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The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a snub-nosed ground-attack plane that the Maryland Air National Guard has flown in Iraq and Afghanistan, is the latest aircraft to find its way onto the Pentagon's endangered weapons list.
Outfitted with a seven-barrel Gatling gun the size of a Volkswagen Beetle in its nose, the Cold War-era plane has a reputation for tearing apart armored tanks and clearing the way for troops on the ground with its massive 30-millimeter rounds of ammunition.
But the unsightly plane — it's nicknamed the Warthog — has been in the cross hairs of Pentagon officials in recent years. The Air Force, better known for aerial dogfights and dropping GPS-guided bombs, would rather invest its diminishing funds elsewhere.
With billions of dollars in budget cuts and a possible second round of sequestration looming, the military faces tough decisions: keep funding proven planes of the past or invest in high-tech 21st-century weapons.
The Pentagon has yet to release its latest budget or officially signal that the Warthogs are on a kill list. But last month, the Air Force disclosed that eliminating the fleet of 326 aircraft would save about $3.5 billion over five years.
Taking no chances, A-10 supporters in Congress rushed this week to offer an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would effectively prohibit any additional A-10 retirements until 2021 or later.
Thirty-three lawmakers, including Democratic Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Baltimore County, wrote to the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs last week to express "deep concern" about retiring the A-10.
Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, blocked the confirmation of the White House nominee for Air Force secretary until she received answers about the plane's fate.
There's even a Facebook group called Save the A-10, which has garnered more than 4,000 supporters since August.
The situation serves as a harbinger of the battles to come in an age of budget austerity. The military says it must slash, or "divest," its older arsenal to save money. But because these entrenched programs support troops and provide thousands of jobs across many states, Congress has continually come to their rescue.
The Pentagon already faces budget cuts of $487 billion over 10 years, and now it must cope with the threat of an additional $500 billion in cuts from sequestration. The military services are going through an unprecedented process of developing two budgets for 2015 — one with sequestration and one without.
Sequestration cuts would reduce Pentagon spending $52 billion next year. When it comes to programs such as the A-10, some in Congress feel there are better places to cut.
"It would be unconscionable to further cut an asset like the A-10 for budget reasons — increasing the risks our service members confront in ground combat — when equivalent savings could be achieved elsewhere in the Air Force budget without reducing operational capabilities," the lawmakers wrote to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey.
The Air Force spends millions of dollars on "conferences, air shows and bloated headquarters staffs," they wrote.
But the Air Force has said major savings — measured in billions rather than millions of dollars — can be made only by cutting an entire fleet. That way, the infrastructure that supports the fleet, which encompasses thousands of jobs, can also be cut,.
The A-10 program supports 6,000 jobs in the Air National Guard, which flies 90 A-10s in five states including Maryland. Guard officials have expressed dismay at the prospect of killing the plane.
A spokesman for the Maryland Air National Guard did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
The state guard has lost one aircraft already this year: the C27J Spartan turboprop, which it used in airlift missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, and also to respond to wildfires in California, the 2010 Haiti Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina.
No one questions the A-10's success at close-air support. The plane, which once was built in Hagerstown by the now-defunct Fairchild, is considered one of the best at protecting troops on the ground. Pilots do that by laying down fire on enemy tanks, vehicles and strongholds with the high-powered Gatling gun.
The A-10 was designed by Fairchild in the 1970s around the gun, the heaviest rotary cannon ever mounted on an aircraft. Pilots can shoot short bursts that unleash 140 rounds of ammunition in two seconds. To do so, it must fly low and slow over the battlefield, making it susceptible to ground fire.


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Wagner senior forward Josh Thompson was at it again during his team's "Madness Before Midnight Dunk Championship," winning the competition with a dunk over his parents.
Thompson dunked over his mother at last year's competition, and decided to double up this year. He did clip his father on the side of the head, but we'll give him a pass.
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Battlefield 3: End Game flaunts Air Superiority
Despite having spent hours with Battlefield 3, my jet-setting career has been far from illustrious. A few minutes soaring high above the carnage below, an idle attempt to shoot something and, inevitably, a nose-first crash into a building while desperately hoping no-one was looking. Even with my gross incompetence, I'm looking forward to End Game's Air Superiority mode. The 12 vs. 12 dogfights look like just the intensive crash course in aerobatic aptitude that I need. In preparation for End Game's March release, DICE have unveiled the mode's very first screenshot.
Is that a blimp in the distance? Maybe Air Superiority means bonus points for taunting slower, more primitive aeronautic efforts.
End Game will also add four new maps and a romping new CTF mode.
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Villa 11486, Bangtao
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This exclusive 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom luxurious Balinese style villa is a wonderful choice for families looking for a spacious and very private place to stay. The villa is situated in Bangtao, within a short walking distance of Phuket Laguna and peaceful Bangtao Beach. Some other finest beaches like Surin, Layan and Kamala are all less than 10 minutes drive while the well known Patong Beach is around 15 minutes away. The villa has a manicured tropical green garden which is adjacent to 5×12 meter swimming pool with an integral Jacuzzi. Relaxing at the poolside sala which is fitted with comfortable sofas and a coffee table is a great idea. All 4 bedrooms come glass sliding door that opens onto either garden or pool. A large open plan living space is directly connected with dining room, maid's quarter, laundry room and kitchen. Living room is furnished for relaxation and entertainment with high quality sofas and armchairs where guests can comfortably sit on and enjoy movies via plus 55 inch 3D LED TV with high class Sonos music system. Dining room is designed for 8 people, and on the patio is another 8-seat table for alfresco dining.
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- Entertainment3D LED TV, Satellite TV, CD music system compatible with iPod/iPhone
- InternetWhole house Wi-Fi access
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- Distance BeachWalking distance
- Distance Airport20-30 minutes drive
- Distance Phuket City40-50 minutes drive
- Distance Golf Course5-10 minutes drive
- FeaturesFully-furnished, Private Swimming Pool
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School and district improvement is a multi-faceted endeavor that will, most often, involve changing an organization as well as people's practices and beliefs. There is not a simple answer and no quick fix. There are key or critical elements to address, content that has been researched, and processes that have been proven successful. These are incorporated into the Continuous Improvement Process and this toolkit. In addition, the toolkit offers a wealth of information and links to many resources.
