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"Are women as stupid as conservatives believe? Research published in Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health suggests that common sense wins this one, and conservative bias is wrong. Researchers looked at the precounseling needs assessment of over 5,000 women in abortion clinics and found that, in direct contrast with the assumptions of these anti-abortion restrictions, women seeking abortion did know what abortion is and what the results (a baby) would be if they didn't get one. Turns out that they were getting abortions because they wanted to avoid the results of not doing so! Which would suggest that lecturing them about how they're not going to get a baby if they do this is probably not going to affect their decisions. Eighty-seven percent of women assessed were what the researchers characterized as "highly confident" about their decision."
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I don't disagree with the article, but object to the stereotype in your discussion title. Did you have to propagate that biased meme? Couldn't you have reworded your title in a way that doesn't insult women?
Good grief! I had an abortion in 1959 when it was completely illegal in all 50 states. I knew exactly what I was doing; getting rid of an embryo. The last thing I wanted in this world was a baby. Ever.
The procedure (D&C) was performed by an MD in his office, in a small town in Iowa, of all places!
I've never regretted it.
I think these anti-choice men are themselves obsessed with sex, and they believe that everyone else thinks the way they do. I have news for them....NOT!
Men in certain cultures have been trying to control women's sexuality for thousands of years, mainly because they have been taught by their religious leaders that if they didn't keep us caged up we would all be having sexual relations with any and all men we happen to meet.
Women are NOT cats (or dogs); we are not driven by hormonal urges we are unable to control.
I'm not so certain about some men.
Read When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone. It's an eye-opener.
I got goose bumps reading your post. I remember all too well those days. Some men do try to control women's sexuality and set up all kinds of institutions to maintain the degradation of women. The worst one is putting women on a pedestal. Jeez!
Merlin Stone, wasn't she a wonder. I called her on the phone one day and talked to her. She really pulled the scales off my eyes and it was she that made me realize that a thunder bolt would not come down and smite me when I said there is no god.
You actually spoke to Merlin Stone? How wonderful! I was going to say, "Lucky you," but you made your own "luck," which is how it works in the real world. How I envy you (in an admiring way)! I only "discovered her book a couple of years ago.
She was amazing...starting out as an artist and art historian, listening to her own hunches, doing years of difficult research, and coming to the (correct) conclusion that centuries of male archaeologists had their theories about the Goddess religion completely bass-ackward.
Thinking "outside the box"! YAYYYYY!
Reminds me of 200 years of medical research that resulted in a lot of misconceptions (if you'll pardon the pun) about how the human body works because the subjects of all those early studies were men only. Usually medical students...beginning in the days when women were not allowed to study medicine. (I volunteered for an enormous blood pressure double-blind research project [if you're interested, look up ALLHAT] almost 20 years ago, and the doctor who did my initial interview practically greeted me with open arms, confetti, balloons, and a brass band because they needed more women in the "sample'. More than 25,000 patients were involved, and they actually found out a few things that surprised them. I love it when that happens!)
Good for you sk8eycat! I shall look it up. Back in the days when I was an activist, physically active, I mean, I made it a habit to call the outstanding feminist radicals and just chat. My memory fails, the mormon woman, Marilyn Ferguson, Marija Gimbutas, Riane Eisler, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Star Hawk, and others. They all were very generous with their time and answered all my questions about their books and experiences. I wanted to know how they came to these radical ideas, what were their barriers and empowerers. It was a great way to gain confidence and competence. I was teaching Women's Studies at that time.
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So I want to farm the trainers in hopes of getting some battle stones. If possible, I want to try to keep the number of pets I use to a minimum so I want to figure out a team of 3-5 that I can max out and win efficiently with. I haven't had any luck getting the really rare pets like minfernal and scourge whelpling, but I do have a rare fluxfire feline that I have maxed.
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I just wanted to start off by saying Thanks to everyone who has followed me so far. I truly appreciate it. I am glad I have stumbled on this site and met the couple wonderful ladies that are here!
I have been doing my best and been following alot of blogs. I never thought that doing this would introduce me to such fantastic people and sites!
I would love to gain a bit more followers. I dont know why, my blog is in such a slum right now I just wanna cry lol.
Im new, I still have a lot to learn. I have even went on FB to help my blog lol. I hate FB and it didnt even do a thing lol.
I guess this post is to say that I would love to find some followers that will follow me back. I do follow many, I do try to comment on what I read. Sometimes I cant, I dont know why!.
Looking forward to meeting you and seeing your blogs :)
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Happy Saturday Everyone.
New to this group.
I have two blogs. I'd love some comments on them. I have also been wondering if I should change some things up on my blogs so the more opinions I get, the better! Go ahead and visit. Oh, and I have an GIVEAWAY going on RIGHT NOW. TWO MORE DAYS LEFT. It's a $25 Amazon.com gift card. All you have to do is sign up, follow me, leave a comment or two and that's all. I hope to see you all there!!!!
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I think your blog looks great! You had me at those cute wooden spoon decorations! And no worries..I'm still learning as well.
Following you now. Would love to have you stop by my blog as well. :) http://www.athometake2.blogspot.com. Thanks!
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Why Count Girls?
Approximately one person in twelve around the world is a girl or young woman aged 10–24. Yet many developing countries do not account for the number of girls in their population. Due to an unavailability of systems to count these girls, and sometimes simply due to a lack of political will, girls will be denied birth certificates or other forms of official identification. This means that as a girl grows up it will be difficult, if not impossible, for her to attend school or get a job in the formal business sector. She will not be able to own her own or inherit land, start her own business, or vote. She will likely be confined to the home and left unpaid – an invisible member of society.
Update: The House of Representatives just voted unanimously to pass the Girls Count Act. The Senate passed the bill at the end of May, which means it now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law!
Congress passing the Girls Count Act is a huge step toward helping girls (and boys) everywhere reach their full potential. When a child isn't registered, they are invisible in the eyes of their government and their society. And girls are disproportionately affected.


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Phone 5 is a mission in Grand Theft Auto 1 level 2, Heist Almighty.
Go to the top phone in north Fort Law to begin. You get a call saying that if you want a cut from a bank job, you have to get a patrol car in southeast Guernsey City. Once you take the car, you have to drive to northwest Fort Law bank and park it inside the garage to blow the place up. After, you must pick up another patrol car in northwest Hackenslash (this one is moving) and then drive back to the bank to pick up Tommy. You will receive a four-star wanted level and must fight with cops as you speed your way to the garage in north Law Island to finish the mission. The player is awarded 40,000 points and a +1 increase of score multiplier for successfully complete this mission.
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S follow, small S (along E sidewalk, Crate for LIFE), big W, big S, follow W, S, W.
Cop Car.
Big E, follow, N, E, N, when arrow points E go E.
Crate for ARMOR.
Run away, steal car.
Follow arrow W big to end, big N to Cop Car.
S, big E.
Big E along south lane to run over, 2 bridges, S big, follow E, big S bridge, corner crate for PISTOL, big W, small N.
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Point level switch
Liquiphant FTL71
Point level switch with extension tube for liquids in high-temperature applications
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Liquiphant FTL71 is a point level switch with extension tube for use in hazardous areas with all international certificates. FTL71 is especially designed for applications with high process temperatures up to 280°C and can be used up to SIL2, in homogeneous redundancy up to SIL3. An integrated second line of defense offers the highest degree of safety. Reliable measurement values, not affected by: changing media properties, flow, turbulences, gas bubbles, foam, vibrations or build-up.
