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In our "discussion" segment we talk about the concept of "abandonware". What is it? What are the legal issues related to it? and what does it mean to gamers?
During our "Retro Respect" segment, we take a look back at the history of id software. During the segment we discuss how John Romero and John Carmack got interested in programming, their time together at Softdisk, the development of their most popular game franchises (Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3-D, Doom, Quake), and the conflicts that ultimately pulled them apart.
Our "Gaming Moments" this episode include Moto GP (360), 2006 FIFA World Cup (360), Brain Age (DS), Mario Kart (DS), Doom III (PC), and Oblivion (PC).
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In the early days of gaming, comedy played a large part in the success of many game franchises. Today it appears that publishers are staying clear of comedy in attempts to wow consumers with bleeding edge graphics and intense action.
In our "discussion" segment we ponder why publishers are choosing not to produce comedy based games, why we like comedy based games, and our belief that comedy based games could actually expand and diversify the overall gaming audience.
During our "Retro Respect" segment, we take a look back at Sierra On-Line, the company famous for producing many memorable graphical adventure games. During the segment, we discuss the history of Sierra, some of the popular series they produced, and how you can play those games today.
Our "Gaming Moments" this episode include Rockstar Table Tennis (360), Hitman: Blood Money (360), Quake 4 (360), Blazing Angels (360), Need for Speed Most Wanted (360), Dungeon Escape (Flash), and Joust (Atari ST).
In our look at the news we discuss the release of the first PSP mod chip, the GP2X handheld console, a new Indiana Jones-based adventure game, the fact that the DS Lites went on sale early, and that some people are pushing to have video games included as an Olympic sport.
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After a long delay, we are back with a new episode. We sincerely thank all of our loyal listeners who stuck with us and we look forward producing many, many more episodes every two weeks.
In our "discussion" segment, we take a look back at E3. Was Sony really as bad as they appeared? Did they really want use to use the PSP as a rear view mirror? What games can we expect to see on the 360 over the next year? Did Nintendo's controller really perform as well as we were lead to believe?
During our "Retro Respect" segment, we take a look back at the Apple II computer. While not initially obvious, we discuss how many aspects of the Apple II's design were driven by video games. We also take a look at how many top game developers got their start programming on the Apple II. Finally we discuss our memories of the Apple II as well as discussing some of our favorite games.
Our "Gaming Moments" this episode include Lost Planet (360), Test Drive Unlimited (360), Tomb Raider Legend (360), 2006 FIFA World Cup (360), Beatmania (PS2), Gallop Racer (PS2), Tourist Trophy (PS2), Ikaruga (Dreamcast), Zombies ate my Neighbors (SNES), Starglider (Atari ST), and Defender of the Crown (Atari ST).
In our look at the news we discuss the fact that the 360 has been hacked, the fact that Sony believes gamers will buy the PS3 even if it doesn't have any games, Xbox Live hitting 24 million downloads, and the California Extreme classic video game show.
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In this episode, we air the second and final portion of our interview with Curt Vendel. During the interview, Curt discusses his involvement in the development of the Atari Flashback 2 hardware, atarimuseum.com, and the Atari Historical Society.
In our "rant" segment we discuss the future of electronic video game distribution. We focus on the fact that unlike their PC counterpart, console game electronic distribution will be controlled solely by the console makers (Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo).
During our "Retro Respect" segment, we take a look back at the NEC TurboGrafix-16. We emphasize on the key role that Hudson Soft played in the development of both the hardware and games for the platform. We also discuss the fact that the TurboGrafx-16 will be available on the Nintendo Revolution virtual console.
Our "Gaming Moments" this episode include a look at Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion (360), Far Cry Instincts Predator (360), Daxter (PSP), and Kingdom Hearts II (PS2).
In our look at the news we discuss that some organizations are stating that, "Games make kids fat, nympho chain-smoking alcoholics", a decrease in sales of M-rated games to underage kids, Nintendo's annual profit being the largest since 2001, and much more.
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In our "Retro Respect" segment, we review the very cool Atari Flashback 2 game console. In addition to playing a large number of retro games out of the box, we further discuss the ability to hack the console to use actual 2600 cartridges. Then, we present the first part of a two part phone interview with Curt Vendel. Curt is the founder of the Atari Historical Society, runs atarimuseum.com, and was the project and hardware lead for the Atari Flashback 2 game console.
During our "rant" segment we discuss the demise of TechTV and G4. We ponder on why it is still referred to as, "Video Game Television" when less than 50% of the actual content being provided is even slightly video game related.
Our "Gaming Moments" this episode include a look at Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion (360), Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (360), Feeding Frenzy (360), and Star Soldier (PSP).
In our look at the news we discuss a video of the new Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo DS that was shown at the GDC, that "I Eat Poo" is ripping up the Metroid Prime Hunters online leader boards, that some people are experiencing nature virtually (exclusively), and that a player in a MMORPG is going to be crucified for his actions in the game.
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David Henkin, Earthjustice, 808-599-2436 x 614
William Aila, Hui Mälama I Koholä, (808) 330-0376
Andrea Treece, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 436-9682 x 306
Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (415) 488-0370 x 103
Conservation Groups Sue to Protect False Killer Whales in Hawai'i:
Longline Fishery Killing Whales at Twice Sustainable Levels
HONOLULU— Seeking an end to the continuing slaughter of false killer whales in the waters of Hawai'i, Earthjustice, representing a coalition of conservation groups, filed suit in federal court in Honolulu today against the National Marine Fisheries Service, challenging the agency's failure to devise a plan to protect the whales from the Hawai'i-based longline fishery. The coalition includes Hui Mälama I Koholä, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Turtle Island Restoration Network.
Each year, the Hawai'i-based longline fleet hooks and entangles false killer whales, resulting in serious injury or death through drowning. The Fisheries Service's own studies show that, for nearly a decade, the Hawai'i longline fishery has been killing Hawai'i's false killer whales at rates far beyond what the population – which currently numbers only about 500 – can sustain.
"In 1994, Congress amended the Marine Mammal Protection Act to require the Fisheries Service to try to eliminate marine mammal death and serious injury in commercial fisheries," explained David Henkin, an attorney with Earthjustice who is representing the coalition in court. "For years, the agency has ignored its legal duty to develop a plan to reduce the longline fishery's deadly interactions with false killer whales and other marine mammals. Hawai'i's marine mammals are paying with their lives for the Fisheries Service's refusal to comply with the law."
