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Did Brussels let 'terrorists win' by cancelling New Years' fireworks display?
Belgium has cancelled its traditional New Year fireworks display in the capital, Brussels, as well as other public festivities, over a heightened terror alert. Extra security was already in place in the city after two men suspected of planning an attack over the holiday season were arrested earlier in the week.
READ MORE: Belgian prosecutors arrest 2 people suspected of plotting NYE attacks in Brussels
RT: This seems like a drastic measure - cancelling New Year celebrations. Does this look like paranoia to you?
Pierre Schweitzer: It may seem like an overreaction, but just pretend that you are the government - what do you have to lose if you cancel all these celebrations? Well, maybe some popularity, but not very much. And now what if there is a terrible attack during the celebrations? Everyone is going to say it was very easy to predict and the government hasn't done their job. So when you try to look at the pros and cons, if you are the government, I think that the decision can be very clear.
RT: Do steps like this simply play into the hands of extremists? Are they already having an impact on the European way of life?
PS: ... It is going in the sense that the terrorists want us to go. But in extreme cases like this maybe some temporary cancellations can appear quite wise. Just maybe in order to avoid some panic reactions just because of the fireworks, or some very bad-tasted jokes, or things that may happen in this context of very high tension. So it can be a wise decision, if it is temporary.
RT: In Belgium, as well as in France, where you are, there's been a surge in anti-Muslim sentiment in the wake of the Paris massacre. Do situations like the one in Brussels make matters worse?
PS: The whole context is going unfortunately in favor of growing tensions between the Muslim community and the others. But there are some counter examples. For example, in France during Christmas Eve there was a kind of Muslim militia that was looking after the Christians at the church. Of course it was very symbolic, but some good things happen as well. But overall, yes, the context of tension is bad and it may become worse because of these cancellations...
RT: And from your own point of view, Pierre, living in France, what is the feeling among people, maybe people you know? Is there a genuine fear?
PS: Yes, people are very scared in their feelings. There is a real sense of fear. Even around me, my friends in Marseilles, I am not from Paris, but I know people that were harmed in the attack; or I know people who know people that were killed in the attack. So there are a lot of persons that really feel personally involved in this, and they do fear.
But at the same time, even if it is an irrational fear, they know that admitting that they have fear is letting the terrorists win. At the same time they are trying to go against their fear. But of course fear is here; that is true.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT.


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VALATIE — At one point, 12-year-old Kirstyn Suchoski had hundreds of Christmas presents in the basement of her family's Columbia County home.
On Monday those gifts, donated by schoolmates at Ichabod Crane Middle School in Valatie, were delivered to needy boys and girls at St. Catherine's Center for Children in Albany.
The festive gathering Monday with St. Catherine's students at the center on North Main Street marked the culmination of a monthlong effort that began when the seventh-grader approached Principal Tim Farley with the idea of spreading holiday cheer to children less fortunate than herself.
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With the help of her mother, Carla, Kirstyn created a flier to alert her fellow students and their parents about the idea of adopting youngsters at St. Catherine's. She then hung ornamental paper angels listing the names, ages gender, and requested gifts on two Christmas trees in the elementary and middle schools. In four days, students had grabbed all the angels on the tree, and Farley's office was overflowing with presents that were then transported to the Suchoski household. Kirstyn said seeing all the gifts the community donated and the smiles on the faces of the children receiving them were the high points of the project.
"I was happy that people showed so much care and support," said Kirstyn. "This has been such a great experience for me, and I think it will probably be the most special Christmas and one I hope they will remember."
St. Catherine's, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, provides quality care and treatment to children and families in need.
Along with the gifts they received Monday, there are enough for the St. Catherine's youngsters to open on Christmas Day, when they will also receive stockings with candy canes, yo-yos, Rubik's cubes and other goodies, Kirstyn said.
Farley praised Kirstyn for her commitment to help others in the true spirit of the holiday season, saying simply: "She's amazing."
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We work hard to take care of our families, homes and friends. Today, let's take time and make a priority to do three nice things for ourselves. It's not selfish - a happy homemaker makes for a happy home!
You'll know what your three lovely things might be. For me, I'll take a long bath instead of a hurried shower; I'll carve out 30 minutes to leisurely read a magazine while sipping iced tea in a sunny window; and I'll take extra time at lunch to make my favorite sandwich - and savor it - instead of just gulping down yogurt in front of the computer.
- Now that we're at the end of February, have you been able to put away your Valentine's decorations? Time to get out your Spring, St. Patrick's Day or Easter themed decor, if you decorate for those holidays or for this season.
- We're almost through the workweek! Anything you need to do so you're not falling behind on housework? A quick bit of vacuuming, a quick mop down for the kitchen floor, a load of laundry washed and folded and put away?
- Make social plans for this weekend so you and your friends have a bit of advance notice of something fun you'll do together.
- Will you be eating dinner on a clean tablecloth tonight? Be sure to change yours if it is soiled or crumb-encrusted. It's attention to the little things like this that make a regular home a lovely home.
- Plan a special Friday lunch for your kids (if you are the one who packs their lunch boxes.) It will be easier to surprise them with something special tomorrow if you plan ahead today.
- Need to pick up any milk, fresh veggies or fruit on your way home today?
TODAY'S PROJECT: Do Three Lovely Things for You and You Alone
Do three pleasurable things today, just for you, even if they seem selfish or indulgent. Maybe we shouldn't be partaking in ice cream if we're watching our diets, or taking time away from important tasks that will make us feel guilty later. But I bet we can slip in enough time tonight to do three easy things to make ourselves happy. Maybe just a small portion of ice cream!
Perhaps it's a bath, an uninterrupted phone call to a good friend, half an hour with a home decor or cooking magazine, indulging in a mind-numbing TV show, or lingering over a latte at Starbucks. Just do something you enjoy, something that will make you feel nice, something to honor yourself.
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This is Becca's blog showcasing her home decorating projects and holiday decor. I'm currently enjoying looking through her beautiful Valentine's Day decor and her Valentine's Day mantel- she put so much time into this and it looks fabulous! You can also peek into her Winter Great Room. I can't wait to see what she does for Easter!
LOVELY BOOKS: Dessert for Two
Christina from the Dessert for Two blog just published her first cookbook. I'm so excited to check it out. I like dessert (but tend to prioritize an appetizer or cocktail instead, if I'm watching my caloric intake) but find portions too big. I seem to run out of steam or get bored before I can eat them. So I love this concept of tiny desserts that are just enough for two people to share. Chapters include Cookies, Bars, Cakes, Southern Delights, and Candy.
LOVELY FOOD: House Tin Cookies
My house-shaped packaging obsession led me to seek out these cookies. Sadly, Dean & Deluca does not provide any info about them. They appear to depict a windmill, but I can't tell what they'd taste like. That will help me control myself and not buy them!
