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Robert Koch, a German physician and scientist, presented his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), on the evening of March 24, 1882. He began by reminding the audience of terrifying statistics: "If the importance of a disease for mankind is measured by the number of fatalities it causes, then tuberculosis must be considered much more important than those most feared infectious diseases, plague, cholera and the like. One in seven of all human beings dies from tuberculosis. If one only considers the productive middle-age groups, tuberculosis carries away one-third, and often more."
Koch's lecture, considered by many to be the most important in medical history, was so innovative, inspirational and thorough that it set the stage for the scientific procedures of the twentieth century. He described how he had invented a new staining method and demonstrated it for the audience. Koch brought his entire laboratory to the lecture room: microscopes, test tubes with cultures, glass slides with stained bacteria, dyes, reagents, glass jars with tissue samples, etc. He wanted the audience to check his findings for themselves. Koch showed tissue dissections from guinea pigs which were infected with tuberculous material from the lungs of infected apes, from the brains and lungs of humans who had died from blood-borne tuberculosis, from the cheesy masses in lungs of chronically infected patients and from the abdominal cavities of cattle infected with TB. In all cases, the disease which had developed in the experimentally infected guinea pigs was the same, and the cultures of bacteria taken from the infected guinea pigs were identical. One important scientist in the audience was Paul Ehrlich (Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1908) who later confessed, "I hold that evening to be the most important experience of my scientific life." When Koch ended his lecture there was complete silence. No questions, no congratulations, no applause. The audience was stunned. Slowly people got up and started looking into the microscopes to see the TB bacteria with their own eyes.
News of Koch's discovery spread rapidly. The results were published in a German medical journal on April 10, in England after a rapid translation in The Times on April 22, and in the US in The New York Times on May 3, 1882. Robert Koch was now a famous scientist and became known as "The Father of Bacteriology." He was presented with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905 "for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis."
Today, more than a century after Koch discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, there are still many infected individuals and around two million deaths annually resulting from the disease.
Tuberculosis is a global disease which is not only specific to humans. There are variants of the TB bacterium that infect cattle (milk was known to transmit the disease from cattle to humans before heat treatment - pasteurization - efficiently removed the risk), birds, fish, turtles and frogs.
In humans, symptoms of active TB often include coughing, fever, nightly sweats and wasting of the body. TB usually affects the lungs, but it can also affect the brain, the kidneys or the skeleton. The symptoms of TB of the lungs include persistent coughing, chest pain and coughing up blood. Symptoms involving other areas of the body vary, depending on the affected organ.
Tuberculosis is spread from person to person through the air, in tiny microscopic droplets. When a person with TB in the lungs coughs or sneezes, the bacteria can be inhaled by persons nearby, often family members or co-workers.
Usually, persons infected with tuberculosis harbor the bacteria without developing symptoms. This condition is called "latent TB infection." In this state, the bacteria are inactive, kept in check by the body's immune defense system. The person does not feel sick. However, the disease may become active in the future. It is estimated that one-third of all living beings are latently infected.
People with HIV/AIDS are particularly vulnerable to reactivation of latent TB infection to active disease. This is because the HIV-infected individual has a weakened immune system. About one-third of the more than 40 million HIV/AIDS patients are co-infected with TB bacteria. TB is actually the cause of death in many HIV-infected individuals. In fact, anything which weakens the body's immune defense system can cause latent TB infection to become active disease.
Even after the identification of the TB bacterium and the establishment of tuberculosis as an infectious disease, the standard medical therapy for decades to come was based on rest, the sanatorium, and a good climate with lots of fresh cold air. Why? Because it took a long time before antibacterial drugs were developed.
After Koch's discovery, many attempts were made over the years to find a compound that could stop the growth of TB bacteria. In 1910, a German scientist named Paul Ehrlich discovered a chemical that could kill the microorganism that causes another disease, syphilis, and effectively treat that disease. This initiated the search for other chemical substances which could destroy disease-causing microorganisms.
In 1935, another German scientist named Gerhard Domagk published a report on the use of "Prontosil," an organic compound containing sulfur (sulfanilamide), for treatment of bacterial infections. Domagk was awarded The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery in 1939. Prontosil, and derivatives of it, had some effect on TB bacteria in laboratory studies, but only in concentrations that would be poisonous to humans.
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Nobel Laureate, 1908.
Other ideas were pursued independently. Scientists observed that pathogenic (disease-causing) bacteria do not survive for long in enriched soil. It was found that fungi living in the soil were able to suppress their growth. In 1943, an American named Selman Waksman, together with his co-workers, discovered that a fungus called Streptomyces griseus produced an antibiotic substance which they named "streptomycin." After successful animal tests, the first tuberculosis patient was treated in 1944, and she was cured of her life-threatening disease! Further trials confirmed that streptomycin was indeed effective in the treatment of tuberculosis. Selman Waksman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1952 for his discovery of streptomycin.
Unfortunately, early in the studies, it became evident that the TB bacteria were becoming resistant to streptomycin. This severely reduced the usefulness of the drug for treating tuberculosis.
In 1943, another drug called para-aminosalicylic acid (PAS) was developed. When this drug was used together with streptomycin it prevented the TB bacteria from becoming resistant. However, the patient had to use the drugs for periods of months in order to be cured.
Another drug called "isoniazid," a derivative of a compound researched earlier by Domagk, was developed in 1952. It also found its place in TB therapy.
Thus, in the decade between 1944 and 1954, largely due to the work of Nobel Laureates, three drugs - streptomycin, PAS and isoniazid – became available. When taken in combination, and for a sufficient length of time, the prognosis for a patient with TB disease changed from dismal to the expectation of cure.
Today, the cornerstone for any treatment of tuberculosis is still multidrug therapy. At least two drugs are given at the same time to prevent the emergence of drug resistance. Sometimes patients are treated with up to four different antibacterial drugs, and for periods of a minimum of 6 to 24 months.
Tuberculosis, once called "consumption" and "white plague," is an ancient disease that may have always been with us. Evidence of tubercular decay found in the skulls and spines of Egyptian mummies, tell us that TB has been plaguing humans for at least 4,000 years. Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, noted that "phthisis" (consumption) was the most widespread and fatal disease of his time.
It has been estimated that in the two centuries from 1700 to 1900, tuberculosis was responsible for the deaths of approximately one billion (one thousand million) human beings. The annual death rate from TB when Koch made his discovery, was seven million people. Although the disease has not been eradicated, there is no doubt that Robert Koch's discovery of the tubercle bacillus, subsequent inventions for curing infected and sick individuals as well as the application of measures to prevent the spread of TB, has had a profound impact on human history and has saved many lives.
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February 11, 2011
TEDxMonterey will return to the Monterey Institute's Irvine Auditorium on April 15 to tackle the theme of Cultivating Innovation. No matter where you are, you can tune into the Livestream available in eight different languages.
This year's TEDxMonterey speakers will unpack the meaning, process, and impact of innovation. They include Andrew Hargadon, author of How Breakthroughs Happen; Margarita Quihuis, an international "mentor capitalist"; F. Noel Perry, creator of the California Budget Challenge; and Monterey Institute faculty and students.
The TEDxMonterey 2011 event will complement the campus-wide innovation process, spearheaded by the Digital Learning Commons. Do you have an idea that could make the Monterey Institute better? Now's your chance to shine by submitting a post to our new "InnovateABLES" blog.
In the coming weeks, each innovation group will have the opportunity to present their idea at our first ever "Idea Slam" in the Holland Center. The top three ideas will be given two minutes on the TEDxMonterey main stage! Monterey Institute students can also participate in the TEDxMonterey revolution by submitting an application for the Student Speaker Competition.
Maureen Fura, TEDxMonterey's fearless leader, hopes that this year's event will spark serendipitous collisions: "It's all about having the right mix of people in the room. We want to create open spaces so that good ideas collide, and people take the necessary steps to translate them into the real world. Our goal is to be the premiere networking event in Monterey County, connecting MIIS students and Monterey community members to people who will champion their ideas."

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Gonzales hampered by forearm soreness
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
VIERA, Fla. -- Marco Gonzales, the Cardinals' top pick from the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, won't pitch again in Grapefruit League play after having a recent setback with left forearm soreness.
Manager Mike Matheny revealed the issue on Sunday when asked about Gonzales' lack of game exposure since Feb. 28. Matheny said Gonzales notified the club of some discomfort in the days after that 1 2/3-inning outing and was subsequently shut down.
