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The terror and beauty of away games
The mud-spattered school bus hits snow at about 7,000-feet elevation. I'm following in a front-wheel-drive mini-van, and my tires are starting to spin in the gathering slush. Any moment, I expect the bus driver to find a wide spot in the road and retreat back to the high school, elevation 5,300 feet, where it is undoubtedly still raining.
But there is no turning back. We have a basketball game to get to.
The bus keeps climbing, periodically throwing chunks of ice from the wheel wells as it winds through aspen and fir trees up 8,800-foot McClure Pass. At the top, the driver pulls over at a small parking lot covered with a foot of fresh snow; she hops out with the coaches and a few players. Out come the tire chains. Half an hour later, we're back on the road, gingerly feeling our way down the backside of the pass, beneath three miles of avalanche-prone cliffs.
Two decades ago, when I first moved to rural Western Colorado, a trip like this would have freaked me out. What were the school administrators thinking, sending our kids over the mountains in a snowstorm on a bus without seat belts?
But now, after following my kids' buses on hundreds of trips to attend their baseball, and basketball games, cross country meets and other activities at small-town schools dotted around the region, my heart scarcely misses a beat. Playing high school sports in the rural West means you have no choice but to make harrowing, long-distance trips from time to time. It's worth the sore backs and frayed nerves.
In fact, I have developed a kind of macho pride in the tenacity of our school and community. A month ago, a visiting basketball mom from an affluent town over the mountains confided that, after the game, her kid would be taking the long way home on the bus -- three and a half hours instead of an hour and a half -- to avoid the treacherous mountain pass. "Our school district requires it," she said. Not ours.
Of course, there is more to away game trips than the opportunity to indulge in "we're-tougher-than-you" gratification. Traveling the back roads provides a unique glimpse of our corner of the West. Aspen High School, a two-hour drive from home, looks and feels like a small college campus. Fueled by tax money from the priciest real estate in Colorado, it sports two wood-floored gyms, including one that has an indoor track circling above and form-fitting seats with backs; sitting in the second row, you feel like Jack Nicholson watching the Los Angeles Lakers at the Forum.
Two brand new high schools along the I-70 corridor -- Coal Ridge and Grand Valley -- are also capacious, though the student body is more likely to spend weekends on motorbikes than snowboards. Each has two large gymnasiums and high-ceilinged foyers as big as the entrance to an urban museum. How did these communities strike it rich? The natural gas boom, which has pumped workers and tax revenue into these once open stretches.
It's hard not to be envious; our schools have leaky roofs, aging ventilation systems, fraying carpets and tennis courts with cracks a foot wide. And there is no hope for repair in sight: county voters emphatically turned down a bond measure in November that would have funded repairs. But driving away from the sparkling new schools through the cobwebs of new roads and drill pads, I'm glad to return to the serenity of our valley.
More important than the socio-economic strata revealed by away games -- or the thrill of nail-biting competition, or even the strange comfort found in eating the same plastic-cheesed nachos at the booster club concession stands -- are the trips themselves. A few weeks ago, our team traversed a serpentine road above Black Canyon National Park. As an eerie mist billowed up from the gorge below, we passed herds of elk and mule deer, standing silently in deep snow. Then to Blue Mesa, where small huddles of seated fisherman gathered to swap stories and freeze their tails off in pursuit of torpid fish. Later, in the cold sink of the Gunnison Valley, steam-bellowing cows fed on green hay spread on a white blanket. The thermometer in Gunnison read 8 degrees.
This landscape, these scenes, this light is a normal part of life for our kids. May the memories of away games stay with them forever.
Paul Larmer, publisher of High Country News, is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org).
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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Homeopathy: The placebo effect?
A popular homeopathic flu remedy boasts that it comes with no side effects, no drug interactions and won't make you drowsy. But the product also lacks something most people expect to find in their medicine: active ingredients.
Oscillococcinum (O-sill-o-cox-see-num), a tongue-twisting concoction used to treat flulike symptoms, is a staple in many European homes. Sales are steadily growing in the U.S., where it can be found everywhere from storefronts to major retailers.
Homeopathy critics, however, derisively call the product "oh-silly-no-see-um," a reference to the absence of active ingredients. It's products such as Oscillococcinum that have placed homeopathy in an awkward position: popular among holistic-minded consumers but scorned by scientists and most Western-trained doctors.
The British Medical Association vehemently objects to national funding for homeopathy treatment, considering any effect to be placebo. Around the world, activists have staged mass public "overdose" events outside pharmacies to demonstrate there's literally nothing inside the small white pills. One U.S. group, meanwhile, has offered $1 million to anyone who can prove homeopathy works and has challenged major drug retailers such as CVS, Rite-Aid and Walgreens to stop selling the products.
"Nobody, not even homeopaths have an idea how the remedies work," said Dr. Edzard Ernst, a longtime critic of homeopathy and professor of Complementary Medicine at Peninsula Medical School at the University of Exeter in the U.K.
Few things rile scientific skeptics more than homeopathy, a baffling form of alternative medicine in which patients are given highly diluted and vigorously shaken preparations to trigger the body's natural healing ability. Though it has been used for centuries and some studies have reported positive findings, the practice has no known scientific basis. Most analyses have concluded there's no evidence it works any better than a sugar pill.
Yet homeopathy hasn't just survived the years of scathing criticism; it's prospering. In the U.S., consumer sales of homeopathic treatments reached $870 million in 2009, growing 10 percent over the previous year, according to Nutrition Business Journal estimates.
For Oscillococcinum, sold in 60 countries, estimated annual retail sales in the U.S. are more than $20 million, according to the manufacturer, Boiron. It ranks 49th out of 318 cold and flu brand products that do more than $1 million in sales. Other popular homeopathic products include arnica gel for bruises and strains and diluted zinc remedies for colds.
"Some people feel these products shouldn't work due to the dilution level," said pharmacist Christophe Merville, director of education and pharmacy development for Boiron, the world's leading manufacturer of homeopathic medicines. But he said basic science studies have shown "that highly diluted solutions have biological properties that are different than water."
Read the entire piece: Homeopathy propsers even as controversy rages.

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Each year, the publication asks experts to rank more than 25 diet plans to help consumers make informed decisions about nutrition.
"To be top-rated, a diet had to be relatively easy to follow, nutritious, safe and effective for weight loss and against diabetes and heart disease," according to U.S. News & World Report. DASH, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, was developed by the National Institutes of Health for people with high blood pressure. But it is also effective in lowering cholesterol and reducing your risk for heart disease, stroke, kidney stones and diabetes, its website states.