"The Hawaiian values of mälama (to care for) and kuleana (to be responsible for) mean that we all have to take part in protecting Hawai'i's false killer whales from needless deaths in the longline fishery's gear," explained William Aila of Hui Mälama I Koholä .
"The National Marine Fisheries Service has ignored our pleas to address the slaughter of false killer whales, claiming inadequate funds, but it's never bothered to ask Congress to appropriate the money needed to get the job done," said Andrea Treece, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity.
"For far too long, the Bush administration ignored its obligation to save Hawai'i's false killer whales," said Todd Steiner, director of Turtle Island Restoration Network. "We hope the Obama administration will understand the need to address the slaughter of these unique animals quickly, before it's too late."
On August 10, 2004, under pressure from an Earthjustice lawsuit representing the same three conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service reclassified the Hawai'i-based longline fishery as "Category I" due to its excessive incidental take of Hawai'i's false killer whales. This reclassification officially triggered the Marine Mammal Protection Act's requirement to establish a "take reduction team" to devise a plan to bring the fishery's incidental take "to insignificant levels approaching a zero mortality and serious injury rate." Instead, for more than four years, the Fisheries Service has done nothing, claiming inadequate funding, while refusing to ask Congress for additional money.
A December 2008 Government Accountability Office study found that "the false killer whale is the only marine mammal for which incidental take by commercial fisheries is above its maximum removal level that is not covered by a take reduction team."
The Fisheries Service's longstanding refusal to establish a take (killing) reduction team for Hawai'i's false killer whales contravenes Congress's command that commercial fisheries "reduce incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals to insignificant levels approaching a zero mortality and serious injury rate." The report also found "it is important that NMFS adhere to the deadlines in the MMPA, as delays in establishing teams and developing and finalizing take reduction plans could result in continued harm to already dwindling marine mammal populations."
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Earthjustice is a nonprofit, public-interest, environmental law firm. The Mid-Pacific office opened in Honolulu in 1988 as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, and has represented dozens of environmental, native Hawaiian, and community organizations. Earthjustice is the only nonprofit environmental law firm in Hawai'i and the Mid-Pacific, and does not charge clients for its services.
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TORONTO – Canada's main stock index recorded its biggest single-day drop in seven months on Friday as fears over growth in China and expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus program next week hit emerging-market assets and dented investor sentiment.
The fears about how developing markets will handle the Fed rollback, combined with soft economic data from China, pushed down the prices of some commodities, including oil and copper.
In turn, the resource-sensitive Toronto Stock Exchange benchmark index fell for a second straight session and ended the week 1.2% lower. The index also hit its weakest level in a week.
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"Markets are at pretty lofty levels and quite stretched. So if you inject a little bit of risk aversion globally, it could lead to a pullback," said Youssef Zohny, portfolio manager at Stenner Investment Partners, a unit of Richardson GMP.
He said some of the issues that have been thrown up could be in the spotlight for the next several weeks.
The benchmark S&P/TSX composite index was down 215.21 points, or 1.54%, at 13,717.76.
"It's clearly not positive for Canada because some emerging markets account for a lot of the commodity purchases," said Lorne Steinberg, president of Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management.
"One senses the air coming out of the balloon as investors focus on risk," he added. "Sentiment can turn quickly, and that alone can have a self-fulfilling prophecy when it comes to markets."
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Shares of energy producers dropped 1.4%, with Suncor Energy Inc slipping 2.4% to $36.91.
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This year's legislative session produced eight laws dealing with ethics in government. One allows the public to file ethics complaints involving public officials with the U.S. Attorney's Office, Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the governor's office. Formerly, complaints could be filed only with the Florida Commission on Ethics. Another requires better and faster disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures. It also eliminates a type of middleman organization that politicians used to raise big chunks of cash and then obscure who gave it.
Other measures tighten restrictions on former public officials who go into lobbying; require more information and accountability from Enterprise Florida and Citizens Property Insurance; and require the state to make more information on contracts and its budget available for the public to download.
Editorial pages and organizations that advocate more access to government information pronounced themselves mostly pleased with the new laws. Drawing specific praise were Senate President Don Gaetz, House Speaker Will Weatherford, Sen. Jack Latvala and Gov. Rick Scott (all Republicans) for their leadership in spending the time and political capital required to get the bills passed.
Let me add my own applause, at least one hand's worth. Just the fact that the leadership was willing to even discuss ethics is noteworthy.
But wait. While passing eight ethics bills is nothing to sneeze at, my favorite chapter in this year's deliberations involves the saga of a computer program called Transparency 2.0. It illustrates more about ethics and government and journalism and the challenges for all three than anything else that happened.
In 2011, the Legislature had passed a law requiring the creation of a web portal that enables the public to access the state budget and budget-related information. The Senate contracted with a firm called Spider Data Systems in Tallahassee, paying $5 million to develop Transparency 2.0, which would have cost the state $1 million a year to operate.
Here's where the story gets delicious. Steve MacNamara, the Senate chief of staff at the time, used a — gasp! — "no-bid" contract to hire Spider. One of the partners in the company, it turned out, was a friend of MacNamara's.
I can't find any reporting to indicate that the "no-bid" contract overstepped any legal boundary or that MacNamara didn't have the authority to execute it or that the company wasn't qualified. There are, according to reports, some 500 "no-bid" contracts in state government worth more than $300 million. Anyone who's ever worked in government is grateful when there's a legal chance to use one because otherwise a lot would never get done, particularly done well.
But never mind. Context has a way of flying out the door when a juicy story flies innuendo. The journalists got to wear their white watchdog's hats, and the black hat seemed to fit MacNamara pretty well — at least until it turned out that the Transparency program worked well.
Really well. It worked so well that another group of white hats — the First Amendment Foundation and a new non-profit group called Integrity Florida — jumped up and praised it, effusively. Said it would save the state millions and provide the citizens of Florida with fast and easy access to all kinds of information on state government contracts, spending, employee salaries and agency budgets. The two groups even pronounced Transparency 2.0 more comprehensive than existing "transparency" websites created by the Legislature and the state CFO's office. Barbara Petersen, president of the First Amendment Foundation, was quoted as saying the program was so impressive that "I think it would be a crime if the governor and the Legislature don't go forward with it."
