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UCLA has hired Steve Alford as its new basketball coach, a name that never entered into the possible-candidates fray to replace the fired Ben Howland. Perhaps that's because Alford just agreed to a 10-year contract extension with New Mexico.
ESPN reported that Alford never signed the actual contract.
Maybe Alford thought the agreement was for 10 minutes, not 10 years. His bad.
UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero wanted an up-tempo offense. He never said anything about a loyal coach.
"Steve is the perfect fit for UCLA," Guerrero said in a statement. "He is part of the storied history of the game of college basketball and understands the tradition and uniqueness of UCLA. Yet he also connects with a new generation of players and brings an up-tempo and team-oriented brand of basketball to Westwood."
Alford's team's should score points on the court, but will he score points with donors and fans and today's players?
Remember, this is the same Alford who was reprimanded by the Mountain West Conference in 2010 for calling a BYU player a vulgar name in the postgame handshake.
Perfect fit for UCLA? I don't see where name-calling opposing players fits into the late John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.
Alford had said then it was all part of the emotion of the game, perhaps the same thing that happened when he decided to go back on a 10-year extension for about $2 million a year.
At New Mexico, Alford had turned the Lobos program back into something special with a 155-52 record in six seasons. This year, he engineered a 29-win season – second-best in school history – but his No. 3-seeded Lobos were upset by Harvard in the NCAA Tournament.
Guerrero has his coach who runs an up-tempo offense. And a man who agreed to an extension at New Mexico, then left for the next best thing.


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ARLINGTON, Va. — The redesigned 2009 Subaru Forester, a small SUV, earns the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award. Winners afford superior overall crash protection among the vehicles in their class. To qualify, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and be equipped with electronic stability control.
Criteria to win are tough because the award is intended to drive continued safety improvements such as top crash test ratings and the rapid addition of electronic stability control, which is standard on the Forester.
"Recognizing vehicles at the head of the class for safety helps consumers distinguish the best overall choices without having to sort through multiple test results," says Institute president Adrian Lund.
Only 13 cars, minivans, and SUVs initially qualified for 2007 awards. Now 37 models earn the designation. As automakers introduce new models or make safety changes to existing ones, the Institute adds winners throughout the year.
"The performance of the Forester underscores Subaru's commitment to delivering state-of-the-art safety to its customers," Lund says. "You don't know what kind of crash you're going to be in. That's why it's important to choose a vehicle that will protect you in all kinds of crashes. The Top Safety Pick designation is intended to help people find the safest choices."
The Institute's frontal crashworthiness evaluations are based on results of 40 mph frontal offset crash tests. Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment, injury measures recorded on a Hybrid III dummy in the driver seat, and analysis of slow-motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled dummy movement during the test.
Side evaluations are based on performance in a crash test in which the side of a vehicle is struck by a barrier moving at 31 mph. The barrier represents the front end of a pickup or SUV. Ratings reflect injury measures recorded on two instrumented SID-IIs dummies, assessment of head protection countermeasures, and the vehicle's structural performance during the impact. Injury measures obtained from the two dummies, one in the driver seat and the other in the back seat behind the driver, are used to determine the likelihood that a driver and/or passenger in a similar real-world crash would sustain serious injury to various parts of the body. The movements and contacts of the dummies' heads during the test also are evaluated. Structural performance is based on measurements indicating the amount of B-pillar intrusion into the occupant compartment.
Rear crash protection is rated according to a two-step procedure. Starting points for the ratings are measurements of head restraint geometry — the height of a restraint and its horizontal distance behind the back of the head of an average-size man. Seats with good or acceptable restraint geometry are tested dynamically using a dummy that measures forces on the neck. This test simulates a collision in which a stationary vehicle is struck in the rear at 20 mph. Seats without good or acceptable geometry are rated poor overall because they can't be positioned to protect many people.
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P0420 on a Lotus... aka Cat Efficiency Below threshold... The factory computer monitors the differences between the front and rear O2 sensors and if they don't follow a pre-defined pattern the factory computer decides that the cat is not working well enough to satisfy the emissions (smog) limits. The check engine light will be illuminated and the vehicle definitely won't pass any smog tests.
Ultimately to be an environmentally responsible individual it may be best to replace the cat with a high quality unit. Personally I prefer the stainless core cats manufactured by Random Technologies as they do not offer a significant amount of backpressure or performance loss and are still very successful at passing tailpipe smog tests.
Some Lotus owners do not drive their vehicles on the street and these emissions checks are merely an annoyance.
These are the stock 2006 Exige settings.
Here are the recommended settings to disable the code.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Democrats appeared to have hit the sweet spot in a pair of special elections on Tuesday, likely regaining their two-thirds majority in the state Senate while retaining their narrow supermajority in the Assembly at least until mid-May.
With all precincts reporting, Assemblyman Ben Hueso, a Democrat from San Diego, led the 40th Senate District race with 52 percent of the vote.
If the margin holds, it would again give Senate Democrats the 27 votes they need to raise taxes, pass emergency legislation, override gubernatorial vetoes and put constitutional amendments before voters without Republican cooperation.
And with all precincts reporting in the 32nd Senate District race, voters appear to have set up a May 14 runoff.
Democratic Assemblywoman Norma Torres of Pomona led with 44 percent of the vote. She will face Ontario Mayor Paul Leon, a well-funded Republican who trailed with 26 percent of the vote.
The runoff would mean Torres will maintain her Assembly seat, ensuring Democrats a supermajority in that chamber as well at least until mid-May.
Democrats make up nearly half the voters in both districts, with about 28 percent registered Republican and a fifth of voters having no party preference.
"We fought an uphill battle with very little assistance," Leon said, estimating that he raised about $200,000 from his family, friends and local businesses to compete against Torres. "We"re going to go after the funding it takes to put on a competent campaign."
Democrats won two-thirds majorities in both houses of the Legislature last fall, but margins in both chambers are narrow and tenuous while a merry-go-round of vacancies and special elections continues.
If Torres wins in May, Assembly Democrats will be temporarily short of the 54 seats they need for a supermajority. Moreover, they will lose Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Sherman Oaks, in July, when he leaves to join the Los Angeles City Council.
But Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles, downplayed the significance.
"The speaker has said since Election Day (in November) that it"s not going to make that much difference. He"ll continue to work with Republicans," Maviglio said.
Tuesday"s election was to fill the seats vacated when Democratic Sens. Gloria Negrete McLeod of Chino and Juan Vargas of San Diego resigned to take the congressional seats they won last fall.
A third vacancy was created last month when Sen. Michael Rubio, D-Bakersfield, resigned to take a job with Chevron. The special election in the Central Valley"s 16th Senate District will be May 21, with a special runoff election on July 23 if no candidate wins a majority in the primary election.
Senate Democrats also could lose Sen. Curren Price, D-Los Angeles, in July if he wins a May 21 runoff election for a Los Angeles City Council seat.
Allan Hoffenblum, publisher of the California Target Book, which analyzes legislative and congressional campaigns, said Democrats in both chambers will regain their two-thirds margins this fall or early next year.
