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Progress in science is discontinuous and occurs in leaps and bounds rather than by a steady and patient accretion of knowledge.1 There are many factors that may serve as catalysts for such spurts of paradigm-shifting growth of knowledge and they include innovation, advances in related scientific fields, competition, critical mass of researchers, and a persistent and critical quest for truth.2 However, such growth spurts in scientific discovery needs to be harnessed, and focused, by occasional "nudges" of the field towards burning priorities while taking care not to smother novelty and potentially paradigm-shifting research. Such channeling of scientific focus can be accomplished by state-of-the-art reviews and inspirational documents that strategize future research. While the former serve to help us digest the mountain of scientific knowledge accumulated until that point in time, providing a new platform to leap from, the latter guides scientists towards which directions to leap. In an effort to provide such directional guidance the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released the 2011 Sleep Disorders Research Plan, a strategic document that highlights some of the most promising directions for future ground-breaking research in sleep and circadian disorders with the ultimate goal of bettering the human condition.3 This commentary encourages the interested reader to read the plan in its entirety, highlights some of the salient aspects of the document, and describes the rather interesting process through which it was crafted.
What does the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan mean to the readers of the Journal? To the clinical researcher, this document will be of great value in the conception, planning, and development of future research efforts. The plan consists of five overarching goals and under each goal several specific objectives and examples of potential scientific opportunities. Goal One focuses on basic research, while Goals Two through Five are likely to be of more particular interest to the readership of the Journal. While Goal One focuses on the priority areas for the basic science researcher, the clinical-translational researcher would greatly benefit by gaining insight as to what is "hot" in the bench research pipeline and what is perhaps ripe for translation to the bedside.
Goal Two identifies rich opportunities for clinical and epidemiological research to, "Identify genetic, pathophysiological, environmental, cultural, lifestyle factors, and sex and gender differences contributing to the risk of sleep and circadian disorders and disturbances, and their role in the development and pathogenesis of comorbid diseases, and disability." Goal Three is of particular value to the clinical trials specialist and identifies significant opportunities that aim to, "Improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep and circadian disorders, chronic sleep deficiency, and circadian disruption, and evaluate the resulting impact on human health." Goal Four, on the other hand, highlights health services research opportunities that may, "Enhance the translation and dissemination of sleep and circadian research findings and concepts to improve health care, inform public policy, and increase community awareness to enhance human health." And last but very far from least, junior clinical investigators can take heart in Goal Five that acknowledges their importance and reassures them as they struggle to become established and productive researchers in these tough financial times. Goal Five aims to, "enable sleep and circadian research training to inform science in cross-cutting domains, accelerate the pace of discovery and the translation of enhanced therapies from bench to bedside to community." Such a goal dovetails nicely with the NIH Director's top goals for invigorating the dwindling pipeline of the future scientific workforce.4
To the dedicated clinician with no research aspirations, this document gives insight into what sleep research is poised to accomplish and serves to reassure them that the sleep research community is headed in a thoughtful and deliberate fashion to address the vital issues at the bedside. In a sense, this document has something for everyone, and is meant to be a rising tide that lifts all boats that carry epidemiologists, health services, clinical and basic researchers both within and outside the sleep and circadian research community.5 It is vital to recognize that the plan represents consensus-derived opportunities for research within the next 3 to 5 years, and is not meant to be a proscriptive template or in any way limit the research plans of investigators.
From a practical standpoint, this document can also inform program officials and governing bodies of many funding institutions and industry including the largest sponsor of health-related scientific discovery in the world—the NIH—of areas of opportunities for sleep and circadian research. The document provides a framework for each Institute and Center to develop their plans relative to sleep and circadian rhythms. An aspiring grant applicant would benefit from knowing where their proposed research fits into this plan, but they should be advised that the absence of their area of topical interest in the plan may just as likely be emblematic of the novelty of their proposal as it would be of a perceived lack of interest in the sleep field. To the young investigator who is searching for a career line of scientific investigation, this document presents high-priority research opportunities that may inspire them to pursue and suit their skill set.
The evolution of this document was eye opening and reflective of how knowledge flows and consensus develops in the sleep and circadian rhythms field. The long and arduous process began with request for input (or RFI) from the National Center for Sleep Disorders Research (NCSDR) of the NIH to all relevant stakeholders.6 These included individual patients, patient advocacy groups, sleep clinicians, sleep and circadian researchers, research consortia, universities, sleep societies—including the American Academy of Sleep Medicine—and policy makers. All such inputs concerning knowledge gaps and deficiencies in the sleep and circadian field—over 200 separate comments and suggestions—were painstakingly collated by the NCSDR and discussed during an open face-to-face meeting of the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board (SDRAB), which was held at the NIH in 2010, attended by many of the afore-mentioned stakeholders and webcast live to interested individuals. It was frequently emotionally trying to hear directly from individual patients ailing from sleep and circadian disorders—in person and in writing—whereby they described how their conditions were impacting their lives and the lives of their near and dear ones. On occasions, it was particularly humbling to hear from individuals who suffered from what one may consider as obscure and rare conditions, whilst such patients lament the lack of attention, awareness, and research that is pertinent to their ailment. Some of these calls for more research, therapies, or just greater awareness of the existence of such conditions by ignorant researchers and healthcare providers were truly humbling. It is quite remarkable as to how little we know and how meager our resources seem.
Such input and presentations were followed by a long and arduous writing process, with contributions from many thought leaders, researchers, clinicians, and professional writers both within and outside the SDRAB and the Trans-NIH Sleep Research Coordinating Committee, which represents 11 institutes, centers, and offices within the NIH, including the NIH Director. Such thought leaders in the sleep and circadian rhythms field contributed significantly to this document through a highly transparent and open process. The range of expertise of the contributors was quite diverse with representation from neuroscience, respiration, psychiatry, psychology, pediatrics and developmental biology, molecular and cell biologists, animal physiology, epidemiology, cardiovascular sciences, respiratory physiology, neurobiology, health care technologists, nursing, behavioral and social science, women's health, child health and development, cancer, veterans health, geriatrics, US Census bureau, health services researchers, health policy makers, and researchers in substance and alcohol abuse.
It was not always smooth sailing. There were indeed differences in opinion, direction, and pace. But, as Kuhn has elegantly pointed out, "What distinguished these differences in beliefs was not one or the others failure to clearly identify the issue at hand—they were all correct in their own way—but, what we will come to see as their incommensurable ways of seeing the world and of practicing science in it."2 In the end, the cacophony of input from various sources was weaved into a chorus of a consensus-derived set of beliefs under the astute leadership of the Chairs of the SDRAB and NCSDR. As always, such a set of beliefs, even for a scientific community, is only relevant to that point in time and is expected to change and hence this plan is considered to be a living document that could be updated at any time—if we were only so fortunate as to encounter paradigm-shifting research findings—within the next 5 years, which is the expected lifespan of this document.
At this juncture, it is only appropriate to quote Karl Popper who said, "…the growth of knowledge proceeds from our problems and from our attempts to solve them." This is reflective of not just the growth of science, but also the history of science, with regards to how information evolves as it revolves through an iterative process of knowledge exchange between patients, patient representative groups, clinicians, researchers, the scientific community in the NIH, that culminates in a document that serves as a magnifying lens to focus the rather diffuse and distant shards of light, or knowledge, with pinpoint accuracy on to the burning health issues that confront us. The gauntlet has been thrown. It is up to the sleep medicine community—organizations, individuals, researchers, clinicians, and patients alike—to rise to the challenge by beginning to address these grand opportunities and making their respective contribution to the future advances in sleep disorders research.