The morality play got cloudy, fast, and circus ensued. Reporters and bloggers quickly began focusing on Transparency's effectiveness rather than its no-bid heritage. The Senate had handed management of the program over to the governor's office. Scott decided he wanted no part of it and handed it right back to the Senate, which suddenly discovered it had questions about Transparency. One senator, Alan Hays, basically said the program would provide too much information. Wow. Gaetz, ethics champion, wrote a letter with several specious objections to continuing the contract with Spider. Some suggest that vendors who do business with the state objected to having so much information about their contracts so easily available to the public — and to their competitors.
Transparency's fate was sealed. In Tallahassee, media-tainted contract + too much open government x advocacy by "good government" types/confused morality play = Something Unpleasant in the Punch Bowl. The Senate let the contract expire on Dec. 31 and is now refusing to pay Spider Data $500,000 it still owes the company.
The charitable view of all this is that Tallahassee is the land of what's politically possible rather than actually best for Florida. So hooray for the eight new ethics laws. But if all they do is give bureaucrats and politicians a new set of rules — and journalists a new set of potential "gotcha" stories — then we've accomplished very little. Serious discussions of what is and isn't working in government will wait.


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Playhouse 395 Community Theater will hold auditions for their youth production, Seussical the Musical, a musical production written by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.
Individual auditions will be scheduled throughout the morning of Aug. 25. Rehearsals will begin Aug. 27 and run through the performances scheduled for two weekends, Nov. 2 through Nov. 10.
All students in grades 6 through 12 with an interest in musical theatre are encouraged to try out. The Playhouse 395 workshop, auditions and the production of Seussical the Musical will be held at the Bishop High School Auditiorium.
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So what's the truth of it?
Quite frankly, I don't know. But here are some things I learned:
For a 150 years, an escalating war has been waged between "Stratfordians," who believe Shakespeare to be the playwright he's long been purported to be, and "Anti-Stratfordians" or Oxfordians, who label him a fraud. In addition to de Vere, Anti-Stratfordians (the likes of whom even included Mark Twain!) have put forth Christopher Marlowe, Francis Bacon, and even Queen Elizabeth I herself as viable alternatives.
Non-Stratfordians claim that only an educated noble could have been knowledgeable and articulate enough to pen such greatness. As the son of a glovemaker, Will did not fit that bill. Allegedly, no evidence has been found--letters, notes, unpublished works--that attribute to him even the most basic writing ability. This may be the most credible evidence, I don't know. What it implies however, is that genius can not come from humble beginnings, or that a person cannot overcome obstacles to achieve greatness. That bothers me.
Will Shakespeare's detractors further purport him to be a hack and a known thief of words (and if you believe the film, a murderer to boot). Yet, borrowing of words was a widespread practice. Notions of plagiarism, and authorship for that matter, were far more lax (even non-existent) during the late sixteenth, early seventeenth centuries. For example, there was more than one King Lear--the one we know as Shakespeare's as well as a number of other pieces detailing the life of the the Celtic king--but what does that signify in terms of authorship? The message in the film, and perhaps in the larger controversy, seems confused on this point.
(The film itself, I found intriguing, and the computer-generated sets spot-on. The precarious shops on London Bridge (but no heads on Traitor's Gate, alas!), the sickening bear-and-bull baiting in Southwark, the glimpse into the printing industry, the pummeling of slops during performances--great stuff! What wasn't so great: the blunt suggestion that the "Virgin Queen" had borne multiple children (one of whom she unwittingly took on as a lover later). Given that Elizabeth I's lack of an heir was one of the most pivotal concerns in British history, an additional conspiracy along these lines seems hard to swallow.)
Ultimately, to read, enjoy and assess plays or novels, do you need to know who the author "really" is? Does it matter, today, whether an author was the son of a glover or an Earl or a Queen (or a girl from West Philly, for that matter)?
For me, there's something comforting in knowing who the author "really" is (or was). And, conversely, something profoundly distressing to think we may have gotten it wrong.
What do you think?


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BROKEN BOW—With a win apiece between the Swedes and the Broken Bow Indians this season, last week's matchup of the Southwest Conference rivals was more than a four-team tournament game.
Gothenburg split games at the Broken Bow Invite on Oct. 19 falling to Doniphan-Trumbull 25-13, 25-21 before defeating the Indians in straight sets 25-15, 25-20.
"We came out against Doniphan-Trumbull with no energy," said coach Becky Costello. "It was like we were still on the bus."
The Swedes trailed the Cardinals throughout the first set.
"We were a step slow the whole time," Costello said.
Gothenburg fell behind in the second set as well, trailing 18-14 before coming back to tie at 20-20.
"They're a scrappy team," Costello said of the Cardinals. "Hits and tips we're used to having hit the floor they were digging up."
Jacey Wiggins and Taylor Mroczek had four kills each while Regan Geiken offered five blocks in the losing effort.
In the second match of the night, Costello said it seemed as though a totally different team
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The raft of NPD (new product development) coming out of Lindt at present seemingly knows no end as I today (courtesy of Dean-German-Grocery) got to grips with yet another of their new summer variants. Like many of the others this was another fruit flavoured chocolate and was implemented through the means of another flavoured yogurt filling. The fruits of focus for todays bar as you may have guessed from the title were indeed peach and apricot. Although the prospect of another fruit flavoured yogurt chocolate didn't sound all that inspiring, at least the fruits of choice were a little out of the ordinary from the usual wildberry and citrus fruit suspects.
As you will have seen above in the photo this bar was from the part of the Lindt range that I like to call 'Pods'. The outer packaging was very respectable and used a nice choice of colour scheme and illustrations to communicate the flavour theme of the bar. Generally I rate the appearance of these Lindt 'Pods' extremely highly with scores of 8 or 9 seen across the range. This bar though immediately raised suspicions with the look of its speckled yogurt filling ... surely Lindt wouldn't have made a yogurt filling with 'bits' in it!? The horror thoughts of 'bits in the filling' were somewhat put to the back of mind for a minute when I got a whiff of the fantastic aroma that emanated when the foil seal was broken. The sweet fruity smells didn't fail in tempting me so I just dug right in.