"They"ll get their supermajority, I think, by late fall, and so if there"s any need to pass any two-thirds bills, they"ll still be able to do it eventually," he said.


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The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River at Vicksburg after barges hit a railroad bridge there Sunday and about 30 barges broke free from the towboat "Captain Buck Lay."
Nine towboats — six bound upriver and three heading downriver — with a total of 134 barges were waiting to get through Sunday evening, Petty Officer Ryan Tippets said.
Every barge was accounted for, but the river remained closed with no word on when it might reopen. Tippets says three barges carried grain and the rest held coal.
"I haven't heard any word on how much of that has gotten into the water. I'm not sure which ones sank," he said.
One barge sank in the traffic channel, Tippets said. He did not know whether it must be removed before the channel can reopen, or when salvage was expected to begin.
He said two others were partly submerged and pushed against the bank, a third was pushed up on a river dike and the rest had been collected.
The Captain Buck Lay is owned by Memco Barge Line Inc., Tippets said.
American Electric Power bought Memco in 2001 from Progress Energy's Electric Fuels Corp. subsidiary, according to a statement on AEP's website. A call to an online listing for Memco in Chesterfield, Mo., was answered by a recording for AEP River Operation. A dispatcher there referred an inquiry to AEP during business hours.


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Rookie Bernard growing into big role for Bengals
Giovani Bernard was heading back to the huddle after a long run
when he got a compliment from one of the Colts linebackers.
"After the play, he was like, `You're a shifty dude,"' Bernard
Shifty. Elusive. And quickly growing into an integral part of
the Cincinnati offense.
Bernard had his best game on Sunday, running for a career-high
99 yards and catching four passes for 49 yards during a 42-28 win
over the Colts. He leads the AFC in yards from scrimmage by a
rookie with 1,023, giving the Bengals (9-4) the dual threat out of
the backfield they've lacked for years.
With BenJarvus Green-Ellis filling the role of power runner, the
Bengals have a combination that reminds them of the last time they
made a deep playoff run.
They made it to the Super Bowl in 1988 with a running tandem of
James Brooks and Ickey Woods. Woods did the straight-ahead running
and danced his "Ickey Shuffle" after a score. Brooks was the
dual-threat back who was second on the team in rushing and fourth
in receiving.
"It's just going to continue," Bernard said. "We've just
really hit our stride."
The Bengals have been looking for a dual-threat back for years.
They took Chris Perry in the first round in 2004, but he was hurt a
lot. They took halfback Kenny Irons in the second round in 2007;
that didn't work out either. Change-of-pace running back Bernard
Scott came in the sixth round in 2009, but also was hurt.
Bernard, a second-round pick out of North Carolina, has finally
filled the niche.
"I think back to 2008 when Ray Rice was a rookie," coach
Marvin Lewis said, referring to the Ravens' star running back.
"Some of his runs – low to the ground with his hands down – that's
who we kind of likened Gio to as we evaluated him out of
The Bengals have taken a while to figure out how to blend the
two together. They've found the right mix in the last few
Bernard has at least 95 yards rushing and receiving in four of
the last five games. On Sunday, he came up 1 yard shy of becoming
the first Bengals running back to run for 100 yards this
"For me, the biggest thing that I try to do is just all-purpose
yards," Bernard said. "It's not the running, it's not the
(receiving), it's just a combination of the two."
Even though the Bengals haven't had a 100-yard rusher, they've
had big games with the two of them running the ball. They piled up
155 yards against the Colts, the fifth time this season they've
rushed for more than 150 in a game.
Green-Ellis had 48 yards on 17 carries against the Colts and a
pair of touchdown runs, including one they were still talking about
Monday. The Bengals went for it on fourth down from the
Indianapolis 1-yard line late in the first half.
Nose tackle Josh Chapman swiped at Green-Ellis' feet and
appeared to trip him in the backfield. Green-Ellis stumbled forward
and landed at the 1, then stretched the ball into the end zone. He
was initially ruled down at the 1, but the Bengals were awarded a
touchdown upon review.
Referee Jeff Triplette said the review focused only on whether
Green-Ellis was touched as he fell at the 1-yard line, not whether
he was tripped in the backfield.
Triplette's crew had trouble getting the down and distance
correct at the end of the Giants' 24-17 win over Washington last
"I guess it's just not a good week for those guys,"
Green-Ellis said Monday. "I'm just happy that we get one in our
favor. Man, we've had so many calls go against us in the opposite
direction. So I'm happy to get one and that we got away with that
one like that."
Notes: CB Terence Newman had a brace on his left leg Monday. He
hurt his knee late in Sunday's game. It's unclear how many games
he'll miss. … The Bengals' sloppy tackling allowed Colts
receivers to pile up 206 yards after catches on Sunday, the most
they'd allowed since 2009, according to STATS.
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Why Jay-Z Has Five Jobs and You Don't
Unlike Jay-Z — who made the transition this week from hip-hop mogul to sports agent — most people aren't well enough established in one vocation to simultaneously venture into another. Jonnelle Marte has some tips for aspiring Renaissance men and women. Photo: Getty Images.
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"How to Build Your Own Country," a nonfiction children's book by Karen Fredericks, an illustrator who lives in Northwest, East Hampton, and Valerie Wyatt, has won a 2010 Silver Birch Award from the Ontario Library Association, it was announced last week.
Published by Kids Can Press, the book, which also won a Canadian Children's Literature Roundtable information award, is part of a series designed to teach children about world events and inspire them to be better global citizens, according to the publisher's Web site. The interactive book offers kids the "expertise and advice they'll need to plant their flag in the backyard, in the bedroom, or online," in topics ranging from history to government to geography.
The award was the result of votes cast by thousands of young readers in grades three through six, a release said. Ms. Fredericks illustrated the book under the name Fred Rix.


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Hot Hoagies
A convenient package of Italian salad dressing mix provides the yummy herb flavor in these broiled sandwiches that Paula Hadley assembles for her family of 10. "I use their favorite combination of meats and cheeses, then serve the sandwiches with chips and pickles," relates the Forest Hills, Louisiana cook. "They're a hit every time."
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 15 min.
Makes6 servings
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
- 6 hoagie buns, split
- 12 to 16 ounces sliced luncheon meat (salami, ham and/or turkey)
- 12 thin slices cheese (Swiss, cheddar and/or brick)
- In a small bowl, combine butter and salad dressing mix; spread 1 tablespoonful inside each bun. On bottom of each bun, layer one slice of meat, two slices of cheese and another slice of meat; replace tops. Spread 1 tablespoon butter mixture over top of each bun.
- Place on a baking sheet. Broil 6 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until tops are lightly browned.
Originally published as Hot Hoagies in Quick Cooking September/October 1998
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These are go together quickly and are surprisingly good for being so simple. I will be making them often as my guys enjoyed them.
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Girls and Guns Photo Contest
Get ready to put a round in the chamber and snap a shot with your favorite firearm, ladies! Tyrrell-Doyle's Girls and Guns Photo Contest will run between Monday, April 14 and Saturday, May 10.
To enter, upload your favorite photo of a gal with a gun in the form below between 8 a.m. on Monday, April 14 and midnight on Sunday, April 27.
