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The Transition Movement is a vibrant, grassroots movement that seeks to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. It represents one of the most promising ways of engaging people in strengthening their communities against the effects of these challenges, resulting in a life that is more abundant, fulfilling, equitable and socially connected.
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Our vision is that every community in the United States has engaged its collective creativity to unleash an extraordinary and historic transition to a future beyond fossil fuels; a future that is more vibrant, abundant and resilient; one that is ultimately preferable to the present.
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Right on schedule, the night skies have been lighting up as the Earth passes through the debris of comet Swift-Tuttle. This year's light show began on July 23rd and should produce beautiful meteor showers like these for another week.
Photos from Andrew Kumler, David Kingham, trophygeek, Rick Whitacre, and tmo-photo.

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Help us get to over 4,000 biographies in 2018.
If you know of a past magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them or Email us your suggestion.
Luxor Gali-Gali
|Luxor Gali-Gali
|Mahgoub Mohammed Hanafi
October 23, 1902
Port Said, Egypt
|October 1, 1984 (age 81)
BiographyHe became an American citizen in 1944.
Gali-Gali performed many times on the Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town TV show in the late 1940s.
When the United States entered World War II, he toured the army camps and sponsored by Lucky Strike Cigarettes in a pre-U.S.O. camp tour.[2]
He carried a card from the Royal S.P.C.A. of England, certifying that no cruelty, only dexterity is used in handling the baby chicks. And while appearing in New York City, the local S.P.C.A. would send an officer each week to pick up the chicks, and retire them to a farm.[3]
Luxor Gali-Gali moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in the 1950's with his family because was getting so much business there. Gali-Gali had a daughter named Fatima born around 1950 and a son named Manir, born around 1948.
He died on October 1, 1984 in Las Vegas, Nevada[4]
- ↑ http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1940/05/04/1940_05_04_013_TNY_CARDS_000180245
- ↑ Magic A Pictorial History History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price (1985)
- ↑ Magician of the Month, MUM, FEBRUARY, 1963
- ↑ Luxor Gali-Gali at Familypedia


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Why give spelling tests?
Spelling tests (I'm talking here about the weekly type that test how well a list of words has been remembered) seem to be very commonplace in the teaching of children and sometimes with older learners too. Why do teachers give them:
- because that's what teachers have always done?
- because the institution demands it?
- because parents / sponsors want them?
- because they know spelling tests are the best way to improve their learners' spelling?
You would hope it's for the last reason, but looking on online forums and teachers' blogs I see so many teachers saying that they know that weekly spelling tests aren't useful. Why?
- They result in 'Friday spellers' - the many learners who do well on the tests but cannot spell the words within their subsequent writing. After the test they seem to clear their brain of those words to get ready for the next week's list.
- Some always do well, others always do badly and the ones who do badly have often spent far longer trying to memorise the words and stressing over them. The strong ones aren't being stretched and the weak ones are taking a weekly bashing.
- The learning and testing of these words takes up so much time that could be spent doing other more useful (and enjoyable) things, like reading ... or learning to really understand spelling and love words.
- Research confirms that spelling tests are largely ineffective.
Some teachers have stopped giving the weekly spelling tests. Others carry on because they are pressurised to do so or just can't think of an alternative. Teachers who have stopped giving them say they notice no difference at all in the spelling that their learners produce in their writing.
But there does seem to be a backlash from parents and the media. I've read comments like,
"If spelling tests were good enough for us, why aren't they good enough for children now?"And headlines like this: "Outrage at banning spelling tests"
Most of the criticism completely misunderstands the issue. Many think that getting rid of spelling tests means getting rid of spelling instruction. No, no, no! It's making room for instruction, which should be about helping learners to understand the systems of English spelling and learn useful strategies for dealing with spelling that they don't know.
If teachers must give spelling tests, here are some suggestions for making them more effective:
- Be sure of your aim and how you will use the results;
- Make sure the words are related in some way (topic, spelling pattern, lexically, etc);
- Introduce them within texts or use words that have arisen from classwork;
- Include words from previous tests. Warn learners that you will do this but do not tell them in advance which 'old' words will be tested;
- Give surprise mini-tests on words from previous weeks so learners know that they can't afford to forget the ones they have learned.
- Consider letting learners choose the words they are tested on from the ones given (they each choose, say, three words and these are all added together for the test);
- Test strategies as well as knowledge;
- Teach learners strategies for learning words and let them share the ones they use (for example my free, deluxe Look Say Cover Write and Check template);
- During the test give words in sentences. They write the whole sentence. Alternatively, with a stronger group, say the word and they have to write the word in a sentence themselves. To make it more challenging, give them a topic for the sentence so they can't just learn a complete sentence by heart;
- Avoid tests which deliberately present learners with wrong spellings (they might stick better than the real spelling!);
- Learners who struggle are not expected to get 100%, but they are expected to do at least as well as they did on the previous test, aiming for some improvement. If possible, differentiate the test, so that it's easier for weaker learners and more challenging for stronger ones. Words could have some given letters for weaker students;
- Encourage learners to keep progress charts of their spelling scores (there'll be one in my forthcoming book, Teaching Spelling to English Language Learners).


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Hi Tonia,
Stoked to see a women's kiteboarding association, so I paid my dues to join as well as get the T-shirt + magazine that is offered (That was on Dec 16th- paid via paypal)...
Haven"t heard anything from the organization ( other than getting the credit card bill the other day)-- sent you a private email to see what's up ( are the shirts out of order?, being re-made + will be available soon?? )
Have not had any response whatsoever-- so I'm giving it a try here----Whasuppp ?? Can you let me know ?


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Keiretsu Forum, the world's largest angel investment community, is seeking 10 startups to present at its Bay Area Angel Capital Expo in January.
The Angel Capital Expo, held Friday, January 22nd from 7:30 am to 2:00 pm at Microsoft in Mountain View, California, is the premier gathering of more than 300 of the Bay Areas most active and respected angel investors. Selected companies presenting will be seeking venture funding from the angel community.
The Expo will feature 10 presentations from early stage companies in technology, life sciences, consumer products, real estate, clean tech, social ventures and other segments with high growth potential.
All presenters will be pre-screened by a select committee of Keiretsu Forum members.
Each entrepreneur will make a 15-minute presentation and will be available for additional discussion and due diligence at their exhibitor booth throughout the day. Following the presentations, the attendees will vote and award the top three presenting companies the "Most Valued Company."
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The Vator.tv Viewers Choice Award. The winner will get a chance to give a 15-minute presentation at the Keiretsu Forum. This package is valued at more than $6000. The Vator.tv Viewers Choice Award winner will get to present for free and will also benefit from a coaching session by a selected team of Keiretsu Forum members prior to presenting at the EXPO. The selected company will also win a display booth in the exhibit room of the conference, and be entered into the "Most Valued Company" competition. The winner of the "Most Valued Company Competition" receives a sponsored award and local press coverage providing additional exposure.
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This date is reserved for a special private tasting. Unless you have been sent this link by us, please choose another date!
Drink and eat the very best products Italy has to offer: Taste 5 distinctly different Italian wines and see how they match (and why!) with cheeses. You will get an abundant taste of some of the best cold cuts (prosciutto, salumi etc.) and a very Roman hot snack, as well. Sample the best Italian cheeses (fresh and aged, sheep's, goat's and cow's milk) and see how different wines react with these popular Italian foods. You will be surprised to see some long-standing conventions go over board!
You will be introduced to some basic rules about wine tasting after which you are ready to start evaluating every wine. You will get to taste 5 Italian wines, all from different regions and with different characteristics, getting an overview of Italian wines. There will be a sparkling wine, a white, a red and a sweet wine - let yourself be surprised by the fifth, which will be a joker! You will be guided through tasting each wine, defining the aromas, see parallels and/or differences to wines you might already know. You will not only learn more about the specific wine on hand but also the region and the type of wine it stands for, thus learning to appreciate wines in a knowledgeable fashion and decide which wines you like and why.
You will see: When you know where a wine comes from and who has made it how, you will enjoy each glass even more! You will also learn how to choose wines in the future that cater to your taste and needs.
This tasting takes place at our wine studio, it is not a tour.
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3D Curly Heart nail charms are loopy for you…
This is a versatile piece to use as an accent for any manicure.
Application: Apply a few drops of nail glue on finished manicure and place this charm on the desired area, or bring them along to your favorite nail tech during the next appointment!
Removal : To remove gently clip on sides with cuticle nipper, file back and can be saved for re-use if carefully removed.
You can also use them to decorate your home, cell phone's case, glasses, gift card, body art, etc.
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This fantastic ground floor apartment is sure to impress. The spacious, open plan kitchen, dining and living room features double aspect windows allowing in plenty of light. Down the hall, you'll find two spacious double bedrooms, one of which features mirrored fitted wardrobes and a stylish en suite. This home also comes with allocated parking.
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text: Re: Vinyl aficionados and their perception of audio quality Reply #75 – 2017-12-06 17:51:00 Quote from: ajinfla on 2017-12-06 16:43:21Quote from: mmrkaic on 2017-12-06 16:24:08Quote from: ajinfla on 2017-12-06 16:10:00Quote from: mmrkaic on 2017-12-06 16:02:11Dude, I frigging know that THD is not sound pressure. But one of the easiest things for someone with a masters in physics (me) is to go from THD to sound pressure. So is 0.03% audible? Vs 0.003%? Let's see your evidence and how it was determined without those useless listening tests.I can do the math for you,Great, lets see your THD audibility thresholds "math". Ought to be a doozy Quote from: mmrkaic on 2017-12-06 16:24:08Which leads me to ask you: why are you afraid to answer my question— what did you study?Reading comprehension.No science then. Ok, no problem. I understand your point of view better now.


