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Tim Lammers, StrictlyCinema.com – Not too long ago, Jeremy Irvine was in a stage play with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London when the opportunity for an audition for Steven Spielberg's equine-themed World War I epic "War Horse" presented itself. As a working actor, he felt blessed to be on stage with "amazing British theater actors" night after night, even though there were times when he dreaded that he had already reached his pinnacle.
But then there's that unexplainable phenomena called "luck." Irvine, 21, can't explain exactly how he landed the role in "War Horse," except to say that he went through a couple months of auditions, and tried to teach himself how to ride horses in between.
"You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment," Irvine told me, humbly in a recent interview. "I feel incredibly privileged that it's come along so quickly. How many industries can you go from that to suddenly being in the position of a lead in a movie? I came from a stage show and having no lines, to not only having lines, but having lines in a Spielberg movie."
Even better, by the time Irvine made his way to the set for the first time, Spielberg, the Oscar-winning director, made him feel like a seasoned professional.
"One of his greatest skills as a director is his ability to instantly put you at ease and make you feel very comfortable," Irvine recalled. "Within five minutes we started having a chat about the character and the story, and our thoughts and ideas about the characters. That's the way he is on set. That's how he gets the best performances out of people."
Based on the 1982 hit novel-turned-acclaimed stage play of the same name, "War Horse" tells the sweeping tale of Joey, a beloved farm horse who shares a remarkably unique bond with Albert (Irvine), a farm boy in the English countryside who tamed and trained him. But that bond is put to the test when Albert's father (Peter Mullan), in desperate need of money to keep the family farm, sells Joey to British Army to serve as a war horse at the outbreak of World War I.
Immediately dispatched to the frontlines with his new owner, Captain Nicholls (Tom Hiddleston), Joey takes the harrowing first steps in a trek against the backdrop of the war, and deeply affecting every person he meets along the way.
'War Horse' Training
While Irvine gave it his best shot, he admitted that his attempt at learning how to ride a horse in the midst of the audition process was just that.
"I tried to teach myself how to be a horseman but didn't do too well," Irvine said, laughing. "So I went through a couple of months of really intensive horse riding training when I got the job. I went from learning on these riding school horses to the equivalent of being on the Formula One race cars of horses, and that's when you really learn to ride."
Of course, due to the complex nature of filming and long hours that go with it, more than one horse was used to play Joey in the film. Of the "13 or 14" horses that Irvine said played the role, he said none of the horses he worked gave him any difficulty.
Quite simply, like Albert and Joey in the film, Irvine said there has to be a certain amount of bonding for things to go right.
"It's very simple. If a horse doesn't want to do something, you're not going to make him do it. They're incredibly powerful animals," Irvine said. "You have to have a relationship of mutual respect. If you don't and need to effectively act with a horse in a scene, the horse won't go along with you. That's what a lot of the preparation was about -- creating a real bond. Once we got on set it was all there, and what people will see on screen is all real."
As if learning to be a horseman wasn't enough on "War Horse," Irvine had to school himself in the first part of the title, too, as a soldier in the war.
Because Spielberg wanted to use as little computer-generated imagery as possible in the film, Irvine said all of the sets were real, including a 1,000-foot-square replication of No Man's Land for the film's pivotal Trench Warfare scenes.
During filming, Irvine said he couldn't help but mourn for the souls of the soldiers who really served in World War I, and said he or his castmates never could truly replicate the emotions they experienced.
"All the rifles were real, and my helmet was a standard issue from the First World War, but even so, I can't even say we could even begin to relate to what these boys and young men went through," Irvine said. "If we tried, it would be insulting to their memory. There's absolutely no way somebody in my generation has seen something similar to that. They can't possibly begin to imagine what that may have been like."
As for his physical reactions during the filming of the war sequences, Irvine found that basic human instinct took over.
"The realistic sequences allowed us to immerse ourselves in that world," Irvine said. "When you're running across No Man's Land and a massive explosion goes off next to you, there's no acting involved. Stunt men fly past you, machine guns are going off; the world that Spielberg created made acting very easy. It wasn't even acting, really, just reacting."
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India Volunteer Wins YMCA Peace Medal
Former Projects Abroad volunteer Munira Nagji was recently awarded the YMCA Peace Medal for humanitarian work. Munira volunteered with Projects Abroad on a Care project in India back in 2010. Her work involved teaching and looking after young girls in an orphanage in Madurai.
Munira's commitment to helping people is incredible and she has done some fantastic work in India. She has now set up a Montessori school there and helped to train local staff. We would like to thank her for all of her efforts and wish her well for the future.
You can find out more about Munira and her inspirational story here.

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Opponents of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau introduced legislation this week that could prevent the CFPB from enforcing or implementing regulations without a constitutionally confirmed director in place.
The bill also would block the CFPB from using Federal Reserve funds to support enforcement actions that require the approval of an official CFPB director.
The move comes on the heels of a controversial appellate court decision that invalidated President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.
Early on, legal analysts said the NLRB decision, which was handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, could fire up opponents of the CFPB since a similar case is pending against the consumer agency over the president's recess appointment of CFPB leader Richard Cordray.
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas; Mike Johanns, R-Neb.; and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., quickly rolled out legislation in response to the NLRB decision.
The bill, which is titled the The Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Power Act of 2013, is the lawmakers first attempt to use the D.C. Circuit Court's NRLB decision to curtail Cordray's power at the CFPB and to prevent regulations and decisions that he made about mortgage and financial services rules — including the qualified mortgage definitions — from taking effect.
"The Restoring the Constitutional Balance of Power Act of 2013 prohibits NLRB from undertaking or enforcing any decisions that required the approval of a quorum of board members since the President's overreach," said Sen. Cornyn. "The legislation also blocks CFPB's next transfer of funds from the Federal Reserve to carry out any actions that require the approval of a director."
But in the legal community, it's still unknown how far a judicial discrediting of Cordray's recess appointment would impact the CFPB's power since the agency is a legislative creation, designed under the umbrella of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Right after the ruling, Alan Kaplinsky, a partner at Ballard Spahr, said "We are still researching what the impact of a ruling would be on these final (mortgage) regulations," Kaplinsky told HousingWire. "I think some of them may be valid even under an acting director, and some of them may not be valid."
After signing onto the bill, Sen. Johanns added, "These agencies have been operating under a ruse for more than a year. Any decisions or regulations made by the people who have no right to be there are invalid. This legislation forces them to stop functioning as if they legitimately hold office and recognize the reality that the President overstepped his constitutional authority."


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Sweet Talk: Wendy's New Shakes
It's hard to go to a place you like and get served something awful. It's harder still when you walk into a place you like, fulling expecting that the thing you order is going to disappoint you. Average customers can avoid that by simply knowing that John Doe makes a killer waffle but terrible breakfast sausage—and then not ordering the sausage. Few march right into a bad experience.
But at Serious Eats, when we hear that Wendy's is making new shakes, we've got to try them. Even if their Frosty-based parfait desserts disappointed us. So we ventured back to our nearest Wendy's to give them a shot.
Five different Frosty shakes appear on their menu: Chocolate, Vanilla, and Strawberry have been there some time, and Wendy's recently added Caramel and Wild Berry.
The Newbies
So how did they do? The Caramel shake wasn't too impressive; like its parfait cousin, it's described as a "classic Frosty with real caramel sauce." Again, that word "real"; when that's the only descriptor, it can't be that exciting. And the impression you get isn't even of a real caramel sauce—it's not rich, deep, and complicated, but a thin, weak syrup. Frankly, it was only the slightly caramel colored hue of the shake that told me anything was in there at all. You have to really scrape the bottom to taste any caramel, and then it's just a little bit of added sugar. It could easily be mistaken for a sweet vanilla.
I somewhat enjoyed the Wild Berry, their classic Frosty "hand-spun with a blend of real strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries"—though any berry shake would've tasted good next to the strawberry. (We'll get to that in a minute.) The blueberry and raspberry flavor comes off as refreshingly tart, and though it's sweet, milkshakes are supposed to be. I liked that I could identify multiple berries, and that their distinct flavors emerged. It's nothing sophisticated, but it's certainly the best of the fruit shakes.
The Old Guard
Wild Berry's elder sibling, the strawberry shake, revolted me—sweet and unnatural as a Strawberry Ring Pop. Its tagline boasts "syrup made from real strawberries," as opposed to real strawberries themselves; what you get is a pink cup of syrupy sludge.
Still, the "worst milkshake" award goes to the vanilla. It's a flavor you'd think would be inoffensive, but didn't come across as "vanilla" at all; its syrup almost reminded me of a fake banana flavor. Cloying and confusing. Buyer beware.
The winner? The chocolate. It tastes like Hershey's syrup, but that's an awful lot better than a thinner, sweeter, less tasty alternative. The Chocolate Frosty (in my mind, the Only True Frosty) base gives it that classic "grit," a texture I actually like—halfway between ice cream and ice milk, you get creamy, airy, and icy at the same time. It's got the flavors of any chocolate shake in a diner, and frankly it's a great way to slurp a Frosty up with a straw— a formerly difficult feat.