At noon on Monday, April 28, have your friends and family head to our VIP site for voting! (Voters must become a VIP member to cast vote. Sign-up is free and only takes a few moments).
The photo with the most votes by midnight on Saturday, May 10 will win a Charter Arms PInk Lady .38 revolver from the new Rocky Mountain Gun Trader. All participants must be 21 years of age at the time of entry. The winner must present an ID in order to receive prize.
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Franken Hasn't Made Decision On Future In Senate
Minnesota Senator Al Franken is pushing back on a report about his future in the Senate. Franken tweeted to Minnesota Public Radio saying its report that he plans to resign come Thursday is not accurate. He said no final decision has been made and that he he's still talking with his family. There have been growing calls from fellow Democrats for Franken to step down over accusations of inappropriate behavior with women. Franken has apologized for the encounters, which occurred before he became a senator.
The 66-year-old former professional comedian has represented Minnesota in the Senate since 2009.
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Ferrari F40 1:18 scale model
Product Code L7052
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The Ferrari F40 model is part of the new series of ʺOriginalʺ Die-cast cars, featuring models that have made Bburago history.
Produced with the original Bburago die in a new pack inspired by the historic black/gold version, this 1:18 scale model faithfully reproduces the Ferrari F40, the high-speed berlinetta designed by Pininfarina to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Maranello-based brand. Full of realistic details, this is an essential collector's item for the biggest Scuderia Ferrari fans.
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With all of the excitement surrounding the big holidays, the prompt to search for Christmas gifts for Mom and Mother's Day gifts is pretty easy to heed. But the question we would like to ask is: why wait until the holidays to celebrate your mother? Moms are so very special, that gifts for her could be given all year 'round. Isn't Mom worth it, after all?
Have a look at our wide selection of gifts for Mom and you'll soon realize that The Bradford Exchange Online strives to be a premiere destination for sensational presents she is sure to love, no matter the occasion. And since there are many different Moms out there, with styles all their own, we are pleased to offer gifts that strive to be just as unique as her. And not only do they span a variety of interests, but each gift for Mom is expertly crafted and thoughtfully engineered to meet the standards of Innovation, Artistry and Design of Enduring Value that define our mission.
The ultimate gift idea for Mom is something that you can customize just for her, and our personalized gifts even offer that customization for free. From lovely birthstone jewelry that celebrates the joys of being a mom and the children who have blessed her life, to engraved music boxes with her name, we have a delightful offering of personalized gifts for Mom waiting for you to discover. And understanding that the bond between a mother and her daughter is a truly important one, we have a wide selection of meaningful mother daughter jewelry that captures that importance in a sparkling keepsake she can carry with her always.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Making Meaning in Literature:
A Video Library, Grades 6-8
Individual Clip Descriptions
1. Introducing the Envisionment-Building Classroom
2. Building a Literary Community
3. Asking Questions
4. Facilitating Discussion
5. Seminar Discussion
6. Dramatic Tableaux
7. Readers as Individuals
8. The Teachers Role in a Literary Community
9. Whole Group Discussions
you are a classroom or preservice teacher, teacher educator,
content leader, department chair, or administrator, the materials
below can assist you in implementing the practices presented
in the video clip.
Assessment and Evaluation: Some Useful Principles
The terms assessment and evaluation are often
used as synonyms. Distinguishing between them can be helpful
as you plan instruction. Assessment means looking at what
students can do in order to determine what they need to learn
to do next. That is, assessment, whether of individual students
or an entire group, is done in order to inform instruction.
Typically assessment is holistic, often recorded simply as
"credit" or "no credit."
occurs after a concept or skill has been taught and practiced
and is typically scaled, indicating the level of achievement
or degree of competence a student has attained.
Mini-Lesson Teacher Planning Tips
suggested mini-lesson topics, see Suggested
Mini-Lessons for Reading Workshop.
Reading Workshop Binder
In preparation for a reading workshop, teachers need to plan
careful management strategies that will enable them to keep
track of the goals set by each student and the daily progress
toward meeting those goals. Keeping a loose-leaf binder just
for reading workshop ensures that all records will be easily
filed and located in one place. If you choose to follow the
suggestions offered by Nanci Atwell in both editions of In
the Middle, your binder will include the following forms:
A Reading Survey for each student, a Student Reading Record,
and a Status-of-the-Class sheet to record each student's daily
reading progress. The Reading Survey is given at the beginning
of the year to give the teacher an overview of the students'
experiences as readers; the Student Reading Record provides
a list of all the books begun and abandoned by a particular
student during the year. The Status-of-the-Class, annotated
daily, charts student names next to dates and allows space
to note the title of the current reading and the page number.
The second edition (1998) of In the Middle includes
clear samples of these record sheets.
Text Pairings
As you begin to plan literature experiences for your students,
consider offering text pairings, so that students have a rich
palette of text background and reading experiences to draw
upon in their literary conversations. When students have discovered
a book they particularly enjoy, offer them other titles by
the same author. Alternately, help them find titles in a similar
genre (adventure, fantasy, science fiction) or that deal with
a similar topic (WWII, animals, dealing with siblings). Thematic
connections (coming of age, death, fitting in) can also enrich
literary experiences.
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We are back this week, with two exellent guests, British campaigner and investigative reporter Greg Muttitt talks about his book, Fuel on the fire – Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq.
Later in the program, we will hear from Iraqi filmaker Oday Rasheed. His beautifully shot feature film "Qarantina", captures life in the post occupation Iraq, he portrays relationships among his film's five characters. Shahram Aghamir interviewed him while he was visiting for his residence at the San Francisco Film Society.


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Mongolia: what are the risks for an economy that's growing at 20 percent?
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There is good news coming out of Mongolia, the land of the eternal blue skies. The economy racked up a second quarter of high growth: the third quarter came in at 20.8 percent, topping the equally amazing second quarter of 17.3 percent (year-on-year GDP growth), as discussed in the World Bank's latest Mongolia Quarterly Update. And while this growth spurt originated in the mining sector, with Oyu Tolgoi—a mega copper and gold mine—getting ready to start producing in 2012 and a whole battery of other, smaller mines producing at full capacity, the high growth is quite broad-based. Even manufacturing is doing well.


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Mobile Banking - FAQ
Click on any section below to learn more about mobile banking from The Merchants Bank of Sacramento, a division of Redding Bank of Commerce
Q. What is the mobile banking app?
A. The mobile banking app lets you access and manage your bank, bill pay and credit card accounts at the speed of life. That means you can pay bills, view transactions and transfer money from anywhere at anytime.
Q. Why should I use the mobile banking app?
A. The app gives you the ultimate freedom and flexibility to keep up with your busy life. When you have the mobile banking app, you can:
- Make bill payments anywhere. Add bill payees, view all your upcoming bills, make payments and access your payment history.
- View transactions anytime. Get an up-to-the-minute view of your cash flow and finances in real time from your dashboard.
- Make transfers anyplace. Now you can securely move money between your accounts at The Merchants Bank of Sacramento.