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BodyThis HP Deskjet Ink Advantage printer measures 453 x 207 x 172 mm and weighs a mere 2.7 kg, which makes it easy to move around in your home or office and place it to your convenience. This printer features one input tray that is spacious enough to handle 80 pages with an envelope input capacity of up to 10 pages at a time. The output tray can hold a maximum capacity of 20 sheets, which is quite appreciable. Check the convenient LCD ink level gauge to see when you are running low on ink. Easy access to cartridges means removal and replacement is simple too.
There are several media sizes like A4, A5, A6, B5 (JIS) and B5 (ISO) that can be supported by the HP Deskjet K109g printer. Print photos, logos and documents on a variety of media types like Paper, Envelopes, Transparencies, Labels and Cards to suit your needs and demands. This HP printer has two print cartridges to let you print according to your needs - the HP 703 Tri-colour Ink cartridge for vivid colour graphics and HP 703 Black Ink cartridge for crisp black monochrome prints.
PerformanceEnjoy fast print speeds of up to 28 pages per minute (ppm) for monochrome prints and 21 pages per minute (ppm) in colour. This printer gives you the desired productivity with monthly duty cycle of 3000 pages. Print 4 x 6 inch colour photo with print speed of 27 seconds using this HP Ink Advantage printer. You can print clear and brilliant colour photos with a maximum print resolution of 4800 x 1200 dpi with this printer. Get crisp and clear high-quality prints, as this printer uses HP LIDIL, PML printing command language.
Connectivity and Other featuresThis HP Deskjet Ink Advantage - K109g Printer supports Windows 7, Windows XP SP1, Windows Vista, Mac X v10.4, Mac X v10.5 and Mac X v10.6 operating systems. The HP Deskjet K109g Printer can be connected via USB 2.0 port to your PC in order to get the desired results with fast speed, which in turn saves your time and energy as well.
This printer works effectively with 20 W of power consumption in active mode. This printer operates with temperature range of 15 - 30 Degree Celsius. This HP Deskjet Ink Advantage K109g compact printer is Energy Star qualified, which consumes less power for efficient and convenient printing.
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The new HP Desktop Ink Advantage printer-K109a is an easy, convenient, and affordable desktop printer for any office or personal use. It delivers rapid print speed in black as well as color draft. Despite to its ultra-compact and elegant design, it assures maximum convenience in the small packages with excellent optimized dpi.
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I am surprised at the speed. I could easily print 10 pages per minute with normal mix of text and graphics. No paper Jam, no double sheet intakes.
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I ordered this printer. Lets see that what will heppen. Bhagwaan kare mera decison right ho. i gave 5 ratings according to others review & inks have also have capacity to prints more than 500 pages per months.
This Printer is best for Document Printing & Photo print.It,s Printing cost is Low and Printing Speed is very fast.I am very happy to this printer.I suggest all of flipkart Customer,s this printer is fit your budget for great performance.Out look is nice. Draft mood printing is also Good.It,s Ink Comes only 449/-.
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I want to thank flipkart for delivering an utter waste product on time and with neat packing. This product is really a jerk because i have printed hardly 30 pages and the colour cartridge show empty. At once it shows the colour ink is full and in next print it shows empty and does not prints. The demo cartridge give you a good amount of print but when bought a new cartridge it printed only 300 pages at faster draft mode. So folks don???t get carried away with company gimmick ads and buy this product. I strongly don???t recommend this product. Really fed-up with this printer.
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cartridges last long with more copies so cost effective and better than cyber cafes and all
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A great printer, low priced cartridges as well. I use the printers for heavy duty work, printing 500 fliers at a time. My last printer churned out 10,000 fliers.
I use simple refills - ink & syringe at home, and get about 5 refills before the cartridges die out. So overall cost of printing i... (View complete review)
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Super fantastic FLIPKART delivery and packing, no doubt about that.
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Buick introduced its Enclave five years ago as one of the preeminent 7 passenger vehicles on the market. Over the years, the Enclave has been criticized for its lack of an aesthetic interior design. Indeed, from 2008 to 2012, the Buick Enclave featured what many critics saw as an outdated interior design. The 2013 edition of the classy SUV has finally been updated to meet the aesthetic standards of the modern world. Gone are the cheap plastic trims of the Enclave's past, replaced with the eminently more stylish faux wood texture. It's also made the leap into the modern age with a dashboard screen powered by Intellilink. Even with the redesigned interior, the Enclave might leave a little to be desired.
Firstly, each of the 4 powertrain models has the same V6, 3.6-liter gas engine and only one of those options (the Convenience AWD) has all-wheel drive. The exterior of the SUV has seen very few upgrades in the last year. Both the front and rear fasciae have been changed slightly for the 2013 version. Most noticeably, the grille is now a fresh black-chrome color and the trim on the rear fascia has been altered to give it a more uniform look. Aside from these features, the outside of the car just doesn't stand out.
The layout of the interior has seen almost no updates since the 2012 version. This isn't necessarily a bad thing because of the spaciousness of the Enclave, but it makes you wonder whether or not the head designers at Buick are trying to sell you a very slightly updated version of the same vehicle. They have included a few updated safety features that can give you extra peace of mind while you're on the road. The 2012 Enclave was an IIHS Top Safety Pick and the 2013 edition looks to be no different. It features a new front center airbag that can protect you in the event of a side collision and it also has blind zone and rear cross alert systems.
Otherwise, the 2013 Enclave has seen very little advancement from its predecessor just a year earlier. Although it might look prettier, it lacks in any of the functional details that might draw consumers back to Buick. As a family wagon, the Enclave is more than satisfactory with all the leg room and cargo space it features.
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Batman Dark Knight Rises Deluxe Batman - Adult Costume
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Adult Batman Dark Knight Rises costume. Black printed jumpsuit, with 3D muscle chest, and moulded belt. Includes black mask, cape with headpiece and boot tops. Available in sizes medium 38-40 inch chest; large 42-44 inch chest; extra large 46-48 inch chest.Colour: Multi. Polyester, exclusive of trims. Sponge clean only.
Halloween Skeleton Glow in the Dark Second Skin - Adult Costume
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Rattle some bones and scare up plenty of screams in the spooky Skeleton Glow In The Dark Second Skin Costume.
When the sun goes down the ghosts and ghouls come out to play and this brilliant costume means you can join in the fun. The printed skeleton detail glows under UV light to ensure your bones certainly stand out from the crowd.
Great for a haunting Halloween Costume or to tickle plenty of funny bones at your next fancy dress bash, this all in one suit has a concealed fly and an under the chin opening that means you can easily drink.