I always try to give every product on this site a fair and unbiased review and try to weigh up my own likes and dislikes to what I think general consensus would be. Today that whole ethos went out the window - this review is probably going to read as selfish as it will ever get on this site. I had one fundamental problem with this bar ... it wasn't the creamy milk chocolate ... it wasn't the tangy yet milky yogurt filling ... It was the implementation of the fruit. Ever since I was a child I have hated yogurt or fruit juices that contain 'fruit bits'. In this bar the small fruit pieces gave the soft melt of the chocolate and filling an unusual grainy texture that just didn't sit with me whatsoever. Admittedly they did very much deliver in terms of juicy fruit flavours but the impression they made on the texture was enough to put me off eating this bar in great quantities. As mentioned the milk chocolate was of relatively good standard with the milk cocoa flavours making way for the more cream based influences of the yogurt as the taste progressed. Although quite withheld the peach flavours were present in the actual yogurt filling, though the apricot wasn't detectable until the fruit 'bits' came in to play. The texture of the product was the real bane for me, however I also detected the apricot leaving a sour note in the mouth in the aftertaste.
Overall this was truly a bar that I just really didn't get on with. Selfish though it may be I have tell it like I see it and the fruit 'bits' were really a sore point for me here. Call me fussy but I thought they ruined the sublime soft textures of the chocolate and yogurt filling and as mentioned above they also left a dampener on the aftertaste. The fruit credentials of this bar cannot be doubted - if you can see past the problems I had with the texture and like your peach and apricot fruits I would say there is potential here that you may really rather enjoy. I don't think I am the fussiest of eaters but this was a bar that I just really didn't enjoy that much - I most certainly won't be coming back again.
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The Mentalist Review: A Wicked GameChristine Orlando at . Comments
As many fans suspected after last week's episode, Patrick Jane was playing a long con. A very long con, and all in the hopes of luring out Red John. But in "The Crimson Hat," who really got played?
I loved the opening sequence where Jane meets Lorelei. Even the music set the mood, as Chris Isaac's Wicked Game played in the background.
When Oscar told Jane that the dead mother he claimed to have spoken to had actually wasn't dead - but had run off with her aerobics instructor years ago - I literally laughed out loud. Jane's response? "That explains why she was so easy to contact."
Jane loves telling people what they want to hear. Of course, this time - along with getting paid handsomely for it - he also nearly got both of his legs broken.
Apparently Red John had a generous streak. If he had to send a messenger, he couldn't have sent one more gorgeous. Then he ordered her to pay Jane's bail, sleep with him and cook him breakfast. What more could you ask for?
Patrick finally ended up in bed with someone and it ended up being a Red John disciple. A stunningly beautiful disciple, but still. That definitely tarnished the moment.
Unfortunately, Patrick didn't share his plan to snare Red John with anyone, including Lisbon. Teresa looked worried sick sitting in that church, praying for guidance on how to help Jane. It had been six long months and for once, I think even Jane felt guilty.
Horror was the only word to describe the look on Jane's face when he realized that the price for being allowed into Red John's inner sanctum was Teresa's death.
From the look on Lisbon's face I couldn't tell if Jane had let her in on the plan when he walked into the CBI. Then, I realized that her shocked expression was due to his words, not the gun he pulled on her. In this The Mentalist quote, Jane told Lisbon,
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... just before he pulled the trigger. Apparently it was the last two words that threw her.
So do you think Darcy's the mole in the FBI? Red John only said he had a friend there. Once Darcy blew the whistle lots of other agents would have had the same information and could have passed it along. But what made Darcy so suspicious that she went down to the morgue to measure a faceless corpse? Who would even think to do that?
In the end, I wondered if Jane was going to lose a finger and I was sure they'd open that limo and find it empty. Instead Darcy opened that door to find the dead but horror-filled eyes of Luther Wainwright. Oh, what a terrifying way to die.
From the moment Wainwright came on the scene I figured he was either Red John's next victim or another disciple. I really wish I had been wrong.
When Lisbon finally found a battered Patrick Jane what struck me was that she didn't touch him. She actually sat a couple of feet away as she asked if he was okay. He's the one who reached out for her hand to hold.
Will we see Lorelei again next season? Why was Jane so sure he could make her talk? Will the rest of the CBI team forgive Jane for his long con and how it ended? Is Lisbon now a target nd who in Hell is Red John?
The Mentalist managed to keep the Red John saga going for another season and delivered yet another twist. A wicked game, indeed.
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"George, stifle yourself before I flog you with a keyboard!"
by Iceman May 28, 2004
A not too common phrase, frequently used by Archie Bunker on "All in the Family," usually directed to his wife, Edith. A more modern translation would be a simple "shut up." this is one of the many famous catchphrases and taglines used by Archie Bunker. Another popular one would be the nickname he gave his son inlaw: Meathead.
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The holiday season is traditionally a time for celebration and gift giving. But for New Yorkers facing dire health, financial or other challenges, life is far from merry. For 100 years, The New York Times has published some of these hard-luck stories and invited readers to contribute money to help.
The seed for the Neediest Cases Fund was planted with a small, seemingly random act.
According to Michael Golden, who oversees the fund today, publisher Arthur Ochs was walking off a heavy holiday meal, in December 1911, when a stranger approached and politely asked for a handout. Ochs gave him a dollar and a job prospect.
"And then, as he walked away, he thought, 'The end of the year is a traditional time for gift giving and a lot of good spirit. Perhaps the newspaper could do something on a grander scale.' And that gave rise to the first Neediest Cases drive."
A century later, the Neediest Cases Fund still helps people like Charles Smith, a client at Brooklyn Community Services, one of seven social service agencies the fund works with.
In 2008, Smith had a good job and was able to support his aging mother and young son. But within a year, Smith was diagnosed with cancer and forced to quit his job to undergo treatment. Without health insurance and nearly penniless, Smith and his son moved in with his mom, who soon developed a terminal illness.
"When I began to get well, my mother passed away," says Smith. "That was devastating as well. She was an anchor. It was traumatic going through it - the nightmares, the getting up in the middle of the night, talking cold showers, just to try to get myself together."
Smith turned to Brooklyn Community Services, which treated him for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and offered family counseling for him and his son - all subsidized by funds from Neediest Cases.
The Neediest Cases Fund also helped pay for counseling and incidental living expenses for Garvin Henry, 35, who has suffered from mental illness most of his life.
"I've been having hard times in my life," Henry recalls. "I was breaking down with depression, stress and anger."
Yet Henry has always excelled in making art. The fund subsidized an art therapy class for Henry and other challenged adults. It was a structured way for them to explore their feelings while playing to their strengths.
"I did my work also and they did their work and I am happy for myself and everybody else. This is like the biggest stepping stone for us to use to our advantage. It means a lot to me, a lot to them."
