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Do you feel like parts of your face are more susceptible to acne than others? Do you constantly experience Orion's Belt on your forehead? Or maybe you just get one major Jupiter on your chin. Did you know that this consistency can actually tell you something about your health and body?
It's called Face Mapping, and it's your new best friend. Originating in chinese medicine and moving forward with modern dermatological studies, this new method of understanding the body is your key to a clear face and an overall health overhaul, personalized.
Let's get started:
1. Digestive System & Bladder: Your body needs your help. You may be eating too much greasy food and/or not drinking enough water. Something is telling your body that it needs to get cleaned out, and your forehead is, unfortunately, its outlet.
a. First and foremost, drink more water. As a bonus, squeeze a lemon into your glass to help cleanse your body.
b. Eat more fruits and veggies. It is time to cut down on the greasy food and build yourself up with some healthier alternatives.
2. Liver: Your toxicity levels are too high.
a. Give your liver a break. Cut down on pop and alcohol and drink some fruit smoothies with immune boosters.
b. Try not to eat too late at night, give your liver a good nights sleep as well.
3. Kidneys: It is time for a cleanse. This doesn't mean you need to stop eating solid foods for a week, but it certainly means your kidneys need a clean-out.
a. Help your body flush out with more green leafy veggies.
b. Stay hydrated with water and lemon every day.
4. Heart: How is your blood pressure doing? Are you getting enough Vitamin B? Re-evaluate the fats you are eating and make sure you are choosing the right makeup for your skin type.
a. Eat more nuts and seeds. These are high in 'good fat'.
b. Cut down on harsh foods, such as spices, red meat, salt, etc.
c. Make sure your make-up is not expired and that you are wearing a light foundation. The pores on your nose are large and susceptible to clogging.
5. Kidneys: Same as the area between your brows, you need a clean out. Cut out pop, coffee, and alcohol, these will dehydrate you and what you need now is water!
6. Respiratory System: If you smoke or have a food allergy, this is the likely the cause of your acne.
a. Evaluate your food choices. Many people have allergies to wheat and dairy. Try to cut these out of your diet completely for a month and see how you feel, and what your face shows you.
b. Increase your oxygen levels. If you smoke your body is deprived of oxygen. Lay on your back each night and do some deep breathing.
c. Try a different laundry detergent. You may have sensitivities to the chemicals used in common household products.
7. Hormones: This is your bodies outlet for internal changes. Although hormones are natural, there are ways to combat their effects on your skin.
a. Get at least 8 hours of sleep, drink 8 glasses of water, and eat more greens.
b. We don't doubt you clean your face, but when your hormones are acting up your skin can become the worst of itself, so keep on top of your daily routine.
c. Other causes for breakouts here are stress or just ovulation.
8. Stomach: Your body is too toxic and needs to become more alkaline.
a. Eat more fiber and drink herbal teas.
b.Chew slower when you are eating and be sure to give yourself plenty of time for meals so that your stress level is low at this time.
9. Illness: Your body is fighting something off and it needs you to sit back, relax, and let it do it's job.
a. Do some deep breathing, take a yoga class, take more naps, relax.
b.Drink lots of water so that whatever it is you may be brewing, your body has the energy to fend it off.
So there you have it, a way for us to finally speak the language of our body and let our own skin tell us what we need.
Remember that our face map is only a guideline and these rules do not apply to everyone, but studies indicate that they are a good foundation. So if you get a pimple on your nose it does not always mean your heart needs help, you could just have a clogged pore from sweat and makeup.
So what is your body lacking?


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Answer: The victim would suffer the effects from the initial attack but would be immune (i.e. out of range) of further attacks.
Answer: Yes it can.
Answer: Yes, for Cyber-Knights as described in Siege on Tolkeen Book 4 Cyber Knights. No, for anyone else as this is a unique ability to Cyber-Knights.
Answer: No, an immortal (or other extremely powerful being) would not be easily vulnerable to a Hypnotic Suggestion.
6. Can one fight using telekinesis? Like holding the weapons with their mind and fighting? How would alignment oriented weapons work in that case?
Answer: TK combat could be used in the manner you described. Weapons that would be fulfilling the function of their alignment would probably not object too much to being handled in that fashion but weapons that feel this sort of combat is degrading or beneath them might hold back from their full potential (attack, defense, damage, etc.).
Answer: Yes to both.
Answer: No, Total Recall is primarily used for remembering written words, NOT for skills (particularly those that require physical exertion).
Using our way of interpreting its abilities, one could lift a non-psionic NPC hundreds of feet into the air then drop the poor sap to a nice rocky death without even the benefit of a psionics save. This interpretation seems unfair and at the very least unbalancing. Did we totally misconstrue the abilities of this power or is this possible?
Answer: If Super TK is used as an attack, an attack roll is required and the intended victim should receive a saving throw.
Answer: Albeit ingenious, these two powers cannot be combined for the purpose you illustrate
Answer: That is ultimately up to the discretion of the GM
Answer: They do not have the power to prevent the transfer.
Answer: Telemechanics allow a psychic to operate power armor in a rudimentary fashion. However, they are much more awkward when compared to a trained armor pilot and get no bonuses in combat.
Answer: Telemechanics will allow a psychic to communicate with (but not necessarily command) an AI robot. If the psychic could manage to convince/persuade the robot to change its targets and then self-destruct, all well and good. If not, the robot would simply refuse the psychic's suggestions.
Answer: 5th level proficiency
Answer: They cannot.
Answer: A baseball sized object will move at 60 mph, heavier objects will slow down proportionately to their greater mass
Answer: If using TK as an attack, the psychic must roll his attack on a D20. The defender can roll his resistance on his D20 with the high score winning (much like normal combat). If caught by the TK attack, the target may attempt to break free with a P.S. saving throw. If unsuccessful, the damage inflicted will be 1D6 per 10 mph.
Answer: Linear distance.
Answer: TK is not designed for fine manipulation. If attempted to be used in this manner, there should be a penalty ranging from -2 to -10 (depending upon the specific use, the finer the control attempted, the greater the penalty).
Answer: Minor bionic/cybernetic enhancements like 2 implants or one limb will reduce every aspect of their Psionic powers by half (range, duration, damage etc). Anything more will completely destroy their psionic powers, the lose all their Psi powers, and all their ISP.
Answer: Borgs still have a vulnerable flesh and blood brain, and maybe some other organs still inside them. This means that they could be subject to such attacks that target the mind. Also Psionic attacks that do physical damage can affect borgs, like telekinetic acceleration attack from Psyscape.
Answer: Telemechanics give no ability to control it, but to understand the workings, and operations of a mechanical device.
Answer: There is a Psionic Power in Between the Shadows (Nightbane Worldbook 1) called Block Breaker. Mind Bolt can penetrate a Mind Block.
Answer: Psionic strength does not increase unlike magic spell strength which does. this is because the powers of the mind are to variable to master like spell magic increases its spell strength.
Answer: No it does not effect physical attacks as a physical vector is involved such as a energy field, or rock.
Answer: Damage is SDC, only the Burster can make MD fire.
Answer: No they wouldn't survive. Nuclear blasts are much more than just fire.
Answer: Generally not, but the Amaki of South America can do so, plus you have Psi-mechanics who can built psi powers into devices.