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- All in one suit that you can see through and breathe through
- Concealed fly and an under the chin opening
- Printed with a skeleton detail which glows under UV light
- Available in sizes small, medium, large and extra large.
- Small: Chest 86-91 cm; Waist 71-76 cm; Inside leg 79 cm
- Medium: Chest 97-102 cm; Waist 81-86 cm; Inside leg 83 cm
- Large: Chest 107-112 cm; Waist 91-97 cm; Inside leg 84 cm
- Extra Large: Chest 117-122 cm; Waist 102-107 cm; Inside leg 84 cm
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Halloween Zombie Schoolgirl and Bloody Stockings - Adult Costume
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Scary up plenty of screams with this terrifically terrifying Zombie School Girl Costume.
This outfit means you can be part of the in crowd when it's time to party like the undead. Whether it's for a Halloween costume or to add plenty of gore to your next fancy dress bash, this outfit ensures everyone will be on the run.
It comes with a grey tattered jacket with an attached shirt, along with a school tie and red checked pleated skirt all covered in blood stains. The added blood splattered stocking complete the creapily cool look.
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- Grey tattered jacket with attached shirt
- School tie and red checked short pleated skirt
- All covered in blood stains for that perfect zombie look. Also included is a pair of white thigh high blood splattered stockings. Available in sizes extra small, small, medium and large.
- Extra Small: UK 4-6; Bust 83-85 cm; Waist 62-65 cm; Hip 89-91 cm
- Small: UK 8-10; Bust 88-90 cm; Waist 67-70 cm; Hip 94-97 cm
- Medium: UK 12-14; Bust 94-98 cm; Waist 75-77 cm; Hip 100-104 cm
- Large: UK 16-18; Bust 102-107 cm; Waist 81-86 cm; Hip 108-113 cm
- Zombie School Girl Fancy Dress Costume
Monster High Draculaura wig to complete your look. One size.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory very own Willy Wonka. Contains jacket with attached vest and top hat.
Polyester excluding trimming. Cleaning care: Sponge clean only.
Small: Age 3-4 Height: 117cm, Waist: up to 65cmColour: Multi.
Medium: Age 5-7 Height: up to 132cm, Waist: up to 72cm
Large: Age 8-10 Height: 147cm, Waist: up to 82cm
Halloween Zombie Nurse + Bloody Stockings - Adult Costume
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This seriously stylish Zombie Nurse fancy dress costume is perfect for fancy dress parties and Halloween.
You decide whether you deliver a trick or treat in this fitted white dress with jagged edging and blood stains, plus a red zip up the front and a red cross badge. It also comes with a blood stained nurse's hat with matching red cross badge and thigh high blood-splattered stockings!
Available in sizes extra small, small, medium, large – see drop-down menu above.
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- Ideal for fancy dress parties and Halloween
- Available in sizes extra small, small, medium, large
- Extra Small: UK 4-6, Bust 83-85 cm, Waist 62-65 cm, Hip 89-91 cm
- Small: UK 8-10, Bust 88-90 cm, Waist 67-70 cm, Hip 94-97 cm
- Medium: UK12-14, Bust 94-98 cm, Waist 75-77 cm, Hip 100-104 cm
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The Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services shall be responsible for—
(1) conducting investigations of noncriminal allegations of misconduct, corruption, and fraud involving any employee of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services that are not subject to investigation by the Inspector General for the Department;
(2) inspecting the operations of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services and providing assessments of the quality of the operations of such bureau as a whole and each of its components; and
(b) Special considerations
In providing assessments in accordance with subsection (a)(2) of this section with respect to a decision of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any of its components, consideration shall be given to—
Source(Pub. L. 107–296, title IV, § 453,Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2199.)
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Heavenly Metal: Zinc Dining Room Tables
Stainless steel dominates the metal market in home furnishings. But zinc is worth a look too, especially for countertops and tables. Zinc lends an industrial look to a dining room but it is also softer than stainless steel, which gives zinc a warmer look.
Of course, zinc does oxidize, and the metal will change color over time (often to a slightly blue-green hue). If you want to maintain the original sheen you will need to polish the surface or cover it with a layer of beeswax. But most people actually like the more weathered look of zinc's aged patina. Though, as with any aging process, there can be an awkward stage when the surface just looks stained.
Zinc is popular in bars in part because it is easy to clean and has natural anti bacterial properties. The downside of zinc is that because it is a soft metal it is easily scratched and very hot things can harm it, according to Countertops Guide.
Do you have any zinc surfaces? How have they aged? Any risks...or rewards?
1 Elle Decor.
2 Elle Decor. Bistro chairs surround a French zinc-top farm table from Barbara Garfield Design; the Ferro iron chandelier by Formations is from Holly Hunt.
3 Design Sponge. Zinc table with Thonet chairs.
4 Brooke Gianetti designed this room, which appears in Veranda.
5 Zinc table paired with antique red chairs in Campagne Decoration.
6 DIY zinc-topped table from Design Sponge.
7 Contemporary green chairs in this dining room from Houzz.
8 Bentwood side chairs and slipcovered arm chairs with a zinc table from Griege.
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I made a zinc dinning table & love it. I cut, glued and screwed two pieces of high grade plywood together and had a metal shop wrap it in zinc. Zinc comes in 8' long by 39" wide sheets that cost under $300.
You can put any type of legs you like. I used black saw horse style desk legs from IKEA that i bought for $15 each. I eventually want to make cross style reclaimed wooden legs.
People who come over love the look. Let me know if you have any questions.
It's easy to see the aesthetic appeal of zinc.
The post author compares/contrasts zinc with stainless steel, appearance-wise. It would have been nice to see a price comparison between the two, as well.
For example, @JRAPOSA, any idea what that 8' X 39" sheet would have cost in stainless steel?
I have a zinc coffee table and absolutely love it. It has a much warmer, lived-in look than stainless. @Jraposa: I'd love to see photos of your dining table! (firstname.lastname@example.com)
I've had a zinc pedestal dinner table, originally from Crate & Barrel, for about 5 years now. I bought it via Craigslist, while I'd now like it to be a bit bigger in size I love it, I love the finish and everything about it. It's a great way to get a modern look without being cliche about it.
here's a picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/jubie/4174530292/ (that is not my house, but it's the only picture i could find online of the now retired C&B table).
You can get zinc in riolled sheets 10' x 4' for about $150 -- at least when I bought mine last year -- from rotometals.com.
