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These rules govern all contests (the "Promotion") being conducted by WYNY (the "Station").
The Promotion is open to all legal U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older.
Employees of the Station, the Station's licensee, Neversink Media Group, LLC, their parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, their advertising or promotional agencies and participating sponsors (collectively, "Promotion Entities"), other radio stations, the members of their immediate families and those living in the same household of each (whether related or not), are ineligible to enter or win. "Immediate family" members include spouses, children, step-children, parents, step-parents, siblings and step-siblings.
No groups, clubs, or organizations may participate in Station Contests.
Contents and Promotions are subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
Proof of age, identity and eligibility must be furnished to Station upon request. All entry information must be complete and accurate. The Station will not award a prize to anyone not meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entry.
Entrants are required to provide truthful information, and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements. The Station will also delete any entry knowingly received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
To participate in a Contest or Promotion, you may enter via telephone or web, as directed and depending on contest.
i. On-Air: Listen to the Station for the announcement of the cue to call. Upon hearing the cue to call, the designated caller (as announced by the on-air personality prior to the cue to call) to get through to the Station contest line at (855) 856-5185 will win the specified prize or be entered for the specified prize, depending on promotion, upon confirmation of eligibility.
At the time of their call, callers will be required to provide all information requested including their full name, complete address (including zip code), day and evening phone numbers, email, and date of birth in order to be eligible to win. In the event that the selected caller is disconnected or is found to be ineligible, the next eligible caller that successfully makes it through on the call-in line and completes their call will be a potential winner.
There is no limit to the number of times a listener may attempt to call in to win, but a listener may be a winner only once. There will be up to a total of one (unless otherwise specified) potential winners selected on-air during the Promotion dates. The Station is not responsible for telephone service outages, delays, busy signals, equipment malfunctions, and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from completing their telephone call.
Due to delays in the Station's online streaming of its broadcast signal, listeners to the online stream may not be able to participate in or may be disadvantaged in participating in on-air promotions; the Station is not responsible for these delays or for difficulty receiving or listening to the Station's internet stream.
Online: To enter online, visit http://www.thepike1069.com and follow the links and instructions to enter the Contest Promotion and submit your first name and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, email, date of birth and a valid email address in the online entry form.
Only one online entry per person is permitted, unless otherwise noted. An entrant may use only one email address for purposes of entry in this Promotion. Internet entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning an email address or the domain associated with the submitted email address.
Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Station. Online entry webpage computer is the official time keeping device for the Promotion.
The Station is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties and other technological problems.
iii. Text Message: To enter by text message, listen to the Station for the announcement of the cue to enter. Upon hearing the cue to enter, entrants must text the keyword announced on air to the announced number to enter the Promotion. Only one text entry per person is permitted, unless otherwise noted.
The Station is not responsible for telephone service outages, delays, equipment malfunctions and any other technological difficulties that may prevent an individual from sending a text message. Message and data rates may apply.
The Station is not responsible for any fees incurred by an entrant for this method of entry.
On-Site Entry: To enter on-site, visit the specified located on the specified date between the specified times and complete an official entry form (available while supplies last) with your first name and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, home telephone number, email and date of birth, and put the entry form in the registration box. All entries must be received by end of the event, unless otherwise noted.
Only one entry per person is permitted, unless otherwise specified.
The Station is not responsible for lost, stolen, mangled, misdirected, postage due, illegible, incomplete or late entries.
Mail-in Entry: To enter by mail, legibly hand write your first name and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, home telephone number and date of birth, on a 3×5" card or piece of paper and mail it with sufficient postage in a separate outer mailing envelope to the Station at PO Box 920, Port Jervis, NY 12771.
All entries must be postmarked by the end of the contest and received by the Station by the end of the contest. Only one mail-in entry per person is permitted, unless otherwise specified.
The Station is not responsible for lost, stolen, mangled, misdirected, postage due, illegible, incomplete or late entries.
Winners must provide government issued identification and complete a W-2 Tax form.
The winner will be solely responsible for all taxes and all other fees and expenses not specified herein associated with the receipt and use of the prize. The prize is awarded as is, and the Promotion Entities have neither made nor are responsible in any manner for any warranties, representations, or guarantees, express or implied, in fact or law, relating to the prize, except for any standard manufacturer's warranty that may apply to the prize.
Certain travel restrictions may apply. For travel related prizes, winner's guests must execute any requisite liability and publicity releases prior to travel. Travel arrangements must be made through the Station or its designee. Prize is subject to availability. If the winner cannot travel on dates specified by the Station, the winner may be disqualified, and an alternate winner may be selected in the Station's sole discretion. All other costs not specifically stated herein, including but not limited to those of, taxes, meals, tips and ground transportation to/from the airport and/or to/from the hotel, are the responsibility of the winner. If applicable, the winner and travel companion(s) must travel on the same itinerary and are responsible for obtaining all required travel documents, including, without limitation, government issued photo identification and passports for international travel. If applicable, the winner may be required to present a valid credit card upon hotel check in to cover any incidental expenses incurred during the winner's stay. The winner and travel companion(s) must sign a prize winner publicity and liability release form prior to traveling. If any prize related event is unable to take place as scheduled, for any reason, the Station's sole responsibility to the winner will be to award the remaining available portion of the prize and no substitution or compensation will be provided for the unawarded portion of the prize. The Station reserves the right to remove or to deny entry to the winner and/or guest(s), if applicable, if either engages in disruptive or unruly behavior or in any manner with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the event.
If the prize is a gift card or certificate will be subject to the terms and conditions as set forth by the issuer of the gift certificate and will expire on the date specified.
All prizes or prize certificates may be picked up at the office of the Station at the address below. The winner will forfeit any prize or prize certificate not claimed within thirty (30) days of winning, unless the prize is time sensitive, and expired or takes place within that period, in which case, the prize must be picked up within that date.
There is no substitution, transfer or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes or cash of comparable value. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and, unless otherwise expressly specified, do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.
Decisions of the Station management with respect to the Promotion are final.
If necessary, the winner must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within seven (7) days of winning or prize will be forfeited. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize. Unless otherwise permitted by the Station, winner(s) must claim his or her prize in person, and a prize cannot be claimed by third parties on behalf of the winner.
A parent or legal guardian must accompany any minor children in all Promotion-related activities, and a parent or legal guardian must claim the prize and sign any requisite releases on behalf of the minor child.
Entrants and participants are responsible for complying with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and with these Promotion Rules, and by entering, participants agree to be bound to these official rules. The laws of the State or Commonwealth in which the Station is licensed shall govern this Promotion, without regard to that jurisdiction's choice of law rules.
Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner. The winner will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 with the winner's full Social Security Number or the equivalent for receipt of any prize valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by the Station (or any other commonly owned stations in the Station's market) in a calendar year with an aggregate value of $600 or more. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent upon request will result in forfeiture of the prize. Such winnings of $600 or more will be reported to the IRS.
By entering the Promotion, entrants and participants grant to the Promotion Entities the right to publicize the participant's name, photograph, video, image, likeness, voice, statements, and biographical information for advertising, trade, and promotion purposes without compensation and without opportunity for review, except where prohibited by law.
Winners and entrants agree, except where prohibited by law, to release and discharge, hold harmless and indemnify the PROMOTION Entities, their employees, agents and representatives, officers and directors and their immediate families, successors and assigns, and all others associated with the development and execution of this Promotion, from any and all tax liability that may be imposed or associated with receipt or use of the prizes, and from and against any and all claims, actions, proceedings, and liability for any damages, expenses, fees, injury or losses (INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH) sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize or while traveling to, preparing for, or participating in any Promotion-related or prize-related activity.
Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, the Station, in its sole discretion, may require Promotion winner (and any travel companion(s) or guest(s) over 18) to sign a liability release, agreeing to release and hold harmless the Promotion Entities, their respective officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives and all of their successors and assigns from and against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize and participation in the Promotion.
If for any reason this Promotion cannot be executed as planned, including, but not limited to, as a result of infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Station that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, or if the Promotion is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, the Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend, or modify the Promotion. If the Promotion is terminated before the original end date, the Station reserves the right to select the winners by random drawing from among all eligible non-suspect entries received as of the termination time/date or otherwise modify the procedure for selecting winners.
The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person not abiding by the official rules, or for tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Station's website. Failure to comply with the rules of the Promotion may result in an entrant's disqualification and/or forfeiture of any prize or prizes. If the Station makes a good faith determination that an entrant has cheated or committed fraudulent activity in connection with a Promotion, the Station reserves the right to disqualify that entrant from entering and/or winning future Promotions and to prosecute and seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Promotion, including, without limitation, the substitution of a prize of equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any competition or prize-related event or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, the Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel, terminate, suspend or modify the Promotion and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.
