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Concussions: How Much Do You Know to Protect Your Teen?
Maybe you know someone whose teenager has suffered a brain injury playing sports — a colleague at work, the neighbor down the block, your BFF from college. Would you recognize the signs if your child had a concussion? What you don't know could hurt him.
Sports-and recreation-related brain injuries have led to a 60% increase in ER visits among kids 19 and younger over the last decade. Test your knowledge of concussions. Take our quiz.
1. True or False
The number of concussions among kids isn't actually rising, and the scary headlines are mostly media hype. Fact is, there's genuine reason for concern. A 2011 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that there were an estimated 173,000 ER visits annually among kids 19 and younger due to sports- and recreation-related brain injuries, including concussions—a 60% jump over the prior decade. At Boston Children's Hospital alone, concussion-patient visits per month have increased 15-fold in the last five years. Dozens of youth concussion clinics have reportedly opened in nearly 35 states since 2010, and the problem is so severe that last fall the Institute of Medicine launched a sweeping 15-month study of sports-related concussions—and their link to both short- and long-term health issues—in kids from elementary school through early adulthood. ANSWER: FALSE
2. A concussion is defined as:
A) Any knock or blow to the head B) A traumatic, usually temporary brain injury that disrupts cerebral function
The brain consists of soft tissue, which is cushioned from everyday bumps by the cerebrospinal fluid it floats in. Concussions occur when there's a jolting impact to the head or body, which may cause the brain to slide against the inner skull wall. That can result in bruising, blood vessel damage and nerve impairment, all of which can affect mental stamina and make the brain work longer and harder to complete even simple tasks. ANSWER: B
3. True or False
Even though my kids don't play contact sports, they're still at risk. While football-related concussions tend to get the most attention (they account for 41% of the concussions experienced by high school athletes), the most common cause of concussion-related ER visits for kids 19 and younger is bicycle accidents, says the CDC. For girls ages 10 to 19, concussions occurred most often while cycling or playing soccer or basketball. "Any accident with significant impact to the head—a player-to-player collision, getting hit with equipment or falling hard on the ground—can cause a brain injury," says Kevin Walter, M.D., cofounder of the Sports Concussion Program at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. ANSWER: TRUE
4. Which of the following is a sign that your teen has a concussion? A) Confusion or fogginessB) Loss of consciousnessC) Sensitivity to light and soundD) Depression or psychological changesE) AmnesiaF) Any of the above
Confounding as it may be, there is no definitive test for concussion. Diagnosis is based on a neurological exam by a physician. Symptoms can differ widely: They may be subtle or severe, immediate or delayed, and last for days or weeks. Headache, dizziness and disorientation are the most common, while less than 5% of kids lose consciousness, according to research. The severity of any amnesia, however, may be one of the main indicators of the degree of injury. "If a child can't remember the first part of the game or doesn't remember getting home afterward, he should be evaluated for concussion," says Jeffrey Kutcher, M.D., associate professor of neurology at University of Michigan Medical School and director of the Michigan NeuroSport Concussion Program. Whenever your child sustains a blow to the head, monitor him for 24 hours to make sure he's behaving and responding normally. If he's not, see a doctor immediately. ANSWER: F
5. Yes or No
After another player at a football game slammed my 16-year-old, he told the coach that he felt "off." The coach pulled my son aside and asked him how many fingers he was holding up. But isn't that test too simple to determine whether it's safe to return to the field?
The so-called sidelines test can't detect if your child has suffered a concussion. "Coaches shouldn't make that call," says Dr. Walter. "What they should do is know the signs—feeling 'off' is one of them—and get the child appropriate treatment if they suspect head trauma." That means having an athletic trainer or medical professional perform a physical exam and a series of cognitive tests, including repeating sets of words or numbers backward. If the child answers correctly, there's no immediate need for a doctor, but he should sit out the rest of the game and be rechecked every 10 to 15 minutes, since symptoms can appear later. ANSWER: YES
6.True or False
My daughter wears a helmet when she plays field hockey, so I can rest assured that she's safe from harm. Helmets and mouth guards can prevent facial, tooth and skull fractures, but they do not protect the brain against concussions. Your child should always wear a helmet appropriate to the activity she's involved in, even if it's not a contact sport. Check the label to verify that the helmet meets federal and/or voluntary safety standards. Make sure it fits snugly and that the chinstrap is fastened. ANSWER: FALSE
7. Yes or No
My 15-year-old daughter got a concussion playing soccer 10 days ago. Her coach says she can return to the team. Should I let her?
Only a qualified doctor can make that assessment. Currently 43 states have sports concussion laws, most of which require that school-age athletes diagnosed with a concussion get written authorization from a medical expert before they play again. "Problem is, each state has a different definition of who can do the clearance," according to Dr. Walter. "Some say a licensed health care professional, which could be a nurse or chiropractor but she needs up-to-date education in concussion care." What you want your child to avoid at all costs is second-impact syndrome—being subjected to another blow to the head during the crucial period shortly after sustaining the first concussion. "That can be a fatal combination," Dr. Walter says. "The syndrome is rare, but it does happen." Young people may also be prone to post-concussion syndrome, in which they have persistent symptoms like headaches, irritability and dizziness. Unfortunately, among parents of children ages 12 to 17 who play school sports, less than 10% have read or heard about the risk of repeat concussions, according to a 2010 survey. And experts don't know how long this vulnerable period lasts or what the best treatment is. One common therapy is cognitive rest—avoiding mental and sensory stimulation, including bright lights and loud noises as well as video games and TV—for about two weeks. It may well be longer before it's safe for your child to play again, so consult a pediatrician and a specialist. ANSWER: NO
8. True or False
Kids rebound from concussions more quickly than adults. This is one of the few injuries where the younger you are, the longer it takes to recover. That's because the adolescent brain is still developing and therefore more vulnerable. Girls are particularly at risk. According to research, high school girls playing the same sports as boys have higher rates of concussion, more symptoms and greater declines in visual memory. As for recovery, there is no standard timetable. It varies according to the individual, the incident that caused the injury and whether the child has pre-existing conditions or had a previous concussion. "Clinical observations suggest that the majority of preteens and teens recover in two weeks, compared with the one week that we see in adults," says Dr. Kutcher. But the sobering fact is that as many as one in five children with a concussion suffer diminished higher-order reasoning skills comparable to those who've had severe brain injuries, in some cases lasting as long as two years or more. ANSWER: FALSE
If you answered correctly: 7-8 questions Congratulations on being so well informed. At the next game, share your knowledge with other parents while watching from the sidelines.5-6 questions You're on your way to becoming concussion savvy.4 or fewer It's time to start studying so you can learn how to prevent, recognize and respond to a concussion. Learn more from your pediatrician or take a free online course at cdc.gov/concussion.
