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When Helen Lee plans her vacations, she is often more focused on what she'll be eating than what she's likely to see.
"I love to eat, and the first thing I do when I'm away is to check out the food," says the 31-year-old marketing manager from New York City. "And, I'm more motivated to go somewhere if there will be great food."
Her passion for good grub explains why she has visited Paris, a city that she considers the ultimate destination for foodies, three times in the last five years. ("I literally eat my way through the city," she says.) Each trip has consisted of indulging in baguettes and pastries from boulangeries, sampling cheeses and local honeys from open-air markets like Beauvau, and checking out nonassuming bistros for steak frites and grilled fish.
There's more where that came from. The City of Light is just one of the 10 spots on our list that are the best bets for foodies.
What defines "best"?
"A foodie city has a good mix of restaurants—some with an international reputation and that are true classics, others that are excellent but that people may not have heard of," says Martin Rapp, senior vice president of leisure at Altour International, a New York and Los Angeles luxury travel consultancy. "It has food markets that sell produce as well as local products, such as oil and cheeses. It also has good artisanal bakeries."
It's these offerings experts say increasingly draw true food lovers. Such travelers aren't content with simply dining at famous or pricey restaurants; they are looking for a more authentic experience because of the increasing limelight the media, particularly the Food Network with shows like "Food Finds and Giada's Weekend Getaways", has placed on discovering local foods.
"Some people collect the big name restaurants that they've been to like notches on a belt," says Richard Bruce Turen, who plans food-focused trips through Churchill & Turen, a Naperville, Ill., luxury travel consultancy. "Foodies thrive in discovering obscure restaurants and like to impress others with their discoveries."
Appetizing Big Apple
In New York City, Bubby's is such a place. The Tribeca eatery is popular among local brunch lovers and offers dishes such as sour cream pancakes with bananas and sour cherries that are large enough to share. Besides the food, this restaurant is worth a visit for the people-watching that includes celebrity regulars like Robert De Niro.
For a bazaar-like experience, visitors might explore Chelsea Market, which is a gold mine of several dozen gourmet food stores including Ronnybrook Dairy, an upstate farm that makes ice cream, shakes and creamy yogurt, and Amy's Bread for olive picholine loaf and chocolate-stuffed rolls.
Then there are the ritzy restaurants. For a three-Michelin-star meal in New York City, book a table at Per Se and sample Thomas Keller's $250 nine-course tasting menu that changes daily, based on the market availability of ingredients. Balthazar, a Keith McNally-owned casual French bistro in SoHo, has classic choices like duck confit and steak frites.
Licking plates in London
There are just as many munchies found in Europe. While there, check out London.
"[It] is a major global food destination right now," says Erica Duecy, editor of restaurants and hotels at Fodor's Travel Publications. Of the city's rising status as a global finance center, she says, "the resulting infusion of cash has helped spark a tremendous restaurant boom."
Looking for a hearty way to start your days here? For a full English breakfast of eggs, sausage, black pudding and toast head to Thames Foyer, which has views of the river. Located in the grand Savoy Hotel, this restaurant is usually dismissed as a tourist spot by visitors but foodies swear by its morning meals.
Tamarind, a trendy Indian spot that is frequented by celebrities like Madonna, is a great option for a casual meal. The menu has more than 50 dishes like Malabar seafood stew and Dhingri saag (shitakes mushrooms in creamed spinach). Local foodies frequent Borough Market, held daily, for stalls selling Indian pickles, cured meats, cheeses, olives and spices.
Far-East fare
In Asia, head to Singapore. There you'll find One Rochester, which is located in a plush bungalow, a unique concept for the country. It's near Rochester Park, an area full of colonial homes, and serves French dishes like cream of wild mushroom soup with white truffle oil and pan-seared salmon with mango sauce. For breakfast try the overlooked Ah Teng's Bakery at the Raffles Hotel, and sample the pork, seafood and vegetarian dim sum or one of the Western-style pastries.
In a city packed with Asian restaurants, it's easy to get lured into any with an appealing-sounding menu. Locals love Lei Garden for the scallops in black bean sauce and the large selection of grilled meats and seafood like grilled shark. For an overwhelming choice of local foods like chili crab, spicy noodles and fried carrot cake, visit the downtown market Lau Pa Sat.
One final tip: You might want to include some Tums in your toiletry kit. With fine fare such as this, overeating is as distinct a possibility as a four-figure check.
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1979-1995 Toyota 4x4 Builder's Guide - How To Trail Your Toyota
'79-'95 Toyota Pickup/4Runner Builder's Guide
Over the past 29 years, Toyota trucks and 4Runners have become some of the most popular trail rigs around. Though entirely capable in stock form, the Toyota aftermarket has developed scads of upgrade parts for these long-lasting 4x4s. The Toyota 4x4s covered in this article were produced from 1979-1995 and include first- and second-generation 4Runners and fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-generation pickups. Each generation represents a different body style. The year 1985 marked the last year of the solid front axle and the first year of EFI. This makes '85 EFI-equipped Pickups and 4Runners a key year for those looking to purchase a fixer-upper trail rig. Expect to pay a little more for this much sought-after year but consider that you'll get more versatility and power in as-purchased form.
With five different engines under its belt from '79-'95, Toyota trucks and 4Runners definitely improved with age. The early 20R and 22R engines made less than 100 hp, but the later-model 22RE EFI engine made about 115 hp. The 22RTE Turbo produced about 135 hp and the V6 made 150 hp, making it a massive improvement to this historically under-powered vehicle. The 20R and 22R engines are carbureted. The carburetor-equipped 20R was only used for the first couple years until replaced by the carb-fed 22R, which earned a spot under the hood until 1988. Some truck and 4Runner models received the 22RE starting in 1985, and the 22RTE Turbo engine was also included in the lineup in '86 and '87. The 22RE was used through 1995 as the base-model engine alongside the optional 3VZE V6.
If you're seeking V8 power from a four-cylinder, then upgrading performance on the 20R and 22R engines can be an expensive process. However, if you simply want increased reliability and a slight hop-up in horsepower and torque, you may be able to build your Toyota engine to perform to your expectations. Ensuring that the engine is in good running condition should be your first step, and it can be followed by installing a high-flowing air filter. Many will go with a set of headers, a high-flow catalytic converter, and a higher-flowing, larger diameter exhaust (the stock exhaust is small and constrictive) after this. A new cam will further benefit the open exhaust and headers and all told can offer an additional 20 horsepower. Cam changes in duration and lift vary to how each vehicle is set up in regards to gearing, tire size, and what engine enhancements are already in place. A new cap and rotor and plug wires can also re-awaken a tired stock engine, and a heavy-duty aluminum radiator will greatly aid cooling. You can also elect to invest your money in transfer case and axle gearing, which will allow the little four-cylinder to idle its way over obstacles.