The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
Parthasarathy S; Vitiello MV. 2011 NIH sleep disorders research plan: a rising tide that lifts all boats. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(1):7-8.
The authors are members of the NIH Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board (SDRAB). All members of this board are listed in Appendix 3 of the 2011 NIH Sleep Disorders Research Plan.3 The authors appreciate the thoughtful review of this manuscript by Drs. Mercedes R. Carnethon (Northwestern University), Ronald D. Chervin (University of Michigan), Leszek K. Kubin (University of Pennsylvania), and Daniel R. Rudic (Medical College of Georgia). Dr. Parthasarathy received funding from the NIH (HL095748) during the time of preparation of this manuscript. Dr. Vitiello received funding from AG025515, AG031126, AG030484, CA116400, HP19195 and NR011400 during the time of preparation of this manuscript.
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Myrtle Beach, S.C. (WPDE) —You could say babies are her world. Dr. Jessica Brown brings them into the world all the time.
Tuesday, she delivered two babies and then had her own.
"They all were joking maybe you'll have your baby today too, and sure enough," said Dr. Brown.
Her baby boy was due next week, but he had other plans.
"While we were pushing it seems I was having more contractions than she was," the doctor told WPDE. "Every time I was looking at the monitor, I was waiting on her contractions and I kept feeling them."
Jessica went into labor while she was delivering her third patient's baby.
"I wanted to deliver my last patient, but I couldn't quite make it," said Jessica.
Her husband Brian chimed in: "When they finally told her she was in full-on labor, wasn't one of your first questions, 'Can I go check on my patients first?' and they were like 'No, you can't get out of bed!'"
Meanwhile, grandparents-to-be were anxiously awaiting the new arrival.
"The patient's family asked 'Who are you here with?'" said Jessica. "My mom said, 'Jessica Brown. She's in labor.' The patient's husband was out there with his family, and he said 'Jessica Brown!? She's our doctor!'"
In a room next door to her patients, Jessica's baby Tucker entered the world.
"It's just amazing," she said. "The next morning I walked with my baby down the maternity hall and I got to meet all of my other patients and their babies."
Now, Jessica will enjoy her maternity leave, until she heads back to the maternity ward.
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"I create a contest on my blog offering up a chance to win one of my services and have people comment to enter," Ramos shares. "Then I offer extra chances to win by having them share the contest with their friends via Twitter and Facebook. After awarding the prize, I contact those that were interested in the contest and offer them an exclusive discount on my services. I make sure to follow-up and keep them updated about future events or services. It's a great way to generate a list of people in my target market who are interested in my product," Ramos describes.
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Sept. 10, 2005
Lipscomb's Bisons are undefeated in the first two home games of the season for the first time in the program's history after tying Evansville 2-2 Tuesday night in double overtime at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.
"A historical moment," said Lipscomb men's soccer coach Charles Morrow with a broad smile.
The Bisons opened the season with a 3-2 victory last week over Trevecca Nazarene.
Morrow, in his first season as coach of the Bosons, thinks his team may be gaining confidence as it continues to rebound from a winless 2004 season.
"The more that these guys play with people and realize they can play with other people the confidence is only going to get better," Morrow said. "The first half was so goofy. We were having trouble finding ourselves. Even though we went up a goal we weren't playing all that well."
The Bisons struck first at 25:23 of the first half when midfielder Roland Borys scored from approximately 20 feet out off of a pass from defenseman Scott Mason.
"It was an amazing goal," Morrow said. "Roland was way out wide. He had no angle on it. He probably shouldn't have been shooting it. It was a great shot. More often than not he is going to miss that shot and should be passing."
Forward Chris Binder tied the score for Evansville on a direct kick at 37:11.
A little over a minute-and-a-half later Evansville struck again as midfielder Erik Johnson blasted a line drive shot into the middle of the net to take a 2-1 lead at the half.
"We had a nightmare the last 10 or 15 minutes of the first half," Morrow said. "It was just stupid mistakes."
The Bisons were dealt a blow approximately three minutes into the second half when Borys left the game after receiving a red card. The Bisons played one-man short the rest of the way.
"When we went down a man we took it to them in the second half," Morrow said. "For about five minutes after that happened we didn't look so sharp, but once we figured out what was going on it looked like from our perspective that we were outplaying them.
"I thought they read the game and exploited the other team's system really well. When we went down a man we worked within a basic skeleton of what we wanted. But a lot of the guys freelanced a lot and did some things on their own. That was great to see them playing with a little bit of thought instead of playing like robots."
With 5:35 left in the game Lipscomb forward Ben Page countered with a line shot of his own that slammed into what was basically an empty net as Evansville goalkeeper Corey Southers was not close enough to attempt a play.
"Ben creates a lot of chances," Morrow said. "He is awfully hard on himself. It was good to see him finish one. He is one of our better players."
Both teams were scoreless in the overtime period with each team recording one shot on goal in the first overtime. In the second overtime Evansville was credited with five shots and Lipscomb recorded two.
Lipscomb goalkeeper J.D. Murphy made his first start of the season. Evansville was credited with 28 shots, 10 shots on goal. Murphy made eight saves with three in the first half and three in the second along with two in the final overtime period.
"We were man down and we had to fight hard," Murphy said. "Everybody came together as a team. We battled back. I think that comes from a lot of guys knowing what it was like last year to know what it is like to try to come from behind in tough situations.
"It was end-to-end. They had a lot of chances to finish. We could have finished a few chances. Coming in they were ranked higher than us so we knew we were the underdog. I think we have a lot more heart this year."
Morrow will be counting on Murphy, a senior, to continue his strong play in goal.
"It was big to get some solid play out of our goalkeeper," Morrow said. "J.D. is technically our best goalkeeper. But what separates him from the other goalkeepers is the way he reads the game. That was especially important in this game, especially in the first half, with Evansville pushing a lot of numbers forward into the attack and looking to slot balls in behind our defense. With a goalkeeper back there who can read that and get off his line to cut those balls out is huge."
Southers made four saves with two in the first half, one in the second half and one in the second overtime. The Bisons had 19 shots, six shots on goal.
Each team made four corner kicks.
The Bisons are 1-0-1. Evansville is 0-1-1.


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Organization. APEC initially operated as an informal grouping of economies. In 1993, relations were formalized. A secretariat was established in Singapore, and member economies began contributing to a small central fund. APEC has several working groups in areas like telecommunications and environmental conservation. Education and training issues are worked on as part of APEC's Human Resource Development Working Group.
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Is silence truly golden? Can George Clooney's tears bring Oscar happiness? Will Billy Crystal's yuks play as well as they did eight years ago? And could the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the first time bestow acting statuettes on two African American women on the same night?
It's been a bit of a rocky road to Sunday night's 84th Academy Awards: Original ceremony producer Brett Ratner resigned amid a cloud of controversy, Eddie Murphy bowed out of the hosting job and was replaced by Crystal, the Kodak Theatre became the no-name theater after the film company filed for bankruptcy and Sacha Baron Cohen has threatened some red carpet shenanigans.
