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Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) July 30, 2013
A4M's Gut, Brain, and Autoimmune Disorders Symposium will take place August 16-17 at the JW Marriott- LA Live, in Los Angeles, CA. This two-day meeting is worth 15.5 CME credits and will provide attendees with the most up-to-date information and educational materials regarding the links between food and disease manifestations, GI and neurological disorders, as well as the effects that food related disorders have on major organ systems in the body.
After completing this course, practitioners will understand the connections between the GI and nervous systems, diagnostic tests and clinical tools, and new areas of research.
The weekend conference features expert and well-known speakers including William Davis, MD, Alessio Fasano, MD, and David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM, among others.
Some of the presentations covered will include "Role of Food Sensitivity and Bowel Disease," "New Concepts of Celiac Disease," "Wheat: The Unhealthy Grain," and "The Leading Edge of Functional Neurology."
Dr. Davis is a cardiologist, author of a New York Times Bestseller, and Medical Director and founder of the Track Your Plaque program for prevention and reversal of heart disease. Dr. Fasano serves as Division Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Mass General Hospital for Children. Dr. Perlmutter is a Board Certified Neurologist, Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, and Medical Director of the Perlmutter Health and Hyperbaric Centers in Naples, Florida.
Every medical professional can improve their patients' well-being by attending this symposium. Please visit our website to learn more about Gut, Brain and Autoimmune Disorders.
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Nigel Pearson insists he will not be glued to Saturday's Sky Bet Championship results, despite the fact his Leicester City side could be promoted thanks to their 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday at the King Power Stadium.
The Foxes made it 21 league games unbeaten as they moved onto 89 points - two more than Cardiff won the division with last season - and will be up if Queens Park Rangers lose at Bournemouth and Derby County fail to win against Middlesbrough.
Even if Leicester do not go up on Saturday, they will have their fate in their own hands on Tuesday, when victory at home to Brighton and Hove Albion would seal a return to the top flight after a 10-year absence.
Anthony Knockaert's stunning free-kick settled the game after Riyad Mahrez's third goal since joining from Le Havre in January was cancelled out by Michail Antonio's solo effort in the first half.
Asked whether he would be watching the results come in on Saturday, Pearson replied bluntly: "No.
"My job is to get this club promoted. Whether it's tomorrow, whether it's Tuesday, the next week, the week after it's irrelevant really. It's about getting promotion.
"I want us to win every game that we can and I want us to be champions, but we'll have to fight very hard to do that.
"We'll get promoted as and when we deserve it."
Leicester made the brighter start and should have been ahead after just five minutes when David Nugent's endeavour down the left channel allowed him to play in Knockaert, who blazed wide from 12 yards out.
The Foxes were in front five minutes later though, with Jeff Schlupp, Knockaert and Chris Wood linking up impressively for the latter to play in Mahrez.
The winger still had plenty to do, but cut inside his marker and curled a low left-foot shot into the far corner.
The Owls levelled eight minutes before half-time, and deservedly it was Antonio with the goal.
The former Reading winger cut in from the left flank and fired a 20-foot effort into the bottom corner, although Denmark international Schmeichel should have done better having got a hand to it.
Knockaert put Leicester ahead again just after the hour mark - the Frenchman bending in a tremendous free-kick from 20 yards after Kieran Lee clumsily brought down Mahrez on the edge of the box.
Wednesday pressed for an equaliser, however, the visitors were unable to create a clear sight of goal until stoppage time - when Lee and Liam Palmer saw their efforts blocked during a scramble in the box - as Leicester's march towards the top flight neared its conclusion.
"I thought we played some good stuff and showed lots of different qualities," added Pearson.
"The two goals were very, very good. At the end when we needed to put bodies on the line we had a team of players that were prepared to do that.
"You can't win with sparkling football every time you play, but we had more than enough tonight.
"A very good night's work really."
Wednesday boss Stuart Gray felt his side deserved something for their efforts, but hailed the moment of magic that decided the game.
"We got done on a quality finish in the end and that's why Leicester will be champions," he said.
"They win more games and they score more goals and they've got quality right throughout the team.
"We were a bit disappointed to go a goal down but credit to my players, they grew into the game and I thought at half-time we deserved to go in on level terms.
"Watford wasn't acceptable but tonight you can get some satisfaction out of the application of the players.
"I felt for the effort and commitment we put in we deserved something out the game.
"Credit to the players, they rolled their sleeves up and had a right good go."

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Spring is in the air which means your local grocers will have their produce aisles stocked with plenty of colorful seasonal veggies. One of the most accessible vegetables during this time of the year is asparagus. This green, stalk-like vegetable (that's infamous for making your pee smell funny) is fantastic because it's so very versatile — you can boil, blanch, broil, grill, steam, saute, and even roast it.
But lately, I had become bored with asparagus because I've used it in almost every way possible, and in just about everything. (Except in my cereal. That would be gross.) Luckily, while perusing a recent issue of Food and Wine magazine, I stumbled upon a recipe that used asparagus as a base for pesto. Huzzah! I had to try it, but of course, put my own spin on it as well.
The original version is very similar to traditional Italian pesto, containing basil, olive oil, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. I decided to use mint in place of basil as it adds a cooling note to the dish. My adaptation of the pesto will also put a spring in your step as it is lighter in calories than most other recipes. I didn't use much oil in it (water is great for thinning it out without adding calories) and I omitted the Parmesan cheese that's traditionally used in most pestos — therefore it's also vegan. But I promise this recipe doesn't sacrifice any of the flavor (but it'll still probably make your pee smell funny).
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Master Fly-Fisher to Teach Class at TFFC
ATHENS—Expert fly-fisher Bob Cappallo of Corsicana will teach fly-fishing for beginners at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens January 14, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The class is open to adults 18 and older. No fly-fishing experience is required. Equipment will be provided, but students may bring their own. The $50 fee for the class includes entrance to TFFC for the day of the class, lunch and a season pass to TFFC so students can return for more fishing as often as they like.
Instruction will focus on equipment selection, knot tying, casting and fishing for rainbow trout in TFFC's 1.5-acre casting pond. Catch-and-release fishing is free, but anglers may pay $5 for the opportunity to catch and keep up to five fish.
Cappallo is a member of the Brazos Valley Fly Fishers and lives on Richland Chambers Reservoir. He fly-fishes for trout in New Mexico and redfish and tarpon on the Texas coast. Cappallo also builds handmade fly rods and ties flies.
Reservations are required, and the class is limited to 20 persons. Registration deadline is January 13. Checks should be made payable to "Friends of TFFC." For more information or to register for the class, call Craig Brooks at (903) 670-2222.


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Rock Hounding
Posted in: Nature, Outdoor adventures on July 8, 2013.
Searching for and finding, precious and semi-precious gemstones is known as rock hounding. You can often go rock hounding on any public land. In addition to gemstones, you can also extract reasonable amounts of invertebrate fossils and petrified wood. In many ways, rock hounding is like prospecting except that you are not allowed to sell the specimens you find without a permit. Rock hounding can be a fun activity to share with family and friends. We, at the Lodge at Red River Ranch, have compiled a short list of the top places people go rock hounding in Southern Utah.
Caineville Region – Caineville is the town between Capitol Reef and Hanksville. It is best known for its specimens of petrified wood, agate, and jasper. The area also contains many sedimentary rocks from the late Mesozoic era.
