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Ongoing postal predicament
The U.S. Postal Service recorded a record $15.9 billion annual loss last year, and officials within the agency are saying that, without congressional action, the agency is likely to run out of money, most likely by October.
Competing Senate and House proposals to help resolve Postal Service finances expired when the old Congress left Jan. 3, according to a recent report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and two senators who have pushed for a postal overhaul retired.
"We have a just-in-time Congress that waits until the very last minute before doing things, and I think that will be the likely scenario with regard to postal reform," Rob Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, told the Post-Gazette in an interview.
Consider these figures: the latest estimates place losses at about $25 million a day; mail volume is down 26 percent from its peak in 2006; to continue operations, the USPS skipped $11.1 billion of required payments over the past two years for future retirees' health costs; the agency also exhausted its $15 billion borrowing authority last September.
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has over the past few years proposed several scenarios which would make USPS more financially viable: Ending Saturday mail delivery (a move he claimed would save $3.1 billion annually); Closing hundreds of letter-sorting facilities and thousands of post offices; And consider union contracts to fire protected employees. Conversely, a new plan would let the agency set up an independent health plan, more easily raise rates (speaking of: there's a new hike set to go through Jan. 27), and enter new businesses, such as delivering wine and liquor.
Citizens Against Government Waste has called the USPS business model "increasingly antiquated," which echoes the Government Accountability Office proclamation that "due to USPS's inability to reduce costs sufficiently in response to continuing mail volume and revenue declines," the current model is simply not viable.
In a 2011 editorial, we called the elimination of Saturday delivery a minor fix, and one which would stretch far beyond carving off a percentage of lost revenue: Cutting Saturday delivery may have little effect in most of the nation's urban centers, but such a change in smaller, more rural markets could be catastrophic.
While it continues to improve, many Vermonters still live without broadband Internet access. The older generation, which makes up a fair chunk of the state's demography, still relies on hand-written letters for correspondence. Many small, local businesses still rely on the Postal Service to deliver their bills and payments. Technological advances continue to be made, but we aren't there yet.
"If Congress fails to act, there could be postal slowdowns or shutdowns that would have catastrophic consequences," Art Sackler, leader of the Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service, told the Wall Street Journal. Sackler's group includes some of the country's largest mailers, including eBay Inc., Time Warner Inc. and FedEx Corp., all of which use the postal service for the final leg of some deliveries.
Even a short shutdown would cost businesses that depend on mailed bill payments, Mr. Sackler told the Wall Street Journal, adding a shutdown could disrupt as many as eight million private-sector workers whose employment is tied to the mail.
Add the Reformer to that list. While our digital offers continue to grow (from our website to our mobile apps to our presence on social media), the daily paper is still a cornerstone to what we do. Elimination of Saturday mail would greatly affect not only us, but most in the newspaper industry.
"While our industry and our company are growing electronic delivery options, and therefore our digital audience is growing, we are still very much in the print and deliver business here in Southern Vermont," Reformer Publisher Ed Woods said of the potential elimination of a USPS delivery day. "Our readers tend to be more mature than the average, making them more comfortable with traditional newspaper products. In addition, our communities are still working to build internet access in an area where coverage is still inconsistent. The need for reliable mail delivery is evident in that our print readership has not declined in recent years, but rather has stayed constant."
The Senate earlier this year passed postal-overhaul legislation, though the postmaster said the bill didn't go far enough. While that legislation did prevent the USPS from ending Saturday delivery until further study was done, that option certainly isn't off the table.
Meanwhile, the USPS has begun trimming hours at many rural Post Offices. As announced last week, the Marlboro post office is one of about 13,000 across the country that is going to have its hours cut this year -- by two hours -- along with other Windham County locations in Grafton, Jamaica and Williamsville. East Dover, Wardsboro, Westminster Station, West Dummerston, West Halifax, West Wardsboro and Whitingham daily service will be reduced from eight hours to four. And the Cambrigeport post office will only be open for two hours a day.
"Only 4,000 post offices bring in enough revenue. It's not a good situation right now," Walter Rowland, Postmaster of the Manchester, N.H., post office, told a group of residents crowded into the Marlboro town office last week. "Nobody wants to do this but we don't know what else to do." He added that there probably is not very much town residents will be able to do to help the situation.
The USPS hoped to save about $500,000 annually by reducing the hours, which still doesn't do much to offset the steep losses.
"We have huge financial problems and the trend is clearly downward," Tom Rizzo, the spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service Northern New England District, told the Reformer last week. "It is only going to get worse."
The U.S. Postal Service can generate nearly $35 million in revenues over two years by increasing its viability as a federal contract recipient, according to the USPS' inspector general's office, as reported by Government Executive magazine. "The General Services Administration awarded about $340 million annually in 2011 and 2012, but only $1.2 million and $4.8 million to USPS, respectively. Contracts went overwhelmingly to FedEx and UPS."
And as Post & Parcel points out, "For USPS to pull itself out of its current financial difficulties, it cannot just rely on pension and healthcare reforms and high-profile cost-cutting measures ... it must also find fresh ways to raise new revenue streams."
Nips and tucks here and there aren't going to solve the problem. The USPS needs to take a long, hard look at its own corporate structure before making minor changes that continue to affect many people across the U.S. In addition, we call on Washington lawmakers to enact the changes needed to help USPS. There's plenty that can be done to shore up losses without affecting service.
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Bunnys Name: I'll let the adopter pick
Bunny's Preferred Playmates: Estella, young Deather Eater and Estella's father, Estella's mother, the Hogwarts professors, Victoire Weasley, Teddy Lupin, and any other OC students
Distinctive Colorations:
This part will be a prologue, but could possibly take up to three chapters to tell.
As the students are being evacuated from Hogwarts just before the Battle of Hogwarts, one of the seventh-year Death Eaters from Slytherin (I'll leave it up to the adopter who this is. Some possible might be Blaise Zabini or Theodore Nott), fearing the outcome of the final battle, no matter who wins it, runs to find his girlfriend (a Ravenclaw, I'll let the adopter name her), and as soon as they take their first steps off the Hogwarts grounds, the two of them Apparate out of Britain unnoticed.
Eventually, the two of them arrive in Argentina and begin a life together. They get married not a few days after they arrive, and exactly nine months to the day later, they have a baby girl who they name Estella. They live poor and in hiding together until Estella is two, when the Aurors finally track down the former Death Eater. He lives his young family to try and flee on his own, but the Auror's find him and after a conflict, the escaped Death Eater is killed, leaving Estella and her mother all alone in a foreign country.
Here's where the main story starts
Nine years later, Estella and her mother are still living in Argentina in the same house Estella was born in, but Estella is perfectly happy. She is and adventurous young tomboy with messy hair who enjoys climbing over the tin roofs of the houses and running rampid through the city with the other Argentinian children: Muggle and magical alike.
Estella knows she is a witch and has several wizarding friends (all natives of Argentina, but I'll let the adopter decide how many and what their (Spanish) names are), whom she fully expects to be attending the Argentinian wizard school with in the coming school year (I'll let the adopter decide the name here to, but remember, Spanish). What Estella doesn't know is that her mother has recently been making contacts with people in Britain in attempts to secure her daughter a place at Hogwarts.
One day, Estella comes home to find her mother in the living room talking with a tiny man whom Estella laughs at at first because he is even smaller than she is. Estella's mother then explains that this is Professor Flitwick, the deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At first, Estella does not understand what this has to do with her, until, of course, her mother explains that Estella will be attending Hogwarts instead of the Argentinian school with all her friends. Estella becomes furious when she hears this, unable to believe her mother made this kind of decision without even talking to her about it. Estella stays mad at her mother for days, but gradually, as her mother tells her stories of her own days at Hogwarts, Estella decides that she will give it a try.