Parent To-do List
Before your child steps out onto the field, make sure:
- He gets regular physical exams
- He's wearing protective gear that fits and works properly
- The coach has been trained in concussion prevention, recognition and management
- The team gets adequate breaks for rest and hydration
- You know who provides medical care for the team
- You've read the school's emergency care plan
Is Dad on Board?
Men can be a little too gung-ho when it comes to sports. A recent nationwide survey found that 90% of fathers who played high school football and suffered a concussion, or suspected they did, still want their sons in the game, while more than half of them believe there's too much hype about head trauma. Fact is, teen athletes are under intense pressure not just from dads but from peers and coaches as well. In today's pervasive "culture of tough," which rewards playing with pain or shrugging it off, teens may be reluctant to report symptoms of concussion and other serious injuries for fear of looking soft. "Moms can help counter this by talking to their kids—and their husbands—and emphasizing that concussion is no wimpy injury," says Dr. Walter. "An environment that encourages reporting a concussion rather than hiding one is key to our children's safety."
The Lowdown on Baseline Tests
If your teen is offered a preseason neurocognitive screening, by all means sign up. Thousands of school districts are having tween and teen athletes take the computerized tests, which measure memory, reaction time and concentration (there's no comparable test for younger kids) and can be used to detect changes in brain function after a teen sustains a head injury. However, experts agree that a post-injury test should not be taken too soon after a concussion. "It puts extra demands on the brain, and can trigger dizziness or nausea or even exacerbate other concussion symptoms," says Michael O'Brien, M.D., associate director of the Sports Concussion Clinic at Boston Children's Hospital. What's more, the test alone can't be used to confirm a concussion—and even when taken weeks after an injury, it is not sufficient to determine whether an athlete has recovered enough to get back in the game. "They are being misused far more often than not," says Dr. Kutcher, who cautions parents not to over-rely on the screenings. "Every week I see patients who were allowed to return to the field, based solely on the test, when they shouldn't have been." Another caveat for parents: Warn your kid against deliberately underperforming on the original baseline in the hope that it will be easier to meet those lowered scores should he or she suffer a concussion. Specialists say that while teens sometimes try to deceive them, internal quality controls can spot those who are faking it.
Originally published in the September 2013 issue of Family Circle magazine.
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Mets Sign Outfielder Rick Ankiel
FLUSHING, N.Y., May 13, 2013 - The New York Mets today announced that the club has signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a major league contract. Ankiel will wear number 16 and will join the Mets tonight in St. Louis. To make room on the 25-man roster, the Mets optioned outfielder Andrew Brown to Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League. To make room on the 40-man roster, New York transferred righthanded pitcher Jenrry Mejia to the 60-Day Disabled List.
Ankiel, 33, was released by the Houston Astros on May 9 of this year after hitting .194 (12-62) with three doubles, five home runs and 11 RBI in 25 games.
The 6-2, 210-pounder hit .228 (36-158) with 10 doubles, five home runs and 15 RBI in 68 games with the Washington Nationals in 2012.
The lefthanded-hitting Ankiel had a career-high 25 home runs and 71 RBI with the Cardinals in 2008.
The Fort Pierce, Fla. native graduated from Port St. Lucie High School and was drafted in the second round by the Cardinals as a lefthanded pitcher in 1999. He was named the Minor League Player of the Year in 1999 by USA Today and Baseball America. Ankiel went 13-10 with a 3.90 ERA (105 earned runs/242.0 innings) in 51 games, 41 starts with the Cardinals from 1999-2001, 2004.
Ankiel was converted into an outfielder in 2005. He has spent time with the Cardinals (1999-2001, 2004, 2007-2009), Royals (2010), Braves (2010), Nationals (2011-2012) and Astros (2013).
He is one of only four players in major league history to make at least 40 starts as a pitcher and hit 40 home runs. The others on that list are Babe Ruth, George Van Haltran and Cy Seymour.
Ankiel has a .979 fielding percentage as an outfielder and has collected 31 career outfield assists, including three this year with Houston.

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- GB @ Tenn (-4.5) – Pack to win, Pack better team, Tenn overrated, Fisher mullet in past – looked bad.
- Hou @ Minn (-4.5) – Minn good 1st half, bad 2nd, Dunta 2 picks, Frerotte terrible, new QB contro
- Jax @ Cincy (+7.5) – Jax to run wild; did Maurice keep his married name?
- Balt @ Cleve (-1.5) – Still anti-Balt, Cleve is back, Crennel getting fatter as I write
- Phi @ Sea (+6.5) – Done picking against Phil every week, so Sea likely to win outright
- Det @ Chi (-12.5) – Orton must have puke game soon – this week? No, but close game.
- AZ @ St. L (+2.5) – No idea here. None. Take St L because they have a giant arch.
- Dal @ NYG (-7.5) – Brad Johnson very bad, but team still good – Johnson kind of looks like Ernie Els.
- NE @ Indy (-5.5) – Peyton Manning #22 rated QB right now – whining not helping.
- NYJ @ Buff (-5.5) – tough game – Favre turnovers the difference? Rian Lindell the difference
- Atl @ Oak (+2.5) – Tempted w/Oak, but Atlanta got screwed in Philly, might have won.
- TB @ KC (+8.5) – KC looked very good last week. Tyler Thigpen looked really really good.
- Mia @ Den (-3.5) – Ricky Williams likes Denver – it too is a mile high.
- Pitt @ Wash (-2.5) – Portis monster, Moss monster. Campbell, cool. Cooley, cool…ey. Andy, lame.
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Dave in Tucson Says:
October 30, 2008 at 10:38 pm |
The Cardinals -2.5? St. Louis has the Arch, but the Cardinals have Warner, Fitzgerald, Boldin, and Hightower. Unless Leinart plays, the Cards should cover easily.