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It's been a few hectic weeks for me. I managed to get a flat in a really nice area of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria before I left for the Canonical Design sprint and UDS in Orlando.
I wanted to blog about my last project for Codethink which I find quite exciting. Trebuchet Diff, or tbdiff, is a pretty neat tool that Ben Brewer started, I continued and now Richard Maw is maintaining.
Tbdiff is targetted to create update images between two systems. It basically takes two directory trees and creates a binary diff for both content and the metadata. So if you remove a file, change its contents or delete it, you can record that change and apply it.
We did quite a lot of search and surprisingly we couldn't find a similar tool, the closest thing we found was dt, which just reports the differences in a fancy output format. I reckon this is a really useful tool.
Trebuchet is a subproject of the Baserock initiative inside Codethink and it aims to provide a generic framework for fault tolerant atomic/over the air updates, leveraging the BtrFS snapshot and rollback mechanism.


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As you all know, I have always maintained that there is Fukushima fallout in the rain… but that the levels (even if they are unsafe) are too low for a Geiger counter to detect.
My sensitive Gamma Spectrometer has now (I believe) detected Cs137 in a rain water collection bucket which concentrates, or so it seems, the Cs137.
Most of the radiation detected by Geiger counters from rain is from Radon Washout, a processes whereby radon in the air (decays from natural uranium around the world) is "washed" out and falls to the ground in the rain. The decay chain is sudden and very quick, providing a few hours of potent readings before falling to background.
Inspector (regular or EXP) Sensitivity to Iodine 125:
0.02 µCi = 740Bq = 44,400Bq/60seconds
(At contact for I-125)
Iodine -125 Electron Capture
Gamma – 35.49 keV 6.60 %
X-Ray – 27.47 keV 75.7 %
Best energy range for detection by LND7317 probe:
10 keV = 100 keV (max)
The range where detector efficency falls rapidly (Cs137 is also in this range):
100 keV = 1000 keV (declining)
A great place to find data on isotopes:
*** Update! ****
I have calculated the activity:
My original calibrated Cs137 source (cal. vs. NIST tracible source, source ID SRS:80899-854, at 95% accuracy) was 3737 Bq.
I accounted for decay of the source:
3737*e^-((ln(2)/10979)*173) = 3696.4059560683608390980241545539265887454856828520474 Bq
=3696 Bq
For an ROI of the same size for both calibrated sample and rain water sample, I ran tests and determined counts per second:
Calibrated Source 91.2633 c/s
Rain Water Sample: 0.01439814814814814814814814814815 c/s
Now, I divided the detected calibrated sample c/s into the expected c/s to determine ratio of emission vs detection for the energies around 661.66 keV. (3696Bq * 0.851 [intensity for gamma from Ba137m])/2 = 1572.648. The division by two is because I entirely detected one side of the thin sample disk. so… 91.2633 / 1572.648 = 0.05803161292291727074335769987944
My detector is only about 5.8% efficient for such energies. (lower than my 12% "ball park by half")
Now, merely divide the counted detection from rain by the efficiency and you have about the correct result.
(311counts/21600) /0.05803142216185694446564011781403 =
=0.01439814814814814814814814814815 / 0.05803142216185694446564011781403 = 0.24810951742643665986093914169915
Or 0.248 Bq/liter
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Minneapolis Walk-A-Thon - May 13, 2006
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I really wish I could go. I'm 31 weeks pregnant and supposed to be resting as much as possible so walking is definatley out of the question for me.
Minneapolis Walk-A-Thon - May 13, 2006
The Preeclampsia Walk-A-Thon will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2006 at Lake Harriet. Meet at the Bandshell by 8:30 a.m.! Esme Murphy from WCCO-TV will be the official emcee of our event - and we may even get a live shot on the morning news!! Contact Jaime at [email protected] for more information or register online at http://www.preeclampsia.org/wat.asp
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Old New York's Favorite Filthy Newspapers
Newspaper and magazines are maybe dying because they are simply not as awesome as they used to be. The American Antiquarian Society has put together a book called The Flash Press: Sporting Male Weeklies in 1840s New York, and those sporting male weeklies make our modern-day tabloids and lad mags look like they're put together by a bunch of kittens and marketed to little girls. They are called The Flash Press after The Flash, a weekly founded by a drunk Bostonian named William Snelling. He wrote a poem about how much he hated all the other poets in the nation, then moved to New York to spend more time at brothels. Eventually he founded that four-page weekly paper, dedicated to "Awful Developments, Dreadful Accidents and Unexpected Exposures." Was he the original blogger?!
Snelling edited the paper along with one man who owned a saloon and another "who had been arrested for bawdy-house rowdiness in 1836," the best possible thing in history to have been arrested for, probably. The paper was about trashy gossip and tips on brothels, chambermiads, and courtesans. They were all charged with libel, obviously, after they revealed that a Wall Street merchant "had worked as a 'fancy man' for a prostitute and asserting that he was, among other things, lascivious, sordid and crapulous." (The more things change, right?)
After the charges were dropped against one of the editors, he started a rival scandalsheet devoted to attacking Snelling. After Snelling got out of jail, they started a new paper together called The Whip.
By that summer, there were two more flash rags, The Rake and The Libertine, and a printer and cartoonist named Robinson was busy selling dirty drawings with titles like "Do You Like This Sort of Thing?"
Basically, bloggers need to step up their game.
We therefore must say of Alex Balk, our onetime colleague that his best effusions now are the mumblings of a sot. What has he left but to crawl his way through the world, leaving his slime behind him.