The Cordis family was hit with more than their share of troubles. When family patriarch died suddenly in 2006, his wife suffered a nervous breakdown and is still unable to work. That left her teenage daughters, Judy and Christina, to fend for themselves and care for their younger brother David. Soon the family was living in a shelter.
With Neediest Cases funds, they received family counseling. Judy says the fund also gave David the money he needed for his eighth grade prom, which was a huge morale booster.
"I would have felt horrible if he wasn't able to do that. I would have felt like that's something else we were unable to give him as his older sisters."
The prom money was the start of a positive trend. Catholic Charities of America, another Times Neediest Cases Fund agency, helped the family sort out its immigration problems. It now seems American citizenship is on its way, and with it, the right to work, and leave the shelter.
The future once looked bright for Carolina Martinez. She had two young sons, a husband, good health and a dream of going to college and nursing school. But within one year, her father died, her husband left her, her schoolwork began to suffer, she developed a near fatal heart condition, her longtime apartment building was bought by developers, and she was evicted, with no money for moving expenses.
"And then I said 'What now?' So I said, 'Lord Jesus Christ, it's all in your hands. I have no other way. I have no one else to ask.'"
Within days, the Shorefront Y, a network agency of the UJA Federation of New York, told Martinez that the Neediest Cases Fund would cover her moving expenses. Today, back in college and on her way to nursing school, she intends to give back the help she has received by helping others. "Absolutely. At the end of the tunnel, there is light."
The New York Times spotlights the tangible results of helping others, encouraging continued kindness. The dollar amount of donations to the Neediest Cases Fund has decreased recently, but the number of people contributing to it continues to rise.


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The Minnesota Twins watched snowflakes swirl over Target Field all night.
What happened to Vance Worley against the New York Mets was, well, more like an avalanche.
John Buck kept up his powerful start with a grand slam, his fourth home run in the last four games, and the Mets beat the Twins 16-5 on Friday.
"It's frustrating. Nobody likes to have that happen to them," Worley said. "I just need to make some adjustments this week and make sure I'm ready to go."
Buck became only the fourth major league player in at least 92 years to reach 19 RBIs in the first 10 games of a season, according to STATS research dating to 1921. Chris Davis did it for Baltimore this year, Manny Ramirez for Cleveland in 1999 and Lou Gehrig for the Yankees in 1927.
In his first two weeks with the Mets after being traded twice during the offseason, Buck already has six homers. His career high is 20.
Jonathon Niese (2-0) lasted only five innings in frigid weather, ending his streak of 22 consecutive starts of six or more that dated to last June. That was the longest current run in the majors. He threw 101 pitches, giving up five hits, five runs (four earned) and four walks while striking out one.
David Wright drove in four runs and missed the cycle by a home run, Daniel Murphy had four hits and four RBIs and the Mets didn't let the wintry conditions hurt their offense in any way. They overwhelmed Worley (0-2), who got three outs and gave up nine runs.
The Mets batted around in each of the first two innings, scoring five times in each frame. The first five batters reached base in both innings. After Worley walked Ike Davis to leave the bases loaded in the second, the short-sleeved right-hander was removed by manager Ron Gardenhire.
Pedro Hernandez relieved, and Buck drove a full-count pitch into the second deck of seats above left-center field to stretch the lead to 10-2.
"Those are tough holes, and we put ourselves in a big one tonight," Gardenhire said.
After hours of work by the grounds crew to prepare the field following three days of on-and-off snow, the ballpark was ready to use by the afternoon. The temperature at first pitch was 34 degrees, one lower than opening day. But that was a sunny afternoon. Flakes continued to fall throughout the night after tapering off from the snow-globe-like flurries that brightened up batting practice.
Enticed by free coffee and hot cocoa, Twins fans came layered in ski gear, hunting clothes and whatever else to keep warm. The announced attendance was 23,735, but that's tickets sold and not the actual number of people inside. Propane heaters whirred in the dugout, and most players had almost every inch of skin covered.
Except Worley, who prefers to work without sleeves. He allowed seven hits and two walks while striking out one. Seven of the runs he gave up were earned. He has lost a career-worst five straight decisions spanning seven starts since last Aug. 1 for Philadelphia.
"They're just hitting it where my guys aren't at," Worley said. "I feel I'm not giving up real hard hits. It's just a matter of where they're hitting it."
Worley's ERA jumped to 10.50. He has given up 17 runs over 12 innings and three starts with his new team. He threw 40 pitches in the first inning.
"That's a tough night. He's a tough guy out there, but it just didn't quite work out tonight," Gardenhire said. "You've just got to kind of move past that. He'll get the ball again in five or six days or whatever it is, and we'll go from there."
NOTES: The Mets set a record for most runs scored against an opposing pitcher who lasted one inning or less. ... Hernandez left in the sixth with a strained left calf muscle. He was already a candidate to be sent back to Triple-A Rochester, with LHP Scott Diamond set to come off the DL and start on Saturday. The weather is supposed to be dry but still cold. Diamond, a native of Ontario, Canada, said with a smile the air felt "refreshing" during early workouts before the game. ... The Twins have given up 16 first-inning runs in 10 games, the most in the majors. They've scored four. ... Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins faced his old club yet again. After making his debut for the Twins in 1995, the 40-year-old has played for nine teams since leaving after the 2003 season.
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SAN DIEGO, CA (KDKA) — The folks at Kia — who have, by the way, been doing nothing but a bang up job at rolling out vehicles that give you bang for the buck — say that after the top of the line Optima sedan, their customers who want more have nowhere to go but another brand. That's why the Cadenza was born.
A little bigger and much more upscale, the Cadenza is Kia's first attempt at keeping that customer who wants to move up from moving out of a Kia store and into somebody else's entry level luxury sedan. So the first question is, how did they do?
After spending a day rolling around the hills outside of San Diego, the short verdict is not bad.
The Cadenza is a sharp looking car with the distinctive front grille and lamp treatment made a bit more distinctive. A sharp profile with well placed lines and an athletic looking stance give way to a fairly Audi-esque looking rear complete with oval dual exhaust ports.
High marks on fit and finish inside
Inside, the Cadenza gets high marks on fit and finish as well as materials. A 10-way power driver's seat with heating and cooling and six-way passenger seat with just heating come with the car. The rear seats are also heated. Legroom is more than ample, especially in the rear when they put that extra two inches they stretched the platform.
