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John Taylor
October 5, 2011
Wales' Toby Faletau has been one of the players of the tournament so far © Getty Images
Forty games gone - first stage over and time to take a breath before the 'no second chance' knockout phase begins.
That is one of the wonderful things about commentating on a World Cup. In the first three weeks or so there is scarcely time to catch breath - another day, another flight, another hotel, another two teams with all the recognition let alone pronunciation challenges they present.
Ten games in 23 days is a challenge even if you know all the players but it becomes an Everest if you are trying to identify and name the Georgians, Romanians, Fijians and Tongans when you have not even seen them train because you only arrive on match-day. Hence the occasional 'and he offloads to the big No.8' - please excuse us!
Even if you do get the chance to see the 'Captain's Run' you are not much better off since it has become standard practice to eject the press after the first 15 minutes - a ludicrous development because any secret new moves will have been honed and perfected much earlier.
But then it all slows down and we have a week before the quarter-finals - time for a proper meal instead of fast food on the run and maybe even a game of golf - absolute bliss. Brian Moore and I are even going to learn something about how to cook New Zealand haut cuisine this evening.
The problem with Rugby World Cups has always been the gap between the top ten and the rest but the bonus this time is that we have seen some very competitive performances from the minnows. The IRB has always been guilty of over-egging the performances of the smaller nations but now there is real evidence of improvement.
There is an argument for going back to a 16 team format with only four teams in each pool because Japan, Romania, Russia and Namibia who finished last in their respective pools were a little out of their depth. As IRB CEO Mike Miller has pointed out that would solve the scheduling problems but, if rugby really wants to become a global game and you want to stage the future tournaments in countries such as Japan, there is a more compelling case for keeping the status quo.
Now we are down to the last eight and Ireland's victory over Australia has produced the marketing men's dream quarter-finals line-up. With the Wallabies pushed into the other side of the expected draw a northern hemisphere v southern hemisphere final is guaranteed.
Everybody down here feels sorry for Dan Carter but, secretly, quite a few people are rubbing their hands together because New Zealand are no longer odds-on to take the Webb Ellis Cup for the second time. They are still favourites but it is not the shoe-in it appeared a year ago. This is not about the All Blacks choking - it's about other sides stepping up and them losing their most influential player.
Suddenly, all the pundits down here have changed tack. They had been unanimous in writing off Colin Slade but now (with the exception of Scrum's Huw Turner) they are desperately trying to build him up whilst playing down Carter's importance to the team - there is a touch of desperation about it all that has not gone unnoticed.
As for the home nations - absolutely riveting. I can honestly see Wales getting to their first ever World Cup Final and I never thought I would be saying that six weeks ago let alone six months ago.
To temper that I could also make a case for Ireland getting there and you can never write-off England. I even have a sneaking worry about France. If it were any other country I would say they could not possibly recover from the turmoil that is evident within the camp but we know they have the talent and if the players take charge they could still surprise us.
But talk about everything to play for! Wales' performance against South Africa was good but it was the same old story - they failed to convert - or was it? They actually finished stronger than the Springboks and I have never seen that before.
They also took huge confidence from the game especially when it became obvious that losing was a blessing in disguise. I had nagging doubts about Gethin Jenkins' fitness and worried that we would not be competitive up front without him but, for once, everything has come right.
Add in the bonus of Toby Faletau emerging as a fully-fledged international class No.8 - I thought this tournament was year too early for him - and the power, pace and confidence of the young Welsh backs and I am genuinely excited.
No, I do not believe Wales are suddenly the best side in the world - they are by no means the finished article - but they can certainly beat Ireland and England if they play well and they have improved with every game so far.
There - I've persuaded myself. It has to be a Wales - New Zealand final!
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John Taylor is a former Wales and British & Irish Lions international and currently the managing director of London Welsh
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Munich Cowboys vs Frankfurt Universe
Start me up! American football returns to Munich – On 7th April the Cowboys meet the Würzburg Panthers in a preseason match-up in Munich as the teams prepare for the start of the 2018 German Football League (GFL) season.
Then the Munich Cowboys open their 2018 first division GFL season on 21st April when the Fighting Bayrisch host the Frankfurt Universe, one of the top two teams in the southern division of the GFL. With versatile players and a great coaching staff led by Head Coach Garren Holley, get ready again for some more exciting football this season.
The kick-offs are at 16:00, and the games normally last about 2.5-3.0 hours. Come on out, grab a hamburger and/or a hotdog, and enjoy the action. When the going gets good, Dante Stadion really rocks!
The 2018 home games are normally on Saturdays. The 2nd home game will be a doozy, taking place on Saturday, 16 June against the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, perennial southern division champions and German Bowl finalists. Otherwise this year's schedule is back-end loaded with most of the home games taking place during July to early September.
The schedule, a general description of the game rules and further team info are available at www.munich-cowboys.de. Tickets: Eur 14.00 for Tribune/grandstands, Eur 10.00 for general admission. The game program is available at the gate for a small contribution (Eur 1-2).
Dante-Stadion - U1 Haltestelle at Westfriedhof. Located in northwest Munich near Moosach, it is just south of the Dachauer Strasse, adjacent to the Dante-Bad, and near the Velodrome at the Olympiagelände.


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Samantha Gross
Class of 2014
Major/Minor: English, Hispanic Studies (Concentration: European Studies) / Business Management
Campus Involvement
- Peer Mentor
- Zeta Tau Alpha member
- Editor of Treason
- Spanish Club
- Cultural Ambassadors Program
- Cater Society of Junior Fellows
- Presidential Fellow
- Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Honor Society
- Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society
- Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society
Hometown: Pottstown, PA
What do you do for a campus job or work study?
I am an OSA Office Assistant and an Elm Writer, as well as being a Peer Mentor.
What are you up to this summer? And what are you most looking forward to?
I will be doing an Oral History project with the C.V. Starr Center through the Cater Society. The project will be exploring the Civil Rights Movement on the Eastern Shore, and I specifically will be looking at student involvement and viewpoints from this time period. After that, I will either be interning and working in Annapolis or working at home.
Have you had any internship, research, or study abroad experiences?
I have! During the summer of 2011, I studied in Seoul, South Korea at the Yonsei University International Summer School. In the spring of 2012, I interned for Benchworks, a local marketing company in Chestertown. Over the summer of 2012, I did a virtual internship for Inboundify Marketing while working a retail job at home. Then just last fall 2012, I studied in Madrid, Spain.
How do you unwind?
I like to drink a giant cup of steaming hot tea and either read a really terrible, cheesy romance book or watch sitcoms. I also visit Buzzfeed way too often. It's so true to life.


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Mike Compton & Joe Newberry LIVE
In their 2012 debut album, LIVE, Mike Compton and Joe Newberry mine one of the more neglected segments of country music history, that period during the '30's and '40's when brother duet music was transforming into bluegrass. These two masters of the bedrock of old time music collaborate with a vision that's both modern and ageless.
Few are better equipped for the task with Newberry able to replicate the under-appreciated power of country rhythm guitar styles and exquisite open back banjo. Mix in Mike's mastery of the Monroe style of mandolin and their simpatico duet singing and you have a two person string band that can effortlessly move from traditional songs to contemporary instrumentals to 'mother' ballads to original compositions with an ease that belies their intensity.
It's not about the number of notes with Compton and Newberry. It's about telling the truth and paying homage to the song."
*East Tennessee Blues * Righteous Pathway * Sittin On Top of the World * Lazy John * *Rocky Road Blues * How Long Blues * Evening Prayer Blues * Kentucky Waltz * Rocky Island * *I Know Whose Tears * Raleigh and Spencer * Fly Around My Pretty Lil Miss *
Read the liner notes...
Reveiws"An absolutely brilliant performance captured live, a reminder of just how much great music can be made by two musicians. Their rendering of Evening Prayer Blues is worth the price of the recording alone."
- Scott Tichenor, Mandolin Cafe
Read an interview with Mike on the Mandolin Cafe
"Johnny Cash once described Amazing Grace as a song with no guile. That's what the music of Mike Compton & Joe Newberry is: guileless. There's no flimflam here, no tricks. They pull off what's almost impossible these days: honest, genuine music that will get your soul dancing."
