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The BMW 4-series is a stylish car that offers most of the performance and styling of a sports car without compromising too much comfort or practicality. It features sleek, low styling and is available in a few different body styles, including as a convertible. Performance is brisk, but ride and comfort have been carefully balanced to provide a driving experience that is both entertaining and somewhat luxurious.
The BMW 4-series competes with sedans and coupes such as the Audi A5, the Mercedes Benz C-Class and the Lexus IS. Prices start at just over $40,000.
Starting at around $65,000, the top of the line M4 offers blistering performance and razor-sharp handling but in a practical coupe package. Power output from the turbocharged 6-cylinder engine is impressive, but the smaller engine displacement means fuel economy is still decent at around 20 mpg combined EPA. The M4 is available in both coupe and convertible form.
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The biggest news for the 4-series in 2017 is the addition of a couple of new engines. While displacement for the 2.0L 4-cylinder and the 3.0L 6-cylinder engines are unchanged, power is up for both engines, the 4-cylinder by 8 horsepower and the 6-cylinder by 20 horsepower. BMW have once again changed the names of the vehicles in accordance with the bump in power. The 428i is now the 430i, while the 6-cylinder 435i has been replaced by the 440i. The M4 also gets better for 2017: Adaptive M suspension now comes standard.
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The BMW 4 Series is built on the platform of the 3 Series, and is the same size. The 2017 BMW 4 Series comes in two-door Coupe, hardtop Convertible, and five-door Gran Coupe versions, while the 3 is a sedan or wagon. Rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive are offered, even on the Convertible.
There are two new engines, resulting in the 2017 BMW 430i from the previous 428i, and the 2017 BMW 440i from the previous 435i.
The four- and inline six-cylinder turbocharged engines are both new for 2017. The BMW 430i with the 2.0-liter inline-4 makes 258 pound-feet of torque, while the BMW 440i with the 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 makes a healthy 320 horsepower with an emphatic 330 pound-feet of torque.
All models offer a flawless eight-speed automatic, though an engaging six-speed manual transmission is also available for the Coupe.
BMW created the 4 Series out of the 3 Series, but lost that old BMW magic in the process. We find the value in the 4 Series questionable, and its appearance frumpy compared to the Mercedes C-Class. The Gran Coupe seems to combine the best of the 3 and 4, which makes it the best of the 4 Series models. The 4 Series Gran Coupe has more room inside, with a sleek profile outside.
The 2017 BMW 430i coupe with the eight-speed automatic gets 23 miles per gallon City, 34 mpg Highway, and 27 mpg Combined. On the far side, the BMW 440i xDrive convertible gets an EPA-estimated 20/30/24 mpg.
The 2017 BMW 430i Coupe ($42,150), BMW 430i Convertible ($50,300), and BMW 430i Gran Coupe ($41,950) come with the four-cylinder engine, leatherette upholstery, air conditioning. (Prices are MSRP and do not include destination charge.)
The BMW 440i Coupe ($48,500) and BMW 440i Gran Coupe ($48,300) include the six-cylinder engine; the BMW 440i Convertible ($57,300) also upgrades to leather upholstery.
All-wheel drive comes on models denoted xDrive; the sDrive models are rear-wheel drive.
Leather upholstery and wood trim are optional. Navigation, rearview camera, and Apple CarPlay are options. M Sport packages include sports suspension, wheels and tires, and special trim. The Track Package has active suspension and bigger brakes.
BMW designers wanted the 4 Series to look more classic, not quite retro but more classic like the old 3 Series. The final result looks broader and bolder than the 3, and it looks excellent in profile, a nice balance of steel and glass, low roofline, sharp shoulder line, and stance of an athlete. The front fascia is creative. But it still can't hold a candle to the styling of the Mercedes C-Class.
The adventurous cabin presents sweeping arcs and flashy trim options, for example red-stitched leather, and red things in the instrument cluster.
If it's not a driver's cockpit, it's a driver's layout, distanced from the passenger by arcs of plastic, wood and metal on the center stack
The Convertible's hardtop folds and stows in 20 seconds, into the trunk that still retains 7.8 of its 13.0 cubic feet, with room for growth, as the rear seatback folds, leaving a space to the trunk. The Convertible comes with a windblock and neck warmers.
The 4 Series is poised and confident. It's a superb grand touring car, handling well at high speed, stable at speed or under hard braking.
Power from the engines comes on at low rpm. In daily driving, that torque makes pulling away from a stop sign or stoplight easy and strong, with a lighter touch on the gas pedal.
In the four-cylinder 430i, the peak 258 pound-feet of torque is available way down at 1450 rpm, the beginning of acceleration. The 330 pound-feet from the inline six-cylinder turbo is available at a mere 1380 rpm.
Driving Dynamics Control does what it says, allows the driver to control the dynamics, by setting modes. In Sport or Sport Plus, the throttle zips, the transmission snaps, the steering pounces, and stability control relaxes.
The suspension has a lot of aluminum bits, and it's stiffer than ever. The steering is better than the old 3 Series, which wasn't too good. It's okay on a 430i coupe, but doesn't handle the optional 18- and 19-inch wheels so well. The steering gets heavier than it needs to be, stealing the feeling of the road. The Variable Sports steering changes the steering ratio, and feels more enthusiastic.
The 2017 BMW 4 Series is not exactly the freshest or lowest-cost model. An updated 4 Series has been announced for the 2018 model year.
Sam Moses contributed to this report.
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The Leavetaking (also known as apodosis) of a feast is the final day a feast is celebrated in the Church. In most cases it follows an afterfeast. On the leavetaking, most elements of the festal services are appointed to be served again.
Pascha and most First Class Feasts and Second Class Feasts have leavetakings. (See the Afterfeast article for specifics.)
In addition, four Third Class Feasts have leavetakings.
- St. Demetrios (October 26)—leavetaking: October 27
- Nativity of the Forerunner (June 24)—leavetaking: June 25
- Ss. Peter and Paul (June 29)—leavetaking: June 30
- Beheading of the Forerunner (August 29)—leavetaking August 30
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Website of the St. Raphael Clergy Brotherhood of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America

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FilmNation will handle international sales for Marc Lawrence's untitled romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Marisa Tomei, the company announced on Wednesday. The deal was made based on Lawrence's script, which chronicles a down and out Englishman who finds love where he'd least expect it.
Grant will star as Ray Michaels, an Oscar-winning screenwriter who ends up divorced, broke and miserable. He takes a job teaching screenwriting at a small East Coast school where he meets a single mother (Tomei) who has gone back to school. Principal photography will begin in early April.
"Romantic comedies of this high caliber are a rarity in the independent film world," FilmNation Entertainment CEO Basner said in a statement. "Some of the most memorable romantic comedies to date have come from Hugh and Marc's collaborative creativity which is positively in full swing with this film, and Castle Rock's track record with this genre speaks for itself."
Lawrence and Grant previously worked together on "Two Weeks Notice," co-starring Sandra Bullock, and "Music & Lyrics," co-starring Drew Barrymore.
FilmNation adds this film to an expansive selling slate, one that includes upcoming films from Steven Soderbergh, Pedro Almodovar, Anton Corbijn and Alexander Payne. It will start the sales process for the romantic comedy at the Berlin Film Festival in February.