Because Estella does not live in Britain to take the Hogwarts express, her mother simply Apparates her daughter there, directly to the care of Professor Flitwick. She arrives there early, so she gets to walk along side the deputy Headmaster as he goes to greet the other first-years. When the other new students see Estella standing away from them, they already believe something is wrong with her, Victoire Weasley being one of the most vocal about it. Things become even more intense when Estella's name is called for the Sorting and everyone recognizes her last name as being the same as her escaped Death Eater father. Even the sorting hat recognizes her and almost immediatly tries to place her in Slytherin, but Estella stops the hat insisting that she is nothing like her father. Upon hearing this, the hat changes its mind and places her in Gryffindor, which shocks the people of the school even more.
Estella tries, but the longer she is at Hogwarts, the more she misses Argentina. The Gryffindor first-years are the typical Mean Girls with Victoire as the tiny ring leader (you can tell yourself that mean Victoire is just a phase and she grows out of it), and Estella's playful relationships with the Gryffindor boys, especially Teddy Lupin, only make it worse. One day, Lucius Malfoy comes to visit Estella and tells her what a great man her father was and tries to make her a proud pureblood. Estella conters by saying her father is a coward and that if she could cut herself open and get rid of the half of her blood that is his, she would do it in a heartbeat. The confrontation ends in a shouting match where, in a fit of uncontrolled magic, Estella throws Lucius against the wall and she now has the Slytherins against her too. To make matters worse, Estella has been suffering from a constant stomach ache ever since she arrived, a mixture of homesickness and a reaction to British food.
One night, Estella finally has all she can take and decided to run away back to Argentina. She flee the school in the middle of the night and runs from the school grounds. To avoid detection, she uses Muggle methods of transportation. Her first stop is in Boston where she comes in contact with other witches, then she stops in New Orleans to meet vampire and voodoo practicianers. I would also like a few stops in Mexico and Central America. When she finally reaches South America, it is her mother that finally finds her. She reminds Estella how she insists she is nothing like her father, but by running away from Hogwarts, she is doing exactly what her father would do. Reluctantly, Estella sees her mother's reasoning and lets her take her back to school.
I'll let the author decide the ending.
Unique Markings: Chaptered
Medical History: 1st-2nd year, DH Spoilers, Character Death (Estella's father)
Pen Preferences: Post-Hogwarts
Feeding Habits: I'd like them to stick fairly close. I have this story pretty well planned out. But if you don't see it, assume you have free rein.
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This was bound to happen. As news of Alexander McQueen's passing spread his designs have started to sell out all over the world. I noticed Zappos who carries a lot of Alexander McQueen shoes, handbags and accessories has sold out of over half of their inventory including every single pair of the popular skull clutches (Marissa Collections is the last one to carry a yellow version) in a mere 24 hours! I am now debating whether my finances allow me to purchase a pair of original McQueen heels. Sigh!
I've put together a list of all online shopping destinations which carry Alexander McQueen or McQ.
Alexander McQueen:
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news
developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
VP Biden's Son Undergoing Medical Tests
Beau Biden, who is U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's son, is
undergoing medical tests Tuesday after experiencing weakness and
disorientation last week. The vice president is in Houston while
his son has the tests.
The younger Biden, 44, is the attorney general of Delaware. He
suffered a mild stroke in 2010 and began experiencing the new
symptoms after driving to Indiana for a family holiday, according
to a Delaware Department of Justice spokesman, the
Associated Pressreported.
He was admitted to a Chicago Hospital and then went to
Philadelphia to consult with his doctor.
The vice president had been at home in Delaware and accompanied
his son to Houston, the White House said. It's not clear how long
the elder Biden will remain in Texas, but is scheduled to join
President Obama in Scranton, Pa. later this week, the
New Mexico Poultry Hatchery Likely Source of Salmonella
A salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 300 people in
37 states since March has been linked to a poultry hatchery in New
Nearly three-fifths of the people who've become ill are
children. No deaths have been reported, but 51 people have been
hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the
Associated Pressreported.
Officials said the strain of salmonella causing the outbreak was
found at Privett Hatchery in Portales, which sells live baby
chickens, ducks and other poultry by mail and supplies them to feed
But while the New Mexico hatchery is the most likely source of
the outbreak, investigators have found that people sickened with
salmonella bought poultry at 113 feed store locations that were
supplied by 18 mail order hatcheries in several states, according
to state public health veterinarian Paul Ettestad, the
Further tests are being conducted, the CDC said.
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Prescribed More Often by Docs
Who Profit: Report
Radiation treatment for Medicare patients with prostate cancer
is much more likely to be prescribed by doctors with a financial
interest in radiation treatment centers, according to report by
Congressional investigators.
They also found that patients often did not know that their
doctors would profit from the use of radiation therapy, according
The New York Times.
The Government Accountability Office report noted that
alternative treatments may be equally effective and are less costly
for Medicare and for patients with prostate cancer, which is one of
the most common cancers in men.
In other recent studies, GAO investigators found that doctors
who owned laboratories and imaging centers were more likely
recommend CT scans and MRIs for Medicare patients,
The Timesreported.
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Mazda5 Suspension
petesmazda5 Posts: 12My 2007 Mazda5 has creaked winter/summer since I picked it up new from my lousy dealer in Whitby, Ontario, Canada (I won't mention the name). They wasted my time trying to fix it and never could. Finally when the car ran out of warranty they said I would have to pay for them to try and fix it with no guarantee that they could fix it. Ever.
I just consider it a lesson learned on what brand not to buy ever again. I'll sell it this summer and try a company with better engineers. After all, if they can't fix a simple squeak can I trust the air bag to work in an accident?
Now I'm seeing rust all over the roof which is pathetic since I hand wax my car three times a year, spring, summer, fall so it has good paint protection.
And no, Mazda Canada was no help whatsoever.
Sad to say I owned a GM once and it was actually better!
own a 2009 m5 with 80000 mile with rear suspension noise. going to replace shocks with koni FSD's and follow advice of lubing rear spring seats and possibly replacing bushings as you suggested, maybe end links. question: any advice at getting a comprehensive service manual for $50 or less? Also considering replacing front/rear springs in the process. any experience with this as to whether it would help (replacing springs)? thank you
You can probably find a used or even new shop manual in eBay for about that much. The front springs require a spring compressor to release the tension but the rears are very easy to remove and replace. You'll need a tower and a jack, remove the rear links from the lower control arm and the lower control arm bolt to the knuckle and springs come out. To install reverse the process but use the jack to compress the spring and lower control arm to fit the bolt.
thanks. had dealer look at it and the noise was coming from the rear spring seat being worn and the spring isn't sitting exactly where it should and is rubbing the frame (housing) in which it sits. Going to replace the spring seat and clean and grease the area and keep an eye on it. the dealer sprayed some lube on the area and that has gotten rid of the noise but I imagine it will return soon.
Anyone have any experience with purchasing the DVD repair manuals on ebay? Actual hardcovers on ebay are selling for $150 for the 2009.
homerkc Posts: 113We drove a Mazda 5 as a rental car a couple of months ago and loved it. We were planning to buy ... until we saw this thread. Are the suspension problems fixed on the 2012's? Replacing bushings and tires due to early wear makes the cost to operate quite high.
brammer Posts: 1Our 2009 Mazda 5 has gone through 5 shock absorbers in 47000 km. We tried getting resolution from Mazda Canada, they refused, calling this a "normal wear item".
