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Here's the dirty secret about the House Republicans' efforts to replace Obamacare: They haven't even decided if they will hold a vote.
Not to mention, the House GOP would still have to repeal Obamacare in order to implement whatever alternative health care plan they release, which isn't going to happen as long as President Barack Obama is sitting in the Oval Office.
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In the next few weeks and months, the House Republican Conference — with Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) playing the key role — will spend lots of time talking about crafting its own health care plan, one that would be positioned as an alternative to the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
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But with a Republican alternative to Obamacare come serious practical and political problems that could prevent the legislation from even getting to the House floor. A critical midterm election is just a few months away. Public opinion is firmly against Obama's health care law, and releasing specific bills could take the focus off the Democrats' squirming.
Republicans aren't even convinced they will find consensus on any specific set of new health care bills. The ideas they're discussing — the ability to buy insurance across state lines, wider use of health savings accounts and cutting federal regulations — are the same principles they have kicked around since 2009. But the party is not much closer to finding a proposal — or set of proposals — that would garner enough Republican support to pass the House.
Not to mention, some of the policies the GOP is considering — including state-based high-risk pools — already exist and don't work very well. Endorsement of these policies by the House Republican Conference could leave Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his leadership team open to heavy political fire from the White House and Hill Democrats.
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They also have to contend with a tough set of political circumstances — including their colleagues on the other side of the Capitol dome. Three Senate Republicans — Richard Burr of North Carolina, Orrin Hatch of Utah and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — have offered a proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare with "market-based reforms," mainly in how employer-based health coverage is taxed. The Republican Study Committee, the leading group of House GOP conservatives, has its own plan, as does Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.).
Furthermore, several senior Republican lawmakers and aides suggested it's a mistake to allow vulnerable Democrats a vote on an alternative to the current health care law. Following Democrats' disastrous loss in a recent special election in Florida — partially due to Obamacare's continued unpopularity — some Republicans aren't eager to give Democrats a way out. Obamacare, these Republicans say, will play a major role in the 2014 election, and a GOP alternative will only distract from the Democrats' support of Obama's signature legislative achievement.
There's even a concern about how Republicans would brand this effort: They don't just want to "replace" Obamacare, because they believe Obama's approach is flawed and needs to be repealed outright. Instead, Republicans say they must offer their own market-based solutions, rather than government mandates.
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Cantor has verbally committed the party to a vote and, behind the scenes, is driving House Republicans in that direction. Pushing an alternative falls in line with Cantor's push to market the party as a legitimate alternative to Obama, not just knee-jerk Republican opposition to the White House.
"The majority leader supports moving legislation," said Doug Heye, Cantor's deputy chief of staff. "Discussions on this [package] are still ongoing, both on policy and on process."
Cantor has been working with several of the top Republican committee chairmen — including Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton and Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, both of Michigan , and Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline of Minnesota, among others — to assemble proposals for a GOP package.


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The 2013 Seacology Prize Ceremony
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The Seacology Prize is an international award given each year to an indigenous islander for exceptional achievement in preserving the environments and cultures of the world's islands. The Prize highlights the heroic efforts of people who seldom receive any publicity – indigenous leaders who risk their own lives and well-being to help their community and preserve the biodiversity of their home.
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Marie Saleem is a leading environmental conservation proponent from the Maldives. Together with her husband, she founded Seamarc Pvt Ltd, an environmental consultancy under which they run two Marine Discovery Centers as part of the two Four Seasons resorts in the Maldives, regularly conducts environment awareness classes for school children, works on mitigating coral damage with the help of a coral propagation program, and is involved with the communities of several islands in waste management. Marie Saleem also conducted research on the status of shark fishery in the Maldives which led to a ban on all shark fishing on March 15, 2010 and a subsequent ban of all trade of shark products beginning July 1, 2011. Marie recently worked as part of a team that successfully added seven species of sharks and mantas to the Appendix II of CITES (Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species), increasing their protection through monitoring and regulation of trade.
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Listen to the prize winner speak about their experiences working in environmental conservation. Our winners travel to California to receive the award and share their amazing stories.
Check out our website to learn more about our previous Seacology Prize winners from all over the globe: http://www.seacology.org/about/seacology-prize/
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In his second career Triple-A game, Lucas Duda, the left fielder had a key two RBI triple to extend the Herd's lead in the fifth inning. Duda's triple provided two of the Bisons four runs during the fifth in a 7-3 win over Lehigh Valley at Coca-Cola Field tonight.
Duda sent his second hit as a Bison to right as it bounced over the Iron Pigs right fielder John Mayberry Jr.'s head, allowing him to reach third and scoring first baseman Mike Jacobs and third baseman Mike Cervenak.
Another newcomer to the Herd provided some offense for the Bisons to work with tonight. After recently being called up from Double-A Binghamton, right fielder Jonathan Malo also hit a triple to right that was good enough to drive home catcher Josh Thole.
Thole, who went 2-4 on the night, has recently been a hitting machine for the Herd. After going 3-3 last night Thole had his ninth multi-hit game in his last 18 games tonight and has been hitting .431 since May 18.
The Bisons received a solid outing from starting pitcher Dylan Owen as well. Owen threw five innings while giving up six hits and allowing three runs, two of which were earned while striking out three in his sixth start of the season.
Owen even helped out his own cause at the plate. In the second inning, Owen hit a soft liner to centerfield that drove home Malo, giving him his first RBI of the season.
The starting pitching by Owen was helped out by the excellent effort from the Herd's bullpen tonight. Between relievers Jose De La Torre, Adam Pettyjohn and Manny Acosta the bullpen allowed only three hits in the four innings after Owen left. Pettyjohn did the bulk of the work for the bullpen as he threw two innings of relief and struck out three.
The win for the Bisons now brings their record to 35-31 while the Iron Pigs dropped to 25-40 with the loss.
BISONS NOTES: The Bisons will have an off day tomorrow before starting a four game series with the Indianapolis Indians on Thursday. The Bisons will send lefty Pat Misch (5-2, 3.58 ERA) to the mound to take on Indians right hander Hayden Penn (1-2, 5.40 ERA).


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What is the difference between ordinances and sacraments?Question: "What is the difference between ordinances and sacraments?"
Answer: Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and a few of the Protestant denominations use the term "sacrament" to refer to "a sign/rite which results in God's grace being conveyed to the individual." Typically, there are seven sacraments in these denominations. They are baptism, confirmation, holy communion, confession, marriage, holy orders, and the anointing of the sick. According to the Catholic Church: "There are seven sacraments. They were instituted by Christ and given to the Church to administer. They are necessary for salvation. The sacraments are the vehicles of grace which they convey." The Bible, in contrast, tells us that grace is not given through outward symbols and no ritual is "necessary for salvation." Grace is free. "But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life" (Titus 3:4-7, NKJV).
Protestants and Evangelicals see ordinances as symbolic reenactments of the gospel message that Christ lived, died, was raised from the dead, ascended to heaven, and will someday return. Rather than requirements for salvation, ordinances are visual aids to help us better understand and appreciate what Jesus Christ accomplished for us in His redemptive work. Ordinances are determined by three factors: they were instituted by Christ, they were taught by the apostles, and they were practiced by the early church. Since baptism and communion are the only rites which qualify under these three factors, there can be only two ordinances, neither of which are requirements for salvation.
Ordinances are generally understood to be those things Jesus told us to observe with other Christians. Regarding baptism, Matthew 28:18-20 says, "Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'" As for communion, also called the Lord's Supper, Luke 22:19 says, "And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.'" Most churches observe these two practices, but may not necessarily refer to them as ordinances.
