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I'm going to spam this to a couple boards, as it is important for our hobby. Mods delete if you think it is overposted.
The wizards that run the fairytale land known as California are at it again. SB 435 is in the works. I've just called my Senator and suggest you all do too. This stuff always starts "small". Guess they vote on it today so I dunno if any action is moot.
Basically, any bike made from 2000 on will now need to be smogged just like a car. Any mods need to be removed and put back to stock. Just insane.
An article on the bill: http://www.examiner.com/x-17351-Sacr...-bill-Its-back
Here's the bill, its short: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/1140/files/sb%20435.pdf
Here's how to respond: http://www.abatelocal36.com/images/SB435.pdf
Just having to check each bike would be cost & hassle we don't need, for minimal gain. This isn't a loud pipes issue, only affecting a segment of our hobby, this will affect all California riders eventually, as it could be expanded.


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Quote of the day.
"Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying — too many children. We must do something. It will be hard. But the time is now. You must act. Be bold. Be courageous. Americans are counting on you." Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in a statement at a Senate hearing on gun control.
1. Teen's killing ignites outrage.
With outrage over Hadiya Pendleton's slaying spreading from City Hall to the White House, the 15-year-old became a symbol Wednesday of escalating violence in Chicago while fueling the national debate over guns and crime.
(Chicago Tribune)
2. Hagel faces GOP grilling at confirmation hearing.
He takes to Capitol Hill on Thursday morning for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, but despite what's likely to be three or four hours of adversarial interrogation, it seems all but certain that the upper chamber will vote to confirm him.
(NBC News)
3. On immigration, Obama assumes upper hand.
As the specifics of immigration legislation take shape on Capitol Hill, President Obama is making it clear that he wants the overhaul on his terms. Officials in the West Wing are convinced that the politics of the immigration issue have firmly shifted in their direction.
(New York Times)
4. House group secretly crafts immigration plan.
As a group of Senate stars tries to sell a new immigration proposal, their House counterparts are secretly toiling under the radar to craft their own plan in the next few weeks. But it will be no easy task to sell it to their colleagues.
5. Drone strike prompts suit, raising fears for U.S. allies.
The death of Malik Daud Khan, a Pakistani tribal elder, in a C.I.A. drone strike might have remained widely unremarked upon, lost amid thousands of others analysts have tallied in the American drone campaign, had not the British courts been brought into it.
(New York Times)
6. Israel hits Syrian arms convoy to Lebanon.
Israeli warplanes bombed a convoy near Syria's border with Lebanon, sources said, apparently targeting weapons destined for Hezbollah in what some called a warning to Damascus not to arm Israel's Lebanese enemy.
7. Opposition in Egypt urges unity government.
Facing dire warnings from the military about the country's growing chaos, Egyptian opposition leaders banded together for the first time on Wednesday and pressed President Mohamed Morsi to form a national unity government as a way to halt the violence that has led to dozens of deaths over the past week.
(New York Times)
8. Diplomats: Iran prepared to up nuclear program.
The U.N. nuclear agency has told member nations that Iran is poised for a major technological upgrade of its uranium enrichment program. … The move would vastly speed up Tehran's ability to make material that can be used for both reactor fuel and nuclear warheads.
(Associated Press)
9. 'Mali militants in disarray' after French air strikes.
Three weeks of French targeted air strikes in northern Mali have left Islamist militants "in disarray," France's defence minister has said. Jean-Yves Le Drian said the jihadists had now scattered, marking a "turning-point" in France's intervention.
10. Israel must withdraw all settlers or face ICC.
Israel must withdraw all settlers from the West Bank or potentially face a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for serious violations of international law, says a report by a United Nations agency that was immediately dismissed in Jerusalem as "counterproductive and unfortunate".
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Fans wearing purple and black are crowding the parade route in Baltimore as the city prepares to welcome the Super Bowl champion Ravens.
Parade vehicles, including flatbed trucks, a trolley and a float designed to look like a miniature football field, were lined up outside City Hall on Tuesday. One street vendor was selling purple pennants that said "Champions." And at M&T Bank Stadium, Coach John Harbaugh appeared on stage to briefly fire up the crowd before heading over to City Hall.
The start of the celebration was briefly delayed as the team made its way to City Hall.
The parade will go past the Inner Harbor and end at the stadium.
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A group of ducks impacted by oil that leaked into Lake Conway are in Russellville as conservation groups work to save animals affected by the ExxonMobil pipeline that burst in Mayflower. Twenty-two homes were evacuated because of the spill. ExxonMobil is awaiting authorization from federal regulators to begin its investigation of what caused the leak, the Log Cabin Democrat reports, and the world's largest publicly-traded oil company has already started an ad campaign with the newspaper. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported about tracking dead ducks following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
A nontraditional wide receiver at UCA is getting some attention from NFL scouts. Jesse Grandy is a 150-pound speedster who played two years at Ole Miss before coming to UCA, where he received all-Southland Conference honors for receiving and returning punts and kickoffs.
Redbox sent an email advertising "DVD-shaped cold cuts, including bologna, turkey and liverwurst" at its kiosks," which turned out to be an April Fools joke. Redbox was nice enough to include a discounted rental for those of us who tried to reserve a sandwich.
Martin Scorsese is reportedly developing a television series based on his 2002 film Gangs of New York. Scorsese currently serves as executive producer for HBO's Prohibition-era series Boardwalk Empire, which returns this fall for its fourth season.
Florida brewers are pushing for the legalization of 64-ounce growlers, those wonderful glass jugs that microbreweries fill up for you (even on Sundays). While Vino's, Boscos and Diamond Bear in Little Rock and Hog Haus in Fayetteville have long been the few suppliers of craft beer-filled growlers in Arkansas, northwest Arkansas has seen several new microbreweries open in the last few years with several more in the planning stages.
A $600 million Ponzi scheme hits a small North Carolina town especially hard after residents encouraged friends, relatives and neighbors to make an investment that ultimately was too good to be true.


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The Denver Broncos' glory years of John Elway and Mike Shanahan (and before that, John Elway and Dan Reeves) drifted away quietly after Elway's retirement. Denver made the playoffs just once in the four seasons after that occurred, with Brian Griese as the No. 1 quarterback, and then endured a stretch of five straight years at .500 or worse (2007-11).
It's easy then to sit and point at Peyton Manning as the lone reason for the franchise's improvement from also-ran to Super Bowl favorite. In a lot of ways, such an assessment may be true.
As is often the case in the NFL, though, there is more than meets the eye. The current Denver team has surrounded Manning with a roster's worth of talent mostly added through cost-friendly deals in free agency or found in the draft.
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Peyton Manning (free agency), Brock Osweiler (2012 second-round pick)
Obviously, the acquisition of Manning prior to the 2012 season was a game-changer for the franchise. The Broncos had made the playoffs -- and won a wild-card round game -- with one Tim Tebow at the helm, but the opportunity to add Manning was too juicy to pass up. The Broncos signed Manning and traded Tebow in March, then drafted Osweiler in April as Manning's backup.