If big horsepower is your goal, then you'll likely want to consider swapping out your 20R or 22R for a V6 or V8 powerplant. A lot of parts - actually everything you need - can be purchased to complete an engine swap; including motor mounts, modified oil pan (for front diff clearance), headers, and drivetrain adapters. The 3.4L V6 engine used in Toyota Tacoma pickups makes a great swap, and Off Road Solutions has a kit to swap this engine into '79-'95 models. For those who want to stay away from a complex conversion, companies such as LC Engineering and DOA Racing Engines offer high-performance 22R and 22RE engines custom-built to each application.
Transfer Case
From 1979 to 1995, several varieties of Toyota transfer cases were used. Most of the cases were geardriven, though two chaindriven units were also used. Geared cases used a 2.28:1 low-gear ratio but used two differently splined inputs (21-spline and 23-spline) depending on the model year it was installed. The 23-spline input in the geardriven case was used behind the 22RTE Turbo four-cylinder and can be interchanged with the 21-spline input in any geardriven case. The 23-spline input will hold up to higher horsepower and is ideal for V6- and V8-converted Toyotas. Chaindrive cases used a 2.57:1 low-gear ratio and came with 23- and 26-spline inputs depending on the year. The later-model chaindriven cases were paired with the V6 engine and can be identified by its five bolts used to secure the rear cover. The rear cover on geardriven cases is secured with seven bolts. Toyota transfer cases used both top-shift and forward-shift configurations. Most cases are forward-shift but top-shift is more desirable for projects and modifying. Marlin Crawler offers a kit to convert forward-shift cases to a top-shift.
Low gears are about the easiest upgrade to increasing a vehicle's capability. A number of manufacturers offer low transfer case gears. Advance Adapters offers its Trail Tamer gears in 2.06:1, 4.7:1, and 5.0:1 ratios. The gearing in a stock- or low-geared transfer case can be further reduced by pairing it with a gear-reduction housing, or "crawl box," that bolts between the transmission and the T-case. The crawl box will hold one set of T-case gears and the stock T-case will hold a second set of gears. Together the gears combine to create a multitude of available gear ratios that culminate to a very respectable crawl ratio. A number of aftermarket manufacturers offer crawl boxes and complete dual-transfer case setups, including Marlin Crawler and Inchworm Gear. You can also assemble your own double T-case using an adapter plate from Inchworm Gear, Advance Adapters, or Marlin Crawler, and the front housing from a spare Toyota T-case. You'll likely still want a low-gear set for the rear case to increase the low gearing possibilities.
Another transfer case upgrade that should be included with a dual-case setup is a heavy-duty transfer case crossmember. A twin stick shifter is also a helpful transfer case upgrade. The twin stick shifter allows the T-case to be shifted to 2WD Low, which is helpful in making tight turns in rigs equipped with a front locker.
Some early trucks used a four-speed manual transmission for a short time, but it was soon replaced by the five-speed. The '79-'83 five-speed transmission is weaker than later-model units and has a nonremovable cast-iron bellhousing. EFI trucks in 1984 came with a stouter five-speed with a removable aluminum bellhousing and four different versions of these were used through 1995 behind four-cylinder engines. From 1986-1995, two other versions of the five-speed transmission (R150F and R151F) were used along with the four-cylinder Turbo and the 3.0L V6. One automatic transmission was utilized for all Toyota trucks and 4Runners, and it was factory-married with a transfer case unlike all those used with the five-speed manual trans. If an engine or transmission swap is planned for an auto-equipped Toyota, you will also require a geardriven transfer case. Most of the late-model five-speeds are viable candidates for use behind a V6 or V8 engine swap, but the W56 five-speed used in '85-'88 EFI pickups and 4Runners is generally one of the more sought-after. Advance Adapters offers a variety of adapters to facilitate such a conversion as well as adapters to fit alternative transmission candidates such as a 700-R auto or Ford T-18 manual transmission. Toyota manual transmission strength can also be enhanced through the installation of a heavy-duty clutch and flywheel.
Solid-Axle Swap (SAS)
The A-arms and the torsion bars used in the IFS setup are strong and can provide very decent performance in many off-road driving situations, but travel is limited compared to most solid-axle leaf-spring setups. Concerning strength, the biggest issue arises when the IFS axle halfshafts are forced to operate at steeper angles due to larger-than-stock tires. The shafts often break in such situations.
Since Toyota still produced a solid front axle version of the pickup for foreign markets, this meant that the front frame area on IFS rigs was still strong enough and the right width from the factory to support this setup. It didn't take aftermarket manufacturers long to figure this out, and solid-axle swap kits to replace the IFS and torsion bar configuration soon became available.
The stuff you'll need to complete an SAS is available as a complete kit from a lot of vendors, but you could make your own using used and custom parts. Many vendors offer the pieces separately for those who want to construct an SAS on their own. Most off-the-shelf kits include a front spring hanger kit, spring perches, shackles, and springs. Other items that are often included in SAS kits are front shock hoops to facilitate use of longer travel shocks. This is also a good time to locate a high-pinion frontend, but a regular four-cylinder 8-inch frontend will also do the trick. An IFS steering gear is already in place, but you'll still need some high-steer arms, a pitman arm, and a drag link and tie rod to complete the steering system. A new front driveshaft will also be necessary.
All of the Toyotas in range can accommodate up to 32-inch tires in stock form, however, the '79-'85 Toyotas can get extra clearance for a 32-inch tire using extended shackles and/or rear lift blocks. Two inches of lift can be achieved in this manner and it typically won't require new springs, shocks, or brake lines. However, a slightly taller shock will lend further ride improvements and extend wheel travel. Installing more than 3- to 4-inch lift springs will require extended brake lines and suspension and steering-correction items like an adjustable drag link, sway-bar extensions, and torque-rod drop brackets. Lifting the rear of the vehicle can be completed using lift blocks, add-a-leaves, or new lifted leaf-spring packs. Body lifts are also available for all of the Toyota truck and 4Runner models in range.
The '79-'85 trucks and 4Runners used a suspension torque rod up front to control axle wind up during braking and acceleration. The rod gets too short as a vehicle is lifted and brackets are available to adjust it to the appropriate height or adjustable rods are also available to lengthen it as needed. An adjustable drag link is also helpful in maintaining factory steering effects. You can run without the torque rod in place, but you will likely experience pull to the right under braking. This is due to the axlehousing rotating which compresses the suspension and moves the drag link. This effect will be lessened in trucks with IFS steering gears and crossover steering arrangements.