Nice car, as long as you don't mind changing your shocks with your oil
Oh yeah, and the "creaking" continues.
staypuft Posts: 6With 19.5k on the odometer and 20 days or so left on 3/36 warranty we just had a blown driver-side shock replaced. The symptom was clunk noise over bumps. Dealer replaced just the one shock.
lcostantino Posts: 21114K miles, and I finally bought a daily driver because I could not stand the noise from the front - it sounds like the wheels are about to come off. My mechanic replaced bushings, tie rods, etc, and told me "the only thing left to replace is the steering rack." I kept the vehicle for its utility but I can't handle the racket for more than an hour. It will keep me from buying a Mazda again - shame, as the vehicle is otherwise sporty to drive, and nothing has fallen off or broken.
qbrozen Posts: 22,659After 114k miles, you have a noise that a bad mechanic can't fix ... and you are swearing off mazda for this. Alrighty then.
'17 F150 Crew 2.7; '67 Coronet R/T; '14 Town&Country Limited; '09 LR2 HSE. 44-car history and counting!
Bought this 2008 Mazda5 GS in March 2012 with 48,000 km (SW Ontario, Canada). I have four small kids and didn't want to go in a minivan or SUV. The car is great and I also wanted a manual transmission which this car has. I knew that Consumer Reports had a black dot for suspension. So, I didn't really care about squeaking from the back or occasional scraping/grating noise from rear suspension that would appear when loaded car went over sped-bumps. However, a week ago the car developed a thumping noise from the front passenger side when going over bigger bumps. It would be nice if it's a front strut and that's all that needs replacement, but after reading postings on this forum thread, it could be many more things...
Dont sweat it. It is very likely going to need struts or front sway bar bushing or both...nothing more.
So our 2010 makes my 7 year old sick when driving for a long time. Headache on straight roads and vomiting on winding roads. Actually on winding roads i even feel a little dizzy. I thought it was my extra sensitive child and the way the road is, but we rented a Mustang and went on the same roads, drove faster and no sickness on my part.
I have 32k miles on it. I'll change the shocks in the rear because they are the usual suspect and because of the mileage. Any other suggestions? Are there stronger sway bars out there, for example?
Yes replace the rear shocks with (cheapest to more expensive)
and replace your rear sway bar bushings with Prothane polyurethane bushings. Note: you will have to buy 2012 Mazda5 rear sway bar bushing clamps because the original clamps from 2010 and under are way to small to accommodate the new bigger bushings.
Prothane Polyurethane Bushings
I just changed my rear disks with Raybestos Advanced and inspected the rear suspension for the first time. This is going to be a really easy job.
The Monroe 5607 seem to cheap, indeed.
I followed your link to buy the bushings, but it says 04 and 05 Mazda3. I also bought the cabin air filter that says Mazda3 and not compatible witht the 5, although it's the exact same thing.
I just want to make sure.
Where do you buy the clamps, medcenter mazda?
One more thing: I had the privilege of riding in the very back recently :surprise: and I heard this noise like a hhhhhhhr interrupted by an uu, so like a wow wow. The smoother the road the better you can hear it.
I used to hear this noise in the back of old Dodge minivans. I always thought they're worn out bearings. I looked for rear bearings for this car with not much luck.
Any ideas? thanks!
The link does say for Mazda3 but those are the exact bushing I installed on my 2006 Mazda5. They are the 19mm Prothane bushings. The clamps you can get from any dealer online or not. Make sure to specify that they are for a 2012 Mazda5 rear sway bar clamps.
I can't comment nor confirm that the cabin filters are the same for Mazda3, because I have always bought them as Mazda5 filters....sorry.
Lastly, I have heard from a few owners about rear wheel hub and bearing noise in which they had to get replaced, so you may have that as well. It could also be un-even worn tires partly due to weak shocks.
I found KYBs on Amazon. Bilstein does not make shocks for the 5. I replaced the rear shocks (how easy) and what a difference! I have always had a little trouble keeping this car straight - small corrections all the time - but no more!
The car is stable, the roads are smoother, the kids read in the back through 300 miles with no issues.
On the other side I want to respond to a previous post complaining about how thin the shocks look. I was not surprised by the OEM shock - it look beefy enough to me. The new KYB is even thinner. That actually does not matter one bit to the performance of this part. But all the other parts in the rear suspension did seem a little fleemsy to me. The arms are just bent tin. Same parts on Corolla are beefier. So.... I remember some people bought this car in Sport trim new for 15k-That's how you get there.
Anyway, front shocks are coming in! Happy for now!
So after changing the shocks the car is a dream to drive. Time to rotate tires. Costco said there are low and high points on my rear tires.... maybe time for new tires. They said probably the shocks were bad. No kidding!
I hope the tire wear will even out. I have these tires for 1 year and less then 10k.
I knew about this possibility before I bought the car but I didn't think it can be this severe and with such $$$ consequences.
If I would buy another one of these I would change the shocks right away. The expense will amortize by extending the life of the tires.
My question: will these square tires wear my new shocks prematurely?
Well, a pair of Monroe front struts fixed it. It needed the alignment too. It drives really nicely now. Back to standard squeaking from the back or occasional scraping/grating noise from rear suspension (that I don't care much about anyway). Glad this was taken car of!!
Replace your rear shocks if you haven't done so already. Our MZ5s love to dine on rear shocks quicker then you think. I also started getting the rear crunch noise and I replaced my rear sway bar bushings with aftermarket urethane bushings as well as beefier aftermarket sway bar links and the noise was still there. I lastly checked my rear shocks which initially I didn't think it would be because they had been replaced about 20K miles ago...well....the noise was actually coming from there. Replaced the rear shocks and now it is silent. Unfortunately rear shock design is weak and they go out very quickly (20K- 40K miles) tops.
Thank you for the advice. My mechanic told me that previous owner already replaced the rear shocks, so I will just leave it as it is. Thanks again for you replies.
Ok, I literally just bought this car- used from a Honda dealer. It was a trade in obviously. It test drove amazing, with 77k miles on it. I bought it and immediately drove it 300 miles back to my hometown, and suddenly the suspension is squeaking/creaking and just seems a bit stressed. I also live in a very snowy/cold region. I don't mind the lousy snow performance, I can take the bus on bad weather days (Im a grad student)... However, for paying $7k I do not think the car should have any suspension problems!! I have 90 days to bring it back to the dealer under the lemon law. Should I make them fix it or should I try to switch the car out altogether? The tire situation does not look like fun either... I do not have the money to buy new tires every year!
kw_da Posts: 76
This is a known problem on Mazda5s - your sway bar bushings need replacement/lube - probably both front and rear sway bar bushings, the front are a lot harder to replace. the noise is more noticeable when cold. Tire wear is also a known problem - rear inner tires tend to wear out soon - because of factory toe alignment for handling - some people have this issue, others don't. What year is the car? -
@jpaterac said:
Ok, I literally just bought this car- used from a Honda dealer. It was a trade in obviously. It test drove amazing, with 77k miles on it. I bought it and immediately drove it 300 miles back to my hometown, and suddenly the suspension is squeaking/creaking and just seems a bit stressed. I also live in a very snowy/cold region. I don't mind the lousy snow performance, I can take the bus on bad weather days (Im a grad student)... However, for paying $7k I do not think the car should have any suspension problems!! I have 90 days to bring it back to the dealer under the lemon law. Should I make them fix it or should I try to switch the car out altogether? The tire situation does not look like fun either... I do not have the money to buy new tires every year!
kukareka Posts: 20Hello Mazda5 suspension-troubled owners! This is my update to my previous postings (p.9-10) I made in 2010-11. I bought mine in 2007 (Touring) and owned it for almost 3 years. I'm not giving you any solution here, but perhaps, you'd re-think your ownership.
After continuous suspension-related issue (tires, struts, etc) and headaches, I sold it a month before warranty got expired. The replacement was (and still is) Highlander, a more expensive car, but well worth it: reliable, safe and practical.
Lastly, think about re-sale value. Mazda's is way below its competitors'. As I said earlier, it was my first and last Mazda.