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Use in safety systems requiring functional safety to SIL2 in accordance with
With welded gas-tight feed-through maximum safety in the event of damaged sensor
Wide variety of electronics, e.g. NAMUR, relay, thyristor, PFM signal output: the right connection for every process control system
Large number of process connections to choose from: universal usage
No calibration: quick, low-cost start-up
No mechanically moving parts: no maintenance, no wear, long operating life.
Monitoring of fork for damage: guaranteed function
FDA approved materials (PFA Edlon)
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Point level switch for all liquids.
Process connections: Threads and flanges
Temperature: -60 to +280°C (-76 to +540°F)
Pressure: -1 to +100bar (-14.5 to +1,450psi)
Sensor material: 316L, Alloy (PFA and Enamel on request)
International explosion protection certificates, overfill prevention WHG, SIL, marine approvals


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Oct 23, 2010
A Brand New Header
There is so much right with this picture I don't even know where to start. It is gorgeous and features every single Muppet I'd want it to. What fantastic picture choices, too! Look at cute little Robin sitting there on the logo--and isn't Piggy magnificent? I love the Electric Mayhem there... and that's an awesome picture of Sam. Even Angus McGonagle managed to sneak in there! (Is THAT where he's been hiding?) Really, there's nothing I don't love about it. I'm so proud to put this at the top of the site for all to see. I'll miss Kermit, Gonzo, and Pepe... but that header will forever live on in our "About Us" page--and besides, how could I pass up on such an awesome new header like this one?
Thanks again to James Carroll for the magnificent new header! It's already one of my favorite birthday presents this year!
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier
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I like the Muppaphone to dot the "i" there, too.ReplyDelete
How's abouts lightenings the whole thang a smidgens? Jus' sayins... :)ReplyDelete
So Mr Carroll isn't just a Flash prodigy, he's also a Photoshop master! I don't mind it being a little dark. I always thought there was something a bit dark and scary about the muppets, aside from the zaniness and sweetness (and all the other nesses). Like Statler and Waldorf's balcony (what's behind it?), like backstage (what's outside it?), like the muppet theatre itself (there seems to an infinite space inside it). Anyways, very cool and muppety header!ReplyDelete
Awesome picture Jamie!ReplyDelete
And happy birthday Ryan!
So glad this has been well receieved! I usually don't like such collages, but tried my hand at it a while back and repurposed the design for the Mindset with only a few customizations.ReplyDelete
@ Andreas - Thanks. I often think those things about the Muppet Theater too. Almost went back and tweaked the contrast. The poster edges (obscured at this size) add some darkness to the graphic. Happy accident that paints the mood.
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D-Day Sixtieth Anniversary
D-Day Sixtieth Anniversary
Odegaard Undergraduate Library
first floor Copy Center Display Board
It was sixty years ago along a fifty-mile stretch of the coast of France that the biggest combined naval, military and air operation ever seen began. In the early hours of June 6th, 1944, the first of thousands of Allied troops began landing in Normandy. Code-named Overlord, the D-Day landings remain one of the most memorable events of the Second World War.
This exhibit pays tribute to that great event, the Allied invasion of northern France. By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were already on the ground. Despite the German resistance which was intense, Allied casualties overall were relatively light. The United States and Britain each lost about 1,000 men, and Canada 355. Before the day was over, 155,000 Allied troops would be in Normandy.
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Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work "The Queen and Us" The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by Her Majesty to invite you to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace" reads the hand-lettered invitation sent to 40,000 guests each year by the palace Garden Party Ladies. "The Queen and Us" tells the story of four party guests as they savor each moment of this once-in-a-lifetime occasion. At the party, only a select few guests will be presented to the queen. D
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Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work "Inside The Firm" To handle 4,000 state visits, balls, school dedications, nursing home visits and charity events, the queen depends on her husband, her children, cousins and now a new generation of grandchildren. In "Inside the Firm," the queen's children talk frankly about the roles they were born into and the challenges of royal life. Each has a unique royal style: Prince Edward's theater training helps him give a special flourish to the standard plaque unveiling. D
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Moyers & Company "Confronting The Contradictions of America's Past" Learning from our racial past is crucial to addressing America's current ethnic tensions, but only if we confront key historical contradictions. In an encore broadcast of Moyers & Company (check local listings), Khalil Muhammad helps bring these issues to light. Muhammad heads the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and is the author of The Condemnation of Blackness, which connects American histories of race, crime and the making of urban America to modern headlines. D
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Free fishing on the fourth.
That's thanks to a new South Carolina law that says on Independence Day, South Carolinians can take to the water independent of a fishing license.
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources is promoting the Fourth of July license holiday as one in which residents who are curious about fishing may try out the sport without committing to a license. The holiday is the result of legislation that was introduced by state Sen. Darrell Jackson, a Richland County Democrat.
According to the DNR: "All South Carolina residents may fish free in freshwater on July 4 without a recreational license. Also included in the bill was free fishing on Memorial Day. All fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits and gear restrictions remain in place during Free Fishing Days."
In the agency announcement Jackson said: "It's a chance for families to get outdoors and experience the joys of fishing. And Free Fishing Days provide a great, low-cost way to give fishing a try."
Both the 14-day Freshwater Fishing License and saltwater version cost a state resident $5. The total value of hunting and fishing licenses sold in 2011 was $14.9 million.


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Hendrick Raises Bar for 2012 Season
At Hendrick Motorsports, excellence is literally written on the walls -- or one of them, at least. One wall in the organization's team center is made of etched-glass blocks that contain the date and location of each of the company's 199 race victories in NASCAR's premier division. Overhead, banners hanging from the ceiling commemorate all of the team's championships, among them 10 in the Cup Series. It all combines to send a subtle but unmistakable message, that success here is measured only by being the very best. At Hendrick, nobody gets a banner or a glass block for a good points day.
As understood as all that is, though, it's still somewhat jarring to hear the man in charge stand up and say it. But that's just what Rick Hendrick did Wednesday when NASCAR's preseason media tour stopped at his sprawling campus, and his reaction to a relative down year in 2011 was to make a simple pronouncement -- that a title in 2012 isn't just hoped for, but absolutely expected. It felt as if the boss had already placed an order for another banner, or cleared space in a trophy case for a sterling silver cup.
"I usually hedge a little bit, but this year I'm not," Hendrick said. "I think I'm going to be real disappointed if we don't have all four cars in the Chase, and I'm going to be real disappointed if we don't win the championship."
That's a strong statement even for a stop on the media tour, where the swell of optimism reaches its high-water mark, and every organization -- big or small, fully-sponsored or under-funded -- believes it has a chance. And it comes on the heels of a somewhat uneven 2011 campaign for Hendrick, one in which Jimmie Johnson had his championship streak snapped at five, Dale Earnhardt Jr. saw his winless skid continue, Mark Martin went winless in his final full-time season, and Jeff Gordon won three times but fell apart in the Chase. There were no Hendrick drivers in the top five in final points for the first time since 2000, when the team was just a three-car outfit.