Covering a table top or counter is doable but you need lots of clamps, good heavy work gloves, patience, and great tin snips. Be prepared to cut yourself.
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well, here's a place with super shiny 4×10' sheets for around $200
but I love love the patina of zinc. even though it does have a bit of an ugly phase, who didn't have a rough adolescence though, it's worth it. and if you come across someone who doesn't realize what they are seeing, if you take a moment to explain they usually can remember something they've seen that looked really pretty and then they'll get it.


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Marriage is more likely to end in the fifth year.
It's seems everything these days is getting an update. Why not divorce?
According to The Daily Mail, divorce is more likely to come at the five-year anniversary rather than the "seven-year-itch" benchmark of the 1950s.Buyer's remorse, says the report, sets in earlier because "women are concentrating more on careers," and well, divorce these days doesn't have the stigma of years past. How can we go from being so in love to calling a divorce lawyer within just five years?
Here's a possible timetable of events:
Year One: Love everything about them.
Year Two: Love almost everything about them.
Year Three: Find some habits annoying, but endearing.
Year Four: Find habits annoying.
Year Five: Can't stand the way they breathe.
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2 U.S. Code § 125 - Gratuities for survivors of deceased House employees; computation
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is on and after July 2, 1954, authorized to pay, from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, a gratuity to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law, of each deceased employee of the House an amount equal to one month's salary for each year or part of year of the first six years service of such employee plus one-half of one month's salary for each year or part of year of such service in excess of six years to and including the eighteenth year of such service. Service computed hereunder shall include all Federal civilian employment, and military service where such service interrupted Federal civilian employment.
Source(July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(70),Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1740.)
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Former MLB All-Stars — and yes, we say that lightly — Robert Fick and Dmitri Young have a new video podcast. They debuted their show on Tuesday, which was before San Francisco 49ers CB Chris Culliver's homophobic remarks were publicized. The Southern California natives were joined by brothers Jered and Jeff Weaver (also from SoCal) for the show.
Jeff, Robert, and Dmitri were all teammates on the atrocious '02 Detroit Tigers, while Young and Fick were later teammates on the '07 Washington Nationals. Naturally, there was a high level of comfort among the guys, so the show had a very conversational tone.
About 17 minutes into the program, Fick and Young began actually discussing real topics. The first one they brought up concerned gay teammates in light of Torii Hunter's anti-gay remarks that were publicized last month.
Fick, who openly cussed and referenced marijuana multiple times throughout the program, said he would be "uncomfortable" with a gay teammate. The Weavers took a different view.
"I don't want a gay baseball player in my clubhouse," said Fick. "It would be uncomfortable."
Jered Weaver expressed his support, saying if the teammate is producing, "bring 'em on."
"If you're hitting .300 with 40 and 140, bring 'em on, you know? I think it would just be a shock at first, but it's still your teammate in the long run," said Weaver, as transcribed by Big League Stew. "They worked just as hard as us to get up to where we're at."
Fick reconsidered after Weaver made his point and said, "I'm sure I'd get over it."
Jeff Weaver shared a similar opinion to his brother.
"Just let 'em be the way they are," Jeff Weaver said. "As long as they can hit or pitch."
Young cracked a homophobic joke before saying, "to me, people are people so it doesn't bother me."
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I frequent a few local thrift store and have made some GREAT find in kitchen stuff.
Found a "vintage" KA sand mixer for $19.99 at Good Will... with bowl, whisk, paddle, and dough hook. Then a few weeks later a spare bowl for about $5.
Came across a KA 7-speed hand mixer... never even out of wrapping for $5... at shop tat benefits a children's home.
Already HAD a Cuisinart food processor (basic model) but couldn't pass up another one for $8 at a shop that benefits local hospital. Figured at the least... a spare bowl. It ended up a step UP from what I had... slightly larger capacity.
Then 2 days ago, in SAME shop, another C food processor for $8. This time it came with NINE extra slicing/shredding blades!! Got it home an IT was even larger capacity... 14 cups, from what I could find out. Couldn't find out what it woulda cost originally... apparently discontinued (slightly "vintage")... but those extra blades would cost over $200 according to owners manual.
Those are some great deals. Now to donate back all the extra appliances. Unless you have a lot more storage space than I do.
I admire people who have the patience to shop the thrift stores. I don't know if it is me, or the ones here are so junky I can't wait to get out.
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Do you cook a lot and actually have space for all those kitchen appliances?! I have a blender from yrs. ago that I hardly ever use. Funny thing is now my DD uses it for baking cakes. It got a new life.
Do you have a large family and cook a lot? I never shop in thrift stores _- have too much stuff already, need to donate!
thatchairlady, those ARE some excellent finds! We love our KA! I have a pegboard that holds the dough hook, wisk, paddles, shredder components, etc. DH loves to cook and he would always ask, "Where's the ____". It is now in sight and more convenient.
We have two food processors. One came with a blender. But, we use both so often...it's a must!
Charming...as for storage space...I can relate to what you have said. I'm in the process trying to find an extra shelf for our stainless steel worktable. We have our pots and pans underneath. There's a lot of space above that could be better used. Another shelf would make things better organized. Moving some of our not used daily items to the basement would also help. Hub keeps saying "when he gets to it"...I keep waiting patiently. lol
I found a solid oak entertainment center from a thrift shop. It's being used as storage in the "eat in" section of the kitchen. We make things works when we have to. The microwave fits perfectly in the space that had been for the tv. Thin tvs have made the entertainment centers....obsolete. There's a lot of them out there...and they are great for storage! When I saw what was done with the chifferobe on the 2013 BC, I am thinking...I wouldn't mind finding one of them!
I have a mix of workspaces. I'm pretty sure when I listened to a designer say the "French" used many different cabinets...he didn't mean what I've put together. But someday, our kitchen will come together. I'm just appreciative of what I can use today.
Again...w2G Thatchairlady!
Asked sister if she wanted/needed a food processor at her rental place in mountains, but she already has one there. Found someone at another cooking site who wants mine... will pay the shipping.
I'm cooking for ONE most days!! I use these appliances enough that it's worth finding a place for them.
When we had an addition put on the house I had an L added to the end of the counters in the kitchen. It has pull out drawers where I store all my baking sheets, muffin tins, electric griddle, food processor, odd shaped pieces, etc.
