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Jose Acevedo, owner of International Mainte-nance, a landscaping and gardening firm in St. George, Utah, owns trucks that get beat up daily hauling equipment, sprinklers, pipes, and plants to jobs. For himself, he just purchased a new '05 Ford Super Duty 4x4 with the 6.0 liter Powerstroke diesel to use not only in business but for fun as well.
After spending over $45,000 for the new Lariat, he didn't have the funds to be able to build a high-zoot, expensive, long travel truck, yet he wanted his new baby to work well off-road, on the job or during the weekend, and on-road the rest of the time. After doing a bit of research by reading Off-Road (of course), he built the new Ford into a clean and competent truck that doesn't break anddidn't break the bank.
Like many, the first thing Jose wanted to add was new tires and wheels. He wanted aggressive tires that work in the mud of job sites, so he chose a set of 35x12.50R17LT Toyo Open Country MTs and mounted them on a set of 17x8-inch Ultra Retro alloy wheels. The tire and wheel combo didn't fit on the stock Super Duty. Jose decided to go with Explorer Pro Comp's new 4" Super Duty suspension that would allow the tires to fit with no problems and wouldn't compromise the Super Duty's on- and off-road abilities.
The Pro Comp Stage I kit came with all the pieces needed for a complete install. We say this because, in the "old days," some lift kits arrived with the basic pieces, but you ended up having to chase down everything from U-bolts to nuts and bolts. That's not the case here.All the holes lined up and the install was accomplished with no surprises. Jose also opted for the Explorer Pro Comp Dual Shock kit up front. With the adjustable MX6 shocks, he can turn them down to soft and get just the amount of control he wants and needs. Jose sometimes tows large, heavy loads, so he augmented his leaf springs with Firestone airbags. These he inflates only when towing a heavy load. The Pro Comp leaf packs were plenty beefy for any load the pickup carried on its own. Jose reports they also provide a better ride than the stock springs did.
Now that the tires were on, the truck didn't seem as powerful as it had been. Once again, Jose figured out from reading the magazine that he needed to change gearing to get his performance back. The Super Duty came with 3.73 gears and 265/70R17E tires. These tires are 31.6-inches in diameter. The new tires are 35-inches in diameter. By dividing 35 by 31.6 and multiplying the answer by 3.73, the answer is 4.13. 4.13 gears would put the truck back to stock. Jose chose 4.10's. He also opted to install an ARB Air Locker Detroit Locker in the rearend to help off-road traction. The gearing and locker weren't installed at the time of the shoot, but will be in by the time you're reading this.
Jose now has a Super Duty that does all he requires and more. He reports the ride is great and the truck works much better than it did in its stock configuration. The suspension provides a controlled ride, yet still allows the truck to be used as the workhorse it is. The Toyo tires provide great traction off-highway, yet are fairly quiet and well-behaved on the pavement. The gearing change is a needed improvement and the locker will improve performance even more. Jose's Super Duty may be "Garden Variety," but it's the pick of the crop!


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The current team, under new coach Josh Pastner, won't be punished. But the damage is done - that record '08 season? Gone. And setting an ignominious record is John Calipari, the first man to vacate Final Four appearances at two different schools. So if Kentucky makes it to Indy next April, I wouldn't rush out and buy the t-shirt.
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Lawmakers question state's investment in bioscience
HARTFORD -- Republicans skeptical of a proposal by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to create a 10-year, $200 million fund to foster bioscience innovation were outnumbered by Democrats on the legislative Commerce Committee on Thursday.
The Democratic majority approved the bill, sending it to the Finance Committee for further review.
Sen. L. Scott Frantz, R-Greenwich, and Rep. Gail Lavielle, R-Wilton, the ranking members of the committee, questioned the large investment at a time when the state continues to lose jobs.
"What concerns me is that over the last two years and what it looks like for the next year or so, or certainly during this session, is that we will be committing a tremendous amount of resources to this one area," Frantz said.
"And we all learned early on in our careers in business is that putting all of one's eggs into one basket may not be the most intelligent thing to do, especially if those are big, billion-dollar eggs."
He called for more of an "experimental" investment, in stages. "That way we'll know three and four years down the road whether this is, in fact, working or not," said Frantz, who ended up voting to bring the bill out of committee.
Lavielle said with a $900 million bond issue for the University of Connecticut Health Center and a $300 million commitment to Jackson Laboratories, among other commitments, the state has invested a lot.
"One of my questions has been, `so where do we stop before we've sufficiently seen where we're going and how effective it is?' " said Lavielle, who opposed the bill.
She said Malloy plans to spend $1.8 billion out of $3.1 billion in future bonding to create jobs.
"This is a policy that has been in place for a couple of years now, and we find that our workforce has shrunk more than any other state in the last year and we also have a persistent unemployment rate," she said.
Sen. Gary Lebeau, D-East Haven, committee co-chairman, said that the governor's bill is written so that funding could cease if there were a change of gubernatorial administrations or for other reasons.
He asked for Lavielle and Frantz to support the bill.
"I have to express my surprise at the potential opposition to the bill," Lebeau said. "We've had lots of opportunities to talk about this and this is the first I've heard of problems with this bill."
He said the $200 million is spread out over 10 years, with $10 million a year in the early part of the period, allowing for annual legislative and gubernatorial review.
"What you're asking for is already built into the bill," Lebeau said.
"We've made large investments. But what we haven't done is provide that next step, which is the translation from that basic research into helping companies become realities. It's an essential piece for moving to the next step with what we want to do, which is provide jobs."
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Kirk Cousins isn't untouchable, but don't expect to see him change football addresses this offseason.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Friday that the Washington Redskins do not intend to trade their backup quarterback.
This comes two days after a report surfaced that Washington was looking for a second-round draft pick in exchange for Cousins. It's a high price tag for a former fourth-round pick who's been inconsistent when given the opportunity to play in his first two seasons.
According to Rapoport, there isn't a market for Cousins at that price and the Redskins aren't particularly motivated to deal away a cheap and capable understudy to Robert Griffin III.
Barring a surprise offer, the Redskins will hold onto their economical security blanket.
On the latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast," the guys speculate on big names who could be cut, then talk offseason forecasts for the Packers and Raiders.


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Peter R. Dottino, MD, has been appointed Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System, effective October 1, 2013. He also holds an appointment as Associate Clinical Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Dottino is an internationally-renowned expert in operative laparoscopy and its application to the surgical management of gynecologic cancers, such as ovarian, fallopian tube, vaginal, and cervical cancers. He is currently Director of the Group for Women and Co-Director with John A. Martignetti, MD, of the Ovarian Cancer Translational Research Laboratory at Mount Sinai, a genomic research program dedicated to uncovering the genetic basis of ovarian cancer.