Answer: Generally not, since with this power, touching the machinery is essential to create the link. Doing such a thing under a combat situation is very dangerous, but they could shut down a tank etc. Time is also generally required to communicate with the machine in question.
Answer: It does. Though setting the bone is recommended.
Answer: No they cannot have regular psionics if they have animal psionics unless you are using the optional tables from Mutants in Orbit.
Answer: Generally light objects, and clothing. A good figure would be 20 pounds of additional material.
Answer: The Psi Sword is a physical attack done through a psioniclly created weapon.
Answer: Yes, they would work on a Juicer, but only momentarily. The Bio-Comp system can easily compensate after the spell effect ends.
Answer: Yes, W.P. Sword bonuses are applicable.
Answer: You cannot learn new psionic powers like spells, you can only learn/develop them when you go up in level (and the OCC description will state when you can learn a new psionic ability)
Answer: Yes, one must be able to see the Psionic character to be affected by the Psionic Haze.
Answer: They can get the extra powers, and do not have to take the Psychic O.C.C.
Answer: Yes it does protect against invisible haze.
Answer: They will get the feeling something is wrong as the heard towards the claymore, but not sense it directly. They go to break the tripwire, just as they are about to do so, they get a precog flash or other warning.
Answer: The victim is unable to move, but can still breathe and talk.
Answer: At level 15, it does 16D6 M.D. (in Rifts). That is up to the GM, but if they wish for it to get stronger then an additional 2D6 at levels 18, 21 etc is appropriate (every 3 levels).
Answer: Your I.S.P. is M.E. + 1D6x10 for those who get Psionic Powers in the Super Powers Table. They will also get 1D6+1 I.S.P. per level.
Answer: If that spell is verbally based yes.
Answer: It is not visible, and cannot be seen with see the invisible. hover its effects can be easily seen when things such as dust etc are blown against it.
Answer: It is not per level.
Answer: It will not, since it is not wood.
Answer: That is correct, there is no maximum weight limit on Telekinesis (super).
Answer: No to both.
Answer: Body Armour yes, Power Armour No.
Answer: Hit points only would be restored as M.D.C.
Answer: That is correct.
Answer: It would end with the death of the psychic.
Answer: They must suspect something, to raise their shield.
Answer: No, it will not work.
Answer: Yes.
Answer: You can, but the powers will not normally penetrate/work through the armor, in this case the Psi-sword will appear in the characters hand, tearing through the hand of the PA unit.
Answer: If they are vulnerable to psionics yes.
Answer: Since it is already activated it will remain up and running once the mind block is in place.
Answer: Yes, that can be done.
Answer: Only if they are aware of the other psychic.
Answer: Generally they cannot be affected. Nano bots in the body would be treated like cybernetics and bionics.
Answer: Physical attributes and abilities mean nothing while in energy form. They are only capable of limited movement.
Answer: You will have to pay the minimum I.S.P. Cost. for this reason it might be appropriate to have both Psi powers and use the appropriate one at the appropriate time.
Answer: It does not, though may psychics feel uncomfortable while wearing a helmet.
Answer: A saving throw is required.
Answer: They can use more than one object, but it will be considered one strike (with one strike roll) and they will tend to be confined to a small area (i.e. hurling a container of knives at someone, a successful dodge will allow the character to avoid all the knives).
Answer: You cannot use Telekinesis (any) to fly.
Answer: Treat it as a psionic version of Armour of Ithan.
Answer: It is not the loss of the limb that causes the problem, but the interface with something not natural that can cause the disruption.
Answer: No, it can be used to heal damaged blood vessels etc, but not for plastic surgery.
Answer: It is possible but the chance of a miss jump is higher than normal (it would probably count as a totally unknown place unless your character has flown over that spot before and hovered there getting bearings).
Answer: Only a Super power, special powers cannot be doubled.
Answer: No, The attack is likely to cause the victim to spin around.
Answer: They can parry Psi-Swords, and yes it is possible to perform a bashing style attack with a psi-shield.
Answer: That is up to the individual G.M. to it may be possible.
Answer: You cannot combine X-ray vision to teleport a object into a person.
Answer: They will not be able to learn additional powers.
Answer: He still remains SDC if that is what he now is, but now also has supernatural strength will enable them to inflict M.D. punches.


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Car Review
2013 Nissan Xterra: New Car Review
Pros: Rugged, off-road capability; versatile interior; competitive price
Cons: Truck-like performance; weak fuel economy
What's New: More standard features for top PRO-4X and midrange S trims
Now in its second generation, the 2013 Nissan Xterra is part of a dying breed, specifically truck based SUVs. Today, most SUVs have made the transition to more car-like construction and those are called Crossover vehicles; the 2013 Nissan Pathfinder is a good example. The Xterra is built on the same foundation as the full-size Nissan Titan pickup and the larger Armada SUV. As such, the Xterra offers off-road capability with optional 4-wheel drive. It also comes standard with a V6 engine and, for the new model year, offers better value thanks to a significant price reduction in comparison to the 2012 model. The downside is that the Xterra may not have the smoothest ride compared to other, more modern SUVs.
In base X trim, the Xterra now carries a suggested price of $22,940, not including delivery. That's $2,540 less than the 2012 Xterra X. Midrange S and top-trim PRO-4X models are less expensive than before, too, while offering more features. The S model now includes display audio and satellite radio, while the PRO-4X now comes standard with navigation and a backup camera.
For 2013, Nissan has added two new exterior colors to the Xterra lineup: Glacier White and Cayenne Red.
Comfort & Utility
The interior of the Xterra has been designed to provide everything you need and nothing you don't. Aimed at customers with active lifestyles, the Xterra has enough room for five adults with ample legroom, headroom and cargo space. The rear seat bottom cushions are removable, and the rear seat backs fold down in a 60/40 split to provide further storage space. The standard cloth seats are solid, as is the rest of the simple interior. Materials are mostly strong plastic; it may not be the best-looking material, but it feels resiliant.
In the rear, the Xterra includes ten cargo area utility hooks that can hold up to 110 pounds. There's a built-in first aid kit back there, too, and an optional adjustable channel system in the cargo floor. Standard interior features include sporty reclining front bucket seats, a footrest, dual front and rear 20-ounce cupholders, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, remote keyless entry and cruise control with steering wheel-mounted controls.
The 2013 Xterra also offers a range of advanced technologies including Bluetooth XM Satellite radio (XM subscription required and sold separately) and an 8-speaker Rockford Fosgate audio system with subwoofer.
Nissan is focusing on capability and sport with the Xterra, so it's less technologically advanced than other SUVs currently on the market. After all, when owners are hauling snowboards up to the mountain, surfboards to the coast or mountain bikes out to the country, do they really care about lane departure warning systems?
Perhaps not, but navigation -- now standard equipment on the Xterra PRO-4X -- could be helpful for both everyday errands and adventures off the beaten path.
Performance & Fuel Economy
The only engine on the 2013 Xterra is a 4.0-liter V6 producing 261 horsepower and 281 lb-ft of torque. Mated to the V6 is either an electronically controlled 5-speed automatic transmission or, for the S and PRO-4X models, a 6-speed manual. With 2-wheel drive, the 2013 Xterra is rated at 16 miles per gallon in the city and 22 mpg on the highway.