Q. How does it work?
A. The mobile banking app converges your financial accounts into one simplified app that can be securely accessed at anytime, anywhere. This provides you with real-time access to your bill pay account, bank accounts and credit card accounts.
Q. How does the app identify my upcoming bills?
A. The mobile banking app uses something called "predictive modeling." This analyzes recurring transactions and payment patterns to identify upcoming bills. As a result, you get a holistic view of your past and future transactions.
Q. How will I know when updated versions of the app are available?
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Drought Leads to More Irrigation Permits
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The number of irrigation permits being issued in South Dakota this year is at a level not seen since the mid-1970s. Drought is a common factor.
Department of Environment and Natural Resources spokesman Kim Smith tells the Capital Journal newspaper that as of Monday, the agency had issued 113 irrigation permits and 91 applications were pending. That compares with 62 permits issued last year and 43 in 2010.
Engineer Lynn Beck says drought is a reason for the high permit numbers. That also was the case in 1976 and 1977. South Dakota issued more than 500 irrigation permits in each of those years.
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Congressmen to AIG: 'Don't Do It. Don't Even Think About It'
Some congressmen are not waiting for AIG to come to a conclusion as it is weighing the possibility of suing the U.S. government.
They want to be on the record now: It's a bad idea.
Peter Welch, (D., Vt.), and Michael Capuano, (D., Mass.), have sent a short letter to AIG's Chairman Robert Miller warning him, in stark language, that they don't think the board should even think of suing the U.S.
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First of all I love Pitbull! Second I would say he puts on the best concert I have ever seen. I have always wanted to meet him. So I envy two of my friends Melissa and Karina who have met him and taken photos with him. I have to admit I do think they are his biggest fans


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The Dawkins Delusion
The Dawkins Delusion
By Alister McGrath, AlterNet. Posted January 26, 2007.
An Oxford theologian contends that the aggressive rhetoric of Richard Dawkins' books masks a deep insecurity about the public credibility of atheism.
Alister McGrath, a biochemist and Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, may be Richard Dawkins' most prominent critic. As the author of "Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life," he was interviewed extensively for Dawkins' recent documentary, "The Root of All Evil." Not a frame of these interviews made it into the final edit. Below is a slightly modified version of remarks delivered by McGrath in response to Dawkins' latest book, "The God Delusion."
The God Delusion has established Dawkins as the world's most high-profile atheist polemicist, who directs a withering criticism against every form of religion. He is out to convert his readers. "If this book works as I intend, religious readers who open it will be atheists when they put it down." Not that he thinks that this is particularly likely; after all, he suggests, "dyed-in-the-wool faith-heads are immune to argument." Along with Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris, Dawkins directs a ferocious trade of criticism against religion in general and Christianity in particular. In this article, I propose to explore two major questions. First, why this sudden outburst of aggression? Second, how reliable are Dawkins' criticisms of religion?
Let's begin by looking at the first question. Every worldview, whether religious or not, has its point of vulnerability. There is a tension between theory and experience, raising questions over the coherence and trustworthiness of the worldview itself. In the case of Christianity, many locate that point of weakness in the existence of suffering within the world. In the case of atheism, it is the persistence of belief in God, when there is supposedly no God in which to believe.
Until recently, western atheism had waited patiently, believing that belief in God would simply die out. But now, a whiff of panic is evident. Far from dying out, belief in God has rebounded, and seems set to exercise still greater influence in both the public and private spheres. The God Delusion expresses this deep anxiety, partly reflecting an intense distaste for religion. Yet there is something deeper here, often overlooked in the heat of debate. The anxiety is that the coherence of atheism itself is at stake. Might the unexpected resurgence of religion persuade many that atheism itself is fatally flawed as a worldview?
That's what Dawkins is worried about. The shrill, aggressive rhetoric of his God Delusion masks a deep insecurity about the public credibility of atheism. The God Delusion seems more designed to reassure atheists whose faith is faltering than to engage fairly or rigorously with religious believers, and others seeking for truth. (Might this be because the writer is himself an atheist whose faith is faltering?) Religious believers will be dismayed by its ritual stereotyping of religion, and will find its manifest lack of fairness a significant disincentive to take its arguments and concerns seriously. Seekers after truth who would not consider themselves religious may also find themselves shocked by Dawkins' aggressive rhetoric, his substitution of personal creedal statements for objective engagement with evidence, his hectoring and bullying tone towards "dyed-in-the-wool faith-heads," and his utter determination to find nothing but fault with religion of any kind.
It is this deep, unsettling anxiety about the future of atheism which explains the high degree of dogmatism and aggressive rhetorical style of this new secular fundamentalism. The dogmatism of the work has been the subject of intense criticism in the secular press, reflecting growing alarm within the secularist community about the damage that Dawkins is doing to their public reputation. Many of those who might be expected to support Dawkins are running for cover, trying to distance themselves from this embarrassment.
To give an example: The God Delusion trumpets the fact that its author was recently voted one of the world's three leading intellectuals. This survey took place among the readers of Prospect magazine in November 2005. So what did this same Prospect magazine make of the book? Its reviewer was shocked at this "incurious, dogmatic, rambling, and self-contradictory" book. The title of the review? "Dawkins the dogmatist."
But what of the arguments themselves? The God Delusion is often little more than an aggregation of convenient factoids, suitably overstated to achieve maximum impact, and loosely arranged to suggest that they constitute an argument. This makes dealing with its "arguments" a little problematical, in that the work frequently substitutes aggressive, bullying rhetoric for serious evidence-based argument. Dawkins often treats evidence as something to shoehorn into his preconceived theoretical framework. Religion is persistently and consistently portrayed in the worst possible way, mimicking the worst features of religious fundamentalism's portrayal of atheism.
Space is limited, so let's look his two core arguments -- that religion can be explained away on scientific grounds, and that religion leads to violence. Dawkins dogmatically insists that religious belief is "blind trust," which refuses to take due account of evidence, or subject itself to examination. So why do people believe in God, when there is no God to believe in? For Dawkins, religion is simply the accidental and unnecessary outcome of biological or psychological processes. His arguments for this bold assertion are actually quite weak, and rest on an astonishingly superficial engagement with scientific studies.
For example, consider this important argument in The God Delusion. Since belief in God is utterly irrational (one of Dawkins' core beliefs, by the way), there has to be some biological or psychological way of explaining why so many people -- in fact, by far the greater part of the world's population -- fall victim to such a delusion. One of the explanations that Dawkins offers is that believing in God is like being infected with a contagious virus, which spreads throughout entire populations. Yet the analogy -- belief in God is like a virus -- seems to then assume ontological substance. Belief in God is a virus of the mind. Yet biological viruses are not merely hypothesized; they can be identified, observed, and their structure and mode of operation determined. Yet this hypothetical "virus of the mind" is an essentially polemical construction, devised to discredit ideas that Dawkins does not like.
So are all ideas viruses of the mind? Dawkins draws an absolute distinction between rational, scientific and evidence-based ideas, and spurious, irrational notions -- such as religious beliefs. The latter, not the former, count as mental viruses. But who decides what is "rational" and "scientific"? Dawkins does not see this as a problem, believing that he can easily categorize such ideas, separating the sheep from the goats.