And the response to that is -- championship or bust? It certainly is at Hendrick, the most successful organization in modern NASCAR history, where the reaction to a down season is to raise the bar.
"I think we're all culturally trained to be successful, and when we're not successful, we know we have to do something to react," said Chad Knaus, crew chief for Johnson's No. 48 car. "We've made some adjustments to the team, we've all made some adjustments as a company to go out there and do what we're supposed to do. It's not like there's a sounding bell that's rallying the troops. There's not a shotgun going off. There's nothing like a shock awareness. We just all know that we need to do better, and it's part of what we do. We're supposed to win races."
The interesting thing is, this mandate of a championship in 2012 doesn't necessarily stem from shortcomings in the previous year. Oh, it's clear that efforts at Hendrick have been renewed -- preseason testing schedules are ramped up, Hendrick's mechanics and engineers have picked apart every rule change, and the owner says his organization is more prepared at this point in the year than he's ever seen before. Johnson feels rejuvenated having shed his championship obligations, and even the ultra-intense, workaholic Knaus took his first vacation in about a decade. No question, this is a team bucking in the starting gate, ready to prove that 2011 was an aberration.
But Hendrick's championship expectations for this year stem not from the past, but from potential. He looks across his lineup and likes what he sees -- Johnson and Knaus angry, Gordon and crew chief Alan Gustafson clicking, Earnhardt and crew chief Steve Letarte coming off a Chase berth, newcomer Kasey Kahne and crew chief Kenny Francis making the move after a strong finish to last year. As far as the owner is concerned, there are no weaknesses, and no excuses should somebody else hoist the Sprint Cup in South Florida this November.
"Looking at last year, I didn't know how Dale and Steve were going to work. I didn't know how Jeff and Alan were going to work. I thought they would be good, and they were much better than I anticipated," Hendrick said. "I had Mark, knowing it was his last year. I had Kasey waiting to come. I didn't know if we were going to get Kenny, and then I get Kenny and their engineer and Kasey, and they are here and they're fitting in like they've been here forever. Then all of the sudden, I know -- I've got a better 88 team. I've got a better 24 team. I've got a pissed-off 48 team, and I've got a something-to-prove 5 team with a guy who had one of the best Chases of anybody. So that gives me the confidence that, if we don't blow it up, we're going to be good."
As usual at Hendrick, so much of that centers on the No. 48 team, which over the course of five consecutive championship campaigns has emerged as the organization's flagship program. That reign ended last year, when the cars often just weren't fast enough, Johnson didn't win enough to intimidate the opposition, and he was reduced to a bystander as Tony Stewart outdueled Carl Edwards for the title.
"I'm as hungry as I've ever been. I know that this organization is. I know that Chad is and the 48 team [is]," Johnson said. "What Rick [said], and his disappointment if all four cars aren't in the championship, and the same for the champion not being one of these four cars, I share that. I certainly know what my team is capable of. I know what I'm capable of. And I have lofty goals for myself this year, and I hope I can execute those things."
Knaus reached the same place via a different route -- one that took him to South Africa, his first vacation in years, and a getaway that led him to miss Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona. He was still in regular contact with car chief Ron Malec and engineer Greg Ives at the race track, examining lap data and texting directions to his team on the other side of the world and in the middle of the night. He also visited Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was once imprisoned, got an up-close look at wild animals on safari, and took almost 2,000 photos.
"I'm not going to say taking a trip reenergized me, and I found some golden orb down there that made it all worthwhile," Knaus said. "That's not how it worked. But I will tell you that being able to have fun a little bit helps. It helps the mind. I'm not super-familiar with that aspect of life, clearly. But I enjoyed it. Came back, and I'm ready to go. I feel great. I'm ready. I think it's going to be a great season for us."
Hendrick is glad his sometimes high-strung crew chief got away. "We told Chad a couple of times, you can't be on the chip all the time. If you run as hard as you can run and never take a breath, you're going to burn out," he said. "One day you'll just walk out and say, 'I'm done.' You need to get out and enjoy yourself, feel refreshed and come back. I see, instead of him being so wound up he's off the floor, he's walking through the shop telling me I need to go to South Africa and see the animals."
Assuredly, the old Chad will be back soon enough. Hendrick hopes this season to also see a little more of the old Hendrick Motorsports, the one that wins races and titles in bunches, and adds more glass cubes to the wall and more banners to the ceiling. "We've got a lot of the questions answered," said the man with 199 career victories in NASCAR's premier division.
Well, all but one. "I've been hauling around these '200 win' hats for six months," he joked. Given the potential and seeming renewed purpose within his organization, you have to think that pretty soon, he'll be handing them out.


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Max H. Oswalt, 66
Max H. Oswalt, 66, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 12:28 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home. Maz was Born on Jan. 3, 1948, in Allen County. He was the son of Max D. and Frankie M. (Ross) Oswalt.He attended South Side High School and took welding classes at Ivy Tech. Max was an avid animal lover. In his later years, he had been caring for horses on a ranch. He always had animals in his life, including exotic ones.He is survived by his daughters, Victoria Nahrwold and Sarah Oswalt both of Columbia City; sisters, Anna Oswalt of Berea, Ky., Liz Pavlovich of Crab Orchard, Ky., and Mary Shepard of Fort Wayne; his former wife, Carolyn Oswalt; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; his cockatoo, cat and cocker spaniel. He was preceded in death by his parents.Memorial gifts may be given in Mr. Oswalt's memory to Humane Society of the United States. Per Max's wishes, there will be no services. Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send family condolences or sign the guest register book.


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Becker_11 wrote:You can't have a road/pathway with all the responsibility and duty of care on the shoulders of 1 of the users but not the others.
In a sense legal responsibility is of secondary importance to a vulnerable user. The innate desire that most living organisms do to continue living and the responsibility that they take in order to do so results in those that survive to adulthood having had to take that responsibility regardless of the law.
If a law was introduced tomorrow that allowed me unfettered rights to cross the freeway and that all traffic had to five way to me, I would be a rare idiot indeed if I did not take responsibility for my own safety.
When you look at it like that then there is less need to regulate a ped.
Though I feel that my argument is not well supported in fact, Daily I see peds moving off to the right of PSPs and RSPs without a glance.


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Fanboys (UK - BD RB)
Marcus gets in a van with a bunch of fanboys and heads for Skywalker ranch
It's Halloween 1998 and four Star Wars fanboys, Linus (Chris Marquette), Hutch (Dan Fogler), Windows (Jay Baruchel) and Eric (Sam Huntington), along with one fangirl, Zoe (Kristen Bell), hatch a plan to drive cross country to George Lucas's Skywalker ranch, break in and ultimately see an early cut of the most anticipated movie of all time, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace six months before its release. Simply put, there you have a subject for a movie that has me buying a ticket before I've even seen a cast listing, trailer or anything.
Fanboys hits the ground running with the majority of the cast dressed up as Stormtroopers and Jay Baruchel rocking a Vader costume. The dialogue is heavy handed, the visual references to the Star Wars Saga are ripe and there's no fooling around in regards to where this movie's going, but when we discover that the character of Linus has cancer and seemingly isn't responding well to the medication the story gets a little deeper and the balls out comedy becomes a little more meaningful.