Once the ceremony begins, though, the focus will at last be on the awards themselves, particularly in several races still considered too close to call. This year there are nine films in the best picture race, thanks to new academy rules that allow the category to have anywhere between five and 10 contenders depending on how the nominating ballots are cast. The contenders are "The Artist," "The Help," "Midnight in Paris," "Hugo," "Moneyball," "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," "War Horse," "The Descendants" and "Tree of Life."
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Martin Scorsese's 3-D family film "Hugo" comes in with nominations in 11 different categories, the most of any movie, followed by the black and white, essentially silent film "The Artist," with 10. Although "The Artist" is seen by many as the movie to beat for the best picture statuette, there are sizable followings for "The Descendants," filmmaker Alexander Payne's tragicomedy about a father's attempt to reconnect with his daughters; Woody Allen's "Midnight" and "The Help," about black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
"The Help's" Octavia Spencer is seen by many prognosticators as a lock for the supporting actress category, where she's competing against fellow "Help" castmate Jessica Chastain, Melissa McCarthy from "Bridesmaids," Bérénice Bejo from "The Artist" and Janet McTeer from "Albert Nobbs." The octogenarian Christopher Plummer is a heavy favorite in the supporting actor race for his turn as an elderly man coming out of the closet in "Beginners." His competition includes fellow seniors Nick Nolte in "Warrior" and Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," plus Kenneth Branagh in "My Week With Marilyn," and Jonah Hill in "Moneyball."
Beyond that, though, things could become interesting.
The lead actress battle seems to have come down to two performers, Viola Davis as a domestic in "The Help" and Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher "The Iron Lady." Others in the field are Glenn Close for her gender-bending turn in "Albert Nobbs," Rooney Mara for "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," and Michelle Williams for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in "My Week With Marilyn."
The original screenplay Oscar has two leading contenders: Michel Hazanavicius' script for "The Artist" and Allen's screenplay for the time-traveling comedy "Midnight in Paris." The competition for adapted screenplay is likely a two-film race matching Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash from "The Descendants" against Stan Chervin, Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of the baseball tale "Moneyball."
The director's race is seen as a competition between Payne and Hazanavicius, while a parallel showdown is set for lead actor contest, with "Descendants" star Clooney, who sheds a couple of big tears in the film, facing "The Artist's" Jean Dujardin, a French actor with the best eyebrows since Mr. Spock on "Star Trek." (Other nominees in the category are Brad Pitt for "Moneyball," Gary Oldman for the slow-burning espionage tale "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and Demián Bichir for the immigrant drama "A Better Life.")
The show is being produced by Hollywood veterans Brian Grazer and Don Mischer; Grazer stepped in after Ratner made a homophobic comment at a screening and described his sexual proclivities in an explicit radio interview. When Ratner walked, Murphy bailed, and in came Crystal, who last emceed the Academy Awards in 2004.
The red carpet could be more interesting than in years past too. Cohen, who stars in the upcoming comedy "The Dictator," has said he will enter the Hollywood & Highland center (with Kodak in bankruptcy, its name has been excised from the theater) in costume and character, which the academy feels is disrespectful but hasn't blocked.
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DENVER - Tim Thomas made himself right at home in his adoptive state.
Thomas had 32 saves for his 200th NHL victory and Brian Campbell had a goal and an assist in the Florida Panthers' 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.
Brad Boyes, Tomas Kopecky and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored, and Tom Gilbert had three assists for the Panthers.
Ryan O'Reilly scored for Colorado, which has lost three straight. The bad news kept coming for the Avalanche when coach Patrick Roy said star centre Matt Duchene injured an oblique during the third period. He played only three shifts after the second intermission.
"Hopefully it's not too serious," Roy said.
The Avalanche have cooled off after setting a franchise record for the hottest start through 16 games. They dropped road games in Carolina and St. Louis and came home looking to turn things around against lowly Florida.
Thomas had a lot to do with Saturday's loss. The 39-year-old goalie moved to the Colorado Springs area in 2012, where the elevation is more than 2,000 feet higher than Denver.
"I don't know if it's the mountain air," he said after looking sharp on consecutive nights. "Obviously, I lived out here in Colorado the last year, but I felt real good and I was seeing the puck real well."
The Panthers, who lost in Minnesota on Friday, looked like the fresher team throughout. They outshot Colorado 14-10 in the first period and had more scoring opportunities. They cashed in when Scottie Upshall found Boyes alone in front of the net, and he beat Colorado goalie Semyon Varlamov with a wrister to make it 1-0 with 7:20 left in the first period.
Varlamov finished with 29 saves.
"We set the pace pretty good," Gilbert said. "We've had slow starts and we just got pucks deep and played a great game down low."
Colorado stayed on its heels in part because of four penalties ??? one a double-minor for high sticking by Nate Guenin. The Panthers capitalized on that early in the second when Campbell's slap shot from the top of the circle beat Varlamov to make it 2-0 1:15 into the frame.
It was the first two-goal lead of the season for the Panthers.
"It's nice playing with a lead, it's a good feeling and that's what you want all the time," Campbell said.
The Avalanche cut the deficit in half when O'Reilly's shot went off Gilbert's leg and past Thomas early in the second, but Kopecky restored the two-goal lead when he scored 2 seconds after Colorado killed off its fifth penalty in the first 33 minutes of the game.
"We got some energy back after the goal and gave up a goal," Roy said. "We were battling and played them more even in the third."
Colorado amped up the pressure in the third, but couldn't get one past Thomas, who made 15 saves in the period. Huberdeau sealed it with his fifth goal at 12:16 of the third.
"We haven't had the lead very often, but when we have had it we've played pretty well," Thomas said. "We play very composed with the lead and that's a good sign. It's been our goal at times this year. The last thing we need is to have problems in that area."
NOTES: Upshall had two assists. ... Avalanche D Matt Hunwick was in the lineup for the first time since being recalled from Lake Erie of the AHL on Nov. 4. ... Colorado was the second stop of the Panthers' five-game, eight-day Western Conference road swing. ... Avalanche LW Cody McLeod's wife Jessica gave birth to a baby girl early Saturday morning. ... Florida's five wins have come against teams with winning records. It was the Panthers first win in Denver since Jan. 2, 2003.


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Any one that has attended one knows there is a certain aura about a military funeral that is different than all others.
No funeral is a good one, but the formality and tradition of one in the many quiet places across the country is inspirational as well.
I have been to a few. They are never fun, but I always come away feeling the strength of those that are buried there that died as an intended or unintended consequence of those who sent them.
Take a minute to thank whatever god you have that they did what they were ordered to do so well. Memorial Day is a day about those who died as a result of their war. They are the ones we honor this weekend.
Remember them.
There is a day in November for the rest.


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I have found T H E B E S T sugar cookie recipe!!! You know those ones you buy in the store that are so soft and yummy and you can't eat just one? Well, my hubby says these are better than those and that they are like "pillows". His exact words. Ha! I love him :) Here is the link to the website I found them from.
6 cups all purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1 c. butter, at room temperature
2 c. granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 t. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. sour cream
1 c. butter, room temperature
1 t. vanilla extract
4 c. powdered sugar
6 T. heavy cream
Several drops food coloring
Multi-colored Sprinkles
In the bowl of a stand mixer with the flat beater attached, cream the butter and granulated sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add the eggs, one at a time beating until each is incorporated. Add the vanilla and sour cream and beat at low speed until combined.
Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed until just combined, scraping down the bowl as needed. Dough will be a bit "sticky". Divide dough into two sections. Flatten into rectangles about 1 1/2 inches thick, then wrap with plastic wrap. Chill in the refrigerator overnight or at least two hours until firm.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or spray them with nonstick cooking spray, set aside.
Use the plastic wrap that you chilled the dough in. Dust the top of the dough and then flip and flour the other side, keeping it on the plastic wrap. With a rolling pin, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles and transfer to a baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes, until pale golden. Immediately transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
To make the frosting, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and vanilla. Slowly beat in the powdered sugar. Once smooth and creamy, add in heavy cream, 1 tablespoon at a time until the desired spreading consistency is achieved. If desired, add food coloring and beat until combined.
Once cookies have cooled completely, frost and add sprinkles. Allow frosting to set, then store in an air-tight container. Let cookies sit for several hours before serving to allow the flavors to develop.
Makes approximately: 5 to 6 dozen cookies (will vary on the thickness of the dough)


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A Family-Run Blue Oval
This 48 Ford was originally owned by a Mobil gas station in Boulder, Colorado. It worked hard for 14 years until Jeff Kingdoms dad purchased it in 1962 when he was 58 years old. The young Kingdom used the truck to haul his band and equipment all the way to New York. Jeff remembers hauling dirt, antique dental cabinets, and more in the truck, always ready for a cleanup with a special broom behind the seat that had the handle cut down. The truck passed to another sibling for 10 years and eventually spent another 10 years sitting in a field. In May 1997, at the age of 58 (the same age at which his father bought the truck), Jeff Kingdom brought the truck out to California. After a small tune-up and a frontend rebuild, Jeff and his wife Janet drove the truck for a while, then decided to let the crew at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff in Escondido go at it with a vengeance. Just a little more than a year later, the truck was fully restored (with a few extra creature comforts added) in time for its 50th birthday. Now the Kingdoms are riding in style. Oh, and the original cut-down broom is tucked neatly behind the seat.


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2002-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 - Pre-Owned
A Solid Platform For a Used Pickup
It's a ½-ton pickup, but the Dodge Ram looks way more imposing than that. It can fill a car's rearview mirror from several yards away. The generation spanning '02-'08 (the last one before the Ram name became a brand itself) is the third and, from a design standpoint, it's an evolution of the revolutionary generation two, which was the first to feature "big rig" styling.
However, from a construction standpoint, it's a comprehensive departure from its predecessor. An all-new frame comes with fully boxed side rails. Engines, chassis, and interiors all show major differences. The previous generation's front live axle is replaced by an independent suspension, although the rear retains a live axle suspended by leaf springs. The result is a comfortable ride with composed handling.
The base engine is a 3.7L V-6, available only on rear-drive regular cab trucks and making 210 hp and 235 lb-ft. A five-speed manual is standard, with a new six-speed available starting with the '05. The initial auto option is a four-speed unit, going to a five-speed from '03 onward.
From '02 to '07, the V-8 option is a 4.7L, making 235 hp and 295 lb-ft. This was upgraded for '08 to 310 hp and 330 lb-ft. If that's still too small, a 5.9L V-8 carried over from the second generation makes 245 hp and 335 lb-ft. This was replaced in '04 models by a lighter and more efficient 5.7L Hemi that developed 345 hp and 375 lb-ft. Efficiency improved even further when cylinder deactivation came in for '06. The 4.7L V-8 comes standard with a five-speed manual, upgraded to a six-speed in '05. A four-speed automatic transmission is optional on the 4.7L and standard on the 5.9L.
For those whose mission in life is to burn as much gasoline as possible, an SRT-10 version was produced from '04 to '06. It had the same 8.3L V-10 found in that glorious piece of sports car insanity, the Dodge Viper, and makes a hefty 500 hp with 525 lb-ft of twist. This version was linked to either a six-speed manual in the regular cab or a four-speed automatic transmission in the Quad Cab.
Accommodation-wise, there's the two-door regular cab and the four-door Quad Cab whose rear doors open the conventional way, which is convenient. Owners and reviewers have commented on the comfortable seats, along with interiors that are a marked improvement over its predecessors. A massive Mega Cab option came for '06 models, adding 20 inches to the rear seating area.
Bed lengths run 6.3 feet and 8 feet. Maximum towing capacity is 8,860 pounds for the regular cab and 8,350 pounds for Quad Cab. Maximum payload is 2,530 and 1,770 pounds, respectively.
Off-Road and Work packages were options from '03. The Off-Road setup was, naturally, for four-wheel-drive models only, bringing skid plates, upgraded cooling, all-terrain tires, 3.92 rear axle ratio, tow hooks, and a transfer case. The Work package kept things basic: grey bumpers, a grey grille, and steel wheels. That same year, the SLT Plus trim was replaced by the Laramie version.
Bluetooth connectivity, navigation, and full-time all-wheel drive became available in '04. A facelift arrived in '06, which featured an even stiffer frame, a new front suspension, a front axle-disconnect system with a new electronic transfer case, plus an optional rear-seat DVD system and satellite radio.
The inaugural '02 model didn't come without its teething problems, earning a lot of complaints for cracks in the dashboard (the same applies for '03), plus a few for engine failure caused by oil sludge. The '02 model year saw 12 recalls covering a wide variety of issues. The 5.7L V-8 appears to have been the most troublesome over this generation, usually with stalling glitches.
The book price for an all-wheel-drive '05 SLT regular-cab short-bed in good condition, with the 4.7L V-8, is $8,858. A similar Chevy Silverado is valued at $8,812, and a comparable Ford F-150 is a little more expensive at $9,530.
|2002-2008 Dodge Ram 1500
|Body Type
|2-door/4-door pickup
|Front engine, RWD/4WD
|3.7L/210hp SOHC V-6; 4.7L/235hp (310hp 2008-on) SOHC V-8; 5.9L/245hp OHV V-8 ('02-'04); 5.7L/345hp OHV V-8 ('04-'08); 8.4L/500hp OHV V-10 ('04-'06)
|Brakes, F/R:
|Disc/disc, ABS
|Price Range, Whlsl/Retail (Kbb)
|$1,362/$1,850 ('02, RWD ST, 3.7L V-6, Regular Cab, 6.3ft bed, manual trans), $19,217/$22,406 ('08, 4WD Laramie Quad Cab, 6.3ft bed, 5.7L V-8)
|Too many to list—see motortrend.com
|Nhtsa Frontal Impact Rating, Driver/Fr Pass
|Four stars/five stars


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COLUMBIA — South Carolina officials responding to the massive breach of taxpayers' personal information said they went straight to Experian for help, resulting in a $12 million no-bid contract questioned by some legislators.
"We didn't speak with anybody else," Revenue Director Jim Etter told senators at an Oct. 30 hearing – clearly not what they wanted to hear. The agency's outside attorney quickly intervened, saying other firms were indeed contacted, just not in a formal bid process in the emergency situation.
Revenue named those other companies on Thursday, saying they too were quickly but thoroughly considered before Experian was chosen. But their CEOs told The Associated Press on Friday they never heard a peep.
"They definitely didn't contact us," said Steven Bearak, CEO of Massachusetts-based Identity Force.
"I have not heard from anyone in the state of South Carolina regarding the breach," said Brian Logan, founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Citreas. "We'd love to assist with it."