Unlike many diet plans, DASH doesn't cut out or extremely restrict certain foods. Its focus is on limiting your daily sodium intake. The meal plan has three whole-grain products each day, four to six servings of vegetables, four to six servings of fruit, two to four servings of dairy products and several servings each of lean meats and nuts/seeds/legumes.
"It certainly looked like an all-star to our panel of experts," U.S. News & World Report wrote. "Though obscure, it beat out a field full of better-known diets."
Following DASH on the list was the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) Diet, which also was created by the National Institutes of Health. Next in line were the Mayo Clinic Diet, the Mediterranean Diet and Weight Watchers — all tied for third place.
U.S. News & World Report also published several other lists, including best weight-loss diets, best diabetes diets, best commercial diet plans and easiest diets to follow.
Weight Watchers topped best weight-loss, best commercial diet plan and easiest to follow lists. Also high on several lists were the Jenny Craig plan and "The Biggest Loser" plan.
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BERLIN (Reuters) - German group Porsche's U.S. sales this year, benefiting from growing demand for two-seaters, may top the record 35,000 sports cars and SUVs delivered in 2012.
U.S. sales of the Volkswagen-owned Porsche division rose 21 percent last year, Porsche U.S. chief Detlev von Platen told Reuters on Friday.
"I am quite optimistic about the outlook ... We notice strong demand for our models. The momentum is clearly there." The U.S. market accounts for about a quarter of Porsche's sales.
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PepsiCo Recognizes Top Performers with 2012 Chairman's Circle of Champions Award
Thirty-Nine Associates from Frito-Lay, Quaker and Sabra Receive Prestigious Award Honoring Excellence in Supply Chain
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty-nine U.S. - and Canadian-based supply chain associates from PepsiCo North American Foods, which includes Frito-Lay North America, Quaker Oats Company and Sabra Dipping Company, a joint venture between PepsiCo and Strauss Group, were honored as PepsiCo's top performers worldwide with induction into the Chairman's Circle of Champions. The 39 associates recognized this year were selected from among PepsiCo's more than 250,000-person global supply chain team. The winners were honored earlier this month at the annual Chairman's Circle of Winners induction ceremony in New York City.
"We are very proud of this year's Chairman's Circle of Champions who have exemplified excellence and leadership skills in making and delivering some of North America's favorite snacks," said Leslie Starr Keating, senior vice president, supply chain, PepsiCo North American Foods. "These associates are committed to continually improving our business and exceeding the expectations of the consumers we serve."
Award winners represent an elite group of supply chain associates from around the world who demonstrate exceptional performance in the area of safety, quality, service, cost, sustainability, and people skills. PepsiCo is committed to recognizing and championing the achievements of its greatest asset – its employees.
The 2012 PepsiCo Chairman's Circle of Champions from Frito-Lay, Quaker, and Sabra include:
Michael Albright – Forest, Va.
Fay Beriau – Danielson, Conn.
Robert Blair – South Jordan, Utah
Dale Cary – Brunswick, Ohio
Victoria Clary – Milton, Wis.
Kathleen Connelly – Mission Viejo, Calif.
Tracey Crawford – Bakersfield, Calif.
Martha Drew – Ridgefield, Wash.
Randall Farris – Canning, Nova Scotia
Jeff Galvin – Russiaville, Ind.
Dick Garin – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Henry Girtz – Wyoming, Minn.
Donna Harris – Flower Mound, Texas
Mike Frazier – West Point, Tenn.
Teresa Johnson – Williamsport, Pa.
Pam Leaf – Columbia, Mo.
Erika Lemmon – Wooster, Ohio
Jason Long – Vancouver, Wash.
Richard Lounsbury – South Beloit, Ill.
John Loyd – Fayetteville, Tenn.
Juan Lunar – Burbank, Ill.
Larry Mangrum – Trumann, Ark.
Clifford Markham – La Vernia, Texas
Michael McPeek – Binghamton, N.Y.
Wythe Mealy – Richmond, Va.
Kerry Metzger – Aurora, Colo.
Andy Monson – Danville, Ill.
Dan Nunn – Ogden, Ill.
Annette Osborn – Bonaire, Ga.
Clinton Palmer – Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tony Persaud – Silver Spring, Md.
Alan Phillips – Fayetteville, N.C.
Steve Ray – North East, Md.
Craig Richardson – Lethbridge, Alberta
Shelia Smith – Tyler, Texas
Keith Sorensen – Peterborough, Ontario
Gerrit Vandermost – Alta Loma, Calif.
Melissa Whyte – Orlando, Fla.
Ken Wilson – Topeka, Kan.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of more than $65 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales. Our main businesses – Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola – make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world. PepsiCo's people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by investing in a healthier future for people and our planet, which we believe also means a more successful future for PepsiCo. We call this commitment Performance with Purpose: PepsiCo's promise to provide a wide range of foods and beverages for local tastes; to find innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment by conserving energy and water and reducing packaging volume; to provide a great workplace for our associates; and to respect, support and invest in the local communities where we operate. For more information, please visit www.pepsico.com.
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I'm guessing you aren't up today for any long-winded, chin-stroking analysis of what the Giants' Super Bowl victory last night means for the Eagles.
That's good, because I'm not up for writing one.
All through the buildup for what to me became an inevitable Giants victory, I kept thinking about last year's big Super Bowl "lesson," and the bogus concept that every Super Bowl winner produces some sort of blueprint that ensures a Lombardi Trophy next season, if only another organization can copy it.
Last year the Packers won, despite an impressive log of injuries. Backups stepped in at key spots and Green Bay kept going. So the big revelation was that depth is super-important; Eagles management talked about this as part of its offseason planning. This is the "trend" that brought you Ronnie Brown, Steve Smith, Donald Lee, Jarrad Page and others who contributed next to nothing to an 8-8 season.
I dunno what the Eagles will take out of the Giants winning the Super Bowl, despite having lost to Vince Young in November. If the lesson is that drafting guys who are really physically dominant, like Jason Pierre-Paul and Hakeem Nicks, is maybe more important than drafting guys who are captains and good citizens, that might be an OK thing. If the lesson is that "hey, that could have been us, the Giants were 7-7 at one point," well, that would not be a good thing.
I think the Giants won the Super Bowl for two reasons: What should have been a dominant defense all year long woke up, got healthy, or whatever, in December. And Eli Manning was the best quarterback in the postseason.
That last part was the most important; it was what separated the Giants from, say, the 49ers. Eli was sacked 11 times in the playoffs - more than any other quarterback. He still completed 65 percent of his passes, threw for nine touchdowns and was intercepted exactly once. His QB rating was 103.3. He averaged 304.8 passing yards per game.
Good luck copying that "blueprint," NFL GMs. And Eagles fans, do you really see Michael Vick throwing for nine touchdowns and one interception?
