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After a wait that must have been agonizing to lovers of the racy six-cylinder M3, BMW has finally engineered a high-performance V8 into the M5. And it has been racking up raves like no high-performance sedan in history. With a six-speed gearbox and 394 horsepower, the M5 on the 5 Series platform is a totally civilized sedan with racing car capabilities.
The BMW M Series consists of four different cars, although three of them share the same basic engine. Along with the new flagship M5 for $69,400, there is the M3 built on the 3 Series platform, which for 2001 will be getting a new 330-horsepower version of its 3.2-liter inline six, price unannounced as yet. The M Coupe ($41,800) is that boxy little bugger that looks like all the weight is on the rear wheels, but in fact it has perfect 50-50 weight distribution. The M Roadster ($42,700) is the same car with a soft top; both Coupe and Roadster use 240-horsepower versions of the 3.2-liter six, with five-speed gearboxes.
Almost all of the good stuff is in the M5, not on it, so you can't see it. With 18-inch wheels, it doesn't appear to squat low to the ground and the fenders aren't visibly flared. There's a businesslike air dam with black mesh screening covering its generous openings, which draw great gulps of air for the brakes and 302-cubic-inch engine. The super wide (8-inch front, 9.5-inch rear) polished alloy wheels catch your eye for their good looks, not their size, and offer a peek at the brake rotors through the 10 spokes, which collect dirt and brake dust and thus must be cleaned often. Four chrome exhaust pipes stick out the rear and, along with the wide tires, tell vehicles in your wake that this is no ordinary BMW sedan.
Under the aluminum hood, there's nothing to ooh or ahh over, as plastic pretty much covers everything. Thick intake tubes flow from the big airbox on top of the engine, down and forward of the wheelwells. A special induction system with dual air cleaners and airflow meters and eight throttles feeds big wind to this heavy breather. The handsome ribbed valve covers are visible, at least, as is a badge on top that announces BMW MPower. But you'll never impress anyone who asks to see what's under the hood. "Hmh," is the likely reaction. Tell them how many liters of air per second the engine swallows, that'll impress 'em.
The six-CD changer, connected to a digital sound system with 14 speakers, lives in the small trunk, in a compartment which also stores two quarts of oil-a racy touch that one hopes is more for effect than need.
Self-leveling Xenon headlights offer state-of-the-art night visibility, and are accompanied by halogen foglights neatly tucked into the corners of small air dam openings under the headlights. Other important safety features include a reinforced passenger cage, and airbags galore: two-stage front airbags, side airbags for each door, and tube-like bags that drop from the headliner and prevent impact against the front windows. And here's a comforting honor bestowed upon the BMW 5 Series in 1999: The Safe Car of the Millennium Award from the International Brain Injury Association.
Another novel high-tech safety feature is a tire pressure warning message that appears as a digital display, although its words "tire defect" might be alarming. Ours came and went one time during the test, so we shrugged it off. That wasn't easy, considering there is no spare at all; the size of the wheels and tires precludes one. That's what the roadside assistance program is for, to get towed to the nearest BMW dealer; all of them are required to stock at least one front and one rear M5 tire and wheel. Roadside Assistance comes free with the car, but the cellphone doesn't. Either use your own, or order the optional $595 BMW phone.
The list of civilized features is long: self-dimming mirrors inside and out (the oval shape of the rearview mirror is curiously and neatly retro), headlight washers, sunroof, power sunshades at the rear and side windows, and an onboard navigation system that constantly computes latitude and longitude. The navigation system has so many capabilities, explained in its own manual, that we didn't take the time to learn and critique the system; we spent every precious minute with this car driving it. Suffice to say: If you want onboard navigation in your roadgoing race car, you got navigation.
Heated power seats with lumbar support usually look fatter and plusher than the M5's spare-looking but handsome buckets (ours were red and black), but like everything else related to the driving of this car, they were perfect: Perfectly comfortable, perfectly suited to the task of real driving. There's a cool dead pedal to plant your left foot against during hard cornering (a necessary touch as we will see). The leather-wrapped steering wheel had the right feel, no surprise, while its hub contained stereo controls under the left thumb and cruise controls under the right-and there's no better or safer place for cruise control, because you can quickly exit with a simple twitch of your thumb.
With a car like this, you tend to forget about the back seat-it is, after all, a seriously self-indulgent vehicle-but because it's a 540 Sedan before it's an M5, the back seat offers good room and comfort.
We liked the Alcantara anthracite roof liner, otherwise known as charcoal gray suede-like, never mind that "Car and Driver" said it made the M5 interior feel like "another Teutonic coal bin." We also liked the polished metal instrument bezels, the ring around the 180-mph (300k!) speedometer. But we hated the hysterical thick neon-like orange and red lines beginning at 6500 rpm on the tach; since the rev limiter activates at about 6800 rpm anyhow, why have that awful constant message at 7000 rpm that screams RED ALERT YOU IDIOT! Why? Because BMW can. The glowing orange redline is part of a cold-engine protection plan; when the engine is cold, the orange moves down to lower rpm. In winter it could be quite useful, but in summer it will be ignored. We fired up the M5 on a hot August afternoon, and two gentle miles later it was still telling us not to rev over 5100 rpm. Race car, indeed.
Let's start with the big, throbbing, heart of the car: its engine. At 302 cubic inches, the engine is not huge; but 21st century technology draws a heavy punch from a small package, so think of this 5.0-liter V8 as really big. The speed specs on the fastest production sedan on the planet? Acceleration from 0 to 60 in 4.8 seconds; quarter mile in 13.3 seconds at 108 mph; top speed electronically limited to 155 mph, which in sixth gear would be a casual 5200 rpm or so.
The powerband is eminently comfortable and cruisable, thanks largely to BMW's VANOS system of variable valve timing, which brings the massive torque down into the 3000 and even 2000 rpm range. The free-flowing exhaust system, which exits in four thick tailpipes, is considerably muted for the law, alas, so you have to open the windows to hear the engine sing.
With such acceleration and quick, sure handling, the M5 passes on a two-lane like a motorcycle. It's a fun and personally powerful feeling: twitch out and hammer it, twitch in and back off the gas, done in seconds. On the freeway you can use your foot to move in and out of holes: keep it in fourth gear and squirt, shift to fifth to get legs, and settle in sixth when there's no traffic.
You can hit the 6800-rpm rev limiter in a heartbeat in the lower gears, and it's easy to do so inadvertently because the engine never screams or sounds stressed in any way. You drive by the tach a lot because of this, but you soon get the rhythm of upshifting at 6200 rpm when you're working it. The engine likes to work aggressively in the twisties at nearly 6000 rpm. It feels so strong that you get the feeling the rev limiter is set slightly and conservatively low, and the specs would support this, as the engine makes its maximum 394 horsepower at 6600 rpm. An upshift at 6200 rpm is actually a short shift, and feels like it. Six thousand rpm in third gear is about 88 mph, and it's a measure of the control of this car that this is not an uncommon place to be, when you're driving for satisfaction on a desolate winding two-lane road, in a region of a western state with almost no population. You live in Jersey, you want an M5, you move out West to exercise it.
The six-speed gearbox, a fortified version of that found in the 540i, shifts with tight precision, having a relatively short throw. And sixth gear is not too tall, so you still have torque to accelerate without downshifting at 60 mph. The throttle blip during heel-and-toe downshifts was responsive, but we didn't find the pedals perfectly matching our feet and legs.
The brakes are magic, flawless, breaking a barrier for power, consistency and easy control during hard usage. We were so dazzled that we forgot to test the ABS-like, the brakes are so good that the notion of a "panic" stop never occurred to us. The front rotors are 13.6 inches and the rear 12.9, which says most of it. We did have one small problem, having reached unprecedented ground: when braking from high speed, stunningly deep for a second-gear turn, there was so much forward momentum on our body that if the road was bumpy our right foot was forced hard against the brake pedal, making things less smooth than desired. We needed racing seatbelts to pin our shoulders back.
Point and shoot is an expression that usually refers to a car that doesn't corner, but it rings true for the M5 because you can point it through a corner. It has such solid grip that the car confidently shoots around corners, not merely away from them; you don't have to wait for the apex to floor it. There is a Sport mode, which tightens the recirculating ball steering (and quickens the throttle responsive), making the car feel somewhat heavy at slow speeds, but the "M Servotronic" speed-sensitive power steering is seamless; you don't realize it's there, but the faster you go the lighter the M5 feels.