Delta Region – The area west of Delta is literally a textbook collection of trilobite fossils. These Delta trilobites are from the mid-Cambrian era, and range in size from about one-eighth of an inch to two inches. There is a nominal fee to rock hound in this area.
Topaz Mountain Region – This is the most popular rock hounding location in the state. Despite the many years of extraction, you can find good quality samples of topaz – Utah's state rock, by the way. There are also excellent specimens of amethyst, calcite, chalcedony, hematite, garnet, red beryl, and many others.
Rock hounding is a great way to get outdoors, spend time with others, and see the country. Plus, you get to keep what you find. Be aware, however, that national law forbids you to remove some specimens. These include any vertebra fossils, Native American artifacts, and human remains. Our thanks to the Utah Geological Survey and Utah.com for some of the above information.


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Scan to Black is an exhibition of original published comic book art by illustrator, V. Ken Marion.
Marion is one of the hottest rising stars of the comic book industry. He has worked on a number of titles as monthly penciller on Extermination (Boom! Studios) and Fathom: The Elite mini-series (Aspen Comics). Marion is the current monthly artist for Soulfire (Aspen Comics).
Marion's artwork is influenced by the school of Jim Lee and closely reminiscent of Michael Turner's style. Marion is known for beautiful portraits of women and his tightly penciled pages.
The term "scan to black" in the comic industry describes the process of scanning finished pencils and then converting them digitally to black without the use of an inker. This process usually requires finished pencils to be tight, clean, and clear. The result are beautiful renditions that bring an elegance to the comic-illustration genre and reflect a recent trend in the industry.
The opening and Comic Signing event are FREE and open to the public on Sunday, March 30, 2014 from 4:00 till 6:00 pm.
Pushkin Creperie Bakery is located at 541 Myrtle Avenue near the campus of Pratt Institute (between Steuben and Emerson Sts., across from the Pratt Store).
This event is sponsored by the Brooklyn Art Review.
Pushkin Creperie Bakery
541 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11205


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Wine Bars in New York Story: How's the Food?
My friend Eric Asimov's story on the proliferation of wine bars in New York offers terrific historical perspective and lots of insight about the business considerations involved in opening one, but I waited in vain to hear how the food is at the places he mentions. Before he drank wine for a living, Eric ate for his supper for a very long time as the $25 and under reviewer for the Times. Surely he ate and drink copious amounts of food and wine in researching and writing the story. This week in fact I walked by Terroir and Gottino and the menus sounded positively beguiling, not surprising given the fact that Marco Canora (Hearth and Insieme) is responsible for the food at Terroir and Jody Williams (Morandi) does the same at Gottino. So why was there nary a word about the food at either place in the story? Serious eaters, we're just going to have to pick up the slack. I have had a couple of delicious morsels at Blue Ribbon Bar, and I plan to return in the very near future.
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No one would ever accuse Benbria Corp. of being in the disaster business. But CEO Andrea Baptiste does say there's a distinct market opportunity both now and on the horizon in public safety and security, of which the company's product has more than a few applications.
"A big part of that (opportunity) is 'How do you notify the right people at the right time, with the right information?'" she says.
Put simply, Benbria's intelligent notification offering provides a two-way mass communications system on multiple platforms including PC, IP paging to overhead speakers, mobile technology and voice messaging. Recipients and confirmation feedback are tracked with live updating reports, allowing users to view who's received what message and where they are.
A well-publicized deal with Carleton University last year marked the company's arrival onto the Ottawa scene, but its success hasn't stopped since then. It doubled its workforce to 16 since November, will launch a U.K. office within months, has recorded several consecutive quarters of revenue growth and, says Ms. Baptiste, now has "more customers than employees" – boasting around 20 clients in the U.S., India and Australia, among others.
The company also seems to have picked up particular traction in the education and enterprise markets, though it is facing competition from local firm Amika Mobile and U.S. companies Inova Solutions and ERMS Corp.
Serial tech powerhouse Terry Matthews chairs the company's board, and the savvy veteran's fingerprints are all over the firm, which was started by three University of Waterloo students. A product of the Wesley Clover group of companies, the latter's vice-president, Simon Gwatkin, is also Benbria's vice-president of marketing. Benbria is a Mitel strategic partner, as well.
But don't think the company's technology is meant only for emergencies. Far from it, says Ms. Baptiste. "Every company or enterprise we talk to has a use for this, either where it will improve their efficiency or business operations," she says. "(Customers) are using this technology for compliance obligations. Think about the retail sector – they've got a lot of information they've got to send out to their stores, and it's important that they have two-way communication. It's also great for situations like product recalls."
And while Ms. Baptiste says the company hasn't given any auto manufacturers a call just yet – though it may only be a matter of time – it's also noteworthy the company also hasn't yet attacked government verticals, which presumably could use the technology to communicate with citizens during times of crisis.
Whatever its target market, Benbria certainly doesn't seem strapped for cash. It closed an oversubscribed angel round last year and will launch a second round at an increased valuation in the first half of 2010, Ms. Baptiste says.
"And we're doing that to grow our channels to market, and to grow our service model as a software-as-a-service business."
While Ms. Baptiste adds the company is "considering" its future in terms of potential buyouts or M&A activity, she says its main concern lies in "growing the company with a strong value proposition.
"Our focus right now is on the heavy acceleration of our business, and building shareholder value."
Year founded: 2007
Local head count: 16
Funding to date: One angel round, undisclosed
Product: Cross-media unified notification system
DoGood Headquarters
Faisal Sethi wants web surfers to generate funds for good causes without spending a dime.
That's the concept behind DoGood Headquarters, a company that's still measuring its existence in weeks but is racking up accolades in the local startup community and generating buzz amongst bloggers and the mainstream media.
Its free DoGooder browser plugin hides banner advertisements on websites and shows ads promoting environmental initiatives, philanthropic "calls for action" and health and wellness ideas.
DoGood donates half its profits to charitable causes such as the David Suzuki Foundation and The Humane Society. With the company's revenue based on the number of "impressions," or ad loads, web users are raising funds as they surf.
"It allows anyone to do good on a daily basis without affecting their lifestyle or bank account," says Mr. Sethi, who co-founded the company with his wife, Meika Campeau.
Along with pioneering new forms of corporate social responsibility, DoGood is forging new online advertising models by focusing on the end user, rather than the destination site.
Traditional online advertisers post unsolicited ads and hope web users will surf and see their message. DoGooder, by contrast, allows advertisers to bring their products and messages directly to interested end users, without the privacy concerns of browser tracking.
"We're seeing much higher engagement rates because people are actually opting-in to see things they enjoy," says Mr. Sethi, noting his click-through rates are typically two to five times higher than traditional banner ad campaigns.
Fresh from winning three OCRI/Exploriem Bootstrap Awards earlier this month – one a bronze for best new business with revenues of $100,000 or less – DoGood has been nominated for a SXSW technical achievement award. The winner will be announced at the multiday music, film and technology festival in Austin, Texas, next month.
Mr. Sethi says DoGood has not run into conflicts with mainstream publishers whose ads are suddenly hidden from view. He says his product is not an ad blocker because the original advertisement is technically still shown and users have the option of seeing it. This means the original publisher is still collecting impressions – and revenue.
But as Mr. Sethi sees it, he's not taking anything away from traditional advertisers.
"A regular ad is completely irrelevant to a do-gooder end user. Their eyeballs are completely invaluable," he says."They wouldn't be clicking on it or, likely, even noticing it."