Why did the chocolate shake win? One part decent chocolate sauce, one part the mild chocolate appeal of the Chocolate Frosty itself. That said, the new shakes, Caramel and Wild Berry, actually raise the value of the total Shake portfolio at Wendy's. It used to be one good, two duds; and now it's one good, two tolerable, two duds. Either way, they're much better than the parfaits. I think Wendy's should capitalize on the relationship with Oreo and introduce a Chocolate Oreo Frosty. That, I'd be excited about.
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Ibn Taymiyya About
Ibn Taymiyya said in his book "al-qaida al-jaleela fit- tawwasali wal-waseela", with commentary of Rabi'a bin Hadi 'Umayr al-Mudkhali, professor in the Islamic University of Madinah al-Munawwara, page 6, paragraph 9:
"Muslims agreed that the Prophet (saws) is the greatest of creation the highest in rank and superiority and the most glorified and honored in the presence of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and no other creation is better to Allah than the Prophet (saws) and no other shafa'a is greater than his shafa'a. ['aazamu al-khalqi jaahan 'ind-Allahi laa jaahun li- makhluqin 'inda-Allahi 'aazamu min jaahihi wa laa shafa'atun 'aazamu min shafa'atih]
He mentioned in the same book, page 4, para. 4:
"the Prophet (saws) is the intercessor of all creation [shafi'a al-khala'iq] and the owner of the Maqaam al-Mahmoud, that was the aspiration those who came before and those who came after, and he is the greatest of intercessors [shufa'a] and the highest in glory and superiority in Allah's Presence."
Ibn Taymiyya says in the same book on page 3, para. 2:
"Allah has sent his Prophet (saws) to Jinn and mankind and everyone has to follow him and believe in him and to follow him INWARDLY [BATIN] and OUTWARDLY [DHAHIR] and to believe in the Prophet (saws) and to follow him is the only for Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and the only way for the religion of Allah and it is the worship of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and it is the obedience of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and all these are the way of the Friends of Allah [awliya-Allah], and all this is the the means [waseela] that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has ordered His servants to follow when He said in the Holy Qur'an, [35,5] "yaa ayyuhalladheena aamanu ittaqullaha wabtaghaw ilayhi al-waseela " -- "O ye who believe! Fear Allah and seek the means of approach unto Him." And the means to seek Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is that one who will ask Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala by the intercession and the means of faith in His Prophet (saws) in and following him."
Ibn Taymiyya states on page 12, para. 18:
"It is agreed between the Sahaba, and the Tabi'een and the Four Imams Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanafi and Hanbali, that the Prophet (saws) will intercede for the sinners of his Ummah."
And Ibn Taymiyya continues on the same page 12, para 20:
"And the Sahaba and the Tabi'een and the Four Imams of Islam all of them confirmed the authentic hadith of the Prophet (saws) that Allah will take out from Hell people after He will punish them for whatever length of time he likes with the shafa'a of the Prophet (saws). And ALLAH WILL TAKE OUT OF HELL SOME OTHERS BY THE SHAFA'A OF OTHER THAN THE PROPHET (SAWS)[!!!!....]"
And on page 17, para 28:
["wa lafdhu at-tawassul qad yuradu bihi thalaathata umoor"] The word intermediation [tawassul] refers to three different meanings. Two of them are agreed upon among the Muslims.
and on para 29:
"the first of the two is the root of faith and Islam [hua asal al-eemaan wal-islam wa hua at-tawassul bil eemaani bihi] and it is the intercession with the Prophet (saws) by means of the belief in him and to obey him (saws). Second is by means of his supplication [du'a] and by means of his intercession [shafa'a], ...and whoever denied this he is a kaafir and a renegade [murtad]. He must repent, and if he does not he will be killed. And no single scholar can deny the intermediation [at-tawassul] of his supplication and his intercession [shafa'a]."
and Ibn Taymiyya on page 17, para 30 says:
"His prayer and his intercession and this is also of benefit ...and whoever DENIES TAWASSUL IN ONE OF THESE TWO MEANINGS IS A KAAFIR AND A MURTAD WHICH MEANS HE MUST REPENT OR HE MUST BE KILLED AS A MURTAD."
and he says on para 32, of the same page,
"whoever denies the intermediation by means of his supplication [du'a] and his intercession [shafa'a] and whoever denies that Muslims will derive benefit from that is a non-believer [kaafir]. And whoever denies out of ignorance must be educated. If he will persist in his denial and is stubborn, he will be considered a renegade [murtad]."
Imam Ahmad said in his Musnad, Volume 2, page 75:
"Abdullah bin 'Umar said that the Prophet (saws) said, 'I have been asked to choose between the Intercession [as-shafa'a] or to enter half my Nation into Paradise, but I chose the shafa'a because it is more inclusive and more perfect. Do you think it is for the pious? No! It is for the filthy and sinful people."
Ibn Majah said, in Volume, page 1444:
"Ibn Jaabir said he heard Salim bin 'Aamir that he heard 'Auf bin Maalik saying that the Prophet (saws) said, 'do you know what Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given me a choice in this night?' We said, 'Allah and His Prophet (saws) know better.' He said, 'He gave me a choice between two matters: either to send half my Nation to Paradise or to have the Shafa'a. And I chose the Shafa'a.' And we said, 'O Prophet, ask Allah to make us from those who deserve the shafa'a.' And the Prophet (saws) said, 'It is for every Muslim.'" [Muslim said it is authentic]
Allaama Ibn Qayyim in his book al-Jami` al-Fareed, page 493, comments on the following hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (r):
"in the time before the Prophet (saws) the Jews of Khaybar were fighting with the Ghatfaan tribe. When the battle ended the Jews were defeated. They prayed to Allah asking Him, 'for the sake of Muhammad (bi haqqi Muhammad), the Prophet whom you are sending in the last days, make us defeat this tribe." When they met again with Ghatfaan they defeated them. Allah mentioned that event in the Qur'an when He said: "From of old they had prayed for victory against the unbelievers" (Baqara, 89), which means they [the Jews] were asking for your sake, O Muhammad, to defeat the unbelievers."
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So I prefer analog phones in my home I have 5 and they work fine if I plug each one directly into my genius modem. I was wondering how/if possible to patch into my existing phone jacks and activate them all via an analog line run from my genius modem analog phone port. I have identified the old copper line and the main connection point to all jacks in my house (in the attic):
It seems the orange/orange white connect to the entire house. Is there a method by connecting them to the genius analog port to then power all the existing jacks? I guess worst case I have to put a 5 way phone cord splitter on the genius modem and rerun multiple wires?
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Former Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison's again in the news regarding a shooting in Philadelphia.
According to David Gambacorta of the Philadelphia Daily News, the retired receiver was shot at early this morning while coming to the aid of a man in his underwear.
The report says that around 3:20 a.m., Harrison was driving when he was flagged down by a man wearing boxers who was fleeing an apartment, which two men had just broken into. The guy in his shorts asked Harrison to call 911, and Harrison let the man climb into the bed of his pickup.
That's when the burglars ran outside, and shot twice at Harrison's truck.
No one was injured, but one of the bullets hit Harrison's tire, which went flat shortly thereafter. The victim said the burglars stole $500 from him, and apparently scared him enough to eschew pants.
Harrison has been accused of involvement in two Philadelphia shootings, but wasn't charged either time. One of the men was later shot and killed near a bar Harrison owns.


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Fox has officially ordered Batman prequel Gotham to series, TVGuide.com has learned.
Based on DC Comics characters, the drama explores the origin stories of the Caped Crusader's eventual ally James Gordon (Benjamin McKenzie), a detective with the Gotham City Police Department, and his battle with the villains who made the city famous.
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Written by The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller, who will also executive-produce with Nikita's Danny Cannon and John Stephens, the project previously had a series commitment at Fox. Gotham, which was named one of TVGuide.com's most promising pilots, joins the network's previously ordered new drama series Backstrom and Hieroglyph.
The series will also star Jada Pinkett Smith, Donal Logue, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, David Mazouz, Erin Richards, Drew Powell, Zabryna Guevara, Camren Bicondova and Cory Michael Smith.
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B'nai B'rith International Applauds Canada's Commitment to Israel
B'nai B'rith International commends Canada's unflinching support of Israel before the United Nations General Assembly.
In his Sept. 26 address, Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird noted that his country does not support the unilateral Palestinian appeal to the United Nations for membership, and he encouraged direct talks between the two sides.
Baird said of Israel: "We uphold its fundamental right, like any member state, to defend innocent civilians against acts of terrorism. Just as fascism and communism were the great struggles of previous generations, terrorism is the great struggle of ours. And far too often, the Jewish state is on the front line of our struggle and its people the victims of terror. Canada will not accept or stay silent while the Jewish state is attacked for defending its territory and its citizens."
Canada's commitment to support the founding principles of the United Nations should serve as an example to nations that seek to pervert the core values of the world body for political purposes.