An MRI taken of Gonzales' elbow revealed no structural damage and he has resumed playing catch. Gonzales expects to be throwing off the mound again this week, but he'll be doing it in Minor League camp. Matheny said the Cardinals will send him out, most likely on Monday, so that Gonzales can complete his spring program where there will be more opportunities to pitch.
Gonzales, 22, allowed two runs on two hits and three walks in his only appearance for the Cardinals this spring. He finished his first professional season with four starts in Class A Advanced Palm Beach last summer and is a strong candidate to open this year in that same rotation.
Bourjos 'back to normal' after hamstring injury
VIERA, Fla. -- If Peter Bourjos had any necessary convincing left to do to prove himself past a hamstring injury, the speedy center fielder took care of offering the proof in his first inning back on the field Sunday.
He opened the game with a walk and later easily scored from second on a single to left field. In the bottom half of the frame, he chased a ball to the center field wall before watching it go over as he slowed from his sprint.
In it all, there was no sign of an outfielder recently hampered by a cramp in his right hamstring.
"All felt great, back to normal," said Bourjos, who played five innings in the field and had three plate appearances. "I wasn't even worried about testing it out there or on the curves itself. I have felt great since probably Thursday. Everything loosened up, and I've been moving around pretty well."
"Watching him in BP, too, really going after some flyballs, I could see plenty of reason to be excited about him," added manager Mike Matheny. "It's just nice to see him out there healthy and moving well out there."
Now healthy, Bourjos has three weeks (18 exhibition games) left before the regular season to make up for the missed playing time. He has averaged 59 spring at-bats in the last three seasons but sits at only eight after his 0-for-2 day on Sunday.
It's not so much getting to a certain number again, Bourjos said, as it is honing in on his timing and pitch recognition. The first-inning walk Bourjos drew was a positive development in that regard. Bourjos, who has a career .306 on-base percentage, is looking to better that this season.
"I felt like I saw the ball pretty well, especially for not playing for a week and only having two games before that," Bourjos said. "I'm seeing the ball well, and that's what is important. … I'll take [as many] at-bats as I can get."
Taveras has setback with tight right hamstring
VIERA, Fla. -- Plans to push Oscar Taveras so that he could make up for missed at-bats have now been hampered by a right hamstring issue that forced the top prospect out of the lineup on Sunday.
Taveras alerted the Cardinals to tightness in his hamstring while serving as the designated hitter in Saturday's game. He went hitless in three at-bats before being pinch-hit for in the ninth inning. Manager Mike Matheny had planned to start Taveras against the Nationals again on Sunday but instead chose to have the outfielder bus with the team to Viera and only participate in pregame batting practice.
"He measured out strength-wise fine again, but it's time to slow things down again unfortunately," Matheny said. "We're going to hold him back for a little while."
The setback further complicates Taveras' attempts to play his way onto the Cardinals' Opening Day roster. He sat out the first week of Grapefruit League games while finishing his recovery from ankle surgery, but was expected to play regularly upon returning last Friday.
Instead, Taveras, ranked by MLB.com as baseball's third-best prospect, now has to prove his health to the Cardinals again before getting clearance to return to the field. After doubling in his first at-bat of the spring, Taveras has gone hitless in his five at-bats since.
"Even the balls he was missing, he was just missing," Matheny said. "He has that knack and that ability to find a good part of the bat on the ball. He's rare in that regard. But we need to have him healthy to really see what he can do."
Worth noting
• Seth Maness endured his second straight rough outing, this time allowing three earned runs on three hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings against Washington. He gave up two runs in an appearance on Friday and has now surrendered six on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings this spring.
"I think he's just not as sharp as he wants to be right now," Matheny said afterward. "But we have time. I know he's ready to start seeing that consistent down-in-the-zone, put-the-ball-on-the-ground like we know he can do. The things like walks, those aren't things you see him do very often. He's off a click. He's got time to get it fixed."
• The Cardinals have not yet announced how they'll schedule the next starts for Lance Lynn and Carlos Martinez, both of whom would be ready to pitch on regular rest Wednesday. One pitcher will likely piggyback the other in that game against the Mets.
• The Cardinals still intend to get Pete Kozma some exposure across the infield, but he continues to play exclusively at shortstop because the club lacks depth at the position. He started there again on Sunday. Kozma could start getting some exposure at second and third soon, however, now that the Cardinals have signed Cuban shortstop Aledmys Diaz.
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. Read her blog, By Gosh, It's Langosch, and follow her on Twitter @LangoschMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Family Recipes from German Tradition
Compiled by LeRoy Boesflug, self-published, Dickinson, North Dakota, 2007, 73 pages, Softcover.
The cookbook, Family Recipes from German Traditions, shares LeRoy Boesflug's sister, Rose Marie, searching her many German recipes preparing them for "easy to understand" language for others to help in preserving the tradition of ethnic cooking. The Boesflug family grew up in Dickinson and Beulah, North Dakota.
This unique family cookbook features primarily Germans from Russia recipes including these sections: 1) "Dough Noodles and Noodle Fillings" including Schupp Noodla, Grumbira un Noodla, Rame Noodles, Griesz Noodla, Schmarra, Kase Knoephla; 2) "Soups, Main Dishes and Meat Specialties" including Knoephla Soup, Borscht Soup, Milich Soup, Bean Soup, Potato Soup, Stewed Potatoes, Griesz Knadel, Potato Patties, Cream Style Chicken, Fleischkuechla, Halupsie, Creamed Eggs, Noodles and Raisins, Grumbira Salad; 3) "Pies" - Pie Crust Dough, Banana Cream Pie, Mashed Potato Pie, Sour Cream Raisin Pie and others; 4) "Pickles" - Sweet Pickles, Best Dill Pickles, Refrigerator Dills, Pickled Beets, Pickled Watermelon, Pickled String Beans; 5) "Other Favorite Recipes" - Chicken and Dumplings, Ring Neck Chicken, Poultry Stuffing, Barbecue Sauce, Beef Stew, Meat Loaf, Homemade Horseradish, Beer Batter, Homemade Mustard Dip, From Scratch Potato Pancakes.
The "Sausage and Other Meat Preparations" section includes different sausage and meat curing recipes those LeRoy Boesflug collected and experimented with. These recipes include - Country-Style Pork Sausage, Summer Sausage, Liver Sausage, German Meat Loaf, Jerky, Roast Turkey, Oven Style Summer Sausage, Bologna, Knockwurst, Cure for Ham or Bacon, Corned Beef.
The cookbook concludes with wine-making recipes from the "old-timers" who loved and took pride in making wine for family and friends. Wine-making recipes include - Rhubarb, Chokecherry, Beet, Dandelion, Grape Balloon, and Fruit.
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Doncaster stars Sheridan Smith and Brian Blessed are among the celebrities delving in to their family history in the new series of BBC's Who Do You Think You Are.
The duo will be looking in to their roots along with Julie Walters, Mary Berry, Billy Connolly, Brendan O'Carroll, Reggie Yates, Tamzin Outhwaite and Twiggy.
Sheridan's mum, Marilyn Smith, said she is excited about seeing her daughter in the show, but she doesn't know what she discovered.
"They asked her to let it be a surprise for the family and she wanted it to be a surprise for us so we do not know anything. She was delighted to be asked to be involved and we are looking forward to sharing her journey with her. It will be very interesting for the family to see the program when it airs, we are just waiting to see it, like everybody else."
The episodes, which were filmed earlier this year, are part of the 10th series of the show.
The show will also celebrate its 100th episode during the series.
Brian, 77, was born in Montagu, Mexborough, and grew up in Goldthorpe.
He left school aged just 14, after his father William was injured in a pit accident.
He went on to work as a plasterer before becoming a household name, appearing in many West End musicals and TV shows.
He is also famous for having one of the most distinctive voices on stage and screen.
In 1993, he climed Everest, reaching 28,000 feet, the highest a man of his age has ever reached without oxygen.
Sheridan, 33, was born in Epworth.
Her mum and dad, Colin, performed as a Country and Western duo, The Daltons, as she grew up and she soon followed in their footsteps.
In 1999, aged 18, she landed her first television role in BBC period drama Wives and Daughters.
Since then, she has exploded across TV, the big screen and the stage.
She is most well-known for her roles as Emma in The Royle Family, Janet in Two Pints of Lager and Rudi in Gavin & Stacey.
She also appeared on the West End in 2010, playing the lead role, Elle Woods, in Legally Blonde.