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An evening 'Under the Stars' commemorates 25 years of care
To celebrate its 25 years of service to Niagara County residents, and to increase awareness of hospice care, Niagara Hospice held a 25th anniversary gala, "Under the Stars," on Friday, beneath the newly constructed Dominic Lariccia Family Pavilion on Niagara Hospice's Sunset Drive Campus in the Town of Lockport. The gala was the inaugural event for the pavilion, which was built to fill a need for outdoor gathering space.
The event featured antique car rides, a star-gazing location with telescopes, silent and basket auction items, a Mill's Jewelers giveaway, local wines from the Niagara Wine Trail and local and regional craft beers provided by the WNY Beer Club. Food stations were catered by the Tuscarora Inn with dessert provided by Lake Effect Ice Cream. Music was performed by The Jim Beishline Quartet. All of the evening's activities led up to a $10,000 give-away to one lucky cash raffle ticket holder.
"We are grateful to all the people who have made the last 25 years possible," said President John Lomeo. "From the staff to the volunteers, to the board members, donors and community leaders, Niagara Hospice is truly a community foundation. We look forward to another 25 years of caring for Niagara County patients and their families."

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Indian central bank Governor Duvvuri Subbarao's standoff with a finance ministry that wants interest rates reduced sooner rather than later may prove the defining moment of his tenure.
But while he wins plaudits for asserting the Reserve Bank of India's autonomy, Subbarao's policy draws mixed reviews.
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Indian interest rates are among the highest of all the major world economies at a time when the country is set to register its worst growth rate in a decade, yet inflation has remained uncomfortably high for nearly three years.
With his term expiring next September, Subbarao has less than a year to vindicate his stance as a hawkish global outlier.
Interest rates should come down, the question is when. The RBI has repeatedly said that depends how long the government takes to rein in a fiscal deficit, financed by heavy borrowing, that has credit rating agencies thinking about relegating India to junk bond status.
Late last month, the day before the RBI's quarterly monetary policy release, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram held a hastily called news conference to outline a roadmap for reducing India's fiscal deficit, in an unsubtle bid to persuade Subbarao to cut interest rates for the first time since April.
Three days earlier, Subbarao told Chidambaram during their pre-RBI policy meeting of his intention to keep rates on hold. He stuck to his guns, opting instead to ease policy through lower cash reserve requirements so banks had more money to lend.
By defying the very public pressure to cut rates, Subbarao has dismissed speculation that he might bend to the newly appointed minister's will, even though Chidambaram had handed him the RBI governorship during a previous stint as finance minister.
A career civil servant, Subbarao had been the most senior bureaucrat in the finance ministry, but he was new to monetary policy when he took office in September 2008, against the backcloth of the global financial crisis.
"The first 18 months he was, I think, actually very dovish, and behaved in line with expectations," said Robert Prior-Wandesforde, an economist with Credit Suisse in Singapore.
"However, he does seem to have been able to assert himself now much more and has been able clearly to shake off no doubt a huge amount of political pressure on him, and I think to some extent he should probably be applauded for so doing."
Subbarao, 63, has grown into his role since those early days after the Lehman Brothers collapse, when some criticised him for going along with New Delhi's desire for an aggressive easing in policy, that also laid the ground for a spurt in inflation.
An avid walker who has a treadmill at home, the lanky central bank chief is mild-mannered and courteous in public, remembering names and eschewing formality. He can be forceful in meetings and does not hide his feelings, those who know him say.
"Inefficiency makes him angry," one bank insider said.
Fastidious, punctual, and a stickler for presentation, he pays attention to minutia like fonts and margins in documents.
"When he came to RBI he got his table designed in exactly the same size and shape as he had in the finance ministry, which presumably he had designed there as well," recalled Usha Thorat, a former deputy governor.
He has sought to make the central bank more open, doubling the frequency of scheduled policy reviews to eight per year, and ordering the minutes to be published, in line with the practice at central banks in developed economies.
Under Subbarao, the RBI began giving short-term guidance on the policy outlook. He also simplified policy by ditching a two-track rate "corridor", making the repo rate the operative policy rate.
While the RBI is not independent, it operates with a high degree of autonomy.
Subbarao held off pressure from New Delhi to cede the RBI's role as the government debt manager. He also publicly showed dislike of the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's creation of the Financial Stability and Development Council, which put the minister at the helm and Subbarao on a subcommittee.
On monetary policy, Subbarao's hawkishness has clashed with the growth-oriented leanings of New Delhi.
Persistent food inflation and a scandal-weakened coalition government with a bias towards costly populism have made Subbarao's job difficult, although he has not escaped criticism.
While inflation is safely below the double digits hit in 2010, it remains high, at 7.8 percent in September. GDP growth is expected to be as low as 5.5 percent for the fiscal year ending in March.
Surjit Bhalla, chairman of Oxus Investments and a frequent RBI critic, said the central bank has shifted the parameters for setting policy from wholesale price index inflation to core inflation to real interest rates and the fiscal deficit.
"They don't communicate their framework," he said.
After 13 rate increases between March 2010 and October 2011, Subbarao has held the policy repo rate at 8 percent since a cut in April, but has lowered the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by a combined 175 basis points since January.
Abheek Barua, chief economist at HDFC Bank in New Delhi, said the RBI could have sought more credit for cutting CRR, as a 25 basis point cut in September prompted banks to lower lending rates by the same level.
"The finance ministry hasn't got the message or is under the impression that nothing has been done on rates," Barua said. "It's turned into a bit of a silly game, where the RBI actually induced a fair bit of change in lending rates but because of this inflation bogey doesn't want to advertise it too much."
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Dave D'Onofrio's Patriots Notebook: Talib now a model defenderBY DAVE D'ONOFRIO
Special to The New Hampshire Union Leader
September 23. 2013 9:39PM
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- THE WAY Aqib Talib undercut the receiver and intercepted Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman in the waning seconds of Sunday's first half made it look as though he knew which play was coming. Afterward, the cornerback said that indeed he did. And the immediate assumption was that he did because he played for the Buccaneers last season before being traded to the Patriots.
But not so fast.
"I was only with the team last year for four weeks," Talib said, "so a lot of what I had a good grasp on came from watching tape this year."
Watching tape is part of the job, obviously. But it's the part of the job that Talib has not always been good about. On the field there were never really any questions, but when the Bucs sent Talib and a seventh-round pick to the Pats in exchange for a fourth-round choice last November, the knock was that New England was getting a player with character issues who didn't have terrific work ethic, and whose commitment to football was questionable.
So when he makes a play like the one he made Sunday, which the Pats quickly converted into a field goal en route to a 23-3 win, it suggests that since coming to a winning organization with an established structure Talib may have finally seen the light that could lead him to the realization of his by-all-accounts-vast potential. And thus the Patriots might finally have a cover man on the outside capable of completing changing their defense.
"Aqib did a great job," Coach Bill Belichick said. "He worked hard, had a good week of preparation. He had a real good week of practice and it showed up in the game. He made that play in practice — the interception — a couple times just the way it turned out in the game. It's a good example of practicing well leads to the game performance."
That's right. Aqib Talib has become the example for his fellow Patriots defenders to follow, not only on game day but throughout the week leading up. He became that exemplar through this spring and summer, when the free agent signed a one-year deal to remain with New England, then did the work necessary to win one of the 10 offseason workout awards honors that the team doles out to reward players for their effort and hard work.
Talib's prize was a coveted front-row parking spot at Gillette Stadium. But the real winner has been the team. Through three games he has three interceptions and three pass defenses, he's forced a fumble, and he's been beat so infrequently that he's needed to make only eight tackles despite having played all but one of New England's defensive snaps.
Sunday 's performance was particularly impressive, and, in essence, dictated the way the Patriots could play defense. Each time Tampa broke its huddle, Talib would go wherever Vincent Jackson went, the Patriots trusting him to take away the Bucs' biggest threat and the cornerback meeting that challenge, allowing Jackson just three catches for 34 yards before exiting with a rib injury. That allowed the other 10 players to focus elsewhere without having to worry much about helping on Jackson.
"It's great," said safety Steve Gregory. "Being able to put him on him, and know that he's going to be able to handle him pretty good, that's definitely a big thing, a big addition to our defense."