In 1986, Toyota changed the front suspension configuration of its trucks and 4Runners to use an IFS setup. The IFS used upper and lower A-arms paired with torsion bars and shocks. The rear suspension on IFS trucks and 4Runners retained the leaf-spring arrangement. In 1990, the 4Runner was redesigned to use a rear coil spring four-link suspension and front coil spring strut arrangement. Rear coil spacers and front ball joint spacers can create lift in these models. You can also replace the rear coils and control arms for more lift. All of the IFS model Toyotas can be converted to use a solid front axle and leaf-spring suspension, which will offer the greatest improvements in vehicle capability and permit use of the tallest tire sizes.
Though not as desirable for all-around trail use, IFS suspensions can be modified to accept larger-than-stock tires. Aftermarket suspension systems often consist of drop-down systems that drop everything (A-arms, differential, torsion bar frame mounts, etc.) down to make more room for larger tires under the fenders. This affects ground clearance since the lift systems usually drop down the lower A-arm mount on the frame and include a spacer to be used between the stock upper ball joint and the steering knuckle to retain factory steering characteristics. Higher-end kits will replace the knuckle completely with a new lift knuckle and also use new, longer A-arms.
One cheap way to lift an IFS Toyota is to "crank up" the torsion bars to raise vehicle ride height. Cranking up the bars will make the suspension stiffer with each turn and will make the angle of the A-arms greater (they sit just about parallel to the ground at stock height). You will need to adjust wheel alignment each time you crank the torsion bars. Cranking up the torsion bars too much or installing a lift over 3 to 4 inches can cause the idler arm to break or bend. A handful of companies offer an idler arm truss to strengthen this component. Also, wheel spacers can be used to add extra width to the vehicle stance, which also effectively repositions the wheels and tires further outboard from the frame and body so that larger tires can be used.
Available factory axle-gear ratios for all years were somewhat consistent with most models receiving the 4.10:1 ratio ring-and-pinion, which will still offer decent power and torque using up to 32-inch tires. Making the leap to a 33-inch tire will require new lower axle gears, like a 4.88. A 35-inch tire will call for 5.29 gears. Basically, the taller the tires installed the lower (numerically higher) the axle gears needed. Available popular aftermarket axle-gear ratios include 4.10:1, 4.88:1, and 5.29:1. Available lockers for the Toyota axles include ARB, Detroit Locker, Detroit EZ Locker, Lock-Right, Auburn LSD, Truetrac, No-Slip, and Aussie Locker. Spools are also available and are an inexpensive means of gaining complete traction in rear axles.
Interior & Exterior
A large variety of body armor items are offered from many vendors. Body armor items include front winch and nonwinch bumpers, rear bumpers with and without tire carriers, rock sliders, transfer case crossmembers, and axle armor/guards. Quite a few weld-in in-cab cages are also available. Other exterior upgrades include fiberglass fenders, half and tube doors, roof racks, and flatbed kits. Along with in-cab rollcage kits, aftermarket seats are another popular option.
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Developed through a unique collaboration between Calphalon and Williams Sonoma, the Elite cookware collection sets a new standard for nonstick performance. Metal utensils won't damage the release performance of the durable, triple-layer nonstick interior, and the specially textured surface excels for searing foods – two key features that set this collection apart from other nonstick cookware. Made in the USA and exclusively ours, Elite cookware is also PFOA-free and dishwasher safe.
- Ideal for searing, frying and sautéing foods.
- Premium hard-anodized aluminum ensures excellent heat conduction and uniform cooking.
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- 8" Fry Pan: 1 3/4" high; 1 lb. 10 oz.
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Rated 1 out of 5 by suze303 from Love the sturdy handle I read all directions regarding use, cleaning and storage before using. I am very disappointed that the surface marred after one use with a wooden spoon. I now have many scratches after several uses with only a wooden spoon. I would not recommend this product. It is not worth the price.Date published: 2017-03-16Rated 1 out of 5 by BoysTzTz from Beware scratches Clearly states you can use metal utensils. I used these pans on Christmas Eve with a metal spatula. I now have scratches on my new pans. The pans are great and cook evenly but they need to update the product details.Date published: 2016-12-31Rated 5 out of 5 by p78452 from Heavy duty frypan Heavy duty fry pan. It's totally non-stick. The pan cleans up easily. Love it!Date published: 2016-09-27Rated 5 out of 5 by considerquality from Better than my expectations I have this fry pan and have used it extensively. I am hard on frying pans so I try to buy the best quality I can afford. I was considering sending it back because it is heavy, but I am so glad I didn't. I have gotten used to handling it and this pan has exceeded my expectations. You truly can use metal utensils in it with out scratching it; it truly is non-stick. It cooks very evenly and is a snap to clean. Probably one the best fry pans I have ever purchased, if not THE best fry pan to date. I highly recommend it to anyone.Date published: 2016-08-26Rated 5 out of 5 by HarriK from My most used fry pan Calphalon makes a great product and this is no exception. Non stick surface for great top-of-stove cooking, and easy cleaning. I got the 10 inch size and it is plenty large for most recipes. Sides are lower than my previous fry pan but it is no problem. My most often used kitchen tool.Date published: 2016-08-21Rated 5 out of 5 by CP33 from Best Fry Pan for the money Calphalon Elite has come out with a great product. It heats evenly and is the perfect size for our family of 4. It's easy to clean, very sturdy, and heats across well.Date published: 2016-04-19Rated 5 out of 5 by Melvisol from Excellent Pan I have this pan for a few weeks but can report I can tell the quality and ease of use right from the beginning. The handle is riveted on, not screwed on so it doesn't need to be tightened every other time used. The cover handle is also riveted on. The handles do not get too hot to handle. I haven't used it on highest flame because I didn't need to. Fried hamburgers in oil, fried eggs, sauteed veggies. All good. No stick and great results. I have Allclad SS and other SS, but wanted quality with non stick. I use only wood utensils even though they say you can use metal. The finish is as smooth as when I took it out of the box. I just wipe it out with a paper towel, but if needed to wash, I use the sponge side of the scotchbrite. I haven't needed to scrub. Buy it and enjoy.Date published: 2016-03-09Rated 3 out of 5 by LaFawne from Replacing Too Soon Love the pans as far as cooking but already having to replace skillets due to scratches. I don't see that this is any sturdier than regular non scratch interiors. Will NOT use metal of any kind on replacements, too pricey to continue replacing! You are supposed to be able to use metal spatulas, spoons and whisks- not from my experience. I will stick to nylon utensils only.Date published: 2016-02-21
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21 file against water right
Routt County, two South Routt towns and four metro districts are among the 21 parties that have filed statements of opposition to the city's application for a recreational water right.
