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H&H Reveals Its Secrets Behind Building A Better Flathead
Up until now, my personal experience with Ford's venerable L-head V-8 has been, oh, let's just say anything but venerable. My first one, a bone-stock 8BA that powered my chopped '49 Shoebox, was like me—hot headed … literally. After the culprit (head gasket) decided to make a break for it, I'd about had it with Flatheads (I was young and didn't like messing around with old engines at the time—especially anything with a Blue Oval). But that wouldn't be my last Flathead experience.
Fast forward roughly 10 years and once again I found myself with another Shoebox—a '51 Club Coupe to be exact. And just like before, "stock" Flathead powered (lack of oil bath air cleaner notwithstanding). At first, the only problematic issue was a badly slipping clutch—but seeing as I lived but a block from CW Moss at the time (and back then, good ol' Bill McGrath had his used parts section there!), that problem was quickly cured with a new disc and a reconditioned pressure plate. Unfortunately, that wouldn't be the last of my Flathead troubles—among other things, excessive blow-by and, just like before, excessive overheating ultimately dictated the lil' 239 go bye-bye, making way for a 302/T-5 combo. That, it seemed, would be my last Flatty foray.
From that point on, my focus engine-wise went Inline—sixes, that is, Stovebolts to be precise. And oddly enough, the first- and second-gen Chevy straight-six is no less quirky, finicky, and hot-tempered than the Flatheads, yet that didn't discourage me nearly as much as it had in the past. So, as time went on, my horizons re-widened, and when it came time to decide on an engine for my '33 Tudor, while the old circa-'64 283 small-block in the corner of my garage seemed to be the easiest choice, it also posed the challenge and temptations to revisit the old Flathead again. But this time, I wasn't going it alone, nor was I jumping in without first doing my research, just as I'd done with all my recent, well-running 235s—the right combination of parts (most importantly, the proper block to start with), setup, and tuning … with a few tricks thrown in for very good measure.
As with the Inliners, there's more than one way to skin a Flatty, and even more opinions, philosophies, etc., regarding the skinning—er, building and tuning—of said Flatties. To say one particular model and one particular technique is right/best is to say all Flatheads are created equal to begin with … no and no. But I had to start somewhere, and that somewhere led me to La Crescenta, California, where, midway up the Angeles Crest Mountains, H&H Flatheads is located discretely behind a corner service station.
H&H has been in the Flathead business for decades now, and its current proprietor, Mike Herman, has not only learned the ropes from his father, Max Sr., he was able to slide more than a few tricks up his sleeve, thanks to developing a close relationship with one of hot rodding's leading Flathead performance experts, the late Barney Navarro. Rather than simply asking Mike to build me a decent little 8BA for my '33, I sat down and picked his brain to get his opinions, insight, and whatnot regarding all things Flathead—all the good things, that is.
1. Let's start from the beginning. Why Flatheads? What drew your family to them in the first place—but maybe more importantly, what kept you at it all these years rather than going out and getting a "real" job?
It all just seemed to fall into place like it was planned. When I finished college I was working for my brother, Max Jr., helping him with the Model A engines, but that wasn't going to work. So it came to a point where I either needed to find a job or start something here. My dad threw out the idea to start building Flatheads, and Rod & Custom liked the idea so they came up here and followed my first Flathead build—it just kept going from there. Since the shop was already set up for the old engines and my dad had the knowledge to pass down to me, H&H Flatheads has been growing every year. I continue to build these Flatheads because they are the best-looking engines ever produced and it brings me great pride to know that I am restoring and preserving history and keeping these old cars on the road. Plus, who wants a real job?!
2. What have you learned over the years (that you're willing to share) that has allowed you to improve on Flathead performance and maybe even set your engines apart from others? Are there any tricks you've developed for keeping Flatheads from running hot, anything like that?
Even in the last few years there have been new products that have made it much easier for the Flathead to be more reliable. We acid dip all of our cores before we even start to machine anything. This helps remove the flaky rust and even core sand that is still in the pan rail from Ford. It is a crucial part of the cooling. We also pressure-seal every block with a cast-iron resin that we heat to 180 degrees and pump through the water jackets at 20 pounds of pressure. It will show if there are any leaks and also coat all the water jackets. This is a must; we have been doing it for over 40 years with thousands of engines. In every engine I install hard seats for the unleaded gas and stainless valves. I use Isky springs, hollow body adjustable lifters, and only the best parts. Now, there are new water pumps with sealed bearings and improved impellers, new radiators available for everything, all of which make it really easy to keep the Flathead running cool.
3. For the people who may think a Flathead's just an old V-8, explain what it is that makes a Flathead what it is, and why, unlike a small-block Chevy where you can simply go to Pep Boys and buy a complete rebuild kit (and then some), it takes more effort and more financial investment to end up with what seems like less?
Flatheads are in a class of their own. It was the first production V-8 Henry Ford ever made and was produced from 1932-53. It has a siamese center exhaust port, which gives it that unique sound. All the valves are in the block, which is why the heads are so thin. There are no pushrods or rocker arms. This is the engine that built hot rodding and a lot of America. It was used in forklifts, welders, wind mills, pumps, etc. This was an engine that just kept running. It was the first engine that speed equipment was readily available for (following the four-bangers, which had their share of hop-up parts, but not nearly as easy for just anyone to get), and style was introduced to speed. It is easy to drop a 350 Chevy in any fiberglass kit car, but it takes dedication and a goal to preserve history and put a Flathead in a car. Hot rodding is about being an individual and making your car your own. Flatheads are a just a way of life—something your grandfather drove, which also makes it a generation bridge. There is so much history behind the Flathead and people always tell me about the car their family drove every day back in the '40s and it just brings people back to a good place in time.
4. How'd you first develop your relationship with Barney Navarro? Of all the Flathead "gurus", he remained one of the best right up until his death. How much of his "insight" did he instill in you? Obviously it was enough to believe in the Navarro name to the extent of acquiring all his molds and whatnot, but I'm sure his wisdom went far beyond the particulars of his cylinder heads and intakes.
I first met Barney Navarro at his shop on Chevy Chase Drive in Glendale. I needed some parts to build an engine and I took the time to go down there and learn why Navarro heads and intakes were the best on the market. As my company grew, I had to visit him more and more, each time spending an hour talking to him about engines, flow, and why he did the different things he did. He was incredibly sharp and knew every date and why he did what he did all the way back to when he started machining intakes for Weiand. He was incredibly proud of every part he produced and it was always the highest quality. He was the type of guy who, when you asked him a question, always knew the answer. He taught me why his heads have a horseshoe-shaped chamber for better flow and his intakes have reverse 180 ports for equal distribution (he also changed the ports of his intake to act as an extension of the ports on the block). Barney never did something just because someone told him to—he had to figure it out for himself. He was also involved in boat racing, Indy racing, concrete cutting, and even built a heart and lung pump that was used at Kaiser Hospital for many years. He was a true thinker and pioneer of the industry. It was an honor to call him a friend of mine.
5. How did you transition the parts production from when/how Barney did it to the way H&H does it now?
The transition from Barney Navarro making the parts to me making them was almost seamless. Barney has used the same fourth-generation family business foundry, AFCO in Los Angeles since 1946, so I didn't change a thing. When I bought the company I didn't have to move anything since I still used his foundry and tooling. It has been a great process reintroducing all the intakes and heads that Barney hadn't made for years. He felt there wasn't a market for them anymore. So as I started making the intakes that were out of production. I would bring them to show him—it brought him great happiness and pride that his name would be carried on.
6. Finally, where do you see yourself in the next 10 years as far as Flatheads are concerned? You'd mentioned expanding to Y-blocks and other OHV engines—realizing the economy's somewhat coming back around, where do you foresee the vintage engine world going?
In 10 years I see myself building as many Flatheads as possible. This engine has passed the test of time and with the younger generations getting into the history of hot rodding, there is little chance this part of American heritage will disappear. I am also expanding, building other vintage engines like Y-blocks, Lincoln V-12s, early Hemis, Nailheads, and Cadillac engines. I love the challenge building something different, something that allows me to help the hobby grow at the same time.


