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Young Pawns in Sequestration Fight
Federal education involvement seems to be all sweetness and light, focused on helping the most innocent and needy of Americans. But, as sequestration is bearing out, reality is often quite the opposite: it's about exploiting "the children" for political gain.
In an ongoing rhetorical effort to whip up hysteria about sequestration, Education Secretary Arne Duncan was caught this week in an outright fabrication. "There are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips, who are getting notices that they can't come back this fall," Duncan told CBS' Sunday talk show. The Washington Post reported Thursday that Duncan's claim is bogus: when pressed, he could only specify five or six teaching jobs already slated to be cut in one West Virginia county, and admitted, "Whether it's all sequester-related, I really don't know."
Such a revelation is in keeping with the overwrought rhetoric of the entire Obama administration, which makes it seem as if an $85 billion reduction to a $3.6 trillion budget would cut us back to the Stone Age. Especially when it comes to education, there's simply no basis for such talk.
Let's start with the size of the cuts.
Under sequestration, federal education spending is slated to be reduced by about 5 percent. Almost any business in America could find a way to trim that much without seriously affecting its core operations.
But that's just the federal portion of education funding, meaning the overall cut would be even smaller. While it spends too much, Washington provides only about 10 percent of total elementary and secondary funding. Multiply that by 5 percent, and you get just a half-percent overall reduction.
Are we truly supposed to believe that schools can't find a way to make a half-percent trim without robbing children of their futures?
Over the past roughly 40 years, we've seen huge increases in public school staffing that have dropped student-to-employee ratios from around 14-to-1 to just 8-to-1. Even more telling, according to the latest available federal data, inflation-adjusted spending per-pupil rose from $5,726 to $13,141 in the same timeframe — a 129 percent increase that utterly dwarfs a half-percent divot.
At least academic achievement increased in that time, right? Wrong: According to the federal government's own National Assessment of Educational Progress, scores for seventeen-year-olds, our schools' "final products," were almost completely static. In a nutshell, massive increases in spending have had no discernible impact on student achievement.
In light of this, it is almost impossible to conclude that Duncan's rhetoric is driven by educational concerns. No, it is almost certainly political.
Cute, innocent kids have long been favorite political pawns because anyone who might cut something like "education," which sounds so inherently good, is easily smeared as heartless. It's a tactic that feeds off of people's rational ignorance. Unlike the secretary of education, average Americans — with jobs outside of schooling and countless other areas demanding their tax dollars — don't have the time to mine statistics on our education "investment." Many simply trust that policymakers are doing what's best for the children.
Sadly, as the huge chasm between sequestration rhetoric and reality illustrates, such trust is seriously misplaced.

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Re: Joe Gerber's April 10 letter to the editor, "Summit the beautiful?"
Joe Gerberbrings up the very important topic of Breckenridge's serious problem with dog feces and other unsightly litter, which, as I have seen firsthand, ranges from beer bottles to unwrapped condoms. It truly does amaze and highly disappoint me that such a beautifully located mountain resort town would have this problem. Mr. Gerber suggests that Breckenridge's source of litter is the town's tourists; however, as most vacationers don't bring their pets along with them, the dog feces is most likely local in origin. And, as Mr. Gerber stated, a great deal of cigarette butts come from the mouths of resort staff. I am more inclined to think that locals are at least as (if not more) responsible for the town's nasty litter problem. Either way, littering – which includes not picking up after one's pooch and carelessly tossing cigarette butts on the ground – is a despicable act which represents the epitome of laziness.
There is yet another form of litter plaguing Breckenridge that Mr. Gerber failed to mention. Anyone who has ridden the lifts is aware of the beads, underwear, and other various items that hang from the branches of adjacent trees. Personally, when I see this, it breaks my heart; not only is it unsightly, but also I cannot help but feel that it must have some negative impact on the area's wildlife. Do birds ever fly into the beads and get tangled in them? Do elk and other grazers try to eat the lower-hanging bras and panties? I suppose it is tradition; but that does not make it OK to vandalize, and possibly endanger the wildlife of a natural area, particularly belonging to a national forest.
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An addendum to predictions that appeared in The Age of Intelligent Machines, written for "The Futurecast," a monthly column in The Library Journal.
One of the advantages of being in the futurism business is that by the time your readers are able to find fault with your forecasts, it is too late for them to ask for their money back. Like the sorcerer who predicted he would live forever, he was never proven wrong – at least not during his lifetime.
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Sir Paul McCartney received the International Advocate for Peace Award at Cardozo's Commencement.
