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The opportunity for law students to work and study abroad has never been better at Wayne State University Law School, where the robust Program for International Legal Studies continues to expand and thrive.
Nine Wayne Law students will be traveling this summer to England, the Bahamas, the Netherlands, Mexico and three locations in India. They will advocate for human rights, intern at top international law firms, study with the world leading international law scholars and much more.
Four students earned International Public Interest Law Fellowships, and will spend their summers living in developing countries engaged in advocacy on a broad range of human rights issues. Fellows receive a $5,000 stipend to cover travel and living expenses for up to two months of work.
IPILF recipient Joshua Aprile will work in Mexico City for Mexico Unido Contra la Delincuencia. The organization seeks to strengthen the rule of law in Mexico and assist both police and victims in responding to the high level of criminal activity in certain parts of the country.
"This is the first time we've placed an IPILF student in Latin America, and we are thrilled that a well-respected organization like MUCD has agreed to take our students as interns," said Professor Gregory Fox, director of the Program for International Legal Studies.
Aprile, who grew up in Marine City, earned a bachelor's degree magna cum laude in political science from Grand Valley State University, and expects to earn his law degree next year. He hopes to practice international litigation and arbitration after graduation. Wayne Law's strong Program for International Legal Studies drew him to the school in the first place, he said.
"For me, this fellowship is an excellent opportunity to apply my legal education in a positive way that genuinely helps people, and to receive an amazing cultural experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life," Aprile said.
IPILF recipient Yunjoo Goze, who is from Andong, Korea, is already in New Delhi, India, beginning her work with the Dalit Foundation, where other Wayne Law interns have worked in the past. The foundation works to end discrimination against Indian Dalits, often referred to as "untouchables." The group suffers from pervasive forms of discrimination, which the foundation seeks to end by using the courts and efforts to raise social awareness of the problem.
"I just arrived a few days ago, and it has been pretty hectic," Goze said via email. "I'd like to gain firsthand experience working with international human rights through the fellowship. I'll be working for empowerment of Dalit communities in India. Dalits are the lowest rung of the caste system."
She spent last summer working with Wayne Law's Transnational Environmental Law Clinic. She hopes to work in the field of international environmental law after graduation next year.
Law student Adam Taylor, who calls Monroe his hometown, is another IPILF recipient. He'll work with Peoples Watch in Madurai, India, where other fellowship winners have been placed in past years.
Peoples Watch is one of the most respected human rights organizations in India, issuing reports on all aspects of Indian political and social practices, and serving as a liaison to international monitoring bodies at the United Nations and elsewhere
Taylor said he'll be writing reports about human rights violations and also be "out in the field," attending hearings and researching patterns of abuse.
"This fellowship will provide me with a hands-on, real world experience for how international law functions," he said. "I will get to see how international law copes with humans and the multitude of issues and viewpoints that we bring to the table. It will allow me to further grow as person by expanding my exposure to different cultures and philosophies."
And it will give him experience he hopes to apply after graduation next year toward a career working overseas "in a field that helps people from different nations work together toward business, environmental or human rights goals," he said.
Taylor holds a Michigan teaching certificate and a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University in social studies and history for secondary education. After graduation from EMU, he spent a year teaching English at a middle school in South Korea.
IPILF recipient Karinne Marcolini will work at the Crisis Centre in Nassau, Bahamas, another group that has hosted Wayne Law interns in the past. The Crisis Centre assists victims of domestic violence, a pervasive problem seldom noticed in a country dominated by tourist trade. The center provides legal assistance to victims and runs public campaigns to delegitimize spousal and child abuse and to empower victims to leave their abusers.
"I will get a lot of exposure to the Bahamian court system, and I hope to do some writing and research for the Crisis Centre, as well," Marcolini said. "This fellowship is an amazing opportunity and my first step toward a career in public interest law. I'm interested in environmental law, but I'm excited to see what other opportunities there are."
Like Aprile, she said she chose Wayne Law because of the Program for International Legal Studies and the opportunities available to its students.
Marcolini, whose hometown is Grosse Pointe, expects to graduate from Wayne Law in 2015. She earned a bachelor's degree in international relations, political theory and constitutional democracy from Michigan State University. She plans a career in public interest law in Detroit.
Several other Wayne law students will be going abroad via initiatives created by the Program of International Legal Studies.
*Zachary Rowley of Bay City will work as an intern in the Office of the General Counsel at Tata Motors in Mumbai, India. Tata is the largest manufacturer of automobiles in India. Rowley will be working on legal issues arising from Tata's supply chain and distribution network.
*Nicholas Jones of Hopkins will work as an intern at one of Mexico's leading law firms — Barrera Siqueiros y Torres Landa in Mexico City. This is a first-time placement for Wayne Law. With 25 different practice areas, the firm is consistently ranked as a leader in the Latin American legal market.
*Eric Shovein, who grew up in Grosse Pointe Woods, as recipient of the Freeman Fellowship, will attend the prestigious Hague Academy of International Law in the Hague, Netherlands. The academy is the academic branch of the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court. Each year Wayne Law sends one student to the academy, to be taught by the world's leading international lawyers in courses on either public or private international law.
*Zachary Van Horn of Traverse City and Steven Helton of Riverview will spend several months in London, England, as interns in the international arbitration practice group of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. The internship was made possible by Gary Born, a partner at Wilmer Hale and one of the world's leading practitioners and scholars of international commercial arbitration. Born received an honorary degree and delivered the commencement address at Wayne Law in 2012. Fox and Wayne Law Professor Paul Dubinsky both worked for Wilmer Hale's predecessor law firms earlier in their careers.
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Gunther Von Hagens and his wife Angelina Whalley have a new show on the drawing board "dedicated solely to dead bodies having sex," Reuters is reporting.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is travelling all over Haiti, visiting cholera victims, meeting with the President and Prime Minister, and trying to reassure people that the UN is working to end cholera as quickly as possible. Yet, the UN still hasn't claimed responsibility for the epidemic and their 2012 cholera elimination plan still hasn't attracted enough donors.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited rural Haiti on Monday to help launch a program to improve sanitation and fight the spread of cholera, a disease many Haitians blame U.N. peacekeepers for introducing to the impoverished Caribbean country.
