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Niterider's MiNewt 600 cordless is a compact and elegant light that packs plenty of punch, and is small enough - just - to go on your helmet as well as your bars. With good build quality and a super-simple clamp, it's a very good option for all your riding, so long as you don't want to pull an all-nighter.
In the box you get the light itself, along with bar and helmet mounts and a charger. A word about the bar clamp first off. On the one hand the ratchet design means it's a piece of cake to fit to almost any bar, so that's good. On the other, without the mechanical advantage of a screw thread you're relying on your iron grip to get the thing tight. You might need to ask a grown-up.
Once mounted and charged and let loose in the dark, it's immediately obvious that full power is more than enough light than you need for most road riding, save flinging yourself down a steep descent. I had the light on low power for most of its hours on the tarmac, only switching up for MTB fun in the woods. The beam pattern is just about right, centre weighted with enough peripheral illumination to spot hazards or turns at the side of the road. There's no side visibility on the light unit, so best to use it in conjunction with a flasher around town.
Off road the light makes a great helmet unit, and the mount is simple to fit. At over 200g it's a little on the big side for longer stints on top of your head; you start to feel the extra weight after an hour or so and you might need to ratchet your helmet retention system in a notch or two to stop it moving your lid around on the bumpy stuff. On road you can use it on your helmet too, but there's less need to point the light where you're not directly going.
Build quality is excellent: the light feels well put together and solid. It's not rated as fully waterproof by Niterider but we've taken this light and its predecessors out in all conditions with no trouble. Make sure you keep the USB charge port cover closed in the wet though; it's easy to forget when you unplug it. We haven't had the cover open on its own. Being USB compatible also means the Niterider can be charged from your computer, which is a bonus if you're using it for a commute.
The three power modes throw out a claimed 275, 400 and 600 lumens respectively and our run time tests confirmed the battery life as an hour and a half on full beam, and close to five on low. There's a 'walk' mode (40 lumens) which is useful if you run out of juice as it'll give you a few more hours of at least being seen, if not seeing. There's also a 'daylight flash' mode which is full-power flashing; best to save that for the daylight and it will get you seen. Those two modes are accessible by pressing and holding the power button, otherwise you just toggle through the other three. The internal battery is a 2900mAh 18650 cell which are fairly easy to find (about £20 online) and replacing it when it does eventually die is simply a case of undoing the three case screws and slotting a new one in.
In terms of comparable lights, it's a very similar output and beam pattern to the Moon X-Power 500 which is a touch cheaper. It's a bit more powerful than the Light and Motion Urban 300, at £120 the same price as the Moon, but that light scores the best side illumination of any we've tested. The build quality of the Niterider is worth paying a premium for, in my opinion. Given its performance and versatility, it's one to recommend.
The MiNewt is warrantied for life on all the mechanical bits with two years on the electrics. The battery is warrantied for 180 days.
Very good all round light that can be bar or helmet mounted and puts out enough illumination for the tarmac and the trails
road.cc test report
Make and model: Niterider MiNewt 600 Cordless Rechargeable Front Light
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the light is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The new MiNewt.600 Cordless is everything a one piece, modular bike light should be. This compact light features best in class lumens per dollar ratio, tool-less quick release mounting and a retina searing 600 lumens of light output. With this much power on tap, the Cordless not only blasts your way through the city street, but the trail as well. The reflector and lens are custom tuned for bike riding application delivering a superior beam pattern when compared to off the shelf optics.
Very nicely made
Simple to mount, simple to use
Super simple clamp but getting it tight requires an iron grip
Not submersible but well proofed against the elements
up to four and a half hours on low, which is enough light for most road riding
Tell us how the light performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Very well
Tell us what you particularly liked about the light
Mounting options, solid construction
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the light
Bracket is difficult to get tight
Did you enjoy using the light? Yes
Would you consider buying the light? Yes
Would you recommend the light to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 190cm Weight: 98kg
I usually ride: whatever I'm testing... My best bike is: Genesis Equilibrium with SRAM Apex
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc and responsible for kicking the server when it breaks. In a previous life he was a graphic designer but he's also a three-time Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling world champion, and remains unbeaten through the bog. Dave rides all sorts of bikes but tends to prefer metal ones. He's getting old is why.
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I've got one of these and now the dawn is later it's proving quite useful. I'm using it on 'walking' mode at the mo. which it is claimed is good for 10 hours. Without doubt the best features are the all in one package and being able to charge it from a USB during the working day.
To make the ratchet clip work try this.
1) Wrap the bar location with some self amalgamating tape. You'll want enough to allow the ratchet to close to around 3/4 of it's travel.
2) Set the lamp position you want and mark it off on the fitting and the handlebar.
3) Remove the lamp and squeeze the fitting with plumbers pliers / wrench - these have a wide enough jaw to fit over the fitting - then squeeze gently. You'll probably find just one more click on the ratchet than you can acheive by hand will be sufficient.
4) Go for a ride - a good 'A' road should provide a decent bump or two to check it. If you need to reposition the light you'll need to release the clip and go from 3) again.
Works for me.


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Why haven't any senior Wall Street executives gone to jail for the financial crisis?
Since the financial system's collapse four years ago, that question has been asked over and over again. The question has sparked editorials, Congressional commissions, Oscar-winning documentaries and the Occupy Wall Street protests – but no criminal prosecutions. It is a question without enough satisfactory answers, and so it is a question that will persist even as it becomes less and less likely that any bankers ever will wind up in jail for the crisis.
The television program "Frontline" is the latest news organization to ask that question, in a worthwhile if occasionally frustrating hour airing Tuesday evening on PBS in most markets. "The Untouchables" provides an overview of some of the factors that led up to the financial crisis: the subprime mortgages recklessly churned out by lenders including Countrywide, the ravenous demand from Wall Street banks for raw material for their mortgage-backed securities, the shoddy oversight from big banks' credit departments.
"It was like a party," one former loan underwriter tells "Frontline's" Martin Smith. "We were getting through these loans as quick as we can. They were not being looked at like they should've been looked at."
Smith's interviews of contract underwriters are the program's most compelling parts, as they simply and devastatingly recount the housing industry's gross negligence leading up to the financial crisis. But making the case for specific criminal prosecutions proves more difficult for "The Untouchables" – as it obviously has for government officials.
"Frontline" efficiently summarizes the government's efforts in that direction: the signing of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act; President Obama's creation of the financial crimes task force; the acquittal of two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers who were prosecuted for their roles in the crisis; the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission and the Congressional hearings that summoned JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon, Goldman Sachs (GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein and other senior Wall Street executives to account for their roles in the financial crisis.
Most of this territory is familiar to those who have followed the financial crisis fallout, but "The Untouchables" effectively highlights some of the most infuriating or inexplicable lapses. Smith interviews Richard Bowen, the Citigroup (NYSE:C) whistleblower who found that the bank was buying huge amounts of bad mortgages. In 2007, Bowen alerted the chairman of Citi's executive committee, former Treasury Secretary Bob Rubin, to the problems with an email marked "URGENT — READ IMMEDIATELY — FINANCIAL ISSUES."
Summoned before the FCIC in 2010, Rubin haplessly defended his response to the panel: "I do recollect this [email] and that either I or somebody else – and I truly do not remember who – but either I or somebody else sent it to the appropriate people."
Why haven't any senior executives gone to jail? This is such a familiar question by now that anyone asking it for the first time needs to be more specific. Name names, and the laws allegedly broken.
"The Untouchables" stops short of doing so. It paints an unflattering portrait of former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo, who presided over a blithe "Fund 'Em" strategy for mortgage lending. It leaves the viewer thinking Rubin might have responded to that "URGENT" email with slightly more alacrity and in so doing could have helped Citigroup avoid an eventual $45 billion in government bailouts. We see Congressional testimony from Blankfein and Dimon. But it's left to the audience to infer that some of these executives should be on the government's short list for prosecutions – and which bankers, under which statutes? (The show also ignores some of the more recent industry scandals, from Libor-rigging and money-laundering violations at several big banks to the London Whale trading losses at JPMorgan. Once again, the U.S. government has yet to hold any senior bank executives personally responsible for those problems.)
Lanny Breuer, assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's criminal division and "Frontline's" designated villain for the government's inaction, was "overly fearful" of losing any criminal cases, the program says, citing two former department prosecutors (neither identified by name).
Breuer tells Smith that when the government doesn't have enough evidence to bring a case, "we have … an ethical obligation not to bring those cases. But it's not for lack of trying."
Ultimately, while "The Untouchables" ably catalogues plenty of bad behavior, it sets itself up for the nearly impossible task of proving on television what the government, with its awesome powers and vast resources has been unable (or afraid to try) to prove in court: That specific individuals committed specific crimes.
Why haven't any bankers been criminally prosecuted for the financial crisis? Every time that question is asked, it seems to become more and more unanswerable.
Maria Aspan is the National Editor at American Banker. The views expressed are her own.