NE @ Indy — Manning may be whining, but Brady is in LA hoping they don't have to cut on his knee again. The Pats have 5 wins on 5 cupcakes. The Colts are not as good as they were last year, but the Patriots have fallen off a cliff. It may not be by much, but I think IND can cover 5.5.
joshywoshybigfatposhy Says:
October 31, 2008 at 1:15 am |
i have to agree on Arizona. i think st. louis could handle hightower alone, but not hightower, tackleberry, mahoney and jonesey all at the same time – they just don't match up. that band of misfits always seems to end up on top, and i don't see harris getting his way anytime soon.


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2005 marked the 25th Anniversary of the release of Negativland's first album, and we decided to stick our collective head deep into the copyrighted sand with this one. NO BUSINESS is not only a term Negativland's accountant can identify with, but it's also a tenaciously pure attempt to make new music out of old, or old music out of new, whatever anyone cares to decide this dubious case may be. NO BUSINESS may be a race with Walt Dizzy to commit legal suicide, or this elaborately packaged multi-media project might contain the most thoughtful cut-up novelty record you've ever heard.
Negativland clipped, transformed, and re-imagineered all the found sound they could get into their computer, and out came NO BUSINESS. It's in a deluxe 5 x 11 inch die-cut sleeve that comes with a laff-a-minute full-length CD tribute to stealing on the internet, file-sharing, jamming popular culture, nose cream and one very insistent piece of pie. It also comes with a 56-page essay about the cultural public domain which isn't one bit funny, just for contrast. And then, just when you're getting all serious, there's even a very special rubber novelty device - a trademarked Copyright Whoopee Cushion included in every package. You can also view a computer compatible video short which utilizes one of Negativland's old chestnuts of criminal music, "Gimme The Mermaid." This very infringing video was made working with a now former Disney animator using Disney's own computers to create and render it after hours when they weren't looking.
So if you're a copyright lawyer, you'll want to hear this, see this, and read this as soon as possible. If you have no respect for music or the music industry, this project will confirm your suspicions.
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Portraits of Lanza, family begin to emerge
STAMFORD, Conn. — The parents of Adam Lanza, the gunman in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, divorced in 2009 after 28 years of marriage because their relationship had "broken down irretrievably," court records show.
Nancy Lanza had no income at the time the marriage was legally dissolved, in September 2009. Her ex-husband, Peter Lanza, earned an annual salary of nearly $445,000 as an executive at General Electric and agreed to pay annual alimony of $240,000. That figure was scheduled to increase steadily for cost of living considerations, and Nancy Lanza was due to receive $289,800 in 2012, court records show.
In interviews, people who knew Nancy Lanza say she was deeply devoted to her troubled younger son, who was extremely bright but socially awkward and — until Friday — was not known as someone who was potentially violent.
Police say Adam Lanza fatally shot his mother at their home in Newtown on Friday morning before driving to Sandy Hook, gunning down 20 first-graders and six members of the school's staff, then turning a gun on himself.
Newtown police had no previous contact with Adam Lanza or concerns about him, state police Lt. Paul Vance said at a briefing Monday.
The Associated Press reported that Lanza took classes at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury when he was 16 and 17 years old but stopped after the summer of 2009, about the time his parents' divorce became final.
No details have emerged about whether he enrolled at another school or worked somewhere after leaving Western Connecticut State. But his mother recently had been considering moving him to Washington state, said Mark Tambascio, a restaurant proprietor and close family friend, because she had discovered a school she thought would be good for him.
"They were going to move out there together," Tambascio, who had known Nancy Lanza for several years, said Sunday night.
"He was her whole life. She was very proud of both of her sons," Tambascio added. "She never mentioned that (Adam) was suicidal or violent. Nothing like that. Everyone that had spent any time around him, they knew he was a little bit different, but you never saw any major, major issues."
Nancy Lanza, who was 52, was close to Tambascio and his family and frequented his restaurant My Place, befriending many regulars. Tambascio said it was his impression that Adam Lanza had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism.
Nancy Lanza described her son to friends as a genius of sorts with a high IQ who was able to complete his high school studies in the 10th grade.


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While strictly speaking this isn't a true cassoulet, it is nevertheless a delicious hearty casserole that has the basis of a cassoulet (beans, meat and sausages) and is ideal for a midweek meal. I used to make this a lot when I was a student as it had a little bit of everything in it and was an easy one-pot meal. Serve in bowls with hunks of chewy French bread or even better, some homemade garlic bread for mopping up the sauce. This is a really warming and delicious meal that you will love.
2 tbsp olive oil
150g chorizo, sliced
1 onion, finely chopped
1 stalk of celery, finely chopped
3-4 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp dried oregano
2 x 400g (1 x 28oz) tin of chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
Small pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
1 bay leaf
1 tsp sugar (optional)
250ml chicken stock
2 tins of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
Salt and Pepper
4 chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tbsp fresh Parsley
Extra virgin olive oil
Heat the oil in a large casserole pan then add chorizo. Cook until it is sizzling and just starting to turn golden brown. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside then add the onion and celery to the pan. Cook for roughly 8 minutes until softened but not coloured, then add the garlic, paprika and oregano and cook for another minute stirring well.
Return the chorizo to the pan then add the tinned tomatoes, tomato puree, chilli flakes (if using), bay leaf, sugar, chicken stock, cannellini beans, salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir well then leave to simmer for roughly 30 minutes until the sauce has reduced slightly.
Taste to check the seasoning and adjust if necessary, then add the chicken. Cook for another 10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the bay leaf then add a tablespoon of the parsley and stir before serving in bowls. Garnish with a little extra parsley and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.


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Bioengineered obese mouse, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1998
The role of animals in medical discoveries
What do cows, dogs and fruit flies have in common? All of them played a crucial role in medical discoveries. Edward Jenner celebrated the cows who provided the first protection against smallpox by calling his new method 'vaccination' (from the Latin word vacca, for cow). The Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov famously used dogs in his experiments on the relationship between sense stimulation and bodily functions. He showed that dogs could be conditioned to salivate when they heard a bell, which they associated with feeding. The American geneticist T H Morgan (1866-1945) used the fruit fly (Drosophila) for his observations of hereditary mechanisms. Fruit flies are well suited to such observations, because they breed very fast, they have big chromosomes that are easy to see, and they mutate frequently. With powerful microscopes Morgan could link changing genes to changing features of the body.