However it's not until an argument between Linus and old friend Eric about whether Luke and Leia would have sensed they were brother and sister that Fanboys escalates from a bit of fun to something with a bit more clout. The straightforward dialogue that starts with Eric confronting Linus with a "Who cares about this shit?!" and the beautifully simple return from Linus "I do!" just makes Fanboys shine for me. That simple reply suddenly takes Fanboys out of the spoof on fandom I thought it was going to be and makes it feel like the genuine article and suddenly I'm on this road trip with the foursome (soon to be fivesome when Kristen Bell catches up with them) to achieve the greatest mission of all time.
As the trip takes a few short stops along the way, ranging from a weird gay bar scene (The Mantina) to a badass Harry Knowles (played by Ethan Suplee) kicking the fanboys asses, the movie has highs and lows of being effective. The primary cast all hold it together well with some finely layered Star Wars dialogue and references peppered over the more obvious ones. Cameos begin to shine with Seth Rogan playing a great Star Trek nerd as well as a vegas pimp with a Jar Jar Binks tattoo on his back (and he even pops up in a smaller Klingon moment). William Shatner has a chucklesome appearance, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes have a great little scene, and we even get a couple of tiny Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams moments to keep the connection to The Saga tighter. Also there's another great moment for fandom where Carrie Fisher playing a doctor tells the fanboys how seriously ill their friend is and when asking "So what's so important (about this road trip)? Kristen Bell with totally geek confidence says " Star Wars!". (I know , I know, it's a small thing but as a Star Wars fan I dig the commitment).
Fanboys really comes to life in its final act when the Fanboys reach their goal. Skywalker Ranch, a place every Star Wars fan wants to visit right? Once they get in those walls the fantasy of what's inside just makes me grin. Blast doors into memorabilia rooms, Death Star security alarms and of course the Lucastrash trash compactor are all touches that put a smile on my face and when the security are revealed as all being kitted out in full on THX 1138 guard uniforms and there's even a gag about Willow and other Lucasfilm projects, the sense of nostalgia and... well the joy of being a fanboy myself is fantastic.
As the movie draws to a close and the short and sweet cameo from Danny McBride makes me chuckle some more and the simple sight of Ray Park dropping some Maul moves make me think even if Jay Baruchel won an Oscar it wouldn't top the fact he'd just had a lightsaber face off with Maul, the last few scenes of the movie really ramp up just how great a story idea this is for a Star Wars fan. Director Kyle Newman really celebrates just how important an event The Phantom Menace was for a whole bunch of people and all without getting into whether it delivered to everyone. In the last few scenes he makes this experience personal to his characters and it really anchors this little road trip comedy to a far more emotional place that just makes me smile and think about just how great a time the build up to Episode I was.
Let's get the good parts out of the way first. Fanboys has some solid blacks and generally speaking this helps the movie look pretty great in HD. However there's not too much else going on. Detail just isn't really there unless we get in close to actors' faces and the image can feel a bit hazy in places with levels of grain varying from scene to scene.
Skin tones can get a bit pink in areas and colours don't really pop like they seemingly could but to be honest all of these issues are never bad. The image still feels HD (even if only just about in places) and Fanboys still has a nice bright look about it and honestly this is a small movie about Star Wars geeks making a trip across country to break into Skywalker ranch, it's not exactly epic (though in my mind the journey really would be).
Once again this is a fairly timid affair with the DTS HD Master Audio track doing all it needs to without showing off. Actually it shows off once during a drug induced hallucination scene with Danny Trejo and the audio bounces around speakers making for a more dynamic and bassy event.
However on the whole this is a simple frontal affair with the odd piece of the music on the soundtrack or sound effect filling out the rears for effect and lifting this straight forward track out of straightforwardsville from time to time.
'Star Wars Parallels' (05:17 HD), 'Truth About Fanboys' (05:48 HD), '4 Fanboys and 1 Fangirl' (08:48 HD) are all EPK puff pieces that repeat themselves. Lots of talk about the respect of the Star Wars movies and the movie's characters are covered but really there's nothing too exciting here.
'The Choreography' (03:39 HD) features the dance scene at the Mantina and not the Ray Park bits—so it's a bit dull as are the deleted scenes (07:50) where the biggest highlight is a slight extension to the Smith/Mewes scene.
'Disturbances in the Force' (11:38 HD—ooh, a very fitting run-time) is a series of webisodes made during the making of the movie. It's a lot of the cast and crew mucking about on set and not really much else and finishing up is the International trailer (02:09 HD).
After multiple viewing over the last year or so, I'm pretty much in love with Fanboys, if only for the grin it puts on my face and inner geekiness it gives a warm wookie hug to. I know deep down it probably could have been better in places but honestly its small approach and likeable characters give it a certain charm I wouldn't change for the world.
The subject of the build up to Episode I's release is an area that could generate a million great stories as far as I'm concerned and Fanboys is a great way to celebrate one of the most exciting times in recent movie history, so any Star Wars fans out there who haven't checked this out yet... get on it (even if the disc is a little bit lacklustre when compared to other Blu-rays).
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Marcus Doidge
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Glad the review is from another big fan of the film.
Sure it's flawed, but it's still brilliant.
Kinda annoyed with the sound on this, some music and louder sound effects seemed to envelop the dialogue in the central channel.
Also, the lack of commentary was disappointing.
Sure it's flawed, but it's still brilliant.
Kinda annoyed with the sound on this, some music and louder sound effects seemed to envelop the dialogue in the central channel.
Also, the lack of commentary was disappointing.
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The lack of commentary really was disappointing.
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Or should that have been...
"I find your lack of commentary disturbing..."
The Wilson Bros
"I find your lack of commentary disturbing..."
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Disc Details
Release Date: 4th October 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audiio 5.1 English, LPCM 2.0 Stereo English
Subtitles: N/A
Extras: Deleted Scnes, Fearturettes, Webisodes, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Kyle Newman
Cast: Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel, Sam Huntington, Kristen Bell
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Length: 89 minutes
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Portman pushes new bills
Despite this being an election year when most members of Congress and the president concentrate on the campaign trail, one U.S. senator from Ohio plans to continue to focus on getting passed legislation to help the American economy.
Pushing for a number of pieces of legislation he sponsored or co-sponsored, Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he believes Congress can pass these bills to jump start the American economy.
"Although this is an election year, there is lots to be done — the economy is in tough shape and the numbers today were not encouraging," Portman said Thursday in a media teleconference regarding the jobless claims report. "I am hopeful that Congress can work, not just in a bipartisan basis but in a non-partisan basis, to get some of these important bills passed so we can get the economy back on track."
Portman is also pushing pieces of legislation calling for regulatory reform and tariff reform as well as others affecting health care and the nation's energy policy. He claims each piece of legislation is receiving support on both sides of the aisle.
Earlier this week, Portman held a press conference with New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to promote energy efficiency legislation.
"This is a great example of what could and should be done this year to create a national energy
strategy on energy efficiency," said Portman, who is rumored to be a strong vice presidential candidate for presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. "It is bipartisan, it is offset and it is great for jobs and it is great by making us less dependent on foreign oil."
The energy bill, S.B. 1000, would strengthen building codes and provide incentives for factories to improve their efficiency.