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LOVELY SHOPS: Claudine Hellmuth Printables
This Washington DC-based artist creates beautiful and whimsical printables you can use for gifting and party needs. Once you buy the item, print it out, cut and glue or tape it and use it right away. My favorite item is the retro oven cupcake box, with the printable pink retro camper a close second. There are also some printable paper dolls, but I don't really like the style of artwork on them. Her Christmas printable favor boxes are extremely adorable - check out the Christmas Sweet Shoppe favor box for example!
Botanical Gardens are the Cathedrals of Our Time (New Statesman)
Easter Decor in the Sunroom (Penny's Vintage Home)
How Skiing Went From the Alps to the Masses (The Atlantic)
Learning to Like Spicier Food (The Atlantic)
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BARTON COUNTY, Kansas – Camp Hope has found a new home after a fire destroyed the previous venue, Camp Aldrich. Barton County Community College, the owner of Camp Aldrich, is lending a hand to keep the event alive.
"Well it was unfortunate when the dining hall burned down and we didn't want to leave them hanging," said Barton's Director of Public Relations and Marketing, Brandon Steinert.
Barton County Community College will house this year's event, with some of the activities, like bowling and mini golf, held in town. The event benefits kids that are battling cancer.
Gail Moeder a representative for Camp Hope says, "There will be some new additions but we are trying really hard to make things look the same for the campers."
Gail says the important thing is just being able to give the kids a fun camp experience.
"You know the important thing is having camp and having the kids be together, and they adapt a lot better than adults in a lot of ways, so i just think that they're going to be thrilled to have camp and have the activities that we've had in the past."
The college is going to put the campers up in student dorms and one of the few problems they've had so far is finding enough beds for all of them.
"Well the dorms would actually be overfilled, so we had to move some beds and things over from Camp Aldrich, to accommodate them," says Steinert.
College administrators are just glad they could do something to help.
"Obviously Camp Hope is just a wonderful thing, it's doing a great thing for kids who are going through some really tough things, the least we can do is help them trying to find another place to find a camp" said Steinert.


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I just watched a video of a young Canadian woman, Jessica Holman-Price, going on a skydiving adventure — not too long before she lost her life in a 2005 truck underride tragedy.
I was struck by the comment made before she went up (then down) in the air: "You're going to be able to pull that ripcord and save your life!"
Saved for the moment only later to lose her life . Let's make sure that this isn't so for countless others because — just like someone invented a simple mechanism to release a parachute — there are solutions to prevent tragic truck underride.
I am convinced that the recently-launched and much-needed Road to Zero effort will fall short of its goals if it does not include a strategy to attain Vision Zero rulemaking.
That is why I continue to push for an audience to my Vision Zero requests and hope for a champion to make it come about.
What motivates me to keep asking for this near-to-impossible change in the way this problem is addressed? On top of the unbearable grief of losing two children — who did nothing to bring about their deaths — to preventable vehicle violence, I survived the same crash and have learned that it is not an insurmountable problem to prevent underride. And yet it continues to be neglected and underride victims pay the price. I have had the advantage of observing the work of other advocates who have gone before me, as well as the convincing research by IIHS.
I have also observed the many victims and advocates who keep pushing for change — year after deadly year — and wonder why nothing much is different.
Furthermore, I think that it is important that the victims of vehicle violence — past and future — be given a powerful and independent voice through the establishment of a National Office of Traffic Safety Ombudsman. Please read why I think that this is necessary: http://


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Family recalls wreck 50 years later (w/video)
Dec. 4, 2013 at 6:04 a.m.
Fifty years ago Saturday, the De Los Santos family took a life-altering car ride.
There were no cellphones and no seat belts back then - just a yellow line on a curved road separating vehicles going opposite directions.
The family packed into its 1958 Chevrolet Impala and were passing through Westhoff on U.S. Highway 87 to pick up their grandmother in San Antonio.
Melba, then 12 years old, was sleeping in the back seat with brothers Gilbert, then 10, and Oscar, then 3. Gilbert's twin, Carrie, was happy to be in the front seat with mother, Carolina, and father, Jose, both 42.
Because her eldest siblings declined to go on the trip, Carrie had shotgun for the first time.
It was dark outside when Melba awoke to the sound of her mother screaming at her father in Spanish.
"Watch out," Carolina screamed in Spanish.
Melba heard later that both a pickup and their Impala crossed the yellow line for unknown reasons and overcorrected. The pickup hit their Impala head-on, she said.
The next thing she remembers is waking up in a ditch, where a woman was kneeling beside her.
"She said, 'You were in an accident, but you're going to be OK,'" Melba said.
Carolina and Carrie died instantly. Jose died two days later.
Because of the seriousness of their injuries, Melba, Gilbert and Oscar, who were being treated at a hospital in Cuero, were not able to attend their parents' and sibling's joint funeral in Victoria.
"When we got to the hospital, I remember seeing my dad on the stretcher because they had asked me to identify him, and I did," Melba said. "I always feel like if I had known this was the last time I was going to see him, I would have tried to talk to him."
Melba, now 62, is looking forward to honoring her family's history with its younger generation at a Mass at Our Lady of Victory at 5:30 p.m. and over an invitation-only catered meal to follow at Our Lady of Sorrows' Trinity Hall on Saturday.
While Melba predicts she will be too emotional to say what she would have wanted to at their funeral 50 years ago, other family members and friends will build her up with love and support - the same love and support they've been dishing out since the day after the wreck left them orphaned, she said.
"God has plans for all of us. Guaranteed," said Melba's older brother, Joe De Los Santos.
On the day of the wreck, Dec. 7, 1963, Joe was a 17-year-old preparing for a date. He, brother Rudy, then 15, and sister Gloria Jean, then 19, stayed home because they had plans and did not want to be in the already crowded car.
One memory that haunts Joe is the last exchange he had with his mother.
"At noon, mom came home for lunch," said Joe, who is now 67. "She hugged me and said, 'I'm not going to see you anymore.' She meant for the rest of the day."
Gloria Jean, meanwhile, was visited by her mother in dreams afterward, which comforted her about her new role as the matriarch of the family. Although she received a scholarship and once aspired to be a teacher, Gloria Jean eventually dropped out of college to cook, clean and keep up with the children's sometimes complicated finances. She worked at Southwestern Bell.
"We never knew what it was to buy clothes" because our mother always sewed our outfits, Melba said. "We didn't even know our size."
The group was happier when they were together, even though there were noticeably three empty chairs each night at the dinner table, said Gloria Jean, who is now 69.
"That doesn't mean we don't argue," Joe said.
"That's the reason he graduated on a Sunday and left (to join the military) on a Monday," Gloria Jean added, chuckling.
But today, the family's faith in God is stronger than ever, she said.
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Shia LaBeouf may have retired from public life, but not from acting like an idiot.
The douchey actor was caught on camera last night head-butting a fellow bar patron in London, getting into the man's face because - according to TMZ sources - the dude said something about his "girl's mom."