"During a week of speeches condemning the Jewish state, it was refreshing to hear Canada's unwavering support for Israel," B'nai B'rith International President Allan J. Jacobs said.
Jacobs, along with Executive Vice President Daniel S. Mariaschin and other B'nai B'rith leaders, held dozens of high-level meetings with global leaders in New York for the start of the 66th General Assembly session.
"It is deeply encouraging to witness such solid support for Israel at the United Nations, which unfortunately has too often become a forum for condemnation of Israel," Mariaschin said. "Canada deserves our sincere gratitude for its principled stance in support of Israel."
B'nai B'rith International has been active at the United Nations since its inception.
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Saturday, June 1st and Sunday, June 2nd, 2013
ipsy Launches Event to Celebrate the Next Generation of Beauty Content Creators from YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram and Other On-line Social Platforms
Leading on-line beauty community ipsy (http://www.ipsy.com/), is pleased to announce the debut of Generation Beauty by ipsy, an event where beauty enthusiasts will gather
to to celebrate the next generation of beauty content creators and connect with other like-minded women. Headlining the event will be YouTube beauty star Michelle Phan, an ipsy co-founder, and the 2nd most subscribed-to woman on YouTube. Phan, who currently has almost 4 million subscribers on her YouTube channel, is the go-to resource for beauty and lifestyle content.
"When I first came up with the idea of ipsy, my dream was to create a community for those who are passionate about beauty," Phan explains. In the early months, thousands of users in the ipsy community came together on-line to share videos, pictures and comments about beauty looks and products.
Attendees of Generation Beauty by ipsy will enjoy a weekend of workshops, meet-ups, on-stage performances and giveaways from their favorite beauty brands including bareMinerals, MAKE UP FOR EVER and Benefit Cosmetics. They will have an opportunity to meet, learn from and network with some of the web's top beauty and style personalities including Michelle Phan, Jessica Harlow and Kandee Johnson.
WHEN: Saturday, June 1
o 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Event
o 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM – Music & Dancing
Sunday, June 2
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM – Event
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COST: The event is open to the public and tickets are currently available. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://genbeauty.com/.
About ipsy
Founded in November 2011, ipsy is an on-line beauty community helping women find the best products for them through recommendations from trusted ipsy stylists. Each month, ipsy's stylists curate their favorite beauty finds, and share them with the ipsy community through the Glam Bag, a cute makeup bag with 4-5 deluxe size samples or full size beauty products. The stylists (top YouTube beauty gurus with a total of over 15 million subscribers) create video tutorials showing the community how to get the look. And ipsy's unique platform allows members - from the established pros to beginners looking for beauty tips and advice - to learn and connect with each other. A subscription to the Glam Bag program costs $10.00 per month or $110.00 per year with free shipping for both options. For more information, please visit http://www.ipsy.com/.
About Michelle Phan
A digital pioneer, Michelle first recognized the power of makeup at an early age. Since 2007, she has produced and starred in over 260 videos on YouTube, which have been viewed over 700 million times. With a growing subscriber list of 3.7 million, Michelle now boasts the #13 rated channel on YouTube. Her philosophy is not only to teach everyday women how to apply makeup, but to show how makeup can help empower them. Michelle's signature video style—clean, artful, and expertly edited, with clear, easy-to-follow titles and voiceover instruction—has earned her millions of loyal fans around the world and attracted the attention of mainstream media who have profiled her business, including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Nylon, Forbes, and Seventeen. In 2012, she developed FAWN (For All Women Network), her own premium channel on YouTube, serving as an outlet for Michelle to discover talent, collaborate, and share new content.


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MOUNT PROSPECT, IL -- Among sports participants age 7 and older, females make up the majority in four of six activities surveyed in 2006 by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), according to data in the NSGA Sports Participation reports released in June. Females make up 71 percent of those who do aerobic exercise, 60 percent of those who do exercise walking, 56 percent who work out at a health club and 51 percent who use exercise equipment.
Females rank slightly lower in more prominent exercise methods such as running/jogging (48 percent) and weightlifting (35 percent). Females do rank higher in sports such as cheerleading (94 percent), volleyball (56 percent), swimming (55 percent) and tennis (53 percent).
Walking drew the largest number of females (52.4 million), followed by swimming (28.6 million) and those who used exercise equipment (28 million).
The 20,000 U.S.-household survey was based on a two-part participation report. The study represented sports participants age 7 and older who do a sport more than once a year. For sports such as swimming, bicycling, running/jogging, and weightlifting, the definition of a sports participant is someone who participates in a sport six or more times a year.


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As mentioned in Shane's R75 build thread http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=51716&page=14 I'm going to start work on a ratty R100RT, minus the fairing, that I recently acquired. It's an 88 model monoshock, incorrectly listed as an 85, that I saw listed in the Owners News classified section.
The concept idea is to take the shorter wheelbase R100 platform, and the somewhat unique feature of the single sided swing arm and turn the bike back in time to the look of the SWB /5. Now I'm not planning on building the badest, trickest cafe custom. Instead a tidy machine, with some solid restoration skills involved, and just maybe a few novel approaches to a few things along the way. And of course, back at the Clymer offices, we have some ideas on doing an interesting ride or two when complete. So no trailer queen, instead it has to be well sorted, reliable and ready to cover some distance, actually a lot of distance!
We're talking with some suppliers about ideas – kits – etc. So we'll have a product review feature along the way from time to time. Of course, we'll be looking for feedback also, as there are plenty out there who've been down this road before. To kick that off, I'm looking for a pair of spoked hubs off a 91-95 R100R or R100R Mystic. Seems with some machine work on the rear hub, I can adapt the paralever hub to the mono hub, thus allowing me to use a pair of alloy rims. My bud, Jim Lepisto at Cyclops in Merriam Ks is not looking forward to this wheel build :-0 Last time I left Jim, with my offset to swing arm drawings, he was delivering a turn of the century Pierce rear wheel and boxing up a pair of wheels for a WWI bi plane!
The plan is to post a lot of pics and use the YouTube channel to host video along the way. Hopefully it'll evolve into a series of videos? I'll dump additional pics into a PhotoBucket folder here: http://bit.ly/ClymerFlatRacerPhotoAlbum
A shout out to Tim Kelly at Curve's Ahead Transport out of Topeka, KS (1 800 869 4140 or http://www.curvesaheadtransport.com/ ). Tim just happened to be in Hershey PA for the Antique Automobile Club of America's Eastern Fall Meet ( http://www.aaca.org/ ) when I sent out my 'distress call'. He scooted over to VA in a flash to pick it up. Tim's an old BMW aficionado also, and his judgment was invaluable. It was an interesting side trip that we really shouldn't go into. Suffice with THANKS TIM!
So here's my story and the R100 in the wee hours of the morning as Tim made the last hop from St. Louis.


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Adults 62 and older receive 50% off tuition.
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Classes designed specifically to increase bone mass, improve balance and reduce osteoporosis risk. Men and women of all fitness levels welcome. The Better Bones and Balance program was pioneered by the research of Christine Snow, PhD., former director of the Oregon State University Bone Research Lab in Corvallis. This long range research project yielded critical information and strategies that actually increase bone mass in later life, with a specific exercise plan. Wear athletic shoes and bring water.


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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger once famously compared California legislators to "girly men" during a budget fight.
Gov. Jerry Brown's labor supporters are now employing similar language, suggesting that opposition to the state's embattled high speed rail system is a matter of spinelessness.
"Wimps didn't build California", the new YouTube video says in part.
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Developed for the California Alliance for Jobs, the three-and-a-half minute video was released on the same day that the High Speed Rail Commission approved a new business plan for the project.
That vote sends the plan to the legislature, where the project---which has drawn fire due to cost and ridership projections--faces a crucial vote this summer.
The theme seems appealing to the governor, who--Schwarzenegger-like--told KGO Radio on Friday that lawmakers should "man up" and make necessary budget cuts.
On the broadcast, he defended the high speed rail project. The timing of the video in coordination with the commission vote marks an escalation of a campaign by the governor's supporters to counter negative publicity from legislative critics, as well as questions raised by the state auditor. Brown has been an outspoken supporter of the project.
The video uses a clip from his most recent State of the State address, in which he asserts that California citizens don't want to back away from the project.
"I know this state and the spirit of the peoplewho chose to live here," Brown said in the speech excerpt. The YouTube video compares the conflict to previous disputes over building the Golden Gate Bridge, the Central Valley Project, BART, and the Los Angeles Metro transit system.
The video says that the High Speed Rail project would provide "tens of thousands" of construction jobs, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and cut greenhouse gas emission "by 3 and a half million tons annually."
Critics in the legislature are vowing to seek another statewide vote to see if the public has had a change of heart. California voters approved $9 billion in bonds as seed money in 2008.