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Android News
TeleNav GPS Navigator now available for the G1
February 26, 2009 | by Robert Nelson
Android Apps
Just a quick update post to let everyone know that turn-by-turn directions are now available for the G1. TeleNav has (as expected) released the TeleNav GPS Navigator app for the G1.
As we previously mentioned, the app will offer turn-by-turn directions with voice, nationwide full-color 3D maps, audio traffic alerts, one-click re-routing as well as 10 million business listings that includes everything from gas prices to restaurant reviews.
Those looking to give the app a test can download a free 30-day trial from the TeleNav website, but remember after that it will be $9.99 a month to keep it active.
This is one app that I have mixed feelings on, I am going to give it a test, but I am not sure I am willing to pay the 10 bucks each month. I guess a 30-day test will let me know how much I actually need to have my GPS and phone combined. Think is, I rarely have a need for a GPS out of my car and a stand-alone unit seems to work just fine already.


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I like reading David Roberts' stuff on Grist, especially when I disagree with him. Sadly, there's not a thing I disagree with in this piece rebutting Andrew Revkin on opposition to Keystone. (Perhaps excepting his characterization of Matt Nisbet as a "professional wanker," which I find overly generous given that I have always found Nisbet sorely lacking in professionalism.)
This weekend, close to 50,000 people gathered for the biggest rally ever against climate change, a threat Revkin acknowledges is enormous, difficult, and urgent. Revkin and his council of wonks took to Twitter to argue that the rally and the campaign behind it are misdirected, absolutist, confused, and bereft of long-term strategy. They had this familiar conversation as the rally was unfolding.
As a result, Revkin suffered the grievous injury of a frustrated tweet from Wen Stephenson, a journalist who has crossed over to activism. This gave the wounded Revkin the opportunity to write yet another lament on the slings and arrows that face the Reasonable Man. He faced down the scourge of single-minded "my way or the highway environmentalism," y'all, but don't worry, he's got a thick skin. He lived to tell the tale.
This is all for the benefit of an elite audience, mind you, for whom getting yelled at by activists is the sine qua non of seriousness. The only thing that boosts VSP cred more is getting yelled at by activists on Both Sides.
Nice line, that last one. Useful in SO many contexts.
Roberts' casual slam against the Frameinator comes in response to this tweet, in which Nisbet chides 350.org types for not hewing to his own special brand of 13-dimensional chess:
@globalecoguy @revkin @levi_m @philaroneanu @350 Strategy distracts, limits ability for Obama et al to broker path forward, even w/ Dems.
— Matthew C. Nisbet (@MCNisbet) February 18, 2013
What struck me about the thread that tweet came in was the overwhelming criticism of Keystone pipeline opponents for not having an overarching strategy that extends past stopping the Keystone pipeline as they mobilize people to oppose the Keystone pipeline. That criticism isn't quite true: 350.org, for instance, is full of local student groups putting pressure on their colleges to divest from fossil fuel companies, in much the same fashion as the anti-apartheid divestment movement that hit U.S. campuses in the 1980s.
But there's also an uncanny similarity between the objections voiced in that thread to Keystone opponents' lack of a formal program, and objections we heard to the Occupy Wall Street folks way back in 2011. We heard back then that because OWS didn't have, say, a 13-point program to adjust the schedule of lunches at quarterly SEC hearings, that they weren't Very Serious People.
Which, of course, essentially translates to "your genuine groundswell of concern and subsequent activism threatens to undermine our position as experts."
I used to get lots of letters and emails when I worked at Earth Island Institute from helpful people who thought somebody ought to start a campaign to do something. That something varied: take on the issue of overpopulation, plant redwood trees along the shore of San Francisco Bay, teach inner city children about marmots, whatever. The problem was that very few of these missives were phrased in the first person: "I would like to do this work." It was almost always "…you should do this thing I think is important."
I roundfiled those letters, but they kept coming.
Which all raises two questions for me:
- What is it with people declaring that movements like the opposition to the Keystone pipeline ought to do things a certain specific way, while notably refraining from offering to do any of the hard work of implementation with the group they're criticizing?
- How the hell does Matthew Nisbet still have a job?


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Protesters have criticised calls for the construction of the Government's controversial high-speed rail plan to be brought forward.
The proposed Birmingham to Leeds leg of the HS2 route is expected to cut through many parts of Derbyshire –including Killamarsh, Renishaw and Staveley – but the 250mph trains will not stop in the county.
In a report published this week, Sir David Higgins, chairman of HS2 Ltd, said the second phase of the project to take the line to northern England by 2033 should instead be completed by 2027.
He said the Government should "accelerate" the scheme, claiming it is "vital" for the country's future.
But HS2 protester Alan Curtis, of Chesterfield, said the plan shouldn't go ahead at all.
"There's so much feeling against this mad idea," he said.
"We'll gain very little – if anything – in Derbyshire.
"It'll damage countryside and historical buildings and lots of people face losing their homes as they lie in the way of the track.
"It will be devastating."
The Government estimates the cost of building HS2 to be £42.6bn.
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Plasmon-resonant gold nanorods have been examined as multifunctional agents for imaging and photoactivated therapies. Nanorods can be imaged with single-particle sensitivity by two-photon luminescence (TPL) when excited by fs-pulsed laser irradiation, and have been monitored in vivo while passing through blood vessels at subpicomolar concentrations. TPL imaging can also be used to characterize the targeted delivery of ligand-functionalized nanorods to tumor cells. Nanorods were coated with oligoethyleneglycol (OEG) units using in situ dithiocarbamate formation, a novel and robust method of surface functionalization. Nanorods coated with methyl-terminated OEG chains were shielded from nonspecific cell uptake, whereas nanorods functionalized with folate-terminated OEG chains accumulated on the surface of tumor cells overexpressing their cognate receptor. Cells labeled with folate-functionalized nanorods became highly susceptible to photothermolysis when irradiated at plasmon resonance, often resulting in a dramatic blebbing of the cell membrane. The blebbing was determined not to be directly caused by nanorod-mediated photothermolysis, but rather due to the influx of extracellular Ca2+ following perforation of the cell membrane.
Professor Wei's research interests are rooted at the interface of organic chemistry and materials science, and their applications to biological systems. His interests include supramolecular surface science, nanoscale self-assembly, nanophotonics and nanomagnetism, cell-surface carbohydrates, and bionanotechnology. He has served on numerous federal and international peer review panels, and is the overseas editor for Science and Technology of Advanced Materials (Elsevier).
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Very nice pics! But where is Cyclone? It isn't in my atlas...
Very nice pics! But where is Cyclone? It isn't in my atlas...
Cyclone, Missouri: N36 35.372 W94 16.122
Cyclone is about 9 miles east of Pineville, Mo (extreme SW corner of the state) on a paved county road which meanders up the Big Sugar Creek valley, a very pretty ride. Big Sugar is a popular canoe strem and there are several campgrounds along the valley. At Cyclone, you cross the low water bridge and the pavement ends and the GS fun begins. You can follow the Big Sugar valley for several miles of dirt roads all the way into Northern Arkansas.
Many bald eagles roost here in this valley in the spring.
Thanks for all the positive responses to my post. Tom
Thanks for putting them up, Tom.Originally posted by GS Tom
Thanks for all the positive responses to my post. Tom
One of our hopes when we put the Ride Reports forum up was that folks would put up pictures of rallies they'd been to, trips they'd been on and little rides in their neck of the woods.
Those kind of things can be the spark that gets you to break out of your usual summer rally routine and explore someplace new.
Dave Swider
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Some bikes. Some with motors, some without.
Great pictures, Tom. It makes me want to leave this winter wonder land and head your way. We have 4 inches of snow on the ground right now, and 8 degrees as I write this.
Nice way to play hookey and thanks for sharing the pictures!
