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Past Meetings
Transfer of Training Meeting – June 5, 2013 – Washington DC
This meeting was held at the National Academy of Sciences and featured members of the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences and two invited experts. The participants explored the current state of knowledge on how training of either basic cognitive skills or the induction of changes in overall state could lead to benefit (transfer) on un-trained tasks or areas of functioning. The meeting also attempted to advance our understanding of who does and does not benefit from training or show transfer of training. This meeting could influence the course of future cognitive interventions for older adults.
(For additional information please contact Dr. Jonathan King at BSR (301-402-4156).
Ceramides and Aging – Current Status and Future Directions (July 23, 2013)
The NIA Division of Aging Biology held a workshop to discuss ceramides and aging on July 23rd, 2013 in Bethesda, MD. Ceramide synthase was one of the first genes identified to regulate lifespan in model organisms. It also has been demonstrated to have a key regulatory role in apoptosis and the cellular stress response. Workshop speakers reviewed the current state of the art with respect to ceramide biology and aging. The workshop participants reviewed the history of research in this area and then focused on identifying the knowledge gaps and future research directions to enhance research on ceramides and aging. A detailed report will follow. (Contact: Dr. David Finkelstein, DAB, 301/496-6402).
Auditory Plasticity and Aging - August 12-13, 2013 Bethesda, MD
The NIA Division of Neuroscience convened a workshop to discuss research on auditory plasticity and aging on August 12 and 13, 2013 in Bethesda, MD. The workshop was co-organized by Dr. Gregg Recanzone from University of California at Davis, Drs. Wen Chen and Molly Wagster at NIA, and Dr. Christopher Platt at National Institute for Deafness & Other Communication Disorders. There were two main sessions for the workshop: the first one focused on Bottom-up Auditory Processing and Plasticity in Aging Model Organisms and the second one focused on Complex Auditory Processing and Plasticity in Aging. The workshop speakers included experts in the fields of brain aging, age-related hearing loss, and auditory plasticity. The workshop participants focused on identifying the knowledge gaps and future research directions to enhance research on auditory plasticity and aging. More information about the workshop program can be found on the NIA website. A more detailed workshop report will be published at the NIA workshop website at a later stage. Dr. Recanzone will also lead the effort to develop a conceptual framework or a few conceptual frameworks to guide future research on auditory plasticity and aging, with the aim of publishing in a peer-reviewed premier neuroscience journal.
For further information, please contact Dr. Wen G. Chen (email@example.com; phone 301-496-9350).
Age-Related Changes in Neuromuscular Junction (August 27, 2013)
The neuromuscular junction changes with age, such that there is a loss in the number of functional junctions. It is not known what causes the loss in neuromuscular junctions, but there is evidence that changes in the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) play a role in sarcopenia and frailty. The purpose of this workshop is to explore and discuss the roll of aging in the loss of NMJ in sarcopenic frailty.
(Contacts: Dr. John Williams, DAB, 301/496-6402; Dr. Wen Chen, DN, 301/496-9350).
Role of Regulatory RNAs in Aging (August 29, 2013)
This workshop discussed how regulatory RNAs impact aging and age-related diseases, and determined if there are any gaps or opportunities that have not been met by the scientific community.
Regulatory RNAs include an increasing list of RNA molecules (miRNAs, NCRNAs, piRNAs, etc.) that have been shown to regulate either gene expression or protein synthesis in all kind of cells. These RNAs have significant biological importance in aging. For example, there is substantial evidence that indicates that miRNAs regulate the process of senescence. However, the precise mechanisms by which miRNAs and other regulatory RNAs control this and other age-related biological processes remain unsolved. The aim for the workshop was to bring experts in the RNA field and experts in the biology of aging to encourage a cross-talk among the different disciplines and to help determine what are the challenges and opportunities in furthering the research in this area. We held the workshop on August 29, 2013 in Bethesda, MD
(Contact: Dr. Jose Velazquez, DAB, 301/496-6402).
Female Reproductive Aging and Women's Health (September 4, 2013)
Reproductive aging in all female mammals is often associated with changes in numerous body functions and pathophysiology. Although some of these features are species-specific, there are those that parallel human menopause and aging. These include changes in hormone profiles across the menopausal transition, progression to cycle termination through irregular cycles, disturbances in thermogenesis, age-related gains in body weight, changes in fat distribution and disposition towards metabolic syndrome, epigenetic changes, and environmental triggers that time endocrine aging with implications on age-related diseases. Many post-menopausal features also increase the risk for age-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
The concept that mammalian ovaries possess a static ovarian reserve is at odds with more recent findings. Ovarian stem cells are now thought to be the source of germline stem cells during fetal and adult life. The idea that these stem cells can differentiate into competent oocytes in a suitable environment is logical and thought-provoking. Stem cells in different compartments share properties such as pluripotency, self-renewal, and diminished regenerative potential with age. This new idea opens up an opportunity to suggest that menopause is driven by an age-related decline in ovarian stem cell function rather than depletion of a non-renewable follicular reserve. In any case, a gap in understanding how ovarian stem cells interact with their surrounding environment needs to be addressed. Such an understanding brings us a step closer to controlling the female biological clock when it might be clinically desirable.
Progress in menopausal research and women's health has also been severely hampered by several factors, including lack of appropriate animal models, poor understanding of basic ovarian biology and lack of a staging system in a clinical setting. In the past, several vertebrate models have been employed. These include different mammalian species, genetically engineered rodents, non-human primates and inducible mouse models that mimic aspects of human menopause. Studies have traditionally used ovariectomy as the standard approach to study age-related menopause biology.
The primary goal of this workshop was to obtain a scientific update from the expert group and further, to identify potential gaps in the field. The workshop was held on September 4, 2013 in the Natcher Building (Room D), from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
(Contact: Dr. Mahadev Murthy, DAB, 301/496-6402).
Future Meetings
SOBC Harnessing Neuroplasticity for Behavior Change – September 23-24, 2013 – Bethesda MD
Planning is underway for this NIA-administered Common Fund meeting which will explore the value of identifying neurobiological targets and harnessing neuroplasticity in the service of behavior change.
Planning committee includes Jonathan W. King and Lisbeth Nielsen, NIA/BSR (301-402-4156).
Network on Reversibility Meeting – October 15-16 – London, UK
This exploratory meeting will be co-chaired by Dr. David Reiss, BSR IPA, in conjunction with researchers at the UK Economic and Social Research Council. Participants will explore how existing datasets can be used (a) to identify pathways linking early social adversity to late life health outcomes, and (b) to accelerate understanding of the malleability of risk and the effects of interventions.
For additional information please contact Dr. Lis Nielsen at BSR (301-402-4156).
Summit on Advances in Geroscience: Impact on Healthspan and Chronic Disease October 30-31, 2013, Natcher Auditorium, NIH Campus, Bethesda MD
The Geroscience Interest Group (GSIG) is focused on identifying innovative approaches to better understand the relationships between the biological processes of aging and age-related chronic diseases and disabilities. Researchers in the biology of aging study the underlying molecular and cellular processes of aging, with a goal of using this knowledge to decrease the occurrence and severity of chronic disease and maximize health across the life span. This approach emerges from the simple fact that aging is itself the major risk factor for the majority of chronic diseases. Until recently the biological processes of aging were viewed as irreversible. However, current research suggests otherwise, raising the hope that there might be ways to capitalize on these discoveries to improve health as the population ages. These considerations led members of the GSIG to organize a summit that brings together leading researchers who study diverse molecular and cellular process in the biology of aging with leaders who study these same processes in the contexts of specific diseases. The goals of the summit are to find intersections among the biological pathways of aging and the multiple chronic diseases and conditions of aging, to promote these as fulcra on which to leverage new research on aging as the major risk factor for chronic disease, and – ultimately – to envision new ways to facilitate the translation of these findings into better health for the aging population.
The Summit will be opened by Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the NIH. A Keynote Session will set the stage with three talks covering frailty and disease in the elderly, an overview of the global burden of disease, and a status report on the current research in the biology of aging. Seven Scientific Sessions will each use short thematic talks to open discussions on the interplay between specific aspects of the biology of aging and chronic diseases. Those sessions, the speakers and the topics for discussion are listed on the Summit Agenda.
The Summit is open to the public and is free of charge.