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One is a full-contact team sport played out over 80 gruelling minutes and known jokingly as "a thug's game played by gentleman", the other an aesthetic art-form composed of complex steps, lifts and jumps performed in the spotlight of the stage. Rugby and ballet, though both physically demanding, seem to be at opposite ends of the physical spectrum. However, a discussion between two rising stars of the respective disciplines at a Young Friends Insider event revealed that, from relaxing before the big moment to building the optimal physique, the disciplines do share some common traits.
Royal Ballet Soloist Kristin McNally (who presented Royal Ballet Live) hosted the talk, which featured England Rugby Union player Charlie Davies and Royal Ballet Soloist Dawid Trzensimiech. During the talk, it emerged that both had their first taste of what was to become their future career before they hit double figures (Charlie playing rugby with his dad at home, Dawid in Poland and then at the Royal Ballet School), both spend hours in training to practise steps and patterns of play, and both make the most of free-time away from their career to rest and relax.
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However, rugby and ballet ask very different things from the human body. "Ballet is all about strength and not bulk," explained Dawid. "You don't want to build up muscle because of the aesthetic lines that we have to show up on stage. The ballet class is perfectly constructed for the dancer, but I also go to the gym twice a week and work with a personal trainer. However, it's not about looking strong but about feeling strong: when it comes to partnering and lifting the girls, a lot is about the co-ordination."
In rugby however, bulk can often be an advantage. "In rugby, we do a lot of fitness and weight training to keep our size and strength up," added Charlie. "However, it very much depends on what position you play. My position involves a lot of running – making breaks, going for tackles, sprinting down the pitch - and so I focus on explosive power exercises."
Pre-match preparation also differs substantially from pre-performance rehearsals. Every day this week, the ballet company has been doing complete rehearsals of the full four acts of Swan Lake, which opens on 8 October. On the rugby pitch however, the team avoids full practice games. "We only do certain moves and run through patterns of play in training," explained Charlie. "We'd never do a full game as you don't want guys getting injured."
Charlie has been playing professional rugby for four years. He began his career at Nottingham RFC in the Guinness Championship before going on to play for French rugby giants Stade Français, joining London-based Wasps in 2010.
"I think my career highlight so far has been playing against Jonny Wilkinson in my first game over in Paris. To play against someone who has achieved so much in the game (and come back from injuries), and to meet him afterwards, was humbling," said Charlie.
Dawid, who was recently promoted to Royal Ballet Soloist, came to the company via the Royal Ballet School and is currently rehearsing six different roles. Following Swan Lake, he will dance in Liam Scarlett's Viscera, Wayne McGregor's Infra and Christopher Wheeldon's Fool's Paradise, followed by roles in The Nutcracker and Onegin.
"My career highlight was last season when I got a chance to dance the role of James in La Sylphide. I didn't expect to be cast for the role, and it was the first time I did a narrative ballet. I had the chance to become an artist rather than just a dancer doing steps," said Dawid.
The event, which was hosted by Rugby Ralph Lauren in Covent Garden and offered attendees the chance to preview the Rugby Ralph Lauren fall collection, was a Covent Garden Insiders event. Each Season Young Friends of Covent Garden are invited to attend four events that offer a special insight into the work and artists of the Royal Opera House. Find out more about becoming a Friend of Covent Garden.


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IRS bonuses fuel GOP anger
The embattled IRS is poised to give employees $70 million in bonuses, according to a Republican senator.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, a senior Republican on the Finance Committee, said his office has learned that the IRS is preparing to negotiate an agreement with its union to pay out the bonuses.
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In a letter to acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Tuesday, Grassley said it violates an April directive from the White House to agencies to halt all bonuses because of budget constraints. Werfel, who worked at the Office of Management and Budget at the time, was the author of those guidelines.
"The IRS always claims to be short on resources," Grassley said in a statement on Wednesday. "But it appears to have $70 million for union bonuses."
( PHOTOS: 8 key players in IRS scandal story)
The bonuses, which were reported earlier Wednesday by The Associated Press, are sure to provide the GOP with an explosive new line of criticism of the agency, which has come under fire for targeting conservative groups for extra review as they applied for a tax exemption.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, the top Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee, said "further scrutiny" is required.
"It's like robbing Peter to pay Paul," the Utah Republican said. "On the one hand, the IRS claims it's short on resources, but on the other hand, it appears they're ready to dole out $70 million in bonuses that looks like a payoff to union workers at a time when we're drowning in a sea of red ink."
The IRS says it is legally required to pay out the bonuses because of a collective-bargaining agreement with the National Treasury Employees Union.
"IRS is under a legal obligation to comply with its collective-bargaining agreement, which specifies the terms by which awards are paid to bargaining-unit employees," an IRS statement said.
The IRS said it is "actively engaged" with the union to discuss the bonuses "in recognition of our current budgetary constraints."
Colleen Kelley, the president of the National Treasury Employees Union, indicated she won't back down.
"NTEU has had a negotiated performance awards program at the IRS for decades, pursuant to the law and regulations which specifically authorize agencies to implement such merit-incentive programs," she said in a statement. "It is NTEU's position that the awards are legally required as part of the collective bargaining agreement between NTEU and the IRS."
She added: "NTEU is currently in discussions with the IRS on this matter and other matters resulting from budget cutbacks."


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Peanut butter & chocolate. Bey & Jay. Mini umbrellas & mai tais. It's undeniable that some things are simply better together, including, in my humble opinion, the colors pink and red. With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I'm here to share my all-time favorite products in these two beautiful hues, (almost) all priced under $10.
1. Physicians Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Blush ($12): If I was a poet, I'd write an ode to this blush. It wakes cheeks up like a dream without overpowering—illuminates too!—and smells, in all honesty, like violets.
2. GG Gatsby Flirt in a Bottle Hair Fragrance ($10): Lean in and win hearts with tresses that smell of lush green apples, intoxicating jasmine and a musky hint of amber. Spritz on dry hair and get ready to turn some heads!
3. essie nail color in "Bachelorette Bash" ($8): My beauty stash boasts a myriad of pink polishes, but none can top this smokin' hot fuchsia. I find myself drawn to it winter, spring, summer and fall.
4. Splat Washables Hair Color in "Pink" ($6): Pink hair is a bold beauty move, no doubt, but if you're tempted to go for it, this apply-in-the-shower color is the way to go. It washes out with a quick shampoo, so even the most commitment-phobic gals can feel secure giving it a whirl.
1. NYX Rouge Cream Blush in "Red Cheeks" ($6): While some cream blushes appear muddy on the skin, this bright red rogue goes on with a velvet-y, flushed finish. Don't let the true-red hue deter you—this bargain blush layers gradually, with results that are natural (not clown-like).
2. Sonia Kashuk Red Promesia Crème Body Wash ($9): This pearlescent wash conditions and softens skin gently, but it's the fragrance that has me hooked. Unusual floral extracts (Edelweiss and Plumeria flowers) are balanced out with heavier notes of vanilla and sandalwood, and the result is an unexpectedly, intoxicating combination.
3. CoverGirl Outlast Nail Gloss in "My Papaya" ($4): I'm forever skeptical of drugstore brand polishes, but CoverGirl's latest formulation nails it (no pun intended). This deep ruby red goes on evenly and boasts a built-in topcoat that's seemingly immune to chipping.
4. L'oreal Infallible Never Fail Lipcolour Stars Collection in "Beyonce" ($10): One of my desert-island reds, this lipstick is ultra-flattering on tons of different skin tones, and seriously does. not. budge. Applied in the morning—first the color, then a moisturizing top coat (which includes marine collagen and vitamin E)—and don't even bother toting it along to work with me, as it never requires touching up.
5. Femme Couture Lip & Cheek Stain in Rosie Red ($12): Giving my favorite blush and lip stain a run for its money is this two-in-one wonder. On one end you have a sheer cheek stain, and on the other, a long-lasting red lip tint. It's an all-around steal!
Editor by day and the voice of High Plains Thrifter by night, Meghan McAndrews is known for her weekly nacho night get-togethers and ongoing commitment to bringing big hair back. In her free time, she can be found scouring church-basement rummage sales, cooking in her kitchen or daubing it up at the bingo hall.


