights display before heading home to drink cocoa in our matching Hanna Andersson jammies. Also, you know, two-thirds of us are Jewish, so this may not have been a realistic scenario. But you get the idea.
Since George has been alive, I've put my holiday planning into overdrive which, to me, is really intense but, to you, might look significantly…um, less so. Not impressed by that L'Shana Tovah banner I hung in the front window for Rosh Hashanah, eh? Well, I tried.
This year, we've persevered despite having a two week-old sapping our energy as one of our thirtieth birthdays passed by and realizing the night before Thanksgiving that we may not have money to buy the makings for the standard Macy's Parade-watching quiche (we scraped it together). But, do I want George to be a part of a make-it-work-with-a-little-felt-and-a-WIC-check kind of family? Little by little, we're getting it in gear and I'm pleased to report that Hanukkah has been our best showing yet. Homemade food, homemade gifts, thoughtfulness in the place/face of blatant consumerism and as much family time as we could muster with a papa who works two jobs. That said, our biggest, most tradition-y effort still lies ahead.
I've talked a little bit about George's naming ceremony, or brit shalom, in the past, but it, like his first birthday, always seemed a loooooong ways off. We chose a name to honor a very special lady, picked a date for the party and made the invitations, and even THEN its imminence didn't sink in. We're now at T minus about two weeks, and I am staring down the barrel of the first culturally significant milestone of my baby's life. An event steeped in tradition. And meaning. And I'm a floppy felt banner in the window sort of mom.
This was all giving me a serious case of the worries until one of our dear friends said something that I know resonated with, well… everyone in the room at the time, because it applied to all of us in different ways. Your children won't remember that you're poor; they'll remember that you loved them. Will George look back on photos of his naming ceremony and birthday party and think, "Wow! What a tiny, crappy house! And you couldn't spring for a real mohel?"? Or will he see all the friends and family? Will he see the homemade food and decorations for the loving contributions they were? I needed to check myself and stop reading so many design blogs.
The facts are these: We aren't wealthy. We aren't organized. We aren't a traditional family. But we're creative, and as I assembled and addressed the invitations to George's naming ceremony and birthday party this evening, I took heart in that. Because some years, we might not get a tree until Christmas Eve. We might have fettuccine alfredo for Thanksgiving dinner and make Purim costumes out of the Goodwill bag. But I'd bet money that in the pictures, we'll be smiling. And that's a tradition I can get behind.
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Please take time to read the submissions by the other carnival participants:
- Traditions? What traditions? — Olivia at Write About Birth needs your advice: how can she make the most of the holiday season in a new country with only her immediate family? (@writeaboutbirth)
- TRADITION!!!!!! — Ella at My Intentional Journey reminds us all to be thankful for family traditions; there are those who have none.
- tradition! — Stefanie at Very, Very Fine came to realize that families can make incredible memories, even if they're not wealthy (or organized).
- Taking a child's perspective on traditions — Lauren at Hobo Mama wants to keep in mind how important even the mundane traditions will be to her little ones. (@Hobo_Mama)
- Sunday Dinners and Lullabies — Kat at Loving {Almost} Every Moment finds traditions in the small things throughout the year.
- Simple Family Advent Traditions — Michelle at The Parent Vortex crafted a set of advent bags with daily surprises to eat and to do. (@TheParentVortex)
- Parenting: Family Meetings – A Timeless Tradition — Amy Phoenix at Innate Wholeness discusses a year-round tradition in her household: Family Meetings. (@InnateWholeness)
- Our Mindful Holidays — They may not be "traditional" traditions, but they fit the family of Kellie at Our Mindful Life.
- Our Holiday Traditions, New and Old — Even with three young children, Kristin at Intrepid Murmurings is finding ways to be intentional and meaningful about holiday traditions. (@sunfrog)
- Our Cupcake Custom — Amy at Anktangle knows celebrations need minimal excuse and lots of cupcakes! (@anktangle)
- On the bunny slope of tradition-making — Jessica Claire at Crunchy-Chewy Mama is finding her groove as a holistic-minded mama with a joyful holiday spirit. (@crunchychewy)
- No, Virginia, There Is Not a Santa Claus — Just because her family is not going to do Santa, does not mean that Sheila at A Gift Universe can't instill some mystery and magic into Christmas. (@agiftuniverse)
- New Traditions — Becky at Future Legacy shares a few traditions she is starting for her family, including popovers, a birthday banner, and service.
- My Holiday Family Traditions — The Artsymama continues a long tradition of adopting family members and sharing two favorite games that work well for a crowd.
- Mindfully Creating Family Traditions — Alison at BluebirdMama has ideas for celebrating birthdays, Valentine's Day, and Christmas — though her family's still figuring some of it out. (@bluebirdmama)
- Memorable Traditions — Lori Ann at MamaWit follows four mindful steps when instituting any tradition.
- Let's Talk Traditions — Lily, aka Witch Mom shares her family's traditions that are centered on the wheel of the year. (@lilyshahar)
- Homeschool Christmas — Deb Chitwood at Living Montessori Now did not always celebrate the Christmas season in the same way with her family, but they always celebrated together. (@DebChitwood)
- Holidays, food and family — For Kristen at Adventures in Mommyhood, the holidays are about family and food. (@crunchymamato2)
- Giving Christmas to the Critter — Rachael at The Variegated Life has found a way to tie her Zen practices to the Christmas story of the baby in the manger. (@RachaelNevins)
- Family Traditions + To Santa Or Not To Santa — Stop by Natural Parents Network to discover some of the traditions from other natural parents. NPN is also featuring snippets of posts from NP bloggers on the topic of whether to encourage children to believe in Santa Claus. (@NatParNet)
- Family Tradition Origins — Momma Jorje discusses her family's traditions, and her desire not to make anyone feel obligated to conform to them.
- Everyday Traditions — For Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children it's the small, daily traditions that make life special.
- Establishing Traditions and Older Child Adoption — MrsH at Fleeting Moments is trying to find ways to start traditions with a family that was made very quickly through birth and adoption.