Links: Summit on GSIG Website
GSIG Summit on NIA Website
GSIG Summit at Gerontological Society of America Website
Organized by the trans-NIH Geroscience Interest Group
DAB Contacts: Felipe Sierra and Ron Kohanski
GSIG Contacts: Felipe Sierra, Ron Kohanski and Kevin Howcroft (NCI)


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Findings and purposeThe Congress finds that—
in recognition of the need to provide increased protection for the monument, the boundaries of Tucson Mountain unit were expanded in 1976, and the boundaries of Rincon unit were expanded in 1991;
the Tucson Mountain unit continues to face threats to the integrity of its natural resources, scenic beauty, and habitat protection for which the unit was established;
these threats impede opportunities for public enjoyment, education, and safety within the monument, as well as opportunities for solitude within the wilderness areas of the monument designated by Congress in 1976;
the residential and commercial growth of the greater Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area is causing increasing threats to the monument's resources; and
the Tucson Mountain unit should be enlarged by the addition of adjacent lands of National Park caliber and Saguaro National Monument should be afforded full recognition and statutory protection as a National Park.
(Pub. L. 103–364, § 2, Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3467.)
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Pub. L. 103–364, § 1, Oct. 14, 1994, 108 Stat. 3467, provided that:
"This Act [enacting this subchapter and amending provisions listed in a table of National Monuments Established Under Presidential Proclamation set out under section 431 of this title] may be cited as the 'Saguaro National Park Establishment Act of 1994'."
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Me & Death: An Afterlife Adventure
Reading Level: Grades 7 - 9
Jim is proud to be a thug, a bully and a thief, until he stumbles off a curb and gets run over by a car. That is when he learns that souls with unfinished business (and punks like him always have unfinished business) are doomed to spend eternity haunting their old neighborhoods or hanging out at the Jordan Arms, an otherworldly fleabag hotel. Can he prevent his body from dying and change his ways before it is too late?
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By Robert McClure and Olivia Henry InvestigateWest
Entering her final year in office, former Gov. Chris Gregoire found herself in a difficult spot: Indian tribes, powerful supporters of the governor, wanted stricter water pollution rules. The current regulations mean tribal members, along with sport fishermen and some other Washington residents, regularly consume dangerous amounts of toxic chemicals in fish from local waterways.
But Gregoire's supporters in the aerospace industry — spearheaded by The Boeing Co. — were dead set against tightening the rules.
The Washington state Department of Ecology pushed mightily to strengthen the pollution limits before Gregoire left office only to see the plans dashed one day after a high-level meeting between the former governor and former Boeing Executive Vice President Jim Albaugh, according to newly released government records.
"It was my expectation that this was not going to be a top-tier political issue," Ted Sturdevant, the former Ecology director, told InvestigateWest.
He was wrong.
Documents obtained this month by InvestigateWest under the Washington Public Records Act reveal a controversy that continues to simmer. This week, Indian tribes will go over the state's head to bring their protests to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The heart of the tribes' complaint is how the state sets water-pollution standards. A key part of that process is estimating how much fish people eat; the less fish consumed by residents, the more pollution can be dumped into waterways. But Washington's estimate is decades out of date, as the EPA has repeatedly warned Ecology. More recent surveys show some residents eat a lot more than the official numbers estimate.
"This is a public health issue and our current rate on fish consumption is just unacceptable," said Shawn Yanity, chairman of the Stillaguamish Tribe and co-leader of a state-tribal environmental committee.
Boeing asked to delay the process last year and allow more discussion because the company believed it would result in pollution limits that were "not economically viable, not technically feasible and there's questionable environmental benefit as well.
"We were looking for a much more balanced approach in rulemaking. This was moving along extremely fast and it's very complex," said Terry Mutter, Boeing's director of environmental strategy. "We want to make sure that not only the environment is protected, but also that the economy is viable for aerospace."
Some 128,000 Washington jobs are tied to aerospace with Boeing the 85,000-worker behemoth at the top. Boeing's suppliers employ thousands more.
In the run-up to the decision to delay updating the fish consumption number, a Boeing executive said the change would "cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars and severely hamper its ability to increase production in Renton and make future expansion elsewhere in the state cost prohibitive," according to an email from the governor's office.
Oregon updated its fish consumption estimate in 2011 as recommended by EPA to account for the fact that Americans are eating more fish. In contrast, the current Washington numbers are based on Americans who filled out three-day food diaries in 1973 and 1974. Oregon figures people eat 27 times more fish than Washington's official estimate — the one used in setting water-pollution limits.
How Boeing and its allies beat back Ecology's attempt to change a fish consumption rate provides a fascinating look at how the levers of power are pulled in Olympia. One key lesson: Don't underestimate the impact of a coalition between titans of industry like Boeing, lobbyists for other businesses and local governments.
From the beginning, it was clear that Ecology's Sturdevant understood the state was going to face opposition.
In September 2011, huddling with tribal leaders, Sturdevant's position was captured in meeting notes: "The state knows that industry will push back but we should not worry about the political winds because it's the right thing to do."
Gregoire didn't get the memo. Once the 2012 legislative session started, she was surprised to hear complaints from Republican legislative leaders. She dashed off a two-sentence email on Jan. 18, 2012, to Sturdevant under the heading "fish consumption":
"Republicans are very concerned about this issue and brought it up at a leadership meeting. What is it?"
Lobbyists and lawmakers continued to bring up the issue and two weeks later Sturdevant sent what he characterized as a "calm-down" letter, saying that the rulemaking to adjust the fish consumption numbers would be slowed down. It didn't work. Three days later, he confided to Gregoire adviser Keith Phillips: "In pursuit of finding that line between bold and stupid, I'm wondering if I misjudged."
Shortly thereafter, another Gregoire aide met with House Republican leader Richard DeBolt and reported: "(h)e doesn't want Ted to slow down. He wants him to stop."
Soon a provision found its way into the Senate's version of the state's annual budget. The provision would have thrown up roadblocks to Ecology moving forward, likely making it impossible to adopt the rule before Gregoire left office.
It's unclear who drafted the provision; tribal attorneys blamed the pulp and paper industry, their internal correspondence shows, while Sturdevant said in a Feb. 27, 2012, memo to the governor that it originated with the Association of Washington Business.
In any case, the tribes launched their own lobbying campaign, focusing on the Democratic leaders in the House and Governor's Office. Within a week they'd beaten back the draft provision and it was removed from the Senate's budget proposal.
But Boeing kept a close eye on the issue and a Boeing representative complained about a week later in a note to a Gregoire aide that the fish consumption rule changes were "still on a fast track." The Association of Washington Business followed with a formal letter of complaint to Gregoire, and a day later, on April 20, 2012, Boeing representative Susan Champlain asked to meet with Sturdevant and Gregoire's chief of staff.
By then, the legislative session was over and Sturdevant thought he still had time to get the changes adopted before Gregoire's exit from office.
The issue was far from dead, though. When a Renton city official asked Gregoire aerospace adviser Alex Pietsch in early June if the issue was still on his radar, Pietsch replied, "Oh, yeah."
He added: "I'm eating less fish now that I know about this issue."
In June, a flurry of emails between Gregoire aides and others shows Ecology still was poised to go forward with the rule changes by the end of the year.
After a long-planned meeting that month with Albaugh, though, the governor thought differently, records indicate.
The most telling sentence in the post-meeting emails is from Gregoire environmental adviser Phillips to Pietsch, her aerospace aide, using government jargon that means the process will be delayed: "The Gov wants the 'process now/102 later' option included in the mix of options. Ted is rallying his folks to develop the options, and he's assuming the Gov will want to pivot to some amended direction on this."
The "102" shorthand refers to CR 102, the point in rulemaking at which an agency formally proposes the rule and solicits public comments. The "pivot" is what happened. The change to the pollution rules that Ecology had been working on for at least nine months was stopped, delayed to at least 2014.
Sturdevant said that he wasn't at the meeting between Gregoire and Boeing's Albaugh, but that he was hearing from opponents other than Boeing at the time. They included the Association of Washington Business, the Northwest Pulp and Paper Association and the Association of Washington Cities, the latter because most towns operated sewage-treatment plants subject to water-pollution rules.
Gregoire aides had described Sturdevant in internal emails as being surrounded by thin ice because of his advocacy for updating the fish consumption number.
But Sturdevant said the decision to slow down adoption was his.
He said he was afraid that if controversy continued, it could torpedo the updating of the fish consumption numbers as well as an update to toxic cleanup rules, and a rule to give industry and local governments assurances that the new rules would not prove overly burdensome. Another blowup could delay a decision into the term of the next governor — and maybe that governor would just walk away from all three rules, he said.
Sturdevant said that he tried repeatedly to assure Boeing and others that the state would come up with "implementation tools" that would ensure the new fish-eating rate didn't cripple their businesses.
"Here's why I can still look at myself in the mirror: I believed then and I believe now that had we proceeded and said we're going to answer the question on the (fish consumption) number before we have answers to (industry and local government) questions, I didn't think that was true to the public process."
He added: "Politically, it would have been unsustainable."
Businesses, including Boeing, argue they don't have the technology that would be required to meet what they expect to be the new limits, and so they were not assured by regulations promised in the future to help them comply.
Significantly, Ecology's new director, Maia Bellon, will attend Thursday's meeting with the tribes. She and new Gov. Jay Inslee both issued non-committal statements in response to comment for this article.