It's a big enough addition that a Patriots defense much maligned over the past few years actually entered Monday Night Football second stingiest in all of football in terms of points allowed (11.3) and opponents' passer rating (58.7). Its enemies are completing only 50.5 percent of the passes they throw (ranking second in the NFL), gaining just 5.8 yards per toss (third), and 188.3 yards per game (seventh).
And Talib's influence on that success could be even bigger in the weeks to come. Next up for New England is Atlanta and Julio Jones. Then it's Cincinnati and A.J. Green. Then it's New Orleans and Marques Colston. Then later in the year there will be matchups with the big-play receivers of the Dolphins, Broncos, Texans and Ravens.
With that schedule, and in today's NFL, it's imperative that a defense has a cornerback capable of confronting those types of talents — and it finally appears that the Patriots do. Save for the second half of Devin McCourty's rookie season, not since Asante Samuel have the Pats had a cover man of Talib's caliber, the type who can make the rest of the secondary and the pass rush look better while giving the coaches a chance to be a bit more aggressive in their schemes.
The only question is whether he can keep it up at this level. Whether he remains so committed. He's got plenty of motivation, as if he does there's probably a big contract waiting for him at the end of the year, and it could well come from the Patriots if he convinces that them the player he's been over the first three weeks is the player he'll be moving forward.
That the approach that helped him Sunday is in fact representative of his future, with all the questions that prompted his exit from Tampa just part of his past.
"We're working, man," Talib said. "We come in every day and we'll let you all be the judge (of) the improvements and all that other stuff. We just come to work every day, study this tape, get the gameplan and go in."
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Patriots for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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STOCKTON - "Cesar Chavez," the movie, debuts Friday. Cesar Chavez Day, the California state holiday, is Monday.
STOCKTON - "Cesar Chavez," the movie, debuts Friday. Cesar Chavez Day, the California state holiday, is Monday.
Sandwiched in between, Stockton has a weekend filled with activities, many featuring 83-year-old Dolores Huerta, co-founder with Chavez of the United Farm Workers.
Huerta, who lives in the Bakersfield area, was raised and educated in Stockton.
Organizers in San Joaquin County are using the movie's release as a cornerstone to local events.
"We have five major activities (to) celebrate the life and legacy of Cesar E. Chavez here in downtown Stockton," Dean McFalls, former Catholic priest and ex-pastor of 163-year-old St. Mary's Church, said in a written statement. "These diverse events are all highly complementary, as if they were one interconnected festival."
Plans include public appearances by Huerta on Friday evening and twice Saturday morning.
Weekend highlights include a parade Saturday and a festival Sunday. Cloudy, unsettled weather is predicted for both days.
California is one of three states to observe Monday's Cesar Chavez Day as an official state holiday. So do Colorado and Texas. The day is designed to commemorate community service honoring the late civil rights activist.
It is not a federal holiday, but President Barack Obama has urged national recognition since 2008, saying U.S. residents should "observe this day with appropriate service, community, and educational programs to honor Cesar Chavez's enduring legacy."
In 1962, Chavez, a Mexican-American from Arizona, and Huerta were thrust in the national limelight when they co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the UFW.
He died in 1993 at the age of 66 and has since become an iconic figure for farm workers' rights, nonviolent tactics and political activism.
The weekend celebration begins at 4:40 p.m. today at Regal City Centre Stadium 16, 222 N. El Dorado St., with a showing of "Cesar Chavez," starring Michael Pe�a in the title role. Huerta will be portrayed by actress Rosario Dawson.
McFalls is calling the afternoon showing "the people's premiere." Following the movie, there will be a 7 p.m. "platica" - a community conversation - with Huerta at Fathers & Families of San Joaquin, 338 E. Market St.
She will appear Saturday morning at a breakfast and again at the 11 a.m. start of the commemorative march.


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Tributes poured in to the peacemaker who had charmed Americans, Soviets, and people worldwide.
Maine erected a statue in her honor near the Maine State Museum in Augusta and declared the first Monday in June Samantha Smith Day.
The Soviets issued a commemorative postage stamp with her image on it, as well as naming a mountain, a diamond, and a flower in her honor. Soviet astronomer L.I. Chernykh named an asteroid for Samantha.
Her legacy is her desire for people to live in peace and understanding with one another.
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Egg Ball to benefit Kids Count
What started out as a pre-Egg Bowl party has turned into a charitable event for researchers on children's health.
Organizers of Starkville's first annual "Egg Ball," featuring a replay of last year's Egg Bowl on the JumboTron from the club level of the Davis Wade football stadium, will raise funds to benefit the Mississippi Kids Count.
For $60, guests can indulge in heavy hors d'oeuvres, dance to the beat of Beale Street's very own King Beez, participate in an auction filled with items donated by alumni, such as trips and handmade children's clothes, and help crown an Egg Ball king and queen by donating money toward nominated names.
Guests can catch a bus ride to the Egg Bowl in Oxford the next day along with a boxed lunch for $100.
The casual party starts at 8 p.m. on November 26, giving MSU fans an opportunity to attend both the ball and the State basketball game, said KIDS COUNT researcher Dr. Linda H. Southward.
J.C. Patton remembers the first Egg Ball party five years ago that evolved out of a tailgate.
"Since then we've had it every year," he said.
Kids Count produces annual data on children's health that is so comprehensive, researchers and grant writers use it as their "bible" for information of Mississippi's children, Kids Count chair Wade Overstreet said.
"I think what's most important about Kids Count is we're now moving away from just collecting data and presenting best practices on making children healthier, better educated and safer," he said. "We know that people in our state are looking for models on how to prove the statistics related to children's health and wellness. And we're proud that we can provide those models."
The fourth-generation bulldog will attend the ball along with the competitive fundraising tailgate in Oxford, resulting in this year's slogan "Coming together for one victory."
Nelle Cohen, who serves on the advisory board for Kids Count, said the organization is critical for addressing health issues families face in Mississippi.
"We want to get Mississippi out of the 50th rank," Cohen said.
Janet Mullins, one of the founding Egg Ballers, said that when Kids Count contacted them about making the party a fundraiser they jumped at the chance.
"We hope it becomes a big tradition and I believe it will," she said.
To purchase a ticket, contact Vicki Katz at 615-9613.


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TOPEKA -- The Kansas Wildlife and Parks Commission will conduct a public meeting and hearing in Emporia on Jan. 8. The public is invited to attend all sessions of the meeting, which will be conducted at the Best Western Hospitality House, 3021 W. Highway 50 in Emporia. The afternoon session will begin at 1:30 p.m. and recess at 5 p.m. The evening public hearing will begin at 7 p.m.
Action and discussion items scheduled for the afternoon session include the following:
- department-related action anticipated in the 2009 session of the Kansas Legislature;
- Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) revenue and budget initiatives;
- drawing of 2009 Commissioner Big Game permits;
- KDWP cabin summit update;
- Kansas Coalition for Children in Nature;
- public lands regulations;
- KDWP fishing participation marketing program;
- new Meade Hatchery bass propagation facility; and
- state threatened and endangered species status.
The commission will recess at 5 p.m., then reconvene at the same location at 7 p.m. for the public hearing portion of the agenda. Proposals for future regulation include the following workshop items:
- KAR 115-25-5 -- fall turkey season, bag limit, and permits;
- KAR 115-25-7 -- antelope season, bag limit, and permits;
- KAR 115-25-8 -- elk season, bag limit, and permits;
- KAR 115-25-9 -- deer season, bag limit, and permits; and
- big game permanent regulations.
Following the workshop session, the commission will hold a public hearing to announce 2009 Free Park Entrance Days and Free Fishing Days.
Time will be set aside in both the afternoon and evening sessions for public comment on topics that are not on the agenda. If necessary, the commission will recess on Jan. 8 and reconvene Jan. 9 to complete any unfinished business.
If notified in advance, the department will have an interpreter available for the hearing impaired. To request an interpreter, call the Kansas Commission of Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 1-800-432-0698. Any individual with a disability may request other accommodations by contacting the commission secretary at 620-672-5911.


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Today President Bush laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. The White House has posted his remarks here. He said:
At our National Cemetery, we're reminded why America has always been a reluctant warrior. This year we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, a victory for which more than 400,000 Americans gave their lives. Their courage crossed two oceans, and it conquered tyrants. Some of you here today fought in that war as young men, and we make this pledge to you: America will always honor the character and the achievements of your brave generation. (Applause.)