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(Reuters) - Spreadtrum Communications Inc, a cellphone chip designer, raised its revenue estimates for the current quarter due to higher demand from low-cost smartphone makers, sending its shares up 23 percent in extended trading.
The China-based company now expects revenue of between $270 million and $278 million for the quarter ending June 30, up from the $220 million to $228 million it forecast earlier.
Analysts on average were expecting revenue of $224.1 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Topeka Capital Markets analyst Suji De Silva said Spreadtrum is doing very well in the Chinese low-end smartphone market.
Spreadtrum's U.S.-listed shares were up at $23.30 in post-market trading, after closing at $18.95 on the Nasdaq.
(Reporting By Lehar Maan and Aditya Kondalamahanty in Bangalore)


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From OppositeLock, here's a list of stuff you probably didn't know about America's most popular breed of bare-chested hoon-mobiles, the muscle cars.
Happy Fourth of July to everybody! I decided to post something in tune with the American pride everyone must be feeling on the other side of the border. Have some very intriguing Muscle Car Facts from the cars that started the breed, enjoy!
1. The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was always known for its wickedly massive rear spoiler. But was this absolutely large spoiler for abusively high downforce? No! In fact, the spoiler was so tall because it had to give space for the trunk lid to fully open and close without obstruction. This was a NASCAR regulation at the time.
2. The 1976 Pontiac Firebird was famous for its T-Tops roof arrangement, and the closest way to a topless Firebird. The first iterations of this design were done by a company called Hurst, called the Hurst Hatch though they had a leaking issue. This made Pontiac design and build T-Tops of their own and started putting them in the cars midway through 1978. So, in that year some FireBirds had the Hurst Hatch and some Pontiac's own, and they are recognisable by the Hursts being smaller than Pontiac made Tops.
3. The 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge featured in a commercial where a rock band called "Paul Revere and the Raiders" sang a song about the GTO in a lakebed. This was considered to be one of the first ever Rock Music Videos
4. What does the words "GTO" mean?
They mean "Gran Turismo Omologato" and yes it was named after the famous Ferrari 250 GTO. The words in Italian mean "Homologated for Grand Touring" which was the case of the GTO Ferraris.
5. The 1964 Pontiac GTO was compared with the Ferrari 250 GTO by Car and Driver in the 1964 issue. Pontiac realised that the GTO car was going to be compared with Italian exotics, so they cheated gave the GTO a bit of help and replaced the production 389 engine with a 421 cid "Ringer" GTO. The results were surprising, as the Car and Driver mentioned it had made an honorable battle against the prancing horse.
6. In 1969 AMC released a package for their cars called the "Big Bad AMX Pack". This rather optimistically sounding package was actually 3 color choices for the bumpers. Yes, only the bumpers. The colours were: Big Bad Green (Green), Big Bad Orange (Orange), or Big Bad Blue (Yes, Blue).
7. The name "Judge" for the Ponitac GTO was inspired by a skit from the "Laugh In" TV show. The man in charge watched and liked the show quite a bit.
8. Dodge called their line of muscle cars: "The Scatpack" in 1968. Plymouth called them the "Rapid Transit System"
9. Chryslers 426 HEMI engine was called the "Elephant" due to its gargantuan size.
10. 1973 was the last year that the Dodge Charger used Flip Out Headlights. Sadly.
11. How many 1973 4-Speed 340 Barracudas did Plymouth make? Only 1,718, which makes them today extremely valuable and a collectors item.
12. In 1968, Plymouth had a stripped out Road Runner muscle car that lacked some of the equipment of the normal version to improve performance. Dodge needed a competitor, or at least something to compare, so they introduced the SuperBee. The SuperBee sold well, but was always in the Plymouth's shadow. Today, we see the Charger and Challenger SRT's with less equipment than the normal SRT's, following tradition of their ancestors.
13. There were 2 1966 427 Shelby Cobras that Carol Shelby Tweaked and Modified uniquely to any other 427 Cobra. He installed Twin Paxton Superchargers. One was given to Comedian Bill Cosby, and the other one was kept by Caroll himself.
14. The 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 used Mercury Cougar Tail-lamps, whilst the 1968 model used tail lamps form the 1966 Ford Thunderbird.
15. There is no production 1983 Chevy Corvette, just concepts. Why? Chevy had to change the car due to tighter emissions regulations, and other sources say it was because of glitches the car had. Every prototype was destroyed but 1, and it is at the National Corvette Museum.
16. The Aluminium 427 V8 engine from the 1969 ZL-1 Chevy Camaro is a racing engine that was developed to be used in the Can Am racing series. This Camaro though has no ZL-1 emblems outside, so it looks like any other Camaro of the time.
17. When Buick finished production of the astounding GNX, Pontiac was there to give the Turbo V6;s a new home. The 1989 20th Anniversary Trans Am. Pontiac underrated the engine at just 250HP, but true GM enthusiasts know the potential of the engine in that Trans Am.
Hope you liked learning about cars that pretty much define America!


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Victory for Steve Boudreaux!OccupyOurHomes on October 17, 2012
Great news from Steve Boudreaux & Occupy Our Homes Atlanta: Steve won! Here's the email Steve sent out to supporters yesterday:
The short version (and a spoiler alert!): I am keeping my home!
Some of you already know much of my story- how I reached out to the Occupy Our Homes Atlanta in desperation, literally when all hope seemed lost. Despondent after a representative with Wells-Fargo refused to consider my loan modification, and with less than 24 hours before my home was to be auctioned as a foreclosure, I called Allie with Occupy Our Homes, Atlanta, and I was immediately amazed and heartened by the response- OOHA mobilized several people, none who knew me, who stood with me on the courthouse steps, showing potential buyers that buying my home would come with, well, "problems!" The support brought real tears to my eyes, and the results that day- no one bid on my home!- would prove to be just the tip of the spear.
Over the next several months, OOHA would organize on-the-ground protest actions at Wells-Fargo branches, and even at the Atlanta Regional Fannie-Mae office, have over 1,400 people sign an on-line petition, many who don't know me personally but heard my story and recognized in it a similar plight their family members or friends were facing, and organized call-in drives to Wells Fargo. My spirits sagged, several times- but OOHA kept at it, as if they knew something I dared not believe. Those actions made the powers that be at Wells-Fargo and Fannie Mae realize that the Occupy Movement, far from being "no longer relevant" as some misguided people had been lead to believe, is a force to be reckoned with. We- and that includes YOU- have achieved the almost unheard-of feat of having Wells-Fargo and Fannie-Mae approve a load modification well AFTER the foreclosure sale.
That is almost NEVER done, but WE have done it! You should all congratulate yourselves, and each other, on a job VERY well done. I could not have done it without all of you! Everyone who signed my petition, called the bank on my behalf, everyone who organized and participated in direct actions, I owe you debt of gratitude, this is truly our victory!
I won't let fight to stop with my home, I'm committed to pay it forward and help the next person. And the next. I'm asking everyone if they can do two things to support this important work:
1. Can you help my friend Jacqueline Barber who's facing immediate eviction by signing her online petition: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/petitions/us-bank-don-t-evict-cancer-patient-jaqueline-barber-keep-her-in-her-home-1?time=1349475040
2. Can you make an online donation to Occupy Our Homes ATL. Your donation, big or small, makes this important work possible. https://www.wepay.com/donations/occupy-our-homes-atl
Again, thank you all so much! In the next few days, I will be making this announcement publicly and I can't wait to have you all over to my house for a big foreclosure free cookout!
In Deepest Gratitude and Service,
Steve Boudreaux
In Solidarity,
Occupy Our Homes ATL
This is fantastic news. Steve had fought long and hard for his home. He and Occupy Our Homes Atlanta created a petition for Steve on Start2.OccupyOurHomes.org that garnered almost 1,900 signatures. Combining the support from OOH ATL, Steve's neighbors and community, and online supporters from around the country, he was able to win and keep his home.
Steve's story truly shows the power of the Occupy Our Homes movement - when homeowners stand up and fight back, when they build power in their community, they can beat the banks and keep their homes!