The gameplan shifted dramatically after the Tebow-to-Manning move. Denver had the 31st-ranked passing attack during that 2011 AFC West title season, with Eric Decker's 44 catches and Demaryius Thomas' 32 leading the way. With Manning in the fold, the Broncos improved to the league's No. 5-ranked passing offense in 2012 (Thomas and Decker combined for 179 catches) and then set records in that regard this season.
Manning has won 26 regular-season games over 2012-13, which is the most ever for a Broncos quarterback over his first two seasons starting for the team. (John Elway had 22.)
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Running backs
Knowshon Moreno (2009 first-round pick), Montee Ball (2013 second-round pick), Ronnie Hillman (2012 third-round pick)
The Broncos are running lean and mean at RB, at least financially. They've used three draft picks in the past five years (including one each of the past two Aprils) on this position. The result: A deep and dangerous grouping, all making $1.7 million or less this season. Moreno's contract expires after this year wraps, so they'll have a decision to make there, but Ball's presence may have decided that fate already.
Willis McGahee was the lead dog when Moreno arrived in 2009. The Broncos then led the league in rushing during that Tebow-led 2011 season. Now, they're a a middle-of-the-road outfit -- ranking 16th in yards rushing last season and 15th in 2013. But when combined with the lethal passing attack, that's more than enough to keep defenses off-balance.
Wide receivers and tight ends
WRs Demaryius Thomas (2010 first-round pick), Eric Decker (2010 third-round pick), Wes Welker (free agency), Andre Caldwell (free agency); TEs Julius Thomas (2011 fourth-round pick), Joel Dreessen (free agency), Jacob Tamme (free agency)
Manning's signing was the headliner in 2012. Welker's addition moved the needle this past summer.
His addition plus the rapid development of matchup-nightmare Thomas helped propel the Broncos offense to sights previously unseen in NFL annals. Welker caught 73 passes and scored 10 touchdowns in just 13 games working out of the slot; Thomas scored 12 times with 65 receptions. This could be Decker's last run with the team: he'll be a free agent after the 2013 season concludes.
The plethora of weapons available to Manning proved far too much for most defenses to handle this season. Only once (in a 34-31 overtime loss to New England) was Manning held under 200 yards passing. Counting the postseason, he topped 300 yards 13 times and rolled past 400 on four occasions, including in the conference championship win over New England.
Offensive line
Chris Clark (claimed off waivers), Zane Beadles (2012 second-round pick), Manny Ramirez (free agency), Louis Vasquez (free agency), Orlando Franklin (2011 second-round pick)
The splashy moves to land Welker and Manning have been critical, but some of the finest work done by the Broncos' front office -- ex-GM Brian Xanders, VP John Elway and head coach John Fox -- has come here. If Beadles and Franklin are considered values, then Clark, who was plucked off waivers from Minnesota four years ago, might constitute a downright steal. Snatching Vasquez from San Diego this past free-agent cycle helped solidify the interior of the line, while Ramirez has performed far more consistently than anyone would have predicted.
Manning's relative inability to escape the pocket keeps the pressure on this group up front. It responded by allowing all of 20 sacks, the lowest total in the league this season. The O-line was particularly impressive in playoff wins over San Diego and New England, keeping Manning clean and opening holes for the run game.
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Defensive line
Malik Jackson (2012 fifth-round pick), Sylvester Williams (2013 first-round pick), Terrance Knighton (free agency), Shaun Phillips (free agency), Robert Ayers (2009 first-round pick)
A lot has been made of the Seahawks' ability to snatch up bargains like Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett from free agency to help their front seven. Denver deserves a tip of the cap, too, in that regard. Knighton, who has been an absolute godsend of late, came to the Broncos on a two-year, $4.5 million deal in the offseason; Phillips, the de facto fill-in for a suspended and then injured Von Miller, is working on a $1 million contract with no signing bonus.
Denver has mixed and matched through much of the year -- a challenge brought on in great measure by Miller's constant absence. Derek Wolfe and Kevin Vickerson also have landed on injured reserve along the way in 2013, and Williams' contributions have been somewhat light.
This unit has been underappreciated all season, only to steal the spotlight in shutting down the Chargers' run game in the playoffs. Denver actually finished No. 7 in rush defense this year (down from No. 3), with a respectable 41 sacks. There's no telling where the Broncos would be without Knighton and Phillips.
Nate Irving (2011 third-round pick), Wesley Woodyard (free agency), Danny Trevathan (2012 sixth-round pick), Paris Lenon (free agency)
The Broncos float between standard 4-3 and adjusted 3-4 looks, so Phillips and Miller both could fall under this category. There is not a big name among the remaining linebackers -- Woodyard may be closest; his base salary of $3 million for 2013 actually is the team's third-largest behind Manning and Champ Bailey. Arguably the team's steadiest linebacker not named Von Miller this season, Trevathan was selected with a sixth-round pick gained in the Tim Tebow trade.
This is a solid but unspectacular group. Trevathan led the way statistically with two sacks, three interceptions and 129 tackles. Woodyard has seen the most action in concert with Trevathan, though Miller's absence has forced guys like Irving and Lenon to take on more responsibility.
CBs Champ Bailey (trade), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (free agency), Tony Carter (free agency), Kayvon Webster (2013 third-round pick), Quentin Jammer (free agency); Safeties Duke Ihenacho (free agency), Mike Adams (free agency), David Bruton (2009 fourth-round pick), Michael Huff (free agency)
If there is a weak link for the Broncos, it probably lies here, especially after the loss of Chris Harris to a season-ending knee injury. This also is the spot on the field (aside from quarterback) where the Broncos have had to do the most work outside the draft to find starters. Only Webster was selected in the past four drafts, though Ihenacho was a 2012 undrafted free agent.
Denver ranked No. 3 in passing yards allowed in 2012. That number skyrocketed up to 27 this season, in part because Manning's offense hung so many points on the board, forcing the opposition to take to the air. Rodgers-Cromartie is the shutdown guy -- he drew Julian Edelman last week. But the oft-injured Bailey also pitched in a stellar showing versus the Patriots.
The safeties have been a mixed bag, though Ihenacho was one of the team's most pleasant surprises. Rahim Moore (who's expected to miss the Super Bowl) played nearly 700 snaps during the regular season at a higher level than his reputation showed following his late-game miscue against Jacoby Jones in last season's playoffs.
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Connecticut Man Swears He Was Sleepwalking, Not Committing Armed Robbery. Also, This Is All a Dream.
The next time you get caught doing something you shouldn't (stealing food off a friend's plate, coveting thy neighbor's wife, etc.) one way you could try to get out of it is by opening your eyes really wide and yelling "Oh, what, what time is it, where am I, oh, man, I was asleep, bro, I was fast asleep and I just woke up and found myself here doing something I shouldn't – what happened?"