An outbreak of the disease that followed Haiti's devastating earthquake in 2010 has killed more than 8,500 people and sickened about 700,000. Studies have shown cholera-infected waste likely was inadvertently introduced in one of Haiti's biggest rivers by troops from Nepal, where the disease is endemic.
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At a church service in the village of Los Palmas, Ban said that he knew the cholera epidemic "caused much anger and fear" in Haiti and that the disease "continues to affect an unacceptable number of people."
"As secretary-general of the United Nations, I want to assure you that the United Nations and its partners are strongly committed to ending the epidemic as quickly as possible," he said.
In 2012, Ban announced a $2.2 billion initiative to help eradicate cholera in Hispaniola, the island shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic. But the program has not attracted nearly enough foreign donors.
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It's been a week and a half since my last post here and it is likely that blogging will drop off to once every two or three weeks for the next couple months since I will be on the road again after Christmas. I've been meaning to switch to musings of a more philosophical nature, such as a post on equality as a public policy objective, but a few remarks on recent headlines is much quicker:
- The Globe and Mail reported that according to a Nik Nanos poll, the federal Tories could potentially get a majority government despite weakness in Quebec. Nanos' belief that the Conservatives have mastered the art of "narrowcast[ing] messages to clusters of ridings on a diversity of issues such as crime, the long-gun registry and social issues" (while having nothing to substantive to say on fiscal matters) reminds me of my last post on "client politics."
- The New York Times recently published a story that notes that "the finances of some state and local governments are so distressed that some analysts say they are reminded of the run-up to the subprime mortgage meltdown or of the debt crisis hitting nations in Europe." A financier is quoted as saying "[i]t seems to me that crying wolf is probably a good thing to do at this point."
Today the Wall Street Journal notes that California, which has often served as the poster child for budget dysfunction, is running a $6.1 billion budget gap, which represents 6.6% of its budget. Alberta's $5 billion deficit, in contrast, is more than double this fraction of its budget.
- Yesterday, Environics revealed a poll that found that support for Alberta's governing party was 34%... for the fourth Environics poll in a roll. The Wildrose Alliance gained, however, with the test sample of 252 Edmonton voters indicating that a full quarter of them would support the upstart party, a stunning 9 point gain over the 16% showing in the spring. Since the PCs held steady, this gain had to come from someone else, and indeed the Alberta Liberals were down 7 points in Edmonton (and Calgary as well). Danielle Smith's party polling ahead of David Swann's in the capital city is certainly remarkable, but of particular interest to me is that just 3% felt that "fiscal/budget issues" represented the most important issue facing the province. Meanwhile 47% said health care was #1. This after a spike in health care spending in the last provincial budget that was well into the double digits in terms of year over year percentage increase. The immediate conclusion is that deficits could be run for many years before concern about them would approach concern about healthcare. One would think that taxes could raised, given that just 1% identified taxes as the most important issue, but one has to wonder about the political feasibility of such a move when even the Liberals are saying that revenue is already sufficient.


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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and MONTREAL, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medco Research Institute®, the research subsidiary of Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS), and Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) announced their study showed a statistically significant increase in adherence to statin therapy over six months in patients receiving kinesin-like protein 6 (KIF6) gene testing, compared with those who did not. The AKROBATS (Additional KIF6 Risk Offers Better Adherence to Statins) trial is the first "real-world" study designed to prospectively evaluate the impact of the KIF6 gene testing on patient adherence to cholesterol-lowering drugs. Full data results are expected to be published or presented at an upcoming scientific congress by spring 2012.
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The AKROBATS trial also is revealing new information on patient attitudes and perceptions about personalized medicine, including the factors that influence acceptance of gene testing for statin therapy and their overall preferences for participating in studies. The results, presented today at the 61st American Society of Human Genetics conference in Montreal, Canada, showed that age, therapy prescribed, logistical considerations, and health beliefs may influence the decision to decline or accept genetic testing in clinical trials, researchers said. A slight majority of participants entered the study because of the perceived value related to treating their condition.
"While we know about the important effect that statin therapy adherence has on the prevention of a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular problems, we now have the first data supporting a role for genetic testing as means of improving adherence for this widely-used class of drugs," said Dr. Eric Stanek, study senior investigator and vice president of research at Medco. "This trial has also taught us a great deal about patients' receptiveness to personalized medicine testing and studies, as well as how to advance the science more effectively. We learned that patients perceived clinical value in genetic testing although some patients expressed reservations about testing. While much attention has been focused on privacy issues and fear of what genetic tests will say, those were not significant deterrents to testing."
Belief in the utility of genetic testing (53.8 percent), altruism (17.4 percent) and general interest (15.0 percent) drove trial participation from 682 patients, according to the study. Of the 773 patients who declined to participate, 43.1 percent declined to state a reason or were generally not interested. The lack of a perceived benefit (19.7 percent) and a lack of time (18.4 percent) were other factors of why some opted not to participate. Privacy concerns (6.7 percent) and anxiety about the results of the test (8.8 percent) were not significant factors in the decision to decline study participation. Participants in the study tended to be younger than those who declined (60 vs. 64) years of age. Planning for the study began in 2009 with enrollment starting in 2010. AKROBATS is registered on www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01068834)
"As pharmacogenetic testing advances, we need to understand patients' attitudes towards acceptance and reservations about it so we can develop effective patient communication and education strategies to support individualized decision making," Stanek said.
About Statin Adherence
Several recent studies have shown that non-adherence to cardiovascular medications, including statins, are a major public health issue and are associated with increased cardiovascular events, mortality and healthcare costs. In fact, in a Medco study appearing in the American journal of Cardiology (June 2011), patients who took their statin medications more than 90 percent of the time had reduced total healthcare costs by as much as $944 over 18 months and experienced significantly lower risk of cardiovascular related hospitalizations.