Cardozo's Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution is the eighth ranked alternative dispute resolution program in the country.* The program's mission is to develop modern day problem solvers who can skillfully use dispute resolution processes for the benefit of their clients and society. Professor Lela Love, the director of the Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution and Cardozo's Mediation Clinic, is a pioneer in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
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- An exciting array of courses with classes in negotiation, mediation, arbitration and dispute resolution processes, and intensive January courses.
- Out-of-the-classroom-applied learning and scholarship in Cardozo's Mediation Clinic, Divorce Mediation Clinic, ADR Field Clinic, and Securities Arbitration Clinic, as well as a variety of national and international dispute resolution skills-related competitions.
- Nationally and internationally recognized faculty who, beyond the classroom, are prominent scholars and practitioners of the concepts and methods they explore with students.
- The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, a student-run triannual publication, hosts groundbreaking symposia and panels and annually presents the International Advocate for Peace Award. The Journal is ranked number eight nationally in the broad field of Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution.
- The Cardozo Dispute Resolution Society, a student-run organization that fosters an active community of students interested in dispute resolution by hosting panel discussions, social gatherings, and networking and informational events.
- A Certificate in Dispute Resolution, awarded to J.D. students who complete coursework, writing and service requirements. LL.M. students can also receive an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution and Advocacy.
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Scot or not, tartan is in. "I've always been mad for tartan," says designer Stephen Campbell, "but this year especially." This classic plaid, and its many versions, "signifies family, folklore, and the familiarity of home," he says. Cozy and sophisticated, it sets the tone for our open house cocktail supper, designed just for you by not only Stephen, but also Assistant Test Kitchens Director Rebecca Kracke Gordon and Test Kitchens Professional Pam Lolley.
Now come inside, won't you, where it's warm and the air is laced with the sweet spice of mouthwatering crab cakes and fresh-cut fir. Beneath the soaring arches of this Gothic-inspired cabin, we'll unwind, relax, and catch up with friends. When you leave, our hope is that you'll take with you ideas for your next gathering with your own clan.
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- Pinking shears: This dressmaker detail adds charm and is forgiving.
- Awl: Better than a hole punch, especially when tapped with a hammer.
- Needle, embroidery floss, and a thimble: You don't have to be a seamstress to take one or two quick stitches. The added detail is great, and you're guaranteed fabric will hold.
- Sharp scissors and pruners: How could you get through the holidays without them?
- Computer and color printer: Research your plaid or print out shapes and images of family, pets, fabric, and name tags. I really love using glossy photo paper for tags and labels.
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Today is Friday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2006 with 310 to follow.
The moon is waning. The morning stars are Neptune, Jupiter, Pluto and Venus. The evening stars are Mars, Saturn, Uranus and Mercury.
Those born on this day are under the sign of Pisces. They include Wilhelm Grimm, historian and, with his brother Jacob, compiler of "Grimm's Fairy Tales," in 1786; painter Winslow Homer in 1836; John Phillip Holland, inventor of the modern submarine, in 1841; Irish author George Moore in 1852; baseball shortstop and Hall of Famer Honus Wagner in 1874; Adm. Chester Nimitz, World War II commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, in 1885; actor Abe Vigoda in 1921 (age 85); soprano Renata Scotto in 1936 (age 70); actors James Farentino in 1938 (age 68), Barry Bostwick in 1945 (age 61), James Edward Olmos in 1947 (age 59), and Helen Shaver in 1951 (age 55); Steven Jobs, founder of the Apple computer company, in 1955 (age 51); TV personality Paula Zahn in 1956 (age 50); and the Kienast quintuplets of Liberty Corner, N.J., in 1970 (age 36).
On this date in history:
In 1920, a group of Germans organized the National Socialist party, forerunner of the Nazi party later led by Adolf Hitler.
In 1922, Henri Landru, better known as "Bluebeard," was executed in France for killing 10 of his sweethearts.
In 1945, U.S. troops liberated the Philippine city of Manila from the Japanese.
In 1946, Juan Peron was elected president of Argentina.
In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional an Indianapolis law that defined pornography as discrimination against women.
In 1988, the Supreme Court defended the right to satirize public figures when it voted 8-0 to overturn a $200,000 settlement awarded the Rev. Jerry Falwell over the parody of him in Hustler Magazine.
In 1989, nine people were killed when a 10-by-40-foot section of a United Airlines 747 ripped away from the jetliner's outer skin while en route from Hawaii to New Zealand.
In 1991, U.S.-led forces began a lightning, multi-pronged ground assault against Iraq.
In 1992, General Motors Corp. announced a record $4.5 billion loss in 1991 and said it will close 21 plants and idle 74,000 workers in the next four years.
Also in 1992, the U.S Postal Service unveiled designs for a commemorative stamp honoring Elvis Presley -- one showing him as young rock-and-roll singer, the other at the height of his success in Las Vegas.