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Rosberg wins hectic Monaco Grand Prix
Nico Rosberg won a crash-riddled Monaco Grand Prix from team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who came under intense pressure in the final laps from Daniel Ricciardo as he struggled with dirt in his eye.
The Story of the Race
- Shock: Jules Bianchi's points finish here will be a popular result, and should officially be ninth after he is issued his five-second penalty. Bianchi did everything he needed to do all race, which included some attacking driving early on and some great defensive driving in the middle stint when in front of Romain Grosjean.
- Shocker: While his team-mate will take the plaudits, Max Chilton was undoubtedly the villain of the piece, driving into Kimi Raikkonen during the safety car period and ultimately costing the Finn what looked like a real chance at his first podium since his Ferrari return.
- Best overtake: Nico Hulkenberg's audacious move on Kevin Magnussen coming through Portier was a superb, one-of-a-kind move we will not see the likes of for a long time. It was enough to ultimately earn the Force India driver a much-needed fifth.
- Best lap: This could go to Daniel Ricciardo for any of his last five or six laps, as he absolutely devoured the gap to Hamilton in front and very nearly earnt himself a career-best finish of second.
- Worst lap: Lap 67 for Hamilton will stand out - as a mystery ailment with his eye saw him drop nearly two seconds to Rosberg and left him in the clutches of Ricciardo behind.
- Drive of the day: This has to be Nico Rosberg. With everything which preceded this race in qualifying and his recent poor starts, Rosberg was great from the off and handled two restarts perfectly. It was a huge psychological win for Rosberg and could have a huge baring on the title fight.
- Nate Saunders
After making it through the first corner without incident, Rosberg and Hamilton were engaged in a tight battle for the lead until the final 14 laps when Hamilton's pace dropped dramatically. He explained over team radio that he was struggling with his vision and unable to push, allowing Ricciardo in third place to close within 0.5s in the final few laps. Rosberg had to deal with two safety car restarts, traffic and several yellow flag cautions, but still managed to deliver a faultless drive to take his second Monaco Grand Prix victory in as many years.
Fernando Alonso finished fourth after a fairly uneventful race, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg and the McLaren of Jenson Button, who is under investigation for his part in first lap clash with Sergio Perez. With the help of a few retirements, Felipe Massa recovered to seventh place after starting 16th on the grid. Jules Bianchi finished eighth on the road, but had five seconds added to his race time for taking a five-second drive-through penalty during a safety car period. Nevertheless, he still scored Marussia's first points in Formula One with a ninth place finish behind Romain Grosjean and ahead of Kevin Magnussen.
After taking pole position under controversial circumstances on Saturday, Rosberg executed a perfect start to the race to lead Hamilton with ease into the first corner. Kimi Raikkonen made a lightning start from sixth to fourth and followed Sebastian Vettel into the first corner ahead of Ricciardo and Alonso. However, both Vettel and Raikkonen's races were ruined by incidents out of their control, with Vettel losing power in his Red Bull on lap four. Raikkonen was looking in contention for a podium until the second safety car period, caused by Adrian Sutil crashing at the Nouvelle Chicane, which prompted most of the field to pit. When the lapped cars were allowed to unlap themselves under the safety car, Max Chilton appeared to clip Raikkonen and caused a puncture that forced the Ferrari to pit again. From that point Raikkonen was fighting back through the field and got as high eighth before attempting a move on Magnussen that ended with both cars in the barriers at the Loews Hairpin, resulting in a third pit stop and an eventual 12th place finish.
Hamilton stuck close to Rosberg after the pit stops and it looked as though a possible opportunity could open up when the lead Mercedes was told to save fuel on lap 44. After the race Rosberg said the situation had become critical, but still Hamilton did not have the pace advantage to challenge for the lead. By lap 54 normal service was resumed for Rosberg and then came Hamilton's problem with his eye. "I was driving with one eye, which was impossible to do," he said. "During the low-speed corners I opened my visor a bit to try to clear it out but it just made it worse." It dropped him a long way off the pace and into the clutches of Ricciardo, who was visibly pushing, but unable to create an opportunity to pass around the tight and twisty circuit.
A charging Nico Hulkenberg made his supersofts work in the middle of the race, audaciously passing Magnussen through Portier and then inheriting fifth after Jean-Eric Vergne served a drive-through penalty for an unsafe release which nearly saw him come to blows with Magnussen in the pit lane. Hulkenberg's tyres were shot later on and his gripless Force India soon brought the McLarens and Raikkonen into the equation.
Raikkonen's race took a further blow late on when he went for a move down the inside of Magnussen through the inside of the Hairpin, but he was unable to slow down in time and put both cars in the wall, though both were able to recover to the pit lane. Esteban Gutierrez then retired when in a promising position in the top 10 after clipping the wall on the entry to Rascasse, damaging his rear tyre and almost bringing out another safety car.


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- In their sixth overtime bout of the 2010 season, the Golden Eagles played a full 110-minute game on Sunday, tying the EIU Panthers at one-all.
Sophomore Sarah Gawthrop put the first point on the board for the Golden Eagles when she went down in the box in Tech's attacking half. Gawthrop was awarded a penalty shot, which she directed easily to the left side netting with 24:38 on the clock.
Tech held off the Panthers for the remainder of the first half, but EIU's Kaitlin Sullivan found the back of the net in the 50th minute during a scrap match in the box. The assist on the goal was credited to Kristin Germann.
The back-and-forth dogfight yielded multiple additional opportunities for both teams, but neither could finish an attack.
TTU notched 10 shots from seven different players on the game. Michelle Decker, Kris Cambron and Brooke Mayo led the way with two shots apiece, while Sullivan and Ashley Eck logged four shots each for EIU.
Golden Eagle goalkeeper Becca Toler played the full 120 in net, facing 13 shots by the Panthers and recording five saves. EIU keeper Kaylin Lorbert notched three saves on the day as Tech fired off 10 shots on the day.
"We went 0-5 in all of our overtime games up until today," said head coach Daniel Brizard. "The team really held it together today and played a full game together.
"It would have been nice to snag an OT win, since we've given up a few this year, but holding a tough EIU team to a tie is nothing to be ashamed of," he continued.
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Today, however, there are 64 women qualified to play in the world championship being held in Nalchik, a Russian city in the Caucuses. Among them are former (women's) world champion Maya Chiburdanidze of Georgia. She and 8 of her consoeurs (5 other Georgians, Marie Sebag of France, Irina Krush of the US and Tea Lanchava, born in Georgia but now living in the Netherlands) have been disqualified, however: on August 12, they wrote to the World Chess Federation to protest the location of the tournament because Georgia was in a "state of war" and did not show up.
Claiming logistical impossibility, the president of the Federation, who is also president of the Russian republic of Kalmykia, replied that the tournament could not be moved, and asked that players not mix sport and politics (just like the Olympics, n'est-ce pas?). But in turning it into a "sport," the Federation seems to have done just that: chess is a game of strategy, of brain not brawn, but the tournaments are apparently segregated and male players obtain the title of world champion, while female players become the "women's world champion." Looks like the 'Grrls will have to keep mixin' it up.