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Glenford/Somerset/ Thornville Elementary
Monday: Grilled chicken on WG bun, sweet potato puffs, and choice of fruit.
Tuesday: Toasted cheese, chili soup or vegetable choice, and choice of fruit.
Wednesday: Chicken & noodles, whipped potatoes, and choice of fruit.
Thursday: Hamburger on WG bun, fries, and fruit.
Friday: Specialty pizza, romaine garden salad and fruit.
Hebron Elementary/ Jackson Intermediate
Monday: Chicken nuggets, whipped potatoes, green beans, and chilled peach cup.
Tuesday: Hot dog, baked beans, cinnamon applesauce, and fruit sherbet cup.
Wednesday: Pepperoni pizza, mixed vegetable medley, fruit, and pudding parfait.
Thursday: Grilled hamburger, sweet potato gems, pineapple tidbits, power hummus & pita chips.
Friday: Toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, oyster crackers, apple slices & yogurt dip.
Lakewood Middle/ High School
Monday: Baked chicken tenders, whipped potatoes, seasoned green beans, pineapple rings, and dinner roll.
Tuesday: Meatball sub, celery & carrot sticks w/hummus, choice of fruit, and Baked chips.
Wednesday: Pepperoni pizza, Caesar salad, chilled peach cup, and fruit sherbet.
Thursday: Mexicali salad w/ grilled chicken & brown rice, black bean & corn salsa, and fresh fruit.
Friday: Toasted cheese sandwich, tomato soup, fruit cup, and Goldfish crackers.
Liberty Union Elementary/ Middle School
Monday: Mini corn dogs, baked beans, baby carrots/dip, fruit delight, and ice cream cup.
Tuesday: Popcorn chicken w/sweet & sour sauce, brown rice, peas, baby carrots/dip, and mandarin oranges.
Wednesday: Cheese pizza or PB&J/string cheese, tossed romaine salad, steamed broccoli, and diced peaches.
Thursday: WG French toast, egg patty, hash brown potatoes, baby carrots/dip, and orange juice.
Friday: Hamburger or PB&J/ string cheese, green beans, baby carrots/dip, and applesauce.
Liberty Union High School
Monday: Shredded chicken WG bun or pork BBQ WG bun, steamed broccoli/cheese sauce, veggie boat/lt. ranch, and fruit.
Tuesday: Hip dipper chicken WG bun or PB&J/string cheese, oven fries, veggie boat/lt. ranch, fruit cocktail, and cookie.
Wednesday: Pepperoni pizza or PBJ/string cheese, tossed Italian salad, veggie boat/lt. ranch, and strawberry cup.
Thursday: Hot or cold sub WG bun, baked beans, veggie boat/lt. ranch, shredded lettuce, fresh fruit, and fruit slush.
Friday: Chicken tenders or buffalo tenders WG tortilla, cheese cup, veggie boat/lt. ranch, green beans, shredded lettuce, and choice of fruit.
Millersport Elementary
Monday: Cheeseburger on WG bun, oven fires, pickles, and fruit choice.
Tuesday: Turkey sub on WG bun, carrot coins, fresh fruit, and Elf grahams.
Wednesday: Sweet & sour popcorn chicken, W/G steamed rice, mixed vegetables, fruit choice, and fortune cookie.
Thursday: Hot dog on WG bun, baked beans, macaroni & cheese, and fruit choice.
Friday: W/G stuffed crust pizza, steamed broccoli, and fruit choice.
Millersport Middle/High School
Monday: Peppered popcorn chicken, whipped potatoes, corn, dinner roll, and fruit.
Tuesday: Santa Fe Fajita wrap, baked beans, chips & salsa, and fruit choice.
Wednesday: Pulled pork sandwich, deli roaster potatoes, green beans, and fruit choice.
Thursday: Spaghetti w/meat balls, romaine mix salad, garlic toast, and fruit choice.
Friday: Spicy or reg chicken patty/bun, vegetable medley, cherry tomatoes, and fruit choice.
Sheridan Middle/ High School
Monday: Grilled chicken on WG bun, sweet potato puffs, and choice of fruit.
Tuesday: Meatball sub, romaine salad, and choice of fruit.
Wednesday: Chicken & noodles, whipped potatoes, choice of fruit, and roll/butter.
Thursday: Tostado w/beef/ cheese/refried beans, spanish rice, and choice of fruit.
Friday: Specialty pizza, romaine salad, and fruit.


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2115 - Introduction to Static Relaying
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The objective of this module is to introduce and present the major features of static relaying, including analog-type solid-state relays and digital microprocessor relays. At this stage in the program, it is assumed that all participants are thoroughly familiar with the functions and characteristics of the different types of relays. This module focuses upon the differences between solid state and electromechanical relays. After study of this tape and the associated workbook, participants should be able to understand the following overall concepts and apply them in their day-to-day work activities. They will also be able to answer related test questions on these subjects: Advantages and disadvantages of static relays, Static relay solid state components: diode, transistor, Transistor circuits, Thyristors, Integrated circuits; operational amplifier, FETs and MOSFETs, Basic relay circuits, Signal level detector, timer, Polarity detector, square wave generator, Phase comparison circuits, Amplitude comparison, Logic circuits, Switching circuits, Relay power supplies, voltage regulation, Examples of solid-state relays, Overcurrent relays, directional relays, Differential relays, distance relays, Digital microprocessor relaying, Signal sampling, analog-digital conversion, Reference algorithms, Function of printed circuit board modules, Monitoring, remote and local, Relay programming, remote and local, Substation control systems.
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Course Objectives
Learning Objectives:
- Trainees will be able to describe the basic components used in solid-state relays and explain the functions of these components.
- Trainees will be able to describe standard circuits, such as timers and level detectors, which have been developed to implement specific functions in static relays.
- Trainees will be able to describe solid state logic circuits (i.e. AND, NAND, etc) that are used in static relays.
- Trainees will be able to describe basic circuitry for different types of solid state relays.
- Trainees will be able to describe common methods of phase comparison used by directional elements in solid state relays.
- Trainees will be able to describe the principles employed in digital microprocessor based relays.
- Trainees will be able to describe the major features of the application of microprocessor based relays to the automatic control of substations.
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Neal Huntington (born 1969) is the 12th person to serve as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball organization. He was named to the position on September 25, 2007 by new Pirates President Frank Coonelly.
A native of Amherst, New Hampshire, Huntington is a graduate of Milford A.R.E.A. Senior High and Amherst College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in psychology in 1991. At Amherst, Huntington played baseball for four years; he was named a Division III second-team All-American first baseman and first-team All New England first baseman after his senior season. He earned a Master's Degree in sport management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Huntington spent 16 seasons in professional baseball prior to joining the Pirates. He became assistant director of player development with the Montreal Expos in 1995. He later moved to the Cleveland Indians, for whom he was employed for 10 seasons, serving first as the assistant director of Minor League operations before becoming director of player development (in 1998), assistant general manager (2002-2004), and finally special assistant to the general manager (2006-2007).