Dr. Dottino previously served as the Director of Gynecologic Oncology at Mount Sinai and also is one of the founders of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, the oldest and largest charity in the United States funding ovarian cancer research, and of the Woman to Woman Program at Mount Sinai. It provides survivor-led support to women with gynecologic cancer and their families.
He currently serves on the Board as Vice President of Woman to Woman, an organization addressing the cancer needs of women globally. Along with Drs. Dottino and Segna, Dr. Beddoe cofounded Woman to Woman.
Dr. Dottino's partners, Rudy Albert Segna, MD, the new Associate Director of Gynecologic Oncology, and Ann Marie Beddoe, MD, the new Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Chemotherapy Infusion Service, will join him here as fulltime faculty members. All three are prolific researchers who have published in many medical journals, and actively lectured nationally and internationally.
"I am pleased that Drs. Dottino, Segna and Beddoe will lead the division of gynecologic oncology," said Michael Brodman, MD, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at the Mount Sinai Health System. "Our Division of Gynecologic Oncology currently performs more surgeries than anywhere else in New York City and I am confident that our new leadership team will further enhance our position as the destination of choice for women seeking gynecologic oncology care."
As director, Dr. Dottino will develop and implement plans to enhance gynecologic oncology's clinical, educational and research capabilities.
Dr. Dottino received his medical degree at Georgetown Medical School in Washington, DC, and completed his chief residency at Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital, and a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
Dr. Segna was awarded his medical degree at New York University School of Medicine, and completed a chief residency at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, CA and a fellowship at Mount Sinai. He also served as the Director of Gynecologic Oncology and the Colposcopy Service at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, where he also was the founder and Director of the Women's Health Promotion and Primary Care Service at the Naval Medical Center.
Dr. Beddoe has been Assistant Professor in Gynecologic Oncology at Mount Sinai, and previously served as the Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Services at City Hospital in Elmhurst, NY. She was awarded her medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate Medical School, where she also completed residency training and a fellowship. Dr. Beddoe completed a fellowship in clinical nutrition at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Passionately committed to global health, Dr. Beddoe recently completed her studies for a Master's degree in Public Health at the Global Public Health Institute at NYU. She has traveled extensively to West Africa and South Africa, promoting education and awareness of women's health. She has pioneered the development of breast and cervical cancer screening in these countries, a charity dedicated to addressing health disparities in women's cancer care globally.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven member hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community-based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care.
The System includes approximately 6,600 primary and specialty care physicians, 12-minority-owned free-standing ambulatory surgery centers, over 45 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, as well as 31 affiliated community health centers. Physicians are affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is ranked among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health funding and by U.S. News & World Report.
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Family workshops are common in Gurao. These five children go to school during the day, but work at night and on weekends. Three are local children, and two are from Hunan and Guizhou. They get 0.30 yuan each for every 100 bra straps that they attach to a machine accessory, which will be used in the next step of the bra assembly process. In one day they can earn 20 to 30 yuan each. Gurao, in Guangdong province produces 200 million bras every year.
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FORT DRUM, N.Y. - A statue that has become the iconic symbol of the Army's 10th Mountain Division is out of commission after being topped by high winds.
Officials at Fort Drum in northern New York say a tent set up for a Veterans Day ceremony Thursday was dislodged by high winds late Wednesday night and slammed into the 18-foot-tall Military Mountaineers Monument, knocking it off its base.
The 1,800-pound sculpture known as the "Climb To Glory" has only minor damage because it landed in a thick bed of mulch. It's expected to be repaired within a week.
The statue was installed at Fort Drum's Memorial Park in 1991. It depicts a World War II soldier using a rope to assist a climbing 10th Mountain soldier outfitted in modern gear.


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Drescher: TV's Charlie Rose, at 72, is at the top of his game
Four jobs? One person? Please. For most of us, that's too exhausting to consider. But television journalist and North Carolina native Charlie Rose couldn't be happier. Rose, who calls himself a dreamer, says he's living his.
In an interview this week, Rose ticked off his four jobs:
1) He interviews some of the most important and interesting people in the world on "The Charlie Rose Show," which airs each weeknight on public television.
2) He hosts "Charlie Rose: The Week," a fast-paced, 30-minute show which airs Friday nights in most markets, also on public TV.
3) He co-anchors "CBS This Morning" each weekday with Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell.
4) He's a correspondent with CBS' "60 Minutes" and recently reported a piece on Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com who owns The Washington Post.
Rose, 72, grew up in Henderson, 40 miles north of Raleigh, and still owns a house there. He received undergraduate and law degrees from Duke. He has had a distinguished career and is widely considered one of the best TV interviewers in the business, if not the best.
The N.C. Press Association recently named Rose its North Carolinian of the Year. Les High, editor of The News Reporter in Whiteville and president of the Press Association, said Rose has "raised the task of interviewing to an art form."
A little more than two years ago, when most people his age were well into retirement, Rose took on a new job with CBS' morning show, which historically has lagged in the ratings.
"It was my kind of challenge," Rose told me. "They had never been able at CBS to get it exactly right in the morning. I thought this time they wanted to do it the right way. I thought the experience I had lended itself to making it work."
TV networks face the same challenges that other mass media do. With more choices, audiences have fragmented. CBS' evening news has 6.5 million viewers on weeknights – a little more than half of what it had 20 years ago. However, the network morning shows have held on to most of their audience.
The "CBS This Morning" team focuses on hard news and analysis. It's still in third place, but Rose says viewership is up 25 percent since the show re-launched. He enjoys the work and is proud of the team.
When Rose went to work at CBS, he didn't give up his shows at the Public Broadcasting Service. He has hosted "The Charlie Rose Show" since 1991. How does one mortal hold big jobs at two networks? Naps, Rose said. One in the morning and one in the afternoon keep him fresh.
Rose lives in Manhattan near Central Park. He awakes between 4 and 5 a.m. and arrives at the nearby CBS studio at 6 a.m. He's on the air from 7 to 9 a.m. He leaves CBS by 11 a.m., exercises and has a light lunch. At 1 p.m., he heads to PBS, which also is nearby; that's where he tapes his interview show from 5 to 7 p.m. "It's not a boring life," he said.
Of his interviewing style, Rose said: "I pride myself on smart questions. I pride myself on precise questions. I pride myself on making it a conversation so that you get more out of it. Too many people make the interview about them. It's not about them. It's about the guest."
In the midst of our telephone interview, Rose's phone rang. He broke away for 30 seconds, then returned. Former Vice President Dick Cheney was lined up to appear Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation." Rose will be the substitute host. In his spare time.


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Alfred Wood, The Calcutta Cup and siblings capped by different countries
John Griffiths
October 25, 2009
The Calcutta Cup is retained by the holders in the event of a draw © Getty Images
Welcome to the latest edition of Ask John where renowned rugby historian John Griffiths will answer any rugby-related query you have!
So, if there's something you've always wanted to know about the game we love but didn't know who to ask, or you think you can stump our expert - then get involved by sending us a question.
