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2011 Chevrolet Camaro ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
New convertible joins newly redesigned lineup.
A new Camaro convertible joins the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro lineup. The Camaro convertible is equipped like the coupes, and it's available with either the smooth 3.6-liter V6 or in 6.2-liter V8 SS trim.
The reborn Camaro begins its second year with the 2011 model, and it's turning more heads than ever because the striking styling is starting to sink in as more new Camaros hit the road. Ten exterior colors are available, including a Corvette yellow that guarantees the car will gather many thumbs-up. For 2011, a color called Synergy Green Metallic is added.
Camaro LS and LT models use the Cadillac 3.6-liter V6 with a 6-speed manual transmission standard and 6-speed automatic (with semi-manual shifting) optional. The V6 revs to 7000 rpm and sounds sweet along the way. The horsepower rating for 2011 Camaro LS and 2011 Camaro LT models has been upgraded to 312 horsepower. It was 304 hp on 2010 models, but it's the rating that changed, not the output. Additional testing found the Camaro's intake system to be more efficient than the Cadillac's, on which apparently the previous power estimate was based.
A steeply raked windshield helps produce a low coefficient of drag for good aerodynamics that contribute to the impressive V6 government fuel economy rating of 29 mpg Highway. However, the 2011 Camaro is nipped at the checkered flag by the 2011 Mustang V6 that makes 305 hp and reaches 31 mpg Highway.
We found the handling, ride and brakes to be excellent in both the Camaro LT and the Camaro SS with the big V8, although the SS suspension is stiffer and its 20-inch tires are firmer. The chassis structure is rigid, helping make the turn-in precise for a car this size; the grip is secure, and the damping is solid and supple. We never encountered a harsh moment with the ride, in either car, during a full day of hard driving east of San Diego in both of them, and later a full week in the Pacific Northwest with the 6-speed Camaro SS.
As for the brakes, the Camaro LT stops superbly. The Camaro SS uses four-piston Brembo brakes, but because it's 200 pounds heavier, the stopping distance isn't much shorter. However, the Brembos with four-piston calipers make the brakes on the SS more resistant to fade, important on race tracks and mountain roads where the brakes are being used repeatedly.
The TAPshift manual automatic transmission does what you tell it to do, nothing more. We love that. But the 6-speed manual transmission with the V6 is the most all-around usable sporty combination (the V6 because 426 horsepower is overkill on the street). The gearbox is solid but not slick, and the throws are shorter than some. The 6-speed shifts nicely, including easily down into first gear for hairpin turns.
Inside, the cabin is quiet, so quiet that 80 mph feels more like 70. Interior materials are good, but the instrumentation is disappointing, with GM apparently still trying to be clever rather than clean with gauges. The bucket seats are comfortable, with decent bolstering. The front seat slides 8.5 inches and the steering wheel tilts and telescopes, so drivers of all sizes will fit, most notably Camaro's many female buyers. The standard cloth upholstery is good, with excellent leather available in black, gray, beige and two-tone Inferno Orange.
The windows are small (doorsills high for safety) and the A-pillars wide, so it makes the cockpit feel a bit cave-like. Visibility through the windshield is compromised by the long hood and raked windshield, although careful location of the driver's seat helps. Rear visibility over the driver's shoulder isn't very good, but then it's impossible to make it good with a roofline this sporty. Rear seat legroom measures a meager 29.9 inches, so you'll want to avoid sitting back there.
Camaro SS uses the 6.2-liter Corvette V8, making 400 horsepower with the optional 6-speed automatic, or 426 horsepower with the 6-speed manual. We were disappointed by the civility of the exhaust note. The SS uses firmer shocks, springs and anti-roll bars than the V6 models, but the ride doesn't suffer for it. We found the handling balance of the Camaro SS excellent.
The convertible is equipped like the coupes but features a soft top fitted with acoustical foam in the headliner to minimize noise with the top up. This latest-generation Camaro was designed from the outset to include convertible models, and reinforcements were added in four key areas to increase rigidity.
Camaro LS ($22,680) comes with the 3.6-liter V6. A 6-speed manual transmission is standard and a six-speed automatic with manual shifting is optional. Not a bare-bones model, the LS is fully power equipped, including cruise control, telescopic steering wheel, six-speaker AM/FM/XM/CD/MP3 sound system, limited slip differential, 18-inch steel wheels, and OnStar Directions and Connections, offering turn-by-turn route instructions, both verbal and visual, for six months. (Prices are Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices and do not include the $850 destination charge.)
Camaro LT ($23,880) upgrades with leather upholstery with six-way power reclining driver's seat; foglamps and integral front fascia; and 18-inch painted aluminum wheels.
Camaro SS ($30,945) features the 6.2-liter V8 with a 6-speed automatic or 6-speed manual gearbox. The SS has special exterior trim, a beefier suspension, 20-inch painted aluminum wheels, and four-piston Brembo disc brakes.
The convertible is offered in similar model configurations as the coupe, including 1LT ($29,150) and 2LT (V6), and 1SS and 2SS (V8) trim packages. Nine production exterior colors are available, with tops offered in black or tan. Rear parking assist is standard on all convertible models.
Option packages 2LT ($3,845) and 2SS ($3,980) include heated mirrors and seats, nine-speaker 245-watt audio system, Bluetooth and USB port, leather shift knob and steering wheel with audio controls, remote starting, and console mounted gauges including oil temp and pressure, volts and transmission fluid temp. The 2LT package also includes 19-inch painted aluminum wheels. Added to the LT2 and 2SS packages for 2011 is the Head-Up display; the HUD system projects speed and other data onto the windshield for the driver to view without taking his or her eyes off the road.
A sunroof ($900) is optional for coupes. Also available are 20-inch painted aluminum wheels and an RS appearance package, as well as a Hurst short-throw shifter ($380), new for 2011. An RS appearance package is available on LT and SS that includes HID headlamps with integrated LED halo rings, a rear spoiler on LT, specific taillamps and 20-inch wheels with a Midnight Silver painted finish.
Safety equipment on all Camaros includes electronic stability control with traction control, anti-lock brakes, frontal airbags, front side airbags, airbag curtains, and tire pressure monitor.
This latest-generation Camaro (completely redesigned for 2010) is based on the great chassis of the Pontiac G8 that came from GM Australia. (The G8 sports sedan was a creative and mechanical success, but a commercial failure due to its cost.)
Compared with the pre-2010 Camaro models, engineers moved the rear wheels forward 6 inches, the front wheels forward 3 inches, the windshield back 3 inches, and lowered the front suspension. Viola: a racy-looking, road-hugging sports coupe created out of a great sports sedan.
The latest-generation Camaro captures the look of the original '67, while being 5.7 inches longer and 3 inches wider. And it hasn't been drawn into retro clunkiness with a bunch of chrome; in fact, there's almost none. The latest-generation Camaro is 2.8 inches taller than the vintage model, thanks more to bigger tires than anything else. The tires fit the same in the wheelwells of all models, whether with 18-, 19-, 20- or 21-inch wheels, because they all have the same outside diameter. The smaller the wheel, the taller the sidewall of the tire.
When viewed from the rear, the lines suggest the classic 1963 fastback split-window Corvette; and when viewed head-on, classic 1969 Camaro headlights appear. Behind the shark nose with black mesh grille, up on the long aluminum hood, there is a suggestive power bulge.
You can see the lines of the 1963 fastback Corvette from any angle, but especially from above. That classic Corvette made on a strong impression on the Camaro's young designer, Sang Yup Lee, who came to the U.S. from Korea as a boy and grew up in the California car culture. There are also slight twin humps on the roof, barely seen at the top of the steeply raked 67-degree windshield that helps produce a 0.37 Cd in the LS and LT, and 0.35 Cd in the SS.