- Chris Stuart, Bluegrass Today
"Mike Compton and Joe Newberrythats a powerful combination! Theres a lot of studying behind the music here, a lot of repeated listening to scratchy records and hissy tapes, a lot of working on licks over and over to get them just right, and a lot of figuring out how to put them together in combinations that have never been heard before, and yet soundand feeljust exactly right, just like whats on those old records and tapes. But the beauty of this music is that, deeply informed and knowledgeable as it is, it never feels pedantic; rather, its as alive and in the moment as anything youre going to hear. Mike and Joe are good enough that they could probably get pretty comfortable in the cold confines of a studio, but theyre also smart enough to know that the risk of a missed note here and there is more than offset by the spirit and stimulation of a live recordingand sure enough, this ones a dandy."
- Jon Weisberger
"This recording really captures vintage bluegrass tone. Compton and Newberry tear up the music with nuance and skill, and the sound engineer captured it all perfectly with a great live sound."
- Dan Beimborn, Owner/Webmaster, Mandolin Archive
"Joe Newberry is one of my favorite songwriters and interpreters of the old songs. Mike Comptons playing is part of my musical DNA. My earliest infatuation was with The Nashville Bluegrass Band and his mandolin rang out in y head as I tried to figure out how to make music with other pickers. When I learned two of my favorites had formed a duo I was very excited, but still not prepeared for how good it would be. Mike Compton and Joe Newberry make music together. Lots of people play together, but few are able to make music. With only two voices and two instruments they can break your heart with one song and make you want to shout with joy on the next. Newly written songs sound ancient and their choice of covers seem somehow new. Their LIVE 2012 album is a must for lovers of real music." - Leigh Gibson, The Gibson Brothers.
"With deep roots in both the bluegrass and old time traditions, Mike Compton and Joe Newberry can accomplish a lot with just a single microphone, a mandolin, and a banjo or guitar. And they prove it on this live recording. A dozen songs - some familiar and some obscure. All get a fresh treatment by these two masters of American music."
- Bradley Klein, Owner, Twangbox Productions. Public Radio reporter and producer.
Press release - Nashville, Tn 1/6/13
Its been over 40 years since Mike Compton started playing the mandolin, and the decades that have followed of him honing his craft, has lead him on concert tours from Jimmie Rodgers small hometown of Meridian Mississippi to countries around the world.
This year, as in all new years, new pursuits and projects are in the works for Mike.
January starts off with a bang with a new group, Helen Highwater Stringband kicking off the year at the world-famous Station Inn in Nashville. Helen Highwater, comprised of Shad Cobb, David Grier, Missy Raines, and Mike Compton, brings a new twist to traditional string band music. Catch them at some festivals this summer and around town. The rest of January rounds out with several solo concerts, shows with The Nashville Bluegrass Band, a duet concert with old-time banjoist Joe Newberry and their opening act for The Gibson Brothers in MA, playing for a new Bluegrass Festival down in the Keys in Florida, and several mandolin workshops, including one with Matt Flinner towards the end of the month.
Mid-February unites Mike with guitar legend, David Grier at The Greater Lakes Acoustic Festival in Kalamazoo, MI on the 16th. David and Mike have been playing together for decades, and their Climbing the Wall cd is proof of their fine picking. Mike then returns to what some folks are calling, his second home in Australia. He will be headlining on for three weeks on the Bluegrass Music Cruise of New Zealand and Southern Australia, on the luxury ocean liner, the Voyager of the Seas. He will stay Down Under and return to play at The National Festival in Canberra, and the Brunswick Festival in Melbourne. Other concerts will be performed in WA, Melbourne VIC, Canberra ACT, and Bellingen, Coffs Cove, Byron Bay, and Sydney N.S.W. Nothing like a flat white as added incentive to visit the lovely country!
Festivals Mike is scheduled to play at this year so far include: The Baygrass Bluegrass Festival (Islamorada, FL), The Great Lakes Acoustic Music Festival (Kalamazoo, MI), John Hartford Memorial Festival (Bean Blossom), Brunswick Festival (Melbourne, AU), The National Festival (Canberra, AU), Merlefest (Wilkesboro, NC), Rockygrass Festival (Lyons, CO), Grand Targhee Festival (WY), The Delaware Valley Festival, Crested Butte Festival, The Berkeley Old Time Music Festival.
Mike will be teaching at Mando Camp North, Midwest Banjo Camp, Rockygrass Academy, Grand Targhee Camp, BOTMC, and Monroe Camp.
Whether playing with The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Helen Highwater Stringband, The Jumpsteady Boys, in duet with guitar virtuoso David Grier or old-time banjoist and songwriter Joe Newberry, or as a solo performer, Mike shines with his brilliant playing and humble respect for the music.
Rotten Taters Released
Mike Compton has completed his first solo mandolin recording, a compilation of original and traditional selections entitled Rotten Taters. The project was spontaneously conceived and recorded in Australia this past summer while on a solo tour.
Rotten Taters--and other works--are now available directly from the Compton-Brand Store! Rotten Taters is also exclusively available for digital download.


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"Wanna see something REALLY exciting?" Why yes, yes I do, John Stamos-looking dude.
And with that, we burst out of a garage and fly into the air in the Pontiac Fiero GT. I'm guessing this ad comes from 1985, because that was the first year Pontiac's mid-engine marvel came with the 2.8-liter V6 engine advertised here. (The V6 adds a great deal more "authority" to the car, you see.) The ad also gives us plenty of what 1980s car buyers really wanted: lasers.
I have to wonder what happened to the particular Fiero in this video. Did it end up in some kind of GM museum? Is it sitting in a junkyard somewhere? Maybe it was the recipient of an unfortunate and unconvincing Faux-rrari bodykit. The possibilities really are endless.


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Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area Five-Year Management Plan Open For Review
Public comments sought; comments accepted through April 2.
GREAT BEND – -(AmmoLand.com)- A draft 2010-2014 Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area five-year management plan is now available for public review and comment.
In 1990, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks developed 25-year management plans for all public lands. In the case of Cheyenne Bottoms, public input was solicited at two public meetings, one in Great Bend and the other in Topeka.
But in an effort to be more responsive to changing conditions and needs, five-year plans were adopted in 2005. This is the second such plan developed to manage this area, and public input is sought.
The primary management goal of Cheyenne Bottoms over the next five years, as in the past, is to provide diverse marsh habitat for waterfowl and shorebirds during their migratory periods.
Two secondary goals are to provide public recreational opportunities to enjoy wildlife using the area — provided these activities do not conflict with the other management goals — and to increase production of waterfowl and shorebirds that nest on the area. Both the primary and secondary goals will enhance the management of threatened and endangered species and a wide variety of resident wildlife.
More specifically, the area's management plan does not address daily management activities but is intended to chart the general direction of property management for the next five years. Some of the issues include silt, water, vegetation, wildlife, and people management; inlet canal maintenance; and habitat diversity. Goals and strategies for each issue are presented in detail in the plan.
The current draft is available for review at the Kansas Wildlife and Parks website, www.kdwp.state.ks.us, under "Today's Links" or from the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area page in "Locations." Comments will be accepted through April 2.
The 19,000-acre area in the middle of the Central Flyway is a haven for migrating birds and annually attracts hunters and bird watchers from across the country. By international agreement, it is has been designated a Wetland of International Importance. For more information or to comment on the five-year plan, phone Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area at 620-793-3066.


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US economy gets lift from housing, other tailwinds
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts.
The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock market to a five-year peak. Higher prices for homes and stocks tend to make people feel wealthier and spend more.
Yet unemployment remains high and hiring modest. The end of a Social Security tax cut is shrinking already flat pay. Federal budget fights have put businesses and consumers on edge.
Balanced between those tailwinds and headwinds, the economy is struggling to accelerate. By the end of this year, though, many analysts think the tailwinds will succeed in boosting growth and fueling a more robust economy in 2014.