Four-by-four models feature a part-time 4-wheel-drive system with 2WD/4HI/4LO modes and an electronically controlled transfer case. Xterra PRO-4X models have two advanced off-road technologies: Hill Descent Control and Hill Start Assist, as well as an electronic locking rear differential.
The 2013 Xterra is fitted with driver, passenger, side impact and curtain side impact/rollover supplemental airbags. The Xterra also incorporates an energy-absorbing steering column, zone body construction with front and rear crumple zones, side door-guard beams, a shifter interlock system, vehicle dynamic control with traction control and a tire pressure monitoring system.
Driving Impressions
As truck-based SUVs begin to diminish, the Xterra becomes more and more distinctive because of its off-road capability and driving characteristics. When the Xterra was launched 12 years ago, it wasn't much different from most other SUVs on the market with its fuel-thirsty V6 and a pickup-truck ladder frame underneath. Now, however, even the Ford Explorer has adopted a softer, more comfortable unibody car-based platform. While these new car-like SUVs are more comfortable on the road, they don't allow for as many extreme off-road-capable features.
For better or worse, the Xterra is very much a truck. The stiffness in the chassis and suspension is easily felt over speed bumps and during cornering. These make the Xterra ideal for remote adventure locations, but they also make daily driving harsher. This isn't to say that the Xterra doesn't drive well -- it does, but only when compared with similarly built SUVs. When it is compared to the comfort of the 2013 Explorer, for example, it's another story.
The driving position is a bit uncomfortable for tall drivers as the seats are small, short, firm and low in the cabin. Youthful drivers will find little to dislike about the utilitarian cabin of the Xterra, but many older drivers will find long drives tiring due to the Xterra's all-around solid construction.
Fuel economy, as in most trucks, isn't fabulous. But the Xterra easily makes up for sacrifices in driving comfort and fuel economy with its utility and capability. The 4x4 Xterra can conquer most road conditions a driver could throw at it, and it does it with poise. For customers who need a sturdy SUV that can haul their gear to remote parts of the globe, few can meet the challenge as well as the Xterra.
Other Cars to Consider
Toyota FJ Cruiser: At a base price of $27,030 for a 4x2 model, the FJ Cruiser is one of the few remaining SUVs aimed at buyers who need off-road capability more than they need interior space and passenger capacity. With only two real doors and three windshield wipers, the FJ Cruiser is in a class of its own.
Jeep Wrangler: Starting at $25,695, the Wrangler is one of the most iconic and affordable SUVs currently on the market. Jeep now outfits the Wrangler with the new Chrysler Pentastar V6, which has totally transformed its drivability. Couple its new engine with its legendary off-road capabilities, and it's no wonder the Wrangler has such long-term appeal.
Honda Pilot: With a base price of $29,520, the Pilot is a bit more expensive than the Xterra. But for that money, customers recieve a more family-friendly and plush interior. Also built on the same platform as the Honda Ridgeline pickup, the Pilot is technically truck-based. However, unlike the Xterra, the 2-wheel-drive Pilot has front-wheel not rear-wheel drive.
AutoTrader Recommends
We like virtually every 2013 Nissan Xterra model, but if your main interest is in a true off-roader, we recommend you steer toward the Wrangler instead. But if you want a distinctive, youthful and affordable SUV, we say go for the Xterra's base X model with 4x4 for $24,990. If you can handle it, we recommend bumping up to the S or PRO-4X in which the 6-speed manual is available. Manual transmissions are rare in American vehicles these days, especially in SUVs. But we think the manual really brings the Xterra alive.


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My daughter absolutely LOVES baby back ribs. She doesn't care if they are seasoned with a dry rub or slathered in barbecue sauce – either works well for her. Since she has been sick with the flu, I decided to make her favorite dish for her. I rubbed the entire rack with minced garlic then sprinkled some of my favorite dry rub, Snider's Prime Rib Seasoning, on evenly over both sides of the ribs followed by some freshly cracked black pepper. I wrapped them up in tin foil then baked them for 1 ½ hours before letting them sit under the broiler to caramelize a bit. Side Note: Grilling the ribs after baking makes them even better but in the winter I just broil them. The meat falls off the bone when you slice these ribs and they taste so tender, juicy, and delicious. I served these ribs with Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Grape Tomatoes for a tasty dinner to eat while watching the Super Bowl. My daughter was a happy camper!
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with tin foil (for easier clean up).
Remove the silverskin membrane from the back of the ribs. See how to do it here. Spread the minced garlic evenly over both sides of the ribs. Season, to taste, with Snider's rub (or your favorite dry rub) evenly over both sides of the ribs followed by freshly cracked pepper. Place the seasoned ribs on a large piece of foil then top with another piece of foil and roll all of the edges to make a sealed packet. Place on the baking sheet and into the oven and bake for 2 hours.
Carefully, open the tin foil packed ribs and turn them over so the meat side is up. Turn your oven to broil and place the ribs under for 4-5 minutes to caramelize. Make sure to watch them carefully so they don't burn. Remove from the oven and place on a cutting board. Let them rest for 5 minutes before slicing them and serving. Enjoy.


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Where do you start with Colin Earl Meads who is, by performance, reputation and acclaim, the greatest All Black and Player of the Century?
You could try by listening to Meads deliver his after-dinner speeches, which are filled with earthy wisdom and tales of yesteryear that he reproduces with all the relish and timing he had as All Black 583.
Pick your top 20 greatest All Blacks of all time.
In his lengthy heyday, Meads was blessed with 105kg spread over a 1.93m frame of toughened muscle and sinew, powered by supreme fitness and guided by unrelenting mental resilience.
He was not large by today's standards but there were not many bigger forwards in his day.
"That helped me and so did my reputation," he chuckles.
Not many rivals got the better of "Pinetree" though he nominates his younger brother Stan and French lock Walter Spanghero as two locks who gave him some gyp.
"Spanghero was a loose forward or No 8 who could play lock like he did when France played King Country in 1968. He gave me a bath in the lineouts that day or at least he made it difficult.
"He was a fair player who went for the ball all the time, springheeled on the jump and tough as teak.
"Stan was a wonderful leaper and athlete. I could never beat him in the two-mile race we always had to the corner then up the hill back home. He always got me on that climb. But he had a terrible run of injuries, he crocked a knee in 1960 and needed three cartilage operations."
Meads pulled on his first black jersey in 1957 in Australia, making his debut alongside Sir Wilson Whineray, Frank McMullen and Terry Lineen against the Wallabies.
In the next test, Meads shifted out to the wing for 50 minutes where he marked Alan Morton, who had run in the Empire Games.
"It was a bit scary out there in the open spaces," Meads recalls. "Pat Walsh kept telling me to make him go round me, not let him cut inside. When I got the ball he told me just to run straight at him."
Meads would rather talk about teammates and foes than himself.
However he understands the public's curiosity.
His best All Black memories started with the 1960 tour to South Africa, when he scored a try in the second test at Newlands. Meads, who was playing No 8, backed up centre Kevin Laidlaw's break, took the in-pass and motored to the line.
"Course when I tell it now I had to beat a heap of tacklers and all that sort of stuff. It was a great game though.