In 1993, rock veteran Eric Clapton took home seven Grammys for his emotion-packed "Tears In Heaven" and bluesy "Layla."
In 1995, diver Greg Louganis, who won four gold medals in the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1988, revealed he had AIDS.
In 1996, Cuba shot down two unarmed planes flown by pilots belonging to a Cuban exile group who were looking for boat people to rescue.
In 1997, a nationally televised funeral for China's "paramount leader" Deng Xiaoping was held at a military hospital in Beijing.
In 2001, Colin Powell arrived in the Middle East on his first overseas trip as U.S. secretary of State.
In 2002, the Winter Olympics concluded at Salt Lake City with the United States winning 34 medals, 10 of them gold, its most medals in Winter Games history and only one less than medals champ Germany.
In 2003, at least 260 people were killed in an earthquake in northwest China as the tremor flattened thousands of houses and other buildings. The quake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.
Also in 2003, Britain and Spain submitted a resolution to the U.N. Security Council declaring that Iraq's Saddam Hussein has missed a "final opportunity" to disarm peacefully.
In 2004, President George W. Bush called for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriages in the United States.
Also in 2004, an earthquake struck Morocco, killing about 600 people and injuring hundreds more.
In 2005, Pope John II underwent a tracheotomy at a Rome hospital to ease the 84-year-old pontiff's breathing problems.
A thought for the day: Harry Millner said, "There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but only one view."


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QUESTION: I am considering surgery for my herniated disk. Can you tell me about the procedure? What are the risks and how do I know it's right for me?
DR. ANDREW CHEN: When a disk herniates, part of the disk is pushed into the spinal canal, and may put pressure on the nerves. This may result in symptoms of pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the legs, or problems with bowel or urinary function. Surgery for herniated lumbar disks is generally performed after nonoperative treatments, such as anti-inflammatory medicines, physical therapy, and epidural injections (injections of medications into your back performed by a specialist), fail to adequately relieve symptoms.
The traditional surgical treatment for a herniated disc involves removing a portion of the vertebral bone to remove the herniated disk material from the spinal canal. The surgery is performed under general anesthesia, usually with an overnight hospital stay. Newer surgical techniques are less invasive, may be performed under spinal anesthetic, and may be performed on an outpatient basis. The procedure usually takes one to four hours, depending on the exact problem and how many disks are involved, and may require spinal fusion if spinal instability is present.
Most patients experience relief immediately following the procedure, and are able to return to work in 2 - 6 weeks. Although patients are generally able to walk after surgery, they will require assistance for a few days with cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry, and most household activities that require lifting or bending. The pain from the surgery gradually decreases over the first few days after surgery and is usually well-controlled with oral pain medicines. If a brace is prescribed, it is important that the patient use it as directed by the surgeon.
The risk of complications after low back surgery for herniated disks is low, although the complications themselves may be serious. Possible complications common to all surgical procedures include pain, bleeding, infection, heart attack, stroke, and blood clots. With low back surgery, other possible complications include recurrent disk herniation and rarely, new nerve damage -- which can result in pain, neurological problems, and prolonged recovery time.
As with any surgery, patients should carefully weigh the risks and benefits of the procedure. Surgery should be considered if conservative treatments have failed to adequately address symptoms, particularly if the neurological deficits (numbness, tingling, or weakness in the legs, or problems with bowel or urinary function) are worsening.
QUESTION: I work at a computer all day long. By the end of the day, my lower back is killing me. What can I do?
DR. ANDREW CHEN: As many as four out of five adults experience significant low back pain sometime during their life, with work-related back injuries being the number one occupational hazard. The risk of back pain is higher if your job requires heavy lifting or bending, if you smoke or are overweight, if you do not exercise regularly, and if you bend over for long periods of time, such as over a computer keyboard.
To reduce your risk of low-back pain, you must take care of your back during work and non-work activities:
If your back pain worsens or does not improve, your physician may be able to recommend physical therapy or exercises to stretch and strengthen your back, as well as provide medications that may alleviate symptoms of pain and inflammation.
QUESTION: My back pain seems to be much worse at night. Is there anything that I should be concerned about? Do you have any suggestions for getting comfortable so that I can get more sleep?
DR. ANDREW CHEN: Back pain that is worse at night may be divided into two categories: positional and non-positional. Positional back pain is related to the way in which you are lying down. Certain back conditions, such as spinal stenosis, are worsened with lumbar extension ("bending backward") as nerve roots are pinched in this position. Such patients do not tolerate lying prone (on the belly) well, and usually prefer lying on their backs (supine) or sides. Other patients feel that lying supine places excessive stress on the low back and are relieved by sleeping on their sides or with a pillow under the knees to flex the hips and relieve pressure on the low back.