My kitchen is U shaped with the L acting as a 4th "wall". No place for armoires or other large furniture items. I do have a small rolling island in the center it holds the wooden cutting boards, has a knife rack on one end, I hang aprons on the cart handle, I have my electric roaster on the bottom shelf, a 2 level wine rack on the top shelf, and bar and specialty kitchen tools (pizza cutter) in the drawer. The top is granite and I can use it for pie dough or things that should stay cool when worked with.
The microwave is off the counter in its own cabinet. Great storage, just no basements here and I've collected so much stuff it is all over flowing.
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I check thrifts stores too. I head straight to the kitchen section. I really have all that I need, but have purchased a bread machine for son for nearly nothing. Even better, I found a bread slicing gauge like mine. He was excited more over that I think! LOL
Our library's Friends group does some catering. We cater mostly for women's civic clubs and we go "all out." Table linens, napkins, china...much of which were purchased at thrift stores and garage sales. Flatware and stemware were purchased at one time in order to give continuity. At thrift stores, I purchased martini and margarita glasses to put lemons and limes in for each table. (I mentioned we do this mainly for women's groups...one man contacted me about catering a luncheon for area-wide chambers of commerce...many different towns. He said that paper and plastic would be okay. Not with our "reputation"!! They got the full works. He begrudgingly accepted the compliments for hiring us. )
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Some relatives were telling me about the great buys at Goodwill on Nantucket.
Yet here our stores are very pricey and have many new items. Someone said that this is now privately owned and not to donate to it as they are very wealthy.
I did just recently get a jacket & dress outfit for $5 though.
thatchairlady, I may need to stalk you! I'm not that far from you (Gloucester County) and I have the thrifts around here and south pretty well covered. I shop mostly for fabric and other craft supplies. I may need to broaden my horizons and head up a bit more North! Is one of your haunts the Samaritan Thrift in Westmont? My SIL got that store up and running (with help from some great volunteers!)
Our thrift store is called Goodwill - and I drop in occasionally. I've found designer clothing, jewelry and today, I shopped for colorful picnic - type pottery - such bargains - couldn't believe it. And I saw a Pyrex "vintage" casserole dish for $9 which I did not get - but I'm still thinking about it. In our area, the thrift stores are very upscale.
We only have Goodwill where I live, a very economically depressed community. By the time things get to them, they have been offered through a garage sale or two first.
I'm not crazy about giving up my precious Fridays or even Thursdays to go to garage sales hoping I might find a great buy. I know in the process I'd bring home too much other bargain junk I wasn't even looking for or needing!
I am not a garage sale shopper! We have gone out looking for specific things, but not very often - once every year or two. I refuse to have another garage sale - our last one cost more than we made because the ash off of some jerk's cigarette burned a hole in my Bruce Springsteen concert t-shirt!! When someone asked DH if he would take .25 rather than .50 for some little item he also said NEVER AGAIN!
Totally off track and I should put that as a topic in cleaning and organizing.
When we did the big Spring Purge this year we took carloads to the various thrift store charities. I remember in Richmond we had a few great upscale thrift stores run by the various ladies leagues but we don't have them here. We have Goodwill, Salvation army, some that claim to be charitable but I think in name only, and private 2nd hand store/thrift shops.
However, I don't have much patience with them either. When I go shopping I usually have a mental list of what I need to get. If I find other stuff along the way, that's okay, but I don't go to just browse.
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When I was a kid...back in the stone age...Good Will was for poor folks.
My dad was a truckdriver who hauled boats coast to coast. Our neighbor was a truckdriver who hauled cars coast to coast. We weren't rich...but we weren't poor...middle class was a good fit. However, clothing manufacturers would donate unsold goods to Goodwill including button-up 501 Levis. Daddy and Charley both wore button-up 501 Levis. Guess where their Levis were purchased!
Charley told Juanita that he better not drive through town and see their Cadillac at Good Will any more! LOL There were only 3 kids in my family. Charley and Juanita had 5. Both mothers stretched their household dollars.
I remember one pretty pale yellow blouse with a collar that tied into a bow. My second grade teacher complimented me on it and asked where my mother found such a lovely blouse. I answer Good Will. I remember the look on the teacher's face as she said, "Oh." I told Mama that teacher liked my blouse and I told her it came from Good Will. I remember the look on my mother's face as she said, "Oh, you didn't!" Isn't it funny what you remember!!!!
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LOL - Sherry very similar to my family. My father didn't drive cross country but he was also a truck driver - usually east coast. Funny, I mentioned to DH (who is 10 years older than me) what my father earned as a trucker (union wages) and he told me I must have misunderstood - he made a fraction of that when he got his first job out of college in the early 60's. Some things never change.
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When you buy electrical things from the thrift store don't you worry whether they will work when you get home?
I've had opportunities to visit with former parents of students. One parent told me how she and her brother shared in a PB win years ago. Her daughter would buy from the 'fancy' stores. As **** quickly dwindled, this mom returned to work. Where? A thrift shop. Her daughter would start coming in and recognize the 'fancy' clothing she had paid moolah to was in the thrift shop. She began to purchase her clothes there instead. I NEVER question where an item came from. I comment how lovely something is and leave it at that. I have some dear friends who always look stunning. I know their secret...it's been thrift shops. But you would've never known if not told. It's a sense of trust and willingness to share how to make our dollars stretch....and knowing who you can trust. I feel blessed in their confidences more than anything else.
Re: Electrical stuff...ask for an outlet. If they won't let me plug it in, I don't buy it.
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Hooray for thrift shops!!! I consider thrift shopping to be one of my hobbies. It is the thrill of the hunt, and never knowing what I might come across that keeps me at it.
Funny thing, the teenagers now days, at least in my area consider thrifting "cool".
They are very proud to say it came from a thrift shop!
We can return our Goodwill purchases up to a week. But I'm sure they'll return beyond that date.
That sounds like a fun adventure like deep sea diving for those of us not trained in scuba diving.
Authorities had to get after antique hunters in our part of town. There were Goodwill and other charity organization's boxes around town where people would put their cast offs. Women in Mercedes were dumpster diving those boxes to put the goodies in their antique booths or who knows where else. They were squelched I hope. It's fun to see what's out there.
As I said I love the thrill of the hunt when it comes to thrifting.
A friend and I were thrifting just for fun. She was not shopping in a thrift because of need, as she is actually quite well to do. Anyway, she spotted a formal gown, in just the color of her daughters upcoming wedding, and we both looked at each other with that, "dare you" look. She tried it on and it fit perfectly. It was the exact right color. It looked brand new. It was a nice designer label. It was just the style she was looking for. It was 20.00.