But the long hood with its shark nose and black mesh grille (with simple headlights intended to be reminiscent of a '69 Camaro) is what catches your eye and triggers your longing. That too is by careful design. All models use an aluminum hood with a 2.5-inch power dome for appearance.
The SS has an additional wide and thin black simulated intake on the nose, the easiest way to tell whether it's a V8 or V6.
Otherwise, the V6 can pretty much pass, a bonus for the price. Styling gills located just forward of the rear wheels add another nice touch to the Camaro. Even though the power dome hood and cooling gills are not functional, they all work as touches of style and don't come across as phony.
The shapely strong hips stand out, like the long hood, an edgy element the designer is most proud of, because they took so much work. He said it took 113 tries to get the one-piece sheetmetal right, from the doors and pinched beltline rearward. There's no faulting GM for indifferent craftsmanship with this car, that's for sure.
The rigid B-pillar is blacked-out, thus creating a clean outline for the side glass, blending into a handsome hardtop roofline. The short rear deck climbs upward and looks hot, showing off the car's great butt. The twin taillights look like blinking red sunglasses in each corner. The rear spoiler is a small lip that could be integrated more smoothly, but it still works.
The convertible benefits from additional reinforcements to stiffen the body structure. Among them: a cross brace under the hood to connect the front shock towers, a transmission brace, an underbody tunnel brace, and underbody V-shaped braces front and rear. The objective of this was to make the convertible match the coupe as closely as possible in ride quality, handling and overall performance. Also, the Camaro architecture was designed to accommodate a convertible model. As evidence of its design and engineering success, Chevrolet points out that there was no need to retune the Camaro suspension for the convertible. Chevrolet claims the Camaro convertible offers superior torsional stiffness to that offered by the BMW 3 Series convertible.
At the outset, designers and engineers sought to eliminate the common appearance of convertible top support ribs and they succeeded, using composite knuckles rather than aluminum ones, as well as extending the top material below the belt line and revising the top's stitch lines. The result is a top that has a smooth, taut and carefully tailored appearance that also retains the sleek roofline of the coupe.
The convertible differs from the coupe on a few fine details: The radio antenna, located on the roof of coupes, is mounted to the deck lid on LT convertibles, while RS and SS convertibles embed the AM/FM antenna in the rear spoiler and mount the XM shark fin on the deck lid. The trunk lock cylinder on convertibles is in the rear seat area (irrelevant when you use the remote key fob), and the subwoofer is located in the trunk between the seats.
The interior materials of the Camaro are good, and excellent leather upholstery is available in black, gray, beige and two-tone Inferno Orange. The interior design doesn't rise to the level of the exterior, however. We think the instrumentation leaves much to be desired, if no-nonsense is your point of view, though we should point out that Car and Driver magazine likes it, calls it innovative.
A recessed speedometer and tachometer are stylized in square chrome housings, a nod to the classic Camaro interior. But that was 1967. Back then they didn't have LED light pipe technology, an ambient light option that gives the cabin a warm glow. There's a driver information center between the speedo and tach, its functions controlled via a stalk on the steering column.
The stitched leather wrap on the steering wheel is nice, although the wheel itself is thick, and its three-spoke design is mundane, a missed opportunity (most likely cost-related).
The standard cloth bucket seats are good, although the bolstering isn't fully there for hard cornering. It's a tough compromise to make, given the spectrum of Camaro buyers. The low bolsters make getting in and out of the Camaro easier. The front seat slides 8.5 inches and the steering wheel tilts and telescopes, so drivers of all sizes will fit. Lots of spirited women buy Camaros.
The climate control buttons on the center stack appear to have been designed for looks, and thus aren't as functional as they could or should be. An optional console-mounted gauge package includes oil pressure, oil temperature, volts and transmission fluid temperature. The information is good, although the location down by the driver's knee seems like another attempt to be cool; and maybe a successful, one, because it is a popular option.
The windows are small and A-pillars wide, so it makes the cabin feel a bit cave-like. Visibility through the windshield is compromised by the long hood and raked windshield, although careful location of the driver's seat helps. Rear visibility over the driver's shoulder isn't very good, but then it's impossible to make it good with a roofline this sporty.
The trunk is deep but the opening isn't large and it's almost flat, worth it for the handsome rear deck. There's a pass-through to the trunk behind the rear seat, which isn't easy to crawl into, and feels like a pit.
Rear-seat legroom measures 29.9 inches, a distinction, as few cars today break below that 30-inch mark. You'll want to avoid riding in the back seat. Easy. It's your car.
The top on the convertible is made of thick, durable canvas. An acoustical headliner material is designed to provide a quiet, coupe-like ride when the top is up, and the soft top incorporates a glass rear window and rear window defogger.
The power folding convertible top retracts in about 20 seconds. The convertible top is built in partnership with the same manufacturer as the Corvette convertible top, and operates in a similar manner. It folds in a simple Z-pattern and latches with a single handle located at the center of the windshield header. Other convertible models in this segment still offer convertible tops with dual latches, forcing drivers into two-hand operations reaching across the car. Once the latch is turned to the open position, the push of a single button lowers the windows and activates the power top. The car doesn't have to be parked for the top to be activated, allowing for spur-of-the-moment lowering while stopped at a traffic signal.
Driving Impression
Like the Pontiac G8, the Camaro's chassis was developed in Australia, where the Ozzies aced it. The structure is rigid, helping make the turn-in precise for a car this size; the grip is secure, and the damping is solid and supple, with both the V6 (FE2 suspension) and firmer V8 (FE3). The front suspension uses struts, and the rear is an independent multi-link that's rubber isolated.
The Camaro is a hefty car, 3860 pounds for the V8 and 3800 for the V6, so the handling couldn't be called nimble, just secure and satisfying. The new Mustang is nearly 300 pounds lighter, and feels it.
We never encountered a harsh moment with the ride, in either the LT or the SS. We spent week in a 426-hp SS in the Pacific Northwest, and before that one day driving way out east of San Diego, where we had the chief designer, Canadian Gene Stafanyshyn, riding shotgun and giving us the whole backstory. He's the guy you can thank for the true programming of the TAPshift manual automatic transmission. It does what you tell it to do, nothing more. We love that. Stafanyshyn said he too hates manual automatic transmissions that shift on their own.
One especially nice thing about the transmission is that when you're in sixth gear on the freeway and lightly accelerate, it won't kick down when it doesn't need to. It uses its sufficient torque.
The Camaro LT with its 3.6-liter V6 is the shining surprise of the line. The sweet-sounding, 7000-rpm V6 that gets 29 highway miles per gallon is the future. It accelerates from 0-60 mph in 5.9 seconds, and will do the quarter mile in 14.4 seconds, which is hot in anyone's book. Stafanyshyn said the secret is the spark ignition in this version of the Cadillac engine.
The LT will also stop from 60 mph in a superb 106 feet, as measured by Motor Trend magazine, or 128 feet according to GM. Surprisingly, the SS with its four-piston Brembo brakes doesn't do much better, but the Brembos can be used harder without fade. And the vented rotors are huge, 14 inches front and 14.4 inches rear on the SS, compared to the LT's matching fronts and 11.8-inch rears.
The V6 LT with a 6-speed manual gearbox is the most usably sporty engine-transmission matchup. The gearbox is smooth if not buttery, and Chevrolet says the throws are short but that's relative. Overall it shifts nicely, including easily down into first gear for hairpin turns. The good news is that there is a Hurst short-throw shifter available as a dealer option. We'll take it. We tested it in the Shelby Mustang, and it made a world of difference.