"Then there was the test against Wales in 1963 at Cardiff Arms Park when we won 6-0 and the third test here against the Boks in'65 when we should have won the series 4-0. However Tiny Naude kicked a great goal out of the mud and John Gainsford scored two tries.
"That year was the end of the Whineray era. He was a great skipper and a tremendous fellow. We became great friends and I try to make sure we get together when I come to Auckland."
Touring South Africa was always a highlight for Meads. In 1960 the team loved the support from the blacks and Coloured races who were not allowed to buy tickets and congregated at one end of the ground.
Meads returned to South Africa in 1964 for their 75th jubilee. He played against a number of Springboks who toured New Zealand a year later.
In 1970 Meads and the All Blacks went back to South Africa and while the lock reckoned they had enough firepower, they were too inconsistent. Many players lost form during the four-month trek.
"One of their great men was Frik du Preez but we did not tangle too often as he jumped in the middle of the lineout and I was at three.
"France had a number of special locks, very physical men like Ali Cester, Benoit Dauga and the Spangheros and I had a great rivalry with Willie John McBride.
"But in 1959 I played a few tests against Rhys Williams, who I found very difficult to mark. I was young and he was an old-stager; he knew all the tricks and taught me some lessons."
The most brilliant player Meads ever saw was Jo Maso. He played first five-eighths in 1968 against the All Blacks and often cut them to pieces. Maso was compact, quick and great on his feet.
"Both Willie [Whineray] and BJ [Lochore] were great men and great captains. Willie could handle any occasion on and off the field, he was unflappable and quite brilliant."
When Whineray called it quits, Meads applauded coach Fred Allen's decision to give the captaincy to Lochore.
The lock did not want the job and while he ended up in the role in 1971, he thought about turning it down. Meads felt he was more valuable as a player; as captain, his attention was spread much wider.
World Cup picks
Meads has no more access to that answer than anyone else. But barring injury, he picks the All Blacks.
"We would not want to lose Daniel Carter. We have cover everywhere else but he is just streets ahead of anyone else in the world. You can't wrap players in cotton wool but Carter is very precious."
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Fog, drizzle and showers will dominate the morning weather today. Temperatures will slowly climb from the 50s to near 70 this afternoon as the clouds break up and the sun shines. It will feel like two different days: rainy cool morning, sunny warm afternoon.
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Howsoftwareisbuilt.com posted up an interview with Adam Williamson, Mandriva community manager and developer, covering some information on Mandriva development and also more general discussion on the distribution industry. I'd like to take the opportunity here to wish Adam, OSNews reader, the best of luck in finding a new job. Adam told us he'll be leaving Mandriva at the end of December. Please note that the above interview was conducted before this news was out.


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Soldier Avoids DUI At Base Entry, Arrested For Jaywalking
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA — A major crisis was averted in the early morning hours after Staff Sgt. William Moya apprehended a soldier jaywalking under the influence and placed him into custody.
Moya, a recent transfer from Stuttgart, Germany and no stranger to heroism, claims to have developed a "sixth sense" for ascertaining a suspect's intoxication levels.
"Being around all those Krauts, you get used to the signs. Slurred speech, glazed eyes, anti-Semitic outbursts. Sometimes you can even smell it on a person," Moya revealed.
The soldier, Specialist Kevin Radford, reportedly rolled onto base at 0248 with no trouble after dimming his headlights and providing Moya with his military ID. Shortly afterward, Moya was relieved of his watch and began walking to his car when he saw Radford, who had parked in the very same lot, drunkenly stagger across the street.
"Yeah, it had been a long night, and I was off-duty. I could have looked the other way, but you know what? I'm a man of action, and that soldier might as well have wiped his ass with the Constitution by disregarding that crosswalk," Moya sternly proclaims.
Security footage from a nearby ATM showed Moya hurling his 230lb body at the unassuming Radford, who had by this point, reached the opposite sidewalk.
"That man is the very epitome of self-sacrifice. I have no doubt that Staff Sgt. Moya pisses excellence every morning," lauds Moya's company commander, Capt. Bill Toomey.
Fortunately, Radford was so inebriated that he sustained only minor scrapes and bruises from Moya's bone-crushing tackle. The soldier is currently waiting for his platoon sergeant to escort him back to his command, where he will be reprimanded and assigned to provide training to his peers on the dangers of crossing the street without a reflective belt.
"Well, this blows," said the man who would have tested positive for driving under the influence if base MPs had their fucking priorities straight.
Report: Jody opening your wife's border while you protect ours
DONNA, Texas — Many U.S. Army spouses and their extramarital lovers are rejoicing following the deployment of their partners to the Mexican Border in support of border security operations, according to reports.
This past Monday marked the first official day of the recently launched operation, a measure the Department of Defense is taking to "strengthen border security."
It also marked the first opportunity for the partners of those deployed troops to openly philander in their now spouse-less household, a chance some are choosing not to let slip by.
"I thought he would never get deployed, honestly," said Audrey Timmons, whose husband, Spc. Jason Timmons of Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, is currently serving near the border. "I have been itching to get into some strange for a while now. All of my friends who married into the military say it's what has kept their marriages going for so long."
The opportunity to philander isn't only a celebration for those whose spouses are deployed, but also for eager-to-ruin-a-marriage soldiers and civilians, commonly referred to as "Jody" in military circles.
Chad Stevens, a self-described "lifetime Jody" and mechanic at a local auto body shop located near Fort Carson, Co., home to the 4th Infantry Division, says he plans to "wreck some first sergeant's wife into oblivion" during the course of the unit's time away.
"I mean everybody in the country knows this mission is a complete joke, but, yeah this was definitely a nice little surprise," Stevens said. "Afghanistan has been drawing down for a few years now, so people have been coming back and fixing their marriages and shit, and that has really put a damper on my sex life considering all the action I get is from lonely military housewives. I am really looking forward to getting back out there."
When asked if he considers his behavior or the cheating spouses' actions to be in poor taste, Stevens was quick to defend, calling himself "a true patriot."
"Look, I am giving just as much to the overall mission as these deployed soldiers are," he said. "While they're out there on the front lines serving our country and protecting us from that caravan of immigrants, which may or may not actually be real, I'm in their houses, on their sofas, in their showers, and on their beds, servicing their wives."
Soldiers currently supporting border security operations will be gone until mid-December, and although not a typical U.S. Army deployment length, the mission still allows "plenty of time for spouses to cheat," according to Sandy Alderman, the Family Readiness Group lead to Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division and the now third wife to its commander, Col. Brian Alderman.
"The odds haven't been this high since Desert Storm," Alderman said. "All we can do is support those soldiers who undoubtedly will be cheated on, man or woman. I urge those folks to just take care of themselves, and just know that you are fighting the good fight and helping make our country great again."
Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Kevin McAleenan, the Customs and Border Protection commissioner, shared similar sentiments in regards to the mission during a news conference last week, referring to the current immigration status as a "humanitarian crisis" and that the focus of the mission, is to "harden the points of entry."
Stevens, however, remains bullish on the border situation in Mexico.
"There is no crisis, everybody knows that. The only crisis is the stain I am about to leave on all those soldiers' sheets," he said, winking emphatically. "In fact, I'm going to be opening a lot of borders, if you know what I mean. And make no mistake, I will be hard at the point of entry."