Now this is a woman who shops in upscale shops. But the dress was the absolute perfect dress. She bought it, had it cleaned, and wore it to the wedding. I was sworn to secrecy. I still smile when I think of it.
Oh my yes! While we were on vacation last week, DH and I went to a couple of thrift/resale stores one day. I found two American made cast iron skillets for $4 each! And a new springform pan for $4. AND a little bitty pot with a lid for granddaughter for $1.50. When I checked out...the full cost was $7 and some change. ???? Several departments were half-price including the kitchen department. $4 per skillet was a great price - compared to the usual $20, but $2 for a good cast iron skillet??!!!
The next day or so, we were eating lunch with friends, when he got a call to make a delivery for someone who was on vacation. DH when with him. The wife and I hit three more stores in a nearby town. I found a Griswold (BIG name in collectible cast iron) Dutch oven without a lid for $18. I have not doubt that in an antique store that same piece would have been $50.
The Dutch oven is mine. The skillets will be passed out to the kids.
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Get Some Sleep: Why do we have REM?
It seems that the public is just as fascinated with REM sleep. So are sleep physicians and researchers. But fascination often leads to confusion and controversy, and a lot of both surround the subject of REM sleep. First, to give a brief history lesson, it is important to understand that REM, or rapid eye movement sleep, was discovered and described only in 1953, so it makes sense that there is still much to learn.
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One key aspect of REM sleep is that all physical characteristics studied to date are different in REM when compared with non-REM. In fact, REM sleep more closely resembles the waking state. That is likely why people are more alert when they are awakened out of REM compared with other sleep stages.
REM sleep is when we do most of our dreaming, but not all, as researchers thought in the past. Most scientists agree that it is in REM that we have our most vivid, what I call, our magic-carpet-ride dreams, whereas the mundane kind of dreams can happen in non-REM.
Now, the question of why we dream is a whole other matter that deserves its own discussion. Suffice to say that there are many different theories at this time.
There is some debate as to whether all birds and mammals display REM sleep. Most do, so the important thing to remember is that it is not uniquely human.
Interestingly, the average daily amount of REM sleep for a given species appears strongly correlated with how immature the young are at birth. Animals that born in helpless state, such as the platypus and the armadillo, have high amounts of REM sleep at birth and indeed a high amount in maturity.
But the dolphin, which is born able to swim, feed and defend itself, has such little REM sleep that it has been questioned whether it has any at all. Humans fall somewhere in the middle in terms of amount of REM sleep, even though it strikes me that a human baby is pretty helpless for a long time.
REM sleep is present at birth in humans and it is the non-REM sleep stages that take 2-6 months to distinguish themselves. From 6 months until well into old age, REM sleep remains stable in healthy people and makes up 20-25% of the total sleep time.
REM occurs at the end of the 90-minute sleep cycles that characterize normal human sleep. The amount of REM increases as the night progresses and as one goes through repeated cycles so that although REM might only make up 10 minutes of the first cycle, it can last for 30 minutes during the last cycle.
As I stated earlier, the physiologic changes that occur during REM are closer to wake than to non-REM, with a couple of interesting exceptions. Mammals, including humans, can regulate their body temperature except in REM sleep.
During REM, we all turn into lizards and our body temperature drops or rises with the temperature of the surrounding environment.
The other unusual change is that in REM our large muscle groups are almost paralyzed. We think that this is protective mechanism so that when we are having those wild dreams about running away from the big bad wolf we can't actually get up and start running in our sleep.
There is a disorder, called REM Behavior Disorder, where people lack this muscle weakness in REM and indeed they often hurt themselves or others.
So why do we have this unusual type of sleep? Briefly, today there are two main theories.
One is that we have sleep that resemble wake so that we can still get the benefits of sleep, but if we need to awaken quickly and be alert and ready to defend ourselves, then we can.
The other, and they are not mutually exclusive, is that because certain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, histamine and norepinephrine are turned off during REM, then perhaps REM represents the down time that these important substances need in order to replenish themselves or reset their receptors.
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LANSING | Special education teachers are picketing outside local school board meetings after a stall in contract negotiations with the Illinois Education Association.
Exceptional Children Have Opportunities has been operating without a contract since its five-year agreement expired on June 30. Negotiations began March 7 and both parties have met with a federal mediator five times since November, but an impasse was declared Feb. 6 and ECHO filed a statement of intent to strike, according to the contract proposals on ECHO's web site.
ECHO Executive Director Debra Hooks said in a letter to parents dated Feb. 15 the notice of intent does not necessarily mean teachers will strike. Both sides filed final offers Feb. 13.
An agreement was reached on a 2 percent salary increase but health insurance and retirement issues remain. Both final proposals can be found on the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board web site at www2.illinois.gov/elrb/.
The IEA says that changes made to the health insurance plan last summer were done without its contractual input and employees were provided with incorrect information, according to the IEA's final proposal posted online.
"The education of your child is of paramount importance but if a strike occurs, it will not be possible to continue ECHO programs. Parents/guardians should begin to consider available options for their ECHO students if teachers go on strike," Hooks said in her letter to parents. "If a strike occurs, please plan to keep your child home until you are notified by ECHO administration that your ECHO program has reopened. We regret the potential inconvenience a strike may cause you and the disruption to your child's schooling."
ECHO members demonstrated outside the Lansing Elementary District 158 board meeting Wednesday night with signs reading "We want a fair settlement." About 75 students within the district are part of the ECHO program, which serves about 1,200 students in total, according to D.158 officials.
"The employees of ECHO are some of the best we have," D.158 Superintendent Cecilia Heiberger said Wednesday night.
The group said it planned to picket meetings at Burnham Elementary District 154.5 and Calumet City Elementary District 155, among others, tonight. ECHO's 250 employees work in 17 school districts in the south suburbs.