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Task ahead overshadows optimism of Obama inauguration
Four years ago, as President Obama set a course for "a new birth of freedom," a sense of optimism permeated his inauguration as more than 1 million people gathered at the National Mall, at public places across the country and locally at the Knight Campus of CCRI, the Warwick Public Library and the Pilgrim Senior Center.
They still gathered yesterday, but the enthusiasm was lacking. Rather, as Darmendra Ramcharran, who was with his daughter at the Warwick Mall food court, put it, the realities of the economy have set in.
"I want to believe things are going to work," said Ramcharran, a resident of Edgewood who is starting a new job with Johnson & Johnson this week.
Like most of those interviewed at the food court, the economy was on the top of Ramcharran's list of challenges the president faces in his second term in office.
"I think what everyone wants is for the economy to get back on track," he said. A close second and third were the deficit, which he sees linked to the economy, and the level of violence that was so vividly displayed in the Newtown massacre.
Ramcharran is also troubled by the divisiveness of politics and fears Obama could be "hamstrung" from the beginning.
In his inaugural address, Obama talked of a generation of Americans "tested by crisis" and of better times to come.
"A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk; and a gift for reinvention," he said. "My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it – so long as we seize it together."
That means jobs in the opinion of Joseph Sylvestre of Cranston, who with his wife Cynthia, walk daily in the mall for their exercise.
"We've got to bring people back to work. That's what we've got to do," he said. For that to happen, he said the people in Washington "have to start getting together."
Likewise, he reasons Obama has a responsibility.
"I think he's going to have to," Sylvestre said when asked whether he thought Obama could turn things around. "People put him in for a reason. Let's make that reason work."
In his speech, Obama struck a theme heard frequently in his campaign for re-election.
"For we, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it. We believe that America's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class. We know that America thrives when every person can find independence and pride in their work; when the wages of honest labor liberate families from the brink of hardship," he said.
Those words would seem to resound with Monroe W. Young of Providence, who watched the ceremony with his daughter, Sarah. Monroe is not an American citizen, although his wife and daughter are. He is a native of Liberia, West Africa, and is conversant on the history shared by the two nations. The Liberian Constitution is based on the American Constitution.
Observing that immigrants built this country, Young would like to see Obama open the path of citizenship to parents and their children who are aliens and living here. He said he wanted to see the address "to learn and to listen."
Warwick resident David Rourke said he came early to the Warwick Mall "to get a front row seat." He needn't have worried. There were far more empty seats than those occupied and, in apparent disinterest, more people seated on the backside of the giant screen eating lunch and carrying on conversations in small groups.
Rourke, who frequently writes letters to this newspaper and others throughout the state, has also written the president on more than one occasion. Rourke said he received a Christmas card in response to the card he sent Obama, but, so far, has yet to hear a response to his concern over prejudice in hiring. While minorities hold positions as teachers and prison guards in Rhode Island, he said with the exception of Providence, few blacks, Hispanics and Asians are police officers and firefighters.
One of the few younger people watching the ceremony – on a lunch break from her job at a mall store – was hesitant to talk about what she would like to see Obama do in his second term, "because it's not going to happen." She wants to see less government, even if it means cutting programs.
For Bete Habek, the answer is simple.
"Prayers need to be allowed in schools. This is America, if he doesn't like it, he can move out," he said of the president.
Habek wasn't asked for his opinion of the president's call for equality for gays.
"Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well," Obama said.
Obama also said the journey is not complete until citizens don't have to wait for hours to cast their vote, until immigrants that are " bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country" and "until all our children, from the streets of Detroit to the hills of Appalachia to the quiet lanes of Newtown, know that they are cared for, and cherished, and always safe from harm."
Obama said it is our generation's task to make "Life, and Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – real for every American. Being true to our founding documents does not require us to agree on every contour of life; it does not mean we will all define liberty in exactly the same way, or follow the same precise path to happiness. Progress does not compel us to settle centuries-long debates about the role of government for all time – but it does require us to act in our time."
He said we cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate.
"We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect. We must act, knowing that today's victories will be only partial, and that it will be up to those who stand here in four years, and 40 years, and 400 years hence to advance the timeless spirit once conferred to us in a spare Philadelphia hall."


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When I did my last shakedown, I cut my rideline inside (for more lounging comfort) and discovered the little mesh pocket comes right off. Has anyone ever put their own little storage pocket or some other storage thing on the ridgeline and just removed the stock one?
I'm specifically trying to figure out how to have my water available inside of my hammock and was trying to figure out how to hang my canteen from the ridgeline using some sort of pocket or something. I use these as my hydration system, just to give you an idea:
One of my canteens has the top in this picture, the other, I just screw on the hydration tube, and that loop is not on it.
Any creative ideas anyone? Thanks!


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The Cleveland Browns may carry a 4-11 record into this weekend's regular-season finale at the Pittsburgh Steelers following a 24-13 loss at the New York Jets Sunday, but first-year coach Rob Chudzinski feels confident in the direction of the team going forward.
When looking toward the future on the offensive side of the football, the Browns have a pair of budding playmakers in wide receiver
Gordon has nearly doubled his yardage and touchdowns output from 2012, despite playing in two less games because of a league-mandated suspension at the start of the 2013 regular season, and Cameron continued to build impressive statistics after the first three games of the season after eclipsing career bests in yards, receptions and touchdowns.
"I'm very confident in our future, and the success that we'll have in the future," Chudzinski said. "We have a lot of work to do. There's no doubt in that. I'm not immune to what our record is. It's not good enough. It needs to be better, and we'll improve on that."
Gordon leads all NFL wide receivers with 1,564 receiving yards, 120.3 yards-per-game average, the longest touchdown (95 yards against Jacksonville), 28 catches of 20 or more yards, nine catches of 40 or more yards, and is tied for ninth with nine touchdowns. He also eclipsed the Browns' single-season receiving yards record, which was previously set by former Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards, who gained 1,289 in 2007.
Cameron's 75 receptions and 848 yards rank second in the NFL among tight ends, while his 60.6 yards-per-game average (fourth), seven touchdowns (tied for fifth), and 45 first-down receptions (fourth) all rank in the top ten.
Defensively, the Browns entered their Week 16 game at the New York Jets top ten against the pass (222.4 yards per game allowed), rush (98.0), and in total yardage allowed (320.4). Last season, the Browns were 19th against the run (118.7), 25th against the pass (245.2) and 23rd in yardage allowed (363.8).
"I think that we've made strides in some areas," Chudzinski said. "Certainly, after (Sunday's) game, I'm not happy, and nobody's happy with the outcome. Overall, I think there's a group of guys, a core of what we're doing that's going to be the foundation of the future."
One of the other reasons Chudzinski is confident going forward is the fact that despite having to play three different quarterbacks,
The Browns were the sixth team in NFL history to have three players surpass the 300-yard mark in a game during the same season.
"I've always felt like whatever situation you're in, whatever you're doing, whoever you have, you have to figure out a way to make it work," Chudzinski said. "It's a puzzle. You have to figure out how you can put that puzzle together. Obviously, we haven't been able to do that this year well enough.
"I understood the challenges that we had. I know what it takes here. Specifically, I go back to the plan that we have as an organization to establish the type of success, long-term, that we want, and that would take some time to get to. I know what I signed up for."
And by signing up to coach the Browns, Chudzinski is committed to helping the team improve in all areas, including red-zone offense and defense, third-down defense, rushing the passer and protecting the quarterback.
"I know how important this team is to this region and to our fans, and we're going to keep fighting to get this thing turned around," Chudzinski said.
"I grew up as a Browns fan. I know the frustration; I understand the frustration. I've lived it, and I can only say, there's nothing more that I want than for this place to be a winner, for us to turn it around, and we'll get that done."