The dash is well laid out, logical, and Kia's UVO e-services system is among the best in the business. It takes connecting you to the car to a new level. It also comes with a 10-year free subscription and smartphone app. The fully loaded Cadenza I spent the day in also included a spectacular Infinity sound system and panoramic sunroof.
Under the hood and the drive feel
Under the hood the Cadenza gets Kia's 3.3-liter 6-cylinder that cranks out 293 horses. Married up to Kia's 6-speed automatic, it moved the sedan through the hills quite briskly. Paddle shifters are included with every model and give you a bit more of the sports sedan feel. Jumping onto the freeway is done without laboring the engine and passing on a two-lane road when safe is done with confidence that the engine has more to give if you need it.
The ride is generally solid and confident due to a great set of suspension components, although hitting a number of potholes can be a bit jarring. Steering is light, with minimal road feel, but the Cadenza never felt hinky on curves. Braking was solid and confident.
Pricing and gas costs
One of the great things about the Cadenza is that as I said you get bang for your buck, especially when it comes to safety. Distronic cruise control, blind spot warning, lane departure control and a number of other safety systems usually found in cars costing more are in the Cadenza.
Kia starts the Cadenza at $35,100 pretty well loaded. Add technology and luxury packages and you get to $41,100-plus destination. It is without a doubt a lot of car for the money. Fuel mileage figures: 19 city, 28 highway. In my day in the Kia with combined freeway and rural driving, we averaged 22 mpg. The Cadenza uses regular unleaded gas.
An overall impressive drive
The Cadenza is an impressive effort by Kia. In eight hours or so of driving it, I came away with almost the same thought I had when I drove its cousin the Hyundai Azera: a solid effort to create a better than you would expect car. It's one that should keep the Kia buyer that wants more, in a Kia showroom. How will it do against the Maximas, Avalons, Taurus' and Impalas of the automotive jungle? Ah…that my friends is the $41,100 question!
Get more reviews, news about cars and the people who drive them, interviews and tips on how to get more out of your driving experience all on Drivetime with Vinnie Richichi and Rob Pratte Saturday mornings 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. on NewsRadio 1020 KDKA. Also listen to Vinnie on The Vinnie and Cook Show Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sportsradio 93-7 The Fan.
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Welcome to the 25th Annual Polish Festival
The Polish festival is an event for families and singles, adults and children, for food connoisseurs, music lovers, concert goers, dance enthusiasts, … It is for everyone.
During the festival, we provide non-stop stage performances, including a few dance groups and music bands, polka contest on Saturday and Sunday, a street dance, delicious Polish food and imported Polish beer.
The event is held on 3900 N Failing Street between the two historic buildings of the Polish Library incorporated in 1911 and St. Stanislaus Church built in 1907, both located on N. Interstate Avenue in Portland Oregon.
Saturday, Sept 22, 2018 11am - 10pm
Sunday, Sept 23, 2018 noon - 6pm
3900 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, Oregon
Over 15,000 people are expected to attend the festival. It is prepared and run by over 300 volunteers organized by the Polish Community.


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For students in North Bergen's elementary schools, the academic year ended with robots and rockets and cool experiments. It was all part of "Science Week," an intriguing way to wrap up the year with something both informative and fun.
"This is essentially project-based assessment instead of another big test in the fourth marking period," said Danny Guzman, science teacher at Robert Fulton School. "Because at this point in the year they're tested out. And the temperatures are not conducive to sitting in a room and taking a two-hour test."
Instead the younger kids worked on class projects assigned by the teachers, while the older ones got to pick individual projects and carry out experiments on their own. The excitement in the hallways was apparent as the students showed off their handiwork and received grades for their creativity and imagination.
Programming Finches
Stephanie Stern teaches computer education at Franklin School. "A few years ago I won a fellowship with NASA Endeavor," she said, referring to the science teaching certificate project. "And for graduation I had to build a district-wide unit."
A unit is basically a program of study for students containing all four educational STEM fields: science technology, engineering, and math. Al Orlando, science supervisor for the district, charged Stern with creating a unit for two grades, and she instituted programs for the third and fourth grades based on space milestones and the lunar rover.
From there it grew.
"Everything is about synthesizing and creating and building." –Danny Guzman
The students work on projects involving the challenge assigned to their grade. "Based on the outcome of the project and the steps they take, they're assessed, and then a grade is produced in each of the disciplines: English, math, social studies, science," said Stern. "It's completely cross-curricular."
This year the fifth graders at Franklin School had a special treat: they got to work with actual robots.
The Finch is a small robot shaped roughly like an oversized computer mouse, designed by a company called BirdBrain Technologies. "They worked with Carnegie Mellon University to develop a robot that could teach children how to code computers," said Stern.
The company's "1,000 Robots" program loans Finches to schools for a few weeks. Franklin School got them to coincide with science week.
Students learned to move the Finches using Snap! coding, a programming language developed at Berkeley.
"It's all code, so they have to know the mathematics and the logical thinking of coding," said Stern. "The unit's built around it, teaching them math, the historical perspective of robots vs. man in social studies, and the engineering is the coding. And then the scientific concept they're learning is inductive and deductive reasoning." Resulting in a complete STEM course.
So what do the kids think of it? "It's the best class in the fifth grade," said student Thando Nkala, as she worked on programming problems. "If you want to control the robot you have to put the right commands into the computer, because if you put the wrong commands it won't do exactly what you want it to do. You have to be careful. Learn from your mistakes."
In addition to programming the Finch, students read articles, wrote essays, and worked on modules from Khan Academy. Fifth grader Nicole Arevalo applied what she learned in a creative way. "I do programming at home," she said. "Creating games. I made a Mario game."
"I wish we could do something like this all the time," said their teacher, Jennie Strobel, adding with a laugh, "It keeps them engaged, because they don't want to listen to me."
Student experiments
At the same time that fifth graders fed commands to Finches, another entire hallway at Franklin School was filled with student projects for the seventh and eighth grade science fair.
"The students were encouraged to either answer a question or build something," said Science Teacher Danny Guzman, who oversaw the event.
As an example he displayed a project consisting of a glove with red lights on the palm and green lights on the back, controlled by sensors in the fingers to assist policemen in directing traffic. Each project is fully explained on an illustrated board designed by the student.