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Cubs beat Brewers 4-0 behind Hammel, Castro
MILWAUKEE (AP) Jason Hammel tossed seven scoreless innings, Starlin Castro hit two solo homers and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 on Sunday.
Hammel had a season-high seven strikeouts. He didn't allow a hit until Carlos Gomez doubled with one out in the sixth.
Hammel (4-1) then got into trouble after walking Scooter Gennett and making an errant pickoff throw to put runners at second and third. But the righty got a strikeout before Aramis Ramirez bounced out to end the threat.
Chicago scored twice in the second on Castro's first homer and Darwin Barney's RBI fielder's choice with the bases loaded. Castro's second shot in the eighth barely cleared the wall in the left-field corner.
Brewers starter Wily Peralta (3-1) allowed eight hits in seven innings.
The right-hander with a 96-mph fastball had trouble spotting pitches in the second and the Cubs took advantage in snapping a four-game losing streak. Ramirez stepped on third for an out on Barney's grounder but his throw trying to get Nate Schierholtz at home bounced up the first-base line to allow the run to score.
Peralta had a string of three straight wins snapped. Having Ryan Braun and Jean Segura behind him could have helped, but both Milwaukee stars missed the game with injuries.
Braun sat with a slight chest muscle strain, while Segura had a partially closed right eye and bruised right cheek after being accidentally hit during a practice swing by Braun on Saturday.
Segura said after the game he hoped to return this week during the Brewers' seven-game road trip to St. Louis and Cincinnati. Braun might miss three to five days, manager Ron Roenicke said.
Both players were considered day to day. The Brewers' bench was already down catcher Martin Maldonado, who was serving the last game of a five-game suspension for his role in a brawl in Pittsburgh last week.
The remaining Brewers were overmatched by Hammel, who mixed a fastball in the low 90s and stayed low and away from the Brewers' remaining potent right-handed bats. Hammel allowed three hits and two walks before being lifted after allowing pinch hitter Rickie Weeks' single to lead off the bottom of the eighth. Pedro Strop and Hector Rondon held the Brewers hitless the final two innings.
Hammel has been a bright spot in a dismal April for the Cubs, the last team in the majors to reach eight wins. Signed in the offseason to a one-year deal as a free agent, he hasn't given up more than five hits in each of his five starts.
Castro had his second career multi-homer game in nearly three weeks, having going deep twice April 8 against Pittsburgh. His second-inning homer was nearly caught by a leaping Gomez at the wall 400 feet away in dead center.
Gomez went 1 for 4 on his bobblehead day.
Notes: Despite the win, the Cubs lost the three-game series to the Brewers and extended the team's string of winless series to 13 dating to last season. Chicago last won a series after taking two of three from Cincinnati in September. … C John Baker went 2 for 4 that ended an 0-for-18 stretch. … Ron Roenicke said the club would hold off on making any roster moves while Braun and Segura continue to be evaluated. … The Brewers travel to St. Louis to start a seven-game road trip, with Yovani Gallardo (2-0) getting the start Monday. Chicago begins a three-game set in Cincinnati and sends Jeff Samardzija (0-2) to the mound.


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VERACRUZ, Mexico — At an abandoned ranch in Tres Valles called "El Diamante," the marines made a grim find: a grave containing the remains of at least 31 people. Only eight have been identified so far. Five of them belonged to the family of Berta Diaz Torres.
"[They were] my daughter and my four grandchildren," she says, seated quietly in front of her small home. "Imagine my surprise when I saw that [my daughter] died from being stabbed and having her throat cut. I can't sleep at night thinking about it."
The origin of the crime is still under investigation. But it's not a new phenomenon, in a country that's suffered a string of massacres and mysterious mass graves since 2010.
"I don't know what my daughter got up to," Torres says. "But if she owed something then I think she's paid it."


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The Arab Gulf Program for UN Development Organizations (AGFUND) said Monday an agreement has been signed to set up a "Bank for the Poor" in Yemen, with capital of $5.5 million.
An agreement was signed by Yemen's Social Affairs Minister Mohammad Abdullah al-Bitani and the Gulf organization's president, Prince Talal bin Abdul Aziz, who visited Sanaa on Sunday.
AGFUND will provide up to two million dollars capital to the bank, the first of its kind to be set up in the Arab world. The Yemeni government will put up $2.5 million, with a further $1 million coming from the private sector, the Riyadh-based organization said in a statement.
Prince Talal expressed the hope that "the Bank of the Poor will achieve its objectives in Yemen, like in the 65 other countries which have adopted this system." This "banking system will allow the poor increasingly to become partners of the bank and shareholders," he said, adding that Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan had agreed to setting up similar banks.
Founded in 1981 at Prince Talal's initiative, AGFUND has helped finance 693 projects in 126 developing countries, 79 of them in Yemen. It provides grants for UN projects and coordinates aid from the oil-rich Gulf Arab states. – (AFP)
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Course Descriptions
438G Art in Secondary Education. (3, repeatable to 9) Reading, research, discussion, and evaluation of high school art curricula, with a focus on the needs of the students. Prerequisite: ART 339.
460G Art in Elementary Education. (3, repeatable to 9) Curricula and trends in visual perception related to a concern for the interaction of teacher, student, and society. Prerequisite: ART 360, or equivalent and EIS 201.
461G Arts and Crafts for Special Education. (3) A course designed to acquaint the teacher or counselor with the theory and practice of presenting art and crafts experiences that are therapeutically and/or educationally applicable to the physically, mentally, and emotionally disabled.
485G Research in Art History. (3, repeatable to 9) An intensive study of a special area of art history selected with the instructor. Prerequisite: Written permission of the instructor.
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As an undrafted rookie out of Iona, Scott Machado knew he faced an uphill battle in trying to make the Houston Rockets. Machado wound up making the roster because the Rockets released veteran Shaun Livingston instead. But sometime before Monday's final cuts, Machado got a scare from Jeremy Lin, who had called to apologize and wish him well.
One problem: Lin thought he was calling Jeremy Lamb, who had just been traded to the Thunder in the James Harden deal.
"I was like, 'Hey, it's Scott, it's not Jeremy,'" Machado said. "'Did you hear something about me?' I was all nervous. He was like, "Oh, I apologize, I apologize.' It all worked out."
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All That Glitters Ain't Always Gold
Outside those of the Yankees and Cardinals, I have to say the Los Angeles Dodgers uniform is one of the smartest, snazziest and most iconic uniforms in all of baseball history. Admiring that crisply clean white jersey hosting an artfully playful blue cursive script and resplendent red digits, it's hard not to fall in love with its glamor. Throw in the Hollywood factor and it just becomes that much more impressive.
But if we've learned anything about the Dodgers in the last year, it's that looks can be deceiving. The team is in dire financial straits, they're not playing very well, and to make things worse: they owe Hall of Fame fraud Manny Ramirez over $8 million.
Um… awkward?
Meanwhile… tall, lean and handsomely square-jawed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney looks… great. I mean, dude is Ronnie Reagan 2.0 with more money and better ideas. In fact, if Republicans didn't know any better, they might think Mitt leans a bit to the left. His liberal domestic policies and urgency to end U.S. participation in the Afghan war against the Taliban are perfect examples.
However, like the L.A. Dodgers, when we actually pull back the curtain on the swaggering Republican politico, we find something a bit… um… awkward:
Hate me, hate me, hate me all day… just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.