Feb. 29 marked the last day parties could oppose the city's filing, which was made in December.
City attorney Tony Lettunich said just because a party has filed a statement of opposition does not mean it opposes the filing. The statement of opposition also allows outside parties to monitor the application as it makes its way through water court.
Lettunich said the number of parties who oppose the city's filing or have serious concerns is in the low teens.
The opposition comes as little surprise to the city, which was warned by nearby towns and water districts that the water right would face legal challenges if done before discussions were held.
Even before the filing deadline, five parties came together to form a legal defense agreement, allowing them to share confidential information if they decided to fight the application. The agreement was among the county, towns of Yampa and Oak Creek, the Upper Yampa River Conservancy District and Morrison Creek Water and Sanitation District.
The five parties all filed statements of opposition.
The city's water attorney, Glen Porzak, said he would begin meeting with the opponents to see whether resolutions could be found.
The Colorado Water Conservation Board, which under state law has to make a recommendation to the water court on the city's recreational water right application, also filed a statement of opposition. The city expects to present its case to the conservation board in May, Lettunich said.
Along with the Morrison Creek District, two other metro districts filed statements of opposition: Steamboat II Metropolitan District and the Lake Catamount No. 1 Metro District.
The opponents also included companies and individual landowners. Trout Unlimited, a nonprofit dedicated to river conservation, filed a statement of opposition to the city's application and has been involved in other state water cases for recreational water rights.
VGS Enterprises Inc., The Wharton Development Group LLC and Pinnacle Peak Ranch — three companies that filed water right application less than a month before the city — all filed statements of opposition.
Other filers were Lafarge West Inc., Catamount Development Inc. and the Routt County Farm Bureau. Individuals who filed statements of opposition were Dean and Jim Rossi and Michael and Susanne Holloran.
On Dec. 26, the city filed water rights on the Yampa River for two river structures: the D Hole and Charlie's Hole. The two structures are kayaking play holes, but the city's application indicates that the water right also would benefit other recreational uses such as boating, tubing, rafting, floating and canoeing.
The city is requesting a recreational in-channel diversion from April 15 to Oct. 31. The maximum flow requested is 1,700 cubic feet per second in the first half of June, and the minimum requested is 120 cfs from July 15 to Oct. 31.
The application also stipulates the claim would be limited to 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
On Dec. 16, the City Council unanimously voted to file for recreational water rights before the end of the year.
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Whether you're a massive Twilight fan or not, there's no denying that Robert Pattinson is a handsome hunk. That Kristen Stewart is one lucky lady! Do you see those crystal blue eyes and that shaggy hair? I melt! With the latest installment of the The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 coming out in theaters this Friday (!!!) -- there's no better time to get to know the hottest, most-happenin' vampire around.
Read on for 20 secrets you didn't know about Robert Pattinson:
1. At first Twilight fans didn't want Pattinson to play Edward on the big screen (can you believe it!?). More than 75,000 people signed a petition AGAINST him taking the role because they thought he wasn't the right fit.
2. Rob's two older sisters, Victoria and Lizzie, used to dress him up as a woman named Claudia when he was 12.
3. His first kiss was also at 12.
4. Robert was completely cut out of the 2004 movie titled Vanity Fair. In it, he played the older version of Rawdon Crawley. Don't worry, though. You can catch RPattz in Vanity Fair DVD extras.
5. Our favorite vampire is actually 6'1''. I know, a lot taller than I thought, too!
6. Robert beat out 3,000 other actors for the Twilight role.
7. Robert told Seventeen magazine that he would want to possibly trade places with George Bush because he is "someone who has lots of respect."
8. Think Rob's got a nice booty? You're not alone. Rob's done butt modeling (yes, there is such a thing) and has been a butt double for "a lot of different actors."
9. Pattinson's not crazy about his name. He once told MTV, "I hate any reference to my name" and suggested the alternative nickname Spunk Ransom. Creative one, that Robby.
10. Starting when he was 10, Rob was very interested in making money. He used to deliver the paper for $20 a week.
11. Van Morrison is one of Rob's fave artists. He told Fandango.com, "He was my inspiration for doing music in the first place." Awwww, bromance.
12. Rob didn't know how to drive until recently. The hunk had one driving lesson in Oregon and then essentially taught himself the rest after buying a car in L.A.
13. Robert was once in a band called Bad Girls with his "first girlfriend's [then] current boyfriend." Ballsy, I like it.
14. Back in 2005, Rob was the first actor to read for the part Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Of course, he got the gig.
15. Bad boy! Rob was expelled from school for not doing his homework.
16. Rob's not big on using his cellphone.
17. The 25-year-old would really love to work with Jack Nicholson.
18. Rob's not much into washing his hair. He told Metromix that after six weeks, his hair starts to "wash itself."
19. Rob's a Taurus and his birthday is May 13, 1986.
20. The only thing Rob "splurges on" is DVDs.
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In 2007, President Bharrat Jagdeo's relationship with the opposition People's National Congress–Reform party remained highly acrimonious. Separately, a UN ruling granted Guyana the right to explore offshore oil reserves, providing the poverty-stricken country with a potential financial windfall.
Guyana gained independence from Britain in 1966 and was ruled by the autocratic, predominantly Afro-Guyanese People's National Congress party (PNC) for 26 years. In 1992, Cheddi Jagan of the largely Indo-Guyanese People's Progressive Party (PPP) was elected president in Guyana's first free and fair election. He died in 1997, and the presidency passed to his wife, Janet, who resigned in 1999 for health reasons. She was succeeded by Finance Minister Bharrat Jagdeo of the PPP-C, an alliance of the PPP and the Civic Party. President Jagdeo was elected in his own right in 2001.
Guyanese politics remained split between descendants of indentured workers from India, known as Indo-Guyanese, who make up about half of the population and generally back the PPP-C, and Afro-Guyanese, who compose 36 percent of the population and are descended from African slaves. A rising crime rate and a parliamentary impasse dominated the political scene during Jagdeo's first term. The PPP-C and the main opposition PNC-Reform party (PNC-R) traded bitter words over the issue of payment for opposition members engaged in a boycott of the National Assembly that began in March 2002 and lasted for 14 months.
In 2004, the political climate showed brief signs of improving when the two main parties announced that they had reached agreement on a wide variety of issues, including tax reform, procurement, and the composition of the commissions that controlled appointments, promotions, and discipline in the judiciary, the police, public administration, and public education. Then, however, a police informant revealed the existence of death squads that included serving and former police officials. The groups allegedly enjoyed official sanction and had killed some 64 people. An investigation revealed apparent links to the home affairs minister, Ronald Gajraj, and both the United States and Canada revoked the minister's visas. To protest Gajraj's alleged wrongdoing, the PNC-R boycotted most sessions of the National Assembly for several weeks, including the presentation and debate of the 2004 budget. The breakdown effectively eclipsed the two parties' recent policy accord. Gajraj was largely exonerated by an official inquiry in 2005 that nevertheless criticized his use of a criminal informant who—it was later revealed—was a professional hit man, and his practice of granting firearms licenses to applicants without the required police background checks.