She won a BAFTA for Best Leading Actress in 2013 for her portrayal of Charmian Biggs, wife of Great Train Robber Ronnie Briggs, in ITV drama Mrs Biggs.
Who Do You Think You Are will air on BBC One in August.
A one-hour special will also feature in the series, reliving some of the most surprising discoveries in its history, including JK Rowling and Jeremy Paxman.


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"He that will forget God…"
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. ~Matthew 24:24
What a thrice-double ass was I to take this drunkard for a god, and worship this dull fool. ~ Caliban
In a charming interview last spring, Harold Bloom, the world-famous scholar, bibliophile and unapologetic Bardolator proclaimed "If Shakespeare isn't God then I don't know what God is." Now there's a bold, new answer to the Shakespeare Authorship Question! Enough already of chasing after drunkards and dull fools like "Truer than true" Edward de Vere, or his mild-mannered ventriloquist, William Shakespeare. If Shakespeare isn't "Shakespeare", then who else could he possibly be but… I AM THAT I AM?
What would Ben Jonson have thought of such idolatry, I wonder? Jonson wrote and published only one new play – The Devil is an Asse – for the year of William Shakespeare's demise in 1616. No eulogy for the dead poet, no epigram or epitaph, nothing like the gracious and heartfelt lines he penned for the loss of his satiric comrade, Thomas Nashe. Come to think of it, why are both William Shakespeare and Edward de Vere never mentioned by name in Jonson's Collected Works of 1616? Perhaps Honest Ben was still smarting from the humiliating "purge" that Shakespeare had given him, way back in the Poet's War of 1597-1601. Lest we forget, that war began (as Captain Tucca tells us in Satiromastix) with Jonson's imprisonment and interrogation by Richard Topcliffe, for his part in writing The Isle of Dogs.
While we're wondering about idolatry, what would that earthly goddess, Elizabeth Regina, have thought of Bloom's take on God and Shakespeare? Though rarely mentioned in biographies of the Bard, there does exist a moment in the historical record that brings William Shakespeare very close to Elizabeth Tudor – closer than anything else scholars have found after centuries of searching the archives. A few months after the Essex Rebellion of 1601, the queen had a most revealing conversation with William Lambarde, who had just presented her with his "Pandecta" of historical documents. Upon turning to the reign of Richard II, Elizabeth paused, and exclaimed:
"I am Richard the Second, know ye not that?"
To which Lambarde diplomatically replied:
"Such a wicked imagination was determined and attempted by a most unkind gentleman, the most adorned creature that ever your Majesty made."
Elizabeth shot back:
"He that will forget God will also forget his benefactors. This tragedy was played forty times in open streets and houses."
So, where is Shakespeare in this tense exchange, you might ask? Well, he should be securely right there in the first line, with Elizabeth's indignant question to Lambarde. After all, we know that the rebels had commissioned the Lord Chamberlain's Men to perform Richard II on the eve of their monumentally stupid rebellion. With this well-documented background knowledge, even the most cautious scholar may legitimately infer that Elizabeth had found in Shakespeare's portrayal of Richard the deposed king a mirror of her own self as a disposable queen.
If William Shakespeare and no one else was responsible for writing this play, then it stands to reason that William Shakespeare and no one else was responsible for whatever impudent insinuations the queen found in his tragedy of Richard the Second. Lambarde's reply, however, suggests that while he knew just who the queen had in mind, that man clearly was not "Shakespear ye player" from Stratford-on-Avon.
Given that Robert Devereaux, the recently beheaded earl of Essex, certainly qualifies as one of Elizabeth's adorned and made creatures, historians have generally assumed that Lambarde must have held Essex, rather than Shakespeare, responsible for something – perhaps for staging "forty times in open streets and houses" this potentially seditious play. But what about that "wicked imagination"? Wouldn't that belong, not to the man (or men) who had conspired to use the play for treasonous ends, but to the poet who had initially created this unkind dramatic image of England's aging Gloriana?
There's no denying that the author of Richard II is somehow implicated in this conversation. And yet, nothing really adds up, does it? Lambarde and Elizabeth obviously know something that we don't. Just as obviously, something in Shakespeare's play cut Elizabeth to the quick. With her unique intelligence and harrowing experiences as a monarch, Elizabeth had the heart and soul to know Shakespeare and to comprehend his dramatic revisions of English history better than anyone else alive at that time.
This conversation with Lambarde documents an astounding moment, when the queen of England allowed her servant to see through the unique window she possessed into the soul of that "most unkind gentleman", he of the "wicked imagination". The person responsible for imagining her as Richard the Second was someone she knew well, someone whom she herself had uniquely "made" and "adorned".
For her, this unnamed individual who hurt her so was "he that will forget God."
In the historical records of Elizabethan England, we find two men – William Shakespeare and Edward de Vere – who used the phrase I AM THAT I AM – God's own name, as revealed to Moses (Exodus 3:14) – without remembering to add "by the grace of God".


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I agree we should keep some dialogue going. Since it's a limited production car, there won't be a whole lot of traffic on this thread.
I've been trying to be careful with the gas pedal. I haven't tried launch mode, or a real heavy Sport mode take off yet either. But I really want to!
Gas mileage is a bit low, but my other vehicle which this replaced, is a '98 Cherokee, which I've never gotten over 14mpg except for long freeway trips which I seldom make. I kept the Jeep as a second vehicle for house hold chores, really bad weather, etc.
Since the gas cap light incident, I've driven it 2 or 3 times without a problem.
What number did you say yours was?
Thanks kyfdx!
I was in the exact same boat as you in ref to the torque steer. I have owned an A3 2.0T and although the tug on the steering wheel is not as bad as say a Mini Cooper S, it is certainly noticeable. And I've got to say that I am pretty much done with FWD cars. The AWD in the R32 is really perfect. It provides the confidence in take off and around the corners that I crave. Like I've said before, i believe this car is the perfect balance of luxury, speed, grip & style for the price point of $30K. However, it is no doubt a niche car...but that niche was perfect for me....C&D put it best: its either a bargain TT 3.2 Quattro with practicality (read, backseat) or an overpriced GTI...depends on your point of view.
I've got 1600 miles on my car and decided to try out the launch control this past weekend....wow....impressive! What really surprised me were the rpms hitting over 7K when the redline is 6.5K. Obviously, this is ok for the engine....I guess.... :confuse:
Anyway, quite a fun experience. I love the way the car "squats" just before take off...like a tiger ready to pounce....good times :shades:
I'm traveling for business right now, but can't wait to get back and drive the R again. I just passed 600 miles, and I'm looking forward to trying the launch control. The manual says that recommended break in is 600 miles, so I think I'm go for launch!
Yeah, I read the same thing, but decided to wait until after 1000 miles. Then I had to take a couple of short trips last week that pushed me over 1600 and I knew it was definitely time.
It is really a cool feature; make sure you find some nice open road to try it out. Let me know how it goes.
Last week, when I started the car for the second time that day, the check engine light came on and stayed on. I took it right to the dealer. They checked a bunch of stuff, and reset the light. They said that no codes had been stored. It's been fine since, but so far I've had two "fuel cap" lights, and one "check engine" light come on for no apparent reason, with less than 1000 miles on the car. I'm not too worried...yet. :sick:
Ok, I've gotta ask the obvious question...you are "clicking" the gas cap at LEAST 3 times after each fill up, correct? I'm sure you are, but isn't that the reason that light would come on. I've got about 2500 miles on mine now and have not had any of the warnings lights (except Please Refuel!) come on. I'm sure it's nothing, but keep us posted.
I'd have to agree. Look for the simplest explanation first and that's usually the gas cap being loose. If you're sure that you're properly closin the cap, I'd check the cap itself and make sure that there's no damage that's preventing a seal.
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After the fuel cap light came on for the 3rd time, I brought it in while the light was still on. They checked it again and they ordered some kind of valve. When I bring it back to get it installed, I'll report back with the details.
The first time it happened, I thought maybe I did leave the cap loose, or didn't click it, etc. The second and now 3rd time it happened, I hadn't touched the cap, hadn't filled up etc., since the last time the light came on. I was just driving along, with about a half a tank of gas or so, suddenly I hear "bing", and looked down to see the light on.
The vw mechanic explained that there are several components in the system that will result in the light coming on. I go back on the 23rd, so I'll let everyone know what happens.