In asking the question, don't think I'm mindlessly bashing Vick. I'm not -- Tom Brady didn't do what Manning did, quite, which is why the Patriots aren't the team providing the "lesson" for everyone today. Brady made exactly two Super Bowl mistakes -- the first-play safety and then the interception, when his team was rolling. Otherwise he was spectacular. It wasn't enough.
Manning, for all his foibles, is the reason the Giants have two Super Bowl rings the past five years, an era in which they have never really been a dominant regular-season team. He is lethal, a stone killer, on the biggest stage. The Eagles just don't have that guy. Most other teams don't, either. Including the Patriots.
Also, teams that want to copy the Giants' blueprint should practice having their fumbles bounce straight into the arms of teammates. That helps, too.


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Skip to comments.U.S. considers dipping flag at opening ceremony
Posted on 07/26/2012 2:02:46 PM PDT by Kartographer
The United States may break with a controversial tradition and dip its flag to Britain's leaders at the opening ceremony for the London Olympics, U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) CEO Scott Blackmun said on Thursday.
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The evil regime insists that we are just another run of the mill country and they will destroy it to prove themselves right.
Sadly, they're well on their way to becoming one.
I see Obama's dirty hands on this. Hillary's too.
It will make a great Romney campaign ad. First show Obama bowing to the Saudi king, then the flag dipping in front of that clown Prince Charles, and then a line of unemployed Americans. Voters will get the message.
The flag bearer better not do it or she is going to hear about it the rest of her life and be boo'd wherever she goes. She may crack up and be institutionalized over this mistake.
Just send Obama over to prostrate himself.
He's had plenty of practice
Flag Etiquette
STANDARDS of RESPECT
The Flag Code, which formalizes and unifies the traditional ways in which we give respect to the flag, also contains specific instructions on how the flag is not to be used. They are:
The flag should never be dipped to any person or thing. It is flown upside down only as a distress signal.
The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top.
The flag should never be used for any advertising purpose. It should not be embroidered, printed or otherwise impressed on such articles as cushions, handkerchiefs, napkins, boxes, or anything intended to be discarded after temporary use. Advertising signs should not be attached to the staff or halyard
The flag should not be used as part of a costume or athletic uniform, except that a flag patch may be used on the uniform of military personnel, fireman, policeman and members of patriotic organizations.
The flag should never have placed on it, or attached to it, any mark, insignia, letter, word, number, figure, or drawing of any kind.
The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
When the flag is lowered, no part of it should touch the ground or any other object; it should be received by waiting hands and arms. To store the flag it should be folded neatly and ceremoniously.
The flag should be cleaned and mended when necessary.
When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.
Note: Most American Legion Posts regularly conduct a dignified flag burning ceremony, often on Flag Day, June 14th. Many Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, and Girl Scout Troops retire flags regularly as well. Contact your local American Legion Hall or Scout Troop to inquire about the availability of this service.
Displaying the Flag Outdoors
When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting from a window, balcony, or a building, the union should be at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half staff.
When it is displayed from the same flagpole with another flag - of a state, community, society or Scout unit - the flag of the United States must always be at the top except that the church pennant may be flown above the flag during church services for Navy personnel when conducted by a Naval chaplain on a ship at sea.
When the flag is displayed over a street, it should be hung vertically, with the union to the north or east. If the flag is suspended over a sidewalk, the flag's union should be farthest from the building.
When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor - to its own right.
..The other flags may be smaller but none may be larger.
..No other flag ever should be placed above it.
..The flag of the United States is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered.
When flown with the national banner of other countries, each flag must be displayed from a separate pole of the same height. Each flag should be the same size. They should be raised and lowered simultaneously. The flag of one nation may not be displayed above that of another nation.
Raising and Lowering the Flag
The flag should be raised briskly and lowered slowly and ceremoniously. Ordinarily it should be displayed only between sunrise and sunset. It should be illuminated if displayed at night.
The flag of the United States of America is saluted as it is hoisted and lowered. The salute is held until the flag is unsnapped from the halyard or through the last note of music, whichever is the longest.
Displaying the Flag Indoors
When on display, the flag is accorded the place of honor, always positioned to its own right. Place it to the right of the speaker or staging area or sanctuary. Other flags should be to the left.
The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of states, localities, or societies are grouped for display.
When one flag is used with the flag of the United States of America and the staffs are crossed, the flag of the United States is placed on its own right with its staff in front of the other flag.
When displaying the flag against a wall, vertically or horizontally, the flag's union (stars) should be at the top, to the flag's own right, and to the observer's left.
Parading and Saluting the Flag
When carried in a procession, the flag should be to the right of the marchers. When other flags are carried, the flag of the United States may be centered in front of the others or carried to their right. When the flag passes in a procession, or when it is hoisted or lowered, all should face the flag and salute.
The Salute
To salute, all persons come to attention. Those in uniform give the appropriate formal salute. Citizens not in uniform salute by placing their right hand over the heart and men with head cover should remove it and hold it to left shoulder, hand over the heart. Members of organizations in formation salute upon command of the person in charge.
The Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem
The pledge of allegiance should be rendered by standing at attention, facing the flag, and saluting.
When the national anthem is played or sung, citizens should stand at attention and salute at the first note and hold the salute through the last note. The salute is directed to the flag, if displayed, otherwise to the music.
The Flag in Mourning
To place the flag at half staff, hoist it to the peak for an instant and lower it to a position half way between the top and bottom of the staff. The flag is to be raised again to the peak for a moment before it is lowered. On Memorial Day the flag is displayed at half staff until noon and at full staff from noon to sunset.
The flag is to be flown at half staff in mourning for designated, principal government leaders and upon presidential or gubernatorial order.
When used to cover a casket, the flag should be placed with the union at the head and over the left shoulder. It should not be lowered into the grave.
I'm not at all surprised to see this grotesquerie emanating from our DIPSTICK president.
It's no disrespect to anyone to not dip the flag. It simply respects our flag and what it stands for. Has any host country been offended for that reason since 1936?
I hope that they do not do this. Not lowering our flag to any living sovereign is sacred to me. Why would we even consider this? This would be a horrible precedent. This is just plain wrong. What has happened to us?
No, just no. While I have great affection for the UK and the Royal Family, the US Flag is not dipped on land, ever.
I'm sure the Queen herself, who knows our country and it's traditions, would agree.
Long past time for us to put a stop to this crap of the left delegitimizing everything they don't like by calling it controversial—Arizona's controversial immigration law, Controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Chick-fil-A's controversial stance on gay marriage, and so on.
It's not controversial to me that we don't dip the American flag. Is it controversial to you? I didn't think so. Screw these people!