That's pretty much what a Connecticut man accused of trying to rob an 81-year-old woman is doing, reports The Norwich Bulletin.
According to the police report, Winston Riley, 27, cornered his alleged victim when the two were alone in a parking garage elevator at the Mohegan Sun casino at 10:39 a.m. on March 18th. He then attempted to rob her at knifepoint.
The woman claims Riley brandished "a large knife" and made a grab for her purse. After she resisted, she says he tried to cut the purse loose. After she resisted a little more, the elevator doors opened and she ran out, at which point he also fled.
The casino surveillance cameras tracked him down easily. When police arrived on the scene, Riley confessed to the crime, explaining (redundantly, given that he was arrested for attempted robbery) that he "just wanted some money."
But now that Riley has a lawyer, he realized he wasn't robbing; he was sleepwalking. He woke up when the woman ran away from him screaming. It was all a beautiful crazy dream, and you were there, and you, and you, and you, and you.
According to attorney Nicholas D'Amato, Riley has been a sleepwalker since childhood.
D'Amato claims to be in the process of gathering (creating?) the relevant medical records and argues that there's obviously no way Riley could have committed this crime because he has no criminal record and is married.
People who have not committed crimes do not commit crimes.
Here's what D'Amato said to The Norwich Bulletin:
"I told the judge and prosecutor... `Do you honestly think he woke up one morning, drove across the state and decided to rob a woman in a place full of security cameras?' It doesn't make sense if you think about it rationally."
No word on why Riley told police he "just wanted some money" if he didn't realize he was robbing someone.
The danger of making statements out of context.
[Norwich Bulletin via AP // Image via Helder Almeida/Shutterstock]


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"There was also some contact between a 12-year-old girl in there. We believe that he was attempting to engage in some type of sexual activity with her,"
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"He continues to improve. He cleared 12-6 and had a couple good attempts at 13 feet. I think Ryan will eventually qualify for districts, that's his immediate goal."
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Bugs Bunny turned 70 this week. You can tell Bugs is getting older since:
a. He keeps taking the wrong turn at Albuquerque.
b. He no longer cares if it's duck season or rabbit season.
c. The only time he ever says "What\'s up, doc?" is when his physician is checking his prostate.
Among the celebrities who were NOT invited to Warner Brothers 70th birthday bash for Bugs Bunny was Richard Gere. The reason Gere was not invited was:
a. he\'s not a fan of Bugs.
b. the violence in the Bugs Bunny cartoons runs counter to his Buddhist beliefs.
c. they didn\'t want him going home with a wild hare up his ass.
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b. she\'s 5 foot 1 and he\'s 5 foot 2.
c. she\'s light on her feet and he\'s light in his loafers.
Saturday night the Packers are hosting a movie night at Lambeau Field and will show the film Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The reason they chose this movie was:
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Sheboygan officials are reportedly trying to finalize a deal to have a casino built in the city\'s South Pier District. Some are against the building of a casino in city because:
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A man facing the death penalty for a double homicide in Utah wrote a letter to his local newspaper from jail this week complaining about the credibility of the testimony against him and requesting the newspaper editor put Garfield back on their comics page. The main reason he wanted the paper to start running Garfield is:
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This freestanding Louvered Planter with Trellis dresses up an entryway, deck or porch
and is perfect for flowering vines like sweet peas, black-eyed Susan vine and mandevilla.
Inside the planter is a Grow Bag, made from our patented, 2-layer polypropylene fabric
that breathes to encourage healthy root growth. Made from fir treated with an eco-
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Lovely planter and bird feeder
By Garden Fairy
from Prescott, AZ
Comments about : Louvered Wooden Planter with Trellis:
I am now using this (fall) as a bird feeder hanger with boards over the planter area and a tray for bird seed there, too. In the spring, I'll use the bottom for flowers and continue the birdseed hanger use (free fertilizer!). It arrived with one wood arch split apart. I could glue it, but it rests almost square on the cut, so it's not too noticeable and doesn't affect it much structurally. It's a pretty design for a planter and useful. It's small so it easily fits almost anywhere.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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This is a perfect solution.
By Mariangardens
from Olean, NY
I use it to overwinter my stephanotis. It now has lots of room to grow and can climb. Ii don't have a greenhouse and this looks great in my family room.
Just the right size.
By Sugarpop
from Sonoma County, CA.
Ordered two and both went together easily. The grow bag liner was a great idea.They aren't too tall or too short..just right for a small plant that tends to vine and they don't overpower a small garden space.Overall, these are a nice focal point for the price and I look forward to enjoying them for a long while.
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I had trouble with this
By Garden Goddess
from Elizabeth, Colorado
I ordered 2 of these. Two of the 4 arch supports split when I assembled them. The problem is the bottom of the planter is wider than the arch, too much tension on the finger joints, thus they can't take the stress and split apart. I called GS and they said they will send new pieces. The arches should have been cut out of one solid piece of cedar and big enough to span that space. It looked so much taller in the photos, but they're cute anyway.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
great gift for a gardener.
By jack the flower man.
from park forest, il
good for climbing vines
Superb! This is my second one
By Josie
from PA mountains
I stained these and grouped them together with my other planters on either side of my entryway door. They add height variety and also the opportunity to grow some lovely climbers like clematis by my door. I love these planters. I ordered one and loved it so much I just got my second one and set it up too. Easy to assemble and the planting bag keeps it lighter weight for reasonable movability if needed.
EXACTLY what I needed!
By Gardening Jo
from Rome, GA
This attractive planter is perfect for my climbing rose! With so little effort, I now have a colorful focal point on an otherwise barren and rocky slope. I was a little apprehensive about assembling the trellis, but it was easy and took no more than half an hour. The instructions were simple, and there were so few pieces to fit together. Most of the work has been done for you.
Great unique planter
from PA
Easy to construct, high quality, and very sturdy! A great addition to any container collection because it adds a unique look and much needed height to a porch or deck display. I got it to plant clematis on my patio. When I received it I loved it so much that I had to order another one!
I would buy this product again
By Maverick
from oceanside, ca
The trelis is perfect for anything climbing that you grow in the garden. Very sturdy and due to the long legs of the trelis they get deep in the soil. Perfect to use with other garden accessories. Product came with rubber plugs that can be used to keep moister out of the open ends. They can be used seperately or together to grow plants as high as you like.
Cute design
By "Goof" aka "Rose"
from Fortuna, CA
I use two on opposite sides of a small patio.It's a small, useful size, and it's CUTE!I'm not sure the "grow bag" is all that "great". I'm using plastic pots instead. They look better.The patches in the knot holes of the wood are rather "sloppy".....