Non-positional back pain that does not improve ("I just can't get comfortable") with time should be further investigated by your physician, as it may be due to an underlying spine condition that requires further evaluation and treatment.
To maximize low-back comfort at night, you should ensure that your mattress is firm and supportive. Your pillow should maintain your neck in a comfortable neck position. If you find that you frequently experience neck aches in the morning, your pillow may be too soft or not maintaining your neck in a supportive position.
Back pain at night may be minimized by reducing causes of back pain during the day, including the use of proper lifting techniques, avoidance of smoking, maintenance of proper posture when standing and sitting, ensuring a reasonable body weight, and exercising regularly to maintain flexibility and strength.
QUESTION: Are lumbar support belts any good for preventing back pain?
DR. ANDREW CHEN: The use of lumbar support belts, corsets, and binders is controversial. Such belts may help prevent injury in some patients, particularly in activities that require heavy lifting. However, proper lifting technique and posture is necessary to reduce the risk of injury.
Lumbar support may be of value with a flare-up of low back pain. However, some physicians are concerned that over-reliance on such supports may actually decondition your back muscles.
QUESTION: My neighbor suggested that I try one of those large exercise balls to help my back. Is this a good idea? What exactly can it do to help my back?
DR. ANDREW CHEN: A large exercise ball, or Swiss ball, may be very helpful for the physical rehabilitation of the low back. It is not intended for use with a flare-up of back pain, but rather, AFTER you have obtained reasonable pain relief and mobility and can safely participate in the use of the ball.
For improving strength and flexibility of the low back, the ideal ball height is such that when you sit on the ball, a right angle (90 degrees) is made between your trunk and your thighs, the knees are bent 90 degrees, and the feet are flat on the ground. Many exercises have been described to improve the strength and flexibility of the lumbar (low-back), abdominal, hip flexor, and gluteal muscles. This can greatly assist recovery from a low back injury, diminish low back pain, and enhance functional return to activities. Maximal benefit from the use of these balls is achieved with the help of a physical therapist to ensure that proper technique is employed to decrease potential for injury.
QUESTION: Six weeks after giving birth to my son, I was given the go-ahead to exercise by my doctor. I started running again and now I have terrible low back pain. I never had this before or during my pregnancy. Why now?
DR. ANDREW CHEN: Complaints of back pain are common during and after pregnancy. Changes in weight distribution with pregnancy place around an additional 20 - 30 pounds in front of the low back, causing significant increases in stress. After pregnancy, low back pain is common as you begin lifting and carrying the infant regularly. Initially, you may be lifting a 5 - 10 pound baby over 50 times per day. As the baby grows, the weight load increases, thus placing further strain on your back. When the child is 2 years of age, you may be lifting and carrying a 25 - 35 pound child regularly!
Running places repetitive impact stresses to the low back. After having a baby, your back is under increased stresses from the weight gain and redistribution from pregnancy, the decrease in muscle tone and relative deconditioning of the lumbar (low back) and abdominal muscles, and the repetitive lifting and carrying of the growing infant.
To reduce low back pain after having a baby, try these suggestions:
QUESTION: I can go for months without having back pain. Then suddenly, something minor, like bending in the shower, will make it hurt again. Why is that?
DR. ANDREW CHEN: The low back is an intricate system that provides for strength and mobility. Movements such as bending, twisting, and turning must be coupled with functional stability and strength to allow for almost all activities of daily living. Injuries to the low back are common, with 4 out of 5 adults experiencing significant back pain some time during their lives.
Most commonly, back pain arises from strain of muscles that are poorly conditioned or overworked, or from a sprain of ligaments due to sudden forceful movements. Aging may worsen back pain through deconditioning and decreased flexibility of muscles, as well as decreased strength and elasticity of ligaments.
The natural history of low back pain is such that the majority of patients never require surgery and improve with conservative measures alone. However, unless proper conditioning (strength and flexibility) of the back is maintained and proper back "hygiene" (i.e., proper lifting techniques, posture, etc.) is practiced, many patients experience recurrence of their back pain even after pain-free periods and often after trivial movements or injuries.
Andrew L. Chen, M.D., M.S., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY. Dr. Chen's answers are provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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Keeping Your QuickBooks 2012 Data Confidential
Because the information is private, your first concern in administering a QuickBooks 2012 accounting system is to keep your data confidential. You have two complementary methods for keeping your QuickBooks data confidential. The first method for maintaining confidentiality relies on the security features built in to Microsoft Windows. The other method relies on QuickBooks security features.
Using Windows security
You can use the security provided by Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP to restrict access to a file — either a program file or a data file — to specific users. This means that you can use Windows-level security to say who can and can't use the QuickBooks program or access the QuickBooks data file.