"They're getting a separate grade for every one of the four major areas," said Guzman. "Science, math, social studies, English language arts. All the projects must have charts or graphs to show the math involved. For English language arts and social studies they're actually handing in a written essay report."
"With the new science standards coming out and the new PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessment down the road, everything is about synthesizing and creating and building, it's no longer about defining this or where do you find that. Now it's more about making, creating, building," he said.
"Programs like this allow our students to get acquainted with the vitally important STEM disciplines at an early age and in a fun, hands-on environment," said Superintendent of Schools Dr. George Solter. "We are training them to have the in-demand skills necessary for the jobs of tomorrow and hopefully encouraging more of our students to pursue further study in science, mathematics, engineering, computer programming, and related fields."
Bottle rockets and more
Over at Robert Fulton Elementary School, the gym was overflowing with over 200 science projects and students excitedly conducting experiments.
"A lot of people have depression and low self-esteem, lack of confidence," explained seventh grader Sarah Bacha about her project. "And so I made a computer application, a program, like a game, and without the player knowing, it cures depression."
Bacha's program, called IDEA (Impressive Depression Execution Application), offers two boxes on a computer screen and asks users to select which one is correct. No matter which one is chosen, the user wins.
"These subjects, they played it and they noticed they kept winning," she said. "They don't know that I made it so they win. They all felt a lessening of depression and an increase of confidence."
Seventh grader Susan Chen built a rocket out of a soda bottle and shot it across the gym, to the enthusiastic applause of her schoolmates. "You know those bottles with the Mentos and the Coke kind of things?" she said, referring to a common experiment causing geysers to erupt spontaneously. "I used to always do those, but those didn't really shoot that high up, so I was thinking maybe store the air into something else and then shoot it."
It worked.
Eighth grader Matthew Ortiz attempted something similar, shooting projectiles out of a bottle using warm water and Alka Seltzer. "It's not going to explode this time," he assured bystanders. Discolored spots on the ceiling attested to the repeated success of his experiment.
"Last year I did one about gaming," he said. "It's pretty fun. We had an excuse to play Xbox."
The science fair was coordinated by Fulton School Science Teachers Erin Quinones and Francisco Mascarehnas. Judges evaluated all the projects and assigned winners in different categories.
"They have a lot of impressive projects here," said Principal Noreen Thelma Garcia. It was the evening of June 17 and the science fair was open to the public for one night only. "They're bringing grandma, grandpa, everybody, the neighbors, which is the whole idea. They're all trying to show off."
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Saturday Night Live Recap: Christoph Waltz Gets Austrian on Our Asses
Sketch comedy's not his thing, but he is up for an Oscar.
With only a few days left before Oscar voting closes, Supporting Actor nominee and all-around lovable guy Christoph Waltz got one last chance to impress people, and he did so. The Austrian actor — Austrian, not German! Get it right! — showed people what a treasure he is for American dramatic film (or Tarantino-style dramatic film with strong undercurrents of farce) by revealing that he's kind of ill-suited to sketch comedy. But! He was game and un-self-conscious and looked to be having a great time, and who doesn't appreciate that in a host/possible two-time Oscar winner?
Most Bleakly Topical Sketch of the Week
Obviously, the Poop Cruise needed to be addressed, and without Gilly around to take the blame for it, we got Jason Sudeikis and Cecily Strong as desperately positive cruise directors Dean and Diana, hoping to keep spirits high as they drift rancidly towards Mobile, Alabama. Despite a shaky mentalist gag that only served to remind me of the superior mentalist sketch in the Joseph Gordon-Levitt episode, there were a few moments with savoring here. Jay Pharoah's offscreen shriek about dookie on the walls. A monkey skeleton. "It is not better to be a chicken than a person." Still, for as funny a phrase as "Poop Cruise" is, I wonder if asking people to contemplate the realities of it for too long makes it harder to laugh.
Obligatory Game Show Sketch of the Week
After an incredibly brief monologue that didn't really go anywhere — Casual Hitler is kind of brilliant, but it's probably best left as the meta-textual whisper it was here and not ever blown out into a proper sketch — Waltz returned as the host of "What Have You Become?," one of those periodic sketches about how nobody does Real Work anymore. I know it's just a bunch of sketch comedians projecting their weird Grandchildren of The Greatest Generation guilt onto the rest of us, but the crankiness of the tone every time they do a sketch like this kills so much of the comedy. On the bright side, we got to see Christoph dance for a moment.
Casting Director's Fodder of the Week
Christoph Waltz looks rather appropriate playing a Pope, right? I'm not sure what kind of demented pontiff he'd make, but he at least looks the part. Decent little commercial parody about planning for the incredibly unlikely event of papal retirement. "No Other Testimonials Available."
Contemptible Familiarity of the Week
Real Question: have we seen Nasim Pedrad as Tippy the party-killer before? Google says no, but my gosh, what a familiar character type. She's socially awkward! She ruins everybody's good time at casual parties! She doesn't give anyone time to finish their anecdotes! Didn't Kristen Wiig have like seven of these characters? Specifically Penelope? I'm as happy as anybody to get Nasim Pedrad in a sketch where she doesn't have to be a backup singer, but a sketch that feels like a stale retread in its first iteration isn't great.
Tarantino-Bait of the Week
Of all the ways to address Django Unchained in honor of Christoph Waltz's presence, "Djesus Uncrossed" may have been the one most guaranteed to draw outraged letters of protest. Which is great for me, because that shit was pretty funny. Tarantino's bloody revenge-fantasy historical revisionism taken to its logical absurd conclusion. Kind of a waste of Taran Killam's awesome Brad Pitt impersonation to have him submerged into that Inglourious Basterds accent that sounds nothing like Brad Pitt, but I appreciate the commitment to the bit.
Husky-Voiced Cecily Strong Takeover Update
I know the point of the Jamarcus Brothers sketch was that Waltz played an awkward white virgin singing songs that betray his complete ignorance of sex, but all my favorite parts were Strong's determinedly "all up-and-down sexy" interstitials. "Some people have three children, and their songs are sexy." Indeed.
Slavic-Voiced Kate McKinnon Takeover Update
In the grand tradition of Cecilia Gimenez, Kate McKinnon was back with another desperately strange creature, this time Olya Povlatsky, a denizen of the Ural mountains in Russia, where that meteor landed this week. Best sketch of the night, if you ask me, and all on the strength of McKinnon's increasingly demented descriptions of the hard, cold, barren Russian existence she lives. They JUST got "Who Let the Dogs Out?" and it's a much more topical song for them than you'd think. Even as Seth Meyers was giving the setup about the Russian meteor, my mind kind of screamed out, "I HOPE IT'S KATE MCKINNON!" I was not disappointed.