Troops deploy to Alamo for dramatic last stand against migrant caravan
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In response to rising border tensions, President Donald Trump has ordered the National Guard and some active duty units to defend the Alamo against the incoming migrant caravan.
"There is no way we are letting the Mexicans win this time," said Trump of his 15,000-man force crammed into the five acre historic site 300 miles from the border.
The administration conceded that the centuries-old mission walls wouldn't provide the ideal defense against the procession of bad hombres, but that it would "just have to do" until the great wall is erected.
"I thought it would be bigger," the president allegedly whispered to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Joseph Dunford, upon visiting the fort.
"It's not so bad." said Pvt. Jeffrey Crockett of the Tennessee National Guard. "We've got a nice view of downtown San Antonio and there's even a Cheesecake Factory down the road!"
Two blocks away, the U.S. Navy has been ordered to conduct riverine patrols of the Historic San Antonio River Walk. The service has been tasked with maintaining control of the narrow, Disney Land-esque waterway against drug smugglers and drunk tourists alike.
"War is hell," shouted an unidentified swift boat sailor, face painted like child at a carnival, cotton candy in one hand, an M-16 in the other, CCR's "Fortunate Son" blaring from his iPhone speakers.
Trump has faced fierce criticism over his use of force and a supposedly unclear mission.
"This stunt is simply un-American, and I can't stand for it," said Nancy Pelosi, Democratic House minority leader, who has gone down to the border town of McAllen, Texas to meet the caravan with open arms and several thousand voter registration forms for the 2020 election.
"It is truly sickening what some people will do for their political agendas."
At press time, Trump was feverishly planning his next move to secure our borders: setting up a Coast Guard flotilla to defend Lake Erie from the Canadians in the event they "try to pull a fast one like they did in 1812."
Drinking eight Rip Its a day could help you live longer, study by specialist with no teeth says
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — An intensive 10 year study completed by a U.S. Army soldier with pus-filled abscesses where his teeth used to be suggests that drinking in excess of eight Rip-Its per day may help humans live longer, sources confirmed today.
Spc. Brett Luers, who was both the subject and administrator of the study, told reporters that he estimates he could extend his life indefinitely by simply drinking the patriotic energy drinks in lieu of food and water for the foreseeable future.
"I think the results speak for themselves," said Luers struggling to stand at the dais while addressing reporters. "Only Rip Its have touched these lips for the past 10 years, and I feel amazing."
Luers told members of the press that there were times he should have rightfully died, but he credits the heavily caffeinated "wonder serum" with saving his life.
"There was that one time when [Pvt. 1st Class] Peters stabbed me after I bet he couldn't," said an emaciated Luers, wheezing into the microphone. "And that other time when I jumped off of the roof of the barracks because I huffed too much starter fluid from the motor pool and thought I was covered in camel spiders. Both times I should've been dead."
"But here I am," said Luers pointing two sore-ridden thumbs at himself. "Fit as a fiddle."
While some say that the study's results are skewed based on the singular sample size, there are those in the scientific community who believe there is a kernel of truth to the research.
"I peer reviewed [Luers'] results and have no idea how he has lived this long," says Dr. Lydia Brownfield, chief of epidemiology at the University of Michigan's School of Public Health. "He has been in renal failure for the past eight years and developed scurvy, yet his virility has increased over 500 percent."
Brownfield gestured to a cork board that contained the information of over a dozen illegitimate children that share Luers' thirst for dangerously caffeinated energy drinks.
"I have no idea how his reproductive system is functioning," said Brownfield. "He is a truly a medical miracle, and the only thing I can attribute it to are the Rip Its."
Luers is currently preparing for a press tour to promote the revolutionary study but will have to delay until his barracks is removed from quarantine. Authorities reported numerous cases of the once-eradicated yaws — a chronic bacterial infection — after a recent inspection of Luers' room.
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Army creates cyborg that can become homeless alcoholic 200 times faster than human counterparts
WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced today their development of a hybrid man-machine soldier that can become a booze-soaked, homeless wreck more quickly than humans, exceeding Defense Department goals.
Engineers at DARPA designed the Cybernetic-Human Integrated Patrol Infantryman (CHIPI) for the Army and assigned it the Military Occupational Specialty 11T (Terminator). CHIPI performed admirably as an infantry killing machine during his first assignment in Afghanistan.
The Army assigned CHIPI to the Pentagon in a complete mismatch to his skills, a common procedure.
"We thought CHIPI's super-human strength and intelligence could improve the speed of Army staff work," said DARPA spokesman Mitch Burmeister. "It seemed to make sense at the time."
"On his first day, CHIPI was productive for about two hours, which is more than we get out of most colonels," Burmeister said. "But then his artificial intelligence algorithms rapidly processed that his work was pointless, the leadership sucked, and being sidelined out of his job field, his prospects for promotion were zero."
"Like many redeploying infantrymen, CHIPI also realized that few job prospects exist in the civilian world for a super soldier whose primary skills are working long shifts and instantaneously shooting things with amazing accuracy, at least not outside of the St. Louis Police Department," he added.
Within one day, CHIPI resigned and processed his own discharge. With no need to sleep for his cybernetic body, CHIPI had blown his entire savings on alcohol, sports cars, and video games by the end of the weekend.
"He married and divorced two strippers in 20 minutes and that was while slamming tequila and playing 'Assassin's Creed,' nonstop," said Burmeister. "That beat the previous record held by a Marine lance corporal at Camp Lejeune."
"Usually it takes months or years for people to lose their shit this completely. He really exceeded our expectations," he added.
Based on this success, DARPA plans to develop a cybernetic Veterans Affairs employee that can provide the same recovery assistance 200 times less efficiently than human counterparts.
New ALARACT authorizes military police to ticket Army regulation violators
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army has issued a new All-Army Activities message, or ALARACT, empowering military police with punitive authority to issue monetary citations for infractions of Army regulations such as uniform wear and appearance, hair, grooming, and height-and-weight standards, sources confirmed today.
Local military police detachments are now authorized to issue on-the-spot citations for infractions, with an associated monetary fine which will be deducted directly from the offender's base pay upon final adjudication of the citation, according to details of the message.
"The biggest target of this policy is going to be those repeat-offender soldiers who can't seem to stop looking like a sock drawer come to life," said a spokesman for Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley. "These are the sorts of low performers who don't really care about signing a counseling statement but notice when it hits their wallet. So we're going to make it hurt a little."
The severity of the infraction will determine the nature of the fine. An out-of-regulation haircut, for instance, might only result in a verbal or written warning for a first offense. Repeat offenses will incur fines which increase proportionally with each successive offense.
Failure to observe customs and courtesies, such as failing to render a salute or the greeting of the day as appropriate, subjects the offender to a fine of no less than $40. More severe infractions, such as presenting an appearance that suggests excessive body fat, could subject the suspected offender to a field tape test. Testing positive for excess body fat will lead to a minimum fine of $200 and immediate enrollment in the Army Body Composition Program in accordance with AR 600-9.
The policy marks a major win for senior leaders who have long bemoaned a lack of effective tools for combating a decline in good order and discipline that doesn't require extra time or effort, or drastically altering or detoxifying their leadership style in any meaningful way.