Recommended Resource: The Gospel According to Rome: Comparing Catholic Tradition and The Word of God by James McCarthy
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Ego, or 'Edging God Out'
An article caught my attention recently, and I found it to be interesting reading. The writing centered on the word "ego" and what it basically means in our lives. I have often heard a person say, "That guy has such an ego." Or perhaps, "That woman thrives on her own ego." But what do they mean?
One writer describes ego as the "I complex." In other words, life is all about the one person, and they thinks they're more perfect than their counterparts. Generally, it is difficult to be around someone with a big ego even if they haven't accomplished a lot to brag about in their life.
Big egos come in all sizes, shapes and colors. Their voices may sound different, but the message is nearly the same. "I am important. You are not. I am better than you. My family is better than your family. I have made more money than you. I live in a bigger home. My children – or God forbid, my grandchildren – are more brilliant than yours." You don't have to be a star athlete, a successful actor, a rich businessman or a beautiful woman. In fact, many people who are not physically blessed, time honored or owners of vast fortunes have these huge egos that constantly must be stoked like the big morning fire in the hearths of old.
Folks with big egos, or way too much self pride, often surround themselves with "yes men and women," those who do their bidding at the nod of a head, or continuously give affirmation to silly ideas, big plans and lewd suggestions. They don't want honesty. They want agreement and obedience.
Another writer I followed said "the deeply buried but ever-present intuition that you are the center of the universe that gives rise to feelings and beliefs in one's uniqueness and specialness." Interestingly, in Yoga terminology, the word for ego is "Ahamkara" and literally means the "I-maker," and the state that ascertains that "I know."
Zen Master Phillip Kapleau said that ego is that shadowy, phantomlike figure with insatiable desires and a lust for dominance that sits astride the senses like some oriental potentate. Or, to change the simile, ego is like a magician carrying up his sleeve the deadly tricks of greed, anger and wrong thinking. Worse, these ego bearers are quite capable of rationalizing their actions with an air of sweet reasonableness. This wily and slippery conjurer deludes us into believing we can enjoy the delights of the senses without pain or accountability only by delivering ourselves into his hands.
I've known a few people that are burdened with huge egos, most not earned or valued, and being around them for long periods of time can be a difficult tightrope to walk. I often felt I didn't have the comfort and safety of a net or harness and really, all I could do was to take one day at a time and try to remember that this person or these people did not rule my life. Much of the time, they were striving for true acceptance, genuine love and companionship that they so desired to have in their lives, and going about it in a terrible way.
After reading each of these articles, I finally came to the conclusion that above and beyond any rendering I sought, the simple answer "edging God out" really describes this way of living the best. We don't allow God to lead. We must be in control. God teaches us not to be selfish, not to think more highly of ourselves than we should, and to love our neighbors. Each time we feel that ego growing and blooming in our hearts and minds, let's put to memory Romans 12:10: "Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; In honor preferring one another." If we can remember this verse, that old ego will die down and we can put God back in His proper place in our lives, and it will help us to get along better with our fellow man.
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Q&A with Director of Athletic Performance Rob Mamula
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One of the unsung heroes in the UC San Diego Athletics Department is Director of Athletic Performance Robert Mamula. Along with his staff, Mamula oversees the strength and conditioning regimen for nearly all of UCSD's 23 intercollegiate athletic programs. A 2005 graduate of North Dakota State University, Mamula is entering his fifth season on the La Jolla Campus in 2009-10 and fourth in his current position. A former Division I football and track standout, Mamula has quickly changed the culture among Triton athletes and coaches when it comes to strength training and that change has translated into results on the on the field, on the court, and in the pool. Mamula took a break from his hectic schedule to answer a few questions for UCSDtritons.com.
Q: You are beginning your fourth season as the Director of Athletic Performance at UCSD. Tell us about a typical workday.
MAMULA: A typical workday is up at 5:00 am, so I can be in the weight room and ready for our first teams of the day, which come in at 6:00. Only the toughest teams workout at 6:00 am! Our teams rotate on an hourly basis so we have teams from 6-7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, then we take a breather try to regain our sanity, do some paper work, or update workouts before we go back at it again from 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-6. By the end of the day you are pretty beat. If we aren't in the weight room leading student athletes and teams through workouts then we are down in the office programming for our next training phases, reading up on new training techniques, or working out ourselves.
Q: What are some goals you have for UCSD athletes when they arrive on campus?
MAMULA: My goal is to get our athletes to understand that they are capable of more than they think. I want the athletes that pass through our doors to look back at their experience here at UCSD and say that the Athletic Performance Department did everything they could to make me better and I was able to achieve more than I thought possible because of it. I also look at team goals and department wide goals. My goal is always to produce the strongest, most explosive team that we can. I want to be a part of national championship teams. I know we have the coaches that can get us there, now it's my job to prepare the players for that level.
Q: Working with our student-athletes on a daily basis, you can directly influence their performance in competition. What are a few keys to being successful in the weight room?
MAMULA: Effort and focus are the two keys. You must focus on the right things in order to see the value in doing things that you don't necessarily want to do. If I can get the athletes to realize that this rep or this exercise or even this phase of training is going to positively impact their performance, then they won't see exercises as painful, but helpful. We also start every day with an emphasis because contrary to popular belief, "more work" and "harder work" is not always better work. We need to be smart about how we train and that means that some days are technique days and some days are unload days and some days are max days. Our athletes must be focused on what the emphasis of the day is to achieve maximum benefit. The second is effort. If you give great effort with great attitude, it will always yield great results. Because we aren't just lifting weights, but trying to instill the kind of character, integrity, desire, and fire that these student athletes need to be successful.
Q: What do you do to track an individual athletes' growth with it comes to strength and conditioning?
MAMULA: We test. We have a battery of tests and that is the number one way to determine what level our athletes are at and whether or not the training program was beneficial. We test strength attributes and then the various speed, agility, plyometric or conditioning attributes that are necessary for success in their respective sports. For instance: we test a lot for power in our volleyball players. We test them on short sprints, vertical leap and short agility drills. For other sports like basketball that have a larger conditioning component involved we test in the three-mile run and 300 shuttle. We always tailor or test to the specific needs of the sport.
Q: Is there a particular team or sport that stands out in the weight room? Are there programs you need to spend more time with than others?
MAMULA: I am really pleased with the progress we have made at UCSD in regards to teams understanding the value of hard work in the weight room and in conditioning sessions and achieving results. We recently tested all of our programs and we had some fantastic results from our women's volleyball team as each player increased their vertical leap. That is outstanding. We also saw some great test results from our women's basketball team.
In regards to spending more time with teams, we would love to get to a point where we can have strength coaches attending practice and taking part in the warm-up and cool down sessions, as well as helping with nutrition on the road, but that is a little ways down the line. Right now my focus is on getting all of our teams participating in the strength program with 100% attendance for all the athletes on that team. I would like to work more closely with women's soccer, because I believe they will really benefit from a solid strength program. They do work with us some now but I would like to see it increase. I would also like to see our women's tennis team a little more involved. I am passionate and I happen to think that our program is the most important in the world so, naturally, I would like to be doing more with more teams. Overall, I think we do a great job of maximizing our time and resources here at UCSD.
Q: Because you work with most of UCSD's athletic programs, you get to know the athletes as well as anybody. What three words best describe Triton athletes?
MAMULA: Intelligent, driven, hardworking.
Q: Have you noticed any differences in student-athletes today from four or five years ago when you started at UCSD?