BTW, he also said that after 2 or 3 "fuel cap" lights in a given time, it will trigger the "check engine" light to come on, so that part makes sense.
Ah... I just had a check engine light come on for an EGR valve malfunction. Reset the light with an OBDII scanner and waiting to see if it was a freak occurance or if it repeats itself
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Well, it's been quiet on this forum for long enough, so here is my update. I'm about to take my 08 R32 in for its first service (oil change). I've experienced zero problems with the car so far. I've used the launch control about 8 times with no issues and lots of grins. Here are the pros and cons of the car as I see them:
Pros: Effortless speed; others may cry for more than 250 hp, but I never find myself in a situation where I've needed more power. DSG; IMO the best transmission on the planet (and this is coming from a guy who only owned manuals). Grip; the R really sticks in the turns. Haldex 4motion; it has come in handy on a few snowy days here in VA, but most importantly it eliminates all torque steer that you get in the GTI and other FWD rockets. Well appointed interior. Excellent sound system. Understated style inside and out; I love the center dual exhaust (and the sound it makes).
Cons: There is a rattle somewhere in the center stack that comes and goes. It's not very loud, but I notice it when the HVAC and radio are off. I'm going to have this addressed at the service next week. To complete the look, I wish the R came with fog lights...not a big deal, but it would be a nice touch. And my biggest complaint would have to be the small gas tank. For a little GT, this puppy is only going about 225 to 250 between fill ups. I don't mind the gas mileage, but I would love a longer cruising range.
So, there you have it. I'm about 3 1/2 months into ownership and I couldn't be happier with the car. And I have only seen one other R32 on the road since my purchase....which I love!
604doc, how did your little gas cap light situation turn out? How's your R treating you?
rmorin2 Posts: 110My 08 had its 15K service about 3 weeks ago. I know that the manual doesn't call for anything at 15K but I had the oil changed anyway. I have had zero problems with my car other than having new wiper blades installed at the 10K service. I drive it everyday 60 miles RT to and from work at 70-75 mph. Usually get between 24 and 26 mpg so I'm not complaining. So far I am a happy R owner.
Wow, 24 to 26 mpg is impressive. I haven't been on many trips in my R yet, but the best I've gotten so far was 22.8 on a 125 mile round trip (mostly interstate). Although I must admit that I have a lot of trouble not taking every opportunity to downshift and blow by someone....maybe if I relaxed a little I could do better, but where's the fun in that...:)
I had the weirdest experience at my dealer concerning the gas cap light.
On the previous visit, I was told that some sort of emissions valve had to be ordered, so another appointment was made.
When I brought it in, the service advisor confirmed my appointment, gave me a loaner and said they'd call when it was done.
So here's the weird part. When I picked it up, the service advisor was busy, so I just grabbed my copy of the repair order, and my keys, and went out to the car. Before I left the lot, I read the repair order, and it basically said, "tested system, no fault found". There was no mention of a part being replaced.
I went back inside for an explanation, and the service advisor acted like he had no idea what I was talking about when I asked why the part hadn't been installed. I felt like I was in the Twilight Zone or something. He said there was no record of a part even being ordered. So I asked, "If no part was ordered, why did you schedule an appointment for me to come back in?" He just hemmed and hawed, and said they didn't find any problem, and to come back if it happened again.
Since that visit, I've had zero issues, which is great, but strange. I sometimes think that they did change the part, but didn't want the visit to count towards a possible "lemon law" visit. It's the only thing I can think of.
A few days later, the service manager called and said that he'd overheard the conversation and was investigating what had happened. He said to call him personally if I had any more issues. The whole thing was just weird.
BTW, do you guys base you service interval on time, or mileage? I'll hit 6 months before I hit 5000 miles as far as the first service goes.
Your advisor definitely lives in "bizarro world!!" (sorry, I always been a big Seinfeld fan) That is very strange, but at least the light has stayed off since then and I'm glad to hear the manager called you as well....someone needs to stay on top of that guy.
I'm actually going by the computer. Mine says I need to have the first service in 5 days or 750 miles....since this is my first service, I'm gonna go by the "5 days" part. After this one though, I'll be going by the mileage recommendation. I don't know if it's myth or truth, but I'm always itching to get that first oil change done and it's hard enough for me to wait til 5K (or with my prior BMW, almost 15K miles!!). So, if I were you, I would head in there by the 6th month and then go by the mileage intervals from then on.
Thanks for the advice. I was kinda leaning that way.
hansel24 Posts: 1I'm about to pass the 23,000 mile mark on my 2008 R32 on Monday so I figured I would share some of my experiences to see if anyone else out there is having some of the same issues.
1. Fuel Light Fault - I've had this fault almost as long as I've owned the car. Also immediately after fueling when I try to start the engine it will choke and sometimes die without starting. This only happens immediately after fueling. I've taken it to the dealer a half dozen times but they can't seem to figure out what the problem is. I've learned to ignore it.
2. DSG Transmission Problems - For the last month I've noticed that when I'm on the autobahn (I live in Germany) driving between 100 and 120 mph and then have to slow down to stop and go for traffic, when the transmission goes from 2nd to 1st gear the whole car shudders like I hit the brake. Then when I lightly apply the gas pedal the RPM needle bounces like if I was driving a manual and not giving it enough gas while letting off the clutch. I'm taking it back to the dealer this week to have it looked at again.
3. VW Roof Rack Dented Car - The VW roof rack I purchased from the VW dealer that is specifically built for the 2008 Golf has dented my car where it attaches in the rear over the passenger side rear window. I tightened the rack with the tool that came with the rack to the specified torque shown on the tool and it dented my car.
4. Engine Check Light & Stereo Problems - This has only happened one time so I'm not too upset about it. When the engine check light went on for the fuel cap fault my stereo immediately lost all function. The stereo was still powered on but none of the buttons worked and the sound had cut off. This all happened while I was driving on the autobahn. I was able to restore functionality by pulling over and turning the car off then back on.
Overall I'm pretty unhappy with the R32. Although it drives wonderfully in the snow which I tested all winter long in the Alps in Austria. Also, it is fun to drive in the city and high speed corners going on or off the autobahn are a blast. All in all though it just doesn't perform as well as I had expected it to. I took it head-to-head against my friends Mini Cooper S on the autobahn and it was nose to nose all the way to where I hit my limiter at 130mph and then he pulled away because he's had his limiter removed. I expected more from the V6!
I wish I would have gone for one of the German Audi turbo diesels that are here. They're faster than the R32 and get over 30mpg.
Hi Keith,
Just a quick note on your fuel issue. I don't know if this applies to you, but here in the States, VW released a recall on the fuel system. I had it done last week, and haven't had the fuel cap light since. It didn't come on a lot with my car, so I'm not 100% sure that it's fixed.
I don't know if your car's fuel/emissions system is the same as US spec cars, but you might ask your dealer.
eldaino2 Posts: 34hansel....
he beat you due to a removed speed limiter but you are blaming it on the engine?
its the limiter man.
and i thought all r32's were limited to 150mph?
kona8 Posts: 11.
My 2008 R32's DSG transmission is doing the exact same thing you describe above in point #2 when going from 2nd to 1st gear. Do you know what this problem is? Has your dealer corrected it?
I just ordered the VW basic roof rack for my car. Any advice to avoid the dents in the roof?
Well, I haven't visited this thread in a while, so I thought I'd stop by and say hi, and give an update on my R32.
I've got just over 10K now, and besides the occasional "check fuel cap" light, I've had zero problems. The car is still a blast to drive.
Now when the fuel cap light comes on, I just ignore it, because it usually goes out and stays out at the next start. I've pretty much given up on the dealer being able to fix it.
dub_lady Posts: 3I found this cool comparison of the 2008 R32 and the 2004 R32 at this Portland Volkswagen Dealers blog. Its pretty cool, they had a blue 2008 R32 and a blue 2004 R32 took them out for test drives and compared how they drive and such.


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Dallas activists have played key roles in GetEQUAL, which has quickly become one of the most influential national LGBT direct action organizations since ACT-UP.
According to its website, GetEQUAL's mission is "to empower the LGBTQ community and our allies to take bold action to demand full legal and social equality, and to hold accountable those who stand in the way."
The group was founded on March 11 by Robin McGehee and Kip Williams — organizers of last year's National Equality March — as an alternative to other groups such as the Human Rights Campaign.