I assume the US flag bearer is free (without repercussion) to do what he(sometimes a burly shot putter who can hold the large flag aloft with one hand)chooses to do re dipping the flag.
THIS shoulod be in "BREAKING NEWS" so everyone that comes to this site can see it and respond to their representatives in the DO NOTHING COngress..!!
I can not even express how much this outrages me!!!!!!
We shouldn't dip the flag.
But I wouldn't mind seeing Obama groveling before the queen. He's groveled before enough of our enemies.
"We dip to no one". Even our ships don't dip the flag to other flagged vessels as others do — been like that since the revolution. It says we are the United States of America and we will bow to no man or no country. If we do this, it is a loud statement that we no longer are a sovereign nation and no longer free... which is probably why Obama will decide to dip the flag. On a lighter note, this issue comes up every Olympics and every Olympics we refuse to dip.
Remember the War of 1812!
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The moment Lardarius Webb hit the turf Sunday, the Ravens assumed they would be moving forward without him.
Tests confirmed Monday that Webb, a rare bright spot on the Ravens' fading defense, needed knee surgery and would miss the rest of the season. More bad news came later in the day when the team learned that linebacker Ray Lewis would also be heading to injured reserve.
Arguably their most valuable defender, Webb, 27, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the first quarter of Sunday's 31-29 win over the Dallas Cowboys at M&T Bank Stadium. As he jostled for position with Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, Webb crumpled to the turf and clutched his knee. Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he could tell right away that Webb's season was in jeopardy.
"These are guys who put so much effort, heart and soul into what they do," Harbaugh said Monday at his weekly news conference. "Lardarius [Sunday] was distraught. I could see it when I walked on the field — on his face. You kind of knew because he has been through it before. And I just felt like he knew. And he was just beside himself."
Webb, who shredded the ACL in his right knee during his rookie season nearly three years ago, will undergo surgery to repair his left knee with renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews, who performed his first knee reconstruction. The surgery has not yet been scheduled.
The Ravens, who as of Sunday ranked 26th in total defense and 23rd against the pass, must now overcome the loss of a player many NFL analysts say was emerging as one of the best cornerbacks in football. Harbaugh said Webb had established himself as one.
"I'm biased, but I would say he was the best," Harbaugh said of the fourth-year player. "Maybe some other people would question that, but I don't question it. I see him every day. I wouldn't take anybody over Lardarius Webb. He will be back. He has been through this before. He will rehab like crazy and he'll be back next year, stronger than ever. He's just that kind of guy."
The Ravens showed Webb how much they thought of him in April when they signed him to a five-year, $50 million contract extension. In 41 career games, Webb has intercepted eight passes, recorded 181 tackles and broken up 41 passes. He had one interception this season, and he hasn't given up a touchdown since the final month of the 2010 regular season.
Second-year cornerback Jimmy Smith, the 27th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, will replace Webb in the starting lineup. Smith started four games last season as the third cornerback and intercepted New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the AFC championship game.
Smith, a tall, rangy cornerback who is listed at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, competed with Cary Williams during training camp for the starting spot opposite Webb, but was unable to unseat Williams, who has started every game since the 2011 season opener. Still, Smith has played more than 50 percent of the defensive snaps this season, breaking up three passes.
Asked after Sunday's game if he was up for the challenge, he said, without blinking, "I'm ready."
"I think I'll be starting for a while," the confident 24-year-old said. "I'm very excited. That's what I've been waiting for. It's my time to shine, which is good, but I feel bad for Webb. Lardarius is a special type of guy with a lot of talent. He brings such an impact to our defense that it hurts."
The area where Webb was most effective was in the slot, where he used his quickness and tenacity to stick to shifty receivers in the middle of the field. When the Ravens used their nickel package, Webb would move to the slot with Williams and Smith manning the outside.
Harbaugh indicated Monday that veteran Corey Graham, who was a Pro Bowl special teams player for the Chicago Bears before signing with the Ravens this offseason, will get the first crack at filling in for Webb in the nickel. Harbaugh didn't rule out signing another cornerback, and young cornerbacks Asa Jackson and Chykie Brown could also be in the mix.
"Corey has been in there. Corey will do a good job in there, and he won't be the only one," Harbaugh said. "We've got a couple guys who can play in there. … The thing I like about Corey is he can play outside, he can play inside and he can play safety. So, he gives us a lot of versatility there."
With Webb sidelined for most of Sunday's game and with Smith also missing snaps with a groin injury, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo completed 25 of his 36 attempts for 261 yards and two touchdowns and one interception. Often working against Williams or Smith, Bryant had 13 receptions for 95 yards and two touchdowns, including one with 32 seconds left in the game.
Harbaugh said he thought the reserve corners "acquitted themselves well" in Webb's absence.
The Ravens now move forward without Webb and Lewis, who tore his right triceps in the fourth quarter. The future of Lewis is unclear, but Webb's teammates expect him to come back strong.
"I'm hurting for that guy right now," safety Ed Reed said Sunday. "I know how hard he works to be out here and what he brings to the game. If we lost him for the year, it's going to kill us. But, we have to play for him and pick him up because he's young. … He can come back from this."
Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson contributed to this article.


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CL-EC2 is a Common Lisp library for communicating with Amazon's EC2 and CloudWatch Query APIs. It was originally written as a foundation for Saffron Technology's Lisp-based Sierra management environment. As such, CL-EC2 does not implement the entire EC2 Query API, but rather a fairly large subset that may be used to manipulate/query images, instances, volumes, snapshots, etc. In other words, most of the useful Query API is present, at least from my perspective, but more should be included to finish off the entire API.
So far, CL-EC2 has only been tested on SBCL (I use version 1.0.30). There is a minor implementation dependency (for retrieving environment variables) that has been abstracted, so porting CL-EC2 itself should be very easy.
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A major firearms accessory manufacturing company has announced it is leaving Colorado and a major regional shooting competition was canceled, both due to the recent gun control legislation passed by the Colorado legislature and signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
HiViz Shooting Systems is in talks with a neighboring state to move its headquarters and operations. Additionally, the Rocky Mountain Western States Regional IDPA Championship announced it is canceling its July competition in Montrose, where more than 300 competitors and event staff were to gather for several days.
Amid calls for a boycott by hunters due to Colorado's gun legislation, the latest news adds more to a list of companies or groups announcing a departure from the state. Magpul has said it will move its operations, as did Outdoor Channel television show producer Michael Bane. Ruger also announced it will not hold its annual rimfire shooting competition in the state.
According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, hunting and the shooting industry combine for a more than $1.1 billion impact to Colorado's economy.