In January 2005, the government declared Georgetown a disaster zone as days of continuous rain led to severe flooding in which more than 30 people were killed, tens of thousands were displaced, and agriculture suffered widespread damage. According to the United Nations, Guyana sustained $465 million in losses that affected more than one-third of the population.
Violence escalated in 2006 ahead of that year's elections. In the spring, Agriculture Minister Satyadeo Sawh was brutally slain by masked gunmen, and four newspaper employees were shot dead on the outskirts of the capital in early August. The National Assembly was dissolved amid acrimony and mudslinging, and the elections were delayed by several weeks as deep conflicts within the seven-member Guyana Elections Commission undermined the credibility of the process. Despite those concerns, the elections unfolded without incident in August, due in part to the heavy presence of international observers.
President Jagdeo handily won another five-year term as his PPP-C received 54 percent of the vote and 36 seats in the 65-member National Assembly. The PNC-R won 34 percent of the vote and 21 seats. A new party, the Alliance for Change (AFC), won 5 seats, and two minor parties, the United Force and the Justice for All Party, each won a single seat. The emergence of the multiracial AFC indicated that the fierce racial divide of Guyanese politics may be softening. However, the political climate remained acrimonious in 2007, as opposition leader Robert Corbin of the PNC-R accused Jagdeo's government of condoning the illegal drug trade.
A September 2007 ruling by a UN tribunal gave both Guyana and Suriname access to offshore oil deposits that could radically change Guyana's economy. The country is one of the poorest in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a per capita gross domestic product of about US$1,000.
Guyana is an electoral democracy. The 2001 elections generated a broader consensus about the importance of electoral reform to the democratic process. The 1980 constitution provides for a strong president and a 65-seat National Assembly, elected every five years. An Assembly Speaker is also elected, and two additional, nonvoting members are appointed by the president. The leader of the party with a plurality of parliamentary seats becomes president for a five-year term, and appoints the prime minister and cabinet.
The 2006 elections strengthened the hand of the ruling PPP-C, but also demonstrated that some Guyanese are beginning to vote across racial lines, as symbolized by the establishment of the multiracial AFC. The main opposition party remains the PNC-R. Other significant political parties or groupings include the Alliance for Guyana, the Guyana Labor Party, the United Force, the Justice for All Party, the Working People's Alliance, and the Guyana Action Party, which enjoys strong support from indigenous communities in the south.
Guyana was ranked 123 out of 180 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index, the worst ranking in the English-speaking Caribbean. The country is a transshipment point for South American cocaine destined for North America and Europe, with counternarcotics efforts undermined by corruption that reaches to high levels of the government. The informal economy is driven primarily by drug proceeds and may be equal to between 50 and 60 percent of formal economic activity.
Several independent newspapers operate freely, including the daily Stabroek News. In 2007, the government launched an advertising boycott of the paper in retaliation for its critical coverage during the 2006 elections. The state owns and operates the country's sole radio station, which broadcasts on three frequencies. Seventeen privately owned television stations freely criticize the government. However, opposition party leaders complain that they lack access to the state media. There are no government restrictions on the internet.
Guyanese generally enjoy freedom of religion, and the government does not restrict academic freedom.
The government largely respects freedoms of assembly and association in practice. The right to form labor unions is also generally upheld, and unions are well organized. However, employers are not required to recognize unions in former state enterprises that have been sold off by the government.
The judicial system is independent, but due process is undermined by shortages of staff and funds. In 2005, Guyana cut all ties to the Privy Council in London, the court of last resort for other former British colonies in the region, and adopted the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice as its highest appellate court. Prisons are overcrowded, and conditions are poor. In 2007, the ruling PPP-C passed a bill empowering the chancellor of the judiciary to oversee how Guyana's high court handled its cases, a move protested by the opposition.
The Guyana Defence Force and the national Guyana Police Force are under civilian control. Racial polarization has seriously eroded law enforcement, with many Indo-Guyanese complaining that they are victimized by Afro-Guyanese criminals and ignored by the predominantly Afro-Guyanese police. Meanwhile, many Afro-Guyanese claim that the police are manipulated by the government for its own purposes. Official inquiries have repeatedly pointed to the need for improved investigative techniques, more funding, community-oriented policing, better disciplinary procedures, greater accountability, and a better ethnic balance in the police force, but the government has taken few concrete steps to implement the proposed reforms. In June 2007, Guyanese authorities were shocked to learn that one naturalized U.S. citizen from Guyana and two Guyanese nationals had been arrested for an alleged plot to blow up fuel lines at a New York City airport.
Guyana is home to nine indigenous groups with a total population of about 80,000. Human rights violations against them, particularly with respect to land and resource use, are widespread and pervasive. Indigenous peoples' attempts to seek redress through the courts have been met with unwarranted delays by the judiciary. Racial clashes have diminished in the last decade. However, long-standing animosity between Afro- and Indo-Guyanese remains a serious concern. A Racial Hostility Bill passed in September 2002 increased the penalties for race-based crimes.
Domestic violence and violence against women in general are widespread. Rape, including spousal rape, is illegal, but often goes unreported and is infrequently prosecuted. In May 2006, Amnesty International released a study criticizing Guyana's justice system for not prosecuting rapes. It reported that only 9 of 647 cases between 2000 and 2004 ended with convictions. The Guyana Human Rights Association has charged that the legal system's treatment of victims of sexual violence is intentionally humiliating. Sodomy is punishable with a maximum sentence of life in prison. Guyana has the second-highest HIV prevalence rate in Latin America and the Caribbean.


