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Some redundancies built into our modern gadgets are no more than basic throwbacks to simpler times. The underlying logic is if fancy stuff goes on the blink, fall back on a human. Folks seldom short circuit.
Some redundancies built into our modern gadgets are no more than basic throwbacks to simpler times. The underlying logic is if fancy stuff goes on the blink, fall back on a human. Folks seldom short circuit.
For example when electrical connections or hydraulic systems fail to deploy the landing gear, many airplanes allow humans on board to manually crank the wheels up or down. The option isn�t used frequently but when needed, not much else will do.
Closer to our beach home, most owners of boats with electrical bilge pumps also carry a hand pump �just in case � �. They don�t cost much and generally never get used but in the right emergency, not much else will do.
I�ve seen a lot of progress. I�m old enough to remember when turn blinkers on cars first came out. Initially they weren�t recognized as a legal substitution for standard hand signals.
Even by the time I got my driver�s license, proper hand signals for left, right and stop were part of the lesson book and the examiner graded your use of them. We also had the �drive this� hand signal but it wasn�t part of the Motor Vehicle Department�s official curriculum.
Even buying gas way back in the early 1950s was a unique experience by today�s standards. Dad normally bought gasoline at the little store on the corner down from our house in California.
Gassing up was big stuff for me because he let me pump it and I mean exactly that: �pump.� The process was accomplished completely without electricity.
The gas pump had a large glass jar on top with gallons calibrated up the sides similar to that on measuring cups we have in our kitchens. My �job� was to pump the handle filling the jar up to the number of gallons Dad wanted to buy.
After I finished, he unsnapped the gas hose from its clamp and lowered it into our tank nozzle. Voila! Isaac Newton took care of the rest. Gravity gassed up our car with only a little elbow grease from this 10 year-old.
What brought this subject to mind was Hurricane Sandy that recently devastated New Yorkand New Jersey. It�s obvious a lot of misery could�ve been alleviated had more gasoline been available.
But we modern folks have painted ourselves into a technological corner by not having �Plan B� non-technology alternatives. Picture a distraught, forlorn man holding an empty gas can standing on top of 20,000 gallons of gas right below his feet.
It�s disturbingly ridiculous. Would a hungry group in a lifeboat stare blankly at unopened food containers because the electric can-opener didn�t work? Not for a New York minute.
Why don�t the energy giants create simple manual pumping equipment to roll out and tap into underground tanks in dire emergencies? I�m old enough to know it works fine.
Of course the EPA would have a hissy, but they could get over it. Sometimes escape routes to simpler times offer the smartest solutions.
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This week, a group of international researchers convened by CI released several new studies on the impact of climate change on biodiversity. Jonah Busch, lead author of the paper "Climate Change and the Cost of Conserving Species in Madagascar," explains his new research in today's blog.
We're looking for indri. The indri (Indri indri) is a gentle tree-dwelling lemur that resembles a mashup of a koala and a panda — which is to say, it's cute. It's also the largest of the 92 species of lemurs native to the island of Madagascar. My research partner and I have been hiking for hours in the mountainous rainforest of Mantadia National Park. The forest is steep, muddy, and — no surprise — rainy. We've seen unique frogs and birds that live nowhere else on Earth, but so far no indri.
Our guide leaves us under the shelter of a small covered scenic overlook while he goes to track indri more quickly on his own. We gaze out at the rain falling on a vast green expanse of forest and wonder whether we'll ever see the creature we're looking for.
Long after we've given up scanning the horizon with binoculars, who should appear just a few yards in front of us but a pair of indri. After hours of trying to find the indri, they have found us. They are unconcerned and docile, like stuffed animals.
The value of Madagascar's forests goes far beyond the charisma of its animals and plants. Madagascar's rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is famously the source of life-saving medicines used against Hodgkin's disease and juvenile leukemia. Forests keep soil in place and out of rivers so that farmers downstream can grow rice irrigated with clean water. The carbon stored by the trees and soil of the dense forest protects us all from climate change. The cuteness of the wildlife doesn't hurt either — tourism is a major industry in Madagascar, thanks in large part to the lemurs.
Madagascar's forests have long been under intense pressure of being burned and cleared for rice and cattle production, as well as logging. Today less than 16 percent of Madagascar remains covered in forest, down from 28 percent in the 1950s. Even when land that has been cleared for agriculture is later abandoned, the forest won't grow back on its own. This is because seeds in Madagascar are spread not by birds flying over open ground, but by lemurs that are skittish about venturing far beyond forest boundaries.
Due to intense human pressure on the land and political upheaval, conserving these forests is a daunting challenge even in the best of times. But now forests face an additional challenge. Climate change is forcing many species to move uphill and to cooler latitudes. Species are moving out of protected forest habitats into unprotected forests or places where forest has disappeared.
Conserving species has become a moving target. It is no longer enough to conserve habitat where species currently live; conservation needs to plan for where species will live in the future, and how they will get there. This means expanding focus from ensuring funding for currently protected forests, to finding creative ways to conserve unprotected forests and restore native forests in some places where they used to be.
The key to lasting forest conservation is ensuring local people benefit from forests so that trees are valued more alive than dead. A great example is Conservation International's work to protect the 381,000 hectare (941,000-acre) Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ) in Madagascar. Approximately the size of Rhode Island, CAZ links Mantadia with two other national parks, encompassing one of the largest remaining blocks of rainforest in the country.
CAZ is a new model of protected area for Madagascar. Villagers take responsibility for decisions about how the forest is used and commit to protecting it; in exchange, they receive economic incentives in the form of direct payments and community development projects.
Our research team wanted to know how climate change would affect the cost of such conservation endeavors. Biological modeling told us that suitable habitat ranges for many species that currently live in forests are predicted to shift into areas where forests have disappeared.
From talking with project managers across Madagascar, we learned that protecting existing forests in community-managed protected areas costs between US$ 160-576 per hectare, while restoring forests in the same areas costs six times as much. So, while forest restoration is a necessary expense in some places, the top priority for biodiversity conservation is still to conserve remaining forests wherever possible.
This research is part of a collection of studies on how climate change affects the cost of conservation. Our colleagues found that climate change adds between US$ 260 million and US$ 1 billion to the cost of safeguarding the survival of hundreds of South Africa's iconic Protea flower species, while in central California climate change doubles the cost of protecting habitat for 11 local species.
So taking action to keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere not only benefits agriculture, health and infrastructure, it makes conserving plants and animals like the indri considerably cheaper and easier as well.
Our dedicated team at Conservation International is generating new scientific knowledge of the effects of climate change, demonstrating through projects around the world that conserving nature benefits human well-being, and pressing for international action to slow climate change and adapt to its impacts.
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BP to pay record $4.5 billion criminal penalty in Deepwater Horizon spill
Oil giant BP will plead guilty to misconduct and felony criminal manslaughter for the Deepwater Horizon disaster that killed 11 workers and led to the biggest environmental disaster in U.S. history.
The company agreed to pay a record $4.5 billion penalty in a settlement the Justice Department announced Thursday. Its costs could soar by several billions more as the federal government now pursues a civil claim against the company for violations of the Clean Water Act.
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer said the 2010 rig explosion that led to the release of more than 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico resulted from BP's culture of "profit over prudence."
Three individual BP employees face criminal charges, two of them for manslaughter. BP also admitted to obstructing Congress and giving shareholders wrong information.
"As the oil spill continued, BP made a tragic situation worse," Breuer said. "It began misleading Congress and the American people about how much oil was pouring out of the Macondo well. As BP now admits, in responding to Congress, the company lied and withheld documents, in order to make it seem as though less damage was being done to the environment than was actually occurring."
A Louisiana grand jury charged the two top BP supervisors on the Deepwater Horizon rig with manslaughter in connection with the rig explosion. The Justice Department said Robert M. Kaluza, 62, of Henderson, Nev., and Donald J. Vidrine, 65, of Lafayette, La., negligently caused the explosion.
"In the face of glaring red flags indicating that the well was not secure, both men allegedly failed to take appropriate action to prevent the blowout," Breuer said.
A former BP executive who was the company's second-highest official on the scene for the spill response also is being charged. David Rainey, 58, of Houston, was indicted for obstruction of Congress and lying to law enforcement officials. The indictment alleges he withheld information to make it seem the spill was less catastrophic than it was.