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Brown's two goals help lift New Fairfield/Immaculate to hockey victory
DANBURY -- It's all about baby steps with the New Fairfield/Immaculate boys hockey team.
Every win is a big one for a team that won only two games last season. And it's a very big deal that, with its 4-1 win over Sheehan on Saturday, New Fairfield/Immaculate is already halfway to its goal of a state tournament berth.
Bailey Brown scored two goals, Jake Ryan and Austin Murphy each scored one and Ryan Dobos made 25 saves as New Fairfield/Immaculate (4-4) notched its fourth win of the season, exactly half of the eight wins required to qualify for states.
"We're going shift by shift, period by period," said first-year coach Larry Vieira, who had previously served as the head coach at Branford High for nearly 30 years before taking the helm at Darien High for two seasons. "For us to be at four wins -- double from last year -- and to be halfway toward making the state playoffs is what we're working for.
"We have a team approach. We look to wear teams out playing three or four lines, and we're truly looking for that team concept. I felt it was truly a team effort. Every defenseman and every forward was a part of this victory."
And Dobos, too, who made several key saves in the third period to protect the lead. He stopped Sheehan's Mike Capozzi, who found himself alone in the slot with room to shoot with 5:30 remaining and NFI up by two.
"He's been a money goalie this year," Vieira said. "I thought he played a solid, solid game."
Just moments after Dobos made that save on Capozzi, Brown scored his second goal of the night off a pass from Brian Gunn to make it 4-1.
Jake Ryan put New Fairfield/Immaculate on the board first just 52 seconds into the game -- and just eight seconds into their first power play. He scored from the point off a pass from defense partner Joe Carlucci with Sheehan's Kevin Boylan in the penalty box serving a two-minute minor.
Brown scored at 7:48 of the second period to make it 2-0. He had several whacks at a loose puck in front of the net. Sheehan goalie Will Valleau (18 saves) stopped the first two, but Brown buried the third.
Austin Murphy made it 3-0 at 2:12 of the third period, scoring off a beautiful centering pass from Parker Evans.
Mike Cerrotti put Sheehan on the board at 6:04 of the third off a pass from Garrett O'Brien to make it 3-1, but that was as close as the Titans would come.
Records: Sheehan 4-3; New Fairfield/Immaculate 4-4.
First period: 1. NFI, Jake Ryan (Joe Carlucci), ppg., 0:52.
Second period: 2. NFI, Bailey Brown (Brian Gunn), 7:48.
Third period: 3. NFI, Austin Murphy (Parker Evans), 2:12; 4. S, Mike Cerrotti (Garrett O'Brien), 6:04; 5. NFI, Brown (Gunn), 9:58.
Goalies: S--Will Valleau (18 saves); NFI--Ryan Dobos (25 saves).


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sanguy wrote:
NetApp needs something big, and they needed it 4 years ago.
Seconded. Netapp guy was shocked 2 years ago when I said they were dinosaurs and we're getting rid of you. "But, but OnTap 8!" was their only answer, and that's barely catching them up to the previous gen architecture of everyone else.
But that said they will continue to be bought in large numbers, as EMC proves with the Clariion to this day, just because it's Netapp..