Mark Reed-Walkup, a Dallas business owner who also helped organize the National Equality March, now serves on the board for
GetEQUAL, which gained nonprofit status in June. In May, Reed-Walkup became the third activist from Dallas to be arrested at demonstrations organized by GetEQUAL. He was arrested along with five others for chaining himself to the White House fence in a protest to demand a repeal of "don't ask don't tell."
On March 18, Dallas activists Chastity Kirven and Michael Robinson had been arrested — Robinson in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Washington office and Kirven in Pelosi's San Francisco office — during protests to demand a vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
This same day, Lt. Dan Choi handcuffed himself to the White House fence in his first protest of DADT as part of GetEQUAL's new direct action campaign. Choi was dischraged from the Army under DADT.
Local members of Get Equal also organized several actions in Dallas.
They held an ENDA rally outside the Dallas office of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. They also protested outside ExxonMobil Corp.'s shareholders meeting at the Meyerson in June, and at Oak Lawn-area service stations.
Last week, Get EQUAL Texas held rallies outside Hutchison's offices across the state to protest her vote against repealing DADT.
Reed said GetEQUAL is just beginning to organize chapters in all 50 states and should become more active in Texas in 2010.
— From staff reports
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition December 31, 2010.


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Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jeff Cassar
On the reason for Real Salt Lake's lackluster second half:
"I think it was the choices that we made on the ball. We had a two-goal lead, and we really needed to take care of the ball. I thought we gave it away a little too cheaply. We also got a little bit out of shape – giving up the ball away in poor areas, guys in different spots and not spots to defend properly. We'll learn from it."
On whether the team is learning from its game-to-game stoppage-time mistakes:
"The last [stoppage-time goals] were set plays – I thought our defending set plays was better tonight. That's a good question. It's something we're going to have to look at, and just be more cognizant of recognizing danger. I think we could've closed this game out relatively easily, but we made it hard on ourselves by giving the ball away."
On whether Vancouver or Real Salt Lake was the reason for the late collapse:
"I honestly don't think it was anything they were doing – I think it was all what we were doing. When guys are making runs forward and turning the ball over, now we're out of shape. It's something that can't happen."
On why MF Luke Mulholland came off during the second half:
"Luke put so much work in, and I think he starts to fatigue a little bit. He was having a little bit of a stomach issue, and I felt that we were giving a bit on that side. I just wanted to bring Sebastian [Velasquez] in to bring energy to the game. I think Luke was fantastic – he was very good for us."
On how Cassar aims to correct Real Salt Lake's trend of conceding late goals:
"I think it starts with video, talking about it and showing the players what could've been done – what choice could possibly be made. Obviously, the staff has to look at themselves, and I've got to look at what I could've done better, first and foremost, to help the guys. Going over video, keep stressing it, putting them in situations in practice where they have to defend a lead."
On the cause of the club's fast start in the opening stages of the match:
"Every time we're at home, we want to start off right and really get the fans into the game. I thought the first half – there was so much energy inside the stadium, and the fans were a huge part of that."
On FW Joao Plata's performance:
"Joao [Plata] is a sparkplug. Whether he comes off the bench or starts the game, he puts the fear in defenders. I thought he did a great job tonight. I took him out a bit early, because he's coming off of a hamstring injury, and I didn't want to put him in a position where he'd possibly re-injure himself."
Real Salt Lake MF Javier Morales
Thoughts on the differences between the first and second halves of the game:
"We have to be more consistent. We have to know that the game is 90 minutes, not only 45 minutes. I think the first 45 was a pretty good game. We had a couple of chances and scored two goals, but the second half wasn't good enough. We have to improve because it didn't fall for us. But they deserve it because I think their players were much better in the second half, and we didn't even pass the ball two or three times. It's a little bit painful because we were ahead in the score but I think it's justice."
Thoughts on lessons that could be taken away from the game:
"I think that the last couple of games happened the same, but we keep the results so that was good. I think that when we get the goal we have to keep playing better and better because that happened. They had a couple of chances in the second half and they scored two goals."
Thoughts on Vancouver's second half performance:
"They were down two and had to go forward. I think it was more our fault than them playing better, because if we can control the ball for a long time, maybe it would have been better."
Real Salt Lake DF Chris Wingert
On conceding two late goals:
"Every game takes on a life of its own. There are games we won 1-0, there are games that we have a late goal, and then we play somebody else and it's completely different situation. But we need to continue to learn from our mistakes and try to improve; we'll try to do that later this week.
On what led to RSL's lack of shape in the second half:
"They were leaving three or four high and they didn't care if we had the ball in their end. Once we got out of their pressure we got to do a better job of keeping the ball and possibly score a third goal. We gave up two goals that we shouldn't have. We shouldn't have to score a third, we should be able to kill the game off. There were a number of ways of winning that game – keeping them off the scoreboard, or scoring a third and the games probably over and we didn't do any of them unfortunately."
On what worked so well in the first half but not the second:
"The energy in the first half was awesome. Our forwards were working so hard, defending too – they were incredible. We were firing on all cylinders and putting them under pressure knocking the ball around. We had two good goals and we were playing like how we like to play."
On the tie feeling like a loss:
"This one definitely feels like a loss."
Real Salt Lake DF Nat Borchers
On what happened in the second half to concede two late goals:
"It's momentum really in this game. They came out and pressured us really high so we weren't able to keep the ball in the back and get any rhythm. They played with three high and they did a great job of running behind us and putting pressure on the back line."
On RSL's frequency of giving up late goals this season:
"Yeah you know, it's tough because it's on the last play of the game. It's like we had the opportunity to clear the ball and win. If we get past [Steven] Beitashour's tackle and we go out and scored another goal we go home a little bit happier. Soccer is a cruel game. It's the bounces of the game sometimes that you don't have control over. You got to give credit to Vancouver. It's a tough lesson for us to learn at this point in the season to not be able to close the game out at home and being able to be better at positioning and our decisions overall with the ball, but we'll learn from it."
On whether or not the team was thinking about Rimando possibly tying the all-time shutout record tonight:
"No, it's all about results for us. We are obviously excited for Nick to get that record but at that same time we want to get results at home and get three points. If it doesn't come now we'll get two shutouts for sure. We'll get two shutouts sooner or later."
Real Salt Lake Captain Kyle Beckerman
Thoughts on Vancouver scoring the equalizer:
"They got the ball and then the guy just hit the shot that was probably a one in a hundred type shot. Unfortunately, we were just on the wrong side of the tie tonight. We just got to keep getting better and push on and get a win the next game."
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Head Coach Carl Robinson
On what he said to his squad at the half:
"I just said they needed to believe in themselves more. We played a quality team tonight and I knew that. They are very set in the way they play. They are fantastic at it and they have been in the final three of the last five years. It is always going to be a test and I didn't want us to be fearful. I think we were fearful in the first 45 minutes especially in the first 10 minutes. We went two goals down and dug us a massive hole. Prior to the last minute before halftime, David Ousted kept us in the game with a good save on the young boy [Joao] Plata. We were comfortable but we didn't do our jobs correctly with the information I wanted to. I told them at halftime what I expected, we dug ourselves a hole and had to try and dig ourselves out. The next goal was going to be critical – if they got it probably likely to be game over, if we got it game on. Prior to us scoring, I think we had three or four good chances where we could have got one but didn't and I looked at the time and thought maybe if we freshened up a little bit and we got a little bit of luck."
On Nicolas Mezquida's performance tonight:
"Listen, Nico [Nicolas Mezuida] was great. He was lively, wants the ball all the time and he's a pest and he is always trying to get into the final third which is great."
On whether or not the draw felt like a win:
"Yeah I think it does. It is a get out of jail card because we were two-nil down and we dug ourselves a hole. It is important we learn from that. I said to them today that it is about character. In the last two games against top teams we have shown that if we go behind it isn't over."
On how you get the second half performance to carry on to the next game:
"Great question. I am sure Jeff [Cassar] will be asking the same question to his boys. That is the challenge. When you have a young group of players like I have, it is important you try and get their consistency levels and belief. And like I said, they played with fear in the first half and I don't want them to play with fear. I am not a coach that puts players under pressure. I put demands on players because I know how good they can be and I think they need to start believing how good they can be because we are touching the surface at the moment."