He said he hopes the legislation can make it to the floor after several legislators' staff were able to garner more than 250 signatures from businesses, environmental groups and trade associations.
There is a companion bill in the House sponsored by Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Bass, of New Hampshire, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, of Utah. Their bill focuses on environmental regulatory reform and expanding domestic drilling.
Portman is optimistic both pieces of legislation will make it through the House and Senate this year.
"I support producing more energy in this country, and I also support using less — those are totally consistent views that complement each other," Portman said. "This would make us less dependent on foreign oil and improve our economy and competitiveness here — so I am hopeful this legislation does something in the next month or so and that we can continue to work with leaders on both sides to get this done."


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ELON � Haley Kendall smashed 13 kills and recorded seven digs to help lead Williams to a Mid-State 3-A Conference victory against Western Alamance in volleyball Thursday night.
The Bulldogs (10-1 overall, 9-1 Mid-State) won in straight sets, 25-8, 25-22, 25-18.
Jenna Garrison had 15 assists, five aces and four digs for Williams. Sarah Davis added nine assists, while Cason Hussey had seven kills and six digs. Sam Harris recorded 33 assists.
Madison Bell served four aces and had five assists, and Hannah Humphrey recorded five kills and two aces for the Warriors (2-10, 1-8).
-- EDENMOREHEAD 3, EASTERN ALAMANCE 1:At Mebane, visiting Eden Morehead defeated the Eagles 19-25, 25-14, 25-9, 25-13 in the Mid-State 3-A. Eastern Alamance fell to 7-9, 4-6.
-- GRAHAM 3, REIDSVILLE 0:At Graham, Sydney McCann led with nine aces and four kills as Graham defeated Reidsville 25-22, 25-20, 25-13 in the Mid-State 2-A. Katie Hatchel added nine assists and eight aces, while Kathy Barton had five kills. The Red Devils improved to 2-10, 2-7.
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-- SOUTHEAST GUILFORD 2, SOUTHERN ALAMANCE 1:At Mt. Hermon, Christian Torres and Jorge Vanda scored goals to lift Southeast Guilford in the Metro Conference.
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Loyola University New Orleans will ring in the Christmas season with its annual Christmas at Loyola musical celebration on Dec. 2 at Holy Name of Jesus Church. A popular tradition for 20 years, the concert showcases several Loyola ensembles, including the Loyola Chamber Orchestra directed by Jean Montès, D.M.A., Loyola Chorale and Chamber Singers directed by Meg Frazier, D.M.A., and the Loyola Brass Ensemble directed by Nick Volz, D.M.
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Norma,I think it would help to get the pizza size and corresponding dough ball weight. The reason is that the numbers you provided so far fall shy of an 80-lb dough batch if one assumes that a full 50-lb bag of flour and 15 quarts of water are used. Maybe the thickness factor approach will come closer. If you decide to call, you might also ask what brand of Kosher salt is used.Peter
Norma,The 1/3 figure can't be right since that would give you a hydration value of 33.3%. The 3 gallon figure, which comes close to 1/2 of the flour weight is likely to be the correct value. You might try this formulation on for size:Bread Flour (100%):Water (50%):CY (1%):Morton's Kosher Salt (2%):Olive Oil (4%):Total (157%):22680 g | 800 oz | 50 lbs11340 g | 400 oz | 25 lbs226.8 g | 8 oz | 0.5 lbs | 453.6 g | 16 oz | 1 lbs | 31.5 tbsp | 1.97 cups907.2 g | 32 oz | 2 lbs | 67.2 tbsp | 4.2 cups35607.6 g | 1256 oz | 78.5 lbs | TF = N/ANote: Dough for a single 16" pizza = 18 oz; the corresponding thickness factor = 18/(3.14159 x 8 x = 0.08953; no bowl residue compensationFor a single dough ball, thid is what the dough formulation looks like:Bread Flour (100%):Water (50%):CY (1%):Morton's Kosher Salt (2%):Olive Oil (4%):Total (157%):325.03 g | 11.46 oz | 0.72 lbs162.52 g | 5.73 oz | 0.36 lbs3.25 g | 0.11 oz | 0.01 lbs | 6.5 g | 0.23 oz | 0.01 lbs | 1.35 tsp | 0.45 tbsp13 g | 0.46 oz | 0.03 lbs | 2.89 tsp | 0.96 tbsp510.3 g | 18 oz | 1.13 lbs | TF = N/ANote: Dough is for a single 16" pizza; thickness factor = 0.08953; no bowl residue compensationPeter
Norma,If the Trenton area pizzerias are using Pillsbury bread flour, that most likely would be the 4X Pillsbury flour, such as described at http://www.professionalbakingsolutions.com/product/xxxx-patent-flour-bleached-bromated-enriched-malted-50-lb/132942000?mct=Flour&ct=pizza&typ=Category.Peter
Norma, love the pizzas, but Bill's vacuum tube amplifiers and record turntable stole my heart.Great report, thanks.Marty
Marty,Bill's vacuum tube amplifiers and record turn table sure was cool for me to see too. I never saw a set-up like that before. Bill used to buy and sell all kinds of tubes a long time before the internet was started. I liked how the wire made the turntable go around (if that is how it should be said). Bill's stereo system sure sounded great. Bill said the tubes from the USA were the best ones and explained why there were to me. I guess someone always can learn something new from talking to someone.Norma
What a coincidence Norma...I too am an audiophile and also collect vintage hi-fi equiptment. I don't know who your friend Bill is but sure would appreciate it if you would ask him to PM me if ever he has something for sale. I recognize some of his gear and he has good tastes. Thanks!
Bob,If you are interested you can PM Bill yourself and ask him if he ever finds something for sale anymore. Good to hear you are also a audiophile. I sure don't know what that means, but Bill would. Bill doesn't post much here on the forum but this is Bill's screen name at Reply 8 http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25251.msg254783.html#msg254783 when I was posting under Bill's screen name. Norma
Norma,From a protein standpoint, the King Arthur Bread Flour (KABF) would be close (at 12.7%), but that flour is not bleached or bromated. However, if you have a bleached and bromated high-gluten flour on hand with a protein content of about 14.2% and also the Occident flour with a protein content of 12.2%, you could use a blend of those two flours. The ratio would be 20% high-gluten flour and 80% Occident flour. That blend would also be bleached and bromated. Peter
Joey's Pizza of Hamilton NJI walked into Joey's Pizza about 12pm on a Friday and said; "Hi, how are you today. I heard that you make a great pizza and I'd like to try one. What sizes do you have?" He smiled which was a good sign. I ordered a 14 inch Plain Cheese Pie. He actually asked me if I'd like that extra crispy. (very impressive!) I said; Yes, but not burnt." Fortunately, I was able to order directly from the pizza chef who would be baking my pie. So I felt assured he understood that I was a first time customer and would bake me a great pie. After about 12 minutes the pie was done and I took it home to eat it. I opened the box lid and took a peek. It looked perfectly baked, more on the done side, and extra crispy just as I ordered. As I drove home, the scent was familiar for what I consider a great sauce. As soon as I got home I checked the bottom and it was perfectly browned. The toppings appeared to be assembled similar to a Trenton Tomato pie where they apply splotches of sauce on top of the cheese. But understand, this is not considered a Trenton Style Tomato pie because the crust thicker than what many people consider to be an authentic Trenton Style Tomato Pie. It's sold as.. Plain Cheese pizza.The sauce was great! Very bright, a little sweet, and my idea of a perfect pizza sauce. It's very similar to the sauce on Corleone's Tomato Pies which is my favorite place to get authentic Trenton Style Tomato Pie.On Joey's pizza the balance of cheese to sauce was perfect. It tasted like mozzarella cheese to me. As you can see in the pics below, the crust is about medium thickness and perfectly browned without any burn marks. Judging by the tenderness of the crust, my guess is that they use some kind of bromated flour. It was so soft and tender that I was able to reheat a slice by holding it over the open flame for about 30 seconds of my stove at home. This crisped the bottom perfectly as if it was fresh baked a minute ago. On a scale of 1 to 10 I give Joey's Plain Cheese Pizza a 10!Highly recommended. ---pete---
If you think the cheese was mozzarella, what kind, or brand do you think it was? Bill and I talked to another man that worked at Joey's Pizza and that man told us that the cheese that they use is cheddar even though mozzarella is mentioned as the cheese on Joey's website.