Antiquity to the 1600s: experimenting on animals
Animals have been used in dissections, experiments and medical treatment since Antiquity. Greek physicians such as Galen dissected pigs and monkeys to develop his knowledge of anatomy, but cautioned his colleagues that human bodies were very different from those of animals. In the 1600s, William Harvey experimented on animals to investigate the circulation of blood. The French scientist René Reaumur (1683-1757) trained a pet bird to swallow and regurgitate small pieces of food so that he could investigate the process of digestion.
From the 1800s to today: the increase in animal experimentation
Animal experiments became more frequent with the rise of experimental physiology in the 1800s. The French physiologist Claude Bernard, for instance, used animals in his work on digestion. Since 1900, animals have been central to the investigation of heredity and the new discipline of genetics. Other 'model organisms' of modern genetics include the fungus Neurospora, the mouse and the bacterium Escherichia coli. The celebrity sheep Dolly was the first successful result of cloning mammals. Today, scientists use purpose-bred animals such as the unfortunate obese mouse to investigate all sorts of bodily phenomena from obesity to ageing, and genetic diseases such as sickle-cell anaemia and thalassaemia.
Do animals feel pain? The change in belief from the 1700s
In the early modern period, many doctors saw nothing wrong with experimenting on animals. Philosophers such as René Descartes even claimed that animals did not feel pain. This attitude began to change in the 1700s. In 1758, Samuel Johnson criticised animal experimentation, claiming it would lead to a lack of compassion: 'He surely buys his knowledge dear, who learns the use of the lacteals at the expense of his humanity.'
Animals and therapy
Animals contributed not only to medical experimentation, but also to medical therapy. In some cases, doctors make use of animals' natural behaviour. Leeches, for example, have long been employed in the practice of bleeding. (Today, medical scientists have reintroduced the ancient practice of using maggots to clean wounds.) Animals have also been used as raw material. Before the discovery of clotting factors, physicians attempted blood transfusions from animals to humans.
The 1876 British government response to testing on animals
In the 1800s, activists such as Frances Power Cobbe organised a strong protest movement against vivisection. In 1876 the British government responded to the anti-vivisectionists with the Cruelty to Animals Act, which regulated animal experimentation. The debate continues to the present day, since animals are still used in medical research. But some researchers are now able to find alternative methods, such as experiments on cell cultures or computer simulations.
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A southern California man has been jailed for allegedly cooking and eating cats.
Jason Louis Wilmert, 36, is being held in the Kern County Jail on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and using a pet or domesticated animal for food, The Associated Press reported.
Neighbors called the police after they heard cats screeching at Wilmert's home.
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One neighbor said he looked into Wilmert's backyard and saw "a little burner going" and smelled "awful meat." "I heard a cat cry. It was a weird cry, real loud," he told KBAK-TV.
Police found evidence that suggested Wilmert "had the intent to use a cat for food," Sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt said, adding that he has "never seen anything like this."
The case has been sent to the district attorney and Wilmert is reportedly scheduled for arraignment Friday.


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NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Rome has become the second major city in Italy–and one of a small but growing number of large cities globally–to enable riders to pay transit fares with EMV contactless credit, debit and prepaid cards and NFC devices.
NFC TIMES Exclusive – When New York City transit officials announced Tuesday that the 1 millionth ride paid for through their new OMNY open-loop payments service had arrived ahead of schedule, they also proudly noted that 80% of the contactless payments had come from NFC wallets, not physical bank cards.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Five years ago next month, Transport for London introduced open-loop contactless payments across its transit network, including metro, trams and commuter rail, following an earlier launch on buses. The service now accounts for more than half of all pay-as-you-go journeys and has become a global showcase for the technology.
NFC TIMES Exclusive – San Francisco Bay Area transit authority MTC has confirmed to NFC Times that it will support mobile payments with its closed-loop Clipper transit card, including with Google Pay, by the end of 2020.
NFC TIMES Exclusive – Use of NFC wallets continues to steadily increase as part of Transport for London's landmark contactless payments service, with payments from NFC-enabled smartphones and smartwatches now accounting for 20% of all contactless payments, NFC Times has learned.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight –Apple Pay, which launched its mobile payments service five years ago this week in the U.S., has so far failed to live up to expectations with the service, either in the U.S. or globally, in terms of users and transactions.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – In a move that could enable more large transit agencies to offer NFC mobile payments with their closed-loop transit cards, U.S.-based Cubic Transportation Systems has signed an agreement with Google to integrate contactless transit cards with Google Pay. Among the agencies planning to support the service are those serving Google's home base in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Results of yet another survey has shown that a significant percentage of U.S. consumers continue to harbor security fears about using their smartphones for payments, a stubborn problem that has hindered growth of mobile payments from the beginning.
NFC TIMES Exclusive – While Apple Pay next month will mark the 5th anniversary since its launch in the U.S., there is another contactless-mobile payments service that is three times as old as Apple Pay–Japan's Osaifu-Keitai, or wallet phones, which this year turned 15.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Vivo, China's second largest smartphone maker, made it official this week, launching its NFC-enabled "vivo Pay" wallet, the last of the major Chinese phone OEMs to roll out NFC payments–though their use has been disappointing, at least for payments in stores.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Given the poor financial results of U.S.-based Fit Pay, it's becoming clear that the business case for provisioning of payment cards to wearable devices remains difficult.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Plans disclosed this week by JPMorgan Chase to shut down its Chase Pay app for in-store purchases is yet another nail in the coffin–perhaps the final one–for bank wallets in the U.S. And the situation does not look much brighter for bank-issued wallets abroad.
NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Transit officials in Miami-Dade County, Fla. are the latest in the U.S. to introduce open-loop payments of fares with contactless credit and debit cards and bank card credentials on NFC wallets, launching the service yesterday on the city's relatively small metro network, with plans to expand to buses later.
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La Trobe University is trialling two new robots that will provide support to the elderly in their homes and nursing facilities.
The robots – one female and one male – join La Trobe's existing robots, Matilda and Jack. The have spent the past 80 days travelling around the world receiving modifications.
The robots will be housed at the Research Centre for Computers, Communication and Social Innovation (RECCSI), which carries out research into aged care and human resource management with 'emotionally intelligent robots'.