Gov. Nikki Haley and Revenue officials have said only Experian, one of the three credit bureau giants, had the expertise and capacity to quickly provide monitoring and call-center services for millions of taxpayers made vulnerable to identity theft by what is believed to be the largest cyber-attack on a state tax agency in the nation's history.
Another reason the state went with Experian, Haley said, is that the Ireland-based company already was under a $1 million contract with the state's Medicaid agency for similar services, due to the theft of patient data from that Cabinet agency earlier this year.
"They came highly recommended," Haley said Tuesday. "They were the least expensive and came back with a great quality of service."
Her office said Experian was vetted by Health and Human Services. But that too was an emergency situation without a bid process, in which only Xerox and Experian were considered.
Bearak and Logan dispute the notion that only Experian could take the case, saying their pricing would have been competitive – Logan says cheaper – with services beyond Experian's in place within 24 hours. For instance, both say their companies scan records that are unlikely to show up on credit reports, like utility bills, payday loans, and even social media. They also said they wouldn't have imposed a sign-up deadline for consumers and provided more complete resolution services for identity theft victims.
Answers on when officials contacted Experian, and whether other companies were given any consideration, have evolved depending on the day and who's asked.
Etter told senators discussions with Experian began Oct. 25.
That's 15 days after the Secret Service notified the state of the breach and a day before Etter and Haley announced that a hacker accessed millions of tax returns filed since 1998. Officials say law enforcement dictated when they could go public. The number of estimated taxpayers compromised has since climbed to 3.8 million individual filers, plus 657,000 businesses.
Haley has never disputed that officials looked only at Experian. On Tuesday, she told reporters "Experian was contacted the second we knew of the breach. Experian was first." That would've been Oct. 10.
On Thursday, Revenue spokeswoman Samantha Cheek said the agency's outside attorneys first contacted Experian Oct. 23.
Those attorneys, hired specifically for the breach, provided pricing for Experian, Citreas and Identity Force that same day, Cheek said.
"These three vendors were presented for their favorable volume pricing and the potential value of their services in this circumstance," Cheek said. "After consideration, which was required to be very quick but was nonetheless thorough, Experian appeared to be the vendor best suited to the nature and size of the breach."
Asked for documentation, Cheek said the legal firm had that. On Friday, she said she was waiting for the firm to respond to the request.
Haley has been urging residents to sign up for Experian's ProtectMyID service, which provides a year of monitoring across all three credit bureaus and notifies customers of account openings and delinquencies, and address changes. Residents must sign up by Jan. 31. As of Friday, nearly 814,000 people had done so.
Haley negotiated a $12 million flat fee on the cost of the one-year monitoring service and Experian-operated call centers – half of that due Dec. 15, the other half by Jan. 31.
The initial contract, signed Oct. 26, called for the state to spend $15.35 per person who signed up for ProtectMyID, plus $720,000 for U.S.-based call center agents dedicated to taking South Carolinians' calls, according to contracts provided to The Associated Press and other media Wednesday. As of Friday's count, the cost under that agreement would already be above $13 million.
"A lot of people are talking about the cost of Experian," Haley said. "That was me negotiating to cap it at $12 million, making sure that no matter how many people, we weren't going to say we don't want people to sign up."


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A verse on a card changed my fear to courage.
My father, Parley W. Newman, served as a paratrooper in World War II. On more than one occasion, he parachuted behind enemy lines in the South Pacific and was under fire. He lost close friends in combat and was eventually wounded himself.
When I was a child, I suffered from excessive fears over the evils that exist in the world. My good parents made great efforts to help me overcome those fears, but the fears persisted.
One night, my father came into my room and told me of the tremendous fear he had daily experienced during the war—an entirely justifiable fear in the face of real and imminent danger. He told me that throughout his time in the war, he carried with him a verse of scripture printed on a card and received comfort from the promise of that verse. He then handed me a card on which he had printed that same scripture, Joshua 1:9.
I slept that night—and for many nights—with that card under my pillow and carried it with me, as my father had, until I no longer needed the card itself, for the Lord's promise in that verse was imprinted on my mind and heart. My father's gift of the Lord's words was the beginning of my learning to replace fear with faith.
As a young woman I searched the scriptures for similar promises and assurances of the Lord and relied upon them with all my heart. I still do. In time, I arranged some of those scriptural promises into a poetic text that my brother, Mark, has set to music—music intended to convey both the power and peace of these promises.
Download the sheet music of the song mentioned in this article.


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Being a woman in Texas, and across the country, is a battle. We are getting attacked on all sides. Everyone seems to know what is best for us to do with our bodies. Our decisions and our health isn't respected, valued or supported. Enough is enough. Women are fighting back. Latinas are fighting back, especially in Texas.
The Rio-Grande Valley is one of the poorest areas of our country. Prior to 2011, the women of this region depended on state-funded clinics for healthcare and family planning services. This isn't just contraceptives, but cancer screenings, pap smears, and more. And then everything changed. 2011 was also the year that the state legislature passed one of the most destructive budgets in state history. [x]
This budget punished Texas clinics by defunding all who were affiliated with abortion providers, even if they didn't provide abortions. Many other states are also doing the same. The number of women receiving services in the Rio-Grande Valley was reduced by 75% after the cuts. [x]
What ACTUALLY happens when states cut back and defund public clinics simply for being associated with abortion providers? What are the real consequences of these actions? Who is actually affected? Does defunding clinics eliminate abortions? No. Instead of moving forward and bettering the lives of others, we are stepping back in time. Where there is a demand, someone will supply it, even if that means lives are at risk. What these cuts did was hand women hangers, the same hangers that took so many lives in the past. What these cuts do is separate families, create fear, and increase health issues especially because the incidence of cervical cancer in Texas is 19% higher than the national average [x]. Families in Texas, and across the United States, are already dealing with immigration issues, poverty wages, exploitation, food desserts, and these cuts aren't making lives any easier. Take a moment to remember that not everyone has access to health services during the same time many are rejoicing over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Do something about it!
Workers lose their jobs due to cuts.
After the cuts, Paula Saldaña lost her job as a community educator for a Planned Parenthood clinic in Brownsville, Texas. She continues to give workshops on reproductive health as a volunteer. In the video below, Paula shares her experiences out in Texas and the frustration she feels about the cuts.
Families are torn apart
Adriana found herself crossing the border back and forth to receive health services in Mexico, until the violence at the border increased. Her family has been split up due to deportations. She suffers with health issues, and the uncertainty of not being able to take proper care of herself as she raises her two grand-kids. Not being able to take proper care of herself leaves her family in a very vulnerable place; especially because Adriana is the sole provider for her family in the United States. Adriana shares her experiences below.
In late 2012 and early 2013, the Center for Reproductive Rights and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health documented the impact of state funding cuts to family planning services on women in Texas and created a human rights report. The report and information about this partnership can be found at Nuestro Texas. The report draws from the stories of women in Texas to show how funding cuts to women's preventive services are more than failed policies—they are violations of their human rights.
Read the Nuestro Texas report here
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The withdrawal of an assistant US attorney from a major racketeering case in Texas appears tied to personal concerns about a white supremacist prison gang's propensity for violence.
The case involves charges against 34 members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, a group investigators say may be tied to the shooting death of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife in their home Saturday, as well as to the death two months earlier of county prosecutor Mark Hasse, who was shot and killed in a parking lot near the county courthouse.
Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups, describes the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) as "arguably the most violent white supremacist prison gang out there."