Today we also remember the Americans who are still missing. We honor them. And our nation is determined to account for all of them. (Applause.)
Another generation is fighting a new war against an enemy that threatens the peace and stability of the world. Across the globe, our military is standing directly between our people and the worst dangers in the world, and Americans are grateful to have such brave defenders. (Applause.) The war on terror has brought great costs. For those who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and Iraq, today is a day of last letters and fresh tears. Because of the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform, two terror regimes are gone forever, freedom is on the march, and America is more secure. (Applause.)
After referring to some of those who have died in our current struggle, he said:
These are the men and women who wear our uniform. These are the men and women who defend our freedom. And these are the men and women who are buried here. As we look across these acres, we begin to tally the cost of our freedom, and we count it a privilege to be citizens of the country served by so many brave men and women. (Applause.) And we must honor them by completing the mission for which they gave their lives, by defeating the terrorists, advancing the cause of liberty, and building a safer world. (Applause.)
A day will come when there will be no one left who knew the men and women buried here. Yet Americans will still come to visit, to pay tribute to the many who gave their lives for freedom, who liberated the oppressed, and who left the world a safer and better place. Today we pray that they have found peace with their Creator, and we resolve that their sacrifice will always be remembered by a grateful nation.
Below is the White House photo of the crowd inside the amphitheatre at Arlington today.


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Nokia Siemens Networks has sold its IPTV business to consulting firm Accenture. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Nokia Siemens recently announced a restructuring coming out of a strategy of concentrating on mobile broadband. The restructuring was expected to involve the loss of as many as 17,000 jobs and lead to a "significant" reduction in operating expenses.
One week ago, Ericsson engaged in a similar maneuver, selling its GPON unit to Calix.
Accenture specified that it purchased IPTV software, assets and capabilities from Nokia Siemens. The acquired IPTV assets will complement and be integrated with with the company's Accenture Video Solution, a software product and a suite of services that enables companies to launch new over-the-top (OTT) services. Accenture will now be able to provide end-to-end technology integration services to any vendor for any video platform, the company said.
"The combination of Nokia Siemens Networks' IPTV assets with Accenture's over-the-top TV software and capabilities, will deliver an exciting new combination of services to the global video industry," said Marco Vernocchi, managing director of Accenture's Media & Entertainment industry group. "The scalable and flexible end solution we are creating will help video service providers dramatically change the way they approach content distribution while balancing costs."
Accenture has deployed its OTT system with several large video providers, including Deutsche Telecom.


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Curiosities in Proverbs
D.E. Marvin, comp. Curiosities in Proverbs.
Impossibilities and Absurdities in Proverbs
A blind woman shaves an insane one. (Arabian).
libán shámy
is a white shining gum of a glutinous quality, a kind of turpentine that is imported into Egypt from the islands of the Archipelago, particularly from Scio, where it is produced from a species of fir. It is used in a melted state, the finger being dipped into it and rubbed over the face, by which process all the hair to which it sticks is eradicated. The women of Cairo, whose beauty is obscured by hair on the skin, avail themselves of this depilatory.
J. L. Burckhardt
Arabic Proverbs.
The proverb is used by the Arabs in Cairo in speaking of people who are employed in occupations to which they are not fitted.
A bungalow upon an inch of ground. (Kashmiri).
The protuberance is larger than the body. The pearl (in her nose ring) is heavier than her nose. A man as big as your fist, his beard a cubit long. (Marathi). The kakri is one cubit long; its seed nine cubits. The kakri is a kind of cucumber. (Behar). A cucumber twelve cubits long, with seeds thirteen cubits. (Bengalese). A staff a cubit long in a house a span wide. A stick two yards long in a room one cubit square. (Telugu).
The above proverbs are applied to people who make great preparations for some trifling matter, who spend money beyond their ability, who make great pretensions or who try to carry a larger responsibility than they are able. They are also sometimes used as retorts.
A garland of flowers in a monkeys paw. (Telugu).
See Biblical ProverbsNew Testament: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet and turn again and rend you.
Aggrieved because she had no eyes, she purchased a looking-glass for two derhems. (Arabian).
A good head has one hundred hands. (Russian).
A miss is as good as a mile. (English).
The origin of this absurd proverb is unknown, but it has been conjectured that it is a corruption of the saying, Amis is as good as Amile, Amis and Amile being legendary soldiers of Charlemagne who were alike in many things.
A mountain hid behind a straw. (Hindustani).
A great opportunity easily seen, or a great benefit easily obtained.
Among ten men nine are women. (Turkish).
Only one man in ten has manly qualities.
A painting on water. (Persian).
An undertaking that amounted to nothing.
As comely as a cow in a cage. (English).
Whatever she were then (said one), she is now
To become a bride, as meet as a sow
To bear a saddle. She is, in this marriage,
As comely as is a cow in a cage.
John Heywood.
A scorpion never stung me, but I cured myself with its grease. (Italian).
As the bird flies I can count his feathers. (Bengalese).
You cannot deceive me with all your plausible arguments and explanations. I see through your scheme and know your deceitful and knavish purposes.
As wonderful as a bullock climbing a tree, or the lobe of the ear pierced with a holonga. (Assamese).
Both men and women pierce their ears in Assam.
The holonga is a pole that is balanced on the shoulders and always used in carrying burdens which are suspended from the ends.
A toad propping a bed-post firmly. (Chinese).
Can your house be burnt down with hot water? (Telugu).
Deaf people sometimes hear quickly. (Japanese).
Digging up a mountain to catch a rat. (Telugu).
Do not squeeze sour grape juice in your eye. (Osmanli).
Your troubles are of your own making. Do not vex your mind over matters that do not concern you.
Do you want a stone roller to break an egg with? (Telugu).
Fried wind and snow on the spit. (Modern Greek).
The occurrences that you describe are impossible.
He blew a conch to report that there was nothing; and beat a drum to intimate that there was not even that. (Tamil).
He blushes like a black dog. (English).
He calls for a shoeing-horn to help on his gloves. (English).
He catches the wind with a net. (English).
Many such absurd expressions are used to express the futility of attempting to accomplish the impossible.
He gives straw to his dog and bones to his ass. He is building a bridge over the sea. He is making ropes of sand. He numbers the waves. He ploughs the air. He seeks wool on an ass. He takes a spear to kill a fly. You ask an elm-tree for pears. You go to a goat to buy wool. You look for hot water under the ice. (English). He draws water with a sieve. He hides the sun with a sieve. (Modern Greek). To drink from a colander. You use a lantern at noon day. (Latin). To dig a well with a needle. (Turkish). To go with a sieve to fetch water. He gathers nuts among the rushes. (Welsh).
He displays his horsemanship in an earthen pot. (Tamil).
He fled from the rain and sat down under the water-spout. (Arabian).
He gave him vinegar to drink upon the wings of flies. (Arabian).
He tormented him in the most cruel and deliberate way that was possible.
He makes the camel leap a ditch. (Osmanli).
He said that the stork died while waiting for the ocean to dry in the hope of getting a supply of dried fish. (Tamil).
He sees a glowworm and thinks it a conflagration. (Turkish).
Hes unco fond o farming that wad harrow wi the cat. (Scotch).
He tells me to put the elephant into the cotton basket, to place the basket on his head, and to lift him up. (Telugu).
He who has killed a thousand persons is half a doctor. (Tamil).
See Bible ProverbsNew Testament: Physician, heal thyself.
All nations unite in holding physicians responsible not only for the cure but also for the death of their patients. The common people of every age have derided and ridiculed their claims, as they have the claims of priests and lawyers. This is not surprising when it is remembered that nearly all the proverbs now in use originated in times of mans ignorance and when superstition had much to do with all the affairs of life and influenced both physicians and patients in their opinions and practices. A few proverbs will indicate the nature of the taunts that were in common use among men.