If you are already employing Windows-level security, you (or someone in your office) know how to use that tool to prevent unauthorized access to (or the use of) program files and data files. To use Windows-level security for QuickBooks, you can simply apply your existing general knowledge to the QuickBooks program file or the QuickBooks data file.
If you aren't already using the Windows-level security, you don't need to go to the trouble of learning Windows' complicated security system. You can use the simpler QuickBooks security.
Using QuickBooks security
You can protect the confidentiality of your QuickBooks data by assigning a password to a QuickBooks company data file. You can do this during the QuickBooks setup process. You can also set up a password by choosing the Company→Set Up Users And Passwords→Change Your Password command. When you choose this command, QuickBooks displays the Change QuickBooks Password dialog box.
To set up a password, you simply enter the same password into both the New Password text box and the Confirm New Password text box. Note that your password is associated with the username Admin (which stands for administrator). If you haven't yet set up a password, you don't have an old password, so you won't see an Old Password text box. You must also provide a challenge question and answer.
Obviously, you want to set your password so that no one (not even a computer) can possibly guess it. This means that your password shouldn't be a word in a dictionary. Your password also shouldn't be a number. And your password especially shouldn't be a word, phrase, or name that some co-worker can easily figure out.
The best passwords (from a security point of view) are nonsensical combinations of letters and numbers, such as f34t5s or s3df43x2.
After you set your password, you should periodically change it. To change your password, you also choose the Company->Setup Users and Passwords->Change Your Password command. QuickBooks again displays the Change QuickBooks Password dialog box. This time you must enter your old password into the Change Password text box. Then you need to enter your new password into both the New Password text box and the Confirm New Password text box.
QuickBooks requires a username and password before it will open the company data file. For example, if you assign a password to your company data file, whenever QuickBooks starts, it displays the QuickBooks Login dialog box, where you enter your username and password and then click OK. QuickBooks then opens the data file. If you can't supply the password, QuickBooks doesn't open the data file.


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How modern science flourished under a Christian worldview
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Before Bodywork Comes Panel Gapping
One of the seemingly little details that separates a really great-looking car from an average one is good panel fit, with uniform gaps between every panel. It's a job that takes an inordinate amount of time and should be undertaken before any body or paintwork is tackled, as there'll undoubtedly be some cutting and welding involved. This is especially true with an older car that isn't using all its original panels. Modern cars will invariably have panel gaps of 1/8 to 3/16 inch, while those on cars such as our project '49 Chevy will often be a little wider, at 3/16 to 1/4 inch.
If you want to bring those gaps up to modern specs, be prepared to add material to the edges of doors, fenders, and hoods, usually by welding lengths of welding rod or fabricated sheetmetal strips to the edges. We didn't want to go that far, but did want uniform gaps throughout the vehicle. As we'd replaced the doors and hood on the '49, we had to start our panel alignment from scratch, and there's a definite order in which this has to be done, and I always start with aligning that gapwhich isn't adjustable.
On a car like our '49, that non-adjustable gap is between the hood and cowl, meaning the first panel to be installed should be the hood. On a vehicle that has a removable cowl panel between the hood and windshield, the procedure is different. In that instance we'd usually start by installing the doors and working forward to align the fenders and hood.
So, on the '49, the hood went on first, and then was aligned on the hinges to be central, as well as vertically and front-to-rear to align with the cowl. We sourced a complete set of rubber components from Chevs of the 40's to replace the worn-out originals, including the cowl seals and all the small rubber bumpers that help align the hood to the cowl and fenders. While the panels can be aligned without these, using them at this stage ensures everything will line up during final assembly after paint. You don't want to be making adjustments at that stage!
Our front fenders, inner fenders, and radiator core support have been bolted together as a single unit since we replaced the driver side inner, repaired the other, and painted them. This assembly was installed next, without all the under-fender stone guards at this stage, as it made access to the door hinge bolts easier. On the Chevy, the fenders bolt to the cowl at the upper rear corner, bolt to brackets coming off the chassis at the lower rear, and the radiator core support bolts to a crossmember at the front of the chassis. Spacers between this crossmember and the core support provide vertical adjustment, which in turn aligns the panel gaps between the fenders and doors.
With the fenders aligned to provide even gaps along both sides of the hood, once again aided by the small rubber bumpers along each side of the ladder, it was time to hang the doors. By adjusting the door hinges, front-to-rear and in-and-out alignment was possible, until we were happy with the door-to-fender and door-to-rocker panel gaps. What wasn't so great was the door-to-rear quarter gap. There simply wasn't one. The door shut OK, but we didn't even have a 1/32-inch gap!