Sneaky YouTube Meme Reference of the Week
Also on Update, Taran Killam showed up as acutely dry-mouthed Marco Rubio, which gave him a chance to make a one-percenter about the Cinnamon Challenge, which WILL consume half your day if you end up following that search term down the rabbit hole. Regardless, it's Killam's incredulous reaching for that ever-elusive water ("FURTHER? FURTHER? FURTHER?") that got me the most.
Fred Armisen Indulgence of the Week
God damn it, Regine. Again? This awful monster of a sketch. I appreciate a good "Absinthe on the rock" joke as much as anybody, but this sketch, as ever, is just a countdown to Regine flashing her crotch at the camera, followed by Armisen trying very hard to get his cast-members to break character. Poor Bill Hader is no match for this assault, but if anything, Regine proves to be the toughest test yet for Vanessa Bayer's Quiet Dignity. The Dignity bends ... but it does not break.
Pause-Button Appreciation of the Week
My picks for best "Fox and Friends" scrolling corrections from this week: "The Vatican is not accessible through a wardrobe"; "Marco Rubio did not bring pasta back from China"; "Zumba is not a secret form of Santeria"; "North Korea is not a Cloud City"; "A 'period piece' is not a movie that only plays during one week of the month."
Christoph Waltz Creep Factor Update
I'm actually surprised we didn't get more sketches about just how damned creepy Waltz can be when he wants to. But maybe after they aired this sketch, calling people out on their creepiness is off limits. Anyway, it's a ten-to-one sketch, poor security guard Dimitri can't seem to express his infatuation with Cecily Strong without getting weird about it, and he is fooling exactly no one with his protestations of innocence.


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I purchased a CRV three weeks. The salesman asked me to give a $500 deposit to get the color I wanted brought in from another dealership. I thought that was odd, but did so anyway. He told me the check would be refunded or applied when I closed the loan. Of course, when I signed the paperwork, the check was not ready. I was told I would get it the next week. I didn't. I called and emailed, and was told: "The check will be in the mail next week." It was not. I continued to call the salesman who stopped returning my calls and emails.
After three weeks and talking to everyone I could at the dealership, I was told that I could pick up the check this morning after 10:00 AM. I received the check at 12:45. That was only because I was persistent and kept asking why the check wasn't ready. (Seems the finance guy who was supposed to get me the check had been gone to lunch most of the time.) I could go on and on over several things this dealership did, but today was the "Nuts on the Sundae!
I bought the car from Honda Cars of McKinney, when I bought the car they offered me 2.9 APR. Since I am getting low APR even though increased my Car price I bought the car. After 3 weeks of car delivery they called me and saying that my loan is not approved and asked me look finance by myself. When I went to finance by myself with bank I got 6% APR which will increase my total payments. But when I asked to reduce the car price with the dealer, since my interest rate is gone up, they said they will not reduce. Please be aware of this sales manager and also aware of their finance guy. I never recommend this dealer to buy a car.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS -- My wife took her 2008 Accord to Honda Cars of McKinney for its first oil change. She mentioned to the service advisor that there was a light displayed on the instrument panel. It turns out that it was the low-pressure warning light for the tires. The service advisor gave her a hard sell on filling the tires with Nitrogen to reduce the possibility of this happening in the future. So instead of just checking the tires and adding air, she was sold a $40 procedure to replace all of the air in all the tires with Nitrogen.
What a scam! This is the first time in 20 years of owning Honda cars and having them serviced by Honda dealerships that I feel that my wife was taken advantage of. So much for getting factory authorized service from a reputable dealership. I can only guess what the markup on this is and what incentives are given to the service advisors to push this "snake oil" onto customers who are not technical enough to see through it.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS -- The same old bait and switch routine by the salespeople at this dealership. Some real sleazebags at this place. When they quoted a price they added on a lot of accessories and tried to say that these accessories had to be purchased and that the car would not leave the lot without them. I could go on and on but the point is these people from the salesperson all the way up lied through their teeth. These folks cannot be trusted.


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Breastfeeding Toddlers Okay
A provocative Time cover featuring a breastfeeding 3-year-old sparks anger from doctors.
May 16, 2012
Megan Scudellari
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, an independent organization of physicians that promote breastfeeding, has issued a statement criticizing Time Magazine for its provocative cover photograph depicting a 26-year-old mother breastfeeding her 3-year-old son. The cover has triggered "widespread and damaging misinformation about biological norms for breastfeeding," according to the statement.
All major medical organizations recommend at least 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding and many encourage breastfeeding beyond infancy, said the ABM. Additionally, there is no scientific basis to claims that breastfeeding beyond infancy is harmful to mother or infant. Yet many readers reacted to the Time cover with disgust at the idea of a breastfeeding 3-year-old: the Atlantic Wire called the image "PG-13," and The Right Scoop went so far as to call it "soft porn."
The cover, and the subsequent reaction it sparked from the general public, is "a terrible disservice to women's health," Alison Stuebe, a maternal-fetal medicine physician at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, wrote last Friday (May 11) on the ABM's blog. She references the fact that the photo depicts a young, attractive woman in a tank top and skinny jeans and a boy wearing "big kid" clothes and appearing tall by standing on a small chair. "Every aspect of the photo is engineered to evoke sexual undertones," she wrote, "and Time's tabloid approach has (predictably) brought out a mob of people saying breastfeeding is 'sick' and 'perverted,'" when it is simply normal physiology, Stuebe argued.
"Ideally, Time Magazine should have featured a photograph of breastfeeding that would have supported the concept of breastfeeding as both the cultural and biological norm," ABM president Arthur Eidelman said in a statement. "However, by using a staged, provocative picture of an atypical situation, Time chose to generate controversy for commercial ends at the potential expense of well-accepted public health recommendations."


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Lewiston No. 2 Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a "A Night at the Races" fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. in the firehall, 1705 Saunders Settlement Road.
Horse fee is $10 per person, with food and drinks served and a cash bar.
Children are admitted free to the event. Proceeds benefit Lewiston No. 2's equipment fund.
For more information, call event chair Tony Testa at 716-297-2140.