Dear GS Tom, Have you made it east on 90 from Jane? A thrilling road, nothing but blind, off camber curves with no road paint or signs. Also, love catching the ferry across Bullshoals and going 70mph or so on 125, works best if you blow past the 4 wheelers. Do you know if Pierce City ever recovered/rebuilt from last years twister? And whats the update on Tom Aley's endangered cave snails outside of Protem? Do you know if Mystic Caverns has reopened? You sure do live in the best part of Misery...Uh...I mean Missouri. Great roads ( if you bypass Branson)and just a skip away from Arkansas, where there are even more great roads. Miss the roads but not the neighborhood, Julie
Julie, you know the area.
Yes I ride Highway 90 as often as I can from Southwest City to Washburn. It can be a wild ride as one GS rider (who shall remain anonymous) from Colorado learned this summer. After keeping up with a local rider on a KLR 650 Kaw on 90, said GS rider got off and hurled after making himself carsick on the curves. Of course it could have been the adult beverages the night before .
Pierce City is making a comeback after the May 4 tornado.
My oldest daughter and son-in-law, who live in Carl Junction lost their house, surviving by taking shelter in the closet which was the only thing left of their home.
I am attaching a photo of downtown Pierce City I took after they had cleaned up the debris. Three stores were all that was left.
I have a new appreciation for tornado warnings!!!
Oh, that photo hurts! Peirce City was a an unassuming and friendly little town. I sure feel bad for all those people. I knew they were hit hard but I didn't know the whole town would be demolished. Glad to hear your family survived.


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Federal officials deny that Boston Marathon bombing suspect is in custody.
Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.
Federal officials deny that Boston Marathon bombing suspect is in custody.
Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.
A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press on Wednesday a suspect was in custody.
But the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office in Boston dispute that.
The official who spoke to The Associated Press did so on condition of anonymity and stood by the information even after it was disputed.
The official was not authorized to divulge details of the investigation. The official had said the suspect was expected in federal court in Boston.
Reporters and police have converged at the courthouse.
Earlier, investigators circulated information about the bombs, which involved kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel. But the FBI said nobody had claimed responsibility.
A person close to the investigation had previously told AP the bombs consisted of explosives put in 1.6-gallon pressure cookers, one with shards of metal and ball bearings, the other with nails.
Investigators in white jumpsuits had fanned out across the streets, rooftops and awnings around the blast site in search of clues on Wednesday. They combed through debris amid the toppled orange sports drink dispensers, trash cans and sleeves of plastic cups strewn across the street at the marathon's finish line.
President Barack Obama branded the attack an act of terrorism. Obama plans to attend an interfaith service Thursday in the victims' honor in Boston.
Scores of victims of the Boston bombing remained in hospitals, many with grievous injuries. Doctors who treated the wounded corroborated reports that the bombs were packed with shrapnel intended to cause mayhem. In addition to the 5-year-old child, a 9-year-old girl and 10-year-old boy were among 17 victims listed in critical condition.
The trauma surgery chief at Boston Medical Center says most of the injuries his hospital treated after the marathon bombings were to the legs.
"We have a lot of lower extremity injuries, so I think the damage was low to the ground and wasn't up," Dr. Peter Burke said. "The patients who do have head injuries were blown into things or were hit by fragments that went up."
Dozens of patients have been released from hospitals around the Boston area.
At Massachusetts General Hospital, all four amputations performed there were above the knee, with no hope of saving more of the legs, said Dr. George Velmahos, chief of trauma surgery.
"It wasn't a hard decision to make," he said Tuesday. "We just completed the ugly job that the bomb did."
The bombs exploded 10 or more seconds apart, tearing off victims' limbs and spattering streets with blood. The blasts near the finish line instantly turned the festive race into a hellish scene of confusion, horror and heroics.
The blasts killed 8-year-old Martin Richard, of Boston, and 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, of Medford. The Shenyang Evening News, a state-run Chinese newspaper, identified the third victim as Lu Lingzi. She was a graduate student at Boston University.
Associated Press writers Jay Lindsay, Pat Eaton-Robb, Steve LeBlanc, Bridget Murphy, Rodrique Ngowi and Meghan Barr in Boston; Eileen Sullivan, Julie Pace and Lara Jakes in Washington; Paisley Dodds in London; Lee Keath in Cairo; and Marilynn Marchione in Milwaukee contributed to this report along with investigative researcher Randy Herschaft in New York.


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(NNPA)—A broad coalition of state and national organizations is pushing to preserve a key federal program that has helped more than 1.1 million troubled homeowners and reduced mortgage payments by a median savings of $546 each month. The Home Affordable Modification Program, created in response to the nation's housing crisis, is set to close shop Dec. 31. Housing and consumer advocates are urging the U.S. Treasury Department to reconsider ending the program.
A March 26 letter to Jacob J. Lew, U.S. Treasury Secretary, was signed by 14 national organizations, including the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, National Fair Housing Alliance, National Urban League and the Center for Responsible Lending. Another 22 state and local groups, including the California Reinvestment Coalition, Mississippi Center for Justice and New York's Empire Justice Center, joined with their national colleagues to fight for more foreclosure assistance.
The letter states, "Research has shown that foreclosure and delinquency rates have disproportionately impacted African-American and Latino families, and median household wealth has dramatically declined. . . High foreclosure rates in communities of color have also impacted those homeowners neighboring foreclosed properties, and estimates show that these properties stand to lose $1 trillion in home equity as a result."


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I've read several threads about the windowpane test not being nessesary for pizza. Could you please elaborate on that matter? Also, if doing a quick dough with very short rise(3-4 hours), would you want to mix your dough to full gluten development?
As for home baking of pizza, there is no need to mix the dough to full development unless you REALLY need the exercise. Even the artisan bread bakers now advocate mixing the dough just until it comes smooth and then allowing it to ferment in the fridge overnight. This isn't to say that you can't do it, but it just isn't necessary, and I'm all for following the path of least resistance.
In a commercial setting, Lehmann is obviously concerned that a long mix time will lead to overly warm, oxidized dough. In a home setting with strong flour, cold water, an autolyze, 30 seconds in the food processor, and 4 minutes of hand kneading, I can easily get a windowpane and 76 degree dough.
The reason why I don't recommend mixing an emergency dough longer (to full gluten development) is because then the dough would be excessively soft and even sticky. With the increased temperature, and the increased mixing the dough would just be a mess to work with. Ask any bread baker who always mixes his dough to full development) what his dough would be like if he allowed the dough to get into the 90 to 95F temperature range during mixing.
Yep, that was the bakery in Romania...I saw what appeared to be at least 60 bowls, about 1 meter across, and about equally as deep, with two men, each armed with a wood agitator (looked a little like a baseball bat, only longer) mixing, or shall I say, stirring, the dough to an oatmeal like consistency, then moving on to the next mixing station and repeating the process. After about three hours of fermentation, the dough was ready to go to the bench for portioning and making up into some wonderful tasting bee hive bread. Bio-chemical gluten development rocks!


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The Daily News is reporting that Chrisette Michele will perform at Donald Trump's Inauguration.
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While the Michele has not confirmed the news herself, Questlove is already offering her an alternative. "I'd pay Chrisette to NOT perform," The Roots' leader tweeted.
No word yet on if Chrisette will take him up on his offer.
If she does perform Michele would join a lineup featuring: Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down, Jackie Evancho, Jon Voight, Jennifer DJ Ravidrums, The Piano Guys, Tim Rushlow (Little Texas), Larry Stewart (Restless Heart), Marty Roe (Diamond Rio), Sam Moore (Sam & Dave) and Lee Greenwood.