The Justice Department said it was continuing the criminal investigation and pursuing its civil lawsuit alleging BP committed "gross negligence." The civil suit is scheduled for trial in January, although the government and BP are in settlement talks. BP also could be liable for state claims of natural resource damage and private civil claims.
"This is just one aspect," Trudy Fisher, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, said of the criminal penalty. "This is not everything."
BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg pledged on Thursday to "vigorously defend the company against the remaining civil claims."
The Justice Department emphasized the historic size of the $4.5 billion penalty. But Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune called it a "slap on the wrist" compared to the damage done.
So far, the penalties don't threaten BP's fiscal health, said Pavel Molchanov, an energy analyst with Raymond James, a financial services company. BP sold its stake in a Russian energy company for $30 billion in cash.
"BP has no problem paying $4 billion," Molchanov said.
About $2.4 billion of the money will go to environmental restoration and conservation efforts on the Gulf Coast. More than $1 billion will go to the Coast Guard's cleanup fund and $350 million to development of spill prevention and response efforts.
Molchanov predicted that now that BP has resolved the criminal part of the case, the company has more flexibility in negotiating a settlement to the civil claims.
"BP should be able to take its time with the civil discussions and may be inclined to be somewhat more aggressive in holding its ground that there was no gross negligence," he said.
Some Gulf Coast lawmakers joined environmentalists Thursday in pushing for tough civil fines as the federal government now pursues BP on Clean Water Act violations.
"It's time to move on to the civil side of things and get Gulf Coast residents every cent they deserve," said Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat who co-authored the RESTORE Act. That legislation directs the bulk of civil fines from BP directly back to Gulf Coast communities. The law requires money assessed in the civil fines to go toward environmental and economic restoration in the Gulf.
"People need to remember that this is a very rich company that is basically capitalizing on resources that are in the national interest," said Jacqueline Savitz, deputy vice president of the environmental group Oceana.
"They're our resources as citizens," Savitz said. "These companies come in, they make a lot of money, billions of dollars, capitalizing on those resources. When it happens, I don't think we should feel guilty about asking them to pay the full figure. As an advocate for the public, why would we let them come in here and take those risks in our backyard and then not expect them to clean up and pay the consequences?"
BP Group chief executive Bob Dudley said the company's commitment has been to clean up the spill and pay "legitimate claims." He said the company is preparing to defend itself in court on the remaining claims.
"We are open to settlements, but only on reasonable terms," he said.
Dudley said the company apologizes and is taking responsibility. "All of us at BP deeply regret the tragic loss of life caused by the Deepwater Horizon accident as well as the impact of the spill on the Gulf coast region," he said.
Mary Perez of the Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald contributed.


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With Election Day just a few months away, a pro-family group is launching an 18-week prayer campaign early next month designed to see God's will done when voters go to the polls in November.
"Prayer brings us the grace of a clarity of mind that we can see issues the way God sees them, that we can discern the proper hierarchy of importance," explained Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life.
Daily prayer, he added, results in more thoughts about the election itself.
"If they commit to say the prayer every day, they're thinking about it everyday," he told Family News in Focus. "That will lead to them talking more about it and doing more about it."
So the call is to activate believers to vote, focusing on the primacy of the right to life as an election issue.
"You know what? If we don't have life, we don't have anything," Pavone said. "Therefore, we've got to put candidates in office who understand that as their first duty.
"There is no more fundamental purpose of government than the protection of the lives of its citizens."
Many denominations are coming together under the campaign's banner, according to Kirk Vanderswaagh of the National Pro-life Religious Council.
"Prayer is vitally important because that's part of how God accomplishes His work in His kingdom," he said. "And He cares about those who rule and so, if He cares, we care."
To learn more about the national election prayer campaign, which runs July 4 through Nov. 7, visit the event's Web site - www.prayercampaign.org
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Governor Mary Fallin Announces New Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today joined officials from the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and the Oklahoma National Guard in announcing that Oklahoma has been chosen as the test site for the DHS Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety (RAPS) Program. The program will research and test Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), focusing on possible applications for first responders, including search and rescue scenarios, response to radiological and chemical incidents and fire response and mapping.
Work is expected to begin this fall at Oklahoma State University's Multispectral Lab (UML) test site near Lawton, Oklahoma. The program will be operated by UML and takes advantage of the restricted airspace around Fort Sill, a U.S. military base also near Lawton. The Oklahoma National Guard will be a key partner with both DHS S&T and the UML as the RAPS program develops.
RAPS is expected to represent a $1.4 million investment in Oklahoma in the first year of operations with potential for significant growth in future years. The program is expected to last at least three years.
Fallin said the announcement represents an exciting development for Oklahoma, and a major success for the Unmanned Aerial Systems Council assembled by her in 2011 and headed by Secretary of Science and Technology Stephen McKeever.
"Aerospace is one of the most important sectors of Oklahoma's economy, supporting over 150,000 jobs around the state and accounting for more than $12.5 billion in industrial output each year," Fallin said. "Within that industry, unmanned aircraft systems represent the fastest growing part of the aerospace sector. For that reason, Oklahoma is committed to becoming the number one place for UAS operations, research, experimentation, design and testing in the country. Today's announcement represents a big step in that direction."
"Not only does UAS research attract investment and jobs to the state of Oklahoma, but it allows us to be part of an exciting new technology that will help our first responders as they work to save lives and keep our citizens safe. My thanks go out to all the parties involved in this exciting new project, especially Dr. McKeever and the other members of the Unmanned Aerial Systems Council."
Dr. John Appleby of DHS S&T, a senior program manager at the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency Science and Technology Directorate and the director of RAPS, said that he was impressed with the potential for UAS development in Oklahoma.
"After visiting more than a dozen sites in various southwestern and western states, I have selected Oklahoma as the venue for the Robotic Aircraft for Public Safety Program, with the intent to begin flying at Fort Sill as soon as possible," said Appleby. "I continue to be impressed by the quality of UAS ideas and approaches in Oklahoma, the high level of experience and subject matter expertise concerning this technology and the breadth of available resources in the state needed for the program."
Adjutant General Myles Deering of the National Guard said UAS technologies have the potential to provide invaluable assistance to guard members in first-responder scenarios.
"Whether it's responding to severe wildfires, floods or other state emergencies, the ability of the National Guard to react quickly to events on the ground is one of the most important factors in preventing loss of life," said Deering. "The use of unmanned aerial systems can help the Guard to gain quick tactical awareness, locate individuals who may be in immediate danger and respond accordingly. It also allows us to do all this at a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft and without putting Guardsmen in danger."
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Survey Underlines Importance Of Mobile Platforms In Reaching People
Half of all adults in the U.S. now use a cell phone to access the Internet and they are turning increasingly to the gadgets as their primary method of going online, according to the results of a survey published on Tuesday.
The study, conducted in March and April by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, found some 88 percent of those surveyed reported owning a cell phone, up from 83 percent last year.
Of that 88 percent of people with cell phones, just over half said they use their phones to access the Internet and just under a third said a cell phone was is their primary way of getting online.
The study underlines the importance of mobile as a way for companies and government to reach citizens and the methods used to do so, said Aaron Smith, who wrote the report. "Accessing a service through a 4-inch screen is very different to accessing through a 20-inch screen," he said.
The reason people turn to cell phones to get online can be as much for convenience as it can be socio-economic.
While nearly half of all young adults (18-29 year olds) use their phones for the majority of online browsing, African Americans are twice as likely to do so as whites (51 percent versus 24 percent), the survey found. Among Latino users, around two fifths (41 percent) report using mostly phones for online access.
Users with a household income below $50,000 and those who have not graduated from college are also more likely to turn to cell phones for most of their online access.
Among all users who report using cell phones for most of their online access, two thirds said it's because they are convenient and always available. Just under a fifth said their online habits made cell phones an easier way to get online and one tenth said they don't require a more powerful device. Six percent reported a preference over PCs because phones are easier to use.
A small minority of those using cell phones mostly or exclusively to get online said it is because they have no PC (6 percent) or because they have no other Internet access (4 percent).
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She earned her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and her M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and performed a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Hansel joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2004.
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Dr. Hansel studies the clinical, pathophysiologic and public health aspects of diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Much of her recent work has focused on environmental exposures, including indoor air quality, and asthma and COPD outcomes.