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imo its good but on me anything more then 2 sprays it gets to you.
intentionally at least.
Some retailer sent me a sample of it in the mail.
It's not THAT bad...in fact I kind of like it. It reminds me a lot of LaPerla by GrigioPerla, kind of clean and soapy.
But pungent.
I sprayed myself 3 times with it and spent the next few hours immersed in a dense cloud.
I'd pick up a bottle if it was cheap enough, I guess.
I get the impression this is one of those scents that receives a lot more hate-by-association than hate for the actual scent itself. I was too young when it was a hit, so I missed out on all that. My hate by association applies more to the ADG, JPGLM era.
imo its good but on me anything more then 2 sprays it gets to you.
just say no...
I wore it allot in the eighties and so did everybody else it seemed, and I never recovered from it since that time.
Now its just too sharp for my tastes to consider wearing it.
I think it often gets dissed simply without much argument, just because yes, IT IS, strong, lasting and strikingly 80s, but that doesn't make it any worse
I like it a lot - and many others from that era, too.
I think it's a nice scent.
It's about damn time! It doesn't attract flies.
This was Big back in the day.....I pull this out once or twice a year and it brings back many Great memories!!!
I remember it well from the 1980s. Ungaro III is very reminiscent of it IMO.
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Drakkar Noir is freaking awesome.
This reminds me of my father.
Ahhhhh 1980's with my Z Cavaricci's IOU sweatshirt and A little Drakkar....Whers my Camaro??
Sounds like someones having a case of the Mondays
I went through a whole bottle of this ( before registering on Basenotes). Its not what I would have expected it to be had I known about stereotypes of 80s fragrances ( if that makes sense). Its an easy going scent, cheaper than most fragrances where I live and lasts long. I actually find the scent to be clean. If there is an issue, it is that it creats too much of a trail ( sillage). I don't want that. Its also kind of boring once you have gone through an entire bottle, but I would say that about ANY fragrance
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the dihydromyrcenol is way too sweet-metallic-floral for my taste, and I hate "leather" aka birch tar. really like the rest of the notes though, coriander, juniper, citrus, patchouli, oakmoss...
anyone know of a scent that is like Drakkar Noir without dihydromyrcenol or leather?
It may not be a bad scent, but when it was abused by psychopathic predatory males with mullets back in the '80's it acquired "guilt by association". Puns intended.
I'm not sure why people say "It's not a bad scent".
It's a great scent.
The implicit notion that people tastes are somehow superior now, and that everyone must have been silly wearing a rubbish scent back in the 80s (not to mention all the subsequent buyers to the present) doesn't hold much water in my opinion.
And I'm not sure where the notion that it is strong comes from. Maybe from people's memories?
I've got plenty of 80's powerhouse scents, and Drakkar Noir doesn't really rate well in that department against them.
That stuff is just vile and overemphasized on me. Truly a disgusting scent, the worst one I've smelled so far.
discovering Drakkar Noir in the year 2012 is so cool, just like opening shrink wrapped magazine or time capsule from the 80s. Remember it being so iconic even in the 90s, it was sold in a bundle with Drakkar Noir Best Of Rock cd (still own it!).
I had a mini of it in the eighties and can only remember that it was a very soapy scent.
It's still hanging around after all this time, which is something to be said. I like Duc de Vervins as an alternate (not that there's anything wrong with Drakkar Noir).
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I knew a guy that wore it in the 90s and it had a dried spit smell on him. Thats all i can think about when smelling it now. I dont need it.
Want to trade - Chanel Platinum Egoiste for Dior Eau Sauvage...
I quite like the scent, its not dated at all, not strong. Maybe the people used to overapply it and you have that felling that the scent is strong.
Here at Brazil we have a fragrance called Styletto that its almost a copycat of Drakkar. It stills selling good these days
I smelled this for the first time a few months ago, and it was much better than I expected. I didn't end up buying any, but it is still a good scent.
this fragrance reminds me of the 80s. even the bottle design, black retro. i really loved this stuff when i was a kid, unfortunately, I havent had an opportunity to smell it since
Ken - you are truly outstanding and I follow your reviews here on Basenotes. I wanted to start off by saying that. I fully concur. Drakkar Noir is strikingly 80s and actually why I like it. DN established itself 30 years ago as a marquis scent and sent the world running for the magic black bottle of juice! Its strength, lasting power and notes are not for today's generation - but I find the reformulation to be actually surprisingly good and toned down in the moss and leather. It can still be strong if generously applied but the green notes are what shine (along with the florals). A lot of people today wear fragrances that are overly sweet and blur the line of unisex. That doesn't mean the fragrance is good or bad - its what is being sold...and what the population finds appealing. I happen to like old powerhouse fragrances, aromatic fougeres, vetivers, and incense-laden scents - but that doesn't mean I feel the need to "diss" what others like. I think people need to realize, as you said, that often things get put aside because they are categorized or segmented. Olfactory senses are subjective - the best way to know if you like something is to smell it blind. Everybody nowadays reads dozens of reviews, fall in line and buy the latest offering of a synthetic scent that doesn't last more than 3-4 hours on the skin. The days of yesteryear...when you could apply a masculine scent in the morning and still smell it in the evening - or evening application, and smell the next morning. I have shirts that will hold a vintage fragrance for literally two weeks and remain distinct. When I put the shirt back on, I just put a couple of fresh sprays and walk out the door...a rarity, but that is why Drakkar Noir and other scents transcend time and still hold their place as truly relevant!
Some perfumes are as fragrant as an infants flesh, sweet as an oboes cry, and greener than the spring; While others are triumphant, decadent or rich; Having the expansion of infinite things, like ambergris and musk, benzoin and frankincense, which sing the transports of the mind and every sense.
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As 2012 winds down, the Lake Sun looks back at some of the stories that made the biggest impact in Camden, Miller and Morgan Counties.
They were crimes that shocked the lake area. Within two weeks in the first half of February 2012, crimes committed against defenseless children brought a national spotlight on child abuse at the Lake of the Ozarks. It began on Feb. 3 with a bizarre emergency call that led authorities to the grim discovery of an infant with its throat slit. The baby needed "emergency life-saving treatment," but the child survived. It's mother, Bradie Simpson, had claimed previously that she feared she would hurt the child. Simpson now sits in jail and awaits trial for first-degree assault in a change of venue to Morgan County.
Not two weeks after Simpson assaulted her baby, another child, three-year-old Blake Litton died after being severely beaten by his mother's boyfriend, T.J. Presley. Presley then staged a crime scene to get off the hook. Morgan County authorities didn't buy it and charged Presley with second-degree murder. Blake's mother, Jamie Litton, failed to act when details emerged that she knew about the beating and the Morgan County prosecutor charged her with murder as well.
The fallout? Television show host Nancy Grace picked up Blake's story, demanding first-degree murder charges for Litton and Presley. The Lake Sun featured a 25-part series on child abuse. Morgan County Sheriff Jim Petty and state representative Rodney Schad vowed that this type of crime would never happen again.
Litton and Presley have since been upgraded to first-degree murder and the pair, along with Simpson, will face trial in 2013.


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Marussia are going to start the season with two brand-new F1 drivers. Which was the last team to field two rookies? asked Terry Jenkins
Marussia recently confirmed that the Brazilian Luiz Razia would join Max Chilton in their 2013 line-up, and it's correct that neither of them has taken part in a grand prix before. The last time this happened was not as long ago as I'd thought: HRT started 2010 with Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna, neither of whom had raced in F1 before that season. There was also a near-miss by Minardi in 2004, when their drivers were the Italian Gianmaria Bruni, who had never started a world championship grand prix before, and Zsolt Baumgartner from Hungary, who had had two races in a Jordan the previous year. Baumgartner claimed Minardi's only point of the year by finishing eighth in the United States GP at Indianapolis.
There was a lot of talk about Michael Schumacher "tarnishing his legacy" during his largely unsuccessful F1 return. How did his comeback affect his overall statistics? asked Martin Colbert
When he initially retired in 2006 Michael Schumacher had taken part in 250 grands prix, and won 91 of them - that's a success rate of 36.4%. In his 2010-12 comeback he didn't win any of his 58 races, so that percentage has come down to 29.5% now, which puts him behind Jim Clark (25 wins out of 73, or 34.2%). Juan Manuel Fangio (46.1% success rate) and Alberto Ascari (39.3) remain ahead. I'm not sure that slight drop tarnishes Schumacher's legacy too much, although others might disagree.
What is the longest track currently used for F1? asked Alan Blackmore
The longest track on the current F1 calendar is Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgium, which is a wheelnut over seven kilometres at 7.004km. Most of the current tracks are between 5-5.5kms in length, although Monaco is the shortest at 3.34km. I had thought the longest one ever used in F1 would be the old Nurburgring, which was around 23km - over 14 miles - but actually the Pescara track was over 25km (nearly 16 miles) in length. This road circuit, based around Pescara on the Italian Adriatic coast, was used only once for a world championship grand prix - in 1957, when Stirling Moss won for Vanwall, finishing the 18-lap race in just under three hours.
With F1's two 40-year-olds riding into the sunset, who will be the oldest driver in 2013? asked Arnold Proctor
It does look as if there will be no 40-year-olds on the grid in 2013: last year there were two, but Michael Schumacher has retired and Pedro de la Rosa, soon to turn 42, recently joined Ferrari as test driver after racing for the now-defunct HRT team in 2012. The oldest man in F1 in 2013, barring late changes, will be 36-year-old Mark Webber: Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button are both 33.
Jenson Button was only 20 when he scored his first world championship points in 2000. Is he the youngest to do so? asked Michael Scott
Jenson Button was only two months past his 20th birthday when he finished sixth for Williams in the Brazilian GP in March 2000. He was the youngest F1 points finisher at the time, breaking the record set by the Mexican Ricardo Rodriguez in 1962. Since then, though, Button's mark has been beaten by Sebastian Vettel, who was just short of his 20th birthday when he marked his GP debut, for BMW Sauber at Indianapolis in June 2007, by claiming a point for eighth place. Jaime Alguersuari was also younger than Button when he scored his first points, at the 2010 Malaysian GP: the only other drivers to score world championship points before their 21st birthdays are Chris Amon (1964), Felipe Massa (2002), Nico Rosberg (2006) and Sebastien Buemi (2009).
Where has Caterham's new driver Giedo van der Garde spring from? asked Charlie Edwards
The 27-year-old Dutchman Giedo van der Garde - who has been signed for Caterham for 2013 alongside Charles Pic - might be a new name to Formula One, but he's not new to Caterham: he was part of their GP2 team last year, finishing sixth overall and winning races in Singapore and Spain. He also won the Formula Renault 3.5 series in 2008. Pic, 22, has joined after driving for Marussia in 2012.