Except it all turns out to be horribly complicated, losing the simplicity and elegance that marks a great idea. For instance, every worldview -- religious or secular -- ends up falling into the category of "belief systems," precisely because it cannot be proved. That is simply the nature of worldviews, and everyone knows it. It prevents nobody from holding a worldview in the first place, and doing so with complete intellectual integrity in the second. In the end, Dawkins' idea simply implodes, falling victim to his own subjective judgement of what is rational and true. It's not an idea that is taken seriously within the scientific community, and can safely be disregarded.
The main argument of The God Delusion, however, is that religion leads to violence and oppression. Dawkins treats this as defining characteristic of religion, airbrushing out of his somewhat skimpy account of the roots of violence any suggestion that it might be the result of political fanaticism -- or even atheism. He is adamant that he himself, as a good atheist, would never, ever fly airplanes into skyscrapers, or commit any other outrageous act of violence or oppression. Good for him. Neither would I. Yet the harsh reality is that religious and anti-religious violence has happened, and is likely to continue to do so.
As someone who grew up in Northern Ireland, I know about religious violence only too well. There is no doubt that religion can generate violence. But it's not alone in this. The history of the twentieth century has given us a frightening awareness of how political extremism can equally cause violence. In Latin America, millions of people seem to have "disappeared" as a result of ruthless campaigns of violence by right wing politicians and their militias. In Cambodia, Pol Pot eliminated his millions in the name of socialism.
The rise of the Soviet Union was of particular significance. Lenin regarded the elimination of religion as central to the socialist revolution, and put in place measures designed to eradicate religious beliefs through the "protracted use of violence." One of the greatest tragedies of this dark era in human history was that those who sought to eliminate religious belief through violence and oppression believed they were justified in doing so. They were accountable to no higher authority than the state.
In one of his more bizarre creedal statements as an atheist, Dawkins insists that there is "not the smallest evidence" that atheism systematically influences people to do bad things. It's an astonishing, naïve, and somewhat sad statement. The facts are otherwise. In their efforts to enforce their atheist ideology, the Soviet authorities systematically destroyed and eliminated the vast majority of churches and priests during the period 1918-41. The statistics make for dreadful reading. This violence and repression was undertaken in pursuit of an atheist agenda -- the elimination of religion. This doesn't fit with Dawkins' highly sanitized, idealized picture of atheism. Dawkins is clearly an ivory tower atheist, disconnected from the real and brutal world of the twentieth century.
Dawkins develops a criticism that is often directed against religion in works of atheist apologetics -- namely, that it encourages the formation and maintenance of "in-groups" and "out-groups." For Dawkins, removing religion is essential if this form of social demarcation and discrimination is to be defeated. But what, many will wonder, about Jesus of Nazareth? Wasn't this a core theme of his teaching -- that the love of God transcends, and subsequently abrogates, such social divisions?
Dawkins' analysis here is unacceptable. There are points at which his ignorance of religion ceases to be amusing, and simply becomes risible. In dealing with this question he draws extensively on a paper published in Skeptic magazine in 1995 by John Hartung, which asserts that -- and here I cite Dawkin's summary: Jesus was a devotee of the same in-group morality -- coupled with out-group hostility -- that was taken for granted in the Old Testament. Jesus was a loyal Jew. It was Paul who invented the idea of taking the Jewish God to the Gentiles. Hartung puts it more bluntly than I dare: "Jesus would have turned over in his grave if he had known that Paul would be taking his plan to the pigs." Many Christian readers of this will be astonished at this bizarre misrepresentation of things being presented as if it were gospel truth. Yet, I regret to say, it is representative of Dawkins' method: ridicule, distort, belittle, and demonize. Still, at least it will give Christian readers an idea of the lack of any scholarly objectivity or basic human sense of fairness which now pervades atheist fundamentalism.
There is little point in arguing with such fundamentalist nonsense. It's about as worthwhile as trying to persuade a flat-earther that the world is actually round. Dawkins seems to be so deeply trapped within his own worldview that he cannot assess alternatives. Yet many readers would value a more reliable and informed response, rather than accepting Dawkins' increasingly tedious antireligious tirades. Let's look at things as they actually stand.
In the first place, Jesus explicitly extends the Old Testament command to "love your neighbour" to "love your enemy" (Matthew 5.44). Far from endorsing "out-group hostility," Jesus both commended and commanded an ethic of "out-group affirmation." As this feature of the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth is so well-known and distinctive, it is inexcusable that Dawkins should make no mention of it. Christians may certainly be accused of failing to live up to this demand. But it is there, right at the heart of the Christian ethic.
In the second place, many readers would point out that the familiar story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10) makes it clear that the command to "love your neighbour" extends far beyond Judaism. (Indeed, this aspect of the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth seems to have resulted in people suspecting Jesus of actually being a Samaritan: see John 8.48). It is certainly true that Jesus, a Palestinian Jew, gave priority to the Jews as God's chosen people, but his definition of who was a "true Jew" was radically broad. It included those who had excluded themselves from Judaism by intimate collaborators with Roman occupying forces. One of the main charges levelled against Jesus by his critics within Judaism was his open acceptance of these out-groups. Indeed a substantial part of his teaching can be seen as a defence of his behaviour towards them. Jesus' welcome of marginalized groups, who inhabited an ambiguous position between "in" and "out" is also well attested in accounts of his willingness to touch those considered by his culture to be ritually unclean (for instance Matthew 8.3, Matthew 9.20-25).
So what are we to make of this shrill and petulant manifesto of atheist fundamentalism? Aware of the moral obligation of a critic of religion to deal with this phenomenon at its best and most persuasive, many atheists have been disturbed by Dawkins' crude stereotypes, vastly over-simplified binary oppositions ("science is good, religion is bad"), straw men, and seemingly pathological hostility towards religion. Might The God Delusion actually backfire, and end up persuading people that atheism is just as intolerant, doctrinaire and disagreeable as the worst that religion can offer? As the atheist philosopher Michael Ruse commented recently: "The God Delusion makes me embarrassed to be an atheist."
Dawkins seems to think that saying something more loudly and confidently, while ignoring or trivializing counter-evidence, will persuade the open-minded that religious belief is a type of delusion. For the gullible and credulous, it is the confidence with which something is said that persuades, rather than the evidence offered in its support. Dawkins' astonishingly superficial and inaccurate portrayal of Christianity will simply lead Christians to conclude that he does not know what he is talking about -- and that his atheism may therefore rest on a series of errors and misunderstandings. Ironically the ultimate achievement of The God Delusion for modern atheism may be to suggest that it is actually atheism itself may be a delusion about God.


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French Symbolist & Decadent Writing of the 1890s
This anthology is the largest ever selection from the Decadent and Symbolist writers of the French fin-de-sičcle a period whose social and spiritual ills had so much in common with those of today.