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Multiple sclerosis
MS; Demyelinating disease
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects women more than men. The disorder is most commonly diagnosed between ages 20 and 40, but can be seen at any age.
MS is caused by damage to the myelin sheath, the protective covering that surrounds nerve cells. When this nerve covering is damaged, nerve signals slow down or stop.
The nerve damage is caused by inflammation. Inflammation occurs when the body's own immune cells attack the nervous system. This can occur along any area of the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord.
It is unknown what exactly causes this to happen. The most common thought is that a virus or gene defect, or both, are to blame. Environmental factors may play a role.
You are slightly more likely to get this condition if you have a family history of MS or live in an part of the world where MS is more common.
Symptoms vary, because the location and severity of each attack can be different. Episodes can last for days, weeks, or months. These episodes alternate with periods of reduced or no symptoms (remissions).
Fever, hot baths, sun exposure, and stress can trigger or worsen attacks.
It is common for the disease to return (relapse). However, the disease may continue to get worse without periods of remission.
Because nerves in any part of the brain or spinal cord may be damaged, patients with multiple sclerosis can have symptoms in many parts of the body.
Muscle symptoms:
- Loss of balance
- Muscle spasms
- Numbness or abnormal sensation in any area
- Problems moving arms or legs
- Problems walking
- Problems with coordination and making small movements
- Tremor in one or more arms or legs
- Weakness in one or more arms or legs
Bowel and bladder symptoms:
- Constipation and stool leakage
- Difficulty beginning to urinate
- Frequent need to urinate
- Strong urge to urinate
- Urine leakage (incontinence)
Eye symptoms:
- Double vision
- Eye discomfort
- Uncontrollable rapid eye movements
- Vision loss (usually affects one eye at a time)
Numbness, tingling, or pain
- Facial pain
- Painful muscle spasms
- Tingling, crawling, or burning feeling in the arms and legs
Other brain and nerve symptoms:
- Decreased attention span, poor judgment, and memory loss
- Difficulty reasoning and solving problems
- Depression or feelings of sadness
- Dizziness and balance problems
- Hearing loss
Sexual symptoms:
- Problems with erections
- Problems with vaginal lubrication
Speech and swallowing symptoms:
- Slurred or difficult-to-understand speech
- Trouble chewing and swallowing
Fatigue is a common and bothersome symptoms as MS progresses. It is often worse in the late afternoon.
Signs and tests
Symptoms of MS may mimic those of many other nervous system disorders. The disease is diagnosed by ruling out other conditions.
People who have a form of MS called relapsing-remitting may have a history of at least two attacks, separated by a period of reduced or no symptoms.
The health care provider may suspect MS if there are decreases in the function of two different parts of the central nervous system (such as abnormal reflexes) at two different times.
A neurological exam may show reduced nerve function in one area of the body, or spread over many parts of the body. This may include:
- Abnormal nerve reflexes
- Decreased ability to move a part of the body
- Decreased or abnormal sensation
- Other loss of nervous system functions
An eye examination may show:
- Abnormal pupil responses
- Changes in the visual fields or eye movements
- Decreased visual acuity
- Problems with the inside parts of the eye
- Rapid eye movements triggered when the eye moves
Tests to diagnose multiple sclerosis include:
- Lumbar puncture (spinal tap) for cerebrospinal fluid tests, including CSF oligoclonal banding
- MRI scan of the brain and MRI scan of the spine are important to help diagnose and follow MS
- Nerve function study (evoked potential test)
There is no known cure for multiple sclerosis at this time. However, there are therapies that may slow the disease. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms and help you maintain a normal quality of life.
Medications used to slow the progression of multiple sclerosis are taken on a long-term basis, they include:
- Interferons (Avonex, Betaseron, or Rebif), glatiramer acetate (Copaxone), mitoxantrone (Novantrone), andnatalizumab (Tysabri)
- Fingolimod (Gilenya )
- Methotrexate, azathioprine (Imuran), intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) may also be used if the above drugs are not working well
Steroids may be used to decrease the severity of attacks.
Medications to control symptoms may include:
- Medicines to reduce muscle spasms such as Lioresal (Baclofen), tizanidine (Zanaflex), or a benzodiazepine
- Cholinergic medications to reduce urinary problems
- Antidepressants for mood or behavior symptoms
- Amantadine for fatigue
For more information see:
The following may also be helpful for people with MS:
- Physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and support groups
- Assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, bed lifts, shower chairs, walkers, and wall bars
- A planned exercise program early in the course of the disorder
- A healthy lifestyle, with good nutrition and enough rest and relaxation
- Avoiding fatigue, stress, temperature extremes, and illness
- Changes in what you eat or drink if there are swallowing problems
- Making changes around the home to prevent falls
- Social workers or other counseling services to help you cope with the disorder and get assistance (such as Meals-on-Wheels)
For more information about living with MS, see: Multiple sclerosis – at home
Household changes to ensure safety and ease in moving around the home are often needed.
Support Groups
For additional information, see multiple sclerosis resources.
Expectations (prognosis)
The outcome varies, and is hard to predict. Although the disorder is chronic and incurable, life expectancy can be normal or almost normal. Most people with MS continue to walk and function at work with minimal disability for 20 or more years.
The following typically have the best outlook:
- Females
- People who were young (less than 30 years) when the disease started
- People with infrequent attacks
- People with a relapsing-remitting pattern
- People who have limited disease on imaging studies
The amount of disability and discomfort depends on:
- How often you have attacks
- How severe they are
- The part of the central nervous system that is affected by each attack
Most people return to normal or near-normal function between attacks. Slowly, there is greater loss of function with less improvement between attacks. Over time, many require a wheelchair to get around and have a more difficult time transferring out of the wheelchair.
Those with a support system are often able to remain in their home.
- Depression
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty thinking
- Less and less ability to care for self
- Need for indwelling catheter
- Osteoporosis or thinning of the bones
- Pressure sores
- Side effects of medications used to treat the disorder
- Urinary tract infections
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if:
- You develop any symptoms of MS
- Symptoms get worse, even with treatment
- The condition deteriorates to the point where home care is no longer possible
- Calabresi P. Multiple sclerosis and demyelinating conditions of the central nervous system. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 436.
- Carroll WM. Oral therapy for multiple sclerosis–sea change or incremental step? N Engl J Med. 2010 Feb 4;362(5):456-8. Epub 2010 Jan 20. [PubMed]
- Goodin DS, Cohen BA, O'Connor P, et al. Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Assessment: the use of natalizumab (Tysabri) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (an evidence-based review): report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2008:71(10):766-73. [PubMed]
- Farinotti M, Simi S, Di Pietrantonj C, McDowell N, Brait L, Lupo D, Filippini G. Dietary interventions for multiple sclerosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jan 24;(1):CD004192. [PubMed]
- Kappos L, Freedman MS, Polman CH, et al. Effect of early versus delayed interferon beta-1b treatment on disability after a first clinical event suggestive of multiple sclerosis: a 3-year follow-up analysis of the BENEFIT study. Lancet. 2007:370(9585):389-97. [PubMed]
- Miller DH, Leary SM. Primary-progressive multiple sclerosis. Lancet Neurol. 2007;6:903-912. [PubMed]
- Marriott JJ, Miyasaki JM, Gronseth G, O'Connor PW; Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Evidence Report: The efficacy and safety of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) in the treatment of multiple sclerosis: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2010 May 4;74(18):1463-70. [PMC free article] [PubMed]


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RBA playing a dangerous game with housing
Australia and Hong Kong are consistently judged to have among the most open economies in the world but they have responded very differently to booming housing prices.
In the past two years Hong Kong has introduced a range of measures aimed at cooling its domestic property market, including a 15 per cent tax on property purchases made by foreigners and a doubling of stamp duty that applies to everyone except permanent residents who are first-time buyers.
It has had an impact. From January to October 2013, the total number of home sales in Hong Kong plunged 40.5 per cent compared with the same period a year earlier. Economists are forecasting residential property prices in Hong Kong will decline by about 10 per cent in 2014.
Meanwhile, over the North Pacific, Canada has just said a 28-year-old visa scheme designed to attract wealthy foreigners to the country is to be axed, amid growing fears of a housing bubble.
Back in Australia, where, for instance, the median price of an apartment in Sydney is now $530,000, our policy makers seem divided on whether we even have a problem.
The RBA recently noted that while housing prices have been rising ''quite strongly'', the gains were still well below growth rates seen in the early 2000s.
More significantly, the RBA stressed that rising housing prices are an important channel through which expansionary monetary policy supports economic activity.
Rising housing prices and turnover stimulates consumer spending by easing home owners' borrowing constraints and raising home owners' perception of wealth, the RBA said. What it didn't say was that stimulating consumer spending via the housing market is necessary because many of the past drivers of economic growth in this country are evaporating. But housing is not just another asset class. As a tool for economic policy it is deeply flawed.
As academics such as Clive Hamilton, professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University, have noted recently, affordable property plays a crucial role in the health of any vibrant society. ''It's where people live, put down roots, raise families and join in their communities,'' Professor Hamilton wrote last month.
From a social policy perspective a disaster long ago unfolded. First home buyers as a proportion of total borrowers have fallen to a record low of 12.3 per cent nationally, from about 20 per cent at the end of 2011, according to the Bureau of Statistics.
From a systemic risk point of view the prudential regulator might be the first to act. Last October New Zealand's Reserve Bank introduced restrictions on high loan-to-value (LVR) ratio housing mortgages. From October, NZ banks are required to restrict new residential mortgage lending at LVRs of more than 80 per cent to no more than 10 per cent of the dollar value of their new housing lending flows.
The NZ regulator justified the move by suggesting it is ''concerned about the rate at which house prices are increasing and the potential risks this poses to the financial system and the broader economy''.
So far Australia's regulators have said they don't believe Australia has reached a point where such measures need to be considered.
Instead the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has relied on cautioning banks privately - including directors directly - against lowering lending standards. It has previously written to bank management and their boards urging diligence in this area.
Meanwhile, in Germany there is little history of persistent house price inflation, most often attributed to constant growth in housing supply and a central bank willing to take action when it believes property prices are rising unsustainably. For what you might pay for a modest flat in Ballarat or Wollongong you can still get a decent-sized family home in Cologne or Hanover.
Consumer confidence is near record highs in Germany, but unlike Australia, it is built on high job security and rising incomes off the back of the export of sophisticated consumer goods. Now that's a sustainable economy.
Stewart Oldfield is a research analyst at Wilson HTM. His views should not be taken as investment advice. firstname.lastname@example.com


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A New Jersey-based Burger King has announced they'll install a kinetic energy harnessing speed bump in their drive-thru to tap into the unused power generated by the hundreds of cars that pass through daily.
According to a report by CNET, the Burger King franchise will partner with Maryland-based New Energy Technologies to install their MotionPower kinetic energy harnessing strips in the drive-thru lane. The energy would be stored and captured twice daily to power various appliances within the restaurant making this one very green Burger King.
According to Andrew Paterno, co-owner of the Burger King test site; "More than 150,000 cars drive through our Hillside store alone each year, and I think it would be great to capture the wasted kinetic energy of these hundreds of thousands of cars to generate clean electricity."
Our question is — Will they lower prices on the double Whoppers since we're lazily doing some of the work to power the joint? [CNET]