"The robots can read human emotions by analysing facial features and body language and are wirelessly programmed to notify nurses if an elderly patient is distressed, injured or requires help," La Trobe University said in a statement.
They will also remind the elderly about daily activities and medication and help them stay in touch with friends and family.
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Study At The SRM University
Sri Ramaswamy Memorial University (popularly known as SRM University) is a co-educational privately held university in the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1985 under the University of Madras and now has four campuses in Tamil Nadu itself at Kattankulathur, Ramapuram, Vadapalani and Tiruchirapalli. It also has another branch in Modi Nagar, which is a town near New Delhi. The university has evolved over the years gaining 'deemed' status in 2004. It was named a University in 2006 when it attained a full-fledged university status under the University Act of UGC.
The main campus of SRM University is the Kattankulathur campus located in Chennai, which is a massive 250 acre site overlooking the Grand Southern Trunk Road. The campus is home to three institutes, namely College of Engineering & Technology, College of Science and Humanities and College of Medicine and Health Sciences. The SRM hospital is also located here, which is again full with latest facilities and offerings. It is 1200 bed hospital with more than 25 specializations in PG. The university has a lot of resident professors, known for their achievements. They are always present to help out the students in whatever way they can.
The SRM University also has programs that offer international exposure to students. One of the programs is designed in such a way that students can spend their final year of studies abroad and get a degree from the foreign university. This gives a dual benefit of studying in India and abroad, while being able to be light on the pocket. Universities like Carnegie Mellon and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are a part of this program that enable students to undertake world-class education. The list is growing and the university is able to attract the best universities of the world for this program. Another program they have is a twinning program where a student spends half of his/her studies in foreign universities. This is available for engineering as well as medical students. For the needy students, the university offers various scholarships under several funds. It also runs a fee-waiver scheme, which is offered purely on need and merit basis.
The campus is abuzz with several clubs and activities happening all around the year. Students with similar interests have formed several clubs and organize activities in their respective institutes. Some of the events are university wide and students from any institute can participate. The college life is great at the SRM University and the campuses are world-class. The university has also been able to attract foreign students, which add to the diversity of student profiles. Located in the city of Chennai, the engineering campus is able to attract recruiters from the city as well as from India's Silicon Valley, Bangalore.
Overall, the SRM University has grown rapidly and gained reputation. It has become the choice of many students not only in South, but also the whole of India. In the coming years, SRM University is expected to take education to next level by offering various innovative teaching methodologies.


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We're Coming for You, John Boehner
I've been a GOP insurgent for 50 years. And I'm not done yet.
The GOP has been hijacked. That's right, hijacked. Over the past 100 years, an elite progressive minority has taken the Republican Party far afield from its conservative platform and the interests and values of its grassroots conservative base.
I'll admit that, in the aftermath of the disappointments of the 2012 elections, conservatives like me are angry.
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We are angry at being blamed for Mitt Romney's defeat, when we argued from the beginning that he was a Big Government establishment politician and that if he ran a content-free campaign, he would lose.
We are angry at the disrespect shown to limited-government constitutional conservatives who were delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention. We are angrier still when members of Congress, whom we elected, and who want to use the democratic process to push policies based on conservative principles, are told to "get their ass in line" by Speaker of the House John Boehner, and to go along with the Republican Party leadership's betrayal of conservative principles—or else.
It's time for conservatives to channel that anger. It's time to take our party back.
In some ways, I was a Tea Partier before there was a Tea Party.
I vividly remember back in 1952 when, as a 19-year-old kid too young to vote (you had to be 21 at that time), I sat in a polling place in Houston, Texas, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., trying to help "Mr. Conservative," Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio, win the Republican nomination for president. It mostly ended up being a "family values" moment, when the only people to vote that day in my precinct were my mother and father.
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Republicans were rare birds in Texas in 1952, and I'm sure plenty of my college friends thought I was nuts for spending my time on politics, particularly Republican politics.
Since Reconstruction, no Republican in Texas had been elected governor or senator. Republican elected officials in Texas were few and far between, with the GOP existing largely as a patronage party to claim federal appointments during the times when there was a Republican in the White House.
From my perch out in Houston's Harris County, it looked like Taft had it wrapped up. After all, he had won the most votes in the primaries, had the most delegates going into the Republican National Convention, and despite frontrunner Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's status as a war hero, Taft was the favorite of the grassroots activists of the GOP.
But Taft was not the favorite of the Eastern establishment leaders of the National Republican Party; they worked all out to hand the nomination to Eisenhower, and when Senator Taft was defeated, I was surprised and disappointed, but I was not dissuaded from my interest in conservative politics.
Making sure that I was on the winning side wasn't what interested me; making sure the right side won did.
Fast-forward to Sept. 11, 1960, and a meeting at the family home of William F. Buckley, Jr. in Sharon, Connecticut: The Sharon Statement, primarily drafted by author and educator M. Stanton Evans, and still one of the most compelling statements of conservative principles and values ever written, was adopted and signed by the 90-some young attendees.
The Sharon Statement, in its eloquent homage to liberty and limited government, has stood the test of time. With the exception of its provision regarding international Communism (for which we might today substitute radical Islam), it is still relevant. Young Americans for Freedom was launched, and with it began the modern conservative movement we know today.
Less than a year later, in August 1961, I became executive secretary of Young Americans for Freedom, and because we needed to raise money to build the organization, I began to learn how to market the conservative ideas, principles and values for which we stood.
For those born in the Internet age or after the advent of cable TV, it may be hard to imagine how difficult the job of marketing conservatism and conservative ideas was in 1961. To this day, the New York Times carries on its front page the motto "All the news that's fit to print," and in 1961, as it is today, liberals were largely in charge of deciding what was fit to print in the establishment press and what wasn't.
The conservative print media was small; Human Events was an eight- to 12-page newsletter, the National Review was just getting started, and YAF's publication, the New Guard, first edited by Lee Edwards, now a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, had just a few thousand subscribers.
It was hard, if not impossible, to find the conservative point of view on television. Walter Cronkite of CBS and his establishment media colleagues at ABC and NBC would go on air at 6:30 p.m., and by 7:00 p.m. America would have been told what to think— and it wouldn't be that communism was evil and dangerous and that lower taxes, less government and more freedom were good ideas.
This remained true into the 1970s and 1980s, even as Ronald Reagan rose to national prominence and won two landslide elections.