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ROCKFORD — Murder suspect Kody R. Walsh will ask Judge John Truitt to move his case someplace else over concerns he can't get a fair trial in Winnebago County.
ROCKFORD — Murder suspect Kody R. Walsh will ask Judge John Truitt to move his case someplace else over concerns he can't get a fair trial in Winnebago County.
A change of venue is typically granted when it is demonstrated that a defendant could not receive a fair trial because of extensive pretrial publicity.
Walsh's public defender Nick Zimmerman today told Truitt that he plans to subpoena area news media for recordings of broadcasts and copies of news reports concerning Walsh's arrest and charges.
Proving Walsh needs a change of venue to find an impartial jury and get a fair trial will be a high hurdle for Zimmerman to overcome.
Truitt is an experienced trial judge. He has presided over several high-profile murder trials and he was the judge in the Baby Crystal murder case. Truitt named a handful of local murder cases that he felt had as much, if not more, media attention and were fairly adjudicated.
"Not prejudging the motion, but I don't think there has been anymore pretrial publicity than any other murder case," Truitt said. "I doubt it's going anywhere."
Walsh was a passenger Sept. 9 in a moving vehicle on I-90 headed to Beloit, Wis., when police say he shot and killed Lori A. Daniels, 36, a mother of two from Afton, Wis. Police say he then forced at gunpoint the driver, Ebert Davison of Beloit, to continue driving.
Police said Walsh then shot at Davison outside his Beloit residence, took the man's Ford Explorer and fled from an ensuing police pursuit. Walsh allegedly crashed the vehicle in Rockford at Springfield Avenue and School Street and then, on foot, opened fire to escape pursuing South Beloit and Rockton officers who had chased him into Rockford.
Walsh was on the run from authorities for a week. He was finally captured by authorities after a dangerous 45-minute chase with Shelby County, Tenn., authorities when he crashed a stolen Toyota into a Memphis utility pole.
Walsh faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder, unlawful restraint, attempted first-degree murder of two police officers, attempted armed robbery, the unlawful use of a weapon by a street gang member and aggravated fleeing to elude, among other charges.
Winnebago County prosecutor Marilyn Hite-Ross pushed for a trial date to be set in the nine-month old case.
But Zimmerman said this is a "voluminous case" and wasn't ready to set a trial date. Zimmerman wasn't appointed to represent Walsh until March when Walsh could no longer afford the private attorney who had handled the case to that point.
The case returns to court July 17.
Among the outstanding issues are arguments over whether charges alleging gang affiliation will be allowed at trial and Zimmerman's yet-to-be formally submitted request to move the case to another county in Illinois.
Murder case continues
Katrina A. Smith, 30, was found beaten to death in the Rock River near Byron in November, weeks after her mysterious disappearance Oct. 22 sparked a massive search that involved an entire community of family, friends and residents.
Her husband Todd C. Smith, who had participated in the community searches for his wife and had made statements of concern for her safety, was arrested and charged with her murder.
Truitt today heard an update on progress toward a trial.
Prosecutor Jim Brunn told Truitt that Smith's public defenders had been given 800 pages and more than 60 computer discs containing police reports, documents and evidence as part of pre-trial discovery.
No trial date has been set.
Lawyers said sifting through the discovery material would take some time and set a July 29 date for the case to return to court.
Jeff Kolkey: 815-987-1374; email@example.com; @jeffkolkey


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Norwich man faces numerous drug charges
Norwich — A Norwich man with a growing list of felony drug-related criminal charges was arrested again on Thursday following a search of his 112 Chestnut St. home, police said.
Norwich police patrol officers and detectives, with assistance from the Statewide Narcotics Taskforce - East Office, executed a search-and-seizure warrant Thursday morning at Eric Ortiz's second-floor apartment.
Police seized more than 24 grams of cocaine, 80 bags of heroin, 50 grams of marijuana, cutting agents used to manufacture drugs, scales, packaging material and more than $2,200 in cash, according to Detective Sgt. James Tetreault.
Ortiz was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school, possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to sell within 1,500 of a school, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell within 1,500 feet of a school and operating a drug factory.
Ortiz posted a $50,000 bond and is scheduled to appear Dec. 5 in Norwich Superior Court.
Court records show it was the third time Ortiz was arrested in the past five months. He has pending cases stemming from arrests earlier this year by both Norwich and New London police.
Norwich police arrested Ortiz on July 12 on six felony drug-related charges after they said they found 400 bags of heroin in his possession. New London arrested Ortiz on Nov. 5, records show, on four felony drug sale and possession charges.
Ortiz has since pleaded not guilty to the July 12 case. He is due to appear Nov. 19 in New London Superior Court for the Nov. 5 arrest.
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In 1994 Pam Bryer was hired as the first executive director for the Maternal and Child Health Consortium.
�When I was offered the position, I remember telling my husband I had this great opportunity to make a difference,� said Bryer. ��There�s just one problem, there�s not any money to do it.��
Almost 20 years after Bryer�s start, MCHC has grown from a staff of one to a staff of nearly 40. The organization was founded to ensure that all pregnant women in Chester County have access to health care and are able to deliver healthy babies. This month Bryer is retiring from her position and last month at the consortium�s annual luncheon, the community honored her and the work that she has done.
�In every bone in her body, in every cell in very DNA, Pam has dedicated herself to addressing healthcare inequality and how that inequality impacts the most vulnerable among us � babies, children, young and poor mothers,� said Frances Sheehan, president and CEO of Brandywine Health Foundation, in her remarks at the luncheon.
Bryer received a citation from the Chester County board of commissioners, one from the state Senate and another from the state House of Representatives.
�It is such a gift to have so many people that I love in the room at the same time. All of you have been an important part of this collaborative work,� said Bryer in her remarks at the event.
Bryer�s last day as executive director will be Oct. 21, and Monique Howard�s first day as CEO will be Oct. 22 � the board decided to change Bryer�s successor�s title. Howard was executive director of the New Jersey Women and AIDS Network. She holds a master�s degree in public health and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
While Bryer�s retirement is effective this month, she will continue with the organization until Dec. 21 as the senior adviser.
�I don�t consider it retiring period, but I do see it as retiring form my position at MCHC,� said Bryer.
Bryer said she decided to retire because she felt the staff was ready to take on new challenges and she was ready to pursue new opportunities. She has loved developing the staff as future leaders and believes they will continue to help the organization grow.
�It�s been extremely gratifying for me to see staff grow and see (them) advance to higher positions in the organization,� said Bryer. �We have a very strong commitment in growing the leadership of our staff.�
As for Bryer�s next step, she will be doing strategic consulting for foundations and nonprofits, although she�s not sure of the specifics yet.
�I�m looking forward to that,� she said. It �really continues what I enjoy so much, which is increasing the strength of our nonprofit sector.�
Bryer said she will always be a donor, a volunteer and one of the strongest supporters for MCHC. And her experience with the organization has been an influential one.
�One thing that�s been really powerful for me is the impact we can make out our own community,� said Bryer. �It�s not about one doing the work; it�s about a group of women working collectively with their eyes set on the same goal.�


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NH House opens new session with debate over banning guns in chamber
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) � New Hampshire lawmakers are convening a new legislative session with a familiar debate on whether to allow guns in the House chamber.
Two years ago, Republicans took control of the House and lifted a ban on deadly weapons that had been in place for 40 years. Democrats regained control in November and propose reinstituting the ban in the chamber, gallery and adjacent area.
House Speaker Terie Norelli, a Portsmouth Democrat, said the proposed ban being voted on Wednesday would not extend beyond the House chamber and nearby area.
A joint House-Senate committee has control over the rest of the Statehouse, and Republicans lifted a similar ban in the Statehouse complex two years ago. Senate President Peter Bragdon, a Milford Republican, opposes banning guns in the complex.