MAMULA: Absolutely. I have noticed there is a level of expectancy in my arena, meaning that athletes and coaches expect that participation in this program is going to lead to results. Sometimes that is a point of conflict because coaches or players think they should see results faster then they are, but it keeps me on my toes.
Q: What is the best part about working at UCSD?
MAMULA: I get to do the job I love and work with great kids each day. I really love getting the chance to positively affect our athletes' lives and it charges me up to be around determined coaches and players. I love helping people "get better." I also love the beach and the fact that it is never cold here. EVER! Anybody that says "It's freezing outside" while standing in San Diego should have to run gassers for days. We have the best weather ever.
Q: You were a Human Performance and Fitness major at North Dakota State University. When did you know you wanted to become a strength coach?
MAMULA: My sophomore year in high school I found out that Boyd Epley was the strength coach at University of Nebraska. I researched him a little bit and realized that this was the perfect job for me. No suit, no tie and you get to hang out in the weight room all day. It was a no brainer. I also realized that the math requirements for our major in college are pretty slim and I was never a big fan of math so that was an added plus.
Q: You played football and competed in track and field for the Bison. What are some of your favorite memories of your time as a student-athlete?
MAMULA: My first Division I football game in the Fargo Dome was awesome. My parents made the trip out to Fargo and I intercepted pass that game. I loved summer conditioning as well. There just isn't anything else like it that you will ever go through. 85 guys giving 100% effort for a common goal in the heat. We would get up at 5:30 am, lift weights from 6:00-7:15, walk across campus to the university housing where myself and a few other guys on the team worked construction and do demolition or dry wall or landscaping from 7:15-3:30, then jog back across campus to make afternoon conditioning at 4:00. After conditioning, we would stop off at somebody's girlfriend's house and beg them to cook for us, which they always did. Those are my favorite memories.
Q: What do you do today to stay in shape?
MAMULA: I lift and run just like the teams do. Anything new that I want to put in a program I try out myself first. I usually pick one team a quarter to follow and do the workout that I program for them. I lift on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays, and I condition on Tuesday and Thursdays and I spend Saturday playing sports all day.
Q: Prior to coming to UCSD, you worked at the Arco Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista. What was that experience like and how does it apply today working with collegiate athletes?
MAMULA: That was a great experience because I was working with the top athletes in America. I was able to use some of the most cutting-edge testing equipment and really take a scientific look into the world of strength and power training. That experience helped me develop a good grasp of how to periodize a program because I was working under a great strength coach in Kim Sanborn. It also gave me great perspective to take special care not to "try" anything out on athletes. When you deal with high caliber athletes who get paid for their success, you must be certain that what you ask them to do will be beneficial to them. It was at ARCO where I developed my "test myself first" mentality.
Q: Are there any athletes or coaches that you admire? Why?
MAMULA: Absolutely! The coaches that I most admire are the ones who demand excellence on the field and don't waiver in their faith. Coaches I look up to are guys like Tony Dungy, and Lovey Smith. Strength coaches that I look-up to are probably too numerous to mention, but I had the opportunity to hear Donny Maib, the strength coach for the University of Texas, recently and I was impressed to hear him talk more about his faith as a Christian, his family, and how much people matter before he ever spoke to us about how to effectively train athletes. That really impressed me.
Q: What teams do you root for?
MAMULA: I don't watch sports that much outside of UCSD competitions. I always root for the underdog. I pull for North Dakota State of course, and then the Jayhawks. I am a rock Chalk Jay Hawker all the way. I don't like watching professional sports, but when I do it's football and my teams are the VIKINGS and the Chargers.
Q: You are a big karaoke fan. What are a few of your favorite songs to sing?
MAMULA: Hold on to your seats.
Here I go Again - Whitesnake
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Ramblin' Fever - Merle Haggard
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
I almost always try to close out my set for the night with either "Walking in Memphis," the Marc Cohen edition -- I feel like the lonestar version is un-authentic and, as a karaoke purist, I won't touch it -- or "Seven Spanish Angels", the duet of Willy Nelson and Ray Charles. My brother does a good Willy and I rock Ray pretty hard. Another good options is "The Ballad of Curtiss Lowe" By Lynard Skynard. I haven't been in a while though so this is a good reminder for me to exercise the pipes again.
Garrett Imeson (Baseball) June 8, 2009
Leon Baham (Men's Track & Field) May 21, 2009
Kristyn Lesovsky (Softball) May 8, 2009
Kazumi Negishi (Men's Tennis) May 5, 2009
Laiah Blue (Women's Track & Field) April 16, 2009
Ryan Andre (Men's Crew) April 2, 2009
Josh Tanner (Baseball) March 24, 2009
Anju Shimura (Women's Swimming) March 7, 2009
Stephanie Bocian (Women's Water Polo) February 20, 2009
Lauren Chastain (Softball) February 5, 2009
A.J. Maulhardt (Men's Basketball) January 28, 2009
Annette Ilg (Women's Basketball) January 22, 2009
Steven Hardy (Men's Swimming) January 13, 2009
Frank Fritsch (Men's Volleyball) January 5, 2009
Kendall Bohn (Women's Swimming) December 22, 2008
Kelvin Kim (Men's Basketball) December 15, 2008
Michelle Osier (Women's Basketball) December 5, 2008
Sylvia Schmidt (Women's Volleyball) November 7, 2008
Denny Harper (Men's Water Polo Head Coach) October 17, 2008
Ron Larsen (USA Volleyball Assistant Coach) October 13, 2008
Jessica McGovern (Women's Soccer) October 6, 2008
Bre Schofield (Cross Country) September 26, 2008
Tony Fernandez (Men's Soccer) September 18,2008
Kimberly Carpenter (Women's Volleyball) September 12, 2008
A.J. Kotanjian (Men's Water Polo) September 2, 2008
Peter Akman (Men's Soccer) August 21, 2008
Natasha Belak-Berger (Women's Soccer) August 15, 2008
Jake LaVieux (Men's Cross Country) August 8, 2008
Dr. Penny Rue (Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs) July 30, 2008
Michelle Torres (Women's Volleyball) July 15, 2008
Jon Pascale (Men's Soccer Head Coach) July 1, 2008
Julie Ertel (Athletics) June 16, 2008
Clint Allard (Men's Basketball) June 9, 2008
Jen Myers (Women's Crew) May 27, 2008
Casey Ryan (Men's Track and Field and Men's Basketball) May 21, 2008
Keith Noe (Baseball) May 13, 2008
Liz LaPlante (Women's Tennis Head Coach) April 30, 2008
Sydney Gstettenbauer (Women's Water Polo) April 22, 2008
Sarah Hendy (Women's Track and Field) April 17, 2008
Eric Leserman (Men's Volleyball) April 9, 2008
Danielle Lukk (Softball) April 4, 2008
Chris Franco (Baseball) March 24, 2008
Dan Perdew (Swimming) March 18, 2008
Evan Hsiao (Swimming) March 9, 2008
Eric Rubens (Men's Tennis) February 27, 2008


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Aaron Pilatzke's '33 Willys shakes it with 2,200 hp
As a senior in high school, Aaron Pilatzke of Orangeville, Ontario, Canada, went straight to the head of the class when he purchased a '59 Corvette for his very first project car. Not satisfied with installing a run-of-the-mill small-block, he opted for a big-block Chevy V-8 while also venturing into his first experiences with mechanical fuel injection. Determined to make the old Hilborn unit work on the street, he mastered its many needs and soon became a force to be reckoned with on the both the street and strip.