"Finally, we can do something about these turds who just go rolling around post looking like a CIF threw up on a middle-schooler," said a garrison sergeant major. "It's about time that we as leaders are able to dispense all that time-wasting hassle of fostering and developing individual soldier discipline and pride because what leader actually has time to personally mentor subordinates?" Better to let the ones who already have that take care of doing the right thing on their own with no feedback so we can focus on hammering the slack-jaws who'd rather whine about how no one's ever taken the time to show them."
Pentagon officials dismissed critics of the new policy and called it a thinly disguised money grab by an already cash-strapped Army.
"Soldiers can easily avoid fines by observing and adhering to Army regulations," a spokesman said.
Army top brass are finalizing language that will provide exceptions for senior ranks after a staggering 470 citations were issued at the Pentagon alone after the publication of the policy, totaling a cumulative dollar amount of over $100,000, mostly for violations of AR 600-9.
NCO who cares about soldiers screened for traumatic brain injury
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Army leaders directed a non-commissioned officer to medical screening for a traumatic brain injury after he advocated for soldiers and displayed compassion to fellow human beings, sources confirmed today.All Posts
Colleagues grew concerned last month when they witnessed Sgt. Andrew Hawthorne having rational conversations at a reasonable volume with lower-ranking service members on multiple occasions, according to his platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Greg Bolster.
"I knew for sure something was wrong when he asked [the personnel officer] about a pay issue for one of his soldiers," said Bolster. "I have never even heard of soldiers getting paid on time, so this was big indicator for me."
After weeks of seeming aloof and dedicated to the development of his squad members, Hawthorne was referred to Womack Army Medical Center. His rate of deterioration shocked doctors who had never seen a case of TBI that advanced.
"Traumatic brain injuries get better over time, so it is a little frightening to think about how effective Hawthorne had been immediately after his injury," said head of neurology Dr. Laura Penwarden. "I am just glad we caught this before he offered advice on how to manage finances."
While these types of wounds can manifest themselves in many ways, it is not surprising to observe behavior this out of character for an NCO, according to Penwarden. Perhaps most concerning, however, is Hawthorne's repression of the incident that left him so scarred.
"Hawthorne denies ever having been hit by an IED or any other direct blunt force trauma to the head, but that is just his brain's way of coping with the emotional scars and social stigma of asking for help," said Penwarden.
Penwarden implored other service members to help their battle buddies by looking for other signs of TBI including releasing subordinates at a reasonable hour, submitting high performers for awards, and using words in the correct context.
"As long as we are vigilant and can recognize the signs, we can make sure soldiers get the help they deserve," Penwarden added.
While it is a long road for recovery, Hawthorne said he isn't letting his disability stand in the way of a successful Army career.
"I honestly don't know what everyone is talking about," Hawthorne told reporters while strapped to a gurney for his own safety. "Can someone please tell me what is going on?"
Surgeons are optimistic about Hawthorne's long-term prognosis and are confident that a trans-orbital lobotomy will make him an outstanding NCO once again.
West Point cadet hoping to sort into Slytherin
WEST POINT, N.Y. – From the moment he stepped onto, as he calls it, Apron 9 ¾, West Point Fourth Classman Blaise Boodlesworthy has been waiting for the end of beast barracks when he heard the cadets will gather in Eisenhower Hall under the watchful portraits of many headmaster generals to be sorted in their houses.
"The sorting hat knows best, but I've always known in my heart that I'm a Slytherin," Boodlesworthy said. "Otherwise, I never would have gone to West Point."
Though the sorting hat ceremony has not been listed on any training schedule or announced in the instructions he received over the summer, the gray arches, imposing stone and green fields of the United States Military Academy, have reassured Boodlesworthy that West Point is the perfect place for a Slytherin.
"Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin," mumbled Sergeant 1st Class Hagrid, Boodlesworthy's TAC NCO, a West Point washout himself. "There wasn't a single chief of staff of the Army who didn't come from Slytherin."
Each house has been represented at West Point over the years with varying results. However, approximately 85 percent of West Point cadets are Slytherins. A few Hufflepuffs pop up every year and branch quartermaster or transfer to the Air Force. Ravenclaws are known to graduate after many hours of fatigue duty and fights in the Firstie Club. Exactly one cadet sorted into Gryffindor. He immediately requested a release to become enlisted. He is now in Ranger Reg and hates everything.
Boodlesworthy has been dreaming of joining the House of Slytherin since Hagrid appeared to him in the cupboard under the stairs in his mom's basement and whispered, "You're an officer, Blaise."
However, since coming to West Point, Boodlesworthy's entitlement, hijinx, and sense that's he the chosen boy who can fight the Global War on He Who Must Not be Named has earned him many walks in the yard and most likely will make his first platoon frag him.
"Ambitious, shrewd, cunning." grumbled Hagrid. "Focused on self-preservation. That'd be the lot of them. Far better than Hufflepuff. Might as well gone to the Air Force Academy than be a Hufflepuff."
Retiring E-9 shocked to discover private sector has no seats at table for abrasive, stupid people who stay around for long enough
CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa — Retiring Headquarters Battalion Sgt. Maj. Joe Perkins expressed outrage and disgust on the hallowed literary digest LinkedIn over the lack of high-pay, high-power jobs available for veterans with no discernible skills aside from interrupting loudly and expressing themselves incoherently, sources confirmed today.
Perkins elaborated to reporters on the lack for opportunity for "real hard chargers" as he plans to transition to life in the civilian world.
"It's just plain dumb," he barked in a raspy voice scarred by decades of smoking Marlboro reds, his overly aggressive high-and-tight sitting atop a beet-red face. "Can you honestly look me in the eye and tell me that these corporations don't need someone with no real job description to walk around, disrespect their superiors in public, tell stories about lifing staff sergeants, and have temper tantrums over seemingly small mistakes?"
Perkins seemed to be having trouble articulating his value added to would-be employers.
"I went to one place, got out of my car, and immediately said, 'Oh. My. God.' People were walking all over the parking lot without reflective belts and most of them without buddies. People walking on grass. I stormed right into the CEO's office and said, 'Listen sir, you need me here to tighten this shit up ricky-ticky, roger?'"
John Evans, CEO of service supply company ServiceCorp, found Perkins' behavior appalling for an industry that does not pay people to spend 15 minutes correcting junior workers on executing a proper salute.
"I thought maybe a crazy person or a bum with a weird haircut had come into our building," Evans said. "He was grabbing people's laptops and throwing them, screaming 'tie your shit down!'"
Perkins storied career includes one six-month deployment to Kosovo, and people in his current workplace lovingly refer to him as "worthless sack of shit" and "fuckface."
"Anyone out their want to support a real VETRAN??!? Years of leadership experience & maintaining the standard r a linkedin clik away!!!!1," he wrote, wrapping up his post.
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Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke
16 February 2018 10:00 am
The Japan Foundation
In celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam, The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with Embassy of Japan in Vietnam present a travelling exhibition: Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke.
Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke is an innovative contemporary crafts exhibition presenting 65 works by contemporary netsuke carvers and artists. A netsuke is a non-slip toggle that has been used since the Edo period (1603-1868) to secure small personal items such as money pouches, medicine containers or tobacco containers worn suspended on cords from the obi, a sash worn with a kimono. These practical objects were created by and for the common people and greatly enjoyed by them. As Western clothing was adopted from the Meiji period (1868-1911), however, netsuke disappeared from daily life in Japan.
This exhibition focuses on contemporary netsuke and focuses on the highly artistic skills and playfulness embodied in the netsuke of today.
The exhibition runs daily from 8.30am to 6pm except for during Tet (Feb. 13 to Feb. 21). It is being shown at The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange, 27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi. Entrance is free of charge.


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James and Dr. Tanya Orr, who run Gentle Breeze Family Dentistry in Santa Rosa Beach on 30A, are making people smile all over the Emerald Coast � and for good reason. Life can be stressful, but going to the dentist doesn�t have to be.
They continue being a growing and successful dental practice. Their recipe for growth is by offering the right mix of comfort services, and now there are a few new reasons for visiting.
Special unique touches include cozy blankets, which help clients stay comfortable in the dental chair. They can then freshen up after the dentist�s visit with a warm scented towel, which helps make long-lasting impressions.
Complimentary beverages are available so if you arrive early for your appointment you can enjoy a freshly-brewed cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. A gourmet beverage is also a nice treat for parents during their child�s visit.
You can access the Internet anywhere in the office with free Wi-Fi to watch a movie, check your e-mail or just see what�s happening on Facebook or Twitter.
Even a treasure chest is filled with prizes for kids, because children often feel uneasy about going to the dentist, so this helps make their visits fun and memorable by letting them pick a prize after every appointment.
�The staff wants your visit to be surprisingly different and truly enjoyable,� says dentist Tanya Orr.
The office caters to a mix of families and an upscale patient clientele, which they find rewarding and is reflective of those who live on the 30A corridor, says James, Tanya�s husband.
And more than just the patients are happy that the Orrs offer dental care on 30A. Other business owners and non-profit groups are also smiling. James and Tanya try to set an example of giving back to the community with specific goals in mind.
�Our philosophy is community first, business second,� says James. �We truly love what we do, and want to use our dental practice for more than just offering dental services.�
As they enter their sixth year of service in Santa Rosa Beach, the couple knew even before they bought their dental practice that this area could use some extra help connecting those who provide social services with people who need them most.
�My husband and I are from small towns. Everyone knows their neighbor and helps each other out. Our main goal five years ago was to make our dental practice strong so we can give back to the community. We wanted to make an immediate yet long lasting impact,� Tanya sad. �We give donations, sponsor different organizations and local schools, give a hand to charities that help children with autistic or special needs, support and try to find homes for abandoned pets, and help victims of domestic violence. We meetfamilies who have devastating life-threatening illnesses or debilitating injuries, and we offer free services because it�s the right thing to do.
�When we give back, we can lay our heads down at night knowing we exhausted all avenues of seeking out and helping someone each and every day.�
While James helps with behind-the-scenes accounting, marketing and advertising, he is right up front and center about how even a dental office can extend a helping hand.
�Being an example of just two people and what we can individually give back while making a difference in someone�s life is really why we are in business to begin with,� James says. �When we hear about an organization doing charitable works, we seek them out ourselves to honor and acknowledge their good deeds, and we get excited just for the chance to assist them in any small way we can.�
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Holiday Inn Next to O'Hare Airport with Free Shuttle and Two Weeks of Parking
O'Hare International Airport ranks as one the busiest airports in the world. Each year, some 66 million travelers pass through the Chicago hub en route to hundreds of domestic destinations and more than 60 foreign countries. Located next to the airport, the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Chicago-O'Hare/Rosemont provides convenient accommodations for travelers as well as 24-hour shuttle service to O'Hare.
Before you jet off to your destination, you can sample some Chicago-style eats at Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse, the Holiday Inn's onsite restaurant. Named for the Cubs' iconic broadcaster, Harry Caray's serves prime steaks and aged chops along with traditional Italian cuisine. Among the restaurant's dark mahogany walls and tiled floor, you'll find a minor museum of baseball history and memorabilia. Upstairs, the hotel's comfortable guest rooms are equipped with flat-screen TVs, free WiFi, microwaves, and refrigerators.
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With this Groupon, you get a one-night stay at the Holiday Inn plus up to 14 days of onsite parking. It's an ideal arrangement for those traveling outside of Chicago, since you can rest easy knowing that your car is safe and sound in the hotel lot. Once you've returned to O'Hare, simply take the 24-hour shuttle back to the hotel to pick up your vehicle.


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BiologyBlue sharks are viviparous, giving birth to live young after a gestation period of nine to twelve months (6) (7). Up to 135 pups can be born per litter, partially depending on the size of the female, but the average is 25 to 50 (5) (6). Maturity is reached at approximately five to six years old and blue sharks are known to have lived to 20 years (7). Although often observed cruising slowly and sluggishly the blue shark is capable of rapid movement if it is excited or feeding (6). This species will often circle its prey before moving in to attack it. Blue sharks primarily feed upon relatively small prey, such as bony fish and squid, but will also take larger prey including mammalian carrion (1).


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IMTS 2010: Show opens with focus on workforce development
IMTS 2010 began Monday morning with a look to the future.
The 2010 International Manufacturing Technology Show came to Chicago for its biannual event and began with Association for Manufacturing Technology president Douglas Woods helping to open the National Institute for Metalworking Skills Student Center at the show. More than 10,000 students are expected to attend over the week-long event at McCormick Place, and Monday's ribbon cutting for the NIMS Student Center also opened the Student Summit at IMTS. The Summit is designed to bring students, industry leaders and manufacturers together to discuss the looming skills gap in manufacturing.
Woods made it clear that IMTS would embrace the opportunity to work with current students. "This is mission critical to what we at IMTS do," Woods said. In speaking to students from Chicago's Austin Polytechnical Academy on hand for the ribbon-cutting, he said, "There are a lot of exhibitors here this year that are designated as 'student-friendly.' My job is to make sure that all of our exhibitors are students-friendly. Your job is to go out and learn everything you can."
Dan Swinney, executive director of the Chicago Manufacturing Renaissance Council that helped form Austin Polytechnical five years ago to give young people a career path of high-tech manufacturing jobs in the city, said he perception of manufacturing needs to change to help fill the expected 3 million job shortfall in manufacturing by 2012. "Work in modern manufacturing is truly transforming work," Swinney said. "The opportunities are there. We are the link between the students and these unfilled jobs."


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June 15, 2011 - Indiana Securities Division helps spread awareness about finacial abuse against elderly citizens. Click here to read and watch the news story.
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The Bush White House Employed 70+ Gay Staffers
Today Politico Magazine's Timothy J. Burger looks back at the "gay underground" of the George W. Bush administration, whose leaders famously supported amending the U.S. Constitution to federally ban gay marriage, and even paid off newspaper columnists to defend the amendment. So how big was the Bush White House's velvet mafia? We finally have an answer.
Shortly after Bush left office in 2009, Burger writes, one of his former gay aides "sat down in front of Facebook and counted the Bush White House staffers he knew to be gay":
He came up with at least 70 (only two of them women). That number—and after speaking with two dozen sources I have no doubt it was an incomplete tally—has surprised almost everyone I've told. Alberto Gonzales, the former Bush White House counsel and attorney general, for example, says he never knew dozens of gays had served on the White House staff. "I don't think I could identify more than one or two," he told me. "It was just something that we didn't talk about."