A broken apothecary, a new doctor. God healeth and the physician hath the thanks. Physicians faults are covered with earth and rich mens with money. The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir. The doctor seldom takes physic. With respect to the gout, the physician is but a lout. Time cures more than the doctor. While the doctors consult the patient dies. Diet cures more than the lancet. The physician owes all to the patient, but the patient owes nothing to him but a little money. (English). Do not dwell in a city whose governor is a physician. (Hebrew). The physician takes the fee but God sends the cure. (German, Spanish). A new doctor, a new grave-digger. A young physician should have three graveyards. New doctor, new churchyard. No physician is better than three. When you call the physician, call the judge to make your will. Who has a physician has an executioner. (German). Time and not medicine cures the sick. The earth hides as it takes the physicians mistakes. The doctor says that there is no hope, and as he does the killing he ought to know. (Spanish). The doctors child dies not from disease but from medicine. (Tamil). Everyone ought to be his own physician. (Modern Greek). God is the restorer of health and the physician puts the fee in his pocket. Tis not the doctor who should drink the physic. (Italian). The blunders of physicians are covered by the earth. If you have a friend who is a physician, send him to the house of your enemy. (Portuguese). If the doctor cures the sun sees it, but if he kills the earth hides it. (Scotch). The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. (French).
His head aches that has no head. (Bengalese).
This proverb is applied to men who are over desirous to obtain that which is unattainable. There is a similar Sanskrit proverb: Headache where the head is wanting.
His nose is cut off and he says There is a hole. (Marathi).
If a serpent love thee, wear him as a necklace. (Arabian).
Court the good opinion of those whom you fear; treat with great consideration and politeness those who have it in their power to injure you.
If iron becomes copper, a straw may become a pillar. (Tamil).
Both are impossible, so also is the matter about which you speak.
If the ocean were to become clouds, the world would be flooded. (Tamil).
If your grandmother were masculine we would call her grandfather. (Modern Greek).
Is the elephant in the rice-pot or in the water-pot? (Tamil).
If an elephant be lost, is it to be sought in an earthen pot? The same reason is applicable alike to elephants and earthen pots. She will stab the elephant and cover it with a sieve. Having tied the elephant she will cover it with a winnowing fan. Like putting ones hand into a water-pot in search of a missing elephant. (Tamil).
It is likely the sea will take fire. (Osmanli).
Pigs might fly, but theyre very unlikely birds.
It is said that the horse has not only thrown its rider, but is digging his grave. (Tamil).
Its as true as Biglams cat crew, and the cock rockd the cradle. (Scotch).
It is not true.
Its by the mouth o the cow that the milk comes. (Scotch).
You must not expect good milk from an ill fed cow. The cow little giveth, that hardly liveth. It is by the head the cow gies milk. As the cow feeds, so she bleeds. (English). The cow gives milk through her mouth. (German). Whether in strath, or in glen, tis from her head the cows milk comes. (Gaelic). Out of her head the cow is milked. (Irish).
Its lang or ye need cry Schew to an egg. (Scotch).
One-eyed men have a vein extra. (Hindustani).
By the loss of one eye they have increased the power of vision in the other. One-eyed people are supposed to have greater knowledge than others.
Putting the cart before the horse. (Welsh).
Found in various forms among all people.
Putting the heaviest load on the weakest horse. (Welsh).
Put your head under your arm. (Hindustani).
Sending a duck to fetch geese from the water. (Welsh).
Shave the egg and take its hair. (Modern Greek).
You cant get blood from a stone. You cant flay a stone. You cant strip a naked man. One cannot shear a naked sheep. (English). Its ill to tak the breeks aff a Hiellandman. (Scotch). Its hard to take the horns off a hornless cow. (Gaelic). One cant comb a thing that has no hair. You cannot get oil out of a wall. (French). You cannot draw blood from a turnip. You cannot damage a wrecked ship. (Italian). You cannot take a cow from a man who has none. (Danish). Like taking the bark off a stone. (Telugu). A thousand men cannot undress a naked man. (Modern Greek). Not even a thousand men in armour can strip a naked man. (Turkish). You cannot strip two skins from one cow. (Chinese).
Eggs Ill not shave; but yet, brave man, if I
Was destined forth to golden sovereignty,
A prince Id be, that I might thee prefer
To be my counsel both and chancellor.
Robert Herrick.
She will sit in ones eye cross-legged, and tether five elephants to the pole of a dancer. (Tamil).
Should the mustache of ones aunt grow we may call her uncle. (Tamil).
Teeth do not wear mourning. (Trinidad Creole).
Smiles and laughter may cover a breaking heart.
The blind man sought for a needle in the straw-loft, and the man with a lame hand made a basket to put it in. (Modern Greek).
The distinction of big and little does not apply to snakes. (Tamil).
The egg made faces at the chicken. (Telugu).
Applied to people who insolently mock their superiors.
It is not good or safe to point the mockery behind the grand seigniors back. (Turkish). A disciple greater than his Guru. (Telugu).
The dwarf seizing the moon with his hands. (Bengalese).
Applied to those who revile their superiors from a feeling of jealousy or seek to obtain high official positions for which they are unqualified.
The healthy seeking a doctor. (Welsh).
Used when people speak or act inconsistently.
The hen he has caught has four legs. (Telugu).
Used in referring to a tale narrated by one who has been guilty of gross exaggeration.
The lamb teaching the sheep to graze. (Welsh).
The lazy person has no legs. (Arabian).
None so blind as those who wont see. (English). None so deaf as those who wont hear. (French, Italian, Spanish, Danish).
The pestle has fallen in one village, and headaches are felt in another. (Bengalese).
The injury inflicted is felt by another.
Other folks burdens kill the ass. (English). Other folks cares kill the ass. (Spanish).
There is a difference between Peter and Peter. (Spanish).
The river flowing upwards. (Hindustani).
Used in referring to something impossible.
The story of one who wandered through the jungle in search of a lamb that he had on his shoulder. (Tamil).
See Wit and Humour in Proverbs: One mans beard is burning, another goes to light his cigarette by it.
Proverbs of absent-mindedness are numerous:
By mistake he poured butter-milk into butter-milk. (Telugu). Searching the village for the copper pot which is under his arm. The shoemaker is sitting on his awl and beats his boy for taking it. The child is on her hip and she searches the Maharwada for it. (Marathi). The milk is on the fire, and the thoughts elsewhere. Crying a child through the town, and it is in the nurses lap. (Bengalese). Yere like the man that sought his horse, and him on its back. (Scotch). You look for the horse you ride on. (Russian). He looks for his ass and sits upon his back. (French). The butcher looked for his knife while he had it in his mouth. The butcher looked for the candle, and twas in s hat. (English).
The world going upside down, the horse mounted on the horseman. (Gaelic).
Thou readest the Psalms to the inhabitants of the tombs. (Arabian).
The Psalms are seldom read by Moslems because they assert that the Christians have interpolated them; yet they acknowledge that David was inspired by Heaven when he composed and sang them. Nobody thinks, however, of reading or reciting to the dead.
J. L. Burckhardt.
You are unlike other men: you do what no one else would think of doing.
To ask the blind if it is daybreak. (Welsh).
To bind the water with thread. (Persian).
This saying is used by the Persians for two purposes:
(1) He is engaged in an impossible or useless occupation; and
(2) He is accomplishing his purposes by stratagem.
To cool the eyes by applying butter to the soles of the feet. (Marathi).
The man high in authority and influence benefits himself by bestowing favours on those who occupy a lower station in life.
To dip up the great ocean with a small shell. (Japanese).
To give a shellful of medicine to a sick mountain. (Marathi).
The means would be inadequate and the procedure absurd, but no more absurd than attempting to remedy a great evil by the use of insignificant measures.
To give the loaf and ask for the slice. (Welsh).
To grease a lump of lard. (Welsh).
To keep a dog and bark yourself. (English, Scotch, Welsh).
To keep servants in the house and do your own work.
To make a peg firm by shaking it. (Marathi).
To render an opinion regarding a matter about which one has made few inquiries and is only partially informed.
To make a young tree grow in the divan passage. (Osmanli).
This would be impossible as the divan passage is usually paved with stone and is in constant use.
To pound water in a mortar. (Persian).
To show the path to one who knows it. (Welsh).
To tie a priests hair in a knot. (Japanese).
Which would be impossible owing to the fact that the priests shave their heads.
Using a mirror to look at ones bracelets. (Bengalese).
Exerting oneself to discover that which is plainly visible.
Why, man, have you got up into the tamarind tree? He replied, To pluck grass for my kitten. (Tamil).
You fellow, Why did you go up the cocoanut tree? When thus addressed, he replied, I went to get grass for the calf. (Tamil).
Equivalent to the common phrase, Its none of your business.