"It is said to be one of the gangs that live by the 'blood-in, blood-out' code, meaning that you can only get into ABT by carrying out some kind of attack," Mr. Potok told CNN. "And similarly ... you can only leave in a body bag."
The all-white gang formed some time in 1980s, first as a form of self-protection inside prisons, then as a criminal enterprise beyond prison walls with a military structure. It's believed to have about 4,000 members, including many who have finished their sentences and are out of prison.
"Unlike [Branch Davidian leader] David Koresh and his sheeplike followers (and other sects based on religious fanaticism), these are battle-hardened and death-tested men (many of them … with extensive military experience) who are not set on dying for some kind of religious cause; their thing is that, when the situation calls for it, they're killers," writes a former prison inmate on the Daily Beast website. "They're not into dying – except to protect the honor of the Brotherhood."
"They're also sincere in their belief that many members of law enforcement are kindred spirits, right-wingers who understand their hatreds, loss of hegemony, and rabid determination to protect whatever power the white man has left in America," writes the former inmate – anonymously because of the potential for violent retribution. "And those who don't buy into their hateful rhetoric they perceive as being weak-kneed sob sisters who will willingly mongrelize and sell out their proud white heritage. Truly, everyone who is not with them is against them."
In an e-mail Tuesday, Assistant US Attorney Jay Hileman notified lawyers involved in the statewide racketeering case that he was off the case, Richard O. Ely II, a Houston-based defense attorney who is representing one of the 34 defendants, told the Dallas Morning News.
"It's shocking because he's not the kind of guy that I would think that would back away from a challenge," said Brent Mayr, another defense attorney in the racketeering case. "It would lead me to believe that there are some valid concerns."
In December, the Texas Department of Public Safety warned that the Aryan Brotherhood could be conducting surveillance against law enforcement officers as part of planned retaliation against those who helped secure the indictments, the Dallas newspaper reports. Since the investigation into the Aryan Brotherhood began in 2008, more than 60 defendants from across the state have been charged and more indictments are expected.
Charges include murder as well as drug dealing. Several defendants have already agreed to testify against fellow gang members.
The pattern in Texas appears to be the same as in Colorado, where evidence points to former state prison inmate Evan Ebel – a member of another white supremacist prison gang, 211 Crew, also known as the Brotherhood of the Aryan Alliance – as the shooter in the recent death of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements as well as of a pizza delivery man. A few days later, Mr. Ebel was killed in a shootout with police in Texas.
Mr. Clements had begun cracking down on such gangs since taking over the Colorado prison system two years ago. In Ebel's case it appears he was paroled four years early due to a clerical error and removed the ankle bracelet meant to track his movements – a step that authorities failed to act upon in time.
Over the last century, 14 prosecutors have been killed, according to news reports and statistics kept by the National District Attorneys Association, reports the Associated Press. At least eight of them were targeted in the line of duty.
On Wednesday, a sheriff known for cracking down on the drug trade in southern West Virginia's coalfields was fatally shot. A suspect also was shot and was in custody.
The anonymous former inmate writing in the Daily Beast traces the current spate of violence tied to prison gangs back to the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
"If these recent killings represent the Brotherhood's twisted form of retribution, the fact that it has taken so long to begin is all the more chilling," he writes. "To me this would demonstrate a hard-nosed determination that all citizens should find frightening. We shouldn't be whistling past the graveyard on these killings."


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La LOOP
La LOOP was invented in 1999 - out of necessity. How many times can one look for ones glasses? And wearing those granny leashes - not an option. Why can't something be functional and stylish and well made? That was the question and La LOOP is the answer. The magical hinges on either side of the loop enable the glasses to stay in place when in the loop.
Museum stores and specialty boutiques around the world like Le Bon Marche in Paris, Isetan in Tokyo, and Selfridges and Harrods in London have recognized La LOOP as an invention - a chic and practical one. Found in over 500 stores across 16 countries, designer Elizabeth Faraut introduces a new collection twice a year. Styles like the Dog Tag and the sterling/vermeil diamond cut necklaces have become staples in the collection and been recognized by the press domestically and internationally.
Fashion photographer Mario Testino and costume designer Jeffrey Kurland were early enthusiasts. Through them, La LOOPs ended up on some of today's biggest stars: Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Demi Moore.
Debbie Zoullas the designer of La LOOP created the collection when she became so fed up with misplacing her eyeglasses and sunglasses-at home, in the office, on the go-that she finally decided to do something about it. She created a model for a hinged LOOP that could attach to a necklace and hold her glasses in place, and La Loop, an exciting new accessory was born. Inspired by a more romantic age and reminiscent of fine vintage jewelry, this technical breakthrough has become known as the original necklace for eyewear. Initially known for its patented LOOP and hinge which pivots and moves with the body allowing the eyewear to hang in place, today the array of finishes and designs is exploding. Fine silk cords, classic leather finishes, precious stones and minerals, diverse metals and woods, and even sporty neon colors create pieces of jewelry with function - but beautiful enough to be worn as an adornment alone. Stylish and elegant collections of la LOOP necklaces that integrated the highest quality materials with international fashion trends.
La LOOP is the premier accessory in the eyewear industry, but it also attained cult status among the thousands of devoted customers, collectors and celebrities who discovered La LOOP around the world. The designer provides creative solutions to everyday problems with products of high quality and sophisticated styling. The vast marketplace of overextended and style-conscious professionals, parents, students and homemakers, was not being addressed with modern accessories that both served a function and looked great on. Sport LOOP, an over-the-head, stretch-cord and molded-plastic, colorful, washable and fun version of La LOOP. Providing just the right tools for the modern-day life of ease and style.
I remember watching The English Patient for the first time. I remember slouching down into a third row seat of a theater in Union Square and not moving for the entire 155 minutes. The image of an injured Katherine Clifton (Kristin Scott Thomas) being carried through the Sahara Desert by Count Almasy (Ralph Fiennes) in her long white tunic against that burnt orange horizon is forever imprinted. The story unfolds through a series of flashbacks and hand written notes that spill out of the Count's journal against a backdrop of the 1930s and early 40s. The dry, raw authenticity of the desert has long inspired me. Whether it is Joshua Tree or Tanzania, there is a certain feeling of time standing still when you are in the desert. A forever calming quality that lends itself to real-ness. I call it Modern Nomad. This season the new La LOOP Collection comes straight out of Anthony Minghella's film. Lots of gold, lots of shine yet lots of earthiness too. The Tibetan Amber Dog Tag, The Clifton and the Modern St Tropez in Sterling Silver possess this forever authentic quality. An understated elegance. That is La LOOP.
~ Elizabeth
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The subject of this article or section is part of Brewfest, a seasonal event that lasts two weeks. Once the event has run its course, this will no longer be available until next year, but there are no guarantees.
Objectives Edit
Spread the word about Brewfest at the flags outside the bank, in the Military Ward, in the Hall of Explorers, and in the Mystic Ward.
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It's time to let people know that the Thunderbrew have heard their cries for good brew. You need to shout at the flags outside the bank, in the Military Ward, in the Hall of Explorers, and in the Mystic Ward.
We'll make it easy though. We'll lend you a ram AND some reins for 4 minutes.
Be careful with going too fast though since you won't find any apple crates in Ironforge... We can't take the chance of helping out the Barleybrew messengers.
You will receive: [Brewfest Prize Token] (15)
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Did you let everyone know that the Thunderbrews are here at Brewfest?