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"A moment of terror and passionate chaos."
These words from poet Robert Lowell capture the national mood after Nov. 22, 1963.
Dallas, Texas: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated while riding in a motorcade.
In 1963 Martin Luther King galvanized the civil rights movement with his "I Have A Dream" speech, and the nation's two nuclear superpowers made progress in arms control as the White House and the Kremlin agreed to place a communications "hotline" between the seats of power.
It was a time of national and global stress and strain.
No event of 1963 would compare to the catharsis of what happened Nov. 22. A life ended and a nation changed in that terrible instant in sun-lit Dealey Plaza.
Before the day is done, Lyndon Johnson takes the oath of office, with Jacqueline Kennedy in her blood-stained dress standing at his side. Earlier in the day the First Lady sat stoically in a folding chair just outside the hospital operating room.
Doubts and speculation about who killed the president and who or what was behind it are roiling in the media this autumn as the nation contemplates the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy tragedy.
Our question to readers was simple and direct:
"Where were you when you learned Kennedy had been shot on Nov. 22, 1963?"
Sixteen local residents told us their Kennedy Memories.
The memories came from the Gorge, Indiana, Germany, Indonesia, and aboard a submarine in the south Pacific. Local folk distinctly remembered Kennedy's death, where they were, how they felt, and what it means to their lives today.
— Kirby Neumann-Rea
The weekend was a blur
On Nov. 22, 1963, I was a college girl, attending a small Methodist university in San Diego County, Calif.
Students were required to attend on Fridays, for one unit credit, an all-school assembly in our gymnasium, known as Culture Forum, which usually included an address from President of the University, Dr. William C. Rust. (We often referred to him as "The Iron Man.)
Dr. Rust was addressing the entire student body from a podium on the gymnasium floor. Glancing out the large windowed wall of the front of the gym, I, along with many students, noticed a lone male figure, running down the wide steps from the street level, above the gym. As he got closer I recognized him and wondered how he dared to arrive late to Culture Forum with the entire student body watching him. Then, he threw open the door and ran directly to the podium, whispering the news to President Rust, which he, in a very dignified manner, relayed to us: "President Kennedy has been shot this morning in Dallas, Texas. He has been taken to the hospital." We didn't know the extent of his injuries, nothing about the details that would come out later.
Dazed and trying to keep up our hopes, we were in the dining hall for lunch before going on to afternoon classes, when the announcement was made that President Kennedy had indeed died. Afternoon classes were cancelled and that whole weekend was a blur ... we sat in front of televisions in the dormitories and watched over and over as the news repeated. On Sunday my boyfriend and I were on our way to church, as we felt compelled to do, for maybe we'd get some peace or some answers there. But we heard, on the car radio, that Jack Ruby has just shot Lee Harvey Oswald, presumed assassin of the President. That news intensified the feeling that the whole world was going mad!
Then, more TV watching as the body lay in state in the U.S. Capitol, and finally the funeral, with all the familiar images of the riderless horse, and little John saluting as his father's casket went by.
Though 50 years have gone by since those events, very few of the details have faded from my memory.
— Pennie Burns, Hood River
Submariners' condolences
I was stationed on-board the USS Wilhoite, DER-397 about 1,500 miles southwest of Oahu.
We were on a classified mission shadowing three Russian Missile trackers.
The ships were the Sibir, Suchan and Sakhalin.
The Russians were conducting long-range ICBM tests and our mission was to intercept and record all RF telemetry from the bird and the missile trackers in the impact area.
The Cold War was very real in 1963 and we had harassed the Russians for the previous three weeks by trying to disrupt their operation while gathering intelligence information.
I was a RD-2, Radarman, 2nd Class PO with special training to operate the intercept gear.
On Nov. 22, 1963, our ship received a radio message that President Kennedy had been shot and killed.
About 10 minutes later, we were sent the following "flashing light message" from the Sibir ... "Sorry about your great loss."
We were all struck not only about the speed the Russians were aware of Kennedy's death, but they had quickly sent us condolences.
— Dale Nicol, Hood River
'That's a bad joke'
As a reservist, I was at Fort Lewis, Wash., making up for a missed summer camp. Somebody came into our office area to announce "President Kennedy has been killed." My immediate response was to say "That's a bad joke." But I believed it enough to dash outside and turn on my car radio.
Naturally, rumors of activation started flying, but I was home in time to watch the funeral procession on TV.
— Dave Dockham, Hood River
'They lost one of their own'
My Kennedy story actually begins in fall 1960, when I was a political science major at Portland State. I attended one of his campaign speeches in Gresham at the height of his battle with Nixon.
Unfortunately, he had a very bad case of laryngitis and his speech had to be read by Oregon Congresswoman Edith Green. After his "speech," he stood in a reception line shaking hands with one and all. As I gently held his badly swollen hand, I looked him in the eye and was shocked by what I saw. Instead of the vim and vigor that I had expected, I saw weariness and physical pain. It was not until several years later that the extent of his illness and constant pain was revealed to the public.
I managed to say, "Good luck, sir," and he mouthed the words, "Thank you." Although I never got to hear him speak in person, the contents of what was read that day and other speeches by him afterwards had a great effect on me. I became a big fan of JFK.
Nov. 22, 1963, I lived in a garret in Heidelberg, Germany, and worked at a small factory on the outskirts of town. I was recovering from a bout of the flu and my illness and the pills I had taken made me very drowsy. So I went to bed very early, about 7 p.m., German time. A short time later, I awoke with a start and had a strange feeling that something had happened. Thinking back on it, I must have been woken by a shout or a scream. I was no longer sleepy so I made myself a cup of hot chocolate and tried to read a bit. But I could not shake the feeling that something was wrong.
I opened my window and looked out over the roof tops. All was quiet. Eventually, I went back to bed and slept. I had set my alarm clock so that I could get up extra early the next morning in order to get to the factory to take a hot shower before work began. I road my Vespa motor scooter though the dark deserted streets and encountered no one until I was getting dressed in the factory locker room after my shower.
Two guest workers from Greece came in and when they saw me they approached with very sad and concerned looks on their faces. "Kennedy todt," they said over and over again as they patted me on the arm and placed their hands on my shoulder. One of them had tears in his eyes. I knew enough German to realize that they were saying that Kennedy was dead, but it made no sense to me at all what they meant. I knew no Greek and they no English and none of us could speak German that well.
It was only when other co-workers came in with whom I could communicate that I finally was able to grasp what had happened. The workforce at the factory, which manufactured small parts for Volkswagen, consisted of Germans, Greek and Spanish guest workers and me, the only American. At some time during the day, everyone who worked there took time to come up to me and express their condolences.
Kennedy's death was not just a loss felt by Americans, but a loss felt throughout the world. The Germans in particular felt that they had lost one of their own and mourned his death almost as much as we did.
That evening, I met with friends at our favorite gasthaus. During our discussion of the day's events, a few expressed how proud they were to have been in Berlin and to have been in the huge crowd that listened to Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. I had to admit that I had never heard him speak in person, but that I did at one time hold his hand in mine and looked into his eyes. That is something I have never forgotten.
It is also something that to me made his death just a bit more personal.
— Douglas E. Davee, Hood River
'The whole campus was stunned'
I was a student at Oregon State University on that date. I remember that a lady who entered the music classroom announced that the president had been shot. The class stopped immediately and questions were asked: Is he alive? Will be all right? Who did this? Where did this happen? I still remember thinking to myself: What does this mean for the United States? The whole campus was stunned. It seemed that there was a fog surrounding us for quite sometime. Every year at this time, I have flashbacks to this date in 1963.
— Barbara Menard, Hood River
Watching Cronkite
I was manning the desk at one of the branch libraries on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, Ind., when the head librarian came running past heading for her office (in which there was a TV). She was clearly very upset and shouted something at me as she went by but I couldn't understand her. Concerned, I followed her to the office — where we were just in time to see Walter Cronkite announce the President's death.
— Glenn Harris, Hood River
The pain is still acute
On Friday afternoon, Nov. 22, I was a 20-year-old and 2nd classman (college junior) in a history class at the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.
The assassination of President Kennedy was announced over the PA system, and classes were immediately canceled. We were all in shock, and my classmates and I crowded into student lounges (the only TVs), to watch the terrible news.
Kings Point is one of the five U. S. service academies, and as civilian "cadets" within the Department of Commerce (at the time), we had a strong allegiance to President Kennedy, our boss. His murder was very hard to take. I've never been more saddened about a public official's death, and the pain I feel today is the same or even more acute than it was 50 years ago.
This past week, I've been watching all documentaries about Kennedy, but not the reenactments.
— Darryl Lloyd, Hood River
World takes sad turn
I was alive at the time, but not old enough to remember the events myself.
My late mother, however, always remembered that moment. She had been watching her favorite soap opera, "As the World Turns." She said that the character in the show, Grandpa Hughes, had just carried a tray into the living room when they broke in with the special report.
The next day was my fifth birthday. My mother, and the other parents, decided to hold my party as scheduled. They knew we kids were not aware of what had happened and would not understand having no party.
— Tom Hart
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Follow Friday Gems - 10-28-11
Happy 29th birthday to our son, Jared! Seems like just yesterday he was this little guy. He has become an amazing young man. Proud of you big guy.
Here are a few gems discovered this week to educate and entertain.
Marian Burk Wood of Climbing My Family Tree reminds us about a great genealogical resource with Tuesday's Tip: The Internet Archive.
Audrey Collins of The Family Recorder asks What is your 'real' name?
Two Nerdy History Girls write about a time in history when women prefered The pregnant look. So glad that fashion went out of style!
The New Genealogist asks for Help! Non-English people and places names in my family tree? Stop by and offer some sage advice.
Join the footnoteMaven in wishing Happy Anniversary Graveyard Rabbit Association.
The Indiana Genealogical Society Blog announces Indiana State Library & Archives Websites Honored.
Check out the Book Review: Black Families in Hamden County, Massachusetts 1650-1865 by Marian Pierre-Louis of Marian's Roots and Rambles.
Read a wonderful family history story called Once Upon A Time - A Century Old Secret by Kathryn Smith Lockhard of Reflections.
Amazing photographs shared in Those places Thursday: London, England and The Palace of Westminster by J. Geraghty-Gorman of 'On a flesh and bone foundation': An Irish History.
Beverly of Tombstone Travels shares an interesting observation with Bogus Grave Memorials on Find A Grave.
The National Archives has invited everyone to join Tag It Tuesday! Each week they will feature content from their catalog and ask the public to tag. Learn how you can get involved with this wonderful project.
Excellent advice from The Lady Bloggers Society with Sticky Content - Keep Your Visitors Coming Back.
Gale Wall of Digital Cemetery Walk discovers praise for her work in the New Book by friend John Thomas Grant. Congratulations!
Follow along on Great Grandma Gardner's Photo Timeline with Cheri Hopkins of Taken Somewhere In Time...A Photographic Journal of Family, Travel, Ancestors, Scenery...and Life!
You are in for a real treat down memory lane with The Jell-O Stunt from Lidian of Kitchen Retro.
Over at the Glenview Public Library Blog you will find information on the NYC Municipal Archives and More New York Resources.
Check out Family Recipe Friday - Aunt Veda's Oatmeal Pie from Cyndi Beane Henry of the Mountain Genealogists. Looks yummy!
For a little Halloween fun check out Witch Finger Cookies from Erin of Making Memories...One Fun Thing After Another.
The National Museum of American History shares History Halloween how-tos. Get instructions to help create an unusual Halloween costume.
Finally, check out the Friday Funny....from the joint by Jennie of They Came To Montana.
The following bloggers are celebrating their blogiversary this week. Stop by and offer a word of congratulations.
Creative Gene
Have You Seen My Roots
You Are Where You Came From
Blogs I started following this week:
Corn and Cotton: My Family's Story
Daily Genealogy Transcriber
Jackie's obsessions/my sanity
Raking Through the Leaves
Seeing New England
Make sure to read this weeks GeneaBloggers article May I Introduce You To...Jennifer Woods by Gini Webb of Ginisology.
Tonight's episode of GeneaBloggers Radio will be Haunted By Ancestors - A Genealogy Halloween Special!
Happy Follow Friday!
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Thanks for your lists. I found some fun things I missed this week and a new blog or two. Appreciate it.ReplyDelete
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Missed you at the lock-in, hope all is well.
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C. Marie Sosby, 92
C. Marie Sosby, 92, of Jackson Center, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 at Wapakoneta Manor.
She was born Aug. 24, 1920. in Auglaize County, the daughter of the late Delilah (Young) and Hugh and Graham. On May 26, 1941, she married Leonard A. Sosby, and he preceded her in death Sept. 27, 2000.
She is survived by two sons, Hugh (Mary) Sosby, of Jackson Center, and Chet (Judy) Sosby, of Jackson Center; six grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Danny Sosby; a sister; and two brothers.
Marie worked as a supervisor at Holloway Sportswear in for 32 years and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Jackson Center. She enjoyed bowling, fishing, sewing, camping, boating and playing games with her friends at Wapak Manor.
Services are at 10 a.m. Monday at the Grace Lutheran Church in Jackson Center, with the Rev. Kent Hollis officiating.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Smith-Eichholtz Funeral Home in Jackson Center and 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery in Wapakoneta.
Contributions may be made to Wapakoneta Manor.
Condolences may be expressed at smith-eichholtz.com.