In this edition, John answers questions on the career of Alfred Wood, the Calcutta Cup, siblings capped for two countries and the leading Heineken Cup try-scorers.
Q. I'm researching a distant relative, Alfred Ernest Wood, who played rugby before World War 1. He was born in Wolverhampton, went to live in Newton Abbot, Devon, and later moved to Bolton where he died in 1963. Can you give me any other information about him? In the 1911 census it states he was a professional footballer. Glenys Wood, Wales
A. Alfred Ernest Wood was a well-known rugby international player in both codes in the years before World War 1.
He played rugby union for Swindon, Newton Abbot, Bristol, Gloucester and Cheltenham before 'going north' and joining Oldham rugby league in 1908. He played for Gloucester as their extra half-back against the original All Blacks in 1905, but he was mainly noted as a fullback with a siege-gun kick. He came to the attention of the England selection committee playing for Devon and later Gloucestershire in the County Championship.
In the early 1900s the competition was regarded as the proving ground for selection for the English rugby union trials and in the winter of 1907-08, after some outstanding performances for Gloucestershire, Wood finally forced his way into the South XV that faced the North in a match played at Hartlepool. He cut an impressive figure in the South's 26-3 victory in what was effectively the final England trial and he was selected to make his international debut against France on New Year's Day, 1908. He also played against Wales (in the famous fog match at Bristol) and Ireland that season before turning professional and signing for Oldham, where he enjoyed a long and successful league career.
He gained a RL Championship medal for Oldham in 1910, having gained a runners-up medal with the club the season before - his first season in the professional ranks. He also picked up a Challenge Cup runners-up medal for Oldham in the 1912 Final against Dewsbury where his opposite fullback was John Jackett, who had been his main challenger for the England position in the Union game.
Wood went on to represent Great Britain in four rugby league Tests between 1911 and 1914, landing goals in each game. He toured with the Great Britain side that went to Australia and New Zealand in 1914 and kicked four goals in the famous "Rorke's Drift" Test at the SCG that decided the series.
Three other former Union internationals - Willie "Avon" Davies and Percy Coldrick (Wales) and Dave Holland (England) played in that Test. The tourists were reduced to nine men for part of the game, but staved off intense Aussie pressure to win the match 14-6 and so take the series 2-1. Wood finished as the tour's leading scorer, his 97 points comprising 47 goals and a try.
Beyond the playing fields he was a publican in his rugby union days, finishing off as mine host at the Prince of Wales in Cheltenham. When he went there in January 1908, the Gloucester club suspected that their great rivals, Cheltenham RFC, had engineered his appointment in order to lure him from the Cherry and Whites.
By the following year, however, he was established in the Manchester area where he later worked for many years as an engineer's fitter for AV Roe (Aircraft) Ltd.
Q. Should a game be drawn between England and Scotland for the Calcutta Cup who holds the cup? The team who previously held it or does no side hold it when drawn? Andrew de Klerk, South Africa
A. The England-Scotland encounter, incidentally, has produced more drawn matches than any other fixture in international history - 17 to date, the most recent being in 1989. When the match is drawn, it is customary for the Cup to be retained by the side that previously held it.
The Calcutta Cup was first contested in 1879. The Calcutta Club in India had folded and its proceeds, which amounted to the equivalent of about £60 sterling, were used to fashion a silver trophy of distinct Indian workmanship. The trophy was donated to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) "for the encouragement of rugby football".
The RFU decided to offer the trophy as the prize for the winners of the annual England-Scotland match, the oldest and, for many years, considered to be the most important match in the rugby union calendar.
Q.Are there any examples of siblings winning caps for different countries? Graham, United Kingdom
A. The first pair of brothers to win caps for different countries were the Fagans in the late 19th century.
George Fagan was a scholar at Kingstown School when he was called in as a very late replacement (just a few minutes before the kick-off) for AM (Gus) Whitestone in the Irish three-quarter line to face England in 1878. It was the first international match staged at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.
Ireland were easily beaten but the 18-year-old was reported by an Irish source as "was well worthy of his place." The chaos caused by his last-minute appearance must have been too much for the intrepid man from The Times who, in the confusion of the moment, reported the late replacement's name as F Hagan.
Nine years later Fagan's younger brother, Arthur of Guy's Hospital, was one of England's three-quarters in the same fixture. The sibling rivalry at least ended on equal terms, Ireland recording their first-ever win against England.
Fast forward more than a hundred years and the most prominent siblings capped by different countries in recent times have been the Cockbains. Matt was the backbone of the Wallaby scrum in 63 Tests between 1997 and 2003, featuring in the 1999 scrum that helped win the World Cup Final against France at Cardiff and coming off the bench in the 2003 Final against England in Sydney.
Brent Cockbain qualified through residency to play for Wales between 2003 and 2007. He won 24 caps and was an ever-present in the 2005 Grand Slam campaign.
One pair of brothers managed to play in Tests against each other twice in the same year. At Wrexham during the 1999 World Cup, Graeme Bachop played scrum-half for Japan against brother Stephen, who turned out at fly-half for Samoa, who won 43-9. They had filled the same roles in the Epson Cup encounter between the sides five months earlier in Osaka, where Japan ran out 37-34 winners.
Q.Can you tell me where I can find full details of Willem de Waal, Derick Hougaard, Andre Pretorius and Morne Steyn's provincial scoring records? Danie Joubert, South Africa
A. The South African Rugby Union (SARU) publishes a Yearbook every January/Feburary. The SA Rugby Annual is compiled by a three-man editorial team led by Andy Colquhoun and supported by a strong team of statisticians.
The current edition - SA Rugby Annual 2009, which is the 38th of the series - appeared earlier this year giving full statistical details of all South African first-class matches played in 2008. A feature of the Yearbook is its excellent Who's Who of first-class players. This provides updated full career statistics, including match appearances, tries, conversions, penalties and dropped goals scored by all players who featured in Test, Super 14 and South African provincial matches in 2008.
Details for de Waal, Hougaard and Steyn are given there. Those for Pretorius, who was not involved in any first-class rugby in South Africa in 2008, will be found in the SA Rugby Annual 2008.
Q. I have a question regarding 'composite' teams in your statistics section. While British & Irish Lions and Pacific Island Tests are counted towards an individual's records, why are the South American Jaguars (e.g.Hugo Porta) and appearances for World XV's (where the host nation has given test caps in those games e.g. SA '89 and NZ '92) not counted in individuals records? And what about the NZ Cavaliers - where the IRB acknowledges the South African caps awarded in those games? I appreciate Wales have capped players against the Barbarians (twice), but I don't understand why those stats don't feature in the players on the Baa-Baas' side records. Ryan Spencer, Wales
A. Good question. The explanation is that the British & Irish and Pacific Islands Test sides are selected by officially-recognised composite bodies - the Four Home Unions Committee and PIRA respectively. The former represents England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, who are fully recognised IRB members. Similarly PIRA is the umbrella representing the IRB member Unions in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
The various World XV selections (and President's XVs), the (rebel) New Zealand Cavaliers of 1986 and the Jaguars (who featured in eight Tests against South Africa between 1980 and 1984) were essentially "invitation" sides, like the Barbarians. Their players were not selected on merit by a body representative of the IRB-member Unions from which they came.