In another video taken after the scuffle, the former Transformers star is heard apologizing, telling a female "I'm not trying to have like anymore problems."
He also says he's "super normal, like more normal than most." Which we're pretty sure would make LaBeouf not actually normal, by definition.
LaBeouf has taken severe flak for awhile now after plagiarizing an artist for his short film, "HowardCantour.com."
He was the butt of a funny crack from Jim Carrey at the 2014 Golden Globes and responded by trashing Carrey as a bad parent.
He then apologized for that Tweet as well, after being told Carrey actually is not a bad parent. In other words:
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Yesterday, infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden, stuck nearly two weeks in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, finally got some good news: first Nicaragua, then Venezuela (and moments ago Bolivia) broke the rejection letter trend, and in bombastic and very political fashion, offered him asylum (although as with everything in politics nothing is concluded until he is actually on some Latin American beach). However, a question remains: just where is Snowden right now? After all, following his initial public appearance and video with the Guardian and WaPo, there have been virtually no public sightings of him, despite his current location in one of the most public venues in the world: the Moscow airport.
Reuters wonders how this is possible: "The former U.S. spy agency contractor has managed to stay out of sight for two weeks since arriving from Hong Kong on June 23, hoping to fly on to a country that would not send him back to the United States to face espionage charges. The hordes of reporters who for days camped out in the hope of finding him have long since packed up and left. These days Snowden just provides sport for bored passengers trying to spot him as they while away the hours waiting for connecting flights."
Some are amazed he has managed to stay there for 2 weeks:
"I offered my kids $200 to get a picture of him," Simon Parry, a Briton, said as he waited in the interconnected transit area between terminals D, E and F, a maze of corridors, lounges, fast food restaurants and duty free shops."
"The wireless Internet is appalling, the prices are awful, and people never smile. So I commend him for making it 24 hours, let alone two weeks. I might rather face trial," Parry said, sitting with his family at a Burger King outlet in Terminal E."
Nonetheless, there are many options on how to spend one's time:
Could he have been tempted to emerge from hiding to grab a burger, to buy some of the tacky Soviet memorabilia in the duty-free stores, or the diamond-encrusted handbags on sale nearby?
Has he ventured out to admire the displays of red, green and blue Faberge eggs selling for 1,000 euros each, or browsed the 200 euro sunglasses, perhaps to improve his disguise?
Where he has been washing is also not clear, although some toilets and showers dot the transit area. Sleeping cannot have been easy - the hum of vacuum cleaners punctuates the night.
Food in transit area restaurants could be brought to Snowden, even if he dare not venture out himself. He could by now have exhausted the menu at Russian diners like Mama Russia, which offers blinis, red caviar and cabbage soup, or at the two T.G.I. Friday's restaurants offering more international fare.
Olga Samsonova, who has worked as a waitress for 18 years at Sheremetyevo, says the airport food is costly and that Snowden may have turned to handouts from Russian airline Aeroflot.
"That's where he's got his food from. I can't say much about what it tastes like but it's nutritional, more or less. And they give you yogurt for breakfast," she said.
She had seen dozens of people - mostly asylum seekers - take up temporary residence at the airport in the time she has worked there, including an Iranian woman who spent nearly a year in the airport with her children before receiving asylum in Canada.
"At least there are lots of places to sit down," she said, standing over stewed vegetables for sale under the fluorescent lights of Terminal F, built for the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Still, just where is he in the Moscow labyrinth that is a flashback to the eponymous Tom Hanks movie?
The WaPo has some observations:
[Snowden] has made himself lost for nearly 12 days in a mile-long transit corridor dotted with six VIP lounges, a 66-room capsule hotel, assorted coffee shops, a Burger King and about 20 duty-free shops selling Jack Daniel's, Cuban rum, Russian vodka and red caviar that costs four times as much as it does in the city.
Unless he's across the runway in private Terminal A, in the watchful company of Russian officials.
Everybody wants to find him. Journalists want to interview him. The United States wants to prosecute him. And now Anna Chapman wants to marry him.
He has made himself lost for nearly 12 days in a mile-long transit corridor dotted with six VIP lounges, a 66-room capsule hotel, assorted coffee shops, a Burger King and about 20 duty-free shops selling Jack Daniel's, Cuban rum, Russian vodka and red caviar that costs four times as much as it does in the city.
Thursday was a quiet day at Sheremetyevo but a normal one, with the packs of journalists tiring of the unrequited chase. Athletic teams from Mongolia and China made their way through the airport en route to university games in Kazan. Families with young children waited for flights to summer resorts.
Anastasia Shodieva was selling costume jewelry and stuffed animals at a souvenir stand near the Skoda car display, where the journalists camped out last week. When asked about Snowden, she had to be prompted.
"Oh, that sort-of agent?" she asked, adding that the affair made no difference to her.
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The United States wants Snowden on charges of theft and disclosing classified information in violation of the Espionage Act. Scores of journalists were waiting when his flight from Hong Kong landed June 23 in Terminal F. No sign of him. Others filled seats on Aeroflot to Havana — airport officials said Snowden had a ticket for June 24 — and flew off, taking pictures of his empty seat.
The airport's half-dozen buildings cover an area as big as about 100 football fields, set off a traffic-clogged road 18 miles from the city center. A transit zone, about a mile long, wends its way along the sides of terminals D, E and F, which are connected by a walkway so arriving passengers can board connecting international flights without having to pass through passport control and customs, which requires a visa.
Terminal D, the most modern part, has soaring ceilings and a men's room with an age-old smell to it. Tatyana Yudina, at the register of a traditional, lacquered-wood crafts souvenir stand, shrugged at the name "Snowden."
Last week, journalists staked out a chain called Shokoladnitsa, hoping they would find Snowden drinking a $7 cappuccino or an $11 nonalcoholic mojito with $9 blini and red caviar. Nyet.
The capsule hotel rents tiny rooms for about $15 an hour, with a four-hour minimum. No one was spotted going in and out Thursday, and the clerk on duty frostily declared that she wasn't allowed to talk with reporters.
An odd choice
Russians are a little bemused at all that fuss over surveillance. Many believe that the authorities can read their mail at will, listen in on their calls and sprinkle bugs around as they please.
"Wiretapping is so common, so this is not news," said Alina Gorchakova, a 48-year-old account manager who stopped to chat on a city street.
What doesn't seem normal to many is why Snowden decided to go to Ecuador, his original destination, through Russia. Once he arrived here, with his U.S. passport revoked, Ecuador has grown less enthusiastic. Russia says he can go anywhere he likes — he just needs a destination and authorized travel documents. So why doesn't he go? Or show his face?
And Svetlana Chibisova, a 45-year-old tour agency manager, found it strange that an American carrying U.S. secrets would travel by way of Russia, where security agencies are very much in control.
"I don't understand what he was thinking," she said. "Is he a little boy with no idea about the consequences?"