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HiViz To Relocate
FORT COLLINS, Col. — HiViz Shooting Systems, a division of North Pass Ltd., announces plans to relocate operations due to recent changes in Colorado's gun control legislation.
HiViz President and CEO, Phillip Howe, said talks are currently under way with officials of a neighboring state regarding the move.
"I make this announcement with mixed emotions," Howe said. "Colorado is a beautiful state with great people, but we cannot in clear conscience support with our taxes a state that has proven through recent legislation a willingness to infringe upon the constitutional rights of our customer base."
Howe notes that prior to the changes in law in Colorado, he made several attempts to persuade state officials via emails and telephone calls to proceed slowly with gun control legislation that would impact individual shooters and the shooting industry as a whole.
Although the relocation will be expensive and time consuming, Howe adds, "It is in the best interest of our company and our customers."
Starting with corporate headquarters, the operations will be moved over an extended period of time ensuring no interruption of services to its customer base, and HiViz states that the majority of its employees will make the move with the corporate operations.
HiViz Shooting Systems manufactures light-gathering sights, recoil pads and accessories for the shooting industry.
IDPA Regional Shoot Canceled
GRAND JUNCTION, Col. — Organizers of the Rocky Mountain Western States Regional IDPA Championship, initially scheduled to take place July 4-6 in Montrose, Col., have announced that the match is being canceled in the wake of Colorado's recently passed gun control laws.
An estimated 300-plus shooters from neighboring states and across the country were expected to attend the three-day competitive shooting event. This is the second shooting competition to abandon the state after a recent announcement by firearms maker Ruger that it was moving the 2013 Ruger Rimfire Challenge World Championship out of Colorado.
"With these new Colorado laws going into effect July 1, and based on the ambiguous way in which they were written, we have decided to cancel the Rocky Mountain Western States Regional IDPA Championship," said event organizer Walt Proulx of Grand Junction.
"Due to the growing number of hunters and shooters choosing to boycott Colorado, and the risk that these laws as written will turn law-abiding citizens into criminals, we were left with no other choice but to cancel what was planned to be one of IDPA's major regional championships, and one strongly supported by Montrose-area businesses."
Cancellation of the Rocky Mountain Western States Regional adds to the negative economic impact resulting from the passage of Colorado's recent gun control legislation. Already, Colorado-based firearms accessories manufacturer Magpul Industries Corp. has announced its intention to leave the state, and Michael Bane, an independent producer for the Outdoor Channel, has said he will cease production of four of the channel's popular shooting programs in Colorado.
Hunters and shooters, as well as the firearms industry, play a major role in Colorado's economy. According to data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, more than $590 million in annual economic impact is generated by the firearms industry in the state while Colorado's 259,200 hunters spend another $465 million annually.
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text: Review : Bookendz Docking Station for 13" MacBook updated 11:45 am EDT, Thu March 20, 2008 by MacNN Staff No more jiggling cords and ports with the BookEndz. MacNN Rating: Product Manufacturer: BookEndz Inc. Price: $159.00 US The Good Powered usb 2.0 hub. DVI and VGA ports. Good port layout. Easy to dock and undock. Available in black and white. The Bad Hard to get headphone in and out. No FireWire hub. Lacks composite and S-video. Ports not mounted behind plastic. The notion of a dock makes good sense if you have some accessories and devices that you leave at a desk consistently. A dock provides you with one place in which to plug your laptop and all your peripherals. This alleviates clutter and the multiple cord wrestle each time you use the portable as a desktop machine. For example, I have a DVI equipped monitor and a series of USB devices that I only use at my desk. It makes sense to leave these connected to a Bookendz Docking Station and connect your laptop to one large dock, rather than numerous cables. The Fitted Dock The Bookendz Docking Station replicates all the ports on your MacBook and adds a hub for the USB devices, which gives you five USB 2.0 ports. The hub has its own power supply to add power to the extra USB ports and a green LED on the top of the dock indicates the power is working properly. You do not have to use the power supply, if your peripherals do not require power. To use the Bookendz Docking Station you must power down your MacBook, plug in your peripherals and slide the MacBook into the ports. Each of the nine ports fit perfectly into the docking station. To remove the MacBook, simply shut it down, close the lid (to prevent any display disasters), and pull the MacBook away from the dock MacBook BookEndz Docking Station Close Up The dock has a cut out area next to the Ethernet port that allows the Apple MagSafe power adapter to connect to the computer. The dock does not replicate the MagSafe, but requires the use of your own power adapter. It has a sliding connector for the headphone output connector, so that you can use the internal speakers if you haven't got external speakers connected to the dock. This is a nice touch, except that the slider was very stiff and difficult to move the connector properly. No FireWire Hub One downside is, if you have multiple FireWire devices, such as hard drive, scanner, and video camera, the dock has only one FireWire port, just like the MacBook itself. There is no FireWire hub, just an USB hub. This isn't an unreasonable design choice, but I do prefer FireWire for the many benefits it provides. Convenient The Bookendz Docking Station is a great example of a product that does almost everything you want it to do. It has the full complement of ports, including full-size DVI and VGA video connectors. It lacks composite and S-video ports though. While I like the product and the convenience it provides, it does have some minor cosmetic problems. Minor Cosmetic Issues It has a full range of ports, but they're mounted flush with the face of the plastic, showing ugly little tangs that are supposed to touch metal on the inside of a metal case to provide a ground, like you might see on the back plate of a desktop PC. The ports ought to have been recessed 2mm back, so that the plastic covers these metal bits, as Apple has done on the MacBook laptop. At a distance, the MacBook Bookendz Docking Station is a beautiful and functional resident on my work desk. Up close, there are details that I hope BookEndz engineers will refine. Available for most Mac Portables This Bookendz Docking Station is made for specifically for the MacBook, and it was supplied to MacNN for review by Dr. Bott LLC, but Bookendz makes docking stations for most of the Apple laptops. Each Docking Station must be used with the correct laptop. The docking stations for PowerBooks made before 2003 are presently on sale. Edited by Ilene Hoffman, Reviews Editor


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
It is pretty much accepted by SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) developers that synchronous transformations are generally quicker than asynchronous transformations (for a description of synchronous and asynchronous transformations go read Asynchronous and synchronous data flow components). Notice I said "generally" and not "always"; there are circumstances where using asynchronous transformations can be beneficial and in this blog post I'll demonstrate such a scenario, one that is pretty common when building data warehouses.
Imagine I have a [Customer] dimension table that manages information about all of my customers as a slowly-changing dimension. If that is a type 2 slowly changing dimension then you will likely have multiple rows per customer in that table. Furthermore you might also have datetime fields that indicate the effective time period of each member record.