Yanity, of the Stillaguamish Tribe, previewed the tribal leaders' message: "Seafood is a staple of a lot of people, as well as freshwater fish here in the Pacific Northwest. And it's supposed to be a healthy alternative to other food sources. But how healthy is it when you're only allowed to consume so much before you start taking on a risk of cancer and other sicknesses?"
For its part, Boeing has resisted state suggestions to meet with the tribes to discuss the issue. Boeing's Mutter said the company stands ready to join a broader process, though.
"We're ready to engage and work with them," he said. Asked why Boeing hasn't met with tribes on the issue, Mutter said, "We really think that's the government's role to convene the stakeholders.
"That's not our role."
Attempts to reach Gregoire, Albaugh and Gregoire chief of staff Marty Loesch for comment were unsuccessful.
Jason Alcorn contributed to this report. InvestigateWest is a Seattle-based nonprofit investigative journalism center. Find out more at www.invw.org.


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Beyonce Photobombs a Fan in Australia! [PHOTO]
Well this is selfie to treasure forever!
One VERY lucky fan was photobombed by the one and only Beyonce the other day at her show in Australia! The lucky girl made her way to the front row of the event and when she turned around to snap a selfie of the moment, Beyonce noticed the camera and decided to sneak into the background smiling happily for the snap. The girl later posted the photo to her Tumblr, which soon went viral saying, "It was the perfect night!"


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Mayor's Community Prayer Breakfast: A Call for Prayer and Unity
City of Slidell
Thursday, January 31, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM (CST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
During these difficult times our Nation, State, Parish and Cities are facing, I can't think of a better time for us to come together in fellowship, unity and prayer.
I am excited to reinstate the Mayor's Community Prayer Breakfast. This will be an annual event, held during the last week of January. I would like to extend an invitation for you to attend on Thursday, January 31, 2013.
This event will be held in the Slidell Municipal Auditorium from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Tickets are $15, which includes breakfast. Doors open at 7:00 a.m.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Mayor Freddy Drennan
City of Slidell, Louisiana
When & Where
Slidell Municipal Auditorium
2056 2nd Street
Thursday, January 31, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM (CST)
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For Israel´s elite army intel unit, errors of the past send a spying eye into the future (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Amos Harel 05/04/12)
Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/for-israel-s-elite-army-intel-unit-errors-of-the-past-send-a-spying-eye-into-the-future-1.428065
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Recent turmoil in the Middle East, for which the name "Arab Spring" has long seemed inappropriate, stressed Israel´s pressing need to better understand its whereabouts. Intelligence specialists, similarly to pundits in the media and academia, may have identified some of the early signs, but didn´t predict the earthquake´s timing, force, and consequences. Aside from the unbelievable pace of events (until the revolution came to a screeching halt on Syria´s bloody streets), the jolt also required a fundamental change in the way intelligence is assessed.
When the regimes all around were, to varying degrees, dictatorships, then most of what the Military Intelligence (MI) had to do was to hone in on the map atop the pyramid, along with a small group of generals, advisors, and family members. Tahrir Square changed all that. Suddenly intelligence officials are speaking of nations, public opinion, and social networks.
A considerable part of that challenge is being handled by a not-too- big group of mostly young, extraordinarily intelligent researchers at the research department of the IDF General Staff´s Intelligence Division. But, in recent years, it seems that some of the most influential, fascinating jobs the MI has to offer have been losing their aura. While it´s too early to speak of a recruitment problem, the research department is finding it harder and harder to fill its ranks from its limited pool of conscripts.
One major opponent is 8200, considered the MI´s "central gathering unit." The fact that not too many people know what exactly 8200, and its many offshoots, does neither improves or decreases its standing. The combination of geniuses, technology, as well as a long line of unit veterans who have gone on to start or lead successful high-tech firms is enough to draw the upper echelons of those qualified to join. Another difficulty faced by the research department is retaining some of its outstanding officers, especially those past lieutenant and captain, for whom the lure of the civilian world seems too great to ignore.
That´s probably why MI chief Aviv Kokhavi decided to hold a first-of- its-kind meeting between of the department´s top researchers and media representatives. Ten officers, including three female officers, and one soldier, all ages 20 to 30 something, were rounded up in a conference room at one of the IDF´s charmless buildings in Tel Aviv. All of them came up in the MI´s various units. A few served for a while in field positions as well. Some went to school as part of the Academic Atuda [a military program allowing army recruits to attend university before their service in exchange for serving as officers in their field of expertise]. They are all very eloquent and seem very knowledgeable in their prospective fields, which include everything from Iranian politics, to economics, to rocket and missile development in the Gaza Strip.
Colonel D., the department´s deputy head of estimation, told Haaretz: "We get the best over here, and we still want to improve and bolster the department´s standing. A lot is required from a good researcher: cognitive ability, teamwork, forward thinking, eloquence, argumentation, creativity. We don´t have enough media coverage to draw all the recruits we want. And still, if there´s someone with qualifications we requirethat wants to serve in the Paratroopers Brigade, I´ll tell him to go there. And, by the way, that´s exactly what happened with the IDF chief of staff´s son" (Benny Gantz´s son recently left a MI position for Paratroopers´ boot camp).
In the past, many of the researchers were graduates of the universities Middle East departments. Today, it has physics and math graduates, since "the honors dynamics leads them there as soon as high school, and since research requires analytical thinking."
Regional unrest dictated the adoption of new working methods. "The light beams are directed at where the coin´s at, but the Middle East is changing, and so we need new searchlights. We´re trying to develop new conceptions that would allow wider outlook, more real time monitoring," D. said.
Captain Keren, who researches Hezbollah, is impressed by the ability to get a deep look into the enemy´s hidden areas. "[Hezbollah chief Hassan] Nasrallah´s speeches may seem belligerent, but when you understand the interior happenings you can get a fuller picture. A few days ago he spoke, while we knew that a Hezbollah terrorist was arrested for planning a bombing in Thailand, but the story was not published yet. So, he´s talking, and I´m thinking the discomfort he´s expecting."
Major Ophir discussed the advantages of younger researchers, faced with regional events. "The people going out to Tahrir Square are our age. That world is being conducted in provinces and concepts which we feel more exposed to."
Last year, the section headed by another Keren, a major specializing in terror research, aided in the capture of the "Victoria" ship, which was running arms from Iran to the Gaza Strip. "There´s some tension," she said. "The mind´s dealing with it all the time, even when you´re picking up the kids from kindergarten. But, you get a phone at 9 P.M. and go back to the office, the family knows it´s not about gratifying myself. When an inspection of the ´Victoria´ found the missiles we estimated would be there it took me some time to remember that it meant the disruption of a the kind of threat which killed a relative of my husband´s in the Second Lebanon War [on board the INS Hanit].
Lieutenant Yonatan spoke of a "huge increase in the Palestinian ability to develop self-made rockets in Gaza. Ultimately, what you need to do is to bring in a coordinate that´s a target for decision makers. One of the challenges its the assimilation of the arms industry within the civilian population. You see a man who produces weapons in the bottom floor, with his entire family living above him, and it can go at any moment. We need a lot of information and precision. For a site to become a target and enter the target bank, it needs to be approved by about ten commanders."
The head of the MI´s research department, Brigadier General Itay Baron, said "we´re placing a huge weight of responsibility on the researchers. If they don´t understand something, we won´t know what´s happening. What I expect them to say is what they think, to create a debate that will confront their views with other opinions, to allow us to better review reality."
It´s impossible to ignore the trauma of 1973´s Yom Kippur War during the uncommon visit to the research department. At colonel D.´s room, hangs a familiar picture in a prominent place. It displays the heads of the research department during a mundane meeting, shortly before the war broke out. All those names and titles are woven into the pages of the Agarnat Report and in the countless books that followed. D. thought there´s wasn´t any need to much explanation. The picture was there as a reminder of the duty´s weighty responsibility, and of the possible consequences of a mistake. "A few years ago I served at the Syria branch and it was the eve of the Yom Kippur War. Not much can be said: the chills get a hold on you." (© Copyright 2012 Ha´aretz 05/04/12)
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NHTSA — Power Train Problems
2005 Nissan Maxima (Page 2 of 23)
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2004-2006 Nissan Maxima has widespread transmission problems. It starts with the vehicle jerking when shifting, & progresses to full-blown transmission failure.
Maxima owners report spending $3,000 to replace the transmission, typically around when the odometer hits 100,000 miles.
There's a class action lawsuit filed in late 2011, & it is still in the "discovery" stage. Apparently, these things take time ... far too much time.