Olga Prokopenko, 40, deputy director of a pharmaceutical company, said the Snowden affair sounded like a fairy tale. "How long will he have to stay in the transit zone? What is he eating there, and where does he sleep? Has anyone seen him at all? Strange."
"I really wish he could be in some other transit zone," she said, "because you never know what our authorities will do."
Often, the television news doesn't add up, said Yuri Artemiev, a 73-year-old retired aviation engineer.
"I don't like this situation," he said. "It looks like they wanted to get benefits from him being here and then something went wrong — as always."
Snowden has become something of a ghost, said Igor Pavlenko, a 37-year-old sales manager.
"I am not at all sure that we are being told everything," he said. "For example, as far as I know, he is in Sheremetyevo now. Okay, but maybe this is just one version. Have they shown us video or pictures of him in Sheremetyevo? No!"


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Watching and reading about all the horrors inflicted on innocent animals day after day can become overwhelming. You can't save every animal, but you can make a difference, one decision and action at a time.
1. Go vegan. Simple as that the number one thing you can do to help animals (and the planet!) is adopt a vegan diet and way of living. Not only will you, each year, personally save the lives of more than 100 farmed animals, but you'll save other animals as well the animals whose habitats are destroyed or co-opted for grazing land or for the growing of crops to feed livestock.
2. Adopt your companion animals from shelters and rescue organizations. Never buy an animal from a breeder or pet store. Purchasing from a so-called reputable breeder rather than a puppy mill is not good enough. The nation's shelters and rescues are full of dogs, cats, and other animals in desperate need of homes. Millions of them are killed each year. Adopt one (or more).
3. Don't just stop eating animals. Stop wearing them too. You don't need leather, wool, or fur trim any more than you need a full fur coat. Faux leather is abundant, and it is cheaper than animal skin too. Polyester fleece and other fibers are less itchy and less difficult to wash than wool, and for them, no sheep must suffer having chunks of skin hacked off or endure grueling transport and harrowing slaughter. Animals die for fur trim as much as they die for fur coats there is no such experience as being just a little bit slaughtered. And faux fur trim is often not faux at all; it may be dog or cat fur from China.
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5. Boycott so-called entertainment that involves abuse of animals for example, circuses, horse racing, greyhound racing, and rodeos. And then go two steps further: encourage everyone you know to join you in swearing them off, and then encourage and educate those you don't know too. Write a letter to the editor when the circus is coming to town. Stand outside the racetracks and distribute information. Protest the rodeo.
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We've been having a really dry rainy season in the Bay Area this year. That's not good as everyone here keeps telling one-another in the most serious of tones, though all the extra sunshine and dry days are a naughty-to-wish-for-but-who-cares-about-tomorrow winter bonus for us at the WC. We've been taking full advantage. Just the other day, we leisurely drove down the Pacific Coast Highway from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. It was simply gorgeous. And since the weather's good but we're not in the touristy part of the year, traffic's easy and things aren't too crowded, so you sort of feel that the World is, in fact, waiting on your every whim, but in a good way. Ah! I like it.
Well, I'm rambling here, once again.
Anyhoo, that day we had four in our group. We stopped frequently for pics of the ocean and the coast. I took a lot of ultra-close up shots with my hand-held, which I thought made the beach look like it was Martian or something. Very cool.
After our admiration of California's natural beauty, Swanton Berry Farm was one of those random stops along the way. They've a really neat sign at the side of the highway introducing passers-by to the berry farm. It seems that depending on the season, visitors can go pick their own strawberries from their extensive patch. Sadly, winter wasn't the correct one.
The inside of the little shop is super quaint, filled with colorful rustic agricultural knickknacks and signs that are so in vogue right now. They make numerous jams here. I particularly enjoyed the olallieberry though all the samples that I tried at their little tasting bar were quite yummy. We also got some of their baked tarts. Mmmm.
Swanton is union run and operated since 1983. Everything's organically produced. According to their web site they distribute some of their products through various farmers markets. At the store itself, they trusted you to pay on your own and even make your own change. Cash only at the farm stand.
What made the experience especially memorable wasn't the charm or the way the funds were handled (or not as the case may be) but the Swanton Berry Farm commitment to being organic and recognizing that they're part of a larger, regional, national and even international network of food grower/producers and consumer/eaters. I think that this kind of vision is far too rare in the food-universe. They're setting a great example for all of us. Good for you guys!
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If Ji said this to men and it got removed, everyone would be all up in arms that they changed a possible gay characters dialogue.
Progression, 1 step forward 12 steps back.
People like you are why New Jersey had to change their state flag:
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I think that people like myself are not outraged at the change itself. We're outraged at the outrage. I know that seems silly, but it's because be believe that the people claiming sexism and acting outraged by that are at best misguided and at worst intentionally misleading.
While homosexuality is becoming more accepted than it once was in media, there is still a strange prejudice against it (living in California, the gay marriage debate is insane). The thing is, there are people who are so offended by it, they will avoid something with it in it. I honestly know a guy who would never watch a Tom Hanks movie because he played a gay guy in one (Philidelphia). Whereas, from what I've seen, gay people won't avoid something simply because they aren't represented in it. I mean, if there was gay bashing, yes, they would avoid/protest (and rightfully so). But the absence of gay people won't keep them away. So while I don't agree with it, the homosexuality being absent or very subtle in WoW is a business decision that keeps the most players.
Thank you zomgname for the signature and avatar!
I didn't think they changed the drunken brawler thing because it offended people or there were kids around. I thought they changed it because they realized that it was stupid. The idea was good enough for a single movie (barely). That's it. And really only because it starred Jackie Chan.You're complaining about this when they changed the whole "drunken brawler" thing from monk tanks? It should be pretty obvious that they are certainly trying to make this game more appealing for children/people who are offended easily.
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That's because many of the opponents of it seem to think that passing a law allowing it will mean they have to get married to a gay person. You know, like so many of the wives of republican congressmen did.While homosexuality is becoming more accepted than it once was in media, there is still a strange prejudice against it
or perhapsI can see both sides [...] but there's never going to be a weird asexual hybrid race of humans who are exactly alike; men will always be like Ji Firepaw.
or was it when I saidwhy not keep the line in, and have him later apologise to female players for his earlier attitude? have him learn something, everyone wins.
I think it was a really innocuous line of text
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"Varian has flaws, he must die!"
"Thrall did what he felt was right, he must die!"
"Ji is a womanizer, he must die!"
"Oh this character with a name that is clearly meant to be a joke is a flirt. I can support this!"
"Oh, who does my hair? You might have heard of my stylist. It's called the Void!"
"No matter how much you plead I will not sprout tentacles or turn into a giant eyeball. Well, I might. But not because you asked!"
Over the last few pages I don't recall any of the posters who approved of the change mentioning that they found it outright "offensive", or getting up in arms at all. They're simply understanding of the issue and sympathetic to those who might have had a problem with it.