Promotion Entities, their affiliated, parent, and subsidiary companies, their employees, agents and officers, advertising and promotion agencies, and all others associated with the development and execution of this Promotion are not responsible for:
(1) problems associated with television transmission, radio transmission, cable transmission, satellite transmission, phone lines, facsimile, or cable lines and/or phone or IP numbers that are beyond their control, including, but not limited to, a busy signal, operator interference, cellular interference, internet congestion, technical or atmospheric conditions that disrupt the completion of a phone call, facsimile transmission, email transmission, or cable modem service, any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, or wireless calling/text message carrier service, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections; failure of any entry to be received in whole or in part by Station due to technical problems, telephone service problems, human error or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or wireless calling/text message carrier service; communications line, hardware and/or software failures, malfunction of phones (including wireless phones/handsets), phone lines, other communications malfunctions, unavailable network connections, cellular equipment towers, telephone systems or wireless service; damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Promotion, or damage to mobile phone or other PDA device or other internet interruptions or malfunctions or for technical or other difficulties which may prohibit, prevent, or interfere with the transmission of radio signals to all or limited geographic areas during the playing of the Promotion or that may prohibit, prevent, or interfere with the acquisition, completion or submission of an entry; failures of or other problems relating to computer hardware, software, the internet, or similar systems, including but not limited to difficulties relating to entrants' ISP, DSL, or cable modem access, "worms," or viruses or any other problems of any description or nature which may prohibit, prevent or interfere with the acquisition, completion or submission of any entry;
(2) typographical errors in any materials relating to the Promotion;
(3) lost, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, or delayed entry forms;
(4) cancellations, postponements, or delays;
5) Acts of God, war, terrorism, government regulation, disaster, fire, strikes, civil disorder, or other similar causes beyond the control of the Promotion Entities, their affiliated, parent, and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotional agencies and their immediate assigns, making it inadvisable, illegal, impossible, or impractical to continue the Promotion or to perform under these Rules. In the event of any of the foregoing or in the event of an ownership or format change, Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend, or modify, or continue the Promotion, in its sole discretion. Promotion Entities make no warranty, guarantee, or representation of any kind concerning any prize, and PROMOTION ENTITIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, WARRANTY OF FITNESS, AND ANY OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTY.
By use of the Station's website or by entering the Promotion through the Station's website, you agree to the website's Terms of Use Agreement located athttps://thepike1069.com and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at https://thepike1069.com
For a copy of the official rules of the Promotion, send a self-addressed stamped envelope ("SASE") for receipt by the end of the Promotion Period to WYNY Radio, PO Box 920, Port Jervis, NY 12771 Attention: Promotion Rules. For the names of the prize winners send a SASE for receipt within 60 days following the end of the Promotion Period to the attention of Promotion Winner Lists at the above address. In either case please be sure to specify the name of the Promotion for which you are requesting the rules or winners list. Official rules and winner lists (when completed) shall also be available during regular business hours at the main offices of the Station and may be posted online at https://thepike1069.com
One person may win only once every 30 days from the last date a prize was won.
Unfortunately, events cancel due to weather, illness, structural issues or otherwise. Neversink Media Group will do our best to alert all winners as soon as possible. Neversink Media Group is not responsible to replace prizing.


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- Prerequisites: HS 390, 12 additional credits in history and junior standing.
- Bulletin Year: 2012 - 2013 Undergraduate Bulletin
This seminar experience brings together historiography and primary source research. Major work consists of researching and writing an article-length, peer-reviewed historical essay demonstrating the ability to integrate primary and secondary sources into a significant essay that articulates and defends an historical thesis. Emphasis of course may vary with instructor.

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It is difficult to be a productive member of society when you are sick. That is why the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation has invested in health services to make the community a better place to live – and a place to live better. Free rural medical consultations allow those who rarely receive treatment to see a highly trained doctor. This permanent health post gives people security and comfort that medical assistance is always nearby.
A self-contained 25-room ward is under construction at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu to further serve patients in the Eastern region.
Nigeria is one of the few nations where polio exists, mostly affecting poor and distressed populations in parts of Northern Nigeria. In order to render this crippling disease extinct, the SEOF donated $250,000 dollars to Rotary International to assist in its Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
The fight against Glaucoma is another health care initiative of the foundation. Acutely aware of the hidden danger Glaucoma poses to growing portion of world's population, the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation established a €100, 000 Glaucoma research grant at the Department of Ophthalmology University of Mainz, Germany and also established a Nigerian fellowship for Cataract Surgery and Glaucoma Management at the same University.
As part of its emergency health contribution to individuals internally displaced by flood in October 2012, the SEOF organized medical missions to camps in Anambra State and donated food and basic necessities, including bags of rice and beans as well as toiletries worth millions of naira.


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UCLA researchers engineer bacteria to turn carbon dioxide into liquid fuel
By Matthew Chin
Global climate change has prompted efforts to drastically reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels.
In a new approach, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have genetically modified a cyanobacterium to consume carbon dioxide and produce the liquid fuel isobutanol, which holds great potential as a gasoline alternative. The reaction is powered directly by energy from sunlight, through photosynthesis.
The research appears in the Dec. 9 print edition of the journal Nature Biotechnology and is available online.
This new method has two advantages for the long-term, global-scale goal of achieving a cleaner and greener energy economy, the researchers say. First, it recycles carbon dioxide, reducing greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the burning of fossil fuels. Second, it uses solar energy to convert the carbon dioxide into a liquid fuel that can be used in the existing energy infrastructure, including in most automobiles.
While other alternatives to gasoline include deriving biofuels from plants or from algae, both of these processes require several intermediate steps before refinement into usable fuels.
"This new approach avoids the need for biomass deconstruction, either in the case of cellulosic biomass or algal biomass, which is a major economic barrier for biofuel production," said team leader James C. Liao, Chancellor's Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UCLA and associate director of the UCLA–Department of Energy Institute for Genomics and Proteomics. "Therefore, this is potentially much more efficient and less expensive than the current approach."
Using the cyanobacterium Synechoccus elongatus, researchers first genetically increased the quantity of the carbon dioxide–fixing enzyme RuBisCO. Then they spliced genes from other microorganisms to engineer a strain that intakes carbon dioxide and sunlight and produces isobutyraldehyde gas. The low boiling point and high vapor pressure of the gas allows it to easily be stripped from the system.
The engineered bacteria can produce isobutanol directly, but researchers say it is currently easier to use an existing and relatively inexpensive chemical catalysis process to convert isobutyraldehyde gas to isobutanol, as well as other useful petroleum-based products.
In addition to Liao, the research team included lead author Shota Atsumi, a former UCLA postdoctoral scholar now on the UC Davis faculty, and UCLA postdoctoral scholar Wendy Higashide.
An ideal place for this system would be next to existing power plants that emit carbon dioxide, the researchers say, potentially allowing the greenhouse gas to be captured and directly recycled into liquid fuel.
"We are continuing to improve the rate and yield of the production," Liao said. "Other obstacles include the efficiency of light distribution and reduction of bioreactor cost. We are working on solutions to these problems."
The research was supported in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.


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The not-so-secret weapon on The Tonight Show is The Roots, a band whose success on the NBC program was so swift it even surprised a few people at NBC. The group's drummer and leader, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, says music is a crucial part of The Tonight Show, and he spent some time showing NPR TV critic Eric Deggans exactly why.
For the first time, a hip-hop group is the house band for the most influential TV show in late night.
And you can chalk up much of The Roots' success to the relaxed perfectionism of the band's leader, Questlove.
When I first meet him, he is lounging on a couch in a mixing room, deep inside The Tonight Show's Rockefeller Center studios. Casually dressed in black jeans and black hoodie emblazoned with the words "legendary Roots crew," Questlove is listening to a recording of the band rehearsing its new single, "Never."
The Roots will play the song before the show's cameras later that day; he's huddling with the program's engineer to show him how the band should sound. His ears seem to catch everything, including the thin tone of a wood block.
It's like watching Rembrandt splash paint on a canvas.
"If you do this now, it's not a big deal tonight, after we perform it," he explains. Later he dishes on how one unnamed celebrity musical guest tweaked the mix of a performance right up until the show had to broadcast the footage.
Not so for Questlove, who looks comfortable and in command hours before taping. It's obvious such detail-oriented artistry has paid off well for Questlove and The Roots.
The Roots are the last band you might expect to take over a late night TV institution. They came together in the late 1980s and quickly emerged as critic's favorites. But some in hip-hop saw them as quirky outsiders, at least at first, for their musicianship and brainy creativity.
Five years ago, when Fallon started hosting NBC's Late Night, he picked The Roots as his house band.
But the network suits weren't so sure.