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Additional Reading > Bibliographies and reference worksDavid Harrison Stevens (compiler and ed.), A Reference Guide to Milton from 1800 to the Present Day (1930, reissued 1967), has well-annotated entries through 1928. This work is supplemented by Harris Francis Fletcher (compiler and ed.), Contributions to a Milton Bibliography, 18001930, Being a List of Addenda to Stevens's Reference Guide to Milton (1931, reprinted 1973). A series of three bibliographies includes Calvin Huckabay (compiler and ed.), John Milton: A Bibliographical Supplement 19291957 (1960); John Milton: An Annotated Bibliography 19291968, rev. ed. (1969); and Calvin Huckabay (compiler) and Paul J. Klemp (ed.), John Milton: An Annotated Bibliography 19681988 (1996). John T. Shawcross (compiler and ed.), Milton: A Bibliography for the Years 16241700 (1984, reissued 1990), records all manuscripts and editions of the works, various accounts of Milton's life and works, allusions to and quotations from Milton, and imitations of his writings. This work was followed by John T. Shawcross, Milton: A Bibliography for the Years 16241700: Corrigenda and Addenda, appearing in the Milton Quarterly, 19(1): 2122 (March 1985), which is included but enlarged in Milton: A Bibliography for the Years 16241700: Corrigenda and Addenda (1990). Other bibliographies include Paul J. Klemp (compiler and ed.), The Essential Milton: An Annotated Bibliography of Major Modern Studies (1989); John T. Shawcross (ed.), Milton: The Critical Heritage [16281731] (1970, reprinted 1995); and Milton, 17321801: The Critical Heritage (1970, reprinted 1995). The latter two volumes by Shawcross reprint critical reactions to Milton's writings and chart his literary reputation across the 17th and 18th centuries. Among the most useful reference works are James Holly Hanford and James G. Taaffe, A Milton Handbook, 5th ed. (1970), a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to the biography, the works, and Milton's critical reputation; William B. Hunter, Jr. (ed.), A Milton Encyclopedia, 9 vol. (197883); Merritt Y. Hughes (ed.), A Variorum Commentary on the Poems of John Milton (1970 ), with detailed summaries of trends in scholarship and criticism; William Ingram and Kathleen Swaim (eds.), A Concordance to Milton's English Poetry (1972); Laurence Sterne and Harold H. Kollmeier (eds.), A Concordance to the English Prose of John Milton (1985), serving also as an index for the Complete Prose Works, 8 vol. (see above Editions of prose and poetry); and Jackson C. Boswell, Milton's Library: A Catalogue of the Remains of John Milton's Library and an Annotated Reconstruction of Milton's Library and Ancillary Readings (1975). Dennis Danielson (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Milton, 2nd ed. (1999), collects essays that engage various topics in the life and works. An annual bibliography of Milton studies appears in the MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures; and Modern Humanities Research Association, The Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature. Milton Studies (annual) is a multiauthor collection of essays. The Milton Quarterly, formerly the Milton Newsletter (196769), publishes essays and reviews of books on Milton.
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Gloriana 's single, "(Kissed You) Good Night," has sold a million paid downloads to earn a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The song is the lead single from Gloriana's sophomore album, A Thousand Miles Left Behind .
The group's Tom Gossin says, "As artists you always want to write a song that truly connects with people and we are so grateful that "(Kissed You) Good Night" has done that. Thank you to the fans and country radio for your continued support."
Gloriana keeps up their busy tour schedule this weekend with a pre-race concert Sunday before the FedEx 400 benefiting August Speaks NASCAR Sprint Cup series race in Dover, DE. They'll also sing the national anthem prior to the race at 1 p.m. ET on FOX.
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One of the most sought-after nightclub and concert acts in the country, Bobby Rydell's interest in show business began at the ripe age of four. His performance in Bye Bye Birdie and his recordings "Wild One" and "Volare" made him a famous show business performer of the '60s. Rydell used his talents as an impersonator and drummer mostly in pursuing a musical career rather than an acting career.
Bobby Rydell was born Robert Ridarelli in Philadelphia. It was his father who encouraged him to pursue a career in show business. At the age of four, Rydell would sit in front of the TV and impersonate such performers as Milton Berle, Louis Prima and Johnny Ray. He also admired drummer Gene Krupa and began playing the drums at the age of six. At the age of seven and with his father's encouragement, Rydell began performing in nightclubs in Philadelphia.
In 1950, Bobby Rydell entered the amateur show of Paul Whiteman; his first-place win gained him a regular part on the show. He stayed with the Whiteman show for three years and then went to join several local bands in Philadelphia. It was here too that Bobby Ridarelli became the easier-to-pronounce Bobby Rydell. At 16 he began playing with local groups, landing a spot as a drummer for Rocco and the Saints. (Frankie Avalon, another Philadelphia-born musician, played trumpet for the group.) While with the band, Rydell signed a recording contract with Cameo/Parkway Records in Philadelphia. His hit "Kissin' Time," recorded in the summer of 1959, launched his musical career and made him a teen idol at the age of 17.
After making his first hit recording, he pursued a solo career, performing at the Copacabana in New York in 1961, where he was an instant hit. Rydell made his acting debut in 1962 on the television show Combat! One year later, he starred as Hugh Peabody in the famous musical Bye Bye Birdie. It was only after his acting debut that he fervently began playing the nightclub circuit.
With records like We Got Love, Wildwood Days and Sway, Rydell made himself a hit. Along with Frankie Avalon and Fabian, Bobby Rydell is known as a Philadelphia-born teen idol, known not only for his musical genius but also his handsome looks. ~ Kim Summers, Rovi
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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Congressman Ron Kind does not support sending U.S. forces into Ukraine to support them or defend against further Russian aggression.
Kind says it's not in America's best interest. "I would not expect, nor would I support any use of U.S. military action over Crimea or Ukraine. It does not rise to the level of imminent national security threat towards our country or towards our citizens."
Kind supports the actions being taken by President Barack Obama, and believes the sanctions will work. "I think the President is taking a calibrated approach, increasing the tools that he has available, both diplomatic and economic to isolate Putin in Russia, and to try to help them do the right thing, and that's comply with international law rather than this twentieth-century cold war power play that Putin is playing right now."
The 3rd District Democrat from La Crosse believes Obama is trying to convince Vladimir Putin to back down by political and economic pressure, but admits he needs the support of our European allies. "I think the President is trying to give President Putin some off ramps in order to save face, and to do the right thing here, so, he's going to be ramping up the diplomatic and economic tools that available, the more Russia ramps up their bullying behavior in the region, but we can't do it alone. We've got to have support in the international community."
Kind commented on the Ukraine and Crimea situation, along with Obamacare, the national debt, and several other issues during a listening session with about 65 residents at the Lincoln Center in Stevens Point Tuesday.