If something really isn't a big deal either way, making a change to save someone's feelings is hardly a mortal sin.
You know after some thinking. I gotta ask this question. Alright, so if Ji Firepaw saying to a female that she is gorgeous, is super offensive to the point Blizzard MUST remove it. What about in undercity where humans are being experimented on with the plague? Of the poor young women that are wearing next to nothing, begging and pleading to be freed. Why is such cruelty not offensive but a female character being complimented on beauty, is offensive?
Jeez, is this thread really still going? Do people have nothing better to do than castrate Ji Firepaw?
The fact of the matter is that we're dealing with an area of the game that happens to be under development and completely subject to change right now, and that someone *did* feel strongly enough about it to raise the issue.
In this particular, comparatively unique case, it was acted upon, likely because the situation and the timing of it seemed appropriate to the developers.
Exaggerating and making a checklist of theoretical what-ifs doesn't really come into play unless they're issues that players demonstrably care about.
His line was in perfect tune with his character, saying the first thing that comes to his mind. In this case his first thought about the girls was ooh pretty.
Overall I feel this is a good discussion to have, even if folks can't agree. Especially if folks can't agree, actually. Doesn't do anyone any good to have their perspectives hidden -- because bringing things to light is the only way to understand the larger, fundamental issues at play. I just think where it gets obfuscated is that people are seeing different things as being the underlying issue.
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I don't think the comment on looks is necessarily inappropriate for his character in general. However, I think it makes for a terrible first interaction. - The OP of the original protest thread.
Jeez guys, she wasn't trolling, she wasn't 'screaming' that she was offended or anything, she made a reasonable post.
It's not like Ji is OHMYGOD SO BLAND because of ONE dialogue change.
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Disconnected from the Matrix in China
November 11th, 2009
No, Not Facebook and Twitter! My lifelines.
I am so annoyed. It says I'm connected to the wireless router but I can't seem to get onto facebook. Or twitter. They are my lifelines to the outside world! How else am I supposed to stalk friends and read up on their status updates so I don't have to call or hanging out with them?! Hey at least I'm speaking the truth. I've been without internet for a week in Thailand and jonesin' for my fix. After about 20 minutes of playing around with my settings, I realize that BOTH facebook and twitter are censored in China! Public enemy number one on the Chinese government's hit list! Blocking open source content in cyberspace is like trying to clean up all the plastics in the oceans, but leave it to the Chinese to try and suppress freedom of thought.
Ahhh…I am once again reminded that I'm in a communist country, The last time I was here were I was blatantly told that local authorities were after me in a province outside of Beijing for reporting on the AIDS problem in the countryside. Previous to that, I investigated the lack of religious freedom and persecution of Christian missionaries. Our missionary contact's computer was confiscated and he fled the country soon thereafter our encounter. (The local authorities had been investigating him for sometime). I have had my fair share of run-ins with the Chinese government, and I didn't intend to this time around.
With its pretty façade, Beijing puts on a good superficial show to convey its openness to the rest of the world, but it doesn't take much to scratch beneath the surface of this beautifully manicured, new, and eerily squeaky clean city to find that EVERYTHING is monitored.
I give up trying to get online and head to out to explore the city. The bitterly sharp cold cuts through my light long sleeve wrap and yoga pants like a chilled razorblade and I feel completely exposed. I was definitely ill-prepared to battle the bone chilling 1C/32F temp. Anyone who knows me knows I'm like a tropical fish, I need the perfect temperature and environment to keep me sustained. The balmy 30C temperature in Thailand seemed light years away though it was only yesterday morning that I caught my last rays of equatorial sun.
I surrender to the outside elements and sprint to find shelter, careful not to step in the snow. Like an old friend smiling at me, the bright gleaming Starbucks logo in the brand new mega mall on Sanlitun Rd.,(an area frequented by expats and foreigners) invites me in for a non-fat sugar-free vanilla latte. As I look out the window de-thawing with my hot drink in hand I can't help but think of the irony. The mall is home to legit retail stores like Columbia, Apple Store, and North Face, yet 10 minutes away stands one of the largest knock off markets in the world, Hong Qiao or Pearl Market. Once again, that's China for you.
Then it dawns on me. In true Chinese fashion, there is also a knock off facebook site. Maybe I'll check that out.


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The Seven-Year Reign Of Antichrist Deception
The seven-year reign of antichrist is a popular prophetic teaching that blatantly contradicts the Bible, for the Scriptures clearly state that the antichrist reigns for three and one-half years, not seven years (Revelation 13:5; Revelation 11:1-7). In fact, the idea of a seven-year reign of antichrist was arrived at by manipulating Daniel's seventy-week prophecy concerning Israel and the Messiah in Daniel 9:24-27. Daniel's prophecy states that seventy weeks were determined for his people (the Jews) and for Jerusalem to make an end of their sins, to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to anoint the "Most Holy" (the Messiah). The start-date of the prophecy is declared to be when the command was given to restore and build Jerusalem, which, was given by the Persian King Artaxerxes in 457 BC. It is biblically proven, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that 457 BC is the correct "start date" for this prophecy in a "link" titled, "Secret Rapture", that I provide at the end of this article. The popular 444 BC date is in error, as you will see when you click on the provided link.
Nearly all theologians agree that the 70 weeks equaling 490 days in Daniel's prophecy, represent 490 years. However, far more important than the consensus of theologians, we do also have a biblical example of God using a day for a year. In Numbers 14:34, God prophesied to Israel that they would spend 40 years wandering in the wilderness, which He said was a year for each day they spent spying the land of Canaan. Therefore, the 490 days in Daniel's prophecy can be biblically equated to 490 years which were given to the Jews to make an end of their sins, to establish righteousness, and to anoint the "Most Holy" (the Messiah). Daniel's prophecy states that there would be 7 weeks plus 62 weeks until the coming of "Messiah the Prince"; in other words, 69 weeks equaling 483 days or "years". Adding 483 years onto the start-date of Artaxerxes' decree brings us to 27 AD. What happened in 27 AD.? Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and anointed with the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove descending upon Him (Luke 3:21-22). Luke 3:1 states that this happened in the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar, which was 27 AD, because he began his co-reign in 12 AD! History and prophetic timing matched perfectly! The conclusion of the 69th week of Daniel's prophecy brought us exactly to that 27 AD date. However, Daniel said that a total of 70 weeks were determined for Israel to stop their sinning and to establish righteousness. And, Daniel 9:27 states that, following the first 69 weeks, "He", which in proper context is the Messiah, would still confirm His covenant for one more week, which would have to be the 70th week. And, it states that, in the middle of that 70th week, "He" (the Messiah) would bring an end to sacrifice and offering.
This is where most of today's prophecy teachers manipulate Scripture, by taking this 70th week and arbitrarily separating it from the previous 69 weeks, and placing it 2000 years in the future, into the 21st century. Furthermore, they change the context, which Daniel had clearly stated to apply to the Messiah (Jesus Christ), but they now apply this 70th week to antichrist, in order to fit into their prophetic paradigm.