Two 6.2-liter V8 engines are offered in Camaro SS models: the L99 comes on cars with automatics, the LS3 is paired with manual gearboxes. Both engines are derived from the LS3 that debuted on the 2008 Corvette, with an aluminum block (with cast iron cylinder liners) and aluminum cylinder heads. The L99 is rated at 400 hp and 410 pound-feet of torque. The LS3 develops 426 hp and 420 pound-feet of torque. The L99 features the fuel-saving Active Fuel Management System, which saves fuel by shutting down half of the engine's cylinders during certain light-load driving conditions, such as highway cruising.
The throaty 6.2-liter SS gets attention. The Chevy V8 is an old-school two-valve engine that sure works in the Corvette. The Camaro SS is humongous fast, so if you're driving it hard, you're into the danger zone with the law. You can drive it good, just not hard. No one will bust you for loud mufflers, though; we were deflated by the civility of the exhaust note. True, it rumbles, but sometimes a mere rumble isn't enough. And we were slack-jawed at the 6000-rpm redline (with the automatic), so low it felt like the engine was being prevented from working. But the horsepower peaks at 5900 rpm, so the redline was right. The good news is that the SS with the six-speed redlines at 6600.
The 2010 Camaro wins the muscle-car battle against the Dodge Challenger and Mustang GT, but the 2011 Camaro gets knocked off by the new Mustang, because of the Mustang's lower price and its beautiful new 32-valve 5.0-liter engine. The Mustang wins the pounds-per-horsepower battle, 8.7 to 9.1 (412/3580 vs. 426/3860), but the Camaro still ties from 0-60 in 4.6 seconds, and wins in the quarter-mile, 13.0 to 13.2. The Camaro costs $1300 more than the Mustang but it's still a steal. If you need to beat the new Mustang GT, wait for the Z28 and blow that Ford out of the water with a supercharger pumping 560 horsepower.
The 2011 Z28 is not here yet, but GM has confirmed that it will be available by the end of the year, with its supercharger on the V8, like the Cadillac CTS-V, and should at least match that monster 556 horsepower and 551 pound-feet of torque. Best guesses are that it will add about $8000 to the price, remaining a spectacular muscle-car deal.
The 2011 Camaro succeeds in many areas: striking lines, powerful engines borrowed from Cadillac and Corvette, great transmissions, superb handling and ride, terrific V6 gas mileage, and great prices. The interior visibility is limited, pinched because of the car's shape, and don't expect room in the rear. Bucket seats are good, but the retro-wannabe instrumentation will leave you flat if you're looking for function. Mostly, the new Camaro says GM can do it.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Sam Moses drove the Camaro coupe models near San Diego and in the Pacific Northwest.
Model Lineup
Chevrolet Camaro LS ($22,680), LT ($23,880), 2LT ($27,225), SS ($30,945), 2SS ($34,925); Camaro LT Convertible ($29,150); Camaro SS Convertible.
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RS Package ($1200) includes 20-inch aluminum wheels painted Midnight Silver, high-intensity discharge headlamps, unique RS tail lights, body-color roof moldings.
Model Tested
Chevrolet Camaro SS 2SS ($34,925).With design cues evocative of the legendary 1969 model, the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro combines the spirit of the classic American muscle car with the fuel efficiency, safety, handling, technology and build quality expected in a modern performance coupe. The Camaro is available in three trims: LS, LT and SS. The LS and LT are powered by a 312-hp direct-injected 3.6-liter V6 with a six-speed manual or an optional six-speed automatic transmission. The SS?s 6.2-liter V8 generates 426 horsepower with the standard six-speed manual, and 400 horsepower with the optional six-speed automatic with sequential shift control. Standard equipment on all Camaros includes independent rear suspension, StabiliTrak stability control with traction control, six airbags, air conditioning, OnStar and XM satellite radio. The LT adds fog lights, 18-inch alloy wheels and power driver?s seat, while the SS features unique front fascia, sport suspension, Brembo brakes, limited slip differential, a rear spoiler and heated leather seats. The available RS Package includes 20-inch aluminum wheels with performance tires, distinctive high-intensity headlights with a "halo ring" display, rear spoiler and unique tail lamps. Optional equipment includes Bluetooth wireless connectivity, power sunroof, performance tires, Boston Acoustic sound system and a variety of exterior stripe packages. For 2011, the 3.6-liter V6's horsepower is bumped from 304 to 312, and a heads-up display is available.
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You can catch the train out of 'St Pancras International' to 'Elstree and Borehamwood'. When you come out of the train station, turn right and walk down Borehamwood High Street until you come to McDonalds on your left. Turn left into Brook Road.
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The ground is just a short walk (15 minutes) from Borehamwood & Elstree overground station but you can also catch a bus from the station. Take the 292 towards Colindale Asda and you need to get off at the Elstree Studio Stop.
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Take the A1 towards London from M25, first turn off for Boreham Wood, head for town centre, into Brook Road at roundabout before town centre, Broughinge Road is first left. One mile from Elstree and Boreham Wood station.
There is no parking at Borehamwood FC on Match days. There is a pay & display car park adjacent to the ground which has plenty of parking.
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If EPA mandates the use of nutrient management plans (NMPs) on farms under the Clean Water Act, one result could be more use of variable-rate technology, especially for nitrogen, according to a Louisiana crop consultant participating in a panel discussion on NMPs during the 2005 Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans.
But some components of NMPs — such as how to best steward soil fertility — could be complex and would require more knowledge than can currently be applied, according to Harold Lambert, a crop consultant based in Innis, La.
The panel members described how they currently manage their fertility programs, then discussed changes they might make if NMPs were implemented.
"Currently, I try to do more soil testing than is done in the community in general, especially on light- to medium-textured soils," Lambert said. "Our heavier-textured soils are Sharkey clay and Sharkey silty clay loams, and frequent soil testing is not going to be quite as important."
Lambert usually recommends additional phosphorus, zinc and Contsulfur, "especially on our lighter soils that are commonly very low in organic matter. I do have soil test data that indicates these elements are needed."
On the other hand, with the use of the strong Bray phosphorus extraction, (a test which LSU uses), "it's difficult to get a phosphorus recommendation on soils where we've seen a benefit, especially with corn production, by supplementing the phosphorus status. I'm no expert on it, but it's the most rigorous extraction I've seen.
"We need some research to get a better phosphorus recommendation. When we apply outside the best available information from the university, I have a question as to whether that's a violation of best management practices, and what might be the ramifications on the producer in that situation."
Lambert says that as a general rule, "there are probably too many blanket applications of phosphate and potash in my area. We make some variable-rate nitrogen applications, using zone management based on soil conductivity. This, combined with yield history, allows us to address rank cotton potential on strong soils. If we have ample rainfall, we can't apply enough plant growth regulator.
"On fields that have excellent yield history no matter what crop we produce, I frequently recommend phosphate and potash based on removal rates. If we are producing a 60-bushel wheat crop followed by a 50-bushel soybean crop, we remove a substantial amount of potassium.
"I recommend slightly less nitrogen for corn on our lighter soils because of how that impinges on the following year's cotton crop."
Lambert says his first response when asked how he would change his fertility management under the Clean Water Act, "is to do nothing. We're doing about as well as we can right now. But that's not really the answer.
"We definitely need to do more variable-rate nitrogen applications, which would save us costs in both nitrogen and plant growth regulators.
"If we are conservative with our nitrogen rates on cotton on our strong land, then once the growing season is under way and there is the potential for high yields, we may have to rely on a little more foliar-applied nitrogen to help us make a good crop."