On the decision to leave Jay DeMerit at home and start Johnny Leveron:
"It was based on the month coming up. We have a big month with the Canadian Amway Championships so there is going to be lots of time for certain people, so I wanted Johnny [Leveron] to play. Johnny [Leveron] had been training very well and I think he deserved his chance. My decision was based on the face that Andy [O'Brien} looked fresher than Jay [Demert]. After 10 minutes I was questioning it because we were two-nil down. He didn't defend the goals very well at all but sometimes you hold your hand up. [Alvaro] Saborio is a fantastic player. In the first half he absolutely man handled us and showed how a center forward should play. In the second half we got a little more brave with him and kept him quiet. Players are always going to have periods in the game where they do well, and in the second half every one of my players did well."
On whether there are any long term concerns over Pedro [Morales]?
"I am disappointed I didn't bring him because your [Real Salt Lake's Javier Morales] against my Morales would have been an interesting matchup. Javier [Morales] is one of the best players in my opinion that Major League Soccer has had. The way he plays the game is brilliant. Part of the reason for bringing in Pedro Morales was that I had the fortunate opportunity to play against Javier [Morales] many times. He is a nightmare to play against and I think he showed how good he was today. I need to get my Pedro Morales back so we can go Morales v. Morales."
On further proof today that it doesn't matter who you start, you have guys on the bench who can change games:
"I told them a lot of games are won from the substitute's bench and today was a perfect example and it is going to happen throughout the season. It is important if you are in the starting team you give everything you got and if you are not and are on the bench, you are going to have an effect in the game. I have left young players out who aren't in the 18 because we have such a young talented group of players coming through and hopefully that will continue. Obviously, we might lose a few players to the World Cup so that will give more youngsters opportunities."
Vancouver Whitecaps FC DF Steven Beitashour
On how the game felt:
"Obviously it feels like a victory and it is good to get an away point."
On the two different performances in both halves:
"The first 10 minutes of the first half were pretty bad and then the crowd got behind them [Real Salt lake] and I was just happy we didn't give up a third. If they went up three, it would have been too far. Nothing is a dangerous lead and we definitely had a good talk at halftime and we executed in the second half."
On his big tackle to set up the equalizing goal:
"Yeah well I was hoping he would take another touch when he was dribbling because I knew if he played it behind it would kind of be over so I was just waiting for the touch and right when I saw it I tried tackling and I was on the floor and saw Sebo [Sebastian Fernandez] take it and he has a rocket. I had a good angle from the floor and Nick [Rimando] is a great keeper and that ball moved on him so nothing against Nick [Rimando], but Sebo [Sebastian Fernandez] can really strike the ball."
On the first ten minutes of that match in which RSL scored twice:
"I don't know what it was. We just were on our heels a bit. We didn't play to our standards and we got punished. I think they had three good chances and they scored two but we stuck in there and fought to the end."
On earning a road point:
"Anytime you are down two nothing and you get a point on the road, it almost feels like a victory and so we just have to keep that going till next week."
Vancouver Whitecaps FC GK David Ousted
On the halftime speech:
"A little bit of yelling and it got us going and I am proud of us for getting the point here [Rio Tinto Stadium]"
On seeing the young subs come on and make a different:
" Carl [Robinson] said all along that this wasn't about the 11 or 14, that is was about the 25, and we have shown that the guys coming off the bench have made a tremendous impact every time they have come on and that is a great thing to have."


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Gov. Mike Beebe on Friday signed into law a bill changing the state's whistleblower statute to include a reward for reporting fraud and abuse in government.
A state employee whose report leads to savings for the state will be entitled to 10 percent of those savings, though the Legislature will have to approve awards larger than $12,500.
Supporters of the proposal say it's needed to deter inefficiency in state government while some lawmakers questioned whether it is necessary.
The law takes effect 90 days after the Legislature adjourns, which will likely be in March or April.


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William Andrew Menefee came to the Mancos Valley in 1877 with his wife, Sarah Demaris, and their two boys. She was pregnant with the third. Over the years Andy reflected on the harrowing experience he and Sarah had when they came into the valley. When they came to the top of what is now Mancos hill the wagon wheels had to be secured so they wouldn't turn. The team was taken off the wagon and the wagon was let down by rope.
Andy was concerned about Sarah walking down the steep hill and told her to stay in the wagon. Sarah looked down the steep hill and said, "Andy, I'm afraid. "
"You'll be okay, Sarah. I'll just let the wagon down slowly with these ropes."
As he had promised, he let the wagon down slowly until he came to the end of his ropes. All he could do at that point was hope Sarah and the wagon were at the bottom but as he looked he could see they weren't.
As the ropes became slack, the wagon lurched forward. Sarah screamed and held on tight. The wagon stopped abruptly as it hit a stand of oak brush. Andy and the two boys made their way down to where Sarah and the wagon were. As Andy approached, Sarah yelled at him, "Don't you ever do that to me again."
Andy built a cabin about two miles east of town and that cabin, at least until recently, was still standing.
Sarah had crossed the Plains with her parents when she was 13 years old. She married Andy Menefee in 1867. Andy assisted in the building of both the Methodist and Baptist churches. He was thrown against the old log schoolhouse in a buggy accident and was in constant pain until he passed away in 1902. Sarah moved to town and helped with her church. She died at her home 48 years after losing Andy in 1902.
Sarah and Andy had five children, four of whom lived out their lives in the Mancos Valley.
George was a county commissioner for many years and was still riding and rounding up cattle three years before he died. He passed away in 1966 at the age of 94.
Bill Menefee was the first boy born in the Mancos Valley. He passed away in 1964 at the age of 87.
Charles rode and ranched for 49 years before opening a successful business in Mancos. He passed away in 1977 at the age of 96.
Lewis ranched on the family home place for many years before working on the Denver and Rio Grand Southern Railroad for 14 years. He passed away in 1973 at the age of 90.
Having lived clean and hard working lives, all of Andy's boys lived right up until their nineties.


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A statistical examination of the long-term sports successes and failures of the cities in this year's Super Bowl.
Mayors Bloomberg and Menino have made their obligatory bet; celebrity chefs from the two cities have made a bet of their own; and even rapper 50 Cent has gotten into the action.
The Giants might have upset the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII and the memory of Bucky Dent's three-run homer in the run-up to the 1978 American League playoffs is still enough to give some Bostonians hives. But Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have played four Super Bowls since 2000 and won three of them; during that same period, New York's two football teams have played in two and won one.
So the question lingers: which is the best sports town?
It's a good question, and one that statistics should have more than a little bearing on. I asked Patrick Adler, MPI alum, UCLA urban planning doctoral student, and keeper of sports locational statistics, to take a quick look.
When it comes to total championships across the major professional sports leagues, the advantage is New York's. The Big Apple's teams have won more in the long run, taking home 59 championships since 1903, nearly one in five of all championships (17 percent), compared to 33 for Boston, (or 9 percent).
But Boston has performed much better in the short-run. "Every Boston professional sports team has outperformed its New York counterpart over the last decade," according to ESPN's Gordon Edes. "Even if you combine the Jets and Giants and Yankees and Mets, the Patriots and Red Sox have won more titles than all four of those New York teams combined since 2001."
Boston also comes out on top over the long haul when the statistics are controlled for population. Boston franchises have taken home 7.2 championship trophies per million residents, more than double New York's 3.2 championships per million.
Of course, New York hosts more major league teams than Boston. It currently fields nine to Boston's four. To control for this, Adler developed a "success rate index" dividing total championships by the total number of franchise seasons played. On this measure, Boston and New York are indistinguishable, each having earned championships in roughly ten percent of the seasons they have competed in.
The rivalry between the two cities deeper than the Curse of the Bambino. It goes all the way back to their foundational rivalries as financial and political centers of the Republic. It's intensified by the fact that they are geographic neighbors.
In fact, the two are both part of the great megalopolis that stretches from north of Boston down through Philadelphia and Baltimore to Washington, D.C. The concept of the megalopolis dates back to the 1961 book of that title by the great economic geographer Jean Gottmann. Home to more than 50 million people and two trillion dollars in economic output, Bos-Wash's economy is larger than France's or the United Kingdom's, and twice that of India and Canada.
Mega-regions are the key economic units in the world economy. The world's 40 largest megaregions produce more than two-thirds of its economic output and account for nine in ten of its technological innovations, while housing less than one in five of the world's people. But they aren't all created equal when it comes to sports.
Bos-Wash is a sports powerhouse. Its teams have accounted for a whopping 111 championships since 1903, nearly a third (31.2 percent) of the total. Chi-Pitts, which stretches from Pittsburgh through Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago, is America's second-largest mega-region and Bos-Wash's closest rival, with 106 titles or 30 percent of the total. The Tor-Buff-Chester mega is next, with 41 titles (11 percent), followed by So-Cal with 24 (7 percent) and Nor-Cal with 18 (5 percent).