- Emerging Family Traditions — Melodie at Breastfeeding Moms Unite! shares some of her favorite birthday and Christmas traditions. (@bfmom)
- Does Rebellion Count? — Seonaid at the Practical Dilettante has instituted a day of rest and PJs at her house on Christmas. (@seonaid_lee)
- December Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Traditions — Sybil at Musings of a Milk Maker tries to give her girls a mix of traditions to foster togetherness — but worries that not being near extended family is a disconnect.
- Craft-tea Christmas Celebrations — Lucy at Dreaming Aloud created a delicious Christmas tradition that she named "Craft-tea."
- A Christmas Tradition — Luschka at Diary of a First Child knows that even though she won't be able to have her usual holiday traditions this year, the important thing is that she has her family. (@lvano)
- Celebrations without the Holiday — Asha at Meta Mom shares several ways to celebrate the winter holidays without focusing on religious traditions. (@metamomma)
- Celebrating the Journey We Have Traveled Together — Acacia at Be Present enjoys the chance to draw closer to her family during the Christmas holiday.
- Celebrating Motherhood — Do you celebrate the day you became a mother? Dionna at Code Name: Mama offers some ideas for traditions to mark your passage into motherhood. (@CodeNameMama)
- Celebrate! Winter Traditions Brought Home. — At True Confessions of a Real Mommy, TrueRealMommy and her family are celebrating many different religions and traditions this month. Stop by to see their schedule of events. (@TrueRealMommy)
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The Mazda CX-7 offers decent cargo space, a comprehensive set of safety features and distinctive looks. We found it fun to drive, with responsive handling and good high-speed stability. Compared to its competitors, the CX-7 excels in ride and handling.
Mazda introduced the CX-7 for 2007 as a totally new crossover utility vehicle. Crossovers have since become the hottest segment in the auto industry. They combine the high seating position and cargo capacity of a truck-based sport utility vehicle with the agility, smoothness and fuel economy of a car. And they avoid the image of a minivan or station wagon.
The 2010 Mazda CX-7 gets revisions to the interior, exterior, and chassis. The new engine comes with a five-speed automatic transmission instead of the turbo's six speed. The 2010 CX-7 body has Mazda's new corporate face featuring the now-familiar five-pointed grille, as well as a new rear bumper. Underneath, Mazda has retuned the dampers and taken steps to increase body rigidity and reduce noise, vibration and harshness. Inside, it gets a new two-tiered dashboard that features a Multi-Information Display near the windshield that is controlled by buttons on the steering wheel. Other interior changes consist of new door armrests, minor changes to trim, and new features, including Bluetooth connectivity, a Blind Spot Monitoring System, and driver's seat memory for the Grand Touring model.
The 2010 Mazda CX-7 comes in four trim levels, i SV, i Sport, s Touring and s Grand Touring. The i models, which are offered only with front-wheel drive, come with a new 161-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine and a five-speed automatic transmission with manual shift capability. The s models have a 244-horsepower, turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission, also with manual shift capability. Front-wheel drive is standard for s models and all-wheel drive is optional ($1700).
The Mazda CX-7 i SV ($22,500) comes standard with cloth upholstery, air conditioning, cruise control, power windows, power mirrors, power locks, remote keyless entry, six-way manually adjustable driver's seat, tilt/telescoping steering wheel with audio controls, four-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 stereo with automatic volume control and auxiliary input jack, Multi-Information Display with trip computer, outside temperature indicator, 60/40 split folding rear seatbacks, theft deterrent system, and P215/70R17 tires on alloy wheels. The CX-7 i Sport ($22,340) adds a Bluetooth wireless cell phone and streaming audio link, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, and rear privacy glass.
Mazda CX-7 s Touring ($25,800) and AWD s Touring ($27,500) come with leather upholstery, heated front seats, eight-way power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar adjustment, retractable cargo cover, and P235/60R18 tires.
Mazda CX-7 s Grand Touring ($31,185) and AWD s Grand Touring ($32,885) upgrade with automatic climate control, unique silver and piano black trim, driver's seat memory, four-way power passenger seat, keyless access and starting, electroluminescent gauges with indirect blue lighting, auto-dimming rearview mirror with a universal garage-door opener, navigation system, Bose Center Point surround sound with six-disc CD changer and nine speakers, Sirius satellite radio with six-month subscription, full-color Multi-Information Display with rearview camera display, rain-sensing wipers, fog lamps, automatic xenon high intensity discharge (HID) headlamps, Blind Spot Monitoring System, heated outside mirrors with integrated turn-signals, and P235/55R19 tires.
Equipment available on higher line models is optional on lower line models. Other options include a DVD rear entertainment system ($1200), remote engine starting ($350), cargo net ($50), cargo tray ($70), all-weather floor mats ($80), front and rear mudguards ($150), Class II trailer receiver hitch with ($350) or without ($335) wiring harness, and wheel locks ($50).
Safety features on all models include dual frontal airbags, front seat-mounted side-impact airbags (to minimize upper body injuries), front and rear side air curtains (to minimize head injuries) with extended inflation (for added protection in the event of a rollover) and a fold-away brake pedal assembly (to reduce threat of injury to the driver's feet in frontal crashes). All CX-7 models come with three-point seatbelts (so be sure to use them), tire-pressure monitor, and rear-seat child safety seat anchors (LATCH). To help drivers avoid accidents, the CX-7 comes standard with four-wheel antilock disc brakes (to permit steering the car under hard braking) with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist (to maximize stopping power in emergencies); plus electronic stability control (to correct for driver error in evasive maneuvers) and traction control (to improve traction and stability on slippery surfaces).
The Mazda CX-7 sports the latest version of Mazda's styling theme. The bulbous fenders are inspired by those of the Mazda RX-8 sports car. The headlights jut into the tops of the fenders, and Mazda uses a small grille above the bumper line. This leaves substantial mass below the bumper line that's lightened by a massive mouth featuring the company's new five-pointed grille motif. This lower grille is flanked by large air intakes that double as housings for the Grand Touring model's fog lamps.
The side view appeals more, with wheels pushed to the corners and a super-fast windshield sweeping back over tautly drawn side glass. Side mirrors separate the front door glass from an odd-looking, wind-wing-like, but fixed, tiny piece of glass at the base of the A-pillar. The beltline rises as it moves rearward, kicking up just before the severely blistered rear wheelwell before tucking in between the steeply sloped backlight and the sculpted back end. Full-round, easy-to-grab door handles ride the crest of a soft bulge connecting the tops of the fenders. They're chrome plated on the Grand Touring model. An understated crease highlights the lower door panels, skipping over the rear tires to continue around the bottom fold of the rear bumper.