"The feelings at NBC were sorta like, 'Well, we know they're a good rap group but, what if we have [country artist] Tom T. Hall on the show? Do they have range?' " Questlove says.
At first, he says, NBC suggested a 13-week probation cycle, where they would meet to discuss the band's performance. It was a way to quietly let the group go if things didn't go well.
"And they were, like, throwing crazy stuff at us ... they'd come and be like, 'You guys got three minutes to come up with an Andrew Lloyd Webber reference.' ... That's how the game 'Freestylin' with the Roots' was invented," Questlove says, referencing their version of a bit Johnny Carson once did with his Tonight Show musicians called "Stump the Band." "Once we did it, then they threw that [out, saying], 'You guys are ours forever. Forget that 13-week meeting thing.' "
Smart move. Because it turns out The Roots have an unexpected talent for creating great moments on camera that become viral videos.
They reinvented Robin Thicke's sexy, controversial hit "Blurred Lines" with kiddie instruments. And slow-jammed the news with the leader of the free world.
And when Fallon moved up from Late Night to take over The Tonight Show in February, music remained at the center of the action.
"For starters, Jimmy is a musician ... he's a legitimate singer and guitarist," Questlove says. "This show is really a variety show disguised as a talk show."
As we're hanging out in the band's tiny rehearsal studio, one of the show's writers stops by to ask for some on-the-spot creativity. In a couple of days, Will Ferrell will be a guest of the show. So will his look-alike: Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
They want to have a drum battle. But Ferrell doesn't really play drums.
So the writer has a simple request: Could Questlove work up a simple drum solo Ferrell can pretend to play on camera?
First, Questlove looks up a few drum solos on YouTube for inspiration. He sifts through clips of virtuoso solos — way too complicated for Ferrell to attempt — and even looks at a bit of his duet with Portlandia star and Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen, who actually plays drums.
Then Questlove sits behind a small kit in a cramped room packed with posters, DVDs, memorabilia and even a stray Grammy award. He reaches behind his back, pulls out a snare drum from among a half-dozen sitting on the floor behind him, and tries out ideas.
The result, which finally airs on The Tonight Show two days later, makes Will Ferrell sound like Buddy Rich.
"It's strange to admit it, but this is kinda the job we were born for," Questlove says, noting that some tastemakers didn't really get it when the band announced the TV gig.
"Once [the website] Gawker said 'The Roots in this position is like watching Miles Davis busk for change in the New York subway system,' " he adds, smiling a little. "We wanted to be underestimated so that [we] could overexceed expectations."
Mission accomplished. In fact, the success of Questlove and The Roots on The Tonight Show seems a particular tale of triumph.
The quirkiest band in hip-hop kept its cool and conquered the biggest institution in late-night TV.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Tag: iPhone
Law Enforcement is all excited about the popularlity of the iPhone. Why? It provides them with enhanced snooping abilities.
Law-enforcement experts said iPhone technology records a wealth of information that can be tapped more easily than BlackBerry and Android devices to help police learn where you've been, what you were doing there and whether you've got something to hide.
A former hacker, Jonathan Zdziarski, wrote a book on the iPhone's forensics, and cops now hire him to teach them how to retrieve hidden and deleted information. Some examples below: [More...]
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iPhone lovers had a bad day yesterday trying to pre-order the iPhone 4. Especially on AT&T's website where security was breached. Lack of adequate testing of its pre-order system may be the cause.
After resorting to pen and paper orders, today AT&T announced it was suspending online pre-orders. Apple's website had problems too. And it has now pushed back delivery date to July 2.
For Applephobes, don't despair. A new Droid phone is due June 23 -- Verizon and Motorola will have it.
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I still haven't gotten my iPhone. Apple stores have been sold out since Friday and I got mad at AT&T when it didn't come through with my phone 7 days after I paid for it so I canceled the order. The current shortage may last a month:
Apple stores are reporting serious shortages of the device, an inventory slip-up that might last for a month, Computerworld reported. Barely a quarter of Apple's retail stores have iPhones to sell, but only nine stores have all three versions available. Only 18 stores currently have the 16 gigabit black model in stock and 26 stores have the white model with the same storage capacity. AT&T is also reporting a severe shortage with all 1,200 retail stores nearly out of the iPhone altogether.
But, I did get a gift of a brand new iPod touch. It's the latest iPod and has a much bigger video screen, wifi, internet and e-mail and all the calendar, contacts, etc features. The only thing it doesn't have is the phone. (And, you need to be able to connect to a wi-fi network.) [More...]
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I stopped in at the Apple store around 12:45 pm today. There were over 100 people in line. Those just getting in the store had been in line since 8:30 am. They weren't giving out numbers (so I could get a number, go to the jail and return afterwards) so I left. They did say they had plenty and would not run out.
On my way back from the jail around 3:30 pm, I stopped at the AT&T store. There was no line. They also had no more iPhones. They were expecting 70 more tomorrow. 70? That's a joke. [More...]
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Activists work to steer Israeli government funding to non-Orthodox
TEL AVIV – At 3:30 Shavuot morning, more than 100 people are seated on folding chairs singing in Yiddish as men walk around with shots of vodka and cups of coffee. Up front, a man in a black frock coat and black hat is belting out the notes, his eyes closed.
Except for the live instruments and free mingling of men and women, the scene would have been common in any of the many charedi Orthodox communities of Jerusalem. But in a room at City Hall in Tel Aviv, Israel's historically secular metropolis, it was something new.
"It's very important to strengthen the voice calling for pluralism from many directions," said Mickey Gitzin, a first-term councilman from the left-wing Meretz party who provided municipal space for the all-night study program organized by the liberal prayer group Beit Tefilah Israeli. "We let the right completely decide what our Judaism will be, and as soon as we fight for an open, pluralistic Judaism, we'll have more strength in the fight over Israel's identity."
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Mr. Gitzin, who is also the director of the religious pluralism advocacy group Be Free Israel, ran for city council last year. In part, the run was to help direct more resources to non-Orthodox groups. He is among a number of activists aiming to advance religious pluralism in Israel by securing more public financing for non-Orthodox groups.
Historically, the pluralism fight has been focused mainly on breaking the Orthodox monopoly on such government religious services as marriage and conversion. But Mr. Gitzin and others now are taking a different tack, aiming to build up the non-Orthodox sector through increasing government support.
The effort comes at a time when Israelis are beginning to self-identify religiously in more nuanced ways, breaking the once-neat division in Israeli society between Orthodox and secular. A 2010 survey found that a quarter of Israeli Jews defined themselves as neither Orthodox nor secular but "traditional," a term that connotes the embrace of certain Jewish customs while not committing to the full observance of Jewish law.
Another recent poll found that a majority of Israelis support more Jewish cultural and educational programming in public schools and public spaces. Israelis are also voting with their feet for non-Orthodox programs, a development some activists have begun to call a "Jewish renewal." The Tel Aviv municipality's first-ever all-night Jewish study program was one of 10 non-Orthodox events held this year in the city on Shavuot, the springtime festival when it's customary to stay up till dawn studying Torah.
"People are looking for community and want to reach the deeper parts of their identity, but don't want to give themselves old definitions," said Lior Weintraub, the CEO of Shearim, a lobbying outfit funded by several American Jewish groups that commissioned the 2010 survey and pushes Knesset members to support financing for non-Orthodox groups. "They won't say 'I want religion, so I'll take it as the charedim present it, as the religious Zionists present it.' Instead, they say: 'I want to consume it and connect to it how I want.'"
Despite the growth of non-Orthodox programming, state funding has not kept pace. Shearim estimates that until 2013, government funding of non-Orthodox Jewish groups stood at roughly $700,000 per year, most of it coming from the Education Ministry.
Since Shai Piron became education minister last year, funding has risen to nearly $3 million annually. Mr. Piron is a member of the centrist Yesh Atid party, which rode a wave of popular resentment against charedi Orthodox privileges to become Israel's second-largest party in 2013 elections.
That number, however, is still tiny compared to funding for Orthodox institutions. Israel's chief rabbinate, for example, receives about $7 million in state funding. Including local municipal chief rabbis, the total balloons to approximately $160 million, according to Hiddush, an organization that promotes greater freedom of religion in Israel.
Mr. Weintraub would like funding for liberal Jewish groups to multiply, and plans to lobby the government to increase funding to non-Orthodox schools, pre-military academies, and informal study programs.
Yizhar Hess, the CEO of the Israeli Conservative movement, says that as long as the Orthodox government monopoly exists, that's precisely the tactic liberal Jewish groups should embrace.
"In Israel there isn't separation of religion and state, so we must make sure that there will be equal funding to the different streams and aspects of diverse Jewish life," he said.