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RELIGST 263: Judaism and the Body
Representations and discourses of the body in Jewish culture; theories of body and ritual. Case studies of circumcision, menstrual impurity, and intersexuality. Readings include classical texts in Jewish tradition and current discussions of these textual traditions.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender
RELIGST 271B: Dante's Spiritual Vision
Poetry, ethics, and theology in Dante's Divine Comedy. Supplementary readings from classical authors such as St. Thomas, and from modern writers, such as Jorge Borges. Fulfills capstone seminar requirement for the Philosophy and Literature tracks. Prerequisite: 271A
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RELIGST 277: The Later Heidegger: Art, Poetry, Language (PHIL 234B, RELIGST 377)
Lectures and seminar discussions of the problematic of the later Heidegger (1930 - 1976) in the light of his entire project. Readings from "On the Origin of the Work of Art" and Elucidations of Holderlin's Poetry.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
RELIGST 278: Heidegger: Confronting the Ultimate (RELIGST 378)
Heidegger's work on meaning, the self, and the sacred. Texts include Being and Time, courses and opuscula up to 1933, the Letter on Humanism, and Contributions of Philosophy.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
RELIGST 279A: Heidegger on human being and God (RELIGST 379A)
This lecture-seminar first raises the question of essential characteristics of human being, such as temporality, mortality, hermeneutics and the relation to meaning, and then, via readings from Karl Rahner, asks whether human being is open to a possible relation to a supernatural divinity.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
RELIGST 280: Schleiermacher: Reconstructing Religion (RELIGST 380)
Idealist philosopher, Moravian pietist, early German Romantic, co-founder of the University of Berlin, head preacher at Trinity Church, translator of Plato's works, Hegel's opponent, pioneer in modern hermeneutics, father of modern theology. Schleiermacher's controversial reconception of religion and theology in its philosophical context.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
SLAVIC 77Q: Russia's Weird Classic: Nikolai Gogol
This seminar investigates the work and life of Nikolai Gogol, the most eccentric of Russian authors, the founder of what was dubbed Fantastic (or Magic) Realism. Our investigation will be based on close reading of the works written in various genres and created in various stages of Gogol's literary career. This study provides a perspective on the relationship between Romanticism and Realism in Russian literature (the so-called "Natural School" of the 1830-1840s), and between the popular Ukrainian culture and "high" Russian and West European traditions in Gogol's oeuvre. The seminar traces Gogol's influences on subsequent Russian literature (Dostoevsky in particular) and investigates the impact of his work on XX century modernist literature, theatre, music, and painting (Vladimir Nabokov, literature of the absurd, Dmitry Shostakovich, Marc Chagall). The seminar is intended for students interested in literature and literary studies.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Fleishman, L. (PI)
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Instructors: Fleishman, L. (PI)
SLAVIC 146: The Great Russian Novel: Tolstoy and Dostoevsky
War and Peace and Brothers Karamazov within the broader intellectual and historical context. Focus is on literary form and the novel as a medium for philosophical investigation. Central concerns include: the genre of the novel, depiction of history, concepts of the self, religious experience in fiction. Course taught in English.
Terms: Win | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Merrill, J. (PI) ; Burke, A. (TA)
2014-2015 Winter
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II |
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01/05/2015 - 03/13/2015 Tue, Thu 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM at 50-52E with Merrill, J. (PI)
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Instructors: Burke, A. (TA)
SLAVIC 147: Modern Russian Literature and Culture: The Age of War and Revolution (SLAVIC 347)
The Age of Revolution: Readings in Russian Modernist Prose of the 1920-30s: What makes Russian modernist prose special? Or is there anything special about Russian modernist prose? This course aims to answer these questions through close readings of works by Babel, Mandelstam, Zoshchenko, Platonov, Olesha and Bulgakov. Aesthetic issues such as hero, plot, and narrative devices will be addressed with the aid of contemporaneous literary theory (Shklovsky, Tynianov, Eikhenbaum, Bakhtin). Novels and theory will be read in English.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom
Instructors: Skakov, N. (PI) ; Underwood, A. (TA)
2014-2015 Spring
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom |
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit |
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03/30/2015 - 06/03/2015 Mon 2:15 PM - 5:05 PM at 240-202 with Skakov, N. (PI); Underwood, A. (TA)
Exam Date/Time: 2015-06-08 12:15pm - 3:15pm (Exam Schedule)
Instructors: Skakov, N. (PI); Underwood, A. (TA)
SLAVIC 156: Nabokov in the Transnational Context (COMPLIT 115, COMPLIT 315, SLAVIC 356)
Nabokov's techniques of migration and camouflage as he inhabits the literary and historical contexts of St. Petersburg, Berlin, Paris, America, and Switzerland. His early and late stories, last Russian novel "The Gift," "Lolita" (the novel and screenplay), and "Pale Fire." Readings in English. Russian speakers will be encouraged to read Russian texts in original.
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STATION VISIT - The Railways in Wartime
This Station Visit session is perfect for when there are no trains running and will enable further understanding for your group about what life was like during WW2 with a choice of hands-on activities.
The session will include:
- The opportunity to explore a restored period station
- Education activities lead by the Watercress Line Education Department
- The opportunity to come to the Watercress Line dressed as evacuees
- Your group's own Billeting Officer to greet group
- The issue of Identity Cards to all members
A choice of educational activities including:
- Make Do & Mend. During this practical activity, your group will learn about the repair and reuse of clothing and household items in WW2.
- What was it like to be an evacuee? Your group have a unique chance to learn about childhood and home life during the war from a primary source.
- Wartime Railways. During a tour of our Loco Yard, your group will discover the role railways played during the war and the challenges they faced.
- Ethel and George take part in Operation Pied Piper. This activity gives your group the chance to pack a suitcase to used during Operation Pied Piper and time to reflect on what it meant to be evacuated from home.
- Rationing and pre-decimal money. Maths skills are vital during this activity when your group are introduced to how rationing worked during the war and the use of pre-decimal money.
£3.50 per child (minimum charge £45), please book your session early to avoid disappointment.
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The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced today the upcoming release of Pokémon Rumble U: a fun-filled action game, with intuitive controls, and wild battles.Pokémon Rumble U, the first Pokémon game exclusively for the Wii U system and the first Wii U title to feature Near Field Communication (NFC) figures, will be available in North America via Nintendo eShop on August 29th, 2013.
Pokémon Rumble U is the tale of a great adventure featuring Toy Pokémon, beginning when a delivery of Toy Pokémon is swept down a river and washes up on a strange riverbank. Our bewildered Pokémon heroes set out to find their way back to the Toy Pokémon Shop. Along the way they discover all is not right. Players will learn why some of the Toy Pokémon are fighting each other, and what the enemy Pokémon are plotting.
Featuring all 649 Pokémon through Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, and with hundreds of moves to master, Pokémon Rumble U will provide hours of entertainment for new and old Pokémon fans alike.
Pickup and play controls will allow players to jump in and play solo, or with friends, as they accompany your Pokémon heroes on their quest to return to the Pokémon Toy Shop. They will pass through a variety of fun-filled locations, like Sparkly Playland, Mysterious Forest, and Blue Sky Park.
In Pokémon Rumble U, the more Pokémon you defeat, the more Pokémon you can befriend. Different types of Pokémon have different strengths and weaknesses, so players will have to think of which Pokémon would be best in battle.
Other surprises and pickups will crop up along the way—which will help strengthen the team, restore health, or cause damage to the opponents. Pikachu and friends will encounter giant Bosses, and players can even use the Wii U GamePad controller to set off Touch Blasts when faced with many Pokémon in battle at once!
Up to four players can enjoy multiplayer battles featuring cooperative play to defeat the strongest enemies with team work or friendly competitions to see who can defeat and befriend the most Pokémon at one time. One controller needed per player.
Pokémon Rumble U NFC Figures, based on the Toy Pokémon featured in the game, will be available to link up with Pokémon Rumble U via the Wii U GamePad. Sold exclusively at participating GameStop retail stores starting August 29th, the Pokémon that show up in Pokémon Rumble U by using an NFC Figure can grow stronger by using Coins that you receive in game. Players can even change moves or add a Special Trait to their NFC Figure so it can be one of their most dependable allies in the game. The NFC Figure can even save in-game data so you can take it wherever you go. A random assortment of eighteen Pokémon Rumble U NFC Figures, including Pikachu, Victini, Deoxys (Normal Forme), Eevee, and Genesect, will be available at GameStop for a suggested retail price of $3.99 each. Pokémon Rumble U NFC Figures are optional and are sold separately packed in a concealed capsule.
Pokémon Rumble U will be available August 29th for $17.99 in the Nintendo eShop


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Publishing your TwineSocial hub on your LiveEdit site is easy. Follow these simple steps.
To learn more about TwineSocial, visit their website HERE.
1. Log in to your Twine Social Management console. Choose a campaign and click 'Publish.' You will see a line of HTML code that can be embedded in your LiveEdit website where you would like your TwineSocial hub to display.
<script id="twine-script" src="//apps.twinesocial.com/embed?app=WCD&showLoadMore=yes&autoload=no"></script>
6. Press Save. The TwineSocial hub will now display on your LiveEdit page:
***Note: This is a 3rd party embed code which cannot be customized via your LiveEdit platform. As such, any questions relating to TwineSocial should be directed to their support. LiveEdit and ASTG are unable to assist in the customization of TwineSocial plugins. Your TwineSocial layout can be customized with fonts, colors, CSS, and other theme options to match your LiveEdit site. In addition, you can disable "infinite scrolling," navigation bars, and other options as described on TwineSocial's support site.