The rear aspect is plain, with a modest spoiler sitting atop the backlight, itself resting in a gentle dip in the liftgate. A large, seamless bumper stretches the width of the back end, above single (for i models) or dual exhaust tips (for s models).
The interior of the Mazda CX-7 makes no less of a statement than the exterior, and with much the same result. Some design features seem to work, others not so well. Overall, the CX-7 cabin doesn't seem as friendly and as functional as its primary competition, the Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV4. Where other car makers are trending toward simplicity and sleekness, the CX-7 has gone chunky and a bit complicated.
The dash is a prime example. Some parts look right, while others come across almost as an exercise in Design 101. For starters there's what Mazda calls the double-roof instrument panel. Translated, this constitutes two parts. The upper part is a ridge stretching across the top of the dash that's supposed to make the front seat passenger feel included in the interior's dynamic. This area is reworked for 2010, with a central trip computer increased in size and given more functions as a Multi-Information Display. The MID has orange characters in most models but is a full-color display in the Grand Touring, where it also shows the image from the standard rearview monitor. Functions on the MID are controlled by five buttons on the right side of the steering wheel.
The MID shows readouts for the vehicle information center, trip computer and the available navigation system. Mazda says the two-tiered approach places the MID close to the windshield so drivers won't have to take their eyes off the road. It does, however, require looking back and forth between the steering wheel and MID, though we got used to it after a little while. The MID screen is only 4.1 inches diagonally, though, making the image from the rearview camera and the navigation screen a bit hard to see.
Below the top tier is a more traditional dashboard. This lower part, the designers say, is intended to play to the driver, concentrating on the interfaces necessary for managing the car. All the pieces for this are there, so the job is doable, but the way everything is put together doesn't make it all that easy or appear that seamlessly integrated. Large buttons and knobs are used, but their arrangement and assigned functions are far from intuitive.
Beyond the quirky design, the instrument cluster is deeply hooded, stylishly compartmentalized and softly lit to the point where it's not a quick and easy scan. The dashboard, door panels, and center console are largely plastic that looks nice but smacks of cost containment. The steering wheel, borrowed directly from the sporty MX-5 Miata with its much more confined cockpit, feels sporty, if undersized, in the more expansive interior of the CX-7.
In interior accommodations, the Mazda splits the difference between the Honda and Toyota in front-seat legroom, rear-seat headroom, and in hip room, front and rear. The Mazda finishes last in front-seat headroom and rear-seat legroom, the latter a true dead last by a substantial two inches. Despite the numbers, front seat room won't be a problem for anyone but the tallest drivers.
Seat comfort is average at best. The seat-bottom cushions offer slightly more thigh support than economy class airline seats, which is to say more would be better. Substantial front-seat side bolsters are fitting for a vehicle with sporty aspirations. And the nicely padded front seat center armrest sits about the same height as the front door armrests, promising comfortable postures for long drives.
The rear seats favor two passengers over three, an impression reinforced by the decently contoured seatback and the absence of a head restraint for the center seating position. The CX-7's competitiveness in rear-seat headroom is no doubt facilitated by the shallowness of the rear seat bottom cushion and by the closeness of that cushion to the floor. We sat in the back seat and didn't like the proximity of knees to chin.
Visibility is best out the front. The kicked-up beltline and tapered cabin constrict vision toward the rear. Even with the driver's seat at its highest adjustment, however, the hood drops away so severely it's below the sight line of a six-footer. This demands cautious navigation of parking lots and tight spaces. The available rearview video camera helps the driver spot objects behind the vehicle when backing up, including short metal posts, other cars and children on tricycles.
Storage is adequate. The front center console's lockable bin is deep enough for a laptop computer and includes a secondary power point for that purpose. The glovebox holds more than gloves, but not much more; at least it comes with a lock. Fixed, hard-plastic, front door map pockets are shaped to hold a pop can or small water bottle, too. Rear seat passengers get no map pockets, but magazine pouches are provided on the backs of both front seats. Two cupholders fill the space in the front center console between the shift gate and the storage bin. The fold-down center armrest in the rear seat also provides two cupholders. Illuminated vanity mirrors are located in the sun visors.
Both the CR-V and RAV4 hold more cargo than the CX-7 with the rear seat either up or down. With it up, the CR-V can handle about six more foot-square boxes, the RAV4 about seven more; down, both can hold more than 14 additional boxes that the CX-7 would have to leave behind. Nonetheless, with 58.6 cubic feet, the CX-7 has plenty of cargo space for a trip to Home Depot.
A few more distinctions: Alone among the three, the RAV4 can be ordered with a third-row seat, giving it accommodations (however meager) for seven passengers. The CX-7, on the other hand, is the longest, lowest, and widest of the three; which gives it the dubious distinction of providing the least interior space for the most exterior bulk. However, the CX-7 has the best aerodynamic performance of the group.
Driving Impression
The Mazda CX-7 is fun to drive, especially when compared with the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. In fact, it's the most engaging compact crossover SUV.
We found it stable at high speeds. The brake pedal returns a solid, firm feel, and the vented disc brakes deliver reassuring, controlled stops when called upon. Driven fast on winding, two-lane roads, the CX-7 tracks cleanly, with minimal body lean despite its somewhat upright stature. Yes, its design default mode when carrying too much speed into a corner is understeer (where it wants to go straight instead of turn), but the electronic stability control system shields all but the most lead-footed driver from ever experiencing this. There is some head toss in quick left-right-left transitions, not a lot, but it's notable.
The steering wheel, brake and accelerator pedals and shift lever are properly juxtaposed for spirited driving, or at least as spirited as is comfortable in the CX-7. In support of which, Mazda points out that the wheel/shifter geometry replicates that of the RX-8 sports car.
Changes to body stiffness and suspension make the CX-7 a bit more forgiving over bumps this year. Over rough pavement, the suspension now tends more to firm than stiff, though sharp ruts can result in some harshness. Despite thicker engine and interior insulation, the tires still transmit too much road noise into the cabin, which otherwise is fairly quiet, even over poorly graded railroad crossings.