It is interesting to note that, in the first seven of their eight Tests against South Africa, the Jaguars were "Argentina" in all but name. For their Test in Cape Town in 1984 - the last played by the Jaguars - there were 13 Argentine international players and one each from Spain and Uruguay. Hugo Porta led the composite team in all of its Tests.
Q. Who are the leading try-scorers in the history of the European Cup tournament? Anon
A.Vincent Clerc became the holder of the try-scoring record with his brace for Toulouse against Sale Sharks earlier this month. The previous record-holder was Dafydd James, the former Welsh wing whose tries were scored for Pontypridd, Bridgend, Celtic Warriors, Llanelli Scarlets and Harlequins.
The leading try-getters to date are:
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Swimming Pool Blog
by Rob Cox, July 3, 2010
Have a Happy -and- Safe July 4th Holiday
For most people I know, whether spending the holiday weekend at the beach or down by the river, or making a trip to the community pool, or enjoying their own backyard pool, the Independence Day holiday will involve hot days and cool water.
Many of our customers have been planning their pool parties for weeks, getting the pool ready for the big day. Take some time to do a Pool Safety Scan, and plan on proper, effective supervision of the swimmers.
If your holiday will be spent near, in or on the water - have a great time, and remember these water safety rules.
1. Have Adult Supervision at all times:
What Makes Good Adult Supervision?
- Attentive Involvement
- Swimmer Encouragement
- Able to see all areas of pool
- 5 swimmers or less per Supervisor
- Pool Rules Enforcement
- At the edge of the pool
What Makes Poor Adult Supervision?
- Talking, Texting or playing with handheld device
- Reading a magazine
- Socializing
- Drinking
- Distracted
- Leaving the pool's edge
- Unlocked doors and gates
2. Establish a buddy system with young swimmers
Not as a substitute to adult supervision, but as watchers of each other. Tell young children to "Swim Buddies - if one of you puts your head under water, the other should look under the water to make sure they are not under water for too long" This assumes that they are wearing masks or goggles. Young children can also help enforce pool rules for the adult supervisor. "Make sure your Swim Buddy is following all of the pool rules no diving, no running, no dunking, no horseplay.... - you watch him, and you watch her, OK?" "And most importantly, you Never swim without your Swim Buddy and me!...OK?"
3. Use a pool safety line
The safety line helps to separate the deep from the shallow area, at the beginning of the slope of an inground pool. Rarely are they used anymore unfortunately, but can be very helpful during a crowded pool party. Many unfortunate drownings occur when a poor swimmer (even adults) get into water deeper than they can stand.
Keeping other pool rescue equipment nearby can also be a life-saver. Reaching poles, ring buoys, and of course, an emergency phone.
4. Non-swimmers should wear floatation devices
US Coast Guard approved devices are considered best. Inflatable vinyl water wings are likely the worst. For beginning swimmers, look at some of the padded swim suits with built in floation pieces sewn in. A very popular new item by Stearns, is the Puddle Jumper. Shown at right.
USCG approved swim vests, similar to water skiing vests are also popular for the beginning swimmer. Make sure to take the time to put the vest or suit on properly, some have several straps and clips and watch that the child does not remove the vest, from discomfort or over confidence.
5. When not using the pool, secure all points of entry
The safest fence is at least 4' high, non climbable, and completely surrounds the pool. Pool Gates are supposed to be self-closing and self-latching. If your pool fence uses the house as it's fourth side, then you have additional precautions to take. Sliding glass doors, French doors, Garage door ... whatever door you have leading to the pool can and should be made safer with the use of door alarms. In addition, use Self-Closing and Latching mechanisms to keep curious children from entered an unsupervised swimming pool.
Pools are supposed to be Fun! So get out there and have a Happy and Safe July 4th Holiday.


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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Wednesday, December 15, 2014) – The Colorado Rapids announced on Wednesday that the club has re-signed defenders Brenton Griffiths and Kory Kindle to new contracts. Per league and team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
"Brenton and Kory both made good strides last year in their development, and we're happy to have them back this year," said Rapids Technical Director Paul Bravo. "They have a great deal of potential and we look forward to their continued growth and development."
A native of Spanish Towne, Jamaica, Griffiths was drafted 25th overall in the second round of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft. Griffiths, 22, made his MLS debut at San Jose on May 18, his only appearance of the season, and featured in all 14 of the Rapids Reserve matches. In November, it was announced that Griffiths had undergone successful shoulder surgery and would miss about four months while recovering.
Kindle, a 22-year-old left back, was selected by the Colorado Rapids with the 25th overall selection in the second round of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. The Ventura, Calif. native did not make a regular season appearance for the Rapids in 2013, though he started seven Reserve League games. In late August, Kindle suffered a sprained ankle and while recovering from that injury, doctors discovered a sports hernia which was surgically repaired in September.
Colorado holds the 11th overall selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, to take place tomorrow in Philadelphia, and the Rapids will open preseason in late January. The Rapids season starts on March 15 at New York Red Bulls, with the Home Opener at Dick's Sporting Goods Park against the Portland Timbers on March 22. For more information on the club, or to purchase season tickets, visit www.ColoradoRapids.com or call 303-825-GOAL.


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If you normally change motorcycle tires and inner tubes yourself then Zip-Ty Racing Products has some tools to make your life a little easier. We were fortunate enough to get to evaluate the Zip-Ty Tire Changer along with their Mighty and Ultimate Tire Irons.
The Zip-Ty Tire Changer is a stand designed to hold a wheel assembly for the purpose of changing tires and inner tubes. The Tire Changer holds the wheel assembly up off the ground and solidly supports it via the spokes and wheel bearings. This prevents damage to the brake disc rotor or sprocket and makes it much easier to break the tire bead. Working a tire on and off a rim is much easier when the wheel is solidly supported as opposed to wrestling with everything on the ground without a stand. If you use foam-type inner tubes then the Zip-Ty Tire Changer is an absolute necessity.
The Zip-Ty Tire Changer comes with two interchangeable center posts (9/16" and 3/4" diameters), an anti-rotation pin, and an instructional video. The top ring of the Tire Changer is 17" in diameter which should allow wheel sizes from 17" on up. The stand itself is 6" tall, not counting the center post and anti-rotation pin.