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2015 SUBARU LEGACY: Subaru of America, Inc. introduced the all-new 2015 Legacy on Feb. 6th during media days at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. With rave reviews, the '15 Legacy midsize sedan is on public display at the show from Feb.8-17 in McCormick Place. For 2015, the Legacy offers more compelling blend of standout design, interior refinement, safety technology and higher fuel efficiency along with the largest interior passenger volume in its class. And, is still the only car in its class with All-Wheel Drive as standard. Consumers can choose from the Legacy 2.5i, 2.5i Premium, 2.5i Limited and top-tier 3.6 Limited. Two powerplants are available. The Legacy 2.5i is powered by a double-overhead-cam (DOHC) FB series 2.5-liter BOXER engine, with power increased slightly, to 175 horsepower vs. 173 hp before. With the '15 Legacy, Subaru continues to offer the 3.6-liter BOXER engine that delivers a healthy 256 hp. All Legacy models now come standard with a Lineartronic CVT (continuously variable transmission), with the 6-cylinder model using a high-torque version. Also standard equipment is the Incline Start Assist and the electronic Hill Holder System that holds the vehicle in place until the driver applies the throttle. With nearly the same exterior footprint as the previous Legacy, the latest model offers a roomier passenger cabin, and the trunk has been enlarged to 15.0 cu. ft., up slightly from 14.7 cu. ft. A standard 60/40 split fold-down rear seat expands carrying capacity, and standard rear-view camera is located closer to the center of the car for more natural imaging. The driver faces a decidedly sporty instrument panel, highlighted by two binocular-style gauge pods with center LCD information display -- 3.5-in. on cars without the EyeSight driver-assist system and 5-in. on EyeSight cars.
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Europe can't put out the blaze
If the world thought that Europe's finance ministers were running in to put out the blaze spreading through Athens and Rome this week, it might come as a surprise to learn they still don't agree on the size of the fire or how to deal with it.
Any training course will tell you that if a small fire isn't tackled quickly, it could make things a lot worse. The Greek crisis is like a small electrical fire that has grown into a dangerous inferno now threatening to gut Italy.
But ministers meeting in Brussels have clearly not been on any fire extinguisher training courses lately — they don't know their water from their foam and their dry powder. In fact, they appear to be pouring oil on the fire.
Belgium's Finance Minister Didier Reynders says it is best to try to smother the blaze with a small cloth soaked in a chemical called a financial transaction tax, while Sweden's Anders Borg and Austria's Maria Fekter say they can't spare any of their CO2 extinguishers.
Waiting for Europe's "appropriate response"
Will the euro zone finally act decisively?
Investors are hoping for something big from European leaders at the EU summit on Oct. 23 and of the Group of 20 on Nov. 3. But they also know the 17 nations of the euro have a habit of offering delayed, half-hearted rescues that have cost them credibility.
So there's been a lot of "urging" and "warning" in Brussels lately — politicians and central bankers have all been demanding Europe act as international alarm grows that its sovereign debt problems may drag the world into recession. "Further delays are only aggravating the situation," said European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet on Tuesday in his last appearance at the European Parliament, before he hands over the post to Mario Draghi on Nov. 1.
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One of the most wrong-headed arguments in the debate about Muslims in Europe is the shrill "Eurabia" claim that high birth rates and immigration will make Muslims the majority on the continent within a few decades. Based on sleight-of-hand statistics, this scaremongering (as The Economist called it back in 2006) paints a picture of a triumphant Islam dominating a Europe that has lost its Christian roots and is blind to its looming cultural demise.
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Will China make the world green?
Joschka Fischer was never one to mince words when he was Germany's foreign minister in the late '90s and early noughts. So it is not overly surprising that he has painted a picture in a new post of a world with only two powers -- the United States and China -- and an ineffective and divided Europe on the sidelines.
More controversial, however, is his view that China will not only grow into the world's most important market over the coming years, but will determine what the world produces and consumes -- and that that will be green.
EU delivers its own "State of the Union" address
The European Union talks frequently about wanting to be a bigger player in the world, about making its political influence match its economic weight and the need to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the United States.
And at least in one respect it can now say it's America's equal – both have a State of the Union address.
Whatever happened to Europe's debt crisis?
If people stop commenting on the financial crisis, does it still exist?
A month ago, Europe was in the throes of fretting about Greece's debt problems and whether they were going to spill over to Portugal and Spain, bringing down the euro and a decade of monetary union with it. At the same time there was intense anxiety about impending results from stress tests on nearly 100 European banks.
Every day — and sometimes several times a day – European Union officials, ministers, leaders or central bank governors would say something about the crisis, providing more fodder for frazzled financial markets to make another round of cliff-hanging calls over whether things were getting better or worse.
"It's good to talk" EU tells Serbia, Kosovo
The message to Serbia from Brussels is clear: swallow your pride and start talking to Kosovo. Without strong evidence that Belgrade is mending ties with its former province, the message goes on, Serbia's pathway to European Union entry will be rocky, if not blocked entirely.
Quietly, EU diplomats warn that Serbia must tread carefully on the issue. Since the International Court of Justice ruled last week that Kosovo's 2008 secession was legal, the province is gone from Serbia for good, they caution.
Religious leaders and the EU take tentative first steps
Top European Union officials held talks this week with religious leaders, part of a policy of holding consultations with religious groups that was enshrined in the EU's Lisbon reform treaty, which came into force last December. But not everyone supports the move.
More than two dozen Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders — joined by a representative each from the Hindu and Sikh communities — met the presidents of the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council on Monday to discuss how to fight poverty and social exclusion.
It was the the sixth such consultation since 2005, but the first to take place in the context of the Lisbon treaty, the EU's latest collective agreement. Article 17 of the treaty commits the EU to maintaining "an open, transparent and regular dialogue with … churches and (non-confessional and philosophical) organisations".
Life no paradise in EU's outer regions
Times are hard in distant corners of the European Union, even when the sun is shining and the euro zone's debt problems are thousands of miles away.
Leaders of nine regions on the edges of the EU are asking the rest of the 27-country bloc to pay more attention to their needs and shape investment policies better to their problems, exacerbated in some cases by the global economic crisis.
EU squabbles feed market frenzy
The European Union can rarely have been more in need of a
show of unity than now, as it tries to convince financial
markets it can handle the euro zone's debt crisis.
Hardly a day goes by without a European leader underlining
the need to act together, but hardly a day passes without signs of
differences among them that undermine the impression of unity.