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Rice JL, Romero KM, Galvez Davila RM, Meza CT, Bilderback A, Williams DL, Breysse PN, Bose S, Checkley W, Hansel NN; GASP Study Investigators. "Association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and asthma in Peruvian children." Lung. 2015 Sep 3. [Epub ahead of print]
Putcha N, Drummond MB, Wise RA, Hansel NN. "Comorbidities and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence, influence on outcomes, and management." Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Aug;36(4):575-91. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1556063. Epub 2015 Aug 3.
Kolahdooz F, Butler JL, Christiansen K, Diette GB, Breysse PN, Hansel NN, McCormack MC, Sheehy T, Gittelsohn J, Sharma S. "Food and nutrient intake in African American children and adolescents aged 5 to 16 years in Baltimore City." J Am Coll Nutr. 2015 Apr 9:1-12. [Epub ahead of print]
Putcha N, Han MK, Martinez CH, Foreman MG, Anzueto AR, Casaburi R, Cho MH, Hanania NA, Hersh CP, Kinney GL, Make BJ, Steiner RM, Lutz SM, Thomashow BM, Williams AA, Bhatt SP, Beaty TH, Bowler RP, Ramsdell JW, Curtis JL, Everett D, Hokanson JE, Lynch DA, Sutherland ER, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Wise RA, Regan EA, Hansel NN; the COPDGene® Investigators. "Comorbidities of COPD have a major impact on clinical outcomes, particularly in African Americans." Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis (Miami). 2014;1(1):105-114.
Tomaino K, Romero KM, Robinson CL, Baumann LM, Hansel NN, Pollard SL, Gilman RH, Mougey E, Lima JJ, Checkley W; PURA study investigators. "Association between serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and blood pressure among adolescents in two resource-limited settings in Peru." Am J Hypertens. 2015 Aug;28(8):1017-23. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpu264. Epub 2015 Jan 19.
Paulin LM, Diette GB, Scott M, McCormack MC, Matsui EC, Curtin-Brosnan J, Williams DL, Kidd-Taylor A, Shea M, Breysse PN, Hansel NN. Home interventions are effective at decreasing indoor nitrogen dioxide concentrations. Indoor Air. 2013 Dec 14. doi: 10.1111/ina.12085. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24329966
Stephens SH, Hartz SM, Hoft NR, Saccone NL, Corley RC, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, Breslau N, Coon H, Chen X, Ducci F, Dueker N, Franceschini N, Frank J, Han Y, Hansel NN, Jiang C, Korhonen T, Lind PA, Liu J, Lyytikäinen LP, Michel M, Shaffer JR, Short SE, Sun J, Teumer A, Thompson JR, Vogelzangs N, Vink JM, Wenzlaff A, Wheeler W, Yang BZ, Aggen SH, Balmforth AJ, Baumeister SE, Beaty TH, Benjamin DJ, Bergen AW, Broms U, Cesarini D, Chatterjee N, Chen J, Cheng YC, Cichon S, Couper D, Cucca F, Dick D, Foroud T, Furberg H, Giegling I, Gillespie NA, Gu F, Hall AS, Hällfors J, Han S, Hartmann AM, Heikkilä K, Hickie IB, Hottenga JJ, Jousilahti P, Kaakinen M, Kähönen M, Koellinger PD, Kittner S, Konte B, Landi MT, Laatikainen T, Leppert M, Levy SM, Mathias RA, McNeil DW, Medland SE, Montgomery GW, Murray T, Nauck M, North KE, Paré PD, Pergadia M, Ruczinski I, Salomaa V, Viikari J, Willemsen G, Barnes KC, Boerwinkle E, Boomsma DI, Caporaso N, Edenberg HJ, Francks C, Gelernter J, Grabe HJ, Hops H, Jarvelin MR, Johannesson M, Kendler KS, Lehtimäki T, Magnusson PK, Marazita ML, Marchini J, Mitchell BD, Nöthen MM, Penninx BW, Raitakari O, Rietschel M, Rujescu D, Samani NJ, Schwartz AG, Shete S, Spitz M, Swan GE, Völzke H, Veijola J, Wei Q, Amos C, Cannon DS, Grucza R, Hatsukami D, Heath A, Johnson EO, Kaprio J, Madden P, Martin NG, Stevens VL, Weiss RB, Kraft P, Bierut LJ, Ehringer MA. Distinct Loci in the CHRNA5/CHRNA3/CHRNB4 Gene Cluster Are Associated With Onset of Regular Smoking. Genet Epidemiol. 2013 Dec;37(8):846-59. doi: 10.1002/gepi.21760. Epub 2013 Nov 1. PMID: 24186853
Putcha N, Drummond MB, Connett JE, Scanlon PD, Tashkin DP, Hansel NN, Wise RA. Chronic Productive Cough is Associated with Death in Smokers with Early COPD. COPD. 2013 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24127996
Matsui EC, Hansel NN, Aloe C, Schiltz AM, Peng RD, Rabinovitch N, Ong MJ, Williams DL, Breysse PN, Diette GB, Liu AH. Indoor pollutant exposures modify the effect of airborne endotoxin on asthma in urban children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Nov 15;188(10):1210-5. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201305-0889OC. PMID: 24066676
Himes BE, Qiu W, Klanderman B, Ziniti J, Senter-Sylvia J, Szefler SJ, Lemanske RF Jr, Zeiger RS, Strunk RC, Martinez FD, Boushey H, Chinchilli VM, Israel E, Mauger D, Koppelman GH, Nieuwenhuis MA, Postma DS, Vonk JM, Rafaels N, Hansel NN, Barnes K, Raby B, Tantisira KG, Weiss ST. ITGB5 and AGFG1 variants are associated with severity of airway responsiveness. BMC Med Genet. 2013 Aug 28;14:86. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-86. PMID: 23984888
Burkart KM, Manichaikul A, Wilk JB, Ahmed FS, Burke GL, Enright P, Hansel NN, Haynes D, Heckbert SR, Hoffman EA, Kaufman JD, Kurai J, Loehr L, London SJ, Meng Y, O'Connor GT, Oelsner E, Petrini M, Pottinger TD, Powell CA, Redline S, Rotter JI, Smith LJ, Artigas MS, Tobin MD, Tsai MY, Watson K, White W, Young TR, Rich SS, Barr RG. APOM and high-density lipoprotein are associated with lung function and percent emphysema. Eur Respir J. 2013 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23900982
Bose S, Breysse PN, McCormack MC, Hansel NN, Rusher RR, Matsui E, Peng R, Curtin-Brosnan J, Diette GB. Outdoor exposure and vitamin D levels in urban children with asthma. Nutr J. 2013 Jun 12;12(1):81. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23758744
Putcha N, Puhan MA, Hansel NN, Drummond MB, Boyd CM. Impact of co-morbidities on self-rated health in self-reported COPD: an analysis of NHANES 2001-2008. COPD. 2013 Jun;10(3):324-32. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2012.744963. PMID: 23713595
Jamieson DB, Matsui EC, Belli A, McCormack MC, Peng E, Pierre-Louis S, Curtin-Brosnan J, Breysse PN, Diette GB, Hansel NN. Effects of allergic phenotype on respiratory symptoms and exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013 Jul 15;188(2):187-92. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2103OC. PMID: 23668455
Romero KM, Robinson CL, Baumann LM, Gilman RH, Hamilton RG, Hansel NN, Checkley W; PURA Study Investigators. Role of exhaled nitric oxide as a predictor of atopy. Respir Res. 2013 May 2;14:48. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-14-48. PMID: 23639047
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March 6, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - With a 1-3 ledger the MIT men's volleyball team finished eighth at the Endicott College March Mania Tournament held this past weekend. The Engineers (17-7) opened Saturday's play with a 30-18, 30-21, 30-13 victory over Villa Julie College. In its next match, nationally-ranked No. 14 Tech fell to No. 15 SUNY New Paltz, 30-28, 25-30, 30-28, 24-30, 15-11. On Sunday, MIT was defeated by Ramapo College (28-30, 30-17, 30-24, 30-24) and the host Gulls (18-30, 30-23, 33-31, 30-25). Praveen Pamidimukkala was tabbed for All-Tournament Team Honorable Mention plaudits.
Scott Pollom led the front row against Villa Julie as he totaled nine kills and eight total blocks. Michelangelo Raimondi contributed eight kills while Kenneth Rosche added seven. Pamidimukkala and Raimondi posted a pair of aces as Pamidimukkala recorded six assisted blocks. Matthew Ng notched a team-high seven digs while Ryan Dean distributed 32 assists.