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Q1. Explain how breakdown, corrective and remedial maintenance contributes to the maintenance management of an organisation 10 marks(300-400) words
Answer : Breakdown maintenance involves the repair or replacement of equipment and components after they have failed. This kind of management strategy can be contrasted with preventive and predictive maintenance, which are designed to avoid equipment failures. The breakdown maintenance approach is typically employed when failures are unlikely to result in workplace injuries or excessive downtime, though the costs associated with emergency repairs are often prohibitive. A policy of breakdown maintenance is sometimes instituted when a facility or business has scheduled to close or cease
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Reactive maintenance is basically the "run it till it breaks" maintenance mode. No actions or efforts are taken to maintain the equipment as the designer originally intended to ensure design life is reached. Advantages to reactive
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Q4. Explain briefly the ABC classification and reasons behind recommending ABC and VED classifications for managing inventory of spare parts for maintenance?10 marks(300-400) words
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ohn McElroy wrote in 1864 of the beginning of his stay at the Confederacy's largest prison camp, Andersonville Prison, or Camp Sumter as it was officially known, in southwest Georgia:
Five hundred men moved silently toward the gates that would shut out life and hope for most of them forever. Quarter of a mile from the railroad we came into a massive palisade with great squared logs standing upright in the ground. Fires blazed up and showed us a section of these and two massive wooden gates with heavy iron hinges and bolts. They swung open as we stood there and we passed through into the space beyond. We were at Andersonville.¹
Approximately 45,000 prisoners would enter Andersonville's gates during its 14-month existence. Nearly 13,000 would never see freedom again.¹John McElroy, This Was Andersonville, Ray Meredith, ed. (New York: Fairfax Press, 1979), 5.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 29 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
We have opened a women's fitness studio with co-ed day's. We have a very clean, classy designed studio. Fully equipped. The logo should convey class, strength and sophistication. Our target audience is 23-55. So, not too girly, but more towards executive women. visit http://www.myspace.com/lexyladyfitness for logos we did not find the wow in and pictures of the studio interior.
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The spotlight is beaming on drag shows and a passion play in an Arkansas town. The Gospel of Eureka takes a personal and often comical look at negotiating differences between religion and belief through performance, political action and partnership. With verve, humor and unfailing compassion, Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher build unexpected bridges between religious faith and sexual orientation.
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Homeland Articles
Homeland show recaps, reviews, and photos. Read reviews and recaps of Showtime's Homeland TV drama series.
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Homeland Season 3 Episode 12 recap CLICK AWAY TO AVOID SPOILERS……………………………. ……………………………. ……………………………. Full Story
Claire's streak is over
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Claire Danes was on a 3 year winning streak at the Golden Globes. In 2011 she won for Temple Grandin. In 2012 it was for Homeland. And early this year, in January, she repeated for Homeland – the HFPA loves her. Loved her? Claire Danes was not called today. Instead, the five actresses nominated for dramatic television are: Julianna Margulies, Tatiana Maslany, Taylor Schilling, Kerry Washington, and Robin Wright. Full Story
See, now that was an episode of Homeland
Homeland Season 3 Episode 11 recap That's the show I remember. So that was the first, maybe second episode of the season that felt like it was worth all of our time, right? Blissfully little Mira (but I may have to accept that Virgil is gone for now) and a fast, fast pace. It felt like coming home. Full Story
Lucky Gum
Homeland Season 3 Episode 10 recap God, but Carrie looked extra beautiful this week, didn't she? Is that Claire Danes, or Carrie? Something in the hair. Is this the hair and makeup department having fun with us? Beginning to show off Carrie's pregnancy glow? It's real now, the pregnancy. Full Story
Homeland Season 3 Episode 9 recap Well, it happened. We knew it was coming, of course. Carrie and Brody, reunited at last. Dana Brody, still a thing on this show. Saul Berenson, finally fighting for his gig. It's all here. A different show would have had this be the season premiere. Full Story
35 years? Mira said 35 years, didn't she? Were they 12?
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Homeland Season 3 Episode 8 recap It's hard not to fixate on details like this because they come in such an unusual way. Little dribs and drabs of relationship issues and personal lives that are in such stark contrast to the mechanics of the CIA's day-to-day. But seriously. Full Story
Women & Babies
Homeland Season 3 Episode 7 recap So now we know. This was the whole plan. Get Javani to the US, under Saul's control, send him back as a double agent working for the US. The only problem was the vicious bloodshed and incidental implication of Quinn as random CIA-type murderer. Oops. Full Story
Quick and Awful
Homeland Season 3 Episode 6 recap. This episode of Homeland seems to require a very quick cutting to the chase and less rhetoric. So without further ado, these are the questions I have. How long has Carrie known she's pregnant? We saw what looked like, to me, a month's worth of tests, which means, depending how long we believe she's been out of the hospital, that she's known about this a rather long time. Full Story
Teenagers on a F*ckfest
(Sorry, Jacek, I had to) Homeland Season 3 Episode 5 recap Other than two very delicious uses of the F word this week, Homeland has now firmly constructed itself – this season, at least – as a show that might be smarter than you and is determined to keep you guessing. This is either immensely appealing or intensely annoying, depending on how you live. Full Story
Did They Get You?
Homeland Season 3 Episode 4 recap They got me. In fact, a little Twitter scrolling before I watched the episode tipped me off to the twist, and I still didn't see it coming in precisely the way that it did. Before we get serious here, can we just shout out to my Virgil? Back for just a small scene but boy did he make it count. Full Story
Is this the New Normal?
Homeland Season 3 Episode 3 recap Did you love it? Did you sit at the end of the episode and go "That's my satisfying episode of Homeland"? You didn't, did you? Look, I can't claim they're playing things safe. If they were, Brody would still be in hiding somewhere within striking distance of the CIA, and Carrie would be sneaking in to see him while maintaining her bad poker face at work, and we'd all be snarking about how they were just running the same race over again, second verse same as the first. Full Story


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Oscars 2010 Articles
2010 Academy Awards (Oscars) hilights, gossip, photos, and video.
What are you trying to say?