Year founded: 2009
Local head count: Fluctuates between 5 and 9
Funding to date: None.
Product: Browser plugin that replaces ads with environmental and philanthropic messages
It may sound like something out of a science-fiction movie, but eSight chairman Dan Mathers says his company's product is giving hope to people with inoperable eye conditions.
"We give 'super vision' to people who otherwise have great difficulty seeing … we augment reality so we can optimize every little last bit of functioning sight they have," says Mr. Mathers about eSight's technology, a lightweight, sunglasses-like device with a built-in video camera and display screens instead of lenses.
The product – currently undergoing patient trials and expected to make its commercial debut in fall 2010 – incorporates a personal processor that transmits the full-motion video captured with the camera to the display screens in real time.
It also has features such as gaze-tracking technology and the ability to alter the colour map of whatever a user is looking at if, for instance, they can't see in blues and oranges but have fewer problems with purples and greens.
Mr. Mathers says the device is receiving a ton of support from the medical community as well as people suffering from diseases such as age-related macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy, neither or which can be treated by surgery or drugs.
"We get regular inquiries about the product, people volunteering for patient testing, and lots who want to purchase the product when it's available," he says.
"We want this to be a device that people can wear all the time to help with the activities of daily living, so they can go out on the back porch and see a flower blooming for the first time, or see their grandchildren's faces, or watch TV on them."
Part of the appeal of eSight's offering is there isn't really anything like it on the market – the closest thing you can find is a heavy head-worn magnifier that has a large optical zoom camera, but none of eSight's competitors have an integrated computing element, says Mr. Mathers.
As such, eSight has already started building ties with low-vision clinics throughout North America, with Mr. Mathers noting that the company is set to capitalize on the market for low-vision assistive devices, that's worth $300 million today.
"There are 22 million people in North America who have eye issues that surgery and drugs can't correct," he adds. "We're building a very strong business, doing something that's a very, very good cause, and improving the quality of life for these people."
Year founded: 2007
Local head count: 7
Funding received to date: $3.5 million
Product: Wearable low-vision device
EventBots has come a long way from its first prototype, an "incredibly heavy" device made of wood that husband-and-wife pair Denis Tsui and Amy Yee put together for a friend's wedding.
Ms. Yee recalls that "Eureka!" moment when she and Mr. Tsui – an industrial designer by trade – had been discussing it with their friend, who had wanted a photo booth at her Ottawa wedding but found it too expensive to bring from Toronto.
"Denis said, 'I can build that!' and I said, 'That's nice, honey,' because he's always saying he can build things," laughs Ms. Yee, who is herself a trained engineer.
"But a few months later, we found ourselves actually building it and it was coming along really well. I thought it was something that we could turn into a viable business."
Today, the completely bootstrapped company has three "Speakers' Corner"-style units capable of instantly printing out photos and capturing high-definition video – along with being able to fit easily into the couple's Mini Cooper.
Ms. Yee says the bot has several unique features: It's open-concept, which allows more people to use it simultaneously, and the VideoBot is one of the few portable video machines available on the market.
A key differentiator, however, is the fact that rental also includes the services of a person who will help engage potential users "because very rarely do people just come up to the bot and start talking," says Ms. Yee.
While EventBots continues to be popular at weddings, it's starting to attract corporate customers such as Hydro Ottawa and the National Arts Centre, some of whom have indicated they would like to become repeat customers.
The firm has even received inquiries from as far afield as California – from an American film director getting married in Mexico, no less – and the United Kingdom.
Unfortunately, EventBots has no way at the moment of easily flying or shipping out its units beyond simply driving them to their location, something which Ms. Yee says the company is working on resolving.
Still, she adds the business is currently profitable and revenues rose 400 per cent in its first year. EventBots is currently on the hunt for financing to build its next model, which it expects to debut later this year. The firm is also looking into expansion options, with franchising being a serious possibility, along with partnerships with event planners.
With the advent of Web 2.0 and the resulting demand for audience personalization and engagement, Ms. Yee says she foresees growth potential. "At least 50 per cent of the really valuable content at an event will be with the audience … and it's getting it in the moment that's really important. Not everyone's going to (submit content online afterwards), they're going to do it in the moment when they're connected and really tied together by why they're there."
Year founded: 2008
Local head count: 4
Funding received to date: None
Product: Portable 'Speakers' Corner'-type photo and video machines
The growing prevalence of online shopping – particularly in the mobile space, where U.S. firm ABI Research predicts a $119-billion market by 2015 – has been well-documented.
And that's why Gazaro Inc. is well-positioned to ride a growth curve into the foreseeable future, says founder and CEO Sam Zaid. Competition in the space is fierce but he says the company's analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities, when combined with the power of the almighty splurge in all its guises, provides a powerful value proposition for customers.
The technology trolls online stores and sales flyers looking for applicable sales based on a user's interests and locale. So if you're, say, a tropical fish lover in Ottawa, your phone will tell you the minute that bunch of Malawi cichlids you've had your eye on goes on sale.
Gazaro offers both a website users can browse and a "Gazaro Deals" iPhone application, available since mid-December. "In terms of the mobile space, it's wide-open right now," he says. "There aren't a lot of applications that help shoppers when they're in the store.
"And on the web side of things, there hasn't been a ton of innovation there in the past couple of years, so with our AI background we think we can bring some new capabilities around tracking and prediction that should differentiate us quite well."
The company's key differentiator, according to Mr. Zaid? Information synthesis, or "distilling all the data we collect into simple indicators" to help customers find what they're looking for.
Incubated and seed funded by local firm Apption – of which Mr. Zaid is the chief technology officer – Gazaro, which primarily has gone after the U.S. market, also boasts a strategic partnership with Viigo, another software application company. "Channels like that help us get the word out," he says.
Gazaro generates revenue in three main streams – on a cost-per-click basis when users visit the site or use the app, through commissions on purchases and on the sale of the application itself.
And while Mr. Zaid won't discuss specific financials of the company, he says growth "over the past couple of quarters has been strong,"
"Our strategy revolves more and more around building novel features and solutions that don't exist yet – new things you can do with the data to help consumers save money."
But the best part about Gazaro is that it's a company willing to take risks, even at technology trade shows – it was handed a TechCrunch 50 Disqualification Award for using "booth babes" to showcase its product in 2008, which goes to the company "with the most unethical, despicable, and utterly inhumane yet overly effective marketing tactic" to entice visitors to its booth.
Year founded: 2008
Local head count: 7
Funding to date: $1 million
Product: Personalized online sales flyers


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Oh snap! The Dance Moms: Miami finale is bringing some dramz in the form of a new dancer…the adorable Mia and her Charo-esque mother. Sweet!
As always, the episode started with the list, and Lucas takes the top spot for his many successes last week. Hannah scores second on the list for scoring second overall, and Angel tells her that she's now acting like a great dancer and will be treated as such. Sammy is third for increasing her artistic game, with Kimmy fourth for sloppy transitions. Jessi is at the bottom (watch out for Susan!) for messing up in her duet with Kimmy.