As the years passed a number of race cars passed through his home garage while fielding them in both the Bracket and Pro-Modified classes. Aaron's only requirements were that his cars always remained streetable and that they also ran big-blocks with mechanical fuel injection. Being the owner of a machining business in Orangeville opened the door for plenty of the cutting-edge fabrication technology to be infused into the build of his latest creation.
After years of racing, there was still something lurking in the back of his mind. In his mind nothing was more evil than a '33 Willys as he had seen plenty of them race over the years and they always impressed him regardless of whether they were set up as Gassers or as Pro-Mods. His search led him to Ben Thompson at Quinte Speed & Custom in Trenton, Ontario, who just so happened to have a tired '33 Willys in the back of the shop for sale. The car had seen better days but was ideal for a fresh buildup so a deal was made and Aaron hauled the car back to his home shop. It was the mid '90s and he was more than ready to get started, as he had built the car countless times in his mind. After tearing the coupe down to bare bones, he retained the body and a number of components, which could be reworked into the project and sold off the rest.
In order to create a rock-solid base that could withstand constant abuse Aaron fabricated the frame from 1-5/8-inch round mild steel tubing, which included all crossmembers. Keeping everything planted to the pavement, a Mark Williams Enterprises 9-inch Ford modular rearend (with variable gear sets depending on track use) packed with matching gun drilled 40-spline axles is suspended in place by a custom four-link combined with Koni double-adjustable coilover shocks. Up front, Aaron designed his own IFS, combining one-off A-arms with 2-inch Mustang II dropped spindles and Strange Engineering double-adjustable coilover shocks while a modified rack-and-pinion keeps handling razor sharp. Seeing the car would get lots of harsh use on the track, Aaron machined his own braking system featuring 10-1/2-inch slotted rotors at each corner with four-piston calipers to tame the beast when fluid is pushed through a Chrysler 1-inch bore master cylinder to Aeroquip braided lines. In keeping with the theme Weld AlumaStar wheels in 15×3.5 front and 15×15 rear sizes were fitted with Mickey Thompson ET Street rubber.
Fitting a 600-plus-inch V-8 into the confines of a '33 Willys required plenty of engineering, especially with all of the custom lines and fittings needed. To get started Aaron worked with John Rossiter Racing Engines in Toronto, to design, machine, and assemble the engine. Starting with 632ci CN Blocks billet aluminum water cooled block (weighing only 118 pounds) it was filled with a Crower crank linked to GRP aluminum connecting rods topped with Diamond 12:1 forged pistons. A COMP Cams stick delivers a heavy thump while the block is capped with a pair of Race Flow Development (RFD) custom aluminum cylinder heads featuring T&D Machine Products competition rockers and Manley titanium 2.450-inch intake valves. The top end of the engine is as exotic as the bottom and features a three-piece Hilborn intake with 3-inch butterflies combined with Kinsler mechanical fuel injection, tall velocity stacks and an NOS/Speedtech three-stage nitrous system. An MSD 7AL3 lights the fire while the thunder rolls through a set of custom headers by Hit Man Hot Rods of Cambridge, to modified Flowmaster mufflers. A LENCO CS1 four-speed transmission assembled by Joe Boniferro of Joe's Transmission in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is packed with a Crower three-disc titanium clutch and matching flywheel and pushes the power through a Mark Williams carbon-fiber driveshaft.
With the rolling chassis and driveline completed it was time to focus on the Ben Thompson produced body. Already sporting a healthy 5-inch chop, the body was massaged to perfection by Gary Courneyea of 1st Guaranty Collision & Frame in Trenton, and coated in House of Kolor black gloss. To give the car its signature attitude it was then sent over to Connery's Custom Paints in Scarborough, to have Dave Connery lay down the dramatic cobalt blue real flames and multi-layered skull graphics.
For an interior that was all business Aaron started with a 20-point NHRA certified rollcage. Electronics were wired by Bauer Automotive in Orangeville, and a factory dash was then filled with Auto Meter dials, complemented by a LENCO shifter with an owner-fabbed column and steering wheel plotting the course down the quarter-mile. Aaron built the aluminum seats and had J.R. Legare and Blair Archer cover them in black-dyed deer leather while Stroud harnesses secure the driver and passenger safely in place.
This is one hot rod that's all business, having already secured a best quarter-mile time of 189 mph at 7.41 e.t. through mufflers and on DOT tires. Aaron wanted to be sure to thank his wife, Ann, son, Joe, and great friend, Bill Kalyn, for all their efforts over the years. There's nothing better than being able to run impressive numbers at the track and then go for a cruise around town. This is by far the hottest Street Shaker we've had to date, and to us that's just plain bitchin'!
COMP Performance Group Tech Tips
COMP Cams
Breaking In
For proper flat-tappet (hydraulic or solid) cam break-in, lube the cam and lifters with the proper cam assembly lube and set preload or lash according to the spec card provided with the cam. Use quality break-in oil, such as the COMP Cams Engine Break-In oil, and prime the oil pump before starting the engine. Run the engine at 2,000-2,500 rpm for 25-30 minutes, then drain the oil and change the filter to ensure proper cam life.
Stay Grounded
When setting up either the FAST EZ-EFI or XFI, always make sure to have good grounds and that the power and ground leads on the main harness are connected directly to the battery. This will create a clean connection to reduce electrical noise in the system. If you are also using a capacitive discharge ignition box it should be grounded to the engine block.
Timing by Light
To set the timing on an Inglese-equipped engine, use the included timing light. Do not set it by ear as this could throw off the engine timing and cause it to run less efficiently. By using the timing light all other important features will also work properly in unison.


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Speedpede09's stampede 4x4 (blue) and mine (white)
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I blame it all on speedpede09
Here is my Pede4x4
Mip x duty f/r cvd's
Rpm f/r shock towers and a-arms
Rpm wide bumper
Revo spec slipper w/ hd kit and alum bearing adapter/ clear gear cover
Castle MMP w/ sct 2400kv motor
Castle external bec
Geared 20/54 3s lipo
Original stampede 2wd body w spaz stix paint
Proline desperado chrome wheels with trenchers
Trx alum suspension f/r
Proline shocks, just added..
King headz motor mount
Trx alum motor plate
Castle feild card with quick link
Lowered body posts
Now I'm broke but loving it! Lol [IMG][/IMG]
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Pede Party! Mine is the 4x4 and my lil' sister owns the XL-5.
Brushless RiPs Nitro Drips.
First go but I'm proud
This is really cool watch in order downwards
Heres mine
Shot at 2012-07-17
Stupid 50 character Limit!!!!!
bought as a roller. added desert rat body, leds. and rustler electronics, and wheels.
I'm not krazy. My mother had me tested.
One of my screamin Pede's, 4s anyone? LOL....
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My stampede 4x4 Setup:
Lowered body
MIP X-duty driveshafts front & rear
Swedish Edition 1/8 scale Big Bore
Battery expansion kit
RPM front & rear a-arms
RPM rear bearing carries
Proline badlands on RPM Revolver
GPM alu hex
Yeah Racing Blue alu motor mount
TRX ESC fan
Topcad motor heatsink with fan
TRX alu bearing adapter
TRX swaybar kit
***** 3s LIPO 5000mAh 20c
Imax B6AC
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First post. Here is my Pede 4x4. Rear MIP X Duty cvd's,VG Springs, Aluminum Shock caps, Pro-line body, wheels, dirt hawk tires, and running 3s
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First time painting,Dirty Burnt Orange with flat black and metallic black marbling. Mark 2 coming soon and it will be like nothing you have seen before, in one word.... Amazing!