About Quest Diagnostics and KIF6 testing by Berkeley HeartLab
Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading diagnostic testing company, offers genetic and non-genetic testing through Berkeley HeartLab, the company's business unit specializing in advanced cardiovascular disease testing. Berkeley HeartLab offers the 4myheart program, an educational program for patients that provides personalized care, including for medication adherence, to help patients improve their cardiac health. The KIF6 gene variant tested in the study has been shown to be associated with response to some statins.
For more information, visit www.QuestDiagnostics.com or www.4myheart.com.
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Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) is pioneering The world's most advanced pharmacy® and its clinical research and innovations are part of Medco making medicine smarter™ for approximately 65 million members.
With more than 20,000 employees worldwide dedicated to improving patient health and reducing costs for a wide range of public and private sector clients, and 2010 revenues of $66 billion, Medco ranks 34th on the 2011 Fortune 500 list and is named among the world's most innovative, most admired and most trustworthy companies.
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Christopher Morley
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Christopher Morley (5 May, 1890–28 March, 1957) was an American journalist, novelist, and poet.
He was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Morley studied at Haverford College, where he obtained a BA in 1910. He was a Rhodes Scholar at New College, Oxford from 1910 to 1913. Morley got his start as a newspaper reporter and then columnist for various publications in Philadelphia and later New York City.
He became was one of the founders and long-time staff member of the Saturday Review of Literature. A highly gregarious man, he was the mainstay of what he dubbed the "Three Hours for Lunch Club". Out of enthusiasm for the Sherlock Holmes stories, he became the founder of the Baker Street Irregulars and wrote the introduction to the standard omnibus edition of The Complete Sherlock Holmes. In 1936 he was appointed to revise and enlarge Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (1937, 1948).
Author of more than 50 books of poetry and novels, Morley is probably best known as the author of Kitty Foyle (1939), which was made into an Academy Award-winning movie. Other well known works include Thunder on the Left (1925), and The Haunted Bookshop (1919) and Parnassus on Wheels (1917), his two semi-biographical novels of a fictional bookseller.
In later years he lived in Nassau County, Long Island, commuting to the city on the Long Island Rail Road, about which he wrote affectionately. His studio, the Knothole, is preserved as a point of interest in a Nassau County park.
Morley was a close friend of Don Marquis, author of the Archy and Mehitabel stories featuring the antics and commentary of a New York cockroach and a cat.
External links
- http://www.newtrix.com/poems/cm2-church.htm - Morley photo and poem
- http://www.nassaulibrary.org/bryant/Localhist/morley.htm - Young photo and Bio
- Works by Morley (http://www.gutenberg.org/author/Christopher+Morley) from Project Gutenberg


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Saturday, April 5, 2008
Who's the Boss?
But after some major soul searching which included a realization that I have easily spent five times the yearly fee by actually having to purchase books to read, being desperate enough to re-read Madame Bovary for the sixth time, and knowing all the local Border's employees by name, I finally bit the bullet. Slunk in the door, wrote the check and got my very own library card. And checked out four books for me and one for Anna.
I guess I showed them who's boss.
18 comments:
- jennwa said...
When we lived in Helena, Mt we had to pay to join the library too. Because the one in our county was way further away than the one in the next county. I hated to have to pay to use the library. I had to paid something like $80 a year, but I too broke down and paid. In the end it was worth it.
- April 5, 2008 at 5:50 PM
- Kristi said...
I feel your pain- it's $12 a quarter in Lincoln and $14 a year for Nebraska City. I just got done reading The Bean Trees this week, after I coughed up the $12 to do so.
- April 5, 2008 at 5:57 PM
- just jamie said...
I'm jealous. Real books? That you hold? And the pages turn? My sad, neglected books are jealous. I really need to put down the laptop and read my loving books. Just wrote about this yesterday.
- April 5, 2008 at 6:00 PM
In defense of libraries, the reason you are having to pay for what should be a free servive is that more and more libraries are finding their budgets being sucked dry because property owners are not voting in favor of tax increases that would continue to keep the libraries afloat. Why? Because most people do not see the value of libraries. Those that do "get it" though, are finding them short changed -- literally.
- April 5, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Garrett Gang said...
All I have to say is, "HOW IRRITATING!!!"
- April 5, 2008 at 6:38 PM
- Marisa said...
Alex Kava has a new book? I just might have to buy it :-). While my library is free-they don't really purchase new books. So I often find myself buying all the new releases. Thanks goodness for B&N free shipping on $25 orders.
- April 5, 2008 at 6:39 PM
- Montserrat said...
Wow, I've never heard of having to pay to use the library! Our county library is great. We get a bookmobile that comes straight to our house every other Monday. I guess I never realized how lucky that is!
- April 5, 2008 at 6:44 PM
- Walker said...
So glad that you finally made it to the library, sorry that you had to pay. But there are a lot of benefits you will find going to the library, especially visiting Ms Sandy for story time, one of our most favorite things to do.
- April 5, 2008 at 6:45 PM
- Albanie said...
ok, you wanna know a secret? I just put my in laws address down so I didn't pay the fee. The same thing happened to us when we moved to our house and they said that I was to go to the Omaha library. Umm..that's like half an hour from my house! So I just lied a little. I feel guilty every now and then....
- April 5, 2008 at 7:55 PM
- Kathleen said...
hi-larious, amber! i'm sorry that you have to pay...i'm sure the new subdivisions will be included soon and it'll be free for all :-). take josh to lapsit with ms. sandy sometime--she's worth the $30!
- April 5, 2008 at 8:18 PM
- Kathleen said...
ps i can't tell you how much you're my favorite person every time christian 1. goes down for a nap or to bed and 2. stays asleep!!!
pps early bedtimes (before 8) are definitely the way to go!!! thanks again....!
- April 5, 2008 at 8:20 PM
- Ice Cream said...
Oh, you totally showed them!
I had to stay away from any public library for 4 years (after paying $65 in book replacement fees). For some reason my one son thought books were yummy and my other son loved the sound of paper ripping.
- April 5, 2008 at 8:26 PM
- Ashlee said...
I know what you mean though. It's ridiculous. If your address includes the name of the city, shouldn't it be considered PART of the city? You'd think!
- April 6, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- Camie said...