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China's Ultimatum:
Let Us Invade Taiwan Or We'll Dump The Dollar
The Fed's decision to cut interest rates again is likely to send the dollar tumbling to historic new lows, leading one financial analyst to predict that China's fury at the devaluation of its huge dollar reserves will provoke them into giving the U.S. government a terse ultimatum - let us invade Taiwan unopposed or we'll dump the dollar and bring about economic chaos.
China holds $1.3 trillion of dollar denominated assets and leading Communist Party officials have repeatedly threatened to use what the London Telegraph referred to as "the nuclear option," the liquidation of US treasuries if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a yuan revaluation, the result of which would be an almost certain and immediate collapse of the dollar.
But according to Greg Zanetti of the Financial Network, an advisor for the McDonalds franchise, China may also be using economic threats as a means of greasing the skids for the unopposed invasion of Taiwan.
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Under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the United States is mandated to provide support to Taiwan in the event of any hostile trade embargoes or military invasion on behalf of China.
The fact that the U.S. government, with the help of Alan Greenspan, have done their utmost to bring about a slow-paced economic meltdown by continually bad-mouthing the dollar suggests they would want to avoid the rapid decline that would be triggered if the Chinese were to dump their assets.
Though public sentiment in China and the majority of analysts think a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is unlikely, any warming of relations between Taiwan and the U.S. is usually subject to vocal rebuke.
Earlier this year, Chinese government leaders threatened to plan new war games and heighten military readiness in anticipation of any attempt by the U.S. to defend Taiwan should a Chinese invasion occur, or simply if Taiwan declares its independence, after President Bush shook hands with Taiwan's representative to the United States, Joseph Wu.
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University researchers have developed a Green Carbon Center.
The center evaluates the Earth's energy future by showing the
advantages of all energy sources like oil, coal, gas, biomass, solar,
geothermal and wind, and also looks for ways to put
carbon dioxide to good use.
Tour, lead author of the study and professor of mechanical
engineering, materials science and computer science at Rice
University, along with Vicki Colvin, Rice University's Pitzer-
Schlumberger Professor of Chemistry, and Carter Kittrell, a research
scientist at Rice University, have created a Green Carbon Center as a
"think tank" for the future of energy. They plan to focus
on the development of clean energy by assessing the benefits of all
types of energy and by recycling carbon dioxide into useful
percent of our country's energy comes from fossil fuels, and Houston
is the world capital of the industry that makes and produces and
transports those fossil fuels to all of us," said Colvin. "So
we are in a unique position as the leading university in Texas to
transform that industry, to develop it in a green way, to make it
sustainable and to teach people that just because it's carbon doesn't
mean it has an environmental
consequence, but it can in fact help us transition to a renewable
energy economy of the future."
main goal is to make carbon dioxide a useful material. To do this,
researchers would like to partner with energy companies of all sorts
- oil, coal, wind, solar, etc. - to find ways to make carbon dioxide
a "profitable resource."
want to say to the oil and gas and coal companies that even as we go
to renewable forms of energy, we need you," said Tour. "We
need oil for all of our manufacturable products - plastics and fibers
and building materials. We need coal for syngas and for the
manufacture of chemical compounds. And we need natural gas to provide
energy at least into the next century, as well as for the
production of hydrogen."
cleaner energy through a hydrogen-based energy economy is the ideal
future of energy, researchers noted that carbon-based energy will
still be needed, especially since American jobs depend on the
drilling and distribution of these fossil fuels.
keep carbon-based energy around without its harmful effects, Tour,
Colvin and Kittrell studied the separation of carbon dioxide
from hydrogen through
steam methane reformation, where carbon dioxide could be reused as a
basic feedstock for chemicals or momentarily sequestered in
tapped-out oil wells.
costs a lot to capture carbon dioxide and pump it underground, and
that can negate the advantages of sequestration," said Tour.
"But solar and wind power could replace coal-fired boilers to
compress and transport carbon dioxide."
ways in which carbon could become useful is to compress and liquify
it to replace water when enhancing oil and gas recovery. Also, carbon
could potentially replace harmful chlorocarbons as a refrigerant in
the dry cleaning business.
study was published Oct. 22 in Nature


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The Dawson Mankin Piepho gang were furious that signature gatherers were allowed to exercise their rights. Even Dawson himself stood next to a petition gatherer but the intimidation did not work. This time the sheriff's department would not be fooled. People continued to sign the recall petition. Discovery Bay soon will be rid itself of the reckless intimidators.
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Dawson Recall Proponents Back at Safeway with Sheriff's OK
Original post made by Hypocrit, another community, on Feb 5, 2012
The Dawson Mankin Piepho gang were furious that signature gatherers were allowed to exercise their rights. Even Dawson himself stood next to a petition gatherer but the intimidation did not work. This time the sheriff's department would not be fooled. People continued to sign the recall petition. Discovery Bay soon will be rid itself of the reckless intimidators.
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a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2012 at 1:43 pm
The Sheriff's department was NOT protecting the signature gatherers!
What part of SAFEWAY has a policy against this don't you understand?
The Sheriffs Department is very aware of Mr. Don Flint violating Safeway's expressed policies yesterday. This is a CIVIL matter. The Sheriff is not picking a side. Their interest is in keeping the peace and public safety ONLY. It's not within their purview to decide a civil issue. That's far different than this ridiculous claim they were protecting you.
Safeway had a private investigator on site and of course their cameras taped the entire violation. Don Flint needs to hope they don't pursue further action. Mr. Doran, showing his true colors, left his buddy hanging there. He wouldn't have any part of getting that type of attention because one of his primary focuses is keeping up his image. Instead he comes in posting here with an appropriate alias of "Hypocrit".
A local newspaper editor sat and observed the entire violation take place-report to follow. But the best of all is that it was all recorded!! Less than 15 signatures gathered in 4 HOURS!! That is the most telling! Even worse, he wasn't bothering to ask if they were registered to vote in the District. So the inflated number he's trying to turn in will likely have significant disqualification. It's purely a face saving exercise at this point to turn in something ......anything actually.
Mr. Flint yaks about community support...I guess the community took the day off!
See you at 9am tomorrow, Mark!
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2012 at 4:12 pm
The Sheriff's Department was protecting the signature gatherers from your group without a doubt.
Trespassing is in no way a civil matter. You are either trespassing or you are not. Look it up in the California Penal Code. How do you know how many signatures were taken unless you are Brian? If you are so sure a crime was committed then why didn't you do a citizens arrest? You guys are so corrupt and think your above everyone and the law. Eventually the DA or Attorney General is going to put a halt to the antics of your gang of political Natzi Regimists.
You can't fool all the people all the time.