To use the Zip-Ty Tire Changer select the center post that fits the wheel bearings. Then simply set the wheel onto the Tire Changer by sliding the wheel bearings down over the center post. Zip-Ty recommends setting rear wheels on the Tire Changer with the sprocket-side down to protect your hands from the sprocket teeth. The anti-rotation pin fits between the spokes and prevents the wheel assembly from turning while working a tire or tube on or off the rim. There is a cutout in the top ring of the Tire Changer to allow the use of a tire iron or pry bar on the rim lock. The instructional video features Ty Davis himself showing how to install and remove a tire with a foam-type inner tube on the Zip-Ty Tire Changer.
Zip-Ty recommends fastening the Tire Changer down to a piece of plywood that is at least 30" square. Although not shown, some hardware/lumber stores sell pre-cut round plywood blanks for making tables and such -- this would be perfect. We added a couple metal clips to the plywood to hold the accessories for storage.
Other items you will need with the Zip-Ty Tire Changer will be a good set of tire irons. If you are working with foam-type inner tubes then we would suggest the Zip-Ty 17" Mighty Tire Iron. The Mighty Tire Iron is made more for working with foam-type inner tubes. For standard inflatable-type inner tubes we would highly recommend the Zip-Ty 10" Ultimate Tire Iron (not shown). The Ultimate Tire Iron has a large ergonomically shaped red plastic handle that fits great in your hand and makes it a pleasure to use. Both types feature rounded and smoothed over tips.
At the time of this review, retail price was as follows: Zip-Ty Tire Changer $100, Zip-Ty 17" Mighty Tire Iron $29.95, Zip-Ty 10" Ultimate Tire Iron $14.95. Zip-Ty Racing Products are available directly from Zip-Ty Racing or check with your local retailer.
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The Zip-Ty Racing Products Tire Changer and tire irons are all very high quality items designed to ease the chore of changing motorcycle tires and inner tubes, especially foam-type inner tubes. If we had to rate the three items individually, it would go something like this: Tire Changer 4½, 17" Mighty Tire Iron 4½, 10" Ultimate Tire Iron 5. Overall rating is 4½.
Credits: Evaluation performed and review written by Mr. Alan K. and edited by 4Strokes.com. Originally published on or about 1/22/2003.
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Commenters, prepare to be amused. A Sun-Times web editor named Matthew Wood chastised some of his newspaper's online community for nasty, racist remarks and has blamed this phenomenon on...Deadspin. Read on.
It'd be tough to summarize every wrong-headed, ridiculous theory this Mr. Woods presents from the perspective of his lofty perch as "web editor" of the newspaper because from start to finish, he takes on a somber, haunted tone of a special-ops soldier who spent the last few years defusing landmines. And why is his job so "messy," as he says? Well, it's partly your fault:
I blame part of this on what I like to call the "Deadspin effect."
Deadspin is a wildly popular sports Web site that gets the dirt on athletes, sports media and pretty much anyone else they want to poke fun at. Commenters are encouraged to make their own witty observations, and those comments can be just as entertaining as the posts.
But that is the goal of the site. And it is — for the most part — tongue-in-cheek. Deadspin is not a serious news-gathering source.
Maybe the mainstream media are to blame for much of this. The trend is to promote "user-generated content" to make the readers feel more involved in what they're reading. That's all great, but it doesn't give anybody carte blanche to spew obscene, racist rants all over our Web pages.
So, to all those particularly venomous correspondents out there — by no means representative of most Sun-Times readers — the next time you've written that diatribe about the latest big story in the news, please think about what you're writing. If your name were attached to it, would you still want it published? If you knew your boss were going to read it, would it embarrass you?
If it passes those tests, then by all means, hit that send button and join in the conversation.
I, along with the rest of civilized society, await your contribution.
If not, maybe it's best to just hit "cancel," take a deep breath, and check out Deadspin.
What a little asshole. Anyway, have at him. Just try not to call him a monkey or accuse of being an illegal immigrant. Even though we're not a serious news-gathering source that takes half of its online content from other serious news-gathering sources, we still have rules.
UPDATE: It appears this article is not as insulting as it was at first glance. So I'm told. (I blame those smartypants rapscallions at The Awl for the oversight. Oh, go vote for them for "online editors of the year," btw!) According to Mr. Wood's good friend, Brad, editor of the Chicago-based satirical sports newspaper The Heckler, I just peed all over something that was supposed to be somewhat complimentary, and wrongly accused Mr. Wood of being a "little asshole" which he most certainly is not. Here's Brad's email:
Dear AJ - Matt Wood is a great friend of mine and far from the "little asshole" you call him several times in your post. Disagreeing with what he wrote on the Sun-Times site is fine, but you didn't have to make it personal by calling him a "little asshole." You didn't have to read into his post that he was blaming anything on Deadspin. In fact, I read it that the small percentage of those posting racist or otherwise offensive comments on the Sun-Times site which they were as entertaining as many of those posting comments on Deadspin. Matt wants those posting offensive comments to the Sun-Times site to check out Deadspin to see what true wit and banter looks like.
I get it. You're the little blogger that could, trying to take down yet another big, bad mainstream media outlet. But the next time you feel so offended by what some hard-working MSM staffer writes from his "lofty perch," try to keep from making it so damn personal. Like many others at the Sun-Times, ESPN, or whomever else you want to wage a holy blogging war against, Matt is a real person and might not be a "little asshole" just because he happens to write something you happen to disagree with.
Brad Zibung
The Heckler & TheHeckler.com
So I guess I'm the little asshole. And possibly Brad. I don't like his tone. Anyway, happy holidays Hecklers.


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This is right about the time of year when teams begin unofficially falling out of playoff contention. And we'd hate to see you waste your time with a team that has a fork in its back, which is why we present you with the DONE-O-METER, which helps us calculate which teams are done and which teams aren't. Today's subject: The Buffalo Bills.
TRENDING: Poorly. After waxing the Redskins in Canada (future home field advantage!), the Bills have lost their last two games by a combined score of 71-18. That's... bad. In fact, you could even argue that the Bills hot start to this season only deepened the team's rut, because they decided to commit $24 million guaranteed to Ryan Fitzpatrick as a result. In the past two games, Fitzpatrick has five interceptions and two touchdown passes. Oh. Take a look at Fitzpatrick's career stats and it would appear that he's in midst of a correction that Bills management could have and should have easily foreseen. Although I hear Fitzpatrick went to an Ivy League school, so he should at least use the money wisely.
SCHEDULE: Favorable, at least on the surface. Four of their last seven games come against teams with losing records. But that includes two games with the suddenly red hot Miami Dolphins (YOU CAN NO LONGER STOP REGGIE BUSH), along with the also red-hot Denver Broncos/Air Force Academy.
In an odd way, the losing teams left on Buffalo's schedule are more daunting than some of the reeling teams with winning records that they have to face (Jets, Titans). They also get one more tussle with the Patriots, this time in Gillette Stadium.
None of these games will be easy, not with the way this defense is currently playing. I've never seen a defense live and die by the interception quite like this one.