Oh I love it! I wish I could say thats why we live where we do...just for the free library card. But seriously who charges any amount of money for a card!!! I thought that was the point of a library. Glad you caved though, although I have to say I love BUYING books even if I do only ever read them once.
- April 6, 2008 at 11:00 AM
- Camie said...
oh and P.S. whatever you did to help kathleen with sleeping children I am going to be needing some serious assistance in about three weeks....so keep me in mind!!
- April 6, 2008 at 11:01 AM
- The Brough Family said...
Someday I'll tell you about the not so nice conversation I had with the ladies at the library over my $30 fee.. not one of my finer moments!! Glad you relented! We'll have to meet up for story time, Ash loves the big girl story time (they can go on their own) and all you've heard about Ms. Sandy for the little ones it true... she's wonderful!
- April 6, 2008 at 1:38 PM
- Montay said...
I fell your pain only I feel the same about the four little "blessing's" that are the
boss at our house...
- April 6, 2008 at 1:40 PM
- condiefamily said...
I feel your pain. In Saratoga they wanted $100 from us to use the Lehi library. GRRRR. I protested and have purchased a few myself. I see you have Bean Trees. Loved it. When you are done follow it up with Pigs in Heaven. Barbara Kingsolver is a new favorite of mine. Also just finished Pride and Prejudice-swoon-Jane Austen is a gift to women.
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Choosing a place to retire is a matter of taste. Some of us think deserts, others small, amenity-laden towns, while still others dream of Paris. "The hardest thing to measure in these rankings is quality of life," said Chris Kahn, research and statistics analyst for the personal-finance site Bankrate.com.
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EA on Facebook: Down, but Not Out
Electronic Arts said yesterday the number of people actively playing its games on Facebook dropped by more than half in the past year.
In the second quarter, the games company said, digital revenue increased 40 percent year over year, but social gaming had slowed significantly. It clocked only 42 million monthly active users, down from 101 million in the same period a year earlier.
"It's slow versus the hype, but it's not dead," said EA's John Riccitiello during the company's conference call. Accordingly, Riccitiello said, EA has reduced its social gaming slate for the year, but maintained that it's still an important part of the mix. "It continues to be very useful and positive for us," he said.
EA's comments come at a time when social gaming is clearly in a lull. Zynga, the largest social gaming company, is struggling to produce a new hit. Facebook has also recently acknowledged the slowdown, saying that payment revenue is declining as fewer people spend money on virtual goods inside of social games. But Riccitiello says that no one should have ever expected the platform to continue such a rapid growth — logically, it was going to plateau.
The company's next social game is Madden NFL 13 Social, set to launch soon across both Facebook and iOS. In the game, players take turns in an offense-only shootout. The Facebook version of the game offers a 2-D game simulation experience, while the mobile version is 3-D and offers live game play. The two games are fully synced so players can play the Facebook version at their desk and continue on the go from the phone.
EA's approach to social has been to leverage the franchises that have been very popular on other platforms and adding the ability to play with friends — on Facebook or on other platforms. In the company's earnings release, it said Madden NFL 13 for the console was one of the top-selling titles in September, so extending the brand to mobile and social makes a lot of sense, especially since players are already tapping into the game's digital experiences. Madden NFL 13 on the console logged record fan engagement, with a nearly 30 percent year-over-year increase in online game sessions.


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On 2 July 2013, actress Sanjini descended into the heart of China at the historic Shaolin Temple. The Shaolin Temple of China is located on Mount Song near Denfeng in the Henan Province. The temple is led by the 33rd Abbot Shi Yongxin.The monastery was founded in the fifth century and is famous for its association with Chinese martial arts and in particular, Shaolin Kung Fu.
For 1500 years, the Shaolin monastery has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. The first Shaolin Monastery Abbot was Batuo who came to China from India in 464 AD to spread Buddhist teachings. The Shaolin Temple was built by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty in 477 AD.
Perhaps the best known story of the Temple's destruction was when it was destroyed by the Qing government in the 1600's or 1700's. This destruction supposedly helped spread Shaolin Martial Arts through China by the means of five fugitive monks.
Today, surrounding the Shaolin Temple are dozens of kung fu schools with thousands of young boys who practice kung fu every day. They jog early in the mornings, do cartwheels and other drills and train their bodies in every way to become Shaolin Kung Fu experts.
I arrived at the hotel in Denfeng at 10.00 pm on 2 July 2013. I was told to rush to my room and change into my gi (karate uniform). We were then driven to the Shaolin Temple and were in a state of nervous anticipation. We arrived at the Shaolin Temple at 11.00 pm and I got to see glimpses of it in the dark with a few lights that were lit.
My black belt test began in a large hall that felt like an oven of sweltering heat. A large part my test also took place in a dark court yard outside where it was very quiet. We did katas and pinans of our choice in the pitch dark in front of the other students in my group. I did much better than the ten to fifteen students in my group. I had practiced my forms at my gym in Vancouver almost every day for four months. My dojo in Vancouver closed ten months ago so I had no choice but to practice by myself.
We also had to meditate a few times in the dark while our test instructor talked to us about being humble. I had waited for such a long time to get to this moment – after spending many years of ups-and- downs with my martial arts training, being taught by numerous teachers (over 24) and being involved in the political mayhem surrounding my school (United Studios of Self Defense).
Usually black belt tests are much longer but because we were travelling for a long time that day and we were tired, the test ended at 2.00 am. We had to wake up a few hours later and be back on the bus at 6.00 am because we had to be at the Shaolin Temple.
On 3 July 2013, we were at the Shaolin Temple and the ceremony started at 8.00 am. Abbot Shi Yongxin led the ceremony and welcomed our school and all the students (200 plus) to the Shaolin Temple. Then the Shaolin Monks performed a show for us demonstrating their spectacular acrobatic and martial arts skills. Their magnificent martial arts skills made me feel like I knew nothing in comparison. The warrior monks performed different animal forms (praying mantis, drunken dragon, snake, etc.), they also performed with different weapons (swords, bo staff, ropes, etc.) and they showed their strength (push-ups and hand-stands with two fingers) and limberness (crazy contortions).