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Cotter applied for termination of its operating license in January 2012 after announcing it did not intend to resume uranium milling operations at the site.
Therefore, the license was amended to delete references to
operations and to shift existing
requirements from operations to
decommissioning and reclamation.
"Amending Cotter's license coordinates regulatory activities and the facility decommissioning and closure process," said Gary Baughman, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division director. "The state, EPA and Cotter will now focus on the planning and work that needs to be done to successfully
terminate the license, close out the Consent Decree from 1988 and
remove the site from the National Priorities List."
Because Cotter is no longer
authorized to operate the mill, the
license was amended to delete references to operations and to shift existing requirements from operations to decommissioning and reclamation.
These preexisting requirements include decommissioning and reclamation work plans, Radiological Health and Safety Procedures
Manual updates, addressing radon releases from the impoundments, daily perimeter inspections, and the Lincoln Park Water Use Survey.
alternative to using the ground water.
Cotter must satisfy several responsibilities to successfully close the site.
Ultimately, the company must terminate the radioactive materials license issued by the state, but must follow it throughout the decommissioning and cleanup process. A number of investigations and response actions have occurred at the site under a Consent Decree/Remedial Action Plan (CD/RAP), which Colorado entered into with the Cotter in 1988 to settle natural resource damage claims related to mill. The Consent Decree will have to be satisfied and closed. In addition, the site will have to be removed from the Superfund National Priorities List by completing the rigorous requirements of that Environmental Protection Agency program.
Although ground water monitoring and other activities approved by the state prior to March 2012 have continued, the state has not initiated any new studies or work since that time while a Community Advisory Group is being re-formed. A Community Advisory Group comprises community representatives who are knowledgeable about a site and who can provide input regarding cleanup studies and work to the state and federal regulatory agencies overseeing the site.
Once the Community Advisory Group has been re-formed and the pause in work is lifted, the license as amended will provide a streamlined regulatory framework to guide the process.
For more information about the Cotter Uranium Mill Lincoln Park Superfund Site, visit http://tinyurl.com/Cotter-Website.


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Andre Villas-Boas says Tottenham will cope without Emmanuel Adebayor
Andre Villas-Boas is confident Tottenham have enough 'firepower' to compensate for the absence of Emmanuel Adebayor.
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Togo striker Adebayor will sit out Spurs' next three Premier League games due to suspension after being sent off against former club Arsenal at the weekend.
Adebayor's ban means Spurs are left with just Jermain Defoe as a senior striker, but Villas-Boas believes his team can adapt to the situation.
"Do we have enough firepower? Yes. We have one of the league's top scorers in Jermain Defoe," Villas-Boas said.
"Obviously recently we have been playing with Ade and he's been excellent, so we understand that he's one less option; one very important player but we have to adapt without him.
"Ade and Defoe have flourished well in the past and they know each other very well so to not have that will be hard to take, but the good thing is that the games against West Ham, Liverpool and Fulham are in one week so the player can be back quickly."
Villas-Boas is also hoping that he will be helped by the return of long-term injury victims Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Scott Parker and Mousa Dembele.
The Spurs boss added: "Hopefully we can have a couple of players back from injury in the next coming weeks."


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Heat affects crop
Farmers that faced problems getting their corn crop planted because of frequent rainfall throughout the spring are now facing problems from the opposite end of the spectrum.
Extremely hot temperatures and high humidity for most of the past week are the latest problems facing Auglaize County farmers and their crops. The heat and humidity is expected to continue for the rest of the week. High temperatures are not expected to dip below 90 degrees until Sunday.
"The next two weeks will be critical," Auglaize County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Anita Green said. "Because of the delayed planting, we had some tender crops going into July. This will cause stress on the plants."
The local forecast has shown a 40 percent chance of rain Friday and Saturday, with a 60 percent chance on Sunday. Monday and Wednesday show a 30 and 40 percent chance. Temperatures, while still hot, are expected to lighten up some beginning early next week.
The wet weather that caused delayed planting in May and early June now poses the threat of causing stress on corn crops.
Green said farmers have already experienced yield loss on this year's growing season, but it is too early to tell how much farmers have lost. The viability of the current stand population, or crops that have actually began to grow, will affect those numbers.
"When it is extremely hot and dry as the weather has been, it can be critical," Green said. "Fortunately, some areas did get a little bit of rain Monday night. We had reports of two-tenths to eight-tenths of an inch. Some local farmers will benefit from that."
Green said dairy farmers depending on hay and alfalfa also face concerns because of tonnage being down.
Despite all the concerns, Green said it is still too early to judge the year as a "gloomy" planting season.
"We certainly do have some yield loss," Green said. "But it is too early to tell."
John Smith, the educational director of the Ohio State University Extension office, said the heat is posing a threat to the current corn and soybean crops.
"Once the heat gets above 86 degrees, the corn begins to shut down," Smith said. "It doesn't grow at all. We could surely use some rain. The crops are begging for moisture."
Smith agreed that the late planting season likely will have an effect on the final yield, as it is estimated that farmers lose a bushel of corn production for every acre that doesn't get planted before May 10. It was estimated that approxmiately 5,000 acres did not get planted in the county when farmers were required to report their corn planting acreage July 15.
However, he noted that the growing season still has a long way to go.
"A lot depends on the rest of the growing season," Smith said. "There is still a lot of time for it to cool down. A late frost would help too."
Smith said the heat could affect the soybean crop, too. He said there is a danger of the soybeans still being too low to the ground because of the heat when they reach their flowering stage, which could potentially hurt the yield.
Smith reported that so far the wheat test rates have been good and it appears that the county wheat harvest will prove a good rate of production with average numbers or slightly better.
Smith said farmers are also currently monitoring the western bean cutworm, which eats and destroys ears of corn.
"They found some eggs and damaged corn in Northwest Ohio," Smith said. "So far the damage has been very minimal, but we are watching the situation. We have set four traps in the county to monitor it."


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New Formaldehyde Safeguard Another Move in the Right Direction for Public Protection
Becky Gillette has long fought for stronger public protections against formaldehyde emissions. The Sierra Club's Volunteer Formaldehyde Campaign Director, Gillette first became involved in this issue when high levels of formaldehyde were harming the health of the families living in the emergency trailers provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Formaldehyde is used in adhesives to make building materials and products, and exposure to the chemical can cause eye, nose and throat irritation, other respiratory symptoms and, in certain cases, cancer.
So on Wednesday, Gillette and many others applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's proposal of a new safeguard that will limit formaldehyde emissions that comes from the manufacture of wood products.
Gillette helped champion the law directing the EPA to instate this safeguard, a law passed by Congress in 2010 with widespread support from industry, especially the Composite Panel Association, and bipartisan majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate.
"This protection will benefit all Americans since these wood products -- commonly known as particle board or pressed wood -- are used in thousands of products such as furniture, cabinets and flooring," said Gillette, who's been called "the Erin Brockovich of formaldehyde." She's also won awards for her commitment to the issue.
The next step is for the EPA to move quickly forward in finalizing this long overdue protection, added Gillette. The EPA must also ensure that imported wood complies with the standard.