Bos-Wash franchises are also quite successful on a per capita basis, being one of only two mega-regions, along with Chi-Pitts, to take home more than two championships per capita. And Bos-Wash teams also stack up well on the success rate index which controls for the number of teams and number of seasons. It takes second on this metric as well, with a seven percent success rate, behind only Tor-Buff-Chester with an 11 percent success rate (largely a result of the early success of the "Original 6" Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs).
Boston and New York are both great sports towns. And regardless of which city comes out on top this Sunday, the great Bos-Wash mega will put yet another win in its victory column.


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Lab 1: Observing a Niche at AU
The American University campus is saturated with different varieties of ecosystems. This lab notebook entry, the first in a series of three, will present and discuss observations from transect #3. Through this transect, it will be possible to study the biology of communities. The biodiversity, or number and type of species that live in an area, will be analyzed (Bentley 2014). In addition, living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) elements will be examined (Bentley 2014). Each species in the community has a niche that is important to the status of the community.
Transect #3 is located between Bender Arena, Hughes Hall, and the Woods-Brown Amphitheater. The coordinates are 38°56'16.2"N 77°05'20.4"W. The transect, approximately 20mx20m, has a collection of bushes, grasses, plants, and trees.
Figure 1: Map of Transect #3 Location on American University Campus
Transect #3 is located in between Bender Arena and Hughes Hall. Map from Google Maps.
Materials and Methods
Visual analysis was completed of transect #3. The transect was walked numerous times and observations on biotic and abiotic factors were recorded. A diagram of the plants and abiotic factors was sketched out. Photos were taken from an aerial view by standing on some of the benches. In addition to the photos taken from above, some were taken at standing height to record the survey of plants, trees and bushes.
Before leaving the transect, a soil and ground vegetation sample was taken. Back in the laboratory, this sample was mixed with Deer Park water and dried milk to make a hay infusion culture per lab manual instructions. The mixture was placed in an open jar and left out to be analyzed in the next lab.
Tables and Graphs
Table 1: Biotic and Abiotic Components of Transect 3


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Turkey: Anti-terror arrests target prominent human rights lawyers
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Overnight police raids in several Turkish cities have resulted in the arrest of 15 human rights lawyers known for defending individuals' right to freedom of speech and victims of police violence, Amnesty International said.
The police operation, which was reportedly aimed at clamping down on a banned left-wing group, included arrests in Ankara, Istanbul and Izmir and targeted residential addresses as well as law offices. Headquarters and branches of the Contemporary Lawyers' Association (ÇHD) and the Peoples' Law Office in Istanbul were among the addresses included in the raids.
According to information received by Amnesty International, police searched the People's Law Office without having a prosecutor and bar association representative present, as required by law.
"The detention of prominent human rights lawyers and the apparent illegal search of their offices add to a pattern of prosecutions apparently cracking down on dissenting voices," said Andrew Gardner, Amnesty International's researcher on Turkey.
It is believed that the latest wave of arrests, which were carried out under Turkish anti-terrorism laws, targeted alleged members of the armed Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/ Front (DHKP/C). Because of a "secrecy decision" applied to the case, the authorities have not released any details to defence lawyers.
According to reports, more than 80 people have been detained as part of the police operation in seven cities across Turkey.
Amnesty International has long campaigned against the abuse of Turkey's overly broad and vague anti-terrorism laws to prosecute legitimate peaceful activities.
"Human rights lawyers have been just some of the victims in the widespread abuse of anti-terrorism laws in Turkey. The question to ask is: who will be left to defend the victims of alleged human rights violations?" said Gardner.
Lawyers including some of those from the association targeted previously told Amnesty International that they feared and had been threatened with arrest due to their work defending individuals in anti-terrorism cases.


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Letter Box Taking issue with the Reformer's opinion on the opposition to the Crowell Lot as the location of a skatepark
Editor of the Reformer:
Regarding the Weekend Reformer editorial "Skatin by" (Sept. 29-30), I would like to say that your position that last Thursday's skatepark design meeting was " ... the perfect opportunity for those opposed to the skatepark's location to turn out and have their voices heard" was baffling, to say the least. Attending the meeting was bantered about by many opponents, but most people I communicated with respected that this was a design meeting, often noting that the Reformer itself had previously printed a notice that made clear the design meeting was not an opportunity for those opposed to the location to express their opposition.
Additionally, many, many letters to the editor, op-eds, and articles on the points of opposition have been published since for over a year expressing why people are opposed to this "plan." None of these well substantiated concerns has resulted in a meaningful dialogue. Rather, we continue to see what appears to be a "divide and rule" posture with a motivation that remains unclear, especially regarding who such recalcitrant rigidity serves?
Rather than suggest the time has come for opponents of a skatepark (in Crowell Park) to throw in the towel, why not look more closely at the sources of the growing opposition, and report on those? Clearly, good planning and adequate public process was dolefully insufficient, if the growing opposition is any indicator. Typically astute planning and thorough process yields community "buy in" to a public planning project, not organized rebellion.
Lastly, the opposition is intrinsically rooted in the deeply held subjective meanings and values associated with the concepts of "home" (vs. property), neighbors and neighborhood, and their relationship to both individual and community quality-of-life. How this has consistently remained so elusive is nothing short of fantastic. Any outcome better than what we currently see depends on acknowledging these concerns.
Barry Adams,
Brattleboro, Oct. 1 Editor of the Reformer:
I'm concerned about a recent editorial ("Skatin' by," Sept. 29/30).
You didn't take a stand on the Crowell skateboard site, but unfairly criticized those opposed to the site for not speaking up at Thursday evening's "design workshop" meeting, sponsored by BASIC (skateboard park proponents). Worse was your general criticism -- branding some Brattleboro residents with typical attitudes and actions. Namely, when the ink has dried on a plan, the opposing people come out -- too late -- to express themselves.
The reason we opponents did not come, or speak out, if we did attend the "workshop," is because the a spokesman for BASIC, in a recent Reformer article, said it was not an evening to oppose the site. There were quite a few of us present, but we remained silent -- thus unnamed.
I'm glad we finally have the "RE-SITE" signs to help gain attention of the town leaders and residents. The process of choosing the Crowell lot for this project has been poorly managed by town leaders -- the Selectboard, the Development Review Board and the School Board -- for lack of creating an adequate open forum for the larger public opinion. It has gone much further than I ever expected.
When this site was chosen in 2010, I was shocked because of what seemed to be obvious reasons to reject it: Noise disruption for abutters, lack of paid safety supervision, possibility of noise, nuisance behavior by some individuals in a highly active mechanical sport and environmental changes -- disruption of the original park setting for quieter family activities, additional trash and absence of adequate restroom facilities.
I did not speak up at the time because I thought the project would not fly for lack of funds; meaning, BASIC would not be able to raise necessary costs of $300,000 by January 2013, the deadline set by the Selectboard. BASIC is far from their goal and they only have three months to go. Now, I am worried because I hear that town leaders have hinted to -- or actually given -- a time extension. Why?
It makes one wonder at the wisdom of our town leaders, to aid and abet this poorly thought-out skatepark project site. The School Board offered the site -- and all the headaches that could follow -- with a 20-year lease for one dollar. Aren't we only asking for trouble down the line, when it may have to be closed for safety, cleanliness and behavior -- like the recently closed skate parks in Windham and Keene, N.H. What a waste of peoples' time and money.
If the town wants to provide this kind of activity for our youth, let it pay for supervision, just like Memorial Park's indoor skating facility and swimming pool; and place the site in the downtown Flat Street area near transportation and bathroom conveniences, away from residents.
Nancy A. Anderson,
Brattleboro, Oct. 1
Editor of the Reformer:
While Saturday's editorial ("Skatin' by," Sept. 28/29) admirably scrutinizes the big picture, and chastises Save Our Playground Coalition for their capricious form of public engagement, the author didn't do much better in terms of veracity with a few central facts in this ongoing saga.
In the matter of securing the Crowell Park location, the Reformer's timeline and cast of players was inaccurate. Truth is that BASIC did not exist as an entity, much less a town committee, until well after the location was chosen and secured. While members of BASIC did crucial work from that point forward -- raising funds, and shepherding the process through various agencies -- it should be well understood by now that the site selection came about as a result of an extended process initiated by skaters, Selectboard and Department of Parks and Recreation board members, with a noble stepping-up from the school board in offering the Crowell Lot. The people of BASIC in no way were involved in choosing that location, and should not be praised or blamed for that decision.