They're back: J. C. Penney adds sales
NEW YORK (AP) - J.C. Penney is bringing back sales.
The struggling department store chain this week will begin adding back some of the hundreds of sales it ditched last year in hopes of luring shoppers who were turned off when the discounts disappeared, CEO Ron Johnson told The Associated Press.
Penney also plans to add price tags or signs for more than half of its merchandise to show customers how much they're saving by shopping at the chain - a strategy used by a few other retailers. For store branded items such as Arizona, Penney will show comparison prices from competitors.
The moves are a reversal for Penney on the eve of the one-year anniversary when it vowed to almost completely get rid of the sales that Americans covet but that cut into a store's profits. The idea was to offer everyday low prices that customers could count on rather than the nearly 600 fleeting discounts, coupons and sales it once offered.
Toyota sold nearly 9.75 million vehicles last year
TOKYO (AP) - Now it's official: Toyota is once again the world's top automaker.
Toyota Motor Corp. released its tally for global vehicle sales for last year Monday at a record 9.748 million vehicles - a bigger number than the estimate it gave last month of about 9.7 million vehicles.
It was already clear Toyota had dethroned General Motors Co. as the Detroit-based automaker fell short, selling 9.29 million vehicles.
GM had been the top-selling automaker for more than seven decades before losing the title to Toyota in 2008.
Crucial, long-overdue BlackBerry makeover arrives
TORONTO (AP) - The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience and the ability to keep work and personal identities separate on the same phone. It's the fruit of a crucial, long-overdue makeover for the Canadian company.
Thorsten Heins, chief executive of Research In Motion Ltd., will show off the first phone with the new BlackBerry 10 system in New York on Wednesday. A marketing campaign that includes a Super Bowl ad will accompany the long-anticipated debut. Repeated delays have left the once-pioneering BlackBerry an afterthought in the shadow of Apple's trend-setting iPhone and Google's Android-driven devices.
Now, there's some optimism. Previews of the software have gotten favorable reviews on blogs. Financial analysts are starting to see some slight room for a comeback. RIM's stock has nearly tripled to $16.18 from a nine-year low in September, though it's still nearly 90 percent below its 2008 peak of $147.
US durable goods orders rise 4.6 percent on aircraft
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. demand for long-lasting manufactured goods rose sharply in December on strong gains in volatile aircraft orders. But companies slowed their orders of goods that signal investment plans, indicating manufacturing could stay choppy in 2013.
The Commerce Department said Monday that overall orders for durable goods increased 4.6 percent in December compared with November. The gains were led by a 56.4 percent increase in military aircraft orders and a 10.1 percent increase in commercial aircraft orders.
Orders rose in other major categories, including machinery, communications equipment and primary metals.
Tight inventory slows US pending home sales
WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell last month after reaching a 2 1/2-year high in November. Sales were held back by a limited supply of available homes.
The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its seasonally adjusted index for pending home sales dropped 4.3 percent in December from November to 101.7. That's still 6.9 percent higher than a year ago.
The decline signals that sales of previously occupied homes may cool off in the coming months. There's generally a one- to two-month lag between a signed contract and a completed sale.
Yahoo's 4Q report shows more signs of progress
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo showed more signs of progress during the fourth quarter as the Internet company took advantage of higher ad prices and rising earnings from its international investments to deliver numbers that exceeded analyst forecasts.
The results announced Monday covered Yahoo's first full quarter under CEO Marissa Mayer. Yahoo Inc. lured Mayer away from Google Inc. in mid-July in its latest attempt to snap out of a funk that had depressed its revenue and stock price.
The company fared well enough in the final three months of last year to produce its first full-year gain in revenue since 2008.
Caterpillar sees uncertain 2013 after tough 4Q
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Caterpillar said on Monday that its 2013 profit could shrink if the world's economy doesn't pick up in the second half of the year, as mining companies and builders remain cautious about buying new gear.
The cloudy outlook for the year came as Caterpillar reported a fourth-quarter profit less than half as big as a year ago because of a deal in China that went bad and slower growth around most of the world.
Caterpillar Inc. is the largest maker of construction and mining equipment, so its performance rises and falls with the world's economy. It tries to predict where the economy is headed so it knows how many excavators, bulldozers and mining trucks to build.
Boeing 787 probe shifts to monitoring system maker
TOKYO (AP) - The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has shifted from the battery-maker to the manufacturer of a monitoring system.
Japan transport ministry official Shigeru Takano said Monday the probe into battery-maker GS Yuasa was over for now as no evidence was found it was the source of the problems.
Ministry officials said they will inspect Kanto Aircraft Instrument Co. on Monday as part of the ongoing investigation. It makes a system that monitors voltage, charging and temperature of the lithium-ion batteries.
Barnes & Noble executive plans more store closings
NEW YORK (AP) - Barnes & Noble plans to continue to shrink its store base.
The head of Barnes & Noble's retail group, Mitchel Klipper, said in an interview published Monday in The Wall Street Journal that the company will have 450 to 500 stores in a decade. That's down from about 689 currently.
Klipper said the chain plans to close about 20 stores a year over the period.
The largest traditional U.S. bookstore has been facing tough competition from online retailers and discounters
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As long as there's a hole in my arse I will never watch an Everton team managed by that utter coward again.
Of course it is shite, that is what makes it fun (for some).
I agree never go back, but I cant believe the nasty negativity on Moyes.So he tried to get a couple of our players when he went to Man U. That's what a lot of managers do, as they are the players they know well and trust.Given the jobs the following manager's have done, and with £millions more to spend, I think the job Moyes did at Everton deserves him some respect at least.In 11 years: 4th, 5th twice, 6th twice and 7th three times.
I would take him as a director of football.
I never meant to like that, the wanker was talking to utd for the last 12mnths of his everton contract knowing full well he was going there and had no intention of signing a deal with us,therefore costing Utd fuck all,absolute fucking Rat.
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Doing It His Way, Dale Hyden Has A
Though there is a lot to be said for both picture-perfect restorations and super-trick street machines, for most car enthusiasts, happiness is found someplace in between. While that blown Hemi cruiser might turn heads, it won't be as practical as a regular driver. Conversely, the 100-point restoration will blow away the concours crowd, but you won't want to take it out to a Saturday night cruise where some ignoramous might scratch or sit on it. Not to mention road wear. That middle ground has been ably found by Dale Hayden, owner of the '73 Duster seen here.
Hayden, 40, is a truck driver by trade, but has been a performance car guy since high school. He went the heavily-modified route with his previous project, a '69 Dart, but decided the solid Duster he purchased in 1986 would appear basically stock until the onlooker began to eyeball it a bit more closely.
The body itself was in need of some repair. The rusty original rear quarters and trunk floor were replaced, and the rest of the body got completely stripped to bare metal. Danny Southern at F&B Body Shop in Thomasville, North Carolina, then primed it, water-sanded the panels, and gave the car a spectacular covering of PPG Plum Crazy Metallic. Year One supplied new side marker lights and door handles, and Carolina Bumper rechromed the bumpers. Dale did all the assembly of the finished body once it was back from the shop. A set of '71 side stripes were added to the body, and to finish it off with a mild custom flair, a custom 340 decal was added to the hood, and the taillight bezels were left off, with the lights feathered into the body.
Inside the cockpit, new carpet, also from Year One, was installed, and Barefoot Auto Trim redid the split-bench front and standard-rear seats. The car already had some great cruise appeal with its factory-installed rollback sunroof. A new Sun tach took care of monitoring the engine speed, and an additional oil pressure gauge was added to the factory dash cluster. Since Dale gets to row through the A833's gears the old fashioned way, a Hurst shifter comes up through the floor boot.
With the hood down, the car no doubt draws a lot of appreciative looks; once it's up, the impression gets better. Dale Freeman, from R&B Machine in Trinity, North Carolina, bored the 340 mill out .030 and put together a bottom end using the stock steel crank, factory rods, and TRW 10.5 compression pistons. An Erson solid lifter camshaft with .557 lift and 320-degree duration, coupled to 340 T/A rockers and Erson springs, meters in the fuel, with a Milodon gear driver keeping everything in time. On top of it all is an Edelbrock Victor single-plane intake and a 750 Holley double-pumper rejetted for street use. Hooker Competition headers send the exhaust to the mufflers, and a Milodon 7-quart oil pan keeps it all slippery. Finally, a Mallory ignition outfit, used in conjunction with an MSD Rev Control and Accel plugs and wires, rounds out the package. At an estimated 450 horsepower, it is very sweet.