We were then handed our certificates with the Abbot Shi Yongxin present to congratulate us. After I received my Shodan Ist Degree Black Belt Certificate, I was interviewed by China's news station CCTV. I answered a few questions about the thrilling experience of being in China with its long history of Shaolin Kung Fu and being able to test at the Shaolin Temple. I also explained the importance of Shaolin Kung Fu in my life and worldwide.
For many people, Shaolin Kung Fu/Kempo improves your health, is good exercise, helps with focus and concentration, helps discipline children, gives you a sense of inner and outer confidence, increases chi energy or power, increases strength and flexibility, aids in self defense, etc. For me personally, I like martial arts because keeps me balanced physically, mentally and spiritually. Shaolin Kung Fu/Kempo is a sport and an art form and I especially like the art of it. That is why it is called "Martial Arts". It gives me an added skill as an actress so I am more interested in the aesthetics of how I look while performing Shaolin Kung Fu/Kempo and especially when playing a character such an action heroine.
Earlier this year, I shot an action film called "Eye of the Empress". I play an action heroine who fights three henchmen and has a showdown with a Mexican Narco King. You can view my film at:
After completing the black belt test, I got the opportunity to train with the Shaolin Monks at the Shaolin Temple about four times. They taught us a form called Shaolin 7 Stars (Qi Xing). I was so mesmerized by these Shaolin Monks. They are so young and so amazing with their abilities. The Shaolin Monks who taught me told me to continue to study hard.
On 4 July 2013, besides training with the Shaolin Monks we attended a Kung Fu Show at one of the schools. Afterwards in the small town of Denfeng, we watched 45 minutes of spectacular, grand fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July!
From 8 to 14 October 2013, the Shaolin Monks will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This is the Songshan Shaolin Temple of China and Association of North America Shaolin Kung Fu Masters and Practioners to share and learn Kung Fu. This is the first North American Shaolin Cultural Festival. To register and see more information go to:
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Peter was joking with me the other day. He said, 'How are either of us ever going to work, ever?' We've figured out pretty well how to do it with one. Artistically we're a good combination. I love acting with him. My experience acting with him is on stage, and I love it, but I don't know how we'll do that for a long time. It means neither of us is home to put the kids to bed.
Gyllenhaal and Sarsgaard seem like prosperous actors and there are no doubt many other couples who don't have the support of childcare. Then again, these two seem pretty adorable and it's totally not out of line to want them to have all the domestic bliss they want. Besides, Gyllenhaal's right to be concerned about parenting duties. Have you ever seen Orphan? Peter Sarsgaard is probably the worst fictional father ever.


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Gun Control is one thing on paper, quite another in reality… How will they get all those guns?
A Colorado sheriff has joined the list of at least 340 sheriffs who have vowed to uphold the Constitution against gun-control measures that violate Americans' Second Amendment rights.
He says the laws are "feel-good, knee-jerk reactions that are unenforceable" and would "give a false sense of security."
Cooke said he and other sheriffs are considering filing a lawsuit to block the laws.
As WND reported, similar sentiments have been expressed by Maricopa County Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and sheriffs in Missouri, California, Kansas, Montana and in dozens of counties in several states across the country. A growing list of now more than 340 sheriffs who have reportedly vowed to uphold the Constitution against efforts to undermine Americans' gun rights is being accumulated by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.
The Colorado Legislature passed a bill expanding requirements for background checks and another putting a 15-round limit on ammunition magazines. Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper is expected to sign both bills into law.
Sheriff Cooke said requiring a $10 background check to legally transfer a gun won't stop gun violence.
"Criminals are still going to get their guns," he said.
Cooke pointed out the other law would technically ban all magazines due to a provision outlawing magazines that can be altered. He noted that any magazine can be altered to hold more ammunition.
As WND reported just four days ago, Cooke said he is getting political pressure to support the laws.
He received an email chain pointing out that Senate Majority Leader John Morse, a Democrat, said if a salary bill were introduced, it would not be until late in the session, after the gun-control bills had been voted on.
Cooke said while he's not willing to conclude the emails meet the legal definition of extortion, it was apparent that was the intention.
"When you look at the email, I don't see how you could look at it any other way," Cooke said. "It definitely implied the reason a pay raise bill was being held up was to punish us for our stance against these gun bills. Then they had another email suggesting if we were to support this bill, it would look better for us and maybe we can get a bill introduced for a raise.
"To me, that didn't sit well at all. I'm not willing to say its extortion yet, but it just looked bad. We were not willing to compromise on our principles. We felt the bill was bad, and we were not going to support it."
The sheriff's pushback against the gun measures is significant because Democratic lawmakers are crafting similar bills in other states.
"The bills are a model for what they'll try to push in Congress," said Independence Institute research director and Denver University law professor Dave Kopel.
"Colorado is a pawn for the Obama-Biden plan," he added.
And, in fact, Vice-President Joe Biden called undecided Democrats and pushed for passage of the bills.
"He's watching us, and if we had a chance to move these bills forward, what an important signal it would send to the rest of the country if a Western conservative state passes such legislation," said Democratic state Rep. Tony Exum Sr. of Colorado Springs.
The bills are in response to the shootings last year at Aurora, Colo., and at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
While some see these measures as models for other states, laws that preserve gun rights are gaining momentum.
The first of these was the Firearms Freedom Act passed in Montana, which says any firearms made and retained in-state are beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the states.
Lawmakers in other states are now following suit.
Two senators in Ohio have introduced a bill which would prohibit firearms seizures, registration and bans in their state.
A bill in Kentucky would prohibit the state from enforcing new federal gun-control laws, if enacted.
Idaho's House passed a bill that would criminalize enforcing any new federal laws than ban, restrict, confiscate or require registration of firearms or ammunition in violation of the state's constitution.
A bill in Louisiana would prohibit the enforcement of federal restrictions regarding the ownership or possession of semi-automatic firearms.
A bill that would prohibit the enforcement of federal gun laws passed in the House Public Safety Committee in Oklahoma.
The Texas House is considering a measure to prevent state and local police from enforcing new federal gun-control measures.
The House in Kansas approved a bill prohibiting the federal government from enforcing gun laws or bans on firearms and accessories manufactured, sold or kept in the state.