Variable-rate lime is another option, according to Lambert. "Using zone management is the way we need to go. We have enough variability in a lot of fields that we can drop rates in the heavier clay in the back third of the field that is just not going to need the lime rate."
In addition, good soil stewardship might mean increasing an applied rate where fertility is low. "How we evaluate that might affect a nutrient management plan for factors such as non-point source pollution.
"It's something I need to learn. We have a lot of soils that are definitely testing low in a number of nutrients, and it's going to take a number of years for the fertility to be added to them.
"We're going to have to look more at grass buffer strips and riparian buffer strips to address runoff. But if we have torrential rainfall, some of these grass waterways could take a licking with glyphosate runoff.
"We have a good track record on crop rotation, but we're going to need to do more of it," Lambert said. "Some of our rotational crops have had their share of problems, like aflatoxin in corn. We need to do more fall rebedding, which is going to mean extra effort and expense for a lot of people. We could have a better approach to winter cover cropping."
Southeast Arkansas crop consultant Charlie Guy says if the future mandates NMPs, technology will play an important role. "Currently, we're not doing the variable-rate applications that we need to be doing."
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On July 1, 1966 the Costa Mesa Union School District, Newport Beach City School District and the Newport Harbor Union High School District unified to become the Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD).
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by Pete Mazzaccaro
There's been an awful lot of bad news in the news lately. And when the news is bad, it's always pretty big news and dominates our newspaper front pages, prime time cable news hours and our daily talk radio schedule.
Last week's (seemingly) amateur terrorist attack of the Boston Marathon that killed three and badly injured scores of people was only the latest event to capture our attention and our news media. In fact, quite a few other big disasters, including an explosion at a chemical plant in Texas that killed more people and a devastating earthquake in Iran, were barely paid attention to as the nation checked in regularly to see how the manhunt for the Boston bombers was going.
With every tragedy, as the questions of motive – how could anyone do that? – start to wane, the questions and examination turn to how the media covers the news. Often, of course, that examination is focused not only on what the news coverage got wrong but whether the amount of coverage was warranted at all.
Whenever I've been asked about how I decide what we cover here, I try to explain that the decision about what is news, or at least what makes something a front page story, comes down to this: If you heard all the stories that are in the paper or on the news, which one would you tell your friend first in a casual conversation?
When a Hill resident was robbed on Highland Avenue, that was clearly the first thing most people would tell a friend or family member. It's not hard to imagine.
"Hey, did you hear about the guy who was robbed on Highland Avenue?"
"What? When?"
"Yup, happened last night."
Those decisions aren't always clear, but they often are. At least, when a story is a story, it's often pretty clear.
The other interesting question, though, particularly in the case of terrorist attacks and mass shootings, in which infamy is arguably part of the goal of the criminals, the question turns to this: By making these crimes 24-hour news events, are we playing into the hands of the perpetrators? They wanted to make a big impact, and here we are giving them what they want.
That's a tough question. The news media isn't very good at censoring itself, nor should it be. If a news outlet has information, it needs to let people know about it. In our current culture of cable news, talk radio and the endless news cycle of the Web, it's hard not to feel that even a story as sensational as the bombings in Boston is being covered too much.
In many ways, the news media is in a no-win situation. It must do its job and do so in a way that does not reduce its credibility. It must and should be sure it is doing everything it can to get the information it has to the people who are reading, watching and listening.
This is not to say that there is no such thing as overdoing it. "The New York Post" has been justly criticized for its, for lack of a better word, outrageous front-page cover that pictured two innocent bystanders who were identified by the paper as suspects. In addition, the rush to get the story first sent a lot of media representatives rushing to a Boston courthouse to witness the arraignment of a suspect who did not exist.
It's difficult from keeping coverage of big stories like these from veering into the sensational. The fact is, these crimes are pretty sensational to begin with. Just relating the facts in cold, passionless detail is breathtaking.
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There were signs. There were shouts. There was tea.
About 100 protesters gathered on the south lawn of the State House yesterday afternoon to protest the proposed 2 percent increase in the state's meal and beverage tax.
Lead by Dale Venturini, president of the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, and restaurateur John Elkhay, the crowd marched from the State House to Waterplace Basin to dump tea into the Providence River. The scene was meant to evoke the historic Boston Tea Party when colonists threw thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor to protest British taxation.
"We're only going to be throwing in 30 pounds," said Elkhay. "It's going to be covered up in a plastic bag so no animals or wildlife will be harmed. It's a symbolic gesture to show the State House that 2 percent is too much, and that 25 percent is way too much."
Under the proposed budget, the state's meal and beverage tax would rise from 8 to 10 percent; a 25 percent hike that those in the hospitality sector say is too much.
"This could be the final nail in the coffin for small mom and pop places," said Mark Garofalo of Fireworks Catering in Providence.
Garofalo said it could also hurt catering companies like Fireworks.
"Destination weddings are a huge draw," he said, explaining that people might choose Cape Cod over Newport for their summer weddings and special occasions.
Garofalo said he was taking part in the protest to get the attention of politicians and the general public alike.
Walter Thierfelder, a retired member of the colonial militia, came dressed in full colonial garb. A former bartender, Thierfelder said his costume was intended to draw attention.
"People are walking down the street, and if I dress like this, they come up to me and ask why," he said. "This [tax] will affect all of Rhode Island."
As the group marched from the State House to the Waterplace Basin, bystanders joined in with the crowd's cries of "Ten percent is too much!"
Michael Stenhouse, CEO of the Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Posterity, said the tax would only yield $35 million of the projected $95 million in additional revenue due to decreased spending. He also said the tax would cause 1,400 private sector retail jobs to be lost.
"This tax would make Rhode Island less competitive to our neighbors," he said. "Why would we want to do anything that would worsen our standards?"
Stenhouse is in favor of eliminating the sales tax altogether.
Susan Wynne, the new Tea Party president, addressed the crowd gathered at Waterplace Basin and encouraged them to challenge their government.
"Today we suffer from taxation without competent representation," she said. "If Governor Chafee was your CEO, you would all be unemployed."
Wynne argued that the citizens of Rhode Island must instill a sense of fear into the government in order to achieve liberty.
"They know how Rhode Island works," she said. "They know they're going to get re-elected. Nothing is going to change until this cycle is broken, and we need to make that happen."
As Elkhay and Venturini dumped the 30-pound plastic bag of tea into the Providence River at a dead low tide, the crowd cheered and yelled, "Spill the Tea!" The bag was secured to a rope so they could easily remove the parcel from the water after the protest was finished. The Department of Environmental Management approved the tea dump.


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Fort Myers shares the Florida Everblades ECHL hockey team and Florida Firecats af2 arena football, with nearby Naples.
For the golfing enthusiast, the Fort Myers Area (Bonita Springs, Cape Coral, Estero, Lehigh Acres, Sanibel Island and Venice) is home to over 50 of Southwest Florida's renowned 130 public and private golf courses. Florida's climate combined with the scenic and nature of these courses makes the area a perfect stop for the vacationing or retiring golfer.
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A little hustle from Blake Griffin (and a little shove from Jason Maxiell) sent Griffin into the first row of the Staples Center crowd, spilling some lady's food and drink. At arena prices, that'll require a claims adjuster.
Oh, and folks in the front row? An NBA superstar just ended up in your lap. It's okay to be excited about it. But nope, these people act like they've been there before. Considering they're courtside, they probably have been there before, but still.