If we are allowed to split prophetic time prophecies at our own choosing, breaking certain portions of the prophecy off and inserting them hundreds or thousands of years later at our discretion; then, we can pretty much concoct any fulfillment of Scripture that pleases us. Likewise, if we are allowed to arbitrarily switch the subject of texts from Christ to antichrist, once again, it allows mere men to manufacture their own personal favorite fulfillment of prophecy. If Daniel had wanted the final week of his 70-week prophecy separated by 2000 years, he would have said so. Furthermore, the prophecy finds a remarkably precise fulfillment when leaving the 70 weeks "intact" as Daniel wrote it.
The 70th week, as one would normally expect, immediately follows the 69th week, which ended in 27 AD. Therefore, this 70th week of seven days or "years" added onto 27 AD would bring us to 34 AD.
What happened in 34 AD? As stated in the online Wikipedia Encyclopedia and other sources, that is the year when the Jewish leaders stoned Stephen, as recorded in Acts 7:59-60. Immediately following Stephen's martyrdom, Acts 8:1-5 records that the Jews, through Saul of Tarsus, greatly persecuted the Christian Church and made havoc of it, which resulted in the Church scattering "everywhere" preaching the word (Acts 8:4). Philip even went to the hated Samaritans preaching the gospel, and from then on throughout the book of Acts the message is taken to the gentiles. The Jews' 70 week "probationary period" thus ended in 34 AD.
While the historical record of Stephen's stoning in 34 AD is a remarkable fulfillment of Daniel's 70-week prophecy, there is one more astounding prophetic fulfillment of Daniel 9:27. Daniel states that, in the middle of that 70th week, "He", which in proper context is the Messiah, would bring an end to sacrifice and offering. The middle of the 70th week would be about half-way between 27 AD and 34 AD. That would have to be either 30 or 31 AD. What happened at that time?
Most early church historians date Jesus' death anywhere from 30 to 33 AD. We know from Scripture that Jesus was crucified on a Friday, and that He was crucified on the Passover, which means that there was a "full moon". It certainly seems to be more than a coincidence that in the year 30 AD, which is in the middle of the 70th week of Daniel's prophecy, astronomical data reveals that there was indeed a full moon on Passover Friday. This must be when Jesus, the true Lamb of God, was offered on the "altar" of the "cross", which made any future offering of lambs and other animal sacrifices meaningless. They had been mere types and symbols of the true reality,fulfillment and antitype that was to come, Jesus Christ. Therefore, Jesus' death on the cross, as the true Lamb of God, ended the sacrificial system from God's standpoint.
Jesus had truly brought an end to sacrifice and offering, as Daniel's prophecy stated. This was graphically demonstrated by God when the veil of the temple was supernaturally torn in two as Jesus died (Matthew 27:50-51), thus indicating that the Jewish temple and its services were now empty and meaningless, for Christ had fulfilled everything represented by them. And, in remarkable fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy, it happened in 30 AD, in the middle of the 70th week. (Please note: While it is true that there was also a full moon on Passover Friday in 33 AD, and this date has been made popular as the crucifixion date through "The Star of Bethlehem" DVD and the bethlehemstar.net website, there are serious biblical, historical and chronological problems with the 33 AD date, which are documented in the previously mentioned "link" at the end of this article.)
With such extraordinary fulfillments of Daniel's prophecy when the 70 weeks are left "intact", how did theologians come up with the idea of removing the 70th week and placing it 2000 years in the future, and also switching the emphasis from the Messiah, Jesus Christ, to the antichrist? Who originally did this?
It was done in the sixteenth century by a Roman Catholic, Jesuit priest named Francisco Ribera in his 500-page commentary on the book of Revelation titled, "In Sacrum Beati Ioannis Apostoli & Evangelistiae Apocalypsin Commentarij". Ribera was the first one to separate the 70th week of Daniel's prophecy and to place it in the distant future, which planted the foundation for the secret rapture doctrine, as well as the seven-year reign of antichrist, instead of the three and one-half years clearly taught in Scripture (Revelation 13:5; Revelation 11:1-7).
How or why did this Roman Catholic, Jesuit priest come up with this "futuristic" 70th week doctrine? Quite simply, it was to protect the papacy from the charges of Protestant reformers that the pope himself was the antichrist. In the Council of Trent in the mid-sixteenth century, the papacy decided to search for ways to prove that the pope could not be the antichrist. So, two Jesuit priests came to the rescue of the papacy with two new doctrines, which they claimed provided proof that the antichrist was not the pope.
Louis De Alcazar wrote a 900 page commentary titled, "Investigation of the Hidden Sense of the Apocalypse", in which he put forth the doctrine of "preterism". Preterism focuses on "past fulfillment" of Revelation's prophecies, and taught that the Roman emperor Nero had been the antichrist, thus implying that the antichrist could not be the pope. This "Preterism" doctrine is also a false teaching that is debunked in an article on a website "link" provided at the end of this article.
Likewise, as previously mentioned, Francisco Ribera put forth his doctrine of placing Daniel's 70th week in the distant future, with the antichrist's reign occurring in that time frame, thus also attempting to prove that the pope could not be the antichrist. Thus, the foundation of preterism and today's popular, but unbiblical, secret rapture and seven-year antichrist doctrines were laid by two Roman Catholic, Jesuit priests who were protecting the papacy.
The devil does not care which doctrinal "ditch" of deception people fall into. His only concern is to keep them away from the biblical truth, so that they will not be prepared to recognize and properly respond to the true signs and events taught in Scripture. If people are looking for the "wrong signs", which are mere concoctions of men, they will swallow the enemy's deceptions and endanger their souls. The seven-year reign of antichrist is one of those deceptions being taught by most prophecy teachers today.


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I am a 23 year old who recently switched jobs and I have yet to enroll in my new employer's 401(k) plan. The reason behind this is that I have a negative return with my former employer's 401(k), and it seems as though our economy is headed for a recession. My question to you is what kind of assurance would you provide to concerned investors like myself concerning the stability of the market? Is now a good time to invest despite continuous losses? Dosh, Delaware.
As a 23 year old, you have quite a few years to go before you will need your retirement money. I would not worry about the current climate in the stock market due to the fact that you have many years of compound growth ahead of you. Despite the fact that the market may dip even lower than its current levels, it is important to continually invest. Although the prices of equities are lower than they were six months ago, you need to take the viewpoint that shares are "on sale". Your 401(k) contributions today will be able to buy more mutual fund shares now than they were six months ago. Although in the near term you may see some volatility, over the long term you should be rewarded for your patience.