A bill in Arizona would make it a felony for the federal government to enforce new laws or regulations on guns, accessories and ammunition owned or manufactured in the state.
And a bill in Michigan would exempt firearms and firearms accessories made and sold exclusively in Michigan from federal gun restrictions.
As WND recently reported, Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently said he would refuse to enforce federal government orders if it expected him to confiscate guns from private citizens.
"I took [multiple] oaths of office, and they all say I will defend the Constitution of the United States," Arpaio told Mike Broomhead of KFYI Radio in Phoenix, Ariz. "Now if they're going to tell the sheriff that he's going to go around picking up guns from everybody, they're going to have a problem. I may not enforce that federal law."
Broomhead pushed the man sometimes called "America's toughest sheriff" even further, asking Arpaio if the feds passed a law banning ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, would his deputies confiscate such magazines?
"No," Arpaio said. "My deputies, I said before, I'm going to arm all my deputies – a month ago I said before this – with automatic weapons and semi-automatic weapons. We're going to be able to fight back. … I don't care what they say from Washington."
Arpaio expressed a certain camaraderie with many other sheriffs around the country who have similarly warned they will not enforce what they believe to be infringements on the citizens' 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.
Some of the strongest language to that effect has come from Utah, where 28 of the state's 29 elected sheriffs signed a letter to President Obama warning him not to send federal agents to start confiscating guns.
Similarly, in New Mexico in January, 30 of the state's 33 county sheriffs paid a visit to the state house, reminding the governor and state congressmen that a sheriff's job is to defend the Constitution, including the Second Amendment.
It appears that the gun grabbers have a growing logistical problem on their hands…
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The Massachusetts State Lottery, following the lead of a handful of other states, has rolled out new scratch tickets at a significantly higher price — $30 a pop — saying there is a market for more costly games with the chance of bigger winnings.
Since the new game was launched last Tuesday, bettors have snapped up more than $8 million in tickets, hoping to win one of the four $15 million instant jackpots or at least take home one of the 36 $1 million prizes. Dina William, who, along with her husband owns a 7-Eleven in Gloucester, said the convenience store sold a book of 50 tickets last week in less than 24 hours.
"The prizes are very, very interesting for customers," said William, adding that the new scratch tickets are also selling briskly at her other Gloucester business, Good Harbor Liquors. The game also has smaller payouts starting at $30.
The chance of winning a prize is about 1 in 3, higher than any previous lottery game in the state. But with 25.2 million tickets printed, the chances of winning one of the four top prizes is 1 in 6.3 million.
The higher-stakes game, however, is raising concerns among those who treat gambling compulsions. They say that scratch tickets are among the leading causes of compulsive gambling.
"The number one way people gamble who call our help line is scratch tickets," said Marlene Warner, executive director of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling. "This feeds into their need for more excitement, for more of a chance for that big win they are searching for. And some of these folks will have the funds and some will not."
The decision to create the new game was made after market research suggested the demand was there, lottery executive director Beth Bresnahan said. The state's $20 scratch tickets — previously the highest priced — have proved very popular, she said. Those tickets accounted for 22 percent of total instant game sales in fiscal 2013, according to the lottery.
Other states have had success with $30 tickets, Bresnahan said, including Connecticut, which introduced the nation's first $30 scratch ticket in 2002. Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have all released $30 scratch tickets in recent months. Texas has the nation's highest-priced scratch ticket at $50.
"The marketplace was asking for and ready for a new introduction, one with bigger prizes and bigger payouts," Bresnahan said. "Higher-price-point tickets generate more money."
Scratch tickets, first introduced in the state in 1974, are at the heart of the state lottery, consistently generating more than two-thirds of the system's annual revenue. The lottery's profits — $956 million in fiscal 2013 — are distributed as local aid to the state's cities and towns.
The state has steadily added higher-priced games over the years, introducing the $5 scratch ticket in 1992, the $10 in 1999, and the $20 ticket, with a top prize of $10 million, in 2007. Even though the lottery generated a record $3.3 billion in sales last year, officials decided to introduce the $30 game — with bigger jackpots — as a way to keep players interested.
The lottery says that a small proportion of players have problems with gambling addiction, but it works with the Council on Compulsive Gambling to help people find and access appropriate services.
Other critics say that lotteries depend heavily on lower-income players to buy tickets, making it a regressive way to raise revenues. Adding higher-price tickets will only put a further squeeze on the budgets of these households.
"There are strong arguments that we wouldn't want to encourage people to spend more on gambling, " said Noah Berger, president of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a think tank in Boston.
It is too early to know whether the pricey new game will be a success for the lottery, but Bresnahan said that many retailers are requesting tickets and the general buzz indicates significant interest among players.
That makes it likely that the lottery will introduce additional $30 games each April, she said.
Some regular scratch ticket players, however, do not see the appeal of such an expensive game. Patricia Graham, 66, of North Reading, buys two $5 scratch tickets every week, but said even the possibility of a huge payout does not compensate for the long odds.
"There's no way I'd ever buy one," she said.
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Wow! Todd slow down...I'm not done reading the first news yet...heheheh
Anyways, I think ppl does not want to wait for PB/MM jp's no more. They prefer to win instantaneous, on the spot! Accompanied by sweat...lol that's the thrill of it!
When they first introduced $3.00 tickets I thought that was a rip. Can't ever imagine spending this kind of money for a scratchoff but I know people do and will. Insanity.
And I'm sure this *disease* of higher and higher priced scratch games will continue to spread, and eventually make its way to California.(we are usually a few years behind on lottery innovations)
The decision to create the new game was made after market research suggested the demand was there
There is a demand for heroin too, does that mean the government should be selling it?
These $30 are horrible. Got a few in CT and they all lost. You're better off with 3 $10 tics.
I bought 2 of the $30 tickets in Ohio. One the first day of issue and the 2nd a few weeks later. I didn't win a thing! Each ticket only had $15 entertainment value to me which meant $15 disappointment on each.
I rarely buy scratchers but when I do it's the higher value ones so I can't readily say I'd never buy another $30 ticket.
Good luck to all on these higher priced scratchers !! The higher prizes are enticing.