The big news for 2010 is the new 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine. This engine lowers the base price, bringing the CX-7 more in line with the CR-V and RAV4 in both power and price. The engine is well matched to the CX-7, providing good gitty-up from a stop, though it lacks a bit in midrange punch. It's also fairly smooth, and it works well with the five-speed automatic transmission. We do find it odd, though, that Mazda didn't use the same six-speed as in the turbo models. Yet another benefit is the increased fuel economy. The base engine is EPA rated at 20 mpg city/28 mpg highway.
Power from the turbocharged four-cylinder engine builds smoothly, with impressive torque at low engine speeds. It's worth noting here that the CX-7 develops more torque at significantly lower engine speed (258 pound-feet at 2500 rpm) than even the Toyota RAV4 V6 (246 pound-feet at 4700 rpm). That's worth noting because it's torque, not horsepower, that propels you from intersections and up steep hills. More torque sooner is always better. The turbo engine also has more midrange power than the base engine, making passing a much easier prospect.
However, the turbo engine pays a price with the poorest EPA fuel economy estimates of the group. The ratings are 18/25 with FWD and 17/23 with AWD.
The six-speed automatic transmission shifts well and adapts well to different driving situations, quickly learning a driver's preferences and holding lower gears longer and adjusting shift points to match. That's in Drive. Shift into the Sport mode and it executes manually directed shifts smoothly, up or down. To change gears manually, slide the shifter into the Sport slot, which is conveniently placed on the driver's side of the primary shift gate. Then simply push the lever forward to downshift, pull it back to shift up.
With either engine, there's some torque steer (where the front tires pull one way or the other, most commonly to the right) under hard acceleration, and we've noticed it in both the front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models. It's somewhat less in the latter, which redirects up to 50 percent of the power to the rear wheels in extreme conditions.
New for 2010 is a Blind Spot Monitoring System. It illuminates lights in the side mirrors when vehicles are traveling in the CX-7's blind spots. And if you attempt to change lanes when vehicles are on those spots, it sounds a warning. We found it works as advertised, without giving false readings or being too annoying in heavy traffic.
The Mazda CX-7 is a competent crossover utility vehicle when measured against the competition. It's not the roomiest in the class, trading some interior space for sporty styling. The sporty looks are backed up by sporty handling characteristics. The new base engine broadens the vehicle's appeal by lowering the starting price while still offering useable power. And the turbocharged engine is remarkably energetic. In short, the CX-7 is worth a look.
Tom Lankard filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after his test drive the CX-7 in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. Kirk Bell contributed from Chicago.
Model Lineup
Mazda CX-7 FWD i SV ($21,550); FWD i Sport ($22,340); FWD s Touring ($25,800); AWD s Touring ($27,500); FWD s Grand Touring ($31,185); AWD s Grand Touring ($32,885).
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Hiroshima, Japan.
Options As Tested
Cargo net ($50), fog lights ($400), retractable cargo cover ($125), Sirius satellite radio ($430), scuff plates ($145), Convenience Package with heated front seats, sunroof, color Multi-Information Display with rearview camera, power driver's seat, automatic climate control ($1750).
Model Tested
Mazda CX-7 i Sport ($22,340).The Mazda CX-7 offers seating for five people, a decent amount of cargo space, and a comprehensive set of standard safety features in a distinctive package. An all-new, naturally aspirated, 161 horsepower, 2.5 litre four-cylinder and five-speed automatic transmission have been added. The familiar 244 horsepower, 2.3 litre four-cylinder, direct injection, turbo-charged engine and six-speed automatic transmission continue as the top powertrain choice. The CX-7 is a sporty-looking and sporty-handling CUV that will haul nearly as much stuff as it does people. Front-wheel drive is standard and all-wheel drive is optional. It comes standard with four-wheel, anti-lock disc brakes with electronic brake-force distribution and electronic stability control with traction control. The Mazda CX-7 crossover receives an exterior and interior styling refresh and mechanical refinements for 2010.
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Researchers used the Hubble Space Telescope to find signs of water 1000-light-years away, a pair of black holes in a distant galaxy do the tango, crocodiles and alligators have been observed using tools, your dog (much like your cat) might not love you back, men and women have differently wired brains and more, this week in science.
Water found on distant planets
The aging Hubble Space Telescope still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Two recent studies have used Hubble data to locate 5 exoplanets that have signs of water in their atmosphere. Some of the headlines are a bit misleading, as these planets are not likely to support life. All of the exoplanets are Jupiter-sized gas giants and the water, such as it is, is vapor trapped in the planets dense atmospheres. The orbits of these planets are also perilously close to the sun, making them all raging infernos. The exciting part is that we can use current technology to detect traces of water on distant worlds, meaning we just have to look a bit closer to hopefully find an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone with potential signs of water. And all this on a telescope launched in 1990. What amazing views will the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubbles successor, bring?
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Scanning through old WISE telescope data, researchers found a cosmic dance of super-massive proportions. Locked in the center of a distant galaxy, they found two black holes circling each other like dance partners. After finding the duet, the researchers used follow-up observations from the Australian Telescope Compact Array near Narrabri, Australia, and the Gemini South telescope in Chile to confirm the strange behavior. One theory behind the size of massive black holes, and the dancing duet, is that they are caused by galaxies colliding and one black hole cannibalising the other.
[Source: NASA]
If the animal kingdom ever does rise up to take Earth back from people, crocodiles and alligators may play a vital role. In a new paper published in Ethology Ecology & Evolution, researchers have found two distinct species, one in India and the other in the U.S., using tools to hunt. Its not as frightening as it initially sounds, they are balancing sticks on their snout to lure in birds. But every species has to start somewhere. A few thousand years and we might genuinely be in trouble.
[Source: Scientific American]
Dogs might not love you either
Last week, I linked to a study that determined cats never evolved to care about their owners. This week, we have a similar study on dogs. The study had owners answer a questionnaire ranking their interaction and relationship with their dogs. Then the researchers ran the dogs through a modified strange situation procedure, normally ran on toddlers. Unfortunately for dog owners, the researchers found no correlation between perceived emotional closeness as ranked on their questionnaire and the dogs behavior in the strange situation. Paired with last weeks cat study, it seems cat and dog owners alike have misjudged their relationship with their pets.