10.0really awful
- Crashes / Fires:
- 4 / 2
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 9 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 86,567 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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I could be a complete idiot, but it reminds me of Net-discover in BT2
Im not sure why this tool isnt in Backtrack. I really thought it was. its a simple arp & discovery tool. I went to use it today and realized it was not there.DUH
Here is a example of a generic scan of a whole local subnet.
Pureh@te ~ # arp-scan --interface=ath0 --localnet
Interface: ath0, datalink type: EN10MB (Ethernet)
Starting arp-scan 1.6 with 256 hosts (http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/)
192.168.1.1 00:1a:70:48:fb:19 Cisco-Linksys, LLC
192.168.1.10 00:c0:9f:11:27:11 QUANTA COMPUTER, INC.
192.168.1.45 00:0d:56:53:45:82 Dell PCBA Test
192.168.1.23 00:11:50:96:08:3e Belkin Corporation
192.168.1.33 00:1b:fc:9a:be:f3 ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.
192.168.1.199 00:01:02:c2:06:1b 3COM CORPORATION
192.168.1.210 00:13:02:85:1e:a5 Intel Corporate
192.168.1.31 00:0e:9b:c3:cd:aa Ambit Microsystems Corporation
192.168.1.13 00:03:94:04:9d:8b Connect One
192.168.1.34 00:13:ce:91:30:0d Intel Corporate
20 packets received by filter, 0 packets dropped by kernel
Ending arp-scan 1.6: 256 hosts scanned in 1.426 seconds (179.52 hosts/sec). 10 responded
It can also be used in this manner
Pureh@te ~ # arp-fingerprint -o "--interface=ath0" 192.168.1.1
192.168.1.1 11110000000 Linux 2.0, MacOS 10.4, IPSO 3.2.1, Minix 3, Cisco VPN Concentrator 4.7
since Im doing some work Im posting the outputs for a sort of lesson. Here is how to use amap with a nmap
Pureh@te ~ # nmap -sV -P0 -oM test.nmap 192.168.1.1
Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2007-08-01 11:22 GMT
Interesting ports on 192.168.1.1:
Not shown: 1693 filtered ports
20/tcp closed ftp-data
21/tcp closed ftp
23/tcp closed telnet
80/tcp open http Intoto httpd 1.0
MAC Address: 00:1A:70:48:FB:19 (Unknown)
Service detection performed. Please report any incorrect results at http://insecure.org/nmap/submit/ .
Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 26.989 seconds
Pureh@te ~ # amap -i test.nmap -o test.amap -m
amap v5.2 (www.thc.org/thc-amap) started at 2007-08-01 11:26:38 - MAPPING mode
Protocol on 192.168.1.1:80/tcp matches http
Protocol on 192.168.1.1:80/tcp matches webmin
Unidentified ports: none.
amap v5.2 finished at 2007-08-01 11:26:49
The reason this tool is helpful is that if your crafty (like me) you will runn you services on non standard ports to avoid easy detection .amap can get around this issue for you
Or with out the file
Pureh@te ~ # amap 192.168.1.1 80
amap v5.2 (www.thc.org/thc-amap) started at 2007-08-01 11:31:11 - MAPPING mode
Protocol on 192.168.1.1:80/tcp matches http
Protocol on 192.168.1.1:80/tcp matches webmin
Unidentified ports: none.
amap v5.2 finished at 2007-08-01 11:31:22
amap is also updateable
Pureh@te ~ # amap -W
Running Online Update for fingerprints, connecting to www.thc.org/thc-amap
No new updates for file /usr/local/etc/appdefs.resp available
No new updates for file /usr/local/etc/appdefs.trig available
No new updates for file /usr/local/etc/appdefs.rpc available
Done with Online Update.
And finnaly here is the begining of a complete port scan with switches.Im not going to list it all as there are 65535 ports but you will get the idea.
Pureh@te ~ # amap -1bqv 192.168.1.1 1-65535
Using trigger file /usr/local/etc/appdefs.trig ... loaded 35 triggers
Using response file /usr/local/etc/appdefs.resp ... loaded 390 responses
Using trigger file /usr/local/etc/appdefs.rpc ... loaded 450 triggers
amap v5.2 (www.thc.org/thc-amap) started at 2007-08-01 11:34:53 - MAPPING mode
Total amount of tasks to perform in plain connect mode: 1834980
ECT..............................Im feeling pure nice today
The next tool Ill be featuring is nikto. here is a example of a nikto scan.I have changed to ip to protect the inocent.
pureh@te nikto # nikto.pl -h 126.96.36.199 -p 21,80,443,8000,8080 -g -e 167
- Nikto 1.36/1.37 - www.cirt.net
+ Target IP: 22.214.171.124
+ Target Hostname: 220.127.116.11
+ Target Port: 80
+ Using IDS Evasion: Random URI encoding (non-UTF8)
+ Using IDS Evasion: TAB as request spacer
+ Using IDS Evasion: Random case sensitivity
+ Start Time: Wed Aug 1 11:56:39 2007
+ Server: Microsoft-IIS/5.0
- Server did not understand HTTP 1.1, switching to HTTP 1.0
+ Server does not respond with '404' for error messages (uses '400').
+ This may increase false-positives.
+ No CGI Directories found (use '-C all' to force check all possible dirs)
+ Microsoft-IIS/5.0 appears to be outdated (4.0 for NT 4, 5.0 for Win2k)
+ %2fmSadc/..%2%355C%2e.%2f%2e.%%325%35c%2e.%2f%2e%2e%%325%35 c%2e./WiNn%74/sY%53t%65%4d32/%63%6d%64%2e%45X%65?/C%2bDi%52%2bc:%5c - May be able to issue arbitrary commands to host. (GET)
o issue arbitrary commands to host. (GET)
+ 2741 items checked - 1 item(s) found on remote host(s)
+ End Time: Wed Aug 1 12:02:10 2007 (331 seconds)
+ 1 host(s) tested
-h = target
-p = ports
-g force scan (no trust server)
-e evaision teqniques
I could be a complete idiot, but it reminds me of Net-discover in BT2
I felt like bending the bars back, and ripping out the window frames and eating them. yes, eating them! Leaping, leaping, leaping! Colonics for everyone! All right! You dumb*sses. I'm a mental patient. I'm *supposed* to act out!
Yep, I'm an Idiot, or Yep it reminds you of Net-discover? I'm thinking both.
I felt like bending the bars back, and ripping out the window frames and eating them. yes, eating them! Leaping, leaping, leaping! Colonics for everyone! All right! You dumb*sses. I'm a mental patient. I'm *supposed* to act out!


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From the depths of the pristine waters that surround our lovely island, to the height of our tallest peak, Brandaris, you will feel Bonaire's magic wash over you from the moment you arrive and throughout the days as you become attuned to Bonaire's unhurried pace. You will find that, here on Bonaire, there is a peaceful ambiance for daily life, without the hassle of traffic lights, hustle and bustle, or normal, day-to-day worries. Your only concern will be how to spend each new day you have on Bonaire. Nowhere else is vacationing as easy as on Bonaire, as our warm, friendly people welcome visitors from around the world.
Next to other activities as, kitesurfing, windsurfing and snorkeling, Bonaire continues to reign supreme as 'the' dive destination in the Caribbean. For the past more than two decades, the Readers' Choice Awards in Scuba Diving magazine have designated Bonaire as the #1 shore diving destination for the region. But that is only the beginning, as the island garners more accolades each year, such as Best Destination Overall and #1 for Marine and Macro Life.
Bonaire has a long history of nature preservation, and always seeks to find the delicate balance between environmental protection and growth, while maintaining nature and culture. Bonaire was one of the first Caribbean islands to collaborate with the Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) to conserve our reefs. By commencing a program for cultivating new corals, specifically the stag horn and Elkhorn corals, Bonaire will be able to preserve the reef's genetic diversity. In this way residents, visitors and future generations will be able to enjoy an enriched marine environment.
But conservation and preservation is not limited to the marine environment. Bonaire continues to pursue initiatives that will reduce the CO2 effects on our planet as we work towards fulfilling our promise to remain an 'Eco-Friendly' destination. Bonaire will continue to lead by example and strengthen its commitment to sustainable tourism practices.
We invite you to delve into the wonderful activities the island offers, both terrestrial and marine, which makes Bonaire a unique destination. We encourage you to explore, to enjoy, to become a part of Bonaire, absorbing our nature, our culture, and our cuisine. The warmth from the sunshine is here for all to enjoy while on Bonaire, but you will cherish the afterglow of the Bonairean people in your hearts forever. We assure you that "Once a Visitor, Always a Friend".


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With the advancements in technology, it's easy to look at a university setting today and say, "This isn't my grandfather's college campus." But take a closer look: With more state universities and community colleges catering to older adults who are returning to school for a variety of reasons, it may not be your grandfather's campus, but there's a good chance you'll see him in class.
Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is one Ohio school that rolls out the red carpet for its older students. "I see more people over 50 who are coming through," said Laura Huston-Hoburg, a counselor at CSCC. "They enroll at that age for different reasons; maybe they're retired, or transitioning to a new career or just trying to remain competitive. So we try to make sure we serve all age groups."
When looking for a holiday job, ask yourself what you want to do and how many hours a week you want to work. While the majority of the jobs are part-time, there are full-time opportunities, too. Do you want this job to become a permanent one? It is not unusual to work as a temporary employee during the holidays and be offered a permanent job later.
Huston-Hoburg cited several ways that CSCC accommodates older students. "We have flexible scheduling, smaller classes, reasonable tuition and plenty of support services," she said, adding that other services specifically for adult learners include an Adult Learner Connection newsletter; an "adult learner" link on the school's website; an adult recruitment program through the admissions department and the Good as Gold program, which provides free tuition for students over 60 who want to audit classes.
David Holloway took advantage of CSCC's older adult services and liked his experience so much that he's now an adjunct professor there. The 67-year-old completed a two-year associate's degree program in landscape design and building. "Initially, I was pretty intimidated by the thought of going back to school. It had been so long," Holloway said. "But I was quite amazed. You think as an older person you won't be accepted, but that was not the case. The younger students actually look to you for advice." He was looking for a new career after the company for which he worked went out of business. He always had an interest in landscaping, and he said his wife encouraged him to "Go back to school and do what you want to do."
In Paul Manol's case, it was self-motivation that led him to go back to school at the University of Toledo (UT) for his bachelor's degree. "I started at UT in the late 70s/early 80s and got through my sophomore year," Manol, 54, said. "I left the area but said at some point I would go back to school." He had a lengthy career with the USDA and returned to northwest Ohio in 2007. "A year before I retired I decided I'd go back and finish my degree." His decision led him to UT's College of Adult and Lifelong Learning (CALL).
In August, Manol received his bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in business administration. He hopes to parlay his degree and 34 years of experience in agriculture into a job that combines agriculture, finance and teaching. When asked what advice he'd offer other adults contemplating a return to school, he said there's no better time than the present. "It's like the Nike commercial - just do it," he said.
Linda Jones is another later-in-life student taking advantage of UT's CALL offerings. Currently employed with Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Jones is hoping to further her education to earn a new position within the company. "I'm hoping to advance in my career by obtaining a bachelor's degree in liberal arts with a healthcare concentration," Jones, 51, said. "All my previous credits applied, and my previous grade point average when I attended UT in 2006 applied. That was a tremendous help." Jones said her CALL adviser was "amazing" and all of her professors have been extremely helpful. "And the good thing is a huge percentage of this degree can be completed online, which is huge when you don't have time to go to class," she said.
Like Manol, Jones encourages those considering a return to school to do so, adding that CALL provides plenty of support. "There's a fear that you can't do it, but the staff is so supportive and understands a lot of the issues you have," she said. "There are people at UT who want you to be successful and want you to graduate and become alumni. They're there to help."
Columbus State and the University of Toledo are just two of Ohio's institutions of higher education that offer ways for older adults to successfully return to school. To learn more about individual schools and what they offer, visit OhioHigherEd.org.
If you aren't interested in earning a degree, but are still interested in learning for its own sake, Ohio's colleges and universities allow residents age 60 and older to attend classes at no cost. In most cases, you'll be auditing the class, which means that you will not earn college credit, but this is a great way to brush up on a skill or two or get a taste for whether going back to school is right for you. Find a list of participating schools at the Ohio Department of Aging's website.


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project: Blue-Green House, Washington, D.C.
detail: Movable shelves
Renovations to this 100-year-old row house in downtown Washington, D.C., focused on better flow and flexible spaces. Rick Harlan Schneider, AIA, LEED AP, wanted to open up the narrow footprint by eliminating walls in the public spaces, but the owner didn't want to sacrifice privacy or storage space. One morning during his daily bus commute, the architect sketched a design for movable bookshelves to divide living and dining spaces without closing them off.
"The shelves provide some measure of screening between rooms," Schneider explains, "and they hold the owner's pottery collection." The shelves move independently of each other to manipulate circulation and views within the space. Three units consist of matching boxes stacked in an offset pattern. Perforated metal screens randomly divide each box into "little display pockets" so that multiple items can be placed on each shelf. A slight reveal between each box prevents the shelves from scraping against each other when they are pushed together.
Century-old floors in the house were too uneven for shelves on wheels, so Schneider worked with builder Noah Blumberg to design a double-track hanging system. "I quickly realized that the ceiling plane was the most stable way to support them," Schneider says. "And I thought it would be fun to let them float just off the floor."
general contractor: Ark Contracting, Chevy Chase, Md.
fabricator: Juan Beck, Washington, D.C.
materials: MDF, birch veneer, low-VOC glues and sealants, perforated metal, Häfele America Co. hanging track system
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Speaker Q&A: Kelly Peloza of Vegan Cookie Connoisseur
Welcome back to our ongoing Vida Vegan Q & A series, where we discuss snazzy tricks, tips, vegan food and the future of blogging with speakers from our upcoming, one-day intensive Tech Seminar (tickets available here) in Seattle, WA and the now three-day conference this May in Portland. Today's insight comes from 2011 & 2013 speaker, Kelly Peloza, of Vegan Cookie Connoisseur and Seitan Beats Your Meat. Back when I was in college, my part-time jobs included selling over-priced movie tickets and angrily scooping ice cream. Kelly, on the other hand, works on her degree in the arts by day, while developing her second cookbook, set to star vegan cocktail-inspired desserts, by night. Kelly rules.
Q & A with Kelly Peloza
Where do you see blogging going?
It's crazy how just recently, vegan food blogging was just a hobby for most people, but now some bloggers are turning it into full-time jobs, publishing books, and there's a whole conference dedicated to vegan bloggers! WordPress, Blogger, and other services have become far more intuitive and well-designed, so it's almost effortless to get the bare essentials of a blog up and running. I can only imagine this will continue and bloggers will take their food writing even more seriously, creating better content, connections, and ideas to share.
What's your favorite photo editor?
I use Lightroom, then add any finishing touches in Photoshop if necessary.
What blogging trends are you liking? Disliking?
I love how some bloggers bring unique elements to their blogs, like how Amey at Vegan Eats and Treats illustrates her posts and Hannah of BitterSweet posts her food-related knit and crochet projects. I'm not so sure about raw food or Instagram. Or Instagrams of raw food.
What blogs/websites do you read?
Vegansaurus is one of my favorites, plus the massive PPK MoFo feed! It's fun finding new blogs to follow through Vegan MoFo.
What's your go-to vegan meal in Seattle?
I loved Highline Bar, and Mighty-O donuts for breakfast!
In Portland?
It was all about the food carts! You can't go wrong with Native Bowl and a macnocheetoh burrito(seriously, see here) from Homegrown Smoker.
Thanks, Kelly!
For more information on November 3rd's Tech Seminar, visit here. For information on our return to Portland, OR in May 2013 (tickets are already for sale) read this. To check out Kelly's first cookbook, The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur, go here.
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Aziz Ansari gets the top spot because his Tweets make me laugh. here he is with Lily Aldridge at some event that also brought out
Peter Facinelli and his new girlfriend.
Eva Longoria on the cover of GQ Mexico.
Halle Berry, Nahla and a police line.
Hugh Jackman hailing a cab in New York.
I often stay awake at night and ask myself what is going to happen to all of these idiotic pants Justin Bieber wears.
Will they end up at the Jonas Brothers museum. Where Tweeners can relive their glory days while slathering on Rogaine and talking about their latest comeback album and how this one really shows off their craft.
Jennifer Hudson and family cutting their own Christmas tree. Look Rusty they remembered to bring a saw.
Kim Kardashian ruining Middle east policy for a decade in a visit with the US Ambassador to Kuwait and some Kuwaiti.
Meanwhile, Kourtney continues to save the world by filming another season of Kim & Kourtney take Miami alone.


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text: The Michael wiki last edited by fesak on 02/22/15 02:53AM View full history An archangel of God and one of the original 7 of them.The mightiest warrrior of heaven and protector of Jerusalem,Michael the ArcAngel is one of God's greatest creations.Before the fall, Michael would worship God along with the two morning stars. But then Lucifer began to hate God and his son Jesus.Before God created man, Lucifer tempted Michael to turn against God but Michael endured, even when a third of God's holy angels turned their backs to Him. Michael stood with God when Lucifer made war in heaven and strived to usurp God's throne. Eventually, Lucifer was cast out of heaven unto the earth, which is where he set up his kingdom and deceived Eve and Adam to eat of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.Michael stood against Lucifer strongly even fought him after the death of Moses. Although Michael stayed loyal to God, he never understood why Lucifer was allowed into heaven and why he was allowed to afflict pain on Job.Michael and Gabriel never stopped protecting Israel.After the resurrection of Christ and the rebirth of Jerusalem, Michael would protect the fig tree until the Last Day.Michael also was called by the Holy Spirit on an important mission to defeat Overlord Balera who obssessed over Justin's soul.Eventually Michael defeated Lord Balera and later returned with Christ and his armies to Jerualem to rule the earth for a thousand years.