Sammy and Hannah both get solos, and Lucas and Kimmy will be performing a duet. Jessi will only be dancing in the group number. Jessi is upset that she isn't getting a solo, but she's determined to keep it together to prove to Angel and Victor that she's a team player. The theme for this week is "celebrity" since they swept last weekend's competition. Victor announces he has a surprise, and enter Mia. She is one of the studio's top dancers, who at ten, according to Victor, has the skill and technique of an eighteen-year-old. The dancers are thrilled. They love Mia…Lucas is even rocking a Mia crush. She is a precious little girl.


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Mayoral candidates discuss Sandy recovery
Candidates at a New York City mayoral forum on Thursday began wading into the tricky issue of rebuilding homes in flood zones. Their exchange reflected the tensions -- now felt from Long Island to New Jersey -- between seeking to restore what stood before superstorm Sandy and guarding against future calamities.
A resident of devastated Breezy Point in Queens asked candidates whether they supported requiring property owners to raise their buildings -- and whether they back Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan to buy out some homeowners.
Nobody gave terse yes-no responses. "It's not going to be a quick answer," warned former Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr., a Democrat, who called for expertise and resources to be pooled into a "larger plan."
Thompson said questions include: "How do we rebuild to code? Do we put boilers in basements where we'd just seen them flood? Do we put the electrical panels back in the basement? How do we in fact mandate through code what materials need to be used?"
In the Rockaways, some clusters of homes flooded, but others did not because "grades were built up, they built dunes and other things," he noted.
Newspaper publisher Tom Allon, a Republican candidate, said, "We need to feel the fierce urgency of now . . . We need to get our heads out of the sand, pardon the expression, realize this may be a new normal" and act accordingly.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn cited differences in what neighborhoods may want. "There are some communities like Breezy that do not want to be bought out," Quinn said. "And we need to respect that voice. But I also want to be clear: There are communities in Staten Island that right now are organizing because they want to be bought out . . ."RE-EXPLORING: North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman met with more than 20 Democratic colleagues in his home Jan. 19 to discuss whether he should run for Nassau County executive after all.
He told Newsday the previous week he had not "given much thought to a county executive run lately." Meanwhile, former Nassau executive Tom Suozzi hasn't budged from saying in public that he isn't running. "We brought people together to have a discussion," Kaiman said Friday. The conclusion? "No conclusion yet," he said.
One participant who declined to be identified said "it's starting to get late" in terms of raising the necessary $3 million or so needed to challenge incumbent Republican Edward Mangano.


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Are you wasting thousands of dollars in therapy unraveling your horrendous upbringing? Check out 10 science fiction books about kids who really had it rough, and put your issues into proportion. It'll be cheaper!
Germain from A Game of Universe by Eric Nylund:
Germain's life isn't that great now - he's an assassin who absorbs the personalities of his victims, until they all start battling for control of his body - but it beats his childhood. He was born on a hellish planet, and then his father killed his mother and whored his brother out to miners. (He was too young to join his brother at the time.) And then he accidentally killed his brother, who was in the middle of trying to rape him. Later, he freaks out over a misunderstanding and kills his mentor by mistake. Oops.
Bean in Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card:
Okay, you thought Ender Wiggin had it bad, but what about Bean? He was genetically enhanced to give him mental powers, but the enhancement, via "Anton's Key," means he'll die at age twenty. He gets kidnapped but escapes, and becomes a street urchin on the streets of Rotterdam, where he falls in with a rough gang. And then the muscle they recruit for their gang kills the gang's leader. Bean ends up going to Battle School, where he's sucked into the fight against the Buggers.
Bertran and Nela in Sideshow by Sheri S. Tepper:
Ack! Maria and Lesky are so desperate to have babies, she takes an untested fertility drug... which leaves her with a pair of conjoined twins, who are both intersexed. (Born with ambiguous genitalia.) But Lesky is determined that at least one of his kids will be a boy, because the Virgin Mary told him so. At Lesky's insistence, the doctors give one of the twins a penis and the other one a vagina, meaning that they'll be joined together but opposte sexes. Emeritus surgeons from the medical school get recruited to do the work, on the theory that they'll be long retired or dead by the time anybody gets around to suing. So whenever dad wants to take Bertran fishing or to a sports game, Nela isn't up for it. Not to mention the fuss over which bathroom and locker room to use. Lesky realizes, far too late, that the twins are genetically identical, which means making one a boy and the other a girl was kind of a weird idea. You can read the whole thing here.
Thorby in Citizen Of The Galaxy by Robert Heinlein:
First he's sold into slavery, then he's sold off to a blind beggar who's missing an arm and a leg. But the beggar, Baslim, turns out to be a super-spy, who puts Thorby to work... until Baslim gets captured and kills himself before he can be interrogated. Then Thorby is shipped off to a Free Trade ship, where he has to learn the ropes the hard way.
David Rice in Jumper by Stephen Gould:
His dad beats his mom so hard, she winds up in the hospital and then runs away. Leaving Davy along with his alcoholic dad, who uses him as a punching bag... until he realizes he can teleport. So he goes to New York, where he finds he can't get a job or a place to live, because he has no Social Security number or birth certificate.
Lauren Olamina in Parable Of The Sower by Octavia Butler:
Lauren is one of many young protagonists in post-apocalyptic fiction who have a rough time, what with the scarce resources, the crazy violence and the collapsing society. (There's a whole thriving genre of post-apocalyptic young-adult novels. Plus there's Cormac McCarthy's The Road, of course.) But Lauren has it worse than most, because she has hyper-empathy, allowing her to feel the pain of all the injured and dying people around her. Not to mention, her home gets burned down and her family is killed.
Darth Bane, from Star Wars: Path Of Destruction:
Pity Dessel, the youngster whose dad beats the crap out of him and calls him "bane" as a nickname. He's raised in a poor, harsh mining colony where he's trapped with his mistreating father. He accidentally kills a Republic soldier who accuses him of cheating at cards, so he has to go off and join the Sith training program, which is not much fun at all.
Pretty much everyone in The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian:
The world is destroyed by a flood, and the only people left alive are the patients, staff, and a few visitors, in a children's hospital. Most of the kids have terrible, painful ailments, which they struggle to live with after the end of everything. Meanwhile, Jemma, a med student, is emotionally scarred by the suicide of her brother, who took care of her and taught her when she was little.
David from Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg:
You might think growing up with telepathic abilities would be totally awesome, but apparently it sucks]. Growing up, David gets stigmatized as a weirdo by the other kids, and his powers get misinterpreted when they manifest. He learns to hide his abilities, but they keep him from having a normal relationship with the other kids, because he can tell what they're thinking.
Mark Vorkosigan from the Miles Vorkosigan novels by Lois McMaster Bujold:
As my friend Stephanie puts it, "Miles has a fairly bad childhood, but his clone twin brother Mark has one of the most abusive childhoods in literature, and then gets kidnapped and tortured by a sadomasochistic clone lord until he splits into four personalities."
Cat in Psion, Catspaw and Dreamfall by Joan Vinge:
As my friend Laurie says, :The protagonist is an orphaned child, half-human, half-Hydran, and telepathic in a society that has persecuted Hydrans and all those with psi abilities." Plus he's a mistreated street punk, who lives in dirt and flees the carrion crews who want to enslave him as "contract labor." Early on, he gives up his last marker for a short-lived beautiful dreamtime, which leaves him gasping and bereft. A typical sentence early on goes: "His drug-heavy body jerked with panic."
So there you go - just read these books, and tell your therapist goodbye!