[Source: Scientific American]
A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, set out to decide if men and women really are from different planets. The researchers used nearly 1,000 brain scans and looked for how the brains wiring differs between genders. They determined that womens brains have a bias towards left to right hemisphere connections and mens brains were wired with a front to back bias. Ragina Verma, one of the researchers on the study, was surprised at how much the findings supported old stereotypes. The study is not without controversy, Slate has a response titled The Most Neurosexist Study of the Year? and the author argues a few points of interest that the study, apparently, did not take into account.
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A 400,000 year old leg bone found in Spain recently had its DNA checked, and rather than finding the expected connection between this early man and the Neanderthal, human evolution researchers instead found similarities between this ancient man and the more mysterious, and younger, Denisovan people. Very little is known about the Denisovans, and what we do know mostly comes from a sole finger bone found in a Siberian cave dated to about 41,000 years ago. So then, what is this Denisovan ancestor doing in Spain? Analyzing the DNA, researchers have determined that this spanish species and the Denisovans in Siberia shared an even more ancient ancestor, dating back to somewhere around 700,000 years ago.
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A study published in Nature Geoscience took a look at Jupiters icy moon Europa and found that the moons oceans are so turbulent at lower latitudes that the thick ice sheet surrounding the moon gets broken and that the ocean-driven heat may make the equatorial region a prime hunting ground for possible alien life.
Over the last six months, Google has been quietly buying up technology companies that focus on robotics. While the specifics behind what Google is planning arent clear, they have tasked Andy Rubin, the creator and former head of Googles Android platform, with heading robot research.
Astrobiologists went before Congress asking for more research funds to help the search for alien life. In their claim they said that we have the technology to find extraterrestrials, but need money to build it.
Columbia University Medical Center researchers have announced that they have successfully turned human stem cells into functional lung and airway cells, potentially leading to breakthroughs in lung transplants and therapies.
A study published in Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics by Springer has determined that we have no idea what our fingers are doing when we type. Scientists have known about automatic behavior, where we perform complex tasks without conscious thought, but hadnt tested it on our typing ability before.
The Week in Science takes a look at new discoveries, new technologies and new breakthroughs from every discipline. There are many each week that I cant include and more still that I didnt even see. Did you read about something cool that is science related? Send me a link at firstname.lastname@example.com and maybe it will make it on next weeks list.


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I have told the leaders of membership organizations that I don't agree with their opening and closing meetings with prayer. When I know them personally, I point out that members can pray in church and wait for their response.
They, unable to take action without their organization's consent, make no commitment. I have other things to do so that's usually the last they see me at their meeting. If I go to another meeting, I very publicly enter after the opening prayer and walk around during the closing prayer.
Finally, during one lecture about the Constitution, the xian-oriented speaker lamented America's taking prayer out of schools and then invited questions.
During his talk he said he'd been in the Marines. I'd been in the Navy, and though I like to tease former Marines about their being suitable for throwing overboard, I didn't know him well enough to tease that way.
Not wanting to embarrass him publicly, I waited until I could talk with him privately and asked his response to Matthew's saying in 6:6 to pray in a closet.
He gestured as if I'd caught him in a mistake and said nothing.
He was a likable guy so I turned the conversation to where we had served and we parted in friendship.
Maybe, just maybe, I'd planted a doubt.
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Have others of us had opportunities to question public prayer by adults?
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I reside in a mobile home community, and virtually every meeting of any kind held here is opened with prayer, and of course, it's Christian. They also pledge the flag all the time. The other day I attended an FMO meeting, and fortunately, they passed out a printed agenda so that I had a chance to step out before that nonsense. These people just assume that everyone believes as they do, and I feel like an outcast among my neighbors. As for pledging the flag; why do they think it has to be done over and over? An oath of any kind taken sincerely should suffice the first time. I'm thankful for this site where I can vent once in awhile, and know I won't be preached at.
The prayer may be the easier of the two issues. Many Xians cherry pick the bible, so speak one on one with the president and point out that Matthew 6:6 in the NT tells people to pray in a closet with the door closed. The reaction you get will tell you what to expect if you raise the issue in a meeting.
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In the pledge issue you're dealing with jingoism, or super-patriotism. The US Supreme Court ruled during WW2 that the purpose of the pledge is to bring children into the political culture. In other prayer cases, the Court tends to protect children from involuntary prayer and tells adults to ignore it. Many conservative folk disrespect the Supreme Court so you might lose here. Take comfort with the thought to many elderly people are in second childhoods.
I feel your pain. I used to work for the Army at a school for foreign nationals who were 90% muslim. There would always be a convocation at the drop of a hat and the evangelical minister did the prayer in front of hundreds of muslims. It was downright freaky. I mentioned to the protocol people that maybe we should drop the prayers at convocations and the response was a blank stare in a naked emperor, elephant in the room fashion.
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Despite Eddie turning out a little pale, Dane loves his new 'boy doll'.
Being so soft and cuddly, Eddie is the chosen toy for bed. Another great doll pattern from the Wee Wonderfuls book.
So now Sarah, Dane and Grace they all have a doll made by mum. The dolls are a lot more cooperative for photos than the kidlets!
But not quite as entertaining!
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Michael Arrington Defends Mozilla CEO Because Gays are "Mostly Free"
To get a glimpse at the interior logic of libertarian leaders who work in the technology industry, take a look at Michael Arrington's triumphal tweet from last night: "My point is this. WE'VE WON! After eons gays can now mostly feel free to be themselves, love whoever, with no stigma."
That's how the song goes, right? "[Mostly] free to be you and me."
Arrington was not as pumped about American political life this time last year when he wrote:
America is an unsolvable problem, a nation divided and deeply in hate with itself. If it was a startup we'd understand how unfixable the situation is, most of us would leave for a fresh start and the company would fall apart.
America is MySpace.
Of course, back then, Arrington's passionate diatribe about a nation divided was inspired by the fact that Homeland Security took his boat.
This time, Arrington employed an optimistic and incorrect assessment about the current state of equal rights in the service of defending Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, who resigned after public outcry over his political donation to support Prop 8, the anti-gay marriage campaign.