Stampede 4x4 vxl
Traxxas 1/10 Rally
this is mine.i have aluminum shock caps, shock sleeves( not on in pics.), pro-line body(first body to be exact), and about to have a clear gear cover.[IMG][/IMG]
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Welll after having the truck for a little over a year now guess I should post a pic of it. LOL Thought I did, but guess not.
King Headz Motor Mount w/ adapter
Traxxas Upgraded Motor Plate
Traxxas clear gear cover
Carbon Fiber Heli Tail boom ( center drive shaft )
Trenchers/ Desperados
RPM A-Arms
STRC C-Blocks & Carriers
MIP's on all 4 corners ( Almost complete )
JConcepts Gate Crasher Body w/ kryptonite Flip Flop paint
Outerwears Shroud
Proline Powerstrokes
Hope I got everything. LOL
Now here for the pics.
Here is the Project Cabbage Wheels Mod ( wrap on Desperados )
And an old stock pede lid wrapped with DuCk TaPe, Red Dragon....
Weak Revenge
Strong Forgive
Intelligent Ignore
There are definitely some great lookin rides out there. Heres my latest paint and its inspiration.
Day old 4x4 Pede, and the Xl-5 2wd I just got in a trade to give to my dad so he has something to do in his retirement days, besides drive his 64 Fairlane gasser to local car shows.
4x4 Mods : Body lowered, 2s lipo
Xl5 2wd Rpm bumpers/arms/c hubs and gravedigger wheels/tires.
I have xo1 slicks for street... and my original stampede VXL 4x4 tires cut and stretched and glued over xo1 rims for dirt
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XO-1|SlashUE-MMM2200|Rally-SV2&MERV-MMP w/NEU1112
Here is my Pede 4x4, call it a Stadium truck with a wing or a Truggy, LOL call it what you want I call it a lot of fun...
MMP powering either a 3800kv or 5700kv 4 pole motor
Traxxas aluminum caster blocks and steering knuckles
Ace DS1015 servo
STRC motor mount
Desert Rat body for a Rustler
G-Loc tires mounted on Desperados
STRC aluminum shock bodies
1/10th scale Losi wing and mount
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BlindMan Racing
Rusty - MERV - Pede 4x4-Alias
SPC Lipo Power
Catching some air!
Here she is with some new Trenchers
My first painted body
GoPro Hero2 chased by my dog
My son's Monster Mutt for his 4th birthday
Custom painted body from eBay
A couple of pics of my Stampede 4X4. Mostly stock, a few mods.
ProGraphix body, Proline Trenchers, Slash rear Bumper.
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You guys know the body! This is the one I just painted up.
Its got a few bad spots but Over all looks great!
Brushless RiPs Nitro Drips.
My MAMBA MONSTER !
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X-Maxx Max6 | EB48.3 | ET48.3 | Axial Grave Digger
P4DE with Proline 50s Chevy body
Some great pics in this thread.....
Syrics2013, I like your led light switch placement
Looks like I need a overtray, outerwear or a custom firewall solution....
O.S.21 Nitro Revo, Stampede 4x4, 2 Axial Honcho's
Went to get parts to get my Poor old sledgehammer going and came home with a Pede4x4
So far put on the ESC fan ,an Xspede heat sink,clear gear cover,and Jconcepts lowering kit.
Waiting on a Pro-line 1972 Chevy body,desperados,and roadrages.
I'm going to call this the STASH 4x4
O.S.21 Nitro Revo, Stampede 4x4, 2 Axial Honcho's
I wanted a Monster Jam, but not in 2 wheel drive. So I made my own using the 4WD Stampede. I have 2 bodies for it at the moment. Used 4 rear tire/wheel combos off of the Monster Jam models.
Also installed ESC fan, Outerwears shroud, RPM, Arms, Shock Guards, Rod Ends, new body mounts, and front bumper.
Had to do a little heat gun work to the rear mounts so they would fit in the narrower roof line bodies like this.
Sum LT,ERBE
1/16 Sum,Rally,Merv
This is my Fav shot of my beat up 50's Chevy...After Power sliding in the snow. (Figured it needed to be immortalised in the Gallery section)
Here's my 4x4 pede with DIY plastidipped Talons:


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Update Your Starter Site
Businesses change and over time your Starter Site may need some adjusting. While a Starter Site does not include maintenance time, you can buy time for $100/hour (one-hour minimum purchase).
Elements that can changed using that maintenance time could include:
- Color icons and images as well as the CSS colors can be changed
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- Images can be replaced, including the background image
- Additional text can be added, but it cannot lengthen the original page size by more than 50 percent
Note: You cannot use maintenance time to add more pages to your site. (See below.)
What if the changes only take 30 minutes, but I bought 60 minutes of maintenance time?
A minimum of 60 minutes of maintenance time must be bought, but you have up to 12 months to use that time. If you upgrade to a PWS website or Web Store, these minutes will still be available.
Why can't additional pages be added?
The Starter Site is meant to be a brief, informational, starting point. If additional pages are necessary, then you need to upgrade you Simple Site to a website. See How do I upgrade my Starter Site?
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Yes, the Oster Beehive Blender is definitely one that catches your eye as you walk into the kitchen…..
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A stainless steel ice crusher blade compliments the blender so those cool drinks are catered for too. All this is topped off by a 5 cup glass container which is dishwasher safe and scratch resistant. The competitive price tag is also very reasonable for the quality of blender you receive.
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Politics & Government
Come 2016, Sen. Rand Paul could be the anti-Rubio choice for tea party faithful
Sens. Marco Rubio's and Rand Paul's delivery of back-to-back rebuttals of President Barack Obama's speech to Congress – Rubio as the Republican response, Paul as the tea party rejoinder – raises some tantalizing questions:
With Rubio being stamped as the early favorite in the 2016 Republican White House race, is Paul emerging as a leading alternative among tea party faithful and other hard-line conservative activists?
If so, does he risk further fracturing a Republican Party that's trying to move toward the center and soften its rough edges in the wake of Obama's decisive re-election three months ago?
Paul, who joined Congress at the same time as Rubio in January 2011, acknowledged Wednesday that he is weighing a presidential run.
"I'm thinking about it, but I haven't made my mind up and won't until 2014," Paul said in an interview. "I'm mostly concerned with trying to do my job as a United States senator from Kentucky, and making sure I'm paying attention to problems in Kentucky and to the national problems we can deal with. Being part of the national debate and doing my job as a Kentucky senator sort of overlap."
While some analysts contrasted Paul's hard-edged remarks Tuesday night – he rejected bipartisanship and urged voters to "send them home" if lawmakers don't drastically cut federal spending – with Rubio's more nuanced comments, the junior senator from Kentucky downplayed a potential competition with the charismatic Cuban-American from Florida.
"I see our responses last night as complimentary and not necessarily (indicative of) any kind of rivalry," Paul said. "I don't think it's my job to characterize other senators or their voting patterns. I've got enough work trying to set an agenda for the direction I think the country needs to take. That's more important than any differences or similarities with any other senator."
A poll released last week by Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm in Raleigh, N.C., placed Rubio in the lead for 2016 among Republicans at 22 percent.
He was followed by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 vice presidential nominee; former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Paul placed sixth with 10 percent support among those surveyed.
Such polls, though, have little concrete meaning at this stage: Four years ago, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania had single-digit support, yet he was the next to last man standing in the hard-fought 2012 Republican primary contest won by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Whether Paul runs for president, many view him as the natural successor to former Sen. Jim DeMint, the South Carolina Republican who reveled in his nickname, Senator Tea Party, and became a hero among conservative activists nationally for his unyielding opposition to all manner of federal spending.