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PIR: Volume 64 No 2
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Q&A: Burton Richter
Duly Noted: Nuclear Energy Program
Book Review: The End of Energy: The Unmaking of America's Environment, Security, and Independence by Michael J. Graetz
FAS Matters: News and Notes from FAS Headquarters and a remembrance of Jonathan Tucker.
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An Uncertain Future for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
By Jennie C. Stephens, Clark University.
Strengthening Safety, Oversight, and Environmental Protection in U.S. Waters
By Michael R. Bromwich, U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.
Lessons Learned from the BP Oil Spill
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Small Modular Reactors
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Aspirations for Clean Electrical Energy
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A Stock That Might Soar Like Zipcar
Zipcar's shares soared after deal news with Avis emerged. Leap Wireless has some things in common, and might be poised to benefit from a deal. Jack Hough reports on Markets Hub.
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... 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Davis who is the buyer and that feels just the opposite to slow business ... travel during the week mass watching weakened ... by combining them you get much better utilization of all cars is a car has to get more out of business that's ... one reason or even David shares traded good deal higher on news ... so when we look at Leap Wireless I want to look around for some more Company and Leap Wireless is a company that ... is really in the same businesses the Verizon marinate in favor of course don't have nearly the scale ... it you in terms of its spectrum the that the bandwidth of the company operates on him ... it only uses about forty percent of the spectrum it owns in the markets work operates an onslaught of spectrum it's not even in markets where I've read some of the words ... that's really valuable asset that is not for him to work with the bought up a lot of spectrum ... this has not capitalized on a ... its online for a long time right from the asset heavy company relative to the man of business it does now that the color doesn't generate profits it doesn't generate free cash flow has been a lousy stock brokers so this is not a commonly worn by thinking ... for the operation has come to look frayed they don't look great ... for the country sits on so much in terms of assets is not using right now that ... in a deal ... they can get a big price for those relative to what the stock goes for townsfolk ... the the the the stock is six dollars and change last I checked ... one analyst I spoke with said an absolute minimum for for work in the sale of these things a movie about seven dollars and fifty cents a share ... and more likely to get a good deal higher than that you know it in a sale the stock to go for much more than once trading at has an operating company had no great now with ... the really is no takeover chatter around this company right now is for another good there's not and that ... he can do it if you're buying this is an investor ... in a ... the if you make some kind of that that there's can be a sale here well sale might never calms us approved predict versus country as a good amount of debt ... there is one other row that come the kids could go down they don't have to be a complete takeover the company to conduct it also decided it wants to become when these ... virtual enough telecom operators where ... it sells its network infrastructure ... on its sales of spectrum remember it does is it focuses on customer service marketing technique opposite to that ... and it and then the calls are handled by the other you know bigger telecoms ... we're down to it and that this is you become very asset light the good news is you start generating positive free cash flow was pretty easy to do ... and in a sale wall those assets the Marlin this company would clock ... 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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 20th Dec 2012 23:11 UTC, submitted by someone
"Samsung's move to drop all requests for injunctions against Apple in Europe may not be enough to escape sanctions from the European Commission over the alleged abuse of its standards essential patents. EC Vice President Joaquin Almunia said during a press conference on Thursday in Brussels that his office will continue with its investigation against Samsung and will release a 'statement of objections' within the coming weeks."
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hipocriscy at its finest
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RE: hipocriscy at its finest
by Nelson on Fri 21st Dec 2012 19:25 in reply to "hipocriscy at its finest"
Really? Do you have a link handy?
As early as 2010 Microsoft was complaining about FRAND abuse by Motorola with regards to the Xbox 360, AFAIK.
Microsoft has always licensed their patents on FRAND terms, as they highlight every time they sign up an Android vendor for a patent licensing deal (Which is a combination of SEPs and normal Patents)


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Today I got a note from Bruce Bartlett pointing out that in the new Economic Report of the President there is no mention of the terms "tax reform" or "entitlements." (Bruce did a search of the entire pdf document.) But that doesn't surprise me because even if the report had actually discussed better ways to raise revenue or to trim the costs of the Social Security and Medicare programs, it would have judiciously avoided using the dirty words "taxes" or "entitlements."
More disappointing is the fact that it wasn't just semantics. The President's Council of Economic Advisers really did avoid the substance of the "tough choices" on tax and spending policy–you know, all that "fiscal responsibility" and "living within our means" that the President loves to mention only as an abstract virtue and never as a specific proposal.
And the CEA even went beyond not emphasizing the need for tax and entitlement reform. With their main theme for this year's report being "The Foundations of Growth" (the title of their Chapter 3), they had the nerve to completely leave out an explanation of how deficits very directly harm economic growth by reducing public and national (public plus private) saving. The omission is obvious from the first sentence of the second paragraph in Chapter 3, which says:
At the core of the Nation's economic growth is our capacity to innovate, educate, and build.
…but then goes on to devote the rest of the chapter to the innovating, educating, and building (the "investing"), just assuming we already have the capacity (the "saving") to do all that innovating, educating, and building. But we don't have either the private saving or public saving to fund those investments, so we have to be talking about borrowing to finance those investments. And the problem with borrowing to finance even the kind of spending that may encourage economic activity is that there's no guarantee that we will come out ahead on net, after we have to repay the debt (with interest).
During the Clinton Administration we learned that reducing the federal budget deficit contributed positively to the economy's productive capacity by boosting national saving. In President Clinton's final economic report, we explained that the direct, positive boost to public saving was barely offset by any decline in private (household and business) saving.
Now take it in reverse, because in this economic report the Obama Administration is trying to make the case for deficit-financed 'investments"–all those things that fall under the "innovating, educating, and building' umbrella–as investments that are good for economic activity. I don't dispute that those types of spending and tax cuts will generate specific types of economic activity that otherwise would not have happened. But it is another matter entirely whether those investments will pay off so well that they will grow the economy even net of the negative effect of higher budget deficits on national saving. When you borrow to finance an investment, you start off in a hole. To end up better than before you have much further to climb.