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The company awarded the contract for the Los Alamos Middle School construction project will have to appear at a formal hearing before the state Taxation and Revenue Department.
The hearing will determine whether or not the company's in-state preference certification was justly received. A date for the hearing has not been set.
That's the latest the in an ongoing investigation into whether McCarthy Building Companies received the certification from the department in error.
Albuquerque-based contractor Bradbury Stamm Construction, which also submitted a bid for the middle school project, initially raised the issue. The company protested the award stating that the company should've never received the in-state perk in the first place.
McCarthy received its in-state preference certification Jan. 19, and is a multi-state business with offices in many parts the country including in Dallas, Phoenix and Albuquerque.
Department spokesman S.U. Mahesh said multi-state companies could receive the perk as long as they still met the certification requirements, which include paying property taxes or rent on real property in the state for the last five years, having a least one vehicle registered in the state and paying unemployment on at least three full-time employee who are residents of the state.
The certification allows for in-state companies to receive additional "bonus" points over its out-of-state competitors when bidding for jobs in the public sector.
And Los Alamos Public School District bid documents indicate that had McCarthy not received those extra "bonus" points, the middle school construction project would've been awarded to Bradbury.
According to the June 7 notice from the department to McCarthy, the department claims there may be enough evidence demonstrating the company might have provided false information to receive in-state preference and is not otherwise eligible for the certification.
The notice requested that McCarthy respond to the department to set up a formal hearing to review McCarthy's certification – which, as of last week, the company had done, but a date for the review had not been set, Mahesh said.
"Our local team is based in Albuquerque and has always complied with New Mexico's preference rules," McCarthy Southwest Regional President Bo Calbert wrote in a prepared statement. "We are pleased to be part of New Mexico's construction industry, and hope to continue bringing high-quality building practices to communities throughout the state, which are led by our local employees, local subcontractors and vendors. We are confident that when we have the opportunity to review the compliance criteria with the state Taxation and Revenue Department that we will be found to be in compliance."
McCarthy faces becoming ineligible to bid on public contracts in the state for the next five years and $50,000 in penalties for each violation, the notice states.
As part of the investigation, Bradbury attempted to halt construction at the middle school pending a decision by the department, but LAPS officials refuted that protest and have since moved forward with construction, which began last week.
School Superintendent Gene Schmidt said the district awarded the bid with the knowledge that McCarthy's in-state preference certification was valid.
And as of Tuesday, the Taxation and Revenue Department's website indicates as much.
Schmidt argues that should the department determine that McCarthy's in-state preference certification was awarded in error then a revocation of that certification should only affect future projects, and not those already awarded.
McCarthy was also awarded a construction project for Los Lunas Public Schools, which Bradbury is also protesting, and a Santa Fe Public Schools construction project, which Jaynes Corporation is protesting.
Coming tomorrow in the Los Alamos Monitor... Learn why the state attorney general may negate LAPS teacher pay raises.
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WASHINGTON -- We've had two once-in-a-century storms within the span of a decade. Hurricane Sandy seems likely to be the second-costliest storm in U.S. history, behind Hurricane Katrina. Lower Manhattan is struggling to recover from an unprecedented flood and the New Jersey coast is smashed beyond recognition.
Will we finally get the message?
How, at this point, can anyone deny the scientific consensus about climate change? The traditional dodge -- that no one weather event can definitively be attributed to global warming -- doesn't work anymore. If something looks, walks and quacks like a duck, it's a duck. Especially if the waterfowl in question is floating through your living room.


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A media step causes a Could not create PlayPromptDialog Object exception
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A media step causes a Could not create PlayPromptDialog Object exception
|Problem Summary
|Any media step except SendDigitString causes the following exception in the Cisco Unified CCX trace files.
|Error Message
| Could not create PlayPromptDialog Object:
|Possible Cause
|A Primary Dialog Group was not specified when a trigger was defined.
|Recommended Action
After you add an application in the Cisco Unified CCX Application Configuration web page, you must define a trigger. When you define a trigger for the application, you must define both a Call Control Group and a Primary Dialog Group in the JTAPI Trigger Configuration window.
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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Israel allowed the Turkish visit to the site in an attempt to calm Moslem fears that the work would harm the nearby compound of Al-Aksa Mosque.
The Turkish delegation, accompanied by Turkey's consul to Jerusalem and representatives of the Israel Antiquities Authority, gave no comment on the situation. Consul Ercan Ozer said only that the delegation would present a report to the Turkish government, which would publish the results "later."
The excavations paved a new way for the construction of the ramp leading to the Temple Mount, which collapsed three years ago during a snowstorm.
Israel denies that any harm will be caused to the site, which it has controlled since 1967.
The agreement to have a delegation from Turkey come and visit the site was made last month when Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited Turkey.
A mid-March report on the excavation from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said Israel should have sought the advice of international organizations before it started the excavations. The reports concluded that the excavations posed no threat to the stability of the site and credited Israel with adhering to "professional standards."
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A new Passover Haggadah that emphasizes individual freedom and the role of human beings in bringing about an ideal world has been written by Rabbi Ronald Aigen and published by his Reconstructionist Congregation Dorshei Emet.
Wellsprings of Freedom, The Renew Our Days Haggadah, colourfully illustrated with original art, contains a line-by-line translation of the Hebrew text of Exodus into an English that is gender neutral and contemporary in idiom.
This translation serves as a commentary on the original text.
Rabbi Aigen explains in the introduction that his goal is to bring "a fresh perspective to a familiar tale. As well as tell our collective story – the journey of our people out of Egyptian slavery – this Haggadah helps us to make the seder our own individual journey of liberation."
His version puts the focus on the characters in the story, including the women: Yoheved and Miriam, but also the lesser-highlighted Shifra, Puah and Bityah.
The pages have a "split screen" format with the traditional story on the top and its possible meaning to each person in his or her own life today at the bottom.
Interestingly, Rabbi Aigen has included more of the original Torah text and rabbinic legends than are found in most Haggadot, as well as some previously untranslated chassidic interpretations.
Each of the components of the seder is linked to a reflection on a modern issue or everyday concern related to freedom. Along with the traditional four questions about why this night is different from all other nights, additional contemporary questions are offered throughout the service to encourage discussion.
For example, karpas, the dipping of greens into salt water, raises the theme of "freedom and nature"; tzafun, finding the afikoman, begs consideration of the relationship between "freedom and concealment"; and Barech, the grace after the meal, introduces the concept of "freedom and gratitude."
This Haggadah completes Rabbi Aigen's Hadesh Yameinu (Renew our Days) series revamping the traditional liturgical texts, also published by Dorshei Emet. The earlier siddur and machzor, for instance, avoid depicting Jews as the chosen people, but rather as a nation endowed with the responsibility to act ethically and stress human, rather than supernatural, action in the pursuit of liberty and justice.
"My intention was to create a Haggadah that engages the contemporary spiritual seeker while conforming to the traditional structure of the Passover seder celebration," Rabbi Aigen said. "The concept of freedom is central to human dignity. It is easy to take the Passover story for granted and forget that we need to renew it for each generation."
In addition to its cover showing a sprouting tree leaved with biblical scenes, Wellsprings of Freedom has 15 full-page colour illustrations by Montreal artist J.W. Stewart, providing familiar and imaginative interpretations of the Exodus story. It is hoped they, too, will enliven the talk around the seder table.
Advance praise for Wellsprings of Freedom has come from Rabbi Zalman Schachter–Shalomi, co-author of Jewish With Feeling. "It is a delight to the eyes, the heart, the mind and the soul. People, using this beautiful work at their seder will have the shared experience of a current-day Exodus," he wrote. Rabbi Laura Geller, senior rabbi of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, commented: "This new Haggadah is a wonderful mix of traditional and innovative insights into the story of Passover."
Rabbi Aigen's siddur and machzor, published in 1996 and 2001, respectively, are used by congregations and rabbis throughout North America that are looking for a modern approach to the Shabbat and holiday prayers.
Wellsprings of Freedom will be launched March 11 at 4 p.m., at Dorshei Emet, 18 Cleve Rd., Hampstead.
Copies of Wellsprings of Freedom can be purchased either at the launch, or ordered directly through the synagogue. Excerpts of the text and artwork may be viewed online at www.wellspringshaggadah.com.
Dorshei Emet, founded in 1960, describes itself as "an egalitarian, participatory community of Jews where women have always been equal partners and full participants in Jewish ritual life."
Rabbi Aigen, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., has been its spiritual leader since 1976. He is the current president of the Montreal Board of Rabbis and a fellow of the Institute of Jewish Spirituality and of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.