DeMint, who retired last year, endorsed both Rubio and Paul in their 2010 Senate campaigns. He contributed millions of dollars to them and other conservative candidates who challenged Republican establishment choices in contentious primaries that highlighted the party's internal splits.
But while Paul remains an unapologetic tea party booster, leading the movement's charge within Congress could prove as much a hindrance as a help to his political ambitions.
The 2012 election exit poll by the major TV networks put tea party support among all voters at 21 percent – about half the 41 percent level it reached in the same exit survey for the 2010 congressional elections that swept Republicans back into control of the House of Representatives and cut Democrats' margin in the Senate.
In another sign that the group's clout may be waning, the main TV networks didn't broadcast Paul's "tea party response" to Obama's State of the Union address late Tuesday, in contrast with their high-profile coverage of its first such rebuttal of Obama by Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota two years ago.
Sal Russo, a Sacramento, Calif., Republican consultant and prominent tea party strategist, said Wednesday that the movement's apparent decline is deceiving.
"Thanks to a lot of attacks on it, the tea party label is definitely not as powerful today, but what makes the movement strong is not the label, but its issues," Russo said. "Seventy percent of Americans think we need to address excessive spending and unsustainable debt, and that we need more opportunity for people to realize the American dream. That's what the tea party stands for."
Joe Dugan, a Myrtle Beach, S.C., retiree who heads the South Carolina tea party coalition, said the group remains a potent political force, noting that 440 leaders from the Carolinas, Florida, Virginia and other states attended the "State of the Union" tea party convention he helped host last month in his beach resort town.
Dugan holds Paul in great regard.
"One of things that irks me no end is that our politicians are afraid to talk honestly about what they believe," Dugan said. "Sen. Paul is certainly not like that."
Yet Dugan doesn't see Paul as the second coming of DeMint.
"Sen. DeMint was unique and in a different era," Dugan said. "I think there is no one senator now who is going to be singled out as the tea party leader. There is more of board of directors, if you will. It's conceivable that Sen. Paul might be chosen as chairman of the board, but other people come to mind as well, such as (Sens.) Ted Cruz (of Texas), Tim Scott (of South Carolina) and Mike Lee (of Utah)."
In a telling postscript, Dugan added: "I hesitate to say 'Marco Rubio,' because some of his positions are not exactly in sync, particularly on immigration."
Yet, Rubio and Paul both embraced the need for immigration reform in their speeches Tuesday night, another signal by Republicans that they must do more to woo Hispanic voters.
Paul responded cautiously when asked whether he wants to inherit the tea party mantle from DeMint.
"I like to associate myself with the tea party, but it is a grassroots, ground-up organization," Paul said. "If I'm asked to provide a label for myself, I usually choose the label 'constitutional conservative.'"


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In Memoriam: Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Michel-Rolph Trouillot, 62, world-renowned anthropologist and historian, died July 5, 2012 following long struggles to recuperate from an aneurism suffered in 2002. Born in Haiti on November 26, 1949, Trouillot came to the U.S. in 1969, during the worst years of the Duvalier dictatorship. He received a B.A. in Caribbean History and Culture from CUNY (1978). Trouillot published Ti difé boulé sou Istoua Ayiti in 1977, the first non-fiction book about the Haitian Revolution written in Haitian Kreyòl. In 1978 he entered graduate school to study anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University, advised by Sidney W. Mintz and Richard Price, contributing to The Program in Atlantic History, Culture and Society.
Following fieldwork in Dominica from 1980-82, Trouillot obtained his PhD in 1985. He was assistant professor at Duke University from 1983-1987, where he transformed his doctoral dissertation into Peasants and Capital: Dominica in the World Economy (1988). As the first scholarly study on Dominica, Peasants and Capital intervened in debates on the rise of peasants in post-slavery, post-colonial Caribbean societies. Trouillot demonstrated how a banana-producing peasantry was intimately connected to transnational capital, linking ethnographic particularity to global histories.
Working through concepts of state, nation, and political economy, Trouillot returned to analyzing Haiti. He published Les Racines historiques de l'état duvaliéren (1986) and Haiti, State against Nation: The Origins and Legacy of Duvalierism (1990), ground-breaking efforts to understand Haitian civil society, progressive politics, and the state in the wake of the Duvalier dictatorship. Trouillot also returned to Johns Hopkins as associate professor in 1987, then as Krieger/Eisenhower Professor of Anthropology. In 1992, Trouillot became director of The Program in Atlantic History, Culture and Society. He subsequently transformed the institute into the Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power, and History (1993-98), becoming its founding director.
Steeped in history, political economy, and philosophy,Trouillot was skeptical of what was called the postmodern turn in anthropology. Trouillot's "Anthropology and the Savage Slot: The Poetics and Politics of Otherness"—published in Recapturing Anthropology (1991)—became one of his most famous essays. While attentive to discourse and genre, Trouillot would claim that what happened within the "Savage Slot" of anthropology was of less consequence than the slot itself, part of a larger discursive field which pre-dated and shaped anthropology's emergence as an academic discipline. Continue reading "In Memoriam: Michel-Rolph Trouillot"


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Huff, Darrell, and Irving Geis. How to Lie with Statistics. New York: Norton, 1954.
Now, don't get me wrong, I am not saying that any of the record collections are lying. But it is very useful to understand how statistics, and in the case of genealogical records, the numbers, can be manipulated to show a specific results. Quoting numbers and statistics is done every day by millions of news outlets, public relations organizations and even individuals and skewing the numbers for a particular purpose is rampant in all of the media and especially on the Internet. In the genealogy world, online providers use their statistics to show how large they are in relation to other providers. This tendency is not limited to subscription or pay-as-you-copy services, but is a general tendency throughout the entire online world. I guess that the large numbers are supposed to impress potential users as to the usefulness of the database or for other motivational or advertising purposes.
Let's look at some of the words commonly used to describe and quantify online collections. As we review these words, ask yourself if they really have any quantitative meaning?
Name: You would think that counting the number of names in a database would be unambiguous? Maybe. It is possible that the same individual is mentioned many times in the same document. Is each instance of the person's name counted as a "name?" Who determines if there are duplicates? Is there an unwarranted and unsupported assumption that each name represents a unique individual?
Individuals: Well, what can I say? How do they know how many individuals there are in the database unless they take into account duplication. For example, there are databases in which my Great-grandfather's name shows up dozens, perhaps hundreds, of times. How many individuals are there in the database? Does anyone really know?
Page or image: Probably the least ambiguous of the terms, I guess it is supposed to be understood that each "page" equals one scan or one image. You will obviously note that one page might have a hundred or more names. So what does it mean if one page has one name and the next page has over one hundred names? What if a large number of the "images" have no names or other useful information at all?
Document: If page is the least ambiguous, then document is the most. What is a document? A document might have one page or 1000 or more. What use is it to count documents? Any given document may have no genealogical information or be extremely useful. Counting the number of documents in a database really gives no information as to the value of the information contained.
Book: See document. Books can have no genealogical value or be chock full of useful information. Knowing the number of books in a library, for example, might give you some idea of the size of the building, but what if the books are all for children and only have a dozen pages? Almost every library website, somewhere, lists the number of books in the library. Other than as a general comparison, counting the number of books in a library is like the time I sat out on the wood pile and numbered all the pieces of wood. An interesting activity but not too useful.
Records: See books, documents, and images.
Items: See books, records, documents and images.
Collections: The most ambiguous term of them all. How do you define a collection? Is a collection on FamilySearch Record Search equivalent to a collection on Ancestry.com? If so, what is the criteria for comparison? If not, what is the meaning of the word?