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A 911 operator received a call at about 4 a.m. from a woman who blurted out the address of a home in the 400-space LongView mobile home park, investigators say.
The dispatcher heard No, no, no, and then gunshots, said Sgt. Tim Schwartz with the Weld County Sheriffs Office. A male party then picks up the phone and says hes going to kill himself. The dispatcher hears another gunshot.
Deputies raced to the trailer home where they found two men and two women dead inside.
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As the 15 millionth blogger with an opinion on the Mitchell report and drug use in baseball, I believe I get a congratulatory fruit basket, right?
Instead of rehashing what was explained in that report, I'd like to address the philosophical and political side of the drug issue with baseball and sports in general. Former Senator (and pro-tobacco lobbyist) George Mitchell referred to steroid use in baseball as an "epidemic." Ignoring the obvious hyperbole with that statement (malaria is an epidemic, steroid use is not even close), what makes it an epidemic?
As many anti-steroids people will tell you, Major League Baseball turned a blind eye to the steroid "issue." It wasn't a major concern with anyone, including the millions of fans who adored Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa during the 1998 season. The mercurial whispers were there, but nothing at all about how inept Selig has been or how baseball players are cheating not only the clean players, but the fans as well.
Steroids have been against MLB rules since 1991, but it wasn't taken too seriously, especially since the new drug regulations were enforced via memo. According to Tom Farrey of ESPN:
Steroids had been banned in baseball since 1991, although few players knew about the policy. But there was no drug-testing agreement in place between ownership and the union providing the mechanism to catch cheaters.
So, since at least the early 1990's, they had the thought of sweeping steroids out of baseball, but it wasn't until recently that anyone got serious about it. What made them become serious? Was it the '98 home run chase between Big Mac and Slammin' Sammy? Was it Barry Bonds' 73 dingers in 2003? Was it the (misguided) fear of early death, as was the fate of former NFL defensive lineman Lyle Alzado, an admitted steroid user? What was the cause of the sudden distaste for steroids?
The world of sports is where intellectually honest discussion of morality goes to die. Sports are home to the biggest collection of "unwritten rules," such as not stealing bases when you're beating your opponent by 8 runs or so in the 7th inning, or not using trick plays in football when you're beating your opponent by about 4 touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
It's not surprising that there's many indirect references to morality when the topic is steroid use. Many feel that regardless of what MLB rules have stated, any use of performance-enhancing substances is cheating. And to these people, I always ask, "Where do you draw the line?"
Is it just anabolic steroids and human growth hormone? If so, why not include Cortisone shots, which are bad for the same reasons as anabolic steroids (in fact, Cortisone is a steroid): they enhance an athlete's performance and/or allow him to recover from injuries faster, and they are potentially harmful to his health.
Are we concerned with just the performance-enhancing aspect, rather than the health aspect? If so, why are we not concerned about over-the-counter painkillers? Or coffee, Red Bull, or other substances that provide a boost of energy?
Is it the health aspect that scares us? Why, then, are we not concerned about athletes smoking and chewing tobacco (the latter is still practiced by players and coaches, though the sheer number has shrunk significantly as the years have gone by), drinking alcohol (a tradition practiced whenever a team wins a clinching game), eating unhealthy food, or engaging in dangerous hobbies (was anyone concerned with Ben Roethlisberger's motorcycling hobby until his accident?)?
After hashing out all of these possible reasons to get upset about steroids, it's actually clear to see that none of these issues are significant enough to warrant the sudden public outrage, without, of course, being hypocritical.
The drug issue as it concerns MLB and the U.S. is a subject I've dealt with fervently, as you can see here, but I cannot stress enough how greatly the American public is being duped when it comes to the drug issues. From my previous article on this subject, I cited the following ties between U.S. politicians and those involved with the pharmaceutical industry:
[…]Drugmakers and HMOs hired 952 individual lobbyists in 2003 – nearly half of whom had "revolving door" connections to Congress, the White House or the executive branch. That's nearly 10 lobbyists for every U.S. senator.
[…]In 2003, the drug industry spent a record $108.6 million on federal lobbying activities and hired 824 individual lobbyists – both all-time highs. In 2002, based on a more narrowly defined survey, the drug industry spent $91.4 million and hired 675 lobbyists.
[…]In all, 431 lobbyists employed by the drug industry or HMOs – or 45 percent of all their lobbyists – previously worked for the federal government. Among them were 30 ex-U.S. senators and representatives – 18 Republicans and 12 Democrats.
[…]At least 11 top staffers who left the Bush administration lobbied for the drug industry and HMOs in 2003. White House and administration insiders working as lobbyists on the Medicare bill included several former top advisers to Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson.
The source for those facts is Public Citizen. You can read their agenda here.
Shortly after Major League Baseball enacted tougher steroid restrictions, the U.S. passed the Steroid Control Act of 2004, which added prohormones to the list of controlled substances. And hey, guess what is a precursor? Androstenedione, the drug that was found in Mark McGwire's locker in 1998.
It's undeniable that the politicians' distaste for steroids has had an effect on steroid use in baseball, especially since Major League Baseball must follow U.S. law, obviously. What is also undeniable is how much of an agenda these politicians have for making anti-steroid laws, since they are paid off by pharmaceutical lobbyists to vote in favor of anti-steroid legislation (as steroids, which cure a wide variety of ailments, are competition for the pharmaceutical industry's more lucrative "one pill per symptom" scheme).
The biggest culprit in all of this is not our highly corrupt politicians, or Bud Selig, or the MLBPA; it's the American public for being so easily led into this anti-steroid furor. If American citizens were into holding politicians responsible; if American journalists were into asking the necessary questions, none of this would be an issue. The reality is that steroid use in baseball is not an issue. It has become an issue because you have been told that it is an issue.
Ask yourself why you don't like steroids. Then apply those reasons to the numerous legal substances that are sold on the shelves and behind counters of every convenience and drug store in this country.
Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.) had a problem when he was on two prescription drugs, Ambien and Phenergan, as well as alcohol, all legal drugs.
On May 4, 2006, Kennedy crashed his 1997 Ford Mustang convertible into a barricade on Capitol Hill at 2:45AM. He had been operating his vehicle with the lights off in the early morning darkness. Officers at the scene said that Kennedy appeared intoxicated, smelled of alcohol and was visibly staggering, but Kennedy claimed that he was merely disoriented from prescription medications Ambien and Phenergan.
Right there, you have a U.S. politician putting not only his own life at risk, but potentially the lives of others, as well. But it's just A-okay because he's using substances approved by other U.S. politicians and the industries that own them.
Then there was the Vioxx issue. The risks of the drug were known beforehand, but was allowed to be prescribed anyway because it'd make mega-billions for the pharmaceutical industry. After the drug had caused many problems in its users, the chiefest of which were cardiovascular problems, and was estimated to have caused nearly 28,000 deaths, they recalled the drug, but only after it had created a great profit for, well, you know who.
In not-so-hilarious irony, the anti-steroids crowd tried to use the Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide as a blade against steroids, as he was found to have steroids in his home. Putting aside the obvious logic that rules out "'roid rage" (premeditation, no steroids found in his urine), it was actually prescription drugs that were near the center of the issue: Xanax and hydrocodone. But you don't hear anyone calling for the criminalization of Xanax or hydrocodone (known most prominently as Vicodin), because the American public hasn't been told that those two substances are bad, since they make such a profit for the pharmaceutical industry.
Until spring training begins, the hot topic in baseball will continue to be steroids, and the American public will continue to do as they're told — they will demonize Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada, and the numerous other big names listed in the Mitchell Report. For public backlash, you need at least one figurehead. Mitchell has provided many with his report.
This steroid craze very closely mimics the anti-terrorism craze following 9/11. There's a disaster (in MLB's case, it's a perceived disaster), a threat of a large problem (hence Mitchell's use of the hyperbolic "steroid epidemic"), and the finger-pointing at the people most responsible (never themselves).
Following 9/11, it was Osama bin Laden to whom we were instructed to direct our anger. The Bush administration promised us they'd capture him and his henchmen, and bring justice to them. Five years and just over three months since that tragic day, Osama bin Laden is still uncaptured, and has been literally forgotten about (in fact, Bush disbanded the CIA unit dedicated to finding him).
Six months after 9/11, Bush said the following:
So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you.
That was said on March 13, 2002. One year and one week later, the War in Iraq was started, and the American public was given a new figurehead to spew vitriol at: Saddam Hussein. And now that we're nearing the five-year anniversary of the Iraq War, the Bush administration is preparing to give us another figurehead to dislike: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran.
This is how the steroid issue will go both in sports and in the United States as a whole. The sports world's Osama bin Laden was Barry Bonds, its Saddam Hussein is Roger Clemens, and we'll have to wait and see who will fill the role of Ahmadinejad. One thing is for sure: the American public will continue to do its part by being willfully ignorant, excessively suggestive, and unconcerned with anything other than how their favorite teams are doing and which celebrities are sleeping together.
Just listen to President Bush (why is he commenting on the steroid issue as it pertains to baseball, again?):
"The players and the owners must take the Mitchell Report seriously," Bush said. "I'm confident they will."