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Crumb Quest '08
I've newly discovered the concept of "crumb". I hope to be able to reliably create open crumb artisan breads (I think that's the right terminology). I'm at the beginning of this process. My current goal is to decide on a flour. I have two contenders, I prefer organically grown. I live in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Seeing as Canada is a big wheat producer I want to find a Canadian flour. (I'm a US ex-pat, so I'm ridiculously attached to this country)
I wanted to get this blog started and introduce my quest. I'm really happy to have stumbled across this site.
My name is Paul, by the way, but there's already a Paul here. Being something of a Mexican groupie from California I chose the Spanish version of Paul, which is "Pablo", for my username. FYI.


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"A big thing in pro football is emotion. You've got to go out and play with a tear in your eye. I never went on a football field when I didn't think we would win."
(Kansas)...6'4'', 246...Michael Joseph McCormack, Jr ... Drafted by 1951 New York Yanks ... Played in first of six Pro Bowls as a rookie ... In U.S. Army, 1952-1953 ... Traded to Browns in 15-player deal while in service ... Played defensive middle guard, 1954 Browns ... Stole ball to set up key Browns TD, 1954 NFL title game ... Excelled as offensive right tackle for eight years, 1955-1962 ... Equally adept as rushing blocker, pass protector ... Born June 21, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois ... Died November 15, 2013, at age of 83.
Mike McCormack, one of the game's greatest offensive tackles, began his pro football career with the NFL's 1951 New York Yanks where as a rookie he earned the starting right tackle spot. That year he earned the first of six trips to the Pro Bowl, before being called into military service.
The Baltimore Colts who acquired his rights before the start of the 1953 season, traded him to the Cleveland Browns in a massive 15-player deal. Even though the Browns knew Mike would not be available for a full year, he was the key man in the trade. Coach Paul Brown always considered it one of his wisest personnel moves.
In his first season in Cleveland, McCormack, a former University of Kansas star and Chicago native, was asked to fill the middle guard position that had been vacated by the retiring Bill Willis on the defensive unit. It was a tall order, considering Willis would himself be elected to the Hall of Fame. McCormack, not surprisingly, was up to the challenge.
He quickly became an important factor on an excellent Cleveland defensive team. Mike enjoyed perhaps his most memorable individual moment on the defensive team when, in the 1954 NFL Championship Game, he stole the ball from Detroit Lions quarterback Bobby Layne to set up one of the early touchdowns in a 56-10 Cleveland rout.
But it was as an offensive tackle that McCormack made his lasting mark in pro football. Mike was the Browns' offensive right tackle for eight years from 1955 through 1962. During that period, the Browns' forward wall played a major role in assuring a balanced offensive approach and McCormack, equally adept as a blocker on rushing plays and as a quarterback protector, was a stabilizing factor throughout the period.


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Because of the varying capacities and inclinations of beings the Buddhas have taught various methods of practice and philosophy. If we follow one of these and yet belittle others, we abandon the Dharma and consequently the Buddhas as well.
Question: Does Your Holiness think that the various world religions were founded by emanations of the Buddhas manifesting in accordance with the mentalities of the specific societies?
Answer: This is highly possible. The founder of any religion could be an emanation of a particular Buddha. It is for this very reason that we should treat all religions with deep respect.
Question: Then why do these different religions so often fight with one another?
Answer: This is a different matter. For a truly religious person there is never any basis for quarrel or dispute. Yet it is a fact that there have been so-called religious wars. However, the people involved in these were not practising religion but were merely using religion as an instrument of power. The actual motivation was selfish, not spiritual. Religious wars are not a question of contradictions between religions at all.
Leaving aside the disparities between the doctrines of different religions, there are many ostensible contradictions within the teachings of Buddha.
So what is a Buddha's purpose in teaching? It is neither to boast nor to demonstrate how much he knows, but to benefit others. Also, he is not concerned with those of his generation alone but with many generations and different kinds of people. Therefore, his teachings must have many different levels of meaning, some often seemingly contradictory. Knowing this, there is never a valid reason for religious quarrels and disputes."
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Valve repair can usually be done on congenital valve defects (defects you are born with) and has a good success record with treating mitral valve defects.
Here are some procedures surgeons may use to repair a valve:
Severe valve damage means the valve must be replaced and most often involves the aortic or mitral valve. It is also used to treat any valve disease that is life-threatening. Some patients may need more than one valve repaired or replaced.
Two kinds of valves can be used for replacement:
You and your doctor will decide which type of valve is best for you.
During valve repair or replacement surgery, the breastbone is divided, the heart is stopped, and blood is sent through a heart-lung machine. Because the heart or the aorta must be opened, heart valve surgery is open heart surgery.
The operation will be scheduled at a time that is best for you and your surgeon, except in urgent cases. Be sure to tell your surgeon and cardiologist about any changes in your health including symptoms of a cold or the flu. Any infection may affect your recovery.
Also, review all medications (prescription as well as over-the-counter and supplements) with your cardiologist and surgeon.
Before surgery, you may have to have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), blood tests, urine tests, and a chest x-ray to give your surgeon the latest information about your health.
If you smoke, your doctor will want you to stop at least 2 weeks before your surgery. Smoking before surgery can lead to problems with blood clotting and breathing.
The night before surgery, you will be asked to bathe to reduce the amount of germs on your skin.
A medicine (anesthetic) will make you sleep during the operation. This is called "anesthesia." Because anesthesia is safest on an empty stomach, you will be asked not to eat or drink after midnight the night before surgery. If you do eat or drink anything after midnight, it is important that you tell your anesthesiologist and surgeon.
You will get complete instructions from your cardiologist and surgeon about the procedure, but here are some basics you can expect as a valve surgery patient.
Most patients are admitted to the hospital the day before surgery or, in some cases, on the morning of surgery.
Small metal disks called electrodes will be attached to your chest. These electrodes are connected to an electrocardiogram machine, which will monitor your heart's rhythm and electrical activity. You will receive a local anesthetic to numb the area where a plastic tube (called a line) will be inserted in an artery in your wrist. An intravenous (IV) line will be inserted in your vein. The IV line will give you the anesthesia during the operation. You will be given something to help you relax (a mild tranquilizer) before you are taken into the operating room.
After you are completely asleep, a tube will be inserted down your windpipe and connected to a machine called a respirator, which will take over your breathing. Another tube will be inserted through your nose and down your throat, into your stomach. This tube will stop liquid and air from collecting in your stomach, so you will not feel sick and bloated when you wake up. A thin tube called a catheter will be inserted into your bladder to collect any urine produced during the operation.
A heart-lung machine is used for all valve repair or replacement surgeries. This will keep oxygen-rich blood flowing through your body while your heart is stopped. A perfusion technologist or blood-flow specialist operates the heart-lung machine. Before you are hooked up to this machine, a blood-thinning medicine called an anticoagulant will be given to prevent your blood from clotting. The surgical team is led by the cardiovascular surgeon and includes other assisting surgeons, an anesthesiologist, and surgical nurses.
After you are hooked up to the heart-lung machine, your heart is stopped and cooled. Next, a cut is made into the heart or aorta, depending on which valve is being repaired or replaced. Once the surgeon has finished the repair or replacement, the heart is then started again, and you are disconnected from the heart-lung machine.
The surgery can take anywhere from 2 to 4 hours or more, depending on the number of valves that need to be repaired or replaced.