As cooler heads have pointed out, Eich was free to donate to whatever political cause he chooses. He was also free not to explain or directly apologize for that action. Eich has worked for Mozilla since 2003; he donated $1000 to Prop 8 in 2008.
But once he was appointed CEO of a Mozilla Corp. (a taxable subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation), Eich's history became a negative distraction from Firefox's vital position as "a bulwark against profit-seeking companies who seek to warp the standards of the Web to their own ends."
The industry is in the midst of a serious talent crunch. Having a CEO who invested in the campaign against gay rights wasn't going to help Mozilla retain and hire employees. If you have to write a blog post promising that inclusive health benefits won't "regress" under your reign that's bad for the company.
And Eich's history had already tarnished the brand with existing and potential users. That made Eich a poor choice for chief executive. His resignation was a business decision, indicative of where his values parted with Mozilla's.
@mtfan @arrington Attacking? You mean choosing not to do business with him? Pointing out that his stance is at odds with Moz principles?
— Chris Tembreull (@c2t) April 4, 2014
Arrington, the founder of TechCrunch turned conflicted venture capitalist, supports gay rights and opposed Prop 8. He's taking Eich's side because he supports the now ex-CEO's ability speak freely without consequences.
So Arrington tried writing his own clunky "Modest Proposal," conjuring up an alternate reality where Eich's political donation was supporting gun control and Mozilla employees were gun loving maniacs who literally did not know the meaning of tolerance. The metaphor fails to grasp the difference between being an "anti-gun bigot" and being bigoted towards human beings.
However, Arrington's true feelings came through over late night Twitter. The reason he—and by extension you!—should tolerate Eich's bigotry is because gays are "mostly" free.
What does a "mostly" free society look like for gay people? A country where 62 percent of the population lives in states that neither grant same-sex couples the freedom to marry nor honor their out-of-state marriages. A country where 19 percent of hate crimes were "motivated by a bias against sexual orientation." A tech industry where Apple's Tim Cook, the CEO of one of the most influential companies in the world, will make only the most oblique of references to his own sexuality.
Arrington is appealing to a popular set of values; as Will Oremus wrote in Slate, "The notion that your political views shouldn't affect your employment is a persuasive one." That belief is not supported by the law in the private sector. But even if it represents a deeply held folk notion about how things should be, supporters of equal rights are willing to go against it, when those political views are about denying liberty to an entire group of people.
Perhaps those who defend Eich's ability to remain CEO don't see that they're choosing sides in a collision of liberties. Just like Arrington told CNN: "I don't know a single black entrepreneur," in defense of Silicon Valley's claim of meritocracy.
Venture capitaist Tim Draper has his six Californias and Arrington has three Americas: the "deeply divided" one that took his boat, the one where everyone is "mostly" free, and the one the rest of us live in, where homophobia is still something worthy of intolerance.
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You'll never look at a construction site the same way after you see Circus Oz: "From the Ground Up." The daredevil acrobats, aerialists, riggers, and more from Australia's National Circus suspend themselves from a huge swinging steel beam and fly through the air.
The troupe was inspired by old black-and-white photos of workers on high steel girders.
Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. (through Feb. 23). $30 and up. Citi Shubert Theatre,
270 Tremont St., Boston. 617-482-6661. www.celebrityseries.org
Music is the message An improvised version of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall" is one of the pieces on tap at . . . "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall."
New England Conservatory faculty members and students present a musical history of protest music. 8 p.m. Free.
Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-585-1122. www.nec
A brush with the Bard If you like what you see at "12 Nights," show up the next night to see "Romeo Juliet," and keep it up through Feb. 22 when The Hypocrites present both shows adapted from Shakespeare and other sources. Sean Graney directs the Chicago-based troupe. 8 p.m. ("12 Nights"). In repertory with "Romeo Juliet" through Feb. 22. $20. Oberon, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. 617-547-8300. www.americanrepertorytheater.org
A rose is a rose times five We have no room to tell you anything but the names of some of the exhibits at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. "Chris Burden: The Master Builder," "Mika Rottenberg: Bowls Balls Souls Holes," "The Matter That Surrounds Us," "Mall of America," and "Collection in Focus: The Threshold of Recognition." Tue-Sun noon-5 p.m. through June 8 ("Mall of America" ends March 16). Free. Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3434. www.brandeis.edu/rose
Wicked true The Panopticon Gallery exhibit "Wicked Winter" is fitting this year. Other shows are "Architectural Analysis," "Emerging Artist: Sean Sullivan" (shots of classic cars), and several images of the Beatles by Rowland Scherman, Harry Benson, and Roger Farrington. Tue-Sat 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through March 12. Free. Panopticon Gallery, Hotel Commonwealth, 502c Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-267-8929. www.panopticongallery.com
Plates and bobsleds Even if you aren't competing in the Olympics, you need to keep up your strength as a spectator. At Reel Chefs: Olympic Sized Pairing of Food & Film, local chefs serve a three-course small-plate menu and a screening of "Cool Runnings." The comedy is based on the story of the first Jamaican bobsled team to make it to the Winter Games. Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. $50 (advance tickets required). 21+. Theatre1 Boston at Revere Hotel Boston Common, 200 Stuart St., Boston. 617-457-2618. www.reelchefs9.eventbrite.com
Almost a century
The late former BSO conductor Serge Koussevitzky
described Frank Glazer as "a most interesting and gifted young artist whose compelling, sane, masculine temperament affords great pleasure." The pianist performed for the conductor in 1939 and is set to perform at "Frank Glazer's 99th Birthday Concert Celebration."
The program includes Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, and Chopin. Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. $25 (reservations required). Boston Athenaeum, 10½ Beacon St., Boston. 617-227-0270. www.bostonathenaeum.org


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Authentic Police Cases was first published in February 1948, by St. John Publications. This was the company's first departure from its standard output of humor and strip reprints. It was an attempt to capitalize on the current popularity of crime comics.
The cover for Issue #1 was drawn by Paul Parker, covers would then be drawn by Bob Lubbers, until issue #6 when they were created by Matt D. Baker. Baker, now famous for his work on Phantom Lady, is the artist most associated with Authentic Police Cases. He was the first African-American artist to work in the mainstream comic book industry.
Baker was also at the forefront of what we know as today as 'Good Girl Art.' The typical subject for this genre is is an attractive woman, wearing revealing clothing in an erotic pose.