In its five-game loss to New Paltz, Pamidimukkala tallied a career-high 18 digs and 29 kills for his first double-double of the weekend. Along with Bob Aspell, he posted five total blocks. Dean also recorded his third double-double of the week on a 54 assists and 16 digs. Ng and Raimondi each collected 10 digs as Rosche posted 13 kills. Pollom once again paced the blocking corps with seven total blocks.
Against Ramapo, Dean had a solid performance as he finished with 41 assists, eight kills, eight digs, and one ace. Pamidimukkala led the Engineers' offense with 19 kills and added nine digs and three total blocks. Pollom collected eight kills, one solo and four assisted blocks as Ng amassed a team-high 10 digs.
MIT closed the weekend with two players earning double-doubles against Endicott. Pamidimukkala totaled 20 kills and 18 digs while Dean had 40 assists and 13 digs. Pollom posted 14 kills as Ng collected 14 digs. Rosche and Raimondi reached double figures with 15 and 10 kills, respectively. Eugene Jang rounded out the Engineers' attack with a career-high 16 assists.
Final Standings
1. Rivier College
2. Nazareth College
3. Medaille College
4. SUNY New Paltz
5. Ramapo College
6. Johnson & Wales University
7. Endicott College
9. Villa Julie College
10. Milwaukee School of Engineering
11. Hunter College
12. Wentworth Institute of Technology


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Singer Adam Lambert has split from his longtime boyfriend.
The former "American Idol" star confirmed the news on Friday, revealing he and Sauli Koskinen had been growing apart.
According to Huffington post, Lambert told South Florida Gay News, "It's been kind of on its way out in the last couple of months.
"Sauli and I remain really good friends, and I know it's a cliche thing to say. But it's totally true. I just gave him a coffee and bagel earlier today. He's a great person and we've had an amazing couple of years together. Things have just run their course."


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Steve Smith's career with the Carolina Panthers is over. The only question left is when the team is going to let him go.
Smith's agent Derrick Fox confirmed the news to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
"(Smith) is not going to play for the Panthers next year, I know that," Fox said.
The Panthers have tried to trade Smith, but Fox expects his client ultimately to be released. It would be a surprise if the Panthers dragged this out much longer. Fox's comments could be seen as a way of pressuring the Panthers to make the decision soon.
"Where we are disappointed is the fact he signed an extension to stay loyal to the club and complete his career as a Panther," Fox said. "That is why we did the long-term team deal. Now we are at a crossroads where the Panthers don't want him anymore."
Cutting Smith is a strong, surprising statement by Carolina. It's not all about finances. The move doesn't save much salary cap room because much of his contract was guaranteed this year. Tavarres King, Marvin McNutt and Kealoha Pilares currently are the top three receivers on the Panthers' depth chart. But the Panthers still don't want Smith around.
"At 34, they could have kept him and run him in the slot," Fox said. "Steve wants to play in the slot. But he can't play the slot with the current roster, and he hasn't been able to play in the slot with the rosters in the past."
Smith surely will get a job in the slot elsewhere. NFL Media Ian Rapoport mentioned the Baltimore Ravens as a team that will be interested in Smith.
UPDATE: Smith took to Twitter to say his goodbye to Panthers fans.
I will always be a Carolina panther No contract can ever change that CLT is my home and will always be my home... I love you #panthernationâ
Steve Smith (@89SteveSmith)
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Protest tar sands on a bridge over the Connecticut River January 23
To the editor and North Country Citizens:
Just go to Google Images and type in "Alberta Tar Sands" and you will see what it's all about. It's the dirtiest oil on the planet and there's lots of it. Mining it is literally destroying the boreal forest in the Northern HALF of Alberta Canada. James Hansen, the NASA climate scientist, says it's "game over" for global warming if the tar sands oil is burned.
The largest oil spill in US history that you probably never heard about occurred just 2 years ago on the Kalamazoo River in Michigan. To no one's surprise it was tar sands oil. Tar sands crude oil contains sand making it more abrasive; and its pumped at higher pressure and higher temperature than regular crude oil. The result is increased odds of a pipeline spill. Its like hot liquid sandpaper.
Not to be deterred, the Canadian government and its corporate partners are hell bent on developing tar sands oil and exporting it to the world. Major corporate partners include Enbridge and the largest corporation in the history of the world Exxon Mobile.
You may have heard about the XL pipeline in the Midwest and the massive civil disobedience over it lead by Vermont's own Bill McKibben. You may have heard about the tree sitter's blockaide in Texas to stop another tar sands pipeline there. You probably did not hear about the arrest of news reporters trying to cover the Texas protesters – ala Chris Braithwaite from the Barton Chronicle.
You probably did not hear about the so far successful resistance to the tar sands pipeline in British Columbia; lead largely by First Nations tribes.
Not to be deterred, Enbridge and Exxon Mobile are pressing on: to Vermont.
Despite denials there is no doubt they are quietly moving forward with a previous plan called "Trailbreaker" which would pump tar sands oil all the way from Alberta to Montreal to Portland Maine. Enbridge recently made formal application to reverse the flow of its line 9 pipeline in Ontario in order to pump tar sands oil to Montreal. Enbridge is also trying to get permission to build a pumping station near the US border. From Montreal to Portland the tar sands oil would flow through an existing oil pipeline through the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and the North Country of New Hampshire and past Sebago Lake in Maine.
An "existing oil pipeline" – in Vermont? Who knew?! Wait, it's worse. The pipeline crosses numerous rivers and streams, goes by Victory Bog and – and – it's 60 years old! The owners of the pipeline (the parent company is Exxon Mobile) were recently cited by federal regulators for failure to properly maintain the pipeline. . . . So . . .
On Wednesday, January 23, at High Noon on the bridge over the Connecticut River on Route 2 near Lancaster, New Hampshire, delegations from Vermont and New Hampshire will join hands over the river for a peaceful protest against tar sands oil. The pipeline is 100 yards downstream from the bridge; and upstream from half of New England!
Will you join us?
For more info see www.tarsandsfreene.org
or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/466059446791428/
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Happy Pancake Tuesday! 10 Recipes To Celebrate
It's sad to wake up one day and realize that your life has been incomplete, but that's pretty much how I felt when I learned that I had never celebrated Mardi Gras as Pancake Tuesday, and, most egregiously, never participated in a pancake race.
The race I most want to participate in is the one which takes place in Buckinghamshire in the UK, and has been held since 1445 (meaning I really have no excuse for not having heard of it.) Participants in the race must complete a not-insubstantial 415 yard course, flipping their pancakes at either end. Men who participate in the race dress up as housewives.
Until I make this an official part of America's traditions—my new life goal—I'll have to make due with eating a giant plate of pancakes and practicing my flip. Click through the slideshow to see 10 great recipes for the task.
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Roasted Banana Chocolate Pancakes
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Whole Wheat Pancakes with Boozy Peaches
Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Pancakes
Pancakes With Apricot-Bourbon Sauce
Maple Bacon Pancakes
Chocolate Pancakes
Apple Cider Doughnut Pancakes
Funfetti Pancakes
Kenji's Light and Fluffy Pancakes
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The San Francisco 49ers are in the market for a wide receiver to join the passing-game trio of Michael Crabtree, Anquan Boldin and Vernon Davis.
Julian Edelman is taking his first visit Friday with the 49ers, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports, via someone who has spoken with the free agent.
A Bay Area native, Edelman is from Redwood City and spent time at the College of San Mateo. The 49ers had a high grade on him coming out of Kent State as a converted quarterback five years ago, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Edelman has already turned down an offer from Patriots, per Rapoport, and is now intent on gauging his market value before making a decision.
Separate reports have connected him to the Browns and Ravens, but he's in danger of taking a backseat to Andrew Hawkins and Steve Smith, respectively, in the plans of those organizations.
Edelman isn't the only wide receiver on San Francisco's radar. The team is also interested in Hakeem Nicks, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.
The 49ers were reportedly eyeing Nicks as a trade target ahead of last October's deadline. They will have competition this time around.
Nicks is scheduled to meet with the Colts on Friday. The Panthers have also targeted him as a potential Steve Smith replacement, Rapoport reported.