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Dear Dolores,
As was shared with Ruth Roberts and you;
News service's counsel was able to clarify with property owners exactly where Safeway property rights are at their DB store. As a result, the parking lot is managed property by the property owners/management and cannot be governed by Safeway policy. Further, the actions last week were deemed probable violation of constitutional and civil rights of petitioners by US DoJ SF according to News Service SF offices. What is an extension of those violations of constitutional and civil rights is fraudulent reporting of harassment by petition opponents now further criminalized by continuing harassment reportedly by Mr. Dawson and his associates.
From Safeway's viewpoint, it's over tomorrow and they reportedly informed news services that they would only apply their policy to in front and inside their stores. So there is a story to tell with legal authorities watching any violations of such constitutional and civil rights by Safeway, petition opponents and public safety agencies for any combined criminal harassment."
As journalists, Ruth and you need to step in an fact-check these events with your quality reporting.
As a news service's courtesy via email@example.com
a resident of another community
on Feb 5, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Hal, you should spend less time listening to the voices in your head and more time reading. A friend shared with me email responses sent to these people from the DOJ and they have you labeled as nuts just as the readers have here.
Albertson's v. Young 107 Cal. App. 4th 106 (2003)
Case law you should read. By the way, Mr. Flint parked himself immediately outside the door of Safeway, not in any questionable area of the parking lot. There are pictures and even video if you think appealing to the court of your cerebral cortex is going to give you an excuse.
Splitting hairs on this one is dumb. Safeway made their policy and their stance quite clear. Mr. Flint chose to give them the equivalent of his middle finger. The ball is in their court as to whether they take action against him.
Common sense and common courtesy should have ruled here. But this is Don freakin' Flint who marches to his own drummer and own set of rules.
Will you be accompanying your buddies to Martinez tomorrow? Looking forward to the filing so we can start analyzing the extent of the crimes and misdemeanors this group committed in election code violations during the campaign. Even snared some old Measure F opponents in Brentwood with illegal collection efforts in this one. SoS investigative team will be busy with this one!
a resident of another community
on Feb 6, 2012 at 10:48 am
It appears Shadow is shaking in his shoes here. He is grasping for any tidbit of an excuse to void the recall. Shadows gang of cohort lawless corrupt gurus will see good prevails or evil.
Shadow is a real piece of shiftwork with the comments about others. I can't wait for the authorities to clean up the mess in East County corrupt politics.
a resident of another community
on Feb 6, 2012 at 11:02 am
Back to the FBI thing again, Mark? ROFL. If you only knew how many people laugh at you behind your back for that conspiracy theory. I know they just gave out citizen of the year award here. Do they have a village idiot plaque that you're gunning for?
On to Martinez! Let the democratic process go forward!!
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by E. Sebastian Arduengo
For all of the grandstanding some politicians do on the virtues of American democracy, one might think that voting here would be simple and easy. Instead, as shown repeatedly here on ACSblog, it is anything but. American voters, who are more mobile than ever, have to deal with the election bureaucracies of all 50 states, which include over 13,000 election districts and 110,000 polling places nationwide. Getting registered to vote in a new location after a move can be time consuming and cumbersome. The only notable exception to the bureaucratic nightmare that is getting registered and voting in the overwhelming majority of jurisdictions is North Dakota, where citizens to not need to be registered to vote. All they need to do is show up on Election Day.
In her book, Electoral Dysfunction, Victoria Bassetti argues that America is one of the few democracies in the world that places the burden on voters to prove that they are eligible to vote. So let's look over our lapping shores to other lands to see how they manage the democratic process, and if there's anything the United States can learn from their experiences.
Our neighbors to the north and south provide us with an immediate frame of reference. In Canada voter registration is largely done by the Canadian federal government as a means of protecting the constitutional rights of Canadian citizens. The government refers to other governmental records, like tax records to keep the voter rolls continuously updated. For people that aren't registered Canada allows for same day voter registration. The government is legally obliged to keep its voter registration list private, and information from it can only be shared with parties and candidates at the time of an election, and then only for electoral purposes. Canada also imposes strict limits on election financing, curbing the amount of money political parties can spend. Major parties like the Liberal and Conservative parties were limited to about 20 million CAD total, and in 2006 the Canadian Parliament passed a bill allowing only individuals to contribute to parties and political candidates.


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What was the New Year's Day experience like?
"Up to that point, it was the most exciting day of my football career," Plunkett said. "I can't tell you how excited I was to be there playing in that game against a great Ohio State team. I keep telling this story, but if we had played them 10 times, they would have won nine of them. Our guys played as well as we possibly could. We weren't to be denied that day."
Plunkett played for John Ralston, who would coach Stanford to another Rose Bowl win the following year against Michigan behind the late quarterback Don Bunce. Husak played for Tyrone Willingham.
"For me, it was playing in a game that I had watched on TV every year," said Husak, a Southern California native. "It was a tradition. Not just for my family, but I think families around the country. I think that's why it's so special for a lot of Stanford guys from the East or Midwest who probably did not attend the game, but might have been home in the snow watching it, seeing the sunny skies and beautiful California weather. There is so much history and a tremendous atmosphere with the fans. To walk out in front of that crowd is special and something I will always remember."
Husak's Cardinal team put up a strong fight against heavily-favored Wisconsin before falling, 17-9.
"We were such tremendous underdogs going into that game," Husak said. "It will be a little different this time around. Wisconsin was a strong team with a Heisman Trophy running back in Ron Dayne. I think people expected them to come in and roll over us. There wasn't the pressure or focus on Stanford as a team."
This year's Stanford team has been characterized by a power running game and stout defense that leads the nation in sacks and tackles for losses. It has proven resilient, winning many tight games, and athletic sophomore Kevin Hogan has emerged as a clutch quarterback who finds ways to win. He is unbeaten in four starts.
"As far as offering advice to a guy like Kevin Hogan, I'm sure he gets enough advice from the people around him," said Plunkett, who, in 1970, received Stanford's only Heisman Trophy. "I've seen him keep Stanford in the game time after time with his play.
"At times, he's electrifying the way he can run around and make big plays when they're needed. And that's what it takes. Sometimes you get outplayed and face a team that's doing a pretty good job, but you fight and scratch and find a way to come out on top. That's what's important."
Husak, who works with fellow Stanford graduate Dave Flemming on all Stanford football radio broadcasts, said the only advice he would give Hogan is to soak up the Rose Bowl.
"Enjoy being a part of all the events and focus on preparing and winning the game," he said. "As great as that experience was for me, losing that game left a sour taste in all the mouths of all the Stanford guys that played in it."
Like Husak, Plunkett will attend the game and root hard for Hogan and the Cardinal. Both are unabashed in the pride they feel for Stanford football.
"These guys worked hard and accomplished a great deal in the last three years, starting with (Jim) Harbaugh and David Shaw (Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football)," said Plunkett. "I feel tremendous pride in the job these guys have done. Now, if they don't win a game or if it's even close, you kind of say, `What's going on?' You expect them to go to a bowl game every year, and that's a good feeling."