You can expect to stay in the hospital for about a week, including at least 1 to 3 days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Recovery after valve surgery may take a long time, depending on how healthy you were before the operation. You will have to rest and limit your activities. Your doctor may want you to begin an exercise program or to join a cardiac rehabilitation program.
If you have an office job, you can usually go back to work in 4 to 6 weeks. Those who have more physically demanding jobs may need to wait longer.
Most valve repair and replacement operations are successful. In some rare cases, a valve repair may fail and another operation may be needed.
Patients with a biological valve may need to have the valve replaced in 10 to 15 years. Mechanical valves may also fail, so patients should alert their doctor if they are having any symptoms of valve failure.
Patients with a mechanical valve will need to take a blood-thinning medicine for the rest of their lives. Because these medicines increase the risk of bleeding within the body, you should always wear a medical alert bracelet and tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking a blood-thinning medicine.
Even if you are not taking a blood-thinning medicine, you must always tell your doctor and dentist that you have had valve surgery. If you are having a surgical or dental procedure, you should take an antibiotic before the procedure. Bacteria can enter the bloodstream during these procedures. If bacteria get into a repaired or artificial valve, it can lead to a serious condition called bacterial endocarditis. Antibiotics can prevent bacterial endocarditis.
Patients with mechanical valves say they sometimes hear a quiet clicking sound in their chest. This is just the sound of the new valve opening and closing, and it is nothing to be worried about. In fact, it is a sign that the new valve is working the way it should.
Minimally invasive heart valve surgery is a technique that uses smaller incisions to repair or replace heart valves. This means there is less pain. Minimally invasive surgery also reduces the length of the hospital stay and the recovery time.
Minimally invasive valve surgery can only be done in certain patients. This type of surgery cannot be done in patients
In some cases, minimally invasive valve surgery can be done using a robot. Robotic surgery does not require a large incision in the chest. It is not available at all hospitals, and patients with severe valve damage cannot have the procedure. The Texas Heart Institute has a robot.
With robotic surgery, the surgeon has a control console, a side cart with 3 robotic arms, a special vision system, and instruments. A computer translates the surgeon's natural hand and wrist movements made on the control console to instruments that have been placed inside the patient through small incisions. The robot's controls can read even the tiniest of movements the surgeon makes.
Robotic surgery can reduce the time it takes to do valve surgery, as well as shorten the hospital stay and recovery time.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a minimally invasive procedure to repair a damaged or diseased aortic valve. A catheter is inserted into an artery in the groin and threaded to the heart. A balloon at the end of the catheter, with a replacement valve folded around it, delivers the new valve to take the place of the old.
The tissue valve is made of bovine (cow) pericardium supported by a metal stent.
Also called TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), the FDA-approved TAVI procedure is only appropriate for select patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (narrowing of the aortic valve opening) who are not candidates for traditional open chest surgery or who are high-risk operable candidates.
TAVI is performed while the heart is beating and does not usually require cardio-pulmonary bypass (use of a heart-lung machine). For the TAVI procedure, a catheter is placed in the femoral artery (in the groin), as is done for angioplasty. The catheter is guided into the heart. A compressed tissue heart valve is placed on the balloon catheter and positioned directly inside the diseased aortic valve. Once the new valve is in position, the balloon is inflated to secure the valve in place. The balloon is then deflated and the catheter withdrawn.


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September 6, 2010: We return to Alaska's Bering Sea aboard the Greenpeace ship "Esperanza" and take the DeepWorker 1-person submarine down to nearly 2,000 feet where we'll find the best and worst things The Ocean Doctor has ever seen underwater. We also visit with Greenpeace Oceans Campaign Leader, John Hocevar aboard the Esperanza.
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Our TV Reviews section enters its third week of existence, and here are the shows you can look forward to us reviewing this week! Look for our reviews of shows already in progress (which we know some of you are looking forward to) to begin next week.
We're spreading our reviews throughout the week, to avoid overwhelming you with them on just two days of the week. So here's what to look forward to!
- Erik Adams reviews CBS' new "single guys, living life to its fullest without those stupid ladies around" comedy We Are Men, which debuts Monday night.
- Todd VanDerWerff takes a look at Rebel Wilson and company in ABC's latest companion to Modern Family, Super Fun Night. It debuts Wednesday night.
- NBC has resurrected the old "detective in a wheelchair" show Ironside for no discernible reason. David Sims will let you know if it's worth checking out. The show debuts Wednesday.
- Todd VanDerWerff has seen the entirety of the first season of FX's The Bridge, and he'll discuss whether or not it's worth a look in a review of the full season. The finale runs Wednesday.
- Carrie Raisler has been covering The Vampire Diaries for us since the middle of season two, so she's a natural fit to check out the premiere of its spinoff, The Originals. It debuts Thursday, before moving to its normal Tuesday timeslot next week.
- Todd VanDerWerff covers two Thursday night multi-camera sitcom debuts this day, checking out NBC's Sean Saves The World and CBS' The Millers. He kind of grudgingly likes one, while hating the other. Guess which is which!
- Erik Adams finishes out this day with a look at NBC's other new family sitcom, Welcome To The Family, which also debuts on Thursday. Did you hear? It's NBC's new family night!
- At 12:30 a.m. Eastern time on Friday on adult swim, the next season of The Eric Andre Show debuts. Brandon Nowalk takes a look at that.
- Then Friday night, LinkTV presents the English-language debut of the third season of Danish series Borgen. Sonia Saraiya has seen the entirety of that season and will let you know her thoughts.
- HBO's made-for-TV movies will fit into this section going forward, and Phil Dyess-Nugent kicks off our coverage of that sector with a look at the Saturday night premiere of Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, from director Stephen Frears.
- Zack Handlen, meanwhile, takes a look at PBS' latest attempt to recapture Downton Abbey's lightning in a bottle with The Paradise, which makes its American debut Sunday night.
- Finally, Todd VanDerWerff hangs out with some witches, but not the ones on FX, as he checks out the first episode of Lifetime's new The Witches Of East End, which debuts Sunday.
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Black Friday is almost upon us, which means it's time for a big roundup of which stores are trying to part you with your money, and when they're opening.
Below is a list of when local chain stores and malls are opening their doors to shoppers, as well as some shopping tips. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it does cover pretty much everything I've accumulated from malls and stores over the past couple weeks.
Thursday and Friday, email any questions/observations/anecdotes/near-trampling incidents you feel like sharing with me at email@example.com, or call me at 704-358-5041. I get your emails on my cell phone, and I'd appreciate any feedback.
Local malls:
- SouthPark will open at 7 a.m. Friday. The following individual stores at the mall will open at midnight: Macy's, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Teavana, Lids, Express, Guess, Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie and Hollister. Victoria's Secret and Belk will open at 3 a.m.
- Northlake will open at 6 a.m. Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch, Aerie, Aeropostale, American Eagle, Express, Finish Line, Footlocker, Forever 21, Guess, Hollister, Lids and Perfumania will open at midnight. Bakers Shoes and Starbucks will open at 4 a.m.
- Carolina Place will open at 6 a.m. Abercrombie & Fitch, Aerie, Aéropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Bath & Body Works, Bella Scarpa, Body Central, Bourbon Street Grill, Carolina Jewelry, Cellairis, Chick-fil-A, Children's Place, Claire's, Express, Hat Shack, Hershey's Ice Cream, Hickory Farms, Hollister Co., Hot Topic, Icing by Claire's, Express Men, Finish Line, Gamestop, Gap, The Limited, Macy's, McDonald's, Lane Bryant, New York & Company, P.S. from Aéropostale, PacSun, Perfumania, Pro Image, Sbarro, Spencer's, Sports Fan Attic, Victoria's Secret, Wet Seal and XXI Forever will open at midnight. Authentik's and Belk will open at 3 a.m., Crazy 8, Gymboree, JCPenney, Rack Room Shoes and Sears will open at 4 a.m. and Dillard's will open at 8 a.m.