But others see the growth of non-Orthodox Jewish life as separate from state investment. Yesh Atid lawmaker Aliza Lavie, a member of the Knesset's Religion and State Caucus, said the core strength of liberal Jewish groups in Israel comes from grassroots activism, not government funding.
"It's supported from the ground up," Ms. Lavie said. "It didn't bloom in the Education Ministry or the Public Diplomacy Ministry. It came from a generation asking questions."
Mr. Gitzin's city council work already has brought concrete benefits to some Tel Aviv groups. Due to his efforts, the city publicized and provided public space for the liberal Jewish study programs on Shavuot and is now working to find permanent space for non-Orthodox groups in various locations in the city. He also hopes to organize pluralist Shabbat programming in city community centers and bring non-Orthodox teachers to teach classes on Jewish heritage in public schools.
Both Mr. Gitzin and Mr. Weintraub hope their efforts will spark less controversy than campaigns to roll back charedi privileges in Israel, which have led to massive street protests and acrimonious political conflict. But Reform Rabbi Uri Regev, the head of Hiddush, says pluralism advocates also must work to break Orthodoxy's monopoly on marriage, divorce, and conversion.
"This is a very partial segment of the picture and is not understanding the all-encompassing need for renewal," Rabbi Regev said. "Major life-cycle celebrations remain the monopoly of the Orthodox rabbinate."
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Heart of Draenor [NaNoWriMo]
Aka'Magosh, son of Saurfang.
I am proud to have been your friend, and I hope that you now walk with the ancestors.
We are kindred spirits, you, Jorin and I. Growing up under the peaceful Nagrand sky, orphans...never knowing the fate of our famous fathers.
You, son of Varok. Jorin, son of Kilrogg. And I, son of Grom.
Alone, I think the red sickness would have withered me away to nothing. I am ashamed to admit it, but with my father gone and likely dead, I was devastated and weak. The sickness had taken hold of me and I did not struggle. It would have ravaged my defenseless body, were it not for you two.
The sight of other orcs my age also stricken with the curse, but valiantly resisting it, fighting to live, gave me courage. You and Jorin did not lie in your cots as I did, waiting to die - no, you jogged around Garadar, sparred with one another, anything to keep active until you both collapsed from exhaustion.
At first, I did not see the point. But eventually, your friendship, the sounds of your shared laughter, and your unfaltering refusal to surrender won me over. Slowly I realized that we were the same...that I did not need to suffer this cruel fate alone.
I remember the day well when I found the strength to come join in your activities. In truth, I was nervous that the two of you would scorn me for my hesitance and weakness. But you and Jorin simply smiled, clapped me on the back and asked what had taken me so long.
Dranosh...despite the terrible disease that was wasting us away, I just want to tell you that those were the happiest, most carefree days of my life. Not a day goes by that I do not thank the ancestors for gifting me with such loyal, honorable friends. Free of duty, free of guilt...just the three of us, living life and thriving. We were too young to fully grasp or understand the responsibilities that would soon be upon our shoulders.
For many years, we had no contact with the others of our race, and could only wonder and speculate as to their survival. One day, an orc named Kargath Bloodfist appeared asking for able-bodied orcs to join him in the war. I recognized him as one of my father's allies, and rushed out to ask him of the war, of Grom, but he took one look at my pustule-ridden skin, the sickness in my voice, and his lip curled in derision. He left in disgust, calling us useless, less than orcs.
The words hit us hard, and we looked at each, weak and sick, and began wondering if the grizzled chieftain had been correct. But Greatmother Geyah gathered us young orcs together, and told us that Kargath was wrong, that we orcs who remained untainted by demon blood were in reality the TRUE orcs, as we had not fallen into corruption, into evil, as our predecessors had.
I know the Greatmother meant well, and indeed, our spirits were lifted by her speech. But inwardly I began wondering about her words. If the orcs who drank the demonic blood were...evil, then what did it say about my father, who was the first to do so? From what I had been told, he not only volunteered to be the first to partake, but did so without hesitation. Did the others follow suit, inspired by his enthusiasm? Did his display of fearlessness doom our race? These concerns plagued me for many years.
As we grew older, Greatmother Geyah's loving administrations finally purged us of that horrible illness, freeing us to embrace the warrior's life that was our destiny. Our recreational activities now became competitions; our sparring matches, deadly serious. It was a good time, Dranosh. I could not have trained with better partners...with better friends.
When word came to the village that Jorin's clan, the Bleeding Hollow, was now leaderless and struggling to survive on the outskirts of Nagrand, it was a sad but significant day. The three of us did not speak of the matter, but as we sat around the fire that night I looked at both of you, and it was clear the same thoughts were running through our heads. Thus it came as no surprise when Jorin announced the next morning that he would be leaving to rejoin his clan and lead them as his father had done.
As you and I saw him off, you surprised me by saying that you felt sorry for our friend, but also almost envied him. Seeing the confusion on my face, you smiled, though it was a smile laced with regret.
"Don't you see, Garrosh? Our friend knows that his father is dead, since Kilrogg would never have let his clan fall into such disarray. And Jorin grieves. But finally, he KNOWS his father's fate."
I understood immediately what you meant. Jorin could pay his respects to his father's deeds and make peace with his memory. He had closure, could move on with his life. But you and I still did not know if our fathers lived, if they died with honor, anything. Secretly, I wondered if my father had become a monster, committing further atrocities that would haunt our people for the rest of our days.
We stood watching for a long time, silently thinking, until Jorin was but a speck on the horizon.
I was pleased that you managed to thrust these worries away and not let them hinder your growth as a warrior. Similarly, I threw myself into our training to avoid thinking about them. Our sparring bouts were fierce and titanic, and it delighted me that we were fairly evenly matched. Poor Greatmother...so often did she sigh and scold us as we staggered into her tent, begging for the spirits' touch to mend our wounds.
Eventually it was time for us to leave our adolescence behind. Greatmother Geyah asked to speak with the two of us, and told us that she had carefully considered our personalities and talents to determine how we each could best serve the village.
She told us that you would be in charge of leading Garadar's warriors, in everything from hunting for food, to our struggles against the Murkblood tribe, which had becoming increasingly hostile. She cited your courage, your charisma, and above all else, the compassion you felt for your companions as the reasons for your new position. I was pleased at her words - you were all of these things and would make an excellent leader!
She turned to me and I saw regret in her eyes. I was shocked when she told me that although I had grown skilled and strong, I was not yet ready for a task like the one she had given you. She asked that I remain in Garadar as one of its guardians, to protect our people against any angry beast or elemental that might happen upon us.
"Your heart is conflicted, young son of Grom," she told me, sensing my disappointment and pain. "There will come a day when your soul is free of worry and doubt, and when that happens you will accomplish many great deeds and do us proud. But that day has not come. Not yet."
I mumbled something suitably respectful and took my leave. You tried to say something but I could not bear to hear it, not then. Once more, I felt worthless and disgraced, though I felt no anger towards you or the Greatmother - the fault lay within me.
I tried to look upon my new duties in a positive light, that there was no shame in protecting our young and elderly. And this worked, for a time. But my soul ached whenever you returned home, having felled an enormous clefthoof bull or having triumphantly repelled a Murkblood attack. I was thrilled at your achievements, but felt hollow and empty inside knowing that they were beyond my grasp.
You knew I was depressed, and I greatly appreciate that you tried your best to keep my spirits up by asking my counsel, going over battle strategies with me, etc. And I should have been at your side, fighting alongside my friend! Together we would have been unstoppable! But I could not shake the feeling that our once proud race had been reduced to our tiny village directly because of my father's foolish actions.
My body was strong and in its prime, but I could not cast off the weight of these worries. And to make matters worse, the Greatmother was growing old and her health declining. The villagers began looking to me for guidance, since you and the other hunters were frequently traveling. I was not ready for such a responsibility. I feared that like my father, I would only lead us into ruin.
My doubts were only magnified when Horde visitors from Azeroth arrived in Nagrand and began helping our people. These strangers, who owed us nothing, did so much for us. They helped poor Jorin reclaim his village from the ogres, and they rescued you after a disastrous battle with the Murkblood left you wounded and near death. These aliens saved the lives of my best friends, while I hesitated and stammered in the security of my home, too afraid to step up and be a leader. I was ashamed to be alive.
When you decided to leave Garadar in order to seek out your destiny, I was sad to lose a friend, but excited for you at the same time. I knew you were meant for bigger things than protecting a simple village, my friend.
After you left, Garadar persisted, though it was not easy. Our Greatmother grew increasingly weak, and I found it difficult to muster the energy to lead our people. A great depression and apathy had taken hold of me. You were gone, Jorin had returned to his people, and the Greatmother was on the verge of joining the ancestors. Soon, I would be alone.