One potential hang-up for the 49ers is that they are tight against the salary cap and also have a need at cornerback.
UPDATE: Rapoport reported Friday that Emmanuel Sanders will visit the 49ers on Saturday, following his meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The latest "Around The League Podcast" recaps the wild start of free agency.


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Hamilton Awards to 'Super 8,' 'Transformers,' 'Cowboys & Aliens'
Three titans of sci-fi/action movies –- J.J. Abrams, Michael Bay and Jon Favreau –- found some time to chat backstage Sunday night at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards. It was all light talk and photo ops until the ceremony began, when the filmmakers wandered in separate directions, pulling pieces of paper out of their pockets –- speeches they had written for presenting awards to collaborators on recent projects. Abrams asked to borrow a pen from a publicist, making some final revisions. Favreau stood some feet away, mouthing his speech to himself.
The awards, presented by the Hamilton Watch Co. and Los Angeles Confidential magazine, honored several filmmakers for their work this year. There also was a lifetime achievement award for Vic Armstrong, best known as Harrison Ford's and Christopher Reeve's stunt double. At the event held at the Conga Room at L.A. Live, presenters were filmmakers and actors who had collaborated with the honorees on various projects.
Abrams presented the film editors award to his longtime collaborators Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey, who were honored for Abrams' summer hit "Super 8."
"I found two collaborators who could do it all," Abrams said in his speech. He went on to explain that he wanted to work in the film industry not just to make movies "but to make movies with people like this."
The two editors were also appreciative and sincere about the director when they talked with 24 Frames on the event's red carpet. Markey said, "I don't think we would be here without him. I certainly feel we owe a lot of our success to him."
Bay was at the event to support Scott Farrar, who received the visual effects supervisor award for Bay's "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," which shot to No. 4 on the list of highest-grossing movies of all time.
Host Isaiah Mustafa introduced Bay as a man whose films have "grossed over 400 kajillion dollars," and the director paid tribute to Farrar with a story about a Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. conference when a reporter asked him if he ever wanted to make an art movie.
"I said, 'Bumblebee is art. Do you have any idea how many hundreds of artists it takes to make these movies?'" Bay recalled.
Favreau presented Russell Bobbitt with the property master award for his work on "Cowboys & Aliens." Bobbitt talked about his first conversation with Favreau about the film: When he learned that it would be a western, plus it would have aliens, his mouth dropped. He gave the audience a silent, gaping stare and said, "That was what my response sounded like.
"And opening day," Favreau quipped, taking the opportunity for a self-deprecating jab about the movie's ultimately poor box-office performance.
"Twilight" star Robert Pattinson also poked fun at himself, though with a, well, different approach than the filmmakers who had been reviewing their speeches backstage an hour or so before. The actor presented Chris Weitz with an award for directing "A Better Life."
Following Mustafa's introduction of Pattinson (in which he claimed the room's occupants would be screaming were it filled with teenage girls instead of industry VIPs), Pattinson said, "I'd prefer to have the room be full of screaming girls -– then no one could hear how bad I am at speeches."
Pattinson, whom Weitz directed in "Twilight: New Moon," began to launch into an explanation of what an artist Weitz is, then cut himself short, saying, "I feel ridiculous. The last time I talked with Chris I was like, 'Want to go to Coachella and do some mushrooms?'"
Weitz's first words upon walking up to the microphone onstage were an emphatic "Mushroom soup."
Armstrong's lifetime achievement award was presented by Ford, who said he felt like one of the luckiest men in Hollywood when "30 years ago I was hired to do Vic's dialogue." The stunt coordinator and stunt double's award at the event came about five months after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted against creating an Oscar category for stunt coordinators. Armstrong was also given a lifetime achievement award in 2005 by the Taurus World Stunt Awards.
Sunday's event also honored Yasmina Reza for writing "Carnage" and Agustín Almodóvar for producing "The Skin I Live In." See below for full list of award recipients.
Award winners:
Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey, film editors, "Super 8"
Mark Ricker, production designer, "The Help"
Russell Bobbitt, property master, "Cowboys & Aliens"
Emmanuel Lubezki, cinematographer, "The Tree of Life"
Evelina De Gaudenzi, short film competition winner
Scott Farrar, visual effects supervisor, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Janie Bryant, costume designer, "Mad Men"
Yasmina Reza, screenwriter, "Carnage"
Agustín Almodóvar, producer, "The Skin I Live In"
Chris Weitz, director, "A Better Life"
Vic Armstrong, lifetime achievement in stunt choreography
'Cowboys & Aliens': Five lessons to take away
'Super 8' seeks an audience among the summer tent poles
Indiana Jones, Superman and Bond: Vic Armstrong's life in stunts
-– Emily Rome
Photo: J.J. Abrams, left, Michael Bay and Jon Favreau at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards, presented by Los Angeles Confidential magazine and the Hamilton Watch Co., at the Conga Room. Credit: Todd Williamson / WireImage


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Fendi Lei Selleria Bag Reference GuideCategories:Other Brands
Introducing the Fendi Lei Selleria Bag. This newest bag from the Fendi Selleria line is made of Cuoio Romano leather. A Boston bag, the Lei is hand-stitched and features a top handle with an adjustable and removable shoulder strap. It has a macro zip with double zipper pull. The interior includes a zip pocket and two flat pocket. The bag has the Silver Selleria plaque with an engraved serial number. The Lei is a sophisticated casual bag, perfect to use everyday.
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Fendi Lei Selleria Gray Roman Leather Boston Bag ReviewCategories:Other Brands
The Fendi Lei Selleria is not your typical purse. This handbag is so much more. It is a stylish, but casual model that has a very cool and sophisticated vibe. The Lei Selleria gives up to everything that is rigid, traditional and common in favor of a youthful and practical spirit. It is the type of purse that can be worn at the office, at the gym, at shopping, at drinks or even in a social visit without being too much or too less. It is the ideal modern bag for unconventional looks.
Even the color choice for the Fendi Lei Selleria is anything but common. The purse is manufactured from a high quality asphalt grey Roman leather that matches perfectly its sporty look. Then the style of the bag is Boston. For those who are not familiar with this style, they only need to know that this is a traveling bag or general-utility bag that is wider at the bottom and folded in the middle. Usually, the top opening is held together by the handles. Nowadays, this is a very popular shape and Fendi seems to be one of the luxury designers that adore to use it for its most iconic or new designs.
The thick Roman leather bends very nicely at its top part without making any obvious creases. The special texture of this material allows the purse to adopt its loose and casual attitude. The surface of the leather features pronounced grains that match nicely with the overall cool look of the Lei Selleria.
This Fendi model features beautiful hand-sewn stitches that were made by the brand's Italian craftsmen. Every single purse has been manually created by a skilled artisan that paid great care and attention to all the details that make this design close to perfection. On the front top part of the bag there is the Fendi name written with metallic applied letters.
The macro zipper is located at the top of the purse and it features two pull pieces that have the brand's name embossed on their surface. Speaking of metallic parts, the hardware on the Lei Selleria is entirely silver, a choice that goes splendidly with the asphalt grey leather.
The Lei Selleria comes with one top side leather handle that is ideally created for an easy grip or for carrying the purse on your hand. For increased comfort you can choose to wear it on your shoulder by adding the detachable shoulder strap.
At the inside of the purse there is a beautiful soft brownish lining and two flat pockets. On the upper part of the interior we also notice the silver Selleria plaque with engraved serial number.
Also, the end parts of the Roman leather have been finished with a blue color which accentuates the bags forms and lines.
The Fendi Lei Selleria in asphalt grey is a bag with attitude. The casual shape, the unconventional material and the casual vibe are details that appeal and fascinate. You can't stay indifferent in front of this incredibly chic and unique purse. And frankly, why should you when it has so much to offer in terms of style and grace?
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FENDI LEI SELLERIA BAGCategories:Other Brands
We know most women wish that there will be more signature bags out there that are not too feminine or too girly because they are neither one. A bag that is neither sexist but is completely androgynous is a dream bag to many but that dream is no longer such as Fendi heard your pleas with this Lei Selleria Bag.