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|Synth Site: Kawai: K3m Synthesizer Module: User reviews Add review
|Average rating: 3.8 out of 5
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|gdejong a hobbyist user from Canada writes:
Best value I ever got. No lush multitimbrals or naturalistsic sounds on this unit but if you like tweaking your sounds this thing is suberb. The envolope filters and LFO's are basic but powerful and in combination with the front end controls, over 50 buttons worth, the soundcrafting is easy and enjoyable.
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Thursday-Jul-25-2002 at 17:24
|Sean Crighton-Hara a professional user from united kingdom writes:
a very good synth if a little noisy at times can fill a number of roles ..i have owned a jupiter 6 / a jx8p and a jx3p and put a chorus on the end of it and it'll blow away any of those synths for synth strings effects and rich strings ..not so hot on screeching leads but good all the same .. although i dont want to i now have to get rid of mine for a keyboard to play live ..i'm open to offers or swaps.. i also have a manual and a cart.. with it ..
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Sunday-Jan-06-2002 at 18:51
|Mark Metzger a hobbyist user from USA writes:
I have two linked together to increase the polyphony. It's got some very fat sounds that you can't find on other machines. Sure the programming is a bit of a futz but it otherwise is a great unit for the $.
|Rating: 4 out of 5 posted Thursday-May-10-2001 at 18:08
|Keith Thuemmel a professional user from Irving , Tx , USA writes:
Just pick this thing up the other day. 1st impression was , "look at all those buttons , I don't have a manual , i'm screwed." However after a week I am making my own patches with hardly any effort at all. It is very intuitive. If you know the basics , ie. , adsr , vca's , vcf's , then this unit is very easy to program. Now for the sounds I can get from it range from huge rumbling bass to weird spacey bleeps and blurbs. Got mine for 150 dollars with the memory cartridge. So you should be able to pick one up for around that. If you can get it for that don't hesitate , sounds great.
|Rating: 5 out of 5 posted Friday-Jan-19-2001 at 18:29
|Johnny Elmer a professional user from Great Britain writes:
Though dance fans won't find it nancy enough for their tastes (sic), for industrial electronic music it has a very good feel. Very artificial (a la Kraftwerk Electric Cafe) and a bit like my old PPG Wave 2.2. You can get weird asthmatic pads and digital basses like a DX with filters. Chorus unit does random sweeps plus adt and slapback. The VCF can be patched into most stuff as can osc mix. the bottom end is too hairy, i have the lowpass on -2 all the time! I got mine for a 100 quid. I wish i could find another. JE PS Try it through a Marshall.
|Rating: 3 out of 5 posted Wednesday-Sep-27-2000 at 21:13
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Category Archives: Street Games
Street Games
The Street. Our street. Your Street? My Street! Any street could be transformed into a football field, a baseball diamond, a hockey rink, a track and a great place to kick the can. Every part of the street was used. The manhole covers were bases or safe places. The telephone poles were starting and finishing lines, even end zones at times. Streetlights, if you were lucky enough to have them on your street, gave a few extra minutes of play; but also signaled that it was time to head home.
Obviously, we're not talking about major Interstate routes here. Street games were always played on neighborhood streets with good visibility and not much through traffic. Unfortunately for children today, there are more cars on the roads than there were when I was growing up and safety issues are even more important today. That said, parents know what streets are safe to play on. We used to have a very basic alert signal when a car was heard or seen approaching. "CAR!" we would shout, and play would be suspended until the car passed by. This was somewhat of an inconvenience, but it never bothered us too much and there is something magical about playing on the street, with naturally defined boundaries and long stretches to run.
What games did you play on your street? What made your street a good place to play?


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This is the one I missed. I was actually on pole on Friday here last year, but Blake Young ended up getting me on Saturday. We'll have to see at how the track is in the morning.
Lexington, OH (PRWEB) July 13, 2012
Josh Hayes once again proved his mettle on a difficult day at the track to open the Buckeye SuperBike Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire in which the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike stars were greeted by a tricky green circuit at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The early afternoon leaderboard displayed wet weather-like times despite sunny skies, nearly ten seconds off the expected pace as the riders got acclimated to the surface and the track slowly began to come in. The Monster Energy Graves Yamaha YZF-R1 pilot, however, ultimately logged laps of more familiar speed as the day went progressed, nearing his 2011 mark thanks to his inch-perfect placement around an improving but still one-line circuit.
The Mississippian, who grabbed the provisional pole at 1:25.615, said, "Pretty interesting day... First lap I rolled out and I thought they had left a wheel spacer out of my bike or the rear axle was loose. I rolled all the way around the track slow, even coming into the pits it didn't feel right. I came in and grabbed the rear tire and said 'something's wrong, something's broken.' They went through the whole thing and found nothing. I went back out and saw other people were as scared as I was. I just kind of settled in and did a whole lot of laps.
"I'm really quite surprised to be in the '25s and be so close to what I qualified at last year -- '25.3 -- because it sure doesn't feel like that riding around the racetrack. I guess things are going okay. I feel like we're struggling a little bit but they're struggling a little more than me. We'll just keep our head down and keep focused and see what we can make happen."
He continued, "The best way I can describe it is the track feels like it's alive underneath you and squirming and moving around. Like it's not us moving around, it's the track that's moving. I have no idea. Every year we show up and have that to some extent but this year just seems incredibly worse than I remember.
"Right now it feels like we're threading the needle. There is one line and it's really narrow. It's not easy to pass. If you can be very precise and hit those lines well, you can put in good, fast lap times. If you get off line it costs dearly."
Hayes is perhaps a bit extra motivated to hold that position tomorrow as Mid-Ohio was the solitary circuit at which he failed to score the pole a year ago.
"This is the one I missed," Hayes said. "I was actually on pole on Friday here last year, but Blake [Young] ended up getting me on Saturday. We'll have to see at how the track is in the morning. I don't know if it will be better or worse when it's cooler quite honestly. The track seems to be getting better every time we ride it. We'll just have to see how the morning goes."
Another veteran racer who used every ounce of his experience to excel on Friday was Attack Performance's Steve Rapp. The Californian out-paced regular podium contenders like Josh Herrin, Roger Hayden, and 2011 Mid-Ohio winner Blake Young to rank second to Hayes on Friday.
Rapp pushed his Attack Performance Kawasaki ZX-10R around the undulating circuit with a best time of 1:25.989, standing as the only other rider outside of Hayes to break into the '25s.
National Guard SuperBike freshman Herrin was right on Rapp's heels, circulating at 1:26.068 on the second works Monster Energy Graves Yamaha YZF-R1.
National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Hayden completed the provisional front row at the scene of his maiden SuperBike pole, racked up at Mid-Ohio one year ago.
Young, who earned pole and won a race here in 2011, was relegated to the provisional second row. The Yoshimura Suzuki ace is desperately looking for a way to reel in his escaping title rival but was nearly a second removed from Hayes on the charts today, 0.861 seconds back in fifth.