text: And Your Bird Can Sing song Tell me that you've got ev'rything you want, And your bird can sing, But you don't get me, You don't get me. You say you've seen seven wonders, And your bird is green, But you can't see me, You can't see me. When your prized possessions Start to weigh you down, Look in my direction, I'll be 'round, I'll be 'round. When your bird is broken, Will it bring you down? You may be awoken, I'll be 'round, I'll be 'round. You tell me that you've heard ev'ry sound there is, And your bird can swing, But you can't hear me. You can't hear me. "And Your Bird Can Sing" Song by the Beatles from the album Revolver and Yesterday and Today Released 5 August 1966 (Revolver) 20 June 1966 (Yesterday and Today) Recorded 26 April 1966,EMI Studios, London Genre Psychedelic, folk rock Length 2:01 Label Parlophone Writer Lennon–McCartney Producer George Martin Revolver and Yesterday and Today track listing 14 tracks Side one "Taxman" "Eleanor Rigby" "I'm Only Sleeping" "Love You To" "Here, There and Everywhere" "Yellow Submarine" "She Said She Said" Side two "Good Day Sunshine" "And Your Bird Can Sing" "For No One" "Doctor Robert" "I Want to Tell You" "Got to Get You into My Life" "Tomorrow Never Knows" "And Your Bird Can Sing" is a song by the Beatles, released on their 1966 album Revolver in the United Kingdom and on Yesterday...and Today in the United States. The songwriting credit is Lennon–McCartney, though the song was written primarily by John Lennon. However, Paul McCartney claims to have helped on the lyric, estimating the song as "80-20" to Lennon. The working title was "You Don't Get Me". Lennon was later dismissive of the song, as he was of many of his compositions at the time, referring to it as "another of my throwaways ... fancy paper around an empty box". Please note the text from Wikipedia is imported without editing or authentication. And Your Bird Can Sing (Revolver) And Your Bird Can Sing (Anthology 2) ©1966 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission.


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You'll be hearing from the staff at FOOD52 every week in Too Many Cooks, our group column in which we pool our answers to questions about food, cooking, life, and more.
Breakfast can be underrated -- or, more often than not, forgotten about altogether in exchange for getting to work on time. But today, we're giving breakfast -- the most important meal of the day! -- the VIP treatment with this question:
If time wasn't a factor, what is the one breakfast that would make your weekday mornings a little better?
Kristy: Shakshuka!
Christina: Bacon, Egg, Lettuce and Tomato on toasted sourdough with a steamy cup of joe and fresh orange-carrot juice.
Lindsay-Jean: A daily delivery from Milwaukee of the best breakfast burrito I've ever had. Jalapeño cheddar tortilla, scrambled eggs, chile rojo, cheddar cheese, rosemary potatoes, sweet corn, green tomato pico de gallo, and sriracha sour cream.
Michael: Huevos rancheros.
Jennifer: Breakfast strata with sausage and lots of cheese!
Karl: I'm with Jenn on the breakfast strata.
Maddy: A freshly baked croissant or pain au raisin.
Brette: Pho!
Marian:Perfectly fried eggs, sourdough toast, sweet potatoes (and ketchup!), and endless cappuccinos.
Lauren: Bean, egg and avocado burrito and a LARGE latte!
Jennifer: I love me a poached egg on an a (brace yourself) butter- or cream cheese-smeared english muffin with salt.
Amanda Li: Could really go for some steaming hot congee with pork and preserved egg.
Amanda: Soft boiled egg with soldiers.
Gheanna: 2 slices of perfect, crispy bacon and Merrill's maple cinnamon toast. I dream of sweet and savory.
Kristen: Homemade cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing. We made them one Christmas morning when I was about 10 and I think I've been dreaming of them ever since.
Kenzi: This might upset a few people, but I really love cereal. Like, love it.
James: A warm ham and Swiss cheese croissant with a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice. That would just about make my day.
Merrill: Add a cappuccino, and I'm on that train.
Allison: Eggs Florentine a la Allison -- spinach, feta and a poached egg -- but skip the hollandaise and english muffin, and go straight on top of some hash browns or skillet potatoes. I personally like to complement this with with an iced tea.
See what other Food52 readers are saying.


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More Book Signings and Events - 2014 Edition
Happy New Year! The cheese book blitz, such as it is, continues with dates listed below. I will update this as needed so once again, keep checking back for new information. In the meantime, there's been a few reviews and some press about the book - I'll list some of that below:
Whey Ahead: The History of Pacific Northwest Cheese by Rebekah Denn posted on the Seattle Times All You Can Eat blog
Book Review: Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History by Matt Spiegler of the blog Cheese Notes
Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History by Kirstin Jackson of the blog It's Not You, It's Brie (and incidentally, author of a book by the same name)
Also, the Seattle Times did a Q&A with me that was published recently, you can find it here.
And lastly, I've recently set up an author website, so check out tamiparr.com when you get a chance!
Tuesday January 14th :: 7pm University of Washington Bookstore Seattle, Washington (U-District location)
Satuday February 15th :: 2pm Powell's event at Pastaworks on SE Hawthorne Portland, Oregon in conjunction with Shannon Borg, author of The Green Vine: A Guide to West Coast Organic, Biodynamic and Sustainable Wine
Thursday February 27th :: 7pm Auntie's Bookstore Spokane, Washington
Saturday March 8th :: 4pm Village Books Bellingham, Washington
Saturday April 12th :: 2pm Cannon Beach Library Cannon Beach, Oregon
Saturday April 19th :: 7pm Rediscovered Books Boise, Idaho
Sunday August 10th :: 2pm Oregon Historical Society Second Sunday Series Portland Oregon
Wednesday November 12th :: Noon Second Wednesday Lecture Series at the Washington State Historical Society Tacoma, WA


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As an irreverent, dick-joking romp filled with guns and bloodshed, Bulletstorm would seem to be a natural for cooperative play in the game's main campaign. It actually was much less than a perfect fit, said Epic Games' design boss.
A cooperative campaign mode "was in there at one point and it actually worked," Cliff Bleszinski told The Telegraph. But it worked on a technical level, not in a way consistent with what Epic and developer People Can Fly want players to get out of the game.
"We found that the game shifted from being this kind of puzzle shooter into essentially this downhill skiing simulator, where people were seeing how fast they could get to the bottom of the mountain," Bleszinski said. "Really the game just broke down, and it was a situation where people would race through the game, ignoring the vistas and they wouldn't set up as many skillshots."
Removing campaign co-op let Bulletstorm add in huge set pieces "like the giant robotic dinosaur," Bleszinski said, "or slow motion one-offs that could only occur in a single player game."
In the rest of the interview, Bleszinski explains how Mega Man and Mortal Kombat inspired certain game features, and responds to the Fox News claim that Bulletstorm's imagery would cause an increase in sexual violence.
Bulletstorm developer interview: Cliff Bleszinski [The Telegraph]