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Good Job! That'll show those arrogant Barleybrews.
Well we promised you a reward and here it is. We Thunderbrew reward you with prizes, the Barleybrew reward you with foul odors and false promises.
You chose wisely.
If you want to keep making the right choice, stop by another day and help us spread the word.
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Your ram will last 4 minutes. See the Brewfest page for tips on getting the most out of your racing ram. The simplest way to complete this quest in the alloted time, if you have a mount of your own, is to dispel your racing ram buff once your four locations are completed, then ride your own mount back to the camp.
You will shout an advertising slogan (chosen at random) at each point:
- Sometimes you want to party hard, Thunderbrew's got ya covered! Check them out at Brewfest!
- Brewfest has called down the thunder! Thunderbrew, that is!
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- Thunderbrew, finest brewery in all the realms. Check them out at Brewfest!
While this is a daily quest, you may do either this quest, or Bark for the Barleybrews! but not both.
"You chose wisely" may refer to a line from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and from a soft drink commercial aired when the movie was released (and likely also found on the DVD).
Several of the Thunderbrew slogans are references to the Thundercats cartoon.
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A retelling of the Christmas story through music and readings is open to the public
The sanctuary choir and soloists of Gordon Street Christian Church will present a service of carols during the 11 a.m. worship hour Sunday in the church sanctuary, 118 E. Gordon St.
The choirs will be accompanied by a string quartet, organ, handbells and percussion, all under the direction of Joanne M. Heath, minister of music at Gordon Street.
Composed by Hal H. Hopson, �Sing Noel� is a creative blend of familiar and unfamiliar carols with a global emphasis, many of the carols having been drawn from a variety of cultures. The readings are from traditional scripture and many centuries of English poetry, representing some of the most beautiful Christmas literary gems of all time.
Soloists are Ginger K. Johnson, William Pollock and Hazel Yarbrough. Readers are Helen Goins, John Harding, Etta Lou Loftin and the Rev. Mark Benson, minister at Gordon Street.
The service is open to the public. A nursery will be provided.
Lessons and Carols
11 a.m. Sunday
Gordon Street Christian Church
118 E. Gordon St., Kinston


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brazil/guyana/suriname/fguiana | workplace struggles | feature Wednesday April 26, 2017 16:43 by Municipal Workers Union of Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul, - Municipal Workers Union of Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
The Municipal Workers Union of Cachoeirinha (Sindicato dos Municipários de Cachoeirinha SIMCA) is a union that fights for workers rights in class-based struggles in Brazil. Founded on June 20, 1989, it has consistently been a protagonist in struggles both initiated by the Union and by other social movements. The municipal workers of Cachoeirinha have been leaders in the organization and mobilization of these struggles, refusing to stay quiet in the face of arbitrary and authoritarian exploitation of labor, mismanagement on the part of bosses and government officials, and the injustices imposed from above.
Address: Avenida Flores da Cunha, No. 903, Sala 1202, Cachoeirinha, Rio Grande do Sul
Telephone: (51) 3470-6902 and (51) 3438-6655
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The Municipal Workers Union of Cachoeirinha (Sindicato dos Municipários de Cachoeirinha SIMCA) is a union that fights for workers rights in class-based struggles in Brazil. Founded on June 20, 1989, it has consistently been a protagonist in struggles both initiated by the Union and by other social movements. The municipal workers of Cachoeirinha have been leaders in the organization and mobilization of these struggles, refusing to stay quiet in the face of arbitrary and authoritarian exploitation of labor, mismanagement on the part of bosses and government officials, and the injustices imposed from above.
SIMCA takes a class-based, combative political approach, based in the principles of direct action, member-driven democracy, and workers independence and solidarity.
The class-based premise of SIMCA is founded in the belief that workers should develop forms of self-organization and governance. Class is used as a category to understand and struggle against the accumulation of capital by a minority. For this reason, SIMCA stands in solidarity with other popular movements of the working class. It affirms that, politically and ideologically, it is crucial to share experiences that can serve as reference points to other unions and social movements, in order to move forward together in the struggle for workers rights.
At this moment, SIMCA is engaged in its most important struggle since its inception. This document describes the ongoing strike by workers in Cachoeirinha, who are protesting a package of austerity measures introduced by the municipal government. They include the sale of public lands, cuts in food subsidies for workers and their families, a reduction from 9% to 3% for pay raises for job promotions, pay cuts for teachers, engineers, geologists, architects and public servants, and changes to insurance code that lower the risk to life of various professions (thereby diminishing protection). This strike is not only historical for Cachoeirinha, but also on a state and national level, as it is articulating a defense against the model of economic austerity that is attacking the rights of all Brazilian workers that were won during the twentieth century.
After weeks of direct mobilization among workers, supported by community members who make use of public services, and confrontation with police repression, the struggle has reached a breaking point with the municipal government. On April 13, around 300 municipal workers went to Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, to stage an act of political and cultural resistance on the 39th day of the strike. The workers stood in a vigil for the afternoon, until a meeting that evening, organized the Mediation Sector of the Regional Superintendency of Labor, to address their demands.
As directed by the Strike Leadership (a Leadership of federalist structure, with representatives from various labor sectors), the SIMCA negotiators positioned themselves against the package of budget cuts proposed by the courts and the financial adjustments of the government. The result of this meeting was a proposal by the government to suspend the cuts for 60 days, in return for the end of the strike.
Chronology of the strike:First week of the strike: On the first day of the strike, the media falsely associated the movement with a break-in of the mayor´s office. By doing so, the strike was immediately framed as suspicious, foreshadowing the attempts to come at the criminalization of strikers. The government summoned SIMCA for negotiation on the third and fourth days of the strike. SIMCA demanded the repeal of budget cuts and austerity measures, as well as that the government take emergency measures to avoid immediate consequences of the cuts. In spite of these negotiations, the government formalized the budget cuts on March 10, promising compensation in the future.
Second week of the strike: The strike won the support of the community, which mobilized itself to hold the mayor accountable to cuts for municipal workers. The strike began to struggle against the ordinance that was part of the austerity package that would reduce funding for childhood education. Health workers joined the strike. A street protest united more than a thousand people on Flores da Cunha Avenue. The 38-day strike in Florianópolis ended with negotiations that were amenable to workers, giving strikers in Cachoeirinha an example of what was possible. On March 16, the strike organized a march and 80 municipal workers filled the Dante Barone Auditorium of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Sul in the Public Hearing for the scaling back of rights of municipal public servants of Cachoeirinha.
Third week of the strike: The denunciations from the public hearing were brought to the Public Ministry. The government intensified its efforts to criminalize strikers. Legal protests that took to the streets were treated by the government as criminal acts. The Secretary of Education requested lists of teachers who had joined the strike in order to begin measures to prosecute them. Strikers responded to this harassment by occupying the Secretary of Education. This direct action forced a new negotiation with the government. However, in the meeting that occurred two days later, the government raised its charge or criminality against strikers and the Secretary of Security announced that it would take measures to repress the movement.