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On July 11th President Obama urged congressional Democrats to make cuts to cost-of-living social security adjustments in return for Republican support for a tax raise. In the words of Maria Freese, Director of Government Relations of the Washington-based National Committee to Protect Social Security and Medicare in an interview with WeNews, "Proposing cuts in a self-financed program paid for by Americans throughout their working lives to get Republicans to close tax loopholes and end tax breaks for the wealthy few is not shared sacrifice." While this cut in social security would be unfair to everyone, Richard Eskow points out that it would be particularly detrimental to minorities, lower-income people, and women.
Republicans want to replace current cost-of-living allowances (COLA) for social security with a "chained" cost of living index. This formula takes into account that when prices of goods go up, consumers substitute cheaper items for those that have become more costly. Eskow points out how dangerous this reasoning can be:
As a government agency explains, "Pork and beef are two separate CPI item categories. If the price of pork increases while the price of beef does not, consumers might shift away from pork to beef." So if people can no longer afford pork, they're spending less. Under a chained-CPI approach cost of living adjustments (COLAs) would then go down….
That's not a sound way to calculate the overall cost of living. If I can't afford cable TV and stop watching it, Time Warner's prices don't go down. But under this plan, my misfortune also becomes my little contribution to next year's benefit cut.
How would this work for Social Security? Let's see: If old people stop buying pork their "chained CPI" benefit will go down. If that forces them to live on catfood, their benefit goes down again…It's a death spiral. Soon we'll be calculating the cost of survival, not the cost of living. It's a process that leads nowhere but down, until even survival is factored out of the equation.
If COLA were "chained," a woman who received a $1,100 benefit at 65 would receive $56 dollars less per month by age 75. Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security at the National Women's Law Center told WeNews that by " 90 that would mean $87 per month [decrease from the benefits received at age 65], an equivalent of 20 weeks of food a year."
The negative effects of chaining the cost of living adjustments would be particularly detrimental to women "who receive less in benefits on average than men and can least afford the cuts. They live longer than men, too, so they're more likely to see their benefits dwindle with every year that passes." Some supporters of chaining COLA argue for a "birthday bump" that would entail small benefit increases after an individual has been retired for twenty years. However, this "bump" would not off-set all of the cuts individuals would have faced before then and would only benefit those who live long enough to receive the increased benefits. Since minorities and low-income people have lower life expectancies than their wealthier, white counterparts this plan would be particularly unfair to these communities.
Social security has not contributed to the national debt and its benefits have not been raised due to COLA in two years. However, some politicians are willing to reduce everyone's benefits and risk increasing the number of women in poverty by "chaining" social security. We will keep you updated on this issue.


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The Kansas City Royals have recalled third baseman Mike Moustakas from Triple-A Omaha and activated left-hander Francisley Bueno from the 15-day disabled list.
Infielder Danny Valencia was placed on the 15-day DL with a sore left hand, and right-hander Aaron Brooks was optioned to Omaha.
Moustakas was at third base and batting eighth against the Blue Jays on Sunday. The four-year veteran and one-time top prospect was batting just .152 with four home runs and 17 RBIs when he was demoted to the minor leagues earlier this month. He appeared in eight games with Omaha, batting .355 with one homer and eight RBIs.
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The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.
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2006 Toyota Avalon
Though front-wheel drive, the Toyota Avalon is arguably the best rendition of a traditional big American car sold today. American cars should be this good. And it could even be argued that Toyota's flagship family sedan is in fact an American car. The Avalon was designed in Newport Beach, California, engineered by the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is built in Georgetown, Kentucky.
This third-generation Avalon was completely redesigned late in the 2005 model year and comes with the latest in safety features (though electronic stability control is optional, not standard). Its styling is understated. It's more distinctive than the previous-generation Avalon, but it doesn't stand out, instead presenting a quiet look of grace and agility. Not everyone wants to pull up in a red Viper.
Inside is a comfortable cabin lavished with tasteful materials and ergonomically designed controls that make this car easy to operate and pleasant to drive. This newest Avalon is significantly larger than previous models. The front seats are roomy and comfortable and special attention was paid to back-seat comfort. This is a car that will never annoy you.
The Avalon is smooth and comfortable underway, quiet and serene. The suspension was tuned for ride comfort and it largely excels in this area. The newly designed double-overhead-cam V6 engine is smooth, quiet and powerful, while the electronically controlled five-speed automatic ensures smoothness and economy.
Four trim variations are available, each representing slightly different priorities to broaden the Avalon's appeal. There are no significant changes for 2006. Avalon benefits from Toyota's reputation for quality, durability and reliability.
Model Lineup
The 2006 Toyota Avalon is available in four trim levels: XL, Touring, XLS, and Limited. All come with a 3.5-liter V6 and five-speed automatic transmission with a sequential-shift feature.
The Avalon XL ($26,625) comes with cloth upholstery, dual-zone climate control with air filtration; a premium-level AM/FM/CD/cassette stereo with nine speakers; remote keyless entry; power door locks with anti-lockout feature; power windows with driver and passenger auto up/down, pinch protection and retained power; Optitron instruments with chrome accents; maintenance indicator light; steering-wheel-mounted audio and climate controls; multi-function information display for audio, climate control, temperature and trip computer. The XL also has cruise control, an engine immobilizer and a tilt and telescoping steering column. Tires are 215/60R16 on aluminum wheels; the spare tire is full-sized, with a matching aluminum wheel.
The Touring model ($28,875) features more aggressive suspension tuning and 17-inch alloy wheels with P215/55R17 Michelin MXV4 tires and high-intensity-discharge head lamps. Touring also upgrades to leather-trimmed seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, and aluminum scuff plates.
The XLS ($31,075) reverts to the standard suspension, keeps the 17-inch tire size, and adds a power moonroof, four-way adjustable power passenger seat, in-dash six-disc CD changer, dual heated outside mirrors (with electrochromic auto-dimming on the driver's side), and an auto-dimming rearview mirror with compass and Homelink universal transceiver.
The Limited ($33,815) adds a 360-watt JBL Synthesis audio system with six-disc CD changer and 12 speakers, a one-touch auto-reverse power rear sunshade, power driver's seat cushion length adjuster, the Smart Key system, unique 17-inch alloy wheels, HID headlamps, a wood-and-leather-trimmed shift knob and steering wheel, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and a driver and passenger seat heater and cooling fan.
Options include a power moonroof ($910), heated seats, and the JBL Synthesis sound system. A navigation system ($1,900) and dynamic laser cruise control ($600) are optional on XLS and Limited.
Safety features that come standard on all models include driver and front-passenger airbags, seat-mounted side-impact airbags for torso protection, side curtain airbags for head protection, and a driver's knee airbag. Active safety features include anti-lock brakes (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), and Brake Assist. Optional on all Avalons this year are Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control.
This third-generation Toyota Avalon was launched as a 2005 model and carries into 2006 unchanged. It projects more character and looks more contemporary than the previous generation yet the actual changes were subtle.
This latest Avalon features a wider, longer stance than before and the overall length is five inches longer. That additional length is especially apparent from the rear, where a tall deck, large tail lamps and dual exhaust outlets suggest an expensive touring sedan. The handsome rear deck line remains undisturbed by a wing, except in the Touring grade, which mounts a rear lip spoiler consistent with its sporty wheels and brighter accents.
The front of the Avalon is dominated by a horizontal grille with chrome-accented bars, and a wide lower intake valence calling attention to its greater width. The lines created by the valence are extended by use of fog lamps on the Touring, XLS and Limited models.
At first glance, Avalon appears as an elegant, if unassuming, sedan. A second glance and it looks sleek, powerful, and advanced.
Interior Features
Climbing inside reveals an elegant cabin, remarkably clean and uncluttered, and very roomy. Choose the leather upholstery and it feels quite luxurious. The leather used for the seat and door trim is first class, with attractive stitching used to tie it all together. Wood trim is tastefully used and beautiful, and it warms up the cabin.
The front seats are firm but not hard and relatively flat. They're quite comfortable and feature power adjustments and memory functions. In addition to heated front seats, the Limited model features a fan in the seat cushion and seat back that blows cabin air through the perforated leather trim to improve comfort. Knobs for seat heating and cooling are conveniently located on the center console. The front of the driver's seat bottom is power adjustable, offering improved thigh support. And the steering column tilts and telescopes. In short, these seats will not permit any form of discomfort, no matter what the conditions. They provide an apt analogy for the entire car, a vehicle possessed of small comforts that add up to a satisfying environment to soothe the driver.
The overall impression of the Avalon interior is upmarket and high quality. The steering wheel in the Limited model is attractively trimmed in wood and leather. The Optitron instruments are elegant and technically appealing displays. Retracting lids hide controls for audio and navigation, reducing clutter. The action of the retracting covers is slow and measured, with the look and satisfying feel of high-end audio equipment. The painted silver plastic covers and panels aren't the strongest feature, however, and we wonder how good they'll look in five years.
Controls for the excellent navigation system are behind a panel in front of the shifter that folds out like an ashtray. It's an unconventional design, but it works and the controls are fairly easy to reach. The buttons used to control navigation, climate and audio are superb, big, clearly marked, illuminated and easy to operate. We recommend getting the navigation system.