Beautifully and lovingly handcrafted in Italy, the Lei Selleria bag is a perfection in real life. Made from the most genuine Toffee Roman leather, this Boston bag with hand-sewn stitches and hot-stamped logo is sure to make your day. It has the following features: macro zip with double zipper pull and lining with zip pocket and two flat pockets, has Selleria plaque with engraved serial number. It also comes in three different colors: Toffee, Asphalt gray, and milk white. This bag is effortlessly stylish without trying too much thus it will definitely be loved by many. Simple, understated yet snazzy nonetheless, the Lei Selleri will be the next big hit among bag lovers.
It has the following dimensions: 30 x 17 x 13 cm (Lx H x D) and comes with a steep price of $2700 USD. So come now beautiful, make this Fendi bag your newest fashion investment.
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FENDI SELLERIA BACKPACK WITH CROCODILE TALECategories:Other Brands
If you've been following us so far, you must have seen plenty of backpacks – with graphic print, smooth, extra small, with Teddy bear and also the elegant ones.
And in the category of the elegant ones include the Fendi Selleria Backpack.
If you REALLY need to purchase a backpack, look no further than this piece of art. You see, the Fendi Selleria Collection is quite famous; in fact it consists one of the most classic bags in the fashion world. And when you combine that with a backpack style…
The crocodile tale is amazingly creative, such a simple adjustment and it entirely changes the appearance. Have you seen a backpack with a croc tale like this before? No?
Because it's simply, it can match almost everything in your wardrobe. And besides it's very useful too for city trips or vacation. It features a large front flap, which makes the design slightly different than any other backpack out there.
Well, we're not going to say too much, because we've already talked about this topic in depth.
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They're minimal yet inspired by the iconic Selleria Bag Collection. The leather is impeccable and the traditional craftsmanship is what made the price so steep.
If you're considering the best backpack, the one that's timeless and can be carried everyday. Don't look beyond the Fendi Selleria Backpack.
Any human eye can see that this is a high-fashion bag. It's all in the details… from the hand-stitched Roman leather to the tone-on-tone crocodile tail.
Yes, I said it right… there's a crocodile tale on the side. Too delicious isn't it. So besides that it's a classic (Selleria you know), this bag is also distinguished from all other designer backpacks.
The Crocodile tale is made like it's one with the bag. It's an extension of the zipper. The bag comes with shoulder bag and breathable technical mesh back.
Now, if you're craving for this bag, you might wonder. Why is the price so high?
First, it's made from calfskin, the other parts is made from crocodile leather. The right term for this bag is luxury backpack.
Measuring 34 x 40 x 20 (L x H x D) cm, priced at €2470 euro via Fendi boutique.


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Benefit's newest powder, Hervana will be officially launched towards the end of January in the UK. There as a flash sale in the US (on Sephora) earlier this week and possibly one in the UK (will keep you informed!).
I am really looking forward to this one because the colours are purpley-pink-berries, so different from the other box powders.
Also, Benefit now has their own range of lashes – I didn't realise this!…
There are 8 styles of lashes, Benefit has their own lash glue (clear) and individual lashes. These are sold on Benefit's US site but not the UK one yes, but you can buy them on counters or the boutiques:


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Rhine Enterprise – The Best Kept Secret In Racing
Red Bull Racing NASCAR driver Brian Vickers and his pit crew perform a full pit stop in the middle of Times Square, New York. 20.6 seconds might not be the fastest pit stop ever, but it will never be beaten in Times Square.
1st annual military pit crew challenge presented by Rhine Enterprise
This was a fun event to watch as two military teams compete in a pit crew challenge nascar style with two nascar Toyota Camry changing tires and full of fuel (water) then have to push it across the finish line with Boris said starting the event with a air horn and there watching the whole event. The 14th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival — "The Race at the Base" — is looking forward to a great year. Join thousands of race enthusiasts and fans in this premier motorsports event saluting our nation's military.
Welcome to Rhine Enterprise
Where can you get vintage stockcar restorations, complete show cars, and static display cars?
Who can custom design and fabricate racing simulators, pit boxes, media carts, tire changing stations, special displays and more?
If these are some of your questions, Rhine Enterprise is your complete answer!
Rhine Enterprise offers everything from turnkey showcars and promotional vehicles to video game pit boxes and race car simulators.
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In the fast paced, high speed world of racing, when new projects arise or updates are needed, look to Rhine Enterprise to help you stay in front of the field!
Denver shop restores Allison's former racer
By Joe Marusak firstname.lastname@example.com
Posted: Sunday, May. 29, 2011
DENVER Brent Hajek faced a demanding deadline when he got the call to fix up a 1973 Chevelle he owns in time for last week's Speed Street festivities in uptown Charlotte.
Racing legend Bobby Allison competed in the car four decades ago and planned to drive it again as grand marshal of Thursday's Speed Street parade.
Hajek, owner of Hajek Motorsports in Ames, Okla., had 90 days to restore the car.
"It was a hunk of junk," he recalled.
Hajek contacted Don Miller, former president of Penske Racing South, to find the right person to refurbish the Chevelle: Bill Rhine, owner of Rhine Enterprise on Burnwood Trail, off N.C. 16 in Denver.
Rhine calls his nondescript 7,500-square-foot building the best-kept secret in racing.
He and his crew have restored 30 to 40 vintage cars since opening 11 years ago, and they finished the '73 Chevelle on time.
"It's perfect," Hajek said at the shop last week after seeing the restored car for the first time a day earlier. "The guy said he would do it, and he did it."
Rhine, 34, figures he and his crew, including shop foreman Doug Stebbins, Steve Hoag and Anthony "Junior" Samelwich, put $60,000 worth of labor into the restoration, while owner Hajek provided $40,000 or $50,000 in parts. Shawn Pincola of Pincola Motorsports Paint and Body of Mooresville did the paint work.
"The only problem with your cars," Allison joked to Rhine, "is they look nicer now than when we raced them."
The '73 Chevelle eventually will be displayed at the N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville, Rhine said.
Rhine lives in Denver with his wife, Tiffany, and their German shepherd, Stu.
He has loved tinkering with cars since he was a boy in South Miami, Fla. He knew then it was what he would do for the rest of his life. He later worked as a mechanic and fabricator for NASCAR teams.
He was driver Ricky Craven's shop foreman in Concord in 1997 and 1998. He also worked for drivers Randy Porter and Adam Petty. He worked for Petty for 11/2 years, until Petty's death during a practice run in May 2000 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.
That's when Rhine went into business for himself. He decided he'd never find another driver to work for like Petty.
"He was like the racers of 30 or 40 years ago," Rhine said. "He was for real. He was there to go racing. That was so refreshing. That kid drove his ass off every week."
Rhine also is a private collector of famous race cars and has a half-dozen on display at the Mooresville hall of fame. The one he'll never sell, he said, is a No. 45 that Adam Petty drove.
Among several other vintage race cars being restored in Rhine's shop last week was a 1976 Junie Dunleavy Ford Torino that will be driven in the 24 Hours of LeMans Classic in France next year. It's one of only two NASCAR-type cars to be driven in Le Mans, and its French owner flew in recently to test the car at a local track. The car is a $150,000 restoration, Rhine said.
Two years ago, Rhine Enterprise built a private racing fleet of six 800-horsepower, two-seat NASCAR Car of Tomorrow cars for Texas banker Andy Beal.
Rhine Enterprise also has built and designed street-legal Car of Tomorrow cars for Red Bull Racing and done work for Toyota and for various commercials. It built the chassis dynamometer for an Interstate Batteries commercial, for instance.
Rhine's company also builds show cars, media carts and custom pit boxes. Its main line of work is custom fabrication, but Rhine's passion also lies in restoring vintage autos. More of them lie locked in storage, awaiting his special touch.
Our good friend Todd Morris films as we surprise Junior Johnson at breakfast with one of his old Budweiser race cars freshly restored by Rhine Enterprise.
On Feb 9th 2011 Rhine Enterprise headed to Junior Johnson's Farm to get an autograph on the 1986 #11 Budweiser Car (and to enjoy his famous farm breakfast).
Watch this cool video by Todd Morris documenting the event
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By Laura Kinsler
The Tampa Tribune
May 12, 2014
TAMPA - State Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad has formally rejected a proposal for a privately owned, elevated toll road across southern Pasco County.
"The department was unable to reach an agreement with International Infrastructure Partners, LLC on a framework of financing and various design concepts for the corridor that would be acceptable to all parties and address the concerns of the local community," he said in a statement issued over the weekend. "In absence of this framework, advancing this project would not make any sense."