However, this all changed when the young leader of our people on Azeroth, Thrall, came to visit the Greatmother. During his time in Garadar, he finally told me that which I had waited all my life to hear...what had happened to my father.
Dranosh, my father was a hero! He had not damned the orcs, as we had long suspected. On the contrary, Thrall told me that my father freed us from the cruel hold the demons held over us, that he was not our greatest villain, but our savior!
Thrall called upon the elements to show me how he and my father had tracked down the dreaded demon that had caused our race so much pain, Mannoroth, and battled the terrible creature. I watched the scene in amazement, enraptured, as the image of Thrall was knocked aside, and would have been killed if not for my father. He gave a blood-curdling roar and charged the demon, and slew it a tremendous blow, though the effort cost him his life. Afterwards, Thrall told me that Grom had been one of his best friends, that he revered my father as a mentor and hero, and that a monument now stood where Grom had died, honoring his final heroic act.
I wish you could have been there, my friend, to share in my glory. My father had not doomed the orcs! Our people did not revile and hate the Hellscream name! All the distress and shame I had subjected myself to, not knowing the truth - I had been wrong, all these years. My heart, so long pained by the shame I felt towards my father's actions, now swelled with pride. For the first time in my life, I was proud to be my father's son.
I traveled through the Dark Portal and joined our people on Azeroth, and free of the shackles of doubt, began rising through our ranks as was my destiny. I could hear the Greatmother's words, and they filled me with excitement - I had defeated my inner demons, and knew that glory awaited me in the future!
When the Horde traveled to the frozen land of Northrend to battle the Lich King, Thrall sent me to lead our forces, alongside a surprising legend - your father! Though I had never met him as a child, I felt like I knew him instantly. His manner of speech, his calm, gentle nature that hid the ferocious animal within...it was just like you, my friend. Though we did not always see eye-to-eye, I was honored to fight alongside such a mighty champion.
Soon, it was time to strike directly at the Lich King's citadel. Your father and I discussed who could lead our troops and work in conjunction with the Alliance armies that would be assisting us. You suggested a few names, tremendous fighters all, but as I read over our reports one name in particular leaped out at me, filling me with pride: Dranosh Saurfang. I grinned and turned to your father. We had our leader.
I have heard what happened at the Wrath Gate, Dranosh. When the Lich King emerged from his fortress and stood defiantly before our forces, mocking our efforts, it was not the human, Fordragon, who courageously led the charge. Nor was it the dragons, circling overhead. It was you.
I know your heart. Ever were you concerned about your allies, even at your own expense. You knew you would not be able to cut down the tyrant alone, when he was at his strongest. But you also realized that his appearance had shocked the Horde, cowed the Alliance. That someone needed to stand up and fight, to lead by example, to remind them what true courage and honor was.
Lok'tar ogar, Dranosh. I will never forget the heroism and bravery you showed that day. Your actions were the epitome of what it means to be an orc. I can only hope that when I meet my end, my death will be as glorious and honorable as yours. I am proud to be your friend.
And we do not forget our fallen kin. Your father and I put aside our bickering and led the Horde into the Lich King's foul halls, and put an end to his evil once and for all. We were shocked to discover that he had corrupted your soul and turned you into one of his foul minions. The thought of your noble spirit trapped in one his twisted creations filled me with horror. I wanted to tear the vile place apart stone by stone until I found you, so I could put you out of your suffering, but your father stopped me.
"This is my task, Garrosh," said your father, sadly. "He is my son. I will find him and put him to rest, and return his body to Garadar."
Your father and I were very different, and for months had clashed over tedious details like military tactics and supply lines. But in this, we were in complete agreement. I gave him a nod, and stepped back. Though you were my closest friend, I would not deny a father his last gift to his son.
We triumphed, Dranosh. The Lich King fell before our might, as I knew he would. As soon as we could, your father and I returned to Garadar and laid you to rest with your battle armor, beside your mother and uncle's memorial. Jorin came, and we reminisced about the old days. The Horde's mightiest leaders also made the journey, to honor your courage. Thrall, the tauren elder Cairne, the leader of our troll allies, Vol'jin. Even the Blood Elves, who look down their noses at our "primitive" ways, sent a representative named Lor'themar.
During the ceremony, your father stepped forth to the pyre and announced he wished to read an unusual message from one who could not attend, but wished to send his regards - King Varian Wrynn, of the humans. This was unheard of, and a murmur went through the crowd. I despise this particular human, and would have gladly seized the paper and ripped it to shreds had it been anyone other than your father. Instead I fumed, but held myself back, not wanting to shame your memory with a squabble. For no one else would I have endured such an affront.
Wrynn's words were simple, and...surprising. He said that though he was not at the Wrath Gate, he had learned of the battle's events, and as a fellow father, wanted to give his sympathies. His men that survived told him that you had fought with honor, and had died a hero's death. That you deserved a hero's burial.
Perhaps there is some small shred of decency in the human after all. Or perhaps he simply learned of honor from when our armies fought together against the Lich King. Nonetheless, I was quite surprised. I have also heard stories that you and Fordragon looked upon each other not as rivals or opponents, but as...equals. As allies.
I admit, I struggle with the concept. But you were always the wiser one, Dranosh. Perhaps you saw things in such an allegiance that I do not. Even in death, you continue to teach me things, old friend.
Finally, I have one final piece of wonderful news I wish to share with you. Thrall has left Azeroth to commune with the primal elements back in Nagrand, and he has named me leader of the Horde in his absence!
I am nervous, but excited. I think this is what the Greatmother hinted at, all those years ago. Back then, it was you who were placed in command of our people, to lead them and protect them. Now it is my turn. I will strive to lead the Horde well, and to uphold the causes you died for.
Farewell, Dranosh, Heart of Draenor.
My brother. My friend.
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Pertinent Lore:
Garrosh - description of his status during the Burning Crusade.
Hero of the Mag'har - the quest where Thrall tells Garrosh about Grom's fate.
Poor Dranosh. Never could catch a break.
First of all, the questline in Nagrand where Thrall comes and reveals the truth about Grom to Garrosh is amazing, and it is a must-see for any Horde player.
Onto Garrosh and Dranosh. From a lore perspective, Dranosh has a unique quality that almost no one else in the game possesses - he could be Garrosh's peer. Same with Jorin Kilrogg, too. They're all about the same age, they all grew up in Nagrand and suffered the effects of the Red Pox, and they all have famous warrior dads. Tons of similarities. I could easily imagine the three of them being youths and reaching adolescence, then adulthood, together.
It's really a shame that Dranosh is dead, for I think this fictitious friendship could have been great for Garrosh. He really has no close friends, no one he trusts inherently. Thrall had Eitrigg, Drek'Thar, Cairne, Vol'Jin...but Garrosh has no one. Dranosh would have been perfect for that role - an advisor, a wise warrior, but most importantly, a friend who would talk straight and not mince words. It's exactly what Garrosh needs.
I thought it would be great to reveal a different side of Garrosh, a humble version that remembered those years when he was depressed and mopey. I wanted to shed some light into his former self, when he was consumed with guilt and worry, and just how big an impact it had on him growing up. The contrast between the young Hellscream and Saurfang was the perfect way to emphasize this. While Garrosh was full of doubt and insecurities over what his father had done, I thought it would be fun (and in character) to have Dranosh experience none of these fears, but like a Saurfang, not lord it over his friend, but instead try to help him.
Knowing what orc culture values and respects, I think Garrosh would have a HUGE amount of respect for Dranosh for having the strength to put his fears aside and not let it bother him, especially since he himself was unable to do so.
I also thought it would be interesting to look at Garrosh's bickering with the elder Saurfang in Warsong Hold not as a display of bravado or aggression, but almost like a friendly banter, since he was so close with Dranosh. I think you can tell that deep down, the in-game Garrosh does really respect Saurfang, and possibly even fear him. Anyone else who has spoken to Garrosh in such a way is immediately threatened with dismemberment and a painful death, but with Saurfang, Garrosh pokes fun or changes the subject.
Dranosh's brave charge at the Lich King during the events of the Wrath Gate also deserved some love, I felt. I never really liked the idea that he just stupidly charged in, hopelessly outmatched. I mean, the Saurfangs aren't dumb. But when you think of it differently, that maybe he was willing to sacrifice himself to inspire the Horde & Alliance armies, it seems much more appropriate. It is EXACTLY the type of thing that they would do for the greater good.
Blizzard hasn't really done ANYTHING to round out Garrosh's character into a believable personality, but I think they have a great hook in the Garrosh/Dranosh friendship. If this Letter were true, I could see Garrosh trying to live up to Dranosh's example, his friend and really, almost his role model. Maybe this would lead to Garrosh being more diplomatic, being slower to anger, or considering the possibility of an allegiance with the Alliances like Dranosh showed was possible with his friendship with Bolvar.