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The person of color . For parallel reasons, Trump might want to choose a nonwhite SCOTUS nominee. His shortlist does include one minority member, Amul Thapar, an Indian-American who would be the first Asian-American on the Court (he would also, incidentally, help maintain the Court's Catholic majority). Thapar's appointment would have the added advantage of ensuring that his Senate sponsor Mitch McConnell left no stone unturned in securing his confirmation.The person of color
The Relatable . Supreme Court justices are by definition members of a superelite, so it's not like Trump has the option of choosing a nominee who would look right at home hooting and jeering at a MAGA rally. But there are two people on the shortlist who did not attend Ivy League law schools. One, Hardiman (a Georgetown Law grad), was the first person in his family to attend college. The other, Barrett (a Notre Dame Law School graduate) has the unusual distinction among judges of having seven children . She is also the most overtly religious of the shortlist members, and might be appealing to Republicans as someone who can bait liberals into remarks that sound ostensibly anti-Catholic, which arguably occurred during her recent circuit court confirmation hearings.The Relatable
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Intangibles . Since we are talking about a Trump appointment here, it's possible factors that matter most to POTUS would loom large in presidential interviews, such as looks, "strength," obscure connections to Trump himself (one of Hardiman's assets is that he serves on the same circuit court as Trump's older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry), or a superior ability to flatter or otherwise magnify the presidential glory. That's not to say he's going to pull a surprise. In the matter of keeping his judicial promises to conservative activists, Trump has been uncharacteristically disciplined. And he knows this is one appointment he has to get right.Intangibles
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Now imagine a jar full of 25 green marbles and 75 blue marbles. You close your eyes and select a marble. If it's green, you receive $1 million, and if it's blue, you get nothing. You know you have aone infour chance (25%)to get a green marble and win the money.
Now, which would you prefer to bet on: the launch failure or the draw from the jar?
If you'd go for the jar, that indicates that you think the chance of winning that bet (25%) is greater than the chance of winning the product-failure bet. Therefore, you must believe the likelihood of your competitor's product launch failing is less than 25%.
In this way, using an objective benchmark helps pinpoint your subjective probability. (To test other levels of probability, just mentally adjust the ratio of green and blue marbles in the jar. With10 green marbles and 90 blue ones, would you still draw from the jar rather than take the product-failure bet? You must think there's less than a 10% chance the product won't launch.)Lesson 3: Seek feedback to improve your forecasting.
Whether you're using vague terms or precise numbers to describe probabilities, what you're really doing is forecasting. If you assert there's "a real possibility" your competitor's product will launch, you're predicting the future. In business and many other fields, being a good forecaster is important and requires practice. But simply making a lot of forecasts isn't enough:You need feedback. Assigning probabilities provides this by allowing you to keep score of your performance.
Opinion writers and public intellectuals often talk about the future, but typically they don't express their convictions precisely enough to allow for accurate performance tracking. For example, an analyst might speculate, "Facebook will likely remain the dominant social network for years to come." It's difficult to measure the accuracy of this forecast because it is subjective and the probabilistic phrase suggests a wide range of likelihoods. A statement like "There is a 95% probability that Facebook will have more than 2.5 billion monthly users one year from now" is precise and quantifiable. What's more, the accuracy of the analyst's forecast can be directly measured, providing feedback on performance.
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Thank you for the kind words Raheel, there's still much to say on the topic but a list of main points can be helpful sometimes.
We are the victims of a deliberate attack as defined in "Reputation Bombs" in this article. Although it is not affecting us too badly, we hate seeing it out there. Steps we have taken are as follows:
1: Paid rip-off report their $2,000 fee but this has resulted in nothing 2: Tried to contact pissedconsumer but no reply. 3: trying to get court order to compel google to release name of the anonymous poster and shut down the site.
But we still need help. Most reputation management companies want $10,000-$15,000 but guarantee no results. This is as bad as ID theft but in a larger scale.
Hi Rudy, sorry to hear you company has been attacked. I understand you want to get rid of those "stains" as soon as possible. Honestly, I think there is no point in hiring a reputation management company if they don't guarantee results!
If you want to know more about how we can help you, I just added you on Facebook and emailed you.
I am sorry you were attacked. Unfortunately, this is happening more and more nowadays as businesses understand the negative impact they can have on their competitors.
Hi Rudy,
The reason no one can give a guarantee is because no one controls Google. Algorithmic changes happen frequently – organic search results are always changing.
In 2013, Google took direct action against mugshot websites that extort money from individuals by posting their mugshot on their site. Hopefully, we'll soon see similar action against BS sites like ripoffreport and pissedconsumer.
For pissedconsumer, we tried a strategy to replace the negative article with a positive article and it worked well. The client still has a pissedconsumer listing in their search results, but now when people click on it, they see that it's a positive review. You can do it yourself – details are at: http://affordablereputationmanagement.blogspot.com/2013/11/push-down-pissedconsumer-negative.html
As for ripoff report, there content is protected because they're operated outside of the United States. You'll never get content removed, the best you can hope is to win a judgement and legally require Google/Bing to remove the page about you from their indices. Here's an audio interview I did with a client who went through this process. You're looking at about $7-10k to engage a lawyer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0zIzYVx-eo (First person speaking is my client).
Aside from those actions, contacting either site is pointless, as you know. If you want to get rid of that stuff from page 1 of Google, you're going to need to do one of two things:
Once again, the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice's graduate program has been ranked #1 in the nation by U.S. News World Report's "Best Graduate Schools" guide for 2019.
"The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UMD continues its legacy of excellence in scholarship and training in this field, and the efforts of our faculty, staff, students and alumni have been recognized by this well-deserved top ranking," said Dean Gregory Ball.
The counseling program in the Department of Psychology, which is jointly offered with the College of Education, was also again ranked as #1.
The undergraduate student body in the U.S. continues to grow increasingly diverse. In 2013, the National Center for Educational Statistics reported that 56% of undergraduate students in the U.S. were White, 16.5% Hispanic, 14.3% Black, 5.7% Asian. Between 1990 to 2013, Black student enrollment more than doubled and Hispanic student undergraduate enrollment increased by roughly 400%. These encouraging statistics are on par with the enrollment trends in the undergraduate psychology major at the University of Maryland, which very closely matches the national trend.
Humans are unique among all species in their ability to develop and enforce social norms, but there is wide variation in the strength of these norms across human groups. Tight cultures are more restrictive and have strong punishments for norm violations while loose cultures have weaker social norms and a higher tolerance for deviant behavior. With over $8 million in funding from NSF, the Department of Defense, and a prize from the Humboldt Foundation, Dr. Michele Gelfand has been using field, laboratory, computational, and neuroscientific methods to understand the evolution of such differences their consequences for nations, states, organizations, teams, and individuals.
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BOSTON — Tyler Seguin knew something had to be said.
And the Boston center was pretty sure it wouldn't be fit for public consumption.
After the Chicago Blackhawks badly outplayed the Bruins in the first period of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday night, Seguin ditched the microphone he had been wearing as part of the TV broadcast. Then he headed back into the dressing room so the team could hash out its problems in peace.
"It was really a mix of everybody saying something," Seguin said. "I definitely knew it was coming, so I threw my shoulder pads in the training room and put a towel over it so no one could hear what we were saying. I think we needed that team wake-up call."
Both teams were in Boston on Sunday but neither team skated on the off-day, instead choosing to conserve their energy after playing 10 periods while trading overtime victories that left the series tied at one game apiece.
"It's a lot about getting your rest," Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith said after arriving in Boston about an hour late because of air traffic. "It's not rocket science, you just get sleep and do as best you can and do all those little things to get ready to go."
Chicago took the first one, winning a triple-OT thriller after 52 extra minutes. Then the Blackhawks started Game 2 by sending 19 shots — to Boston's four — at Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask in the first period to take a 1-0 lead.
"Not much needed to be said after that first period," said Chris Kelly, who was one of the more vocal players in the dressing room. "I think Tuukka pointed out that was a pretty terrible period by our team. If it wasn't for Tuukka, it would have been a lot worse."
Neither Kelly nor coach Claude Julien nor any of the other Bruins would divulge what was said in the room.
But something snapped them out of their funk.
"Claude came in a little bit later, but I think we were all equally upset about that first period," said Daniel Paille, who scored at 13:48 of overtime to end it. "Definitely, Claude let us know and it was a way for us to wake up."
Whatever was said, the Blackhawks managed only 15 shots over the next two-plus periods to Boston's 24. For the game, the Bruins had 50 hits — 10 by Milan Lucic — to 34 for Chicago.
"They're in the Stanley Cup final for a reason," Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane said. "It's not like you're going to have the momentum or dominate for three periods. Obviously, we'd love that.
"We know momentum is huge in the playoffs. You want to keep it as long as you can."
Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said he didn't think the team lost momentum by having an extra day off before Game 1 on Wednesday and Game 2 on Saturday.
"We had a great first period," he said. "We did everything we wanted except get to two [goals]."
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Hey genea-addicts, it's Saturday Night - time for more Genealogy Fun!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it (and I hope that all of you do!), is to:
1) Read Michael John Neill's post 10 Signs You Have Genealogy OCD (come on, give Michael some link love).
2) Make up any number of sentences that will add to his list of signs that you have Genealogy OCD. From one to many, no limit!
3) Share your ingenuity and humor with us in your own blog post, in Comments to this post, in comments to Michael's post, or in a comment on Google Plus or Facebook.
* Drive 520 miles round trip on vacation just to visit a cemetery and ancestral home.
* Co-workers think a great tee-shirt slogan for you would be "Debbie Digs Dead People".
* Most locations on your GPS are cemeteries.
* Visit neighboring library systems to acquire a library card. This way you can utilize their databases.
* Carry a pad of paper "in case" inspiration strikes for an amazing genealogy blog post.
* Have day off from work and meeting room booked for 1940 Census Day Party.
* Your husband keeps a "cemetery survival kit" of magazines, snacks and drinks in the car on weekends. He may need them "just in case" we happen upon a graveyard.
* Ask for gift cards from Barnes & Noble (genealogy magazines), Office Depot gift (genealogy supplies), and Exxon (genealogy travel). Gone are the days of clothing and jewelery stores.
* Talk about long past ancestors more than living relatives. Of course you find them far more interesting!
* Remember when great-great-great grandfather Adam was born but can't recall what you had for dinner last night.
* Spend hours on Find-A-Grave organizing family relationship links.
* Forget how to work all household appliances.
* Watch "Who Do You Think You Are" while chatting with genealogy friends on Twitter.
* Start conversations with "where are your people from?"
* KNOW you have GOCD and don't give a rip!
What are your symptoms?