Whether this was caused by the discrepancies between sizes of the replacement panels we'd fitted and the originals, we're not sure, but this is exactly why panel alignment should be started at the cowl. If we'd fitted the doors first, then the fenders, we'd have had a 1/2-inch gap between the cowl and hood. Sure, we could have added material to the rear of the hood, but then the inner fenders, and likely the outer fenders wouldn't have aligned with their mounting holes. We had two options to solve the door gap issue: grind the rear edge off the doorskin and inner frame and re-weld it, or cut the quarter-panel and move the door shut rearward. We elected for the latter, as it offered less opportunity for panel warpage and an easier repair.
Aligning all the panels on any project is a time-consuming process, but take your time and you'll be rewarded with a sharp-looking car in the end. Bear in mind two things: it's only metal and can be cut and moved around to fit perfectly (unless it's 'glass!) and never be tempted to use body filler to close up a gap. Plastic filler will crack or even fall out eventually. Get everything perfectly gapped before applying filler!


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Today, Johnny guides us through the latest hacking scandal to hit Sony and looks at the latest game from Amanita Design, Botanicula.
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Mark discovers the value of Call of Duty map packs, why there's no such thing as bad press for Sony, and 18 new games for the PlayStation Vita.
Sync up with Jody Robinson on Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, PlayStation Home renovations, All Time Greatest Game Sidekick, and more!
This week, we feature a demo for Red Faction:Armageddon, an explosive title by the name of Gatling Gears, and free identity protection from Sony.
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Laura Parker speaks to the CEO and creator of the PlayStation 3's MUBI service, Efe Cakarel, to discuss the inception of the art-house film service, its purpose, pricing, the social ...
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Bullit Custom Cycles new beautifully designed 6061 billet aluminum upper triple machined for all Honda CB500/550! The billet triples have 2- 6mm mounting bosses 50mm apart on the underside of the top triple to accommodate various aftermarket and Bullit designed instrument mounts for 1.9" and 2.25" aftermarket gauges. The new overall design is a result of working together with Old School Speed so the top triple has rounded top edge with a stylish inset and make an excellent replacement for the stock cast item when using clip-on bars! The piece was designed to make it very easy for the average Cafe racer builder to modify his or her motorcycle
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ROCKFORD — Winnebago and Lee county state's attorneys will join forces to prosecute Terence P. Doddy, 36, on charges of first-degree murder.
Doddy was charged Tuesday with the July 1 killing of Tonya Bargman, 44, of Monticello, Lee County State's Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller announced during a joint news conference with Winnebago County State's Attorney Joe Bruscato.
Bargman was strangled and water was found in her lungs inside a Willow Creek rest area restroom on Interstate 39 in Paw Paw. Although Bargman died of asphyxiation, it is unclear if Bargman was choked to death or was drowned in the bathroom, Sacco-Miller said.
"Asphyxiation can be caused by multiple things — by drowning, by strangulation," Sacco-Miller said. "It's basically cutting off your airway ... there is evidence of water in her lungs. Whether she was actually drowned or not is hard to say. There were signs she was strangled as well."
In Lee County, Doddy is accused of first-degree murder, robbery, possession of a stolen vehicle and concealment of a homicidal death.
The charges are very similar to what Doddy is facing in Winnebago County where he has pleaded not guilty to the June 30 slaying of high school friend Todd Hansmeier, 37. Conviction on those charges could mean 20 years to natural life in prison. He faces a similar sentence if convicted of Bargman's death.
He is also charged with the June 18 aggravated domestic battery of his wife.
Judge John Truitt is expected to preside over Doddy's Winnebago County trial. Doddy's court-appointed attorney, Bradford Morrison, asked for a judge other than Judge Rosemary Collins and Chief Judge Joseph McGraw.
Two substitutions are allowed under Illinois law for homicide cases.
Doddy will appear in a Lee County courtroom Wednesday morning and before Truitt in Winnebago County in the afternoon. Sheriff's police from both counties will coordinate Doddy's transportation.
Police arrested Doddy on July 4 after a high-speed chase ended in the Town of Beloit in Wisconsin. Police say Doddy crashed Bargman's car into a tree.
Hansmeier's Chevrolet Cruze, believed to have been stolen from outside an Alpine Road call center in Rockford where Doddy worked, was found abandoned at the rest stop. Hansmeier's body was found at the call center.
Legally, Doddy must have two trials, one for Hansmeier and one for Bargman, Bruscato said.
But in a rare move, Lee and Winnebago counties will share prosecutors in both trials.
"It doesn't happen very often," Bruscato said. "The cooperation you see more often with prosecutors is more behind the scenes because prosecutors are helping each other out as colleagues. This happens to be much more in the public purview, but it fits the situation and is very appropriate."
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Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 1-2
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 35 mins
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- Squeeze the fresh citrus juice and pour it over the cream cheese.