Essentially, Garrosh would be a much better, calmer person if his mantra was "What would Dranosh do?"


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June 14, 2011
workshop preview: kirsten bookallil
While I'm in the USA, I'll be previewing the amazing talent who will share their journeys, tips and experience of working in various creative industries at the Daily Imprint "Live a creative life" workshops. The first session will be How to become an interior stylist on Thursday 7 July, 6.30pm at Apple, Bondi. Please come along and meet one of the best in the industry, Kirsten Bookallil...
Every now and then there comes along a feature in real living that I can't stop looking at. I pore over every detail. It usually is from a home. The last time I felt this way was when we featured Kim Ficaro's place [I interviewed her here]. This time it's the home of Kirsten Bookallil. It's not a "look at me" home - in fact, that's probably why I like it so much. I think to create an understated yet sophisticated space is harder than to make rooms or sections of them pop. It has a grown-up feel, without being stuffy. It shouldn't come as a surprise, though, to those who know Kirsten and her work. She regularly styles for magazines, including Gourmet Traveller, and was one of the talents behind the look of the 30 Days of Home & Entertaining house.
Which five words best describe you? Synchronicity, serendipity, inquisitive, aesthetic and ordered.
What was your first career job and what path have you taken since? I studied graphic design at Enmore TAFE, but my first job was actually as a fashion PR. During that period I started a handbag label called Mima, which kept me occupied and aesthetically pleased for long enough to make me realise I wanted to be a stylist, which is what I find myself doing now.
What's the best lesson you've learnt along the way? Respect those above you and below you – they often swap.
What's your proudest career achievement? I don't have a pivotal or defining moment. But having said that, I'm happy with my career as a whole – I'm satisfied by the way I've juggled family and life to create a career that suits me perfectly.
What's been your best decision? To pursue jobs based on how interesting they are and not what they pay.
Who inspires you? I'm constantly inspired, usually by people who have an interesting direction or vision. Creative thinking comes in so many forms for me – typography, a poem, drawing or photograph. We can be inspired by the most simplest of things that we see daily, to the extraordinary landscape of travelling.
What are you passionate about? Peonies, hotel beds, long baths and Scrabble.
Which person, living or dead, would you most like to meet? I would love to have met Little and Big Eddie from Grey Gardens, they epitomise the old world grandeur with that crazy old lady attitude!
What dream do you still want to fulfill? To juggle. And to live in Tuscany and make tomato sauce grown from my own garden.
What are you reading? I always read two books at a time – I need the diversity. At the moment, I'm reading What I have loved - Siri Hustvedt and Arlington Park - Rachel Cusk.


text: While Americans are inundated with coverage of the Democrats' quibbling over Barack Obama's use of marijuana and cocaine as a teenager, a truly important drug story continues to be neglected: The hypocrisy of Big Pharma, psychiatry officialdom, and justice institutions regarding mood-altering (psychotropic) drugs -- specifically the denial of the similarity between illegal and psychiatric drugs. Author and science writer Michael Pollan observed the following about Americans' illegal-psychiatric drug hypocrisy: "Historians of the future will wonder how a people possessed of such a deep faith in the power of drugs also found themselves fighting a war against certain other drugs with not-dissimilar powers. ... We hate drugs. We love drugs. Or could it be that we hate the fact that we love drugs?" When we recognize that psychotropic prescription drugs are chemically similar to illegal psychotropic drugs, and that all of these substances are used for similar purposes, we see two injustices. First, we see the classification of millions of Americans as criminals for using certain drugs, while millions of others, using essentially similar drugs for similar purposes, are seen as patients. Second, we see a denial of those societal realities that compel increasing numbers of Americans to use psychotropic drugs. In the history of psychiatry, there has been a revolving door in which a "medication" becomes an "illegal drug" -- and visa versa. Sigmund Freud used cocaine as medication to treat his own and others' depression and despair. In the 1930s amphetamines were prescribed to treat depression; later amphetamines were prescribed for weight loss; while today amphetamines such as Adderall and Dexedrine are prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Alcohol was a recommended treatment for anxiety as late as the 1940s; and in the 1950s and early 1960s, psychiatrist Oscar Janiger treated the neuroses of Hollywood stars and other celebrities with LSD. Ecstasy was used in marital counseling during the 1980s, and today researchers are studying it as a possible treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. It is politically -- and economically -- incorrect for the corporate press, dependent on Big Pharma advertising revenue, to compare psychiatric drugs with illegal drugs. However, the psychiatry drug textbook A Primer of Drug Action notes that individuals who have used cocaine have difficulty distinguishing between the subjective effects of cocaine and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) when both are administered intravenously. The amphetamines Dexedrine and Adderall, besides being prescribed for ADHD, are used by many college kids, truck drivers, and others to pull all-nighters. Both cocaine and amphetamines enhance the neurotransmitters norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine. The antidepressant Effexor enhances norepinephrine and serotonin, and the antidepressant Wellbutrin enhances dopamine; and it is not uncommon to be prescribed Effexor and Wellbutrin at the same time. Effexor in combination with Wellbutrin enhances the same neurotransmitters as cocaine (you won't likely feel the same, mainly due to the quicker impact and shorter half-life of cocaine). And selective serotonin reuptake inhibitiors (SSRIs) such as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, and Luvox enhance the neurotransmitter serotonin. Ecstasy also enhances serotonin, although by a different mechanism (you won't likely feel the same using SSRIs as you would using Ecstasy in part because Ecstasy has a quicker, shorter-lasting pop). The Speed Culture, coauthored by psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon in 1975, astutely predicted: "Drug companies probably will continue to produce increasingly sophisticated and disguised amphetamines, and these 'new' drugs undoubtedly will be greeted with initial enthusiasm by the medical establishment until it is recognized that any drug with amphetamine-like CNS [central nervous system] stimulating properties almost invariably is just as toxic, potentially addictive, and therapeutically limited as Benzedrine or Dexedrine." While many people use mood-altering drugs recreationally, many others believe that they need their psychotropic drugs -- prescribed and illegal -- to function. Eric Schlosser in Fast Food Nation, investigating the meatpacking industry, discovered this: "The unrelenting pressure of trying to keep up with the line has encouraged widespread methamphetamine use among meatpackers. Workers taking 'crank' feel charged and self-confident, ready for anything." In 2004 Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams announced that he had found marijuana to be "ten times more helpful than Paxil" for his anxiety and depression. What made Williams's declaration difficult to ignore was that he had been a celebrity spokesman for GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturer of Paxil. Neuroscientist Pankaj Sah notes, "It's worth considering that people who constantly use cannabis may be doing it for other reasons than just to 'get high' -- perhaps they are experiencing some emotional problems which taking cannabis alleviates. Much the same way as some people drink alcohol to relieve anxiety." Marijuana and other illegal psychotropic drugs can, according to Ethan Nadelmann, founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, "represent a form of self-medication against physical and emotional pain among people who do not have access to psychotherapy or Prozac." The Drug Policy Alliance (an outgrowth of Nadelmann's Lindesmith Center, a drug policy institute created with the support of George Soros) "advocates for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health, and human rights." The illegal-psychiatric drug hypocrisy in the U.S. is an ugly triumph. It is a triumph of marketing over science. It is a triumph for pharmaceutical corporations and America's ever-growing prison-industrial complex. It is a triumph for those comfortably atop society who would rather Americans view their malaise as exclusively a medical rather than a social problem. And ultimately, it is a triumph of injustice and greed over human rights and a sane society. Bruce E. Levine, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and author of Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Chelsea Green, 2007). |


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Jacksoville, FL Gold Cup Report
Maryland racers Jacob Heavlow and Zachary Wells led the way March 2-4 at Jacksonville, Fla.'s 103rd Street Sports Complex, where the World Karting Association RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series opened its 2012 season with the Barnes Paving Nationals.
Heavlow, a 14-year-old multi-time WKA national champion, went three for three in a trio of junior Animal divisions, while Wells, a 10-year-old up-and-comer, won three of the four Sportsman 1 classes in which he competed. The two Old Line State racers were the only triple winners at Jacksonville of approximately 150 competitors who made up an encouraging count of 280 entrants, the largest Gold Cup turnout in over three years.
Triple winners
Heavlow was untouchable throughout the Barnes Paving Nationals. His team, led by father and crew chief Jim Heavlow, showed up with a brand-new MGM chassis and his trusty Bandit mount, which he's rode to numerous feature wins and championships over the last several years.
After five rounds of Friday practice the Heavlow team opted to stick with the tried and true Bandit, and the decision clearly was a good one as Heavlow proceeded to sweep the weekend in Jr Lite, Jr Medium and Jr Heavy.