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Los Angeles proudly boasts hundreds of restaurants that can sate everyone from celebrities to star athletes to visitors from around the world. It's home to dozens of eateries with the success-inducing Michelin star and a slew of chefs with James Beard Foundation Awards, best described as the gastronomic Oscars.
But that wasn't always the case. Many industry experts attribute the city's rise in the food chain to dineLA.
"When the Restaurant Week started in 2008, L.A. still didn't have the reputation for being a culinary destination. But as the Restaurant Week grew, so did the city's reputation," said dineLA director Stacey Sun. "L.A. has always been a pioneer city known to lead trends in the country, but it took awhile in terms of the food world. Now people look to L.A. for food trends, and restaurant week really was key in helping to elevate that message."
As dineLA winds down this week after 12 days of consumer deals and high-profile offerings, Los Angeles has already earned bragging rights as hosting the largest such event in the country for the summer season, beating out New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., Sun said. With more than 330 participating restaurants, it generated some $16 million in economic impact for L.A. County -- the highest since the program's inception. This translates into a nice surge in the local economy.
The past three dineLA events since January 2012 -- it was traditionally hosted in fall and winter, but 2012 brought an expanded effort that, for the first time, included a weekend -- have spurred a combined $39 million in citywide consumer spending, according to the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board.
And that's on top of the reputation cities earn by hosting Restaurant Weeks that show off their local culinary collection, which, experts say, is the bonus that continues to pay off.
"The more Restaurant Weeks that pop up in L.A. County, the more publicity that gets out there about our local restaurants. It just helps the community as a whole and helps the entire California food scene rise to the top," Sun said.
Claremont, about 40 miles east of downtown, recently hosted its first-ever eight-day Restaurant Week as officials moved to make the City of Trees etch a new name for itself as the City of Eats.
"We've been trying to rally to promote Claremont and highlight the things it has to offer, which includes restaurants. It really is one of our fortes, as we have more than 60 restaurants for a such small community," said Andrew Behnke, board chairman of the Claremont Chamber of Commerce. "It's positive for our image, for our eateries -- and for the guests, as they get a great gastronomical delight."
Exact figures on how Claremont's economy benefited overall from Restaurant Week have not been tabulated, but officials said anecdotally that the 20 restaurants taking part reported boosts in business. Behnke also works as general manager at the local Doubletree and noted that the hotel's Orchard restaurant alone showed a bump of some 25 percent. Everyone is eager for the event's return next year, when organizers plan to double the number of restaurants.
"Locals have always known that Claremont has great places to dine. Restaurant Week was our opportunity to share this with a new audience," said Claremont mayor Opanyi Nasiali. "I would love to see it grow each year until Claremont is synonymous with great food in the minds of Angelenos."
Claremont, with just more than 35,0000 residents, has been taking cues from other successful weeks hosted outside of dineLA, which spans eateries from Long Beach and Santa Monica to Whittier and Alhambra -- like the city of Pasadena. Pasadena hosts two restaurant weeks a year, most recently concluding its April incarnation featuring 45 establishments.
Done right, these events can turn around the perception of a city by both residents and visitors.
"Everyone loves food. It brings everyone together, and I think Restaurant Weeks really play to that," dineLA's Sun said. "There's a different vibe during Restaurant Week than during any other day dining out. You're more open to talking to diners next to you and going, 'Hey, what did you add on the dineLA menu that was good?' It really opens up a dialogue that you wouldn't normally have."
Even those behind the burners benefit from the change in ambience due to the increased visibility. Celebrity chefs such as Wolfgang Puck often use dineLA as an opportunity to come out of the kitchen and talk to their customers.
"Chefs really do see this as a great time to get out there and mingle, as Restaurant Weeks drive a ton of traffic," Sun said. "It really is the best time to make an impression with diners."
And that impression goes for the chef, the restaurant -- and the city.
"No matter what, people have to eat. And whether you have an attraction like an amusement park or not, it doesn't do a city any good without great places to eat," Behnke said. "To be able to treat your guest is priceless."