IIP had formed a consortium with Spanish construction firm, OHL Infrastructure, and was negotiating to lease FDOT right-of-way in the State Road 54/56 corridor for the 33-mile toll road. If approved, the $2 billion project would have been the state's first private toll road and would have linked U.S. 19 and U.S. 301.
The project garnered widespread opposition throughout Pasco County, and support for it among local elected officials waned. The death-blow came during a May 1 meeting between the bidders and FDOT, when consortium members told Prasad they couldn't finance the project without a significant public investment.
"When I heard we got to put money in, I was shut off," he said. "If that's the case, then it's probably better to hit the reset button."
Prasad vowed to continue working with officials from the region to address their transportation needs, but said future improvements to S.R. 54 will go through a traditional "bottom up" approach.
The department has budgeted more than $95 million over the next five years for improvements to S.R. 54. Later this year, the department will spent $18 million to widen the segment between the Suncoast Parkway to west of U.S. 41 to six lanes. The department also plans to widen the road between Wesley Chapel and Zephyrhills - a $38 million project.
The county's Metropolitan Planning Organization is still studying whether to include a four-lane elevated toll road on S.R. 54 as it goes through the yearlong process of updating Pasco's Long Range Transportation Plan, which anticipates what traffic congestion will look like in the year 2040.
Read more http://tbo.com/pasco-county/plan-for-elevated-toll-road-in-pasco-gets-axed-20140512/


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There was a time, many years ago, when the Boy Scouts of America took a courageous stand in the face of bigotry.
For years, the Scouts had awarded a badge of honor bearing a swastika. It was called the Thanks Badge, meant to reward kindness. For centuries, the swastika was known only as an ancient symbol of well-being.
Then, in 1933, Adolf Hitler co-opted the swastika, declaring it the official Nazi symbol. The next year, the Boys Scouts dropped the swastika from their badge. In 1936, the Scouts announced that anyone who had been awarded the old badge could swap it for the new one.
I first wrote about this in 2002, praising the Scouts� willingness to change, in contrast to those Americans who still insisted on displaying the Confederate flag, forever a symbol of one of the ugliest periods in U.S. history.
How I wish the Boy Scouts of America�s leadership of today could summon the same courage, the same commitment to justice.
Two years ago, under public pressure, the BSA assembled a committee of 11 �volunteers and professional leaders� to examine its policy of barring open gay Scouts and gay or lesbian adults from serving as leaders. In July of this year, the Scouts� executive committee announced that this committee had affirmed this practice of discrimination.
The Scouts refused to disclose details about the process or the names of those who served on the committee. Think of it as the Boy Scouts version of a super PAC: You can promote bigotry, without fear of anyone�s knowing your name.
In a news release, BSA insisted that its policy to exclude gay boys and adults �reflects the beliefs and perspectives� of the organization.
�While a majority of our membership agrees with our policy, we fully understand that no single policy will accommodate the many diverse views among our membership or society,� said then-Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca, who has since retired.
The Girl Scouts, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the Four-H Club and even the U.S. military now forbid discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Boy Scouts seemed to think that those who don�t agree with the policy would nevertheless defer to its stop-secret panel of prejudice.
The BSA�s hope, it appears, was that the pesky discontents would take their protests elsewhere.
And that�s exactly what is happening.
Last week, Intel, the Boy Scouts� largest corporate donor � reportedly $700,000 in 2010 alone � announced that it will not contribute to the BSA as long as it continues to discriminate based on sexual orientation.
In a statement released to ThinkProgress, Intel�s chief diversity officer, Rosalind Hudnell, said:
�Due to significant growth in the number of organizations funded, earlier this year we revisited our policies associated with the program, and applied new rigor that requires any organization to confirm that it adheres to Intel�s anti-discrimination policy in order to receive funding.�
This week, the United Way of Greater Cleveland announced that it�s pulling $100,000 in funding for the Scouts for the same reason.
�I think they view their policy as one of protection,� United Way of Greater Cleveland Chairman of the Board Paul Clark told The Plain Dealer. �I think the premise of the protection idea is that anyone who is homosexual is a pedophile. I abhor that. I think it�s indefensible.�
I support the United Way of Greater Cleveland�s decision, but it is hard to feel celebratory, as the money would have funded a program for about 1,600 inner-city youths. That�s who the Boy Scouts of America are willing to abandon, unless they can raise the funds elsewhere, to preserve the right to discriminate.
This issue is personal to me � and not just because I have a lot of gay friends and have heard too many sad stories of childhoods full of loneliness and ostracism.
I�m married to an Eagle Scout. One of his prized possessions is the framed photo of him at age 16, in full uniform and shaking the hand of a fellow Eagle Scout, then-Sen. John Glenn. One night, before we were married, he sat down with his sash of badges and described what he had done to earn every single one of them.
This Boy Scouts policy is a form of bullying, and it�s causing so much harm.
It injures gay males who want to join but are excluded because of something they can�t change about themselves.
It hurts funding, robbing innocent children of the chance to discover the best parts of themselves.
And it betrays the men who believed that being a Boy Scout was the highest calling of their young lives.
Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and an essayist for Parade magazine.


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Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Extraction: Distilled from flowering tops and leaves. Similar to ambergris, the winelike scent is sweet and heady. Concrete, absolute.
Medicinal Action: Clary eases muscle and nervous tension, pain, menstrual cramps, PMS and menopause problems such as hot flashes. It also stimulates adrenals and is a European remedy for sore throat.
Cosmetic/Skin Use: Use the oil for mature or acne complexions, inflammation and dandruff. It rejuvenates cells and is also said to encourage hair growth.
Emotional Attribute: Panic, paranoia, mental fatigue, general debility, postpartum depression and PMS are a few of the stress-related conditions clary sage is used to treat. Clary produces relaxation, dramatic dreams, euphoria, smiles-we pass it around classes to perk up the students! (It improves communication, once the giggling dies down.) Small amounts relax children. Herbalist William Turner said that clary sage "comforts the vital senses, helps the memory [and] quickens the senses."
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ITHACA, N.Y. - Yale's gymnastics team competed this afternoon in the Ivy Classic at Cornell and placed fourth with a score of 190.725. Penn took the title for the second year in a row with a team total of 192.65. Cornell placed second with a 191.875, and Brown was third with a 191.075.
Yale's current team is the strongest it has been in years, but the Bulldogs were forced to count three falls in the team total after several falls on bars and beam.
"Today was a disappointment," said senior captain Mia Yabut. "All we had to do was hit, and we didn't."
On vault, junior Tara Feld placed third with a 9.75, and freshman Joyce Li tied for fourteenth with a 9.6. On bars, freshman Morgan Traina and junior bars specialist Lindsay Andsager each scored a 9.725 to tie for fifth. Sophomore Nicole Tay placed thirteenth with a 9.6. Yale's team total suffered on the event, typically the team's best, after the Bulldogs were forced to count two falls.
On beam, the highlight was Traina, who won the event title with a score of 9.825. Li and Feld were in a six-way tie for second with a score of 9.725. Junior Stephanie Goldstein placed eleventh on the event with a 9.625. However, two Yale gymnasts fell on the event, and the team was again forced to count a fall.
On the floor exercise, Goldstein was the highest scoring Yale gymnast. She placed fifth with a 9.725. Li and Feld placed eighth and ninth with scores of 9.675 and 9.65, respectively.
In the all-around, Traina placed third with a 38.6 behind Penn's Dana Bonincontri, who won with a 39.1, and Kristen Strausbaugh, also from Penn, who was second with a 38.8. Traina's beam and all-around scores were personal bests for her.
Despite the fourth-place finish, the Bulldogs did have the highest team total on balance beam with a score of 48.125. The Bulldogs also had the second highest team total on floor with a 48.1. Given that Yale typically has a strong line-up on bars, the team undoubtedly has the potential to improve over the course of the rest of the season.
The Bulldogs return to competition Mar. 2 at 7:00 p.m. when they will face William and Mary and Towson at the Tigers' Towson Center.
Report filed by Margaret Greenberg '12, Yale Sports Publicity.


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Italian Onion Soup
Baked French onion soup. Who hasn't been ordering that since they were a kid?
As far as I can recall, that was the first "adult" thing I ordered in a restaurant when I was a kid.
Seeing all that cheese baked over the top of the crock. Getting to that soggy crouton underneath. Mmmm. That was good eating.