Also remiss, in my view, was the list of potential negatives, which didn't seem fair or particular to skateboarding. Foul language and tobacco use is no more endemic to skating than it is to any other spirited gathering. And noise? On Western Avenue, conduit for logging trucks any hour of the day or night? And loss of playground space? At the design meeting it was affirmed, as it's been since BASIC's beginning, the relocation will result in more, newer, and better playground space. How positive change keeps getting translated as loss is a mystery to me.
A skatepark may not be a panacea for all the ills of youth in our town. But neither is it the nest of trouble that opponents would simultaneously have us believe, or suggest be more suitably sited somewhere else. With so much projection and conflict going on around this project, it's vitally important to keep the facts straight. And to keep them separate from apocryphal viewpoints, or just plain fear-mongering.
Barry Lane,
West Brattleboro, Oct. 1
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The Community Environmental Center EcoHouse, a mobile, free, environmental education exhibit, will be at storm-damaged Inwood Hill Park through April 5. Fun as well as educational, the EcoHouse is an ideal experience for both youngsters and their parents. Wall signs explain all the displays, but to really get the full EcoHouse effect, listen to CEC's expert guides, or bring your cell or smart phone and listen to the audio guide.
Hours are Mondays through Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for school groups; and 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., for the general public (But walk-ins are welcome at any time!). For more information about how to visit the EcoHouse, or to arrange a group tour, contact Katherine Gloede, email@example.com.
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Can you tell me how to get, how to get to "Fun Street"?
No, but most children and adults can tell you how to get to"Sesame Street." Now, the people who created the iconic PBS program are sharing the origin story of the street's name.
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"We went with it because it was the least bad title," says producer Joan Ganz Cooney in the Sesame Street Workshop blog. She says they were under the gun because the press and publicity people "were going nuts. How were they going to promote a show that had no name?"
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Alternate show titles included "The Video Classroom," "1-2-3 Avenue B," and, simply, "Fun Street." Yucky, yuckier, and yuckiest are more like it. "1-2-3" was the strongest contender, according to the blog, but producers worried that it was too New York-centric for mass consumption. Right on, producers.
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But it's not as if anyone was clapping when writer Virginia Schone pitched the title "Sesame Street." The initial reaction was terrible and nobody was impressed. People thought kids wouldn't be able to pronounce "Sesame." Ha. Alas, it was "the 11th hour and fifty-ninth minute," according to producer Jon Stone. And Dave Connell, the show's executive producer, sent a memo to the staff: "If nobody came up with a better idea, as of Monday we were going to call it Sesame Street."


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Universities and Science Minister David Willetts announces further developments in the relationship between Lancaster University and Guangdong Province.
The Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) began collaborating with the Chinese Academy of Science in Guandong Province 10 years ago and now jointly runs an International Research and Innovation Centre for the Environment (I-RICE) with the Guangzhou Insitute of Geochemistry.
On a recent trip to China, Mr Willetts announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Lancaster University and the Guangdong Provincial Office of Science and Technology to increase partnerships between UK and Chinese technological companies through collaborative research projects.
The MOU is part of the £5.1m Lancaster China Catalyst Programme involving LEC and other departments at Lancaster University, and aims to create programmes of innovation in small businesses to develop new products and services for export.
A partner of choice
Mr Willetts, who announced the MOU as one of a series of deals between UK and Chinese educational institutions, said: "In China, and around the globe, the market for education is growing rapidly. We are determined that our world-class universities should build on the UK's position as the education partner of choice for China.
"These new partnerships are good for education and good for growth. They will ensure China and the UK have well-educated and trained young people, equipped to meet the opportunities and challenges of a globalised world."
The Lancaster China Catalyst Project will involve up to 400 SMEs in a range of sectors including environmental technology, digital and creative, high-value manufacturing, novel materials, ICT, low carbon and transport sectors.It is expected to create 240 jobs in UK SMEs and generate £40 million for the economy.
Focus on eco-innovation
Professor Kevin Jones, Head of the Lancaster Environment Centre, said: "We are delighted to see how this major new initiate has been fostered by LEC's long standing partnerships with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Guangdong province. We look forward to seeing great benefits accruing to both UK and China business and enterprise through this collaboration.
"Our specific interests in environmental protection and technologies, and eco-innovation, will be focal points of the new synergies between research and business that are being developed by this investment."
Andrew Atherton, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Lancaster University said: "Lancaster has long-established links with China and we are strongly positioned to help develop greater relationships between businesses in both countries that will deliver mutual economic benefits."
China's most prosperous region
Guangdong is located in south east China and is the most populated region in the country with more than 71 million residents. It is also China's most prosperous region with a GDP similar to the Netherlands.
Jennifer Mein, Leader of Lancashire County Council who has helped fund the project, said: "Guangdong has a larger population than the UK, which makes this an exciting announcement. To create a strong economy in Lancashire, it's important to bring new investment and open up new opportunities, especially in global markets."
Other funding comes from HEFCE and SMEs.
For more information contact Dr Ruth Alcock, Head of Enterprise and Business Partnerships at the Lancaster Environment Centre.


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Young Scooter drops off the official music video for his latest album's title track. Take a listen to the full album Jugg King here….
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The self-proclaimed jugg king, Young Scooter, makes his presence felt with a new mixtape. Jugg King holds 14 new songs with features from Future,…
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Young Scooter releases a new collaboration with Young Thug titled "Cook Up", produced by Metro Boomin and Zaytoven. The record will appear on his…
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Young Thug keeps the visuals for Jeffery coming with a GLP directed clip for "Guwop". The song features Quavo, Offset, and Young Scooter. Thugger's…
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Young Scooter and Young Dolph get straight to the money on their new collaboration "Count Up".
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Young Scooter liberates his Street Lottery 3 mixtape hosted by DJ Swamp Izzo. The project contains 16 tracks featuring Future, Young Thug, Kodak Black,…
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Young Scooter is set to release his long delayed project Street Lottery 3 on April 27th and today he liberates a new collaboration with…
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Young Scooter teams up with Young Dolph for a new record titled "Real". This will serve as the first single from his upcoming mixtape…
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With his Street Lottery 3 mixtape dropping in March, Young Scooter drops off a new remix of O.T. Genasis' popular single "Cut It".
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Six people died and at least 35 were hurt on Friday when a bomb hidden in a motorcycle went off outside a mosque in Yemen's northern city of Saada. The blast happened as worshippers, including army officers, were leaving the Salman Mosque after Friday prayers, officials and security sources said.
"We estimate so far six dead and around 35 wounded," Motahhar Rashad told Al Jazeera television. "It is a large mosque."
Rescue workers were still helping people at the scene, and medical sources told Reuters some 100 people had been taken to two hospitals in the area. There are conflicting reports regarding the cause of the explosion. Some witnesses said a minibus parked outside the mosque went off, while others said the blast was caused by a booby-trapped motorcycle.
The northwestern province has been rocked by sporadic violence since a conflict broke out in 2004 between government forces and gunmen loyal to Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.
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She was born in Leslie on Oct. 8, 1923, to Frank Hennessee and Eveline Jane (Baldwin) Hennessee. Eula attended the Victory Assembly of God Church in Atkins. Eula was a housewife and mother.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy who passed away on March 21, 2004; brothers, Johnnie Hennessee, Ray Hennessee, Clyde Hennessee, Roy Lee Hennessee and two infant brothers; and one sister, Willie Mae LeMarr.
Survivors include one son, James Branum and wife Hennie of Russellville; two daughters, Donna Johanson of Goodyear, Ariz., and Melinda Spear and husband Floyd of Phoenix, Ariz.; five grandchildren, Sherri Bilodeau and husband Lynn, Michael Branum and wife Becki, Lindsey Johanson, Alana Spear and Shannon Farris and husband Craig; 12 great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Lefern Hennessee of Lexington; one brother-in-law, Larry Branum of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews who will also mourn her passing.
Funeral services for Eula will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2013, at Roller-Coffman Funeral Home in Marshall with Bro. Mike Chisum officiating. Burial will be in Elberta Cemetery near Leslie.
Pallbearers will be Mike Branum, Darrell Horton, Lynn Bilodeau, Mike Hennessee, Aaron Ray Hennessee and Billy Hennessee.