Burger documents how the presence (known and unknown) of gay staffers heightened the already pervasive tensions among White House officials about the administration's strategic attempts to court social-conservative voters. And how some of those same gay staffers are still loyal to their boss:
"What liberals can't wrap their heads around is Bush is a good and decent man," says Jeff Berkowitz, an opposition researcher and policy ace who worked in the White House, State Department and RNC during Bush's presidency. "It's possible for someone to hold a policy view as he did and still be a decent, normal person."
Berkowitz, who was outed in 2005 by the D.C. journalist Mike Rogers, defends his work for Bush: "Do I resign in protest? What was the point? I wasn't on the [re-election campaign] because I thought Bush was good on marriage equality. It was because he was going to kill terrorists and was good on economic issues."
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|Horror Hosts
Last week we took a look at horror show hosts from the 1950's and 60's. Today, we wrap up our scary look back at horror host from the 1970's, 80's and beyond…
|Ads for Horror Shows
Those Creature Feature packages that television stations bought for late night viewing contained the best and worst of the B movies from the 1930's – 50's. But most viewers tuned in to be entertained by the show's host – usually a station employee moonlighting as a vampire, ghoul, mad scientist, or an array of other undead beings. By the early 70's they had learned how to deliver a high-energy show on a low, low budget simply by providing a dry wit and cool patter. By the end of the 70's over 200 horror hosts roamed the late night television airwaves.
|Dr Shock & Bubbles
Dr Shock was a well-known horror host in Philadelphia during the 1970's. Portrayed by magician Joseph Zawislak (1937 – 1979, he was known as the "Mad Magician of Fright." Dr Shock was a zombie with slicked back hair and a black frock coat – a bit sinister and over the top. The station decided to soften his shocking image by adding his daughter, Doreen, to the show. Her character was named Bubbles after the show's sponsor Bubbles-Booth soda. The Doctor's signoff, "Let there be fright!" was a catch phrase in Philly for years. When Zawislak died of a heart attack in 1979, the show died with him.
Watch a music video from Dr Shock's only single record,
"Eat Your Heart Out, Baby
|Sivad & His Coffin
Sivad, the Vampire with the southern accent, was the "Monster of Ceremonies" for the Fantastic Features horror movie program on WHBQ. Portrayed by Watson Davis (1913 - 2005 (Sivad was Davis spelled backwards), Sivad ruled the prime-time airwaves on Saturday nights in Memphis, Tennessee. His campy humor appealed to adults and youth alike, as was apparent when 30,000 people showed up for one of his personal appearances at the State Fair. Sivad was an expert at playing the "ghoulaphone" and the "coffinola," both instruments Davis created for Sivad.
Enjoy witty one-liners delivered by Sivad
to show sponsors
|Svengoolie & a Chicken
He began as a horror host on a film program in the Chicago area in the late 70's, but has moved on to become a national host for Saturday night movies on Me-TV. Such is the life of (Son of) Svengoolie whose name is a play on the word Svengali, meaning someone with evil intent. Portrayed by Rich Koz since 1979, Svengoolie clues viewers in on the cheap movie effects, sings catchy little dirges, and tells corny jokes, all which usually ends up with him being pelted with rubber chickens by the undead audience.
Svengoolie and a parody of Mambo No. 5:
With the Me Decade came the influx of She ghouls! Women were taking to the airwaves as vamps, vixens, and man-eaters.
|Stella the Man-eater
In Philadelphia, following Saturday Night Live, you could curl up with some popcorn and watch Saturday Night Dead, starring Stella the Man-eater from Manayunk (a working class suburb of Philly.) Stella was not a vampire or a ghoul; she was a self-described vamp, a ghoul next-door type who was the "Daughter of Desire." Portrayed by Karen Scioli, Stella was a cult favorite with her vibrating bed, known as Beda Logois, and there were always a few half-dressed men hanging around her haunted home; it's said, she definitely knew how to keep a guy on his toes.
Hide-n-Go Seek with Stella
|Elvira & Friend
Horror hostess Elvira greeted viewers in Los Angles each week in a low-cut, high slit gown as she introduced the current Movie Macabre feature. More quirky than creepy, Elvira quickly began appearing on other television shows during the 80's before taking on NFL football in the 90's and movies at the turn of the century. Portrayed by Cassandra Peterson (1951 -), a former go-go dancer and Vegas show girl, Elvira is a combination of sexy vamp and punk rocker who talks like a Valley Girl, but has a wit that's razor sharp.
|Elvira at Comic Con
After 30 years, Elvira is still making the rounds, touring the country as the Mistress of the Dark. With her own webpage that sells DVDs, music, costumes, apparel, and autographed photos, it appears Elvira will not going gently into that good night…
Campy Elvira presents -
1990's and Beyond
With the 1990's came the public's acceptance of the home computer and a new kind of horror host was born. Mystery Science Theatre 3000 aired for 11 years, beginning in Minneapolis, Minnesota on KTMA and moving to the Comedy Channel (Comedy Central) and later the Sci-Fi Channel.
|Robots Say the Funniest Things
The premise? Horror host Joel Robinson, is stranded on a space station, forced to watch awful movies as part of an evil science experiment. He builds four robots from parts lying around, and hilarity ensues as they critique and bash each week's film from front row seats. The show's original host Joel Robinson was portrayed by show creator, Joel Hodgson (1960 -) for the first four years, before Michael Nelson took the reigns. But it was the robots Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo, Gypsy and Cambot, and their wisecracking comments during the film, that stole the show and made MST3K the most successful TV program to satirize those B movies from the past.
A taste of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (MST3K)
The Remaining Undead –
|Dr Gangrene
Dr Gangrene provides southern fried horror for the residents of Nashville, Tennessee. What began as a public access program called Chiller Theatre on a Hendersonville cable access channel spun out of control into a full-fledged horror show. Dr Gangrene, portrayed by Larry Underwood (1966 -) is one of the first horror hosts to self syndicate his program. The show moved to WNAB in Nashville in 2005 and became the Creature Feature. In 2008, Go Green with Dr Gangrene, a series of Public Service Announcements began airing in Nashville and won a Rondo Award.
Dr Gangrene goes Green with PSAs
|Penny Dreadful
Penny Dreadful XIII is a witch intent on casting a spell on viewers and bringing back the "daze" of the late night horror host to the Boston-area airwaves. Portrayed by Danielle Gelehrter, Penny Dreadful is a hex-citing host, one minute delighting with a dry wit and the next casting a sinister gaze upon the proceedings. Penny Dreadful's Shilling
Shockers now air in 10 states around the country, and online. Penny is a regular witchy attraction at horror conventions around the country.
Penny Dreadful Shilling Shockers Open
And there are so many more –
|Vincent Price
So, to all of the horror hosts who have guided us down those dark and dank alleys, late at night, providing a bit of wit and humor along those dark passages, we remember you with the words of Vincent Price – Master Horror Host:
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grisly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller
The funk of forty thousand years
And grisly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller
~ Joy