It is likely that each of the larger database providers have their own internal definitions of each of qualifiers. What is apparent, is that no one outside of the organization has any idea what those qualifications are.
OK, now how do the various entities use these numbers? For example, in its annual report for fiscal year 2008, the Library of Congress reports that it recorded a total of 141,847,810 items in the collections. What is an item and what is a collection? Neither word is defined in the report. However, the report goes on to state the following:
Sounds like a lot of detail doesn't it? The large numbers are very impressive and might be useful in obtaining Congressional funding. But think about what is actually being said. In each case there is an inference that someone on the staff of the Library has actually counted an item as distinct. What about duplication? Would your opinion of the collections at the Library of Congress be affected by knowing that many of the items came from the Copyright Office and that there is a requirement as follows:
- 21,218,408 cataloged books in the Library of Congress
classification system
- 11,599,606 books in large type and raised characters, in- cunabula (books printed before 1501), monographs and serials, music, bound newspapers, pamphlets, technical reports and other printed material
- 109,029,796 items in the nonclassified (special) collections, including:
3,005,028 audio materials, such as discs, tapes, talking
books and other recorded formats
- 62,778,118 manuscripts
- 5,357,385 maps
- 16,086,572 microforms
5,674,956 pieces of printed sheet music
- 14,388,175 visual materials, as follows:
- 1,207,776 moving images
- 12,536,764 photographs
- 98,288 posters
- 545,347 prints and drawings
• All works under copyright protection that are published in the United States are subject to the mandatory deposit provision of the copyright law.Is there anything in the report that talks about the duplicate copies of all of the copyrighted works? Do they count or discount the duplicates? Hmmm. Good question.
• This law requires that two copies of the best edition of every copyrightable work published in the United States be sent to the Copyright Office within three months of publication.
It would be a really good idea to discount large numbers. It is really difficult, if not impossible, to understand or even comprehend 141 million items. Large numbers do not mean anything if the items are not accessible. When was the last time you went to the Library of Congress?


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I started taking Atripla [efavirenz/tenofovir/FTC] about nine months ago, and the worst side effects for me are apparent when I am sleeping. My fiancée tells me I have an increased breathing rate, I sweat a lot, my limbs tend to shake or I have sudden movements in my legs or arms. She also tells me that once I am sleeping, I make really strong fists with my hands and my toes bend under my feet (like making fists with my toes). All these effects tend to occur more if I eat too close to taking my meds before sleeping.
I travel a lot, so I tend to change the time of day that I take my meds. The worst is taking the pill when I know I will still be awake; or even worse, when flying. The side effects when awake are pretty horrible: elevated breathing, increased body temperature and an overall feeling that something is slowly spreading through my body. My limbs feel disconnected and I often feel dizzy or lightheaded. Bright lights make my head ache and I tend to fidget a lot and get itchy at the scalp and the joint areas on my arms and legs.
My advice to anyone starting Atripla: Don't eat for at least four hours prior to taking the pill. Take it when you feel tired and are ready to sleep straight away; and ask your partner not to worry if you move or appear uncomfortable when sleeping. Tell them to let you sleep through that 45 minutes to an hour of strangeness, as it will pass.
It has taken me almost eight months to get to the point where my fiancée tells me I sleep quietly as if nothing was happening. I still feel terrible if I take my meds and stay awake though.
Be patient; it gets easier even though you often think it won't.
One last remaining side effect, which I have never heard mentioned, is the strange metallic taste in my mouth when waking up in the morning since I started taking Atripla. Even now, I always feel like I have had a mouth full of coins. Weird, but then again, everyone is different!
From Stephen: I am 44 years old and have been HIV positive for three years. I don't take drugs and gave up the moderate alcohol consumption I used to have when diagnosed.
I am English, but living in Brazil with my fiancée who I have been with for two years; she is HIV negative. We have a regular, albeit extremely safe sex life; and she is the rock in my life who helps me in every way with her support and encouragement.
Want to share your "Other Sides of HIV" story about dealing with side effects, good or bad? Write out your story (1,000 words or fewer, please!), or film a YouTube video, and email it to firstname.lastname@example.com. In the coming months, we'll be posting readers' "Other Sides" stories here in our Resource Center on Keeping Up With Your HIV Meds.


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Al Qaida leader calls for end to Syrian battle against rivals
Al Qaida leader Ayman al Zawahiri on Friday ordered the terrorist group's Syrian affiliate, the Nusra Front, to halt offensive operations against a rival jihadist group and concentrate on the war against the Syrian government.
In a taped message posted to a jihadist website, Zawahiri told Nusra's commander, Abu Mohammed al Jolani, that "all soldiers of the front (should) immediately cease fighting" the al Qaida offshoot Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Citing concern that the fight against both the regime and ISIS was spreading Nusra's forces too thin and distracting the attention of the Muslim community at a time when the rebellion was losing ground to the government, Zawahiri ordered Jolani to "devote himself to combat the enemies of Islam, specifically Baathists, Shiites and their allies" _ a reference to Syrian President Bashar Assad's Baath political party and the Alawite strain of Shiite Islam, of which Assad is a practitioner.
ISIS, Nusra and other rebel groups have been locked in a fierce internecine struggle since January, when other rebel groups rebelled against ISIS's seizure of areas in northern and eastern Syria toward the end of last year and its imposition of its radical brand of Islamist rule. During that time, ISIS has remained in control of much of eastern Syria, but it's been pushed from areas along the border with Turkey. Analysts recently suggested that ISIS controls about 20 percent of Syrian territory and the provincial capital of Raqqa, the only major urban center not in government hands.
On Friday, a cease-fire was announced to allow the last few hundred fighters barricaded inside the old city district of Homs, which fell to the rebels more than two years ago, to escape into the countryside and end the months-long siege and blockade, which had turned the district into a ghost town. It was a symbolic defeat for the rebels: Homs was the first major city to revolt against Assad and had long been considered the capital of the revolution.
What role, if any, rebel setbacks may have played in Zawahiri's pronouncement was uncertain. Nusra has been at the forefront of most major rebel victories during the past 18 months, and Zawahiri's announcement may be a recognition that the battle against ISIS was a major distraction of manpower and strategic thinking from the war against Assad. Additionally, the rift made little sense since both groups share the same ideology.
"Ultimately (Zawahiri) recognizes that deep down the jihadis share the same ideological program so they should not fight each other, even if he condemns ISIS for extremism," said Aymen al Tamimi, an analyst of jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq for the Philadelphia-based Middle East Forum.
Abu Omar al Homsi, a Nusra commander currently in Lebanon, said that even with Zawahiri's urging it was unlikely that Nusra and ISIS would reconcile fully because of the blood that had already been shed and because ISIS by nature had taken an uncompromising position on its role in Syria.
"They will attack us still, and we will have to prepare for that," he said. "But we will not be going on the offensive."
Tamimi agreed. "The infighting has only led to an overall stalemate and a huge waste of manpower and resources on all sides," he said. "But I don't think the infighting will stop. ISIS doesn't see itself as subordinate to anyone."


text: Engineering can greatly bolster any country's development and growth. Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock December 6, 2017 Engineering research in Africa is growing but it's still a patchy picture Swapan Kumar Patra, Tshwane University of Technology Africa has recorded a tremendous growth in its output of academic engineering research over the past 20 years. Greater collaboration can increase this growth even more.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif – Andrew Vasquez delivered seven shutout innings and the UCSB offense came through with a pair of three-run rallies to claim a 7-3 victory over the visiting Pacific Tigers on Senior Day at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
Coupled with Friday's victory, Sunday's win gave the Gauchos the series victory, their fifth in a row. It is the most consecutive series won by UCSB since 2001.