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As a journalist, active trader, and daily blogger on the markets, I tend to read and watch everything I possibly can, while healthily 'discounting' at least 50% of the chatter.
Like you, I watched in semi-amazement as AAPL rocketed to what seemed like a new all-time high nearly every week, and the publicity-seeking calls for a $1000 price target.
I parsed out every word of noted Apple analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, and made the occasional weekly option play myself, with some success and some not so great trades to both sides.
But I have also watched and listened during this 20%+ decline on AAPL's stock.
And heard the statements:
-"$670-675 is a buyable pullback."
-"A good play for a solid bounce at $650-655"
-"The $600 level will hold and I would be an aggressive buyer there."
-"Without a doubt, roll up the truck and buy hand over fist here at the $535-545 level."
I also posted here on Forbes the somewhat amusing tweet from Kim Kardashian when Apple hit a major historic milestone back in August, 2012:
@Kim Kardashian "Wow RT Apple Becomes The Most Valuable Company in History"
(Schaeffer's Research at that time, with tongue well in cheek, intimated this might be a contrarian indicator: "When something goes this mainstream, caveat emptor.")
Last night I was watching a portion of Fast Money on CNBC and think that the usually very logical and straight-shooting Karen Finerman made the best comment of the night regarding Apple, saying in essence:
One needs to separate out Apple the business versus Apple the stock.
Now carry that to its logical extension and one wants answers to both questions: A) how is the business doing and what are the expectations going forward? and B) is the market going to respond rationally to valuing futures earnings growth or will AAPL stock trade more based off a herd mentality, whether that be up or down?
I think it might be instructive to take a quick pass on what some noted commentators/bloggers/columnists are currently saying regarding Apple.
Aaron Task of Yahoo Finance has a piece well worth reading, which covers both the publicly stated current negative arguments regarding the stock and his own rebuttals on the positive side. While making no "guarantees", of course, he seems to conclude on a positive note:
Generally speaking, when a company is being vilified in the popular media like this, it's usually closer to the end of a decline vs. the beginning. As Apple bulls like to point out, the stock is cheap, trading with a trailing P/E of 12.3 and a forward P/E of less than 10 based on forecasted earnings for fiscal 2014. Both measures are well below the S&P 500 multiple, even as Apple is growing much faster than the index.
Doug Kass of Seabreeze Partners, and columnist for TheStreet.com, has a typically thoughtful piece first published Nov. 9, which takes one through a chronology of his bullishness, bearishness and now bullishness again regarding AAPL. A few points he makes:
The shares now stand at $536, and I am buying. Investors are no longer smug and have grown increasingly (and arguably fully) aware of the challenges of the delivery of current and future new products. Apple's shares are no longer the beneficiary of fund flows -- just the opposite has been occurring, which has materially pressured the shares down to attractive levels.
Clem Chambers, a Forbes contributor, published a piece yesterday titled "Is Apple Crashing?" in which he offers a variety of scenarios and ways to play the stock depending on level of holdings and certain risk management principles. His essential thesis?
Anyone holding any stock–but particularly 'winners' like Apple–should periodically ask themselves 'Why do I hold this?' Then check the facts…Highly-valued tech stocks do not obey old fashioned stock market laws. This is nothing new.
Technology venture capitalist Porter Bibb was interviewed yesterday on CNBC and sees "the beginning of a bull market" for Apple based on a raft of product-related reasons (Jon Najarian also disclosed recently he is long AAPL call spreads, which can always change in a flash of course).
Bibb, of Mediatech Capital Partners, said:
We're at an inflection point right now, and Apple invented some of this market with the iPad, and they dominate the market with their iPhones. Smartphones around the world in the third quarter increased 50 percent over 2011, and only half of Americans who have cellphones have smartphones. It's just the beginning of a bull market for these portable devices. …I like the fact that the company's innovating, and I think there is after this downside — which I think is really exaggerated — that there should be a nice recovery in the name, particularly if you take a look at this long-term.
Michael Wolff, of USA Today, had a provocative and much noted article recently, "The Age of Apple May be Over." (Similar to a comment earlier, some cynics are saying this broad media focus on AAPL's decline may be a contrarian indicator.) But Wolff is worth reading, saying in part:
How long do you get to stay on top? General Motors had three generations; IBM two; Microsoft one. Apple? ….The age of Apple should, reasonably, be a fleeting one. And this, in its way, is good news. Innovation happens in the technology business and new markets open when the mighty fall — often not until the mighty fall. A short run on top is long enough.
"Elliot Waver" technician Avi Gilburt had a story early today on MarketWatch, "Watching Apple for signs of a bottom."
I would be watching AAPL very carefully over the next week or two for technical signals of bottoming in the cited region of 515-522. It could be a huge buying opportunity for AAPL, which may yet see new all-time highs early next year.
And while there is much much more out there-one can find virtually any Apple outlook one wants-we attempted to find the most recent broad comments from the aforementioned Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, one of the most prominent Apple analysts. According to a New York Times blog near the end of last week, Munster's comments were fairly simple and to the point:
It has just been wave after wave of bad news.
I will end this with my own two cents, for what it is worth. As "They" (veteran market-watchers) say, "Every gap on the charts will be filled sooner or later." In the case of Apple, a big "chart gap" is staring out at the $430-$440 area from back in January of 2012. This is hardly a prediction, just a statement of fact. That would be a somewhat logical place for the stock to head in the event of a really significant overall market pullback on one of the relatively known "Grey Swans" or a totally new, and for now, unknown "Black Swan" event.
But of course that would also represent a decline of close to 40% from AAPL's top this year and the penetration of three 'century levels' on the stock, which is awfully hard to envision. But are we crazy? If so, apparently we are not alone. Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, has placed a downside target of $425 on the stock, according to the LA Times and others. Gundlach has many reasons but, in a nutshell, says:
The product innovator, as I've said over and over again, isn't there anymore.


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We don't think the first commercial for the new Corvette Stingray will be airing during the Super Bowl, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it right now.
And it's a fine ad indeed. Minimalistic, even. It does a great job of highlighting the new Vette's good looks and throaty exhaust note, all in a classy black and white tone. Strong, simple and to the point. It made me want to drive one even more.
Did Chevy pull it off with this ad?


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Lovin' Spoonful
- John Sebastian
- Zal Yanovsky
- Steve Boone
- Joe Butler
The Lovin' Spoonful was a wellspring of sunny, feel-good singles.
From the freewheeling "Do You Believe in Magic?" to the harder rocking "Summer in the City," the Lovin' Spoonful kept fans of poppy, melodic music in good supply.
The good-time sounds of the Lovin' Spoonful made the quartet a fixture during the golden age of Top Forty radio.
Over a period of two years in the mid-Sixties, the New York-based group charted a string of ten Top Forty hits, seven of which placed inside the Top Ten at a time when the competition included Motown, the Beatles and countless British Invasion bands. The Lovin' Spoonful's tuneful, poppy singles have stood the test of time and at least one of them, "Do You Believe in Magic," remains a defining rock and roll anthem.
The four original members—singer/guitarist John Sebastian, guitarist Zal Yanovsky, bassist Steve Boone and drummer Joe Butler—came together in Greenwich Village. The folk-music scene was in full swing, but the electrified sounds of the Beatles and the other pop bands of the day had also caught their attention. Retaining their folkie roots while exploring new directions, the Lovin' Spoonful adapted folk-style fingerpicking to electric instruments. Their folk-rock hybrid was particularly evident in the unusual combination of autoharp and electric guitar on "Do You Believe in Magic." What really set the Lovin' Spoonful apart from the mid-Sixties pack of one-hit wonders was their daring eclecticism. No two singles were written in the same style. Between 1965 and 1968, they tackled jug-band music ("Good Time Music"), ragtime ("Daydream"), country ("Nashville Cats"), folk-pop ("You Didn't Have to Be So Nice"), hard rock ("Summer in the City") and orchestrated pop ("She Is Still a Mystery").
The consequences of a 1966 arrest of two band members for marijuana possession led to the band's gradual dissolution, with Yanovsky leaving in 1967. Sebastian, the group's founder and leader, quit in 1968. The group's final album featured only Joe Butler from the original group. John Sebastian launched a successful solo career that found him giving one of the more memorable performances at Woodstock in August 1969. Many years later, in 1980, the Lovin' Spoonful came together one more time to perform a cameo in Paul Simon's film One-Trick Pony.
Inductees: Steve Boone (born September 23, 1943), Joe Butler (born September 16, 1941), John Sebastian (born March 17, 1944), Zal Yanovksy (born December 19, 1944, died December 13, 2002)