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HIV Drugs Should Be Initiated Earlier, Says UN
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All HIV-positive people with a CD4+ T-cell count of 350 cells/mm3 or lower should begin antiretroviral therapy (ART), the World Health Organization said on Monday. WHO released the first revision to its ART recommendations in four years at the 18th International AIDS Conference in Vienna. WHO's revised ART guidelines reiterate advice from 2009 that treatment should begin earlier.
WHO recommendations favor simplified first- and second-line ART regimens of low toxicity and in fixed doses. Initial ART should contain a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, either nevirapine or efavirenz, plus two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, one of which should be lamivudine or emtricitabine and the other zidovudine or tenofovir, the report said.
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@RocNation: We would like to welcome @GenoSmith_12 to the #RocNationSports family!
@MMehtaNYDN: Geno Smith announces that he has hired Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports to represent him. Kim Miale will be contract agent
Hell, Cruz and LeBron signed with them as well. Those guys are straight up clownball brothers.
Just a little clarification.
This Kim Miale is not his agent. She is an attorney who is a certified NFLPA agent who was retained by Roc Nation to assist in the negotiation of his NFL contract.
Chances are Kim Miale will not be doing much, if any at all, of the actual negotiating.
When does he get his Benz?
What a graduation present.
On the day Skylar Diggins graduated from Notre Dame, she was presented with a new Mercedes by Roc Nation, the company founded by Jay-Z that represents her.
"I got 99 problems but a BENZ ain't one," a tweet on Diggins' account said, riffing off a Jay-Z hit.
Jay-Z was a former part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets, but he divested himself of that interest to start a sports-representation agency. Diggins is among his first high-profile clients, who also include the Yankees' Robinson Cano and Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz.
Diggins was an All-America guard for the Fighting Irish who was taken third overall in the WNBA draft by the Tulsa Shock.
A just-drafted WNBA player gets that. What does a soon-to-be starting NFL QB get?
Yeah, you'll learn to become a bitter old man. Seems legit.
I sure hope Woody forces Jay-Z to buy a psl whenever he decides to show up for Geno's games. Jay has a wife, a kid and another on the way that's 120K in psl fees! I wonder if he'll choose the 5 or 15 year finance option?
I see the circus is really starting to get rolling.


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[Update] Microsoft Reports All-Clear On Xbox Live Black Screen Error
Update: (August 3, 2014 @ 8:42 a.m. Eastern): After two days of Xbox Live issues resulting in a black screen error for many Xbox 360 (and some Xbox One) users, Microsoft is reporting the problem is fixed. The Xbox support page has been updated, removing the problem for this list of service alerts.
Original Story (August 1, 2014 @ 10:46 a.m. Eastern):
Xbox Live has been having some problems lately, but the issue currently plaguing the service is something we haven't seen before. The Xbox support page reports that Xbox 360 users are experience a black screen when launching games and applications.
The trouble facing the service has been going on since Thursday night, but it comes on the heels of other Xbox Live issues from last weekend. We'll keep you posted as the service updates come in.
[Source: Xbox Support]
Our Take
Xbox Live has largely been a stable platform, especially through most of the Xbox 360 era. The frequency of these outages and interruptions is uncommon and bit alarming. This latest service issue is especially troubling. It's one thing to not be able to play online or sign-in, but to not be able to access content at all is especially problematic.


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By JOE O'GORMAN
The Mercer County Tournament pairings have been announced and Allentown has gained the top-seed.
The defending champion, West Windsor-Plainsboro North, took the second seed. The seeding's do not go by record, rather it is done by the LaxPower.com rankings.
It was a strength of schedule issue that moved Allentown (9-1) ahead of North (9-0). The Knights defeated the Redbirds in a meeting earlier this year.
Both teams had games cancelled that very well could have altered the seeding. Allentown was washed out against Shawnee and North lost games with Hun and Immaculate Heart.
The tournament is scheduled to start this weekend as first round games can be played Friday or Saturday.
Some of the more interesting matchups have No. 9 Hun (3-6), which began play in Prep A state tournament yesterday, travelling to No. 8 Robbinsville (4-3). Another game that should be competitive is No. 6 Princeton Day (5-4) hosting No. 11 Hightstown (4-4).
Top-seeded Allentown will host No. 16 Nottingham (0-11) and also in the top-half of the bracket No. 13 Steinert (2-6) tangles with No. 4 Notre Dame (8-2). Princeton (9-2) gained the third-seed and will open against No. 14 Lawrence (0-6)
No. 5 Hopewell Valley (7-4) will entertain No. 12 Stuart (2-7), West Windsor-Plainsboro South (4-5), the seventh-seed will host No. 10 Hamilton (6-5) and defending champion North opens at home against Ewing (2-6).
The quarterfinals are to be played on Tuesday, May 7th at the site of the higher seed. The semifinals will be played at a neutral site that is yet to be determined on Thursday, May 9th and the finals will be on May 11th.
The Mercer County Tournament began in 2007 and Hopewell Valley claimed the first three titles. PDS, which had been to the finals previously, won the championship in 2010.
The crown was won by Princeton in 2012 in a very emotional and fiercely competitive game with WW-P North.
A year ago it was North and Allentown in the title game and the Knights captured their first MCT title with the win.
Those same two are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 and appear headed on a collision course for another showdown.
But, there are 14 other schools that their sights set on reaching the final game and eventually hoisting the championship trophy.
The MCT always provides plenty of excitement and the 2013 tournament should be no exception.


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Farmingdale State - 9, The Sage Colleges - 0
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's tennis team improved to 3-2 overall, 1-0 in Skyline play with a 9-0 win against The Sage Colleges today.
The Rams swept the doubles matches, 8-0 (1st), 8-4 (2nd), 8-4 (3rd) and then saw two-set shutouts from freshman Tyler Danzy (Central Islip, N.Y.) and sophomore Kevin Palacios (Glen Cove, N.Y.) at 1st and 2nd singles.
The other four singles wins came from junior Jimmy Lopez (Medford, N.Y.) at 3rd, junior Brian Heinlein (Patchogue, N.Y.) at 4th singles, freshman Marvin Beaubrun (Farmingdale, N.Y.) at 5th singles and freshman Cajetan Ferrraro (Flushing, N.Y.) in the 6th spot.
Farmingdale State will next face Skyline opponent Yeshiva University at the Binghamton Racquet Club in Edgewater, N.J. on Thursday, March 27th at 8:00 p.m.