This is a roomy car and its roominess extends to the back seats. Rear legroom is particularly generous with three-across seating facilitated by the totally flat floor. We rode in the rear seat, directly behind a six-foot driver, with legroom to spare. In fact, there's enough room that we could imagine the Avalon as a taxi cab. The rear seat is comfortable, and offers 10 degrees of adjustment to create five sitting positions. Reclining the backrest effectively increases headroom, so people of varying heights and sizes can find comfort.
The trunk is family sized, with a pass-through door for long gear such as skis. Wood accents, particularly on the Limited, are attractive and judiciously placed. The chrome door scuff plates on the Touring grade, particularly, are notably attractive and distinctive.
The Limited model comes with a Smart Key that eliminates the need to pull it out of your pocket or purse. To use it, just walk up to the car. At a touch, all four doors unlock. Climb in. Foot on the brake, touch the Start button and the car hums to life. No fumbling with keys.
Driving Impressions
The Toyota Avalon is perhaps best characterized by what's missing: noise, vibration and harshness. The Avalon will never annoy you. It offers a smooth, quiet ride. It always feels under-stressed, quietly relaxed, and undemanding.
Like the rest of the car, the suspension is set up primarily for comfort. The handling is extremely well balanced, and the rack-and-pinion steering offers a good balance between road feel and easy steering, avoiding the over-assisted vagaries common with large SUVs and American cars. Driving hard on tight roads will induce some body roll (lean), yet the Avalon Limited we drove held any reasonable line we cared to strike through a corner, protesting only at careless tossing, and absorbing pavement irregularities at the apex with little apparent concern. The Avalon is front-wheel drive, with front struts located by L-shaped lower arms, and a multi-link/strut arrangement in the back. So it tends to squat slightly coming out of corners, and pull through them from the front.
The Touring model is set up for sharper handling performance than the others, with stiffer shock tuning and Michelin MXV4 tires on 17-inch wheels. The Touring has quicker reflexes, at the expense of some ride comfort and noise control, and delivers a secure, on-center feeling through the twisties.
Avalon's engine and transmission deliver unobtrusive performance. Fifth gear is a relaxed overdrive, allowing the engine to loaf on the highway. Driving over steep mountain passes with some determination rewarded us with 268 horsepower backed by an automatic that knows when to shift. In tighter sections, where our speeds were in the 30 to 50 mph range, we decided to operate the transmission in manual mode, tap-shifting from second to third gear and revving up and down through the corners.
(About that 268 horsepower: The 2005 Avalon was rated 280 horsepower, but the 2006 engine is in fact just as strong as the '05. The Society of Automotive Engineers, or SAE, the people who decide these things, issued new procedures for measuring horsepower and torque. In short, only the numbers have changed; the performance remains the same.)
Toyota's V6 engine pulls strongly at higher rpm and right up to the 6200 rpm redline, but it remains remarkably quiet in the process. It's a double overhead-cam unit with four valves per cylinder and an aluminum block and heads. A short stroke dimension means that it likes to rev, abetted by very low reciprocating mass and a very-low-friction cam gear. These are the characteristics of a long-life, efficient everyday engine with exceptional passing power. Our forays into canyon carving were not perfectly consistent with this type of design, and yet they were not frustrating, either. The horsepower is there, and the transmission will allow you to access it.
Add the tighter suspension of the Touring model and the Avalon is decidedly sporty. But that's not what the Avalon is about. It's a car that makes everyday use a pleasant experience, a versatile cruiser and around-town chariot that shortens long trips, thoughtfully insulating occupants from the jagged loose ends of the real world. That's been Avalon's mission since its debut in '94, and with changes since then it has only gotten better.
The V6 is a smooth power plant, and its very low levels of vibration are no accident; an active control mount cancels low-rpm engine motions. Transmission upshifts are governed by third-generation electronic software with specific engine mount tuning to reduce shift shock. Part-throttle upshifts are barely noticeable.
All this, and EPA city/highway fuel efficiency ratings of 22/30 mpg, albeit on premium fuel.
Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control, and Brake Assist are dynamic systems that remain in the background until wheel slip, or skidding, is detected. VSC helps keep a skidding vehicle on the road by instantly braking one or more wheels, individually. We were a
The Toyota Avalon may be the best of the full-size sedans. Completely redesigned just a year ago, the Avalon takes full advantage of the latest technologies in safety, efficiency, and performance. It's roomy, smooth and comfortable.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent John Stewart filed this report from Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
|Model Line Overview
|Model lineup:
|Toyota Avalon XL ($26,625); Touring ($28,875); XLS ($31,075); Limited ($33,815)
|268-hp 3.5 liter 24-valve DOHC V6
|5-speed automatic
|Safety equipment (standard):
|frontal airbags, front-seat mounted side-impact airbags, front and rear side curtain airbags, driver's knee airbag; ABS, EBD, Brake Assist
|Safety equipment (optional):
|Vehicle Stability Control, traction control
|Basic warranty:
|3 years/36,000 miles
|Assembled in:
|Georgetown, Kentucky
|Specifications As Tested
|Model tested (MSPR):
|Toyota Avalon Limited ($33,815)
|Standard equipment:
|dual-zone climate control with air filtration; remote keyless entry; power door locks with anti-lockout feature; power windows with driver and passenger auto up/down, pinch protection and retained power; Optitron instruments with chrome accents; maintenance indicator light; steering-wheel-mounted audio and climate controls; multi-function information display with audio, climate control, temperature and trip computer; cruise control; engine immobilizer; tilt and telescoping steering column; full-size spare tire with matching alloy wheel; power moonroof; four-way adjustable power passenger seat; heated outside mirrors with electrochromic auto-dimming on driver's side; auto-dimming rearview mirror with compass and Homelink universal transceiver; aluminum door scuff plates; anti-theft system; 360-watt JBL Synthesis audio system with six-disc CD changer and 12 speakers; one-touch auto-reverse power rear sunshade; power driver's seat cushion length adjuster; Smart Key; HID headlamps; wood and leather trimmed shift knob and steering wheel; rain-sensing windshield wipers; driver and passenger seat heater and fan
|Options as tested (MSPR):
|Vehicle Stability Control ($650) includes traction control and Brake Assist; voice-activated DVD navigation ($1,900) deletes cassette player; Dynamic Laser Cruise Control ($600); carpet floor mats, trunk mat ($199)
|Destination charge:
|Gas guzzler tax:
|Price as tested (MSPR):
|front-wheel drive
|3.5 liter 24-valve DOHC V6
|Horsepower (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|268 @ 6200
|Torque (lb.-ft @ rpm):
|248 @ 4700
|5-speed automatic
|EPA fuel economy, city/hwy:
|22/30 mpg
|111.0 in.
|197.2/72.8/58.5 in.
|Track, f/r:
|62.2/61.6 in.
|Turning circle:
|36.9 ft.
|Seating Capacity:
|Head/hip/leg room, f:
|38.8/55.8/41.3 in.
|Head/hip/leg room, m:
|Head/hip/leg room, r:
|37.5/56.2/40.9 in.
|Cargo volume:
|14.4 cu. ft.
|Towing capacity:
|1000 Lbs.
|Suspension, f:
|independent, MacPherson struts, L-shaped lower control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar
|Suspension, r:
|independent, multi-link, Chapman struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar
|Ground clearance:
|5.3 in.
|Curb weigth:
|3600 lbs.
|Brakes, f/r:
|disc/disc with ABS, EBD, Brake Assist
|Fuel capacity:
|18.5 gal.
|Unless otherwise indicated, specifications refer to test vehicle. All prices are manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSPR) effective as of November 11, 2005.Prices do not include manufacturer's destination and delivery charges. N/A: Information not available or not applicable. Manufacturer Info Sources: 1-800-GO-TOYOTA - www.toyota.com
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Does instrumental of Zappa's 'Valley Girl' exist?
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Does instrumental of Zappa's 'Valley Girl' exist?
After more than two decades, I'm still fascinated by the instrumental track on Zappa's \"Valley Girl.\" I swear I've never heard such an aggressive and explosive bass track. I've poked around record stores and search engines from time to time to see if an instrumental-only track was ever released, but I've found nuthin'. Anyone know if one exists?
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Check out Zappa on Crossfire [1986]. It's all about words (and censorship)
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In my favorite story of the week, the Dallas Cowboys have enlisted the help of one of their former quaterbacks, now a high school math teacher, to be their third string back-up for their game this weekend.
Apparently, the other two quarterbacks are fighting injuries – and there may be need for a third choice.
It's really an inspiring story, with Kitna saying he will donate the money he gets from playing (or even just sitting on the bench) back to the school he teaches at, according to BleacherReport:
The $53,000 he will be paid for his third-string duties on the team will not go in his pocket, as he announced Thursday that he plans to donate the money to Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., according to the Dallas Morning News' Barry Horn.
Kitna has been a football coach and math teacher at Lincoln since retiring from the NFL two years ago following a 15-year playing career. After leading the Abes to an 8-2 record, with his son Jordan as his starting quarterback, the father of four is now making the decision to donate his entire salary to improve the school.