Many of these ideas the Obama Administration has for new spending and tax cuts to encourage certain investments in our economy are good ones. But whether they are good enough to overcome the handicap of deficit financing, I'm not so sure. (Some of you might recognize that these deficit-financed investments are destined to generate the Democrats' version of the Republican push for "dynamic scoring" of deficit-financed tax cuts.) A far surer payoff could be had if instead of deficit financing these investments we paid for them by reducing the types of federal spending and tax cuts that are much less productive uses of our precious resources.
For the President's economists to not explain that deficit financing tends to reduce, not increase, national saving and economic growth–in a report which purports to address the central question "how can we best grow the economy?" no less–is extremely disappointing and even, I think, dishonest.
What happened to the Austan Goolsbee (now President Obama's chair of the CEA) who wrote this just 4 years ago?
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James Boehmer, NARS Director of Global Artistry, created the look for the Carmen Marc Valvo Fall/Winter 2013 runway show.
"The collection is baroque with a punk edge, so we wanted the makeup to have that same feeling," says Boehmer. "The eyeliner is a reference to a classic eyeline, but with a punk spirit, so it's not perfect, not delicate. The skin is very luminous; we talked about the girls looking slightly haunted, but in a pretty way."
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Suspects arrested in car crash, shooting
Shooting victim still unable to speak
Three suspects were arrested Saturday night in connection with a vehicle wreck and shooting the night before.
Andre Christopher Heaggins, 27, Jeremiah Dayquan Howie, 22, and Kristy Rae Wilson, 20, were taken into custody and jailed at the Buncombe County Detention Center.
Deputies responded to the vehicle crash around 11:39 p.m. Friday at 235 Mills Gap Road, the site of the former CTS Plant.
They found a person in the vehicle had a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to Mission Hospital in Asheville for surgery.
Deputies have not been able to speak to the victim and are still trying to determine where the shooting took place.
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ELIZABETH, NJ (March 01, 2012) — Hayward® Commercial Pool Products, a Hayward Industries, Inc. business today announces that Jason Tyner has been promoted to the position of Eastern Regional Sales Manager for the Commercial Pool Products business. Jason will begin transitioning into his new position over the next few months and is expected to be fully focused on the Commercial business by September 2012. In his new role, Jason will work closely with commercial distributors, builders, pool architects and aquatic design companies alongside his fellow commercial sales managers Paul Hammond (Central Regional Sales Manager) and Jason Ainsworth (Western Regional Sales Manager).
Jason, who previously held the position of District Sales Manager for the North and South Carolina area for Hayward Pool Products' residential business, has extensive pool industry experience. In his previous role, "Jason contributed to the strong development and success of Hayward's commercial business within his territory," said Patrick Sweeney, General Manager of the Commercial Division. "We look forward to his continued support and expertise in the commercial field; we have full confidence that he will be a strong player helping to expand Hayward's presence in the commercial swimming pool market".
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Iran to teach drone-hunting to school students
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards paramilitary units plan to teach drone-hunting to school students, an Iranian newspaper reported Monday.
The report by pro-reform Etemad daily quoted Gen. Ali Fazli, acting commander of the Guard's Basij militia, as saying the new program will be taught as part of a "Defensive Readiness" lesson in high schools from late September.
He did not elaborate but the plan suggests students would be taught how to track and bring down drone aircraft by hacking their computer systems.
Iranian hardliners have long sought a larger role for the military in the country's education system. Students at both junior and senior high schools currently take courses focusing on "civil defense."
Iran captured a U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel drone in 2011 after it entered Iranian airspace. Since then, Tehran says it has seized more U.S. drones, including a Boeing-designed ScanEagle.


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Bob Dylan will open his summer twangfest known as the AmericanaramA Festival of Music, joined by Wilco and My Morning Jacket on June 26 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach.
Tickets for the tour go on sale to the public Saturday at 10 a.m. Prices are $29.50-$79.50 at LiveNation.com. Presales start at 10 a.m. Wednesday and according to your buddies with Wilco, the password is "tenacious."
The Cruzan lineup also will include Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir. Some dates on the tour feature guitarist Richard Thompson and singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham, but not they will not perform here.
If the relentlessly relevant Dylan limited his set list to songs from his new album, "Tempest," we'd walk away happy. Released on Sept. 11, "Tempest" debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and was his fifth consecutive top 10 studio album.
The 68-minute collection of stories on "Tempest" can swing with a jaunty pedal-steel swagger and downshift to a funereal melancholy, delivering lyrics that spit venom at enemies and caress old loves lost among the "long and wasted years."
If we were in Bob's ear before the Cruzan show, we'd recommend:
"Duquesne Whistle": The opening number on "Tempest" is a post card from another time, a rollicking blend of Bob Wills' western rhythms, rock and ragtime layered with Steve Earle's menacing dissatisfaction.
"Soon After Midnight": Love, loss and regret simmer in this tear-in-your-beer lament set to a satiny doo-wop pace. This will slow the show, but so what?
"Roll On John": A bluesy recognition of the best we are as human beings via an affectionate elegy to John Lennon.
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame, the final destination. The goal of every Pro Football Player. The Seahawks came into the NFL in 1976 and while they have 11 playoff appearances and won the NFC title in 2005 they really have only one player in the NFL Hall of Fame. Steve Largent.
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The Udinese foward, who has been linked with both clubs, has stressed that he is in no rush to leave the Friuli despite speculation over a move
Udinese forward Luis Muriel has revealed he will discuss his future with his agent this weekend as he continues to be linked with a move away from the club.
Goal.com revealed in January that Juventus were interested in the 22-year-old, while AC Milan are also said to be chasing him, but the player has stressed he would be happy to stay at the Friuli for the time being.
"I would have no problem in continuing my career here," the Colombian was quoted as saying by Planeta Futbol. "I like the city, it's calm and I would be happy to stay.
"Some of those who have left Udinese at a young age have then struggled to get regular playing time, so that's why I'd like another season here.
"I've heard the rumours about a transfer, but I'm relaxed. My agent will arrive in Udine on Sunday and we'll see what he says and what the real options might be.
"For now I'm thinking about finishing the season well, then I just hope we take the best decision for my future."
Muriel hinted recently that he was open for a move to a bigger club.


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1 In teh land of Uz wuz a man calded Job. Teh man wuz goodz, wif respeck fur teh Ceiling Cat and hated evilz.2 Teh man hadz seven sunz and tree doters,3 And lots of sheepz and camlez and rinoceruseses and servnts, srsly.4 His sunz tok turns mading cookies, and they all eated them.5 And Job wuz liek "Oh noes! Wut if cookies were sin? Gota prey, just in cased."
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5 Teh ayngles wented to seez Ceiling Cat, and Saitin wented 2.6 Ceiling Cat axt Saitin, "Wher u wuz?" Saitin saied "Oh, hai. I'z wuz in ur earth, woking up and down uponz it."7 Teh Ceiling Cat sayd "Has u seen mai servnt Job? He can has cheezburger cuz he laiks me."
8 "No wai!" sed Saitin.9 "U just plyin favrits.10 If u take his cheezburgers, he no laiks u no moar."
11 Then teh Ceiling Cat sed "Okai, u can take his bukkit, but no hurtzing Job hissef." And then Saitin went awai.
12 Wun day Jobes' sunz and doters were eateding cookies at teh oldest wuns hoose,13 And a mans cam to told Job a mesege. "Ur donkzeys and moo cows was eateding grass"14 And thens teh servnts was atacked by some dudez and ur naminals was stoldz by them and only i got wai."