It is the first time in program history that the Gauchos have gone an entire season without losing a series at home. They went 6-0-1 in home series on the year.
Before first pitch, UCSB seniors Marc Venning and Jared Wilson were honored in a pregame ceremony. Those warm feelings spilled over into the first inning for the Gauchos as Robby Nesovic, Cameron Newell, and Luke Swenson lined consecutive RBI singles to go up 3-0 early.
Starting pitchers Andrew Vasquez and Mike Hager traded zeroes for the next four innings, but UCSB was able to score an insurance run in the sixth when Tyler Kuresa led off the frame with a double, later coming around on a Venning sacrifice fly.
Pacific dipped into the bullpen to start the bottom half of the seventh, and the Gauchos promptly rallied to put the game out of the reach. Left fielder Joey Epperson and shortstop Brandon Trinkwon got the ball rolling with a hit by pitch and single, respectively, before Woody Woodward drove in the Gauchos' fifth run with an RBI single. Trinkwon would later score on a Kuresa sacrifice fly, and then Cameron Newell got UCSB's last run across with an infield single that plated Woodward.
While the UCSB offense was producing runs, Vasquez gave his best performance of the season on the mound. The sophomore lefty threw 7 1/3 innings while allowing no runs and just three hits. He issued three passes against five strikeouts.
Vasquez showed impressive resiliency in the second inning, when he was faced with a two-on, nobody out situation following a pair of singles to open the inning. He got a little bit of help when catcher Jackson Morrow gunned down Tyger Pederson trying to steal second, but then induced a pair of groundouts to keep Pacific off the board.
The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. native was lights-out from there on out, surrendering just one hit the rest of the way before making way for Greg Mahle in the eighth inning after tossing 90 pitches.
Pacific was able to mount a three-run rally in the ninth, but UCSB's seven run lead proved to be too much for the Tigers, who were retired following Dustin Torchio's fly-out to right field.
With the win, UCSB improved to 30-22, 13-10 on the season. They finish the year with a 20-9 home record. Pacific ended their last Big West road trip with a record of 14-35, 6-17.
Trinkwon, Kuresa, and Newell led the way with the bat for the Gauchos, collecting two hits apiece.
Venning went 1-3 on the day with an RBI and a double.
The Gauchos will be back in action next week, when they head south to take on No. 8 UCLA on Tuesday evening. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m., with Justin Jacome taking the ball for UCSB.


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FRIDAY, Jan. 18, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Patient education in the form of brochures and posters helps reduce the overuse of antibiotics to treat bronchitis in teens and adults, according to a new study.
The overuse of antibiotics to treat bronchitis could worsen trends in antibiotic resistance, the researchers noted. They said computer prompts alerting nurses to the need for patient education on the difference between bronchitis and pneumonia also are effective in reducing reliance on antibiotics.
The study, led by Dr. Ralph Gonzales of the University of California, San Francisco, involved 33 primary care practices that are part of an integrated health care system in central Pennsylvania.
At 11 practices, printed materials -- including educational brochures and posters explaining the difference between bronchitis and pneumonia -- were routinely offered to patients suffering from a cough. In 11 more practices, patients received computer-assisted "decision support" intervention. In these cases, when nurses typed "cough" into an electronic health record, an alert prompted them to provide the patient with an educational brochure. The remaining practices served as control sites.
For the study, which was published online Jan. 14 in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the researchers compared the rate of antibiotic prescription for uncomplicated acute bronchitis before and after the printed and computer-assisted interventions.
Overall, there were more than 9,800 visits for uncomplicated acute bronchitis when the study began and less than 6,300 visits during the interventions. The study found the percentage of teens and adults given antibiotics dropped from 80 percent to about 68 percent at the sites with printed materials and from 74 percent to about 61 percent at practices with computer-assisted decision support.
The difference in effectiveness of the printed and computer-assisted decision support was not statistically significant, the researchers noted.
In contrast, the study revealed that the percentage of teens and adults with bronchitis who were prescribed antibiotics increased slightly -- from 73 percent to 74 percent -- at the control sites.
"We found that printed and computer-assisted approaches were equally effective at improving antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute bronchitis," the researchers said in a journal news release. "In aggregate, these findings support the wider dissemination and use of [these materials] to help reduce the overuse of antibiotics for acute bronchitis."
Dr. Jeffrey Linder, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, also weighed in on the study.
"Despite the evidence, meta-analyses and performance measures, antibiotic prescribing for acute bronchitis in the United States remains at more than 70 percent," he said in the news release. "We should address patients' symptoms, but for antibiotics we need to tell our patients that this medicine is more likely to hurt [them] than to help [them]. Success is not reducing the antibiotic prescribing rate by 10 percent; success is reducing the antibiotic prescribing rate to 10 percent."
The overuse of antibiotics to treat acute respiratory tract infections is exacerbating antibiotic resistance, the researchers noted. They added that roughly 30 percent of doctor visits for colds and upper respiratory tract infections and as many as 80 percent of all visits for bronchitis are treated with antibiotics.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more information on the overuse of antibiotics.


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The Perfect Snickerdoodle
adapted from Whole Wheat Baking cookbook and Emeril's recipe
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (I used Smart Balance Butter Blend), softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups AP flour
- 1/2 cup WW flour (plus 2 tablespoons)
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 2 Tb. sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Beat butter. Slowly add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
It's hard to depict light and fluffy in a picture but it's a really pale yellow and looks like it has almost doubled in amount. Add egg and beat until fully incorporated before adding vanilla.
Blend in sifted flour mixture, slowly, not all at once. You may have to add more flour. I had to add 2 more tablespoons of WW flour to get it to the right consistancy. It should be slightly sticky but also easily rolled into balls. If you're unsure of the consistancy, bake one or two cookies and if they raise up, it's right but if they spread out wide, you need more flour.
Round out tablespoons (don't use your palms, too much heat) with your fingertips and the roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture until covered. Space on greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. DO NOT OVERCROWD.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until the top lightly browns. Let sit for 2 minutes.
Move to cool on a wire rack. Makes 1 1/2-2 dozen.
from Weight Watchers in 20 minutes cookbook
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove minced (1/2 tsp pre-minced)
- 1 bell pepper, chopped (I used my last one from the garden...so small! :( oh well...)
- 1 can diced tomatoes with chiles (recipe calls for half a can but we LOVE tomatoes and using the whole can only adds like 30 calories per person)
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 cup frozen lima beans
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tilapia fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces
Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until light golden, about 1 minute. Add the bell pepper and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and their juice, the corn, lima beans and spices; bring to a boil.
Add the tilapia, stirring gently to coat the fillets with the liquid, return to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer, covered until the tilapia is just opaque in the center, about 6 minutes. Ladle the stew into bowls.
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R&F offers a large assortment of pasta shapes for every type of sauce, bringing an upscale flair to conventional dishes. Made from 100% Semolina and offers superior cooking performance, R&F pasta will hold refrigerated for up to four days, when cooked properly, and holds its shape while maintaining al dente or "bite".


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Have you seen Laces?
December 23rd, 2009
December 23rd, 2009
Photographer Frederick Book, with help from talented art directors and stylists, who spent up to a week pasting 100 laces into each headless mannequins, has created for the French magazine Next-Up Shoes an inspiring and mind blowing project entitled "Lace Head" which appeared in the November 15th issue. Take a look at some of his photographs!