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Welcome to my blog and the place where I will post my photos and musings from my life as an ultrarunner. My nickname "Shining" was given to me by a group of very special students after I finished my first 100-miler, the Massanutten Mountain Trails 100. They were the inspiration that enabled me to finish this awesome race, and I try to live each day with a "shining" attitude!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Remembering Martha
Last weekend I joined the gang for the Martha Moats Baker Memorial 50K++(MMB). This run was created by Dennis Herr, an ultra legend whose trail nickname is "The Animal." If you go back and read past issues of Ultrarunning from the 1980s and 90s, you will see Dennis' name at the top of the race results for Hardrock, Wasatch, and Leadville, just to name a few.
What I love about Dennis, and the runs that he hosts, is that he is all about adventure and tough trails. No "candy ass" trails for the Animal---just long climbs, long descents, and gnarly trail. He also respects the history that is behind MMB--- 85 years ago, Martha was making her way from one side of Brushy Mountain to another in a snowstorm when she perished in the cold. We are privileged to now run those same roads and trails for fun and recreation, but we never forget Martha. Dennis always asks us to say a little prayer for her as we run by.
MMB starts and finishes in the Wild Oak Trail parking area, site of TWOT 100 and Grindstone 100 aid stations. The initial 13-mile climb up Little Bald to Reddish Knob takes 3 hours, and on a clear day, offers views clear to West Virginia and beyond. On Saturday we had rain and fog, so no views...but here are some pics from last year's run:
The gang running towards Reddish Knob
Sophie and Hallie atop Reddish Knob
Hallie is nursing an injury this year, so she had to miss the fun...but the usual suspects returned, along with new friends. I enjoyed running with Ragan and Amy and showing them the parts of the Grindstone course that MMB shares, Martha's gravestone, as well as hammering down Heartstone Ridge Trail in the cool rain. Finally, I felt like a runner again in those cooler temperatures! It was also awesome to see 100-ultra-stud Bill Gentry at the Dog Graveyard with popsicles and other treats. The aid rivaled many ultras out there, and the post-run party under the VHTRC tent was a blast as usual. We waited all afternoon eating yummy treats and drinking a variety of beverages for the runners who opted to run 27 or 35 miles...and in one case, almost 50 miles (that is a story for another time and blog post!).
Thank you, Dennis, for another awesome tour of the trails you love so dearly...and rest in peace, Martha Moats Baker.
2 comments:
- Rick Gray said...
You always speak so highly of Dennis' MMB. One day I am going to have to venture up so that I can enjoy that long climb up to Reddish Knob. I can't wait for cooler temps and it sounds like you had just a little bitty taste of cooler weather last weekend. Sorry about the rain and lack of views, but it sounds like you and the rest of the gang enjoyed themselves. Have a great weekend.
- August 20, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- olga said...
It's a great way to keep memories alive.
p.s. Love the top picture.
- August 20, 2010 at 12:59 PM


text: Federer turned on the style to beat the world number one and reach his eighth Wimbledon final [AFP]Six-times champion Roger Federer produced a vintage display to beat defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday.The Swiss maintained his record of never losing a Wimbledon semi-final to reach a record eighth showpiece match at the All England Club with a dominant performance on Centre Court.After the first two sets were shared in less than an hour, the match came alive in the third set.Serving at 4-5 Djokovic blazed a smash long at 15-30 to give Federer two set points. Djokovic saved the first with a forehand but Federer seized his chance, winning a sensational 20-stroke rally with a smash to move within a set of the final.Djokovic could not recover and dropped serve early in the fourth set as Federer rolled to his first final at the grasscourt slam since he beat Andy Roddick in 2009.He will face either Briton Andy Murray or Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday's final. Ecstatic Federer held his nerve when he served for the match, sealing it after two hours and 19 minutes of high-octane action when Djokovic netted a forehand return."I'm ecstatic, I'm so happy," Federer said immediately after walking off court to huge applause."I played a great match today and it's been a tough tournament for me really. But I was able to play some fantastic tennis today and I thought Novak played good too."The first two sets went really quickly and then the third set was really key and I managed to step it up and maybe get a bit lucky because he also had break points near the end of the third. It was a lot of fun out there today."Looking ahead to a final against either Briton Andy Murray or Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, whom he lost to in the quarter-finals last year, the 30-year-old said: "I lost to Jo here last year and Andy's beaten me more than I've beaten him I think."I have a tough task ahead of me, there's a lot on the line because I can get all-time grand slam record and world number one so I have pressure but I'm excited about it."Federer will return to the top of the world rankings if he equals Pete Sampras's seven Wimbledon titles on Sunday.It would also mean he matches the American's 286 weeks spent as world number one. SOURCE: Reuters Sport Tennis


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prjones wrote:Here in Jersey I was always told corn should be Knee high by the fourth of July.
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St. John's shot 56.7 percent after the break and committed just one turnover as part of a 44-point second half effort, but a 42-16 halftime deficit proved too much to overcome as the Red Storm was defeated by Georgetown, 77-60.
Max Hooper drained 4-of-5 3-pointers and scored a team-high 13 points to lead St. John's (9-5), while Sir'Dominic Pointer finished with 11 points, three blocks and three steals in his first start this season. D'Angelo Harrison went just 1-of-12 from the floor and finished with four points, his first game not reaching double-figures since Feb. 24, 2013, against Pittsburgh.
The Red Storm shot just 21.4 percent (6-of-28) and committed 10 turnovers in the opening stanza.
"Our effort and execution were better in the second half, but this league is too strong to not compete for 40 minutes," said St. John's head coach Steve Lavin.
St. John's dropped to 0-2 in Big East play, losing to Xavier, 70-60, on the road New Year's Eve.
"We're now 0-2 like Georgetown was at this point last year, and we will turn our attention to preparing for a very good Villanova team," said Lavin. "Clearly we need to put two halves together if we expect to be able to win."
Georgetown led by as many as 33 in the second half, including a 59-26 lead with 13:15 to play. The Hoyas still led 62-32 at the 11:22 mark before back-to-back Phil Greene IV jumpers capped a 14-3 run that brought St. John's to within 19 at 65-46.
After Georgetown pushed its lead back up to 24 points at 71-47, the Red Storm answered again as a Hooper 3 capped a 13-4 run that made it a 15-point ballgame with 24 seconds to play.
January 11 marks the 108th meeting between St. John's and its most-frequently played opponent, No. 11 Villanova. The Big East matchup is one of seven at The Garden.


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"Support is the Holy Grail for Oracle; it's 90% margin and how Larry [Ellison] gets an island in Hawaii," says Craig Guarente. "Everything they do is geared toward protecting that revenue."
Guarente knows whereof he speaks. He spent 16 years inside Oracle on the contracts, licensing, and software-audit teams. He was global VP of contracts, business practices, and migrations when he and Oracle parted ways in 2011. Guarente is now CEO of Palisade Compliance, a New Jersey-based firm that helps Oracle customers with software contracting, audit intervention, license "optimization" (meaning getting the most out of what you paid for), and compliance-assurance (making sure you're not using software you haven't paid for).
Palisade is thriving, Guarente told us, because it helps customers "take back control of licensing and contracts." Customers feel powerless, he said, because they're not exactly sure what software they're running and they're even less sure of exactly what their contracts entitle them to use. "Once you're in that position, you can't negotiate price and terms effectively, and any vendor has you over a barrel."
[Want more on licensing snafus? Read Software Audits: Are You Ready?]
The usual consultation involves determining what the customer is licensed to use and what software it's actually using. Palisade details the difference between the two in a License Scorecard report, but the next question is: Where do you want to go?
For example, "Do you have a new datacenter rolling out, a new disaster recovery plan, or are you moving into the cloud?" Guarente asks. "We lay out a roadmap and several options for moving from your current software roadmap to where you want to go from a licensing perspective."