You dance in a net and think nobody sees you. (English).
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Re: Plantidote of the Day 2013-02-07
A pre-coffee guess is that it's some variety of camelia, or camelia--ish species. That's based on the foliage and the general flower pattern. It looks like a simple camelia, but with huge stamen-things. (Can you tell I'm not a botanist?) I await enlightenment from fellow Plantidotians.


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The Faboom TV Commercial of Call of Duty: Ghosts.
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Teresa Heinz Kerry, who fell ill during a vacation on Nantucket and was taken to hospital in serious condition Sunday, appeared to exhibit seizure-like symptoms.
An ambulance was called to the family vacation home on the Massachusetts island around 3:30 p.m., when Heinz Kerry began to have symptoms "consistent with some sort of seizure," a source close to the family said.
Heinz Kerry's husband, Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied her to Nantucket Cottage Hospital and then to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where she was transferred once her condition stabilized Sunday night.
She was being held at MGH for evaluation Monday.
"The family is grateful for the outpouring of support it has received and aware of the interest in her condition, but they ask for privacy at this time," said Glen Johnson, a spokesman for Kerry.
Heinz Kerry, 74, is a survivor of breast cancer. She was diagnosed in 2009 and later deemed cancer-free.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A candlelight vigil was planned Sunday night for Chi Cheng, bassist for Grammy-winning rock band the Deftones, who died after struggling to recover from serious injuries suffered in a car crash more than four years ago.
Cheng, 42, was taken to an emergency room, where his heart stopped early Saturday, his mother, Jeanne Marie Cheng, wrote on the website, One Love for Chi, that had been set up to support him.
He and his band mates won a Best Metal Performance Grammy in 2001, was a "powerful bassist who was larger than life on stage," the Recording Academy, the industry organization that presents the Grammys, said in a statement Sunday.
"Although the group's early years were more heavy metal-based," the statement read, "they were one of the first bands to incorporate a more alternative and ethereal sound into their thunderous and visceral music, blazing a trail that newer bands continue to follow today."
Cheng played on five albums with the Sacramento-based band.
He was ejected from a car that collided head-on with another vehicle on Nov. 4, 2008, in Santa Clara.
Despite spending years comatose, he had recently shown some signs of improvement, said Cheng's hometown newspaper, The Sacramento Bee, which first reported his death.
The vigil was planned for Sunday evening at Sacramento's Cesar Chavez Plaza.


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Ask Dan Pompei: Just say N.O. to T.O. rumors
Dan Pompei
A part of me hesitates to even write about the Terrell Owens "rumors" because writing about them fuels a fire that had no basis to be lit. But everybody is talking about T.O., and a good number of you have emailed me to ask about him. So I feel obligated to respond. Here are my thoughts on T.O. and other topics.
What's up with the ESPN Insider article asking the question if T.O. could end up a Bear? -- Kevin K, Tuscon, AZ
It's interesting how this story has gotten legs. No one ever reported the Bears were interested in Terrell Owens, to my knowledge. And it would absolutely floor me if the Bears were interested in him. They have had chances at him in the past and looked the other way. They are happy with their receivers. They have a deficit of draft picks. What I would like to know is how anyone would think the Bears would be a logical candidate to trade for T.O. They are an illogical candidate, in my book.
Do you know if the Bears are planning on retiring any player's number any time soon? I was surprised to discover that although the Bears have 26 Hall-of-Famers who played their career primarily with the Bears (by far the most in the NFL), only 11 of those players have their number retired. Just to name a few recent legends, how about retiring Singletary's #50 and Hampton's #99? I can't tell you how many times I've cringed over the years seeing the likes of Tim Ryan, Tank Johnson and now Ervin Baldwin wearing Dan's number. And what about Ditka's #89? A lot of people forget that he was the first TE ever inducted in the Hall and was one of two TEs on the NFL's 75th anniversary team. I can't help thinking that this is one of the reasons why the McCaskeys were ranked 30th out of 32 owners in the NFL recently, primarily because they don't optimize everything that they can out of this great franchise. We need to celebrate the fact that no other team in the NFL has had more great players than the Chicago Bears! -- William Hewitt, Ann Arbor, MI
The Bears actually have retired 13 jersey numbers, most in the NFL and third most in professional sports behind only the New York Yankees with 15 and the Boston Celtics with 21. The reason the Bears don't retire more jersey numbers is they wouldn't have enough numbers to assign if they retired the number of every one of their great players. They have had 26 players who played the majority of their careers as Bears inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame—most in the NFL. Retiring all of their numbers would pose too many problems, especially in training camp. But the Bears do try to be sensitive to certain former greats. You haven't seen any player wear No. 50, for instance, since Mike Singletary retired.
When Micheal Gaines was signed in the off season there were reports that he could play the HB position as weel as tight end. This was supposed to benifit the Bears and allow a bigger back to help the running game. With the running game struggliing do think this will happen? I think it would also give them more flexibility in the roster and allow them to have 5 wide receivers active each week. -- Jim Owens, Lenoir, NC
Gaines might be a possibility as a short yardage specialist or as an emergency replacement, especially if the team goes with only two active tailbacks. But you can't expect too much in the running game from a player who has yet to register his first carry in five plus NFL seasons, and from a player who might not even be active in some games going forward.
Ever since Orton was signed by the Bears, I thought he'd be a very good, if not great, quarterback. He's smart, has a strong arm, and is really zipping the ball in Denver, all with zero interceptions and the seventh best rating in the NFL. I always felt that he had room to, and would, grow into the quarterback everyone is seeing in Colorado. Could it be that the Bear's coaching staff never quite evaluated his potential accurately? I think that one of the reasons Cutler is doing well is that it appears that he is being given opportunities that Orton never had. -- William Kochneff
Interesting thought, William. I've always liked Orton, too, going back to his days at Purdue. But you have to recognize that he does not have the same kind of talent Cutler does. What he does have is an excellent mind for the quarterback position. It appears he is a better fit in Josh McDaniels' system than he was in Ron Turner's system. And he has better receivers to throw to in Denver than he did in Chicago. That being said, I'm not sure he ever could have been the quarterback with the Bears that he has been with the Broncos. And don't forget, he's only played four games.
When I watch this Bears team, I see imporovements, but I don't a team that can go all the way. In your view, what's missing? -- Jeff, Irvine, CA
I'm not sure the Bears can't go all the way. They aren't as good as a number of teams as we sit here in mid October, but things change over the course of a season. For the Bears to move up a level, they'll need to run the ball more consistently, develop a big play element to their passing game, and come up with more takeaways on defense. And most importantly, they'll need to stay healthy.
I believe the best RB's usually have a good FB leading the way. Every time Forte is dropped for short/no gain, you see McKie just standing there. What's your take on his abilities? -- Joe, Charlottesville, VA
I assure you, if McKie was failing to do his job on a consistent basis, he would be replaced. That said, McKie is not a Pro Bowl caliber fullback. He is serviceable, however. And he really doesn't play all that much between two tight end sets and three wide receiver sets. There aren't many fullbacks in the league who are "blow 'em up" blockers anymore. Fullbacks are a dying breed. Colleges just don't produce them. Many of them in the league are just oversized running backs or short tight ends. If you don't believe me, just have a look around.


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TYLER, TX (KLTV) - Nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, the city's healing continues, but scars remain. The water carried homes away, sending many families headed to East Texas for a new start.
"We were just one of hundreds of thousands of stories that were going on in New Orleans," said Lanelle Picarella, a registered nurse for Trinity Mother Frances.
Five years since the storm and 80% of the Big Easy's residents have moved back home. Picarella makes up the other 20%.
"We were thinking we'd be gone for a week," said Picarella. "We expected water but we didn't expect the damage that happened."
The Picarellas left before dawn the day Katrina arrived. The next time Picarella saw her city was on TV.
"A lot of the images are places I'd been, people that we knew that lived in those areas," she remembered.
The Picarella home would never be lived in again, leaving a family with nothing but their faith.
"If you don't have that to hold on to and to realize there's more than just possessions and earthly places to be, then it makes it very difficult when you lose those earthly things," said Picarella.
A blessing came in the form of a job at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital.
"This opportunity gave me a chance to keep myself busy mentally and also feel like I was making a difference," said Picarella.
Today Picarella brings skills from her New Orleans hospital to East Texas - her hometown a far cry from the one she left behind.