Interesting. Guess people are willing to take the chance. It's not something I'm willing to do though.
If you had won, would they still be horrible?
Reminds me of a time I went to the casino...patrons grumbling how tight the slots were, etc. I hit by the second pull on 3 different machines.
I like the higher priced tickets but I also don't lose on them very often. If I lost a lot I probably would hate them too.
If the chances of winning the jackpot are so slim, why play when the jackpot is so small? Your chances never change, but the potential payoff does. If a crystal ball showed you the future of the rest of your life, and in that future you will never win a jackpot, would you still play?
P&L % = Total Win($)/Total Wager($) - 1
It's a sign of the times, people are tired and desperate
Desperation is a bad thing. It makes people send thousands of dollars to a Nigerian Prince to free up his fortunes in exchange for a share of the fortune. Nah I wouldn't buy this ticket. I'd be mad if someone gave it to me for free and I scratched it and it was a loser
That money's gone fo ever
If you have money to burn then this is your game. The State of Mass has hit
the right nerve among it's "big time" players.
There's no need for you to ridicule RedStang who was just giving his opinion and experience.
And rubbing your good fortune in someone's face LottoMetro.... That's not only bad etiquette and bad karma, it's also extremely bad manners. But I wouldn't expect someone like you who admits lacking social skills to understand good manners.
If you had won, would they still be horrible?
Yes they would still be horrible because your probably only going to win the $30 back and you can win that with a $5 ticket.
They are taking advantage of people impulsiveness.....$100 tickets on the way soon.
of that I have no doubt
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Mike has been an innovator since I've known him, always thinking
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be headed days, weeks, months and years down the road. Common sense
prevails here!
Based on my knowledge and experience, status quo in the law
enforcement profession is not the place to be. Society changes,
people change, technology changes and equipment changes. Mike has
the foresight to see the changes already in the making and for those
which are forming; Mike has a great ability to adapt. CHANGE IS
My message is simple: GO VOTE! Change is GOOD! Any questions,
come see me or call.
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Matt Vlahovich
March 12, 2014]
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You are currently browsing the tag archive for the 'more or less' tag.
I was reading a friend's blog this week when something snagged me. She's taking a workshop that encourages participants to 'dig deep into wholehearted living, authenticity, and courage,' and one of the prompts for them to journal was: "I am more or less __________ than most people think."
It intrigued me, made me start thinking about the many masks we wear. Made me start thinking (again) about how personalities get so little play, when they're such an influence on the way that we're perceived (after all, what percentage of the people I encounter in this life will ever make it past my personality into the depth and richness that is me in my entirety? Not very many, if I'm honest about it – that's just the way it shakes out).
So, what am I, more or less?
I am more vulnerable than most people would think. I tend to project this image of capability and confidence, which is pretty accurate – I am capable and I am confident. But I am also extremely vulnerable, and people mistake my hard candy shell as a sign that I am not hurt as easily as others, or that I can handle a hard truth or criticism better than someone else can. I take on those hurts, and feel them deeply – and once you've cut me, I'm bleeding….but I don't let you see it.
And by extension, I am more sensitive than most people would think, as well. I have cried for the world more times than I can count. I take in others' hurts and feel it for them, with them. I have a hard time witnessing or attempting to understand cruelty or apathy – they sicken me. The hard candy shell I've donned and worn for years is really just an attempt to fool the world into believing that it all slides off of me – but it's an illusion. Every sling, every arrow finds its mark and embeds more deeply than people realize.
I am more romantic than most people would think. (This is probably one of my dirtiest little secrets, strangely enough.) I do practical really well, and I do pragmatic really well, but in my heart of hearts, I want to be cherished. And for something more than my efficiency. I want someone to inspire yearning in my heart, and to know that I inspire the same in theirs. I want the hearts and flowers and poetry and gallantry and all the girly stuff that I have way too big a chip on my shoulder to admit out loud and which I tend to roundly disabuse publicly.
I am more private than most people would think (especially, I suppose, given the fact that I blog right out there in the open). I am upfront and pretty open – or at least it seems that way. I like truth, I like things to be simple, so I do put a lot of things right out there on the table from the get. But, I only trot out what I'm comfortable with, and that gives the appearance of being very open. I suppose I am more open about my life and my experiences than most other people, but those are the easy things. It's the true weight of life that I shield from view – the emotional reaction I have to everything that happens. That is what stays closeted, that is what I keep private, that is what goes in my journal – how I feel about everything that's happened to me and because of me and around me.
That privacy extends into a monkishness that comes over me every so often. I enjoy solitude and silence more than most people would think – especially given the fact that I am outgoing, enthusiastic and gregarious when I am with people. I am able to be those things because I take the time to go away and be by myself. I am able to be those things because I seek out space and silence and stillness. Like air and water, they are necessary for the proper care and feeding of a Carolyn. Most people would have a hard time believing that I could be perfectly content in a hermitage somewhere high upon a hilltop – I would be…as long as it was only a short-ish walk back to people. That way I could get my 'fix' of socialization and go straight back to the stillness.
I am less strong than most people would think. I've been through more crap than some people, and less crap than others – nonetheless, I've shoveled my share of crap, and sometimes a little more than my share. And people always look at me just picking up that shovel and digging in, and say or think that it's strength that gets me through it. Nope. It's the desire to be able to put down the damn shovel. It's the fact that I was raised with the mantra, "It's just what you do" – as in, carry on, get on with it, don't stop, don't mope, don't stagnate. Just get on with it. Is that strength? I don't know. What I do know is that there have been plenty of times I've been shoveling my way through life, desperate for someone, anyone to see how hard it was, to see how much I hurt, to reach out and carry the load for just a little bit. But when they see you plugging away like that, they figure that you've got it, and just keep walking.
The whole time I was writing this, I couldn't help but see how it was sorta skewed – I'm glad I did it, and it was illuminating and all that, but this is my perception of how I am perceived by others, and that gets tricky. I've probably got a pretty good grasp on what I think people do or don't think about me and who I am, but maybe that vulnerability peeks through more than I think it does. Maybe I think I shield my emotions, when that's not the case at all. Maybe I'm far more transparent than I believe that I am.