Heavlow qualified on pole for each of the three classes and drove to heat and feature wins, by comfortable margins, in all three.
The Barnes Paving Jr Lite 14-lap main saw Heavlow cross the stripe 2.2 seconds ahead of fellow Maryland wheelman Douglas Barnes Jr. New York's Jake Lutz was third, followed by Florida's Aren Smith and Georgia's Skylar Robinson.
Heavlow pulled out to a commanding three-second lead in Jr Heavy. Lutz finished second, about five kart-lengths ahead of A. Smith. Tyler Smith was fourth and Robinson again rounded out the top five.
Thor Oil Jr Medium was the final and the tightest main-event win for Heavlow. After pulling out to a decent lead, Barnes and Lutz worked together to close the gap on the yellow Bandit. Try as they might, the pair could only get within 0.419 seconds of Heavlow before the checkers waved. Barnes, who finished second, did set the main's fast lap at 37.954. Lutz was third for the second time on the weekend, A. Smith fourth and Dustin Demattia fifth.
Zachary Wells won both Jr Sportsman 1 Box Stock mains and took one of the two Sportsman 1 Animal contests.
Wells, driving a sleek No. 43 MGM with a Richard Petty color scheme pulled out to a demanding 4.8-second lead in Performance North Sportsman 1 Lite. Wisconsin's Gabriel Zellner was next across the line, just ahead of New York's Joshua Stark. Coyote racer Nick Fauci was fourth and Jason Alder fifth.
Saturday's version of Sportsman 1 Box Stock saw Wells win by a cool three-second margin over fellow Maryland racer Matthew Miller. Cody Hall was third, Alder fourth and Luke Kohlbecker fifth.
Sunday's Sportsman 1 Box Stock Final 2 saw Cody Hall challenge Wells throughout the 14-lapper. Hall fell just short of capturing the win as Wells fended him off to the stripe. The margin of victory was a slight 0.221 seconds. Alder was third, Miller fourth and Kohlbecker fifth.
Zellner denies Wells of four wins
Gabriel Zellner was the only driver to best Wells in feature-race competition. Zellner won an exciting Sportsman 1 Heavy main and his closest counterpart was not Wells but young Coyote driver Nick Fauci.
Fauci hounded Zellner throughout the main event and made a desperate last-turn attempt at the pass as the pair came to the checkered flag. Fauci didn't have enough to clear Zellner and the two made contact. Fauci's Coyote slid off the track as his chance at the win disappeared. Zellner weathered the storm and wheeled his Arrow to a big feature win.
Wells was second, Alder third, Stark fourth and Fauci recovered to cross the finish line fifth.
Trent Barnes, Tebbe and Cowen score Sportsman 2 triumphs
Sportsman 2 Lite and Heavy featured some good action as Maryland racer Trent Barnes picked up two feature wins at the event tagged with his family's Barnes Paving as the title sponsor.
Barnes claimed the American Power Sports Sportsman 2 Lite win after a fierce battle with Dylan Murry, Connor Tebbe and Jacob Zellner. Barnes crossed the stripe a mere 0.086 seconds in front of Murry for the big win. Tebbe and J. Zellner both were less than a second back at the finish. The four raced out to a near 10-second advantage over Pennsylvania's Adam Cornell, who rounded out the top five.
Sunday's Sportsman 2 Heavy featured a spirited two-kart battle as T. Barnes and J. Zellner raced away from the rest of the field. The pair ran nose to tail throughout the 14-lapper and when the white flag waved, most onlookers were ready for J. Zellner to make a move for the lead.
Jacob looked to mount a challenge with a handful of corner left, but couldn't muster enough speed on his Arrow to move past T. Barnes' Bandit. T. Barnes crossed the stripe a couple kart-lengths ahead of J. Zellner for his second win on the weekend. Tebbe was over six seconds back in third. Cornell took fourth and Evan Cowen completed the top five.
Tebbe and Cowen split the Jr Sportsman 2 Box Stock finals. Tebbe, the defending national champion in the Clone-powered division, won Saturday's Final 1 over Cowen, Murry and Austin Schulz. Sunday saw Cowen cross the finish line ahead of Tebbe, Murry and Schulz.
Aren Smith doubles up; Demattia wins Restricted Jr
Jacksonville native Aren Smith won both Jr Box Stock mains to get his season off to a quick start.
The top five was identical in the two main events. A. Smith, on a Razor, won both over his twin brother and defending Jr Box Stock national champion Tyler Smith. Tanner Lee was third both days, Michigan's Tyler Woods fourth and Bailey Temples fifth.
Ohio's Dustin Demattia won a competitive Restricted Junior main over fellow Buckeye Sarah Luoma. The pair raced hard with New York's Ryan Bavineau and A. Smith throughout the 14-lapper. Demattia crossed the stripe only 0.165 seconds before Luoma. Bavineau was less than a half-second back in third, while A. Smith was only 0.592 seconds off the winner in fourth. Anthony Wimmer rounded out the top five.
Smith, Hall split LO206 Kid Kart features
Everyone enjoyed seeing the new LO206 Kid Kart class hit the track for the first time in the Gold Cup Series at Jacksonville. Three drivers made the call each day in the debut of the division.
Dalton Smith won Saturday's Final 1 on his Coyote. Dalton finished ahead of Cale Hall and Zac Fowler for the score.
Sunday saw Cale find some added speed and race his Razor to a comfortable win over Dalton. Zac again rounded out the three-kart field.
The LO206 Kid Kart races at Jacksonville were historical in WKA national competition. The race marked the first time a WKA national event included a competitive Kid Kart class. In the past – and currently in other WKA national series – Kid Kart classes run non-competition exhibitions.
Duvall, Sobel, Reed and Kohlbecker take 2-cycle wins
National 2-cycle racing made its return to the Gold Cup at Jacksonville with six main events between Saturday and Sunday.
Luke Kohlbecker and Jacob Duvall both claimed double-win weekends on their 2-cycle-powered mounts.
Kohlbecker swept the Haddock Ltd., Inc. Komet Sportsman mains. Saturday's Komet Sportsman Final 1 saw Kohlbecker wheel his Margay to an impressive 16-second win over Florida's Mayo Livingston. Alec Evans was third and Austin Schaff fourth.
Sunday's Haddock Ltd.-backed Komet Sportsman race was one of the more interesting affairs of the weekend. Schaff raced his No. 18 out to a commanding lead and looked to have the race easily in hand before he slid off the track in turn two and into the grass. By the time Schaff recovered both Kohlbecker and Evans made there way past with only a handful of laps remaining.
Schaff quickly overtook Evans and set his sights on Kohlbecker's Margay. The laps wound down too quick and although Schaff clearly was the fastest kart on the track at the time, he needed at least another lap to mount a serious challenge on Kohlbecker, who scored his second feature win of the weekend in the 14-lapper. Schaff was second, Evans third and Livingston fourth.
Jacob Duvall left little doubt who was the top X-30 Senior competitor at Jax. Duvall bested WKA Manufacturers Cup regular Colton Ramsey by 0.228 seconds to take Saturday's X-30 Senior Final 1. The top two were about a second and a half ahead of third-place Ian Tilbor. Indiana Birel pilots Blake Deister and Jackson Mears rounded out the top five.
Duvall was on his game with his DR Kart again Sunday. Caleb Loniewski's Margay was his closest counterpart in this one, although Duvall pulled away from Loniewski throughout the 14-lap main to take a convincing win by a 3.8-second gap. Tilbor was third for the second day in a row. Jay Vormwald took fourth and Deister fifth.
Franklinkart.com X-30 Junior saw five racers make the call each day and while the field was short, there was no lack of competition among the five entrants.
Saturday's X-30 Junior Final 1 main featured a spirited three-kart battle for the national win among Florida's Derek Sobel and Justin Kreiner and Ohio WKA Manufacturers Cup regular Emerson Reed.
Reed led most of the 14-lapper before Sobel and Kreiner made their moves on the final lap. Sobel overtook Reed in the challenging left-hander at the end of Jacksonville's 1,000-feet backstretch to take the lead. This opened the door for Kreiner to sneak his Tony Kart to the inside of Reed's Merlin. The pair made contact until Kreiner cleared Reed by a nose to take the second spot. Both followed Sobel's DR Kart across the stripe. Dustin Stross and Georgia Henneberry were fourth and fifth.
Kreiner, who scored his first-ever WKA podium in the event, laid down a quick lap of 34.150, which was the fastest lap of any driver in attendance at Jacksonville.
Sunday's X-30 Junior Final 2 was a two-kart battle for the win between Reed and Sobel. Reed again put his Merlin out front and led the entire race with Sobel hot on his heels. As the two took the white flag, onlookers waited with anticipation for Sobel's move.