Said Husak, "They did something no other team in Stanford history has done: beat four straight ranked teams to clinch the Pac-12 championship and go to the Rose Bowl. Not just that, but what the program has done is re-set the bar. Now the expectations are so high each and every year, it's become a top-five program in the country."
More importantly to Plunkett, Stanford hasn't taken any shortcuts or compromised its high academic standards.
"It goes to show you what can be accomplished here at Stanford," he said. "There's a bunch of good kids out there and they do a great job of representing Stanford. We (wife, Gerry) live vicariously through Stanford football and all the other sports they have at Stanford. I couldn't be prouder of a bunch of guys."
Husak agreed.
"As Coach Shaw said the other day: Kids don't have to choose football over education," said Husak. "You can get the best education in the country, win a conference championship and play in a BCS game. I think that's an incredible achievement by everybody involved."
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Daniel F. "Bud" Roche, who co-founded the supermarket chains Roche Bros. and sister company Sudbury Farms, died on Sept. 4. He was 85.
Daniel F. "Bud" Roche, who co-founded the supermarket chains Roche Bros. and sister company Sudbury Farms, died on Sept. 4. He was 85.
Roche and his brother, Pat, who died last year, founded Roche Bros. in 1952. The chain is now headquartered in Wellesley, with 18 supermarkets in Massachusetts, including locations in Needham, West Roxbury, Natick, Westborough, Millis, Westwood, Quincy, Action, Burlington and Cape Cod. Roche Bros. employs more than 4600 associates, according to the company's website.
Roche attended the Boston English High School and served as a marine sergeant in China after graduation. When he returned to the U.S., he used G.I. Bill money to attend meat-cutting classes and worked in local supermarkets. At 24, Roche and his 23-year-old brother decided to found a meat market called Roche Bros. in Roslindale.
The market expanded to groceries in 1957.
The Roches opened a Needham Market in 1959 at the corner of Great Plain Avenue and Chestnut Street, the current site of Harvey's Hardware. In 1966, Roche built the Chestnut Street supermarket in Needham and moved to town with his family. Roche then opened a larger Westwood supermarket in 1970 that boasted a sit-down restaurant, the first hot and cold prepared foods section in a supermarket, a full size bakery and a florist.
The business grew over the years and expanded throughout Massachusetts. Roche officially retired in 1998 and passed the business down to his family.
Longtime customers remember Roche as the friendly and welcoming guy behind the meat counter.
"I was so pleased when he would wave to me as I came in the door, and he was busy cutting meat at the raised area in the rear of the store," said former customer and Needham resident Dorothy Patti. "He was so friendly and welcoming. Everyone loved him."
"I remember Mr. Roche would help me find what I needed, and always gave me a piece of cheese from the deli even if I wasn't getting deli meat. He always asked me how school or dance was going depending on which uniform I was wearing. A true gentleman," wrote Margaret-Anne McClintock on the Eaton Funeral Home's "memories page." McClintock grew up in Roslindale shopping at Roche Bros.
Known to his friends and family as Buddy, Roche was also dedicated to giving back to the communities he served.
"Not too often do you meet someone who just wants to help, just likes the thought of helping somebody," said Charles River Center President John Grugan.
The Center, which provides for the disabled, was in major need of a new building in the 1990s. Without asking for any recognition or honor in return, Roche came into the Center's old offices and said he'd like to offer a large donation for construction.
"Oftentimes, people have an ulterior motive or are looking for accolades. That wasn't what motivated him," said Grugan. "He was the kind of guy that puts a lot of value in organizations that help the little guy."
Roche had a long history of philanthropy and helped build senior centers, libraries and playgrounds. He helped build the Roche Community Center and the Jim Roche Rink in West Roxbury. He and his brother donated $1 million to build a new Boys & Girls Club in Marshfield. Roche worked with Habitat for Humanity and helped build homes for the working poor in Marco Island, Florida.
In 1986, Roche's 25-year-old daughter, Patty, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and died one year later. In her memory, Roche and his wife, Eileen, founded the Patty Roche Fund and raised more than $1 million for brain tumor research. They also started a full scholarship program at Stonehill College—where their daughter went to school—for the families of Roche Bros. employees.
Roche, who never went to college, received an honorary degree from Stonehill College in 1995.
"He was a wonderful guy, full of life and vigor. He was very driven to make a difference in the world," said Rev. John C. Wronski, President of the Nativity Preparatory School, a tuition-free Jesuit middle school for low-income students in Boston. Over the past 25 years, Roche and his family supported student scholarships at the school and helped fund a new building, an endowment for teachers' salaries and a program to create a fourth grade.
"He was just a generous soul," said Wronski.
Visitation for Roche was held on Sept. 9 at St. Joseph's Church in Needham. Burial was held at 10 a.m. on Sept. 10 at St. Joseph's Church.
Roche is survived by his wife, Eileen (Sullivan) Roche; his son Daniel F. Roche Jr. of New York City; Jay and his wife Laurie Roche of Needham; his daughter Brenda; his brother Jack; his grandchildren Amanda, William and Vienna; and his many nieces and nephews.


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The Three Button Trick and Other Stories (Paperback)
Audacious, original, clever, poignant -- these are just a few words that describe the writing of Nicola Barker, a talented, award-winning author whose work brings to mind Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, and Maragaret Atwood. Now nineteen of her finest short stories have been complied into one brilliant, delightful readable volume.
It takes young Carrie twenty-one years and a chance meeting with an eighty-three-year-old widow to realize she fell victim to her husband's "Three Button Trick." The main character in "Wesley" must work through his troubled childhood in a series of episodes involving masses of eels, an imaginary friend named Joy, and an unmentionable incident with an emu-owl. From erotic encounters behind clothing racks to a kleptomaniac with his organs on the wrong side, this daring and gifted writer never fails to surprise us, entertain us, and make us think.


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Toxic Water: A series about the worsening pollution in American waters and regulators' response
Examine whether contaminants in your water supply met two standards: the legal limits established by the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the typically stricter health guidelines. The data was collected by an advocacy organization, the Environmental Working Group, who shared it with The Times.
Ritewood Egg Company
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- 1 or more tests taken in the month
- 1 or more positive detections
- 1 or more tests above health limit
- 1 or more tests above legal limit
Franklin County, Idaho. Serves 75 people.
1 contaminant above legal limits
In some states a small percentage of tests were performed before water was treated, and some contaminants were subsequently removed or diluted. As a result, some reported levels of contamination may be higher than were present at the tap. Results shown are based on individual samples and may not indicate a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, which often occurs only after prolonged tests show concentrations above a legal limit.