- Concord Mills will open at midnight.
Monroe Mall will open at 3 a.m. Friday
Gaffney Outlets will open at midnight, with select stores open at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving
Individual stores:
Open on Thanksgiving: Old Navy, select Banana Republic and Gap stores, K-Mart, Wal-Mart supercenters
Open at 9 p.m. Thanksgiving: Toys 'R' Us
Black Friday sales starting at 10 p.m. Thanksgiving: Wal-Mart
Opening at midnight: Target, Macy's, Kohl's and Best Buy
Useful sites to look up Black Friday ads in one place:
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A quick news in brief mention here is thrown up by the Microsoft Azure Blog, which has just announced "news" of Docker running on Azure.
Docker is an open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications. Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure offering produced by Microsoft, a software firm based in Washington state.
Consisting of Docker Engine, a portable, lightweight runtime and packaging tool, and Docker Hub, a cloud service for sharing applications and automating workflows, Docker enables apps to be quickly assembled from components and eliminates the friction between development, QA, and production environments.
Microsoft has already made what it calls a "strategic" partnership (as opposed to a "casual" one perhaps?) with Docker in October 2014. This brought the Windows Server ecosystem to the Docker community, says Microsoft — or, looking at another way: This re-engineered Microsoft's position to enable developers reliant on the Windows Server ecosystem to get closer to the open platform technologies in Docker.
So now Microsoft has announced Windows code is now merged into Docker, meaning developers can use a Docker client directly from a Windows machine to manage containers running on Linux hosts.
As a bonus, says Khalid Mouss, Sr. Program Manager, Azure Compute Runtime, following Microsoft's announcement of open sourcing .NET core framework and Linux distribution, "We have made available a Docker image for ASP.NET on Docker Hub which you can take advantage of to create ASP.NET ready containers from the base image."
"Until today, you could only use Linux-based client Command Line Interface (CLI) to manage your Docker container deployments or use boot2docker to set up a virtualized development environment in a Windows client machine. Now, with a Windows CLI, you can manage your Docker hosts wherever they are directly from your Windows Clients," said Microsoft.
This, says the firm, further demonstrates Microsoft's commitment to agility, innovation, and openness. Did you doubt it anyway?


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With 2008 being a big election year in the United States, punk rockers The (International) Noise Conspiracy, never ones to miss out on political fun, are releasing their latest album The Cross of My Calling this November.
Although from Sweden, these boys have plenty to say about American life and politics. If the title didn't give it away, "Washington Bullets" is one such song. However, many other songs have the American focus, too. On "Storm the Gates of Beverly Hills," singer Dennis Lyxzén repeats, "All this shit is making us ill," to drive his point home.
The aspect that most impresses me about this album, is the band's ability to mix religious and political imagery-there's no separation of Church and State here. The title itself, The Cross of My Calling, bares the religious implications and leading up to the "Interlude," the band talks about following God before the second half of the album shows them giving into Satan and society's materialistic tendencies.
"Child of God" works with "Interlude" to transition into the second half of the album. The succumbing to Satan is quite clear after a long instrumental break and the vocals returning saying he'll be the "sinner," "snake" and "seducer." This song is followed by the angrier second half of the album which references the devil more.
If you're a fan of punk rock in the vein of Bad Religion be sure to grab yourself a copy of The (International) Noise Conspiracy's The Cross of My Calling out November 25 on Vagrant Records.
01. Intro
02. Assassination of Myself
03. Dustbins of History
04. Arm Yourself
05. Hiroshima Mon Amor
06. Boredom of Safety
07. Child of God
08. Interlude
09. I Am the Dynamite
10. Washington Bullets
11. Satan Made the Deal
12. Storm the Gates of Beverly Hills
13. Black September
14. Cross of My Calling
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- "Hey, losers. He isn't here."
- —Neville Longbottom faces the Death Eaters[src]
Shortly after the Death Eater take-over of the Ministry of Magic, they conducted a raid on the Hogwarts Express in order to capture Harry Potter. Three male Death Eaters stopped the train while en route to Hogwarts Castle, in Scotland on 1 September, 1997, but found nothing but other Hogwarts students, as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger were (at the time) in hiding at 12 Grimmauld Place.
Background information
- Remus Lupin: "Effectively, [Voldemort] is the Minister, but why should he sit behind a desk at the Ministry? His puppet, Thicknesse, is taking care of everyday business, leaving Voldemort free to extend his power beyond the Ministry. Naturally many people have deduced what has happened: There has been such a dramatic change in Ministry policy in the last few days, and many are whispering that Voldemort must be behind it. […] "
- Harry Potter: "And this dramatic change in Ministry policy involves warning the Wizarding world against me instead of Voldemort?"
- — Remus Lupin and Harry Potter while the latter was in hiding at 12 Grimmauld Place[src]
During the height of the Second Wizarding War, on 1 August, 1997, Lord Voldemort's Death Eater managed to stage a "smooth and virtually silent" coup at the Ministry of Magic, by Imperiusing several high-ranking Ministry officials. Minister Rufus Scrimgeour was killed, and replaced by the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Pius Thicknesse, who was under Death Eater control.[1]
There was a "dramatic change" in Ministry policy following the coup, so that it followed the Death Eaters ideology. Harry Potter, "The Boy Who Lived", was (under the premise of involvement in Albus Dumbledore's murder) decreed "Undesirable No. 1"[1], the price on his head and wand reached, in late March of 1998, two-hundred thousand Galleons.[2]
The raid
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- —Cormac McLaggen trying to scare the Death Eaters[src]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 11 (The Bribe)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - Chapter 10 (Theft of a Thief)


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Will the 90 tooth spur gear from Slash 2wd fit into vehicle?
I've just ordered a Telluride and 12/90 gears, planning to do some light crawling and mostly hiking..
From what i can see the stock gearing is 12/83, and the motors are still fried
First off welcome to the forums!
It should fit on the telluride as far as I know.
And we thought toy grade RC's where cool...
Just a heads up for ya. Even with 11/83 gearing keep a close eye on your motor temps.
73, Goat
Last edited by KC5H; 12-29-2013 at 11:59 AM.
I think it also depends what motor you have on if you can use an 11t. the motor i have has the flux sleeve and it just barely touches the floorpan with the 12, but a motor without the sleeve has a little clearance.
12t 48p 3mm bore is the smallest one made, Traxxas geared this truck as low as possible.
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If you know where to look there are 10t 48 p 3mm shaft gears.
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Thanks for your response, a 10 tooth pinion will be ordered
I will most likely go brushless when the titan dies... Any recomendations?
Sensored is a must and waterproof would be nice
48p = 11/83
11t 48p here... http://www.trinityrc.net/shop/index....&product_id=96
11t 48p pinion will mesh with the 83t spur. I used 1 sliver of posted note for a gauge. I can force 2 slivers into the mesh but the Telly will not roll. I never tried anything smaller then an 11t. Oh, be sure to clean out the slot where the motor plate stop slides down into the chassis. 32 pitch 9/54 meshes with out issue.