Kitna's story was already pretty inspiring, as this CBS News report BleacherReport found:
Maybe in the new year, we can all hope to be a little bit like Mr. Kitna.
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Hurakan still ahead
There were two inshore races...and rain...today here on the Le Marche coast, which means there are enough races completed for a valid official championship with one day left of racing tomorrow at the Adria Ferries ORCi World Championship. The cool and rainy conditions were driven by a low pressure system affecting the weather throughout northern Italy today.
The uncharacteristically cool conditions did not reduce the heat on the race course, as over 50 boats in each class battled for position in the 12 knot northwesterly breeze in the racing area just north of the venue at Marina Dorica. Starts and mark roundings were extremely crowded and hard-fought, particularly among entries in Class B.
The first race of 9.4 miles for Class A and 8.0 miles for Class B came off well after an early start to the day. But a dark cloud approaching the course area from the north brought with it a significant right shift in the second race, where the runs became reaches and beats became fetches on both courses. So race managers shortened the course at the top mark for Class B, and the scorers on both courses adjusted their Performance Curve scoring models to reflect the shift.
But those that were caught out on the wrong side of the shift could not recover, so there was some turnover in results in both classes for this second race.
With help from former America's Cup tactician Tommaso Chieffi, Marco Serafini's TP52 team on Hurakan (ex-Powerplay) has overtaken their rivals to now lead Class A by 5 points on the strength of today's 1-2 scores. This is an impressive performance in what has proven to be a very competitive class.
As part of the event's measurement controls, Hurakan was re-measured last night and some minor discrepancies were found that resulted in a change in rating of 0.22% (about 1 sec/mile), not enough to trigger any penalty under ORC rules. But all races were re-scored with Hurakan's new certificate, and her scores remain the same except for one change of place in Race 2.
Another Class A entry who had a phenomenal day on 2-1 scores was Vodni Doprava Evropska's mixed Czech/Brazilian team on the GS 42 Bohemia Express. This team lies fifth in the standings, but on the inshore races alone would be runner-up to Hurakan and the only non-50-footer in the top five places.
Ironically, the other class leader, Giuseppe Giuffre's M37 Low Noise, is ahead by only 6 points, but was also caught by measurers last night to be out of compliance with a rule in the Offshore Special Regulations. The International Jury is still reviewing the case at press time, so it is uncertain yet if there will be any change of scores to affect the current standings and her slim lead over the reigning Class B World Champion, Vincenzo de Blasio's NM38 Scugnizza.
The top Corinthian entry in Class B had great positioning in the last race relative to the new wind shift, and so Alessandro Consiglio's First 35 South Kensington has another bullet to match the one they earned in the short offshore race. This has them sitting in third place in Class B overall, an impressive position for what the team has described as "just a stock production boat."
So, it's all to play for in tomorrow's final day of inshore racing to determine the new Class A and Class B World Champions. If conditions permit two or more races to be held, a discard will be allowed, and any race but the long offshore race may be discarded from each team's scores. This may re-shuffle the deck for the final podium positions in each class, as well as for the all-amateur teams vying for the Corinthian Trophies also awarded in each class.
Like today, inshore racing will resume 1.5 hours earlier tomorrow, with the first warning signal scheduled at 10:25 local time.


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Benjamin Wittes provides a devastating critique of the Washington Post's overwrought account of what the latest set of Snowden-leaked NSA documents shows. According to Wittes, the Post "has managed. . .to completely mislead its readers as to the significance of these documents." The problem, he explains "is not the paper's facts [but] with the edifice it has built with those facts."
Wittes also finds that the Obama administration's public response to the disclosure of the NSA documents has been "botched." The White House's defensive posture only adds credibility to the Post's misleading, sensationalist account.
Here, Wittes declares, is what the administration should have said:
Shameful as it is that these documents were leaked, they actually should give the public great confidence both in NSA's internal oversight mechanisms and in the executive and judicial oversight mechanisms outside the agency. They show no evidence of any intentional spying on Americans or abuse of civil liberties.
They show a low rate of the sort of errors any complex system of technical collection will inevitably yield. They show robust compliance procedures on the part of the NSA. And they show an earnest, ongoing dialog with the FISA Court over the parameters of the agency's legal authority and a commitment both to keeping the court informed of activities and to complying with its judgments on their legality.
While it took a criminal act to make this record public, we are deeply proud of this record and make no apologies for it.
Wittes proceeds to explain how the underlying documents "support every component of this statement the administration for some deer-in-the-headlights reason is not capable of making." He concludes that the Post's story, coupled with the Obama administration's weak response, is leading to the pervasive confusion of "minor technical mistakes with real civil liberties infringements" and to the confusion of "a remarkable big picture portrait of self-policing and intelligence collection under the law with a portrait of rampant spying on Americans."
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Only a few years ago, there was a whole slate of series that I felt excited about, both for the stories they were telling and for the new uses to which they put the television medium. These days, there isn't a single show that engages me that way. There's a natural turnover to fannish affections--some series end, either prematurely or past their time, and others keep going but lose their freshness and originality--but up until a few years ago I could always count on new titles replacing the ones that dropped away or faded in my affections. If I look at my television viewing habits today, I find a few series, such as Dexter or Doctor Who, that I like but am no longer thrilled by, and a whole bunch--30 Rock, Chuck, How I Met Your Mother, The Sarah Connor Chronicles--that I follow but am not very attached to. The closest thing I feel to genuine fannishnes these days is the anger and exasperation aroused by Battlestar Galactica or Heroes, and their failure to be the next step in the evolution of television storytelling I'd hoped for. I don't think this is just me. Every year there are fewer and fewer interesting, groundbreaking new series on the air, and more procedurals and tired retreads of last year's success stories.
It was with these glum thoughts in mind that I happened upon this LJ post by cryptoxin, and through it these two articles, by Maureen Ryan at The Chicago Tribune and Jeff Jensen at Entertainment Weekly, about the fading glory of what Jensen calls the second golden age of television.
There have been harbingers of The End for a while, but the death knell came with the writers' strike; it demonstrated how tenuous our relationship is to a TV show: How quickly it can disappear! In the strike's aftermath, viewers became both reluctant to re-engage with the old shows that left them hanging and wary of the new shows that promised unique vision or quirky cool. While J.J. Abrams' hipster sci-fi series Fringe is attracting just 9 million viewers a week, its time-slot rival The Mentalist, a conspicuously old-fashioned CBS crime procedural, was the No. 1 show the week of Dec. 9, with almost 19 million. And if viewers didn't abandon dramas with continuing story lines in 2008, they certainly found them less essential. (Prison Break, down 23 percent; Grey's, down 12 percent; Heroes, down 26 percent.) With demand for edgy entertainment shrinking, so is supply. Media industry volatility and recession economics are pushing TV networks toward the safest, sanest options possible. Sopranos wannabes are out; Bones clones are in.Ryan, like Jensen, thinks that television has 'lost its nerve,' and that a weaker economy means that networks are less likely to take chances on esoteric, demanding entertainment. While there's doubtless some truth in this, I'm struck by Ryan and Jensen's assumption that scripted television can fall into one of only two categories, episodic or serialized, and that thought-provoking television will almost inevitably belong in the latter. Take a look at the series that, in Jensen's argument, are suffering from the after-effects of the writers' strike: Prison Break, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes. I don't follow the first two, but it's been impossible to miss the increasingly loud carping of their fans as both series have delved further and further into ridiculous plot twists and soapy shenanigans, and as someone who is still watching Heroes, I know firsthand that those viewers who have given up the show in disgust did so with good reason. Being serialized isn't the same thing as being good TV, and when a serialized show goes bad it usually does so far more spectacularly than its episodic counterparts, in the process souring its viewers on other shows like it.
Jensen and Ryan are, however, right when they say that we've been experiencing a golden age of television. A decade and a half (Jensen calls it a mere decade, but he's ignoring ER as well as, predictably, most of the groundbreaking genre series of the early 90s) in which writers and directors stretched and tested the capabilities of the medium, most notably the serialized and even novelistic form. Whether that period is at an end or whether we're simply experiencing a lull, this is an opportunity to look back and learn some lessons about what does and doesn't work on television, and from where I'm standing, serialized television doesn't have a great track record.
Most heavily serialized or novelistic television series collapse under the weight of their own structure--Babylon 5, so enslaved to J. Michael Straczynski's five year plan that it imploded the moment its structure was altered; Carnivalé, doggedly persisting in its slow, meandering plot progression despite its obvious creative stagnation; Veronica Mars, which produced a stellar first season and then went to pieces as its writers desperately scrambled to tell yet another story with characters they had no further use for and a setting they'd played out. This is not even to mention the shows like Alias and The X-Files, which pretended to be serialized only to devolve into nonsense, or the sheer tonnage of series that never made it past a season or two and left fans waiting for an ending that would never come. It's not the writers' strike that soured viewers on televised novels, but the novels themselves, and the realization that to become invested in one is almost always a losing proposition.