Reed chose the bottom lane down Jax's long backstretch and forced Sobel to make a bid on the outside. Sobel made a move to the inside for the next-to-last corner, and Reed slid into the grass. Reed shot his way back to the racing surface and side-by-side with Sobel. The two raced that way across the finish line with Reed able to maintain a 0.031-second win over Sobel in one of the most exciting races of the weekend.
Stross was third, Henneberry fourth and Kreiner fifth after making contact with a tire barrier early in the race.
Meier the man in Money Race
Racing kicked off Friday night with the heavily anticipated Animal Heavy Money Race, which saw a pretty field 21 karts take the green flag. The 30-lap race featured a "who's who" of 4-cycle sprint racers, including heavy hitters like Gary Lawson, Tyler Sandmeyer, Sean Meier and Jimmy Heavlow.
The final laps saw multi-time Money Race winner Lawson and Heavlow, a late entrant behind the wheel of a Robbie Jones MGM machine, partake in an intense battle for the top prize. Lawson and Heavlow traded the lead several times over the second 15-lap run, and with the checkered flag ready to wave the pair raced side-by-side and made contact in the final corners.
Both drivers slid off the track and saw their chances at the first-place laurels go away with it. Coyote racer Sean Meier took advantage of the incident and what looked to be a solid third-place effort quickly turned into a big race win for the Florida wheelman.
Meier led a trio of Coyotes across the stripe with New York's Dylan Zobkiw and Ohio's Dakota Bell in tow. Lawson recovered to finish fourth and Joshua Stiefel rounded out the top five. Sandmeyer, Heavlow, Michael Greiner, Brett Peters and Zachary Linsell finished sixth through 10th.
Meier pocketed over $350 for his effort. The Money Race was sponsored by John Zobkiw's Year Around Tax Service, which donated an extra $200 to the purse in addition to the 75 percent payback from entry fees.
No repeat winners in 4-cycle senior mains
No driver won more than once in the nine senior 4-cycle feature events at the Barnes Paving Nationals.
An MGM bested a Coyote in Coyote Motorsports Stock Lite. Robbie Jones, who ran his first Gold Cup event as a senior driver at Jacksonville, won a close affair over veteran Russ Marinucci in the 14-lapper. Maryland's Zachary Linsell was only a handful of kart-lengths back of the lead duo in third. Dakota Bell faded in the event and ended up over seven seconds behind the winner in fourth. Douglas Schmidt rounded out the top five.
Maryland veteran Tyler Sandmeyer was the class of the field in Saturday afternoon's Stock Heavy. Sandmeyer and his sleek black MGM gapped Gary Lawson by about 15 kart-lengths in the 14-lap affair, but ended up crossing the stripe nearly five seconds ahead of runner-up Jimmy Heavlow after Meier and Lawson came together in the final corners.
Meier actually crossed the line second but was penalized to fifth for an over-aggressive move on Lawson. The Meier penalty gave Heavlow second, Richie Kuhn third and Lawson fourth.
Sunday's Stock Medium was the weekend's largest division at 22 starters. After getting shuffled around early in the race, Sandmeyer took control with less than half the race remaining and proceeded to pull out to about five to 10 kart-lengths over Lawson.
While Sandmeyer looked to have the race in hand, he made a rare miscue in the final corners and slowed his speed just slightly to take a more defensive line to hold back Lawson, who was still over five kart-lengths back. This opened the door for Lawson, who quickly moved to the inside of Sandmeyer. The pair made contact before Lawson pulled ahead to capture his first and only win of the weekend.
Sandmeyer settled for second, about one second ahead of Dakota Bell's Coyote. Meier was the hard charger of the race; he started 12th and finished fourth. Ryan Bennett rounded out the top five. Harry Smith was sixth, Schmidt seventh, D. Zobkiw eighth, Jim Lipari ninth and Linsell 10th.
The new Margay Racing Products Animal Amateur Medium was a barnburner on Sunday afternoon. Reserved for racers who have not won a national championship (similar to Restricted Junior), the initial run of the class boasted over 10 entrants and saw some good racing for the win among eventual victor Ryan Bennett, Paul Headley, Harry Smith and Joshua Stiefel.
H. Smith led most of the affair and had a formidable lead over Headley, Bennett and Stiefel at one point. However, the long backstretch allows the aid of the draft and the second-through-fourth-place trio worked together to run down the Michigan veteran.
Headley led for a short time before Bennett shot past with less than three laps to go. The MGM driver pulled out to a decent advantage over the last few laps and took the checkers a handful of kart-lengths in front of Headley for the first Amateur Medium victory. H. Smith followed Bennett and Headley across the line for third, Stiefel fourth and Greiner fifth.
The well-respected and talented Chris Carroll made his return to the Gold Cup circuit aboard a No. 2 Coyote and returned to the top step of a national podium in the process with his popular triumph in Saturday's Masters Medium.
The race featured a three-kart battle for the win among Carroll, defending national champion Steve Roberts and Coyote wheelman Tim Stiefel. Carroll made his move late in the race after trading the lead with both Roberts and Stiefel several times. He won the 14-lapper by a three-second margin over Roberts. Stiefel was third, Bradley Farmer fourth and David Barry fifth. Carroll's triumph marked the first time Roberts was beat in a Masters main event in over a year.
The feel-good story of the weekend came in Sunday's Target Distributing Masters Heavy feature. Only two karts took the green and Tim Stiefel immediately pulled out to a big advantage over David Barry. But with a handful of laps remaining Stiefel suffered mechanical problems and pulled off the half-mile circuit. This gave Barry the opportunity to take the lead and drive to an uncontested victory, his first in numerous years of trying.
The proud Performance North owner and Gold Cup sponsor was emotional after the win and fans and followers of the series couldn't have been happier to see the Connecticut veteran pick up a big national victory.
The Senior Box Stock finals were two of the largest fields of the weekend at over 20 starters in each. They also were a couple of the best races.
Saturday's Sr Box Stock Final 1 saw Tyler Sandmeyer pull out to an impressive lead on an orange Paul Rice-owned MGM offset. However, Sandmeyer's lead began to shrink with a few laps left as Razor pilots Tyler Bell and Steven Schlenke worked with Ohio's Eric Fagan to close the gap.
The importance of the draft, especially in the slower Box Stock classes, helped the trio close on Sandmeyer and make the move past the Stock Heavy victor on the final straightaway.
After the dust settled from the final corners T. Bell was out front and claimed the national victory for Razor over Schlenke, Fagan, Sandmeyer and Matthew Kessinger. Defending national champion Joey Miller was sixth, Matthew Horst seventh, Bob Barthelemy eighth, Todd Horton ninth and Carter Schlenke 10th.
Sunday's Sr Box Stock weekend capper featured another lively four-kart battle for the win, this time among Fagan, Rob Hindery, Connor Lund and Miller.
Similar to Sandmeyer on Saturday, Palm Coast, Fla., veteran Hindery led from the green flag before things got dicey on the last lap. Hindery was a sitting duck on the backstretch as Fagan and Lund worked past the Razor driver to take the lead.
Fagan, who ran third most of the race behind Hindery and Miller, made an aggressive pass for second on Miller with a couple laps to go and then sucked up on Hindery to make the pass for the win on the last lap.
Lund also got past Hindery to take second. Hindery settled for third, Miller fourth and Horst fifth. Saturday's winner T. Bell was sixth, Patrick O'Neal seventh, S. Schlenke eighth, Robbie Jones ninth and Joshua Copeland 10th. Fagan scored the win on a decade-old Bandit.
Coyote owner Jim Lipari was the only entrant in Saturday's Animal Modified Medium. Lipari made a few laps before pulling in and was credited with the victory.
Looking ahead…
With the conclusion of the Barnes Paving Nationals at Jacksonville, Gold Cup teams now set their sights on a return to the Lamar County Speedway in Barnesville, Ga., for the April 27-29 Michigan Kart Supply Nationals. Barnesville, a tradition-rich sprint karting facility, hasn't seen a WKA national since 1994, when both the Gold Cup and Manufacturers Cup ran separate events.
Eighteen years is a long time, and teams are already looking forward to and preparing for a historic return to the tight 0.27-mile sprint track.
To view and print the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals Barnesville entry form go here.
Justin Kreiner Racing would like to thank all of their team partners for the 2011 racing season. These include; Hooters, Impact Racing, Batteries Plus, DeCal Zone, Krispy Kreme, Molecule, RB Components, NGK Spark Plugs, Stevenson Motorsports, Indocil Art, Walters Web Design, Champion Trophy, Great Atlantic Outfitters, Adkins Speedcenter, Wrangler Jean Co and Blue Bunny Ice Cream.
For more information on Justin Kreiner Racing please visit www.JustinKRacing.com.
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