The selection is based on a series of essays on contemporary writers published as The Book Of Masks by the foremost critic and author of the period: Remy de Gourmont. (The "masks" are remarkable portrait drawings by Félix Vallotton.) De Gourmont's essays brilliantly evoke the pre-occupations of each author, their genius and shortcomings, while simultaneously decribing, and contributing to, the literary theories of the movement. His introduction provides one of the most important overviews of Symbolism and decribes its gradual subsidence into its "dark side": decadence. De Gourmont's book consisted solely of essays, but the editor of this anthology has added characteristic texts from each writer to accompany them. Nearly fifty are included, ranging from the extraordinarily obscure and unjustly forgotten to the literary giants of the day. Here are the works by Gide, Mallarmé and Verlaine which have never before appeared in English.
Symbolism was a strange amalgam of the social turmoil of its times; its authors veer between an aesthetics based on simplicity and asceticism and the decadent debauches forever associated with Huysmans and Wilde. Their political associations were equally split, between Catholic piety and right-wing nationalism, and anarchist individualism taken to the point of bomb-throwing. What united these disparate writers was a desire to escape the confines of realism. They produced a fierce literature based on a renewed use of language, finely tuned, often astonishingly lush, which examines that mysterious region of the spirit that lies between inner and outer life. This collection should necessitate a complete re-evaluation of a school of writing that endured for several decades.
Authors include:Remy de Gourmont, Paul Adam, Jean Moréas, Léon Bloy, André Gide, Paul Claudel, Francis Jammes, Laurent Tailhade, Pierre Quillard, Rachilde, Alfred Vallette, Félix Fénéon, Camille Mauclair, Georges Eekhoud, Maurice Maeterlinck, Tristan Corbičre, Jules Laforgue, Arthur Rimbaud, Adolphe Retté, Robert de Montesquiou, Ephraďm Mikhaël, Stuart Merrill, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Pierre Lou˙s, Albert Samain, Jehan Rictus, Hugues Rebell, Jean Lorrain, Lautréamont, Éduard Dujardin, Gustave Kahn, Paul Verlain, G-Albert Aurier, Stéphane Mallarmé, Henri de Régnier, Jules Renard, Saint-Pol-Roux, Francis Poictevin, Paul Fort, Ernest Hello, Émile Verhaeren, Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Marcel Schwob.
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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged >18 Years Who Reported Ever Being Tested for HIV,* by Sex and Race/Ethnicity -- National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2006
August 10, 2007
* Based on responses to the following question: "Except for tests you may have had as part of blood donations, have you ever been tested for HIV?"
Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.
§ Total includes non-Hispanics of other races or multiple races.
¶ 95% confidence interval.
Among both men and women, non-Hispanic blacks (51.6% of men and 53.5% of women) were more likely to report ever being tested for HIV than Hispanics (35.7% of men and 46.1% of women) and non-Hispanic whites (30.5% of men and 33.5% of women). Overall, women (37.8%) were more likely than men (33.7%) to report ever being tested for HIV.
Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2006. Available at www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
CEO of Black AIDS Institute Discusses HIV/AIDS at Newspaper Conference; Group Releases Report Examining HIV Testing in Black Community
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John Lennon's Sunroom
John Lennon's Sunroom was decorated with various pictures, caricatures and stickers, such as the one from the Safe as Milk debut album (1967) by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, and one advertising the Monterey Pop Festival. The shelves of the sunroom were filled with articles such as a large ornate cross, a Mickey Mouse doll and a mortar and pestle, reportedly used by Lennon to mix various combinations of cocaine, amphetamine, barbituates and LSD. There was also a bergere rattan sofa upon which Lennon would spend much of his time...
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By Robert Dixon
A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel ordered Deutsche Bank Securities and a former advisor to pay two investors and their trusts a total of $934,000, the regulatory agency has announced. The former advisor, Karl Hahn, allegedly swindled the investors in a multimillion-dollar life insurance deal, Reuters reported.
Hahn was permanently banned from the securities industry last year after a number of complaints and a settlement in the same case before New Hampshire officials. The advisor worked for Deutsche Bank's private wealth management division, a unit of Deutsche Bank AG, from 2008 to 2009. Hahn left Deutsche Bank to work for Oppenheimer & Co. in 2009; he began his career at Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith from 2004 to 2008, according to a consent order filed by the New Hampshire Bureau of Securities in October 2011. That order permanently banned Hahn from selling securities in the state.
Investors Susan and Michael Myers filed the case in 2011, alleging civil fraud and negligent supervision of Hahn, among other misdeeds, according to the ruling.
The case involved their purchase of a risky type of life insurance in which policyholders finance premiums with loans typically tied to variable interest rates. The Nevada couple initially sought $2.2 million in compensatory damages and more than $13 million in punitive damages.
Hahn went to great lengths to convince the Myerses to invest some $1.9 million in a deal conducted outside of Deutsche Bank, where he worked as an advisor and handled investments for the couple. According the New Hampshire documents, he advised the Meyrses not to tell anyone at Deutsche Bank or other investors about the deal. He also did not tell them that a significant portion of the investment – some $600,00 – would be paid to Hahn's father as his father's share of the commission from the investment, reportedly made through a third-party insurance agent who was not associated with Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche Bank is facing other litigation stemming from Hahn's alleged conduct.
Hahn did not tell the couple that his father would receive a "significant" commission from the sale of the life insurance policy—an arrangement that could have prompted his recommendation, according to a complaint in a separate court case stemming from the transaction.
David Thomas, a San Francisco-based lawyer for the Myerses, told Reuters the ruling includes $834,000 in damages and $100,000 in legal fees. His clients believed Deutsche Bank and Hahn were to blame for the life insurance transactions, which caused "substantial losses," he told the news service.
Hahn's legal troubles may not be over yet. Deutsche Bank won a $2.55 million federal court judgment against him last year, the result of an unearned portion of a $2.8 million re received when he joined the bank. Such signing bonuses are structured as loans that are forgiven over time, typically within seven to 10 years.
The FINRA panel also dismissed a claim the Myerses filed against Oppenheimer & Co., where Hahn worked after Deutsche Bank, according to Reuters.
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Nature's Pride Hearty Wheat Bread With Flax Provides Good Source of Omega 3-ALA
Nature's Pride, part of Irving, Texas-based Hostess Brands, introduces Nature's Pride Hearty Wheat with Flax bread, the first 100 percent natural bread available across the country to be baked using pure olive oil and the first in the Nature's Pride line to provide a good source of omega 3-ALA, which comes from flax seed.
The bread also is a good source of fiber and provides 22g of whole grains per slice. And, it is baked using only all natural ingredients, has no artificial flavors or colors, no trans fats, no artificial preservatives and contains no high-fructose corn syrup.
"Nature's Pride Hearty Wheat with Flax is the latest introduction to our award-winning portfolio of natural breads," says Laura Pitlik, director of marketing. "In addition to delivering the perfect balance of great taste and nutrition consumers can always expect from Nature's Pride, this new variety is the first to be baked using pure olive oil and the first to provide a good source of omega 3-ALA - making it an ideal addition to our tasty, wholesome assortment."
Pitlik also cited the results of a recent study by The Hartman Group indicating that Gen-Xers are increasing their consumption of fiber (74 percent), whole grains (63 percent), olive oil (58 percent) and omega 3-ALA (53 percent). Baby boomers are experiencing a similar trend and increasing fiber (74 percent), whole grains (64 percent), olive oil (66 percent) and omega 3-ALA (59 percent).