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This is the device that firms the muscles of the neck to diminish wrinkles and sagging skin. Using the same technology implemented by professional estheticians, dual electrode nodules built into each of the two included handheld units emit harmless, mild electrical micro currents that gently contract muscles in the neck to tighten the skin, resulting in a firm, lifted appearance. Unlike the superficial benefits provided by creams, the electrical stimulation penetrates deep into muscles to increase subcutaneous blood circulation and oxygenation, mitigating the muscular elasticity that causes skin to sag at the neck. Three treatment programs - skin enhancing, surface toning, and deep toning - combine with 10 intensity levels and a timer for customized control of each session. Best when using one program per day. Includes a tube of conductive gel. 6" L x 6" W x 4" D. (8 oz.)
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Just what I was hoping for
By lumillbu
from Kansas
I've been considering having work done on my "turkey" neck and was quoted $110 per session with a minimum of 3 sessions to get started. Needless to say, my Neck Stimulator has already paid for itself. I've been using for a little over a week at this time and although I don't see major visible results yet (guide says 4-6 weeks for results) I can feel some tightness already. It is very easy to use (easy-to-follow directions included) and takes only 10-15 minutes per day. I am very happy with my purchase. PS: Gel is included and more can be purchased easily online; website listed right on tube. Shipping was extremely fast.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Strong contraction but very comfortable
By Yaggi's mom
from Austin, Texas
I am a physical therapist and I work daily with electrical stimulation devices. I expected his to be weak and irritating to the skin as previous units I have tried were. Not so! Easy to set up, smooth transitions from one facial area to another, firm but comfortable contractions. Produces response from large and small muscles just by changing the orientation of the contacts against the skin. I was actually very relaxed after I finished which is great since i like to sit on the couch and watch a little TV while I use it. I have no doubt that it will produce results if I stick to a regular routine.
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I would buy this again, works well
By dargon L
from tucson, az
muscles in neck will tighten but it will take a little longer than your facial muscles.easy to use, been a couple of weeks since I got it. very happy with what I see.
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By missfran
from Rock Hill, sc
It took me several days to figure out how to use it. I have had it for a week and I have used it everyday but Saturday. I am comfortable using it and looking forward to the 4-6 week period to see if there are any results.
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A look at the Carnival Triumph in statistics:
— Year built and first cruise: 1999.
— Length: 893 feet.
— Width at widest point: 116 feet.
— Passenger capacity: Up to 3,400 (all beds filled).
— Onboard staff: About 1,100.
— Number of decks (including spa, sky and sun decks): 14.
— Cruising speed: 21 knots, or about 24 mph.
— Amenities: Eateries, bars, dance club floor, giant LED movie screen, 9-hole mini-golf course, waterslide, padded jogging track, sliding sky dome, gymnasium, steam saunas.
— Home port: Galveston, Texas.
— Registry: The Bahamas.
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I read a beautiful quote this morning: God is everywhere. There is no place God is not… You cry out to Him, 'Where art Thou, my God?' And He answers, "I am present, my child! I am always beside you.' Both inside and outside, above and below, wherever you turn, everything shouts, 'God!' In Him [Read More…]
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Spring Cleaning
Weather: 45° (7°C) Showers and Thunderstorms
Road Conditions: Wet, with standing water in places.
Frogwing and scooter on the old Main Street of Sandstone, Minnesota.
The rains came in the wee hours this morning. There was no flash of lightning, nor crash of thunder to announce their arrival. The clouds kind of crept in on the westerly wind and began rinsing us down quite gently. It was as if Mother Nature had decided to let us sleep, while she begins her Spring Cleaning ritual this year. She is not always so accomodating…
When this storm passes, it will be riding season for real. Unless it snows, of course. This IS Minnesota, after all.
Nope, I'm not even going to entertain that possibility. MNDOT, put the salt truck drivers into street sweepers, and let's get this show on the road! (Pun intended.)
It is in the spirit of Spring Cleaning that I offer the photos here on this page. These are leftovers from our long ramble last weekend. Up top we have a shot of the old main street through Sandstone, Minnesota.
The old bank building on the left is now called "The Gaslight Tavern", and it is a very classy joint indeed. I have spoken to the owners, and plan to do a review on the place, as soon as they open their steakhouse in the building on the right of the photo, later this year. Maybe I'll get a small group together for the ride, and make it an Event.
Frogwing calls in Close Air Support!
The second photo was taken at an airfield just outside of Moose Lake. For the purposes of RHR, I think it calls to mind my desire to be a bit more tactical in my ride planning during the coming months. This is becoming more of a challenge as traffic congestion increases on the freeways, and frustrated drivers resort to technical trickery to sniff out all the good sidestreets.
I want to get out beyond this I-94 loop which surrounds and defines our Twin Cities. The trouble is, there's a whole layer of bedroom communities that have to be penetrated in order to get out to the Good Roads. That means dealing with horrible traffic in all directions.
MNDOT and the local governments do nothing to help this situation, but that is going to be a topic for an upcoming post. Suffice to say that I am going to spend more time over the maps this year, so I can spend less time in traffic.
The rain will continue throughout the weekend, if what I see on the radar is true. Time to put on my General's hat and cook up some new Ramble Plans.


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This A list diva/celebrity/singer would not stop talking trash about this reality star turned B list singer turned B+ list mostly movie actress the other night. The diva feels like the actress/singer is taking all the parts that were once hers and is still ticked about that award the actress got and will tell anyone that she turned down the role.
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Bald cypress trees emerge from the water, their branches convoluted and their greenery draping, haunting and lush. Their structure is impressionistic, and somehow looks more like a painting than a photograph. The scene seems to belong in Louisiana, Mississippi or any other place you'd expect to find alligators, Cajun river monsters and Spanish moss…
But this is Delaware – Sussex County, home of the Great Cypress Swamp. This forest – the largest of its kind on the Delmarva Peninsula – forms the headwaters of the 73-mile-long Pocomoke River, the Chesapeake Bay's easternmost tributary. With depths ranging from 7 to 45 feet and a width of less than 100 feet, the Pocomoke is rumored to be the deepest river for its width in the world.
At the Great Cypress Swamp, you can walk (or boat) among the northernmost stands of bald cypress in the United States. How do these swamp giants survive in high water? Their "knees," of course! Bald cypress trunks have "knees," or knots near the water's surface, which allow the trees to send oxygen from the air down into their root system underwater…kind of like a snorkel!
Acid from the bald cypress roots contributes to the Pocomoke's dark, tea-stained color. This may be what gave the river its name; locals will tell you that Pocomoke means "black water." However, experts will tell you that it means "broken ground," referring to the indigenous tribes' farming methods. I'm not sure who's right or wrong, but the color of the water is unique. As one writer put it, the Pocomoke's water offers the perfect reflection surface for cypress and other trees that line the river banks.
As the Pocomoke flows south into Maryland, it forms the boundary between Wicomico and Worcester counties. At Porter's Crossing, the river begins to narrow as it flows southwest. It runs through Snow Hill and Pocomoke City before emptying into Pocomoke Sound in the Chesapeake Bay.
Along the way, you can find birds – and lots of them! One hundred seventy-two different species have been recorded in the area. The Pocomoke's marshes are some of the best places in the Atlantic Flyway to observe both warblers and waterfowl.
If you'd like to take to the "black water" yourself, check out local canoe and kayak rental companies in Pocomoke City and Snow Hill. Hiking trails in Pocomoke River State Forest, Pocomoke River State Park and the Nassawango Preserve of The Nature Conservancy reveal views of the swamps surrounding the river. If you're lucky, you can get up-close and personal with some of the river's non-human residents!
For you history buffs, be sure to visit the Furnace Town Living History Museum, a nature and archeology site dedicated to preserving the history of the Nassawango Iron Furnace, started in 1829 near Snow Hill.
(Image courtesy Uncommon Fritillary/Flickr)
Fishing is also excellent in the Pocomoke. Expect to find largemouth bass and panfish, but keep a lookout for pickerel and longnose gar. Since the Pocomoke is a tidal tributary, figuring out the tides is key to having a good fishing experience!
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Gulls call to each other, belted kingfishers swoop down into the seagrass, monarchs chase the wind, and Alicia and I snap photographs of as much of it as we can. Fisherman Island is only open to the public during this time of year, and it is very likely that this trip will be our only opportunity to visit the tiny island at the southernmost tip of the Delmarva Peninsula.