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|Maximum result
|Health limit
|Legal limit
|Positive result
|Above health
|Above legal
|Monthly Testing History Chart key at top of page
|E.P.A. regulated
|6.77 ppm
Units: ppb: parts per billion, pCi/L: picocuries per liter, ppm: parts per million, mrem/yr: millirems per year, MFL: million fibers per litre
24 contaminants tested for but not found
1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, 1,2 Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, Arsenic (total), Benzene, Carbon tetrachloride, cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Dichloromethane (methylene chloride), Ethylbenzene, Ethylene dibromide (EDB), Monochlorobenzene (Chlorobenzene), o-Dichlorobenzene, p-Dichlorobenzene, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toluene, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, Trichloroethylene, Vinyl chloride, Xylenes (total)
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BERLIN- A former local resident forced by the court last December to pay $75,000 in restitution to his now ex-wife after absconding with over a hundred thousands of dollars from her before heading out west and assuming a new name and new life nearly a decade ago was arrested again last week in Arizona and held for several days for allegedly failing to hold up his end of the plea bargain.
Former Ocean Pines resident Richard Brueckner, now Richard Thelander, in the late 1990s forged his estranged wife's signature several times to clear out personal accounts and illegally obtain credit cards in her name, which he soon maxed out. Brueckner-Thelander carried out his extensive theft scheme against his wife and various financial entities over a two-year period from 1996 to 1998. He then left the area and made his way out west where he assumed a new name as Richard Thelander and started a new life, which included a rapid ascent to a lofty position in the Arizona school system.
After searching for Brueckner-Thelander for nearly a decade, investigators tracked him to Arizona last August and he was taken into custody on an arrest warrant dating back to 2001. Brueckner-Thelander was extradited to Worcester County to face the 24-count warrant on charges ranging from theft and forgery to credit card theft and theft scheme. In December, Brueckner-Thelander entered a plea agreement in which he agreed to pay $75,000 in restitution to his ex-wife, a long-time Ocean City Elementary School teacher. He was also placed on three years supervised probation, which would have ended if and when he made good on the restitution.
However, Brueckner-Thelander has not complied with the terms of the plea agreement, failing to stay current on the restitution payments to his ex-wife. As a result, a warrant was re-issued for his arrest in April and he was taken into custody on May 14 in Arizona. He remained in jail until Tuesday of this week when he was released on a $3,800 cash bond.
Upon his release, Brueckner-Thelander was required to surrender his passport to Arizona authorities in an effort to ensure he does not flee the country before returning to Worcester County to face the renewed charges against him. Sometime last year, Brueckner-Thelander obtained Panamanian citizenship and is considered a flight risk.
With his failure to follow the terms of the plea agreement reached in December in Worcester County District Court, Brueckner-Thelander has violated his probation and will be forced to return to Maryland to face renewed charges against him. A violation of probation hearing has been set for July 10.


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A quiet ride all year round, is the hallmark of the CP672. An optimized sectional design reduces pattern noise for ultra-quiet driving. Stable handling and tight cornering are heightened by the rigid shoulder block design. The straight center semi-dual rib offers higher speed responsiveness as well as excellent steering. Rest assured when the roads are wet, four straight wide grooves maximize wet traction and anti-hydroplaning performance.
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A decent tire, not great, not bad. Excellent treadwear, especially for a factory tire. Down to 4/32 and 5/32 after 49000 miles. Decent stop dry and wet, not the best, not the worst. Good handling, no hydroplaning below 60mph, definitely not bad for a factory tire. I would like to see a little less treadlife for increased traction, but they were free with the car ;)
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Josh doing a cool shot
Josh doing a cool shot
Now if this image does not get your airhead juices flowing, I am not sure what will,
The reveal date is the week of June 11th! I will being traveling to Southern California to meet Josh for the first time and to see the bike!
My juices are flowing, looking good.
Awesome, Shane.
And good thing that Josh is a competent electrical guy.
"When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
Very exciting news, the online video product http://www.petrolicious.com/ started shooting video footage yesterday at Josh's garage for the special they want to do about my bike. Going to be pretty cool, they are going to me on location when I see the bike for the first time to caputre that moment as well, Josh is pretty tickled, as he should be.
This should be good.
Interesting site.
"When you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there."
Looking forward to an update, now that the forum is back.
Great build so far!
Ambassador BMW MOA Ontario Canada
President Niagara BMW Riders #298
Knights of the Roundel #333
1977 R100RS, (Retired) 1993 R100GS (just getting started)
I am very excited to share the bike being fired up for the first time.
Josh is breaking in the bike for me, in fact he took it to work today, he is still adjusting, has to add the side toaster panels, and we will be good to go,
Beautiful, now waiting for an article like your Porsche. The bike deserves one.
www.petrolicious.com is going to meet me at Josh's place the day I arrive for the bike unveiling and they are going to do a video on the bike. They have been documenting some of the work and want to see my reaction so we are getting a little press, thanks for all of your support, you are the best,
Great to hear the big twin fired up. Question/observation, will those four little slits on the back of the mufflers flow enough gas to let'r breathe? Guess time will tell. The last of yet another concrete snowfall just melted here, temps may hit 60F tomorrow, finally. Take care all.


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THURSDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the fact that an
increasing number of Americans are overweight and obese, there's
been a decrease in weight counseling offered by primary care
doctors, according to a new study.
Researchers examined national data and found that slightly more
than 6 percent of patient visits with primary care providers in
2007 to 2008 included weight counseling, which is 46 percent lower
than in 1995 to 1996.
This decrease in weight counseling occurred even though the
percentage of adults who were overweight or obese increased from
about 52 percent in 1995 to 63 percent in 2008, the Penn State
College of Medicine researchers said.
"It is striking that the odds of weight loss counseling declined by 41 percent, with only 29.9 percent of obese patients receiving counseling in 2007-2008, given the substantial increases in the rates of overweight and obesity during that time," study author Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski, an assistant professor of medicine, said in a Penn State news release.
The researchers also found that the likelihood of receiving
weight counseling fell 46 percent for patients with high blood
pressure and 59 percent for those with diabetes, according to the
study in the journal
Medical Care.
"People with these conditions stand the most to gain from the weight counseling," Kraschnewski said in the news release.
Possible reasons for the decrease in weight counseling include
time limitations during medical appointments, and doctors' doubts
that patients can change their habits or the belief that they don't
have the proper training to provide lifestyle counseling, the
researchers suggested.
"There are many additional competing demands in the outpatient care between study years, including an increase in chronic illnesses, a focus on quality improvement and use of electronic health records," Kraschnewski said. "Although visit duration has actually increased over the study time period, the number of items addressed during clinic visits has increased substantially more, suggesting less time is available to provide counseling."
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Transferring to Another School: F1 and J1 Students
Note to J1 students: Your regulations and procedures are very similar to the F1's. Please read all!
I'm an F1 student and I need to transfer to another school in the United States. How do I do this?
We will be sorry to lose you! But, of course, you are free to change schools if you like. The problem is to make sure you do this correctly so that your F1 status transfers to that new school with no gaps or errors. You are eligible for transfer if:
- You have been registered at New Mexico Tech for at least one semester;
- You have been maintaining legal F1 status; and
- You will begin your classes at the new school within five (5) months of stopping study here at Tech.