If you were a conservative on a college campus or in a suburban neighborhood reading the newspapers and watching TV, you were marooned in a world where the elite opinion makers of New York and Washington found your ideas fit to be ignored or attacked, but not printed or aired.
The one means we had to get our message out, to share ideas and to bypass the establishment media filter was direct mail—the first and longest-lived form of new and alternative media.
I didn't set out to change the media or the media culture by applying the techniques of commercial direct marketing to conservative politics; we simply needed money to run Young Americans for Freedom and it was my job to raise it—a job that became all the more urgent after our conservative standard-bearer, Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, was obliterated in the 1964 election.
Goldwater—the candidate of the New West and conservatives— had won the Republican nomination over the strong objections of the Eastern establishment Republican leaders. Once he had the nomination in hand, they did little to help him and much to hurt him, and when he went down in flames, they were quick to blame conservatives for the party's defeat and do their best to purge Goldwater supporters from the GOP.


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BRIDGEWATER, Mass.—Coming off their worst performance of the season, UMass Boston women's basketball (9-5) turned in a dominant showing on the road with a 64-39 win over Bridgewater State University (7-8) Thursday night at the Tinsley Center.
Sophomore Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.) and point guard Andrea Suffredini (Milford, Mass.) led the way for UMass Boston, with each player contributing a double-double. Murphy pulled down a season-high 24 rebounds, to go along with her game-high 19 points. Suffredini reached double-digit assists (10) for the first time all season, while pouring in 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
Senior Shelby Buck (Greenfield, Ohio) added nine points on three 3-pointers in just 13 minutes of action, while Katrina Edwards (Springfield, Mass.) chipped in with eight points and seven rebounds in her first collegiate start.
The Beacons dominated the contest on both sides of the ball, knocking down 43.1 percent (25-58) of their shots, while holding the host Bears to just 14-60 (23.3 percent) from the field. UMass Boston's defense held Bridgewater State under 40 points at home for the first time in ten years (61-39 loss to Eastern Connecticut State University in 2004)
In addition to playing stingy defense, UMass Boston used a total team effort on the boards to double up Bridgewater State 58-29 for the game.
After a quiet first half in which UMass Boston led for all but the first two minutes, the Beacons headed to the break with a 27-19 advantage.
UMass Boston would turn the game into a blowout in the second half on the back of an 18-0 run. The Bears opened the half scoring six of the first 11 points to cut the deficit to 32-25 with 15:45. That's when UMass Boston turned in one of their best five-minute stretches of the season.
Edwards opened the run with a layup and Buck pushed the lead to double-digits for the first time all night with her first 3-pointer. Suffredini added a layup at 14:17 to push the lead to 39-25 and force the first of two Bears' timeouts during the run.
After an Edwards' block gave the Beacons the ball right back, Buck knocked down consecutive 3-pointers to push the lead to 20 and force Bridgewater State to use a second timeout.
UMass Boston wasn't done though, as Murphy made one of two free throws and Edwards and Murphy traded layups to push the lead to 50-25 with 10:27 to play.
While the Beacons failed to piece together a second of run of epic proportions, the Beacons pushed the lead to 30 (64-34) on a Brittany Moore (Billerica, Mass.) layup with 50 seconds to play.
With the win, UMass Boston snapped a two-game losing streak at the hands of the Bears and a season-high three-game losing streak this year.
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On Nov. 26, 1952, a ward building at Huntington State Hospital, now Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, caught fire, killing 17 people. Some readers may find these images (and the news story below) disturbing.
Established on a 33-acre tract in 1899 as the West Virginia Asylum, the state-supported hospital has evolved from the dark ages when as many as 1,800 patients were crammed into open wards and the staff included a superintendent and seven or eight physicians. Today, it is a 90-bed facility.
In 1958, West Virginia had 5,500 patients placed in a half-dozen mental health facilities scattered over the state. Because of improved treatment and drugs, that number had decreased to 2,400 in 1976.
The Hartley Act, which was brought on by a class action suit, caused more dramatic changes in the 1980s. The act mandated that all state hospitals eliminate open wards and provide only two-bed, semi-private rooms for mentally ill patients.
West Virginia now operates just two psychiatric care hospitals, Huntington and Weston, W.Va.
In 1999, Gov. Cecil Underwood announced that Huntington State Hospital would be renamed the Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital in honor of the retiring doctor and her dedication to bringing mental health issues to the state's attention.
This old Associated Press story about the fire was found on the GenDisasters website.
Huntington, Nov. 26 -- (AP) -- Fourteen women and children perished tonight in a fierce blaze that swept a three-story building at the Huntington State Hospital, a mental institution.
President Joe F. Burdett of the State Board of Control, which supervises the state's institutions, announced the death toll as complete and official.
Two hours after the fire roared through the 56-year-old building, Burdett said the blaze took 15 lives. After a thorough recheck, he brought the figure down one.
Five of the victims were young girls, 15 or younger. The others were women, the oldest 89.
There were about 275 patients in the three-story brick structure.
The fire broke out in the basement shortly after 7 p.m. and burned for about two hours. The flames were confined to the first two floors but the thick acrid smoke played havoc with the youngsters trapped on the top level.
Firemen had to cut through heavy wire mesh with acetylene torches to get inside the building when the front entrance became an inferno. The screaming patients had to be removed by means of an old wrought iron circular stairway at the rear of the building.
The rescuers couldn't use stretchers on the narrow escapeway, so they bundled the patients --some alive, some dead -- in blankets and carried them down on their shoulders.
Fire Capt. C. C. Martin credited attendants on duty with a "heroic job" in getting the most of the patients out of the building.
He said they tripped the latches on the ward doors so the patients could flee by themselves.
The kitchen, one of the several buildings nearby, was turned into a hasty receiving station for the screaming, weeping, vomiting victims.
One reporter called it a "sorry sight." The patients were sprawled on the kitchen floor, some of them dead, most with only a blanket covering them, reeking with the strong smell of smoke.
One fireman said the blaze started in the basement. A staff physician who refused to be quoted said some of the patients sometimes went to the basement to smoke during off hours, which was against the rules.
The hospital built in 1896, has been under recent scrutiny both through the press and the state legislature for its condition.
"I know it's too late to say this," Burdett said, "but we submitted to the budget director a recommendation for one million dollars for fireproofing all this -- ward buildings one, two, three and four."