Although thousands of motorists pass over the 1,850-acre land mass each day as they drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, few of them know that this area is one of only 17 sites classified as a "wetland of international importance." Thousands of migratory birds stop here each fall and spring, and monarchs feed on native plants as they make their winter trip to Latin America.
The refuge is closed to the public because many of these species, such as brown pelicans and royal terns, are sensitive to threats from humans.
The Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages Fisherman Island. Refuge law enforcement makes sure that the public – and yes, even fishermen – stay away.
Alicia and I were afforded access to Fisherman Island through Chesapeake Experience, a non-profit organization that offers summer camps, eco paddles, corporate retreats and experience-based environmental education for educators and students. Chesapeake Experience Director Jill Bieri and two refuge staff members led a morning walk on the island's nearly unspoiled beach and an afternoon kayak tour from the Chesapeake to the Atlantic.
But this trip is a different kind of Chesapeake experience for us, coming from Annapolis, where the Bay's brackish water forms a distinctive landscape.
Most of the tour participants are avid birders and have come prepared with binoculars. We see many yellow-rumped warblers, or "butter rumps," (Dendroica coronate) squeaking back and forth across the path.
There are plenty of other interesting features to observe at Fisherman Island, including:
Although we find treasures that we're not likely to see in Annapolis, we also saw something disappointing: plastic bags that have washed up on shore and are now buried deeply in the sand.
To me, this illustrates why efforts to restore the Bay need to collaborative, involving agencies like the Fish and Wildlife Service, non-profits like Chesapeake Experience, and regular people like you and me. Although this tract of land is hardly touched by the public, and managed meticulously by the government, it is still vulnerable to the pollution that is happening throughout the Bay.
That afternoon, we paddle to where the Chesapeake Bay pours into the Atlantic Ocean, following the meandering path of the water through the marsh. Sitting on my kayak in this water, I feel it drift in and out of the Bay, and realize that the boundary lines between ocean and bay are fuzzy, or even, invisible.
A great blue heron watches us kayak into the waves. Our group slowly paddles to him, waiting for his five-foot wing span to cast a shadow over us. His flight makes our cameras snap and mouths hang open.
Jill instructs us to turn back before the waves get too rough. After all, we're only novice kayakers!
We returned to civilization with an early dinner in Cape Charles, where hundreds of bicyclists are just returning from the annual Between the Waters Ride.
Our homeward bound drive along Route 13 reveals abandoned homes alongside tents selling Virginia pecans, fireworks and cigarettes, all of them advertising their products with home-made, home-painted signs dotting the side of the road.
Mobile homes, their porches decorated with pots and pans and people in rocking chairs, sit on large tracts of land that I imagine to once have been profitable tobacco or cotton farms.
As the sun sets, these surroundings disappear, and we have only the stars to look at until we reach Annapolis.
Every summer of my childhood, I dug for crayfish, collected rocks and even searched for treasure in Paxton Creek, a stream that ran through my neighborhood park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Little did I know that this stream flowed into the Susquehanna River, a tributary of the nation's largest estuary. Reflecting on these childhood experiences, I realize that Paxton Creek may have been where I first cultivated my affection for the natural world.
(Image courtesy Artman1122/Flickr)
Soon after beginning at the Bay Program, I discovered the Paxton Creek Watershed and Education Association (PCWEA), a volunteer organization that's working to restore this stream and cultivate a new generation of environmentalists as they comb its waters for crayfish.
As its name suggests, PCWEA's mission is more than "science"; the organization places just as much emphasis on creating environmental education opportunities and fostering community relationships.
PWCEA's projects range from a community-wide Crayfish Crawl to control the invasive rusty crayfish to a tour of stormwater best management practices that neighborhoods, schools and localities have adopted to help reduce pollution. Because Paxton Creek flows from rural areas in the headwaters (near Blue Mountain) to the city of Harrisburg, PCWEA volunteers have the opportunity to work at the interface of urban, suburban and rural environments.
Paxton Creek's biggest threat is pressures from development, which has inundated the upper portion of the watershed since PCWEA was established in 2001. The creek's upland portions flow through Harrisburg's suburbs – areas that were once farms and woodlands. Even since I left the area in 2005, abandoned fields and wooded lots have been converted into gas stations, housing developments and shopping centers. Sure, this means that many of the secret hideouts of my childhood have disappeared, but it also means that there are more roads, parking lots and buildings. These paved, or impervious, surfaces do not allow stormwater to soak into the ground; instead, it flows into storm drains, carrying oil, pet waste and other pollutants along with it.
But just because PCWEA doesn't like impervious surfaces doesn't mean that the group is against development. Instead, it views the changing land use patterns and rapidly increasing population as an opportunity to promote sustainable growth and influence new residents to install beneficial landscaping techniques.
"There are modes of development that can achieve satisfactory runoff infiltration with less impervious surface," E. Drannon Buskirk writes in PCWEA's latest newsletter.
PCWEA has partnered with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission to showcase best management practices already implemented in the creek's 27-square-mile watershed. Residents can view rain gardens, rain barrels and conservation landscaping examples, or they can take an online tour of the sites.
In case you'd rather see the other end of the spectrum, PCWEA has compiled a driving and online tour of "hot spots": streamside areas that are eroding and contributing sediment pollution to the creek.
PCWEA seeks to reduce impervious surfaces and sediment pollution, but it is also interested in involving the community's 60,000 stakeholders in community greening projects.
My favorite PCWEA project: A streamside tree nursery
PCWEA has a streamside tree nursery in my old neighborhood park, Shutt Mill Park. Community members work together to maintain the nursery.
These trees keep the soil in place, preventing sediment pollution from clouding the creek. Also, their roots absorb rainwater, which reduces flooding and stormwater runoff. And as these trees mature, they will provide habitat for wildlife and shade the creek, keeping water temperatures cool.
Do you live near Paxton Creek? Get involved today!
There are plenty of opportunities for people to help restore and protect Paxton Creek, such as tabling at the Dauphin County Wetlands Festival, leading youngsters in creek explorations, and implementing sustainable landscaping practices on your own property.
(Image courtesy Paxton Creek Watershed and Education Association)
Contact PCWEA for more information on how you can help Paxton Creek.
I recently had the chance to sit down with Nick DiPasquale, the Bay Program's new executive director. Nick began his position in August, just a few weeks after I began with the communications team. So we're both still learning to navigate the Bay Program's world of goal implementation teams (GITs), total maximum daily loads (TMDL), Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), and host of other acronyms!
In honor of Nick's 60th birthday earlier this month, I thought I'd ask him six questions so we can get to know him a little better!
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring really got me thinking about the environment back in 1963. The idea that we'd have a world where birds couldn't exist because of pesticide use was a huge shock to me.
But there's also Lewis Mumford, who lived in the early 20th century. He was a city planner, and an architectural and social critic. Mumford talked about livable cities and isolating the automobile to the fringe of communities. He designed homes with driveways and garages in the back, and front porches where you could engage with your neighbors. Mumford wasn't what we'd classify as an "environmentalist" today, but he certainly had an environmental ethic.
I was also quite struck by Richard Louv's book, Last Child in the Woods. Louv believes that children are suffering from "Nature Deficit Disorder": lack of exposure to the outdoors and resulting physical and psychological problems. He's concerned that children aren't developing a sense of value toward the environment. Without it, they may not be inclined to protect nature in the future. His book has given rise to the environmental literacy movement in this country.
I'd have to say that everyone from school kids to retirees who spend time trying to improve their surroundings are all my heroes. They don't get recognition sometimes, but they're out there trying to make a difference in the environment and in their communities.
I hope to keep Bay restoration a priority. The TMDL has set very specific goals for water quality. We are attempting to stick to a schedule for implementing best management practices, which will reduce nutrient and sediment loadings to the Bay. There also is the larger Chesapeake Bay agreement, and what comes after that, as well as the president's executive order, which establishes goals in areas like fisheries and healthy watersheds.
There's a lot we need to accomplish, and in a fairly short period of time. Restoring the Bay isn't like flipping a switch; the ecosystem doesn't immediately respond when you put a best management practice in place. In our world, things move at a quicker place; for example, when you send someone a message, you expect them to respond pretty quickly. An ecosystem doesn't do that. We will send it messages, but it will take a while to get back to us.
I've cared about the environment since I was very young, probably 12 or 13. I grew up across from the high school athletic fields, so I was always outdoors with my friends. We had an abandoned apple orchard right next door. And there was an old rail line we used to walk along...we would go out on these great explorations. There was a farm right by the rail line, with a farm pond where we used to play hockey during the winter. I was just a five or ten minute walk from a huge public beach on Lake Ontario. My brothers, our friends and I were outdoors all the time, so for me it's really kind of natural to feel some affection for the Bay.