It's easy to lose track of software because it's deployed on so many servers in so many different locations. What's more, enterprise software is seldom encumbered by software license keys, and vendors like Oracle make a habit of including every available feature in the software download, even if those features are typically extra-cost options. Finally, IT-oriented deployment and management tools that let you turn features off and on have no connection to or knowledge of your licenses and contracts.
It's common for Oracle database administrators to run Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) reports to diagnose database problems, for example, but that tool requires that you have a license for the Oracle Database Pack. "There's no message that flashes when you run that report: 'Make sure you have a license for the diagnostic pack,' " says Guarente. But use of AWR and other features will undoubtedly be uncovered if and when License Management Services (LMS), Oracle's audit arm, requests that you run scripts that gather details on all Oracle software usage. Commercial software contracts invariably give publishers the right to audit.
Cottage industries Palisade is one of the newer firms in this niche, but search "Oracle license compliance" and you'll find plenty of competitors. Miro Consulting, for example, has been around for 14 years. It deals mostly with Oracle customers, but it also advises on Adobe, IBM, and Microsoft audits and contracts. The usual trigger for a consultation is a contract renewal, an audit, a planned hardware upgrade, or the start of a software asset-management program.
With the rise of software audits in recent years, many companies are installing software-asset-management tools to determine what software they are using, how often, and by how many people in the organization,
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Portage is a package management system used by Gentoo Linux. Gentoo is sometimes referred to as a meta-distribution due to the extreme flexibility of Portage, which even makes it operating-system-independent. Sabayon Linux is based on Gentoo, but is a bit different in a few ways. Portage is not the default package manager for Sabayon and should only be used by those that are highly experienced with Gentoo. Sabayon Linux Entropy Server uses Portage to bring you the binary packages, making your life much simpler.
This page is to separate Portage HowTo articles from Entropy HowTo articles. If you have a HowTo article for Portage, please add it here.
The Portage package manager is not the default package manager of Sabayon. It should only be used by advanced users who understand the Portage system and understand what flags can do to a system. If you insist on using Portage and you FUBAR your Sabayon Linux installation, you are on your own. This is your big warning, so pay attention to it.
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Payroll and Financial Reporting
The Payroll and Financial Reporting Department's mission is to provide friendly, courteous support and timely assistance to our college community and to effectively manage the resources of this institution.
- Our Departmental Support includes our general contact area for walk-in customers and incoming phone calls. Department Support completes duties necessary for the operations of the department, greets and assists incoming patrons, provides information for and processes self-service invoices, and provides a pick-up location for checks not to be mailed.
- Payroll is responsible for meeting the college's obligation to compensate all college employees on a bi-weekly basis. Payroll also establishes Direct Deposit, sets up Tax Sheltered Annuities (TSA), and aids in changes to tax forms.
Business Hours
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Jones Timeline
TV presents a Lucasfilm
LTD. production in assosiation with Amblin
by: George Lucas
Executive Producer:
George Lucas
Produced by:
Rick McCallum & Cesare Landricina
Sean Patrick Flanery ....
Indiana Jones
Corey Carrier .... Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr.
George Hall .... Dr. Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr.
Ronny Coutteure .... Remy Baudouin
Lloyd Owen .... Professor Henry Jones, Sr.
Ruth de Sosa .... Anna Jones
Margaret Tyzack .... Miss Seymour
A critically acclaimed
combination of adventure, romance and history,
The Adventures of Young
Indiana Jones was shot in 35 countries
and utilized the talents of the industry's most
distinguished actors, directors and writers, earning
11 Emmy Awards and 26 nominations over the course
of its production. In addition, The
Adventures of Young Indiana Jones was the
first television series to use digital production,
pioneering processes that would pave the way for
Lucas' own Star Wars
"Young Indiana Jones was one
of the most ambitious and complex projects that
had ever been attempted for television, and the
result was an amazing series that showed a completely
different side to Indy," said series producer
Rick McCallum, who also produced the three Star
Wars prequels and the Special Editions
of the original Star Wars Trilogy. "Over
the years, the fan support for Young Indiana Jones
has swelled, and I'm asked about it everywhere
I go. So, I'm really happy that people who grew
up with it can at last have it for themselves,
and that a new generation will be able to discover
the brilliant acting, directing, writing and storytelling
that has always been the hallmark of an extraordinary
The feature-length episodes star
Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock
Saints, The Dead
Zone) as teenaged Indy and Corey Carrier
(Nixon) as 9-year-old
Indy. The extraordinary cast of guest stars includes
Christopher Lee, Vanessa Redgrave, Max von Sydow,
Anne Heche, Lukas Haas, Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine
Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright and Daniel Craig.
During its network-television run,
critics described the series as intelligent, daring,
well written, irreverent, and unprecedented in
scope and production values.
The Hollywood Reporter called the
series "exciting, fun, adventurous, brilliantly
made and with a story that's simply charming."
Bill Moyers said, "These exciting tales are
the way to a youngster's imagination -- and his
grandfather's, too. History's never been told
more vividly or more engagingly for the young
and old alike. May Young Indy be my grandson's
companion far into the 21st Century."
The Young Indiana Jones films also
feature the work of some of the industry's biggest
names in directing and writing. Directors include
Bille August (Les Miserables),
Mike Newell (Harry Potter
And The Goblet Of Fire), David Hare (Strapless,
screenplays for The Hours
and Damage), Terry Jones (Monty Python
and the Holy Grail and The Life of Brian), Deepa
Mehta (Water),
Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer,
Jurassic Park III),
Nicholas Roeg (The Man
Who Fell To Earth, Don't
Look Now), and Michael Schultz (Car
Wash, TV's Everwood).
Writers include Rosemary Anne Sisson (Upstairs,
Downstairs), Frank Darabont (The
Shawshank Redemption) and Jonathan Hensleigh
(Die Hard with a Vengeance).


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Laguna Beach philanthropists Sue and Bill Gross donated $2 million to help fund the work of Hoag Hospital breast cancer expert Dr. Melvin Silverstein, the hospital announced Monday.
The gift establishes the Gross Family Foundation endowed chair in oncoplastic breast surgery, which will allow Silverstein to expand his training of other breast cancer specialists.
Hoag's endowed chair system, which is similar to those at academic institutions, gives leaders in a specific field more money and flexibility to pursue innovative treatment methods.
The Gross Family Foundation's addition is Hoag's seventh endowed chair. Others were established to further research in a variety of fields, including memory loss and cognitive disorders, cardiac care and gastrointestinal cancer.
Silverstein, who came to Hoag five years ago after serving as a professor of surgery at USC, has trained 16 doctors through a USC and Hoag fellowship focused on breast cancer.
The newly endowed chair will allow Silverstein "to train more fellows, who will reach many additional patients throughout the world," he said in a statement. "Passing on knowledge is critical to our long-term efforts and I'm honored to have the opportunity to do so."
In the statement, he thanked PIMCO founder Bill Gross and his wife, Sue, who is president of the family's foundation, for their contributions to the Hoag Breast Care Center. Silverstein is the medical director of that center.
"Their generosity helped build the Sue & Bill Gross Women's Pavilion, which houses the Hoag Breast Care Center," he said. "Their newest major gift clearly shows they believe in our mission, and I am deeply touched by this honor and recognition."
Sue Gross said in a statement that she is happy to recognize Silverstein's "pioneering work," and that the foundation supports Hoag's endowed chair model, which she said will help those doctors "expand their impact far beyond their patients while advancing their fields."
"The contributions Hoag's endowed chairs are able to make with these resources are invaluable to the organization and to the community," she said.