It was ward building four which burned.
Burdett said the requested appropriation was cut out somewhere along the line in the last legislative session.
A new building was being constructed on the grounds nearby which was to house the patients in the structure which burned. They would have been transferred into the quarters withing a few weeks.
Two other fires have occurred at the state hospital within the last two years -- one in a third floor sewing room and the other in a basement storage bin. Both were extinguished quickly.
Burdett said:
"The same situation exists at Spencer and Weston State (two other state mental institutions).
Recommendations for fireproofing those two hospitals and Huntington have been approved by the budget director for submission to the 1953 legislature."
He added that part of Spencer and Weston State Hospitals already have been fireproofed.
Two elderly women were listed as in serious condition from burns.
The only other person listed as injured was a Huntington fireman who suffered a broken foot when a battering ram fell on him.
All three members of the State Board of Control were at the hospital during cleaning-up operations. They are, besides Burdett, L. Steele Trotter, treasurer, and Dell White, Secretary.
State Fire Marshal C. A. Raper, also at the scene, said he had not had a chance to make an inspection or estimate of the damage.
Here's List of Dead In Huntington Fire.
Huntington, Nov. 26 -- (AP) -- Here is the list of dead in tonight's fire at Huntington State Hospital as released by Chief of Detectives Herman A. Frazier of the city police.
ADA CARVER, 89, Huntington.
JOYCE TUCKER, 20, Fairmont.
ELIZABETH BRIGHT, 31, Wellsburg.
EVANGELINE ELZY, 15, Dunbar.
PATRICIA LONG, 15, Sutton.
LENA WENTZ, 11, Cabell County.
LILLIAN GOULD, 36, Huntington.
GERALDINE CURRY, 26, Mingo County.
CASSIE SUMMERFIELD, 44, Huntington.
AVANELE KEIFER, 15, Huntington.
ETHEL MUNDAY, 68, Charleston.
HELEN FINDLEY, 33, Sistersville.
PATRICIA CLARK, 14, Vallscreek, McDowell County.
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I used to love watching Bob Ross! I do miss him. Great draw! :)
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Sara Evans Secures Restraining Order Against Ex-Husband
Sara Evans' happily ever after has hit a bump now that she and ex-husband Craig Schelske are continuing a war of words in their bitter custody battle. Schelske has fired back after Evans secured a restraining order that blocks her ex-husband from publicly discussing their divorce and the custody fight over their three young children.
Schelske claimed during a recent appearance on Anderson Cooper's telvision show that he lost custody of their three children because of Evans' accusations that he was a porn-obsessed adulterer.
"I think you try really hard not to forget who you are and embrace the fact none of us will go through this life without experiencing disappointment, devastation and pain," Evans told Taste of Country a few months ago when asked what advice she'd give others who are weathering divorces and custody disputes. "That shouldn't change who we are."
For solace after her 13-year marriage to Schelske ended in 2006, Evans said she turned to God and the love of her children.
Although Evans maintained in court documents that her ex-husband's statements on the September 20th television show "caused and will continue to cause irreparable harm to the children," there will likely be more sparring between the former couple.
"This is a violation of his First Amendment rights, and he won't take it lying down," an unnamed source told TMZ after the recent restraining order was put in place.
Schelske has also claimed that Evans supposedly surrounded their children with "a party atmosphere" filled with drugs ad alcohol and that her past behavior "encouraged and condoned underage drinking."
The couple's three children (Avery Jack, 12; Olivia Margaret, 8; and Audrey Elizabeth, 7) currently live with Evans, her husband Jay Barker and his four children in Birmingham, Ala. Evans and Barker married in 2008 and the couple hope to one day have a child together, Evans previously told Taste of Country.


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Cattails provide a natural habitat for fish and help reduce nutrients and sediment that run off into your pond. They are also used in some ponds to add to its overall aesthetic appeal. While there are a few benefits to having cattails around your pond, at what point do they become an inconvenience and how do you get rid of them?
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While you enjoy the presence of cattails in your pond, they can quickly take over your pond and become an unsightly pest. An easy way to keep your cattails in check is by marking boundaries in your pond. By establishing reference points, it will be easier to tell when your cattails are trying to spread out, enabling you to address the situation before it has a chance to get out of hand.
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Democratic Assemblyman Luis Alejo authored the bill. He put a positive spin on the measure's inability to make it through the legislature this session.
"It's moving in the right direction. It has the most support it's ever had and has its best shot of actually being signed," Alejo said. "I'm just exercising my due diligence by taking a few more months so that we can get it in the best shape possible as build some more consensus and, in the early part of next year, hopefully get that signature from Governor Jerry Brown."
Alejo said lawmakers have been trying to pass a version of the bill for ten years. He said currently, undocumented immigrants are often arrested for driving without a license, which could lead to their deportation.


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Shannon Medley's '55 Chevy Street Machine
Priorities are a huge determining factor in the way a car looks and performs, and it's a broad spectrum from the high-dollar chrome trinkets of show cars to the race-inspired details of hardcore street machines. For Shannon Medley and his '55 Chevy 210, going fast is certainly the top priority, leaving details like bumpers, interior bits and exterior trim out of the equation. He's not alone in the madness, as his '55 always creates a buzz at the dragstrip and generally draws a crowd. The curious onlookers aren't interested in the bodywork or the interior—they want to know how it's so fast.
Everywhere you look, Shannon's Chevy is frustratingly simple, from the junkyard 6.0-liter Vortec engine to the rear suspension. By all accounts, this car's a definite sleeper, and Shannon never fails to surprise folks at the track. He got the car in December of 2010 after trading his '72 Chevelle for it, body for body. His Chevelle was quite the sleeper as well, running deep in to the 6s in the eighth-mile with skinny whitewall tires and stock hubcaps. And while the '55 doesn't really look like a stocker, it doesn't have the go-fast vibe with its Rally wheels and rattle-can paintjob. Shannon's always had a thing for '55 Chevys, especially 210 two-door post cars, because his dad had one back in the day. Even with a healthy big-block, his dad's car wasn't nearly as fast as this one.