It's interesting to think about, and it draws into question why I bother to hide parts of myself. Why anyone does. I could just go out there and embrace all my awesome, embrace all my flaws….but not quite yet. I've got a great idea – you go first, and then I'll do it, too. In the meanwhile, what are you more or less?


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I've got a lot on my mind, so I'm just gonna shoot from the hip.
Book will come out in October. Tell all your friends. I am not going to sell 100 copies of this book either and call it a success. That is not the person I am. I am going to sell the shit out of this book of poetry, if for no other reason to prove that you can sell a book of poetry. I am going to make Barnes and Noble crave my book of poetry. I am going to win over the hearts of the non-poetry readers and I am going to establish myself as a Denver poet.
It's going to be the most terrifying experience of my life.
Next note. Writer's block. It sucks. It happens. I wrote hundreds of poems this year. As of lately – haven't written anything. Well, I write stuff, but it's not worth its weight in… anything. I am in transition, got a lot of stuff going on in my life. I'm trying to lose weight. I'm trying to be extremely outgoing instead of slightly outgoing. I'm trying to get out of debt. And I'm starting to hit bonus at work again, which is great because it helps fund my passion.
Each day I'm a step closer to writing as a career. A step closer to making my passion my job. And god would it be nice. (I know, lofty poet dreams of writing poetry for a career. Doesn't happen, but – I will try and! I have short stories and a novel in progress to help.)
Did I mention this post is ADD-fueled?
My blood is Cherry Coke Zero right now.
I received a rejection letter today on my poetry, and I'm sorry but those still burn. They will always burn. You mail your heart off to some indiscriminate land where you have no idea what they are doing to the poor helpless creature and two months later, you receive a kindly worded rejection letter. It's a rejection letter. How could that not hurt? Imagine if you got an e-mail that said you weren't a very good lover. Imagine if you got an e-mail that said the foundation that you have built your life upon is a bedrock of lies. I know; my pieces just weren't right for you. Please submit again. What it is more than anything is the moment before you open the rejection letter and that happy fairy flies into your soul through your ear and you think this is it, and then you open that e-mail and the fairy dies because no one is clapping and no one believes in fairies.
Take a breath.
Okay. Next topic. I am so excited for this blog. I have a habit of travelling through things at 150 miles per hour, but burn through my tank of gas way too quickly. I'm excessive, then I fizzle out. This blog will not fizzle out. This blog will only get stronger. So on that note, I ask you, dear reader, what do you want to see? More contests? More poetry? Does anyone want to interview me? I'm not famous but I'll try to be interesting for you. I am a writer in search of an audience and I want to be a gear in the conversation machine.
Because when it all comes down to it, I agree with my college professor; the biggest disease of humanity is loneliness. Let's talk. Let's break down walls. Let's not be afraid to be our ugly beautiful selves. Never be afraid to whore yourself on my blog either. If you've got something you want the world to see (and it doesn't belong on a porn site) show it. That's what this is all about. I want to help foster this.
I'm gonna start reviewing stuff. I'm reading Bukowski (again). Be ready for a long review on The Pleasures of the Damned.
Really, this is it. If God is gonna pull the plug on my poetry machine, I am going to manually power any machines I can by stationary bicycle. I think a break from poetry will be good anyways. I want to take this chance to stop writing alone in notebooks and start writing out loud to the world. I want to end the monologue and begin the dialogue. I want to listen more than I speak.
And I hope you're still reading this. I look forward to getting to know all of you better.
Starry-Eyed and Running on E


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DIY Spark Plug Wires - Build Your Own Plug Wire Sets
Have unique frame issues or simply tired of burning plug wires on your headers? Building your own wire sets can be the answer
No two racecars are exactly the same. We all have our own little quirks or favorite ways of doing things that make even tube-frame cars from the manufacturer a little bit different. Changes to the front clip, the way accessories are mounted to the engine, your headers, the steering shaft and many other factors can affect the best path for routing your plug wires from the distributor to the spark plugs. Sometimes, a standard set of plug wires just cannot be made to fit correctly. That's why several performance ignition companies sell cut-to-fit plug wire kits.
Typically, a do-it-yourself plug wire kit is boxed with the spark plug terminals and boots already attached to the wires. The wires are already cut to approximate lengths but are left long to allow for different routing options. Also included are loose terminals and boots for the end to be attached to the distributor. Usually, an extra length of wire and boots is included for the coil as well. When ordering your wires, you need to be able to specify whether you need straight or angled spark-plug boots and the type of distributor you are working with. The style of plug boot is usually determined by your cylinder heads and headers. Cylinder heads with straight-cut plug holes (stock-style) will almost always require angled plug boots in order to avoid contact with the headers.
We recently ran into the need to cut a new set of plug wires for Circle Track's dyno mule Chevy 350. During the last dyno thrash a couple wires had been pulled loose from the terminals (It turns out people don't want to reach behind hot exhaust headers to pull plug wires loose from the boots) and another had been left loose and gotten burned against a header tube. So the set was discarded and we started fresh. Here's a few tips we've picked up over the years. If you have any of your own after reading this, please write in and share them with us in our "Readers' Tech Tips" section.


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The lecture will be held on Wednesday, March 12 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the MIND Institute auditorium, 2825 50th St. in Sacramento. The event is free and open to the public and no reservations are required.
Motofsky's presentation will focus on the anomalous patterns of motor learning exhibited by children with autism, and the correlation of these patterns with measures of their social and communication delays. These findings suggest that motor and social and communicative functioning may be related and contribute to the overall impaired development in these children. He will present findings on this paradigm, including convergent data from neuroimaging studies of children with autism that reveal abnormalities in connectivity between brain regions involved in visual and motor functioning.
Motofsky also is medical director of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. His research integrates neurological and behavioral assessments of motor and cognitive functioning, anatomical and functional neuroimaging, and electrophysiologic/brain stimulation approaches. His efforts are focused on identifying patterns of dysfunctional sensorimotor processing in autism and ADHD, and on the subsequent use of these findings to both understand the brain basis of these disorders and identify novel approaches to therapy.