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by Elise Seyfried
To say I am easily spooked, would be like saying Itzhak Perlman plays little violin ditties well: the understatement of the century. I never progressed beyond age 5 in the bravery department. I attended my one and only horror movie, "The Exorcist," just because I was dating my husband Steve; a crowd was going to the midnight show, and I didn't want to wimp out. Luckily, in the darkness, no one could tell my eyes were shut and my ears plugged.
As a new driver, I crept hesitantly out into the traffic, cringing at the thought of an imminent crash. Horns tooting behind me, I maintained a snappy 35 miles per hour on the expressway and still felt imperiled. Mind you, I've never had an accident, and my only ticket was the result of parking on the wrong side of the road during a street cleaning. But I'm due for a disaster; wouldn't you think? So I venture out to Shop 'n' Bag for groceries in the rain, muttering "Hail Marys" under my breath, the very model of how NOT to operate a motor vehicle.
As you can imagine, I made the ideal parent. Every stomach bug was the plague, every fever, meningitis. When baby Sheridan slept too little, Evan too much, Rosie not at all; when toddler PJ chose screaming over speaking and newborn Julie failed to respond to sound as much as I felt she should, something was always capital "W" Wrong. I'm surprised our pediatrician Dr. Lockman didn't add a nuisance charge to the Seyfried bill for all my extra calls and questions over the years.
The kids' teenage years gave me ample opportunities to be fearful. Sheridan, at 18, moved downtown to an apartment, solo. (The Curtis Institute of Music did not have dorms.) I tried not to think of the danger he undoubtedly put himself in, but thought of little else. One night, late, he called to "chat." I enjoyed our phone visit at first. When conversational topics ran out, and we were looping back to The Weather, Take Two, and still he talked…something was capital "W" Wrong! Finally, he said, "I just turned my key in the lock, mom; I'm home. There were two weird guys walking behind me all the way from the train station, and I felt safer talking to you." "Oh, honey…" I began, horrified. "OK, bye." He hung up, next stop Dreamland. I, of course, was awake all night.
When Rosie went to Thailand as a high school junior, my fears for her general well-being were legion. Rose tried to calm me with her description of Chiang Rai as totally safe, and the Thai people as gentle and completely non-violent, but I wasn't buying it. When she didn't dial in on time for our infrequent Skype sessions, I instantly had her held for ransom somewhere, or under a mosquito net sweltering with malaria. Rosie came home at last, with nothing but the MOST wonderful stories of her year in Asia — gorgeous scenery, fabulous food, friends for life.
You'd think after that, I might lighten up a tad when she decided on college in Boston. Not a chance. Just before her departure, I sought out mace or something similar. I was surprised to find that the likeliest local spot to purchase was a nearby gun shop. I darted in, looking quite the opposite of a seasoned firearms buff, and asked the clerk if the store carried pepper spray. His immediate response? "Where is your daughter going to college?" Wow, how did he know?
Needless to say, I don't think Rosie carried the pepper spray once. She has never agreed with my vision of the world as a Dark and Frightening Place — and neither have the other kids. That bad things happen in this world, no one can dispute. But simple common sense can go a long way towards protecting us from trouble. And when trouble comes along anyway, despite our best efforts, we can either quake in fear or face our fortune bravely. Some of the most challenged folks I know have the most upbeat and optimistic points of view. Meanwhile I, a lucky duck by any standard, lie in bed and dread the unknowns of each new dawn.
How much of life is perception? Why is my perception so often skewed in a negative direction?
When will I stop being so scared?
Elise Seyfried is Director of Spiritual Formation at Christ's Lutheran Church in Oreland. She is also an actress, wife, mother of five and co-author (with husband, Steve) of 15 plays for children. She is also the author of a self-published book, "Unhaling: On God, Grace and a Perfectly Imperfect Life."


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Adding to recent rumors of the White iPhone 4 possibly shipping on April 26 come more from Engadget, this time in the form of images from a Vodafone UK customer who was lucky enough to get their hands on one a little early. After Vodafone realized one had gotten loose, they sent out a notice to halt all sales of the White iPhone 4 until next week.
we've secured a few images of a 16GB model from a separate source that has seemingly made its way into the hands of one lucky customer (read: bloke) over in Britain [...] Voda sent out a notice to halt sale of these gems "until next week."
Apparently a Vodafone sales rep rang up the White iPhone 4 as a Black 16gb model in their point-of-sale system before the company told its employees not to sell units carrying the MC604B/A model number. The current UK 16gb Black iPhone 4 has a model number of MC603B/A, with the '4' presumably representing the difference in color for that capacity.
Apple has repeatedly gone on the record saying the White iPhone 4 would come out "this spring", but that window is quickly closing. With these new images could we actually be on the verge of seeing real
unicorns White iPhone 4 units in-hand by the month's end? Let us know what you think in the comments and hit the jump for more photos!
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Want a Valentine's Day recipe that will really blow everyone away? Try making this amazing cake with a surprise red heart on the inside. From the outside, it just looks like a delicious white cake, then when you cut into it, boom, everyone's eyes widen when they see the hidden heart inside. Bonus points if you make this for your son or daughter's school V. Day party -- your dedication to the craft of thoughtful sweet treats cannot be denied.
All right. Before we get too far into this recipe, let me start by saying there are many steps. It's not hard, per se, but it's involved. That being said, below are the recipes for the amazing white cake and red velvet cake (used for inner heart), but you should head over to IamBaker for detailed instructions on how to execute the awesome dessert.
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OK! Here we go:
Make four 9-inch pans of white cake and one 9 x 13-inch pan of red velvet cake.
Recipe for the red velvet cake:
3 1/3 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 1/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
6 tablespoons red food coloring
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and lightly flour three 9 x 2-inch round cake pans, then line the bottoms with waxed paper.
To make the cake:
In a small bowl, sift the cake flour and set aside. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a small bowl, whisk together the red food coloring, cocoa, and vanilla. Add to the batter and beat well.
In a measuring cup, stir the salt into the buttermilk. Add to the batter in three parts, alternating with the flour. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated, but do not overbeat.
In a small bowl, stir together the cider vinegar and baking soda. Add to the batter and mix well. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl, making sure the ingredients are well blended and the batter is smooth.
Divide the batter among the prepared pans. Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let the layers cool in the pans for 1 hour. Remove from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
For the white cake:
1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine the flours. Set aside.
In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated but do not over beat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended. Carefully spoon the batter into cake pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes (for round cake), or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Also, if you don't feel like making the heart inside, you could always use the red velvet cake crumbs to form a heart on top of the icing on the outside of the cake. It's a great shortcut.


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The Mae enhances the s-curve shape of this period. It has a lower bust line, encourages the torso to tip forward, and has ¼ spiral bones on the curved seams. The Mae exhibits the art nouveau style with its graceful curves. The neckline in the front is set very low, about 1/2" above the bust line.
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Moonstone Beach Bar & Grill is located directly across from Moonstone Beach. You can enjoy the views from our outdoor patio or from inside the restaurant. Moonstone Beach is a gorgeous stretch of coastline in the Cambria, CA. Here you will view waves crashing on the surf and see numerous sea lions basking on the rocks. It is also a great place to search for moonstones. There are walking paths that run along the coastline that make it really nice for a walk or jog through the pines and cypress trees. Stairs will lead you down from the paths to the beach.
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Milanovic on Inequality (Continued): Implications for Politics, Alliances and Migration
In which, following on yesterday's post, Ricardo Fuentes and I decide to carry on chatting about the new Milanovic paper on inequality.