All that cheese and bread made it worth having to eat all those onions. But as I grew up and the novelty wore off, I ordered it less and less.
I do still enjoy it, but I've gotten a few "bad bowls" of it over the years. So I tend to not order it when I am out. Plus…who can eat all that and then a meal. That is a mean.
Last year, I thought I'd give it a try myself, but instead of French Onion, I put more of an Italian spin on it and made my own "Italian Onion Soup".
It doesn't roll off the tongue like French Onion, but damn is it good. And simple to boot.
6 cups beef stock
1 large sweet onion (cut in 1/2 and then sliced)
1 large white onion (cut in 1/2 and then sliced)
2 cloves garlic (pressed)
1 tbs olive oil
1 tsp thyme
½ tsp oregano
Grated Fontinella (about 3 cups)
Grated Romano cheese (about ¼ cup)
Salt and pepper
Large Ciabatta bread crouton
TIP: I suggest you make the croutons in advance of making the soup.
Or you can do it while the soup is simmering. Either way, have them ready to go when you need them.
You can read how to make them here: Ciabatta Bread Crouton.
If you really have some time on your hands, you can make your own hearty beef stock. Which I did when I made this one. It adds more complexity to the flavor of the soup.
if you don't have time, pre-made beef stock will do.
Heat oil in a large pot on medium.
When the oil is hot, add the onions and salt and pepper. Sauté until they begin to soften. About 10 minutes. (DO NOT BROWN!)
Add thyme, oregano and garlic. Continue to sauté for another 2 minutes stirring frequently, so the garlic cooks a bit but does not brown or burn.
Add your stock. Turn the heat to low and let it simmer for an hour.
TIP: After about 15 minutes of simmering, taste the broth and adjust with salt and pepper.
Ladle into oven safe bowls (or crocks) and drop your Ciabatta bread crouton on top.
Cover with Fontinella cheese and top with a little grated Romano cheese.
Personally, I just like enough cheese to cover the bread. I don't overload the top, so it's dripping down the bowl. It's just too much cheese.
Place bowls on a sheet pan and under a broiler for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted. (You can keep it under until cheese is brown if you like.)
Use pot holders to remove sheet pan. Top with a little more grated Romano cheese (And chopped chives if you like) and serve.
The Ciabatta bread has a great chewy crust to it, which stands up to the liquid in the soup. Because of this, you should serve this soup with a fork and knife as well as a spoon.
An alternative to the large crouton is to use a bunch of little ones. It's easier to eat, but lacks the presentation value that impresses your guests.


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Rod Stewart has never shied from the spotlight, but on this day, the famously cheeky rocker wants a softer glow.
He's waiting to be interviewed on camera about his first album of original music in almost 20 years, and the lighting inside the fitness center of his Beverly Hills compound isn't quite right. He calls for his No. 1 expert to check it out.
"My wife's on her way over," he says.
When Penny Lancaster arrives, legs all the way up to her tousled blonde ponytail, she looks through the camera and insists on softer lights. As they dim, the 42-year-old model/photographer dusts Stewart's face with powder, then leans in toward his trademark spiky `do.
"Not the hair, not the hair, not the hair," he protests uselessly.
She tugs at two strands, the result imperceptible.
"You only thought you had it perfect," says Lancaster with a cover-girl smile.
There's a lot of love in Stewart's life now, and it's on full display on "Time," his new album out Tuesday. There are other signs, too, like how his youngest sons' weights are scrawled on a scale inside this apartment-sized gym, just above "mummy" and "daddy"; and how he pauses during an interview to shout, "See ya, Shawny," to his eldest son, Sean, as he grabs some water after playing basketball on the court outside.
After releasing eight cover albums - his five "Great American Songbook" volumes, a Christmas album, "Soulbook" and his classic rock collection - Stewart rediscovered his songwriting voice while reviewing his life for his 2012 autobiography, "Rod." That self-reflection, combined with the personal contentment he clearly feels, resulted in a deeply personal collection of songs: stories about his father, his early life, his eight children, his two divorces.
"It was probably the longest writer's block in history, you know, 20-odd years. But it wasn't self-imposed. It was maybe a lack of confidence," Stewart said. "I'd sort of given up, let's put it that way. But because of the autobiography, it inspired me. And I had a lot to write about... Probably I was in the right state of my life to start writing these very personal songs."
Not only did he find a wellspring of material, he found a delight in songwriting that had always been elusive.
"It always used to be like work for me. It was never a pleasure. It was never a joy. It was like being at school," he said. "But now, I finally enjoy it. My wife will tell you, I was getting up in the middle of the night and writing down lyrics, just inspired. I can't wait to start writing again. It's tremendous."
Even his longtime manager, Arnold Stiefel, was shocked at how prolific Stewart was without prodding.
"You'd have to lock him in a room to get him to write songs," he said. "Now, he's approaching it with a real joy. I was blown away."
The autobiography and the album are companions, Stewart said, though in some ways the album is more revealing. Where the book chronicles his evolution into a world-famous rock star (and the attendant pleasures of that lifestyle) along with the happiness of his present circumstances, only the latter comes through on "Time."
"I've got a feeling that this album is a watershed album for me because it is so personal," he said.
That means embracing an image far from the "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" swagger of his heyday. Here, the 68-year-old is a loving dad, grateful son and faithful partner.
"It's OK," he said. "I believe that's one way you can write songs - be as personal as you can. I've always said my life's been an open book, I've got nothing to hide... I think it's even somewhat brave to be that personal and put it down on record for the rest of your life that people are going to hear."
That's not to say that he isn't still cheeky. Asked what he likes to do when he's not working, Stewart included "have sex with my wife as much as I can" as part of his response.
He also works out. The interview was held in one of two gyms on his Celtic House property, reached by a sloping driveway lined with bushes of blooming white roses and a small yellow sign that reads: "Slow: Children at play." Stewart keeps up his energy for his regular 90-minute sets at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and his upcoming tour with regular workouts, including weekly soccer matches with a team whose members are all over 50. He even has a soccer field on his property.
His musical influences have remained the same over his 45-year career - "Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Muddy Waters" - and he still listens to the same music today. He also has an affinity for Adele and Tom Waits, whose "Picture in a Frame" is the only song on "Time" that Stewart didn't write. He's covered Waits twice before: "Downtown Train" and "Tom Traubert's Blues."
"I spoke to Tom the other day for the first time ever and he thanked me for doing his songs and I said I think he's the finest rock `n' roll lyricist of all time," Stewart said. "I really do. I think he's as near to genius as you can get. ... I've always been someone who's more interested in lyrics than melody and he does write some beautiful lyrics."
Stewart's new tour starts June 1 and he says, "It can't come soon enough."
Like his friends and contemporaries, Elton John and Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones, Stewart just keeps on performing, contributing to a new template for the older rock star.
"It's our job. It's what we do. It's almost, I would say, it's our identity and it's very hard to give up, especially when you love what you do," he said. "And I love what I do. I'm sure Elton does and the Stones and everybody else of our generation. We love what we do.
"I don't go quite as mad as I used to when I was in my 30s. I just enjoy what I do and hopefully will go on forever but obviously it can't. I do hope I've got the dignity and the awareness to bow out at the right time, which is when I'm 93. We've been lucky, all of us."
Said Stiefel: "We've been together literally 30 years and I've never known him so comfortable, so happy, having such a good time."
No wonder Stewart needs the lights turned down. He's generating enough of his own.
AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen is on Twitter: www.twitter.com/APSandy .


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- DeltaHigh performance harvesting with modular flexibility.
- Dynamic DiscAccurate precision spaced planting for the highest performance.
- Easy Plant and Easy HarvestOne field plan for the whole year.
- Seed Count R-25+Designed for seed research with highest speed, precision and flexibility.
WINTERSTEIGER is the world's number one in field research equipment and has established itself at the top of a niche market which will continue to gain significance in future. The big challenge faced by agronomists and plant breeders is introducing new developments that make a decisive contribution towards sustainable food and energy supplies for the world.
WINTERSTEIGER provides the technology needed to do this, and its products in this area cover the entire plant breeding and research cycle from the sowing to the harvesting.
The product range includes plot combines, seed increase combines, stationary threshers, plot forage harvesters, plot seeders, data collection and satellite navigation devices, fertilization and crop protection equipment, and laboratory equipment.