DONENESS: Medium. The Bills have been left to fight for a Wild Card slot with the likes of the Jets, Titans, Bengals, Ravens, and ALL of the AFC West. One of those AFC North teams is getting a slot.
The Bills actually have a favorable schedule compared to everyone else, but anecdotally I feel like every team that should waltz into a playoff spot always manages to blow it. This Bills team suddenly looks very much like the Bills team we thought they'd be. And if that's the case, .500 seems like a difficult mountain to climb.
The Bills aren't done yet. But don't be surprised if they find themselves looking up at Miami by year's end.


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Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai has been threatening to join the Taliban. He should be encouraged to do it and we should leave his country quickly
This month, New Zealand dispatched its 16th rotation of troops to the Provincial Reconstruction Team base in Bamyan Province. Our SAS unit in Kabul must also be almost due for rotation. We are unlikely to hear about that changing of the guard until it has happened. Given recent outbursts from Afghanistan's increasingly erratic president, we have to ask what New Zealand has at stake in a war that looks increasingly unwinnable.
President Hamid Karzai has been under constant internal and external pressure since last year's fraud-marred presidential election – an election that he won only when his major opponent Abdullah Abdullah withdrew because he saw no prospect of a fair contest in a second round of voting to produce a clear outcome.
Since then, Karzai has attacked the integrity of the United Nations' appointees to the Independent Election Commission who exposed vote tampering that, in the main, supported his candidacy. His subsequent attempt to take control of all appointments to the Commission for the forthcoming provincial and parliamentary elections later this year has been rejected by his parliament, which has also been knocking back many of his candidates for ministerial posts.
Karzai blames his political problems on the "the massive interference of foreigners" – western embassies, western journalists and the United Nations and European Union representatives appointed to the Independent Election Commission.
He is not above running his own brand of international interference, as he demonstrated last month when he hosted Washington's new bête noir in the middle east, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who spent a pleasant day meeting with Karzai – and Afghan jihad groups.
Now Karzai is notching up his rebellious rhetoric with a warning to his own supporters in Parliament that "if you and the international community pressure me more, I swear that I am going to join the Taliban," according to the New York Times.
What is Karzai being pressured to do? Five things, according to US officials involved in President Obama's recent overnight visit to Kabul: improve governance by cracking down on corruption; make more "merit-based" appointments to his cabinet, his ministries, and at provincial and local levels; clarify his plans for re-integrating Taliban fighters into Afghan society; and ensure that two international observers hold seats on the commissions that will oversee the elections later this year. None of that sounds unreasonable.
Karzai's response has been a series of tirades against foreign meddling. On local television, he warned that foreign troops were on the verge of becoming "invaders". If that perception spread, he said, the insurgency "could become a national resistance." And he's spreading it.
In Khandahar last weekend, he delivered another speech focusing on the major military operation being planned for the city and its surrounds. Reuters reports that he told tribal elders: "Well, if you are worried, there won't be an operation."
Implicit in Karzai's speech was a message that Khandahar's tribal leaders will have the right to veto what is regarded by the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) as a vital operation in their campaign to turn the tide against the Taliban and whatever Al Qaeda remnants still roam.
Taliban sympathizers will be delighted by Karzai's attacks on their enemy, while Taliban opponents worry that Khandahar will be turned into another Marja – the first of the Taliban strongholds to fall under the new "surge" strategy promised by Obama and his theatre commander, General Stanley McChrystal.
In Marja, the Taliban are reported to be back at work already – infiltrating the queues claiming US compensation for property damage, killing and beating people who enlist for the US-funded work programme, pocketing American dollars to fuel their insurgency. They are – in the words of the New York Times – "the only political organization in a one party town. "
McChrystal seems to be short of an urge to surge as he prepares a Marja-style operation for Khandahar. He has issued orders to his troops to limit night raids in an effort to cool hostile local reaction. He has also reined in most – but not all – the special force operations that are one of the major causes of civilian casualties, after the insurgents' terrorist activity.
The urgency of bringing new discipline to both US and International Security Assistance Forces has been emphasized by ISAF's acknowledgment over the weekend that one of its units was involved in the killing of two men and three women non-combatants during a "botched" night raid, despite its original claim that the women had been executed by Taliban before the unit's arrival on the scene. That's producing more bad press, and more power to Karzai's argument that the crusaders are turning into invaders.
Meanwhile, the organizer of Karzai's national reconciliation conference scheduled for early May, Ghulam Farooq Wardak says this "jirga' will focus on ways to reach peace with the insurgents and will discuss the withdrawal of the 120,000 foreign troops in the country.
From all this, we can deduce that the urge for reconciliation in Afghanistan is now outpacing the foreign-led surge to purge the country of Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists, and the Obama-Karzai relationship is strained close to breaking point.
It seems like a good time for Prime Minister Key to accelerate his exit strategy and get the New Zealand troops home and well away from a country with a history of closing ranks against foreign invaders.
If Karzai wants to join the Taliban instead of delivering good governance to Afghanistan, let him do it without our help.


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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to sell a military intervention he never wanted to an American public that opposes it, telling the nation that he needed authorization to attack Syria as leverage in a newly emerged diplomatic opening from Russia.
Calling the United States "the anchor of global security," Obama offered moral, political and strategic arguments for being ready to launch limited military strikes while trying to negotiate a diplomatic solution to what he called Syria's violation of a global ban on chemical weapons.
"Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security, are at stake in Syria, along with our leadership of a world where we seek to ensure that the worst weapons will never be used," Obama said in making the case that the United States must act when dictators such as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "brazenly" violate international treaties intended to protect humanity.
The 15-minute nationally televised speech initially was planned as Obama's final push to win support from a skeptical public and Congress for his planned attack on Syria for what his administration calls a major chemical weapons attack on August 21 that killed more than 1,400 people in suburban Damascus.
LINK: See a transcript of the speech here.
LINK: See video of speech in its entirety here.
New offer impacts Obama's challenge
However, Monday's unexpected diplomatic overture by Russia changed the strategic and political equation. Under the Russian plan, which still lacks any details, Syria would turn over its chemical weapons stockpiles to international control.
That would meet Obama's main criterion of ending the chemical weapons threat by the al-Assad regime.
However, Russia canceled a U.N. Security Council meeting it had called for Tuesday and rejected an initial proposal by France for the framework of a resolution, raising questions about whether the diplomatic effort was serious or a stall tactic to put off a U.S. attack on Syria.
For Obama, the Russian proposal prompted by a seemingly off-the-cuff comment by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry further muddied an already complex challenge in Syria compounded by public concerns of another possible military quagmire.
The president called the Russian offer an encouraging sign, but warned that "it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed, and any agreement must verify that the Assad regime keeps its commitments."
Therefore, he said, he asked Congress to postpone a vote for now on authorizing military force against Syria.
In addition, the diplomatic push will provide more time for United Nations inspectors to report their findings on the August attack and allow his administration to continue rallying support for an international response, the president said.