Duncan: Great intro to the Milanovic paper, Ricardo, but there's plenty more juice to be had, I think. First let's take a closer look at the graph you put up of change in global real income 1988-2008 (below). As well as the spike of the top 1% (and do we know whether the financial crisis has moderated or amplified the spike?), the bit that jumps out at me is the stagnation of incomes above the 75th percentile. For that portion of the world's population in the top quarter of the income bracket, but below the super-rich 1%, the last 20 years have been pretty terrible.


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Recently, there's been a flurry of reports detailing which college majors offer the best starting salaries and which offer the worst. The top ten are all various forms of STEM degrees--science, technology, engineering, and math. Newly-minted petroleum engineers can expect to start out at about $100,000 per year. At the other end of the spectrum are students with degrees in social work, elementary education, and child and family studies. Their starting salaries are just over $30,000.
In many respects, these numbers bear out what business and government experts have been telling us for years. The future of the U.S. economy lies in STEM, and we need more young people entering these fields. Impressive starting salaries are just the economy's signal that it wants and needs more STEM talent.
But does that mean that colleges and universities should make STEM education their top priority and de-emphasize less "relevant" subjects? Should today's college students sidestep courses in art history and music and invest all their time and money in STEM courses instead?
Not according to the students, professors, parents, retirees, and others who have been deliberating the future of higher education in citizen meetings convened by the National Issues Forums (NIF). Full disclosure, as journalists say, I sit on NIF's board. It's a network of schools, libraries, community colleges, book clubs, and other local groups that host forums each year where people can talk about alternative ways to address major issues. Last year, participants discussed the national debt. This year, it's higher education. Already, the NIF network has organized well over 100 forums on higher education in venues ranging from college campuses to senior living centers.
It's not that most people coming to the NIF forums don't care about science and technology. Participants repeatedly point out its importance to the economy and its tantalizing potential for helping humanity address all manner of challenges. The country's need for innovators is a continual theme. Yet, most participants also seem to see a danger in students being too narrowly educated. And most see a genuine value in giving students at least some time and space to explore a range of subjects and ideas.
Here's how someone attending a Kansas forum put it: "Innovation is the strength of the United States in science and technology. That means a broadly educated and experienced person. . . . They need to be very good at their technology or science, but [they need more than that] or we're going to be another China. They're very good at technology. They're not very good at innovation. That's why they send their students here."
In fact, advocates trying to get more Americans interested in STEM by showcasing China's (and India's) prowess in graduating engineers may be off-message. The subject of China comes up repeatedly in the NIF forums, often as a cautionary tale about what happens when students focus too much on single field. Ironically, the Chinese are showing a growing interest in the liberal arts themselves. Xiong Qingnian, who directs a research institute on higher education at Fudan University in Shanghai, described the goal: "We want our students to have more varied views on society. That is why Fudan wants to focus on the liberal arts."
For many in the NIF forums, lack of creativity and vision is only one hazard to being too narrowly educated. Many see the U.S. economy as an employment shape shifter, so according to this view, focusing too much on 2013 job skills could be a mistake. In Iowa, one participant commented that "whatever [students are] studying right now is probably not going to be true in five years, two years, maybe. You don't know, maybe next year. You can't learn this box and then use that forever, because that's not the way the world is now." Students in the forums often struggle with the tension between choosing courses that might help them get a job on graduation versus choosing the kind of education that would give them the adaptability and flexibility to remain employable and prosper over the years.
What's most interesting about the forums so far is the high regard most participants have for an education that encourages students to wrestle with new ideas, sample new fields, and meet people from outside their own experiences. For many, this is the very essence of what it means to become an educated person. "Granted," said one woman said, "I'm biased towards the liberal arts, but if you have a higher education background, period, you've had opportunity to be exposed to different cultures, different lifestyles, different religions, different belief systems, and you have a heart that is not -- a heart and a mind that are both opened, and I think that's what education does for you."
In the forums, participants have a chance to weigh three different options concerning the missions for higher education: 1) focusing on science and technology education to help the economy; 2) offering students a rich, broad education that emphasizes integrity and working together; and 3) expanding opportunity by helping more students attend college and graduate. As might be expected, most participants see important values in all three missions.
What many question, however, is the trend of talking about college mainly as career training--whether it's in STEM or something else. Better job training is essential, many say, for high school graduates who want to enter the work force immediately or aren't interested in a more traditional college education. Offering a wider range of post-secondary options was a clear winner in most of the deliberations.
But it is also clear from these forums that the ability to go to college and get a broad and rich education that expands a student's vision and understanding of the world is still important for many Americans. Maybe it's more important than ever.


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You'll never have to be nervous about driving through poor weather conditions again with bright XLR HID kits. Besides just keeping you safe, custom XLR xenon headlights look amazing. People also love how inexpensive new XLR HID headlights are. You will be thrilled when you see how easy aftermarket XLR xenon bulbs are to install
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Our HID kits come with all the necessary components to complete your installation. This state of the art technology provides up to 10x longer bulb life and 3x brighter light than standard issue halogen bulbs. The improved lighting will make you a more confident driver behind the wheel by giving your more coverage of the road at night, exposing things that could be potentially hazardous. Making the upgrade to one of our high quality HID kits is not only a safety measure, it gives the owner some styling options as well by letting you choose the exact color of HID bulb you're looking for. We carry colors ranging from bright white to cool blue to violet purple.
The HID bulbs included in our kits are high quality units that have been proved to withstand rigorous use, changing weather conditions while still providing incredible road coverage. We use a non-interference MCD digital ballast that has been tested on various complex electrical systems to ensure you're getting a complete setup that is not only fully functional, but 100% reliable every time you get behind the wheel. We pride ourselves on supplying you with the brightest, easiest to install and most reliable HID kits on the market. Each kit is factory sealed and packaged carefully to ensure each piece arrives in perfect condition. Buy with confidence from us, the HID experts.
- Disconnect battery
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Everything tastes better cooked over a wood or charcoal fire - at least that's the Oaxacan credo. From soup to barbacoa, burning embers influence the flavor of Oaxaca's food in just the right ways. For starters, Rick guides us through the 'taco corridor' at the 20 de Noviembre market just off the main square in Oaxaca. We can almost taste the richly-burnished chiles and onions as they grill alongside super-thinly sliced beef and pork and robust chorizo sausages. Then we see hot rocks plucked from the glowing embers and dropped into hot soup for making caldo de piedra (stone soup), a specialty from the village of San Felipe Usila. La Capilla, a campestre (open air) restaurant, in the town of Zaachilla, has served lamb and goat barbacoa for more than 47 years. Rick's so enamored with the process of burying the chile-seasoned meat in glowing embers that he creates his own version on the backyard grill. Served with Oaxacan pasilla tomatillo salsa, there's meat, fire and smoke in every bite.
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The Summer Bridge Program (SBP) is a four-week program that allows select first-time freshmen students to experience the California State University, Long Beach environment prior to entering the fall term. Students will bridge the gap between high school and college through academic coursework, enrichment activities, and the opportunity to build relationships and network with students, faculty and staff. Instruction and tutoring are an integral part of the Summer Bridge program.
The Summer Bridge Program, including housing and meals for the entire four weeks, and educational materials is free of charge to all selected participants. Acceptance into the Summer Bridge Program does not guarantee university admission, financial aid, or housing.
How much does Summer Bridge cost? Can I leave campus or go home on weekends? Learn more in our FAQ section.
Learn about who is eligible for the Summer Bridge Program and how the admission process works.
What really happens at Summer Bridge? Take a peek in the photo gallery to see that the program is both fun and educational.
What are Summer Bridge participants saying about their experiences with the program? Read their testimonials.