Here is such a table that contains data for four dimension members {Terry, Max, Henry, Horace}:
Notice that we have multiple records per customer and that the [SCDStartDate] of a record is equivalent to the [SCDEndDate] of the record that preceded it (if there was one). (Note that I am on record as saying I am not a fan of this technique of storing an [SCDEndDate] but for the purposes of clarity I have included it here.)
Anyway, the idea here is that we will have some incoming data containing [CustomerName] & [EffectiveDate] and we need to use those values to lookup [Customer].[CustomerId]. The logic will be:
Lookup a [CustomerId] WHERE [CustomerName]=[CustomerName] AND [SCDStartDate] <= [EffectiveDate] AND [EffectiveDate] <= [SCDEndDate]
Lookup a [CustomerId] WHERE [CustomerName]=[CustomerName] AND [SCDStartDate] <= [EffectiveDate] AND [EffectiveDate] <= [SCDEndDate]
The conventional approach to this would be to use a full cached lookup but that isn't an option here because we are using inequality conditions. The obvious next step then is to use a non-cached lookup which enables us to change the SQL statement to use inequality operators:
Let's take a look at the dataflow:
Notice these are all synchronous components. This approach works just fine however it does have the limitation that it has to issue a SQL statement against your lookup set for every row thus we can expect the execution time of our dataflow to increase linearly in line with the number of rows in our dataflow; that's not good.
OK, that's the obvious method. Let's now look at a different way of achieving this using an asynchronous Merge Join transform coupled with a Conditional Split. I've shown it post-execution so that I can include the row counts which help to illustrate what is going on here:
Notice that there are more rows output from our Merge Join component than on the input. That is because we are joining on [CustomerName] and, as we know, we have multiple records per [CustomerName] in our lookup set. Notice also that there are two asynchronous components in here (the Sort and the Merge Join).
I have embedded a video below that compares the execution times for each of these two methods. The video is just over 8minutes long.
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For those that can't be bothered watching the video I'll tell you the results here. The dataflow that used the Lookup transform took 36 seconds whereas the dataflow that used the Merge Join took less than two seconds. An illustration in case it is needed:
Pretty conclusive proof that in some scenarios it may be quicker to use an asynchronous component than a synchronous one. Your mileage may of course vary.
The scenario outlined here is analogous to performance tuning procedural SQL that uses cursors. It is common to eliminate cursors by converting them to set-based operations and that is effectively what we have done here. Our non-cached lookup is performing a discrete operation for every single row of data, exactly like a cursor does. By eliminating this cursor-in-disguise we have dramatically sped up our dataflow.
I hope all of that proves useful. You can download the package that I demonstrated in the video from my SkyDrive at http://cid-550f681dad532637.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/BlogShare/20100514/20100514%20Lookups%20and%20Merge%20Joins.zip
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You do need to be careful about relative dataset sizes when considering using this approach. If you have a very large reference table (your OLE_SRC), and not many change rows (SCR_SRC), you'll end up spending a lot of time waiting for the OLE_SRC to finish reading, even though there are no more matches coming in from SCR_SRC.
Yes indeed. Others' mileage may vary; as always you must test and measure to see what works best for you.
Matt, I agree with you but Jamie is right - each data warehouse (and each dimension) has specific characteristics that doesn't change so much over time - thus, I think that there are many scenarios where Jamie's approach does worth the effort (and the risk, which is calculated if you know what if you're doing!)
Great idea, Jamie!
The major drawback of this approach is, IMHO, the fact that the inputs of the merge need to be sorted. If one of the input is the fact table and you have, for example, three SCD lookups, then you will end un paying three in-memory blocking sorts of the fact table, something that is seldom acceptable.
When I face these situations, I normally end up with a script component that caches the full SCD, in a dictionary where the key is the customer code and each element contains the sorted list of <date, id>. It runs at a speed very close to the normal equi-join non blocking lookup, even if it needs some coding, of course.
I wish MS will sometime create an SCD lookup... and I think I'm not the only one (Matt... got the point? :))
I've incorporated this suggestion in our test env and it works like a charm.
Thanks for the Tip Jamie.
Hi Jamie,
On an unrelated topic, I left you a question in this forum thread.
It's on an example you posted a couple years ago so I'm sorry if this isn't fresh in your mind. Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Really great post Jamie. Even if I agree with Matt on the potential risks, it's the best solution I know to handle theta-joins. Even if a specific SCD lookup would be great, I think a Lookup with the ability to write the comparison expression (an IComparer thing I dunno) without losing the cache functionnality would be even better. Anyway thanks for this one.
I saw a thread on the SSIS forum today that went something like this: I have the following dataset: AccountNo
What I haven't been able to figure out how to produce the same in SSIS like the following simple T-SQL JOIN statement:
FROM same_table t1 JOIN same_table t2
ON t1.column1 = t2.column1
AND t1.column2 >= t2.column2
The tables are the same (it's a self join) and e.g. consists of 3 rows. The end result can be more than 3 rows.
My problem is the following:
- I've tried the Lookup task's advanced tab's custom query feature to create inequal JOINs and that's working fine apart from the thing that a Lookup returns with a maximum of 1 row (per match)
- I've tried using the MERGE JOIN but it does NOT allow inequal JOINing conditions.
I think it would be a quite basic requirement against SSIS that it can provide a feature that covers this type of T-SQL JOINing. I hope there is and it's just me who hasn't found it (out) yet. If not... well it should provide a solution for this I think.
If anyone has an idea or just knows that it's already been discussed and solved please let me know, I've been desperately seeking the answer in the last 7 days.
Use the same technique that I used in this blog post. Put the "greater than or equal to" condition into a Conditional Split immediately after the Merge Join.
Thanks Jamie, in the end I managed to solve the issue by modifying sg in the source query (but I purely used SSIS tricks :))
I'd like to have another question (not totally related to here but it's also about JOINs and LOOKUPs and I haven't found useful info on the net about it - or might have used the wrong keywords in the search engine):
I have a fact table with 4 date columns. For each of those I would like to get the surrogate key and putting only those into the final fact table. Is there a way of doing it without 4 lookups (since the same table is used it would negatively affect performance, I presume?) /apart from doing it with T-SQL JOINs in the source task/?
It just does not feel elegant and efficient to use that many lookups. What's your opinion?
Thanks for every idea!
Unfortunately its pretty much unavoidable - if you want to use the Lookup component then you will need four of them. However, if the lookup set is the same for each one then you could alleviate some of the impact on your lookup source by using a Cache Connection (http://consultingblogs.emc.com/jamiethomson/archive/2007/11/16/Katmai_3A00_-SSIS_3A00_-Lookup-component-gets-a-makeover.aspx)
Thanks for the tip Jamie. Though this time I handled it in the source SQL query. I think it's not really elegant (not to mention the effectiveness) to use that many lookups, but it seems we have to live with it.