Fourth week of the strike: A hunger strike began in front of the city hall and continued uninterrupted for 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Mayor had lunch with local businessmen to negotiate their support for the governments fiscal adjustments. Since the second week of the strike, the movement had been practically silenced in the media. The movement began to experience state, in addition to municipal, repression. Unhappy with the strike´s growing strength, government repression became bolder. The Mayor and the Secretary of Security accused the strike of various break-ins. A government official connected to the Secretary of Governance provoked people in the hunger strike in an attempt to create conflict. Government officials delayed a session of voting on legislation that would reduce subsidies for food purchasing by workers and their families. On the following day, strike leaders occupied the legislative chamber. On March 30, repression of the movement left 30 wounded and 3 arrested, marking the greatest police brutality in the history of Cachoeirinha. On March 31, more than 2,000 people marched down Flores da Cunha Avenue to protest the brutality. The Ministry of Labor and the State Ministry received complaints of rights violations this week.
Fifth week of the strike: The strike issued this statement: http://www.diariocachoeirinha.com.br/_conteudo/2017/04/....html. The government appealed to the courts in an attempt to dismantle the movement. The strike took on national dimensions as various protests around the country took place in solidarity with municipal workers in Cachoeirinha. Denunciations of the strike´s repression arrived on the desks of the Commission of Citizenship and Human Rights of the Legislative Assembly. A street mobilization slowed access to Cachoeirinha by occupying a critical bridge. A plenary was convened to protest threats by the government to redact pay for the duration of the strike. This political analysis addressed the state of the strike: http://www.ihu.unisinos.br/566491-a-tragedia-de-saco-e-...gindo.
Sixth week of the strike: The industrial district of Cachoeirinha woke up with a picket line in front of the Center of Industries of Cachoeirinha to get their message across to factory owners who had sided with the Mayor and were supporting his austerity measures. In the early hours of the morning of April 10, the government agreed to negotiate the following day, and for the first time since the beginning of the strike, the Mayor showed up. The expectations of strikers were disappointed at the meeting, when the same proposal that the government had presented on March 10 was put on the table, which the strikers had already rejected. SIMCA withdrew from negotiations and agreed only to return the following Thursday. Another large mobilization in support of the strike once again occupied the main avenue of the city. In Rio Grande do Sul, the strike won the support of state-level public servants. Various municipal workers of the metropolitan area addressed the strike in their assemblies.
The municipal workers of Cachoeirinha continue to protest the unjust fiscal adjustment. The situation in Cachoeirinha is the same that threatens workers across the whole country. More than 3,000 workers are now involved in this fight. The sweat and blood that has been shed in this strike belongs to all members of the oppressed classes. Beyond the debate about whether to accept the truce offered by the government, the municipal workers of Cachoeirinha are aware of the role they have in sustaining country-wide resistance against blows to our rights.
It is from this understanding of the ongoing struggle, that SIMCA asks for SOLIDARITY for this struggle, be it through the spread of information or material and financial support. The saying Those who fight are not yet dead is never so relevant as in this very moment in which the struggle is being waged.
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December 28, 2012, Kennewick, WA – The Portland Winterhawks (30-5-1-0) were back in action Friday for their first game after the holiday break and picked up right where they left off with a 4-3 win in Tri-Cities against the Americans (20-13-1-2).
It was the Hawks' seventh straight victory, and 30th win of the season in their 36th game, marking the official halfway point of the season. The victory also moved them seven points ahead of the idle Kamloops Blazers for the top record in the league with three games in hand on the Blazers.
Taylor Peters gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead with a power play goal at the 14:31 mark of the first period. They extended the lead with just over two minutes to go in the frame when defenseman Kirill Vorobev scored the first goal of his career to make it 2-0 going into the second.
Tri-Cities got within one 1:56 into the second on a goal by Connor Rankin. The Hawks answered back just 10 seconds later when Taylor Leier scored his 15th of the season to make it 3-1, then they extended the lead to 4-1 on a power play goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand at the 13:27 mark. The Americans got one back with just under a minute to go in the period on a power play goal by Justin Feser to cut it to 4-2 going into the third.
It remained 4-2 through much of the third, until Feser scored his second power play goal of the night at the 16:48 mark of the third to make it 4-3. But that would be as close as the Americans would get, as the Hawks closed the door from there to finish with the victory.
Brendan Burke was terrific in net for the Hawks, making 43 saves on 46 shots for the win. Eric Comrie finished with 34 saves on 38 Portland shots for the Americans.
Peters and Bjorkstrand both finished with two points for the Hawks, who were 2-3 on the power play.
Portland was without several key players Friday, as Seth Jones, Ty Rattie and Tyler Wotherspoon are currently playing in the World Junior Championship, while Keegan Iverson and Dominic Turgeon are representing then U.S. in the World Under-17 Hockey challenge. In addition, defenseman Derrick Pouliot missed the game due to injury.
The Hawks and Americans play the second of a home-and-home series tomorrow at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 3 p.m. with the arena's curtains open.


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Amex Password Policies Declared Brain-Dead
I was reminded today of a problem I noticed long ago: American Express's policies for passwords for their customer logins require weak passwords: I quote:
- Your Password should:
- Contain 6 to 8 characters - at least one letter and one number (not case sensitive)
- Contain no spaces or special characters (e.g., &, >, *, $, @)
- Be different from your User ID and your last Password
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Then I saw on twice-refried news that the author there complained to Amex about this and got a response. It's a real side-splitter:
Thank you for your email regarding your online password.
I would like to inform you that our website has a 128 bit encryption. With this base, passwords that comprise only of letters and alphabets create an algorithm that is difficult to crack. We discourage the use of special characters because hacking softwares can recognize them very easily.
The length of the password is limited to 8 characters to reduce keyboard contact. Some softwares can decipher a password based on the information of "most common keys pressed".
Therefore, lesser keys punched in a given frame of time lessen the possibility of the password being cracked.
Moreover, American Express is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all of our Cardmembers, both on-line and off-line. We believe that our current security measures, which include our sophisticated monitoring systems to detect unusual or fraudulent card activity, provide strong, ongoing protections for our Cardmembers.
Rest assured, I have forwarded your comments to our webmaster for review. During this review, we may contact you if additional information is required.
We value your membership and wish goodness and health to you and your family.
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This is extremely low password "entropy," a term used to express the size of the range of possible values, especially since the passwords are user-selected. On the other hand, it's still enough that, if American Express locks users out after a few failures, anyone trying to guess it will likely be caught.
But the nonsense in the e-mail response above is too much to bear. The 128-bit encryption is beside the point. The idea that hackers can easily identify non-alphabetic characters is disturbingly wrong. Yes it's true that some software can detect passwords based on the most common keys pressed, but the solution to that is to allow special characters and long passwords, the exact opposite of Amex's approach. These notions are so far from reality that you actually have to hope that they are condescending lies rather than misimpressions. If Amex really believes this then we cardholders are in deep trouble.


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VIDEO: Elizabeth Krumbach on the SDForum Panel Discussion on Women and Open Source
On March 31, LinuxForce's Elizabeth Krumbach participated in the SDForum panel discussion on "Tech Women: Women and Open Source". There was a wide ranging discussion starting with a basic introduction to "open source" and how to get involved in open source. Other issues covered included special issues with the involvement of women, mentoring, business, and entrepreneurship. The Google Open Source Blog also reviewed the session.
Video of the panel discussion is online. Part 1 is 52 minutes.
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Marketing has changed dramatically in recent years because of new consumer behaviors, technologies and competitive pressures. However, most marketing departments are still planning and executing in a factory model that tends to overproduce marketing that underperforms.
Accenture research has uncovered a select group of "just-in-time (JIT) marketing masters" who are more adept than their peers at reaching a greater share of in-market customers with the right message at the right time.