"Nature's Pride continues to address the needs of baby boomer and Gen-X consumers who are seeking to increase their consumption of ingredients such as fiber, olive oil and omega-3 that provide nutritional benefits," she adds.
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By Rob Glidden
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A plan devised by two Southington women for a June event to honor the victims of the Newtown shooting has already been enthusiastically received by the community.
Lisa Wrubleski and Erin Furniss, who both have young children at Plantsville Elementary School, were among many people in the state and nation who were deeply impacted by the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. An event planner, Wrubleski wanted some sort of ceremony that would help bring the community together and send a positive message to Southington's children.
"I had a bunch of ideas but my thoughts kept coming back to butterflies," she said. "They are such a beautiful symbol of life. They fly away, but you know they are somewhere else making the world a more beautiful place."
This concept became "Because of 26," an idea to plant a butterfly bush on the Rails to Trails corridor in memory of each person who died on December 14 of last year. This event would be held on Saturday, June 15, shortly after the shooting's six-month anniversary.
The Parks Department will be involved in deciding where exactly the bushes are planted along the trail. Butterfly bushes have a reputation for durability and are expected to attract the colorful insects for many years once planted. Wrubleski said Ali's Nursery is planning to donate gardening supplies.
The June 15 gathering, which is currently scheduled to start at 10 am, will include other activities in addition to the planting of the bushes. A painted mural featuring butterflies is also planned, although many specifics and a location are still being worked out.
"If it all comes together, I would love to have 26 different artists doing the butterflies as a tribute to those who were lost," said Mary DeCroce, chairperson of Southington Community Cultural Arts.
Wrubleski and Furniss have brought the details of their idea to the various municipal boards and have been met with admiration. The Town Council unanimously approved their request to use the trail after very little discussion.
"I find your efforts extraordinary and we wish you the best," said Councilor Louis Martocchio.
The group has started a fund at Wells Fargo to raise money for a memorial statue that would also be part of the display on the trail. Those who want to contribute can donate to the "Because of 26" fund at a branch of Wells Fargo.
However, the organizers said the overarching goal of the event, aside from pretty bushes and murals, was to create a lasting reminder to Southington's kids of the importance of kindness.
"A lot of the things we give our children are material, but the most valuable thing we could give them is lessons about compassion," Wrubleski said.


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Matthew Rossi and Anne Stickney make sure you Know Your Lore by covering the history of the story behind World of Warcraft.
As a leader, Tyrande Whisperwind holds the distinction of being the oldest living native racial leader on Azeroth and the most enigmatic. Though we know plenty about the other various racial leaders of the Alliance, Tyrande has remained a quiet figure working behind the scenes, rarely speaking up. In fact, most of Tyrande's appearances have been in novels and Warcraft 3 -- in World of Warcraft, she's barely had any screen time at all.
But even though Tyrande isn't much of a presence in World of Warcraft, she's arguably one of the strongest leaders the Alliance has. Not just because of the length of time she's been leading the Night Elves -- over 10,000 years -- but because that time has afforded her the opportunity to fine-tune her leadership. Tyrande doesn't possess the brash nature of Varian Wrynn or even Genn Greymane, the temper of the Dwarven Council of Three Hammers, or even the quiet vigilance of Velen. What she does possess is the intelligence to know when alliances are necessary -- and the patience to deal with even the most frustrating of allies or enemies.


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Team of Apollo, Metropoulos Leading Contender for Opening Bid for Twinkies, Cakes
Some breaking news coming across from WSJ reporters on the bidding process for Hostess' cake brands (Read: Twinkies) right now:
*WSJ: Team of Apollo, Metropoulos Leading Contender for Opening Bid on Bulk of Hostess's Cakes Businesses—Sources
*WSJ: Apollo, Metropoulos Eyeing Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Other Brands—Sources
*WSJ: Hurst Capital Competing to be Opening Bidder for Hostess's Cakes Businesses—Sources
*WSJ: Hostess Could Disclose Opening Bidder for Cakes in February, Aiming for Jan. 28–Sources
*WSJ: Hostess Aims to Sell Drakes Cakes Separately — Sources
As we learned earlier this month, publicly traded Flowers Foods and Grupo Bimbo are in the lead to acquire the bread portion of the bankrupt Hostess, including Wonder Bread.
But Hostess is looking for a separate deal for its cake businesses, including Twinkies and Ding Dongs, the part of the business that's inspired an outpouring of emotion and a run on the sweets since Hostess announced it was liquidating last year. Apollo and Metropoulos have been looking at deals together and were talking about a joint bid, WSJ also reported earlier.
And keep an eye on Hurst Capital, a tiny private-equity firm run by a set of 26-year-old twins, who have managed to get themselves a position here.


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Only about a mile from what I was told is Al-mush Shabeq Church there were a number of rock graves or just reliefs from the Roman period. One of the graves had a construction in which a rolling (or maybe sliding) stone would have fitted, a bit like I was told Jesus' grave was locked.
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Some of Menino's architectural wins and losses
Some of Menino's architectural wins and losses
In terms of architecture, the Menino era had wins — like this police station in Dudley Square — and losses.
The ICA brought the drama of a museum building to South Boston.
The Rose Fitzgerald Greenway has potential, but hardly the star power of New York's High Line.
The Paramount Theatre - in what used to be the Combat Zone - is notable.
The Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square is to be rebuilt.
Winner: Massachusetts College of Art's residential tower, clad in what looks like pastels.
Winner: The Hayden Building, by H.H. Richardson.
Winner: The Isabella Gardner Museum's new wing, designed by Renzo Piano.
Loser: There is no evidence that the redevelopment of the Government Center Garage will improve city life.
Loser: The narcissistic crown for 111 Huntington Ave. makes it look like a perfume bottle.


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Chrysler 300S Turbine concept
Chrysler 300S Turbine edition pays homage to the 50th anniversary of the automaker's famous 1963 turbine-powered concept car.
In addition to its striking matte copper paint, the 300S Turbine rides on special 22-inch hand-painted wheels that feature a turbine-shaped design. It also has a special billet grille and darkened headlights and taillights to further add to the design.


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Single Piston Filler/Depositor Will Fill; Won't Crush
Both USDA and AG Canada approvedm Hinds-Bock's standard single piston SP-64 Filler/Depositors can be used to deposit or fill fruit filling into pies, cakes or snacks. The SP-64 reduces costs with accurate filling and depositing into pans, trays, bottles, cans, pouches, or when targeted onto products.
The machine includes a large port opening which permits filling of chunky ingredients without crushing.