She's a two time Oscar winner, and you already know my thoughts on that. And she won both awards playing androgynous characters. And she most recently played Amelia Earhart. And now all of a sudden she shows up at the Vanity Fair party pretty much forcing her tits down our throats. What's up Hilary Swank? You trying to tell us something? Many of you have emailed for commentary on her appearance. Full Story
RDJ, Oscars, Iron Man 2
Yesterday's RDJ Oscar post was mostly re: his presenting duties with Tina Fey. Forgot to mention how it was with Robert Downey Jr and his wife Susan on the carpet. They are ADORABLE. He's totally all over her, he can't stop touching her, and talking to her, or to himself, and they laugh a lot together, and he's so obviously delighted by her, and it's not gross or tacky or inappropriate, just really sweet and genuine and fun. Full Story
Oscar Overtry: Lea Michele
Post By Duana IMDB says Lea Michele's birthday is August 29, 1986. I have a friend who shares this exact birthday, and based on hangouts with her, that means getting settled into 23, not leaving anytime soon. 24 is awhile away. When you're 23-not-24, the point of fashion is fun or ridiculous or 'I can't believe I get to wear this'. Full Story
Worst in Show: George & the Italian Queen
Let's start with Ely. Elisabetta Canalis made it to the Super Bowl. She's been workin' it for months. Months. So you'd think, you'd think she'd bring it home hard, non? Um. Non. Totally predictable that she wore red. She didn't bother washing her hair. And it's a sateen disaster. Full Story
Best in Show: Sandra Bullock
Post By Duana There are three reasons that guys I know love Sandra Bullock. 1) If you ran your hands through her hair she wouldn't scream "Don't, I just did it!" 2) Get the impression she's not going to be an uptight "lights out before we get naked" kind of girl. 3) So endlessly relaxed when she's being interviewed on these carpets - even tonight when she's poised to win and is trying really hard to pretend like she hasn't heard all the rumours that call her a lock - she is so easy and fun and f-cking real that she manages to not only have a good interview with a guy who got this job out of absolutely nowhere (seriously, who was that EW guy in the post-red carpet pre-show show?) but also create a catchphrase. Full Story
Oscar Good Dress, Bad Dress: Maggie & Charlize
A lot of people call Maggie Gyllenhaal ugly because she doesn't look like Reese Witherspoon. Having met Maggie at the Spirit Awards on Friday, I can tell you her sex appeal is through the roof. It's the way she holds herself. And the slight condescension when she speaks to you. She's tall, so she looks down on most people, literally and figuratively, and you know I like bitches, and oh Maggie, she can be a bitch, and so of course I'm properly in love with her. Full Story
Best Imaginary New Couple: Rachel & Jake
Post By Duana & Lainey So tonight Lara says "Everything is right in the world when Rachel McAdams is around" which is so true. But the other half of it is that I just want everything to be OK for Rachel. She's a hometown girl, and I don't think anyone worried about her until post-Gosling. Full Story
Oscar Side-Lean + Awkward: Taylor Lautner/KStew
Oscar, he stands straight up. He stands straight up all over the carpet. So when someone's workin' a side lean, well, it's even more obvious than usual. I guess if you have to side lean then, you better bring it hard and extra to the Academy Awards. And Taylor Lautner definitely delivered on that. Full Story
Oscar Bitchface: Diane Kruger
She was sitting with Quentin Tarantino. And they shared bitchfaces as Basterds continued to lose. The amazing part is that the camera kept cutting away to them for almost every category. And Diane looked almost more choked than he did. Indeed, she's been the most visible cast member for this movie. Full Story
Best Oscar black: Carey Mulligan
It was Prada and it was perfect. And the styling, the earrings, the clutch, her hair, it was perfect. Truth: am not feeling the shoes. The dress was so ornate, something simpler on the bottom seemed more appropriate. Having said that, they're not totally objectionable upon closer inspection. And the thing about Carey, as Duana noted earlier, is that she was genuinely thrilled to be there. Full Story
Oscar Entitlement: Miley Cyrus
It's the lack of humility that we've addressed so many times before. And on grand occasions like this it's even more pronounced. They've raised her with such an alarming sense of entitlement. And of course, in this town, that sense of entitlement is oftentimes unearned. In front of a room full of people she should be aspiring to BE, she's already fronting like she IS. Full Story


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Man Rides a Pig to Work for Most Unique Commute Ever
So, a pig walks into a bar...
Well, not quite, but this swine is walking along to an unexpected destination.
It seems a man is riding the pig to work. Where work is we're not, but unless it's a farm or a bacon factory, it's someplace pigs don't usually frequent.
Give him credit, though. He doesn't have to worry about insane gas prices, although the pig may be louder than any engine currently on the road.


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I've got an R61i model on Vista.
The little red, Trackpoint button was disabled in order to use a traditional mouse, but now I want it back to the trackpoint.
How do I do that- step-by-step??
Click Start, then type in "mouse" in the empty "search programs and files" field, click it, in the opened window select UltraNav, then check "Enable Trackpoint", thereafter "Apply".
If it was disabled from the BIOS, then immediately press F1 when your Thinkpad turns on, go to Config -> Mouse/Keyboard -> Trackpoint -> change disabled to automatic.
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The Bush administration, which calls the USA Patriot Act perhaps its most essential tool in fighting terrorists, has begun using the law with increasing frequency in many criminal investigations that have little or no connection to terrorism.
The government is using its expanded authority under the far-reaching law to investigate suspected drug traffickers, white-collar criminals, blackmailers, child pornographers, money launderers, spies and even corrupt foreign leaders, federal officials said.
Justice Department officials say they are simply using all the tools now available to them to pursue criminals -- terrorists or otherwise. But critics of the administration's antiterrorism tactics assert that such use of the law is evidence the administration is using terrorism as a guise to pursue a broader law enforcement agenda.
Justice Department officials point out that they have employed their newfound powers in many instances against suspected terrorists. With the new law breaking down the wall between intelligence and criminal investigations, the Justice Department in February was able to bring terrorism-related charges against a Florida professor, for example, and it has used its expanded surveillance powers to move against several suspected terrorist cells.
But a new Justice Department report, given to members of Congress this month, also cites more than a dozen cases that are not directly related to terrorism in which federal authorities have used their expanded power to investigate individuals, initiate wiretaps and other surveillance, or seize millions in tainted assets.
For instance, the ability to secure nationwide warrants to obtain e-mail and electronic evidence ''has proved invaluable in several sensitive nonterrorism investigations,'' including the tracking of an unidentified fugitive and an investigation into a computer hacker who stole a company's trade secrets, the report said.
Justice Department officials said the cases cited in the report represent only a small sampling of the many hundreds of nonterrorism cases pursued under the law.
The authorities have also used toughened penalties under the law to press charges against a lovesick 20-year-old woman from Orange County, Calif., who planted threatening notes aboard a Hawaii-bound cruise ship she was traveling on with her family in May. The woman, who said she made the threats to try to return home to her boyfriend, was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison because of a provision in the Patriot Act on the threat of terrorism against mass transportation systems.
And officials said they had used their expanded authority to track private Internet communications in order to investigate a major drug distributor, a four-time killer, an identity thief and a fugitive who fled on the eve of trial by using a fake passport.
In one case, an e-mail provider disclosed information that allowed federal authorities to apprehend two suspects who had threatened to kill executives at a foreign corporation unless they were paid a hefty ransom, officials said. Previously, they said, gray areas in the law made it difficult to get such global Internet and computer data.
The law passed by Congress just five weeks after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has proved a particularly powerful tool in pursuing financial crimes.
Officials with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement have seen a sharp spike in investigations as a result of their expanded powers, officials said in interviews.
A senior official said investigators in the last two years had seized about $35 million at American borders in undeclared cash, checks and currency being smuggled out of the country. That was a significant increase over the past few years, the official said. While the authorities say they suspect that large amounts of the smuggled cash may have been intended to finance Middle Eastern terrorists, much of it involved drug smuggling, corporate fraud and other crimes not directly related to terrorism.