Military to remain current posture
At the same time, Obama said he ordered the U.S. military to maintain its "current posture to keep the pressure on Assad and to be in a position to respond if diplomacy fails."
Kerry made the same argument at a congressional hearing Tuesday, telling legislators that "nothing focuses the mind like the prospect of a hanging."
However, congressional support for military action reflected public opposition. A CNN/ORC International poll released Monday said 59% of respondents opposed congressional authorization of military action, while 72% said American strikes would achieve no significant goals.
In an instant poll of people who watched the speech Tuesday night, 61% favored Obama's approach compared to 37% who opposed it.
The CNN/ORC International survey showed almost two-thirds of respondents thought the Syria situation would be resolved through diplomatic efforts, while 47% said Obama made a convincing case for military action compared to 50% who said he didn't.
By CNN's best estimate, the sample of poll respondents -- 37% Democrats, 20% Republicans and 43% independents -- was about seven percentage points more Democratic than the general public.
Critics call the situation faced by Obama his own doing for a confused Syria policy that he has never fully explained.
"There's a degree of incoherence that I have never seen the likes of," veteran Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona told CNN on Tuesday.
In the most emotional part of the speech, Obama cited the videos his administration made public that showed victims of the Syrian sarin gas attack.
"The images from this massacre are sickening: men, women, children lying in rows, killed by poison gas, others foaming at the mouth, gasping for breath, a father clutching his dead children, imploring them to get up and walk," the president said in emphasizing the horror of chemical weapons.
"The question now is what the United States of America and the international community is prepared to do about it, because what happened to those people -- to those children -- is not only a violation of international law, it's also a danger to our security," Obama added.
Directly addressing questions he received from members of Congress and letters from the public, the president insisted that any U.S. military strike would be limited in scope and mission.
No American boots on the ground
"I know that after the terrible toll of Iraq and Afghanistan, the idea of any military action -- no matter how limited -- is not going to be popular," he said, later declaring: "I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria. I will not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan. I will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like Libya or Kosovo. This would be a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective, deterring the use of chemical weapons and degrading Assad's capabilities."
At the same time, he rejected criticism that such a limited military response would prove meaningless, saying "the United States military doesn't do pin pricks."
"Even a limited strike will send a message to Assad that no other nation can deliver," Obama said. "I don't think we should remove another dictator with force. We learned from Iraq that doing so makes us responsible for all that comes next. But a targeted strike can makes Assad -- or any other dictator -- think twice before using chemical weapons."
He described the U.S. role in the world as "doing more than forging international agreements; it has meant enforcing them."
"The burdens of leadership are often heavy, but the world's a better place because we have borne them," Obama said before making a direct appeal to both sides of the political spectrum.
"To my friends on the right, I ask you to reconcile your commitment to America's military might with the failure to act when a cause is so plainly just," he said. "To my friends on the left, I ask you to reconcile your belief in freedom and dignity for all people with those images of children writhing in pain and going still on a cold hospital floor, for sometimes resolutions and statements of condemnation are simply not enough."
He concluded by challenging "every member of Congress and those of you watching at home tonight to view those videos of the attack, and then ask what kind of world will we live in if the United States of America sees a dictator brazenly violate international law with poison gas and we choose to look the other way?"
McCain, Graham react
McCain and fellow GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina responded by saying Obama failed to speak forcefully enough "about the need to increase our military assistance to moderate opposition forces in Syria, such as the Free Syrian Army."
They called for the United States and its allies on the U.N. Security Council to "immediately" offer a resolution "that lays out what steps Syria would have to take to give up its chemical weapons, including making a full and accurate declaration of all of its chemical weapons and granting international monitors unfettered access to all sites in Syria that possess these weapons."
"This resolution would have to threaten serious consequences if the Assad regime does not comply," they said, calling for an up-or-down vote by the Security Council, where Syrian allies Russia and China have so far blocked any U.N. action against Syria.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat and staunch Obama supporter who is undecided on Syria, praised him for "a very good job" but said his position on the issue remained unchanged.
"It was not a wasted speech," said Cummings, noting his constituents are tired of war. "I thought he made a great moral argument."
Obama's reluctance on Syria
For two years, Obama resisted calls by conservative hawks such McCain to back rebels fighting the al-Assad regime, saying the United States sought no role in the Syrian civil war.
When evidence of chemical weapons use emerged earlier this year, and Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon helped al-Assad's forces gain the upper hand, Obama agreed in June to provide military aid to the rebels.
The August attack clearly crossed a "red line" he declared earlier against chemical weapons use, prompting his decision for what he hoped would be an international military response against Syria.
However, Britain's Parliament voted against joining a military response, denying Obama a normally reliable ally. He then decided to seek authorization from Congress to provide political cover and buy time to build a broader international coalition.
Now legislators from both parties are threatening to oppose a resolution authorizing a military response, and Obama has asked for time to let the diplomatic process play out.
Kerry heads to Geneva on Thursday for talks with his Russian counterpart, who first offered his government's proposal Monday after Kerry earlier said Syria's turning over its chemical weapons was the only way to avoid a U.S. attack.
Syria agreed Tuesday to the Russian proposal, with Foreign Minister Walid Moallem saying his government was ready to disclose the location of its chemical weapons, halt production, and show its facilities to representatives of Russia, the United Nations, and other unspecified states.
At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that "all of this will only mean anything if the United States and other nations supporting it tell us that they're giving up their plan to use force against Syria."
"You can't really ask Syria, or any other country, to disarm unilaterally while military action against it is being contemplated," Putin said in an interview with a Russian television network.
Obama: Threat of strikes still critical
For his part, Obama sought to persuade Americans of the opposite -- that the diplomatic stirrings by Russia and Syria occurred because of the credible threat of a military attack intended to deter Syria from using its chemical weapons again.
The president has not said whether he would launch strikes without the support of Congress.
Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of eight senators is working on an alternative resolution to the one authorizing military action already passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It would include "guidelines, reporting process and benchmarks that have to be met," McCain told CNN.
On the House side, Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said he was working on a version of a resolution that would authorize a military response if the diplomatic process failed to yield an acceptable result in 30 days.
The Obama administration has launched a sweeping lobbying effort, with the president meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday with senators from both parties as part of a series of classified briefings, hearings and other consultations on the Syria issue.
Since Friday, the administration has spoken with at least 93 senators and more than 350 members of the House, a White House official said Tuesday.
Despite such outreach, indications were that the congressional push wasn't working.
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the top-ranking Republican in the Senate, announced Tuesday he will vote against authorizing military action on Syria.
So did Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, who won the seat vacated by Kerry when he became secretary of state.
A running CNN vote count showed most members of Congress remained undecided, with significant opposition in both chambers among the much smaller numbers who have announced their decision leaving the outcome in doubt.