Other artists who worked on Authentic Police Cases included Enrico 'Martin' Bagnoli. Bagnoli lived in Italy and his work was sent to St. John Publications through the mail. The female editor of the title was Marion McDermott. Authentic Police Cases ran until 1955, finishing with issue #38.
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New London State Rep. Ernest Hewett to run for sixth term
New London — State Rep. Ernest Hewett, D-New London, by his own admission, did not have a good 2013.
The five-term state legislator was stripped of his deputy speaker title in Hartford, took a $6,000 pay cut, and was forced with other Democrats in Hartford to take a sexual harassment awareness class after being accused of making a sexually inappropriate comment during a committee meeting last February.
Hewett announced Tuesday he is seeking a sixth term representing the 39th Assembly District, which encompasses the first and second voting districts.
He said he learned a lot during the firestorm early last year that erupted when he told a high school student who testified during a hearing, "If you're bashful, I got a snake sitting under my desk here." The teenager had just told the committee that she was no longer shy and had overcome her fear of snakes, thanks to programs at the Connecticut Science Center.
Hewett said he was joking with the teen about her fear of snakes and meant nothing sexual. He apologized to the student, and she accepted.
"It was unfortunate, what happened, and there's no going back now," Hewett said before he officially announced his re-election campaign at the Senior Center prior to a Democratic Town Committee meeting.
"My kind of humor is not everyone's humor," he said. "Anyone that knows me, knows it is not even possible for me to think something like that, much less say something like that."
In addition to his removal from the deputy speaker position, new sexual harassment reporting and training policies were put in place at the Capitol. Some Republicans called for him to resign.
He said he's a better person for having gone through the experience.
"In hindsight, I wish it hadn't happened, but it did. ... Everything happens for a reason, and if the reason it happened was to make me a better person, it worked," he said.
Hewett, a former city councilor and ceremonial mayor of New London, was elected to the General Assembly in 1997. He said he is naming his campaign "New London First 2014." Without a leadership position, Hewett said he is not beholden to any other politicians in Hartford.
"It's so refreshing knowing no one can tell me how to vote anymore," he said.
He has a few initiatives he'd like to accomplish in the next two years, including bringing as much money as he can into cash-strapped New London and its education department. Increasing Payment In Lieu of Taxes payments and funneling some of the state's surplus into the city, where social services are available to those throughout the region, are at the top of his agenda.
He also wants to pass a law that requires DNA testing of anyone arrested for a violent felony. There is $4 million in federal funding available to states that pass the law, he said. Two years ago, a similar bill was passed, but it was watered down, he said, so that only those with a previous felony conviction can be tested.
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Successful businesses look calm from the outside.
Behind the scenes, it's often a different story. Their creation can be protracted and plagued with turmoil, and involving irregular meals, office spaces in bad neighborhoods and a pervasive fear that it could all fall apart at any moment.
CNBC.com spoke with entrepreneurs who lived this reality and started businesses from threadbare beginnings. Today you would never know how much they struggled to bring their companies to life, but as they'll tell you themselves, it was a lot harder than it looks.
Read ahead to find out just how hard it was.
—By CNBC's Daniel Bukszpan
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Biology studies life in its variety and complexity. It describes how organisms go about getting food, communicating, sensing the environment, and reproducing. On the other hand, physics looks for mathematical laws of nature and makes detailed predictions about the forces that drive idealized systems. Spanning the distance between the complexity of life and the simplicity of physical laws is the challenge of biophysics. Looking for the patterns in life and analyzing them with math and physics is a powerful way to gain insights.
Biophysicists study life at every level, from atoms and molecules to cells, organisms, and environments. As innovations come out of physics and biology labs, biophysicists find new areas to explore where they can apply their expertise, create new tools, and learn new things. The work always aims to find out how biological systems work. Biophysicists ask questions, such as:
How do protein machines work? Even though they are millions of times smaller than everyday machines, molecular machines work on the same principles. They use energy to do work. The kinesin machine shown here is carrying a load as it walks along a track. Biophysics reveals how each step is powered forward.
How do systems of nerve cells communicate? Biophysicists invented colored protein tags for the chemicals used by cells. Each cell takes on a different color as it uses the tagged chemicals, making it possible to trace its many pathways.
How do proteins pack DNA into viruses? How do viruses invade cells? How do plants harness sunlight to make food?
discovers how atoms are arranged to work in DNA and proteins.
Protein molecules perform the body's chemical reactions. They push and pull in the muscles that move your limbs. Proteins make the parts of your eyes, ears, nose, and skin that sense your environment. They turn food into energy and light into vision. They are your immunity to illness. Proteins repair what is broken inside of cells, and regulate growth. They fire the electrical signals in your brain. They read the DNA blueprints in your body and copy the DNA for future generations.
Biophysicists are discovering how proteins work. These mysteries are solved part by part. To learn how a car works, you first need to know how the parts fit together. Now, thanks to biophysics, we know exactly where the thousands of atoms are located in more than 50,000 different proteins. Each year, over a million scientists and students from all over the world, from physicists to medical practitioners, use these protein structures for discovering how biological machines work, in health and also in diseases.
Experiments in the 1940's showed that genes are made of a simple chemical–DNA. How such a simple chemical could be the molecule of inheritance remained a mystery until biophysicists discovered the DNA double helix in 1953.
The structure of DNA was a great watershed. It showed how simple variations on a single chemical could generate unique individuals and perpetuate their species.
Biophysics showed how DNA serves as the book of life. Inside of cells, genes are opened, closed, read, translated, and copied, just like books. The translation leads from DNA to proteins, the molecular machinery of life.
During the 2000's, biophysical inventions decoded all the genes in a human being. All the genes of nearly 200 different species, and some genes from more than 100,000 other species have been determined. Biophysicists analyze those genes to learn how organisms are related and how individuals differ.
Biophysics is a wellspring of innovation for our high-tech economy. The applications of biophysics depend on society's needs. In the 20th century, great progress was made in treating disease. Biophysics helped create powerful vaccines against infectious diseases. It described and controlled diseases of metabolism, such as diabetes. And biophysics provided both the tools and the understanding for treating the diseases of growth known as cancers. Today we are learning more about the biology of health and society is deeply concerned about the health of our planet. Biophysical methods are increasingly used to serve everyday needs, from forensic science to bioremediation.