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METALLICA And original skate shoe company VANS Join Forces
In a match that appears to have been a long time coming, Vans, the original skate shoe company, and iconic rock band METALLICA announce a creative partnership delivering shoe projects that will surely satisfy action sports and music fans alike.
Many a skate trick is landed with Vans shoes on the feet and a METALLICA tune in one's head, so the inevitable union kicks off in October with a limited edition Vans / METALLICA 20th-anniversary Half Cab Pro available in better skate shops everywhere. The collaboration will continue late this winter with two product drops: a four-piece "Passion Project" collection designed by each member of METALLICA coming in February and a two-shoe salute to the band's debut album, "Kill 'Em All", delivering in March.
As a "thank you" to the fans that have made METALLICA one of the most successful acts of the past 30 years, the unique "Passion Project" collection will launch exclusively to Met Club members in January prior to being made available to the general public.
"I've been wearing Vans on stage my whole freakin' career (and way before that!)," said METALLICA bassist Rob Trujillo. "Whether I'm walking the streets of Venice or San Francisco, Vans provides the funk in my stride!"
"To have METALLICA, my all-time favorite metal band, collaborating with me on this 20th-anniversary Half Cab shoe is an honor and a dream come true," said Vans' skate legend Steve Caballero. "I'm very stoked that Vans is working with such a legendary band and the Half Cab is just the beginning."
In early October, skate shops around the world will receive the latest release in the year-long celebration marking 20 years of the most popular skate shoe of all-time, Steve Caballero's signature Half Cab. The heavy-duty canvas and suede "black to the floor" METALLICA edition of the Half Cab Pro features classic band lyrics embossed in the side, exclusive Vans / METALLICA / Steve Caballero labeling and a unique clear rubber sole with "Kill 'Em All" album artwork showing through.
In January, Met Club members will have the first opportunity to grab one of the most unique Vans shoe collections ever: the METALLICA "Passion Projects". Each bandmember — Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich — had free rein to choose any iconic Vans shoe style and make it their own. Each drew from their favorite influences in the worlds of music, action sports and art to create Vans shoes reflecting their personal style. The Vans x METALLICA Passion Project shoes are available to the general public in February.
In March, Vans and METALLICA introduce "Kill 'Em All" theme shoes featuring two of Vans' all-time favorite styles, the Classic Slip-On and the Sk8-Hi, each emblazoned with artwork marking the 30 years since the release of METALLICA's debut album.
Stay tuned to Metallica.com and Vans.com for updates and videos that capture the unique shared passions between Kirk, James, Robert and Lars and your favorite Vans team riders.


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Crispy Brussel Sprouts with a Garlic Aioli
Brussel sprouts have a really delicious flavor and are almost like a more flavorful mini cabbage. This recipe can be served as an appetizer (think updated artichoke) OR as a vegetable side. You can omit the aioli if serving as a vegetable side or you can offer it separate and your guests can spoon it over the top. I made this with pork chops the other night and my husband freaked out it was so good. He's so sweet. 🙂
Also, you might be wondering why I'm using canola oil instead of olive oil. The reason is because brussel sprouts have such a unique and bold flavor and I didn't want it to compete with the olive oil. Canola oil also seems to crisp things up a little better too. I hope you enjoy!
For Brussel Sprouts:
20 Brussel Sprouts cut into wedges
Canola Oil
Salt & Pepper
For Aioli:
6 tbs mayonnaise
1/4 tsp garlic minced fine
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbs flat leaf parsley chopped fine
For Brussel Sprouts:
Place brussel sprouts on a baking sheet and drizzle with canola oil. Crack some fresh salt & pepper to taste. Mix around brussel sprouts on pan to ensure they all get nicely coated in the oil. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown on at least one side.
For Aioli:
Mix together mayonnaise, garlic, parsley and lemon juice. Serve in a ramekin.
Place ramekin of aioli on a plate and surround with brussel sprouts. If serving as an appetizer, put some toothpicks on the side for your guests. Enjoy!


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What you need to know before you go
Lima, Peru's capital, is a mix of colonial charm and modern entertainment. Its downtown historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you'll be surrounded by colonial buildings with bright colours and carved wooden balconies. For a test of courage, visit the iconic Peruvian catacombs beneath Saint Francis Monastery, which houses the preserved remains of over 25,000 people.
World-class surfing spots and paragliding excursions can be found in Lima's vibrant districts. Miraflores has plenty high-end hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, and nightclubs, many of which overlook the Pacific Ocean. No trip to Lima is complete without savouring its regional specialities – flavoursome ceviche washed down with a pisco sour.
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There are plenty of things to do in Lima besides hitting up its gorgeous beaches – Peru's capital is an equally modern city as it is traditional, offering a variety of boutique restaurants, breweries, and art galleries. Historical sites include 16th-century monasteries (with creepy catacombs), Spanish colonial structures, and cathedrals, all located within its UNESCO-listed city centre.
Aside from sightseeing, you can also find world-class surfing spots and paragliding excursions throughout Lima's vibrant districts. With colourful markets in almost every corner and enough ceviche (and pisco sour) to feed an army, Lima is arguably one of the best places to visit in South America.Read more


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Twenty Twelve to after life
Partying With Jesus Christ
Hold on trap
Hold on trap
Try TM shit one more time
Please my nigga
Fuck wrong with dis nigga man?
Nigga over seas
Nigga over there throwing show
Nigga ain't givin' money
You nigga talking crazy
Fuck wrong with these niggas
My boys they be lurkin'
My boys they be lurkin'
My boys they be lurkin'
Nigga we lurkin'
My dawgs they be lurkin'
My dawgs they be lurkin'
My dawgs they be lurkin'
BLLLLAAAAPPPP Hopped out start firing shots
Flag 'round that choppa' nigga
Headshots on Flocka nigga
BLLLLLAAAAPPPP Hopped out start firing shots
Flag 'round that choppa' nigga
Headshots on Flocka nigga
Once you stomp his ass out
Shawty what that mouth about
My young nigga bring the bitch about
Any nigga that think they hard, I doubt that
They shot your partner, you ain't shoot back
Aye my nigga where your heart at
Coup painted, Flat Black
With an f'in go click clack
That's the sound of us lurkin'
Outside of your trap
Outside of your bitch house
Outside of your momma house
Outside of the club
Chillin' at your concert
Shootin' 'til my fingers hurt
Waka Flame
These rappers disrespect me
I'mma knock 'em out
Pull up at his concert
Joint down on him with that mouth about
Nigga, short temper like I'm JJ
Gungang like im hot topic
Got hands like a woo
With so-called beef
With you know who
Hope your boy down to ride nigga'
All my niggas gonna ride nigga
Can't wait 'till the day we collide nigga
Advise niggas not to fuck with me
Better off fucking with me
My fingers they sticky
Don't leave no money around me
Welcome to, Clayton County
Say you will toral
Say I'll fight it to the demon
I fought the niggas swag
It didn't cover my semen
Lurkin and schemin'
My nigga be plottin'
Chillin, waiting for the drop
They gonna notice the shit real
When I lick off the shot
Man a body drop, scream my flesh hot
Hundred roun clip with an A.R. 15
Bet it wake up your whole block
Waka Flocka motherfucker
Guess what I did today
Pussy I just bought another stick
Guess I need to start working out
Cuz this bitch here, got a lot of kick
This what I need y'all nigga to do
Ask me 'bout another bitch
Ask me 'bout a body
Some illegal shit, I plead the Fifth
250 rounds pussy thats the Al- Qaeda shit
Ridin 'round in a rental car
Windows on it, I tint that shit
Stop hiding, duckin' and dodgin' nigga
Let's go get it over with
Headshots and closed caskets
I give my young niggas bonuses
Motherfucker the E.R
I'm tryin' to hit you permanent
Y'all niggas wanna talk it out
But me and my niggas want to burn the bitch
We lurkin'
Everybody got sticks on them


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A Federal Grand Jury has just indicted Roger Clemens for lying to Congress for his alleged steroid use while playing professional baseball, our national past-time.
If all this proves to be true than in my book Roger Clemens is a disgraced to the game we all know and love. It is also a game we teach our children. Again, if all holds true, the Rocket and all those who have used drugs and cheated will have proved one thing: winning is all that matters.
What ever happened to what matters is how you play the game, no matter if you win or lose? In my opinion these players are no role models for our youth and a great disappointment to all of us fans.
Frederick R. Bedell Jr.
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Test Kitchen Tip: To prevent chocolate chips from sinking to bottom of pan, reserve 1 tablespoon of the dry cake mix. Toss chocolate chips in dry cake mix before stirring into the batter.
Vanilla Butter Glaze: Mix 3 tablespoons butter, melted, 2 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, 3 tablespoons water and 1 1/2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract until smooth. Let stand 3 minutes or until thickened. Makes 1 cup.Flavor Variations: Prepare as directed. Use 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Almond Extract or 4 teaspoons McCormick® Raspberry Extract or 1 tablespoon McCormick® Imitation Rum Extract in place of the vanilla.