Since I moved to Annapolis, I have gotten out on the water a few times. I went kayaking on the South River with the South River Federation. We toured some shoreline restoration projects. Another one of my favorite places for kayaking is Wye Island on the Eastern Shore. Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge and Rock Hall are two others I enjoy.
In terms of communities around the Bay, I like St. Michael's, Oxford and Easton. The Eastern Shore towns really are picturesque and have many little attractions. One of my favorites is the St. Michael's Winery.
Most of the places I enjoy are on the Bay, but of course, the watershed includes a lot more than just the actual Bay. I recently took my first trip to Ellicott City's historic district. I enjoyed the quaint shops and restaurants along the Patapsco River.
My list of favorite places is long, and I'm sure as I get out more, I will find more.
There are a lot of good reasons to protect the Bay. Some believe the most important reason is economic: the Bay represents a huge resource in terms of tourism, fisheries, boating and recreation.
And of course, we should protect the Bay's natural resource value. This is also related to economics because fisheries, for example, are an important economic sector. Natural resources also include the wetlands and upland areas of the watershed, which are equally important.
And then there is the Chesapeake's sense of culture and sense of place. There is history here that is embraced by those who have been around for a while, and also, those who haven't.
I think there is also a value of having a place where you can go for spiritual renewal. A lot of people, myself included, experience a sense of calm and well-being when they go out on the water. This is more important than ever as our world gets a little bit crazier and a little bit busier. I go hiking in the woods a lot. There's something about a forest – maybe the smell of the trees, or the decomposition process – that lifts the weight of the world off your shoulders. My friend's grandfather used to go out walking after work; he would say he was "blowing the stink off" from the day. He thought that when you're inside all day, your body emits or attracts something harmful. So he would go out walking to "blow the stink off." But I also think he was talking about the stress of the day, and how you can't carry it around with you. Even if you can get out for 20 minutes over lunch, you'll feel more at ease.
I am an avid recycler. I also try to walk to work when I can. I drive a hybrid vehicle so I cut down on air emissions and gas consumption. I'll be volunteering with the Spa Creek Conservancy to take bacteria samples on Spa Creek, here in Annapolis. This information will be entered into a database to track water quality trends over the long term.
I try to involve myself in tree plantings, especially along riparian areas. I've participated in a few of those types of projects, and any other opportunity to go outdoors and help improve the Bay's resilience. I'm a big advocate of planting trees because it is one of the best ways to stabilize shorelines. Trees sequester carbon, benefit air quality, and are simply pleasant to be around.
Nick served as secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control from 1999 - 2002. Nick was also deputy secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and as director of the Brandywine Conservancy's Environmental Management Center. Most recently, he served as a senior consultant with Duffield Associates in Wilmington, Delaware.


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Season 2: Episode 37: Marie's MeatballsWhen Raymond chooses his mother's spaghetti and meatballs over his wife's lemon chicken for dinner, Debra blows a gasket. With good intentions, Ray asks Marie to teach Debra how to make her world-famous dish. Although Marie and Debra have fun in the kitchen, the meatballs lead Marie to believe that it's only her cooking that keeps Ray coming by.
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Richard Littlemore | May 26, 2011
By Richard Littlemore • Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 09:58
George Mason U dragging its feet on plagiarism complaint
An editorial in the current issue of Nature questions why George Mason University has taken more than 14 months - so far - in its review of the plagiarism complaint against Edward Wegman, even though GMU's own policy says that such a complaint should be dealt with in 12 weeks.
"Long misconduct investigations do not serve anyone, except perhaps university public-relations departments that might hope everyone will have forgotten about a case by the time it wraps up," the Nature editorial states.
The editors go on to say that this is as particularly pressing issue because Wegman's (purportedly) shoddy work has been used to prop up government policy, as well as to dilute the quality of climate science.
Finally Nature says this:
"Perhaps it should fall to accreditation agencies to push for speedy investigations. Tom Benberg, vice-president of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools — the agency that accredits George Mason University — says that his agency might investigate if the university repeatedly ignored its own policies on the timing of misconduct inquiries. To get the ball rolling, he says, someone would have to file a well-documented complaint."
Gee, that sounds exactly like an invitation …
George Mason's slow investigation
Maybe this investigation is taking a long time because they are trying to get to the bottom of this whole fiasco.
Maybe there are legal threats against GMU.
Maybe evidence of more than research misconduct has turned up. If there is evidence of a crime–such as misusing government money or lying to Congress–GMU would have to be really careful. They might have to turn over information to law enforcement for an investigation.
How strange that Attorney General Cuccinelli isn't insisting that all Wegman's emails be made public to see if Wegman misused government money. (Sarcasm)
I have mentioned to people at my school that questions are being asked about GMU's accreditation. We might want the parents of our students to be aware that this might become an issue if their child goes to GMU.
Also, you really have to wonder about their science programs if they have all those denialist think tanks on their campus. You wouldn't want your child to get lured into some illegal political operation.
GMU still deciding whether to investigate
Acording to a post and comments at Deep Climate, GMU is still deciding whether to investigate. It is very confusing.
Deep climate comment says:
Vergano [USA Today]…added a May 26 update to his story:
'Update: GMU spokesman Dan Walsch clarified in the May 26, 2011, Nature journal that the year-old investigation is still in its preliminary "inquiry" stage, rather than a full investigation.
Here is the USA Today article with the update:
The Nature article says:
Wegman has blamed a graduate student for the plagiarism. Daniel Walsch, spokesperson for George Mason University, says that an internal review of the matter began in the autumn. He cannot estimate when that review will be complete, and, until it is, he says, the university regards it as a "personnel matter" and will not comment further. He adds that the review is still in the "inquiry" phase to ascertain whether a full investigation should be held. "Whether it is fast or slow is not as important as it being thorough and fair," says Walsch. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v473/n7348/full/473419b.html
Who Can File a Complaint to the Southern Association?
Mr. Littlemore,
According to Nature:
"Tom Benberg, vice-president of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools — the agency that accredits George Mason University — says that his agency might investigate if the university repeatedly ignored its own policies on the timing of misconduct inquiries. To get the ball rolling, he says, someone would have to file a well-documented complaint."
Would this well-documented complaint have to come from a GMU professor involved in the misconduct inquiry or could anyone file a complaint? It's not like some big-shot Attorney General is going to materialize, cut into the line, and piously declare that government money was used to perpetrate a fraud.
Kelly Manning replied on Permalink
GMU report in - split decision
The report is now in.
GMU found Wegman plagiarized the retracted paper.
GMU found Wegman did not plagiarize the Report to Congress.


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hi.. i got this when on process to upgrade from r1 to r2.Code:Setting up backtrack-firefox-profile (0.1-bt6) ... Setting up framework3 (3.5-10845-bt0) ... Error validating server certificate for 'https://metasploit.com:443': - The certificate is not issued by a trusted authority. Use the fingerprint to validate the certificate manually! Certificate information: - Hostname: metasploit.com - Valid: from Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:09:59 GMT until Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:02:24 GMT - Issuer: 07969287, http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, GoDaddy.com, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, US - Fingerprint: da:16:ad:cb:4c:6f:7d:cf:b7:7e:5e:e5:f9:a7:a1:8b:3a:a2:6a:92 (R)eject, accept (t)emporarily or accept (p)ermanently? p svn: OPTIONS of 'https://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk': Could not read status line: connection was closed by server (https://metasploit.com) Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Processing triggers for python-support ... Processing triggers for menu ... root@MASOKISME:~# apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. root@MASOKISME:~#
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Zakaria, Muhammad Bakkar (1991) (Arabic). PhD thesis, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
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This is the 1/16-scale Enzo Ferrari remotely controlled from an iPhone that provides a virtual driving experience.�A free downloaded app turns an iPhone into a touch-screen remote control that communicates with the faithfully detailed berlinetta via Bluetooth, allowing for indoor or outdoor use up to 30' away. The app uses an iPhone's motion-sensing accelerometers to allow precise yet simple tilt and pan steering, acceleration, and braking. Force feedback on an iPhone provides an increasing rumble of the engine as the car accelerates, including actual audio samples of a Ferrari's revving engine. The app's dashboard includes touch controls for the Ferrari's headlights, hazard lights, turn indicators, and horn. Trim settings for steering provide precise control over smooth surfaces such as hardwood floors, tile, or asphalt. Also compatible with iPad and iPod touch. Includes six AA batteries. Ages 8 and up. 10 1/2" L x 4 3/4" W x 3" H. (2 1/4 lbs.)
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A great r/c car with lots of details
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Seems cool but steering is not so great
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The design is cool and the concept with the iPad is engaging but it only really goes front and backwards. The turning radius with the iPad is limited. My husband and my son tried all different ways to make the steering more effective and couldn't figure it out. I'd prefer just a standard RC car right a steering wheel to this one.
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