Backing it up in the action department is the aforementioned A833 four-speed crash box in the trans tunnel, assisted in the gear shifts by a Zoom clutch and the stock flywheel. Under the rear is an 831/44 rear differential with a steep 4.57 Richmond gear set. Rounding out the package are a quadrant of Crager Super Lite wheels with wide street meat in the rear and a pair of normal street tires up front.
For Dane, this labor of love has been an ongoing project that has now reached completion. The car sees street time on pretty weekends, though he sometimes trailers it to those car shows that are farther away. A happy medium between stock and hot, the purple machine is, in the eyes of both the owner and beholder, a real plum.


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LeTourneau University will feature CEO Bill Henry of MHBT, one of the largest independent insurance firms in Texas, to speak on merging faith and work during a special chapel service at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center, 2100 S. Mobberly Ave., in Longview.
The event is free and open to the public.
Henry received his Bachelor of Business Administration in money and banking finance from Texas Tech University in 1970 before serving in the national accounts division of Texas Employers' Insurance Association. Rising to manager in 1979, Henry handled accounts from some of the largest companies in America. Henry co-founded McQueary & Henry in1983, overseeing its growth and development of the small insurance agency, moving up from secretary-treasurer in 1983 to president in 1987.
A partnership between his company and Bowles/Troy and Associates made the agency one of the most successful in all of Texas. Henry became chief executive officer of MHBT in 1996. In this position, he supervises offices in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and Lubbock. Henry is also a member of LeTourneau University's Center for Faith and Work Advisory Council.
LeTourneau University's Center for Faith & Work was founded in 2011 to reflect a burgeoning "faith at work" movement to help the employed—and unemployed—find God beyond church doors. The Center's website, www.CenterforFaithandWork.com, assembles resources, tools, and curriculum for churches, students, and the global Christian community to equip and connect them to live out their faith in the workplace. Foundational to the Center is the notion that God values good work well done.
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Everyone seems to be coming down with a cold so here's a little comfort food in the form of chicken and dumplings. It's really just a simple chicken stew with dumplings cooked in. (I used boneless, skinless chicken breast but chicken thigh meat would be good too. Also, the chicken does not need to be cooked first, I just dislike boiled chicken and find that the chicken has better texture when cooked on its own in a pan and then added to soups. But feel free to just add your raw chicken when the recipe says so.) No peeking at the dumplings with they're cooking.
Chicken + Cheddar Chive Dumplings
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
3 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, minced
few springs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
1 onion, peeled and chopped
3 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 celery root, peeled and chopped
8oz mushrooms, quartered
1/2 cup peas (frozen ones are ok)
32 oz chicken stock
1/3 cup all purpose flour (for rue)
1 cup cake flour (for dumplings)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
black pepper
1 oz cheddar cheese, grated
1 1/2 tablespoon fresh chives, minced
1/2 cup milk, (more if needed)
In a pan, cook chicken and set aside. While chicken is cooking, get the dumplings ready. In a bowl, combine cake flour, baking powder, salt, cheddar and chives. Stir in milk. Set aside.
In a large pot,on medium heat, melt butter and add carrots, celery root, garlic, thyme sprigs and bay. Cook 5 minutes, until onion is glossy and carrots are soft. Add flour and stir to coat. About 1 minute. Turn heat to high and add stock, chicken, mushrooms and peas. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer. Drop dumpling batter in by the spoonful. There will be about 6 dumplings. They will expand a lot when cooking so space them out as much as you can. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. (No peeking at the dumplings while they're cooking, opening the lid of the pot lets steam escape and your dumplings need that steam to cook.) Test dumplings for doneness with a toothpick, if not done, cover and simmer 5 minutes more.
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Jon Peters—known to those in Ohio State enthusiast circles as Big Nut—makes regular appearances on television during Buckeye games due mostly to his ridiculous appearance. His visage grows more absurd by season, and given he's a portly fellow it's astonishing he's even mobile carrying such extra baggage. I imagine the momentum of his flair alone gives him the gait of a jerky pendulum.
On the basketball court, meanwhile, things moved much more smoothly. The Buckeyes dispatched Purdue 88-71 last night, leaving Boilermakers coach Matt Painter beside himself and setting up a Big Ten semifinal today with the Michigan Wolverines. It was a good day overall for teams from the 17th state, as five teams that call Ohio home picked up wins and survived to play today in their conference tournaments. Ohio, Xavier, Cincinnati, and Akron will all join the Buckeyes today in continuing their quests for conference tournament championships.


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Our Houston Chronicle colleague Jeannie Kever wrote a fascinating story today explaining how the Houston area is now the most diverse region in the country — even surpassing New York. But that just made us think of something else that has not kept up with the times.
The region's congressional delegation.
Despite the fact that the Houston region is a model of 21st century America, the congressional delegation is stuck in the 1970s. Of the 12 lawmakers who represent a piece of the Houston area, only one has Tejano roots (Republican Bill Flores of Bryan) and two are African Americans (Democrats Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston). There are no Asian American representatives, even though the census reflects a rapid growth in the area's Asian American population.
Nine of the 12 House members — 75 percent — are non-Hispanic white, known in Texas political circles as "Anglo." Those include eight Republicans and one Democrat (Gene Green of Houston).
Why is the delegation's composition so out of step with the demographic changes of the region? Blame the Texas Legislature and the federal courts. The Texas Legislature drew a map that minimized the voting power of Houston-area Latinos in order to maximize the voting power of Republicans. And it divided diverse Fort Bend County in an attempt to preserve a safe seat for Republican Pete Olson of Sugar Land while packing as many minority voters as possible into the Harris County-dominated district of Al Green.
Also, two "Anglos" are representing districts that are majority Latino: Gene Green and Blake Farenthold, a Corpus Christi Republican whose district includes the Coastal Bend and the southwestern edges of the Houston metro area.
The federal courts are responsible in that they approved an interim map that formalized the Legislature's plan that minimized minority representation in Southeast Texas and the Coastal Bend.
If you missed Jeannie's story, here's the top of of it:
The Houston region is now the most ethnically diverse large metropolitan area in the country, surpassing New York City.
Two suburbs — Missouri City and Pearland — have become even more diverse than the city of Houston. Other suburbs aren't far behind.
These findings are from a report released Monday by Rice University researchers, based on an analysis of census data from 1990, 2000 and 2010.
"We are a little United Nations," Pearland Mayor Tom Reid said. "You go to one of our neighborhoods, and there will be a person from Nigeria living next to somebody from India, living next to somebody from Mexico and somebody from Louisiana."
The report also found that while residential segregation has dropped over the past 20 years, it remains highest within the city of Houston; most suburban neighborhoods are less racially segregated.
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Report co-author Michael Emerson, co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice, said poverty, aging housing and larger concentrations of minority groups all contribute to continued segregation in Houston.
New neighborhoods often attract people from a range of racial and ethnic groups, he said. "There's no history that says, 'You can't come here.' "
The report covered a five-county area – Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Brazoria and Galveston – and was produced by the Kinder Institute and Rice's Hobby Center for the Study of Texas.
Fort Bend County is the most diverse, with Latinos, African-Americans and Asians accounting for almost two-thirds of residents. Montgomery County is the least diverse, with slightly more than one-fourth of the population made up of minorities.
But Emerson said diversity is increasing everywhere, and rapidly.
A comfortable mix
That's not news to people in the suburbs.
Danny Nguyen was born in Vietnam and now runs a real estate business in Missouri City. He's on the City Council, too, where his colleagues include an Indian, two African-Americans and three Anglos.
"Diversity has never been a problem here," Nguyen said. "I love the city. The quality of life. The safety."
For some people, the diversity itself is a draw.