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We promised we would be back with Valentine's sentiments ... here is a whole collection to download sending all our readers all our best Valentine's wishes! Coloring is a great way for young ones to learn. But some of those line drawings are quite elegant, and can be a rich experience for sparking ideas. These coloring books from Dover provide some excellent resource materials that are low cost, and provide the ready-to-go art for all ages
Words of Love Stained Glass Coloring Book
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PhD, University of Cambridge
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Personal Website
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The thread running through all my research is the use of observation and automation to facilitate scientific discovery and societal benefit. This has been applied in the area of Earth System Science. A particular focus has been determining atmospheric composition using earth observation for health applications. The key tools that we use are large-scale computer automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning, massively parallel processing and data storage, automatic code generation, and a fleet of autonomous robotic vehicles. There are plenty of opportunities for student research at the graduate, undergraduate and high school level.


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MOSS 2007 Forms Based Authentication using AD LDS and Windows Server 2008
Forms Based Authentication is an attractive option for companies running MOSS 2007 because it means you can give partners and external clients access to your Sharepoint sites without having to give them a full blown Windows domain account, the only drawbacks being it's quite tricky to set up and most people only see SQL Server as an option for a user store which gives complications with regards to maintenance of them users and less flexibility should you need to migrate them users to a full blown Windows account later on.
I am currently running MOSS 2007 on Windows Server 2008 and I wanted to implement Forms Based authentication using AD LDS as the user store instead of SQL Server. The benefit for using AD LDS as a user store is that it is built on the same enterprise level authentication server as Active Directory and comes with a user management application that will be familiar to most Windows administrators unlike SQL Server which can only be administered using the Web Site Administration tool that comes with Visual Studio. You can also easily migrate an AD LDS user store to a full blown Active Directory domain controller if that requirement should arise in the future.
I couldn't find much on the web on how to setup and configure AD LDS with Windows Server 2008 and as It's a fairly tricky undertaking I thought I would write an article to hopefully give a clear and concise step by step guide on how to get it up and running.
Installing AD LDS
To start off with I am assuming you have MOSS 2007 installed on Windows Server 2008 already so the first step would be to add the AD LDS role.
- Open up Server Manager and click on the roles section to the left.
- Click on the "Add Roles" link on the right which should bring up the "Add Roles Wizard".
- Check the box next to Active Directory Lightweight directory services and click next as shown below.
Follow the wizard until the end and AD LDS should now be installed on your server.
Configuring AD LDS
Now we have AD LDS installed we need to create a user store.
- Open up Administrative Tools and click on "Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services Setup Wizard" to start the setup process.
- Click next on the first page and you will be presented with the step below, make sure "Unique instance" is selected and click next.
- On the next step give your user store instance a name as shown below and click next.
- Now you need to give your instance a port number so you can access it, recommended to leave the default values here.
- Now we need to create a partition for our user store. Select "Yes, create an application directory partition" and enter a valid X.500 AD partition name. Make a note of this Partition name as you will need it later on.
- The next step is to tell AD LDS where to physically store your data.
- Choose which domain account you want AD LDS to run under, I have left selected the default Network Service Account.
- Next tell AD LDS which account you would like to give admin rights to.
- The last step is pretty important make sure you select the MS-User.ldif file to import; this makes sure you have the User classes available within your AD LDS store.
And thats it you now have a AD LDS store setup. Then next step is to add a user to your store.
- Under Administrative tool you will now see ADSI Edit application, open this up.
- Right click on the ADSI Edit node and select "Connect to" you will see the "Connection Settings" dialog box shown below.
- Enter a name for your connection in the Name box.
- Under Connection Point enter your Distinguished Name into the "Select or type a Distinguished Name or Naming Context:" box. This will be the Partition name you entered earlier on when creating the user store.
- In the "Select or type a domain or server" box enter you domain name and port number you setup earlier.
- Click the Ok button and you should now see your connection under the ADSI Edit node.
- You can now add a user by right clicking on the Users container and selecting New -> object.
- You will be presented with the dialog box shown below. Select the user class and click next.
- On the next screen enter the users username into the value box and click next, then click finish.
- You now have a user in your user store, to set the users password right click on the user and selected "Reset password".
- One more step you need to take is to enable the user by right clicking on the user and selecting "Properties".
- Scroll down to the ms-DS-UserAccountDisabled property and change it to TRUE.
Extending your web application
Now we have our user store in place we need to tell Sharepoint that we want to allow access to our sites for these users. You will need a separate URL and web application so that MOSS can distinguish from internal and external users and present them with the right authentication mechanism. For example my internal URL is portal.athousandthreads.net which will use Windows authentication and my external URL is partner.athousandthreads.net which will use FBA authentication. Both URL's point to the same SharePoint site but each use different mechanisms for authenticating users.
Our first step is to extend the internal portal.athousandthreads.net application.
- Open Central Administration and go to "Application Management"
- Click on "Create or extend Web Application".
- Click "Extend an existing web application".
- You will be presented with the screen below.
- Change the web application to your internal web application, in my case portal.athousandthreads.net
- Select create a new IIS website and enter a name.
- Enter port 80 into the port textbox and your host header into the host header section, in my case partner.athousandthreads.net, this will be your external URL.
- Under the Load Balanced URL section make sure you change the Zone dropdown to Internet, this is very important.
- Click Ok and you extended web application will be created.
- Make sure you can navigate to your external URL, if you don't get anything then make sure you have made the right DNS or Host file entries on your server.
Modifying web.config files.
At a minimum we need to modify the Central Administration and external web application web.config files you will also need to modify the SSP and MySite web.config files if you intend to use FBA with these services.
- Open up your external web application web.config file and make the following entry just before the system.web node.
- Be sure to change the connectionString attribute to match your own domain, port and partition name.
- Now make the following entry inside the system.web node.
- Change the connectionUsername and connectionPassword attributes to match your own credentials.
- Save the web.config file and now open up your Central Administration web.config file.
- Insert exactly the same entries in this web.config file as before.
- Change the defaultProvider attribute of the roleManager node to AspNetWindowsTokenRoleManger, this is to ensure you can still access Central Administration with Windows authentication.
- Save the web.config file and do and IISRESET for good luck.
Configuring authentication providers.
All we need to do now is tell Sharepoint that our external web application (partner.athousandthreads.net) will be using Forms Based Authentication.
- Open up Central Administration and go to Application Management.
- Click Authentication Providers and click the Internet zone on next screen. You should then be presented with the screen below.
- Change the authentication type to Forms and enter the Membership provider name and Role manager name from your web.config files in the respective boxes.
- Make sure you select Yes under Enable Client Integration.
- Click Save.
Adding FBA permissions.
Ok so now our external web application is using FBA and our Central Administration knows about our AD LDS store, we can now go ahead and add an FBA user to our web application.
- Open up Central Administration and select Policy for Web Application.
- Add a new user and you should now be able to enter an FBA user into the people picker box.
- Once you have added a user to the web application policy you should be able to log into the internal web application using Windows authentication (portal.athousandthreads.com) and begin adding your FBA user permissions to the site.
There you have it, It's a bit long winded and a little tricky but pretty cool when it's finally set up and working, trying navigation to you external web application (partner.athousandthreads.net) and you should be presented with a FBA login screen.