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text: Younger and more flexibile without knowing the definition of cramping saw me being a sportbike wannabe streetracer. I didn't cross the line of leather jacket with a big number on the back or slapping a girl on the back with her tramp stamp and whale tail high in the air, but I was close to that poseur. Age and wisdom saw me on more upright rides like a Vmax or Street Triple. So I don't know why a CBR1000RR or BMWS1000 are being tested today. Something in me forgets why a short uncomfortable high rpm repli racer is not my cup of tea. I think it's the power to weight ratio and me thinking a sub-2 hour ride wouldn't be that uncomfortable. Not a track within 7 hours of home. But many dealers hawking these hyper powerful bikes to unknowing 20 somethings and guy much older who should know better.


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Is your name John, but all your friends call you Jack? Tough.
Is your name Elizabeth, and your friends call you Betty? And that's what's on your driver's license? Too bad. You're in trouble.
My wife, being a Southerner by birth, was named after her maternal grandparents. Both names, Grace and Franklyn (her grandfather was Franklin, but they made the name feminine by change the "i" to a "y"), are on her birth certificate. Although she was given both names, she has always gone by the single name of Franklyn.
Unfortunately, when she went to acquire her Social Security card, it issued the card with only her first and last name on it. Thus, while she was Franklyn to family and friends, she became Grace to the U.S. government.
When in Paris on our honeymoon, the U.S. embassy amended her passport from Grace Noll to Franklyn Skidmore, and all subsequent passports and driver's licenses have been issued in those names.
But the trouble started with Medicare. Because of the way her Social Security card was worded, her doctors and our pharmacy know her as Grace.
When she went this week, under the new state rules, to have her Florida driver's license renewed, she had, as requested, her passport (Franklyn), her Social Security card (Grace), her marriage certificate (Grace Franklyn) and her soon-to-be-expired driver's license (Franklyn). She asked that her driver's license, which had been issued to her by that exact same office, be renewed as it had previously been issued — Franklyn.
The Department of Motor Vehicles said no, because she might not be Franklyn, instead, she might really be Grace, a sister.
She then asked if it could be issued in the name of Grace, and it again said no; she might be someone named Franklyn.
Pointing to the marriage certificate, which had both names, she said that indicated Grace and Franklyn were not sisters but were one and the same person (at least to the city of New York). Way too confusing for the DMV.
Its solution? It told her to go away and bring better proof as to whom she really is.
I hope James "Jimmy" Carter's and Willard "Mitt" Romney's driver's licenses aren't due to expire before Nov. 6. They might not be able to vote.
The same problems might be coming in the future for you or thousands of other people who have second names or nicknames on any of the required documents. Or if, heaven forbid, you misplaced one or more of them in one of the last five or 10 moves.
Rodger Skidmore lives on Siesta Key.
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Have you been missing the girls from Over The Rainbow since Andrew Lloyd Webber's search to find a lead for his new production of The Wizard of Oz finished?
Well, news about semi-finalist Steph Fearon bounced into my inbox this week. Fearon will be starring in a summer revival of Smokey Joe's Café at the brilliant Landor Theatre, one of South London's best pub theatres from 13 July. Smokey Joe's Café showcases the musical of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller who wrote On Broadway, Jailhouse Rock and Stand By Me: plenty for the lovely Steph to get her winning vocal cords around!
From newbies to oldies: My Family star Robert Lindsay is coming back to the West End later in the year. He'll play Aristotle Onassis in Onassis, Martin Sherman's play about the last five years in the life of the Greek shipping magnate, focussing on his relationships with Jackie Kennedy, Maria Callas and his son Alexandros. The show, which is a transfer from Chichester, opens in London on 12 October (previews from 30 September). I think Robert Lindsay's great. He's won two Laurence Olivier Awards, and his other stage credits include Oliver!, Me And My Girl and Richard III.
And there's news of another favorite Olivier Award winner coming to London in the autumn. The ever-wonderful Celia Imrie will play in Noel Coward's classic comedy of bad manners, Hay Fever, directed by Stephen Unwin at the Rose Theatre from 23 September to 23 October.
Finally, if you're already bored of the World Cup and starting to think about Christmas(!), there's news of the Rose Theatre's Christmas show. The Three Musketeers will be the Rose's first musical, running from 27 November to 2 January. It'll feature music by George Stiles and lyrics by Paul Leigh, with a good dose of royal intrigue and sensational swordplay into the mix!
And the National are teasing us with their Christmas news: Catherine Tate is to star in a revival of Alan Ayckbourn's Season's Greetings this December… but they don't have the exact dates finalised yet…


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I love the NBA but there are a many things that have led me to this league is rigged. Some people might call me crazy, but need to understand the NBA is a business that seeks on making money by any means necessary. Here are examples of what I'm talking about.
1.With Micheal Jordan on the verge of retirement Stern needed another guy he could capitalize off and handpicked Kobe Bryant.
2.We all know what happened in 2002 with the kings/lakers in the conference finals
3.Lebron James getting drafted to the cavs
4.Italian gm coming to the raptors. We get the number one pick and draft Andrea Bargnani
5.Derek rose getting drafted to bulls
6.When we battled the bulls for the last playoff and got screwed because the NBA had plans of marketing their next superstar, Derek Rose
7.2011 NBA lottery draft
8.Lebron James being told to throw the 2011 NBA finals
9.Jeremy lin to help boost market in china because Yao retired


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SWANSBORO � Chris Phipps set the tone for Swansboro on Friday night.
SWANSBORO � Chris Phipps set the tone for Swansboro on Friday night.
Phipps�s 35-yard touchdown run gave the Pirates an early lead and Swansboro never looked back in a 34-14 East Central 2-A Conference victory over South Lenoir.
�Oh, yeah,� Swansboro coach Tim Laspada said. �It was a nice run by him.�
Phipps, normally the Pirates� quarterback, split time under center with star running back DeAndre Thompkins. While Thompkins finished with 236 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns on 19 carries, Phipps was a difference for Swansboro, Laspada said.
Phipps rushed for 142 yards and 2 touchdowns. His first touchdown came on a pitch from Thompkins.
�Chris actually played wing back,� Laspada said. �He gave us more options because he runs the ball so hard. He did well tonight.�
In fact, both Phipps and Thompkins did a good job sharing the quarterback responsibilities, Laspada said.
�They went back-and-forth,� the coach said. �I don�t think it confused them (Blue Devils), we just executed better. They knew what we were doing, we just executed our blocks and ran hard.�
It doesn�t hurt Thompkins having the speed and power he has. Thompkins received a scholarship offer from N.C. State on Friday.
�DeAndre was able to break the long run,� Laspada said.
With the win, Swansboro improved to 4-5 overall and 1-4 in the ECC entering next week�s game at East Duplin. The Pirates has lost its last four games.
�It feels good,� Laspada said. �I�m happy for the kids and the coaching staff because we have worked hard.�
South Lenoir 0 0 0 14 � 14
Swansboro 7 14 7 6 � 34
First Quarter
S � Phipps 35 run (Lemasters kick)
Second Quarter
S � Thompkins 80 run (Lemasters kick)
S � Harrington 20 run (Lemasters kick)
Third Quarter
S � Phipps 65 run (Lemasters kick)
Fourth Quarter
S � Thompkins 80 run (kick failed)
SL � 15 run (kick failed)
SL � 10 run (run good)
First downs 10 9
Rushes-yards 49-221 37-420
Passing 4 25
Comp-Att-Int 1-4-1 1-5-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-0
Penalties-Yards 10-49 8-66
Punts NA 2-30.5
RUSHING�S: Thompkins 19-236, Phipps 12-142, Harrington 4-20. SL: NA.
PASSING�S: Phipps 1-5-0-25. SL: NA.
RECEIVING�S: Wakefield 1-25. SL: NA.
South Central 28, White Oak 6: White Oak�s winless woes continued as the Vikings fell to South Central in a Coastal 3-A Conference game, although first-year coach Chad Ashley�s team may have picked up a victory as well this week.