Toni Carter was a reluctant suburbanite, moving to Pearland in 2000 in search of more house for her money. Carter had grown up in Houston and was wary of raising her children in what she feared would be an all-white enclave.
"I wanted them to be comfortable with everybody," she said. "When we were looking at this neighborhood, that was something I had my eye on."
She discovered a mix of people from all over the world.
"I didn't know much about the suburbs," she said. "I expected it to be white-bread land."
Emerson attributed the growth in diversity to a 1965 shift in immigration laws that changed the way visas were granted.
Before that, immigration was dominated by people from Europe. Once the United States began granting equal numbers of visas to every country, immigrants from Latin America, Asia and Africa became dominant.
That shifted the immigrant population in cities all over the country, including other major immigrant gateways such as New York, Los Angeles and Miami.
But Emerson said it had a more pronounced impact on Houston, partly because the city was smaller when the shift began. This allowed the influx of immigrants to play a bigger role in shaping the region's demographics.
Happens 'organically'
"That's a good thing," said Larry Green, elected last fall to represent Houston's newly drawn District K on the City Council. "Diverse communities allow you to think outside the box."
His southwest Houston district is about 42 percent African-American, 32 percent Latino, 19 percent Anglo and 6 percent Asian.
And desegregation is coming, he said.
"You're starting to see African-Americans in traditionally Anglo communities, or Hispanics in traditionally African-American communities," he said. "I think it's going to happen organically, as opposed to the city putting (rules) in place."


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Responding to concerns of leading progressives and donors in the Bay Area about President Obama's environmental record, the White House says his Administration has achieved "historic fuel economy standards," while taking unprecedented efforts to supporting development of renewable energies and reduce America's reliance on foreign oil.
"In just a few years the Obama Administration has put in place some of the most important public health protections since the passage of the Clean Air Act, achieved historic fuel economy standards that will save billions of barrels of oil and over a trillion dollars for families, while also expanding the clean energy economy, creating jobs, keeping America competitive, and putting our country on track to double renewable energy generation from sources like wind and solar in the President's first term," said Adam Abrams, a White House spokesman told the Chronicle via email Wednesday.
"The Administration will continue to take steps to meet the President's important goals of protecting the health of our families, increasing our nation's clean energy generation, reducing our reliance on foreign oil, and supporting American industries and innovation," Abrams said.
The White House spokesman made the remarks as the President arrived in California this week. He offered a response to questions about concerns from some Bay Area progressives, including major party donor Susie Tompkins Buell. The co-founder of the Espirit clothing company, in a story today, expressed profound disappointment in the president's enviromental record, particularly on the issue of global warming.
Noting the 2012 State of the Union Address in which Obama laid out a "Blueprint for an America Built to Last," Administration officials said the president has put strong emphasis on an "all-of-the-above approach that develops every available source of American energy."
The White House argues his plan includes the safe and responsible production of our oil and natural gas resources, a focus on increasing energy efficiency, and support for cleaner sources of energy.
Among the efforts cited:
*"Responsible" domestic gas and oil production: Domestic crude oil production is now at its highest level since 2003 and domestic natural gas production grew by 7 percent in 2011 – besting the previous all-time production record set in 1973, the White House said.
And "in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico," the Obama Administration has also launched "aggressive and comprehensive reforms to regulation and oversight of offshore oil and gas in U.S. history."
*Reducing dependence on foreign oil:
The Administration says U.S. oil imports fell from 60.3 percent in 2005 to 45 percent of consumption in 2011 – the lowest level since 1995.
*Establishing historic fuel economy standards: The Obama Administration says its standards for cars and light-duty trucks for model years 2011-2025 "represent the first meaningful update in over three decades." The plan calls for average fuel efficiency to reach 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, "saving consumers $1.7 trillion at the pump," or roughly $8,200 per vehicle. More efficient cars will also mean "reducing oil consumption by 2.2 million barrels a day, and slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 6 billion metric tons over the lifetime of the vehicles sold during this period," the Administration says.
*Cutting energy bills for low-income Americans: : A Dept. of Energy program has "completed energy efficiency upgrades in 750,000 homes" nationwide, saving families $400 in the first year alone, while resulting in 14,000 direct jobs, the Administration says.
*Developing clean energy sources: Stimulus funding invested "more than $90 billion in clean energy, the largest such investment in American history," the Administration says. The White House argues the funds "have created hundreds of thousands of jobs and spurred thousands of clean energy projects across the country."


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Spring Wine Events!
With Memorial Day Weekend just days away, I wanted to take a moment to let you all know about some pretty cool events coming up for us here at Labor Wines.
This Saturday, May 26 we will be holding our 1st ever Las Vegas tasting! The event is FREE and all over the age of 21 are welcome to attend. Corey will be pouring our newest vintage of 2010 Pinot Noir at Marche Bacchus from 11:00am until 1:00pm (or until the wine runs out!), who's thirsty? For those of you that have not been to Marche Bacchus before, it is a very cool wine shop and restaurant in the Lakes run by very good friends of ours, Jeff & Rhonda Wyatt.
We hope you are able to join us!
The next event coming up is going to be on Friday, June 1 at the Hostile Grape, at the M Resort in conjunction with Sonny and Chris from Rock n' Roll Wine. We'll be pouring both wines complimentary from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, then the wines will be available by the glass for the rest of the night during the live music performances. And, as a reminder, this is also a 21 and over event, so please leave the kids at home. Sonny and Chris of Rock n' Roll Wine are great guys and longtime supporters – we've been fans of theirs and their events here in Las Vegas for years, so please come down and support!
Looking forward to seeing you at one or both tastings if you can make it and as always, thank you all for your constant support and love of wine!
If you have a story, pictures enjoying Labor or would like to place an order, feel free and share with us on Facebook or via Twitter. As well, you can always email me directly, firstname.lastname@example.com or call on cell, 702.466.0987.
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Nevada Patient Busing
From a mental hospital in Las Vegas, he's dispatched by bus to Sacramento
James Flavy Coy Brown arrived at Loaves & Fishes carrying his walking papers from a Nevada state mental hospital and a schedule detailing his 15-hour bus ride from Las Vegas to Sacramento.
"Discharge to Greyhound bus station by taxi with 3 day supply of medication," reads the paperwork from Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services that he handed to Loaves & Fishes staffers. "Follow up with medical doctor in California."
Brown, 48 and suffering from mental illness, "was completely confused and had no idea why he had been sent to Sacramento," said Molly Simones, a staff member at Loaves & Fishes, a social services agency on the industrial outskirts of downtown Sacramento that offers daytime services to homeless people.
Simones said Brown told her he had never been to the capital city before his arrival Feb. 13, and that he had no family in Sacramento. From what she could glean, Simones said, "he had absolutely no reason to be here," other than instructions from the Nevada mental hospital where he said he had spent the previous couple of weeks.
The hospital, he reportedly told Simones, gave him a bus ticket to Sacramento and told him to dial 911 for help when he got to the capital city.
Loaves & Fishes personnel and others said they believe Nevada has engaged in a clear case of "patient dumping" – in this case sending a mentally ill patient to California without showing that he had relatives here or a place to get care.
Patient dumping – some call it "bus therapy" – has been an ongoing problem for shelters across the country. In recent years, Los Angeles city officials have successfully prosecuted several cases of hospitals "dumping" patients onto Skid Row, arguing that the acts violate laws against abuse of dependent adults and even false imprisonment. A relatively new federal law prohibits shipping sick patients from one location to another before confirming they have a place to live and get treatment.
California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, a Sacramento Democrat, has pushed legislation to improve services for mentally ill people.
"This is what we have come to?" he asked, told of Brown's situation. "This is a disgrace. It's a terrible thing to do to a human being who is suffering."
The documents Brown carried identified the facility that discharged him last month as Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, a state-run psychiatric hospital in Las Vegas. A hospital official referred questions to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.
Nevada's state health officer, Dr. Tracey Green, declined to discuss Brown's case, citing patient privacy laws. She did not dispute the signed documentation provided to The Bee, which was written on Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services letterhead, but said she was prohibited from addressing specific cases.