- Add lemon cream, fine sugar and mix it with the Bosch kitchen machine using the paddle attachment. Add in double cream as the ingredients are being mixed.
- Once it has a light and fluffy texture, set it aside.
2. Method-Tart:
- Add the butter and icing sugar into the mixing bowl. With the paddle attachment, start the Bosch kitchen machine at a low speed. Then add salt and flour. Next, add the eggs one at a time.
- Scoop out the mixture once it is done. Dust some flour on the dough and let it rest for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Once well-rested, the dough will be slightly harder. Flatten it with a rod, into 1cm thickness. Poke holes into it so that the tart will not puff up during baking.
- Heavily butter the baking mould, pour some flour onto it and lay out the dough onto the tart. To ensure that the tart will be nicely shaped, remove the excess dough with a spoon or fork. Poke more holes on the sides of the tart.
- Place baking paper and use baking stones/beans as weight so that the tart will not puff up in the oven.
- Bake the tart at 185˚C for 25 minutes.
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- Cut some oranges into wedges. To do so, peel the skin cut the orange along the white lines and set it aside to cool.
- After the tart has been baked and cooled off, scoop the lemon filling ingredients prepared earlier into the tart. Add more lemon cream for colour, then add the orange wedges around the tart.
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Coming off a 1-0 victory in Toronto, the Black & Gold will draw on positives from their 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls on May 4 as they prepare for a grudge match at Red Bull Arena on Sunday (5:00 P.M./FOX Sports Ohio,UniMás). Despite dropping a result at home in that match, the Crew executed its gameplan and created more chances than New York in the loss. The Black & Gold aim to bring the same pressure on the road this weekend.
"The positive that we take from [May 4's loss to the Red Bulls] is that we can compete with them," said defender Tyson Wahl. "They have a lot of big name players and they have a really good team, but I think we have to come out with confidence and take the game to them.
"We have to get in their end, and not just sit back and play defense the whole game. We have to put pressure on them and be aggressive, I think that's why we were successful for parts of that game."
Added Head Coach Robert Warzycha: "We have to be aggressive like we were in the first game, force turnovers and we need to be sharper in front of the goal."
The Crew out-shot the Red Bulls 15-7 earlier in the month, but it was an 80th-minute Tim Cahill header that lifted New York to the three points. A total 90-plus minutes of focus will be needed to earn a result on Sunday.
"We lost because of one big, game-changing play," Wahl explained. "If we want to be a top team and start moving up to the top of the table, I think we're going to have to be better in those game-changing moments.
"It's just 92, 93 or 94 minutes of focus, whether it's defending the game-changing play or scoring it: we need to be better."
The Red Bulls welcome the Crew in the midst of winning five of their last six matches dating back to April 27. Australian midfielder Tim Cahill has been an integral part of New York's recent success, scoring four goals in the past five games.
"[Cahill] is a good goalscorer and he's showing he's in the right place at the right time," Warzycha said. "We have to match his intensity."
"He is a great player with great experience," midfielder Tony Tchani said of Cahill. "Especially on headers, he's really good. I think we need to do a better job on cutting off his runs. He always makes those late runs and someone needs to be in that spot to stop his headers."
Though Tchani will share the responsibility of marking Cahill with Matías Sánchez in the midfield as Danny O'Rourke's status is still in question, communication along the backline will be imperative to stopping the Australian's late runs into the penalty area.
"The late midfield runner is really hard to mark," said Wahl, who could move to centerback against the Red Bulls with Gláuber out due to yellow card accumulation. "Cahill is always coming in late, he's good in the air. Obviously he's got some chemistry now with the other midfielders who are playing him balls, accurate balls. He makes those really late, dangerous runs.
"We have to communicate early. [Cahill's goal] was a good lesson for us. We've had some communication issues recently and it's something we need to really key-in on because to mark that late runner, you have to be organized in moving guys and switching guys around."
Added centerback Eric Gehrig: "We have to make sure when runners are going into box that everybody is picked up, we're communicating and no one is left open because if New York has the chances Toronto had, they're probably going to make us pay."
Tireless Red Bulls midfielder Dax McCarty returned from injury to play 13 minutes in New York's 1-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Sunday after missing five matches. There is a strong possibility McCarty could return to the Red Bulls' starting lineup against the Crew.
"[McCarty] is a good player," Warzycha said. "Obviously, he was their MVP last year and for good reason. He's coming back from injury, and I'm sure their team will be stronger."
McCarty is the facilitator in New York's midfield, playing box-to-box to disrupt opponents' offenses and distributing to Red Bull attackers. His work rate shines amongst superstars like Cahill, Thierry Henry and Juninho.