"Is it the same New Orleans? Absolutely not," she said. "When you go through a trauma like that, no, but are there the friendships, the comradery, is there the multiculturalism, the togetherness we have in New Orleans? Yeah, it's still there."
It is a bond forging a new future, five years and counting.
Picarella says her time in New Orleans is limited to several visits a year. She says there are not plans to move back.
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Five years ago Hurricane Katrina swirled out of the Gulf of Mexico and smashed the city of New Orleans. The images were appalling -- bodies and makeshift graves, destroyed homes and lives.
That storm displaced thousands of residents -- some of whom now call Montgomery home. They've sought to rebuild their lives and find a place for themselves in an unfamiliar city, while never forgetting where they came from.
Raymond Hunter spent days on the roof of his house that was inundated by the flood, watching boats and helicopters passing him and others in desperate need of rescue. He's still angry. And he launches into rants that are by turn hilarious and heartbreaking as he tries to come to terms with the destruction of his hometown.
"How can America invade a foreign country -- Iraq -- looking for weapons of mass destruction, find no weapons of mass destruction, spend billions of dollars to tear up a country then spend billions to rebuild it -- and we still can't put New Orleans back together?" he said a few days after visiting his old neighborhood, which is still in a shambles.
Raymond purges himself with dark humor. Family friend Elvira Gibson finds her peace in religion.
She and five carloads of family fled New Orleans -- they wound up in Montgomery because the Marriott was the closest hotel they could find with an empty room after traveling for 24 hours straight. They thought they'd be back home in a day or two. They brought one change of clothes. They've been here ever since.
"We were blessed," she said. "We all lived. We are together."
Two of her children stayed behind and rode out the storm. Her son still cries when he talks about it -- his home was in Gentilly, and most of his neighbors were old. He spent days trying to help them get to safety. He couldn't help them all.
Her daughter Karen started to evacuate with the rest of the family, but she turned around and went home when her daughter -- Michelle -- had a panic attack. There was 18 feet of water in their neighborhood. They spent three days in the upper part of the house and were finally rescued by National Guardsmen in a rubber boat. The guardsmen were there to check damages, not to rescue -- but they pulled Karen and her family out through the upstairs window.
She has a heart condition and diabetes. They were out of water.
"One more day, and I don't think we would have made it," she said. She still has problems with feeling claustrophobic. And she doesn't like to drive on the Interstate. It reminds her too much of the evacuation, the snarled traffic, and the decision to go back.
Elvira said Montgomery feels more like home now than it did at first. It's a hard town to get to know people -- they're more standoffish until they know you here, she said. It's not like that in New Orleans, where she lived the first 66 years of her life, working at a hospital. In New Orleans, nobody is a stranger. She misses that.
But she feels a part of the community now -- she likes her church. And most of her family have joined her here.
But there is still something missing.
"The food here is … different," she said, with a smile. It's hard to find good gumbo in Montgomery. And yes, she can make it herself.
Raymond's sister Carolyn Clark has taken on the role she had in her neighborhood back in New Orleans -- her house was the place where everybody in the neighborhood gathered after work to visit, unwind -- and eat. She's a magnificent cook, her son Timmy, has worked as a professional cook and Raymond is a chef, himself. Her daughter Nikki found a good job at Jackson Hospital, her godson, Chucky works in a barbershop down the street. Grandchildren are growing up -- two grand daughters are in college at AUM and belong to the ROTC there. They are both, she says with a grin, beautiful and smart as whips.
She refuses to get down despite all she's seen -- she spent days on end at the SuperDome, where she says she saw one woman murdered and a baby girl drown after a man knocked her off a wall into dark, murky flood water. She wouldn't drink water because she didn't want to have to go inside the SuperDome to use the bathroom. She said the inside of the SuperDome was hot, dark, people screaming, it smelled awful. As close to hell as she wants to come.
Her husband, Haywood, survived New Orleans -- but he's in the final stages of lung cancer now. It's not easy to accept.
"But I have my family," she said, blinking and managing a smile. "And I have my friends here."


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Koninklijke Philips Electronics, N.V. (NYSE: PHG) is a global leader in electronics. With over 120,000 employees in roughly 150 countries, the firm operates in four business segments: Consumer Electronics, Medical Systems, Lighting, and Domestic Appliances and Personal Care. Consumer Electronics is the largest segment. The company sells its products to customers primarily in Europe and Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.
Philips streamlined its operations by selling its bulky semiconductors unit. The goal since has been to invest in high growth areas and in doing so, redefine the firm as a medical device, technology, and personal-care company. The company's hit products include the Sonicare toothbrush and the Senseo coffee maker, its electric razor, Philips light bulbs, the FlatTV, and its medical imaging systems (ie MRIs and more). Philips is #1 in both lighting products, lamps, luminaires, lighting electronics and male electric shaving. #2 in medical imaging systems It competes with Siemens and GE in many product lines. These 3 companys are the electrical, electronics industry.
A variety of factors impact Philips's earnings, ranging from research & development and outsourcing to exchange rates, aging populations and rising worldwide demand for energy. The company conducts business in over 50 currencies and outsources the majority of its production, making the company sensitive to activities far beyond headquarters in Amsterdam.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Philips was founded in 1891 in Eindhoven, Netherlands, as a light bulb manufacturer. Today, Philips is one of the largest electronics companies in the world, conducting business in 4 segments: Lighting #1, Consumer Electronics #3, Domestic Appliances & Personal Care#1 or #2, and Medical Systems#2.
In order to stream line the company and lower operating costs, Philips exited the high maintenance semiconductor industry in October of 2006 by selling 80% of its stake in Philips Semiconductors. Despite being among the worldwide top 20 semiconductor sales leaders as a chip maker, the company deemed the sale difficult but necessary in order to free up resources for higher growth areas like Medical Systems.
Consumer Electronics (CE) is made up of five businesses: Connected Displays, Entertainment Solutions, Peripherals & Accessories, Home Networks and Mobile Phones. The division employs approximately 14,500 people worldwide, with sales and service organizations in more than 50 countries and manufacturing operations in France, Belgium, Hungary, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. CE sells heavily to Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and has won a number of awards from the store, such as the Wal-Mart USA and Sam's USA 'Supplier of the Year' Award.
CE's product line includes:
Growth prospects for Philips CE include the world's first Skype™ DECT (digital enhanced cordless telecommunications) phone that works without a PC to place phone calls via the internet.
On the negative side, licensing income is eroding as a result of a number of expiring patents that aren't being replaced by new revenue streams. Furthermore, a harsh pricing environment following an industry-wide excess inventory buildup ahead of the FIFA World Cup has dampened earnings.
Expanding the Medical Systems division has been an integral part of streamlining the company's business along higher growth potential areas and selling its semiconductor unit. The firm is betting that aging populations in the developed world will spur demand for health care. The segment has approximately 33,000 employees in over 100 countries around the globe.
Medical Systems's product line features
The United States is the largest healthcare market, currently representing 50% of the global market, with Japan and Germany representing the second and third largest markets respectively. Philips is also positioning itself in the Chinese market, anticipating that a rapidly growing Chinese healthcare market will be the second-largest market by the end of the decade.
Philips has invested heavily in growing its Medical Systems segment. In an effort expand its vertically integrated MRI business, Philips acquired a manufacturer of superconducting magnets used in magnetic resonance imaging systems. The company has also focused on the promising market for home monitoring equipment , such as heart monitoring devices, because of the growing migration of medical treatment from hospitals to homes. Philips also entered the attractive health-care IT segment with the acquisition of Stentor, a technology provider for managing digital radiology images. The new system enables doctors to store, retrieve, and send patients' X-rays electronically, thus eliminating the need for film-based equipment. With more and more hospitals going paperless (i.e. digital), the health care IT segment should continue to grow.
Philips Lighting is the global market leader, with recognized expertise in the development, manufacturing and application of innovative lighting solutions. Lighting consists of the following businesses: Lamps, Luminaires, Lighting Electronics, Automotive Lighting, Special Lighting Applications, Solid-State Lighting Modules and Lumileds. The product line includes incandescent and halogen lamps, compact and normal fluorescent lamps, high-intensity gas-discharge, and special lamps. Advance Transformer, world's biggest lighting ballast electronics company has been part of Philips lighting for decades. The division has manufacturing facilities in 25 countries, and sales organizations in more than 60.