However, Green said patients being treated in state facilities who are deemed stable can work with their care managers to decide future living plans that may include trips to California.
"It is possible that a competent individual who is stable would choose to receive services in another state," Green said. It also is possible, she said, that a person's mental status could change significantly between his release from the psychiatric hospital and arrival in his new destination.
"So many things can happen in between, so it's hard to draw a conclusion as to any fault," she said.
By the time Brown made it to Loaves & Fishes, he had no identification other than his discharge papers, Simones said, and was out of money and medications, including one to treat schizophrenia.
He spent at least one night at the downtown Union Gospel Mission, but has since disappeared onto the streets of Sacramento. Before he vanished, Loaves & Fishes staffers got his written permission to disseminate his story, including his personal information and discharge papers from the Nevada hospital.
Brown's discharge papers include a blurry photocopied picture of him, but reveal little about his background. They say he was born in 1964 and list his birth address as Catholic Charities in Las Vegas. His "address at discharge" reads: "Greyhound Bus Station to California."
Brown is about 5-foot-6 and slightly built, with gray hair and green eyes. His discharge papers show that he is to take three powerful psychiatric medications daily, one that is commonly used to treat schizophrenia and another for depression.
Simones said Brown told her that his group home in Las Vegas had closed recently and he had been sent to Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services with four other patients. He claimed all five had been shipped to different cities in California.
Simones said Brown identified his former group home as Annie's Place in Las Vegas. A spokeswoman for the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that a facility by that name no longer operates. She said she could not disclose whether Brown ever lived there.
Simone said Brown also told her that the psychiatric hospital gave him a bus schedule that had him leaving Las Vegas by Greyhound on the afternoon of Feb. 11, a Monday. The bus made nine stops before arriving in Sacramento about 15 hours later, around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. When he arrived in Sacramento, he told her, he had been instructed by his doctor to call 911 from the Greyhound station. Instead, he found a nearby police department.
Sacramento officers took him to Loaves & Fishes that day as the complex was closing, staffers said. He spent the night at the Union Gospel Mission and returned to the homeless complex the next day.
"James was very confused and scared," Simone said. "He told me he had nowhere to go, and that maybe he should do something to go to jail or just jump off a bridge."
Sacramento County health authorities, Simone said, advised her to write a letter explaining Brown's predicament and send him to a local emergency room. From there, they told her, he might find a bed at a treatment center.
Officials with the Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center refused to release information about whether Brown made it to UC Davis Medical Center, where Simone sent him by bus. A source who spoke on condition of anonymity because of patient privacy laws told The Bee there was no indication Brown had been admitted to the Sacramento County Mental Health Treatment Center.
Steinberg said Loaves & Fishes should have done a better job ensuring that Brown got help.
"I don't blame any individual agency, though," he said. "What is inexcusable is the failure of various different providers at various points of access to make sure that he got proper care."
Joan Burke, advocacy director at Loaves & Fishes, said the program frequently receives "drop-offs" of homeless people who need medical care. But the agency offers only daytime services and is not equipped to handle people with complex psychiatric problems, she said.
Beds at treatment centers and group homes are scarce, she said, and the county no longer accepts walk-in patients for mental health crisis care. "We do the best we can with the limited resources we have," she said.
"Here you have someone who is pretty severely disabled by his illness and a system that is stretched to the limit. It's survival of the fittest," said Burke, and many fall through the cracks.


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Right blasts RNC 'autopsy'
The GOP's prescription to cure the ills that helped bring on yet another disastrous presidential cycle would revamp its presidential nominating rules in ways to benefit well-funded candidates and hamper insurgents - a move that quickly heated up the already smoldering feud between the Republican establishment and the tea party-inspired base.
Tucked in near the end of the 97-page report, formally known as The Growth and Opportunity Project, are less than four pages that amount to a political bombshell: the five-member panel urges halving the number of presidential primary debates in 2016 from 2012, creating a regional primary cluster after the traditional early states and holding primaries rather than caucuses or conventions.
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Each of those steps would benefit a deep-pocketed candidate in the mold of Mitt Romney. That is, someone who doesn't need the benefit of televised debates to get attention because he or she can afford TV ads; has the cash to air commercials and do other forms of voter contact in multiple big states at one time; and has more appeal with a broader swath of voters than the sort of ideologically-driven activists who typically attend caucuses and conventions.
The recommendations are also a nod to the party's donor class. Several donors bluntly told RNC Chair Reince Priebus at meetings right after the election that they wanted Iowa, with its more conservative base, to have less of a role in the process.
Reaction was swift. Allies of potential 2016 hopefuls Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and former Sen. Rick Santorum, sensing a power play by the establishment-dominated panel, reacted angrily to recommendations they think are aimed at hurting candidates who do well in caucuses and conventions and need debates to get attention.
"Caucuses give you a better glimpse of what the base of the party wants," said Iowa GOP Chair A.J. Spiker, who hails from the Paul wing of the party. "And those people, they aren't going to be swayed as easily by television ads as a primary voter. They're a more politically educated voter."
Spiker added that an "attempt to get rid of that is really an attempt to get rid of what the base of the party wants. I think RNC membership would object to that too."
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A close Paul adviser was even blunter, warning the party against pushing primaries rather than caucuses.
"Elimination of caucuses would mean nuclear war with the grassroots, social conservatives and [the] Ron Paul movement," said this Republican.
Bring it on, said some GOP leaders. "If Paul forces want 'nuclear war' over reducing [the number] of caucuses, let's have it," tweeted longtime GOP strategist Mike Murphy. "[The] key to [a] stronger party is more open primaries."
But it wasn't just the libertarian Republicans who were uneasy about the primary recommendations.


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"Bayonetta's not the kind of girl who'd show up with the same hairstyle for her sequel", writes artist Mari Shimazaki. "A girl can be known to change her hairstyle depending on her mood, so I guess Bayonetta was in the mood for something short."
Shimazaki, who designed Bayonetta in the first place (and has also worked on Okami), has posted a number of images of her work - along with commentary - for the sequel on the Platinum Games blog. It's a rare treat; normally stuff like this only comes along after a game comes out.
To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they're big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the "expand" button in the top-left corner.
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Interesting Photoshoot taken by 6 yr old boy.... with Autism
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Check out what is interesting to a 6 year old boy with autism. He is my my nephew, and i never really understood his mindset until now.
A photo journey into the world of a six-yea- old boy with moderate Autism. See his love and fear of the object world, as he profoundly expresses himself from behind the camera lens. Anyone who knows about Autism will understand the significance of the photos he captures. This slideshow is done in honor of Autism Awareness Month.
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The "Mini Girotondo", designed by King-Kong (S.Giovannoni – G. Venturini), tray is made of mirror polished stainless steel and replicates the proportions of the "Girotondo" tray. Ideal for serving bread, pastries, hors d'oeuvres and snacks. The size of the tray is especially suitable for a single serving, such as a cup of coffee with a glass of water or a cappuccino and a croissant.
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December 28, 2005-Passage to The Philippines
We are back in The Philippines, to the bright colors of the banca fishing boats and the heavily forested hillsides, to the chrome plated jeepney busses and tricycle taxi cabs, and the endless sound of boats with lawn mower engines. The putt putt putt of these un-muffled engines can be heard anywhere there is water, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Some people would complain about the sound of so many lawn mowers, but to us, it means "The Philippines"
Our crossing from Hong Kong, just 490 miles, was a bit rough. Actually, our heading was a close reach and it was wet and bumpy for two days, but no problem, then for the next 20 hours it was the roughest ocean we've ever sailed in. This is not an exaggeration; the roughest ever! We had 45 knots of wind and mountainous waves. It was all unexpected; the weather forecasts when we left Hong Kong, and the ones we picked up underway, were all predicting mild conditions and they provided no clue that we were in for a bashing.
But Judy figured it out. On Sunday afternoon (Christmas Day) we were actually having some good sailing. The winds were down from the 25 we had been having to 18; the waves were not too bad, things were good. We ate some stew, I had a beer.