I appreciate the way you done the video.I am new to ssis and it is quite useful to see the experts.
Please post few more videos on different topics.That will be helpful .
Introduction The Dataflow task is one of the core components (if not the core component) of SQL Server
Its really grt post and made me to learn , ' how to use non-equi join using lookup and merge join transformation. Thanks a lot.


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October 21. 2013 9:30PM
UNH football up in polls; hockey team drops
Sean McDonnell's decision to go for the two-point conversion and the win kept the University of New Hampshire's playoff hopes alive. UNH's 29-28 victory against No. 12 ranked Villanova on Saturday at Cowell Stadium in Durham also allowed the Wildcats to move up in the football polls.
The Sports Network FCS Top 25 poll saw the Wildcats move up five spots to No. 20. UNH moved up one spot to No. 22 in the FCS Coaches Poll. Villanova (4-3) fell six spots to No. 18 in the Sports Network poll and tumbled six steps to No. 17 in the FCS Coaches Poll.
McDonnell could have played for the tie after Sean Goldrich's four-yard touchdown run, but his decision to go for the win paid off when Chris Setian rushed for the winning two-point conversion.
North Dakota State (7-0) maintained its top ranking in both polls, but quietly the University of Maine (6-1) is ranked No. 11 in the Sports Network Poll, up from No. 14 last week. The Black Bears also moved up three spots to No. 14 in the FCS Coaches Poll.
UNH must keep winning if it hopes to claim a playoff berth.
The Wildcats hit the road to face Stony Brook Saturday in a 4 p.m. contest.
The UNH men's hockey team slid one spot to No. 14 in the USCHO.com Division I poll. The Wildcats hosted No. 4 Michigan and managed a 1-1 tie on Friday and a 3-2 overtime loss Saturday. UNH (1-2-1) remained No. 13 in the weekly USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine college hockey poll.
UNH has one game this weekend, playing at Rensselaer on Saturday.
Minnesota (4-0-0) took over the top spot in both hockey polls.


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The school board began laying out its desired qualifications for a new superintendent for the district's public schools during a retreat on Tuesday.
Wanted: One highly qualified superintendent of schools.
The Alachua County School Board began laying out its desired qualifications for a new superintendent for the district's public schools during a retreat at the Matheson Museum on Tuesday.
Superintendent Dan Boyd, who has held the post for nine years, retires Sept. 30.
Part of Tuesday's retreat was spent talking about what kinds of qualities and experiences his successor should have.
"We want it all," School Board chairwoman Eileen Roy said.
Board members had already agreed to use the Florida School Boards Association to help with a search.
On Tuesday, the board decided on more details.
There will be a nationwide search for the next superintendent, which FSBA executive director Wayne Blanton previously said would encompass the rest of the school year and would cost about $15,000.
The board will begin advertising for the position at the beginning of January.
Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 10 years of administrative experience, both at the school and district levels. A master's degree is required but a doctorate is preferred, board members said.
The board hopes to find a superintendent who has experience in a similar-sized district – Alachua County has about 27,000 students – and who has worked in districts with schools that have declining enrollment and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
The successful candidate will be offered a three-year contract and an annual salary in the range of $140,000 to $170,000. Boyd is earning $159,000.
The board will seek public input through surveys, which will be sent out in the next month, and at least two public forums in late October or early November. Locations for the public forums will be announced in the next few weeks.
Business, nonprofit and educational focus groups that participated in the last superintendent search in 2004 will be contacted for input again.
Blanton's estimated timeline for a national search would have top candidates visiting in early spring, and the board could make its selection as early as April.
Target start date: July 1.
In the meantime, the board decided, interim superintendent Hershel Lyons should receive a monthly supplement to his salary for carrying out the interim position as well as most of his duties as deputy superintendent.
To keep things running smoothly, some of his responsibilities will be delegated to other district employees.
"Whatever we do, we cannot lose momentum," Lyons said. "We cannot let this affect the students at all."
In 2004, former deputy superintendent Sandy Hollinger received a $2,500 monthly supplement while she was interim superintendent.
On Tuesday, the board recommended Lyons receive a supplement of $2,200 a month, plus use of a Ford Explorer the district was leasing for Boyd.
The board is expected to vote on the supplement at next week's meeting.
Lyons reiterated that he will not apply for the permanent superintendent's position. "I'm just looking forward to serving as deputy superintendent when the search is over," he said.
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In Mortal Danger: The Battle for America's Border and Security - (Hardcover)
By Tom Tancredo
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Many Americans were shocked by the rhetoric and demands voiced during the immigration protests in the spring of 2006. From Los Angeles to Atlanta, from Phoenix to Chicago, an estimated 2 million protesters marched in more than 50 cities. They demanded a blanket amnesty for illegal aliens under the banner of "immigrant rights" and insisted that rights now afforded legal immigrants should be granted to those here illegally. Anything short of that was condemned as "racist."
How could the United States have come to such a pitiful condition?
Congressman Tom Tancredo has been the only consistent voice in our government warning Americans of the dangers of failing to secure our borders and fix the nation's immigration system. Five years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. government still had done virtually nothing to secure America's borders. The government largely ignores the threats to our safety and sovereignty resulting from its refusal to fix a broken system.
What is happening on our borders is one story, but what is happening within America is even more disturbing. As would-be terrorists plot attacks on our country, vocal advocates of multiculturalism are sapping our strength from within. Together, they form a potent adversary that is as great a threat to our nation as anything we have faced in our history.
As a result, America is in the midst of an identity crisis. As a nation we no longer seem to know who we are or what we believe. Instead of "one nation under God," we are divided, confused and angry. We need to understand how this has happened and the underlying causes that have us to this divided point.
Tom Tancredo lays out the case that unless the United States changes course, it is headed toward catastrophe. Like the great and mighty empires of the past – "superpowers" that once stretched from horizon to horizon – America is heading down the road to ruin. Without strong moral leadership, without a renewed sense of purpose, without a rededication to family and community, without shunning the race hustlers and pop-culture sham artists, without protecting our borders, language and culture, the nation that was once the "land of the free and home of the brave" and the "one last hope of mankind" will repeat the catastrophic mistakes of the past. "In Mortal Danger" is his prescription for beginning to repair the damage.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling sharply at the close of trading on Wall Street, extending a slump into a second day as investors worry about the potential for gridlock in Washington.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 121 points to close at 12,811, bringing its two-day loss to 434 points.
The Dow plunged 313 on Wednesday as worries about Europe's faltering economy and a looming showdown in the U.S. over fiscal policy came back into focus now that the presidential election had been decided.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 17 points to end at 1,378 and the Nasdaq composite lost 42 points to end at 2,896.