Shannon is known for his simple, yet quick, combinations and has proved his theory of dry nitrous kits with this build. Somehow, he makes nitrous work without a secondary shot of fuel to his advantage, while most folks wouldn't make it out of the driveway without melting a piston. The LQ4 Vortec engine is truly a junkyard piece, snatched from a '01 fullsize Chevy, and it has withstood a multitude of beatings, not the least of which includes a 225hp dry shot of nitrous. Thanks to a Comp Cams stick, the nearly stock 6.0 makes a ton of power on the hose, and the stock '55 Chevy leaf springs do a great job of keeping the car hooked up, even on a small tire.
The car is very reliable, mild mannered, and quiet on the street, but when he uncaps the headers and lets a bit of air pressure out of the slicks, the flat-black '55 turns into an unbelievable performer. It is crude because it's still a work in progress, and Shannon plans to upgrade the car in terms of safety. The car also sees plenty of regular street driving, and it gets driven to and from the track. Shannon usually runs 93 octane in the '55, but occasionally splashes a gallon of 110 in it for good measure.
So far, the car has run a best of 6.26 at 106.9 mph in the eighth, which is astonishing when you consider the budget of $3,500 in the drivetrain and suspension. Add in the value of the car, and Shannon has a killer street car with way less than $7,000 invested. Regardless of the car's street-friendly characteristics, don't be fooled by its simplicity, along with Shannon's laidback attitude—this thing means business and receives its share of abuse.
Tech Notes
Who: Shannon Medley
What: '55 Chevy 210
Where: Ringgold, Georgia
Engine: Shannon bought the LQ4 Vortec engine from a friend who had sourced it from a junkyard. The 6.0-liter LS-based engine started life in 2001 and still has plenty of life left in it. The bottom end is completely original, as are the "317" cylinder heads, with the only modification being a set of LS6 valvesprings. The camshaft is a Comp Cams 275XR, with specs of 222 degrees of duration on the intake side and 224 on the exhaust, measured at 0.050-inch lift. Lobe-separation angle is 112 degrees, while maximum valve lift comes in at 0.566 inch on the intake and 0.568 inch on the exhaust. The fuel system consists of the stock '55 Chevy tank, so Shannon keeps it topped off to prevent fuel starvation due to slosh. A Walbro 255 electric fuel pump delivers 93 octane to the stock injectors, while original coil packs light the fire. The car has never been dyno tested, but Sam Daffron tuned the car using HP Tuners software.
Power Adder: The engine combination is very simple, and so is the nitrous system. Shannon built the kit himself and spent less than $100 on swap-meet solenoids to create a two-stage dry nitrous system. He launches the car with a 125hp shot, and while the front wheels are still in the air, he hits the second kit, spraying another 100hp the length of the track. The computer adds enrichment fuel via the factory fuel injection system to keep the engine alive.
Transmission: Behind the stealthy 6.0 is a TCI-prepped TH350. It's not a full race transmission, but it was built with a manual valvebody and a PTC 10-inch torque converter, which stalls at 3,000 rpm. The three-speed automatic sends power to the 8.5-inch, 10-bolt rear end, which came out of a '78 Camaro. It was upgraded with Hudlow 30-spline axles, a mini spool, and a 3.42:1 gear set.
Suspension: The full-frame '55 Chevy certainly has a few years on it, but Shannon didn't see the need to drastically change it. He installed a cheap disc brake kit on the front and left everything else stock. The rear suspension features the original leaf springs, which are assisted by a pair of old school slapper bars and three-way adjustable shocks. Did we mention this thing was frustratingly simple?
Wheels/Tires: Traction comes from a pair of Mickey Thompson 28×9-inch slicks that are mounted to 15×7-inch Rally wheels. A matching pair of wheels rolls up front, but Shannon occasionally bolts on a pair of front runners to shed a few pounds.
Bodywork: Minor repairs have been masked by a few coats of rattle-can flat black.
Interior: He hasn't quite gotten to the interior stage, so the car is a bit ratty on the inside. No door panels, late-model bucket seats, and a rusty steering wheel give it plenty of character. You'll also notice there isn't a rollcage in this car, which is alarming, but cool. Lap belts are the only safety-related item.
Performance: Shannon's '55 has run a best of 6.26 at 106.9 mph in the eighth-mile and has busted off a best 60-foot time of 1.34 seconds. With a 3,430-pound race weight, this no-nonsense Chevy is making some serious power. The car transfers weight nicely, hiking the left front tire on every pass. End


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NEWPORT � Walmart is planning to expand its presence in the area with a smaller store model in Newport.
NEWPORT � Walmart is planning to expand its presence in the area with a smaller store model in Newport.
Newport Town Planner Bob Chambers said preliminary plans for a Walmart Neighborhood Market have been reviewed and he�s expecting final plans for the project at any time. Once the final plans have arrived and are complete, Chambers said he�ll be able to issue a building permit.
The plans call for the construction of the 42,000-square-foot store near the intersection of U.S. 70 and Roberts Road adjacent to the Wilco Hess gas station.
But Chambers is quick to note that the planned store model is not the same as the Supercenter down the road in Morehead City or a scaled-down Express stores.
�This is a Neighborhood Market with groceries and a pharmacy,� he said.
The project sits within a commercial highway zoning district, where such stores are a permitted use.
However, Chambers said, a special-use permit was required to allow for a second driveway entrance on U.S. 70. The town�s Board of Adjustment approved that permit last month.
The Neighborhood Market store will share a driveway with the gas station and have a second entrance about 300 feet down the road.
Chambers said once the building permit is issued, construction on the project can begin.
Walmart has been aggressive in expanding in the area recently.
The company announced in October it is was building a similar 42,000-square-foot Neighborhood Market off Neuse Boulevard in New Bern. The new store will be about a quarter of the size the existing Walmart Supercenter in New Bern.
Bill Wertz, eastern region communications director for Walmart, said in October there are about 300 Walmart Neighborhood Markets nationwide. Construction on the New Bern store is expected to start next year and take eight or nine months to complete, he said.
Chris Capellini, assistant project manager with Bohler Engineering, the firm preparing the site plan for the New Bern Walmart Neighborhood Market, said the store would have a fuel station and drive-through for its pharmacy.
Walmart is also planning an Express Store in Oriental. It will be about 15,000 square feet and would not have as broad a selection as a Neighborhood Market. There are 20 Walmart Express stores in the state, more than anywhere else in the country, Wertz said.
Walmart also plans to build a Supercenter in Grantsboro.
Sun Journal staff writer Eddie Fitzgerald contributed to this report.