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Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Squirrel activity can be 'quite enjoyable to watch'STACEY COLE May 03. 2013 11:42PM
Entertaining gray squirrel behavior was described by an Andover reader who wrote: "I hang a couple of suet blocks and lay a board on the snow for sunflower seeds under the kitchen sink window. I have many birds and, also at times, have had as many as seven adult gray squirrels. A couple of half-grown grays also appeared. Apparently the pair who built their nest of dry leaves last fall in the blue spruce were successful. Each morning I put a single pile of seeds on the board. While doing the breakfast dishes I noticed a lone gray sitting on the fresh pile. Four or five adults were staying back. If one tried to approach the little gray would make a threatening move. Finally one reached in to grab a seed. The little one chased the adult in a large circle, then returned to the pile. When I left the window he was still on the pile. I saw an 'alpha' in the making.
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In early March a Derry reader wrote in part. "In a recent visit to Hillsboro, I happened to notice a ring-necked pheasant pecking its way along a dirt driveway on the East Washington Road. Upon making a remark, I was informed by a passenger that it had probably come from a pay-to-hunt game club. That prompted me to remember my military service in Korea after the Korean War. Their government had invested a vast program of reforestation which had resulted in millions of pine trees being planted to hide the devastation the war had brought to the 'Land of the Morning Calm.' At the time of my duty, the young trees had reached a height of about 6 to 8 feet and were mostly found along hillsides and other areas that were not being planted as rice paddies.
"A fellow serviceman had become friends with a Korean landlord who invited the two of us to accompany him on a pheasant hunt, something I had become familiar with back home in Windham, NH. I learned that the ring-necks that had been stocked by NH Fish & Game, were the Mongolian pheasants that were native in Korea.
"However, my story is not about pheasants, it has more to do with the hunt as we walked along the narrow mud dams that separated the rice paddies and hoped to startle a bird into taking flight, where, once above the young pines in an open sky shot, should have been easy. As my friend and I chose to travel on opposite sides of the small valley containing many rice paddies, I became aware of a rather loud and distinct voice calling 'Cuckoo, Cuckoo'! It was so distinct and in such good voice that I immediately thought that someone was hiding and mocking me, probably a Korean that had been deliberately taught incorrect words by an American GI who had decided to have some fun at the expense of an unsuspecting native. (Such pranks were known to exist.) I looked in vain for the suspect, wishing only to inform him of the trick that had been played and to teach the meaning of such mockery. While engaged in such thoughts, I was somewhat startled to see a rather large black and white bird fly across the paddy directly in front of me all the while calling out with a loud and distinct 'Cuckoo, Cuckoo'!
"I laughed so hard at myself that I could not continue to hunt. I now know that the joke was on me. I felt embarrassed at my ignorance at the same time I was so happy to have had one of God's 'special effects' creatures revealed to me. Instead of (as I had thought) a GI playing a prank on an unsuspecting (and trusting) Korean, I was the unsuspecting and distrusting American serviceman that had been pranked by Mother Nature!"
We have two species of cuckoo that nest in New Hampshire, the black-billed and the yellow-billed. Only the black-billed sings its name, "cuckoo," in rapid repetition.
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Can the truth be innocent
The things we are taught to believe in,
When growing up as a child.
If you stop and analyze these things,
No wonder society is wild.
Sand Man, Tooth Fairy, Santa, and many more,
While this may be cute with little ones.
As they grow up,
Their trust in you is done.
Now you try to tell them about Jesus,
And you can not make them understand.
Why don't they believe you now?
When you try to talk about God's salvation plan.
The fairy tales were all in fun,
When you were telling them.
Now they have to doubt your word,
And now they may doubt Him.
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Hi my name is Paige and just recently i've noticed a strange medium brownish coloured mark under my right big toenail. it's in the nail's right bottom corner and is around 5-6mm vertical and 3 mm horizontal so fairly rectangular.
Now I'm just hoping it's a bruise but do you think it could be something worth investigating?
Thank you :)
Re: Brown mark under big toenail.(12/16/2013 - 7:07am)
It could be a bruise, it could be a toenail fungus, it could be anything. But just for peace of mind I'd get it checked out, especially if you have a history of melanoma.
What your doctor will probably do, is take a close look at it and if s/he is not 100% sure what's going on, will mark the top of the discoloration and the bottom of the discoloration and have you come back in 6 weeks or so. If the discoloration stays within the markings it's growing out with the nail and that's a good thing. If the discoloration doesn't grow out, then further testing will be necessary.
Stage III, Unknown Primary; 1 positive node in left axilla
Re: Brown mark under big toenail.(12/16/2013 - 12:40pm)
Linny is correct; a bruise will slowly move in the direction of the tip of your toe as the nail grows. Melanoma will not move.
Re: Brown mark under big toenail.(12/17/2013 - 12:03am)
hi, Paige
I had a similar mark under my thumbnail that did turn out to be melanoma. It extended the full length of the nail before I noticed it.
But when it appeared, I was already in stage IV. If you have never been diagnosed with melanoma, then your pre-test probability would be lower!
Still worth checking out, in my opinion.
Re: Brown mark under big toenail.(12/7/2016 - 8:19pm)
Wow what is your prognosis? I just discovered a strange brown circular spot under my nail and I'm scheduled for a nail biopsy next month. Having a lot of anxiety about it


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December 1st is World AIDS Day. Here in California, health officials say the face of the disease is getting younger.
More than 110,000 Californians are currently living with an HIV or AIDS diagnosis, and roughly 14 cases are diagnosed in the state every day.
Dr. Gil Chavez of the California Department of Public Health says he's seeing more cases among young, gay, minorities.
"The 13-24 year age group is the only demographic group in the state where we have seen an increasing – in new HIV infections."
Chavez says HIV is no longer a death sentence. The sooner an infected person gets tested, the better the prognosis.
"The infectiousness of an individual who is HIV/AIDS infected reduces by 96% when those folks are under treatment."
The vast majority of HIV cases in California are male, and the primary source of infection is unprotected sex between men.


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Scripture: Numbers 8:1 The Lord said to Moses,
2 "Speak to Aaron and say to him, 'When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.'"
3 Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the Lord commanded Moses. (NIV)
Observation: The Lord gave instructions to Moses. Moses relayed them to Aaron. Aaron did "just as the Lord commanded Moses." It is part of God's design for His body that we need each other in order to complete His plans. If we are unable to let others speak into our lives, we will fail to completely understand and fully accomplish God's perfect plans for us.
Application: Although the emphasis in the New Testament is on a personal relationship with the Lord who dwells inside each believer, it is important for me to be able to hear what God is speaking to me through others.
Prayer: Lord, let there be no resentment or un-forgiveness in my heart that would hinder me from hearing what you would speak to me through others. Amen
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According to the New York Times, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a set of recommendations for administering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to boys and men. These recommendations will have a wide impact, as both private health insurance companies and Medicaid usually follow suit and offer vaccines as a result of this panel's recommendations.
The recommendation is that boys ages 11 and 12 should receive vaccine, which was first approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration in June 2006 to protect against 4 strains of HPV. Additionally, the vaccine has been recommended to males aged 13 to 21 who have not received the full three-part vaccine as well as boys as young as 9 and men between 22 and 26.
This is great news as early vaccination is critical to securing the HPV vaccine's effectiveness in preventing cancers for both men and women.
Why is early vaccination key?
HPV, which is spread through skin-to-skin contact, particularly during sexual contact, is widespread, easy to contract and can lead to a very serious cancer diagnosis. There are no cures or treatments for HPV, and often no symptoms, which increases one's likelihood of spreading the virus. Also, we know that while most high school freshman have not become sexually active, by the time they graduate 7 in 10 and 44% of Latinas will have had sexual intercourse. Therefore, getting vaccinated before beginning sexual activity is absolutely vital.
HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, as 70-80% of all men and women will be infected in their lifetime. Past studies have shown that even when certain precautions are taken, such as wearing a condom, HPV can still spread from partner to partner through the skin to skin contact.
HPV is known to cause 15,000 cases of cancer for women and 7,500 cases for men annually. The most common cancers are cervical for women and penile, anal and oral for men. Also, there has been more research recently into the growing rates of throat and mouth cancers associated with HPV as a result of exposure through oral sex.
Cervical cancer is of great concern to Latinas. Latest figures show that annually about 12,000 women are diagnosed with and 4,000 women die of cervical cancer. The rates for Latina women being nearly double the rates for non-Latina white women. Latinas suffer the highest rates of cervical cancer and the second highest mortality rate from the disease. Since women most often contract HPV through vaginal sex with men, greater male vaccination rates could lower the rate of HPV infection and, in turn, cervical cancer for women.
Despite the fact that ACIP recommendations are usually implemented, it is unclear whether they will increase access to the vaccine for boys and young men. While the HPV vaccine is covered by Medicaid, the Vaccine for Children program as well as private health insurance companies, out-of-pocket costs and other economic barriers make the vaccine inaccessible. Each round costs about $130, which is out of reach for many people, including Latinas and their families. Since 2006, efforts by individual states to provide the vaccine at schools have mostly failed. The new recommendations only go as far as access to the vaccine.
For more information from NLIRH about cervical cancer, click on the links:
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Cervical Cancer and the HPV Vaccine: Frequently Asked Questions
Latinas and Cervical Cancer: Fact Sheet
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health Advocates for Access to the HPV Vaccine