And here is what you have to do:
- Get accepted at the new school. Provide the new school with all requested academic and financial documentation. Make sure you are eligible for an I-20 from the new school; otherwise, you could find yourself marooned, without any school! Discuss the optimal "release date" (see below) with the new school.
- Inform Student Affairs that you wish to transfer.
- Supply the complete, official name and location of the new school.
- Decide upon a date by which you wish to be released for transfer. (Logically, this date could be the day after you complete your courses at NMT, the day you will begin courses at your new school, or any date in between. The date you choose may depend upon possible plans to visit outside the U.S. before transferring. After this release date is entered in SEVIS, it can be changed up until that date; however, once that date arrives, your record in SEVIS is no longer visible to NMT.)
- Inform the new school of your release date and confirm with them the date on which they are going to issue your transfer I-20.
- Register at the new school (remember the 5-month deadline) and contact the new international advisor within 15 days of the start date on your new I-20.
What if I finish my degree here at Tech and then transfer to start another degree at a different school?
No problem. You are eligible to request transfer before you finish or within your 60-day "grace period" following the completion of your current degree.
What if I am doing OPT and then want to transfer?
Again, no problem. You are eligible to request transfer during OPT or within the 60-day grace period following completion of OPT. As always, you must begin studying in the new program within five months of the end of your OPT (or five months from the release date, whichever is earlier).
I am a J1 student interested in transfer. Is my process different from the F1 procedure?
A little bit. Here are the differences:
- New Mexico Tech and your new school must agree that your proposed transfer is consistent with your original program objective, whether you are still in your study program or already out on AT;
- Any interested parties at New Mexico Tech will be consulted to see if there is a serious objection;
- Both schools must agree upon a transfer release date (once entered, there may be no way to change this date); and
- The relevant form is the DS-2019
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The Back Space Theatre
(1120 Main Ave., 259-7940)
Friends with Kids.HH½ (Saturday and Sunday only) Platonic pals feel they need to keep up with their married friends, so they have a baby. What a terrible idea. Rated R.
Jiro Dreams of Sushi.HHH (Friday-Monday) The worlds greatest Sushi chef set up shop in a Tokyo subway. (See review this page.)
Strong. (Tuesday only; Durango Community Cinema/PBS Independent Lens selection) A 300-pound American female weight lifter prepares for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
They Call it Myanmar: Lifting the Curtain.HHH (Wednesday only) A documentary that explains why Burma is now Myanmar and how thats affected the people who live there. A special presentation of The Shanta Foundation.
Bill Cunningham New York.HHHH (Thursday only) A documentary on the bike-riding New York Times columnist who covers the worlds of fashion and celebrities. Presented by TOP, our local fundraiser of all things fashion.
Durango Stadium 9
(Next to Durango Mall, 247-9799)
The Five Year Engagement. (No Ebert rating) Not much to add to the title - a couple gets engaged and finds all kinds of reasons to keep it that way. Rated R.
The Pirates! Band of Misfits. (No Ebert rating. In standard and digital 3-D with surcharge) I got as far as Laugh your booty off on the films official website and decided to call it good. Rated PG.
The Raven.HH A psycho starts acting out the macabre stories of E.A. Poe (played by John Cusack) and its up to the author and a Baltimore detective to do something about it. Rated R.
Safe. (No Ebert rating) When one is an MMA fighter and one agrees to throw a fight on behalf of the Russian mob, one should not renege on that. The consequences can be grisly. Rated R.
The Lucky One.HH½ A Marine finds a photo of a woman in a combat zone and miraculously finds her upon his return to the states. What are the odds? Rated PG-13.
Think Like a Man.HH This doesnt happen often, but they made a comedy of sorts out of a best-selling self-help book by Steve Harvey. Rated PG-13.
The Three Stooges.HH½ Screenplay regurgitation has reached critical mass. Hollywood must be stopped. Rated PG.
Wrath of the Titans. HH (In digital 3-D with surcharge.) Dont worry if you get confused about whos on Zeus team and whos on Kronos team. Most of the budget for this one went into the visuals, which are pretty cool. Rated PG-13.
The Hunger Games.HHH Best-seller hits the big screen; young folks in the future are forced to compete in Roman-esque fights to death. Fun. Rated PG-13.
Gaslight Cinema
(102 Fifth St. Next to the railroad depot, 247-8133)
Chimpanzee. (No Ebert rating) In which we meet Oscar, a baby chimp who frolics in the African jungle without a care in the world. Then he gets a taste of the real world. Rated G.
21 Jump Street.HHH Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are nothing like Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise in the TV show. Theyre still undercover cops in high school, but this is a comedy where the show was serious stuff. I think comedy was a good choice. Rated R.
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Carleton College baseball team dropped both ends of a twin bill on Wednesday, falling 7-1 to No. 9 Eastern Connecticut State and 10-7 to Nebraska Wesleyan.
In game one, the Knights (4-6) received a strong pitching performance from Kiyo Gomi (Sr./Dobbs Ferry, N.Y./Ardsley) but failed to capitalize at the plate in their 7-1 loss to Eastern Connecticut State (8-2). Gomi allowed only two earned runs over 5.2 innings, but several costly errors haunted the Knights and accounted for four unearned runs.
At the plate, the Knights' bats were silenced by the Warriors' pitching staff. Carleton managed only three hits in the game and scored its only run on a two-out single by Patrick Philley (Sr./Gig Harbor, Wash./Charles Wright Academy) in the second inning. This tied the game at one run apiece, but Eastern Connecticut scored three in the top of the third to retake the lead. The Warriors held this advantage, adding three more runs over the final four frames, to secure the 7-1 victory.
After a short intermission, the Knights hit the field again to face Nebraska Wesleyan University. The Prairie Wolves (2-8) took an early 5-0 lead, tallying in each of the first two frames.
The Knights responded in the fourth inning, scoring six times. With the bases loaded, Ray Yong (So./Elmhurst, Ill./York) and Erik Fabry (Sr./Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview) drew consecutive walks to plate Carleton's first two runs of the contest. Then, David Stillerman (So./Evanston, Ill.) cleared the bases with a triple to tie the score at 5-5. Stillerman was chased home on a grounder by Philley to put Carleton ahead.
The Knights added a run to their lead in the fifth. Alex Wirta (Sr./Corte Madera, Calif./Redwood) singled to lead off the inning and promptly stole second. Then, Jeff Dsida (So./Winnetka, Ill./New Trier) doubled, scoring Wirta from second base.
Nebraska Wesleyan responded in the top of the sixth, retaking the lead with three runs. The Prairie Wolves added two more runs over the last four innings, and the Knights failed to score again, dropping the second half of the double header by a score of 10-7.