The terrorism law allows the authorities to investigate cash smuggling cases more aggressively and to seek stiffer penalties by elevating them from what had been mere reporting failures.
Customs officials say they have used their expanded authority to open at least nine investigations into Latin American officials suspected of laundering money in the United States, and to seize millions of dollars from overseas bank accounts in many cases unrelated to terrorism.
In one instance, agents citing the new law seized $1.7 million from United States bank accounts that were linked to a former Illinois investor who fled to Belize after he was accused of bilking clients out of millions, federal officials said.
Publicly, Attorney General John Ashcroft and senior Justice Department officials have portrayed their expanded power almost exclusively as a means of fighting terrorists, with little or no mention of other criminal uses.
''We have used these tools to prevent terrorists from unleashing more death and destruction on our soil,'' Mr. Ashcroft said last month in a speech in Washington, one of more than two dozen he has given in defense of the law, which has come under growing attack. ''We have used these tools to save innocent American lives.''
Internally, however, Justice Department officials have emphasized a much broader mandate.
A guide to a Justice Department employee seminar last year on financial crimes, for instance, said: ''We all know that the USA Patriot Act provided weapons for the war on terrorism. But do you know how it affects the war on crime as well?''
Elliot Mincberg, legal director for People for the American Way, a liberal group that has been critical of Mr. Ashcroft, said the Justice Department's public assertions had struck him as misleading and perhaps dishonest.
''What the Justice Department has really done,'' he said, ''is to get things put into the law that have been on prosecutors' wish lists for years. They've used terrorism as a guise to expand law enforcement powers in areas that are totally unrelated to terrorism.''
A study in January by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, concluded that while the number of terrorism investigations at the Justice Department soared after the Sept. 11 attacks, 75 percent of the convictions that the department classified as ''international terrorism'' were wrongly labeled. Many dealt with more common crimes like document forgery.
The terrorism law has already drawn sharp opposition from those who believe it gives the government too much power to intrude on people's privacy in pursuit of terrorists.
Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said, ''Once the American public understands that many of the powers granted to the federal government apply to much more than just terrorism, I think the opposition will gain momentum.''
Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, said members of Congress expected some of the new powers granted to law enforcement to be used for nonterrorism investigations. But he said the Justice Department's secrecy and lack of cooperation in putting the legislation into effect made him question whether ''the government is taking shortcuts around the criminal laws'' by invoking intelligence powers -- with differing standards of evidence -- to conduct surveillance operations and demand access to records.
''We did not intend for the government to shed the traditional tools of criminal investigation, such as grand jury subpoenas governed by well-established precedent and wiretaps strictly monitored'' by federal judges, he said.
Justice Department officials say such criticism has not deterred them. ''There are many provisions in the Patriot Act that can be used in the general criminal law,'' Mark Corallo, a department spokesman, said. ''And I think any reasonable person would agree that we have an obligation to do everything we can to protect the lives and liberties of Americans from attack, whether it's from terrorists or garden-variety criminals.''


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Another popular character from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is Aqua. She is one of the prettiest figures from Kingdom Hearts and like Sora, she too is a Keyblade Wielder. I was asked to make a lesson that can show "how to draw Aqua", step by step and because I already did Terra, I thought that another main figure of the game should be done too. Her other friends include Terra and Ventus and like her friends she too wants to become a Keyblade Master. One of the things I like about the characters from Birth by Sleep is how their colors represent what their names actually mean. For Aqua, her name obviously means water. She is said to be an important character that changes lives in the games story line. I for one have not yet learned what role she plays in the series, but so far I do know that she is one of the main protagonists followed by Terra, and Ventus. Learning "how to draw Aqua" should be pretty easy. You're not going to have too much of a difficult time as you tackle this tutorial. In the end I had fun, and because I know a lot of you guys that come to Dragoart are fans of the Kingdom Hearts series, I think you will enjoy this lesson too. I will keep the tutorial momentum going by leaving this description to move onto another, so stay tuned in guys because there is a whole lot more on the way!
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Common heart failure drugs could benefit more patients
A novel study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests that commonly used drugs to treat heart failure and high blood pressure may have a wider range of application than earlier known, and also can be used against so called HFPEF—a type of heart failure that until now has been impossible to treat. The study, which is published in the scientific journal JAMA, shows that the mortality rate in a group of HFPEF patients who used these medications decreased.
Heart failure affects 3 per cent of the overall population, and exists in two forms: reduced ability to contract the heart and reduced ability to relax the heart. The former affects younger patients, mostly men, and is treatable. The latter, called HFPEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction), affects older patients and women, and until now there has not been any treatment available against the disease.
In the present study, a team comprising researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Linköping University, Stockholm South General Hospital and Karolinska University Hospital analysed data from about 40,000 patients from the large Swedish Heart Failure Registry. The result showed that patients with HFPEF who were treated with ACE-inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers – which are commonly used drugs to lower the blood pressure – had better survival than un-treated patients. The difference persisted after adjustment for a large number of other factors, such as patient age, general health and other factors, and the final decrease in mortality was 10 per cent.
In heart failure, stress hormones are secreted that are damaging to the heart in the long term, and ACE-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers both work to stop the adverse effects of these hormones. In previous randomized studies, the drugs have not proven effective against HFPEF, but the researchers behind the current finding suggest that earlier studies may have been too small to detect a benefit. At the same time they point out that because their study was not randomized, further research is needed to confirm these novel results.
"However, the large number of patients and the extensive statistical adjustments suggest a strong likelihood of a benefit from ACE-inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers", says Docent Lars Lund of Karolinska Institutet, who led the study. "One might also add that these drugs are in comparison not that expensive."


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[Editor's note: This one in a series of essays by winners of our "Preserving Canning Wisdom" giveaway.]
I am a member of a federally recognized Native American Reservation in Northwest Washington. On the reservation is a residential school for youth. The students get to direct their experiences and have recently asked to have a canning class to make use of all the blackberries that have taken over the woods near the school. Talk about local and community-driven! The students want to use the jam in the wintertime when berries are just a memory in the gray and rain that make up our landscape. I am happy to help make things happen for them and share the process of putting summer in a jar.
CAA Contributor Diana Bob cans in Bellingham, WA.


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Knowledgebase: FAQs > Gold, Silver, and Bronze Hosting Packages > Recorded Audio
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First you'll have to connect a tape player to the "line in" input of your sound card. If you want to create a Real Player file, then follow the instructions and help provided with RealProducer or the MP3 encoder software after you've downloaded and installed it. See previous question, "What software to I need?"
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