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Payment Dispute Leads to Hack of Gym Websites
(SAN FRANCISCO) -- A website designer, who claims a California gym chain refused to pay his invoices for work completed, took the unusual step of hacking into and commandeering the client's websites.
Fitness SF, a chain of California gyms, allegedly failed to pay Frank Jonen, who says he is a freelance web designer, photographer and writer/director in Idstein, Germany, according to his Facebook page. He then broke into the Fitness SF web site and reposted the home page with his rant on the company's alleged failure to pay on time.
Instead of information about say, Pilates and hot yoga, consumers who log on to the site were greeted with this as of Friday: "Dear Fitness Customer. Fitness SF preferred to ignore our invoices instead of paying them. As a result this website is no longer operational." Links to Fitness SF locations in Oakland, Marin, and SOMA and the Castro areas in San Francisco, also redirect to this message.
Jonen seems to see himself as somewhat of an activist, fighting for the rights of independent contractors everywhere. "I am also writing this on behalf of the tens of thousands of freelancers and small businesses out there facing larger corporations who can afford to starve them out. …An injury to one is an injury to all of us. We need to make a stand against crooks like this."
The screed ends with a plea for consumers to cancel gym memberships, Tweet, or post on their Facebook pages in solidarity with him.
According to Ad Age (the piece originally appeared on the Denver Egotist), Jonen had intimated on Twitter that he might do something rash.
"I bet these bastards still think I won't fight back and let them get away with betraying me and escaping payment," he tweeted to his more than 1,500 followers. Another Tweet pointed people to the revamped web site: "They thought paying invoices was 'optional'. They ignored all reminders.
Let's see if they'll ignore this: http://fitnesssf.com/" he wrote.
In an email to ABC News, director of operations Don Dickerson of Fitness SF, said that its domain name had been "hacked and stolen." He added that Jonen had been paid $5,000 on May 16, 2012 to develop a functional website for the brand, promising a 10-week delivery date.
"He missed numerous deadlines including our brand launch in September," said Dickerson. "In December, he voluntarily passed the incomplete and non functioning website to our new design firm. Now, Frank is attempting to portray himself as the victim when truly the victim is Fitness SF."
Jonen did not reply to an email request from ABC News.
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In India, Fake Money Is Payback
In India, fake money is payback
Paying bribes to officials at all levels of government is common in India, but an advocacy group for the poor came up with a way to fight back: Make money worth nothing more than the paper it is printed on.
The organization 5th Pillar distributes the zero rupee "protest note" to low-income citizens who can't afford to pay the daily bribes demanded from them.
The fake currency looks similar to a 50-rupee bill but features a zero for the denomination and the pledge, "I promise to neither accept nor give a bribe." Volunteers give out the bills anywhere an official would be looking for a handout, such as hospitals or railway stations.
According to Britain's Telegraph, more than 1 million zero-rupee notes have been printed in five languages. Soliciting bribes is an imprisonable offense in India, but most citizens comply with the requests to avoid problems. Zero-rupee supporters say the bill is designed to be handed to anyone who asks for a bribe and is a simple way to stand against corruption.
Transparency International's annual report estimates 4 million Indians pay bribes each year for licenses and other basic services, according to the Telegraph.
—Jeff Raderstrong is a Washington, D.C., writer who blogs at changecharity.blogspot.com
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Howl-O-Scream 2010 Full Review
Howl-O-Scream Review: Friday, October 1, 2010
Rating Scale: 1-10, 10 being excellent.
We had the fortune of winning passes to their "Bleed-Up" VIP party this night. We got some great perks including free tickets, front-of-line passes and swag. We had already planned on attending later in October, so it was great to be able to go earlier. (Hopefully we'll be able to make another visit.)
VIP Party
Unfortunately, the party didn't turn out to be as VIP as we where hoping for. Parched after waiting a good 20 min to check-in to the event, we headed to the bar to grab a refreshment. Much to our surprise and displeasure, alcohol was not being served inside the VIP room. We weren't expecting free drinks, but the thought of not even being able to buy a beer at the party never crossed our minds. Have you ever been to a dry VIP party? Unheard of. A manager I spoke to said the party was 18+ so they were not allowed to serve liquor. The invitation we received stated you had to be 21+ to attend this event, so something had changed in the planning. Still, the 18+ rule doesn't make sense - the event sells alcohol out at drink stands so...
The hors d'oeuvres selection was an interesting one. Bite-sized egg rolls, meatballs, breaded wings, assorted cheeses with crackers, and salsa. We give the food a 3/10. Egg rolls and wings were mushy (shouldn't be kept sitting out in a steamer) and please show me how you are supposed to eat a rolly-polly meatball on a little plate while standing and juggling other items? There were a few tables, but filled up quickly.
The Sliderz performance was great, and they kept it up outside the VIP room later throughout the night. There were some dancers, a DJ and a raffle, and then Sylvie performed her song on stage for the group. Photo-ops with her were available afterwards. We didn't hang around here long - it was time to get this party started!
Deconstruction: The Doctor is Out of Control
Scare Factor: 9/10
Immersive Detail: 8/10
Probably the best house in terms of scares and immersion into the storyline. This was also the one that gave the best scares last year too. It was very similar to last years, but with a few changes here & there to freshen it up. Loved the indoor queue with the wall decorations of limbs decorated with christmas lights. This is one horrific hospital with a ton of easy startle scares that seemingly come out of nowhere. One of us actually jumped. I'll let you decide which one. They do a lighting effect that messes with your night-vision, so you can't see what's coming at times until it's suddenly right in front of you. Very intense and gory. If we had to pick a favorite, it'd be this one.
Death Row Vengeance: No Escape
Scare Factor: 8/10
Immersive Detail: 7/10
The prisoners think it's your fault for not helping them escape certain death-and they're pissed. Some of the scareactors get very close and have more personal comments for you rather than just screaming or yelling short phrases. More great startle scares here thanks to a good use of misdirection, along with nicely detailed sets. The jailblock section is our favorite of this house - be sure to look up! We really like the unique way in which you 'escape' the house. This is a house that has been done before, but with a few updates.
Trapped In The Walls: Ghostchasers
Scare Factor: 7/10
Immersive Detail: 7/10
Very similar to last year, with serveral "ghosts" coming at you from inside the walls and ceiling, except they added a "ghost-hunters" layover to the house. Some pretty gory scenes - like the bathroom one - that's great!
Taste of Blood: A Different Vein
Scare Factor: 6/10
Immersive Detail: 5/10
Your typical vampire house with some decent scares, like the train-tunnel effect that got us pretty good. Nice nod to Ms. Vayne in here. This house was much better all around last year when it was themed around Ms. Vayne.
Nightshade Toys: Son of Nightshade
Scare Factor: 4/10
Immersive Detail: 6/10
One of the weaker houses of the night. Went through most of the house without many scareactors and where they were we could easily see them coming so didn't provide much of a scare. The thought of toys coming to life totally creeps me out, but this just didn't have it. Repeat from last year too and wasn't a big fan then either.
Delta Epsilon Delta: Extreme Rush (D.E.D.er)
Scare Factor: 5/10
Immersive Detail: 7/10
Last year the DED house was in our top two of best houses, but this year something was lacking but we can't quite put our finger on it. This year they are inducting Sylvie into the sorority so there is a lot of references of her and a song by My X playing overhead. We're thinking it was the scareactors - last year it was a stellar performance, this year it felt weak. Still a good themed, humorous-at-the-start house that is a fun scare.
Revenge Rocks
Scare Factor: 4/10
Immersive Detail: 7/10
This one had a one-of-a-kind plot - you are being snuck backstage at a My X concert and while wandering backstage and seeing Sylvie's dressing room you become witness to things you probably shouldn't be seeing. The tone of the house quickly changes and you need to escape-now. The best scenes are the behind the "stage" during the band's performance, and running through her dressing room - be sure to check out the mirror. Rather weak on scares, but it was entertaining.
Unfortunately tickets were already sold out by the time I went to book them so we didn't get to experience this one.
You'll find multiple roaming hoardes and other scares along with the well done actual scareszones. One thing to note is that they do not put the location of the scarezones on the event map - you just end up wandering into them.
Light of Doom - Lots of thick fog with crazy blue lights while ghost-like scareactors come after you. Good scarezone with some sneaky actors.
Crazed Love: Excellent scareactors here with humorous comments. They were trying to break up my husband and I and asked to marry us. Liked the wedding cake couple that was missing a head. Not very scary, but entertaining.
Road Trip: Road-trippers with a broke-down van find some very scary creatures waiting to attack. The scareactors did an excellent job of playing this role, and got some good scares here. A great zone to stand back and watch them interact with everyone.
Spiders & Snakes: Lots of creepy-crawlies on attack here. Liked the bungee effect. I'm not a fan of spiders, but this didn't freak me out too much.
Xtreme Fanatics: Crazy fans that think you should be to. Didn't get many scares here, but was interesting to watch.
Fiends - So there's naughty nurses in pink wigs, and other monsters doing a dance party...or something. Wasn't a fan of it last year, and didn't win us over this year either. Skip it.
Blood Relations - Missed this one. Wish we'd skipped Fiends and seen this instead. I've heard it's very similar to HHN's Bill & Ted show.
My X Performance - Set up on a small stage near Gwazi, the Sylvie's band performed a few songs to the crowd. Added to the party atmosphere, but we liked the large fashion show that was continually running at the entrance last year better - the band only plays twice a night.
Atmosphere is where Howl-O-Scream takes the cake. HHN could learn a lot from how they do atmosphere here. Do you want a Halloween party scene? Well you're in luck here. There are two DJ booths spinning hits encouraging everyone to dance. In addition to the scarezones, there are multiple roaming hoardes and "interactive" props - talking statues that shout insults and jokes, randomly hidden guys in suits made of leaves to scare you when and where you least expect it (these guys are the best - don't ever get rid of them!) scattered throughout the expansive park (not just in the "scarezones"). The whole park just feels alive with excitement and fun, there isn't an area you walk through that doesn't have at least a lighting effect, a foggy tunnel or someone waiting to scare you.
If you have never been to HOS before, we highly recommend you attend for entertaining scares in an energized environment. The crowds were so low this night that we didn't even need our front-of-the-line passes, and yet we didn't have time to see everything available (we did make time for ribs!) As we approach Halloween, the crowds will only get larger, so you may want to consider a front-of-line pass. While we didn't make it into Alone, the low crowds made most houses 'alone' to us anyway which allowed an even better and more personal experience.
Everyone always asks "Well, how does it compare to HHN?" We've experienced the last 7 years of HHN and now 2 years of HOS, and we both enjoyed HOS more than HHN the past two years. HOS doesn't have the same budget as HHN has, but they do a great job with what they have and it shows through in creativity and just pure fun. Some of their houses' detail comes extremely close to what you'll find at HHN. (One interesting house note - we didn't see one employee stationed in a house waving a flashlight at your feet encouraging you to move along - they really take me out of the mood) If you are an HHN regular, go with an open mind and the goal of having a good time!
Did you get rocked by Sylvie this year? Discuss your favorite houses and thoughts in the comments.