White Oak is 0-8 and 0-5 in the league, but D.H. Conley must forfeit three games, including its 63-7 win over the Vikings on Sept. 28, because of an ineligible player. D.H. Conley is appealing the decision by the N.C. High School Athletic Association.
With the win, South Central is now 3-6 and 2-3.
�It always feels good to get a win,� said South Central head coach Tim Carter. �Like always, you see some spurts, and then some things happen that get you a little frustrated. I don�t think it�s because of our attitude or discipline. It�s just a problem with believing and having confidence.�
Leading 14-6 late in the third quarter, the Falcons answered a long White Oak touchdown run with a big play of their own as kick returner Brandon Boyd returned the ensuing kickoff 82 yards to paydirt to extend the SC lead to 21-6 with 29 seconds remaining in the third period, putting a
potential Viking comeback to rest.
South Central would add on to its lead just a few plays later. After recovering a fumble inside White Oak territory, quarterback Ethan Rogerson found wide out Earnest Johnson on a 31-yard touchdown strike on the first play following the turnover, making it 28-6.
It was the second touchdown pass of the day for Rogerson, who also tossed a 63-yard touchdown pass to Rychard Robertson earlier in the game to put the Falcons on top 14-0 early in the first half.
Running back Steven Moses scored White Oak�s only points on a 57-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He finished the game with 107 rushing yards on 20 carries.
Topsail 32, Croatan 14: Croatan continued to be plagued by its own mistakes, losing four fumbles and throwing two interceptions as Topsail scored 21 fourth-quarter points to defeat the visiting Cougars.
Croatan (4-4, 2-3 in the East Central 2-A Conference) has now turned the ball over 17 times in its last three games. Topsail is now 5-3 and 3-2.
The Cougars led 14-11 after three quarters on 3-yard touchdown run by Marshall Judon and 22-yard pass from Kyle Hopewell to Mitchell Smith, both coming in the second quarter. But Topsail then exploded in the final 7:54 to rally for the win.
Josh Jessup scored on a 42-yard run to give the Pirates a 18-14 lead with 7:54 left and added a 4-yard scoring run with 1:38 left. In between, Austin Schoenleber hit Devin Williams for a 22-yard touchdown with 6:04 left.
Croatan 0 14 0 0 � 14
Topsail 3 0 8 21 � 32
First Quarter
T � FG Webster 39, 0:54
Second Quarter
C � Judon 3 run (K. Colborn kick) 1:40
C � Smith 22 pass from Hopewell (K Colborn kick) 0:14
Third Quarter
T � Safety, 11:12
T � Williams 10 run (kick blocked) 8:53
Fourth Quarter
T � Jessup 42 run (Webster kick) 7:54
T � Wiliams 22 pass Schoenleber (Webster kick) 6:04
T � Jessup 4 run (Webster kick) 1:38
First downs 18 10
Rushes-yards 31-115 36-159
Passing 149 92
Comp-Att-Int 9-24-2 8-15-0
Fumbles-Lost 6-4 1-1
Penalties-Yards 1-10 5-25
Punts 2-24.5 3-29.7
RUSHING�C: Murray 5-43, Judon 14-43, K. Colborn 5-10, A. Colborn 5-26. T: Jacobs 3-6, D. Williams 17-96, Jessup 13-99.
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Ricochet DVD
The consequences of a job well done come back to haunt a distinguished District Attorney in this star-capped action-thriller. Denzel Washington is the brave cop who put away demented killer John Lithgow, attaining a certain local fame and a flourishing career as D.A. in the wake of the arrest. Watching the cop's success from the confines of prison, Lithgow breaks out and seeks to exact his distinctively crazy brand of revenge. An exciting chase sequence around the Watts Towers highlights this thrilling crime drama.
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- Format: DVD
- Rating: R
- Number of Discs: 1
- Run Time: 97 Minutes
- Region: 1
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
- Language: English
- Studio: HBO Home Video
- DVD Release Date: April 29, 1998
- Packaging: DVD Tray (FLP Snapper)
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
- Director: Russell Mulcahy
- Cast: Denzel Washington,John Lithgow,Ice-T,Kevin Pollak
- Genre: Action & Adventure
- Color: Color
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- Release Date: 1991
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Tomorrow's Man, Jack Pierson's inventive new book, is one man's visual stream of consciousness.
The 84-page book, produced in cooperation with Bywater Bros. Editions and Presentation House Gallery, is the result of Pierson using his own images plus some from other artists including Richard Tinkler, Jeff Elrod, and Evan Whale and then welding it together with carefully chosen images from pop culture.
The book—which borrows its title from a mid-century muscle and posing strap made for a gay market—is now available at the Gagosian Shop in addition to Dashwood Books, Spoonbill & Sugartown, and Printed Matter.
Find a selection of page spreads from the book below:


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1999 Nissan Frontier - A New Frontier
This One Drags From Far Beyond The Horizon
Kevin Zabiegala is no stranger to the truck-building life. Having already been featured in Truckin' before, Kevin hit the gas and has never looked back. His shop, AutoToyz Kustomz in Tomball, Texas, has pumped out its share of body-dragging rides. And even as you read this, the crew is nearing completion of yet another madly modified ride.
According to Kevin, this '99 Nissan Frontier was in absolutely terrible condition, and he even had doubts it was going to be worth a darn to bother with. Not one to shy away from a challenge, Kevin and his crew tore apart the Frontier to see what could be done to bring the little truck back to life. To create the planned body-dragging stance, the frame was cut off from the firewall back and planted directly in the trash can. Box tube steel, in the 2x3-inch variety, replaced the frame that was cut away. With the much-smaller box tubing and a little more work done to the Nissan's cab and bed floors, the truck almost laid rocker. Relocated upper control arms and a custom-built two-link mate to Slam Specialties RE8 'bags so the 20- and 22-inch Centerline Millenium Series Edge wheels and Hankook tires could slip under the body. GC450 valves and nitrogen tanks work in unison to make the truck rise and fall to the occasion.
Under hood, the minitruck sports a four-cylinder that is all factory, except for a K&N air intake and a Flowmaster exhaust. To make room for the drastic suspension modifications, the Optima YellowTop battery was relocated to the bed. Fuel for the four-banger is fed from an aluminum fuel tank displacing 20 gallons of dinosaur blood. Further modifications under the hood, to get the truck all the way to Mother Earth, include a tubbed firewall and a relocated fuel-injection ECM.
Although the truck is a '99, you eagle-eyed readers may have caught the updated nose. AutoToyz replaced the stock clip with its '04 compatriot, which effectively brought the truck's appearance up-to-date. That was just the tip of the iceberg. The door handles were tossed, as were the windshield wipers, fuel-filler door, taillights, and emblems. Kevin completely enclosed the bed by welding the tailgate to the bedsides and the roll pan that replaced the rear bumper. LED lights were slipped and sliced into the 12-inch openings on each C-pillar with the finishing body modification being the 4x4 Frontier fender flares. In house at AutoToyz, PPG and House of Kolor paints were combined to create the sinuous color scheme scattering across all the custom bodywork. Mandarin Copper Orange covers the top of the truck with Pearl White filling in the lower quarters. Viper Blue blows down each side of the Nissan in tribal flames burning over both base colors. Angry skulls with menacing gazes were airbrushed through the flames before baby-blue and lime-green pinstriping completed the color transformation. Texas does have some beautiful days, so to enjoy the rays a large hole was sliced into the roof and filled with a sliding ragtop.