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Joint Replacement School a Home Run at North Country Hospital
NEWPORT, VT - Performing surgeries, including hip surgeries, are nothing new for Dr. Durward Starr of North Troy. Before retiring he performed more surgeries than he can remember, but as a retired veterinarian, all of those surgeries were performed on animals.Now at 74 years old, Dr. Starr, whose knee joints are beginning to pain him, making it a bit more difficult to get about, can now empathize with some of the animals he operated on to improve their quality of life. Dr. Starr was one of the 24 people who attended a joint replacement school at North Country Hospital in Newport on June 26 to learn more about hip and knee replacement surgery. It was the best attended joint replacement school since North Country Orthopedics began hosting them in 2008."We are thrilled and excited at the amazing turn out," Mary Jane Manfredi. " Dr. Glen Neale and Dr. Thomas Varney, both orthopedic surgeons, have the expertise and knowledge to perform their craft and provide services anywhere. We are so fortunate that they chose our hospital. The goal of joint school is to be able to provide education and information to patients and their families to help them make an informed decision." Mary Jane is the practice manager at North Country Orthopedics.Drs. Neale and Varney were both at the joint school to talk and answer questions about joint replacement surgery. They were joined by a number of other medical professionals who care for the patient before, during, and after the surgery. Although the team talked about the wonders of a successful surgery, they were also bluntly honest about some of the risks, and often the pain, associated with the recovery period. Dr. Neale also brings his own personal experience to the joint replacement school. He has had double hip replacement surgery. "I was quite impressed with the class," Dr. Starr said. "They did a good job explaining the surgery." Having done countless surgeries on animals, including hip surgeries, he said he walked into the class with a general understanding of the procedure, but the class gave him a far better understanding of it.Looking back on his life, Dr. Starr attributes his knee pain, which began to ache off and on about a decade ago, to his decades of working as a farmer and a veterinarian who often worked with large farm animals. Then he figures his lifelong love of playing baseball took a toll on his joints. An avid Red Sox fan, he has attended the eight-day Red Sox Fantasy Camp in Florida each year for the past 22 years. At one time Dr. Starr dreamed of playing professional baseball. Although that dream never came true, Fantasy Camp allows him to play ball with some of the biggest legends to play with the Red Sox. However, he said his knee pain makes that a bit more challenging each year."I would like to get by with my own body parts," he said. However, with each passing year he said that is becoming more doubtful as his knees begin to ache more. "I've talked to hundreds of people who have had knees and hips replaced and you hear all kinds of stories." He has yet to decide whether he is ready to undergo the procedure. Dr. Starr is far from alone when it comes to having joint pain. With so many people of the baby boom generation turning 65, Dr. Neale said many people are feeling those same aches and pains, symptoms that indicate joint replacement surgery might be in their future. "Every 10 seconds a baby boomer turns 65," Dr. Neale said. "The expectation is in the next five years we'll be doing a million joint replacements a year in this country."The next joint replacement school at North Country Hospital is on August 14 from 3 to 5 pm. It is a great time to learn about knee and hip surgery. People interested in attending should contact North Country Orthopedics at 802-334-4175.


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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tayshaun Prince had 14 points and Marc Gasol added 12 points and 11 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies cruised to a 108-82 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night (Monday, Manila time).
The Grizzlies, who have won nine of their last 10 games, led by as many as 32 points and had six players in double figures. Sunday was their first of five straight games against teams with losing records.
Memphis played without forward Zach Randolph, who rested the left ankle he sprained in last Friday's loss to Miami.
Arron Afflalo and E'Twaun Moore each added 12 points to lead a Magic team that has lost 17 of 19 on its home floor.
Orlando is now just 4-31 since Dec. 20, and begins a two-game road trip Monday at New Orleans.
The Grizzlies entered Sunday with the fourth-best record in the Western Conference and trailing third-place Los Angeles Clippers by just a game in the loss column. The Clippers lost to Oklahoma City earlier Sunday.
Memphis is in prime position to gain even more ground in the playoff race this week, thanks to a break in the schedule among playoff contenders. It includes meetings with Cleveland and New Orleans — who are both in last place in their respective divisions — and two games against struggling Portland.
The Grizzlies never trailed and pulled their starters early in the fourth quarter, having never seen their lead threatened over the final 24 minutes.
But they did have another scary moment on the injury front against the Magic. Randolph's replacement in the starting lineup, forward Darrell Arthur, was shaken up midway through the second quarter when he landed awkwardly on his back and hit his head against the floor after a hard foul by Orlando's Al Harrington.
Referees reviewed the play, but didn't deem it to be a flagrant foul. Arthur stayed in the game and hit his ensuing free throws, but went to the bench a few minutes later and didn't return.
The Grizzlies finished the half strong without, though, him and led 60-35 at halftime.
Memphis shot just under 60 percent in the half (25 for 42) and scored 14 points off nine Orlando turnovers to help build its advantage.
The Magic also helped the cause by missing all eight of their 3-point attempts.
NOTES: Memphis improved to 10-1 when it shoots at least 50 percent from the field. ... Orlando dropped to 5-24 when its opponent scores at least 100 points. ... Magic PG Jameer Nelson missed his sixth consecutive game with a left patella tendon contusion. He remains day-to-day.


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LAS VEGAS – A strong performance by Jordan Adams, the UCLA freshman few talked about last summer, will rate water-cooler chatter Saturday morning.
Adams scored 24 points, 13 coming in a stretch that brought the No. 21 Bruins back for a 66-64 victory over No. 18 Arizona in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals Friday. UCLA will play the winner of Oregon and Utah.
The only misstep Adams made came late, when he missed a three-point shot. But Kyle Anderson grabbed the rebound and scored for a 66-64 lead with 22 seconds left.
A jump shot by Arizona's Solomon Hill bounced off the rim. The clock ran out during the scramble for the ball, sending the Bruins (25-8) into celebration.


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Jennifer Lopez is calling for the man who launched Justin Bieber's career to join the American Idol judging panel, according to a new report.
Scooter Braun, who manages Bieber, as well as The Wanted, Ariana Grande, Carly Rae Jepsen and Psy, is in talks to become a judge on the upcoming 13th season of the hit TV talent show.
Editors at Us Weekly allege that it is returning judge Lopez who is championing Braun for the job, with a source telling the publication, "Jennifer loves Scooter and feels he'd be an excellent choice. She would love him to be a judge."
Lopez is making her Idol comeback after previously appearing as a judge in 2011 and 2012, following Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson's departures earlier this year (13).
The On The Floor hitmaker will join country music star Keith Urban on the panel.


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Your shoulder is made up of three bones:
The rounded end of the humerus is called the head. The head fits into a hollow in the scapula. The hollow is called the glenoid (GLEE-noid). The head and glenoid fit together like a ball and socket and form the shoulder joint.
During surgery, your rotator cuff is mended. First, a space is cleared. The torn muscle or tendon is shaved. Sacs between the tendons and bones act as a cushion. These sacs are called bursas (BER-suz). Sometimes a bursa has thickened, so it is removed. Bone at the tip of the shoulder blade may be shaved.Some ligaments also may be removed.
Then the edges of the tear are brought together and stitched. A sterile dressing is placed over the incision. Your affected arm is placed in a sling or in a harness called a shoulder immobilizer (im-OH-bill-EYE-zer).
These devices help to keep your shoulder from moving.
The following list tells you what you need to know and do after your surgery.
If you have any of the following, call your doctor:
If you have any questions or concerns, contact:
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