But Judy was looking at the sky. She said, "I don't think we're through with the wind."
BIG Waves!
Boy was she right; by sundown we had triple reefed the main and struck the jib. It was blowing 30+. By eight o'clock: 45! The waves were huge. Big breakers hit the boat like buses, heavy water crashed into the deck, dodger, and cockpit. Dropping off the waves sounded like landing on concrete. We stopped sailing and hove too. A Korean Ship passed closely by and talked to us on the radio, "Are you OK out here tonight in these conditions in such a small boat?"
I answered, "Well my friend, going to sea is never safe, but we're OK".
We chatted for a few moments, and then they sailed on.
I wasn't so sure about what I'd told him. Were we OK?
For one thing, we busted the wind vane. All the bashing and slamming, even while we were hove too, was just too much and the leg just shattered. Hanging by the safety ropes it began to slam into the stern of our boat. I went back aft, hanging over the stern on the end of my safety tether, swept continuously by waves, and brought the pieces on board. It was definitely not fixable and that was devastating news. We still had a long way to sail and WINGS is not easy to steer for long distances with its racing tiller, the electric autopilot definitely wasn't going to handle these conditions either. We lashed down the tiller and considered what next.
Next was a job on the foredeck. Our jib lashings broke and I had to go forward and re-secure it. This actually happened three times until I had it tied down with so many ropes I didn't know if I'd ever get it untied again. Judy wondered why we didn't just take it below. Good question. But we didn't.
With the weather like this, and not knowing how long it would last, we decided that we'd give up on Vigan, our planned port of call, and divert to Bolinao. It was too rough to continue a close reach. Going to Bolinao the sailing angle would be better and we would have a better chance of fixing the windvane there. It was 115 miles away and Vigan was only 79, but never mind.
At dawn we turned downwind and, steering by hand, headed for Bolinao. Sorry we don't have any photos, but neither Judy nor I were willing to risk our cameras in that whiteout; there was saltwater everywhere. Under triple reef main alone we were doing sevens and above. Steering was hard work, but doable. Could I hold out for 115 miles? Could Judy steer? Maybe.
Well, to we didn't have too. By noon the wind had dropped as suddenly as it came up and we were back to 25's and 30. It seemed like a blessing. After a while I put on the autopilot, which handled it OK, and we sailed into Bolinao, no problem.
Tonight we are in a mill pond anchorage, sipping champagne and listening to the sound of putt putt fishing boats. We made it through another eventful crossing, and our wonderful WINGS got us in safe and sound.
Such is cruising.
Fred & Judy, SV WINGS, Hong Kong
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Favorite Christmas Memories In Central New York: Buttenschon Tree Farm
Decisions, decisions. There are so many that come with a Christmas celebration.
Buy a gift or give a gift card? Bring wine or a cheese platter? Two helpings or three? Nap after dinner? Apple pie, cheesecake or cookies?
Before the inevitable choice that you'll dabble in all of the Christmas dessert offerings, you'll need to find a tree. And, my vote has always been for a real Christmas Tree.
It's more than the authentic pine smell and the unmatchable light and/or dark greens and the fullness of a real tree.
As a child, for me, it meant riding into a lot on a sleigh - in many cases with snow flakes falling - and finding our tree.
Buttenschon Farm in Marcy seemed like a miniature road trip to me as a child. We drove all the way from East Utica to Marcy - this magical place that offered sleigh rides and your pick of Christmas trees, not pre-cut and netted so you didn't have to guess what it would look like at home. Here, you travel via sleigh - Santa's choice of transport - to a field that seemed like it had hundreds of trees to choose from. And, still in the ground, all sprawled out so you could see any bare-spots or crooked growths.
Then its cut down, netted and loaded back onto the sleigh.
We have our tree!
I haven't been back to Buttenschon's since I was 12 or 13. I guess I kinda outgrew that thrill in my teenage years.
But, it's funny...it's one of the first things I think of every season.
The cold crisp air crashing against my face as we rode on a sleigh that looked identical to sleigh's I had seen Santa in before. Then debating, was this one too tall, or too wide.
As a child, I remember feeling a sense of pride about my selections. I mean, I had some kind of responsibility at such a young age, didn't I? For the next month, this tree would be real live decor in our home, on display for everyone to see. We took pictures and shared them with family.
And, yes, I picked out that tree.
''You should have seen it,'' I would say, ''.. it was next to these other two trees in the fifth row. I was gonna pick one in the third row but it had this....''
However the story went, or whatever scientific method I used to disqualify the other trees, this was the one. This was it. We had to have this one. If we didn't get this very tree, then Christmas just wouldn't have been the same.
Sometimes, I laugh at how silly a thought that was. Christmas wouldn't have been the same without that tree? How foolish?
Then, about this time of year, I remember something else: Sometimes, I'm wrong.


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In the Baltics, Russia's takeover of Crimea renews old fears
On the streets of the Lithuanian capital, events unfolding in Ukraine feel both distant and yet far too close for comfort.
"Of course we are watching what is happening in Ukraine," said 54-year-old Vytautas Kriksciunas, a commodities trader standing in the bustling town square in the center of Vilnius, his two children next to him. "It is worrying. Maybe we will be next – first Ukraine, next the Baltics," he added.
Since Russian troops began flooding into Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula late last month, ostensibly to protect the pro-Russian citizens but viewed in the West as an act of military aggression, people across the former Soviet satellites have watched with mounting concern.
Despite sometimes frosty relations, this is the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union over two decades ago that Russian forces have occupied the territory of an Eastern European nation, and there is a fear among the neighboring states that it could be the start of a downward path. Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, has already accused both Poland and Lithuania of helping train the "extremists" who ousted Ukraine's former president Viktor Yanukovych, who was considered a pro-Russian leader.
At an emergency meeting of European Union leaders held in Brussels last week, Lithuania's president, Dalia Grybauskaite, told reporters that "Russia today is dangerous…They are trying to rewrite the borders after the Second World War in Europe." Meanwhile, Poland's foreign minister has compared Russia to a predator whose appetite grows as it continues to eat.
Lithuania so far has been among the most vocal in raising the specter of further Russian aggression. The tiny nation, population just 3 million, gained its independence in 1990, the first part of the Soviet Union to break away, but before that had spent centuries largely under the rule of czarist and then later communist Russia, as had its fellow Baltic states, Latvia and Estonia.
Few in the country want to return to those darker days.
"We all remember what Russia did to our parents and grandparents," said Enrika Peteraitytem a 25-year-old accountant, wrapped up against the cold and standing on the Green Bridge, one of the few Soviet-era relics that has been allowed to remain in the Lithuanian capital.
Above her, towering statues of Red Army soldiers and Soviet model workers stare proudly out across the city. Underneath the statue of two soldiers, a plaque, added in the last few years, reads: "1940-41, 1944-91 More than 300,000 residents of Lithuania were exiled, imprisoned, killed."
It is a bloody past, and Russia's actions over the last few weeks, when it conducted large-scale snap military maneuvers in and around the Baltic Sea, have only heightened new concerns over growing tensions in the region, despite their distance from the Crimea.
"There was no warning for these latest military games," Petras Austrevicius, vice speaker of the Lithuania Parliament and a member of the country's Foreign Affairs Committee, told McClatchy, adding that the exercises being conducted by the fleet are a clear show of power by Russia.
"Russia is presenting a clear threat, and, knowing the Russian leadership, there is a great risk they might not stop with Ukraine. There is a clear risk of an extension of activities."
Last Thursday, in response to Russian activities in the Baltic Sea area, the Pentagon sent six additional F-15 fighter planes to Lithuania, along with two aerial refueling aircraft, adding to the four already stationed here as part of NATO air patrols over the skies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that are aimed at deterring Russian aerial incursions. Another dozen planes are being sent to Poland and are set to arrive on Monday.
"Understandably, they are concerned," Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing last week, in reference to NATO's Eastern European partners. "They seek our assurance for their security."
Lithuania joined the EU and NATO in 2004, and many Lithuanians are hoping that this offers an extra degree of security and support that they didn't have in the past. NATO members are bound by treaty to treat an attack on any member state as an attack on all NATO countries.