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- Easier to use height adjustment
- 'Lift-Off' metering piston for rapid sanitizing
- Redesigned pneumatic system
- Enhanced operator friendly safety cover
- Air powered - consult factory for compressed air requirements
- 14 inches of height adjustment
- Locking swivel casters
- Stainless steel construction with all contact parts of food-approved materials
- Fills from fractions of an ounce to 64 ounces per piston with change cylinders
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- Spread Axle
Spread Axle • Merritt Quality
• Lowest life cycle cost
• Greater resale value
Click to enlarge Fixed curbside doghouse floor section with a lightweight panel on the roadside maximizes payload and weight balancing. An optional split-lid, lay-down doghouse is available if extra floor space is required. Welded 3" I beam cross members coupled with "Super High Grip" diamond plate floors with unsurpassed diamond height and edge sharpness and you have the long-life, leak-resistant floor that Merritt has always been known for. Introduced by Merritt in the 1960s, the Merritt "Bull-Nose" design provides better swing clearance and aerodynamics. Offering up to 50% less drag than flat nose designs, the resulting fuel efficiency puts money in your pocket. Shown with optional tire carrier. Disclaimer Statement: Merritt Trailers, Inc. reserves the right to make changes in materials, components, designs, equipment specifications and trailer models without notice. All visual specifications, representations, volumes and dimension references are based on the latest product offerings and are approximations available at the time of this publication. At no time will the information contained within this publication be used as the basis for resolving disputes. Download the pdf for this item
- Merritt Standard Features & Benefits
Bull Nose: Introduced by Merritt in the 1960's, this innovative design couples good looks with improved fuel economy. It remains the most efficient design for lowering aerodynamic drag and producing a smooth inside surface that does not bruise livestock. This increase in fuel efficiency will put extra dollars back into your pocket over the life of the trailer. Roof Construction: Merritt's roof is designed to haul livestock and is built w/.050 aluminum skin fully riveted to roof bows that will resist flexing and stop costly roof repairs. No gimmicks or van roofs here, only the time-tested best. * Shown with roof hatch. Welded Floors with 3" I-Beam Cross Members: The strongest floor in the business is built with 3" I-beams welded to a thicker floor plate. I-Beam cross members won't flatten out after years of use and with no rivets to vibrate loose, the floor will stay in place. Closer rib spacing means better footing and fully overlapped top seams ensure fewer leaks. Working together they increase the usable life of your new Merritt. Sheet and Post Design: High grade aluminum alloys that are heat treated to resist dents and tears and shines better than any trailer on the market today. This also provides unmatched inside width for maximum livestock comfort. Upgraded Running Gear: Aluminum hubs, Centrifuse drums and extended service brakes mean lighter weight and lower life cycle costs. All are standard equipment on a Merritt trailer. LED Lights: Merritt again takes the lead in safety by being the first livestock trailer to be standard with LED lighting. Lower life cycle cost with longer harness life, fewer wiring problems and brighter lights mean lower maintenance cost. • Photos may show items with optional equipment.
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Roll-Up Door/Swing Gate:
Keeps livestock where you want them. Tube style gate closes off rear door for easier cattle handling. Completely removable if needed and works with man access door.
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Keeps you out of the way of the loading and unloading area.
Rear End Sheet Drain:
Large cutout made flush to the floor allows for easy washout. Positive lock reduces dripping and bending.
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Cargo seals that are easy to use and quick to install. Perfect for hauling imported or quarantined livestock.
High Mounted Name Sign:
The high mounting position keeps your company name out in front of potential customers. Clean installation creates good looks and functionality.
Top-Rear Tail Light Bar:
Helps keep your trailer visible in bad weather. High outside corner mounting allows for Stop/Turn/Tail combination.
Rear Back Up Lights:
Flood lights provide lighting to the chute area and allow easier night loading. Recessed into the rear plate keeps them free from damage.
Spread Mounted Tool Box:
Handy storage space between the axles provides you a place for everything. Genuine Merritt quality exists in every tool box we build.
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Reduces the step from the belly floor to the ramp which makes loading and unloading quicker with less jumping that results in less bruising of livestock.
Top Spotlights:
Easier night loading is possible with these floodlights. Top mounting gives you a good look at the entire chute area. (Shown with optional access ladder).
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Deck cleating at ramps and thresholds increases traction and allows for better footing at these critical areas.
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Keep your drivers safe and give your livestock extra ventilation when the weather requires it. The Merritt roof is built to handle this popular option.
Split-Lid Doghouse:
Get the ability to increase useable floor space over the axles by using the rear of the doghouse. This creates an "L" shape so smaller livestock can be loaded quickly underneath and up into the doghouse.
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Well, with all the news buzz lately, it appears that while we once had the opportunity to leverage the Info Environment through our investments in IO, we dropped the ball by sending mixed messages and by not committing to the charge. Of course this is my humble opinion, and I'm sure many of you will disagree. But everything we do crosses the Information Environment including Cyber.
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Police: Woman calls 911 to say she shot her ex in the head
An Ohio woman is accused of fatally shooting and killing her ex-husband Monday night.
46-year-old Dawn Rachel Shearer called 911 at 8:30 p.m. and told them she shot her husband in the head, according to Middletown police.
45-year-old Anthony "Tony" Shearer was taken to the Atrium Medical Center and then transported to the Miami Valley Medical Center, where he died, police said.
Police have released a recording of the 911 call Shearer made after the shooting.
"I just shot my husband," Shearer says.
The dispatcher asks her why, and Shearer said, "Because we were arguing."
Shearer told the dispatcher that the couple was married for more than 20 years and she "wanted to work things out."
Tony Shearer's family said that the couple was not working on their relationship.
Police allegedly found a gun and other evidence in the couple's home.
Police say that the couple fought before the shooting.
Dawn Shearer has been charged with murder and booked into the Middletown City Jail. She is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Apr 28,2009
Oregon medical malpractice insurance rates continue decline
by Bend Weekly News Sources
Lower Rates Help the State Retain, Attract Physicians
SALEM, Ore. – Physicians and surgeons in Oregon have seen a decline in medical professional liability insurance rates the past several years, according to a Department of Consumer and Business Services analysis of recent rate changes.
The DCBS Insurance Division found that physicians insured by Oregon's two largest medical malpractice insurers have experienced an average 18 percent rate decrease since 2005 (see chart below). The two largest insurers – Continental Casualty Company (CNA) and Northwest Physicians Insurance Company (NPIC) – represent about 53 percent of the medical professional liability insurance market in Oregon.
"In the earlier part of this decade, rising malpractice insurance costs were a significant concern for specialty doctors, particularly in rural areas, forcing many to leave the state," said Cory Streisinger, director of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. "The recent decline in rates should help Oregon continue to retain and attract highly skilled physicians."
CNA, which provides malpractice insurance for the Oregon Medical Association, recently filed a 2.5 percent rate decrease with the Insurance Division. The decrease is effective May 1, 2009. NPIC has not filed a rate change this year as it transitions its business to its larger affiliate, The Doctors Company, An Interinsurance Exchange. This is the third straight year each company has dropped rates or left them unchanged.
The Insurance Division reviews all rate changes by medical malpractice insurers that are authorized to do business in Oregon. However, only rate changes of more than 15 percent – up or down – require approval. The rates reported below are averages; a particular physician may see greater or lesser changes depending on his or her specialty, loss history, and policy limits.
2004 15.0% 14.6%
2005 14.6% 2.9%
2006 -8.3% 1.9%
2007 -10.2% -3.2%
2008 -8.9% -7.6%
2009 no filing -2.5%