All of which is not to say that I'm abandoning Dexter for The Mentalist and its ilk. Both Ryan and Jensen use the term serialized to encompass anything not formulaic, and end up lumping very different series under the same umbrella. Lost and The West Wing. Prison Break and Battlestar Galactica. Heroes and The Sopranos. It seems to me that there aren't, as both of them insist, two distinct kinds of television series, but three:
- Formula shows - most episodes are self-contained and follow roughly the same basic plot. Characters and settings may be replaced but always with someone or something that performs the same function. The characters' roles and importance in the show remain fixed--secondary characters stay secondary, main characters stay in the main cast. The status quo rarely changes, and if it does it's in order to temporarily wrongfoot the audience and then quickly return to normal.
- Serialized shows - one single overarching plot drives the entire series. Individual episodes rarely stand alone or have their own self-contained plots. Each character has a predetermined role which carries it through the story, their personality and prominence either changing or remaining the same as the plot demands. Settings and characters are replaced in order to advance the series-long plot.
- Soaps - open-ended on the macro level, but often comprising self-contained plot arcs. Episodes will usually perform the double duty of telling individual stories and advancing the current arc. Character and plot interact--changes in setting dictate changes in the characters' personalities and roles, and vice versa. Secondary and tertiary characters can become more prominent and advance to main character status, and main characters can fade into the background.
Complicating the issue is the fact that no television series belongs solely to only one of these types. Most series combine attributes of at least two, and over their lifetime may shift from one type to another. The X-Files was a formula show with serialized elements that slowly took over it. The Sopranos was a soap, but constantly created expectations of serialized storytelling by teasing the audience with the possibility that it would devolve into any number of mobster film clichés. Buffy and Angel both started out as formula shows, then became soaps, and in its fourth season Angel made the transition to fully serialized show. Farscape was also formulaic in its first season, soapy in its later ones. House uses its formulaic plots for the soapy goal of showcasing the title character and his antics, in much the same way that the Sherlock Holmes stories are a delivery method for that character's inimitable shtick. Lost started out a soap with serialized touches, but fans rebelled at what they rightly perceived as the writers yanking their chains with no intention of delivering a satisfactory payoff, and the show was retooled into a fully serialized story.
Most importantly, as cryptoxin noted in the LJ post that started me down this line of thinking, the serialized storytelling model has so thoroughly permeated the television landscape that even the most rigidly formulaic procedurals take care to include serial elements--the hunt for the serial killer who murdered the main character's family in The Mentalist, an unsolved crime which spurred the female lead in Castle to become a cop. Which, I believe, is one of the factors contributing to the resurgence of procedurals on the TV landscape, as these serial-tinged formula shows offer viewers no longer satisfied by pure formula a hint of overarching plot without requiring the loyalty and attention to detail that true serialized shows demand from their audience. And that, I think, is the reason we may truly be at the end of the golden age of TV, and why there are so few fannishly engaging shows on our screens these days--it's not that serialized storytelling has failed, but that it succeeded too well. It's become an industry standard, and as a result television is becoming increasingly plot-driven. You've got a lot of people making serialized shows, and a lot of people making serial-esque formula shows, but hardly anyone is making character-driven soaps.
Which is a problem, because if the last fifteen years of experiments with novelistic television have shown us anything, it's that TV is a medium much better suited to character-driven stories than the plot-driven kind. It's intimate, continuous, open-ended (especially in the American model)--great qualities if you're trying to get to know a character or an ensemble, but often a hindrance to telling a self-contained story. It also occurs to me that fannish enthusiasm tends to accumulate around series with strong, appealing or interesting characters more often than it does around strongly plotted shows, and in fact some of the most popular fannish shows are ones with great characters and poor plotting, which leave enterprising fans with a lot of room to play and improve on the show's invented universe. A self-contained, plot-driven story is also one that leaves less room for such playful exploration, as most deviations from the canonical plot have nowhere to grow, and viewers are thus relegated to a passive role. This is not to say that plot is unimportant--most of my favorite series have engaging plots and premises, and I have no interest in shows like Grey's Anatomy or Brothers & Sisters, whose goal is simply to explore interpersonal relationships--but I can enjoy a series with good characters and indifferent plotting (such as the supernatural soap Being Human, which recently concluded its first season) whereas an impeccably plotted show whose characters are blank will usually leave me cold.
The last fifteen years have been characterized by attempts to port cinematic tools over to television (visually as well as narratively), and these have resulted in some tremendous successes and a revitalization of the medium. Used in self-contained 'events' or British-style mini-seasons, these tools can continue to enrich the television landscape, but if the unspoken aim of the industry becomes to make television indistinguishable from film, then--well, then we'll end up pretty much where we are right now. I think it is right to say that we're at the end of the second golden age of television, not because serialized television is at a wane but because the innovations that sparked that golden age have been fully digested and incorporated into the medium's makeup, for better and worse. What we need now is the next big thing, the next new tool with which writers will shake up an inherently conservative, risk-averse industry. Stay tuned.


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Washington After Dark
Washington, November 13
"…non-believers in search of God."
The March against Death on November 13 could hardly have meant as much to some of us who are older if the war were not by now so desperate a matter as to drive out of us all the habits by which we used to calculate real power. It has left us nothing to offer but the sacrifice of our sense of irony, no way to act, so little else being believable, except from belief in the iron force of weakness. For us, then, this was a libation by agnostics.
There was a terribly earnest commitment to decorum, not to the way the thing looked but to the way it must be done. You come by now upon an unexpected and unfamiliar distaste in yourself for mockery. An advertisement from your new comrades, the businessmen, begins "Those impudent snobs are about to do it again"; you are embarrassed to read it and to find Doyle, Dane and Bernbach so out of touch with the opposition's recognition of how precious its dignity is. The struggle that is ahead of us is for the grace not to be clever.
The gear for this voyage was a candle, a strip of cardboard lettered "Stephen Solnick, California," and a small multilithed rectangle saying "Keep Protest Peaceful" for pinning to the lapel. Normally this last item of issue ought slightly to offend; with the years, you tend to expect good behavior in yourself and to leave off preaching it to others; but now it seemed a proper insignia, a further libation. There are no ropes of power visible; we are all compelled to be Quakers.
But the walk reminded us of how out of the habit of praying we are. There was the loneliness, between the duty to implore and the long-learned inhibition against imploring; around the quiet of this march, there went on the reiteration of how noisy the silent majority is, with the cough of its helicopters, the intrusive insinuation of its traffic. There was the feeling that all who walk are us and all who ride are them. The pleasurable distraction of thinking how unworthy you are allowed Stephen Solnick's placard to blow forgotten over the shoulder; it was recovered with the understanding that the main job must from now on be to carry it like a chalice. What it meant does not seem quite so simple to say. It is not all that easy to be honorable when speaking the name of a dead soldier who is a stranger; did the death of Stephen Solnick, so senseless to us, seem also senseless to him? We did not know; all that we can say with assurance that we have a right to carry was his dignity.
For the young the Quaker way was easier. They are ready for gestures, while we have…
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During the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's membership meeting, NCBA members approved 2011 policy resolutions developed by cattlemen and women.
Several 2011 policy resolutions were approved including policy on immigration; food safety; marketing; cattle health; and federal lands. NCBA President Steve Foglesong said the policies established are driven by grassroots cattlemen and women.
"Our members chart the course for our organization and for the entire beef industry. This organization is producer-owned and member driven," said Foglesong. "As it has been since 1898, our members decide our policy positions that are all geared toward sustaining this industry for future generations."
NCBA members voted to establish policy on immigration reform in order to represent producers living along the border. The resolution calls for full authority for federal agencies as well as state and local authorities to secure the border, including the suspension of all pending legislation and funding for federal-land designations along the border. Federally-owned lands along the border with certain designations such as "wilderness areas" provide unfettered access for illegal cross-border activities by restricting the motorized access of federal agents responsible for patrolling the land.
Regarding cattle health, NCBA's grassroots membership called for NCBA staff to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Congress to provide full funding for purposes of indemnification for brucellosis, tuberculosis, foot and mouth disease and emergency diseases.
Members strengthened their commitment to pre-harvest food safety interventions by supporting a multi-disciplinary approach to identify and develop interventions along the entire food chain to address key knowledge hurdles and develop targeted solutions. Along those lines, members voted to support research to determine the critical virulence factors of non O157 shiga toxin-producing E. coli associated with human illness. Additionally, NCBA continues to support collaborative food safety research to make beef an even safer product.
NCBA members approved a resolution to address the bankruptcy of Eastern Livestock. The membership directed NCBA staff to work aggressively with members of Congress and appropriate federal agencies to immediately make funds available at low interest or no interest to assist producers and firms that were directly impacted.
NCBA sent letters to the USDA and the Small Business Administration in December regarding assistance to producers and firms financially impacted by the Eastern issue. To-date, USDA has not responded to the letter or offered financial assistance to producers.