Philips Lighting expanded its presence in the home lighting market by acquiring The Bodine Company, a US-based lighting emergency lighting ballast manufacturer, and Partners in Lighting International (PLI), the leading European manufacturer of home luminaires., Genlyte, which has over 30 well known commercial brands of luminaires and light products, making Philips Lighting #1 in even North America now, putting GE at number 2. Many new LED based luminaires are offered through the luminaire business for commercial industrial and roadway. With growing environmental concerns related to the burning of fossil fuels, Phillips is working to develop energy efficient systems, like Xenon car lights, more efficient street lighting systems, and the recently developed Philips Actilume lighting control system that has the potential to save up to 75% of the energy consumed by older fluorescent lighting installations.
The key to growth in Philips Lighting has been tapping into the fast-growing emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and the ASEAN countries (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), with 31% of sales coming from emerging countries. Lighting is expanding its reach into the second-tier cities and rural areas of countries like India and China through new dedicated distribution activities and collaboration with local suppliers. On the product axis, Lamps remained the largest business, accounting for approximately 46% of sales, while the fast-growing Lumileds business accounted for 6%. The remaining businesses each generated between 10 and 20% of sales.
Some notable Philips lighting projects include the lighting for eight of the twelve stadiums used for the FIFA World Cup™ in Germany and the illumination of the Bosphorus Bridge and Buckingham Palace. Philips has more lights in more places in the world than any company. The lighting div has always been one of it's most successful operations, in developing and pioneering new concepts and inovative products.
DAP's product line offers DAP offers a wide range of products that help people prepare food and beverages, take care of their homes and garments, and enhance their appearance and sense of well-being. Its 4 main business areas are Shaving & Beauty, Domestic Appliances, Health & Wellness and Consumer Healthcare Solutions. The division employs over 10,000 people worldwide and has sales organizations in more than 60 countries.
Although DAP is the smallest contributor to overall revenue, it and Medical Systems are the focus of Philips's growth strategy. A constant focus on powerfully branded, easy-to-experience innovations that are designed around the consumer is expected to yield premium prices and drive growth. The Sonicare toothbrush and the Senseo coffee maker are blockbuster hits. The acquisitions of Avent, a leading provider of baby and infant feeding products in the United Kingdom and the United States, and Lifeline Systems, a US-based firm that is a leading provider of personal emergency response services in the U.S. and Canada, contributed significantly to the robust annual growth. The Shaving and Beauty segment strengthened its worldwide No. 1 position in male electric shaving. The SmartTouch/Speed-XL shavers sold well worldwide; and the new Bodygroom products took off in Europe and North America. Geographically, the largest growth in this sector has taken place in China and Eastern Europe.
Gosh, I wish I would have had that information eraleir!
Ya learn soemthing new everyday. It's true I guess!
Philips's competitors include General Electric Company (GE), Sony (SNE), Siemens AG (SI), and Matsushita Electric Industrial Company (MC). Philips is #1 in both light bulbs and male electric shaving. The firm's two largest competitors (annual revenues of over $100 billion), GE and Siemens, compete primarily in Medical Systems and Lighting. Sony is a force to be reckoned with in Consumer Electronics. Matsushita Electric Industrial Company is probably the company's most direct competitor, challenging Philips in nearly every segment except Medical Systems. In the 1950's PHILIPS help create the electronics div at Matsushita. Matsushita came to Philips for innovation and knowledge, he knew he couldn't survive without expanding. Philips owned about 35% of Matsushita Electical Industrial for like 30+ years, they sold it off in the 1980's. Another Philips spinoff! . Same with TSMC, spun off to the Taiwan gov't which they partnered with in the 80's to form TSMC, biggest fab in the world, everything seems to spin off from Philips.
As Philips reshapes itself into a medical device, technology, and personal-care company, it will have to overcome dominant market presence by Siemens and GE. Additionally, the firm will have to maintain its position in Consumer Electronics against Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial Company. In lighting, Philips will have to fend off nearly all of its competitors to maintain the #1 position.


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Innovation doesn't create jobs, but less uncertainty about the economy will, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve System, told an audience of government and industry IT managers at a Washington, D.C., forum Aug. 23."Can innovation create jobs? The answer is that is not its focus," Greenspan said during a keynote session at Meritalk's Innovation Nation Forum moderated by Mike Moss, the morning anchor of WTOP-FM. Going back to the days of the Enlightenment and into the Industrial Revolution, innovation has always been about turning work into more output and production, Greenspan said.
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"Jobs are created in that process and what happens in private industry as technology decreases unit costs and especially labor costs, profits go up, companies expand and then they hire people," he said.
In fact, "innovation reduces jobs, and there is no way getting around that syllogism," Greenspan said.
"I think the important issue is to structure your laws and incentives where everyone has an equal chance," said Greenspan, who was chairman of the Federal Reserve System from 1987-2006. There is no way a market society can guarantee jobs all the time, he noted.
However, less uncertainty will spur more long-term investments that in turn will create more jobs, Greenspan said, hours before a 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the Washington, D.C., Convention Center where the forum was held.
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Speaking of jobs... worker own coops have been around for years...and now, the UN has declared 2012 as year of the coop..the time to development worker owned manufacturing cooperatives to create jobs all across this nation is now...the resources to design and guide the development of coops exists across the planet...there are localized organizations capable of managing the development of the appropriate cooperatives...what is needed is national leader(s). A leader to utilize the inherent qualities of worker owned manufacturing coops to manifest a national movement to create jobs for the low and middle class working class, a movement designed to return manufacturing jobs to America and to strengthen democracy as the movement naturally shifts the focus of jobs in America from corporations to cooperatives
You will never see the innovation of thought coming from Alan Greenspan except the thought of rogue greed. He studied the financial history of Amercia and had to have known that the very off basket derivatives took down the 1907 stock market and where outlawed. What a Money W@#$% !!!!!!
Considering the relationship between the Federal Reserve and Wall Street, I wouldn't be surprised to see if Greenspan was lobbied (BRIBED) to exploit his expertise to shill for inflation. Here there are two major fallacies promoting a lie, the first is "Appeal to Authority" and the next is "Appeal to Ignorance".
Quantitative Easing doesn't work. Inflation doesn't work. Innovation has proved to create VALUE (not currency but VALUE). The innovation of energy (ELECTRICITY ANYONE?), the automobile, communications, television, infrastructure, medicine and information technology created a vast amount of value.
As a matter of fact, innovation was the reason why the US became a world leading superpower.
one of the papers in the (tough to read) oxford handbook of innovation confirms that process innovation does not create jobs. Only product innovation does. However, the company or the country that is innovative in processes can create jobs for itself. Bottomline: if there is no innovation in processes in (y)our country, jobs will go where there is innovation.
I am sure Hewlett and Packard didn't create any jobs when they expanded out of their garage. And neither did Steve Jobs. Certainly no jobs were created by Microsoft as it left the confines of a garage. Surely you are reading this from a mimeograph instead of some derivative of an IBM pc. Did that guy Dell create any jobs? No, innovation neither creates jobes, nore sets the conditions to create any jobs. The Rich. Now they create jobs. Evidently all overseas as as they got richer unemployment just sunk like a rock in the US. So lets kill innovation in the US and send all our money to the rich so that China can enjoy full employment. After all: In fact, "innovation reduces jobs, and there is no way getting around that syllogism," Greenspan said.Can we please have a reality check on the people that are running this country? If they have lost touch with reality then fire them. PLEASE
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Fed Shows Growing Worry About Low Inflation
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Federal Reserve officials are growing concerned the U.S. inflation rate won't budge from low levels, the latest sign of angst among central bankers about weakness in the global economy.
The Fed began 2014 hopeful that a strengthening U.S. economy would push very low inflation from 1% toward the 2% level that officials associate with healthy business activity. Three months into a year marked by unusually harsh winter weather, which appears to have damped economic growth, there is little evidence of such movement....


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Weaver's Daughter, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, is a great story for mothers and daughters to share together!
Every fall Lizzy gets sick…very sick and no one knows why. Each year it gets worse and worse. It's 1791, and doctors are expensive and hard to come by, and her family does not know what to do. Lizzy just knows that she won't be able to get better when it happens again this year. What did families do back then when their children were sick? They didn't know about asthma and allergies.