Local hero Larry Pegram was next on the Foremost Insurance Pegram Racing BMW S1000RR with on-form Geoff May seventh aboard the Team Amsoil/Hero EBR 1190RS.
Hayden's Michael Jordan Motorsports teammate, Ben Bostrom, was eighth quick on Friday on the #23 Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000, while Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki's Taylor Knapp and Team Hero EBR's Danny Eslick completed the Friday top ten.
Hayes, who has already taken eight victories in 2012, including maiden premier class victories at Daytona International Speedway, Road Atlanta, Miller Motorsports Park, and Barber Motorsports Park, will look to get his revenge for his weakest outing of his 2011 campaign by securing pole and returning to the top of the podium on Saturday at Mid-Ohio.
AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike
Jason DiSalvo of Team Latus Motors Racing took the provisional pole at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Friday afternoon in the AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike class. DiSalvo's best lap was timed at 1:29.572.
"It was a good session and we spent a majority of the session working on race setup. Being as how AMA Pro splits the Friday session, it makes it hard to do that and then turn in a fast lap, too," said DiSalvo. "With a chance of some weather rolling in, we had to go ahead and make sure we put that lap in. With 13 or 14 minutes to go, we made one big suspension adjustment and we able to put in some flyers at the end." The session was called approximately five minutes early due to a red flag.
Joining DiSalvo on the overnight front row are previous Mid-Ohio race winner Dane Westby (M4 Broaster Chicken Suzuki), Cameron Beaubier (Y.E.S/Graves/Yamaha) and points leader Martin Cardenas (GEICO Suzuki).
Jake Zemke (Ducshop Ducati), Tommy Hayden (Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha,) Bobby Fong (Meen Motorsports,) and J.D. Beach provisionally qualified on the second row.
AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport
Dustin Dominguez made it two Latus Motors Racing Triumphs leading the way as he broke the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport lap record during the afternoon qualifying session. A previous winner at the track, Dominguez managed to top the class for up-and-coming racers. "We got a pretty good lap time in. We spent most of the time on a medium tire," said Dominguez. "We did 26 laps on a tire and I got a 30.7 at the end."
James Rispoli (Orient Express Celtic Racing) was second, 0.7 back. Stefano Mesa (Kneedraggers.com Yamaha) and Hayden Gillim (RoadRace Factory/Red Bull) also showed the speed on Friday to join Dominguez on the front row.
How to Catch the Action
This weekend's AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike and GoPro Daytona SportBike doubleheaders will be featured on SPEED in a set of back-to-back, same-day delayed broadcasts, scheduled to begin at 11:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT on Saturday and Sunday nights. Follow along live as the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport and AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series riders battle it out by logging onto http://www.speed2.com. SPEED2 is a broadband service available to customers of Time Warner, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, DISH and Cox. For more information and instructions on gaining access to all of the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com and AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series races, please review the SPEED2 FAQ located at http://www.speed2.com/faq.
AMA Pro Road Racing Live Timing & Scoring presented by Cortech offers fans real-time access to results from on-track sessions at http://live.amaproracing.com/rr/. Between the races, stay connected with AMA Pro Road Racing at http://www.twitter.com/AMAProSBK and http://www.facebook.com/AMAProRoadRacing.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Event Activities
Though there are dozens of hours of track time between practices, qualifying and races, there is plenty to be seen off track, including a fireworks display on Saturday night and motorcycle stunt shows by team BikeStyles performing in the upper paddock throughout the weekend.
Prior to the races on Saturday and Sunday, fans with Pit and Paddock Passes are able to get onto pit lane for a fan walk and autograph opportunities. Bikes and riders from all four classes will be on the grid during the fan walks, making for a packed pit lane.
Weekend tickets start at $60 and daily tickets at $40. General parking is free and children 12 and under are also admitted free. Visit http://www.midohio.com anytime or call 800-MID-OHIO (643-6446) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. to order tickets or for more information.


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Goat-Milk Kidware opens in the East Village
Our expectations for kids' underwear are pretty low. Which is probably why we're totally obsessed with the impeccably designed, deliciously soft organic underpinnings from Goat-Milk Kidware. The label's first-ever store has just opened in the East Village, housing European-styled underwear, tops, bottoms, and tanks for boys and girls in sizes 3 months and up. Look for great staples like the long sleeved striped onesie ($36) and sleeveless pointelle onesie ($32) for babies; girls' pointelle tank ($26); boys' ribbed boxers ($15); and unisex thermal tops ($38 -$40). Now, if only they'd make 'em in our sizes.
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Amundsen party, South Pole (14 December 1911)
© Norwegian Polar Institute
Scott party, South Pole (17 January 1912)
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Flags of original signatories of the Antarctic Treaty at the Ceremonial South Pole.
© Nick Powell, 2008, NSF / USAP
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (US)
© Keith Vanderlinde, 2008, NSF / USAP
South Pole Telescope.
© Daniel Luong-Van, 2010, NSF / USAP
The Antarctic Treaty Parties designated the region around the South Pole as Antarctic Specially Managed Area (ASMA) No. 5 in 2007 in order to maximize the valuable scientific opportunities at the Pole, protect the near-pristine environment, and ensure that all activities can be conducted safely, environmentally responsibly and without disruption to scientific programs.
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Proposal could preserve historic buildings
Oct. 3, 2010 at 5:03 a.m.
More of Victoria's historic buildings might be saved from being bulldozed if a proposed ordinance becomes law.
The city council will meet Tuesday to consider imposing a 60-day moratorium on demolition of historic structures in the city. That could be extended for a second 60-day period by the council.
"I think being able to salvage a historic structure is critical," said council member Denise Rangel, who proposed the ordinance. "If we could save just one house every five years, that's pretty incredible."
Her idea was sparked by demolition earlier this year of the Krenek House that sat at the corner of Main and North streets for 84 years. It was demolished because of its deteriorating condition.
The structure was listed with the U.S. Department of the Interior's National Register of Historic Places for its unique architecture. It was a rare Spanish colonial revival home.
Jared Mayfield, the city's planning manager, said the regulations would apply to structures in the city's historical districts. It would also apply to those outside the districts if they are listed as a Texas Landmark or on the National Register of Historic Places.
The buildings would have had to be constructed before 1950. The city would still have the option of razing a building that is declared unsafe.
Rangel said the 60-day moratorium would give the public a chance to find out historic buildings are about to be demolished. "Then someone could buy them, they could move them or they would work with the owners."
Mayor Pro Tem Paul Polasek said he likes that the ordinance is specific about what structures would be covered. He said he also likes that it doesn't permanently prevent a building from being demolished.
"But I have mixed feelings about it," he said. "I would like to hear from the public and have our discussion at our meeting before I make a final decision."
Council member Tom Halepaska said he'll probably support it if it would help preserve some of the city's history.
"There are things that I wish hadn't been torn down," he said. "The old Denver Hotel is one because it was quite an elegant hotel."
But he added he's not sure how much difference 60 days would make.