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JAKARTA - Heavy monsoon rain triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on Thursday, bringing the city to a halt with many government offices and businesses forced to close because staff could not get to work. At least 20,000 people were forced from their homes in the capital and weather officials warned the rain could get worse over the next few days. "Rain will continue to fall in the greater Jakarta area ... the potential for flooding remains," a spokesman for the Meteorology Climatology Meteorology and Geophysics Agency told Reuters. He said rain was expected to remain heavy in mountains above Jakarta, often the source of floodwater.
Four people were reported to have been killed, according to the National Disaster Prevention Agency, which urged residents to stay at home to reduce traffic congestion on blocked roads. Torrential rain was reported across much of the country, including the main island of Java and heavily agricultural area of southern Sumatra. However, officials said there had been no reports of any serious damage to key crops such as rice, sugar and palm oil. An estimated more than 175 mm (7 inches) of rain fell in one part of west Jakarta between 7 a.m. and midday. "In 30 years of my life here it has never flooded, ever. This is the very first time," said Ninuk, 30, a resident of central Jakarta. Floods even forced the country's anti-corruption agency to move some of its most prominent prison inmates, including a former deputy head of the central bank, to a notorious women's prison, Pondok Bambu, in east Jakarta, a spokesman said The flooding will put pressure on the capital's popular new governor, Joko Widodo, who came to office last October with promises to work to fix a huge array of basic infrastructure problems that bedevil the city of about 10 million people. "The government has to do something to prevent floods ... If it needs to build stronger dykes, then build them," said Syaiful Bakhri, a taxi driver whose car was stuck in the flood. In the centre of Jakarta, where streets are jammed at the best of times, long lines of idled cars waited for waist-deep water to recede. An inflatable dinghy provided by emergency services ferried people to safety across water dividing the heart of the city. The city's main airport was open but many roads leading to it were reportedly blocked. Most commuter trains and buses were suspended. The Jakarta Stock Exchange did open but trading was light. Flooding was even reported at the presidential palace, forcing the postponement of a meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his visiting Argentine counterpart, Cristina Fernandez.


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I have my project which requires to run with Java - 64-bit for the main application. And for some other libraries it requires Java - 32-bit version.
On 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 when i install java it installs only the follow
sun@sun-M14xR2:~/Videos$ java -version java version "1.7.0_21" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea 2.3.9) (7u21-2.3.9-0ubuntu0.12.10.1) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)
Now how i can keep this as it is + separately also install the java - 32 bit?


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wayne_r necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 120 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Cochrane Alliance Church
We are followers of Jesus Christ on a journey of transformation. The transformation is broad-based and includes spiritual, societal, and relational aspects. Our journey is challenging and difficult and at the same time, enjoyable and rewarding. The enjoyment comes in part from the authentic relationships we develop along the way. Our home base in this transformational journey is Cochrane, Alberta but we are not limited to that. When the Holy Spirit calls us to other locations, we go there as well. We, as individuals and as a local church, are firstly members of Jesus' church. Secondly, we are a part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada. Theologically, we are conservative protestants. Economically, we are middle class although we stretch that definition.
We are located in Cochrane, Alberta which is a town of approximately 15,000 located on the Bow River between Rocky Mountains and Calgary (pop 1 Million). The community is a transition point between urban and rural and is surrounded by a mix of high-end acreages where people can escape the city and traditional farms. Cochrane has seen significant growth with many coming to raise young families, some to retire, and some seeing Cochrane as a safer, gentler alternative to Calgary. Many young people leave the town for schooling.
A significant portion of the workers in Cochrane commute to Calgary for white collar roles. Another big portion work in blue collar roles in Cochrane and area and many are self employed or run smaller businesses. The people of Cochrane are politically conservative with a growing sense of environmental concern and action.
We require designs to visual our brand including the following components:
1) Logo
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3) Business Card
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General Requirements:
Please provide your design in a vector format (.eps, .ai)
The logo design must be capable being used on business cards, outdoor signage, clothing, and all types of digital media.
The design must be work in full color, two color, or black and white treatments.
We are open to many concepts
Preference is given to simple designs over complex
Preference is given to designs which can be easily tuned to appeal to children, youth, or adults while retaining the brand.
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It turns out we goofed. There are six consecutive days of college football this week. Not five.
On Sunday, Boise State plays host to New Mexico State, the first of two consecutive Sunday games for the Broncos. Boise State is a 22.5-point favorite over Chase Holbrook and the Aggies.
Get used to seeing the Broncos on ESPN. On Oct. 14 (Sunday), they will play host to Nevada on the four-letter network. On Oct. 26 (Friday), Boise State travels to Fresno State (ESPN2). And on Nov. 23 (Friday), the Broncos play at Hawaii (ESPN2). That means five of Boise State's games will be televised by ESPN or ESPN2.
For all the updated numbers, visit Doc's Sports.


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If Facebook's 2011 New Year's resolution was to go mobile, in 2012 the company's edict may focus on the next phase of that development.
Bloomberg reports that the Palo Alto-based social-networking site is dipping its toes into the mobile advertising arena and preparing for an outright swim.
The company is expected to begin mobile advertising by the end of March, which would give Mark Zuckerberg a fresh revenue stream ahead of taking Facebook public next year.
With the move, Facebook would become a direct competitor to both Google and Apple, who have already been duking it out in the mobile advertising arena.
But Facebook could have a leg up on the two Silicon Valley titans. The social network has so much data and so many users that it could, at least in theory, target its ads incredibly specifically.
Facebook is expected to go public by the end of 2012 with an IPO valued at over $100 billion.


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Bluetooth Fork Vibrates If You Eat Too Fast
(LAS VEGAS) — We had a feeling that fitness and health gadgets were going to be a big deal at CES 2013, but we didn't expect this. It's a Bluetooth fork that not only pairs with your phone but vibrates when you eat too fast. It's called the HapiFork and its made by a start-up called HapiLabs.
The fork is, well, a fork. But inside it has a capacitive sensor that knows how long it has been since you have taken your last bite. Say you take a bite of fish, chew it and then go for another bite within 10 seconds. The fork will know that and gently vibrate to tell you have been eating too fast.
The fork also pairs with HapiLab's iPhone app so you can see how long your meals are, how long you are pausing between bites and even track the number of times you bring the fork to your mouth. The app will also let you track your food intake.
"We created HapiLabs to help people take control of their happiness, health and fitness. Fifty percent of your health comes from what you eat. That's where HapiFork comes in," Fabrice Boutain, the CEO and founder of HapiLabs, told ABC News.
ABC News was able to try it on the show floor at CES and the fork did in fact vibrate when two bites were taken in less than 10 seconds. You can change the time by going into the app.
So how often do you have to charge your fork? Boutain says it will last two weeks with intensive use, so if you're not eating constantly, you can expect it to last much longer. The HapiLabs is putting the fork on Kickstarter in February. It will cost $99.99.
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