15 And then anotter mans cam to told Job a diffrant mesege. He sed "Teh Ceiling Cat maids fyr fall from teh skys and it burnded ur sheepz and more servnts and only i got awai."
16 And thens a more diffranter mans cam to told Job a mesege. "Sum Chaldean dudez took ur rinoceroseseses and killd moar servnts and only i got wai."
17 And then 1 moar mans cam to told Job a mesege.18 "Ur sunz howse feld over and skwishded evryones. Sry."
19 Then Job got upt and shaved and was liek "Gota prey now."
20 "Teh Ceiling Cat giv me cheezburger, teh Ceiling Cat takded mah cheezburger awai. I stil laiks teh Ceiling Cat."
21 And teh Ceiling Cat sed "I winz!!"
22 In all dis Job wudn´ do eniting dat made teh Ceiling Cat sad."
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REDEX to Focus on Private Labeling Services
May 20, 2010 by Bob Ashley · Comments Off on REDEX to Focus on Private Labeling Services
After reviewing its options, the Recreation Vehicle Dealer Exchange Association (REDEX) has decided to focus on private labeling services under the Priority RV Network brand name, but not RVs or aftermarket products.
"To put our names on a chemical product or lift jacks or refrigerators, how is that going to make the consumer feel closer to our organization?" said REDEX Executive Director John Mancinelli.
"Now, if it's Priority RV Insurance or a Priority RV Extended Warranty and we take care of them, that's powerful," Mancinelli said. "That is a true benefit to our customers and that's what we want to promote."
The decision to focus on services rather than products came during REDEX's annual meeting April 19-21 attended by about 100 people representing 40 of REDEX's 46 member dealerships at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
During the meeting, Paul Skogebo, who founded REDEX in 1996, stepped down from his position as president and resigned from the REDEX board. He was replaced by Michael Peay, owner of Holiday World of Houston with stores in Katy and League City, Texas, and Las Cruces, N.M.
"I thought it was time for REDEX to get new blood, new leadership," Skogebo, co-owner of Robert Crist & Co. RV, Mesa, Ariz., told RVBUSINESS.com. "REDEX has mushroomed since it was founded 14 years ago and it's going to continue to grow with our Priority programs and the leadership we have."
Peay, an original REDEX member, said REDEX's Priority RV Network branding initiative is important to the growth of the organization and to consumers.
"We feel that we can offer customers advantages by helping them to recognize dealers who are working together through this branding method," Peay said.
Association members may pick and choose from among the services that the Priority One Network offers. Members, however, all agree to give reciprocal priority service to consumers purchasing RVs from other REDEX dealerships.
Peay likened REDEX to the Ace Hardware network, which consists of individually owned stores associated with the Ace brand.
"We feel branding is fairly important," Peay said. "If we can pool our buying power so that we can give a vendor more business and in return they give us a little discount that we can pass on to our customers, that gives us a competitive advantage."
Mancinelli said the REDEX name "will always be there" but only in a business-to-business context. "As far as the consumer is concerned, they don't know REDEX at all," Mancinelli said. "They know Priority RV Network."
REDEX offers Priority RV insurance, road care, certified pre-owned RVs, extended warranties, protectorant and a camping club. A Priority RV Network emblem is attached to each RV sold by association members to raise the network's visibility.
The association's website — priorityrvnetwork.com — details its products and acts as a clearing house for members to sell new and used RVs.


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MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is the name of a "staph" bacterium that can cause infections not only on the surface of the skin, but also into the soft tissue where a boil or abscess can form. In recent years, MRSA has become a major public-health problem because this bacterium has become resistant to antibiotics called beta-lactams, which include methicillin and other commonly prescribed antibiotics (such as penicillin and amoxicillin). This resistance has made treating these infections more difficult. While MRSA was once limited to hospitals and nursing homes, it has spread into the community in schools, households, and child care centers, among other places. It can be transmitted from person to person through skin-to-skin contact, particularly through cuts and abrasions.
If your child has a wound that appears to be infected—specifically, if it is red, swollen, hot, and draining pus—have it checked by your pediatrician. He may drain the infection and prescribe antibiotics. The most serious MRSA infections may cause pneumonia and bloodstream infections. Even though MRSA infections are resistant to some antibiotics, they are treatable with other medications.
To prevent your child from getting MRSA at school or other public places, the following strategies can be helpful:


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Metro-North worth the cost of upgrades
The power failure that Wednesday brought the nation's busiest commuter rail line to its knees is only the latest warning sign in a system on the verge of collapse.
It was, after all, just last May when two Metro-North Railroad trains collided after a derailment near the Bridgeport-Fairfield line at the height of a Friday night rush. The accident sent 73 riders, two engineers and a conductor to local hospitals.
The latest debacle occurred Wednesday when a 138,000-volt cable that provides power to an eight-mile stretch of track in Westchester County, N.Y., overheated. Normally, two 138,000-volt cables are operating, but one had been shut down to allow for work on the system.
Incredibly, Metro-North and Con Edison, the rail system's power provider, said they tested this very cable during the summer prior to de-energizing the other one.
Between Metro-North and Con Ed, the decision was that everything would be fine with only the one cable working.
"We thought plenty about this and it was considered a low risk," a Metro-North spokesman said. It certainly is reassuring that they "thought plenty" about it.
Reports mentioned, incidentally, that providing a secondary power source, in the event of just such a failure, would have cost "millions."
The mere fact that they "thought plenty" about it was the reason why there should have been a contingency plan in place.
In addition to cultivating the image of a Third World railroad, the operators are flirting with disaster. We're talking about fast-moving -- 70 mph is common -- 35-ton rail cars crammed with commuters at rush hour.
The potential for serious casualties is real.
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., has been a consistent voice calling for investment not only in the Metro-North system, but in rail systems around the country.
Blumenthal, who also is a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has also suggested Congress should look into this incident and see to what extent immediate corrective action is needed.
And the economic impact of lost work time for commuters heading to jobs in New York City can be tallied at some point.
Gov. Dannel Malloy is right to be outraged over yet another snafu on the New Haven line. And his threat of a suit against Con Ed and the MTA, which runs Metro-North, is understandable.
Yes, everything costs money. But this system needs a whopping overhaul and infusion of investment. The feeder cable that superheated and failed, for instance, is intended to have a 30-year life. It is in fact, however, 36 years old.
Without major investment, this rail line is going to continue to crumble.


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Autism: Coming of Age In the next 10 to 15 years, an estimated 800,000 children with autism will age out of the school system and transition into adulthood. Then, they will look to ill-prepared state and federal governments for the support services and resources to meet their many needs - a situation autism experts refer to as the "coming tsunami." The one-hour documentary AUTISM: COMING OF AGE provides an inside look at the lives of three adults with autism and includes interviews with their families and support teams. D
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Inventions That Shook The World "The 1910's" Saving lives and taking lives are the hallmarks of this decade. The umbrella supplies the inspiration for a new device that lets airplane pilots parachute to safety. Sonar navigation comes to the aid of ships at sea; and a garment manufacturer develops the first safety hood to protect firefighters inside burning buildings.G