According to Colin Woodall, NCBA vice-president of government affairs, NCBA members also directed his team in Washington to work with the relevant congressional committees to ask for a congressional oversight hearing into the USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration's audits and bonding of all cattle auction markets and dealers.
Woodall said the current federal laws and regulations and the judiciary's interpretation of the federal grazing permit administration have created a malfunctioning system that allows radical environmental groups to stymie on-the-ground management. He said many NCBA members depend on federal lands to graze their livestock and make a living for their families. Woodall said NCBA is committed to pushing for a common sense approach to the management of public lands.
"This is the bread and butter of our organization. This is truly where the magic happens so-to-speak," Woodall said. "Our members take the time away from their operations and their families to travel here and debate important issues affecting the U.S. beef cattle industry. They then put it on paper. When we are fighting for U.S. cattlemen and women in Washington, D.C., we use these policy positions as our roadmap."
Source: Southeast Farm Press
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I'm 15 weeks!
Size of baby: 4 inches long, or the size of a navel orange!
Baby is: According to what I've read Baby Schneider is probably busy squirming a ton (or as Mike says the baby is dancing like its mama), hiccuping, and even though baby's eyes are closed he/she can probably sense light.
Maternity Clothes: I'm not wearing any yet, but I can't fit into anything with a waist band unless it's yoga capris (like in this picture) or running shorts. I'm wearing a lot of those as well as flowy dresses.
Sleep: I'm not sleeping very well. I've been waking up so early, and once I wake up I pretty much have to go ahead and get up and eat something so I won't get nauseous.
Gender: Our midwife guessed when she heard the heartbeat last week that it might be a girl (faster and softer heartbeat is more common for girls I think). But I'm happy with either a little lady or a little man. We're not sure yet if we want to find out or be surprised.
Cravings: I'm just now starting to be able to tolerate a few more foods. I've been sooo nauseous up until now that I'm taking it slow with the food. I'm eating more food, but not yet ready to eat "richer" foods.
Symptoms: Still nauseous and have very strong food aversions and smell aversions. Had some second trimester headaches the past couple days, but I think the cooler weather today has helped alleviate that.
Best moment this week: Stopping by a couple friends' apartment to pick some things up and they both commented on my growing baby bump right away (my bump had grown since I saw them a couple weeks ago). Baby Schneider is making himself/herself known wherever mama goes.


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Laura Finney won her two tickets by finding the Ravens Golden Logo.
Nicole Crone is going with a group of girlfriends, while Jaime Hoback will be on the road again after a trip to Denver last weekend.
And the Schwartzes are making it a family affair.
They'll all be in New England Sunday evening, watching the Ravens play the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, a rematch of last year's title game they're all hoping will have a different outcome this year.
It's Ravens talk all the time around Harford County, and everywhere else around Maryland for that matter, as Sunday nears, and especially so among the many who will be making the trip north.
Finney found out Wednesday night she gets to go.
"I'm so excited. Last night, I'd just get up and do a little dance every once in a while," the Fallston resident said.
In the Ravens Golden Logo Contest, the Ravens painted two logos – one in Harford and one in Carroll – and posted a picture with just a hint of their locations. Fans had to figure out where the picture was, take their picture with it then post it to the Ravens page by 5 p.m. Wednesday. From the submissions, the Ravens picked one person from Carroll and one from Harford. That was Finney.
The logo was painted at Ripken Stadium. In the photo the Ravens posted, she could see just a little bit of the gates in the background.
She got an email from the Ravens with a subject line "Congratulations from the Ravens," which she thought was just one saying "thanks for your entry, but you didn't win." When she saw it had a phone number, she could hardly contain her excitement.
She wins two tickets to the game, two flights to Boston and tickets to the Ravens tailgate. They're flying up Sunday morning and coming home Sunday night.
A long day, but "it's totally worth it. It will be cold and long, but it will be totally worth it."
"This is a very big game, a championship game, a rematch form last year that they should have won in final seconds," Finney said. "I'm really excited to go up and cheer on the Ravens and get a better outcome than last year."
Girls trip
Nicole Crone, of Whiteford, is going on a girls trip to Sunday's game.
The Ravens season ticket holder has never been to an away game. Before it was even decided if the Ravens would make it to Foxboro, Mass., Crone decided she would go if they did.
"It's close enough. I bought two tickets and I didn't know who would go with me. A friend said she'd go, then two other girlfriends bought tickets, too," she said.
Crone and her friends are taking the bus as part of the trip organized by WNST, AM 1570.
"I want to cheer on my team," she said. She's going in person, rather than watching at home, "because it's just exciting. I've been at every home game, I've never been to an away game. It will be something that will make a lot of memories that will turn into treasures."
The retirement of Ray Lewis at the end of the season is another reason for Crone to go.
"We know it's the end of his career. I hope to just support our team and support [Lewis] because he's been really influential in the community," she said.
Like other fans traveling to see the game, Crone is predicting a win.
"I think it's going to be a tough game. We play them hard, but we're going to come home and then go to the Super Bowl," she said.
And for Crone, that might mean a trip to New Orleans.
"I haven't decided, but I'm hoping to go," she said.
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Havre de Grace resident Jaime Hoback has already been to Denver, he's going to New England this weekend and hopes to be planning a trip to New Orleans Feb. 3 for the Super Bowl.
"I'm doing this to support Ravens Nation," the season ticket holder said. "And for Ray Lewis. I hope I don't see one of his last games until the Super Bowl."
Hoback, who graduated from C. Milton Wright High in 1993, went to the Ravens game by himself, but ran into a high school friend, Greg Stephens, who lives in California, and hung out at a Ravens tailgate.
Going into Sunday's game against the Patriots, the Ravens are 9-1/2 point underdogs just like they were against the Broncos, and everyone knows how that turned out.
Hoback went to the AFC Championship game in New England last year and is going again this year, hoping for redemption.
"I think we'll get a win. I think it's going to be a competitive game. I personally think it's going to be very competitive, but I feel pretty good. After last week's game, I'm pretty confident."
And if the Ravens pull off a win Sunday, Hoback hopes to be flying to New Orleans in a few weeks.
"I'm thinking about it. We'll see," he said. "It depends on if I can work some magic."
All in the family
For the Schwartzes, Baltimore football is in their blood and the Ravens bring the family together most Sundays in the fall.
Siblings Laurie Schwartz Kerr, Karin Schwartz and Rich Schwartz have Ravens season tickets and don't miss a home game. All three graduated from Fallston High, in 1988, 1990 and 1997, respectively.
Their grandfather was a founding member of the Colts Marching Band in 1947 and their father and uncle were in the band.
"It's not the glue that holds us together, certainly not, but it's such a big focus for all of us, it keeps us very connected," Karin Schwartz said.
So you can be sure the Schwartz siblings aren't going to miss a Ravens game and they'll be cheering whether they're at the games or watching from home.
Things get more interesting, however, when the Ravens play the Patriots, since the Schwartz sisters are both married to New England fans. And like the Schwartzes, the husbands are die-hard fans.
"There's that whole dynamic. It's just insane how many big games have come down to the Ravens and Patriots," Karin Schwartz said.
"It's great times. The whole family is together in one house, sometimes different rooms," Rich Schwartz said. "It's always great. A couple years ago in a playoff game in New England, we crushed them, so it was great for us. Then they had their year last year. We'll see who comes out ahead this year."
He's hoping for more than one reason it's the Ravens. If they win, he can take down the picture of him in his brother-in-law's house, the picture of him in a Rob Gronkowski jersey, that he signed "I love Tom Brady."
"I would love for that to come down this year," Rich Schwartz said.
Karin Schwartz said it's fun and irritating all at the same time to watch the game with Patriots fans.
"It's irritating in that Matt can turn any conversation to Tom Brady. You could be talking about tires, then suddenly it turns to Tom Brady," she said. "He does it now just because it annoys me."
Her brother-in-law always makes her somehow say something positive about the Patriots or negative about the Ravens.
"Then he'll nag at you until you tell him to shut up," she said.
She and her husband, Matt Desrosiers, will be watching the game on television with their son, Kyle, who sports Ravens wear, not Patriots (Schwartz had to agree to raise Kyle a Red Sox fan in exchange for the Ravens). Not that she'll be enjoying it.
If the Patriots are winning, Desrosiers will be gloating, Schwartz said. And if the Patriots win, and it's anything like last year, when the Ravens should have won, it's going to take her a while to get over it.
Rich Schwartz and his wife, Erin, and his sister, Kerr, and her husband, Chris, will be at the game in Foxboro Sunday.
"This is the rematch from last year. It's kind of that overtime period now that we finally have a kicker," he said. "I'm excited because it could be Ray's last game or, hopefully, an AFC Championship win. Either way it's a win for us."
"We've been privileged to see Ray's career throughout the years. He said this is last ride, and we're kind of taking it with him," Schwartz said.
As for a prediction, he won't be surprised if the Ravens are in New Orleans in a couple weeks.
If that's the case, Schwartz and his wife hope to be there, where the two met 10 years ago during the 2002 Super Bowl Mardi Gras celebration.