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Throwing the ice cube into the water, it may float on the water, or smelt apart gradually, or…What else will you come up in mind about? Have you ever seen an ice cube shinning different lights on the water?
I am not boasting about something phantasmic,and what you see is true that this ice cube is blinking on the water. No matter how hard you will try, you can not find any power button and see any signal of light until it meet the water for there is no obvious power button at all. Carried a water sensor, it would light up automatically once into water.
Most of you must already find out that it is not a real one, but an ice cube shape LED light. Yes, however who cares about it after a successful party. The purposes to decorate a fantastic party which makes your friend be happy and adores your fashion taste have been achieved. More important is that one multi-colors ice cube LED light only cost $1.99 plus free shipping. You don't need to worry about it will cost much budget of the wedding or party.
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Antique Caterpillar Machinery Owners Club
P.O. Box 9301
Peoria, IL 61612
(309) 691-5002
We appreciate your patience as we worked hard to cover all of your requests.
The process of checking, recovering and reactivating equipment that has been idle or in storage for extended periods of time.
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Where To Start 6 topics
So you've acquired a piece of equipment and now you need to begin getting it back in operation. You have made an assessment but for this section the worst conditions will be assumed.
What To Check No topics
Before investing great quantities of time, labor and money decisions need to be made as to whether individual elements need to be renewed or replaced. Severely worn or frozen items such as engines, undercarriage, tracks and transmissions may be better replaced with complete used units as well as the option to purchase a complete used donor unit rather than purchasing individual components.
Assessing Condition No topics
Assessing condition here involves preparing a cost estimate comparison between purchasing new; acquiring used individual pieces or a donor as source of parts.
Undercarriage 3 topics
Information here involves recovery of frozen tracks, extending the life of worn out tracks, rollers and alignment issues.
Main Engine No topics
Under worst case the main engine may be frozen. Keep in mind here that frozen engines are seldom returned to normal operation. Even if it is possible to get the pistons moving there is most likely unseen damage to the rings. Only the lightest of sticking from varnished bores are recoverable. Un-freezing the engine should be achieved for convenience of dismantling for overhaul. There are many techniques used to get pistons moving and sleeves pushed out of their bores.
Pony Engine No topics
The same conditions apply to the pony engines as applies to the main engine if unit is stuck or damaged. Stuck pistons and stuck valves can be easily checked by removing the pony heads for inspection. Other problems that may need to be overcome are listed as separate categories.
Cooling System No topics
Check cooling system for antifreeze, water or contaminants. Severe corrosion can occur when running straight water without inhibitors. Oil in the system can lead to poor heat exchange and fouled radiator tubes. Check for air bubbles at the radiator fill neck as an indicator of compression leaks or cracks in heads and block. If the radiator is severely fouled it will need to be removed, rodded out, boiled out and tested.
Fuel System No topics
Equipment that has set for a long period of time can lead to many problems. The age of the fuel can make it unusable or risky to use. The fuel tank can varnish up, contain rust and sediment and most assuredly will have water contamination. At a minimum, water should be drained from the tank and then filled with fresh fuel. Healthy flow should be verified by disconnecting the line at the transfer pump.
On the diesels the transfer pump relieve valve should be checked for debris, condition of the valve seat and integrity of the relieve valve spring. The fuel filters should be replaced and the fuel tower cleaned followed by bleeding of air from the fuel injection pumps and injectors. (See process in the Service and Operation Section.)
Transmission No topics
Transmissions on these old units are extremely rugged and seldom need replacement.
Biggest issue is water/condensate accumulation and rust. Lock out mechanisms and shift rails often hinder shifting and may need attention to get them working again. There really are no tricks to getting them into service other than tear down, clean up, plus bearing and seal replacement. (See Disassembly-Assembly-Overhaul Section)
Main Engine Clutch No topics
Steering Clutches No topics
Probably the most troublesome issue on reviving a tractor is dealing with stuck, frozen or out of adjustment steering clutches. The worst steering clutches being the ones on D2 tractors due to very poor accessibility. Even when you get access they can be so rusted up that the brake drums need to be broken to get access. There are a lot of techniques used to tackle this task of freeing up these clutches.
Major repairs are described in the Disassembly-Assembly-Overhaul Section.
Brakes No topics
Stuck, worn or oil soaked brakes are also a common occurrence. Some units allow brake band removal without major tear down. Some require major component removal to get access. Often oil contamination is due to leaking final drive pinion seals. Suggestions and techniques for recovery of stuck brakes are as follows.Stuck, worn or oil soaked brakes are also a common occurrence. Some units allow brake band removal without major tear down. Some require major component removal to get access. Often oil contamination is due to leaking final drive pinion seals. Suggestions and techniques for recovery of stuck brakes are listed within this section. Major repairs are described in the (Disassembly-Assembly-Overhaul Section)
Bevel Gear And Pinion No topics
It is not very common to have issues with the bevel gear and pinion when reviving a unit. If access is available baring the cross shaft back and forth should be done to check for free play of which there should be none. It is also possible on non hydraulic boosted units to detect movement/freeplay from one side to the other when working the steering clutch levers. Oil seal leakage will show up in dry steering clutch compartments but it is hard to tell whether that is the source or in conjunction with final drive pinion seal leakage.
Final Drives No topics
Final drives are seldom affected by long periods of no use. Units should be checked for any metal particles in the oil. The oil should be topped off initially and replaced as part of the general fluids replacement for a revived unit. No other service is required.


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I am so happy today!! I have visited blogger -like always- not in the best mood because it is Sunday and i had to work and what did i find out?? I am a queen!!!! I am a queen because of my beautiful friends Spiral Dancer and See through green! My sign is Leo and i have always dreamed of being a queen and because of you two i now am! Thank you, we shall rule in peace and grace!! By the way, it is unbelievable how much i am enjoying this, and probably a litlle bit disturbing lol! I AM A QUEEN!!
I am sending lots and lots of love towards your way,can you feel it although you are in Scotland and Canada? I know it is pretty far but i feel really close to you guys. But i would like to pass on this honor to Tracy of Every little thing she does is magick and Dolly of Dolly and the black dog. I would also like to pass it on back to you although i know it is pretty pointless,but it is just my way to show my appreciation to you my fellow queens!!!
Queen? I am honored!
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Labels: Dolly, queen, see through green, spiral dancer, Tracy
5 comments:
- Hibiscus Moon said...
Congratulations and I love your new background here. Its gorgeous.
- April 12, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- greekwitch said...
- April 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM
- Dolly said...
Thank you! That was so nice :) !
- April 12, 2009 at 11:09 PM
- Tracy ~ The UnOfficial Witch of Ridgewood said...
And thank you! I am truly honored!
Love ya!
- April 13, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- Bitsa Lit said...
lol! I hope it made ya feel better!
Peace and Love!
- April 14, 2009 at 4:08 AM
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Team 4: Ex-Contractor With Murtha Ties Accused Of Kickbacks
Richard Ianieri Accused Of Taking $200,000 For Contracts
A former executive for a defense contractor with ties to Democratic U.S. Rep. John Murtha has been charged by federal prosecutors in Pittsburgh with taking about $200,000 in kickbacks from a subcontractor.
Team 4's Paul Van Osdol reported that Coherent Systems International Corp. CEO Richard Ianieri was also charged in Florida, and the case there goes into much greater detail.
Three years ago, Murtha announced that Kuchera Industries and Coherent were working together on more than $30 million in contracts from their offices in Windber, Somerset County.
Federal court records show a different side to the relationship, saying that Coherent got an $8 million Air Force contract -- an earmark from Murtha -- and then gave $1.8 million to companies that had nothing to do with the contract.
Among the recipients:
- Kuchera got $650,000 for "prototype cards" that were not part of the project.
- Gensym, a company with an office in Johnstown, got $300,000 for software that was never used.
- Vidiafusion, a Florida company, got $275,000 for software that was never used.
Coherent, Kuchera, Gensym and Vidiafusion all used KSA Consulting as their lobbyist. KSA's lobbyists included Murtha's brother, Kit.
Gensym, Vidiafusion and Kuchera have not been charged with any wrongdoing.
In January, federal agents raided Kuchera's Windber property. Kuchera CEO Bill Kuchera is a longtime friend and campaign contributor to Murtha.
In response to the Florida charges, Murtha's spokesman said, "We had no knowledge of these disturbing transactions, and if they are true, then the individuals and companies in question should be held accountable under the law."
Last year, Team 4 tried to ask Murtha about another controversial earmark -- the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown
"Congressman, can you respond to the criticism that people say NDIC is just a pork barrel program?" Van Osdol asked in May 2008, to which Murtha responded,
"No comment. How's that?"
Ianieri is accused of taking kickbacks from a subcontractor identified only as "K" in court documents. His attorney told Van Osdol that Ianieri will be in court on Tuesday and may cooperate with prosecutors.