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I have a MiKTeX installation running on Windows Vista, and whenever I try to run initexmf, I get the following error message
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Susan Montgomery returns to the sidelines in 2004-05 for her fifth season with the Lady Monarch women's basketball program.
Montgomery is responsible for scouting future Lady Monarchs in the southern states as well as continuing the Old Dominion tradition of overseas recruiting. Additionally, she monitors the academic progress of the Lady Monarchs student-athletes. Montgomery handles the development of the Lady Monarch perimeter players and shares scouting responsibilities.
Montgomery joined Wendy Larry's staff in June of 2001 and each season helped the Lady Monarchs capture the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Title and advance to the NCAA Tournament, including 2002's Elite Eight run in the Midwest region. In her four years on the Old Dominion staff, the Lady Monarchs have compiled a 96-33 record and a 65-7 Colonial Athletic Association mark.
Prior to joining the Old Dominion staff, Montgomery spent four years as an assistant at Georgia State aiding the Lady Panther's back-to-back 24 win seasons and the 2001 TAAC title. During the 2001 season, she was a key component in Georgia State's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament, facing national powerhouse Louisiana Tech in the East Region. During her tenure, she served as the Lady Panther's recruiting coordinator bringing two TAAC All-Newcomers, including the 1999 TAAC Newcomer of the Year, to Atlanta.
Montgomery also served as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida and the head coach at Kennesaw State in Marietta, Georgia for three seasons. At the helm of the Owl program, Kennesaw State compiled a 52-32 record and captured the NAIA District 25 Championship, earning a spot in the NAIA National Tournament in 1993. Before taking over the reigns, Montgomery assisted the late Ron Walker in the school's first-ever post-season tournament. The Owls competed in the NAIA National Tournament finishing 16th in the nation. Once again establishing herself as a recruiter, Montgomery was responsible for signing Kennesaw State's all-time leading scorer.
Before joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Montgomery served as a high school coach in Valdosta, GA, from 1986-91, where she first began her association with Old Dominion. While in Valdosta, two of her players were recruited and played for Old Dominion, Cassandra Twine (1990-92) and the late Esther Benjamin (1993-96).
Montgomery began her coaching career as the head softball and assistant women's basketball coach from 1984-86 at Berrien County in Nashville, GA, the alma mater of former Lady Monarch Shonda DeBerry. She was also co-head coach of the Tifton Stompers, a girls 18-and-under softball team that ranked as high as fifth nationally and participated in the ASA National Softball Tournament in 1986.
During her coaching career Montgomery has been honored with many awards including Coach and Teacher of the Year Awards from the Valdosta City Schools (1988-89), WBCA District 5 Legislative Committee Representative (1994-95), sponsor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (1993-95), and most recently a representative on the WBCA Scholarship Committee (2002-2004).
Earning both her undergraduate (1983) and master's degree (1989) in health and physical education from Valdosta State, Montgomery, a native of Marietta, GA, currently resides in Buckroe Beach in Hampton, Virginia. She welcomed a daughter, Reese Bailey, in February of 2005.


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Imagine a way to access the details of your life-script (your karma). You could gain understanding of your life purpose, know when to seize opportunity, and have the foreknowledge to remediate difficult circumstances. This is the tradition of Jyotish, the astrology of India. This courses gives you tools to make use of the concepts and practices of Indian astrology, including how it can play a healing role in our lives, and how it can be an adjunct to your Western Astrological work.
The course will be hands-on with multiple example charts. Your astrological analytic skills will be strengthened through the use of the charts of ordinary people.
By the end of the term you will learn:
- The rules for evaluating a planet's aptitude and temperament, and how it will play out in the life.
- To make sense of the often contradictory indications shown in the chart.
- How the Varga (Divisional charts) provide additional insight on a specific topic.
- The timing method of Dashas which determines when a planet will deliver on its promise.
- Additional methods, including Indian transit principles, yogas (special planetary combinations), and the fascinating history of this unbroken astrological tradition.
This course may be taken as a diploma program elective


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"Strategies in Teaching Anthropology" Now Integrated
The following column is by Pat Rice (West Virginia U) and is brought to you by Luke Eric Lassiter, the AN Contributing Editor for the General Anthropology Division. We're pleased to share it here. Any questions should be directed to Pat Rice at email@example.com.
The editors of the six volumes of Strategies in Teaching Anthropology and Pearson Higher Education are pleased to announce the recent integration of the 184 strategies into an online format by five categories (files): General Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology and Prehistory, Language and Culture, and Cultural Anthropology. The six volumes, published by Pearson between 2000 and 2010 focused on successful strategies for teaching anthropology, most relating to in-class activities. All are at the introductory level, aimed at student learning in an integrated four-field course or any of the subfields. Time-wise, they cover from part of a class to two or three class periods, but do not cover major portions of or entire courses. Some are suitable for small classes only but some are suitable for any size class.
The General Anthropology file (N=37) covers strategies in teaching basic concepts or two-field concepts; the Biological Anthropology (N=21) file focuses on teaching evolution, human evolution, modern human biological variation, and primatology; the Archaeology and Prehistory file (N=16) focuses on the tools of archaeology and the results in prehistory; the Language and Culture file (N=8) focuses on the relationship between the two; and the largest section (N=101), Cultural Anthropology, focuses on concepts, teaching field work methods, famous anthropological cases such as potlatching, the Kula Ring, the Nacirema, and using statistics and HRAF files.
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