Biophysics gives us medical imaging technologies including MRI, CAT scans, PET scans, and sonograms for diagnosing diseases.
It provides the life-saving treatment methods of kidney dialysis,
radiation therapy, cardiac defibrillators, and pacemakers.
Biophysicists invented instruments for detecting, purifying, imaging, and manipulating chemicals and materials.
Advanced biophysical research instruments are the daily workhorses of drug development in the world's pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Since the 1970's, more than 1500 biotechnology companies, employing 200,000 people, have earned more than $60 billion per year.
Society is facing physical and biological problems of global proportions. How will we continue to get sufficient energy? How can we feed the world's population? How do we remediate global warming? How do we preserve biological diversity? How do we secure clean and plentiful water? These are crises that require scientific insight and innovation. Biophysics provides that insight and technologies for meeting these challenges, based on the principles of physics and the mechanisms of biology.
Biophysics discovers how to modify microorganisms for biofuel (replacing gasoline and diesel fuel) and bioelectricity (replacing petroleum products and coal for producing electricity).
Biophysics discovers the biological cycles of heat, light, water, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, heat, and organisms throughout our planet.
Biophysics harnesses microorganisms to clean our water and to produce lifesaving drugs.
Image captions and credits (clockwise from top right): The natural symmetries of viral shell molecules contribute to their strength and flexibility. These properties are vital to their life cycles, and also provide principles for devising strong, flexible materials for manufacture; Yang, Z., Bahar, I. and Widom, M., Biophysical Journal, Volume 96, Issue 11, 4438-4448, 3 June 2009. The patterns and quantities in an electrocardiogram describe the functioning of the human heart; drawing by Sarina Bromberg. Biophysicist Luis Marky loads his differential scanning calorimetry instrument; photo courtesy of Luis Marky. Each nerve cell takes on an individual color, depending on its response to engineered biomolecules, allowing individual nerve pathways of communications to be traced; image by Tamily Weissman, Harvard University; the Brainbow mouse was produced by Livet J, Weissman TA, Kang H, Draft RW, Lu J, Bennis RA, Sanes JR, Lichtman JW. Nature (2007) 450:56-62. Biophysicists Maurice Wilkins (not pictured), James Watson, Francis Crick (above) and Rosalind Franklin (above) discovered the structure of DNA; James Watson and Francis Crick photo courtesy of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives. This fragment of DNA is being opened, read and transcribed by a protein (the light-colored structure that surrounds it); Gnatt et al, SCIENCE v 292, 1876, 2001. Gene-chips are made to test the functions of thousands of genes in one experiment; Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Batches of biofuel microbes are being tested; U.S. Department of Energy Genome Programs, http://genomics.energy.gov. Molecules for photosynthesis (green) and for fuel are fluorescently labelled in this cross-section of a stalk; U.S. Department of Energy Genome Programs, http://genomics.energy.gov. Biophysics determines the abundance of photosynthetic microbes and plants in the global biosphere; U.S. Department of Energy Genome Programs, http://genomics.energy.gov. MRI scans help diagnose disease without surgery; photo courtesy of FONAR Corporation. The implantable cardiac defibrillator saves lives; image © medmovie. Rosalind Franklin photo courtesy of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives. Image by David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank. Kinesin protein (center) walking along a protein track (bottom diagonal) carrying a load (large blue sphere); Robert Loe and Alain Viel, Harvard University, John Liebler, XVIVO, LCC. Shining X-rays on protein creates a diffraction pattern revealing its structure (cover image). This false-color pattern of a protein from peas was created using data from the world's fi rst dedicated high energy synchrotron, the Synchrotron Radiation Source. Biophysicists analyze diffraction patterns to determine the positions of the atoms in proteins, DNA and other important molecules. Understanding the atomic structures is an important step toward understanding how molecules work together to sustain life; Daresbury Laboratory, UK. © STFC.


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Making good on her "promise" to do charity all over the world,
People reports Penji (get it?) hung out in the VIP balcony section all night while her fans partied below. At one point, the heirmess announced that she "loved South Africa, the accent and everyone." Charming.
A person in the club says every time Hilton leaned over the balcony, the crowd went nuts.
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When you're on the road and need to get the maximum output from your PowerLab 8, the Powerline XL is looking out for you.
The FMA PowerLab 8 charger - capable of charge rates up to 40 amps! - is tucked neatly away beneath your charging deck in the PRC Hardline XL Case. Also hidden away is the Mean Well RSP-1500-24 power supply: with its active Power Factor Correction it's the perfect choice for a mobile charging setup that needs to make efficient use of generator power, and with 1500W of output it's more than ready for the highest demands of the PL8.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Another Historical Family Photo
This is another photo Betty Sullivan has shared with us and has identified it as Mabel Claire Blood, who is a sister to Roscoe Blood. Mabel is Betty's Grandmother and our Great Aunt (I think I have this correct). Elizabeth, please fix this if I have gotten it mixed up. Thank you again, Betty, for sharing this wonderful photo.
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- Elizabeth said...
The old photos are really a treasure. This is our great-aunt, and Betty's grandmother.
- April 25, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Judy said...
Thanks, Ann, for posting these photos. Hopefully, someone with more info might see these.......
- April 25, 2009 at 2:36 PM
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Mass Protest Held Over Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Ten of thousands of workers clashed violently with police in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka over the deaths of about 300 people in a garment factory that collapsed Wednesday. The ruins of the factory, where as many as 3,500 people worked, are still being searched. Photo: Getty Images
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OU News App
A clever little App from The Open University signposts users to the latest news in all directions, with its launch this week. The OU News App – designed to pool several areas of news – is the first time The Open University has devised an App for both iOS and android devices.
It follows the successful launch of popular Apps such as Photofit Me and Devolve Me. The App, designed along similar lines to the BBC's App, gives a one-stop-shop for access to the OU news on press releases, the student news site Platform, YouTube, Twitter accounts, Facebook and the student Forum site.
It means anyone wishing to learn about research, news or keep up with discussions via their phone or ipad has an easy route in, wherever they are.
The OU News App is available from both the Apple Store and Android Market Place.