"I hope that our membership of the EU and NATO offers us some protection," says Justinas Krasuckas, a 24-year-old artist from Utena, a small city a hundred kilometers from Vilnius. "It is unnerving to see what is happening in Ukraine, but for us things are no longer like they were in the past when we were isolated."
Russia's Crimea incursion also has started discussions about whether the Baltic States need to boost their military capabilities. Lithuania currently spends just 0.8 per cent of its gross domestic product on its defense budget, with the equivalent of $394 million set aside for 2014, and some have suggested the need to increase this figure.
"We have to increase our defense budget," said Austrevicius, the vice speaker of Parliament. "We shouldn't panic, but we need to give a clear message that as long as Russia is ready to use force rather than dialogue with its neighbors we will be prepared."
Estonia's president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, also has said recent events have clearly shown the need for the Baltic States to invest more heavily in national defense.
Others, however, are less certain that the countries are willing to take that step. "Resources are always limited, so the government will have to choose between defense or pensions and education or something else, and I know which one they will choose," said Ramūnas Vilpisauskas, the director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University.
Experts in the region are uncertain how likely a military threat from Russia is, but they view Russian activities with caution. Lithuania has a relatively small Russian population -- about 6 percent -- so Putin's pledge to defend Russians is not viewed with the same concern as it is in Estonia and Latvia, where Russians make up around 25 percent of the populations.
Of even greater immediate concern than a military engagement, said Vilpisauskas, is the possibility that Russia will attack Lithuania's economy by cutting supplies of natural gas; like much of Europe, Lithuania remains dependent on Russia for its energy supplies.
"Russia has used foreign trade as a weapon before, cutting gas supplies and exports, and they might do it again," he said.
Lithuanian parliamentarian Austrevicius said that even if the military threat is not immediate, his country needs to take steps now to make certain it can defend itself in the future.
"What Russia is doing in Ukraine is a major change in European security architecture," he said. "Maybe there is not an immediate military threat, but I believe Russia will continue to build up its military presence in the neighborhood and there is a clear risk."


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Anthony Vargas got his start in the beauty industry working behind the scenes in research and development for major companies like Avon and Elizabeth Arden. As a world renowned Skin Care Specialist, Beauty Expert and chemist, he knows the ins and outs of what makes a great beauty product. His decades long career has garnered him a vast amount of experience and knowledge in the art of skin care and he has played a pivotal role in some of the most notable launches in cosmetic history including Prevage and Ceramides.His work has always included discovering cutting edge technologies and innovative formulations; which you will find in his skin care collection, Tilth Beauty. He's recently branched out on his own after seeing a need that wasn't being filled in the realm of skin care.
Anthony says many of the products we use are full of synthentic fillers and chemicals that can damage our skin. He wanted to develop a line that brought skin care back to basics and as the CEO of the new natural skin care line, Tilth Beauty, he's doing just that. Using his background in chemistry, he developed a line that merged science with nature because he says purely natural products typically don't have the same strength or effect as synthetic or prescription strength products.
The key to Tilth Beauty and what sets it apart is that although the ingredients are natural, they're effective. Vargas says things like Retinol A are highly effective yet natural as it's derived from vitamin A. Not only are his products good for your skin, they're biodegradable and good for the earth too. Even the bottles are eco-friendly and all fragrances in the products are also naturally-derived. His line covers the full spectrum of skin care from cleansing and exfoliation to moisturizers, serums and anti-aging products.
Tilth Beauty products are top notch when it comes to quality but creator Anthony Vargas says he definitely didn't want to compromise quality to make more money. His line is being carried online as well as boutique stores such as Evolue in Beverly Hills. The unmatched quality of his product line is worth every penny. Vargas says you could pay $300 for a jar of moisturizer at a department store that is mostly full of petroleum as a filler. Not so with Tilth Beauty. Each product contains no dud fillers and has only quality ingredients.
I asked Anthony which product he would recommend from his line if a woman could only afford one item. He didn't hesitate to say moisturizer. He added that moisturizer is extremely important. Without proper moisture, your skin's ability to function properly is diminished.
With Tilth being such a hit, I was curious to ask if there were more products in the works. Vargas said there aren't any new products planned. He wants to focus on making the line the best it can be by keeping up with the latest in ingredients and science and adding that to the current products. The quality and efficacy of the line is what's most important to him, not the quantity of products.
I'm a gal that likes a lot of fact with my faith and I've always been skeptical of creams and potions that claim to be the next miracle cream. I can certainly say that after speaking with Anthony Vargas, he won me over with his vast array of knowledge and no-how in both science and skin care. He knows his stuff , to say the least.
Tilth Beauty is the next wave of skin care using effective yet natural ingredients. This, in my opinion, is truly cutting edge because as most woman can attest, many of the effective beauty products available are harsh or unnatural and natural products are weak or ineffective.
I was lucky enough to sample some of the products in the line and this morning used the toner. I have to say I feel like a million bucks already. There is no comparison when it comes to quality in skin care and to know it's all natural is a definite plus. Visit Tilth Beauty's website to find out more about these groundbreaking products, to purchase online or find a store near you.
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Introducing the new 1/24 scale SUMO RC vehicles from Redcat Racing. Don't confuse these little vehicles as toys! They are hobby grade fully upgradeable trucks, truggies and buggies.
Available hopups include, motors, shocks, bearings, aluminum linkage sets, steel shafts, steel out-drives, aluminum shock towers, aluminum A-Arms and a lot more.
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Melbourne gangland figure Carl Williams may have been a killer and drug trafficker, but to his ex-wife Roberta he was a loving, caring family man.
Ms Williams has told an inquest her ex-husband would not have been lying when he implicated former drug squad detective Paul Dale in the murders of police informer Terence Hodson and his wife Christine.
Before being murdered in prison, Carl Williams claimed Mr Dale had paid him $150,000 to have Mr Hodson killed.
Ms Williams denied quotes attributed to her in The Australian newspaper suggesting her husband made up the story in an effort to reduce his prison sentence.
"I don't believe that Carl would sit there and tell lies," she told an inquest into the Hodsons' deaths in Melbourne on Wednesday.
During a heated cross-examination, Mr Dale's barrister Geoff Steward suggested that Carl Williams was a "contemptible person", as well as being a killer and a drug dealer.
"Carl was a loving, caring, family man that adored my three children," Ms Williams replied.
"You're a disgraceful person to even mention that about a man who is dead."
Ms Williams also said that she hated Mr Dale.
"If I ever see him I would spit in his face," she said.
The Hodsons were found shot dead at their Kew home in May 2004, shortly before Mr Hodson was due to give evidence in a criminal trial against Mr Dale.
Mr Dale and contract killer Rodney Charles Collins were charged with the Hodsons' murders in 2009, but the charges were dropped after Williams was killed.
A witness, who cannot be named, told the inquest that Williams told him that he had organised for Mr Hodson to be killed.
"He (Williams) said 'I ordered the hit for Paul Dale'," the witness told the Victorian Coroners Court.
Both Mr Dale and Collins deny any involvement in the Hodsons' deaths.
The witness told the inquest that Williams had paid Mr Dale, who was then a drug squad detective, for information on police investigations.
He said Williams was too "shy" to find a second police source.
"Carl wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed. He only had one source," the witness said.
The inquest was told Williams once tried to source a rocket launcher so he could kill Jason Moran and blow up his house.
Moran was gunned down in front of children at a football clinic in 2003 during Melbourne's gangland war.
The inquest, before State Coroner Judge Ian Gray, continues.


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Fundraising under way for pigeon controlTuesday, July 17th, 2012
Article Shared From: The Star Herald
Written By: MAUNETTE LOEKS Staff Reporter
An initiative of the downtown revitalization project will include ridding the downtown of pests — pigeons.
For years, downtown business owners have complained about pigeons roosting in the downtown community. Efforts to rid downtown of the pigeons have not been successful, including demolition of the former Hergert Mill property made possible by Neighborhood Stabilization grant funding.
Instead, the pigeons have continued to call the downtown home. (more…)