Gray seems to be most people's choice of interior colors, except when it comes to hot-rods. Then, tans and crmes become the norm. As it were, this once wreck of a truck sported gray fittings from the assembly line, but it was determined to be inadequate for the truck's new image. Being the all-encompassing shop they are, AutoToyz set thread to leather and created a new truck interior. Tan leather with brown baby alligator inserts now covers the seats. A slick headliner was done to match and factory tan door panels were set off with more of the archaic beast's flesh. Any other leftover items, which were not already tan, were hunted down and replaced with matching counterparts. To bring some shine inward, a few billet items were hung along with a shifter handle that tops the five-speed linkage over a 'gator shift boot. Tunes are a necessity when cruising, dragging, and when generally out and about, so the Frontier was upfitted with an aural brigade. A Pioneer head triggers a Memphis Audio multi-channel amplifier jacking up the speaker signals. Kicker component separates fill the doors, while dual 10-inch Memphis subwoofers bang the lows from their custom enclosure in the extra portion of the cab.
Kevin and the crew at AutoToyz Kustomz build vehicles to drive, and drive them they do. It is pretty much an anti-trailer establishment, filled with the know-how and can-do attitude to tackle any job. They even have a couple of 'bagged Mercedes-Benz cars rolling around. Special thanks go to Kevin's staff and friends, Dave the Wave, Leonard, and Daniel. We can't wait to see what they come up with next.


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DeFrancesco instilling new mindset with Astros
By Adam Rosenbloom / MLB.com
Instead, his focus has been bringing a new mindset and attitude in the clubhouse, and that began on Day 1.
"I want these guys to feel that I know that it's been a tough season so far, but the reminder is that we're not quitting," DeFrancesco said about a team meeting the Astros had on Friday. "We believe in ourselves, we're going to go out and compete and pull for each other.
"We're going to have to make it fun. Even if we're losing, the game of baseball is fun. But once we get out on the field, we're going to compete and try and execute as best as we can."
DeFrancesco talked about the importance of carrying momentum into next season -- whether he'll still be a part of the team -- and urged his players to view the remainder of the schedule as a new season.
"I look at it as a new beginning," he said. "I look at it from the first day to today as a clean slate for the players. I think it's a weight lifted off their backs, and we've still got quite a few games left. If we can put something together, win a few games, the confidence will grow and the experience will be determined for next year."
Astros tab Abad to start Saturday against Mets
NEW YORK -- Astros interim manager Tony DeFrancesco announced on Friday that left-handed pitcher Fernando Abad will come up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to make Saturday's start against the Mets. A corresponding move will be announced prior to Saturday's game.
Abad opened the season with Houston and made 30 appearances out of the bullpen before he was optioned to Triple-A on July 28 to clear a roster spot for Armando Galarraga, who was designated for assignment on Wednesday.
In 30 appearances with Houston, Abad held a 3.86 ERA -- he surrendered 10 earned runs over 23 1/3 innings.
After he was optioned, Abad made three relief appearances with Oklahoma City before he was added to the team's starting rotation. In three starts, he allowed seven earned runs over 14 innings -- good for a 4.50 ERA. His most recent start was his most impressive -- Abad gave up two runs over 5 1/3 innings against Round Rock.
"I saw him two or three times down there -- looks like a different pitcher in the starting rotation," said DeFrancesco, who was the manager of Oklahoma City before taking over for the Astros on Sunday. "Good fastball, good breaking ball and an outstanding changeup. He's just another different look for us, we're excited about him and hopefully this role will be better for him."
Abad will square off against National League Cy Young Award candidate R.A. Dickey, who will attempt to notch his 16th win of the season. Dickey last pitched against the Astros on April 30, allowing three runs over six innings in a 4-3 Houston win.
DeFrancesco would welcome Clemens to Astros
NEW YORK -- Though only with the team since Sunday, Astros interim manager Tony DeFrancesco would have no problem welcoming Roger Clemens to his pitching staff.
"If the Astros feel that it's time for him to come up here, then it's their decision, but I have nothing against Roger -- he's a Hall of Fame pitcher," DeFrancesco said. "And we could use a guy with 300 wins."
DeFrancesco managed Clemens' oldest son, Koby, with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City last season, and said he developed a relationship with The Rocket as a result.
Clemens, who turned 50 on Aug. 4, will make his much-anticipated debut for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League on Saturday night.
"We're wishing Roger the best," DeFrancesco said. "I'm sure he's in shape and hopefully he can go out and compete, which I'm sure will determine which direction he goes in."
Astros announce plans for Legends Weekend
NEW YORK -- The Houston Astros announced on Friday that the team's 50th anniversary celebration will culminate with Legends Weekend at Minute Maid Park. From Sept. 21-23, the Astros will don throwback jerseys that will match those given away to fans in attendance.
On Friday, Sept. 21, Houston will wear replica Colt .45s jersey (including the revolver), presented by Landry's, followed by the Shooting Star replica jersey, presented by Xfinity, on Saturday, Sept. 22, and the Rainbow replica jersey, presented by Farmers Insurance, on Sunday, Sept. 23.
Seven-time All-Star Craig Biggio will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Friday to kick off the weekend.
The Astros will also hold a Legends Luncheon on Saturday at 11 a.m. CT, which will be attended by a multitude of Astros alumni and will include appearances by some of the franchise's most recognized former players. The team will hold a special pregame ceremony for all attending alumni prior to Saturday night's game, which will include a tribute to the all-time 25-man roster chosen by a panel of experts and fans earlier this season.
Tickets are now available for the luncheon and can be purchased online at astros.com.
Worth noting
Justin Maxwell missed his third consecutive game on Friday with a bruised right index finger. He is listed as day to day.
The Astros averaged six runs per game, hit .316 and posted a 2.33 ERA in their three-game sweep over the Mets earlier this season.
Adam Rosenbloom is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Thank you so much. I followed your steps and it was a success. Big relief!!!
Problem: Acer Aspire One model ZG5 AOA150, will connect to some routers and access the internet but not all routers. The driver that is in the driver support section for this model, is too old. 220.127.116.11 is the problem. Acer USA has not posted the latest backward compatible Atheros driver 126.96.36.1996 on this model's support page to assist users, another problem. It is available on a later model's support pages and I will guide you there now.
Solution: Go to USA site: http://support.acer.com/us/en/default.aspx
Choose Netbook> Select your product> Netbook/Chromebook> AspireOne > AOD255 (yes, choose the wrong model) > Confirm.
Scroll down to bottom of page to Wireless LAN section and download:
Wireless LAN Driver Atheros 18.104.22.1686
Save As.. to your directory of choice: 220.127.116.116_XPx86_A.zip
After downloading close all programs, right-click and extract to default directory. Make note of where it is.
Shut off wireless. Click on Setup icon in the directory.
Pop up will ask if you want to Update or Uninstall device. Uninstall the device and reboot.
Windows may discover new hardware upon reboot. Cancel.
Turn on wireless.
Go back to directory and click on Setup icon in the directory again.
Install the device.
You should have wireless back and internet working.
KEYWORDS: Acer Aspire One AOA150 ZG5 Atheros LAN Wireless Router Cannot Connect Internet Driver 18.104.22.168 Netbook


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This canopy attaches to your grill and adjusts to any angle so that you can cook in shade all afternoon. The durable polyester/acrylic fabric shade unfolds in seconds and can easily be moved 180� forward and back, 360� side-to-side, and rotated a full 360� for optimal placement. The material is UV-, mildew, and rot-resistant, so it can be left outside throughout the season, and the canopy adjusts from 36" to 52" high at the turn of a dial. The canopy folds down for transport or storage, and it has a lightweight powder-coated aluminum frame that makes it easy to take to a summer cabin. With attachment bracket, long-lasting nylon and steel fasteners, and integrated elastic closure latch. Canopy removes for cleaning. Imported. Blue. Open: 36"-52" H x 55" W x 34" D. Closed: 6" H x 5" W x 38" L. (7 1/2 lbs.)
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