"He brings that well-rounded, hard-working MLS mentality," Wahl complimented McCarty. "He's not as big of a name comparatively to Thierry Henry, but he's a very effective player. He gets up and down the field, makes tackles in the back and he has offensive capabilities."
Limiting McCarty's influence in the midfield will be another task for the likely central midfield tandem of Tchani and Sánchez against New York.
"He's more comfortable on the ball," Tchani explained. "He's a good player, a great piece for the New York Red Bulls.
"If he starts, then taking him out of the game will help us a lot defensively. We need to make him run and we need to occupy him."


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, Jul 6, 2012 / 11:03 am ().- An estimated 6,000 pilgrims have braved heavy rain to venerate the relic of St. John Vianney's heart since its arrival in England yesterday.
"This relic represents a call to the heart, a call to return to what must lie at the heart of the life our parishes declining or apparently flourishing in city, town and countryside," Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury told pilgrims at Liverpool's Cathedral of Christ the King on July 6.
"St. John Vianney had no doubt that whatever lies at the center, the heart of our parishes must always serve to bring us back to the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus," Bishop Davies said.
The relic of the 19th-century French priest arrived at Manchester's Airport on July 5, the first time it has ever visited England.
It was first taken to St. Anthony's Church in the city's southern district of Wythenshawe, where an estimated 2,700 pilgrims queued for hours to venerate it, twice the number expected by organizers.
The relic was then transferred to Liverpool July 6 for a national day of prayer for the renewal of parish life and vocations. The day included Mass as well as the praying of the Divine Office, confession, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and, of course, veneration of the relic.
Bishop Davies – who is behind the relic's visit England – noted how St. John Vianney did not have a concrete "pastoral plan" but, instead, had a firm disposition to seek holiness, which he was able to convey to those who around him.
"St. John Vianney never set out to 'please people' responding to demands like a tin can blown about on the piazza outside. Rather he proceeded purposefully in seeking to please God," he told the Cathedral that holds 3,000.
"This led him very close to all his people and especially close throughout his life to the most difficult and confused of his people – the types of people we might naturally be inclined to avoid."
The key lesson to be learned from St. John Vianney, he said, is that the regeneration of the Catholic Church in England lies in the rediscovery by the faithful of the love of Jesus Christ present in the Eucharist.
Bishop Davies recalled how the French saint would point each visitor to his parish towards the tabernacle with the words, "he is here, he is here, the one who loves us so much, he is here!"
Even in the saint's last days, when "frailty and sickness no longer allowed him to be heard," he would "stand in the pulpit of Ars and repeatedly point to the tabernacle."
"Everything he wished to say and (urge) us to seek was there in the Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist," said Bishop Davies.
St. John Mary Baptist Vianney served as priest for 40 years in the small, rural French town of Ars during the early 19th century. Even during his lifetime he was regarded as a saintly figure. He was formally canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925 and four years later was proclaimed principal patron saint of parish priests.
On the evening of July 6 the relic will be taken to St. Michael's and All Angels Church in Woodchurch, near Liverpool, for compline.
On Saturday, July 7 the relic will be venerated at St. Wilfrid's Church in Northwich, before it will be taken to Shrewsbury Cathedral, Shropshire.
Finally, it will travel onto the St. Mary's College Seminary in Birmingham July 7-8 for an annual vocations conference before returning to France on July 9.
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Who is Shantae? Why, she's the star of our game! She's a human/genie hybrid (a Half-Genie) who hair-whips monsters with her ponytail, and belly dances to transform into magical creatures. She explores Sequin Land, solves labyrinths, trashes epic bosses, and foils the busty buccaneer Risky Boots, always managing to save the day! She's been featured in three daring adventures, all designed exclusively for Nintendo handhelds. Now Shantae's headed for the living room, but her core gameplay elements will remain intact:
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Free Market Solutions in Health: Prohibition or Harm Reduction? | Institute of Economic Affairs
Some public health campaigners consider good health to be irreconcilable with free market capitalism. They regard the pursuit of profit as a major cause of unhealthy consumption and view certain industries as disease vectors. Accordingly, they support political action which limits commercial speech and restricts product development.
One consequence of this neo-prohibitionist approach is that innovative products are banned under the precautionary principle. The sale of the two least hazardous recreational nicotine products - e-cigarettes and Swedish snus - cannot be sold in many countries despite growing evidence that they can play an important role in reducing smoking rates.
Current proposals in Britain and the EU to regulate electronic cigarettes as medical products have highlighted the conflict between the neo-prohibitionists and the harm reductionists. Will such regulation do more harm than good? Does the Swedish model of tobacco control have more to offer than the Anglo-Saxon model? Or will safer nicotine products 're-normalise' smoking and undermine efforts to eradicate tobacco use?
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