Nearly three stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was 3.7 billion, higher than the recent average.


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It's Australia Day, and I was inspired by Shelley's blog to find out what happening on this day in my own family's past.
Here are the highlights:
1616 – Eleanor Nicholas, my 9th great grandmother, was baptised in St Keverne, Cornwall.
1823 – Martha Miles, my 3rd great-grandmother, was baptised in the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Towcester, Northamptonshire. She married George Goode from Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire and they migrated to New South Wales with their two young daughters.
1840 – James Pascoe, baby brother of my 3rd great-grandfather Henry Pascoe of St Keverne, Cornwall, was baptised. He died unmarried when he was only 31.
1865 – Grace Pascoe nee Oates, my 3rd great-grandmother, her daughter Bessie, and her mother Elizabeth Oates nee Williams arrived in Sydney on the Hornet from Plymouth as assisted immigrants, eventually joining their brothers and sons in the Millthorpe area of New South Wales. Eleanor Nicholas was her 4th great-grandmother.
2008 – dear Uncle Ray passed away after a long illness.
For all but the last one there was no 'Australia', let alone Australia Day.
To find out how I got the list out of my family tree software, see this blog.


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Devotion is essential when building a Lowrider. As many of you know, there are many factors and obstacles that come into play when building the perfect Lowrider, and without devotion, most builders become frustrated easily. Car owners get side tracked, lose interest, run out of money, or get tired of getting the run around from shops and individuals who stall their progress. These examples can truly test one's devotion to completing their builds. Eric Lozano is one of those determined individuals whose devotion can rank up there with the best of them. The building of his Caprice certainly tested this devotion and then some! This was not Eric's first Lowrider, but it will most likely be his most memorable.
In 1999, Eric purchased his first Lowrider, a 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass. He put a Euro front end on it, repainted it, and lifted it. He enjoyed it for a few years before selling it in 2003, thinking he was done with Lowriding. Like a true Lowrider, Eric couldn't stay away, and after selling and missing the Cutty, he decided to get back into Lowriding in 2005. That year he bought a 1972 Chevy Impala, and it was at this point that he vowed never to be without a Lowrider again. Eric and his wife decided to buy a home in 2007, so he needed to put his Lowriding on the back burner and he did so by trading in his Impala for a more practical vehicle. He got a 1992 Buick Road Master, which allowed the Lozano family to cruise in style and comfort, something very important to them as they now had precious cargo; a one year-old daughter named Ariana.
On New Year's Eve of 2007, Eric received word of a clean 1986 Chevy Caprice for sale from a friend of his. He went to see the car and liked it so much that he made the deal and purchased it right away. An excited Eric brought the car home and started to work on it the following week, as he was happy that the New Year had brought with it a new project. Eric went full speed on the tear down, eager to get the Caprice ready for paint. Once the paint was done, the moldings were restored. It was now time for the hydraulics and chrome undercarriage to be completed, so Eric sent the car to someone in Chula Vista, California to perform the work. This is the point where Eric's devotion to the Caprice was severely tested. What was supposed to be a two-month job turned into an 8-month nightmare. Eric understood that there can be delays when custom work is being performed, but after months of excuses, he drove down to check on his car in person. What Eric found when he got there was his freshly painted Caprice sitting outside on jack stands with no suspension, uncovered, and full of months' worth of dust. The restored moldings had also been subjected to the elements, and the frame was grinded down with surface rust showing.
After seeing the car in this condition, and knowing the amount of time and money he had already spent on it, Eric was at a breaking point. Although it would be hard for most people to keep their composure, Eric did, and was left struggling with what he should do next. Disgusted and dejected, Eric just wanted to take the car and cut his losses, but the person who was supposed to be performing the work reassured him that he would have the car done in a month. Instead, it took three months and many phone calls to get the work done. Once the car was home, the paint and molding were not the same, even after repeated attempts to restore them to the condition they were in before they left to Chula Vista. Eric parked the car in the garage and left it there for a year before he regained interest in completing it.
Eventually, Eric repainted the car and had Mike Lamberson stripe it. After the Caprice was cleared, it sat in the garage for another year. Eric still had the Road Master, which was his focus until he sold it in April of 2008. He replaced it with a 1992 Lincoln Town Car, with the Caprice sitting in the garage. Finally, after several of his fellow Traffic Car Club members urged him to finish the Caprice, he regained his desire to finish it. In December of 2009, Chino at Dreamworks in Montclair, California ripped the vinyl top off and added Black Candy patterns. After the patterns were completed, California Upholstery redid the interior in Grey vinyl and suede in one day. Yes, you read right; one Day.
There was simply no stopping Eric now. He set a goal of giving the Caprice a proper debut at the 2010 Majestics New Year's Day Picnic at Santa Fe Dam. After finishing up the trunk and engine, Eric took his first cruise in the Caprice to the picnic, where he was rewarded with lots of thumbs ups and compliments. Eric has since sold the Town Car, so that he can devote all of his time to the Caprice, which he nicknamed, "Tru Devotion." Eric has certainly shown his "Tru Devotion" to complete this build not only for himself, but for his club as well.
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Tru Devotion
Owner: Eric Lozano
Vehicle: 1986 Chevy Caprice
Club: Traffic Car Club
City/State: Ontario, CA
Paint: PPG Silver Metallic with Black Candy Patterns on the roof by Chino & Liz at Dreamworks in Montclair, CA. Striping and lettering by Mike Lamberson of Draggin Lines, Riverside, CA. Custom grill by JW Enterprises, Candy Bumper Impact strips by Chino & Liz at Dreamworks, Montclair, CA.
Interior: California Upholstery of Bell Gardens covered the interior in Grey vinyl and suede. Chino at Dreamworks, Montclair, CA molded and marbleized the dash.
Suspension: Low Lyfe Pumps, Delta Dumps, Accumax Solenoids, and Interstate Batteries power the Hydraulic set up. Enrique from Traffic Car Club molded the rear arches. Full chromed undercarriage, molded and chromed A-arms and reinforced rear end and frame.
Wheels: Zenith Black Chrome 72-spoke straight lace.
Tires: 155/80/13 radials


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< Safety Series for Students
Dec 05, 2012 07:30
Category: General News
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Clerical Workers and Longshoremen Back to Work
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clerical workers and longshoremen are expected to be back on the job at the nation's largest port complex this morning. A strike by clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has kept shippers from delivering billions of dollars in cargo over the past eight days, as longshoremen refused to cross picket lines. Negotiators reached a tentative agreement to end the strike last night, shortly after federal mediators arrived from Washington, D.C.