73, Goat
Last edited by KC5H; 12-30-2013 at 07:25 PM.
They haven't looked too hard cause, 7t 48p is the smallest I've ever seen....
Made for slot cars so I could not tell you what the bore size is.
73, Goat
Last edited by KC5H; 12-30-2013 at 07:35 PM.
Here's a thought: the ring and pinion gears in the brushed Stampede 4x4 differentials are lower to allow for the larger chevron tires. If you swap your ring and pinion gears with those, you will be lowering the gearing of the Telluride in addition to the pinion/spur combo.
Interesting, I saw those (6779&6778) I thought they were an overdrive gear-set for a slash though. I didn't realize that was front and rear.
Hmm.... I'll look into that... Still waiting for my Telluride, got delayed due to some weather issues in New York.... I'm from Norway and we are still waiting for winter to arrive:/
Id just switch out the 12t titan motor for a 21t titan from the emaxx and your down gearing problems and small pinion searches are over. I run 21t titans in all my Axial trail rigs and they are awesome for the price. They handle 3S lipo with ease (if you have the esc for it).
You could gear the 21t up quite a bit if you wanted the speed, however they seem the most happy with more volts than more gears.
Always in Trouble for trying to help out.
It'll take the same gearing the slash4x4 and stampede 4x4 will take. I believe 50, 52,54 are the 3 spurs listed for the 4x4 slash. I had one a while back but forget the spur size. I know the stock spur was a tight fit so I would make a guess that the 56 won't fit without some dremmel work. It may not even fit with grinding work, there's not a lot of material to work with there.
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Always in Trouble for trying to help out.
One of my customers ar work was going to try the 56t in a Slash or 4xPede, but I haven't really seen him since he bought the gear last week to ask.
I did stuff a 90T spur in two tellurides with a little cutting of the case but it was not really worth it. Use the 86 and get a 19 to 35 turn brushed motor to slow it down. We trail run a couple with higher turn motors and they work very well for us.
If you don't need to go faster than a quick walk when on the trails, you might want to try a gear reduction unit. I tried this on my Stampede and it worked great for hiking on the trails at a local park.
Here is the thread
The 9t 32p gear is actually bigger in diameter than the 11t 48p gear...NAH. 32p = 9/54
48p = 11/83
Ya can't polish fertilizer...
I dont mean to bring a dead thread back but I have a question hopefully someone can answer. I am new to RC wife bought my first one for christmas, I have already stripped the spur gear after 5 packs with minimal bashing. I am guessing the mesh was not set right at the factory. luckily enough they are easy to replace, but here is my question and I need to know asap as I want to order these tomorrow morning so they are here in a day.
I have heard of people going to 32p for the strength? Is this worth it. also I am putting the Castle sct 3800 in it and was wondering what gear ratio should I use, 32p or 48p if that is strong enough. I love the get up and go it has and would really want to keep is burn out happy especially 'drifing' in the turns on baseball fields I dont want it to go stupid retard fast but a 45-50mph max would be great, I will be running 2s lipo batteries most of the time, but it may see a few 3s when Im feeling crazy.
Whenever I gear a new setup, I plug my values into this calculator with my intended tire size, kv, and voltage to see what gearing gives me my target speed. I'll start there, then adjust by temperature . If going to a 3800, I would swap to 32p gears personally.
The 3800 is awesome, but 45-50 may still be tough to get on 2s.
460, straightpipes, buried throttle, nuff said :D
Thanks you for the input. I have no idea about this stuff yet but the addiction is growing fast lol. Is 40 possible? It does probably over 30 right now with the 12t and 5000 nickel batteries.
And I'm definitely putting the slash slipper with 32p in just need to know what spur and pinion to use.
I was hoping someone on here has already done the mod and can help me without all the trial and mostly error.
That site is cool but I have no idea about the pinion gearing or transmission gearing that is in these?
You just select from the drop down menus. I don't believe it has an option for telluride transmission, because there isn't a transmission really. So plug in a value of 1. As to pinion, you put in whatever size pinion, and whatever size spur, you intend to use. So, if you want 40 mph, you plug in different spur and pinion combinations until the output is 40mph when calculated. Actual will be less than calculated, so play with the calculator until it gives you maybe 43 mph or so. Then I'd install that gearing in your truck. Maybe start out with 15/52 pinion/spur in the calculator(if swapping to 32p) and see what that gives you. Larger pinion will calculate for more speed, as will a smaller spur.
I believe 40 mph on 2s would be entirely possible.
I run the 3800 in a slash, but on 3s, and can't tell you right off hand what it's geared. But you k ow what they say, teach a man to fish....
Last edited by mwe-maxxowner; 12-29-2014 at 05:24 AM.
460, straightpipes, buried throttle, nuff said :D
I appreciate the help lol. Fishing isn't my problem, I own an offshore lure company haha so the analogy fits well. Www.luremin.com
I'll give the calculator a shot and see what it comes up up with.
I don't know what the diff gearing is but u picked the Stampede as I think they are the same of 1 I may be hacking something up because I'm getting around 100 Mph with a 10/54 setup lol.
Yeah, stampede vxl, or slash vxl diff gearing would be identical.
460, straightpipes, buried throttle, nuff said :D
I messed up on the diff gear ratio I beliebe which makes sence because I was getting about double that number. the voltage though shouldn't that be 8.4V?
I was putting in for a 2s Lipo. If you'll be using nimh, yes. But, be warned. That system is an amp hog. I think you'll find it won't run right on nimh. I have trouble with mine on a cheap 2s pack. It stutters on takeoff. With a higher quality 2s pack it's fine. Or with 3s it's fine. I think nimh might be even more prone to do that.
460, straightpipes, buried throttle, nuff said :D
oh ok I wastn aware a 2s was that voltage. ok I think im going to order an arrangement of pinion gears. Seems weird though I talked to a guy at trassas just a moment ago and he has a telluride running on 2s with the trassas brushless 3700 motor? and he said he gets his up to 50 with stock gearing?
What would be some good batteries for it that aren't crazy expensive as well as a charger?
The traxxas motor is 3500Kv. But, at any rate, I would doubt anything else that fella ever told you, lol. 50, on 2s, with the vxl motor, I doubt.
460, straightpipes, buried throttle, nuff said :D
For a budget charger, I really like the 6 amp ez peak traxxas charger. Some of the best, and cheapest, 2s lipos would be from spc. They have an awesome hard case, 50c, 5000 mah pack for around 35$. You could always get a 3s as well and really push your speed up . The 3800 is pretty quick on 2s, though.
You might wanna spend some time in the stampede 4x4 forum. There is more brushless activity there.
460, straightpipes, buried throttle, nuff said :D
Thanks man, Im going to get some of those as well. I will probably have a few 2s, and just one 3s when I want to really mess things up lol.
I ordered the slipper from the slash, it comes with a 54T 32p gear, Im going to keep that on there and see if I cant dial it in with the pinion gear, I ordered 13T 15T 17T and 19T that should give me a good range to try out yes?
Yeah, that'll be a good range. There isn't much difference in a 52 tooth and a 54 tooth spur. Either will do just fine. A tooth on a pinion makes a much larger difference than a tooth on the spur. If you go with the larger 2.8 tires, you'll pick up a little speed from that too.
460, straightpipes, buried throttle, nuff said :D